Many years have passed, Jinjiang Hotel has been submerged in the jungle of high-end hotels with the development of Shanghai, but Dong Zhujun and her legendary story still shine a little in this jungle that is not covered by the secular world. Jinjiang Hotel may be unremarkable today, but Dong Zhujun is still a model of Shanghai women's self-reliance.
Three-condition marriage
Dong Zhujun was born in a poor family in Shanghai in 1900. My father is a rickshaw puller and my mother is an aunt who does rough work for others. /kloc-when he was 0/3 years old, his father was seriously ill because of his poor family. In desperation, he borrowed 300 yuan money from the boss of Chang Santangzi (brothel) on the condition that Dong Zhujun would be mortgaged in the brothel for two years, but he only talked to the guests. In Shanghai at that time, such people were called "Mr. Xiao" or "leisure people". When Mr. Xiao grew up, he officially received guests and called him "Mr. Da".
Chang Tang Sanzi is a brothel in the Qing Dynasty, which refers to a luxurious and exquisite brothel, also known as a bookstore. The girls in the bookstore are called girls' school books, also called geisha, who can play chess, calligraphy and painting.
In a high-class brothel like Chang Tang Sanzi, girls are not allowed to receive guests when they are underage. This is not the boss's kindness. Their purpose is to wait until the girl becomes an instant hit, and then they can offer high prices when receiving customers. This is the way the boss does business.
Because of depression, young Dong Zhujun never smiles. Even when taking photos, her face is full of melancholy. The guests nicknamed her "the girl who doesn't laugh". But she has her own advantages. She is born beautiful and has a beautiful voice. The water sign is always full. Each ticket sings a song, and Tang Zi receives a silver dollar. There were 30 on the first night, and then it increased day by day, and the guests kept coming. She has become a cash cow for brothel owners and often sings until her voice is hoarse.
However, in that age when fireworks were everywhere and people were not old, many guests just came to see her. Although she doesn't sing, she goes upstairs and downstairs countless times every day. After the guests left, her legs were numb and exhausted.
The red girls in the hall have special people to serve them and comb their hair and dress them up. Beside me, there is a knowledgeable middle-aged woman named Meng. She often tells Dong Zhujun about the tragic fate of prostitutes. She also told Dong Zhujun that the brothel wouldn't let a red girl like her go, and even if the mortgage was due, the boss wouldn't let it go easily. They will use the power of the underground world to stop you from going home. How many girls were drained of blood and tears by brothels, faded when they were old, and finally lived on the streets. Even if you are a good husband and a concubine of a rich family, you will have no position at home because you are born in a brothel.
This woman surnamed Meng often tells to find a good man as soon as possible and get married before receiving guests. These words were deeply imprinted on her heart. She can't accept this fate, secretly waiting for the opportunity to jump out of the fire pit. So she began to observe those who came to the hall carefully.
But there are too few good people in this place. Occasionally, young people from the revolutionary party will come here to seek asylum. They talked a lot, which made Dong Zhujun understand a lot of truth and admired their ambition to save the country from the heart.
19 1 1 The Revolution of 1911 completely changed the fate of China, but Yuan Shikai stole the political power and assassinated the new party leader Song. A large number of revolutionaries were suppressed and forced to go underground to continue planning Yuan's second revolution. Now Fuzhou Road in Shanghai is Sima Road in Shanghai's red light district, which was one of the places frequented by revolutionaries at that time. Brothels are the safest place for them to conduct secret activities.
Xia Zhishi, then vice governor of Sichuan Province, was a frequent visitor here. I studied in Japan in my early years and then joined the League. During the Revolution of 1911, he led the uprising as a new army officer and was promoted to commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army, which made great contributions to the political reform in Chinese mainland.
Thus, the legendary story of talented people and beautiful women happened here. In Liuxiang, a noisy flower street, Xia Zhishi met the female singer Dong Zhujun. Xia Zhishi was very excited by her appearance and singing. Facing this tall, handsome and bold revolutionary, Dong Zhujun couldn't help sprouting the seeds of love, and his heart was full of fantasies about love.
