Chapter 23 The 22nd round is full of weeping scars, hugging gangrene, leaning on the embroidered couch, carrying the wind and snow, collecting bones and burying in the barren hills

But Yang Xingyuan heard that Liyun was not good, so he rushed in.It was dark inside, so I groped my way in.There was no sound in the yard, and there was a light yellow light on the window paper of the front room, and there was something hanging under the eaves, which was blown to and fro by the wind.Yang Xingyuan couldn't walk a few steps, a black shadow under his feet jumped forward, startling him.The black shadow jumped on the pile of coal briquettes, looking at Yang Xingyuan with two shining eyes.When Yang Xingyuan approached, it jumped onto the house again. Yang Xingyuan walked into the room, the bed was covered with a quilt, Li Yun was already in a drowsy sleep, Wuxi's youngest was crying, holding a pipe behind his back and smoking continuously.Seeing Yang Xingyuan walking in, she forced her smile down and stood up.Yang Xingyuan said: "How's the disease?" Wuxi's third child said: "I'm afraid I missed it." At this moment, Amao was walking in, so he pointed at her and said, "She told me during the day that Master Yang planned to send Ah Nan to Going to the hospital, I said how can there be such a reason? My family is not lucky, how can I waste my family and receive such a big favor?" Yang Xingyuan said: "It doesn't matter. To be honest, as long as the disease is cured Human feelings are not human feelings, don't we have time to study in the future?!" Wuxi's youngest said: "I think so too, Mr. Yang is the one who loves my daughter the most, and I'm afraid that my elder brother, who is a direct relative, can't treat her like this. His younger sister. When she recovers from her illness, tell her to thank Master Yang again. Now that things have come to an end, I can no longer be polite, so I have no choice but to ask Master Yang to come up with a solution."

Yang Xingyuan walked to the bed, reached into the quilt to touch Li Yun's hand, it was as hot as coals.With her eyes closed, she was lying on her side on the pillow, her gray and thin cheeks were now turning light red.Reaching out to touch her forehead, it was also very hot.Yang Xingyuan leaned over, pressed Li Yun's forehead, and called Lao Qi softly two or three times in succession.Li Yun slightly opened his eyes, snorted and closed them again.Yang Xingyuan turned her head and said to Wuxi's third son: "In this state, everyone is in a coma. The doctor will be delayed for a moment, and the illness will be serious. If he is sent to the hospital tomorrow, he still doesn't know how sick he is?" The old man did not put down the hookah, took a piece of paper coal from the bottle on the table and lit it, then connected it to smoke.After Yang Xingyuan said this, the third child in Wuxi blew on the paper coal, lowered his head and inhaled deeply, without saying a word. When the smoke came out, he frowned and said, "The night is darker, what can we do?" Yang Xingyuan said, "It doesn't matter if it's late at night, I have a doctor who lives not far from this street. Let him take a look first. Do you have ready-made pens and inks here?" The youngest in Wuxi said: "Where do we have such things here?" Yang Xingyuan said: "Don't you have any pencils?" Amao said: "I have one Can I use the eyebrow pencil?" Yang Xingyuan said with a smile: "Yes." The auntie rummaged through the drawer of the mirror table, found a pencil that was about an inch long, handed it to Yang Xingyuan and said, "This is it, okay? ?" Yang Xingyuan took it with a smile, took out a wallet on his body, took out a business card from inside, pressed the business card on the table, wet a pencil with some leftover tea, and wrote on it: "Yu Ming Sir, I have..." When I reached the word "Yes", I suddenly stopped writing, thinking: "What are the two characters below? Do you have friends? No. Do you have relatives? Not right. What do you have?" Seeing it from the side, Amao asked, "What is the embarrassment? Are you afraid the doctor won't come?" Yang Xingyuan smiled and told her.Amao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just say that I am very good." Yang Xingyuan smiled and said: "There is no such name." After thinking about it, I had to write "I have Li Yun's school book, and I am seriously ill. Tonight It's extremely dangerous, my brother is visiting his private apartment, looking for kindness, come here to have a look." After writing, he handed it to his aunt and said, "Give this business card to my driver and tell him to go to Mr. Liu. He knows." Auntie took her business card and went.Yang Xingyuan sat in the house chatting with them and waited.

In less than thirty minutes, there was a knock on the door.Yang Xingyuan said: "Amao, go and open the door. The doctor is here." Yang Xingyuan quickly agreed: "Oh! Yes, I am here." Amao had already brought Liu Ziming in.Yang Xingyuan said: "I'm sorry! It's cold in the middle of the night, so I invited you out." Liu Ziming smiled and said, "I was asleep, but when I saw your business card, I knew it a long time ago. I didn't dare to delay, so I put on my clothes and came." Yang Xingyuan laughed Said: "I'm really sorry, I know you like to eat western food, I'll come back to treat you in a few days." While taking off his suit coat, Liu Ziming said: "We do this kind of job, Can you say that you don't see a doctor in the middle of the night and tell the patient to wait until dawn?" As he spoke, he took off his overcoat, put on a short suit, and removed his gloves again, stretched out his palms, wiped them vigorously, and walked to the bed , looked at Li Yun's face, reached out to touch her forehead, then turned her head and said to Yang Xingyuan: "Please untie the clothes in front of her chest." Yang Xingyuan hesitated a lot after hearing this. , took a breath in his mouth.Wuxi's youngest saw it by the side, knew it long ago, and said, "It doesn't matter, are you still an outsider?" This sentence made Yang Xingyuan even more embarrassed.Liu Ziming looked at him again and again with a faint smile.

Yang Xingyuan lowered his head and ignored them, and stepped forward to uncover a corner of the quilt.Li Yun was lying on her back, falling into a drowsy sleep, Yang Xingyuan unbuttoned the red velvet tights on her upper body, and inside was a small red striped plaid shoulder inlay, which was tightly bound on her body. There are 13 or 14 white buttons in a row.Yang Xingyuan retracted her hands.Liu Ziming said: "I still need to untie it." Yang Xingyuan had no choice but to untie it again, who knew that the button was very tightly fastened, and it was very troublesome to untie it, her fingers had to be pressed on Li Yun's chest.Li Yun seemed to be a little conscious, opened his eyes to take a look, quickly turned his body inside, and put his hands on his chest a few times.The youngest from Wuxi approached her, and while unbuttoning her, he said, "Aunt, the doctor is here to see you. You can wait for the doctor to take a look." Li Yun was still dazed, still half up body, Wuxi Lao San untied the inlays.At this time, Liu Ziming went over to listen to the pulse for a while, looked at Li Yun's body, took out a small thermometer, and put it in Li Yun's mouth.After a while Liu Ziming took out the thermometer, looked at it under the light, and said casually: "But the disease is very serious." Yang Xingyuan heard the doctor say this, and asked, "What is the disease?" Liu Ziming said: " According to my opinion, it might be enteritis. It can be cured if it is treated early, but it is too late now, but it is very troublesome. Just now I checked her temperature, it was more than 39 degrees, how can the patient bear it? Now let’s give it an injection Let’s reduce her pain.” Then, he took out a medicine needle and medicine bottle in the leather bag he brought, and injected Li Yun’s abdomen, but Li Yun didn’t seem to feel it, and was still in a daze sleep.Yang Xingyuan asked the doctor: "I'm going to send her to the hospital, what do you think?" Liu Ziming said: "Sending her to the hospital is naturally much better than being at home, but we might as well wait until tomorrow." Pack up your things and go.

