Chapter 21 Chapter 21

one In September, Hitler invaded Poland, so Europe also became a battlefield.The war in Europe had been brewing for a year, so no one was surprised when the war broke out.Surprisingly, Stalin's treaty with Hitler allowed Soviet troops to drive directly into Poland from the east and Hitler's from the west.What this incident brought about was not his enthusiasm for war, but a lot of ridicule.Authorities in various countries accepted this fact, and ordinary people also accepted this fact.The whole world is sick; those who are full of cynicism are sick mentally, intellectually, or morally.Ordinary people took an interest in this war with their moral principles: a meaningful war.Politicians who are interested in power are gripped by fear and fear, which makes them as groundless and principleless as horse dealers.No one dares to say that this war is fought to end all wars.Because people of this generation are too smart to believe in the possibility of ending war with war.Men have enough blood and courage to stand up to the danger, but they don't have the courage to hope or plan for a better world.Politics is like a horse trade. It is unimaginable if there is any country whose politics is not a horse trade.There are great national leaders all over the world, but not even a second-rate world leader.The political horse dealers cheer and applaud the heroes among the masses; the heroes, on the other hand, brag about their abilities and the admiration of the masses.The plane flying from the United States to China, after loading the cargo in New York, flew to China via Los Angeles.At the same time, scrap iron from the United States was also continuously transported to Japan.No moral principle could account for these facts, and Tom spurned them all.Victory is necessary, but it is not enough, and there is still silence on the horizon of victory.What people want is a meaningful victory, and the politicians answer with a pandering smile and a sigh, followed by silence.People who look forward to a better world have no choice but to give up their hopes for politicians, and they are eagerly looking forward to and waiting, and regard their hopes as the meaning of this war.

The United States was not at war, but the World's Fair in New York City was filled with the tension of war.The exhibition symbolizes the unity of nations in a world at war.Countries in South America, Asia, and Europe each represent their country with a temporary building.The Palace of Peace, on the other hand, is the stage for a colorful pageant, with parades taking turns in each country, especially when it comes to festivals in that country. two One afternoon in September, Tom was washing dishes in the kitchen after returning from school, and Eva pressed the red, green, and blue lights.Tom thought it was Ace who had come to the restaurant, so he rushed out.But it wasn't Ace who came.

The second brother took Xi Yin.Toy and the baby are back.This came as a complete surprise to them.Mrs. Feng often asks her second brother to take Xi Yin with her.Toi came back to see her family, but the second brother never brought her back.There were very few customers in the afternoon, so the whole family came out to welcome them, as if they rarely had relatives visit. Hello!Hello everyone.The second brother said with a smile.He wore a bow tie at his stiff neckline and a matching bodice.The second brother always wears a shirt with a stiff collar, but this is the first time he wears a chest, so something unusual must have happened.

The whole family happily surrounded Xi Yin.Around Toy and the baby. What kind of luck did you encounter? Congratulate me now!The second brother said, I have been promoted, and I will be sent to major cities in Detroit, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and everything will be paid by the company.Brother Shan is a good friend, he promoted me, and the company also has confidence in me.Brother Shan said to me last week: Your work is outstanding, and almost all the Chinese associations near Chinatown have bought your insurance policy.Do you want to make a little extra money?I just said: Of course, of course I want to make more money.Sandy said he had talked to the boss, and he added me twenty-five dollars a week, and told me to be in charge of business in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.If New Jersey has not sent someone else, he will also put me in charge of the New Jersey business.They always send Americans to other states, but this time they sent me.I can earn a few thousand yuan in commission along the way and everything is paid by the company during the trip.

Are you not proud of him?Xi Yin.Toy said she looked very happy.The whole family was delighted to hear of Freddie's promotion and congratulated him. My area of ​​work is from downtown New York to Thirty-fourth Street.It's like traveling, and you can come back in about a month.Xi Yin may feel lonely when I am not around, I hope you will take care of her. I will be fine.Xi Yin.Toy said, Brother Shan will take care of me, I hope I can visit you often, but it is really inconvenient to take children with you. Who is Brother Shan?Flora asked. Brother Shan.Bauer.The second brother replied, do you remember that he was there when I invited you to dinner?He is my direct supervisor and he promoted me to this job.

