Summer nights.

The two brothers took their families on a boat on the lake.

Before boarding the boat, Honghui politely whispered a whisper: "General Nian will go with you." ”

It's not that Nian Qianyao didn't think about this possibility, he just thought about prevarication, after all, no one is comfortable in this situation, and his heart is even more happy. Helplessly, the master directly called him to accompany him, not a polite inquiry.

The surface of the lake is cool, the flat waves are like mirrors, and the ripples are hidden in the night.

The old man in charge of the boat sat at the bow of the boat, squinted at the brothers standing at the stern of the boat and took turns to support the penny, knocked on the cigarette pouch and laughed, "The two masters are rich and noble people at a glance, where have they done such rough errands, or old men." ”

Agarwood twisted his face and handed over a bag of tobacco leaves, and laughed out a soft and glutinous Wu language, "Old man, if you rest, let their brothers come, it's interesting to hold on for a while." ”

The old man stuffed the tobacco leaves, and the agarwood helped to light the incense, and then turned his face and asked Nian Qianyao, who was sitting near the stern, "Mr. also have a bag?" ”

Nian Qianyao moved the corners of his mouth and shook his head, "Thank you, madam, you don't have to." ”

The old man squinted, took a deep breath and was satisfied, and smiled a little shyly, "I didn't see that Mrs. is our Hangzhou girl, and the one who supports the penny turned out to be our Hangzhou son-in-law." ”

Honghui raised his eyes and smiled, "Old man, she is, I am not?" ”

The countryside is pure, the old man was stunned, he laughed twice, and when he spoke, he was a little closer, "Forgive the old man for being clumsy, I really didn't see it, I looked like I was from the capital." "He wants to say that you two couples are from the capital, and the one who doesn't like to talk can't see the way, but looks like an official eater, or a big bowl of food. The words turned around twice in his mouth, the cigarette was spit out, and the words were swallowed back into his stomach.

But no, how can you talk nonsense, a big official must be respectful to the two young masters, either rich or expensive, and they can't be provoked. I have been floating on this lake for most of my life, and I can't come because I didn't have a door to open my mouth and capsized in my own water.

The boat travels in the middle of the lake at night, the boat is water-skiing, and the moonlight is rippling. The red light dotted with the occasional wisp of white smoke, which fluttered lightly.

The crowd on the shore saw that the boat was getting farther and farther away, and they couldn't keep up, so they had to do their best to follow it.

The two sat side by side, chatting and eating snacks, which were bought at the market in the evening. Everywhere he went, Honghui pointed out to Hongwan where it was, where it was, what allusions and anecdotes there were, and how it looked like back then. E-Niang has been here before, there was this shop back then, and the front one, E-Niang loves West Lake lotus root flour and mint cake. Hongwan passed by him one by one, and when he arrived at the shop he mentioned, he sat down, ordered a copy, tasted it, and wrapped a portion of lotus root flour and mint cake in his hand when he left.

Agarwood, who walked in front, pulled Mo Han, talking and laughing as he did when he passed through every town on the way, and along the way, he added a bit of closeness and casualness to ordinary people.

The boat stopped in the middle of the lake, the two stood in the stern, looking far away in the twilight, the moonlight reflected in the pool, and the tower was divided into three.

Nian Qianyao sat and waited for a long time, the boat did not move, the people did not move, and there was no sound.

The old man glanced at everyone one by one, thinking about who to speak, Hongwan broke the silence, "Old man, please take charge of the boat and send us to the island." ”

"Huh." The old man deserved to be refreshed, commanded everyone to hand over the penny, dialed it a few times at random, and went straight through the stone tower. "Several, where to stop? This island is huge, where are you going to look? Otherwise, it's here, the pavilion in front of me has a good meaning, and the name is my heart. ”

"Yes." Honghui was happy, patted Hongwan's back and decided, "Listen to you, and go to this My Heart Seal Pavilion." ”

There is no wind and no waves in the quiet night, but it is cool when you go ashore, and the breeze blows layer by layer of water waves on the shore.

The old man sat in the bow of the boat smoking a cigarette pouch, and Nian Qianyao was still sitting near the stern.

