South of Chutian

For several days, Tang Heng followed Li Yuechi and Tian Xiaoqin to visit.Wuhan in the dog days is hot and stuffy. Just walking a few steps under the sun will make the T-shirts get wet. In addition, most of the places they go to are urban villages or crumbling old residential buildings, which are full of dilapidation. Rotten, the air is full of the smell of dust.

It’s fine if you’re hot and tired, but the key is that you’re often shut down when you visit. People in Wuhan have a bad temper, and they often yell without saying a few words. Lou, this situation is not to mention frustrating.

Fortunately, it was not Tang Heng who communicated, the reason was simple, neither he nor Tian Xiaoqin could speak Wuhan dialect.Although Tang Heng has been in Wuhan for six years, everyone in the school speaks Mandarin, and there is no Wuhan native in the uncle's family.Tian Xiaoqin is from Hunan. He studied in Wuhan for four years as an undergraduate, but he didn't learn much Wuhan dialect.So the most amazing thing is Li Yuechi - he is a native of Guizhou, but he can understand Wuhan dialect very well.

Tang Heng asked him where he learned it, and he said that he learned it while working.

Tang Heng asked him again how the wound on his back was doing, and he said that it was almost healed.

It seems to be true. In the past few days, Li Yuechi has always been the one who arrives the earliest and contributes the most. Even after each visit, he can still go to the remedial class with a backpack to give lectures-what kind of physical fitness and spirituality is this? state?Tang Heng was simply amazed, and understood why his uncle told him to "learn more" with Li Yuechi.

Tian Xiaoqin said with emotion: "Yuechi is too powerful."

Tang Heng looked at Li Yuechi's back as he went away with his backpack, and asked, "He is so anxious to make money, what is he doing?"

Tian Xiaoqin: "It costs money to study."

"Now there are student loans and scholarships, so it's not enough."

"Then I don't know, but he seems to have a girlfriend," Tian Xiaoqin blinked, "I'm not sure."

Tomorrow is the weekend, so I can finally rest for two days.In the evening, An Yun invited guests to dinner, of course it was mainly for Tian Xiaoqin's sake, and Tang Heng and Jiang Ya just made up for it.They ate hot dry noodles with crab legs, braised crayfish in red, and chicken feet that were so soft that they fell off when they sipped the meat at Xiaomin's food stall.The food stalls at night are always overcrowded, noisy and lively.An Yun chatted with Tian Xiaoqin, and Jiang Ya looked at Tang Heng boredly: "Are you really working with them recently?"

Tang Heng said, "Otherwise."

"Okay," Jiang Ya lowered her voice, "I'm counting on you!"

Tang Heng: "What?"

"The two of them!" Jiang Yafei quickly glanced at Tian Xiaoqin, with a wicked look on his face, "How about it, do you think there is something interesting?"

Tang Heng also whispered, "I don't know."

"Does she have a date?"

"Maybe not."

"That's a play."

"..."

The image of Li Yuechi helping Tian Xiaoqin carry the backpack suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and the tone of Tian Xiaoqin calling him "Yuechi".Although this doesn't explain anything, he and An Yun have slept in the same bed - but there are indeed some differences, it's hard to say.

Jiang Ya was full and couldn't sit still, so she ran to strike up a conversation with the girl at the next table.On the other side, An Yun was full of tongue and invited Tian Xiaoqin to watch their performance.Tang Heng was in a bad mood when he faced a plate of fried sixties that was in a mess.

Because he realized that he was thinking about Li Yuechi again—it was not a "thinking" of "missing", but simply thinking of this person.Some boring thoughts.For example, it is already past eight o'clock in the evening. Has Mr. Li, who is busy with daily affairs, left work yet?For example, how is the injury on his back healed? Will he be full of energy during the day and have a high fever at night?For another example, what kind of girlfriend would a person like Li Yuechi find?Can't imagine.What kind of strange woman can stand his face full of "stay away from me and don't get in the way".

But if he wants to be nice to someone, he can also be very gentle.Tang Heng thought.

