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It is said that actors are ruthless, but they are all affectionate;

Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang sat in the back of the off-road vehicle, and Fei Jin, the trendy cousin, was the driver. He abruptly drove the SUV out of the rocket's aura, and rushed forward. Xu Ziqin felt his heart pounding several times. Almost popped out of the throat.

"You two are so inseparable?" Cousin Fei Jin looked at Xu Ziqin in the rearview mirror, "Letting him sit in my co-pilot seems like I'm going to eat him. Hey, that ice cube face, am I so scary? Um?"

Ask knowingly.

Bai Jiang turned his head angrily and ignored her.

When Xu Ziqin was stripping clothes at the hotel, you were still enjoying yourself.If your cousin didn't know the difference between men and women and dragged you out, would you still plan to watch the live stripping in front of you?

Fei Jin and Huang Dan went to Yangcheng Lake to eat crabs with their uncle, while Bai Jiang and Xu Ziqin were going to Yunli in the suburbs.

According to the positioning, the neighborhood is very remote. It takes more than six hours to get on the subway and bus from the city, and it takes more than six hours to walk, which can make people vomit alive.

Cousin wasn't willing to take on this drudgery at first, she couldn't resist classmate Fei Jin crying, making trouble and hanging herself.Of course, the cousin agreed to send them off, mainly because they were pleasing to the eye.

His cousin is a typical face dog in the contemporary era. One of the great pleasures in her life is to see handsome men and beautiful women without moving her eyes.

Bai Jiang covered Xu Ziqin behind him, with a righteous face on his face.

Cousin waved helplessly, full of disgust: "Okay, okay, he's like a treasure, and I won't eat him."

"That might not be the case." Bai Jiang muttered in a low voice.

Walking from the urban area to the suburbs, high-rise buildings turn into small earthen buildings, country roads criss-cross, lotus ponds are in full bloom, and many villagers wear overshoes and waterproof clothing in groups along the way, picking lotus pods and digging lotus roots.

The peasant women digging water chestnuts were still shouting along the street.

Xu Ziqin lay on the window in novelty, staring intently at the natural scenery outside.

Suddenly, the car stopped with a bang, and my cousin bought two bags of water chestnut and lotus pods and threw them to him, and then went on my way.

"Why do you go to Yunli? There are no birds in the place, and there is not even a decent shopping center. The highest consumption is to buy two locally raised Taihu pigs!

If you want to experience rural life, you can go to the New Rural Planning Office nearby. A few of my friends went there on vacation to take photos. Rows of small villas are built like European towns, so beautiful. "

As soon as the cousin turned around, there was silence behind her, and no one paid her any attention at all.

She turned around angrily, and stretched her hand behind her: "That Xu Ziqin, peel off a lotus pod for me."

Xu Ziqin's hands stopped, Bai Jiang smelled the smell of conspiracy, carefully withdrew his hands, and protected a lotus pod in his arms like a little chicken.

The cousin simply stepped on the brakes and stopped on the side of the dirt road, full of aura: "I have worked tirelessly, traveled thousands of miles, and dragged you to such a broken place with no regrets. I am tired in front of you." Driving so hard that you don’t even deserve someone to peel off a lotus pod?”

The cousin put her hands in her pockets, turned up the air conditioner, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, I won't leave if I don't peel it off."

Bai Jiang was helpless, looking at Xu Ziqin's big eyes, he was really reluctant to part with it.

I patiently peeled one and handed it to her, but I didn't expect that the person in front would not accept this trick, he didn't move, he didn't hold back, his hand tilted slightly, and he just looked at the round one Lianzi rolled down.

Deliberately...

"I want to eat his peeling." The cousin was arrogant, with a completely unreasonable look.

Anyway, this area can't even find two decent cars, and it's not that far from the wilderness. These two can only ask her.

I……

Xu Ziqin was discouraged, poked Bai Jiang's arm, turned sideways and said, "Let me peel it off for her."

Looking at the expressionless Bai Jiang in the rearview mirror with a look of joy in front of him, even gnashing his teeth, Bai Jiang suppressed a smile, but Bai Jiang couldn't resist Xu Ziqin's coquettish call to him, and proudly handed over the lotus pod in his hand , I thought: He hasn't stripped it for me, it's cheap for you.

