murder begins in summer

Qiu Shili’s deepest impression of the Spring Festival was when he was in his teens. In those few years, the family was very lively, and friends from all walks of life visited him. He was asked to cut his hair short, wear a red sweater, help out with chores, and stand Welcome guests at the door and distribute red envelopes with family seals.This arrangement is mainly because Qiu Shili's identity is more suitable. He is still an adopted son at a young age, but he is still a family member. He is always conscientious, maintains kindness and courtesy, makes people feel kind and respected at the same time.

Shi Zhanyang dismissed those festive clothes.He continued to do things his own way year after year, sometimes talking and laughing with his father and distinguished guests, and then passing by the sofas full of seats, chatting with the group of acquainted dandies, and the rest of the time he would stand on the other side of the house, facing That trimmed patch of holly smokes.Two steps away from Qiu Shili, he glanced at the approaching vehicles, and lazily glanced at the black hair on the side of the red high collar.

When guests come, Shi Zhanyang and Qiu Shili will hand out red envelopes together, and the guests are often flattered to see the prince of the host family "condescend" to do this in person.After welcoming the guests in, Shi Zhanyang handed the cigarette stick to his younger brother's mouth and asked if he wanted to try it.

Qiu Shili always refused very seriously, just like Shi Zhanyang refused the red sweater, they all had their own persistence, except for one year.That year Qiu Shilixu was sixteen years old, and the whole family's sweaters were knitted by Mrs. Qiu, who was bedridden. Shi Zhanyang didn't say much, and wore them from morning till night.So there were two groups of red at the door, Mrs. Qiu laughed and said that they looked like door gods, Shi Zhanyang laughed, and Qiu Shili shyly lowered her eyelashes and remained silent.

After his mother was helped to leave, Qiu Shili looked at several guests approaching from a distance, and said softly, "Brother, you look good in red."

Shi Zhanyang also looked at the guests, through the smoke, and recognized that it was a young actor of Korean descent who was not clear with his father, leading a group of gorgeous friends, who were probably younger than him. "I don't like it." He said it nonchalantly, seeing too many celebrities on weekdays, he was indeed a little physically tired.

Qiu Shili suddenly turned to him, "But Chinese people wear red when they get married."

Shi Zhanyang was slightly surprised, "Yes."

will i get marriedhe thought.The answer appears to be no.He didn't think about it at all when he made a girlfriend, not to mention that his girlfriend died two years ago.Shi Zhanyang has never been interested in dragging his family to take care of his wife and children, nor is he interested in looking for young actors to have fun with a sense of guilt. Even at his father's age, the wrinkles on his face are getting deeper and deeper, and the sense of guilt has faded Even if you can invite your cheating partner to your home and sit at the same table with your wife for the Spring Festival, getting married is still a boring thing.

Shi Zhanyang can accept the pressure of responsibilities and fulfill them wholeheartedly. Those things are attached to him from birth, because he is the eldest son and elder brother, and because he has a lot of young people in his hands, he is pretentious.But if there is something extra, he thinks it is a fool to accept it blindly.

Qiu Shili took off the cigar from his eldest brother, took a deep breath, inhaled the smoke carefully, and exhaled milky white mist.

"It's hard," he said.

"Japanese people wear white when they get married. I've seen it in the village," he added, "I don't hate white."

After speaking, he went to hand out red envelopes to the visitors, smiled perfectly, said Happy New Year in Korean, and was touched on the head by the little actor and a group of sisters, as if he was teasing some cats and puppies.

Qiu Shili didn't show resistance, but Shi Zhanyang smelled the scent of makeup, and his thoughts of taking the woman out of the manor and throwing it away rushed to the climax.He knew that even if he did this, his father would not be able to do anything to him. Even if he could, he would not dare, but he didn't know how many Spring Festivals he could spend with his mother. Since his mother chose to close her eyes, He really didn't want to disturb the situation, so he endured it with all his strength, holding the cigarette that was returned.

He went to see Qiu Shili again. Qiu Shili bit his lip, as if he was nervous about something.Shi Zhanyang suddenly thought, indeed, in white, he also participated in a traditional Japanese wedding.However, the clean and flawless Bai Wugou is for the bride, and the man's underwear, skirt pants, and gown are all black.

