A glance at the spring breeze

The night sky is full of stars, and a crescent moon hangs looming on the top of the clouds.

The gentle breeze slightly blows away a layer of hazy mist, and the branches and leaves of the big trees beside the road tremble, gradually making crisp and lingering sounds.

A little boy about eight or nine years old suddenly sprang out from the east intersection like a nimble wild cat, and ran quickly along the street.

"Mother... Mother... I..." Maybe it was because he was too tired from running, the words in his mouth were vague and unclear.

It was much colder at night than during the day, but the boy was already sweating profusely, and the beads of sweat on his face were as big as beans.His lips were pale and bloodless, and he was out of breath, as if he was about to collapse in the next moment.

When approaching the casino in the city, the surroundings of the boy gradually became lively.After all, this is a famous place in the capital city where people are drunk and drunk, and some of them are full of drunkenness, singing, swallows and dancing.There are a lot of recreational places here, besides the gambling house, there are also several Yichunyuan men's restaurants next to it, which is a good place for the wealthy in the capital to spend time and drink.

The boy ran to the door of the gambling house, panted and grabbed the sleeve of the doorman in front of the gambling house, and asked loudly: "Where is my mother! Where is my mother?"

"Who is your mother! Where did you come from, a little kid?" The person standing in front of the door was a middle-aged man who was five-year-old and three-year-old. He was used to cursing and cursing, and occasionally he only had a good look at the prodigal son who was rich and gambling.Seeing the poor boy who didn't know where he came from crying and shouting at him, he immediately lowered his face, threw his arms away impatiently, kicked over, and cursed as he kicked: "Go away, who are you! Dare to disturb Lao Tzu's business!"

Unexpectedly, the boy fell to the ground and didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, he got up quickly and answered the man's question honestly, "I'm Meng Qishan. They usually call me Ashan. I'm here to find my mother. My mother was taken away."

The middle-aged man seemed a little surprised by the little boy's calm reaction after he fell, and actually began to search for information about "Meng Qishan" in his mind, and his tone became more gentle: "Meng Qishan... here we are." On the contrary, there is a lady from the Meng family who is addicted to gambling and has repeatedly gambled and lost. I heard that she owed Chengdong boss Huang 500 taels of silver for gambling. Boss Huang's men have been looking for her for the past two days. I don't know what you mean Not her?"

"It's her! She's my mother!" Meng Qishan nodded sharply, "My father tied my mother at home in order to prevent my mother from going out to gamble. Who knew that she broke free from the rope while my father was out to see a doctor. , ran to the door and was taken away! He hasn’t returned until now!”

The man stroked his chin and said, "This is going to be difficult. Boss Huang has always been cruel and ruthless. He never shows mercy to those who owe him money. Your mother... probably never returns!"

The other party's intimidation obviously frightened the boy, and he widened his eyes tremblingly, with an eager look on his face: "Then uncle, do you know where my mother is now!"

The man pouted: "How do I know where she is? I think it's probably sent to the brothel across the street! It's more reliable than asking me here."

"Thank you, Uncle!" Meng Qishan quickly turned his head and ran towards the tall building across the street.

He was thin and small, he hid among the crowd and sneaked into the Yichun Courtyard, the brothel was the busiest at night, and the people inside were busy receiving customers, so they didn't care about him at all.He sneaked into the backyard, and suddenly heard a young man not far in front of him saying, "How is the lady of the Meng family?"

The man at the door of the gambling house really told me he was right, his mother is indeed here.

However, the night was so dark that Meng Qishan couldn't see the appearance of the two people in the courtyard at all, so he could only prick up his ears to listen to what they were talking about.

The other person also sounded like a juvenile gangster: "It's dead. She didn't want to die, so she hit the wall and committed suicide."

Meng Qishan suddenly took a step back, barely holding back the voice that was about to come out.

His mother... was killed by them!

His mother is dead? !

"I don't want to? Then our order will be for nothing? What about the money she owes Boss Huang?"

"Her family runs a pharmacy, next time I go to her house to get something..."

"No matter how much you take, you can't make up 500 taels! Boss Huang should scold us again if he finds out."

"..."

Before he could recover from the news of his mother's death, Meng Qishan thought to himself, "It's over, it's over." Hearing the conversation between the two, it seemed that they were planning to rob his house. Go back and tell your father!

But... what about my mother... what should I do, my mother...

After all, Meng Qishan was just a little kid. At this moment, he was hesitant, frightened and sad, and tears slowly welled up in his eyes.

Just as he turned around and was about to leave the gate of the backyard, he suddenly found two tall young men standing behind him.I saw the two men looking down at him with a hint of malice in their eyes.

"You...what do you want! I have no money!" Meng Qishan quickly covered his small pockets tightly.

One of them said: "Oh... look, how old is this little doll, and he actually came to visit the kiln."

The other leaned down and touched his face: "Don't tell me, this little doll looks really good, look at this fair-skinned girl, she's much more tender than those girls in kilns who put on makeup and powder."

