Double Bracelets

One of the main tasks of life after arriving in Chongqing, especially for Jiang Xijie and Wang Jiyue, who is young and strong and needs to be busy outside, is mainly to cross the river to the middle of the river to buy daily necessities, and then cross the river to the south to transport things back home.Life is all about crossing the river.In Chongqing in winter, the weather is not very cold, but it is humid.

The house is on the South Bank, and Jiang Tonghe arranged it with his friends. Several close colleagues live in similar places, so they can take care of each other.Moreover, dignitaries withdrew to Chongqing one after another, and it was not easy to find a big house to live in - no matter how many Sichuan-Chongqing warlords' official residences were, they would not be enough to live in.Rich businessmen also have limited coverage.Jiang Tonghe didn't want to appear extravagant anymore, and he was vaguely worried that he would be bombed in the future, what if he was too conspicuous and was mistaken for the chairman's house?What's more, the situation at home can't allow him to find someone to build a house again.So I found this nondescript, non-Chinese, non-western courtyard of the local comprador—Jiang Xijie didn't know how much money was paid, and Wang Jiyue didn't know either, but Xu took care of it all by herself.Wang Jiyue still wanted to give her rent, but Xu directly refused.

This is really a daughter-in-law.she thinks.The house built by the local comprador is also dumbfounding. It sits south and faces north. The main part is a courtyard with two entrances. The front hall, middle hall, back hall and left and right wing rooms are all available. Trees were transplanted for shelter.Both are divided into upper and lower floors, and the kitchen and warehouse are also readily available, including furniture.If it is a purely Bashu-style dwelling, it is not bad. The problem is that the layout is Chinese-style and the furniture is Chinese-style.Seeing Mrs. Xu, she was in a good mood. She was satisfied and arranged for the two daughters-in-law and the daughter-in-law's younger sister to live in a larger wing room on the east side. Because of being disturbed by children, someone took care of her; she and Zhao Ma took their two children to sleep in the master bedroom on one floor after another in the large and almost incongruous suite in the middle, and the remaining first floor of the west wing room was dedicated to Jiang Xijie and Wang Jiyue. Lou to Wang Chanyue.After she arranged this way, she asked Wang Jiyue if she was okay besides asking the child if she was okay. Wang Jiyue seemed to pretend to be blushing and shy and kept silent, but she couldn't.

She stared at the river in rapt attention, and she could see Jiang Xijie negotiating with others on how to transport these things back home.Purchasing is quite inconvenient. There are only so few cargo ships across the river every day. Jiang Xijie told her just now that it is better to buy the ship, hire people, transport things, and do business by the way. It is convenient to make money.She didn't say yes or no, but she immediately started a feasibility analysis: "Uncle probably disagrees. Sigh."

"Let's go, why are you still in a daze." After discussing, let things go back first, Jiang Xijie came over and called her, and the two were going to take a walk around Danzishi.Jiang Xijie likes to familiarize herself with the bustling streets of the local business district every time she goes to a place, as if she can earn money just by looking at it.Although Wang Jiyue has a cold temper, she also likes fireworks in the world, "It's over" "After it's over, I will go to their house in the future. I will tell their boss to go to the house tomorrow, give him the deposit, and then just settle the bill at the end of the month. Otherwise, every day It will be troublesome to find someone every time." Wang Jiyue nodded and smiled: "I can't blame my aunt for doing everything for you. You are so smart. No one in the whole family can catch up with you." "I can't hear the bad words. I just think you are Praise me." "Shameless!" Jiang Xijie held her tightly, fearing that the road on the wharf with many people and troubles would be difficult, and she would accidentally drop Wang Jiyue. "How is Chanyue these two days? I'm too busy to take care of her." "I am very enthusiastic about taking care of pregnant women at home. Now I am very enthusiastic about taking care of any patients." Jiang Xijie frowned, "I didn't follow her either. What do you plan to do next?" Wang Jiyue shook her head, "I think it's too early, it's useless to say, this child doesn't know how uncomfortable she is now, and she doesn't want to tell me, so I can only let her go It's gone." He said and squeezed Jiang Xijie's hand, "She's not you. Everyone has his own life."

The area around Danzishi {13} is full of bungalows of the rich and famous. In the afternoon, there are only servants on the road, and occasionally you may see a few young local gentry.Pedestrians looked sideways at them when they saw that they were dressed in extraordinary clothes and were young and beautiful.What's more, both of them are wearing western-style trench coats, which are very fashionable, and they are even more eye-catching among a group of people wearing old-fashioned cheongsams and long gowns.Jiang Xijie looked like she had just won a treasure, holding Wang Jiyue's hand tightly as she went shopping, and she was quite contented, but she could not hide her pride in every gesture.Wang Jiyue laughed at her inwardly, with a calm expression on her face—although her life was devastated, she seemed to have a faint hope that the battle would continue, as if no one would care about why she and Jiang Xijie didn't marry when they were too old.

Thinking of this, when I was in Wuhan, I didn't hear a word from my father until I was about to leave. When I asked someone, they said that I was just following the government.I thought I would meet him in Chongqing, but when I arrived in Chongqing, I asked again, and it was said that he had gone to Guangzhou.When I sent a telegram to my uncle in Guangzhou, I just said that I can escape to Malaya to buy property if necessary, and I just asked Chanyue what she meant by the way.There is no news of my father.

Although she didn't want to see her father.

