I wrote novels in the Republic of China

As can be seen from Sang Xuewen's name, Sang Yuanshan was determined to let his son study at the beginning.

This was indeed the case. When Sang Xuewen was just six years old, Sang Yuanshan invited an old scholar to his home to teach Sang Xuewen.

But reading is extremely boring and Sang Xuewen doesn't like it.

But the old scholar was very strict. When Sang Xuewen acted like a spoiled child and refused to study, he used a ruler to punish Sang Xuewen by making him copy books.

Every time Sang Yuanshan saw Sang Xuewen wiping tears while copying books, he felt so distressed that he could not help but go to the old scholar and beg him not to punish him too harshly.

The old scholar was so angry that he scolded Sang Xuewen for being naughty every day in front of the Sang family, and scolded Sang Yuanshan for being a kind father who had spoiled his son. After a few years, he was too old and his body could not bear it anymore, so he left the Sang family and was unwilling to teach Sang Xuewen anymore.

At this time, Sang Yuanshan had realized that his son was not good at studying, so he gave up the idea of ​​letting his son continue studying and instead taught his son how to do business himself.

But Sang Xuewen had average qualifications and also failed to complete his studies.

In short, Sang Xuewen was taught strictly one-on-one by the old scholar when he was a child. Although his handwriting lacks style and character, it is very neat and much better than the handwriting of Sang Jingyun, the original owner of this body.

Sang Jingyun has always wanted to find something for Sang Xuewen to do.

When people have too much free time, they tend to daydream.

It's okay for ordinary people to have wild thoughts, whether it's self-pity or regret for stupid things they've done. Just take a nap after thinking about it and go about your life the next day as usual.

But Sang Xuewen is a drug addict.

What would he be thinking about? Most likely it was opium.

Then his brain, which had already been damaged by opium, began to urge him frantically to find opium, making him unable to control himself.

When it comes to drug rehabilitation, psychological detoxification is much more difficult than physical detoxification!

Sang Jingyun felt that, given Sang Xuewen's situation, if he was taken to a remote place where he had no contact with opium, and made to work from dawn to dusk every day, he would definitely become obedient over time.

Since the Qing Dynasty, the great powers have been dumping opium into their countries for profit, and even packaged it and sold it as medicine.

The southeastern coast was the hardest hit area. Shanghai not only had dozens of drug-making factories, but also a steady stream of opium shipped in from India. There were more than 20,000 opium dens throughout the city.

When the People's Republic of China was first founded, there were 20 million opium addicts in the country, and almost one in every twenty people was an addict.

Fortunately, after the founding of New China, the country adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards drugs and resolutely destroyed drugs. As time went by, some of these 20 million people were able to live a normal life.

The purity of opium at that time was relatively low, and there was a certain success rate in quitting drugs. If it were replaced with drugs with higher purity in later generations, it would be difficult to quit drugs successfully.

If you use certain artificial chemical drugs, it will be almost impossible to quit successfully. These drugs are extremely harmful to the brain and are completely irreversible, which will completely destroy a person.

In short, if you want Sang Xuewen to become a better person, you must keep him away from opium.

Sang Jingyun felt that he should be locked up at home for at least a few years.

In addition, he should be given something to do so that he won't be unable to control his craving for opium all day long.

Sang Jingyun had asked Sang Qianshi to arrange some work for Sang Xuewen, asking him to farm and cook, but there was only so much work to do in their family, and Sang Xuewen was idle most of the time.

She suggested that Sang Xuewen follow Lu Ying to do needlework, but Lu Ying was afraid that Sang Xuewen would damage the needlework and fabrics she brought back from the clothing store, so she was unwilling to let Sang Xuewen do it.

In that case, she simply asked Sang Xuewen to help her copy the manuscript.

After copying the manuscript, if Sang Xuewen has time, he can copy it a second or third time.

Anyway, don't sit idle.

While Sang Jingyun was thinking about this, Sang Xuewen was reading the novel written by his daughter.

Before Sang Xuewen started smoking opium, he did not gamble.

At that time, he went out every day to watch plays, listen to storytelling, and go to the concession to see all kinds of new things.

For example, a few years ago, a store in the French Concession received several peep shows, and he went to look at them every day for seven or eight days in a row.

He was especially fond of dramas and novels. The "Legend of Jigong" that Sang Jingxiong loved to read was bought by him. He had read it before and would describe it vividly to his family members.

