Chapter 18 The Great Afu

The crowd was crowded, and after wandering around the West Market for a long time to no avail, he unconsciously walked to the South Market. Turn left and right to go around to the jewelry street, I forgot to go to Changji, just to buy something. In a short time I was already holding a bunch of things in my hands, and I was still haggling with a girl who sold bracelets.

I've been here for a long time, and I haven't learned anything else, but this is increasing with the ability of small traders and vendors to bargain.

My shoulders suddenly became heavy, and when I turned around, I found that it was Changji, and I said in surprise: "Why are you here, you don't know how tired I am looking for you."

The wind blows, around the hanging flowers on the street, the sky is as clean as if it has been washed by water, the apricot blossoms from crimson to lighter pink, the wind blows, scattered into a formation.

Chang Ji slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, looked at me calmly, and was rarely happy: "That's how you found me?"

I looked down at the pile of things I was carrying, smiled awkwardly, gasped and asked him, "Why did you get here, I have to find it all the way."

He smiled and took out a round and chubby white porcelain doll from his arms and explained: "I saw this doll when I came out of dinner just now, and I thought I wanted to buy it. However, I didn't negotiate the price with the seller, I said to give him ten yuan, he had to ask me for fifteen yuan, and then I said thirteen yuan, he still didn't want to, I increased the price to fourteen yuan and he still didn't agree, then I had no choice, I had no choice but to bargain with him again. So, there was a delay for a while. ”

I wanted to speak and stopped, and I stopped talking, and it was rare to see him say so many words in a row. I looked down at the white porcelain doll in his hand, the shape was extremely concise, sitting cross-legged, full of face, smiling, fat dundun, eyebrows and eyes, straight nose and square mouth, combing the head in a diamond-shaped bun, embracing a green lion, the color of the dress was bright, and the yellow background was saffron, which was really cute.

"You're just going to buy this doll?"

He explained: "This doll is named Da Ah Fu. Legend has it that in ancient times, there lived a pair of humanoid beasts in the mountains, named "Sand Boy". The Sand Boy is so powerful that with a smile, the beast of the mountains will bow down into its arms and be subdued. Later generations made sand children accordingly, holding the green beast in their arms, in the form of a smile, to suppress the evil spirit. The sand boy has a round face and is very blessed, so it is also called "Ah Fu", which means auspicious and wishful. Look, do you resemble it? ”

As he spoke, he brought Da Ah Fu over to compare with me, admired it and stuffed it into my hand, and suddenly said, "Give it to you"

I liked this doll very much, stared at it for a long time, and when I heard him say to give it to me, I looked up and confirmed: "You, really, want to give it to me?" I still don't believe it.

He hummed slightly.

He opened his mouth and looked behind me, "Why is he here?"

I stood across from him, and he could see the people behind me, but I couldn't.

"Who?"

I turned around in confusion, and at some point, Meng Jie followed again. He was only a few dozen steps away from me, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of me, and with a flick of his long finger towards my head, I only heard me feign a "snort" and gasp.

Meng Jie smiled ruffianly and said, "You are so rude, you said that you would look for someone together, and you left alone without my consent."

I didn't reply, just looked at him fiercely. But Changji lost his temper, and pulled me over to protect me, like a hen guarding the chicks. "What is this doing, but also pay attention to your own manners."

I laughed secretly, I didn't expect Changji to have such a gaffe, a person who seems to be gentle on weekdays, is quite fierce when he trains people, I leaned over and attached it to his ear and praised it sincerely: "Changji, well said!"

Meng Jie didn't speak for a long time, probably because he felt that his actions just now were inappropriate, he took a few steps back and seriously compensated me, sighed long, looked at Changji, who was still angry, and his eyes fell on me again......

Meng Jie smiled bitterly: "It's me who is abrupt."

"Now that you've found the person, I'm relieved. Well, I'll go first. ”

I kept watching him walk away, and the street was crowded with people, and after a while, he was depressed in the vast sea of people. I retracted my gaze, turned back to Changji and smiled evilly, "You seem to be very unusual to Meng Jie."

Changji immediately dismissed: "Where is it not ordinary!"

I said frankly: "I can't say it, anyway, I just think that you are different from Meng Jie, and every time I meet him, you are not very happy......"

"Is there one?"

I paused, deliberately whetted my appetite, and then joked, "Are you and him jealous of which girl?" Or did he steal your sweetheart? ”

I laughed heartily, Changji was angry, his face turned blue and white, and he returned to his previous cold and silent words, and he didn't hesitate to take half a minute, I hurriedly followed. When I walked in the crowd, I held the doll tightly, for fear of being touched and dirty, so I had to dodge as much as possible to avoid contact with people.

When he saw that I was so precious to this doll, he had a very complacent expression on his face.

"Has no one ever given you anything? If you like it, I'll give you a few more another day, and you can play instead. ”

I stopped and said coldly: "No, you can't be greedy for everything, especially what you like."

