The past ignites old dreams

In the kitchen of Fan Yang's residence, the cooks and cooks are preparing dinner in full swing.It's rare that the young lady and the uncle-to-be are reunited once, maybe this time the wedding date can be set.

The little wolf was also among them, holding a silver needle to test each dish one by one, and after the inspection, the servants put it in a food box and took it to Fengze hall, the main courtyard of Fan Yang's residence.

Xiaoyue was also helping at the side. She had a cheerful personality and liked to chat with people. No, she started talking to Xiaolang again.

"Sister Xiaolang, I really envy you, you can follow Second Young Master Cui."

The little wolf said perfunctorily, "Your young master is very talented and gentle. Is it nice that he treats you differently?"

"My young master and young lady are very nice." Xiaoyue didn't feel at all that Little Wolf didn't have the desire to talk more, she continued to speak, "Oh, oh, there's one more thing, I met your second son this morning. That man lost his way in Fan Yang's house, it was so funny, hahaha, fortunately my young master came later, I don't know what they talked about."

Little wolf was a little embarrassed and angry. Although sometimes she couldn't bear to show Qiao Ran a good face, but that was because she knew that Qiao Ran was easy-going, so she was proud of being favored. In her heart, she really liked Qiao Ran. Of course, I can't allow others to gossip about my own people, "Xiaoyue, we can't allow us to talk about the master's affairs. Are you just serving people?"

Xiaoyue immediately lowered her voice, "I'm just talking casually, there's no other meaning."

Little Wolf didn't criticize too much, she was already upset enough.It was a family banquet in the evening. Although Lu Mingzhu hadn't formally entered the house, it was a matter of time.The family dinner was grand, and she specially prepared formal clothes for Qiao Ran as soon as she arrived at Shenshi, and planned to tell Qiao Ran about the etiquette that should be paid attention to at night, lest he make a big joke.Unexpectedly, after looking through Fan Yang's house, he couldn't find Qiao Ran, which made Xiao Lang anxious.Xiaohu told Xiaolang about Qiao Ran losing his temper at noon, and they thought that Qiao Ran would probably go to find Cui Yan, otherwise Qiao Ran would not have the leisure to go out to visit the scenery of Mount Tai with his lazy temperament.So he had no choice but to go to Zangjiaowu to disturb Cui Yan. Cui Yan was sitting idle in the potted garden in Zangjiaowu. When he heard that Qiao Ran was gone, he was not in a hurry or annoyed, as if he was used to it, and raised his head. Looking at the tall and tall old tree in front of him, he said, "He's in the room." The little wolf flatly denied it, and Cui Yan said, "Go back now, he's here." So the little wolf ran away in a hurry When he went back, he saw Qiao Ran staying in his room in disgrace.

"Why did you say you went there? Tell me to look for it!" The little wolf saw that Qiao Ran was dirty, with a few red magnolia leaves stuck in her hair, and her palms were all worn out, looking aggrieved. The wolf was funny and angry, and immediately softened his heart, and calmed down, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about you, don't run around again next time, you know, we are all worried to death."

While muttering, the little wolf cleaned up the scratches on his palms, then sent someone to fetch bath water, put the changed clothes neatly on the screen outside the bathtub, and then gave thousands of instructions on what to do at night What not to do, eat more and talk less, go back to the room immediately after eating, etc.

After the little wolf left, Qiao Ran took off his clothes three times and five times, stepped on the steps and soaked in the deep and tall wooden barrel.

Water vapor.

Taking a bath is a matter of physical and mental comfort, but right now, he has no intention of enjoying it.

Sitting on the tree for several hours, as if angry, Cui Yan refused to come down unless he called him.

"Ah~"

Qiao Ran buried his head in the water, the slightly scalding water stretched the pores all over his body, he counted the time underwater, it was almost 1 minute, and his heart was beating violently, this feeling was also felt when he was injured by a hidden weapon, Cui Yan was so cruel that he pushed the unconscious person into the spring water and forced Qiao Ran to wake up with suffocation.

Qiao Ran plunged out of the water, splashing everywhere, breathing heavily, his face turned liver-coloured.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, human beings have five levels of instincts, with physiological needs ranking first, emotional needs ranking third, and safety needs in the middle.Satisfying the needs of one level will inevitably lead to the needs of a higher level.

