Chapter 41 The fortieth chapter is also the end of the world

thunderstorm. Raindrops hit Guo Dalu like rocks. He finally woke up. Back alleys, low walls, he woke up to find himself sleeping in the mud in the corner, how did he sleep here?How long have you slept?He didn't even know it himself. He only remembered that last night he went to kick the boss's casino in the west city with his brothers from the east city, and the beating was so messy there. Then the boss of Dongcheng specially held a celebration banquet for him in Xiaodonggua's brothel, and twenty or thirty brothers took turns drinking his wine. The boss of Dongcheng also patted his chest in public, saying that as long as he can defeat the gang in West City, the territory in West City will belong to him in the future.

He couldn't remember what happened next, it seemed that Xiao Donggua's younger sister, Xiao Mitao, helped him back and was taking off his boots and clothes for him. But he suddenly refused, he must leave, he wanted to go out to find Yan Qi. Xiao Mitao wanted to pull him, but got slapped in the face instead. Then he found himself lying here, and the middle part became completely blank. Strictly speaking, he couldn't figure out how he spent the past half a month. He originally came out to look for Yan Qi, but there were so many people, where could he find him? So after he got here, he simply stayed and went whoring and getting drunk every day.One day after getting drunk, he clashed with the boss in Dongcheng, and the two of them didn't know each other, but after a fight, they became friends.

At that time, the boss of Dongcheng was being oppressed by the Xicheng gang, Guo Dalu patted his chest and promised to vent his anger for him. So he mixed with the brothers in the East City.Drinking, gambling, fighting, looking for women, yelling and laughing every day, life seems to be very happy. But why every time he got drunk, he had to slip away alone, and when he woke up the next day, he either collapsed on the road or lay in the gutter? It may be difficult for a person to torture others, but it is easy for a person to torture himself. Was he torturing himself on purpose? It rained heavily, and the raindrops hit people like stones.

Guo Dalu struggled, barely stood up, his head hurt like it would split open at any moment, and a thick layer of moss seemed to grow on his tongue. Is this kind of life really interesting? He didn't want to think about it. He doesn't want to think about anything, it's better to have wine immediately and start drinking again, and it's better not to be sober every day. He raised his neck, wanting to catch a few sips of rainwater to drink, although there were many and dense raindrops, there were not many that could fall into his mouth. Isn't there a lot of things in the world like this?

You look at what you can get, but you can't get it.You're angry, you're in pain, you're banging your head against the wall, you're torturing yourself out of shape, and it's still useless. Guo Dalu pushed his chest hard, it felt like a needle was pricking his chest and heart. Why do you want to think about things that you should obviously not think about? There was a thunderbolt, and lightning struck. He gritted his teeth and strode forward. He had just taken two steps when he suddenly saw a small door in front of him, which opened with a sound of "ah". A little girl in a crimson dress, with a flower umbrella in her hand, was standing at the door, watching him smile, with deep dimples when she laughed.

There is such a sweet little girl who smiles at you, any man will inevitably go up to strike up a conversation. But Guo Dalu doesn't have this kind of mood now, his current mood is worse than his appearance. But the little girl came up to meet her, and said with a sweet smile, "My name is Xinxin." She didn't wait for others to speak, and said her name in the first sentence, which is very rare. Guo Dalu looked at her, nodded slowly, and said, "Xinxin, good, good name." Before he could finish speaking, he wanted to leave again. Unexpectedly, Xinxin still refused to let him go, and said with a smile: "I recognize you."

Guo Dalu then felt a little strange, turned around and stopped, and said, "Do you recognize me?" Xinxin blinked and said, "Are you the young master of the Guo family?" Guo Dalu was even more strange, and couldn't help asking, "Where did you meet me before?" Xin Xin said: "No." Guo Dalu said: "Then how do you recognize me?" Xinxin smiled sweetly and said, "You can just ask our lady." Guo Dalu said: "Who is your young lady?" Xinxin said: "When you see her, you will know it." Guo Dalu asked, "Where is she?"

