[Qing Chuan] Qing Chuan Wu Shi

The two walked by the river, the lights were dim, the wind was blowing in all directions, and the dead branches were rustling.

Wu Ning fell behind, she heard the faint sound of silk and bamboo in the restaurant next to her, and while she was walking, suddenly there was a noise above her head, someone pushed open the window pane, and poured a glass of wine down.Thanks to her quick reaction, she stopped immediately, and the wine didn't splash on her feet. Wu Ning looked up angrily, and saw a young man leaning against the window in the brightly lit upstairs, with a little Drunk squinted and looked downstairs, no doubt it was Jiang Xuan who had just met in the ancestral hall.

Jiang Xuan probably didn't expect someone to pass by this secluded path beside the river, and after seeing Wu Ning's face clearly, he first showed a bit of surprise, and then a look of great joy flashed in his eyes, and he stretched his eyes towards Wu Ning. He scratched his neck and opened his mouth to speak, but the person next to him grabbed his arm while chatting and laughing, thinking he wanted to drag him back to the banquet.

Jiang Xuan has always had a habit of cutting off his sleeves, seeing such a handsome man today, and his behavior and deeds are very in line with his wishes, how could he be willing to withdraw his hand?Immediately, he hugged the axle post beside the window pane, and refused to go back without saying anything, a pair of eyes only turned to Wu Ning's face stupidly.The situation is extremely dire.

Seeing that they couldn't catch him back, the neighbors called two more singers. The two singers were also beautiful, but they were not as gorgeous as ordinary singers. They had light makeup and plain clothes, and there were not many pearls and hairpins in their hair. They didn't dare to pull it forcefully, they just smiled softly at Jiang Xuan from left to right.

Jiang Xuan waved his hands and cursed drunkenly: "Go away! Don't touch me! I hate you stinky bitches!", "vomited" again, and stretched out his hand to cover his chest. The people who caught him saw him losing his composure, Stamping his feet, he said angrily, "How dare you be presumptuous in front of the Eighth Master?!" While talking, 100 years later turned around and saw someone behind Jiang Xuan.Hastily dropped his hand and said, "Ba Ye!".

Wu Ning saw a familiar silhouette passing by the window, it was a young man with a tall and straight figure and a graceful attitude.Before she could figure out who it was, the window pane was gently closed by the two singers.

Wu Ning walked a few steps, and felt that there was a gaze staring directly at her from behind, she turned her head and looked upstairs, was there anyone by the window?

The fourth elder brother had already gone far away, when he heard the movement, he turned his head and said from a distance: "What?" Wu Ning shook his head and said, "It's okay." Then he stretched out his hand and subconsciously touched the back of his neck, and quickly followed the fourth elder brother open.

When the two passed by an empty alley, several eight or nine-year-old beggars stood up from the side of the road, came forward shyly, plopped down on their knees, kowtowed a few times, raised their heads and said tentatively: "Two people My son! Please do me a favor, reward the little ones with some money! For those who celebrate the new year, my son will have a very happy New Year! Great luck!" After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to pull the hem of Wu Ning's robe.

A few guards immediately stepped forward to block Si Age and Wu Ning, separating their master from the beggar.Wu Ning saw that those beggars were short of stature and were so hungry that their heads were supported by a hemp pole.The clothes on his body were filthy, tattered and thin, and the childish voice was immature, it was really pitiful.

She tugged on the sleeve of the fourth elder brother, and the fourth elder brother raised his chin slightly to the guard behind him. The guard understood, removed his hand from his waist, and reached into his pocket to take out the money bag. Just as he took out the money, he unexpectedly shook his hand, The silver coin fell on the bluestone slabs of the street, causing a jingling sound.

Following this sound, there was a sudden commotion in the alley, and out of the darkness on the side of the street, a large group of beggars appeared like ghosts, all of them were disheveled and unrecognizable.When they saw the silver coins on the ground, they were like mosquitoes seeing blood, or vicious dogs seeing bones. Then he and the person in front rolled on the ground and started fighting.There were even smarter ones who raised their heads and rushed towards the fourth elder brother and Wu Ning.

Wu Ning saw that their hands were as dirty as chicken feet, their eyes were horrifying, and their mouths were hooting, as if they were going to eat people, so he screamed in fright, and immediately hid behind the fourth elder brother, and grabbed the fourth elder brother Brother's arm, his head was exposed again, and he pulled the sleeve of the fourth elder brother, saying: "Master! Run!".

Seeing this situation, the guards immediately jumped forward and made a human wall to block the beggar. The fourth elder brother frowned, stomped his feet and said, "Unlucky!", grabbed Wu Ning's wrist, turned and walked on the road, Wu Ning He hurriedly followed, and turned his head to see that the guards had already laid hands on the desperate beggars who were rushing ahead, but they showed no mercy.

The beggars fell to the ground, and one of them, a boy who was only eleven or twelve years old, had a nosebleed. The boy wiped his nose with his hand nonchalantly, and still stretched out his hand and shouted at the back of the fourth elder brother and Wu Ning. Said: "Master! Poor, pitiful! Give me some money!" Before he finished speaking, he was kicked by the guard, kicking him on the lower abdomen, the boy snorted, hugged his stomach and curled up on the side cry.

Wu Ning looked back, and saw an arch bridge not far away. The lights under the bridge were brightly lit, and there was another bustling light market. There were sounds of juggling, performing arts, silk and bamboo, and the laughter of tourists wafted in the night wind. Such a bustling Under the picture scroll of prosperity and peace, who can think of the poor beggars in the dark alleys, lingering on their last days, and the precarious days?

