Chapter 34: Iron-blooded Tenderness in the Republic of China Details + Origin
Woohoo——
With a whistle, black coal smoke rose into the sky.
The train snaked through below, stirring up a gust of wind that was as powerful as a whirlwind.
The sky was gloomy, and the strong wind blew snow particles into the faces of the ragged people, like a knife cutting.
When Rongzhen opened his eyes, this was the scene outside the car window, confirming that he had successfully arrived at the new mission world.
The last mission was not completed very well. She had a total of fifteen points, but she was only given nine after the settlement, which was barely passing. Otherwise, she would not be doing a new mission now, but would be sent to the punishment world to work for nothing.
In order to summarize the lessons learned, she deliberately spent a huge amount of money in the system space - two points to read the mission review and analysis, and found that the points deducted were mainly due to the character design and plot.
If the degree of character preservation is scored out of 100, she got 75, which is actually pretty good.
The key is the plot, and she accidentally ruined it.
Rongzhen felt a little wronged. Who would have thought that the guy who could fall in love with a small-time actor and spend his life in love with him would be the male lead?
Originally, with his excellent standard, she had thought of this possibility, but his series of actions confused her judgment, and caused her to be unable to resist the male beauty/temptation, and accidentally kidnapped him. The result was that the plot was so broken that even his own mother didn't recognize him.
So the responsibility naturally fell on her head, and just deducting some points was considered lenient.
If it weren't for the fact that she didn't do it on purpose and it was the male protagonist who took the initiative, she might not even have the chance to go to the punishment world and would have been locked up in a small dark room.
Rongzhen didn't know whether to regret or be grateful, so she learned from her mistakes and spent three points to prepare before starting the new task.
Three points were not many, so she calculated carefully and used one point to buy the name of the male protagonist, one point to buy the name of the female protagonist, and one point to buy the biography of the original body. She would then split the remaining four points with the system.
v688 was still dormant, and the two points turned into energy and merged into its body, which was a drop in the bucket.
Rong Zhen felt a little guilty and didn't dare to disturb it, so she continued to work without stopping.
The New World is derived from a Republican-era novel. The author uses the form of a memoir to describe the process of her parents meeting and falling in love during turbulent times. She is both a bystander and the heroine of the novel. Not only did she witness her parents' love all the way, but she also met her parents' colleague and revolutionary comrade at the age of eighteen, broke through the constraints and obstacles, married him, and began a new and happy life.
These are the information Rong Zhen extracted from the mission introduction. The detailed plot is too expensive for her to buy, so she can only take advantage of it for free.
Her original name this time was Xu Xizhen. She came from an old-fashioned scholarly family with strict rules. In the novel, she was the fiancée arranged by the heroine's father, and she did not appear in many chapters.
From the author's perspective, this fiancée was only heard of in name from the very beginning. It was just an arranged marriage made for him by his father's family when he was young, and it never came to fruition. His mother would occasionally use this to get jealous and act like a spoiled child with his father, but it was mostly just a little fun between the couple and didn't cause any trouble.
Until her eighteenth birthday, the other party unexpectedly came from afar and cried to her father about how she had waited for him for many years and almost caused a crisis in their family. Fortunately, the evil was finally punished and the bad guy died suddenly, which took her parents' relationship to a new level.
But this is not the case in the original biography.
It was true that Xu Xizhen and he had been engaged in an arranged marriage since childhood, but they had also been married in a formal ceremony. However, on their wedding night, he said that the country was in imminent danger and he had no time for romantic feelings. He wanted to concentrate on realizing his ideals and ambitions and serving the country first, and then come back to have children with her and be husband and wife.
The original owner believed it, and took the words "wait for me to come back" left by him before he left as her belief and hope. She tried her best to help him protect the family business and support her parents in the chaotic times that followed, and even took care of them until the end of their lives. However, she never waited for the person who should have come back long ago.
Everyone said that he had sacrificed himself, and even his parents and in-laws had given up on him, but she didn't believe it and insisted on waiting for him until the years passed. Finally, she heard news about him from kind people.
She went there happily, but what she saw was a scene that broke her heart.
It turned out that he had married and had children with someone else over the years. Now he and his wife were in love and had many children. They had long forgotten the promise they made. Only she remembered the words "wait for him to come back".
The original owner could not accept the blow and died heartbroken amid the other party's face full of guilt and endless apologies, ending his sad and ridiculous life.
After reading it, Rongzhen took a deep breath to calm herself down. The maid A Cui who was sitting next to her heard it and realized that she was awake.
Ah Cui immediately asked with concern: "Miss, have you rested well? Do you want to eat something and drink some water?"
While she was talking, she had already swiftly brought the kettle and poured a cup of hot tea into it, and then took out some snacks that she had prepared before getting on the bus from her bag.
Looking at the things that were piled up in front of him in a blink of an eye, Rong Zhen stopped him and said, "Stop working. I'm not thirsty or hungry. If you are thirsty or hungry, you can use them first. I'll take a nap for a while. Don't disturb me."
"Then you can just close your eyes first, and it will be the same if you use it again after you close your eyes well." A Cui put the tea and snacks on a small charcoal stove to warm them.
