In 1942, Wang Li woke up in a cellar, only to realize that she had transmigrated into the body of a landlady. Right from the start, she had to flee from disaster.
Along the way, she even got ...
Today, Wang Li was thinking that the people who had planned to open a flower shop in the house had all died, so it was time to use the house. It couldn't always be left empty and waste the rent.
It was the cold spring season of March, and it was still a little cold on the street, but the alleys were very lively. Rattan chairs, bamboo steps, and small benches were placed everywhere, making it increasingly difficult to pass through. At the door there were all kinds of people chatting and selling goods, but it was not very lively.
Not all the streets in Shanghai are equally beautiful. There are also ghetto areas. The ghetto areas are located in the suburbs. There are all kinds of people here, including vagrants and thugs. Fights happen every day. Wang Li was thinking while walking.
Suddenly, a sharp voice came into Wang Li's ears, "Little Chi Lao, he is always complaining and can't let you go. Beat him to death. He has no money and no skills, but he still wants to be a hero and save the beauty."
Wang Li thought to herself, who are these hooligans bullying ordinary people? This kind of thing happens every day in Shanghai, and I can't save them all by myself. Besides, it's cold now, and there are too many people and I can't shoot. Let's just ignore it, she thought, let's go and take a look.
This glance was not a big deal, but it made Wang Li stunned. Isn’t this Aunt Liu’s house, Liu Wang’s house?
Why is he like this? I almost couldn't recognize him. Didn't the person behind this assassinate me on a rainy day to save my beautiful girl?
A plate was about to fly over Liu Wangjia's head. At the critical moment, Wang Li kicked the plate. With a loud bang, the plate broke. The man yelled, "Who, who, who are you? How dare you meddle in my business? No one on this street dares to meddle in my business.
Wang Li mainly saw that they were all young boys, the oldest of whom was no more than 18 or 19 years old. If they were Japanese, they would have been beaten to a pulp long ago.
Wang Li pulled out a gun, gestured and said, "Boy, if you are not afraid of death, stay here."
When the boy saw the gun, he ran away in a panic. Soon, a large group of people ran away.
Wang Jia looked at Wang Li and started to cry, "Auntie, Auntie, I haven't lived a single day without you."
Lin Dongxue also raised her head and looked at Wang Li and said, "Have we met somewhere before?"
Wang Li smiled and said, "Yes, I have. You saved me before."
"Come on, kids, let's find a place to sit down and talk. Wangjia has lost weight. Go home and your aunt will give you some nourishment. Your mother is also at your aunt's house now."
Although it was not far away, seeing that the children were injured, Wang Li still hailed three rickshaws and rushed home.
Passing by a small alley, I saw a skinny little boy about eleven or twelve years old leaning against the door frame. He had very bright eyes and was wearing wooden clogs, staring blankly at passers-by.
After turning the alley, when they were almost at the intersection, a little girl suddenly ran out. Obviously, she scared the rickshaw driver and he stopped. The child said, "My dear sister, please help me. My grandma is dying." She cried loudly. Wang Li was eager to go home and wanted to go back quickly to check the wounds of the two children. Seeing that Wang Jia was very thin, she had to go back to eat. There was no time to waste here. However, she still called the little girl to her, took her hand and said, "My sister is busy now, please find someone to take you to see the doctor." As she spoke, she put two dollars in her hand, looked at the girl's big black eyes, turned them around and smiled, and said, "Thank you, sister."
Wang Li looked at the girl, who was wearing tattered clothes, had dry yellow hair, and a small mouth. She smiled and turned around and ran into the yard.
Wang Li did not dare to delay any longer, so she asked the driver to take the car back home quickly, paid the fare, gave him an extra tip, and called a child at the door, asking him to help call Cuiyun and Liu Jia's car back.
The two came back and boiled water and cooked. Liu Jia'er worked while crying and laughing. After the two were cleaned and bandaged, and had dinner, Wang Li took them to the study.
He asked, "What happened? How did you become like this, skinny and sloppy?"
Liu Jiawang said, "Aunt, when we left you and ran to get on the train, we lost a lot of things. The only thing left was the money you gave us. We didn't dare to take it out on the train. We were hungry all the way when we arrived. We were blind and didn't know where we were. We stayed in a hotel nearby, but couldn't find any food after two days. Later, my mother also lost our money, so we started looking for food everywhere. That day, we saw Uncle Sanniu going out to look for food, and my aunt said, "Let's go find some food too, since we are so hungry."
My aunt, her son and I went out, and just then we saw a big gate recruiting people. Aunt Sanniu insisted on going in, and I couldn't stop her, so I followed her in. After we got in, we all got on the truck. The old man said we would get meat, so we all squeezed into the truck and lay down. Aunt Sanniu even saved a seat for me. I felt something was wrong, so I said to my aunt, "Let's go back." Before I told my mother, she said that she would take them over when we had a good life. Later, the truck stopped shakily, and everyone was dumbfounded after getting off the truck. Why was this place like a prison, with walls on all sides and barbed wire on the walls?
Aunt Sanniu kept sitting on the ground cursing and crying. The guard thought she was troublesome and shot her in the thigh. Only then did she stop shouting.
We were not allowed to eat enough and were forced to work all day long. We were exhausted and had no idea how long we worked. Gradually, I got familiar with a guard in his twenties. He told me that he didn't want to come to China at all. He was arrested. He had just married his wife when he was arrested. He loved photography when he was in Japan and would always carry a camera with him. He said he took photos of Japanese officers conducting live experiments and wanted me to escape and expose their crimes so that he could go home early. He missed his wife and mother.
From then on, there were eleven of us, and we were planning our escape. Finally, we got what we were waiting for. After a while, there were not many guards left in the labor camp, so we escaped with the help of Mr. Oda. However, we were discovered halfway and many people died. Aunt Sanniu was holding on to me and wouldn't let me go, and was thrown into the water by another military escort. We didn't have time to save her at that time. After I escaped, I hid from place to place, and lived on a hungry day. I didn't know who to give the film to. Today, I was here and saw a few hooligans bullying this girl. I wanted to help her, but I hadn't eaten for several days, and I couldn't beat those hooligans at all, so I fell there. You know what happened later, auntie.
Wang Li said: "I won't say anything more. Just give me the film and you can rest here with peace of mind.