The young master's fingers were well-knit, slender and clean, and the fingertips were still light pink, which fascinated him.

Xu Ziqin had no choice but to peel off one and put it in his cousin's hand, smiling: "Okay."

The front is still motionless, it seems to be intentional, and he lays heavily on the back, leaning on the seat like the old man, as if he is trimming.

Fei Jin's cousin, in terms of seniority?

"Biaogu..." Xu Ziqin called out in a daze.

Cousin hummed happily, then swayed up quite arrogantly, smiled coldly, and glanced at the back seat, her eyes almost turned to the sky, and she almost wrote "I don't like you" on her forehead up.

"Put it in my mouth, your hands hurt." The cousin squinted her eyes and stretched her waist, "I've just driven the car for so long, and the steering wheel is almost blistered by thugs."

Bai Jiang: ...

fed up.

What kind of wolf with a big tail is this pretending to be?His own car, the steering wheel is covered with a layer of fluff, and he spanked his hands?

It was intentional, and the key is that you don't behave like a human being, and you don't command yourself, just love to toss Xu Ziqin.

When Xu Ziqin peeled off another one and was about to give it to her mouth, the annoyed Bai Jiang preempted him, swallowed it in one gulp, and grabbed his wrist: "We won't take your car, Xu Ziqin, let's go! "

He yanked his hand on the car door, but he couldn't open it.

The cousin smiled: "Little boy! You are quite angry, what's the matter, feed me a lotus seed, and you feel distressed?"

"Are you missing arms and legs, or Parkinson's?" Bai Jiang glared at her, "Are your hands lame? You have to eat and peel yourself."

Cousin answered the phone, and the two crab eaters on the other end were already at the table, and the other side was still playing a little temper on the way.

If Bai Jiang had known that this person was so difficult to deal with, he shouldn't have listened to Fei Jin. He should have chartered a car in the city, and the driver would probably be a tour guide along the way, giving them directions.

"Peel it or not, if you wait any longer, it will be dark before you reach the clouds, and the potholed night road is not easy to walk."

Cousin changed to Taylor Swift's "Back to December" and hummed a little tune.

The atmosphere was embarrassing and stalemate, Biao Gu and Bai Jiang were two people with soft and hard characters, Xu Ziqin was the peacemaker: "Brother, the business is important."

Bai Jiang clenched his teeth, tilted his head, and his death-defying eyes made his cousin laugh non-stop.Xu Ziqin peeled half of it, and Biaogu suddenly turned the car key and moved forward slowly.

"I won't tease you guys anymore." Cousin sighed, "Ice cube face is really boring, you two are a couple, right?"

The water chestnut in Xu Ziqin's hand who was bluffing Bai Jiang.

Bai Jiang's hand peeling the lotus pod seemed to stop at that moment.

The cousin took a photo from the car drawer and threw it to them.

Taken in 2015, two men wearing hiking caps and breathing air-conditioning put their arms around each other, smiled at the camera, and took a handsome and charming selfie with the top of the snow-capped mountains in the background.

Behind the photo are two cursive English words: Foreverlove;

"A pair of good friends of mine, mountaineering enthusiasts, climbed Mount Everest from Nepal and didn't come back." The cousin said, "The way they get along is quite similar to yours. I just like to tease them. hold back."

Xu Ziqin was taken aback, his hand was involuntarily held by Bai Jiang.

"I really like the song "Back to December". One of them took the other to climb Mount Everest. One night I received a link to this song. According to the timing, I suspect that they sent it with their last breath before they died. of."

The cousin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "There is still a line of text, if there is an afterlife, I don't want to fall in love with you."

The bodies of the two have not been found so far, and they have been frozen in the Himalayas.

Cloud Town.

The path in the forest was narrow and it was impossible to enter the car. The three of them had to get off the car at the entrance of the village and enter the village on foot.

Yunli Village is surrounded by mountains on two sides and water on one side, with beautiful mountains and clear waters and elegant scenery.The sun is blocked by the mountains, and the air in the forest is fresh. Walking in it makes the body and mind feel comfortable.