Soon, Yuan Shikai offered a reward of 30,000 yuan for Xia Zhishi's head. He had to hide in a hotel in the Japanese Concession, and Dong Zhujun risked his life to see him. At the critical moment of life, Xia Zhishi is very eager for women's love. 1965438+One night in the late spring of 2004, Dong Zhujun finally abandoned all the jewels and escaped from the hall, regardless of the obstruction of pimps and the persuasion of others, and plunged into the fiery embrace of Xia Zhishi.
Interestingly, when Xia Zhishi advised Dong Zhujun to leave the fireworks place with him, Dong Zhujun put forward three conditions. She said, "I don't want this, I'm not a thing!" After marriage, I can't stand saying' I pay for you' when you are unhappy. You can't spend a penny. If you do this, I won't marry you. You promise me a few things, and I will try to jump out of the fire pit. "
She put forward three conditions:
1. Don't be a little wife;
2. When you arrive in Japan, you should send her to study;
When I come back from studying in Japan, I will organize a good family. In summer, I will be in charge of state affairs, and she will do housework.
Xia Zhishi agreed to everything without thinking. Later, he ventured to stay in Shanghai. Because Dong Zhujun was born in a brothel, their union was opposed by many revolutionaries, but Xia Zhishi was determined. Two weeks later, they held a simple wedding in Song Tian Foreign Firm. At that time, Xia Zhishi was 27 years old and Dong Zhujun was only 15 years old. Dong Zhujun put on makeup, combed her hair and wore a white tulle skirt. Xia Zhishi also wore a straight suit and tie-as can be seen from their clothes, their ideas were quite fashionable at that time.
A log can't support a crumbling building-one person alone can't save the situation.
A few days after their marriage, Dong Zhujun and her new husband went to Japan. In the country of cherry blossoms, they are excited to breathe fresh air and feel the infinite beauty of freedom. Dong Zhujun and Xia Zhishi started a new life here. She finally realized her wish to go to school and had several very good Japanese classmates. In order to adapt to study and life in Japan as soon as possible, Dong Zhujun began to learn Japanese. Their eldest daughter Guo Qiong was born, which brought new joy to their small family. Dong Zhujun loves her husband, educates his daughter, takes pains, and leads a very full life. Xia Zhishi was working to overthrow Yuan Shikai, and Dong Zhujun took this opportunity to learn. Dong Zhujun's true culture, and many of her later enlightened thoughts, should be said to have originated from her six years of studying in Japan. It should be said that these six years are the happiest and sweetest in their marriage. Xia Zhishi has a problem with his wife's propaganda. He hired a tutor, Mr. Song Tian and Miss Lin to teach her culture and housework. Although Dong Zhujun didn't understand her husband's behavior, she loved him and accepted it gladly. Dong Zhujun learned a lot from Song Tian's teaching. She gradually understood how to be a person and how to face the society. Because Xia Zhishi's father was dying, Dong Zhujun had to go back to China with her husband. At this time, at home, there is a chaotic situation of warlords fighting everywhere. Soon, Dong Zhujun trudged from Chongqing for five days alone with her daughter, and came to Hejiang, Xia Zhishi's hometown in Sichuan, where she was involved in the complicated life of this ancient family.
Because of Dong Zhujun's humble brothel background, Xia Zhishi's family was cold to her at first. Fortunately, she prepared a large number of foreign goods as gifts in advance and distributed them to the whole family, so as to win people's hearts and get some smiling faces. Since then, with her ability to manage the family, she has gradually won her dignity and status, so Xia decided to hold another wedding to establish her legal status. On a chosen day, Xia Jia decorated himself with lanterns and killed chickens and sheep. Dong Zhujun took her eldest daughter to visit the bride for the second time and gave her a wedding present.
19 19, the Xia family moved to Chengdu. At this time, Xia Zhishi was suddenly relieved of military power, and his depression gradually changed him from a revolutionary to an old-fashioned squire. The veteran of the Revolution of 1911 was not only very angry with Dong Zhujun for having four daughters in succession, but also deeply dissatisfied with Dong Zhujun's enthusiasm for social undertakings. Dong Zhujun was very capable and knowledgeable at that time, so he was better than him. People praised Dong Zhujun more than him in society, and Xia Zhishi subconsciously didn't want his wife to be more capable than himself. Dong Zhujun tolerated all this. On the one hand, she hopes her husband can regain the vigor of revolutionary youth. On the other hand, she is very grateful. After all, Xia Zhishi pulled her out of the fire pit and gave her a second chance.
