Master of Pretenders

?The New Year is coming as scheduled.The Ming family was bustling with preparations for the New Year.Ming Jing watched A Xiang learn how to fry egg dumplings in the kitchen, and Ming Lou listened to Boss Yu Shuyan's new record repeatedly with his phonograph.Ah Cheng was the busiest one. While accompanying Mingtai to review the fireworks that were set off at night, he also helped Minglou compose a song "Search the Orphan and Rescue the Orphan".Mingtai suddenly asked, "Brother Ah Cheng, why do you say that it is easier to save your life?" Ah Cheng laughed, "That is to say, it is harder to raise you than to die." Difficult?" Minglou shook his head and said, "It's even more difficult to raise the two of you!" Mingtai came to his senses, "I really feel that the old man Cheng Ying is quite aggrieved. If it were me, I would rather be That general Han Que, come and have a good time." After saying that, he picked up a broom and danced happily.Ming Jing came out of the kitchen, grabbed the broom, and patted Ming Tai twice, "I don't know how to say auspicious words for Chinese New Year." Then he pointed at Ming Lou, "Quickly turn that off for me, and you won't be able to listen to it." Something festive." Minglou turned off the gramophone and changed the subject, "Sister, the Tianchan Stage is newly opened, let's go to the theater out of the box on the fifth day of the lunar new year. I have invited boss Xun Huisheng." Tiaojiao, "It's great, Xun Huisheng is Bai Mudan. I want to see it, I want to see it." Ming Jing nodded his little head, "You can't remember serious things. You don't know about listening to books and watching movies. You are not allowed to watch "War War" "Wancheng", I can only watch "Xun Guanniang"" Ah Cheng didn't understand, so Mingtai secretly told him ""Zhan Wancheng" is a fan drama" Before he finished speaking, Minglou slapped him hard "If you don't learn well, you During the Chinese New Year, you need to be beaten, right?" Mingtai groaned, "You can't beat children during the Chinese New Year, hum!"

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, all the boxes were unpacked, and Ming Jing took his younger brothers to the Tianchan Stage to watch a play, which was Gai Jiaotian's "Wu Song".Minglou said that such scenes of beating and killing are only watched by children, so he won't go.Eldest sister doesn't believe what he said at all, usually he is the most active person in theater watching, but suddenly he can't talk about it today, there must be ghosts.Ming Jing sat on the sofa and looked at his younger brother leisurely, "Young Master Ming, what are your plans, let's be honest." Ming Lou replied, "I have a party with my classmates." Yes? You are not allowed to go!" "Sister..." "If I say you are not allowed to go, then you are not allowed to go!" Minglou thought for a while, then turned his heart, "Sister, the Northern Expedition has begun, do you know? Some of our classmates rehearsed a Drama, support the Northern Expedition, and want to help raise money.” Ding Jing was furious. “Arranging a drama, supporting the Northern Expedition? Why don’t you just go to the war? And raise money? I’m afraid that Sun Chuanfang can’t find you restless students?” “Sister, you If I agree, I really want to join the army! I plan to apply for Whampoa with my classmates.” Ming Jing slapped him and said, “How dare you!” Some classmates have gone to Guangzhou, and I dare not go with them. I know you don’t agree. I will study hard, that is, participate in normal school activities. Besides, don’t you also support the Northern Expedition? You secretly arranged How much cotton yarn from the Ming family was shipped to Guangzhou to make military uniforms?" Ming Jing sternly said, "Shut up! Come upstairs with me!" Ah Cheng and Ming Tai were terrified, guessing that the eldest sister would not let the eldest brother off today, so they quickly sneaked into the room , I dare not bring up the matter of going to the theater again.

Minglou anxiously followed the elder sister into the room, silently waiting for the elder sister's lesson.Unexpectedly, the elder sister said softly, "Sit down and talk." Minglou hesitated, seeing that the elder sister didn't seem to be angry, and sat beside her with a slanted body.The eldest sister sighed, "You look old-fashioned, but you are a child after all. Let me ask you first, who did you listen to about the cotton yarn?" Minglou replied honestly, "You called in the living room at night. I was reading a book. I was worried that you would say that I didn't go to bed early, and I turned off the lights when I heard footsteps." "After that, you eavesdrop every day, right?" "Sister, my room is on the first floor, so you can't do it if you don't listen!" Ming Jing quietly He let out a sigh of relief, fortunately, it was not revealed through other channels.Then he said seriously, "It's fine if you heard it, what are you shouting in the living room? What should the two little ones do if they hear it? It's okay if the children's words are not serious and spread out? Let's talk about your activities, do you think those warlords are all deaf or not?" Blind man, even the policemen in the concession, don’t make a living! Just rely on you young men? I’ll tell you again, don’t go!”

In the end, the family still went to the Tianchan stage, Minglou was unhappy along the way, and Mingjing ignored him.After returning home, Mingtai was very excited, and together with Ah Cheng, he simulated the scene of Wu Song fighting a tiger.Minglou locked himself in the study when he entered the door, thinking about how to persuade the eldest sister.However, Ming Spiegel did not intend to give him any chance, and directly issued a foot ban.Tell him that he is not allowed to go out to find classmates this winter vacation, and he has to study hard at home to prepare for the university entrance exam.He also threatened that if he couldn't get into a decent university, he wouldn't come into the house again.These words did not frighten Minglou, with his grades, it was only a matter of which university he would like to attend, and there was no question of whether he could pass the exam or not.It's just that the foot ban is really unacceptable to him, and he doesn't dare to talk back to his eldest sister.The young master of the Ming family rarely encountered such a situation that made him helpless.

In the evening, Ah Cheng knocked on the door and entered the study.Tell Minglou, "Brother, I want to visit the alley where I used to live tomorrow." "What to do?" Ah Cheng suddenly blinked his round eyes, and said earnestly, "Aunt Gui once asked me to do a lot of work, and there was an old man Huang in the alley. He and his son, Aping, often help me. I want to visit them." Ming Lou really admired this child from the bottom of his heart, he thought, if it was him, he would probably not want to recall and face that painful memory again.And Ah Cheng seems to have only selectively forgotten the pain, and he always remembers every little bit of light in the darkness.He patted Ah Cheng on the shoulder, "Okay, go and let Ah Xiang see what new year's necessities you have at home, and bring some over." Ah Cheng smiled, "No, I still have the pocket money my brother gave me, I want to use it." Buy them things with my own money." Minglou also laughed, "My own money? Your money, my money, which pennies and ten cents don't belong to the elder sister?" After saying this, the breath in his heart seemed to be relieved .He, his family, who doesn't rely on the eldest sister?Perhaps, to satisfy the elder sister is what he should do. ?