Chapter 9: His Secret
After the first snow, Mei Wendian began to be more vigilant against Lin Yuefeng intentionally or unintentionally, approaching the end of the year, the classes in the private school gradually decreased, but he always tried his best not to go to Lin Yuefeng's class, today he had a headache and tomorrow he had a cold and the day after tomorrow had a brain fever, and he didn't know how many excuses he found, and even if he went to class, he always looked absent-minded, Lin Yuefeng would punish Mei Wendian at the beginning of the year, urging him to learn more, and when he got to the back, he simply gave up the training and let him fend for himself.
When the three of them ate together, Mei Wendian behaved even crazier. He always gave Xia Chun a lot of dishes at the dinner table, and deliberately didn't let Lin Yuefeng eat it, for fear that Lin Yuefeng would snatch his Xia Chun's sister away, and after the two of them finished eating, Mei Wendian would take Xia Chun's hand and quickly take her away, as if it was redundant to stay with Lin Yuefeng for a while in the dining hall.
Qiu Cicada was completely kept in the dark, she didn't know the details, she only felt strange, she asked while adding tea to Lin Yuefeng, "What's wrong with our young master?"
Lin Yuefeng smiled helplessly, silently looked at Mei Wendian's shaking back, sighed, and didn't directly answer Qiu Chan's words, just said, "Silly Wendian." ”
After a few days, someone came to the Mei family, who had been silent for a while, and the housekeeper came in and said, "Someone is coming to visit." ”
Xia Chun and Mei Wendian heard the housekeeper's call, and followed the housekeeper out of the room, but they didn't expect the person they saw turned out to be Cui Jiamu.
Cui Jiamu was dressed in a similar outfit as last time, handed Xia Chun a brown paper envelope, and explained, "The photo I took last time. ”
Xia Chun took the envelope and was about to open it, Mei Wendian on the side had already brought his little head over, Xia Chun remembered the scene where the two of them took pictures that day, and knew that it was not suitable for Mei Wendian to see, so she took out a little bit of the photo and put it back, she cleared her throat and said loudly, "Qiu Cicada, take Mr. to collect money." ”
Qiu Chan was about to lead Cui Jiamu to the account room, but he didn't expect Cui Jiamu to refuse, expressing generosity, "Hey, no need, this photo looks really talented and beautiful, and if you say that you will be rewarded for the opening, it will be given to you." ”
This year is not good, the Mei family's business is not good, Xia Chun thought that the business of the photo studio is not easy to do, especially looking at the equipment in the photo studio is brand new, who knew that Cui Jiamu would be so generous, for no reason, in business, Xia Chun thought that the photo studio business was booming, but I didn't expect that trendy things would be so popular in this small place of Qingshuijian.
Xia Chun laughed a few times, "Hehe, it seems that your photo studio has a good business." ”
Cui Jiamu touched his forehead: "Actually, I'm ready to close the door." ”
Xia Chun: "......"
Cui Jiamu honestly confessed: "No one came to shoot, my father said that this was the last ticket for me to play, and asked me to go home obediently to inherit the family business." ”
Xia Chun: "......"
After speaking, Cui Jiamu turned around and left in a dashing manner.
In the wax moon season, the Spring Festival is approaching, and there are suddenly more people here in Qingshuijian, and those who have left home to work hard have returned. Qingshuijian is a poor and remote place in the eyes of outsiders, if people nest here for a lifetime, they are destined to have no big interest, those young people will think of a way to run out, plus Hui merchants have been wandering businessmen since ancient times, so those who stay in Qingshuijian are some old and weak women and children, but no matter how the wanderer works outside, he still has to go home for reunion during the New Year. So the clear water stream became lively, but it was nothing.
Everyone began to buy New Year's goods, the bacon was hung up, the sausages were filled, the meatballs were fried, and the Mei family presented a magnificent and lively scene.
On this day, the Mei family wants to make dumplings together, and Xia Chun wants Mei Wendian to call Lin Yuefeng to come, saying that it is interesting to have a happy family, and they all say that the teacher is like a father, and Xia Chun often emphasizes to Mei Wendian that he must respect the teacher.
Although Mei Wendian was reluctant, he still went to call. He didn't knock on the door this time, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw what Lin Yuefeng was writing, but as soon as he saw Mei Wendian coming in, Lin Yuefeng put away the rice paper with a swish.
Mei Wendian's eyes were sharp, and the whole person ran over in an uproar, pulled the rice paper, and saw that it was an orchid painted on it.
Lan Ruosheng spring and summer. At that time, Mei Wendian didn't know this poem. I thought it was Lin Yuefeng's self-cultivation. After looking at it for a long time, I didn't see any doorway, so I put it down stupidly, and said to Lin Yuefeng, "Let's go, Sister Xia Chun wants us to make dumplings together." ”
Lin Yuefeng pulled back the rice paper with his left hand, and took a long breath, looking like a child who had been discovered by an adult.
According to the custom of previous years, Xia Chun also had to bring the people of the Mei family to send warmth to the nearby residents, and it was expected that only Qiu Cicada would be alone, but who knew that Mei Wendian was also interested, and he followed.
Mei Wendian didn't know what medicine he had taken, and his mouth was exceptionally sweet, and several poor people were amused.
