Shocked in late autumn

The young man raised his head and looked in the direction of Xu Chenyu. There seemed to be a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Xu Chenyu stood leaning against the door. He was wearing a white shirt, which made his skin as white as jade.If you have to use a plant to describe it, you can only say that Xu Chenyu is like a clean and straight poplar tree.

Outside the door is the sky full of colorful clouds, and Xu Chenyu's eyes are full of brilliance.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

The young man nodded to Xu Chenyu, and then stood up to greet him. He frowned and said, "Buying records? Come in and have a look."

This man obviously had a pair of peach blossom eyes, but when he smiled, he was a little unrestrained.

The young man stood up, Xu Chenyu only thought of two words, tall and really long legs, even though his legs were wrapped in wide trousers stained with engine oil, they were still enviable.

Xu Chenyu didn't say a word, the man thought he didn't make it clear, and added: "Are you a customer introduced by a friend to buy records?"

Xu Chenyu was stunned for a while, and then he came back to his senses when he heard this sentence. He coughed lightly, and there was an imperceptible trill in it: "No."

Under the man's strange gaze, he raised his camera again: "It's like this. I walked all the way and saw your store by accident. The light was good just now, and I took a photo of your storefront."

Xu Chenyu explained it very sincerely, the man smiled softly, it turned out to be fate: "My store is in a remote location, and all the people who come here are old friends. It's been seven days, and you are the first customer."

With just a few words, Xu Chenyu realized that this person was different.

When the boss opens a shop, he wants profit and money. Choosing a location is the most important factor. Only by occupying a good area can he make a lot of money. However, this person chooses a location in a corner. Can't find it.

This person is either not short of money and opened a store based on his interest, or..... because the rent here is cheap. Besides, the record store is a sunset industry, and the location is not good. Generally speaking, it can only be a loss-making business.

But no matter what the reason was, Xu Chenyu felt that the person in front of him was quite interesting.

The man was still fiddling with the record player, gray and black leather with gold trim. He turned the knob with his oily hand, and the stuttering lyrics in the record player became smooth.

Xu Chenyu walked to the cabinet and said, "Is this song "The Story of the Southern Ke"?"

The man's eyes lit up, and he was surprised: "You also like Kunqu opera?"

Xu Chenyu nodded, with a little cunning in his eyes: "There is an alley next to my apartment, and I can hear the old man hanging his voice every morning, so I sang this song."

In fact, it's not just this one. Xu Chenyu also likes "The Peony Pavilion", "The Story of the Jade Hairpin" and "Single-knife Club".

The man smiled, showing his shell-like white teeth, looked at him with the eyes of a "communist", and said happily: "There are other items in the store." He pointed to the record player: "You can listen to it." .”

"Okay, then I'll go shopping first," Xu Chenyu stepped forward and walked around the record store.

There is a projector on the left side, and a foreign movie is playing on the screen. On the screen, there are two men lying on the same square bed, embracing and kissing each other. This picture is very long, at least before Xu Chenyu talks to the shopkeeper. , just freeze at this scene.

Kiss on screen looks delicious.

Listen to the language, like Italian.

Xu Chenyu walked to the shelf. There was a ukulele on the bottom floor, and the records on the upper floor were neatly stacked. It must be the owner who cleaned it every day to keep it spotless. Most of them were vinyl records with excellent texture.

"That row is jazz and back rock, and the second row has psychedelic and slow core." The young man's eyes followed Xu Chenyu. Every time he passed a shelf, he heard the shopkeeper introduce: "There are Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera." A classic look back."

Browsing through each row of shelves, the records on them are all Xu Chenyu's favorite types, as if there is a kind of traction in the dark.

Listening to his voice, Xu Chenyu took every corner of the record store under his eyes. A wave of anticipation surged in his heart, which came strangely and violently. He suddenly...wanted to know the owner of the store.

Xu Chenyu had never struck up a conversation with a stranger before, and he had no experience in this area. He wondered if it would be too abrupt to speak directly, but he was beating around the bush and not sincere enough. He was silent for a moment, and then he was more direct.

Xu Chenyu walked around to him, stretched out his hand, and said in a correct voice: "Hi, my name is Xu Chenyu, from the island, can I make friends with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately frowned and laughed in his heart, feeling that he was really nothing new.

