Maltose [ABO]

Three days later, the students spontaneously held a funeral for Dongniang and Mr. Zhang.

The ashes of the two were buried in Taixi Garden.

In front of the tomb, the students held white chrysanthemums in their hands, dressed in uniform uniforms, and stood like a choir.

I don't know who raised his voice first.

Qingyu, who was standing at the front and commanding, disappeared.

Mr. Zhang, who was watching them from the audience, also disappeared.

The gentle and kind Dongniang will no longer guide them.

"Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, there are green grass and green sky;

The sound of the willow flute blows in the evening wind, and the setting sun is beyond the mountains. "

Mai Qingtian and Tang Jinshui stood in the first row, opened and closed their mouths, looked at the tombstone silently, and sang one syllable after another irregularly.

"At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, half of friends are scattered;

A pot of turbid wine is more than happy, don't dream of cold tonight. "

At dusk, the spring breeze blew, and the white clouds were stained with rays of light. The children standing there straightened their backs, casting shadows one after another.

I don't know who let out a whimper.

Mai Qingtian's eyes were red, his heart was empty and there was nowhere to go, as if he couldn't cry anymore.

Tang Jinshui's eyes also turned red.

The children's whimpers grew louder.

Someone began to sob softly.

Qiu Guizhi's face was flushed red, and he sang out of tune, pulling his throat——

"Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, there are green grass and green sky;

I ask you when you will return here, and don't linger when you come. "

Mai Qingtian's brain turned white, and he repeatedly recalled the faces of Mr. Zhang and Dongniang, as well as their innocent, dead child.

The eldest daughter, Feng'er, seems to be barely able to walk.

The younger daughter doesn't even have a name yet.

In the chilly spring breeze, someone's weeping sound attracted Yang Liu Yiyi, as if she was weeping for the dead.

"At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, half of friends are scattered;

Life is rarely a joyous gathering, only parting. "

It's almost time, it's time to say goodbye.

Yanchang rioted, and several surrounding cities also raised high flags, and the people in Jinkou also became chaotic.

Before Sheng Minglin and Chang Yuansheng came in, things had already started to develop in another direction.

Some people fled to the north with their parents, while others chose to abandon literature and pursue martial arts.

Many people still choose to stay here to complete their studies and enter universities.

Mai Qingtian is like a rootless duckweed, he has no destination.

Tang Jinshui said that he would take him away, they were going to a quiet and beautiful place, avoiding the turmoil here.

Mai Qingtian's blood seemed to cool down in this cold season, or maybe the years of coldness had penetrated deep into his bones, so the fire in his heart seemed to be extinguished.

Mai Qingtian sold the shop, refunded the rent, packed up all his belongings, and is standing in front of Tang Jinshui at this moment.

Tang Jinshui took both of his hands and said, "Let's go."

They are going to the south, which is said to be Tang Jinshui's hometown, where his parents used to live.The city is located in the southernmost part of Dengzhou, and it is like spring all year round. It is like a paradise, away from power disputes.It's just that because of the sea, the people here can't survive after the previous government issued a ban on the sea.It was only in recent years that the sea trade transaction has been opened to allow it to develop again.

When Tang Jinshui pointed to the city on the map, his expression was very excited.

Although he has never been to this city, he heard his mother mention it when he was young.

Come with me, I will make it for you every day... No, it’s not good to eat too much, so let’s make maltose for you once a month, okay?Tang Jinshui said so at that time.

Mai Qingtian stared at him quietly and smiled.

The siren sounded "Woo-woo".

The green leather car is about to be dispatched.

The train station was bustling with crowds, many people came and went, came and left.

Mai Qingtian felt as if he had passed away.

I got off the car here with my mother back then.

At that time, although he knew that the future was uncertain, he also had a hope after all.

How strong is his mother's strength, leading him from Lingcheng to Jinkou, seeking a place to live.

Now, he is so at a loss again, he wants to follow another person on another train, but the place he can go to is still a vast road ahead, and the good or bad is uncertain.

Mai Qingtian wore two braids, wore a pair of leather shoes that fit her feet that Tang Jinshui bought for her, and wore a small hat that covered her eyebrows, and said, "The two of us..."

