Chapter 18: Listening to the Piano
Bai Meixue couldn't help but smile and asked with a straight face: "Isn't it really that you want to fall asleep when you're full?" It made Xia'er laugh secretly behind her.
Such a naughty Bai Meixue is something Li Tang has never seen, and she is not annoyed by being teased, but she just looks at her embarrassedly, a white pink jacket skirt, a pink plum blossom extends upward from the bottom of the skirt, and finally submerges into the waist, combs a unilateral inclined bun, and the hair bun is hairpinned with a jade particle gold edge to support the bottom of the step, with her laughing body shaking, it is very good-looking.
Bai Meixue was a little embarrassed by her, and stepped forward to take her hand: "Don't mess with you, how can I remember it today." ”
Li Tang was pulled by her, staring at the ground and following her steps, seeing her asking, he hurriedly raised his eyes to answer her:
"I thought, these days, there has been a drizzle, probably you should be stuffy, maybe you have to go out for a walk today."
In fact, she said in her heart: I always feel in my heart that you are coming.
"You can guess."
Bai Meixue pulled her to the table and stool under the pavilion, Xia Er carefully put the piano wrapped in the brocade bag on the table, spread a layer of cotton cushion on the round stool, Bai Meixue sat down, took off the brocade bag wrapped in the piano, and put the piano steady.
It was a black piano with a dark body, but faintly glowing green, with a straight body and a beautiful arc.
Raise your hand lightly, turn your fingers into a butterfly, brush it on the string, a string of clear and pleasant sounds, and dance like a butterfly; Li Tang was amazed and looked up at her: "This is?" Ice strings? ”
Bai Meixue was surprised, although she knew that she might be surprised, but she never thought that she also knew this ice string: "Well, you have also heard it?" ”
Li Tang gently raised his hand and carefully stroked the thin string:
"No, just guess, Mr. Academy mentioned a few words to me, but he didn't, and I have nowhere to listen, but today I heard it from you, it's really worth the trip!"
After that, I looked at the body carefully, it was black, but I always felt a dark green light, and I thought about it in my head, and looked up in surprise:
"You don't want to tell me this is 'Midori'?"
Looking at her surprised and frightened look, Bai Meixue giggled:
"This is what the eldest brother asked someone to find for me, the strings have been changed, and I don't know if it's Lu Qi or not."
After a slight pause, he said, "...... But I think about it, even if the piano from more than 1,000 years ago has been preserved to this day, it is probably a few pieces of rotten wood! ”
After speaking, he raised his thin eyebrows at Li Tang, and his eyes seemed to contain stars.
Li Tang was embarrassed: "Think about it, I have never heard of a piano that can be preserved for thousands of years." ”
Bai Meixue chuckled and looked at her: "The day before yesterday, Mr. composed a new song and sent someone to send it over, how about you and me listen to it?" ”
"Of course, I can't ask for it." Li Tang returned to the chair and sat upright, facing Bai Meixue, waiting for her to start.
Bai Meixue retracted her head and said no more; Flicking the strings with both hands, flying swallows in the left hand, spring warblers in the right hand, bursts of clear sounds, began to scurry in this forest......
The sound of the piano penetrates like a clear spring dripping stone, more tranquil than celadon hitting jade, and the trembling echo is like a dragon's chant...
The young man in green shirt on the side closed his eyes and listened.
This is a tune that Li Tang has never heard, the person touching the piano in front of him is so devoted, quiet, beautiful, the ten fingers seem to be brushing on her heart, flying beads splashing jade.
At the end of the song, the jade palm pressed the thin string lightly, looked up and asked Li Tang: "How is it?" ”
Li Tang woke up from the sound of the piano and dreams, heard Bai Meixue ask her, and said lightly after being silent:
"I just love to listen to it, and I don't understand the mystery, but I just think that the music composed by Mr. Xie is different from everyone's style, so I don't dare to say it."
Seeing her say this, Bai Meixue thought that she had a unique opinion, so she said: "There is no one else at the moment, you talk to me, what does it matter, besides, Mr. is the most intimate person, how do you know that you are not good at speaking." ”
There are only Bai Meixue and Xia'er in front of her, Li Tang thinks the same reason, and besides, she is also sincere in her heart, so she said:
"I only look at one of Mr.'s songs, and I only feel that it is neither to show the magnificent momentum, or the plain sand and wilderness, nor just the mountains and rivers are far away, and there is no dispute with the world, as if it is light and light, not attached to the high and ethereal, but in this mundane dust to see through everything, as if the soul is being baptized, and I actually feel, as if... The sound of Buddha is average. ”
Saying this, it suddenly reminded Li Tang of Mrs. Jingchen's gaze...
Bai Meixue was surprised by Li Tang's interpretation, thinking that she was in her teens, how could she associate the sound of Buddhism, when Mr. gave her this song, she didn't mention it, but let her experience it herself.
So he said: "On the way to Chenyue Nunnery that day, I heard Tang'er's talk about listening to the music of Qing Yaju, and the day before yesterday I went to the city, Mr. Tong said, some people can't play but listen to the music and debate the music is unique, and now I can hear Tang'er's strange opinions, but I am very convinced." ”
There was a sincere compliment in these words, Li Tang was happy but still ashamed: "I'm just, say a few stupid words, you don't have to make fun of it." ”
Bai Meixue smiled: "I'm telling the truth, where can I make fun of it?" After a pause, he said, "Tang'er is free in the near future?" ”
Hearing her suddenly ask herself, for some reason, she quickly replied: "I am at home every day, and nothing can happen." In fact, he was anxious and said: If you are free and free, what do you say?
