"No, I still feel very tired and don't want to go anywhere." Meiya explained apologetically, looking at the sky gradually getting dark outside the window, and urged Gu Qingtong. "Miss Gu, go quickly and don't worry about me."
"That's such a pity. This is the first time that a troupe from the capital has come to Ningguta to perform." Gu Qingtong looked regretful, and stood up while tucking the quilt for Meiya. Then he said unwillingly, "Sister Ah Chou, if you feel better soon, come find us."
"Okay. I understand." Mei Ya nodded and watched Gu Qingtong go out. Then she lifted the quilt and covered her head.
She was really exhausted. She didn't do anything, but she just felt tired. Maybe it was because she hadn't had a good sleep for too long? Meiya thought about it and fell asleep while listening to the suona and drums outside.
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Meiya was awakened by a familiar singing voice. She suddenly sat up from the bed, staring with eyes wide open, and pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the singing outside.
"The peach leaves are so pointed, and the willow leaves cover the sky. Grandpa Ming, listen carefully to what I have to say. This happened at the Indigo Factory in the west of Beijing. There was a man named Song Lao San in the firearms camp of the Indigo Factory..."
It’s “Exploring Qingshui River”!
It really is "Exploring Qingshui River"!
Mei Ya felt her mind suddenly go blank with a buzzing sound. She sat on the bed in a daze, looking at the swaying shadows of the trees outside the window. After a while, she suddenly threw back the quilt, quickly put on her shoes, and rushed out.
"Speaking of Song Lao San, the couple sold opium. They had no sons in their lifetime, but they gave birth to a daughter, Chanjuan. The girl is sixteen years old now, and was given a nickname, which is a combination of the Chinese characters for lotus, and is called Dalian..."
Meiya groped in the dark, stumbling along the unfamiliar country road, following the vague singing. The further she walked, the clearer the singing became, and the wetter Meiya's eyes became. She stumbled forward, singing along with the others with a sob: "The sun sets over the mountain, the autumn insects are buzzing, my sixth brother, whom I miss day and night, has come to me, and made an appointment to meet at the third watch tonight. I, Dalian, shyly lowered my head and said nothing. The first watch drum sounded, and the girl burst into tears..."
"Exploring Qingshui River" was not Meiya's favorite ditty, but since she came to Ningguta, it became Meiya's favorite ditty, because Zhong Mingwei loved to listen to it, and because Zhong Mingwei told her that sister Dalian and brother Liu would have a good ending, just like them!
Mei Ya has always been looking forward to having the opportunity to listen to the song "Exploring Qingshui River". Even though she and Zhong Mingwei have already had a result, even if it is a bitter result, she still wants to listen to this little song and wants to know what the result will be for her sister Dalian and her sixth brother. She really wants to know.
From stumbling at first to running forward regardless of anything, Meiya ran towards the brightly lit stage like crazy...
Almost there!
Almost there!
Suddenly, Meiya stopped walking. She stood there blankly, like a wooden stake, staring straight at the stage not far away, looking at the woman on the stage, waving her sleeves and singing sadly -
"...Dalian was speechless. She jumped into the river when she was forced to do so. This alarmed Sixth Brother. Come and explore the Qingshui River. My dear, you died for me. Sister Dalian, please walk slowly and wait for Sixth Brother..."
The tears that she had been holding back all the way suddenly burst out. Meiya's lips trembled constantly, and then her whole body lost strength. Her originally stiff body softened little by little, and she knelt on the ground with a "thump". Meiya covered her face and sobbed. In this festive and lively night, she finally couldn't bear it anymore. She had never broken down like this before. Even though Zhong Mingwei said such cruel words that night, she could still calm herself down and walk out of the house. Even though every moment of these days was extremely difficult, she had always endured it well and had never lost her composure in front of Chen Qingxuan and Grandma Chen. But at this moment, she really couldn't bear it anymore. She really couldn't bear it anymore.
"The autumn rain continued, frost descended on the Qingshui River, what a passionate couple, both jumped into the river," the woman on the stage was still singing reluctantly. Mei Ya struggled to get up from the ground, then turned and left. "The infatuated woman and the passionate man, composed a little song to explore the Qingshui River, composed a little song to explore the Qingshui River..."
Zhong Mingwei, you lied to me!
You were lying to me from beginning to end!
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