Bie Si Yu

The eighth day of August is the full moon day of Jiang Linghua, the grandson of Jiangfu, and it is very lively.From the dawn of dawn, there was an endless stream of people who came to Jiangfu to congratulate, without stopping.Jiang Linghua was the first grandson of the Jiang family, and the Jiang family was a big family in the capital, so the people who came to support him were naturally not without dignitaries.Jiang Tianqi, the second young master of the Jiang family, is a little different. He is not as enthusiastic about officialdom as the sons of the wealthy families in Beijing, but he does not refuse to associate with them.He is addicted to doing business but is willing to do good. He is a somewhat strange person.Jiang Linghua is his eldest nephew, so he naturally has to handle his full moon wine himself.Song Jin was his right-hand man, which saved him a lot of worry.

At this moment, Jiang Tianqi was standing in front of the gate of the Jiang Mansion to greet the guests. A tall, thin, slender, average-looking man greeted him and said with a smile on his face, "Second Master Jiang, long time no see. How have you been?" Jiang Tianqi smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Huang, for your concern. I'm doing well. Today is the joy of my elder brother's son's full moon. Tianqi is here to thank Brother Huang for taking time out of his busy schedule to drink this full moon wine." Huang The man surnamed said: "The second son is too polite, I feel honored to receive the invitation from the Jiang family." Jiang Tianqi said to Song Jin who was beside him, "Bring brother Huang to the table." The two walked to the hall.Before Song Jin left, a little girl walked towards him and laughed loudly: "Brother Tianqi, I'm here. It's so lively here. Is Sister Bing'er here? I think I saw her." Here, Princess Lian Er went inside first and waited for them to come." Princess Lian Er followed the little girl all the way in, and saw that some of the guests present were dressed in silk and satin with luxurious faces; It is shabby, and there is a stock market atmosphere in every demeanor.Princess Lian'er couldn't help thinking to herself: "This scene shows that his Jiangfu's power should not be underestimated. It's just a full moon wine that invites all kinds of people to gather here. This Jiangfu appears to be law-abiding but in fact has great ambitions. It is a typical official businessman. A model of collusion. I don’t know who they are secretly related to. If Jiang Tianqi also enters the officialdom in the future, then the Jiang family will definitely lose power.” Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but look back at Jiang Tianqi With a glance, he secretly said: "This Jiang Tianqi is in his early twenties, he is not bad-looking but has never been married. I really don't know what kind of woman he would like." She walked into the hall unconsciously after thinking like this.

The entire Jiangfu was filled with flames, and the firecrackers were crackling non-stop, making it very lively.When the guests were almost all there, Jiang Tianyuan looked around and saw no one who came, and said to Jiang Tianqi, "Why don't Uncle Xue and Sister Binger not come here yet? Song Jin, go outside and have a look." Jiang Tianqi said: "Brother, don't worry, they will come back!" As expected by Jiang Tianqi, the father and daughter of the Xue family arrived as scheduled, Mrs. Jiang came out from the inner hall in a gorgeous and festive silk satin.Her daughter-in-law Zhao Lishu stepped forward and said, "Mother, Uncle Xue and Sister Binger are here." Mrs. Jiang said, "I saw that you and Tianyuan took good care of the guests. Mother has something to say to them." Zhao Lishu said "Mother, I know." Mrs. Jiang walked up to the two of them and said, "Doctor Xue, Miss Binger, you are here!" It's a little late, I'm really sorry!" Mrs. Jiang said: "It would be great if Doctor Xue could come, by the way, Miss Binger is a sweetheart?" Xue Bing knew that Mrs. Jiang wanted her to marry Jiang Tianqi a long time ago. Lian Li, but she only has brother-sister affection for Jiang Tianqi and does not mean a man or a woman.She politely refused: "Thank you Madam for your concern. Bing'er just wants to study medicine and marriage with her father wholeheartedly. I don't want to think about it too early." Jiang Tianqi also said: "Mother, Tianqi also means the same." Madam Jiang saw two It's not good to say anything more when people say that.

