In the evening, several caravans stopped in the square of Goose Foot Town, which caused many children to watch. Amid the noise, the tarpaulin of the last carriage was lifted and a pale boy jumped down quietly. His name is Mei Qiqi.

Needless to say, the children are watching the motorcade of Macassey Circus. And that boy, few people know, is a child picked up by Macassey, the head of the circus, from the roadside.

"From today on, the curtain is yours." When Mei Qiqi was seven years old, Mei Cassie patted him on the shoulder and said.

Meizhizhi didn't speak, just nodded heavily, and then reached out his hands and gripped the rope hanging down next to the curtain.

"But, the ruler's strength is so small, and he only has nine fingers ..." It was Bao Qia who spoke.

Bao is just the lowest clown in the circus. He didn't even get a chance to perform on stage. He can only stand at the door and play the trumpet every day to attract the children's attention. He is Mei Qiqi's only friend.

"Can you not work if you are weak?" Mekasi, keep an eye on the bag. "If he can't pull the curtain, help him. Anyway, you have plenty of strength. " Say that finish, mekasi turned and walked towards the pianist's tent.

As usual, every night, Mekasi will lay a round table under the moon and drink with the pianist in the group.

The pianist's name is Ye, and he is Mei Zhizhi's most admired person.

Mei Qiqi likes music, but she is afraid to touch the piano in the group. Whenever Ye air billow plays on the stage, Mei Qiqi will admire his undulating fingers on the keys through the gap in the curtain.

Gradually, Mei Qiqi remembered all the piano music played by Ye. From then on, whenever Ye played the piano, he sat in the dark background with his back against the curtain, quietly reaching out his hands and playing in the air.

Playing, Mei Zhizhi's face will smile, as if the piano on the stage was played by his nine fingers.

However, Ye doesn't have many opportunities to play the piano on the stage, because the business of the circus has been very poor.

"Colonel, why are there so few people watching the play?" Bao Chacha looked up and asked Mekasi.

"Go to the suburbs and have a look," Macassey said gloomily. "There is a wheat field there, because the drought has turned brown. Seeing that the wheat harvest season is coming, every grain of wheat can't get ears. How can they afford the theatre? "

Macassey swallowed, and then said, "Besides, did you find it? There are few adult men in the town. Why? Because they all went to the front to fight, life and death are unknown. How can those women and children be in the mood to go to the theatre? "

Bao was about to say something when Macassey shouted, "Cut the crap and blow the horn!" "

Baochacha, hurry out and play with the trumpet. However, no matter how he blows, the children who go into the tent to watch the play every day can't count nine fingers.

2.

It was late at night, and the snoring in the circus tent came and went.

Bao Chacha rolled over and sat up, knocking Mei on the head: "Hey, Kiki, it's our turn to play."

Mei Chi rubbed his eyes, got up, and followed Bao Qi fork out of the tent.

Bao Chacha was very excited. He danced on the stage in the center of the square, took a flashlight as a microphone, cleared his hoarse voice, and began to announce: "Next, please ask Bouchacha, the most popular singer of Mecca Circus, to present a song, er, moonlight. Everyone applauds! "

There was silence below the stage, only the impatient chirping of crickets could be heard.

"Hey, ruler, clap your hands." Bao reminded in a low voice.

Mei Qiqi, who was sitting in the shadow on the edge of the stage, woke up from a dream and clapped her hands quickly.

Bao Qiaqia nodded with satisfaction, clenched his flashlight and began to sing affectionately: "Dandelion is wandering in the curved moonlight, glowing slightly like fireworks ..."

Bao just likes pop songs, and his biggest dream is to sing on stage one day. It's a pity that his voice is so broken, just like the sound of two rotten pieces of wood rubbing. Macassey kept him off the stage for fear that he would scare away the audience. Every day, Baochacha's mouth itches like tens of thousands of ants are crawling. There is no choice but to sneak onto the stage while everyone is asleep and live the addiction of being a singer in the moonlight.

