Waiting for you, in the blooming season (1) under the pear tree

Text/Xingyue Qiangwei

The first time I met Rou Qi was under the pear tree as white as snow. The little girl stood gentle and graceful in the courtyard. Quiet and relaxing under the pear tree. The sharp eyes are full of autumn water. The place where the water flows is like a clear spring gently blowing through the heart, making people involuntarily immersed in it and forgetting the world.

During the Republic of China, the fourth young master of the Jiang family, the richest man in Jiangcheng, married the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, which became a good talk in the city. Although the Xiao family is not a wealthy family, it is still well-off. Especially the three sisters are all famous for their beauty in Jiangcheng. The eldest sister is virtuous and dignified, knowledgeable and courteous; the second sister is slightly fat and sweet; the third sister is soft and fair-skinned. Bai Shengxue is gentle and graceful. The three sisters each have their own merits, especially Rouqi, although she is the youngest, but she is the most beautiful, has a very quiet and graceful temperament, and has a good reputation in Jiangcheng. Since the eldest sister married the fourth young master of the Jiang family, the richest man in Jiangcheng, the second sister and her were living in a boudoir and were not yet married. On weekdays, the sisters would do some needlework for company, and occasionally go to the eldest sister's house.

The pear blossoms bloomed beautifully in the spring of that year, pure and elegant, with jade bones and ice skin, and the light fragrance lingered in the courtyard, refreshing the heart and mind. Rouqi likes the sight of the pear blossoms in her eldest sister's house blooming like snow. She stands quietly under the pear tree like a fairy who has been banished to the mortal world and is not stained by the mortal world. Her smile is clear and shallow like pear blossoms. Blooming in the spring breeze. "A glance for ten thousand years" is probably Zhang Ruoxu's state of mind when he first met Rouqi. The Fourth Young Master Jiang invited some close friends to come and watch the pear blossoms in his mansion because they were in bloom. A group of young men were chatting and laughing happily. Zhang Ruoxu followed one of them and as soon as he entered the yard, he saw the little woman standing tenderly and gracefully under the pear tree. Her pale pink cheongsam made her skin look better than snow. The pear blossoms in the tree seemed to be blooming just for her. Like a dream. The spring of that year was full of life and vitality. From then on, Zhang Ruoxu pretended to be casual and inquired about the Xiao sisters from time to time.

When the second sister reached the age of marriage, the eldest sister often paid attention to the young men who came and went around Master Jiang Si. The couple thought that Ruoxu had a good character and family background, so he was a good match. Besides, he was with Xiao Xiao on weekdays. When the two sisters met, they got along well with each other, talking and laughing, and they began to have a sense of matching each other. Therefore, they often arranged small gatherings to promote the relationship between the second sister and Ruoxu. No one knows that every time Ruoxu accepts an appointment, he actually wants to see Rou Qi who comes with him. Because Rou Qi is not yet old, he doesn't know how to bring it up.

When the troops moved, Young Master Jiang and Zhang Ruoxu left Jiangcheng and went to the provincial capital to start life in the military camp. Both of them graduated from military academies and also held positions in the army. They were busy with work in the military camp and could not take care of their children. thing. On this day, the eldest sister wrote a letter mentioning the second sister's marriage and asked her husband to ask Ruoxu about it. Zhang Ruoxu became anxious, blushed, and blurted out: "If you marry the third sister, I will agree!" Young Master Jiang was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "It turns out that your hearts are with each other."

< p> As soon as the reply came, the eldest sister found out that Zhang Ruoxu originally liked Rou Qi, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. However, the second sister never cared about it, saying that she had long seen that Ruoxu had no intention of her, and that the third sister was a good match because she was a talented man. . The wedding date was quickly agreed upon, and the family was busy preparing the dowry for Rou Qi. Rou Qi looked at the red wedding dress with all the flowers and the red brocade quilt with dragons and phoenixes, and she laughed quietly. It turned out that they met under the pear tree. The young man and I have the same thoughts. We only hope to know each other and stay together in this life and never leave. It was quite a scene when she got married. Because Zhang Ruoxu's army was busy with affairs, the wedding was scheduled to be held in the provincial capital where the army was stationed. A special motorcade was sent to Jiangcheng to welcome her. The welcoming car drove around Jiangcheng in a mighty manner. , the scene is very spectacular.

In the days after their marriage, the couple loved each other very much. Occasionally talking about the past when they first met, Rouqi held Ruoxu's arm tenderly, shyly tilting her head slightly, thinking: "The pear blossoms bloomed really well that year, and that look was as gentle as a pear blossom. Fragrance." But Rouqi never said these words. She was a reserved and traditional woman. She kept these words and the acquaintance in the pear blossoms in her heart, and only thought about being lucky enough to be with you in this life. Ten years after her marriage, Rouqi gave birth to a boy and two girls. Her daily life was quite leisurely. She went shopping and played cards every day. Everything at home was carefully arranged, and the children were taken care of by a wet nurse. Rouqi lived the life of a young grandmother. In the day, because of his gentle personality, he is quite popular among the people in the family. That kind of life lasted for about ten years. I thought that life would be as sweet as honey, peaceful and happy forever.

The war is getting more and more intense, and the people coming and going in the army have solemn expressions. Zhang Ruoxu's return home is getting later and later, and he has even disappeared for several days. Rou Qi began to feel a little uneasy, touching her newly pregnant belly and praying for the safety of her family. Finally, the troops left the front line, and the time of separation came. Zhang Ruoxu hugged his wife who was sobbing softly in his arms, caressed the unborn child in Rou Qi's belly, and looked at the loving eyes of his daughter and son, and his heart was full of reluctance: " Wait until I come back..." A thousand words were reduced to these four words, and Zhang Ruoxu turned around resolutely.

From then on, Rouqi began to wait day by day. The sun rose and set, and the child in her belly grew up day by day in her lovesickness. What she waited for half a year later was the news that destroyed her entire world: Ruoxu died in battle! She refused to believe this fact, and the child in her belly was born in her grief: "Ruoxu, you asked me to wait for you to come back, but how could you bear to let the child be born without a father!" "You said you would wait until the country Tranquility, peace in the world, you can plant pear trees in the courtyard with me for the rest of your life, and look at pear blossoms hand in hand..." Ruoxu left without having time to say goodbye or wait for the birth of the child in her belly, so she slept in the blood On the red earth, the pain day and night is slowly submerged in the hardships of the years. In the difficult and difficult days that followed, she worked hard to bring up her four children and watched them get married and start a business. While feeling comforted, she would occasionally think of the pear blossoms that bloomed back then: If she had known, that one turn would have saved her for thousands of years. I miss you so much that I can’t wait anymore, will I let you go?

……

The pear blossoms are blooming very well this year. If you are here, Ruoxu, I will tell you in detail what I never said before: "That year The pear blossoms that day are the most beautiful memories in my life!" The old grandma sat under the pear tree and watched the flowers bloom and fall quietly.

"Grandma, in the past, people used to sit in a sedan chair when they got married. Did you sit in a sedan chair when you got married?" the 18-year-old girl curiously asked the old man with a wrinkled face and a delicate face. The years passed by Rou Qi. His face was filled with memories of the past.

"I have never sat in a sedan chair. Back then, a car greeted me in the provincial capital..."