During the banquet, some guests were drunk and teased Jiang Tianqi: "Second son, you see that the eldest son has children, when can we drink your wedding wine? There are so many princes, generals, and daughters of wealthy families in Beijing. Is there only one son?" Don’t you even like it? My son, is he going to marry the emperor’s old son’s daughter and make a son-in-law?” Jiang Tianqi walked up and smiled slightly: “Master Gao is joking, I, Jiang Tianqi, will only marry an ordinary man in my life. I wish you a safe and peaceful life. Come on, Mr. Gao, I'll toast you." As he spoke, he raised the wine pot and poured a full glass, then drank it down in one gulp!

As night fell, the banquet was over.Jiang Tianqi sat alone on a stone bench in the yard, the moon was like water, and the breeze was blowing gently.He looked at the wintersweet tree in front of him, and took out a yellowed painting from his arms.As he grows older, he misses the women who painted you more and more.He wants to start a family, but he has yet to meet the woman he likes. Among the women he has met, there are almost no women who really like him instead of his identity and status.Thinking of this, he opened the painting and drew a delicate young girl, her eyes were so clear and spotless like a clear spring spring.Only he can see this painting, because he thinks it belongs to his own girl, so shouldn't other people know too much?He looked at it, and his thoughts flew thousands of miles back to the day when he met the girl.

At that time, Jiang Tianqi was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and it had been three years since Master Jiang passed away, so he thought about going outside for a break, so he took Song Jin to Jiangnan to observe the development of the business.After several months of observation and visits, Jiang Tianqi has a general understanding of Jiangnan.It didn't take long for him to take Song Jin back to Wangjing City with a boat full of rare things.At that time, many places in the south of the Yangtze River were plagued by insects. In many places, there was no grain harvest, and the people were displaced.Many people were forced to take risks and became pirates, who only robbed merchants, and the government couldn't control them.Unfortunately, Jiang Tianqi, the young man that Xue Sichu watched grow up, doesn't like martial arts. He didn't even learn a few moves of the martial arts taught by Xue Sichu, and Song Jin's martial arts can generally protect himself at most.One day they were targeted by water bandits. Some of these water bandits looked weak and weak, as if they had been hungry for a long time and hadn't eaten enough; No difference.Jiang Tianqi has always been so proud of the water bandits, so he naturally wouldn't take it to heart, thinking that he could repel all the water bandits with his three-legged cat kung fu.I don't want the other party to have a large number of people, so they will soon be forced to retreat.Song Jin said anxiously: "Second son, you go first, I will take care of you for a while." Although Jiang Tianqi is not good at martial arts, he values ​​love and righteousness, and of course he does not want to escape alone.He stayed to help Song Jin resist the water bandits, and after being hacked by the water bandits in the chaos, he plunged into the water.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the torrential rain fell for a whole night.The river was soaring, the soil on both sides of the river was constantly being washed into the river, and the muddy river was rolling away!The life and death of Jiang Tianqi, who was seriously injured, is unknown, and everyone in the Jiang family fell into deep grief after hearing the news.Especially Mrs. Jiang, her husband died in middle age, and now her youngest son has passed away three years later.The old man was so distraught that he only drank some rice soup for three days.Jiang Tianyuan stayed by her side all night, afraid that she would commit suicide if she couldn't think about it.Song Jin blamed himself for not being able to protect Jiang Tianqi, and he and the others kept searching along the river bank, hoping to find him.

As Song Jin wished, Jiang Tianqi was indeed blessed, not only did he not die, but he also met the most important person in his life, Mei Wenxue.In the Battle of Anning Village, blood was shed, and the corpses filled the ravines in the mountains.The survivors were also missing, and Mei Wenxue also separated from Sima Changkong.That day, the two of them were chased by officers and soldiers to nowhere, and just when Qian Jun was about to make a move, the two of them jumped off the cliff and fell into the river below.Even so, the two separated, Mei Wenxue disappeared and Sima Changkong looked around.She followed the river bank from the upper reaches to the middle and lower reaches, and searched everywhere, but there was no sign of Sima Changkong.After many days of searching, the hope gradually faded away, but Mei Wenxue was very persistent. She never slept, her eyes were bloodshot, and she continued to search.Walking downstream this day, her heart was getting colder and colder, and something like a person by the river caught her attention.She thought that the person lying there was Sima Changkong, whom she missed day and night, and ran over happily, but when she got closer, she found an unrelated person.She was so disappointed that she didn't want to save people so much that when she thought about it, if others were like her, then Sima Changkong would not be saved.Thinking of this, she decided to save this stranger who had nothing to do with her, and only in this way could she feel better.