Man is the product of desire, and life is the continuation of desire.

Survival is a human instinct.like?It's not important to live.

One minute and seven seconds.Qiao Ran looked at the time on the watch.

In this minute, Qiao Ran realized a lot of reality.For example, death is not terrible, what is terrible is the suffering before death.For example, the waterproof effect of this watch is quite good, which is worthy of the price when I bought it.For example, I am very hungry now.Another example is the entanglement between the major families and the royal family in this world. In fact, I am really not interested in participating.For example, who Cui Yan likes, who likes Cui Yan, and whether he marries Lu Mingzhu, have nothing to do with him.

After living for almost 30 years, still can't tell the difference between liking and dependence?

Qiao Ran rested her neck on the side of the bathtub, looking at the octagonal ceiling in the room carved with mysterious pearls and dragons in her mouth, her eyes were empty and unfocused.

Just get used to it.

Love is nothing but a mirror image.Everlasting is nothing but habit.

Qiao Ran, he said to himself, you are a typical dependence.Because you have no relatives in this place, the first person you know is him, that's all.

You leave him and change places.

Here - Qiao Ran pressed his heart and felt its beating. The blood flowed from the ventricle, flowed through the whole body, and then flowed back to the atrium.

There will be no more discomfort here.

Night is coming soon.

All kinds of lanterns were hung inside and outside Fan Yang's house, making it a joyous atmosphere.

Qiao Ran came to Fengze hall early because she was hungry.In the end, only Lu Wenyu accompanied him to gossip.Because Cui Yan hasn't come yet, everyone can't move their chopsticks out of etiquette.

In fact, although it is called a family banquet, there are only four people who actually eat at the table.The Lu brothers and sisters, Cui Yan, and the "unknown" Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran was a little embarrassed. Everyone said it was a family banquet, and he was really out of place as an outsider.But it's already here, and it seems even more impolite to leave the table halfway.

Just when Qiao Ran was in a dilemma, Lu Mingzhu also came.

Qiao Ran got up and said hello, "Miss Lu, hello."

Lu Mingzhu: "..."

Lu Wenyu gently pressed Qiao Ran's shoulder and told him to sit down first.

"Sister, Brother Qiao is from a foreign country, and he doesn't quite understand the gifts of our country." Lu Wenyu smoothed things over, "Di Qiao, this is my sister Pearl."

Just now, she didn't understand what Qiao Ran meant, but Lu Mingzhu was caught off guard by Qiao Ran's enthusiasm. Now that Lu Wenyu was around, she knew a thing or two, and greeted Qiao Ran politely, "Young Master Qiao, are you still used to living in Fan Yang's house?"

"Fan Yang's residence is located between green mountains, green waters, and towering greenery. I live very comfortably. Thank you Brother Lu and Ms. Lu for taking me in."

Lu Mingzhu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Where is it? You are Cui Yan's friend, that is, my friend."

Lu Wenyu took a sip of Yuya tea and said sincerely, "Brother Qiao is well educated and reasonable, and has unique views on everything in the world. I have benefited a lot from talking with him."

The little wolf behind Qiao Ran almost vomited blood.

Qiao Ran herself felt ashamed as if she had eaten a mouthful of jujube.

Lu Wenyu still said there, "Threesomes must have my teacher"... It seemed to open the door to a new world, leaving Qiao Ran speechless.

Cui Yan, who came late, saw Qiao Ran and Lu Wenyu chatting and laughing happily, with a refined and bookish appearance, he was a little surprised, and looked at Qiao Ran in disbelief.

Qiao Ran knew that Cui Yan was coming, but she didn't get up, like an old man who never left the stool.I also didn't go to see Cui Yan.

Lu Wenyu was going to get up to greet her, but Qiao Ran grabbed her sleeves, and Qiao Ran was still talking about their "Airplane Country" anecdotes.Lu Wenyu stood there half straight and unbending, feeling helpless.

Lu Mingzhu turned a blind eye and only smiled sweetly at Cui Yan.Cui Yan naturally sat next to her.

When everyone is ready, we can have dinner.

The maids got busy, serving tea and pouring water, serving dishes and uncovering them, cutting meat with knives, placing gilded bowls and silver chopsticks...

Wine was also served.The fragrance is far away, and the color is golden.

