Gui Zhonglang
Chapter 1 Full Text
01
There is an osmanthus tree on the outskirts of Yunshui City.
He was standing not far from the gate of the city. When it blooms in autumn, every passer-by will bring a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus before entering this city surrounded by mountains and rivers.
This sweet-scented osmanthus tree has witnessed the history of Yunshui City for hundreds of years. At that time, Yunshui City was still a small village by the lake, and the world was not so peaceful and stable. It seems that a pedestrian broke a branch of sweet-scented osmanthus on the way to escape, and he was born in the ups and downs. The blooming flower branch longed for a little vitality, but couldn't take care of itself, so it had to be inserted here casually, and it grew up.
Fortunately, after the war subsided, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the flower branch sprouted new buds and grew into a tree.
A few hundred years is enough to carry several dynasties and prosperous times.In another peaceful era, Yunshui City has gradually developed from a small village to a bustling city with open folk customs, surrounded by mountains and lakes, and people come and go.
At night, a gust of wind suddenly blew down the osmanthus flowers all over the ground, and a puff of smoke floated from the osmanthus trees. With the clear moonlight, he slowly turned into a young man in white clothes.The young man looked around and walked to the lake. He was dressed in plain white long clothes, with slender eyebrows and long eyes with slightly raised eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips with pale color.The young man nodded, quite satisfied with himself.
At that time, it was the Mid-Autumn Temple Fair in Tianshui City, and the city was very lively. Osmanthus essence was walking on the street, looking at the candied gourds, glutinous rice cakes, sugar figurines and many other things sold on both sides of the road, I was only curious.
He didn't expect that the first problem he encountered when he joined the WTO was that he had no money.
Fortunately, these hundreds of years of listening to the wind, listening to the rain, and listening to the travelers have also learned a lot.
So the next morning, he went into the city, ready to find some work to do. He remembered that yesterday he saw an inn in the city that was recruiting accountants.
Osmanthus fragrans found this "Return Inn" according to memory. This inn seems to have been open for some years, and there is a couplet next to the door.
"Hey guest officer, please, the osmanthus fragrance on you is really strong, let's see what we can eat?" Just as he entered the door, Xiao Er came up to greet him and asked.
Osmanthus fragrans looks around, the lobby is not big but very clean, there are four square tables, because it is still early, so there are no guests, and the stairs next to the counter lead to the guest room on the second floor.
"Are you recruiting Mr. Accountant?"
After hearing this, Xiao Er yelled to the back of the counter, "Boss! Someone is here to settle the score!"
"Speak well, I don't hide from my enemies, and I don't offend others. Where can someone come to settle accounts with me?" A man dressed as a cook behind the counter straightened up, with a kind face, looking at the sweet-scented osmanthus essence.
The young man in front of him was tall and tall, seeing the boss looking at him, he smiled and repeated what he said just now.
"Is the boss accountant?"
"Yeah, our accountant left to go back to his hometown a few days ago and is short of people. What's the name of this little brother? You don't look like a city person?"
"I'm in Xialin Yungui. I just left my hometown to Yunshui City yesterday. I've been penniless all the way. I haven't read much, but my abacus is alright. I hope the boss can kindly take me in." Indeed, I just arrived There is no money, and even the name was only thought of after glancing at the couplet.
"The little brother Yungui should live in the backyard, which is the one next to the firewood house on the east side. The former cashier lived there. I am the owner and the cook of this inn. You can call me Boss Zhang. The waiter is small. Li alone, when there are too many people, he can’t handle it all by himself, so he needs your help. The wages are just as written on the outside paper, is that okay?”
"OK fine."
"Then start today."
After Lin Yungui walked to the counter, he picked up a pen and began to read the ledger.The boss looked at his skillful dialing of the abacus and sighed.
"Oh, I'm really good at holding a spatula but not at an abacus. I've been dizzy from looking at the ledger these days. Why are you laughing, Xiao Li? Isn't it the same for you? Hurry up and entertain the guests." After speaking, he turned around. After going to the stairs, I went to the back kitchen.
Lin Yungui calculated the score and thought that it's a good thing the boss didn't ask him why he didn't even have any luggage, otherwise he really didn't know how to answer, but he finally stayed so that he could go buy some snacks when he was paid. Yun Gui was very happy.
One day after noon, there was no one in the store, Xiao Li leaned against the counter and began to chatter about new things in the city to "outsider" Lin Yungui.
The clerk in the shop didn't look very old, but they were very clever and very good. He knew all the big and small things in the city, whether they happened recently or a long time ago.In the past few days, Lin Yungui had already heard him talk about the vigorous reforms of the previous magistrate, and the romantic history of the proprietress of the silk shop on the East Street.
"Have you seen the medical clinic across the way? Oh, it's been around for a long time, longer than this inn. It has been open for more than [-] years. It was also opened by a foreign doctor, surnamed Xu. Pharmacy."
"Mr. Xu is simply a miracle doctor. I heard that no matter what the disease is, just let Doctor Xu take a look."
Lin Yungui followed Xiao Li's words and raised his eyes to look across. In the medical hall, a row of long counters was facing the door, and behind them were medicine boxes. A screen next to the medicine cabinet separated the inside and outside. In front of the boxes of medicine boxes one by one, the figure from the back should be a young man.
"He was a doctor decades ago, and he should be old now, but I see a young man on the other side."
"Nowadays it's rare to see old Miracle Doctor Xu in the clinic. More than ten years ago, he picked up a baby boy by the lake, sent him to school, and taught him medical skills. Miracle Doctor Xu didn't even have a family. We depend on each other for our lives. Now sitting in the hall, most of the time is this young man, he is called Xu Yuanshu, he is very handsome, many girls in this city have a crush on him, and they always sneak up on him when they are getting medicine. Two eyes."
Based on the principle that he loves money more than handsome young students, Lin Yungui lost his account book and propped his chin to look directly at the opposite side.
Why didn't this man turn around so that I could see how handsome he was.
Xiao Li's storytelling mode in his ear has switched to Sui Sui Nian.
"Why is there no girl who likes me? Logically speaking, I'm not bad. Miracle Doctor Xu never got married in his whole life. Don't tell me that this little doctor is not very enlightened..."
Lin Yungui suddenly regained consciousness when he heard the words "not enlightened".
"What do you think of Miracle Doctor Xu? Why isn't he enlightened?"
"He didn't have a family. He was close to him when he arrived here, and later he and Xu Yuanshu lived together. It stands to reason that this young man is almost old, but I feel that he is very dull, and I don't know if he is pretending or not. girl."
Look good?Stupid?Talking about falling in love is not enlightening?
Lin Yungui thought it sounded quite cute.What should I do, I really want to flirt.
At this time, Xu Yuanshu in the pharmacy suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He was a little surprised, but he just thought it was the wind blowing in, so he walked over and closed the window.When I came back, I had a headache facing the medicine box.
In fact, his headache was not because of someone's illness or the lack of any medicinal material, but because of his master, who was a miracle doctor who was full of praise when people in the city mentioned him.Everyone thinks that he has high medical skills, is approachable and amiable.Well, it's true that he has excellent medical skills, and let's just think that his master was amiable when he was young.
Xu Yuanshu would like to tell everyone what the master looks like after handing over the medical center to him.
When I wanted to drink fish soup, I suddenly wanted to go to the lake to fish by myself. I didn’t know where to get a fishing rod and went to the lake, but I didn’t get anything. I had to go to the market and bring back a fish. I was depressed all day long; when I went up to the mountain to collect herbs, I urged myself to climb up the tree to pick the wild fruit I suddenly wanted to eat, and when I was rejected, I pretended to do it myself to make enough food and clothing, like an old urchin, Xu Yuanshu was really fucked up by these trivial things heart.
In a blink of an eye, Lin Yungui has been living in the city for several months. The innkeeper is very kind. It seems that he doesn't talk too much, and he doesn't like to talk about things before he came to Yunshui City. He rarely asks him. The restless mouth also adds color to his life. The greatest pleasure in his daily life is to count the money and pretend to pass by the door of the medical clinic to glance at the young doctor.