"Where is the applause? Where are the screams? Friends in the back, wave the light sticks in your hands and let me see you! Don't hesitate, follow me to High! " Bao just faced the empty audience and shouted enthusiastically.

Mei Qiqi sat in the corner, smiling and admiring Bao Qicha's one-man show.

"Fans, the moonlight is wonderful tonight. Please allow me to introduce my pianist, Mr. Mei Qiqi!" Bao just finished singing, and his left hand spread out to Mei Zhizhi. "Give him the warmest applause!"

Mei Zhizhi stood up in shock, pointing to herself, puzzled.

"Don't you like playing the piano? Play, play. " Keep good pointed to his hands and said.

Mei Qiqi, sitting in the shadow, quickly reached out her hands and played briskly. His movements are more skilled than those of professional pianists. Unfortunately, there is no piano under his fingers, only air.

"How can you sit in the shadows and play? Come out! A great pianist should sit in the spotlight! " Bao Qicha pointed to Bai Yueguang in the center of the stage.

May Zhi Zhi stood up, walked slowly to the center of the stage and played in the moonlight. Bao Chacha smiled and continued to sing: "On the winding road, dandelions are singing, stars are shining in windy places, riding the breeze ..."

Bao Chacha's singing stopped suddenly. He looked around strangely: "The piano?"? Where did the piano sound come from? "

Indeed, there is a piano music flying around on the stage, and the tune is beautiful. Every note is like a moonlight elf.

Mei Zhizhi stopped playing and looked around with Baocha. Two people through the dissolved moonlight, see no one over the square. At this time, the piano image is a wisp of light smoke, which slowly dissipates in the night sky.

"How strange! Is it that Ye air billow is secretly accompanying me? " Bao just soliloquized and continued to sing, "I am singing softly in the curved moonlight ..." Mei Zhi Zhi raised her hands and continued to play in the moonlight.

The piano music sounded again. Bao Chacha suddenly turned his head and stared at Mei Chi's nine fingers. He said in surprise, "Chi, did you … did you play?"

"Who is moving my piano?" There was a sudden howl in the tent.

"Mama of, Ye air billow!" Bao jumped up, grabbed May's hand and ran. The piano music in the air came to an abrupt end. Moonlight, like water, flows silently through gooseberry town in the middle of the night.

3.

Bao Qicha and Mei Qichi running all the way ran to the outskirts, exhausted and panting.

They sat under a huge willow tree, facing the brown wheat field. Bao just asked eagerly, "ruler, did you play that song after all?" Mei Chi Chi shook her head and her eyes were full of confusion.

"You try again!" Bao Chacha patted the back of his hand.

Mei Qiqi nodded, raised her hands in the air and looked at Bao Qia.

Bao just looked at the wheat field and said, "Give full play to the growth of everything."

Mei Zhizhi did not hesitate, and his hands quickly bounced. Bao Qicha listened attentively, but there was no piano sound. It was quiet all around, and only the wind blowing through the wheat fields echoed in his ears. He frowned for a long time and suddenly said, "No! Ruler, you should play in the moonlight! "

Mei Qiqi walked out of the shadow of the willow tree and sat on the ridge to continue playing.

Sure enough, a violent piano sound flew out from his fingertips, like countless elves, drifting in droves to the wheat field. Soon, every grain of wheat looked up at the sound of the piano and swayed excitedly from side to side. Looking around, the wheat field seems to be the ocean of Huang Chengcheng, and every wave is constantly fluctuating with the beat of the piano.

"Wow!" Bao Chacha cried, "Ruler, you are so powerful that you can use moonlight as a piano!" " "

Mei Zhizhi smiled and played faster. At this moment, there was a slight noise in the wheat field. Bao just jumped over and squatted on the sidelines, watching and cheering loudly: "ruler!" " Wheat has already started jointing! "

A few drops of sweat appeared on Mei Qiqi's cheek, and she continued to play without wiping it. Bao Qicha continued to shout, "Look! Course! Course! Haha, the wheat is ripe! "

All night, except for the piano sound of Mei Qiqi and the screams of Bao Qia, only the crazy heading sound of wheat in the field.

