The Misty Rain in the Republic of China: The wind and rain are thick and rouge chaos

Chapter 10 Black Cloud Destroys the City (1)
As expected, Wan Jiagui came here frequently, once a day, as if he was working in a yamen.

There are two reasons why he came so often: First, young men and women in today's era can fall in love and get married without walking arm in arm, at least for modern young men and women.And he prides himself on being modern and top-notch, so he refuses to skip this civilized step, even though he and Feng Yao have already made a baby marriage.Second, he was busy with military affairs and couldn't always stay in the city of Beijing leading two chicks on the road.Because he ventured out of the capital a few months ago, he notified his immediate superior, Brigadier Meng, in advance, which made Brigadier Meng and Brigadier Meng's immediate superior prepare to fight, and there was no way for him to be surnamed Chen. , so he has made a great contribution, and besides the reward, Brigadier Meng even gave him a one-month vacation.In other words, he only has one month to stay in Beijing to be the young master, and the time is limited, so he can't work hard.

Therefore, he comes in early and leaves late every day. Anyway, his parents have returned to Tianjin, and he lives alone in the old house of Wanjia in Beijing, which is also lonely.The more he gets along with Fengyao, the more he feels that Fengyao is so good that he has nothing to say but praises.When the praise was over, he went home at night and lay down on the bed, thinking not of Fengyao, but of Moxi.

Feng Yao is purely beautiful and good, so there is no room for people to think about her.Moxi was different. Whenever Wan Jiagui thought of Moxi, he would faintly have a headache.

Moxi is also beautiful, but according to Wan Jiagui, she doesn't seem to be so "good", there always seems to be a ghostly look between her brows.In front of Feng Yao, she didn't take a long look at him. When Feng Yao left her eyes, her eyebrows and eyes immediately came alive. Occasionally, she glanced lightly at him, and he seemed to be enchanted by a demon. Shocked.

Like a demon, but also an immature little demon, Feiyan is very delicate, but his other methods are limited, and he often kicks his pants under the table.Wan Jiagui didn't mean to be in two boats, and once wanted to scold her seriously and ask her to show some respect, but after much deliberation, he didn't have the heart to actually do it.Because before he opened his mouth, he turned to Moxi with a straight face, and suddenly found that Moxi had been staring at him in a daze, dumbfounded and anxious, almost pitiful.The eyes of the two met, and Moxi immediately smiled at him, a very artificial smile, her lips were pursed thinly, as if trying to smile sweetly.The smile is fake, but the eyes are real, wild, anxious and frightened, as if they want to swallow him alive.

At that moment, Wan Jiagui felt uncomfortable, and really wanted to treat her hard, give her what she wanted, and at the very least, buy her a whole set of thick clothes.Moxi is still wearing a skirt with her legs exposed. Although the socks on her calves have been replaced with woolen ones, her knees are still hanging out.Wan Jiagui knew that she was in good health, but he didn't believe that she could be so good that the cold and heat wouldn't invade her.

He didn't know that Moxi would only wear it like this when she was going out to meet him, most of Feng Yao's clothes she couldn't wear, and the ones she could wear were trousers and coats.And she doesn't need warmth at this moment, only beauty.Only when she is beautiful can she seduce Wan Jiagui.

This morning, Wan Jiagui came with a big glass box.

The glass case was spotless, and because of its size it is more properly called a glass case.The inside of the box is colorful, and there are layers of thin and thick clothes from top to bottom.Putting the big glass box in Fengyao's house, he said to Fengyao naturally: "This is for you and sister Moxi. I don't know what color you like, so I picked out a few on my own. Beijing I don’t come to the city very often, so go find a tailor yourself and make some clothes out of it.”

Feng Yao never thought of accepting his gift, and when she saw this, she murmured to refuse, and Wan Jiagui took out two small square boxes from her pocket, and put them gently on the table, "This It's earrings, and there are two sets. I don't know if you like this style, I don't know this, but the guy in the jewelry store said it was good, so I want it."

After saying this, he seemed to nod to Moxi unintentionally, his eyes fixed on Moxi's earlobe.On Moxi's earlobe was a pair of small silver earrings with dull luster, which at first glance was almost ignored, even if it was not ignored, it was just a pair of shabby objects.

Feng Yao blushed, "It's pretty good, why did you send so many gifts?"

Wan Jiagui smiled and wanted to say a few witty words, but under Mo Xi's gaze, his throat was dry and he didn't say a word.Moxi is a spirit-like thing, he thinks Moxi should be able to understand what he means.If you don't marry her, it's not because you don't like her in your heart. If you don't marry her, you can treat her the same way.

