Sparkling

The train was swaying, and the big sun shining in from the window hit his face. With a jolt, he suddenly woke up.

Ye Lin opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was the thick seats on the train, shaking rhythmically with the train.The tiny particles flying in the air under the sun can be seen at a glance.

He tilted his head, and a large expanse of wilderness outside the old car window suddenly jumped into his eyes. The warm winter sun generously sprinkled on the land with dried up weeds, making his eyes hurt.

He closed his eyes and saw blood red under his eyelids.

My head hurts a bit, like a quilt is covered with a continuously tightening tight hoop, oppressing my brain one after another, but it is still tolerable.

Habitually, my hand touched the side, hoping to touch a bottle of water or a backpack, but it was empty.

Ye Lin opened his eyes, and turned his head to the side dumbly, like a robot with aging joints.

On the seat next to it was an empty patch of sunlight, and he reached out to touch it, and it was already warmed by the sun.

The same was true for the seats next to him. Even when he looked up, he found that the seats forward and backward were equally empty. There were no more than five people in this carriage.

He sat back on his chair, and with a solid plop, the small particles danced in the sunlight again.

He looked down at himself, he was wearing a sweater, a coat, and a half-drapped scarf around his neck, other than that, there was nothing else.

No luggage, no backpack, not even a bottle of water, he just came to take the train.

He sank his head into the back of the duffel chair and closed his eyes again.

Some fragmentary fragments flashed in his mind, and after a night, those fragments did not fade away. Even if he didn't want to think about it, he would still re-enter his thinking as soon as he woke up.

Layers of documents, intertwined drinking games, deafening noise, beast-like smiling faces, turbid smoke rushing into the nose, orange lights flowing, strong rhythmic music exploding in the ears, and the whirling pain... .

He frowned.

At the right time, the announcement of the train sounded, and after the crisp sound of ding dong, the mechanical female voice said in a dignified manner,

"Hi passengers, the train is about to arrive at the terminal station, Xiaoshan Station. Please take your belongings and get off at both ends of the carriage. I wish you a pleasant journey."

There was movement in the carriage. Passengers in the front and back began to stand up to pick up the luggage on the shelf. Some people were loosening their muscles and bones that had not been moved for several hours, and some people were lying on the window to look out.

Hill station?Why is it here?

Ye Lin put his hand into the pocket of his coat, took out a crumpled ticket, opened it, and it was indeed printed with

"South of X City→Xiaoshan"

The train stopped slowly and made a sound of "唰——", announcing the end of the journey.Passengers around dragged their suitcases one after another, stepped on the slightly swaying floor of the carriage, and passed by, only Ye Lin was still sitting on the seat, staring at the ticket with both hands outstretched.

"hill"

He unconsciously made a sound from his throat.

He didn't know when he bought the ticket, nor when he got on the bus.

From yesterday to now, my mind has been collapsing like a collapsing city wall, and I have been in a trance state, unable to see people clearly, and unable to think about things. It seems that this elusive instinct drives this body to act.

I don't know how long it has passed, and recently he can't grasp the speed of time passing.The sharp voice suddenly exploded out of thin air,

"Why are you still here!"

The sharp sound that suddenly exploded in his ears startled him, his body shook violently, and the crumpled paper shell in his hand fell off from his fingers and fluttered to the ground.

He turned his head, it was the eldest sister of the conductor.She is more than 40 years old, with yellowish curly hair tied in a bun behind her head, and she wears a conductor's hat.She is not tall, but has a solid body. The uniform is flat against her shoulders, and most of the golden sunlight is sprinkled on it.

"Everyone else got out of the car, what are you still doing here!"

The elder sister's voice was so loud that he woke him up suddenly, and he couldn't think about anything.

"Um..ok..I'll get out of the car right now."

He hurriedly picked up the ticket that fell on the ground, stood up and patted the dust off his body, and was about to walk out.

"Hey—wait a minute,"

The eldest sister looked him up and down suspiciously,

"Just bring one person? No luggage?"

He also looked himself up and down following the elder sister's eyes, nodded,

"Well, it's just me, no luggage."

After talking about leaving, the elder sister said hesitantly,

"Are you OK?"

She saw that the young man in front of her was frighteningly pale, and she didn't seem to be in good spirits.

"I am fine."

It had been a long time since anyone had greeted him like this, and he could feel a little warmth from even a small kindness.

He spread a faint smile towards the eldest sister,

"I am leaving, bye."

He waved his hand and got out of the car.

When he stepped on the ground, the sun also sprinkled on him.Taking photos from behind, the whole back is warm, as if being hugged from behind.

He stretched out his hand to touch his face, and felt that it had been a long time since he had smiled. He was not used to this kind of muscle movement, and he must have smiled ugly just now.

Xiaoshan Station is a small station, the station is small and simple.There were not many people who got off the train. At this moment, almost everyone on the platform had left, leaving him alone.

He put his hands in his coat pockets and started walking.

He spent his high school days in this city, and although he hasn't been back for many years after graduation, the station is almost the same as it was back then, and hasn't changed at all.The only difference is that the festive red lanterns that were hung during the Lantern Festival not long ago have not been picked up yet, and they are bright red, adding a bit of cool joy to the cold station students.

He inserted the ticket into the gate, and with a beep, the gate opened, and the wind blowing towards him was the wind of the hill.

Xiaoshan is an unknown small city, by the sea, very close to his hometown.

Just take another hour's ferry ride from the port here, and you can go to the place where he grew up, a place called Xiaoshan Island.

When he grew up there, Xiaoshan Island was a small island forgotten by the world, standing alone in the East China Sea.In one day, there are two ferries to the coastal city of Xiaoshan, and then a train from Xiaoshan to reach the bustling city and the center of the city.

In the past two years, tourism advertisements promoting clean beaches have gradually become popular, and even small places such as Xiaoshan Island have gradually begun to develop tourism. See it.Even a few years ago, a colleague took a travel leaflet and asked him if this was his place of origin.

But now it is winter, the off-season for tourism, no one goes to this kind of place at all.

It's all here, let's go to Xiaoshan Island.

Such an idea suddenly jumped out, Ye Lin was deeply surprised.

The place I haven’t been back to during Chinese New Year, the place I haven’t been back to since graduating from high school, should I go today?

Today is neither a holiday nor a holiday, it is not a special day.It may have started to snow in City X, but in this small third- and fourth-tier city by the sea, it was an ordinary day with the sun shining brightly and the sea breeze warm.

Go ahead.

The idea became clear in an instant.

There is no reason, no purpose, but I feel that I must do this.