Sad Jiangnan

The image of such a well-behaved brother did not last long.Just like Fuji Quansuke himself, he was quickly noticed by his father that he had gone to the Narcissus flower field.And he was called to come to him while sitting upright, and asked him straight to the point, "You've been to the west, right?"

At this time, Fuji Quansuke had no room for maneuver, and no matter how his father discovered the clues of privacy, even if he pretended to retort calmly, "No." His father would definitely list it out and give him an answer soon. Evidence against it.Fujikonsuke remained silent.Father said, "What's the matter, I asked you something, but you didn't answer."

His father's voice fell to his face in a low voice, Fuji Quansuke hardly dared to look at his father's face.The strange thing is that the more this is the case, the more we have to insist on this temporary unyielding.Fujikonsuke tucked the hem of his clothes into two hillocks with both hands, and his mouth was still slit.

Father suddenly changed the subject, and his expression became ambiguous, "However, today I will take you to see the golden carp."

Fuji Quansuke's heart skipped a beat, and he just felt that the meaning of these words was like encouraging him to do an evil thing.It's also similar to the fact that after the secret of having a tryst with a lover was revealed face to face by the parents, this behavior was generously tolerated.The guilt in Fujiquansuke's heart was deeper than that in the face of furious reprimand.So he buried his head even lower in the skirt of his clothes, didn't answer, and didn't dare to see his father.

Father asked, "Do you still want to show me the face?"

Fuji Quansuke whispered, "I'm sorry, father." But in his heart, he only felt that his father must have hidden some more severe means in order to avenge him for discovering the secret of the crime. The punishment after that is unimaginable.

Speaking of which, Fujitsusuke had a strange dream recently.In the dream, there was also such a solemn and upright throne in the main hall, Fuji Gonsuke was outside the main hall's mother room.There were people talking inside, and the father's voice could be heard from time to time.Fujikonsuke walked in after hearing the sound, and saw his father talking to a woman whose back was turned to him.The woman is wearing a plum red coat, and the lower skirt is embroidered with white chrysanthemums with fine stitches.The voice was indistinct, as if separated by three or four layers of shoji, and I couldn't remember the content of the words.That look is neither his mother, Prince Udano, nor his concubine Mrs. Konoe or the king of the lieutenant general.Father would never bring those women to Mother's Onomiya.

When the woman saw Fuji Quansuke, she knelt aside to give him her seat.At this time, his father's cold face clearly appeared in front of him, and he said, "You are here."

This hard sentence taught him to look outside the paper partition fan subconsciously. Outside the paper partition fan is the wing room. The curtains around the wing room are rolled up in twos and threes. Walking through the wing room, you can see the scenery of Huting.

But his father's voice brought his eyes back to the woman in the plum red dress, "If I don't teach you, I will cause such a catastrophe to me."

Fuji Quansuke thought, he had a quarrel with his mother, or punished the concubine and the servant, or was angry with the emperor, all of them were in this tone.But there has never been a time when it was louder and lower than it is now, and Fujikonsuke can't tell the reason.I can only think of the mirror pool, the pair of west and the swaying white ghost in the night before, how did my father discover it? ...Did he accidentally make a sound outside the narcissus field?Why is it that the reason in this world is always what he is most afraid of, the more likely it is to happen?And then he would be punished for no reason and inexplicably just because he had no intention of catching a glimpse of that well-known grown-up secret.I couldn't help feeling very uncomfortable in my heart, and the eyes that were about to drop to the ground were more firmly grasped on the body of the woman in plum red clothes.

At this time, he saw the crimson hakama leaking out from the hem of Mei Hong's clothes like the sunlight in the pot garden, and there was something dark hidden under the sunlight.At first I thought it was a hair that was accidentally caught in it.But if you take a closer look, it seems to be able to absorb the light, it is the indescribable blackness of the abyss... It even has the shape of a fish's tail.The fish tail, which was bigger than the faces of the three fathers, quietly slipped out of the scarlet hakama.The black fish tail trembled slightly, as if it still carried fresh moisture.A "buzzing" noise was sent from the sky above the fish's tail.

At this time, he absolutely did not dare to look at the woman's face, and only some stories about the Ise country mermaid came to mind. After the capture, he presented it to the high officials in the capital as a tribute.Did Shaosuke Xingbu in the story eat it?Such a humanoid creature is on the food table, even if it is cut into pieces, it can still see its mouth, nose, hands and eyes.Thinking of this, Fuji Quansuke's stomach ached and he couldn't breathe.

His father's voice pulled him back to reality, "What's wrong with you, you are so distracted, did you not sleep well last night?"

