Looking up at the stars in 1946

Han Yan was made to pass out last night.

Qi Si didn't know why he went crazy, and tossed and turned for most of the night.Han Yan fell on the bed, feeling like a piece of soft black soil in a ravine, lying flat and letting the animal Qi Si plow back and forth.The two light spots on the chest became the springs of water in the ridge of the field. Sucking and licking can make Han Yan water up and down, and make the animal chuckle with its lips and teeth. It is really a fertile field.

Han Yan turned over and rolled out of Qi Si's arms.His body was pinched and folded last night, and now he feels numb when he moves.The most difficult thing to say is that a certain overused part of the back, just turned over, and there was a burst of incontinence pleasure from the corridor - some cool liquid flowed out.

Although this was not the first time the two of them had done it, Han Yan was still a little awkward afterwards.Facing Qi Si's face, Han Yan silently raised his right hand. His arm, which had been working all the year round, was thin and powerful. His fingers moved slightly, but finally put it down in frustration.It was dark last night and I couldn't see the condition of my body clearly, but now it's bright, but I don't even have the face to look at it.

Han Yan straightened up and saw that the surrounding furnishings were unfamiliar.It was already late at night when I came here yesterday, and there were two candles on the table. The lamps were dim, and I couldn’t see them clearly. In addition, I was depressed and didn’t care much about the surrounding environment. Looking around now, I realized that this room is quite elegant. .Flower paper is pasted on the wall, which is a big "囍", a large chandelier hangs on the ceiling of the letter, and in the middle is an Eight Immortals table with four red lacquered wooden chairs painted with gold.Next to the kang head is a brand new red lacquered lying box with a full-length mirror inlaid on it.The weather is still not cold now, and the bottom of the kang is a mat. In addition to the thin crimson silk quilt covered on my body, there is a thicker three-inlaid quilt on the kangqin.

This is where I will live in the future.Han Yan thought.The chest was inexplicably empty.

Han Yan followed Qi Si when he was 16 years old.

Speaking of this matter, on the one hand, Qi Si forced and seduced, on the other hand, he also took advantage of Han Yan's young age and ignorance.However, if it is considered the most important reason, it is because Han Yan's family is poor.People are poor and can't help themselves, and they are talking about Han Yan's first half of his life.

Han Yan's father was originally from Shandong. Because of fleeing famine more than ten years ago, he took his mother-in-law and four-year-old Han Yan to Songjiang Plain, and then moved to Yuanmaotun.He felt that the black land here was fertile and suitable for growing crops, so he settled down here.Heideng has been busy for more than a year, and finally planted two rows of corn near Huangnihezi. When the harvest was about to be harvested, half of it was ruined by several sows of Master Qi.Han Yan's father was anxious and angry, and wanted to come to seek justice.An honest man from the neighbor quickly pulled him back to persuade him not to go, and told about Master Qi's evil deeds in the village, and Han Yan's father suddenly felt chills all over his body.Little Han Yan was playing next to him at that time, but he heard his father scold "animal" in a hateful voice.

Master Qi is indeed a beast in Yuanmaotun.Like a beast, he can't control his lower body. It's not enough to marry a wife and two concubines in his family. But if he meets a good-looking woman with no money or power on the road, he can spoil it with all his might. The girl who came out of the cabinet usually avoids him.He couldn't control his own lower body, and he couldn't control his hands either, but he took a fancy to other people's good livestock and good land, and all kinds of bad guys snatched them.In the third year after Han Yan's family came to Yuanmaotun, several grain households in the village went bankrupt one after another, and there were rumors that it was Master Qi who did it.A child from a grain household who was framed couldn't bear the anger and ran to him to question him. In the end, he was beaten until he was thrown into the gutter.

Why did Master Qi dare to walk sideways in Yuanmao Village?Because there are people above him.

