Chapter 38: Regret (4)
Su Yi just looked at her without blinking, inexplicably, her eyes were a little sour.
I can't remember how long ago, after his birth mother died, there was no one to guard him at his bedside.
It seemed that something was about to roll out of his eyes, Su Yi quickly sniffed and stopped the somewhat hypocritical tears.
As soon as he moved like this, Liang Yue immediately woke up, and when he saw that he had woken up, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and asked him, "How do you feel?" Is it better? ”
"Much better." Su Yi replied obediently, and then continued to stare at her.
Liang Yue couldn't hold back her words, and couldn't help but ask him, "Are you stupid with a fever?" ”
Su Yi was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she meant.
Liang Yue sighed and said, "There is a fool in our village who usually likes to stand on the street and stare at people, just like you are now. ”
Su Yi turned around indifferently and got angry. Compare him with a fool, is there such a good-looking fool as him!
Liang Yue secretly laughed behind him, cleared her throat and said, "There will be an event in the temple tonight, will you go?" If I don't go, I'll do it myself. ”
Su Yi ignored her.
Liang Yue was bored, so she smacked her lips and said, "Okay then, I'll go by myself." As he spoke, he turned around and went out.
Su Yi sat up suddenly, "I'll go!" Just lying down uncomfortable, go out for a walk. ”
Liang Yue shrugged with her back to him, "Let's go together, then you get up and take a shower and change your clothes, and we'll leave when you're done." ”
Su Yi didn't speak again, he got up silently and changed his clothes.
Liang Yue raised her feet and walked out, and when she saw Helan running over from a distance, she immediately opened her arms and caught her in time.
"Oh my God, I'm going to die, Xiao Yue'er, save me!" Helan wailed, and looked behind her from time to time, and when she saw Zhou Zhiping walking slowly, the expression on her face immediately collapsed, looking like the end of the world.
"What's wrong?" Liang Yue was a little disgusted with the sweat on her body, but because Helan was still grabbing her sleeve, it was difficult to push her away, so she had to frown and endure it.
Helan said sadly: "That Zhou Zhiping, I'm dying, do you know how many places I went with him this afternoon?!" It's not a single step! Almost the entire Peach Blossom Town has been visited! ”
Liangyue: ...... "That's it?" "Isn't it just a few more steps, how big can Peach Blossom Town be? Liang Yue was very unimpressed, but she didn't know-
Helan immediately looked up at her, her eyes shining: "Then it's better for you to accompany him at night!" I'm here to take care of the sick! That's it! After saying that, he went to Liangyue's room as if he was fleeing, and he didn't forget to close the door.
"But-" Liang Yue watched her slip into her room, and wanted to remind her that Su Yi was still changing her clothes, but she forced her back, because it was too late.
Su Yi didn't even wear his middle coat yet, and came out shirtless, with a blue face and an angry look at Liang Yue. "You did it on purpose?"
Helan then followed, her face flushed, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.
Suzuki felt innocent. "What did I do?"
Su Yi raised his hand and pointed at Helan, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he asked Liang Yue in a cold voice: "You put her in?" ”
That look of disgust was successfully captured by Liang Yue, and this was the first time that Su Yi showed this kind of look in public.
"She's ......" Liang Yue just wanted to explain to Helan, but was directly interrupted by Su Yi.
"There is no need to explain, anyway, you people from the countryside don't know what courtesy, righteousness and shame are." Su Yi's face was full of indifference, and the words he said were very hurtful.
It was the first time Helan had been said like this, and she couldn't stand it for a while, and her eyes immediately turned red. "I'm sorry, okay!" He quickly bent down and said sorry loudly, then covered his face and ran out crying.
Zhou Zhiping just came, and he didn't know what was going on, but he saw Helan suddenly cover his face and cry and run out, and he immediately followed.
Su Yi looked very angry, pursed his lips and stood at the door without speaking.
Liang Yue was so troubled that she suddenly lost her mood, glanced at Su Yi, and said in a cold tone: "Okay, I'm angry, people are also crying and running away because you say it, if you are still dissatisfied, how about I apologize to you again?" ”
Su Yi looked at her, his lips moved, but he never said anything, just silently turned back to the room and closed the door.
