Our Time: Unswerving until Death

Chapter 92

In December [-], affected by the semi-permanent cold and high pressure in Siberia, northern China ushered in the third cold wave. Despite the barrier of the Qinling Mountains, the temperature in the southern area continued to drop sharply. The train traveled along the Jinpu line. When I went north to Lu Province, there were snowflakes in the sky.

This is the first snow since the beginning of winter this year.

Qian Xuan and He Qi originally planned to frame Brother Xun and divert the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway to Hangzhou to Shaoxing, but Brother Xun refused to go home no matter what he said, and had a big argument with Qian Xuan at the station, and the trip to Shaoxing was over. , Turn back to Peking.

The train was moving forward in the ice and snow, and the two of them were sullen and refused to sit in the same seat, so they had to sit opposite each other, but they didn't look at each other, they both stared out the window at the snow.

Old-fashioned train windows are not like high-speed trains with glass, but the kind of iron windows that open upwards. Once opened, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes is blowing in. It is so cold that it is dead, but the two of them are like children, but they are fighting each other No one wants to do it first.

This is a pain for the other two, Gu Rushui is okay, He Qi really can't stand the cold, and wants to close the window, good guy, the two who are so angry grab He Qi, and Qian Xuan hates He Qi They didn't insist, and the two of them didn't hold back one person. Brother Xun complained that He Qigou was nosy with a mouse, and He Qi was not a human being inside and outside.

Gu Rushui shrugged his shoulders, put his arms around his arms, and watched He Qi being bullied cheerfully.

Just hate it, anyway, the window was closed, He Qi didn't reply, leaned on the seat, remembered some good things, and smiled unconsciously.

So, Qian Xuan and Brother Xun, who couldn't get used to it, joined forces to make fun of He Qi.

A few people just made noise all the way, and finally arrived in Peiping.

The snow is falling heavily, the sky is pure white, like feathers falling, there is no sorrow or joy, no joy or anger, snow falls every year, snow falls every year, slowly and slowly.
It's the twelfth lunar month, and the number of passengers coming and going at Zhengyangmen Station is increasing day by day, and the heat can't be covered by heavy snow. As soon as he got off the train, He Qi felt the "roughness" of the north for the first time. Submerged, everything you look at is white except for white.

In the short distance from the platform to the station, He Qi's hair and shoulders were dyed white, and the sub-zero temperature made He Qi's hands and feet hard to control.

Qian Xuan looked at He Qi still wearing a suit, wearing thin clothes, shivering from the cold, and gloated, "Hey!! You said that you spent so much money on these clothes, and they don't protect you from the cold!"

Brother Xun glanced at him: "What do you know, keep warm with love, it's a gift from your sweetheart, it's warm."

Gu Rushui laughed "giggle".

He Qi was so cold that she didn't bother to take care of her, so she hurried to the exit, wanting to go home by car and wrap up a warm quilt, but was shocked by the scene in front of her. Some beggars have holes in their bodies, some clothes are randomly put together from a few pieces of rags, some are stepping on the snow with bare feet, and there are a few little beggars, curled up in the corner, wearing clothes and leaving naked Surrounded by it, slapping the snow accumulated on the body from time to time.

They gathered around the exit of the station, trembling with the cold, holding broken bowls with cracks in them, and begging for passengers who came out. He Qi looked terrified. It wasn't that she had never seen a beggar before, but she had never seen this kind of beggar. Waiting for the bitter scene, just as he was about to withdraw money from his body, Qian Xuan grabbed his hand.

Qian Xuan shook his head, didn't speak, and dragged He Qi to the rickshaw.

He Qi didn't know why Qian Xuan was like this, and kept looking back, but heard Qian Xuan saying: "Don't look, be careful when they come chasing you, then you won't be able to get away."

"Why?" He Qi wondered, she broke free and didn't leave.

A few people were standing in the snowy day, crooked snowflakes were falling, covering their bodies in a short while, He Qi forgot the cold, stared at the direction of the exit, stared at Qian Xuan, and asked: "Why can't you give it?"

Qian Xuan sneered: "Yucai, I don't know how he got here all these years, he doesn't have any ordinary things in life."

He Qi frowned, and asked back: "What does this have to do with common sense in life?"

Qian Xuandao: "You look like a rich man with this clothes. If you give one, you will wear the rest. Can you take it off?"

Brother Xun threw it on the cigarette holder and into the snow, but said flatly: "Let's go!"

He Qi felt even colder, and Xue Leng was nothing.

