Reason is still chaotic

When Shen Jiali left Guangzhou, he only wanted to use Hainan Island as a transit point - he didn't expect that he and Shen Zijing would be delayed in this place for more than half a year.

At that time, the atmosphere in Hainan Island was very different from that in Guangzhou. People in Guangzhou were panicked, but Hainan Island still maintained the tranquility of the past.After the uncle and nephew of the Shen family arrived here, affected by the environment, they became more relaxed mentally. They found a place to live in a leisurely manner, and then thought of going to Hong Kong in a leisurely manner.

After unhurriedly eating a lot of tropical fruits that they had never seen before, they became unified and refreshed.Because I don't go out much, my skin is fair and I look pretty good.After spending the New Year in [-] leisurely, they cheered up, and at the same time found that they seemed to be too optimistic-the national army had suffered a complete defeat in the interior.

This time, they started early. After paying a sum of money, they managed to get a boat ticket——as a family member of an officer, to Taiwan.

The ship is a warship, not a passenger ship, and is expected to arrive in mid-April.The Shen family's uncle and nephew made preparations early on, because they expected that the pier would be extremely crowded, so on the evening before departure, Shen Zijing opened a suitcase and transferred most of the gold and silver inside to a soft bag. inside.The burden is not big, inside is a layer of canvas, a layer of oilcloth, and a layer of dirty thick cotton cloth outside, it must be very strong and waterproof.This baggage was considered the lightest among the luggage, and Shen Jiali carried it on his back tightly; while the remaining belongings were stuffed into Shen Zijing's big suitcase.

"This time I'm really leaving!" Shen Zijing smiled excitedly, his eyes sparkled, as if he had suddenly returned to the age of 20: "Really, they all said that Taiwan is a good place!"

Shen Jiali took two steps back and forth with the burden on his back, feeling really neat, much lighter than that big suitcase: "How much better can a new place be?"

"You can't compare Taiwan with Tianjin and Shanghai, that's not the same thing."

"As long as it can be better than this Hainan Island, that's fine!"

"It's definitely better than here. Didn't the Captain Du who gave us the boat ticket and pass have been to Taiwan several times? He also said that the construction of that place is very decent now."

Speaking of this, Shen Zijing walked over to help Shen Jiali untie his burden, and then took advantage of the situation and hugged him from behind.Shen Jiali struggled a bit, and murmured with a smile: "Go away, don't make fun of me!"

Shen Zijing sniffed his hair and ears: "But you were really happy last night!" Shen Jiali didn't change his face, just smiled, and recalled what happened last night while laughing, and then a hot current dredged the meridians from bottom to top, and the whole body couldn't help it It's numb for a while.

In fact, he didn't think much about this matter now, but he still couldn't stand Shen Zijing's teasing.Although Shen Zijing's lifeblood is already very difficult to use, but he is not dead-hearted, he would rather use both hands and mouth to make Shen Jiali estrus, so that he can live off his addiction too.When he became very interested, he began to bite and bite the other party with his arms around him.But Shen Jiali was made comfortable by him first and then in pain, and was unable to break free and escape, so he had to accept his fate and let him mess around.

"Go to bed early tonight." Shen Jiali patted the back of his hand: "Tomorrow will be hard work!"

Shen Zijing obediently went to bed - he was very thankful, because Shen Jiali had never committed suicide since embarking on the escape journey.In the future, when I really come to Taiwan, I will have to do a lot of hard work, and I will use the burden of life to hold my third uncle down. Let's see where he can escape?

Shen Zijing made up his wishful thinking and fell asleep contentedly.And Shen Jiali thought about tomorrow's itinerary, and checked the luggage one by one, so he felt relieved and went to bed.After a night like this, the two of them got up and washed at dawn the next morning, then took their luggage and food with ease, and went out.

This time, the pier they went to was originally a desolate place, even the name of which was unknown; but after arriving, as expected, they saw a sea of ​​people again.

Taking out the pass and the boat ticket, the two of them went through the checkpoint all the way to the shore.There is a vast ocean of water in front, and a vast ocean of people behind. Soldiers and their families huddle together, and discipline and order have disappeared.

