Xin Zhai

The sun was very strong this afternoon, a rare warm and warm afternoon.Ye Li and a dozen others were playing football on the grass near the apartment.Football is a very difficult sport, which requires not only technique, but also physical strength and explosive power, which requires very high quality of people.From birth, men are interested in rotating objects.In football, the most powerful leg muscles are used to kick the ball far away, and at the same time, the direction and strength are controlled by the feet to achieve the most perfect coordination. The release of power and the pleasure of control coexist.Without training, men are born addicted to football.

Ye Li's breathing became heavy after a dozen times of changing speeds.This is different from long-distance running. Long-distance running pays attention to uniform speed. As long as the speed is stable, you can run as far as you want.Football is not good, throwing off defenders within a few seconds is the most important quality of a good winger and striker.

He drank water on the sidelines with his hips inserted.Next to the lawn is a field of wildflowers.This city in Western Australia is famous for its scenery and various wildflowers.The piece in front of him was pure white, and there was a large piece of it precariously spread out, and Ye Li couldn't name it.

Sweat dripped from his forehead into his eyes, he shook his head, and saw a woman pushing a pram by the side of the road, and then a young man riding towards him.The sun was dazzling, and he looked vaguely at the young man wearing sports glasses.After he rode over, a person stood on the side of the road at some point, looking towards them.After the refraction of the sweat in the eye sockets, Ye Li's vision was distorted. He actually felt that the person looked like his teacher Tong.

"Ye Li! Hurry up!"

Teammates are calling him.He lowered his head and screwed on the cap of the mineral water bottle, left the bottle on the ground, turned his head and walked to the field.

A teammate passed the ball to his feet, and he led it forward while running. He looked up to see if there was any teammate outflanking him, and then the figure on the side of the road appeared in the corner of his vision again.

As soon as Ye Li's attention was distracted, he suddenly didn't know where to move his feet. He was tossed by the ball and fell face down on the ground firmly.

The moment he fell, the ball had already rolled to the front, and the others caught up and moved towards the penalty area.

Ye Li's face was pressed against the wet and soft grass in winter, he didn't want to wake up, he was afraid that when he raised his head again, that figure would have disappeared.Everything is an illusion in his head.

Ye Li was lying on the ground.A voice sounded from above: "Did you fall stupid? Why don't you get up?"

He heard the familiar voice, and after the sound was transmitted to the eardrum through air vibration instead of electric waves, he felt more sweat flowing into his eyes.Why does sweat flow into the eyes in this position?

He stretched out his hand, rubbed his eyes, and crushed the sweat inside.

Ye Li was thinking about what kind of expression to look up, he was really embarrassed.

He got up from the ground, his face was covered with mud and sweat, his upper body was wearing long sleeves, but his legs were bare, and one knee was scratched and bruised.The white socks on the feet were covered with a lot of black mud.

"You...why are you here?"

Tong Yan smiled at him, especially unreal: "Is playing football so miserable every day?"

"Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Ye Li muttered.

Tong Yan looked down at his legs: "I don't even wear pants in winter."

Ye Li rubbed his knees with his hands. There were many injuries on his legs. He didn't take it seriously before, but now he thinks it's really ugly.

"Are you here on a business trip?" he asked.

Tong Yan didn't answer, and saw that his face was much darker than when he was in school, and said, "Why are you tanned? Are you going crazy outside every day?"

Ye Li lowered his head, he knew that he was ugly and dirty right now.

"How did you know I was playing here?"

Tong Yan pointed to the building next to him: "Don't you live in these two buildings? I put my luggage and walked over here."

"Oh." Ye Li started looking for his pants in the backpack on the ground, and then he heard Tong Yan ask, "When will you finish kicking?"

Everyone is playing happily at the moment, and it's still early to call it a day.Ye Li didn't speak, he lifted his trousers, raised one leg, and hurriedly inserted it into the trouser leg.

"I'll treat you to dinner when it's over," Tong Yan said.

"Let's go." Ye Li shouted to the court again, "I'll go first!"

Several people waved at him, then looked towards Tong Yan.

Ye Li picked up his backpack and walked forward side by side with Tong Yan.

It was after five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was shining on the wide Swan River. The blue water kept shaking, and the water surface shone with golden light one after another.

Suddenly a long siren sounded, and the ferry boat on the river departed from the pier and sailed to the opposite bank.

"Have you been on that boat?" Tong Yan asked.

"I did, once I went to the zoo on the other side with my classmates."

Tong Yan nodded, then pointed to the distant pier: "Have you eaten there?"