But ever since he started smoking opium, he stopped playing and spent his days hanging out in opium dens and gambling houses.

Seeing his daughter writing something these two days, he felt the urge to read something again.

And when he saw it...

Sang Xuewen said: "Ayun, you write really well."

He really thinks his daughter writes well.

Meng You was deeply saddened after the death of his family members.

He felt the same way when Sang Yuanshan died.

Meng You wanted revenge. He also wanted revenge and wanted to tear into pieces those who harmed him and set him up.

Sang Xuewen had a lot to say, but in the end he just repeated, "It's really well written."

"Dad, my hands hurt from writing so much these days. I can't write anymore. Can you help me copy it?" Sang Jingyun asked.

Sang Xuewen agreed without thinking: "Okay."

Sang Jingyun was not surprised by this.

Sang Xuewen is usually very easy to talk to. In the past, whenever his family made requests to him, he would complete it as long as it was something he could do, and he would do it as soon as possible.

Of course, it might also be because he was too idle at that time.

"There are only pencils at home. Dad, you copy it with the pencil first, so I can show it to Shopkeeper Hong tomorrow. When I come back with a fountain pen, you can copy it for me again."

Sang Xuewen nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Sang Jingyun gave the manuscript to Sang Xuewen.

Sang Xuewen still suffers from illness from time to time. He is always in pain and has diarrhea.

But the smoking addiction also has some signs. Now, when Sang Xuewen feels uncomfortable, he will take the initiative to find Sang Qianshi and beg Sang Qianshi to let him out, and then he will be locked up by Sang Qianshi.

He wouldn't damage anything at home, so her manuscript should be safe.

Sang Xuewen hasn't written for a long time.

He took a pen and paper and began to copy carefully, word by word, at the dining table.

Sang Jingyun strolled in the yard for a while and looked at the vegetables planted in the yard.

Sang Qian planted some seeds one after another. Some of them did not germinate, but some had already grown small buds, which looked quite cute.

That evening, Sang Jingying and Sang Jingxiong came back together and said that they had earned a total of 32 copper coins, and they gave Sang Qianshi 25 copper coins in private. Under Sang Jingying's urging, Sang Jingxiong wrote another 20 letters today, and when he finished, he was unwilling to write again.

Hong Xu also wrote ten letters in succession, and as for Sang Jingying, he wrote twenty-seven letters.

All the money in the family has been used to pay the rent, and Sang Jingying is now eager to make more money.

Sang Jingying is a person who never complains and will silently endure the pain in her hands. However, Sang Jingxiong is just like Sang Jingyun before. As soon as he gets home, he complains that his hands, legs, and whole body hurt and he wants to eat eggs.

He felt that he had earned twenty copper coins, so there was no reason why he couldn't eat eggs.

Unfortunately, there are no eggs at home.

Sang Jingxiong could only eat salted fish and pickled vegetables with white rice. He was very hungry and drank a large bowl of rice in one breath. Sang Jingying ate even more and drank two large bowls.

After dinner, Sang Jingying told Sang Jingyun what happened today.

He gave the story of "Tian Ji's Horse Racing" to Hong Xu, who liked it very much and said he would take it back to draw for his second sister. He also complained that his uncle had taken away the drawn "The Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon", so that he was unable to read it even though he had wanted to read it several more times.

As for the rest, it's nothing.

After listening to her, Sang Jingyun chatted with Sang Jingying for a few words, then smiled at Sang Jingying: "Aying, do well in the exam tomorrow. I believe you will get a good score!"

Tomorrow, August 18th, is the day of the enamel class entrance examination.

Sang Jingying said: "Sister, why don't I not go? The family is short of money now, and Jingxiong is not obedient..."

He could earn about five or six silver dollars a month by writing letters, but he could only earn two by working in the enamel class.

And without him watching, Sang Jingxiong was afraid that he would not be willing to write.

Sang Jingyun glanced at Sang Jingxiong, who was standing next to Sang Xuewen reading a novel, and said, "Later tonight, have a good talk with Jingxiong."

With so many children in the family, parents cannot take care of every child, especially when their family is in such a mess.

Sang Xuewen is in the current state and is not worthy of being a father at all. Lu Ying is busy doing needlework and taking care of the youngest Sang Jingli, and has no time to care about others.

Lu Ying herself couldn't control Sang Jingxiong.

