Shen Langgui

Chapter 112 The Shadow of Flowers and the Moon in the World ⑤

In March at the beginning of the year, the peach blossoms on the human face are red.

Melting moon, melting night.

On the corner of Second Street, an unremarkable old house with the door closed.However, passing by, there was a burst of lively applause from time to time.There is a unique cave in the courtyard. Behind the door is a large room with five openings. A wooden platform is placed horizontally in front of the door. A thin and tall woman in Chinese clothes slowly stepped onto the stage, moving lightly with lotus steps, circled the platform, and finally returned to the center of the stage.Surprised by Chu Yao, she spun around a few times, and the golden butterfly embroidered on the skirt fluttered its wings, winning applause from the audience.

After the two men quietly turned into the stage from one side, a young man came up to report: "Young master! Two masters! My aunt's outfit is the best seller, and she has dozens more orders than other girls!"

The man called 'Uncle' made fun of the tall man and said: "Look, keep your name incognito, people still think your craftsmanship is the best."

The tall man declined: "If you don't come here, even if you have credit, I will at most take three points, and the rest is because the clothes are really beautiful on Peng Yu's body." After the words fell, a woman rushed up behind them. The one who was showing the costume on the stage just now saw the woman smiling and saying: "Young master! Spiritual cultivation, it's so fun!" The woman pouted her mouth and immediately became coquettish, "You guys are too serious, we have held it several times , Only then will you know me!"

This tall man is Xun He.Hearing Peng Yu's words, Xun He smiled and said: "You are usually taciturn, who would have known you would be interested in these things? Besides, you are all healthy people, so stop messing around."

Hearing this, Peng Yu came to a sudden, covered her slightly protruding stomach, then hid behind her husband, muttering, "I have been approved by spiritual practice."

Sha Ou's original name was Li Lingxiu.Sandwiched between his wife and master, Sha Ou had to turn his elbows outward, and said to his wife Peng Yu: "Okay, okay, go down and rest quickly. Otherwise, master will really blame me later."

The two sent Peng Yu to the small courtyard behind the stage to remove her make-up, and then walked back to the front of the stage.On the way, Sha Ou said to himself: "Hey, there are three classes of poor people in the world."

"Huh?" Xun He asked, "Which third class?"

"Let's talk about the first class first, that's people like me. I came from a lowly background and have been sinking for many years, but fortunately, with luck, I can finally make a living."

Xun He nodded: "Well, then I'm in the same category as you."

Sha Ou waved his hand: "No, you and I are not the same kind of people. Don't worry, listen to me slowly. The second kind is women. They are born not allowed to step out of the door, stay in the boudoir, and follow their husbands after marriage. You have to listen to people's orders and look at people's faces, don't you think it's pitiful?"

Xun He immediately understood: "That's why you let Peng Yu take the stage?"

"Hee hee, as expected of a master, I will immediately understand. That's right, since ancient times, women have been forbidden to show their faces and are forced to be men's accessories. I want to break this cannibalistic rule. As long as my wife likes to do it, even Let her do it."

Xun He was stunned, and then smiled coolly: "No wonder, I said, Peng Yu has been more and more open recently, so it was from you that he got support. That's right, it's strange that Peng Yu was determined to have you at the beginning. But let's talk Come back, you didn’t list women at the bottom of the list of people who suffer, so is it possible that there are people in the world who are more miserable than women?”

"There really are!" Sha Ou glanced at Xun He, and said, "The most miserable person is someone who clearly has great ambitions, but because of tigers and wolves, he has to restrain his edge and surrender to his subordinates. Hey, compared to the previous two , this kind of talent is the most pitiful, he has no ambitions, but dare not show his fists all his life."

Xun He poked Sha Ou, and smiled helplessly: "You misunderstood, Master Shen has changed a lot, and now he is more tolerant. I can accomplish many things with his support. Besides, Master Shen is not here, you are here I beat around the bush in front of him, but I didn't tell him, this fight won't start."

