On his 26th birthday, Dong Zhujun, who is about to give birth, pleaded bitterly with his relatives and friends in front of him, hoping that they could spare him.
Relatives and friends laughed, and they shouted: "How can the birthday banquet be without birthday stars." In desperation, Dong Zhujun could only fight hard with his spirit.
At this time, she was swollen and her physical strength was seriously exhausted, who would have thought that her husband was not only not concerned, but impatient.
Seeing this, you may think, why is this woman so miserable, but you don't know that this fragment is just an extremely small existence in her life, and this woman's story is far from being so simple.
01
Dong Zhujun was born in 1900, twenty-six years after Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, so she was also a Qing dynasty. In this year, when the eight-nation coalition launched a war of aggression against China, the country was in dire straits, and when war was raging, the lives of the people were naturally miserable.
In order to make ends meet, Dong Zhujun's father could only sell his physical strength and make a living by pulling rickshaws. Her mother did the menial work of washing clothes and cleaning the floor for the rich families to supplement the family.
However, in troubled times, even if they work day and night, they still cannot change the reality of family poverty, and sometimes even basic food and clothing cannot be guaranteed.
It was precisely because of the hardship of life that Dong Zhujun's younger siblings died shortly after birth. As the only surviving child in the family, her parents took good care of her, hoping that she could get rid of poverty and live a prosperous life in the future.
Wealth and prosperity are simply extravagant hopes for the toiling masses at the bottom, but they are not without hope.
In the eyes of Dong Zhujun's parents, if they want to change their destiny, they can only study, so no matter how hard it is, they also have to send their daughter to study.
In this way, 6-year-old Dong Zhujun was sent to school by his father. At that time, girls were always happy to be able to draw nourishment from books, so even if life was devastated, Dong Zhujun thought that this world was extremely cute.
But this cuteness did not last long, and at the age of 9, Dong Zhujun's father fell ill due to overwork.
For a poor family, this change is undoubtedly worse. In order to treat her father, Dong Zhujun's mother had to pawn the family's valuable items, but even so, it was just a drop in the bucket.
Later, the family situation became more and more difficult, and it was difficult to ensure basic living, let alone study.
After much consideration, the parents decided to mortgage their daughter to Changsan's cousin and work there as a "cleansing man" for three years.
At that time, the hall was the ancient Qinglou, what was the "Qingwei people", that is, selling art rather than selling themselves, singing songs to guests, and chatting with guests.
Her father told Dong Zhujun that they would take her home at the end of the three-year period.
For this reason, Dong Zhujun was convinced that many times, she was thinking that as long as she had suffered for three years, she could escape from this red-faced and dry place and recover her free body.
Unfortunately, the reality is not always satisfactory.
Dong Zhujun looks sweet and has good singing skills, and has become a cash cow in the hall, so that the old bustard will naturally not let it go easily. What's more, the three-year period promised by the old bustard was just a lie, and if she wanted to escape from this place, she had to have the final say.
Is it possible to stay here for the rest of your life? Dong Zhujun doubted her fate, but in the end she still believed that fate was in her hands.
So, she plans to make changes and even start paying attention to some of the suitors around her. Perhaps by fate, at the age of 14, Dong Zhujun met the man who changed her life.
02
He was a 27-year-old Shu military governor in Xia. The first time the two met, he was handsome, personable, and had a gentle temperament.
What is valuable is that Xia Zhishi does not like to make jokes about Dong Zhujun like others, but talks to her very seriously.
This made Dong Zhujun gain a little respect and gradually open his heart to him. Knowing what happened to her, Xia Zhishi also took pity and slowly became obsessed with this little girl who came out of the mud and was not clean.
Handsome, still an overseer, this is simply a good match, she began to pay attention to him, inquire about him.
This inquiry does not matter, she can be regarded as a complete fall.
At that time, Xia Shi could be said to be a troubled hero. He studied in Japan in his early years, and later made great contributions to the Wuchang Uprising, and was elected deputy governor of Xichuan at a young age.
Such a patriotic hero, how can Dong Zhujun not be moved, just like this beauty cherishes heroes, heroes pity beautiful women, the hearts of the two people get closer and closer, and the feelings gradually heat up.
Xia Zhishi even moved the mind to redeem Dong Zhujun's body.
But in a place like the hall, after the girl enters, it is impossible to go out easily. I think that when she mortgaged, it was only three hundred yuan, but now she is red, and the old bustard actually sits on the ground and starts the price, and opens her mouth to ask for 30,000.
