The Complete Works of Xu Zhimo's Classical Prose

Chapter 56
Let's not mention this kind of talk for the time being, let me tell you something about the situation in the car.Didn't I say in my last letter that I have a big bedroom all to myself on this international bus?Well, extreme joy begets sorrow, retribution came last night!I went to a big station last night. I don't know how long the place name is, and I couldn't pronounce it.Before I arrived, someone came to warn me that there were two guests at the front station, and your monopoly had expired.I panicked and asked the kind old driver. He opened his mouth and smiled at me and said, "That's right, there are two guests coming to your room, and they are two old ladies!" (Here are men and women roommate, no matter who it is!) I told you not to joke, and he said: "Then look, if the old lady is your luck, there are good guests in such a desolate place." After a while , the car arrived at the station.I went down for a walk and came back. Sure enough, there were new luggage in the room, a canvas suitcase, two bedding, and a bamboo basket for food. I thought this was not right, so I asked the people in the next room what kind of guests had come. , a plump German lady lived next to me, and she answered me, "It's not easy to deal with people who come here. I'm afraid you will suffer this time!"Here are two, one short, one tall, short with blue face, tall with black face, the blue one wears black, the black one wears blue, one looks like an old duck, the other looks like an owl, both of them have a photo of Lenin on their skirts Yu Zhang is clearly a general in the Red Party!
I immediately accompanied the smiling face and went up to talk, but it didn't work, the tall one could only speak three sentences in English, but the blue-faced one didn't mention a word, and talked for a long time, but couldn't get the point.After a while, they were in the dining room, and when I went back to my room, the old driver came in to make the bed, and he asked me with a smile, "How are those two old ladies?" I’m in a hurry, I don’t know where this person came from?” While talking, he lifted up a cushion, revealing two brightly loaded pistols, which he held in his hand, and said with a smile:
"Look, they are this way!"

Woke up this morning and congratulations my head is still in place on my neck.Xiaoman, if you want to see the faces of these two heroes, it will make your heart beat with fright, and your whole body will tremble!
Russian things are so expensive, hateful!The food in the car is bad, let alone expensive, and fifty cents for a cup of cocoa is like muddy water, and it depends on the faces of the waiters!The place is really cold, and it is definitely not for people to live in!The scenery along the way is really beautiful. I want to write a letter for "Morning News" about Siberia.

Xiaoman, it's [-]:[-] p.m. here, and it's about [-]:[-] p.m. in Beijing. You're probably eating. Who are you with?What are you talking about?Why can't I hear you?cough!I hate having to write it.I just want to read the letter from Dickinson!

Shima
March [-] Omsk
Xiaoman:

First night in Berlin.One and a half.I just sent Ms. C back. Poor mother, the three-year-old child has only a handful of ashes left, and died a week ago.She waited for me with two lines of tears today, so miserable; as long as she arrives a week earlier, she can still see her cute little face, and she won't see a single face.He was well-known, and 80 people sent his funeral the day before yesterday. It is strange to say that everyone who has seen him, whether they are Chinese or German, love him very much. When he died, the neighbors shed tears, and no one did not say anything. I have never seen such a smart and lovely child.Man, you are not lucky, otherwise you must be happy to see such a child. His photo will be sent tomorrow, you should treasure it for me.It's so pitiful, because of his illness, he didn't know that he didn't close his eyes for dozens of nights, and he looked so thin. She still couldn't believe it at this time, and she was so dizzy that she was only living in a dream.The child's nanny is more sad than she is.She is an old girl in her forties. She fell in love with someone before, but she didn't hear back. She has been obsessed with this for six or seven years. She finally got a baby and accepted his maternal love; she was on him all day long I tried my best to ask him to pray every night and every morning, but now my hands are empty, my eyes are watery, and I can't even open my mouth to pray, because God has treated her so cruelly.I came here today to cry for him, half sad, half sad, it's God's punishment for me.

cough!There was a telegram from home, and the class knew it was even more miserable. They were anxious and there was no one to comfort them. What a pity!Man!You write a letter for me, will you?I heard that Old Guer is also sick in the south, so I have to go quickly, what is wrong with the old man when I turn around, I come back to Europe, don’t I feel like I have nothing to do with the old and the young!And I'm afraid it's a bad omen.

