Winter Begonia

Chapter 131

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Sakata's scapula was injured, and his arm was fixed with a board, so he could only use one hand. He used this hand to answer the phone many times, all to plead for Shang Xirui, and also to the door. Yukinojo thinks that the Chinese don't respect actors, but Sakata thinks that the Chinese love actors too much. The Japanese occupied Beiping for more than a year, and these celebrities shrank their heads and refused to fart. Now, for Shang Xirui, they queued up to call his desk, and put many anti-Japanese elements in prison, but they are only willing to save an opera Actors, Chinese, this is Chinese!

Sakata hung up the phone and leaned back in the chair, feeling the long-lost stability.

On the Cheng family's side, Jiang Mengping gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins with difficulty for six hours. The Cheng family took care of the patients on one side, and the mothers on the other, so they didn't care about Shang Xirui, when Fan Lian knew that Shang Xirui was captured by the Japanese, it was already two days and one night later. The second grandma told him: The singer and the Japanese used knives, and the Japanese took them away. She didn't say to help, and she didn't say that she couldn't help. It seemed that the matter had nothing to do with her. But Fan Lian definitely can't stand idly by, after all, what happened in Cheng's house, there is something good or bad, Cheng Fengtai wakes up and he can't bear the responsibility, the Chinese government has transferred, he has no other way but to spend money, get over Du Qi, the explosive barrel , Dredge the relationship by yourself everywhere.

Regarding Shang Xirui's arrest, no one knew what Second Mistress was thinking, she was a very well-mannered head grandma, Jiang Mengping asked her a few times, but she did not move at all. But behind her back, Second Mistress sat alone beside Cheng Fengtai's bed, speechless for a long time, and she did not light the lamp when it was dark, and said softly: "You are not awake yet. Don't blame me for not teaching you. I don’t want it anymore, I stabbed the Japanese with scissors! I was arrested by the Japanese.”

Cheng Fengtai's hair has grown, brushing on his eyebrows, Second Grandma brushed it away for him: "Being captured by the Japanese devils, what else can he do? Shooting is light! Doesn't he know how to sing? Why do you want to pull out his tongue? How about you? You won’t save him? Are you so cruel?” As she spoke, the tip of her nose sore, Second Mistress lowered her head and wiped away her tears: “You are going to boil us alive… "At this time, it seemed that Cheng Fengtai's eyebrows moved, and a low moan came out of his throat. Second Mistress didn't see the tremor on Cheng Fengtai's face, but she heard the low moan clearly, she hurriedly called Dr. Fang to come in to have a look, regardless of the tears on her face. However, Dr. Fang checked it carefully and found no improvement.

Second Mistress was very worried: "The fever is gone, why are you still awake? What's wrong?"

Dr. Fang said: "There are many reasons for falling into a coma. I guess it was due to inadequate medical conditions during the operation, which caused..."

Before Dr. Fang finished speaking, Mama Lin, who was next to Second Grandma, came up and said, "Second Master is fine! He is not missing any arms or legs, and he can swallow soup and medicine, so he won't be able to wake up! Let me tell you, hurry up tomorrow!" Find a feng shui master to set up a battle to bring back the soul of the second master!" Doctor Fang pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and remained silent. Lin Ma went on to say: "Second Grandma forgot to use the bar in the stable? The bar taught the horse's hoof to kick its head. There was nothing wrong with it, so she couldn't wake up. Later, I asked my husband to do a trick, and let his nephew go up to the roof and call his soul back. Isn't it?" Second Mistress was told that she had no idea and was just in a daze. Mama Lin patted her thigh anxiously: "My good grandma! What are you thinking about? My aunt is a rich lady in Shanghai. She was raised in a garden house, and she has only seen so much of the world? How does she know the mystery here? ! As long as you nod your head, invite Mr. tomorrow, just try, if it doesn’t work, it won’t hinder you!”

It was because of an emergency that she went to the doctor, and the second grandmother was said to have lost her mind, thinking silently, and was hired away by the old mother and maid. Dr. Fang is used to seeing strange things in high-ranking families. What is Mr. Feng Shui? He has also seen a shaman spraying fire to drive away ghosts while hanging potions. It is the magic of the mages to recover from illness, but it is unlucky to seek a doctor when a person dies. Dr. Fang asked himself that he had done his duty, but he didn't say anything about this matter.

On the fifth day of Shang Xirui's detention, all kinds of money were in place, and Sakata summoned him in the office. During these five days, Shang Xirui was forced to ask countless times if someone ordered him to do it, every time he asked, Shang Xirui said: I avenged Cheng Fengtai, and I was ordered by others? You don't read newspapers? Don't know my friendship with him? The interrogator was a Japanese translator, and it took a lot of effort to speak Chinese, so I didn't know that the two of them were tricky, and if they didn't know each other, Shang Xirui said: "I tell you, Cheng Fengtai is my wife, you forced him to take the goods, He was seriously injured, and the revenge of killing his wife will be paid with his life!

The report was handed in front of Sakata, but Sakata didn't even want to read it, he suspected Cheng Fengtai, but with Shang Xirui, it was just a routine interrogation, he didn't expect to find out such a set of shameless words. Of course Sakata would not explain Cheng Fengtai's injury to Shang Xirui, his arm was hanging around his neck, and Shang Xirui's injury was not healed, both sides were injured, both of them were not very respectable, standing in the middle was a very handsome Good Yukinojo. Sakata stared at Shang Xirui like a falcon, deliberately straining him and not talking to him. Ordinary prisoners, being dealt with like this, their life and death are uncertain, they will be terrified. Shang Xirui went up to him, his eyes hardened, if he didn't miss Cheng Fengtai, if he really had no chance of winning, he still wanted to stab Sakata with scissors.

"Boss Shang, a year ago, the photo of you performing Kabuki in a kimono was published, which became an undeniable proof of your pro-Japanese relationship." Sakata said, "But I know that's not the case, and you have suffered a lot of injustice. Why wronged? Aren’t Japanese costumes and operas bad?”

