Lord Rabbit

Before dawn, Qincha woke up from the dream. In that dream, he dreamed that Shengyi had died in battle.

He put on his clothes and paced back and forth in the room. The pillow was more than half soaked with sweat or tears, and he clearly felt his heart beating so violently in his chest.

It's very ominous, he thought to himself, he needs to go to Hong's house today.

He calculated and guessed what the old lady's attitude was. The old lady must be the same as himself and did not want Sheng Yi to join the army. The old lady must love Sheng Yi as much as himself.

Just ask the old lady for help, Sheng Yi will not leave.Qin Cha thought so, but on second thought, how could she tell the old lady? Even if she and Sheng Yi were sworn brothers, the Hong family really looked down on him, not to mention his status, just based on the fact that Sheng Yi was a child. Playing truant with him, taking him to eat snacks at home, and giving him clothes and hairpins secretly, the old lady will not give him a good face after careful calculation.

Master, let alone Master.The master would rather have Sheng Yi marry a daughter-in-law than become sworn brothers with Sheng Yi and Qin Cha.If Sheng Yi was mentioned in front of the master, I'm afraid the Hong family would blow out Qin Cha's words before he finished speaking.

Qin Cha raised his head and drank a glass of cold water, but his manic heart still hadn't calmed down, he couldn't think of any other way, he still felt that he had to go to the Hong's house today, at least to know the old lady's attitude now.

He decided to sit on the bed until dawn.After washing up, he changed into extremely plain clothes—a light blue robe and a slightly darker mandarin jacket.This one was also given to him by Sheng Yi, but in fact most of his clothes were given by Sheng Yi, all of which are of the best gabardine.Fortunately, Sheng Yi's vision is not bad, and the clothes Qin Cha gave would look good on them, otherwise it would be a waste of tailoring efforts and such a good cloth.

Qin Cha doesn't go out very often, he knows that his neighbors don't like him very much, so he doesn't want to make others look at him, once the door is closed, the Guichuan inside is his world, and no one can hinder anyone.

He usually doesn't pay much attention, but today he realized that there are fewer cart pullers, fewer vendors, and fewer acrobats. , what if the old lady let him in, can't it be empty-handed?Thinking of this, he felt that it was necessary for him to buy some fruit.

The autumn market in Beiping is probably the place with the most colors.Red apples, purple grapes, orange persimmons, and yellow pears are crowded into the baskets, making people dazzled.But today—— Qincha stood in front of a small stall, looked at a few shriveled oranges and asked, "Only these?"

The peddler in the vest took a puff on his cigarette and nodded.

"How?"

The peddler sighed, "When the Japanese came, the gates of the city were closed and closed, and the fruit could not be brought in. Even if they were brought in, they would not be allowed to set up a stall at all times. When they were ready to be placed, the fruits would all be rotten. Our family is counting on this little fruit to make a living, but now, the rice tank is about to bottom out, alas."

Qin Cha was stunned. He thought that no matter who was in charge of this city, it would still be Peiping. The sun would still rise in the east and set in the west, and the spring would still be full of flowers. New swallows would hold tender willow branches in their mouths to weave a dream that belonged to the people of Peiping. .But now, he feels that things that are very far away are suddenly approaching. In Beiping, you can't even buy fresh fruit. Can you wait until next spring?

"Boss, do you want more?" The peddler raised his sad face.

Qincha nodded.He took out the money, didn't ask how much it was, let alone took the oranges, just put the money in the basket lightly, and left in a daze.

Along the way, Qincha saw the autumn wind blowing away the fallen leaves, blowing the ground to pieces.Although the Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, the streets are not as lively as before.There were a few Japanese soldiers guarding some road intersections. They stood silently like sculptures.

This is not the Beiping in his impression... or because, one of the few times he walked on the streets of Beiping, he was with Sheng Yi.

Sheng Yi can talk and laugh, his voice is very loud, and he has read many books. He lectured on poetry to Qin Cha, saying something like "Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, family sacrifices are never forgotten to tell Nai Weng." Heroes are outstanding, and even death is a ghost." What about Wen Tianxiang, what about Yue Fei...

Qin Cha doesn't like these tough poems, but he still likes the soft and lingering tunes in his plays.But when Sheng Yi spoke, he never interrupted, just smiled and listened silently. He liked the way Sheng Yi spoke. When he spoke, his chin was slightly lifted, he was very confident, his eyes were bright, and he was full of spirit.

Sheng Yi is very troublesome, he is young and promising, he is in charge of the family's medicine business, and he is meticulous in his work. When he goes to the streets with Qin Cha, he is back to his childhood.He dragged Qincha, fumbled here and there, and watched people compete with cockroaches and cocks. One winter, he took Qincha to a temple fair, lined up with a group of children, and bought Qincha a big one. sugar man

"What did you buy this for? How old am I?" Qin Cha reproached in a low voice.

"Don't you like sweets?"

"Then you can't let me eat this on the street." Qin Cha lowered her head.

"Why not, drop the price, come, come, come, it doesn't cost you money, I'll feed you" Regardless of Qin Cha's objection, Hong Shengyi took Qin Cha's shoulders and sent the sugar figurine to Qin Cha's mouth.