After reading Xu Yuanshu, he felt that he might owe someone 800 taels of silver, otherwise why would someone always stare at him.
Although there have always been girls from various families sneaking glances at him when taking medicine, but Xu Yuanshu, who considers himself to be really romantic and suave, has become accustomed to this and is completely unmoved, and he later found that he doesn't seem to be very interested in girls , so people are always said to be puzzled.In fact, apart from the medical skills of the master and the apprentice, the people in the city passed on their personalities by word of mouth, such as the immortal demeanor of the old doctor, and the Fengyue of the young doctor, most of them are fake.
However, seeing that everyone was very happy talking about it, Xu Yuanshu was really embarrassed to break their beautiful imagination, so he could only pretend it day after day.
But it was the first time that this kind of gaze that seemed to be like a spirit behind him, Xu Yuanshu decided to see who this person was.
So today Xu Yuanshu spread out the medical records, pretended to be reading, and waited for Lin Yungui to pass by his door.
Lin Yungui looked at the sachet, jade pendant and other gadgets hanging on his waist at the corner of the street. In the past few days, he had visited the bookstores, Mobao Pavilions, clothing stores, etc. on this street. The reason, but most of it is to be able to pass by the entrance of the medical hall.If there is no legitimate reason, he would even want to enter the shop and bank of rouge and gouache.After a few days, everyone knew that the inn had recruited a new accountant, who was also a very good-looking scholar, except Xu Yuanshu, because he had never been in a medical clinic.
As for why Lin Yungui insisted on taking such a roundabout way, it was because he actually planned to visit the clinic on the first day, but he saw a girl who was making eye contact from time to time during the consultation, so Xu Yuanshu asked the girl if she still had eye problems, Lin Yungui almost laughed a few steps away from the entrance.From then on, the visit was put on hold, and instead he pretended to pass by every day, but actually watched jokes.
When Lin Yungui passed by, Xu Yuanshu raised his head from the medical records and stopped him.
Lin Yungui was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Yuanshu.Conscience of heaven and earth, he really happened to pass by today.
"Are you the new accountant at the inn across the street? I'm writing to Xu Yuan, I don't know how to address you."
Lin Yungui thought that the only time he passed by in an upright manner might be regarded as a crime, so he stepped into the medical clinic and threw his hands across the long wooden counter.
"Brother Xu, everyone in the famous city doesn't know anyone. I'm here at Lin Yungui. I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the place. I hope Mr. Xu will take care of him."
When talking about taking care of him, he blinked mischievously, then turned and left without waiting for Xu Yuanshu's reply, leaving him with a calm back, as if he wasn't the one who was wandering around the door these days.
Xu Yuanshu raised his eyebrows and watched him go back to the counter of the opposite inn, and then began to write and calculate as if nothing had happened, shook his head and smiled, but when he lowered his head, he smelled the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and found that there was an extra branch of sweet-scented osmanthus on the book that he had opened at some time. The yellow half-opened buds are dotted on the branches, adding a fragrance to the pharmacy with a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine.
Scholars Xu Yuan became a little interested. He didn't know what the little accountant wanted to do, so for the first time, he sent Yaotong back what was "left behind" by others.
02
After that, Lin Yungui often wandered across the street to chat with Xu Yuanshu. He thought that being so enthusiastic would make Xiao Langzhong very uncomfortable. It would be interesting to see him blushing and stammering.But this young man can cope with it completely, and sometimes he will even tease the jokes that he threw in the past. Lin Yungui is not good at this kind of teasing of "passing among thousands of flowers, not even a leaf". What he heard, what he learned, often turned his face reddish when he was angry.
Who the hell said he was stupid?Don't tell me that Xiao Li is talking nonsense because of his jealousy?
The flower branches that were quietly placed on the counter that day were carefully inserted into white porcelain vases by Xu Yuanshu and placed on the counter. He always felt that whenever Lin Yun came back, the fragrance in the room would be stronger, and it was still coming from this person. , and he seemed to have developed a habit of always holding a branch of sweet-scented osmanthus when he came. Xu Yuanshu didn't know when this person ran outside the city, so he finally couldn't help asking.
"Why do you always break laurel branches? That tree outside the city has a grudge against you?"
Lin Yungui thought that was not the case, who could be so overwhelmed that he could have trouble with himself.
"Predecessors praised osmanthus a lot. Such a beautiful flower should be given to beauties."
Xu Yuanshu looked at the person in front of him, he was obviously handsome, but he always looked like a dandy, and his knowledge was not deep enough, so he blushed and pretended to be calm when he casually flirted with him.
He took the flower branch, broke off a section, and pinned it in Lin Yungui's hair.
"Well, then this will match."
Lin Yungui's eyes widened, he raised his hand and lightly touched his hair, wondering if he should take it off, the residual warmth left when the fingertips of the instigator brushed his temples made his whole face turn red.
With a smile on the corner of Xu Yuanshu's mouth, he said,
"Do you want to look in the mirror? I think it looks good."
Lin Yungui bit his lower lip, turned around and fled back to the inn, leaving Xu Yuanshu behind his back to laugh at himself.
After this episode, Lin Yungui was awkward for a long time, and later realized that it was a wrong decision to flirt with Xu Yuanshu. However, Xu Yuanshu seemed to have become his original self, always inviting himself out for fun in different ways, and Lin Yungui was not good either. After brushing off other people's face, I had no choice but to agree out of embarrassment.After a long time, Lin Yungui developed a vague sense of dependence on Xu Yuanshu. He felt bored when he didn't see anyone for a moment, and he was nervous when he was together.
After realizing that he was thinking carefully, Lin Yungui became more reserved, occasionally making some ambiguous jokes, and worried about whether he would be found out that he liked him.
Fast forward to the end of the year, and the weather suddenly turned cold.
One night, when Xu Yuanshu had just rested, he heard a hasty knock on the door, put on his coat and went out, opened the door and saw Lin Yungui with an anxious expression on his face.
"Can you take a look, Uncle Zhang has developed a high fever and has been talking nonsense."
"It sounds like I've got a cold. Wait until I get the medicine box, go over and have a look." After speaking, Xu Yuanshu went into the counter and picked up a box.
"Let's go."
After Lin Yungui finished speaking, he hurriedly walked back to the opposite side, tugging on Xu Yuanshu's sleeve, almost pulling off his ill-dressed coat.
Boss Zhang was lying on the couch, his face flushed with heat, while Xu Yuanshu sat by the couch and began to see his condition.
Lin Yungui still looked anxious. He had seen life and death in the chaos of war, but he didn't know what illness was, and he couldn't tell the difference between cold and tuberculosis, so when he passed by Uncle Zhang's door at night, Hearing a violent coughing sound from inside, knocking on the door but no one answered, he panicked when he entered the door and saw Uncle Zhang looking sick. home.
"It's Xiao Xu, I'm sorry to call you here at such a late hour." Boss Zhang opened his eyes and saw who was coming in the room.
Xu Yuanshu handed Boss Zhang a pill and asked him to take it.
"Uncle Zhang probably caught a cold yesterday, but he should pay attention to his body. But why do you still feel uncomfortable?"
"It's okay, just rest and rest, and the store can't be left behind, so go back and rest."
"It's okay, I'll go back and prescribe you some medicine. Yungui will follow me."
Lin Yungui finally let go of his hanging heart, heaved a sigh of relief, and followed Xu Yuanshu out.
However, when he walked back to the entrance of the medical hall, Xu Yuanshu found that he could not get in. The medical hall did not have a backyard. After setting up a place to house patients, he and Mr. Xu lived in the inner room and had to go through the front door. Hearing the sound of the wind, he fastened the door that had been hastily closed just before leaving.
It's fine if it doesn't make people worry at ordinary times, but now they are shut out, Xu Yuanshu just wants to hold his forehead and sigh.
"I can't help it, let's talk about it tomorrow morning. See if you can take me in for a night."