Tang Jinshui's right hand was carrying the luggage, and his left hand took Mai Qingtian's cold right hand, and then held them together forcefully.He smiled at Mai Qingtian, as if he already knew what the other party would say, so he turned his head and whispered in his ear: "Back then my mother and father eloped as two people, now I take you back, it's also two people Personally, our old Tang family is not at a loss."

As soon as he got off the train station, the warm wind was blowing on his face, and the coldness on Mai Qingtian's body seemed to be dispelled a lot.

He raised his head, looked at the sun at eight o'clock in the morning, and stretched out a hand to block the dazzling sunlight.

Tang Jinshui led him out of the train station, and the two took a chartered car to go forward.

There are people coming and going in the market, people setting up stalls, shouting, and the excitement of life seems to be full of fireworks at this moment, and it is vividly presented.

Unfamiliar language filled his ears, and Mai Qingtian struggled to hear it, so he turned around and asked, "Do you understand?"

Tang Jinshui rubbed his nose and said, "I don't know much about it. My parents seldom speak my hometown dialect to me. They both left early, and I don't remember much. So I haven't talked about my hometown in eleven or twelve years. Talk."

Mai Qingtian smiled and said, "Then you still dare to bring me here."

Tang Jinshui also smiled and said, "You really dare to come with me."

After finishing speaking, both of them smiled heartily.

No one has broken the relationship between the two of them, and even these two people don't know what the connection between them can be attributed to.

The two people passed through the center of Yuecheng, and gradually there were fewer people, until they crossed a main road before seeing Haikou.There are many people unloading goods in Haikou, and there are various shops on the other side, which have been hidden deeper along the road and under the shade of trees.

Follow this road and cross another four streets before arriving at the destination.

This place does not belong to the center of the city, but it does not belong to the suburbs either. It is not as prosperous as the downtown area, but it is not as arbitrary as the suburbs.

There are many foreign-style houses built here from the "Dead Man's Country". Although there are not as many as Jinkou, they also incorporate a little local folk customs.

For example, the small two-story western-style building in front of Mai Qingtian was painted red and yellow, which was quite different from the gray and white style that is common in Jinkou.

The bungalows on each street are next to each other, so it should be considered a small urban area.

The neighbor was drying the quilt outside at this time. When she looked up, she happened to see the two of them. She was stunned for a moment, and the quilt in her hand almost fell off.

Mai Qingtian didn't know whether to look away or smile at her.

Fortunately, at this time, Tang Jinshui, who was hesitating in front of the door, started to ring the doorbell.

After the bell rang, it took a long time before someone came out and opened the door.

The man gently opened the door, and an old voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

Tang Jinshui hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandma is me, Tang Jinshui."

The old man let out an "ah!", immediately pushed open the door, and ran out tremblingly from inside. She went down the steps, stood in front of the iron gate and saw Tang Jinshui, said "ah" again, and gave the crutches on her hands Throw it on the ground.

Tang Jinshui thought for a while and said, "—— Zhenniang?"

The 60-year-old Zhenniang's hair was already graying. She looked at the person in front of her with tears and said, "Young master...you are back."

Sitting in the living room, Zhenniang poured a cup of hot tea for each of them. Although they got up one after another to stop them from saying thanks, Zhenniang was happy and stubbornly poured tea for them both and served melons and fruits.

Tang Jinshui touched the old sofa in the house, feeling very uncomfortable.

Zhenniang wiped away her tears and said, "Why didn't Eldest Young Master come back with you?"

Tang Jinshui's face darkened immediately, but he still said nicely, "Grandma Zhen, I've been on the train for more than 20 hours, and I'm about to die of exhaustion."

Zhenniang didn't like hearing him talk about "grandma" one by one, but she also knew that the young masters and young masters were all educated in the new style, especially the young master, who hated the old style of work the most, and never regarded her as a "grandmother" in correspondence. Treat it as a common servant, so after listening to the habit a few times in a row, I no longer correct it.

But it was the girl next to her that caught Zhenniang's attention.

Noticing that Zhenniang's eyes were always on Mai Qingtian's body, Tang Jinshui did not try to cover it, but introduced generously: "This is the person I brought back, and he will eat and live with me here from now on." , I hope grandma will take care of you."

