101 Meeting an old friend again
◎My pride was shattered bit by bit that day, how could I not go crazy?◎
If it was really Xie Wuyang, and he came here, did he know that I was looking for him, so he came to see me?
Song Jinyi's heart was beating uncontrollably. She took big strides, wishing she could see the man right away. But when the maid led her to the back door, she hesitated to move forward, feeling a little timid as she got closer to home.
If it was really Xie Wuyang...what would she say?
She should say sorry and then...
Before she could think it through, the maid pushed open the door. The silvery moonlight outside the door poured in like a flood. Song Jinyi suddenly looked outside the door.
She was about seven or eight steps away from the back door and could see a figure outside at a glance - it was a woman's figure.
Song Jinyi stood there in a daze. She had just jogged all the way here and was covered in sweat. The evening breeze made her body feel cold and sticky.
It turns out it wasn't Xie Wuyang——
The corners of her mouth, which were originally slightly raised, gradually dropped, and the joy and happiness seemed to be a passing cloud. She thought to herself with self-mockery, since she treated him like that, even if he knew that she was looking for her, he would not come back to see her, right?
She suppressed the uncomfortable feeling in her heart, sorted out her thoughts, and looked at the person outside the door.
It was the hour of Xu, and the sky had completely darkened. The path leading to the back door was usually deserted, and there were only a few lights on. Song Jinyi couldn't see the other person's face for a moment.
She was wearing a emerald green coat and was kicking the stones on the ground out of boredom. When she heard some noise inside, she immediately looked up.
The woman in green had a fair and tender oval face, graceful eyebrows, and red lips. She had a natural charm, but her round almond-shaped eyes had an inappropriate innocence, and there were some ripples in them when she looked at her.
Song Jinyi always felt that he looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere.
Before she could think clearly, she saw the other party running over excitedly, hugging her like a tiger pouncing on its prey, and said coquettishly, "Sister Jinyi!"
Song Jinyi was first shocked by the inconsistency between her actions and her appearance, and then she was nailed to the spot by her call of "Sister Jinyi". She widened her eyes, pulled the person off her body, and looked at her carefully.
——It turned out to be Li He!
Song Jinyi asked her: "Why did you come to Shengjing?"
Li He held Song Jinyi's arm affectionately, tilted his head and said, "Because Sister Jinyi came to Shengjing, I came too."
Song Jinyi turned her head and looked at her carefully in the moonlight. Li He had changed a lot in the past three years. In her memory, Li He was still a child with a chubby face and body.
Now the girl has a slim and graceful figure, a pretty face, and her every move is full of charm.
Song Jinyi used to wonder how Li He and Chun Sanniang could be sisters, but now that Li He has grown up, judging from their appearance alone, they are undoubtedly sisters.
If she hadn't called her the familiar "Sister Jinyi" just now, Song Jinyi wouldn't have dared to recognize her.
Song Jinyi brought the man back to her bedroom and asked her maid to tell Zhang Yao about this.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and said a lot of farewell words.
A month ago, Li He returned to Yunzhou from Yaowang Island and learned that many things had happened in the meantime and that Song Jinyi had come to Shengjing.
Yunzhou rains a lot in summer, and travel by vehicles is slow. The letter sent by Song Jinyi took a full month to reach Xu Ruolan. Xu Ruolan was worried about Song Jinyi, but she couldn't give up the affairs of Cha Yuan.
So Li He volunteered to bring some money to Shengjing to find Song Jinyi.
After Li He finished speaking, he glanced around the unfamiliar room and asked, "Sister Jinyi, where is this place? Why are you here?"
Song Jinyi told her how she had found Manager Zhang with the help of the token and found a place to stay, and how she later accepted Zhang Yao as her disciple and took charge of the management of Juxing Tower.
After hearing this, Li He looked at her with admiration, "Sister Jinyi, you're amazing! Sister Ruolan was so worried when she received the letter. If she knew that you not only have enough food and shelter, but also have become the shopkeeper, she would definitely be shocked..."
Song Jinyi smiled brightly, accepted her compliment, and put his arm on her shoulder, "No matter how powerful a person is, he can't fight four hands with two fists when he encounters a problem.
"I was just worried about not having a capable assistant, and then God sent you to me. Do you want to go to Juxing Tower with me tomorrow?"
Of course Li He would not refuse Song Jinyi's request.
After washing up, the two of them lay shoulder to shoulder on the couch. The candlelight in the room had gone out, and the whole place was dim. Occasionally, the chirping of insects could be heard outside. Li He turned over, staring at Song Jinyi's profile, and suddenly asked, "Sister Jinyi, when are we going back to Yunzhou?"
The clouds outside the window grew thicker and heavier, looking like a big block of black lead. The gentle sound of the wind changed its tone, slapping against the doors and windows roughly.
It will probably rain tomorrow.
In the darkness, Song Jinyi looked at the empty roof and slowly said, "After we find Xie Wuyang."
Li He moved his lips, wanting to say something but in the end no words came out.
Can anyone really survive in the vast ocean?
******
A few days after the autumnal equinox, it rained heavily for several days in a row, and the air was filled with sticky moisture. Song Jinyi fell down while collecting vermicelli.
The doctor from Huichuntang came once and said that the pulse was becoming weak and thin, which was a sign of qi and blood deficiency.