Sha Ou showed disdain on his face: "Look, look, you are so protective! You don't care much about what I say, but if you say no to him, you will chatter endlessly!"

Xun He couldn't laugh or cry: "Where there is, there is nothing!"

The two were laughing and joking, when a young servant came up and reported: "Master, just now there was an official who sold very generously. He fell in love with the pattern of skirts worn by my aunt, and bought a thousand peonies in one go. .”

"What!?"

"what??!"

Xunhe Shaou looked at each other, Shaou murmured: "Isn't it here to find fault?"

The boy waved his hands repeatedly: "No, this official handed over the cash, and the banknotes have been collected by Li's accountant!"

"Did he reveal his background?" Xun He asked.

The boy shook his head: "No, the accountant Li asked his name, and the official only gave his name."

Sha Ou frowned and asked, "What's your pseudonym?"

"The name is very weird, it's called 'heavy money to find a wife'."

Xunhe Shaou looked at each other and said in unison: "Where is the person? Take me to him!"

The servant brought the two masters to the backyard, and as soon as he entered the door, Xun He gasped - it really was Shen Yue.

With ill intentions, Sha Ou poked the master with his elbow: "Let you protect him! It's good now, he's coming to the door openly to settle the accounts, don't hesitate to ask me to save you!"

"Go!" Xun He pushed away Sha Ou, and approached Shen Yue with a smirk, "Master, you...why are you here?"

Shen Yue was not in a hurry, he took a sip of tea like a dog, and said: "Huh? When you went out, you said you had something to ask Supervisor Zhao, why are you here now?"

"Uh... that," Xun He scratched his numb scalp, "Well, Lord, let's go back first, I'll explain it to you in detail on the way, look at this... okay?" , as a petition.

Shen Yue put down the cup, took the palm of Xun He's hand, held Mo Sha, and after a while, he let go and said: "Okay, then let's go."

That's what he said, but on the way, Shen Yue was driving by himself, seeking to go to wrap him up, but he just comforted him softly: "It's windy at night, don't come out, we'll talk when we go back." After saying that, he pushed him back into the carriage.

Then back to Xianmiandu, Xunhe followed suit, Pidiandian followed Shen Yue up the mountain.When he arrived at the thatched house, he heard the birds screaming loudly, and Shen Yue hurried to the backyard.Before Xun He could go around, he saw a blue-feathered fried-feathered bird walking over, swaggering and flapping its wings.

"I forgot to let him out for a walk today, it's okay now, I lost my temper." Shen Yue walked around from behind the house, squatted down, and put his palms in front of Lan Mao.This rotten bird didn't act obedient even though it was cheap, so it pecked Shen Yue's thumb twice, let go of its little paw and picked it up again, and went back and forth a few times before standing in Shen Yue's palm in distaste, and then climbed up along Shen Yue's shoulder until Standing on Shen Yue's shoulders.

Xun He stood up with Shen Yue, and couldn't help but think of the day when the little cutie insisted on coming out, and Xun He refused to let go. Just when one person and one bird were at war, Shen Yue mediated in time and cut off a few flying feathers of the bird. , the little bird is free, Xun He is free from worries, and both parties are satisfied.

After that incident, Shen Yue told Xun He that instead of arguing, it is better to find a solution to the problem.

The bird fluttered its wings to exercise its muscles and bones, and Xun He saw its flying feathers appearing and disappearing from time to time, and reminded Shen Yue: "Little cutie's feathers have grown back, so you have to cut them quickly, or one day he will fly away when he flaps his wings." .”

Shen Yue said lightly: "Yes. He is angry now, I'm afraid he will be bitten if he catches him, come tomorrow."

Shen Yue finally responded to himself, with mixed feelings: "Master, you just kept silent because you were afraid of saying too much in anger, right?"

"Well," Shen Yue was aware of his temperament, and was afraid that he would say something hurtful in a hurry, so he held down his anger until he regained his composure. "If you want, talk about the cause and effect."

"I am willing, very willing. Actually..."

"I've been so busy, I haven't had time to eat."

