Where did Tigress and Xiangzi first meet?

Chapter 17 of Camel Xiangzi

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Xiangzi slowly inquired about the people and the factory: Mr. Si Liu sold some cars, and all the rest were given to a famous owner in Xicheng. Xiangzi could guess that the old man was old and he couldn't get the business done without his daughter's help, so he simply took it and took the money to enjoy himself. Where did he go? Xiangzi didn't find out.

he can't say whether he should like the news or not. According to his own ambition and ambition, Si Liu is determined to give up his daughter, and Tigress's plan is completely empty; He can honestly pull carts to earn a living without relying on anyone. It's a pity that Si Liu's property is said. Who knows how old man Liu managed to get the money out? He and Tigress didn't even touch a penny.

however, at this point, he didn't think much about it, let alone be tempted.

He thinks so. Anyway, his strength is his own. He is willing to work hard to earn money, so it is not a problem to eat. He simply told Tigress without feeling at all.

she can move her heart. Hearing this, she immediately saw her future clearly-finished! What's all over! I have to be the driver's wife all my life! She will never escape from this complex! She thought that her father would marry another wife, but she never thought that she would walk away like this. If the old man really marries a little wife, Tigress will fight for property, and maybe even get in touch with her stepmother, and get something for herself ... There are plenty of ideas, as long as the old man keeps driving the car factory. Never thought that the old man would be so determined and vicious, turning all his property into cash and hiding it secretly! Had fallen out with him, she thought it was just a means, will soon make up, she knew that people and factories must have her; Who would have thought that the old man would give up the garage? !

There is news in spring, and the scales and bracts on the branches are obviously red and fat. But in this complex, spring does not go to the branches first, and there is not a flower here. Here, the spring breeze first blew the ice in the courtyard up some pockmarked pits, blew out some fishy smells from the filthy soil, and blew trivial matters and scraps of paper into the corner, making a small whirlwind. People in the miscellaneous courtyard are in distress at all times. The old people dare to come out to bask in the sun now; Young girls have only now reduced the coal pollution on the tip of their noses to show some red and yellow skin; Those women dare to drive the children to the yard to play without shame; Only those children dare to use a piece of torn paper as a kite and run around the yard at will, so as not to crack the little black hand with cold. However, the porridge factory stopped the pot, the relief workers stopped the rice, and the charity workers stopped the money; It seems that the bitter people have been handed over to the spring breeze and spring scenery! It is when the spring wheat is just as green as grass and the old grain is short, the price of grain and rice has increased as usual. The days are getting longer, and even the old people can't lie down early to deceive the hungry with their dreams. Spring has come to the world, which only adds to the difficulties in this complex. The lice killed by the elders-especially fierce-sometimes climb out of the cotton of the elderly or children and enjoy a little spring!

Tigress looked at the melting ice and the broken clothes in the courtyard, smelled the complicated and slightly hot smell, and listened to the old people's lamentations and the children's crying, and her heart was half cold. In winter, people hide in the house, and dirty things are frozen on the ice; Now, people are coming out, and things are showing their true colors. Even the broken brick walls are falling to the ground, as if they were ready to collapse in rainy days. The courtyard is full of colorful flowers and ugly flowers, which are several times uglier than in winter. Well, it was only at this time that she realized that she would live here forever; She sometimes runs out of money, and Xiangzi is just a rickshaw puller!

To teach Xiangzi to look after the house, she went to Nanyuan to look for her aunt and inquire about the old man. My aunt said grandpa four did come to her house, probably on the twelfth day of the first month, to thank her and to tell her that he was going to visit Tianjin or Shanghai. He said: I have never been out of Beijing all my life, but I am not a hero after all. I am going to see everywhere while I still have breath. Besides, he is ashamed to hang out in the city himself, because his daughter lost someone to him. My aunt's report is just this, and her judgment is even simpler: the old man may really be out, maybe just saying so, and hiding in some secluded place; Who knows!

when she got home, she plunged into the kang, and everyone at the door began to cry. She cried for a long time without hypocrisy and cunning, and her eyes were swollen with tears.

After crying, she wiped her tears and said to Xiangzi, "Ok, you are bold! It's up to you!

I bet this treasure in the wrong place. Marry a chicken and follow it. Don't say anything. Here's a hundred dollars, you can buy a car! "

here, she left a mind's eye: originally, she wanted to buy two cars, one for Xiangzi to pull and the other for rent. Now she has changed her mind and only bought one and taught Xiangzi to pull it. The rest of the money is still in my own hands. The money is in her own hands, and the power is also in her own body. She refuses to take it all out; What if Xiangzi-after buying all his money for a car-changes his mind? This can't be avoided! Besides, when Mr. Liu left, she felt that nothing was reliable. No one could know what would happen tomorrow. At best, she had to have fun. She had to have two pieces of money in her hand and eat whatever she liked. She was always used to eating snacks. Take what Xiangzi earned-he is a first-class driver-to live, and then have his own little money to make up for his spare money, so let's take care of the present. Money will be spent one day, but people will not live forever! Marrying a rickshaw puller-although it is a last resort-has wronged yourself, and you can't ask him for money with your hands down every day, and there is not a copper coin in your pocket. This decision made her a little happier. Although she knew that the future would be terrible, she would not immediately head down at present. It's as if it's sunset, the distance is dim, but there is still some light in front of you, so take a few more steps while it's bright.

