accidental first love

The boy was not tall, thin and fair, with handsome features, he looked like a good student.He took the ice cream, tore off a bit of the wrapping paper, lifted the plastic cover, and ate it slowly, with gentle and graceful movements like a young master.

Ji Yi looked at him raptly, his heart was pounding, his blood was rushing - Qiu Lu?Could it be him?

Did you hear me wrong?

Or just the same name?

If he is still alive...

The two eating ice cream saw Ji Yi standing there blankly, and the sunny and handsome boy asked with a smile, "Is there anything else?"

Ji Yi opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

Qiu Lu might still be alive, and the reality that might be right in front of his eyes made him suddenly dreamy, his mind buzzing, mixed with the long cicadas, and his eyes suddenly became dazzled.

The hands were frozen.

Ji Yi came back to his senses, the boy came to him at some point, touched the back of Ji Yi's hand with the iced orange soda, and said, "It's too hot, drink some water."

Ji Yi took the soda in a daze.

The boy smiled and said goodbye, pushed the bicycle aside, and said to the boy, "Let's go back to eat."

The boy stood up, his chocolate ice cream hadn't been finished yet, his bright red lips were dyed chocolate color, he sat on the back seat of the bicycle with his legs crossed, grabbed the boy's shirt with one hand, turned his head slightly, and continued to eat ice cream.

"Let's go!" The boy drove the boy through the small green streets and ancient alleys, Ji Yi stared blankly at their backs.

The boy turned his head and looked at Ji Yi who was still standing there suspiciously, but after a while, he turned his head away again.

Just met by chance.

Ji Yi suddenly swung his arms and ran vigorously: "...Wait—! Wait, Qiu Lu—!"

However, the bicycle had already turned a corner, and Ji Yi ran away with his baseball cap and failed to catch up.Running to the fork in the road, Ji Yi held his knees and gasped for breath, beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, he simply took off his mask and let the sweat drip down the stone pavement.

The glass bottle of orange soda was condensed with a layer of water, and it was also dripping down, and the palms were cold and wet, reminding him that he was not daydreaming.

It's a pity that he missed the best time and couldn't ask clearly.

……

In Laifeng Building, the hall is full of noise and guests come and go.Only a young man with gauze on his forehead stood in the corner, independent of the world.

Xia Zhili and Qiu Min walked in and found Ji Yi, Xia Zhili said apologetically, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Ji Yi said: "No, it's only about ten minutes. Why are you so late? Could it be that you lost your way?"

"……"It really is.

Ji Yi smiled, then turned to look around the crowd, "Is there any room?"

Xia Zhili said, "The box is reserved."

The three of them sat down in the box, their ears were quite quiet, Qiu Min flipped through the menu and asked Ji Yi what he wanted to eat.Ji Yi said: "Whatever."

"Then you can order whatever you want." Qiu Min handed him the menu.

Ji Yi pointed to the good-looking pictures and ordered a few dishes, and Qiu Min and Xia Zhili also ordered dishes and soup respectively.Xia Zhili saw the soda in Ji Yi's hand, and asked with a smile, "Master, do you like this?"

Ji Yi was noncommittal, just said: "Someone gave it to me on the way."

When Qiu Min heard this, he was quite critical: "This place is full of fish and dragons. Do you dare to take water when others give you water? If there are things mixed in it, you will feel better."

Ji Yi was already annoyed. Hearing what Qiu Min said, he immediately unscrewed the bottle cap, gulped down half of the bottle, and wiped his mouth: "It tastes good."

Qiu Min: "..."

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense again, Xia Zhili smoothed things over: "Since the taste is good, I'll bring a few bottles with me when I go back."

When the beggar came up, Ji Yi casually took photos and sent them to Shen Ke and Ji Ran respectively.

Shen Ke: Did you just eat?

Ji Yi: Yes.

Shen Ke: The chicken looks delicious.

Ji Yi: Go back and bring one for you.

Shen Ke: Thank you then.