The bed where Lin Yungui lived was not big, and it was a bit crowded with two adult men lying on it. Xu Yuanshu was once teased by Mr. Xu that he could perform a set of "sleep punches" in one night while sleeping, so he was very restrained and suffered from insomnia He could only stare at Lin Yungui's back in a daze.
Lin Yungui was originally lying on his back, but he found Xu Yuanshu curled up beside the bed very wronged, so he had to turn sideways.
But he was embarrassed to be facing Xu Yuanshu, and under Xu Yuanshu's gaze, he turned his back stiffly, feeling uncomfortable.
Lin Yungui sighed secretly, he really couldn't sleep now.
The two were very close, and the fragrance of Lin Yungui directly hit his nose. Xu Yuanshu couldn't help but suspect that this person must not have been transformed by the sweet-scented osmanthus. Even if he stayed under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree all day long, the scent would not be so strong aroma.
The figure of the person in front of him was thin, and the skin color of the white lining was even whiter. Xu Yuanshu looked at Lin Yungui's neck in the dark, and suddenly thought "it must feel good to the touch", and then subconsciously stretched out his hand, It stopped when it was about to touch it.
It seemed as if he had suddenly seen through his own heart. When he was invited out these days, the unconscious care and ambiguity, and the teasing in words all had reasons. An urge to hug the person in front of me.
Resign yourself to fate, you just fell in love with him.
Feeling the person behind him move again, Lin Yungui asked aloud,
"Why haven't you slept yet? Could it be that you need someone to coax you to fall asleep?"
"Yeah, why don't you tell me a story to coax me? Or you can turn around and pat me."
"..."
shameless.
Lin Yungui rolled his eyes secretly, cursed in his heart, flinched and was about to struggle to sleep, maybe he was too tired during the day, and soon fell into a dream, only the sound of long breathing remained.
Seeing that he had finally fallen asleep, Xu Yuanshu quietly put his hands on his waist, and fell asleep with full of clarity and joy.
In early spring, Yunshui City had clear sky and clear scenery, and the children in the city set up paper kites in the suburbs. Taking advantage of the east wind, the children played and chased each other in the suburbs. The early spring breeze blew by, and the branches of the sweet-scented osmanthus trees swayed slightly. .
Suddenly a paper kite fell down and landed on the sweet-scented osmanthus tree impartially. The impatient child lost his way, and the kite string became more and more tightly entangled on the tree.
Then the children disappeared, and the colorful kites disappeared, and the sky and the earth were dark. The kite strings turned into vines, tightly wound on the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and were still growing, bypassing the branches, sliding towards the trunk, until Rein in the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.
Lin Yungui felt that he was going to be strangled so hard that he couldn't breathe, so he opened his eyes suddenly. The sky was getting bright, and it was not time for him to get up. He lay on him, one arm was across his chest, his head was buried in his neck, his warm breath sprayed on his neck, the culprit who caused his nightmares was still sleeping soundly.
Lin Yungui felt a little tight in his chest, and tried to push Xu Yuanshu off him, but instead of pushing, he woke him up. Lin Yungui was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Xu Yuanshu opened his eyes and looked out the window, then looked down at the person in his arms, and seeing that he was still asleep, he pulled him into his arms again, and went back to sleep happily.
Lin Yungui, who was pretending to be asleep, was nervous at first, but now he was lying in Xu Yuanshu's arms with a shocked face, his heart was beating so fast that it was about to burst out of his chest.
Why is he hugging me while sleeping?
Isn't it because of dishonesty in sleeping?
on purpose?
Does he like me too?
Thousands of thoughts scrambled into his mind, and finally only this sentence was left to crash into his heart. Lin Yungui hurriedly removed the "vines" that were bound on his body, and escaped outside the door.
Uncle Zhang has already woken up and looks much more energetic.
"Morning Uncle Zhang, are you feeling better?"
"It's a lot, it's a lot, this person really needs to pay attention to his body when he's getting older, hey, why is your face so red, don't you be sick?"
"No, I'm fine, maybe it's too hot in the room."
"It's fine if you don't, it's really cold today."
"Yeah, boss, why don't you take the medicine and rest for another day."
"No need, I'm good enough, it's important to open a store."
After talking, Boss Zhang went to the front hall.
Lin Yungui splashed cold well water on his face and patted it on his face again to let the heat on his face subside.It just so happened that Xu Yuanshu pushed open the door and came out, Lin Yun Guixun looked over, the water on his face was still wet, it flowed into the white underwear along the sideburns, and got wet.
Xu Yuan was stunned reading the book, Lin Yungui still remembered what happened in the morning, and lowered his head in shame.
"You're awake, Uncle Zhang has already made breakfast, you can come over to eat together later."
He spoke vaguely and his voice was extremely low, and he didn't care whether Xu Yuanshu heard it or not, so he just ran away.
Xu Yuanshu stood where he was, his eyes were still on the scene just now, and he was about to pour cold water into the fire.After suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Xu Yuanshu went back to the medical clinic. Mr. Xu had already opened the door. He didn't know where Xu Yuanshu had gone that night, and was waiting for him at the door.
Mr. Xu Wangwen asked all his life, and he also claimed to be a person who can read people's faces and tell one or two reasons. At this time, he looked at Xu Yuanshu's face full of peach blossoms, and thought he was just out for a doctor in the middle of the night. Now it looks like There were other unexpected gains.Mr. Xu decided to ask questions while he was not busy today, so that he could make preparations earlier.
However, what Xu Yuanshu was thinking at this time was how to embrace the beauty, and confess to the master without angering the master.As a result, Xu Yuanshu was distracted for a day, and Mr. Xu couldn't pry a word out of his mouth. He couldn't help sighing that the child was too big to stay, and the half-grown child started to hide things from the master, and Xu Yuanshu chanted too much Annoyed, he left again and went to the opposite inn.
Afterwards, Xu Yuanshu continued to see a doctor and took medicines, and Lin Yungui still counted money to settle accounts. It seemed that the previous sharing of the same bed was also a dream. Neither of them showed any sign of their hearts, and the days were just so ambiguous day by day, and the two of them lived in their hearts. Suffering.
The people of Yunshui City have been busy for a year, and they are finally looking forward to the New Year. On New Year's Eve, Yunshui City is full of fire, trees, silver flowers, and a lively scene.
Boss Zhang closed the door early, and the sound of festive firecrackers outside the door was endless. The three lonely people sat around and had a New Year’s Eve dinner. Talk about when he was young.Lin Yungui, who had just arrived here for the first time, listened with great interest.
At night, Lin Yungui walked outside the city alone, and sat under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. The flowers had already bloomed and withered, leaving only the bare branches. Lin Yungui suddenly realized that he hadn't looked at this tree by himself for a long time. , I don't even know when he fell into this state.
Before Lin Yungui stepped into Yunshui City, he thought that he would earn enough money and leave to see the scenery in other places and meet more people.But he found that he couldn't leave here now.Not only Uncle Zhang who took good care of him, Xiao Li who is talkative and enthusiastic, but also Xu Yuanshu.
In the dead of night, Lin Yungui also tossed and turned. Perhaps he was new to the world, and the first person he met who treated him tenderly was Xu Yuanshu. The world is so big, if he leaves here one day, he will meet such a gentle person again , it may be a girl from an ordinary family, a teacher full of knowledge, or someone who is also a ghost.
Later he figured it out, no matter who he meets again, he will not be the first person who can make him secretly fall in love. Lin Yungui thought, maybe one day, they will be able to communicate with each other, and Xu Yuanshu can also accept that he is actually An osmanthus essence, and then they went on a mountain tour together.
Before Lin Yungui left, he hung the lantern he had brought on the tree, and returned to the inn by the lights of other people in the city.
03
A few days later, the Lantern Festival Temple Fair continued the excitement of Yunshui City.
A string of red lanterns was hung on a wooden shelf by the lake. Every household replaced the red lanterns during the Chinese New Year with handmade lanterns. Lin Yungui pasted a pair of moon laurel hand-painted on the wooden He lit a candle on the lamp stand, carefully placed it on the counter in the lobby, and then stood there happily admiring his masterpiece, completely oblivious to the fact that Xu Yuanshu had already walked to the counter.