Shang Xirui has escaped many times in duty scenes, Shang Xirui publicly criticized the Japanese Empire, Shang Xirui stabbed a Japanese officer, there are so many crimes, Sakata just said this, Yukinocheng didn't expect it, he was busy to replace Shang Xirui Justify. Sakata raised his hand, not allowing him to speak.

Shang Xirui didn't answer.

Sakata said: "Thanks to Cheng Fengtai, I have heard your Chinese Peking Opera. It is noisy, gaudy, and chaotic. Only the drums are good."

The implication is, should Shang Xirui perform a drum set for him on the spot? Sakata made a phone call, murmured a word in Japanese, and got an order outside the door to bring things in. It's better not the drums, Shang Xirui was afraid that he would lose control, so he beat Sakata's head with a drumstick, he couldn't help clenching his fists, ready to hold back "Calling Cao". Looking sideways, it was not a drum, but a gorgeous kimono woven with gold and silver embroidery.

Sakata glanced at the kimono: "Boss Shang, please perform Kabuki for me once. Then, you can leave here with Cheng Fengtai's medicine."

Yukinojo was dumbfounded. What's going on! Since when did Sakata love watching Kabuki? Even in the Army Club, he was never tempted to see the original Kabuki. He is not a theater lover! Or to make things difficult for Shang Xirui!

Yukinoyuki rushed forward, put his hands on the kimono to keep Shang Xirui from moving, and poured out Japanese like bean peas. When his brother was still alive, he didn't dare to be so violent, mainly because he didn't believe that Sakata dared to slap him. Sakata didn't slap him, Sakata completely ignored him, only competing with Shang Xirui. The two of them locked eyes for a while, and Shang Xirui said: "I played Dan that day, called Jue Jian Ji in the Cloud. Later, I asked Du Qi, and Du Qi said that she was a fairy in Japanese mythology who gave rain to the people at the risk of her own life." Dew." He pushed Yukinocheng away, shook off the kimono, a piece of gold and color, the fabric and workmanship passed through his hands, Shang Xirui knew it was expensive, and Sakata was willing to pay for making things difficult.

Shang Xirui snorted: "It's really interesting. Just don't know how to play, why use your fairies to disgust people?"

Sakata was stunned. Xue Zhicheng is an exquisite person who understands art, he was the first to understand what Shang Xirui meant, as if someone had spit on his face, blushing and ashamed, just before Shang Xirui was about to put on the kimono, he snatched it away Kimono, hugged tightly in a ball, then stuffed Cheng Fengtai's medicine into Shang Xirui's hand. He suddenly didn't respect Shang Xirui anymore, pushed him hard towards the door, and shouted: "No acting! You are not allowed to pretend to be her! You go! Go!" The operas cherished by Xue Zhicheng are equally important in his heart. Regardless of the country, how can you be humiliated by these two bastards in turn! What does Jue Jian Ji in the Cloud have to do with fighting! Why call her out!

Facing Yukinojo's fury, Sakata did not stop him. Shang Xirui was kicked out of the Ministry of War in this way, he stood blankly in the corridor for a while, before he could get complacent, he turned and ran towards Luogu Lane.

It was a sunny late autumn, the sun was strong and the wind was cool, Shang Xirui's clothes were thin, but he didn't feel cold when running. The distance between the commercial house and the end of the street in Cheng Zhai, he could go home to wash his face, change his clothes, catch his breath, and discuss with his friends how to enter the house again, but he didn't, he couldn't wait for this moment. Walking to the small corner gate of Cheng's house, because she didn't know if Cheng Meixin and her soldiers were still inside, she didn't dare to force her way in, so she went around half a circle, looking at the wall with worry. The surroundings of Cheng's house are too clean, there is not even a stall, let alone broken baskets and water tanks. Now that he has new injuries and old injuries, he can't fly much.

A peddler selling autumn pears passed by at the entrance of the alley, Shang Xirui spotted him and yelled at him: "Hey! Come here!" The peddler thought it was a customer who wanted to buy pears, so he came excitedly. Walking into the alley, Shang Xirui pointed to the corner: "Put your hands against the wall, lie down!" The peddler thought he was being robbed, seeing Shang Xirui's aggressiveness, he froze in fear. Shang Xirui grabbed him and pressed him against the wall, the peddler yelled: "I just opened the stall today! I didn't make any money!" Shang Xirui said: "Shut up! Squat down!" Taking two steps back, kicking the peddler's shoulders , flew onto the wall. The peddler looked up at the high wall, confused and became an accomplice of the burglar, dared not speak out, picked up the burden and ran quickly.

The Cheng family is preparing to call Cheng Fengtai's soul. Mr. Feng Shui burned a talisman and performed a ritual. He ordered someone to take a three-year-old rooster and tie its paws with a red thread, and carry it to the crossroads. Which way does the rooster go? , Let the young master go up to the roof and call his father's name. As soon as everything was ready, Shang Xirui arrived.

Shang Xirui turned a blind eye to the relatives of Chuancheng's family, he walked quickly and quickly, without looking sideways, without any basic interaction with people, like a ghost with a yin and yang that was summoned by a spell, and stamped out the spell The incense ash in the array went straight into the bedroom. Before the others had time to react, Second Mistress followed closely with the hem of her skirt, and as soon as she entered, she saw Shang Xirui kneeling by the bed like the first time she came here, closing her eyes, and putting her cheek in Cheng Fengtai's palm. Cheng Fengtai didn't get soup from him for a few days, so he obviously lost weight, but fortunately, he was still alive.

Seeing the bruise and purple on Shang Xirui's face, Second Mistress turned around and closed the door, asking him: "Did they hit you?"

Shang Xirui opened his eyes: "I beat them too."

Second Mistress said nothing, walked away for a while, and then entered the room, there was a hot steamed bun in her hand, the steamed bun was torn apart, and there were two slices of thick-cut bacon inside: "Eat it."

Shang Xirui got up to take it from her, opened his mouth wide and bit off half of one, he was so hungry, he hadn't finished one yet, a girl's voice came from outside: "Second Grandma, the chicken is heading north, what should the young master eat?" Going to the room."