Hongwan turned around and looked, "Mr. is also new to Hangzhou, Su Ri is busy with official business, why don't you walk with us at this time and feel the beautiful scenery of the world." ”

Nian Qianyao smiled back, sat firmly in the boat and waved his hand and replied: "That's it, since my heart is sealed, it is inconvenient to disturb ......."

Before he finished speaking, Hongwan stepped back into the boat a few steps and grabbed the wrist that had not been able to take it back, "Mr. is wrong with this, the old man asked for auspiciousness and said a smile to me and other couples, how could Mr. not know such intelligence." Come, you and I don't need to say anything, we can understand. ”

In the palm of your fingers, the blood is surging.

Nian Qianyao didn't expect him to exert force, and it was full of brute force, he was secretly frightened in his heart, and he was in a hurry to regain his momentum, and the color on his face was fleeting, Huo Ran stood up, "What the second master said is very true, even so, Nian Mou will go to the island with your brother to play." ”

"Yes." Hongwan tightened his wrist again, led him to the shore, raised his hand and pointed to the pavilion shadow in the moonlight and said: "Ama specially asked my two brothers to come to these three pools of Yinyue to have a look, in order to relieve the pain of not being able to come to Eniang in person." For the Son of Man to be filial piety, the minister of the people...... Be faithful. ”

Nian Qianyao looked up at the moon outside the corner of the pavilion, laughed dryly, turned his wrist sharply, and the clamped hand had already loosened first, and he was striding forward. He snorted angrily: "The little second master is so powerful, but you haven't seen your second master's strength yet." Are you okay? ”

Hong didn't reply at night, and laughed, "The second master of Lao Nian is worried, okay." ”

"What about your sister? If I survived, I would have to be a few years old...... Hmm, yes, it's about the same age as the little county lord of the second master's family, no wonder you Ama hurts something. ”

Hongwan's footsteps paused slightly, Nian Qianyao took three or two steps, stood side by side, and said in a low voice: "When the second master of Nian worked hard for your Amma, where were you two brothers?" How old was then? Now that the wings are stiff, they all want to fly by themselves, and I have to ask your second master if I am happy to let you fly. ”

Hongwan looked at the three backs not far in front of him, tilted his head and smiled.

"Laughing at something." Nian Qianyao sneered, "I don't want your life today, but I don't know how to find it on the road to death, my heart is in touch?" It's suitable, brothers, virtuous couples, it's good, but without children to accompany them, it's not perfect enough. ”

The figures moved, standing oppositely. The robe was swung up in the wind, and Nian Qianyao touched the ground on one knee, and the kicked knee pressed against the cold hard stone slab, which hurt to the bones. Suddenly raised his head in anger, and was about to get up, the muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the heart, the moonlight, the shadow of the water, and the barrel of the gun flashed with silver-black light.

Hongwan's face was solemn under the pavilion, he bent his back slightly to block behind him, and his eyes were faintly raised in the middle of the light and half dark, "Second Master Nian, the thirteenth uncle will give you a word, he misses you very much, and is waiting for you in the capital." Today, I don't want your life, don't look for it without knowing how to die. Don't think that the master's blessing is here, the master will not dare to touch you, the mother is soft-hearted, and the second master is hard-hearted. Amma wants you to go to Beijing, but it doesn't mean that you can't die in Hangzhou City. The muzzle of the gun pressed against the shirt upward, slid to the shoulder bone and stopped for a moment before returning to the heart, "You dare to put a little thought on the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the second master or Fu Jin, this muzzle will not be half a point." ”

Nian Qianyao hated, he made people point a gun twice in his life, and it was all done by this family! One is more horizontal than the other! Forced him to kneel, forced him to be a slave, and forced him to die. I think that back then, he was still a serious master like this, but now he has changed to a younger generation to humiliate himself, it's too hateful!

The wound on the shoulder had long since healed, leaving only a scar, and at this time, when the cool breeze blew, it faintly hurt again, and the pain in the knee was almost connected, piercing the skin and flesh and penetrating deep into the bones.