Xu Yuanshu originally wanted to ask him to go to the temple fair together, but seeing his proud expression, he couldn't bear to interrupt him, so he had to secretly wait for Lin Yungui to see him first.
"Hey, you didn't make a sound when you came here, it scared me."
"Isn't this a scene of human faces and lanterns shining red? If I call you, I might disturb the scene. The stage has already been set up for this meeting, do you want to go and see it together?"
"Okay." Lin Yungui walked out of the counter, greeted Uncle Zhang, and left.
The main street of Yunshui City is bustling with people, children holding snacks and candies are jumping forward, loving newlyweds are shopping in the street like glue, and the usually dark bluestone alley is also softened by the lights .Lin Yungui and Xu Yuanshu were walking in the middle of the bustling crowd. The aroma from the snack stalls on both sides of the street always attracted Lin Yungui directly. Xu Yuanshu was afraid that someone who was not paying attention would get lost, so he had to follow closely behind him. .
In this way, I walked all the way to the river. Countless lanterns floated on the river, carrying the prayers and condolences of the people of Yunshui City, and drifting into the distance.Xu Yuanshu and Lin Yungui each held a river lantern, and Xu Yuanshu led him to a secluded riverside. Lin Yungui had just stood still when he heard Xu Yuanshu start talking to himself.
"I don't know where my parents are. If they are still alive, I wish them happiness and peace."
"Thank you Master for your kindness in nurturing him over the years, and I hope he is in good health."
"In addition to these this year, I also want to say that I met this person next to me a few months ago, and he broke into my life almost unexpectedly."
"Now that he is standing here, I want to let him know that I like him and I hope to spend the rest of my life with him."
"I don't know if he has the same feelings for me. Maybe we won't be accepted by the world, but I still hope that God can fulfill me."
After speaking, Xu Yuanshu bent down, let He Deng go, and turned to look at Lin Yungui.
"So, are you willing to be with me?" The young man who had just closed his eyes and talked to himself asked cautiously at this moment, and even blushed a little in embarrassment.
The phrase "I like him" just now echoed in Lin Yungui's ears, and his heart seemed to explode with joy, but then a reality exploded and woke him up.Not only will they not be accepted by the world, they are even transvestites.
It was like a pot of cold water had woken him up, and he flinched before the love expressed by the other party. Lin Yungui thought he shouldn't hide that he was an osmanthus essence, he should let Xu Yuanshu know, if Xu Yuanshu still Only by being willing to be with him can he let go of the burden in his heart.
Seeing that Xu Yuanshu's hope gradually turned into sadness after a long time of no response, he thought that he might have scared Lin Yungui.At this time, Lin Yungui whispered something, and then let He Deng go.
"I like you too."
"But I am different from you. I know it may be difficult for you to accept, but it is also difficult for me to explain. Whether you believe it or not, I want to tell you that I am actually the osmanthus tree outside the city. Human form. No one knows about this except you."
"Even so, would you still want to be with me?"
Xu Yuanshu was stunned by this sentence, he thought that Lin Yungui was joking with him, but when he looked at his serious expression, with loneliness in his eyes, he felt that it was not a joke.
He made a lot of determination to confess his love to Lin Yungui, fearing that he would scare him, but Lin Yungui turned around and gave him a fright.He always thought that ghost stories were fabricated by the world, but now Lin Yungui who claimed to be the essence of sweet-scented osmanthus stood in front of him alive, and even invited him to spend his life together just now.He didn't know what to do.
But his intentions are not fake, he also said that he likes himself just now.
"Let me think about it." Xu Yuanshu managed to squeeze out these words, especially when he saw Lin Yungui's suddenly sad expression.
Lin Yungui smiled and left.
Xu Yuanshu stood where he was, watching him step by step, straightened his back pretending to be strong, and remembered a dream he once had.At noon, he lay down on the counter and took a nap, dreaming of entering a forest. He heard someone calling his name, so he walked into the forest. When he walked to the depths, his eyes were full of osmanthus trees, full of various colors of osmanthus flowers, and the fragrance With a rich aroma, Xu Yuanshu was about to turn back when he grabbed him with both hands and pulled him forward, changing the scene around him.
Xu Yuanshu lived in a high-rise luxury hall, and the furnishings in the room were relatively simple, with only a table and a large bed looming behind the layers of curtains.A lamp was burning on the table, and an incense burner was placed. The smell was like sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, but the fragrance was not pure, and the mixed smell made Xu Yuanshu feel dizzy.
The person holding Xu Yuanshu was dressed in white and looked like a man. He pulled him straight to the back of the curtain. Xu Yuanshu wanted to ask who he was, where this place was, and what he wanted to do, but he couldn't make a sound. Come on, the incense in the room made him feel hot all over again, so he had to follow the footsteps of the man in white. When he recovered, he was already lying on his back on the big bed. The man in white had already taken off all his clothes and lay on him. One hand slowly loosened his belt, and the other hand traced Xu Yuanshu's chest all the way to his waist.
There was only a candle on the table in the room, and Xu Yuanshu couldn't see the appearance of the person in front of him in the darkness. His remaining consciousness told him that he was a gentleman, but his body that was on fire had already reacted first, and Xu Yuanshu turned over. Pressing the man under him, he hurriedly took off his coat and inner, and the room was full of beauty.
Gradually, Xu Yuanshu's eyes became clear, and he saw the face of the man in white, and he woke up with a start.
Lin Yun returns.
He still remembers all the tactile sensations in the dream, and the panic when he first woke up.At that time, he was thinking about how to successfully lure the small office across the street home, but he didn't realize that his heart was already anxious to this point.
Thinking about it now, although the content of this dream is very fragrant, the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the dream also gave him hints, but he didn't think so much at the time, or he didn't think about it at all.
Xu Yuanshu's mind was in a mess, and he walked back to the medical clinic with superficial steps.
Mr. Xu watched Xu Yuanshu walk into the room as if he had lost his soul, and he was a little worried, so he followed him in.
Xu Yuanshu's running to the inn twice in three days made Mr. Xu very puzzled. Today, seeing him swearing, he asked Lin Yun to go out, and no two people came back together. The doubts in his heart became heavier, so he followed up out of the house.
Xu Yuanshu lay straight on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking, and he didn't hear the sound of Mr. Xu pushing the door.It wasn't until Mr. Xu sat by the bed and asked aloud that he returned to his soul.
"What happened to you today, oh no, it should be said what happened recently."
Xu Yuanshu sat up and said.
"Master, I... recently fell in love with someone, and I confessed to him today."
Mr. Xu was a little surprised. Xu Yuanshu was bored at home to study medicine since he was a child, and gradually let him learn some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Mr. Xu usually has a liberal policy. Xu Yuanshu was well-behaved and sensible when he was a child, so he was allowed to grow freely. Ever since he was a child, he had never shown any affection for any girl. At first he thought it was a boring gourd, but when he saw that he and Lin Yungui got close, he thought he had found a friend with similar interests. Later, he gradually realized that something was wrong. Waiting for Xu Yuanshu himself to confront him.
However, now Xu Yuanshu's inner panic and bewilderment were all shown on his face. Looking at him, Mr. Xu remembered himself when he was still studying in school.
"He said he liked me too, but he said that he was transformed from an osmanthus tree. You say it's ridiculous, but he's almost like a human. How can he be a monster?"
When Mr. Xu was young, he was a wandering doctor. When he traveled all over the mountains and fields in search of medicinal materials, he saw eight hundred or not a thousand ghosts of all kinds, and he had heard a basketful of stories about people and ghosts.At this time, he had recovered from the shock just now, and decided to be a moon old man.
"It's nothing to believe. The world is so big and amazing. Everything in the world has a spirituality. After reincarnation, they are born as humans, but they become flowers, trees, birds, animals, etc. If they practice, they can also become humans."
"But I still can't accept it. Listening to Master's words, it seems that you know who I'm talking about?"
"I raised you from childhood to adulthood, I don't know what you do, isn't it the Lin who is in the opposite inn?"
