Dip in fire

Zhang Weilan left.

On an unremarkable, sunny morning.

Before leaving, he took Xiao Huan to kowtow to old man Zhang a few times.

Xiao Huan took the plane with Zhu Ying, while Zhang Weilan bought a green train ticket alone, got on the train alone, and went to the distant and unknown south.

He has very little luggage, a few clothes, a few books, and a bag can wrap it up.He also took away the schoolbag, scarf, and a curled note that Zhong Ning gave him.

The compartment is much narrower than expected, and the hard sleeper is also smaller and dirtier than expected.The sheets were not white for a long time, but had yellowish, greasy stains on them.Zhang Weilan was in the middle bunk, and was clamped up and down, as if lying in a coffin. She couldn't sit upright, and she might fall if she turned over.

The smell in the carriage was also very bad. The smell of instant noodles mixed with the smell of stinky feet stirred up nausea in his stomach.

Zhang Weilan couldn't understand a word of all kinds of yin and yang dialects.He stayed on the narrow bed until midnight, and finally went to the toilet to vomit.

The toilet is also too small, so small that it is difficult to breathe when squatting on the ground.

The train arrived at its destination early the next morning at 43:[-].Zhang Weilan squeezed out of the dense crowd with her bag on her back. As soon as she met her head, she was hit by the heat of the South just waking up.

This city is different from his hometown.Nowhere is the same.The appearance of pedestrians on the road, the appearance of the road, the air, temperature, humidity, and the feeling of breathing are all different.

He really came to a strange place, a place without Zhong Ning.

Zhang Weilan came out of the station and walked aimlessly on the street for half the morning.The southern sun was so poisonous and violent that it parched his skin.

He found a cheap youth hostel and received a call from Xiao Huan as soon as he stayed.

"Brother, are you here?" Xiao Huan asked him on the other end of the phone.

"Hmm." Zhang Weilan wiped the sweat off her neck.

"Brother." Xiao Huan paused there, "I'm at my aunt's house, my grandparents...they're all here. I can't go and have dinner with you."

"Why are you eating with me? You eat yours." Zhang Weilan sighed.

"Then you have to eat at noon!" Xiao Huan continued, and after a while, he asked, "When will you come to see me? I miss you."

Zhang Weilan rubbed the hotel sheets with her hands.The touch is not good, the hair is frizzy, and it is not uncomfortable at all: "Tomorrow. Be more obedient, you know?"

"......Oh, I see......"

After hanging up Xiaohuan's phone, Zhang Weilan went out again with her bag.

He came too early, he hadn't received the admission letter yet, and there was still a long time before he left school.

Although he still has money on hand, Zhang Weilan is not prepared to be idle. He wants to find a job quickly. Any job is good. It is best to keep himself busy from morning till night, so that if He became exhausted, could he have less energy to think about Zhong Ning?

--can.must be able to.

Not far from the hotel, there is a small shop selling Mala Tang. Zhang Weilan glanced at the signboard, remembering Xiao Huan's mother-in-law talking about him wanting to eat, so she entered the shop absent-mindedly.

He was not at all used to the boss's rising southern accent.

Zhang Weilan sat down on the seat and rubbed her face.

"Brother, can you eat spicy food?" The boss poked his head out from the back kitchen and called out to Zhang Weilan.

Zhang Weilan waved his hands, signaling casually.

When a bowl of red Mala Tang was served, Zhang Weilan finally regained her composure.Since he was a child, he has never seen such a hot red.

Zhang Weilan frowned, took a ball with chopsticks and ate it, and was immediately choked by the spicy taste, causing her throat to catch fire.

He is not very good at spicy food.

The hotness rushed into his nasal cavity, and then hit his scalp.Zhang Weilan dropped the chopsticks, turned her head to cover her mouth and coughed violently.

Her eyes were red from the heat, and her throat seemed to be bursting from coughing. Zhang Weilan stood up and ran into the toilet to wash her hands.

"You're from the north, right? If you don't know how to eat spicy food, let me tell you. I won't tell you if I ask you." The boss stuffed Zhang Weilan with a stack of tissues, "Can I make another one for you?"

"Ahem... No need, cough..." Zhang Weilan was still coughing, her voice was already hoarse.

The boss shook his head, laughed, and went to greet other guests again.

The faucet was blaring, and the spicy smell was still raging, gradually hurting Zhang Weilan's whole body.

Zhang Weilan stared at the running water that he couldn't hold in his hand, every muscle, every bone, and internal organs of his body ached.

