Twenty-four special features

  "What are you doing, Xiaoming?"

  Li Wei was enjoying herself when her grandfather Cheng Enjiu's displeased voice came from upstairs, and at the same time Li Wei was also lifted up.

  Sweat, being small is just this bad, always being picked up and carried around.

  "Grandpa, don't stop me! Today I must teach this little brat a lesson!"

  Let him know the consequences of offending me are very miserable.

  The old man was both amused and annoyed, seemingly thinking that his granddaughter always thought she was an adult, but the other kid wasn't any younger than her. On the other hand, he pulled up Luo Da, who had a gloomy face, and asked Li Wei: "What did he do to offend you this time? Last time you said he blocked your way, what about this time?"

  Li Wei clutched her grandfather's thick arm, she was really out of strength, but still fiercely retorted to her grandfather: "He helped that friend Lin, the old veterinarian, use violence to force me to get a shot. And Grandpa, don't pay the medical expenses for that clinic anymore, I was forced to get the shot, and I won't go there again, forever." What kind of thing is this, treating customers like this? Li Wei's resentment ran deep.

  The old man patted the dust off Luo's body, didn't think much of Li Wei's accusations, but was still concerned about his granddaughter's health. He inquired about her condition and listened to Li Wei's reluctant account of Old Lin's diagnosis, feeling relieved, he took Li Wei and Luo back home.

  The old man knew that although the old fellow was a bit unreliable as a person, his medical skills were still reliable.

  Of course, the old man is not as ungrateful as Li Wei, and he deeply appreciates Luo Da's 'justice and bravery'. When they get home, he warmly invites Luo Da to come over often.

  Li Wei curled her lips and said, "Do you still need an invitation? Isn't he just a lackey of your old man?"

  In the evening, Li Wei ate a little and went to bed early.

  I don't know how long I slept. I was woken up by a melodious piano sound. Lying on the bed, I listened drowsily. It seemed that someone in the next room was playing the erhu. The tune wandered and seemed to be "Red Plum Blossom" then "A Big River" and then "Two Little Cowherds"...

  Ordinarily, the familiar tunes sound cloying. But now, in the dark and quiet evening, they are surprisingly pleasant to listen to. It's as if they're floating out from the depths of my soul...

  Li Wei sighed inwardly. It's really beautiful.

  She originally didn't like the erhu very much. Thought it looked too rustic. The sound was too mournful. Now listening to different tunes, she has a completely different feeling.

  The sound of the guqin seemed to be surrounded by faint sounds of children and adults' applause and laughter. Li Wei probably also knew who it was.

  That is Wu Feng's grandfather, an old man who has been a carpenter for his whole life.

  I had a bit of a disagreement with my son and daughter-in-law the other day, so I went to stay at my eldest daughter's house for a while. Hearing the sound of the piano, I reckon she must have just come back not long ago either - there aren't many people in this village who can play musical instruments.

  Li Wei listened to the music and thought about her worries. In her previous life, when she was in college, she had also learned guitar for a year. She always liked the feeling of playing the piano while humming softly, but the pain of grinding her fingers during practice was also unforgettable. After starting work, she played the piano less often, mainly because she didn't have the mood anymore. Actually, if she could choose, Li Wei still liked the piano very much. The scene of wearing a beautiful dress and sitting on the piano bench, with her slender hands dancing on the keys, had always been fascinating to her.

  But she knew that piano was an instrument that tested one's perseverance.

  Suddenly I remembered the piano at Xiao Meiniang Ding Annie's house, she asked Ding Annie when she was playing with her, she had learned for more than a year and then stopped learning, but she has been learning dance in the youth palace all along, no wonder her temperament is so good.

  The Children's Palace, how many children of this era long to go there when they grow up. Unfortunately, at least for now, it is out of their reach... Thinking of this, Li Wei's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a word popped into her mind - Special Talent!

  Yes, Li Lin and Li Lianhui are both eight years old now, and it's time for them to learn some extracurricular hobbies. But under current circumstances, what can they learn? At least in terms of schoolwork, before middle school, I can still handle it myself without worrying about it. What's left is learning a special skill, but what to learn and where to learn are both problems.

  Li Wei tossed and turned, thinking that going to the city to study after more than a decade was not very realistic. She couldn't take the trouble herself, let alone her old dad and mom...

