marry a weak waist

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid Kouchen and his wife will feel deserted, so Mengtiao has invited a few groups of playing, singing and juggling to have fun. He plans to set up a banquet in the waterside pavilion at noon, taking advantage of the autumn sunshine.So I got up early and called the old lady Mei Qing to help Zhang Luo.

Liu Chaoru also got up early and came to Qingyu Garden, and together with Dong Mo entertained Shao Wan and several visitors in the study.The people who came were all from the officialdom, so Dong Mo didn't care much about socializing, so he sent a servant to ask Qiu Sheng to talk with him.If there is one more person to talk to and less to speak, he will feel more at ease.

After finishing washing and washing, Qiusheng hurriedly dressed and went to the study when he heard the message from the servant.Passing the waterside pavilion, at the head of the Jiuqu bridge, I saw Mei Qing's graceful half body embedded in the window of the waterside pavilion, wandering around directing a few maids to set up a feast at noon.

He deliberately stood still for a while, and from time to time, he really saw Mei Qing wading from the water pavilion along the bridge zigzag.He hastily stepped back for a while, pretending to be here just now, and bowed to Mei Qing, "Miss is polite."

Unexpectedly, it was Mei Qing who caught a glimpse of him hiding behind the rocks out of the corner of the eye and came out with an excuse.She lowered her cheek and bowed back, "Grandpa Kuang is polite."

Today she is wearing a thin blouse of smoked powder and a light gray skirt, reflecting the residual powder and fragrant lotus, and the sunny day is slanting, she looks radiant.Qiu Sheng wanted to chat with her a little longer, so he asked, "Why is Miss busy here alone? Where is Miss Meng?"

"My elder sister ordered the theater troupe to go, and mother went to the kitchen to tell them to set up a banquet here at noon, and I'll help Zhang Luo display it." Mei Qingchun raised her eyes, showing a little bit of blushing, "I will Go look for my mother in the kitchen."

Qiu Sheng turned slightly to let her give way, secretly thinking about the look in her eyes, a little uncertain.When she took a step forward, he hesitated for a moment, then rushed up, "I just want to go outside and go with Miss."

Mei Qing stared at her eyes and asked him: "Where is my uncle going early in the morning? Don't delay lunch. My elder sister spread the table early because I was afraid that my uncle and the second girl would feel deserted during the festival in a foreign land. , please don’t disappoint her good intentions.”

"Oh, I'm not going out, I'm going outside in the study. Uncle is entertaining the visiting adults there, and I'll sit with you." Qiu Sheng looked sideways frequently, and gradually revealed a dichotomous wink, "Miss Meng is really polite." .Actually, we don’t have such a trouble at home, but the whole family has a meal and a play, and then go to work on their own. My family is not large, and my father passed away this year, and my nephews are even more unhappy.”

"My lord, my condolences. When are you going to return to Beijing?"

"I'm going to leave after the festival."

A trace of disappointment slipped across Mei Qing's face. Qiu Sheng saw it in his eyes and was delighted. He deliberately sighed: "Jinan's scenery is well-deserved. I can't blame countless literati and scholars who have stayed here since ancient times. In my opinion, I would like to stay longer. , take a good look at it, and die without regrets just now."

Hearing Mei Qing's snort, she covered her fan and smiled.Qiu Sheng asked nervously, "Miss, are you laughing at me?"

"Don't dare." Mei Qing puffed her cheeks slightly and glanced at him, "Young master's words just now don't seem to be from the background of the emperor, as if he has never seen anything in the market."

"I'm not. Miss, don't talk about the emperor's feet. We people have spent our whole lives in the capital, studying, scientific research, and being officials. It's rare to have the opportunity to go elsewhere. I really haven't seen anything outside. market."

Speaking of this festival, Qiu Sheng paused for a moment, expressing some sense of regret, "Sometimes, I really envy people like Mr. Liu, who was born in Nanjing, went to Beijing for the imperial examination, and went to Jinan again to be an official. I walked a lot of places lightly."

Mei Qing scoffed: "Although Jinan has some advantages, it is not as beautiful as Jiangnan. There is nothing to be envious of."

Qiu Sheng sighed with a smile, "Hey, you can't say that. Jinan is not only beautiful in scenery, but also nice in people."