Xinxin pursed her lips and smiled, "You come with me, and you will know everything." She turned around, walked into the small door, and waved to Guo Dalu again: "Come on." Guo Dalu didn't say anything, and strode in. Now that his curiosity has been aroused, it's very difficult for you to ask him to go in. Inside the door is a small yard, and a wisteria flower looks pitiful in the rainstorm. There were three or two birdcages hanging under the eaves, and Huang Yinger was squeaking in the cages, as if she was blaming their master for being too inconsiderate, why didn't they bring us into the boudoir.

Xinxin walked up to the corridor, flicked the cage lightly with a white little finger, stared and said: "Little devil, it's so noisy, there are guests in the lady's room today, no matter how noisy you are, she won't pay attention to you. " She looked back at Guo Dalu and smiled, and said sweetly: "Look, they are already jealous before you go in." Guo Dalu could only smile. Now besides being curious, he also had an indescribable feeling, as if it was a little sweet. But what exactly is going on here?He was still in a fog, unable to even touch a shadow. "Did I suddenly have good luck?"

However, although the girl is pretty, it doesn't necessarily mean that the young lady is also pretty. If that lady is a hag, what do you think? The curtain of Xiangfei bamboo hanging on the door was of course just replaced after the weather started to get hot. There was no sound at the door. Xin Xin raised the curtain and said Yan Ran: "Please sit inside first, I will invite the young lady to come." Inside is an exquisite and elegant small living room, and the floor is covered with thick Persian felt. Even Guo Dalu couldn't help himself, he wiped the mud off his feet before he could walk in.

