Chapter Eighty-Four: The Expected Uninvited Guest
Many days of sunny weather are rare in such a summer, and the heavens also remembered that it should be a rainy season, so they got up in line on this morning. The rain was not heavy, and the drizzle of cow hair was densely woven diagonally, and the capital was shrouded in a white mist.
Everything seems to be soaked in this drizzle, green mountains, green water, pavilions, flowers and trees, drenched for many days, showing the inherent color inside, with the light of raindrops, washing away the summer heat, bringing humidity and coolness, and the whole capital glows with rare vitality.
The door of Mo Hui's head is ajar, and a mischievous drizzle occasionally jumps into the half-open wooden door, moistening the door with a different color. There is a creaking sound coming from inside, and it's Fluttershy grinding spices. She was dressed in a white coarse cloth shirt, with a small white flower pinned to her head, and the solemn color made her look a little more charming and tender.
She was engrossed in grinding spices, her movements were gentle and emotional, and the medicine pestle in her hand also gave birth to emotions, and she was attached to this dark beauty.
Xiao Zheng still sat in the chair that belonged to him, he didn't go out today, he didn't study ancient books, he sat there after breakfast and closed his eyes to recuperate. It's been hot for so many days, it's really rare and comfortable, and Xiao Zheng who is sitting in the chair also enjoys it very much. Occasionally, he half-opened his eyes to look out the window, and the mist seemed to be more satisfying to him.
Since having Fluttershy, everyone in Mo has seemed to be idle, and Xiao Zheng, who has always felt that he has a lot of work, only needs to move his mouth, and Fluttershy can do the rest of the work. Feng Yaodu says that Fluttershy's arrival has made the family lazy.
Feng Yao didn't like this kind of weather, she would rather go to find a cool place on a hot and dry day than watch the rain outside in this house that she didn't know when it would end. The weather when he can't go out is not a good day for Feng Yao, the house is already bored, and she wants to chat with Fluttershy, but this sister seems to be more interested in grinding spices, and she even snubs Feng Yao without saying a word.
Feng Yao knew that he was disturbing Fluttershy, so he sat on a chair next to him.
Nanfeng had already gone out early in the morning as usual, Feng Yao was very strange, she had never seen a busy dart escort like her brother.
Feng Yao stared boredly at the doorway, watching the rain and mist splashing in, watching them wet the land, watching them render the color of the doorway.
Everything is silent, a rare tranquility, except for the creaking sound of Fluttershy's pestle that brings some movement to the dull silence.
On the way in front of the door, a figure of this oil-paper umbrella passed in front of Feng Yao's eyes, her sluggish expression was as if she had been stimulated by something and immediately became excited, she ran to the door happily, wanting to greet the person who was also thinking about her on this rainy day, but when she was ready to greet the visitors with a smile on her face, the happy look stopped abruptly when she saw the face under the umbrella, and the person who came was not Lan Yi, but a person she didn't know. Not only did he not know him, but this person was also full of cruelty, and he looked like an unkind person.
In fact, she can only blame Feng Yao for being too careless, if she is not in a trance, if she is not too happy, she should notice that most of the body exposed under this umbrella is not Lan Yi at all. This person was round and fat, and the crimson robe was soaked by the rain, giving off an even darker light. A jade belt inlaid with gems was across his waist, this flamboyant outfit was not done by Lan Yi at all, and what made Feng Yao a little confused was this person's pair of triangular eyes, and there was no trace of friendship at all when he looked at Feng Yao. His beard is okay, but against that face, he looks more like a traitor in the play!
Feng Yao looked at the person in disappointment, and the person also stared at Feng Yao, he looked at it carefully, and asked with a little disdain, "Is there a person named Xiao Zheng here?" ”
The man's voice was very low, but Feng Yao had a feeling of being creepy, and her feeling told her that this person was not good.
Feng Yao cleared his throat, "Who are you?" What's the matter with Xiao Zheng? ”
The person who came looked at Feng Yao, his eyes rolled a few times, and a gloomy smile flashed on his mouth, "It seems that Xiao Zheng is right here!" After saying that, the comer was about to go to the house, Feng Yao stopped in front of him and asked, "Who are you?" What are you looking for Xiao Zheng to sit on? ”
The man obviously glanced at Feng Yao impatiently and said, "I'm his old friend, come to kick the door to catch up!" ”
Feng Yao obviously can't believe such a statement! As Xiao Zheng's daughter, she still knows whether her father has friends or not. Not to mention that no one has just moved to the capital, even if it is in the countryside, the people who come are either here to ask for incense or medicine, and they have never heard of anything to come to visit friends. Feng Yao has been strange for many years, it is said that his father is also kind and righteous, and he has done a lot of things to save others, but he just doesn't seem to like making friends, even if someone takes the initiative to make friends, Xiao Zheng always pushes back, and finally can't do it!
