The whistling north wind fluttered with snowflakes like goose feathers. It's getting dark, and the roadside lights are still on. Two pedestrians trudged on a quiet street in Chengdu-the second young master Gao Juemin and the third young master Gao Juehui were in a big house. They just got back from a school performance. As they walked, they talked about the rehearsal with great interest. In front of a big house with "Celebrate the country's health and live a long life" hanging on the gate, they stopped, wiped their shoes on the stone ladder, shook the snow and strode in with an umbrella.
Chapters II and III
Qin has been waiting here for a long time. She is the most beautiful and lively girl among Gao's relatives. She was very happy to hear her second cousin Chueh-min say that the foreign firm would recruit girls in the summer vacation. But when I think about the difficulties and obstacles I will encounter when I enter a boys' school, my mood is heavy. The Chueh-min brothers tried their best to comfort and encourage her. Chueh-hui looked at Chin's cheerful face and couldn't help thinking of her sweetheart, a clever, docile, kind and beautiful handmaid, who was sold to the high house from an early age. Like the sea, she accepted everything and swallowed everything, but she didn't even growl. These two faces represent two different lives and indicate two different fates. Chueh-hui knew that Ming-feng's fate had been arranged when she was born, and at the same time she thought of countless evils in this family.
chapter four
It was dark at night, and darkness ruled the mansion. People have been busy all day. At this time, they take off their masks during the day, open their hearts, or regret, or cry, or be proud, or feel glad. Only at this time, Feng was quietly thinking about his own destiny and crying for his own destiny. chapter five
Chin's mother was surprised that she was going to a boys' school, but she promised to find a way for her. Joan is very grateful to her mother.
Chapters 6, 7 and 8
Chueh-hsin is the eldest brother of Chueh-min's brothers and the eldest grandson of this big family. Because of this, his fate was decided as soon as he was born. He grew up handsome and smart, loved by his parents at home, praised by teachers in private schools, and ranked first when he graduated from high school. He originally planned to go to a famous university for further study after graduating from high school, and also wanted to study in Germany and marry his beloved girl. Then came the news that his father was engaged for him, but he was weak, didn't resist, and didn't expect to resist. He endured it. He obeyed his father's will without complaint. But in his heart, he cried for himself and for the girl he loved. For grandpa's grandson and father's wishes in his early years, he became a family and helped with housework.
It turned out that he was deeply in love with Qian's cousin Mei. Although they were childhood friends and had no idea, he had to give in to his father's orders, so a father decided to marry a girl he didn't know by lottery. His future is ruined, and his beautiful fantasy is shattered. Soon, Mei got married, and Chueh-hsin was deeply immersed in the tenderness and caress of his dignified and beautiful wife, Jui-chueh.
Soon, his father died, and his heart was full of sorrow, but he never thought that his situation would become more miserable. His sorrow soon disappeared, and after his father's coffin was buried, he seemed to have completely forgotten his father. He not only forgot his father, but also all the past. He even forgot his youth. As the eldest son of Gaos thought, he calmly put the burden of this big family on his young shoulders. Countless invisible arrows shot at him by contradictions within the family made him clearly see the hatred and struggle hidden under the veil of love and peace in this gentleman's family. Although he has forgotten his youth, the fire of youth still burns in his heart. He was angry, he struggled, and finally struggled to no avail. He is tired. He lives only to carry a heavy burden on his shoulders; He lives only to maintain the family left by his father. Soon, his child was born, and he realized his ambition in his son. The happiness of a son is his own happiness. Think like this, two years later, he seems to have got a little peace, five? There were four movements. The record in full swing in the newspaper awakened Chueh-hsin's forgotten youth, and he greedily read articles in New Youth, Weekly Review and other publications. He learned "bowism" from Liu Bannong and "non-resistance" from Tolstoy, and combined the theory of "New Youth" with the reality of their big family without conflict. This gave him comfort, making him believe in the new theory on the one hand, and live in line with the old environment on the other, and he did not feel contradictory. So he became a man with dual personality: in the old family, he was a decadent young master; When he was with his two brothers, he was a new youth. He hates the old forces, and he is passive to Nuo Nuo and Nuo Nuo before the old forces. Not only do you really care about the happiness of your siblings, but you should always be wary of their words and deeds. Therefore, he was attacked from two aspects: on the one hand, his elders can instruct, tease and even scold him at will; On the other hand, Chueh-min and Chueh-hui often show their dissatisfaction with this big brother. In the face of all this, he silently endured and struggled. He continued to read books and newspapers with new ideas and lived an old life.