According to the WeChat location given by Bai Lu, the three of them first found the village head, and after asking around, they finally found the Lingding wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

According to Bai Lu, before she left Suzhou with Xu Shangwan, she had already retired from the theater troupe, but she and her master more or less relied on letters and text messages.

Fifteen years ago, the troupe of the Soviet opera troupe scattered, the number of audiences in the theater dropped sharply, they could not pay the rent, and they had to subsidize food and lodging. Jinshan Yinshan had to be emptied even if it could not make ends meet. The century-old opera troupe was disbanded like this. .

In order to make ends meet, the master brought his senior brother to Yunli Village to set up a stage and sing for the locals.

On the one hand, it can entertain the public, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as self-entertainment and can earn a little money. I don't want this ancestral skill to be followed by no one.

The guide was a local brat with a shaved head and a small scratch on the back of his head.

"Xiao Jiji." A slap on the back of Baijiang's hand: "Don't pull my pigtails! It's here, yesterday I saw Aunt Liu and his son catching crayfish in Shantou Creek, sprinkled garlic and Basil, it smells so old that it smells so good that I came to my house."

Bai Lu's master is Liu Ruyan, and her senior brother is Liu Ruyan's only son, so the child's tone should be right.

Cousin knocked on the door and heard the sound, but there was no movement inside for a while.

Xu Ziqin glanced sideways. There was a small window on the side wall of the low room, which was the old-fashioned one propped up with bamboo poles.

He drilled his head in and looked around. The wooden house is not big. The window is facing the living room. The bedrooms on both sides are empty. The interior decoration is simple and simple, and it is extremely clean.

"No one." Xu Ziqin shook his head.

Bai Jiang couldn't help but feel disappointed. The three of them climbed mountains and waded for hours without looking at anyone, and they didn't speak to their mother. It was really a pity.

Just when everyone was about to go back the same way, the mother of "Little Tuya" urged him to go home for dinner. Xu Ziqin was thirsty, so he begged for a drink of water.

The accent of the people in the village was very heavy, and it was obvious that Bai Jiang and Xu Ziqin were from other places, so they greeted them openly.

"Looking for Liu Ruyan? Are you looking for her to sing? Then you have to wait, she has a tight schedule, at least half a month." The aunt gave each of them a freshly steamed old noodle bun.

Cousin Mantou swallowed the herbal tea: "We offer double the price, priority."

"She's a voluntary performer, double? You have to line up for ten times!"

The aunt served his son a meal, "I'm sorry, I only cooked three people's meals. The child's father hasn't come back yet, so I won't keep a few people for dinner."

It's honest and simple, they haven't said they want to stay, they have declared their family first.Looking at the aunt's respectful and rigorous appearance, she doesn't seem like a joker.

Bai Jiang said: "If we don't ask her to sing an opera, where can we listen to an opera?"

The aunt scratched her head: "I heard that... I'm singing at Liu Sanshui's house in the next village. That's right, it's his house. His son has been admitted to the second university in Hangzhou, so he went to find her to warm up the scene."

In the summer of Suzhou, it is still bright after seven o’clock. It is said that the village next door is a bit far away. There are several kilometers of mountain roads and there are no cars.Thanks to my aunt being a kind person, I took them along with me.

On the way, when the aunt talked about Liu Ruyan one after another, she was secretly sad: "I have a good son, who has never married a wife in his forties, and the matchmakers can go to the entrance of the village. Hey, What a wonderful pair of mother and son. There are big and small weddings and funerals in the village, and they have never refused to perform on stage.

I watched her move to Yunli. Over ten years later, her voice is bright, and she seems to change her appearance as soon as she takes the stage.With a flick of the sleeves and a leap, how beautiful it is, but there is no man to help, life is hard. "

Bai Jiang sniffed, and Xu Ziqin hugged him, comforting him in a low voice.

"I heard...his son has never been married, and he seems to be waiting for someone." The aunt sighed, "Hey, he is also a lover, but his son also brought many apprentices to learn opera, and he learned it well, like So what happened. Tomorrow, if my son is one or two years older, he will also learn this mellow, gentle and distant Kunshan dialect."