At night, Wan Jiagui bid farewell and left.Feng Yao went to bed after washing, thinking of the big box of clothes, she was also secretly very happy.Turning over to face Mo Xi, she whispered happily: "Call the tailor tomorrow, this time it's the material that Brother Wan sent, we didn't buy it ourselves, it doesn't matter if we use it all." Then she raised her hand and poked it. Moxi's eyebrows, she asked again: "I want that piece of plaid, you can pick the rest as you like, even if you pick them all up. Tomorrow, let's choose the clothes carefully. You haven't worn new clothes yet. Woolen cloth."

Moxi lay on her side, because of her guilty conscience, she didn't dare to meet Feng Yao's eyes, and she just nodded.

Feng Yao thought for a while in silence, then said in a low voice: "Moxi, what do you think about him?"

Hearing this, Mo Xi suddenly stretched out her hand and pushed Feng Yao's shoulder, making her turn her back to her, and then put her arms around Feng Yao's waist.She lowered her head in the warm breath, and pressed her forehead against Feng Yao's back.

"I think he's fine." Only in this posture was she able to speak in a peaceful tone, because Feng Yao's eyes were gone in front of her.

Feng Yao pulled the quilt up, and touched it with a hand behind her back. Seeing that Moxi was really well covered, she was relieved, "Moxi, I've made up my mind. When I get married with him, You come with me too. Otherwise, I'll leave and you stay at home alone, how will you live. "

Hearing this, Moxi's nose became sour, and she suddenly wanted to cry, "Then I'll go with you, don't you think it's an eyesore?"

Feng Yao raised her hand under the quilt, and slapped her arm on her waist, "Nonsense. Yes, I hate you. When you go to Tianjin with me, I will be the first to marry you too!"

Moxi blinked her eyes, and then let out a brisk voice, "You haven't married yet, you have to learn how to be a matchmaker first. Don't you say that being a matchmaker is the most vulgar thing?"

Feng Yao shrinks back into the bed, and closes her eyes comfortably, "I can't talk to you, so I'll ignore you."

Feng Yao has nothing on her mind, she sleeps as soon as she says she wants to sleep.But Moxi couldn't sleep.Moxi thinks that Feng Yao doesn't know anything now, once she knows what's on her mind, can she still love herself so much?
Of course, the word "love" will disappear immediately, and I'm afraid there will only be hatred in its place.

Mo Xi couldn't imagine what it would be like to be hated by Feng Yao.The arms around the opponent's waist slowly tightened, she only hoped that the day when the truth would come to light came later.

The next morning, as always, Wan Jiagui came again.When he got back to the Bai mansion, he went to greet the second grandma Bai first. There should have been a second master Bai, but the second master Bai has been stationed in the Lane of Fireworks and Willows all year round. Otherwise, he will never see the end of the dragon, and if he can't come back, he will resolutely not come back.

Wan Jiagui talked with Second Mistress Bai in a polite manner for half an hour, then got up to say goodbye, and went to Fengyao Courtyard with ease.He and Feng Yao have been together day and night for more than half a month, chatting and playing with each other, although they haven't held hands yet, both of them are connected.Feng Yao is desperately waiting to get married, and his parents have calculated the auspicious day in the spring of next year, so he is also desperately waiting to get married.In short, everything is peaceful and fine, as long as you don't think of Moxi.Mo Xi and Feng Yao are almost the same age and grew up together, but somehow, they are so different.Fengyao is a peaceful Bodhisattva, and Moxi is a swirling evil wind—bewitching and naive at the same time.Wan Jiagui remembered seeing that Feng Yao was inconvenient to carry a parasol yesterday, so he offered to take the umbrella for her.When he was holding the umbrella, he accidentally turned his head and saw Moxi staring at his hand.At that moment, Moxi opened her eyes very wide, staring straight, her eyes were like a wolf and a tiger, but they were sad wolves--the face of a little girl, but she was sad, probably because she specially She took good care of Feng Yao.

So when he received the urgent call from the brigade headquarters last night, he somehow felt relieved.There were only a few lines in the urgent telegram, and it was Brigadier Meng who asked him to return to the team immediately.It was agreed at the beginning that he would be given a one-month leave, but now he is allowed to return to the team with more than a week left. Obviously, there is an urgent matter in the army.As if he had obtained a shield, Wan Jiagui went to bid farewell to Second Grandma Bai today, and then came to bid farewell to Feng Yao.

