Temperament

It was almost dusk, and the setting sun shone on the vast grassland, making the shadows of the two people long.The wind blew from one side, lifted Shen Qinglan's long hair, and brushed against the necks, cheeks and lips of the two of them, giving this kiss an ageless color.

Zhuo Tianyi's heart became excited, and he opened his eyes to look at Shen Qinglan. Shen Qinglan's eyes were closed, and there were still some scattered tiny drops of water on his eyelashes, trembling slightly.

Zhuo Tianyi's lips brushed the corners of his closed eyes, came to his forehead, and left a kiss on it, "Believe me, I can do it for a lifetime."

The promise of sighing came into the ears, pressing on the heart with too many regrets, grievances, sorrows and pains, making the heart burdened with all emotions even more sinking and tired.

The fundus of Shen Qinglan's eyes seemed to be poked by needles, bit by bit they became sore again.Zhuo Tianyi didn't notice his emotions, shook his shoulders, and suggested: "Let me take you for a ride, the one you chose just now, okay? It runs the fastest!"

As he spoke, he pursed his lips and screamed, and there was a long hiss from the river in the distance, followed by the sound of horseshoes.After a while, the tall black horse rushed to the front, Zhuo Tianyi helped Shen Qinglan up, and then got on the horse himself, sat behind Shen Qinglan, grabbed the reins, and galloped the horse.

In the setting sun, a black horse gallops along the river on the pasture with two people on its back.The wind was blowing so hard that people couldn't open their eyes, and the sound of the wind blowing past their ears, whining, was like the sound of memories flowing through their hearts.

"Brother, Xue Yan runs so fast, when will you give it to me?"

"Is it too early to say this now? Let's talk about it after you have ridden Baiyun smoothly."

Baiyun has never been able to ride smoothly, and Xueyan has never ridden on it again. Now, the horse under him has become a black horse, and the person behind him has also become another one.

The embrace he was in was strong and resolute, and the arms around him were solid and powerful, but at the same time full of danger and pressure. It was not the warm and safe one in his memory, which could protect him from all wind and rain, no.

Shen Qinglan leaned against Zhuo Tianyi's arms weakly with her eyes closed, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, no matter how close she closed her eyes, she couldn't stop it.

That night, when Zhuo Tianyi fell on the bed with Shen Qinglan in his arms, Shen Qinglan did not run away.When Zhuo Tianyi wrapped his arms around his neck, he did it submissively, and even when he wrapped his bare legs around his waist, he did the same. In exchange, Zhuo Tianyi Tianyi attacked like a violent storm in the middle of the night.

Shen Qinglan became silent again, a bit like the time when Zhuo Tianyi had just returned from Luoying Villa, but he was not as devoted and bearish as he was then, he was more tired and tired at this time.

Although the disease has been cured a long time ago, and the medicine has been stopped, he seems to have no persistence and energy like before. It is also true for Zhuo Tianyi's proposal to let Zhuo Qing take the courses in the Xiwen hall for a day or two. He obeyed.

Such Shen Qinglan made Zhuo Tianyi gratified.After eliminating his confrontation, he also eliminated the alienation and indifference and self-protective avoidance between the two people hidden under the mutual respect, but he also deeply understood that Shen Qinglan's acceptance of him is still passive now. It can be seen that he still does not want to share bliss with him in love.

Perhaps, the only remaining task is to ignite him with your own enthusiasm, let him change from passive to active, from acceptance to response, so as to truly achieve mutual gratification, sympathy and blending with him.

For the next period of time, Zhuo Tianyi has been busy, it seems that he wants to finish the recent affairs ahead of schedule, in order to go out for a long time.Shen Qinglan heard him mention it once, but didn't listen carefully. She just sorted out a lot of contract materials for Zhuo Tianyi at Zhuo Tianyi's request.

This afternoon, when Shen Qinglan was busy in the study, Zhuo Shi'an came in and handed an unopened envelope in front of him, "Mr. Shen, this was sent by the Meng family just now. Young master wants to go out to meet a merchant. Zhuo Shi'an will give this to you for review, and if there is no problem, he will sign it for him, go to his study to find a seal and stamp it, and then send someone to take it back to Meng's house."

