Chapter 18 18

Qin really came to Gao's house on Sunday afternoon, and she met sisters Hui and Yun. There was a merry party among this group of girls.They talked a lot and laughed often, and Lian Hui also had a smile on her face from time to time. It was a cloudy day with light rain falling.They gathered in Shuhua's room to chat, and also went to Shuying's and Juexin's room.Juexin asked Mrs. He to prepare food and drinks, and invited them to have lunch in his room.Juemin also came to join, but he went to the weekly newspaper soon after.Others talked about leaving after the lights went out.Qin was dragged to sleep in her room by Shuying.Huiyuan also slept there.The three of them squeezed into one bed.Everyone was very excited, and the more they talked, the more energetic they became. We talked almost all night.

The next day they got up a little later, and it was Yun and Shuhua who came to wake them up.The girls discussed how to spend the day.But to their surprise, the Zhou family sent Zhou Gui in the afternoon to inform sisters Yao Hui and Yun to go back at night, saying that it was Elder Zhou's intention.Zhou refused to let Hui and Yun go.The two sisters were also willing to stay at Gao's house for two more days, but Hui did not dare to disobey her father's order. Later, Mrs. Zhou resolutely kept them for one more day, and sent Zhou Gui away with decisive words. "Uncle's temper is really weird. We agreed to let Cousin Hui stay for a few more days," Shuhua complained disappointedly, when the sisters were all in Zhou's room.

"Maybe there's something going on at home," Hui replied with her head lowered in an explanation. "Not necessarily. What else do you want to do?" Shuhua retorted in disapproval. Hui stopped making a sound.Shuying and Qin cast a reproachful glance at Shuhua.Qin was about to speak, but Mrs. Zhou opened her mouth and said: "Don't mention this matter again, your uncle's temper has always been like this. Anyway, Miss Hui will come to play often in the future." "Of course you can come to play , but in the future..." Shuhua spoke bluntly and said it without thinking, and suddenly saw the expressions on the faces of Qin and Shuying, and felt that the words were a bit obstructive, so she pretended not to care and stopped in the middle.

Qin immediately faltered in other words.In the future, no one will talk about Hui's marriage again.We talked about other things.It just so happened that I received a letter from Juehui from Shanghai. There were more than a dozen pieces of letterhead in two envelopes, which were addressed to Juexin, Juemin, Shuying, and Shuhua.The ones for Shuying are packed separately in another envelope.Shuying flipped through the pages and silently put the letter in her bosom.The excitement in her heart can be seen from her blushing face.But everyone didn't pay attention to this, they all listened carefully to Shuhua's recitation of the letter to Juexin.In that letter, Juehui excitedly described his trip to Hangzhou during the spring break.The beautiful scenery of the West Lake emerges in the thick-line depiction, attracting everyone's hearts.They have heard the elders talking about that place since they were young, and they often describe the scenery and customs there too beautifully, so it is easy to cultivate young people's fantasies.These girls regard going to the West Lake as a lifetime blessing.They themselves also know that it is very difficult to have such an opportunity.But now someone who is very close to them has written a letter from that dream-like place.It was as if the letter had brought that distant place to them.They were all excited and interested.After Shuhua finished reading the letter, everyone felt that the letter was written simply, and they still wanted to know more things.

"Third Cousin's letter is really interesting." Yun said with a smile. "Lao San's letters are always so long and detailed, it's almost like talking face to face." Zhou continued to criticize. "Auntie, you see, this is the benefit of the vernacular letter. When we read the letter, we felt that the third cousin was standing in front of us and talking to us," Qin said in her tone when she saw that Zhou was happy. Mrs. Zhou smiled, and said, "Miss Qin, don't talk about me. But your mother objects to people writing vernacular letters, saying it's vulgar. I don't dislike vernacular letters. I think the third letter is well written. It’s more kind, it can write anything, sometimes it makes people want to laugh, and sometimes it makes people want to cry.” Qin fell silent.But Shuying went on to say: "Really, the third brother's air is vividly reflected on the paper." "It's good for him, he has been to so many places at such a young age, and I have never even been out of the city gate in my life. " Zhou said with a bit of envy.