Zhenniang's skeptical expression suddenly changed, she was terrified, what does it mean to eat and live together, isn't it just living together?Their two children are different from male to female, and they are both under [-]. They are not married yet, so anxious, it will be bad for the woman's reputation if it gets out.

But according to the young master, although the young master is sometimes a little perverted, he is also sensible, so Zhenniang changed her expression and said hesitantly: "This lady is—"

Mai Qingtian leaned forward and said, "My surname is Mai, and my single name is sweet."

Zhenniang nodded, looked at Mai Qingtian, and then turned to Tang Jinshui again, "Miss Mai, is she pregnant?"

As soon as these words came out, the two people in the room blushed.

Mai Qingtian tried to explain something parched over there, but Tang Jinshui calmed down after a moment of shock and blushed. He turned his head to look at Mai Qingtian and smiled, then turned to Zhenniang and said: " currently there is not."

Just as Zhenniang was relieved, she came back to it in the next second, and immediately raised her head in shock along with the blushing Mai Qingtian.

Tang Jinshui briefly explained the matter to Zhenniang. After Zhenniang hesitated for a while, she pityed that Mai Qingtian was also a hard-working person, so she agreed.

But after watching Mai Qingtian take a bath in the bathroom, Zhenniang turned around and told the young master: "Then you have to marry someone when the time comes."

Tang Jinshui narrowed his eyes and said, "I just don't know if he wants to."

Zhenniang coughed and said: "Our young master, Longzhang Fengzi, is considerate and kind-hearted since he was a child. How can there be a girl who is unwilling to marry you. I see that Miss Mai is also a Wenxiu little daughter. I realized that you were too impatient, so I was frightened. You have to take your time, take it slowly, now that you have brought her back, you have to treat him well in the future. Otherwise, if she separates in the future, her reputation will be ruined. ..."

While listening to Zhenniang's thoughts, Tang Jinshui said firmly in his heart: "Grandma, don't worry."

After Mai Qingtian got out of the shower, he went back to the bedroom that Zhenniang had prepared for him.

Tang Jinshui didn't go in to disturb him, but also went into the bathroom to wash up.

The floor of the bedroom is very clean, without any water stains. The mop is still wet when it is placed on the wooden barrel for washing in the corner of the bathroom.Tang Jinshui couldn't help scratching his face, and for the first time felt the reality of living under the same roof as Mai Qingtian.

When the water rushed over his body, Tang Jinshui couldn't help but think: Our hygiene habits in Qingtian are really good.

During the day, both of them slept in their respective rooms and didn't get up until noon.

Zhenniang has already prepared meals downstairs.

When the two came down, Tang Jinshui looked at Mai Qingtian in the next room, and suddenly froze.

Mai Qingtian is wearing a low bun loosely at the moment, wearing a beige checked waist sarong, a pair of butterfly-shaped crystal sandals and slippers on his feet, and a pair of white stockings on his feet, It outlines the slender calf to be extraordinarily slender and beautiful.

Zhenniang came over to call the two of them, saw the two shy people upstairs who wanted to talk, and knocked on the ground with her cane, forcing them to come down.

During the banquet, Zhenniang touched Mai Qingtian's hand with a smile and said: "Miss Mai is wearing the same clothes that our eldest lady wore when she was not out of the cabinet. Now it seems that it is a bit shorter on you, but it looks good. You dress well, and the bright colors compliment you."

The eldest lady must be Tang Jinshui's mother. Through the conversation this morning, Mai Qingtian also had a simple understanding of Tang Jinshui's family.

For example, he should have an older brother, and his mother should have been a young lady from a wealthy family, and this Zhenniang was her family's former servant.It's just that I don't know why the furnishings in this room are very simple, and the furniture is also very old.

Zhenniang began to feel very sad when she said it, and she couldn't hold back the tears and said: "Miss was also as old as you when she left. In the blink of an eye, the grass on her grave doesn't know how high it is." It's just that the master and wife are too stubborn. When the lady is here, she refuses to answer a letter. When the lady is gone, the descendants will not be able to follow her. This huge family business is about to collapse... Our lady's cousin My brother is also a bad-hearted man. He took the big key in his hand when the master was sick and confused. Later, when the master left, he even drove his wife to live here... She is still a powerful wife, holding the deed of the house here. , I just thought that when I got old, I could let the two young masters come back and have a place to live. In the end, our uncle also left... My wife was upset at that time, and left every two days. Now it’s all right , It’s all right now, our young master is back, and I don’t know if my wife has a spirit in the sky, can I see..."