When he came to say this, Feng Yao was teaching Mo Xi to knit a sweater, and she was a little bit disappointed after hearing this.But a man is a man, and he is a soldier, so he should obey military orders.Having said that, she looked up to Wan Jiagui very much, and it was precisely because Wan Jiagui had such a well-behaved majesty and integrity that he was completely different from the men in the Bai family.

"Then..." She was embarrassed to be too affectionate, so she managed to calm down and asked, "The next holiday will be New Year's time, right?"

Wan Jiagui smiled and thought for a while, "Not necessarily, the problem is that all my soldiers are stationed in Baoding. If they are outside the city, I can give myself a vacation. If I have military affairs, I will go home Go. But I’m going to Baoding tomorrow, so it’s not so convenient to come back. Besides, I’ve lived in Baoding for a while, so I’m not sure where I’m going. But all in all, I guess, Not far away, not out of Hebei." After saying this, he subconsciously glanced at Moxi.

Ever since Mo Xi heard that he was leaving, she sat on a chair and became a wooden sculpture of clay.Holding a large tangled ball of wool in her arms and several long needles stuck in the wool, she turned her face slightly as if she was hugging a big hedgehog, as if she had exhausted all her energy and energy. "Listen" to this matter.

In front of Feng Yao, she couldn't speak casually, so she could only listen.

Wan Jiagui understood what she was thinking, so after pondering for a while, he deliberately said again: "The one surnamed Chen made us fight hard last time, and our vitality was seriously injured. Now we must have no ability to fight back. We are in such a hurry. The four places asked me to go back, and I thought about it, probably the warlords above are coming to parade. A military parade is no easier than a war, and there are a lot of trivial matters, all of which must be taken care of by the officers.”

Then he raised his hand and wiped the sleeves of his suit, showing a heroic look, "When I return to Beijing, I will be the first to see you. Feng Yao, think about it, where are we going to play then? Moxi also Talk about it, think about it in advance, so as not to waste time when you get it."

Moxi was speechless, and stared down at Wan Jiagui's leather shoes—it's not good to stare at someone's face for a long time, so she had to look at her feet as the next best thing.She didn't expect Wan Jiagui to leave so quickly, and she still had a lot of questions that she didn't ask him.How did he climb over the wall and escape from Beijing that night with a limp on one foot?What kind of words were written on the note left before the escape?The last question was because she didn't have a chance to ask, and the next question was because she was too embarrassed to ask. She didn't want Wan Jiagui to find out that she didn't know a single word.

Feng Yao stood in front of Wan Jiagui not far away, smiled, and replied softly: "How can I remember at this moment?"

At this time, Moxi suddenly said: "Don't worry, we have to wait for Brother Wan to come back anyway. Brother Wan is thinking in Baoding, we are thinking at home, and see who can think the best."

Wan Jiagui always felt that Mo Xi had something to say, so he lowered his eyes and just smiled.Feng Yao looked at Wan Jiagui, then at Moxi, her heart was like the autumn sun outside the window, her mood was light but warm.

That afternoon, Wan Jiagui really left.Fengyao and Moxi sent him all the way outside the gate, seeing him get into the car, and then the car whimpered away.Feng Yao sighed, feeling a little bit sad in her heart, and at the same time, she only hoped that he would have a safe journey, leave safely, and come back safely.

While thinking, she turned around and pulled Moxi to go back, but the moment she turned around, she suddenly found that Moxi's eyes were shining, as if she had tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asked nervously, "Why are you crying?"

Moxi sniffed, and replied with a flustered expression: "The big family has escaped."

In private, she once joked with Feng Yao, saying that Big Brother Wan spends a lot of money, so she should ask him for something. Anyway, he is rich, so she has the right to be a big eater.So at this moment, she had an idea, repeated the old saying, deliberately pretending to be a child of Lai Haji, "No one invites us to watch a big show every day and go out to restaurants."

Feng Yao immediately smiled wryly, "Bad guy, you scared me!"

Mo Xi was afraid that Feng Yao would think too much, so she continued to ask, "Brother Wan is so rich, why don't you ask him for some money, and then finish your studies? Anyway, if you want to get married, you have to wait until next year. It's early."

Feng Yao also knew that Wan Jiagui was generous, but since she had never been educated, she and him could not be regarded as family.Because of this, she was resolutely unwilling to ask Wan Jiagui for something—let alone asking for anything, she refused to even say it, for fear that the Wan family would lose money if they knew that the Bai family was so poor that they couldn't even pay for the young lady's education. Lost the face of himself and his family.

"I don't." She replied succinctly, "That's not good."