I only heard Bai Meixue say again: "I want to go to the city to see Mr. every few days, hand over this song, can Tang'er go with me?" ”
Li Tang was surprised: "Where to go to Master Xie?" Can I go? ”
"Why not? You have such reverence for Mr. that there is no reason why he does not like you. ”
"But I have never met Mr. Xie, wouldn't it be rude to come to the door so suddenly."
"It's okay, even if I'm going, Mr. should also be a foreigner, although Mr. is a superb musician, but not as the outside world says, he is really a friendly teacher."
Bai Meixue has always heard Li Tang say that he admires Mr., just looking for an opportunity to take her to meet, seeing Li Tang hesitate at this moment, she understands that she is just afraid in her heart, so she said:
"Since you are always free, then it is decided, and you will go early the next morning, and you will wait at the entrance of the town, and we will go together when we arrive."
Li Tang was looking forward to meeting the rumored person in his heart, but he was a little timid, so he suddenly made up his mind, and stayed as ethereal as a dream, and he never thought about how to ask the second elder for accuracy when he went home.
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That day, Li Tang listened to Bai Meixue practice the piano for half a day, and at the invitation of Bai Meixue, he returned home with trepidation, and begged for all kinds of good things, and finally got Dr. Li's pardon, but she was not allowed to go out alone, and called Li Yu to go with her.
Because of the large number of people, it was difficult to go with the Bai family, and the favorite daughter of Dr. Li and his wife found a neighbor next door who was always rushing to the city, and rented a carriage to drive the two of them, and they had a stable return time.
Originally, the Li family was very strict in discipline, and no matter what, the daughter's family was not allowed to sleep alone, and he was worried that he would not be able to return at night, so Dr. Li repaired a small letter and prepared some gifts, so that the two of them could go to Qin's house.
The Qin family is a relative of the Li family in Chongning, and Mrs. Li's brother-in-law's only daughter, that is, Li Tang's cousin, is known as Tang Chuyue, married in the Chongning Qin family, and the two families have a deep friendship. Tang Chuyue has doted on Li Tang since she was a child, although she is a cousin, she is like her own child.
After getting married, there are often contacts, in addition to walking around during the New Year, always invited to the city, the second elder of the Qin family likes his daughter-in-law very much, and even loves Li Tang, a cousin and sister.
Tang Chuyue's minister, Qin Chao, served in the Salt Transportation Division, and he has always been warm and kind to the relatives of the Tang family, and he also knew that Tang Chuyue was partial to Li Tang, his cousin's sister, so he also treated him like a sister.
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Today, Li Tang got up early in the morning, packed up early, had breakfast, and hurriedly went out, the rented carriage was already waiting at the door, Dr. Li and Li Yu carried things on the car, in addition to the things prepared by Dr. Li, there were also Ejiao, jaggery and the like made by Mrs. Li.
Li Tang himself also hugged a few boxes, but he didn't know what was inside, and the second elder of the Li family didn't care about her, so she could go. After everything was cleaned up, Li Tang eagerly got into the carriage and rushed towards the entrance of the town.
As soon as the Li family's carriage stopped at the entrance of the town, the Bai family's carriage arrived, the time was a coincidence, Li Tang got off the carriage to find Bai Meixue, Bai Shaojie and Xia'er were also in the car, and Bai Meixue explained the reason, and then returned to the car, and the two cars rushed towards Chongning one after the other.
When they arrived in Chongning, the Li brothers and sisters went to Qin's house first, and the Bai brothers and sisters went to Qingyaju.
A quiet deep alley in the northeast of Chongning City, there is a courtyard that is as noisy as a mountain away from the city, backed by green mountains, there is no street in front of the courtyard, and the surroundings are also quiet and quiet.
Two rows of pines and cypresses standing against the wall in the front yard, the posture is upright, the pines and cypresses have repaired the marble flower beds under the pines, the flower beds are full of hydrangeas, the flower branches are well cared for, clean and clean, lush, but they have not bloomed yet, if it is the season of flowers, the large clusters of hydrangeas in the flower beds, the pink purple, the blue and the green, the shades are different, full of crowded in the flower beds, it is very good-looking.
The courtyard is quite big, and the main hall in the front yard is a place for entertaining guests on weekdays, but Xie Heng's cold temperament is not used much.
Passing through the front yard hall, the middle courtyard is slightly smaller, and there are two half-person high stone flower beds on both sides, and there are a few small water lilies in the flower beds, but for some reason, it is not the flowering season, but a few moon-white flowers are sporadically bloomed, standing on the water surface of the flower bed like a baby's fist, opening up against the warm sun,
The ground is paved with bluestone slabs, and green moss crawls under the courtyard walls on both sides, which can be regarded as adding a touch of color to this lonely courtyard.
The main hall of the middle courtyard is used as the piano room of Professor Xie Heng's disciples on weekdays, the furnishings in the room are minimal, on the east and west sides, two bookshelves are erected, on which the music scores are placed, and there are two rows of several cases on the left and right, which are the seats of the disciples.
In the back room of the hall, there are kites, harps and other musical instruments. The east and west wings are a minimalist tea room, with a chessboard on a small table on the couch. A small Buddha hall is set up in the west chamber, and the auspicious cloud map of Guanyin is hung on the wall, and incense, candles and fruits are offered in front of the image.
The courtyard wall and mountain gate of the courtyard are connected to another small courtyard, which is the place where people usually rest and cook, although the courtyard is separated by a wall, but the house in the side garden is a few zhang away from the middle courtyard.
This side garden was deliberately opened so far by Xie Heng, he said: You can't use this fireworks to dye my piano score, but in fact, whether I am afraid of dyeing the piano score or afraid of dyeing myself remains to be studied.