Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Literary Coachman
This time the wine was drunk again in the dark, a jar and two pots completely put down Chen Zikun, vomited a mess, and ruined a new set of woolen officer uniforms, and I don't know how I came back, I just remember that it was noon the next day when I opened my eyes.
The sun was shining in the sky outside, sprinkled with warmth on his body, and the windows were pasted with red paper cutouts, Chen Zikun sat up and wanted to get his clothes, but he was empty.
Xing'er walked in with a bowl of porridge, and Chen Zikun hurriedly shouted, "I don't have any clothes." ”
"Cut, who rarely looks at you, drink this bowl of porridge, your clothes are dirty, I washed the clothes inside, and I don't dare to wash the woolen military uniform, so I'll send it to the laundry room outside." Xing'er said and handed the gruel to Chen Zikun.
"And what am I wearing?" Chen Zikun took the gruel and tasted it, it was just right to be lukewarm, and it was a little sweet, and when he turned it over, there were two red dates hidden in it.
"I've got it ready for you." Xing'er took a set of blue cloth padded jackets from the end of the kang and said, "This is still your previous clothes, help you wash it and keep it, try it to fit?" ”
Chen Zikun took a look at the padded jacket, the stitches were densely sewn, I am afraid it was from Xing'er's handwriting, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Xing'er, Baoqing is really a blessing." ”
"What about you, when will you bring your daughter-in-law to us to see?" Xing'er said, and took out a dogskin hat from the cabinet, "And your hat, it's all for you, it was just sunburned the day before yesterday, and I just wore it to go out." ”
Blue cloth cotton jacket, dog skin hat, and a pair of leather shoes, it is simply a coolie dress, after drinking gruel, Xing'er went out with an empty bowl, Chen Zikun dressed up and stopped, jumped on the ground twice, and found the feeling when he first came to Beijing.
Last night there was a heavy snowfall, the old capital was wrapped in silver, Chen Zikun was very interested, simply went out to enjoy the snow, walked and walked to the vicinity of the overpass, a bunch of people around the show to see the excitement, he also came up, only to see a girl in a strong suit is dancing the sword in the field, the body movement is similar to Xia Xiaoqing, a set of swordsmanship makes the clouds and water flow, attracting a cheer.
The girl put away the sword, held the gong and went around the field, muttering Jianghu dialect in her mouth, Chen Zikun saw clearly that the girl's face was far from Xia Xiaoqing, just an ordinary performing woman.
Lost an ocean past, Chen Zikun's mood was a little heavy, walking slowly on the road, suddenly a foreign car drove by, and it was Wang Dongliang of Ziguang Depot who pulled the car, Chen Zikun saw that his face was ugly, so he beckoned: "Dongliang, where are you uncomfortable?" ”
Wang Dongliang saw that it was his own boss, and hurriedly said: "I ate too much fat meat yesterday, and drank two bowls of cold water at night, and I had a stomach upset, boss, I have to hurry up to the thatched house, you help me watch the car for a while." ”
Chen Zikun said: "No problem, you hurry up." ”
Wang Dongliang covered his stomach and hunched over to the thatched house on the side of the road, while Chen Zikun sat on the dustpan of the foreign car and took out a cigarette to smoke.
Two girls dressed as students hurriedly walked over, and one of the girls with double ponytails saw Chen Zikun, her eyes lit up and said, "There is a foreign car." ”
The girl with a white scarf next to her was also happy: "Great, I finally met an empty foreign car, coachman, does Xidan run?" ”
Chen Zikun was a little puzzled, but in a blink of an eye, he understood that these two girls regarded themselves as pulling foreign cars, but they were dressed like they were dressed and behaved, that is, just like a fake foreign coachman.
"Well, I'm ...... here," Chen Zikun pointed to the thatched house.
"Slippery, pull or not? I give double money. The double ponytail stomped her feet and said, the little girl's temper is quite hot, the white scarf looks older, and she speaks politely: "Uncle, we have something urgent, let's help." ”
An uncle shouted that Chen Zikun went to his heart, thinking that Lin Wenjing didn't call himself like this back then.
"Cheng, I'll pull." Chen Zikun stood up and shouted in the direction of the thatched house: "Dongliang, I'm doing business." Then he swept the seat of the car with a handkerchief: "Two young ladies, please." ”
The two girls climbed onto the foreign car, and Chen Zikun handed over the sheepskin shoulder on the handlebar: "You two are holding the cover, it's a little cold today." ”
Shuang Ponytail took the shoulder and waved his hand: "Hurry up, No. 7 Xidan Shihu Hutong, we are all about to be late." ”
"Okay, sit down." Chen Zikun grabbed the handlebar, spread his steps and ran, although he hadn't touched the handlebar for a few years, but as soon as he ran, the feeling came back, his running posture was very standard, and it looked like the handlebar style of old Beijing.