Meng Qishan quickly took a step back, the hand that touched him had an unpleasant stench, which gave him a headache.

"Don't touch me!" Ah Shan shouted.

"This temper is quite stubborn. I think it ran out of the Nanfeng Pavilion next door, right? It's so small, it probably hasn't opened buds yet."

At this time, one of the gangsters who were talking in the backyard just now also came out, looked at the situation at the door, frowned and said, "Hey? This kid... isn't the son of the Meng family's wife?" Then he turned his head to still Another person standing in the backyard shouted: "Hey! Is there another child in the family?"

"There is one. What's the matter?"

The young man standing in front of Ah Shan was worried about the child's identity at first, but now he completely ignored him. He hugged Ah Shan and kissed Ah Shan viciously on the face: "His mother was killed, and we have suffered so much." Brother, you have to be scolded by the boss. It’s not impossible to play with his son Shuangshuang."

The other young gangster next to him showed a gloomy face, and echoed with a playful smile: "That's right." Then he began to gear up.

The young man behind Ah Shan looked disgusted, frowned and said: "I'm not interested in children, only you two are interested, really perverted."

Ah Shan was young and inexperienced, so he didn't understand what they were talking about.Feeling that his feet were suddenly lifted into the air, and his body was embraced by a stranger, he shouted in shock: "Put me down! Let me down!" while shouting and struggling.

But Ah Shan's breastfeeding strength was no match for a man in his prime. Seeing that he couldn't get away from the struggle, he bit down on the gangster's arm fiercely.The man was in pain, and he slapped him with a backhand, knocking him out.

"So unscathed?"

"It's fine if you get dizzy, and you can rest easy for a while."

The boy at the door of the backyard watched his two companions rush into an empty room with the child in their arms, and never came out again.

"Ah Hong, what's the matter?" The boy who had been staying in the courtyard before came in and asked, "What happened just now?"

"nothing……"

The boy who spoke reluctantly sighed towards the room, as if this had already been counted as the greatest consolation for what the child was experiencing at the moment.

At this time, whether it is the gambling house opposite or the Yichun Courtyard here, there is no difference from before.

Pretty girls and boys were inviting customers at the door, and the dice in the casino were spinning on the table.

There are still singing and dancing everywhere, and the sensuality of dogs and horses.

Live up to the night view of the capital.

*****

Later, Dr. Meng moved with his son, and the herb shop also moved to the current residence.

It's just that there are some strange patients in it.

——These patients all walked in with their waists or buttocks clutched. No matter how bad they were, they were carried in unconscious. Their bodies were red and yellow, and the smell was disgusting.

In addition, there is another very obvious feature: Those patients are often difficult to talk about their symptoms, and they often blushed before choking out these few words: "Dr, doctor... I... Where I... ...Uncomfortable." Then he took off his pants and lay down to show Dr. Meng.

Of course, there are exceptions. The young men in the Nanfeng Hall were beaten to death by customers and would go to Doctor Meng to seek medical treatment. These people are often careless and do not feel that such behavior is shameful.

Since then, Dr. Meng's "fame has spread far and wide". Some people were dragged into the grove at night. Afterwards, they were ashamed and indignant.

Everyone affectionately calls Dr. Meng's clinic the "Chrysanthemum Pavilion".

If you want to ask, why did Dr. Meng suddenly start treating this hidden disease for others?

no one knows.

It's like no one knows, Dr. Meng is kind and kind, why didn't he remarry, why his dumb son is so indifferent and withdrawn, if no one talks to his son, his son can face the same side for three days and three nights The wall is in a daze, neither eating nor sleeping, if anyone wants to talk to him, he will kick you with a vicious expression like a snake or a scorpion.

No... In fact, Dr. Meng is not as kind as people imagined. Once, Dr. Meng's son wandered into the market outside the medical center, like someone's lost child. A kind person came up to him and asked him No matter where he lived, as soon as he touched Meng Qishan's arm, he was beaten up by Doctor Meng who suddenly rushed out.

Strange is strange, but no one asks.

Although Dr. Meng is "famous", this kind of work is thankless, and he is often pointed at by others. Dr. Meng can't find anyone to help him, and he is very busy every day.Fortunately, when talking to the neighbor next door, the elder brother of the neighbor Qiao's family offered to be his apprentice.

When there is free time between treating patients, Qiao's elder brother would often come over with his baby sister in his arms to play with Doctor Meng's son. Unexpectedly, Meng Qishan would react coldly to others, but he would have a little reaction to this baby girl.

He would reach out and squeeze her hands and arms.

Although this reaction doesn't look very good, even though he still can't speak, at least he has made some progress.

Meng Qishan didn't understand why his father liked to treat those filthy men, and he didn't understand why Qiao's elder brother Pidianpidian came to be his father's apprentice. He sneered at his father and Qiao Aiqing's way of practicing medicine.

too disgusting.