A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 195: Love is Deep and Deep

"Brother Liang, my parents and brother are all gone, I'm scared..."

"Qingqing, don't be afraid. Brother Liang is here. From now on, Brother Liang will take care of you and protect you."

"But there is no food left, I'm hungry..."

"I'll carry you on my back, and you can take a nap. You won't be hungry when you fall asleep."

"Brother Liang, aren't we going home? Where are we going?"

"There is no food at home. We have to go out to have a chance to survive."

"Brother Liang, a kind old lady gave me a piece of steamed bun."

"That's great, you won't have to go hungry today, but it's a pity that I didn't get anything..."

"Brother Liang, we'll each take half."

"No, you begged for this, keep it for yourself. You haven't eaten for a day."

"But you haven't eaten for a day?"

"Brother Liang is older than you and can resist hunger better than you. Brother Liang is not hungry now."

"You're really not hungry?"

"Well, I'm not hungry at all, I'm just sleepy... I'm going to sleep first, you should go to sleep after you finish eating."

"Well, Brother Liang, this steamed bun is really delicious."

"......"

"Brother Liang, look, an uncle gave me half a roast chicken as a reward!"

"Qingqing, you are so amazing. You can beg for food every day."

"Hehe, an elder sister taught me that since I am pretty, I should smile more often. Smiling makes people like me, and then I can get food."

"Sister? Which sister?"

"The sister in the red building in front."

"Qingqing, you can't go to the Red Mansion anymore. There are many bad guys there who will capture you. If you are caught there, Brother Liang can't save you."

"Well, Qingqing will remember what Brother Liang said."

"Brother Liang...Brother Liang...Brother Liang, where are you?"

"Little girl, your brother Liang is gone."

"Uncle, are you the uncle who gave me the roast chicken yesterday?"

"Yes, I feel sorry for you. Come home with me. You will have enough food to eat every day and you won't have to suffer the cold and sleep in a broken temple anymore."

"Uncle, can Brother Liang come to your house too? I want to wait for Brother Liang to go together."

"Your brother Liang will not come back. I just saw him leaving with a rich man."

"No, Brother Liang won't abandon me, you're lying!"

"Silly child, your brother Liang can't even get enough to eat every day, how can he take care of you? That master only needs men who can work, and he naturally doesn't want you because you are too young. Come on, I'll take you to a good place where you can live well."

With a "bang", the wine jar fell to the ground. Hong Qing, half drunk and half awake, looked at the bright moon outside the window. Her eyes were like two clear springs, tears flowing out continuously, reflecting the moonlight and sparkling with crystal clear light:

The clear sky reflects the whole country, and the most reunion night is Mid-Autumn Festival. The reunion is a reunion. God really has pity on me, and on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, I actually saw Brother Liang again.

She was only five years old that year, and now she can only vaguely remember a few fragments. Twenty years have passed, and Brother Liang has changed a lot, but his picturesque and star-like eyebrows made her recognize him at a glance. The Brother Liang she had been thinking about for twenty years turned out to be far away in the sky and close at hand, but in the end, things have changed and people have changed. Brother Liang is no longer the same Brother Liang as before, and she is no longer Qingqing, but Miss Hongqing, a famous prostitute in the capital.

Upon hearing the noise, the maid Dafeng hurried into the side room and saw the broken wine jar on the ground with a worried look on her face.

"Hey girl, why are you drinking again?"

As Dafeng finished speaking, there was another "bang" sound, and Hongqing stood up and smashed the wine jar in her hand to the ground.

"It's ok that you take care of me on weekdays, but you also want to take care of me today during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Is it you or I who is the maid?" Hong Qing, who was already in a sad mood, couldn't help but burst out when she heard Dafeng's complaints again.

"Girl?" Seeing the usually good-tempered girl suddenly get so angry at her, Dafeng was so scared that she stood at the door, crying out of grievance.

"Don't call me girl. Since you are annoyed with me, go back to your mother from tomorrow. Anyway, I annoy you every day and I am too lazy to listen to your nagging. We will both feel comfortable away from here!" Hong Qing saw that Dafeng was still feeling aggrieved, and she became even more sad and angry, and smashed the vase on the table to pieces.