This obviously refused to let people go, and he was a little worried about Xia Shi, but he still agreed to the old bustard's request.
But Dong Zhujun was unwilling, although she loved Xia and adored him, she did not lose herself because of this. She doesn't want to be looked down upon by Xia Shi, let alone be bought and sold as an item, she wants equality, so she must escape by her own strength.
This year, Dong Zhujun was only 14 years old, and it was rare to be so rational.
However, what is even more rare is still to come, when marrying Xia Zhi can be, but you have to promise her three conditions.
- Don't be an aunt.
- When she goes to Japan in the summer, she will also go, and she will be sent to school.
- Husband and wife are equal, running for the country in the outer summer, and inside, she is willing to be married and teach children, and the two work together to form a harmonious family.
The Qinglou woman wanted to be the eldest wife, which seemed like a fantasy, but Xia Zhishi agreed.
For Dong Zhujun's statement, he did not disdain, some were just full of admiration. Such a smart and independent beauty, summer is simply unwanted.
After that, Dong Zhujun began to plan, looking for an opportunity to escape the fire pit. She no longer tried her best as before, either pretending to be sick or losing her temper, in short, finding various excuses to refuse to pick up customers.
Seeing the mountains of money tickets, but she couldn't get into her own pocket, the old bustard was so angry that he directly imprisoned her.
It was during his detention that Dong Zhujun found the opportunity and escaped. On this escape, she washed the lead and brought nothing, but ran to her beloved man with her innocence.
On that day, Dong Zhujun regained his freedom and ushered in a new life.
03
At that time, the situation in Shanghai was very tense, and in the summer, he had to take Dong Zhu to Japan for refuge, and it was also in Japan that they held a wedding and began to plan the future with great hope.
After marriage, Xia Zhishi fulfilled his promise, and Dong Zhujun was sent to school to begin his journey to study.
The life of the school is colorful and full of youthful atmosphere, which makes Dong Zhujun feel very happy, and her whole body and mind are comfortable, for her, how can life be so wonderful.
However, life is not always smooth sailing, and sometimes, it gives you a little extra material.
Because of his sweet appearance, Dong Zhujun attracted the attention of most male students, and in their eyes, Dong Zhujun was like a beautiful landscape, and his smile was full of tenderness.
It is impossible for Xia Zhizhi not to know such a situation, at first he did not care much, but slowly, machismo appeared.
Fearing that his wife would not be tempted to fall in love with someone else, he dropped her out of school and hired a tutor. In this regard, Dong Zhujun was very dissatisfied, but she still compromised.
In order to be a good helper in summer, Dong Zhujun studied while running the house. In her opinion, as long as she is willing to work hard, everything will be fine.
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, in 1915, Yuan Shikai was declared emperor, and the domestic opposition was extremely high, and it was about to enter a climax, and Xia Zhi immediately decided to return to China to join the battle.
At this time, Dong Zhujun had just given birth to his daughter and had not yet completed his studies, so he stayed in Japan. His wife stayed abroad alone, and naturally he was not at ease in the summer, so before leaving, he left his wife a gun.
It's just that his purpose in keeping the gun, in addition to letting his wife defend himself, there is another one, that is, to prevent his wife Hongxing from coming out of the wall. Before leaving, Xia Zhi told Dong Zhujun: "If you do something sorry to me, use this gun to break it." ”
In addition, he also urgently recruited his fourth brother to come to Japan, which was called to let him study, in fact, he was monitoring Dong Zhujun.
Faced with her husband's suspicions, Dong Zhujun was speechless, and a trace of fear gradually arose in her heart, afraid that her husband would not believe in her, and that their feelings would dissipate as a result.
But even so, Dong Zhujun did not argue with her husband, she only hoped that her husband would return safely and pick her up to return to her homeland as soon as possible.
Finally, the news came, but it was the news that his father was critically ill in the summer.
Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma, and at this time, Xia Zhi was busy running for the country, so he hoped that his wife Dong Zhujun would immediately rush back to his hometown in Sichuan to show filial piety.
After thinking about it, Dong Zhujun decided to give up the opportunity to continue his studies and chose to return to China to fulfill his filial piety, but he did not want to wait for her but more insults.
04
That day, as soon as Dong Zhujun arrived at Xia's house, there was a large group of people around the door, and the atmosphere was very lively, and they came to see the second wife of the Xia family when they heard the news.
