At the wedding banquet, everyone asked Yuan Qi to write a couplet. Yuan Qi called people to remove the banquet and put pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Lu Zhiping, Chen Lin, Zhao Deqing and others stood behind Yuan Qi. Yuan Qi held the brush in his hand, pondered for a while, and wrote, "In heaven, I wish to be a winged bird, and on the earth, I wish to be a branch." Immediately sent this couplet to Lu Zhiping and Chen Lin. At the end of the wedding, they also left very late. Under the cover of night, Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing walked on the road, looking at the vehicles coming and going on the road. Yuan Qi said to Zhao Deqing next to him: "Deqing, we know that the old Taoist that Bai Yanzi met when he went to Yunnan is Wushan in Yunnan. In the next step, we went to Yunnan to live in the Red River Hostel and went to Ciyun Temple to restore the case and arrest Wushan in Yunnan. ”

"The truth of the mystery case has finally surfaced, and I will do whatever Master says, and everything will be arranged by Master. Master, when are we going to Yunnan? ”

"The day after tomorrow, there are some things I need to deal with in the teahouse tomorrow."

"Well, okay, we'll talk on the phone the day after tomorrow."

After that, they each got into their own cars and left. Yuan Qi drove the car into the basement of the community and parked in his parking space, and the door opened. Yuan Qi stepped down from the car, entered the elevator and went upstairs, stood in front of his door, and took out a bunch of keys to open the door. At this time, Su Ling was washing dishes in the kitchen, Yuan Qi walked into the kitchen and said, "Lingling, come over and rest, don't be too tired." Invited Su Ling out of the kitchen and sat on the sofa in the hall. Yuan Qi squatted down and took off the shoes on her feet, put them on the sofa and covered her legs with a quilt, and said, "As long as I'm here, you don't have to do anything, lie on the sofa and watch TV, and leave the dishwashing work to me, okay." ”

"Okay, there you go."

Yuan Qi walked into the kitchen, cleaned the dishes and chopsticks, cleaned up, walked out and sat next to Su Ling, took out the apples in the basket, peeled them, and handed them to Su Ling. Yuan Qi asked, "Have you sorted out all those excellent employees?" ”

"It's all sorted out, including Liu Xiumei and Wang Yan, the two employees, I helped them apply for the acupuncture and massage major and medical cosmetology major of Sichuan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Internet, do you think these still need those that can be changed?"

"People make the best use of their talents, teach according to their aptitude, and teach without class. Liu Xiumei and Wang Yan are two employees who work very hard and their performance is also outstanding, I usually observe the two of them, have a strong self-learning ability, and am very interested in the knowledge of Chinese medicine. They are all talents, and they should be cultivated when they should be allowed to display their talents. Madame, you are truly my good helper. Leave them both behind for tomorrow morning's meeting, I'm going to surprise them. ”、

That morning, Liao Hongmei packed up her salutes, got into a car and rushed to Yunnan, where they stayed at the Red River Hotel. The car is parked in front of the main gate of the Red River Lodge. Liao Hongmei walked out of the trolley and looked at the surrounding scenery. Then Xiao Zhang walked to the trunk, opened it and took out the suitcase, walked into the hall together, and stood in front of the counter. The service staff behind the counter said, "Hello." ”

Liao Hongmei stood in front of the counter and said, "Two rooms, room 28 on the third floor is still empty." "I think back then, Bai Yanzi lived in this room, maybe she missed the past too much for the past, but unfortunately the people in the past are no longer there, and she can only wander in her own memory.

"Yes, please show your ID cards."

The two took out their ID cards, and after registering, they went up to the third floor. Liao Hongmei opened her door and entered her room. Then, Xiao Zhang entered and put the suitcase under the corner, stood behind Liao Hongmei, and said, "Mr. Liao, I don't know how you arrange it tomorrow?" ”

"Tomorrow we have two things to do, the first is to go to Tsz Yun Temple and offer incense to pray for blessings; The second thing I did was to go to Hope Primary School to see the children. ”

"Okay, let's arrange it. Mr. Liao, I see that you are a little tired, take a good rest for a while, and I will come over to call you when you eat. ”

"yes, I see."

