The retribution came really fast. In the early morning, the anesthetic was gone, and the wound really started to hurt. It really hurts, Shang Xirui didn't cry or howl, he closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, gasped heavily and slowly in his throat, like walking on snow, sinking step by step, very difficult. Cheng Fengtai half leaned on the hospital bed and hugged him, the breath was hot on his neck, Cheng Fengtai was afraid that his wound would get infected if he had a fever, he got up and wanted to call the doctor, but Shang Xirui squeezed the skirt of his shirt tightly in his hand.
Cheng Fengtai whispered in his ear: "Boss Shang, Boss Shang? Let go, I'll call the doctor to come and have a look." He said it several times, afraid that he might not hear, so he patted the back of his hand lightly. Shang Xirui finally let go, just for a moment, he clenched tightly again and said, "Don't give me painkillers."
Cheng Fengtai was stunned for a moment: "If the pain is so bad, don't you need medicine?"
Shang Xirui mumbled: "Painkillers damage the brain, and you will forget your lyrics when you sing."
Cheng Fengtai tucked the quilt for him and didn't speak. Shang Xirui has a kind of illiterate ignorance and stubbornness, even when he is well, he may not be able to explain the truth clearly to him, Cheng Fengtai found a doctor and continued to use the painkillers, otherwise the pain would make him unable to sleep, how would he heal his injuries? ? During the injection, Shang Xirui opened his eyes a little, staring at the transparent liquid in the needle tube. Cheng Fengtai said: "Anti-inflammatory injection." Shang Xirui closed his eyes reassuringly.
Early the next morning, Xiao Lai packed Shang Xirui's daily necessities and took them to the hospital. Shang Xirui slept soundly, looked better than yesterday, leaned on the head of the bed and Cheng Fengtai fed him porridge and meat floss. A layer of green stubble appeared on Cheng Fengtai's chin, the whites of his eyes were red, and his expression was haggard, not at all as usual. In addition to staying in bed for a night and not getting a good rest, most of it is also because of the inner torment. He touched Shang Xirui's forehead to monitor his body temperature from time to time throughout the night, staring at the salt water bottle without daring to close his eyes. Cheng Fengtai didn't feel relieved until he woke up in the morning and Shang Xirui showed no signs of fever and could still eat porridge.
Shang Xirui wiped his face after eating the porridge, and was about to pee. Although Xiao Lai served him from a young age, she is a girl who has not been out of the court after all, so it is not easy to serve him for that sake. Cheng Fengtai smiled and said: "Miss Xiaolai, go back, I'm here, I'll call you if there's anything to do." Shang Xirui nodded to Xiaolai: "All those who came to visit the sick returned, chattering, I can't hear you clearly." Xiao Lai agreed and left. She left, Shang Xirui gave Cheng Fengtai a light kick: "Quick! I can't hold it back!"
Cheng Fengtai said angrily: "You hurt your shoulder, not your hand, even if you broke your hand, wouldn't you still have another one?" Complaining about complaining, he still took out the urinal without hesitation. Shang Xirui looked at Cheng Fengtai while urinating, and wanted to ask him if he spent the night with the hospital last night, isn't he going home today? He was also afraid that if he asked, it would remind him instead, so he would abandon himself and go home. It would be better if he were ruthless!
Shang Xirui eats, drinks, sleeps and recuperates like this, even when he can't hear, he pesters Cheng Fengtai to tell him the story of the journey. When falling asleep, he must hold a piece of Cheng Fengtai's skirt in his fist, or hook his wrist around the strap of his watch with his fingers, just like that, it also grips and hooks Cheng Fengtai's heart. On the third day, Shang Longsheng and Xiao Lai came to the hospital again, Qi Qi was shocked, Cheng Fengtai was still wearing that bloody coat and didn't change it! He really took care of him here for three days!
Shang Longsheng really couldn't bear to see him anymore, and said: "San'er has improved a lot, Er Ye will go home and change his clothes for a rest, I'll keep an eye on him here." It would be outrageous not to go home again, The second grandmother must be ill. Cheng Fengtai gave Shang Xirui a pitiful look, and pulled the hem of his clothes from his hand. Shang Xirui's ears are weak at this time, seeing that Cheng Fengtai is going to leave, he straightened up and was impatient, but was severely suppressed by Shang Longsheng's gaze, finally he twirled Cheng Fengtai's clothes with his stomach unwillingly, and let go up.
