Xu Xuzhi

Chapter 109
Feng Jiu had already discovered that if Ning Zheng went to Nanjing or Shanghai for a meeting, he would drive the "Luwei"; An American pilot hired last year drove it for him.

Feng Jiu was sitting in the study and sorting out the accounts, calculating how much private property he still had to give to the exiled students in the Northeast who were returning to school in Xi'an to supplement their daily expenses. "Jiu'er, let's see who is here to see you?" Feng Jiu looked back suspiciously, and immediately became dumbfounded. Did she read correctly?The little soldier in front of her, wearing the blue-gray military uniform of the Ning Army and with short ear-length hair, was actually her sister Tang Fenglin whom she hadn't seen in seven years!

She stood up with a "huh" and ran forward, hugging her sister.Ning Zheng grinned, walked out in satisfaction, and closed the door behind him.

The two sisters hugged each other for a long time before they wiped away their tears and separated.Feng Jiu looked at her sister: the military cap on her head was pressed low, and she had a plain face. When she walked towards the sofa with her sister on her arm, she found that her walking pace had also changed, becoming lighter and smoother.

Such a sister, even if she walked head-on on the street, it would be difficult to recognize her at a glance.Compared with five years ago, she was darker and thinner, but her clear and determined eyes like autumn water, and her vigorous and graceful demeanor remained the same.

Fengjiu knew her sister's intention of dressing like this: Xi'an seemed to be the territory of the Ning Army and the Northwest Army, but in fact, which local armed forces did Jiang care about?The provincial secret service team of Shanxi Province directly under the Nanjing government, the Central Gendarmerie, and the police force under the control of the military command...there are bright and dark ones everywhere.

Especially as the students who participated in the "December [-]th" Movement were suppressed nationwide, only in the Northwest, Ning Zheng, a general of the Ning Army who holds military power, expressed his voice to the students' call to "stop the civil war and unify the outside world." Sympathetic and openly provided asylum, so Xi'an became a refuge for patriotic students at that time.Therefore, more flies and mosquitoes were sent from Nanjing.

Fengjiu has no direct communication channel with her sister, but she has been learning about her sister's movements through Ning Zheng. At this moment, hearing the eldest sister say lightly that she participated in the Long March and survived with her brother-in-law, she couldn't help but tighten her hand: On the Long March The extreme hardship and danger of fighting are well known to the world, not to mention having to avoid the consistent and frantic pursuit and encirclement of the Central Army.

Feng Lin suddenly mentioned: "I really have to thank my brother-in-law, otherwise, I don't know if I will be able to sit in front of you at this moment." We provided a large amount of military supplies and cash to solve our urgent needs, especially the 'Penicillin' that cannot be bought or transported with money, it is it that saved my sister's life."

Feng Jiu was shocked, and after repeated questioning, she found out that this spring, her sister was severely damaged due to long-term malnutrition and overwork, and she also suffered from severe pneumonia. Almost died because of this; thanks to Ning Zheng's generous donation in time, he gave priority to the Red Army in extreme distress with the medicines, medical equipment, and radio equipment that Ning Army had transferred to the Northwest Region, and Feng Lin also saved his life.

In fact, it is not just the eldest sister, even Deng Xixian, the greatest "designer of reform and opening up" in Chinese history, saved his life with the special medicine brought by the Northeast Army.

Feng Jiu patted her chest, and then breathed a sigh of relief—she had already noticed Ning Zheng’s private contacts with the Red Army—of course, this was the first time Feng Jiu heard her sister mention Ning Zheng’s calmness and gratitude.

Unable to bear her sister's tone, Fengjiu waved her hands in embarrassment and said that's what he should do as a brother-in-law.Feng Lin scratched the bridge of her nose, and said that there was nothing she should do—Ning Zheng did not look down on the Red Army because of different beliefs like most military generals today, but extended a helping hand to the former enemy. It is so rare, "A friend in need is a friend in need", the whole Red Army, remember it in their hearts.

Feng Lin praised again: "Jiu'er, you are still outstanding as always - from the disaster relief in western Liaoning, to the charity work you do in Fengtian, Wuhan, and Xi'an, even in the security guards, everyone praises you a lot, sister Follow the light on your face."