"Why didn't Mom go out of the city gate? Mom forgot, even I went there when my sister-in-law lived outside the city last year," Shuhua said with a smile. Mrs. Zhou suddenly suppressed the smile on her face, frowned, and said regretfully: "Yes, I forgot about that. When I mentioned my sister-in-law, I remembered a lot of things. I am afraid that the third child's departure is also related to this matter. This No wonder he was angry and said he was going to leave the family. In all fairness, if there was a real sensible person in our family, my sister-in-law might not have ended up in that way.Your elder brother is good in everything, but he is too weak and obedient.I'm a girl, and I can't do much. ""The matter is over, and the eldest aunt doesn't need to mention it anymore," Hui replied smoothly. She felt very uncomfortable, and she was afraid of hearing such words, which would only cause her more sadness.

"Of course I said that, but sometimes I feel uncomfortable when I think about it, and it's the same with Mingfeng," Zhou said apologetically. "Actually, it's not Auntie's fault. Auntie isn't responsible at all," Qin said deliberately, feeling dissatisfied when she heard Zhou's words.But she thought in her heart: If you had come out and insisted on a certain idea at that time, how could things have come to this.She suddenly remembered something, so she turned her head and asked Shuying in a low voice, "What did third cousin write in your letter?" No one heard her except Shuying.

"I haven't looked at it carefully yet. The third brother advised me...to make up my mind early—" Shuying replied excitedly in a low voice, she only said half a sentence before turning around and continuing: "Let's take a closer look together later. Qin nodded in relief. "There are so many educated people in our family, how can we believe that kind of nonsense. I can't imagine." Shuhua said angrily following Qin's ironic words. Zhou felt that the words of Qin and Shuhua were a bit harsh, and she felt uncomfortable.But she could find no words to answer them.She pondered for a while, and wanted to speak a few times, but closed her mouth again.Later, she said to the girls in frustration: "Go and play with you, don't talk to me about those unpleasant things here. Cousin Hui and the others are going back tomorrow, you still have a good heart-to-heart talk." " "It's also good for us to talk to my aunt here," Hui said politely.

"Miss Hui, don't be polite to me. The weather is fine today. You were bored all day yesterday. Today you just go to the garden to relax," Zhou said with a smile.Then she told Shuhua again: "Third daughter, go with your cousins ​​quickly. You must entertain the guests well." Shuhua made a boating plan the night before.The sky was clear again on this day, which further increased her interest in traveling.She was a little impatient sitting in Zhou's room.She couldn't wait for Mrs. Zhou to say such things, so she happily agreed, stood up, and asked her three cousins ​​out.Shuying was still talking to Qin, and Shuzhen walked beside Qin.

Qixia and Cuihuan also followed. When they entered the garden, they saw that all the scenery was very bright after a night of drizzle, and every blade of grass and every leaf was full of vitality.A warm wind brushed their cheeks.A starling sang triumphantly on a branch.There are one or two places where the ground is still a little wet, and the footsteps are soft and sticky.Rhododendrons fell to the ground.Peach trees, plum trees, and magnolia trees are all covered with green leaves, and there is not a single flower in sight. "Spring goes so fast," Shuying said to herself regretfully.