Last night a heavy snowfall, the sky was clear in the morning, the shops along the street swept the snow in front of the door, the snow on the road was also swept to the side of the road by the scavenger, but there are still a lot of dirty black snow on the road that was stepped on by pedestrians, and the eaves are full of long ice skates.
Chen Zikun ran fast and steady, and the two girls relaxed and chatted as if no one was in the car.
"Yu'er, how is your drama rehearsal?" Listen to the voice of the white scarf talking.
"Do you mean that our new drama "Romeo and Juliet" has been almost scheduled, but the recitation of a large section in English is really terrible, I am afraid that I will be timid when the time comes, cousin, you will know if you listen to me recite a paragraph."
As he spoke, the double ponytail began to recite the dialogue in the drama in English, and the white scarf listened very carefully and praised: "Yu'er, your English level is getting better and better, and this recitation is very meaningful." ”
The double ponytail said shyly: "Cousin, you know how to praise me, and you can also talk about your shortcomings." ”
The white scarf said: "Yu'er is the pride of our Peihua girls, what are the shortcomings, the club lets you play Juliet, which can just show the sparkle of Shakespeare's famous works to the fullest." ”
Double ponytail said: "It's not that I act well, it's that Shakespeare writes well, Romeo and Juliet, which deserve to be one of the four tragedies he wrote." ”
Suddenly, someone interjected: "Shakespeare's four tragedies are Macbeth, Othello, King Lear and Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet are just more famous, not Shakespeare's masterpieces, and besides, Miss, your pronunciation is a little less elegant, but this is very rare, after all, not everyone can speak fluent Oxford." ”
The two eldest girls were stunned, looked around and didn't see anyone interjecting, and finally their eyes finally fell on the foreign coachman who was buried in pulling the cart, so close to him.
The two looked at each other, unable to believe their ears, could it be that these words were said by a person pulling a foreign car?
"You...... Master, are you talking? White Scarf asked cautiously.
"Yes, when it comes to Shakespeare, I actually prefer Shelley, www.xstxt.organieverknew." Chan talked eloquently while pulling the cart, but did not hear the response of the two girls, and said, "Isn't it, the most talented lyric poet in British history." ”
Chen Zikun's casual sentence of English completely shocked the two girls, this is an authentic British Oxford accent, noble and elegant, accurate pronunciation, if it comes out of a gentleman's mouth, it is nothing, but it is said from a coolie pulling a foreign cart, and at the same time, the master is still running with a cart, this scene is a bit unbelievable.
"You, you...... Who are you? The double ponytail looked pale and stammered.
"I'm pulling a foreign car, where are we talking? English theatre is, actually, the nineteenth century English theatre was in a slump, far less brilliant than in the Shakespearan period, but thankfully they also had George Bernard Shaw, a guy who had the best of Ibsenism, and I had the privilege of meeting him when I was in London, and his wit and shrewdness were amazing......" Chan bragged as he ran unhurriedly.
The two girls were already frightened, their mouths were wide open, and they couldn't say a word.
Chen Zikun was still unsatisfied, and continued: "In comparison, Russell is much more boring, Russell, you know, sorry, you probably study drama and poetry, Russell is engaged in analytic philosophy, not to the side, when I was reading in the British Library, I drank coffee with this old gentleman, and he asked me a few questions, do you know what it is?" ”
As he spoke, he had arrived at his destination, No. 7 Shihu Hutong, Xidan, where a plaque of "Crescent Society" was hung, and there were some young literary men and women wearing snow-white scarves and glasses.
"Two, here, two dimes, thank you." Chen Zikun put down the foreign car, bowed and beat thousands, and asked the two young ladies to get out of the car.
The white scarf and double ponytail were completely stupid, and they forgot to get out of the car in a daze, and after being reminded by Chen Zikun, the double ponytail took out a small bag and took out a piece of ocean and handed it over.
"Miss, I can't find it." Chan shrugged his shoulders. At this time, the two girls found that the coachman was not only handsome, but also handsome, and he was a beautiful man.
"Cousin, you're here, I'm waiting for you, come in." A slender little girl came out of the Crescent Society, Chen Zikun's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Isn't this Miss Lin?" ”
It was Lin Huiyin, who had seen him in London.
Lin Huiyin also recognized Chen Zikun, and said with a smile: "You have also returned to China, how did you make a living in this business?" ”
Chen Zikun said: "I originally did this for a living, by the way, these two are your cousins?" ”
"yes, they're both my cousins, and we grew up together." Lin Huiyin said.
"Since it's Miss Lin's cousin, then I won't charge money, let's see you later." Chen Zikun laughed, pulled up the foreign car and ran away.
"Huiyin, do you know this person?" The double ponytail looked at Chen Zikun's back and asked.
"Well, I've seen it for a long time, and then I've seen it again in London." Lin Huiyin said.