Liang Yue stood at the door, crossed her hands and sighed, what is this called!
"Satsuki, Satsuki!" Qin called her, and when he saw her standing at the door in a daze, he shouted again, "Come and help me!" It's too busy, what are you still standing there doing? ”
Liang Yue suddenly came back to her senses, hurriedly answered, and ran over to go out with the Qin family.
There is a custom in Peach Blossom Town, that is, on the night of the temple fair every year, every family must send someone to clean the temple, and this year is no exception, it is still the Qin family and Liang Yue who go together.
Originally, the Qin family went by herself, but at night, the Qin family was afraid, and her husband was busy with the temple fair, so Liang Yue volunteered to accompany her.
It's just that this year, Liang Yue can only keep vigil there alone, because the Qin family has just given birth to a son, and the child is still young, so he can't leave people at night.
And the people who clean the temple must stay there to keep vigil, which means praying for the blessings of the people and their families in Peach Blossom Town.
When they arrived, the temple had been almost cleaned by others, and Liang Yue didn't let the Qin family do the work, just asked her to come and go through the motions, and then after seeing that she had greeted the others, he urged her to go home.
"Mother, go back first, it's so late, my brother is afraid that he will wake up, if he can't see you, he will cry endlessly." Liangyue urged her to go home.
The Qin clan was a little worried: "Can you do it yourself here?" It's been a whole night, can you make it up? ”
"Don't worry, I can stay in the mountains by myself for days, just one night, nothing." Liang Yue smiled, and pushed the Qin family home.
To be honest, Liang Yue didn't want to stay here, she could only keep her eyes open and in a daze all night, it would be good if someone accompanied her to talk, but this time the Qin family couldn't accompany her here, and she suddenly felt very bored. She didn't want the Qin family to go back, but there was no way, the little brother in the family couldn't do without people, and he left himself at home, and no one was at ease.
After the cleaning, the people began to go back in twos and threes, and the family left a person who was here to keep vigil, and in a few moments, except for those who were going to keep vigil, they were almost gone.
Liang Yue didn't bother to greet them one by one and talk about those nonsense, so she simply found a corner by herself and sat there quietly, if she didn't look carefully, she really couldn't find her for a while.
The night is getting darker.
Some people couldn't bear to be quiet and hummed softly, it was a folk song from their Peach Blossom Town, the lyrics were obscure, but once they sang it, it was unexpectedly good.
In the main hall of the temple, the people who kept vigil were men and women, and they were talking quietly together, and after the song sounded, those subtle voices were gone, and everyone quieted down, as if they were immersed in the beautiful song.
Liangyue is no exception, she likes to listen to other people's singing, and she also likes to listen to others play the flute and the piano, but she can't help it, and she really doesn't want to learn, so she still only has the share of others who are hot.
In the quiet night, only beautiful singing echoes in the darkness, soothing people's emotions, a peaceful and beautiful.
It's just that Liang Yue suddenly became alert, straightened up and carefully distinguished the footsteps that were deliberately lightened from far and near, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and no one seemed to notice it except her.
Liang Yue pretended to have a stomachache, and the cat went outside with her waist bent, and hid in one place by taking advantage of the night, wanting to see who was sneaky.
Footsteps stopped in front of her.
Liang Yue's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Why are you?" ”
"Why can't it be me?" Su Yi looked indifferent, and seemed to be very reluctant to say, "It was your mother who called me here, saying that you don't worry about yourself here, and asked me to accompany you." ”
I see. Liang Yue actually breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the grass, and said in a relaxed tone: "Actually, you don't use it, I'm used to it myself, and it's not ......"
It's just that before she could finish speaking, Su Yi had already crossed her and walked towards the main hall of the temple, and threw her a sentence of "verbose." ”
Liang Yue took a deep breath, resisted the urge to rush up and beat him up, and immediately followed.