Second Mistress left Shang Xirui and went out to take care of her son's safety. Shang Xirui ate the steamed buns wholeheartedly, after a while, he heard a faint cry from the roof, calling Cheng Fengtai's name, the sound was louder than talking, louder than singing, drifting, without any emotion backbone. If the little actor from Shuiyun Tower dared to make such meows, Shang Xirui could kill him on the spot. But since it was Cheng Fengtai, Shang Xirui couldn't pretend he didn't hear, he stretched his neck and swallowed the remaining bun, sniffed deeply on Cheng Fengtai's face, and followed out to see what happened.

The eldest son of the Cheng family grew up to be fourteen years old and had been studying in school in a well-behaved manner. Before today, the loudest voice he had ever made was singing in music class. Now, in front of the whole family, he climbed up to the roof like a monkey and called his father's name in the designated direction. People disliked him for not shouting loudly or clearly enough, so they kept pointing their faces up, correcting him, urging him, standing on a high place and looking down. Leaning against the pillar of the porch, looking at him while building a shade with his hands, chewing gum in his mouth. The eldest young master blushed with embarrassment, and there were two tears of shame in his eyes. The more he shouted, the more he shouted, the more he shouted, he was almost out of breath.

Shang Xirui asked: "What are you doing?"

No one talked to Shang Xirui, not even Mama Lin, who was most keen on preaching the art of evocation, ignored him, they all hated this male goblin on behalf of Second Mistress. After all, Shang Xirui traveled all over the world and was well-informed, no one told him, he understood it himself: "You are looking for Cheng Fengtai's soul?"

Fan Lian felt a little ashamed. In what age, this kind of witchcraft was still in fashion in their family. Cheng Meixin looked over with a suppressed smile, she hoped that Shang Xirui would rise up and denounce the farce, and then completely offend Second Mistress and beat her out. Who knew, Shang Xirui actually said: "This kid can't do it, come down, I'll go up!"

Having said that, let's really climb the ladder. Second Mistress didn't know if she wanted to stop her, so she asked the mage, but the mage stroked his beard and was noncommittal. Cheng Meixin leaned next to Second Grandma and said: "Let him go! It's not good to make him a dutiful son!" Shang Xirui climbed to the roof in twos and passed the young master down with his armpit between his hands.

Cheng's house was the roof of Prince Qi's mansion in the past. Because of its status as a royal family, the building regulations naturally surpassed that of ordinary people. Standing on the top, it is the highest here. Right now, there are undulating gray tiles and streets. Shang Xirui took a deep breath, faced north, and called out Cheng Fengtai's name. With his voice, the Cheng family felt like a gust of wind was rushing towards them. At the second yell, Xiao Lai at the end of the street put down his work, opened the door and looked for the street, she really heard Shang Xirui's voice. The third and fourth sound, the neighbors around could not stay at home anymore, looking up at the sky. A voice came down from heaven, it was the name of a person.

After a little more time, everyone felt that their throats were a little sore, and they felt chest tightness and shortness of breath for the people on the roof. How can there be such a way of shouting, dragging his throat like risking his life, his lungs will explode! Fan Lian, who knows how to play, felt a little uneasy at first, and whispered to Second Grandma: "It's almost there, call him down, if you keep shouting, your voice won't bear it." Second Grandma didn't say anything. Fan Lian raised his head and shouted: "Okay, Boss Shang, that's enough! Come down!" Don't say that Shang Xirui didn't hear, Fan Lian didn't hear what he was shouting, his voice was covered by Shang Xirui.

Xiao Lai followed Shang Xirui's call and ran to Cheng's house, because she had been here a few times before, the porter didn't stop her, and she ran into the inner courtyard. When she saw Shang Xirui standing on the roof, she waved her hands and shouted urgently: "Brother Rui! Come down! Stop shouting!" Shouting many times, but to no avail. Xiao Lai was so anxious that he turned around and knelt down to the second grandma, tears streaming down his face, and his voice broke: "Second grandma, please do me a favor and tell Boss Shang to stop shouting, he relies on his voice for his food! Such a shout Fa'er, I can't hold back my voice!"

Second Mistress shrank her feet back: "I didn't let him go up!"

Xiao Lai just kowtowed: "Please spare Boss Shang! We will never dare to provoke Cheng Erye again, and we will hide from the Cheng family! You are a large number of adults! Let him live!"

Second Mistress was also anxious: "You girl! Why are you indiscriminate?" Turning to Fan Lian, she said, "Go! Teach someone to pull him down!"

Pulling a person on the roof is easier said than done, and several nurses are eager to try. Shang Xirui suddenly covered his mouth, bowed his head and coughed twice, then looked blankly at the sunset in the sky, his trachea was constricted and hurt, in this twilight cold wind, he thought to himself: There is no other way, Second Master , I have no choice. The man fell down, and the guard next to him pulled him into his hand, the clothes didn't hold up to his weight, they were torn apart, and the man tumbled and fell off the roof, but the guard on the ground stretched out his hand Take it again, or you will break your head.

Xiao Lai was out of his wits, Doctor Fang over there pushed the crowd away to check, and found a wet pool of blood on Shang Xirui's cuff, his lips were also stained with blood, which was coughed up just now. Xiao Lai's heart suddenly turned cold, and he burst into tears. This spiritual summoning ceremony went so far, it ended with Shang Xirui's cry of blood, it is hard to predict whether it will be a blessing or a curse, the old mage then left. Xiao Lai grabbed Fan Lian's trouser legs and begged, "Second Master Fan, help me and teach someone to take us home."

Doctor Fang said: "Girl, I don't know if he was injured. It's best not to move it now, just observe and observe."

Looking at Shang Xirui again, his breathing was weak and his face was pale, obviously hurt. Fan Lian made the decision to move Shang Xirui to the guest room, Cheng Meixin said to Second Mistress: "It's over, he blackmailed me."

Second Mistress just looked sad.