She was weak in character and, because she had never been to school, like many ordinary people at that time, she thought that educated people were powerful and that whatever they said was right.

Previously, Sang Jingyun was drying his menstrual belt outside, which was inconsistent with the education she received. She only reminded him quietly and was quickly persuaded by Sang Jingyun.

When she faced Sang Jingxiong like this, and Sang Jingxiong made some unreasonable arguments, she felt that she was wrong.

Children bully the weak and fear the strong. They naturally know who can be bullied and who cannot be bullied, so they naturally don't take her seriously.

A naughty kid like Sang Jingxiong needs to be suppressed and convinced first before he will be obedient.

Sang Jingying did a great job.

"Sister, I will." Sang Jingying agreed.

He felt that he was the eldest son in the family and had to support the family when his parents were unable to support themselves.

He also regards his younger brother Sang Jingxiong as his responsibility.

It was already dark, but Sang Xuewen lit the oil lamp and continued copying the book.

In the past, when Lu Ying did needlework at night, Sang Jingyun would stop her for fear that she would damage her eyes.

If it were Sang Xuewen, she would not stop him. Even if Sang Xuewen was nearsighted, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

The next day, when Sang Jingyun got up, she found that Sang Xuewen had copied all of her nearly 10,000-word manuscript in very neat handwriting.

Sang Jingyun's health had been poor in the past, and her menstrual flow was not heavy. Today, she was able to go out. She took the 10,000-word transcribed manuscript and went to the county town with Sang Jingying and Sang Jingxiong.

The enamel class exam was held in the county town and didn’t start until nine in the morning, so the three of them went to Hongxing Paper Shop first.

As soon as Hong Xu saw the three of them, he waved and greeted them, and asked Sang Jingxiong to sit with him.

Sang Jingxiong is always in a bad mood with his family members, like a reincarnated argumentative person, but he is not like that with outsiders, so he gets along well with Hong Xu.

"Jingyun, how is your health?" Manager Hong asked Sang Jingyun.

Sang Jingyun said: "Grandpa Hong, I'm much better now."

Shopkeeper Hong looked at Sang Jingyun's pale face and said, "You should rest more in the future and eat something good to take care of yourself. The peanuts grown in my family are ripe. I brought some for you. You can take them back and eat them."

"Thank you, Grandpa Hong." Sang Jingyun accepted it with a smile.

When Manager Hong saw Sang Jingyun’s smile, he liked him more and more.

Because Sang Jingyun was young before, he had never thought of making Sang Jingyun his daughter-in-law. But after he started thinking about it on the Mid-Autumn Festival, he couldn't help but think about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Sang Jingyun was good.

This girl's family is a burden, but Sang Xuewen has been locked up by them and will not cause trouble again. The two brothers seem to be fine, so the impact will not be that big.

As for his poor health... In his opinion, Sang Jingyun didn't have any serious illness, he was just too thin. He just needed to eat well to nourish himself.

It's a pity that his son went to the concession and he didn't know when he would come back. When his son comes back next time, he will definitely let the two of them meet.

Hong Wenxiang, who was being missed by Shopkeeper Hong, was on his way back.

He is a journalist and does not need to work every day, so early this morning he took the tram to Shanghai County.

After Sang Jingyun chatted with Shopkeeper Hong for a few words, he took out the ten thousand words he had written and said, "Shopkeeper Hong, this is a story I wrote after reading the New Novel Newspaper. I hope you can take a look at it for me."

Shopkeeper Hong was a little surprised: "You also wrote a martial arts story? I must read it."

Sang Jingyun came to his shop seven or eight days ago and borrowed newspapers from him several times, but only a few in total.

Shopkeeper Hong doesn't think Sang Jingyun can write a good story.

But since the little girl had written it, he would definitely take a look at it. Even if it wasn't good, he would still praise it.

Shopkeeper Hong lowered his head to look, and once he looked, he couldn't stop.

This story is not only easy to read, but also concise and clear. Unlike some stories, he read it for a long time but still had no idea what the author wanted to write.

Take the martial arts story he recently read that was serialized in the newspaper. The story begins with a murder on the streets of Beijing. When no one can find the murderer, a scholar appears and quickly finds the murderer with his intelligence.

He thought this scholar was a powerful figure and the person the book was about. However, in the content published yesterday, the scholar died.

This made him confused about who the book was about.

However, Sang Jingyun's story is obviously not like this.

(End of this chapter)