Master Qi’s father, Grand Master Qi was originally just a stingy little landlord in Yuanmao Village. Although he did some careless things, such as taking other people’s chickens and taking away labor money from the family’s help, etc., he did not go out of his way. To this extent, I don't have that ability.It happened that for a few years, the village was plagued by both natural and man-made disasters. Many farmers had no harvest in their fields, and they ran out of grain stored in previous years.Grandpa Qi saw that it was profitable, and immediately lent out the piles of grain that had been stored for several years on an IOU.It is God's will, the harvest in the next two years is not good, and many farmers who borrowed grain can't afford to pay back the grain, so they can only mortgage their land to Mr. Qi, and then rent it to cultivate it by themselves. A tenant farmer of Grandpa Banner's family.

Relying on his luck in those few years, Mr. Qi stood out from the dozen or so small landlords in Yuanmao Tun, and slowly rose to prominence.Master Qi got the benefit of being stingy, and became even more stingy.It's a pity that he gave birth to Master Qi, but he was a prodigal.Not only did he eat, drink, prostitute, gamble and play marijuana, but he also supported a group of hooligans.Master Qi's father cursed himself for raising a prodigal son at first, but after seeing Master Qi relying on these gangsters to do evil in the village and make a lot of money, he was relieved and happy, thinking that My son is gone.Therefore, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, the son is a beast, and the father is the same.

Grandpa Qi had married Master Qi to a regular wife, surnamed Chen, who was very handsome and soft-tempered.Within two years of passing through the door, Master Qi gave birth to a boy, named Qi Yishan, who is Qi Si's eldest brother.It's just such a woman, Master Qi gave it away as soon as he said he would give it away.His father-in-law called, and he not only called back, but also extorted a sum of money before he could retire, which made both his father-in-law and mother-in-law seriously ill.

So who did he give Chen Shi to?Liu Mazi, the dibao of the county under the jurisdiction of Yuanmao Tun, is also the person above the banner master.In this way, Master Qi has also done a good business, he thought, what does it matter if there is no wife?There are thousands of women waiting for him behind!

In the past few years when Lord Qi relied on Liu Dazai to dominate Yuanmao Village, Han Yan's family has truly settled down in this black land.Although the life of the family is still tight, but after all, the whole family is happy and happy, and they live comfortably.

The turning point came when Han Yan was ten years old. Han Yanniang was pregnant with her fourth child. During the delivery, she caught a cold because of the "cold spring" and fell seriously ill.Knowing the situation at home, Han Yanniang cried and told Han Yan's father that he was dead, and kept the money for the child to eat.Father Han Yan shook his head, gritted his teeth and pawned all the silver dollars passed down from his ancestors, thus saving Han Yanniang's life.

However, the harvest in the field was not good in those two years, and there was an extra mouth in the family, so the situation was quickly stretched.Father Han Yan couldn't help it, so he borrowed food from Master Qi and rented him a piece of land, thinking of selling more food in the coming year.Unexpectedly, in mid-July of the following year, Yuanmaotun suffered a flood, and after the flood, there was another large locust plague.Almost every family suffered heavy losses and almost lost their harvest, but the land rent still had to be paid.

Han Yan's father was so worried that his temple hair turned white.No way, I can only take Han Yan and a mule to see Master Qi. It would be best if we can give him a few months, but if not, we can only put the mule there.Repudiation is absolutely unacceptable, and Han Yan's father trembles with fear when he thinks of those faces that have been beaten to a pulp.

At that time, the person in charge of the Qi family was no longer Qi Master, but Qi Si.Speaking of which, Qi Si's reputation is better than his father's, at least he has never heard of a woman from a good family ruined by him.

On the way, Han Yan's father said to Han Yan: "When you arrive at the owner's house, you have to behave yourself. If your father is stupid, please remember to remind me."

Han Yan nodded.He has just turned 15 years old this year, and he has already been the pillar of the family. He holds firewood, fetches water, fetches big grass, and does all kinds of farm work. However, because he eats little, his bones have not grown. He looks like he is only 13 years old. about.The family is poor, and he can't care about clothing if he can afford food. Han Yan wears a disheveled hair every day and is busy going in and out in a tattered green cloth gown.When his mother was ill, he learned everything about sewing and cooking, and he still did it well.Father Han Yan looked relieved and sad at the same time.

