Chapter 26 twelve

As expected, there were not many things going on in the Chenggong shelter. Although Lin Yanmei's work was outstanding, it failed to relieve her worries.On the other hand, the simple and beautiful scenery in front of Jiangwei Village by Kunming Lake relieved part of the inexplicable depression.They often went to visit the villagers separately, and Fan Kuanhu often left his work to accompany her. Sometimes they had to go through several villages and go to distant farms.Sometimes it takes an afternoon to go there.Lin Yanmei's favorite is Longjie, not far from Chenggong, where there is an ancient chastity archway at the entrance of the village, hidden under the branches and leaves of Youjiali.Although the red paint on the pillars of the archway and the gold letters on the front stone slab have long since peeled off, the stone base is still very delicate and lovely.

Whenever Fan Kuanhu passed by, he asked her if she wanted to sit down and rest for a while.The two of them cleaned a platform on the stone seat and jumped up to sit and rest; watching the white clouds rising from the lake, watching the changing colors of the western mountains, listening to the ripening crops in the rice fields being blown by the wind, and listening to the folk songs in the distance. I was disturbed intermittently by the sound of water at the edge of the field. The ethnic groups around Kunming each have their favorite tunes of folk songs.Those who drive horses and those who farm fields also have their own special expressions.Both of them are people who like to sing, and they often miss listening there for a long time.Sometimes I also learn to sing in a low voice, and try to compose a harmony by the way, and sing together.But when passers-by who sing folk songs approach, they have to shut up, so as not to embarrass these too cute and simple people, and embarrass themselves at the same time.

Once a horse driver picked up a willow branch and drove a pack horse with a wild flower in it. He sang: "Brother love, bring it, sheepskin gold, Sister, make it, Pirata, Pilata, love to wear it, don't go far, It's better than throwing straw sandals along the way when they are rotten. Don't wait until it's worn out, go home quickly! (Note: "Sheepskin gold" is a kind of thin gold leaf, which is used for decoration. "Pilata" is a kind of shoe, mostly made of silk of various colors, with sheepskin gold on it, but it looks like straw sandals. Show your toes.)

The man driving the horse sang alone with great joy.He walked under the archway and watched them for a long time.Laughed and sang and walked on.Seeing his self-sufficient and happy appearance, and listening to this fluent and pleasant little tune and the rhythm of his walking on the stone road, they also liked it very much.Lin Yanmei said: "This person's voice is not bad. It's not like other people's voice is deliberately sharp, it's quite unnatural." "Let's sing too." Fan Kuanhu said. "If you want to sing, you can sing alone. I won't come." Lin Yanmei said.

"When did you let me sing alone?" he said. "Now! Is it too late for you to sing alone?" She turned around and smiled. "I can't sing because you're making such a fuss. What's your point in not singing?" he said. "When you ask me like this, it doesn't make any sense." She replied, "It's not surprising that I don't want to sing." After hearing this, Fan Kuanhu jumped off the stone seat and stood in front of her, grabbed her hands and forced her to sing along. "Tell you." She made a gesture, and warned him with a smile: "Don't lift it so hard that my hand hurts! This hand also needs to dispense medicine to patients, change gauze, and wash clothes. These hands are not for you, Fan Kuanhu. Pinch. You understand that one person can lead a horse to the river, but ten people cannot make him drink water." He pulled his hand away.Fan Kuanhu was helpless.He just looked at her.

Fan Kuanhu, a prince-like character, rarely had the opportunity to be embarrassed by others, so this time, not only did he not know what to do, Lin Yanmei also felt embarrassed for him.She said again: "Okay. If you sit up again, I will definitely sing one today, specially to accompany our Mr. Fan and Dean Fan. That's why it's not good. I'll talk about it later when I hear something good." Fan Kuanhu didn't speak after hearing this.She just smiled, raised her head, looked at the archway, looked at the cloud, and ignored him. Coincidentally, a farmer in the field stood up, stretched his waist, lifted the bamboo hat, cheered up, and sang a folk song, the beauty of his voice surprised them both.

"The field is planted in all directions, If you plant peppers, you will also plant ginger. Chili is not as good as ginger, Pull out the spicy peppers and plant all the ginger! " After singing, he lowered his head again, and was out of sight.Lin Yanmei laughed out loud, and said, "This is so fun! I'll sing!" Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly remembered Fan Kuanhu, and said, "Let's sing together! Come on!" He stared straight at her for a while, then lowered his head, without answering.Lin Yanmei smiled and said, "I'll sing it myself. I have to sing this song myself!" She sang it twice, her voice was as loud as that of the farmer's, and it was even higher.Every time, the following two sentences "Spicy peppers are not as delicious as ginger, so pluck the spicy peppers and plant all the ginger" into a refrain.

Fan Kuanhu ignored her all the time.The two of them went back in a gamble.Lin Yanmei was not really angry, she felt a little triumphant, and she also felt a little funny, she couldn't afford to be angry with Fan Kuanhu, but she couldn't afford to talk to him either. From Long Street to Chenggong City is the main road, and then turning to Jiangwei Village is the small road.Although the path is narrow, it looks old enough from the stone slabs paved on the road and the tall trees on both sides.There are many egrets in the trees, and there are also many white feathers they have plucked on the ground.

As Lin Yanmei walked, she bent down to lift Bai Yu.Fan Kuanhu just stopped and waited for her, without speaking or smiling.The path was almost halfway through, and he still hadn't spoken.There is a small shop by the side of the road, a very flat stone terrace in front of the temple, and a stream of water over there.The small river bends here, and walks along the road to Jiangwei village.She walked to the river, throwing the white feather she picked up into the water to watch it swirl and flow with the water.Fan Kuanhu saw that she took the trouble to pick it up, and then threw it away. He wanted to talk about her, but felt that she was deliberately trying to induce him to talk, so he just ignored it.

Feathers are not easy to throw away.Some were blown back by the wind and fell on the grass by the side of the road, or in the crevices of the rocks. She would pick them up again and throw them again.Not at all annoying.Fan Kuanhu had to wait for her again, he only looked at the feathers in the water, not her. Suddenly, because she was a little tired, she relied on the strength of her arm, and when throwing the feather, her feet were slipped by the grass, and she almost fell into the river.She hurriedly stabilized her body, opened her mouth, and her heart was pounding.Fan Kuanhu didn't reach out to drag her, she looked back at him with hatred in her eyes.He also blamed himself for not doing it, so he changed his mind, walked to her side, and held her delicate arm.Lin Yanmei didn't let go of his hand, but threw all the egret feathers into the water, and watched them flow.