Xun He was shocked: "How do you know?"

"Oh! I don't know what you have. If you want to eat, I will make it for you."

"Fried rice!" Xun He followed with glowing eyes, "I want to eat fried rice with crab roe! Grandpa made it!"

"Where are the crabs at night?" Shen Yue crossed his waist, and then said, "Okay, you wait."

Xun He smiled and said, "Hehe, I knew Master Shen had a solution."

Shen Yue cooked the rice, then took out a few eggs from the basket, knocked the egg liquid into a bowl, scooped out the duck egg yolk, mixed in the egg liquid, stirred, and added various seasonings.

Before I knew it, I had been reunited with Shen Yue for almost two years, but to this day, whenever I saw Shen Yue cooking, Xun He would still be overwhelmed by his neat demeanor.

"Go ahead and talk while you're cooking."

"Oh, oh oh, good."

Shen Yue asked: "When did it start?"

It turned out that Shen Yue didn't know all about it, Xun He thought to himself: "Not long ago, it started in the twelfth lunar month last year, and it was an accident."

"how?"

"It's the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month. At that time, Master Shen, you were still at home with your foot injury. I went out to find Sha Ou for something, and I happened to see him taking in a woman. After careful questioning, I found out that this woman was called Xiao Lian. She was originally the daughter of an official. I committed a crime and was sentenced to become an official prostitute. Xiao Lian's father was once Sha Ou's benefactor. Sha Ou said, after I left, Xiao Lian's father stayed with him for a long time and cared for him. Sha Ou has always wanted to repay his favor, but he has no way of doing it. Probably It was God's will, Xiao Lian originally threw herself into the river, but she was rescued by the boatman under Sha Ou, and after Sha Ou recognized her, he took her back for recuperation."

"Well, so you sent an errand to Xiao Lian by the way, let her be your fitting girl?" Shen Yue knew that Xun He's craftsmanship was good, and many wives and daughters of rich families paid a lot of money to hire Xun He to tailor clothes.

"Yes. If there is a way out, no one is willing to commit suicide. Xiao Lian just can't see a way out, so I let her come to Jiuwan to be my fitting girl after she recovers."

"How did it develop into a show with so many people?"

"Hee hee, it's just an idea that came out of my mouth, and Sha Ou actually helped me realize it." Xun He was immersed in memories, and didn't notice Shen Yue's unkind expression when he came over with his job bowl, "One day I was making clothes, and Shaou talked about the fabric trade show for Simon every year, and this is the way to go back and forth. I envisage holding a different exhibition so that the fabrics can be displayed more abundantly. For example, let Xiao Lian wear the clothes I made and show them on stage. Everyone exhibited. At that time, Sha Ou made a final decision, saying that it is no problem to hold a small exhibition in private, and he will contact people, and I just feel at ease as a tailor. On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, in the small courtyard just now, we held the first clothing exhibition. Yu seized the opportunity, took the opportunity to lobby, and immediately signed more than a dozen orders. Merchants also like this form of business, so we did it again in mid-February. Just now, it was the third time... that's all "Xun He finally noticed Shen Yue's face, only thought that Shen Yue was angry because he didn't explain the truth in time, and deliberately emphasized that the exhibition was not a long-term secret, and there were only three times.

Xun He was feeling uneasy, but Shen Yue only said indifferently: "The rice is ready, eat it while it's hot."

"Ah? Oh oh!" The scent was tangy, Xun He took a spoonful and put it into his mouth, the rich crab roe smell diffused between his lips and teeth, "It's delicious! Do you want to try it too?" He said and sent the wooden spoon to Shen Yue's mouth side.

Shen Yue shook his head: "No, I ate it tonight."

But the little cutie stretched her neck eager to try, so Xun He had to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, pick out a few grains of rice to feed the birds.

"Actually, Master Shen, I only designed clothes, and I didn't do anything else." Back then when I did business behind Shen Yue's back, what happened to me, today, whenever I think of Xun He, I still shudder.

