The moonlight was cold, the stars in the sky were heavy like falling, and the mirror-like river surface suddenly rippled with layers of water patterns, and the people on a small canopy boat in the middle of the river were turned upside down. Su Ting rushed forward, forcefully broke Bai Haitang's mouth, and told him, "Don't swallow it! Haitang, spit it out!"
When Bai Haitang rolled in his throat, the little thing slid down.
"Why do you..." That thing seemed to have taken away Su Ting's vitality. He was in a trance for a moment, and then remembered to grab Haitang, trying to pick his throat and tell him to vomit everything he ate. Unfortunately, Bai Haitang Refusing to do what he wanted, he clenched his teeth firmly. Su Ting sat in the cabin, clutching the begonia's dazzling red skirt with both hands, his eyes seemed to be stained by the wedding dress, and suddenly turned scarlet: "What is it, what is that thing?"
"Yushuang Pill." Bai Haitang swallowed, and he smiled, "It's okay Tinglang, it's medicine, it can cure my illness."
Su Ting's eyes widened, and his heart was irritable and anxious: "Aren't you taking the medicine of the little genius doctor! What kind of medicine are you taking! Where did you get the medicine! What kind of shit is Yushuangdan!" He didn't care about it either. What a gentleman, he clasped Bai Haitang's arm, searched in his sleeve pocket, and found a small medicine bottle as expected.
Bai Haitang's expression changed: "Ting Lang, give it back to me!"
Use your thumb to pry open the bottle cap, and there is still a snow-white elixir lying in the small porcelain bottle. Su Ting approached carefully, only to smell an indescribable smell, like rusted copper and iron, and some inexplicable The smell, he naturally didn't think that this kind of strange smell would be a panacea, so he immediately put the bottle to his mouth.
"Ting Lang!" Bai Haitang's face turned pale with fright, he still had one hand being held by Su Ting, so he could only kneel on the board of the boat and lean forward as hard as he could, the candle lights in the boat were caught in the movement just now It was wiped out by the wind, leaving only Haitang's shining eyes, "Don't eat, you can't eat this..."
Su Ting asked him forcefully: "What the hell is this? Who gave it to you? If you don't tell me, I'll eat one and try it!"
Bai Haitang shook his head hastily: "I really don't know... a wandering elixir sold it to me in the early years." He lowered his head, bit his lower lip, and explained palely, "It's really medicine. Please Tinglang, give it back to me! The elixir doctor said, if I eat this, maybe I will get well."
"What medicine pill!" Su Ting was so angry that he was about to faint. He was afraid that his face would be too violent and scare Bai Haitang, so he tried his best to suppress his anger, "Isn't it enough to have me and a little genius doctor? What kind of shit is that? Physician Dan, just sell you a bullshit pill, and you don’t even want to swallow it! They bully you for knowing nothing, bullying you for being illiterate, and you just listen to them!”
"..." He really didn't understand anything, and he believed what people said.
Su Ting saw that he suddenly became lonely, and suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said: "I didn't mean that, Haitang. I was just, just afraid that you would be fooled by others." He was angry and worried, and propped up the bamboo Artemisia paddled to the shore, "Hai Tang, I will treat your illness even if I sell it to you, so you—"
"I don't want you to sell everything to cure me." Bai Haitang seldom wanted to argue with Su Ting so firmly. Su Ting paused when he heard the words, and looked back. He was about to say something when he was beaten by Bai Haitang Breaking off, "I don't want it. You are still young, even if you don't go to school, you can still be a calligraphy and painting teacher, or a bookkeeper... What's wrong with doing it? If I hadn't dragged you down, you wouldn't be what you are now .”
"That's what I want!" Su Ting stretched his pole to the end, the boat swayed, and jumped forward, "I'm a few years younger than you, but I know what I'm doing. Besides, what do you mean I'm too young?" Light, don't tell me you're getting old!"
Bai Haitang said: "I am old, I am already old for an actor."
"..." Su Ting frowned, unwilling to answer his words, "Let's go to a bowl of noodle shop and ask the little genius doctor what the medicine is. What else did the doctor say, do you feel it now? Where does it hurt?"