Xiao Zhang looked at Liao Hongmei, who was standing in front of him with her back, slowly exited her room, and closed the door. Liao Hongmei stood in her room, walked to the window and opened the curtains, the sun was setting in the west, falling on a certain mountain, and the rest of the light shone through the window, making the whole room warm. Liao Hongmei sat on the bed, gently stroked the bed with her hand, and recalled the white swallow standing in this room, his gentle eyes and coquettish expression, and his shallow smile was like a budding flower. I remember that at that time, she had just graduated from college, and like Bai Yanzi, she also majored in opera. When she performed on stage for the first time, she was still a seventeen or eighteen-year-old teenager at that time, how could she have seen such a scene? Standing on the stage, holding the microphone with both hands, he kept shaking, and the words he said were still trembling. Bai Yanzi, who was sitting on the judges' seat, said: "Everyone is very nervous when they first appear on the stage, I am the same as you, and I am also very nervous when I first appear on the stage, but these are nothing, as long as you take this step boldly, you have to end it perfectly, you don't have to think about anything, let go of the heavy burden, you can do it, I support you." Bai Yanzi's words gave him bravery, and after standing on the stage and singing "Farewell My Concubine", he ushered in the warmest applause on and off the stage. Bai Yanzi stood up and applauded her, and said, "Your singing skills are very good, come under my banner, and I will take you to become a famous actor." Liao Hongmei worshipped Bai Yanzi as her teacher, became Bai Yanzi's personal secretary, followed Bai Yanzi around to perform, and when she went to the Liyuan Opera Club to perform "The Legend of the White Snake", Bai Yanzi recommended Liao Hongmei to them and retreated behind the scenes. When they were putting on makeup backstage, Bai Yanzi suddenly said angrily after walking in: "What are you doing? The sound was like thunder, so that the makeup artist sitting next to him was startled, the paintbrush in his hand fell to the ground, and they all turned to look at the white swallow standing in the dressing room. Only then did Bai Yanzi show her coquettishness, crossed her legs and swayed left and right, walked forward, stretched out her orchid fingers, and said, "You guys, the makeup can't be painted too much, and the makeup of too much flower is dirty." Bai Yanzi stepped forward and squatted in front of Liao Hongmei, rubbed powder and applied the makeup sponge evenly on her face, and then smeared blush on both sides, the powder was like a peach blossom in half, and she carefully drew on her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, like a willow leaf, and finally applied lipstick. The white swallow crouched in front of her, her lips tightly closed. Liao Hongmei looked at him and closed her lips tightly. The white swallow stood up and said, "Okay, take a look in the mirror." Liao Hongmei sat on the bed, took out her makeup bag, took out the lipstick from the bag, applied it, closed her lips tightly, faced the mirror in front of the couch, and smiled slightly, like two peony petals, as if the white swallow was standing behind her, with her hands on her shoulders.

The teahouse is still so lively, they are all busy in the hall, serving tea and pouring water. Yuan Qi walked out of the office and said with some seriousness: "Liu Xiumei, Wang Yan, you two come to my office." ”

Liu Xiumei and Wang Yan stood on the side, looking at each other, looking at Yuan Qi's serious appearance, could it be that he had made some serious mistake at work waiting for his criticism, and the work colleagues next to him looked at the two of them, worried about them. Yuan Qi faced them and said, "You all go and get busy." ”

After everyone dispersed, Liu Xiumei and Wang Yan followed Yuan Qi into the office, standing in front of Yuan Qi's desk and waiting for Yuan Qi's criticism. Yuan Qi sat behind the desk, looked at the two of them, and said, "You all please take a seat." ”

"We'd better be standing."

