Chapter 46 four five

Zhiyun was woken up by the sound of bean curds being sold outside. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the curtains were full of sunlight, so he knew it was getting late. He looked up at the small clock on the bedside table. It was past half past nine. , look at little Hansi on the opposite bed, there is still the shadow of little Hansi, the bed is empty. She couldn't help being a little amused, wondering how she could fall into such a deep sleep that she didn't even hear little Hans get up. A good night's sleep has greatly restored Zhiyun's spirit, and his fatigue and bad mood are gone.She hurriedly got up, opened the curtains, and greeted the sunlight that filled the window, looking out the window at the green trees that were dripping like water, and the birds jumping on the trees.

The bean curd seller was still calling, Zhiyun listened with interest, as if it was beautiful music, sweet and moving.She didn't change her clothes until the sound went away. It was quiet outside, only Abasan was crawling on the ground and cleaning the floor. This is the young lady, right?The wife took the little brother to buy groceries and is about to come back.Abasan stood up straight clumsily, grinning and said: Madam often talks about Missy, her husband is a high official in a foreign country, and the house that Missy lives in is the same as the palace.Zhiyun blushed because of the cast-off tone in her voice, she couldn't answer for a long time, but she was annoyed at her mother, who didn't understand what she was bragging about with Abasang who cleaned the floor?

The eldest lady is really rich and powerful, and she is born well, no wonder she is so blessed.Miss, don't you want someone to wipe the floor and wash the clothes in foreign countries?It would be great if I, an old bone, can practice cultivation for a few lifetimes and be reincarnated in a foreign country.Abasan said with emotion. In fact, not everything is good in foreign countries.When I am abroad, I often have to clean the floor by myself.Zhiyun said with a smile.I muttered in my heart: Even an old woman who works as a cleaner wants to be reincarnated in a foreign country in the next life, which shows how full the moon in this foreign country is in some people's hearts.She was about to enter the bathroom, but when she turned her head, she saw Abasan crawling on the ground and scrubbing the floor again, so she turned back and said, "Abasan, you are working too hard like this, come on, let me wipe it for you."

Zhiyun added some detergent to the bucket, picked up a long-handled brush standing next to it, dipped it in the bucket, brushed the ground for a while, dipped it again, and scrubbed it for a while, and said: "Look, isn't this like you crawling?" It saves a lot of effort on the ground. Just as they were talking, Mrs. Yu came back from the vegetable market with little Hansi.Mrs. Yu was holding a big cabbage basket in her arms, and little Hansi was holding a big grapefruit in her arms. When Mrs. Yu saw Zhiyun washing the floor with a brush, she was shocked and cried: What are you going to do?Don't get your clothes dirty, put them down!

I saw that Abasan was struggling to crawl on the ground, so I told her how to save effort.Zhiyun handed the long-handled brush to Abasan, and took the vegetable basket from Mrs. Yu.Good weight!Mom buys so many vegetables? It's all what you like to eat. Mom will make it for you in a different way.Mrs. Yu is fat, and she sweats when she is tired. She keeps wiping her face with a handkerchief. The eldest lady is someone who came back from a foreign country, so smart!You know everything, isn't it more labor-saving to wipe like this?While wiping, Abasan looked at Zhiyun with his sunken old eyes.The admiration is beyond words.

Really, how can you mop the floor?You have never done such a thing!Mrs. Yu was distressed and curious.I practiced abroad.Originally, I also used a cleaning lady, but I couldn't stand their anger. They always wanted to raise the money. Making snacks is too troublesome, it's better to save trouble by yourself.So now I do everything by myself, I can do all kinds of rough things, cook, sweeper, barber, shopping, all by myself, and if there is something wrong with the light and iron, I can fix it myself.After Zhiyun finished speaking, he sent the vegetable basket to the kitchen. Ouch, such a delicate young lady, does she have to do so many things in foreign countries?Abasan stuck out his tongue.

Mrs. Yu followed to the kitchen and complained to Zhiyun: Why is your kid getting careless as he grows older?What do you say in front of Abasan?She does several rough jobs in this alley. If word spreads, people will think that you are too miserable to survive abroad! What does that matter?Zhiyun smiled indifferently. Little Han Si, who had been playing with the big grapefruit in his arms, held the grapefruit in front of Zhiyun and said: Mom, how come the oranges in Formosa are so big? This is not an orange, but a grapefruit.Mrs. Yu corrected little Hansi and asked Zhiyun: Don't you have grapefruits there?Why does he have to buy this when he doesn't want anything?

I haven't seen pomelo since I went abroad, where did he see it?Not only have I never seen pomelo, but also papaya, mango, lychee, and sugar cane. Ouch!That's it!Then how miserable you are!You have loved to eat papaya and mango since you were a child!Mrs. Yu felt distressed again, and then complained: "You too, why come back at this time!"Except for oranges, nothing else is on the market! Neither Yu Huanzhang nor Banyun came back for lunch, only Mrs. Yu, Zhiyun and Xiao Hansi were at the dinner table.Mrs. Yu complained that Banyun came back too late yesterday, and asked Zhiyun to enlighten her not to have any more contact with Huang.Zhiyun didn't want to contradict her mother, she never contradicted her parents, but she didn't want to go along with her, so she could only hum and hesitate.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Yu was going to take little Hansi to play with her aunt, Zhiyun said: I don't go to my uncle's house, I want to go to the street alone to see. The three walked out of the alley together, and Mrs. Yu said to call a taxi to take her and little Hansi to Xu Molin's house first, and then send Zhiyun to the Hengyang Street area.Zhiyun said that instead of taking a taxi, she would take a bus. How uncomfortable it would be to squeeze a bus instead of a taxi! I just want that uncomfortable taste!Zhiyun said with a smile. This kid, when he went to a foreign country, became really strange.Mrs. Yu took little Hansi to hail a taxi and left.

