"What are you doing?" Chen Xing looked outside the room, only to see Xiang Shu just put on his clothes and stepped on a pair of flat-bottomed leather sandals. The leather sandals used cowhide instead of wood. With the strands fixed, Xiang Shu was dressed in a martial robe, with a top and bottom jacket, and ankle-length martial trousers. He wore leather sandals as if he were barefoot. He was very handsome and handsome.
"Go out," said Xiang, "to relax."
Chen Xing said, "Are you alone?"
Xiang Shu said, "Is there a problem?"
Chen Xing took the initiative: "I want to go with you."
Xiang Shu said, "There are so many people asking you out today, why don't you meet the emperor?"
Chen Xing thought to himself, did you know that Sima Yao asked me to meet? He said, "I won't go."
Xiang Shu: "Where's Feng Qianjun? Xiao Shan?"
Chen Xing: "Why have you become so long-winded? Besides, I'm leaving."
"You go." Xiang Shu didn't carry his heavy sword, his hands were empty, he tied his martial arts cuff, and turned to leave the room. Chen Xing then followed Xiang Shu's back, as if at a distance. Xiang Shu walked very slowly today, unlike usual strides. Let Chen Xing catch up with the speed of panting, and turn out of Wuyi Lane where Xie Mansion is located.
All the little people and ponies cut out of gold paper were hung in front of the doors of every household. The maple trees were covered with red cloth strips. The maple leaves were flying in Jiankang City.
Outside each door, there is also a table, which is piled with all kinds of glutinous rice, fried, flowers and cakes, allowing passersby to eat. Xiang Shu walked unhurriedly, suddenly stopped, and asked Chen Xing, "Are those for people to eat or to worship God?"
Xiang Shu finally talked with Chen Xing, the two walked side by side, and Chen Xing said: "I have already worshipped God, and after worshipping God, I will bring it out for people to eat. Do you want to try it? I will bring you one. ."
"No," said Xiang, "I don't eat sweets."
Chen Xing ate it by himself and then gave it to Xiang Shu. At that time, the sweet-scented osmanthus was just right, and the sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus cake was crystal clear and transparent. Xiang Shu frowned and said, "Children eat." His sight, ate it in one bite.
Chen Xing said, "Where do you want to go?"
"I don't want to go anywhere," Xiang Shu said casually, "Just hanging out. It's time, why don't you go back?"
Chen Xing imitated Xiang Shu's tone and said, "I want to spend the holidays with you, any questions?"
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When the two of them arrived at the market, they saw that today's market was lively and prosperous. Compared with the late autumn festival under the Chile River, it was simply not a pomp. Jiankang literati and people's whole family were dispatched. The kite sellers were selling kites, and the people who looked at the powder were looking at the powder. Chen Xing was suddenly curious. In the past, he looked at the candy seller, and Xiang Shu looked at him with indifference.
Next to the sugar man stand, there are also shops selling porcelain cups, as well as North and South stained goods, dry goods, and wooden box wood carvings.
"Do you want to buy anything?" said Xiang who was behind Chen Xingchao.
Xiang Shu originally thought that Chen Xing was going to buy something, and was about to take out the money from his wallet. Seeing Chen Xing taking a bottle of wine and looking at it, he said, "No need."
Chen Xing said, "Do you want to try this wine?"
Xiang Shu replied, "I don't want to drink."
Chen Xing looked at Xiang Shu and didn't speak when he saw Xiang Shu. Shopping was so cold and indifferent, he thought to himself how can you be so boring? Autumn Society is so interesting, how can you be so boring at the hustle and bustle of Maple Leafs, tell me
"What do you think of Jiangnan?" Chen Xing asked.
"It's boring." Xiang Shu replied.
Chen Xing said, "Then are you still here?"
Xiang Shu rhetorically asked, "Aren't you coming?"
Chen Xing's words were blocked back. He knew that at this moment Xiang Shu must think that Jiankang was actually very interesting, so he took the rattle from the roadside stall, thumped it a few times, shook it in front of Xiang Shu, and put it back. I thought that you just don't want to show surprise and interest, so as not to foster the arrogance that Jiankang is better than Chilechuan in my mouth.
Xiang Shu frowned slightly when he saw the rattle, and Chen Xing knew that he thought of the rattle.
Chen Xing suddenly said, "I heard you call me Xing'er that day."
Xiang Shu said lightly, "When?"
Chen Xing: "That night in Kuaiji."
Thinking of Wu Qi and that pair of lovers, Chen Xing felt a little lost. Xiang Shu saw the disappointment on Chen Xing's face and said, "I have never called him that."
