I wish for a long time

"Sister Shao'an, you really want to play music."

Jiang Peiling watched Qi Shaoan comb her hair from across the table, and couldn't help asking.

Qi Shaoan put down the wooden comb, with a calm face: "Yes."

She stood up and walked to Ye Jiu's bed, and reached out to check the temperature of her forehead.

Still warm, but not hot anymore.

Qi Shao felt relieved and relaxed slightly, "Ajiu...just leave it to Miss Peiling."

Jiang Peiling patted his chest, "Don't worry, leave this to me."

Qi Shao'an nodded, his eyes kept falling on Ye Jiu's face, those dark eyes swept over every inch of her outline, and finally bent down slightly.

"Ajiu, I'm leaving."

After all, in front of Jiang Peiling, a kiss landed on her lips.

"Bangdang-"

Jiang Peiling looked down at the overturned teacup on the table, and felt that her proud finger suddenly broke.

Hearing the sound, Qi Shao'an only bent his lips and smiled, stood up and picked up the veil on the table gracefully, straightening his proud spine——

Then he limped out the door.

Jiang Peiling patted the table: "Sister Shao'an, let me help you!"

……

In the inn in the evening, there are not a few people who are on the tip and staying in the inn. Whether they are passing by or the tenants of the inn, they all order something to eat in the lobby.

With Jiang Peiling's support, Qi Shao'an came to the side platform in the lobby.

On the low wooden table, there was a pitch-black guqin.

Qi Shaoan sat down cross-legged, stretched out his hands to caress the strings of the piano.

"Little lady, are you ready?"

Xiao Er came in front of the two of them, bent down and smiled.

Qi Shaoan nodded slightly, indicating that he was ready.

"Okay, my lady, please, I'll be busy now."

Jiang Peiling saw Qi Shaoan start to fiddle with the strings, so he found a place to sit beside.

Having not touched the strings for more than a year, Qi Shaoan's hands are a little unfamiliar.

For the next half stick of incense, she was plucking at the strings of the qin, and the fragmentary sounds of the qin jumped out of her hands, a bit abrupt in the noisy lobby.

"Hey, your family has a new Qin girl. What's the matter, where is Miss Luo Yin?" A middle-aged man said with a smile.

Xiaoer quickly laughed and said: "Miss Luoyin has gone back to her hometown, she will be back in a few days, this little lady will take her place for a few days first."

The middle-aged man looked it over, took a sip of wine, "I don't know the piano skills, but it looks really good."

The guy in the blue coat at the same table squinted his eyes, "I just don't know how pretty she is under the veil."

Jiang Peiling glared at those people with a dark face, and let out a heavy "hum".

Qi Shaoan's fingertips trembled slightly, and he plucked every string expressionlessly.

Seeing that Qi Shao'an hadn't played for a long time, Xiao Er came forward, but was stopped by Jiang Peiling.

"It's almost over, don't disturb her."

There was constant noise in the hall, Qi Shao'an took a deep breath, lightly placed his right hand on the strings, and suddenly had to pick hard.

Immediately afterwards, he plucked several strings with his fingers.

Xiao Er let out a sigh of relief, judging by his posture, he was not a coward after all.

The clear and clear sound of the piano poured out from her fingertips, and the noise in the lobby gradually quieted down.

Jiang Peiling looked at Qi Shaoan with his head lowered and his dexterous hands flying up and down, feeling a little envious for a moment.

The appearance of her bowing her head and playing the piano is like an arch bridge on the blue waves, embracing the bright moon and enjoying the breeze.

The sound of the piano is flowing quietly, like a gurgling stream in a deep mountain and valley, stirring people's impetuous hearts every time they run.

Many diners in the lobby put down their chopsticks and turned their heads following the sound of the piano.

Qi Shao'an has no other distractions, his eyes are slightly lowered, they fall on the fingertips, on the strings of the zither, not at all in the world of mortals.

The sound of the piano is still continuous, sometimes slow and sometimes urgent.Jiang Peiling admired it with his arms propped up, savoring the melodious tune carefully.

As she listened, her nose suddenly became sore.

It was obviously a very brisk playing, but it was as if the silver needles in my hand had been stabbed at the Neiguan acupoint, and there was an instant numbness and pain, and it hit me in a gust of water.

She looked up at Qi Shao'an, her brows were slightly raised, her moist eyes were just like last night.

Jiang Peiling suddenly understood.

She pursed her lips, and simply lay down on the table, listening quietly.

A song is said slowly and fast, just when people start to shake their heads slightly to the tune, Qi Shaoan gradually tunes in.

She rested her hands on the strings, bowed her head, and remained motionless.

