History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Although the Republic of China period was short, it was a very important period in Chinese history, and it may also be the most chaotic period among many chaotic times. The collision of old and new ideas, the clash of big and small forces, the struggle of countless people in this chaotic world - such a world is prohibitive, but it is very fascinating. Not the chaos of the fascinating world, but the people of this period.
The name "Zhang Youyi" may have been heard by everyone. She is Xu Zhimo's original wife, because Xu Zhimo fell in love with Lin Huiyin, and when she was carrying the baby, she received a "divorce notice" - it can be said that Xu Zhimo really did not have any pity for Zhang Youyi. Fortunately, what we want to talk about today is not the sadomasochism of the couple, but Zhang Youyi's brother, Zhang Junjie.
He is the second brother of Zhang Youyi, and he loves this sister very much, and it is not too much to call him a "pet sister demon". The Zhang family is a family of Confucian doctors and merchants, or an old-fashioned family. Boys read and girls stay at home. Of course, it is indispensable to wrap your feet. What is foot binding, everyone should know a little, there is not much to say here, it is always a custom that makes women suffer.
Foot binding is very painful, and it has to be repeated many times, and of course the young girl can't stand it and screams of pain. But at that time, if the girl wanted to marry a good family, she still had to wrap her feet, so although the mother was also distressed, she still asked her daughter to be patient.
However, after a few days of pestering, Zhang Junjie's brother couldn't see it anymore, so he told his mother that if his sister didn't like it, don't get it. The mother asked him what if his sister could not marry? He said decisively: I can't marry out, I'll raise her! After that, he did.
Zhang Youyi was able to go to the Girls' Normal School at the age of 12, which he and the "fourth brother" Zhang Jiaxuan worked hard to win. Later, Zhang Youyi divorced Xu Zhimo and took the baby that had just been born and directly turned to her second brother, Zhang Junjie in Paris. The close distance may be a reason, for Zhang Youyi, who is at the low point of life, this second brother should be the most trustworthy and dependent. Of course, the reason for the close distance is not excluded.
Although he also has some impersonal points, such as not allowing his sister to remarry, his love for Zhang Youyi is also unquestionable. Although Zhang Youyi was unfortunate to meet Xu Zhimo, it was her luck to have such an older brother.