Seeing a small row of people standing at the bus stop, Zhiyun thought to herself: the situation in China has become much better. I remember that when she was in school, taking the bus was a domineering style. Who would squeeze, who would Whoever has the most strength will go up first. There is a saying of queuing up there.Now people are actually queuing up automatically. From this one thing, we can see that society is progressing. This discovery made her very happy.Just as she was thinking, the car came, she followed the crowd up, and saw that there was an empty seat behind the car, so she sat down.

In her impression, Miss Che Zhang is one of the strictest authority figures in Taiwan. She has been scolded by them several times before, and because of this experience, she can't help but look at this Miss Car Hand more, this girl It was completely different from the fierce face in her memory. She was young, delicate and pretty, and seemed quite kind. Excuse me, how many stops from here to Hengyang Street?Zhiyun asked the driver. Seven stops.The lady in charge said kindly. Several passengers have cast strange eyes.Zhiyun hurriedly turned his face out of the window.I don’t know her outside anymore, the eyes are full of high-rise buildings, the road has been widened a lot, and she simply doesn’t remember ever going to this place. After the car passed four or five stops, she was still walking in a daze, so she had to bite the bullet and look at the driver of the car again. road: Can you please call me on Hengyang Street?I don't know anymore.When taking a tram in Europe, if you don't know where to get off, you always ask this.But at this time, more people were surprised, as if she was deliberately acting stupid. When the car arrived at Hengyang Street, the driver told her very kindly: Here we are. Zhiyun quickly stood up and said habitually: Thank you, goodbye.This is even more ridiculous, not only the few passengers sitting nearby wanted to laugh, but even the lady in charge couldn't help laughing.She was a little annoyed, she didn't understand what's so ridiculous about maintaining some respect and politeness between people?But she ignored those people and got out of the car in a hurry. The area around Hengyang Street is still the same. The big shops seem to be exactly the same as before going abroad, except that the facades are more neatly repaired and the goods are more abundant. Zhiyun immediately remembered who she went there with. What did you go to the store for?Brings back so many interesting memories.This made her somewhat inexplicably happy, feeling that she belonged to this place and was not a stranger. Zhiyun walked slowly forward on the crowded street, without any purpose, and didn't want to buy anything. He only looked at the street, the frequent vehicles, and the dazzling array of items in the window, but his favorite thing to look at was the pedestrians coming and going.After seeing the yellow hair and white skin for many years, how much she wanted to see these people with black hair and yellow skin.Now she sees them, and they are all over the street and eyes. She thinks they are so kind, pleasing to the eye, and even beautiful, and everyone is something she has missed for a long time. This feeling told them that of course she didn't really do this, but the touch and joy in her heart made her feel ecstatic.When she suddenly realized that what she was stepping on was her own land and what she was breathing was her own air, her eyes felt hot and sour, as if tears might well up at any moment.The mood is too complicated. Although she can write articles, she can't think of what language and words to use to describe the feelings and emotions of this wanderer. Taipei City in the afternoon looks like a beautiful woman dozing off, although she is moving, she is lazy and tired.The sun is leisurely shining on the streets and eaves, and the cars pass by, raising dust.Zhiyun walked slowly, enjoying, feeling, and walked to Ximen District, where the big billboards of several movie theaters firmly attracted her. The ones on them were either Americans or ancient costumes holding steel knives and glaring eyes. Chinese.This hurt her poetic touch a little.She didn't like watching movies about fighting and killing before, and she doesn't like it now, and she still acts in this kind of thing, she can't help but be disappointed. The street market is many times more prosperous than before, everyone is neatly dressed, food in the grocery store is piled up like a mountain, and fashions made of domestic materials are displayed in the window.She has to look at everything and is interested in everything, and the sense of floating in mid-air that she has been floating in the air for many years is gone. When Zhiyun returned home by taxi, Mrs. Yu and Xiao Hansi hadn't returned yet.The huge house seemed quite empty, and the slanting sunlight