Looking at Pearl Rolling Blinds from afar

I combed my hair, put on some headgear and said, "Okay, that's it."

Mo Qiuwen looked at herself in the mirror, "This one looks good, I like it. I was so stunned that I couldn't even recognize myself."

"To be honest, with your two voices, it's a waste to have such a pretty face."

Mo Qiuwen frowned and said, "Little third master, did you say something you shouldn't have said?"

"Well, stop talking, go and sing your play."

Mo Qiuwen sang the play with this mask and looked extraordinarily hard. At the end of the play, she was already out of breath, and some sweat leaked out from the bun along the patch and slid down her face. It went down, and finally left a few sweat stains on the face.

I looked at her and said with a smile: "Isn't it just singing and having fun, so it takes so much effort?"

"At least you have to be worthy of the face that the third master gave you." She pointed to her face and said.

Those days were perhaps the happiest and carefree time in my life. With Mo Qiuwen's cover, I could spend all day in love with Shang Junqiu in his house without any worries.No matter day or night, there are countless lingering feelings between us.I even hope that Mo Qiuwen can graduate later, so that we may have more good days.

Shang Junqiu said that if we play like this, we will suffer retribution. I said: "I don't care so much. If I have wine today, I will be drunk today. Even if tomorrow changes, I will still love you, because my love is eternal."

I have always thought little of life except to enjoy it.Shang Junqiu is different, whether it is the present or the future, he always thinks a lot, and from time to time he will show a sad face, and then put me aside in an unhappy way.Then, I just looked at him from a distance, and after a while, he might not be able to help crying.In his view, the future is always so precarious.

I advised him not to be so sentimental. He said that people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries.I have always felt that wasting time is the greatest sin, but when I think about it carefully, behind this kind of desperately cherishing the present may also hide my elusive fear of the future.

Before graduation, Mo Qiuwen sang "Zhulian Village" with us. That time, I drew a second face for her.

She still looked carefully in the mirror, and then showed a happy face to express her liking.

I asked if you should leave, she nodded reluctantly, then looked at me affectionately and said, "What will you do after I leave?"

"You live your life, we live ours."

"Your father will definitely let you find a woman."

"Just go, the big deal is a blind date. If it doesn't work, my dad will make a marriage for me. Then, I'm in a hurry, and I'll follow your example and run away."

"I didn't have any chance of winning for my future. When I left, I realized that what I thought was a bit simple."

"If you don't have enough money, you can come to me. For the sake of past friendship, I will give you a little money." I said with a smile.

"It's not about money, it's just troublesome. My mom and dad have always treated me very well."

"There is always a price to pay for betrayal, of course, you will also have your own gains."

"I sometimes feel like I don't want to leave again."

Hearing this, I was a little anxious, "Don't, if you don't leave, what should I do? Do you want me to marry you?"

"I don't want to marry someone like you."

"It's almost packed, let's go."

"I don't want to go." Mo Qiuwen was about to cry as she spoke.

I hastily took out a handkerchief from my pocket and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Don't cry, or you'll be really disfigured."

She stabilized her emotions and held back her tears, "Do you want me to find someone from school to act with you?"

"Forget it, no need. I can take care of my own affairs."

"Then wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years in advance." Mo Qiuwen scratched her head after finishing speaking, "Why do I feel so awkward."

"It's okay to be awkward, let's go, empress, it's your turn to play." I immediately stretched out my hand to make way.

Mo Qiuwen stood up, adjusted her outfit, glanced at me and said, "Then I'm leaving."

"Treasure all the way, don't give it away."

Mo Qiuwen walked out of the wing with a smile.

After Mo Qiuwen and his boyfriend left Beiping City, I imagined that such a cheeky girl would cry, so there must be something wrong in her heart.People who can enter the university are all smart, I guess I can't figure it out.After hearing this, Shang Junqiu said, "Why is this so difficult? Birds love the old forest, and fish in the pond think about the old abyss."

I frowned and said, "Explain and explain."