There is an osmanthus tree on the outskirts of Yunshui City.
He was standing not far from the gate of the city. When it blooms in autumn, every passer-by will bring a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus before entering this city surrounded by mountains and rivers.
This sweet-scented osmanthus tree has witnessed the history of Yunshui City for hundreds of years. At that time, Yunshui City was still a small village by the lake, and the world was not so peaceful and stable. It seems that a pedestrian broke a branch of sweet-scented osmanthus on the way to escape, and he was born in the ups and downs. The blooming flower branch longed for a little vitality, but couldn't take care of itself, so it had to be inserted here casually, and it grew up.
Fortunately, after the war subsided, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the flower branch sprouted new buds and grew into a tree.
A few hundred years is enough to carry several dynasties and prosperous times.In another peaceful era, Yunshui City has gradually developed from a small village to a bustling city with open folk customs, surrounded by mountains and lakes, and people come and go.
At night, a gust of wind suddenly blew down the osmanthus flowers all over the ground, and a puff of smoke floated from the osmanthus trees. With the clear moonlight, he slowly turned into a young man in white clothes.The young man looked around and walked to the lake. He was dressed in plain white long clothes, with slender eyebrows and long eyes with slightly raised eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips with pale color.The young man nodded, quite satisfied with himself.
At that time, it was the Mid-Autumn Temple Fair in Tianshui City, and the city was very lively. Osmanthus essence was walking on the street, looking at the candied gourds, glutinous rice cakes, sugar figurines and many other things sold on both sides of the road, I was only curious.
He didn't expect that the first problem he encountered when he joined the WTO was that he had no money.
Fortunately, these hundreds of years of listening to the wind, listening to the rain, and listening to the travelers have also learned a lot.
So the next morning, he went into the city, ready to find some work to do. He remembered that yesterday he saw an inn in the city that was recruiting accountants.
Osmanthus fragrans found this "Return Inn" according to memory. This inn seems to have been open for some years, and there is a couplet next to the door.
"Hey guest officer, please, the osmanthus fragrance on you is really strong, let's see what we can eat?" Just as he entered the door, Xiao Er came up to greet him and asked.
Osmanthus fragrans looks around, the lobby is not big but very clean, there are four square tables, because it is still early, so there are no guests, and the stairs next to the counter lead to the guest room on the second floor.
"Are you recruiting Mr. Accountant?"
After hearing this, Xiao Er yelled to the back of the counter, "Boss! Someone is here to settle the score!"
"Speak well, I don't hide from my enemies, and I don't offend others. Where can someone come to settle accounts with me?" A man dressed as a cook behind the counter straightened up, with a kind face, looking at the sweet-scented osmanthus essence.
The young man in front of him was tall and tall, seeing the boss looking at him, he smiled and repeated what he said just now.
"Is the boss accountant?"
"Yeah, our accountant left to go back to his hometown a few days ago and is short of people. What's the name of this little brother? You don't look like a city person?"
"I'm in Xialin Yungui. I just left my hometown to Yunshui City yesterday. I've been penniless all the way. I haven't read much, but my abacus is alright. I hope the boss can kindly take me in." Indeed, I just arrived There is no money, and even the name was only thought of after glancing at the couplet.
"The little brother Yungui should live in the backyard, which is the one next to the firewood house on the east side. The former cashier lived there. I am the owner and the cook of this inn. You can call me Boss Zhang. The waiter is small. Li alone, when there are too many people, he can’t handle it all by himself, so he needs your help. The wages are just as written on the outside paper, is that okay?”
"OK fine."
"Then start today."
After Lin Yungui walked to the counter, he picked up a pen and began to read the ledger.The boss looked at his skillful dialing of the abacus and sighed.
"Oh, I'm really good at holding a spatula but not at an abacus. I've been dizzy from looking at the ledger these days. Why are you laughing, Xiao Li? Isn't it the same for you? Hurry up and entertain the guests." After speaking, he turned around. After going to the stairs, I went to the back kitchen.
Lin Yungui calculated the score and thought that it's a good thing the boss didn't ask him why he didn't even have any luggage, otherwise he really didn't know how to answer, but he finally stayed so that he could go buy some snacks when he was paid. Yun Gui was very happy.
One day after noon, there was no one in the store, Xiao Li leaned against the counter and began to chatter about new things in the city to "outsider" Lin Yungui.
The clerk in the shop didn't look very old, but they were very clever and very good. He knew all the big and small things in the city, whether they happened recently or a long time ago.In the past few days, Lin Yungui had already heard him talk about the vigorous reforms of the previous magistrate, and the romantic history of the proprietress of the silk shop on the East Street.
"Have you seen the medical clinic across the way? Oh, it's been around for a long time, longer than this inn. It has been open for more than [-] years. It was also opened by a foreign doctor, surnamed Xu. Pharmacy."
"Mr. Xu is simply a miracle doctor. I heard that no matter what the disease is, just let Doctor Xu take a look."
Lin Yungui followed Xiao Li's words and raised his eyes to look across. In the medical hall, a row of long counters was facing the door, and behind them were medicine boxes. A screen next to the medicine cabinet separated the inside and outside. In front of the boxes of medicine boxes one by one, the figure from the back should be a young man.
"He was a doctor decades ago, and he should be old now, but I see a young man on the other side."
"Nowadays it's rare to see old Miracle Doctor Xu in the clinic. More than ten years ago, he picked up a baby boy by the lake, sent him to school, and taught him medical skills. Miracle Doctor Xu didn't even have a family. We depend on each other for our lives. Now sitting in the hall, most of the time is this young man, he is called Xu Yuanshu, he is very handsome, many girls in this city have a crush on him, and they always sneak up on him when they are getting medicine. Two eyes."
Based on the principle that he loves money more than handsome young students, Lin Yungui lost his account book and propped his chin to look directly at the opposite side.
Why didn't this man turn around so that I could see how handsome he was.
Xiao Li's storytelling mode in his ear has switched to Sui Sui Nian.
"Why is there no girl who likes me? Logically speaking, I'm not bad. Miracle Doctor Xu never got married in his whole life. Don't tell me that this little doctor is not very enlightened..."
Lin Yungui suddenly regained consciousness when he heard the words "not enlightened".
"What do you think of Miracle Doctor Xu? Why isn't he enlightened?"
"He didn't have a family. He was close to him when he arrived here, and later he and Xu Yuanshu lived together. It stands to reason that this young man is almost old, but I feel that he is very dull, and I don't know if he is pretending or not. girl."
Look good?Stupid?Talking about falling in love is not enlightening?
Lin Yungui thought it sounded quite cute.What should I do, I really want to flirt.
At this time, Xu Yuanshu in the pharmacy suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He was a little surprised, but he just thought it was the wind blowing in, so he walked over and closed the window.When I came back, I had a headache facing the medicine box.
In fact, his headache was not because of someone's illness or the lack of any medicinal material, but because of his master, who was a miracle doctor who was full of praise when people in the city mentioned him.Everyone thinks that he has high medical skills, is approachable and amiable.Well, it's true that he has excellent medical skills, and let's just think that his master was amiable when he was young.
Xu Yuanshu would like to tell everyone what the master looks like after handing over the medical center to him.
When I wanted to drink fish soup, I suddenly wanted to go to the lake to fish by myself. I didn’t know where to get a fishing rod and went to the lake, but I didn’t get anything. I had to go to the market and bring back a fish. I was depressed all day long; when I went up to the mountain to collect herbs, I urged myself to climb up the tree to pick the wild fruit I suddenly wanted to eat, and when I was rejected, I pretended to do it myself to make enough food and clothing, like an old urchin, Xu Yuanshu was really fucked up by these trivial things heart.
In a blink of an eye, Lin Yungui has been living in the city for several months. The innkeeper is very kind. It seems that he doesn't talk too much, and he doesn't like to talk about things before he came to Yunshui City. He rarely asks him. The restless mouth also adds color to his life. The greatest pleasure in his daily life is to count the money and pretend to pass by the door of the medical clinic to glance at the young doctor.
