Chapter 23 fight in love

The night was over.After seeing off the guests, Hu Xueyan wanted to use cash to pay, but Miaozhen refused to accept it, because he had already taken care of him, and it was all up to him.Miaozhen also said that she paid more than two hundred taels of silver for the upfront money, and she was too embarrassed to ask the guests to spend any more.Hu Xueyan had no choice but to let her. So a night snack was set up, and the table was gathered together. Hu Xueyan held up the chopsticks, and first said: "Let's leave early!" "Scatter?" Chang Gen asked, "Aren't you here today?"

So Miaozhen also persuaded him to stay overnight, but Hu Xueyan insisted not to do so because he had to rush overnight.Miaozhu's complexion became ugly, she had a headache under the pretext, and left the meeting by accusing her of a crime. "It's a shame!" Gu Yingchun said, "Old Hu, why bother?" Hu Xueyan remained silent, stood up, went to see Miaozhu, and found her sitting alone in front of the dressing table wiping tears when she entered the room. "How?" He walked over, held her shoulders, and said in a soft voice, "Are you angry with me?"

"No!" Miao Zhu shook her head. "Well then, what tears are you shedding?" "I have feelings in my heart." Miaozhu said bitterly, "Life is hard, eat this bowl of life-defying rice!" Hu Xueyan felt a bit out of touch, thought for a while, took out the two hundred taels of silver and stuffed it into her hand and said, "I'm going back to Suzhou tomorrow afternoon. I'll buy you something to eat." "I don't want it!" Miaozhu pushed the silver ticket out, and replied coldly, "I'm laughing but not crying." The affection of this angry remark deepened, and Hu Xueyan stood there for a long time, unable to make a sound.

"Please! Didn't you say there are urgent things to do in the middle of the night?" "I'm not lying to you." He changed his approach, "Well, I'll do it with you. Do you have any letter paper here?" "The wall is the paper shop, it doesn't matter if you knock on the door." "That's it. You ask someone to buy some top-quality letter paper and envelopes, and make a pot of strong tea. I will discuss writing letters with the old man." Hu Xueyan warned again solemnly, "It's a confidential letter, so I have to reply first. Write at home, write here at this moment, what you hear, you must not say it."

"Don't worry! I won't even listen." So Hu Xueyan kept Gu Yingchun, and used Miaozhu's dressing table as a desk.She kept her heart in mind, prepared paper, pens and tea, told her aunt and elder sister to go to bed, and then hid herself in the suite. "Old Gu," Hu Xueyan said in a low voice while sitting on the edge of the bed, "it's not until this evening, when Changgen comes back, that this big matter of appeasement will be considered a foregone conclusion. I'll tell you the whole story in detail, please help me Write a letter to He Xuetai and deliver it to Lao Zhou early tomorrow morning."

"You're going to Suzhou soon, isn't it better to talk face to face?" "The situation is unstable, and the matter is not yet settled. It is not easy to leave any handwriting. According to the current situation, there must be an official written form to be solemn. Besides, He Xueshi still has to talk to the camp affairs office, orally pass the message, maybe If you misunderstand the meaning, it is better to write it on paper, so that you will not make mistakes.” After writing this long letter, the bell was striking three times.Around the summer solstice, it is the time when the day is the longest and the night is the shortest. Looking at the dawn outside the window, the night is as deep as water, and the dream of Miaozhu is in full swing. Hu Xueyan couldn't bear to wake her up, so he discussed with Gu Yingchun, and the two of them slept in a big bed .

"Why bother?" Gu Yingchun said with a smile, "putting 'Nephrite Jade Warm Fragrance' and not 'hugging my arms' would be wasteful. Naturally, I will use the small bed, and you will use the big one." One sentence moved Hu Xueyan's heart, so he changed his mind, "You sleep in the big bed alone!" He said, "I'll go and squeeze with her." "It smells like being squeezed. You can do whatever you want." After speaking, Gu Yingchun undressed and went to bed. Hu Xueyan quietly pushed open the door of the suite, only to see that the flames were still there, the curtain was half-draped, and Miaozhu was wrapped in a quilt, sleeping face-in, snoring slightly.He tiptoed in, closed the door gently, undressed and turned off the lights, touched the bed, and fell asleep next to Miaozhu.

He didn't want to disturb her, but he couldn't calm down, just because of the string of pearls on her head, this thing is most suitable for pillows, as it is stained with a woman's hair fat, the fragrance will become more permeable, rich and charming, making people's hearts sway.Hu Xueyan huddled on this small bed, and suddenly thought of the scene of being entangled with Azhu on Lao Zhang's "Wuxi Express" at that time, with the lingering aftertaste, he couldn't help but feel melancholy, and his emotions became more and more ups and downs, and he couldn't keep up.

Turning around unknowingly, Miaozhu woke up, and suddenly found a man beside her in her sleep, she was naturally startled, as if she was in a nightmare, she suddenly raised half of her body, hugged her hands, squinted with wide eyes . "It's you!" She breathed out, "Scare me a lot." "You don't mean to scare me." Hu Xueyan laughed. "It's really, it's a ghost!" Miao Zhu said angrily, "Why do you want to be so sneaky?" "It's fun to be sneaky." Hu Xueyan reached out and pulled her back to sleep again, "I didn't want to wake you up, but I really couldn't sleep."

