Looking at the bright moon

After a few days of heavy snow, Yannan ushered in a rare sunny day, Sheng Huan ran out during the lunch break of the mother, planning to go out secretly.

Longyuan is heavily guarded, and Sheng Huan, as a half-outsider, must report to the police and get the housekeeper's approval before going out.Sheng Huan didn't want to cause a lot of trouble, so he prepared to rely on other methods to leave. He wandered around Long Garden for a few times, and finally found a way out in a garden near Dongyuan.There are few guards here, and there is a tall banyan tree at the root of the wall near the street. As long as you climb up, you can fall outside the wall through the branches.

Sheng Huan was quick and agile, and climbed to the canopy of the tree with ease. Before reaching the top, he suddenly heard the sound of conversation from a distance.

Two footsteps approached slowly, walking towards Shenghuan.He had no time to dodge, so he hugged a thick branch, hung himself up, clamped the branch with his legs, and hid in the most inconspicuous place.

One person said: "How many days have you not shown up outside? If this continues, the brothers will think that you are the one who is seriously ill, not the young master."

The gentle voice replied: "It's not like you don't know, I have nothing to do with Yongtang."

Sheng Huan was startled, and found that the people who came were Wen Mingyu and the big man who led the way earlier.He has always been afraid of avoiding Wen Mingyu, but unexpectedly he would meet here by chance today, so he subconsciously shrank himself a little further, so as not to be discovered by the other party and cause unpleasant things.

The big man said: "It would be great if you could share some of your energy with your own son."

Wen Mingyu sneered: "My son? Have I recognized him? Hancheng, that kid never calls me father, he is very sensible."

There was undisguised disgust in his tone, even if Sheng Huan was self-aware, he would still feel embarrassed when his biological father ridiculed him like this in person.Before meeting Wen Mingyu, Sheng Huan had never paid attention to the old affairs between the other party and Sheng Yunni. At that time, he thought that he would never be interested in this matter for the rest of his life.But when he really came into contact with Wen Mingyu, Sheng Huan found that he still had an irresistible curiosity. He was very eager to know how Wen Mingyu and Sheng Yunyi met and how they turned against each other. Let him be born?

Wen Mingyu and the big man got closer and closer, and finally stopped not far from the banyan tree.Wen Mingyu stood under a plum tree with a pitch-black cloak on her shoulders, her silhouette was tall and straight.A gust of wind blows, blowing down the tree full of white plums, and the petals swarmed like fine snow onto Wen Mingyu's hair and clothes, but he raised his hand indifferently, and helped a crumbling flower bud on the branch.

The scene was beautiful like a painting, Sheng Huan completely forgot about his situation, and stared blankly at Wen Mingyu in front of him. If he hadn't seen the other side of the other party's indifference and sternness, Sheng Huan would have thought that his father was originally a Gentle and kind people, when they see plum blossoms knocked down by the cold wind, they can't help but lend a helping hand.

It's a pity that his reverie was quickly interrupted. The big man walked behind Wen Mingyu and continued the topic just now: "Even if that woman is hateful, the child is always innocent."

Wen Mingyu raised his palm and gestured for the big man to keep silent.The big man seemed to want to continue talking, but Wen Mingyu glanced sideways, and immediately let out a heavy sigh, not daring to speak any more.But after waiting for a few seconds, Wen Mingyu didn't let go of his hand. The big man was a little puzzled and asked, "Master, what else do you want?"

"Let me borrow your knife." Wen Mingyu said calmly.

The big man was still confused, and honestly lifted the hem of his clothes, revealing the things pinned to his waist.With sharp eyes, Sheng Huan noticed that there were not only several daggers on it, but also a pitch-black pistol hanging on it.Although he knew the background of the Wen family, when he saw this kind of thing for the first time, he would inevitably be a little curious and stared at it for a long time.Wen Mingyu took the dagger from the big man's hand, turned around suddenly, and looked at Sheng Huan's position.

When his eyes met Wen Mingyu's, Sheng Huan's heart skipped a beat and he quickly sensed the crisis.

Wen Mingyu looked at him for a moment, with a half-smile on his face, and then threw the dagger casually, and shot the dagger in the direction of Shenghuan.Sheng Huan's reaction was also extremely quick, and he immediately shrank back a few inches with his hands and feet. In a matter of seconds, he felt a gust of wind sweeping around his neck, his shoulders were cold, and the dagger pierced through his shirt with a snap The skin and flesh are firmly embedded in the trunk.

