marry a weak waist

Chapter 76

Looking sideways from the small building, the night is in the shadow of the moon, the flute and jade sheng are like a few wisps of floating clouds curling around the moon, and the fluttering tone is a little faded, which makes people feel a little melancholy for no reason.

Meng Yu turned his head to see that Dong Mo was leaning over at the table, as if drunk, drinking bottle after bottle of wine.Liu Chaoru seemed to want to stop him, so he raised his hand to block him, smiled lazily, and put the wine glass to his mouth as before.

She knew he was hurting her.The night wind was blowing everywhere, making her nose sore, she couldn't bear to look any more, turned her face, and saw the young daughter-in-law in front of Kou Hen leaning over and whispering something in her ear.Meng Tiao suddenly became vigilant. Mei Qing from this table had not returned, and neither had Qiu Sheng from that table.These two people, don't catch any gaps and get entangled together...

Meng Yu secretly peeped at Kou Hen's face, her delicate and dusty face did not change at all in the half-yellow candlelight, it seemed that what the daughter-in-law said was not important.

Unexpectedly, Kou Hen helped the daughter-in-law up, greeted Meng Yuan and the old lady lightly, then turned and entered the hall.As soon as he entered the door, Kouhen's voice rose up coldly, "Is it true?"

"It's absolutely true." The daughter-in-law sat her on a wooden stool, moved a candle, and put it on the round table at hand, "I saw it with my own eyes. I stayed there for quite a while, not knowing what to do. After a while, Miss Mei came out, and after a while, Grandpa came out to change clothes in the house. But I reckoned that the two of them hadn't started yet, they were just hooking up together Say a few words."

Kou Hen looked out of the windshield, and saw Mei Qing returning to the table with a lantern, met her eyes, and Mei Qing nodded to her.Kou Hen also smiled back, turned his head, and said to his daughter-in-law: "I've been keeping a close eye on you for the past few days, and he will tell me where and whoever he sees."

The daughter-in-law agreed and smiled, "Madam, why bother? I'm afraid I won't recognize what I saw with my own eyes? I'll go back and get him and ask him directly, isn't it?"

Kou Hen looked at the table again, his eyes drifted back and forth, and finally fell on Meng Tiao, smiling nonchalantly, "Ask him what he is doing? It's no big deal to just stare at him." gone."

At the banquet, Mei Qing sat down and was also whispering to Meng Yu.Meng Tiao stared at Mei Qing's hand and asked, "Did you find it?"

Mei Qing curled her lips, "No, where else can I find those who are blind?"

Meng Yao didn't quite believe her, and stared at her coldly, "Since you know that you can't find it, what else are you looking for?"

Mei Qing vaguely understood, and immediately put on a face and said: "What do you mean by that? My things are lost and I can find something wrong?"

"Whether you are looking for something or something, you know in your heart."

"I don't know, you know, but tell me." Mei Qing suddenly raised her voice by two points, looked around for fear of being heard, then lowered her voice to sneer, "You don't have to guard me like a thief. Don't be me I don’t know what’s on your mind. You gave us the money. You’re not doing it for our own good. It’s not because you’re afraid that my mother and I will do something to get caught and ruin your good future. Staring at people is like staring at a thief. , this is not your home, even if something is lost, what does it have to do with you, why should you be in a hurry?"

Meng Tiao stifled her fiercely, making her speechless for a long time.Seeing Kou Hen come out of the hall, Meng Tiao had nothing to do, so he gritted his teeth and warned, "Behave yourself, if there is anything else, don't be here right now!"

Mei Qing was so angry that she burst into a rage, "You don't need to drive me away, I'll leave right now!"

With a sound of "pa", the scene behind the screen came to an abrupt end, and everyone on the ground looked towards Mei Qing.It happened that Qiusheng came back after changing his clothes, and when he walked past her, he also frequently looked back in doubt.

So many eyes fell on me, puzzled, contemptuous, indifferent, surprised, hostile...

Suddenly, she seemed to fall into an old dream. When she was a little beggar, she walked down the long street in ragged clothes, and the same pair of eyes slid past her body.Or later, those who have food and clothing, and shoot souls through their bodies also have the same gaze.

Even though they looked at her like this, they looked at her as if she was a different kind.In this world of different parties and dissidents, she felt a terrible loneliness.

Everyone looked sideways, Mengyu suddenly felt embarrassed, and slightly turned his face to the other side.Anyone with a discerning eye could tell it was the sisters who had quarreled, and it was not easy for others to persuade them, so Liu Chaoru had no choice but to leave the table and come over and pull Mei Qing to the side of the house and asked, "Why? Arguing with your sister?"