"Where's the old man?" "He's on the big bed, and he just fell asleep." "I'm afraid I haven't fallen asleep yet, please speak softly." Miaozhu asked again, "Have you finished writing the letter?" "Naturally, I will go to sleep after writing." "To whom?" "I wrote it to Suzhou." "Aren't you going back to Suzhou? Why do you still have to write a letter? According to this, you will stay for two days?" In this series of questions, his meaning was fully revealed.Hu Xueyan thought to herself that if she told the truth, she would be offended again, so she replied vaguely: "Well, well, there is no set rule."

So Miaozhu asked Hu Xueyan about the situation at home.Since she was chatting to relieve boredom, Hu Xueyan was not on guard. The old mother was in the church, one wife and one concubine, no son, etc., and told her honestly. "Liu Sanye is a very shrewd and capable person, and I think your 'Mrs. Huzhou' is also very powerful!" "Not at all. A true good man of Amitabha." "This is your luck!" "Thank you!" Hu Xueyan smiled smugly, "My luck is not bad." "It's also the blessing of your Huzhou wife." "That's unlikely." "Marrying such a capable and considerate person as you, Mr. Hu, I live a satisfactory life without worrying about food and clothing. You, Mr. Hu, are very popular, and wherever you go, it is full of excitement and scenery. This Isn't that called luck?" "When I am easy to talk, I am easy to talk, and when I am difficult to deal with, I am also very difficult to deal with." "I can't tell." Miaozhu continued, "In my opinion, you are the most easy-going." "Easy-going also has its disadvantages. It's easy to get mixed up on the outside, and those who are small-minded will get angry." "It's not uncommon for a man to have a promising family. Three wives and four concubines are common." Miaozhu suddenly asked, "You have a wife from Huzhou, and you always have a wife from Shanghai and a wife from Suzhou?" "That's not yet." Hu Xueyan said, "I can't meet someone I like for a while." Miao Zhu could not wait to lean over her face and say: What do you think of me?But he recommended himself in this way, because he couldn't bear this face anymore, and because he was afraid that he would underestimate him, so he had to endure it.But then I thought about it, let alone a talent like myself, which one is worse than others?He actually said that "I can't meet someone I like", but he was really a little unconvinced. "Then," she asked, "what kind of person would you like?" Hu Xueyan heard that something was wrong, so he answered cautiously, "It's hard to say," he deliberately dodged, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there is no rule." As a result, Miaozhu couldn't go on talking, and she couldn't ask: Am I not your lover?This question can be asked, but it is also boring.I treat him with such infatuation, but he really treats me like a willow and wall flower, and abandons it at will, which is really chilling. When my thoughts turned to this point, I suddenly felt infinite grievances that were difficult to express, my heart was sad, my eyes immediately became hot, and tears rolled down. The two of them were close to each other. Although their eyes were facing the ceiling, he couldn't see her crying, but the hot tears were streaming down Hu Xueyan's right cheek. He couldn't help but feel it. When he turned around, he asked in surprise, "Hey! Crying again! Why?" "I have something on my mind. You don't know!" "What mood did it touch again?" "I was thinking, Sister Zhen is about to have a home. Li Qiye told her that this time, when he was recruited as an official, he should be a good person, do a good job, and prepare to take Sister Zhen back. Our sisters are one year apart. I haven't been separated since I was a child. From now on, she belongs to her, and I belong to me. Do you feel sad when you think about it?" "It turns out that the sisters are very affectionate." Hu Xueyan smiled, "I have an idea, why don't you marry Li Qiye with your sister?" This sentence was broken, Miaozhu's tears were like overwhelming rivers and seas, she jumped up, faced inside, pulled up the quilt to cover her head, and cried "ho ho". Hu Xueyan was overwhelmed with remorse, and at the same time, she was a little dazed and couldn't figure it out. Why did a joke offend her so much?Of course, I didn't have time to think about it at this time, I could only explain it well, and then apologized, begging her to stop crying. The crying didn't stop, but it became more and more serious. As a result, there was a noise on the door, Gu Yingchun was awakened, and came to find out what happened. "Listen!" Hu Xueyan pushed her and said, "I woke you up with someone." Miaozhu ignored her, wishing that there would be a third party to resolve it, only good things could be hoped, so she cried even more vigorously. "You are really, 'the more you help, the more drunk'!" Hu Xueyan had no choice but to get up and open the door. "What's the matter?" Gu Yingchun stepped in and asked, while carefully watching Hu Xueyan's