Cheng Fengtai didn't talk to Shang Xirui, he couldn't hear him anyway, the two met eyes, Cheng Fengtai mouthed: Tomorrow. Shang Xirui pressed the corner of his mouth down, making an unhappy expression. In front of others, no matter how explicit you are, you will feel embarrassed. Cheng Fengtai shook Shang Xirui's hand, and said goodbye to Shang Long.
The single ward was very quiet, Shang Longsheng and Xiao Lai stared at Shang Xirui, a deaf man. Most deaf people also lost interest in talking at the same time, the three of them were silent for a while, Shang Xirui couldn't stand it any longer, he threw the quilt over and stood up, got out of bed and stretched his arms and legs for some exercise, during which time he accidentally kicked the slippers away One, he didn't need others to pick it up, he hopped over and put it on on his own, then pushed open the window and probed to suck in the cold air outside the window. Shang Longsheng and Xiao Lai watched him bouncing around in silence for a while, Shang Xirui suddenly said: "Huh? My ears seem to understand a little bit when you talk."
Shang Long said in a loud voice: "What did you do to trap Second Master Cheng in the hospital? He is a man with a family, and he only guards you. How can the family explain it?"
Shang Xirui looked at Shang Long's voice, rubbed his ears: "No, I still can't hear it."
Shang Longsheng said: "You should know something about personnel."
Shang Xirui turned his head and said to Xiao: "Buy me some meat and vegetables tonight, after three days of porridge, my intestines are empty."
Hearing the words, Shang Long suddenly stood up. Shang Xirui jumped onto the bed very quickly to cover the quilt, full of vigilance. He knew that he was not going to be beaten now, and he was afraid that his brother would do it. Shang Longsheng was not uncommon enough to start a fight with him, went out for a walk, bought some elbow sauce with meat sauce, put it on the bedside table, and left without saying a word.
Cheng Fengtai slipped home like a thief, took off his blood-stained clothes halfway and threw them to the beggar, he was also ready to make some excuses when faced with Second Mistress' interrogation. Unexpectedly, when I got home, there was a room full of sad faces. The second mistress sat on the bed and patted Feng Yi to coax her, the nanny stood and wiped her tears, and the fourth concubine avoided Cheng Fengtai when she saw Cheng Fengtai.
Cheng Fengtai leaned over to look at Feng Yi: "What's wrong?" Feng Yi's face was blushing, and he knew he was ill without asking. It turned out that the children of Cheng's family were very curious about Feng Yi's sudden appearance. They had never seen their mother's belly grow up, how did she have a little sister? After a few private meetings, they found a day to visit Feng Yi together. Second. The eldest is talking about the nanny's words, asking about Feng Yi's origin; the second is yelling at others that this is a picked up child and cannot be regarded as his sister; the third is too young, does not know how to think, and only loves to rub Feng Yi's face play. Feng Yi just arrived and changed to a new environment. She didn't know anyone except the nanny, and she was so angry that she was harassed by the crowd. She rolled her eyes and fell ill.
The second grandmother hurts her son's woman, but she can be called doting. The eldest and the third have nothing to say after being beaten so badly, and the second child has a stubborn temper, and can't accept that his mother will go to war for the stinky girl he picked up, crying and making noises and wanting to rebel. Chasing Cheng Fengtai, I don't know where he died, his parents taught the second grandma to be a laborer by herself, and she was exhausted from being a nurse, so she cast a cold eye on Cheng Fengtai.
Cheng Fengtai frowned, and said in a low voice: "Have you seen a doctor? Should I go to a doctor?" These days, he and the doctor have a deep relationship, and they can't leave anywhere.
Second Mistress raised her voice and said: "I've seen it a long time ago! It's your turn to look for it, the baby should be cold!" Cheng Fengtai didn't dare to talk back, and stroked Feng Yi's forehead hair with his hand, feeling very distressed. Second Mistress said again: "I don't know what the child has suffered in his hands! His body is so weak that he will fall ill as soon as he returns home!" As she spoke, she shed a stream of tears, wiped them with a handkerchief, and pinched Feng Yi with her fingers. The little hand of Feng Yi: "Poor child. The father's wickedness has lost his head, so he asked an actor to use her as a horse stake." Since it has not yet been determined who Feng Yi's father is, Cheng Fengtai does not take this scolding, and keeps silent.
