Little Fujin

Shanghai is a completely different place from Forty-Nine City. The hustle and bustle here is far beyond Lin Ruan's imagination. In terms of architecture alone, it is different from the courtyard houses in Forty-Nine City. There are many kinds of buildings in Shanghai Beach.British style, Greek style, Gothic style, these Western-style buildings with different styles stand on both sides of the wide road, converging into a strange style.

Outside of these places, the narrow and long alleys are filled with the smoke and fire of ordinary life. Residents enjoying the shade in the alleys in summer, children running around, steam from hot water in winter, and bicycles clinking. car bell.They form an integral part of the urban setting.

This is the No.16 month since Lin Ruan came to Shanghai.

There seems to be no autumn in Shanghai. Winter arrives in an instant. The leaves are all over the ground, and there is no sound when you step on them, because they are damp.Whenever this time, Lin Ruan would always think of the winter in Sijiu City. The leaves in Sijiu City are dry, and there will be a sound when stepped on.

Lin Ruan had the hardest time adapting to the winter here. The cold permeated every hole, penetrated into the cracks of the bones, and covered the body wet and cold.

Lin Ruan wrapped his clothes tightly and turned into the alley. He rented a house in Ping'an Lane. It was on the second floor of a family.

Lin Ruan pushed open the door, and the rented family was an elderly couple, surnamed Zhao.Their son, about Lin Nguyen's age, had been conscripted to the front a few months earlier.

In the courtyard, there are several pots of flowers and plants placed in the corner, and a yellow lamp is left at the door.Mrs. Zhao heard a voice coming out with her clothes on, "It's Ah Ruan."

The timbre of the southerners is very unique. In the old days, they spoke Wu Nong's soft language, which sounded very gentle.

"It's me." Lin Ruan walked in and talked to Mrs. Zhao.Mrs. Zhao was middle-aged and had only one son. She was conscripted and left with no news. In just a short period of time, her hair turned gray a lot.

"Are you still inquiring about news from the north?" Mrs. Zhao asked.

Lin Ruan nodded. He went south to Shanghai last June and spent three months gaining a foothold in Shanghai. He thought everything was on the right track, but the war broke out unexpectedly.

Shanghai was located in the rear, and was not affected much at first, but later the news from the north and the south was cut off, and all the trains were used for military use, so Lin Ruan was trapped in Shanghai.

"Otherwise, why don't you go to the pier to have a look," Mrs. Zhao said, "I heard Mr. Liu at the entrance of the alley say this morning that there will be a boat passing by soon."

Lin Ruan remembered that he said to Mrs. Zhao: "It's so cold, go back to sleep, I'm going upstairs too."

Mrs. Zhao nodded, and said: "It's not peaceful recently. When night falls, there are gunshots everywhere. Next time, remember to come back early and don't wait until it gets dark."

"I know." Lin Ruan replied and went upstairs.

He pushed open the door and turned on the light in the room. It was a small room with a bed, a cabinet, and a table under the window with some books and a lamp on it.

Lin Ruan put down the things in her hands, pulled out her chair and sat at the table to start writing letters.

He couldn't send this letter. It has been half a year since there was no news from the north and the south, and he lost the news of Zhanxi a long time ago.

After Lin Ruan went south, Zhan Xi went abroad.This time he went abroad alone, Shining stayed at home to take care of Tong Bo and Lan's mansion, while Zhan Xi traveled around the country alone.He is still the well-known international businessman, so famous that Lin Ruan can hear Zhan Xi's name even in Shanghai.

Other than that, Lin Ruan has no more news about Zhan Xi.He travels around the world without a fixed residence. If he does business with Americans today, he may go to Russia tomorrow.Later, when the war broke out, Lin Ruan and Lianlan's mansion couldn't receive any letters.

The war has reached its final juncture. It is heard that the frontline is retreating steadily, and the army of the southern warlords will retreat to Shanghai in a few days.

As for Shanghai, it is obvious that it is in chaos.

Before Lin Ruan finished writing the letter, the light flickered twice and then went out.Recently, there are always power cuts and water cuts, as if the resources in Shanghai Beach are no longer enough.Lin Ruan had no choice but to put away the letter and go to sleep.

The next day when it was just dawn, Lin Ruan was awakened by the gunfire. He got out of bed and opened the window, and the cold air entered the room along with the echo of the gunfire.Lin Ruan sighed, feeling that she had gotten used to it.

Lin Ruan washed up, greeted Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao, and went out.

He made an appointment to meet someone at the teahouse. When Lin Ruan arrived there, he saw that someone was already sitting in the seat by the window. It was a somewhat fat middle-aged man, wearing a suit and overcoat, holding a cup of hot tea.

Lin Ruan walked over. He was wearing a thick long padded jacket with a gray scarf around his neck.If it was in Forty-Nine City, Lin Ruan might also put on a woolen coat to make a fuss in autumn and winter, but this is in Shanghai, Lin Ruan felt a little unbearable.

Lin Ruan sat down opposite him, and the person opposite saw Lin Ruan and called out "Little Boss".This person is a comprador, his hometown is in the north, he is a fellow villager with Lin Ruan, and he has done business several times, so he is a reliable person.

Lin Ruan asked: "I heard that a ship passed by Shanghai recently, can you get a ticket?"

