Second Piano Concerto

After discussing "La Er" with Tan Shuo, Qin Haiou began to practice and ponder the performance of this work in the piano room again, and tried repeatedly the discussions on the piano, and then further communicated his feelings with Tan Shuo.And his leisure time has been better arranged since then.Tan Shuo's bookcase is almost full of music-related books. In addition to a large number of various musical scores, there are also composition theory, analysis of works, Chinese and foreign music history, biographies of musicians, etc.Qin Haiou picked out the book scores he was interested in, and once he had new ideas and inspirations, he immediately put them into practice on the piano.But what he likes to read the most are the scores that Tan Shuo has taken notes on.He wanted Tan Shuo to recommend some such music scores, but Tan Shuo managed his room and items quite chaotically, and often could only tell the name of the work, but encountered great difficulties in finding the scores.Tan Shuo didn't want to look for it a few times, so he simply asked Qin Haiou to look for it by himself, and said that it would be great if Qin Haiou could help him sort out the scores when he was looking for scores.Qin Haiou is happy to do this.He began to search through the messy books and music scores in Tan Shuo's room, sorting and rearranging them while picking out what he liked to read.Every time Qin Haiou borrowed books and left, Tan Shuo would find his room changed again, like a construction site piled with bricks, tiles, sandstone, cement and other materials, all kinds of materials were constantly being moved and used, Although it still looks messy, it has been developing in a tidy and orderly direction overall.

Tan Shuo was very satisfied with Qin Haiou's work.He let Qin Haiou toss around on the second floor of the rice noodle shop, and Qin Haiou gradually got used to his attitude, he was no longer restrained in front of him, and he became more and more relaxed in speaking and doing things.At first Qin Haiou took it back to study in the inn room after he found the score he liked, but later, in order to communicate with Tan Shuo in time, he often spent the whole afternoon in the rice noodle shop, helping the cook on the first floor before and after meals, and the rest of the time Read a book on the second floor.Tan Shuo had no interest in things like tidying up the room, but he showed endless patience to Qin Haiou's questions about music.The two people carried out every discussion fully, and because of their different perspectives, both sides can gain something.When they were not talking, Qin Haiou sat on a small wooden stool in the corner with a book in his hands, as if he didn't exist in silence, while Tan Shuo was doing his own thing, and felt no different from when he was alone at home.

With Qin Haiou's efforts, the environment on the second floor of the rice noodle shop has been gradually improved, but the situation on the first floor cannot be changed by him alone.Now when Tan Shuo sees him chopping vegetables, he is afraid that he will cut his hands, and when he sees him holding a bowl, he is afraid that he will burn his hands. Tan Shuo almost refuses to let him do what Qin Haiou used to do in the past.Qin Haiou's scope of work shrank sharply, and in the end he could only help with cleaning, and took the initiative to shoulder the arduous task of taking out the garbage.

In order not to spoil the scenery of the ancient town, the garbage bins on the streets of Longjin Town are all small garbage bins with beautiful shapes and limited capacity.These garbage bins are mainly used by tourists, while the large amount of garbage generated by local residents and businesses every day must be sorted and put into more hidden designated garbage collection points.There are many such recycling points in the town, and there is one near the inn and rice noodle shop.After summer, the temperature rises, food is easy to spoil, and garbage is easy to change taste.Most of the garbage in the rice noodle shop is kitchen waste and leftover food from customers. If it is not disposed of in time, it will easily cause hygiene problems.Tan Shuo refused to let Qin Haiou do something "dangerous", but considering that it should be safe to take out the trash, and Qin Haiou always wanted to do something, Tan Shuo didn't stop him.Qin Haiou sorts out the garbage in the rice noodle shop every afternoon and throws it away. In order to keep it as clean as possible during the time when there are many customers, he will throw it out once in a while, running back and forth many times.

This afternoon, after lunch, Qin Haiou packed up the last batch of rubbish at noon and was about to leave. Tan Shuo stopped him, saying that Zhuzhu cut a frozen watermelon at the inn and asked everyone to eat it. After finishing the garbage, go back to the inn to eat watermelon.Qin Haiou agreed, and walked out with a garbage bag.He soon arrived at the recycling point, and was just about to throw a few bags of garbage into the bins, when he found a person behind the row of trash bins picking something up.Originally, people in the ancient town used to collect plastic bottles and cans discarded by tourists. It is not surprising to see such a person at the garbage collection point, but Qin Haiou took a glance at this person and felt that this person looked familiar. He walked around to the trash can and looked. It turned out to be Cao Nan.

"Hey, Xiao Qin!" Cao Nan also spotted Qin Haiou at this time, straightened up and greeted him warmly.

"What are you doing here?" Qin Haiou asked in surprise.

"Pick up trash!" Cao Nan said, "I haven't visited this spot for a long time, come today to try your luck!"

Qin Haiou was stunned for a moment: "What are you doing picking up trash?" He knew that Cao Nan had opened a thrift store in the town, and he had also visited and bought things in the store.Although the store's business is up and down, it is not a problem to make ends meet.Qin Haiou didn't understand why Cao Nan picked up trash here.

"You don't understand that!" Cao Nan said triumphantly, "I often find good things in the trash can. I take them back and deal with them, and then I can put them in the store and sell them for a good price!"

Qin Haiou digested this sentence, and suddenly remembered something.

