foul youth

Finally, I returned to the south, and returned to the city where I had been bred for 18 years, and I saw the neat rows of palm trees again.Walking out of the train station, it was already the afternoon of the second day.It was a sunny day, the sun shone on Xia Zhilin's thick coat, and the temperature penetrated into it, making it slightly hot.

Xia Zhilin walked under the shade of the tree, turned around to face the train on the railway in the distance, and stared deeply for a while.Then he took out his phone and Guo Zihao sent a text message: "I'm home, thank you for seeing me off."

Facing the cool wind in the southern winter, the palm trees around me stretched and swayed their large branches and leaves happily.This lush scene feels a little unreal, as if everything is like a dream, taking a train, and dreaming from winter to summer.

When I got home, my mother had already asked for leave in advance and was waiting at home. Xia Zhilin was so considerate that Xia Zhilin felt a little uncomfortable.The feeling of stretching out your hands for clothes and opening your mouth for food, as if you have suffered a lot outside and need your mother's careful care to recuperate.

After dinner in the evening, my childhood friend Xiao A came to play and chatted about childhood memories.Then he touched Xia Zhilin's ears jokingly, and said, "I never imagined that you could protect your ears so well when you went to the north."

Thinking of those innocent and ignorant scenes when he was a child, Xia Zhilin laughed foolishly.

"How about it, is it fun in the north? Isn't it beautiful when it snows?"

Xia Zhilin shook his head and replied, "It hasn't snowed in the whole winter."

"Ah? Doesn't it snow in winter?"

"I used to think the same way, but later I realized that it's like the rain in the dry autumn here, and it depends on God."

Slowly, the two chatted until late at night, and at this moment, Xiao A finally found the answers to Xia Zhilin's unscientific views on the north when he was a child.

The two of them flipped through their memories as if they had gone back to reliving their childhood experiences many years ago, and then sighed.Until Xia's mother came over and reminded her: "I made some midnight snacks and put them in the cupboard. If you are hungry, you can eat some while it's hot. It's 10 o'clock. I'm going to bed first. You should also go to bed early."

Talking to this point, I was really a little hungry, the two of them ate some supper, and then Xiao A went home.

Back in the room, it was late at night, but Xia Zhilin didn't feel sleepy. He came to the window and opened the curtains, lying on the window sill and quietly watching the stars in the sky outside the window.

Suddenly, I felt that the world is really big, and I finally realized it once again!The former junior high school English teacher was right: people, in front of the world, are really like a drop in the ocean.

Obviously under the same starry sky, I don't know how many people have different stories.And you, who are obviously under the same starry sky, but are so far away, don't know what you are doing at this moment.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the air was so cold that Xia Zhilin shivered unconsciously.After all, it is winter, the coldness that even the south cannot completely escape.Xia Zhilin crossed his arms around his chest, rubbed his arms lightly, then returned to the bed, curled up in the quilt on his side, took out that extravagant mobile phone that he was reluctant to use more, and found out Guo Zihao's mobile phone number, and remained motionless. stare.

Have you slept yet?Xia Zhilin thought.

However, he didn't do anything, just looked at it stupidly, until tiredness slowly covered his thoughts, and he fell asleep unconsciously.

It seems to have returned to two different worlds, two worlds that have no intersection.

The days before the Spring Festival are relatively leisurely, and most people have put down their day and night work.For Xiazhilin, a small city that is not a first-tier city that gathers people from other places, the streets become more lively during the Spring Festival, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.

Xia Zhilin is in a good mood every day. When the sun is warm during the day, he always wears a thin coat, a shirt inside, and headphones to simply go out and wander the long-lost streets.

When I see everything that makes me feel good, I always have a flash of inspiration, and then take a photo and share it in the dynamics of social software, and attach a simple description.

"Look, this row of palm trees is so lush. I used to come here to play when I was young."

"There are a lot of mango trees on this street. Although it is winter, they are still lush, blocking the sunlight of the whole street. I remember that in summer, the trees on this street were full of mangoes, hanging on the ground. On the tree, it’s very spectacular, because the mangoes are huge.”

"I came to see my alma mater today. This is the school gate. It's a pity that it's a holiday, and the gate is locked and I can't get in."

"Look, this is a dessert shop. There are many dessert shops in this southern city. When I was young, I would eat desserts with my classmates every day after school. It was cheap and delicious. I really liked it back then."

"I bought tofu flower! It's called tofu nao in the north. As the saying goes, the south is sweet and the north is salty. It's true. The top layer is not soy sauce, but sugar water."

"It's a bit windy today. Look, the leaves of the palm trees are crooked, but it's not cold. It's cool and comfortable. I only wear two clothes."

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These dynamics are refreshed one after another on Xia Zhilin's personal homepage, day after day without getting tired, like recording life, and reporting life to someone.From time to time, some friends would come over to comment and talk about it, but Guo Zihao was the only one who liked the first one, and there was no new news.

I don't know if he is watching, does he care, Xia Zhilin feels a little uneasy in his heart, there seems to be a gap in his heart, no matter what he can't fill it, he is very uneasy.

Until the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Xia Zhilin took a shower, put on a newly bought white shirt and a new brown coat, and cleaned up neatly.Then he chose a satisfactory angle, took a selfie seriously with a calm expression.Then I opened the APP and hesitated for a while, and edited a sentence: "New Year's Eve is coming soon, I miss you a little bit and everything is fine, I wish you a happy new year."

This was the first time he decided to share a selfie. However, Xia Zhilin stared at the content for a while, and finally canceled all the content.Sure enough, that was still inappropriate. After a moment of silence, he typed again: "I changed into new clothes today, and I feel as happy as when I was a kid. New Year's Eve is coming soon, happy New Year's Eve!" Then he hesitated, and finally clicked send.

Finally, this time, I immediately received a new comment from Guo Zihao who responded almost instantly.

"Happy New Year's Eve!" Simple, only four words, only four words.However, Xia Zhilin felt warm in his heart when he saw it, and felt that the gap in his heart was suddenly filled, and he was very at ease.

At night, the neighbors went out to set off fireworks outdoors. Xia Zhilin and a few friends also lit a bundle, and then quietly watched and took a photo.However, this time he no longer uploaded it in his personal feed, and sent it directly to Guo Zihao, saying, "I set off fireworks."