The two sides meet each other, and there is some tacit intention flowing in Chaohua Cuiying.When they met a maidservant along the way, the two of them opened up a little distance, walked to a place where there was no one, and gradually became a little intimate.

It happened that Kouhen had finished dressing, and took advantage of the beautiful flowers to go out to stroll in the garden.Walking to a bamboo path, I saw these two figures from a distance, and I didn't get alarmed, but turned the road instead.

The young woman serving in front of her still couldn't look back, she stared at it for a while, and then came up to complain, "The wife didn't call the uncle, let him indulge. I don't know who that woman is, she looks very strange, Maybe it's the actor fans who came to play and sing today?"

When Kou Hen heard the last few words, he smiled, "Nonsense, that's Miss Meng's younger sister."

"Ms. Meng's younger sister? Oh... I heard that her sister-in-law is living here these days. This is a bit unruly, so my wife doesn't care about it?"

"What does he do?" Kouhen waved his fan with a calm expression, "Let him go, it's rare to come out, and my mother is not here, so I don't bother to persuade him. I just want to give him a break."

Such a laissez-faire made Mei Qing complete.When it was time to eat at noon, Mei Qing and Na Qiu had already had some meaning, the two hurriedly met each other again in the waterside pavilion, they could not speak in front of the crowd, so they only exchanged glances in private.

There were a variety of dishes and fresh fruits in the pavilion. After everyone sat down one after another, there were two songs in Jinping that were in tune with each other, and they sang immediately.

Divided into two round tables, men and women sat on both sides, which meant facing each other before the battle.Meng Tiao was wearing a dark purple gauze shirt and a blue-gray skirt. She didn't know if it was because of her busy schedule or the words she had said to Dong Mo at night, her expression was a little pale.

Looking back at Dong Mo, he also had a calm face, staring at the screen, occasionally whispering to Liu Chaoru and Qiusheng, a little absent-minded and tired.Meng Tiao knew that he was angry at her unconscionable words, and wanted to show his favor, but hindered these people at the table, so he had to delay.

The old lady Mei Qing and Kouhen greeted each other at the table, both sides smiled politely, exchanged polite greetings, no more intimacy, no less indifference, each other put on airs, no one looked up to the other, Whoever is not low.

Meng Tiao was caught in the middle, feeling even more boring, but had to call out a smiling face, turned to Kou Hen and smiled and said: "A different place is no better than home, if there is anything wrong with greetings, please take care of the second girl."

Kouhen smiled and listened to the lyrics and singing in the screen. It was a gentleman singing, his babbling voice was like climbing stairs, going up with every pause.The song was in Yangzhou dialect, she couldn't understand it, but she could tell the meaning, it was nothing more than a story of love between a man and a woman, it was very boring.

She slowly turned her distant gaze to Mengyu's face, "Ms. Meng is too polite. Although it is not at home, my brother is here. As a sister, I treat this as my home. There is nothing wrong with it. It is Miss Meng who is working hard. I have been busy all morning, and I have also tired the old lady and Miss Mei Qing."

These two sentences somewhat broke the dullness of the table.As if she was afraid of losing to her, Mei Qing put down her chopsticks and smiled back when she finished speaking, "Sister is here, we should help out when we are free, the second girl is really polite."

Her follow-up words did not bring any obvious effect, Kou Hen's gaze still just swept her over lightly, and landed on Meng Tiao's face, "How old are the two girls?"

Meng Tiao replied: "Mei Qing is one year younger than me."

Kou Hen nodded slightly, "They all have good looks, but the eyes, nose and mouth are not alike, each has its own advantages."

Both Meng Yuan and Mei Qing felt a little embarrassed when they said it. Everyone who knew them knew that they were not biological sisters, but no one had ever mentioned it in person.Because we all know that Mei Qing is a little beggar, and I'm afraid she will be embarrassed if I say it.

Kou Hen may not be ignorant, Meng Yu thinks she did it on purpose, she is too good at talking and poking people's lungs.

After a moment of silence, the old lady came to strike up a conversation, "It's not like she's not a real sister. Mei Qing was originally lonely, and I saw her pitiful, so I took her under my knees and raised her. They scholars often say that being rich should be done, although I am not rich. , and you should do one good deed if you can.”

"The old lady is kind." Kou Hen nodded slowly, then asked again: "Where's the old lady? Why didn't you see me?"

The old lady's expression was slightly stagnant, and then she smiled nonchalantly, "He's dead, Meng'er was gone when he was a child."