Shang Xirui fell into a coma for more than a day, nervous and exhausted. When he woke up, the room was filled with red light, vaguely lying in a mahogany building by the Qinhuai River, but the air was only dry, without the rouge water vapor on the river bank. Shang Xirui opened his mouth, his throat hurt from burning, his lips were dry, his stomach had a bubble and he couldn't hold back urine urgently, it turned out that when he was in a coma, Doctor Fang also hung up two bags of medicine for him. Shang Xirui got up and looked around for the toilet to pee, when he heard Xiao Lai bring hot water to wash the teacup, said with a smile: "Brother Rui is awake too!" , Xiaolai went on to say: "No wonder the old monk of Qingyuan Temple borrowed you a lot of money to sing scriptures, Brother Rui! You are really amazing! Second Master Cheng really woke up!"

Shang Xirui gasped, shivered dumbfounded, poured hot urine all over his hands.

Cheng Fengtai woke up half a day earlier than Shang Xirui. The whole Cheng family was in a state of excitement, hanging up red lanterns just like Chinese New Year, and cooking a lot of delicious dishes to reward the servants. As Doctor Fang expected, the first credit goes to Mama Lin, an old godly woman. The whole Cheng family didn't admit that it was Dr. Fang's treatment or the medicine given by Sakata that worked. They didn't wake up early or late, but they woke up within two days after calling the soul. What is it? The second grandma gave Dr. Fang and the nurses each a red envelope, and the biggest one was the incense money donated to the Bodhisattva Buddha in the temple. Regarding this, Dr. Fang had no temper, but now that Mama Lin dared to express her opinion on his doctor's order, he couldn't stay any longer. After Cheng Meixin visited the doctor, Dr. Fang followed Cheng Meixin back to Cao's house.

Doctors and nurses left Cheng Fengtai's room, emptied all kinds of instruments, and it was quiet. Shang Xirui quietly went to the window, looked inside, and saw Second Mistress sitting on the edge of the bed, feeding porridge to Cheng Fengtai, with children standing all over the floor beside her. The nurse held Feng Yi in her arms and teased the child to talk to his father. Cheng Fengtai put one hand on the third young master's little head, and ate the porridge weakly, the expression on his face was haggard and bewildered after recovering from a serious illness, his whole body was like a washed handkerchief, soft and warm. Shang Xirui looked at him, a little crazy.

The second grandma said: "It's all right now, just wake up, eat thin food for two days first, and when you can eat dry food, you will not be far from going to the ground." The third young master said: "Dad has to eat, not just drink water , fish only drink water." Cheng Fengtai rubbed his hair with his palms and smiled. Shang Xirui, who was outside the house, also smiled. The room was full of intimate conversations, Shang Xirui watched for a while, then left.

Jiang Mengping was still in confinement, so it was inconvenient to visit Cheng Fengtai, but she was also happy, half lying on the bed to comfort the child, the three mothers were very happy. The window screen in the bedroom highlighted the silhouette of a man, Jiang Mengping propped herself up to look at it, then disappeared after a shake, she probably guessed who it was, she couldn't believe it, she hurriedly put on her shoes and went out to look, only to see Shang Xirui's back sprinting , behind a trotting Xiaolai. She wanted to call out again, but Shang Xirui disappeared around the corner when she couldn't wait.

Shang Xirui and Xiao Lai made such a big circle around Cheng's house, the maidservants and old ladies who came and went around, no one greeted them, they all walked around them, as if they didn't see the two of them . Shang Xirui felt even more like in a dream, in this bright red dream, Second Master really came back to life. He walked straight out of the shroud of red light and walked to the pond. The autumn moon was reflected on the water, and a jade plate was as cool as washing. The white of the moonlight and the black of the night, the two-color world made people feel settled in their hearts. Shang Xirui squatted down, scooped up the cold water from the pool and splashed it on his face, took another big gulp, rinsed his mouth with his head up and spit it out to the bank. The fish still thought that someone was coming to feed them. Seeing the overwhelming meal, the tails slapped the water and they were all scared away.

Xiao Lai saw that his behavior was the same as when he was still a child, so he said: "Brother Rui, why are you upset that Second Master Cheng is awake?"

Shang Xirui's dripping face: "No."

Xiao Lai thought about it quietly, she thought that Shang Xirui must have been very sad when he saw Cheng Fengtai and He Meimei's family just now, but what should he do about this sadness? This was doomed from the beginning of the two of them! Xiao Lai had only one solution, she said: "Brother Rui, let me marry you and give birth to you."

Shang Xirui said: "I don't want these things." As soon as the words came out, his voice was hoarse and hollow, he was startled, but he added seriously: "You have to wait for my elder brother, he will come to beg you after he is done with important matters .” He lifted the hem of his clothes, wiped his hands and face, and walked straight out of the gate. Xiao Lai wondered, Shang Xirui went to heaven and earth, was it so that Cheng Fengtai could wake up? Cheng Fengtai finally woke up, instead of going to reunite with Cheng Fengtai, he wants to leave instead, what's the reason? Call Shang Xirui: "Brother Rui! Where are you going!"

Shang Xirui said: "Go home and take Qingyin Wan!"

When he came, many people stopped him; when he left, no one stopped him, as if he had never been there before.

Two weeks later, Cheng Fengtai got out of bed and walked around. His leg was officially limped, and when he walked, one foot was high and the other was low, which was ridiculous. After lying down for a long time, I feel a little numb, my brain doesn't feel very flexible, and I can't speak well. I just remember that Cao Guixiu was not raised by himself. After thinking about it, my head hurts. In short, everything needs to be recovered slowly. Relatives and friends visited him in turn, but at the beginning they didn't dare to provoke him, but after a few more times, Fan Lian called him lame to his face, saying: "In the past, the golden lame was a joker, now he is lame, how do you feel? Retribution!"

Cheng Fengtai picked up a crutch to break Fan Lian's leg: "You also experience it!"

Sheng Ziqing blamed Fan Lian for not being able to speak, and stood behind him and beat him straight: "It's great if I can keep my leg! Doctor Fang said that he will recover in the future!"