filled the long windows of the living room. Zhiyun stood in front of the window, looking at the greenery in the courtyard, thinking in her heart that she should make a few phone calls to get in touch with her friends. She missed Jian Yuying very much, but Jian Yuying lives in Kaohsiung, so she still has time to write a letter!There are also a few old classmates who need to contact, and Jia Tianhua, the old student who called the police, they also need to meet up, right?However, the person she was most eager to see was Liao Jinghui.Jinghui will never lose contact with Jiang Xiaofeng!After hearing the girl next door sing our song last night, she was eager to know how Jiang Xiaofeng was doing. Zhiyun picked up the phone, dialed a few numbers, then hesitated, a married woman would inquire about her ex-lover the day after she came back, how shameful it would be!Maybe both Jinghui and Dajiang thought that I came back specially for him.she thinks.After hesitating for a moment, he put down the phone again.She didn't want to give people this illusion, and she didn't want to embarrass He Shaoxiang so much, at least he is still her husband now.Thinking of He Shaoxiang, half of her good mood disappeared. How should the relationship between them be resolved?It's so difficult. She leaned on the sofa and looked at the sunshine in the window. Suddenly, there was a sound of opening the door, followed by Ban Yun, who was wearing long trousers and a sweater and was full of vigor. Huh!Why are you back now?Zhiyun was overjoyed. I was about to ask you!Why are you sitting at home alone?Why don't you go out with mom?Go shopping.Ban Yun put down a stack of books and combed her hair twice with her fingers.After I finished the last class, I ran back in a hurry. So cute!Zhiyun pretended not to believe it. Sister, you are so heartless, I rushed back because of you.Banyun pouted coquettishly. I know you came back for me, sister is not stupid.Zhiyun smiled and patted the sofa beside him.Banyun, sit here, let's talk. Banyun looked at Zhiyun with two big and round eyes, and sat down. Sister, after you went abroad, I have been thinking about you for several years.Ban Yun said. yes!I thought about it for several years, and then I didn't want to.Zhiyun deliberately teased her, she always teased Banyun like this before. Later, of course, I also thought, sister, why are you in a hurry with Yunyun. Don't worry, I'm just kidding you.Are you so easily anxious?It's really the Yu family's temper.Zhiyun looked at Banyun with a smile, and held her hand.well!Even you are in college, life flies so fast, Banyun, let me tell you about your situation. Am I not like this?There is nothing to say.Banyun rolled his eyes, pretending. Have nothing to say?Then stop sitting at home, let's go, let's go to the movies.Zhiyun stood up and was about to walk, but Banyun pulled her to sit down again. Sister, I have plenty of time to watch movies, I will accompany you there in a few days.Ban Yun lowered his eyelids as he spoke, two rows of thick eyelashes curved into a small arc.Sister, I came back very early today just to talk to you, sister What's wrong?What is the anguish of youth?If you have any other questions, speak up and let my sister make up your mind.Zhiyun's third and fourth child teased her. Sister Banyun raised her eyes.Sister, I have a good boyfriend. I can tell without you telling me. real!Ban Yun touched her hot face with one hand and screamed softly. Well, I can tell.Zhiyun looked at Banyun affectionately, with a smile on his cheeks. Sister, don’t laugh, Sister, let me tell you, he’s really nice, smart, well-educated, ambitious, tall and strong, very handsome, oh, he’s not handsome like a movie star as most people say, oh, I can't tell either.Sister, may I show him to you? Accompanied Yun called "Sister" to the left and "Sister" to the right, which made Zhiyun's heart warm.Recalling that she and Banyun shared a room at that time, Banyun always made the room messy, took off her clothes and didn't know to store them in the cupboard, and threw the books she had read on the floor, which often made her lose her temper.Whenever she gets angry, Banyun calls her sister left and right sister. Show him to me!I thought he must be very good, but Zhiyun thought of the task his mother had given him, and tentatively said: "Banyun, how long have you been together?"do you really like him We have been dating for almost a year, sister, not only do I really like him, but you will also like him when you see him.Really, he is good in everything, and he has never passed the top three exams in his studies. Originally, his homework can be admitted to any university and any department, but he must study at the Department of Education of the Normal University, in order to help the next generation do better. An upright person.He said: A person with a correct outlook on life will not go wrong.Whether