1987 My Era

Chapter 200, Ocarina

After finishing 6 classes, Li Heng went straight outside the school, found a public phone, and called according to the note given by Teacher Yu.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

These days calls have to be transferred and take a long time to get through.

"Hello, who is this?" A voice in Shaoyang dialect came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, Auntie, looking for Li Lan." I could tell from the voice that this was the hospital leader and my second sister's future mother-in-law. Her voice was a little hoarse, but it was very easy to recognize and you would never forget it once you heard it.

"Which one are you?" the other side asked.

Li Heng said: "I am Li Lan's younger brother."

"Oh, Brother Lanlan, please wait a moment, I will go and call for you." Upon hearing that it was Brother Lanlan, the voice on the other end immediately became enthusiastic, with a hint of smile in the words.

"Thank you."

While waiting, Li Heng bought a bottle of soda from the grocery store owner and drank it while waiting.

A minute later, a voice came from the other end of the line again. This time it was Li Lan who was speaking: "Li Heng?"

"Well, how's your job at the hospital?"

"That's all. I'll have to move to another place soon."

Li Heng knew that she was going to be transferred to the Finance Bureau, so he didn't ask much, but got straight to business: "When are you and your parents going to Beijing?"

Li Lan said: "They were reluctant to go at first, and it took a long time to persuade them to go."

Li Heng was stunned: "Why?"

Li Lan glanced back at the door and lowered her voice, "They said they were afraid they would owe someone a favor and not be able to pay it back in the future."

Li Heng was puzzled. "Didn't we agree on this? Why are you bringing up personal connections again? Which is more important, personal connections or life? Mom is an intellectual, how come she doesn't even understand this?"

Li Lan shut him up with just one sentence: "Mom and Dad are afraid that you will abandon Chen Zijin in the future and marry Song Yu or Xiao Han. We won't be able to explain to the Chen family."

The corner of Li Heng's mouth twitched. Did he think that everything he did could be seen through?

After a long silence, he said, "My business is my business. Don't mix it up. You need to distinguish the situation. Right now, the priority is to cure the disease."

Li Lan agreed: "I think so too. Who can predict what will happen in the future? Just don't have a falling out with Chen Zijin during your treatment."

Li Heng: “.”

After chatting for a while, he transferred 3 yuan to his second sister, and she would take her parents to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

After the treatment was settled, we also talked about the eldest sister. The second sister said: "The eldest sister gave birth to a boy, weighing 7 pounds, in the town hospital."

Li Heng said happily: "That's great, how is your health, elder sister?"

The second sister said, "Do you still need to ask about her health? She has always been very rough. She has a big appetite and can eat a whole cow in one meal."

Li Heng asked: "Are you happy with your brother-in-law's family? Are they good to you, sister?"

Speaking of her brother-in-law's family, the second sister looked down on them as always, curling her lips and saying, "What a foolish family, they are stubborn with feudal ideas and only want boys. How can they not be happy? They are okay with the eldest sister, but the family is so poor that the best they can do is kill a chicken to eat. There is not much hope."

Li Heng: “.”

After a while, he said, "Give my elder sister a red envelope for me."

"Mom and Dad have already sealed it for you." Li Lan said.

Li Heng asked: "How many have been sealed?"

Li Lan replied: "I didn't ask how much it was. I'm too lazy to ask. If you think it's too little, just buy one yourself when you go home for the New Year."

"Okay, that's it. Call me when you arrive in Beijing," he instructed.

Li Lan confirmed by asking, "Call your university teacher Yu's home?"

Li Heng is right.

Li Lan rolled her eyes and said, "I saw your female teacher at No. 1 Middle School the other day. You should take it easy and don't get her pregnant before you even graduate from college."

Hearing these presumptuous words, Li Heng was almost so angry that he vomited blood. "No, so I am this kind of person in your mind?"

Li Lan said sarcastically, "How should I know what kind of person you are? I only know that all the pretty girls have been in your mouth, Chen Zijin in elementary school, Xiao Han in junior high school, and Song Yu in high school.

I don't think you will be idle in college. If it's not this female teacher who suffers, then other female classmates will definitely suffer. You'd better stop it. Now my parents look uncomfortable when they talk about those women of yours.

In my mother's words, the smoke coming out of the Li family's ancestral grave is not like this, even the coffin lid can't hold it down."

Unable to bear it any longer, Li Heng hung up the phone angrily, then ran to the bank and transferred 3 yuan to his second sister.

After returning to Lushan Village, he wrote a letter to Zijin while wondering: Can Chen Xiaomi help him find a courtyard house that he likes?

After writing the letter to Zijin, he thought of Song Yu who was also in the capital. Should he let her take the opportunity to show up in front of his parents?
But after weighing the pros and cons, I decided to give up the idea.

First, the relationship between Jinsheng and Song Yu has not reached that point yet, and they are still pursuing each other. I guess there is not much hope in the short term.

Second, he was afraid of irritating Zijin and causing a conflict with Song Yu prematurely, which would be counterproductive.

After writing the letter, Li Heng opened the study window, poured a cup of tea, sat on the chair for a while, and began to think about the erhu performance he had agreed to perform on stage today.

What song is playing?
"Butterfly Lovers"? "Fisherman's Song at Dusk"? "Three Variations on Plum Blossoms"?
Or is it "The Best of Times"?
Except for "Erquan Yingyue" which he performed during military training, all his most famous erhu pieces are here.

How about "Butterfly Lovers"? This piece of music is well-known to everyone, it is quite famous, and it is easy to arouse empathy. The live effect should be good.

Just as he was thinking about the erhu, the sound of ocarina suddenly came from the building No. 25 opposite.