As night fell, there was the sound of cicadas and frogs, and the four of them stopped in front of the red arch.

On a stage made of square tables, a woman in a beautiful costume performed, with bright eyes, white teeth, almond eyes, black eyebrows, a flick of sleeves, looking back and smiling, and walked past gracefully.

There was thunderous applause from the audience.

Xu Ziqin always heard the Kunshan tune through Baijiang's earphones, but listening to the music was completely different from watching the music in real life. His heart was shocked and shocked, which made him nod and applaud frequently.

Liu Ruyan has been associated with Kunshan accent all her life, even if there is only one audience cheering and applauding, she can continue to sing. Drama is her life, and it is also a disaster she is destined to not escape.

Two minutes later, a middle-aged man led a group of children to sing "The Story of the Righteous Hero".

The more Bai Jiang listened, the more interested he became, he pulled Xu Ziqin forward, found a stool to sit down and listen to the play, and smacked it carefully.

He has been nurtured by his mother since he was a child. He can't sing but loves to listen.Sleeping, bored, and even listening to a passage in class, "The Story of the Righteous Hero" is one of Bai Jiang's favorite Kunshan operas.

"Aunt Lin, how is the preparation for the Youth League this year?" A sweet voice came from behind, "My Bao'er loves your craft of salted egg yolk."

"Enough is enough!" said the aunt, "Then I have agreed in advance that my child is learning opera with you Bao'er, so don't dislike it. If you don't sing well or dance seriously, you can beat and scold me at will. He and the baby's father fully support it."

Xu Ziqin looked back, and met the woman in the flower dress face to face.

so beautiful!

Although Liu Ruyan is old, she is well maintained, and her conversation has a kind of elegance and refinement, which is very similar to Bai Lu.

"This one is handsome. If he learns the music earlier, he will become a famous actor in the future." Liu Ruyan pointed at Xu Ziqin and smiled, her face full of kindness.

Bai Jiang looked back, stunned, and stared dumbly for a while, but it was Liu Ruyan who recognized him first, with moist eyes: "You...you look like an old friend of mine."

"These three came here specially to ask you to listen to the play." The aunt introduced.

Gongs and drums outside the room were loud, and firecrackers were crackling.

Xu Ziqin pushed his cousin out the door, bowed respectfully to Liu Ruyan, and closed the door.

Bai Jiang bowed and knelt down: "This kneeling is to replace my mother. I will be a teacher for one day and a father for the rest of my life. If you hadn't taken her in and learned opera in the troupe..."

Liu Ruyan hunched over, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and helped him up: "The past cannot be pursued, and it is useless to talk about it. So many years have passed, and the child has grown up so much. Hey! How is your mother doing better recently?"

Bai lowered his head and remained silent.

Liu Ruyan shook her head and sighed: "It's all a debt of love, and it's all trapped by love. Everyone says that actors are ruthless, but it's okay to be ruthless, but one or two are love. It's everyone's choice, and I can't blame others."

Bai Jiang didn't understand the meaning, so he went through the process and poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Liu Ruyan: "This cup of tea, according to the rules, I want to toast you."

Outside the door, Xu Ziqin and his cousin listened to the crack of the door with big eyes and small eyes.Liu Ruyan's hearing was excellent, she frowned, and shouted: "That handsome junior, come in."

"Is it me?" Xu Ziqin pointed to himself, and his cousin slapped him on the head and pushed him in.

"It's not you, is it me?"

The two stood in front of Liu Ruyan. Liu Ruyan put down the teacup in her hand, changed her approachable posture, and held Xu Ziqin's wrist calmly and calmly.

The jingle ring in her hand was crisp and sweet, Liu Ruyan asked: "I gave this ring to your mother?"

"Master..." Bai Jiang wanted to explain.

But she was interrupted by raising her hand: "Things are passed down, and this ring was originally passed down to me by my master, and now it can be regarded as passed down from generation to generation. If it is melted or sold, I have nothing to say. Dai If you wear this ring, you will be trapped in it for the rest of your life, and you will never leave it, have you made up your mind?"

Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang looked at each other and nodded: "Never leave, never give up, think it over."