As soon as the group of people came to a row of rickshaws, He Qi, who was immersed in emotion, heard Old Wu pulling a cart and running from a short distance away, so she ran and shouted: "Sir, sir, look this way. "

The snow on the carport was pulled by Old Wu, and it fell all the way down. Old Wu was wearing a felt hat, but the clothes on his body were very thin. He only added an extra jacket than usual, and he came to the front in the blink of an eye. .

"I heard Miss Hong said that the gentlemen will be here today, so I'll be waiting." Old Wu put down the handlebars, opened the shed curtain, and shouted happily: "Sir, hurry up and go in, it's warmer inside than outside." .”

Qian Xuan turned his body forward and joked, "Are you pulling me?"

Old Wu suddenly froze, and didn't know how to speak.

"You really have nowhere to put your energy. Go back quickly, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will be anxious to wait." He Qi felt much better, she pushed Qian Xuan aside with a smile, got into the car by herself, and turned around and forgot about the snow. The beggar in the house glanced at him, then put down the curtain, and said to Lao Wu, "Go to my house."

Old Wu smiled, pulled the car and ran towards Dongjiaomin Lane. The snow was so heavy that he could only see a shadow after a while. Although Old Wu was not wearing thick clothes, after running for a while, his body was already steaming.

He Qi and Qian Xuan arrived at the entrance of the alley one after the other. Old Wu said that he would not charge any money and was about to leave with the cart. He Qi hurriedly stopped him and took out a small iron box from his luggage. The dried fruit I ate on the way was unopened, and said: "I will give you money, but you won't accept it, and this is not expensive, you can take it home and feed it to your children."

In this way, Old Wu reluctantly accepted it.

The snowy small courtyard is not much different from the past, probably because the evergreen pine and cypress trees have turned white, and at the end of the month, the branches of the crabapple tree have an extra layer of white quilt, and maybe Gouwa has replaced it. A new suit.

Gouwa was sweeping snow in the courtyard, wearing a fur-brimmed hat and brand new padded clothes, seeing her husband come back, she was very happy, and told He Qi what happened these days, about the clothes Sister Ahong bought for him , Going to eat and work in the chess hall, many people praised Mr. for being so good and so on.

He Qi was very relieved, not because she was praised by others, but because she hadn't seen her for more than a week, Gouwa spoke a lot more fluently, she was not timid, and she was able to communicate with people normally, which is especially gratifying.

It was already afternoon, the snow was still falling, and the sky was gloomy. Gou Wa boiled a pot of water, He Qi took a shower, and got into bed. The journey was really sleepy, and she fell asleep after a while.

It snowed heavily all night, and it gradually became lighter the next day. He Qi woke up, felt comfortable, put on her clothes, and just stepped out of the room, good guy, the snow that was just swept yesterday was covered with a thick layer of snow today. It was a thick layer, and Gouwa stood in the snow without his ankles.

"Sir, you're awake!" Gouwa put down the broom, took out a thick stack of letterheads from his pocket, walked up to him and said, "A lot of people came this morning and said they wanted to invite you to dinner."

He said again: "They asked if you were at home? I said you were resting, and they gave me this, and they didn't even enter the door."

After Gou Wa finished explaining, he went to close the door, only then did He Qi realize that the big red door was half open, and said with a smile, "I mean! Why are so many people coming, but no one knocked on the door."

When Gouwa came back, Hanhan said with a smile: "Old Uncle Wu taught me that no one would knock when he opened the door. I opened the door because I was afraid of disturbing your sleep."

He Qi nodded and praised: "That's right, I'm a fast learner."

With a bowl of clear porridge and a dish of side dishes, He Qi finished her breakfast and was about to go to work. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and took Gou Wa to Li Wan's room to clean up.

When He Qi lived in this room, he came in once. Gouwa was told by He Qi, but he never came in, so he was very curious. When he entered the room to clean, he saw the photo frame on the dressing table. It belonged to Li Wan. After seeing the photo, he asked, "Sir, who is this?"

He Qi was dusting Li Wan's boots, turned her head and said, "Her name is Li Wan, and she will be here next year."

Gou Wa asked again: "Who is Li Wan?"

He Qi said: "This yard belongs to her. When she comes next year, you have to call her Miss Wan."

Gouwa was only 14 years old after the new year, and he basically had no contact with the outside world. How could he know this, and said innocently: "Miss Wan lives with us, where does the other lady live?"

He Qi couldn't laugh or cry, so she had no choice but to say: "A family can only live in one young lady."

Gouwa's face was full of doubts: "I heard people in the chess hall that the master is going to marry many young ladies. Why is it that once Miss Wan comes, the other ladies can't come?"

He Qi laughed and said: "That's because there are many houses in the other house, and several ladies can live there. Look, our house has only one empty room, so we have to live in one lady?"

Gouwa understood.