In any case, Mo Qiuwen and his boyfriend left quietly on the eve of graduation.Two days later, the uncle of the Mo family rushed to my house to talk about the situation. My father was also anxious after hearing this, because it was his future daughter-in-law who ran away.As for me, after hearing the news, I immediately pretended to be surprised, and then squeezed out some sadness. While comforting the uncle of the Mo family, while comforting my father, I said anxiously: "I'll go out now and look for it." .”

When I walked out of the house, I went straight to Shang Junqiu's house.I can't control the anxiety of my parents.

The next day, people from both families got together, but they still couldn't figure it out.My mother and the aunt of the Mo family were crying at that time.I didn't cry, I just prayed in my heart, praying that they fly as far away as possible, and it is best never to come back.Of course, it's not my feelings for Mo Qiuwen, I have my own selfishness.

In the end, Uncle Mo's said that he would go south to the boy's hometown to look for it.I said with a sad face that I would go with you too, but he said no, and I didn't insist.

After the uncle of the Mo family went south, my father in the teahouse often looked at me with a sad face. I pretended to be inseparable, and of course I was like a mirror in my heart.My father said to me: "Liancheng, don't worry, this matter will never get old."

I nodded sadly, "But where can I find her? Am I not good enough? Why did she go with that boy?"

"Dad will look for you later, Beiping City is so big, there are plenty of good girls."

"But I can't forget her."

"Then take it easy. I usually pay attention. After a while, let's continue looking."

I pretended to drink one or two Erguotou every day as if I was drinking to relieve my worries. If there was too much, I just didn't want to.I really don't need to be so serious about such pretentious things. I would rather accompany Shang Junqiu for the rest of my drink.

Chapter 14

Half a month later, the uncle of the Mo family hurried back to Beijing from Hunan. He was alone when he went, and he was still alone when he came back.I know he can't find it. China is such a big place. Although that boy is a bit stupid, he is not so stupid as to take him back to his hometown.

My father took me to comfort the uncle of the Mo family, and I took the opportunity to face the uncle of the Mo family in front of my father and swear: "I will definitely wait for Mo Qiuwen to come back, if she doesn't come back, I will take care of your second elder. "

After hearing this, the uncle and aunt of the Mo family sighed with emotion.

On the way back, my father scolded me for not speaking properly. He said, "The girl walked by herself, so why do you push yourself to a dead end?"

I said that I was just sad, and I lost control of my emotions while talking, and my words went too far.

Of course I can't say that I did it on purpose, but I know that I have to go that way, otherwise I will never be able to walk on another road with peace of mind.Regarding these, after Mo Qiuwen eloped, Shang Junqiu was the only one who knew.

The father said with regret on his face, "It's rare that my son is so infatuated."

The theater buildings in Beiping City are booming, and all the theater troupes have tried their best to perform.Although Shang Junqiu's Chunxi troupe is well-known in the capital, as long as your plays are not strong and your roles are not strong, no one will buy you.Later, Boss Sun made great efforts to invite Mei Lanfang, and invited him to sing "Zhulian Village" with Shang Junqiu.The two popular actresses appeared on the stage at the same time, causing an uproar in Beiping City.Every time I hear that there is a play in the garden, the theater building will be full of customers early.

But there is also a problem with two Huadans competing on the same stage, that is how to hang the water card.According to Boss Sun, Mei Lanfang and Shang Junqiu are both famous girls, so they should play double-headed cards.But once the water sign was hung up, the guy felt something was wrong again.Because the two head cards hang together, but there is still a difference between the left and the right, the left head is down, and the right head is up, it is not appropriate to put anyone on the left.Later, Boss Sun said to the guy: "It's really not possible, you just change the cards every 10 minutes."

Therefore, at that time, the water signs of Mei Lanfang and Shang Junqiu were always left and right, and the stories were wonderful.Although in the eyes of ordinary people, the two Huadans have their own demeanor and are comparable, but experts can still see some clues in them.Zhang Wuye once said to me: "Although these two famous actors look like each other, there are still some differences. Above Lanfang. If there is a comparison, Shang Junqiu is still better."