Besides Fan Lian, Xue Qianshan also came. When Xue Qianshan came, Cheng Fengtai was lying on the bed teaching Feng Yi how to speak, because he didn't pay much attention to Xue Qianshan, so he didn't pretend to receive him formally. Xue Qianshan didn't mind either. He sat down and watched the scene, thinking: Jiao Didi weakly hugged a child, it's like confinement. The attitude towards Cheng Fengtai was a bit joking, she put one hand on his injured leg and patted it lightly, and was about to tell the wonderful story about him after he fell into a coma. What can I say, sit for a while, leave a gift and leave. Of course the whole Cheng family strictly forbids talking about Shang Xirui, Fan Lian and other relatives didn't mention it together for fear of offending Second Mistress. Shang Xirui made such a big commotion in Cheng's house, Cheng Fengtai doesn't know anything about it until now, only the third young master has changed, he can't see peanuts and soybeans on the dining table, he has to hide it when he sees it A few grains are thrown at people when they are not prepared, and they can't be changed.

Cheng Fengtai was sick and didn't go out, Shang Xirui kept his voice busy with the new show and didn't go out. The two of them lived quietly and silently for a while. Cheng Fengtai dismissed the maids one afternoon when there was no one around, closed the door tightly, and called Shang Xirui, he said: "Is Mr. Tian here, I'm Cheng Fengtai."

There was no sound on the other end of the phone for a long time, and a voice drifted over for a long time: "Second master?"

Cheng Fengtai frowned: "What's wrong with your throat?"

Shang Xirui said: "It's salty."

Then there was another long silence.

Cheng Fengtai suspected that the line was broken, and called out: "Boss Shang?"

The other end of the phone replied: "Hey! Second Master!"

Cheng Fengtai frowned, feeling that his voice was better than before, he leaned against the door frame and said, "Have you heard? The last time I sold the goods, I was so lucky that I lost my life, and my legs are still weak when I come back alive, so move a bit more Just dizzy. The family is watching closely now, and I will come to see you when I feel better in two days." This tone is like two middle school students secretly dating behind their parents' backs.

Shang Xirui said: "Okay! When you're better, I'm catching up with my new play."

Cheng Fengtai said: "I just know how to sing, and I don't even ask how your second master is hurt!"

Shang Xirui let out a naive smile: "Second Master is auspicious, blessed by Bodhisattvas!"

Cheng Fengtai also smiled: "Okay, your mouth is so sweet!"

The two chatted for a while before hanging up. After hanging up the phone, Cheng Fengtai couldn't support his legs, and sat on the chair in a daze. He survived a narrow escape this time, and he has a somewhat unreal feeling about this world. In troubled times, life is always said to be gone, so what else can we hold on to? After dragging this big family of blood relatives, all of whom are outside his body, he was so careful that he even lost a chachaer. Now, he felt that even Shang Xirui was about to lose his grip, and Shang Xirui didn't come to greet him at the door when he came back after walking around the gate of hell, he was still thinking about singing. But Shang Xirui can't be blamed, he thought, if Shang Xirui couldn't get in the Cheng's house, he didn't know how badly he was hurt.

Second Mistress came into the room and saw him in a daze: "What are you doing? Sitting under the window, it's so cold!" and shouted outside: "Qiu Fang! Fetch Second Master to wash his face." While taking a fur for Cheng Fengtai Wrapped up, as soon as Qiufang came in, the second grandma would let her out. Qiufang is from Peiping, if Cheng Fengtai doesn't favor him, he is not qualified to follow her to Shanghai. Second Mistress saw Cheng Fengtai's current illness and suppleness, so she had a glimmer of hope, thinking that Qiufang would step in at this moment, be more considerate, maybe Cheng Fengtai would be able to take him.

Cheng Fengtai suddenly grabbed Second Grandma's hand and said, "I don't want him."

The second grandmother smiled and complained: "Master, there are still so many children here! You have been sick for a while, and the second boy has dysentery and no one cares about it. I am in my forties, so I will find another one to take care of you and take care of you." Give me your hand, okay?"

Cheng Fengtai said seriously: "I don't want boys."

Qiufang had heard it from outside, and when she said that, her eyes turned red and she put down the hot water and left. Second Mistress looked at Cheng Fengtai for a while, Cheng Fengtai said again: "I don't want girls either."

Second Mistress broke away from him, rolled up the bracelet, twisted the hot towel with her own hands, shook it off and handed it to him: "I don't want a man or a woman, who do you want? Do you want a fairy in the sky?"

Cheng Fengtai smiled: "It's not a fairy either." Then, he wiped his face and hands and didn't speak. Second Mistress took the towel and threw it into the water again: "You also have to know whether people are willing to follow you."

Cheng Fengtai said: "I don't know."

The second grandma said, "That's still the case."

Cheng Fengtai said: "Maybe you want to?"

The second grandma paused in her hands, and after a long time, she muttered, "You just want to lose your head!"

As soon as Cheng Fengtai woke up, Second Mistress was ready for Shang Xirui to be overjoyed again, what would happen to the two of them, she only had four words: listen as you please. It was exactly what Cheng Meixin said, it was wronged, Second Mistress thought to herself that she was ready to be a widow and raise her children, but she never wanted to take revenge and die for love, based on this, Shang Xirui should be punished for blackmailing Cheng's family. For Cheng Fengtai's sake, Shang Xirui is not afraid of death, would such a wild and free-spirited person take her seriously

But when Cheng Fengtai woke up, Shang Xirui took his little maid and left quietly without showing his face, and there was no more sound after that. Second Grandma can probably guess the reason for this. After all, he is a man, and every man does not love fame and wealth. If he is asked to leave behind the noise and liveliness, and go to a foreign land with a large family of nondescript people, would he be happy? People are often like this, those who can share the bitterness can't share the sweetness. Your sweetness may not be sweet when it comes to other people's mouths.

A week later, Cheng Fengtai got the doctor's permission to go out, and the second mistress dug out the original boxed mink fur coat for him to put on, and sent him to the car. Cheng Fengtai said: "Don't you ask me where I'm going?" The second grandma said: "You, where do you like to go?" Then said: "Come back to eat at night. I made old fire porridge for you."

