Chapter Twenty-Three: On the Water Side IV
The sound of the piano came from the back of the half-cage forest of the avenue ahead, the tune was tactful and pleasant, like smoke, like a silk thread lingering in the air, hollow and better than the clear stream of the mountain stream, very elegant and clear.
At this time, the night was dark and drizzling, but the sound of the piano was like a little fluorescence that broke through the chaos, which made people's hearts clear. Listening to the sound of the piano, for some reason, I was a little crazy for a while. Although the rain was chaotic ahead, and I couldn't see very far, but vaguely, I seemed to see the figure of Meng Hanyan again.
Seeing that I was stopping, Zhu Er behind him suddenly smiled and said, "Gu boy, my young lady is in front, you put me down, let's go over quickly." "Probably Zhu Er felt that I was a little embarrassed to carry him behind his back, so I didn't insist, put him down, and walked forward behind the wine master.
Kufeng Bridge is in front, not far from us, but listening to the sound of the piano, it is not like it sounded on this side of the bridge, the sound of the piano lingers in the night sky, intermittently, more like on the other side of the Kufeng Bridge.
I couldn't help but quicken my pace. As soon as I walked into the thin forest in front of me, there was suddenly another murmuring sound in my ears.
It was the voice of the Taoshui River.
Walking here, the sound of the piano is very clear, and it is no longer ethereal and difficult to catch. It is also strange that the two sides of the Taoshui River are wide and turbulent, when we passed by yesterday, the river was still surging, the sound was like a buzzing bell, but tonight it seemed to be much calmer, like a larger pulse of spring water out of the mountain, and the dingdong murmured continuously.
Meng Hanyan once said that he wanted to find a singer to play a song "Green Mountains and Forgotten Clouds" for me. Her drunken jokes that day were still whispering in my ears, but I didn't know Lin Nan's true identity at that time, and in the later days of darts, I always felt suddenly when I remembered that period of the past, only to know that in fact, Meng Hanyan was also well versed in the rhythm of the piano.
Thinking like this, I couldn't help but trot forward for a while, but still felt that I was walking slowly, and I took a few more light steps. Probably I was so anxious to run forward, the wine master and Zhu Er were afraid that they would think I was a drunken person again, but I couldn't care so much, and I took care of myself and accelerated my pace.
The further I went, the clearer the sound of the river and the piano became. The soft sound of the piano, like the breeze in the green bushes of rain and dew, blows over, seems to be heart-piercing, and the clarity is almost as clear as not mixed with the slightest dust, which is extraordinary. However, the sound of the river is like the accompaniment behind the high and low music, secretly pushing the wind and cheering when the sound of the piano swirls on both sides of the river, and the noise is slow.
I sprinted in small steps, letting the sound of the piano linger in my ears. Bright eyes, half-hidden veil, she left in a hurry that day, and what remained in my mind was the pretty figure in Yinquan Temple.
Thinking back to the scene in Hengzhou two years ago, I also sighed a little in my heart. If it weren't for Dream Hanyan, I wouldn't have lived to this day, but I'm afraid that I would have been killed by Ma Qianli on that rainy night. Some people say that the rivers and lakes are divided and united, often gathered and dispersed, are just a feast of meeting and leaving, but for me, the end of this banquet is too sudden, and even when the banquet is dispersed, I woke up like a dream. However, fortunately, this feast has not yet ended.
By this time I had reached the end of the thin forest, and beyond this small grove was the Kufeng Bridge. At this time, the sound of the piano was also close to the ear, but there was a lot more pride in the tone than just now, just like a cold butterfly dancing in the rain, although it had weathered the wind and rain, it still did not retreat.
As he was running, suddenly, the sound of the piano suddenly turned softly and lowered, and it had reached the end, leaving only a thin afternote, wafting in the air.
Are you done?
I thought, stepping out of the woods, but immediately stopped on the east bank of the Kufeng Bridge. From a distance, on the other side of the Kufeng Bridge, I could only see two dim lanterns hanging high, and seven or eight figures standing side by side below.
The two lanterns were lifted high in the air by two slender bamboo poles, illuminating the end of the Kufeng Bridge. Under the lamp, there was an umbrella in front of the crowd, and under the umbrella was a yellow fir woman sitting upright, with a long guqin in front of her.
The woman playing the guqin is not a bystander, it is Meng Hanyan.
Even though the night was raining and it was a little far away, I still recognized her at once.
Meng Hanyan's head was slightly lowered at this time, and her snow-white five fingers were slowly plucking on the strings, although her song had been stroked, but the end was very long by her, still lingering like filaments, and the few people standing behind her seemed to be stunned, standing like puppets, not moving.
Seeing that the dream was on the other side, I didn't know why, I was still stunned, my feet seemed to be rooted, and I didn't dare to take another step forward. She bowed her head and stroked the piano so beautifully, like a dark flower in the dark night, delicate and unbelievable, with the surrounding rivers and mountains and forests, she seemed to be sitting in the picture, only pretty and beautiful.
That person is really a dream of cold smoke.
My chest was pounding violently. I haven't seen her for two years, and her appearance hasn't changed much at all, although she is lowering her head, but it is difficult to hide the delicate appearance of the wild goose, and the yellow fir has added a lot of softness compared to the previous strong suit.
I can't say why, looking at her on the other side of the Kufeng Bridge, I was actually a little stupid again, and I didn't know where I was for a while.
The sound of the piano gradually decreased, and the sound of the river became more and more abrupt. At this time, the wine Taoist and Zhu Er, who were behind me, finally caught up, the two walked past me, stood in front of me, bowed towards Meng Hanyanyao, and the wine Taoist said in a loud voice: "Miss Yu, Gu Tian brought it." ”
Because there are still woods on our side, the light is still a little dim, so when I walked here, Meng Hanyan and the others did not pay attention to my arrival, but the wine Taoist shouted very loudly, as soon as the words came out, I suddenly woke up a little, only to find that I had just lost my mind, and the sound of the piano on the opposite side also followed, I saw Meng Hanyan raise his head and look at us.
Her eyes are still so bright.
It's the same as when I first saw her, and it's as clear as a bend of water. Although she may not be able to see me clearly from such a distance, I am still inexplicably at a loss when I see her.
Meng Hanyan looked at it for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Since Brother Gu has arrived, let's come over." ”
Her voice is clear and jade, and it is much better than the "Lin Nan" who dresses as a man, but her words are still the same as the "Lin Nan" in the past, retaining that easy-going.
Hearing her call me this, I settled down, endured the throbbing in my heart, and said with the same smile: "Brother Lin...... We meet again, hehe. ”
As soon as this sentence came out, I felt a little hot on my face. Meng Hanyan has resumed her daughter's dress at this time, originally I wanted to pretend to be calm and call her "Dream Girl", but who knew that the words became "Brother Lin", and it was too late to change my words.
Meng Hanyan seemed to hear my thoughts, but he didn't pay much attention to it, just covered his mouth and smiled, and said, "Brother Gu, it's raining outside, I have prepared some wine here, you can come and taste it." ”