At this time, Ji Ran also replied: ...

A string of ellipses.

Ji Yi was unhappy, and typed: Six drops of your saliva?

Ji Ran: ...

Ji Yi: Twelve drops of saliva.

Ji Ran sent a photo, it was a lunch box, the side dishes were extremely plain, not even a piece of meat.

Ji Yi: Your lunch?Why just eat this?

Ji Ran: Liao Ju has no appetite, and I don't like meat either.

Ji Yi: What's the matter with Guan Liaoju?

Ji Ran: I'm with him in the hospital. His grandma is having surgery today.

It was only then that Ji Yi remembered that today was the day when Grandma Liao Ju had surgery.

Xia Zhili: "Master, why are you hitting your head? Headache?"

"No..." Ji Yi said, bowing her head to type: how is the situation?

Ji Ran: Still in operation.

Ji Yi: How about the success rate?

Ji Ran: She's quite tall, but Grandma Liao Ju is getting old, so anything can happen...

Ji Yi thinks about it, the old man is not as good as the young man's body, so he can't help but feel worried.At this time Xia Zhili reminded him to eat chicken, Ji Yi was hiding something in his heart, and he couldn't feel the taste of the meat after eating it in his mouth.

Xia Zhili asked, "Isn't it delicious?"

"It's delicious." Ji Yi said perfunctorily.

Xia Zhili only thought he was tired, and after lunch, the three of them went back to the hotel to rest together, and then went out to visit the town in the afternoon.

Lying on the bed in the hotel, Ji Yi was thinking aimlessly about Qiu Lu, Ji Ran, Wu Mei, Liao Ju, and his grandma... her thoughts were in a mess, and she kept cutting back and forth.

Ah, so annoying.

There was a knock on the door, and Ji Yijin opened the door with his slippers. Xia Zhili held a plate of sliced ​​watermelon and smiled, "Master, let's eat watermelon."

"Thank you." Ji Yi took a piece of watermelon.

"Is the young master not happy?"

"Ok?"

Xia Zhili: "You seem to be preoccupied. I brought you here to relax, but you became more annoyed instead."

"No." Ji Yi subconsciously denied, seeing that she couldn't hide it, she added, "It's a little troublesome, I can handle it myself."

Xia Zhili nodded, with a gentle tone: "If you have anything to say to your father, you can tell me."

Ji Yi smiled: "Well, thank you, Secretary Xia."

Xia Zhili: "You can call me Uncle Xia."

Ji Yi: "..." Sorry, I'm actually about your age, so I can't say it out loud.

Xia Zhili didn't force it, and said, "Have a good rest."

……

In the afternoon, the three of them finally got together.

In fact, after wandering around, there are almost the same places, almost the same shops, and the same souvenirs for sale, so Ji Yi felt a little boring.

Qiu Min and Xia Zhili ran to some antique shops with great interest, they also knew that what they bought might not be real antiques, they were just looking for a prize.

Sitting in a tricycle specially designed to solicit customers, the three arrived at the flower and bird market in the ancient town.

At a glance, birdcages are everywhere, and all kinds of birds are chirping; the fish tanks are scattered high and low, and tropical fish are colorful;

There are also pets sold: turtles, rabbits, hamsters, chinchillas, crickets, etc.

There were people fighting crickets at the scene, and the fight was in full swing, yelling.

Ji Yi asked: "Why do you come here? Buy a bird to take back?" Then it's better to go to the flower and bird market in the city, which has more varieties.

Qiu Min: "What kind of bird did you buy?"

Ji Yi: "..."

Xia Zhili glanced at Qiu Min reproachfully: The young master is still young, why are you talking dirty with him?

Qiu Min later realized that as a father, he really shouldn't talk to his son like this, so he said, "If you're going to be tired, just sit in the teahouse over there and rest." He took out two big bills from his wallet and gave them to Ji meaning.