"It doesn't matter," Shen Yue comforted softly, "I was just thinking, since you have this idea, why didn't you tell me?"

"Hmm," Xun He swallowed his food, and anxiously defended, "This kind of whimsical idea, I just talk about it casually after dinner, but I didn't expect Sha Ou to take it seriously."

"You never said it, how do you know I won't take it seriously?!"

Xun He's head drooped, and the spoon kept stirring in the rice bowl: "I'm sorry, Lord, I will..."

"Forget it, I don't blame you, it was my fault in the past, which kept you from opening your mouth. Let's eat first, let's sit in the yard when we are full."

"Okay!" Regardless of Shen Yue's dissuasion, Xun He put his hand on Shen Yue's arm, "Let's go, master."

Shen Yue allowed Xun He to be dragged to the front yard, it was late at night, the mountains were quiet, with occasional cicadas chirping once or twice.The bright moon was hidden behind the clouds, and the two couldn't see each other clearly, but the temperature in their palms was very clear.

Xun He leaned flatteringly on Shen Yue's shoulder, calling softly: "Master."

"Ah."

"You worry too much. Those things in the past have become a thing of the past, and I have really let go of it."

Shen Yue sat upright, but took Xun He into his arms and let him lean on comfortably: "Well, let's not mention this. If you really want to comfort me, why not answer a few questions for me seriously."

"Master Shen, don't worry, no one can shake your position in my heart, not even Shaou!"

Shen Yue burst out laughing: "Ha, I didn't ask this. I really want to hear this. I just let you talk about it every day. What's the point? How much do I care about you? I earned it. You don't need to prove it yourself. Speaking of which, during those years in the Shen Mansion in Suzhou, I rarely heard you confess your love to me. Occasionally, it was only when I asked you more that I revealed a little bit. I just want to ask you, what did you think of this relationship back then? "

Sensing Xun He looking up at himself, Shen Yue added, "It's okay if you don't want to say it, old rules, just say 'skip'. But what you say must be the truth."

"There's nothing I can't say. Back then, I regarded Lord Shen as my true love, and I treated him wholeheartedly. But I also know that I'm a servant, and I don't have anything that can match Master Shen, so I... I naturally dare not take it upon myself. "

Shen Yue couldn't help but smiled wryly: "So that's the case. You know, I haven't gotten any active response from you, and I finally thought... I thought you were just coerced by me, so you reluctantly deal with me verbally."

Xun He sat up straight for a moment: "No! Those are all truthful words, without any compulsion, it's just... I'm just ashamed to say it."

"I've been waiting for six years, but you are still the same. Hope is gone, I can only persuade myself—forget it, let's go back to normal life. That's why later... Ah Li, although I couldn't promise you anything at that time, However, as long as you show the slightest affection, I will never touch Tian Shi and Aunt Yin! Do you think that I was only angry because of your private business, no! It is because I have never been able to understand your mind. Love me, why did you tease me in the first place. In addition, by accident, you and Wu Jing were involved. Thinking about what you did to Lord Qin before, I have to beware of you stepping on me. But in fact , What made me sad the most was that I thought that you had trampled on my whole heart. So later, I convinced myself that I only love women, I am not interested in men, I was just cheated by you, that's all. "

"I'm sorry, Master Shen, it's all my fault. But I really dare not think that I have such a heavy weight in Master Shen's heart." As he said that, Xun He sobbed, but no matter how much he wiped the back of his hand, he couldn't touch it. Dried tear stains.

Shen Yue held Xun He's arms, hugged them back into his arms, stroked the breath of Fushun Xun He, but said with a reproach: "Silly, when I was down and out, you secretly tried to help me. I treat you the same , I don't care about your status. Hey, where can I find such a good carp, you are worth it, you have always been worth it."

Shen Yue found that every time he held Xun He, his heart was full, full and stable just like this embrace.

The dusty misunderstandings were resolved one by one.For the rest of his life, Shen Yue didn't want to argue with Xun He anymore, they had no time to waste.The only way to love is to love with all your strength, with all your heart, until you die.