Chapter 10: I'm embarrassed about this night
At the end of August of the first year of Zhishun [1330], Ji Xu rented a thatched hut by the river and lived. The cold wind seemed to come earlier than usual, and soon after he moved to the thatched hut, he fell ill.
[1] "The Thatched House is Broken by the Autumn Wind - Shang Rong" Du Fu. poem
August autumn high wind roaring,
Roll up the triple thatch on my house,
Mao Fei crosses the river and sprinkles the suburbs of the river,
The taller hangs on the treetops,
The lower one floats to the sinking pond pass.
The children of Nancun bullied me for being old and powerless,
Forbearance can be opposite to the thief,
Blatantly hugging the grass into the bamboo.
Lips are dry and I can't breathe,
He returned and sighed with a rod.
[Replace "old" with "weak"]
In the evening, the wind howled. The bitter cold wind swept away the thatch on the thatched roof. Thatch drifted everywhere, drifted across the Huanhua Creek, and drifted across the river. Fly high and wrap around the high treetops; Flying low, fluttering and sprinkling into depressions and ponds.
A group of children in Nancun bullied Ji Xu for being sick and weak, and they couldn't bear to snatch the thatch in front of him, like a little "robber", and shouted in their mouths: "Little beggar ......" and ran into the bamboo forest with the thatch.
Ji Xu had a high fever and couldn't stand steadily, standing in the yard, scolding them weakly, but the children didn't listen at all, and deliberately teased him. Ji Xu chased and scared them with a wooden stick, and they ran farther away, and turned around to tease him from time to time. Ji Xu walked back helplessly with a stick, slumped in the room and sighed.
[2] "The Song of the Thatched House Broken by the Autumn Wind - Zhongrong" Du Fu. poem
The Russian wind sets the clouds and ink,
Autumn desert turns dark.
The cloth has been cold as iron for many years,
Jiao'er is wicked and cracked.
There is no dry place for the bedside house to leak,
The rain is like hemp and has not been cut off.
Self-menstruation and little sleep,
Why get wet for a long night?
["Jiao'er" changed to "teach me"]
Gradually, the wind stopped, and the dark clouds covered the sky like a black cloth, making the late autumn evening even more confused and dark.
The futon on Ji Xu's bed was given to him by others, and others have been covering it for many years. The quilt was cold and hard, like an iron plate. Ji Xu's sleeping posture was not good, and he broke the quilt in a few days.
Bursts of autumn rain drifted outside the window.
The roof at the head of the bed leaked like a beaded curtain, and there was not a single dry place in the room. The rain leak at the foot of the bed was particularly heavy, ticking and ticking like thick twine.
[3] "The Thatched House is Broken by the Autumn Wind - Xia Rong" Du Fu. poem
Tens of millions of Ande mansions,
Shelter the world's poor people are happy!
The wind and rain do not move, and it is as safe as a mountain.
Alack!
When you suddenly see this house in front of you,
It's enough for me to freeze to death alone!
Since the difficulty of coming to the house, Ji Xu has not slept a peaceful night.
Looking at the autumn rain outside the window, Ji Xu couldn't help but sigh: "The long night is long, the house leaks and the bed is wet, how can I survive until dawn?" When will I be able to live in a spacious and tall house? Let the cold people in the world have a place to study in peace? Alas~ When would it be nice for such a big house to suddenly appear in front of my eyes, at least let Yurong's mother and daughter live in it first. As for me, it doesn't matter if my thatched hut is blown down by the autumn wind and I myself am frozen to death by the cold wind! ”
[4] "Three, Five, Seven Words. Autumn Wind Words - Shang Rong "Li Bai. word
The autumn breeze is clear, the autumn moon is bright,
Fallen leaves gather and disperse,
Jackdaws revert.
When do you know when you will see each other?
It's embarrassing to be on this night!
Such a rainy night made Su Xiaoya sleepless.
Originally, she had just changed places, she was a little unaccustomed to it, and the cold night was windy and rainy, and she was a little scared. A gust of autumn wind blew, and she couldn't help but shiver.
At some point, the moon came out in a shadowy way, and the night became even colder.
She looked at the dark moon in the sky peeking at her, with a melancholy look, just as the melancholy man was looking at her with pity.