face, it was a look of irony and laughter. "I don't know what's going on? I was speaking well, and suddenly said that I couldn't bear her sister's confinement, and it hurt my heart." Before the last sentence was finished, Miao Zhu would be kicked and said bitterly: "You have no conscience!" Then she turned her head away, covered her face and cried. This was intentionally throwing out a mystery so that Gu Yingchun could pursue it, and sure enough, he fell into her trick. "Uncle, what did you do to offend Miaozhu? It's really incomprehensible to hate you so much!" "You don't understand, and I don't understand either." Hu Xueyan could only pretend to be stupid, and he didn't want Gu Yingchun to intervene, so he made a gesture of seeing the guests off, moved his body to the side, and raised his hand, "God It's almost dawn, please go to bed, there won't be much sleep left." Hearing this, Miaozhu's crying suddenly increased, as if once the third party left, she would be alone and helpless, and it was hard to complain about her grievances, so Gu Yingchun hesitated. "Why exactly?" "She wants to talk to me, but she doesn't want to have a serious talk. Do you think it's funny or not to make this 'crying, making trouble, and hanging herself'?" Gu Yingchun was greatly surprised, and said without thinking: "This is a good thing!" "Good things take time! You have to talk slowly, slowly, before you can reach an agreement." Hu Xueyan yawned and urged him to leave, "Please, I'm going to bed too." As soon as Gu Yingchun left, Miaozhu's crying also stopped, because Hu Xueyan had already indicated, so she waited for him to talk.Unexpectedly, he blew out the lamp in one gulp, and went to bed without opening his mouth. The matter became a stalemate, Miaozhu was ashamed and annoyed, and it was the first time she experienced Hu Xueyan's methods, she really became an enemy because of love, she couldn't change her mind, and desperately drilled into the horns. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that being a human being was boring. When she saw Hu Xueyan again, she started snoring loudly. At the foot of the bed, on the railing at the top of the bed, fasten the noose and hang it with your head stretched out. Hu Xueyan's snoring was fake, he intentionally left Miaozhu cold so as to avoid entanglement, she got up and stepped over him and got off the ground, he knew it, but he didn't know what she was doing when she got off the ground, he just felt the bed suddenly trembled, and couldn't help but He opened his eyes, looked around, was so frightened that he jumped up, and landed on the ground barefoot, hugged Miaozhu's lower body, and lifted up, the trap was finally released. Miao Zhu was about to close her breath, fell into a trap, and regretted too late, at that moment, she just felt that everything in the world is cute and everyone is amiable, so she was rescued at this time, and she left Hu Xueyan's fickle feelings aside, in her heart, except for Grateful, still grateful, took advantage of the situation and hugged his head, crying loudly with a "wow". This moment not only awakened Gu Yingchun, but also Miaozhen and the idlers in the front and back yards came to visit one after another, but they were scruples, they only stayed outside the window, poking their brains and whispering, only Miaozhen pushed the door straight in. But seeing Miaozhu laying on the bed sobbing, Hu Xueyan was wearing a white cotton jacket and trousers, sitting there with bare feet, looking quite embarrassed. She could only ask Gu Yingchun who was standing aside as if he had encountered a huge problem and didn't know how to deal with it: "Old Master, what is it for? Did Miao Zhu offend Master Hu?" Gu Yingchun didn't answer, just pouted her mouth, looked up, she followed his gaze, only to find a white silk belt tied on the railing of the vermilion lacquer bed, could it be that Miaozhu was looking for life and death?I was puzzled in my heart, but I couldn't ask any questions, because it was too incredible. At this time, Hu Xueyan was very contradictory and sad, but also very clear-headed. In order to deal with possible troubles, he felt that he had to stand on a firm ground first. So he said with a serious face: "Sister Zhen, I have something to ask you. We met for the first time, but there is the relationship between Li Qiye, we are not outsiders. I came to Tongli as a guest, and Miaozhu wanted to kill me. I really don't understand a human life lawsuit, why do you want to make it difficult for me like this?" These few words not only caused Miaozhen to panic, but even Gu Yingchun felt that it was too much, so he rushed to say: "Uncle, it's not good to say it like this—" "I'm not wrong." Hu Xueyan deliberately pretended to be unconvinced, "You put yourself in my place and think about it, she can't come out, causing me to fight this life lawsuit for no reason, it can be a joke ?" Miaozhen still only understands half of it.She really didn't understand why Miao Zhu hanged herself, and why she didn't die after