Fengjiu was even more embarrassed: compared with her sister who was able to abandon her superior life and devote herself to the cause of national independence and liberation, she felt that she was very small.

Feng Lin went on to say: "My brother-in-law asked me to come this time - to meet my sister, to meet the two nephews and nieces who are 'jointly the cutest in the world' mentioned by my brother-in-law more than 100 times." Feng Lin joked son said.

As soon as Feng Jiu heard it, she knew that Ning Zheng's old habit of boasting about her children had happened again in front of her sister, so she couldn't help covering her face and letting out a "squeak"; of course, the relationship between the two who had always been incompatible suddenly became so harmonious. She hasn't gotten used to it yet.

"Sister, do you and your brother-in-law have children?"

"...died at the age of four...meningitis."

"...Sister, I'm very sad. When you settle down, ask your brother-in-law for another one." Feng Jiu held back for a long time before she could say a word. She is also a mother. How will she handle herself.

Feng Lin smiled and touched her younger sister's face: On the Long March, she had a miscarriage and suffered massive bleeding. She had an operation to remove her uterus, and she could no longer have children. But such things should not be told to her younger sister who is holding back tears.

"Sister, why don't you leave and stay with us. You can also contribute to the Anti-Japanese War here. Dad and elder brother miss you very much. Every time I go to Suzhou, they always miss you. By the way , and Fengling! How are Fengling and Hongji?"

"They are all very well, each has his own busy schedule, Feng Ling is pregnant and is about to give birth."

"That's really good." Feng Jiu said happily, and suddenly glanced at her sister awkwardly. She had never even met her unfavorable little nephew. Feng Jiu was sad for her sister, but also for herself.

Feng Lin laughed, "Aren't your children all my children? There are also not bitter and not salty. Don't be so cautious, it looks uncomfortable."

Seeing that her sister didn't appreciate it, Feng Jiu laughed at herself, and immediately groaned and leaned on her again. At this moment, there was a sound of kicking footsteps at the door. The speed and noise did not belong to adults.

When the footsteps stopped, there was a light knock on the door, and the door was pushed open, and two children, one tall and one short, swept in like the wind, "Auntie! Is my auntie here?"

Ya Ya rushed to Feng Lin first, took a look at her mother, said hello to Feng Lin and her mother in a polite manner, and then sat down beside Feng Lin, looking at her curiously.

Feng Lin replied with "yes, yes", and happily picked her up and sat on her lap.

Feng Jiu noticed that the arms of her sister, who was always small and strong, trembled, and then she barely hugged Ya Ya.

Then Tanbuer who followed was not as bold as his sister, and after coming over and calling a substandard "auntie", he went around to hug his mother's thigh.

When Feng Lin saw Tan Buer, she was so rare that she wanted to pick him up immediately, but she was reluctant to part with Ya Ya, and was hesitating, Feng Jiu quickly picked up her son and let him sit beside Feng Lin.

Feng Lin carefully traced the eyebrows and eyes of the two children, boasting and boasting, saying that one is like a mixture of mother and father, and the other is completely like father. It seems that the genes of the old Ning family are stronger. Feng Jiu laughed and agreed .

The elder sister hugged Yaya, and kissed Tanbuer again. One of the siblings was Yuxue, and the other was childish and naive. Feng Lin looked at it, and suddenly she was slightly startled. Feng Jiu asked cautiously: "Sister?"

Feng Lin closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the tears that had swirled in her eyes disappeared, "I am so happy to see that Yaya and Tanbuer are taking care of us so well."

After teasing for a while, she said embarrassedly: "Our security guards really don't have any good gifts for the children, so I can only bring some jujubes that just fell this year." A cloth bag that he had just carried when he entered the door was placed on the coffee table.

In the past, the eldest sister’s dowry was no less than her own, she was so rich, she gave it up as soon as she said it... Feng Jiu lowered her eyes, and Yaya was expressing her thoughts curiously in her ear: "Auntie, you and my mother look the same!" Not quite."

Feng Lin's hearty laughter immediately rang out again, and after a while, Feng Jiu rang the bell to ask Aquarius to take the children out.

She took her sister's hand: even among women, these hands were considered petite. They used to be soft and smooth, but now they are as rough as tree bark and as hard as black iron. They are no longer The hands of playing the piano, painting, and drinking tea, but women do not give in to men, handle guns, rein in horses, and are proficient in everything, but they can still write beautiful articles.