At this time, the voice of the boss came from outside the curtain: "Mom, the second brother is still kneeling, can you let him get up?"
Second Mistress scolded: "When will he recognize his sister and let him get up!"
Cheng Fengtai put down Feng Yi and was going to find the second young master, but the second grandma pushed him and shouted: "Don't spoil the child! The wicked taught me to do it alone! You control it, you control it to the end!"
The second young master knelt in the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall of the Cheng Mansion in Beiping is empty. The Cheng family has believed in Christ since their ancestors, and they do not offer memorial tablets. It is only because it was an ancestral hall during the time of King Qi, and it has been called so far. Standing behind the second young master was his nanny, the eldest young master's nanny, Chachaer Meiyin and sisters, fourth concubine and Jiang Mengping, also persuading the second young master to have something to eat. In short, everyone who can come has come. When the cold wind blew, Cheng Fengtai sneezed first. The second young master turned his head to see his father, and immediately turned his head away again.
Cheng Fengtai walked up to the second young master, rubbed his nose and lowered his head with a smile, "What's the matter, are you angry with your mother?" The second young master remained silent. Cheng Fengtai said: "Get up first, I'll talk to you slowly about your sister."
The second young master twisted his head: "She's not my sister! I don't have a sister!"
Cheng Fengtai said: "Whether you have a sister or not, you have to get up, kneel down and get sick from the cold, and your ass is sieved by needles!"
The second young master was so stubborn that Cheng Fengtai kicked him with his toes: "Do you have the heart to let your aunt blow the cold wind here with the baby in her arms?" He was bouncing in his arms, and said to Jiang Mengping: "Auntie, go to rest quickly, the child has lost his temper, and it will be fine after a few pats." He patted the second young master's buttocks, carried it on his shoulders, and sent him back to the room.
The second young master lay on his father's shoulder, crying and muttering: "My sister was brought back by my father, not my mother."
The second mistress tried to confuse the child, but Cheng Fengtai knew that children of this age knew everything, and it was impossible to rely on fooling around, so he smiled and said, "Aren't they all younger sisters? It would be great to have a younger sister. Only other men can start a family and start a career." If you are a man, if you have a younger sister to protect you, you will become a man early in the morning."
The second young master sobbed softly and fell asleep, and he didn't know if he had listened. After speaking like this, Cheng Fengtai was particularly concerned about Chacha'er, there were a lot of things going on this time, and the two brothers and sisters hadn't spoken for a long time. Coming out of the second young master's room, he ran directly to Chacha'er. Chacha'er was reading a book at his desk, when he saw Cheng Fengtai, he put the book in the drawer first, and asked: "Second boy, how is it?"
Cheng Fengtai said: "Almost."
Chacha'er said: "Brother will go out less in the future, sister-in-law will take care of the children and also housekeeper, it's exhausting."
Cheng Fengtai rubbed her head: "I have learned to nagging your brother. Is she willing to let me intervene?" He glanced around the room, trying to find Chacha'er's current hobbies from the furnishings, but found nothing, the room The decorations inside are all written by the second grandmother: "Why are you staying at home, your sister-in-law stopped you from going to school again?"
Chachaer said: "A lot of students will leave our class after the next year, and the remaining people can't make up a class." Philosophy is the main business. After Japan captured Beiping, they either avoided to Chongqing and Hong Kong, or simply emigrated abroad.
Cheng Fengtai said: "When the school disbands, it disbands. There is no decent girls' school in Beiping. When you return to Shanghai, I will send you to Zhongxi Girls' High School to study."
Chacha'er didn't follow his words, but said: "It is said that the Japanese only want China's land, not the Chinese people. Don't look at comforting people now, they will kill us sooner or later."
When Chacha'er said these words, he looked at Cheng Fengtai with severe scrutiny. Cheng Fengtai was too tired to notice, he fiddled with a tumbler on the desk, and said wearily: "Don't listen to these words, you're scaring children! From Yuan to Qing, how many times were foreign invasions done, and when were the Chinese exterminated. Besides, there is still brother protecting you!"
Chacha'er's hazel eyes stared straight at his brother: "But you can't just keep us, and let others go!"
Cheng Fengtai didn't understand: "Who am I going to fight?"