Lu Mingzhu introduced, "This is Lanling wine. Drink it until you are drunk, your lips and teeth will be fragrant, you will not have a headache, no dry mouth, and no diarrhea. The common water scale is heavier than other water, and the neighbors make it. It is all the beauty of water and soil. Also, drinking it often is good for medicine.”

Qiao Ran clicked her tongue secretly, this is the long-established Lanling wine!According to historical records, Lanling fine wine was first brewed in the Shang Dynasty. The Yuchang wine in the ancient inscriptions is the earliest testimony of Lanling fine wine. It has a history of more than 3000 years and is as old as Chinese bronzes.Although Qiao Ran didn't have much interest in wine, he couldn't wait to taste this rare treasure.But before coming here, Little Wolf said countless times that he must not be the first to move his chopsticks or drink, so Qiao Ran could only pretend to be calm and wait for one of them to have a drink first.

"Lanling's fine wine and tulips, and the jade bowl filled with amber light; but it makes the owner drunk, and I don't know where is another land." Lu Mingzhu read emotionally, and then talked to Qiao Ran, "Mr. Treat it like your homeland.”

Lu Wenyu suggested, "It's rare that the world is together at this time, why don't we enforce the drinking order."

A thunderbolt from the blue sky caused Qiao Ran to almost drop his chopsticks.

The delicious food and wine are in front of you, and you still have the heart to enforce the wine order, I'm almost starving to death!Qiao Ran wanted to die.It's okay to play idiom solitaire, but for Xingjiuling, I don't have the brain power without a screenwriter to write the lines in advance.

What to do, what to do... Qiao Ran's head was full of question marks.

Cui Yan looked at Qiao Ran frowning and biting his chopsticks and wanted to laugh, so he said, "Brother Lu is elegant, the suggestion is very good, why don't we start with Brother Lu."

"We live on Mount Tai, why not start with the word 'mountain'." Lu Wenyu said without hesitation, "The mountain is quiet and the spring is clear, and I don't want to return, and the clouds pass by and I don't know the fairy."

Lu Mingzhu nodded in praise and said, "The fun of idle clouds and wild cranes is indeed my brother's style."

Qiao Ran was sitting on Lu Wenyu's left, wringing her fingers nervously under the tablecloth.

Fortunately, it was going counterclockwise, and Lu Mingzhu took it, "You are like a concubine in a high mountain, and you only want to be happy together in your life."

After Lu Mingzhu finished speaking, she stared at Cui Yan with affection in her eyes.

Cui Yan said, "Good poetry."

Lu Wenyu said, "Good meaning."

Next is Cui Yan, Lu Wenyu is looking forward to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, Lu Mingzhu is looking forward to getting married and becoming a wife, and growing old with Cui Yan, I wonder what Cui Yan is looking forward to?Qiao Ran pretended to look away absent-mindedly.

"Shanwu..."

Cui Yancai said two words, Qiao Ran almost jumped off the stool like an electric shock, he blurted out, "Mountains have no mausoleums, heaven and earth are united, so I dare to break with you!"

……

Silent.

The Lu brothers and sisters looked at Qiao Ran, stunned and speechless.

On the other hand, Cui Yan remained calm, stared at Qiao Ran deeply with straight eyes, then lowered his eyes, curling the corners of his mouth with a half-smile.

Qiao Ran was very embarrassed, very embarrassed, his face was red and his ears were hot, and he was at a loss, "Could it be...Could it be..."

In fact, he wanted to ask Cui Yan, don't you want to say the lines in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge"? !

Lu Wenyu smiled and clapped his hands, "Well done, with deep affection."

Lu Mingzhu glanced at the two of them coquettishly, "Can "Shangxie" by Han Yuefu be bad?" Together, you dare to break with the king!' Isn't the original sentence here?"

Qiao Ran heheed twice, but said nothing.

Lu Mingzhu said again, "Brother protects Mr. Qiao so much, I can't stand it~ Cui Yan hasn't finished yet... Mr. Qiao, I think you should punish yourself for three cups first!"

Lu Wenyu pressed Qiao Ran's dark green luminous cup and said, "I don't know if Brother Qiao is good at drinking. Brother Qiao, if you are not strong enough to drink, why not let me drink for you."