C is a woman with ambition and courage. She has made a lot of progress in the past two years. She has established a steady pace of independence and has a channel of thought. This is the benefit of friends. Old K has the greatest strength, no less than my own.She is really "not afraid of anything" now, and she is going to drop a few bombs in the future to scare the Chinese society, just watch!
Berlin is still the old Berlin, but the difference between the expensive and the cheap is too far. You used to spend [-] cents and now you can spend [-] yuan or [-] yuan. Believe it or not?
Xiaoman, I'm sorry to receive such a tragic and boring letter, but I know you must be angry and I'll add this sentence, because you are the most tender, you can't avoid the place where I cry, I am sullen You can't help but sulking when it's time, don't you?
Watching La Traviata musical with C tonight to relieve boredom, but boredom is not resolved.There is a good show to watch tomorrow, which is Joan Dare ("Joan of Arc") by Bernard Shaw. The coffee in Berlin (called Macoa) is really good, and Peach Melba is not bad, but it is too expensive.

I can't even see the spring plum blossoms in Jiangnan this year, so please send me more!
Shima
March [-]

Xiaoman:

I was wandering around London alone, and now I am drinking oolong tea and eating alone in "Caihualou".At one o'clock, go to John Barrymore's Hamlet.This time I came to England to watch a play.If you don't want to hear from me for a while, I'm afraid you're in a hurry, and I don't know why I'm always too lazy to write, although there isn't a day when I don't want to tell you all about that day's experience.Strange to say, I still dream of returning to Beijing every night, and nine out of ten times I see you, and every time the situation is always embarrassing.real.Like C, they said that I only came to Europe with a pair of legs. Needless to say, I didn’t even bring my stomach because I have a bad appetite!Is there anyone among you who dreamed of meeting my soul?I would also like to know.I haven't received a letter from China until now; Dickinson is not in Cambridge, I don't know if he has my letter there, but I'm afraid it will be lost, I am really worried.I think others may not have letters, Xiaoman you should have, but I don't even know when I will get your letter!This time I came to the grave to attend the funeral, and I was very lost. One day, I wanted to buy a ticket and go to India to pay off my wish. I also wanted to go back to China immediately. Maybe I have the opportunity to spend the summer in the depths of Xiaolin with me. Better than being a hooligan in Europe.In fact, until today, I have not decided where to go. Feelings are my guide, and impulsiveness is my wind!

This is the way of not knowing what will happen tomorrow.I have to go to India, whether the old man is there or not. This is more important than the wish I made in front of the Bodhisattva.According to my current idea, I will leave for India at the latest in early June, and I can return to China in August and September, so I will be happy, right?

I arrived in London the night before, and most of my friends were gone, on a spring break trip.I saw the artist Roger Fry and Arthur Waly who translated Chinese poems.I stayed at his place last night and have to be a hooligan again tonight.After watching the play today, I will return to Paris tomorrow morning. Ms. Zhang is waiting to go to Italy with me.We plan to play Venice first, and then go to Florence and Rome. She only has two weeks to go back to Berlin to go to school, and I have to go south by myself; I want to go to Sicily to take a bath, and then come back.I don't have any peace of mind at this moment, and I'm so annoyed. I haven't written a single letter from "Sir", and I haven't written half a line of poems. Maybe it's just a dream at night, which is quite a lot. There are many tricks. If there is a way to sort it out, it will already be a book.

This time the trip was terrible, the original plan was as good as it was, but as soon as Teguer ran away, I was lost. I don't blame him at all, but I blame his secretary, the kind little ghost, who urged me When I came out, I asked the old man to go back, and didn't give me any news, which made my trip useless.At the same time, he is very comfortable, you know that he was originally a penniless bachelor, but now he is shocked, he has become the master of Mrs. Willard straight, she is one of the richest women in the world, and the most famous in the United States.Didn't this brat make a thunderbolt and have gold on his head?I've sent him a telegram, and it's been four days, and I still can't answer the telegram. I think I passed out during the honeymoon, and that makes me idle here.

Xiaoman how are you doing?How is your body?I am most afraid of your heartbeat disease. You know that every day when you get sick, my heart seems to hang down.Have you posted recently?I look forward to not coming again.How are you feeling?In fact, there is no need to ask this question, and I will guess if I don’t ask.It's terrible, this distance is not fake, it takes at least forty days for a letter to go back and forth, and it's useless for me to ask, why don't I ask in my dream!Speaking of the application of radio nowadays, it is amazing. In London, I can hear music from the Beijing Hotel on Sunday afternoons or speeches in the San Francisco City Hall. Are you surprised?Now almost every house in Germany is equipped with audio receivers, but there are restrictions (when and what to listen to every day) and they cannot generate electricity themselves. In the future, I think wireless phones will have common equipment, and distance and space will not be a problem.

For example, if I am in London, I can ask for a Beijing phone number and chat with you directly. How wonderful you say!

Has the postcard written on Manshfield's grave arrived yet?I want to do another poem.

