Zha Gong's evolutionary path

sixth story ending

The deafening sound of firecrackers crackled in front of the inn door, and the long hanging firecrackers circled from the east gate of the inn back to the west gate, and the ground was covered with golden colored flowers, and colorful petals poured down from the top floor of the inn.

There were crowds of children watching the excitement, clapping their hands, chasing a few tall horses coming out of the inn, and some brave ones followed behind the red flower sedan chair without any haste. , eager to see the beauty of the bride in the sedan chair.

The weather was fine that day, in order to avoid the peak of the daytime market, this team of seeing off and welcoming relatives set off before the time arrived, but they were still caught in the middle by many people who came here in the name of "Yaoqi's class for marriage affairs" Onlookers, the momentum is not huge.

The bridegroom officer riding at the front is a young guy in his 20s with a smirk on his face. The bright red groom's suit can't suppress his more colorful mood, and there is a joy of getting what he wants all over his body. If it weren't for Riding on a horse, I am afraid that the whole person will drift when walking.

The other people next to him also looked beaming, looking left and right, saying hello to the people watching the bustle along the road, seeing familiar regular customers, and taking the initiative to stop for a chat, and inviting them to the new house where the wedding was held for a drink A cup or two.

The only one in this team who seemed a little out of step was An Hansheng who was riding beside the bride's sedan chair.

He was dressed in azure plain clothes. Although he also had a smile on his face, he turned his head slightly from time to time to listen to the noisy bride in the sedan chair, but his face was extremely pale. The fingers of the rein used great strength, as if fearing that one mistake would cause him to fall off the horse's back.

The sending team had just traveled a few miles, when a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, his slender fingers pinched the horse's back tightly, trying his best to suppress the coughing in his throat, so as not to lose his composure in front of everyone.

The girl Qi in the sedan chair didn't notice the strangeness of the people outside the sedan chair at all, she was still chattering like a bird, "Master Han, is Qiu Niang already waiting in the house? Isn't it a little while?" Wu hugged me to get off the sedan chair? What if he doesn’t kick open the sedan chair door for a while, can I go down by myself? By the way, Lord Han, I won’t have to jump into the brazier, right?? Of course, it doesn’t matter if I jump!”

With a smile on the corner of An Hansheng's lips, he said in a low voice: "We are all our own people, you can do whatever you want. Today..." He suddenly stopped, holding back a sudden surge of anger, and then said slowly, "Today is your day of great joy, and it's up to the bride to decide."

Girl Qi looked forward to it: "Then I will take Xiao Wu to serve tea to Master Han later! Without Master Han, there would never be such a happy life between me and Xiao Wu. Master Han, you must not refuse!"

An Hansheng said with a low smile: "Could it be that you still want me to give you a big gift?"

The bride who had her intentions exposed stuck out her tongue and said cheerfully, "Master Han loves me the most!"

An Hansheng shook his head and smiled, and was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of a stall outside a teahouse from the corner of his eye, and a familiar figure flashed by.He suddenly forgot what he wanted to say just now, straightened his back suddenly, and looked eagerly at the teahouse.

As far as the eye can see, there are only four or five tea drinkers sitting on the bench, chatting casually; noticing the bustling procession of seeing off relatives on the street with gongs and drums, those people turned their heads curiously, Looking at them, all of them were unfamiliar faces.

The heart that An Hansheng Fangfang mentioned sank back down again, the eagerness that suddenly rose up was like being splashed with a basin of cold ice water, and it was cold to the stomach, and a puff slowly floated up in his throat. fishy sweet.

He laughed at himself, why is he always so unwilling to give up?

Lin Gongru left without saying goodbye for more than two years. He clearly knew that the person who avoided the lotus mark was like a snake and scorpion, and would never return; In a certain alley looking out from the window of the inn, I saw his figure drifting away in an instant.

Occasionally, when the hallucinations were strong, he would even wake up in a dream in the middle of the night, looking at the open window casement blown by the breeze, secretly suspecting that the person had come to his bedside in the middle of the night, and his slender fingers gently brushed his eyebrows and eyes.

It has been two years, spring and autumn have passed for more than two years.

Thousands of people have passed by in the scenery he has seen, but the figure of that person cannot be erased.Just like that bright red blood lotus in full bloom, once engraved on the heart, it can no longer disappear.

Only by bringing that imprint into eternal sleep and into reincarnation, can he end this boundless love affair and end this never-ending torment.

Fortunately,

It doesn't need to be boiled for too long.

A mansion with black bricks and white tiles and green vines growing on the walls appeared in front of the send-off team. There were bright red wedding couplets pasted on both sides of the vermilion door, and the three characters "Yao Qi Yuan" on the lintel were gilded and eye-catching.

Qiuniang brought two little boys, Zhu'er and Song'er, and stood at the door happily. All three of them were dressed in festive red colors, and greeted them with smiles on their faces.

There were a dozen or so tables of chicken, duck and fish feasts in the courtyard. Regular customers who often came to take care of Yaoqi’s business, people who love the excitement of the city, and a few wealthy nobles also sent special personnel to sit around in twos and threes. Together, when they saw the send-off team coming, they got up and clapped their hands at the same time.

There were so many of them, the front yard of this small house seemed a bit crowded and cramped, and some faces were hidden in the crowd, making it difficult to see them one by one.

An Hansheng turned over and got off the horse, the soles of his feet were soft when he landed, and he reached out and grabbed the saddle in time to stabilize it.