Jiang Peiling was the first to wake up from the sound of the piano. She straightened up, frowned slightly, and looked at her worriedly.

"Little lady, take this away."

Xiao Er came to Qi Shao'an with light steps, and stretched out his hand to offer something.

Hearing this, Qi Shaoan blinked, calmed down, and looked up.

I saw a piece of silver lying quietly in the little second hand.

Qi Shaoan stared at the broken silver and was speechless.

"This is the money rewarded by Uncle He at the table in the northeast corner, you take it first."

Qi Shaoan slightly clenched his right hand and gradually clenched it into a fist.

It never occurred to her that her parents had carefully cultivated her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and discerned ancient and modern times since she was a child. One day, she would actually use it to beg for rewards.

If parents knew, they would be extremely disappointed.

Qi Shaoan took it calmly, and even nodded and smiled towards the northeast corner.

I touched the silver for about one or two, and it was slightly hot in the palm of my hand.

Not only the palms, but also the softest part of her heart.

Qi Shaoan collected the money, and pressed her fingers on the strings again. After a long time, she lightly moved her fingertips, and jumped up to Li Shang again.

Jiang Peiling has been sitting obediently at the small table beside her, watching her play more than a dozen pieces almost without a pause, and at the end, her wrists began to tremble.

She was still gentle and generous, calmly accepted the big and small rewards as usual, and smiled slightly at the diners who gave alms.

When she finished playing, Jiang Peiling happily told her that there were as many as five or six taels, but suddenly discovered——

There was no warmth in her eyes.

……

It was already late at night when Ye Jiu finished feeding her decoction.

Xiaoer saw that Qi Shao'an was really a cash cow, and in just one night, he earned Miss Luo Yin's reward for two or three days, and he was so respectful that he even brought in an extra bath tub.

So, when Qi Shaoan finished packing up, the candle flames were already crumbling.

She cut off the candle wick with scissors, looked at the flames jumping up again, slightly dazed.

After a long time, she sighed and walked to the bed.

Seeing Ye Jiu's slightly arched back, she hesitated a few times and climbed into the bed cautiously.

She lay down quietly, even though she knew that Ajiu would not wake up no matter how hard she tried, she still didn't want to disturb her.

Qi Shaoan calmed down a bit, and reached out to touch Ye Jiu's cheek.

Ye Jiu seemed to be much better than yesterday, at least his complexion was not as pale as yesterday, and his lips were a little more polished.

Qi Shaoan looked carefully for a while, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

She picked up a corner of the quilt, twisted it a few times, slipped in neatly, and quickly pressed it down again.

Different from his slightly cold body, Ye Jiu's body was warm, and because of the low fever, it was like a stove at this moment.

Qi Shaoan nestled into her arms, rubbed his forehead against her chin, and pressed against her carefully.

Ye Jiu's shallow breath fell on her forehead, and her heart really settled down at this moment.

Qi Shaoan touched Ye Jiu's hand, held it lightly, and interlocked his fingers together.

"Well……"

Suddenly, there was a slight humming sound from above his head, Qi Shaoan was startled, and quickly raised his head.

Ye Jiu frowned slightly, his lips trembling slightly, as if he was talking about something.

Qi Shaoan's nerves tensed all of a sudden, the thrill of that day was still vivid in her memory, she quickly stood up and stroked Ye Jiu's cheek, "Ajiu?"

Ye Jiu still frowned, and even frowned deeper, but Qi Shaoan soon discovered that she was not trembling.

Just when she didn't know whether to call Jiang Peiling, Ye Jiu suddenly took a breath, and then said two words clearly:

"Shaoer..."

Qi Shaoan suddenly stopped.

Ajiu, you are calling her...

She rubbed Ye Jiu's brows with her fingers, with a little smile on the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "What is Ajiu thinking?"

Ye Jiu shook his head slightly, and said again: "Get out of the way..."

Qi Shaoan's smile froze.

She understood almost instantly what was going on in Ye Jiu's mind.

With a sore nose, she put her hand on Ye Jiu's neck, stroked the back of Ye Jiu's head, and said softly, "I'm here."

Ye Jiu kept saying "Shao'er, get out of the way."

Qi Shaoan's emotions that he had endured all night finally dissipated, and she buried herself in Ye Jiu's arms, trembling slightly.

Ye Jiu slowly became quiet.

……

It was around noon on the second day when Qi Shaoan sat down at the piano table again.

There were obviously many more people in the hall than yesterday evening, Qi Shaoan glanced at it lightly, and still plucked the strings and tuned first.

Lancang County is not a big county, and there are relatively few shops in the city, which means that the news will spread much faster.