Then, Xia Zhishi began to play mahjong and smoke opium. Later, Dong Zhujun finally gave birth to a boy, Xia Zhishi, although his four daughters were not allowed to study. Once, for a trifle, he pulled out a pistol and threatened Dong Zhujun, which made Dong Zhujun sad and desperate. Such insults have gradually become commonplace, and the air in the summer resort is becoming more and more suffocating. 1929, in order to change the present situation of life, Dong Zhujun resolutely gave up luxury and wealth and came to Shanghai with four daughters. This feat of running away from home caused a sensation in Chengdu and became the hot news of various newspapers at that time.
In Shanghai Fuxing Park, Xia Zhishi and Dong Zhujun met. After a long talk, they finally agreed to live separately for five years. When Dong Zhujun walked up the stairs of the negotiation cabin with a heavy heart, she thought that if both sides didn't change their ideas and views after five years, she would divorce him. But halfway through, her legs went soft: What if she really divorced herself? What about the baby? On second thought, if she didn't get divorced, her future life would be all over, so she stood up again. After sitting down and standing up again and again, Dong Zhujun made up his mind to divorce him if he didn't talk well. In this conversation, Xia Zhishi said: You want to divorce me, Xia Zhishi. If you can stand on the beach to support these daughters in the future, don't say you are educated-I'll fry fish for you.
Women are never easy.
It's better to bow your head and ask for soil than to sniff at others. After the divorce, Dong Zhujun led a hard life with four children, and the hardships of life sometimes reached the point of despair. In order to raise her children, she goes in and out of pawn shops all day. Xia Zhishi kept writing letters to persuade Dong Zhujun to come back, and even came up with some absurd murder plans. He even found some famous people in the old Shanghai society, such as Fan and Dai, and hoped that they would put them in sacks and throw them into the river. It was Dai and Fan who respected and told all these plans. They all criticized Xia Zhishi, saying that he was a fool.
Xia Zhishi returned to Sichuan alone. Soon, "Sichuan Daily" published a report that "Xia Zhishi's family was in trouble, and the girl Nora walked out of Jiangjun Street", which made Xia Zhishi furious. Dong Zhujun dragged her tired body home every day, and the cello sound from a distance from her daughter Guo Qiong gave her infinite comfort. Life is still awkward, but she is still optimistic. Zheng Deying, a neighbor, took Dong Zhujun to visit his friend Wu Zhensheng. He suggested that Dong Zhujun set up a bobbin factory. But money is a problem. Dong Zhujun suddenly remembered his childhood friend Youbao and decided to raise money to set up a factory with him.
With the joint efforts of many parties, Qunyi Yarn Tube Factory finally started. In order to set up the factory, Dong Zhujun sent his children to boarding school, and at the same time he worked hard day and night. However, the sales of products are not good. Dai rang went to find Rong Desheng, but it was useless. The factory can barely survive. Just then, the landlord Zhuang Quan came to visit with a group of overseas Chinese and prepared to invest in shares. Chen Qingquan, an overseas Chinese in the Philippines, met Dong Zhujun, and he had a feeling of reunion after a long separation. He admired Dong Zhujun's personality charm and decided to help her.
The outbreak of "1 1 Battle of Songhu on August 28th", which shocked China and foreign countries, made people all over the country angry. All walks of life in Shanghai held rallies and demonstrations, and donated money and materials to support the 19th Route Army's anti-Japanese war.
Qunyi Yarn Tube Factory, located in Zhabei, was almost in ruins by Japanese bombing. In order to raise money to restore the factory, Chen Qingquan decided to take Dong Zhujun to his hometown to raise money. But I didn't expect that Dong Zhujun was almost caught for making anti-Japanese remarks. Fortunately, this natural disaster was finally hidden by her. One day, progressive students came to Dong's home with a pack of propaganda materials, but unfortunately they were followed by spies in the concession. The spy wanted to blackmail a sum of money, but I didn't expect this woman to give it to her death. After the blackmail failed, the angry spy put Dong Zhujun in prison. Later, with the concerted efforts of many parties, she even moved out of her former viceroy's wife's identity and finally gained freedom. But because of this, Xia Zhishi, who has become angry from embarrassment, hates her even more.