If the angle of the dagger was more biased, it must have cut his neck at this moment. The other party's move was sudden and dangerous. Sheng Huan couldn't calm down his frantic heartbeat for a long time. He stared at Wen Mingyu under the tree with wide eyes. He looked bewildered and somewhat annoyed.After being teased many times, he finally got a little tempered, but he was afraid to show it out because of Wen Mingyu's identity.

The two stalemate for a while, and the big man also found Shenghuan on the tree, and couldn't help shouting: "What are you doing, come down for me!"

Sheng Huan pulled out the dagger expressionlessly, held it in his hand, and looked down at Wen Mingyu.Wen Mingyu seemed to have read his thoughts, raised her eyebrows provocatively, and winked at Sheng Huan.

After all, Sheng Huan didn't have the guts to throw the dagger there. He held the sharp weapon in his mouth, slid down the tree trunk, took out the dagger from his mouth, wiped it with his sleeve, and handed it to the stern-faced man.

The big man put it into his belt without looking at it, then quietly cast a glance at Wen Mingyu, and retreated behind him without saying a word.

This was Sheng Huan's first time standing with Wen Mingyu, Fang felt that the other party was much taller than himself, and he had to raise his head slightly to meet Wen Ming's deep, dark, slightly smiling phoenix eyes.

Wen Mingyu's eyes stayed on Sheng Huan's cut collar for a moment, and then fell on Sheng Huan's face.He seemed to find Shenghuan's current expression very interesting, and after looking at it with interest for a long time, he said, "Don't always hide in the corner and peek, this is what mice like to do."

Sheng Huan knew that the other party had figured out what he went to peek at that night, and the anger in his heart was quickly suppressed by embarrassment, so he couldn't help but look away, staring at a half-bloomed plum blossom in a daze.

"I will compensate you for the clothes." After leaving such a sentence, Wen Mingyu simply left, obviously not wanting to take a second look at him.

The big man didn't follow, and when Wen Mingyu's back disappeared at the end of the road, he walked up to Sheng Huan, observed carefully for a while, and asked, "Are you surprised?"

Sheng Huan was still thinking about his father, he didn't expect that Wen Mingyu would still remember what he said, and would offer to compensate him for a piece of clothing.This unexpected carefulness calmed his dissatisfaction a little, Sheng Huan tidied up the messed up skirts, and shook his head at the big man.

"You and the third master really look alike." The big man smiled. Unlike his stern appearance, he seemed to be an easy target to get close to: "Although they don't look alike, they look exactly the same when they stare at people."

Sheng Huan didn't know how to answer this sentence, no matter his appearance or demeanor, he didn't want to have any resemblance with Wen Mingyu, it would only make the other party hate him even more.

The big man didn't expect to hear Sheng Huan's answer, so he said, "My surname is Xu, and I'm your father's subordinate. You can call me uncle. If you encounter any troubles in the future, let the servants come to me, and I will help you." Find a way for you."

Although Sheng Huan is young, he knows how to distinguish the authenticity of good intentions.Since he was ten years old, because of this face that is very similar to Sheng Yunyi, many people have shown affection to him for no reason.The first time Sheng Huan encountered this kind of thing, he didn't know the danger, so he was lured by the other party ignorantly, and was almost insulted in the end.After knocking out the attacker, Sheng Huan fled back to Sheng Yunyi with bruises all over her body. At that time, Sheng Yunyi was leaning on the door frame with a cigarette between her green fingers, narrowing her charming eyes , sneered and looked up and down the embarrassed Sheng Huan.

"How old are you, you already know how to seduce men." Sheng Yunni parted his red lips slightly, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and left with his waist swaying: "As expected of Wen Mingyu's own son, he is as promising as your father .”

Even if Sheng Yunye saw others bullying her own flesh and blood, not only would she not help, she might even applaud from the sidelines. She couldn't take revenge on Wen Mingyu who had let her down, so she transferred her resentment to Sheng Huan. Sheng Yunye's only joy in raising him.Sheng Huan has never felt the slightest warmth from her mother, so she naturally learned to be numb and be able to deal with the hidden malice of others.

But although the big man has a scary and cold face, his eyes are open and clear, completely different from the hypocrisy and flattery Sheng Huan has seen in the past.Sheng Huan couldn't refuse such a gaze. He thought about it with a straight face, and felt that he should thank him, so he said bluntly: "Thank you, can I go?"

"Wait." The big man grabbed his collar and dragged Sheng Huan to his side: "You haven't answered me yet, what are you trying to do by climbing a tree?"

Sheng Huan didn't want to lie to him, so she told him the truth: "I want to go out."

This frank answer made the big man speechless for a moment, and he said in a bad mood: "If you don't leave the good door, you have to escape over the wall like a thief. It's really shameful! The third master hates such petty theft. If you are caught by him, you will be punished."