Chacha'er said, "They said, brother is doing goods for the Japanese."
Facing Cha Cha'er's questioning, Cheng Fengtai was unprepared. The matter inside was a matter of life, and even the Second Mistress didn't know about it. How dare he reveal it to Cha Cha'er, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Brother can't do it!" You bastard, don't listen to the bastards outside, I have my own reasons." Then, he went to pull Chacha'er's hand. Chacha'er was indifferent: "So, brother, did you really sell goods to the Japanese?"
With her cold glass-like eyeballs, Cheng Fengtai had never done anything wrong, so he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart. He lowered his empty hands and said with a wry smile: "You child, how could you learn to twist like that. Let me do things with you in the future Explain, will you?"
Chachaer said, "How long is it?"
Cheng Fengtai couldn't answer this question, Cheng Fengtai also wanted to find someone to ask, when will this battle be over, when will the Japanese go back? Seeing his silence, Cha Cha'er burst into anger: "Brother thinks I'm just a kid fooling me, I'm already sixteen! Is there anything I don't want to know? Unless it's a lack of reasoning!"
It turned out that there was a reason for Chacha'er's indifference all this time, she was waiting for Cheng Fengtai to come for trial! Cheng Fengtai didn't want to quarrel with her, but the aggressiveness of such a big child is really annoying. Cheng Fengtai still wanted to find words to coax her, but Cha Cha'er said: "I'm Chinese, no matter what my reasons are, I can't do things for the Japanese. I don't have a traitor brother!"
These words really touched her heart, she didn't know how much Cheng Fengtai sacrificed for her back then. Cheng Fengtai stopped laughing, and slapped the desk, making the tumbler sway from side to side. He knew what people outside said about him, all the newspapers published it, Cheng Fengtai, a business model commended by the Japanese military, everyone was discussing in private that Cheng's second child was an oriental dog's leg, Cheng Fengtai was suffering, but his status No better than actor, no one dares to deny face to face. Unexpectedly, the first one to stand up and point to his nose to question him was actually his own sister, which made people feel heartbroken. Cheng Fengtai said angrily: "It's too late for you to say that! I said a few years ago that I don't have to carry this family and suffer this burden!" After all, Chacha'er is still a little girl, and when Cheng Fengtai was fierce, she would bark her eyes Tears, trembling and unwilling to fall. Cheng Feng said again: "You don't have a traitor brother? How ambitious! Don't forget, I earn everything you eat and drink from a traitor! Do you have the face to dislike me?"
The two brothers and sisters confronted each other for a moment, one with teary eyes and the other with angry eyes, Chacha'er's tears stayed on his face, while Cheng Fengtai's tears were tucked into his heart, sore and sore. The second mistress was helped by the maids to persuade them to fight. After entering the door, Cheng Fengtai was pushed and beaten out first: "As soon as you get home, you find trouble with Third Sister! What happened to her? Huh? You don't even like your own sister! Only that actor is your relative!" Cheng Fengtai Going out with the opportunity, stood on the porch and smoked for half the night.
The Cheng family's illness was small, and the big one was troubled, and the atmosphere was not harmonious. Cheng Fengtai promised to see Shang Xirui the next day, but he broke his promise. Shang Xirui had expected Cheng Fengtai's chances when he returned home, so he was not very disappointed, he stayed in the hospital for a week, the wound stitches were not removed, and he will be discharged home anyway. When Cheng Fengtai came out to look for Shang Xirui, Xiao Lai told him that Shang Xirui had taken the little opera singers from Shuiyun Tower to Jingshan Mountain. Cheng Fengtai wondered: "The injury is not healed yet, why not go to Jingshan to play?"
Shang Xirui took the little actors up to Jingshan, not for fun. These children, like Zhou Xiangyun, Yang Baoli, and Xiao Yulin, are all chosen one in a million. He has been in Shuiyunlou for a few years, and he has taught them with all his heart. Difficult. Fortunately, the children are both talented and willing to work hard, and now they are singing the whole play in a decent manner, and they are able to hold on to the scene, just waiting for Shang Xirui to put the finishing touches on them, and then they will be able to graduate.