Yang Xingyuan looked at his watch and saw that it was past two o'clock, and said to the third child in Wuxi, "It's late, I have to go back, and come back tomorrow morning." The third child in Wuxi said, "At this time, it's very cold outside, and it's dark again. Painted, how do I get there? If you don’t think it’s dirty, I’ll bring a new quilt and shake it on Lao Qi’s feet. Otherwise, call Amao, and the three of us will play cards. Tomorrow morning, we will return I have to ask you to take the trouble to send Lao Qi to the hospital." Amao said with a smile: "How do the three of you play cards? I have business tomorrow, let me take a rest." Yang Xingyuan hesitated for a while, and said: "I Let's go back." Amao said: "Master Yang's coachman, I have already sent him back, so that he won't suffer from the cold. Could it be that Master Yang walked back by himself?" Yang Xingyuan laughed: "That's fine, you stayed up for several nights Thank you for your hard work, let me spend the night for you." Hearing what he said, Amao brought a clean quilt to the third bedroom in Wuxi, the opposite door, rolled it into a small tube, and placed it outside Liyun's bed.He said in his mouth: "I have been sleeping with Seventh Miss all these nights, and I dare not turn over." Yang Xingyuan said: "What about tonight?" Amao said: "Anyway, the stove is burning, so I will take a bed Quilt, sleep on the recliner in the room outside. Seventh Miss shouted, it’s more convenient to ask for tea or water.” At this time, Wuxi’s third child had already yawned a few times, wiped his eyes, and said to Yang Xingyuan: “ I'm sorry! I'm going to bed first." He said holding the door and going out.Amao was also on the deck chair outside, spreading the quilt.

Yang Xingyuan was in the inner room, first he heard Amao tossing and turning, and then fell asleep after a while crying loudly.He took off his fur robe, put on his cotton trousers and jacket, and fell asleep at Liyun's feet. Sleeping with clothes on is already uncomfortable, plus it is a living place, looking at this small room and facing a sick person, one cannot help but have various emotions.At this time, Yang Xingyuan was distracted, and he couldn't sleep. After sleeping for a while, he still sat up and leaned against the bed frame.Over there, Li Yun suddenly stretched out a hand and put it outside the quilt.Yang Xingyuan hurried over and gently helped her hand into the quilt.Unexpectedly, with such a movement, Li Yun woke up.She said: "Mom, give me some tea." Yang Xingyuan quickly poured out half a cup of tea from the warm kettle, and brought it to Li Yun's pillow.

Li Yun raised her head slightly, and drank from the cup.Seeing Yang Xingyuan at a glance, he said, "When is it? You're still here. When I was sleepy, I seemed to hear you talking. Have you been here for a long time?" Yang Xingyuan said: "I've been here all night. Amitabha, you have woken up too. How do you feel now?" Li Yun said: "At this time, my heart is refreshed." Yang Xingyuan said: "You still want tea No?" Li Yun shook her head and fell back asleep.Yang Xingyuan put down the teacup, and simply sat beside Liyun's bedside to talk with her.Only then did Li Yun realize that the doctor gave him an injection.Then he said to Yang Xingyuan: "You don't think I'm young, I understand everything in my heart. I'll see my illness, and I'm sure whether it will be cured..." At this point, tears fell on the pillow like beads.

Yang Xingyuan comforted her and said: "Don't be sad, the more you are sad, the more sick you will be. I have already discussed with your mother, and I will send you to the hospital tomorrow." Li Yun said: "Your kindness is in my heart Thank you very much, but I don't have any hope." As he spoke in silence, tears flowed down his face and onto the pillow one after another.He stretched out a hand and pulled Yang Xingyuan.Yang Xingyuan took out a handkerchief from her body and wiped her tears, while holding her hand, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable.Li Yun asked: "What time is it?" Yang Xingyuan said: "It's more than three o'clock now. If it's summer, it will be dawn soon." Li Yun said: "Are they all asleep?" Yang Xingyuan said: "They didn't go to sleep for a long time, and they couldn't stand it any longer." Li Yun pulled Yang Xingyuan's short padded jacket, saw a bronze ribbon tied around his waist, and said, "Your ribbon is very colorful. I like it very much, give it to me." When she said that, she reached into the quilt, took out her royal blue ribbon, and gave it to Yang Xingyuan.Knowing what she meant, Yang Xingyuan quickly changed the straps and handed her own to Li Yun, who also took them into the quilt to tie them on.Unexpectedly, the strength is really insufficient, just after working so hard, I will gasp for breath.Yang Xingyuan covered her with the quilt, pressed it again, and said, "Just be patient, don't think about it." At this moment, she felt that her eyelids were a little dry, so she stretched out her hands, yawned, and Tilt down on the toes.Just as she was about to cover herself with the quilt, Li Yun turned around and said, "Come here, I have something to say." Yang Xingyuan had no choice but to sit on the other side, and Li Yun stretched out a hand to hold Yang Xingyuan's hand, as if to speak , I didn't say it for a long time, the two were silent, and looked at each other.After a pause, Li Yun said: "I understand what's on your mind very well now. I'm a man without a master, and I have nothing to repay you." Yang Xingyuan said: "Don't say these things. If you do, you will feel sad again. You should sleep well, and tomorrow, I will take you to the hospital and get cured quickly." Li Yun said: "You know, you blamed me a few days ago, it was a mistake." She said with a long sigh Take a breath.Yang Xingyuan felt very ashamed when he saw her so ill.Said: "I regret it too." As he spoke, he trimmed the messy hair around her ears.He lowered his head and said softly, "I'll think of another way when you recover from illness." Li Yun sighed and said, "That's all up to fate. I have something for you, maybe you can do it for me?" Yang Xingyuan said: "Just say it, and do it with my strength." Li Yun said: "I still have a mother in Suzhou, you know it, please write and tell her to come quickly. I know, I am good." No, it’s good that mother and daughter can meet each other, but even if they can’t meet, they can find a piece of soil for me to bury me. The people in the hall are packed with four boards and thrown in the south I've seen the one in the puddle twice, it's really evil. Don't miss me..." At this point, I couldn't hold back my tears anymore, and sobbed again.No matter how hard-hearted Yang Xingyuan was, she couldn't help shedding tears after hearing her words.Then he said: "Your illness is not that serious, don't think about the narrow road. You don't need to call your mother.