Chen Xing: "I heard it, but how do you know my nickname is Xing'er? Only my parents and my master have called me that. Even Yuwen Xin didn't call me that before."
Xiang Shu: "Oh? Your master usually calls you that? The Lone King doesn't know."
Chen Xing: "Don't play stupid... Huh? What is that?"
Xiang Shu followed Chen Xing's gaze, and saw many young men and women holding hands on the street, all wearing a red rope on their exposed wrists, with a piece of shell carved on the rope. The shells were big and small, but they were all in pairs.
Xiang Shu asked the passerby, "Where did you get the things in your hand?"
The girl smiled at Xiang Shu and said, "It was given by someone else."
Chen Xing: "?"
Everyone seems to be wearing this rope today, is it for warding off evil spirits? Chen Xing looked at it for a moment, and saw two handsome men holding hands again, looking at Mo Yan in front of the booth. The wrists they held together were also tied with the red rope, and the red rope was wearing a shell.
"And this gift? It's so beautiful." Chen Xing said to himself.
Xiang Shu moved the man and asked, "Where did your shells come from?"
The two men looked back at Xiang Shu and Chen Xing, but one of them was Xie Shi, and said with a smile, "Yo, why are you?"
"Someone sent it." Another young man raised his hand and showed it to Chen Xing.
Chen Xing said: "It's so beautiful, why does Qiu She wear this?"
Xie Shi didn't say anything with a smile, with a flush on his face, and said, "You have someone send it to you." He took the young man, turned and walked away, waving his hand.
Chen Xing: "???"
Xiang Shu spread his hands and couldn't find out. Chen Xing had to walk through the market. The Huai River was full of maple leaves, and there were boatmen with young men and women rowing boats. Many people bought food and sat under the bridge to eat. What are you waiting for. In the distance, a stage was set up by the river, and they began to sing opera, which was about Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua's "Zhi Jinwu".
"As an official, you should be Jinwu, and you should marry a wife as Yin Lihua..." Chen Xing said with a smile.
Xiang Shu stood on the river bank with few people and looked at the distant stage through the maple leaves. Chen Xing explained the story of Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua to Xiang Shu. The two sat down by the river and listened for a while. While talking, Chen Xing found that Xiang Shu was a little distracted, thinking that he should not be interested in these things. Every time he was talking with great interest, but he never paid attention to Xiang Shu. , had to give up.
"Why didn't you say it?" Xiang Shu asked strangely.
"I forgot." Chen Xing said boredly, and after a while, he changed the subject and asked again, "Do you think Murong Chong..."
Xiang Shu is really impatient now: "Can you forget about exorcism? I came out for the festival today just to relax."
Chen Xing had to say: "Okay."
Xiang Shu: "Apart from these things, is there anything else in your mind?"
Chen Xing had to say: "No, so the boring person is actually myself."
The two were relatively silent for a moment, and then Chen Xing gave in and smiled.
"Is there anything to eat?" Chen Xing said, "I should bring something to eat today."
Xiang Shu got up and left without saying a word. Chen Xing thought that he was going to buy hot food, so he didn't follow him. After a while, he saw a banjo under a maple tree, scattered around it. Zhang Dianbu, but the owner did not know where he went. Maybe he was going to the theater, so he took the qin and put it on his lap to test the sound, and found that it was still a priceless guqin.
Really rich... Chen Xing thought to himself, a qin of several hundred taels of silver would not matter if it was thrown on the ground, so he played it and played a series of tones like flowing clouds and water.
Xiang Shu bought lotus leaf steamed buns and shochu in the restaurant. When he was crossing the bridge and returning to the riverside, he suddenly heard the familiar sound of music. It was when he was on the upper floor of Hala and Lincheng that day, saying goodbye to the ancient alliance of Chile. Floating music played on the Qiang flute. Just listening to the sound of the qin is intermittent, as if the person playing the qin can't remember the turning point and the score of the qin, but after a few changes in pitch, it is much softer than the sonorous sound of the Qiang flute.
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Xiang Shu stood on the bridge and saw Chen Xing sitting by the river far away, with a guqin in front of his knees and the maple leaves flying.
After a while, after playing the Floating Life Song, Xiang Shu turned around and got off the bridge, and listened to a song he had never heard playing in the maple forest by the river.
When the tune just started, there was no lack of loneliness and desolation, and there were only a few sounds, but then the chords quickly interlaced, one after another, like silver beads bursting out of the sky, and like heavy hammers on the ground.
The sound of the piano was urgent, and a gust of wind blew suddenly, and the maple leaves in the sky suddenly became bright, like a vast mist, the mountains were vast, and the migratory birds returned from the south to the north. The sound of the piano is soft, but in the sound of the piano, the grandeur of the mountains and seas is revealed.