"It will come again," Qin said suggestively beside Shuying.Shuying turned her head to look at Qin suspiciously, meeting Qin's encouraging gaze, she nodded in understanding. "Spring will come naturally, but next year's spring will not be the same as this year's," Hui said after hearing Qin's words. "What's the difference? Isn't it the same?" Shuhua said without thinking. "But I'm afraid I won't come at that time," Hui said, with a desolate smile on her face, obviously her heart was full of grievances that she had nowhere to confide in. "Sister, don't say that, you will definitely come next year," Yunyou comforted her cousin lovingly. "Next spring we will be more lively and happier. Sister Qin will live here too. The third brother may come back. Cousin Hui and Cousin Yun, you also often come to play. Sister Qin, there is no need to send someone to invite you, then Now we don't call her Miss Qin anymore..." Shuhua continued happily, but Qin interrupted her.Qin blushed and spat at Shuhua, and said, "Bah. Who are you kidding me? Why are you dragging me again? Let me tear your mouth." "Okay, sister Qin, let me say If you don't agree, you will be happy only if the second brother tells you." Shuhua said with a chuckle.She immediately moved away, as if she was really afraid that Qin would tear her mouth. "Third Cousin, be careful, the ground is a bit slippery," Yun warned while holding back a smile. "Fourth cousin, go beat her up and tell her to stop talking nonsense in the future." Qin pushed Shuzhen's arm with half a smile and half annoyed, and said encouragingly. Shuzhen timidly looked at Shuhua, then at Qin, she hesitated for a while before saying timidly: "Sister Qin, please forgive her this time." Shuhua looked at Qin and clapped her hands and smiled.Everyone also laughed.Qin pretended to be angry and turned her head to ignore Shuhua.Shuhua went to talk to Yun indifferently.Shuzhen leaned against Qin flatteringly, and squeezed her hand tightly. The gardener Lao Wang came out from behind a rockery with a broom in his bald head.Seeing him, Shuhua ordered: "Old Wang, we want to row a boat. Go and prepare it for us. We need two small ones." Lao Wang replied with a smile, put the broom beside the rockery, and turned around the rockery. face to face. Everyone went to the willow tree by the lake.Lao Wang and Lao Zhao are both there, and the boat is ready and waiting for them.Shuhua has to row herself. She sits in one boat with sisters Hui and Yun, and Qixia takes care of them; Qin sits in the other with Shuying and Shuzhen, and Cuihuan rowes for them. The boat moved slowly.Shuhua's boat was ahead, and Cuihuan's boat followed closely behind.The water is flowing quietly, many small beads are flowing on the surface of the water, and the sunlight shining on the water makes those beads shine from time to time.The blue sky appeared in the water, and the boat was like a pair of scissors, slowly cutting it through.There was silence all around.Occasionally, the crisp calls of birds floated from both sides of the bank.The boat slowly passed under the bridge hole and headed for the water pavilion. Shuhua paddled for a while, with sweat dripping from her forehead and her face flushed slightly, but she still paddled proudly. "Third cousin, are you struggling? It's good to rest for a while," Yun said, looking at Shuhua enviously. "Miss San, let me row," Qixia continued.She moved her body slightly, preparing to switch seats with Shuhua. "It doesn't matter, I'll paddle," Shuhua said hastily.She held on to the oar tightly, as if afraid that someone else would snatch it from her. "Third Cousin, is it easy to stroke like this?" Yun asked, looking at Shuhua's hand without turning her eyes. "It's easy, Cousin Yun, give it a try," Shuhua said to Yun with a smile, pretending to let Yun do it. "I can't," Yun shook her head and said, she blushed embarrassingly, "You should do it. Third cousin, I really envy you. You can do everything." Yun's longing voice made Shuhua feel proud , but surprised her again.She asked: "Cousin Yun, you say you envy me. What do I have to be envied? I just hate our family." "Third cousin, you can still do what you want to do." Hui, who was looking at the surface of the water, interjected. "Third sister, be careful, the boat is coming." Shuzhen suddenly called out from another boat.Shuhua was only talking and didn't pay attention to the direction of the boat. When she looked up, she realized that her boat was lying in the middle of the lake and was about to turn around. Cuihuan's boat was coming straight from behind. She moved the oars in a hurry, but it was too late When she was hit by a boat