Forever, beauty bone

Chapter 26
If it is said that Zhou Shengchen has no faith, it is not entirely true.

What he believed in should be science.

Shi Yi listened to them talking, and patted the water surface with his fingers, feeling cool and comfortable.

I don't know that thousands of years ago, he was drunk and drunk on the battlefield, but today, he would stand in the lush green forest and chat about the patchwork world.Or, what I remember is just a reversed dream?
The luminous cup of wine and grapes, if you want to drink the pipa, you will be urged immediately.Drunk on the battlefield, Lord Grim, a few people have returned to battle in ancient times.

Those poems are all there, but the writers and the people in the poems are all history.

The presence of someone like Zhou Shengchen naturally broke the atmosphere of ghosts and ghosts just now, and made Zhou Wenxing feel more at ease.However, although the little girl is studying medicine, she is still a girl at heart, and she grew up in such a simple and simple family, so she still has a lot of taboos about ghosts and gods.

Before leaving, Zhou Wenxing was still looking good, saying goodbye to a few dragonflies, muttering something like "Don't blame your seniors for being disrespectful".

In Ghost Moon, when Zhou's family eats, there will always be an empty table with the same dishes.

Zhou Shengchen also symbolically represents this generation, filling every wine glass as a tribute to the elders who have passed away.

Shi Yi didn't feel it at first, but after what happened in the afternoon, he felt that he was really a contradiction.It's no wonder that he would directly tell himself that he would not live in this family in the end.

Because of the arrival of Mei Xing and Zhou Wenxing, life at night finally became a little more popular.

Mei Xing sat and chatted with Zhou Wenxing and Shi Yi, and Zhou Shengchen also sat with him, but they just looked at the computer and looked at the materials that she couldn't understand at all.As she leaned against him, Zhou Shengchen naturally put one arm around her waist, half-armed her, and continued to look at his things.

She didn't want to disturb him either, so she just became an audience and listened to the other two.

Mei Xing is a very good talker, but he is also very scary. As the topic goes on, it involves all kinds of supernatural and ghost stories, and he also very "considerately" connected with the building of this old house of the Zhou family.

"That library—" He talked a few times, and finally got to the library.

"Stop, stop," Zhou Wenxing leaned on Shi Yi, and immediately sat up, "You can't talk about the library."

Mei Xing was rather surprised: "Why can't you say it?"

"My sister-in-law's favorite place to go," Zhou Wenxing stopped him seriously, "If you tell her, she won't dare to go in the future, what should I do?"

Mei Xing looked at Shi Yi unexpectedly.

She thought about it, and said cautiously: "It's better not to talk about this place, I'm afraid I really dare not go."

"I have read a lot of books there," Mei Xing sighed, "It seems that no one has read them for many years."

Shi Yi thought about it, and it was true that although the cleaning was spotless, there was no popularity.

Zhou Wenxing sat cross-legged on the sofa, picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip: "You like ancient literature, you should have been born in our family. I see that not many of your brothers and sisters actually like these."

Mei Xing sneered, his eyes darkened: "Yes, indeed not many."

"At the beginning of last month, did anyone solve the problem you asked?"

"topic?"

Zhou Wenxing reminded him: "You sent it to everyone in a group, a string of name cards. I later asked you what it was used for, and you quietly told me that it was a preliminary test question for choosing a wife in the future."

When Shi Yi heard this, he thought of the question she helped Zhou Shengchen answer.

She froze for a moment, then went to look at Zhou Shengchen from the corner of her eye.

The latter obviously didn't hear it, and was still flipping through the things in his hand.

Mei Xing coughed lightly: "That was a joke."

"No one has an answer?" Wen Xing asked tentatively.

"Hmm... yes," Mei Xing unconsciously tapped on the armrest of the wooden chair with his fingers, "Your sister-in-law."

"Timely?" Wen Xing was surprised at first.

Shi Yi quickly explained: "I just answered Zhou Shengchen casually."

Wen Xing slightly tilted his head, and whispered, "Compared with my brother, you are far behind, don't covet my sister-in-law."

