Looking up at the stars in 1946

Early the next morning, Qi Yishui woke up, got off the kang alone, and sat in front of the mirror in a daze.Xi Lan heard the noise in the room, and hurriedly opened the door and came in, waiting for him to change his clothes.

Qi Yishui opened the cabinet, took a pair of scissors and handed them to Xilan, saying, "Come here, cut all my hair."

Xi Lan took the scissors, picked up Qi Yishui's long and soft hair, tried it, but couldn't do it, and said: "Master, you kept it well, why do you want to cut it?"

"I'm afraid it will be inconvenient in the future."

"Then I really cut it?"

"Cut it off." Qi Yishui said, lowering his head.

Xi Lan had no choice but to "click", "click" to cut it.She did things neatly, and after a while, a pile of hair accumulated under her feet.Qi Yishui felt that his head was much lighter and his neck felt a little cooler.He looked up into the mirror, and the man inside was looking at him too. They had been looking at each other in this mirror for many years.

Some hair fell into the clothes, it was very uncomfortable, Qi Yishui said: "Xi Lan, please fetch some hot water, I will take a bath"

Xi Lan responded, and hurried out to boil water.

After Qi Yishui took a shower, he began to pack his bags.He didn't dare to bring too many things with him, just two pieces of clothes and some of his private room that he usually saved. After thinking about it, he opened the cabinet again and took out a sandalwood box the size of two palms, which contained a lot of odds and ends. Broken gadgets, including wooden whistles, walnut-sized ship carvings, small cages made of weed grass, thin and transparent drawn-spun bags, and so on.These were all given to him by Qi Yishan many years ago, and he kept each one carefully, and only opened it to take a look when he missed it too much.

Qi Yishui picked up the vividly carved boat sculpture, looked at it for a while, and then put it down. There was a black bag at the bottom of the box.Qi Yishui's fingertips slid across the fabric, and couldn't help showing a smile, which contained a beautiful memory.

At that time, he was still very afraid of Qi Yishan, especially after being bullied by Qi Yishan, he would hide when he saw him, and cry if he couldn't hide.The memory of Chu Ye was too tragic, Qi Yishui didn't want to do it again.But Qi Yishan insisted on Qi Yishui's temperament that he didn't dare to publicize the matter, and he would pester him whenever he had the opportunity, and take him to the kang. No matter how much Qi Yishui cried or begged, it was useless, he just insisted. It is impossible to change the flag and change the water.

Just a few months later, Qi Yishui's birthday came.Speaking of which, Qi Yishui hasn't celebrated his birthday since he was 12 years old, because the two people who would have celebrated him gradually forgot about it: Qi Si was busy helping Master Qi take care of the inside and outside of the compound, Li Xiaohua is busy looking for her sisters to play cards.Fortunately, Chen's mother in the kitchen still remembered him, and made him a bowl of longevity noodles every year, with a yellow-orange poached egg lying underneath.

That day, Qi Yishui, as usual, was looking forward to Chen Ma's meeting with him at noon, who knew that there would be no sign of anyone after waiting.Until it got dark and the lights were turned on, Mama Chen still didn't come.Qi Yishui ordered a maid to go to the kitchen to find Mama Chen, and the maid came back and said Mama Chen had returned home two days ago.

Qi Yishui didn't ask any more questions, and lay down on the kang alone, sad.I feel that life is really boring, his mother doesn't care about him, Ah Si doesn't like him, Qi Yishan still bullies him all the time, and now even Chen Ma, who cares about him, has left...Qi Yishui was so sad thinking about it, tears immediately burst into tears It just fell off.But at this time, Qi Yishan knocked on his door.Qi Yishui was unwilling to open it.Qi Yishan slammed the door with a "bang bang" sound, and said in a vicious voice with his male duck voice: "You open the door now, and I promise not to mess with you, or you will know how powerful it is when I go in!"

Qi Yishui had no choice but to get off the kang and open the door for Qi Yishan.

Qi Yishan was impatient, seeing Qi Yishui took so long to open the door, he immediately scolded him: "You didn't eat, it took so long to open!"

Qi Yishui said timidly: "I just fell asleep..." His voice was dry and nasal.Qi Yishan knew that Qi Yishui was crying as soon as he heard it.There was no light in the room, but fortunately the moonlight was clear, and Qi Yishui's red and swollen eyes could still be vaguely seen from crying.

Qi Yishan seemed to have a ball of cotton stuck in his throat, and it took him a long time to take out a black object from behind and stuff it into Qi Yishui, and said "for you" in a rough voice without looking back away.

Qi Yishui didn't pay attention, and the black thing fell to the ground and rolled lightly for a long distance.Qi Yishui went over to pick it up and found it was a bulging bag.Qi Yishui untied the rope curiously, and couldn't help but exclaimed.Fireflies fluttered out of the bag one after another, floating away with little green light, like a spider weaving a web, wrapping Qi Yishui in it.

The moonlight is full and the stars are brilliant.Qi Yishui burst into tears and laughed.

When Han Yan entered the door, Qi Yishui had already packed his bags. When he saw Han Yan, he quickly greeted him and handed him a letter and a box.

"Ayan, if Yi Shan comes back when I leave, you can give these to him."

Han Yan nodded, put away his things, and said, "I'll see you tomorrow!"

Qi Yishui smiled and said, "Okay, remember to bring me something to eat."

The two were chatting, when Lao Li entered the door in a gust of wind, his face was a little ugly, and he said, "Master, two cars came in the yard, and Feng Xin brought the group of Japanese from before. I told you to pack up and go out." .”