It's time to separate for five years. Dong Zhujun and Xia Zhishi are officially divorced. Before leaving, Xia Zhishi met the children. Xia Zhishi was deeply moved when she watched her four daughters grow up and behave gracefully. At this point, Dong Zhujun's father just fell ill again. On his deathbed, he murmured about his Yuan. Somehow, he seems to know that Yuan is going to get lucky. In less than a year, Dong Zhujun lost two close relatives in a row. She wanted to cry, as if her life had come to an end. Then Liu Pinxing came. He suggested that Dong Zhujun open a restaurant and sent him 2000 yuan from a kind person. Suffering to the extreme, finally had a turn for the better, Dong Zhujun started the most brilliant business in her life.
After a period of planning, Jinjiang Sichuan Restaurant officially opened in March 1935. On the opening day, firecrackers exploded and people were buzzing. Even the leading figures in Shanghai at that time, Yang Hucheng and Du, came to the baseball field. This seems to indicate the future success of Jinjiang Sichuan Restaurant.
Chen Qingquan visited Dong Zhujun, and he was surprised by the success of Jinjiang. It can be said that "I haven't seen you for three days, I have to sit up and take notice." However, it is not easy to get things done in Shanghai. Every day, in addition to dealing with all kinds of affairs in the hotel, Dong Zhujun had to face all kinds of forces in Shanghai at that time. One day, Huang's adopted son took a group of local ruffians to the restaurant to make trouble, smashed the shop and triggered a fight. Faced with this situation, Dong Zhujun is very calm. In line with the principle of being enemies and not getting married, he personally contacted Huang, and a storm subsided. Meanwhile, Dong Zhujun cooked by herself and stayed on the stove for three days and nights. She also invited a monk from her hometown in Sichuan to cook, taking this opportunity to clean up the store and make Jinjiang look brand-new.
After Jinjiang opened its port, although she reached a compromise with the underworld forces in some aspects, she was not attached to the local evil forces such as the underworld. At that time, many leading figures in Shanghai admired her and hoped to bring her into their own accounts or homes, but she remained unmoved and maintained her integrity and beliefs. It should be said that her persistence has a lot to do with the education she received in Japan when she was young and the Japanese progressives she contacted. In the following years, she skillfully dealt with the Kuomintang and the Japanese, did not hesitate to help revolutionaries and patriots, and did many things that bloody men could do as "women". Besides, she is good at grasping the current situation. After previous failures in life and career, she has accumulated rich experience and lessons. These things enable her to accurately judge the market situation, at the same time find a balance point in various interest disputes and safeguard her own interests to the maximum extent.
Very confused, the future is bright.
When the "August 13th Incident" broke out, the Japanese army attacked Shanghai on a large scale, and Guo Moruo and others returned to China to encourage resistance against Japan. Dong Zhujun heard of Guo Moruo's name when she was in Japan, and she admired him very much. She covered Guo Moruo's three meals a day and was determined to support the Anti-Japanese War with practical actions. Shanghai was bombed by the Japanese army, and there was hardly a complete place. One day, a traitor took two Japanese spies to "Jinjiang" for dinner and was full of praise for the dishes. They invited Dong Zhujun to open a "Jinjiang" branch in Hongkou Hotel, the Japanese military department, which puzzled Dong Zhujun very much. Promise that she will soon be accused of being a traitor, which she doesn't want; Don't promise, the Japanese can do anything, and it's hard to guarantee not to embarrass themselves.
It seems that Shanghai cannot stay any longer. After further consideration, Dong Zhujun decided to go away. At the end of 1940, she boarded a ship bound for the Philippines. I planned to open a "Jinjiang" branch in Manila, so I asked Shanghai manager Zhang to find someone in Manila, and Zhang took the opportunity to seek personal gain.
