Thirty years ago in Shanghai, a night with a moon... Maybe we didn't catch up to see the moon thirty years ago.Young people think that the moon thirty years ago should be a red and yellow halo the size of a copper coin, like a teardrop falling on Duoyunxuan letter paper, old and confused.The moon thirty years ago in the old man's memory was happy, bigger, rounder, and whiter than the moon in front of him; however, looking back after thirty years of hard work, even the best moonlight can't help but feel a little sad. The moonlight shines on the pillow of Feng Xiao, the dowry girl of Jiang's newly married Third Mistress.Feng Xiao opened his eyes and took a look, only to see himself

With a bluish-white hand resting on the half-worn Korean cotton quilt, she thought to herself, "Is it the moonlight?" Feng Xiao slept on the floor under the window.In the past two years, when the dynasty was busy, Jiang's mansion came to Shanghai to avoid the soldiers, and there was not enough room to live in, so this servant room was full of servants sleeping all over the place. Feng Xiao heard a rustling sound behind the big bed in a trance, guessed that someone got up to relieve his hand, turned over, and saw the curtain was lifted, and a black figure came out with shoes, probably the little pair who was serving Second Mistress , and called softly, "Sister Xiaoshuang." Xiaoshuang walked over with a smile, kicked the mattress on the floor and said, "I woke you up." She put her hands in the old blue lotus-colored silk jacket.Underneath is a bright green hat.Feng Xiao stretched out her hand and rubbed that leg, and said with a smile: "Nowadays, people don't wear colorful clothes anymore, and the fashionable clothes of people going down the river are all plain and clean." Xiao Shuang smiled and said, "You don't know, our family is no better than other people's. Our old ladies are so rigid that even grandma and ladies can’t be in charge, let alone our girls? What to give and what to wear—all of them dressed like peasants!” She squatted down on the floor and picked up Feng Xiao’s feet. The first small jacket came and asked: "This is a new one for you when your lady came out of the pavilion?" Feng Xiao shook his head and said: "Three seasons of clothes, only the two sets seen on the outside are newly made, and the rest are still made. The superior wears the leftover subsidy!" Xiao Shuang said: "This time, I have held a wedding event to catch up with the revolutionary party to rebel, but I have wronged you lady!" Feng Xiao sighed: "Don't mention it. Let's just save money. There must be a score! Don’t be too contemptuous. Our one, who doesn’t say anything, is angry in his heart?” Xiao Shuang said: “It’s no wonder that the third grandma is not happy. The dowry over there, I'm still thinking about it, the ostentation on our side is too miserable. Even marrying our second grandma that year is better than this trip!" Feng Xiao was stunned and said: "What? Your second grandma ..."

Xiao Shuang took off her shoes, stepped over Feng Xiao barefoot, walked to the window, and said with a smile: "You too, get up and look at the moon." Feng Xiao got up and asked in a low voice: "I have long wanted to ask You, your second grandma..." Xiao Shuang bent down and picked up the little jacket and put it on for her, saying: "Catch a cold carefully." Feng Xiao buttoned the button and said with a smile: "No, you You have to tell me!" Xiao Shuang said with a smile: "I didn't pay attention to what I said, and I caused trouble!" Feng Xiao said: "We are all our own family, why are you so ignorant?" Xiao Shuang said: "Tell you , don’t tell your lady to go! Our second grandma’s family runs a sesame oil shop.” Feng Xiao yelled and said, “Open a sesame oil shop! Where did you think of it? Although that one is not as good as the eldest grandma, she is not a low-minded person──"Xiao Shuang said: "There must be a reason for this. You have seen our second master, he is disabled, and the daughter of an official family who would be willing For him? The old lady had no choice but to buy a room for the second master's aunt, and the matchmaker found this Cao family, who was born in July and is called Qiqiao." Feng Xiao said: "Oh, it's my aunt." Xiao Shuang said: "It turned out to be my aunt's. Later, the old lady thought that since she didn't plan to marry another one for the second master, it was not a problem that there was no daughter-in-law in the second house, so she hired her to be the head-on-grandmother so that she could teach her to be determined." Serve the second master." Feng Xiao leaned his hand on the window sill and murmured: "It's a strange way! Even though I'm new here, I've seen it for a while." Xiao Shuang said: "The dragon begets the dragon, and the phoenix begets the phoenix. Yes. You haven’t heard her talk yet! In front of the girls, there is no taboo at all. Fortunately, our family has always kept secrets inside and out, and the girls don’t understand anything. If you don’t understand, it’s embarrassing There is nowhere to hide!" Feng Xiao said with a chuckle: "Really? Where did she hear these village words? Even our girl—" Xiao Shuang folded her arms and said, "The living sign of the sesame oil shop , I am used to standing at the counter, and I am well-informed, what should we compare with others?" Feng Xiao said: "Are you married by her?" Xiao Shuang sneered and said: "She is also worthy! I used to be in front of the old lady The second master takes medicine all day long, and he can't move without people. The girls in the room are not enough, so they call me over. What's the matter? Are you cold?" Feng Xiao shook his head.Xiao Shuang said: "Look at your delicate appearance with your neck shrunk!" Before she could finish her sentence, Feng Xiao sneezed, Xiao Shuang hurriedly pushed her and said, "Go to sleep! Go to sleep! Come and make a nest." Feng Xiao knelt He took off his jacket and said with a smile, "It's not winter, where is it freezing?" Xiao Shuang said, "Don't look at the window is closed, the wind is creaking in the window."

