The other girls in the room were asleep, and there was a soft snoring in the room, accompanied by the cold wind whistling outside the window, and there was a hint of harmonious musical beauty.

Xu Yuan tossed and turned, couldn't sleep, so he sat up, lit the candle, put on the thick cotton clothes outside, pushed the door open with the candlestick, and walked out softly. The moonlight outside the door was cold, shining on the snow, as if it had turned into a piece.

The courtyard was pitch black, and only Xu Huanqing's house was still bright. She walked over, and a shallow figure reflected in the ivory paper window.

Xu Huanhuan knew that Xu Huanqing hadn't slept yet.

Xu Yuan stepped forward and knocked lightly on the small door, only to hear Xu Huanqing inside say, "Come in." ”

Xu Yuan gently pushed the door in, only to see Xu Huanqing sitting on the edge of the bed, wiping his erhu made of rosewood that had been with him for decades.

These days, Xu Huanqing is in prison, and his beloved erhu has not been taken care of, and a layer of ash has accumulated on it, and from a distance, it looks like a layer of silver-gray tulle is wrapped outside.

He also knew in his heart that after the twenty killing sticks, his legs and feet were no longer as dexterous as before, and he was limping when he walked, and it was impossible to sing on stage like before. So, he thought about sitting backstage, so he pulled the erhu and accompanied his disciples.

Xu Yuan called softly: "Master." ”

Xu Huanqing didn't look at her, just continued to wipe his erhu and said, "Sit there." ”

At this moment, Xu Huanqing only has the erhu in his eyes, but what he thinks about is Lu Qingmei. He remembered that when Lu Qingmei came to the Binzhou opera troupe when he was young, he taught Lu Qingmei to erhu. Lu Qingmei is clumsy, and she has taught for a long time to know the first short paragraph of "Full House". Lu Qingmei also laughed at her clumsiness, not only did she not play the piano well, but she couldn't even play the erhu well.

And more than 30 years have passed, when Xu Huanqing saw this erhu again, he remembered Lu Qingmei, the gentle lady in Binzhou. But time has passed, Lu Qingmei has been married to nowhere, and when he misses Lu Qingmei, he can only look at this erhu and see things and think about people.

How many infatuated lovers in this world are not like this, and after they are scattered, they can only miss their beloved with a small object, and miss their passing past.

Xu Yuanxuan sat on the chair next to her, just watching Xu Huanqing wipe her erhu like that, she didn't know how to talk to Xu Huanqing, she pondered for a while, and then said, "Master, I came here tonight for one thing." is to write the young past of you and Qingmei Shiniang into a playbook, but the ending is not separation, but a lover who will eventually become a family. Because I see that you still have affection for Qingmei Shiniang, I don't know how to repay Master's kindness for nurturing and rebuilding, and let you regret these decades. ”

Xu Yuan was a little nervous, because she didn't know how to call Lu Qingmei, and after hesitating, she decided to replace her with Qingmei Shiniang. She was a little scared, and she didn't know if Xu Huanqing would be angry because of this incident. But no matter whether Xu Huanqing will be angry or not, Xu Huanqing will still mention it.

Because Xu Huanqing has nurtured her, if Xu Huanqing hadn't bought her back then, she wouldn't know where she would suffer now, and maybe she wouldn't even know if she could live to this age.

And Xu Huanqing was injured because of her. If that incident starts, Xu Huanqing will directly send her to Zheng Dewang, and there will be no imprisonment, let alone let him be lame, and he will never be able to go on stage again in the future.

Xu Huanhuan is grateful to Xu Huanqing, but also guilty. She thought of a lot of ways to repay Xu Huanqing, but it seemed that according to her identity, it was not very practical. So she could only think of this, that is, to create a script based on Xu Huanqing and Lu Qingmei, but the ending was changed, which can be regarded as Xu Huanqing's regret for decades.

Xu Huanqing listened to Xu Yuanyuan's words, then stopped what he was doing, just sat there silently, and was stunned for a while before he reacted, and his original frowning brows were flattened, his eyes no longer looked at the erhu in his hand, but sat opposite Xu Yuanyuan, and finally just said calmly: "You also have a heart." It's just that I'm going to change my name with Qingmei. If my past with Qingmei is discovered by her husband's family, I'm afraid she will have a hard time at her husband's family. So let's change it. ”

Xu Huanqing still calls her Qingmei, she is so intimate.

At this moment, Xu Huanqing doesn't know why he has a different kind of gentleness, in the past ten years in the Xu family's class, Xu Huan has never seen it, it is a kind of nostalgia for the youthful past, and the longing for the departed red face.

Xu Yuan agreed, and then went out.

Outside the house, the white moon is like frost, the wind is like a knife, and such a night is inevitably a little too cold.

Since that incident, Xu Yuanyuan, who was already well-known in the Yanjing opera industry, has become completely famous in the entire Yanjing City, and many people who originally didn't listen to the opera also came to Miaoyin Pavilion to listen to the opera. It's not so much to listen to the play, it's better to come to see Xu's true face. The people in the market say that Xu Yuanyuan is a person who is not afraid of the powerful. Miaoyin Pavilion has also become hot for a while, often full of people, not to mention, and often someone makes an appointment to come and ask people to leave a place for him.

