All the kings of the rivers and lakes are sick

The three of them had dinner together, Guan Yi went to wash his hands, Su Ang said to Lindsay: "We hadn't decided where to go, but Guan Yi suddenly told me to come to Jimen on Thursday, I said last year that I wanted to come, and I have been delaying it Didn't come. After so long, I didn't expect him to remember."

Lindsay asked: "Since you're here, why don't you play for two more days?"

Su Ang said: "It's the end of the term. Guan Yi has to go back to prepare for the final exam. I asked him to come back after finishing the exam, but he must come at this time. You say him."

After the meal, Lindsay took them for a walk in the old city for nearly two hours. At around nine o'clock, Su Ang had an acquaintance in Jimen invite him for a drink, so he went alone, and took advantage of the opportunity to pat Guan Yi on the shoulder before leaving. for a moment.Lindsay and Guan Yi rested in the bar for half an hour, then went out to continue shopping.

Unlike Ligang, where the old and the new are integrated, the old and new urban areas of Guimen are almost completely separated.Today, most of the new urban area did not belong to Jimen in the past, and is called "Xindi" by the locals. Skyscrapers, luxury hotels, and modern apartments are a brand new modern world, while the old city of Jimen is for tourism development and heritage protection. The purpose, almost intact retains the vestiges of the old days.

Ligang and Sujin Island have always looked down on Jimen.In the old days Gilman was inhabited by country gentlemen of all lands, whores, smokers, and old-fashioned wives of modern gentlemen of Liport and Sukin.There are only three new-style western-style buildings on the three streets, in which the ghost officials who worked in the Jimen yamen and the declining nobles lived. On the stone bridge, there is still a five-clawed dragon stubbornly engraved on the bridge.

When Ligang and Sujin were already full of dance halls, casinos, clubs, racetracks and garden parties, only in Gilman could you find a whole street of smokehouses and brothels, with a couple under the cobwebbed eaves. Facing the dizzy red gauze lanterns, swaying in the wind, like the fat trousers of a Jimen woman.During the day, when the lanterns were off, blue sea mist floated on the zigzag streets, and those who came out of the mist turned into people wearing indanthrene blue cloth robes, passing in front of the low houses.

The owner of the house is long gone, but the house has inherited the charm of the owners.Every night, the lanterns of the old era are hung up by the people of the new era, and the street becomes the street 80 years ago, and the houses replace their owners to reflect the old shadows on the glass windows, and the lanterns become the souls of 80 years ago s eyes.

Lindsay took Guan Yi through such an old city.

From childhood to adulthood, Guan Yi has been to Jimen several times, but each time he only had a quick glance.He seems to know everything here, but everything is half-baked.He listened to Lindsay's words, lined up to buy a cup of fruit tea that was said to be made in an ancient way, and was so sour that he coughed; a dirt dog followed them, and Lindsay poured some fruit tea into the depression on the roadside stone. The dog flicked its tail and came up to lick it, then fled away, shaking its head and tail.

The two went to the famous pastry shop to buy pastries. The kid behind Lindsay kept bumping into him. Lindsay caught him and refused to apologize. In order to anger him, Lindsay bought the last pack of rose sugar. He shook his head in front of the child: "Did you see this bag of candy? It will not be given to you if you give it to others." After speaking, he stuffed it into Guan Yi's arms next to him.

The child howled and cried, and finally attracted the attention of the mother who had been talking loudly on the phone.The child pointed at Lindsay and said, "He bullied me!" Before the mother could react, Lindsay grabbed Guan Yi and ran away.

Lindsay invited Guan Yi to have supper, a small bowl of shrimp wanton noodles for each person.After eating, the two walked back slowly, passed a single-arched stone wall halfway, and sat down to rest.Tourists come and go on the bridge, the quiet river under the bridge reflects the halo of lanterns and the cold light of electric lamps, and there are countless sounds and smells floating in the air.

"Return it to you." Guan Yi took out the bag of rose sugar from the paper bag and handed it to Lindsay, "Forget about it later."