How delicate Cheng Fengtai is now, he is unwilling to take two steps on the street, in fact, he is still afraid of being seen limping. As soon as the car stepped on the accelerator, Cheng Fengtai knocked on the door of the commercial house and saw Shang Xirui wearing a double-breasted white coat, using a pair of pliers to cut the wire that shaped the plum tree.

As far as Cheng Fengtai was concerned, the two of them hadn't seen each other for several months, and when they saw each other, they opened their arms, wanting to have a hug with Shang Xirui that has gone through thousands of waves and narrowly escaped death. But Shang Xirui just watched him in a daze, there was no tacit understanding at all. Cheng Fengtai had no choice but to walk over with a limp on crutches, hooked his neck, and the two of them pressed their chests together: "Boss Shang! What's the matter, you won't even kiss me when you see me!"

Shang Xirui closed his eyes, put his head on his shoulder and leaned against his shoulder for a while, after a while, moved him away and said: "You are always holding on to a walking stick, your legs won't get better, you have to stretch your tendons, don't Afraid of pain!" As he spoke, he put down the vise and crutches, and had to practice walking with Cheng Fengtai. Cheng Fengtai supported his shoulders as if dancing, Shang Xirui supported his waist, within half an hour of walking, Cheng Fengtai broke into a cold sweat: "Okay, I'll practice slowly later, let me go in and lie down for a while , can't stand anymore."

Shang Xirui squatted with his back to him: "Come on, I'll carry you."

Cheng Fengtai was unwilling: "It's not that the leg is broken because it's lame, so there's no need for it."

Shang Xirui said: "Don't talk nonsense."

Cheng Fengtai looked around for Xiao Lai, who was decocting medicine in the corridor, not looking at them. Cheng Fengtai then climbed onto Shang Xirui's back. Shang Xirui felt that Cheng Fengtai was so sick that he lost all weight, he was just a skeleton, he felt very sad, carried him on the bed and put him down gently, Cheng Fengtai's face was still very pale and looked tired, he closed his eyes as soon as he lay down . Shang Xirui looked at his sleeping face, thought of his ignorance before, his heart became hot, a lot of fear surged up, he couldn't help but plunge into his arms, leaning against his chest to listen to the sound of his heartbeat.

Cheng Fengtai put his hands on his back: "This time I really have to leave."

Shang Xirui said: "You're not well yet!"

Cheng Fengtai said: "You have to go if you're not well, beware of Sakata." When life is at stake, Shang Xirui can't be a rogue, just keep quiet. Cheng Fengtai patted him, and said with a smile: "I see that you have questions and answers, your ears are much better, but your voice is not so good, like a duckling. Now it's all right, you are really deaf and dumb, how will you sing in the future?"

Shang Xirui said: "If you can't sing, I'll ask you to play!"

Cheng Fengtai opened his eyes and raised his voice: "Really?"

Shang Xirui fell silent again.

Cheng Fengtai closed his eyes again: "I'm already limping, what's the point of playing with me, it's fun to sing an opera."

With Cheng Fengtai's current physique, he dozed off as soon as he closed his eyes, Shang Xirui couldn't sleep, so he lay down with him all afternoon. This afternoon was wasted, the two of them lay close to each other, breathing closely, and felt that they were not intimate enough. In the evening, Cheng Fengtai walked into the hall on crutches, took out two train tickets and put them on the table, the tickets were from Beiping to Shanghai, he tapped his fingers on the table twice, and called out: "Boss Shang." No explanation was given. , just motioned him to look.

Shang Xirui didn't pick it up either, looked down and said: "It seems like we've discussed it! Today happens to be my "Little Impatiens"!"

Cheng Fengtai was stunned when he heard this, put on his hat and said in frustration: "If we really negotiate, I won't choose that day!"

After that, the two of them haven't met each other, because they have so many things to do, and they seem to be deliberately practicing parting. Until Shang Xirui's new play "Little Phoenix Fairy". Cheng Fengtai personally delivered six large flower baskets and placed them in the most conspicuous position at the entrance of the theater. Now that the weather is officially turning cold, he breathed light mist, walked through the dark corridor, walked to the backstage and opened the door, opening a colorful world full of colorful costumes, mirrors, glass jewelry, everything he was familiar with, He came only to say goodbye to Shang Xirui.

This was the first time Cheng Fengtai appeared in front of people after he was injured. People felt that he was not much different from the past except that he was thin and uncomfortable when walking. It's their class leader, who can't tell what's wrong, maybe it's because of his weight loss, his temperament is a bit different from before. Yuan Lan, Ren Liu and the others talked around Cheng Fengtai, while Cheng Fengtai was chatting, he took the time to read Ren Wu's account book, and had no chance to talk privately with Shang Xirui. Shang Xirui didn't have time to talk either, he was wearing an ingot collar cheongsam, a horse face skirt, and a few gemstone hairpins from a period play, and he was doing a silent show! Every now and then he glanced at Cheng Fengtai, every now and then he muttered something, gradually, he looked at Cheng Fengtai more and less often, and after a while, he looked at Cheng Fengtai while chanting something.

Ren Liuchao blinked at Cheng Fengtai, making him look mad at Shang Xirui. Cheng Fengtai remained calm, lowered his eyelids and said, "Boss Shang, what curse are you chanting to me?"

Nineteen interjected: "The two-phase harmony curse."

Yuan Lan said: "Stop talking, the class leader is blushing! Come back and sing Guan Gong!"

Shang Xirui put on makeup, couldn't tell if his face was red, maybe it was, he stopped and smiled at Cheng Fengtai, Cheng Fengtai also looked at him and smiled. The two smiled foolishly at each other for a while, Shang Xirui said: "I left good tea for you, you go and drink it."

Cheng Fengtai said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to drink a few sips, so I have to go."

While talking, the backstage was preparing for the show, and the scene was about to be cleared. Everyone got busy and walked around them, like moving colorful curtains, setting off the tranquility of the two figures. Cheng Fengtai suddenly stretched out a hand to touch Shang Xirui's face, but Shang Xirui's face was covered with makeup, which would be blurred when he touched it, so he held Shang Xirui's hand instead. These hands looked slender and charming, they were pinched in them, the knuckles were clattering, Cheng Fengtai found another thing that knocked people out, looked down, it was the big diamond ring he gave Shang Xirui a long time ago, he ran his fingers across the ring and said : "Boss Shang, hello, I'm leaving!"