The Japanese are reserved. For example, Natsume Soseki said, "The moonlight is beautiful tonight." The younger brother wants him to marry someone in Bai Wugou?Or, who does the younger brother want to marry in Bai Wugou?

At that time, Shi Zhanyang didn't think any further.He thought that the two questions he raised were nonsense, so he reined in the precipice.

However, the answer is already obvious.Maybe it started with a couple of red sweaters, maybe not, but the answer is that it's been there until now.

It is snowing continuously in Hangzhou now, and the pool in the courtyard is covered with a thin layer of ice, which should have formed overnight. The ice layer still seals the lotus leaves that have not completely withered and turned yellow, and they have not melted away since.In such a big mansion, Qiu Shili always felt deserted. In fact, even in his hometown in San Francisco, they haven’t celebrated the Spring Festival in a serious way for a long time. Fireworks and firecrackers are still banned here, but except for the little fireworks, they can still prepare for the New Year. what?

At least reunion.Qiu Shili called Shi Yufeng, sent an email, and then called again. Last season just ended, and this kid should not be busy recently, at least he won't lose contact.After three days of perseverance, the butler had already arrived, and Qiu Shili and Shi Zhanyang were so bored that they had watched all the movies in theaters, including cartoons, and finally got some feedback.

Shi Yufeng yawned on the phone: "What are you doing in China?"

Qiu Shili asked back, "What have you been up to these days?"

"sleep."

"Slept for three days?"

"Four days."

Qiu Shili had nothing to say, and handed the receiver to Shi Zhanyang, listening to the two brothers' disdain for each other, he squatted aside and booked a flight ticket from Melbourne to Hangzhou.Regarding the lethargy of his fourth child, he has seen it for a long time. This person is always wandering between extreme excitement and extreme fatigue, and can switch freely between excessive speed and excessive slowness. Except for driving, the only thing that can make Shi Yufeng spend so much time The only time is sleep.But Qiu Shili had never seen such a situation where he slept for four days at a time, maybe it was because he broke up with him before everything started, Shi Yufeng was more depressed, Qiu Shili felt very sorry for this.

At the same time, he felt that this invitation had little hope, and the old man would probably refuse it without giving any reason.What's more, the black dog that was used to lure the fourth child back home was already dead. In the past two months, from being alive and kicking to death, it only needed a maid to inject poison in the dog bowl.Its skin was peeled off, its bones pulled out, and its flesh was minced and mixed with the beef that was to be cooked for the whole family the next day.

It was Qiu Shili who discovered this. He couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he went to the kitchen to prepare the traditional Chinese medicine that he would cook for his elder brother the next morning. Looking at the medicinal materials, counting them, and feeling them, he could gain some peace.Pushing open the door, I saw the maid's terrified expression. The smell of blood was too strong. Qiu Shili approached, and the maid raised the kitchen knife. The kitchen knife was in Qiu Shili's hand in the next second. He silently looked at the food in the basin. Meat, knowing in my heart that it is not beef.

What happened after that was nothing unexpected. All the headlights of Shi's house were on all night, Qiu Shili found a charred dog skin in the Japanese-style courtyard behind the house, and the maid also died here.

After that, Shi Yufeng rushed back in the middle of the season, speechless, and only got an empty leash.

The maid was very young, always introverted, and taciturn. Qiu Shili still doesn't know her motive for poisoning dogs first and then people.Instigated by others?Or have you been bullied or wronged?

The servants of the Shi family were washed again by the old housekeeper.The black dog still can't come back.

Surprisingly, the air ticket booked by Qiu Shili was not in vain, and the visa he had obtained before was not in vain. Shi Yufeng went to take the plane on time that day, and before Bazai picked him up, he took the subway to this lakeside place by himself. Mansion, stood on the steps and slammed on the gate.

Qiu Shili was pressing Shi Zhanyang's legs at that time, and as he pressed and pressed, it became sticky naturally. When he opened the door, the hem of his shirt was exposed, and his lips were still a little red and swollen. When he opened the door, he saw that Shi Yufeng was actually wearing a Thin round-neck pullovers with their team logo printed on them, shivering in the heavy snow with their trouser pockets in their pockets, their silver hair messed up, and they didn't even bring a bag.

