The Xiao family is a big family in Yancheng. The gold bricks and silver bricks are laid one by one. They can pile up Qujiang Road to the fullest, and the business extends in all directions. It can be said to be a wealthy party locally. Mr. Xiao was young and romantic, married his aunt in the seventh or eighth room, and had a large number of children under his knees. Unfortunately, Mingbo kicked his legs early, leaving only Mrs. Xiao to manage the huge family business.
There are more than a dozen young masters and young ladies in the Xiao family, all of which are good and bad, but when it comes to jerk, there is no better than the sixteenth master, Xiao Fengwu, who is at the bottom of the ranking. The most favored of the sisters, relying on the backing of Mrs. Xiao, did a lot of catching the blind.
Xiao Fengwu learned how to raise male pets in the early years. He gathered an actor by his side, entangled with him day and night, and could not leave for a moment. He even demolished his archway and built a magnificent stage with gold and jade. The man was happy, he stared at the old man Xiao's beard, and punished him to kneel in the ancestral hall for one night.
In Yancheng, which is not too big or small, this move is like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty building a golden house to hide Gillian, King Zhou building a deer tower with pearls and rare treasures, so arrogant that people lick their teeth and flowers, and ordinary people can't imagine it. I wondered why Mrs. Xiao didn't kill this prodigal thing. It's just a small actor. No matter how expensive it is, it is no more expensive than Chen Ajiao, and no matter how beautiful it is, it can't be more beautiful than Su Daji. It's really not worth it.
It's a pity that Master Sixteen is naturally rebellious. The more people don't let him do something, the more he wants to do it. After dozens of times, I don't have a long memory.
At that time, Xu Chengbi, the eldest lady of the Xu family, had been infatuated with Xiao Fengwu for many years, and bluntly said that he would not marry. He also married a good man.
Fortunately, the Sixteenth Master also let go of the actor, and Yancheng has never heard of this character since then...
The Xiao family is a medicine merchant, and their ancestors have practiced medicine for generations. I heard that they used to be imperial doctors in the imperial city, but this generation has retired. The family moved from Shangjing to Yancheng to settle down, and made a living by buying and selling medicinal materials and seeing doctors for others.
A few days ago, the son of the prefect's family had a serious illness, and Uncle Xiao was ordered to see a doctor. Who would have thought of prescribing the wrong prescription, the little son was almost dead, so he hung his breath with old ginseng, and the prefect was furious, Sent him straight to prison.
The blessings are unparalleled, and the misfortunes do not come singly. At this time, someone used a secret letter to expose the Xiao family selling a large amount of tobacco soil to collect private money. The prefect took the yamen to raid the house. Sure enough, hundreds of boxes of tobacco soil were found in the medicine warehouse, which has far exceeded the amount stipulated by the court law.
At this time, Mr. Xiao was out of luck. He was the shopkeeper of the medicine hall, and he couldn't get rid of it. Bao Xin Dan saved the life of the young master Taishou, which gave the whole family a chance to survive.
Later, Uncle Xiao launched Caishikou beheading, and all his family property was confiscated. The old man was hit hard, and he couldn't get up in his chest. He also drove the crane to the west. The house is full of masters and servants going their separate ways, for fear that they will be implicated again.
In the early spring of March, the city was full of wind. Xiao Fengwu was sitting cross-legged by the railing outside a teahouse with his clothes open. He was still wearing a rich shirt embroidered with silver and jade. Not as good, not even a place to stay.
"Sixteen Lang! Why don't you sit outside the teahouse and can't go in? It's so desolate, brother, how about I treat you to a bowl of water and wine?"
If there is something good, he deliberately stepped forward to bully him. He used to call him Sixteen Master, but now he is called Sixteen Lang, like a knife enclosed in an ice sheath.
Xiao Fengwu laughed angrily, raised his eyes with interest, stood up with his arms folded against the pillar, and kicked the Yunlu boots embroidered with Shanya sea pattern, the egg-sized stone beside his feet swished with a cracking sound. When he hit him, he hit the man in the mouth impartially, but when he saw him covering his mouth and groaning, when he put down his hand, all the teeth in the row were "cut by the waist", and blood and saliva covered his mouth.
Xiao Fengwu laughed, his hem lifted, and he stepped on the railing with one foot like a bandit, and his arrogance was not reduced by half: "How, do you want to invite Grandpa me to drink?"