She was joking, but Mei Xing coughed and signaled the little sister not to talk nonsense.

Shi Yi was also a little embarrassed and moved his body.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Shengchen realized that his eyes finally left the computer.

"I'm going to make tea for you."

"Let Lian Sui soak?" He suggested in a low voice.

"I'll go." She moved his arm away and went to make tea for them herself.

By nine o'clock, there were only the two of them left.

It's still the habitual way of getting along, just talking occasionally during breaks.

Shi Yi was still thinking about his rejection of gods, Buddhas and ghosts during the day, reading a book restlessly on the recliner, perhaps because he turned over too many times, which caught his attention.

Zhou Shengchen came over, sat on one side of her reclining chair, put his hands on both sides, and asked her in a low voice: "Is there something on your mind?"

"No," she exhaled, "just thinking wildly."

"Thinking about what?"

"I believe in things like gods and Buddhas, will you be unhappy?"

He suddenly smiled: "You asked me this question in May."

Really good memory.It seemed that it was really the first time he came here, when he accompanied his mother to pilgrimage.

At that time, he was standing outside the hall, not intending to enter, and then told her that he was a complete and complete atheist.

She looked at him, thought for a while, and changed the subject: "It's really hard for you. You have to pour wine for...'elders' every day."

Zhou Shengchen laughed, and touched her face with his fingers: "No matter how persistent you are, you can't escape the relationship between people. Sometimes it's not difficult to make a small step for the people around you."

She hummed and let him rub her face with his hands.

"Besides, it's just pouring wine." He lowered his head and moved closer. "It's much easier than pouring reagents in the laboratory."

Some self-deprecating, some jokes.

The interior is a wall lamp with warm colors, and the exterior is a lantern.She was sitting by the window and could see a string of lanterns at eye level, but at this moment, the people in front of her blocked that view.

On the day before and after the Ghost Festival of the Ghost Festival, the lights of Zhou's house were not turned off at night.

For three nights in a row, it was bright all night.

Such a place seems to be able to block time.

Can't tell what dynasty and generation, can't tell who's name is what.

"I want to give you something, what do you want?" His voice was slightly lower.

The light was causing the trouble, and it was still late at night. His strong book breath was covered up a lot, and most of his face was turned away from the light, which made her feel so familiar.In fact, apart from the clear eyes, there is no longer any similarity.

"Why do you suddenly want to give me something?"

"Not sure." He smiled slightly.

"not sure?"

"I mean, not quite sure why."

She couldn't help laughing, and teased him with a soft voice: "You want to give me something, but you don't know the reason?"

"Probably instinct."

"instinct?"

He seemed to be phrasing, and paused for a moment: "A man's... instinctive behavior towards a woman he likes."

Shi Yi moved his body, and said softly, "You can give whatever you want." Those things that exist are all foreign things, they don't come with birth, they don't take with them when they die, she doesn't care what he gives.

This sentence will suffice.

She was wearing pajamas with a low neckline, and if she moved her body a little, she would already be in spring.He sat obliquely on the side of the couch, leaning against her waist. During the brief silence, his eyes moved from her face to her chest, and then to the curve of her waist.Shi Yi looked a little drowsy, and in the restless silence, he moved his fingers. At first, he just wanted to disperse the hot discomfort, but in the end, he reached out to touch his face in a strange way.

I don't know if he wants it, or just wants to see it.

She couldn't see through his thoughts.

"Give jade, what are you used to wearing?" He finally raised his eyes to meet hers.

"Why jade?" She thought about it and understood, "It's true, your family is more traditional."

He laughed, reached out his hand through the neckline of her nightgown, slid it directly to the back, and peeled off most of the nightgown with one arm: "Have you read "Shuowen Jiezi"?"

"I've seen some, but I don't remember clearly..."

There are only bursts of cicadas singing, the rhythm is urging, and the ears and temples are rubbing together.

"There are beauties from time to time, IKEA and IKEA." He whispered her name in her ear.

Timely.

Sometimes there are beauties, IKEA and IKEA.

Her name, he thought.