Xu Hancheng has a rough appearance, but he hides a soul that cares more than an old mother. He took care of Wen Mingyu when he was young, and now he can't help caring for the young master's son. Although his tone is reproachful, it is also kind.Sheng Huan listened silently, and felt a little strange. In the past, if he angered any adult, he would only suffer verbal abuse and beatings. It was an unprecedented experience for him to be taught a serious lesson like this.

Halfway through Xu Hancheng's speech, he was surprised to find that Sheng Huan raised his head at some point, staring at him with bright eyes, with a very focused look, he couldn't help wondering, and thought to himself: Does this kid like to be scolded?

He coughed dryly, and said with a straight face: "I'll take you out, it's not peaceful outside now, remember to come back earlier."

Sheng Huan accepted the other party's kindness and left smoothly through the gate of Longyuan's residence.He hadn't been in contact with the outside world for nearly half a month. Standing in the bustling, wide and lively street at this moment, he felt a little strange.He pulled up the scarf around his neck, hid the lower half of his face in it, and went to the place where he had lived for 16 years.

As the New Year is approaching, the merchants and taverns along the street have hung red lanterns under the eaves, and there are many more shops selling calligraphy and writing Spring Festival couplets.These excitements have never had anything to do with Shenghuan. The New Year is the time when Sheng Yunyi is at her leisure. She has no business to do, so she comes here wholeheartedly to toss Shenghuan.Ordinary people celebrate with whips and family reunions in the past few days, but Sheng Huan has to be exhausted under the instigation of his mother, and has completely lost the interest in the festival since then.

Chunhua Lane took advantage of the momentum of the festival, and the intersection was much more lively than usual. Many cars were parked outside the alley, and through the high wall, you could hear melodious singing voices faintly.Most of the people walking in the alleys were well-dressed, adult men in groups of three or four, who seemed particularly abrupt for a young man like Shenghuan.Sheng Huan avoided the sight of passers-by, and found a house. Unlike other residents, the door of this house was closed, and the iron plate inlaid by the door was covered with a thin layer of dust. Two words.

Sheng Huan leaned against the wall, raised his finger to his lips, and whistled loudly.

After a while, there was a sound of hurried footsteps running over, and immediately a head popped out from above the low wall. It was a very handsome and thin young man, looking in the direction of Shenghuan.

After discovering Sheng Huan, the boy immediately smiled and whispered, "Wait for me."

It's been a long time since I saw him, but this friend of his seemed haggard again, with a layer of listless blue under his eyes.The other party was very happy to see Sheng Huan, and after opening the door, he rushed to his side in a few steps, squatted down next to Sheng Huan, and looked at him carefully from the side.

The boy concluded: "Why haven't you gained weight at all?"

He is the only person who knows where Shenghuan is going, and also Shenghuan's only friend.The boy's name is Jiang Li, and he has known Sheng Huan since he was five years old. They live together in Chunhua Lane, and their life experience is the same.Jiang Li was born in a poor family. He has a younger sister who is one year younger than him. His parents are addicted to gambling. In order to make ends meet, they sold him and his younger sister to Chunhua Lane.The madam Jiang Yushu took a fancy to her younger sister's beauty, and devoted herself to cultivating her. Jiang Yushu dismissed Jiang Li, who was like a gift, and only treated him as a rough servant.Jiang Li couldn't bear his younger sister's sinking into the pit of fire, so he lived frugally every day, and together with Sheng Huan saved a meager savings, he wanted to redeem his younger sister's life.

Sheng Yunye was an opium addict and owed a large amount of money to the madam. After she died of illness, the madam had no way to recover the debt, so she pinned her idea on Sheng Huan.Among the guests who visited Sheng Yunyi in the past, many people also liked her beautiful son, but Sheng Yunyi has been unwilling to sell him, so the matter is over.Now the madam finally has a justifiable reason to force Sheng Huan to sign the contract of selling herself, and she is asking people to search for him everywhere. Jiang Li is worried about his friend's safety, so he let him hide in Longyuan first, and wait for Sheng Huan to find them. After buying the money in the alley, after redeeming her sister, she can fly away without any restraint.

"I'll gain weight in a while." Sheng Huan smiled at him.

Jiang Li asked again: "Does your father... treat you well?"

He didn't know the grievances between Sheng Yunye and Wen Mingyu, but he could also know from Sheng Yunye's miserable end that the mother and son were not favored.Jiang Li was abandoned by his close relatives when he was young, and he knew very well that the blood relationship was not as strong as ordinary people imagined. Although tigers are poisonous and don't eat their offspring, Sheng Huan's biological father has a special identity, so it is hard to guarantee that Sheng Huan will not suffer much when he is by his side.