"No," Ye Li shook his head, "It's just seafood, salad, and French fries, nothing delicious."

"The scenery over there is good, let's eat there."

Ye Li just said "There's nothing to eat", but now he didn't know whether he should be happy or not, so he whispered, "Okay."

The two strolled to the edge of the pier, halfway through the sunset.A row of colorful fishing boats are docked on the shore. The hulls are red and blue, and they are distributed alternately.The towering masts were dyed gold.The seagulls landed on the pillars of the deck, which looked like small white spots from a distance.

Ye Li found a table on the dock deck and sat down, waiting for Tong Yan to buy food.

He saw Tong Yan coming out of the restaurant door, looking around, and waved to him.

"Is it cold?" Tong Yan came over and sat opposite.The pier is near the estuary, and the wind is not small.As soon as the sun goes down, it cools down immediately.

Ye Li shook his head, he was still in a trance like a dream.

The food came quickly, and it was lobster and salad, but it was served with hash browns.It looks good, and a set meal costs several hundred yuan.

"Go and wash your hands." Tong Yan ordered.

Ye Li went to the bathroom, washed off the mud on his hands and face, and took a photo before coming out to make sure that he looked good now.

The lights on the fishing boat were turned on, and the sky turned blue.Upbeat music blared from the restaurant's stereo.Ye Li took two sips of coffee and felt that he was going to get drunk.

"Before I was on a business trip, I ate here with my colleagues, but the weather is not as good as today."

"Oh. I just came here for a while, and I haven't eaten out much." For some reason, Ye Li has become cautious in speaking since meeting Tong Yan this afternoon.He can't remember how he got along with Tong Yan half a year ago.

The plate is quite big, and it looks like a pile of things. In fact, there is not much in the stomach, and it is finished in a few bites.Tong Yan asked him if he was full, and he didn't have the nerve to say he wasn't full, but he wasn't very hungry either. The blood in his body was all excited in his mind this afternoon, and he didn't care about his stomach.

"You should tell me earlier, I, I can buy something in advance and cook something delicious for you."

Tong Yan smiled at him: "Then do it tomorrow."

"Tomorrow... I'm going to another classmate's... party tomorrow, it's already been scheduled." Ye Li said hesitantly, "I... have to go. Either... or, you go with me."

"No, you are all young people, and I don't know each other. Once I go, you should be restrained." After Tong Yan finished speaking, he lowered his head and wiped his mouth, stood up and said, "Let's go."

Ye Li then stood up, took two steps after him, and followed behind him.He secretly looked at Tong Yan's profile, wondering if he would be unhappy.Tong Yan's face was very calm, he couldn't see anything.

The two hadn't talked much before, but now they were completely quiet.The sound of the music at the pier is getting quieter, there are not too many people on the road, and the lights of the small shops on the street shine out.

"Come in and buy something." After Tong Yan finished speaking, he walked into a small convenience store.

There was a jingle the moment the door was pushed open.Ye Li followed in, and heard Tong Yan say to the person behind the counter: "Twohotdogs."

The man quickly wrapped up two hot dogs and handed them to Tong Yan.Tong Yan gave him a handful of coins.

The two came out, and Tong Yan brought a hot dog to Ye Li's mouth.The hot dogs were still steaming, and the sausage inside was deep red.

Ye Li caught it and couldn't help laughing, Tong Yan also laughed.

"I'm not full. This is delicious too."

Ye Li nodded desperately and took a big bite.

The two of them hadn't walked more than ten meters before the hot dog was finished.Tong Yan pointed to a nearby building.

"I have arrived."

Ye Li looked up and saw that it was a hotel.It is about 400 meters away from their student apartment.

"Oh." Ye Li crumpled the wrapping paper into a ball and held it in his hand.

Tong Yan said: "See you tomorrow."

"Oh." Ye Li forgot to ask him about his schedule, and he didn't know when and where we would meet tomorrow.

"I'll see you at school tomorrow." Tong Yan said, "I'll wait for you to finish class."

"it is good."

"Let's go." Tong Yan said.

Seeing that he was waiting for him, Ye Li said "goodbye" and walked forward until he reached the door of his apartment before turning around and looking back.

Behind is a row of flickering red headlights, and Tong Yan's shadow has long since disappeared.

He was a little lost, and squeezed the ball of paper in his hand.

At this moment the phone vibrated.

"Nice to meet you. See you in the library tomorrow."

Ye Li hooked the corner of his mouth, repeatedly tossed the ball of paper in the air, caught it, threw it up, caught it.