Bai Haitang didn't want to say anything, but when she saw Su Ting put the pill next to her mouth to threaten him again, she went all out in panic and said, "I really don't know what it is! The elixir said that it depends on luck to fight poisonous things with poison." If you are lucky, you can recover overnight, but if you are unlucky... I admit it too!"
He didn't continue, but raised a very expectant smile: "Look, Tinglang, I said I'm lucky! I don't need to take those expensive medicines in the future, and you don't need to go to the oil workshop to do it." Coolie, I—”
He stopped suddenly, his face was frighteningly pale, and a burst of sweat broke out on his forehead, Su Ting's heartbeat also stopped, and he threw the bamboo wormwood to the bow, then ran down to support his body, and said nervously: "Why? It's gone! What's wrong?"
"It's okay..." Bai Haitang covered her stomach, and curled her mouth forcefully, "Maybe the elixir has taken effect, it's okay, it will be fine. I'm very lucky."
Su Ting dragged the blanket and folded it into a square and placed it behind Bai Haitang. He didn't want to leave Bai Haitang even half a step at this time, but he had to go boating. He even felt annoyed why he brought people to swim in the river, otherwise he wouldn't be able to There will be times like this. With a ruthless heart, he let go of the opponent's hand, grabbed the bamboo wormwood and swam vigorously to the shore.
Bai Haitang felt as if his throat was on fire, so he tilted his head in the cabin and looked out from the other side of the awning. The night sky seemed to be sparkling. A hot stream surged up from his stomach, he couldn't cover it with his palm, and vomited a mouthful of bitter water, and a strange taste came out of his mouth.
He thought of what the elixir doctor said, which seemed to be a bit of a poisonous statement, and he was relieved to feel that he would be cured soon.
Su Ting rowed the boat fast, but the more anxious he was, the more likely he would make mistakes. Seeing that he was about to reach the small pier, his feet swayed with the boat, and the slender and strong bamboo wormwood suddenly came out of his hand and fell into the river upside down. Here, the black lamp disappeared blindly.
"Fuck. Damn it!" Su Ting scolded. He spent a whole day hanging out with a group of rough men in the oil workshop, and he naturally learned a few foul words. When he realized it, he quickly stopped talking, and hurried back to look for Bai Haitang in the cabin, " Haitang, come here. Bamboo Artemisia fell into the river, there are still a few steps left, I have to carry you over."
As soon as he got off the bow, Bai Haitang crawled out of the cabin, not by bending down, but by crawling out, the clouds were sparse and the moon was bright, Su Ting knelt down to help him, but found that the other party's eyes were red , and the breathing became more and more heavy.
"Ting... Lang," Bai Haitang slowly squeezed out the words, "Is it going to rain? It's suddenly dark."
Su Ting glanced at the bright jade plate above his head, and there was no cloud around him. With a trembling smile at the corner of his mouth, he said, "Well, yes, it's going to rain soon, and we have to go home quickly. Come on, get up, put your hands on my shoulders .”
Bai Haitang rubbed her arms around Su Ting's shoulders, and the other party picked up his legs, hugged him horizontally, and laughed at him: "You are too light, you should eat more in the future."
"Yeah." Bai Haitang squinted his eyes and tried his best to see Su Ting's face through the grayness. He laughed and spoke in a stuttering voice, "I'll eat today's wonton and drink that pomegranate in the future." Wine." He really felt that he could be well, so despite the cramps in his stomach, he could hold it back, he thought of the taste of that red sky syrup, "That wine is really delicious!"
"I'll buy everything for you, Haitang, talk more!" Su Ting stood on the bow and jumped vigorously. According to his usual posture, he should be able to jump over, but at this moment he was still holding someone in his arms. He was not able to perform at a normal level, he stepped on the edge of the wooden board on the pier, failed to step on it, and fell into the water all of a sudden.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, he threw the person in his arms up.
Bai Haitang rolled on the pier and heard a plop: "Ting Lang, Ting Lang!"
Su Ting jumped out of the water and climbed onto the shore dripping wet: "I'm here, I accidentally stepped on the ground."
