Walk all the way

A person's travel, a person's loneliness.

In July, the heat has not completely dissipated, but the scorching heat is doomed to go forever.

In the afternoon of a sunny day, the sky is high and the clouds are thin, the door of the hotel is half open, and the occasional breeze will occasionally ring the bell on the door.

Jiang Chuanxu leaned on his arm and took a nap behind the counter.Zhou Tianyi was sitting next to him, plugging in his earphones, writing and drawing something in a big notebook.Everything was very quiet.

The opening and closing of the store door was pushed wider, but the movement was slow, and the bell did not ring very enthusiastically.

Zhou Tian also stopped what he was doing and looked up, there was a guest.

The visitor was a neat and strong woman.High ponytail, wide eyebrows and big eyes, plain face.An off-white sun hat, pure white sports gowns, loose camouflage sweatpants, and a coat tied around his waist.Carrying a big black travel bag and a delicate and small ukulele slung across his shoulders.

The woman walked to the counter, her steps were quick and light, and there was no sound.Just when he was about to speak, Zhou Tian also raised his index finger in front of his mouth, and then pointed to Jiang Chuanxu beside him.The woman understood, smiled and nodded.

"One bed, three days." The woman whispered, took out her ID card and put it on the counter.

"Including the deposit, the total is two hundred, and the deposit will be refunded when you leave the store."

The woman gave Zhou Tianyi the money.

Zhou Tian also took it, without saying anything, and silently registered, gave the woman the key, and pointed to the stairs.

The woman gave an ok gesture, took the good things, and went upstairs.

When the woman went downstairs again, it was already dusk, and it was time for dinner.It was still the same outfit as when he came here, but he was wearing a coat and a casual shoulder bag.

At this time, Jiang Chuanxu was alone in the front hall of the store.

"I woke up," the woman smiled, "You were sleeping when you came here, and the other brother told me to keep my voice down so as not to disturb you." Said and sat down on the stool in front of the counter.

Jiang Chuanxu smiled: "I was a little sleepy at noon, so I took a little rest."

"Which of you is the boss?" the woman asked.

"All."

"Then I'd like to ask you something," the woman said, "what's delicious or interesting in this ancient street?"

"A lot of delicious..."

"No," the woman interrupted Jiang Chuanxu, "I mean, the shops that you locals will frequent. Every tourist city will have some famous snack streets, cultural streets or night markets, but many of them are The locals don’t even go there themselves. Don’t be angry if you say something bad, some places are just for money from tourists.”

Jiang Chuanxu smiled politely: "It's okay here, because there are residents living nearby, and we locals often come to the ancient street for a walk. The price may be slightly high, but it's not the kind of place that is ridiculously high, like almost In all cities, the price of goods in the city center will be a little higher than that in the non-city center.”

"I believe what you said," the woman smiled, "the price of your hotel is not high."

"It's cheaper to have a student ID card." Jiang Chuanxu said with a smile.

"Student card..." The woman sighed, "Those days are long gone." The woman stood up and straightened her wrinkled clothes, "Thank you, boss. Let's go around the street." Just about to I left, but thought of something again, "Is there a fixed closing time?"

"No, but please don't be too late."

The woman gave an OK gesture.

Jiang Chuanxu replied, "Have fun and be safe."

The woman froze for a moment, then smiled: "Thank you."

After the woman left, Jiang Chuanxu stopped smiling and sighed silently.It's hard to meet such a straightforward guest.

"What are you thinking?" Zhou Tianyi came out with dinner, and as soon as he came out, he saw Jiang Chuanxu sitting there in a daze.

Jiang Chuanxu looked back at Zhou Tianyi, smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing."

"Let's eat." Zhou Tian also put down the tray and brought out the food, but when he put the chopsticks on, he didn't stabilize them, and the chopsticks rolled from the edge of the bowl to the table, and then fell to the ground.

"..." Zhou Tianyi didn't say anything, walked out of the counter silently, and went to pick up the chopsticks.

Jiang Chuanxu got up and said, "Give it to me, I'll go change a pair."