behind her, her hull moved a bit, and then she stabilized.Several drops of water splashed on Shuhua's body.She cursed with a smile: "Cuihuan, you can't see clearly." So she put down the oars to rest, and Cuihuan stopped the oars too.The two boats are close together, floating on the water.The pavilion in the center of the lake lies quietly in front, imprinting its huge shadow on the bottom of the water; the fishing platform and the water pavilion have already fallen behind. "Let's simply roll to the front of the Huxin Pavilion," Shuhua suggested, and then picked up the oars and rowed the boat to the Huxin Pavilion.A boat behind followed suit.At this time, the water surface was wider, and Cuihuan's boat was moving faster, so it caught up with Shuhua's boat. Although Shuhua rowed hard, the two boats arrived under the bridge almost at the same time. Shuhua put down her oars and took a few breaths, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and said triumphantly: "Cousin Hui, you said that I can do what I like, but that's not necessarily true. What I want to do is true. It's really annoying." Even so, Shuhua was not angry, and she still had a smile on her face. "But I'm different from others. I don't care about big things. I say whatever comes to mind, and I feel happy when I say it. I don't care if people call me a daredevil. I don't care what people say, I just do it What I want to do. I talk and laugh all day long. The second sister said I was an optimist. I think the second sister is a pessimist.” Shuhua boasted a lot of words one after another. "That's good," Hui and Yun praised in unison.But Hui said one more thing: "It's a pity that I can't do it." "Since you think it's good, why can't you do it?" Shuhua asked without thinking. At about the same time, Shuying questioned from another boat: "Sister, why did you bring me up again? Who said I was a pessimist?" Shuhua smiled when she heard this.She was about to answer Shuying, but Hui was talking. "Third cousin, you don't know, our situation is different." Hui said desperately, "This is fate." "I don't think so." Shuhua shook her head in disbelief, and she said with a little boastful air, "Since it's fate, I'm happy to do as I wish. It's life whether it succeeds or not. "She turned her head and said to Shuying again: "Second sister, you are different. You always have a sad face and think about this and that. I haven't seen you enjoying a whole day recently.I've tried to persuade you repeatedly to no avail.So I say you are a pessimist. ""Third cousin, you can really talk. "Qin smiled amusedly. Yun also looked at Shuhua with a smile. "Bah," Shuying spat with a blushing face, and she said, "Third Sister, don't beat yourself up in front of Cousin Hui and Cousin Yun." Her mood at this time was slightly different from the previous one. Hearing Shuhua's words, she thought of the words of her third elder brother Juehui, who had just read Juehui's letter on the boat. It turned out that when the boat that Cuihuan rowed passed under the round arch bridge, Shuying and Qin were sitting in the same boat. Qin was very concerned about Shuying's affairs, and she remembered the letter Juehui sent to Shuying, so she whispered Asked: "The third cousin's letter is still with you?" Shuying looked around carefully, and then replied in a low voice: "I haven't seen it clearly, let's see it now," and took out the letter from her arms. letter.Jean leaned her head closer, and the two of them read the letter intently.Shuzhen looked at them blankly, not knowing what they were looking at.But Shuhua's boat just went forward. Qin and Shuying read Juehui's letter, and their excitement kept increasing.The letter aroused their longing.What made Shuying especially unbearable was that many inflammatory and encouraging words were addressed to her.Juehui learned about Shuying's current situation from Shuying's letter, and he expressed great sympathy for her, but he was not satisfied with her pessimistic and negative attitude.He cited a few examples to illustrate how those lovely young lives were destroyed. They made unnecessary sacrifices for the old ethics and concepts.He said it shouldn't be.Every young person has the right to life and the right to seek freedom, knowledge and happiness. Parents should also respect these rights of their children.Any behavior that hinders the development of young life is a sin.Every young person should resist this crime, let alone bow his head and let this unforgivable crime be imposed on himself.He also said that the era of parents deciding marriage on behalf of their children is over.In the past, because of this wrong marriage, I don’t