The singing in the main hall stopped abruptly, and everyone stared at Su Yi who suddenly came in curiously and defensively, until Liang Yue walked in and explained: "Don't be nervous, folks, he is not a bad person, he is a patient who lives in my house temporarily, I heard that I am worshipping Buddha and praying here, and I was curious for a while, so I followed." ”
As soon as she explained this, the others breathed a sigh of relief, and someone replied with a smile: "I said, looking at this son, he doesn't look like a person from our place, he originally came to seek medical treatment and live temporarily." In this way, Xiaoyue, you should take him to worship the Buddha statue, so that he can get better soon. ”
Liang Yue nodded with a smile, said hello and led Su Yi to the main hall.
This temple enshrines the Buddha, Peach Blossom Town said that it is not big, it is not small, but it is not small, but there are many people who live in it, I don't know when it starts, every three years it is necessary to re-plate the gold body of this Buddha, so as to protect the Buddha statue will never be bad. I don't know who proposed it, but I think it's good anyway, so it has been passed down from generation to generation and has become one of the customs of Peach Blossom Town.
On the ground in front of the Buddha statue, there were a few futons, and Liang Yue led Su Yi to stand still, and said softly: "Come here, bye-bye, I will bless you after all." ”
Su Yi didn't say anything, but knelt down, folded his hands, and closed his eyes.
Liang Yue felt that he didn't look good standing up, so he also knelt down next to him, folded his hands, and reverently closed his eyes and silently made a wish.
May the Buddha bless the peace of Taohua Town, year after year, without wind and rain.
When Su Yi opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Liang Yue also beside him, and saw that she was still making a wish with her eyes closed, so he didn't make a sound to disturb, just tilted his head sideways and looked at her quietly.
Liang Yue opened her eyes, turned her head and asked him, "Are you okay?" ”
"Hmm." Su Yi was still kneeling and asked her, "What did you just promise?" ”
Liang Yue blinked, and made up a few words to lie to him: "Of course, I ask the Buddha to bless your injuries and get better quickly, and then your family will come and pick you up." ”
The light in Su Yi's eyes dimmed a little.
"Alright, get up, let's go outside and keep vigil with them." Liang Yue didn't notice the change in his mood and stood up first.
Su Yi stretched out his hand to her: "Pull me, my legs are numb." ”
"It's only been a while, and your legs are numb?" Liang Yue was convinced, and complained on her lips, but still reached out and pulled him up.
"I'm sorry for today's incident."
When Liang Yue turned around to leave, Su Yi suddenly spoke up, looked at her back, and apologized softly.
Liang Yue paused, didn't look back, just laughed, and said, "It's not me who should accept your apology, after all, I didn't take it to heart." ”
Just an inconsequential passer-by, if she remembered it in her heart for the slightest unpleasantness, wouldn't she have to remember a lot of strangers? Her memory is limited, and if she remembers too much, sooner or later she will have to die of exhaustion.
Su Yi said softly, "I want to tell you a story." ”
There is a child who has lived in the prosperous imperial city since he was a child, his family is very rich, there are countless servants, countless family properties, and his father's concubines and aunts are too many to count.
The child's mother is the lady of the house, the wife of the Ming media who is marrying in, and she has been married for many years, but she only gave birth to such a son.
The old man has a son, and he loves and attaches great importance to the child, the child has been pampered since he was a child, and he wants the wind and the rain to get the rain, just to want the stars in the sky, and his father will directly order the artificial ladder, just to make him happy.
The people in the house naturally like this little young master, because the little young master is not only cute, although he is a little naughty, he is very sensible since he was a child, and those who serve him personally are proud of it. When other children were still walking the streets and alleys, fighting cocks and dogs were not enough, the little young master had already taken the initiative to ask to go to school to study.
There are not a few young masters and young ladies in the house, but the eldest son of a serious concubine, only the little master can inherit the great family business in the future.
When there are more people, there are more rights and wrongs.
As the little master grew up day by day, the people in the house also changed several batches, and the loyal ones left, but there were more people with ghosts in their hearts.
Until five years ago, the wife died of illness, and half a year later, the lord married a young and beautiful woman and gave her the title of Mrs. Xuxian.
In less than three months, the woman gave birth to a boy, the old man was very happy, he couldn't wait to hold the little boy in the palm of his hand every day, what gold and silver jewelry, what precious jewelry, as long as the woman liked it, the old man gave it away, just to make her happy.