As soon as Qiu Cicada knocked on the door of the next house, he was surprised, "Oh, isn't this a girl?"
Xia Chun also took a special look, not to mention that it was really a girl, wearing the same clothes as that day, but a few holes on it were patched, and the original dirty face was also specially washed, and the girl had two braids on this day, but the most recognizable thing was the tear mole under the right eye of the girl, which was quite a big one, which made the whole person have a different feeling of pity and pity.
"So your name is Yadan?" Mei Wendian giggled with laughter. I didn't expect the girl in front of me to have such a strange and funny name.
They live in a low thatched house, the black thatched house has no decoration, there is a small wooden table on the mud floor, there are several broken porcelain bowls on the wooden table, and there is a kerosene lamp next to it, the kerosene in it is almost gone, and the wick is only a little bit, and the whole room is extremely dim, as if the kerosene lamp is about to be extinguished at any time, and the whole house will fall into a kind of claustrophobic darkness.
There are two rooms in the thatched hut they live in, except for this one, there is another room next to it, this is a firewood room and a living room, and the next one is a place for the family to sleep together. Xia Chun only knew that Yadan's father died early, and only his mother and younger brother were left in the family, Yadan's father died when his feet slipped and fell into the river during the night patrol, and his mother happened to be pregnant with his younger brother when he died, and he was a whole person when he heard the news
Yadan's head lowered, "My mother used to work in an old landlord's house, and she had tuberculosis, and she kept dragging it, and Lang Zhong said that she was afraid that she would not be able to survive this winter." ”
Xia Chun frowned, "Langzhong, are you talking about Uncle Cui?"
"No," the girl shook her head, "Uncle Cui used to come to show me, but recently his son came to see it, you should also know it, his name is Cui Jiamu, he just came back from the provincial capital, he looks very handsome, I don't know how many people in Eqiao Town like him." ”
Xia Chun: "......"
For some reason, Mei Wendian's desire to show himself in Yadan was particularly strong, and he replied busily, "Of course I know, Mr. Cui came to our house a few days ago." ”
The girl said "oh", indicating that she understood, but soon her eyebrows lowered, "So you know each other...... It seems that rich people know each other......"
Mei Wendian pursed his lips and said that he did not approve, "What a rich man, our family is poor now." ”
"Wendian ......" Xia Chun screamed, and Mei Wendian closed his mouth stupidly.
The maid's mother, who was lying on the bed, coughed at this time, and everyone knew that she had woken up.
"Water...... I want to drink water......"
"Mom, you're awake. Yadan hurriedly greeted her and quickly handed her mother a glass of water.
After drinking the water, Yadan's pale face finally improved a little, and she saw that there were many strangers in the room, frowning and asking Yadan, "......Who are these people?"
Yadan explained, "I came to comfort us, and I knew that you were seriously ill, so I came to see you." ”
"What do I have to look at, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and my life is short...... It's just that if I die, what can you two do......" Halfway through the words, the girl's mother began to cry, indeed, she was originally an orphan and a widow, and now the old mother is seriously ill, in this troubled world, I don't know how this pair of sisters and brothers will float away?
Mei Wendian quietly tugged at the corner of Xia Chun's clothes, leaned into her ear, and asked with concern, "Yes, in case their mother leaves...... Otherwise, Sister Xia Chun, you save them. ”
Xia Chun sighed and shook his head, "Everyone has their own fate, this is not something we can control, not to mention, I saved this girl today, but tomorrow, there will be thousands of girls and eggs will appear, I can save one, can I save thousands of them? ”
What Xia Chun didn't say was that she might not even be able to save the Mei family. The only thing she can do now is to ensure that Mei Wendian, the only bloodline of the Mei family, is well organized.
However, Mei Wendian couldn't appreciate this, so he ran to the side angrily, quietly stuffed two silver dollars to his younger brother, and specially instructed him to give it to his sister at night.
The younger brother was too young, thinking that everything that others handed him was edible, so he had to hand the silver dollar into his mouth, but fortunately was stopped by Mei Wendian.
"You little fool. Mei Wendian patted his younger brother's head.
A few people stayed for a while and chatted about family life, Yadan's mother couldn't be tired, she couldn't talk for too long, and she had to rush to the next house, so Xia Chun took them away.
Xia Chun and his party just went out, and they didn't take two steps, and they took a photo with a young man carrying a medicine box, who was wearing a cyan gown, although it was very different from the previous dress, but Xia Chun still recognized it at a glance that it was Cui Jiamu, all because Cui Jiamu's hairstyle was too dazzling.
It turns out that Cui Jiamu is not only a fashionable and modern photo studio owner, but also a young man who hangs pots to help the world
"Mr. Cui!" Xia Chun just turned around, about to call him, when he saw the girl rushing out of the room, pulling the corner of Cui Jiamu's clothes, with an excited face, "Brother Cui, you're here!"
I wonder if it's because of "how is your mom doing during this time?"
Mei Wendian also saw this scene, he looked up at Xia Chun and asked, "Why do you all like old people?"
Xia Chun didn't know why, "Adian, what are you talking about?"
Mei Wendian was noncommittal, put his hands on his chest, noncommittal, "Hmph!"
Summer and spring are confused.