Shang Xirui's big eyes are watery, there is no emotion in them. Cheng Fengtai knew that Shang Xirui was in such an out-of-body state before he came to the stage, he squeezed his hand for the last time, and was about to let go, when Shang Xirui's hand tightened and held him firmly!

Cheng Fengtai's heart skipped a beat: "Boss Shang?"

Shang Xirui just looked at his man expressionlessly, held his hand, and let it go after a while. Cheng Fengtai's heart slowly fell back to its original position, and he put on his hat.

There was a lot of noise in the theatre, because of Shang Xirui's deafness, the audience changed their habit of going to the theater that they had developed for many years. Cheng Fengtai sat in the private room, on the table was the good tea Shang Xirui specially entertained him, surrounded by gentle and trivial silence. At the opening of the play, Xiao Fengxian came to the stage. Although she was a woman seeking life in the world, she had a sense of loyalty and fierceness in her heart. With this kind of loyalty and fierceness, she met her General Songpo.

Shang Xirui walked to the window in small steps, fanned his face and looked at Cai E, and sang -

Mr. Jia Yuyu went upstairs

smile on brow

Like the pine wind and the new moon coming into the window

After singing, the fan was slowly removed, revealing a hibiscus face. Cai E fell in love at first sight and sang:

The night is deep, the flowers are fragrant, the moon is cloudy

At first glance, the lonely shadow with plain face is pondering

It turns out that there are many beautiful people in the world

Cheng Fengtai looked at Shang Xirui, eyes filled with mist, not because of sadness because of the imminent parting, but because of joy. Shang Xirui's appearance on the stage is really beautiful, flowers are planted in the mud, clouds are floating in the sky, each in its proper place, suitable and stable. On the stage, Xiao Fengxian and Cai E performed the fake play for real, and gave birth to a true friendship. Cheng Fengtai was fascinated by watching the play, and even watched most of the play. He was reluctant to leave, but the people in the play were about to separate soon—

Cai E clung to Xiao Fengxian's hand, and said:

Qing has seven orifices and more enlightenment

My heart won't turn back

It's lovesickness that's gone wrong

Greedy and happy for a long time for green temples and beautiful face

Xiao Fengxian replied:

Leaning against the spring breeze on a tree of crabapple flowers at the head of the building

Unexpectedly, there is a relationship between you and me in this world

It's a good night to see this clear light

But I don't know if the future will shine brightly

Cheng Fengtai was a little dazed as he recollected the words of the play. Lao Ge bent down and urged softly: "Second Master, let's go, the train doesn't wait for anyone!"

Cheng Fengtai woke up with a start, bowed his head and sighed: "Let's go." Putting on his crutches, he didn't turn his head back downstairs, he never left the play, and he didn't want to see Xiao Fengxian and Cai E's farewell scene today. , how heartbreaking. Now, his ears are full of Shang Xirui's continuous opera voice, let this opera voice send him away! So much the better.

The tea in the box is particularly hot, and people have already walked away. Shang Xirui was lost in the play, the people in the play soon came to an end, it was still Xiaofengxian's words—

A thread of love entangles her body.

Yan Wanliang was greedy and lingered in time.

Pour fine wine and raise a golden cup and preserve the seeds,

Broken mountains and rivers are only to be shouldered.

General—

Shang Xirui stopped singing for no reason, this was not a crucial point, but because of his previous convictions, Li Qiaosong was prepared and signaled for the Tanban to hit it twice more, and he pulled a loose ban to pass the door again.

Shang Xirui sang again:

General—

From now on, each protects the body of gold and stone,

A hundred years separated in an instant.

After singing this line, Shang Xirui looked across the vast sea of people under the stage, facing the light, at the empty box.

The Cheng family moved out, and they packed two wagons with great enthusiasm. Even though a fourth concubine and many local servants were missing, there were still too many people. The children were hugged and pulled by their wet nurses and servants, Cheng Fengtai I personally counted the number of people, and when I counted the third young master, it was Qiufang who was holding the child. The third young master is getting bigger and naughty, he likes to run and dance, the nanny can't control him anymore. Second Mistress took the opportunity to bring Qiufang with her, and let him watch the young master. Cheng Fengtai didn't say anything, Qiu Fang lowered her head, ashamed of herself. Cheng Fengtai took a look at the pocket watch with one hand, and with the other he pulled out a toffee from the third young master's mouth, and said, "If the train bumps, the child will get stuck in his throat!" After speaking, he glanced at the pocket watch again, from From the moment he got on the train, he had looked at his pocket watch hundreds of times.

Second Mistress held Feng Yi in her arms and squinted at him: "You are restless, are you still waiting for someone?"

Cheng Fengtai closed the watch cover with a snap, and said: "Ah? No, I'm waiting for the time to drive." Second Mistress smiled and did not expose him. The Cheng family had a lot of things to do, so they had a reunion dinner with relatives and friends two days earlier, and agreed that no one would be allowed to see them off on the day before they left, because they were afraid of causing chaos. But there were still close relatives who came to see them off, Cheng Meixin and Fan Lian stood on the platform, Fan Lian blew a kiss to Feng Yi, the second grandmother saw it, and waved Feng Yi's little hand through the glass window.

Cheng Fengtai logically got out of the car, patted Fan Lian on the back, and said with a smile, "How are Sister-in-law Ping and the child?"

Fan Lian said: "Very good! Leave it to me, you don't have to worry about it! I guarantee it will be delivered to Chang Zhixin safely!"

Cheng Meixin said: "Uncle really doesn't mind the trouble. There are more people in such a big family than brother here. Moving from Beiping to Chongqing, I don't know how messy and troublesome it is! I'm afraid when I think about it!"

Fan Lian said: "I'm fed up with the voice of the Japanese, blackmailing me all day long. My family owns a gold mine? Even a gold mine owner can't stand it!"