know how many young people lost their family happiness and career ambition.Many even sacrificed their lives.There were also several people who were victimized in the Gao family, and Shuying would not have missed it.But it’s different now. Today’s Chinese youth are gradually standing up. They also want to control their own lives, decide their own marriages, and create their own futures like European young people.There are young people like this everywhere.Shuying should also be one of them.She should not have languished and groaned in vain thoughts of despair, and watched her father doom her at last.She must stand up and fight for her own happiness.There should be no difference between women and men in this regard.She asked him to inquire about the situation of the Shanghai school for her, and asked him to ask for some charters on his behalf. He asked her if she meant to study there.He said that if she really wanted to, she might as well make serious preparations, and he could help her too.And he believed that Juemin and Qin would also help her.He said that in the next letter, he would tell her the situation of each school in detail, and he would also send several copies of the regulations. ——The letter is very long, but the main meaning is nothing more than this.The following paragraph is written in a more cryptic manner, but Qin can also see that Juehui is encouraging Shuying to escape from the family secretly and go downstairs.She was very happy that Juehui expressed such opinion to Shuying.She never thought that if Juehui's suggestion was accepted and implemented by Shuying, she would encounter all kinds of troubles. The words in the letter are so shocking, yet so reasonable.No one has ever said such words to Shuying.These words made Shuying understand her own position.Shuying's heart was beating violently, and her face was flushed.She breathed heavily, and only let out a sigh of relief when she finished reading the letter.She treasured the letter and looked at Qin again, she wanted to know Qin's opinion.She herself had no idea for a moment.She seemed to be a patient suffering from a chronic illness. She got better and worse for a while, and when she was finally dying, she suddenly got a turn for the better.There is hope, there is a glimmer of light ahead.She naturally tried her best to grasp that ray of light, although she still didn't know whether that light could save her, or whether she could catch it, so there was a big commotion in her heart.Qin smiled and answered her gaze with encouraging eyes.Qin said in admiration: "After all, the third cousin is better than us. He is right." Shuying was shocked when she heard Qin's words, but her expression immediately developed.This time was different from the previous times, now she really saw a bright sun, and the dark clouds that often floated in her mind dissipated completely.Her heart gradually calmed down, and she felt more relaxed than ever before.Shuzhen's voice suddenly sounded across from her. Shuzhen saw them reading the letter so preoccupied. She didn't know who wrote it, and she didn't know what was said in the letter. She was very anxious and wanted to ask, but she She didn't want to interrupt them, so she waited until then to ask: "Is it the third brother's letter? What did he say?" Shuying was slightly surprised, but she calmed down afterwards.She replied flatly: "It's from my third brother. There's nothing in it. It's almost the same as what was written to my third sister." Shuzhen looked at Qin.Qin gave her a gentle look and said nothing.She was a little suspicious of Shuying's words, but she didn't ask any more questions.She lowered her head and thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything.She heard Qin and Shuying talking enthusiastically. She felt that their hearts were far away from hers. She couldn't understand them. She wanted to talk, but she was afraid that she couldn't get in.Occasionally she raised her head, and when she saw her own boat rushing towards Shuhua's, she cried out in terror. The boat stopped under the bridge for a while, and then they continued to row forward.Shuhua stopped rowing and asked Qixia to replace her.Cuihuan also gave up to Qin.The piano was played for a while. The boat sailed to a narrow section of the lake, and a snow-white powder wall was exposed among the sparse willows on the grass on the right, and a moon door led everyone's eyes inside.The plantains in the courtyard, the vermilion lacquered railings on the steps and the bright and bright houses all came into their eyes.Qixia suddenly stopped her oars and said to Shuhua: "Miss San, let me go up and see if there