detour

It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon when Xu You and his party entered the hot spring villa. The two girls, Zhao Xiaoqi and Huo Ying, slept all the way. They were full of energy at this moment, clamoring to watch the sunset.So a few people ignored dinner, put down their luggage and climbed to the top of the mountain together to watch the sunset.

Xiaotangshan is a very mature tourist resort near the island city. The steps on the mountain road are flat and well-lit.A few people sat in the viewing pavilion on the top of the mountain and watched the sun set, and a glowing red sunset glowed in the sky, and then watched the sunset glow disappear and the sky was full of stars, and then they slowly returned to the hot spring villa on the mountainside.The girls were so tired that their backs were sore and their legs hurt. After dinner, they went back to the villa they had rented to rest.Li Xiaowu and the others felt that they hadn't enjoyed themselves enough, and when they heard from the waiter that there was a bonfire party in the open space in the back garden of the villa, they immediately ran to join in the fun.Xu You felt a little tired, too lazy to run errands, just wanted to sit in the bar for a while, then go back to the hot spring and go to bed to rest.

The bar in the villa is only for entertaining the tourists who come for vacation. It is small in scale and the furnishings are quite simple.Xu You has always felt that the bamboo and wood structure here has a special taste, and the drinks are also good, so he has always had a good impression of this small bar.But as soon as he stepped into the door of the bar, Xu You immediately regretted it.

I don’t know if there is some nostalgic theme in the bar. The lights are dim like street lamps. On the stage, a small band is playing an old song. It's hard to forget without saying a word. Those are your eyes, gentle and beautiful..."

Xu You intuitively felt that her mood was not suitable for such a beautiful and sad atmosphere.However, one foot has already stepped in, so it would be inappropriate to turn around and leave.Xu You hesitated for a moment, then walked in and sat down by the bar.The bartender was adding berry wine to a glass of blue-purple drink. When he saw a customer coming over, he asked without raising his head, "What do you want?"

Xu You looked at the strangely colored drink in his hand, and asked curiously, "What's the name of this drink you made?"

The bartender pursed his lips and smiled, "Time flies like water."

This name came from... Xu You couldn't help but sighed, "Your invention?"

The bartender is not very old, and when he smiles, there will be a faint smile on his cheek, "Do you want to try it?"

Xu You nodded, "Have a drink."

The bartender garnished a cherry on the rim of the glass, handed it to the waiter to deliver to the guests, and took out another glass to mix the drink for Xu You.At this time, the tune of the band on the stage changed, and a song "Gardenia Blooms" was played.

Xu You sighed, "What the hell are you doing today? It's a big festival, you have to make these humming things..."

The bartender snorted and laughed, "The guests don't know, this band is best at singing these nostalgic songs. This is their specialty. Don't the guests like to hear it?"

Xu You glanced at the men and women in strange clothes on the stage, and looked away without much interest, "The current life is not going well, so what's the point of nostalgia? What's the point of using this accent? If you don't give up , the past time is also gone forever.”

The bartender smiled and said, "Maybe it's because it's gone forever, that's why I miss you so much."

Xu You's eyes jumped slightly, and then he laughed at himself, "Maybe."

The bartender pushed the wine glass in front of him, "Guests have a taste."

There is a line of golden yellow flowing slowly in the middle of the crystal clear liquid, and slowly blending into the deep and shallow purplish red around it.It seems really a bit lingering feeling.Xu You picked up the wine glass and took a sip, narrowing her eyes slightly, "It's too sweet, but everything else is fine. You can make another glass."

The bartender nodded, "Okay, just wait a moment."

Xu You glanced at the small bar, and saw that most of the guests were chatting together in small groups, and not many people paid attention to the band's performance, so she turned and asked the bartender, "Can I order some songs?"

"What song do the guests want to hear?"

""Time Like Water Flees"."

The bartender summoned the waiter to give some instructions, and the next song was indeed "Time Like Water".

Xu You listened to the lead singer of the band deliberately showing off his skills and singing an old song with various tricks, and he felt a little bit less interested.Years flow like water, years flow like water, how can the vicissitudes of life be sung by a few young people?It's just worrying about writing new words.

"Well, this taste is just right," Xu You held up an unknown number of "Last Years", and grinned at the bartender, "I'll have another glass like this..."

"Guest," the bartender usually persuades such a guest who intends to get drunk, "This wine has a lot of vodka, if you drink too much, you will get drunk."

Xu You smiled in a trance, "Vodka... Vodka is good..."

The bartender stopped talking, shrugged his shoulders and lowered his head to concentrate on bartending.

Xu You stared at the shaker flying up and down in the young bartender's hand with his chin fixed, feeling dazzled.Shaking his head, he refocused his gaze on the wine glass at hand.There was only half a glass of wine left, and the bright golden yellow at the beginning had already merged into the rich purple, turning into an ambiguous turbidity.Like the fragments of happiness in the past, they have gradually melted into the tedious and mediocre life day after day, and are no longer as dazzling as they were back then.

It really is... fleeting years are like water, gone forever.

