Gone Water Lane

After dinner, Ye Xuantang sat in the courtyard and looked at the stars.It was sunny during the day, and the weather was good at night, the wind was not too strong, and the sky was full of stars.

He let his thoughts wander, and remembered that when he was a child, a Fengshui master came to the mansion. He lived there for half a month, and he went to the courtyard every day to beg to accept him as an apprentice, and he ran for five or six days in a row.What is it for?Oh, it was before I sneaked out of the house and listened to the story told in the teahouse-there are tomb robbers who touch gold in the world, watch the mountains, watch the weather, watch the astrology and distinguish Fengshui, and most of the experiences are ups and downs.For some reason, he always felt that all Mr. Feng Shui possessed special skills, and hoped that one day he could also be a captain who went all over the world like the one in the story, but Mr. Wang never agreed.

Later, Amma heard the news from nowhere and was furious. She beat him and fined him to kneel in the yard for a day and a night without eating.He didn't know why Ama, who always loved him, would get so angry. He just felt aggrieved, or when Niu Hulu's mother cried and gave him medicine later, she said that his Ama's real uncle and his aunt, Empress Dowager Cixi, were buried. Ding Dongling was stolen, so he said at this juncture that if he wanted to be Captain Mojin, it would be good if he didn't get beaten to death.

He suddenly realized that he was different from Ama.After the [-] Revolution, the entire Zhenguo government changed its surname. He knew that his surname was Ye since he was a child, but Ama believed that his surname was still Yehenala. The self-esteem engraved in his blood did not disappear with the destruction of the dynasty. deeply rooted.He fell silent.

At this moment, Ye Xuantang's thoughts were disturbed by a person appearing at the door. He looked up and saw that it was Fucheng.

The two looked at each other silently, neither of them spoke first.

Finally, Ye Xuantang couldn't help but look away, "How long have you been here, why haven't you made a sound? Come in." He stood up.

"I just came to see you... I sneaked out, and I have to leave immediately." Fucheng's voice was still clear and cold, but Ye Xuantang could hear the twists and turns in it.So he slowly walked in front of him, took off his black cloak, and put it on Fucheng.

"It's so far from the south of the city, you just wear these." He didn't know how Fucheng escaped the sight of so many people in the team and came here alone on a cold winter night, but he knew it was not easy.He knew that this heart, this person, he should cherish.if……

Fu Cheng hugged him suddenly, and said in a low voice: "I will leave with Ji Chunban in a month, what about you? What should you do?"

Ye Xuantang was held tightly in his arms, and he forgot what he wanted to say at first.He raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, finally wrapped his arms around him, and sighed softly: "What do you think I should do."

Fu Cheng let go of his arms, held his shoulders, his eyes were like a lake full of stars: "Let's go together, leave Beiping, and go to Shanghai."

"What shall we do when we arrive in Shanghai?"

"I play the piano. I heard that the Peking opera troupe in Shanghai is very popular, and the salary will increase a lot. I am the most famous luthier in the Jichun troupe. Are you afraid that you don't have money?"

Ye Xuantang smiled: "Then I can teach in schools or private schools, and I can also sing opera. I don't think many people know me when I come to Shanghai. How about singing opera as much as I want?"

Fucheng thought about it, and then smiled.When he smiled, there was a small dimple on his cheek, and Ye Xuantang felt like he was indulging in it every time he looked at it. "He's different," he thought, "as long as Fucheng is here, Shanghai, Tianjin, Fengtian, where can't I go?"

They only said a few words in the yard, it was getting late, and even if they were reluctant to give up, they wanted to leave.Ye Xuantang looked at him and then at the sky, thinking of Huang Jingren's sentence "It seems that the stars are not last night, for whom will the wind and dew stand at midnight", but Fucheng looked at him but understood.Before leaving, Ye Xuantang wanted him to put on that cloak, but Fucheng didn't refuse.It was something left by the Duke of the old town, an extremely precious gift from God, but Ye Xuantang felt that he no longer needed it—he had someone he could hug and keep warm, so cherished, what else did he need that old thing for? Woolen cloth?

In the next few days, Peiping suddenly woke up from the winter sleep, and spring quickly occupied the whole city.In a short period of time, the river opened and the sky became warmer. There were peanut trees and birds singing.

The fourth child and Li Ruoxuan went to the meeting at Ms. Xu's house. Although Ye Xuantang himself did not attend, Ms. Xu missed him wholeheartedly.The Xu family also asked someone to ask Niu Hulu, the eldest wife of the Ye family, that Boss Xu was quite powerful in the northern business world, and asked if there was any possibility of making a marriage.Niu Hulu didn't say anything to his face, but laughed behind his back that the Xu family couldn't figure out their weight.Not to mention whether he has money or not, Ye Xuantang's Ama, Ye Zhenlian, is the nephew of Empress Dowager Cixi, an orthodox Eight Banner nobleman, and marrying a daughter-in-law would never fall in love with a merchant's family, so where is the face?What's more, the Xu family is the woman's side, so what's the point of asking for marriage?