Fan Kuanhu couldn't bear it and let go of his hand. He said softly, "You just get angry and willful." She still didn't speak.Fan Kuanhu went on to say: "I love going to extremes so much." She let go of his hand and said, "You can talk about others, how about you?" He smiled and said, "Listen to me, planting seedlings in the field." He sang.The thick and moist sensuality adorns the tune very beautifully. "It's wrong to sing this song like this." She also said calmly, "The original expression is not like this." Fan Kuanhu's demeanor and eyes are hard to resist.Since he lowered his heart and pleaded with her, he was very reserved and gentle.He said: "I also know, but now I don't know why, I can only sing like this." They laughed again and walked forward.When I was about to reach the village, I saw a refugee woman kneeling by the river to wash clothes. When she saw them coming, she greeted them.At first, she only smiled and nodded to Fan Kuanhu, but then called out to her again: "Miss Lin." Lin Yanmei left Fan Kuanhu and ran over to chat and laugh with her.He walked past them without stopping, and returned to the village full of joy. Not long after, Lin Yanmei had already helped the woman wring out the big bag. When the two were sitting on the clean laundry stone and talking and laughing, they saw Fan Kuanhu coming out from the village entrance, and there was another person beside him. kid.She liked it, patted the woman on the shoulder, and ran over to talk. "Lin Yanmei," the little boy yelled as soon as we met, "You've arrived in Jiangwei Village, you're comfortable, and you've lived here for more than ten days, and you haven't even received a letter. Leave me in Kunming to see the bridge over Cuihu tomorrow and worry about it." "It's worth being like this!" She curled her lips and said, "When you meet, you will be angry and scream! What are you calling, if you like to go up in three steps, go up in three steps. If you don't care, just walk obediently step by step. As for this !" "That's why I said you can't do it." The little boy pulled his torn and dirty uniform, straightened his waist: "After leaving for more than ten days, I don't know how to change my appearance and respect you! This matter seems trivial. , but there are great questions in it! Da Yan said that this is a good way to cultivate one's personality. At the beginning, it is not necessarily right for people to give themselves a habit or a kind of opinion. Later, others get a habit Or opinions, although they are not necessarily correct, but at this time, if you can tolerate this new thing and digest it, you can benefit from it. Dayu said that I don't necessarily understand, so I said right away:' That is, don't tell yourself that your neck is twisted and you can't move it freely.' He gave me a hundred points!" "What three steps and not three steps?" Fan Kuanhu asked. "You don't know." Lin Yanmei said. "This is the important point." Xiao Tong said, "I found that my neck is often very comfortable. I can see in any direction, and I am willing to listen to any opinions. Let's put it more briefly. What homework, physics , Calculus, History of Philosophy, Phonetics, you can listen to him for a while. You are a stiff neck! Sooner or later, you will bump your head against the wall and get a big bump!" "I understand this!" Fan Kuanhu said, "She either hit the wall or fell into the water!" "You two taught me a lesson!" She glared at them and said, "What a profound truth! You still have to give me an example!" "There are not many great principles in the world, and most of them are superficial. You can understand it when you think about it, but you may not be clear when things come to an end." The boy stretched out his arms to stop them both from interrupting, and continued: " I have accepted other people’s opinions, why do I still look at the bridge every day and worry about it? Wu Baosheng explained that this incident is like getting a fever after being injected with the mixed cholera and typhoid vaccine. It is a kind of resistance. I am resisting new opinions when I see the bridge. ! Do you understand this too?" Just as Lin Yanmei was about to speak, he yelled again, saying, "I almost forgot about the important thing! I'm here to ask you to go back. Your grandma is here! If you don't mention Wu Baosheng, you will almost forget it!" "You have quite a lot of relatives!" Fan Kuanhu said, "I just met an aunt, and then another grandma?" "Grandma?" She was confused: "My grandma!" "Shi Xuanwen!" The little boy said, "Wu Baosheng, I think it looks like your mother, so I take Shi Xuanwen as your grandma." "Look at you making this mess!" She was very happy when she heard that Shi Xuanwen had come from Chongqing: "I really want to see her right away! Oh! And! Tell you, boy! I have an aunt, that's great! We I met her in the car, she became a nun, and I recognized her! She is in Yiliang. I will see her too!" The little boy spoke happily, and continued: "Your aunt? Wu Baosheng's sister? Shi Xuanwen's niece? No! It's a mess! Sun Houzi picked up Zhu Bajie's nail and rake! You can continue talking." "If you continue to stir it up, let's see if I still say it!" She paused, and the little boy stuck out his