"Um."
Qi Ying's eyes suddenly froze, staring at the person calling her name. It took a while before she finally remembered who the other person was.
"Uncle Li?"
Qi Ying looked up at the house and finally knew where it was. This is the place where Mr. Thirteen took him to live when he first arrived in the royal capital. The person in front of him is a cook here. He is old and everyone in the house calls him Uncle Li. His snacks are extremely delicious. .
Uncle Li rubbed his hands on his pants and looked at Qi Ying doubtfully: "Master, I heard that you are already at Qi's house now... The Full Moon Festival is here, the moon is about to hang, Lao Gao, you are here What to do?"
"I… "
Qi Ying wanted to say something, but her throat felt as if it was blocked and she couldn't say anything.
He sighed and was about to turn around and leave, but Uncle Li grabbed him enthusiastically: "Young Master is here to visit Master Yan, right? He is not at home, and the Full Moon Festival is not celebrated at home... I have made it here with my own hands. "Mooncakes", there are not many people in my house now. You can try my mooncakes, some with jujube paste and some with five kernels. I still remember that on the first day you came to my house, you ate eighteen of them in one go. Here’s the ‘Meat Dragon Bun’!”
Being pulled by Uncle Li like this, Qi Ying, who was in a daze, didn't even think of refusing and was pulled into the house. The house was deserted, Yan Shisan was not at the house, and most of the maids and servants had gone home to celebrate the holidays. Only Uncle Li and his wife, as well as a few servants and nurses who made their home here, were still at the house.
When Qi Ying came back, everyone who was preparing the meal was surprised. The name of the Qi family's Young Master Qi Ying has long been spread throughout the royal capital with "When Will the Bright Moon Come"? They all know that the former young master Qi Ying has become a rising star in the royal capital.
No one expected that during the Full Moon Festival, he would return to Yan Shisan's house looking like he had lost his soul.
But no one dared to ask more questions. Everyone greeted Qi Ying warmly and respectfully.
Aunt Li kindly pulled Qi Ying to the seat, set out bowls, chopsticks and food for him, and then Uncle Li brought a plate of delicately carved mooncakes that were still slightly steaming.
A nurse in black picked up the wine pot and filled the wine glass in front of Qi Ying: "Master Qi Ying, this is the hometown wine 'Hetianzhe', and it is also the best wine in the house... If the young master is in a bad mood, Have a taste of the wine from your hometown and forget about those troubles!"
“…”
Qi Ying stared blankly at the enthusiastic people in front of him. Their enthusiasm was completely different from the previous enthusiasm of the people who nodded and bowed to him, with their faces full of flattery. There was no trace of flattery in their eyes, but only sincere concern. .
At this time, a person walked into the hall, still smiling: "I heard that Master Qi Ying is here. We haven't seen each other for a long time..."
Qi Ying turned his head and glanced at the man, his nose felt a little sore again. The person in front of him had an empty sleeve and two criss-crossing scars on his face. If it wasn't Heida from the Colosseum who had rescued him from the Blood Moon Killer, who could he be
Before he could speak, a hand from Hei Da was already holding his shoulder.
Hei Da sat next to Qi Ying, held up a wine glass in one hand, and motioned for Qi Ying to touch one with him.
Qi Ying quickly picked up the wine glass and forced a smile: "Brother, long time no see. I didn't expect you to come to the royal capital. Qi Ying has never come to see you. I'm really ashamed."
"What are you ashamed of? Master, if you can call me brother, I won't be able to bear it all!" Hei clinked the wine glass with Qi Ying, then raised his neck and poured the wine into his mouth, swallowing it all. He smacked his lips happily, a blush appeared on his face, and his tone sounded like he was sighing, "When I was chopped off an arm by the Blood Moon Killer, I felt that my whole life was over, but now, I am still living well, and I have come to the world. In the most prosperous capital city, where there is food and wine to drink every day, Master Qi Ying can still remember me and call me brother, what else is there to regret?"
"Master Thirteen is really kind to my brother."
Qi Ying smiled.
"Alas!" Hei Da sighed and stared into Qi Ying's eyes, "I have worked for him for ten years, and he has taken care of me for half my life, so I am satisfied - but Master Qi Ying, I can't do anything now. There is no idle time. Look at this huge Yan Mansion. There are dozens of people in the nursing home. They were all trained by me, one hand at a time. Just because I have lost an arm does not mean that I am a useless person. It does not mean that I am a useless person. I want to spend the rest of my life unhappy and miserable."
“…”
Qi Ying's breath was stagnant, and the wine glass hanging to his mouth also stopped.
Hei Da continued: "Master... In recent years, Hei Da has rarely shed tears. He has shed tears twice this year, once in Tianhe County, when my brother died... and once, just a few days ago, I heard When it comes to the poem you wrote. 'People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times.' This word is really good...
"Life... it is a fucking thing. When you are happy, it will pour a bucket of cold water on you. When you think you are going to succeed, it will give you a head-on blow. No matter how uncomfortable you are, it will give you a blow. Make trouble.
"But you can't let these little things make you uncomfortable. Men, you have to rely on yourself for everything. You can't be like women, who always feel like the sky is falling because of a little thing. No matter how big a blow it is, as long as you are not dead, you will not Is there still hope
"My old brother has little talent and little knowledge. He doesn't know many Chinese characters, but he also knows a saying, 'There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is a village full of bright flowers.' When you feel that you have been tricked by life and the whole person is in darkness, he just chooses to It will give you a glimmer of light.
Hei Da spoke very long words. Sometimes after finishing a sentence, Hei Da would take a swig of He Tianzhe without giving Qi Ying a chance to interrupt. Until the end, he snatched the wine glass from Qi Ying's hand and said, "Qi Ying." Brother Ying, I dare to call you that again. I don't treat you as a young master. I just treat you as a brother who once depended on me for life and death and fought together. Desperate people. If you have no hope for the future, then no one can help you, and you are really desperate. But as long as you work hard and work hard, your situation will always be better than now, and you will not sink further than you do. Wouldn’t it be worse to do nothing?”
Hearing this, Qi Ying couldn't stop crying. He never thought that when he was most desperate and felt that everyone in the world had given up on him, it would be these people who he never cared about, who would give him support like home, tearing away the darkness in front of him, and tearing apart the darkness in front of him. Give yourself a ray of light.
"Brother... Qi Ying gives you a toast!"
Qi Ying picked up a glass of wine again, stood up, raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp: "There are no desperate situations in the world, only people who are in desperate situations... Thank you, brother..."