side by side

He kicked and moved out of the teahouse door, and was slapped in the face by the cold wind.Hanzi burped, choked and vomited sourly, all of which was scattered in the dry and cracked mist.

He shuddered to himself.

Squatting on the side of the rickshaw, Hanzi curled his hands into the bucket with cotton sleeves, he was stung by the autumn wind so hard that he couldn't open his eyes.He felt a little regretful, the seat bought by a kid failed to return to the original seat, it was like a thorn in his throat, it couldn't get up and down, it blocked the seat, and the hiccups made him uncomfortable.

He couldn't stay any longer, the warm and noisy teahouse made him feel uncomfortable all over.

Guiyi Hutong...without a cotton cap, Hanzi Guangsheng's green stubble head was numb from the cold, and the tip of his tongue was hard, which was worse than swallowing a betel nut raw.He, a fool, a man with a strong waist and a strong waist, can't say anything, let alone dare to say it, he really panicked.

Guibi Hutong... This place is evil.

This time, he brought it up by himself. Others thought he was just exaggerating and talking about it. Only he himself knew that he really panicked.I really have no foundation, so I chewed and mashed all these things, grinding them over and over again.

He can't find a reason.

There should be a reason for everything in the world, good or bad, good or bad, no matter what, there should always be a reason.He couldn't figure out this matter, his head was hot, he just went to the teahouse and took out the matter that had tortured him for so many days, and he really hoped that someone could refute him, so that he could accept it Son, let's go, a heart that has been suspended for a long time can be settled with a "plop".

[Hey,] He shivered again, exhaling sour gas, the gas congealed into white puffs and spread out, the fool stared at him, still worried.In a blink of an eye, another new moon has passed, the rent, the rent has not been saved enough, and the odds and ends are broken.Beiping, it's cold, it's unreasonably cold, it's so cold that there's no warmth, the worn-out quilt was taken out of the closet and spread on it; it's cold, brick-like, with no heat .His kitten-like cub was curled up, as big as a palm, shivering and only screaming cold and hungry.The idiot frowned, the poor bastard gave birth to a young master's body, and the root of the disease has been lingering since the birth of the mother's fetal head, ha, poor bastard, mean life, my own honest daughter-in-law, caring, warm breath , the bustling daughter-in-law, she couldn't breathe because of such a cat.

Fate, life is cheap, if you want to live, you can't live, if you want to die, you have to run, use your life and your strength to run.He looked at such a kitty, but he was heart-warming. Bloodline, this is bloodline, and he, too, has a future.Ha, money?What's the use of money?Look at Mr. Du, if you grab a lot of money, is it useful?Useless!After guarding the root of the only seedling Miao'er was stunned, thinking about this, he became viciously happy.

The chill dissipated, and even the sour limbs felt light.

[Hey, are you going? ] This opening is the first one, and the visitor is here.

[Let's go!Lord, please! ] The fool feels that the day is bright again, and there are no difficulties to overcome. Now he has a family, a bed, a son and a career, isn't it more comfortable than that of God?He shook his sweat towel, and another silly smile appeared on his round face, [Grandpa, where are you going? ]

[Shangguibi alley. ] The one who came up is a beautiful young master.He was wearing a newly tailored navy blue serge suit, straight and stiff, with a woolen black windbreaker over it; he was wearing a soft-brimmed top hat, his eyebrows and eyes could not be seen clearly, but the small half of his face exposed underneath was porcelain white, Handsome; a pair of pointed leather shoes were polished brightly, and he carefully guarded a large bouquet of fresh red roses in his arms, with morning dew, rolling a little crystal clear, and his fingertips were slightly red from the cold.

[Ah,] Hanzi's complexion changed slightly. Today, he is in conflict with this shabby alley, and he can't help but smile wryly.The dense fog that pervades Beiping has finally cleared away, the sun is lazily rising, the streets are bustling with people, people are mixed with the atmosphere of the city, and steaming from the ground, the fool gritted his teeth, the sun is coming, After giving him enough confidence, the young master in front of him doesn't look like anything unusual... [Let's go, let's go. ]

The stretcher bounced off, making a rattling sound.

