Arsenal Military Academy

Chapter 26: chase home

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Near the end of the year, the train station is very lively. The students who are studying abroad and the coolies who go out to work are mixed together, and they all flock here, whether it is the hustle and bustle of the train station or the crowded and stuffy situation on the train. , can't stop the joyful atmosphere that comes with the upcoming Chinese New Year.

Xie Tao was squeezed into the carriage all the way, picked up the suitcase and put it on the luggage rack above his head, found a seat, and sat down by the window. The green leather train roared, and Xie Tao remembered something, leaned out of the window and looked around the crowd. The train left the platform, and the faces of the crowd outside the window passed by one by one. She seemed to see Xie Yan's frame, and there was no smile on her face. He had time to tear it apart, and took a flustered look, but it was a pity that the man was left behind in just a blink of an eye, and in the end, he couldn't even see the whole Shunyuan.

The sky became more and more gloomy, black clouds piled up together, and those clouds seemed to be falling down, but they couldn't fall down, and turned into pieces of snowflakes in mid-air.

Snowflakes fell down one after another, and the sky and the earth were quickly connected into a vast expanse of whiteness.

The temperature inside and outside the window was completely different. After a while, a thin layer of frost condensed on the glass. Xie Tao approached the window, breathed hard, and stretched out his finger to smear it twice in a very interesting way.

The car came to a slow stop on the platform, and the people in the car were sparsely gone for nearly half of the time. After a while, new passengers flooded in again. A group of people in student uniforms got on the car. Looking around, the whole car They were all filled with them, and the dark blue student uniforms were really good-looking, bringing out the unique vigor and vitality of the scholars. Xie Tao looked at them with his head tilted, and there was no lack of envy in his eyes.

A painting tube fell from the overhead rack and happened to hit Xie Tao's feet.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The owner of the painting tube was startled, and hurried over from the crowd.

Xie Tao is naturally not the kind of unreasonable person, he comforted and smiled: "It's okay."

As she said that, she wanted to pick up the painting tube and hand it back to the person. Before Xie Tao bent down, the painting tube had already been picked up. The dark brown painting tube was wrapped with a few thick pieces of parchment paper. He hugged the painting tube tightly in his arms, as if holding some treasure, and refused to put it on the shelf again.

Are you a student of painting? Xie Tao couldn't help being a little funny.

The person in front of him was wearing a student uniform, with glasses on his face, and looked like a frail scholar. He was wearing a Seiko watch made in Japan on his wrist, but he was wearing a pair of worn-out leather shoes. From the few syllables just now, he could vaguely hear The remnants of a Japanese accent, with a serious childishness.

Is he a student studying in Japan

The country is in jeopardy and is in dire straits. At this time, I must have come back from Japan to participate in the parade. It's a pity that the Agni Military Academy is no better than other places, and the students of this school are explicitly prohibited from participating in the parade. Therefore, Xie Tao has never participated in the parade, but he often hears people talking about it.

Japan's so-called 21 treaties that forfeit power and humiliate the country are undoubtedly a great shame. The Peking government kept silent, and the rumors and rumors in the market became more and more serious. Rumors of the subjugation of the country and species are all over the newspapers. Most people in the world are quick to talk and talk about foresight and vision, but there are very few people who actually take action.

If the students in this carriage really returned from studying abroad, they would give up their studies for the sake of the country. Thinking of this, Xie Tao couldn't help but feel a little more admiration for them.

Once the thoughts drift to the current world, the heart will become dull. She felt a little cold, so she hugged her shoulders and leaned against the window, closing her eyes and resting her mind, while quietly listening to the students' high-spirited talk.

"This classmate, I have eggs here, how about one?"

Opening his eyes, the student holding the painting tube just now handed an egg to Xie Tao, with a smile on his face, the smile was clear and sincere, Xie Tao thought about it, took it over, and returned a smile.

The student seemed to be stunned for a moment, and quickly gathered his mind, and quickly introduced himself to her: "My name is Lin, Lin Xianwei, I was sorry just now."

"It's really okay, my name is Xie Liangchen." Xie Tao raised the egg in his hand, and the smile on his lips continued: "Thank you for the egg."

Probably because he thought she was easy to talk to, Lin Xianwei breathed a sigh of relief, and asked politely: "Student Xie also went to Peiping?"

Xie Tao nodded and said, "Yes, my home is in Beiping."

Lin Xianwei listened and nodded. Seeing Xie Tao's clothes, he guessed that Xie Tao was also a student, and said with a little enthusiasm: "That's really great. We are going to Beijing this time to hold parties with students from various schools. And activities, if you are interested, Xie, you are welcome to participate.”

Sure enough, he is a patriotic and progressive young man, Xie Tao's heart moved, and his admiration for Lin Xianwei and others fell to the ground.

