Chapter 7 Photographs of the Years
After returning to the Mei family's house.
Qiu Chan was taken aback when she saw that the bracelet she often wore on Xia Chun's wrist was gone, and when she saw Xia Chun put the thick purse on the table, she was surprised, "Miss, do you really want to take the bracelet away? That was left to you by the old lady." ”
Xia Chun smiled, took out two silver dollars from his purse, and grabbed Qiu Cicada's arm, "If my mother-in-law knows under the spring, and knows that the money from this bracelet is to help others, she will be happy, let's go, there is a market in Qingshuijian tonight, you accompany me to pick up something to bring to Wendian when I study abroad." ”
Qingshuijian belongs to Eqiao Town, the town will hold a large market every month on the first and fifteenth day of the new year, this day happens to be fifteen again, I heard Wendian say to go for three days, Xia Chun thought about buying a few books for Wendian.
Qiu Chan tilted his head, "Do you want to call Mr. Lin with you?" The market can be regarded as the customs of our Eqiao Town, so let him experience it." ”
After speaking, before Xia Chun could answer, Qiu Cicada had already rushed to call Lin Yuefeng.
"This autumn cicada, I like it too obviously, Mr. Lin likes it. Looking at the back of the autumn cicada, Xia Chun couldn't help but shake his head.
Eqiao Town is not far away, but if you just go, you have to walk a lot, the three of them took the ox cart, swayed and arrived, the market was lively, the autumn cicadas were the most happy, here to go, there to see, plus the market was crowded, and after a while, they were separated from the two.
Xia Chun was walking with Lin Yuefeng, when someone suddenly grabbed her arm, held up a month card, and asked with a smile, "Miss, tsk, has anyone said that you look like a big star Ruan Lingyu?"
"Ruan Lingyu?"
"That's this person," the man held up the month card in his hand, Ruan Lingyu on it was wearing a cheongsam and a pearl necklace, a little plump but not losing her charm, it was indeed a little similar to Xia Chun, "Do you want to leave precious photos like Ruan Lingyu? Come to our photo studio, you deserve it!"
Xia Chun raised his eyebrows and saw five big characters gilded on a black background: glow photo studio.
The owner of the photo studio looked like a fashionable new man, wearing round-framed black glasses, a crisp gray suit, and a square face that looked like he had read a book.
The owner of the photo studio took Xia Chun's hand and began to introduce it with great interest, "The first photo studio in Qingshuijian opened, there are discounts for opening, and the store is a big reward, girl, do you want to take a photo with your husband?"
"Husband?" Xia Chun frowned, turned around, and saw Lin Yuefeng, only to know that the owner of the photo studio had misunderstood his relationship with Lin Yuefeng.
"What happened?" Lin Yuefeng saw that Xia Chun was being pulled, thinking that she was in trouble and hurriedly came over to relieve the siege, but seeing that the person who was pulling Xia Chun looked polite and polite, not like a bad person, he was also confused.
The owner of the photo studio was even happier when he saw Lin Yuefeng coming, pulling one with one hand, and couldn't help but pull the two of them in, "Oh, don't be shy, let's take pictures together." ”
The photo studio has two floors, the first floor is a lobby with several sets of tables and chairs, set against some large green plants, and at the left corner is a spiral-shaped wooden staircase that winds upwards and disappears into darkness.
The owner of the photo studio pressed a button next to the stairs, and the stairs lit up, and he pulled the two men on.
Walking to the top of the stairs, Lin Yuefeng asked, "Do you want us to take pictures together?"
Cui Jiamu nodded, suddenly jumped back, pulled his two hands apart, and opened the bow left and right, "Yes, the purpose of this store: record time, freeze youth, you - worth having." ”
The owner of the photo studio pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "By the way, I forgot to introduce it, my name is Cui Jiamu, and the first sentence at the beginning of "The Book of Tea": The tea man, the Jiamu of the south, is me." ”
"Cui Jiamu ......" Xia Chun silently recited the name, and the Cui family ...... Could it be ......
Cui Jiamu led the two of them inside, and inside was a large white curtain, in front of which was a stool, and on the stool was a bouquet of dried flowers. It is a scene specially built for taking pictures.
Cui Jiamu pointed to the hanger on the side and said to the two, "There are clothes to change here, you can go and change them, and then come and pose for a broken death, and I will take pictures of you." ”
"This is ......" Xia Chun followed the direction of Cui Jiamu's finger and saw a long floor-sweeping white gauze skirt hanging on the coat rack, with a white laurel crown on it, "Oh, I read it in the newspaper, this kind of dress seems to be called a 'wedding dress'?"
"Yes, this is the wedding dress, we Chinese wear big red clothes when we get married, they foreigners get married, women wear white long dresses, men wear black suits," Cui Jiamu took off the wedding dress, compared it to Xia Chun, and said approvingly, "Well, it's so beautiful, I think you can take this one to wear, Xiao Xu, you come and help me take this young lady in to change clothes." ”
"Hey, come on!"
I saw a human head wearing a beret poking out from under the big black cloth of the camera, the person was wearing a gray vest, with a pair of black Martin boots on his feet, looking thin and small, and the voice of the answer was crisp and powerful, hearing Cui Jiamu's call, he walked over directly, grabbed Xia Chun's arm and was about to pull it inside.
"Hey, sir, where are you going to take me......"
Xia Chun was dragged so much that he kept going inside. But the heart is reluctant.
"What sir, I'm a woman, don't be afraid. The man took off his beret, turned his head and smiled at Xia Chun, his long black hair like a waterfall poured down and fell on his shoulders, Xia Chun was almost stunned.