Mei Qing seemed to be about to cry, she sniffed hard, her voice was a bit vague, "I want to go home."

"This time?" It was originally agreed to stay here tonight and go back tomorrow morning.Liu Chaoru was a little embarrassed, and frowned secretly to persuade her, "It's almost three o'clock, and I'm making a fuss to go back, and I have to trouble someone to set up a car and rush to deliver it. Even if the master doesn't say anything, the servants will complain."

Mei Qing was silent, in the dark, and couldn't see her expression clearly.Liu Chaoru asked tentatively, "Why are you arguing with your sister again?"

Just don't ask, but once asked, Mei Qing raised her voice, "I want to go back! Are you going?"

Liu Chaoru hated her inexplicable temper the most, and would come whenever she wanted to.He turned away, a little impatiently, "This is not a place for you to show your temper, this is someone else's house."

Mei Qing stared at him for a while, then turned her back and left.After walking out for a while and looking back, I saw Liu Chaoru going back to the table with his back.There are people sitting on the side of the two short tables, and there is a circle of waiting people outside, and outside, there is another circle of people near the screen.

Many bright candles on the table are like flaming bonfires. On a moonlit night, it seems that they are celebrating by the same clan, dancing dances and singing songs she can't understand.And she was standing on the far bank, hearing the ghostly dense forest beside her being blown by the wind, swishing, swishing, the sound was particularly desolate.

She turned her back again, tears welling up on her face, but she stubbornly walked into the deeper darkness.

This time, how can the banquet be peaceful and comfortable?Meng Tiao was the first to feel regretful, she knew Mei Qing, refused to listen to persuasion, and insisted on being strong, now she made up her mind to leave, so it doesn't matter if it's midnight, unless she bows her head first.

But she refused to ask her to bow her head, she sat there with a sad face, thinking of calling the servant to take Mei Qing off in a car.Looking up, she saw a young servant running in front of Dong Mo, bent down behind her and smiled, "Don't worry, girl, the master ordered someone to take Miss Mei back."

Meng Yu glanced at Dong Mo from afar, suddenly filled with grievances.Dong Mo saw the color on her face from the shadow of the figure, so he had no intention of admiring the moon, so he ordered everyone to leave the banquet.

Coincidentally, Yue'er was also full of melancholy, so she didn't want to shine in the world any more, and hid in the clouds.The moonlight seemed to come out from the veil, turning into fog, turning into smoke, turning into an ancient concern, a silent mystery for thousands of years.

Returning to the room from time to time, the maids were tidying up outside, and the servants said back and forth that they had sent four servants to set up a carriage to take Miss Mei Qing home.Meng Tiao felt a little comforted, because he asked: "Did Master Liu go back with you?"

"Lord Liu was going to accompany him back home, but at the door, Miss Mei was still angry, so she didn't want him to follow and drove him out of the car. After the couple quarreled, Master Liu went back to the guest room to rest. "

After the boy went out, Dong Mo smiled crookedly on the couch, "I don't know where you got such a big temper, my sister, it's bigger than yours. Why did you two quarrel just now?"

Meng Yu turned around and glanced at him, seeing that he was a little drunk, went to pour a cup of hot tea with him, "It's nothing, just a small matter." Speaking of this, she let out a long sigh.

Dong Mo drove the girls out, and stared at her for a long time with cocked drunken eyes, then suddenly sneered, "In your eyes, everything is trivial, and nothing is important."

"What do you mean?" Mengyu was already suffocating in his heart, but hearing the slight sarcasm in his tone, he became more angry, "You men are butchers for officials, and everything you have done is a national event. We If there are any important things in a woman's hands, it's not all trivial matters."

Dong Mo sneered, he was still brooding over the little bit of frustration she showed.No wonder, if they just faced some obstacles, he didn't feel anything, but he knew that what he was actually facing was her timidity that would retreat in case of disaster.

He said, "You know that's not what I mean. I mean, it doesn't seem like a big deal to you about the two of us."

As soon as Meng Tiao's heart was blocked, he was in that dejected and free and easy way, "How important is it? Is it related to the country or the people's suffering? It's nothing more than a little love between men and women."

Dong Mo was furious and stared at her side face. The long eyebrows that swept into the temples were more heartless than the thin and curved eyebrows of other women.