This made the senior brothers and sisters who originally complained about Xu Yuanyuan because of Zheng Dewang's incident directly changed their attitudes, and they didn't say anything respectfully, but they still didn't say hello to Xu Yuan. This made Xu Xuan, a decent actor who just wanted to sing seriously, a little uncomfortable.

The New Year is approaching, and many large families have also handed out posts, inviting the troupe to sing in the garden, making the garden lively and lively after a year of silence.

Xu Jiaban became famous because of that incident, so many officials and wealthy people handed over invitations, asking Xu Jiaban to sing in his garden for more than half a month at the time of the New Year, from the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and also named Xu Yuanxuan to go.

Xu Huanqing pondered again and again and responded to the invitation from Caofu. The head of the Cao Mansion was Captain Cao on the spot.

Although Taiwei Cao is not the highest official among the invitees, it is rumored that he is kind and does not punish people easily. Not only is there a lot of silver, but also food and accommodation, so that they don't have to walk back and forth between the Xu family's compound and the Cao Mansion, which is time-consuming and laborious.

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Xu Jiaban was invited to Cao's mansion, and everyone gathered in Miaoyin Pavilion early in the morning to pack up their singing outfits, because they were going to Cao's mansion in the afternoon. This matter must be taken care of, musical instruments, costumes, ornaments, etc., all of which must be missing. It is not as easy as it is in Miaoyin Pavilion to miss objects in Cao's Mansion, because Miaoyin Pavilion and Cao's Mansion are separated by several streets, and it is inconvenient to go back and forth. If the performance is affected because of the lack of some small objects, it will cause dissatisfaction among the people in Cao Fu, not to mention, and it will also damage the reputation of the Xu family.

Just after lunch, Xu Mingyue was working inside and outside the Miaoyin Pavilion, and the people in the troupe were busy moving things to the car.

She crossed her waist at the door and shouted at the people who were carrying things in and out: "You all be careful, but don't spoil me, if you spoil the things of these eating guys, it will not be good." The end of the year is approaching, if it is broken, no one has repaired it for you for a while, and it will make it up for you. You can keep an eye on me. ”

It is very rare for Xu Jiaban to have such a big battle, and it attracted many people to stop and watch for a while.

After a while, the things were moved, and after Xu Mingyue went in and out and repeatedly confirmed that nothing was missing, the convoy set off in a majestic manner, and the others were walking on both sides of the convoy, but because Xu Huanqing's legs and feet were inconvenient, he left a vacant seat for Xu Huanqing to sit in the car in front of him.

In about half an hour, the convoy arrived at Caofu. Cao Mansion is not like the previous Chi Mansion,

When the people of the Xu family class were moving things, the Cao family also came over to help. In a few moments, the truckloads were finished. If you don't sing that day, you just prepare for the placement of some guys.

In the evening, a few young lady-like people came to the gate of the courtyard where Xu's class was located, indicating that they wanted to see Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuanyuan was still sitting at the table, holding his head with a pestle, thinking about what to do with the playbook. I only heard Xu Mingyue calling her outside: "Hello, someone is looking for you at the door, come out quickly." ”

Xu Xuan came out in response, and when he arrived at the door, he saw a few girls standing there, their appearances were not quite the same, but their faces were slightly different. They introduced themselves to Xu Yuanyuan, but Xu Yuanyuan didn't seem to remember them at all, not only in terms of appearance, but also in name.

Although it seems a little rude to call the young ladies by their names, those young ladies don't seem to care, they just want to treat Xu Yuanyuan as a friend.

Before leaving, one of the young ladies said, "Come and play with us in our yard when you have time, not far from here, across the small pond." ”

Although those young ladies beckoned Xu Yuanyuan to play with them, Xu Yuanyuan did not go to them during the days in Cao's Mansion. First, I didn't have time to go because of singing. Second, she is also reluctant to make too many friends. Therefore, the only one who can tell the truth in the troupe is Xu Yurong, and Xu Yurong does not dislike her for talking little or indifferent.

The days in Caofu were uneventful, just like the days before them, without any memory points, as if a gust of wind was blowing. It wasn't until the first day of the first lunar month that there was something worth remembering.

After Xu Yuanyuan finished lunch, she was about to go to the room behind the stage to prepare, because Mrs. Cao had ordered her play in the afternoon, and she was going to play.

Between the dining hall and the stage is a garden. There was nothing ingenious about that garden, it was just an ordinary person's garden. The path through the garden is paved with blue cobblestones, and you can see all the views of the garden until you walk all the way. A thin layer of ice floated on top of the small pond, like a layer of transparent crystal. The branches of the other trees in the garden are all smooth and lifeless, except for the plum blossoms hanging on the branches and spitting red stamens.

Today, because it is the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Cao has hosted a banquet for many people, and now they are gathering on the stage or in the living room. The servants were also busy, and there was no one in the garden. As a result, this originally small garden turned out to be a little empty.