Sparkling

Xu Feng now goes to see Ye Lin every few days, carrying a bag of food every time he goes, mainly to see if he is still alive.

Every time I went there, Ye Lin was either drowsy, or staring at the mottled ceiling in a daze with his eyes open.

Xu Feng occasionally checked the wound on his arm, and he was like a lifeless puppet, allowing his arms to be raised and his sleeves rolled up.After Xu Feng checked, he lifted up his clothes and put them back in their original place. During this process, Ye Lin often didn't express at all, just stared at him without saying a word.

One day Xu Feng couldn't bear it any longer, and covered his eyes with his hand,

"Stop staring at me, I'm afraid, your dark circles can be used in ghost movies."

But when he put his palm down, Ye Lin's eyes were still silently looking at him.

After a few more visits, Xu Feng just let him go, until he could finally do his own thing calmly under his strange eyes.

Xu Feng didn't know what Ye Lin did and what happened to him to become what he is now.I asked once and he didn't say anything, so he didn't ask again.

He didn't care at all anyway.

Xu Feng vaguely knew that he was suffering, but he didn't find out what he was suffering from.Partly because he's been through it himself and knows how it feels.The other half was that he felt that Ye Lin might not even be able to tell.

How can there be so many things in this world that can be explained clearly one by one.

If you can't cross it, you will sink, which is not bad.Anyway, at least there is still a place for him to sink.

After watching Ye Lin, Xu Feng went back to the shop.

The mahjong table in that small grocery store was still bustling, no different from before he went out.

Before entering the door, I heard the ghosts and dogs howling like ghosts and wolves. Several people stood and clustered in front of the table, and the small space was packed to the brim, making the atmosphere very warm.

Before he went out, he asked his friends to look at the store for a while, anyway, there would be no business for a while.Looking at them like this, it is estimated that no one is willing to buy things.

Xu Feng stepped into the door, just catching up with them and howling happily again.The poker table was already full of people, and there was no more space, so Xu Feng didn't rush to squeeze any further. He just tilted his head and glanced inside, and he understood why the abnormal excitement was happening.

Originally, this small grocery store was not the only place to gamble on this small mountain island.

Next to Yiqiu Hotel, there is also a special activity room with billiard tables and mahjong tables, which are much larger than here, and there are more things to play, so the villagers mostly go there to have fun.As for the grocery store he inherited from his grandfather, he also inherited the neighbors from the neighborhood who came here to play mahjong, plus some of his friends. There are only six or seven permanent card friends. Much worse.

And in that activity room, there is a legendary person.Originally a villager from a neighboring village, his gambling enthusiasm was second to none.She is not familiar with all the gambling places.She has been an all-time leader in casinos all year round. She used to spend more time in neighboring villages, but she couldn't get along because she had too many scammers. This year, she played more in the small mountain village.

In her early years, she was caught by someone, and they didn't care if she was a woman, they just slapped her when she came up, and she didn't show weakness. With her hard work all the year round, she had a lot of strength, and she didn't hesitate at all, and fought back bravely , and just got up with the gambler on the opposite side, they fought until the sky was dark, and finally they both went to the police station and squatted for a few days, and became famous from the first battle.

However, the most legendary thing is that the person who makes many gamblers feel inferior is a woman.

Her age is unknown, and she doesn't look young anymore, but she is good at dressing up and has a good background. Although she is old, she has a mature charm and charm.She has a carefree personality, smoking and blowing bottles is no problem, although she is a woman, she can easily mingle with other gamblers.What's more, there are few women in the casino, so she has become a unique landscape in this area, and she is quite popular in the casino.

Although this person is a legend, Xu Feng has not dealt with her much.

One is that there is too much difference in age, and the circles in which they play have no intersecting. The other is that she has always liked lively places, although she occasionally joins in temporary small corners, but in short, she has never been to Xu Feng's place very much.