"Thank you, Brother Lu. It's only three cups. How could I miss the opportunity to taste Lanling's fine wine." After Qiao Ran finished speaking, he drank three cups one after another.

Lu Wenyu looked at Qiao Ran with bright eyes, and Lu Mingzhu looked at her brother strangely, and then turned to look at Cui Yan, who knew that Cui Yan was also looking at Lu Wenyu and Qiao Ran. Looking at himself, Cui Yan quickly looked away from Qiao Ran, and looked at Lu Mingzhu, Cui Yan became as light as white water again, Lu Mingzhu felt bitter, but could only smile.

The two of them here didn't even realize that their eyes met at the dining table. Lu Wenyu looked at Qiao Ran and smiled softly, "Okay, let's continue from Brother Qiao."

Qiao Ran managed to hold back the belch, but when she heard that she was going to continue, she was determined to strangle Lu Wenyu to death.

"Why not—" Qiao Ran's mind was spinning like a windmill.

Lu Wenyu was very supportive, "how about it?"

"Why don't I write poems from my hometown?" Qiao Ran thought that he was not good at writing, and he didn't even remember a few of the ancient poems he had memorized while studying, so he wanted me to write poems on the spot?Then you might as well call me dead!But modern poetry is different, and they have never heard of it.Even if you don't remember a few sentences, it doesn't matter if you talk nonsense.

"Okay!" Qiao Wenyu immediately agreed, "What question is Brother Qiao going to ask?"

"In my opinion, there is no need to limit the words, as long as it fits the theme." Qiao Ran pretended to be profound, "We need to spread thinking. Since ancient times, when the heart is sad and parting, the theme of parting is set."

"Since ancient times, I have been sad and parted..." Lu Mingzhu thought for a while, and then added blue eyes, "I don't want Mr. Qiao to see that he is at ease, but he also has such a feeling."

Lu Wenyu encouraged Qiao Ran, and urged, "What's the best work, tell me quickly."

Qiao Ran said, "It rained heavily that day. After you left / I stood on Fangyuan South Street / like a Sun Wukong in distress / and shouted to every passing taxi /: Master."

Lu Wenyu: "..."

Lu Wenzhu: "..."

Cui Yan supported his forehead...

The little wolf supported the wall, and she was hurt internally.

"Uh, you... don't you know "Journey to the West"? This is—oh, I forgot, you haven't reached the Ming Dynasty here." Qiao Ran was disappointed, "Okay, okay, I'll punish myself three more times Bar!"

Lu Wenyu: "Although...but it doesn't matter, maybe we are not very knowledgeable. Let me pick it up—three lives are engraved on the Three Lives Stone, and we will part for the rest of our lives once we part."

As if feeling the sadness of the helpless separation of the three lives and three generations in Lu Wenyu's poem, Lu Mingzhu remained silent, and after a while, she read her own poem, "The childhood sweetheart sighs, and the two are speechless."

As soon as this sentence came out, even Qiao Ran felt inexplicably sad.

It's Cui Yan's turn again.He glanced at Qiao Ran, his eyes flickered, like a street at dusk, the street lights on the street were on and off at the same time, he glanced at Qiao Ran, and Qiao Ran's heart beat violently, like fireworks It opened in the heart, like hot water pouring on the snow, Qiao Ran didn't dare to move or speak, he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, his heart would jump out.

"Jianghu urges people to age, don't ask about fortune." Cui Yan raised his glass, and the luminous cup contained Lanling wine, and the waves flowed like water.

"The rivers and lakes make people grow old..." Lu Mingzhu smiled wryly with deep emotion, "As expected of the second son of the Cui family who is both civil and military, I would rather drink this cup first."

Lu Wenyu also said, "There is something in the body and touch in the heart, the most moving thing is the true feelings in the plain and simple."

Qiao Ran muttered silently in her heart, is it that good?It is understandable that Jianghu urges people to grow old, but what does Mo Wenlang mean by fortune telling?

"Brother Qiao, it's your turn again." Lu Wenyu patted the back of Qiao Ran's hand.

Still coming? !Are you still eating?Qiao Ran was almost "heartbroken".He looked at Lu Wenyu, who actually blushed.Hey, hey, Brother Lu, why are you blushing, you haven't even had a glass of wine!Qiao Ran had no choice but to wink at Cui Yan, please, you and I have been together for so long, shouldn't you help me out?

