Criticize the Current Malpractices
Yao Shunru felt very depressed and walked out of the hospital dejectedly. In order to avoid meeting the short fatty, he walked downstream of Suzhou Creek and unknowingly boarded the Zhapu Road Bridge. Zhapu Road Bridge, also known as Erbaidu Bridge, was located between Zhapu Road and Huqiu Road, on the west side of Waibaidu Bridge.
The Suzhou Creek flowed from west to east. Standing on the Erbaidu Bridge, one could look at the east, south, west, and north. It was pleasing to the eye and refreshing to the mind. This was the most beautiful scenery along the Suzhou Creek.
Looking to the east, the famous Waibaidu Bridge was bustling with traffic. It stood at the intersection of Suzhou Creek and Huangpu River, in the northwest corner of Huangpu Park, facing Huangpu River. It was a steel bridge, one of the iconic buildings of Shanghai.
The reason why the bridge was named "Waibaidu Bridge" was still unclear. Many people thought that the Suzhou Creek flowed from the inside to the outer beach. After the completion of the bridge at the mouth of the Huangpu River, pedestrians and vehicles would not be charged. They would cross the river for free, so they were used to calling it "Waibaidu Bridge".
Naturally, after the Zhapu Road Bridge was built, it was called Erbai Crossing Bridge.
Yao Shunru looked back to the west. On the reinforced concrete Sichuan Road Bridge, the vehicles and pedestrians were clearly visible.
The flagpole on the clock tower of the post building at the end of the bridge pointed straight at Qiong Qi. This Ying Country's classical large-scale building was a combination of the ancient Roman giant pillar architecture and the 16th century Italian Baroque bell tower architectural style. It was magnificent and magnificent. The statue of the goddess and the messenger on the bell tower could be vaguely seen.
To the east of the post office building, Ruikang Apartments was adjacent to Gongji Hospital. On the second floor of the five-story building, his sweetheart was lying on the hospital bed, causing him endless melancholy. Looking further east, the broadway building was like a mountain pressing down on his heart.
He turned around and walked toward the south of the bridge. Along the south bank of Suzhou Creek, the Bund Rowing Club, the British Water Company, the British and American Yizhong Building, the Guanglu Theater, the Cathedral, and other buildings came into view. He was no longer in the mood to browse and quickened his pace toward the Fourth Avenue.
Yao Shunru had not visited his uncle for a few weeks. He blamed himself for being too unreasonable. He thought that his uncle, aunt, and cousin must be looking forward to him.
When he walked into his uncle's stone library, his uncle was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper. Seeing him come in, the uncle threw away the newspaper in his hand and stood up to welcome him. He said happily and grumpily,"Shunru, you're finally here. You still remember this doorway?”
Yao Shunru hurriedly replied," Uncle, I miss you so much. I've been too busy recently and didn't come to visit you. Please forgive me."”
He looked at the kitchen door and asked,"Where's Aunt?"”He wanted to go to the kitchen to pay his respects to Aunt.
"She went to buy groceries." Hearing his words, the uncle's anger disappeared. Looking at Shunru's haggard face, he was shocked and asked,"What have you been busy with recently? Did you participate in the anti-civil war demonstration?”
Since the outbreak of the civil war, the anti-civil war student movement in Shanghai had continued. He had participated in a few parades and had a bump on his forehead, which had happened more than twenty days ago. It was also one of the reasons why he did not come to see his uncle. He was afraid that his uncle would worry.
Yao Shunru said," We participated in the second demonstration. It was led by Principal Zhu. We were very civilized and there was no bloodshed.”
"Where did you go so early in the morning? I called the school a few times, but I couldn't find you.”
"Ah, I went to Gongji Hospital to visit a classmate. She was hospitalized.”
"What illness does he have? The flu has been getting worse recently. You have to be careful of infection.”Uncle was very concerned.
"She suffers from phobia and depression. It's not contagious.”
"How did you get such a strange disease? Was it because you were frightened by the parade? Is it a boy or a girl?”