Dong Zhujun took the child to visit her mother-in-law, brother and other relatives one by one, but she was greeted with all kinds of faces, some indifferent and some rolled their eyes.
The mother-in-law held a cigarette bag in her hand as if smiling, and she couldn't touch her temper at all, which made Dong Zhujun feel that her life would definitely not be smooth in the future.
Sure enough, in this big feudal family, she was very unpopular, and the whole family disliked her as a singing girl in the hall, always planning to see her jokes, and even persuaded Xia Zhishi to take her off.
Fortunately, Xia Shi's thinking progressed, and he didn't care about this identity gap, so Dong Zhujun was exempted from the fate of being suspended.
But when it comes to the family façade, there is a little mother-in-law who refuses to give in, since the son refuses to repudiate his wife, then marry another wife, both of whom are full wives.
In this regard, Dong Zhujun was angry, but she did not argue with it, but made up her mind that the Xia family must accept it.
Since then, Dong Zhujun has woken up the earliest, slept the latest, diligently handled the housework, and handled all kinds of difficulties with ease.
Through her efforts, her family's attitude changed significantly, and she gradually recognized her, and behind her back, it was also said that she was knowledgeable and virtuous and capable.
Dong Zhujun was integrated into this feudal family, and he thought that life had made a good start, but he thought that the world was unpredictable, but his husband gradually went downhill.
In 1918, warlords of all stripes were fighting for power, and it was at this time that Xia Zhi encountered a major change in his life.
This year, Xia Zhi was ordered to go to Chengdu, but he did not think that as soon as he arrived there, he would be resigned from the military and replaced by an idle civilian position.
How could a soldier who used to be a soldier with a horse be willing to do a civilian position, and over time, Xia Zhi's will faded day by day, and even his temper became more and more irritable.
Gradually, the husband who treated Dong Zhujun with good care disappeared, and all that remained were men who beat and scolded her and were rude and unreasonable.
At that time, Dong Zhujun's third daughter was about to be born, but Xia Zhi not only did not care, but urged her to go to the living room to play cards while collecting clothes.
Playing cards is not an important matter, she refused on the grounds of physical exhaustion, but unexpectedly, her husband did not adhere to it, and repeatedly asked her to accompany her, and in desperation, Dong Zhujun had to bite the bullet.
It's just that she never expected that her husband seemed to have changed someone, and actually punched and kicked her because she was a little late. However, this is not the most chilling, and even more chilling is yet to come.
Once, Dong Zhujun fell ill with a lung disease, and in order not to infect her children, she moved to another hospital alone for three months to recuperate.
In the past three months, as a husband, Xia Zhi was afraid of being infected, so he did not step into the other hospital for half a step. The once sea oath mountain alliance has now disappeared, how can Dong Zhujun not be sad, but thinking of the child, she still endured it.
But the crack has already been created, and if it is mended, it will be an irreparable scar.
In 1929, Xia Zhishi accidentally saw that his daughter Guoqiong had a close relationship with the tenant, and when he came up, he scolded, and without asking, threw his daughter a pair of scissors and rope, and let her choose to break it on her own.
In this regard, Dong Zhujun was angry, she thought that even if the child was wrong in all ways, as a father, it should not be so, not to mention that the child was not wrong.
In order to protect the children, Dong Zhujun had a dispute with her husband, which made Xia Zhishi angry, he felt that his wife had betrayed him, and even spoke viciously, calling Dong Zhujun a singing bone in the hall.
This is not the end, he was followed by a punch and kick, and even picked up a knife to hack his wife to death, thanks to his nephew stopped in time, Dong Zhujun escaped.
After this incident, Dong Zhujun's heart was completely dead, and she immediately decided to divorce Xia Zhishi, and go her own way in the future.
05
In the fall of 1929, Dong Zhujun left the Xia family with his four daughters. At this moment, she is happy, because she is finally independent, not only financially independent, but also mentally independent.
However, in the chaotic times, it is very difficult for a woman to live with a child.
In order to make a living, she endured hardships, and later, with the financial support of friends, she founded Jinjiang Chuan Restaurant, which is also known at home and abroad - Jin Jiang Hotel.
Fate is always unexpected, but faced with every life decision, Dong Zhujun can calmly deal with it, do not bow to fate, it is this way that she controls her life, so she has created her own legend with her hands.
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