Don't worry, if something happens to you, this matter will not hurt your poor mother.Am I just going to have the heart to... Alas, but this is absolutely nothing, stop talking nonsense. "Li Yun sobbed and said: "I also understand what you said. If I say something that is not shy, I will treat you like my elder brother. If I die, if you can bury me for me, I will protect you in the underworld.You are in Beijing, although you will often visit my grave, but you always have to go back to the south, I am still a lonely ghost after all. "Li Yun whimpered and continued to speak like this. Although most of them were children's words, every sentence hit Yang Xingyuan's heart. He said: "Since you say that, I simply don't hesitate. What is going to happen to you, I will definitely Sending you back to the south, there will be a ten feet of land next to my ancestral grave. You occupy five feet first, and those five feet will be mine in the future.But people with foreign surnames are not allowed at the ancestral grave, so I will do something to offend you. "

Hearing this, Li Yun stopped crying instead, and seriously discussed the matter, while humming, she said: "I don't care about climbing anymore. If this is the case, what else can I say? But I'm a You dare not be the main wife of others, you will marry a wife and raise a young master in the future, when your young master goes to the grave, just call me auntie." When Li Yun spoke, she didn't feel tired, but when she finished speaking, she was so tired that she was out of breath and gasped for breath.Outside, Amao turned over and said vaguely: "Oh, is Master Yang still asleep?" After saying this, she fell asleep again.Yang Xingyuan was afraid that she would feel embarrassed when she heard these words, so she didn't continue.After sitting for a while, Li Yun slowly fell asleep again.I felt that my body could not hold on, so I fell asleep on my feet.When I woke up, it was already bright, and I looked at my watch, it was already past nine o'clock.Wuxi Lao San and Amao are already in the house.Yang Xingyuan said: "I closed my eyes in a daze and fell asleep. Why didn't you call me when you woke up?" Amao said: "We just woke up too. It's still early anyway. Let you sleep a little longer. "Yang Xingyuan looked at Li Yun, and fell asleep again, not as clear-headed as he was at night.He hurriedly put on his fur robe, asked for some water, wiped his face indiscriminately, didn't drink any tea, and was about to leave in a hurry.He said to Amao: "I'll go back first, and then I'll go to the hospital, look after the room, and hire a car to pick her up. I'll be there at one o'clock at the latest." After finishing speaking, he walked out.

Unexpectedly, the busier the job, the more things would happen. When I got home, the long class delivered a telegram that arrived last night, which said it was sent from Tianjin. I hurriedly found out the telegraph number book, and it was too late to sit down, so I stood by the table and bent over to find it out.The telegram only had 15 words: "Arrive in Jinxi to visit the villa today, come quickly, if it's too late, Hui." After reading the telegram, Yang Xingyuan was stunned. The word Hui is a character in his uncle Huiwentang's name, and there is no doubt that the telegram is from him.He was originally a wealthy man who worked in a company in Dalian, but because of lung disease, he wanted to go back to the south long ago, and he was always delayed.Judging from this telegram, it was clear that he had returned home due to a serious lung disease. When he arrived in Tianjin, his condition worsened, so he didn't even make a phone call, so he sent a telegram to ask him to entrust the funeral affairs.You can know that the situation is not good just by looking at the four characters "late is not as good".I thought about it for a while, thinking that although he is a cousin, if he is ill in Tianjin, he will sigh for losing his way in Guanshan, so he has to go and see. Although Li Yun's illness cannot be left behind, it is expected that there will be no change in a day or two.At this time, it was almost ten o'clock, and there were still many things to do to catch the train to Tianjin in the morning. It must be too late, so I decided to take the express train at four o'clock in the afternoon.The plan was made, and he didn't stop, he ran out in a hurry to discuss this matter with the third child in Wuxi.I got in the car, walked a few steps, and felt a little cold. When I entered the house, I took off my coat, but this time I didn't put it on. I touched my head, and I didn't wear a hat.He called the coachman, stopped the car, jumped out, and ran back to put on his coat and hat.After I put it on, I went out to get in the car. I looked at my hands and found that I lost the glove on my left hand. I found it in several coat pockets, but it wasn't there.When the coachman saw it, he asked what he was looking for.Yang Xingyuan said: "Look for gloves." The coachman said: "Don't you have one in your right hand?" Yang Xingyuan raised it and said: "Yes, it