"The owner of this kind of place, why did he invite a guest like me in?" Of course there must be a purpose. For what purpose? Guo Dalu looked at himself, his whole body was up and down, not even worth five coins. He smiled to himself, and simply found the most comfortable and cleanest chair and sat down. There is a pot of tea on the table, which is still freshly brewed.In a few small dishes, there are very exquisite tea and food. Guo Dalu poured himself a bowl of tea, while drinking the tea, he ate preserved apricots, as if he was an old customer of this place, he was not polite at all. Then, he heard a ringing sound of "Ding Dang Dang", Xin Xin finally helped their young lady in. Guo Dalu looked up, his eyes straightened. Mr. Guo is not a young man who has never seen a woman, but such a beauty is really rare. If it weren't for such a beauty, how could it deserve to live in such a place? Guo Dalu had half a piece of preserved apricot in his mouth, he forgot to swallow it or take it out. I don't know when, this young lady has already sat down, sitting opposite him; a face that is happy and angry, seems to be a little blush, I don't know if it is rouge or shyness; a pair of eyes that are as bright as autumn water, pulse Looking at him affectionately. Guo Dalu began to fidget a little, wanted to speak, but accidentally swallowed half a piece of preserved apricot in his mouth. Xinxin couldn't help laughing "puchi", and once she started laughing, she couldn't stop, she held her stomach and laughed non-stop. The young lady glared at her, as if blaming her for her inappropriate smile, but she couldn't help but smile at it. Guo Dalu looked at them and suddenly burst out laughing. On the contrary, his laughter is louder than anyone else's. Only when you hear this laughter, can you feel that he is the real Guo Dalu. No matter how serious or embarrassing the situation is, as long as Guo Dalu smiles, he will immediately relax. The shy lady finally spoke. Her voice was as gentle as hers, and she said softly: "Although this place is not very good, since Guo Dalu is here, don't be too restrictive..." Guo Dalu interrupted her and said with a smile, "Do you think I'm a restrained person?" The young lady said sweetly, "It's not like that." Xinxin also smiled and said, "Miss has just asked someone to bring tea from Pu'er. Uncle Guo drinks two more cups to sober up." Guo Dalu said: "The tea is really good, but you are wrong." Xinxin was stunned, and said, "Where did I go wrong?" Guo Dalu said: "No matter how good the tea is, it cannot sober you up." Xinxin said: "What do I need to sober up?" Guo Dalu said: "Wine." Xinxin smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be more drunk if you drink again?" Guo Dalu said: "You are wrong again, only wine can cure hangover, this is called rejuvenation wine." Xinxin blinked and said, "Really?" Guo Dalu said: "This method is based on my years of experience, it is absolutely unmissable." The lady also smiled and said: "Since that's the case, hurry up and pour wine for Uncle Guo." Here comes the wine, and it's good wine. The dishes are of course good. Guo Dalu drank to his heart's content, he really seemed to regard this young lady as an old friend, and he was not polite at all. This young lady could actually drink two glasses, the color of the wine stained her cheeks, making her look even more glamorous. Guo Dalu stared straight at her, he seemed to have forgotten to drink even the wine. The young lady lowered her head and said softly, "Uncle Guo has three more drinks, and I'll accompany you." The three glasses of wine were down in the blink of an eye, Guo Dalu suddenly said: "I have a few things to tell you." The lady said: "Please tell me." Guo Dalu said: "First, I am not called Uncle Guo, but Guo Dalu. My friends call me Xiao Guo. But now I have gradually become Old Guo." Miss Yanran said: "Some people will never grow old." Guo Dalu said: "There are also some people who will never become uncles." He drank another glass of wine before continuing: "I'm just a pauper, dirty and smelly, but you are a rich lady, and you don't recognize me, why invite me to drink?" The young lady's eyes fluttered and she said: "The same people who have fallen in the end of the world, if there is no fate, why bother to recognize them." Xin Xin hurriedly said: "Our young lady's surname is Shui, and my girlfriend's name is Rouqing, you should recognize them by now." Guo Dalu clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Shuirouqing, a good name, worth drinking three cups." Shui Rouqing bowed her head and said, "Thank you." Guo Dalu gulped down his drink, stared at her, after a long time, suddenly said: "My intestines are straight, no matter what there is, it won't survive." Shui Rouqing said sweetly: "I can see that you are a man of pride." Guo Dalu said: "Then let me ask you, is someone bullying you and you want me to vent your anger for you?" Xin Xin hurriedly said again: "Our young lady stays at home, how could someone bully her?" Guo Dalu said: "Did you encounter a difficult matter and want me to solve it for you?" Xin Xin said: "No." Guo Dalu said slowly: "Since I have come and drank your wine, no matter what, as long as you open your