The good person wanted to pounce on him and beat him, but he really regretted his teeth, pointed at him and scolded him inarticulately, and hurriedly went to the doctor.
At this moment, a young man in green shirt came out of the crowd, looked at Xiao Fengwu with a bad expression, and said with hostility in his eyes: "Xiao Fengwu, I thought that Mrs. Xiao was driving a crane to the west, but your temperament will be restrained, but it has become more and more serious. Fa's eyes have no way of kings, do you still think you are the former Xiao Fengwu?"
There is no sarcasm in the last question.
Hearing this, Xiao Fengwu patted the corner of his robe, put his legs down, looked at the man carefully, and then became even more happy: "What a good day today, one or two came to the door, it turned out to be Mr. Tang, disrespectful, disrespectful, After you get married, this nosy thing still hasn't changed!"
Xiao Fengwu said: "Don't say my grandfather drove a crane to the west. Even if one day, Mr. Tang, you kicked your legs to death, the young master will still have this virtue, and he will never change it in this life."
Everyone scolded in their hearts, dogs can't change to eat shit!
This Tang Shejiang has a deep relationship with Xiao Fengwu. Back then, Xiao Fengwu went out with his own caravan to meet the world. Unexpectedly, on the way to the mountains, he saw a gang of gangsters humiliating the women of a good family.
The woman who was rescued was Xu Chengbi, the lady of the Xu family. She was accidentally robbed by the mountain bandits when she went to the mountain to worship Buddha. With a heart of iron and stone, she was disheartened later, so she married Tang Shejiang, which was considered a conjugal love.
There is a saying that the rivals of love met each other, and they were very jealous. Tang Shejiang admired Xu Chengbi for a long time. Although he finally got his wish to marry into the family, he was in a difficult mood. Only Xiao Fengwu was worse than the stinky stones in the pit. Ordinary people have undergone great changes. Even if he cried for a while, he was fine. He played and had fun all day long without any sign of repentance.
Seeing that there was no fun to watch, everyone also dispersed.
A woman with her wife's hair in a bun walked out of the rouge shop with her maid, her skirt swept the ground, and she walked up to Tang Shejiang's side: "Husband, you've picked out the powder, let's go home. "
After Xu Chengbi finished speaking, he saw Xiao Fengwu beside him. He thought that he must be haggard and lost his soul at this moment, but he looked at it as usual, still the rich and noble son who does not touch the dust, who can win people's hearts and minds while talking and laughing.
Xiao Fengwu smiled and said, "Mrs Tang, how are you doing recently?"
Xu Chengbi almost bit his silver teeth secretly, and looked at him coldly: "It's better now, it's better now. I want to come to God to open my eyes, in the end, I didn't let that son of a bitch go free! Master Sixteen should take care of himself!"
Tang Shejiang was most afraid of the intersection between the two of them. Hearing this, he didn't care about the secret irony with Xiao Fengwu, so he hurriedly took Xu Chengbi away.
Xiao Fengwu sat down again and continued to bask in the sun against the pillar.
The uncle who sold sesame cakes glanced at him and said with a smile: "Sixteen Lang, you haven't eaten for two days, are you not hungry? Your Xiao family is rich, and you don't have a good friend to help you. a bit."
These days, it's just people who have fallen into trouble.
Hearing this, Xiao Fengwu sighed softly while clutching his stomach, not knowing whether he was feeling hungry in his belly or feeling that he had failed as a human being.
In the air, catkins fluttered one after another. This is called the March Snow in Yancheng. Xiao Fengwu took out the fan around his waist and fanned it twice. Suddenly, he saw many pedestrians running towards one place, not knowing what the fun was.
The uncle who sold the sesame cake picked up the burden and also prepared to leave, Xiao Fengwu said, "What are you going, I haven't smelled enough sesame fragrance yet."
The uncle said: "Today, there is a show by Boss Qin in Shengde Building. He is a rare performer and must not be missed. Although I have no money, I can listen to the sound outside."
Yancheng has recently released a famous character. The song "The Peony Pavilion" is romantic and melodious. The reverberation lingers around the beam for three days. Most of them are dignitaries who pour money and support them.
Xiao Fengwu saw that the street was mostly empty, and he was very happy. At this moment, a sedan chair passed by, and the curtain was lifted halfway by a slender hand, facing the people sitting outside the teahouse.
