But the bright moon shines on the ditch

On the happy day, when Wang Yu heard the little boy whining and saying something was wrong, Wang Yu wanted to jump from a distance. When he heard that the person coming was Xu Zhiliu, he immediately looked solemn.

There were all his colleagues in the side seats, and they all craned their necks to watch the excitement, but he couldn't have an attack yet.

Therefore, he weighed it over and over again and allowed everyone to continue eating without showing up.

Wang Yunxian outside also stopped the boy at the right time. After careful questioning, he learned that Xu Zhiliu was here to congratulate Liang Peiqiu on his birthday, but he had nothing to say for a while.The boy didn't know what was going on. He looked eagerly at Liang Peiqiu and asked her if she wanted to see her.

Liang Peiqiu wanted to say goodbye.

She really wanted to say goodbye, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them out.

Especially the young boy who had just been promoted to the porter. He was young and could not read eyes. He danced and said that Xu Zhiliu had brought a cart full of rabbits. The cart was full and lit with candles, just like the moon in the sky.

He brought the moon!
"The rabbits have different shapes, some are dressed as generals wearing armor and robes, some have paper flags or umbrellas on their backs, they are sitting or standing, and they are riding lions, elephants, unicorns, peacocks, cranes and other birds. , it’s so dazzling! There are also the tricks that came from Beijing, with rabbit heads and human bodies, holding jade pestles, some dressed as monks, barber masters, and vendors sewing shoes, selling wontons, and tea soup... ...The jade rabbit is all on the car, on the roof, on the cornices and on the windows!"

There is also a trendy gadget coming from Beijing, the rabbit rabbit with movable elbow joints and chin, commonly known as "Bada Zui", which is even more lovable.

But the boy had never seen it before, so he couldn't explain clearly with gestures.

Like the "Moonlight Horse", the Lord Rabbit is an offering for worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It has auspicious meanings, and it is considered appropriate to come to celebrate birthdays.

What's more, the first gift Xu Zhiliu gave her was a little rabbit made of clay.

But as soon as she thought about the clockmaker, Sister-in-law Lin and her infant child, the crying and helpless residents of Huangjiazhou, and Baicai's words of disregard for the life and death of the kilns before the New Deal, her tumbling expectations gradually cooled down.

She didn't look at Wang Yunxian, but said to the boy: "Let him go."

The boy was stunned, that was the young owner of Hutian Kiln!The great scholar Xu came to celebrate his birthday with a car full of rabbits, but she was missing?
The boy wanted to say something else, but when he raised his head and met his young master's gaze, he felt a cold light pass through him, and his whole body shivered twice.I was still wondering in my heart, but I didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly went to deliver the message.

Liang Peiqiu didn't stop and smiled at Wang Yunxian: "Let's go."

I took a few steps forward, but when I saw that he was still frozen in place, I couldn't help but urge him, "Why don't you leave quickly? Master will come out later, and neither of us can escape."

She was holding the Moonlight Bodhisattva lamp, with a gentle look on her face, standing not far away waiting for him, really like a wife who is waiting for her husband to return late.Wang Yunxian's throat rolled, and he was inexplicably crying.

The Bodhisattva lantern was painted by himself. His craftsmanship was not good, but his painting skills were average. He begged the master of the painting to carry it with him, and he managed to draw something that could only be seen.

There is a full moon in the round wheel. Inside the moon wheel is a female Bodhisattva sitting on a lotus. She is bright and pure... This is the appearance of the future wife that the young Wang Yunxian has fantasized about countless times.

As he grew up day by day, the appearance of his wife in his dreams changed several times. She was either arrogant or sassy. Sometimes it became too much, making it difficult for him to choose. However, his favorite was still the Bodhisattva Empress in the Buddhist portrait when he first met her. Every time I see her, my heart beats faster and I can't breathe.

Who doesn’t have the time of admiration in youth?For countless late nights, he had fantasized about the pleasures of fish and water, resting on his arms, unable to sleep at night.If there was such a person and such a relationship around him, he thought, he would definitely protect her for the rest of his life.

In a very quick moment, his dream came true, and the Bodhisattva Empress in the painting turned into Liang Peiqiu.

He was so happy that he almost exploded with joy.

But soon, after the boy appeared and Liang Peiqiu's face flashed with joy when he mentioned the car of rabbits, Wang Yunxian's fantasy was shattered.

His Bodhisattva Empress is incomplete.