The Xu family is a fine person, and they understood what Niu Hulu said, and didn't mention it again, and this little disturbance quickly subsided.But Niu Hulu was thinking about Ye Zhenlian's poor health. The marriage of his youngest son Xuantang has always been a concern of his parents, so it's better to do it as soon as possible.She has her eyes on the daughter of the current Deputy Minister of the Communist Party of Peking.

Ye Xuantang didn't know about Niu Hulu's previous arrangements. He was planning to go to Shanghai with Fucheng, instead of going to teahouses and theaters, and staying at home all day.Niu Hulu felt that he was sure enough, and he should let the child know, so he sent someone to invite him.

Ye Xuantang entered the room to salute Niu Hulu and waited for her to speak.

The noble lady sitting at the head in a brocade robe embroidered with clusters of flowers on the azurite floor is holding a cup of tea at the moment, and puts the drink back on the table beside her.She raised her eyes to look at this son carefully, the more she looked at it, the more she felt pleasing to her eyes, she felt very satisfied in her heart, and it was worthwhile that she had loved him so much for so many years.She said leisurely: "What has Lao Liu been up to lately? I don't go out for a walk in the spring, so be careful."

Seeing that Niu Hulu's expression was normal, Ye Xuantang said with a smile, "I went back to Guanghe Tower to listen to the opera. When I came back, I might have been caught in the wind, and my body was too heavy to move, so I slept at home with my head covered every day. I didn't do anything. "

"Chun Wu Qiu Dong, you go out every day wearing such light clothes, you will catch the wind easily. Have you taken the medicine?" Niu Hulu looked concerned.

"Look at what you said, what kind of medicine do you take for a minor ailment? Just ask Mama Liu to cook me more delicious food at night."

Niu Hulu pointed at him with the hand holding the handkerchief, and said with a broken smile, "You. All right, tell the kitchen what you want to eat." She paused, and said seriously: "Actually, I called you this time because I want to eat Tell me about your family."

Ye Xuantang's heart sank slightly.

Sure enough, Niu Hulu went on to say to himself: "You are also at the age of marriage, I will pick and choose with you, the second girl of the Chen family at Donghua Market is nice, she is smart, calm, and well-behaved." , and your temperament is very compatible. Her father and your Ama have been friends for more than ten years, and the kiss is more intimate, and the marriage is fixed for you. "

Ye Xuantang couldn't hold back his smile and froze there.He felt like a small bug wrapped in turpentine that suddenly dropped from the sky, unable to move, subconsciously raised his eyes to look at his aunt Niu Hulu.The older generation didn't like electric lights, and they were still used to lighting candles. Niu Hulu's expression couldn't be seen clearly under the dim light, and it looked like there was a layer of turpentine shell separated by a fine yellow color.Her meaning could not be more clear, the marriage has been settled, calling him over is just a notification.Ye Xuantang took a deep breath, and Fu Cheng's face, sparkling eyes, and dimples appeared in his mind again.

In fact, I already knew that such a day would come.Ever since Niu Hulu let Fucheng enter the Jichun class, he had a premonition, but he didn't expect this day to come so suddenly and so fast.

Ye Xuantang said quietly: "My son is still young and doesn't want to get married."

Niu Hulu didn't speak, and took a small sip of the tea cup.Excellent Biluochun.

"I know you are young and wild at heart. You always want to have fun, but you can't go too far in everything. If you go too far, you can't go too far." She persuaded her earnestly and seemingly unintentionally, "Marriage doesn't restrain you, tie you down, you still have free."

"But I don't like her..."

"Who do you like?" Niu Hulu stopped him, with an imperceptible hardness in his voice. "The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, the rules of the ancestors! I know what is popular among you young people, freedom of marriage and love, that is what outsiders say, and that is not popular in our house. Now your ama is not in good health, just in case He retired from the government, and the few brothers in the family are not good for anything. The eldest is away all year round and never comes back, so our family has to rely on you and the fifth. Besides, you have seen the girl from the Chen family before. She is beautiful and well-educated. What's wrong with not being pedantic? After all, you, Ama, have worked so hard."

Niu Hulu hit the point that he was least willing to think about.At the beginning, the eldest was determined to be the Kuomintang, and he severed the father-son relationship with Ama and was kicked out of the house. The second child died young, the third child was a nerd, the fourth child was only good at playing around, and only he and the fifth child had high hopes from the whole family. .He always felt that the fifth elder brother was still on top, and he couldn't do anything, so he was obsessed with singing and went to other sidewalks.It's just that the older he gets, the more he has to accept that he can't hide for a lifetime after all, ignoring the situation at home and acting recklessly, no one will take the burden for him.

For a moment the whole room fell silent.

Ye Xuantang smiled wryly: "Erni let me think about it. After all, such a big event just now is related to my son's life."

Niu Hulu looked at him with unclear eyes, and said: "Okay. Think about it again, and come back to me when you understand."

"Yes, my son is leaving."

After leaving the house, Ye Xuantang realized that it had been overcast outside for a while, and the gray sky was covered with big, thick clouds, and the sun was not visible.This kind of weather made him feel even more congested. While rushing back to his yard to prepare to change clothes, he raised his voice to call for someone to come: "Prepare the car for the master, and go to Caihuying Jichun class."