8. Repatriation of Japanese
Not long after school started, Principal Zhu proposed a research project called " Post-war economic recovery plan " to the teachers and students of the school. On a Saturday afternoon, the student council held a regular meeting to discuss the implementation of the " post-war economic recovery plan." Professor Chu Baoyi was also invited to attend. The six committee members were all present, but Tian Meixiu, who had never been absent, was not present. She waited for a long time but still did not show up. Yao Shunru hurriedly ran to the accounting department to look for her. When he found out that she had asked for leave to go home, he was absent-minded for the entire afternoon. After the meeting, Shi Guangyao told him that the Hongkou District Japanese Overseas Chinese Contact Committee was holding a farewell party at Gaota Road tonight to send off the first batch of returning Japanese overseas Chinese. There was also an artistic performance arranged at the party, and he wanted to invite him to watch the performance.
Yao Shunru was thinking about Tian Meixiu. She didn't know what had happened at home. Could it be that she was going on a blind date for her? He had been letting his imagination run wild the entire afternoon. He was not interested in watching the performance at all. He used the excuse that he was not feeling well to reject his invitation and returned to the dormitory alone. Coincidentally, the other two students in the dormitory were also discussing the matter of deporting the Japanese. When they saw him enter, Li Shaohua nodded as a greeting and continued,"The mediocre and kind people of the Celestial Empire are too magnanimous and benevolent, but they are not so good to their own compatriots. The Japanese had committed murder, arson, rape, plunder, and all kinds of evil in China. They should be expelled from the country, so why would they hold a farewell party?”
"According to the announcement of the China-US Joint Repatriation Conference in Shanghai, there are more than 3.9 million Japanese captives waiting to be sent back. After the last meeting between China and the United States in Shanghai, the Japanese had already begun to be sent back to the northeast. Millions of Japanese prisoners and overseas Chinese had been sent back through Huludao Port. In addition to Huludao and Shanghai, there were other ports that sent back Japanese prisoners and overseas Chinese: Tsingtao, Dagu, Guangzhou, Haikou, Sanya, Amoy, Shantou, Haiphong, Keelung, Dagao, Laorao and other places.”Another student, Tang Jinxiu, said.
"I heard that the road to the Huludao Port is extremely crowded. Most of the Japanese were women, children, and the elderly. The young women were worried about encountering the Soviet troops on the way and had to be wary of bandits. They shaved their heads bald, smeared black pot bottom ash on their faces, and tied their chests tightly, trying to dress themselves up as men.”Yao Shunru said.
" The US government urgently mobilized more than 100 ships for the mass evacuation, including the large transport ships of the Sixth Fleet. They also requisitioned the Japanese civilian ships, such as the 'Hokuto Maru',' Daiyu Maru', and so on. These ships shuttled back and forth day and night between Huludao and Japan's Sasebo, Hakata, Maizuru and other ports. "Li Shaohua has a great figure, and his square face is a little excited.
"I heard that many people from the northeast have married Japanese wives. Even the bachelors in their thirties or forties in the countryside married Japanese virgins in their teens. First, he didn't want any dowry, and second, he didn't want any betrothal gifts. He had picked up a big mistake. In my opinion, the Japanese invaders and the Japanese should still be treated differently. Tomorrow, the first batch of stranded Japanese will be sent back to Qiujiang Pier. We might as well go to bed early and watch the show tomorrow.”Tang Xiu was short and thin. He blinked his eyes and said.
The next morning, after the three of them finished their breakfast, they just walked out of the school gate and bumped into Shi Guangyao, who had come to ask for a companion. He asked," Brother Shunru, where are you going?”
"I'm going to see the Japanese being sent back." Everyone replied.
"I'm here to invite you. It's a pity not to see this wonder of the century.”Stone smiled and said,
"What did you see last night?”Yao Shunru asked.
"It's a pity that you didn't go last night. The famous actress Akiko Nishiba and all the actors from the cooperative troupe performed on stage. They performed ballads, terracotta dancers, and the Japanese play Tongue-cutting Sparrow. The scene is so tragic." Shi Guangyao shook his fat head and said.
"How can you use the word tragic?"
"At the end of the show, many people cried. Perhaps it was because they were unable to leave their homeland, or perhaps they were sad about the prospect of returning to China.”
They chatted as they walked and unknowingly arrived at Zhoujiazui Road. A bus happened to arrive, so they squeezed into the bus together and took the bus to Jungong Road. After getting out of the car, he saw a sea of people in front of him. There were many military police officers maintaining order. The Japanese gathered outside the gate of Hujiang University. More than 2,000 men, women, and children lined up to be searched before boarding the ship. The staff of the Shanghai Japanese Overseas Chinese Administration Office and the Shanghai customs staff were checking and weighing the luggage of the Japanese immigrants to determine if the luggage they carried exceeded the weight of the items they were allowed to carry. Any excess would be confiscated. The people at the back sat on the ground and waited anxiously. Those who had finished the inspection were allowed to enter the school. Those who had entered and exited were not allowed to leave without permission. Men and women sat scattered on the training ground, where they would spend their last night in China.
