In 1944, 20-year-old Wu Lizhen faced the unhappy "mother-in-law", took out the property from the burden lightly, and put it in front of the other party: "This is all my dowry, I will not marry if I am not Junqiu!" ”
Mother Zhang saw more than a dozen gold bars on the table, as well as countless jade, diamonds, necklaces, etc., after hesitating for a moment, she finally put away those belongings carefully, and said loudly: "The girl's family must have a name, and the wine will be placed next week!" ”
Unexpectedly, Zhang Junqiu, who was on the side, waved his hand again and again.
Mother Zhang glared at him, pulled him out of the house, and persuaded her bitterly: "The girl didn't even leave the money to go back, is it true that you don't want to marry, besides, you also like her, Yurong will not be intolerant, don't let down the little girl!" ”
Zhang Junqiu wanted to say something, but Zhang's mother didn't wait for him to open her mouth again and left in a hurry.
In desperation, Zhang Junqiu sighed and re-entered the room, but unexpectedly, he crashed into a pair of teary eyes.
Wu Lizhen choked up and said, "Why don't you say a word to my ward and leave alone!" Zhang Junqiu was at a loss for an instant, and hurriedly hugged her into his arms to comfort her, and apologized for his previous behavior of running away.
After a while, Wu Lizhen calmed down, although she was aggrieved, she also understood Zhang Junqiu's pressure, fortunately, the two can be together now.
The two first met in Qingdao in 1941, when Wu Lizhen was on vacation and happened to be staying in the same hotel as Zhang Junqiu.
The elegant and handsome Zhang Junqiu immediately attracted Wu Lizhen's attention, she listened to him in the room, talking and talking, and gradually indulged in that beautiful voice, Zhang Junqiu also slowly entered her heart.
But the time of meeting was too short, and neither party stayed in Qingdao for long. In that era when there was a lot of traffic and could only rely on letters, short-term fate could not set off much waves.
Wu Lizhen left Qingdao with some regrets, but since then he has fallen in love with Peking Opera and began to enter and leave the theater.
It wasn't until 1943 that Wu Lizhen met Zhang Junqiu again in Shanghai. It turned out that the other party came to the big stage of Shanghai in order to develop.
Wu Lizhen was ecstatic, in the past two years, she has been thinking about Zhang Junqiu all the time, she turns her thoughts into action, and she will go to Zhang Junqiu's field every day.
Zhang Junqiu conquered the audience in Shanghai with his handsome appearance and talent, and his fame gradually became louder. In his performances, the front row of seats is often filled, and additional seats are added on both sides of the stage.
Many wives and young ladies admired him, and often went backstage to hand him notes and send love letters. But none of these women could attract Zhang Junqiu.
He only noticed that every time he appeared, he looked at Wu Lizhen who always appeared in the audience. Her smart eyes, beautiful face, and pretty figure slowly broke into his heart.
The woman had a lover, and the two soon became lovers, often dating at the Shanghai Western Restaurant on Huaihai Road, chatting about everything.
Mingling's love affair was the news that attracted much attention at the time, and the relationship between the two quickly made headlines in various newspapers. The romance was also opposed by both families.
Wu Lizhen was born into a wealthy family, and his father was a well-known banker in Shanghai. Wu's father had gone abroad to study abroad in his early years, and after returning to devote himself to the financial industry, he had high hopes for his daughter, and always hoped that she would marry a well-connected financial talent.
Although Zhang Junqiu's reputation is very loud, for the Wu family, he is just an unpopular actor.
In addition, Zhang's mother also jumped out against their relationship, because Zhang Junqiu had already had a wife Zhao Yurong. Although their marriage was arranged by their parents, they have gradually developed feelings over the years, and Zhang's mother also likes her daughter-in-law who is doing housework at home.
Under the resistance of many parties, Zhang Junqiu had the intention of retreating, the background of the two was too different, he didn't want to delay Wu Lizhen's good future, and he didn't want to live up to his wife at home, so he became a deserter and returned to Beijing alone without a clan.
Although Wu Lizhen was aggrieved and sad, she couldn't compare to the pain of losing her lover, so she packed her luggage overnight and went north alone to Zhang's house.