"It's a girl. She didn't participate in the parade and got this disease for no reason.”Yao Shunru didn't want to hide his gender.
"This girl must have fallen in love with you and met with an obstacle. You have a good relationship with her, right?”
Yao Shunru's face turned red. He changed the topic and said,""Why is your speculation the same as Professor Chu's? Professor Chu divined for her and said that her illness was caused by a young man. There was a mountain between the two of them.”
"What did you say? Chu Baoyi did a divination for her? How dare he act recklessly and spout nonsense to mislead the children?”Uncle seemed to be a little angry.
Yao Shunru quickly defended Professor Chu,"Professor Chu is very knowledgeable about the Book of Changes. Yesterday afternoon, he even held an amateur lecture for us.”
"What did you say? What kind of amateur lecture did he hold?”
"An amateur lecture on the use of gossip in social and economic activities.”
"What did he say? What did he say? Tell me quickly." It seemed like this topic had piqued his uncle's interest, and he kept asking.
"He first told the story of He Yan asking Guan Lu to divine during the Three Kingdoms, then told the story of divination for Governor Ni, and then briefly described the magical Eight Trigrams, which contained all things and was omnipotent. In the end, he summarized the myriad of social and economic activities into eight new divinatory symbols: workers, farmers, landlords, governments, capitalists, etc.
He defined 'workers' as those who had relatively stable jobs or occupations and relied on their own physical or mental labor to live. He said that he was a worker who worked for a living.
He said that this was a very large and powerful class. The word 'worker' and 'person' formed the word 'heaven'. Therefore, the word' worker 'was the word' heaven', and it was listed as the first hexagram of the Eight Trigrams, the 'Qian hexagram.' On the other hand, the declining feudal landowners were listed as Kun hexagrams.”
Uncle smiled and said,"Speak slowly. Let me listen and ponder what his intentions are."”
Yao Shunru continued,"He said that the new 'capitalists' were as bright as fire and listed them as the 'Li hexagram.' On the other hand, the farmer was as gentle as water and moistened all things. Water could carry a boat or capsize it, so it was listed as the Kan hexagram.
In the service industries such as commerce, transportation, and food and beverage, the small and medium-sized 'owners' of all walks of life brought pleasure to the citizens by providing services. On the other hand, there were the 'rich' whose wealth could pile up like mountains. The rich are rich and powerful, and their status is as heavy as a mountain. Being rich and heartless was as severe as a mountain. The mountain was the Gen hexagram.
The 'government' was between the capitalists and the landowners, and was always under their control. The voice of the government was like thunder, like the spring thunder that woke up all things. Opposite them were the 'poor' in the world. The poor were like the wind, often stirring up storms and entering everywhere. The government had to take care of themselves. The wind is the Xun hexagram."
Uncle raised his head and laughed." Alright, alright, I understand now. This idiot Chu is not gossiping. He is using this topic to criticize the current situation."”
"What did you say?" Yao Shunru asked inexplicably. I don't understand at all."
Uncle stopped smiling and said,"I, Jiang, am determined to fight a civil war. Whoever dares to say no will be charged with the crime of bandits." The streets were filled with military police agents, and the white terror could not be further increased.
Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that the government was in cahoots with the landlords and capitalists, opposing the poor, workers, and farmers of the world, and fighting a civil war regardless of the lives of the common people.
Such a government would be finished sooner or later. He called on all the intelligentsia to join the ranks of the workers. The Eight Trigrams was the product of the combination of heaven, earth, and man. The success or failure of any matter could not be separated from the right time, place, and people.”
Yao Shunru was enlightened when he heard that and asked,""What did you call him just now, idiot Chu?”
"His name is Chu Baoyi, also known as Baizhi. He's from Qianjiang, Hubei Province. He has a PhD in economics from Colombia University in the United States." This person is extremely intelligent, knowledgeable and talented. He calls himself an idiot. We are like-minded classmates. You must not tell others. The reason why I didn't tell you before was that I was afraid that you would have a sense of superiority and be special, spoiling you. Judging from your studies over the past year, your performance is still not bad.”
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