Xiangzi didn't argue with her. Just buy one. As long as it's his own car, at least he can earn sixty or seventy cents a day, which is enough to chew the grain. Not only did he not argue, but he felt a little happy. The hard work in the past was nothing more than buying a car. I can buy it again now, so what is there to say? Naturally, there will be no money left for one car to feed two people; This car is worn out sometimes, and there is no preparation for buying a new one. It's dangerous! However, since buying a car is so difficult, you should be satisfied if you can buy it now. Why think so far?

Er Hadron in the miscellaneous yard is about to sell his car. Er Qiangzi sold his daughter Joy-nineteen years old-to a soldier last summer. Sold for 2 yuan. After Joy left, Er Qiangzi was quite rich for a while, redeemed all his pawns, and made some new clothes. The whole family was dressed strangely neatly. Erqiang Sister-in-law is the shortest and ugliest woman in the hospital. She has a big forehead and cheeks. She has no hair on her head, her teeth are always exposed, and her face is covered with freckles. It looks disgusting. She also blushed, crying her daughter and putting on her new blue blouse. Er Qiangzi's temper has always been violent. After selling his daughter, he often drinks a few cups of wine. Tears in the eyes after drinking are particularly easy to find fault. Although the second strong sister-in-law put on a new blouse and had a full meal, she was not happy enough to suffer, and the number of beatings was almost doubled than before. Er Qiangzi is over forty, and he plans to stop pulling carts. So I bought a pair of baskets, got a grocery pick, melons, pears, peaches and peanuts cigarettes, and the goods were very complete. After two months of trading, a rough account is not only lost, but also lost a lot. Accustomed to pulling a car, he can't deal with business; Pulling a cart is a matter of rushing and bumping. If you succeed, you won't succeed. It's hard to deal with small business, he won't. The rickshaw puller knows how to get credit, so he can't keep his face open and forbid people to owe money; If you owe it, it's not easy to get it back. In this way, it is impossible to take good care of the owner, and those who trade with him are greedy for credit, so he can't help but lose money. He was sad to lose money; If you are sad, you drink more. Drunk, often quarreling with patrolmen outside, killing his wife and children at home. I offended the patrolman and beat my wife, all because of alcohol. When he woke up from the wine, he was very regretful and bitter. On second thought, this money was bought with his daughter, so he lost it for nothing, and he also drank and beat people. He felt that he was not human. At this time, he can sleep for a day and give his troubles to his dreams.

he decided to give up the business and go to pull carts, so he couldn't waste all that money. He bought a car. When he is drunk, he doesn't make any sense. When he is sober, he loves decency. Because he loves decency, he often puts on a poor shelf and has a score for everything. After buying a new car, he is also dressed neatly. He thinks he is an advanced driver. He has to drink good tea and get a decent seat. He can light up his car and his white trousers and jacket at the mouth of the car, talk with everyone, and always disdain to buy and sell. He slapped his car with a new blue cloth, stamped his new shoes with white background, watched the tip of his nose, stood by the car and smiled, waiting for others to praise his car, and then stopped talking. He can "soak" like this for a day or two. When he got a good seat, his legs didn't work hard on his car and clothes and he couldn't run! This made him very sad again. I think of my daughter when I am sad, so I have to drink. Well, all his money went out in vain, leaving only the car.

Around beginning of winter, he was drunk again. As soon as they entered the house, the two sons-one was thirteen and the other was eleven-wanted to hide. This trick overthrew him and gave them each a kick. Two strong sister-in-law said something, he ran to her, a foot may be dipped in the belly, she lay on the ground for a long time didn't make any noise. The two children were in a hurry. One picked up a coal shovel, the other picked up a rolling pin, and they fought for their lives with their father. Three dozen in a ball, too many cooks and stepped on the second sister-in-law a few times. When the neighbors came over, it was easy to push Er Qiangzi down on the kang, and the two children cried with their mothers in their arms. The second strong sister-in-law woke up, but she couldn't go to the fields again. On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, her breathing stopped, and she wore a blue blouse made when she sold her daughter. The second strong sister-in-law's family refused and had to go to court.

It was only after friends urged her to live that the people in her family gave way. Er Qiangke also promised to send her well and give her fifteen dollars. He put the car out and bet sixty dollars. Next year, he wanted to sell the car, and he had no hope of redeeming it himself. When he was drunk, he wanted to sell a son, but no one wanted him. He also looked for Joy's husband, but people didn't admit that he was such an old father-in-law, so there was no need to say anything else.

