The sound of the piano played in Hexian Tower today was something that the celebrities in Changjing had never heard before.
Not just the tune, but the style too.
Obviously everyone gathered here mainly to visit the seriously ill Fairy Qinzhong. They were a bit worried and sad, but they all felt happy at this time. It was obviously the winter solstice outside, and they were on the way to Changjing.
Sleet and snow were still falling on the streets, and the chill was permeating my body. At this time, I felt warm all over my body, as if I was bathing in the bright spring light of February and March. Literary people often feel sad about spring and autumn, and when I am in Changjing, there is no shortage of time.
People who are ambitious but frustrated feel an inexplicable sense of freedom at this moment.
Usually, Miss Wanjiang rarely plays such music.
Not every piece of music played has such a unique ability to penetrate people's hearts.
Everyone was confused and intoxicated.
Feeling free and happy, the gods never change.
There is often a deep friendship between celebrities and elegant people. Some people came to their senses during the interval of the sound of the piano, and hurriedly went out and asked someone to immediately invite their old friends who also loved the sound of the piano to inform them that Miss Jiang was at Hexian Tower again today.
Now that I'm playing the piano, I invite them to come and enjoy it.
I don't know how many people gathered here.
Slowly, someone discovered——
Unknowingly, not only did the cold wind raging on the streets of Changjing stop, but the rain and snow floating in the sky also stopped. Even the entire gray and dark sky seemed to be pushed away by a pair of invisible hands, revealing the top of the head.
The sky is as blue as blue, and the sunshine shines on the streets of Changjing. Therefore, even if they are not on this street and cannot hear the sound of the piano, they can feel the rare warmth in the cold winter.
Suddenly, there was a bang.
It sounded like the strings of a piano breaking.
The celebrities and elegant scholars who were still intoxicated by the sound of the piano suddenly felt like frightened birds, as if they had been kicked out of the fantasy they had constructed, and they were surprised and at a loss.
Miss Wanjiang has never broken a string.
Before everyone could recover from their daze, they were either looking at the curtain leading to the backyard, or looking up at the wooden boards on the roof.
Some people discussed it, while others frowned.
There were also people who believed that they used to come to Hexian Tower and often go to the second floor to listen to the piano. They wanted to go upstairs to check, but they were also stopped.
After a long time, there was movement on the stairs.
Because it is a wooden ladder, movement is obvious.
Everyone closed their mouths and looked up.
For a while, you could hear needles dropping in the lobby.
"Wow..."
The curtain was lifted.
A pretty woman bowed slightly and walked out quickly with her head lowered. When she raised her head and looked into each other's eyes, everyone was startled by her expression.
His eyes were red and full of tears, his lips were pursed, and the look on his face was even more tragic.
"The master is seriously ill and has passed away."
"..."
You can hear the pin drop in the lobby.
Everyone was stunned.
After a while, there was a sound.
"Ah You……"
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
"Yeah, how is this possible?"
"Just now, Miss Wanjiang was entertaining guests upstairs and playing the harp. The sound of the harp was so beautiful, like fairy music. How could this sudden bad news come?!"
"You little maid! Don't talk nonsense!"
"Is there a mistake?"
"Yan had previously listened to Mr. Wan Jiang playing the piano, and the joy in the sound could not be faked. He was clearly recovering from his illness. Even if, even if his condition worsened, he was still playing the piano happily just now, so what... How could it be possible in such a blink of an eye?
Just die from this world forever?”
Everyone spoke one after another and stared at the maid.
"Just now..."
The maid suppressed her sorrow: "Just now, the master asked God for three moments of freedom..."
"..."
Everyone was stunned again.
It turns out that the Taoist gentleman who just went upstairs was there to ask God for three moments of freedom.
Now there is nothing more to say.
For a moment, everyone pushed aside the maids and rushed upstairs. Although they were blocked by several strong men and could not get closer, they finally reached the second floor. Through the white gauze all over the room, they could faintly see the table in the middle of the floor.
