(22) Impressions of "The Peony Pavilion".
After eating, the two of them walked back aimlessly.
In Suzhou in August, the scorching afternoon sun almost roasted the two northern children through the umbrella. Su Mu had a beautiful vision of strolling through the ancient alleys after dinner, so he folded it in half. However, passing by the places she had seen when she came to Suzhou before, she still told Ling Feng with great interest.
Speaking of which, the biggest impression left by Shantang Street on Su Mu was really not the fried buns and mung bean soup that he didn't eat this time, but the play "Peony Pavilion - Dream".
Su Mu basically didn't have any interest in this type of culture before, and he would buy a ticket at that time, but it was entirely because he had just gotten off the ship, he didn't want to go back, and he didn't know where to go, so he bought a ticket.
After all, Wu Nong's soft language Su Mu really didn't understand, and she had never been exposed to drama, so she came to listen to this, basically just to pass the time. What Su Mu didn't expect was that from the beginning of listening to this play, she became interested in all kinds of dramas.
It's amazing.
Although Su Mu needs to read the subtitles to know what the words are singing throughout the whole process, when Su Mu listens to a little bit, she doesn't care about what the words are at all, and the actor's smile and every move fall in her eyes, which is already worth a thousand words. All those descriptive sentences lost their meaning at this moment, as if the actor himself was standing there and had already told the whole story.
Su Mu has no way to evaluate the singing skills and performances of these actors in professional terms or standards, but for her, all that she has seen is enough for her to be shocked. For the first time, she realized that the appeal of the original opera was so powerful that when the actors took the curtain call, Su Mu still regarded it as an intermission and couldn't wait to continue watching.
Such a sense of unfinished business, Su Mu had never seen it when he watched other stage performances before. And every time this happens, Su Mu feels that she is really uneducated, because in addition to words like "good-looking" and "expressive", she can't find any other more vivid and vivid sentences to describe the shock that this kind of performance brings her. So Su Mu then began to envy those literati in ancient times, their talents are as inexhaustible as the water of a river, and they can always use the most concise and appropriate sentences at the most appropriate time to express what they see in front of them and what they think in their hearts, and they can also make people amazed. Su Mu dreamed that he could become like this, but he was limited to dreaming.
After all, this thing needs talent, and if she is an acquired person like her, she basically can't achieve it, so Su Mu has always been very self-aware, and she doesn't take this kind of thing too seriously.
And from this time on, Su Mu began to change his attitude towards these operas, occasionally listening to them, and even recommending them to others. Originally, Su Mu also wanted to take Ling Feng to see this time, but firstly, because it was too late, they had other arrangements for the evening, and secondly, she felt that Ling Feng would not like this kind of thing, and he couldn't appreciate it if she brought him here, and it might affect her mood, so she decisively chose to give up, preferring not to watch it herself.
But having said that, she sometimes felt that maybe Ling Feng didn't like these things for the same reason as she used to, that is, she was not old enough to understand the meaning and charm of this, maybe when Ling Feng reached her age, he would also feel like this, but I am afraid that it would take a long time to wait.
When he came to the very starting point, Su Mu was still wondering if he should go to Bai Juyi Memorial Garden to have a look. However, thinking that they had already missed a lot of things along the way anyway, and Ling Feng obviously looked a little tired and didn't want to leave, so Su Mu didn't mention this matter at all, and only glanced back at that place from afar.
It's actually a little regrettable, because she didn't go to this place last time she came, and she originally planned to come this time. But if you think about it from another angle, it's good to have a little regret, because in this way, she will have the motivation to come back next time.
In the past three years, Su Mu has also been to a lot of places, if she had to make a choice, then she would definitely choose to stay in Suzhou to live, Suzhou is definitely the most suitable existence for her. If she had the opportunity in the future, she would really like to stay and work here and appreciate its beauty little by little.
Many people have also said that Su Mu's personality seems to be more like a Jiangnan woman, gentle and tactful, elegant and simple. However, Su Mu really knew very well in her heart that these words had nothing to do with her, and the hidden character in her heart could even be said to be completely opposite.
To Su Mu never explained.
There are some things that are not necessary to be explained, because no matter how much they say, some people will not believe it. Reality is the best explanation, not to mention that some people are just passers-by, so why waste time.
Su Mu had never understood this truth before, and she always wanted to maintain her image in everyone's eyes, so she lived a very tired life, and she was even more hypocritical than she thought she was.
If it weren't for the problems that arose between her and Ling Feng later, Su Mu wouldn't have understood these truths by now. So to a certain extent, Ling Feng can be regarded as helping Su Mu change a lot of problems that she couldn't get rid of before, and at the same time, it also helped her recognize a lot of truths that she didn't recognize before.
So in fact, growing up is an uninterrupted process, from birth to death, this thing has never stopped, but some people are stubborn, have been living in their own world, stop moving forward, and blame others.
Because it was too hot all the way, when Ling Feng saw the dessert shop on the side of the road, he cast a longing glance at Su Mu. Su Mu really didn't care about this dessert shop at first, she saw the Starbucks next to her, so the two reached a friendly agreement, first go to Starbucks with Su Mu, and then go to the dessert shop with Ling Feng.
After a while, seeing that the time was still early and it was too hot outside, the two of them checked the route map back in the store, determined the location of the subway entrance, and decided to go back first. Just when he was just out of the dessert shop, Ling Feng saw a group of old men pedaling that kind of open-top tricycle, so he hesitated when he was passing by, and finally when he was about to miss them, he cautiously asked Su Mu if he could take this to the subway entrance.
The distance between the two places is indeed not short, and it will take some time to walk over, it is rare that Ling Feng is willing to take the initiative to be lazy, of course Su Mu will support it, so she didn't say a word, she picked a car with Ling Feng and sat down.