"Master Sixteen, long time no see..."
The voice of the people in the sedan chair is like a pearl falling on a plate, but it is cold with frost and snow, and it is not vulgar. It is a wonderful voice.
When Xiao Fengwu heard this voice, he opened his eyes suddenly, but the man had already put down the curtain and could not see his face. A Qiong tree was planted next to the teahouse, a flower full of heavy flowers on top of his head, Xiao Fengwu raised his hand and folded it, Hit the car curtain, rustling all over the body, the wind blows, flying flowers like rain.
With a little strength, the flower branch wiped the small window of the car curtain and flew in. The curtain was lifted and fell, and in a hurry, only a pair of stunning phoenix eyes were seen.
The person in the sedan seemed to be laughing: "I still have important things to do, and I will come back to the old days another day."
As soon as he closed his palm, he squeezed that branch of Qionghua to a pulp.
Xiao Fengwu felt familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while. He sat back slowly in a daze, and when he looked up, he saw that the sedan chair had gone far. If you don't go, you stop.
Outside there were piles of flower cards, all of which were given to one person—Qin Mingyue.
Qin Mingyue,
Qin Mingyue…
Xiao Fengwu chewed on these three words, and finally remembered something. He tapped the palm of his hand lightly with the fan handle, his expression changed several times, and finally calmed down again, with a little playfulness in his eyes.
The civil and military fields in the interior are all ready, and the sound of the play is heard, and the crowd that was still noisy just now quieted down. Xiao Fengwu didn't like this babbling play before, but felt it was annoying. The storyteller under the bridge came to tell stories.
There was nothing left to do, he listened carefully, and after the second half, he sang a song "Peony Pavilion", and he had arrived at Zaluo Pao.
"It turns out that the purple and red flowers are blooming all over the place, and it seems like this is all paid to the broken well and the ruins. The beautiful scenery of the good time is so beautiful, and who's family is entertaining..."
…
"Morning and twilight scrolls, Yunxia Cuixuan, Yusifeng films, Yanbo painting boats, people in Jinping see this time as cheap..."
This passage is romantic and sloppy, and the voice is never breathless, which exactly corresponds to the word "the most sultry" in "Lazy Thrush". It is unforgettable at a glance, and it is difficult to think about it again. Xiao Fengwu heard the play words, His brows were furrowed and loosened, and he didn't know how much he tasted.
There were many female guests in the crowd, and Xiao Fengwu only felt that there was a scent of fat and powder beside him, and when he turned his head, he saw that she was a delicate girl, with a bit of beauty. son?"
The Sixteenth Master has a good skin. When the Xiao family was prosperous, the eldest girl who wanted to marry him could line up from the head of the bridge to the end of the bridge. Even if the Xiao family fell, there are still some admirers. It’s a pity that he has the habit of breaking his sleeves, and he is fond of women. not interested.
Xiao Fengwu smiled and said: "You can't afford a young lady, and you are now in a state of inferiority, no better than before."
The fan in his hand rattled. It was a precious Su fan. The big bone was carved with red sandalwood with branches and plum blossoms, and the inside was inlaid with gold threads. The small bone was engraved with a hundred different characters of blessing. , but a picture of a beauty, drawn by the famous Zhang Daoqian himself.
It was probably the only valuable thing on Xiao Fengwu's body.
The girl straightened her eyes, and then used a handkerchief to hold back her smile: "To tell the truth, my son, I am also a person with a miserable life. Since my parents died when I was young, I have stumbled and stumbled up to now, but I have only lived happily ever after."
Covered by the wide sleeves, she quietly tugged at the corner of Xiao Fengwu's cuffs with two fingers, lowered her head and said, "Last year, on the Shangyuan Festival, my son passed by on a painting boat on Qujiang Lake, standing on the bow of the boat, with infinite grace and admiration for his concubine. Of… "
The second half of her speech was suddenly interrupted by the deafening cheers in the room. It turned out that after the song was over and Boss Qin finished singing, those fanciers threw the silver bills, flower branches, purses and jade pendants onto the stage. He clapped and applauded, and threw the fan in his hand across the crowd, onto the stage, and landed at the feet of Dan Jiao'er impartially.
