pick up jade

in front of people.

It used to be full of yellow croakers, but now only a small half is left.However, even if it is a small half, it is still a considerable amount of property, enough for two people to buy a good house and spend the rest of their lives comfortably.

Xu Pingshan looked at the box, but didn't reach out: "How much money do you need to buy a boat?"

After the war, the jewelry business was not easy to do.They all moved to Xiangjiang with their families, and they couldn't sell things for money, so there was no reason to buy them there.Gems and jade can't be eaten.The store took advantage of this situation to collect some good things, but it was difficult to resell them.Very rare things are naturally very difficult to find suitable buyers.

As expected by some discerning people, the country is in chaos again.Yu Dongrong looked around, planning to resume the business of wading in water and shipping.The Yu family used to have a merchant ship, but it was a pity that it was destroyed during the war.Now everything starts from scratch, the most important thing is to buy a boat.

But the price of a freighter is so expensive that raising money has become a top priority.The eldest brother of the Yu family had already taken a team of guards to the flag state, and upon hearing the news, he immediately transferred a sum of money to Yu Dongrong.But as a half-life soldier, his money is very limited.Most of the Yu family's property had been lost in the war, and Yu Dongrong sold and disposed of a lot of the rest before leaving, but most of the money is now on the unsellable stones.Although there are still some assets left on the mainland, it is very difficult to dispose of them.Without him, because everything was messed up, the banknotes are now like waste paper at the other end.

After all, the only remaining fruit is the jewelry store and the silk shop here.The business of the jewelry store is deserted, and there are half of the Yao family in it, so it cannot be easily moved.The silk and satin industry has been sold out and exchanged for money.But it's still not enough to buy a cargo ship.

Yu Dongrong looked at the small half box of yellow croakers with great interest.However, he also knew that although it had been in the hands for a long time, it was not his money.Although it was originally Xu Pingshan's property, after such a long time, more than half of it was Qin Meixiang's blood and sweat.Xiangjiang is not like the old place, Xiao Yulin and Qin Meixiang are alone, they can't make up a whole theater troupe, and now they have completely put aside the matter of singing.

Doing this kind of business right now is like no other, and the risks involved are really great.

Seeing his expression, Xu Pingshan pushed the box back: "If you can make it together, use it first. You don't have to feel that you owe us, everyone will get a share in proportion when the time comes, that's all." He has been helping Yu Dongrong for half a year, and Xu Pingshan trusts this person's methods and vision.

Qin Meixiang nodded: "It's nothing if you lose money and make money. Old Xu and I still have some money, so we can't live without these things."

Speaking of this, it would be outrageous to refuse.Yu Dongrong closed the box and made up his mind: "I will apply for a loan from the bank tomorrow."

Xu Pingshan nodded: "Then see you tomorrow morning."

After the most important matter was settled, Qin Meixiang and Xu Pingshan left.Mrs. Miao put away the tea set, and persuaded in a low voice: "There's no rush. We... don't have to be rich."

Yu Dongrong sighed leisurely: "People, you have to think about it... Besides, Shaorong has such a background. If you want him to live like a shop assistant in the future, Dad will not agree to it under Jiuquan."

Miao fell silent.

Yu Dongrong wandered away for a moment, and suddenly remembered something: "How is Mr. Smith?"

Miao's face turned red all of a sudden: "I...he...he said that he is working in Maria Hospital now."

Yu Dongrong was as bright as a mirror in his heart, but his face was very peaceful: "It's good, I have more acquaintances in the hospital." After speaking, he got up: "I'll go out for a while."

He went to the set of Shin Kong Film Production Company.Because Xiao Yulin had no drama to sing, she found a part-time job there.As a result, because of his good appearance and his background in singing, he quickly got the role.Although singing and filming are two different things, there are always some things in common.Xiao Yulin learned quickly, and gradually found joy in this new thing.

Yu Dongrong was very happy for him.

Xiao Yulin just finished filming a lingering scene.He plays a handsome and sentimental young man in the play.Handsome is very handsome, but sentimental is not easy to say, so the acting is very stiff.However, this kind of short films are all to fill the theater's schedule, and the quality requirements themselves are not very high.It is a good thing for an actor to not forget his lines and avoid wasting film.

Seeing Yu Dongrong, the embarrassment on Xiao Yulin's face immediately disappeared.He bent his handsome eyebrows, lifted his hem in high spirits, and took off his costume.The director saw him changing clothes happily, and said displeasedly, "Why didn't you feel this way just now?"

Xiao Yulin scratched his head, apologized, and seriously promised to think more about how to brew his emotions when he went back.Turning his back in a blink of an eye, he was silly at Yu Dongrong.Young Master Yu Qi - it's time to be called Yu Qi Ye, he coughed without embarrassment, turned and walked out.Xiao Yulin chased after him with strides.