tongue. "This is my plan. It's close to Yiliang. I'll go to Yiliang to see my aunt first, and then return to Kunming from Yiliang. The Chenggong business is over. I'll leave tomorrow," she said. "I just arrived in Chenggong, so you go to Yiliang?" The little boy said, "Run so fast? Well, go to yours. I want to swim in Kunming Lake. I will try again and see if I can catch some fish. I will play by myself." Fan Kuanhu, you must have fishing rods here, right?” "No! Boy, don't be angry!" She hurriedly coaxed: "I want you to go to Yiliang together. You will go tomorrow afternoon, and you can swim in the morning. Besides fishing, there is no fishing in Kunming Lake, but in Yiliang Yuye River they say There are big fish. Go in the afternoon. My aunt and the others run a school there. There must be a place to live in the school. Go back to Kunming the morning after tomorrow. You go too, and Fan Kuan Lake too. I want the two of you to accompany me! I can’t do it alone. Dare to go." "It looks like you followed Xiaotong, but in fact, he listened to you." Fan Kuanhu said, "I was also pulled in." "Oh! I forgot!" She said, "How dare you trouble Dean Fan this trip? If he goes out to play, people will die in the shelters and hospitals." Then her face changed. : "Do you like to go or not!" Fan Kuanhu laughed out loud when he saw her air.The little boy said thoughtfully: "Lin Yanmei has changed since I haven't seen her for ten days! She's much more imposing! She's not the pitiful little girl she used to be. What kind of stimulation is this? Not only does she lose her temper, but she's also full of shame. Playing, everything at home, like a veteran of losing your temper and mobilizing people! There must be a doormat here to train her!" "My doormat is right in front of you!" Fan Kuanhu said. "You? It looks like there! Maybe? Maybe she just finds a hard one to grind her teeth and work up her appetite!" Xiaotong's thoughts are often very strange, quick and straightforward.After he finished speaking, he dodged to the side, and Lin Yanmei missed it all at once. "This is a small platter for you to try first." He said: "It's not easy to hit me. When I got out of the car, a horse's tail was dishonest and brushed against my eyes. I gave him a slap in the back." My foot, he kicked up and wanted to kick me, but he didn't kick me, let alone you." "Stop pointing at wax gourds and scolding gourds." She said, "If you don't go behind the horse, he'll dump you and complain about his dishonesty!" "Don't deny a good person." The little boy said, "If I let you beat me, I will increase my appetite. This is nothing compared to losing your temper and manipulating people. If you meet someone with thorns in the future, why don't you prick your hand? " "Fan Kuanhu!" she shouted, "What do you care about standing here, you are useless! If Dayu, Dayan, or Wu Baosheng were here, see if they would stop Xiaotong from bullying me! " "I think what Xiaotong said is right! I'm being too polite, but your appetite is already quite strong," he said. She was too angry to speak.Xiaotong said again: "The neck is too stiff. More torture is needed." The cuteness of the little boy is here. Wherever he goes, the air there will be clear and happy.Lin Yanmei was not angry with him at all, her eyes often lingered on him lovingly.She feels that Xiao Tong is the only character who is as bright as her, who grew up under Wu Baosheng's irrigation like her, and is worthy of making her good Wu Baosheng proud. The overseas Chinese woman who did the laundry had had enough rest.Put your clothes in order, pick up the tub and walk over.The little boy caught it, put the wooden basin on top of her head, and said to her, "I know you are in your place, you use your head to hold things, right? Is it like this?" Seeing his expression, people laughed and nodded.The little boy said, "Let's go back quickly, I've grown taller so easily, don't be pushed back!" Lin Yanmei was just about to walk, when she heard it, she laughed and squatted down, out of breath.The little boy said, "Why do you laugh like that? When you stand up, I'm holding something against you. I can't lower my head. It's inconvenient for you." "You are terrible!" She stood up and said, "Go to my aunt's place tomorrow, and be careful not to be laughed at." "Don't worry." He said: "No one will get angry because they are afraid of laughing. Besides, if I feel that I am right, I can't make the mistake of accommodating others." The next morning, the little boy slept until ten o'clock and still didn't wake up.He had a good time with his classmates and the people in the shelter the first night.Seeing him sleeping soundly in the morning, no one called him.It was almost time for lunch, and Fan Kuanhu's affairs had been sorted out, so he came to call him.Ask him if he still wants to swim?He was still very sleepy, and said, "I was dreaming about swimming, and I thought it was real!" Then he jumped out of bed and got dressed. Lin Yanmei also ran to say: "I must catch the Yiliang lunch bus at 3:30 in the afternoon, so I need to eat quickly. Get up, boy." "Don't be so loud," he said, "My dream will scare you away." Fan Kuanhu looked at Lin Yanmei and said softly: "Yanmei, there