The two finally bought some pastries at the street market, and then walked back to their new home on the mountainside. "There are so many mountains in Chongqing, and I climb up and down every day. No matter how weak my body is, I have been exercised." Wang Jiyue was a little panting, and it was not easy to climb all the way. " Jiang Xijie only dared to talk fast, slowed down her pace, and did not let go of her hand, "I said, I want to go to the river to catch up on the next day." "Have you bought enough things? New Year is coming soon. It's better to wait until the Chinese New Year to buy it." "No, I want to buy a puppy for Xiaoye Xiaoying." Today, the two saw someone selling their puppy on the road. Jiang Xijie didn't like it, but she didn't dare to buy it. She wanted to ask for it. The opinion of the "doctor" at home, "I think you want to raise it yourself!" "Oh, isn't it good to raise a puppy for the children! Besides, when you grow up, you will also look after the nursing home!" " Seeing the nursing home, isn't it enough to have you?" Jiang Xijie laughed loudly, "I'm not the only one who belongs to the dog {14}!" After speaking, she kissed Wang Jiyue's ear while there was no one around.

It really belongs to the dog, Wang Jiyue thought, both of them.

When she got home, Jiang Xijie first reported a bunch of things to Mrs. Xu, and then she volunteered to help Mrs. Zhao—they could wash and chop vegetables—leaving time for Mrs. Xu to think about and weigh her niece's ideas.Wang Jiyue was visiting a pregnant woman on the second floor in the east, and felt that it would be better to flee together.Although Fu Yuan'e is pregnant for the first time, those two sisters are not. The three of them are closer than real sisters together. The three pregnant women discuss and plan happily all day long, comfort and take care of each other, and even make children's clothes , Lumbago can also massage each other.Wang Jiyue felt that she was a bit redundant, after all, she had no hope of having an heir in this life.

Chanyue was not there, so she went back to the second floor to the west after exchanging greetings.

Knocking on the door, she saw Chanyue sitting by the window like a clay sculpture of a beauty, reading a book.Although the big courtyard can't be said to be very lively, there is a world of difference between the wing rooms. "Where are you reading?" She walked over slowly, Wang Chanyue closed "The Painted Veil" {15} in her hand and turned to face her, "Well, there are only a few books in total, so I'm afraid I won't be able to read them all at once." Wang Jiyue Walked over and looked down at my sister's face, still haggard.And Chanyue seemed to see the worry in her eyes, and said with a smile: "I went to see my second sister-in-law and sister Xu today, and they are doing very well. I said that they are still so healthy and not tired at all after walking all the way. The body is really good. Great. I didn’t know that the two of them said that they basically didn’t do anything, they just cared about getting pregnant, and the things were done by sister Jiang and sister Jiang, so I praise you two for being so good.” Wang Jiyue smiled lovingly, and gently stroked her younger sister’s cheeks with her hand. Forehead, "But the two of us can't do the medical care. It's fine if you come." Wang Jiyue didn't know that Fu Yiheng had said similar things, but if she knew, she wouldn't say it—she saw her sister's big eyes filled with tears instantly , had no choice but to hold her in his arms without saying a word, and let her cry.

Fu Yiheng once said to Wang Chanyue, "I can do anything. I can fight on horseback. I can fight with falsehoods. I can plan strategies. I can win thousands of miles. I can fight face to face. I can do it, but I can't save lives. Only you can."

Since Wang Chanyue left Fu Yiheng, although she often cried, she remained silent.No matter how hard I cried, I just choked up and never wailed.Ask Wang Jiyue not to worry. "Be good, cry out loud if you are unhappy, this is home, don't be afraid. Don't go if you don't want to leave, Malaya is so far away, let's not go. You just follow my sister all the time, if there is anything, my sister will help you worry, ah."

Wang Chanyue was still crying alone, not saying a word, just nodding occasionally.

Fu Yiheng once mentioned to her in a letter—rather than when they met each other day and night in Peiping—that Mozart wrote an opera called "Violet", which he especially liked.The lyrics are said to be an old folk song, describing the beauty of a young shepherdess from the perspective of a violet; the violet hoped that the shepherdess could see it and appreciate it, but the shepherdess didn't even see it, so she just stepped on it. In the past; but as Violet, she was also full of joy when she was trampled to death and fell down.

Fu Yiheng said that although there is no enlightening meaning, and it is even a story lacking in moving parts, the melody is nice and she likes it very much.

Therefore, Wang Chanyue specially found it and listened to it several times—unfortunately, the record was left in Guangzhou—it was very pleasant to hear, almost like an opera sung by a soprano who never tires of hearing it.But I can't help but feel sad and sorry for Violet's situation—but it's not so deep, after all, I think it's a purely wasted story, and I can't even feel the misfortune; but now, the melody reverberates in her head for no reason Instead, she could really agree with Violet's mood, and even felt that since Violet thought it was good, then it was good.

Will one day you think it's too late to love me?Or did I make a mistake early on, and not be able to love you in the same proper way that you love me?

When the new year is coming, the men are still busy outside the house, while the women are in charge of the house.Two pregnant women gave birth to both front and back feet, one male and one female, which made the family very busy.Chongqing's medical capacity is limited, and it is becoming more and more short of manpower at the moment. The doctor saw that Wang Chanyue is quite professional in accompanying pregnant women, so he found out her background after asking, so he suggested to the director.The dean was noncommittal, and Wang Chanyue herself didn't know, so she declined on the grounds of accompanying the two pregnant women, saying that she would talk about it later.His attitude was rather sincere, as if he was going to the hospital to work as a dropout.

If I can still find you, I will run to you no matter the cost.But before that, I hope that I can become stronger, even if I can only be one tenth of a millionth closer to you.

The author has something to say:

{13}At that time it was a dignified settlement.Now, of course, is another matter.

{14}The two were born in 1910 (it can be calculated based on the fact that the two were 1927 years old in 17 at the beginning of the full text, here, let’s indicate it...)

{15} Maugham's "The Veil"