Lindsay was wiping the sweat off his forehead with a tissue. He glanced at it but didn't move: "Here's for you."

"You keep it for food." Guan Yi said.

"I don't like sugar," Lindsay said.

"So I'm a dump?" Guan Yi asked with a smile.

Lindsay suddenly said, "Are you celebrating your birthday? I saw it this afternoon and forgot about it."

"Number 22. Next Tuesday." Guan Yi said, "What are you doing?"

Lindsay blocked the bag of candy back with his arm: "I'm sending you a birthday present."

"this one?"

"Courtesy is light and affection is heavy, what do you know?"

Guan Yi smiled and fell silent.

"Don't hold it with your hands all the time, it will melt if it is too hot."

Lindsay took the bag of sugar from his arms: "Do you like the rose flavor? Open it and try it." As he spoke, he tore open the package, and poured one into Guan Yi's palm.

Rose candy is an old-fashioned snack. Pour the syrup mixed with crushed roses into the mold, and then take it out, it is a coin-sized rose candy.It is golden yellow, with dark spots solidified in the middle, and it looks purple in the sun, it is the broken petals of roses.

Guan Yi had sugar in his mouth, Lindsay put the sugar packet back into the pastry bag, and suddenly heard Guan Yi ask: "Did you bring this?"

Lindsay showed him her left hand: "There is one woman in this world you have to listen to, and that is your mother."

"If you are a man, you dare to wear a red string," Guan Yi said, "Sai Ge is more manly."

"You fucking started again, right?" Lindsay gave him an elbow and asked suddenly, "Are you also 24?"

"Yes." Guan Yi seemed to realize something, and immediately said, "No."

"You liar." Lindsay grabbed Guan Yi's left wrist suddenly, untied her rope and put it on his hand.Guan Yi wanted to pull his hand back, but Lindsay held it tightly, and said with a smile, "Hey, my brother loves you."

Guan Yi turned away to prevent Lindsay from succeeding.Lindsay was slammed by him and fell on top of him. Guan Yi was knocked back and almost fell into the river.

"Be careful." The tourist who was taking a nap next to him was taken aback.

Guan Yi hugged Lin Sai and sat down again, let him go, and grabbed his wrist again, "Don't make trouble, your mother asked you to carry it."

Lindsay grabbed his wrist instead, and said with a smile, "Your brother asked you to take it."

Guan Yi laughed: "Are you addicted to being my brother?"

"Didn't you just say that? A real man dares to wear a red string," Lindsay said, "Put it on and let me see what's wrong?"

Guan Yi stretched out his hand resignedly.

Lindsay went through the buttonhole for him, and pushed his hand back: "I'll see you off."

"No." Guan Yi said.

"Don't you think of me as a brother?"

"Stop kidnapping me with brotherhood and morality."

"Don't forget it, give it back to me." Lindsay stretched out his hand, "This is the first time I've given this away."

Guan Yi asked: "Really?"

"Nonsense. How many 12 years have you lived?"

"Then I'll keep it." Guan Yi said.

"That's right, the first time is very precious, you should cherish it." Lindsay said.

"Can you speak seriously?" Guan Yi said.

"Why am I not serious? You are the one who is full of pornographic waste. This is what a prostitute sees prostitution."

"How do you know that when I say indecency, I mean pornography? Who is lewd?"

Lindsay poked him with an elbow: "You."

Guan Yi patted his thigh: "It's coming again, isn't it?"

"You hit me." Lindsay bumped him again.

"You still laugh." Guan Yi also slapped back, "You bully my brother."

"Now you call yourself a younger brother? Still acting like a spoiled child to me."

"Who is acting like a baby, get out."

"Guan Yi, you are a coquettish monster."

"roll."

The two of you hit me and I hit you until they broke out in sweat and finally stopped.A gust of wind blew by, and Lindsay turned her head, meeting Guan Yi's eyes.The two suddenly laughed together.

They were very close, neither of them spoke, and then a gust of wind blew up.