But so what.

He remembered that he had been in pain before. At that time, Zhong Ning opened his window and asked him with an annoying head: "Where is your pain? Viscera? Seven meridians?"

Zhang Weilan thought about it, and suddenly burst out laughing.

I stopped laughing when I finished singing.Zhang Weilan stuck his head under the faucet and poured cold water all over his head and face.

No one will care about his internal organs and meridians anymore.

He has faced loneliness forever, until death.

If one is unlucky enough to live to be a hundred years old, one will have to endure [-] times the black-and-white lovesickness to one's bones, and be lost in the world in vain.

So far, with the "painful life" as a blessing, enjoy the fleeting years in vain.

Zhong Ning fell asleep at home and slept for three whole days.Zhong Pei and Yan Huiwan didn't care about him, they just brought him three meals a day on time.

After three days of sleep, Zhong Ning was dizzy and his whole body was out of order, as if he didn't live in the world.

That day Zhong Ning went to the bathroom with his dizzy head in his hands, and when he passed by the living room, he saw Yan Huiwan sitting on the sofa, touching Daduozi's dog's head and wiping away tears.

There was no sound, and the sky was clear, but he seemed to be split in two by a thunderbolt.

After being struck by lightning, Zhong Ning took a cold shower, changed his clothes, and decided to go for a walk to get some air.

When passing by Zhang Weilan's house, Zhong Ning walked quickly, as if it was not a door, but a monster that could eat him.

Zhong Ning bought a pack of biscuits at the supermarket, and wanted to go to the ivy to see the little cat's family.

I haven't been there for a long time, he and Zhang Weilan haven't been there for a long time, I don't know if they are good or not, and if they are still there.

The sun burns on the skin, warm.Zhong Ning was blinded by the light, and when he walked up to the ivy, he stopped for a moment.

Two seconds later, Zhong Ning pulled up his legs and ran forward, but there was no way for him to run, so he could only stop.

This place has become a construction site.I don't know when it started, and the surrounding area was surrounded.Trees were uprooted, dilapidated buildings were ripped apart, the sound of construction was roaring, and the boom of the crane was raised high.The workers wore helmets, sweated and tanned in the summer.

——This piece will be demolished and rebuilt.

Zhong Ning was stunned for a while, then looked down at the biscuit in his hand, and called in vain: "Little Hua? Big Hua? Brother Xiao Hua?"

His call was squeezed out by the loud construction sounds, and he didn't even catch a cat hair in his eyes.

Xiaohua's family must have moved out and is no longer here.The ivy will no longer be green, the walls will no longer be old, and the big dirty water pipes are gone.This winter, there will be no more dens of stray cats on this land.There is no more Zhang Weilan.

Those memories were torn apart.The future was also demolished.

The biscuit in Zhong Ning's hand fell to the ground, he didn't pick it up, but subconsciously took out the phone from his pocket, he suddenly went crazy, and dialed Zhang Weilan's number without hesitation.

"Sorry, the number you called..."

Zhang Weilan left, and his cell phone was disconnected.

Zhong Ning's forearm was tense, and he threw the phone out, beside the box of biscuits.He yelled towards the construction site blocked all around: "Zhang Weilan!——"

Construction is still construction, and he didn't stop it.

Zhong Ning squatted down, stared at the phone and biscuits on the ground, and said to himself, "Why are you so cruel? You obviously only have me, you obviously only have me..."

At the end of this semester, Zhong Ning failed four subjects without any surprise.

He was absent earlier and asked for sick leave. Others only thought that he was seriously ill and had no energy to revise. Even the counselor didn't say anything to him, but just asked him to prepare for the make-up exam at the beginning of school.

Zhong Ning is very popular, many students came to ask about Zhong Ning's physical condition, Zhong Ning could only smile lightly and respond politely.

After the exam, it was summer vacation. Before going home, Xu Huai approached Zhong Ning and wanted to have a meal with him before going back. Zhong Ning agreed.

The barbecue restaurant they used to frequent quit.

Maybe memories will fade with age, not only because of the numb "long time", but those who can see and hear, always be late, and evaporate suddenly in a long time, dragging down the "nostalgia" "Two words.

Zhong Ning was too lazy to go far, so they met at a small barbecue stall in the university town.

This barbecue stall has not been opened for a full year. Not to mention the storefront, it doesn’t even have a decent sign. The owner is a couple, and they are grilling on the side of the road with a grill, but the taste is good. In the circle of the university town very famous.