Shen Qinglan sat stiffly on the chair, staring at the bold and powerful characters on the envelope in a daze.Zhuo Shi'an looked at his face, yelled a few times and left quietly without any response or interruption.

It took a long time for Shen Qinglan to reach out and pick up the envelope that he had been looking at for an unknown amount of time. After opening it, there were two contracts inside, one of which was the one he had drawn up on behalf of Zhuo Tianyi last time. In the place, under the bright red seal, the words "Meng Huaiyuan" are as stretched and smooth as in the memory, just like his person.

Finally, it's here.

I don't know how many times my heart has been tormented, it fluttered down, and sank into a kind of water with an unknown taste. The coolness penetrated the heart and lungs, and the pain pierced the entire chest.

He and Meng Huaiyuan finally stood on both sides of the strait, no matter in terms of time or position.

Even though she had given up illusions for a long time, Shen Qinglan still couldn't help but feel pain in her heart when she saw this situation so clearly.

After another contract was opened, the familiar handwriting made it difficult for him to concentrate.The ancients said that "seeing words is like face", how much he wanted to see Meng Huaiyuan's words, even just a few words, but he didn't dare to look at the words in such a rigorous and businesslike tone.

Holding those few pages of thin paper is like holding a knife poking my heart all the time, and even my hands are trembling in the end.

Thinking about Zhuo Tianyi's interview with Meng Huaiyuan, the details must have been discussed long ago. Since he said that he would sign on his behalf, then sign it.

Shen Qinglan picked up a pen, compared Zhuo Tianyi's handwriting on the previous contract on the white paper, practiced his signature several times, and learned his handwriting as much as possible, but she knew in her heart that no matter how much his handwriting was imitated and disguised, They can't fool Meng Huaiyuan's eyes, he is more familiar with his handwriting than he is with himself.

He took a deep breath, wrote "Zhuo Tianyi" in that place, then got up, went to the study next door to find the seal from the desk drawer that Zhuo Tianyi had told him before, and put it on the seal of the Meng family. relative place.

In the hurry, he didn't notice that Meng Huaiyuan also left an ink dot next to the last word of the contract.

After putting the contract back in the envelope and handing it to Zhuo Shi'an, Shen Qinglan left the study and climbed up the back mountain again.

The autumn wind is hunting, and the empty mountaintop is quiet and empty.Under the clear sky, the Qianlong River is mighty and mighty, rushing away without stopping.

Shen Qinglan couldn't stop looking towards the east. In his increasingly blurred vision, the words "Meng Huaiyuan" under the bright red seal appeared before his eyes again. The contract signed by him was like another covenant, bringing the two people together for a long time. Separated on both sides.

Shen Qinglan climbed up the big rock, stood on it and looked towards the opposite bank, "Meng Huaiyuan, Meng Huaiyuan! Meng Huaiyuan..."

This time, instead of chanting silently in his heart like before, he called out the name aloud, accompanied by the heart-piercing pain in his chest that was almost unbearable.

It was only at this time that I discovered that under the face and acceptance that I thought I had before, there was so much pain and sorrow, so much regret and unwillingness.

He yelled Meng Huaiyuan's name a series of times until his voice became hoarse and his body became weak, finally, he collapsed on the boulder.

When Zhuo Tianyi came back at night, Shen Qinglan had already fallen asleep.After Zhuo Tianyi went to bed, he leaned over and kissed his face facing the bed, "Are you asleep?"

Shen Qinglan didn't move, she was exhausted, she slept lightly, Zhuo Tianyi woke up when she touched him, but she didn't want to respond.

Zhuo Tianyi didn't insist either. He leaned his body sideways and put his hands on his head, excitedly saying: "I've finished all the affairs of the past month in advance, and I'll make preparations tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and go to Miaojiang the day after tomorrow!"

Speaking with such enthusiasm, Shen Qinglan knew that he was waiting for her own reaction, sighed in her heart, exerted some strength in her throat, and said in a hoarse voice: "Go..."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, but he felt his body move, and Zhuo Tianyi turned him around by his shoulders, "You come with me!"

