choose another day to go back

The crazy woman stood where she was, as if she couldn't feel the scorching sun of Baikui, she kept uttering some unknown dialect.After a while, the red light turned green, and Xiaoji walked in the direction of the lunatic.The lunatic felt someone walking towards her, and finally walked away.

Unknowingly, Xiaoji followed the lunatic woman for a while, and saw the lunatic woman rummaging through the trash cans on the side of the road from time to time, yelling at pedestrians on the road from time to time, scaring a few children into crying, and being threatened by several pedestrians.Finally, the lunatic went to an underground passage, picked up the cardboard box and fell asleep.Xiaoji walked over and took out a few change notes from his pocket, put them into the broken bowl on the ground, and left without looking back.Xiaoji found out that he was back near his home after he got out of the underground passage, so he simply didn't go anywhere, put the three of them down, and walked towards Mount Akita.

In order to adapt to the three, Xiaoji slowed down his pace, came to the foot of Qiutian Mountain, and carried the three onto the big rock.There are some discarded snack bags piled up in the corners of the stones. The font on the bags has been faded by time, and they are all things that children love to eat.Xiaoji put down three mouthfuls and sat down.The three walked around the rocks and found that there was water all around, and only Xiaoji was the safest, so they lay down next to Xiaoji.Xiaoji is in this corner, watching the sun of Baikui disappear from the top of Mount Akita little by little.

A while after Jiang's aunt finished calling, Jiang Linlin also called.Xiaoji picked it up, "Hello."

"Where are you?" Jiang Linlin asked.

"I'm on Mount Akita." Xiaoji told the truth, but Jiang Linlin was more difficult to deceive.

"Then you wait." Jiang Linlin hung up the phone.

After a while, Xiaoji heard footsteps, and Jiang Linlin came.The three raised their eyelids and gave Jiang Linlin a look, then closed them again.

Jiang Linlin sat down next to Xiaoji, his forehead was a little sweaty, and he must have left in a hurry.

"Why are you here?" Jiang Linlin asked.

"It's nothing, it came all of a sudden."

"Have you had dinner yet?"

"..."

"I knew you didn't eat it." Jiang Linlin threw the apple over, "I'll take you to eat later."

"The more you eat the apples, the hungrier you will be."

"You'll starve to death."

"..." Xiaoji took a bite of the apple, which was crunchy and sweet. "Have you washed it?"

"What to wash, if you don't clean it, you won't get sick if you eat it."

Xiaoji ate the apple so crisply, the three got up and yelled twice, and started to circle around Xiaoji.

"Is this cat in heat?" Jiang Linlin asked.

"..." Xiaoji said, "It's hungry." After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Linlin.

"Look at what I do, I didn't make it hungry."

"..." Xiaoji got up and hugged the three, "Go back, it's time for the three to eat."

Jiang Linlin followed Xiaoji, watching him holding the cat in one hand and the finished fruit core in the other. After passing two trash bins, the fruit core was still tightly held in Xiaoji's hand, and the surface began to turn yellow when exposed to oxygen.Jiang Linlin grabbed the core with one hand and threw it into the trash can.

Xiaoji was taken aback, and after figuring it out, he said, "I forgot all about it."

Jiang Linlin walked over and rubbed the top of Xiaoji's head, "Isn't it stupid." His fingertips ran through Xiaoji's hair, which was dry and soft, and Jiang Linlin didn't want to stop.He stopped rubbing, and his hand didn't withdraw for a moment, it stopped in Xiaoji's hair.Xiaoji has tanned a little in the past two days, but compared to the night, Xiaoji is still very fair, with a pair of eyes looking at him.Some summer breeze blew by, and Xiao Ji's hair brushed against Jiang Linlin's fingertips, causing an insignificant shiver.

Xiaoji took a step back and said, "No."

Jiang Linlin's hand stopped in the air. Compared with the emptiness at this moment, the previous touch was so beautiful that it made people sigh.

Jiang Linlin followed Xiaoji, walked up the Akita Bridge, passed through the Akita Pu Garden, and returned to his yard.

Jiang Linlin drove out of the car and greeted Xiaoji to get into the car.For a moment, Xiaoji thought of telling Aunt Jiang that he had eaten dinner on the phone before, and obediently carried the three of them into the car.The cat seemed to feel that it was getting farther and farther away from its dinner, and let out a few more screams.

Seeing this, Jiang Linlin rushed into the room and yelled twice: "Mom, feed the three of them something to eat, I'll take Xiaoji around."

The aunt of the Jiang family ran out, took the three of them away, and told Jiang Linlin not to take Xiaoji to the messy place, and only let Jiang Linlin promise.