Next to the arch bridge is the ancestral hall, Wu Ning saw that the carriage of the fourth elder brother was already waiting there, thinking that he would go back to the mansion, and he didn't know when the next time he would come out, so he was very unwilling, and he reluctantly walked back step by step Looking at the scenery when I came.

Under the windshield wall at the head of the bridge, a Lantern Festival stall was set up. The owner of the stall was an old man in his 60s, who was standing in front of the pot stirring the Lantern Festival. Seeing Wu Ning turning around, he mistakenly thought that he wanted to eat Lantern Festival, so he hurriedly greeted him: " Two sons, eat a bowl of Yuanxiao?" Wu Ning stopped when he heard that he spoke with a Jiangnan accent.Grabbing the fourth elder brother's hand, he said: "Master, let's eat a bowl of Yuanxiao before going back! If you don't eat Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival, what is it called the Lantern Festival?" The fourth elder brother wrapped Wu Ning's hand in his palm, and looked at it again. Glancing at the Lantern Festival stall, he said with some distaste: "This kind of street stall...".

Wu Ning had expected that the fourth elder brother would dislike him, so he interrupted him immediately, and said seriously: "Master, the so-called delicious food is in the folk! The Lantern Festival in the mansion is one kind of taste, and the Lantern Festival here is another kind of taste! This is a rare opportunity, you can't usually taste it! Grandpa, don't you really want to try it?".

She rolled her eyes and continued: "Master likes calligraphy and painting, Wu Ning will use calligraphy and painting as a metaphor: the Lantern Festival in our mansion is carefully crafted, respectful and restrained, just like the strokes of this calligraphy and painting, which are full of ingenuity and unrestrained. Come on, the Lantern Festival stalls on the street are like... ".

Before she finished speaking, the fourth elder brother immediately raised his hand and said: "It's worth it! It's a long story for you!", talking and smiling, strode into the stall, picked a relatively clean table and sat down, let The guards around him also sat down at another table, Wu Ning quickly turned to the old man and shouted, "Old man, please give us a bowl each... What's the use of your Lantern Festival?".

The old man bowed and said with a smile: "Master, there are only two kinds, bean paste and sesame." Wu Ning turned to ask the fourth elder brother, "Master, what do you want?" The fourth elder brother smiled slightly: "It's up to you, This is to accompany you to eat."Wu Ning heard this, his heart moved slightly, he smiled at the fourth elder brother, then turned his head to the old man and said: "This table wants a bowl of bean paste and a bowl of sesame seeds, and for that table, you can ask those little brothers !” As he spoke, he looked at the guards, who quickly stood up, saying that they didn’t dare to reveal their identities because they were outside, so they could only bow and thank them before sitting down.

The old man who sold the Lantern Festival saw so many businesses coming at once, he was so happy that the wrinkles between his brows relaxed, and he bent over to serve the Lantern Festival amidst the steaming heat. Shaoqing first brought the Lantern Festival from Wuning's table to the table, Si Ah Brother looked down and saw the plump and white Lantern Festival floating up and down in the celadon bowl, the aroma was indeed different from the one in the mansion, and his appetite was a little whetted for a while.Wu Ning took the spoon with a smile, scalded it with boiling water, took out a handkerchief embroidered by himself from his pocket, wiped it carefully, handed it to the fourth elder brother and said: "Master, be careful of scalding." The fourth elder brother took it Spoon, Wu Ning casually threw the handkerchief on the bench beside him, not paying attention.

The fourth elder brother lowered his head and took a bite of the Lantern Festival. Wu Ning held his chin on the side with a smile and asked, "How is it?" Seeing her happy face, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but nodded and said, "It really has a special flavor.", Wu Ning smiled and pushed the sesame stuffed Yuanxiao forward again, saying: "Try this again!" The fourth prince shook his head and said with a smile: "You can eat it." Wu Ning said with a smile: "I'm not being polite to you!", as he said, he quickly put a spoon into his mouth.

The fourth elder brother watched her eating Yuanxiao, and said quietly: "After eating this bowl of Yuanxiao, we have to go home immediately." Wu Ning nodded, and looked at the fourth elder brother from the corner of his eyes, and said pitifully: "Then I can You have to eat it slowly, it’s best to eat it for a lifetime.” The fourth elder brother snorted softly, and joked: “Okay, if you can eat it for a lifetime, I will accompany you for a lifetime.” .

Wu Ning burst out laughing, seeing the old man looking at the two of them with a smile, knowing that the old man probably saw that he was a man disguised as a woman, he probably thought it was a young couple from some family who came out to play, his face turned slightly red, and he turned around. Guo Guo saw a lotus lantern hanging on the wall of the stall. It was small and exquisite, and it was very cute. He immediately praised: "Old man, your lantern is really beautiful! Where did you buy it?".

The old man followed her gaze to look at the lantern, then pointed to the bustling place in front of him, and said with a smile, "Didn't this aunt...don't you come from there? That's where I bought it, and it's everywhere!" Seeing that Wu Ning liked it, he said, "Shopkeeper, how about selling it to us?" The old man turned around, rubbed his hands, and was about to speak when the fourth elder brother signaled the guards to pay the money.

When the old man saw the amount of money, his eyes lit up, he immediately wiped his hands, took the lantern off the wall with an apologetic smile, and put it on the table with both hands.Wu Ning stretched out his arms to take the lantern to play with, the old man saw that Wu Ning's fingers were slender, apparently untouched by spring water, he sighed in his heart: Sure enough, I don't know which family's young master and grandma came out to play, I'm afraid the couple are both Those who grew up with rich clothes and fine food, who don't know the sufferings of the world, use money as leaves!