Feng Jiu had heard from Ning Zheng that her sister had served as the head of the Women's Department of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China in the 22nd year of the Republic of China, and was in charge of women's work in the whole party.Her eldest sister, no matter where she goes, is the one who attracts attention in the crowd.

Regardless of Feng Lin's repeated struggles, she slowly rolled up the sleeve of her sister's right arm.Look, she's stronger than her sister now.

A mottled arm was exposed. Sure enough, near the elbow, there was an obvious bullet hole, which once penetrated her slender forearm. .

She immediately covered her face and remained motionless, only Yu Fenglin stroked her hair over and over again, dumbfounded: "Good morning, it doesn't hurt at all... It's a bit hard, but I don't need to use so much force Son, I don't lift weights... Tsk tsk, bear-like, the same virtue as when I was a child... Ah, don't cry, be good..."

Ning Zheng sent away Feng Lin who felt ashamed of returning home with a full load through a secret channel—even saying that it was too shameful for her to eat and take food like this, and Feng Jiuhu said with a face that I was for Feng Ling Hongsi and brother-in-law, Take them all away quickly——When you return to the house, you will not be surprised to see your wife's face covered with tears.

He went straight up and hugged her, Fengjiu immediately hugged his neck tightly when he realized it, "Ruiqing, I don't even know...I really appreciate you."

Ning Zheng laughed silently, picked her up and walked to the ocher-painted window, put her on the window sill and sat down, tapped the tip of her nose, and said narrowly: "Which one of us is with whom, please be polite." Jiu thumped him once, then glared at him—he didn’t go right.

At this time, the voices of Yaya and Tanbuer came from the corridor, but she still hadn't calmed down. For the first time in these years, she didn't want to see her children at this moment: the little nephew she would never meet, my sister said , very clever, nicknamed "Miduo".Embedded in my sister's pocket watch is a family portrait of Zhang's family of three, said to be taken when he was two years old. He is only a small person, and he only occupies such a small space. With a suit head, a pair of big black grape eyes that look like buds, occupying half of the small face, the bridge of the nose is straight, and the corners of the lips are naturally upturned. If you can grow up to be an adult, I don't know how to turn all living beings upside down...

Northern Shaanxi University, as soon as my parents came home, I knew Babaer would throw a towel to wipe their faces, not to mention how sensible, I could wash clothes by myself, and I could play the original Hanyuefu military tunes of short Xiaolong songs , sang a heroic song "Will Enter the Wine" with an immature voice, in the security guard, when Miduo is mentioned, who doesn't like him...

Layers of floor-to-ceiling white gauze curtains and thick wine-red velvet curtains embroidered with irises densely enveloped the two of them.Without using a word, Ning Zheng already understood what Feng Jiu was thinking, so he stayed silent with her.With two calves hanging down, Feng Jiu quietly pressed her face against Ning Zheng's solid chest, listening piously to the steady and steady heartbeat coming from inside, one after another; Ning Zheng's chin pressed against her heart, With his eyes closed, he kissed her black hair exuding the fragrance of gardenia from time to time, silently enjoying his wife's rare complete dependence on him.

Outside the window, thousands of jackdaws croaked, rising like dark clouds from the Pyracantha forest bearing clusters of bright red cones, and slowly flying past with the bloody sunset on their backs, covering the sky and the sun, Like a Shura field, it seems that the blood is coming; Yaya led his younger brother in, looked at the empty study room, gave a strange "Hey", turned around a few times with his little hand, and then pulled the tank again. Bu'er went out chattering, asking if mother went to the kitchen again to think about making private dishes for us with Grandma Wu?You have to take a look.

The sound of two small messy footsteps gradually drifted away, Ning Zheng turned out from the window with Feng Jiu in his arms, went straight upstairs and went back to the bedroom, locked the door, fortunately there was nothing else to do tonight, Ning Zheng just wanted to comfort her A very fragile lover.

The meeting with Feng Lin yesterday and the heart-to-heart conversation with Ning Zheng at night, Feng Jiu knew that since April this year, Ning Zheng has met the legendary "closest to perfect" CCP Mr. Zhou in Fushi several times. It's time to meet again.