The man didn't seem to notice his embarrassment. He shook his oily hands, smiled sheepishly, and took out a business card from under the table with his oily fingers.

The sleeves were half rolled up, revealing his strong forearm, with clear muscle lines, strong and strong cut out by a knife, but there is a winding scar on it, which destroys the overall beauty.

This scar was so conspicuous that Xu Chenyu looked at it for a long time, until he realized that it was impolite, then turned his gaze away and looked at the business card in the man's hand.

The name "Ji Songlin" was written on the business card. It was a cursive script with elegant fonts. It was not like a photocopy, but as if it was traced by one's own hands.

The young man smiled slightly: "Hello, my name is Ji Songlin, and I am waiting for King's arrival."

Xu Chenyu extended his hand politely: "Nice to meet you!"

"I'm sorry," Ji Songlin looked at his dirty hands, and smiled embarrassedly: "Excuse me, I'll wash my hands first."

Xu Chenyu nodded, and Ji Songlin walked over steadily. There is a sink under the front desk, and behind it is a wine cabinet with all kinds of craft wines.

The setting sun passed through the record store, and the afterglow sprinkled on the unlabeled wine bottles, reflecting waves of light.

There was a breeze outside the door, and light and dust entangled, forming a halo behind Ji Songlin. This picture was beautiful, better than the scenery Xu Chenyu saw all the way, and it was the best in the photographer's eyes.

Xu Chenyu raised his camera and frozen this scene on the film forever.

Ji Songlin wiped his hands, and there was still a drop of water on his fingertips. He wiped it off with his fingertips, and walked towards Xu Chenyu. He immediately recognized the Kodak camera hanging on his chest.

"Film camera? These days, not many people know how to use film."

"You look like an expert," Xu Chenyu took off the camera and handed it to him: "Film cameras are too expensive, maybe people are more used to digital."

"I just saw it, and I don't know anything about photography." Ji Songlin waited for the water on his fingertips to evaporate completely before he took the camera and said with a smile, "Besides, digital cameras are cheap. The film can only press the shutter once, and if you make a mistake, there is no chance to do it again.”

These words came out of his mouth very naturally, not at all artificial, Xu Chenyu tasted the taste of philosophy from this casual sentence.

As Ji Songlin said, film photographers cherish every shutter. The first is that the film is expensive, and every time the shutter is pressed, it costs money. The second is that it cannot be repeated.

Ji Songlin held the camera in his hand and asked politely, "Can I have a try?"

Xu Chenyu nodded and smiled: "Please go ahead."

Ji Songlin pointed the camera at Xu Chenyu. Behind him was a screen. In the movie, two men hugged and bid farewell at the airport. In this scene, the light and shadow were just right, and only a click sound was heard. He said, "Are you a photographer?"

Xu Chenyu shrugged his shoulders, showing a humble expression: "Amateur, just a hobby."

Ji Songlin tilted his head, raised it to a 95-degree angle, and said to Xu Chenyu behind the camera: "Look at me!"

He stopped to look at the composition of the picture, and suddenly realized, he smiled self-deprecatingly: "I seldom use a film camera, I forgot, and I can't see the finished product yet." He held the fuselage with his left hand: "Here, return it to you."

Xu Chenyu took it and turned the shaft and button, and handed it to him: "The parameters were wrong just now, I reset it, you can try again."

Ji Songlin measured the light in Xu Chenyu's direction, but he didn't do it very smoothly, so he pointed the camera at Xu Chenyu again: "Maybe I will waste a few of your films."

"It's okay, I still have a stack in my bag." Xu Chenyu's voice was filled with a floating smile, which fell in his ears like music.

Ji Songlin seemed to be addicted to the game. He looked for the halo, pressed the shutter for the last time, and returned the camera to Xu Chenyu: "You let me try it for free. In exchange, I can invite you to listen to a piece of music."

Xu Chenyu looked up to meet his eyes, and said with a smile, "Okay." After accepting it readily, Xu Chenyu flipped through the rows of records on the shelf, crossed the indie band, jazz rock, and chose one Slow Core said, "Just this one."

Ji Songlin took a step forward and took the record with a smile.