He recalled seeing the same joy on her face when he first gave her a horse.Thinking about it now, her rejection and disappointment after that flash of joy may not be because Tuxue was not to her liking, but because it was him who sent Tuxue, not that person.

She has never been a person who is not pretentious. She can't pretend to like something if she doesn't like it. Likewise, she can't pretend to hate something if she likes something.He thought a lot in this moment, so much so that Liang Peiqiu waited for a long time without taking a step forward.

Liang Peiqiu's heart skipped a beat.

Looking back, Wang Yunxian was still standing at the foot of the stone steps, just like the sweet-scented osmanthus tree next to him, vigorous and straight, filling the garden with fragrance.It is the best harvest that adorns the golden autumn, but golden autumn always ranks second to midsummer.

"Actually, I have seen you climb trees. I know that you have been waiting for your moon."

He admitted that he was a little despicable. Before that, he had thought about what if it was incomplete?So what if it’s not bright and clear!As long as she is his Moonlight Bodhisattva, he will fulfill her moonlight.

They can also stand side by side, under the same moonlight.

But he knew that the premise of all this was that she was willing.

"Peiqiu, go ahead. I will wait for you in Xiaoqingyuan." No matter how late it is, I will wait for you.As long as you come back, I am willing to wait for as long as you want.

——However, he was still disappointed.

Later that night, Wang Yunxian was alone in Xiaoqingyuan, which was full of begonias. He squatted on the threshold, looking at the fireworks that had been prepared in advance.

In the end, the fireworks got cold and she didn't go home.

**
Liang Peiqiu knew that Wang Yunxian asked her to go to put an end to the past.If this end cannot be drawn, perhaps no one will be able to start well.

She asked the child who was leaning by the door to take a bottle of wine and took a big gulp before walking to the corner door of the backyard.

Later, when seeing off the guests, the owners of the porcelain shop and the boat shop were all important customers of the Anqing kiln. Wang Yu had to send them to the main entrance personally. Yu's face.

At present, the relationship between the two families was frozen, so Wang Yu did not directly ask Xu Zhiliu to be beaten out, which was a huge honor for her birthday girl.

Liang Peiqiu accepted it as soon as he saw it was good, and did not dare to openly welcome people in for a glass of water and wine. She only asked the servant to invite him to the corner door, which was a door dedicated to daily purchases and deliveries. It was spacious and quiet, and could allow carriages to be entered and exited.

When she walked over, the lights in front of her were bright, and Xu Zhiliu had already arrived.

He was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, with one knee bent and his elbow resting on it, playing with a rabbit that was making medicine, in a relaxed posture.Tonight is a dark night. He is alone and his surroundings are as bright as day. The moonlight is flickering, and there are many shadows. The shadows of the Immortal Pavilion of Guanghan Palace seem to have descended to the human world, and the tall man in the sky has also descended to the earth. between.

He only cast a distant glance, and Liang Peiqiu felt that she was drunk.

She steeled herself and walked forward, imitating Wang Yu's familiar but hypocritical demeanor when greeting others, and reluctantly said: "Xu Shaodong's family, I have received your thoughts. Please take these things back."

Her voice was slightly cold, and she also changed her title. The faint smile on Xu Zhiliu's lips completely dissipated after she spoke.

This was the first time she had treated him so coldly.

"Just because you and I are on opposite sides, we are now enemies when we meet again? Then I came to give you a gift today, but it caused you trouble?" He was still gentle and polite, with a hint of alienation.

Liang Peiqiu said: "Trouble is out of the question, but there are many guests here tonight, so I'm afraid there will be criticism."

"Criticism? Isn't this the most common thing between you and me? I don't know that you care about this." For a moment, his face was as dark as water, and he pressed forward step by step, "Then why do you come to see me?"

Liang Peiqiu was no better than a three-legged cat, so she couldn't compete with Xu Shaodong, who had been practicing for thousands of years. She was blocked and pushed back: "I just, just..."

She had already prepared a rough draft, just like the heartless words he said to her that day. She had rehearsed them several times in the past few days, thinking that one day she would see him again and respond without any pain.

What's so hard about this?The person is right in front of you, speak quickly!She told herself this, but it didn't hold up.

Originally, she was afraid that he would be seen waiting at the front door, so she wanted to drive him away in person, but instead he was welcomed into the backyard, and the relationship between being unable to see the light was covered with a veil.

I had already made myself suffer, for fear that speaking out would cause misunderstanding again, make myself sentimental, and bring humiliation to myself.