The next morning, when Shi Yi woke up, Zhou Shengchen was no longer there.

She was alone in the small hall, eating breakfast slowly.Lian Sui and Lian Rong accompanied each other carefully.A few days ago, she would chat with the two girls at breakfast, but because last night... she was a little embarrassed, and didn't talk to them much.After she put down the spoon, Lian Sui cleaned up the dishes on the table and finally broke the embarrassment: "Today is the Hungry Ghost Festival, and the lanterns will be lit."

"Will there be lanterns here?" She had never set off water lanterns in Zhongyuan, but had only seen land lanterns once or twice during the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.

"Yes," Lian Rong smiled, "every year."

Man is yang, ghosts are yin, land is yang, and water is yin.

Water lanterns and land lanterns are both landscapes.It's a pity that in Shanghai's overly prosperous city, these customs are gone. She remembers that every year during the Ghost Festival, at most, the recording of the day will end early, and everyone will say something like "Ghost Festival, go home early, don't go outside Run away", that's all.

"Second Young Master and Second Young Mistress arrived just now," Lian Sui thought of something, "Second Young Mistress is pregnant, so she won't go to light the lamp."

Let the lights shine.

It is taboo for pregnant women to go, so as not to affect the fetus.

Shi Yi suddenly remembered the last time he came, the woman who died suddenly, and felt a little uncomfortable.But everyone seemed to take this kind of thing very lightly, including Lian Sui and the others when they mentioned Tong Jiaren's pregnancy, they only spoke in a completely descriptive tone, without any joy.She wanted to ask a few more questions, but in the end she just hummed.

She remembered Zhou Shengchen's words:

There are 68 large and small courtyards in this house, and 1118 houses. There are many people and miscellaneous.

Therefore, it is better to ask less and talk less.

He unexpectedly didn't come back that night, and he left her to eat dinner in this small courtyard.

She knew that his mother arrived with Zhou Wenchuan and his wife, and he probably made such an arrangement because he was afraid that his mother would embarrass him.Fortunately, there is Zhou Wenxing, who can always appear at the right time, so that she can feel at ease.She arrived after Shi Yi's dinner and specially accompanied her to put the lanterns on.

"My mother won't be going to put on the lantern tonight," Zhou Wenxing smiled, revealing his canine teeth, "You don't have to be too nervous."

She hummed: "Is she not feeling well?"

"Maybe, I'm not sure, it's okay to watch at dinner," Zhou Wenxing thought for a while, "Maybe I just don't want to go."

The two were talking, and the lamp in their hands had been put on the water.

There was wind on the water, and the floating lotus lanterns flickered on and off, shadows overlapping.

There are people from the Zhou family on the bank, young and old, three or five gather together and talk casually.

At first Shi Yi didn't want to take the boat, but Wen Xing insisted, so she didn't say anything more.

Wen Xing was sitting on the side of the boat, and when he said he was happy, he couldn't help laughing in a low voice: "One year I went to Singapore in the ghost month, and saw an open-air concert with stars singing on it, but there were seats but no one was sitting... Me, I happily ran over to sit there..." She laughed as she talked, and couldn't help coughing, "After being pulled up by my classmate, I realized that it was a place for ghosts to sit..."

She looked happy, but for some reason, the coughing became more and more severe.

Shi Yi patted her on the back: "It's windy, do you want to go back to the shore?"

"Well, good." Wen Xing's face was a little pale, breathing hard, and gently pressing his chest.

She touched Wen Xing's wrist.

The heartbeat was fast and weak.

She didn't understand, she just felt very bad.And looking at Wen Xing's face, this idea is further confirmed.

"Trouble, go back to the shore." Shi Yi turned his head to look at the people punting the boat.

The man quickly responded, and started to turn the bow of the boat, heading towards the place it came from.

"Sister-in-law, I'm dizzy and I'm sitting here." Wen Xing's voice was astringent.

Shi Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand, trying to help her to sit inside, but the boat suddenly shook a few times, she couldn't stand still, and suddenly fell to one side.The moment the center of gravity shifted, he only had time to let go of Wen Xing, and suddenly fell into the river.

