In the May season, the mountain is already full of green trees, follow the signs to find Area A, and count to 16 rows of 9. The surrounding of the tomb is not as dilapidated as imagined that no one has visited for ten years, an evergreen tree is planted on one side, a hibiscus tree is planted on the other, lush and shaded above the tombstone, a bouquet of flowers is placed in front of the tomb, some are dry, but it looks quite fresh, it seems that someone has only come not long ago, the incense in the incense burner is burning to the end, and there is a match in the shelter on the ground next to it. Lan Qing couldn't help but be a little puzzled, along the way, although most of the tombs had traces of people coming and going, there were also some tombs that were bare and seemed to have been forgotten for a long time. Come to think of it, these things will not be put by the cemetery staff. Could it be the students that Master once taught? But at that time, when the master died, he only went to the school to say something, and no one knew where the master's grave was.

Shaking his head, he gently put down the flowers in his hand, and respectfully knelt in front of the tomb and kowtowed three times. "Master, the apprentice is not filial, and it has been ten years before I came back to see you." Looking at the quiet face of the woman on the tombstone, I don't know if it's because she has been dancing, time makes the woman disappear as much as she is in her thirties.

The bluestone paved ground was a little hard, and I stood up, sat in front of the tombstone, leaning on the tombstone, as if I had been leaning on the master's arms since I was a child, and the sorrow that I thought I had forgotten had long ago poured out from the bottom of my heart. It turned out that it had not been forgotten, but that it was buried too deeply. Those intermittent memories of Master suddenly came to mind so clearly at this moment.

In the quiet courtyard, the sun was setting, and the woman who was as gentle as the name sat under the hibiscus tree, holding a little girl on her lap, and teaching her to read softly. Gradually, the girl can run and dance, and the woman is still under the hibiscus tree watching the girl practice dancing in the yard, reading, and practicing calligraphy...... Day after day, year after year, this picture gradually turned yellow, became black and white, and finally froze there, becoming a permanent picture.

“…… Master, I have a lot to say to you...... "Tears flowed first, but before the words could be spoken, two lines of tears rolled down his cheeks. Ten years of grievances, confusion, illness, and the fear of standing on the verge of death several times, how can these emotions that cannot be appealed to make the master worry anymore. In the past ten years, I haven't even had a single photo of Master, and I dreamed back at midnight, how afraid I would forget once again how familiar the face used to be, and that quiet seemed to always contain my gaze.

“…… Master, I'm sorry...... In vain...... There was a time when I forgot about you...... I'm sorry. Saying this, Lan Qing finally couldn't bear it anymore, buried her head between her knees, and couldn't cry. Yes, after waking up in the hospital ten years ago, she didn't remember anything, like a baby, looking at the world in horror, and followed Mu Yi to Denmark in a daze, and then gradually remembered some things, but she felt more and more indescribable panic. It wasn't until I remembered Master that I felt as if I had found my roots, and I kept telling myself that there was not a single person in this world, at least there was a Master.

“…… Master, although the apprentice doesn't remember many things, he has never given up dancing...... "I wiped away my tears, and felt that the weather seemed to be a little cold," ...... Don't you know, I also went to a foreign university, their dance major, don't you dare to think about it? Even I think it's a dream, I get the highest scholarship every year, and now I can support myself in vain. You don't have to worry anymore. As she spoke, Lan Qing couldn't help but smile, and seemed to be a little incredulous. I have been studying average since I was a child, and I often fail English, except for dancing, the master never forced himself in other schoolwork, so he has always been so-so to get by, but who would have thought that one day he would be forced by life to work hard to get a scholarship to make ends meet.

“…… Over the years, the apprentice has perfected the 'Butterfly Love Flower' and made my graduation project, which really amazed those professors, and immediately hired me as a teacher. This time I came back to participate in the competition, which was participated in when you were 26 years old, and the apprentice choreographed a dance called 'Feitian' according to the murals of the Mogao Grottoes, which incorporated 'bending the waist', 'leading the neck', and 'circling'...... Oh, by the way, a few years ago, I figured out the 'neck' and 'circling', and after practicing, we have already learned three parts of the five major parts of this ancient dance, and there are still "stepping on the ancients" and the final 'nirvana', and the disciples have never been able to figure it out. But don't worry, Master, what the apprentice promised you will definitely do......"

laughed for a while, cried for a while, and talked for a while, until Lan Qing felt a little cold on her body and her body was a little unbearable, and then she gradually stopped talking. "Master, I'm going to go to Xisi Hutong in a while, and I don't know what it will become like over the years. I didn't say a word to the landlord when I left, and I am afraid that the things you left behind are gone. It's only now that I'm starting to understand what you often say, maybe it's all fate. As he spoke, he stood up, shivered, and finally touched the tombstone, "The apprentice will leave first, and I will come to see you in a few days." ”

I got on the bus provided by the cemetery and went down the mountain, and waited for a few minutes on the side of the road before I stopped a taxi. "Hello, go to Xisi Hutong." After reporting the location, Lan Qing sighed a little tiredly. It's still warm in the car, and on this day, without a coat, it's still a little colder for myself.