The smell of engine oil had already been blown away by the breeze, and when he took a step closer, Xu Chenyu smelled a scent of ebony. He is a perfume addict and is very sensitive to aromas.

The traditional ebony is dull and exudes an unspeakable bitter medicinal smell, but the ebony fragrance on Ji Songlin's body is very unique, like a dry and barren land, only one ebony grows slowly, the root system exudes spicy fragrance, the branches and leaves have fruity fragrance, and the musk Under the scouring of the water, the heaviness faded away and became light.

Xu Chenyu searched for this smell in his mind. He claimed to know countless fragrances, but he couldn't smell where this perfume came from.

The moment the record player turned and Ji Songlin put down the stylus, the extremely gentle human voice sounded, the lead singer's voice had an indistinguishable beauty, and the music seemed to put people in the smoky darkness.

Xu Chenyu listened, as if a slow current flowed through his heart.

The rhythm is slow, the atmosphere is humid, and the hearing instantly falls into a soft space.

This evening is wonderful.

Intoxicating.

The song played is called "sweet", from the band CigarettesAfterSex, translated, it is called after the smoke.

Ji Songlin took two steps back, casually leaned on the shelf, and raised his chin slightly to Xu Chenyu: "It's a coincidence that this band just finished its tour, and they held a show in the bar next door three days ago, and there were so many fans, it's quite lively."

"Really? I haven't been to their live show yet," Xu Chenyu said naturally, as if mentioning this, casually mentioned: "The first time I heard their music was the famous song "K. ""

"The next song is," Ji Songlin took out a special cigarette case, which was very delicate, and the packaging seemed to be made of handmade leather. He asked, "Would you like one?"

"No," Xu Chenyu put his hands in his trouser pockets, "I don't smoke."

The sparks ignited, and Ji Songlin lowered his head and took a breath. When he lowered his head, there was a strand of hair on his forehead, which didn't cover his eyes, but made his eyes narrow slightly. Looking at it this way, it was very charming.

Xu Chenyu doesn't favor color, he understands that things like skins are a gift from God, they come arrogantly and stupidly, the appearance can't stop the wind and frost, only the beauty in the bones can not be afraid of the years and shine brightly.But this man's movements were full of artistic sense, which made him want to take a second look.

Ji Songlin exhaled a puff of smoke ring, turned the cigarette case over, revealing a line of printed words: "Yes, smoking is harmful to your health."

Xu Chenyu was amused by him, and shook his head with a regretful expression: "It's not for health preservation, my working environment is very serious, it's best not to smoke."

Hearing his words, Ji Songlin felt a little regretful, and seeing him staring at his cigarette, he suddenly handed him the cigarette case: "This weekend, do you want to try it?"

Xu Chenyu looked at the lingering smoke ring, as if he saw a cute and hateful little devil, he hesitated for a moment: "I want to taste it, but it's a bit wasteful, let's forget it."

Ji Songlin flicked the cigarette on his fingertips, and the excess ash fell off. The dust and smoke around the spark swayed in circles. He slightly raised his hand: "If you don't mind, you can try mine."

"Huh?" Xu Chenyu raised his eyebrows: "You don't mind?"

"I can do whatever I want," Ji Songlin narrowed his eyes with a smile.

Xu Chenyu half-anticipated and half-cautiously took the half-burned cigarette, took a puff, and choked unexpectedly.

Ji Songlin took out a tissue from his pocket, handed it to him, and explained patiently: "You can take the first bite slowly, don't swallow it, just taste it."

Xu Chenyu took the tissue, covered his face and coughed, and stopped when he coughed enough, his face flushed a little, making him look very white and tender: "It smells good, but it's too choking."

Xu Chenyu just inhaled lightly, but the scent of tobacco remained between his lips and teeth, mixed with a scent of ebony. He suddenly remembered that this cigarette was Ji Songlin's.

Xu Chenyu quietly touched the corner of his mouth with the tip of his tongue, his heart was beating wildly, and he didn't know if he was choking.

Ji Songlin took back the cigarette again. Without hesitation, he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the smoke ring. Across the room, he said, "By the way, can you show me the photo after it's been developed?"

It was only then that Xu Chenyu remembered that he had taken a photo of Ji Songlin without the owner's permission, and the image of him looking back and smiling automatically appeared in his mind. There was something poetic about that person in a dimly lit place.

