Chapter 152: Thoughts across time and space
The blur in front of my eyes slowly faded away, and when my vision became clear, a ball of paper was thrown on the table.
The person who threw the paper ball was obviously not very skilled in his movements. The paper ball bounced a few times on the table, and when it was about to hit the ground, Su Chengyi stretched out his hand to catch it.
"Are you okay?"
Written on the ball of paper are these four words, Chen Jinzhi's handwriting.
It's strange, even though his back is turned, can you tell that something is wrong with him?
"How do you know?"
Su Chengyi quickly threw back his question.
“Intuition.”
I wouldn’t have asked if I had known it earlier. Anyway, this was definitely her answer.
Su Chengyi thought for a moment. In the past, he had managed to survive difficult moments like this by relying on distraction.
Perhaps, chatting with others is also a good idea.
"Thinking of the deceased relatives."
Just as he threw the paper ball back, Su Chengyi suddenly heard a "thud" in his head.
No, Chen Jinzhi said today that Huangmei Opera was taught by her mother when she was a child, and it was only after her mother passed away that she was taken to South Korea under pressure from her hateful father.
Aren't you exposing other people's scars?
Unfortunately, the paper ball does not have a withdrawal function.
Su Chengyi felt tormented, but the person behind him didn't reply for a long time.
After thinking for a long time, Su Chengyi wrote another note and sent it again.
“Sorry.”
Chen Jinzhi suddenly chuckled and wrote on the paper:
"Would you like to have some fun?"
This is a self-study class, and all the students in the class are writing furiously. No one looked up.
At this time, he slipped out through the back door without being noticed.
Feeling depressed, Su Chengyi agreed without hesitation.
So Chen Jinzhi left first. He waited for a minute and then followed.
There is no need to agree on the destination, both of them know it well.
As soon as Su Chengyi opened the rusty iron door, he saw Chen Jinzhi standing by the railing with his back to him.
She also wore a skirt today. Her long, straight and slender legs were evenly spaced, with perfect lines.
The breeze blew on the rooftop, and her long hair fluttered slightly.
Every frame in front of Su Chengyi's eyes was like a deliberately arranged artistic photo scene.
So much so that he stopped where he was, not wanting to ruin the atmosphere.
Chen Jinzhi's ears were very good and he had already heard the sound of him opening the iron door.
After waiting for a while, no one came over.
So he turned around with a smile,
"Why are you in a daze?"
Su Chengyi shook his head, walked to her side, and lay on the railing.
Now that it is no longer a public place, there is no need to worry about losing his composure, so he looked weak and weak.
Looking at his lonely expression, Chen Jinzhi suddenly felt a sting in his heart for no reason.
The words she had just organized failed in an instant. She had to take a deep breath and said as calmly as possible:
"My mother learned Huangmei Opera from my grandmother. She always didn't like singing and thought it didn't sound good. After my grandmother passed away, she picked it up and started practicing it hard. It was also because of this that she also started singing when I was very young. Teach me."
Su Chengyi turned around and looked at Chen Jinzhi's amber eyes, which were glowing with gentleness at the moment.
It becomes even more beautiful in this light, like some kind of rare mineral that has never been discovered.
"Fortunately, I have always thought it sounded good. When she taught me, I was always very serious. Otherwise, if she left so early, I might not have even entered the door yet."
said At this point, Chen Jinzhi even smiled, although the smile was not as bright as his eyes, more like a habitual twitching of the corners of his mouth.
"When she was still alive, I always remembered the trouble she caused, the words she scolded me when she was unconscious, and the new problems I had to face every day when I came home.
Maybe she found some new way to hurt herself, maybe she cut my last complete school uniform into pieces again."
"But she is dead again. Only the times when she was kind to me were left. I found that I could no longer remember her hysterical and disheveled appearance after the illness. I only remembered her gentle and beautiful appearance when she taught me how to sing. "
Su Cheng realized that Chen Jinzhi was singing in the classroom just now, and he could almost imagine her mother's style.
After saying this, Chen Jinzhi lowered his head and was silent for a while, then suddenly said:
"I thought I would never sing Huangmei Opera again in my life. Because I would think of the people who have passed away."
Su Chengyi was startled. He used to think that he would never play the erhu again, for the same reason.
"I'm sorry for making you think of this again. If you don't want to, you don't have to do it."
After thinking about it for a while, he said this.
Chen Jinzhi shook his head,
"Teacher Su's erhu was probably taught by his deceased relative. Why are you willing to pick it up again now?"
Su Chengyi thought for a while, but found that he couldn't answer.
Perhaps too much time has passed with him. Regardless of whether the internal wound has healed or not, there is always only a shallow scar left on the outside.
"Can't you think of it? I know why I am willing."
The wind on the rooftop gradually became stronger. Chen Jinzhi's forehead hair fell in front of her eyes. She raised her hand to brush it away.