The idiot ran away, sweating profusely, throwing away all the timidity and worry, thinking about the cat boy at home, he smiled a little, and couldn't hold back his joy .He felt happier and more comfortable than anyone else, thinking of Mr. Du in the city, he was even sweeter than biting into a frozen persimmon, he slid to his heart with a sip, bursting with joy, he couldn't hold back want words.

[Sigh, young master, you are so energetic. Even if you take our Peiping wheel around, you can't find anyone who is more beautiful than you.This is to meet your sweetheart, hey, that young lady is also very lucky,] I was so happy that I wiped honey on my mouth. The words of the idiot are not all compliments. It's so beautiful, [Master, do you know the Du family in this city? ] He turned stiffly, couldn't hold it back, and ran for fun, the bad pleasure of that idea made his heart feel uncomfortable, he had to spit it out, spread the joy of that idea, like poplars in late spring floating across the city of Peiping.

[Well, I know. ] That master seemed to be in good spirits, so he agreed with his words.

[Ha, I don’t know what crime this Du family has committed, it’s just such a single seedling! ] The idiot suppressed the joy that reached his throat, and suppressed some artificial regret.

[... Heh,] the autumn wind was strong, and Hanzi's eardrums were buzzing, faintly, and he heard a chuckle from behind him.

[That's right. ]

[Grandpa, what did you say? ] The wind was so strong that he couldn't hear clearly.

[I said Mr. Du, he deserves it,] paused every word, the young master sitting in the back seat of his car spit out such a sentence, in the cold wind, piercing like an ice knife, very mean.

[The words are not like that...] The fool retorted dryly, even if he was a joking person, he felt that this master had spoken.

The young master fell silent, and so did the idiot, only the whistling of the wind could be heard, the atmosphere was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.The idiot felt a little regretful, he really shouldn't have accepted this order at his own risk.

When Lianyuan saw the entrance of the long alley in Guiyi Hutong, Hanzi let out a long sigh of relief, the road is really damn long, and it can be regarded as arriving now.

[Grandpa, we are here! ] Hanzi shook his sweat towel violently, his round face was full of joy, he waited diligently for this master to come down, he couldn't bear this impatience.

Slowly raised the brim of his hat, the master finally raised his head.

Hey, Hanzi's heart was shocked, his praise of "beautiful" just now was really right, he is really beautiful.

[Thank you,] He nodded in thanks, and gave a warm smile, [I am indeed here to pick up my lover, but...] slightly tilted his face, his little smile was wrapped in A bit childishly bad, with a bit of suffocating playfulness, [However, he is not a girl. ]

Hanzi froze on the spot, he stared at the young master holding Cong Yanhong Rose, jumped straight off the car; stared at him three steps in parallel, and disappeared behind the dark gray wall.The fool was stunned, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, then lowered his head to look at the deep alley again, the sky is still the same, the land is still the same, Beiping is still the same Beiping, why did he wake up after a big sleep, the world Are they all turned over?

The fool suddenly realized that he was still dreaming, he was dreaming.The teahouse is fake, the young master who pulls it is fake, the newspaper I read in the morning is also fake, only Guibi Hutong is real, oh, it’s true, gray bricks, white walls, deep alleys, He never came out at all.He shivered, clutching the handlebar that was really frosted, and ran out sullenly, fake, fake, oh, all fake.

Good life will protect the bright red roses in his arms, Du Ruobai walked too briskly, smiling uncontrollably, patiently guarding the entrance of the alley.He guarded too carefully, attracting the attention of passers-by who were sweeping the tomb and worshiping the ancestors.Such a beautiful person, poor God, how could he not be born with a bright mind?The alley he is guarding is said to be an alley, but in fact it is a dead end. If there is no home and no popularity, how can he guard it?Such a handsome young master dressed up, holding such a beautiful bouquet of flowers, standing at the entrance of a lonely alley, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't match.

He didn't care about other people's eyes at all, and waited patiently at the entrance of the alley. The smile on Du Ruobai's face grew wider and wider, and the idea overflowed from the corners of his mouth.He was very happy, his body was hot, and his face, which had been made pale by the wind, turned red, showing a strange childishness.The sun has risen early, and this morning's newspaper should have been delivered to the old man's desk.

He's a bit masculine, and it's not a rare thing in this big city of Beiping, but Tangtang Liangliang is not just talking about it, he is so big and square, and he rushes to the newspapers himself, this is still The first portion.The only young master in the Du family can be regarded as a pioneer.