Qin Cha struggled to hide, "What are you doing, don't make trouble"

However, in terms of strength, he is no match for Sheng Yi, Sheng Yi hugged Qin Cha even harder, "Come on, open your mouth."

Qin Cha's shoulders were warmed by his hug, he turned away and found that the children were all looking at them and smiling.

"Okay, the kids are watching."

"What's the matter, am I forcing the corner of Guichuan and me to do something that children can't see?"

"You!" Qin Cha wanted to make a move, but Sheng Yi was the first to hand the sugar figurine to his lips. The words he wanted to curse were stained with sugar, and slid into Qin Cha's stomach sweetly.

Qin Cha's face was redder than the lantern.

But now, Sheng Yi wanted to leave him and Beiping, Qin Cha couldn't understand.

Thinking all the way, Qin Cha walked to Hong's house.The Hong family is not far away, and it doesn't seem to have suffered the slightest decline due to the depression in autumn or the fall of Beiping.That plaque is still so high above, standing so proudly.

Qin Cha looked inside from a distance, the red lacquered door was closed tightly, Qin Cha looked at the closed door, and couldn't help but think of the Hong family.

Except for Sheng Yi, the rest of the Hong family looked like that door, always tightly pressed, sunken lips.They all have such stern faces, as if they don't have a big house, rich clothes and good food, but the family that has suffered the most in Beiping.

Qin Cha is docile but not timid, but at this moment he only dared to glance at the stern-faced door from a distance, but could not take half a step.It's not that he's afraid of meeting people. If he was afraid, why would he sing in front of hundreds of people?He felt an indescribable fear of the Hong family. That feeling was probably a bit like seeing his master when he was a child, it was a kind of fear.

When he was 15 years old, the housekeeper of the Hong family came to Guichuan to look for him.

The housekeeper of a big family speaks a little harder than others, as if she is really the housekeeper——she is in charge of the Hong family, young and old.

As soon as Qin Cha got off the stage, the housekeeper rushed up aggressively, and with her fat arms, she made Qin Cha stagger.

The housekeeper didn't have the rules until Qin Cha finished singing. When she arrived in Guichuan, she rushed in. Several staff and apprentices did stop her a few times, but they didn't stop her. On the one hand, just as she thought, the Hong family's name The announcement really frightened them, and more importantly, her fat, strong body, and the pungent fragrance on her body made the guys at a loss what to do.

She stretched out her chubby hand and ordered Qincha. Qincha was shaken by her blood-red nails and a few rings the size of a bull's eye. She thought Qincha was afraid, so she was even more proud .

Her voice was louder than the overlord on the stage, "I heard you pestered my third young master recently?"

Qin Cha doesn't speak, what can he say, can he shout together at the top of his voice?

"Give up on this idea, our young master, receive the best education, become the biggest official in the future, and marry a lady from a respectable family--he is hanging out with you now, it's just that he is young and ignorant, you don't really think that he He will give up his great future for those few obscene words of yours."

After finishing speaking, she raised her chin exaggeratedly, as if she had delivered such an impassioned speech.

Although the housekeeper acted so stupid and arrogant, but she thought about Qin Cha's heart very well, and she hit Qin Cha's feelings for Sheng Yi with one sentence.

Qin Cha was still the same, unhurriedly and indifferently said, "I sing for a living, and if he is willing to come and listen, I will naturally not drive him away. If he doesn't come, I will not go to your residence to invite him."

It looks like Qincha has the upper hand, but actually the housekeeper has a heartache in his heart. He thinks that what the housekeeper says makes sense, and the young master naturally has the young master's way of life. Qincha dare not think about what will happen to them in the future.

It may be that she subconsciously felt that the Hong family would let Hong Shengyi leave her, so Qin Cha felt a sense of fear towards the Hong family.His humble identity made him understand since he was a child that if he can't be provoked, he can always hide. He always wants to hide from the Hong family, and if he hides, the Hong family will not force Sheng Yi to leave him.

But that was in Taiping, now it's different, Sheng Yi is going to leave Beiping to defend his family and country, now he seems to be able to stand on the united front with the Hong family - the front to keep Sheng Yi.

Thinking of this, he seemed to have the courage, and was about to go in, when a voice called him "rabbit"

Sheng Yi walked up quickly, "I knew you wouldn't be angry with me. We haven't seen each other for two days. Are you worried about me and came to find me?"

Qin Cha panicked, he never thought that it was such an unfortunate coincidence that Sheng Yi came back at this time.

"Many people are concerned about the safety of the third young master, but I may not be among those people. It's just that if the third young master goes to the battlefield in the future, there will be more people thinking about you."

Sheng Yi understood as soon as he heard it, Qin Cha was still angry about joining the army.He thought for a while and said, "Don't be angry, let's go eat hot-boiled mutton, okay?"

Since Qin Cha woke up in the early morning, he hasn't eaten anything except drinking a large bowl of cold water. He is indeed hungry.But how can the topic change from joining the army to mutton in one go?

Sheng Yi also understood that the topic was inappropriate, and he said directly, "I can't explain a sentence or two, I mean, let's find a restaurant and we can talk slowly."