are two people accompanying you, can you dress up more colorfully and go on the road? I'll tell Xiaotong to hurry up and eat, so I can give you time." "Who are you dressing up for?" she said angrily. "Let's talk about serious business." Xiaotong said, "I can eat now." "Xiao-tong!" Lin Yanmei said. The little boy vented his joy, took out a toothbrush from his pocket, picked up Fan Kuanhu's basin and went to wash his face.Fan Kuanhu lowered his head and said to Lin Yanmei: "Yan-mei! You shouldn't be too undressed!" He wanted to reach out and hug her.She felt it, and went out of the house, leaving him alone in the room. Fan Kuanhu thought about it carefully for a long time, and he felt that Lin Yanmei had a force that attracted him.He thought he didn't know this power until they got angry yesterday.He thought again, judging from Lin Yanmei's expression yesterday, it seemed that she should also be aware of her mood a little bit.The idea of ​​this step is often a turning point that is very relevant to the future.He was very much influenced by his own reasoning, and suddenly he couldn't hold himself back, he felt that his generous chest was leaning on it as gracefully as Lin Yanhai.The more he thought about the scene, the more realistic it became. He completely felt that he had seen Lin Yanmei's state of mind clearly.He thought: "Girls themselves often feel unclear. Their sentiments are often like unearthed buds. They need the spring sun to wake them up!" Think about Lin Yanmei's career at the United Nations University in the past two years. "She is indeed too young and ignorant. She is sleeping soundly, smelling the fragrance of flowers in her nose, but she is still awake, just smiling in her dream! Her feelings simply need to be awakened! This need is simply It is urgent!" The trajectory of love seems to be two lines interspersed with each other.Fan Kuanhu totally disregarded what was going on with Lin Yanmei, and created and performed it completely in his own mind. We can't blame him, because he is following a line that is his part.These two routes may be divergent, but this is also a kind of love trajectory.When in love, people must be subjective, and they must subjectively color their own stories.Otherwise, not only the color and luster will not be beautiful, but the whole style will look like plagiarism, imitation, or even a fake.As for the model, criticizing it from our point of view, it doesn't matter if there are 110,000 of them in this world, or none of them.Of course, it is difficult to get people's approval for this statement, and it sounds like a silly statement.However, it is very gratifying that throughout the ages, many people are doing such subjective and creative stupid things.There are quite a few smart people. When we look back, they are like the darkness of the night sky, but these limited fools, men and women; the deeds and words left behind fascinate us for a long time, like crystal clear Star. The highly subjective lover often either conquers his beloved or ruins himself.He has no third way, and neither he nor others can put him on the third way.He thought so and so, and things had to be so and so.This strong, unreasonable desire, according to the arrangement of nature, is the greatest temptation for a soul worthy of love.This terrible psychology of dominating others often creates tense and breathless happy scenes.So no matter what the outcome is, it must be counted as a success.For he fails only in one case, and that is when the person he misses is something else, quite different from the idol he has made in his own mind.His ending is just like the shattering of the illusion, uncontrollable. "Different" has another meaning to the phrase.Quantitatively, say, greater than, or less than, it makes all the difference.In terms of quality, of course, there are better or worse.Therefore, whether the illusion is perfect or not, there is also a difference in ability.Using a cheap fantasy to snare a transcendent entity is like trying to catch the shadow of a butterfly with a bug net, and the result is of course nothing.Although this result can be regarded as a failure, for his little innocence, this confused wandering may lead him to the road of liberation. Big category, if so.Of course, we can also think about the changed situation on the small side road.For example, some people have strong imagination and high purpose. The more they think, the closer they are to perfection, and the more they think about it, the more they are stingy with their sentiments. They will be content with solitude and purify themselves in solemnity.There are also people who think more and more obscenely, and it is not difficult for them to quickly turn themselves into cynics.At that time, all true affection left him. Change always takes time to complete, so in our young years, we have pure and sincere hearts to encounter, and we can also show enough true feelings to squander!Let us celebrate our youth, let us encourage our youth!Because when you are poor, you don't know what is rich.And because I am poor, it is an unbearable act of envy to persuade rich people to save.Time is no more than money, everyone gets a fair share of it, and it can't be kept! Those