Zhou Tian also picked up the chopsticks and handed them to Jiang Chuanxu, but he picked up more than just chopsticks.

"This, what is it?" There was a small silver flower in Zhou Tianyi's palm.

Jiang Chuanxu pinched the flower piece in his hand: "The flower piece on the jewelry, it fell off..." After thinking for a while, "...Maybe it belonged to the passenger just now."

"Wait for her to come back and ask."

"Yeah." Jiang Chuanxu put the flower piece back in Zhou Tianyi's hand, "I'll go change the chopsticks."

Zhou Tian also nodded, and put the flowers in his pocket first.

After dinner, I packed up and had nothing to do, so Zhou Tian also went to the study to get a guitar.

I haven't played it for a while, so I need to tune it first.

"Why do you think of playing the guitar?" Jiang Chuanxu smiled and asked Zhou Tianyi who was sitting opposite and was tuning the strings.

"What do you want to hear? I'll play it for you."

Facing Zhou Tianyi's irrelevant answers, Jiang Chuanxu had long been used to it.It seems that the answer is not the question, but Zhou Tian can answer the point every time, because he knows what Jiang Chuanxu means.

"Anything is fine, as long as it is also played, I like it."

Zhou Tian also put down the tuner, picked a few notes, and then a piece of music came into being from the jumping of the strings, and the sound lingered in the front hall of the hotel.The slender fingers switch freely between the strings, and the slightly deep voice reveals tenderness.

Jiang Chuanxu lay on the counter and stared at Zhou Tianyi blankly, intoxicated.

Outside the window is the already accustomed intertwined feasting and antique.

It was not too late, Jiang Chuanxu was lying on the front desk, already in a light sleep.Zhou Tian also put down the guitar in his hand and patted Jiang Chuanxu's shoulder lightly.

"Huh?" She looked sleepy.

"Go back to the bedroom and sleep, be careful of catching a cold." Zhou Tian also cared, "I slept too late yesterday."

Jiang Chuanxu rubbed his eyes and smiled, "You also know that you slept late last night."

"go to sleep……"

"Okay, then don't be too late. When everyone arrives, close the door."

"Ah."

Jiang Chuanxu went back to the bedroom to sleep, and Zhou Tianyi didn't play the guitar again, because he was afraid of disturbing Jiang Chuanxu's rest. Although there was sound insulation treatment, the loud sound would still affect it.

Zhou Tian also made himself a cup of tea, put on earphones and watched a movie on his mobile phone for entertainment.

Occasionally the store door opens and closes, Zhou Tianyi just raises his eyes to see who is back, makes a silent note in his heart, and then continues to watch his own movie.Most of the guests went back to the room by themselves.But there are always exceptions to everything.

"I'm listening to music again." The woman came back from the outside, and saw Zhou Tianyi in the same state as he saw in the afternoon, except that there was no one around him.The woman approached and saw the screen of the mobile phone lying flat on the table: "Oh, this time I'm watching a movie."

Zhou Tian was also a little displeased, but his face was still as expressionless as before. He turned his phone to black screen and took off his earphones. "If you drink, go to rest early."

"Hey? Can you tell?" The woman's words clearly showed that drinking is a fact, "I have a wine shop at home, and I have been drinking since I was a child. I am a real drinker."

"I can't see it," Zhou Tian also got up, "but I can smell it." He said and walked around the counter.

"Where are you going?"

"Close the door and close the shop." Zhou Tian didn't look back, and went to the door to lock it.

"So, I'm the last one to come back." The woman leaned against the counter and smiled to see that Zhou Tian was also locking the door.

Zhou Tian also didn't want to speak to her.

The woman naturally noticed it too, but she didn't care: "Ah, there is one more thing. The flower piece on my anklet fell off. I don't know if it fell in the store. Did you see it?"

"...Yes." Zhou Tian had no choice but to answer, and if the woman didn't mention it, he would indeed have forgotten about it.

Zhou Tian also walked up to the woman, took out a silver flower piece from his left pocket, and spread his hands in front of the woman: "Return it to you."