After hearing this, Mai Qingtian also felt heartbroken. While patting Zhenniang on the back to comfort her, he looked at Tang Jinshui who was beside him.

He knew that Tang Jinshui's identity was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface, but he never doubted Tang Jinshui's feelings for him, even though the purpose of approaching him was impure.So after hearing Zhenniang tell the past like a few treasures, Mai Qingtian realized that he had at least enjoyed a strong maternal love for more than ten years.

This man, life is not easy for anyone.

In the evening, Zhenniang said that she would make shrimp dumplings for them.

Mai Qingtian and Tang Jinshui also ran into the kitchen, pestering Zhenniang to make shrimp dumplings together.

Zhenniang couldn't resist, so she agreed.

While she was busy with the work at hand, she read slowly: "It would be great if the eldest young master could come back now."

Tang Jinshui let out a little air through his nostrils: "If he comes back, we probably won't be able to make shrimp dumplings."

Mai Qingtian asked bluntly, "Why?"

Tang Jinshui whispered next to him and whispered, "When the time comes, I'll just patronize the quarrel, and I'll be full of gas. Who wants to cook and eat?"

Although Zhenniang couldn't hear clearly, but after thinking about it, she knew that Tang Jinshui definitely didn't say anything nice, so she rolled out the medicine and said, "Our young master, we have been at odds with the young master since we were young, and the two of us are always angry. But the young master is almost forty this year, and the elder brother is like a father, so he doesn't like to argue with the young master."

In the evening, Mai Qingtian chatted with Zhenniang for a while, and he also got to know the Tang family somewhat. He had a strange feeling in his heart, as if the moment he stepped into this house, he and Tang Jinshui were firmly inseparable. tied together.

At ten o'clock, the door was knocked awake.

"Come in." Mai Qingtian sat up and said softly.

In the dark night, Tang Jinshui stepped on the cat lightly into Mai Qingtian's room.

Mai Qingtian was wearing the pajamas that Mei Shaojun wore when he was young, the cuffs were short to the top of his wrist.

Tang Jinshui sat by the bed, touched his wrist and said, "I'll buy you something that fits tomorrow."

"No need." Mai Qingtian said, "It's a waste of money."

Tang Jinshui touched the back of his hand and said, "Grandma said to let me take good care of you. I can't trick you here and treat you badly."

Mai Qingtian blushed, and said in a low voice, "It's not that you tricked me, I'm willing."

Tang Jinshui lowered his head and leaned over, smelling Mai Qingtian's exhalation, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Really? Grandma also said that if I really treat you well, she must marry you. Are you willing?"

The scorching breath of the two people was entangled together.

In the dark night, everything is so quiet.

Only two people's heartbeats are getting faster and faster.

Mai Qingtian did not speak.

After a while, he patted the bed lightly and said, "Come on, get under the quilt, it's very cold outside."

Tang Jinshui kicked off his slippers immediately and climbed onto Mai Qingtian's bed.

Seeing Tang Jinshui's quick movements, Mai Qingtian couldn't help but said: "Back then, when I lay down at your house for a while, you were afraid that others would gossip about me, why now..."

"Now we live under the same roof." Tang Jinshui said with a smile, "So it's different, it's called being upright."

The two talked more and more.

It seemed that after experiencing some things, the entanglement between the two of them became deeper.

Lying on the bed, the two of them faced each other, chatting with each other on the pillow.

Mai Qingtian asked him many questions.

Tang Jinshui also asked him many questions.

Tang Jinshui said bit by bit: It is said that back then, my mother was a young lady from a wealthy family, and my father was an apprentice bookkeeper.The two were childhood sweethearts, but their grandparents disagreed, so they eloped.My father joined the army, and later led his troops to follow Chang Yuansheng.As for my mother, my brother was born, and my father also rose through the ranks.Not long after that I was born.Later, his father betrayed Chang Yuansheng, his mother was captured and shot, and he followed.

Mai Qingtian also poured out the past bit by bit.