Of course, Mr. Mao, the soul of the Red Army, was the first to come, but after much consideration, Mr. Zhou, who was best at negotiating, came forward to meet with Ning Zheng, the leader of the Ning Army who was most likely to stop the civil war.

As the most admired figure of the first and fourth students of the Whampoa Military Academy, Mr. Zhou, who was once the dean of the Political Department, has thick and long eyebrows that are unforgettable at first sight by virtue of his excellent ability in both civil and military skills and keen insight. With his wise and profound eyes, and his incomparable personality charm like spring breeze turning into rain, he has become a legend among legends in the bloody Chinese political arena and battlefield.

How many people started to believe in him after talking with him, not Buddha or God.

Every time Ning Zheng met with Mr. Zhou, he would have a long talk all night. Through Mr. Zhou’s heartfelt narration, Ning Zheng’s thought of uniting the Communist Party to resist Japan became more and more firm: the main reason why he actively contacted the leaders of the Red Army was that According to Ning Zheng's own judgment, the momentum of the current domestic political situation has made him feel more and more fearful—he can't see that Jiang will really, as he himself said, in the "last 5 minutes of suppressing the Communist Party" After the task is completed, he will fight against the Japanese with all his heart.

After all, just in June of this year, the "Guangdong Incident" broke out again-"Southern King" Chen Jitang, Guangxi warlords Li Delin, and Bai Jiansheng refused to return the military and political power of Guangdong to Nanjing, and raised troops against Jiang.

This incident, which lasted for three full months, was finally dismantled by Jiang Yi's method of buying off some officers within the Guangdong-Guangxi military government, but the situation where there was almost another big fight forced Ning Zheng to come to a frustrating conclusion: As long as there is internal turmoil, Jiang must give priority to targeting the internal forces that prevent him from realizing the unification of power.

"It is better to give gifts to friends than to slaves", and the main purpose of "resisting foreign affairs and making peace at home" cannot be changed.Even now, local warlords are still bustling around, so when will it be possible to gather the whole country's forces to fight against Japan with all its strength?

Through the Fushi talks, Ning Zheng was deeply impressed by the collective wisdom of Mr. Zhou and the Communists behind him: Indeed, as long as the anti-Japanese war is prepared for a protracted war, it is not afraid that it will not be able to win; There will be more and more, and the situation will become more and more difficult to deal with.

Ning Zheng remembered that at the end of the negotiation, "beautiful man" Mr. Zhou suddenly held his hand and said, "Mr. Mao asked me to convey my thanks to you."

Ning Zheng was puzzled, and Mr. Zhou explained: "Do you still remember the three orphans you sent from Shanghai to the Soviet Union at your expense this spring? Two of them are the chairman's sons."

When Ning Zheng heard it, he laughed heartily, "Inadvertently planting a willow, it can be seen that there is a destiny."

Ning Zheng became more and more busy, often returning home only once a week, and the rest of the time, he was often in Wangqu Town, located on the outskirts of Xi'an, where he set up the "Chang'an Ningjun Officer Training Camp". One hundred and eight young officers with no bad habits and high military culture quality, together with Ji Songling, ate and lived in brick houses and cave dwellings with everyone. Their lives were extremely simple, and they accumulated vitality for training anti-Japanese officers.

Ning Zheng called on everyone to speak freely, and said that he hoped that everyone would have confidence in the fight against Japan. We will fight back soon, and China will definitely win, just like he was inspired by the speech of Nankai President Zhang Boling back then, because——“With me Now, China will not perish!"

The soldiers of the Northeast Army who were driven to the front line of "suppressing the Communist Party" in the Northwest, could not avenge their revenge, could not return to their families, were resentful and depressed; after hearing the commander's statement, they were all elated and their morale was greatly boosted.

For Ning Zheng, "keep his word" is the most prominent characteristic of his character, which is a valuable quality that even his political opponents cannot find fault with.

On the evening of August 29th, Mr. Jiang Xiongfeng and Mi Dianjiang, the intelligence department of the "Northwest Suppression General" in Xi'an, notified Ning Zheng to use his own newspaper to promote the Anti-Japanese War, and the approval of information such as absorbing Pingjin students to set up a military training regiment came back, and he immediately arrested him. Song Li, the representative of Peking Student Federation who works next to Ning Zheng.