mouth, I will try my best to do it." Shui Rouqing said softly: "As long as you have such a heart, I will be satisfied." Guo Dalu stared at her and said, "You really don't have anything to ask of me?" Shui Rouqing said: "Really not." Guo Dalu said: "Then, why are you so nice to a dirty and smelly pauper?" Shui Rouqing raised her head and looked at him with drunken eyes. How many people who are looked at by her can't get drunk? Xin Xin looked at Guo Dalu, then at her young lady, and suddenly said with a smile: "I wonder if you have heard of a saying by Mr. Guo." Guo Dalu said: "Say it." Xinxin said: "The emperor values ​​heroes, and the ones that beauties like are also true heroes." Shui Rouqing's face turned even redder, and she spit softly: "Little rascal, keep chewing your tongue and see if I don't tear your mouth apart." Xinxin smiled and said, "I'm also straight, I can't keep whatever I have in my heart." Shui Rouqing stood up with a blushing face, as if she was going to pinch her. But Xinxin was already giggling, and ran out in a hurry, not forgetting to close the door for them when she ran out. Shui Rouqing stood there with her head bowed, and couldn't help but sneak a glance at Guo Dalu. Guo Dalu was still staring at her. Her face was as red as the sunset glow of autumn evening. drunk. At this moment, in this situation, even those who are not drunk should be drunk. Guo Dalu suddenly held Shui Rouqing's hand. Her hands were cold, but her face was hot. Guo Dalu was about to hug her, but before he hugged her, she had already let out a "sigh" and fell into his arms. It is summer outside the window, but it is spring inside the window. The color of spring is too thick to melt. Although some people have never met each other, as soon as they meet, they will stick tightly like iron meeting a magnet. Shui Rouqing sticks to Guo Dalu's body, her skin is soft and smooth like satin. She squeezed her waist tightly. Guo Dalu held her waist, suddenly sighed softly, and murmured: "I don't understand, I really don't understand." Shui Rouqing said softly: "There are some things that cannot be explained in the first place, and no one understands them in the first place." Guo Dalu said: "You have never seen me before, and you don't know what kind of person I am, why did you treat me like this?" Shui Rouqing said: "Although I haven't seen you, I already know what kind of person you are." Guo Dalu said: "Oh?" Shui Rouqing's body stuck tighter, and said slowly: "These days, no one in the city knows that a hero who is not afraid of anything has come from afar." Guo Dalu smiled wryly: "A hero? Do you know what a hero means?" Shui Rouqing said: "I listen to you." Guo Dalu said: "The meaning of 'hero' is sometimes a rascal." Shui Rouqing said sweetly: "I don't know, I only know that a good man is a good man." Guo Dalu smiled, stroked her waist, and said with a smile: "You are such a strange woman." Shui Rouqing said: "That's why I like a strange man like you." Before she could finish her sentence, her face turned red again. Guo Dalu stared at her and said: "I never dreamed before that I would meet a woman like you, let alone be with you like this." Shui Rouqing's face turned even redder, and said softly: "As long as you want, I will always be with you like this." Guo Dalu stared at her again for a long time, then sighed softly again, turned over, opened his eyes wide, and stared at the roof. Shui Rouqing said: "Are you sighing?" Guo Dalu said: "No." Shui Rouqing said: "Are you thinking about something?" Guo Dalu said: "No." Shui Rouqing also turned over, leaned on his chest, caressed his face, and said softly: "I just ask you, do you want to be with me like this forever?" Guo Dalu was silent for a long time before saying word by word: "I don't want to." Shui Rouqing's soft body suddenly stiffened, and said in a low voice, "You don't want to?" Guo Dalu said: "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Shui Rouqing said: "No? Why not?" Guo Dalu shook his head slowly. Shui Rouqing said: "What do you mean by shaking your head, you don't like me?" Guo Dalu sighed: "For a woman like you, if a man doesn't like you, there must be something wrong with him, but..." Shui Rouqing said: "But what?" Guo Dalu smiled wryly, "But I have something wrong." Shui Rouqing looked at him, her beautiful eyes were full of surprise. Guo Dalu said: "I'm a man, I haven't been close to a woman for a long time, you are a very beautiful woman, and you are very kind to me; this place is so gentle, we drank some wine; in this case, how can I I can't be tempted, so..." Shui Rouqing bit her lip and said, "So you want me?" Guo Dalu sighed and said, "But there is no real relationship between us. I...I..." Shui Rouqing said: "How are you?... Are you thinking of another person?" Guo Dalu nodded. Shui Rouqing said: "Do you really have feelings for her?" Guo Dalu nodded, then shook his head suddenly. Shui Rouqing said: "Do you really have feelings?" Guo Dalu sighed: "I don't know what kind of feeling that is. I don't know. When I can't see him, I think about him all the time. Although you are beautiful and gentle, although I am also very I like you, but in my heart, no one can replace him." Shui Rouqing said: "So you still have to go to him?" Guo Dalu said: "We must find it." Shui Rouqing said: "So you want to go?" Guo Dalu closed his eyes and nodded. Shui Rouqing looked at him, there was no complaint in her eyes, but she seemed to be moved. After a long time, she let out a long sigh, and said quietly: "If there is a man in the world who treats me like this, I... Even if I die, I am willing." Guo Dalu said softly: "Sooner or later you will definitely find such a person." Shui Rouqing shook her head and said, "Never." