"Warm as Water"

Text/Lu Sanmu【@陆森陆三木】

March spring in Longmen Town is strong, and a large number of peach blossoms bloom next to the river at the head of the town, scorching and shining red. The fisherwoman in the blue cloth shirt swings the canopy boat, rocking the oars and singing a song, which is not graceful. Walking around the peach forest are mostly tourists who come to enjoy the early spring breeze, accompanied by bees and butterflies, which is extremely lively.

There is a rather spectacular stage built on the high ground on the bank of the river, there are women singing unknown excerpts, gongs and drums, huqin babbling, women gently shaking the folding fan, walking slowly, unconsciously attracting a lot of applause from the audience. The woman's name is Lu Shuixin, and she has been playing since she was a child, and she is quite popular with the audience, and to some extent, she can be regarded as supporting most of the drama troupe.

The voice is tactful, the eyes are like springs, looking left and right, and the climax is like a curtain.

In the sound of silk and bamboo, the lotus step swayed lightly, the water sleeve was thrown away, and the sorrow was as deep as the sea, waiting to return.

The sound of gongs and drums is passed each other, the wind gradually rises, the song is finished, and the tourists disperse. Leave a man in green clothes, near the spring stream, and the willows are still there. Shui Xin only felt that this person was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. After thinking about it carefully, I remembered that this man was originally Young Master Wen from Kyoto, and his name was Wen Qi. A few days ago, when I was appreciating the peach blossoms, I accidentally dropped the silk handkerchief, and it was this Young Master Wen who picked it up and returned it to her. Later, I heard the little sisters say that the Wen family is a big family in the capital, and Young Master Wen came to Longmen Town this time to have business negotiations, and they also said that if anyone marries someone like Young Master Wen, he will basically have a settlement in this life. At that time, Shui Xin was just listening carefully, and he didn't dwell too much.

"Girl, please stay." Shui Xin was about to leave, but stopped because of this sentence.

"Oh? I don't know what Childe called me? ”

"You and I have met several times, and it can be regarded as fate. The girl is free, go to the Drunken Immortal Building, how many drinks may I invite you? Thinking about it, it was also young master Wen's abruptness, and he actually asked a girl to accompany him to "have a few drinks", which was a bit ridiculous. Unexpectedly, Shui Xin is not a person who is confined to small sections, and after a little thought, he accepted Wen Qi's invitation.

The two walked to the drunken fairy building side by side, chose a position by the window to sit down, a few exquisite side dishes, each hugged a jar of daughter red, talked about life, happy enmity, can be described as hearty. Shui Xin has been wandering in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he has cultivated a good amount of alcohol, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is not drunk with a thousand glasses. Wen Qi is different, he is a little delirious after drinking too much, chattering, and talking endlessly. For example, when he saw her for the first time, he knew that he loved her, for example, the eldest brother in the family didn't know how to take care of the family business and only knew how to have fun every day, such as the full sustenance that his parents placed on him......

Out of the drunken immortal building, the sky was dark, a cool breeze blew, seeing that Shui Xin was only wearing a light shirt, Wen Qi put the newly made Su silk shoulder he was wearing on Shui Xin's body. Rao is Lu Shuixin, who is not drunk with a thousand cups, actually feels a little dizzy at the moment, looking at the first quarter moon in the sky alone, and smirks for a long time.

Back at his residence, Shui Xin turned out the makeup and clothes on the platform during the day, and carefully combed his makeup in front of the rhombic mirror. The night wind rises, blowing the moon in the water. Dance towards a pool of clear water, and sing a sentence "You are born in a skirt and a beautiful hairpin." Do you know that my lifelong hobby is natural? Just three springs are good and no one can see them, and if you don't watch out for the noise of sinking fish and geese and birds, you will be afraid of the shy flowers and the moon flowers trembling. ”

After thinking about it, Wen Qi is a famous man, even if he likes himself, his parents will not agree. Thinking of this, Shui Xin felt that the moonlight was cold, and his heart felt like a knife cutting pain.

Day after day, the peach blossoms of one tree after another are gone, and I am afraid that this spring day is over.

Wen Qi later went to the theater many times, and Shui Xin said that he would not give him a good look, between the lines, openly and secretly, they were all sharp and mean. I'm afraid that Wen Qi himself felt bored, so he didn't have any contacts.

Shui Xin can deceive everyone, but he can't deceive his own heart. I often think that so much watery tenderness is hidden in his eyes, as if there are ripples, as if he wants to swallow himself up. Wen Qi, Wen Qi, you are so dignified, why do you want to provoke me? It's helpless again.

On this day, the drama on the stage was slow and urgent, and the excerpts were vividly performed. sang and ended, but was stopped by Wen Qi.

"Shui Xin, tomorrow morning, I will go back to Beijing, in the future, you take care."

Shui Xin was startled, and when he raised his head, he saw Wen Qi's lips that wanted to speak and stopped, and big tears fell to the ground. Wen Qi also panicked, wanting to comfort but didn't know where to start, so he could only use his arm to circle the water heart and say, "Don't cry, don't cry."

Shui Xin broke free from Wen Qi's arms and hurriedly ran away.

"If you figure it out one day, you will come to the capital to find me, and I swear, you will not marry in this life." Wen Qi's voice echoed in the alley for a long time.

Early the next morning, on the shore. Shui Xin only left Wen Qi with a promise - I will give myself five years, if I still like you, I will follow you no matter what.

Then easily let the other person go.

That's five years.

In five years, the mottled walls and withered grass grew, and in five years, the old ancestral hall became a grave and a barren mound. In the past, she applied yellow to the mirror, but now it is full of vicissitudes of lotus ponds. However, there are always some things that remain the same, such as Wen Qi is still in her heart.

Standing at the ferry and looking into the distance, the boatman shouted at her, asking her if she was looking for a lover, and said that the storyteller often sang, and the negative man was white-clothed. I didn't see Shui Xin's eyebrows and eyes drooping, full of tears.

In the end, he held the oars and the lonely boat swirled, dancing and embroidering in the middle of the water, and the water waves rippled.

Within a few days, he traveled to the shore of Beijing, the Wen family was admittedly a big family, and Shui Xin found Wen Qi's residence after a little exploration.

The door of Wenfu was closed tightly, and Shui Xin knocked lightly, and the young man who came was what she was looking forward to day and night. Even after many years, they still had to meet again.

That year, she sighed softly in the scene, and his heart suddenly hurt.

At that intersection, he separated from her, how many times he got drunk and woke up, and the knot in his heart was still there.

He waited for her in the depths of time, even though his temples had turned white. She couldn't bear to be separated from him, even if the rouge turned to dust.

Even if no one choreographed this play, they knew that the arrival of the other party was not an accident.

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