"I fell asleep stupidly," Shi Yufeng stared at him, "Forget that it's winter here."

"Please come in, please come in." Qiu Shili suppressed a smile to make way for him.

Shi Yufeng seemed to feel ashamed, shut his mouth tightly, quickly walked across the courtyard, and got into the warm front hall, "What are you doing?" He asked Shi Zhanyang, who was sitting on the sofa with a relaxed face. He hadn't seen him for two months. His complexion is much healthier than before.

Qiu Shili thought about it, can it be said that it is sex?Touch me on the coffee table.He also looked at his elder brother, waiting for an answer.

I saw Shi Zhanyang boasting boldly: "Exchange technology."

Qiu Shili almost burst out laughing.

Shi Yufeng noticed the messy stack of playing cards on the coffee table, and he pointed, "This technique?"

Shi Zhanyang smiled, "A round?"

"Come on!" Shi Yufeng rolled up his sleeves and started to work. In Melbourne, he couldn't find anyone to play any card games, let alone a poker player like his eldest brother.Every time he played against the computer on the computer, he felt a little pathetic.

But for some reason, there was a faint warmth on the cards, which made Yu Feng feel the coldness on his body, and sneezed several times.

Qiu Shili immediately scolded him to add more clothes, and the housekeeper greeted him in time, saying that he knew that the fourth young master was coming and was ready.Shi Yufeng reluctantly put down the cards, followed the butler upstairs, Qiu Shili finally couldn't hold back anymore, and leaned against Shi Zhanyang, giggling.Shi Zhanyang also laughed, "Did I say something wrong?" He took Qiu Shili's shoulder and rubbed Qiu Shili's face.

"No, brother's skills are better than mine!" Qiu Shili pulled a blanket over his legs, and put on the sweater that he didn't have time to wear just now, thinking in his heart that he had to take it off at night.

With a teenage child, whether it is popularity or the taste of the year, it seems to be enough.At the same time, Shi Zhanyang and Qiu Shili developed a sense of responsibility to take their children out to play, while Shi Yufeng seemed to have had enough sleep and did not need jet lag. Qiu Shili suspected that he had the function of storing sleep, and intensively charged, Can also be used intensively.All in all, the time and place were favorable, and there was still more than half a month left before New Year's Eve. Against the crowds that had been gathering more and more years ago, they first circled around the West Lake.

From the Leifeng Pagoda to the Broken Bridge, the snow on the treetops is shining white.Almost halfway through the journey, Shi Zhanyang asked the fourth child to push the wheelchair because Qiu Shili was tired.

Shi Yufeng didn't object, but he was absent-minded as usual, but Qiu Shili didn't have any intention of resting. He opened the way ahead, and forced the two behind to squeeze onto the broken bridge with lingering snow.

Turning to look at the West Lake, the water of the lake is hazy and the mist is vast.Visibility cannot reach the end, but it seems that the lake is really boundless.

"I want to eat small potatoes." Shi Yufeng said suddenly.

Qiu Shili only remembered that he passed by this kind of food stall just now. The potatoes, the size of pigeon eggs, were bright yellow and were sprinkled with heavy seasoning. They smelled very good, so they should taste good.But it was really not easy to squeeze onto this bridge. He just wanted to tell the clerk to buy it and deliver it, but when he saw Shi Yu Feng let go of the wheelchair and left without hesitation, passing by many tourists, he quickly got off the bridge.

"Hey! Shi Yufeng!" Qiu Shili quickly grabbed the handle of the wheelchair.

"Wait for him," Shi Zhanyang grabbed his five fingers with his backhand, "Students from Xiaoxiao know when they should not be present."

"...Oh." Qiu Shili's voice seemed very soft in the crowd of voices.He shook the hand back and moved back to his brother so he wouldn't have to twist his arm.Just now he was still worried that the wheelchair would be squeezed away by the blind people, and he was worried that he would be scattered by the menacing little yellow hat tour group, but now he felt that his worries were unnecessary.

Just a quiet handshake will do.The crowd is flowing, they are fixed, and the clear lake water after the snow is in front of you.