He slowly suppressed the strong desire to cough and walked forward.

Behind him, Xiao Wu couldn't wait to kick open the sedan door, picked up Qi girl who jumped out of the sedan amidst the cheers of the crowd, and followed An Hansheng with strides.The bride's face is hidden under the red hijab, but through the trembling red cloth, one can see that she is already trembling with laughter, and can no longer suppress her joy.

It is indeed a match made in heaven, a pair of people.

An Hansheng walked slowly among the guests who came to congratulate him, bowing his hands and saluting along the way, his ears filled with blessings from the guests congratulating him on the completion of his new house and the marriage of his disciples.

At first, those voices were like the sound of sea waves, beating in bursts, and they were endless; then the volume decreased and turned into whispers, as if everyone was silent at the same time and couldn't help the desire to speak quietly, all the voices gathered into a fly-like buzzing Humming, dancing wildly in the air.

In fact, it wasn't that the voices of the guests had become quieter. After a moment of wonder in An Hansheng's mind, he understood:

——It’s because he himself can’t hear the truth.

With a calm expression on his face, he still straightened his back and walked towards the pre-arranged auditorium slowly and with a smile.

A pair of big red candles were burning there, whole grains and miscellaneous grains were placed in front of the tablets of the kings, relatives and teachers of heaven and earth, bright and festive big red flowers were tied on the table, and two symmetrical grand master chairs were placed on one left and one right.

Facing the scorching light of the dancing red candle, he sat down on the grand teacher's chair at one side, and looked at Xiao Wu who came into the auditorium with a girl in his arms with a smile on his face.

Man said: "The auspicious time has come, let's pay homage."

Shu Sheng stood beside An Hansheng long before the new couple slowly walked over. Hearing An Hansheng's order, he raised his volume and said with joy, "Pray to heaven and earth!!!"

Xiao Wu put down Girl Qi carefully, and the two smiled and bowed to the door.

Although they have lively temperaments, they are serious about the wedding ceremony, probably because they cherish each other very much, the gestures of the two of them bowing down are both well-behaved and down-to-earth, and they are not willing to be perfunctory at all.

An Hansheng looked at the figures of the two of them with their heads down, and a tree-like voice sounded in his ears: "Second obeisance to the high hall!!" Then he saw the two figures turn around and bow down to him solemnly , the bright red scarlet suit gradually blurred within the field of vision.

——The marriage between Girl Qi and Xiao Wu, if you save enough money, you can choose a good day for them, and——

——We can also set up a small house, keep citrus balls in the yard, walk the cats, tease the dogs... If you like, teach a few more students, and pass on the sword dance...

There was a severe stabbing pain in his chest, and he trembled his fingers uncontrollably, tightly pressing the lower part of his heart.

"Husband and wife greet each other—"

He felt that he couldn't breathe, so he supported the table with one hand, and wanted to get the teacup on it under cover.

"Li Cheng—sent to the bridal chamber—"

The exact position of the teacup could not be clearly seen in the blurry eyes, and the fingers trembled violently. The moment he touched the teacup and picked it up, his wrist softened, and the teacup fell from his hand. With a clatter, it fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

He could only hear Shu Sheng who was close to him, and Xiao Wu and Girl Qi who hadn't had time to turn around to leave, each screamed, and then staggered and fell towards the ground in front of them.

He could almost feel the chill coming from the icy stone pavement, and his body felt the pain of impact——

This moment seemed extremely short and extremely long, until he fell into a familiar warm embrace, and heard a long-lost eager voice, which tried hard to squeeze out the darkness that wrapped around him, piercing in a thin light.

Lin Gongru said: "An Hansheng!!!"

He suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the hanging hair of the man who was hugging him, and clenched it tightly with all his strength, a breathless smile appeared on his coughing lips: "Really, it's you..."

Lin Gongru hugged him tightly, completely ignoring the shocked Qi girl who lifted her hijab and the stunned everyone in Yaoqi class, and frantically wiped the blood that was overflowing from his lips with the back of her hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Liar, I As long as I leave you, you will not be harmed, you will not die because of me, I will protect you, I will protect you—”

An Hansheng tightly clutched the hair in his palm, regardless of whether it would hurt the man or not, he did everything he could to hold it tightly.He couldn't see that the hair was dyed pure white like new snow, he only knew that he would never let go and give up.

He said softly: "Don't be afraid, I won't live long...don't run away..."

Lin Gongru's eyes were red, but he couldn't shed a single tear. He hugged him with all his strength, desperately hugging his frail body like a candle in the wind tightly.

An Hansheng slowly wrapped his arms around his neck, and buried his head by his neck, he could no longer see or hear clearly.

He just repeated and murmured: "Let's go into the bridal chamber as well."

The day when Yaoqi's class double happiness came to the door was also the day when An Hansheng, the class leader they depended on for a living, fell into a severe coma.

He couldn't survive the winter of this year.

During the light snow season, An Hansheng was lying in Lin Gongru's arms, holding the man's cold fingertips affectionately, and peacefully stopped breathing as if he was asleep.

Lin Gongru leaned down, and slowly kissed the blood-colored lotus in his heart, her long white hair fell down, covering his face where there was no more sadness or joy.

Snowflakes were gradually falling from the sky outside the window, and the raccoon cat squatted on the window sill, quietly watching the man's figure disappear into the snow-colored air.

(The sixth story FIN)