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Text Chapter 204 Women¡¯s Chat in Ping An

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    From a small dock in the late Qing Dynasty, Shanghai has developed into the largest modern city in the Republic of China and even Asia in a few decades. It relies on its unique geographical location, convenient transportation at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and countries that have become a thing of the past.  The concession brings prosperity to this Oriental Pearl City.  Shanghai is also related to a legendary figure, that is, Li Changgeng made his first pot of gold in Shanghai. It was from then on that the speed of Shanghai invented by Li Changgeng has penetrated into the marrow of this city.  , this is something that every Shanghainese is proud of, including those Northeasterners who are not popular with Shanghainese.  The tycoons from the Northeast can be said to be the most influential people in Shanghai. The delicacy of the Jiangnan people and the roughness of the Northeast people collide, and naturally sparks fly, but this does not hinder the inclusiveness of this international city.  Since Shanghai opened as a port earlier, merchants from various provinces formed groups to develop in Shanghai. However, some economists roughly divide the provincial merchant gangs in Shanghai into new merchant gangs and old merchant gangs. The old merchant gangs are based on those who developed in Shanghai in the early days.  The rising comprador class.  The new business gang is the industrial class that came to Shanghai to develop after Li Changgeng came to power.  The most representative industrial class in Shanghai is the Northeastern business gang. These Northeastern tycoons do not pay attention to clothing, food, or housing. However, these people have the courage to spend millions of dollars, which makes the original residents of Shanghai very interested in broadening their horizons.  It is to look down upon and call these people "nouveau riche".  It means no taste, no sentiment, no details.  But Shanghai residents are still very curious and concerned about Northeastern business gangs. Residents in Shanghai alleys read newspapers every day and find out that some Northeastern upstarts are going to do big things again.  The most prosperous place in Shanghai is the former French Concession, also known as the Public Concession. Many residences that combine Chinese and Western styles have been built here, but because the residences are so close together, they look a bit like Beijing's alleys.  Shanghainese call it alley.  This somewhat goes against the Chinese practice of building high walls between neighbors.  However, the highly adaptable Shanghai residents also invented Shanghai¡¯s alley culture over time.  An alley called Pingan Lane was as lively as usual during the cooking time at noon. The women cooking were sitting together with dishes, as if they were secretly comparing the living conditions of each family, but they all did the same thing.  Put on a nonchalant expression.  These women sat together and chatted about the new things they had seen, heard and learned, and broadened their knowledge from each other's mouths.  Then after returning home and talking about the news he had communicated with other women, he talked about it with the man who came back from work.  This is a way of socializing for women in the alley, from a positive perspective.  It is this kind of communication that invisibly broadens the horizons of these housewives.  There is a saying that goes well, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there is the boss. The boss among the women in Ping'an is Sister Mei who lives at No. 14. Sister Mei can become the boss among this group of women because of his  My husband has a good job.  Sister Mei's husband is the only white-collar worker in this alley, a reporter from Oriental Daily.  In fact, the income of this job is not much more than that of blue-collar workers, but it has two advantages that no one can match. One is that Sister Mei can get information from her husband earlier than these women, and the other is that Mei  My sister's husband has a newspaper camera.  Although Li Changgeng had long made great efforts to popularize these products during the New Social Movement and the National Three-turn, One-Ring, One-Click Plan, cameras at this time required certain photography skills to operate, and the price of film was not high.  Cheap.  In the eyes of the budget-conscious Shanghainese, this is somewhat uneconomical.  But this does not hinder their need for photos. On weekdays, the children of that family celebrate their birthdays, and relatives come to the door.  They all asked Sister Mei¡¯s husband to take some photos.  Although it will cost some money, it is much more cost-effective than going to a photo studio.  Therefore, the women in Ping'an all deliberately make friends with Sister Mei.  Moreover, Sister Mei and her husband have another identity.  That is, they are outsiders, coming from the Northeast.  She is usually more generous with her actions, which is another skill that allows her to make good friends with women from various families.  A woman here said that if you have the ability, you just have to curry favor!  This couple doesn't know how to live, and they don't care about spending money at all!  The woman who currently ranks second among this group of women is called A Jin, an authentic Shanghai woman. She was the former boss here, because her husband used to work as a clerk for a foreign company. Don¡¯t underestimate her husband¡¯s job.  In the past, every family living in the alley had to curry favor with Ah Jin if they wanted to buy some cheap foreign goods.  But now that there are more and more domestic products on the market and the prices are fair, everyone can no longer ask for men from the Ajin family.  But no matter what, Ajin still retains a certain status here.  There is also a talkative sister-in-law here who is a popular figure in this alley. She is a woman in her fifties from Jiangbei. She has a daughter who is in middle school. She has no man. The neighborhood committee here found her a job as a sex worker.  Hourly nanny job.  The income is pretty good, and the work is very relaxing.  This woman is doing itHis ability to stir up trouble in the hall is his most remarkable thing.  