Chapter 55: Uncertain Future
Wuhan consists of three towns: Wuchang, Hanyang and Hankou. Liu Zhengfeng's home is located in Wuchang.
Li Fei asked the driver to take Liu Zhengfeng home. When they reached the intersection, Liu Zhengfeng got off the car and walked into the alley.
Along the way, Liu Zhengfeng kept thinking about the final outcome of this matter.
If that member of the Military Control Commission's action team had not threatened to harm my family, I would not have lost my temper and the situation would have had much more room for maneuver.
But now the two sides have torn their faces apart, and they must face it actively. Liu Zhengfeng has made preparations to burn his boats. In the end, Captain Li suddenly softened his stance, which surprised Liu Zhengfeng very much. He didn't know what he meant.
Liu Zhengfeng suddenly felt very powerless. He felt that he was outnumbered and had no power to fight against such a large organization as the Military Control Commission. If they used force, he might be able to escape, but his parents could only leave it to fate.
This feeling of falling into the abyss was extremely terrifying, but there was nothing Liu Zhengfeng could do about it. It gave him a headache.
"Teacher Liu, you're back? Why are you wearing your military uniform?"
Suddenly, a shoe repair vendor on the roadside greeted me warmly.
Liu Zhengfeng quickly came back to reality and a smile appeared on his face.
"Master Lu, I am a soldier now, so of course I have to wear soldier's clothes."
Master Lu looked at Liu Zhengfeng with a smile: "I still think you look better in a suit and a white shirt."
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "It's okay, I think they are all the same."
Although he said this, what he was thinking in his heart was that if the soldier fell, then the man in the suit and white shirt would have to kneel down.
Familiar alleys and familiar lanes.
Aunt Tang's hot dry noodles at the corner are still fragrant, and the wonton noodles business of the wretched Uncle Wang on the street is still so good...
Liu Zhengfeng greeted these familiar neighbors one by one with a smile.
But on the roadside, he saw many ragged refugees, which made him feel a little heavy.
The battle to defend Wuhan was already intense, with refugees pouring into the city from all directions. When the Japanese army broke through Wuhan, where could they escape to? A feeling of sadness emerged in his mind.
While I was daydreaming, I unknowingly arrived at my home.
His house is a two-story building.
"Feng'er, you're back..."
When Liu Zhengfeng looked up, he saw his mother Wang Dongmei waving at him in the corridor on the second floor with a smile on her face.
Next to Wang Dongmei stood the graceful and smiling Li Rong.
The two looked at each other and were both stunned.
They were speechless, yet full of affection.
Time seemed to stand still.
Wang Dongmei couldn't help but smile when she saw their unforgettable expression of true feelings. She smiled secretly with a fan in her hand. After a while, she seemed to remember something and ran down in a hurry.
"Feng'er, hurry up and go up. I'll go get some grapefruit leaves and jute grass to get rid of your bad luck."
Liu Zhengfeng said with a smile: "Teacher Wang, please don't be superstitious, okay?"
Wang Dongmei rolled her eyes at him and said, "Existence is reasonable, it doesn't matter what superstition is. Hurry up and don't make them wait anxiously."
Liu Zhengfeng felt a warm feeling as he watched his mother's busy figure gradually disappear into the distance. In the hearts of parents, their children's affairs can never be neglected.
He raised his head and smiled at Li Rong. The tacit understanding between them made him lose his mind. He could not wait any longer, so he hurried upstairs and hugged Li Rong deeply.
"How did you get out?" Li Rong asked softly.
Liu Zhengfeng said with a smile: "Of course I came out. If I don't come out, I'm afraid my wife will run away."
Li Rong blushed and said angrily, "This is a serious matter, don't be so playful."
Seeing Li Rong's blushing face and moving eyes, she was so beautiful that Liu Zhengfeng couldn't help but feel moved.
"Wife, you are so beautiful, let me kiss you and I will tell you."
Li Rong blushed with shame and pushed him away desperately: "No, it would be so embarrassing if others saw it."
Liu Zhengfeng looked carefully and realized that he was now on the balcony. He was not afraid of being seen by others, but Li Rong should be afraid, so he let her go.
"Wind, wind..."