A character like him is worth making friends with.

"Okay, if you are free, you can also come to my house as a guest." Xie Tao said seriously.

Not long after the conversation ended, music was played on the train. Xie Tao remembered that the song was called "Farewell". At this time, the scene was very suitable for the students in front of him. Those immature faces were full of longing for the motherland With hope, gradually, someone began to sing along with the singing, and then more and more students joined in, and the singing lingered throughout the carriage.

A farewell song, full of affection, evokes endless sadness and desolation. Following the ethereal singing, it seems that one can see the ancient path of Changting, the bank of Yangliu Lake, and the great rivers and mountains of the motherland under the twilight.

Xie Tao's eyes were a little moist, she didn't know whether she was moved by the song or the friendship of her classmates. She hummed a tune and sang with the students, "I ask you when you go, don't return when you come, Wandering…”

By the time the train arrived, the snow had stopped. It has been snowing heavily for a whole day, and the city of Beiping is covered in silver, which is extraordinarily magnificent. As soon as the car door was opened, a murderous air rushed over. On the long street, students parading and guards standing on the street can be seen everywhere. The illustrious Jingdu, Zhong Lingminxiu, is now in a precarious state.

However, no matter how chaotic the world is, the family is always warm in memory. The vermilion gate has an ancient charm, and there are couplets with black characters on a red background pasted on it, which is particularly festive. Pushing open the door and walking in, there is an exquisite double-storey attic in the courtyard, the white plaster wall is covered with light red roof tiles, two elegant carved windows are built on both sides of the door, and the stone steps in front of the door Covered with a thin layer of snow.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

After twists and turns all the way, he finally returned to his hometown.

The door was closed again, the small table was already full of food, and the smell of the food filled the nose. Mother greeted him, and father also put down his book and walked out of the main room. The warm yellow light fell on the blue brick floor. Xie Tao put down his luggage, Throwing joyfully into the arms of their parents.

The time to go home is always lazy. For many days, Xie Tao didn’t even want to go out. He just wanted to stay at home all day. After a few days like this, everything in the Agni Military Academy was more like a dream. If he didn't see his short hair when he looked in the mirror, Xie Tao would almost think that he had never left the house.

Biting the tip of the pen, Xie Tao looked at the book in front of him, but couldn't read a single word, all he could think about was Yipinju's sauced duck.

"Xiangxiang, go downstairs and open the door!"

There was a knock on the door, and Xie Tao trotted all the way downstairs to open the door.

Opening the door, Xie Tao couldn't help being taken aback.

She accepted whoever the person outside the door was, but she never thought it would be Gu Yanjiao, who was wearing a black woolen coat and a striped scarf hanging diagonally around his neck. For some reason, such an ordinary dress made him wear a unique demeanor, suave and suave, Xie Tao could only think of this word to describe it.

He obviously has such a flamboyant and enthusiastic personality, but he always likes to wear all black. The black in front of his eyes forms an extreme contrast with the falling snow outside. Therefore, in the vast white snow, what Xie Tao sees with his eyes is only the extreme black in front of him.

"Hi." Gu Yan frame raised her hand and greeted her.

Xie Tao hastily closed the door tightly, clutching his chest and leaning against the door, a little shocked, isn't this person in Shunyuan? Why did he come to Peiping again? If he was allowed to see his parents, he would say something stupid, so he must not be allowed in.

"Who is it?" Xie Zhipei sat on the sofa with a newspaper and looked at Xie Tao suspiciously: "Why don't you let people in."

"No one, I got the wrong door."

The knock on the door sounded again, hitting Xie Zhen's heart one after another, like a series of reminders, Xie Zhipei looked at her suspiciously, walked over, this time it was him who opened the door.

"Hi uncle! I'm Xie Tao's classmate in Shunyuan." The people outside the door greeted politely.

Gu Yan's frame changed from her previous inconspicuous style, and became more stable, and there was really a trace of the demeanor of a handsome young man in her speech. When Xie Zhipei heard that he was Xie Tao's friend, he quickly invited him in.

Xie Tao actually knew such a male classmate.

The mother felt strange in her heart and dragged her to the kitchen for interrogation. Xie Tao suddenly panicked.

"Xiangxiang, tell the truth, are you in a relationship? The reason why you don't want to go back to Beiping is because of him."

When Xie Tao heard that she would guess in this direction, she hurriedly shook her head and denied: "How could it be, no, even if I was blind, I wouldn't fall in love with him. It's really just a classmate, a classmate."

"Student? You go to Xinhua Girls' School, where are your male classmates from?"

"this… "

Speechless, Xie Zhen was very annoyed, the kettle on the stove beeped, she quickly took the opportunity to take down the kettle, and hurriedly found an excuse.

"I'm going to make tea!"

After speaking, he quickly slipped away with the tea tray in his hand.