Recalling the two whip marks left by Wen Mingyu on his body, and the dagger that almost pierced his neck, a momentary gloom flashed across Sheng Huan's expression.However, he still remembered Wen Mingyu's sentence "There is no reason to say", and he was a little helpless, so he only confided half of the truth to Jiang Li: "He seldom pays attention to me."

But for some reason, he loves to tease people.

This is the second half of the sentence that Sheng Huan kept in his heart.

Jiang Li didn't doubt that he was there, he held Sheng Huan's hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if he ignores you, as long as he is willing to take you in and give you a bite to eat, that's enough."

After all, he was young, after a few words of concern about Sheng Huan's recent situation, he pestered him to inquire about things in Long Garden.Although Sheng Huan was reticent, he had been in Longyuan for half a month, and he had accumulated some thoughts that he wanted to share with his friends.He skipped the dispute between himself and Wen Yongtang, and told Jiang Li about Wen Mingyu's unexplained hatred for Sheng Yunyi, which made the other party confused.The two teenagers had never been in love, so they couldn't figure out what kind of ups and downs there would be. In the end, Jiang Li hesitated to express his opinion: "Maybe it was... a fight?"

Sheng Huan didn't agree with this guess. According to Sheng Yun's attitude when he mentioned Wen Mingyu, how could such a deep resentment arise from a mere quarrel.

The two squatted at the base of the wall for a long time, Jiang Li's stomach suddenly groaned loudly, seeing Sheng Huan turned his head to look over, he smiled embarrassedly, and whispered: "I didn't eat much at noon, I'm a little hungry. "

Sheng Huan carefully examined his pale and slender cheeks, frowned and said, "Are they not giving you food again?"

Jiang Yushu is stingy and dislikes Jiang Li, who can't attract business, so she deducts his food every three days.When Sheng Huan was still living here, he often shared his rations with the other party. Now that he moved into Longyuan, the other party must have suffered a lot of hunger.Jiang Li was embarrassed to lie to him, and afraid that Sheng Huan would worry about him, so he said, "I don't have much appetite recently..."

Seeing his expression, Sheng Huan knew that Jiang Li was not telling the truth.Without any explanation, he pulled the other party up and led him to the alley.

Sheng Huan was tall and had long legs, and his steps were quick and fast. Jiang Li was no match for his strength, so he stumbled and followed behind, puzzled, "Xiao Sheng, where are you taking me?"

"Eat." Sheng Huan replied.

When he went out, he brought a little change that he had saved, which was originally intended to be given to the Jiang Li brothers and sisters for emergency use, so it would be a good place to spend it.Jiang Li knew that he couldn't hold back his friend, so he was obediently led by Sheng Huan, watching him buy a bag of roasted sweet potatoes outside the alley, and stuffed them all into his arms.

Jiang Li looked embarrassed: "Where do you need so much..."

Sheng Huan said: "Jiang Lan also likes to eat, you can take it back to her."

He is half a year younger than Jiang Li, but his speech and behavior are much more stable than his older friends, and he often takes care of Jiang Li and his brother like a big brother.Jiang Li looked at Sheng Huan's side profile, he was still a teenager, with a bright and handsome face, but a pair of dark eyes were calm and calm, as if only an adult had the demeanor.Jiang Li grew up with him, and there was a sense of sympathy between the two of them. He still had his younger sister to rely on, and Sheng Huan, except for his father who didn't care about him, was like a weed.Thinking of this, Jiang Li sighed, broke off half of the sweet potato in his hand, and stuffed it into Sheng Huan's hand.

Sheng Huan took a bite, then narrowed his eyes contentedly, and said in a low voice, "It's so sweet."

Jiang Li smiled, and the two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, close together like two wild cats basking in the sun, squatting in a sunny corner of the street, sharing a hot and sweet sweet potato together.Sheng Huan ate faster than the other party. When he was cleaning up the residue on his hands, he suddenly saw several tall men with unfriendly expressions squeezed out from the dense crowd. The leader had an ugly spider-like patch on his right cheek. Red Spot, staring at him with a gloomy face, was Tang Jiu.

This person used to be Sheng Yunye's guest of honor, and has an unusual relationship with her madam, so it is hard to guarantee that he will not be escorted to the madam to claim credit and receive a reward.Sheng Huan was very vigilant, immediately pulled Jiang Li up, and shouted: "Follow me!"

Jiang Li also saw Tang Jiu in front of him, hurriedly put the bag into his arms, and ran after Sheng Huan.