When the moon went down, Bao Qiche's screams could no longer be heard. He fell asleep against the willow tree. However, Mei's ruler is still playing in the moonlight, although she is so tired that she is sweating.

In the morning, Baochacha woke up and found that the sun had risen. In the wheat field, every wheat is hung with a heavy head, and the air is filled with thick wheat fragrance.

Mei Qiqi curled up on the ridge, like a sweaty kitten. Bao didn't notice that Mei's nine fingers were shining in the sun. He believed it must be the moonlight last night.

4.

In the evening, residents of Ezhou Town sang and danced excitedly to celebrate the harvest.

The children are more excited. With pocket money, they rushed into the Mercasi Circus to see the play.

Of course, the most exciting thing is Mekasi. His daily job is to hide in the background and count money, and his fingers are swollen.

Bao Chacha doesn't need to play the trumpet anymore, because the audience is enough, so Macassey sent him and Mei Chichi to sell tickets at the door. When it was dark, a girl wandering outside the door caught the attention of two people.

"Look!" Bao just pointed to the girl's back and said, "All the children in town wear the most beautiful clothes to go to the theatre. Only she was barefoot and looked at our tent eagerly. Her family must be very poor ... "

Meizhizhi blinked and suddenly looked up at Baoqia. Bao knew: "You go, I'll help you sell tickets."

Mei Chi patted Bao Cha's shoulder and walked slowly towards the girl's departure.

After walking a few blocks, Mei Qiqi saw a thatched cottage. Through the window, he saw the girl sitting in front of the bed with a bowl of medicine: "Grandma, take the medicine."

Grandma leaned back on the bed and closed her eyes wearily.

"Silly girl, don't waste any more money. Grandma's eyes can't be cured ... "Grandma said with a wry smile.

"Grandma, don't be discouraged. I am sure I can cure it. " The girl said firmly, "When grandma's eyes are cured, we will go to the circus." I heard that there is a man in Mercasi Circus who plays the piano very well ... "

Mei Zhizhi standing outside the window understood. He sighed lightly, looked up at the moon in the sky, and his heart moved.

Mei Chi stretched out her hands and began to hit an "angel's eye".

Wonderful piano music is flying in the air, and every note is like a naughty star hovering in front of the window.

The girl said happily, "Grandma, listen, it's the circus!" " "

As soon as the voice fell, the girl was surprised to find that the dancing stars gathered in front of the window, gathering more and more, and gradually turned into two dazzling lights. Then, the two lights began to float to grandma's eyes. The girl just wanted to stretch out her hand to stop it, but the light suddenly broke in front of grandma like two soap bubbles. The piano sound in the air also dissipated.

At the same time, grandma slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes are as bright as the stars in summer.

"Grandma, can you see?" The girl asked in surprise.

"Strange ..." Grandma looked around.

"I told you, your eyes will be fine."

Grandma smiled and nodded, but her eyes stopped on the windowsill: "Look, what is that?"

The girl rushed to pick it up. These are two tickets for Mercasi Circus.

5.

Bao Chacha's mouth is so big that he can never hide his secrets.

Soon, the secret of Mei playing moonlight spread in Goose Foot Town. Late one night, Joe Fox, the most famous Jiang Yang thief in Moon City, sneaked into Mei's tent and stole him.

Old Joe Fox has a magical broken box. That suitcase looks almost as big as other boxes, but it's so big that everything can fit in. A few days ago, Joe Fox just stole a villa, two cars and countless gold and silver jewelry and took them away in a suitcase.

"I heard that he can play with moonlight and can achieve anything. If I steal him back and let him play the piano for me every day, I won't have to go out and steal things. " Old fox Joe plunged into the suitcase with his sleeping plum blossom ruler.