After eating, the four of them went to the Livehouse on Jianghan Road to watch the show.It was raining again at night in Wuhan. Looking out from the window of the taxi, we could see patches of colorful puddles on the ground.The area around Jianghan Road is considered to be a very prosperous place in Wuhan, but when it rains, the road is still full of potholes. This place in Wuhan is worthy of being called "the largest county in the country" by the students. Everyone wants to leave it when they come, and Tang Heng does not either. exception.

The band performing in the evening is SMZB, Bread of Life, an old punk band.A large bright red banner was hung on the stage: Rock entertained you and me, China entertained, ROCK&ROLL!Before the performance started, all the music fans were already shaking their heads and shaking their heads. Although the air conditioner was turned on, they could still smell the boiling sweat.

Tian Xiaoqin came to the Livehouse for the first time, looked at everything in front of him with a curious face, and said to An Yun: "Do you usually perform like this!" The crowd was too noisy, and they had to shout loudly.

"We don't have so many fans!" An Yun laughed.

"But it's also like this-is it lively!"

"It's okay! It depends on what song to sing!"

"Do you have your own song!"

"Not yet!" An Yun turned to look at Tang Heng and Jiang Ya, "I'm writing!"

When the band came on stage, Jiang Ya was already shaking the hand of a girl with ponytails.That girl looked familiar to Tang Heng, but he couldn't think of where he had seen it for a while.But these days, rock music has become a niche hobby, and there are only a few people who are keen to watch the show, so it's not surprising that they feel familiar.

The sound of music resounded in my ears, bass, drums, guitar, and a clear bagpipe. The white spotlights flashed with the rhythm. This is the first song of the night, "Big Wuhan".

I was born here, the hottest city

More than 800 million people live here

The first shot of the Wuchang Uprising was fired here

Sun Yat-sen's name will always be in my heart

……

she'll be free, she'll be beautiful

It won't be like a prison forever

Break the darkness and there will be no more crying

A seed has been planted in the heart

……

"She will be free, she will become beautiful, and this place will not be like a prison forever" - the voices of music fans gather together like flowing water, like the majestic sound of the Yangtze River.Tang Heng also sang along with them. This feeling was a bit like drinking too much. He didn't think about anything except listening to and singing. He was sweating a lot, but his body seemed to be flying.

After ten o'clock in the evening, the show ends.The rain has stopped, but there is still water on the road.The group of them changed from four to five—Jiang Ya had already hugged the ponytail girl.Tang Heng's voice was a little hoarse, and he was tired, and he just wanted to sleep after being hearty.

They took a taxi on the side of the road, An Yun and Tian Xiaoqin boarded a taxi first, and went to the South Gate of Normal University, where Tian Xiaoqin rented a house.Jiang Ya put her arms around the girl and raised her eyebrows at Tang Heng: "Then what, are we not on the way?"

"I'm going home." Tang Heng said.

"Let's go to the hotel," Jiang Ya smiled mischievously, "Lulu, which one do you want to go to? Choose whatever you want."

The girl named Lulu raised her face and had a long kiss with Jiang Ya in the street. The scene was very inappropriate for children.Although it was already past ten o'clock, Jianghan Road was always lively, and the central hospital was not far away, so the traffic flow was very heavy.

Tang Heng took a few steps back silently, took out his mobile phone and flicked randomly, pretending that he didn't know them.

Watching the time on the screen change from "22:24" to "22:29", Tang Heng finally raised his head unbearably: "Are you ready?" He just wanted to remind Jiang Ya not to oversleep when rehearsing at noon tomorrow.

Jiang Ya was still stuck together with the girl and did not answer.Tang Heng suddenly opened his round eyes.His gaze crossed Jiang Ya and went straight to the T-shaped intersection not far away—it was a small intersection with no traffic lights, and even the street lights were dim.

Several men pushed and shoved a man until he was pushed into a corner and surrounded him.

Then they fought quickly, and despite the distance, Tang Heng seemed to be able to hear the muffled groan of the beaten person.

"Ouch," Jiang Ya also saw it, and hugged the girl's shoulders, "Let's go ahead and take a taxi."

The girl curled up in his embrace like a small bird: "Okay..."

"Tang Heng! Don't look!" Jiang Ya said, "Go ahead and call the police."

"No... that person," Tang Heng said while running, his fatigue suddenly dissipated, "that person is Li Yuechi!"