Of course I think Shang Junqiu is better, although Zhang Wuye said "Mei Lanfang's appearance is invincible in the world", but in my eyes, Shang Junqiu will always be the most beautiful one.Shang Junqiu said that Mei Lanfang's plays are really good, but I think it's just a sympathy between masters.My opinion, no one can change.

After Mo Qiuwen left, life was as beautiful as ever.I thought the matter would be over like this, and then, while immersed in the loss and waiting for Mo Qiuwen that I had woven, I could indulge in the gentle hometown of Shang Junqiu and me.

But the world is unpredictable, one month later, Mo Qiuwen came back, the news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and I couldn't sleep for many days.It turned out that Mo Qiuwen's boyfriend was a traitor bought by the Japanese. His main purpose of going south was not to elope with Mo Qiuwen, but to collect information on the KMT.I knew the news from my father immediately, but I didn't want to see her. I was neither willing to accept this reality nor the entangled future.

I told Shang Junqiu that Mo Qiuwen came back and was cheated by that boyfriend who was a traitor.After hearing this, Shang Junqiu said calmly: "It's good to come back, otherwise you will be ruined alone."

"What the fuck, what shall we do?"

"We have to face some problems sooner or later. You can't let her shame herself willingly just to cover up her shame for us. Her return just brought up the time to solve the problem a little bit earlier."

"What do you want me to do?"

"You..." Shang Junqiu paused, and then said: "Marry her, I think Mo Qiuwen is a good girl."

"I marry her, who will marry you?"

"I'm homeless, I can wait a little longer. Don't worry, I'm not so bad, I can't be a widow."

"You are mine, no one can marry you." I said a little madly, calmed down, I thought about it again, and said in a panic: "No, we have to go, we have to leave here, leave here as soon as possible."

"Where are you going? In this world, there is no place for people like us."

"I don't care about other people. I just need to leave Beiping. If I go to a strange place, I don't care about what others think. I'm going back to pack my luggage now, and we'll leave in two days."

After a moment of silence, Shang Junqiu raised his head and said, "I won't leave, I still want to sing."

"What's so good about singing? Is being an actor so enjoyable?"

"It's only on stage that I feel like a human being. When I get out of there, I really have nothing."

"You still have me."

"It's different. You were born in a wealthy family, and you may never understand the sadness of those of us who have struggled all the way. It's really not easy to get to where we are today."

Hearing this, I suddenly calmed down.Maybe I'm too selfish, I've always only considered my own feelings, and turned a deaf ear to Shang Junqiu's heart.After more than 20 years of life, he just walked out of this sea of ​​suffering, but I want to drag him to another sea of ​​suffering.But what should I do?I grabbed my head and slammed it against the wall, suddenly feeling desperate for life.

Shang Junqiu hugged me tightly, and the two of us wept face to face.He said: "Life is still muddling along, let's talk about our affairs."

"Let's talk about it later." I smiled wryly, my heart felt like being cut by a knife at that moment, I thought about every moment when we got together.

That night, Shang Junqiu was extremely lingering, but I had a bad premonition.

Not long after, my father took me to Mo's house to see Qiuwen.In the hall, I pretended to be excited and walked up to her and said, "You're back."

She looked at me in surprise and nodded.

I pretended to look at her, then turned to the Mo family's uncle and said, "Uncle, I want to go out and have a talk with Qiuwen."

The uncle of the Mo family was in a good mood, he said with a smile, "You guys go."

I grabbed Mo Qiuwen's arm and walked out. When I came to a corner in the yard, I immediately let go of her arm, looked at her angrily and said, "Why are you back?"

"He's a traitor to the Japanese. Do you want me to accompany him to do bad things? Besides, these days when I ran away from home, I was in total fear. Later, when I found out that he was a traitor, I was going crazy."

"I understand your feelings. Let's ignore this now and talk about our affairs."

"It's my fault that I didn't think too much about it. Since I made a mistake first, then you can do whatever you say."

"What can I do? After you left, I pretended to be deeply in love with you every day. Now that you are back, how can I ruin the marriage?"

