Chapter 121 Blood and Tears

"That's right. It's very cold outside now, and there's nothing special about stars." Wu Song saw that Haisha was unwilling to go, so he could only laugh like this, but Erlang still felt strange about Haisha's reaction.

The dining table fell silent again, and soon Lao Wu put down his rice bowl: "Madam, I'm full. There is still some work in the yard. I'll go down first." Lao Wu is like this almost every day. He eats very fast. Sometimes Wu Song has just taken a few bites, and Lao Wu has already had hiccups. Today, because of the presence of sea sand, Lao Wu has also slowed down a lot.

After Lao Wu, Wu's sister-in-law also stopped. Head, madam, I'm also full. You can eat slowly. After eating, I'll clean up the dishes and chopsticks. Every time Wu Song heard Mrs. Wu say this, he could always remember that his former brother urged him to eat faster. Although Erlang knew that Mrs. Wu had no intention of urging him at all.

After Lao Wu and Wu went down, Haisha also quickly stopped the bowls and chopsticks. She said to Wu Song, "I haven't eaten so much for a long time. I feel so happy today." Then he gave Wu Song a bright smiling face.

Wu Song felt that his heart was hot. This was the life he wanted. If only Haisha could smile like this all the time.

"Then I'll take you back to your room?" Wu Song suddenly felt that it was really impossible without a girl who served Haisha. Now it's still early to go to bed, and he is also used to walking around. Haisha is sleepy when she is seriously ill, and she doesn't need someone to accompany her very much. However, in the current situation, it is indeed a little awkward for her to stay alone. But she also rejected her proposal to go out to see the stars.

This made Erlang scratch his head. Fortunately, Haisha simply nodded, went out of the door, diagonally through the yard, and went back to the room. Wu Song looked at Haisha's curling back, and there was infinite love and tenderness in his heart.

"It's good to finish eating." Erlang muttered in a low voice. Wu Song is used to being bold when eating. He drinks in large bowls and eats meat in large pieces. If he can't eat like this at home, what's the point of living? Coupled with the habit of Lao Wu and Wu's sister-in-law eating faster, Erlang is also used to eating happily after they get off the table.

After Haisha left, Wu Song felt that the pressure was reduced a lot and he was not satisfied. He put his leg on Haisha to sit on the stool. The feeling was like carrying Haisha's soft leg. Although Erlang didn't drink much wine, this thought still made his cheeks hot, and then he laughed.

Today's dinner time was too long, and the dishes and wine were a little cold. Erlang drank several times and felt that his abdomen was cold, so he had no idea of continuing to eat. He sighed, and his worries surged up in his mind, and he couldn't lift his chopsticks.

That's all. That's all for today. I'll go out for a walk. Erlang stood up and walked out. When he passed the window of Haisha, he could faintly see the shadow of Haisha from the lamp. I don't know why, when Haisha was seriously ill lying in **, he felt that this woman was all he had. At that time, Erlang never doubted about love. He thought it was what he took for granted. But when the woman's illness recovered slightly, Erlang suddenly found that he was suffering from gains and losses, and even doubted this kind of love. He was a little confused about whether Haisha could really bring him the warmth of that family, so that the more beautiful the shadow on the window paper, the more Erlang felt that she was not real, not real. Belongs to me.

These thoughts haunt Erlang and make him urgently need to go outside for breath. When passing by the porter, Erlang pushed the door and came in. Only Lao Wu and Wu's sister-in-law were in it. And Mrs. Wu was roasting steamed buns for Lao Wu on the way to the doorway, with a pot of steaming soju on the table and a plate of equally steaming beef.

Lao Wu was enjoying chewing beef. As soon as Erlang came in, the expression of enjoyment became awkward. Lao Wu immediately put down his chopsticks and stood up: "Head, why are you here?"

Wu Song casually pulled a chair and sat down. He forced himself not to look at the heat of wine and meat on the table, because Erlang knew himself so well that as long as he looked a few more, his saliva would not stop flowing down. This kind of warmth is really envious of others. It was boring after dinner. I thought about going out for a walk. When I went out, I saw the light on, so I came in to have a look. After all, you should go back to your room to rest at this time.

At this time, Mrs. Wu had already baked the whole head. This woman was different from her husband. She was not embarrassed at all, but said directly, "Our old Wu was afraid that someone would come to the capital at night, so he said to come and wait for a while. In addition, he is not too full tonight, so it's convenient to get him some food here.

Mrs. Wu usually speaks directly, and Erlang never minds. Today, it sounds a little embarrassing. Wu Song could only smile awkwardly, "Ha, ha." The dry laughter made Wu Song himself feel a little unreasonable.

At this time, Wu's sister-in-law went to Lao Wu, pressed Lao Wu's shoulder, asked him to sit down, and then turned her head to Wu Song and said, "Head, why don't you have a drink with my old Wu?" I think you are also a little reserved for this meal tonight.

The hot smell of meat and wine had already made Wu Song's saliva swirl in his mouth. He had to suck back and slightly frequently. After Wu's sister-in-law said this, Erlang's saliva filled his whole mouth in an instant like drinking water from a levee, which made him embarrassed to speak and could only nod.