who hesitate and hesitate, forget it!You worry desperately and be cautious, but you may not escape your sorrow, and the golden opportunities and pride will never be yours.There may be a real dark side to the world, but at least your still wrinkled faces in the sun dim the bright side too.Often these poor people come into the shadows, not so much because of their temperament, but because of their weak bodies.A happy outlook on life can only be accepted by healthy people. How presumptuous, capricious, and delightful this string of inferences is!Why don't we just go on like this and play him a lovely tragedy?Since the tragedy may be that no one has made a mistake, it still happens! How stupid we are.Want to fight against time!How poor we are, knowing in advance that we will always fail.We hold our breath and think time has stopped!When tragedy finally has to be played, we want to delay it, but our sliver of talent limits our expectations.How ridiculously childish and not heroic this poor delay is! The dazzling light of heroes is not painted on the wings.Their thoughts must first be like a surging tide, and then they act when they are mature, so their actions are firm and steady, and they are unyielding.Whether they succeed or die, there is basically no difference.A person who happens to happen all of a sudden and can't turn back may do the same touching thing, but he can only be regarded as a reckless man, far from a hero. Fan Kuanhu is now approaching the age where he can squander his feelings.The image of Lin Yanmei in his mind was also slowly accumulated and polished over the days without his realizing it.Maybe his younger sister Kuan Yi's constant tongue noise also played a role, but once it happened, with his heroic qualities, he thought it belonged to him, and he refused to entrust others with his good or bad luck in the future.He will naturally cherish love like jade, and when he doesn't move, it's like holding a treasure with warm blood in his heart.When it is poured out, it does not want to leave a drop.He is prudent and steady, excited and proud, so he doesn't feel complacent about it. He felt that Lin Yanmei had no reason to breathe under Yu Mengqin's urging for a long time, and it was even more impossible for someone else to cover her radiant look with ragged clothes.If he doesn't feel that Lin Yanmei's love needs to be awakened, he is too dull.If he dare not try, he is too cowardly.If he allows her to be confused and doesn't wake her up, he is not only too lazy, but also owes the kindness that God bestowed on him with this ability. Heroes have more of a character, they are not proud.They are just as self-respecting as martyrs.They know that they may not be the most suitable person for this great mission, and they always hope that there will be more brilliant roles to appear.But in the absence of more brilliant roles, they can only do their part.Once it is time to give in, I would rather bow down and lay a paving stone for the feet of more heroic people.He is truly proud when he becomes a stone.Only then did he really have the opportunity to thank God for allowing him to show his true qualities as a hero. Fan Kuanhu gradually completes his specific thoughts on love, abstracts them, and when he reaches a theoretical level, his happiness goes beyond love and enters the realm of understanding. At this time, the child had already washed his face and came back.He said: "Fan Kuanhu, you say I'm not thorough? I either didn't wash my face, or I jumped into the lake to take a bath." Fan Kuanhu couldn't get his heart back all of a sudden. Although he looked at Xiaotong, he didn't say a word. "On the one hand, I don't think there is anything wrong with the rules set by others, but I also feel that my own way is right!" Xiaotong said, "Washing your face is really a trivial matter, and I can ignore it. But when I walk to the lake, jump Go down and take a shower, it's good no matter what!" "She needs to wake up! She needs to wake up!" Fan Kuanhu thought. "At least! I think." Xiaotong said, "It's right to make your mind so free!" "I am the most suitable person!" Fan Kuanhu thought. "Hey!" said the little boy, "Where did Lin Yanmei go? Who is here to give me food?" "Lin Yanmei?" Fan Kuanhu woke up. "She's not here." "I also know that she's not here. I also know that she's not under the bed either." Xiao Tong said, "How about it, what's on your mind? Let's go, it's important to eat!" He pulled Fan Kuanhu and left, just as he was about to leave the house Lin Yanhai and Xiao Fan came to greet them to eat.The little boy said, "Help! You are really Guanyin Bodhisattva right now!" "Why do you believe in Buddha again?" Xiao Fan said, "Be careful, your God will beat you!" "As the saying goes! 