  Li Wei was deep in thought, unable to come up with a solution, when she suddenly heard her grandfather's loud and clear laughter. That bold and powerful head, not bad for someone who had learned the Liangshan heroes' kung fu... Wait a minute, isn't this skill also a specialty? Why bother going far away, ah, this is perfect, let Li Lianhui learn from his grandfather, no need to pay tuition or run around elsewhere. Hehe, what a convenient thing! And they can bring that fatty Er Bao and Luo Er along too.

  Subconsciously, Luo Da was directly ignored.

  As for Li Lin... Well, let her learn erhu from Wu Laoye, have a good talk with Wu Laoye, anyway the old man has nothing to do if it works out, buy Li Lin an erhu and that's settled.

  As for herself, forget it. Practicing martial arts is easy to thicken your legs and shrink your head, the Erhu appearance is not fashionable, all of which affect her image. Her beautiful career cannot tolerate any changes.

  It's settled then.

  The next day, Li Wei neither went to school nor got vaccinated.

  The reason is very proper, got sick, of course need to rest.

  Get an injection?

  No need, just rest for a while and you'll be fine.

  Her mother, Cheng Min, was worried and issued an ultimatum: "Let your grandfather take you to see Dr. Lin again for another injection, otherwise if it gets worse, you'll have to get an IV drip or go to the hospital, hurry up, get dressed and go with your grandfather to the health center."

  Li Wei Ba cannot hang a drip, but does not want to make the illness more serious.

  Forced by her mother, she slowly got up: "Okay mom, I'll go myself. Give me some more money, I need to pay the doctor's fee and then buy some canned goods to supplement my diet." At that time, it was popular for patients to take various fruit cans as supplements, but Li Wei didn't really want to use canned fruit to nourish her body, she mainly wanted to get a bit more money.

  After changing her clothes and eating something, Li Wei set off, firmly declining her grandfather's kind offer to accompany her.

  As she was leaving, her mother praised her: She's really grown up and dared to get the injection by herself. Sigh, when she was young, she would run away as soon as she saw someone wearing a white coat, and if she entered the hospital, she would cry and try to hide everywhere.

  Li Wei's face was full of black lines, Mom, are you praising or mocking someone?

  As for her grandfather, he had already forgotten about Li Wei's fight with the kid who got vaccinated yesterday and patted Li Wei's head in approval, saying "not bad, not bad".

  Li Wei slung a small bag over her shoulder and wore a sun hat, walking along the way feeling a little guilty towards her grandfather.

  Grandpa, I've let you down and failed to live up to your trust in me.

  As soon as she saw the village committee's clinic at the head of the village, Li Wei took a big detour and walked around it. She had already thought about it, if Lin Lao Shouyi accidentally saw her, she could just run away.

  As for the injection, since it's an acute illness, it comes and goes quickly. Moreover, she doesn't feel uncomfortable at all, her stomach was fine this morning, she just wanted to skip school and sleep in, which is more meaningful to her than going to school anyway.

  Ping'an slipped away from the road in front of the health center, Li Wei let out a sigh of relief, alas, her butt was saved, just thinking about it made her shudder, yesterday she was still hurting when she went to bed.

  But thinking about it, the old veterinary technique is still pretty good. Unlike many years later, having a headache and fever with an IV drip on the back of my hand like a beehive didn't work at all. At least Li Wei feels no discomfort now, I don't know if it's the psychological effect of being injected or not.

  Li Wei didn't go get vaccinated and didn't plan on going to a store to buy canned goods either, she had her own things to do.

  I had thought about it last night, and today I'll go to the city to buy a erhu for Li Lin. No matter if that girl is willing or not, she has to learn. This is all for her own good.

  She will be grateful to herself when she grows up.

  In addition to the ten yuan given by her mother, Li Wei's more than eighty yuan from selling flowers was also in the small bag.

  Li Wei has never bought an erhu, only a guitar. However, based on her father's average salary level now, she estimates that this amount of money should be enough. Buying a beginner-level one for Li Lin to practice with shouldn't be too expensive.

  Li Wei got on the bus to town without hesitation and swayed into the city. When she got off at the station, she first went to the sports goods department of the state-run store to check the prices and had a rough idea in mind. Then she asked an old lady selling soda water and popsicles outside the store about the location of individual musical instrument shops, which was not far away, and it turned out that it was on the same street as where she used to buy guitars. After walking for 20 minutes, Li Wei found the music store, and the popsicle in her hand had also been eaten up. She felt a little regretful and didn't know if it would affect her stomach, saying it was quite cool.

  Li Wei wiped her hands with a small handkerchief while listening to the tinkling piano sound coming from inside, and stepped into the music store.