Meng Tiao secretly glanced at her mother, not sure if it was true or not.It doesn't matter if it's true or not, the important thing is that Kou Hen seems to be intentional, always gently pricking people's sore spots, and just right so that they can't make people angry, even her mother, who doesn't suffer from her mouth, suffers darkly.

Sure enough, Kou Hen stopped there, and turned his gaze back to the screen.Viewed from the side, the corners of his lips are always slightly curved, as if he is holding a knife out of its sheath, ready to make the current scene full of corpses at any moment, making people panic.

Somewhat out of the mentality of protecting the old lady and Mei Qing, Meng Tiao graciously peeled a fresh steamed crab for Kou Hen, and peeled it in her bowl like a gift begging for mercy. Yes, they are all alive."

"Yeah." Kouhen picked up a small piece of crab roe with his tooth chopsticks, "Crabs need to be alive. Some dealers sell dead ones, which are cheap but not fresh. The servants in the kitchen are at a disadvantage. I also went to buy dead ones, and if they were steamed anyway, the host would not see anything."

Because she suddenly said a few gossips, Mengyu was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hurriedly took a small hammer to knock it all the time, and smiled, "It's not 嚜, I got people to watch in the kitchen when I got up early, just to prevent such things .”

Kou Hen took two mouthfuls and then stopped, shaking his head at her, "No more, girl, don't peel it off."

Meng Tiao had no choice but to put down the hammer, hanging his hands empty in embarrassment.After thinking about it for half a day, unknowingly, her flattery to Kou Hen is close to that of a senior and powerful elder, and fear and anxiety have begun to take root in their relationship.

She felt very uneasy, so she held the wine cup in front of her with her empty hand.

Of course Kou Hen did it on purpose, her every word was like a trap, praise, praise, questioning, she deliberately surrounded Meng Tiao, making Meng Tiao lower herself, and then it was logical, everything was up to her up.

She glanced at her and said, "Miss Meng, you need to drink less, because if you eat too much, you will get a headache."

Meng Tiao had no choice but to put down the wine cup, and put his hand down neatly on his skirt.There was another story sung behind the screen, but the tune didn't seem to have changed much. She was still babbling and babbling, like a soft rope, binding Meng Yuan up, and she was very uncomfortable.

Suddenly at this moment, a girl came and leaned over her and said a few words.Kou Hen turned her head and looked over, she was getting up to the point where she was neither straight nor bent, she bent her knees and smiled, "Zhang Ping has to go back to the room to change clothes."

For the first time in her life, Meng Tiao lamented that serving a man is "somewhat beneficial". At least Dong Mo wanted to change clothes, so she would have a pretense to leave the table, and for the time being she would be free from Kou Hen's unknowing manipulation of her.

The two of them walked out of the waterside pavilion, suddenly the sky widened and the wind blew rustlingly, making her even the hem of her skirt swing wildly.

Dong Molai glanced at her, as if he suddenly couldn't remember the embarrassing words she said at night, and his expression changed from a pale one to a smile, "Seeing that you're so suffocated in the middle, I ask you to come out and relax."

"I guess it is." Mengyu breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had forgotten the rift between them, and hung his arm coquettishly, "How do you know I'm holding back so badly?"

"Just look at the back of you sitting there." He stretched out his arm and put her in his arms, "You usually sit on the couch crookedly without any bones, and you just sat there upright, I'm afraid My back is sore."

"There is no other way. Your sister is fighting with my mother and Mei Qing secretly."

"Who has the upper hand?"

"Your second sister." Meng Tiao curled his lips, a little downcast, "Seeing your second sister and thinking about your family's situation makes me breathless."

Dong Mo's face turned dull, "Are you afraid? Are you planning to retreat again?"

Meng Tiao straightened her body, and there was some bitterness in the joke, "It's not that I want to be a deserter, it's just that I can't see the odds of winning, as if I went to the battlefield to die for nothing. Look at this 'general before the battle' sent by your family. One can repel the enemy by three thousand."

The sunshine fell softly on people, making Dong Mo feel that the seasons are declining, and the laws of the world, how can human beings be strong?Thinking about it carefully, he felt a little helpless.It seemed that no matter how determined he was, he had to do his best, while Meng Yao only wanted to retreat.