'If you don't get scolded, you won't grow up'. I don't need to be beaten either. God beats it today, and Guanyin Bodhisattva beats it tomorrow, and it will grow to six feet!" He laughed and ran to the table first. go for meal.Lin Yanmei looked at him and smiled gently.Fan Kuanhu smiled more gently when he saw Lin Yanmei. The meal was prepared by Xiao Fan Danwai for them.Meals in the shelter are provided separately.She knew they were going to Yiliang after dinner, and she wanted to go too.But she was not invited, and she refused to speak first, so she wanted to use words to make people invite her to go with her.She hurriedly greeted them to sit down, moved the dishes on the table, asked if the dishes were delicious, and complained that they didn't say they wanted to eat first, so the food might be a bit raw.Seeing the little boy eating quickly, she said: "Look at you! Since I have prepared a meal for you sincerely, I won't snatch your bowl halfway! How good is it to go out to play after eating comfortably! I have to give it to you do the washing up!" After hearing this, Lin Yanmei put down the bowl to look at the boy.The little boy ate the bowl in his hand without raising his head, then took a picture of Xiao Fan and said, "Cheers! If the guest doesn't work hard to eat, I'm sorry for the master!" Xiao Fan smiled.He stretched out the bowl to Xiao Fan again and said, "Add more rice!" Xiao Fan was so busy all day that he sat down and picked up his chopsticks to eat. It was on the ground, he took the bowl, pressed it with his hand, stopped eating, and said, "Xiao Fan! What did you say just now? I ate fast because I was afraid you would snatch it! Knowing people, knowing the face, not knowing the heart, I have learned to be good." , how about it, now that you have the second bowl in hand, you can’t grab it. In order to eat the meal you prepared, I didn’t say thank you first, so I have to accept a few gossips from you, right?” Xiao Fan didn't expect his move, and the boss suffered a loss.Too angry to speak.After thinking about it, Mo Naihe decided that going to Yiliang was more important, so he didn't care about Lin Yanmei and his brother laughing like that, so he just said, "The more you learn, the more tricky this kid is. Auntie can't understand you." "It's an old saying again." The little boy said, "This auntie is a real fairy, so maybe I won't see it!" "He's so nice!" Xiao Fan said, "I've never seen a second beautiful one in my life. She's gentle, knowledgeable, and can talk." Xiao Tong didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and rushed to say: "If I were a nun, if I told you to describe it like this, I would immediately return to vulgarity!" "I'm going to die!" Lin Yanmei said. "If I have to die, then I still have to return to vulgarity!" Xiaotong was talking nonsense anyway. "Look what you're talking about!" Xiao Fan said, "But I know you won't be able to say such things once you see her. In front of angels, the kid will feel ashamed. I really want to see her." : We met once in the car. So, go there and give me a treat." "There are several levels of angels." Xiao Tong said, "Even if she is a super angel, I can be considered the first class! So you don't have to go to Yiliang to make a fool of yourself, it's enough to come to me to confess. Come on! Say you won’t dare to play guns and flowers in front of me again!” As he said that, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, and made a gesture of wings with both hands, his air was so angry that he was dead. Lin Yanmei pulled both hands back to the table for him, and said to Xiao Fan: "Why don't you go with us? Since you want to see her?" Xiao Fan was about to make a gesture when he heard this, and Xiaotong said first: "She is very busy, don't make things difficult for her. Xiao Fan, I will definitely bring you a good baby. Definitely!" This time, Xiao Fan was forced to tell the truth. She put the bowl away and said, "Little boy, I see that you will be rewarded! You are wicked all day long! I am busy, and I have to go today, so I need you to take care of me." Son!" "It's a Buddhist precept not to tell lies!" said the little boy, "Forcing you to tell the truth is to cultivate blessings. Who asked me to get a good son first? I can't lie, I'm biting my tongue!" "What are you two chewing on?" Fan Kuanhu said. "Excuse me," the little boy pointed to Xiao Fan with his chopsticks and said, "Look at how courteous she is at the dinner table today. Has your younger sister been so virtuous before? I'm just wondering! When she said: 'Shu Shu How good it is to eat and go out to play! I have to wash the dishes for you!' I just understood." Lin Yanmei saw that his expression was inappropriate, so she went to beat him.He said, "You ask Xiao Fan if he agrees, and if you hit me again, I'll just meddle in this kind of nosy business." "I just love to take care of you!" Lin Yanmei said without looking at Xiao Fan, but with a glare at him.He seemed to want to say something, but stopped again, picked up the bowl, and said, "Forget it. Don't say anything, just swallow it with a mouthful of rice!" Lin Yanmei invited Xiao Fan to go with her. As for her, Xiaotong saw through her tricks, so there was nothing she could do. Since she really wanted to go, she had no choice but to get angry.After everyone had a quiet meal, the little boy raised his head again and said, "Last time you managed to make me feel worried when I saw the bridge today, so that's fine. Now I'm afraid that I will feel distressed when I see the rice bowl in the future. What will happen in the future?" What a pass!" Lin Yanmei is not as talented as Xiaotong in this kind of place.Her lack