Su Chengyi observed the direction of the wind and changed his position to stand on the other side of her, which was better than having no place to block the wind.
Chen Jinzhi turned around, his eyes showing some seriousness,
"Did you know? Death is not the end of life, forgetfulness is."
She paused. , and then said:
"When my mother passed away, I actually hated her. Why couldn't she take me with her? Later, I thought about it many times and ended it all, but I felt unwilling to do so. I worked so hard to I am not living this life to live like this.
Every time I feel like I can't hold on, those beautiful memories will pop up to remind me. When you come to the human world, you want to see the sun. ”
After she said this, the sun, which had been hiding for a day, happened to emerge from the clouds.
Su Chengyi looked at the golden light in a trance.
Chen Jinzhi just now He was reading a poem by Haizi, and he slowly continued the next line:
“Walking on the street with your sweetheart. To understand her, you must also understand the sun. ”
Chen Jinzhi smiled softly and nodded.
"So the reason why I am willing is that I want to share the few beautiful memories in my life with you."
Without waiting for Su Chengyi to respond, she opened her arms and gave him a A comforting hug.
Su Chengyi smelled the breath of new tea on her body and buried his face in the crook of her neck.
The two of them didn't speak anymore, they just blew the wind quietly for a while as agreed in the classroom.
When the bell rang, they all returned to the classroom in unison.
After staying with Chen Jinzhi for a while, Su Chengyi felt that the big stone that had been weighing on her heart seemed to relax a little.
That stone may never be completely removed, but now another person has gotten in, willing to be pressed together with him.
The wind on the rooftop also blew away many accumulated thoughts in my heart.
At least when he returned to the classroom again, he had returned to his usual indifferent appearance.
When evening classes were over, Su Chengyi looked up at the sky.
The moonlight tonight is like water, and it feels very suitable for a person to think about things alone.
Originally, he didn't even plan to take the subway, but as soon as he reached the school gate, several happy people had been watching him there for a long time.
“Are you so anxious that you have to try it tonight?”
Sitting on the Maybach’s leather seat, Su Chengyi sighed.
"Otherwise? Tomorrow is also possible, but what the hell are you going to play football with this guy tomorrow afternoon! Come on, it's ten o'clock now, who doesn't want to go home, take a shower, and sleep!"
Han Bing vented all his grievances on Xu Yang next to him. He screamed "ouch" from time to time when he was pinched.
Chu Qingmian was as cheerful as ever. She leaned over from the passenger seat and asked,
"Do you have a piano or violin at home?"
"There is a piano. ”
Su Chengyi thought for a while, but the quality was not good, so he added:
"It's just very old."
When I bought it, it was a second-hand product and had not been used for a long time. It has been gathering dust, and now it is probably as good as the abandoned piano in school.
Most of the ones in Chu Qingmian’s home are either Steinway or Yamaha, and they probably have to be customized.
"That's good! Let's try playing together tonight."
Fortunately, Miss Chu doesn't have any of the diseases of a young lady.
This is not the first time for these people to come to Su Chengyi's house. Each one is more familiar with the road than the other. They took off their shoes and walked in on their own.
Only Uncle Gao hesitated at the door due to his personal professionalism.
But he was soon pulled in by Xu Yang and Han Bing, two guys who were more important than masters.
Su Chengyi first poured a glass of water for several people, then walked to the door and reminded: "This room hasn't been cleaned for a long time, it may be a little dusty."
As soon as I opened the door, the smell of dust hit my face.
Su Chengyi had foreseen it and covered the lower half of Chu Qingmian’s face with his palm.
“Cough cough cough!”
Several people were choked and coughed repeatedly.
"Hey, Mr. Yi, do you skip here every time you clean?"
"Yes."
Su Chengyi turned on the light with her other hand.
Hung on the wall are guitars and basses, with a piano and a drum set in the middle, and a flute and Xiao on the stand.
".Did your family run a music store before? Why did you have everything."
Han Bing walked in with a curious look on his face.
“Can you pick it up and take a look?”
I don’t know when her politeness and literacy suddenly returned to her body.
"Okay, look at whatever you want."
Su Chengyi agreed.
Suddenly I felt someone holding my wrist and looked down.
Chu Qingmian opened her innocent eyes and said "Woo" twice, seeming to be out of breath.
Then he remembered to let go of his hand. Chu Qingmian did not complain, but happily wanted to lift the cover of the piano.
Seeing this, Uncle Gao stepped forward to stop him, rolled up his sleeves, and first brushed off the dust on the piano cover.
Su Chengyi looked at the gray sleeves of his suit and secretly measured it. This suit could probably buy two pianos like this.
"Ah! Xu Yang, if you brag again, I will really kill you!"
After a sharp and harsh sound, Han Bing covered his ears and cursed angrily.
"Isn't it played like this in TV dramas? Why doesn't it sound like that?"