"You can just say that I lost my virginity." At this point, she actually burst into tears.

Seeing her crying, I immediately panicked, looked around, and quickly took out the handkerchief and handed it to her.Then he said with concern: "Is it really gone?"

"It's gone." At this point, she cried even harder, and then hugged me violently.

I stood there in a daze at a loss, the only thing I was grateful for was that Shang Junqiu wasn't there.

After a while, Mo Qiuwen wiped away her tears, and slowly let go of her hands. She stood there with tears in her eyes, looked at me and said, "Don't worry, I will bear my fault."

"How can you bear it?"

"Don't you just like Shang Junqiu? I will help you all. I will be your shadow lady. I will marry you and I will protect you for the rest of my life."

"What Shadow Lady?"

"It's the wives who are completely ignored. Isn't this very popular now? You see so many celebrities in society, don't they all put the woman they married into limbo? Those wives who are completely ignored are Mrs. Shadow, Famous but insubstantial. Let's get married, I'll put up a sign, and you will spend the autumn with your Shang Jun, I don't mind."

I suddenly shivered, "Aren't you ruining yourself?"

"After this failed elopement, I don't want to get married anymore. I don't want to get married for the rest of my life." Having said that, she smiled wryly again, "I was wrong this time, so let me help you this time." Let me tell you, Shen Liancheng, there will be no one in China who will help you like me."

"Qiuwen, you don't need to do this."

"Don't talk anymore. After a while, let Uncle Shen take you to propose marriage again. The sooner you get married, the better. Then we move out, and you invite Shang Junqiu over again. You live your life, and I live mine." Yes. In this way, we owe nothing to each other."

"In that case, there is no way."

"Then what do you want, don't you want me to follow that bastard and die under the scolding of thousands of people?"

There was another brief silence. I looked at the girl in front of me who never blushed but was already blushing and said, "I won't do that. We can think of other ways."

"There is no other way. I am willing to do that, at least with the two of you, I can still listen to the music, make faces, and sing operas." At this point, she smiled bitterly again .

"Stop talking, give me some time to think of a solution. Let's go back now, they are still waiting for us." After finishing speaking, I grabbed her wrist and walked into the room. Her hand was cold and felt very cold. It was uncomfortable, but I suddenly wanted to hold it tighter. Mo Qiuwen was so pitiful at that time.

Chapter 15

That night, I found Shang Junqiu. After listening to my retelling, he felt sad for a while. "Qiuwen is a good girl, you should marry her, I'll go."

"You can't go, I can't live without you—just as you can't live without me."

"But……"

"I can't marry her, it will hurt her. You know, I don't love her. Do you think such a marriage will be happy?"

After a while, Shang Junqiu said: "If you can't marry her, we will leave Beiping together for a while. If you or both of us stay here, we will ruin this poor girl."

"Where are you going? Will you give up your stage?"

"Go to Shanghai. Those who sing Beijing opera now respect Beijing in the north and Shanghai in the south. If I only sing Beijing opera, I can take a class there and continue singing."

"Okay, then go to Shanghai. When will you go?"

"I'll go after I've dealt with the drama troupe."

"Then I'll pack up and go with you."

"You can't go with me. In that case, people in Beijing must know that we are together."

"Then when shall I leave?"

"I'll go first, and you'll go after a month."

"I don't worry about you going there alone. I will go first, and you will go there in a month."

"No, I must go first. If you stay, you can still accompany that girl, and don't let her do any more stupid things."

"I can't wait long, a month is too long."

"Life is longer, we still have to live."

Shang Junqiu didn't let me argue with him any longer, he looked at me tenderly and said, "That's it."

A bright moon hung alone in the sky, a white poplar swayed listlessly in the wind, a piece of bright moonlight brought the dancing figure of the poplar into the room, we just hugged each other and looked at the silhouette falling on the wall, feeling It has the taste of some shadow puppets.

That night, I hugged him and didn't fall asleep. I was afraid that if I let go, there would be no tomorrow.