Seeing this, the girl's complexion changed slightly, she took a step back, Xiao Fengwu regained her senses, and took her hand: "Where are you going, girl, I have heard what I just said, I never thought that I would be a waste person, and I would be able to win the heart of a beautiful woman, and I will definitely be... "
The girl threw her sleeves away and threw him away, her attitude became cold for no reason: "Young master is joking, my concubine is living in a brothel, and I don't dare to climb high."
It turned out to be a woman from a brothel, no wonder she dared to whisper to a man.
Xiao Fengwu refused to let go with a shy face: "You and I are half a catty, and Xiao does not dislike it."
"Disgusting?" The girl's eyebrows stood upright, and she became a bit more aggressive, "Since ancient times, I have laughed at the poor but not at the prostitute. Although I am cheap, I can support myself, unlike you. If you want to starve to death on the street, why do you despise me?"
After he finished speaking, he took a closer look at his appearance, and said with a half-smile, "I can't say that we can meet at Cuiyun Pavilion another day!"
Cuiyun Pavilion is the largest kiln in Yancheng, and there are girls and servants. She is insinuating that Xiao Fengwu will live by selling her looks in the future, and swearing without swearing.
Xiao Fengwu clapped his hands: "Oh, good idea, I'm afraid it will steal the girl's business."
"Pooh!"
The girl spat and left.
In the backstage of Shengde Building, Qin Mingyue was sitting in front of the mirror to remove the ink on his face. The boy picked up the guests with the gift of throwing them on the stage, filled them with trays, and said softly, "Boss Qin, this is today's lucky draw."
There are gold, silver and jade, and there are also strings of Dongzhu chains. Maybe some official wife threw them up. There is only one fan. It looks nondescript and has rounded corners. Unusual.
Most of the actors are children of poor families or untouchables. They have been taught by teachers since childhood, and they all follow the teacher’s orders in life and death. They start from doing chores, serve the master, eat and live, and practice basic skills with a low back and open voice. Often before they become famous, they are sold to the homes of dignitaries and dignitaries as pets. In the eyes of others, they are just a thing, and no one cares if they die.
The little boy looked at Qin Mingyue with envious eyes, but saw that his phoenix eyes, which were full of charm, suddenly widened a little when he saw the fan. The fan with the handle was tightly grasped into the hand and almost broke.
The fan opened with a clatter, and underneath it was Zhang Daoqian's seal, as well as the signature, which year and month it was presented to Brother Fengwu, Yazheng.
Xiao Fengwu!
After many years, he thought that the past was like smoke, but who knew that a fan would easily mess up his mind.
Qin Mingyue's eyes were filled with ruthlessness, and she tightly pinched her trembling hands. Her limbs and bones were filled with coolness, and her beautiful face was extremely pale, as if she had returned to the original mid-winter twelfth lunar month.
"Master Sixteen said, go out of the house, go wherever you like, but don't appear in front of him."
"No! I don't believe it, you let me meet him! Let me meet Sixteen Master!"
Someone spat: "Believe it or not, the idiots really treat themselves as characters."
Zhu Hong's side door was closed by the servants, he rushed to block it, his palm was pinched by the door, blood was flowing, and then he was kicked in the snow, his throat was fishy, and he vomited blood.
He clutched the hand that had broken the bone, and crawled back again, not believing it, not believing it at all.
The most proud disciple under Kou Yujun's hands was Qin Mingyue, who was determined to pass on the mantle to him. At first, Xiao Fengwu kept him by his side, but it was really helpless. Later, the Xiao family sent someone to ask Qin Mingyue's betrayal contract, and Kou Yujun asked him about it. .
"If you are willing, I will give you the deed of prostitution. If you are not willing, I still have some thin noodles. They will not rob it, but say that it is lost."
At that time, Qin Mingyue was still a teenager, and his appearance was young, and he had already seen a bit of a state of admiration, like a man made of jade. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times before saying: "This disciple is unworthy, and you have failed Master's expectations. Give me the deed of betrayal to the Sixteenth Master."
Kou Yujun asked, "For glory and wealth?"
Qin Mingyue's back straightened: "not for money, but for my heart."
"I know that my identity is humble, and I don't expect anything to be sent to Xiao Jiayuan. My life is like this, whether I live or die, I should bear it, but I didn't think that the Sixteenth Master treats me with sincerity, and never despised me... "
"I was sick, and he took care of me in a messy clothes. He was punished by the old man. He knelt in the rain all night, and he didn't say a word to me, and he never angered me. I was born in poverty. I don't ask for anything, I just want to be with him for the rest of my life."