hanging herself?Hearing what Hu Xueyan said, he felt really guilty, so he could only say: "Master Hu, I think Miao Zhu offended you, so please don't be angry, wait until I come to ask her, and kowtow to Master Hu later to make amends." "Okay!" Hu Xueyan took advantage of the situation and stood up, "Ask her! Ask her, how did I treat her badly? It took only three days before and after, where did the deep hatred come from, and you want to hurt me like this!" Miaozhu on the bed felt guilty and wronged, and cried more and more sadly.Gu Yingchun felt sorry for him, but he still couldn't figure out what Hu Xueyan meant, so he didn't say anything, so he walked outside with him. "Uncle! Why did you make her hang herself? What did you say to make her so sad?" "Take it easy, take it easy!" Hu Xueyan complained to him, "You have to help me 'sing the double reed', why do you always speak for others?" Gu Yingchun responded with a wry smile, and then said something to himself: "Why didn't Changgen show up, I'll go find him." Hu Xueyan didn't say anything, which was an expression of acquiescence.Gu Yingchun opened the door and went outside, there were many idlers, they all avoided him when they saw his face, Gu Yingchun ignored them, and went all the way to the courtyard where Miaozhen lived. "Where's Li Qiye?" He asked an aunt. "I didn't live here yesterday. I went back to Shengze that night. But I'll be back at noon." So Gu Yingchun had no choice but to turn back to the original place, and saw Miaozhen was talking to Hu Xueyan, and seeing him coming, the two of them looked expectantly at the same time, as if they wanted to ask him for help. "Grandpa, I want you to be fair." Miaozhen said in an aggrieved tone, "My sister has a high vision, and she has never liked any guests. Today, for Master Hu, I even died. No more! Just look at this level, Master Hu should have something to say." "Come on, come on!" Gu Yingchun heard that there was a hint of anger in her words, so he took a soothing attitude first, "Talk slowly if you have something to say, please come here, what's going on, tell me first. " Hearing what he said, Miaozhen followed Gu Yingchun to the side, and made a simple and concise request. Miaozhu had already vowed not to marry Hu Xueyan, but Hu Xueyan refused, as if there was no room for change.I hope that Gu Yingchun will uphold justice. How is this justice administered?No matter from which point of view, he can only advise Hu Xueyan, whether he listens or not is up to others.However, he was also puzzled, Hu Xueyan is the most easy-going person, even if it is difficult to accept this kindness, he should politely thank him, why the words were so harsh that even Miaozhen felt angry. "Wait a minute, let me ask our little grandpa first." Ask about Hu Xueyan.He also made another argument, thinking that Miaozhen's words were close to threatening, but in fact he couldn't agree to them. In addition, he was exhausted physically and mentally in the past few days, and impatient to pester her more, so he simply refused. It seems that Hu Xueyan is also a little bit angry, but in theory, Miaozhen is a heart-to-heart, loves her sister, and can be forgiven for saying a few angry words.However, Hu Xueyan was exhausted physically and mentally, and his anger was unavoidable, which seemed to be understandable. Anyway, it was a temporary bad mood. Afterwards, they would naturally understand each other, and others could explain it clearly on their behalf.The crux of the matter is the sentence "in fact, we can't agree with each other", we have to ask. "Uncle, what difficulties do you have? Tell me about it." Gu Yingchun asked, "But our aunt doesn't make any sense?" "Exactly! For the sake of Furong, the famine has been fought, and it has not been settled so far. Why should I cause trouble again?" Gu Yingchun thought for a while and said: "There is always a way to get it right. The most important thing is, do you like Miaozhu or not?" It is difficult for Hu Xueyan to answer this question. He neither wants to make a theory against his will, nor does he want to admit it publicly. , but she got another person! Think about it, how does she feel? Besides, I can't explain it to Mr. Liu." Gu Yingchun was a bystander, and after hearing his two words, he immediately understood his true heart.He likes Miaozhu, and the wife in Hangzhou is not a hindrance, only Furong is in the way, and this "good thing" cannot be done for a while. "You're telling the truth, I understand." Gu Yingchun warned, "Miaozhu is infatuated, if it fails, maybe there will be a second move. Have a good life, but you have a life debt, It's too bad." Hu Xueyan was startled and extremely disturbed when he said the word "life debt", rubbing his hands together and said: "Is there really such a stupid person in the world who doesn't even want his life?" "Maybe!" Gu Yingchun said seriously again, "She really hanged herself for the first time, but that's all right. The second time something goes wrong, it's just that you don't want to save