is one, is there another one?" The coachman laughed and said, "You take one, hold one, how can there be another one?" Yang Xingyuan finally came to his senses, and he couldn't help laughing. The coachman pulled up the cart and arrived at Cherry Xie Street in a short while.Yang Xingyuan was already familiar with Liyun's little house, so he went straight into it.In the upper room, there was no one, but Li Yun was sleeping on the bed, with her body turned outward, with one hand outside the quilt, holding a sprig of withered plum blossom, and smelling it by her nose, as if she was thinking about something .Yang Xingyuan took off her coat, walked over, pulled off her gloves, and touched her forehead with her hand.Said: "Hey! It's not a big burn. How are you feeling now? Are you better?" Li Yun looked at Yang Xingyuan and nodded.Yang Xingyuan took the plum blossom she was holding, and took a look. It was a branch that was folded for her yesterday morning, and asked, "Where did you put it? Haven't you thrown it away yet?" Li Yun touched the underside of the pillow with her hand. He touched it and said, "You take it, and put it under here." Yang Xingyuan really let her put it down again.At this time, Wuxi's third son came in with a pot of tea and said, "When did Master Yang come in? Didn't you say one o'clock?" , At four o'clock this afternoon, I'm going to see him and I won't be back until tomorrow. I'm just about to discuss with you, should Lao Qi be sent to the hospital today? Or wait until I come back?" Li Yun interjected on the bed : "I'm going to the hospital alone, I won't go." As he said that, he rolled over and fell asleep.The youngest in Wuxi said: "Look at her little girl." Yang Xingyuan said: "I saw her illness, she is much better at this time, and she has improved a bit. It's better not to move to the hospital for a while. Anyway, the one who came yesterday Doctor Liu is a very close friend of mine. I will call him later and ask him to come and see him twice a day." The youngest in Wuxi said, "That's great. Master Yang, sit down for a while, you must be busy early in the morning. Haven't had any snacks yet, I'll get you some of the rice cakes that are ready at home, okay?" When Yang Xingyuan wanted to stop her, she had already gone.Li Yun turned over and asked, "Are you going to Tianjin today?" Yang Xingyuan regretted saying this in front of her, so she stepped forward and leaned over to comfort her.Li Yun stretched out a hand and fiddled with the buttons on Yang Xingyuan's mantle, without saying a word, tears streaming down her face.Seeing her like this, Yang Xingyuan comforted her a lot and said, "After I go, I will be back in two days at the latest. Don't you want to see each other? In the past, there were times when we didn't see each other for a week or two. What's the matter?" What about it?" Li Yun gasped and said, "You don't know, I sleep on the bed all day long, and I'm so tired, you come and talk about it, and I feel much happier. I don't have any relatives..." At this point Hummed for a while.Hearing what she said, Xing Yuan tried to put herself in her shoes, but she couldn't bear to leave.He shook her hand and sat on the edge of the bed.When he was about to speak, Wuxi's youngest had already brought rice cakes in.Yang Xingyuan came over and continued, eating a little indiscriminately.I looked at my watch, it was already twelve o'clock, I thought I had a lot of things to do, I couldn't delay, so I should go back quickly.Putting on his coat and hat, he saw that Li Yun had fallen asleep.He wanted to talk to her, but he didn't want to wake her up. He saw her sleeping with her body curled up, with her back facing outwards, and only half of her water-red velvet tights were exposed outside.Then he walked over, took the quilt lightly, and covered her up. Pressed the quilt all over her body, there was no one in the room at this time, Yang Xingyuan leaned against the table, stared blankly at the bed for a while, sighed, and then said goodbye to Wuxi Laosan and went back.After arriving home, I wrote two letters and asked for leave from two newspaper offices.I wrote a letter to the doctor Liu Ziming, and entrusted him to treat Liyun's illness.Everything was done in a small and clear way, and it was only a little over two o'clock, and it was too early to get to the station, so I decided to go to Li Yun's place for another walk. Yang Xingyuan made up his mind, collected a bag for laundry, banknotes, pocket items, etc., took the car, and came to Liyun's small house for the second time: when he stepped into the upper room, he put the bag in the outside room, Then go into the inner room. Seeing Li Yun turned her face inward on the pillow, the aunt said: "Master Yang is here." Li Yun turned her head and looked at Yang Xingyuan, but said nothing.Yang Xingyuan touched her face with her hand, and she had a fever again, and said: "Oh! The patient can't work anymore. I think he has to work again, so he has a fever again." Then he asked Amao, "Where is her mother?" Already?" Amao said: "She heard