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Shui Rouqing was also silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "You are a very good person, I have never met such a good person as you, so I am willing to tell you the truth." Guo Dalu listened. Shui Rouqing said: "Do you know what kind of person I am?" Guo Dalu said: "Your surname is Shui, and your name is Shui Rouqing. You are a rich lady, and you are gentle and beautiful." Shui Rouqing said: "You're wrong, I'm not some kind of rich lady, I'm just a... a..." Biting her lip, she suddenly sighed again and said, "I'm just a prostitute." "prostitute?" Guo Dalu almost jumped up from the bed, shouting loudly: "You are not." Shui Rouqing smiled sadly, and said: "I am. Not only that, but also the most expensive famous prostitute in this place, if you are not a prince who spends a lot of money, you can never think of being my guest of honor." Guo Dalu was stunned for a long time, then murmured: "But I'm not some grandson, and I don't even have a single piece of gold on me." Shui Rouqing stood up suddenly, opened the drawer of the dressing table, held a handful of pearls, and said, "Although you didn't spend a lot of money for me, someone bought me for you." Guo Dalu was even more surprised, "Who is it?" Shui Rouqing said: "Maybe it's your friend." Guo Dalu said: "Could it be the boss of Dongcheng?" Shui Rouqing said lightly: "He is not worthy to come to me." Guo Dalu said: "Then who is it?" Shui Rouqing said: "It's someone I've never seen before." Guo Dalu said: "What kind of person?" Shui Rouqing said: "It's a pockmark." Guo Dalu was stunned and said, "A pockmark? I don't even have a pockmark among my friends." Shui Rouqing said: "But the pearl was indeed paid for me by him." Guo Dalu was so surprised that he couldn't even speak. Shui Rouqing said: "He told me to serve you well and give you whatever you want." Guo Dalu said: "That's why you..." Shui Rouqing didn't let him continue, and said: "But he figured it out, you probably don't want to stay." Guo Dalu said: "Oh?" Shui Rouqing said: "When you don't want to stay, he will tell you one thing." Guo Dalu said: "What's the matter?" Shui Rouqing said: "A very strange thing." She continued slowly: "A few months ago, a very strange guest came here suddenly. Like you, he was dressed in dirty and ragged clothes. I wanted to drive him out." Guo Dalu said: "What happened later?" Shui Rouqing said: "But as soon as he came in, he put a hundred taels of gold on the table." Guo Dalu said: "So you let him stay?" There was a trace of resentment in Lu Rouqing's eyes, and she said lightly: "I am a woman who does this kind of thing. I only recognize gold but not people." Guo Dalu sighed: "I understand, but...but you are not like this kind of woman." Shui Rouqing suddenly turned her head, as if she didn't want Guo Dalu to see the expression on her face. After a long time, she slowly continued: "There are many rich boys in the world who like to deliberately pretend to be like this, to have fun and make others happy, it's not surprising." Guo Dalu said: "What's so strange?" Shui Rouqing said: "The strange thing is that he spent a hundred taels of gold, but he didn't even touch me. He just took a bath at my place and left wearing a set of my clothes." Guo Dalu said: "Wearing your suit?" Shui Rouqing nodded.Guo Dalu said: "Is he a man or a woman?" Shui Rouqing said: "When he came, he was a man, but after wearing my clothes, he looked even better than me." She smiled bitterly, and continued: "To be honest, although I have seen many strange people, some people like me to whip him and stomp him with my feet, but I have never seen a person like him. However, even I couldn't tell whether he was a man or a woman in the end." Guo Dalu was stunned again, but his eyes were already shining. He seemed to have vaguely guessed who she was talking about. Shui Rouqing said: "I didn't say these words until now, just because the pockmarked me repeatedly, if you are willing to stay, I will never tell you about this matter." Guo Dalu said: "You...do you know the name of that strange guest?" He seemed to be so nervous that even his hands were shaking. Shui Rouqing said: "She didn't say his name, she just told me that his surname is Yan, Yanzi's Yan." Guo Dalu suddenly jumped up, held her shoulders firmly, and whispered, "Do you know where he is now?" Shui Rouqing said: "I don't know." Guo Dalu took two steps back, as if he couldn't even stand up, he sat down on the bed again. Shui Rouqing said: "But she came here again recently." Guo Dalu immediately jumped up as if he had been shot by an arrow, and said loudly, "When was the last time?" Shui Rouqing said: "Just ten days ago." She