"Thank you." The woman smiled, pinched the flower piece from Zhou Tianyi's palm, and at the same time noticed the ring on Zhou Tianyi's ring finger.

"I've been married..."

"Does it have something to do with you?" Zhou Tian could also say such words, indicating that he was really annoyed at this moment.

"Yes, I have."

Zhou Tian also heard the woman's answer, and was obviously stunned.Most people would answer "no" to such a nonsensical and provocative question.

The woman looked up into Zhou Tianyi's eyes and continued, "You are single, so I can have a chance, right?"

"..." Zhou Tian didn't say anything, but he didn't feel like the woman was joking, and at the same time, he admired the woman's courage.

Seeing that Zhou Tianyi was still looking like a wooden man, the woman finally smiled and said, "I'm just kidding... There is no one who falls in love with each other at the first meeting..."

"Yes," Zhou Tianyi actually spoke, and his tone softened a little, "I love my lover at first sight."

The woman was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Well, then you are so lucky..."

Although he was smiling, Zhou Tian could still see the sadness in the woman's eyes, there must be a story behind it.Zhou Tian also felt that women and Jiang Chuanxu had one similarity: no matter when, where and under what circumstances, they were always smiling, but very few of them were sincere.He suddenly felt a little pity for the woman, and also a little bit sorry for his attitude just now.

"Sit." Zhou Tian also greeted, then squatted down behind the counter, took out a box of pure milk from the cabinet below, and put it in front of the woman, "Here, hangover."

"They say I'm not drunk anymore." The woman smiled, but she still took it away, opened it and took two sips.

"Do you want to tell a story or sleep?" Zhou Tian was also ready to listen to the story.

"I have a story," the woman laughed, "but do you have any wine?"

"It's already given to you, replace the wine with milk."

"They all use tea instead of wine, and you are too unprofessional." The woman continued to tease, "Actually, the stories are all old-fashioned stories, there is nothing to say, and it is not good to listen to. It's just you and my ex-boyfriend It's a bit like, not very talkative, like music, that's all." He said, looking at the guitar placed beside him. "You also saw it today, the ukulele I brought when I came here was the last birthday present he gave me before his death.

"He is a music teacher. I inherited the family business and managed the wine shop but I like music. After meeting him, we often communicated with each other. The relationship gradually developed. It is said that communication is actually mostly me talking and he is listening. .

"We made an agreement before he was alive that we would travel every year, listen to some songs, compose some folk songs, inspire each land, and leave our footprints, our stories, and our voices.

"But he broke his promise and left me alone. So, I started my own journey, traveling alone. I will inevitably feel lonely, but thinking that this is our agreement and his wish, I will Motivated to keep going.”

"May I ask, how old are you this year?"

"thirty."

"Aren't the family in a hurry if you don't get married?"

"Worry," the woman laughed, "but it's me who gets married, not them. I won't start a new relationship until I get out of the previous one. Besides, there's nothing wrong with being alone."

"Well, as long as you are happy."

"This is too perfunctory. Don't you think that with the development of the times, people's views on marriage are changing. At first they didn't want to have children, then they didn't want to get married, and now they don't even want to talk about their partners."

"I think. And I also think that you should go to rest."

"Is this why I'm being chased away after hearing the story?" The woman smiled and drank her milk again.

"After drinking, throw it in the trash can, thank you."

The woman smiled helplessly and got up: "Okay, good night." She went upstairs while drinking milk.

When the woman went upstairs, Zhou Tian also took the guitar, turned off all the lights in the front hall, and closed the shop today.

Zhou Tian is also not such a ruthless person, he issued an "exit order" after hearing the story.He just felt that he couldn't answer what the woman said.The problem exists, and I have heard it a little bit, but it didn’t happen to me, so I can’t give an empathetic reply, so it’s better not to say it, so as not to mislead others.

There is never only one rule for everything, as long as you feel that you will not regret doing so, then go ahead with your heart.Everyone comes and goes alone, and is destined to travel alone and experience loneliness alone.