After half a month, Teacher Yu was in high spirits again and played "High Mountains and Flowing Water". The magnificent and melodious music made people feel as if they were standing on the top of a majestic mountain, listening to the sound of gurgling water, and feeling the magnificence of nature and the power of life.

Li Heng was so absorbed in listening to the song that when it was over, he suddenly had an idea and couldn't help but think of the well-deserved number one song for ocarina, "The Original Scenery of Hometown". "The Original Scenery of Hometown" is a world-renowned song by the Japanese ocarina master Sojiro. It was created in 1991 and became famous all over the world once it was released. It has been played more than 50 billion times, which shows its influence and everyone's love for it.

Do you want to do it?

Do it or not?
To do it or not?
Damn it! It would be a waste if I didn’t do it! I did it!

After asking himself this question three times, he could no longer suppress his restless heart.

Damn it, Li Heng had no guilt at all for intercepting the good things from Xiao Ri, and he didn't even bother to say sorry. At most, he was just worried about how well he could perform this song?

Now he is faced with a situation. The flute is his forte. Should he play it with the flute?

Or play it with the original ocarina?

As for the ocarina, he can play it, but his proficiency is not as high as that of the flute, erhu and piano.

Sitting upright on a chair, listening to the ocarina sound from the opposite door that stopped for two minutes and then started again, Li Heng kept tapping the table with his fingers, struggling and weighing his options.
I don’t know how long this went on.

It was not until Yu Shuheng appeared in the attic opposite that he gradually came to his senses. After thinking for a while, he found the ocarina that Teacher Yu gave to Mai Sui and rode his bicycle straight to the sparsely populated fields.

Anyway? Let's try the ocarina effect first.

After riding for several miles and getting away from Fudan University, he found a relatively sparsely populated place, sat down, took out his ocarina and started playing.

As an expert in playing instruments, Li Heng did not need to ask anyone for advice on basic ocarina playing techniques such as breathing, fingering, articulation, breathing and rhythm. He found the familiar feeling of his previous life after playing the ocarina for 5 minutes.

"Original Landscape of Hometown" He had played it on piano, erhu and flute in his previous life. He knew the score by heart and didn't need to spend time to figure it out. Now he just had to play it! Play it! If it worked, he would just practice more.

After calming himself down, Li Heng began to try playing the instrument. As soon as the prelude sounded, the old oxen grazing not far away raised their heads and stared at him eagerly.

An old man even forgot to roll his cigarette and stood on the stone, looking over here.

"Original Scenery of Hometown" is 4 minutes and 40 seconds long. After finishing the song, Li Heng felt very good about himself, except that it was a bit difficult to sing. It seems that he needs to practice more before going on stage.

After trying to blow it 5 times in a row, Li Heng had an idea in his mind and was sure that this was the one!
Anyway, I am the first to perform in this life, I am the authority! No one will question it.

Thinking that this awesome song belonged to him, Li Heng was in a very good mood. When he passed by the old man on his bicycle, he asked loudly:
"Sir, how's my playing?"

The old man took off the cigarette holder he was holding and said with a smile: "I don't understand music, but it sounds really good! It reminds me of my childhood."

"Really? Then I'll come again tomorrow." Li Heng waved goodbye and rode away quickly on his bike.

After returning to school, Li Heng didn't go anywhere. He went straight to the downstairs of the No. 12 girls' dormitory and shouted to the dormitory manager as soon as he saw her:
"Auntie, please help me call down Mai Sui."

The dormitory auntie said: "You are lucky, this girl just returned to the dormitory."

Then, the dormitory manager turned on the loudspeaker and shouted twice: 211’s wheat ear! 211’s wheat ear! Someone is looking for you downstairs.

After shouting, she turned off the speaker and the dormitory manager stuck her head out of the window and asked, "Where are you from?"

"Xiangnan." Li Heng replied.

"Shonan is a great place, the hometown of great men. Where are you from in Shonan?"

"Shao City, have you heard of it, Auntie?"

Just as the two were chatting casually, the wheat ears came down.

Seeing this, Li Heng immediately dropped the conversation he was in and left the dormitory area with Mai Sui.

Li Heng asked: "Have you eaten?"

Wheat Ear replied: "I just finished the eighth class and haven't had time to eat yet."

Li Heng said: "Let's go to the cafeteria, you treat me."

Mai Sui smiled tenderly, "Aren't boys always the ones who treat girls to meals? Why is it always the other way around here?"

"We are different. I'm not chasing you." Li Heng said without hesitation.

Mai Sui looked at his back and said nothing.

Without waiting for a reply, Li Heng turned around and asked, "What's wrong? Are you worried about money?"

Mai Sui shook his head, "No."

Li Heng lied, "That's good. Comrade Mai Sui, remember my words. If I take the initiative to treat you to a meal one day, it will be dangerous. So, I eat your meal for your own good."

Mai Sui laughed, "Yes, yes, yes! If you take the initiative to invite me to dinner one day, I will refuse."

"Hey, that sounds good."

Li Heng happily said, "I have something to ask you today."

Mai Sui asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Heng said: "The music for the school's welcome party has been decided. It's called "Original Scenery of Hometown" and will be played on ocarina."

"Ocarina? You use an ocarina?" Mai Sui was surprised.

Li Heng was dissatisfied: "What's that look? I can play the erhu, flute, piano, and ocarina, so what? Don't question it."

Mai Sui said, "Didn't you say that you are best at the erhu and piano? Why did you suddenly switch to the ocarina?"

Li Heng asked: "Want to know?"

Wheat nodded.

Li Heng said, "I'll take you somewhere after the sixth class tomorrow afternoon."

Mai Sui vaguely guessed something, his eyes were full of anticipation, and he said yes.

(End of this chapter)