Destiny of crossing

After half a year, it is spring again in a blink of an eye.

On the streets of Wujia Town, in front of Wanhualou.

A man in gray linen with a strong physique and a simple face was holding several neatly folded yellow papers: "This is a new score, lady boss, what do you think?"

The old bustard took the music score, looked up and down, immediately brightened his eyes, and smiled happily: "Wonderful, really wonderful, this composer is really a rare talent, every time he composes the music is unique, It is refreshing, and the guests who come here are full of praise, and they linger back and forth!"

The old bustard looked at it for a while, then readily took out a few pieces of silver from his cuff: "Wu Erniu, this is five taels of silver, do you think it is enough?"

"Enough, enough," the man known as Wu Erniu nodded and bowed, cheerfully took the broken pieces of silver handed over by the gorgeously dressed old bustard in front of him, weighed them carefully in his hand, and let out a hey laugh. Put it carefully into your pocket.

"Thank you lady boss, then I'll go first!"

"Wait" The old bustard grabbed Wu Erniu, waved the handkerchief, the fragrance was wafting, and looked at her eyes: "What's the rush! Come, come in and sit for a while."

The man blushed, and quickly declined: "No, there's no need for the lady boss, and——what's the matter?"

The proprietress smiled coquettishly, with all kinds of flair: "Erniu, I don't know the name of that talented man, why do you come here for him every time? Oh, to be honest, with such a talent, many romantic scholars want to meet him. See its true face."

Wu Erniu scratched his hair, with a look of embarrassment: "Ma'am, he...he has bad legs and feet, so he can't come."

The old bustard looked surprised: "Oh? So it's a cripple? No wonder, alas! What a pity!"

Wu Erniu laughed twice again: "The lady boss, I'm leaving first!"

Wu Erniu got the silver and was in a good mood. First, he went to the pharmacy to grab two packs of medicine, and then went to the vegetable market to buy some beef. With the medicine in one hand and the meat in the other, he walked back cheerfully.

Wu Erniu's home is in a small fishing village under the jurisdiction of Wujia Town. This small fishing village is located on the edge of a tributary of the Yangtze River. Since the freezing period has long passed, this small village called Sanshui Village is now lively again. , at a glance, it is full of vitality.

Wu Erniu passed through the small fishing village, but did not go home, but went directly to the mountain.

On the mountain, the bamboo is as deep as the sea, and there is a piece of fresh green.

Wu Erniu walked along a stone road in the forest to the depths of the bamboo forest. Within a short while, a small wooden house appeared in the forest. small bamboo building.

On the platform of the bamboo building, a man in white clothes sat quietly at the table, holding a small knife in one hand, and a half-finished bamboo flute in the other. There are certain repressed thoughts and sorrows hidden deep in the eyes.

And his long hair fluttered, his expression was indifferent, and beside the bamboo building with green mountains and green waters, he seemed to have transcended the world.

Wu Erniu paused, looked at the young man's side face in a daze for a while, and then called out, "Brother, look what I bought back?"

The young man paused, and immediately smiled, and turned around: "Brother Erniu, you are back."

When Wu Erniu saw the originally indifferent face, he immediately became angry, and even his eyes became lively, and his smile was full of sunshine, which made people feel that the scene he saw just now must be an illusion.

Such a man, who is willing to let him get hurt!

But he didn't know how much pain this beautiful and mortal man had endured.

Wu Erniu put the things on the table in front of him, and took out the few taels of silver he had exchanged today: "Today's score was exchanged for five taels of silver, and the proprietress also said that she is very envious of your talent, and many people want to meet you." Woolen cloth!"

"Oh?" The young man smiled mischievously, "Then what do you say?"

"Hey" Wu Erniu scratched his head in embarrassment: "I know you don't like places with a lot of people, let alone that kind of place is so messy, so I said you have bad legs and feet, hey! By the way, this is for you medicine."

"Brother Er Niu, my injury is already healed, why do I need to eat these, why don't I save the money and give the old lady the medicine."

"Although your leg injury has healed, my mother said that you need to eat for a while, or the root cause of the disease will remain."

The young man stopped talking, lowered his head, his eyes were a little red: "Thank you."

Wu Erniu scratched his head in embarrassment: "Thank you, you earned the money." Wu Erniu wanted to say something to comfort him, but he couldn't think of anything to say, so he picked up the money again with both hands. Big bag and small bag: "I bought beef today, let's go down and let my mother cook it for us."

"Hmm..." The young man put down his work, followed Wu Erniu, and walked down the mountain with a smile on his face.

"Mom, I'm back, hey, what's the matter with you, mother?"

As soon as Wu Erniu entered the house, he saw his mother sitting on the bed and crying, her eyes were swollen.