According to the " Plan for the Repatriation of Japanese Officers and Soldiers and Japanese Overseas Chinese in the Chinese War Zone," it was stipulated that each Japanese officer could carry 500 yuan per day, each soldier could carry 200 yuan per day, and the overseas Chinese could not carry more than 1,000 yuan per day. The luggage that each person was allowed to carry was limited to the extent that they could carry it themselves. Later, the luggage allowed by each Japanese was re-regulated to 30 kilograms, and prohibited items were not allowed. It was no wonder that there were so many stalls along Zhongzhou Road in Shanghai, auctioning off daily items of the Japanese.
Yao Shunru's group of four weaved through the crowd and headed towards the pier of the Qiu River. He suddenly saw a familiar figure in the distance and hurriedly called Stone to follow. The two of them weaved through the crowd and finally caught up to their target, but they were separated again. At this moment, Stone also saw it clearly. The two of them shouted at the same time," Tian Meixiu…Tian Meixiu…" She might not have heard him, but she did not turn around or stop. Instead, she sped up and walked forward.
The two of them finally rushed to Tian Meixiu's side and shouted happily,"Tian Meixiu."
Tian Meixiu turned around in a sorry state. Her face was pale and her eyes were red and swollen, which shocked the two of them.
"Tian Meixiu, what's wrong?" Yao Shunru quickly asked.”
A short and plump man in his fifties turned around at the same time and stopped in his tracks. He asked,"Xiuzi, what happened?"
Tian Meixiu quickly introduced them to Yao Shunru and Shi Tou,""This is my father." She told her father,"These two are my classmates."”The two of them hurriedly saluted the short fatty and greeted Uncle Tian.
"I'm sorry, I'm on my way with my father to see off my Japanese friend.”Tian Meixiu explained to them. With that, she left in a hurry under her father's urging and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Yao Shunru stood on the spot, unable to come to his senses for a long time. He had heard from Tian Meixiu that his father owned a Xinhua textile factory in Yangpu. Covering an area of more than 300,000 square meters, there were 40,000 Japanese Toyoda spinning machines, 720 looms, and self-prepared power generation equipment of several Kilowatts…
Today, he was very surprised to see this entrepreneur's face. Although he was in the same industry as his deceased father, his scale was six times that of his second brother's textile mill. He had to admire him. It was a pity that this senior was so cold and his appearance was so vulgar and vulgar. He did not care about him. Not only did Yao Shunru not have a good impression of him, but she also had all kinds of doubts.
This included the father and daughter's behavior today. Why were they in a hurry? Why was Tian Meixiu behaving so strangely? Why didn't she stop when she heard him calling her (he believed she heard him)? Why was her face pale and her eyes red and swollen? The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He even suspected that this short fatty was Tian Meixiu's biological father. Tian Meixiu was so gentle and beautiful, but he was so ugly. There was no resemblance between father and daughter…
Yao Shunru was not in the mood to watch the show anymore, nor did she tell Shi Guangyao about her doubts. After the two of them broke up halfway, they returned to school alone in a depressed mood. When he arrived at the dormitory and saw that his roommate had not returned, he lay on the bed with his clothes on. He tossed and turned, letting his imagination run wild, and unknowingly fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already dark. His classmate still hadn't returned, so he got up and went to the stall outside the school to eat. He felt that his stomach was indeed hungry.
The next morning, Yao Shunru woke up very early. Tian Meixiu was nowhere to be seen during her morning exercise. After breakfast, he leaned against the balcony railing of the classroom corridor on the second floor. His eyes were fixed on the school gate, hoping to see her figure. Suddenly, Shi Guangyao walked to his side and said,"Don't look. She's on leave."
"How did you know?" He was shocked.
"She called to ask for leave, and I happened to hear it.”Shi Guangyao said.
Yao Shunru's face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly changed his words,""How do you know who I'm looking at? I'm not feeling well today. I want to see a doctor.”
"If you want to go, then go. Otherwise, it'll be too late. I'll help you apply for leave.”Shi Guangyao made a face.
Yao Shunru hurriedly walked out of the school gate and headed straight for the military road. He had a feeling that Tian Meixiu must be at the pier of the Qiu River. When he got off the military road, he saw more than 2,000 Japanese citizens lined up on the road from Hujiang University to Qiujiang Wharf. They were moving forward slowly, and there were many police officers and Japanese management staff standing on both sides. The one in front had already boarded the springboard of the Japanese ship Meiyumaru, which was docked at the Qiu River Pier. When men, women, and children grabbed the gangway and boarded the ship, the American soldiers and Japanese sailors guarding the ship stepped forward to help the elderly, children, and people carrying luggage.
There were many onlookers standing outside the cordon of the dock. Many of them were here to send off their Japanese relatives, friends, or lovers. When the Japanese boarded the ship, they turned around and waved at the shore. The people at the dock were also in tears and looked very sad. They called each other's names loudly and shouted,"Goodbye!"”
Yao Shunru tried his best to cut into the crowd, shuttling through the crowd. He crossed his heels and looked around, searching for the target in his heart…He finally saw Tian Meixiu at the side of the dock. She was standing in the crowd, her body being pushed around by the crowd. She was completely focused on waving at the boat and crying loudly. Her father did not appear beside her. He looked around but did not find her father. Perhaps her father did not come at all. He was suddenly worried that her delicate body would be swallowed by the crowd…
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