Fuji Quansuke's heart skipped a beat, fearing that the father in front of him was not his father, as if wanting to call back his father's conscience, he would reveal all his thoughts uncharacteristically.But when the words came to his throat, he just looked at his father's face, those gullies with lead powder attached, and every inch of the prismatic texture resisted Fujitsu's confession.Fuji Quansuke also lowered his head slightly, and said softly, "I just feel that I can't eat, and I can't sleep well, and my head often hurts."

But once these words are spoken, he will forget the usual teaching of "no food for food, no house for safety" without authorization. Such ignorance of etiquette is no different from disobedience, not to mention that his father usually requires him to study in university. Classic too!

But the father stared at him for a while, and said, "In the past, I always blamed you, but I forgot how you felt. After noon, I called some pharmacists to recuperate your body, and now go to the room to rest. let's go."

Fuji Quan was taken aback, and blurted out, "Are you not going to see the golden carp?"

The father asked back, "Aren't you uncomfortable?"

Fuji Quansuke didn't know how to answer, so he remained silent.The father said again, "I also know that the young man's body will not have any serious problems. If you want to see the golden carp, I will take you to see the golden carp. If you feel uncomfortable afterwards, don't tell me."

Fuji Quansuke raised his head a little bit to look at his father, and said "hmm" in his mouth, which was regarded as an agreement.

The sun was hanging high in the sky, and the path in the courtyard seemed to be covered with a layer of gold.Because the mirror pool is so huge that it runs through the entire building of Onomiya.From one end to the other end, the sound of rain-like running water can be heard everywhere, and some dazzling waves are reflected from time to time, hindering the walking.For such a cumbersome pond, Fuji Quansuke naturally felt disgusted in his heart.

But at night, such running water is better than insects singing.The pond under the moonlight is full of pleasant fragrance.The white statue of the golden carp escapes from the painting and appears vividly on the paper.Fuji Quansuke wants to think of such a scene, and he feels that it is better than all good things. Compared with Double Six, compared with playing chess, compared with the white horse at the White Horse Festival, and compared with the porridge on the first moon, he is more touched soothe.He hated the extremely long journey at the moment, and the golden carp never took the initiative to swim in front of him for no reason.

When I really saw the daffodil field, there was no such messy appearance of leftover flowers and fallen leaves.Each flower is either budding or transparent with five petals, clustered in clusters, attached to the narcissus leaves like spring snow.Father stood early on the slats of the Waituodu Hall in the west, which is located directly above the mirror pool.Father waved at Fuji Quansuke, and grabbed something from the servant boy with both hands.When Fuji Quansuke came to his father, he squatted down and spread his hands that were holding something just now.

Now Quansuke Fuji could see clearly, holding a small brass bell in one hand, and a small pile of dried shrimps in the other.Father shook the brass bell in his hand, ripples rippled on the surface of the Mirror Pool, and a huge white fish head suddenly appeared in front of their eyes.Fujikonsuke was astonished.Then, something happened that surprised him even more. His father put down the brass bell with his left hand, and stretched it out of the Todu Hall.At this moment, the golden carp leaped straight into the air with a splash of water, and kissed the back of his father's hand with his mouth.In the astonishment of Fuji Quansuke, he quickly fell back into the water.

His father asked him, "Are you coming?"

Fujitsusuke couldn't speak clearly, "I...me? Teach me, touch it?"

His father held Fuji Quansuke in his arms, and put the dried shrimp in his right hand into his hand, and the smell of aquatic products poured into Fuji Quansuke's nostrils.

The father said, "You take one piece of this, or two, and put your hand to the fish."

Fuji Quansuke looked under the mirror pond, sure enough, there was still a white shadow shrouded in front of him, the golden carp was dyed golden together with the pond water under the golden light, it was as peaceful as Mino gold lacquerware.Fuji Quansuke was stunned, the golden-white fish head had an apricot-sized tumor, and the warm moisture quickly rushed to his face, as well as the unique fishy smell of live fish.He couldn't help but think of the sashimi that was as thin as satin on the dinner plate, and sometimes he would eat tough and smooth scales.Fujikonsuke thought of the dream about the woman with the black fishtail and her father.

The soft fish lips pressed against Fuji Quansuke's fingers, and firmly took away the dried shrimp in his hand. Fuji Quansuke was startled and almost fell into his father's arms.Father smiled, "What's the matter, do you like it too much?"

Fujikonsuke said, "It's soft to the touch..."

Father said, "Ah, it is very obedient."

Fujikonsuke turned his head to look at his father, "Can you listen to me?"

The father said, "If you want it to listen to you, you have to come here and feed it a few times."