Shang Junqiu quickly dealt with the matters in the troupe. I could see that he was a little bit reluctant, but he still insisted on going first.Sun Diexian's class leader specially wrote a recommendation letter to his friends in Shanghai.

The last play Shang Junqiu sang in the Chunxi class was "Zhulian Village". That night, I took Mo Qiuwen with me.At first she was reluctant to go, and I said, "Go ahead, it won't be so easy for you to watch Pearl Buck's plays again in the future."

She asked me in surprise, "Why?"

"He's going to Shanghai." I said lightly.

"Are you going too?"

"Jun Qiu won't let me go with him, I will go in a month."

"Do your parents know you're going?"

"They can't know, and you know the reason here."

"You don't have to do this, I can make you a shadow lady, and I won't blame you."

"Don't do this, Jun Qiu disagrees, and I don't agree either. It's not fair to you."

Mo Qiuwen looked at me with a gloomy expression: "Is there no other way?"

"No more. After we leave, you can find someone to marry. Maybe, in the future, we will come back. "

"I said, I will never marry again."

"You are still young, this setback is nothing. Clean up your mood, and you can start your life again. College students, you can make a living no matter what."

"But……"

"This may be Jun Qiu's last performance in Beiping, you can go or not."

"I go."

When watching the theater, the two of us were very quiet, drinking tea quietly, smoking quietly, and weeping quietly. If possible, I would like to pack up the theater building together.

Later, Mo Qiuwen and I went to the train station to see off Shang Junqiu, and my mother also went - she has always loved listening to his plays.

Watching the train move slowly, there was no shadow after a while, I stood there blankly, looking at the distance blankly, my mind was blank.At that moment, I sent away the person I love the most.

My mother comforted me and said, "You are best friends. If you think about it someday, go to Shanghai to see him."

I said I want to go now.Mo Qiuwen on the side pulled my arm nervously, and then reminded me: "We should go back."

In the first few days after I left Shang Junqiu, I lived in a daze. I forgot to make tea and water, and I forgot to settle accounts and get change. Moreover, I would be in a daze from time to time.Every day when I go home, I will go to the wing room where Shang Junqiu lived, and I will sit in front of the dressing table for a moment, thinking about the scene where I sketched his face, that voice, that smile, and I will think about it too much. Will shed tears.

Although I walked into endless loneliness unknowingly, I never went to the Tangzi and Hualou on the other side of Dashilan, and it was no longer suitable for me.Moreover, I knew very well that there was another person waiting for me in Shanghai.

At that time, there was an epigram in the troupes in the north that "the young don't conquer the south, and the old don't conquer the north". I heard that there are feasting dance halls, karaoke halls and casino brothels all over the beach in Shiliyangchang. Will be ruined.Every time I think of this place, I want to fly over immediately.

I miss it more and more day by day, and Mo Qiuwen will come to see me sometimes, but her words have no effect on me.It is said that she speaks lightly, and she has no place in my heart, so what she said naturally couldn't reach my heart.I know she feels guilty about it, but I really don't know what to say to her at this moment.I felt like I was the clay bodhisattva crossing the river.

After Shang Junqiu left, I seldom went to the theater. I couldn’t see him on the stage, and I always felt that everything was so boring. But if I saw other Huadans, I couldn’t help but think of him .I think he must have buried his soul in my bones.

Time passed day by day, but I felt that it was difficult for me to persist until 30 days. It was indeed too long. I couldn't bear the torture of life without Shang Junqiu, so I decided to leave early.

It was No. 18 days after Shang Junqiu left. I told Mo Qiuwen that I was leaving. She simply said "Oh", thought about it, and begged me again: "Liancheng, can you You can’t make another face for me.”

By this time, I had no reason to refuse.

After drawing the facial makeup, I sang "Zhulian Village" alone with Mo Qiuwen.With Shang Junqiu not here, we couldn't find any bright spots in our play.The fact is like this, she doesn't have that skill, and I don't have that mood.

Because my eldest brother stayed in the capital to work after graduation, and he can always go to the teahouse to help out on weekdays, so I am not worried about the family business.