Without hesitation, Ning Zheng sent a battalion of guards to take Song Li back. He kept his promise to the Pingjin students who came to Xi'an to ensure their safety, and sent troops to surround the Kuomintang Party Headquarters in Shaanxi Province that night and searched all the spy files.

Because the code of the telegram that night was "Yan" and it happened at night, it was called the "Yanwan Incident".Three months later, another big event that shocked the whole country and even the whole world happened. Only then did people recall that the "Yan Wan Incident" was like a rehearsal of a shocking event.

At that time, Jiang was in charge of the "Guangdong and Guangxi Incident" in Wuhan and had no time to be distracted, so he did not take any other actions except telegram warnings against Ning Zheng's actions.But as soon as the matter in Guangdong was resolved, he planned to fly to Xi'an immediately to have a showdown with Ning Zheng.

In fact, Ning Zheng joined forces with the Northwest Army and the Red Army, who also wanted to defend their homeland and survive against the Japanese, to stop the war. They made false claims against Nanjing, and Jiang Zao, who had an extremely keen sense of politics, sensed that something was wrong. The two major secret service teams and the gendarmerie are not even vegetarians.

Satisfied that he had just eliminated a war that might have erupted, he came to Xi'an in mid-October in a majestic manner. , Give up the place: Ningjun and Northwest Army, Fujian and Guangdong, two new destinations.

up to you.

Things took a turn for the worse.After Ning Zheng and Yang Zhongxiang went out separately, they met secretly in a secluded ruined temple in the suburbs. Both of them were silent and argued for a long time.

After Ning Zheng returned home, his expression was a little heavy and sad: some of the worst plans that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time finally had to surface at this time.Some things have to be done by hand...

Feng Jiu has just returned from Shanghai at this time: Mr. Lu Xun, the "national soul" of the Chinese nation, has passed away, and she has to see her beloved Mr. University for the last time.She witnessed with her own eyes sixteen top literary writers including Ba Jin, Xiao Qian, Zhang Tianyi, Xiao Jun, carrying the coffin, and Madam Sun, Cai Yuanpei, Mr. Da's close friend Uchiyama Wanzao, Contradictions, Hu Feng and others helped the spirits.From the funeral parlor to the cemetery of all nations, the people who spontaneously came to bid farewell stretched for more than ten kilometers, and the crowd was packed. In the atmosphere of suppressing public opinion from all sides in the Kuomintang-controlled area and not saying anything about the Anti-Japanese War, it is even more emotional.

Melanie followed Ji Songling to Xi'an a long time ago, and the two families became closer as they moved around.It was already November, and it was already very cold in Xi'an. Melanie brought Longsheng over, both of them were dressed a lot, and Ya Ya, who had been waiting for Brother Lai for a long time, immediately looked at each other, so the two brothers and sisters ran together After playing with Tambur, the three children were happy all day long.

However, Melanie, who was always straightforward, became hesitant, as if hesitating to speak.

"What's the matter? Tell me." Feng Jiu didn't look at her, but was flipping through the list of supplements in his hand. Last time, the eldest sister said that Feng Ling was a little thin and she was pregnant. Feng Jiu was thinking about how to get some more Good things that are nourishing and convenient to eat are sent.

"How did I hear that Commander Ning doesn't come back very often recently?"

"Yes, he is busy."

"You can take care of yourself. After all, you are young and promising, and you have a high position and authority. Don't be seduced by others."

Feng Jiu waved his hand indifferently, "We've already passed that stage, I believe him. Besides, he's still young now? He's already a helper, so let me join him."

Melanie hesitated to speak, but in the end she still talked about the Doll Book, and the topic was just dropped.

Tang Buer, who has always been strong and lively, coughed for a few days and had a low-grade fever for a few days, and was taken to the hospital by Feng Jiu. Dr. Wu happened to go to Suzhou to check the pulse of Tang Du's family. Feng Jiujue said It’s okay to see a western doctor. Although Xi’an’s medical facilities are definitely not as good as Shanghai’s, Tanbuer’s problem is not like an intractable disease, so Feng Jiu made an appointment with the doctor and wanted to take a lung X-ray for him to rule out pneumonia first. Besides.

