Same Bed Different Dreams

Wei Xiao drove all the way, leaving Beijing's steel and iron bones behind him, passing through rows of low factories, skipping patches of bare branches, the road gradually narrowed, and the field of vision became wider...

He drove for more than ten hours, until the sky was dark, until the willows were on the moon, until the whole field became silent.

Following the lights, he slowly drove into a town. The barking of dogs and the occasional noise in his ears calmed Wei Xiao a lot. He walked around the town a few times before finding a motel.

Wei Xiao drove the Lexus into the courtyard of the motel, and then took a rough look. There was a small two-story building in the courtyard, and a vegetable garden. Beyond the vegetable garden, you could see a smelly chicken coop.The door to the second-story building was closed.Wei Xiao poked his head out of the car window and shouted into the house, "Boss! Boss! Stay at the hotel."

When Wei Xiao got out of the car, the dogs in the yard were barking wildly and pounced on him desperately. It looked like they were going to fight to break the cage in a second.Wei Xiao stared at the dog for a few seconds in the dark, and sneered a few times from his throat.

He is a wolf, so he is not afraid of a vicious dog.

When he was in middle school, Wei Xiao was with Zhou Jingci all day long. If he encountered a stray dog ​​on the road, Zhou Jingci would show full timidity, grab Wei Xiao's sleeve, and shrink behind Wei Xiao. .

Although Wei Xiao didn't understand his feelings for Zhou Jingci at that time, he had already taken him under his "wings". Like a big man, he held Zhou Jingci's hand and stood in front of him, saying, " Don't be afraid, Jing Ci."

Wei Xiao lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then spit out all the smoke in his mouth and the stale air in his heart.

After a while, there was a rustling sound in the room, and then, the dim yellow light bulbs in the corridor also lit up, and an old man pulled on his slippers and put on a cotton coat, walking towards the door.

Wei Xiao locked the car, saw the man come out, and said, "Old man, stay here for one night."

Although the old man had been stuck in the town all his life, he could tell at a glance that Wei Xiao was either rich or expensive, so he rushed up to greet him and said, "It's cold outside, come in quickly."

The old man looked at the dishes, Wei Xiao asked him how much it was for one night, and he just said one hundred and twenty.Wei Xiao walked through the dilapidated corridor and came to the room, smelling the musty smell all over the room, he could only admit it.

Wei Xiao was used to living in star-rated hotels, and hated the yellow sheets in the room, so he just took off his suit jacket and lay on the bed with his shirt on.He drove all the way today and didn't look at his phone. Now that he turned it on, he realized that there were a lot of missed calls pouring in.There were calls from Zhou Jingci, there were also calls from Fang Yu, and there were many other messages, but he didn't want to read any of them, so he threw his phone aside.

Early the next morning, Wei Xiao was quarreled by the dogs and chickens in the yard, and the shopkeeper's grandson kept "clacking" at home, dragging a horse around.

He frowned, washed up briefly, but couldn't find a comb, and walked to the yard with the chicken coop on his head.He didn't bring any luggage, and after paying the money, he prepared to continue heading south. But when he got into the car and turned the key, the sound of the engine was completely different from before.He likes cars, and has little research on cars. He tried a few more times with his mouth pursed, and determined that the starter motor of this car was broken.

In the next few hours, Wei Xiao tried a few more times, until the sun rose above his head, and he gave up completely.It looks like I have to find a towing company.

In a hurry, he pushed the wheels of the car with all his strength, and asked the old man if there was any auto repair company nearby, but the old man just hesitated and couldn't tell.Wei Xiao didn't have time to pay attention to the old man's fuss, so he took out his mobile phone to check. The nearest one was three hours away.

Today is definitely not going to be able to go, Wei Xiao thought to himself, why not take a walk around, just to relax.Anyway, I don't have any goals for this trip, so I don't care where I go.

Wei Xiao had already checked out of the house just now, and now he couldn't even drive the car. He left 500 yuan with a dark face, and said, "Leave this car to you first."

Before leaving, Wei Xiao's cell phone rang again, and it was still from Zhou Jingci.The "baby" on the note made his eyes hurt, and he turned off the phone directly in his heart.

Wei Xiao stopped and walked along the provincial road.Not far away, I saw a mountain, not too short, it seemed to have some background.Wei Xiao intentionally went to the mountain for a stroll, but after a while, he saw an intercity bus.Wei Xiao waved his hand, got on the bus, and asked the conductor, "What's the name of the mountain over there?"