On summer nights, a few tables are placed on the side of the road, and a rain cloth is used as a pergola with a few iron pipes. A light bulb is hung on the roof, and mosquitoes fly around the light bulb. Young people sit and stand, drinking beer, hello Mosquitoes eat skewers.

"Why did you find such a place?" Xu Huai, covered in sweat, sat down opposite Zhong Ning.

He glanced at the small table and was stunned.I didn't ask for a few skewers of food, but there was a row of beer.

"It's close to my school, it's convenient, and it's delicious." Zhong Ning said, taking a sip from the bottle at hand.

"...But it's far away from my school, and my school is not in the university town." Xu Huai glanced at Zhong Ning's face, "What's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?"

"Huh? Yes." Zhong Ning smiled, talking nonsense, "I failed four subjects at the end of the semester."

"...Don't talk nonsense." Xu Huai took a bottle of beer silently, opened it and took a sip, "Hey, drink slowly."

"When are you going home?" Zhong Ning asked.

"The day after tomorrow. Let's get together again when school starts." Xu Huai paused, "I was thinking about getting Zhang Weilan, but he left after I didn't think about it."

Xu Huai found it strange to mention this matter.After the college entrance examination, the summer vacation is so long, what is Zhang Weilan doing so early?He was not familiar with the place in the south, so even if his sister went, he didn't need to report so early.

But according to Zhang Weilan's temperament, it's too normal not to say hello to him, that person never cares about this, he has no conscience, and is not interesting...Xu Huai glanced at Zhong Ning again - Zhong Ning might know the reason.

"Zhang Weilan..." Zhong Ning shook the wine bottle and took another sip of wine, "Zhang Weilan, that's a bastard."

Xu Huai: "..."

Not maybe, seeing Zhong Ning's virtue, he must know it.These two people...maybe there is something wrong.

Xu Huai clicked his tongue: "What's going on?"

"Nothing happened." Zhong Ning knocked Xu Huai's wine bottle.

Xu Huai had no choice but to take another sip from the bottle.

Zhong Ning is not happy to say this.Zhong Ning was not happy to say that even if Xu Huai slandered him, he would not be able to ask.

He could only sigh: "Okay. Going to the south to go to university is also very good. Anyway, we don't have a suitable school for him. It's a pity. He didn't do very well in the exam this time, otherwise he could go to a better one."

Zhong Ning looked up at the sky, the sky was very dark today, and he could only see two stars above his head, both of which were far away from the moon.

"Yes... yes..." Zhong Ning murmured, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."

"Huh?" Xu Huai was completely confused.

Zhong Ning has a light drinker, and after a few mouthfuls of cat urine, it will get on his face.His face was red and his eyes were red, and his speech gradually slowed down.

Zhong Ning blew this bottle of wine clean, and opened a new one.

Xu Huai couldn't take it anymore.As for Zhong Ning's beating, he can't wait to get his hands pumped.

"You..." Xu Huai slammed the mutton skewers, "I came all the way to have dinner with you, is this what you do? Are you still drinking enough? How many empty bottles are there at your feet?"

Xu Huai: "Speak up when you have something to say, and give up when you have trouble. Look at your ugly face..."

"Zhong Ning, what are you smoking?" Xu Huai stared at Zhong Ning, but Zhong Ning took his words as a deaf ear and kept silent, just drinking from the bottle.

Xu Huai couldn't bear it, and snatched Zhong Ning's wine. He didn't pay attention when he snatched it, and the wine spilled all over Zhong Ning: "Otherwise, let's fight, what stimulated you?"

Xu Huai: "Don't drink, it's just your drinking capacity, if you drink too much this time, there will be no Zhang Weilan to take you home."

Xu Huai said that this sentence was unintentional, but it stabbed into Zhong Ning's heart.

Zhong Ning tilted his head and laughed for a while, then suddenly stopped laughing and punched the table.Xu Huai was startled by him.

Zhong Ning slowly lay down on the table again, and he said, "Yes, yes, Zhang Weilan will never take me home again."

Xu Huai: "..."

Xu Huai closed his eyes: "You've drunk too much..."

"We don't have a home anymore." Zhong Ning raised his head, the wine rolled in his burning stomach, and immediately rushed to the top of his head, he smiled wryly and longed for Xu Huai, "He doesn't want me anymore. Do you know?"

Zhong Ning's palm "slapped" the table twice: "I like him no matter how much he doesn't want me anymore."

"...What did you... say?" Xu Huai was completely dumbfounded.