"Of course, then I..." Before he finished speaking, suddenly, a kitten jumped out from the shelf, spotted it, and jumped into Xu Chenyu's arms.

Xu Chenyu caught it, and his posture was a bit awkward, as if he was holding a newborn baby, neither light nor heavy.

Ji Songlin saw that Xu Chenyu was uncomfortable, so he reached out and picked up the kitten's neck: "Don't make trouble, come here." The kitten refused to let it go, struggled with its front and rear paws, and insisted on lying in Xu Chenyu's arms.

It didn't seem to want to leave... Xu Chenyu gritted his teeth and let the kitten mess around in his arms: "It's okay...I'll be fine with it for a while."

Ji Songlin tried his best, lifted the kitten by the back of its neck, and brought it back into his arms: "Why are you so clingy today?" He turned his head to Xu Chenyu and said, "I'm sorry, this little thing is called pluto, and it doesn't usually touch people. , maybe it’s been a long time since I haven’t seen a guest, so I’m happy.”

"It's okay, it looks quite cute," Xu Chenyu secretly let out a long breath, his nasal cavity was itchy, and he sneezed suddenly.

Ji Songlin felt inexplicably that this man sneezed like a cat, exactly like pluto.

It’s a joke, Xu Chenyu, as a serious anti-narcotics policeman, is not afraid of drug lords, guns and ammunition, or deep forests, but he is afraid of cats. Not only is he afraid, he is also allergic. , he will sneeze.

Qiao Songlin saw his interesting expression, and was about to say something, when he heard a familiar voice at the door: "Chenyu, why did you run away without saying a word, and no one answered your phone call."

He knew without looking back that this was his best friend, Jiang Xiuyuan.

The two turned around together, Xu Chenyu didn't look sorry at all, but said, "Sorry, the phone is left in the cafe."

Ji Songlin looked back.

Jiang Xiuyuan yelled, with a surprised face, strode over, and said to Ji Songlin: "This is not an old classmate, I didn't expect to meet you here." He turned his head and looked around: "You did well. , is this record store opened by you?"

"Jiang Xiuyuan," Ji Songlin recognized him after looking at him for a while, and he extended his hand generously, as a courtesy: "Long time no see, it is indeed my shop, if you are interested, feel free to take a look."

Xu Chenyu was stunned for a moment, and immediately figured it out: "Are you classmates?"

Jiang Xiuyuan has a cheerful personality, he knows everyone well, he stepped between the two of them: "Let me introduce you, I am at the same table in middle school, Ji Songlin."

Xu Chenyu smiled and said what a coincidence.

Jiang Xiuyuan remembered what happened in middle school, and casually gossiped: "He was very cold when he was young, and I chatted with him for two whole months before he answered my first sentence." Jiang Xiuyuan imitated the appearance of that little boy back then. , frowned, and said with disgust: "This classmate, please don't disturb my study."

Xu Chenyu laughed, and Jiang Xiuyuan's vivid imitation also amused Ji Songlin.

The world is really small.

Going around in a circle, it turns out that everyone has people who know each other, but they don't know each other.

Jiang Xiuyuan switched sides and said to Ji Songlin: "This is my college friend, Xu Chenyu, the former captain of the public security university's debate team, the guy who won me three times in a row, the current anti-narcotics policeman, the kind who works for the country and the people. "

For the country and the people!

Hearing this sentence, Ji Songlin turned his eyes away.

A smile spread across Xu Chenyu's face, and he said to Ji Songlin, "It's just an ordinary policeman, he likes to exaggerate."

Ji Songlin looked at Xu Chenyu steadfastly, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

That gaze made Xu Chenyu's whole body numb.

Anti-narcotics policeman and photographer, these two diametrically opposite identities would appear on the same person, it is strange to think about it.Besides, Xu Chenyu doesn't look like that kind of hot-blooded man, but the photographer fits his temperament quite well.

Xu Chenyu coughed lightly.

Ji Songlin looked away.

"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years." Jiang Xiuyuan reunited with his old classmate, and said happily, "It seems that we haven't seen each other much since the end of the college entrance examination and we were divided into arts and science classes."

