Winter Begonia

Well, he came only to say goodbye to Shang Xirui.

This was the first time Cheng Fengtai appeared in front of people after he was injured. People felt that he was not much different from the past except that he was thin and uncomfortable when walking.It's their class leader, who can't tell what's wrong, maybe it's because of his weight loss, his temperament is a bit different from before.Yuan Lan, Ren Liu and the others talked around Cheng Fengtai, while Cheng Fengtai was chatting, he took the time to read Ren Wu's account book, and had no chance to talk privately with Shang Xirui.Shang Xirui didn't have time to talk either, he was wearing an ingot collar cheongsam, a horse face skirt, and a few gemstone hairpins from a period play, and he was doing a silent show!Every now and then he glanced at Cheng Fengtai, every now and then he muttered something, gradually, he looked at Cheng Fengtai more and less often, and after a while, he looked at Cheng Fengtai while chanting something.

Ren Liuchao blinked at Cheng Fengtai, making him look mad at Shang Xirui.Cheng Fengtai remained calm, lowered his eyelids and said, "Boss Shang, what curse are you chanting to me?"

Nineteen interjected: "The two-phase harmony curse."

Yuan Lan said: "Stop talking, the class leader is blushing! Come back and sing Guan Gong!"

Shang Xirui put on makeup, couldn't tell if his face was red, maybe it was, he stopped and smiled at Cheng Fengtai, Cheng Fengtai also looked at him and smiled.The two smiled foolishly at each other for a while, Shang Xirui said: "I left good tea for you, you go and drink it."

Cheng Fengtai said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to drink a few sips, so I have to go."

While talking, the backstage was preparing for the show, and the scene was about to be cleared.Everyone got busy and walked around them, like moving colorful curtains, setting off the tranquility of the two figures.Cheng Fengtai suddenly stretched out a hand to touch Shang Xirui's face, but Shang Xirui's face was covered with makeup, which would be blurred when he touched it, so he held Shang Xirui's hand instead.These hands looked slender and charming, they were pinched in them, the knuckles were clattering, Cheng Fengtai found another thing that knocked people out, looked down, it was the big diamond ring he gave Shang Xirui a long time ago, he ran his fingers across the ring and said : "Boss Shang, hello, I'm leaving!"

Shang Xirui's big eyes are watery, there is no emotion in them.Cheng Fengtai knew that Shang Xirui was in such an out-of-body state before he came to the stage, he squeezed his hand for the last time, and was about to let go, when Shang Xirui's hand tightened and held him firmly!

Cheng Fengtai's heart skipped a beat: "Boss Shang?"

Shang Xirui just looked at his man expressionlessly, held his hand, and let it go after a while.Cheng Fengtai's heart slowly fell back to its original position, and he put on his hat.

There was a lot of noise in the theatre, because of Shang Xirui's deafness, the audience changed their habit of going to the theater that they had developed for many years.Cheng Fengtai sat in the private room, on the table was the good tea Shang Xirui specially entertained him, surrounded by gentle and trivial silence.At the opening of the play, Xiao Fengxian came to the stage. Although she was a woman seeking life in the world, she had a sense of loyalty and fierceness in her heart. With this kind of loyalty and fierceness, she met her General Songpo.

Shang Xirui walked to the window in small steps, fanned his face and looked at Cai E, and sang -

Mr. Jia Yuyu went upstairs

smile on brow

Like the pine wind and the new moon coming into the window

After singing, the fan was slowly removed, revealing a hibiscus face.Cai E fell in love at first sight and sang:

The night is deep, the flowers are fragrant, the moon is cloudy

At first glance, the lonely shadow with plain face is pondering

It turns out that there are many beautiful people in the world

Cheng Fengtai looked at Shang Xirui, eyes filled with mist, not because of sadness because of the imminent parting, but because of joy.Shang Xirui's appearance on the stage is really beautiful, flowers are planted in the mud, clouds are floating in the sky, each in its proper place, suitable and stable.On the stage, Xiao Fengxian and Cai E performed the fake play for real, and gave birth to a true friendship. Cheng Fengtai was fascinated by watching the play, and even watched most of the play. He was reluctant to leave, but the people in the play were about to part soon——

Cai E clung to Xiao Fengxian's hand, and said:

Qing has seven orifices and more enlightenment

My heart won't turn back

It's lovesickness that's gone wrong

Greedy and happy for a long time for green temples and beautiful face

Xiao Fengxian replied:

Leaning against the spring breeze on a tree of crabapple flowers at the head of the building

Unexpectedly, there is a relationship between you and me in this world

It's a good night to see this clear light

But I don't know if the future will shine brightly

Cheng Fengtai was a little dazed as he recollected the words of the play.Lao Ge bent down and urged softly: "Second Master, let's go, the train doesn't wait for anyone!"