She thought hard, is there any other reason?Warn him not to come to her again?But these words were too emotional. In the future, she would have to manage the affairs of the kiln, so she would have to deal with him, so why bother?
She thought about it for a long time, but she didn't come up with an answer.

The smile that disappeared on Xu Zhiliu's face suddenly bloomed again.Liang Peiqiu was annoyed by his undisguised smile, and glared at him: "Then why are you here? Does my birthday have anything to do with you?"

When Xu Zhiliu was about to say something, she just heard her words come out, "Didn't you already draw a clear line with me? Aren't you going to chase that great future? Aren't you going to seize power even if you don't care about your life? What are you doing to find me?"

Seeing her eyes turn red all of a sudden, Xu Zhiliu finally couldn't bear it, turned over the wheel of the car, and walked quickly to her side. Thousands of words came to his lips, and finally turned into one sentence: "Xiao Liang, I'm sorry."

With just one sentence, Liang Peiqiu's held back tears burst into her eyes.

The next second, he was embraced by a warm chest.

She was stunned for a moment, her head was buzzing, and she couldn't think at all.And Xu Zhiliu was no better than her. Although he had doubts, he never thought of testing tonight, testing at an inopportune time, let alone testing in such a presumptuous and rude way.

Unexpectedly, Liang Peiqiu had made preparations because Wang Yunxian might confess her love tonight. Under the man's coat, there was a more slim-fitting girl's dress.Now that she has dressed up her daughter's house, there is no need to corset her chest.

He was not prepared at all, as if he had been struck by lightning, his eyes were confused, he blinked, and seemed to be in disbelief. He put his arms around Liang Peiqiu and trembled slightly. He wanted to feel it again, but he was afraid of being rude to her, and even more afraid of... I was impulsive and misunderstood something.He just stood there in a stalemate, maintaining his unadjusted posture. His limbs gradually became numb, but his consciousness gradually returned.

The same goes for Liang Peiqiu.

The two were speechless for a long time, hugging each other without making any movement.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Zhiliu reacted first, quickly touched the back of her head, let go of her, lowered himself, looked into her eyes, calmed his breathing and said word by word: "Xiaoliang, give me some more time, Okay?"

Liang Peiqiu didn't understand the meaning of these words, and her emotions were still stuck in the awkwardness between the two. She couldn't change them for a while. Her body was hot, her face was hot, and her heart was hot, but she just didn't want to pay attention to him, so she just turned her head. Don't look at him anymore.

Xu Zhiliu didn't force herself. He took her sleeve to the carriage and took out a box and cage from it.Opening the box, there were her favorite sauced pig's trotters, a few side dishes, and a pot of Nuerhong.

"Today is your birthday, why didn't I come? I wanted to come earlier, but..." If he showed up at the door of Hutian Kiln in broad daylight, he would probably only attract more criticism.

Liang Peiqiu also guessed what he meant and turned slightly sideways.

Xu Zhiliu coaxed her in a low voice: "Don't be angry. It's all my fault. I spoke too harshly last time. You, sir, have a lot. Don't argue with me. Just consider this jade button as my apology, okay?"

As he spoke, he conjured up a jade-buttoned silk ribbon strung with emerald tassels from nowhere.The jade buckle is made of fine mutton-fat white jade, and is carved with a little rabbit holding his hands to his mouth and chewing something. The appearance is vivid and particularly interesting.

This jade button corresponds to the Five Blessing Knots that she had forcibly given to each other, and they were tied around the waists of both parties.

Although Liang Peiqiu was extremely happy and even dizzy with joy from his repeated actions, she still had a trace of reason that reminded her to ask about the watchmaker. However, before she could say anything, Xu Zhiliu said, "It's you today." On your birthday, don’t think about unhappy things.”

He poured two glasses of wine, took one and handed it to her.This is a pair of holly double-ear cups that he cherishes very much. The bones of the cup are clear and exquisite, under the moonlight, the water ripples, and the heartbeat rumbles.

Liang Peiqiu hurriedly scanned the carriage and saw how many rabbits the carriage carried and how many candles he lit. It was so bright that the whole world was eclipsed, leaving only a galaxy in front of him.

She was really intoxicated, led by him, and entered another world completely.There is no turmoil here, no love or hatred, just face-to-face breathing, slightly swollen chests, and unbearable love.

I don’t know how much time passed before Xu Zhiliu finally spoke.