Feeling very frustrated, he lowered his head and smiled wryly, "That's right, but it's just a small matter of love. There are so many separations and separations in this world, why can we stay together forever?"

"Yeah, why should we?" Meng Yu sighed with a smile, and the ending sound continued slowly, and then dissipated gently.She got up from her seat, opened the curtain and entered the bedroom.

Dong Mo didn't come in for a long time, probably out of breath.For a long time, Mengyuan saw that the candlelight faintly reflected on the curtain was extinguished, and heard the sound of the door opening outside, "Che... che..." The sound dragged on for a long time, followed by a silent pause.It seems that there are two decadent hands holding the long string reluctantly in the moonlight, waiting for something.

Before finally waiting, there was another slow "creak", and the door closed in loneliness.

Mengyu guessed that he was going to sleep in another room, but did not keep him, and slept alone on the pillow, unable to sleep for half a day with his eyes closed.He simply sat up and went to the couch to pack a cigarette.There are far and near in the garden, and occasionally there is the sound of putting things down.Playing very late tonight, the servants were naturally busy working late, those movements came and went, vaguely, and gradually quieted down.

Tomorrow these movements will resound again, day after day.In fact, it's boring to think about it. It's not that she has never been married, and she doesn't have much curiosity about marriage, it's just a long, heavy and monotonous life.Occasionally there is something new, and it is not a good thing. I have to bring up all my energy to deal with it. It is better not to happen.

Perhaps it was because the path she traveled was too unusual, a thrilling experience that other women may not experience in their lifetime.She has only spent half her life through his life, so she will inevitably feel tired and a little lack of energy to go through another ups and downs and failures.

She was exhaling the cigarette, and the tobacco in the pot sizzled twice, the flames lit up in the smoke and moonlight, and she was dying.

Once the sunny and windy weather passed the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was a little dying.Furthermore, after a rain, the red faded away, the emerald green faded, and the flowers and leaves were tuned, adding a sudden chill.

Mei Qing asked the girl to pull out a slightly thicker concubine-colored soft silk gown, and put it on, and put on a light yellow skirt, and a pair of pearl white soft satin embroidered shoes.She rummaged through the box and chose a pair of red coral bracelets to put on her wrists.

The old lady watched from behind, pulled the hem of her clothes for her, sat on the chair with the cigarette pole in her hand, and praised, "It's good to pick these pair of bracelets, your skin is fair, and the red one is worn on your wrists, which makes you look energetic and beautiful." tender."

In this way, it was as if someone could see through Mei Qing's sleeve and into her clothes.Mei Qing's expression froze for a moment, then she turned around with a smile, "How much money is Mother going to want from him?"

"This Kuang Qiusheng is no better than anyone else. I am going to offer him [-] silver, and he will definitely be able to afford it. They must have a lot of money with them when Fu Ling returns to Kaifeng this time."

"Eight thousand? It's too cruel. If it's like what Mrs. Lian did last time, wouldn't we suffer again?"

The old lady took a sip of her cigarette, and white puffs of smoke fluttered out as she spoke, "Listen to me. We didn't even suffer from the wife's affairs, we just made less money. Qiusheng and the others I don't know when I will return to Beijing, and I'm afraid I won't be staying in Jinan for long. How much money can you get from him? I'll ask for more later, and it will be considered as making up for your loss. Besides, it will be difficult to meet again in the end of the world, so don't want him If there are more, there will be no chance in the future.”

Mei Qinglian walked over, sat on the opposite stool and smiled, "It may not be possible to meet again. In the future, my sister will marry Dong Zhangping in Beijing, and she will have to pick us up to host it."

"Your sister's matter can't be done." The old lady smiled resolutely, and frowned slightly, "You have seen that Dong Kouhen before, and she speaks and does things without leaking. This is the lady of a rich family, not us ordinary people. Comparable. Think about it, this is just the second lady of their family, even a second lady is so difficult to deal with, not to mention his grandparents, elder master and second master, middle brothers and sisters-in-law."

Just as she was talking, she saw the girl come in through the curtain, "Girl, the sedan chair is here, wait at the door."

Mei Qing and the old lady were talking together, the old lady went back to the east chamber, Mei Qing got into the soft sedan chair and went to the Shengman Inn on Fushun Street.Because the people living in Fushun Street are either rich or expensive, the inn is naturally the best. The people who come and go are either relatives and friends of those people or wealthy businessmen from all walks of life. It's just that Mei Qing suddenly came to a female guest, which inevitably attracts attention.