Cheng Fengtai woke up with a start, bowed his head and sighed: "Let's go." Putting on his crutches, he didn't turn his head back downstairs, he never left the play, and he didn't want to see Xiao Fengxian and Cai E's farewell scene today. , how heartbreaking.Now, his ears are full of Shang Xirui's continuous opera voice, let this opera voice send him away!So much the better.

The tea in the box is particularly hot, and people have already walked away.Shang Xirui was lost in the play, the people in the play soon came to an end, it was still Xiaofengxian's words—

A thread of love entangles her body.

Yan Wanliang was greedy and lingered in time.

Pour fine wine and raise a golden cup and preserve the seeds,

Broken mountains and rivers are only to be shouldered.

General -

Shang Xirui stopped singing for no reason, this was not a crucial point, but because of his previous convictions, Li Qiaosong was prepared and signaled for the Tanban to hit it twice more, and he pulled a loose ban to pass the door again.

Shang Xirui sang again:

General -

From now on, each protects the body of gold and stone,

A hundred years separated in an instant.

After singing this line, Shang Xirui looked across the vast sea of ​​people under the stage, facing the light, at the empty box.

The Cheng family moved out, and they packed two wagons with great enthusiasm. Even though a fourth concubine and many local servants were missing, there were still too many people. The children were hugged and pulled by their wet nurses and servants, Cheng Fengtai I personally counted the number of people, and when I counted the third young master, it was Qiufang who was holding the child.The third young master is getting bigger and naughty, he likes to run and dance, the nanny can't control him anymore.Second Mistress took the opportunity to bring Qiufang with her, and let him watch the young master.Cheng Fengtai didn't say anything, Qiu Fang lowered her head, ashamed of herself.Cheng Fengtai took a look at the pocket watch with one hand, and with the other he pulled out a toffee from the third young master's mouth, and said, "If the train bumps, the child will get stuck in his throat!" After speaking, he glanced at the pocket watch again, from From the moment he got on the train, he had looked at his pocket watch hundreds of times.

Second Mistress held Feng Yi in her arms and squinted at him: "You are restless, are you still waiting for someone?"

Cheng Fengtai closed the watch cover with a snap, and said: "Ah? No, I'm waiting for the time to drive." Second Mistress smiled and did not expose him.The Cheng family had a lot of things to do, so they had a reunion dinner with relatives and friends two days earlier, and agreed that no one would be allowed to see them off on the day before they left, because they were afraid of causing chaos.But there were still close relatives who came to see them off, Cheng Meixin and Fan Lian stood on the platform, Fan Lian blew a kiss to Feng Yi, the second grandmother saw it, and waved Feng Yi's little hand through the glass window.

Cheng Fengtai logically got out of the car, patted Fan Lian on the back, and said with a smile, "How are Sister-in-law Ping and the child?"

Fan Lian said: "Very good! Leave it to me, you don't have to worry about it! I guarantee it will be handed over to Chang Zhixin safely!"

Cheng Meixin said: "Uncle really doesn't mind the trouble. There are more people in such a big family than brother here. Moving from Beiping to Chongqing, I don't know how messy and troublesome it is! I'm afraid when I think about it!"

Fan Lian said: "I'm fed up with the voice of the Japanese, blackmailing me all day long. My family owns a gold mine? Even a gold mine owner can't stand it!"

Cheng Fengtai said with a smile: "Sister doesn't know, he raised his aunts and wives to dislike him, and planned to kill a few on the road, and find a cemetery in Chongqing for burial, once and for all!"

Fan Lian thumped him with a smile: "You cripple, save some morals!"

Cheng Fengtai said to Cheng Meixin again: "Sister, everything has been arranged?"

Cheng Meixin nodded and said, "Doctor Fang has arranged everything for me, so you can go there without worry! Keeping yourself is the most important thing. No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they will chase me to the United States?"

The three of them talked reluctantly for a while, and then felt a little cold on the tip of their noses, and when they looked up, it was the first fine snow falling from the sky.Cheng Fengtai then said: "Sister, go back quickly, the train is about to leave, and I have to get on the train too. Fan Lian, help my sister."

Fan Lian didn't feel much in his heart, they were a man's family who traveled far and wide, not to mention Chongqing and Shanghai in the future, they were the two poles of the earth, if they wanted to meet, they could make an appointment, as long as they were safe, the separation would be temporary.There were tears in Cheng Meixin's eyes. She used to treat this half-brother selfishly and meanly, and the sister-brother relationship between them was all cultivated in Beiping in the past few years.Especially this time, Cheng Fengtai stayed in the first place to cover for her, and only then did those accidents happen later.It's not that she is not touched, no one can do it except for the flesh and blood relatives, and she regrets a little in her heart, regretting that she didn't take good care of him when she was a child.