that Qianmen Guandi Temple is very spiritual, so she went to ask for a lottery." At this time, Li Yun turned over on the bed again, only complaining that she was sad.Amao said: "Let me touch it for you." Then he sat in front of the bed, stretched out a hand, and slowly stroked Li Yun's chest.Yang Xingyuan frowned and just paced up and down the room, sighing continuously.Li Yunben closed his eyes, heard him sigh, opened his eyes and saw him walking around the white stove, on which there was a pot of boiling water, humming: "Oh, just sit down I was so anxious, I poured boiling water carefully and burned my feet (mouth abuse)!" Hearing this, Amao tilted his head, looked at Yang Xingyuan, and smiled with his lips pursed.Yang Xingyuan was embarrassed, so she had to sit down.The days of busy people are the easiest to live. It was already three o'clock, and Yang Xingyuan had to catch the express train to Tianjin at 4:25, so he should leave.Thinking about it, it's okay to hide it from her. If I can't come back for a day or two, wouldn't it make her look forward to it.So I honestly told her that I was going to Tianjin.Then he said: "Think about it, I am an uncle, I have no relatives and no reason, I am sick in Tianjin, thousands of miles away, I am the only relative of him, why don't I go and see him, how can I justify my conscience?" Li Yun said: "When will you be able to come back?" Yang Xingyuan said: "I have already calculated this. If my uncle is not very sick, I will send him to Beijing to be admitted to the hospital. You can also move to a hospital. In that case, both aspects are taken care of. Besides, I also have How can I live in Tianjin all the time because of my business?" Seeing that what he said was reasonable, Li Yun didn't say anything.At this time, Ah Mao had something to do and went out of the room.Yang Xingyuan sat down on the edge of the bed, held Li Yun's hand with one hand, and stroked her chest with the other hand, and said, "I've already called the doctor to come and see you, you have to be patient for two days, don't cry less. You want to see your mother, I'm also someone who hasn't seen my mother for four or five years, but there's nothing I can do about it." Li Yun rested her head on Yang Xingyuan's hand and remained silent for a long time.Yang Xingyuan looked at his watch, and fifteen minutes later, he really wanted to leave, so he stood up and said, "I'm leaving, you should take good care of your illness." When she said that, Amao had already entered, and Yang Xingyuan gave her a few more instructions, Fu went to the bed again, held Li Yun's hand, said "goodbye", and then went out.Instructed Amao: "There is no one in the house, so don't send it away." Yang Xingyuan picked up the bag, and as soon as he walked into the yard, he heard Amao shouting one after another: "Master Yang! Master Yang! "Yang Xingyuan turned around and walked into the room again, asking what's the matter. Amao said: "Miss Seven has something to say to you. " Li Yun leaned sideways on the bed and nodded to Yang Xingyuan, telling him to go over.Yang Xingyuan stood in front of the bed, leaned over and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter?" Li Yun looked at Yang Xingyuan, stroked the quilt with her hands, and said nothing in a daze.It took a long time before he said, "Do you remember what I told you?" Yang Xingyuan didn't know what he was referring to.Said: "I remember." Li Yun said softly in a low voice: "You must come back quickly. Ouch!I didn't say anything. "Yang Xingyuan wanted to show her his heart, and said, "That's for sure. " Then he held her hand and told her to recuperate well and be patient before going out hard.At that time, he saw Li Yun's eyes were full of tears, which almost didn't flow down.He walked out of the yard all the way, as if there was something unresolved, walked to the East Station, he got on the train in a daze, always seemed to be missing something, during the four-hour journey from Beijing to Tianjin, he was there Passing in a trance situation, I don't think there is any feeling of travel. When the train arrived in Tianjin, it was already dark at night. When we got off the train, we took a rickshaw to Xiyou Villa.Sitting in the car, he fantasized that his uncle must be sleeping alone in the hotel. He was extremely lonely. As soon as he opened the door and went in, his uncle was lying on the blanket, still moaning endlessly; seeing him coming, he must be overjoyed .After a while, the car arrived at Xiyou Villa, and went in to ask the accountant, Mr. Yang Huiwen, which number did he live in?The accountant thought for a while and said, "Is it from Dalian?" Yang Xingyuan said, "Yes." The accountant ordered a tea room to lead Yang Xingyuan there.The waiter leads to the door, pushes the door, and lets Yang Xingyuan in.He walked in by the door, and called Uncle Hui first, and saw his cousin Huiwen, who was ordering a big dish to eat, saw Yang Xingyuan coming, and said with a smile: "I expected you to come in the morning, how about it?" Did you come at this time?" Yang