After reading Xu Yuanshu, he felt that he might owe someone 800 taels of silver, otherwise why would someone always stare at him.
Although there have always been girls from various families sneaking glances at him when taking medicine, but Xu Yuanshu, who considers himself to be really romantic and suave, has become accustomed to this and is completely unmoved, and he later found that he doesn't seem to be very interested in girls , so people are always said to be puzzled.In fact, apart from the medical skills of the master and the apprentice, the people in the city passed on their personalities by word of mouth, such as the immortal demeanor of the old doctor, and the Fengyue of the young doctor, most of them are fake.
However, seeing that everyone was very happy talking about it, Xu Yuanshu was really embarrassed to break their beautiful imagination, so he could only pretend it day after day.
But it was the first time that this kind of gaze that seemed to be like a spirit behind him, Xu Yuanshu decided to see who this person was.
So today Xu Yuanshu spread out the medical records, pretended to be reading, and waited for Lin Yungui to pass by his door.
Lin Yungui looked at the sachet, jade pendant and other gadgets hanging on his waist at the corner of the street. In the past few days, he had visited the bookstores, Mobao Pavilions, clothing stores, etc. on this street. The reason, but most of it is to be able to pass by the entrance of the medical hall.If there is no legitimate reason, he would even want to enter the shop and bank of rouge and gouache.After a few days, everyone knew that the inn had recruited a new accountant, who was also a very good-looking scholar, except Xu Yuanshu, because he had never been in a medical clinic.
As for why Lin Yungui insisted on taking such a roundabout way, it was because he actually planned to visit the clinic on the first day, but he saw a girl who was making eye contact from time to time during the consultation, so Xu Yuanshu asked the girl if she still had eye problems, Lin Yungui almost laughed a few steps away from the entrance.From then on, the visit was put on hold, and instead he pretended to pass by every day, but actually watched jokes.
When Lin Yungui passed by, Xu Yuanshu raised his head from the medical records and stopped him.
Lin Yungui was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Yuanshu.Conscience of heaven and earth, he really happened to pass by today.
"Are you the new accountant at the inn across the street? I'm writing to Xu Yuan, I don't know how to address you."
Lin Yungui thought that the only time he passed by in an upright manner might be regarded as a crime, so he stepped into the medical clinic and threw his hands across the long wooden counter.
"Brother Xu, everyone in the famous city doesn't know anyone. I'm here at Lin Yungui. I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the place. I hope Mr. Xu will take care of him."
When talking about taking care of him, he blinked mischievously, then turned and left without waiting for Xu Yuanshu's reply, leaving him with a calm back, as if he wasn't the one who was wandering around the door these days.
Xu Yuanshu raised his eyebrows and watched him go back to the counter of the opposite inn, and then began to write and calculate as if nothing had happened, shook his head and smiled, but when he lowered his head, he smelled the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and found that there was an extra branch of sweet-scented osmanthus on the book that he had opened at some time. The yellow half-opened buds are dotted on the branches, adding a fragrance to the pharmacy with a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine.
Scholars Xu Yuan became a little interested. He didn't know what the little accountant wanted to do, so for the first time, he sent Yaotong back what was "left behind" by others.
02
After that, Lin Yungui often wandered across the street to chat with Xu Yuanshu. He thought that being so enthusiastic would make Xiao Langzhong very uncomfortable. It would be interesting to see him blushing and stammering.But this young man can cope with it completely, and sometimes he will even tease the jokes that he threw in the past. Lin Yungui is not good at this kind of teasing of "passing among thousands of flowers, not even a leaf". What he heard, what he learned, often turned his face reddish when he was angry.
Who the hell said he was stupid?Don't tell me that Xiao Li is talking nonsense because of his jealousy?
The flower branches that were quietly placed on the counter that day were carefully inserted into white porcelain vases by Xu Yuanshu and placed on the counter. He always felt that whenever Lin Yun came back, the fragrance in the room would be stronger, and it was still coming from this person. , and he seemed to have developed a habit of always holding a branch of sweet-scented osmanthus when he came. Xu Yuanshu didn't know when this person ran outside the city, so he finally couldn't help asking.
"Why do you always break laurel branches? That tree outside the city has a grudge against you?"
Lin Yungui thought that was not the case, who could be so overwhelmed that he could have trouble with himself.
"Predecessors praised osmanthus a lot. Such a beautiful flower should be given to beauties."
Xu Yuanshu looked at the person in front of him, he was obviously handsome, but he always looked like a dandy, and his knowledge was not deep enough, so he blushed and pretended to be calm when he casually flirted with him.
He took the flower branch, broke off a section, and pinned it in Lin Yungui's hair.
"Well, then this will match."
Lin Yungui's eyes widened, he raised his hand and lightly touched his hair, wondering if he should take it off, the residual warmth left when the fingertips of the instigator brushed his temples made his whole face turn red.
With a smile on the corner of Xu Yuanshu's mouth, he said,
"Do you want to look in the mirror? I think it looks good."
Lin Yungui bit his lower lip, turned around and fled back to the inn, leaving Xu Yuanshu behind his back to laugh at himself.
After this episode, Lin Yungui was awkward for a long time, and later realized that it was a wrong decision to flirt with Xu Yuanshu. However, Xu Yuanshu seemed to have become his original self, always inviting himself out for fun in different ways, and Lin Yungui was not good either. After brushing off other people's face, I had no choice but to agree out of embarrassment.After a long time, Lin Yungui developed a vague sense of dependence on Xu Yuanshu. He felt bored when he didn't see anyone for a moment, and he was nervous when he was together.
After realizing that he was thinking carefully, Lin Yungui became more reserved, occasionally making some ambiguous jokes, and worried about whether he would be found out that he liked him.
Fast forward to the end of the year, and the weather suddenly turned cold.
One night, when Xu Yuanshu had just rested, he heard a hasty knock on the door, put on his coat and went out, opened the door and saw Lin Yungui with an anxious expression on his face.
"Can you take a look, Uncle Zhang has developed a high fever and has been talking nonsense."
"It sounds like I've got a cold. Wait until I get the medicine box, go over and have a look." After speaking, Xu Yuanshu went into the counter and picked up a box.
"Let's go."
After Lin Yungui finished speaking, he hurriedly walked back to the opposite side, tugging on Xu Yuanshu's sleeve, almost pulling off his ill-dressed coat.
Boss Zhang was lying on the couch, his face flushed with heat, while Xu Yuanshu sat by the couch and began to see his condition.
Lin Yungui still looked anxious. He had seen life and death in the chaos of war, but he didn't know what illness was, and he couldn't tell the difference between cold and tuberculosis, so when he passed by Uncle Zhang's door at night, Hearing a violent coughing sound from inside, knocking on the door but no one answered, he panicked when he entered the door and saw Uncle Zhang looking sick. home.
"It's Xiao Xu, I'm sorry to call you here at such a late hour." Boss Zhang opened his eyes and saw who was coming in the room.
Xu Yuanshu handed Boss Zhang a pill and asked him to take it.
"Uncle Zhang probably caught a cold yesterday, but he should pay attention to his body. But why do you still feel uncomfortable?"
"It's okay, just rest and rest, and the store can't be left behind, so go back and rest."
"It's okay, I'll go back and prescribe you some medicine. Yungui will follow me."
Lin Yungui finally let go of his hanging heart, heaved a sigh of relief, and followed Xu Yuanshu out.
However, when he walked back to the entrance of the medical hall, Xu Yuanshu found that he could not get in. The medical hall did not have a backyard. After setting up a place to house patients, he and Mr. Xu lived in the inner room and had to go through the front door. Hearing the sound of the wind, he fastened the door that had been hastily closed just before leaving.
It's fine if it doesn't make people worry at ordinary times, but now they are shut out, Xu Yuanshu just wants to hold his forehead and sigh.
"I can't help it, let's talk about it tomorrow morning. See if you can take me in for a night."