The servant in front of Qiu Sheng had been waiting outside, waiting for Mei Qing to get off the sedan chair, and led them to the room in the backyard.The door of the room was not closed, Mei Qing walked in, and it was passable, although there were no gold, silver and jade objects on display, there was no shortage of beds, desks and chairs.Mei Qing didn't make a sound, so the maids and servants were waiting outside the door, and they closed the door on tiptoe, while Qiu Sheng was drinking tea on the couch inside the screen, he was in a daze for some reason, and didn't hear a sound.

Mei Qing stared at him through the hollowed-out carved cover for a while, then walked in with a smile, "There aren't any fleas or lice in this room, are there?"

"Huh? Are you here?"

Even though Mei Qing didn't refuse that day, she didn't agree, Qiu Sheng didn't dare to be sure that she would come, and waited here with the hope that she would be disappointed, but she didn't expect her to come.

Mei Qing walked slowly to the other side of the couch, swept the mattress with a handkerchief, and sat down cautiously, "If you dare to come, why don't I dare to come?"

She looked around with her eyes and raised her eyebrows slightly.Qiu Sheng said with a smile: "Before I came, I had someone replace these cushions and curtains with new ones, and asked the clerk to clean them several times. Don't worry, they are clean."

"Young Master is considerate." Mei Qing gradually relaxed her brows and poured herself a cup of tea.

The strange room exuded the fragrance of agarwood, probably also smoked.The tung oil paper pasted on the lattices of the windows was a little yellowed by the decanting sunlight.Qiu Sheng squinted at her sipping tea on the opposite side, knowing that she couldn't run away, but he didn't know where to start.

When doing this kind of thing outside, most women are shy and half-hearted.And the man is a bit stronger, pretending to bully, it just happens when it happens.But Mei Qing was so active and not panicked, which made him a little at a loss.

The silence was embarrassing, and the silence spread over people's faces like a silent climax.Just as Qiu Sheng was about to speak, Mei Qing stretched out a hand, "Where's my ring? Didn't you say that you'd give three rings to replace the one I lost?"

Qiu Sheng suddenly remembered, "Oh, I forgot, I'm so sorry." In case she thought he was petty, he hurriedly took out a few tickets, "I'm not free, there are two fellow students Jinan, I was drinking with them yesterday, so I forgot about it. Take the money, what kind of money do you want, and send someone to fight. I don’t know which shop in Jinan is good at playing. "

Mei Qing took a look at the few bills, and there were about 200 in total, so she was really a generous person.She withdrew her hand again, teasing with the cup of tea in her mouth, "Who cares about you? I just see that you have nothing to say, so I have to pick something to say."

Qiu Sheng put down the ticket casually and let it sit there, peeping at her with a smile, "Are you reconciled with Miss Meng? You quarreled on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival."

"I'd have forgotten if you didn't tell me." Mei Qing put down the cup indifferently, put her elbows on the kang table, and her shoulders were lazily put aside, "It's common for sisters to quarrel. Reconciliation? It’s not that the two countries are at war.”

"I was very sad to see you that night."

Mei Qing didn't care, "Who doesn't get angry when they quarrel? After I left, is my sister still angry?"

"After you leave, we will leave the table."

Speaking of which, Qiu Sheng's tone revealed some slow melancholy.When I went back to the room that day, I heard Kouhen say that Mei Qing and Meng Yuan are not biological sisters, Mei Qing is a little beggar picked up by the old lady on the street.At that time, for some reason, he was a little worried about her. Thinking of her back on the bridge that night, it was not heartless, but a kind of sadness.

He raised his hand to her cheek and rubbed it twice, "You don't seem very happy."

Mei Qing dodged her eyes twice, and smiled at him, "Who can be happy after arguing? Talking about such nonsensical things."

Qiu Sheng leaned up and kissed her, and naturally, he kissed her on the bed.At noon, I asked for a table of wine and food outside, and rolled to the bunk after a while.

The two of them had nowhere to go, they had to avoid family members at home, they couldn't walk together on the street, and they had to hug the bed and talk all the time to avoid the eyes of passers-by.

Most likely it was Qiu Sheng who was talking about his family, some interesting stories about his childhood in Beijing, his brothers, colleagues in the same department, and colleagues in the officialdom.As if to show her half of his life to make the relationship look less like a dewy marriage.

Mei Qing lay beside his neck and asked: "What about Miss Kouhen, why did you get married?"

Qiu Sheng was playing with the coral bracelet on her wrist, sliding it up and down on her arm, "No reason, our two families are family friends, we got engaged naturally when we grow up."