The words of the two quickly formed a puddle of water.

Tang Jinshui continued: My brother could mobilize a lot of troops at that time, and he took them to join Sheng Minglin when he turned around.I'm at odds with him because he forgot about me the day he ran away.

Later, Tang Jinshui lived such a wandering life, and was not found by his brother until he was 13 years old.

Looking at the photos of his parents, as well as the past correspondence records, he gradually recalled the past before he was six years old.

He only remembered his own name, and his brother.

In the dream, his mother seemed to have appeared and said a lot to him.

But when he woke up, he didn't remember anything.

Mai Qingtian didn't know what to say after listening for a long time. After a while, he asked: "Did you come to Jinkou to go to school just to avoid your brother..."

"Almost." Tang Jinshui showed his big white teeth, showing the same childish smile as when he first met him at the age of 17, "But I also have ideals when I go there."

Mai Qingtian asked in a daze: "What..."

"Military academy." Tang Jinshui said, "The military academy in Jinkou City is one of the best in the country. After graduating from middle school, I can go to the military academy."

Mai Qingtian gave a low "um" and said, "I'm sorry."

"What are you apologizing for?" Tang Jinshui's eyes flashed, "Obviously I tricked you here."

Mai Qingtian blushed, and said the truth in his heart: "I always thought that you were a spy."

Hearing this, Tang Jinshui burst into laughter.

His laughter was deep and deep, as if he wanted to show Mai Qingtian some face, so he made it so uncomfortable on purpose.

Sheng Minglin and Chang Yuansheng had a complete fight.

Tang Jinshui's elder brother seemed to have acquiesced in the matter of Tang Jinshui's return home. Except for a letter in the first week, there was no communication of any information.

Mai Qingtian wanted Tang Jinshui to go back to school.

But at this point, Tang Jinshui became very stubborn.

He wanted Mai Qingtian to go to school with him.

Mai Qingtian spread his hands loudly, saying that they can't just sit and eat, they have to find ways to make money.

Tang Jinshui said yes, then after earning money later, he went back to school, and then let Mai Qingtian work hard to support the family outside, so he could be a good guy at home.

Mai Qingtian just smiled.

It was also from this day that Mai Qingtian came up with an idea. He wanted to open a small restaurant at the port. The staple food was buns, shrimp dumplings and noodles and rice noodles. .

So after some deliberation, Mai Qingtian chose a small store in the port, Tang Jinshui came forward to talk, and finally sold this store.

Mai Qingtian took out all the money from selling the makeup shop.

Tang Jinshui also took out the banknotes he got from his brother.

Decorating, hiring a master, buying ingredients, buying tables and chairs, and advertising, the money in hand is really pitifully small.When the two of them opened the new store, they also invited reporters from the newspaper office. When the shutter was pressed, the lights flickered, and this scene was recorded.

On the day they opened, they were offering a half-price discount.

People working at the port were hungry and thirsty after working hard for a long time. Seeing this store was cheap and convenient, they flocked in one after another. The store was small, with only four or five tables and chairs, and they were occupied early.Those people didn't care too much, usually there were not enough seats for a hundred of them in other stores, so they all went to the port to squat and eat.

There are a lot of people queuing up, but they are all stopped by a red rope. Those who look good order food from Gate 3, get food by voucher at Gate [-], and get snacks and pay at Gate [-].On average, it takes less than [-] minutes for a person to get their meals.

The most important thing is that it tastes good and the price is cheap.

After opening the store for a whole day, from eleven o'clock in the morning to seven o'clock in the evening, Tang Jinshui and Mai Qingtian were so tired that their bones were weak.

The two of them fell on the bed, gasping for breath.

After a while, Mai Qingtian turned around and said vigorously: "It's been a busy day, I seem to have forgotten a lot of things."

Tang Jinshui smiled at him, then reached out to stroke his loose hair, "Just remember me."

Mai Qingtian's heart was burning hot, he looked at the person in front of him, his heart trembled, "We..."

Tang Jinshui really wanted to know what he was going to say, so he stretched out his hand to cover Mai Qingtian's red-bean-like mouth, then leaned in front of his eyes, and said softly, lowly, clearly and forcefully in his ear: "Tang Jinshui and Mai Qingtian Qingtian... will never be separated."

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