I also asked about my recent condition and concluded that it was caused by excessive mental and physical work. The most urgent thing is to calm down and recuperate, rest more in the bedroom, and stop working too much. He should also take warming and tonic medicine to harmonize the qi and blood.
The disease came on very aggressively. In the first few days, Song Jinyi had a low fever and didn't even have the strength to get out of bed, let alone go to the restaurant to help.
Fortunately, Zhang Yao is a capable person, and with Li He's help, she can handle it.
It took two or three days before he was able to get out of bed and walk. Seeing that it was still early and the weather was fine, he thought of going out for a walk and visiting Huichuntang for a follow-up visit.
Li He was worried about her, so she followed her. The doctor took her pulse and prescribed a new conditioning prescription. Song Jinyi thanked him. Li He followed behind her with the packaged Chinese medicine. As the two of them walked out, she was bumped by someone coming towards her unexpectedly.
Song Jinyi had not yet recovered from a serious illness, and her body was still weak. Her steps were alternately deep and shallow, and she was unable to stand after being bumped into by the other party. She turned half a circle and hit the wooden door hard with a "bang".
Seeing this, the other party quickly reached out to straighten her up, and apologized repeatedly. Li He followed behind and supported Song Jinyi first. Seeing this, he wanted to yell and scold her, "Don't you have eyes?!"
But then he realized that the other party had lowered his stance and apologized, so he didn't want to be unreasonable. He suppressed the anger in his words and just said, "Be more careful next time!"
Song Jinyi felt a little dizzy at first, but after she steadied herself, she glanced at the person and was slightly startled. Isn't this...? She tentatively asked, "Is it Ru'er?"
After apologizing, the woman walked towards the clinic in a daze. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her. After a moment's pause, she slowly turned around and looked at Song Jinyi and the others in surprise, "Madam, do you know me?"
Song Jinyi nodded with a smile, "Don't you remember me? Three years ago, I went to your theater and had some friendship with the owner Huo..." She told her about the past.
When Ruer heard her talk about the past, she blinked and remembered the person in front of her. She vaguely remembered that the other person's surname was Song and there was a beautiful child beside him.
Her gray eyes lit up, she remembered!
"Is it Madam Song?" she asked excitedly. After receiving a positive answer, she pulled Song Jinyi's sleeve and asked her for help in a tearful voice, "Madam Song, can you save Master Huo?"
When Song Jinyi heard this, she was shocked and asked what happened.
"The boss of my troupe was framed by a villain. He was so angry that he fell ill. We invited doctors one after another, but they just said that it was a difficult heart disease to cure. If it got worse, it would get worse..." Ru'er's lips trembled and she couldn't continue.
Song Jinyi patted her shoulder soothingly and said, "Master Huo will be fine."
Ru'er's eyes welled up when she heard this. She tearfully said, "After what happened to the class owner, who of my former friends is still our friend? Some of them I only saw once and then disappeared, while some of them didn't even ask a question."
Ruer lamented, "People leave and the tea gets cold," and looked at Song Jinyi, hoping that she could go and persuade Huo Changqing.
At the beginning, when Song Jinyi had just arrived, she relied on Huo Changqing's help in many things. She also had many conversations with this man, and she felt that he was indebted to her and had some friendship with her. Now that she knew his situation, she had to go.
Li He didn't want Song Jinyi to go because she was not well yet, but she couldn't persuade her and had to go with her.
Outer city, Shuiyuefang.
After walking in the square for half an hour, they arrived at where Huo Changqing was staying.
The whole room was steeped in the bitter smell of medicine. Ru'er tiptoed to the bedside, drew the curtains together, and set them aside. She called softly, "Master, Master, look, who's here to see you?"
Huo Changqing had an exquisite and delicate face. Now that he had lost weight, his cheeks were slightly sunken into his bones, revealing a bit of fierce color. He slowly opened his eyes, rolled his eyes, stared for a long time, and said in a hoarse throat: "Madam Song?"
Song Jinyi responded and walked over. Huo Changqing's face was buried in the twin peony pillows. He turned his head to look at her. The bright color seemed to blend into half of his face, bringing back memories of their first meeting.
At that time, he was still the high-spirited master of the Huo troupe, wearing dazzling costumes and bright makeup. On the stage, he was the only protagonist.
What kind of accident could turn a person into this?
On the way here, Ruer told her in detail what had happened in the past three years.
Huo Changqing has an apprentice named Mo Qing, who has studied with Huo Changqing for many years, but every time he goes on stage, he always makes mistakes.
Last year, when he was just 20 years old, Huo Changqing had promised him that he would step down and pass on his position to him when he turned 20. Worried that he wouldn't be able to shoulder the responsibility, he held on to him. But out of jealousy, the man poisoned Huo Changqing, making him mute.
For someone who relies on his voice for a living, losing his melodious voice is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
Song Jinyi hurriedly asked why they didn't report it to the police?
Ruer said angrily, "We reported it. It wasn't until we reported it to the authorities that we realized he dared to do this. It turned out there was someone behind it."
Not only did Mo Qing poison Huo Changqing and silence him, but he also turned against him later and, together with the people behind him, used the power to force Huo Changqing to sell the theater at a low price.
That was the ancestral property passed down by Huo Changqing's ancestors. Now that it has fallen into the hands of a villain, how can he be worthy of his ancestors?
In an instant, his apprentice betrayed him, his voice was destroyed, his family property was lost, and his pride was shattered bit by bit that day. How could he not go crazy?
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