Chapter 30 Section 4: Is love a mutually beneficial transaction?

"It's rare that you and I fall in love once, so let me sing a song for you!" Pan Jinlian said. Ximen Qing sat down on the stone bench in the Li Pavilion.Pan Jinlian took his hand and sang affectionately.The singing is mournful and tactful, which is heartbreaking.The song says: I have prepared a pocket for your money and food, I bring you spiritual animals, I opened the squeaking back door for you, I light up the stars in the sky for you—the stars in the sky! I gently lift my mouth for you, I quietly shed tears for you, Regardless of embarrassment or embarrassment, Call out brother, take me away,

Shout out brother, take me away! You lead me to escape the vicious dogs in the alley, You take me through the sorrows of the world, You take me on a long night's journey, You take me to see the sun in the east—the sun in the east! You and I were dear brothers and sisters in previous lives, I will sleep with you on the same pillow in this life, Regardless of embarrassment or embarrassment, Call out brother, take me away, Shout out brother, take me away! A Pan Niang song, how many weeping sounds!After a song is over, everything is silent.Even the little bird on the branch fell into silence for a moment.However, Ximen Qing's rationality has already overcome his sincerity, even if Pan Jinlian called her brother a thousand times, he would not take her away.

"Go back!" Ximen Qing stood up and said looking at the way he came. "Are you going to disappoint me?" Pan Jinlian asked unwillingly. "Don't talk about disappointment and not disappointment." Ximen Qing replied indifferently, "The so-called love between a man and a woman is nothing more than a mutually beneficial transaction. Regarding this transaction, some people spend their entire lives, while others It took one night. For you, I have already paid my own transaction costs, so let's end here!" Pan Jinlian couldn't say a word anymore.She felt that what he said was very reasonable, but there seemed to be something wrong.She followed Ximen Qing speechlessly, once again walked into the city gate of Yanggu County, once again entered the alley behind Zishi Street, and once again faced the spiritual tablet of her deceased husband Wu Dalang.She sat silently for a long time, then stood up and lit three sticks of incense for Wu Dalang, and a nice smell of smoke began to fill the room.

Ximen Qing has been gone for a long time.The sun was already high too.Sitting in the room, Pan Jinlian seemed to hear a familiar sound of footsteps outside the gate.That's the sound of Wu Dalang's footsteps coming home after selling the cakes, right?Oh, no, it sounds like Wu Song's footsteps coming back from the county government office!Pan Jinlian suddenly pulled out the sharp knife that Wu Song had stuck on the table, and stabbed it forcefully into her chest. In the evening, Wu Song appeared in front of Ximen Qing and showed him a golden hairpin in the shape of a butterfly.This is a precious jewelry with crow green and pomegranate seeds inlaid on it. Wu Song once saw it inserted in Ximen Qing's hair bun.Just now, Wu Song found it again on Pan Jinlian's bun.

"Do you know it?" "Isn't it just a golden hairpin?" Ximen Qing pretended to be confused and asked, "What's the matter?" "She's dead!" "Who are you talking about?" "Pretend! Pretend to me!" Wu Song stepped forward and grabbed Ximen Qing's neckline, and shouted sharply, "Say, why are you seducing my sister-in-law?" The strength of that hand was so great that Ximen Qing suddenly felt his throat being strangled and he couldn't breathe.He tried to break it open, but to no avail.He also thought about whether to pinch it with his nails, and he was afraid of further angering Wu Song and causing greater revenge.Until that hand pushed hard, Ximen Qing fell into the chair, panting heavily.

"Wu Dutou, I didn't know she was your sister-in-law at first." Ximen Qing tried to sit up straight, and then showed a sincere face towards Wu Song, "I know you love your brother, but your sister-in-law is also doing well. It's not easy. The reason why I hooked up with Pan Jinlian is because I feel pity for her." He has always been confident in his eloquence, and now he wants to resolve the immediate crisis with some sweet words. "Fart your mother!" Unexpectedly, Wu Song was irritated again, and once again he burst out with the blood of a tiger-fighting hero. Without any explanation, he stepped forward and knocked Ximen Qinglian with his chair to the ground.Ximen Qing let out an "ah yes", got up and ran.Wu Song chased after him and punched him again, causing him to smash through the window lattice, and fell headlong from upstairs to the street.The building is the majestic Lion Tower, and the street is a stone street glowing with green light. There was only a sound of "poof", and Ximen Qing was thrown to the ground, blood spattered, and he lay there unable to move anymore.

It's a pity that a generation of romantic and wealthy businessmen died like this.I don't know if he will be with Pan Jinlian on Huangquan Road, and continue to play that kind of love game with commercial characteristics?