In the next few days, the three brothers also visited many scenic spots, both famous and not famous, Qiu Shili especially liked the temple named Faxi Temple.The building system is simple and simple, the pine and bamboo are green, there are wintersweet blooming quietly in front of the temple, and magnolia buds are falling on the branches, like groups of chicks who have not yet opened their eyes.It is not as popular as Lingyin Temple. Walking on the cobblestone road in the back mountain, it can even be regarded as clean. Looking up, you can see the beautiful haze.

Faxi Temple has a vegetarian meal, and Shi Yufeng didn't get full until he ate three servings. Every time he went to refill, he would put his hands together very seriously and salute the master who served the meal.Qiu Shili ate only one portion elegantly, while Shi Zhanyang drank tea with the old abbot in the back room.

It was also a coincidence that the old abbot was really willing to have a few drinks with him.

At that time, Yu Feng walked out of the Zhaitang for a stroll, while Qiu Shili was sitting on the futon waiting, when he heard rustling outside the door, he didn't know if it was wind, bamboo, or snow.When it was dusk, Shi Zhanyang came out from the inner room, and the abbot stood behind him, clasped his hands and watched him off.

"What did the master say? Zen?" Qiu Shili asked while walking in the bamboo forest.It was dark all around, they had to meet Shi Yufeng at the gate of the monastery.

"It's too murderous to say that we have blood on our bodies." Shi Zhanyang understated it.

"I knew it."

Shi Zhanyang smiled and said, "Know what?"

Qiu Shili thought for a while and asked, "Did he say what we should do?"

Shi Zhanyang laughed again, "ナナ, not all problems need to be solved, and not all things can be discussed about 'how to do'."

Qiu Shili already understood that after drinking tea for so long, it is impossible to only talk about the so-called "bloody" and "murderous intent". Although he believes in Christianity, he knows that Buddhism is obscure and profound.He could feel that the elder brother was quite calm, so he didn't think about it, and only thought about that sentence just now.

"There is no need to solve it, what to do if we don't talk about it."

Just like now?The unknown operation has not yet been performed, and the people with blood feuds are still alive, but they are spending a Spring Festival in the vast south of the Yangtze River.But celebrating the Spring Festival is a kind of happiness that everyone should have. No matter how a person is, no matter whether he is suffering, struggling, or miserable, he has the right to eat a plate of dumplings in front of the TV.

Qiu Shili suddenly recalled clearly that his elder brother taught him how to use a knife in the past, and the saber that was long in his arm held a cold light in his hand.The eldest brother said that according to the traditional Chinese concept, masters hide behind the back of the knife, because the knife is not only used for offense, but more like a defensive technique, because the use of the back of the knife is more important than the blade, because the person is behind the knife.

Now these days, this lake and mountain is just a silk knife back, which can accommodate this Spring Festival. Fortunately, people like them still have a hiding place.

He thought about this all the way, and when he walked to the gate of the monastery, he saw Yaodi who was leaning against the wall and looking at the sky, Qiu Shili suddenly felt that in some respects, he could understand his elder brother better.

Shi Yufeng obviously got impatient with the wait, "Sister-in-law," he walked over and took over the heavy responsibility of pushing the wheelchair from Qiu Shili, "The restaurant you booked, you left me my number, keep calling me! The accent is my I still can't understand!"

Qiu Shili said: "Is the position still there?"

Shi Yufeng turned his face away, "Yes, but I'm already full, so I went to eat fried chicken and Korean hot pot."

Shi Zhanyang was surprised: "Your sister-in-law said that you just ate three bowls of rice, and you can't stand a vegetarian meal?"

Shi Yufeng was angry, his Chinese was limited, so he had to repeat: "You are really annoying, old Shi, you have been really annoying recently."

Shi Zhanyang achieved his goal, so he laughed heartily, while Qiu Shili said worriedly, "Why don't you call him big brother?"

"Because he is not like my elder brother at all." Shi Yufeng stared at Shi Zhanyang's smile, full of righteousness, Qiu Shili was so angry that he wanted to kick him, but he heard him add in a low voice: "...because you are like me Parents are the same."