a person's concept is correct or not depends on education.He believes that school education is not just forcing students to study hard, work hard, and take college entrance examination as the highest goal.Instructing them how to behave, how to walk the road of life, and to understand the beauty of life and their own value and responsibility are at least as important as studying hard.He said that today's teenagers are tomorrow's adults, and this period of growth is not easy, so he is determined to study education and dedicate his life to education to help the next generation lay a good foundation.Sister, isn't this very ambitious?Ban Yun was a little excited, but also a little shy, her face was flushed. He is very ambitious. This kind of person who puts personal interests second and everyone's interests first has a great quality.While Zhiyun was talking, he couldn't help but think of Jiang Xiaofeng's personality and the singing he heard last night. But his parents said he had no ambition, especially his mother, who opposed him to the extreme, saying that he was worthless, and that I would not grow up with him.My mother told me that I must go abroad, she is saving money for me!Ban Yun said bluffingly, expressing how disapproving she was in her tone.Mom told me to learn from you, don't have boyfriends in China, go abroad to find a partner.Tell me to marry someone with a PhD in science and engineering or a doctor.I said that marriage is not the same thing. No matter how good the doctor is, I don’t necessarily like it. My mother got angry when she heard it. My elder brother helped me talk, and my mother even talked with my elder brother.Anxiety clearly hangs on Ban Yun's round face. Don't worry, I'll talk to you.Zhiyun comforted Banyun and said. Sister, we not only want to teach for the rest of our lives, but also want to develop education in the mountains, so Banyun frowned with two black eyebrows and raised his red soft mouth.So, Ma said I was going crazy. Crazy Zhiyun couldn't help but burst out laughing. Sister, you are still laughing!People are bored to death.Banyun looked at Zhiyun reproachfully. Don't bother, I will definitely stand by your side and fight to the end for you, but you should bring him back and show me first. I can't bring him back, mom and dad don't welcome him, once he came to see me, dad nodded to him, said a few words perfunctorily, mom didn't even pay attention to him, made me really embarrassed.He was furious and said he would never come again. Well, so be it!Tomorrow is Saturday, do you have no class in the afternoon?I invite you to sit in a coffee shop and then go to a small restaurant. I want to eat Dandan noodles. Miss, you are so kind.Banyun's expression brightened again.Sister, you are a guest, there is no reason to invite you, we should invite you. forget it!How can I call you as students please.Zhiyun pondered for a while, then casually said: Who lives next door?Is it still the Ma family? Or the Ma family, what do you ask them to do?Banyun looked at Zhiyun puzzled. I heard a girl singing last night. The Ma family doesn't have such a big child!So I thought they had changed. Why don't people have such a big child?That's Miss Ma. Is Ma Xiaomei so old?Zhiyun couldn't believe it, she still remembered Ma Xiaomei's chubby appearance, she was only five or six years old at that time. Ma Xiaomei took the high school entrance examination during the summer vacation. She worked very hard, doing her homework every day and going to bed very late.She has a strange habit of doing homework. She has to sing while doing it, and she can't stop listening to her singing over and over again. It's not our song, it's plum blossoms, or it's the same moon, mother, I'm back.In short, according to Aunt Ma, as long as you hear her sing, it means that she is doing her homework.Banyun opened Yuanyuan's eyes very wide, and moved his lips to express that he couldn't understand. Strange, where did she learn the song from? It's not surprising at all, sister.Banyun interrupted Zhiyun: Now the students are singing these songs, and I will too.Some of our classmates know how to compose and write lyrics, so we simply compose by ourselves.Oh, sister, you have been out for too long, and you are completely estranged from domestic affairs. You know, it is different from the time when you were studying.I heard from my eldest brother that at that time, you didn’t take singing seriously at all. If you wanted to sing, you would sing indiscriminately, and the more you sang foreign songs, the more fashionable you became.It is different now, the students all love to sing, and they want to sing their own songs, Chinese songs. We went to the field several times to play, and everyone sat on the grass and sang our songs, mother, I’m back, these songs.I don't know what people who listened to think, but when we sang, we were very moved, and we all