Second Piano Concerto

Liu Yang went back outside the door of the coffee shop to trim the gardenias, but she couldn't concentrate on the work in hand.She was always paying attention to the movement in the piano room, but she didn't hear anything.She felt very strange, couldn't help but put down the scissors and went to the backyard, but didn't dare to get too close, so she had to look at the closed door a few times, and then went back to work.After repeating this twice, I finally heard the faint sound of the piano.

Excited, Liu Yang immediately moved a stool under the eaves of the backyard, intending to enjoy it secretly here.But as soon as she put the stool down, she already heard that Qin Haiou was playing the Czerny etude that she usually played.She was taken aback, and listened intently for a while, and it was indeed Czerny 299.She knows that when people practice the piano, they will play some open-hand exercises first, just like the warm-up exercise before physical education class, and pianists like Qin Haiou are no exception.But she never expected that Qin Haiou would take Czerny's etude as a hand practice.When she usually plays these etudes, she just finds them very boring, and she often wants to change to some better tunes after playing for a long time. When she heard Qin Haiou playing like this, she immediately began to reflect on whether she should pay more attention to this set of etudes .

She thought that Qin Haiou would change to a batch of more difficult pieces after he had finished playing the hands-on practice. Ernie's etudes were played one after another.He didn't play fast, but it was very precise and smooth, without stagnation, and the dynamics were dealt with accordingly. Liu Yang couldn't help but recall when he first started learning these pieces, he slowly read the scores and structures bit by bit. Scenarios of stuttering practice.This kind of ability to play as standard as a teaching CD after opening the sheet music is beyond her imagination, but she also knows that this is the result of 20 years of hard work every day.While secretly wondering why Qin Haiou only played Czerny, she was filled with emotion in her heart, and she didn't finish any of her work.After about an hour or so, the sound of the piano stopped.A few minutes later, Qin Haiou returned to the coffee shop.

Liu Yang carefully looked at Qin Haiou's expression.Qin Haiou seemed to be a lot more relaxed than when he first came here in the morning, but for some reason, the corners of his eyes were a little red.Liu Yang was about to ask him about Czerny's etude, but he said, "I should go back."

"Oh..." It would be a lie to say that you are not disappointed, but Liu Yang has no better way to keep his idol.

"Thank you," Qin Haiou said again at this time, "Thank you very much."

Liu Yang was stunned for a moment.Qin Haiou's words were too sincere, but Liu Yang felt that he had done nothing.Qin Haiou just played the piano here for a while, if you really want to count, it seems that she, a music fan, took advantage of it more.

"You're welcome!" she said hastily.

Qin Haiou hesitated for a moment and asked, "Tomorrow...can I come over to play the piano again?"

"Okay!" The surprise came so suddenly, Liu Yang didn't know how to express his feelings.

Qin Haiou smiled a little.He seemed a little happy, but he didn't want to show too much. He nodded and said, "Thank you, then I'll go first."

Liu Yang watched him walk out of the coffee shop, and his mind, which was dazzled by joy, gradually came to his senses.

Qin Haiou will come to her to play the piano tomorrow, did she hear wrong just now?If she heard correctly, does this mean that Qin Haiou will often come here to play the piano in the future?She just moved the piano into that room yesterday, and before she had time to take care of it carefully, the scores were piled up in a mess. In addition, she had been traveling before, and the piano had not been maintained for several months. Would Qin Haiou know? Do you think the sound of this violin is not accurate enough?Shouldn't she just have a tuner come over and give this piano a good tune? ...

Her mind was filled with these thoughts in an instant, and she didn't care about the preparations for opening the store, so she immediately picked up her mobile phone to make arrangements.

**

Qin Haiou walked out of the coffee shop and walked onto the Xiaoxi Bridge.At this time, the sun was shining outside, the willow leaves on both sides of the river were shining brightly, and the stream was even more shining like crystal.Standing on the bridge and looking down, he suddenly remembered the story of jumping into the river that Tan Shuo told to trick him, and couldn't help laughing.

Just at this time yesterday, his body and mind seemed to be completely cold. Compared with the mood at this moment, it is like the difference between hell and heaven.He didn't know whether he would be able to play publicly in front of people, and he was still very afraid of this, but now he wanted to let go of these burdens, because he couldn't let go of the piano, and the piano hadn't let him go yet. Down.Even if he can no longer be on stage from now on, even if he can only play for himself, he will continue to play until he can no longer play.

Thinking of this, he felt relaxed all over, and the scenery of the ancient town came into his eyes, and it was more pleasing to the eye than before.He crossed the bridge, walked briskly along the stream for a while, and spent another hour going around the town. When he returned to the small street where the rice noodle shop was located, he happened to meet Tan Shuo unloading the door panel.

He was out of his mind when he passed by the rice noodle shop yesterday, but today he was sober, and noticed that Tan Shuo was opening a shop from a long way away.He was grateful to Tan Shuo in his heart, but he didn't know how to thank him. Seeing that he was working, he immediately stepped forward, said hello, and put his hand on a door panel.

When Tan Shuo saw Qin Haiou coming and saw his actions, the astonishment on his face was like seeing the sun coming out from the west, so he opened his mouth and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Help you move it." Qin Haiou said, exerting force on his arm, the door panel was pulled sideways by him, but it couldn't fall off.Tan Shuo couldn't care less about the surprise, and quickly ordered: "That's not the case, the bottom should be lifted up a little!"