The bed where Lin Yungui lived was not big, and it was a bit crowded with two adult men lying on it. Xu Yuanshu was once teased by Mr. Xu that he could perform a set of "sleep punches" in one night while sleeping, so he was very restrained and suffered from insomnia He could only stare at Lin Yungui's back in a daze.
Lin Yungui was originally lying on his back, but he found Xu Yuanshu curled up beside the bed very wronged, so he had to turn sideways.
But he was embarrassed to be facing Xu Yuanshu, and under Xu Yuanshu's gaze, he turned his back stiffly, feeling uncomfortable.
Lin Yungui sighed secretly, he really couldn't sleep now.
The two were very close, and the fragrance of Lin Yungui directly hit his nose. Xu Yuanshu couldn't help but suspect that this person must not have been transformed by the sweet-scented osmanthus. Even if he stayed under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree all day long, the scent would not be so strong aroma.
The figure of the person in front of him was thin, and the skin color of the white lining was even whiter. Xu Yuanshu looked at Lin Yungui's neck in the dark, and suddenly thought "it must feel good to the touch", and then subconsciously stretched out his hand, It stopped when it was about to touch it.
It seemed as if he had suddenly seen through his own heart. When he was invited out these days, the unconscious care and ambiguity, and the teasing in words all had reasons. An urge to hug the person in front of me.
Resign yourself to fate, you just fell in love with him.
Feeling the person behind him move again, Lin Yungui asked aloud,
"Why haven't you slept yet? Could it be that you need someone to coax you to fall asleep?"
"Yeah, why don't you tell me a story to coax me? Or you can turn around and pat me."
"..."
shameless.
Lin Yungui rolled his eyes secretly, cursed in his heart, flinched and was about to struggle to sleep, maybe he was too tired during the day, and soon fell into a dream, only the sound of long breathing remained.
Seeing that he had finally fallen asleep, Xu Yuanshu quietly put his hands on his waist, and fell asleep with full of clarity and joy.
In early spring, Yunshui City had clear sky and clear scenery, and the children in the city set up paper kites in the suburbs. Taking advantage of the east wind, the children played and chased each other in the suburbs. The early spring breeze blew by, and the branches of the sweet-scented osmanthus trees swayed slightly. .
Suddenly a paper kite fell down and landed on the sweet-scented osmanthus tree impartially. The impatient child lost his way, and the kite string became more and more tightly entangled on the tree.
Then the children disappeared, and the colorful kites disappeared, and the sky and the earth were dark. The kite strings turned into vines, tightly wound on the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and were still growing, bypassing the branches, sliding towards the trunk, until Rein in the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.
Lin Yungui felt that he was going to be strangled so hard that he couldn't breathe, so he opened his eyes suddenly. The sky was getting bright, and it was not time for him to get up. He lay on him, one arm was across his chest, his head was buried in his neck, his warm breath sprayed on his neck, the culprit who caused his nightmares was still sleeping soundly.
Lin Yungui felt a little tight in his chest, and tried to push Xu Yuanshu off him, but instead of pushing, he woke him up. Lin Yungui was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Xu Yuanshu opened his eyes and looked out the window, then looked down at the person in his arms, and seeing that he was still asleep, he pulled him into his arms again, and went back to sleep happily.
Lin Yungui, who was pretending to be asleep, was nervous at first, but now he was lying in Xu Yuanshu's arms with a shocked face, his heart was beating so fast that it was about to burst out of his chest.
Why is he hugging me while sleeping?
Isn't it because of dishonesty in sleeping?
on purpose?
Does he like me too?
Thousands of thoughts scrambled into his mind, and finally only this sentence was left to crash into his heart. Lin Yungui hurriedly removed the "vines" that were bound on his body, and escaped outside the door.
Uncle Zhang has already woken up and looks much more energetic.
"Morning Uncle Zhang, are you feeling better?"
"It's a lot, it's a lot, this person really needs to pay attention to his body when he's getting older, hey, why is your face so red, don't you be sick?"
"No, I'm fine, maybe it's too hot in the room."
"It's fine if you don't, it's really cold today."
"Yeah, boss, why don't you take the medicine and rest for another day."
"No need, I'm good enough, it's important to open a store."
After talking, Boss Zhang went to the front hall.
Lin Yungui splashed cold well water on his face and patted it on his face again to let the heat on his face subside.It just so happened that Xu Yuanshu pushed open the door and came out, Lin Yun Guixun looked over, the water on his face was still wet, it flowed into the white underwear along the sideburns, and got wet.
Xu Yuan was stunned reading the book, Lin Yungui still remembered what happened in the morning, and lowered his head in shame.
"You're awake, Uncle Zhang has already made breakfast, you can come over to eat together later."
He spoke vaguely and his voice was extremely low, and he didn't care whether Xu Yuanshu heard it or not, so he just ran away.
Xu Yuanshu stood where he was, his eyes were still on the scene just now, and he was about to pour cold water into the fire.After suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Xu Yuanshu went back to the medical clinic. Mr. Xu had already opened the door. He didn't know where Xu Yuanshu had gone that night, and was waiting for him at the door.
Mr. Xu Wangwen asked all his life, and he also claimed to be a person who can read people's faces and tell one or two reasons. At this time, he looked at Xu Yuanshu's face full of peach blossoms, and thought he was just out for a doctor in the middle of the night. Now it looks like There were other unexpected gains.Mr. Xu decided to ask questions while he was not busy today, so that he could make preparations earlier.
However, what Xu Yuanshu was thinking at this time was how to embrace the beauty, and confess to the master without angering the master.As a result, Xu Yuanshu was distracted for a day, and Mr. Xu couldn't pry a word out of his mouth. He couldn't help sighing that the child was too big to stay, and the half-grown child started to hide things from the master, and Xu Yuanshu chanted too much Annoyed, he left again and went to the opposite inn.
Afterwards, Xu Yuanshu continued to see a doctor and took medicines, and Lin Yungui still counted money to settle accounts. It seemed that the previous sharing of the same bed was also a dream. Neither of them showed any sign of their hearts, and the days were just so ambiguous day by day, and the two of them lived in their hearts. Suffering.
The people of Yunshui City have been busy for a year, and they are finally looking forward to the New Year. On New Year's Eve, Yunshui City is full of fire, trees, silver flowers, and a lively scene.
Boss Zhang closed the door early, and the sound of festive firecrackers outside the door was endless. The three lonely people sat around and had a New Year’s Eve dinner. Talk about when he was young.Lin Yungui, who had just arrived here for the first time, listened with great interest.
At night, Lin Yungui walked outside the city alone, and sat under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. The flowers had already bloomed and withered, leaving only the bare branches. Lin Yungui suddenly realized that he hadn't looked at this tree by himself for a long time. , I don't even know when he fell into this state.
Before Lin Yungui stepped into Yunshui City, he thought that he would earn enough money and leave to see the scenery in other places and meet more people.But he found that he couldn't leave here now.Not only Uncle Zhang who took good care of him, Xiao Li who is talkative and enthusiastic, but also Xu Yuanshu.
In the dead of night, Lin Yungui also tossed and turned. Perhaps he was new to the world, and the first person he met who treated him tenderly was Xu Yuanshu. The world is so big, if he leaves here one day, he will meet such a gentle person again , it may be a girl from an ordinary family, a teacher full of knowledge, or someone who is also a ghost.
Later he figured it out, no matter who he meets again, he will not be the first person who can make him secretly fall in love. Lin Yungui thought, maybe one day, they will be able to communicate with each other, and Xu Yuanshu can also accept that he is actually An osmanthus essence, and then they went on a mountain tour together.
Before Lin Yungui left, he hung the lantern he had brought on the tree, and returned to the inn by the lights of other people in the city.
03
A few days later, the Lantern Festival Temple Fair continued the excitement of Yunshui City.
A string of red lanterns was hung on a wooden shelf by the lake. Every household replaced the red lanterns during the Chinese New Year with handmade lanterns. Lin Yungui pasted a pair of moon laurel hand-painted on the wooden He lit a candle on the lamp stand, carefully placed it on the counter in the lobby, and then stood there happily admiring his masterpiece, completely oblivious to the fact that Xu Yuanshu had already walked to the counter.