"For this spring wine, I wish you a long life. Xiaoliang, take good care of yourself and live a long life, okay?" After he finished speaking, he pushed his hands in front of him, bowed deeply, then raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

A set of movements was smooth and flowing, but it really didn't look like the etiquette that should be used to wish a young man a happy birthday. At this moment, Liang Peiqiu clearly felt the prudence of Xu Zhiliu coming late at night, and under this prudence, there was something more tragic.

She didn't know what it was yet, but her heart was already surging.

If there is something unspeakable, he has the opportunity to explain it now, so why wait until later?He said to give him some more time, but Wang Yunxian was still waiting for her.

How long can she wait for him?
The fragrance of Nuerhong is overflowing, and it penetrates the tip of the nose, making the greedy people attack.She had been socializing with Wang Yu all night. She didn't eat anything, and her stomach was empty. She took a big sip of wine on the way here, originally to refresh her mind, but unexpectedly it ended up appetizing.

At this point, she could no longer tell what thoughts drove her, and finally raised her hand and drank the glass of wine.

After that, she was really drunk, and the people in front of her gradually doubled, changing into two or three faces, and gradually blurred into countless faces.She stumbled closer to him, almost falling down after just one step. Xu Zhiliu was well prepared, spread out his arms to support her, and carried her into the carriage, covering her with the thin blanket that had been prepared.

She hugged his neck and wrapped her waist around him, rubbing the cool skin of his neck and moaning: "Brother Liu, don't go..."

There has never been a moment when Xu Zhiliu realized more clearly than at this moment that Liang Peiqiu was a woman, because her voice and movements could never be expressed by a man. That kind of cohesive coquettishness could only be possessed by girls.

He felt as if his soul had been sucked away by some demon, his heart was itching, and there were hundreds of insects scratching him, and the blood all over his body was flowing backwards, rushing straight to his heavenly cap.

Xu Zhiliu hesitated.

He really hesitated.

May I?Can he really?He bent his knees and half squatted on the car body, leaned close to her forehead, stretched out his hand, and slowly picked up the messy hair on her face. His fingertips slowly came down, along her brow bone, all the way down to her lips, He quickly removed it as if he had been burned.

"sorry."

He murmured, the hand hanging by his side clenched into a fist, and veins popped out on the back of his hand.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoliang, I'm sorry."

Liang Peiqiu's consciousness became shallower and shallower. The last time he fell asleep, he saw a figure that looked like an immortal, with wide sleeves flying, as clear as the moon in the sky, riding the wind against the clouds.

It really is a dream.

Otherwise, otherwise, how could he be so gentle, how could he hold her, how could he coax her like a child?
For a time, the world was turned upside down, and the boundary between dreams and reality could not be distinguished.Liang Peiqiu was determined to catch up with the man riding the wind. She pushed open the door and rushed to the pear tree in one breath. She hugged the round old trunk and climbed up.

She had practiced tree climbing for at least five or six years. Even if she was too drunk to distinguish things, she could still instinctively find the place she wanted to go most.

Just as she was stroking her chest and letting out a wine burp, her eyes were fixed.

A figure stood on the stone road of Lion Lane.

The figure disappeared and appeared, bright and dark, and occasionally a white light appeared to illuminate the figure.I saw that the man had a fair face, wearing a green tassel and a five-blessing knot around his waist. The red and green colors were extremely exaggerated, but his eyes were awe-inspiring, and he had a soul-catching aura.

Is it a ghost?Still a pervert!
Her eyes were blurred and her intuition was wrong. She rubbed her eyes and took a closer look. The figure had not disappeared. She rubbed her eyes again helplessly, but the figure was still there.

Liang Peiqiu waved her arms and shouted excitedly: "What a beautiful ghost!"

At this moment, the ghost spoke lightly: "Xiaoliang, don't be naughty."

She nodded her head like garlic, no longer caring about anything else, and jumped down the wall with a flying swoop.Her steps were frivolous, and she fell a little hard with this jump, but she didn't feel any pain at all, and she didn't have the slightest thought of fear.

After she got up from the ground, she immediately rushed in front of the ghost, looked up and down, then cautiously touched the other person's sleeve, and then suddenly pulled it back.

It feels so real.

Is this a dream?

After a while, she couldn't help but ask: "Brother Liu, am I dreaming?"

Xu Zhiliu smiled slightly.

Liang Peiqiu held her face and said shyly, too drunk to wake up.

Later, for a long time, Liang Peiqiu was thinking, if she had not accepted the glass of wine that night and had not felt compassion for some unknown heroism, would there be room for maneuver in everything?
Wouldn't they have gone that far?
Even if they become enemies and are at odds with each other, is it better to wait for a future that will never come?