Catch the wind

Ye Xueshan bought a camera from a German company, and at this time it was already dusk outside, and it was not suitable to take additional photos, so he had an idea, bought a landscape picture of the Beihai area in the photo studio, and asked Wu Bicheng to take it. Go to the newspaper office.Wu Bicheng handed the broken camera to Ye Xueshan, and said: "Hold it for me, it doesn't matter if the lens is broken, you can buy a new one in the future. I will pay the new camera to the newspaper, and I can keep the old one for my own use." .”

Seeing that Ye Xueshan had indeed held the camera firmly, he asked again: "Where do you live? I have to go to work, and I won't be off work until after twelve o'clock."

Ye Xueshan was smiling, but he was actually not feeling well.Resisting not to yawn, he smiled nonchalantly: "Which newspaper do you work for? Give me the address, and I'll go there in the middle of the night and wait for you to come out."

Wu Bicheng hesitated for a moment, then took out a pen and paper, and wrote an address for him.

Wu Bicheng rode a bicycle to the newspaper office, first found the editor-in-chief, handed in a new camera, and then sent the photos to the art department.Sitting at the desk with a large stack of foreign newspapers, he browsed through the contents of the newspapers, and then translated interesting news.He can't write articles with his own brain; it is easy for him to translate ready-made news; moreover, he has always paid attention to rhetoric, and his writing is very gorgeous.

He has also been doing this job for several months. Although there is still an English dictionary in front of him, he no longer needs to look it up frequently.Finishing the work in one go, he looked up at the big clock on the wall, and found that it was almost twelve o'clock.He hastily handed in the manuscript, and he had nothing to take with him, except for a pen that he often used in his breast pocket.Walking out of the room hesitantly, he was suddenly afraid of seeing Ye Xueshan.

Because he is poor now, the pocket money he got once in the past, he can't earn it for a year now.If he can't give the other party anything, then he really doesn't know if he still needs to show up.

He counted his steps and moved out step by step.The newspaper office is not a large newspaper office, and the main entrance is in the alley.Reluctantly pushing the bicycle out of the gate, he raised his head and found that Ye Xueshan was already standing opposite.

In front of his colleagues behind him, he hesitated and did not say hello.Seeing that he kept bowing his head, Ye Xueshan turned around and walked out of the alley.Wu Bicheng was startled, thinking that he was angry, and hastened to catch up with him—but he still didn't make a sound.

Out of the alley is the main street, Wu Bicheng knew that he and his colleagues were getting farther and farther away, so he wanted to call Ye Xueshan.Unexpectedly, Ye Xueshan stopped suddenly, turned around and smiled at him, and then asked, "Why are you ignoring me?"

Without waiting for Wu Bicheng to answer, he lowered his head and looked at himself: "Is it because I didn't dress well today and I'm embarrassing you?"

This statement is true, he is indeed not dressed well today, the robes on his body are old and out of style, and he rolled on the bed to make many wrinkles.And Wu Bicheng always looked like a gentleman before, and he also wore a suit and tie in hot weather; at this point, he still maintains a neat and tidy image.

"You—" Wu Bicheng blushed in embarrassment, "You know exactly what I mean."

Ye Xueshan raised his head to him: "Then what do you mean? You don't want to be with me?"

Wu Bicheng frowned: "You're talking nonsense again!"

Ye Xueshan walked around behind him, raised his hand and patted the back seat of the bicycle: "Then you and I will have a supper together, okay?"

Wu Bicheng was about to agree, but the bicycle suddenly shook violently and made a "creak" sound at the same time.Looking back, he said dumbfoundedly: "Aren't there small restaurants on the side of the road? Just pick one and go in. Come down!"

Ye Xueshan shook his head and laughed, "If you want to go, go, I won't come down!"

Wu Bicheng let out a helpless "ah" and pushed the bicycle with great effort.And Ye Xueshan sat steadily on the back seat, very happy and triumphant.

In the past two years, the friends around him have changed a lot.He doesn't miss his old friends, but Wu Bicheng is different, Wu Bicheng is very "clean".

It turned out that he didn't take Wu Bicheng seriously, but now he knows that Wu Bicheng is really good.It's a pity that Wu Bicheng is still the previous Wu Bicheng, but he is no longer the previous him.

The two ate two bowls of noodles in a small noodle restaurant by the side of the road. Originally, according to Ye Xueshan's intention, they wanted to find a foreign restaurant to have a big meal, but Wu Bicheng was awkward and refused.

Wu Bicheng only had eight yuan left with him, but he still wanted to treat him.Of course, eight yuan is not enough to treat guests, so to be on the safe side, he said that the road is far away, and he just needs to eat something.

Ye Xueshan ate a large bowl of noodles, and drank the soup as well.Taking out his handkerchief and wiping his mouth, he asked Wu Bicheng, "I'll go to your place and sit down, okay?"

Wu Bicheng nodded, feeling really embarrassed, because he lived in a dilapidated apartment with only two huts inside and out, and there was really nothing for him in the house.

Like a calf, Wu Bicheng pedaled his bicycle with all his strength, and brought Ye Xueshan home.

The apartment is a dilapidated yard with countless rooms inside and out, and the tenants are of all kinds, good and evil.Wu Bicheng rented a small room in the corner. The house was divided into two rooms. There was a set of tables and chairs in the outer room. The inner room was so narrow that only one bed could be accommodated.Wu Bicheng turned on the light, took off his suit jacket and put it on the back of the chair, his face was flushed and he was burning badly: "Look, it's such a small place, there's no place to sit."