When I left Beijing, I left a letter for my family, saying that I was just going out for a while, and told them not to worry about it.Otherwise, I really don't know what to say.Therefore, that letter looked like a leave note, short and without even a trace of nostalgia.

I have never left Peiping, so I don't have much feeling about leaving that time.I take it for granted that I just go out for a walk, and then I will come back when I am tired, just like when I was young, I went out for a crazy day, and then I will go home when it gets dark.

Because I have always been in awe of my parents, I still seemed a little nervous when I sneaked away.But besides apprehension, my heart is full of excitement.I know very well, maybe, I will be lonely when I leave, but the end will definitely not be lonely.The journey is short and the future is long. I am looking forward to life in Shanghai.

The train is quite comfortable when you first step on it, but it will be a little uncomfortable after a long time.The dirty air and the noise almost never ceased to bother me. After about ten hours, I started to feel a bit of a splitting headache.I had no choice but to lie down on the table in pain and fell into a drowsy sleep, and finally made it to Shanghai.

I didn't tell Shang Junqiu that I would come so early, but I couldn't help being a little excited when I thought about the time we were standing on the same land again. The fatigue accumulated all the way disappeared the moment I got off the train.

It was noon of the day, and with the crowds of people, I walked out of the station quickly with my luggage.Although I am a little hungry, I still want to find Shang Junqiu first.When I got here, I felt that I couldn't wait any longer.

I hailed a rickshaw and went directly to Xiafeifang on Huaihai Road, where Shang Junqiu said he lived.

Shikumen, gray tile walls, and lattice windows, these are my first impressions of Shanghai alleys.Walking into the small three-story building, I looked up and saw that the narrow corridors were in a mess, and I couldn't help frowning.Think of the courtyard houses in Beijing, and then look at the dilapidated buildings here, which fell from the sky to the earth in an instant.

I walked carefully, for fear of knocking over the pots and pans randomly placed in the aisle.

2016 is probably the No.16 room on the second floor.Although those room numbers were covered with black oil stains, they could still be recognized by looking at them.

"Boom, boom." I knocked on the door, and at that moment, my heart was also beating "boom".

"Which one?" The familiar voice came from inside the room, but it was not clear through the door.

My heart suddenly beat so fast that I forgot how to answer him.

The wooden door was slowly opened, and Shang Junqiu stood in front of me again wearing a long robe.When he saw that it was me, his face was full of excitement and he said, "You're here."

I nodded, "Ten days early, I think I can't wait."

"Just come." He took my luggage, pulled me in and walked in.

The furniture in the room is very simple, except for a bed, a table, and only one chair.I looked a little shabby, and couldn't help but say, "You live in this kind of place?"

"This place is pretty good, it's close to the theater building, and the rent is not expensive. Haven't you eaten yet?"

"Well, I just want to see you sooner." Having said that, I hugged him tightly, suddenly wanting to cry.

Chapter 16

The restaurant that Shang Junqiu took me to eat was the Shanghai Western Restaurant on Huaihai Road.He said to take me to try something new, and I also had the first contact with the way foreigners eat and copy guys.But I don't like to eat those weird things, the steak dipped in black pepper is not as good as the lamb sprinkled with cumin, and the fruit platter with some "salad" sprinkled on it is not as good as it is. refreshing.But with Shang Junqiu here, these crappy steaks and noodles can be completely ignored.

Walking out of the restaurant, we walked back along Huaihai Road. There were row upon row of shops along the roadside, and large-page advertisements were pasted on high-rise buildings. Looking at you with affectionate face makes people feel really uncomfortable.

"Is this the Shili Yangchang?" I said.

"That's Shanghai Beach. I'll take you there tomorrow. That's it. Foreigners built some foreigner houses by the Huangpu River. The Chinese just saw it as a novelty."

"How about singing here?"

"It's similar to Beijing, but the people here are more picky. They only like the original Boss Tan's plays."

"The old drama is nice, the old man is cute, what do you think?"