Now this cold man came out of nowhere, and a very generous old man is Xiao Zheng's friend? Feng Yao also used his brain, presumably because he admired Xiao Zheng's incense-making skills. Feng Yao was most disgusted with the fact that she looked arrogant with a little silver, so she clasped her hands on her shoulders and said, "I'm sorry, there's no one you're looking for here!" ”
The visitor seemed to have spied on Feng Yao's lies, he put away the oil-paper umbrella and glanced in the direction of the lintel and said, "What? Isn't there no turning back here? ”
"Why are you so weird? Is there necessarily Xiao Zheng who asks Mo to turn back? Feng Yao was still blocked at the door.
"Girl, I don't know who you are, but you'd better let me in, otherwise, Xiao Zheng may blame you!" The man smiled, but it was clearly a smile and not a smile, Feng Yao didn't like such a fake person the most, she pinched her waist and continued to block, but she heard Xiao Zheng's low and cold voice, "Call him in!" ”
The voice was very penetrating, so frightened that Feng Yao was a little overwhelmed, he turned around and saw that Xiao Zheng was still sitting in the chair, although the light was not very bright, but she felt Xiao Zheng's not very friendly light.
Feng Yao dodged and made a small way, and the comer walked in and didn't look back. The room was no different from what you saw from the outside, simple and simple, and it seemed to have a certain shabby.
The light in the room was not very bright, and the visitor quickly adjusted to the light, and his eyes locked on the chair, which he carefully identified for a long time. The familiar features, the outline of memory, and the emaciated body...... When the person who came finally determined that the person was Xiao Zheng, there was no joy of reuniting old friends, no passion for reuniting old friends, and the erratic eyes were full of horror and hesitation, many doubts, many hopes, many shocks, and many fears...... Xiao Zheng watched the comer's every move, feeling the transient changes in his emotions, and he watched quietly. Feng Yao had been standing behind the comer, and she was ready to rush out at any time to protect Xiao Zheng's everything. Fluttershy stops her pestle as she watches what she sees.
"Senior brother...... I haven't seen ...... for years Don't come unharmed! The nervous voice of the comer seemed to tremble a little, and his panicked look didn't know how to restrain him, he looked at Xiao Zheng, who was motionless, and wanted to step forward to give him a hug, but the two regular eyes were clearly irresistible and made him hesitate to step forward.
"Senior brother?" This title frightened Feng Yao into a daze, this person actually called his father his junior brother? But I never knew who my father had worshipped as a teacher, and I didn't know that my father had such a seemingly generous senior brother in the capital! Although the person who came was a little excited, his hands trembled a little, and his fat body trembled together, but looking at Xiao Zheng again, he was still calm, calm, and indifferent. Releasing the Buddha is just someone else's business, and it has nothing to do with him.
Fluttershy slowly moves to Feng Yao's side, and the two of them stand in a figurative shape.
"Senior brother, it's me! I'm Senior Brother Zhong Shiwei! ”
"Zhong Shiwei?" Feng Yao and Fluttershy exchanged terrifying glances, they weren't sure if the person in front of them named Zhong Shiwei had some kind of connection with the old man in the capital.
Xiao Zheng didn't seem to hear the speech of the person in front of him, he looked at this person as usual, dressed in style, familiar face, and the past that he couldn't let go, everything was so clear. If Xiao Zheng still had some kind of attachment to the title of senior brother more than ten years ago, then now there is only endless hatred left. For so many years, for the sake of this senior brother, no one knows the suffering he has paid, and no one can endure the desolation.
It's like more than ten years after a lifetime, and now, this person actually appeared in front of him like this, and he was ashamed to call himself his senior brother? In fact, Zhong Shiwei didn't have to doubt that Xiao Zheng couldn't recognize him, he had been separated for more than ten years, but there was not a day when Xiao Zheng didn't remember his image in his mind. Review this person's face over and over again, and remind yourself over and over again that some things, some people, can't be forgotten because of separation!
At this moment, Zhong Shiwei stood in front of Xiao Zheng, very glad that it was exactly the same as Xiao Zheng's memory, and the accompanying emotions had not changed in the slightest. In his heart, he was never forgotten!
"This ...... What's going on? Looking at Xiao Zheng, who had never said a word, Zhong Shiwei looked at Feng Yao behind him suspiciously, but unfortunately, Feng Yao didn't give him a good face at all.
"Senior brother, I'm Shiwei! Don't you recognize it? Zhong Shiwei took two steps forward, but when he saw Xiao Zheng's gaze clearly, he stopped.
"You...... Didn't you know it for a long time...... Will I come today? Zhong Shiwei asked timidly, for the first time, he was afraid of the person in front of him who looked shabby!