Xu Yang put the flute back in embarrassment.
Su Chengyi stepped forward and took it and took a look,
"It's time to change the diaphragm."
This gave Xu Yang a good opportunity to clear his name. He immediately said plausibly:
"See? It's an equipment problem."
“You can also play the flute!”
Chu Qingmian also walked over and asked with surprise on his face.
Su Chengyi shook his head and put the flute back on the shelf.
“Not very good.”
“Play a piece and listen to it. I want to see if there is a problem with the equipment!”
Han Bing immediately held up the flute with both hands. Come up.
Su Chengyi had no choice but to take over again. It was a bit difficult to play professional music at his level, but he could try playing popular songs.
He simply played a piece of "Lovesickness", a song that everyone is familiar with. Following the melody of the flute, the lyrics automatically flowed into his mind.
“The most willing to forget the ancient poems,
the most dismissive is lovesickness.
Guarding love is afraid of people laughing,
Also afraid of people seeing it clearly.< br>
In the spring, I came to see the red beans blooming again, but
I didn’t see anyone picking them.
The fireworks embrace the romantic and true feelings. ”
After Su Chengyi finished playing the chorus, he only had one thought in his mind:
The diaphragm really should be changed.
"Holy shit, it sounds so good!"
Xu Yang was obviously shocked,
"How did you make that sound? Did we use a flute?"< br>
“What do you call this? Not very good at it? Stop it. After you play this piece, you don’t need to try the erhu, because your own evaluation of the erhu is: you know how to play it.”
Han Bing also said, “No. There is nothing to say, it’s stable” expression.
Even Uncle Gao's face showed a bit of nostalgia for the past, probably remembering an old friend.
Only Chu Qingmian was in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Su Chengyi looked at her expression and wanted to laugh, and gently tapped her head with the flute.
She reacted very quickly this time and immediately covered her head.
“What do you want to play together?”
"There is one song that I heard played by others before, and it sounded great!"
Chu Qingmian had already thought of the song, and looked very excited.
“Have you ever thought about what if I don’t know how to play?”
Su Chengyi carefully took out the erhu from the locked box.
"Mr. Yi, you are treating us too differently. Everything else is the same as the one found on the street stalls, but this erhu looks like a new one."
Xu Yang came over and touched the mahogany piano barrel.
"Yes. Because it is a relic of grandpa."
Su Chengyi gently wiped the piano rod with his sleeve and replied casually.
"You're riding a horse! I really deserve to die!"
Xu Yang immediately turned his back and slapped himself.
"You don't have to be like this, it happened many years ago."
Su Chengyi looked at the sudden change in the faces of several people because of his words, and suddenly wanted to laugh.
Actually, I feel much better after talking to Chen Jinzhi today. In addition, when staying with these friends, it is difficult for people to think of anything sad.
“What song?”
Seeing that several people were still silent, he had no choice but to pick up the topic again.
Chu Qingmian looked like she was about to cry, and said slowly:
"'Missing Through Time and Space'."
Su Chengyi was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect it to be like this. head.
The episode in the anime Inuyasha is actually very nice, but the tune is a bit sad, and he happened to have learned it.
“Okay, I happen to know how.”
Su Chengyi pulled up the stool next to him and sat down.
Chu Qingmian had no choice but to sit in front of the piano.
She didn't expect the erhu to have such meaning to Su Chengyi, so she felt very sorry for disturbing him at his home so rashly.
Su Chengyi guessed what she was thinking by looking at her expression, so he drew the bow and strings, and the erhu immediately made a tone that sounded like human speech:
"What are you doing? Start quickly. ! ”
He used to use this trick to tease his grandfather, and it would make him blow his beard and stare in anger every time.
“Pfft.”
The people with serious expressions on the side were immediately amused.
Chu Qingmian glanced at Su Chengyi with tears in her eyes. When the latter nodded slightly in encouragement, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes and entered the state.
As soon as the first few notes of the piano came out, the overall sad tone of the piece filled the whole room.
The melodious erhu sound was added at the most appropriate time, like complaints, complaints, tears and admiration, and instantly took over the dominant position.
The two of them had obviously never played together before, but the tunes they played were in perfect harmony, as if they had practiced it countless times.
The first half of the song is immersed in a sad atmosphere, which makes people almost cry.
But in the second half, there is suddenly a sense of new life as time passes, the sea changes, and the dead trees sprout new branches.
Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sunken boat.
Su Chengyi suddenly felt that Chu Qingmian had chosen this song very well.
The thoughts that travel through time and space will not change in any way from the previous life to this life.
The only thing that has changed is that he will move forward with this longing, towards a better life.
Just like the lines in "Interstellar" -
"Love is the only thing that can transcend time and space."
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PS: The erhu and piano ensemble version of "Missing Through Time and Space" is really nice! If you are interested, you can go and listen to it!
(End of this chapter)