Xingyuan thought for a day and a night that Huiwen was seriously ill and would die, but unexpectedly he was still alive and kicking, so he couldn't help being stunned.Putting down his bag and coat, he sat down and said to Yang Huiwen, "Why is Uncle Hui still going south at this time?" Yang Huiwen said, "I didn't plan to go back this year. Just because I received a telegram from home saying that your aunt was in danger and told me to go south as soon as possible.I thought that since the telegram came, the person might not be still alive, but he just rushed back to clean up for her. "Then he sighed and said:" Only when this kind of life and death are parted, can people feel the pain of being a guest.When I go back this time, I will study and grow vegetables in my hometown, and I will never go out.But although I quit, my position in the company is not bad.If the business is good, two to three thousand yuan can be dropped every year. Wouldn't it be a pity to lose it for nothing?I think it's too hard for you to do this kind of writing career, racking your brains all year round.I mean, let me give you my position, so I have to stay in Tianjin for a day and ask my nephew to come and discuss it.This is also a long story, and it cannot be finished in a few words.You rest first, have something to eat, we will have a long talk tonight, and discuss the long-term plan. "After he finished his speech, Yang Xingyuan understood the meaning of his uncle's telegram asking him to come. Although the telegram was a little rash, it was always kind, so Yang Xingyuan had no choice but to be polite and discuss it with Yang Huiwen. One night, the two went to bed until two o'clock. When they woke up, it was already twelve o'clock. Yang Xingyuan was worried about Li Yun's illness, and wanted to return to Beijing in the afternoon. Yang Huiwen said: "Uncle and nephew won't see each other for years. , let’s talk a few more words.I'm taking the express train going south at eight o'clock tonight, and you're going back to Beijing by the evening train, okay?You are busy and don't care about one night. "Although Yang Xingyuan was in a hurry, he couldn't explain why. Yang Huiwen accompanied him and talked about his family affairs. Yang Xingyuan answered as he listened, but he didn't hear a word clearly. He wished it would be dark soon, so he could take a car back to Beijing. It happened that it was afternoon. The clouds were dense, and there were a few northwest winds, and a heavy snow fell. Yang Huiwen got on the bus, but didn't see him off, and went directly to the station. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the hotel, Yang Xingyuan ran into a classmate Yu Haoran whom he hadn't seen for many years. We talked for tens of minutes. This Yu Haoran has the best memory. When I was in elementary school, the story about climbing over the wall and going to the neighbor’s garden to pick peaches was the most interesting. I remember being known by my husband. He was proved by Yang Xingyuan, and he was fined to stand for an hour. He couldn't help laughing, and he said again: "Man, we haven't seen each other for many years, how can we have a good time tonight? "Yang Xingyuan said:" I can't accompany you anymore, I'm planning to go to the station now, and let's talk freely when my brother arrives in Beijing in the future. "Yu Haoran said:" Are you catching the eight o'clock train?Then it's time to go. I will come to Beijing in a week. See you in Beijing. "Yang Xingyuan didn't have time to say more polite words, so she walked out of the hotel with her leather bag in hand, hired a rickshaw in the snow, and went to the train station. Calling a rickshaw in the dark and taking advantage of the rush, she didn't check whether the driver was competent. After hiring, I sat on it. However, this coachman pulled towards the snow step by step, walking very slowly. Yang Xingyuan said: "I want to catch the train, so hurry up!"I'll give you a few more bucks. "When the coachman heard that he was being asked to give him more money, he barely ran a few steps. The car bumped left and right, bumped a few times, and then slowed down again. Yang Xingyuan sat in the car, his feet were anxious, and he tried his best to resist. The hood is broken, and the snow on the street is falling heavily. When the wind blows, it rushes into the car and flies on the face and neck. It is very sad. The driver In the snow in front of me, I bent half my waist, rushed my head upwards, and ran a step. There was snow on my torn felt hat and cotton jacket. Sometimes when I walked under the light pole, I saw beads of sweat and melted snow from the driver. The side was straight and the light was shining, and he exhaled white gas. Yang Xingyuan saw that the driver must be struggling, and the boss couldn't bear it, so he told him to put it down. The driver was reluctant at first, but later Yang Xingyuan said that he would give him the money as before. He stopped. Yang Xingyuan saw that it was an old man with a beard and a snot sticking out his nose, and one eye. These two