went on to say: "When she came this time, she seemed to have a lot of things on her mind. She drank a lot of wine at my place, and left in my set of clothes the next day." Guo Dalu became more nervous, and said, "Do you know where he went?" Shui Rouqing said: "I don't know." Guo Dalu seemed to fall down again. Fortunately, Shui Rouqing quickly continued: "But when she was drunk, she said a lot of drunk things, saying that after she went back this time, she would never come back again, and I would never see her again." Guo Dalu said: "You...you didn't ask her where is her home?" Shui Rouqing smiled and said: "I asked casually, I didn't expect her to tell me." Guo Dalu's eyes were full of eager expectation, and he rushed to ask, "But she told you everything?" Shui Rouqing nodded, and said: "She said that her home is in Jinan Prefecture, and that the spring beauty of Daming Lake there is even worse than that of West Lake. She told me that I must go for a stroll when I have a chance in the future." Guo Dalu suddenly fell down again, like a person who has been running for days and nights and has gone through untold hardships and finally reached his destination. Although he fell down, he was happy in his heart. Shui Rouqing looked at him, eyes full of pity, and said softly: "She is what you are looking for?" Guo Dalu nodded. Shui Rouqing said: "Does she know that you are so infatuated with her?" Guo Dalu nodded, then shook his head—who knows the heart of a woman? Shui Rouqing sighed softly again, and said softly: "Why did she leave? If it were me, even if you drove me away with a whip, I would not leave." Guo Dalu murmured: "She is not you...she is also a strange person, I have never understood her before." Shui Rouqing said sadly: "She is not me, that's why she left; only a woman like me understands that there is absolutely nothing more precious than true love in this world." She sighed, and said again: "If a woman doesn't know how to cherish this true love, she will definitely regret it for the rest of her life." Guo Dalu was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Do you think she is a woman?" Shui Rouqing said: "Don't tell me you still don't know?" Guo Dalu fell on his back on the bed, let out a long breath, and murmured: "Fortunately, I finally know one thing now." Shui Rouqing said: "What's the matter?" Guo Dalu smiled, and said slowly: "There is nothing wrong with me... nothing wrong with me, I am just blind." ※※※ dusk. The setting sun shines through the window and shines on Guo Dalu's new clothes. He seems to have completely changed himself, becoming radiant and very sober. Shui Rouqing looked at him, bit her lip, and said, "You...you're leaving now?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "To be honest, I really wish I could grow two wings and fly away." Shui Rouqing lowered her head, and there was an indescribable resentment in her eyes. Guo Dalu looked at her, his smile gradually dimmed, and his eyes were full of pity, he couldn't help but patted her on the shoulder, and said softly: "You are a very good girl, one day in the future..." Shui Rouqing smiled sadly, and said: "One day in the future, I will find a man like you, right?" Guo Dalu forced a smile and said, "That's right." Shui Rouqing also forced a smile and said: "When you see that girl Yan, don't forget to say hello to her for me." Guo Dalu said: "I will." Shui Rouqing said: "Tell her, if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely go to Daming Lake to see you." Guo Dalu smiled and said, "Maybe we will come to see you first." Although he was laughing, but for some reason, his heart always seemed a little sour. He really couldn't bear to stay any longer, couldn't bear to look into her eyes anymore, he suddenly turned his head, looked at the sunset outside the window, and murmured: "It's not dark yet, I still have time to catch up." Shui Rouqing lowered her head, and said softly: "Yes, you'd better go quickly, she might wait for you to find her." Guo Dalu looked at him, as if he wanted to say something, but finally said nothing. He just walked out. What if I don't leave?It's better to go--not to go fast.Shui Rouqing suddenly said: "Wait a minute." Guo Dalu turned around slowly and said, "You..." Shui Rouqing didn't let him say this, she took out a light purple embroidered purse from her bosom, handed it to him, and said softly: "This is for you, please pass it to Miss Yan, just say...just say this is My congratulations to you." Guo Dalu said: "What is this?" He took it, and there was no need to ask any more. He could already feel the smoothness and roundness of the pearl in his purse. Shui Rouqing has turned around, without looking at the sunset outside the window, said lightly: "Now you can go." Guo Dalu holds the purse tightly, isn't her heart just like the pearl in the purse, isn't it already in his hands? She didn't look back. He didn't speak any more. Some things don't need to be said at all. The same people who have fallen in the end of the world, why meet each other before. Perhaps only those who have fallen in the end of the world can understand this kind of mood and artistic conception. Although this artistic conception is bleak, how beautiful is it?