As expected, Tang Jiu had malicious intentions, and when he realized that his whereabouts had been revealed, he scolded angrily, and led several big men to chase after them.

Chunhua Lane is not deep, and you can run from the beginning to the end in just a few steps.Tang Jiu was entrusted by the madam, and was looking for Sheng Huan everywhere, and wanted to escort him back to pay off the debt.Unexpectedly, some time ago, this kid seemed to have evaporated from the world. Even if he digs three feet south of the city, he can't be found.I ran into him suddenly today, and I just thought the other party was a turtle in the urn, so I was so excited, I wished I could catch Sheng Huan immediately and ask for a reward.

Sheng Huan also knew that if he continued to run, he would be caught sooner or later. They happened to come to a corner, and he hurriedly took Jiang Li to hide among the abandoned debris in the corner, and pulled a bamboo basket with a hole to cover it. Above his head, he raised his hand to gently cover Jiang Li's mouth, signaling the other party not to make a sound.

Jiang Li's physical strength was not as good as his, and he was sweating profusely when he ran. Seeing this, he struggled to control his heavy breathing, and dared not speak.

Several footsteps came and went, and Tang Jiu's voice scolded: "Damn, where are you?"

"Let's search separately." Another flattering voice suggested: "The brat can't run far, so he must be hiding somewhere."

A few people really dispersed, and not long after, two people found their hiding place and looked around.This is a dead end, and the end can be seen at a glance. The two big men turned around, but found no suspicious traces. One of them muttered: "It seems that it is not there, let's go to another place."

The other person was much more cautious. He kicked away the waste piled up on the side of the road, searched for all the gaps that could accommodate people, and quickly checked to the bamboo basket where Sheng Huan and Jiang Li were hiding.The big man took a few steps forward, and kicked a table with a broken leg with his toe. Jiang Li happened to hide behind the table, and suddenly his body shook with fright. He tightly grabbed the corner of Sheng Huan's clothes and hid his head in his elbow.

When the big man found the bamboo basket, he became suspicious, so he bent down and peeped through the hole at the bottom of the basket.

Sheng Huan didn't dodge or dodge, his eyes collided with the other party in an instant, the big man's eyes widened in astonishment, he was about to open his mouth, but Sheng Huan's hands protruding from below grabbed his neck.This time he gritted his teeth and exerted [-]% of his strength to turn the big man's pinched eyes white, his throat clucking, the two of them struggled, the other restrained them, and they went back and forth in a stalemate for several seconds. When the wind fell, he fell limply to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

The muffled sound alarmed another companion on the other side, Sheng Huan didn't wait for that person to react, he lifted the bamboo basket like lightning, jumped out, and kicked the man in the back.

The man let out a cry of pain, and fell to the ground in embarrassment. He wanted to get up, but Sheng Huan stepped on the back of his head and pressed him firmly into the soil.Sheng Huan picked up a broken brick and smashed it unconscious a few times. Then he took a breath and raised his hand to wipe the sweat dripping from his forehead.

Jiang Li seldom saw Sheng Huan make a move. He didn't expect him to be so powerful, so he hid aside and watched dumbfounded.

Seeing that there was no one around, Tang Jiu and his thugs had gone far away, Sheng Huan hurriedly pulled Jiang Li up, and said to him: "Go back quickly, the person they want to arrest is me, they won't pay attention to you .”

"What about you?" Jiang Li was worried, and said anxiously: "Why don't you let me lure those people away, you can take the opportunity to escape."

Sheng Huan shook his head, his expression was still indifferent and calm, perhaps because of the fight he had just had, his lips were tightly pursed, and there was cold hostility in his eyes, very much like a vicious little wolf.

"They can't catch me." Sheng Huan said.

Jiang Li knew that staying by Sheng Huan's side would only cause more trouble, so he had to give a few words of advice and left cautiously.When his friend was far away, Sheng Huan kicked away the unconscious big man under his feet, rolled up his sleeves, and rushed towards a wall, and kicked on the top of the wall in a few steps.He grew up in Chunhua Lane since he was a child, and he knew the terrain like the palm of his hand. Taking advantage of the distraction of the other party's eyes, he easily escaped from the pursuit, merged into the crowd of people on the street, and completely lost his trace.

Two men in hats and black coats were leaning outside the alleyway, quietly looking at Shenghuan's back, looking thoughtful.

"Young master has some skills." One of them said: "It's also because of his good skills, otherwise if he is caught, shall we save him or not?"

The other person threw a broad bean into his mouth and chewed it until it creaked: "Of course we can't save him. The third master asked us to watch him, so we can only watch him. How dare we make our own decisions."

The two looked at each other with a smile, lowered the brim of their hats, and left one after another.