People in the village call her Cuilan, and now she is sitting next to Peng Ke, talking to him familiarly while playing cards, presumably Peng Ke brought her here.

Although this place belongs to Xu Feng, the soul of the place is Peng Ke.

Peng Ke was the bad boss who brought people into fights with Ye Lin in junior high school. Over the years, some of the stubborn students who fought and skipped class together moved away, some went out to do business on the island, and there were very few people who " "Correct evil and return to righteousness" lived an ordinary life, Xu Feng and Peng Ke were probably the only ones who stayed here.The others more or less got lost and lost their news, but Xu Feng and Peng Ke kept in touch all the time. It wasn't very close, but they were always in the same group.

Xu Feng had an accident at home after high school, and he faded out of their team, and he rarely fought since then.

Peng Ke was different from him, he fought all the way up, he fought all over the small mountain village and then went to the neighboring villages, winning or losing for several years, and finally led the bad guys on the small mountain island, and became the local snake.

This kind of Peng Ke still remembers to visit him occasionally, bringing his younger brother to play.Xu Feng knew that he remembered the friendship of more than ten years in his heart, out of "morality". Although he didn't need it, he didn't refuse the visitor as a guest.

When Xu Feng passed by the lively crowd, Peng Ke raised his eyes in a hurry, and met his gaze.Cuilan also raised her head following Peng Ke, smiled and nodded towards Xu Feng as a greeting.

They continued to play with them, Xu Feng walked through the noisy center, went to the middle of the shop, turned around, and just lay down on the rocking chair in the center, and he could see the glass of the shop when he turned his head. Standing on the stage, turning your head, you can see the small card table full of people, which is very comfortable.

The first time was a stranger and the second time was an acquaintance. After this time, Cuilan appeared in the store more and more times, sometimes with Peng Ke, and then gradually, she came more often by herself.

Although Xu Feng is an idle shopkeeper, sometimes he has to take care of the business that suddenly improves.

Although the mahjong table is a personal win or loss and has nothing to do with the store, but playing it, you always have to light some cigarettes and drinks, and sometimes Xu Feng will serve them a bowl of fish balls and glutinous rice balls in the small kitchen. Sui Sui, the income in the last month has actually increased a lot.

Cuilan is a generous person, and the order quantity will never be small, and she warmly invites everyone to eat together.Players are very happy to get cheap.As long as she comes, this small restaurant is quite a bit rosy, and even the air is alive.

There were too many guests, so Xu Feng didn't leave the game. He lay on the rocking chair as his serious shopkeeper, and while rocking the rocking chair, he waited for the business to come.Just as he wobbled to the horizon, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"Xu Feng, Xu Feng!"

He was dazed all of a sudden, and sat up from the rocking chair. It was one of his friends calling him.

"Come on, I've lost too much, I'm going to lose my pants."

Hupenggouyou had a bitter face, like a crow whose meat was taken away by a fox.

"Row."

As soon as he got up, he walked to the card table very simply.

Cuilan is also here today, sitting directly opposite him.She won a lot in one noon.She had been sitting in the closed space, her face was flushed red, mixed with oil and shiny, with an aura of being in the limelight, and she looked at Xu Feng proudly and contemptuously.

"Yo, today Boss Xu is coming off in person."

She looked at Xu Feng with a smile, ready to fight.

Xu Feng hasn't played cards with her yet, and he didn't avoid her on purpose. In short, he just never had a chance. Today, he was pushed and shoved to play, which shows that the one who should come can't escape.

Cuilan is very talkative, chatting while playing cards, the atmosphere is very lively.She speaks and behaves carelessly, without any scruples, and she gets acquainted with Xu Feng after a while.

From then on, Xu Feng often played cards with Cuilan.

She has been coming to the small shop more frequently recently, saying that she had a fight with someone in the activity room, but her hands were itchy, so she came here to avoid the limelight for two days.

Whenever Xu Feng was idle, she would always invite him to come and play with him. Even though she was away, her aura made her more like the host.