The constantly jumping flames reflected the lonely figure. When Jiang Tianqi slightly opened his eyes, he saw a thin girl sitting beside him. Her eyes were big, round and beautiful, and the flickering flames elongated her eyes. shadow.Seeing him waking up, the girl asked softly, "Are you better?" Jiang Tianqi nodded and said, "I'm much better, thank you for saving me." The girl said, "You're welcome, others will save him too." Jiang Tianqi didn't know who the girl was talking about, so he said, "Young girl is kind-hearted, and what you think in your heart will definitely come true." The girl didn't speak any more, she turned around and buried her head in her legs.

The wind in late autumn became colder and colder, and Jiang Tianqi couldn't help shivering.He was so hungry and in pain that he couldn't fall asleep. Just when he was falling asleep, he heard the girl next to him screaming in pain over and over again: "I didn't...not me...not me...I really didn't mean it. Sky Where are you, brother, Xiaoxue really wants to see you, Big Brother Changkong... Big Brother Changkong..." Jiang Tianqi had never encountered such a situation, and he was in pain and didn't know what to do, so he could only look at her with concern.The girl woke up after a while, seeing that Jiang Tianqi was still asleep, she said: "I woke you up, sorry, I'll go to sleep over there." Jiang Tianqi hurriedly said: "No, the girl didn't wake me up, I Didn't fall asleep at all." The girl gave Jiang Tianqi a lot and said: "You are very cold and can't sleep." She took off a coat on her body and handed it to him: "Put it on, it will be warm Some." Jiang Tianqi was very grateful and said: "No, you gave me the clothes, aren't you cold? Besides, you saved my life, so how can I let you catch the cold." The girl saw him not Ken took it and went straight to him and put the clothes on him, Jiang Tianqi hurriedly shied away, but the girl said: "Even if you don't put it on, I won't wear it anymore." After saying that, she walked aside, Seeing that she was so determined, Jiang Tianqi didn't say anything. Looking at the beating fire and the painful wound, he couldn't help but think of his family.He sighed and said, "I don't know what happened to Mother and Brother, it seems that I have to go back quickly."

The morning light pierced through the dense fog in the forest and sprinkled on Jiang Tianqi. He couldn't help yawning. When he woke up, he saw the girl sitting beside him grilling fish.Jiang Tianqi was a little embarrassed and said: "I got up late, and I'm really embarrassed to ask you to help me eat." The girl said: "You are injured and you should not walk around, you just need to rest." Jiang Tianqi smiled and said: " Thank you, you are so kind." The girl did not speak, Jiang Tianqi stared at her and thought: "This girl is so handsome, but her face is a little pale, and her body is also thinner. Seeing her alone must be very difficult, If she is willing to go back to the capital with me, I will definitely let her live a good life." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle.She turned around and asked her again: "Girl, are you alone? If so, would you like to go back to the capital with me? If you saved me, my family will treat you very well." The girl glanced at him and said : "I'm not going to the capital, I'm going to find my elder brother, we'll have a good time together, don't worry about it." Jiang Tianqi felt a little disappointed when she saw her say that, but at the same time felt a lot relieved.Although he was born in a wealthy family, he was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child, and he has never suffered a bit.He has always been defiant, and he doesn't really care about anyone except a few close friends. It's rare that he still cares about this girl he has never met, and wants to help her.