[5] "Three Five Seven Words. Autumn Wind Words - Xia Rong "Li Bai. poem
[According to the "Mei'an Qin Score", the following is not written by Li Bai]
Into my lovesick door,
I know that I am lovesick.
Sauvignon Blanc and long-term memories,
Sauvignon Blanc is endless.
I knew it was so stumbling,
How did you know each other at the beginning.
In the early morning, the autumn wind rises again, and the blowing leaves gather together and make a few spins in the air, and then disperse everywhere with the wind. The old crow perched on the tree was also awakened by the gust of wind, and it croaked and cursed, and fell asleep again.
Xiaoya thought, in this cold and rainy night, I don't know how he is doing? When I think of the first time I saw that day, my heart pounds.
Ji Xu hasn't been to Huanhuaxi for a few days, I don't know when I'll see him again? After a night of torment, I couldn't resist the urge to see him.
Xiaoya has never missed someone like this, I wonder if he feels the same way as me?
The heart-wrenching bond made Su Xiaoya come to Ji Xu's thatched house by mistake.
When she saw him in a wet house, she wanted to scold him, seeing that his high fever did not go away, and complained: "My mother said to let you live with me, but you have to listen, you have a cold, right?" But seeing the tears on Ji Xu's face, Xiaoya wanted to speak and stopped.
[6] "Loneliness is because of who I miss" Shen Qing. Word Lu Xuejun. Qu Zhang Lei. song
[song] "Did You Know? Missing someone is like drinking a glass of ice-cold water. And then for a long, long time, one by one they shed tears. Do you know what loneliness is like? Loneliness is because of who you miss. Do you know what it feels like to be miserable? The pain is because you want to forget someone.
Do you know what it's like to forget someone? It's like appreciating a brutal beauty. Then use a very small voice to tell yourself to be strong. Do you know what loneliness is like? Loneliness is because of who you miss. Do you know what it feels like to be miserable? The pain is because you want to forget someone. ”
Ji Xu seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be asking Xiaoya: "Do you know what it's like to forget someone?" ”
Xiaoya looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Do you want to forget her?" Ji Xu nodded. Why? Xiaoya was secretly happy in her heart.
Ji Xu said: "Because I can't give her happiness, I don't want her to suffer with me." ”
"Can you forget her?"
"Yes~"
[Song] "Ah~ Do you know, do you know? Do you know what loneliness is like? Loneliness is because of who you miss. Do you know what it feels like to be miserable? The pain is because you want to forget someone. Do you know what it's like to forget someone? It's like appreciating a brutal beauty. Then use a very small voice to tell yourself to be strong. ”
Ji Xu lay on the bed, and Xiaoya sat on the edge of the bed. They stopped talking, and Xiaoya didn't know how to comfort him, so she had to accompany him to cry silently.
After sitting for a long time, Xiaoya said, "You better move to me, I live in that remote place by myself, and I'm a little scared." ”
Ji Xu said: "When I get better, I'll buy a girl ring to be your companion, how about it?" ”
Xiao Ya glanced at him: "You haven't eaten yet!" I'll cook for you. ”
Ji Xu said: "You go back and get a piece of ginger, and make me a bowl of ginger soup first!" ”
"Don't you have that?"
"I don't like to cook myself, and I don't have those things."
"You said you don't know how to cook, and you don't live with me, you ......" Xiaoya glared at him fiercely, then walked out and muttered, "I really don't know what you think." ”
Su Xiaoya had no choice but to cook a meal for him every day.
Under Xiaoya's careful care, within a few days, Ji Xu was as healthy as ever.
[7] "Autumn Boudoir Song" Ma Xianglan. poem
Hibiscus dew cold moon slightly,
The little accompanies the wind and the wild goose flying.
Hearing that the jade gate is thousands of miles,
Where to send winter clothes in the depths of autumn.
A few days later, Ji Xu asked someone to carefully make a small and nimble oil-walled incense car, and spent four taels of silver to buy a girl ring named Wan'er and gave it to Su Xiaoya.
The carport can be raised and lowered. On a sunny day, it can be used as a convertible. It is said to be an incense cart because there are slots around the cart where flowers can be placed.