But the golden carp had a stench on its body, and the fish's eyes were shining with cold starlight. Such a large fish head jumped in front of him, and it could almost eat his whole hand.In contrast to the terrifying fish head, the fish's mouth is warm and soft, like the delicate body of a hen, and like the intimate licking of a cat or dog.Now the golden carp has returned to the pond, motionless, quietly waiting for what to do with him or his father.

Fuji Quansuke asked in a low voice, "Where did the other tail... go?"

Father let out an "ah" and said, "The other end is not so obedient."

Fuji Quansuke also followed "Uh" for a while, and then whispered, "Come here often, is it okay?"

My father asked, "What's the matter, you're not being frank today? What are you keeping from me?"

Fuji Quansuke felt a sudden in his heart, and said, "But, isn't my brother's illness still cured?...I..."

Father only pointed to the dried shrimp in his hand and said, "Touch it again, Mingzi is not full yet."

Fuji Gonsuke hesitated, and then said, "Akiko." The fish fin shook his side.

His father gave him the dried shrimps in his hand, so Fuji Gonsuke had no choice but to bite the bullet and twist two pieces, and stretched his hand outside the Todo Hall.The golden carp took the food in his hand like it was in its mouth in a smooth manner, and a few water flowers were brought out.

The father chuckled twice, "Look, don't you come here very well?" Then he handed the brass bell back to the servant boy, "If you want to feed the fish in the future, you will come here if you ring the bell. "

Fujikonsuke nodded and said, "I wrote it down."

At this moment, his father asked Xi Zhidu loudly, "Zhengxin, why don't you come and watch the golden carp with your brother?"

Hearing this, Fuji Quansuke's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't even realize that the dried shrimp he was twisting in his hand slipped into the mirror pond.But soon, footsteps came from far and near on Xizhidui's grate.Nagono Fujinaka appeared in front of them from a distance in a straight vine-colored gown.

Fuji Quansuke's eyes touched the straight clothing on the small ankle, and his limbs trembled slightly.The rotten camellia grows on such straight clothes, like crab shells wrapped in white meat, and river mussels with pearls in their mouths.That camellia was supposed to be something like a treasure, but it was too stingy to show it in front of the world.Why is it so cheap for people to watch at such a time?

Then, a voice like a scorpion through the curtain jumped up from the other side, "You guys stay there, I won't pass."

After hearing this, Fujikonsuke felt very uncomfortable.The father just said, "That's it. Zhengrong wants to meet you, do you want to?"

Fujinaka Nayan said after a long time, "Zheng Rong is my younger brother, so there is no saying whether he is willing or not."

The father said, "Don't you say hello to your brother, or you can't put it down for Mingzi?"

Fuji Quansuke didn't know whether to stand up or kneel down for a while, and in a panic, he scattered all the dried shrimps on the water surface of Jingchi.I had no choice but to look into my father's eyes and keep saying, "I'm sorry, father, I... I did something wrong!"

Father patted Fuji Gonsuke on the shoulder and said, "Go quickly."

At this time, Fuji Quansuke was even more afraid to look at the position where Fujinaka Nayan was. That face without human skin was like a naked body. , how could father and those servants and warriors be so unruly?

But the father's voice that could not be answered was hovering above his head again, "Your brother is waiting for you."

Fuji Quansuke lowered his head and headed towards the west, but suddenly looked back at the golden carp for no reason, but he didn't see it clearly, and quickly turned his head back.At this time, the sunlight in the air became quiet, and the things on Fujishiro Naoi once again took on a brand new appearance, breaking into Fujitsu's world without warning, like the golden carp in the ink at that time.

Fuji Quansuke couldn't help but said, "Brother, your face..."

Fujinaka Nayan turned away, lifted the hem of his clothes again, and walked to the side near the fence on his knees.The father's voice came from behind, "Your brother's face was also affected by his illness, so I made such a mask."

But Fujikonsuke didn't dare to say, can't he take it off in front of me as a family?I had to lower my head slightly again, and sat down beside Teng Nayan with difficulty, and said, "Brother, there are two beautiful carps in the pond here."

Fujinaka Nayan nodded, and the lower edge of the mask and the neck made a small knocking sound.Fujikonsuke added, "One is called Akiko, and the other I don't know the name yet."

The mask and neck made a sound of "hahaha", Fujinaka Nayan nodded again.

Fuji Quansuke grabbed the clothes on both sides of his knees, "Has brother ever fed it?... Akiko is very docile, and even jumped out of the water to kiss her fingers."