"Of course. Who in the capital does not know the demeanor of the young master?" Shang Junqiu laughed as he spoke.

"Looking at swords while drunk, Pearl Buck is my favorite."

After returning to the alley, we were extremely lingering, and many days of lovesickness gushed out with bitter water. 20 days is a long time for me, but it seems longer for him.

I asked him how he came here for so many days, and he said that during the day he would visit guests with the troupe master here, and at night he would go to the Yi Stage to sing operas.I said there are still so many nights?He said, "Without you, I will only be with Acacia."

Holding him in my arms, I finally lost the loneliness of youth.Like a bird flying out of the cage, I opened my heart to this strange land and familiar body.This is our world, and when I think of it, I can't restrain my excitement.

The next day, Shang Junqiu took me to the Bund, where I saw the Huangpu River, small western-style buildings, and a "Bole" hat that occasionally popped out of a large pile of felt hats.At noon, we went to a Cantonese restaurant, and the food was quite comfortable.

Although he has been in Shanghai for more than [-] days, Shang Junqiu's guest visit is not over yet.Sometimes, I will go with him, except for those officials, gentry, and businessmen who dare not offend, famous tickets must also go to visit.Because those ticket lovers who can vote for the theater are wealthy idlers with money and kung fu.

Since I have nothing to do, I seem to be at ease here.Although I don't know the situation of my family in Beijing, I still dare not write back.I was worried that my father would definitely chase him to Shanghai by train with a stick in his hand.I just feel that it is very rare now. In order to live, I have to pretend to be heartless.When I came to Shanghai, I felt more deeply that I really couldn't do without Shang Junqiu.

At that time, Huaihai Road was not peaceful, and parades to resist the dumping of Japanese goods often passed there.Once, when I was idle and bored, I also wanted to go to that team to hang out.Shang Junqiu immediately grabbed me and said, "Don't go, there must be people from the 'Three Tycoons' there."

"What three tycoons?"

"The underworld bosses here are Du Yuesheng, Zhang Xiaolin, and Huang Jinrong. These are all murderous monsters. Let's not get involved in those things."

"It sounds like a mess."

"It's actually messy."

After all, Shang Junqiu is a famous actress in Beijing, and singing opera in Shanghai is also a natural achievement.In the past month, Shang Junqiu sang more than a dozen old and new plays, which created a commotion in this pear orchard. There were news about him in "Ta Kung Pao" from time to time, and the words of praise were beyond words.

At that time, there were two well-known critics in Shanghai. They argued about what kind of shoes Xiao Guiying wore in "The Fishermen and Killers".Later, when the right way was at stake, the two factions asked Shen Junqiu to sing it together, and asked for a correct answer with his attire.Shang Junqiu asked me what to do, and I said: "You are new to Shanghai, you can't refuse to act. Agree, but don't act right away. Then quickly ask Zhang Wuye in Beijing, he is sure to be right."

Later, Zhang Wuye's reply came, he said that he could wear any shoes, and also said that it's better not to act, it's not good to offend either side.

Shang Junqiu still performed the "Fishing and Killing".On the day of the performance, the garden was full of customers early in the day, and the two factions and the spectators were fighting non-stop before the performance.In the first scene, Xiao Guiying played by Shang Junqiu wore fish-scale shoes, and in the second scene, he changed into black thin-soled shoes.

Seeing this, the two factions in the audience suddenly started to quarrel as if they had been fooled.At this time, an old man watching a theater said: "It's right for people to change their shoes. It's reasonable to wear sandals when fishing on the river, and return to the shore to change into shoes at home."

The turmoil passed like this, and the drama critics of the two factions later expressed high appreciation for Shang Junqiu's performance, saying that he is young and has a high heart.Later, Shang Junqiu, in order to express his gratitude to me for that crazy idea, specially took me to the garden of Kong’s family to have a good meal.

At that time, in order to sing "Zhulianzhai", the troupe invited the white peony Xun Huisheng again, and the wonderful performance of the two female roles won another round of applause.I am the success of Shang Junqiu