her. Your conscience has been restless for the rest of your life." Hu Xueyan almost didn't sleep all night, and encountered all these frights and troubles, he just felt a splitting headache and dizzy mind, so he told Gu Yingchun honestly that he must find a quiet place, have a good sleep, and entrust him to deal with Sister Pearl, We will discuss everything until the afternoon. If you want to find a quiet place, it is naturally Mr. Zhu.When he got there, he entered through the back door, walked to his bedroom, told the helpers sent by the Zhu family to serve him, refused visitors, then closed the door tightly, undressed and went to bed.He was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he put his pillow on, and didn't get up until noon. Liu Bucai waited in his outer room drinking tea, and knocked on the door when he heard the noise, and when Hu Xueyan opened the door, he asked the first sentence: "How could there be such a risk of killing someone?" After a good night's sleep, Hu Xueyan's mood stabilized and his mind cleared up. Instead of answering his question first, he asked Gu Yingchun: "Has Lao Gu come back?" "Come back. I just listened to him." "Then, Mr. Yu and You Wu also know about it." "Naturally." Liu Bucai said, "Everyone is a little bit like you." Hu Xueyan said in his heart: Others can say that I am ruthless, but the one who sent me is not, but you can't!Thinking of this, he asked, "What about you?" "I don't care! Your business has nothing to do with me." This means that if Hu Xueyan really wants to marry Miaozhu, he will not object.What will happen in the future is unknown, but it is comforting to have finally overcome a small obstacle. But this matter is "nosy" after all, Hu Xueyan decided to take a perfunctory attitude and drag it off first.There are still a lot of serious things to do in front of me, so I made a decisive decision: "You go and pack your luggage! We are going back to Suzhou today, and we have explained the important affairs of Chang Gen, so we should hurry back to Shanghai." "I'm afraid I can't leave today." Liu Bucai said, "I heard from You Wu that they want to invite you tonight." "Please?" Hu Xueyan was surprised, "Why?" "There is always something to tell you. At this moment, they closed the door, I don't know what they are discussing." This reminded Hu Xueyan, and hurriedly asked: "Have the long roots come?" "Naturally." Liu Bucai said, "He has been the busiest these two days. It is said that he went to Shengze early in the morning and came back specially." Hu Xueyan nodded: "Today, they have something to discuss in the gang. It is inconvenient for outsiders to intervene, so we don't have to disturb them. You can find Lao Gu, and we will find a place to talk about our own affairs while having dinner." When Gu Yingchun was found, he suggested to stay with Miaozhen.Because she knew she had lost her composure and was extremely panicked, Tuo Gu Yingchun wanted to invite Hu Xueyan to lunch no matter what, so that she would have a chance to make amends. Not going is to avoid troubles, and troubles tend to be avoided more and more. Hu Xueyan's mood at this time is quite different. After thinking about it for a while, he resolutely replied: "Alright! I want to hear what she has to say?" So the three of them walked to Miaozhen's place in a stroll.Her demeanor was condescending and then respectful, and she kept saying: "Master Hu, don't be angry, Miaozhu is young and ignorant." She also said, "Don't look at it, don't look at it, look at Li Qiye, pretend it's nothing." Such wording made Hu Xueyan uneasy, so he asked, "Where is Miaozhu? Why don't you see her face?" "It will come! It will come!" Miaozhen asked, "It's getting late, should we have dinner right away, or some snacks first?" "Snacks can be saved, and there is no need for wine, just eat!" Gu Yingchun wanted to be a "guest", so he said according to his intention: "Yes! The weather is too hot, so the wine is free." "How about this, have some 'Yangmei Shao'. I made it last year, and I have been reluctant to eat it. Please invite Master Hu today." "That's good." Gu Yingchun changed his tone again, "Yangmei Shao can dispel the heat, why don't you have a drink." So Miaozhen seated herself on a small marble-topped round table, with chopsticks inlaid with ebony and silver, porcelain from Jingdezhen, and the tableware was quite exquisite.When the dish of cold meat was served, Miaozhen took out a white porcelain altar with her own hands, opened the cloth seal, and when the lid was lifted, a mellow wine fragrance came out. In the bayberry, the wine is bright red, sweet and light, very easy to drink, most suitable for drinking in this early summer afternoon. When sitting down to pour wine, Miaozhu came lightly, no makeup, just combed a dark hair, with a row of jasmine inserted, before the beautiful shadow arrived, the fragrance was sent first, walked to the table, greeted from Liu Bucai , and finally called out softly: "Master Hu!" Eyes swirled and she was about to cry, but she seemed to