The conductor knew that he was not a local. "Over there is Qingmang Mountain. If you want to go there, you have to go to Qingmang Village first. It costs 20 yuan."

Wei Xiao shrugged, not bothering with him about whether he lied to him, handed the 20 yuan note to the conductor, and went to find a seat at the back.

The sun was so poisonous that it dazzled the eyes, but after a while, Wei Xiao was drowsy.He stared in a daze for a while, Zhou Jingci's figure and voice filled the chaos, and then, all the scenes turned into Zhou Jingci's heartbroken last look before parting.

Wei Xiao woke up from the half-dream and half-awake state at once, he shook his head a few times, forcing himself not to think about it.He looked out the window and felt that he was living a miserable life.

The intercity buses are tattered, and there are air leaks everywhere, and they are panting while running.There weren't many people on the bus, so it wasn't crowded, most of them got off at the nearby towns, and when they arrived at Qingmang Village, there was only Wei Xiao left.

While kicking the stones on the ground, he looked around.The mountain is so bare that it cannot be called lush. Even in July and August, there are probably only a few sparse trees.But it's better than nothing.He turned around to the foot of the mountain.

This mountain is not small. Looking carefully from the foot of the mountain, there is still a field halfway up the mountain, but it is early spring and no crops have been planted yet.

Wei Xiao walked towards the top of the mountain along the dirt road stepped on by the villagers. Along the way, he saw several apple trees bearing green fruits.Wei Xiao picked one off, it was unripe, bitter and astringent.He threw the fruit on the ground, and suddenly remembered that many years ago, when he and Zhou Jingci were just in college, they made an appointment to climb Mount Tai together on the [-]th National Day.Back then, I was the same as I am now. I didn't want to take a good path, but I wanted to find another path.Zhou Jingci is most concerned about face, so naturally he doesn't want to fight with him, the two of them have made an agreement, whoever climbs to the top of the Jade Emperor first will win.

At that time Wei Xiao was physically strong and loved to climb mountains, like a monkey, he disappeared in a while.Zhou Jingci shouted anxiously from behind, "Wei Xiao! Be careful! Wei Xiao!"

Wei Xiao obviously heard it, but he just ignored him, as if deliberately trying to make Zhou Jingci worry.

They are all young and vigorous young men, and Zhou Jingci also put in more effort. From Nantianmen, through Tianjie, around Bixia Temple, up the stairs, skipping Tang Moya stone carvings, and finally reaching Yuhuangding, a total of It only took 10 minutes, but when he looked up, he found that Wei Xiao was already sitting on the boulder on the edge of the cliff, smiling at himself.

Wei Xiao stretched out his hand to Zhou Jingci, and dragged him onto the boulder, and the two hugged each other regardless of the eyes of others.One side is bustling with people, and the other side is a cliff, and they are on this cliff, under the eyes of everyone, exchanging wet kisses like no one else.

At that time they were young, the most fearless years, regardless of the disdainful gazes of men and women, Wei Xiao even took off the camera from his arms and threw it to the foreigners who applauded them. He spoke English well. Sparsely, "picture! picture" yelled at the handsome white guy with blond hair and blue eyes.The handsome white guy was so happy that he took the most precious photo for them.

Later, Wei Xiao rushed out this photo, and kept it in his wallet all these years.Whenever he feels tired, he will always take it out to have a look, just take a look, and those youthful throbbing will take away the tiredness all over his body.

Thinking of this, the hostility in Wei Xiao's heart calmed down a lot.He stopped and walked, there were not many trees along the way, but the stones were worth playing with. Every time he saw a strange stone, Wei Xiao couldn't help but think, if there is a chance to bring Jingci in the future, it would be great.

As he walked, he reached the top of the mountain.

The scenery of Qingmang Mountain is naturally not as good as the top of the five mountains. Even at the top of the mountain, there is no "rising sun" to be seen, and the "Golden Belt of the Yellow River" to be seen[1]. The repressed and heavy feelings, the weighty betrayal, and the habit of being unable to let go and forget, all disappeared in this instant.

He is not as good as Zhou Jingci, he can't recite so many poems, he can't say so many idioms, he only knows that at this moment, he has been holding his breath for two days, and finally he understood.

He found a stone and sat down, but saw the small flowers blooming just right.Just as he was about to reach out, the stone under him loosened, and in the next second, he and the person fell off the cliff.