Aunt Wu ignored it and continued to wipe away tears.

"Ma'am, what happened?"

Aunt Wu was familiar with this voice, and obviously had a good impression of it, not only stopped crying, but also greeted: "Come on, child, sit here."

The young man sat beside Aunt Wu without restraint, and held Aunt Wu's hand: "Auntie, why are you crying so sadly? Did something happen?"

Aunt Wu wiped her tears and sobbed, "Just now, someone from the government just now asked us Erniu to be drafted into the army, saying that every family has a strong man, and we have to report in five days, otherwise... otherwise... Woooo..."

"No, how about it, mother?"

"Otherwise, in the name of violating the laws of the court, he will be executed with a stick." After finishing speaking, Aunt Wu burst into tears: "I am just such a son. After going to the battlefield, it is hard to say whether he will come back."

The young man lowered his eyes, and after a while, he became clear: "Ma'am, why don't I go instead of Brother Er Niu!"

Aunt Wu and Wu Erniu were shocked at the same time, and said in unison: "No."

The young man laughed and said, "I've always been alone, with nothing to worry about, why not?"

Wu Erniu said angrily: "Who said there is no care? My mother is closer to you than to my own son, and I didn't treat you as an outsider. Speaking of which, dead people are common on the battlefield. You How can someone with a weak and weak appearance go to war, or die? Anyway, no, I don’t agree.”

After Wu Erniu finished speaking, he sat down on the stool angrily.

"Yes..." Aunt Wu echoed.

"Auntie" Mrs. Wu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the young man gently: "Since you always treat me like a son, why bother with me? Besides, half a year ago, if it wasn't for Erniu Ge Jiang Zhong rescued me, but was kindly taken in by my aunt, who spent a lot of money to seek medical treatment for my injuries. I am afraid that I would have become a dead body long ago. How could I live a peaceful life like today? Brother Er Niu. Now I have this opportunity..."

"Who paid you back?" Wu Erniu roared, "Besides, you have earned a lot of silver taels for our family in the past six months."

"Brother Erniu," the young man said earnestly, "Ma'am only has a son like you, don't you have the heart to see her wash her face with tears all day long, and die alone forever?"

Or when these words reached Aunt Wu's heart, Aunt Wu began to cry again.

Wu Erniu is a dutiful son, he couldn't bear to see his old lady like this, and thinking about what the young man said just now, his heart was already touched. .

Seeing that the persuasion had achieved results, the young man continued his efforts and said, "Then it's settled. After I pack up my things, I'll go report."

Wu Erniu pressed his hands on his knees, raised his eyes to look at the young man, and reluctantly said: "You think you can replace him if you want? The official's investigation is strict!"

The young man pondered for a moment, then smiled mysteriously: "I have a solution, brother Erniu, take me to meet the proprietress of Wanhualou!"

Wujia Town.

Wu Erniu and the young man were walking on the busy street, Wu Erniu was a little puzzled, and asked all the way: "Brother, what are you doing there?"

The young man smiled mysteriously again, but the smile was hidden under the brim of his hat: "Of course it's for money."

Wu Erniu scratched his head: "You made a new song again? Why didn't I know?"

The young man shook his head, paused, and pointed to the front: "Wanhualou?"

"Yo, it's Erniu! Why are you here again today?" The auntie, who is dressed up in fancy clothes, saw them from afar and greeted them warmly. While talking to Erniu, her eyes were glued to the body of a young man.

From top to bottom, from bottom to top, and then up—the eyes are covered by a hat, and only a graceful chin, a straight and firm nose and a white and tender face can be seen.

Only these are enough, the old bustard judged that the man in front of him must be a stunning beauty, so he took a few more glances if he didn't want to.

"This master is..."

"He's my brother." Wu Erniu stood up straight, feeling that he was honored to have such a brother, and his voice was louder than usual.

"Yo! Isn't it just the genius who wrote the song?!"

"Miss Boss, isn't it!" the young man said lightly, and his voice was also surprisingly melodious.

The old bustard's heart trembled, her body softened a little naturally, and as she twisted her handkerchief, her expression became more and more charming.

The procuress is actually only 30 years old. She has been in a brothel and dance hall like Wanhualou for many years, and she has her own style when dealing with men.

She put one hand on the young man's shoulder, winking like silk, and whispered softly: "My lord, you can just call me Sister Huahua, lady boss? See you more!"

Wu Erniu trembled in his heart, he must come to sell himself!A layer of sweat could not help but ooze from his forehead, and secretly tugged on the young man's skirt from behind.

The young man said calmly, "Sister Huahua, nice to meet you."

What a special way to say hello.

Sister Huahua immediately turned into a puddle of spring water, hooked the young man's belt, and took it to the building with a bright look: "Master, let's go to the room to talk."