Qin Haiou did as he said, and finally removed the door panel.Tan Shuo looked at him for a moment, then turned around and continued working without saying anything.

The two quickly finished removing the door panel, and Tan Shuo walked towards the stove. Qin Haiou followed him and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Tan Shuo paused, turned around and looked at him again, then stuffed a rag into his hand: "Wipe the table."

Qin Haiou responded, and wiped the table with a rag.

At this time, Tan Shuo really wanted to rush outside to see if the sun really came out from the west today.But he resisted the urge, and while watching Qin Haiou's movements out of the corner of his eye, he was absent-mindedly preparing the ingredients for today.He thought that Qin Haiou would give up after wiping the table, but unexpectedly, Qin Haiou also came to the stove, looked at him and said, "Let me help you chop the vegetables."

Tan Shuo flicked his wrist when he heard this, and almost chopped his fingers on the cutting board.

"Can you cut it?" Thinking of the scene when Qin Haiou was helping the cook last time, Tan Shuo felt a little headache, but this is not the current focus.Tan Shuo already guessed why Qin Haiou asked for help so proactively, but he thought it was completely unnecessary.This is not only because he never thought of making Qin Haiou appreciate him, but also because Qin Haiou's understanding of the kitchen is likely to help him more and more.

But Qin Haiou said seriously: "I can learn."

Tan Shuo stared at him for a while, and finally decided to let him do it.He put down the kitchen knife and stepped aside, pointed at the uncut dried bean curd and said, "Then cut it! You don't need skill to cut these things, practice makes perfect, understand?"

Qin Haiou nodded, grabbed the kitchen knife and began to cut slowly.

Tan Shuo looked at him for a while, and then said, "My buddy will be back tomorrow. You don't have to come and help me."

Qin Haiou looked up from above the cutting board to look at him, but didn't answer.

**

Despite what Tan Shuo said, Qin Haiou adjusted his schedule.Now he gets up for a run every morning, plays the piano in Liuan after breakfast, and returns to the rice noodle shop to help cook around noon. After lunch, he usually takes a nap and reads a book. Take a stroll around the town, then go back to the inn for an early rest.

The clerk of the rice noodle shop was a skinny boy named Amao, with quick hands and feet and a quick mind. He had a lot of opinions on Qin Haiou at first.In less than a week as a cook at the rice noodle shop, Qin Haiou broke three bowls, spoiled two pots of soup, and misplaced countless rice noodles.Amao was very sad and angry, so he went to Tan Shuo to complain, but he soon discovered that Tan Shuo seemed to have a high tolerance for this person. He didn't even frown after listening to Qin Haiou's "crimes", as if there was no hear.Ah Mao finally realized that this matter could not be resolved by filing a complaint, so he had to be patient and teach.Fortunately, Qin Haiou studied very hard. As a student, his learning attitude really made Amao unable to find any faults. Therefore, after a week, Amao finally accepted the existence of this clumsy "apprentice".

Qin Haiou was repeatedly criticized by Amao in the rice noodle shop, but he received completely different treatment in Liu'an.First, Liu Yang invited a tuner one afternoon to tune the piano carefully.Although Liu Yang didn't say a word about it, Qin Haiou was keenly aware of the change in the piano the next morning.Not only that, every time he came to Liu'an to play the piano, Liu Yang would prepare a large bottle of lemonade and a plate of exquisite snacks for him.Although Qin Haiou repeatedly stated that there was no need to do this, Liu Yang insisted.

There are more tourists in the town, and there are often tourists in the morning near the coffee shop.In order to let Qin Haiou play the piano with peace of mind, Liu Yang simply closed the store every morning, and would not open the store until Qin Haiou left.There is a small door on the wall near the piano room in the backyard of the coffee shop. Outside the door is an alley sandwiched by the outer walls of two houses.The alley is very narrow, and only one person can pass through it. Usually, except for the houses on both sides, no outsiders will walk here.Liu Yang gave Qin Haiou a key to the small door, so that Qin Haiou could enter the piano room directly from the backyard without going through the coffee shop in front.

Qin Haiou is very grateful to Liu Yang for her care and everything she has done for him, but just like when facing Tan Shuo, he is more willing to express his gratitude with actions.He knew that Liu Yang liked to listen to himself playing the piano, and he also knew why he could see one or two scores on the piano every day that Liu Yang usually liked to play.He thought of a way to pick out a few pieces from those scores to play before the piano practice ended.He could feel that Liu Yang was very happy.Although he didn't say it, Liu Yang didn't mention it, but he could feel it.

On this day, Liu Yang prepared lemonade and snacks in the store and waited for Qin Haiou to come over.Qin Haiou showed up on time, but he laughed when he saw Liu Yang, shook his head and said, "I won't play today."

"Huh?" Liu Yang was surprised. Since Qin Haiou first came to play the piano in the piano room, he came every day after that, and his playing time was very stable.At this time, judging from the way he spoke, it seemed that he was not in a bad mood or had any worries.Liu Yang asked why, but Qin Haiou raised his left hand and stretched out his ring finger, which was wrapped with a band-aid.

"How did you do it?!" Liu Yang was shocked, she rarely lost her composure, let alone in front of Qin Haiou, but this incident really made her unable to calm down, staring at the finger again and again, "How, is it serious?"

"It's okay, it will be fine in two days." Qin Haiou said.

"How did you do it?" Liu Yang was still worried.

"Cut vegetables..." Qin Haiou finally showed a little embarrassment on his face.