had an indescribable emotion accompanied by Yun rubbing his temples with one hand and thinking, as if he couldn't find the appropriate words to explain it.How should I say it?Well, let's put it this way!When we sing this kind of song, we feel noble, proud, and powerful, and we naturally feel patriotic, which is completely different from singing Western pop songs and popular music, let alone singing local pop songs. That feeling of being as soft as boneless, soulless and brainless, intoxicated.Banyun seemed to have a lot of experience on this topic, and he talked a lot about it. Zhiyun didn't say a word, but listened attentively to every word. After Banyun finished speaking, he said leisurely: According to your description, singing your own songs has become a fashion.Since when did this happen? It has been three or four years. At first there were only a few people who sang it, and then more and more people sang it. Originally, only college students sang it, but now even middle school students sing it. Haven’t you heard Ma Xiaomei?However, most people still want to listen to popular songs.Those popular songs are neither Chinese nor Western, half day half day means half Japanese taste, the biggest effect is to anesthetize people's nerves, I really don't know what's so good about it, but those people want to listen to it.Ban Yun laughed.Our mother and aunt are also loyal listeners of popular songs! When I was talking about my mother, my mother came back.Mrs. Yu was carrying two big plastic bags. Little Hans walked in front of her, holding a bigger grapefruit in her hand. When she entered the door, she called out: My mother, aunt, and uncle bought me a bigger grapefruit. Banyun went up to meet him, stroked little Hansi's hair like a mess of grass, and said with a smile: You little bumpkin, you don’t want so many good things, but you want a big grapefruit, how strange!Auntie will take you to the Children's Paradise on Sunday! Auntie, where is the Children's Paradise?As soon as little Hansi came back, he became the target of everyone's love, and he was so happy that he was in a fog, but among so many people, the one he got along with the most was Banyun, and now the two went to the side to talk again. Zhiyun took the pocket from Mrs. Yu's hand and said: What did mom buy?so heavy! These are bought by my aunt.Mrs. Yu took a pocket and took it out one by one.Here are four boxes of dim sum, glutinous rice balls, rice dumplings, siu mai, and steamed cakes, all of which you love.Tomorrow my uncle will invite our family out for dinner, and your cousin will come to see you from Taichung tomorrow. Banyun, who was talking nonsense with little Hansi, took advantage of Mrs. Yu's inattention, and exchanged glances with Zhiyun.He leaned over and whispered: Sis, let's change it to the day after tomorrow. Mrs. Yu glanced at Banyun and pointed at her: What is Banyun mumbling about? I said I was afraid I wouldn't have time to go.Ban Yun concealed a smile. Why are you not free?The whole family is going, and you have to go too.Mrs. Yu said. Ban Yun pouted mischievously, and took little Hansi to the yard to look for the cat. Don't look at Banyun like a child, she has an idea, she doesn't take my words to heart.Don't forget to persuade her that the monks from afar can recite scriptures, and she will listen to you.Mrs. Yu asked Zhiyun again. Wu Zhiyun snorted perfunctorily, thinking about how to handle this difficult errand. On the second night, Xu Molin and his wife greeted Zhiyun at a large restaurant. Except for Lingyun and his wife who were absent due to business, all the old and young of Xu and Yu's family arrived. In addition, they invited two close friends. Lu, whose family name is Tang.An extra-large round table, full of people. Xu Molin used to talk a lot, and because he wanted to do publicity for his niece, he drank half a cup of sorghum, and he dominated the forum. It’s not that I’m bragging for my niece, Zhiyun is not only well-mannered, but also obedient and obedient since childhood, studies hard, can recite poems by Li Bai and Du Fu at the age of five, and contributed an article to the newspaper supplement at the age of sixteen. It came out in less than two weeks.It's not that I praise my niece, Zhiyun has a literary talent, Xu Molin's words made Zhiyun's ears feel hot, and everyone turned their eyes to her. The two elders, Lu and Tang, kept saying yes, yes!His approval filled her with fear and shame, and she even lost her appetite for the big table of good food.But uncle is still doing propaganda work: His niece and son-in-law, Shao Xiang, is not a simple person. He is a top-notch person in his field, and he is well-known internationally. Think about it, even Eastern European countries invite him to give lectures. Everyone again, yes, yes!echoed, and these words aroused Zhiyun's serious concerns even more.She wanted to ask her uncle