The comprador said: "It is true that there is a boat passing by Shanghai, but you also know, little boss, that it is so chaotic now, many people want to flee, and it is difficult to get a boat ticket."

Lin Ruan lowered his head to drink tea, "Money is not a problem."

"Hey," said the comprador, "the money in the street is worse than waste paper, who wants that now!"

The comprador said and looked at Lin Ruan. He was young, but he was calm.

"If you want gold, I have it too." Lin Ruan said slowly: "The important thing is the ticket."

The comprador looked happy, and said: "Don't worry, as long as you have the goods in hand, I will definitely help you! It's just..."

The comprador rubbed his hands, Lin Ruan took out a thin cigarette roll from his bag, and handed it to the comprador, and the comprador knew that there was hard goods in it as soon as he touched it.These days, even a small piece of gold is worth more than a sack of banknotes outside. The comprador quickly put it in his arms, "Don't worry, the matter is on me!"

Lin Ruan nodded, got up and left.Before going south, Zhan Xi prepared a lot of things for Lin Ruan, especially money.But later Lin Ruan went to Shanghai and found a job. Although the money was not much, it was enough to support himself, so the money Zhanxi gave him did not move.Zhanxi had the foresight to think, all he gave Lin Ruan were gold bars and silver dollars, only a small part of banknotes.

Lin Ruan then went to find another comprador. Due to the special circumstances, he could not put the treasure on one person.

After dealing with these matters, it was almost noon. Lin Ruan took out the pocket watch from his pocket and took a look. There was a line of Latin characters on the back of the silver pocket watch.He stroked the pocket watch a few times, then put it in his pocket and walked to his teacher's house.

His teacher is also the teacher of Equation, a master in architecture, surnamed Hua.He asked Lin Ruan to go to school in Shanghai, and after that he took good care of Lin Ruan, treating Lin Ruan as his own family.

Mr. Hua is not young. He and Mrs. Hua are both from Sichuan. Later, they came to Shanghai and lived here all the time.The husband and wife are students all over the world, but they have only one young daughter, who is still an old woman, a little younger than Lin Ruan.

The decision to leave Shanghai was made by them and Lin Ruan. The most important thing was Lin Ruan to make the decision. There was no way. The couple in this family were too old. Destination.

Lin Ruan knocked on the door of Mr. Hua's house, and it was Mr. Hua's daughter, Hua Ying, who opened the door.

Huaying was very young, wearing a royal blue velvet dress, slightly curly hair, and wearing a pearl hairpin. When she saw Lin Ruan coming, she smiled, "Brother Lin Ruan, come in quickly."

Mr. Hua's family lives in an old small western-style building with two floors and red wall tiles. Pigeons often stay in the attic.

When Lin Ruan walked into the room, Mrs. Hua had just prepared the meal, and Mr. Hua was bringing out the meal. When he saw Lin Ruan, he greeted Lin Ruan with a smile to come over for dinner.

Lin Ruan relaxed a little in the familiar environment, he sat down at the table, and Huaying served him soup.Lin Ruan thanked Hua Ying, Hua Ying said with a smile: "Brother Lin Ruan is always so polite."

Lin Ruan smiled, then turned to Mr. Hua and said, "I asked. There is a ship docking in Shanghai the day after tomorrow. I have asked someone to get the ticket. If there is no accident, I should be able to leave."

Mr. Hua nodded, "That's good, that's good."

Hua Ying pouted when she heard the words, "Why do you have to leave Shanghai? What's wrong with Shanghai Beach?"

Different from the Hua family couple and Lin Ruan, Huaying has stayed in Shanghai since she was born. Sichuan is Mr. Hua's hometown, Sijiu City is Lin Ruan's hometown, and Shanghai Beach is Huaying's hometown.

Mrs. Hua came over and nodded Huaying's head, "Don't talk too much."

Huaying snorted, a little unhappy, she is a young and beautiful girl, and when she is unhappy, she also has the charm of her daughter's family.

Lin Ruan thought for a while and explained to her, "As much as you like Shanghai Beach, I miss Forty-Nine City so much, so I must go back. When the situation is calmed down in the future, you can also come back to Shanghai Beach."

Hua Ying muttered a few words, stopped talking, and instead asked Lin Ruan, "Brother Lin Ruan, what is Sijiu City, do you miss it so much?"

"Of course." Lin Ruan lowered his head and smiled. There was his lover in that city.

The vast sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and the blue sea and blue sky merge into one, almost blurring the horizon.On the sea, a cargo ship was moving slowly.The deck is full of blond foreigners, they are doing their own things in an orderly manner.

"In two days, we will arrive at the port of Shanghai." A foreigner said to the person in the chair in English.

The man was wearing a well-crafted suit, sitting in a blue velvet chair, his legs were crossed, and his fingers were twitching slightly.

"Have you found the person I'm looking for?" Zhan Xi asked in fluent English.

"Sorry, sir." The foreigner said, "Shanghai is in a mess right now, there is no order at all. It is really hard to find someone in such a big city."

Zhan Xi's eyes darkened slightly, "Send more people and look for them again."

"Yes." The foreigner asked, "Do you allow the locals to board the ship when they call at the port? Many people want to leave Shanghai through this."

Zhan Xi nodded casually, this ship didn't actually have much cargo, it was only because the country was impassable that he had to find a way to get it from the sea.

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