His heart was horizontal, he staggered and gritted his teeth and stood up, seeing the three figures walking over, he squinted his eyes and pulled out a smile and froze on his lips, "Horizontal and vertical is death, if you can pull the two princes and Fujin to Huangquan together, it will be a slave to earn." ”

Tearing his face, he doesn't have to be coy anymore.

The second master wants to break the net, and he wants to be happy, but he can't do it!

Hongwan kicked him in the chest, and the laughter stopped abruptly. Nian Qianyao was weak in his legs, and he took a few steps back one after another, barely steadying on the shore.

In the moonlight, the silver light drew the shadow of the sword, just adding a figure to block between the two of them faster, holding the soft sword blade, the long arm reached to the neck, and the neckline was clenched and pulled in front of him.

Honghui has always been gentle, but at this time, he smiled on his face, and in a trance, he changed into a very similar face and glared angrily, "Nian Qianyao, how can the law of life and death not be up to you, and you will have your own conclusion when you return to Beijing, if you are in a hurry, our brothers don't mind giving a ride, it's just that your family, the clansmen, and even the concubines in the palace and the sixth elder brother...... I'm counting on you. It's up to you whether you live or die. ”

With that, he pushed back violently, and even the man fell into the lake with his sword.

The lake water was cold, and it made the knees that had no pain hurt to the bone. Nian Qianyao is not good at water, his eyes are full of hideousness, and his eyes almost spew fire to stare at the shore.

Hongwan held Honghui's wrist, wiped a drop of wet sticky fingertips, and wrapped it with a towel first. Honghui glanced at it, changed his face to a familiar smile, and put his hand on his shoulder. The brothers both turned their heads, and not far away two little women stood unharmed, looking at the lake.

The old man, who was sitting on the bow of the boat with his back and pretending not to hear, stood up in shock when he heard the noise, couldn't tell who had fallen into the water, and saw the four people on the shore clearly, hesitating whether to go into the water to save people.

A man who has been at ease on the lake for most of his life is a good hand at holding a boat, but he is no match for the strength of a person who is desperate for survival, and is almost dragged over by the brute force that cannot be helped.

Honghui jumped onto the boat, held the old man to take the boat, and easily dialed the trapped beast in the water to the side of the boat. When he was about to climb up, he squatted aside and asked in a calm voice, "Has the general figured it out?" Seeking death, or seeking life? ”

Nian Qianyao snorted, very little, and turned on the boat with all his might, trying to support his body and barely sit up.

Honghui didn't pay attention to it anymore, got up and went to the bow of the boat to take the agarwood on the boat, and when Hongwan and his wife sat firmly, he asked the frightened old man Wen Yan: "Old man, can you still hold the boat?" ”

"Yes." The old man raised his eyes in response, lowered his head again, held the familiar boat penny and stroked it back and forth, his fingertips trembled for a moment, nodded and stumbled, "You...... Public...... Father...... That's it. ”

Honghui patted the back of his hand and sat down beside Agarwood instead.

Halfway through without words.

Husband and wife sit in pairs, half in a circle and half together, sometimes whispering in their ears, which is inaudible to outsiders.

Hongwan peeled off the oil paper, the sweetness of the mint cake immediately drifted away, and under the reflection of the moonlight and water waves, it was more white as snow, and a little green was like rippling blue waves, layered and distinct, and became more and more lovely.

Mo Han looked at him closely, and then at the small sweet cake in front of him, his slender fingers had already reached his lips. took a bite and asked blankly, "Didn't you buy it for Eniang?" ”

Hongwan fed it again and smiled closely, "Bring it to the capital, what will it look like if it is rotten." Eat it, buy it for you. ”

She loves to eat, he knows it. It turns out that it's not just for Eniang.

Seeing that Agarwood was smiling, Mo Han's face was hot, and he lowered his eyes and only looked at the hand, pinching a small piece of extremely delicate southern snacks, and he saw that his bones were even, whether he was holding a book or holding a sword, it was good-looking. Fang Cai was still glaring angrily, and in the blink of an eye, he was thoughtful and dreaming. It burned all the way from his cheeks to his ears, but fortunately, the sky was getting darker and darker, and no one could see clearly.