Looking down from Jingshan Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, and the glazed tiles are dotted with golden light. Shang Xirui lost some weight after being injured, stood in front of the wind, with a calm demeanor, because of his good-looking eyebrows, not only does he not look embarrassed in the wind, but has a sense of immortality and desolation. After the cold wind blew for a while, he pointed to the imperial city under his feet and said, "Our voices are usually near the water, but today we will climb higher. Come on."
The children looked at each other, shyly shouted out their voices, as if their voices had been heard by all the people in Beiping, the stage was too high and the place was too big, even Yang Baoli, who was so aggressive, didn't dare to let his voice out. After they shouted, they knew it was not what they wanted, so they timidly looked at Shang Xirui. Shang Xirui seemed to be here on a spring outing today, with one hand hanging around his neck to recuperate, the other was empty, he didn't bring a beater with him, the children were a little relieved.
Shang Xirui said: "Don't stop, keep singing, it's just as loud as usual." The children regained their confidence and uttered a clear voice towards the imperial city. Shang Xirui raised his voice, and took advantage of the children's voices to say: "Since the Beijing opera industry has been in existence, male characters are respected, female female characters are light, female female characters are always a foil, like a husband and wife between a monarch and his ministers, ministers have to bow their heads and obey their ears It is said that this is the principle of the universe, and it is justified. But Ning Qinyan and Ning Jiulang insisted on elevating the status of Danjiaoer, from Nanfu to Zhengyi Temple, singing red inside and out! Since then, Dan has raised his head! How many famous old students have invited Ning Jiulang's plays! When it comes to my Shuiyun Tower, it is even more incredible that Dan's children's play can be the leader and support a troupe! So, so what is born, so what is Dan ; What about men, what about women? Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and whoever wins the hearts of the people is the king in this industry!"
The children faced the majestic palace, their ears were filled with the sound of drama, but they heard Shang Xirui's words verbatim, which made their voices brighter and a surge of heat gathered in their stomachs. Shang Xirui was still saying: "People in the world despise opera actors, saying that what is in the opera is fake, but what is outside the opera is not always true. They are mesmerized when they watch the opera, they want to cry when they see Qin Xianglian, and when they see Chen Shimei To scold. Some people mourn and die for Du Liniang, some people have seen the judgment, and dare not walk at night! Can they tell the difference between the real and the fake? On the stage, you are the king, they are the ministers, you make the people below cry, They have to cry; to make the people laugh, they have to laugh. Except for the real emperor, how can there be a job that can manipulate people's hearts better than singing? It's so honorable! Sing! Sing louder! Don't be afraid of being overheard ! They are begging for your praise!"
The little opera singers had never heard Shang Xirui utter so many words in one go, the more they listened, the louder they shouted, and in the end they couldn't hear Shang Xirui's words, they just felt their stomachs The heat in the city was steaming and surging, and thousands of troops were about to rush out of their throats, their ears were numb and their hearts were numb, and they shouted desperately, and thunder rolled, shaking the whole city of Beiping.
Zhou Xiangyun and Yang Baoli shed tears all over their faces inexplicably, and they didn't bother to wipe them off. Shang Xirui showed a satisfied smile in the wind, and shouted hello to them vigorously.
Shang Xirui and the little actors came back late, Shang Longsheng was waiting for him in Shuiyun Tower. Shang Longsheng caught sight of the little actors behind Shang Xirui, his eyes paused, and he sized them up from head to toe. Shang Longsheng knows these kids, good seedlings selected by thousands of people, in the future Shang Xirui will retire and rely on them to continue the opera troupe, they have learned everything they need to learn, in terms of singing, figure, appearance, first class and first class I can't find anything wrong with it, but it's a pity that I didn't get off to a good start. When I got on stage, my bones were weak and my spirit was slumped. It was enough to fool the layman. According to Shang Longsheng's eyesight, it was not so interesting, too smart. , lacking the most critical sway and boldness. Of course Shang Xirui can see better, not only can he see clearly, but he also knows how to fix it.
Seasoned spectators will know the depth of the people on stage after listening to the three lines of singing, but in front of experienced colleagues, they don't need to speak at all, just stand there and look at each other, and the truth will be revealed. Shang Longsheng didn't know what method Shang Xirui used, anyway, the children turned into dragons overnight. This is probably some kind of unique secret book, even if it is the two brothers, it is not easy to pry into it rashly. Shang Long nodded, and after looking at the children one by one, he said to Shang Xirui: "Come with me, Second Master Cheng is in a hurry."