Jiang Peiling sat at a low table beside her as usual, and she looked around, feeling something strange.

So, she called Xiao Er.

"Second brother, why do I feel that business is booming today?"

Xiao Er looked around and whispered, "That's not always the case, many people came here after your little lady."

Jiang Peiling tilted his head, a little surprised, "Is this spreading?"

Xiaoer shrugged: "Yesterday, the cousin of the Hu family was there, and that kid talked fast. Our small county can't stand his yelling, and it spread all over the place within a few words. No, there are a lot of spectators here."

Xiaoer pouted towards the door, and Jiang Peiling looked over, and sure enough, he saw a familiar figure in a blue coat.

Jiang Peiling snorted, "Break your mouth."

Xiao Er didn't say any more, and hurried to greet the guests, "Hey, Master Hu, you are here, please come inside."

Qi Shao'an turned a deaf ear to the voices in the hall, still fiddled with the strings with lowered eyebrows.

After she finished the adjustment, she ignored the shouting and noisy people in the lobby. With just a few dials, it was like a rainbow in the air.

Qi Shao'an flipped his fingers over again dexterously, Jiang Peiling looked at it secretly amazed.

Different from those songs yesterday, Qi Shaoan chose a slightly cheerful one today.

It's like the ding-dong sound of spring water, and it's like the sound transmission of larks in the empty valley.

Jiang Peiling rested her chin, she really wanted to know if there was a music score hidden in Qi Shaoan's mind, so that she could play so many in one breath without repeating the same.

Just as he was thinking, Qi Shao'an once again stopped abruptly when the tune was high, leaving everyone to smack their lips as if they still had something to say.

Xiao Er still stepped forward quickly, and walked in front of Qi Shaoan.

"Little lady, this... This is the ten taels of silver that Young Master Hu gave you. Look..."

Qi Shaoan was startled when he heard the words, and looked up at him.

I saw Xiao Er holding a silver ingot, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "It's just that Young Master Hu asked you...to thank you personally..."

Qi Shao'an looked in the direction, and saw a man in blue-grey clothes holding a wine glass on the seat at the door, with a deep smile on his face, and raised his hand towards him.

Qi Shao'an turned to Xiao Er and said, "You can send the money back, I won't accept the money."

Xiao Er hesitated for a while, but still didn't say anything, and went back with the money.

Qi Shaoan ignored that side, and lowered his head to stroke the strings again.

"Your girl here is so domineering that she even dares to shirk my bounty from my young master?"

Suddenly there was an abrupt laughter in the hall, Qi Shaoan frowned upon hearing this.

Jiang Peiling quickly stood up and looked in that direction.

The man in gray threw away his teacup and stood up, walking towards them in the opposite direction.

When Jiang Peiling saw the man, he was in trouble, so he took a few steps and stood beside Qi Shaoan, "Sister Shao'an, the situation is not good, that man is the fourth son of the Hu family, he is not a good friend."

Qi Shaoan withdrew his hands when he heard the words, and watched the man walk over with cold eyes.

"Yo, you little lady, you are very trusting. Do you have to ask me to invite you?"

The man sneered, squatted down in front of Qi Shaoan, and slapped the money on her piano table.

"After receiving my money, I have to have a drink or two with me. Let's go!"

As he said that, he was about to stretch out his hand to pull Qi Shaoan, Jiang Peiling saw that he rushed up to block his hand, and said angrily:

"Young Master Hu, you have to respect yourself. My wife is only here to play the music. If you give money, you can put down the money and listen to the music. If you don't give it, we won't hesitate to take it!"

Young Master Hu was overjoyed when he heard that, he looked sideways at Qi Shao'an, and said with disdain: "A person who can come here to show his face can be regarded as a woman, and what kind of a gentleman is still here!"

Qi Shao'an sneered, staring at him with sarcasm, but didn't say a word.

Jiang Peiling was angry, "What are you talking about!"

Young master Hu put his hips on his hips, and said contemptuously: "Your husband is also a worthless person, let your own woman come out to ask for money."

Qi Shao'an's originally calm eyes seemed to be filled with countless ice suddenly, she stared at the man in gray without blinking, clenched her right fist, and said word by word:

"It's a pity that I can't understand you when I play it for others to listen to."

The man in gray got anxious when he heard that, "What a bitch, you still dare to scold me, come here and tie her up for me!"

Jiang Peiling hurriedly protected Qi Shao'an, and shouted loudly: "Second brother, report to the officer! Report to the officer quickly!"

Young Master Hu laughed loudly when he heard the words, "Reporting to the official? You don't even look at what my father does!"

After finishing speaking, he kicked over the piano table and grabbed Qi Shao'an.