Not knowing how his old man would react, Du Ruobai thought about the scene, and his smile grew stronger.

One's own kind, naturally one knows best.Du Ruobai is not a quiet master, and Mr. Du knows this matter better than anyone else.

This man has been favored by heaven, he is handsome and handsome, standing in the crowd, you will definitely see him first.But for Du Ruobai, his appearance can only be regarded as the most unscrupulous thing about him.Wealth, brains... There are too many brilliance on the body, and it is too shallow and rude to talk about the appearance alone.

The eyes are extremely high above the top, and they are exposed to the outside, but they are too low-key.On weekdays, he is gentle and gentle, with a slight smile between his brows and eyes, neither dark nor light, and the sharpness deep in his bones is completely hidden behind those star-shaped eyes.Du Ruobai doesn't like talking very much, he doesn't like to fight or grab, that kind of idea is mild and even close to the edge of Wen Tun out of thin air, it always gives people the illusion of being too shy.

[Huh, that's what this kid wants, so much." Mr. Du snorted coldly, [He's a weird person, if he's not rare, even a thousand gold can give it to others with a smile; if he's rare, no one can touch him. ]

The old man understood him, but he committed a taboo.

On September [-]st, in Beihai Park, he shouldn't have done anything to Ji Qing.

Du Ruobai's eyes were dim, and with his hands exerting strength, the thin stem of the red rose could not withstand it and broke, soaking his hand with the green slurry.Ji Qing knows how to swim, and his water skills are quite good, even if Qi Ruqiu pushed him into the lotus pond, he would not be unconscious.

Even lost his soul.

He tried to trick Liang Jiqing into talking about this matter countless times, but every time he tactfully skipped over it, and when he pushed hard, he simply kept silent, and once the gate was closed, he was not allowed to enter.Ha, that's right, he was still out of soul at that time, and Liang Jiqing closed the door inside, so he had to grab the blind with both hands and go to the door to beg a good Taoist to forgive him.He was extremely thankful that he had suffered a disaster the day before, otherwise...Du Ruobai's heart was like a mirror, he knew there was a problem, and he had thought about it with his old man, but there was no proof, he It's not good and I don't want to draw conclusions.Du Ruobai himself knew which of the two things was more important: finding the root cause of this accountability and finding Liang Jiqing's lost soul.

He searched all over the city of Beiping before finally deciding to place Liang Jiqing's unstable soul in Guiyi Hutong.

"Return" to "Osmanthus", Liang Jiqing's lifeblood hangs on the osmanthus tree of the Liang family in Yonghe Town, and the tree is breathed from the roots.The hundred-year-old osmanthus tree in Guiyi Hutong can hang Liang Jiqing's unstable fate.What's more, this place is a place of life and death, with heavy yin energy, even if ghosts and ghosts send it, it will take some time to find it.

The ten bright red lanterns hanging at the door, three on the left and seven on the right, high on the left and low on the right, are Liang Jiqing's three souls and seven souls.He lost his soul, his soul was incomplete, and his soul was not enough, so the lights could not be turned on all the time. He couldn't leave Guibi Hutong, nor could he leave that house.

The house in Guibi Hutong is a mirror image of their house in Xijiaoping.The difference is that in Guiyi Hutong, souls can enter, but people cannot; on the contrary, people can enter, but souls cannot.

From the night of September [-]st to September [-]th, six days, he has six days to be active.Du Ruobai originally thought that this time would be the most prosperous, and his abacus was clinking, but the plan would never keep up with the changes.

Hun'er has left his body, and he can't find Ji Qing's lost soul, so he won't go back, if he does, he won't be able to go to the house in Guibi Hutong again.For four consecutive days, Du Ruobai ran around in Beiping city.Unable to come out during the day, he had to show up at night.He searched all over Beiping City - Beihai Park, People's Voice Newspaper Office, St. Jordan University... He searched all the places that could be close to him, but he still couldn't find Liang Jiqing. The trail of that soul.

He panicked.

The mansion in Xijiaoping was not in his consideration. It was not a place for the soul to stay... But he had no choice but to go. He searched everything he could find.Sitting in the rickshaw, Du Ruobai bumped along with the road, his heart gradually sank.