Dong Zhujun was very happy that the music performances of Guo Qiong and Guo Xiu, two children who had been there before, were very successful. Chen Qingquan came to visit two children, but he met Dong Zhujun unexpectedly. After a long separation, they were immersed in deep joy. Chen Qingquan fell in love with Dong Zhujun, unable to extricate himself. He asked his friend Gui Huashan to persuade his wife to divorce him, but Gui Huashan refused and had to say it himself.
Chen Qingquan's wife is a devout Catholic and a second-generation overseas Chinese. In order to defend her sacred marriage, she walked to Manila and made a showdown with Dong Zhujun, indicating her position. Dong Zhujun in surprise, also fell into deep confusion. She blamed herself for not coming to the Philippines. After the Pacific War broke out, all the original plans went up in smoke, and Dong Zhujun and her daughter were trapped in Manila. Zhang, who is far away in Shanghai, knows that he won't be able to come back for a while, so he will not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of Jinjiang Hotel and collect wealth for himself.
On the outskirts of Manila during the war, Dong Zhujun ran for her life with her two daughters. I met the Philippine military police on the way, because I was almost killed because I was suspected of being a Japanese. Guo Ying who stayed in Shanghai, under the influence of his classmate and lover Hu Kai, made progress in thought and actively engaged in revolutionary work. But she was greatly dissatisfied with Hu Kai's statement that her mother did not belong to the working people. After many twists and turns, Dong Zhujun's mother and daughter finally fled back to Manila. In order to avoid the Japanese raid, the mother and daughter were forced to sleep on the roof Chen Qingquan was put in prison because he didn't want to cooperate with the Japanese. Dong Zhujun visited the prison in a hurry with the Japanese he learned in Japan that year. Dong Zhujun's arrival made Chen Qingquan feel gratified. He felt that his days were numbered, so he boldly opened his heart to Dong Zhujun. Love is not over, and my heart is not broken. Faced with this situation, Dong Zhujun burst into tears.
In order to survive, Dong Zhujun took Guo Qiong and Guo Xiu to start a small business in Manila, earning some difference, but their life was also a pleasure in bitterness. Considering Zhang's mercenary, he decided to return to China first for the business of Jinjiang Hotel.
1945 65438+ 10, Dong Zhujun finally returned to Shanghai after dozens of days and nights of wandering.
The war era is a great test for Dong Zhujun: on the one hand, it is necessary to run a huge hotel; On the one hand, she has to deal with the chaotic situation. At the same time, she is still a mother and has to educate her children. Fortunately, several of her children have lived up to expectations. Besides inheriting Dong Zhujun's beliefs and temperament, they also have their own achievements. In recent years, more and more people have become interested in her ideas on children's education.
Once, she sent her daughter, who was only 12 years old, to Nanjing by train from Shanghai and sent a sum of money to help a relative. When the child arrived in Shimonoseki, Nanjing, the city gate was closed, so he didn't dare to spend money indiscriminately, so he slept at the foot of the city gate for a night. Dong Zhujun was both distressed and happy to hear her daughter come back and tell her about this experience. She tried her best to educate her daughter. She often said that the child is flawless, and the kite must not be broken and lost. My daughter is studying abroad, and she keeps writing letters and teaching again and again: be responsible and aboveboard; Handle things with emotion and reason at the same time; We should analyze and study objective things comprehensively, not subjectively or arbitrarily. ...
Now, a generation of legendary woman Dong Zhujun has left her beloved "Jinjiang" and all the people she loves in the world for good. However, when we carefully read her legendary and rich life in the century and step into Jinjiang Hotel again, we can see that the lintel of Sichuan Restaurant is still tall and straight, and the store emblem of that year-bamboo-can still be seen everywhere; Order some traditional specialties again, such as Jinjiang roast duck, scallops with shredded silver, bangbangji and boiled beef, and the bright and shocking feeling will delight our taste buds again. At this time, what is even more shocking is our hearts.
Zhu Jun not only left us unparalleled Jinjiang Sichuan cuisine, but also left us a rich and mellow life. Perhaps, spicy, sweet and sour food is the aftertaste and thinking left by Zhu Jun for our whole life.
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