"A messy place?" Xiaoji asked, "Do you often go there?"

"No, don't listen to your aunt's nonsense, she watches too many TV shows."

There was silence in the car for a while, and Xiaoji asked again: "Where is Miss Liu?"

"gone back."

The car fell silent again.Xiaoji spoke again: "I met that crazy woman this afternoon."

Jiang Linlin turned to look at him.

"She is still alive." Xiaoji said, "I always thought she was pushed into the water and died."

Jiang Linlin glanced at Xiaoji again, Xiaoji saw it, his eyes said that I don't even want to say you are stupid.

The car fell silent again.

"Xiaoji," Jiang Linlin paused, "You still can't treat women?"

"Yeah." Xiaoji replied.

After a while, Xiaoji spoke again: "I didn't expect that she was still alive. She has no source of income and no place to stay. She has survived like this for more than ten years. Even earlier, even in the future For several decades or decades, she can survive and continue to live. Maybe pick up some food in the trash can, maybe go hungry for two or three meals, so that her life can be maintained intermittently. This is also alive, and she can see Tomorrow's sun is to live. So what do we live for, for the next meal or for tomorrow's sun?"

"For fun." Jiang Linlin said, "Some people give up the next meal and more meals, and give up tomorrow's sun for fun."

"Yeah, there is actually only one sun revolving around the earth, and today's sun is tomorrow's sun. Then your fun is those buildings."

"Just as your pleasure is those paintings."

"Yeah, and what about the madman's fun, what's she for?"

"For the next meal."

"That said, everyone is actually having fun."

"If you figure it out, you will. If you don't think it through, you can only think that today's sun is different from tomorrow's sun."

Xiaoji smiled after hearing this, "There's nothing wrong with that."

"Choose a way and enjoy it." Jiang Linlin said suddenly wanting to smoke.Xiaoji seems to be different from the past, and he still seems to be the same Xiaoji.But people don't always maintain the same appearance. The last second and the next second become different because they have experienced an extra second in this world.However, Xiaoji always has some old feelings from time to time. Maybe he took out some parts that can be changed to change, and left some leftovers, which have always remained the same. "I went to the police station a few times after that, and the police told me that it was useless to accuse a lunatic, and that she didn't need to be held accountable for her actions, let alone without evidence. I went too many times, and the police would avoid me when they saw me, and most of them would also report me to the police station. I'm crazy."

"I don't know any of this." Xiaoji said, "Otherwise I wouldn't have always thought that the madman was dead. You're right, I'm stupid."

"If you knew, you would stop me, right? That day you hid in the toilet and couldn't come out, your parents... They were so anxious, they talked to me afterwards, and they defaulted to your physical problems in adolescence. I will help you a lot in this regard, and tell you some physiological knowledge. Later, I was invited to a big meal, and God knows how uneasy I was eating that meal."

"So that's why you...helped me so much later?" Xiaoji remembered Jiang Linlin teaching him to solve his physical problems many years ago, and his face became hot.

"Well, that's right. I have reasons for this." Jiang Linlin said, "I'm sorry."

This sentence of sorry is always to say, no matter what it is.But Xiaoji said: "You apologized 13 years ago." His tone was a bit aggressive.

"Then apologize again."

"No need." Xiaoji said, "I don't need to apologize, don't you understand? I'm tired of hearing your apologies." After Xiaoji finished speaking, she turned her head to the car window, as if she didn't want to continue the conversation.Seeing Xiaoji's appearance, Jiang Linlin didn't speak again.

Jiang Linlin turned the car into a relatively narrow alley. On both sides of this alley were two rows of low-rise bungalows, and there were many kinds of food stalls.As night fell, various stores set up simple tables and chairs on the side of the road, pulled out a wire to set up a light bulb, and illuminated a circle of diners.The alley is not spacious at all, and the owners of various businesses have put their business on the curb, and the crowds are constantly passing by, making the alley even more crowded.Jiang Linlin stopped the car on the side of the road and asked Xiaoji to get off the car.

Jiang Linlin said, "Do you still remember the small stall in front of Qiutian Po Experimental Middle School? The noodle seller opened a shop here, and he still sells noodles, old style."

Surprise appeared on Xiaoji's face, "Really, it's great, I haven't eaten for a long time, I miss it so much."

Xiao Ji followed Jiang Linlin, looking around while walking. Even in summer, most of the customers were willing to abandon the air conditioner in the store and choose to sit outside.There are many barbecues in this alley, and the smell of food wafts into Xiaoji's nose from time to time. There are high-pitched conversations and punching sounds, and Xiaoji can't help but arouse his appetite.