As soon as the words fell, a figure suddenly rushed from the alley, crying wildly while running wildly.Feeling the wind behind her, Feng Yao subconsciously dragged Moxi to the side to hide, and then saw the person who came, crying and shouting indistinctly, and staggered all the way into the gate.Feng Yao stopped in surprise, because she recognized the other party as her father's follower, and what the follower was crying vaguely was——

"Master is not good!"

The yelling of the servant was like a black whirlwind, sweeping across the entire white house in an instant.

Bai Erye is not good, Bai Erye is really not good!

Bai Erye was fine in the morning, and ate a sumptuous breakfast in the kiln.Then he smoked a dozen big cigarettes in a row.At noon he went to a friend's house and drank half a bottle of brandy, which was still very good.My friend lived in a small western-style building. Erye Bai walked down the stairs on the second floor in a drunken state. He stumbled and rolled down. At the end of the roll, he bumped into the steel stair railing with a muffled bang. All of a sudden let him open the ladle.

Then Bai Erye, who was like a blood gourd, was rushed to the hospital by a friend, and he fell ill on the way.

Second Grandma Bai was like Xue Baochai, she was never messed up, but now she is also messed up.No matter how bad Second Master Bai was, he was still her husband and the head of the family in name.Clutching the handkerchief and wiping the tears that were pouring down her face, she refused to cry out, and managed to calm down, changed her clothes and went out.Peng Kun had gone somewhere three days ago, so naturally he couldn't be expected to take charge at this moment.Feng Yao tearfully wanted to follow her to the hospital, but she refused, because the family's carriage was missing, and she had to go to the entrance of the alley to hail a rickshaw when she went out.That being the case, what would you do with a cumbersome daughter?
When Second Grandma Bai arrived at the hospital, Second Master Bai had completely passed away.

Second Grandma Bai stood in front of the hospital bed and looked at her husband who was freezing up, unable to get up and down, and she fainted immediately.

Ten minutes later, Second Grandma Bai woke up leisurely, lay down beside the bed and cried all day long.She was crying in the hospital, and when the news reached her family, Feng Yao also cried.When Moxi heard the news of her second uncle's death, she was not moved, but seeing Feng Yao crying like that, it was not appropriate for her to keep silent, so she sat silently by the side, holding her breath, her face turning red, and forced to cry out. A few tears.With these few tears as a talisman, she can openly go out and ask for hot water and a towel, and then wring out the towel to wipe Feng Yao's tears.

At this time, the Bai family searched all over the city, and finally found Peng Kun.

Now that the family is complete, and Bai Erye is indeed dead, it goes without saying that the next thing to do is to hold a funeral.The Bai family has long stopped supporting the accountant, and the family's money—anything that can be kept—is in the hands of the Second Grandma Bai, and it is precisely because of this that the Second Grandma Bai is so worried that she always quits.

Because there is no money.

The Bai family has long been an empty shell.According to Second Grandma Bai's wishes, in the past few days, half of the servants and chores in the family would be sent away in order to reduce expenses.The servants can't afford it anymore, and they don't know how to spend the next year.In such an embarrassing situation, what could she use to send her husband?
With tears in her eyes, she called her son over, knowing how much money he had in his hand, and asked him to take out the money for emergency.Peng Kun, who was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, had a few tears on his face. He treated his mother very kindly and resolutely, "I have no money. If I have money, I would have bought a car a long time ago. You see, I sit in that old carriage every day." Walking around, you should know that I have no money! Besides, I have no errands and no income. If I have money, it will be new."

Second Grandma Bai looked at the handsome and handsome eldest son, her heart was so cold that she couldn't say a word.Gritting her teeth and sitting for a long time, she finally waved her hand, "Go."

After Pengkun left, Second Grandma Bai directly took out the dowry she had saved for Feng Yao without discussing it with anyone.This is a thin dowry, and it was accumulated when Fengyao was 14 years old, and she tried her best to forcibly accumulate it like something out of nothing.Feng Yao is not going to get married immediately tomorrow, but Second Master Bai can't stay at home for a long time. Second Mistress Bai has no choice but to focus on the present first.

A few days ago, Feng Yao went out early and returned late to play around with Wan Jiagui, and got a little bit cold.She is in good health and doesn't mind coughing occasionally.But now, after crying several times in succession, she was exhausted, and the power of the disease prevailed.At first she was still struggling to accompany her mother, wanting to help more or less, but after two days of struggling like this, not only could she not help, but she also lost herself, sick and sick. coming.

(End of this chapter)