Faced with her arrival, Zhang Junqiu was caught off guard, but she still felt too wronged by the eldest lady, and Zhang's mother even persuaded her: "You are a college student, you have a better future, the Zhang family is really not suitable for you!" ”
Zhang's mother directly sent a gentleman to send Wu Lizhen back to Shanghai, never thinking that the other party would return to Beijing immediately after arriving in Shanghai.
In the face of such a dead-eyed girl, Zhang's mother was already a little overwhelmed, and when the other party took out all her belongings and insisted on not marrying Zhang Junqiu, she finally agreed to let her enter the door.
On the other hand, Zhang Junqiu thought about Zhao Yurong and didn't want the other party to secretly go back to her parents' house directly, which meant that they were all in charge of this matter.
At this time, Zhang Junqiu finally married Wu Lizhen into the door from the heart. Polygamy was allowed at that time, Wu Lizhen and Zhao Yurong became equal wives when they entered the door, and the two served a husband together, but they never quarreled, and they got along extremely harmoniously.
And the reason why they can be so harmonious is not only that Wu Lizhen wholeheartedly became a docile wife, but also helped Zhang Junqiu's career to a higher level.
After getting married, Wu Lizhen completely broke away from the style of the eldest lady, serving the big and small in the family, and taking care of Zhang Junqiu's diet and daily life.
Because of Wu Lizhen's efforts, Zhang Junqiu didn't have to worry about family affairs, and devoted himself to the career of Peking Opera. And every time he shoots a new scene, Wu Lizhen will also help him read the book.
As long as he wants to make historical dramas, Wu Lizhen will go to various bookstores to collect relevant historical materials and tell the story to Zhang Junqiu, so that he can understand the emotions of the characters in the play, so that he can better interpret the characters' personalities.
In addition, Wu Lizhen will also help Zhang Junqiu maintain all relevant interpersonal relationships such as colleagues and friends.
As long as there are good cigarette peers to go to their house, before leaving, Wu Lizhen will always not forget to stuff two cigarettes into their hands; As long as a reporter or student comes to Zhang Junqiu to talk about a play, she will sit aside and accompany her with interest and never interject.
Later, Wu Lizhen and Zhang Junqiu went to Hong Kong to perform, according to the regulations at the time, Zhang Junqiu was tax-exempt, but I don't know what went wrong in the middle, and the people from the tax bureau came to the door to recover.
The people in the troupe didn't understand English and didn't know how to communicate with each other, but it was Wu Lizhen who came forward to negotiate with them and eliminated the misunderstanding.
In this way, Zhang Junqiu knew that he was really lucky to marry Wu Lizhen.
Zhang Junqiu's disciples also spared no effort to praise Wu Lizhen: "My master is a good daughter-in-law, a good wife, and a good mother, without her, there would be no glory of my teacher during that period." ”
With Wu Lizhen's care and help, Zhang Junqiu can be rooted in the career he loves without worries.
Such a warm and harmonious day lasted to a special turbulent period, and in 1966, Zhang Junqiu was treated unfairly because he played a female role while singing.
They were swept away, and their family lived in a one-and-a-half-room, each of whom lived on only 9 yuan a month. It was not until 1969 that Zhang Junqiu regained his freedom, but Wu Lizhen died tragically the next day at the age of 48.
The beautiful marriage came to an abrupt end, which became the most unspeakable pain in Zhang Junqiu's heart.
@素素历史阁
Wu Lizhen has finished her life for her love, in addition to being a virtuous helper in Zhang Junqiu's career, she is also a good daughter-in-law who is filial to her mother-in-law. What's even more admirable is that she doesn't seek fame and fortune, and has been silently dedicating herself behind Zhang Junqiu.
She has participated in many of Zhang Junqiu's plays, "Sympathy Companion", "Concubine Zhen", and "Nanshan Butterfly" have traces of her participation and polishing, but she has never asked for signature, she just wants to do what she should do.
Because she loves Zhang Junqiu, he is good, which is the biggest reward for her.
Part of the sources: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Junqiu; Qingdao Art Sea (Qingdao Publishing House)