It takes a day and a night to walk from Gooseberry Town to Moon City. Old Joe Fox strode along the road with his suitcase on his back.

There is a hole in Joe's old fox's suitcase, and the bright moonlight shines on Mei Zhizhi through the hole. Mei Zhizhi sat with his back to the moonlight, stretched out two palms and played gently. He played a song "The Coast".

That's the tone to persuade people to change their minds. When the long music floated out of the suitcase, Joe Fox was filled with joy: "What a thoughtful man. Good boy, if you see me tired from walking, just play a tune to ease it ... "

But soon, Joe's face became dignified, and he could not help slowing down.

Joe's face is changeable, as if he were struggling inside.

Suddenly, Joe Fox stopped and tears welled up in his eyes. He knelt on the ground, facing the direction of his hometown, and cried loudly: "Dad, Mom, I was wrong! I should not disobey you! I swear that from now on, I will turn over a new leaf and start over! "

After crying, Joe Fox opened the suitcase, took Mei Zhizhi out, put her on the side of the road and bowed respectfully to him. Then, Joe Fox picked up his suitcase and turned and walked towards Goose Foot. He will return the stolen things one by one.

Mei Qiqi sat on the side of the road, looking at a deep valley not far from the moonlight. On both sides of the valley, there are two military camps, and military flags are flying in the night wind. Mei Qiqi understands that this is two armies at war.

MeiQiqi once heard Messica say that all the adult men in Gooseberry Town were fighting outside. If Mei Qiqi didn't guess wrong, that valley was their battlefield.

By this time, the moon had set in the west, and the valley was as quiet as if there were 10 million lions sleeping.

Mei Qiqi looked at the moon in Huang Chengcheng, and an idea flashed through his mind like lightning. Without hesitation, he stumbled into the valley, sat on a boulder between two military camps, stretched out nine fingers and played the piano in the moonlight.

He played a tune that missed his hometown. This is called homecoming.

Originally, the valley was very quiet, and only the snoring from the other side of the mountain could be heard. As soon as Mei Zhichi's piano sounded, the snoring stopped, and the soldiers woke up from their dreams, and the rustling was endless. Then the valley quieted down and everyone listened with bated breath. Gradually, someone began to sob. Sobs grew louder and louder, and soon, the valley was full of screaming and crying.

Driven by the sound of the plum-foot-foot piano, homesickness flooded the whole valley like a raging wave.

"Let's stop fighting and go home!" Suddenly someone shouted.

"Go home! Go home! " The response sounds like a mountain calling for a tsunami.

"You want to be beautiful! I have to get up and fight tomorrow morning! " The commanders of the two armies stood on two hilltops and jumped up anxiously.

Where would a soldier listen to a commander? Now they are full of relatives and friends from their hometown, wine and food. In a flash, the soldiers began to spread wildly in all directions like the tide burst its banks, and the two commanders could not stop them at all.

The moon went down, the piano stopped, and all the soldiers in the valley disappeared, leaving only the two armies united.

"If we can't fight, let's go back to our hometown to find our mother." A commander suggested.

"Well, call again next time." Another commander echoed.

The two commanders walked in opposite directions. Suddenly, they both turned around and shot each other in the back. As a result, both of them were shot and fell dead on the grass.

Mei Zhizhi shook her head and sighed, rubbed her sore nine fingers, climbed back to the side of the road with her last strength, leaned against a poplar tree and slowly fell asleep. Above his head, the stars are like the eyes of relatives in his hometown.

In the early morning, the caravan of Mercasi Circus passed by the roadside, and the tarpaulin of the last carriage was lifted and a pair of dirty hands were stretched out. You don't need to look to know that those dirty hands must be wrapped in cha-cha. He shouted to Mei Qiqi, "Kiki, it's time to go."

Mei Zhizhi woke up from her sleep, rushed over, grabbed Baochacha's hand and jumped into the carriage. The motorcade bumped gently, facing the morning sun, and slowly headed for the moon city.