Ji Xu asked, "Do you like it?" ”
Su Xiaoya said happily: "I like it!" ”
Ji Xu continued: "Thank you for your careful care in the past few days, I know that you love landscapes, you can take this small carriage to East Lake to play and relax, in those places, you may meet the person you like, marry yourself early!" ”
Xiaoya said with a displeased face: "What nonsense are you talking about." ”
Ji Xu paused: "I know what kind of people you like, talented people like to chant poems and paint on the East Lake, they used to ask me to go to those places, but now that I'm in this situation, they don't call me any gatherings." Ji Xu glanced at Xiaoya and said: "However, you have to be generous and show your talent, talented people love beautiful women, love like-minded beauties, with your talent and appearance, they must love it very much, but no one knows about your deep courtyard." ”
Su Xiaoya looked into Ji Xu's eyes and asked, "You want to marry me off as soon as possible?" ”
Ji Xu explained: "It's not that I think, it's your mother who thinks." ”
In fact, from Ji Xu's words, Xiaoya also heard Ji Xu's rejection of her love. But Su Xiaoya didn't mind, she was still in love.
It is often very accidental that a person is attracted to a person. Often it's a look, a smile, an inadvertent blush or an unprovoked encounter.
In future interactions, although Su Xiaoya called her "uncle" one by one, her affection was "Lang". Although he lived very close, Xiaoya often wrote to him and showed him it. So sometimes, we can also read these correspondence as love letters, such as the following poem "Endowed. "The Emergence of the Self-Monarch" is completely the tone of a wife who cares about her husband: "The emergence of the self-monarch does not raise Qiong Wei together." Wine is a sorrow-dispelling thing, which can be consumed for a few hours. Since the king's appearance, I am afraid to listen to children's songs. The song is out of people's ears, and there are many tears in the green shirt. ”
[8] "Yan Yingying Recruits Willow Sandwich Road" Su Xiaoxiao. poem
The swallow leads the warbler to the willow sandwich,
Zhangtai goes directly to the West Lake;
Spring flowers and autumn moons such as visits,
The family lives in Xiling, and the concubine's surname is Su.
At that time, Kumho was beautiful, but it had not yet been artificially developed, and the mountain road was winding and winding, making it very hard to visit. But Su Xiaoya is much more convenient with this small oil wall incense car.
She often rode this pony carriage to see her mother, and sometimes went directly from Tanhua Lane to Kumho. The car is dexterous, the people are delicate, walking through the smoke and clouds, like a goddess descending to earth.
Pedestrians along the road were full of discussions, and they were amazed, and they couldn't guess what kind of character she was.
If there was no one next to Su Xiaoya, she sang loudly all the way: "Yan leads the warbler to recruit willows, and Zhangtai goes directly to East Lake; Spring flowers and autumn moons are like visiting each other, and the family lives in Huanhua and the concubine is surnamed Su. ”
Su Xiaoya's reputation spread quickly, just being able to compose poetry was rare at that time, not to mention that she was still a beauty, which was even rarer. The dual identity of a talented woman and a beautiful woman makes Su Xiaoya highly sought after, and it is difficult for her to be popular or not.
Many men are honored to be able to sit down with her. The luxurious sons and Kejia squires came even more, and the secluded Huanhua River suddenly became lively.
Xiaoya originally wanted to meet friends with poetry and marry a confidant who loves mountains and rivers, so that her mother could get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible. I don't want the visitors to be more of an embroidered pillow, rotten straw and well-dressed fools, and nine times out of ten she will be ridiculed for going out.
Zhen Youqian, a wealthy businessman in Chengdu, had just returned to his hometown from the capital to settle down, and when he heard about Su Xiaoya's beauty and talent, he came to the door several times and was willing to marry Xiaoya as a concubine, but she also refused.
Zhen Youqian lost face, and said ruthlessly: "You are talented, I have wealth, be careful if you annoy me!"
Her mother persuaded her: "You might as well find a rich and noble family to marry, and you will have a lifelong dependence."
Xiaoya said: "People know each other, the most important thing is to know each other, how can it be in wealth?!" What's more, what I love is the landscape, if I enter the golden house, wouldn't I sit in the well and watch the sky from now on!"