Ji Yi stretched out two fingers and pinched it, not for nothing.When Qiu Min and Xia Zhili entered the flower and bird market, he really went to drink tea in the teahouse.

There are also many people in the teahouse. The sun is shining in the summer and everyone is tired from walking. Everyone wants to come in for a cool drink.After sitting for a while, Ji Yi couldn't bear the noise and came out.

This is not a good thing when traveling, there are people everywhere, and the only quiet places are remote places and sleeping rooms.

Ji Yi lowered the brim of his hat a little to block the scorching sun, and a couple walked over side by side, talking and laughing.

"The strategy says it's near here, and that Taoist temple is very spiritual."

"How can there be any Taoism here, your strategy is talking nonsense, right?"

"I'll ask someone... Hey, hello, Auntie, are you a local? Is there a Sanqing Temple near here?"

"Yes, you go straight from here, and you will be there."

"Thank you—let's go, let's go, I said yes. Someone said on the Internet that he came here for a trip two months ago, asked for a safety talisman, and then got into a car accident when he returned home. Guess what happened? The car was scrapped , there is nothing wrong with people!"

The girl's boyfriend: "..."

Ji Yi: "..."

After thinking about it, Ji Yi followed.

The Sanqing Temple is not big, it enshrines the Patriarch of the Sanqing, and the temple master and a few young Taoists can take care of it.The Guan is in charge of distributing signs and doing things, while the little Taoist priest is in charge of reception, cleaning and selling safety amulets.There are not many tourists here, but the Sanqing Statue has been polished and bright, which shows that it is always cared for.

After entering here, everyone calmed down consciously, bought incense candles to worship Sanqing, closed their eyes and prayed silently.

Ji Yi also bought three sticks of incense, knelt on the futon and worshiped three times in awe, and then put the incense in the incense burner.

He only asked for one wish: hope that everyone around him is safe.

"Have you ever turned on the light?" Someone asked the little Taoist priest holding a peace amulet.

Little Taoist: "Of course, otherwise how dare you sell it?"

"How did you all get enlightened?"

"Opening the altar, consecrating the holy, making wishes, painting talismans, chanting mantras, consecrating light, blessings, and making offerings." The little Taoist said very sharply, "Our master opened the altar himself. If it doesn't work, it must be something wrong If there is no filth, it needs to be blessed again. Also, you must have kind thoughts in your heart, otherwise the talisman may not want to bless you."

"..."

Having said that, there are quite a lot of people who buy it, and everyone feels that they are good people and should be blessed.

Little Taoist: "Don't grab it, don't grab it, they have it all! Ten yuan each..."

Ji Yi squeezed several times but failed to get in, so he had to wait until everyone had finished buying. He walked over and asked without any hope, "Are there any more?"

If not, come early tomorrow, that's what he planned.

Unexpectedly, the little Taoist took out a huge cardboard box from under the table, opened it, and said, "Yes, there are many."

Ji Yi: "..."

Could this safety talisman be wholesaled by a certain treasure?

Seeing his hesitant face, the little Taoist knew what he was worried about, and said with a smile: "We really did this by ourselves. In the off-season, no one comes, so we have a lot of stock, hoping to earn some incense money in the peak season."

Having said that, Ji Yi felt like a villain, and he was quite embarrassed: "Then I want twenty."

Ten yuan for a well-opened peace charm is really cheap.

Xia Zhili called: "Master, where are you?"

Ji Yiti slipped out the paper bag containing the amulet and said, "Go back right away."

After hanging up the phone, he took a photo of the safe talisman and sent it to Liao Ju: I asked for one for your grandma, and she will be fine.

After a while, Liao Ju replied: Thank you.My grandma's surgery was a success.

Ji Yi: That's great!I wish your grandma a speedy recovery!

This good news comforted Ji Yi's depressed mood, he thought, life and death are no big deal, as long as there is life, there is hope.

If Qiu Lu is really still alive, that would be a great thing.

He decided to go to that small street again, maybe he would meet Qiu Lu.