Wu sister-in-law smiled, took out a wine glass from behind, handed a pair of chopsticks to Wu Song, and Wu Song set up steaming beef and threw it into his mouth. This beef is not a good thing, and it is obvious that it has been heated many times and has become rotten and has lost the kind of competition that beef should have. It can be said that it melts in Wu Song's mouth. However, this kind of inferior beef suddenly made Wu Song think that when he was exiled in the world, he could occasionally have some money. He went to the tavern to order beef and soju and indulge in drinking. At that time, he didn't seem to think about anything, and he didn't even think about what to do after spending this money. He devoted all his energy to In the enjoyment of wine and meat.

I don't know when the wine glass has been filled, and Erlang doesn't want to drink it all. The hot soju burned from the throat to the stomach like a fireball. This soju is not a good product. It is not as mellow as Erlang usually drinks. The inferior wine without any relaxation is like the fist of a good kung fu hand, which hit Erlang's stomach. This fierce wine makes Erlang's The body is slightly crooked, which is a feeling that I haven't experienced for a long time.

At this moment, Wu Song suddenly felt that if Lao Wu was his own brother and Wu's sister-in-law was his own sister-in-law, how good it would be to participate in this kind of drinking without any distance.

"Head, how old am I, just say a few more words." Lao Wu's cheeks were red. Obviously, he had drunk a few cups before Erlang entered the door, and he was a little drunk. This daughter-in-law, sometimes you can't just find a good-looking one, which is useless. Although you are an official, after all, you can't compare with those officials in the capital. You still need to find someone to live with you. Cough, cough..." Sister Wu pushed Lao Wu's back and coughed Lao Wu, who was choked by alcohol. Probably because he was unprepared, the saliva and alcohol in his mouth sprayed out a little and splashed on the beef.

Erlang had already stretched out his chopsticks to pick another piece, but when he saw this wonder, he had to put down his chopsticks. Lao Wu and Wu's sister-in-law obviously also found this problem, and even Wu's sister-in-law became embarrassed and gently rubbed her hands. Erlang understands that there is only one plate of beef, otherwise, Mrs. Wu will definitely change it for herself immediately.

"Haisha is not in good health now, and I believe she will get better in the future." Wu Song saw the embarrassed look of Lao Wu and Wu's sister-in-law and felt that it was all because of his appearance. Now he needed to ease this embarrassment, so Erlang forced himself to pick up the chopsticks again, put a piece of beef in his mouth, and chewed slightly exaggeratedly. This beef has no strange smell, even more delicious than the last piece, perhaps because it is a mixture of family affection and understanding.

The awkward atmosphere in the doorman was swept away with Wu Song's exaggerated swallowing, but Erlang was a little reluctant to eat. After all, after eating, Lao Wu had nothing to eat tonight. So he wiped the oil on his mouth as if he had eaten something when he was walking around the world. Lao Wu, is it true about the red star you just mentioned at the dinner table?

"It's true, everyone. The shops in our county probably don't have any business tonight. Everyone went to see the stars. I'm going to have a look before going to bed with your sister-in-law Wu. There was a kind of excitement in Lao Wu's words.

"Then why didn't I see it when I walked through the yard just now?" Wu Song doubted. The sea sand room is on the east side of the yard, so Wu Song can also see the whole east sky while looking at the sea sand window.

"You don't know that this star is relatively low, and it looks not far from the ground, as if it has just risen. There are houses around our yard, and the east side is blocked by your bedroom, so you can't see it naturally. You can easily see the stars when you walk out of the yard and look east along East Street. Lao Wu danced as if he were talking about something extremely interesting.

What did Wu Song suddenly think of from Lao Wu's speaking habits, but this still needs to be confirmed: "Lao Wu, you always say that star, that star, since it can't be called a broom star, what do people in the town call it? Since there is such a magical thing, there must be a special name.

Lao Wu scratched his head and showed that he was thinking seriously. Yes, as you said, there is indeed such a name, but I can't remember these. Liu Jianfang told me that the people in the town call this thing... Yes, they all call this thing 'smart stars'. No, it's not this name. Anyway, it's a similar name.

"Smart Star?" Wu Song read softly, and there was a fierce collision in his heart. Erlang took a deep breath and pretended to be calm and said, "It should be called 'Comet'."

"Yes, yes, it's really awesome. I actually guessed the correct name, that is, the comet. Liu Qianfang told me that I was afraid that I couldn't remember that you remembered that this star was very smart, so everyone in the county wanted to see it, and I was 'smart'. Hahaha." Lao Wu laughed a few times. Obviously, he did not take this kind of thing seriously, and no one would think how important the name of a star was.

But Wu Songhui, because Erlang clearly remembered that when Haisha refused his invitation just now, he said, "I don't look at any comets." Lao Wu didn't remember the name, but Haisha could call it out accurately. Haisha had little contact with the outside world. I was also around when I went out today. There was no reason why she heard this and I didn't hear about it.