The table, the guqin, and the woman who fell in front were also spread out on the ground in white clothes, still extremely beautiful.
I don't know how many people cried out in pain.
There is no Wan Jiang in this world.
People in Changjing who love music as much as their lives will never appreciate such spiritual music.
…
The Taoist still held the girl's hand and walked on the street.
Today's Sanhua Empress was particularly rebellious. She would either rush forward with a burst of strength, or stop and refuse to leave. She would stare at the roadside with curiosity on her face, and even reach out to poke at the things being sold, but Song You took her away.
When he was pulled back to his side, she raised her head and stared at Song You with a pair of clear eyes, looking ignorant and well-behaved. How could you blame her?
"Is Sanhua Empress drunk?"
"What is drunkenness?"
"People will feel dizzy and excited after drinking alcohol, and they will do things they would not normally do."
"Miss Sanhua didn't drink."
"The fermented glutinous rice also has a little wine."
"A little wine!"
"But Empress Sanhua didn't know any restraint and drank bowl after bowl."
"It's sweet! Rice porridge soup soup!"
"So Sanhua Empress is drunk."
"Miss Sanhua is not dizzy."
"But Sanhua Empress is excited."
"Miss Sanhua is not excited."
"Then follow me home carefully and don't run around."
"That's what cats are like!"
"..."
"Taoist, look! The sun is rising!"
"..."
Song You stopped and looked up at the sky.
He seemed to have noticed something. When he lowered his head and looked at the little girl, he couldn't help but whisper to her: "Now Empress Sanhua has not only seen Changjing's unique and divine piano art, but also witnessed it with her own eyes."
The disappearance of Changjing’s unique art and the art of Tongshen Qin in Changjing.”
"disappear!"
"Empress Sanhua will understand later."
"Taoist, look, there is a little man peeing there!"
"Let's go..."
"Let's go see him!"
"..."
The Taoist didn't say anything, he just held his hand tightly and pulled her back.
However, before he had taken two steps, he heard a woman's voice coming from behind:
"Mr. Song?"
Song You and the little girl he was holding turned to look.
She is a plainly dressed woman with an unfamiliar appearance.
However, since others called him out, Song You naturally turned around, but at this moment, he was holding Sanhua Empress in his hand, so it was difficult to ask her to circle around him, and Mao'er's thoughts were unpredictable.
At this moment, I didn't dare to let go of her hand easily, for fear that she would run away to watch someone else's child pee, so after a tedious operation, he finally turned around and changed his hand to hold her.
"Madam is..."
"Mr. Song, have you forgotten? My baby was seriously ill in the past. I thought he was possessed by an evil spirit and came to see my husband. But he not only told us that it had nothing to do with being possessed by an evil spirit, but he also directed us to a medical center without taking any money." The woman said.
I couldn't help but bend down and give my hands to the Taoist, "Sir, you are really kind-hearted. Thanks to you, my baby saved his life."
"ah……"
Song You thought about it.
At that time, the woman did come to him with her child in her arms. She just had a common cold and fever. However, these days, witch doctors are involved with each other, and it is difficult to distinguish the disease. It is obviously a disease, but out of ignorance, she thinks it is an evil spirit, so she
She came to him to exorcise evil spirits. Song You introduced her to the Jishi Hall opened by the students of Dr. Cai, and later she specially brought eggs to express her gratitude.
It's not that Song You was forgetful, but three years, which is not a short time for the poor people these days, especially under hard work, this woman has changed a lot.
"I remembered."
"Later, my baby's health was also not good. I went to a Mr. You Gua on the street to do a fortune telling. He said that I couldn't get the name correctly. I thought he was a god and an expert. I wanted to bring my baby to see him again.
I wanted to ask my husband to rename my baby, but when I arrived, he had already closed the store."
Song You stood in front of her and listened to her carefully.