Cheng Fengtai said with a smile: "Sister doesn't know, he raised his aunts and wives to dislike him, and planned to kill a few on the road, and find a cemetery in Chongqing for burial, once and for all!"

Fan Lian thumped him with a smile: "You cripple, save some morals!"

Cheng Fengtai said to Cheng Meixin again: "Sister, everything has been arranged?"

Cheng Meixin nodded and said, "Doctor Fang has arranged everything for me, so you can go there without worry! Keeping yourself is the most important thing. No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they will chase me to the United States?"

The three of them talked reluctantly for a while, and then felt a little cold on the tip of their noses, and when they looked up, it was the first fine snow falling from the sky. Cheng Fengtai then said: "Sister, go back quickly, the train is about to leave, and I have to get on the train too. Fan Lian, help my sister."

Fan Lian didn't feel much in his heart, they were a man's family who traveled far and wide, not to mention Chongqing and Shanghai in the future, they were the two poles of the earth, if they wanted to meet, they could make an appointment, as long as they were safe, the separation would be temporary. There were tears in Cheng Meixin's eyes. She used to treat this half-brother selfishly and meanly, and the sister-brother relationship between them was all cultivated in Beiping in the past few years. Especially this time, Cheng Fengtai stayed in the first place to cover for her, and only then did those accidents happen later. It's not that she is not touched, no one can do it except for the flesh and blood relatives, and she regrets a little in her heart, regretting that she didn't take good care of him when she was a child.

Cheng Meixin blinked her eyes, her eyelashes were stained with tears, she tiptoed and hugged Cheng Fengtai face to face for a long time, Cheng Fengtai lowered his waist, put his arms around his sister, and said with a smile: "My sister is helping me look at the house in the United States, and I will be your neighbor when I come back." uncertain!"

Cheng Meixin said: "Then it's done, I will really find a house for you, we live next door."

The snow gradually thickened, and Cheng Meixin was wearing thin stockings, so it was inconvenient to stand for a long time. Fan Lian supported her shoulders, covered her head with one hand, and protected her all the way to the car. The two cars drove out one after the other. But after they left, Cheng Fengtai didn't get in the car, he stood still in the snow, waiting for something. What are you waiting for? He dared not tell himself what he was waiting for. It was the ring, or Shang Xirui's last firm grip, that made him delusional, Cheng Fengtai couldn't control the delusional.

Fan Lian drove here by himself. The snow was heavy, and the windshield brushes were scraping against the glass. The stalls and hawkers were caught off guard by the snow, and they all closed their stalls and went home, revealing the empty and white street, which felt very clean. Fan Lian felt that the road was slippery, so he drove slowly, and saw a person wearing a cloak and hood running through the snow head-on, his face was vaguely painted with theater makeup, and it was hard to tell who it was with the makeup . But who else

Fan Lian's eyes followed him all the way, seeing that he was running in the opposite direction of the car and heading towards the train station. Fan Lian couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Following behind him, the figure brushed past Cheng Meixin's car window. Cheng Meixin didn't notice it, but her guard, Squad Leader Li, yelled: "Yo? Boss Shang!" Cheng Meixin turned her head suddenly: "Who are you talking about?" Squad Leader Li laughed and said, "It wasn't Boss Shang who ran over just now?"

Cheng Meixin's car braked suddenly.

The snow fell more and more densely, the train whistle sounded, and Lao Ge sent a message: "Second Master, get on the train, Second Grandma is urging you."

Cheng Fengtai opened his pocket watch to check the time, then closed it impatiently. He said, "Wait a little longer."

Wait a little longer, Cheng Fengtai thought, wait another five minutes.

The long needle on the pocket watch wiped lightly, and the minute passed.

Cheng Meixin hugged her mink coat tightly, got out of the car under the protection of the guards, her high heels stepped on the snow through holes like bullet holes. There was something she had been waiting for for many years, and before leaving this time, she made up her mind to do it.

The siren blew again, and the relatives and friends who were seeing off on the platform all left. The conductor waved the flag and shouted: "There are still three minutes to drive! Passengers on the platform, please get in as soon as possible!" Lao Ge stamped his feet anxiously, not daring to urge him any more.

In the theatre, Xiao Lai dozed off in the background, dreaming that the two plum trees in Luogu Lane were in full bloom, and the flowers and branches were intertwined, side by side, red and white, and the clouds were gorgeous. She was so happy that she asked Shang Xirui to come and see, if he hadn't untied the wire that shaped the shape, the flowers wouldn't have grown so luxuriantly, just as she was about to speak, she was awakened by a tsunami of applause.

Ren Wu asked Xiao Lai: "Where is the head teacher?"

Xiao Lai was also puzzled: "Isn't it on the stage?"

The pocket watch in Cheng Fengtai's hand was warmed by his palm, and the second hand was wiping away, trembling slightly in his palm, as if he was clenching a heartbeat.

Everyone in Shuiyun Building stood on the stage to call the curtain, leaving only the middle seat vacant for their protagonist, their boss Shang. Boss Shang waited and waited and didn't come on stage. Maybe Jiao'er lost his temper and thought the applause wasn't loud enough. He wanted it to be louder and then raised the roof before he came. The audience stood up and applauded, wanting to call out Shang Lang with their madness. But amidst the lights and applause, that seat was always vacant.

Xiao Lai walked behind the curtain, with tears in his eyes, looking at the empty seat, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

People are gone, winter is coming, the world has changed, the bustle of several years disappeared in a blink of an eye, and there is one person who stays where he is, refusing to leave.

Cheng Fengtai looked up at the new snow. He will definitely be waiting for him.

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The author has something to say:

Thank you for reading so far, the text is now complete. Fanwai and Gezhi will be in the second half of the year at the earliest. It’s hard to say if I slow down. Everyone knows that I procrastinate, so I won’t set a flag. If you want to see anything, you can leave a message, and I will pick what I want to write.

The original dramas in this article were all created by Yuzhou Yelai, and the part of "Little Phoenix Fairy" was contributed by Lan Xiangyin. A round of applause to the two ci composers.

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