"Xisi Hutong, I can only park outside for you, you can't get in the alley, do you think?" The driver listened to the name of the place, frowned and thought about it and said.

“…… Okay, just get as close to there as you can. Not wanting to say more, Lan Qing leaned back in the chair and nodded slightly. The doctor has always told himself not to fluctuate too much in his mood, because he has rarely had great joys and sorrows in these years, and he has made up for it all in the past few hours.

There was some traffic jam on the way back, and I stopped and walked for nearly two hours to reach my destination.

"Girl, I'll stop here for you. The alley is too crowded, and my car may not be able to get out for two hours if it is blocked. You just go in along this alley, and you follow the street signs. ”

It was easy to ease up in the car, and Lan Qing thanked the driver and got out of the car.

The streets of the capital, except for the early hours of the morning, make people feel bustling at any time, let alone this time after work. Went in the direction pointed by the driver, and sure enough, I felt that it was crowded a lot, and many people on both sides of the road were not wide and set up stalls, bicycles, and tricycles, driving by from time to time, and the children who had just finished school screamed that you were chasing me and running from a distance, dexterously avoiding pedestrians, and then gradually running away. All of this looks extremely familiar, but it makes people uncomfortably suffocated.

Leaning against the outer wall of a courtyard house that I don't know whose house it was, Lan Qing gasped and calmed the picture in his mind that was whistling like a train, as if he had caught something, but it flashed again.

"Suzu...... ......The phone vibrated in the bag, gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a long sigh of relief, and picked it up.

"Mu Yi, ah......"

"Where are you? Still in Johnson? I'm done here, I'm going to pick you up. "In the morning, I told Mu Yi that I would go to the master's grave today.

"No, I came down early, where I was staying. Are you done? So fast. ”

"Well, there is a customer who has something to do temporarily, and it happens that there is a business dinner tomorrow, and I will talk about it tomorrow night. Do you remember your original address? Then I'll go now. ”

"Okay, don't worry, I'm not there yet. In Xisi Hutong, No. 76, but the car is not easy to get in, you arrive to call me, I will come out. ”

"Okay, let's talk about it then, I'll see if I can drive in. It's hanging. ”

Xisi Hutong, No. 76.

As soon as I turned into the alley, I saw the hibiscus tree in the courtyard that was more than half higher than the wall. The yard has changed the gate, unlike those ancient houses that have passed by along the way, mottled and scattered, and the appearance of "squeaking" when pushed, the dark red color, the paint still has some luster, it should have just been replaced in recent years, and the door is pasted with couplets, and some fades.

Standing on the opposite side of the gate, clinging to the outer wall of the courtyard opposite, Lan Qing suddenly didn't know what he was doing here. Just came down from the mountain, somehow, got into a taxi and reported the address here. But what exactly do you want to see? It's been ten years, and it's been a long time since it's been a thing, and before coming back this time, I thought about whether it was possible to buy this house and find a root for my duckweed, but listening to the driver's words in the morning, even the cemetery is expensive like that, let alone the courtyard here. Lowering his head slightly, he smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and his eyes, which were already red and swollen, suddenly overflowed with tears. I can't cry anymore, I can't cry anymore, I'm afraid I'll really have to go to the hospital. When I went to the hospital in the capital, I didn't know if the insurance company in the United States would give me insurance. can't be guaranteed, and it has to trouble Mu Yi. Over the years, although he has tried hard not to let himself owe Mu Yi a favor, he can't afford to pay it back after all. Thinking like this, he took a deep breath and blinked. Forget it, let's go, after seeing this time, it's time to put an end to your obsession.

Before Lan Qing could turn around, the iron door opened with a bang, and an old man slowly walked out from inside. When I looked up, I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw Lan Qing standing opposite, "Girl, is there something wrong with you?" ”

Lan Qing didn't expect that someone would come out inside, and somehow she felt like she was caught as a thief. He shook his head a little embarrassedly, took off his sunglasses, looked at the old man and replied, "It's okay, just come and see, let's go...... Do you live here? Originally, I wanted to leave, but the ghost asked the latter sentence.