A clear voice sounded, and soon a middle-aged man came up hurriedly. It was Liu Zhengfeng's father, Liu Dongming. He was about fifty years old, tall, with an elegant face, wearing a pair of glasses, and exuding a strong scholarly aura from head to toe.
"dad."
Liu Zhengfeng was overjoyed and hurried into the living room.
Liu Dongming was holding a fish and some vegetables in his hands. Li Rong saw this and walked over to take them and put them in the kitchen.
Liu Dongming looked at Liu Zhengfeng carefully, nodded repeatedly, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Feng'er, Miss Li has already told me about your life in the army. Well done! My son is a man of both letters and martial arts, much better than me."
Liu Zhengfeng said with a smile: "Dad, you are a great talent, what am I?"
Liu Dongming shook his head repeatedly, his face full of vigor and vitality: "Now is the era of war, I am just a Confucian scholar, I am useless, Mr. Mao in Yan'an said it well, political power comes from the barrel of a gun."
Liu Zhengfeng's eyes lit up. His father was open-minded and sympathized with the Workers' and Peasants' Party. His sister had gone to Yan'an a year ago. He remembered that his parents did not object at that time.
"Dad, how is my sister now? Has she written to me?"
Liu Dongming's face flashed with pride. "Yes, there are three letters. She said she worked in the border security department in Yan'an. She is also good at both literature and martial arts."
Liu Zhengfeng smiled, the Border Security Department is not a simple functional department, its business is very wide, including protecting the leaders, maintaining public order, countering enemy spies and other work. There are many talented people in it, and his sister will benefit a lot if she stays there for a year or two.
While the two were talking, Wang Dongmei came back with pomelo leaves and jute grass in her hands to ward off evil spirits, and the family began to get busy.
Wang Dongmei boiled a pot of hot water with pomelo leaves and jute grass and let Liu Zhengfeng take a bath. When Liu Zhengfeng came out of the bath, the food was ready, and the family had dinner happily.
After dinner, it was already dusk.
The room was very stuffy, so everyone went to the balcony to cool off.
The alley below was getting darker and darker. Many refugees were staggering past. They had nowhere to go and their backs looked so desolate.
Li Rong sighed and said, "They are so pitiful, they have left their homes, have no food, and no home."
Liu Dongming also sighed: "When the country is destroyed, there is no home. Perhaps, we will be like this tomorrow."
Liu Zhengfeng reached out and held Li Rong's hand and said, "Dad, Mom, I was just about to ask you, when are you going to leave?"
Wang Dongmei's eyes were a little confused and a little sad: "A million national troops couldn't defend Wuhan, leaving the people displaced. Sigh..."
His mother's long sigh made Liu Zhengfeng feel ashamed. Of course, he should not be blamed for this, but he was a soldier and could not escape it.
Liu Dongming said: "If you fall behind, you will certainly be beaten. I hope God will protect China and prevent the country from being destroyed."
Wang Dongmei glanced at Liu Zhengfeng and said, "We can give up the lost ground, but we cannot lose the belief that we will win."
Liu Dongming looked at Wang Dongmei in surprise: "Okay, Teacher Wang, that's a very good point."
Wang Dongmei smiled and said, "Old Liu, I'm just repeating what others have said. It's your son who said that."
Liu Dongming laughed loudly and patted Liu Zhengfeng on the shoulder, his face full of pride and pride: "Feng'er, good job."
Liu Zhengfeng frowned and said, "Don't interrupt me. I asked you when you plan to leave Wuhan. I estimate that the Japanese will invade in less than a month."
Liu Dongming sighed: "Our school is already moving a large number of books to Chongqing, and the teachers will probably be there soon. Don't worry, we will definitely evacuate before the Japanese invade."
Wang Dongmei suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, how about you, Miss Li?"
Li Rong said : "I don't think I will return to the army in the future. I will be with my father. Wherever he goes, I will go."
Liu Zhengfeng once heard Li Rong say that her father opened a private clinic in Hankou, and she went to Guo Wanlin's division to work as a field doctor in response to the government's call and had nothing to do with the army.
"Rong'er, I suggest you go to either Chongqing or Yan'an. You must make a decision early, the sooner the better."
Li Rong stared at Liu Zhengfeng: "Well, what about you?"