"Have you met before getting married?"

"I've seen it a few times. It's still a matter of childhood. When I grow up, men and women are taboo, and I haven't met face to face. I just saw it from a distance during the holidays."

This is the most old-fashioned good relationship, Mei Qing curled her lips, a little disdainful.Qiu Sheng squinted at her, seemed a little unconvinced, and shook her shoulders to cheer her up, "Then what about you and Mrs. Liu? Did your parents make the match first, or was it a matchmaker?"

When he asked this question, Mei Qing felt a little proud. She sat up and hugged the quilt with a complacent expression, "Neither of them, I picked it myself."

"You yourself?" Qiu Sheng was startled, then sat up and looked at her with his chin resting, as if he recognized her again.

"It's not me. He paid my mother's birthday that year. I saw it from afar and wanted to marry him. At first my mother and sister refused to agree, but they couldn't win me, so I had to go and ask him to kiss him."

Qiu Sheng smiled and stroked the back of her head, "You are really bold."

Mei Qing turned her face and smiled at him, picked up the dress at the end of the bed and put it on, "I'm going back."

It was late in the evening, and many businessmen in the yard came back from a social gathering, and there were creaking and creaking sounds of doors opening and closing.Most of the residents are men, it is too conspicuous to go out at this moment, Qiu Sheng gave her a pull, "Wait a while, go out and let others see."

Mei Qing walked to the couch and sat down, leaning on the window to look at the figures outside.Many people came in and out, begging for food and tea, tourists from all over the world, and she was the most homeless of these travelers, she could only hide in the night.

The two of them had a tryst several times in this room every day, and when the love became strong, Qiu Sheng felt a little reluctant, so he asked Kou Chen when they would leave for Beijing that day.

Kou Hen made a picture of a lotus flower on the table, filled with four or five colors, which finally reflected some magnificent colors on her face.She glanced from afar, but her gaze was still cold, "Why, are you in a hurry to go home?"

Qiu Sheng walked over slowly, "I'm in no hurry, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay here."

Kou Hen lowered his eyes again and said: "I heard Sanmo say that the case in his hand is waiting for the imperial court's order. I figured that as soon as the order arrives and the matter is settled, he will leave for Hebei, and we will go together at that time .”

Qiu Sheng was secretly happy, but didn't show it on his face, "That's fine, anyway, I'll drop by. You're busy, so I won't disturb you. I'll go out for a stroll."

When the news reached Dong Mo's ears, he felt a little uncomfortable.Thinking of Kou Hen's living here these days, Meng Tiao's heart is panicked, and if he stays for a few more days, Meng Tiao may be forced to retreat.

He came to Kouhen's house that day, with the intention of chasing away guests, "When is the second sister going to leave for Beijing? I can order someone to prepare a car and pack some things."

Kou Hen still said that, "Aren't you going to Hebei too? I'll be waiting for you, let's go together."

Dong Mo lowered his head and smiled under the screen, and his meaning became more shallow, "I'm afraid the court's decree will take some time to arrive, the second sister has been away from home for so long, don't worry about nephew? I think you don't have to wait for me, you should go first .”

"Are you issuing an order to evict guests?" Kouhen winked at the girl, ordered a cup of tea, held it in his hand, and smiled sideways, "If you don't like us living here, we will move to your second brother-in-law's home Go borrow it. If you are afraid that if I live here, Miss Meng will be uneasy, that is unnecessary. Even she is afraid of me, and she will go to Beijing with you to visit her grandparents in the future, what should she do? You protect her too much, What kind of climate can a woman get if she has to be protected by a man everywhere?"

Kou Hen lowered his eyelids sleepily, saw a tea stalk in the teacup, his complexion changed, he went outside the screen and splashed down the corridor, turning his eyes coldly, "Perhaps she can ask a man to protect him everywhere, it's her Ability. But women, there will be a day when you are old and fading. If you love her now, what will happen in the future? Who can say for sure. "

Although Meng Tiao may not be as weak as she said, one thing is true. She is more courageous and strategic than ordinary women in other places, but she is a little cowardly in love.At this point, there was nothing Dong Mo could do, the only thing he could do was to wait where he was even if he was discouraged.

He walked out of the house. Along the way, the smoke, trees, cold clouds, yellow dust and light rain made him feel a bit old. He once thought that he could shake the wind and rain, but he couldn't change people's hearts at all.

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The next edition will be "Slim and Petty", the title may be changed, please collect it~