As a result, the little young master who had grown up was left out in the cold.
But the woman's good times did not last long, and when the child was four months old, she caught a cold at night, and then she started a high fever, which did not go away for three days, and finally she couldn't stay up and died.
Everyone suspected that the little master was the victim.
The subordinates in the house were instigated, saying that it was the poisonous hand of the little young master; The woman lost her beloved son, cried every day, and every time she fainted and woke up, she cursed that the little master must not die well; Even the little master's own father began to believe the rumors.
How can a person who killed his own brother survive at home?
So the little master still holds the status of the little master, but his status has plummeted. The life that served him was afraid of being implicated, so he cried and begged the woman, and ran to the woman's courtyard to serve. Sometimes, even when it's time to eat, no one comes to bring him food.
And he, locked in the study, copied Buddhist scriptures.
His own father said that this would wash away his sins.
The little master wanted to run out several times, but he was caught back, reported to the master, and then punished heavily, sometimes he was whipped, sometimes he was punished for not being allowed to eat and kneeling in the ancestral hall, and more often, every time he was beaten and injured, he was thrown directly into the study, and the outside was locked, and no one came to see his wounds, let alone bring him food, and no one even gave him saliva.
After fainting several times, one time, the little young master was punished again, and before he was dragged into the study, he vomited blood halfway.
The subordinates were scared, and hurriedly reported to the master, but the lord was accompanying the woman through the clouds and rain, and the subordinates did not dare to disturb, and did not dare to ask for a doctor on their own initiative, so they could only drag him and still put him in the study.
That time, the little young master launched a high fever, until noon on the second day, the next person was ordered to bring him food, opened the door only to find that there was a pool of blood vomited on the ground, the blood stains had dried up, the little young master's face was pale, and he fell to the ground with a weak breath.
The little young master had a big life, and after being bedridden for half a month, he finally picked up a life and came back. But after that, in the end, it was also a fundamental injury, and the root of the disease fell behind.
The old man Xu is conscience found that he intended to reconcile with the little young master, but the little young master took a trip to the ghost gate, and he had already looked down on those family and blood ties, he just wanted to live well.
No matter how the master makes up for him, he always has a light attitude, just give it, don't give it, don't want it, don't fight or grab it.
The woman was pregnant again, but it was retribution, but when she was only four months old, the woman accidentally slipped and fell, and the child could not be saved.
The woman was injured, and the doctor said that she could not get pregnant and have children again, which completely cut off her back road.
The old man was very disappointed, and comforted her at first, but the woman was only immersed in grief every day, and she had no intention of competing for favor and was unwilling to clean up herself to please the master, so gradually, the woman fell out of favor, and was completely neglected like the previous young master.
The little young master thought that it would be okay to do this, so that it could be stopped.
But what she never expected was that the woman was stimulated to seek death, and before she died, she wanted to drag him into the water together.
The woman drugged the little young master, and when he was undressing and going to bed at night, he broke in, and the drug attacked, and the little young master bit the tip of his tongue to force himself to stay awake and drove the woman out. Unexpectedly, the woman hated him so much, and after he was kicked out, she called the people in the house, crying that the little master had defiled her, and then committed suicide by hitting the pillar in front of the door of his room.
Fortunately, the old man had the heart to repair the relationship with the little young master, and did not punish him indiscriminately, but checked for two days, and found out that this was indeed directed and acted by the woman, and the little young master was not wronged again.
But after this incident, the little master was even more disgusted with living in the house, so he begged his father and asked him to move out and live alone.
The old man also agreed, quietly bought him a private house, and asked him to move in, and the people in the house only knew that the little young master was out to live alone, but they didn't know where it was. The people outside didn't know the truth, they still thought that the little master was still the little master, and they still tried their best to curry favor, praying for the faint opportunity to make a fortune.
Until five years have passed.
A high-ranking monk traveled past his house and said to the old man that the young master had a catastrophe in his life, and whether he could break through it or not depended on creation.
Asked about the way to crack it, the senior monk only smiled slightly, and said that the noble master of the little master was in Peach Blossom Town in the southwest.
However, it was fate and calamity, and I never knew it.