The two fell asleep, Feng Xiao quietly asked: "It's been four or five years since you came here?" Xiao Shuang said: "Who?" Feng Xiao said: "Who else?" Xiao Shuang said: "Oh, she , It’s been five years.” Feng Xiao said: “They also gave birth to boys and girls—hasn’t there been any talk?” Xiao Shuang said: “Still talking! There are so many talkers! The old lady led the previous year The whole family went up and down Mount Putuo to offer incense, but she didn't go after confinement, so she was left to look after the house. Uncle walked a little more frequently, so he lost a ticket." Feng Xiao was shocked and said: "I didn't find out either. What's the matter?" Xiao Shuang said: "What's the point of asking? Everyone loses face! Those jewelry will only belong to the second and third masters in the future. Grandpa and grandma are hindering the second master, so there is nothing to say. The third master spends money outside like water, owes a lot to the public account, and he can't say anything."

The two of them talked a long distance away.Although he lowered his throat as hard as he could, there was still a sentence or a half that sounded a little louder, waking up Nanny Zhao who was sleeping on the big bed.Mother Zhao called out: "Xiao Shuang." Xiao Shuang dared not agree.Mother Zhao said: "Xiao Shuang, if you keep talking nonsense, let people hear you, and carefully peel your skin tomorrow!" Xiao Shuang remained silent.Mother Zhao said again: "Don't think it's still the deep courtyard where you used to live, it's up to you to be crazy! Here are people who squeeze your nose and eyes, what can you hide from people? Don't ask for beatings before it's too early!" The room was suddenly silent.Nanny Zhao has bad eyesight, and chrysanthemum leaves are stuffed in the pillow, which is said to cool people's eyes.She bowed her head and pressed the silver hairpin tied horizontally in her bun, and when she turned slightly, the chrysanthemum leaves rustled.Zhao Momo turned over, and the creaking and rattling touched the joints of her whole body, she sighed and said: "What do you know!" Xiao Shuang and Feng Xiao still didn't dare to answer.No one spoke for a long time, and they all fell asleep dimly.

It's almost dawn.The flat waning moon, a little lower, a little lower, a little bigger, sank like a red gold washbasin.The sky is cold and crab-shell green, and there are only some low-rise buildings in the dark sky, so you can see far away.The dawn color on the horizon, one layer of green, one layer of yellow, and another layer of red, is like a sliced ​​watermelon—the sun is about to rise.Gradually, there were small carts and carts rolling on the road, and the hooves of the carriages were loud.The bean curd flower seller yelled leisurely while carrying his load, only to hear the long ending: "Hua... vomit! Flower... vomit!" Going further away, I only heard "Oh... vomit! Oh... vomit!"

The maids and mothers in the room also got up, opening the door, slapping face water, making bedding, hanging curtains, and combing hair in disorder.Feng Xiao waited for the third grandma Lan Xian to put on her clothes, Lan Xian leaned in front of the mirror and looked carefully, took out a water green sprinkled lake spinning handkerchief from under her arm, wiped the powder on her nose and wings, and turned her back to the third grandpa on the bed Said: "I'll go and say hello to the old lady first. Waiting for you, I must miss something." Just as she was talking, Dai Zhen, the eldest grandmother, came, stood on the threshold and smiled, "Third sister, let's go together." Lan Xian hurriedly greeted her and said, "I was worried that it would be late. The elder sister-in-law hadn't gone up yet. What about the second sister-in-law?" Dai Zhen laughed and said, "She still has a delay." Lan Xian said, "Send the second brother to take medicine." Taizhen looked around and laughed, "Take the medicine is the next step—" She put her thumb against her lips, the three middle fingers clenched into a fist, and her little finger curled up, giving a soft "shh" Twice.Lan Xian asked in surprise, "Both of them smoke this?" Dai Zhen nodded and said, "Your second elder brother has passed the Ming Road, but she is hiding this from the old lady, making it difficult for us to be caught in the middle, and she has to take care of her everywhere." Covering up, actually what is the old lady not aware of? She deliberately pretended not to know, and sent her errands as usual, and gave her little things to suffer. It was nothing more than refusing to let her have a good time. In fact, it is true, at a young age What's on your mind, my lady, do you want to smoke this to relieve boredom?"