Chapter 9 10, 12
Chueh-hui was reprimanded by Miss Gao because she was unwilling to go out with her classmates. Chueh-hui felt that it wasn't his grandfather lying in front of him, he was just the representative of a whole generation. They don't talk like grandparents, but like two enemies. On this day, he met Ming-feng in the garden. He sincerely told Ming-feng that he must marry her in the future. Ming-feng quickly interrupted Chueh-hui and said sadly that she was afraid that her dream would not last long if it was too good.
That night, the moonlight was bright. After midnight, Chueh-min and Chueh-hui were still walking in the yard. There was a sad flute in the distance. Mei became a widow less than a year after her marriage, and her husband's family treated her badly. Recently, she went back to her mother's house in the provincial capital alone. Chueh-hsin was very sad to hear this. He played this tune for several nights in a row. Chueh-min is worried that the tragedy of Big Brother and Mei will be repeated between him and Chin. Chueh-hui comforted his second brother and said, you will never go the way of big brother, because times are different.
Chapter 13
During the Lunar New Year, the outside of Rig in Gao Mansion is busy. The hall was brightly lit and the whole family sat around two big tables. All the elders sat at the last table, and Chueh-hsin and his brothers and sisters sat at the next table. Mr. Gao hoped that the New Year's Eve dinner would be held under one roof for four generations, so he asked the Chueh-hsin couple to bring their son Haichen to the table. Faced with so many descendants, Mr. Gao realized that his wish of "four generations under one roof" had come true, and his face showed a satisfied smile. Outside the mansion, a beggar child was crying softly in hunger and cold. Comfortable. Two years later, five years? There were four movements. The record in full swing in the newspaper awakened Chueh-hsin's forgotten youth, and he greedily read articles in New Youth, Weekly Review and other publications. He learned "bowism" from Liu Bannong and "non-resistance" from Tolstoy, and combined the theory of "New Youth" with the reality of their big family without conflict. This gave him comfort, making him believe in the new theory on the one hand, and live in line with the old environment on the other, and he did not feel contradictory. So he became a man with dual personality: in the old family, he was a decadent young master; When he was with his two brothers, he was a new youth. He hates the old forces, and he is passive to Nuo Nuo and Nuo Nuo before the old forces. Not only do you really care about the happiness of your siblings, but you should always be wary of their words and deeds. Therefore, he was attacked from two aspects: on the one hand, his elders can instruct, tease and even scold him at will; On the other hand, Chueh-min and Chueh-hui often show their dissatisfaction with this big brother. In the face of all this, he silently endured and struggled. He continued to read books and newspapers with new ideas and lived an old life.
Chapter 9 10, 12
Chueh-hui was reprimanded by Miss Gao because she was unwilling to go out with her classmates. Chueh-hui felt that it wasn't his grandfather lying in front of him, he was just the representative of a whole generation. They don't talk like grandparents, but like two enemies. On this day, he met Ming-feng in the garden. He sincerely told Ming-feng that he must marry her in the future. Ming-feng quickly interrupted Chueh-hui and said sadly that she was afraid that her dream would not last long if it was too good.
That night, the moonlight was bright. After midnight, Chueh-min and Chueh-hui were still walking in the yard. There was a sad flute in the distance. Mei became a widow less than a year after her marriage, and her husband's family treated her badly. Recently, she went back to her mother's house in the provincial capital alone. Chueh-hsin was very sad to hear this. He played this tune for several nights in a row. Chueh-min is worried that the tragedy of Big Brother and Mei will be repeated between him and Chin. Chueh-hui comforted his second brother and said, you will never go the way of big brother, because times are different.
Chapter 13
During the Lunar New Year, the outside of Rig in Gao Mansion is busy. The hall was brightly lit and the whole family sat around two big tables. All the elders sat at the last table, and Chueh-hsin and his brothers and sisters sat at the next table. Mr. Gao hoped that the New Year's Eve dinner would be held under one roof for four generations, so he asked the Chueh-hsin couple to bring their son Haichen to the table. Faced with so many descendants, Mr. Gao realized that his wish of "four generations under one roof" had come true, and his face showed a satisfied smile. Outside the mansion, a beggar child was crying softly in hunger and cold. Chapter 14
In the garden building, Chueh-hsin was very sad. Mei met him in business the other day and deliberately avoided him. Shuying is kicking a shuttlecock downstairs, and Chueh-hsin also takes part. Chueh-hui looked at Chueh-hsin's back and thought, People are so forgetful that the same person soon changed his face. Later, he thought that it was probably because of this forgetfulness that he was able to live in pain. He thought like this, and he had a temporary understanding of the eldest brother who had just dug up the grave in the past and immediately forgot everything.
Chapter 15
In Zhang Jiaqin's room, Mei told Chueh-min, Chueh-hui and Chin about her sufferings, lamenting that no matter how the times changed, she could only fill her empty heart with memories. Mei's tragedy made Chueh-hui and Chueh-min hate the old forces even more.
Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19.
Just after the Lantern Festival, the old and new warlords launched a fierce melee. The gaos thought in the urban area was also inevitably disturbed by the war. Mrs. Zhang, who fled to the city from the East Gate, took Qin and Mei, who were playing in the Zhang family, to take refuge in Gaofu. Mei was particularly sad to see that the flowers and trees in the Gaos Garden were still there, but the staff were gone. At this moment, Jui-chueh came with Haichen. Talking and talking, Jui-chueh suddenly felt that she liked Mei very much.
Chapter 20, 2 1, 22
The next day, Chueh-hsin met Mei again in the garden. May turned and left silently. Chueh-hsin ran after her and asked Mei for forgiveness. May could not help crying in a low voice. When Chueh-hsin saw Mei so sad, a feeling of regret, sympathy and love suddenly came to him. He couldn't help wiping her tears with a handkerchief. The two shed tears and told each other about the suffering of acacia for several years.
Chapters 23 and 24
In the past few days, Jui-chueh has fully understood the relationship between Chueh-hsin and Mei in the past, and the reason why Chueh-hsin especially likes plum blossoms. She took the initiative to talk to Mei to show that she understood their initial feelings. May was moved by her generosity and kindness, and frankly told her her own experience and inner pain. Mei's sad story weighs heavily on Jui-chueh's gentle and sensitive female mind. Sincere sympathy and mutual understanding of fate make these two women brothers and sisters. Chapter 25
After the war, Chueh-hui took part in the work of Dawn Weekly without telling his family, and wrote an article introducing the new culture movement and attacking the old system and ideas. He worked in full swing, gradually entering a new garden, and at the same time being farther away from home. Although he knows that there is another person in this family who loves himself selflessly, every time he sees those eyes burning with pure love, he feels a desire growing in his heart. However, entering a new environment and meeting new friends broadened his horizons. He feels that there is a vast world in front of him, where his youthful blood can find a place to vent, and there is a job worthy of his dedication. He knows better that the meaning of life is not so simple, and that girl's eyes are too small compared with the world. He can't give up everything for those eyes.
Jean fantasized that her classmate Qianru would learn to cut off her hair, which was firmly opposed by her mother. The strong feudal thoughts of the family made Qin's eyes immediately see a long and long road built thousands of years ago, which was covered with the bodies of young women. However, she is determined to take a new path.
Chapter 26
Feng Leshan, a prominent Confucian figure in his sixties, saw that the girl in Gao's family was beautiful and asked Grandpa Gao for a concubine. Grandpa Gao decided to let 17 Mingfeng marry him. Ming-feng loves Chueh-hui deeply. Although she knew that bad karma, a low-ranking girl, would never become a housewife of the Gaos, she hoped to be with Chueh-hui and serve him all her life. Her future is still a thick darkness, and the light brought by pure love has been destroyed by others. Ming-feng begged his wife not to marry her, but no one dared to object to Gao's decision. The hopeless Ming-feng had to ask Chueh-hui for help. Chueh-hui is rushing to write an article for the publication. Seeing Chueh-hui busy writing an article, Ming-feng couldn't bear to disturb him. Chueh-hui didn't know about Ming-feng's marriage.
The night before her wedding, Ming-feng came to Chueh-hui with her last hope. That day was only the last day of a month for Chueh-hui, but it was the last day of her life for Ming-feng. Chueh-hui was in a hurry to write a manuscript, but she was dismissed without listening to Ming-feng's complaints. Ming-feng left Chueh-hui's home in tears. As soon as Mingfeng left, Chueh-min came to tell the truth. Chueh-hui was almost mad with anxiety. He looked for Mingfeng everywhere, but it was too late. Ming-feng jumped into Crystal Lake with despair and deep love for the third young master Chueh-hui.
Chapters 27, 28 and 29
After Ming-feng committed suicide by drowning herself, the cruel old man forced Wan'er, the maid, to be Feng Leshan's concubine. Ming-feng's tragedy caused Chueh-hui infinite sorrow and deep regret, and at the same time deepened his hatred for the old forces represented by his grandfather. Now, he has a clearer understanding of the true nature of the family and society in which he lives.
Chapter 30
Grandpa Gao's 66th birthday has arrived. The gaos thought held a grand banquet and sang an opera to celebrate. May got sick when she came home from her birthday party. Chueh-hsin felt very painful for not being able to see her. Feng Leshan proposed to the Gaos at the birthday party-he wanted to betroth his niece to Chueh-min, and Gao agreed. Chueh-min of Aegean objected at once. The eldest brother Chueh-hsin was in a dilemma, while the third brother Chueh-hui supported the second brother Chueh-min's resistance. Chueh-hsin explained Chueh-min's opinion to his grandfather, who immediately retorted angrily, "I'm right. Am I wrong?" I will do what I want to do! "In an emergency, Chueh-hui helped Chueh-min escape from his marriage.