Xiang Shu was a little fascinated when he heard it, and when Chen Xing suddenly noticed that he was behind him, he stopped playing the piano, turned around and smiled and said, "Did you buy it? I'm going to starve to death."
"What song?" Xiang Shu asked.
"Go back," Chen Xing said, "Tao Qian made it, I don't know if he came today. What did you buy? Didn't you say you don't drink?"
"Drink less," Xiang said, "you get drunk when you drink."
At this time, the owner of the qin came back, and it was Wang Xizhi, who brought his family. gone.
"Do you like that song?" Xiang Shuhu asked.
"It sounds good," Chen Xing said, "but only if you play the Qiang flute well, how did you learn the Qiang flute, I wanted to ask before."
Xiang Shu said: "My father taught it. I'll find time to teach you when I have time. Can you play the zither?"
Xiang Shu was also a little surprised that Chen Xing could actually play the qin, but this accident must be like Chen Xing knew that Xiang Shu could actually play the Qiang flute. The two sides usually knew each other as if they were limited to exorcists and Dharma protectors.
"Playing the zheng is disheveled," Chen Xing said with a smile, "It's crazy, I didn't study hard back then."
When the two crossed the bridge, Chen Xing said, "Do you want to fly a kite?"
"If you want to let me go, let me go with you." Xiang Shu said casually.
Chen Xing felt bored again and said, "Forget it."
After crossing the bridge, Xiang Shu glanced at the kite, but Chen Xing told him not to buy it. On the north bank of the Huai River, there is another larger market. This market is not like the needs of the nobility outside Wuyi Lane, but is dedicated to the common people. Xiang Shu stopped and glanced at the mansions along the street and the riverside, all of which were restaurants and shops.
"Isn't this the street that Dongzhe gave you?" Chen Xing remembered.
"Well," Xiang said, "it's all mine now."
Only then did Chen Xing discover that Xiang Shu was already a wealthy man in Jiankang, and said, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't do anything." Xiang Shu said, "I wanted to come and see it today. I'll talk about the renovation and opening later."
"In the future?" Chen Xing smiled, "Do you want to live here?"
Xiang Shu glanced at Chen Xing, but did not speak. Chen Xing wanted to say who said Jiangnan was boring just now? But on second thought, Xiang Shu is also half Han. Since he learned about his family's origins in Kuaiji, Jiangnan is also his hometown. Why not stay here
Chen Xing: "Will you invite me to your house?"
Xiang Shu said, "If you want."
The two walked through the long street, and suddenly saw a lot of businessmen on the side of the road, holding bamboo poles, and the poles were covered with the kind of shells that Chen Xing had seen but didn't know where they came from!
"Ah, this is it!" Chen Xing said, "How to sell it? Why are everyone wearing it?"
The merchant said sternly: "Two strings? For the girl and the lover."
Chen Xing: "…"
No wonder! It's all from someone else!
Chen Xing has already taken a bunch of them in his hand, but it's not good to put them back. After buying them, who do you want to give them to? Besides, he didn't have any money with him.
The trader said again: "This is called Yuebei. You can only find it by the sea on a full moon night. The twins, the guest officer is from the north? She bought it for her sweetheart every day, in pairs..."
"Oh, okay." Chen Xing thought for a while, and while holding the red rope, he gave Xiang Shu a ghostly look.
Xiang Shu spread his hands and gave the merchant some silver coins. The merchant asked for money, but Xiang Shu said, "No need to look for it, just take two strings."
Chen Xing's heart suddenly jumped wildly, holding one of the strings, which happened to be a pair with Xiang Shu's string. The merchant got the money and said happily: "Thank you two, it will last a long time."
Is he going to give it to me? Chen Xing only wondered if happiness had come too quickly and suddenly, and felt dizzy for a while, but when he saw Xiang Shu walking ahead, he turned around and glanced at him.
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Chen Xing looked at the red rope in his hand, and for a short while, followed behind Xiang Shu.
Xiang Shu took the string of red ropes into his arms, Chen Xing was a little inexplicable, he took the red rope and returned to the bridge. Xiang Shu never gave him his string of shells. After a while, Chen Xing also took the string of shells. The hand rope is drawn up.
"You don't wear it?" Xiang said.
"Forget it." Chen Xing smiled.
The two stood on the bridge and watched the river flow by. Chen Xing said, "Xiang Shu, who do you want to give it to?"
Xiang Shu didn't answer, Chen Xing said, "Keep it for now, you can give it to someone you like later."
Xiang Shu casually said "um", the maple leaves in the river flowed along the water, and Chen Xing said, "What kind of person do you want to be with in the future?"