Xu Feng doesn't dislike Cuilan's temperament. Although he is not overly enthusiastic, he almost always refuses anyone who comes. Anyway, he is idle when he is idle.

Cuilan usually doesn't come to the shop until noon, and the poker table usually only gets lively at this time.

When not playing cards, Xu Feng and a few neighbors in the neighborhood would eat melon seeds and peanuts around the card table, have some tea, and chat.Most of the neighbors in the neighborhood are uncles and aunts. For Xu Feng's grandfather, they are juniors, and for Xu Feng, they are elders. These guests inherited from his grandfather, they have watched Xu Feng grow up since they were young, and they are all old acquaintances.Xu Feng was able to get along peacefully with middle-aged and elderly people. In the morning, accompanied by the faint morning light, he drank tea and chatted, occasionally came to a few guests, and lived a leisurely life.

It was rare for Cuilan to come early in the morning, and there were not many people in the store, and the card tables were not big enough.So she invited Xu Feng to come to play too, and it happened that Xu Feng was going out just in time.

Cuilan was a little surprised. Seeing that Xu Feng was dressed neatly and had a bag in his hand, she asked where he was going.

Before Xu Feng could answer, the aunt next to him idly spat out the melon seeds and answered for him, "Hi, he has to go out every few days."

"Going out?" In Cuilan's perception, at least one trip to a neighboring village can be considered as going out.

"What are you doing, is it possible to go on a date?"

"puff--"

Xu Feng chuckled, feeling a little helpless, "How can anyone go on a date in broad daylight?"

"Oh, too."

Cuilan nodded to herself, "So what are you going to do?"

"Go be a good person."

The aunt next to him said again, "Ah Feng is a bad guy."

Cuilan looked at Xu Feng in confusion,

"To see a friend, I have been away for a long time, and I just came back recently."

He simply explained in this way, and Cuilan didn't have time to talk more in a hurry. Xu Feng tied the laces of his sneakers, stood up and stomped twice, and was ready to go out.

Cuilan rested her hand on her chin and watched him tie his shoelaces, she suddenly became curious,

"Xu Feng, how old are you?"

"Ok?"

Xu Feng was slightly surprised, but still answered honestly, "28."

"Hey—I can't tell."

Cuilan was very surprised, "It looks like 23."

Thinking about these words, Xu Feng didn't know whether to be proud or ashamed.

"Are you talking about someone?"

Sure enough, the topic turned to this section, and Xu Feng regretted that he shouldn't have answered easily just now.

Speaking of this section, the aunt next to him suddenly became energetic, "How can I! I watched him grow up, and there were quite a lot of girls around him when he went to school. When he was old, everyone went out to the island to make money. He is the only idiot who refuses to leave, look around him, how can there be any girls! They are all rough guys!"

"Um--"

Cuilan was noncommittal, and hummed in a drawn-out tone.

Xu Feng didn't dare to wait any longer, and ran away as if fleeing.

His contact with women is not too much, but not too little.

Just like his love for women, it cannot be said that there is no such thing, but it is not strong either.

There are still young female customers in this small shop, although very few.

Most of them were brought by Peng Ke, and their occupations were mostly country strippers, or girls who worked in night markets in Xiaoshan City.This type of girl always wears strong makeup, dresses between fashion and rustic, works in a small city, and has the unique reckless temperament of a small city.

In the past few years, a group of young people often played together, and gradually, there were girls around him who went in and out together.

They can be inseparable, hug and kiss.She wasn't his girlfriend, or even a friend, or anyone, but they could do things like this.

Xu Feng didn't have that clear line in his mind, he didn't care who he could only do with and who he couldn't do with.

Whether it is Xu Feng at the age of 15, Xu Feng at that time, or Xu Feng now, they are all the same, a rootless weed, drifting wood, no matter where he goes or who he meets, whether he is sad or happy So-called.While dancing frantically, he watched with cold eyes in his heart.