Xu Yuanshu originally wanted to ask him to go to the temple fair together, but seeing his proud expression, he couldn't bear to interrupt him, so he had to secretly wait for Lin Yungui to see him first.
"Hey, you didn't make a sound when you came here, it scared me."
"Isn't this a scene of human faces and lanterns shining red? If I call you, I might disturb the scene. The stage has already been set up for this meeting, do you want to go and see it together?"
"Okay." Lin Yungui walked out of the counter, greeted Uncle Zhang, and left.
The main street of Yunshui City is bustling with people, children holding snacks and candies are jumping forward, loving newlyweds are shopping in the street like glue, and the usually dark bluestone alley is also softened by the lights .Lin Yungui and Xu Yuanshu were walking in the middle of the bustling crowd. The aroma from the snack stalls on both sides of the street always attracted Lin Yungui directly. Xu Yuanshu was afraid that someone who was not paying attention would get lost, so he had to follow closely behind him. .
In this way, I walked all the way to the river. Countless lanterns floated on the river, carrying the prayers and condolences of the people of Yunshui City, and drifting into the distance.Xu Yuanshu and Lin Yungui each held a river lantern, and Xu Yuanshu led him to a secluded riverside. Lin Yungui had just stood still when he heard Xu Yuanshu start talking to himself.
"I don't know where my parents are. If they are still alive, I wish them happiness and peace."
"Thank you Master for your kindness in nurturing him over the years, and I hope he is in good health."
"In addition to these this year, I also want to say that I met this person next to me a few months ago, and he broke into my life almost unexpectedly."
"Now that he is standing here, I want to let him know that I like him and I hope to spend the rest of my life with him."
"I don't know if he has the same feelings for me. Maybe we won't be accepted by the world, but I still hope that God can fulfill me."
After speaking, Xu Yuanshu bent down, let He Deng go, and turned to look at Lin Yungui.
"So, are you willing to be with me?" The young man who had just closed his eyes and talked to himself asked cautiously at this moment, and even blushed a little in embarrassment.
The phrase "I like him" just now echoed in Lin Yungui's ears, and his heart seemed to explode with joy, but then a reality exploded and woke him up.Not only will they not be accepted by the world, they are even transvestites.
It was like a pot of cold water had woken him up, and he flinched before the love expressed by the other party. Lin Yungui thought he shouldn't hide that he was an osmanthus essence, he should let Xu Yuanshu know, if Xu Yuanshu still Only by being willing to be with him can he let go of the burden in his heart.
Seeing that Xu Yuanshu's hope gradually turned into sadness after a long time of no response, he thought that he might have scared Lin Yungui.At this time, Lin Yungui whispered something, and then let He Deng go.
"I like you too."
"But I am different from you. I know it may be difficult for you to accept, but it is also difficult for me to explain. Whether you believe it or not, I want to tell you that I am actually the osmanthus tree outside the city. Human form. No one knows about this except you."
"Even so, would you still want to be with me?"
Xu Yuanshu was stunned by this sentence, he thought that Lin Yungui was joking with him, but when he looked at his serious expression, with loneliness in his eyes, he felt that it was not a joke.
He made a lot of determination to confess his love to Lin Yungui, fearing that he would scare him, but Lin Yungui turned around and gave him a fright.He always thought that ghost stories were fabricated by the world, but now Lin Yungui who claimed to be the essence of sweet-scented osmanthus stood in front of him alive, and even invited him to spend his life together just now.He didn't know what to do.
But his intentions are not fake, he also said that he likes himself just now.
"Let me think about it." Xu Yuanshu managed to squeeze out these words, especially when he saw Lin Yungui's suddenly sad expression.
Lin Yungui smiled and left.
Xu Yuanshu stood where he was, watching him step by step, straightened his back pretending to be strong, and remembered a dream he once had.At noon, he lay down on the counter and took a nap, dreaming of entering a forest. He heard someone calling his name, so he walked into the forest. When he walked to the depths, his eyes were full of osmanthus trees, full of various colors of osmanthus flowers, and the fragrance With a rich aroma, Xu Yuanshu was about to turn back when he grabbed him with both hands and pulled him forward, changing the scene around him.
Xu Yuanshu lived in a high-rise luxury hall, and the furnishings in the room were relatively simple, with only a table and a large bed looming behind the layers of curtains.A lamp was burning on the table, and an incense burner was placed. The smell was like sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, but the fragrance was not pure, and the mixed smell made Xu Yuanshu feel dizzy.
The person holding Xu Yuanshu was dressed in white and looked like a man. He pulled him straight to the back of the curtain. Xu Yuanshu wanted to ask who he was, where this place was, and what he wanted to do, but he couldn't make a sound. Come on, the incense in the room made him feel hot all over again, so he had to follow the footsteps of the man in white. When he recovered, he was already lying on his back on the big bed. The man in white had already taken off all his clothes and lay on him. One hand slowly loosened his belt, and the other hand traced Xu Yuanshu's chest all the way to his waist.
There was only a candle on the table in the room, and Xu Yuanshu couldn't see the appearance of the person in front of him in the darkness. His remaining consciousness told him that he was a gentleman, but his body that was on fire had already reacted first, and Xu Yuanshu turned over. Pressing the man under him, he hurriedly took off his coat and inner, and the room was full of beauty.
Gradually, Xu Yuanshu's eyes became clear, and he saw the face of the man in white, and he woke up with a start.
Lin Yun returns.
He still remembers all the tactile sensations in the dream, and the panic when he first woke up.At that time, he was thinking about how to successfully lure the small office across the street home, but he didn't realize that his heart was already anxious to this point.
Thinking about it now, although the content of this dream is very fragrant, the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the dream also gave him hints, but he didn't think so much at the time, or he didn't think about it at all.
Xu Yuanshu's mind was in a mess, and he walked back to the medical clinic with superficial steps.
Mr. Xu watched Xu Yuanshu walk into the room as if he had lost his soul, and he was a little worried, so he followed him in.
Xu Yuanshu's running to the inn twice in three days made Mr. Xu very puzzled. Today, seeing him swearing, he asked Lin Yun to go out, and no two people came back together. The doubts in his heart became heavier, so he followed up out of the house.
Xu Yuanshu lay straight on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking, and he didn't hear the sound of Mr. Xu pushing the door.It wasn't until Mr. Xu sat by the bed and asked aloud that he returned to his soul.
"What happened to you today, oh no, it should be said what happened recently."
Xu Yuanshu sat up and said.
"Master, I... recently fell in love with someone, and I confessed to him today."
Mr. Xu was a little surprised. Xu Yuanshu was bored at home to study medicine since he was a child, and gradually let him learn some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Mr. Xu usually has a liberal policy. Xu Yuanshu was well-behaved and sensible when he was a child, so he was allowed to grow freely. Ever since he was a child, he had never shown any affection for any girl. At first he thought it was a boring gourd, but when he saw that he and Lin Yungui got close, he thought he had found a friend with similar interests. Later, he gradually realized that something was wrong. Waiting for Xu Yuanshu himself to confront him.
However, now Xu Yuanshu's inner panic and bewilderment were all shown on his face. Looking at him, Mr. Xu remembered himself when he was still studying in school.
"He said he liked me too, but he said that he was transformed from an osmanthus tree. You say it's ridiculous, but he's almost like a human. How can he be a monster?"
When Mr. Xu was young, he was a wandering doctor. When he traveled all over the mountains and fields in search of medicinal materials, he saw eight hundred or not a thousand ghosts of all kinds, and he had heard a basketful of stories about people and ghosts.At this time, he had recovered from the shock just now, and decided to be a moon old man.
"It's nothing to believe. The world is so big and amazing. Everything in the world has a spirituality. After reincarnation, they are born as humans, but they become flowers, trees, birds, animals, etc. If they practice, they can also become humans."
"But I still can't accept it. Listening to Master's words, it seems that you know who I'm talking about?"
"I raised you from childhood to adulthood, I don't know what you do, isn't it the Lin who is in the opposite inn?"
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