be aware that it is not appropriate to be sad at this time and place, so she tried her best to hold back and sat beside Hu Xueyan with her head down. Including Hu Xueyan, no one mentioned the accident at dawn that day when life was breathing.Miaozhen also released the full story, waving the five strings, watching Feihong, the party was very lively, but each other's eyes could not be separated from Miaozhu, she didn't know whether she had some grudges or embarrassment, she kept low She lowered her head, occasionally raised her eyebrows, and gave Hu Xueyan a quick look, before he noticed it, she avoided it again, really unable to figure out what she meant. But Hu Xueyan had a special feeling in his heart. Thinking of what he said to her earlier in the morning, and his attitude towards her, he felt too guilty, so he quietly stretched out a hand from under the table, trying to hold her hand. Very quickly, with a move of his hand, he missed it. The more angry this kind of action, the more emotional Hu Xueyan was, and he asked with a smile: "Are you still angry with me?" "How dare I?" "It's not dare!" Gu Yingchun interjected, "Miaozhu is not angry at all, is she?" "Yes!" Miaozhen also said, "Why are you so angry? Miaozhu!" She pouted, meaning that Hu Xueyan's wine glass was empty, and she asked Miaozhu to pour the wine for him. Miaozhu hesitated for a moment, picked up the silver spoon in the wine jar, scooped up a spoonful of wine, started from Liu Bucai, and finally filled it for Hu Xueyan. "Others have red bayberries, why don't I have them?" Hu Xueyan asked deliberately. Miaozhu remained silent, scooped up two red bayberries, put them in a small plate, and pushed them in front of him. "It's not tasty. I don't want it." "I also know you don't want it!" Miao Zhu sneered, "You just hate seeing me." "Miaozhu!" her sister yelled heavily, with a warning tone. This made Hu Xueyan quite uneasy, afraid that the older sister would control the younger sister, and the younger sister would not accept and talk back, wouldn't it spoil the scenery?Miao Zhu didn't talk back, but her eye circles were red again, full of tears, which aroused more pity.So the elder sister sighed, hesitated to speak, seemed to want to complain and blame, and always felt that she couldn't bear it.People in the world are good at artificiality, and what's more, they are artificial with true feelings. The look of desperation is really full of sympathy.Liu Bucai had always been a person looking for happiness, so he couldn't bear the sadness at first, but in his capacity, it was hard to explain, so he gave Gu Yingchun a wink, signaling that he had something to say. Gu Yingchun understood what he meant, but how could he make other people's opinions on such a matter, and it was inconvenient to persuade Hu Xueyan not to lose his heart in front of the Pearl sisters, lest they misunderstand that he made the promise on behalf of Hu Xueyan.After thinking about it for a while, I could only comfort him in a futile way. "Miaozhu," he said, "it happened suddenly. It's not that Mr. Hu doesn't like you, he has his difficulties. Everything can be done slowly, as long as the husband is affectionate and the sister is willing, there will always be a good day. "He thought it was a "hollow gnocchi" that he thought was far away, but Miaozhu had a great understanding. She usually likes to listen to small books, and also likes to read those seven-character song books. Love, went through many hardships, finally ended the reunion, I remembered a lot in my stomach, when I heard Gu Yingchun's words, it was like a key to open a treasure chest that she had lost and found, and thought: Yes!Didn't he himself say that "good things take time", I will grind patiently, even if he has edges and corners, I want to grind him so that he can turn freely and roll into my arms. Thinking of this, his complexion changed, he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, he was thinking quietly, not listening to the conversation during the dinner.Others were fine, but Hu Xueyan was a frightened bird, thinking in her heart, could it be that she had a bad opinion again?I often hear people say: When a person commits suicide, at the moment when he is about to die, he must regret committing suicide when he thinks of the prosperity of the world, so after being rescued, he will never think of suicide again.If you really want to die, you have to be resolute and unusual, and you may be rescued again in advance, and you come up with a way to seek death that others can't prevent, then you will die! Thinking of this, I was terrified, raised my eyes to look at Miao Zhu, but saw that she was calm and did not look like she was looking for death, so she was a little confused. "Miao Zhu," he stretched out his hand this time, and she never refused, "What are you thinking?" He asked bluntly. "I was thinking—" She suddenly smiled, "I won't tell you!" This smile comforted Hu Xueyan greatly, and all worries were put aside, because this smile would never appear on the