The fish was soon ready and the girl handed him one.Jiang Tianqi looked at the charred fish and couldn't finish his mouth. The girl said: "Peel off the skin and eat again, the inside is not burnt." After biting down, there was a strong smell of smoke, and I couldn't eat it anymore.He was very hungry, and he didn't want to disappoint the girl's kindness, so he reluctantly ate a few mouthfuls.Later he said, "It's delicious, thank you." The girl knew he was lying and didn't say anything.After a while the girl stood up and said: "You stay here, I will come when I go." Jiang Tianqi nodded and said: "Okay, you go, I will wait for you to come back." return.Jiang Tianqi slowly became anxious, and he couldn't help but think badly: "Does she think I'm bothering her to go away? No, she said she would come back, I should believe her. But we just Do you know her and believe that she is useful? Forget it, I, Jiang Tianqi, am a man, and I will definitely be able to return to the capital alive by myself." Thinking of her, he was a little chilled and disappointed.Just then the girl came back, her pale face was reflected in the afterglow of the red sunset, and her long hair was blown by the wind.Her steps were so light, Jiang Tianqi looked at her and became drunk unconsciously.He was relieved when she came to him. The girl bent down and put the wild fruit in her arms in front of Jiang Tianqi and said, "This is your food for the past few days, save some. I will eat it tomorrow." I'm leaving, go find my elder brother." Jiang Tianqi didn't want her to leave like this, he begged her: "You take me out of this forest first, okay, my foot is injured, it's inconvenient to walk alone "The girl said firmly: "No, it's important to find my elder brother, I can't delay any longer."

Jiang Tianqi didn't insist anymore, he was a little disappointed and said: "Well, you can leave tomorrow. You saved me, I won't drag you down." The girl didn't speak any more.The branches creaked in the fire, and the girl stared at the flames in a daze.He thought to himself: "Brother Changkong, where are you? Xiaoxue misses you so much. I hope you can meet a good person, and he will save you in distress like I save others. I hope he will take good care of you, It's like I take care of this stranger." Thinking of this, her face was a little hot, and she felt that she hadn't taken care of Jiang Tianqi well.

The next day, Jiang Tianqi woke up early, but the girl was gone.He said to himself: "I didn't expect her to go so fast, I didn't even have time to say goodbye." Just when he felt very disappointed, the girl appeared, and he was surprised and happy: "I thought you had already left, So you're still here, did you come back to look for me?" The girl said: "I didn't leave at all, you can go alone when we get to the town, I'm going to look for Big Brother Changkong." Jiang Tianqi heard what he said I was very happy and said: "Okay, let's go together!" The girl took care of Jiang Tianqi meticulously along the way, of course she did all this for the brother Changkong in her heart, and it had nothing to do with Jiang Tianqi himself.But Jiang Tianqi didn't think so, he thought she was sincerely treating him well, so he was very grateful to her!

After an unknown number of days, the two of them finally reached the market town. The girl took out the few copper coins she had on her body, and the two of them finally ate hot steamed buns.When it was time to part, the girl said: "I should go, take care of yourself." She gave Jiang Tianqi three copper coins and turned to leave.Jiang Tianqi said: "We have walked together for so many days, and you haven't told me your name, can you tell me?" The girl said: "It's okay, I'm leaving, we won't see you again, you don't need to know my name " Jiang Tianqi said anxiously: "But I want to remember your name, tell me, okay. I can go to you when I want to see you in the future, or you can come to me when you come to the capital." The girl had no choice but to say: " My name is Mei Wenxue, don’t come to me, and I won’t look for you either, I will live with Big Brother Changkong from now on.” Jiang Tianqi couldn’t go on with what he had said so clearly, he had no choice but to be reluctant Said: "My name is Jiang Tianqi. I hope to see you again in the future. Take care!" After returning to Jiangfu in the capital, Jiang Tianqi was very happy, and the people in the mansion were also very happy to see him come back alive, especially Mrs. Jiang.The old man knew that his son was so excited that he wept.When people asked who saved him, he just wrote lightly: "It was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl who saved me. She treated me very well and accompanied me to the market town before leaving." Mrs. Jiang asked again. But he stopped talking.

Since then, Jiang Tianqi often thought of Mei Wenxue, so he planted wintersweet trees in the open space in front of his house, and refused to say anything when his family asked him.Later, Jiang Tianyuan guessed and said to the crowd: "The second brother must be a girl named Mei, otherwise why would he suddenly plant a wintersweet tree? You know our second brother would not like to grow these flowers and plants on weekdays."

The past is like the wind, so don't recall too much.Jiang Tianqi looked at the human being in the painting and said: "Five years have passed, and you never thought of coming to me. It seems that you have forgotten me a long time ago."