He was shocked by my sudden preaching, and I myself blushed and stood in place, at a loss. I wondered if he would think too much and think I was hinting at him. Inexplicably, I feel a little weak-hearted, but I don't know why I want to be weak-hearted.

It suddenly began to rain, and it was still small at first, but after a short time, it was like a leak, and it rained heavily. The gallop road that wet the bluestone slabs, the knocked apricot blossoms were spread on it, and the horses' hooves stepped on it and rolled into mud. Changji pulled me up and quickly ran to the nearby gazebo to hide from the rain, but the gazebo was already overcrowded, and he couldn't stand at all, so he had to drag me to the inn in the distance, although I was reluctant to be caught in the rain, but I couldn't care so much.

The rain rustled softly. Pedestrians were in a hurry on the street, and the splashes of water from the trampling wet the hem of our clothes, and all the things we had bought before were dropped in the process of running, except for the big Ah Fu doll in my hand. Changji pulled me to run through Changchanggu Street, my heart was beating so fast, but it wasn't because I was tired, my ears didn't know why I was a little hot, and my face was hot.

We ran into a teahouse by the Yunhu River nearby, and a courteous junior came up to Zhang Luo, shook the raindrops on his body, and pulled me up to the private room on the second floor. He asked for ginger soup and ordered me to be found clean clothes. We had dinner here and waited for the rain to stop before going back.

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The afternoon class was also very relaxed, and it was the music and rhythm of the female master Bai Daoyun. Yun Kang lowered his head and flicked the strings seriously, Qin Luoxue changed his previous impatience, and the corners of his mouth smiled and held his cheeks and quietly looked at her silly.

Baili Yuan lowered his head and stroked the piano, indifferently, and suddenly the sound of the piano fell slightly, and he heard that the timbre was a little wrong in the gap, and secretly thought that his technique was wrong, and he still felt that it was wrong after trying a few notes again, so he turned back to see Yu Gui, where the noise came from!

Yu Gui is not good at music and rhythm, and she is more annoyed by this kind of trick that requires patience than throwing pots and pounding pills. I saw that her face was red at the moment, her eyes were wide and round, and she was biting her lip desperately. The more you play, the more messy it gets, the more annoying it gets. Baili Yuan looked at her, and unknowingly stretched his originally slightly frowning brow a little. Yu Gui seemed to be aware, looked up at him and said a little embarrassed: "This piano is not very easy to use, it must be a problem with the strings, not that I don't play it well."

Baili Zhen smiled in his eyes and patiently instructed: "Playing the piano pays attention to a calm mind." You don't have to be in a hurry, think about the techniques taught by Bai Fuzi, as long as you memorize the notes and melodies, and practice a few more times, you will naturally be able to play well. ”

After Yu Gui was encouraged, he instantly smiled, and his hand movements slowed down, although it was still not a tune, but it was normal compared to the previous magic sound, and he only plucked the strings again after Baili Yuan solved the source of the noise.

Bai Fuzi taught me another song that I had never heard before, as if it was called "Qiongju", which was composed by herself.

The song is gentle and long, only a little sad, like a cry, but it does not prevent its hypnotic function from having a significant effect on me.

The indoor strings are cut, the sound of the piano is murmuring, melodious, and Bai Fuzi allows us to calm our minds and concentrate on it, carefully comprehend the sound of the music outside the strings, and taste the emotion. I followed the teacher's teachings, listened very carefully with my eyes closed, and went to meet Zhou Gong after listening. Bai Fuzi fell off the table, scared me to tremble, suddenly woke up, wiped the corners of her mouth, smiled apologetically at her, she didn't say a word, just shook her head.

Bai Fuzi has a baby face, and although he is over thirty years old, he still looks beautiful. Outstanding temperament, elegant and calm in gestures, like to wear plain clothes, very fresh and refined. It's just that she is too indifferent, and there is no warmth on her face at all. 's arrogant temperament doesn't match her appearance at all. From class to now, she has been sitting on the bamboo mat, occasionally getting up and going down to inspect and not bother to rub her mouth with us, and she will finish the maze with a brief point.

When she stood in front of me, it was like a lump of ice, and even the breath she exhaled was cold, and I was a little afraid of her, more than I was afraid of Hao Fuzi.

Yu Gui and Ankang were happy in the back, and when Bai Fuzi turned around, Meng Jie threw a paper ball on my table. I opened it and my face changed dramatically. There is a fat female doll painted on the paper, lying on the table and napping, with saliva hanging from the corners of her mouth, this is not who I am! Although I don't get angry with him for teasing me, the key is that his paintings are too ugly, how can I be so fat.

The sound of the piano is disturbing, and I dare not slack off. Fortunately, I already have a foundation, and when I came to Nanzhan and had to be invited by Anping Niangniang, Mr. Xi taught him by hand, whether it was a zither or a piano, I was quite proficient.

The sound of the piano curled into my ears and heart, and suddenly there was silence all around, and Bai Fuzi looked at me confidently, and then closed his eyes and listened. All the attention was on me, and their minds were smoothed with the sound of the piano, and it was rare to purify their hearts.