Chapter 114(1/2)
The third-class carriage is no better than the first-class carriage. It is always noisy and chaotic. Even the drivers and passengers' faces are covered with clouds all year round. The fog and heavy rain will come, which is a world of difference from the comfort of the first-class carriage when they came.
The first-class carriage is not always quiet. Some people always claim to be extraordinary and breaking the rules. Yue Dingtang once saw a nouveau riche. He shouted loudly as soon as he sat down, thinking that the seats were not soft enough and the carriage was too stuffy. He also ordered many dishes when eating, and even if he couldn't finish it, he had to put them on the table just to show off his wealth.
However, such people are the few after all. Compared to third-class carriages, you can at least read books quietly for a while.
If you can't read books, you can only sleep or be in a daze.
The train is bumpy and shaking, which is uncomfortable but easily sleepy.
Ling Shu was injured and didn't sleep well yesterday. After sitting down for a while, he became confused. His head was bit by bit and the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose almost slid down.
Yue Dingtang reached out to help him push it up.
Old Yuan and Lao Jin were talking in a low voice, and the train tracks were clanging and the noise was very loud. They pressed the sound very low and couldn't hear clearly what they were saying.
He couldn't sleep, so he turned his head toward the outline of the distant mountains without lights and fires outside.
Even though the time was tight, Yue Dingtang took half an hour to worship the old man before going down the mountain.
Because he knew that after today, at least for a long time, he might not have the chance to come here again.
The beginning of this journey was for the old man's funeral. As a result, by accident, many twists and turns. He could only appear in front of Mr. Guan's tomb until the road was approaching.
When Yue Dingtang was born, the Yue family and the Guan family had already cut off contact. All the news was just a few words from his mother before her death, and they were broken. He had no feelings for the Guan family, and the Guan family must have been the same for him.
But the old man set up a plan during his lifetime connected all this together.
"My mother never regretted leaving home before she died, but she still felt a little regretful when she couldn't come back or recognise her ancestors for the rest of her life, so I came here just to make up for her regrets. The separation of yin and yang, and a single stroke was written off, and all grudges were regarded as over."
He said so at that time, toasting the old man three glasses of wine and kowtowed three more times.
Yue Dingtang's impression of the old man was very complicated.
If the old man was still alive, he might now sit down with the old fox, chat and fight.
He didn't like being treated as a chess piece, but he couldn't help but admire the old man. He made a move and brought the Yue family whom he had not met for many years, and put it in this chess game and became the key piece.
If the old man was still alive, he would have done more for the Guan family, and perhaps he would have made the Guan family make a comeback.
Unfortunately, he died.
When Mr. Guan left, according to Lao Yuan, the only sober person in the Guan family was Mr. Guan San.
He didn't like to pay attention to other brothers and stayed in the house all day long to do carpenters, not because he was stupid, but because he was too lazy to see the absurd and chaotic scenes of the Guan family and too lazy to deal with other people.
The situation is like this, and he cannot let go of the Guan family, nor can he save the Guan family from suffering, so he has to pretend to be crazy and stupid.
Sober people always have to endure more pain than others.
This time, the treasure was transported out of the Guan family successfully, and Guan San was indispensable for help, but he was unwilling to leave Fengtian with Lao Yuan.
Guan San told Lao Yuan that this is his root for the rest of his life. If a person leaves his roots, he can't live long anywhere. Other brothers are not reliable. It's better to let him guard this house. With him in one day, the Guan family will be there.
Old Yuan couldn't persuade him, so he had to let him go.
In Yue Dingtang's view, everyone has their own path. Even if they know it is a single-story bridge rather than Yangguan Avenue, there will always be people who will go their own way, just like his mother back then, just like Guan San.
Some people regret it halfway, and will turn back or change the way, while others would rather go all the way, no matter whether it is right or wrong.
Just like him in the past.
His shoulders suddenly sank.
Yue Dingtang turned his head, and Ling Shu leaned directly on him.
Instead of pushing the other person away, he adjusted his sitting position to make the other person more comfortable.
Ling Shu gently held the wrist of his right hand.
This is an unconscious action.
Yue Dingtang has noticed that the other party has made this move several times, especially when sleeping.
Later he realized that this was because he had a gunshot wound in his right hand that year. His wrist would always be sore and weak when it rained. Ling Shu used to pinch his right hand, as if he was giving himself a massage.
As the night became darker, the train was galloping all the way through the countryside, and the surroundings gradually became quieter.
No matter how noisy people are, they need a moment of rest and their ears can be a little more peaceful.
The train rang through time and space, overlapping with the time eight years ago.
Yue Dingtang remembered it.
That was the whistle of the ship, reminding passengers that the ship is about to set off, and all passengers who have not yet boarded the ship are asked to get on board quickly.