Ye Xueshan looked around, didn't say anything, but reached out to pick up Wu Bicheng's suit coat.After pinching the two empty pockets, he put down his coat and went to take out Wu Bicheng's trouser pocket.Wu Bicheng was baffled, and saw him take out two small keys and a few banknotes from his trouser pocket—other than these, there was nothing else.

The amount of banknotes is limited, so you can see the approximate amount at a glance without counting them.Ye Xueshan didn't say any more, he picked up his robe and took out his wallet, opened it and took out a stack of 50 yuan bills, stuffed them into Wu Bicheng's trouser pocket without any explanation.Only then did Wu Bicheng understand, and quickly stepped back to hide: "No, no, I have money, I don't want..."

He was so anxious that he forgot that this was his home, turned around and wanted to flee.Unexpectedly, before he could take a step, his body tightened suddenly, and it was Ye Xueshan who hugged him from behind.

Ye Xueshan put one arm around his waist, and the other held his trouser pocket.His hand was very hot, and the breath he exhaled hit his ear, and it was also very hot: "Be good, be obedient, don't move!"

Wu Bicheng really didn't move, and said softly, aggrieved, "Zi Ling, what are you doing? I can support myself, so you don't need to pity me."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, breathing a little irregularly: "I am not born with you, I can't afford the camera, you bought it for me, I want it; but I can still maintain my life, you don't have to do this Subsidize me."

After hearing this, Ye Xueshan was silent for a while, and finally asked: "Bicheng, did I ever tell you 'I love you'?"

Wu Bicheng nodded: "I've said it several times."

Ye Xueshan raised his hand and held his wrist, not allowing him to reach out for money: "So those things don't count, now I'll say it again——I love you."

Wu Bicheng heard this, and slowly turned to face him.

"My father said..." He opened his mouth in a muffled voice: "Whether it's marriage or making friends, we must pay attention to the right family. Only people of the same class have common aspirations and language. Ziling, thank you for your kindness, but I……"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Xueshan suddenly laughed, and after laughing, he raised his hand and slapped him on the shoulder: "Fool, I didn't ask you to make a promise to me, what are you afraid of? Someone Isn’t it good to love you? You want me to hate you? Besides, I didn’t spend less of your money, look, look—” He showed Wu Bicheng the diamond ring in his hand: “Which idiot bought this for me? I've been wearing it all the time! And this—" He pulled the chain and took out another pocket watch, and mentioned that it was shaking back and forth in front of Wu Bicheng: "You gave it to me too, you forgot?"

Wu Bicheng stared at him blankly, speechless for a while.And Ye Xueshan put away his pocket watch, and held Wu Bicheng's shoulders with both hands: "Don't worry, I gave it for nothing, you can just treat it as my debt repayment. Even if you take my money today, you will go to marry a wife tomorrow, I will give you money." And I won’t even say a word of no. If you don’t let me touch, I won’t touch; if you don’t let me kiss, I won’t kiss. Baby, my brother will depend on you, okay? Isn’t that enough?”

Wu Bicheng looked at him with a red face, looked at him, and suddenly lowered his head, looking extremely shy.And Ye Xueshan looked around, and continued: "Tomorrow, you can move out of this house and find a better place to live. I know the market in Beiping, and you can live in a very good place for 30 to [-] yuan a month." It’s an apartment; renting a detached courtyard by yourself is fine—or else, I’ll take you to find a house?”

Wu Bicheng originally just wanted to invite him to come over for a sit-down, but unexpectedly he talked about finding a house and moving in a few words. The span was beyond his imagination.

He has accepted the reality of being poor, and has become accustomed to living in poverty. Besides, being poor is only relative to his past life.He didn't want to rely on Ye Xueshan to climb to the sky in one step, because he was afraid of stepping on the ground and falling harder.

Seeing him hanging his head and saying nothing, Ye Xueshan pulled him to the inner bed and sat down on his own.Wu Bicheng seems to have grown a little taller, almost comparable to Ye Xueshan's shoulders, and his eyebrows are also delicately developed, he is a handsome figure in Ye Xueshan's eyes.Ye Xueshan raised his hand to touch him, but his sleeves were too long, covering half of his palm.Rolling up his sleeves himself, he put his hot palm on the other's hair: "Tell me, how did you get here?"

Wu Bicheng supported his knees with both hands, and told all the facts in a low and slow manner - originally he was going to flee overseas with his father, but the news suddenly came out, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to.

Wu Tingsun asked him to go to Shanghai quickly, and then take a boat from Shanghai to Europe to find his eldest sister and his wife.He did go to Shanghai, but just after getting off the train, he learned of his father's death from the newspaper.Thinking of his mother who lived in the nunnery, he turned around and returned to Tianjin.

Mrs. Wu returned home and hanged herself from the beam.Wu's mansion was sealed, and Wu Tingsun's aunts and wives also found their way out—this is what he saw when he arrived home.

During the trip, he spent a lot of travel expenses, and it was impossible for him to go any further.Running to Peiping silently, he was unable to seek death, so he had no choice but to start making a living with what little skill he had.

Ye Xueshan tilted his head to look at him, looking too seriously, as if he was about to eat him: "Why didn't you look for me?"

Wu Bicheng stared at the ground, and replied slowly: "I...I can't let you support me forever."

Ye Xueshan smiled: "You are really ambitious! But do you know how I found you?"

Then he suddenly restrained his smile: "You idiot, I thought you also jumped into the sea and fed the fish!"

Wu Bicheng glanced at him in panic, feeling that he had a fierce look on him.And Ye Xueshan also sensed his gaffe, quickly straightened his face, stood up and changed his tone of gentleness: "Bicheng, I'm leaving, you should go to bed earlier. I'll come back tomorrow morning and take you to find a house."

Wu Bicheng also stood up: "No..."

Before he could say "use", Ye Xueshan had already walked out.