Fengjiu didn't go through any special channel, and came with Aquarius honestly and at the appointed time. Behind her stood a couple of mother and son, a boy about the same age as Tanbuer had a worse cough than him. It was much worse, his eyes were dull, his little face was flushed, and he had a high fever, and he didn't have an appointment, and he was sick in the arms of a young mother.

It was also a coincidence that this mother was wearing a plum red woolen coat that was very similar to Feng Jiu's, and she was of similar stature. She also wore the hairstyle common to young mothers, with an anxious expression on her face.

Without hesitation, Feng Jiu gave up his appointment number and let them go in first. After the couple went in gratefully, they asked Aquarius to wait in their original queue.She raised her wrist to look at her watch. She estimated that it would take three to ten minutes to look at it. She thought the smell of disinfectant in this place was too strong, so she hugged her son and walked to the corridor connecting the inpatient department at the back, separated by a floor. Glass window, show him the birds on the winter branches.These dim-colored little birds shrank their necks, as if they were afraid of the cold, but they still chirped endlessly, lively and joyful. Tambur's black eyes followed him, and he was very happy to watch.

Suddenly there was a deafening noise inside, Fengjiu felt his scalp go numb, and his ears buzzed, Tanbuer raised his little hand to cover his ears in horror, and burst into tears, Fengjiu hurriedly squeezed him tightly in my arms.

Then, many doctors and nurses in white coats ran in a panic, some ran out, some ran in, making a mess. Feng Jiu even thought in his heart, could it be that the Japanese are calling? !

At this moment, several Ning family guards rushed over from the two directions of the inpatient department and the internal medicine clinic.They originally thought that if the wife took the young master to see a doctor inside, it would be fine for them to watch outside, but they never expected that something would happen inside.

They were sweating profusely looking around when they suddenly saw a lady in red waving at them. Overjoyed, the three rushed over, and the remaining one went to the place where the explosion occurred to find out the news.

After a while, the guard came back with the trembling vase, Feng Jiu hurriedly pulled her over to check, but luckily she was unharmed.Bao Ping shook her lips and said in a low voice, the X-ray machine inside exploded just now, and the little boy who was doing a lung examination was killed...

After hearing this, Feng Jiu thought for a while, suddenly became pale, and then hugged Tanbuer even more tightly, shaking into a ball involuntarily, and Bao Ping quickly stretched out his arms to protect the two women.All the guards of the Ning Army looked nervous, and Adjutant Wang shook his head, and the four of them immediately guarded Fengjiu and Tanbuer. Adjutant Wang said in a low voice, "Madam, let's get out of here immediately!"

When Ning Zheng heard about this, he was furious, and immediately ordered the Xi'an Police Chief to investigate the matter thoroughly: the hospital was closed, and the Japanese doctor on duty had been arrested... The entire Ning Army and the Northwest Army heard about it, Can't help but panic, has Little Japan's hand already extended to the family members of the anti-Japanese soldiers?
Ya Ya and Long Sheng, who had been going to school normally, also suspended school indefinitely, and they were taught by specially hired teachers of various subjects on weekdays—because there was no real evidence, the Japanese doctor who operated the machine at that time was sent back to China within a few days, and the investigation also failed. Let it go away; the family of the dead little boy has received huge compensation from the hospital, and there is no sound.But Feng Jiu still sent someone to send another huge sum of money. Fortunately, their family did not refuse.She knew that doing so would not help, but she really didn't know how to express her guilt towards this innocent little boy and his mother.

Tanbuer was also surprised. Probably the explosion that day was so loud that it frightened him back from coughing, and his spirit improved.Ning Zheng still found a long-renowned pediatrician in Xi'an to see him. After drinking a few doses of Chinese medicine that was not bitter at all, he looked energetic again.

Only Fengjiu, from that day on, let Tan Buer sleep beside him.When Ning Zheng came back occasionally, she would see her sitting up silently in the middle of the night, forcing herself to wake up instantly, then lowering her head in horror, checking whether her son beside the pillow was okay by the weak light of the floor lamp; trembling After his fingers touched the moist exhalation characteristic of children, he lay down slumpedly. This situation lasted for half a month before returning to normal.

Ning Zheng really wanted to kiss and hug such a distressed her, but every time he stretched out his hand, he still retracted it.

(End of this chapter)