Chapter 56 The moon meets the moon (2)
Unexpectedly, he could hear this song again after so many years...
"You said, where is the child?"
"He...is not at the base today." Lin Chen smiled, "I can show you his photo."
Swiping open the phone screen, there was a photo of Xinghuo during the black and white game.
Yan Luoqing took Lin Chen's cell phone and carefully studied the young man's appearance through his presbyopic lenses with eyes full of crow's feet.
"It's so similar," he murmured. Especially the boy's tear mole and his long, narrow eyebrows were exactly the same as the one in his memory.
Shen Qingge, his most proud student.
Is this Shen Qingge's child... A little tears welled up in the old man's eyes after all the vicissitudes of life, "What's his name?"
"Ke Yue." Lin Chen replied.
"Yue Jian...Ke Yue..." The old man was a little surprised, "It turns out that this is the case."
"The Moon Sees the Moon", the last song Shen Qingge composed in her life, was it originally for her children...
Yan Luoqing turned on her phone and played a piece of audio. The main melody of this music was obviously exactly the same as what Ke Yue played at the New Year's Party.
But what is different from what Ke Yue played is that the one played by the old man is raised by one key and does not have such dense chords. The whole song is quiet and quiet, like a fairy tale told by a mother to her child under the moon. ……
This is the version Shen Qingge played himself back then.
The first time Lin Chen heard this piece of music was when he was eight years old. Because Yan Luoqing had an old relationship with the Lin family, he was able to study music with Teacher Yan.
At that time, the senior seemed to have come to Jinling for an old friend, so he followed him. So in that small town where wisteria flowers were in full bloom, he met the child.
"Who is he?" Eight-year-old Lin Chen looked curiously at the child who suddenly appeared at Teacher Yan's house.
Before he could see the child's face clearly, a young woman suddenly rushed in from outside the door.
"My child, where is my child..." Even with her long hair hanging loosely, it still couldn't hide her beautiful appearance. The only flaw was her empty eyes, like lifeless puppets. There were two lines of clear tears hanging on the haggard cheeks.
But when she saw the child, her eyes suddenly brightened, and she hugged the child tightly, "Yue'er, my Yue'er, go home with your mother, okay..."
It turned out that she was the mother of the child, but Lin Chen didn't understand why the senior's eyes were so sad at that time when the child was obviously brought home by his own mother.
Later, when he was learning the piano, he could often hear the sound of beatings and scoldings next door, and the heartbreaking and crazy screams of women. Whenever this happened, Senior Yan would put down the piano in his hand and let out a long sigh.
Sometimes, moving piano music would come from next door, and through the window screen, he could see a woman playing on the piano.
One night, he naughtily sneaked onto the balcony to count the stars. His eyes followed the fireflies all the way to the balcony next door, and then he spotted the thin and small figure.
"I'm here to count stars, so I won't sleep. What about you?" He leaned on the railing and asked the other party, "Why don't you sleep?"
Hearing his voice, the child turned around, and in the moonlight, he saw the man's appearance clearly.
It turned out to be the child who appeared at Senior Yan's house a few days ago.
"Hey, do you remember me? You came to Teacher Yan's house a few days ago, and it turns out you live next door!" He was a little surprised.
The child looked at him steadily and did not speak for a long time. Just when Lin Chen thought he couldn't speak, he spoke.
"The balcony door is locked and I can't get in." The childish voice was still trembling, obviously from the cold.
He said oh.
"My name is Lin Chen, what's your name?" he continued to ask.
"...My mother said that I was born on the day when evening primrose bloomed for the first time."
The child said, "So, she called me... Yue'er."
"Yue'er." Lin Chen laughed, "It sounds so nice."
"Hey, you look younger than me at first glance, why don't I call you Xiaoyue'er~"
"Xiao Yue'er~Xiao Yue'er~" He chuckled at his strange tone.