The wharf was very crude, and warships could not dock at all, and they relied on small boats to transport personnel and goods.Relying on his height and strength, Shen Zijing carried a heavy suitcase in one hand and held Shen Jiali firmly backwards with the other.As for Shen Jiali, carrying that extremely strong little burden on his back, and holding a travel bag with a water bottle of dry food in his hand, he also tried his best to break out of the encirclement.After going through all kinds of hardships, they finally reached the seaside. Shen Zijing took a fancy to the nearest boat, and was about to jump on it with Shen Jiali, but he didn't want a whole family to suddenly appear in the slant stab, and rushed to get on the boat.Seeing this, Shen Zijing didn't dare to delay, and immediately turned around to look for the next target.

A small empty boat hurriedly sailed towards the shore, Shen Zijing didn't wait for it to actually touch the shore, he dragged Shen Jiali and ran across the water, kicking and jumping onto the boat with splashes of water.With him as an example, the others refused to be gentle anymore, and each of them picked up their luggage and got into the water, and hurriedly climbed onto the boat.Seeing this, the boatman yelled and turned the boat around.Everyone on the boat knew what he meant, and they also shouted loudly: "I can't get on, I can't get on, and if I get on the boat, it will capsize!"

Before the words were spoken here, the boat that had just left turned upside down not far ahead.The people who fell into the sea were crying for their parents and mothers, throwing around—but no one came to rescue them, because another small boat hit and capsized, and was affected, and capsized with it.

The boatman Shen Jiali was on was a shrewd boatman, and he would leave as soon as he had to, without being affected.As soon as the boat was on the road, I heard the long whistle of the warship over there-the boat is about to sail!

Immediately there were confused exclamations from the small boat on the sea, and the boatman speeded up to the warship, trying his best to send the crew over there.Shen Zijing's head was sweating—if he couldn't catch up with this warship, then he wouldn't be sure to get the boat ticket and pass again!

Fortunately, the boat arrived at the warship in time.Only then did everyone realize that the suffering was far from over—there was a long net of rope ladders hanging from the side of the warship, and they had to use their hands and feet to climb the rope ladders and climb up all the way up with their own strength!

For a young and strong guy, this is not difficult, but most of the boat is full of old and weak women and children, and the old and weak women and children are still carrying large and small packages in their hands-their savings in the first half of their lives, and the rest of their lives. Capital!

But there was no other way, Shen Zijing hit the vanguard again, first grabbed Shen Jiali and pushed him forward, let him climb up the rope ladder, and then followed by himself, but he was tired by the suitcase, so he could only climb up with one hand; The rope ladder is soft and wobbly, making it impossible to exert strength.After climbing up for a while, his hands were so sore that he couldn't support them. Suddenly, his fingers loosened uncontrollably. He suddenly lowered his head and watched the big suitcase in his hand fall downwards, falling down one after another. There are two people behind!

With a subconscious cry, he almost leaned over and threw himself - his property, a whole suitcase full of gold and silver treasures!

Shen Jiali also turned around in response, and looked at him nervously and inquiringly.He grabbed the rope ladder with both hands and shouted: "The box has fallen!"

As soon as this remark came out, Shen Jiali's face also changed suddenly, but then he turned upwards and shouted desperately: "Don't worry about the box! Your life is important, hurry up and climb up!"

At this time, Shen Zijing didn't care about other things, and continued to climb upwards in a turmoil, because he didn't have the burden of the box, and the speed increased. Instead, he passed Shen Jiali who had been leading the way, and was the first to climb over the railing and onto the deck .Stretching out his hand, he pulled Shen Jiali up with all his strength, and the two of them looked at the sea out of breath, and were immediately stunned.

The sea surface is densely covered with human heads—people who fell into the water, struggling and shouting, but no savior came down to earth.The heads of the people rose and fell, and at the same time, the exhausted people on the rope ladder were still falling into the sea one after another.The suitcase, the most common one in the house, was exactly the same as Shen Zijing's big black suitcase, full of them floating on the sea surface, boundless and uncountable.

Many years later, when Shen Jiali told his adopted son Haosheng about his escape, he could still vividly describe the tragic scene at this moment: "People are falling into the sea one after another, plop plop..." Then he bowed his head and thought for a while , Make a metaphor: "Like making dumplings!"

After hearing this, 20-year-old Haosheng smiled disapprovingly: "Why don't I remember?"

Young people are not interested in looking back on the past, so Shen Haosheng seemed to change the subject unintentionally, and began to coax his adoptive father to buy a new motorcycle for him.