is any boiling water in Uncle Zhao's place. There is no water in the teapot, and you must be thirsty." "Alright, then let's go up for a walk, "Shu Hua replied.Everyone else nodded in agreement.This is where the boat stops.There is a stone step by the lake, and iron rings are nailed on the stone board, which were originally used to tie small boats.When the two boats landed, everyone went up first, entered the moon cave gate, and walked along the veranda to the rectangular house with glass windows and doors.Shuhua pushed open the door, and everyone followed her in.Qixia and Cuihuan took the teapot, stepped through a small door at the end of the corridor, and went inside. A rosewood round table with a marble heart is placed in the center of the room, and there are many square rosewood chairs with marble backs placed here and there.Everyone sat down casually.But Shuhua paced back and forth in the room.She looked up and looked around, and suddenly said: "Let's have a snack here tonight. I'm tired of other places." "It's not good here, it's a bit scary at night," Shuzhen said, shaking her head. "There are no ghosts here, what are you afraid of?" Shuhua laughed. "I think it's more convenient to eat in the water pavilion," Shuying said. "It's fresh here. You can hear the sound of the spring water in the back. We have eaten several times in the water pavilion. The moonlight must be very good tonight. There are mountains behind here. We can also go up the mountain to see the moon. Old Zhao There is a fire there, and cooking is not inconvenient. Maybe Fifth Dad and the others are playing cards in the water pavilion again today," Shuhua insisted willfully. "After all, you have a reason. Well, it's up to you. You can do it alone," Shuying said with a smile. "It's not difficult for me to do it alone," Shuhua said proudly. "But tonight is a farewell party for Cousin Hui. Everyone should do their part. Second sister, you can't be lazy." Hui frowned when she heard the word "farewell party", stood up, and walked silently to the door. In front of a glass window, looking at the scenery outside the window.There are several piles of rocks in a small courtyard outside, and at the end of the courtyard is a stone wall, which people can climb up from the stone steps in the left corner.The stone wall is covered with moss and weeds, and the spring water from the cracks flows along the stone wall and flows into a small square reservoir at the foot.There is a small rockery in the pool. There are stone benches by the pool. Here they rested for a while, and after tea they went out for rowing.They decided to spend the night here at night.Juexin and Juemin also joined, and they all contributed money and effort.In the evening, everyone was busy setting up the dining room and cooking, noisily.But Mrs. He cooks most of the dishes.Shuying and Shuhua have already asked Jianyun for a week's leave. Jianyun will not come these few days, so they don't have to worry about their English homework.This evening the sisters were all together, there were eight people at a neat table, so Shuhua felt very happy.She thought: "It's rare to have such a complete set. I'm afraid it will be difficult to have such a lively party in the future. Have a good night of fun." After reading Juehui's letter, Shuying seemed to find a ray of light in the darkness.Her heart is no longer wandering, she is also talking and laughing this night.Qin naturally understands Shuying's change, and she is happy for this change.Juemin also saw Shuying's change, but he didn't know the reason, but it also made him a little happier.Hui and Juexin were the only ones who had to suppress their worries at the table.Loh appears to be a pending death row.Juexin is like an old prisoner who has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He has no doubts about his fate, and he has no hope.But another person's ending tied his heart. And if Loh's destination can be compared to a gallows, he is a carpenter who builds a gallows.He had just returned from Zhou's house, and when he saw the sad expression hidden between the corners of Hui's eyes and brows, he thought of what he had done in Zhou's house: on the one hand, he grieved for Hui's experience, and on the other hand, he helped her father take her away. Send it to that end. He deeply regrets his contradictory behavior.He often secretly looked at Hui when everyone was laughing.He felt guilty when he saw Loh's forced laughter.Sometimes his heart hurts, sometimes his head is heavy, and he can't dispel the cloud.No one can understand his mood.Everyone was laughing at the table, arguing, and giving all kinds of drinking