The cursing and smashing in the attic naturally alarmed Yun Mama and the other girls downstairs. Yun Mama hurried upstairs and saw the mess on the floor of the wing room. The maid Dafeng was kneeling by the door crying, and Hongqing, who had vented her anger, fell on the bed exhausted and ignored everyone.

Seeing that Hongqing ignored her, Yun's mother had to pull Dafeng downstairs to ask why. But Dafeng had no idea what Hongqing was thinking, and she didn't understand how she had upset the girl tonight. So she just shook her head and wiped her tears while her mother asked her questions. Yun's mother saw that she couldn't get any questions and she lost her mood. She didn't dare to tell Hongqing, so she turned around and scolded Dafeng.

After releasing the river lanterns, the three people returned to the restaurant's room, and Lao Zhou was already drunk and sleeping soundly on the table.

Li Yunye noticed that Mu Liang was absent-minded when he was releasing the river lanterns, so he asked about him with concern when he came back. Mu Liang did not intend to hide it, so he told him about the accidental collision with Hong Qing in front of the veil stall just now.

"What? You just ran into Hong Qing?" Li Yunye and An Yun were both shocked when they heard this.

Li Yunye had imagined the scene of Mu Liang and Hong Qing recognizing each other, which must be a mixture of sadness and joy, but he did not expect that both of them would be so silent. He could understand that Mu Liang did not dare to recognize him, but why did Hong Qing not recognize him? Could it be that it had been too long and she could not recognize Mu Liang?

"Yes, but she didn't recognize me. Maybe she has been blaming me all these years...blaming me for not protecting her well..." Mu Liang looked gloomy. He sighed and drank the glass of wine in front of him.

When facing Hong Qing, he was indeed a little at a loss, and the calmness that quickly returned to her eyes made him choose to retreat.

"Brother Mu Liang, Hong Qing was only five years old back then. Twenty years have passed. How many people can remember what happened when they were five years old? Maybe she just didn't recognize you..." Seeing Brother Mu Liang sad, Li Yunye couldn't help but feel sad too. He raised his hand, patted his brother's shoulder and hurriedly comforted him.

"No, the look in her eyes when she saw me couldn't be fake. She only had that look because she remembered me and recognized me." But before Li Yunye finished speaking, Mu Liang repeatedly shook her head to deny it. He caught the look of surprise and joy in her eyes, but it was fleeting.

"Then why doesn't Miss Hongqing recognize Master Muliang?" An Yun on the side asked with some confusion.

"Why else? I don't know where the love comes from, but it's so deep." Old Zhou, who was drunk at the table, suddenly spoke.

"What drunken talk are you talking about again?" After hearing what Lao Zhou said, Li Yunye's heart tightened and he hurriedly said to Lao Zhou angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense. Qingqing was only a five-year-old child back then. What does she know about love?" Mu Liang was unmoved. He just glanced at Lao Zhou and shook his head.

However, Li Yunye felt inexplicably jealous. Qingqing? Hongqing's former name? How could he call her so affectionately?

"The past was the past, and the present is the present. How can we compare the past and the present? It has been twenty years, and Miss Hongqing's memory of Shopkeeper Mu was only when she was five years old. But the fact that she recognized you at a glance tonight is enough to prove that Miss Hongqing has been thinking about Shopkeeper Mu all the time in her heart, so much so that she can still remember your appearance clearly." Old Zhou stood up and stretched, continuing to smile indifferently.

"Brother Muliang has been thinking about Hongqing all the time for more than 20 years, and he was able to recognize her at a glance. However, Brother Muliang has no romantic love for Hongqing, he just treats her as a sister. How can you determine that Hongqing loves Brother Muliang?" Unexpectedly, it was not Muliang who was excited, but Li Yunye.

"There are only two reasons why a man would miss a woman for many years: guilt or love. But the only reason a woman would miss a man for many years is love." Old Zhou shook his head and continued to refute Li Yunye.

Li Yunye didn't know how to respond for a moment. He nervously glanced at Mu Liang secretly, and only felt relieved when he saw that his face was calm.