Back in time to this moment, Shen Jiali and Shen Zijing were standing side by side on the deck, with the mournful wailing from the shore and the sea echoing in their ears.The warship really set sail, and there were still many people hanging on the rope ladder hanging from the side of the ship.

Shen Zijing was stunned for a moment, and then, as if inspired, he first pushed Shen Jiali to a safe place behind him, then took a step forward, and began to bend down to grab the elderly women who were already approaching the deck.After getting involved with several people one after another, he saw a man, with bead-sized beads of sweat on his face, holding a little boy in one hand, gritting his teeth and climbing up.Shen Zijing knelt down, pulled the child up by the collar and put the child beside him, then extended a hand to the man.The man was out of breath and was about to thank him when he suddenly heard a scream from behind. Shen Zijing could clearly see that it was a young woman below who couldn't hold on and fell straight into the sea.And the man turned around and saw it, and without thinking, he flew down and hugged the woman on the surface of the sea—then they sank into the sea together.

The speed of the warship accelerated, and the people on the rope ladder were thrown into the sea one after another.

Shen Zijing stood blankly in the sea breeze for a moment, then turned around and walked away, holding Shen Jiali's hand.

Shen Jiali was also a little irritated, but he was still able to stabilize his mind.Pulling Shen Zijing back a few steps, he walked through the bustling crowd and found a small open space in the shade of the deck.

The two sat on the ground, first there was a long silence.Later, Shen Zijing cleared his throat, turned his head and grinned at him: "I've been working for nothing all these years! A big box of gold bars, just feed the fish like this!"

Shen Jiali patted the little burden behind him with his backhand: "Isn't this still a little bit?"

Shen Zijing smiled wryly: "There's only a fraction left!"

Shen Jiali also smiled: "Talk is better than nothing." Then he untied the travel bag he was holding on his chest, took out the water bottle and handed it to Shen Zijing: "I heard that Taiwan is not very far away - let's have a drink!"

Shen Zijing unscrewed the kettle and poured a few mouthfuls of cold boiled water, and the fire in his heart really seemed to be extinguished immediately.Looking back at the vast sea, he suddenly felt courage again—yes, he did suffer a big financial loss, but it didn't matter, he was still alive, and he wasn't old, so he could start all over again!

Just at this time, a little boy came stumbling and howling.Others knew that this was probably an orphan separated from his parents, but such tragedies are too common nowadays, so no one was moved.

The little boy didn't get help and pity, and he was on a completely unfamiliar warship, so he cried louder and louder, howling at the top of his lungs, and walked around looking for his parents while howling.When he came in front of Shen Jiali, he was probably exhausted, so he stopped crying, blinked a pair of tearful eyes, and stared at the corner of the bread exposed in the travel bag.

Shen Zijing stretched out his hand, grabbed the exposed corner and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said, "I know this kid. If I didn't drag him up, he would have to accompany his parents to feed the fish!"

The little boy was hungry and growling, and saw that the corner of the bread had entered the mouth of someone else, so he couldn't help but squished his mouth, and started crying again.Seeing Shen Jiali, his heart softened.He leaned over and pulled the little boy closer. He first took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the child's face, then tore a small piece of bread and handed it to him: "Can't find Mom and Dad?"

The child took the bread and stuffed it into his mouth while humming and nodding.

Shen Jiali saw that he was only three or four years old, and he was cute with a round head, a bit like Shen Ziqi's childhood, so he asked in a gentle tone: "What's your name?"

The child swallowed a mouthful of bread, teardrops popped out of his long eyelashes, and replied in a childlike voice, "My name is Haosheng."

Shen Jiali smiled at Haosheng, and hugged him again: "Haosheng, don't cry, when the big boat docks, uncle will take you to find your parents, okay?"

Haoshengweiwei# He gave an aggrieved "Yeah", then squatted down, and snuggled up to Shen Jiali's side.Shen Zijing vaguely guessed what Shen Jiali meant, and couldn't help but glance at him—but he didn't stop him either.

"Let him do as he pleases!" Shen Zijing thought lightly in the sea breeze, "As long as the old guy doesn't seek death, then it's fine! A lonely life... I can't live it."

——End of this article

The author has something to say: This is the end of the article "Returning Chaos", thank you for your reading and support.

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