There are only two days left, if you really can't find it, then Liang Jiqing...Du Ruobai dare not think about it.He had a smooth journey, and it was the first time since his birth that he was so at a loss.The first time he saw Liang Jixuan in Xijiaoping, he was really ecstatic. He really thought he had found it, until he grabbed him.

Something was wrong with Liang Jixuan, and Du Ruobai felt it immediately.

He tentatively led Liang Jixuan to Guibi Hutong, and the facts proved that his feeling was correct, Liang Jixuan could see the house.

Blessings are unparalleled, misfortunes never come singly, the time is approaching, and ghosts and errands finally come to the door.At the entrance of the house in Guiyi Hutong, the two lingering black and white cats have been staring at the two unlit lanterns...

[Brother...] In the middle of the night, when Liang Jiqing was buried in the neck, Du Ruobai called him anxiously.

[Childish,] Liang Jiqing smiled and rewarded him with a chestnut, [Don't be afraid, nothing will happen. ]

He was afraid, he was afraid that he would not be found, he was afraid that Liang Jiqing would disappear.

He was still afraid, his heart was flustered, he didn't like Liang Jixuan, from the bottom of his heart he didn't like him at first sight.

[Brother,] Du Ruobai made a sound, the sound was very clear in the empty room, [I just saw that when he came in, the lantern on the door...]

Liang Jiqing pressed against his lips, and pressed back the words he hadn't said.

The lantern over the door... lit one.

Liang Jixuan died.

At noon on September [-], he fell into the sea and died.

He went to Xing'an Newspaper Office to make up for the old newspaper of that day. On September [-]st... at that time, something happened to Ji Qing.

It was too much of a coincidence, the twins were born at the same time, if he hadn't forced Ji Qing's fate, they would have died at the same time.

Du Ruobai couldn't help shivering.

At night, he hurried back to Guiyi Hutong, Liang Jixuan was not safe, he couldn't let Ji Qing be with him.

[You go to sleep in the side room tonight, Ji Xuan is with me,] Ji Qinghu is in front of Liang Jixuan, but his defensive posture is facing him.

[elder brother! ] He was very wronged.

Du Ruobai didn't understand why the lantern at the gate of the house was always dim and bright, but he knew that Liang Jiqing's soul was always by Liang Jixuan's side.

This realization drove him mad with envy.

He couldn't like Liang Jixuan, as if Liang Jixuan didn't like him too.

He hated Liang Jixuan for stealing Ji Qing's attention, and Liang Jixuan also resented taking away his brother.

The chop that runs in his blood keeps getting closer, and he may never be able to catch up.

Du Ruobai suddenly became depressed. In less than a day, the time will be up, and that soul... If he can't find it... If he can't find it... ..he didn't dare to think about it.

On the verge of death, Du Ruobai still got nothing, while Ji Qing was in pain, but he was helpless.Now that things have happened, he has calmed down and stayed by Liang Jiqing's side. Even if he gets on the Naihe Bridge, this person is still his, and no one can snatch him away from him.

Until Liang Jixuan told him that he saw Liang Jiqing in the Du Mansion.

The huge joy fell on the head, making him dizzy and speechless, and now he is shy.He searched all over Beiping, except for Du's Mansion, he couldn't go there, and once he went, he couldn't come back; but he never thought, and never dared to think, that the soul he was looking for had always been in Du's Mansion Watching him, he hasn't been anywhere.

The red rose in my arms is rolling dew against the morning sun, shining with light.

The light dazzled Du Ruobai's eyes, he saw that the alley that was originally a dead end opened its mouth, and he saw Liang Jiqing who he was thinking about as if he hadn't seen it for centuries.

Du Ruobai suddenly felt aggrieved, he trotted two steps, then stopped abruptly, waiting for Liang Jiqing to walk towards him step by step.

[Hey, are you childish?] Looking at the bouquet of flowers, Liang Jiqing touched the ends of his hair a little embarrassedly. With that familiar smile on his face, he walked up to Du Ruobai step by step, and stretched out his arms to him. hand.

[I miss you. ]

The sun was bright and bright, hanging in mid-air, shining so hot on people's bodies and hearts.Beiping has entered autumn, and today is a rare warm day.

TBC.