There's a gust of wind coming from the south

The first snowflake of this year in Ancheng knocked down the last leaf in late autumn.So, winter is here.

As usual, after sending Xiaotu to school, Shen Shi opened the door of Nanfeng's house with the insulated lunch box and the key.The curtains in the room were closed, and it was dark.

The coffee table was covered with a layer of dust, but the photo frame with someone's photo in it was wiped spotless.There is a branch of wintersweet in front of the photo frame, and the goose-yellow buds release a faint and bitter fragrance.

Shen Shi pushed away from Nanfeng's room, and a figure was sitting in the corner in the darkness, sharpening a pencil with a blade.His clothes and the floor were covered with pencil crumbs and many broken pencil ends.

It was the same yesterday, the man sharpened his pencil without saying a word, as if time stood still at this moment and there was no change of day and night.Shen Shi's heart still couldn't help but tugged following the rustling of the blade.

He placed the lunch box by the bed and walked towards the man in the corner.After staring at him in silence for a long time, he knelt down and gently stroked his cheek with his hand.The movement of the man's hand paused for a moment, and then continued to repeat the mechanical movement.

"Nanfeng, eat something, huh?" Shen Shi tried his best to soften his voice.

There was only a long silence to answer him.

Shen Shi's hand movements were slightly forceful, forcing the other party to look into his eyes in a semi-compulsive manner, but his tone was still gentle: "I will pick up Xiaotu at night, and you will live with us during this time. Or, you and I Go back and change the environment."

"No, leave me alone for a while." The man turned his head away from Shen Shi's hand, and continued to sharpen the pencil in his hand with his head lowered paranoidly.

Accidentally, the tip of the pen was cut off by the blade.He froze for a moment, and took out a new one from his side.

"I understand." Shen Shi reached out and grabbed Nan Feng's hand holding the blade, and said in a low voice, "We are the same, the more we want to be alone at this time. I don't want to talk, and I don't want to listen to others...but" Shen Shi sighed and said distressedly, "At least sleep for a while, even if you close your eyes for a while."

Probably because he was afraid that the sharp blade in his hand would accidentally injure the opponent, Nan Feng let go of his hand, and the blade fell to the floor with a crisp sound.

"I can't sleep." His voice seemed a little distant now, "When I close my eyes, I will see her."

With both hands tightly clutching Shen Shi's sleeves, his knuckles turned white.Nanfeng's empty pupils lacked the light of the past, as if they were a nearly drowned person who had just been salvaged from the water, fearful and distracted.

"I really want to sleep... I don't have the strength anymore." The hands gripped tighter and tighter, the nails sank into the deep flesh, and it hurt.

"But I just can't sleep... What should I do, Brother Shi? What should I do?"

Nanfeng's voice was like calling for help before he was suffocated, every word pierced deeply into Shen Shi's heart.

Shen Shi suddenly hugged the person tightly into his arms, wishing to rub him into his own flesh and blood.Between lips and teeth, he disregarded the other party's weak resistance and pried open his teeth, and rolled the man's soft tongue into his own mouth, sucking brutally and greedily.

The man's lips were chapped, and he bled immediately.The salty rust smell spread in his mouth, Shen Shi withdrew his tongue, and gently licked the other's broken place.

Before Shen Shi backed away, he was brought back by the man again by the collar.While the other party rolled his tongue back into Shen Shi's mouth, he eagerly tore his clothes, and pushed him down on the floor full of pencil shavings.

"south wind?"

"Brother Shi, help me..." The man begged in his ear, and then straddled Shen Shi's body.

Shen Shi let the man tear his clothes, and when he watched his ruthless and crazy movements, he couldn't express his distress.

He settled down, and finally stretched out his hand to support the other person's waist following this movement, and said in a low voice: "Okay."

……

There was thunder outside the house, and the faint light from the sky that came through the cracks in the curtains disappeared.

I don't know if it's rain or snow, but the outside of the glass window is crackling and banging endlessly.I don't know whether it was crying or panting, the man finally fell on the floor exhausted after being asked for countless times, and closed his eyes.

Shen Shi caressed his hair and wiped away the wet tears from the corners of his eyes.Then he hugged him horizontally and put him gently on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and patted him slowly and gently like coaxing a child.

"Sleep, Nanfeng. When you wake up, it will be spring again."

……

The sound of firecrackers resounded throughout the old city, and the dry and cold air was filled with the smell of nitrate.

Liuye Noodle Restaurant is the same as it was in the past, with several rows of wooden tables and chairs in the room hung with army green cotton curtains.Under the warm yellow light, the soup pot for cooking noodles is steaming, and everything seems to have never changed.

The young noodle-cutter who learned the noodle-slicing craft from Western Sichuan is carrying the wooden plank with noodles on his shoulders with a red face.

After scooping up a spoonful of stew made from the old soup, and adding a loud shout from the waiter, a bowl of authentic sliced ​​noodles is placed in front of the diners.

"Liu Ye's noodle shop is open again, let's try it together?"

The people from the old city who had been heartbroken before conspired with each other and returned to the noodle shop.Eating warm noodles that can dispel the cold, chatting with the parents and bragging a little bit, I just feel that the soul I had lost for a long time came back together.

The three shops next door to the noodle shop were merged into one, and the area of ​​"Welcome" was several times larger than before.

The signboard of Dangjianer was mentioned by Wu Nian'en. Since the former residence of Wu Juren was opened to tourists, the Wu family has become famous.