Chapter 3 1
Grandpa Gao flew into a rage after hearing the news. No matter how his uncles Keming and Chueh-hsin persuaded him, he insisted on telling Chueh-min's address until the marriage of the Feng family was cancelled. Seeing that Chueh-hsin had adopted a non-resistant attitude on this matter, Chueh-hui could not help calling Chueh-hsin a coward. Chueh-min wrote a letter to Chueh-hsin, saying that Chin would never be allowed to play Mei's second role. Chueh-hsin was constantly condemned by his conscience and felt that he should help Chueh-min anyway, otherwise it would cause lifelong regret. He had the courage to intercede for Chueh-min in front of his grandfather, but he was scolded angrily by his grandfather. Grandfather finally said that the marriage of the Feng family must not be cancelled. If Chueh-min doesn't come home at the end of the month, he should ask Chueh-hui to take his place. Chueh-hsin had to turn around and ask Third Brother to persuade Second Brother to give in. Chueh-hui was very angry and thought, "If sacrifice is necessary, I will never be a victim."
Chapter 32
Chueh-hsin was greatly stimulated by the news of Mei's death. He took care of Mei's funeral with great sorrow. Chueh-hui didn't cry or feel sad when he said goodbye to the coffin, but he was filled with anger. His words were uttered in a voice mixed with love and hate: "Some cries, some words and some tears buried this lovely young life. Cousin Mei, I really want to pull you out of the coffin and let you open your eyes to see how you were killed! "
Chapters 33, 34 and 35
Chueh-hsin's fourth and fifth uncles, Ke 'an, must secretly rent a small mansion outside without telling Mr. Gao, whoring with women, borrowing money everywhere under Mr. Gao's signboard, and leading a dissolute and shameless life. Soon, the scandal was exposed. After Mr. Gao punished them, he felt extremely disappointed and never got sick again. Aunt Chen asked the Taoist priest to practice first, and also asked Duan Gong to catch ghosts, which made the family restless. Ke Ming, who has studied books, and Chueh-hsin, who has read progressive books and newspapers, dare not speak out against it. Only Chueh-hui stood up and accused Mrs. Chen and others. On his deathbed, Mr. Gao promised to dissolve his engagement with the Feng family. He wanted to meet Chueh-min before he died, and Chueh-min's anti-marriage action won. Chapter 36
Jui-chueh's Labor Day is coming. Gao's parents' generation thought that Gao's coffin was parked at home, and if someone gave birth at home, it would be a disaster. They want Jui-chueh to give birth outside the city. They say grandpa's interests are above everything else. Chueh-hsin accepted it calmly without saying a word of resistance. He never said a word of resistance to anyone in his life. No matter how unfair it is, he would rather cry in his heart, be angry and bitter, and never resist in front of others. He endures everything, and he doesn't even consider whether such forbearance will hurt the happiness of others. In this way, Chueh-hsin once again accepted this absurd proposition without resistance. Jui-chueh didn't say a word of complaint. She just cried. Her crying is a sign of her resistance. But it's no use, because she has no power to protect herself, and Chueh-hsin has no power to protect her.
Chapter 37
Jui-chueh died in childbirth. This made Chueh-hsin suddenly understand that what really took away his wife was another thing, the whole system, the whole ethics and the whole superstition. All this has weighed on his shoulders for so many years, depriving him of his youth, his happiness, his future and his two favorite women. He is beginning to feel that the burden is too heavy now. He wants to give up. He is struggling. At the same time, however, he knew that he could not resist all this. He is a coward. He was desperate. He suddenly knelt at the door. He was crying sadly. At this time, he was not crying for Jui-chueh, he was crying for himself.
Chapters 38 and 39
Third brother Chueh-hui felt that he could no longer live in this cannibal family. He wants to be a traitor to this feudal family and is determined to fly away. Chueh-hsin was infinitely sad, but he knew that Chueh-hui could not stay. He hesitated, and finally agreed to secretly support his brother's action. He thought, "We need a traitor in our family. I must help my third brother succeed. He can also let me breathe a sigh of relief. " I can't help thinking, "Just watch. My family is not all obedient people like me! " And he will stay at home and live a more desolate and lonely life. ...
Chapter 40
At dawn, Chueh-hui said goodbye to his eldest brother Chueh-hsin, his second brother Chueh-min and friends of Dawn Weekly, and left home for Shanghai by boat without telling the rest of the Gaos.