Both Qi Yishui and Han Yan were stunned, wondering why this matter had something to do with the Japanese, and they both felt a little heavy for a while.Before going out, Qi Yishui grabbed Han Yan's sleeve and said softly, "Ah Yan, if you can help me take care of my mother."

Han Yan kept nodding and said, "Yi Shui, be careful."

Qi Yishui nodded, put on his bag and followed Lao Li.His figure was a little thin, and it was already windy in Beiman in August, and the cool wind rolled up the hem of Qi Yishui's long robe, and it rose and fell, and he was never seen again after a corner.

On the way, Lao Li persuaded Qi Yishui again.He admired Qi Si the most among the three Qi family brothers, but it was Qi Yishui who hurt him the most.Qi Yishui said: "Old Li, I know you are good to me, but my stay in the compound is not as useful as Ah Si's stay in the compound. If this family does not have Ah Si, it will break up one day."

Lao Li stopped talking and walked dully.

It was three poles high in the sun, and the sun was gradually brightening up. From time to time, there was the sound of people walking in the courtyard, mixed with the noisy calls of chickens, dogs, donkeys and geese.These voices are rarely heard by Qi Yiping. He lives in the backyard and has always lived in seclusion.

Qi Yishui followed Lao Li for a while, and when he was about to reach the front room, he suddenly asked: "Lao Li, can I go see my mother before leaving?" Lao Li nodded, and folded with Qi Yishui gone back.

The two turned to Li Xiaohua's yard, where a maid was sewing clothes outside the door. When she saw Qi Yishui and Lao Li, she quickly got up and saluted, and said, "Second Aunt only rested in the early morning, so don't call her until noon." .” Qi Yishui's eyes suddenly darkened.Lao Li couldn't bear it, and was about to knock on the door, but was stopped by Qi Yishui. He said, "Forget it, Lao Li, let's go." Li, look at my mother more." The girl said repeatedly: "The third master is right, I have written it down." Qi Yishui finally took a deep look at Li Xiaohua's room, and then followed Lao Li. up.

As soon as the two of them left the gate, Feng Xin pounced on him like a wolf dog smelling food, and when he saw Qi Yishui's short hair, he immediately called out:

"Yi Shui, why did you cut your hair?!"

Qi Yishui didn't answer him, just staring at the two cars parked at the door.In a daze, it seems that I have returned to four years ago, and the weather is also such a crisp autumn. There are also two cars parked at the gate of the Qijia compound. The well-trained soldiers are lined up on both sides, and the dumb villagers stand far away, pointing from time to time. point.

Seeing that Qi Yishui didn't reply, Feng Xin hurriedly approached him and whispered to him: "Don't cut your hair in the future, make it longer, and make it look better!" The car glanced at it and said in a low voice: "When I leave, they will put Ah Si back, right?"

Feng Xin said: "Of course! I can bring Qi Si back this afternoon."

Qi Yishui nodded, and said, "Let's go." Feng Xin quickly turned around and opened the door for Qi Yishui. Staring straight at him, he was immediately frightened.

Feng Xin said: "It's okay, Mr. Igarashi is inside."

Qi Yishui didn't dare to move, Igarashi's gaze made him flustered, Qi Yishui's heart suddenly felt timid.Igarashi didn't know what to say, Feng Xin became anxious and urged Qi Yishui to get in the car quickly.

Qi Yishui was already timid, but he took another step back after being urged by him like this.

The two were deadlocked.Feng Xin got a little angry, and couldn't help saying loudly: "Yi Shui, do you want Qi Si to come back?" , Qi Yishui thought of Qi Si in the prison, he didn't dare to hesitate anymore, just about to bite the bullet and get in the car, a gray figure suddenly rushed out from the courtyard.Tang Peilian was wearing coarse linen clothes, barely covering Qi Yishui's body, and said to Feng Xin, "Yishui's health is not good, I want to follow him!"

When the Japanese soldiers on both sides saw Tang Peilian rushing out in such a hurry, the alarm bell rang loudly, and they raised their guns with "boom" and pointed at Tang Peilian one after another.

Feng Xin broke out in a cold sweat.Igarashi got out of the car and asked Tang Peilian what was going on.

Qi Yishui pulled Tang Peilian's hand, wanting her to go back.But Tang Peilian didn't even look at him, she just said to Feng Xin, "Tell that Japanese that Qi Yishui's health is not good, and if I don't follow him to take care of him, he won't survive a month."

Igarashi was silent for a while, and asked Qi Yishui: "Your health is poor?" He spoke Chinese, although it was a bit stiff, but it was not difficult to understand.

Feng Xin's feet softened all of a sudden, and he said stammeringly: "Master, Yuan, so you can speak Chinese..."

Igarashi didn't even look at Feng Xin, but only stared at Qi Yishui.That gaze was real, and a sense of oppression came over his face, Qi Yishui's face was a little pale, he didn't dare to speak, and only nodded to Igarashi.

Igarashi looked at Tang Peilian carefully, and after a while said, "Then take it with you." After speaking, he turned and sat in the front seat of the car.

Tang Peilian's tense body finally calmed down, and she calmly pulled Qi Yishui into the back seat of the car.

The car drove fast on the plain, raising dust all over the sky.Qi Yishui and Tang Peilian sat together silently, occasionally whispering a few words, and more often looking out the window nervously.Think about where they will be taken.It wasn't until the two of them were about to fall asleep that the car stopped.The train station has arrived.

All those memories that accompanied the train station flooded in, and Qi Yishui felt a heavy sadness in his heart.Somehow, he felt that he would never come back.