Bai Haitang touched the corner of his clothes and heaved a sigh of relief. Su Ting casually twisted the water on his clothes, and was about to hug him up, but saw him tilt his head, as if he was looking at something deep in the river, there was nothing there, only a round of moon reflected in the water. Bai Haitang clutched her chest and gasped for a few breaths, then swallowed forcefully, and asked, "Ting Lang, did you hear the singing?"
"Song?" Su Ting looked around, "Maybe he's just an errand, there's no one else here."
Bai Haitang grabbed him: "Wait a minute, listen—I and Qing, wish you a happy old age together... Who wouldn't be envious? How would you know..." With a hoarse voice, he hummed and sang the tune countless times, intermittently, Slowly raised his arms and pinched his fingers.
Su Ting bent down and carried him on his back: "I heard, it's on the other side of the river. Let's go over the bridge to see."
Bai Haitang lay on his back, humming once or twice, Su Ting had never run so fast, even with someone on his back, he didn't dare to stop for half a step, before running to the bridge, he listened to his back There was no movement on the ground, and he hurriedly shouted: "Haitang! Haitang!"
"Mmm..." After a while, Bai Haitang responded.
Su Ting let out a sigh of relief: "Is Geer still there?"
"It's gone." Bai Haitang bit his lip, suddenly felt his nose was hot, he wiped it with his sleeve, "The back is not good... Ting Lang, let's go home? It's so dark, I feel so uncomfortable."
Su Ting felt that Bai Haitang seemed to be sliding down, so he lifted him up, gritted his teeth and ran forward: "Hold my neck, let's go home now. Talk to me."
"Say what?" Bai Haitang asked.
Su Ting said: "You can say anything."
Bai Haitang was silent for a while, then suddenly sniffed, and strangled Su Ting's shoulders forcefully: "I miss Fourth and Sixth Senior Brothers, I miss Master, and I also miss Xiao Jiu... Fourth Senior Brother and Sixth Senior Brother are good people, But I have the same heart disease as me, why? Xiaojiu... Xiaojiu is very good. She has suffered a lot before, but when she was twelve or thirteen years old, she was bought by an official. It is said that she raised her like a son. Happy for him."
"Then one day, Xiao Jiu ran back madly with injuries all over his body. He snatched a dagger from the theater. I chased him all the way to the mountain, but I couldn't catch him. When I found him again ... He is already dead." Bai Haitang trembled, "He cut open his stomach with a knife and pulled out all the intestines. I don't know what he went through. I regret it. I regret that I didn't stop him back then. I was the one who raised him, even though life was tough, he wouldn't die..."
"Ting Lang, does it mean that none of us actors have come to a good end?"
"Don't think that way." Su Ting was only focused on running forward, but failed to listen carefully to the meaning of his words, "Say something else, Haitang, tell me about yourself."
"I..." Bai Haitang hugged Su Ting hard, but his whole body hurt, as if his internal organs had been thrown into the fire, he couldn't hold on anymore, and fell straight down. He felt something gushing out of his eyes, and a fishy sweetness in his throat. He opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to piece together a sentence, "I'm so scared."
"Afraid of what?" Su Ting asked him.
"Afraid of death..." Bai Haitang heard herself say, her voice was very small and trembling.
Haitang was afraid of death, how did he dare to take the pill that would allow him to survive only by luck? Su Ting couldn't bear it anymore, his eyes were blurred, he knew that he must be ugly at the moment, and also knew that the tears on his face must be distorted like two worms, but he couldn't spare his hand to wipe his face.
"I'm very lucky," Bai Haitang whispered over and over again, weakly, "I'll be fine, right, Ting Lang..."
"Well, it will be fine, don't be afraid. I won't let you die." Su Ting grinned as if crying, "Yes, there is a little genius doctor, and the little genius doctor will save you!"
Before he finished speaking, Bai Haitang let go of his hand suddenly, and fell off his back. Su Ting ran two steps before he realized it, and immediately turned back. Bai Haitang lay on the ground, seemingly stunned, and didn't get up for a long time. Su Ting grabbed his arm and pulled him towards him. Bai Haitang was a little drowsy, and it was rare that he didn't struggle when he was pulled into his arms, and he couldn't see his own expression, but only vaguely saw Su Ting's outline.