I'm so glad you appreciate him!said his wife. Are you going by car?asked Tom. No, why go by car?Xi Yin needs it, so I leave the car for her. Can I learn to drive when she doesn't use the car?I'm a good mechanic, you know that.I think I will learn quickly. Of course you can go, Xi Yin will teach you. when are you leaving? tomorrow.Xi Yin, if you feel lonely, come here.This is your home.God!The Feng family really did a good job!Eva, you are going to college.Tom is going to be an engineer in no time!I'm really proud of my family. Eva opened her arms and said exaggeratedly: Yes, Frederick. A． T．Feng is proud of his family.

Everyone laughed and everyone felt happy. three The Women's Committee is busy again, October 10th is the Double Tenth Day, and this day is China Day in the World Expo.The Chinese were preparing for a grand parade, and the people of Chinatown decided to do their best to put on a great show.The charity center is the preparation headquarters, they are responsible for the preparation and distribution of funds.The work of the Women's Committee is to organize all Chinese women and girls. Ace and Eva are busy in the time they can spare.They have distributed Christmas cards to various cities in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and South American countries to sell, and the money earned is to rescue orphans in the Chinese war.They are the same as usual, there are always three or four people who are in charge of everything in the organization, while others go to meetings.But arousing all the Chinese women in New York City is not a job that can be solved in an office.

This war has actually brought about social changes for Chinese women in Chinatown.The Women's Committee included many English-speaking Chinese women and their daughters, as well as non-English-speaking women in the Women's Patriotic Corps.The Women's Patriotic Corps was originally a dormant organization, but it became active after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. It was established when Japan invaded Shanghai in 1932. The war ended six months later. It also enters the hibernation period.The Chinatown chapter of the YWCA did not attract the attention of the women, whose housewives were too busy to think of joining the English club.If these housewives go out, it must be to attend a wedding, funeral, birthday party or visit a sick relative.Otherwise, they must be busy taking care of the children and cooking at home.But as soon as the war broke out, they walked out of their homes.

Yes, the women in Chinatown are out of their homes, busy with meetings.For the first time in their lives, they did not come home to cook dinner for their families.Let them cook it themselves, or take it to a restaurant for a meal! In New York City, there are more than three hundred Chinese women.Most women can be reached by telephone, and newspaper tips are easily overlooked.But calling all the women to the march required a great deal of skill beyond the usual personal touch.If you can actually use the phone, it's nice to reach women uptown, downtown, or downtown, but you can't keep doing it on the phone.Membership also does not have a complete list of phone numbers.It is true that some people have telephones, but their names in the phone book are: Chen Aidi's mother, Li Qiaozhi's wife, He Henry's second aunt.Who is He Henry's second aunt?Maybe someone knows.Does He Henry have a phone number?They had to inform her about the parade.If she later said that she was not notified to participate in the parade, who can take the responsibility?So the members of the Women's Association had to look in the phone book, but the effect was not good. They decided to call Chen Aidi's mother and He Henry's second aunt first.

Henry Ho's second aunt lives in the uptown area of ​​Broadway, on 180th Street.It's a business call, but there's never been a business call quite like this one.He Henry's second aunt was so moved by their invitation that she talked so eloquently that the caller even put down the microphone for a meal.The representative had to cut her off and hang up the phone apologetically.In the afternoon, I continued to make another call, and Chen Aidi's mother found her. After asking a lot of things, she revealed that she lived in Forest Hills on 38th Street. It is difficult for Mrs. Feng to find time, and sometimes she takes time out of her busy schedule to help.One day, when Grandma Hao came to ask her to go with her to solicit donations, Mrs. Feng felt that she had to go.Grandma Hao is about the same age as Mrs. Feng, but her official name is Grandma Hao, and she is well-known in Chinatown.It is also a good reason that she seldom goes to fundraisers, so when she comes out of the restaurant, she always receives a ten-yuan bill and sometimes a bowl of noodle soup.