The father and son walked in front, followed by a mule that was a little thin but with black hair.There is no way, the harvest is not good this year, and there is not enough food for people, so how can we take care of the livestock?The mule was fed by Han Yan from childhood to adulthood. It has a small mouth and a good job. Han Yan likes it from the bottom of his heart. He barks "Little Hei, Little Hei" every day. He mows the grass, feeds it bean cakes, and washes it from dawn to dusk, and never barks. tired.Now when he thinks that he can't bring him home at night after being taken out, he feels uncomfortable.

The mule was ignorant, sticking out its rough tongue and licking Han Yan's face while walking.Han Yan's eye circles turned red immediately, even though he was so reluctant, Han Yan did not dare to disobey his father's decision.

The two walked from east to west along the avenue in Tunzi, and finally came to a tall gatehouse.It was a gatehouse with four feet on the ground and a dragon on the roof.There are two golden Pixiu inlaid on the gate.The door was not closed tightly, and a figure could be vaguely seen walking inside.

Father Han Yan knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" someone asked inside the door, and after a while the door opened, and out came a well-dressed man whose neck was tilted 45 degrees to the right.

Father Han Yan quickly called out: "Uncle Li!"

The man with the crooked neck asked impatiently, "Old Han, what are you doing here?"

Han Yanpai said, "I'll pay the land rent."

The crooked-necked man looked at Han Yan and his son, both empty-handed, and at the mule behind them, with a clean back, and asked, "Where's the food?"

Han Yan's father frowned into the word "Chuan" and said, "This year's harvest is not good, so I want to use this mule to pay for the land rent."

He tilted his neck and glanced at Father Han Yan, and said, "Come in, the mules are tied outside, Fourth Master doesn't like the smell of livestock in the yard."

Crooked neck finished speaking and turned around to enter the door, Han Yan's father led Han Yan to follow.

The man with a crooked neck said again: "You guys wait here first, I'll see if fourth master is free."

Han Yan's father responded nonchalantly.

This was Han Yan's first time entering the Qi's compound. After all, he was a child at heart, his eyes were full of curiosity, and he couldn't help but look around.The yard is large and empty, with large stone slabs on the ground, and only a pile of pine firewood in the southwest corner.Opposite the door is a row of upper houses with blue tiles and red bricks, and the glass windows are well polished.Han Yan was fascinated by the glass and couldn't take his eyes off it until his father called him a word before he came back to his senses.Unexpectedly, he found a big-toothed dog leaping out less than two meters in front of him. Han Yan was so frightened that he took two steps back, pulled his father's sleeve, and called out tremblingly, "Father!"

Father Han Yan also saw the toothed dog. After all, he had been to the Qi family compound a few times, and he was no longer afraid of the animal that looked half as tall as a man, so he comforted Han Yan and said, "It's okay, it doesn't bite people. of."

Han Yan looked at the Yagou again, and the Yagou also opened his eyes and looked over, but did not do anything else.Han Yan stared at the long chain around its neck, and felt more at ease again.

Han Yan was following Yagou's big eyes to small eyes, and the man with a crooked neck came out again, pointing to a room to the east and said to Han Yan's father, "Come in."

Han Yan's father took Han Yan into the house.

This row of houses is all facing south, and the light is very good. Han Yan saw a young man sitting on a high chair in the middle at a glance. He had a fair complexion and distinct facial features. She wears a double-breasted short jacket, and her hair is combed back, with only a single strand of hair on the forehead.

This person is Qi Si.At this time, he was leaning back on the high chair, holding a blue and white porcelain teacup and drinking tea slowly.

Father Han Yan took a step forward, took off the straw hat on his head, and said respectfully, "Fourth Lord." Han Yan finally came back to his senses, and quickly followed suit.

Qi Si was still drinking tea leisurely.