This time, Fujinaka Nayan made a soft sound, and no longer nodded.Fuji Quansuke resigned for a while, and turned his gaze back to the mirror pool, but at this time, Akiko disappeared, and only the wandering water patterns were still shining on the quiet water.I don't know how long it took, and at a place tens of feet away from the west, something suddenly grew up, one tail, two tails... two white golden carp chasing and playing, came into view for a moment.Fuji Quansuke called out in a low voice, "Ah, Akiko. There is a smaller one, what's its name?" As he spoke, he turned his head to the corner of the Todo Hall, but his father disappeared there.The atmosphere became silent all of a sudden, Fuji Quansuke's heart skipped a beat, and he carefully raised his eyes to the front of Fujinaka Nagon, the mask with a white painted human face under the black hat seemed to be integrated with the flesh and blood torso , I don’t know if the mask has life, or the torso has become a sculpture.

Fuji Quansuke asked, "Is father gone?"

But when speaking, the mask is separated from the body and becomes two completely different and irrelevant things.At this moment, it seemed that the mask was speaking, not the brother, and said in a cold voice, "Let's go."

Fuji Quansuke thought in disappointment, why did you leave me here alone and leave alone without greeting? Is this a worse punishment for me?Although he was very nervous, facing his elder brother who was with him day and night, Fuji Quansuke quickly deliberately asked in a less unfamiliar way, "Since one end is called 'Akiko', the other end should be called 'Crane-kun' and 'Chiyo' '?"

Fujinaka Nayan turned his body to one side and did not answer for a long time.

Fuji Quansuke thought to himself, since his elder brother took the position with his father, he was promoted to participate in politics early in the ban, so naturally he was not willing to listen to such naive and childish trifles.He stopped looking at the two golden carp and put his hands on the wooden floor, showing a relaxed look.When a cool breeze came, the hall became very comfortable, and the elder brother no longer sat upright and mean, but leaned his body slightly forward to the railing, as if he was admiring the scenery of the mirror pool.Fuji Quansuke asked, "Is the mask comfortable to wear like that?" It also reminded me of Fang Xiangshi's ghost mask game that I used to play in the Nuo opera. The ghost mask with only two holes is on the face. It is very heavy and often can't see the road clearly. , Hitting the head on a person or a pillar is also belatedly known.Then he said, "What should I do if I can't see the road while wearing a mask? When I wore that red mask before, brother, do you still remember..."

Fujinaka Nayan immediately interrupted, "Go out."

Fuji Quansuke didn't hear clearly and said "Ah", before the words fell, Fujinaka Nagon's voice was much louder, "Go out."

Fuji Quansuke grabbed the hem of the clothes with both hands, but did not move, and asked, "But why?"

The mask didn't turn around to face him at all, but his brother's voice came out of the weird back of his head, "Why? I don't want to see you."

This is clearly without reason, Fuji Quansuke's heart is even more unwilling, how can the elder brother speak to him so loudly, and the scene of talking to him with the back of his head is also unique.What's wrong with elder brother, where did he teach elder brother to be angry?Then he said, "But I haven't seen you for a long time. Before us, you and I always played the game of pouring the shells on the ground and looking for the shells with the same pattern. And the game of throwing the dice to move the pieces , the ball you made for me, I put it in the room and didn't bring it..." As he spoke, Fuji Quansuke's voice became quieter, and when it was only a little bit, Fuji Quansuke stopped talking .

He thought that he had always been so outspoken because of his ignorance of etiquette that he often made his mother look sad.Even though the elder brother rarely gets angry, there are very few times when he questioned him, "Aside from playing, what else can I grow up in?"

But he wanted to expose that scar strangely, and now he is talking nonsense here again.Although it was something from the heart, in the eyes of the elder brother, it must be some stubborn and bad habits that are difficult to cure. Fuji Quansuke quickly lowered his head, but he was absolutely unwilling to be driven away by his elder brother.

But in the small space with his head down, the hem of the vine-colored straight clothes and the snow-colored hakama came straight towards him, and after a while, his brother's voice came from above his head, "Why don't you go?"

Fujikonsuke remained silent, just sitting where he was.The shoulder was quickly grabbed by a hand, and some strength was exerted with the fingers. Fuji Gonsuke's upper body was caught in the air by his elder brother, and his two feet stood upright involuntarily.

Fujinaka Nayan continued to ask, "Are you going? Or are you not going?"

At this time, Fuji Quansuke's hands were trembling slightly, but he didn't know what to say, so the other hand under Fujiiro Naosuke, like a snake catching a frog, slapped the other shoulder viciously.Fujiquansuke took a staggered step and fell back to the ground with a "bang".At that time, I didn't feel so sad, but a small tear was swirling on the edge of my eyelashes.Fortunately, it finally returned to the eye sockets, and Fujikonsuke felt relieved.