That is to say, the comet was known before the sea sand. Maybe it really represents something. Judging from the expression of the sea sand, if this comet is really symbolic, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

This possible symbolism made Erlang want to go out to see what the comet looked like, so he stood up and just wanted to talk to Lao Wu and Wu's sister-in-law when there was a knock on the door.

"Pa, Pa, Pa." Being able to hear the knock on the door is a little restrained, and the interval between each sound is very long, as if the person knocking on the door is afraid of disturbing the people inside the door. However, the sound of knocking on the door was very loud, and it sounded that there should be an emergency, not an elegant knock on the door.

"Who can it be at this late hour?" Lao Wu muttered casually and then stood up. Mrs. Wu took the coat next to him and put it on Lao Wu.

"Head, I'll go and see who it is." Lao Wu still chewed something in his mouth, spoke a little clearly, and staggered out of the doorway.

After a while, the footsteps like raindrops came from far and near. Lao Wu hurriedly opened the door. Obviously, he ran back, and his face was more red than when he went out. All heads." When he said this, Lao Wu pinched his teeth and showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Lao Wu, what's going on?" Wu Song couldn't figure it out. Lao Wu is usually careless. How could he suddenly hesitate to speak?

"That's what happened. Your brother can't come back by himself outside. Someone sent the letter to us. Please send someone to pick it up. Lao Wu's face twisted as if he had eaten bitter gourd.

"Oh, maybe my brother drank too much." Wu Song stood up and was about to go out. He turned around and asked Lao Wu, "Where should I pick him up?" Wu Song thought that he happened to talk about this comet with his brother on the way, which was also a topic between brothers. There should also be the warmth of brothers between him and Wu Da.

"This..." Lao Wu opened his mouth a few times and didn't say anything. He just said helplessly, "The visitor is still waiting outside. It's better for you to ask yourself."

Wu Song wondered why Lao Wu suddenly couldn't do anything and just invite people in directly. I'm not a prominent person and don't need these many unnecessary rules. Erlang opened the door of the porter with doubt, and then passed through the door to the door. I saw a man who looked like a little man standing by the door.

"Where did my brother drink too much? Tell me the specific place and I'll give this to you." Erlang took out two taels of silver in his arms and threw them at the position where the little man stood.

Today is November 15th. The moonlight is bright and the speed of silver throwing is not fast. This kind of fast shopmate should be easy to receive. The man was clumsy and reached out and grabbed it. The silver thrown by Wu Song hit him with a "pop" and fell to the ground. The little man hurriedly squatted down and held the bright silver in his hand.

Then he lowered his head and replied, "Your brother is now in the Mochou Hall." As soon as the servant spoke, Wu Song heard that she was a woman, and then the moonlight looked carefully. The girl's face was a little beautiful, but she was preconceived when she went out. Ordinary stores would not hire a woman as a clerk. Besides, it was night in winter, and there was no reason for women to report.

However, Erlang has never heard of the name of Mochou Hall. Mochou Hall? You are a new restaurant, right? It seems that the food is well cooked. My brother is the owner of Osmanthus Building. He hasn't eaten anything delicious. He actually drank too much at your place. I'll go there later to taste it and see what's unique about your cooking. Wu Song felt that since a girl came to report the news, he should not put on airs. It was really ungodly to scare the girl's family.

"I'm going back... I'm going back to the head, Mochou Restaurant is not a restaurant." The girl's words seemed a little confused.

"Isn't it a restaurant?" Yes, how can the restaurant let women deliver letters? So what do you do?" Erlang secretly understood why the always straightforward old Wu had some twists just now and did not let the girl into the door.

"Mochou Hall is... a prostitute (harmonious vertical and horizontal) courtyard." The girl finally said the word "prostitute (harmonious horizontal) courtyard", and then in the moonlight, Wu Song could see her humiliating expression.

Now Erlang understood that it was indeed a little inappropriate for prostitutes to enter the innocent place of the martial arts family, and Lao Wu's approach was understandable. In addition, it was really difficult to talk about this matter, so Lao Wu chose to let Wu Song come out and ask, instead of repeating it himself.

But... my brother is in the prostitute (harmonious) courtyard! And I can't come back by myself. What's going on? Erlang suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Why is my brother there? What do you think is wrong with my brother?" Erlang's tone became angry and tough. He clearly knew that he was facing only a weak girl, but he could not suppress his anger anyway.

"Your brother... Your brother went to Mochou Hall to play, and he couldn't stop him. The shopkeeper said that your brother was dragging his strength and could no longer stand up, and it was not convenient for him to spend the night at our place. Otherwise, your brother would still want to... Well, I guess he have to die. Everyone in Mochou Hall was afraid of the power of the tiger, and the shopkeeper forced me to send you a letter. If I don't deliver it, I will pick up the guests tonight. The girl's expression was full of humiliation, and she could even see tears in her eyes.

But the strange thing is that the tears actually have a trace of dark red.

Wu Song suddenly thought of something. Looking back, the red blood-like stars hung on the eastern sky, dragging out a long bloody tail. The dark red in the tears came from the repressing light.