face of someone who wanted to die. "Telling is what you have to tell," Gu Yingchun also felt comforted, so he teased her, "Speaking in private makes it taste good. Isn't it?" Miaozhu didn't answer, picked up the silver spoon, poured wine for everyone, then picked up the cup in front of her, looked at Miaozhen and said, "Sister Zhen, have some wine!" "The bigger you are, the less you know the rules!" Miaozhen seemed to be amused, and said angrily, "Why don't you respect your guests, come and respect me?" "Of course it makes sense." "Tell me! What's the point?" "You eat it first and I'll talk about it. It doesn't make sense. I'll punish you with two drinks for one drink!" "That's right! I'm a witness," Liu Bucai interjected, "you can eat Miaozhen first. Let's see what she says." So Miaozhen drank half of the glass of wine in front of her in one gulp, put down the glass, and, like everyone else, stared at Miaozhu, wanting to hear what she had to say in such a solemn manner. Miaozhu felt that she was holding the wonderful Zhizhu, and she looked very calm, "Sister Zhen, thanks to your care since the death of my parents. Now Li Qiye is going to be an official, and I see that you are a ready-made official wife. Sister Zhen just now A glass of wine is to congratulate you!" She looked at Liu Bucai and Gu Yingchun and asked, "Should Sister Zhen have this glass of wine?" "Yes, yes!" The two agreed in unison. "Okay, okay." Miaozhen urged, "Speak up if you have something to say." "The glass was wedding wine just now." Miaozhu giggled slyly, "I have two very important words, sister Zhen, you have another glass before I can say it." Miaozhen was funny and angry, "Damn girl!" She gritted her teeth, "I won't be fooled by you anymore." Seeing the expressions of the two sisters, everyone laughed, except for Miaozhu, "Really! It's a very important thing!" She said, "It's up to everyone to judge whether there is any reason for what you say. If it doesn't make sense, I will be fined three cups for one cup." "You're so tough!" Liu Bucai said irritably, "Miaozhen, you can't lose to your sister." The banquet was supposed to be lively like this, so Miaozhen pretended to be very serious and said: "Master Liu, I will listen to you. Her words don't make sense later, you have to speak honestly." "Of course! Of course!" Liu Bucai held the pot himself and poured most of the glass for Miaozhen. When she drank the wine, Miaozhu asked: "Sister Zhen, you have climbed up to Gao Zhi'er, what will you do if you leave me alone?" "Yes!" Liu Bucai blurted out, "That's a reasonable question!" Gu Yingchun and Hu Xueyan also thought so, but their thoughts were quick, and they felt that her question was not only reasonable, but also very powerful, especially Hu Xueyan seemed to see a net covering his head. Miaozhen really had the same thoughts, planning to let Hu Xueyan marry Miaozhu and go back, which is also an excellent destination.But this is a private plan, so it is inconvenient to disclose it publicly, otherwise Hu Xueyan will feel disgusted: So you are anxious to be a good man, and the responsibility of raising your sister cannot be exhausted, so it is put on me.I prefer not to! Because of this concern, she stood there speechless for a while, and Miaozhu took the opportunity to say: "I also know that sister Zhen is in a dilemma, and I have to plan. Sister Zhen, let me go first." "Let's go first?" Miaozhen was stunned, and asked hastily, "Where are you going?" "I want to move out first." Miao Zhu replied in a calm but firm tone, "I've eaten this bowl of rice until now!" With this statement, everyone understands that although he has not been a good person, he is willing to "leave his nationality" first.This is also a good thing, but there must be a solution, which is the solution. "As for the place to live, I've thought about it too." Miao Zhu said, "Most of them are nunneries. Let me lead my hair to practice and practice in the afterlife. It's always possible." "This, how is it possible?" Liu Bucai shook his head, "Won't it make your sister sad if you say such things at such a young age?" "I think," Miaozhen said slowly, "if you have the ambition not to eat this bowl of rice, I agree. It's okay to move out first, and you don't need to live in a nunnery." She added, "Master Hu, dont you agree?" Hu Xueyan thought to herself, Miaozhu seems to have no city in her chest, she really has a lot of tricks, and she "commanded" him as an "army", let's see what she said? "I don't believe that Miaozhu is young enough to see through the world of mortals. What kind of afterlife do you want to cultivate? If," there is nothing wrong with the previous sentence, the bad thing is "if", he said, "If you really want to practice, I will replace Miao Build a nunnery with pearls." This really shocked everyone, sisters Pearl all changed color, Liu Bucai and Gu Yingchun were also deeply disturbed, thinking that his words were too strong. In Miaozhu, I was not only angry, but also hated. I thought in my heart: I really can't see