Kou Yujun looked at him, neither angry nor annoyed, finally sighed and said, "It's all fate..."
Now that I think about it, this sentence is full of emotions.
Ordinary people are penniless, fell ill in the snow, and should have frozen to death. Qin Mingyue had a high fever, and the whole person was confused, and the burning even nearly broke his throat, but there was a fire in his heart, burning his internal organs. In pain, he forced him to survive that winter.
The ink was wiped off, revealing that frosty and cold face. Qin Mingyue hid the fan in her sleeve and exited the Shengde Building. Night fell on the horizon, and the bluestone slab was glowing with a faint cold light. The young man in white, lazily, seems to be dozing off.
Qin Mingyue pulled away her expression, her hand holding the fan was behind her back, her eyes were cold, she walked over, her figure was very good, and the movements of pulling up the corners of her robes were extremely beautiful, like a fairy.
"Why did Master Sixteen throw the fan, if I remember correctly, this is your favorite thing."
A piece of Qionghua fell on the tip of his nose, causing Xiao Fengwu to sneeze. He opened his eyes and saw a face with a cold smile. After being stunned, he raised his brows exaggeratedly, and then Gulu got up and pulled it involuntarily. The man's hand, the tone of surprise said: "Mingyue?! Is it really your bright moon?! I've been looking for you so hard, I didn't expect it to be you!"
He took Qin Mingyue's hand, and wept bitterly for a few breaths. Those who heard it were sad and those who saw it wept. Fortunately, it was dinner time, and there were no people on the street, otherwise I would have been watching the fun.
Qin Mingyue's complexion changed slightly when she heard the words, she pulled her hand back, the smile on her face couldn't be maintained anymore, and said coldly, "What does the Sixteenth Master mean?"
Xiao Fengwu was still crying. He never saw his grandfather cry so badly when he died. He clenched Qin Mingyue's hand tightly, and said something he didn't know if it was true or false. After a serious illness, Grandpa locked you in the house, but I didn't know that he found someone to drive you away, but no matter how much you searched, I couldn't find you. I thought you were dead woo woo..."
His tears fell on Qin Mingyue's hand with an old injury, which made his heart shrink. Qin Mingyue pushed him away, trembling with anger, and reprimanded: "Nonsense!"
The footsteps refused to leave for half a minute, and the eyes were red.
Xiao Fengwu covered his face with his sleeve, so he couldn't see his expression clearly, then calmed down, wiped away tears, stopped crying, picked up the fan on the ground, handed it to him, and said to Qin Mingyue: "I know you still hate me, but I am still sincere to you, now, my grandfather is dead, and the Xiao family is gone, only this fan is worth two dollars, it is my favorite thing for many years, I just ask you to take it."
The fan was pressed down in his hand, which seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Qin Mingyue pursed her lips tightly, her wrists trembled, as if she wanted to ask something, but she couldn't utter a word. She stared at Xiao Fengwu motionless, her eyes seemed to pierce the heart, Want to see if he's lying.
Xiao Fengwu was a sick child. When he was a child, he fell ill every three days. He learned martial arts when he was a child, and he was able to endure without food for two days. Now that he cried a lot, he felt weak all over, his face was white, his body was shaking, and he fell to the ground. on the ground.
Qin Mingyue panicked, and subconsciously reached out to support him.
Xiao Fengwu's palms were cold, and he was lying on the ground pitifully. His words were weak, and he kept shouting his name: "Mingyue... Mingyue..."
Then the voice died down, as if fainted.
Qin Mingyue clenched her teeth quietly, she didn't know whether it was hatred or something else in her eyes, she hesitated for a while, and finally brought Xiao Fengwu home and asked a doctor to diagnose and treat him.
"It's okay, it's just that the qi and blood are deficient. If you add more water and rice, you can recover."
Xiao Fengwu was lying on the bed, through the curtain, raised his eyelids and looked outside, who would have thought to find a blue light ball bouncing up and down above him, his pupils shrank, his complexion changed slightly.
The blue ball of light spoke.
【Ding! The host is in good health, please remember to repay the medical expenses within three days, otherwise... 】
Words are not over.
[Hey, hey, the interstellar self-improvement system will serve you wholeheartedly]