Ji Songlin looked at Jiang Xiuyuan, as if recalling something bad: "You still said, when I was taking the exam, I had to pass a note to check the answer, but I was caught by the class teacher on the spot. Just for the self-criticism, I wrote two A thousand words."

Jiang Xiuyuan hugged Ji Songlin's shoulders: "Remember that incident, okay, brother Suan, I'm sorry, I'll treat you to dinner next time as compensation for being late."

Ji Songlin backhanded and took Jiang Xiuyuan's arm away. He took two steps back: "I have a cigarette in my hand, be careful not to burn you."

I don't know why, this is a very polite sentence, but when Xu Chenyu heard it, he heard something unusual.Ji Songlin doesn't seem to like others touching him, or getting too close to him.

Jiang Xiuyuan's heart is very big, he is not as sensitive as Xu Chenyu, he didn't feel any discomfort, he put his hands behind his back, like an old man on patrol, wandering around the record store: "You still like music so much, you actually opened a record store store, but in this day and age, record stores can’t make money, it’s a pity that there are so many good things.”

"The storefront was bought by a friend, he didn't open it, so he gave it to me," Ji Songlin wentssiping, "I picked up a bargain."

The two chatted for a while. It was nothing more than who worked where the former classmates, who got married and had children, and who got promoted and raised their salaries. Ji Songlin hardly contacted the old classmates in the past, and didn't know the situation of the old friends at all. Listening to Jiang Xiuyuan talking, occasionally responding with a few words.

It was a pleasant chat, but Jiang Xiuyuan seemed to remember something important, he patted himself on the head: "Look at my memory, Chenyu, let's go, the signing ceremony is about to start, the photographer must be present."

Xu Chenyu didn't move, he didn't really want to leave.

This dusk is so wonderful that it can even be described as dreamy.

When Jiang Xiuyuan was in trouble, he became impatient. He walked around the record rack and came over to pull Xu Chenyu: "Why are you standing there, you are the publicity planner for this opening, hurry back to work."

Xu Chenyu raised his head and happened to meet Ji Songlin's eyes.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

It's hard to say, it's a tacit smile.

"Songlin, I'm sorry, we still have something to do, so let's go first." Jiang Xiuyuan caught the man, passing by Ji Song and said temporarily: "Next time, make an appointment to have dinner together."

After stepping out of the record store, Xu Chenyu stopped in his tracks. He turned his head and looked at the other side for a while.

Jiang Xiuyuan looked at him puzzled: "Chenyu, what are you looking at, let's go."

Xu Chenyu handed him the camera and said, "You go first, I'll be back in a while."

"Boom", the corkscrew gently pried open a bottle of fine brewed wine, and there was a trace of water vapor. Ji Songlin picked up the bottle and filled the wine glass, and a scent of wine dissipated. He suddenly stopped because he noticed standing alone.

Ji Songlin turned around and saw Xu Chenyu directly opposite, a trace of surprise and joy flashed across his face.

Xu Chenyu's eyebrows were bent, and a pair of small dimples at the corners of his mouth filled with light.

The golden crow falls to the west, and the sunset ignites the sky with brilliant colors.

The evening is very moving.

Ji Songlin watched Xu Chenyu smile, and ripples appeared in his heart as silent as a lake. This feeling was both strange and novel to him, at least he had never felt it in the past 27 years.

Xu Chenyu spoke first: "I still haven't finished talking just now. After the photos are developed, I'll send them to you."

Ji Songlin smiled: "Okay! Please."

"There are two more questions," Xu Chenyu said, "I'll leave after asking."

Ji Songlin put down the wine bottle, looking at him with anticipation in his heart: "Please tell me."

"What is the perfume on your body?" Xu Chenyu recalled the smell: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, but none of them match the name."

Ji Songlin was not at all surprised by this man's nonsensical question. He raised his wrist, sniffed it, and said frankly, "kilianmuskoud, ebony musk."

Xu Chenyu seemed to smell that fragrance again, he smiled meaningfully: "Oh, so it is it, it suits you very well. What's the name of that movie just now?"

Ji Songlin glanced at the big screen, the ending song had already been played, he said with a smile: ""ciao", an American film, in Italian, ciao means both hello and goodbye."

Xu Chenyu once again saw that smile looking back, a flash of light seemed to flash in front of his eyes, which dazzled his eyes.