not to publicize anymore, but it was inconvenient to say so, so she had to lower her voice and chat with her cousin Xu Meiqi who was sitting next to her.Xu Meiqi is the only daughter of Xu Molin and his wife. She has been married for many years. Her husband works as an engineer in Taichung. She has two children, daughter 19 and son 16. This time, the whole family came for Zhiyun. After hearing Xu Molin's words, Xu Meiqi said to Zhiyun: You have gained a lot by going abroad.It's so enviable. I am envious of your life there, you can often get together with the whole family, young and old, how wonderful it is!It can never be done abroad.Zhiyun said with emotion. Everything is better in a foreign country than here, even if you don't see your family often, it doesn't matter much.Like me, living in Taichung, there are not many opportunities to see my family.Xu Meiqi said.In his tone, he firmly believes that the moon in foreign countries should be rounder anyway.This made Zhiyun unable to continue the conversation, so she could only smile, and her cousin said again: "Zhiyun, do you have any suitable people there?" suitable person?Zhiyun didn't understand her words. Our Betty, Xu Meiqi pointed her eyes at her daughter who was sitting diagonally across from her. Her face was black and sweet, and she seemed to be exuding a youthful atmosphere. She was talking to Banyun.I didn't get into college last year, so I don't think I have much hope this year.This kid is Xinye, a bit playful, and doesn't study hard.If you can't get into university, where is the chance to go abroad?Fortunately, she is a girl, and she will have to marry in the end. I mean, if there are single international students with similar conditions, you can introduce her to Betty. I really can't think of a suitable one for a while.Zhiyun was so embarrassed that he could only smile wryly. I'm not too busy. Let's pay attention when you go back. Although our Betty is not very interested in studying, we are still well-groomed and willing to do housework. Zhiyun!Shaoxiang has such a status abroad, eats well, and knows a lot of people. Could you please ask us about the scholarship?Qiyun is studying civil engineering, so it is not difficult to find a scholarship, thanks to Shaoxiang's relationship Zhiyun had no choice but to answer, not knowing what to say. Zhiyun’s cousin Meng Zhenchang is talking about his new domestic car: To be honest, Yulon’s products are not inferior to foreign products at all. In my opinion, they are more practical than American cars and more fuel-efficient. Now the price of fuel has risen fiercely. However, the whole calculation is not much more expensive than taking the train for a family of four. Did you drive here by yourself?Zhiyun asked in surprise, wondering how an engineer like his cousin-in-law would be able to buy a car. I drove it myself.Meng Zhenchang couldn't hide a smug smile.I just thought about the addiction of driving!I have been dreaming of buying a car for two or three years, but your cousin disagrees, saying that the money should be saved for William to go abroad.He said and pointed to the boy sitting beside Xu Meiqi.I said that it will take ten years until William goes abroad. After ten years, the money will be saved again. Other people's life has already reached this level, so why should we save it. Well, the standard of living in China has reached this level?Zhiyun was really surprised. She knew that the standard of living of the people in Taiwan was many times higher than before she left, but she never expected that people of Meng Zhenchang's class could afford a car. yes!At this level, there are many people who are stronger than me. Like me, I am the director in the factory, and I can get 20,000 Taiwan dollars a month. Your cousin works in a trading company, and she also has 10,000 Taiwan dollars. , two people add up to 30,000 Taiwan dollars.The house is bought by installments from the public and paid off in 20 years. The monthly payment is limited. Taiwan’s prices are cheap, and you can’t eat much. It only costs three to five hundred to go to a small restaurant, and you can eat Well, we have a lot of money left every month, otherwise how could we afford a car? Meng Zhenchang said, as if everything about their family could be made public. From his conversation, Zhiyun could tell how satisfied he was with life.But before he finished speaking, his wife Xu Meiqi interrupted: forget it!Don't talk about it, Zhiyun has traveled all over the world, and he hasn't seen any scenes. He is interested in hearing about the lives of ordinary citizens like us. Uh, Meng Zhenchang was a little embarrassed by what his wife said, so he smiled awkwardly. I am very interested in what my cousin-in-law said.Zhiyun said with a smile to her cousin.He also told everyone: We heard that the standard of living in China has improved a lot, but we didn't expect