The two people on the road have been staring at the back of the old man, and it can be seen that the old man is actually a little struggling, when going uphill, he can't stand up and pedal, he can only get down and push the cart, Ling Feng felt a little reluctant in his heart, and wanted to get out of the car, but the old man found out his intentions, so he asked him to sit in the car honestly, and didn't have to come down to help.
During this process, Su Mu did not speak or move, and Ling Feng felt very strange. When the two of them returned to the hotel, Ling Feng couldn't help it, and when he mentioned this matter, Su Mu didn't care at all, and explained to Ling Feng in a very normal tone:
"Three hundred and sixty lines, each line needs someone to take on the corresponding work, since he chose to earn money with his own hands, then I should respect his choice. What I can do is give him the opportunity to work when I need it, and what I need to do when he does his work is not to cause him unnecessary trouble, so that he can finish the work smoothly. Sometimes compassion is a superfluous thing, and some people don't need sympathy. If you want to respect him, if you want to respect his work, you should let him work normally like everyone else, and not have any discrimination against him because he is an old man, or because he is a person who is engaged in this kind of service industry, and there is no need to have sympathy for him. ”
"Some people may rely on the old and sell the old, then this does not need sympathy at all, but some people need self-esteem, and they can't sympathize at will. ”
What Su Mu said, Ling Feng actually felt that it didn't make sense, and it didn't even make sense, but he didn't want to quarrel with Su Mu at such a time, so he acted as if he hadn't heard it. Su Mu didn't bother to care if Ling Feng took her words to heart or not, because even if she didn't say these truths, Ling Feng would experience them in the future.
If you listen to it, you may be able to suffer a little less shock, but if you don't listen, everyone will have this experience anyway.
Most of the things that are truths can only be deeply realized after experience, and without experience, it is useless to say truths. But this kind of thing is like doing a preview before class, and when you read it, you may feel very relaxed when you learn it, don't read it, although it is difficult, but you can understand it after repeating it a few times, but you understand it, and you may not use it for a while.
Of course, it's a good thing that some truths don't work.
On the way back, Ling Feng kept drinking Su Mu's drink, completely forgetting the corners of his mouth when he said that this thing didn't taste good at first. Su Mu was very disgusted and wanted to snatch the drink back from him, but she was neither as tall as him nor as energetic as him, so she could only watch Ling Feng take her drink for herself.
Having said that, Ling Feng seemed to have always been particularly interested in her things, her headband, mirror, and many, many knick-knacks remained in Ling Feng's clothes pocket all year round. So much so that for a while he was like Su Mu's treasure chest, no matter what she needed, he could meet it.
If you think about it carefully, it seems that Su Mu will be like this when they are at this age, and they will pay special attention to the gadgets of the people they like. The borrowed eraser is carefully stored by the other party when he says he doesn't have to return it, and the borrowed pen is reluctant to use it again, and he must find an excuse to wash it once when he wears the other party's school uniform, and then leave the same smell as his body...... Things like this seem to be very commonplace, and everyone seems to be very happy because of such small things. Although I am still looking forward to a beautiful love, I can't seem to find this feeling anymore. Therefore, the feelings of the student days are the simplest, which is not unreasonable, after all, the people at that time were also simple, and now, if you want to simply like someone, it is simply a miracle.
After going back and taking a nap for a while, Su Mu was almost awakened by hunger, because she had eaten less, and the noodles she had eaten were all digested after a while, and it happened that Ling Feng also woke up at this time, so the two of them didn't care what time it was, so they immediately got up and went to the planned Peach Blossom Spring.
Before going, Su Mu met a dessert shop on the road, and she and Ling Feng, who had never been resistant to this kind of thing, hit it off and bought a cup of poplar branch nectar to taste. As a result, because it was so delicious, Su Mu couldn't stop all the time, if it wasn't for Ling Feng next to him, it is estimated that Su Mu wouldn't have to eat this dinner, just drinking this would be full.
Maybe it's because it's not a meal yet, so it's not yet to the point of lining up, and the two of them have a place to sit after waiting for a while. After the two of them found a place under the guidance of the waiter, they began to study the menu and quickly ordered a lot of food.
Most of them were actually ordered by Su Mu, and she also knew that it was very likely that she would not be able to eat them, but if she missed these dishes, she might not be able to eat them again, so Su Mu was ruthless and ordered them all. This time, Ling Feng was very obedient and didn't stop him, which made Su Mu feel a little weak-hearted.
Okay, I'm afraid that if Su Mu can't eat it then, he will make excuses to force her to finish it, right?
Thinking of this, Su Mu became even more scared. And Ling Feng really wanted to know what she was worried about, so he said to her directly:
"It's hard to come and eat once, and it's always good to eat more. ”
When Ling Feng finished saying this, Su Mu didn't know why he felt so happy. However, this joy did not last long, and by the time her wontons were served, she almost collapsed.
She really accepted the incompetence of this wonton filling.
Ling Feng felt that it was a pity, but if these two people didn't eat this stuffing, he really had no choice. However, this wonton did not pass the test, but the soup was very delicious, Su Mu felt that this cup was not enough for her to drink, if she hadn't drunk too much Yangzhi nectar before, she could drink two or three cups of this little thing.
After drinking enough, the two of them began to stroll down the street again, Su Mu held the poplar branch manna while walking, and occasionally took a sip, it didn't look like he couldn't walk after eating. Ling Feng felt a little funny, and wanted to take the drink back from Su Mu's hand, who said that Su Mu didn't want to let go at all, if Ling Feng grabbed it, she couldn't wait to go up and bite him.