Xiangzi knows the history of this car, and he doesn't like it very much. There are many cars, so why buy this one alone? This unlucky car, which he bought for his daughter and killed his wife! Tigress doesn't think so. She wants to buy it in her early eighties. It's cheap! The car has only been pulled for half a year, and even the color of the belt has not changed much, and the tunnel was built by Decheng, a famous factory in Xicheng. Isn't it worth 5 or 6 yuan to buy a 7% new car? She can't bear the cheapness. She also knows that after the New Year, money is tight everywhere, and Er Qiangzi won't sell at a big price, but she is anxious to use the money. She personally went to see the car, personally negotiated the price with Er Qiangzi and paid the money. Xiangzi had to wait for the rickshaw to be pulled. He didn't say anything, and it was inconvenient to say anything. The money was not his own. After buying the car, he looked at it carefully, and it was really hard. But he always feels a little awkward. What makes him most unhappy is the black painted body, which is matched with a white copper work. When Er Hadron hit the car, it was originally black and white, which was remarkably beautiful. Xiangzi always felt that this was a bit frustrating, like mourning. He really wants to change a condom, change it into khaki or moonlight, or it will be enough to lose a little simplicity. But he didn't discuss with Tigress, so as not to invite her to gossip again.

Pull out this car, and everyone pays special attention to it. Some people even call it "Little Widow". Xiangzi was unhappy. He tried not to think about it, but the car followed him all the time. His old Mao Mao mumbled, as if he didn't know when something would go wrong. Sometimes I suddenly think of Er Hadron and what happened to Er Hadron. It seems that he is not pulling a car, but pulling a coffin. In this car, he always sees some ghosts, as if.

However, nothing has gone wrong since he pulled the car, although he was muttering uneasily. It's getting warmer and warmer. Without cotton, it's almost unnecessary to clip clothes, so you can wear single pants and single jacket. There is not much spring in Beiping. The days are almost impatient, and everyone feels sleepy. Xiangzi went out early in the morning and walked around until four or five o'clock, feeling that he had sold enough strength. The sun is still high. He didn't want to run again, but he refused to take the car back, yawning long and lazily.

It's such a long day that if Xiangzi feels tired and bored, Tigress will be even more lonely at home. In winter, she can warm herself by the fire and listen to the wind outside. Although she is depressed, there is always some masturbation of "not going out". Now, the stove is moved under the eaves, and there is nothing to do in the house. The yard is so dirty and smelly that there is not even a grass. When I go to the street, I don't trust my neighbors. Even if I go shopping, I have to go straight and dare not wander around for a while. She is like a bee in the house, looking at the sunshine outside in vain and unable to fly out. She can't get along with the women in the courtyard. What they say is that parents are short-sighted, but she is used to being wild and boring, and she doesn't like to talk or listen to these people. Their grievances come from the pain of life, and every little thing can bring tears; Her grievances are some dissatisfaction with life. She has no tears to shed, but she wants to scold someone and sulk. She and they can't understand each other, so it's better to go their separate ways without talking.

it was not until April and a half that she got a date. Er Qiangzi's daughter Joy is back. Joy's "people" (people, here refers to men. This kind of address, limited to informal relationships between men and women) is an officer. He has a very simple home everywhere. He spends 12 yuan to get a young girl, and then buys a large ceiling and two chairs, so he can live happily for a while. When the army was dispatched to other places, he left, leaving the people and planks in their original places. After a year or so, it won't hurt to spend so much money. If you hire a servant, don't you have to spend ten dollars and eight dollars a month to eat and earn? So marry a girl, not only a servant, but also accompany to sleep, and be sure to be clean and not sick. I'm happy. It's expensive to cut her a flowered blouse. I'm not happy. There's nothing she can do to teach her to squat at home with her eyes open. When he went on a business trip, he didn't regret the ceiling and one or two chairs at all, because she had to find a way to pay the two months' rent, and selling the ceiling at a discount might not be enough to pay the bill.

Joy just sold the ceiling, paid the rent, and came home wearing only a flowered cotton blouse and a pair of silver earrings.

after erqiangzi sold the car, he still had twenty dollars left besides the mortgage and interest. Sometimes he feels that he lost his wife in middle age, which is very pitiful; Others don't pity him, so he drinks a cup of wine, drinks something good and masturbates with self-pity. At such times, he seems to have a grudge against money, and he is desperately spending money. Sometimes he thinks that he should work harder to pull the cart and bring up the two boys well, so there is a little hope in the future. When he thought of his son so much, he bought a lot of food and gave it to both of them. Watching them gobble up those things, he said to himself with tears in his eyes, "motherless child!" Bad karma's children! Dad went to work hard,