delays, after the time passed, when we arrived at the train station, the car had already left. Yang Xingyuan was anxious and angry when he saw that the car was late. If it was the middle of the night to catch the second car, it would be inconvenient to arrive in Beijing. . I hesitated at the train station for a while, and had no other choice, so I had to find a hotel near the train station and sleep for a night. Early the next morning, I took the early train back to Beijing. When the car arrived at Zhengyangmen, the snow started to fall again. The platform was not as deserted as before.The snow outside the platform was blown by the wind, taking advantage of the trend, as if sprinkled with a handful of crushed salt, it fell straight down on people with the severe cold.Yang Xingyuan walked out of the station towards Han, the street was already completely white, there were very few pedestrians, only sparse rickshaws were pulling in the snow.In addition, I have not slept well for two nights, I just feel that the scene is very bleak.I don't know why, but I don't plan to go home first, I just remember how Liyun's illness is.At this time, rickshaws outside the station came around to do business, and Yang Xingyuan talked about Cherry Xie Street.After getting in the car, he still thought that when Li Yun saw him coming in, she would puff her cheeks, turn over on the bed, and become childish again.Thinking of this kind of fun, I also laughed. After a while, I arrived at the door of Liyun's small house, gave the fare, and walked in with my purse.Amao was coming out in a hurry, with disheveled hair and red eyes, so he called out "Master Yang" with a hard throat.When Yang Xingyuan saw her, her heart couldn't help thumping wildly, and she said, "Where's the person? Is it okay... What's the matter..." Auntie burst into tears and said, "Master Yang..." Yang Xingyuan panicked, and rushed to the upper hall. Looking at the room, I lifted the curtain of the inner room, and saw a door panel on the left side of the bed. On the panel, a person was sleeping upright, wearing a red velvet jacket and shorts. 两只手垂着，赤着一双雪白的脚，黑漆漆的辫子扎着一节大红丝辫根，枕着一搭纸钱，脸上也盖着一叠纸钱。杨杏园一看，不是别人，正是他藏娇无计，偕老有约，生平所认为风尘知己的梨云。他上前把纸钱揭开，只见梨云脸上惨白，双目紧闭，他禁不住眼泪泉水一般的涌出来。哭道：“梨云……梨云……妹妹……你怎样就去了！我该死。我辜负了你……我对不住你！我……我……我为什么到天津去？”说着把脚乱顿，无锡老三本来伏在旁边桌子上流泪，看见杨杏园进来，她就说道：“我的宝宝呀，你的有情有义的人来了，你要知道呀！”说着也放声哭起来，这一句话正打动了杨杏园的心事，越发嚎陶大哭。大家哭了一会子，杨杏园在大衣袋里抽出手绢，擦着眼泪。先问无锡老三道：“前天我走的时候，人还是好的，怎样忽然翻症了？”无锡老三道：“就是那天晚上，病症加重的，昨天晚上就烧得人事不知。到了半夜里三点多钟，她就丢着大家去了。”说着又哭起来。杨杏园问道：“那位刘大夫没有请他来吗？”无锡老三道：“前天来了两回。昨日下午，他来看了一看，他说人是没有用的了，不必再去请他。”杨杏园道：“不能呀，他是我重托的，就是没有救，他也要来尽尽人事的。要不然就是你们胡闹，另外请了中医，吃错了药，所以他发气不来了。”无锡老三道：“请是请了一个人看一看，只吃了一剂药，我想也不至于误事。”杨杏园道：“这是哪里的大夫？”无锡老三道：“他不是专做大夫的，他在石头胡同里面开了一座药店，是熟人请他，他才顺便开一个方子。”杨杏园道：“是不是卖花柳药的？”无锡老三道：“是的。”杨杏园听了她这几句话，气得两眼发赤，顿着脚道：“糟了！糟了！你还说不至于误事呢，她这一条命，八成是死在你手里了。”无锡老三正要回话，一阵脚步像进来好几个人，有个操着上海口音的，隔着门帘子喊道：“阿姐！”无锡老三道：“请你们东边屋里坐。”说着走了出去了。 这时，只剩杨杏园一个人在屋子里。他一看床上的两条被，已经拿出去了，空荡荡的只剩一条灰色破旧的线毯铺在草席于上。那草席子上的稻草，毛蓬蓬的露了出来。屋子里原来的两口箱子、一架橱都搬走了，腾出地位，放着灵床。其余梨云的旧衣服，倒有一大卷，乱堆在床头边一张椅子上。因为橱子搬走了，橱底下的破罐破坛，蜘蛛网，都列在眼面前。镜台上的镜子，把一张纸遮住了，只剩有几只破水瓶子和只高脚的煤油灯。玻璃筒子里的油，已经点得要干了，那灯还是绿豆大的一点淡黄光，想是忘记把它息了，屋子里兀自还有煤油味。再一看死去的梨云，穿着水红色的单衣服，睡在灵床上，床边下放着一只破锅，盛着半锅纸钱灰，简直没有一样东西不现出凄惨的景象。 杨杏园呆呆的坐着，只听见无锡老三在那边噜噜苏苏的说话。她说道：“死鬼这一去，真是害了我了。外面大大小小的账，还亏空一千多块钱，教我怎样是好？ 教我还要拿出整百块钱，替她办后事，我实在拿不出。老实说，昨夜难为你们几位来帮忙，要不然，就是她的身子，也抬不下床。 “就有一个人说：”虽然这样说，总要找口棺木把她收捡起来呀！北京二三十块钱的东西，那简直是四块板，可是不能用。 " 杨杏园听见他们这样说，又想起梨云在日，珠围翠绕，那种繁华，不想到如今，求四块板而不可得。再一看她的遗骸，穿着单薄的衣服，放在门板上，若不是自己在这里，还没有人理她。一阵心酸，泪如雨下，便倒在床上的枕头上，闭着眼睛，埂咽不住。原来这枕头是梨云常枕的，她头发上的生发油沾在上面，香还没有退呢。 杨杏园抱着枕头起来，走到梨云灵床边喊道：“老七！你不睡这个枕头了，送给我罢，呀，你怎样不说话呢？”说着把枕头往床上一抛，又倒在床上，放声大哭。偏偏当日折给梨云的一小枝梅花，却未抖掉，依旧还放在枕头的地方。不觉哈哈大笑，拿着一枝梅花，走到梨云遗骸面前，笑着问道：“老七，我给你戴上，好不好？戴了梅花，就有人替我们做媒了。板上睡着可冷啦，我扶着你上床睡罢。哈哈，你已经嫁给我了，她管得着吗？胡闹，新娘子脸上，只盖红手巾，没有盖纸的。”这时，那阿毛在门帘子外，已经听了多时了。便嚷道：“你们快来，不好了！快来快来！ Oh no! “东边屋子里那班人，正在商量梨云的后事，听见阿毛嚷，便一拥跑进来，只见杨杏园坐在梨云身边握着她的手道：”你的手好冷啦。 “无锡老三道：”杨先生，你怎么了？ “杨杏园看见无锡老三，心里明白过来，哇的一声，吐了一口血，一阵昏迷，头重脚轻，站立不住，便倒在地下。 这时杨杏园眼面前一阵黑，一点人事不知，一觉醒来，只觉一阵阵的药气味，往鼻子里钻。睁开眼睛一看，只见自己躺在一张小的铁床上，盖着白的被服。何剑尘吴碧波两个人，和着一个穿白衣服的医生站在床面前。何剑尘问道：“杏园，你心里觉得怎样？”杨杏园哼了一声道：“是胸口里闷得很，这好像医院里呀，我怎样来的？”医生摇摇手道：“你不要说话，闭着眼睛养养神。”杨杏园也觉得疲倦得很，闭着眼睛，依旧睡着，这样慢慢的醒了又睡，睡了又醒，约有一个多钟头，人才完全清楚过来。这时医生走了，何剑尘和吴碧波还在床面前。杨杏园便问道：“我是几时进医院的？是你二位送来的吧？”吴碧波道：“你是剑尘送来的，他打电话给我，我就赶上这里来了。”何剑尘道：“你可把我骇着了，老七的娘姨匆匆忙忙把我找了去，好！板上躺着一个，床上又躺着一个，弄得我魂飞天外。后来他们说明了，我才明白，我就赶紧把你送到这万邦医院来。”杨杏园听着他这样说，闭目一想糊涂以前的事，不觉流下泪来。何剑尘道：“她已死了，你伤感也是无益。 你几干里路上，还有暮年的老母，你要明白些。你要像这个样子过于悲哀，设若万一不幸，老弟，你的罪孽就怕更重了吧？“杨杏园道：”你这话不说，我也是明白的，不过身当其境，我实在抑制不住。“说完，气息有些接不起来，又休息了一会。 何剑尘道：“医生说，你没有什么病，不过神经受了剧烈的刺激，休养两天也就好了。”杨杏园道：“我的病，我自信也不要紧，倒不劳二位倾心。另外却有一件事情，要请你们帮一个大忙。”吴碧波道：“报馆里的事，停两天也不要紧，这倒不算什么。”杨杏园道：“不是的，梨云躺在灵床上，大概还没有收殓起来。我有一个痴愿，想把她当作我家的人，收殓起来，暂时葬在义地里，以后移棺南下，免得她为孤魂野鬼。”说到这里，气力接不上，停了一停。何剑尘道：“好！这是千金市骨的意思，也不枉梨云和你那一番割臂之盟，只要你有这一句话，有我可玉成你这一番美意。你只管在这里养病，我就去和无锡老三说。”杨杏园道：“你知道她们肯不肯？”吴碧波笑道：“呆话！她落得少出一笔钱，为什么不肯？就是墓上的碑文，我也替你想好了。是故未婚妻何梨云女士之墓。”杨杏园半晌不言语，过了一会道：“请你二位就去，免得她们先草草的收殓了”。何剑尘道：“你打算用多少钱呢？”杨杏园叹了一口气，将手拍着床道：“尽我力之所能罢了。” 何剑尘吴碧波听了他的话，当真就和无锡老三去商量。这时，梨云睡在灵床上，已经一整天了。无锡老三先是想到亏空不得了，急得直哭，没有理会到害怕。时间一久，倒有些不敢进房，只合娘姨邻居，在中间屋子里坐，打算天一晚，弄一副四块板拼的棺材，把梨云装殓了，趁天亮就抬了出去。幸喜不到天晚，何剑尘吴碧波就来了，两个人一看梨云的屋子，门向外反扣着，推开门，屋子里阴惨惨的，梨云垂手垂足睡在灵床上。头边一盏油灯也灭了，床下那破锅装的半锅纸钱灰，也没有一点火星儿。