Rongzhen didn't try to stop her. He closed his eyes and leaned against the window as the train swayed. He listened to the sound of the wheels running and began to organize the key points of the mission in his mind.
Like the previous one, there are three tasks. The first two are story tasks that must be completed, and the last one is the original owner's wish.
As a tool to promote the relationship between the heroine's parents, she only needs to participate in two parts of the plot.
One is to accept the refuge of the parents and parents-in-law when the war comes, because the heroine's mother also comes with them. Later, she will leave and meet the heroine's father, bringing him the news that her parents are taken care of by someone, allowing the heroine's father to devote himself to the revolutionary cause.
Yes, the heroine’s father and mother have known each other for a long time and are aware of each other’s family situations because they were classmates.
Secondly, at the end of the novel, he went to the heroine's home to recognize her, leaving them with unforgettable memories on her eighteenth birthday, and sublimating the relationship between the heroine's parents.
When the male protagonist happens to appear, he will misunderstand the female protagonist's family after seeing this incident, which will add a little bump to their love journey.
The male protagonist is called Nancheng. Not only did he appear late, but he also met the female protagonist's father after he left the original owner, so Rongzhen doesn't have to worry about meeting him in person this time.
But just in case, she decided to avoid everyone named Nancheng, regardless of gender!
The heroine is called Jiang Zhimei. She is not born yet and you will never see her in the future, so don't worry about her.
Her father's name is Jiang Yu. It has a nice name, but he is not a very good person.
The original owner's wish was about him, and Rongzhen found it very interesting.
Because after she knew everything, she didn't want to go find him in advance, nor did she want to compete with other women for him. She just wanted to save face and live better than him when they finally met.
Rongzhen carefully considered her request and felt that this "good" should not only refer to marriage and offspring.
You have to know that Jiang Yu had already enjoyed the fruits of victory when she went to find him. Not only did he and his wife love each other and have many children, but he also held a high position of power, and his wealth and fame were beyond reproach.
If Rong Zhen wants to complete this task well, he will have to crush him in all these areas to be considered "better" than him.
If not, then she would have to consider hindering the other party, but this was a bad idea. Unless necessary, she did not want to disturb the other party's dedication to the revolution.
In the face of major issues of right and wrong, personal grudges and private moral issues often seem insignificant. No matter how bad Jiang Yu was to the original owner or how corrupt his character was, it could not erase the efforts and contributions he had made for the country and the people.
Therefore, the idea of holding him back is not feasible. We can only try our best to surpass him in a fair and honest way by taking the right path.
Probably because he knew that this wish would be difficult to fulfill, the original owner directly gave him ten points. Together with the points given by the previous two story tasks, Rong Zhen can get twenty points after completing it. It is a job with little pay but a lot of work, which is quite sad.
But if that weren't the case, it wouldn't be Rongzhen's turn to pick up the spoils. It's good enough to have a task to do at the moment.
Woo-woo—another long whistle blew, and the train rumbled into the tunnel.
The light suddenly became dim, and A Cui hurriedly stoked the fire in the small charcoal stove and added some charcoal chips into it.
Rongzhen opened his eyes again under the warm firelight, and roughly saw his current appearance through the reflection on the car window glass.
At the age of eighteen, one is as young as a flower. No matter whether one is beautiful or ugly, one can be so tender that water can be squeezed out of one's body. Moreover, the original owner is not ugly. She has fair skin, beautiful features and great facial features. Unfortunately, half of her face is covered by thick bangs, which makes people feel gloomy and depressed, and it seems that she is not easy to get along with.
Ah Cui, however, was not afraid. Seeing that she had closed her eyes enough, she handed her a cup of hot tea and comforted her, "Don't worry, young lady. Master Jiang Yu and you are childhood sweethearts, engaged since birth. Once you go and marry him, you will surely live in love and harmony."
The little maid thought that Rongzhen was worried about this because she had no appetite and didn't smile.
"I'm not worried." Rong Zhen shook her head, took the teacup and took a sip, the hot liquid slowly slid down her esophagus into her stomach.
The train finally emerged from the dark tunnel, and light instantly poured in through the windows. The scenery outside the window was no longer the unchanging wilderness and the refugees walking along the tracks. Gradually, buildings unique to the city appeared in the field of vision.
After seeing this, A Cui said happily that they were almost there, and loudly instructed Dazhu outside the box to guard the door and not let anyone in except the housekeeper who went out to the toilet.
Dazhu replied naively, "A Cui, you and the young lady can rest assured. I guarantee that not even a mouse can get in."
When it was mentioned that there were rats on the train, A Cui was not surprised at all, as if this was a very normal thing.
Rongzhen silently glanced at the floor of the box and asked A Cui to put away all the food.
The train began to slow down with a clatter, and people holding baskets gradually came over from both sides of the train, vying to sell their goods to the passengers in the windows.
Ah Cui skillfully threw out two handfuls of copper coins and picked out three or four samples of local fruits for Rongzhen to try.
Rongzhen saw the vendors outside sweating profusely as they ran after the train, but did not stop her.