of restlessness in this regard also lacks the harvest after restlessness, greater tranquility.Although, her senses are extremely sensitive, and she often uses her senses to make up for the lack of thinking and get the same benefit.But if you learn by feeling, sometimes you will get illusions, which is dangerous!Now that she has caused Xiao Tong to mess up, she has no time to feel the weight of Xiao Tong's words.All she said was, "Don't use any irritating words. You'll figure it out! You're not honest with me!" Xiaotong said: "People who value food so much to me can't help but take a bite because of this sentence, but you can't? The feeling that I can't be understood by others is really like the story of He Shibi back then." His words could not interest the people at the table.Only put it down. After dinner, Fan Kuanyi wanted to dress up, so she also took Lin Yanmei back to the house.Fan Kuanhu was very happy, he said he was willing to wait for them.Xiao Tong said: "I agree too. I'll go out for a while and I'll be right back!" As he said that, he was about to leave, but Xiao Fan grabbed him and said, "Don't come up with ideas! Want to go swimming, don't you! Learn to be quiet and have free time." If you feel uncomfortable, bring us two basins of water!" The boy had no choice.Knowing that she was sincerely looking for trouble for him, she went to fetch water without saying a word.He took the two basins away at once, and said, "Try holding a basin of water in one hand, and practice your strength." After a while, he came back trembling with two basins of water.Xiao Fan was afraid that he would spill water in the house and hurriedly picked it up for him.He took off his clothes on the bed and made room for him to sit on.Lin Yanmei saw it, so she had no choice but to let Fan Kuanhu sit down too.Her bed is always well made.The two girls wash their faces.The little boy wiped the water off his hands on his clothes, and said: "Xiao Fan understands what I mean, seeing that I am not neatly arranged, let me sit on her bed!" After hearing this, Xiao Fan didn't reply to him. After washing her face, Xiao Fan went to comb her hair, spread it out, and then combed her curls.When she went to see Lin Yanmei, she just dabbed some rouge lightly, and then went to put on lipstick.She just looked at her and pushed the powder box over.Lin Yanmei had no choice but to hesitate for a while, then reached for the powder puff.She also looked back at Xiao Fan.Xiao Fan raised his face and only looked at the mirror, not at her. Lin Yanmei redistributed the powder, picked up an extremely soft brush, and gently brushed it on her cheeks.Seeing that it was interesting, the little boy stretched out his hand and said, "Lin Yanmei, I'll take a look too!" Seeing him in the mirror, Lin Yanmei smiled subconsciously, pointed the brush in her hand to the side of the bed and said, "There's a clothes scrubber over there. You have to try that!" When Xiao Fan heard this, he said, "Be careful not to damage the brush." ​​Xiao Tong didn't care about it, because his skin was actually very good, but it was caught in Fan's skin. Brothers and sisters in the same family look like wild children among Lin Yanmei.Since he felt so novel about using a brush to clean his face, he didn't argue with Xiao Fan, took the clothes brush by himself, closed his eyes, and brushed carefully.刷得自己高兴地说：“有学问！回去我也买把刷子过瘾！呣！”等一下，他又说：“刷衣服的还不行，等我去买把洗衣 店用的棕毛刷子来比划比划着！ " 范宽怡就对他哥哥说：“你在这儿坐着就跟个木头人儿似的！连句话也没有！我们这间屋子是你容易进来的？看了我们在这儿打扮，也没有什么感想？” “她是想叫你夸奖夸奖她。”小童说。 范宽湖伸了伸腰说：“我很舒服，看你们打扮，听小童说笑话。我有什么可说的？” “可说的多得是！”小童说：“我觉得她们女孩子屋里好玩多！难怪她们可以在屋里一呆就是一天！瞧这一桌子五颜六色地！简直是在脸上画画儿！又省纸！要是我是个女孩子，就不一定出去才打扮。没事儿了，自己画他一下子，看够了再洗！” “那成干什么了？”范宽湖说。 蔺燕梅听了，看着小范点点头，笑一笑。小范说：“蔺燕梅她们一屋三个人就常常干这一手儿！真叫你说着了！哥哥！你简直一点也不懂！真不知道你那些女朋友怎么教的你！” 小童把床一拍说：“对！小范今天真是贤慧起来了！来，我也帮帮忙，你接过刷子去，自己一边刷着一边想想女孩子们这股子温柔劲儿！”范宽湖今天整个儿出着神，也不觉接了刷子，在手中弄着，不说话。 蔺燕梅站起身来，抖一抖衣服说：“好了，好了。两位先生请出去一下罢！我们要换衣服了！”小童听见，跳下床，站起来，把手一伸，对范宽湖说：“范先生，您请哇！”范宽湖说：“怎么客气起来了？”他说：“我叫她一句：'两位先生'给恭维了！”说着两个人走出去。把门顺手带上。 屋里蔺燕梅就一边找衣裳一边跟小范说：“你今天是怎么回事？直要我打扮？” “别穿那件！”小范说：“穿那件花的。出门去玩么，不打扮？我要是有你那么好看，我天天打扮。” “算了，不和你说了。”蔺燕梅叹了一口气，穿上衣服，拉拉袜子，便去收拾起她的旅行包。 范宽怡也换好了衣服，一下子把袜子拉得抽了丝。又得换。她说：“其实我记得你刚到学校时，打扮得才齐整呢！都是叫大余给教坏了！凭良心说，你不爱打扮？” “凭良心说，我慢慢觉得不怎么爱打扮了。头一年和伍宝笙、史宣文同屋，她俩就不怎么打扮。后来几乎觉得怪不好意思打扮了。现在看梁家姊妹打扮劲儿，觉得是各人性情，若是不想打扮了，也不用勉强。况且平常时候自由自在地，也舒服。” “你简直是变了！”小范说：“让我说：我索性觉得有责任把你拉回来。行了，别动它，让他们来替你拿。给男孩子们点事情做，是赏他们面子！”说着开了门。一看门外小童在地上打坐，范宽湖倚了墙站着。她说：“好了，可以走了！”又用眼对范宽湖示意。范宽湖还未想到是什么事情。 小童站起来说：“我的小胡子长长了一点没有？有什么行李给我这脚行拿？”说着一眼看见了蔺燕梅的提包，就进去拿在手里：“这个是老朋友了，是我送它来的，还得我接回去。走！” 范家兄妹明天是还要回到此地来，过两天开学才回去的。便没有多少东西。小范便叫把洗脸毛巾，牙刷等拿来都放在蔺燕梅的提包里。小童摸摸口袋中的牙刷仍在，四个人就告诉留守的人一声，走了。 从江尾村到呈贡不好找马，他们便先住呈贡走。没有走几步，小童说：“这个提包光好看，不中用，提着碍事，你们一人借我一条手绢。” 小范说：“要是我，提一提它就很高兴了。多漂亮！不是它引起人家注意，在车上还不会和蔺燕梅阿姨遇上的呢！” 小童一面用手绢扎在提包上，做成个背包一面说：“等你提不动它，累得东倒西歪时，也就不漂亮了！” 小范说：“我咬牙也得提着他！我若是我哥哥早抢着提了！背在身上是什么样子！乱七八糟，拴些手绢！” 小童说：“我也不是一个劲儿地抬扛。从好看方面说，你是很有道理的。因为你的'好看'，是用眼睛看。比方说：我们不谈这个提包，谈人。我常觉得跟蔺燕梅走到大街上，我这一身就太不像话，就像她的提包叫我拴上了乱七八糟几条手绢。” 小范听了点点头。范宽湖和蔺燕梅因为听见提到了她的名字，他们也就过来听。 “不过我说的好看不好看，是用心来看，不是用眼睛。给我来一顶呢帽戴戴。真是沐猴而冠……”他来说完，大家已经笑得走不了路了。 “一点也不假！”蔺燕梅说。 “一点也不假！”他说：“无论那帽子多漂亮，也没有用。那简直不调和。这个调和的感觉，就有点心的作用了。一个人的作风，思想，说话，只要调和我就说好看。比如我们，我，大余，伍宝笙，蔺燕梅有一回去大普吉，我就觉得比在大街上走调和。那天谁也是随便穿着平常的衣服，画在大普吉那一片风景里，看去一定很自然。” “那跟这提包有什么关系呢？”蔺燕梅心中有事，便作此一问。 “这个皮包应当在战前平沪通车的头等房行李架上放着。