After Mrs. Feng and Grandma Hao came out of a restaurant, Mrs. Feng immediately spat out: They call that kind of noodle soup!I think it's just dishwater with some soy sauce!Pooh! After visiting another restaurant, Mrs. Feng delivered her opinion again: Have you tried their Boiled Chicken?Almost like boiled cotton.Why?It's not because they boiled out the flavor of the chicken and used the soup for other dishes.How dare they put the dregs on a plate and bring them out?Is this the white chopped chicken? But Hong Fu restaurant is good!Grandma Hao said. That one can bear it a little bit!Mrs. Feng admitted in a reluctant tone. As they walked down, Mrs. Feng also noticed which restaurants were doing well and which were doing poorly. Therefore, every woman in New York City has face, and no one wants to lose face in front of others. In this way, a parade of more than 1,000 people was organized, including 250 women. Four Tom went to Sien.Toy learned to drive there, and he also wanted to understand why the second brother didn't really want to take the second sister-in-law home, and see what the second sister-in-law said. Your second brother is fascinated when he sees women.When Tom first sat in the driving position and learned to drive, within ten minutes, Xi Yin told Tom to release the clutch slowly, otherwise the car would rush out suddenly.If he's with a pretty girl, I can't leave him for more than half an hour.Keep driving in a straight line, yes, that's much better.We no longer go to nightclubs, or dance, your hands on the wheel.Why?I can't even trust my best friend with him for ten minutes.Did I tell you about Vicky?She comes to see us sometimes, and she's a good friend who lives by herself in New York and her parents live in North Carolina.Here's a sharp turn, and you did a great job.I don't know your second brother, be careful!There's a car coming over there.I tell you, once he told me he had to go to Boston and didn't come back all night, but he was in New York City.Brother Shan told me. Brother Shan? Yes, Brother Shan.Bauer.He is the nicest guy in the world.I don't know why I'm telling you these things.Don't tell anyone!I don't want to go to your family to complain and complain. Tom was surprised. You can tell me everything.I'm his brother, doesn't he love you? Of course he loves me.He is a very good lover if not married to him.We quarreled and quarreled, and we quarreled and quarreled.Tom, I tell you.I think that after a man gets married, he should take care of his family.What do you think?We are in love I think we are in love.Her voice was a little sad. Yes, of course he was madly in love with me.She emphasized it as if to reassure herself.But I sat at home all day watching the baby and he whined when he got home.If I curse him back, he goes out and slams the door hard, but he still loves me, and I know that. How do you know? From the way he kissed me. Tom's car was so good that he sometimes borrowed it and drove out by himself.One night, when Tom came to return the car, he pressed Sean.The doorbell for Toy's apartment.The door was ajar, he walked in and heard Xi Yin.Toy's voice came from upstairs. Who is outside? It's me, said Tom, and I'll return your car keys. Is the car there? Yes, I parked it outside. It doesn't matter, you put the key under the driver's seat cushion. Second sister-in-law, I have something I want to talk to you about.can i go upstairs It's late now, why don't you come in the morning? It only takes a few minutes. All right!you come up! Xi Yin.Toy was waiting for him at the top of the stairs, wearing a house robe, combing her hair, asking: What is it? The Charity Center hopes that you can lead a team in the World Expo parade during the Double Tenth Festival.They called me to talk to you. But who takes care of the baby? Tom said the Women's Committee would definitely find someone to look after the children.Xi Yin.Tooy didn't invite him in, and Tom handed her the key. When he went downstairs, he heard a man coughing behind the door, and he went downstairs quickly.He didn't want to find out anything that surprised him, but he couldn't stand it.He lingered on the street and looked up at the bright windows.He had just heard a man's voice, trying to figure out what was going on.After about fifteen minutes, the lights went out, maybe he had just misheard. When he was about to start walking back, he saw Xi Yin.Toy came out in evening gown, followed by a man.Tom hid in a dark corner by the door of an apartment building and saw the two of them get in the car and drive away.This man, Tom thought, must be Sandy.