Refinement

Li Chengmao was woken up by the cold. When he woke up, it was late at night, everything was still, and the cool wind was piercing. He couldn't care about his hands and feet that were numb from the cold, so he hurriedly searched for the way home.

To be precise, the place he was going to was not a home, it could only be said to be a thatched hut that sheltered from wind and rain. It was the girl in that thatched hut that made it his home.His daughter, abandoned by her biological mother, clings to him and suffers with him.He has a hangover, and the only thing he thinks about is going home every day, and when he wakes up the next day, he will see if his precious daughter is okay, or get drunk again.

Li Chengmao, wasted 27 years.

Ten years ago, he married a wife and "died" seven years ago.

Seven years ago, his wife Liu Jinniang knelt in front of him and demanded "freedom" from him, but was stopped by the elders of the family. The Li family did not have a precedent for divorcing their wives, and the only way to be free is to die.Li Chengmao lied to everyone in the family that Liu Jinniang had hanged herself, held a funeral for her, and secretly sent her away.When she left, she was very grateful, and she said: "Cheng Mao, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely live up to you. It's a pity that this life is too short, and I have other things I want to do."

If the debt owed can be repaid in the next life, he must have owed her in the previous life.So in this life, he paid it off once and never had anything to do with her again.Since then, she has been chasing after the beauties everywhere, laughing and cursing with others, and no longer attaches her sincerity.

Only good wine can live up to me, and only beautiful women can forgive me.Such a man, if he sees a beautiful woman, he will post it whether he is drunk or not.Before he woke up from the wine in the inn the day before, he climbed into the tavern again, looking for the good wine and the beautiful woman.

The woman in front of him at this moment, like walking out of a painting, seemed to be a beauty tailor-made for his liking, and he felt that it would be a regret in his life if he didn't come forward to chat for a few words.Then look at her eyebrows like distant mountains, her eyes like autumn water, her cheeks, lips and teeth are light and picturesque, and the red mole between her eyebrows is swaying and enchanting.Her casual glance made him lose his soul and feel like he was in a trance.This person gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it in a dream.

He came up to invite her to have a drink with him by accident, but she raised her glass to greet him generously and cheerfully.

Li Chengmao's heart was surging, he lay on the table and twisted his waist, like a puddle of mud, and his frivolous tone was natural: "Miss, come out alone?"

"I'm coming out to find someone." The woman hooked her lips and smiled lightly. This smile seemed to make him see the flowers blooming and feel the caress of the sun.

"Who are you looking for? I'll help you find it."

The woman didn't mind his gaffe at all, and said indifferently: "Look for my son, who is not a few years younger than you."

Looking for a son? ! "Ahem!" Li Chengmao choked on the wine in his throat, so sad that he couldn't speak.The woman tapped him on the back and managed to relieve him a bit: "Cough! You are so young, you say your son is about my age?"

The woman covered her lips and smiled brightly: "Thank you for your compliment."

Li Chengmao tried his best to look calm, not because he was afraid that he would lose his composure in front of his elders, but because he felt that if he reacted too much, he would appear to be very new to the world.But his squirming body sat upright unconsciously, and his cynical look restrained a lot: "Then—how dare you ask the girl—dare to ask Madam Fang's age?"

"38."

Li Chengmao: "The son—"

"Eighteen. He looks very similar to me. As long as you see him, you will know that it is my son. As long as he appears, it is not difficult to find."

"I must pay attention." Li Chengmao was sober from the wine, and felt dizzy, thinking that it would be great if she had a daughter, and she must be a beauty if she had a daughter.

"Then I will trouble you. My surname is Shi, Shi Xiaoyu, and I live in the Ankang Inn on the next street. You are the only one in the whole tavern to talk to me. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'll be staying here for a while recently, and it's useful. , come to me and I will help you." Li Chengmao nodded, absent-minded, and when he lowered his head, he suddenly found that Shi Xiaoyu was sitting in a wheelchair.Looking carefully, he found that her fingers were also much rougher than ordinary people due to years of turning the wheelchair.The beautiful image of Shi Xiaoyu, who was originally perfect like a fairy descending to earth, instantly collapsed in his heart.He met a beautiful woman, and that woman was only beautiful.

"Okay, let's help each other." He had lost interest in chatting with her, so he hurriedly left with an excuse: "I still have something to do, and I made an appointment with my friend at the casino to have a showdown."

"Then I won't see you off." Shi Xiaoyu watched him leave with a smile, not caring about the 180-degree change in his attitude.Then she ordered another jug ​​of wine by herself, ordered a full dish without eating a bite, drank on her own, and talked to the air around her from time to time, as if she couldn't feel the strange eyes of the people around her.And beside her, there was another wine bowl, which was filled with wine, and no one came to touch it.

She is not waiting for someone, nor is she alone, but has been talking to the "person" who is intimate in her eyes.

As the night deepened, the noise of the Shengshi Casino was even louder than during the day.

Amidst the din, Li Chengmao was carried out of the gambling house by four strong men and thrown on the ground. The leader even spat at him: "I owe a whole lot of debt and dare to come here to be the master of the deer, don't you die? Boy Let me tell you, if your uncle is not allowed to help me pay back the money you owe me this month, I will tie you up and hang you on the city gate, to see if Li Yanan is afraid of shame!"

Li Chengmao lay motionless on the ground, ignored what the man said, and muttered to himself: "The world is so big that there is no place for me, Li Chengmao, it's pitiful and pitiful... Everyone in the world is blind, and no one knows about Li Yan'an. Hypocrisy, ignorance, ignorance and incompetence!" So far away from the capital, he is still Li Yanan's useless nephew.

A pair of exquisite embroidered shoes appeared in front of Li Chengmao. Judging from the clean and delicate uppers, the person wearing them must be a delicate girl.Before Li Chengmao raised his head, he heard a bird-like voice saying: "My lord, my lady admires your talent, and has prepared fine wine, and I sent you to come and taste it."

Li Chengmao rubbed his bewildered head, stared at the girl in front of him, his eyes were full of peach blossoms, and murmured: "It's rare for a lady with insight, but it's getting late now, it's not suitable for me to go—"

The girl with a voice like a lark said: "There is nothing inappropriate, my lady has been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Chengmao clapped his hands: "No, no! My daughter is still waiting for me at home. I'll go home and see her, and I'll taste your lady's fine wine tomorrow."

"This is impossible. My lady never waits for anyone." The girl raised her hand, and several strong men came out from behind her. At the girl's signal, they tied up Li Chengmao, gagged him, and carried him away. up.It happened to be dark at night, so I asked people to ask questions.