到了呈贡江尾村就已经不大对了。我才赶忙给挂上点手绢。”他说。蔺燕梅听了对小范笑笑。小童就又说：“你们二位这一打扮，就更完了。瞧这一片地。整个儿这一拢稻子未必值你们一双丝袜子。我跟你们走到一块儿很觉不称。我宁愿脱下这衣裳，因为它虽然破，到底是制服，我应该换上一身马夫穿的，好提行李！” “好小童！你不用说了。”蔺燕梅已经听到了她所要听的。她说：“我不是不叫你这么说，也不是怕你兴奋了得罪人，咱们都是两年很亲近的同学了，谁也不会在意，我是说你兴奋之后常常会很乏，就会没了兴致，说点叫人心上难受的话。你自己也不好过，我们又还有一个下午要好好地玩。我感觉得完全和你一样。不光是今天，我简直处处不调和。我不知道想过多少时候了，我不知道我究竟最适宜出现在一个什么环境里才好。我到了联大也很高兴，很希望日子长远这么样。可是又怕我终久不能这么下去。所以我的心常是在漂泊的状况下。几天咱们就又开学了，日子过得这么快，你能说不可怕吗？再两年，毕了业，大家一散。底下的事怎么敢想呢？未来的事这么难想像，今天的快乐也就不叫人敢多享受了。比方说我的阿姨，当初我就常常纳闷不知道什么地方放她最好，她太美，太好，你看，现在就作了修女！” “你刚才说不要谈伤心的话，自己就伤心起来了。”范宽湖安慰她说：“谁能知道未来？再说过去的事如果弄得不好，在未来之中也是要追悔，大家只努力今天，也算是对未来尽了力。不是很应该么？” 小童显然比这个想得多，这句话满足不了他，所以他没接碴儿。他自己还在想。 范宽湖接着说：“你今天离开呈贡去一下宜良，明天就回昆明了。我真得打断你们的话，在这个特别有纪念价值的呈贡江尾村路上，恭维一下你在我们收容所的工作成绩。”说着看了她有深意的一笑。他的眼睛是充满了青年男子那种英俊的美的。蔺燕梅更懂得他的用心，怕一个下午不愉快，所以心中深为嘉许，何况这正是她打断小童话头的意思呢！ “嘿！我可该问你了。”小范忽然想起来：“你来的那一天，天黑了，快到呈贡的时候，你跟梁崇槐在马上说我什么来着？” “你要是已经听见了，还问什么？”蔺燕梅笑着说。 “我听个一清二楚！她把你说得那么好，我一点也不反对，可是为什么就得说我是捣乱了一个暑假！真是热心肠人的下场。”小范说：“我知道她没有一点儿坏意思。所以我就不问了。你们说我度量大不大？”蔺燕梅听了笑一笑，那意思是也赞成她的话。 “可是我告诉你。”小范又鬼鬼祟祟地：“你来了，她可不大高兴。你瞧我们游泳她都不大去！忽然用功起来，去准备下学期的功课去了。真是天晓得，书虽然是一下乡就带来了，你来以前我敢说她就没有翻过！” “我倒看不出什么道理来。”蔺燕梅说：“她和我可是住同屋，我们好极了。她爱玩，她也用功。心上事也少。她如果不喜欢我在这儿我会觉得出来的。” “完了，你不懂。你们都不懂。”小范只好说，并且这话也难说。 “我懂得厉害！”小童说：“并且人人懂。我敢说如果没有你在这儿，梁崇槐一定一点儿也不显得怪。梁崇槐会作人得很！” “你别听小童用字习怪。”蔺燕梅忙说：“我看你也误会她了。我真羡慕她，她有许多地方我想学。她是个会作人的。这话一点也不错。我刚才说我觉得什么地方我都不合适，……。范宽湖，只说这一句，我就不说了！她倒是未来的日子光明得很！” “小范！她的度量才真大呢！懂不懂？”小童插嘴说。 这岂止是度量的问题哟！她的天赋在性情一面真是太完美了，于是她的度量问题根本不存在。她在这人世间几乎可以说是无所争，更不会有嫉妒。她因此亦是很寂寞，而容易想到出世的一切上。但是年纪究竟还小，于是在这条思想的路上便时常彷徨着。 “我也要说梁崇愧是没有什么对燕梅的坏心的。”范宽湖说：“她自有她自己出人头地的地方。旁边有什么更出众的人，是没关系的。” “嗬！三个人一个腔调儿了！”小范倒也没发脾气，因为在眼前这个小集团里，都不是小可的人物，发了脾气，徒自没趣。她是很聪明的，她明白这个。“说得就成了我一个人刁钻心窄了。” “也没有呀！”蔺燕梅说：“如果以为你心窄，谁还当了你面说呢？” “商燕梅，我倒想起来了。”小童说：“你来的时候打算在这儿好好做点事的。现在我看了一天，已经是有口皆碑了。回去也可以光彩些了罢？” 她听了，不禁又想起离开昆明的一幕，心上是松快些。不过她生性是个追求全备的人，总觉被大余开除是白壁之暇，未能全释。 她这一点心意事实上可以说是自从离昆明之后十几天来未尝一刻放下的。她在呈贡的一切莫不与这点心事有关。她在下意识中至少有两种努力。第一要工作得出色地好，要好到使这荣誉的名声不胫而走，要它比自己先回到昆明去，为自己再布置起一个好舞台！只要它传到昆明去，没有不钻进大余的耳朵中的。她在这里的十几天中虽然没有接到大余一封信，但不足以使她灰心。她知道大余是不爱写信的。她第二个努力，则是受了小童的影响。她有意无意地试着把自己从余孟勤的规范下解放出来。这种尝试在别人本可毫无困难。在她则不同了。她从小在别人爱抚提助下长大，她只会依顺，为情为理，她反正依顺人家。而这种解放，虽然，用小童的话来说，是自救救人的，对她仍是太生疏了。这里，便看出年岁在心理上的作用。她不再是小孩子了，纵使她从前未曾试过，她现在想试。她有了萌芽的自主的欲望。她自主了许多事，真如梁崇槐所云，她给病院部份立下规矩，且毫不苟旦的循行——虽然大余的作风在此处甚为影响她，而且很成功。不过到底这种自主的心境在心灵上如一盆美味的羹汤是从未入口过的异味，她常常又想有个年长的人，如伍宝笙，或者竟是余孟勤来夸奖她两句使自己的信心坚定一点。她这第一种努力，对大余说，十足表现出来是向心的。第二种似乎是离心的，其实又是前一种的反作用。故此，她虽常常自己在谈话时驾驭别人又轻易地作到了，而心上恒想有一个更强有力的角色来驾驭她。她要先解放出自己来，好和那人站平了，再谈别的话，她这个欲念是迫切的，因为她从未在人下过。 她明知自己与那个人果然站平了，不见得就会对那个人满意，也许更望高处看了，但是眼前她起码要先想站平了的话。她现在好比是在磨一把准备作战的利刃，可是眼前的磨石却不太济了。 她驾驭范宽湖，范宽湖是个骄傲又美丽的角色，她觉得这一个人的依顺带着点无可无不可的劲儿。说他不听话罢，他听话得很，说他听话罢，他又似乎无心，仿佛是不与小孩子认真的样子！这个真气闷！在大余那里什么事都是认真的，那味道可浓烈得多了。 昨天从龙街贞节牌坊下回来他似乎又认真了。可是他才一认真，底下讨的价钱便又太大。她不但没法还价，甚至无从还起：这又太儿戏了。儿戏态度的后面还会是真心么？ 然而范宽湖的天赋多么厚！他俊美，愉快。心意儿温存，顾盼多么有神！他说话的声音如唱歌一样美。一旦有意，那排山倒海而来的殷勤，又是多难抵抗呵！ 因此，她更有快点去见大余的必要！ 她在女人的世界中是皇后了。在男人的世界中呢？又因为太耀目了，会未受到干扰过。不幸第一个遇见的便是大余，又冷又硬，像雪地里一块石头。至少用女孩子的温度计来量，大余是冷的。然而，这“第一个人”是一向多么为每一个女孩子所重视，她不能征服他，那只有哭！ 再说大余又出奇地合她脾胃。她不肯容一丝发梳不光，他不容见大路上有一粒凸起的石子！他必定用大力锄下去，火花四迸，震裂了自己虎口也不顾！她也觉得自己若不小心，为他看不上眼，也该挨他这么一锄！她这求全责备的性格好容易才遇见一位知己，便而显得落了后，这怎能不气忿！又怎么能不为这一点气忿被人家在心上紧紧地拴了个扣儿！ 她又是个爱被别人用扣儿拴住，赖在那儿，懒得解开越扭越紧的脾气。她这一串儿毛病真叫人担心！ 她没法学伍宝笙那明净又洒脱的风度。她又不能像小童那样遇事便不自觉地琢磨一下，有了条理，把复杂的心理简单化了，再高高兴兴地自己玩去。她要任性地和人家争执，让世事随自己的心。若是人家不让步，她又拗不过，便拧断了头颈，也不肯回头。她又单爱跟没法扭得回来的事拧在一起，不可开交。 比方小童说，现在她工作如此好，有口皆碑：“口去也可以光彩些了罢！”这句话本来可以帮她把扣儿松开了的，但是她想：“何如当初没有那么一件事岂不更佳！”这么一来，就没有法子了。 范家兄妹也风闻一点余孟勤责备蔺燕梅的事的，他们正如昆明一切人样不会觉得这有什么要紧。而且小范根本不喜欢大余，但是蔺燕梅心上不能了解世界上会有人不敬重余孟勤。她若知道有人不喜欢他，她便认为是那个人不配喜欢他。 范宽怡听了小童这句话，她就说：“这儿是呈贡，不是昆明，大余管不着这儿的事，光彩是光彩，也不用提回昆明才光彩。燕梅，你就不会气他一下？要是我，回去不理他。他来赔罪，哼！咱们两眼往上看，来个不理！” 这句话倒对了蔺燕梅的心思，不是不理他，而是恢复了自己的名声，才可以说是差强人意。从此是敛迹小心地过日子，死了这颗和他争胜的心。勉强遮个羞脸，哪能就又像从前的样子，天天在一起念书，谈论。哪好意思！ 范宽湖的想法又另一样，他尊敬蔺燕梅与余孟勤的一段友谊。他既然爱蔺燕梅，他就不会说余孟勤的短处。他怕蔺燕梅不愿听他妹妹这一套，就说：“大余是认真作事，现在事情完了，大家开学上课，谁还再提那些事！”这句话是真正体贴到了蔺燕梅心上，她才真觉得到呈贡来将功折罪，再重新作人的看法，有人了解。 于是话题便转开了。蔺燕梅心事一见减轻，这个小旅行团体便快乐得多了。他们到了呈贡，找到了马，范宽湖义不容辞地扶蔺燕梅上了马，小范等小童来扶，小童看见了，他说：“你要我扶？”小范生气说；“谁要你扶！”便自己上去，小童把提包交给马夫，自己赶了马跑，要想跳上去。头一次没有跳上，第二次力量又用得猛了，从那边滚下来。胡揽了半天，才好好上路。 走去了呈贡城，到了山上，小童已经和他的马夫混得很熟。他独自一骑马落在后边，指手画脚地和马夫谈乡里的事。小范的马夫今天未遇上，她和蔺燕梅范宽湖三个人在前面并了辔走。范宽湖今天唱了许多歌，歌声直穿田野山林而四散，听来比在音乐会上要好得多。蔺燕梅也唱，他们把在呈贡学的山歌几乎都温习了，又随意窜改，问答唱和。小范常常这里那里批评她哥哥的词句及曲调，哥哥也不在意。 云南的山地像呈贡外围这一带要算很可人意的了。有山峦，也有路可走，过了一片梯田，又有一段松林。这墨绿色的松针最为蔺燕梅所爱，她肤色洁白，红润，村了她心爱的墨绿色，比得上校园中娇嫩的玫瑰花朵。她们唱着歌穿林而过，歌声就留在枝叶上。小童在远处听这些山歌分外悦耳，走进松林去，眼目为这浓荫深绿一清，精神就特别怡悦。他用本地口语对马夫说：“这些歌，你家可懂？” “听着就仿我们的歌，再听听又听不懂！”马夫说。 “我就晓得你家懂不到！”小童说：“他们这起人自己以为是唱秧歌嘞！” “他家唱的到底是那样？”马夫问。 “说是外国歌，还好些！”小童说：“我也懂不到！”两个人就放声大笑起来。这些笑声不知怎么地影响了坐下马的高兴，它也引长了颈子长嘶一声。他们的笑声为马嘶所掩，就又谈马匹的事了。 他们将将到了车站街上，下了马，已经听见昆明下来的宜良车汽笛叫了，小童接过提包，四个人付了钱给马夫急忙赶到站上去，才上了车，车便开了。他们得到一块地方可以坐下，因为许多人在呈贡下了车。蔺燕梅不想坐，她说：“咱们沿车找一找，也许我阿姨又在车上。”小范说：“老实坐下！我就不信有这么巧的事！”范宽湖说：“我陪你走一趟，燕梅！我也觉得未必能遇得上。”小童说：“遇不上也不要紧，我赞成这种想法！我也去走一趟！” “有我哥哥一个人陪够了！”小范把他拉回来：“反正到处跑的事你没有不高兴！你陪我坐坐！” “我不累。”小童说。 “知道你不累。坐坐行不行？” 小童没法子，只有坐下，他对蔺燕梅说：“看谁运气好；范宽湖陪你找前一段，等一下我陪你找后一段？”范宽湖笑一笑就陪蔺燕梅走了。 “他们就未必回来找后一段！”小范对他说：“你连这点眼色也看不出来？跟在一起捣乱？” “哦！”小童还是不大清楚她的意思，也就老老实实坐下，不再生事。 呆了半天。范宽怡问：“你想什么？” “我想，”小童说：“我的鸽子大概从这么远还飞得回去。” “想鸽子！”小范哼了一声说。 “我昨天带了鸽子出来的。”他说：“我跟大宴商量好了，他等着收信。不过车子走到西庄，我怕再走进了山，它便回不去了，我就放了。后来想想，索性到了江尾村倒决没问题。因为昆明湖附近它都熟。” “你那些菜鸽子有什么好的！” “只有菜鸽子可养便好好养它！”小童说：“反正没有煮熟上了桌子，就不是菜！” “它就是菜！”小范说：“它在蛋里没孵出来就已经是菜！” “告诉你！”小童说。“你也是一盘菜！你听过人吃人的事没有？” “你能吃了我么？我是一盘菜能坐了车子旅行？” “那么梅吻若是菜，能在天上飞？” “什么是梅吻？” “梅吻就是那盘在天上飞的菜！蔺燕梅亲过它一下。” “蔺燕梅亲过的东西可多了。我看见过的就有，玫瑰花，笔记本，梁崇槐，钢琴，镜子，数都数不过来。” “那么它们就都是菜！”小童说。