He was a little speechless, the world's affairs may be caused by man-made things, but only in feelings, but one person's persistence cannot achieve "where there is a will, there is a way", this is a matter between two people, anyone in love He has his own responsibility, no matter how much he loves Mengyuan, he can't take it for her.

He loosened Meng Yuan's hand, and smiled tiredly, "Don't think about it, go back to your room for a rest."

Losing a piece of surrounding, Mengyu felt that her hand was suddenly a little cold, and the wind blew through the gaping fingers, like a slippery fish, flicking its magnificent tail, but she couldn't hold it even if she wanted to.

In the afternoon, I returned to the pavilion, and moved the table to the pavilion near the study.As soon as the hall comes out, there is a luxuriant grassland, with a wide view, and it is just right to enjoy the moon. Meng Tiao ordered people to set up a screen here to set up a case early in the morning.At dusk, the maids put fruit and drinks on the two low tables, and put a few futons around them, and everyone moved here again, sitting on the ground, listening to the opera and drinking at night.

Mei Qing suddenly stood up at the table, "Oh, my ring seems to have been thrown in the grass!"

At the banquet, the three men were leaning on the table, composing poems in conjunction, and after drinking for half a day, they were all a little tipsy.Hearing this sound, Liu Chaoru and Qiu Sheng looked over together, seeing Mei Qing anxious in the same place, Liu Chaoru half turned around and asked, "What kind?"

Mei Qing pouted and glared at him, "It's the ruby ​​ring I usually wear on my finger."

Liu Chaoru had no choice but to search the surrounding grass, where could he find it?Just said no, and asked her to think about whether it fell somewhere else.

Mei Qing folded her hands and frowned, "I'm afraid it was lost in the waterside pavilion over there, I'll look for it." Then she asked the girl for a lantern and went there.

Everyone ignored her and continued to drink and talk.Qiu Sheng was drunk from eating, and was about to toast with Liu Chaoru, when his hand slipped, the wine cup fell on his clothes, soaking a section of his robe.He smiled and flicked it casually, "Look at me, I'm clumsy, I seem to be drunk, and I'm making jokes with Brother Liu and Brother Liu."

Dong Mo glanced at the hem of his clothes, and said casually, "Brother-in-law, go back to your room and change, we will contact you again when you come back."

Qiu Sheng waved his sleeves, "It's just a piece of wet clothes, it's nothing serious. Let's move on to the next link, who did we link to just now?"

At this moment, a girl in front of Kouhen walked up from the other end of the matinee, lit a lantern, and said to Qiusheng, "Madam asked me to go back and change clothes first. The wind is cold at night, and I'm afraid I'll catch cold by blowing wet clothes."

Qiu Sheng smiled awkwardly at the two of them, as if unwilling to disobey his orders, he reluctantly got up from the ground, "Women are troublesome, and this little wind can blow me to death as a man."

Even though he said so, he still took the lantern handed by the girl and left the table.The sky was a bit dark, Qiu Sheng walked all the way and looked back, seeing that the lights on the way he came from were dimmed, and the voices of people were faint, so he hurriedly turned to the waterside pavilion while there was no one there.

Walking to the Jiuqu Bridge, I saw a little candle light swimming lightly inside.Qiu Sheng smiled, how could there be any hint of drunkenness on his face?He walked lightly along the bridge and saw Mei Qing bowed her waist, lit the lantern low, and searched along the floor tiles.Pulling the stools and chairs, creaking, in the huge empty room, it seemed like carnival sounds one after another.

He quietly walked behind the person, and suddenly said, "Did you find it?"

Mei Qing was terrified, lost the lantern and turned around, "Who is it?!"

Qiu Sheng bent down to pick up the lantern she had dropped, and took advantage of the situation to touch her embroidered shoes.That foot shrank slightly into the skirt, timidly and itchy.

He straightened up, held up the two lanterns on the left and right, and took a picture of his face, "It's me, scared you? I really deserve to die."

Mei Qing turned slightly, with a hint of timid reproach in her voice, "Really, why are you silent when you walk? A man suddenly ran out and scared me, I just thought it was some ghost. "

"Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival is blessed by the moon god. Where did the ghost come from?" Qiu Sheng smiled softly and handed back a lantern to her. "Have you found your ring?"

"No, I hate it to death. That's my favorite ring. I wear it all day." As she spoke, she held the other hand with one hand, pressed it on her chest, and rubbed her index finger, as if The place was empty, and the people felt a little empty and melancholy.