Xu You unsteadily raised the wine glass, and was about to bring it to his mouth, when he saw a hand stretched out behind him, taking the wine glass in his hand.Xu You looked at the empty palm unresponsively, and was about to turn his head to see who had snatched his wine glass, when he saw the bartender pushing over a glass of newly mixed "Time Flowing Years" across the bar.Xu You immediately forgot the half glass of wine just now, and reached for the whole glass.

The hand behind him stretched out again, taking the wine glass away first.

Xu You squinted his eyes and looked back. The lights in the bar were dim, and with his drunken eyes, he could only see a vague figure... It seemed to be an acquaintance.

"You want to drink too?" Xu You wobbled and grabbed the man's sleeve, "Come on, let me tell you, this wine is called... It's called Time Like Water, although the name is a bit pretentious, but the taste...um , the taste is not bad."

The bartender stood by and listened to a black thread, thinking that when you drank with a sad face just now, why didn't you dislike this reputation and pretended to be a bit of a B?

"Come on, try it..." Xu You turned around but couldn't find the wine glass, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Wine...Where's the wine?"

The bartender was about to hold the wine glass for him, when he looked up and saw the man staring at him, he quickly retracted his hand.When I looked up again, I saw a few banknotes on the bar counter. The man had already supported Xu You's arm and led him out. Xu You was struggling endlessly, calling for a drink, but the man just coaxed him in a low voice. Looking at him, there is infinite patience between the eyebrows and eyes.

The bartender couldn't help but think to himself: This guy has a good temper...

The door of the bar was pushed open, and a man and a woman walked in with their shoulders crossed. In a short time, the man helped the drunk customer out.

It was cool on the mountain, Zhuang Shaodong saw that Xu You was only wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, so he took off his jacket and put it on him.Xu You waved his arm impatiently, and then pulled it away again.Zhuang Shaodong had no choice but to pick up his arms and put them into his sleeves one by one.Xu You's mind was already in a daze at the moment, she only knew that she knew the people around her, but she couldn't tell who it was.But he was a casual person, since he was an acquaintance, he didn't bother to tell which one he was.

"Where do you live?" Zhuang Shaodong pulled up the collar of his jacket for him, and asked in a low voice, "Are you here with your friends?"

Xu You's face came closer, rubbed against the back of his hand unconsciously, and said inarticulately: "There are too many people, it's annoying."

Zhuang Shaodong couldn't hold back, stretched out his hand and patted his face lightly.Xu You's skin is delicate and smooth, like a fine porcelain teacup that was accidentally touched on the bedside table when he woke up in the middle of the night.Zhuang Shaodong's fingertips also seemed to be tinged with a cold feeling, but the bottom of his heart slowly became hot.

"It's getting late," Zhuang Shaodong's voice couldn't help becoming softer, "I'll take you back and have a good sleep."

Xu You hid back like a child having a temper tantrum, "Don't sleep."

Zhuang Shaodong tightened his arms, and pulled him back, "There are not so many recreational places in the mountains like in the urban area. When it gets dark, naturally we have to go back to rest. Otherwise, how can we have the energy to go rafting tomorrow."

"Canyon... rafting?" Xu You vaguely remembered such a thing, "Oh, yes, in the mountains. Let's go watch the sunset, there is a sunset glow..."

Seeing that he was dragging him to the bar, Zhuang Shaodong quickly dragged him back, "There's no sunset, it's getting dark, it's almost midnight."

Xu You leaned on him, tilted his head and thought for a while, "Then let's watch the sunrise." After speaking, he couldn't help but grab Zhuang Shaodong's arm and go back to the bar.

Zhuang Shaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I want to watch the sunrise!" Xu You suddenly became ruthless, and his eyes widened.The lights were dim, the sky was full of stars and moons, and Xu You's eyes shone with tiny streamers, sparkling and moving.It seems that at this moment, he shed his mature and indifferent shell, and turned back into the willful boy with a pair of clear eyes a few years ago.

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly softened his heart, "Okay, watch the sunrise."

Xu You's request was satisfied, and the corners of his mouth immediately curled up, "Go up the mountain and have a look."

"Okay, go up to the mountain and have a look." Zhuang Shaodong stopped a passing waiter, asked her to fetch a blanket, and wrapped it around Xu You.The wind on the mountain is cool, and it is like mid-autumn at night.Spending the night outside in just two unlined garments is not okay under any circumstances.Although Xu You felt that the blanket was cumbersome, it did warm up a lot after wrapping it on, so she stopped struggling and walked up the mountain obediently, leaning on Zhuang Shaodong's shoulder.

Xiaotangshan is not big, and there are only a few main mountain roads.The two of them walked along the way, and from time to time they could see the lights of nearby resorts and farmyards, and a few bonfires were lit in the open places on the hillside in the distance. I don't feel deserted.

Although Xu You was drowsy from drinking, somehow he was very persistent in the idea of ​​watching the sunrise.Seeing that Zhuang Shaodong couldn't coax him back, he simply didn't persuade him anymore, and hugged him all the way up to the viewing pavilion on the top of the mountain.