These words finally gave Shen Qinglan a little pressure to respond, she opened her eyes and said, "What am I going to do?"

"Didn't I keep telling you to go out for a while, this is a good opportunity." Zhuo Tianyi smiled, reaching out to brush the hair on his forehead, "Miaojiang Miaowang has been doing business with the Zhuo family. Many of the goods in the store are imported from them, so I have to re-inspect the goods every few years and sign the contract. The last time I went was five years ago, and the old man took it with me. This time, not only you, I plan to let Yun Uncle Lei Jiu and the others will also go together, a dozen or so, first by water, then by land. Let’s set off early and take advantage of this opportunity to let everyone go out to relax.”

"Since it is to inspect the goods, you can go, I will..." Before I finished speaking, I was interrupted by Zhuo Tianyi, "Of course you are going, don't forget, you are in charge of the accounts of the Zhuo family. Signing several years of medicinal materials at once, 10,000 + taels of silver business, how can you do it without you being present?"

The words were joking and oppressive, and she still came prepared. Shen Qinglan glanced at him, and didn't want to insist anymore. She closed her eyes and turned her head away, "Okay..."

Before turning around, Zhuo Tianyi turned around again, and was kissed hard on the lips, "Then, you will explain to Zhuo Qing in the next two days. I will hand over all the accounts to him, huh?"

Shen Qinglan agreed, Zhuo Tianyi hugged him happily and kissed him for a long time before letting him sleep.

When Shen Qinglan was finally able to close her eyes peacefully facing the bed, she was no longer sleepy. Behind her, Zhuo Tianyi quickly fell asleep. His even breathing sound could be heard in the darkness, and one of his arms was still wrapped around his waist. .

Miao Jiang...

He said these two words softly in his heart, and many pictures flashed in his mind, adding a trace of heaviness and melancholy to his already exhausted heart.

For the next two days, Zhuo Tianyi has been discussing the list of medicinal materials to be purchased with the shopkeeper, Zheng Shuming, who is the eldest among the disciples of the Zhuo family, leaving early and returning late.After Shen Qinglan explained everything to Zhuo Qing, she had some free time instead.

In the afternoon, he sorted out the account books and manuscripts in the study, and then went back to the backyard.The corridor is full of servants who are rushing to carry things, pushing and pulling them with their hands on their shoulders. Zhuo Shi'an is instructing them to move all the things they need to bring when they travel the next day to the carriage, and then transport them to the submerged cart one by one. Zhuojia Wharf on the Longjiang River.

Seeing the servants happily listening to Zhuo Shi'an's orders, Shen Qinglan knew that these servants would also go with them this trip.More than a dozen people went out, and they had to bring more than 20 servants. It can be seen that Zhuo Tianyi really went for the purpose of traveling around the mountains and rivers and doing some business by the way.

He couldn't help thinking that when he was traveling with Meng Huaiyuan in the Meng family, Meng Huaiyuan had always been easygoing, never bringing more than five entourages with him, and would never engage in such a big show.

Two people are indeed different, no matter what.

The author has something to say: the high-profile Mr. Zhuo and the low-key Mr. Meng.When I was young, I was always taught to be a person like Mr. Meng, and to appreciate the goodness of a person like Mr. Meng. But when I grow up, I realize that there are still people like Mr. Zhuo in the world, and such people may not be able to live well. not good.But the process of acceptance is always difficult. When encountering difficulties, I will tell myself that only people like Mr. Meng have a future, and Mr. Zhuo will sooner or later die in an ugly way.But when I grow up, I realize that everyone and things are constantly developing and changing. Sooner or later, the shortcomings of Mr. Meng will be exposed, and the advantages of Mr. Zhuo will also be discovered.

It's just that in the process of realizing this point, it will always be very painful, and sometimes I will imagine that it would be great if two people could be kneaded into one person.Just like Mr. Zhuo once imagined, it would be great if there is someone who combines Shen Mi and Jiang Mi.

PS: If Mr. Meng's matter is spread to Mr. Zhuo, it will be more than just a dot, but when it comes to Mr. Meng, it will be just a dot, and Shen Mi has not yet discovered it.Shen Mi's bitterness is double, she is such a person, and so is Boss Meng.