She froze, pursing her lips and not moving. He urged, whispering: "Eat, or I will be hungry and unable to sleep when I go back in a while." ”

As soon as her thin lips moved, she inadvertently touched the soft earlobe, and she snorted, shrinking her body to look more and more petite in his arms. The hand that was on his arm suddenly loosened, and he unfastened his coat and put it over his slender shoulder, and then pulled it back into the crook of his arm.

Mo Han lowered his little face and pinched a piece of cake to eat, and in the evening, he still felt that the sweetness was refreshing and delicious, but at this time, it seemed to have no taste, and it couldn't match the sweetness that spread around his heart and lungs.

Hongwan no longer teased her, and talked to Honghui, you said a word to me, just the scenery, although I didn't go to take a closer look, it seemed to have carved a plate in my heart.

Agarwood snuggled up to Honghui, clasped four palms, fingertips gently plucked the winding silk handkerchief, occasionally raised to the lips and blew more lightly, there was a sentence to chat with the old man who held the boat, full of Hangzhou dialect, in her mouth playful and good, the four of them occasionally spoke at the same time without interfering with each other.

Before getting off the boat, Honghui and the old man said goodbye and stuffed a small bag of silver in his hand, "Old man, there are many disturbances, which makes you frightened." If there is no one at home, and you encounter tonight's events, you don't want to be here anymore. If you can trust me, go to Yiyantang to find the big shopkeeper and tell him that there is a person surnamed Zhan who asked you to go, and someone will take care of it for you. ”

The old man was stunned with the silver bag, and only then did he react when there was no trace of the person, sitting on the bow of the boat and muttering to himself, he was about to live to the end of his life, and he met a nobleman.

~~~

Sickness comes like a mountain.

Hongwan used all his strength, kicked on his knees, and shook his chest with the other, accurate and ruthless, coupled with being immersed in the cold lake, Nian Qianyao started to heat up on the way home.

The famous doctor who treated him for a few days, the fever subsided, the ribs were not badly injured, but the bones were broken a few small pieces, and the doctor's meaning was afraid that it would not be better.

Who cares.

The dying man is almost unable to save his life, and what is the value of the bones?

Hongwan visited every day, sat on the bedside stool and drank a cup of tea, then divided a cup and put it on the pillow, and left after drinking.

The weather is getting cooler day by day, which is different from the autumn in the capital, and the Jiangnan is distinctive.

When the bones are almost raised, you can get out of bed and move, and the legs and feet move slightly, which is more painful than at the beginning of the injury, and you need to endure the pain and practice recovery.

Hongwan sat on the edge of the bed in the room to the chair in the front hall, drinking tea and reading books.

Nian Qianyao was depressed in his heart, and after holding it for a few days, he finally broke out, and vigorously smashed the teacups, saucers, tables and chairs.

Hongwan moved his gaze from the book, looked over quietly, and smiled, "General Nian is so powerful, if it weren't for his inconvenience, I'm afraid he would have to throw this king out as well." ”

"How dare you." Nian Qianyao snorted, found a chair nearby and sat down reluctantly, wanting to drink tea, but there was no hand. There wasn't even a waiter in the hall.

Hongwan only reads the book before seeing it, turning the pages one by one, occasionally drinking tea, and sitting from noon to sunset. When he was about to go out, he glanced at the person who was fighting with his legs, and said coldly: "This king is not talented, but he just broke a few cheap bones of you, which is not comparable to a sharp sword of the general." Today, for your second master to taste such a taste, a death is not enough to thank the world, and the debts owed must be repaid. ”

They know each other what they do. There's nothing to regret, it's just a matter of becoming a king or losing.

Hongwan shook the hem of his robe, and stood straight in the hall, the sun was just right outside, the room was full of gold and red, and the porcelain slag on the ground was all messy.

When passing by Nian Qianyao's side, his steady tone was neither tepid nor cold, "I forgot to say, Amma's will has been made, you and I will set off tomorrow and return to Beijing." ”