The man with a crooked neck quickly explained: "Fourth Master, this is Lao Han, our tenant, and he is here to pay rent today."

Han Yan's father is an honest farmer, and he can only speak straightforwardly: "Fourth Master, there was a disaster in the field this year, and I can't hand over the five loads of corn that I agreed to. I brought a mule here today. You See if you can make it up?"

When Han Yan heard this, he became a little anxious, couldn't help but looked in the direction of Qi Si, and unexpectedly met Qi Si's eyes.

Those eyes were black and long, and Han Yan felt a "thump" in his heart, feeling a bad premonition for no reason.He thought suspiciously, this fourth master of Qi doesn't look like that kind of vicious person, why does he look a little chilly?

Qi Si put down his teacup, tilted his head, and asked the crooked-necked man next to him, "How many animals are there?"

The man with the crooked neck said, "There are eight horses in the stable, three mules, two donkeys, and twelve pigs."

Qi Si nodded, and said slowly, "That means there is no shortage of mules, Lao Han, you'd better take the mules back and exchange them for grain."

Han Yan's father was dumbfounded when he heard it. Now a mule can be exchanged for seven or eight dans of corn in the market. He originally planned to mortgage the mule here. There is really too little food at home, and I won't be able to survive next year.Who knows that Fourth Master Qi actually said that he doesn't want mules, but food.This is how to do?

Han Yan knew that his father was stupid, unable to speak when he was in a hurry, and was always at a disadvantage, so he quickly stood up from behind his father and said, "Fourth Master, every family's crops are in short supply today. There is not so much food to pay. Master Qi said before that the land rent is arrears with three-cent interest for one day, and our father and I see that the rent payment date is approaching, so we are here today with our mules. If you If you really don’t want a mule, can you give it a little more time? We’ll get the food and send it to you right away!”

Qi Si glanced at Han Yan and said, "It's reasonable for you to say that. But, you can't collect the food now, and if you give you a few more days, will you be able to collect the food? I don't think so. I can't guarantee it will arrive." Time is late."

Han Yan knew in his heart that he was making things difficult on purpose, but he still said in a good voice: "Fourth Master is too worried, our father and I have brought the mule to the market to sell, and I promise to exchange it for food for you."

Qi Si took a sip from the teacup on the table and said, "I see it this way. Our family just needs a laborer right now. If you stay here and do the work for me for half a year, how about I pay the land rent for you this year?"

This time Han Yan was bluffed, who doesn't know, Mr. Qi is famous for taking advantage of labor, if he stays to work, he won't be cheated to death?But now it's not just staying to work, it's to pay the land rent, that's another treatment.Half a year's work is worth five loads of grain, which is a good salary. Han Yan knows that the five loads of grain can feed the family for three months if saved.And there is no need to bet Xiao Hei here, he can be taken home, Han Yan is quite happy when he thinks about it.

After thinking for a while, Han Yan agreed: "As long as Fourth Master keeps his word, I can agree."

Father Han Yan wanted to say something, but was held back by Han Yan.

Qi Si said: "That's all right, go home today and pack up your things, come over tomorrow, and go directly to Uncle Li."

Han Yan took his father to thank Xie Qisi and retreated.After all, he was still a child, and his thoughts were written all over his face. The radiant look was in stark contrast to the dullness when he entered the door before.

After Han Yan and his son had left, Old Li with a crooked neck asked cautiously, "Fourth Master, what can a half-grown boy do? If you are short of someone, tell me, Old Li, and I will find you. It's wide, it's strong!"

Qi Si glanced at the man with the crooked neck: "Old Li, you have a long memory, and you know that you can ask me when someone leaves. But, don't worry, I know everything in my heart."

The man with the crooked neck smiled, knowing that he was "overstepping the rules" again, so he didn't ask any more questions, packed up and went out.

Qi Si relaxed and spread out on the chair, while staring at the void with serious eyes, while stroking the teacup in his hand, the sapphire finger was clasped on the white porcelain from time to time, making a soft sound.