The shop was at the end of the alley, and Xiaoji followed Jiang Linlin through almost the entire alley. Xiaoji's nose and stomach suffered a lot, and he was already so hungry under the stimulation of food.So when Jiang Lin told Xiaoji that he was here, Xiaoji didn't care about anything else, so Xiaoji walked into the shop and sat down, shouting at the boss: "A bowl of beef noodles, spicy and no green onions, hurry up!" Jiang Linlin smiled. Looking at Xiaoji, he said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't see you hungry when I was sitting alone watching the sunset. I thought you didn't have to eat dinner."

Xiaoji said: "I can't blame you. Since this store is here, you should drive here. In this way, I don't need to be stimulated by those barbecues."

"I thought you weren't hungry."

Xiaoji resisted not rolling his eyes, "Why didn't you see that old man back then?"

"The uncle passed away a few years ago, and now the boss here is his son."

"That's it." Whenever Xiaoji heard this similar change, Xiaoji felt that she had really been away for a long time.However, this shop, which was inherited from a small stall, made Xiaoji feel that time would not change too much personnel, and the same was true for that crazy woman.

Only then did Xiao Ji look at this small shop. Although the shop is small, the most tables and chairs have been placed as much as possible, which can accommodate nearly thirty people.Only then did Xiaoji realize that he had snatched the last two empty seats, and within a few words, there were already three or four people waiting for seats at the door.

"Business is good." Xiaoji sighed, "Do you often come here to eat?"

"Occasionally." Jiang Linlin said as he stood up, walked to a corner of the store, took a plate, and put some homemade side dishes at home.

"Ah, this, I remember, is delicious." Xiaoji exclaimed, "The boss is as generous as his father."

“That’s true, but it also keeps customers.”

"So you answered that sentence, it's a blessing to suffer."

The two of them were chatting when a young girl from the store came over with a bowl of noodles and said, "Beef noodles with spicy but no green onions."

Xiaoji said thank you, just about to move his chopsticks, he looked up at Jiang Linlin, and asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I ate it at home, when you were watching the sunset by yourself."

"I'm not alone, I still have three mouthfuls." Xiaoji muttered, and took a bite of the side dish, "It's still the original taste!" He took another mouthful of the noodle soup, "It's still the original recipe!" The smile on Xiaoji's face stayed for a long time, Jiang Linlin couldn't help laughing too, he just felt that Xiaoji's eyes were a little too bright, and his heart beat a little faster.

"Stupid not stupid." Jiang Linlin said, "I'm going out to smoke a cigarette." Jiang Lin walked outside the store, lit a cigarette, and exhaled, he felt a little embarrassed by this.

Xiaoji was sitting in the shop gobbling it up, Jiang Linlin was fascinated by watching Xiaoji's back at the door of the shop, the customer who had finished eating in the shop came out after paying the bill and accidentally bumped into Jiang Linlin, said a few words sorry, Jiang Linlin looked away and smiled Say it's okay, put the cigarette out and throw it in the trash.

The seat opposite Xiaoji became vacant. A customer who was waiting for a seat came and sat down. Xiaoji raised his head, mouth full of noodles, and said vaguely: "There is someone here." The person opposite said: "What did you say?"

"There is someone here." Xiaoji repeated.

"what?"

"There is someone here." Xiao Ji increased his volume.

"do not understand what you're saying."

Xiaoji quickly chewed a few mouthfuls, swallowed the noodles in his mouth, and said word by word: "I said, this, yes, people."

The person on the opposite side had a somewhat embarrassing face and wanted to stand up.Jiang Linlin walked over and pressed his shoulder, "Brother, it's okay, you sit down." After speaking, he said to Xiaoji, "I'll wait for you outside."

But the guest didn't buy it, and waved Jiang Linlin's hand away, "What do you mean, I don't want to sit still, I think it's dirty." After finishing speaking, he left.

Xiaoji was flushed with anger, and when he finally remembered to fight back, he stood up abruptly, turned around and said "Hey, you", and the guest had disappeared.Xiaoji said to Jiang Linlin: "Why don't you pull him, he clearly understands me saying that there is someone!"

Jiang Linlin smiled: "I react relatively slowly, you react quickly, why don't you pull him."

"You're a bit self-aware." Xiaoji sat down again, picked up a mouthful of noodles and put them in his mouth. As soon as they reached his mouth, he put down his chopsticks again, "No, you're saying that I'm slow to respond!"

Jiang Linlin laughed, "I didn't say it, you said it yourself."

Xiaoji was full.