"It is a man's duty to protect women and children!"
In mid-May 1939, the training course for women cadres was officially completed. On the basis of the volunteerism of the cadets, a small number of people were assigned to the Military Council, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Food. The four national banks also split a dozen or so each. Most of the remaining trainees are assigned to various childcare homes. In accordance with Soong Meiling's instructions, all committees, ministries, and banks sent officials in charge to the Women's Steering Committee to "welcome" the female trainees assigned to them.
For the trainees assigned to various nursery schools, Song Meiling decided to select a proper person to escort them to their posts one by one. And the envoy who escorted it had to be a young man.
She recommended two young men to her. After reading the resume and written introduction, she said that it was desirable and made an appointment for an interview.
The first person came. He is about twenty-seven years old, tall and strong, with a straight suit and a good appearance. But after talking a few words, Song Meiling waved him back. She said to Chen Jiyi: "This is a real villain, and his heart is not right. Because after he came in, his eyes glanced up and down, left and right, but he didn't dare to look at Song Meiling.
The second young man was only twenty-four or five, beautiful and handsome, with dashing manners, and could not speak English very fluently. Song Meiling was more satisfied, talked with him for about ten minutes, and had already talked about the task of escorting the female students. We all thought that things were right, but Song Meiling suddenly let out an "oh". "I'm sorry, young man, I'm not going to borrow you, please go back!"
Chen Jiyi and we are both baffled. Song Meiling said to Chen Jiyi a little angrily: "You didn't see it? He, hey, one of the buttons in front of the bottom is open." This rascal!"
After being bored for a while, she said, "Come on, let's do this with Xiao Zhang and Mi Si Chen!"
Song Meiling told me that we should not only deliver the students safely, but also hand them over to the director of the nursery school in person. Song Meiling said that these students must be teachers, not staff, and that their lives should be properly arranged.
Ms. Chen Huili advocated that the nearest ones should be sent first, Chongqing Temporary Children's Nursery School and Geyueshan Children's Nursery School, then the farthest one, Bijie, Guizhou, Jiangjin, Hejiang, Luzhou, and other nursery schools along the Yangtze River, and finally the three nursery schools on the other side of Beibei, Wenxingchang, Jinjianshan, and Datiankan.
And when there were only the last three places left, she advocated that these three places be completed at once. First go to the North Hot Springs to have a tour, and from there it will be delivered three times at a time.
It turned out that Miss Chen was confident and prepared a swimsuit, and she was going to swim freely for a few days. We chartered all the rooms on the "Shufan Building", and more than 30 people controlled the swimming pool and soaked for a day. Miss Chen asked me to send the students to a little bit, she stayed in the North Hot Springs, taking care of the people to be delivered, I have no opinion, but none of the three students are willing to go first. It dragged on and on for two days, and it took three days.
After all the deliveries, we reported to Song Meiling. Speaking of the last three, she interjected several times and asked: "Shufan Building? Well, which floor, is there so many bunks?"
I replied, "Plus Xiao Chen, it's just enough." ”
"Where do you live?"
"I set up a bunk in the door of the building - I will be a guard for them. ”
"Very well, it should be. Song Meiling said.
When talking about sending the students away from the North Hot Springs in three times, she asked, "You took the first one, and what about the other two?"
I said, "Why don't you stay in Kita Onsen?"
"Who takes care of them, that is, who protects them?"
I said, "yes, yes, and Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen will stay there and take care of them!"
"You fool, Xiao Chen is not a girl yet!"
I said, "Madam, have you forgotten that Xiao Chen is the same age as me! As for those students, only two of them are one year younger than me, and a few are one or two years older than me, and they still need my protection?"
Song Meiling glanced at me with wide eyes: "Look at this child, the more entangled, the more confused he becomes." Women, regardless of age, need male protection, which is determined by natural and physiological conditions. Am I not much older than you? I'm not much younger than your mother? Wasn't it very protective of you to drill a bomb shelter in the city that day? Without your protection, I would have been seriously injured, if not lose my life...... You certainly can't deny this fact. Remember, kid! That's a natural moral standard. Manhood, if you are a man, must always take the protection of women as your own responsibility, and it is the duty of men to protect women and children. ”
Then, she asked Xiao Chen, "Do you like swimming very much?"
"Yes. Miss Chen said.
Song Meiling said: "I guessed right, send it in three batches, you stay in the North Hot Spring, it's your idea." Remember, a girl can't be like that. You support Xiao Zhang to run around, but you yourself are hiding in the North Hot Springs, swimming every day, having a good time, you lazy worm!"
Xiao Chen was about to cry. I hurriedly said, "Madam, this is not to blame Mi Sichen. I'm a man, and I should be responsible. Also, I did something that might make you angry......"
There are two students, Li Jiufeng and Li Jinyu, who are siblings, one in Datiankan and the other in Jinjianshan. The two sisters wept and did not want to be separated. I took it upon myself to transfer Liu Yuanzhen and Li Jiufeng, and let the Li sisters go to Jinjian Mountain together.
Unexpectedly, Song Meiling expressed her approval, saying that it was very good to do this. The hometown has fallen, the homeland has been uprooted, and the compatriots and sisters have gone into exile, of course, they cannot be separated.
Song Meiling said: "But when they talk individually, why don't they tell me?" She suddenly realized again: "Oh, I was too hasty in my individual conversation with them this time - maybe I was too unkind, and they didn't dare to say anything......
After everything was reported, Song Meiling said to me again:
"It's appropriate for you to take the 30 or so children in the back to the North Hot Springs to play, take them for a swim, and relax. The girls are in exile and have been in the training class for so long, and they have started to work, so it makes sense to let them play for two days. However, you should take it out in batches, visit the North Hot Springs, send it, and bring a second batch. You shouldn't be in this way, taking care of one at the expense of the other. Basically, you should have suggested to me that all the girls in the school should have gone on a tour - like this, some of them played, some of them didn't, and it was too unfair. ”
Okay, it's finally over. Unexpectedly, she stared at Miss Chen again and shouted: "Lazy worm!" Do you still want to scratch her?
You can't imagine what Song Meiling said next.
"Little lazy worm! You're such a good swimmer. It's still hard work this time. I will give you three days off, and ask Xiao Zhang to take you to the North Hot Springs and swim in it for three days, so that you can have enough of it. Xiao Zhang, you have to take good care of and protect her, don't have problems!"
As soon as I walked out, Miss Chen hugged my arm and said, "She's such a person: she slaps you a few times and immediately stuffs you with a big bag of candy." ”