Something hot and humid slipped across his lips, Bai Haitang raised his sleeve and wiped it, but he couldn't see it himself, but Su Ting was too scared to speak by his face covered in blood, and started to move forward He ran, but he didn't hug him, and the two fell together.
Bai Haitang rolled around and retracted herself, probably because she fell somewhere.
Su Ting got up in a jerk. Just as he was exerting strength on his feet, his knees suddenly gave way and he fell again. Then there was a sharp pain in his ankle. Only then did he realize that he had sprained his ankle and couldn't use his strength. There is still a long distance from the gate of the city. This place is inaccessible and there is no one passing by. He limped over and took Bai Haitang into his arms, tried to hug her, and finally carried it on his back, dragging a Just walk forward with a sore foot.
At this time, life was more important than anything else, and he didn't even have time to check where the opponent hurt from the fall.
Bai Haitang groaned in pain, and suddenly said: "I heard Master call me, told me to go and find Fourth Senior Brother and the others together. They are fighting cards, and one person is missing."
"Don't go!" Su Ting looked like an enemy, "Let them find someone else to go, anyone they want! I'll accompany you if you want to fight cards, and I'll accompany you if you want to do anything, but you are not allowed to go!"
Bai Haitang said again: "Xiao Jiu asked me to watch the lanterns with him..."
Su Ting was about to explode: "Tell him to see for himself!"
After getting off the bridge, the ground was uneven. Su Ting limped forward and threw himself forward. The weight on his back made him unable to lift up. It took him a lot of effort to get out from under Bai Haitang. As the person on the back walked forward, Bai Haitang suddenly arched his back and convulsed. Su Ting was so frightened that he didn't know what to do, so he had to hold Haitang's limbs.
In fact, it was very short, but Su Ting felt that it took as long as four seasons before Bai Haitang finally calmed down and stopped smoking, but began to have nosebleeds and shortness of breath. Su Ting knelt beside him and stroked his chest, but it was of no avail. He looked around, his face was uglier than Bai Haitang's.
"I didn't, I didn't sell myself..." Bai Haitang grabbed his hand, blood or tears flowed from his eyes, "I don't know, I ate wine and got drunk. When I wake up... Being tied up..." His eyes turned around eagerly, but he still couldn't see clearly. He looked over Su Ting's shoulder at the endless starry sky, and said incoherently, "I don't want to do that! Ting Lang, my body is For you... It's not clean, it's not clean... "
Su Ting stopped him: "Nothing! Haitang, don't think about that, I don't care about that."
"Then give me a kiss—" Bai Haitang said desperately. In the past, when he was in a normal state of mind, he would never have made such a request. How dare you do such a dangerous thing for everything that needs to be protected. It's just that the pain is extremely painful at this moment, the strength and concealment are as thin as paper and nothing to mention, but the anxiety and hesitation are magnified layer by layer.
Su Ting did not hesitate, and bowed his head. However, at the last moment, Bai Haitang finally came to his senses. He turned his head away and rejected Su Ting. He fumbled around with his hand and found something like a piece of porcelain in the dirt. He stuck it to his lips, A fragment with the fragrance of grass mud recklessly "kissed" Su Ting together.
Maybe it wasn't a kiss at all, after all, no one met anyone, they couldn't even feel each other's warmth through a cold tile, and the tears in Su Ting's eyes fell drop by drop—this counted What is it, what is it!
With just one post, Bai Haitang was satisfied. He threw away the tile, and a trace of shyness appeared on his blood-stained and painful face. He pursed the corners of his mouth, as if reminiscing about that kiss that didn't really exist. , calling in a low voice: "Tinglang, Tinglang..."
Su Ting limped along with his back on his back.
Bai Haitang asked: "Am I going to die?"
Su Ting choked up and said, "No, don't think about that kind of thing."
"Ting Lang, I put some shoe soles for you in a box under the bed." Bai Haitang wanted to show Su Ting a smile, but thought that Su Ting had his back to him and couldn't see, so he had to give up. A sour and salty feeling suddenly surged up in his throat, and he suppressed it. After a long time, Bai Haitang continued to speak, "I also sewed a new cloth bag. Don't forget to feed the chickens and ducklings..."
Su Ting said hoarsely: "You have to feed yourself, I bought one for you."