Although he was not popular with the women, she was capable of attracting their curiosity.  The women in the alley have their own abilities and personalities, but these three have unknowingly become the core of this group of women.  Today, the three women came to the usual gathering place almost together. This place used to be a well. After the water and sewers of each house were repaired, it was abandoned and converted into a pavilion by the Municipal Affairs Bureau. It is a nice environment.  In addition, the former gathering place was loved by this group of women.  Today, everyone gathered earlier than usual, but everyone devoted themselves to choosing dishes. This was a tacit understanding among them. They chose the dishes early and waited for their men to come back.  If the food selection is not good, the man will come back and make other women laugh.  Hua's wife is older, but there are only two people eating at home, and the food is less than that of other families. Moreover, the family where she works as a part-time worker is very kind, and they often give her some extra vegetables as gifts, which are bought from the big market.  Bought it, it's very clean.  Unlike other women, the vegetables are bought from the farmer's market. Although it is cheap, it is more troublesome to choose.  She was also the first among this group of women to speak every day, "Oh, you heard it, the president returned to Qingdao yesterday on a big warship, so majestic!" A woman then said: "That's right,  You heard it on the radio!" Ajin also put down the food basket and said, "Listen to what I said. The president went abroad this time and circled the world. He visited all the powerful countries.  . The one in our family who can read the English newspaper says that the president compares all foreign princes, emperors, and presidents to sesame seeds! " Sister Mei also put down the vegetable basket, not Sister Mei's choice of vegetables!  It's slow, but her family has one or two more varieties of dishes than every other family.  "You guys are talking about two different things. The president's trip is to visit countries all over the world, and the navy's global training. We have built so many big warships, we can't just leave them idle in front of our house. My family said  , The warship is not built to park at the door of one's own house, but to park at the door of other people's homes. "A woman said: "Sister Mei is right! We used to have something British parked outside Shanghai Beach.  Chinese warships, French warships, Japanese warships, and American warships are all hung with colorful flags. This time the president is very tight, and he has parked our warships of the Republic of China at the door of the foreign devils' house.  It¡¯s so refreshing to think about it! Sister Mei, I¡¯m right!¡± Sister Mei smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re right from the Aqing family. My family said that this is a country that is famous all over the world, with the Pacific Fleet accompanying it.  . Only the president can speak with confidence!¡± Although Mrs. Hua is also an outsider, she despises Sister Mei the most and always wants to find fault with her words.  Because in her heart.  Only in this way will she appear more like a Shanghainese.  Although his Shanghai dialect is uncomfortable!  "Ouch! I really don't know how much money it costs to operate such a large fleet in one day. It makes my heart hurt to think about it. Let me see, the president took out the money from his pocket and showed off to those foreign devils. How confident is he?  That's more than enough!" Sister Mei glanced at Sister Hua, waved her fist and said, "You have one hundred thousand dollars in your pocket, and you are not afraid of being robbed if you go out on the street with your bare hands.  Let the robber see it, and when he robs you, he will think about whether it is worth the risk to rob you, right?" A Qing obviously stood on Sister Mei's side and immediately said: "That's right, I think I still have a gun in my hand.  Don¡¯t panic. Sister Mei, your family is from the Northeast. I heard that every family there has a gun. Do you have two guns at home? My family has a Qiming one.  Automatic pistol, I have a civilian revolver," Sister Mei said easily.  A Qing was shocked and said excitedly: "You have a gun at home. You really have a gun at home. It's so scary!" Sister Mei couldn't understand A Qing's excitement. "What's this? Every family over there has one. We have one."  When the couple was there, I took my gun and went hunting with my friends on Sundays. I can tell you that I'm pretty good at shooting rifles. I wasn't allowed to bring my rifle with me here in Shanghai, so I was asked to leave it at my parents' place.  "Oh, everyone over there has a gun, how scary it is. What if a bad guy robs someone with a gun outside? It's scary to think about it!" "It's okay, we have very good security over there.  Okay!" Sister Mei was very proud when she mentioned her hometown.  Sister-in-law Hua was still dissatisfied and said: "Sister Mei, you really have a gun at home, just take it out and let us see it. I have never touched a real gun in my age!" Sister Mei did not seem to feel that Sister-in-law Hua was trying to squeeze her.  She stood up and said, "Okay, if you all want to see it, I'll go home."Come on, let me tell you, I really like playing with guns. If my family didn't let me show off, I would have taken them out and played with everyone.  When I was in school, I was the target shooting champion among girls in our school, and I also participated in county competitions. My family said that our country might liberalize the handgun market this year. I have already gone to the police station to apply for a business license. Just wait.  ah!  " Looking at Sister Mei's back as she came home, Mrs. Hua made a twitching gesture, "Oh, the people in the Northeast are really savage. A woman's family is still playing with guns. You think a couple of people are going to fight, what will happen?  I can¡¯t shoot!  " A Jin said: "Isn't it? The world has changed. I didn't see how arrogant those Northeasterners were when they came to Shanghai.  Things are better now. In the past two years, they and the gang members were shooting every night.  You all know it!  Even our concession is uneasy at this time.  " "No, there is one day." The woman who answered A Jin stopped talking in the middle of her words. She saw Sister Mei walking over with a military bag in her hand, and she swallowed back the words that came to her lips! " Sister Mei  He sat back to his original position, put his bag on the stone table, then took out a revolver from it, played with it a few times, and handed it to A Qing beside him, "Here.  Don't you want to see it?  " Ah Qing quickly retracted his hand, "I don't dare to look at it, it's so dangerous!  " "Nothing, this is a women's-specific pistol, .38 caliber, there are no bullets in it.  "Sister Mei took off the revolver and let everyone take a look, and then put the pistol directly into A Qing's arms. A Qing was a little emotional, carefully picked up the pistol and played with it a few times, and then quickly handed it back to Sister Mei's hand.  "It would be better if you tell us about this.  We don¡¯t even understand!  "    "OK!  This kind of gun has a simple structure, is easy to use, and is small in size, making it easy for us women to hold.  This runner can hold six bullets. Once one bullet fails to fire, as long as you pull the trigger, it will jump to the next bullet and it will never jam.  The disadvantage is that the stability is poor and the number of ammunition loaded is relatively small.  On our side.  For every man and woman who reaches the age of 18, their elders will give them a pistol to represent their adulthood.  Women usually get this kind of gun as a gift.  "    "oh!  "A group of women were attracted by this kind of guy who they had never seen before and considered very dangerous. Sister Mei seemed to like discussing this topic with everyone. She took out a pistol from the bag, unloaded the magazine, and pulled the  He fired a bullet. He took out a bullet from the ejection port and stuffed it into Ah Qing's arms and said, "This belongs to my family. He said it was inconvenient to carry it to work, and his colleagues didn't like him carrying it all the time."  .  Let me tell you.  This is a Chang Geng Type A pistol with a caliber of 9 mm.  This kind of gun can be our country's military standard pistol. The price of this kind of gun in foreign countries is three times that of our domestic price.  This gun is so good that it has been rated by foreigners as one of the most suitable pistols for military use in the world. It took my family two months of salary to buy it.  He cherishes it very much on weekdays and takes care of it once or twice a week.  A Qing was so familiar with it that he was no longer afraid and said: "This gun looks so fierce!" "That's right, the bullets fired by this gun have very good stopping power! The ones we shoot over there  There are many styles. After my license is approved, I will go back to my hometown to purchase second-hand goods. There are many types of guns over there. The reason why the gun market is not liberalized now is because of the debate on whether to restrict long guns or repeating long guns.  . It would be great if there were restrictions on repeating long guns! Then there would be a lot more varieties." Sister Mei said to herself.  Ah Jin was also overwhelmed by the momentum of Sister Mei taking out two pistols, and asked carefully: "You want to sell guns, is that okay? I heard that I was a little panicked. In the past, foreigners sold guns in Shanghai.  It was sold behind the scenes. If something happens outside, the gun will be sold from you. Are you not afraid of being sued? " "What's the big deal? Every gun is marked and bought.  The person who fired the gun has to report it to the police station. It¡¯s okay!¡± Sister-in-law Hua also advised: ¡°Sister Mei, you are young and energetic, but I have been here before. Before the president came back, you saw how noisy those people were on the street.  It was chaos! How bold they were at that time, if they had guns at that time, many people would have died." After hearing this, Sister Mei blushed and said, "If those people dared to make such a fuss over there, they would have been killed.  Just wait, nothing good will happen to those people. They don't understand the president's methods. If my family hadn't been ordered by their superiors, they would have gone to the streets to fight those people.  "Ajin thought of something, "I said that your husband has been staying at home a few days ago. I didn't expect that your husband, who is usually so polite, is so enthusiastic." After hearing this, Sister Mei said very proudly:  "If he wasn't angry, I wouldn't marry him. He's a young man."??Members of the Iron Blood Society and national army reservists!  As long as the president gives the order, he will join the army and fight at any time.  ¡± Several women were a little bit dumbfounded. They didn¡¯t expect that Sister Mei¡¯s family, who are usually a group of Aiki, would have such a background. In the eyes of Shanghainese, a good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails. Being a soldier is not enough to fight.  People will die! But Sister Mei doesn¡¯t think so. He is well-trained in military sports. For a man, joining the army to defend the country is the most glorious mission. When the three northeastern provinces participated in the Sino-Russian War, every family sacrificed, but this is not only  It did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Northeastern people to join the army, but instead aroused their patriotic feelings. In the Northeast, it is very honorable for a man to join the army, and neighbors will look up to him. Moreover, the Northeastern Army number is on.  The Northeast does not need to be kept secret, so as long as a young man joins the army, he will know whether your young man is good or not, especially the ace divisions like the 1st and 7th Division of the Northeast Army, they are definitely girls from Shilibajie.  They pursue objects. However, this situation has not yet formed a trend in Shanghai, or in southern China. It is for this reason that some people have suggested that military sports training in the Northeast should be popularized in the south to enhance the bloodiness and patriotism of southerners.  Enthusiasm, especially the recent riots in many places in the south, has made everyone understand the need for military education in the south. The women in the alleys have not yet imagined that in the near future, they will be organized by neighborhood committees to provide military physical education.  ! (To be continued)
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