Just as he was talking, the door was knocked loudly. Gou Wa put down his work and opened the door. It was Qian Xuan who came. Seeing He Qi cleaning Li Wan's room, he scolded with a smile: "Cooperate with those of us." Waiting for you in the chess hall, you don’t come, but you are cleaning Wanwan’s room. Don’t say that she hasn’t come yet, you are like this, if she comes, you will still be bored at home every day from now on?”

He Qi glanced at her and said, "I was just thinking about cleaning a room, and you can get so much talk? No one told me, how did I know you were waiting for me? What's the matter?"

Qian Xuan sat on a chair that had just been cleaned, crossed Erlang's legs, posed for the score and said, "How do you talk to uncle?"

"Hahaha." He Qi couldn't help laughing suddenly: "Fuck you."

Qian Xuan stared, and said with a suppressed smile, "It's not big or young. I'm your serious elder."

"Say something quickly, fart quickly if you have something to say, don't delay me sweeping the floor if you have nothing to do." He Qi took a broom and beat Qian Xuan's feet.

"You will regret it in the future." Qian Xuan hurriedly jumped aside.

"Let's talk about the future, let's talk about the present."

"A group of them want to have a lunch banquet with you, the champion who has won glory for the country."

"And then you can have a meal by the way, right?"

"Those who want to invite someone to dinner with me can line up to Yongdingmen from here, and I can use it for dinner?"

"The old monk poured gasoline on the young monk."

As soon as He Qi was about to say "If you don't brag, you will die", Qian Xuan quickly interrupted, urging: "Don't talk nonsense, let's go quickly, and let a group of people wait for you, would you mind?"

More than half of the room was cleaned, and there was not much left. After explaining to Gou Wa, He Qi went back to the room to get the gold medal, and then rushed to the chess hall with Qian Xuan.

There was a heavy snowfall last night, covering the sky and covering the ground. Now there are many people walking, and the snow on the road has been trampled out. The snow in front of the "Heqizheng" is covered with a layer of red. Firecracker clothes, falling red all over the ground.

In the chess hall, there was a lot of people, and there was an uproar. Standing outside, you could hear the sound from inside. I didn’t know that I thought it was a teahouse or restaurant. I didn’t dare to imagine that this was a chess hall.

After He Qi and Qian Xuan came in, there was a loud applause immediately, and when they went upstairs, Mr. Wang and other people were there, and Shen Qiuming also came. The old Duan was talking to the two strangers. Qi couldn't call out her name for a while.

After He Qi saluted with everyone one by one, she came to the old Duan. The two strangers also looked at He Qi at the same time. I let out a big sigh of relief. I wanted to invite some Dongyi chess players to come to our country for exchanges, but they hated this and that, and they didn’t even pay me. This time it’s all right, I’ll call you back, and they’ll all come to China next year. We don’t need to pay for it.”

Then the old Duan introduced: "Mr. Yubai, this is Cai Songpo, and this is Yang Xingcheng,"

This is General Songpo. He is not tall, but very handsome, but his face is not very good. He coughs from time to time. Now he is trapped in Beiping, with nothing to do all day long. Speaking of which, the "Little Phoenix Fairy" must be there too.

And Yang Xingcheng is Yang Shiqi, Lao Yuan's chief aide, who is keen on Go, and once helped Lao Yuan to make suggestions, when Lao Yuan's responsible cabinet system failed.Yang Shiqi took the initiative to overthrow Qu Hongxuan and Cen Chunxuan, and cooperated with Yi to closely examine the files before the Reform Movement of 2. Another 2 taels of silver was spent to frame Qu and Cen as evidence. His scheming was unpredictable and rare in the world. .

After He Qi saluted with these two, he had nothing to say for a while, after all, they had different ways and did not conspire with each other, but General Songpo seemed not interested in Yang Shiqi, and would rather talk to others than pay attention to Yang Shiqi.

And invite the governors of all provinces to come to Beiping, give high-ranking officials a generous salary, and provide them with delicious food and drinks, but in fact they are under house arrest, and the old Yuan can act cheaply and proclaim himself emperor. This strategy was provided by Yang Shiqi.

After that, everyone must know that General Songpo strongly opposed the old Yuan Emperor's rule. As the governor of Caiyun Province, he did a good job, but he was always trapped in Beiping, so he felt aggrieved.

In order to get out, General Songpo had to compromise and issued a statement in support of Lao Yuan. When the opportunity came, he fled to Dongyi, returned to Caiyun Province, and picked up his son to do Lao Yuan. sports.

As for Lao Yuan's death, General Songpo was the poison.

Days are more breathless, cause and effect are impermanent, life today, death tomorrow, no one knows.

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(End of this chapter)