But before the transaction was completed, a gunshot suddenly rang out outside, and the vendors screamed and scattered, running for their lives.
Xiao Cui quickly handed over the money, then used the fruit to close the window in one go. She turned around and panted and said to Rong Zhen, "Don't be afraid, miss. The one who shot the gun is below. We are on the train."
If her hands hadn't been shaking so badly and her voice hadn't been trembling, Rongzhen might have really thought she was brave and fearless.
"I'm not afraid, and you don't have to be afraid either." She comforted him and called Zhuzi, who was guarding the door, in.
It would be better for everyone to stay together at this time. I just don’t know if the housekeeper who went to the toilet fell in and hasn’t come back yet.
Ah Cui was so nervous that she kept muttering to herself, talking about the fact that the housekeeper was not there at the critical moment, and threatening to report him to the master and the mistress.
Dazhu stuffed some fruit into his mouth and explained for the housekeeper, "Uncle has diarrhea from the unfamiliar climate. He must still be squatting in the toilet."
A Cui was silent for a moment, then stood up startled by the sound of chaotic footsteps approaching outside the box.
Dazhu subconsciously threw away the fruit and used his body to push the door shut.
The next moment, the door of the adjacent box was knocked, and the intruder shouted in panic: "The military police are coming, let us go in and hide, please, open the door!"
The door on their side didn't open, and then the door on their side was slammed. The pleading for the door to be opened, mixed with more and more cries for help, echoed throughout the entire carriage.
The train was still sliding slowly, and the station was in sight. As long as they could hold on until it stopped, they would be safe.
This is what A Cui said when she was trembling to comfort Rong Zhen. She didn't know whether it was true or not, but she had no choice but to listen to the opinions of the indigenous people.
The knocking on the door outside became louder and louder, along with the cries of women and children.
Even so, Rongzhen didn't dare to open the door rashly.
Because A Cui and Da Zhu both said that the door could not be opened, otherwise they would be finished. The Japanese military police loved to bully women the most, so they could not afford to open the door.
Rongzhen is now wearing a red wedding dress. She has a tall figure and fair skin. Even if only half of her face is exposed, it is easy to arouse the covetousness of those beasts and scums.
There is nothing wrong with being kind and saving people, but the prerequisite is that they have to consider their own safety first.
A moment later, the person who tried to knock on the door for help fled elsewhere. Just as the three people in the box were about to breathe a sigh of relief, rough and bad laughter suddenly came over.
"Please come in, Madam. This is where the rich sit. There must be a lot of beautiful girls here."
"Hey, all the flower girls, come out!"
The carriage was completely silent. Except for those who were chatting and laughing freely outside, no one dared to move. They all hid behind a door, holding their breath and praying that no one would come here.
A Cui and Da Zhu held the door tightly, their faces pale and their eyes closed, also praying for blessings from various gods.
Rong Zhen did not place his hopes on the illusory gods and Buddhas, and turned around to look for a suitable weapon in the box.
No one went out, and the military police were very angry and started kicking the doors one by one.
Rongzhen and his friends were in the second box, and unfortunately they were targeted by the enemy.
Because after the door of the male passenger next door was kicked open, he used the news that there was a beautiful girl here to exchange for his chance to survive.
The door of the box was kicked several times and was about to collapse. Dazhu and A Cui could no longer bear it and cried out for Rongzhen to jump out of the window and escape quickly.
The train hadn't stopped yet, but they didn't care. Even if they jumped off and broke their arms and legs, it was better than being bullied by animals.
"Let's go together!" Rong Zhen picked up the small charcoal stove, opened the car window, asked them to come over, and jumped out as quickly as possible.
The biting cold wind blew in from outside, almost freezing the tears on A Cui's face.
She wiped it roughly, not daring to delay for a moment. She and Dazhu hurriedly used their luggage to cover it and quickly rushed to the window.
Dazhu picked up a bag and jumped down without hesitation, ready to catch the two of them below, but it was too late.
The door was kicked open with a bang, and a short and wretched military policeman rushed in with a greasy face. When he saw Rongzhen and A Cui, his eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to stretch out his devilish hands towards them.
"Miss Hua, be good, or I'll shoot you to death."
"Good boy, you emperor grandma!"
Of course Rongzhen couldn't be obedient. She cursed in Japanese and took advantage of the other party's stunned state to swing the charcoal stove at his face, thereby buying some time to escape.
A Cui had just made sure that Dazhu had jumped down safely, but she was almost frightened to death when she saw this scene. After she came to her senses, she hurriedly urged Rongzhen to jump quickly.
Rongzhen said okay, but pushed her to Dazhu who was outside ready to pick her up, and then jumped down right after him.
In the moment of weightlessness, the sounds of wind, snow and wheels all disappeared, leaving only the clear sounds of whistles and heavy footsteps, making people think it was an illusion.
After a moment of blankness, Rongzhen thought she was going to fall heavily to the ground.
But the expected pain did not come.
Accompanied by the screams of the military police and the sound of military boots stepping on the ground and guns being loaded, she suddenly fell into an embrace filled with the smell of fireworks.
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