Xiang Shu looked up at the sky, but didn't answer, he said, "It's getting dark, are you going back?"
Chen Xing knew that if there were some things Xiang Shu didn't want to say, he wouldn't say more. If he really wanted to discuss it, it would only make trouble, so he said, "Wait, what are you doing over there?"
The sky was getting dark, and there were more people on the riverside. Many water lanterns floated on the river. Chen Xing said, "I'll go and see what they're doing, and I'll go back after reading it."
Xiang Shu followed Chen Xing off the bridge. After nightfall, the market gradually closed. All the people of Jiankang came to both sides of the Huai River, and many stalls selling paper lanterns opened again by the river. Chen Xing only found out that after the Yongjia Rebellion, the Jiankang Autumn Society had an unwritten custom of placing a river lantern on the Huai River to mourn relatives.
"I'll buy one too," Chen Xing said. "There are so many people who died because of me."
Xiang Shu said, "Then you have to buy all the river lanterns on the stall."
Chen Xing sighed and said, "Yes."
Xiang Shu wanted to ridicule Chen Xing, but he didn't expect him to understand, so he couldn't help but say, "You still blame yourself until now?"
Chen Xing said with a smile: "I know it all, but I can't let it go."
Xiang Shu had to buy all the lights on the stand, folded the borrowed fire, lit a candle, and lit Chen Xing on the shore, and Chen Xing put them down one by one. The coachmen and people of Chang'an City, the king and princess of Akle, the Huns who died under Che Luofeng's hands, the Hu people of Chilechuan... Wu Qi and Zheng Lun of Kuaiji.
"Do you want to give Che Luofeng?" Chen Xing asked.
Xiang Shu: "Just give it to your family first."
Chen Xing then took it, bowed and placed the last lamp on the water. When he looked up, he suddenly saw Feng Qianjun and Gu Qing standing not far away, and he bowed and put down a lamp.
Xiang Shu whistled into the distance and found that Xiao Shan was actually there, Xiao Shan was sitting on the boat, Xie Daoyun supported the boat, and rowed under the bridge with another man, Xiao Shan knelt on the bow and put down a lamp The lamp, I think it was for Lu Ying.
"They're over there." Chen Xing motioned to Xiang Shu.
Xiang Shu said "um", and when he got behind Chen Xing, he put the last lamp in his hand into the river.
Chen Xing saw another person on the other side and was waving at them, but he didn't recognize it at first, but that person put a lamp not far away in front of him and illuminated his face - that was Bi Hui! Bi Hui is also in Jiankang.
Chen Xing then waved at him and asked Xiang Shu, "Do you remember him?"
"Remember," Xiang Shu said lightly, "Kuiji City Defense Commander, his lover is dead."
Chen Xing said earnestly: "Xiang Shu, you always feel that I live as if I don't have myself, so please don't always use the light of my heart, for fear that I will die. I often say many things, I have no choice, I can only accept The arrangement that God gave me, maybe I still feel unwilling from time to time, but ah, you see at this time... "
Bi Hui put down the water lantern, Chen Xing couldn't help raising his hand, the light of the heart lamp glowed in his hand, and all the people on both sides of the river looked at him for a while.
Chen Xing watched them quietly, watching the land of Shenzhou, these "people" were full of joys, sorrows and sorrows, and were no different from him.
He slowly raised his right hand, put it in front of him, and performed a one-hand trick to everyone. It was the "lamp trick" in the spells he had learned since he was a child. To show that in this dark night, he will never stop and bring them the strength to support their beliefs.
His hair was blown by the night wind, his eyes were closed, and the bright light illuminated his face.
"I just think," Chen Xing smiled, "no matter why or how much I pay, I'm still willing to see them."
Xiao Shan, Feng Qianjun, Gu Qing, Xie Daoyun, Bi Hui, etc., as well as the people on both sides of the Huai River, seemed to understand what Chen Xing wanted to say. Make the light-burning hand gesture.
Xiang Shu was silent for a moment, and then, along with everyone, turned around, facing Chen Xing, and made a burning lamp tactic with his right hand, and Chen Xing in the bright white light was reflected in his eyes.
With the sound of hoofs, Xie An rode his horse, crossed the Huaishui Bridge, and went down the river bank.
Chen Xing and Xiang Shu left the river, and Bi Hui came over. Just as he was about to talk to them, Xie An stood on the horse and said, "I finally found you. I don't know if it's good news or bad news. I want to tell you, little brother."
Chen Xing was a little puzzled, but Xie An said: "I just got the news, three days ago, Murong Chong broke out with Wang Ziye in Chang'an, and Wang Ziye died."