it to be so high.Whether a society is stable or not, and whether it is rich or not depends on the living conditions of ordinary people. It’s much better now than before. When we first came to Taiwan, we couldn’t talk about hardship and backwardness in the countryside, even in the city.Now not only the city is so prosperous, but even the farmers in the countryside have built new houses and bought refrigerators and color TVs.What a luxury the telephone used to be!The house we're here today doesn't have a phone?Uncle Lu continued Zhiyun's words. Hehe Meng Zhenchang laughed twice.I am very satisfied with life, I work hard, get paid what I deserve, and have enough ability to live the life I like, isn't it great?If we look at the history, we will know that in the history of China, there has never been a general affluence like Taiwan today!He glanced at his wife as he spoke. The meal was not over yet, and Tang Lu and his wife planned to invite another meal.The two families had a lively discussion about who should invite first, and they couldn't stop arguing with each other. Let's go first!At noon tomorrow, the same crew will still be there.Aunt Lu said. Don't be so polite, it's good to see you today, don't invite me again.Zhiyun hastily declined. How can you not please?It's the first time you've been abroad for so long.Uncle Tang's mother patted Zhiyun's arm warmly, and said to her husband: Let's invite him first. Getting together is a must.Well, it must be.Uncle Tang is serious about it. ah!I have an idea.Xu Molin stroked his sleek gray hair with one hand.Said loudly excitedly.After two glasses of wine, his slack-skinned face was flushed.Since you all insist on inviting Zhiyun, let the two companies work together to invite you!Xu Molin smiled at Mimi, obviously very pleased with his quick wit. No, but Mo Lin has a good idea, so let's invite him together!Tomorrow is Sunday, everyone is free, I think it will be noon tomorrow!Uncle Lu said happily. That's okay, it's settled like this, but we can't just eat, there must be some entertainment.Zhiyun has been abroad for so many years, and he has never seen many new things. I think we listen to music after eating.Aunt Tang enthusiastically proposed, and said affectionately to Zhiyun alone: ​​Zhiyun!You do not know!Now there are a few new singers, and they sang really well, and then she recited a long list of names, Zhiyun felt as if she was in a fog, while Aunt Lu who was listening on the side couldn't help expressing her opinion: I don't like Liang Junmei, Ding Man is much better than her. How can Ding Man compare with Liang Junmei?The throat is so thick, like the black head in Beijing opera, singing and jumping up and down, it is like a black head crazy So the two wives debated over who was superior between Ding Man and Liang Junmei.When everyone came out of the restaurant, the sky was full of stars. In the taxi, Zhiyun whispered to Banyun: what to do?It looks like it won't work if we don't go tomorrow, our appointment may have to be postponed again. It's okay, just postpone it, I can wait.But I won't come to eat this meal tomorrow, it's too boring.Ban Yun said. When she got home, Zhiyun said, stop spreading the word about her return.Why bother to alarm your friends and make them spend money.The uncle paid just now, and I think he gave two to three thousand Taiwan dollars.Zhiyun said unhappily. You have been abroad for so many years, and you finally came back. The scenery is beautiful, why don't you let others know?They want to invite, but also love.Mrs. Yu said. Yu Huanzhang snorted twice, and expressed his opinion: In the past few years, life in China has been different from before. Everyone has a lot of income. It’s not a big deal to eat, eat and go out to have fun. Let alone them, even our family’s life is much better than before. Didn’t you Can you see it?To be honest, those of our older generation are all outdated, but just live according to the original model, those young people are amazing!I don't know how many so-called self-made people, they engage in import and export, and engage in trade After Yu Huanzhang finished speaking and went into the inner room, Mrs. Yu burst out laughing, lowered her voice and said: I heard everything your cousin told you. What words?Zhiyun looked at her mother puzzled. Didn't she ask you to introduce someone to Betty?Of course, my cousin's daughter is as close as my own child, so you should give Betty some attention.However, let's close the door and say something from our hearts. If there is a suitable one and the conditions are good, we must first think about Banyun. After all, Banyun is your sister, and her character and knowledge are much better than Betty's. Mom, where did you go?Zhiyun forced a smile, feeling extremely sleepy. Really, what your cousin said reminded me that you should pay attention to Banyun.She has a good partner, so naturally