MadeIn is cold and dark.

She doesn't know how to drink water, even after drinking several sips, she has already passed out.

This moment seemed to have passed for hours, and all the light and shadow were on the surface of the water, the pervasive water, and the sinking and darkness.Before she became unconscious, she just tried her best to hold her breath...

Until, consciousness gradually drifted away.

There is no more water around.And she, half kneeling and leaning against the bamboo chair, really touched the armrest of the bamboo chair.

Ribbed and knotted.

The person in front of him was leaning on the bamboo chair in the study room. Sunlight came in from the window, and mottled shadows fell on him. In the half-light and half-darkness, his eyes were as clear as water, and he raised his head.

It's me looking at myself.

In those eyes, there is a clear reflection of myself.

She wanted to reach out and touch his face, but she didn't dare to approach him halfway...

"Time?"

The old picture quickly dissipated.

She had a splitting headache and a severe pain in her abdomen.

From the bright sun to the darkness, he woke up with great difficulty, and saw Zhou Shengchen in his hazy vision.

The front of his shirt was wet, and he knelt in front of her, with his hands on the ground, and called her name: "Shi Yi."

"Well..." She tried her best to answer him.

"Just wake up," his voice was tight and hoarse, "don't talk."

She was obedient and closed her eyes again.

She soon became unconscious again, as if someone was giving her oxygen.

Someone was talking, it seemed to be "acute ischemia and hypoxia" or something, it was already difficult for her to hear clearly, but she just knew that he was by her side.The hallucination of that moment just now was too beautiful, but also truly terrifying.In those memories of the past when she was young, she was always a bystander, only this time she was on the scene...... I was on the scene.

Even before falling asleep, I had some extravagant hopes, could I have such hallucinations again.

Even once.

When I wake up again, it is already dawn.

She opened her eyes, her vision was hazy for a while, and gradually regained clarity.Looking at the sun, it should be almost noon.

"Are you awake?" Zhou Shengchen's voice asked her.

She pulled the corners of her mouth, hummed a little tiredly, turned her head in search of sound, and saw him leaning against the edge of the bed.The light blue shirt on his body was the same one he put on last night, and he looked at her quietly with dark eyes.

He whispered: "Last night, it was Wen Xing who rescued you, and you are still asleep. I will leave for a while, and I will be back in 10 minutes."

Wen Xing?

With such a body, he jumped into such icy water to save himself?

Shi Yi frowned, his heart suddenly beat a little anxiously: "How is she..."

"She has good water quality, but she has caught a cold," Zhou Shengchen said, "You may be more serious and need some follow-up treatment."

"She is not in good health..." She didn't continue, because she knew that Zhou Shengchen was comforting herself, and Wen Xing's physical condition was not optimistic, "Go, I feel much better."

Zhou Shengchen quickly called someone, but it wasn't Lian Sui, but a strange girl.

About two exhortations in a low voice, very serious tone.The girl nodded quietly, indicating that she remembered everything, and he left the room.Taking advantage of this time, Shi Yi closed his eyes and rested for a while.

Hearing the door again, it was Zhou Wenxing and Zhou Shengchen who came in together.

Wen Xing reassured Zhou Shengchen, saying that he would accompany his sister-in-law for a while, and let Zhou Shengchen leave with peace of mind.When there were only Shi Yi, her, and the little girl by the side in the room, Wen Xing sat down by the bed and said softly, "Sister-in-law, you scared me to death. You really scared me to death last night... "It's rare for her to put on light makeup, but she still looks bad.

"I'm sorry," she went to shake Wen Xing's hand, forgetting the needle on the back of her hand, it hurt a bit, and she had to withdraw it, "I should be more careful, lest you jump down to save me."

"Fortunately, I'm good at swimming." Zhou Wenxing's eyes turned red instantly, "When you landed, your heart stopped beating..."

She was a little surprised, she didn't expect it to be so serious.

"We were all terrified. My brother's face was pale. During the rescue, he knew to call your name by your side without saying anything... It's all my fault, he insisted on taking some kind of boat..."

(End of this chapter)