He is the fish that has not yet boarded the ship.
He is waiting for someone.
There was bustling around, some people bid farewell to their relatives with tears, some lovers were about to separate from each other and refused to bid farewell. With his family background, more people came to see him off, some government officials for the Yue family, school teachers who cared for him, and many male and female classmates.
The young Yue Dingtang looked around, but did not find the person he wanted to wait for among the people who came to see him off.
"Dingtang, who are you looking for? Du Yunning?" said the old classmate with good friendship, "She said she was coming to see you off. I don't know why she hasn't come yet. Maybe Ling Shu won't let her come. I think you don't wait. Come on the boat quickly, don't miss the time. Remember to write to us when you go to France, don't forget the old classmate!"
Yue Dingtang Han responded, smiling slightly, and his eyes were still searching.
The steamship whistle sounded again.
The butler Uncle Zhou urged him to go to the deck as soon as possible.
Du Yunning finally appeared.
She ran to her face with her skirt, with thin sweat on her forehead, and the sea breeze blew away the temples, adding a little tenderness.
The classmates naturally made a way for her, and there were also careful male classmates who helped to stop the collision passers-by.
"I'm sorry, I'm late, Dingtang. I heard that you have been there for several years. I asked the servants at home to make some snacks. You can take them to eat on the way!"
She handed over the small basket in her hand.
It is also covered with a handkerchief, and the corners are embroidered with Du Yunning's boudoir name.
Yue Dingtang thanked him and took it, and he was also surprised that he did not have the surprise he imagined.
"Why are you so anxious?"
Du Yunning said in a slight manner: "Well, something has been delayed."
Yue Ding Tang Cha said and said something: "Have you quarreled with him?"
Du Yunning forced a smile, but no answer, but his expression was enough to show the answer.
"Young Master, it's time to set off!"
Uncle Zhou repeatedly reminded him, and even became a little anxious.
Time can no longer tolerate his gossip.
Yue Dingtang had no choice but to carry his suitcase and basket, and turned around and walked up the gangway.
When he turned around, he was already on the deck, separated by a shallow bay from many old friends standing on the shore.
The old friend has not yet dispersed, and Uncle Zhou is still in the port, conveying his reminders with concern.
The old classmates were also waving at him, and Du Yunning was a bright color in the black and white photos.
But her voice, appearance and smile gradually became sarcastic after a few years.
Yue Dingtang had forgotten what he was waiting for at that time, but he could never forget that regret.
Maybe he just chose and deliberately forgot.
The first time I saw Ling Shu was outside the classroom after class.
-->> The teacher who teaches Chinese is talking to a boy who is close to him.
Yue Dingtang's first feeling was that his life was so beautiful.
His background allowed him to see many beautiful people, both men and women. Yue Dingtang himself was not bad, but that person could still make him look good, which means that the other party's beauty has surpassed most people Yue Dingtang has seen.
Later, the boy was taken to the table in front of him and became his classmate.
Yue Dingtang also realized that his surname was Ling's name Shu, a relatively rare surname, and a very special name.
Shanghai said it was big or small, and the family conditions that could go to middle school would certainly not be bad. Ling Family Yue Dingtang naturally had heard of it. It was just that the two families were businessmen and the other was in charge of the government, and there was no intersection in the fields involved. It was just that the elders knew each other, and there was no exchange between the younger generations.
Ling Shu was quite fond of talking. He could talk about a few words about astronomy, geography, history, and even major events in various countries around the world. He was not just talking nonsense, and his words were quite insightful. In Yue Dingtang's view at that time, he was at least the level of a college student.
He himself doesn't like to talk and is too lazy to listen to others' longing, but he is willing to listen to Ling Shu say a few more words.
But the relationship between the two did not start with a conversation, but a fight.
Once, Yue Dingtang passed outside the school and saw Ling Shu beating his classmate, he frowned and went to stop him. Unexpectedly, Ling Shu was red in his eyes, and he didn't even let him go, so he waved his fists and beat him up. Yue Dingtang was beaten with blood. The two quickly started a fight. The teacher found out, scolded him and pulled him away, and called him back to the office. Each of them was in a confinement and wrote a review. He called his parents.
Yue Dingtang is an excellent student. He has only been kind and elegant since childhood. When was the teacher punished by the teacher for fighting with his classmates? This was a feud. Even if he later learned that Ling Shu was just helping his classmates stand up and stand up, it would be difficult to eliminate this resentment.
The character of holding a grudge must be innate.
After that, he stumped Ling Shu a lot.
For example, in the debate competition, the two of them could obviously have one team, but he insisted on going to another team to compete with Ling Shu. As a result, there was a girl in Ling Shu's team who was dragging her back. She was too nervous during the debate and was so anxious that she blushed and finally lost.
That girl is named Du Yunning.
To be continued...