Bai Haitang couldn't pick up what he said, she couldn't think enough, she just babbled about herself: "If I die, you can burn me, I don't want to bring this disease to see Master and the others, and I don't want to die. Seeing Su Ting's refusal, Bai Haitang cried and begged, "Please, Ting Lang. I don't want this disease!"
"..." Su Ting sniffled, and finally nodded with a mournful face.
Bai Haitang was satisfied, and said again: "Will you remember me in the future?"
Su Ting nodded sharply: "Yes, of course, how could I not remember my new bride?"
Bai Haitang leaned her head on his back, and the panting sound in her throat was like a dilapidated old bellows. He sobbed and asked in a low voice: "Can you...not get married in the future?" Before Su Ting could answer, Bai Haitang changed his words She said, "Marry, marry, marry a beautiful one, and you won't remember me in the future. Then... you will have a daughter in the future, can you call it Haitang?"
He settled for the next best thing, he couldn't be Su Ting's bride, but he wanted to be Su Ting's favorite. But he forgot that he had asked someone to burn him just now, and the burnt person cannot rest in the ground, nor can he be reincarnated. Bai Haitang carefully watched Su Ting's movements, afraid that Su Ting would be unhappy, so she denied it for a moment: "Forget it."
Su Ting nodded: "It depends on you, everything depends on you."
Bai Haitang was a little happy, as if she could really be someone's precious daughter in the next life. Su Ting is very considerate and must be very kind to his daughter. He can act like a baby to his heart's content, and he doesn't have to be afraid that Su Ting will get angry and ignore him. He can also ask him to hug and hold him, and he can do whatever he wants... How wonderful.
Before he was reincarnated, he had already started making trouble for no reason: "Ting Lang, I want to see the snow."
The snow in Xin'an has melted, Su Ting said: "When you are well, let's go to the capital to see the snow. The snow there is as thick as a quilt, it can cover your legs, and it won't melt when it falls on your shoulders. When the freeze is solid, I can also carve birds and put them in the house to watch. I will carve a crabapple for you.” He has never been to the capital, so he doesn’t know what the snow in the capital looks like, nor does he know whether the ice in the capital can be carved.
But Bai Haitang was amused, that's all.
Bai Haitang said: "I'm lucky, I will be fine."
After a long journey, Bai Haitang didn't speak any more, Su Ting could hear his breathing in and out, sometimes in short bursts, and sometimes stopped for a moment, Su Ting felt as if he was being strangled on the cliff, He shuddered as he gasped intermittently.
Seeing the city gate from a distance, accompanied by tourists carrying lanterns, Su Ting wept with joy: "Haitang, we are going into the city."
"..." Bai Haitang didn't respond for a long while, or maybe she did, but her voice was too small to be heard by Su Ting. It wasn't until the two of them dragged their stumped feet and walked under the shadow of a lamp that Su Ting heard Bai Haitang groan, and he said, "Tinglang... I'm in so much pain."
"It'll be there soon!" Su Ting looked down at his feet, which were probably swollen. When he stepped on the ground hard, it hurt as if it was broken. He lifted Bai Haitang up, gritted his teeth and continued to walk and run.
The Lantern Festival lasted until midnight. The silver moon hung obliquely on the withered branches. In the halo of the moon, two birds were pecking at each other's feathers. Under the tree, a pair of childhood sweethearts were lighting lanterns.
The troupe and karaoke are open all night long, and there are songs like morning and evening thoughts, like dreams and smoke.
A pair of red sleeves dragged on the ground, covered with thousands of dust and gravel, dirty and muddy, still as bright red as blood.
An old man selling candied haws passed by them, suddenly feeling gloomy, he turned his head, pointed at the lame young man on the road, and said in horror, "Little brother, on your back—"
The man ignored him and just walked forward.
The bowl of noodle shop was already quiet, only the coughing of Erniang could be heard from time to time, Qing Huan got up in the middle of the night to bring water to Erniang. Everyone was playing like crazy that night, just fell asleep not long ago, Qing Huan was also dizzy from sleepiness at this time, the unburned lantern was hung under the eaves by brother Nian, it was a colorful mandarin duck.
When it was time to boil the water, she tiptoed to look at Duan Ming who was laying the floor in the front hall. After she came back, she leaned against the kitchen door and looked up for a while. The door panel was suddenly smashed up by someone.