him, he is so cruel, I can't get back what he wants once I die, and now I have to force myself to become a monk.However, she also has a very strong character, and what she says doesn't matter, it's a joke.So she thought again: Good!I'll bet you that! Impulsively, without time to think, "Master Hu is determined." She stood up and blessed, "Thank you in advance!" "You're joking!" Liu Bucai shouted first, "Miaozhu, why are you serious?" "It's definitely not a joke." Miao Zhu's face was pale, "I understand Master Hu's thoughts, it's best for me to cut my hair with a pair of scissors at this time. I'm sorry, I care about my practice, I don't care whether I'm a nun or not! " The more unreasonable false accusations, the more it seemed that her heart was on Hu Xueyan.But the situation became more and more rigid, and it seemed impossible to end it. Of course, Hu Xueyan regretted his recklessness and was extremely embarrassed.Miaozhen and Liu Bucai had no choice but to interrupt and speak other words, but it was Gu Yingchun who suddenly had a wonderful realization, thought it through, and made a "bold" decision. "Miaozhu!" He got up and waved his hands, "Come here, I have something to ask you." "Master Gu!" Miao Zhu bluntly refused, "If you have something to say, you can discuss it here." "Oh!" Gu Yingchun stroked his forehead intentionally, "This nail hit so hard." Although it was a joke, it contained accusations. The Goulan people's first key is not to offend the guests, so Miaozhen apologized on her behalf: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, old man! She is young and ignorant, so I forgive everything." Miao Zhu reprimanded, "Why don't you even know what is good and what is bad! The old man asked you something, so it was out of good intentions. 'A dog biting Lu Dongbin doesn't know a good heart'! You still haven't apologized to the old man." Miaozhu also felt that she was wrong, but she couldn't change her expression for a while when she asked her to apologize. Fortunately, Gu Yingchun was considerate and said repeatedly: "What kind of crimes are you sorry for? Come on, come on, let's come here talk." 一面说，一面拉，妙珠也就顺势收篷，跟到一边，悄悄说道：“古老爷，真对不起，我不是有心的。” “我知道，我知道，这不必去谈了。我问你，”古应春停了一下，用很郑重的语气问道，“你是不是下定决心，非姓胡不可？” 妙珠抬起一双大大的眼睛，很快地看了他一眼，接着便垂下头去，然后，微微颔首。 “好的！不过事情一时不会成功，一年半载，说不定三年两年，你等得及吗？” “没有啥等不及！”妙珠用极轻的声音回答。 “那就让胡老爷替你造一座家庵，反正带发修行，不要说带发修行，就真的做了尼姑，也可以留起头发来还俗的。”古应春又说，“你想想，你住的是姓胡的替你造的房子，还不算是胡家的人？” 这不但是一句话指点了迷津，也因为古应春站在自己这边，越发增加了信心，因而妙珠眉开眼笑地不断低声称谢：“古老爷，谢谢你，谢谢你！” “我的话，你摆在心里。” “是的。我晓得。” 话虽如此，妙珠到底不是那种老于世故，深于城府的九尾狐，开朗的心情，不知不觉地摆在脸上。妙珍和刘不才看她神情舒坦，自然都感到快慰，只有胡雪岩的心情矛盾，一方面觉得妙珠是宜喜宜嗔春风面，一扫愁苦之容，格外显得明艳照人，看在眼里，爱在心头，一方面又怕古应春擅作主张，投其所好，如果所许的愿心是自己办不到的，则又何以善其后？ 心里七上八下半天，终于趁刘不才大谈赌经时悄悄问妙珠：“古老爷跟你说点啥？” 她眼波闪耀，斜着从他脸上飘过，故意洋洋不睬地答了句：“不好跟第三个人说的。” 她装假，他便有意逗她：“想来是他看中了你了？你可当心！古老爷有个'女张飞'管着。” “女张飞？”妙珠触发了好奇心，“怎么叫出这么个名字来。你倒说给我听听。” “来！”胡雪岩趋势将她一拉，两人走到屏风背后，在一张杨妃榻上，并排坐了下来，“女张飞”自然不谈了，但却别无话说，一个拉着她的手凝视，一个低头不语。 “胡老爷！”是妙珠先开口，“你说要给我造一座家庵，这话算不算数？” “我跟你说说笑话的。”胡雪岩正好改口，“莫非我真的作孽？年纪轻轻的，送你进庵堂去过那种日子？” “哼！”妙珠微微冷笑，“造一座庵，也要几百两银子，自然舍不得了！” 胡雪岩再精也想不到这是激将之计，当即答道：“几百两银子小事。不要说你我有过交情，哪怕初见面，送你几百两银子，也没有什么了不得的。” “既然你这样说，我先谢谢你，明天等家庵造好了，我供你一个'长生禄位'。” “不行，不行！'家庵'两字，再不用提起。” 妙珠也不是真的看破红尘，要去带发修行，就这片刻之间，她照古应春的指点，另外打定了主意，“你不用管，你总归给我几百两银子，让我造间新房子住就是了。”她又加了一句，“你肯不肯？” “谈不到什么肯不肯。你如果不相信，我马上给你银子好了。” “那倒不必。说过算数。” 接着，她伸出春葱样的一只小指，一钩新月似的弯着，胡雪岩也伸出小指来跟她勾了勾。接着，便一手揽住了她的腰，说了句真心话：“妙珠，我自己都不知道我是怎么回事，又舍不得你，又怕你。” “怕我什么，我又不是吃人的老虎。” “老虎倒不是，是一条——” “一条什么？” 胡雪岩想说：是一条会缠人的蛇。但因已领教过妙珠的脾气，不敢造次，所以话到口边，又缩了回去，等她再追问时，自然也不肯出口，笑笑而已。 “我知道你怕我。”妙珠有些悔恨不胜似的，“我也知道我的脾气，就是改不掉。” 一个人能有自知之明，便容易相处了，胡雪岩心想，不管将来如何，能劝得她稍敛那种刚烈性情，总是好事，“妙珠，”他先恭维她一顿，“说良心话，我从杭州看到上海，上海看到苏州，像你这样的人品，真是顶儿尖儿，再没有话好说——” “好了，好了！不要替我乱戴高帽子。捧得高，跌得重，下面就要说到我的坏处了。” 一说破，胡雪岩倒又不便再出口了，仍然只能付之一笑。 “闲话少说。”妙珠忽然问道，“你住房子喜欢怎样一种格局？” 这话问得太突兀。胡雪岩想了一下，方始明白，但也不愿说破，只反问一句：“你呢？你喜欢怎样的格局？” “我喜欢高大凉爽，前后空地要多。” “那么，你就照你的意思去盖好了。如果要修怎么样一座亭台楼阁的大花园，我力量不够，普通一所住宅，我还送得起。”胡雪岩又说，“房子是你住，不是我住，自然是你喜欢怎么样就怎么样。” 最后一句话，是有意这样说的，暗中拒人于千里以外，这，妙珠也懂，不过她受了古应春的教，已打定一个“磨”字的主意，所以并不觉得失望，神态自若地问道：“你们杭州的房子是怎样的格局？” “普通人家前后厢房，中间是正屋，有个名堂，叫做'四盘一汤'。” 妙珠觉得这个说法很新奇，闭上眼想一想，若是临空下望，前后厢房，分布四角，中间一座厅，果然是这样一种形状，于是笑道：“好的！我们也来个四盘一汤。” 这近乎一厢情愿的想法，胡雪岩自然也懂，认为不宜再说下去了，话越来越多，也越描越黑。因而又是笑笑不响。 “你倒真会笑！一笑、两笑、三笑了！” 是不明用意的废话，但出之于她的口中，另有一种味道。胡雪岩斗口也是很在行的，随即笑道：“你倒是胜过秋香，可惜没有一个唐伯虎！” 这又有暗中见拒之意，妙珠心中自语：总有一天叫你脱不得身。这样想着，脸上便露了诡黠的笑容。 这让胡雪岩又起警惕，不知道她在打什么主意，凝神细看，妙珠忽然“噗哧”一声，笑了出来。 这一笑，越使胡雪岩困惑，不过有一点倒是很清楚的：前嫌尽释！既然如此，就不必再瞎费什么工夫了，且丢开了再说。 回到席间，重又闹酒，一顿午饭，吃到下午四点才罢。妙珠道声“得罪”退了出去。接着便有个替妙珍收拾房间的心腹娘姨，进来使个眼色，将妙珍调到外面。这一去好久不见进来，冷落客人是娼门大忌，而况是这几位特客。所以胡雪岩等人，虽在海阔天空地闲谈，暗地里却都抱着一个疑团。 天快黑下来时，来了一班狎客，嘈杂的人声中有一句话听得很清楚，是她们那里的相帮在说：“二小姐收房间了。” “二小姐”就是妙珠，“收房间”等于上海长三堂子里的“卸牌子”，是从良的表示。问津有心的那班狎客，一看名花有主，无不惘叹，少不得有人打听，是何豪客，量珠来换去了这一粒“妙珠”？相帮以“弄不清楚”作答。 别人不清楚，妙珍屋里的三个人，心中雪亮，古应春笑笑说道：“小爷叔！艳福不浅，到处有人留情。” 胡雪岩却笑不出来，“我不是假道学，用不着口是心非。人呢，当然有可取之处，不过我现在实在没有工夫来享这份艳福。”他看着刘不才说，“三爷，你来接收了去吧！” “说笑话了！我怎么能做这种事？”刘不才大摇其头，“退一万步说，妙珠一片心在你身上，九牛拔不转，就算我可以接收也接收不到。” “麻烦！”胡雪岩有些怨恨，“老古，一定是你替她做了狗头军师！你说实话，你替她出了什么馊主意？” 古应春想了一下，这样答道：“小爷叔，我劝你最好置之不理，听其自然，那就不会有麻烦，更不会有烦恼了。” “这话倒说得有道理。”胡雪岩深深点头，“我就照你的话做。” “只怕不容易做到。” 听他的话又翻覆，自然诧异，而且不满：“这话，我弄不明白！” “很容易明白！小爷叔，有道是：'未免有情，谁能遣此？'我怕你心里抛不开。倘或如此，倒不如实事求是的好。” 胡雪岩沉吟了一会，果然有些割舍不下，因而便无话可答了。