But do you know that her husband has remarried and is also a rich woman.It's nothing, and Manshufeier won't be offended, but I always feel a little embarrassed, my host has lost.Did you improve your Something Childish article?What have you been up to lately?The UK is very poor, and there is nothing to send to you. I will buy something fun and send it to you when I arrive in Italy. You just wait obediently!
摩

April [-] London
Sister:

After continuing to report, the bus was delayed again, and it didn't arrive at the old station until nearly [-] o'clock at [-]:[-].After waiting for two hours, Wang Mazi got off the car and loaded his luggage onto the boat.The cabin is not as big as your bed, four people must be squeezed, and the smell is of course not good.I can't think of comfort these three days, but I can't.The boat leaves at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and there is no place to stay tonight.Wen Bo's house is full of guests. When the king is not at home, only his wife is at home, so it is inconvenient to stay.Maybe live in Nankai, a little farther away, maybe go to the National Hotel, take a good bath and sleep, and go on the road tomorrow.Then I can call you.I hope you are at home; if you are not, I will scold you.

Qi Shilin bought a large box of delicious candy for dinner, and asked them to post it, hoping to arrive by tomorrow night at the latest.Now at Zhang Boling's place in Nankai Middle School, I asked him for a pen and paper to write a letter to. I said it was irrelevant, and Zhong Shu explained: "It is very relevant." I just saw the phone and wanted to make a call, but I'm a little embarrassed.Let's go back and talk, if you stay in a hotel, you must call.I haven't seen you for a long time. How do you feel?As if I still see you tonight.Sister, take a good rest!I want you to listen to a sentence, if you love me, you should be obedient.Go to bed early at night and get up no later than ten in the morning.Fortunately, the disturbing Mo is gone. Isn't it easy for you to go to bed early?At the beginning, it may be inconvenient for a night or two, but after twisting it, it went smoothly.There is a more important word, you have to do it.Every day when the sun is good, go to the park and ask Lilia to accompany you, at least once every two days!
Remember that sunlight is the only source of health, better than any medicine.

The more I think about it, the more I feel the need to change my life.At this moment, I am still confused, so I have to work hard to think about reform.Sister, you must listen to me; if you don't listen, I will not be happy!
Mr. Fan Jingsheng invites Zhengchang to dinner tonight, and there is Yu Shuyan in the evening. I don’t want to see it. Uncle Wen’s new car is very beautiful. The one with taste on the top I saw in the north; the inside and outside are dark blue, and the inside is The top is made of thick blue velvet, and the window seat is made of real teak, you will be delighted.It's a pity that Mo is not a banker, and his sister has no blessings.But my sister also has blessings that others can't enjoy, right?Maybe it's Mo's smug beauty?
My sister, I didn't show it to you before I left. You can ask Lilia and Lao Jin to get the book on the [-]th.And look at you, you didn't even look at Maugham's "Rain".

Do you keep a diary or not?I hope you write it, it's a gift from you, I don't tire of detailing it, I can paint anything at any time.After I wrote for a while, I had to go to eat.This letter will arrive at four or five o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when I am already in the sea.Tell Shu Hua that they are preparing for the Lantern Festival.Don't wait until the temp.Sister, let me give you a handful of plum blossoms that are both fragrant and intoxicating.

your kiss
February [-] at [-]:[-] pm
Sister:

When we got on the boat, it was so crowded that there was no place to stand, let alone sit.At this time, you have to stick paper to the wall to write, it's terrible!The ticket price soared temporarily, and you had to pay 12 yuan to get on the boat.The big food room above was also full early, so I was lucky to get a ticket this time, as those who bought earlier than me didn’t get it.

Wen Bo chatted with me last night, talking about his past few years.This man is really scheming, really powerful, and none of our friends can match him.I also told him some things about me, he understands me very well, don't look at this pockmarked face.Arrived in Tanggu, ate, slept, and told you some details.There are two roommates: (one position did not come) One is a student of Tsinghua University, who has just returned from the United States; the other is an old opium student surnamed Yang, who smokes opium while lying down and smokes "two handfuls of ointment" a day.Xu Zhimo’s name is not small, as soon as he asked him for advice, he even said: “It’s really lucky for three lives.” My bed is next to the window, a round piece, and I can see the scenery outside; but I can’t sit, I can only lie down and read a book. Just meditate.Writing is extremely painful, and writing against the wall makes my hands sore.Eating is like feeding horses, and the long strip is a table, just like your manger, not to mention the filthy utensils; except for cabbage, there is absolutely no room for chopsticks in the food, and the rice is fine, very clean.I ate Qislin and Zhengchang yesterday, and today I eat this way, the difference is not small!This is really not a pain.When I look at the sea, my heart is wide open.What's more, there will always be a sweet shadow of my sister, my love, in my heart. What kind of bitterness can I not bear?Don't say it's a little inconvenient!Many boatmen are old in Ningbo, which is wonderful.