God, it turned out to be a man dressed as a woman......
Xiao Xu stuck out his tongue towards Xia Chun, "My name is Xu Ziyou, you can call me Xiao Xu, I am the photographer of this photo studio." ”
Xia Chun was wooden, and he didn't know anything, as the girl took the wedding dress, tried it on in a small cubicle, and was pulled by Xiao Xu to the front of the set just now, and was arranged by Xiao Xu to sit on the stool.
"Wait a minute, that gentleman has gone to change his suit, I'll adjust the position for you first," Xiao Xu said, and the whole person shrank under the camera again, not knowing what he was tinkering with.
Xiao Xu's voice came vaguely, "Girl, you tidy up the corner of the skirt on the left." ”
Xia Chun lowered her head and began to arrange her dress, when she suddenly heard someone call her, "Xia Chun......"
It's Lin Yuefeng.
She had never seen such a Lin Yuefeng: a crisp suit was worn on her body, which set off him as handsome, and he had never seen such a summer and spring: a swaying long skirt that mopped the floor, which set off her as graceful.
The moment they looked at each other, it was as if time stood still, as if time was passing through, just for this moment of encounter.
What a couple.
"Don't flirt, stand together," Cui Jiamu moved the two people together, and blindly commanded the two people not far away, "Come, be intimate, don't be shy, young man, get closer to the little girl, hey, okay, that's it, perfect!"
With a "click" sound, it left a photo of the years.
Lin Yuefeng in the photo is wearing a black straight suit, and Xia Chun is wearing a white wedding dress, this is their only group photo, but it is indeed worthy of the words "talented and beautiful", and then Cui Jiamu washed out the photo and enlarged it in the window of the photo studio, but it didn't take long for this "glow photo studio" to close down. It's just that that's a later story, so I won't mention it here.
After the two took pictures, they changed their clothes and came out again, and after walking two steps, Qiu Cicada chased after them with a large bag and a small bag.
"Oh, miss, sir, where have you been? I'm going to kill you!"
Xia Chun and Lin Yuefeng looked at each other and smiled, secretive about what happened just now.
When the first snow came, Mei Wendian and Lin Yuefeng were reading in the room. When I got up in the morning, the sky was still gray, as if it was not lit up, and the snowflakes began to fall, one after another, at first it was still small, who knew that it was getting bigger and bigger, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and it became a cotton wool all over the sky.
On this day, Lin Yuefeng accompanied Mei Wendian to read Huxley's "Theory of Heavenly Evolution", this book was translated to China by Mr. Yan Fu in the early years, and the two read it all morning, Mei Wendian did not perform well in the morning, Lin Yuefeng punished him for not resting at noon, and after eating lunch, he directly dragged him over to continue studying.
Lin Yuefeng rolled up the book and explained to Mei Wendian, "I just said that the core concept in this book is 'natural selection, survival of the fittest', what does this mean 'natural selection, survival of the fittest'? That is to say, this is an era when the weak eat the strong and the strong are kings, if your strength is too weak, then there is a danger and possibility of being eliminated and defeated." ”
Mei Wendian didn't understand, he tilted his head and asked, "Why do you want to fight? Isn't it beautiful that everyone is peaceful and happy? The master also taught us to be humble, why is it different from what you said to you, sir?"
Lin Yuefeng pondered for a moment and asked, "Wendian, in your opinion, what is happiness?"
"Fathers are kind and filial to sons, brothers and friends are respectful, husbands and wives are harmonious, and children are in pairs. ”
Lin Yuefeng further guided, "Wendian, if you want to protect these, then you must become the fittest and become a strong man, otherwise these happiness will become dream bubbles." ”
"Why do you want to do this? Doesn't Confucianism value peace?"
"Wendian, you think so, but those who invade our country don't think so, many times, as a man, you can't choose comfort, but you have to stand up and shoulder the responsibility of defending your family and country......"
Before he finished speaking, Mei Wendian suddenly leaned on the windowsill on the side and jumped up with joy, "Sir, the snow is so big!"
Following Mei Wendian's gaze, when he saw the heavy snow falling outside the window, Lin Yuefeng couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
The snow began to fall in the morning, and it was noon, but I didn't expect that the whole world had turned into a white patch, and the vast world showed a kind of cleanness that could not bear to be blasphemed.
"Sir, can I go out to play in the snow?" Mei Wendian's hand tightly grasped the corner of Lin Yuefeng's clothes, his big eyes fluttering, waiting for his consent.
"Go ahead. Lin Yuefeng sighed, knowing that Mei Wendian was still a child after all, his mind was uncertain, and he was easily influenced by the outside world.
After getting the approval, Mei Wendian simply rushed outside, he waved his hands and shouted excitedly, "Wow! Lao Liu, come to have a snowball fight!"
Lin Yuefeng smiled and shook his head.
Over there, Xia Chun was embroidering sachets in the room, the plum blossoms were halfway embroidered, remembering the past, a little sad, suddenly heard a shout outside, and walked out of the room, to the corridor, watching Mei Wendian and a few servants in the yard rolling in the snow, the original boring mood was swept away, Xia Chun stretched out her hand, and the crystal hexagonal snowflakes fell on the palm of her hand, and after a while, the temperature of her palm melted.
Lin Yuefeng's voice came from behind him, "This year's snow is a little late." ”
As soon as Xia Chun turned around, a warm cloak was put behind him.
Warmly wrapped her entire body.