Yuan Qi didn't respond to them, just buried his head and opened the drawer, took out two admission notices from the drawer, handed them to the two of them, and said: "I know the dream of the two of you, and I have enrolled you in a school (Sichuan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), which is estimated to open at the end of August, so go back and prepare to go." ”

"Thank you, Teacher Yuan, thank you, Teacher Yuan," Liu Xiumei and Wang Yan looked at the two notices, a little moved, and tears welled up in their eyes.

"It's your sister Su Ling who helped you sign up for this school, let's celebrate together tonight, your sister Su Ling is also coming, she is here, you go to thank her, he has put a lot of effort into it."

"Hmm."

"You see that you are crying when you are so old, are you ashamed, okay, go out to work, don't forget that there is a big party tonight, so that all their employees must be present," Yuan Qi's words today were very gentle, making people feel a kind of warmth, just like a family.

When night falls, the sky is full of stars, and the night sky is light and windy, and tomorrow must be a good weather. They gathered on the rooftop, their green smoke rising from the sky, floating in the night sky. Su Ling, Yuan Qi and the employees sat together, talking and laughing, talking and talking, each talking freely, and two of them stood behind them and barbecued, one of them turned around and faced backwards, and said, "Have you two baked well, you see my stomach is hungry." As he spoke, he stepped forward, stood behind the two of them, and reached out and took two strings of them secretly.

"You put it down for me, it's for the boss and the boss's wife." They chased each other for fun, and this person was busy running while facing Yuan Qi and said, "You don't bake it for everyone to eat, it's better to eat it late than to eat it early." Boss, do you agree with me? ”

"Among the employees working here, you are the best at talking, and for the sake of being reasonable to you, you can take a bunch to eat," Yuan Qi smiled at this time.

"You see, even the boss agreed, this is the boss's reward for me, you don't have a trick," the man said proudly as he took a piece of the skewer in his hand.

The two of them had no choice but to retreat, continue to roast the food, put the baked food in a huge iron plate, and picked up two skewers and handed them to Yuan Qi and Su Ling, saying, "Boss, boss, you taste it first, how does it taste?" ”

Yuan Qi tasted a piece, gave a thumbs up, and said, "Well, it's good, it's good." After that, everyone brought a case of beer and said, "The proprietress is good at drinking, I prepare a bottle of hot peanut milk for the proprietress and we also know that the proprietress can't eat heavy flavors, you wait, let's go get it," they brought a casserole pot next to them, and when they opened it, they saw that it was pork rib soup. Yuan Qi looked at them and said, "Thank you, thank you, you have a heart." ”

"The hostess is like a family to us, we all keep it in our hearts."

Yuan Qi turned to face Su Ling and said, "This is everyone's heart, Lingling, don't live up to their heart." ”

Liu Xiumei and Wang Yan, who were sitting next to them, looked at them, burst into tears with excitement, and convulsed: "We can't bear you." ”

"No matter what time it is, this is your home, you can come back often when you miss us, but don't waste your studies," Su Ling raised her head and looked at the two of them.

"Sister Su Ling," the two of them rushed forward and cried.

"Alright, don't cry."

"The two of you are the only employees sent out of my teahouse to go to college, take advantage of it, the opportunity belongs to you, work hard, and don't live up to our hopes," Yuan Qi said as he stood behind them.

"Well, okay, we'll try."

Early the next morning, Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing rushed to Yunnan together. Yuan Qi took Zhao Deqing's jeep out of Chengdu and drove quickly towards Yunnan. A black car stopped at the foot of the mountain of Ciyun Temple, and Liao Hongmei and Xiao Zhang walked out of the car, looked at the majestic mountains and rivers in front of them, and followed everyone up the mountain. Here, she once climbed this stone staircase with the white swallow to the top of the mountain, and recalled this incident as if it was yesterday; Here, their past is buried deep in her memory, as the days go by. Today, she stood here again, standing in front of the stone steps, as if in her own memory. O man! There are too many things that can't be let go, and the loss of the past is sad today, and the death of the white swallow is exactly like that.