I have to send a letter, so I won't write it anymore, I will write it again in Yantai.

Father and mother, hello.

your mom
february [-]
eyebrow love:

I'm in Shanghai again.Ben and Shizhi agreed that today he will come to share the car with him from Hangzhou.Unexpectedly, he missed the appointment again. I guess he got stuck because of something, and he couldn't get away. I also understand.It's just that I was bored in the inn alone in desolation.Thinking that my sister is also missing people far away at this time, why not feel sad!The weather in the south is really bad, it rains after snow, and there is no fire in the house.I am a cat not used to the cold, and at this moment, my hands and feet are freezing.I read in the newspaper that Beijing is getting snow, our Kuaixue comrades' meeting, I don't think about it, and I can't get excited.The snow is heavy outside, and the quilt is cold indoors, my sister, don't you miss Momo?
I only sent you a plum blossom letter without words all day yesterday. Do you love that jasper sachet?When it arrived, I thought there was still embarass in it.Last night in Hangzhou, it was snowing and cold, and there was no fire in the hotel room.In the afternoon, the wind and snow were fierce, so we had to stay trapped.After drinking a few glasses of wine for dinner, it was warmer, but the scene was boring, really boring.When I was traveling in a sedan chair, my feet were as cold as ice and my fingers were straight.In the afternoon, Shizhi and I went to the lung hospital to see Yu Dafu, but we couldn't see him.I went shopping alone and returned to Kip by car.On the fourth day of Chinese New Year, your second letter is waiting for me.Dad said I was very happy to have a letter on the window.But I was waiting for Ms. Zhang here, but she didn't come again. I sent two calls, but I didn't get a reply.cough! "How do I live this day?" My dad was not feeling well the day before yesterday, with fever and cough, and he still hasn't fully recovered today.He and his mother promised to come to Shanghai the day after tomorrow.Everyone is more or less interested in the New Year, but I am lonely and restless, and my sleep and food are out of order, so how can I be happy?Seeing my expression, my parents also felt concerned.In fact, this is not a one-day event. Apart from seeing my sister's beautiful face, my sad face has no hope of unfolding.Mei, you must be waiting impatiently, why don't I know?But you can only wait patiently.Now my parents want me.After arriving in Beijing, you should have a good and happy reunion with me.As far as I am concerned, I still don’t want to become a bird with small feathery wings, flying to the front of my dearest lover in waves?Poet Tan Yisun's Song of Yan Nursery, Love, have you read it?Your fragile body is not out of my mind for a moment.You wrote to say it's okay, so I feel relieved.According to your letter, it seems not very refreshing.Love love, please be careful!Momo for you.Shizhi will go back to Shanghai tomorrow, and I want to go with him in the same car.Mom and Dad will also go for half a day, so please let me know again.Before leaving, there is a telegram, Frederick.Please call ahead to acknowledge receipt.I need to hurry up and send it out, so I won't write much at this time.The adult in the hall, An Jian, kowtowed for me.

汝摩
the fifth day of the new year

Sister, I kiss:
Today I am extremely bored. I don’t want to see any of my friends in Shanghai, so I hide in the hotel room alone to endure the boredom.In the afternoon, a few mainland friends stopped playing cards. Until now, it has been deeper and people are uncomfortable. It always makes me sick.A beautiful figure I am looking at in my mind comforts my loneliness; everything else is just worrying.Tang Youren had already booked a Japanese boat for me on the tenth day of the lunar new year, and I can arrive in Tianjin on the twelfth day, how fast that is!Isn't it less than a week to be able to be around my sister, and spend the Lantern Festival together, how happy is it?But because there was no news of anyone coming from Beijing, and I had to wait for my own life, I had to return the reserved ticket. I really hate people!Shizhi just came today; he just came to the inn, his eyes are red, he doesn't know if he cried or slept less, maybe it's both!He was about to arrive for the British Reparations Commissioner, and he was too anxious to leave.I originally said to walk with me, but I'm afraid it won't work.In fact, he is not enthusiastic about returning to Beijing at all; no more than me.I don't feel well, I want to go to bed, let's continue writing tomorrow!
Sister:

Guess what clothes I bought for you?Not to mention what the bride wears, at least it has to be used for engagement and so on to match it. You must like it after seeing it, but it’s just a baby, you have emptied all of Momo’s pockets, how good it is!
(End of this chapter)