orders. When it was his turn, he was always fined for drinking because of slow response or mistakes.He drank it without hesitation, and the wine seemed to be just what he needed at this moment.The wine ignited a fire in his heart, and the fire dispelled those dark clouds. He blushed and desperately asked someone to pour wine, he felt a little confused.Qixia came to pour wine for him.He was about to raise his glass and drink it, when he suddenly heard someone say: "Big cousin can't eat any more." It was Hui's voice.Hui looked at Juexin with concern, her watery eyes said many silent words.Juexin lowered his head in shame.Shuying, who was sitting next to him, snatched the cup away, and said coquettishly to him, "I won't give it to you." She ordered Cuihuan, "Wring the facekerchief for the eldest young master." I'm so happy, I've never seen you so happy." Juexin suddenly raised his flushed face, opened his eyes roundly, looked at Shuying and said solemnly. "The master is so complete tonight, everyone is talking and laughing, of course I am happy," Shuying replied with a smile.But she felt that she shouldn't answer Juexin with such vague words. She remembered Juexin's concern for her, so she softly whispered to him: "Don't worry, I am no longer the same as before." Juexin She looked sideways at Shuying in surprise: there was no trace of sadness or sorrow on her face.The melon seed face was slightly flushed with wine, and a small red mouth was slightly opened with a smile, a beam of joy accompanied by her bright eyes and white teeth, making her look very dazzling.Juexin felt his eyes light up suddenly, he smiled unconsciously, and nodded.But then he sneaked another look at Loh.Hui is answering Qin's question. There was still a smile on the corner of her mouth, but there was still sadness hanging between her brows.Hui is three years older than Shuying, and the two have some similarities in appearance.The same oval face, phoenix eyes and willow eyebrows.However, Shuying's face has a kind of youthful brilliance, while Hui's sad face reveals the resentment of a boudoir girl.Hui is a typical young girl of the bygone era. Her teary eyes express deep sorrow, which is more likely to arouse the sympathy of people like Juexin.The little joy he had felt just now flew away again. Even in this joyous feast he seemed to see the sad ending of a young girl. This is not an illusion, this will be a real fact, and it will be realized soon.He couldn't bear this blow, so he asked Shuying: "Second sister, let me have a few more glasses of wine." His voice was already a little fuzzy. "No, I won't give it to you." Shuying said coquettishly. "Brother, you can't eat anymore," Juemin interjected. "Really, big cousin ate a lot tonight, we can't let him eat any more," Qin also said worriedly. "Then let me toast Hui's cousin a glass of wine. You have all toasted her, but I haven't." Juexin stood up after speaking, took Qin's glass in his hand, and wanted to toast Hui. Hui also stood up.She blushed with embarrassment, but she didn't complain. She forced a smile and said, "I don't dare to take a toast, I'll just take one bite. I only take one bite of their toast. Big cousin, you eat too much." If there are too many, we don't feel relieved." She took a sip of the wine, put down the glass, and sat down. "Brother, Cousin Hui said, only take one bite, and I won't agree if I eat more," Shuying instructed from the side. As a result, Juexin felt embarrassed and drank most of the wine in the glass.Holding the wine glass, he hesitated for a moment before taking a sip, and suddenly said: "Cousin Hui, I wish you..." He didn't know what to say, he seemed to have forgotten many words, so he sat down.He felt his head was heavy and his face was burning. He thought: "I'm drunk." Seeing Juexin's state, Shuhua laughed and said, "Brother is drunk." "Really, brother is a little drunk." Yes," Shuying continued.She then ordered Cuihuan: "Cuihuan, peel two oranges for the young master." Cuihuan responded. "Pour him a cup of strong tea as well," Hui suggested. "I'm not drunk, I'm not drunk, I can hear you talking," Juexin argued with a wry smile. "Brother, look at your face is as red as Guan Gong, and you still say you are not drunk," Shuhua said on the other side. Juexin stopped ringing.Cuihuan brought him oranges, and he ate them with his head buried.After the oranges were finished, Mrs. He brought him strong tea.The crowd continued to talk about other things.At this time, the dishes have been served, and there is not much left of each dish. Everyone is almost full, and they will eat another bowl or two of porridge.Shuhua forces Juemin to tell jokes