Extra Story - Old Man (2)

Xiangjiang at night is also very lively, and the two chatted while walking.Speaking of business, but also talking about drama.Although Xiao Yulin said that there are movies to act in, he still thinks about singing in his heart.It's just that I don't know when I will have the opportunity to put together another team.

Yu Dongrong felt a little regretful: "Do you regret it?"

Xiao Yulin shook his head: "No."

Yu Dongrong was a little disappointed: "The eldest brother avoided disaster and has already left. The second and fifth brothers stayed there...and Yao San..."

Xiao Yulin said seriously: "You still have me."

Yu Dongrong smiled: "That's right. By the way, the foreign language teacher I invited said that you missed class again this week. Xu Pingshan is so old, he doesn't think it's good to learn this. But you can't always sit on the bench."

Xiao Yulin argued, "But I've learned the local dialect here pretty well. It's all the same."

He is good at everything, but this problem of not loving learning is not good.Yu Dongrong glanced at him: "If the business is good in the future, I still want to take you out for a walk... Don't you always miss riding an elephant. If you get lost, you won't be able to go home."

Only then did Xiao Yulin show some thoughtfulness.But after all, it's a long way off.Yu Dongrong's business has not improved, and now his application is very simple.Speaking of it, Yu Qiye is actually only in his 30s, and because he has been worrying about his livelihood these years, his face has turned frosty.Xiao Yulin remembered how he looked when he first saw him: young and unrestrained, always with a smile in his eyes.Now those beautiful eyes have tiny fish patterns.

Boss Zhou felt sore and swollen.Suddenly, he saw the tie clip on Yu Dongrong's body, which was the one he gave him back then.Although the style is old, it is still shining because of its good preservation.After all these years of wandering, this little thing is still there.

He quietly held Yu Dongrong's hand in the crowd, and said in a low voice: "After the two films are finished, I can get [-] yuan. The production company said they would sign a contract with me. In the future, if the conditions are sufficient, they can also make operas." Movie……"

Yu Dongrong pondered for a while, then sighed: "Don't sign the deed of sale randomly. Now that you have fallen into a trap, I have no money to redeem you." He scratched Xiao Yulin's palm with his little finger: "Be careful in everything."

Xiao Yulin nodded, tilted her head and bumped him lightly.Yu Dongrong said with disgust: "You are such a big man, so be careful."

Boss Zhou said seriously: "Oh, Mr. Yu, I would like to treat you to a bowl of car noodles."

Yu Qiye has always been wary of this kind of cheap food sold by mobile vendors on the street.But since it was Xiao Yulin who proposed it, he readily agreed.Unexpectedly, it was not a small cart on the street that sold noodles, but a small shop.It's a little big, with only two very small tables and a few old but clean stools.

The two bought noodles and didn't even have a place to sit, so they just stood by the side of the store and ate.While eating, I looked at the long queue around me and the pedestrians walking up and down the street.There are more and more refugees in the interior.These years seem to be like this forever, everyone fled from one place to another, only to get a little more secure, and had to leave again.

Will Xiangjiang be the last stop?Yu Dongrong was not sure either.The concession has always been more stable than other places.But if he needs to set off again, he is not afraid.He knew Xiao Yulin would be with him.

Thinking about it this way, I feel a peace in my heart that I have never felt in many years.

Xiao Yulin finished his portion of noodles and went to buy another portion of white-cut chicken.Yu Dongrong returned the bowl to the stall owner, and the two walked home with the chicken.Miao and Shaorong are still waiting at home.

On the road, they passed a bus full of mainlanders.Xiao Yulin turned her head as if aware of it, and a blurry face disappeared in front of her eyes.Yu Dongrong said casually, "What's wrong?"

Boss Zhou turned around in a little confusion, and quickly forgot the inexplicable feeling: "It's nothing, let's go."

When the door of the apartment was knocked, Qin Meixiang and Xu Pingshan were having dinner.Simple one meal one dish one soup.This is a very inconspicuous small apartment. They live here as guests and don't communicate much.It's so late, logically speaking, there shouldn't be any guests.

Qin Meixiang was a little puzzled.Xu Pingshan was very alert, told him not to move, and went to open the door by himself.After a while, he walked in with a man.

Qin Meixiang was stunned for a while, then lost her voice: "Boss Ye?"

Ye Xiaodie wore a gray robe, took off her hat, revealing a tired and haggard face.

Qin Meixiang only knew that he went to the Northwest during the war and stayed there ever since.But I don't know why he didn't go back to Yandu, but ran all the way here, and found Qin Meixiang's house with great powers.

Ye Xiaodie seemed unwilling to say more.

Qin Meixiang didn't ask any further questions.He took Ye Xiaodie's luggage, and said in a gentle voice, "It just so happens that there is an old bed in the study...let's have something to eat first."