It is also common these days to ask Taoist monks to help with naming. If you are a poor person and you are uneducated, Taoist monks will always be more educated. For dignitaries, you will find well-known local eminent monks.
, choose a good name that is auspicious and smooth, conducive to peace and future.
"We went on a trip."
"Sir, you are finally back."
The little girl was held by the Taoist's hand and could not run away, but she turned her head and stared straight at the child standing at the foot of the wall with his back to her.
"Can I change it later?"
"Later, I went to Qingxiao Temple in Donghe County to find an old Taoist priest in the temple and changed it. Originally, I thought that the baby was weak and sick, so I chose the word "an" for peace, but Mr. You Gua said that our hearts are good, but it's just a single word.
The name is too precious and we ordinary people cannot afford it, so we were asked to change our name to a two-character name. The old Taoist priest named him Qiuning." The woman said, "Now, although my baby still often has some minor illnesses, he has never had any trouble.
It’s not as scary as it used to be.”
"We have also heard about the old Taoist priest from Qingxiaoguan in Donghe County. He is a man of outstanding virtue and spiritual practice. His name should be right."
Song You didn't say whether there was any use in changing the name, but if you simply wanted to seek good luck, it would be most auspicious to name it by an old Taoist priest who was obviously an ordinary Taoist but was willing to take risks to exorcise evil spirits for the people.
At this time, I only heard the sound of footsteps.
The child who was peeing on the street corner ran over and immediately ran to the woman's side. He put his arms around the woman's legs for support and looked at the Taoist and the little girl timidly.
"This is my baby!" the woman said, "This is the fairy who saved your life. Why don't you say hello to the fairy!"
"..."
"Tell me you've met sir! Tell me!"
"I've seen Mr...."
The little boy shouted timidly.
"You're so big, you grow up so fast." Song You smiled, nodded to him and said, "You're polite."
"Children just grow up fast."
"correct--"
Song You happened to remember the Jishi Hall that he pointed out to the woman and Dr. Chen who had regular free clinics. He remembered that he was a student of Divine Doctor Cai. Later, he met Divine Doctor Cai in Hezhou and talked about him. Divine Doctor Cai put all the medical skills he had learned all his life into
After many twists and turns, half of the manuscript was finally given to his student Dr. Chen, so Song You paid special attention to it.
"It was Doctor Chen from Jishi Hall who cured your son, right?"
"that is."
"How is Doctor Chen doing now?"
"this……"
The woman was a little embarrassed, and then sighed: "Two years ago, there was a fire in Jishi Hall for some unknown reason. Although Dr. Chen was not injured, the entire Jishi Hall was burned clean, and most of Dr. Chen's life savings were burned to the ground.
They were all in those medicinal materials, and they were all burned away. I heard that some other important things were also burned. Doctor Chen became depressed and remorseful, lost weight rapidly, and couldn't afford to fall ill last year..."
"How could this be?"
"Who says otherwise! Good people are not rewarded! How many people has Dr. Chen saved over the years he has been doing good deeds? I heard that there was a fire in Jishi Hall, and the people in the surrounding area went to save it. The fire infiltrators also arrived, and even the government arrested people.
The soldiers were all grateful for Dr. Chen's moral character and took the initiative to put out the fire. Everyone searched for money in the ashes. No one took it into his own arms, but the silver found in the ashes was less than a hundred taels, which was Dr. Chen's life savings.
"Oh..." the woman said, "Where can you find such a good person? Oh my god! You are so blind!"
"That's it..."
Song You's face was solemn and thoughtful.
"Sir, where are you going..."
"Just about to go home."
"We're also here for a stroll. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Let's get some cloth to make new clothes for the baby. The boy grows up quickly, and a piece of clothing will soon outgrow it."
"Then Madam is busy."
"Sir is also busy..."
The Taoist said goodbye to him, and pulled his child, who was about to ask why the child didn't bury it after it had peed, he thought a little and continued walking back.