Qin Haiou's eldest brother, Qin Haiya, loves to collect enamel jars, and likes to drink water from the enamel jars he carries wherever he goes.One day Qin Haiou saw an old-fashioned enamel jar in Cao Nan's shop, and thought the pattern was interesting, so he bought it and sent it to his elder brother.Hearing what Cao Nan said now, Qin Haiou immediately felt a little worried.

"The jar you sold to me last time... No, it couldn't be picked up from garbage, right?" Qin Haiou asked.

"Ah?" Cao Nan recalled, "Yes, I picked it up near Xiaoxiqiao. Ms. Liu's place has a high style, and there are several old houses with family backgrounds, and you can often find good things. Unlike Lao Tan has nothing but leftovers." He said, looking at the bags in Qin Haiou's hand, and said, "Are these from Lao Tan's store? I won't open them, Throw it away!"

Qin Haiou was still thinking about telling his elder brother to disinfect the enamel jar as soon as possible after returning home. At this moment, he finally came to his senses and threw the garbage bags in his hand into the corresponding buckets.Cao Nan bowed his waist for too long, and felt a little sore when he straightened up. While beating his back with his fist, he pointed to the trash can that he had not turned over and said to Qin Haiou, "Help me look at those two buckets." Is there anything good in there?"

Seeing that he asked him to help, Qin Haiou asked seriously: "What kind of things are good things?"

Cao Nan said: "The ones that can still be used, or have artistic value."

Qin Haiou silently pondered the meaning of "artistic value" here, and peeked into a bucket.The trash cans in this kind of recycling point are relatively large, and there are a lot of things in them. Qin Haiou looked at them for a while, but he could only see the trash piled on the surface.Cao Nan next to him understood when he saw his expression, and handed over the long clip in his hand: "Use this to look through it!"

Qin Haiou took the clip and flipped through it for a while, then reported to him: "I saw a watch."

"Damn! Your hands are too red!" Cao Nan exclaimed.

Seeing that he was very happy, Qin Haiou continued to scroll down: "...is the lampshade a good thing?"

"Okay! You pick it up first!" Cao Nan was excited.

Qin Haiou took out the watch and lampshade with clips.Cao Nan pointed to the other bucket expectantly: "You look through this again!"

Qin Haiou nodded, turned around and picked up the clip to poke into the bucket, but found that Tan Shuo suddenly appeared at the entrance of the recycling point, looking towards the trash can.

Tan Shuo and Zhuzhu waited in the inn for a long time but Qin Haiou did not come back. They did not understand why it took so long to throw out the trash. Zhuzhu was worried and asked Tan Shuo to come out to find someone. Qin Haiou reacted to the object in his hand for two seconds before opening his mouth and saying, "Fuck!"

"Old Tan!" Cao Nan still greeted enthusiastically.

Tan Shuo walked quickly to the trash can and asked Qin Haiou first, "What are you doing here?"

"Pick up trash." Qin Haiou answered truthfully.

Tan Shuo lost his composure, and turned to stare at Cao Nan.Cao Nan didn't realize it, and said to him with a smile: "Oh, you don't know, old Tan, right? Xiao Qin's hand is too popular! How many times have I been here before, and I have never found out that it is more valuable than rice noodles. He took out a watch for me as soon as he got started today, and I decided to take him with me when I picked up trash in the future, he is very promising in this line of work!"

Tan Shuo was angry and funny: "Aren't you talking nonsense? What kind of hands are his hands, can they not be red? Can you pick up trash and keep a low profile? Don't always want to drag everyone into trouble! Why don't you call Zhao Fei will pick it up with you?"

Cao Nan said: "Zhao Fei's hands are too dark."

Tan Shuo was speechless. He looked back at Qin Haiou, and then at his hands: "Hurry up and go back and wash it! There are all kinds of things in this bucket. What if the hand is broken?"

Qin Haiou explained: "No, I have tools." He also showed Tan Shuo the clip in his hand.

Tan Shuo grabbed the clip and threw it to Cao Nan, sternly warning: "If you dare to push Xiao Qin to pick up trash again, I will report you to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau."

"Fuck, you report me before I report you!" Cao Nan was about to get annoyed, and after thinking about it, he asked again, "What are you going to report me for?"

Tan Shuo gave him a smirk, then turned to urge Qin Haiou: "Go back and eat watermelon, Zhuzhu is still waiting for you."

Qin Haiou said goodbye to Cao Nan and followed Tan Shuo back.The two of them were walking halfway, when Tan Shuo suddenly said, "Not all the second-hand goods in Cao Nan's shop are picked up by picking up garbage. He has his own source of goods, but sometimes he can find some useful goods from the garbage dump. That's why he got into the habit."

Qin Haiou nodded and listened attentively.Since coming to this town, he has met many people whom he never had the opportunity to meet before.These people live in their own ways, some are far from the world he is familiar with, and some even look very strange, but they all exist and Qin Haiou has been trying to understand them more.

Tan Shuo continued: "When he was a child, his family had no money. Although he has money now, he still hates others throwing things away. He even wants to grab leftovers from me."

Qin Haiou smiled: "He must not be able to rob you."

Tan Shuo said: "Of course. Brother scraped off more leftovers than he picked up trash."

The two of them walked into the courtyard of the inn while talking.This incident left a deep impression on Qin Haiou. After that, every time he went to throw out the trash, he would take a second look into the trash can to see if there were any surprises for Cao Nan.