Ye Xiaodie drank a large glass of water, and quickly ate a bowl full of rice, just like a flower in the rain, its branches spread out, and it regained some of its former beauty and calmness.He looked at Qin Meixiang's apartment: "Are you living in seclusion?"

Qin Meixiang served him a bowl of soup and smiled: "It's just that there is no drama."

It was rare for Ye Xiaodie not to argue with him, and drank the soup in silence.

There are guests at home, and the host must tidy up.The bed had just been made when the power went out in the house.Xu Pingshan skillfully lit the candle, and handed the candlestick to Qin Meixiang: "This man...do you know him well?"

Qin Meixiang knew what he was worried about.There is turmoil in the mainland, and the two sides have continued spy wars over the years.Many people have multiple identities and are confusing.Friends may not know the bottom line, let alone someone like Ye Xiaodie who can't see through at a glance.Xu Pingshan had been in that whirlpool before, so this kind of worry was not completely unreasonable.

Qin Meixiang patted his hand lightly: "I have a measure."

Extra Story - Old Man (3)

Ye Xiaodie stood by the window and looked out.The candlelight illuminated the room and his face.He turned around with a calm expression: "I'll leave when I get the ticket."

Qin Meixiang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking: "Where are you going?"

"Go to the flag country." Ye Xiaodie smiled.

"went……"

"Of course you can't sing opera." Ye Xiaodie said leisurely: "But singing opera is not the only way to live."

Qin Meixiang opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.He had a lot to ask, but ended up saying nothing.

Ye Xiaodie seemed to see through his thoughts, and said flatly: "I still have some money, save a little, and it's enough to live the rest of my life in peace."

Qin Meixiang looked out following his gaze, and said in a low voice, "I haven't played with Boss Ye yet."

Ye Xiaodie glanced at him: "Come on. If you and I are in a play, we will inevitably cause a lot of trouble. If I play the leading role, someone will say that I bully you. If you play the leading role, where should I stay?" So it's better not to get together."

He is right.But Qin Meixiang still felt a little lost.None of them are old.If it weren't for this battle, he would have sung on stage with colorful flowers for many years.

He is a quiet person, and he is not obsessed with fame and fortune.Back then, I was obsessed with singing red, just to get rid of the sea of ​​suffering.Now that life is peaceful, and there are two people who agree with each other who can cling to each other, it stands to reason that this life has been completed.But after half a lifetime of singing, suddenly there was nothing to sing, and my heart was still empty.

This sadness is not only for himself, but also for the whole troupe.Ye Xiaodie's imperial concubine was drunk, and he didn't often act in those years, and he only saw it once.I'm afraid I'll never see it again.

However, a person has his own way of life.He looked at the round moon, and finally said softly: "If you arrive somewhere, write a letter or make a phone call, please let me know."

Ye Xiaodie glanced at him: "If you want to say something, you might as well say it all together."

Qin Meixiang thought for a while: "If you have free time, please give me a few playbooks. Master...had been very regretful back then. He didn't know how to play some plays, and he really couldn't sort them out."

Ye Xiaodie stood leaning against the window, and said calmly: "This deal is a good deal. Search all over the Xiangjiang River, and there is no more expensive hotel than yours."

Qin Meixiang smiled: "You will decide your future... don't you plan to sing any more?"

Ye Xiaodie rolled her eyes: "That's hard to say... But, I will never owe you a favor."

Qin Meixiang wanted to ask him if he wanted to meet Yu Dongrong.After all, in the future, the old people will be scattered all over the world, and I am afraid that they will never see each other again in this life.But soon felt that this idea was superfluous.

He left the candle on the table.After walking a few steps when going out, she suddenly heard a voice behind her: "The ice wheel on the sea island is turning..." Qin Meixiang stood there, listening to the play quietly, and then quietly went back to her room.

Xu Pingshan was leaning against the head of the bed, reading a foreign language textbook by the light of a candle.Qin Meixiang climbed onto the bed, and saw that it was covered with messy Chinese characters.He pulled the book away from Xu Pingshan's hand: "Take it upside down."

Xu Pingshan was very calm: "I can't see it in." After saying that, he stretched out his arms and hugged him,

Qin Meixiang leaned into his arms.

The day Ye Xiaodie left was quiet, only Qin Meixiang went to the airport to see him off.Xu Pingshan and Yu Dongrong went out to look at the cargo ship.It was sunny with a little comfortable breeze.Ye Xiaodie carried the suitcase, waved to him, and then got on the plane briskly.

Qin Meixiang sat alone at the airport for a long time.In the end, the sun got bigger and bigger and began to bask in people, so he had to get up.Just as a plane landed, the passengers stepped down one after another.

After walking a few steps outside, I suddenly heard someone calling his name.He looked back and saw Miss Yao waving her hat, and the always hale and hearty old lady of the Yao family.

Qin Meixiang froze for a moment, then laughed.

He went up.