Qiu Sheng saw that she was still wearing a golden emerald ring inlaid on her ring finger, took a look at her, and boldly put her hand in front of her eyes to caress the emerald ring surface.

The bright green color is illuminated by the moonlight, like a green field in the night, in the barren grass, it seems to hear the sound of waves of grass, rustling, which makes people feel refreshed.

"Isn't this worn on your hand?" He looked at her with a smile, and there was a lot of love in his eyes, but there was a little bit of pure light shining.Like the stars in the night sky, the moon in the black water.

Mei Qing was a little curious, the men she had met were like Zhang Mitongjuan, where color was color; or like Liu Chaoru, emptiness was emptiness.They may not have her in their eyes, or if they do, they will be naked.There is no one like this person in front of him, who is a little bit cherished in his heart.

She couldn't help laughing, she twitched her hand twice, but she couldn't do it, so she let it rest in his palm, "It's not this one, mine is a ruby, and it was the dowry my mother gave me when I got married that year. "

"Oh, that's a rare thing." Qiu Sheng frowned, with a tone of regret, "I'll give you three for this one. I wonder if it's worth it? Don't look for it, it will make your neck sore."

In fact, he knew very well that losing the ring was just an excuse, otherwise he would not have dared to come here.

Mei Qing curled her lips and walked towards the window, "You're joking, I don't know how many days it will take you to put on the ring. Didn't you just return to Beijing after the festival?"

"I haven't set a specific date, and I can't say which day it will be. Besides, I have three rings, and it's half a month."

Qiu Sheng followed, and there was a pond outside the window, where the decaying lotus trembled slightly, and the remnant frogs croaked wildly, but it was exceptionally quiet.Beyond the sky, the faint opera accent surrounded the two of them in the window.

Suddenly at this time, two women walked by with lanterns on the opposite table.Qiu Sheng dragged Mei Qing to the base of the wall, blew out the lantern, and leaned against the wall to listen.The two women passed by talking and laughing, but they didn't get up, and took advantage of the situation to sit on the ground next to the wall.

Mei Qing glanced at him and smiled, "Are you an imperial physician?" Qiu Sheng nodded.She pursed her lips, showing some disdain, "Aren't all the imperial doctors with gray beards, elderly people? People say that when you see a doctor, you should only look for such a doctor, and the young ones can't even tell the pulse. "

"That's a rumor." Qiu Sheng took her wrist, placed three fingers on her veins, and closed his eyes.

"What did you bring out?"

"Oh, it's not good." Qiu Sheng opened his eyes, turned slightly to face her, "Your pulse is a little fast, I'm afraid you have a heart attack."

Mei Qing frowned solemnly, "Huh? Don't I have some serious illness, am I going to die?"

"Wait for me to cut everything again, don't move." Qiu Sheng closed his eyes again, moved his finger up, touched her sleeve, and rubbed it on her forearm twice, "I'm a little sweaty, it's such a cold night, Why are you still sweating? Do you feel any discomfort in your body? "

The corners of Mei Qing's mouth hung darkly, and she looked at his slightly closed eyelids, "My heart is indeed beating a little fast, my bones are limp and my tendons are numb, and I can't help it. I'm afraid, this is what people say about lovesickness, right?"

On the contrary, Qiu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, he opened his eyes, and met her clear eyes in the middle of the moon, and blinked ignorantly.He turned to press her against the wall, moved his eyes on her lips, and kissed her.

With a light touch, he backed away, "There is a Shengman Inn on the street outside, I will wait for you there the day after tomorrow."

After all, Mei Qing was Mei Qing, after all she had been educated by the old lady for many years, she leaned forward and kissed him too, like a superficial touch.Unexpectedly, Qiusheng put his backhand on the ground, half body on his back, and watched her crawl over.

She crawled forward twice, picked up the lantern beside him, got up and flicked her skirt, without answering or refusing, she moved out of the waterside pavilion like moon marks.

Qiu Sheng hurriedly got up and looked out the window, watching her twists and turns on the bridge, turning his face to the side several times, but he didn't turn back to look at him.Her enthusiasm just now was the lamp in her hand, which was extinguished, and the white silk hood outside was emitting cold moonlight.

The author says:

I don't know who is the master of PUA, the old lady and Kouhen.