and Qin tells stories.Everyone agrees.Juemin was so entangled by Shuhua that he couldn't help it, so he agreed.He took a sip of porridge first, then coughed twice.He suppressed a laugh and made up an instant joke.He looked at Shuhua solemnly and said: "There is a family, there is a lady, she looks just like you, she also has a round face—" "I don't want to listen, you are talking about me," Shuhua was drinking Porridge, quickly spit it out of her mouth, she smiled and refused.She walked over to pinch Juemin's arm. "I'm not talking about you, you'll know when you hear it," Juemin argued with a smile. "I don't want to hear this. I want you to tell another one," Suhua insisted. "Third cousin, it's not too late to let him finish talking. There are many young ladies in the world, and you're not the only one," Qin Dai persuaded with a smile. "Sister Qin, you are so shy. You help him bully me, I don't agree with you. You have him on the left, and him on the right, he. Him. You speak so sweetly." Shuhua said loudly, putting her finger on her cheek Playing the shy piano. Qin blushed and spat at Shuhua: "Bah, your mouth can never say good things, who is as knowledgeable as you." She buried her head and drank porridge. "Okay, let me tell another joke about daredevils," Juemin said as if to relieve the situation.He put on a straight face and finished the joke, which made everyone laugh.Shuhua also found it funny.She laughed for a while, and suddenly realized that everyone was looking at her and laughing. She was a little puzzled, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that Juemin was still mocking her.She pestered Juemin amusedly and angrily to ask him to apologize, but Qin promised to tell a story, and Shuhua spared Juemin. Jean told a European story she had recently read in a translation novel, and she changed some of the plot.This story narrates the experience of a poor orphan girl, who has achieved happy results through various hardships.Qin spoke very well, and Yun, Shuying, Shuhua, Shuzhen, Cuihuan and Qixia all listened fascinated.Hui couldn't listen to it alone, and she felt uncomfortable.She wiped her face and stood up.She realized that Xin was no longer in the room, so she also walked out gently. A touch of moonlight was painted on the stone wall behind the house.In the courtyard, the rockery is quietly scattered everywhere.The spring water flows steadily, like the endless whining of a desperate man.The clear light from the sky fell down, and the cool wind gently brushed her cheeks. She felt that her mind was much clearer.She saw Juexin walking up and down the courtyard with his hands behind his back, so she also walked down the stone steps.Juexin didn't pay attention when he saw people coming.She approached him and called out "big cousin" softly, her voice was very gentle.Juexin stopped in surprise when she heard Hui's voice, and promised in trepidation.Gradually he calmed down and said in a low voice: "Why are you here?" "I'm leaving tomorrow," she struggled for a long time before she could say this. "I know," he said, walking towards the pool.He didn't seem to understand her at first.Then he suddenly said painfully: "You are all gone." "Big cousin, why do you drink so much?" Hui still whispered, "Alcohol can hurt people. You should also take care of yourself. … I am very worried about you... You are no better than me, you men should not spoil yourself like this. Your feelings should also have sustenance." These words penetrated into Juexin's heart one by one.This unexpected favor disturbed all his lonely heart.He is grateful to her, but he is not happy.All he had was grief.The more she showed him how much she cared for him, how unselfishly she cared for his well-being, the more he felt how precious she was to him and how much he suffered at losing her.What's even more sad is that he knows that she will soon fall into a sea of ​​misery with no hope of rebirth, but he can't help at all.Standing beside him, she didn't seem to think about the impending doom at all, but asked about his future diligently.He cannot comfortably accept such unselfish concern. 他悲痛地说：“难道你就该糟蹋自己？……你就没有前程……你想我的心……我怎么能够把你忘记……”他支持不住，一手按着心，在石凳上坐下来。他还要说话，但是心里难受得很。他忍耐不住，张开嘴大声吐起来。他大口大口地吐着，把先前吃的酒食全吐了。 蕙听见觉新的话，红着脸，不知道怎样回答他才好，等到觉新忽然呕吐，她便张惶地叫起来。她一面叫道：“翠环、绮霞快来，大少爷吐了。”一面走近觉新身边轻轻地给他捶背。 屋里的人听见觉新呕吐了，都跑出来看。有的给他捶背，有的给他倒茶倒水。觉新吐了一阵，似乎肚里的饭食也吐尽了，觉得心里好过一点，漱了口，又喝了两三口茶便先走了，觉民扶着觉新，绮霞在前面打灯笼，何嫂跟在后面，一行四个人走出月洞门去了。 这一来颇使众人扫兴，但是淑华和淑贞仍旧央求琴把故事讲完。她们还登上石壁，走了一转，就坐船回到外面去。她们又在觉新的房里坐了一会儿，后来琴的轿子提进来了，那时觉新已经在帐子里沉沉地睡去。琴便同这几姊妹一起去见了周氏，又向她们告辞。这几姊妹送她上了轿，还站在堂屋门前依恋地望着轿子出了中门。 “今天琴姐走，明天蕙表姐、芸表姐又要回去，我们这儿又清静了，”淑贞惋惜地低声自语道。 “四妹，你总爱说扫兴话。过几天她们又会来的，”淑华在旁边抢白道。