这个样子，屋子里大概好久没有人进来，加上天阴，黄昏的时候，屋子里黑沉沉的，又整天没有火炉，也比较别的屋子阴凉，所以越觉得凄惨。何剑尘看见这情形，也觉难受，便把来意告诉了无锡老三。无锡老三见杨杏园有这番好意，也感动了，对着何剑尘再三的道谢。并且情愿捡出几件梨云爱穿的衣服，给她穿了去。何剑尘和吴碧波商量着，便替杨杏园做主，给梨云买了一口一百四十块钱的棺材，定当夜就入殓。临时又和梨云设了灵位，陈设着香烛，两个人并且私自出钱，买了两个花圈挂上，这才比较有点像丧事。两个人忙了半天，又怕杨杏园着急，连夜又到医院里来，把话告诉他。依着杨杏园的意思，一定再要和梨云会一面。何剑尘吴碧波再三的劝解，叫他养病为重，杨杏园只得含泪罢休，却对吴碧波说道：“我住的屋子里桌子上，有一张六寸的相片，是我最近照的。劳你驾，到我家里拿这张相片送了去，放在她棺材里。”吴碧波听了这话，却是踌躇未决。杨杏园道：“你为什么不答应？难道还替我忌讳什么吗？”吴碧波虽然觉得这种事有些出乎常情，却又说不出所以然来，只得勉强答应，和何剑尘辞别他去了。这晚，杨杏园就睡在医院里，到了次日，人虽精神复原，实在也没气力，一直到第三日，他才回家。 那梨云的灵柩，因为何剑尘和无锡老三商量好了，等杨杏园来，送到义地里去葬，所以还停在家里。这日杨杏园要到灵前去一祭，便买了四盆白梅花，四盘水果，一束檀香，一束纸钱，作为祭礼。他本想腾出半天工夫，做一篇祭文，无如心思乱得很，哪里做得上来。只勉强想了一副挽联，请人写了，那挽联是：十载扬州，都成幻梦！对伯牙琴，季子剑，司马青衫，问谁是我知音？ 误煞张绪当年，洗面空挥秋士泪。 一江春水，无那多愁！想沾泥絮，断肠花，相思红豆，恰莫如卿薄命，若教玉环再世，离魂休作女儿身。 挽联上款，也写着“梨云女士干古”，下款只写着“杨杏园泪挽”。自己明知道著笔过于疏淡了，但是悬挂起来，总怕有识者看破，只得如此。祭品备好了，便一齐送到梨云小房子里来。他一走进门，便觉得心里有一种异样的感触，忍着眼泪走进上房，正中摆着梨云的灵柩，头边摆着小横桌，陈着香烛灵位。杨杏园一见，想忍住眼泪也忍不住了，抽出手绢来不住的擦，阿毛和无锡老三早忙着过来，和他将东西接了过去。把四盆梅花，四盘水果，都放在灵位面前。杨杏园亲自将挽联挂起，焚着檀香，对灵位三鞠躬，不由的一阵泪如泉涌。无锡老三坐在一旁，带数带说的哭，阿毛坐在一张矮板凳上化纸钱，也用手中捂着嘴哭了几句。也不知是谁通出去的消息，左右隔壁的邻居，听说收殓梨云的人祭灵来了，跑来好几个妇人，在院子外探头探脑的看。这几家本都是老鸨的小房子，所以来的人里面，也有几个妓女。她们看见梨云有这样多情的少年知己，欣慕得了不得，一想起各人自己的身世，又看见杨杏园带着病容，憔淬可怜，不觉眼圈儿一红，这一个便搭讪和那一个道：“四阿姐，你听吴家姆妈，哭得作孽煞教人心里多难过。”这一个道：“可不是吗？ 我的心肠是最软的。“说着便拿手绢去擦眼睛。杨杏园一见院子外有许多妇女看他，难为情得很，便避到里面屋子里去，叫着娘姨过去，问些梨云临危时候的话。无锡老三也收了眼泪和他说话，不住的道谢。娘姨便问择定哪日安葬？杨杏园道：”年冬岁华，这短命鬼的灵柩放在家里，邻居是不欢喜的。好在义地里安葬，是没有手续的，只要通知一声，明天将杠夫雇好，就是后天罢。“无锡老三胆子是最小的人，说起鬼来她就怕。梨云虽然叫她一声姆妈，又不是自己养的女儿，棺材放在屋里，她晚上死也不敢进来，只到厢房里去睡，巴不得马上就把棺材抬出去。杨杏园说是后日就抬走，她极力赞成。阿毛不知道她害怕，还说道：”也要看看日子吧？“无锡老三道：”而今民国时代，不讲究这些。“阿毛道：”我还打算打扫打扫屋子呢！ 这样一说，也可以不必了。“杨杏园本来想在梨云灵位前，多徘徊一刻，听见她们这些话，又好气，又难过，对着梨云的灵柩长叹了一声，就回去了。 到了第二日，雇了十二名杠夫，前去抬灵，自己雇着一辆马车，随着跟到梨云小房子门口来，自己也懒得再进那个门子，就坐在车上等着。一会儿工夫，只见吴碧波何剑尘坐着两辆人力车，飞快的赶到门口停了。杨杏园便在车上招呼道：“在这里。”他们走过来，隔着车子窗户站着，都埋怨着道：“你这事怎么一点儿不告诉我们？我们刚才到你那里去，才听见说的，就赶来了。许多朋友，都要送殡，还有人主张开追悼会呢。”杨杏园道：“我和她也不过相逢沦落，一番朋友的交情，我收葬她，尽其心之所安罢了。要大闹起来，岂不叫人家肉麻？”何剑尘道：“虽然这样说，像我和碧波，你不应该不通知。”杨杏园道：“不是不告诉你们，我就怕你们说了出去。既然来了，不可埋没你们的盛意，就同坐这辆车，送她一程罢。” 吴碧波道：“你为什么不进去？”杨杏园道：“少见这些龟鸨，少生些气。我已经和她们没关系了，进去作什么？”说着话，让他们进车来坐着。这时，街上电线杆上的电线，呜呜的响，天色黑沉沉的，已经刮起风来。街上行人稀少，空荡荡的，清道夫泼在地上的水，和土冻了起来，又光又滑。杨杏园在车里伸头一望，云黑成一片，天都低下来，一点日色没有，却有一阵乌鸦从头上飞过去。赶快缩回头来说道：“哎哟！冷得很，怕又要下雪。”三个人在车里坐谈了片刻，大门里面一阵喧哗，灵柩已经抬了出来，马车便跟在后面，慢慢的走。 这时，天越发暗得紧了，半空飘飘荡荡，已经下起雪来了。这义地本在永定门外，在一片旷地的中央。灵柩走出外城来，一到旷野，雪更下得大。杨杏园从车里望外一看，早些日子留下的残雪，东一片，西一块，兀自未消，加上这一阵大雪，路上又铺成一片白，路边苇塘子里，收拾未尽的败芦被风一吹，又被雪一打，只是发出那种瑟瑟的响声。这大雪里，路上哪有一个人走路？静悄悄的，惟有那班抬灵柩的杠夫，足下踏着积雪之声一阵一阵的可听。这风虽然是从后面吹来，那风刮着，只是在马车面前打胡旋。那雪越下越密，变作了一片雪雾。远处的村庄树木，在这雪雾里，只看见些模糊的黑影。就是近处的村庄，在雪里也是声息沉沉，不见一点响动，有些乌鸦喜鹊，在庄前地上找食物，看见人来，便哄的一声飞了去。杨杏园对吴碧波道：“记得上年清明节，我们一路骑着驴子回去，翠柳红杏，随路迎人，看着多么有兴趣。今天大雪里，重过此地，真是恍如隔世。明年的清明，我是要来的，人生聚散无常，不知道那个时候，我们再能够同坐着一辆马车前来不能？”吴碧波道：“清明到如今，也不过两三个月，何至于有什么变动？”何剑尘道：“这话不然，譬如半月前，谁想到会把活泼泼的梨云，在雪地里抬到永定门外来。半个月后，又安知不要抬我呢？”杨杏园道：“你这话诚然。这几天我把世事简直看得淡然无味，正是起了许多感触。”他们说话时，约莫又走一个钟头，那雪才渐渐的住了，风也小了许多。再从车里望外一看，只看一白无垠，一行十几人，简直在银装玉琢的世界里走。这时风雪既住，一行人也走得快些，不多一会，已到义园门口。 那一带白粉墙，还是那个样子。不过那一片柳林，萧疏的枯条上，粘着白雪，大不似春天那种摇曳多情的样子了。 这义园里面，杨杏园早一天已经派人来挖掘坟地，铺垫石灰了。所以梨云的灵柩抬来，进了义园的门，一直就抬上坟地。杨杏园和吴碧波何剑尘下了马车，三人一路走进义园。那位姓王的管理员，却早迎接出来，请到那黄土壁矮屋子里去坐。 那管理员对杨杏园吴碧波道：“您二位是我认识的了。”又指着何剑尘道：“这一位呢？”吴碧波正色说道：“这是何总裁。”管理员吃了一惊，大悔不该乱指，咳嗽了两声，然后满脸堆下笑来，问吴碧波道：“这位大人在哪衙门里？”吴碧波道：“币制局。”管理员连忙对何剑尘一拱手道：“这地方实在不恭敬，只好请大人委屈一点。”连忙拿出三个茶杯子，用衫袖将它擦了，亲自到隔壁厨房里去拿开水。 依着厨房里那个秃子园丁，他要提开壶进来。管理员对他一翻眼睛道：“你这种死下作东西，一点不知上下，眼睛瞎了，你总也摸得出高低来。今天来的那三位，有一位总裁在里头，你也配去沏茶吗？这总裁是特任职，就是前清一二品的地位，和他说一句话，都有三分福气。我站在他面前，兀自身上流汗呢。'哪园丁吓得哑口无言。管理员提着开水壶，便自上这边屋子来。一进门，一看人都不见了。他一想，一定是＿匕坟地去了，便又在箱子里翻出一件黑布马褂穿上，也跟着上坟地来。见杨杏园三人，站在雪地里看土工筑坟，坟穴面前，烧着纸钱。他遥遥看见何剑尘对坟穴脱帽鞠躬，便走上前来，不问三七二十一，在雪地上跪下去，对着坟穴磕头。 头磕毕，便请人进屋去坐，说是外边太冷。但是三个人都没有理会。 这坟地正在两株树边，杨杏园靠着树，眼看土工将土往梨云棺材上堆去，心想碧玉年华的美人，从此就和黄土同化，永不见天日了。人生至此，还有什么意味？ 由此想到一切美人，想到自己，眼光直了，人也呆了。树上积雪被风一吹，往下直筛，杨杏园的帽子上大衣上，铺了一层很厚的白粉。那夹着雪阵的寒风，格外砭人肌骨，杨杏园不觉打了几个冷战。就是吴碧波何剑尘也觉寒风袭人，有些站不住。 便拉着杨杏园道：“外面太冷，我们屋里坐罢。”杨杏园惘然若失，一点儿不能自主，随着脚步跟他们走，再进那矮屋子。那位王管理员这一会儿就更忙了，先斟上了一杯茶，弯着腰双手捧着送到何剑尘手上，然后满脸堆下笑来，说道：“总裁大人，尝尝我们这个土味儿。”何剑尘含着一口茶，被他一叫总裁大人，禁不住要笑，噗哧一声，把茶喷了一地。只得假装着咳嗽，低着头咳个不休。管理员以为茶里有什么东西，把他嗓子扎了，急得满脸通红，一句话说不出，在一旁只搓手。所幸何剑尘咳嗽几声，也就好了，管理员心里一块石头，方才落下，赶忙又张罗着和吴碧波杨杏园倒茶。何剑尘目视吴碧波微笑不言，吴碧波却板着面孔一点不笑。他说道：“总裁；这乡下的茶水，却是别有风味呢。”何剑尘心里骂道：“你这个促狭鬼，真是淘气。”他们正在这里玩笑，杨杏园却心里十分不受用，脸上青一阵，白一阵，头忽然昏起来。何剑尘看见，便道：“杏园！怎么了，你有点不好过吧？”杨杏园道：“是的，心里只是要吐，头昏得很。”说着便伏在一张桌子上。吴碧波道：“你既然不好过，我们赶快回去罢。”杨杏园道：“我还要到坟前看看再走。”说着便东摇西摆的站起来，走了出去。这时，天上又在下雪了，他脚步本不稳，在雪上一走一滑，一阵耳昏眼花，站立不住，便倒在一尺多深的雪堆里。何剑尘吴碧波在后跟着，都吃了一惊。屋子里的园丁，看见有人跌在雪里，赶忙跑上前，将杨杏园扶起。何剑尘吴碧波也赶上前，便问他怎么了，杨杏园摇摇头道：“心里难过。” 何剑尘知道是中了寒，把他抬进屋去，给他一碗开水喝了。杨杏园喝了一口，一阵恶心，反而大呕起来。吴碧波道：“在这里总不是事，快把他送回去罢。”便向王管理员借了一条被铺在马车里，将杨杏园扶上马车，把被给他半垫半盖着，叫马车夫，快点走，到家多给他几个酒钱。马车夫听他说多给钱，就极力的打着马走。 杨杏园本来头昏，被马车一颠，人越昏昏沉沉的，一路之上，只是躺着，一声不言语。进城到了家，吴碧波叫着长班，把他抬进屋放在床上，用两条棉被盖着，然后用姜汁红糖胡椒三样，煎了一碗很浓的姜汤给他喝。杨杏园一路受了凉，犯了感冒，本没有大病，盖着大被，喝了姜汤，遍身发暖，出了一身大汗，松快了许多，便安然入梦。这时已是晚上八点钟，何剑尘要到报馆里去了，吴碧波也有事要走，便叫长班胡二进来，说道：“杨先生今天偶然感冒，料无大碍，不过他病初好的人，总要好好照应他一声，你就拿一床棉被，在这外面房间睡，多照应他一点罢。”胡二答应了，他二人才放心走。 这里杨杏园一觉醒来，夜已过半。睁眼一看，桌子上的煤油灯，点着小小的灯头，屋子里昏暗不明。隔屋的煤炉子火也灭了，屋子里的冷气阴阴的。在枕上听着院子里的风，一阵一阵呼呼的响，接着纸窗上就是一阵声音，好像人在院子里抓了一把沙，对着屋子里撒。他心里猜着，这一定是檐下的雪，被风吹下来了。想起檐下那梨树，在那风雪之中，那几根枯于，如何经得起，不知到明年可还能开花。再想起上年梨花如雪之时，正和梨云相逢，如今满窗残雪，和梨花狼藉一样。为时几何？美人已归黄土。想到这里，记得枕头底下，还有梨云一张小照，不禁拿起来看，只见梨云含睇浅笑，呼之欲出，看着不忍释手。恰好灯油已尽，那灯头慢慢缩小，屋子里也就慢慢昏暗，好像有个人影子。背后看，绝似梨云坐在床面前，自己身体飘飘荡荡，也好像和梨云在一处。明知道梨云死了，心想我也到黄泉路上来了吗？ 正是：疑雨疑云入梦遥，纸窗风雪正萧萧，灯昏被冷如年夜，蹾起离魂不耐消。