Quite different from Liu Ye Noodle Restaurant, the interior decoration of Ying Ke Lai is obviously much more modern.There is an open kitchen behind the bright glass, and chefs who are good at Ancheng special snacks are cooking their proud delicacies in their respective stalls.Everyone felt that their job was worthy of being number one in Ancheng.

The lobby is brightly lit and there is an endless stream of diners.Not only tourists, but also many locals.Entertaining relatives and friends, entertaining distinguished guests, who doesn't want to show off their hometown delicacies in front of others?

Shen Shi changed his usual casual attire, and in a neat suit, he still looks like a successful person.He took turns drinking with the guests from table to table, and when he reached the last table, his feet were already a little wobbly.

Shen Shichong waved to the lobby manager, and asked softly, "Where's Kuang You?"

The lobby manager shook her head: "I haven't seen him today." As she spoke, she hesitated to take out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Shen Shi, "President Kuang asked me to give it to you."

Shen Shi took the paper and opened it, and saw three characters written on it - wait and see.He smiled disdainfully, crumpled the paper into a ball, and threw it into the trash can beside him.

"Brother—!" Xiaotu sat on the table next to the counter, with a lot of snacks in front of him.She was holding a fried chicken drumstick in her hand, and her mouth was oily, "Brother, don't forget to take some back for the teacher too!"

Shen Shi pressed the little rabbit's head: "If you eat your food, you'll be free to worry about it."

"Teacher is not idle!" Xiaotu argued with a pout.

After Shen Shi left, several good female classmates who were invited by Xiaotu began to whisper affectionately.A little girl with a tug in the sky shook Xiaotu's arm excitedly: "Xiaotu Xiaotu, your brother looks so handsome in a suit! Like the hero in "The Boss's Runaway Little Angel"!"

"The Boss's Runaway Little Angel" is a newly aired romantic drama on a certain TV station recently. There are two episodes every night. Most of the girls in Xiaotu's class are chasing after them. They are fascinated by the domineering male protagonist.

"Zhang Miaomiao, don't think about my brother!" Xiaotu yelled, shaking the drumstick in his hand, "He is my brother!"

"I'll just talk, how stingy!" Zhang Miaomiao pouted, and couldn't help but glance in the direction where Shen Shi left.It wasn't until I couldn't see anyone anymore that I turned around and chatted with the children about the plot of yesterday's TV series.

……

Shen Shi drank a lot of wine, took the bag he packed for Nanfeng, and asked Xiao Wu, the foreman who happened to be off in the afternoon, to help him drive, and took him to visit Anshi.

The car was just bought by Shen Shi, and he just drove it back the night before.He always remembered his promise to Nanfeng in the tavern, to go to the west of Sichuan.

Since Nanfeng started school, he locked himself in the studio all day to concentrate on creation, and didn't socialize much with others.Obviously, he still hasn't gotten out of the cloud of Xie Wanyun's departure.

Shen Shi had long wanted to take Nan Feng out to relax, but looking at his previous state, Shen Shi knew that it would be useless to ask him to go out.In addition, I caught up with the opening of the noodle shop and Yingkelai, so I couldn't spare time during that time.

Now that everything is on the right track and there are trustworthy employees at hand, it's time to take Nanfeng out for a walk.

"Sure, just park the car here. Let's go back first, Xiao Wu." Shen Shi got out of the car, and entered Shi An's school gate with a lunch box.

Seeing Shen Shi leaving quickly, Xiao Wu couldn't help guessing who could make Boss Shen miss him so much?Of course, he was just thinking about it and didn't dare to ask more questions.

……

When looking at Nanfeng in the studio through the window, Shen Shi's thoughts were recalled to the first time he saw him.Sitting quietly in front of the drawing board and tracing seriously like this, it seems that just looking at him, the air will become fresh and clean.

Shen Shi quietly opened the back door of the studio and walked in, hugged him from behind, and buried his head in his neck.

"Drink?" The other party stopped the pen in his hand and asked softly.

"Yeah." Shen Shi breathed in the smell of him, and wrapped his arms around the other's waist.

"Don't make trouble, this is outside." Nan Feng frowned, and pushed Shen Shi away, "Next time, don't come suddenly from behind, I almost hold you there."

Shen Shi smiled: "Why, you want to fight me with a knife again?"

Nanfeng knew that Shen Shi was talking about the first time they met, when he almost poked Huang Mao's eyeballs with a utility knife because of Xie Wanyun.

Thinking of this, a trace of trance appeared in Nanfeng's eyes again.

Shen Shi realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, subconsciously withdrew his hands and hugged him even tighter, buried his head and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I drank too much."

Nan Feng patted Shen Shi's hand reassuringly, signaling him not to care.

"south wind."

"Ok?"

"It's great that you're still with me."

The sun was setting outside the window, and the icy pillars that had formed on the eaves were illuminated to drip water, making a "tick-tick-tick" sound when they landed on the window sill.

There are several oil paintings quietly placed against the wall in the studio, all of which are figures in red skirts without exception.In the afterglow of the setting sun, those reds danced between the light and shadow, just like a living life that once lived in the world.

"Let's go to the west of Sichuan together, it just so happens that Xiaotu is also on winter vacation."

"Aren't you busy?"

"Not busy." Shen Shi put his hands on Nan Feng's shoulders, helped him knead them, and said softly, "I just want to stay with you for a few days, and I even bought a car."

At the moment before the light disappeared in the studio, Nan Feng finally sighed, and said softly, "Okay."

Why doesn't he understand that no matter how much he can't bear to let go, tomorrow will still come.At daybreak, they will continue to move forward.