"—Little genius doctor! Little genius doctor!"
Duan Ming was called Ji Ling, Qing Huan was stunned for a moment, hurriedly ran to Brother Nian's door, knocked a few times: "Brother Nian! It sounds like someone is coming to seek medical treatment outside the door!"
"Who is this in the middle of the night?" Yu Jinnian didn't sleep deeply, he woke up immediately, sat up and put on his shoes in a daze, he was about to go out on his front foot, when Ji Hong rolled over behind him on his back foot, and also got up, He reached for the cloak from the back of the chair and wrapped it around his shoulders.
The three came out one after the other, Qing Huan and Duan Ming helped get off the board.
Su Ting knelt on the ground, his face was covered with dust, and he was holding a beautiful woman in red in his arms. When he saw Yu Jinnian coming out, he immediately scrambled over and begged him, "Little genius doctor! Look quickly!" Look, Haitang, he-"
Yu Jinnian hurriedly squatted down, and peeled off the bright red skirt, revealing Bai Haitang's face. When Qing Huan saw the bloody face, she covered her mouth in shock and gasped, Ji Hong couldn't help but frowned.
After taking his pulse and feeling his limbs, Yu Jinnian stood up and stepped aside without saying anything.
Every time Yu Jinnian took a step back, he became timid. Su Ting grabbed his trousers suddenly, and his throat was a little choked: "What do you mean... little genius doctor, please save him!"
"..." Yu Jinnian looked back at Ji Hong, as if he was asking for help, but also seemed to be struggling. After a while, he pursed his lips, sighed softly, and said helplessly, "Su Ting, he has-"
"How could it be, how could it be!" Su Ting yelled hysterically to stop Yu Jinnian from continuing. He held Bai Haitang in one hand, and grabbed the corner of Yu Jinnian's clothes with the other hand, his eyes were red, but even though he was staring No matter how round you are, you can't control the tears that come out of your eyes, "Aren't you a genius doctor? Can't you resurrect human flesh and bones? Try again and save him. Haitang is very lucky. He said that he was pardoned by heaven. , can turn bad luck into good luck!"
He entangled Yu Jinnian, his expression flustered, and his subordinates didn't know what to do. Ji Hong came up with a sullen face and tore the two of them apart, pulling the young man behind him.
Yu Jinnian took half a step from behind Ji Hong's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Su Ting, Haitang... his life is gone. I am a human being or not a god. I'm sorry, but I can't do anything..." After all, my limbs are cold, and I'm afraid only the Lord of the Underworld Only by showing mercy can he be saved.
Su Ting was stunned, like a stone frozen in place, he couldn't believe that the person who was drinking with him on the boat just now had left him in the blink of an eye. He lowered his head and hugged the white crabapple tightly, without saying a word, and he didn't feel how horrible the bleeding face of the other party was. This was his only crabapple, the one that bloomed only for him in his life.
For a long time, Yu Jinnian saw that he was silent with his face downcast, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Su Ting, I want to drive a little bit. I'll ask someone to accompany you back later..." He saw that Su Ting was motionless, as if he had fallen into a trance , couldn't help wondering, "Su Ting, Su Ting—Su Ting!" Yu Jinnian yelled and grabbed Su Ting's collar. "Su Ting, come back to your senses! Breathe!"
He slapped Su Ting on the face with a slap, Su Ting woke up instantly, opened his mouth and took a deep breath, then he looked at Yu Jinnian blankly, facing the side with red palm prints Face, still don't know what happened just now, like a water ghost who has just been fished out of the river.
Yu Jinnian didn't know if anyone suffocated himself to death while holding his breath because he couldn't bear the blow, but Su Ting's appearance really scared Yu Jinnian. One death is enough, he doesn't want to see Su Ting die in front of his family again.
Ji Hong lifted his chin, Duan Ming walked over, and knocked down with a raised hand.
Yu Jinnian went over to check and was sure that Su Ting was just knocked out, not directly killed, he was relieved, thinking about what to do next, he listened to Ji Hong's order: "Go, prepare two coffins overnight. "
Duan Ming was also surprised: "My lord... two mates?"