she won't think highly of that surnamed Huang.Mrs. Yu told Zhiyun not to relax. The next day went exactly as planned. First, the Lu and Tang families were the hosts for dinner, and then went to the karaoke hall to listen to songs.It was Zhiyun's first time entering a karaoke hall, and he found it very novel.A group of ten or so of them sat in a long row. The two aunts Tang and Lu regarded Zhiyun as the host and guest, and one of them sat with her.The seats are quite comfortable, and there is a round concave hole behind the front chair to put the tea cups, so the audience can enjoy the art while drinking tea.The two wives Tang and Lu were disagreeing about the singing skills of Ding Man and Liang Junmei. Finally, Aunt Lu said: After Ding Man and Liang Junmei have sung, let Zhiyun say who is good and who is bad! Just as they were talking, the band had already started playing, and then the singers came on stage to perform one after another. Zhiyun listened to it for a long time, but couldn't quite hear what they sang?The only impression is that no matter who sings it, no matter which song, the words and music have not changed much, and the content of each song is inseparable from love. Every singer does the same movements, not twisting and turning, It’s just a smirk and winking, which makes her want to vomit from the heart. Thinking about those open-air musicians who sang for free at the Marlene Square in Munich, they have studied for so long and sang so well, but they are so poor that they don’t have a penny. It is a great irony that these men and women who have no degree and no singing skills can make a lot of money by singing and twisting.Zhiyun was thinking wildly, when Aunt Lu next to her suddenly pushed her and said seriously: You see, Dingman is here, I just like her bouncing and lively appearance 織雲記起昨天唐伯母形容丁曼唱歌是黑頭發瘋，而呂伯母又對丁曼迷得如醉如癡，不由得就聚精會神的看著台上。只見那個叫丁曼的歌星，穿了一條緊緊繃在腿上的緞子長褲，上身的衣服又特別肥，好像披了一塊檯布或窗帘之類的東西，頭髮燙得滿頭是捲，讓人以為是把一塊黑色羊皮罩在頭上了。她看來年紀不大，頂多十八九歲的年紀，正如呂伯母所形容：跳跳蹦蹦的活潑小模樣。 丁曼一手拿著麥克風，從一上場就跳跳搭搭，揮舞著手臂，她一邊跳一邊用粗粗的嗓子叫著： 接受我真誠的一句，一句真誠的對不起，對不起、對不起，不起、不起、不起、不起，啊對不起，對不起、不起、不起， 丁曼果然像黑頭發瘋，一邊不起、不起死命的叫，一邊像上了電的機器人似的不停的跳，不停的揮舞那隻不拿麥克風的臂膀。台下的好多聽眾，彷彿很受她的歌藝感動，引起了極大的共鳴，不起、不起的附和聲隱隱傳來，連旁邊的呂伯母也跟著不起、不起的哼著。好不容易黑頭發完瘋下去了，呂伯母道： 你看她是不是很可愛，有活力呀！一句話沒完，唐伯母又推織雲了。這就是梁君美，不用聽唱，你看她樣子就詩意。 於是織雲趕快看詩意的人。 梁君美的年齡比丁曼大一截，眼眶子抹得黑黑的，化著濃粧，穿著露肩晚禮服，長長的頭髮，一邊遮著半個臉，一邊抿到頸子後面去。她輕移蓮步走上來，微垂著頭，形狀十分悲傷，接著就用嗲嗲的假嗓子唱了： 又是下著細雨，使我又想起你， 已是落葉的秋季，我卻不覺得寒意， 靜靜的等下去，我知道你不是無情意。 只是被環境所逼，不得已，不得已我倆才分離， 請你，請你不要自暴自棄，快回到我的懷抱裏！ 梁君美唱得動情，看樣子就要聲淚俱下了。而織雲聽了半天也沒弄明白，到底那歌詞指的是甚麼？何以她如此悲傷？她足足聽了兩小時，心得是：歌詞姑且不論，光聽這些曲子，就能使鬪志最強的人也昏昏欲睡。現在她算真的懂得了，聽到了，看到了，甚麼叫靡靡之音。這種音裏充滿著世紀末的頹廢，這種音使人麻木衰疲，看不到人世的光明和爽潔，這種音的最大功能，是刺激起人類最低下的意識，使人萎靡、墮落、犯罪，而最可怕的是，這不是中國的音，中國是個穩重而淵博的民族，從來沒有過這種低俗惡劣的樂曲。 這種曲子，是從低劣的西方和日本流行歌曲中抄襲來的，東拼西湊的大雜燴、迷魂湯，如果每個中國人都唱這種歌，聽這種歌的話，這個民族還能保存陽剛之氣嗎？還能激起甚麼自尊自覺的高貴情操嗎？還會使她古老淵博的文化不受到損害嗎？可是問題又來了，中國人既不要這種低俗醜惡的音樂，那麼高雅美麗的音樂又在那裏呢？自然、高雅美麗的音樂有的是，貝多芬、莫札特、巴哈、海頓那麼多的音樂大師，創作了那麼多美麗的樂曲，我們儘可以演奏啊！可惜的是，那些大師雖偉大，卻沒一個是中國人，那些樂曲雖達到了美的極致，卻沒有一首是屬於中國人、能表現中國人的感情的。中國，這樣大一個國家，有這樣悠久的歷史與文化，有世界上最智慧的人民，怎麼會沒有自己的音樂，怎麼能不唱出自己的聲音，自己的歌呢？現在，就在這一刻，織雲才真正深切的體會到江嘯風那時候的心情，一個像他那樣熱情，感覺敏銳，思想深刻，用全心全意愛著自己民族的音樂家，怎麼會不為這種現象焦慮，怎麼會不傾著整個的生命，要創造我們的歌呢 織雲，是不是梁君美的歌和人都詩意？唐伯母的話打斷了織雲的沉思，她差不多吃了一驚，勉強的笑道： 唔，詩意 跟著呂唐兩家，又有幾家請客的。多半是余煥章和許墨林的朋友、同事，余太太的幾個閨友王大姨陳三姨之流的。織雲原不肯去，但經不住余煥章和余太太的開導，她又不願頂撞父母，只好左一頓右一頓的吃，弄得胃已經吃不消不說，連跟自己的同學朋友通通電話的功夫都沒有，而伴雲的那個他，也始終沒見到。 那天聽歌回來，織雲就決定要見江嘯風一面，她見他，不是為了追溯往事，不是為了敘舊情，而是要向他道出心中的話推展我們的歌是刻不容緩的急務，中國人要唱出雄壯雋美，屬於自己的聲音。也要告訴他，如今她已深深的領悟了他曾說過的那些話：音樂不祇是娛樂，它代表著一個民族的性格。而中華民族的性格，絕不是啞巴式的默默無聲，也不是東偷西挖，胡亂拼湊起來的世紀末的吼聲，更不是只借貝多芬莫札特撐面子，就能活得心安理得的厚臉皮。中國，這個民族，已經把聲音埋藏了太久，她必得唱，唱出自己的聲音，找回在十字路口躑躅徘徊的自己。就是那句話：如果我們要讓別人尊敬，必得拿出一個強而美的，真正中國式的中國，而不是跟在別人背後模仿的，失去自己真面目的中國。 織雲已經想好了，她要用最誠懇的態度對江嘯風說： 如果我能為創造我們民族自己的聲音，盡任何一點力，做任何一點卑微的工作，我都會以最虔誠的心情接受下來。大江，我這樣做，不是因為我們的已往。過去的，我們不必再去想，也不必再去提。我這樣做，是受了良知的鞭策，為了我們民族無窮的未來，為了後來的中國人。身為知識份子的我們，有這個責任。 yes!今天的她，早已不是那個在英國公園中和江嘯風談情說愛的余織雲了，今天的她，在國外過了那麼久無根的日子，受了那麼久鄉愁的折磨和外人的歧視，自我迷失的痛苦，今天的她，懂得了甚麼是大愛，甚麼是小愛，今天的她，有一顆愛國憂時的心，而不再是那個心裏只有自己的人。她不再怕見到江嘯風，因為知道不會有舊情復熾的可能。 回國之後，最擾亂她情緒的人，反而是何紹祥。 回來半個多月，何紹祥寫過好幾封信來，她卻只給他覆過兩封信，因為賭一口氣，也因為無話可說。何紹祥還是那個脾氣，含蓄得讓人看不出他心裏究竟想些甚麼？在織雲以為，他們該算是鬧翻了，決裂了。事實如此嘛！兩人共同生活幾年，從來沒有真正的融洽過，而臨走前那場爭執，她把對他的不滿，全用最挖苦的詞句說了出來，她知道他的尊嚴受了很重的傷害，心裏有些不安，但又覺得那些話非吐出來不可，心中常常會有一種難以解釋的矛盾。 何紹祥的信，就像他的人一樣，語言不多，說的無非是他如何忙碌如何得意，最近一篇論文如何被重視，開會討論時如何被推崇等等，看他的口氣，彷彿他們之間甚麼事也沒發生，和往常完全一樣。最近的一封信上，他說克雷門所長的病需長期休養，必得提早退休，所以他代理所長的職務就要真除了，上面的公文這幾日就會下來。他寫的多半是他個人的事，並沒問她和小漢思在國內如何？也並沒有任何想念他們的表示，只問過兩次他們何時回去？他要帶著最美的玫瑰花到機場去接她。 每讀過何紹祥一封信，織雲的惘然若失便增加一分，這個該與她彼此相屬、苦樂與共的人，在她的感覺上竟是這樣陌生，兩人之間沒有一點投契與瞭解，而未來的日子那麼長，再與他共同生活下去，過那種悶死人的日子，簡直是不可能的事，她覺得必得從那苦悶的生活裏跳出來，給予生命新的意義，利用所學，做點想做的事。 凌雲多次鼓勵她重新提筆創作，叫她以一個在海外中國人的心情，寫出對祖國的期望，喚醒中國人的民族意識。這個題目多大呀！簡直和江嘯風推展我們的歌目標一樣大。但是她不再懷疑，不再退縮。今天的她，看透了一般人眼中的榮華富貴，也厭倦了那種洋中國人的高級享受，更無法忍受那些高鼻藍眼的西方人，不時投過來看二等人的眼光，能為自己民族盡任何一點力，做任何一個無足輕重的小角色，她都樂而為之。 織雲已打定主意，不回歐洲了，她要跟凌雲仔細談談，看她留下來能做甚麼賴以為生的工作。使她為難的是，不知該怎樣跟父母攤開這張留下來的牌。如果父母知道她要和何紹祥離婚，不定會如何的震驚、失望。而對於何紹祥，她似乎也不能就那麼容易的下決心，雖說從沒像對江嘯風部樣，如醉如癡的愛過他，然而，真要斬斷那條婚姻的鍊子，卻是難得不能再難的事。 織雲又陷在絕對的不平靜中。