Ke Yue was very silent when she was a child, but Lin Chen was a familiar person. Talking and listening alone would not be too boring.
"Xiao Yue'er, you said you were born on the first day when evening primrose bloomed. Can I celebrate your birthday on that day this year?"
"Xiaoyue'er, let me tell you, my grandpa Yan lives next door. He knows many musical instruments! I am learning music from him now."
"Xiao Yue'er, was your mother playing the music that came to your house during the day? It's so nice."
"Xiaoyue'er, your mother can play the piano. Do you also like the piano?"
"No, I don't like the piano." The child who had been silent suddenly spoke up, interrupting him.
Lin Chen was a little surprised. This was the first time Xiao Yue'er interrupted him. It seemed that she really hated the piano, he thought thoughtfully.
"Then I won't learn the piano!" He stuck out his tongue, "What if I learn the piano and Xiao Yue'er hates me?"
He was still a half-grown child after all. It was dark at night and he yawned sleepily, "What should I do? I'm so sleepy."
"I want to go to bed, what about you? You can't enter the bedroom, what will you do?" He held his chin in distress, "If you don't sleep at night, you will be caught by the stars and forced to stand."
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The child didn't say a word, but huddled aside, his little body shivering in the moonlight.
Lin Chen thought for a while, then turned and entered the house. He came out after a while, holding a soft blanket in his hands.
He struggled to throw the blanket to the balcony opposite to ensure that Xiao Yue'er could reach it, "If you cover yourself with this, you won't be cold!"
He blinked and said, "Go to sleep, I'm going back to sleep too, good night."
Ke Yue gathered the soft blanket and said nothing, but she no longer shivered.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Lin Chen came again.
"Xiao Yue'er, are you asleep?" he asked quietly.
"Not yet."
"You can't sleep? What should I do?" Lin Chen frowned. Could this be what adults call insomnia?
"Just wait." He turned around and entered the room again, thinking that I must put you to sleep.
When I came out this time, I had a small violin in my hand.
He smiled at the child, pressed the chords with his little hand, raised the bow, and played the music gently.
This is Schubert's serenade, I don't believe you can't fall asleep yet, he thought proudly.
Every night after that, he would come to the balcony to take a look. Every now and then, he would meet Xiao Yue'er who was locked up on the balcony, and then he would serenade him to sleep with Schubert's serenade.
"Ah Chen, a neighbor recently said that you are still practicing piano at night." Yan Luoqing looked at Lin Chen, "Although hard work is a good thing, don't tire your body!"
He smiled and said nothing.
……
"Now is the wisteria blooming season. When the evening primrose blooms, I will celebrate your birthday, okay?" He counted on his fingers, "Well... the evening primrose blooms in June, there are still three months left!"
Unexpectedly, before the evening primrose bloomed, his little moon disappeared...
He and Teacher Yan ran all over the city but couldn't find it.
And that beautiful woman also turned into a black and white photo. Later, when I grew up, I realized that it actually represented death.
……
Yan Luoqing looked at the photo. After Qingge's death, he originally wanted to adopt this child, but unexpectedly, the child suddenly disappeared.
This miss lasted for twelve years!
"Teacher Yan." Lin Chen suddenly said, "Teach me how to play the piano."
Yan Luoqing rubbed his red eyes and said, "Yuqing, weren't you unwilling to learn piano at all times?"
The old man smiled helplessly, "Also, don't call me teacher again, I can't teach you."
This child has outstanding talents. In time, his achievements will definitely exceed those of an old man like him. He does not dare to take credit for himself.
"Now, I want to learn." Lin Chen also smiled, his eyes bright.
"Because, "The Moon Sees the Moon" is really nice to listen to."
Second update: Surprise or surprise, surprise or surprise
I finally got to the childhood line.
ps: 1. The moon (noun) sees (verb) the moon sees (noun)
2. Created a group with the mysterious code 1121600936. Everyone is welcome to chat (?)
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