Cheng Meixin blinked her eyes, her eyelashes were stained with tears, she tiptoed and hugged Cheng Fengtai face to face for a long time, Cheng Fengtai lowered his waist, put his arms around his sister, and said with a smile: "My sister is helping me look at the house in the United States, and I will be your neighbor when I come back." uncertain!"

Cheng Meixin said: "Then it's done, I will really find a house for you, we live next door."

The snow gradually thickened, and Cheng Meixin was wearing thin stockings, so it was inconvenient to stand for a long time.Fan Lian supported her shoulders, covered her head with one hand, and protected her all the way to the car.The two cars drove out one after the other.But after they left, Cheng Fengtai didn't get in the car, he stood still in the snow, waiting for something.What are you waiting for?He dared not tell himself what he was waiting for.It was the ring, or Shang Xirui's last firm grip, that made him delusional, Cheng Fengtai couldn't control the delusional.

Fan Lian drove here by himself. The snow was heavy, and the windshield brushes were scraping against the glass.The stalls and hawkers were caught off guard by the snow, and they all closed their stalls and went home, revealing the empty and white street, which felt very clean.Fan Lian felt that the road was slippery, so he drove slowly, and saw a person wearing a cloak and hood running through the snow head-on, his face was vaguely painted with theater makeup, and it was hard to tell who it was with the makeup .But who else?

Fan Lian's eyes followed him all the way, seeing that he was running in the opposite direction of the car and heading towards the train station.Fan Lian couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Following behind him, the figure brushed past Cheng Meixin's car window.Cheng Meixin didn't notice it, but her guard, Squad Leader Li, yelled: "Yo? Boss Shang!" Cheng Meixin turned her head suddenly: "Who are you talking about?" Squad Leader Li laughed and said, "It wasn't Boss Shang who ran over just now?"

Cheng Meixin's car braked suddenly.

The snow fell more and more densely, the train whistle sounded, and Lao Ge sent a message: "Second Master, get on the train, Second Grandma is urging you."

Cheng Fengtai opened his pocket watch to check the time, then closed it impatiently.He said, "Wait a little longer."

Wait a little longer, Cheng Fengtai thought, wait another 5 minutes.

The long needle on the pocket watch wiped lightly, and the minute passed.

Cheng Meixin hugged her mink coat tightly, got out of the car under the protection of the guards, her high heels stepped on the snow through holes like bullet holes.There was something she had been waiting for for many years, and before leaving this time, she made up her mind to do it.

The siren blew again, and the relatives and friends who were seeing off on the platform all left.The conductor waved the flag and shouted: "There are still 3 minutes to drive! Passengers on the platform, please get in place as soon as possible!"

In the theatre, Xiao Lai dozed off in the background, dreaming that the two plum trees in Luogu Lane were in full bloom, and the flowers and branches were intertwined, side by side, red and white, and the clouds were gorgeous.She was so happy that she asked Shang Xirui to come and see, if he hadn't untied the wire that shaped the shape, the flowers wouldn't have grown so luxuriantly, just as she was about to speak, she was awakened by a tsunami of applause.

Ren Wu asked Xiao Lai: "Where is the head teacher?"

Xiao Lai was also puzzled: "Isn't it on the stage?"

The pocket watch in Cheng Fengtai's hand was warmed by his palm, and the second hand was wiping away, trembling slightly in his palm, as if he was clenching a heartbeat.

Everyone in Shuiyun Building stood on the stage to call the curtain, leaving only the middle seat vacant for their protagonist, their boss Shang.Boss Shang waited and waited and didn't come on stage. Maybe Jiao'er lost his temper and thought the applause wasn't loud enough. He wanted it to be louder and then raised the roof before he came.The audience stood up and applauded, wanting to call out Shang Lang with their madness.But amidst the lights and applause, that seat was always vacant.

Xiao Lai walked behind the curtain, with tears in his eyes, looking at the empty seat, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

People are gone, winter is coming, the world has changed, the bustle of several years disappeared in a blink of an eye, and there is one person who stays where he is, refusing to leave.

Cheng Fengtai looked up at the new snow.He will definitely be waiting for him.

(End of the article)

The author has something to say:

Thank you for reading so far, the text is now complete.Fanwai and Gezhi will be in the second half of the year at the earliest. It’s hard to say if I slow down. Everyone knows that I procrastinate, so I won’t set a flag.If you want to see anything, you can leave a message, and I will pick what I want to write.

The original dramas in this article were all created by Yuzhou Yelai, and the part of "Little Phoenix Fairy" was contributed by Lan Xiangyin.A round of applause to the two ci composers.