  The light inside the music store was slightly dim, but it didn't affect visibility. The entire room was just over 40 square meters, and the decoration was very simple, but it had a good sense of style. In the corner closest to the entrance, a woman was bent down writing something on a table, unaware that Li Wei had entered.

  The walls of the house were filled with musical instruments, and in one corner stood a piano. A young man in a white shirt was sitting on the piano bench, and it was he who had just played the melody that Li Wei recognized as "Für Elise". The lively notes danced through the room, filling the otherwise dull space with vitality.

  Li Wei walked over, she liked listening to people play the piano on the spot.

  But as she walked closer to get a clear look at the young man's elegant face and his hands dancing on the keyboard, the guitar that had been sealed away in Li Wei's heart for so long suddenly plucked an inexplicable string. A humming sound echoed in Li Wei's chest cavity.

  Li Wei Zhen suddenly came to her senses and silently scolded herself, "You've watched too many Korean dramas, seeing a man play the piano makes you infatuated, how pathetic."

  However, this young man is really good-looking, about 15 or 16 years old, with fair skin and black hair that's neatly combed and clean. His features are delicate and gentle, clearly well-bred. As he plays the piano, a hint of a pleasant smile lingers on his lips, his eyes shining bright and calm. Whatever way you look at him, it's all so comfortable to behold.

  Li Wei felt an itch in her heart that she couldn't scratch, it was as if there were fifty little mice inside her - a hundred claws scratching at her heart.

  I've been jinxed.

  The young man finished playing the last note, stroking the keys as if in thought, and stopped for a moment before turning his head to look at the little girl standing beside him, who was not even up to his chest. He smiled: "Little sister, do you have something to say?"

  Monster!

  In the sweltering summer, the boy's smile made Li Wei feel like a refreshing spring breeze, making her legs weak and almost unable to stand. She hastily grasped the piano for support, pushed her hat back, revealing a face as white and tender as sheep's milk: "L...little brother, your piano playing sounds really good." First say something nice to break the ice.

  "Is it?" The young man smiled and neither confirmed nor denied.

  "Whose child is that? Where are your parents?" a woman's voice came from the corner.

  Li Wei wanted to chat with the young man a few more sentences, but unfortunately didn't have the chance. Before the woman from the music store shooed them away, she quickly explained her intention: "Auntie, I want to buy an erhu, can you ask your little brother to introduce me?" Opportunities are something that one must create for oneself.

  That woman did look a bit like the young man, probably they were related. Seeing Li Wei, who looked so young, it didn't seem likely that she could buy things, but he didn't say much, just instructed the young man: "You Yueyue, you tell this little friend about it, and then hurry up to study, today has been delayed for a long time."

  The young man's eyes dimmed for a moment when he heard the second half of the sentence, but quickly brightened up again. He stood up and pulled Li Wei: "Come on, little sister, what do you want to see? I'll tell you all about it first."

  Li Wei only felt that the hand being pulled was not her own, her heart beating rapidly, mechanically following along, as for what others said, it went in one ear and out the other, without leaving any impression.

  Finally managed to tell the other party about his own requirements, and vaguely bought the erhu recommended by the other party. Only remembered that it was probably a Dunhuang brand, everything else is fuzzy.

  The boy was urged by his mother to go into a room to study after finishing the introduction.

  Li Wei stood there staring blankly at the piano case.

  "Little kid, where are your parents? If you're buying something, let them come and pay for it." The woman, who was the young man's mother, still didn't quite believe that Li Wei, such a small child, had come to buy a piano, guessing that she just liked it.

  "Oh." Li Wei came back to her senses and asked while opening her bag: "How much is it, auntie?"

  The woman was a bit skeptical, wondering how this kid could have so much money on him. She figured it was probably just pocket money, but still said: "Twenty-five yuan."

  It was quite cheap, Li Wei took out 25 yuan and handed it over.

  The woman took it with surprise, but still had some doubts: "Does your family know?"

  "I know, mom let me come out and buy things myself, saying it's to train me in independent shopping." Getting injections independently is the real deal.

  "Oh." The woman thought to herself that the child was still from a wealthy family, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at Li Wei. If she hadn't seen it wrong just now, there was still quite a bit of money in that little red envelope. It seemed that these parents were quite good at educating their child, and weren't afraid of the child being cheated or deceived.

  Li Wei reluctantly left the music store with her back to the door, taking one last look at the closed door where the young man had gone before walking away.

  Walking while despising myself, I'm really getting more and more useless. Being infatuated with a half-bigger kid to the point of being dizzy? Slap my mouth, go home.

  There might still be some chili sauce waiting for her at home.