Cui Yan stared at the back of Qiao Ran's hand, moving along the arm to the shoulder, neck, lips, and finally Qiao Ran's eyes.

Being stared at by Cui Yan, Qiao Ran felt like he had a fever. He felt that the breath he exhaled was hot. Could it be that six glasses of Lanling wine could make someone intoxicated?

Asking others is better than asking yourself, you forced me, never offend foodies.

Qiao Ran opened his mouth and said, "The theme of the third round is about our ordinary life. Brother Lu said just now that we have real feelings. I think the simple and unpretentious days are the real ones."

Lu Mingzhu nodded and said, "Young Master Qiao, please enlighten me—"

"Sometimes I decide to be crazy / I walk around in the pigsty / There are so many pigsty in Gao Laozhuang / I just go from one pigsty to another / Fill every trough with soil / Give every pig "Gao Cuilan's Pig" written on it / Then I was beaten by all the pigs."

Qiao Ran glanced at everyone's faces, and couldn't describe their expressions in words...it seemed like they were petrified.

His gaze finally came to Cui Yan's face and stopped. Maybe it was because he had been with Qiao Ran for a long time. No matter what Qiao Ran did or said, Cui Yan was mentally prepared, and his astonished expression only lasted for a few seconds. When Qiao Ran saw him There, he was as usual.

"Qiao Ran." Cui Yan called him.

"Hey..." Qiao Ran replied in a low voice.

"Put your hand out and let me see."

"what?"

Although he was puzzled, Qiao Ran was also used to listening to Cui Yan's words, so he stretched out his hands without thinking much.

Cui Yan's fingers gently slid across Qiao Ran's palm, Qiao Ran felt itchy, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Lu Wenyu also saw it, "Brother Qiao, why are your palms full of scratches?"

Cui Yan asked calmly, "Does it still hurt?"

Only then did Qiao Ran understand that Cui Yan wanted to see if he had scratched a small wound when he climbed a tree. He withdrew his hand unresponsively, thinking about what Cui Yan meant, caring, or laughing?

"It doesn't hurt." Qiao Ran pretended to be relaxed.

Qiao Ran only cared about Cui Yan, didn't notice that Lu Wenyu also asked a question, and left Lu Wenyu aside.

Lu Mingzhu's heart was like a hundred ants gnawing on her, and her complexion was not very good on the spot.Lu Wenyu rounded things up again, "It's really a blessing to have a good time with wine and talk tonight."

"It's such a blessing that I don't have my share. It's a pity."

Qiao Ran felt familiar when he heard this voice, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.

Lu Wenyu had already got up to protect her sister.

The guards gathered around and stood ready.

Qiao Ran saw that Cui Yan had disappeared.He didn't take a sip of the Lanling wine in his cup.

The little wolf ran up and grabbed Qiao Ran and dragged him back, "My lord, don't go out!"

"Who was talking just now?" Qiao Ran was very anxious for no reason, "Where is Cui Yanren?"

"Second Young Master will be fine." Little Wolf said with certainty, "It's Big Brother Ling's voice."

"Cui Ling?! Why didn't he come in when he came back? What about Yang Jingliu?" Qiao Ran wanted to go out, but the little wolf held him tightly.

When they heard that it was Cui Ling, the Lu brothers and sisters breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Ran said, "I want to go out and have a look."

The little wolf shook his head almost begging, "My lord, you really can't."

Lu Wenyu didn't know the inside story, but he was very worried about Qiao Ran, so he kept Qiao Ran for Little Wolf, "Miss Little Wolf has a reason. Cui Ling is my sister's close friend An Yu, and An Yu's accusation is that she followed her from life to death. Jody needn't worry."

"I—I'm not worried about him." Qiao Ran felt that he was telling the truth, but it sounded unreliable. He wanted to add a few words, but Lu Wenyu's "sister" and Lu Mingzhu's words at this moment Looking into his eyes, Qiao Ran fell silent.

The author has something to say: Except for the two modern poems read by Qiao Ran, all others are original.The first song "Heavy Rain" was written by Cao Zhenyi, and the second song is actually not a poem, but a few sentences I copied from a certain paragraph of the article "Common Love", the author Ye Chen (not sure).