lion in august

Si Nanxing remembered that she took Yan Banxia to a newly opened light food restaurant a few days ago, but Yan Banxia still had no appetite, so she had to pack the signature bento and planned to heat it up for her at home before eating.

Yan Banxia held the signboard bento in his hand, stood at the exit of the parking lot, clenched and loosened his fists, and finally ran to the trash can, threw the signboard bento into it violently as if venting his anger, staring blankly at both sides of the street She squatted down helplessly under the flashing neon lights, and the clear light spots in front of her eyes gradually turned into blurred halos in her eyes.

Si Nanxing, who drove out, happened to see the whole process of Yan Banxia losing his temper. Seeing Yan Banxia squatting there crying, the crying was heartbreaking. It was impossible for her not to feel distressed, but she knew that Yan Banxia needed To vent, she is also aware of Yan Banxia's self-esteem, if she rushes over to interrupt, it may only make Yan Banxia feel more uncomfortable.

Si Nanxing was still very worried that Yan Banxia's depression would relapse because of this incident. She asked Xing Yi about Yan Banxia's depression symptoms on WeChat, but Xing Yi did not reply to her WeChat, nor did she update her circle of friends.

She felt the same as when she saw Sang Ran posting a message in the group before—it turned out that she was right, that message was sent by Xing Yi using Sang Ran's mobile phone.But she and Yan Banxia have been so annoyed recently, she didn't bother to wonder why Xing Yi didn't reply to WeChat again.

Xing Yizao arrived at the airport on the morning of New Year's Eve in New York time. Her passport arrived faster than she expected. On the day she received the passport courier, she took advantage of Sang Ran's work time and immediately went back to the apartment where she lived with Sang Ran to clean up. Thick clothes suitable for winter in New York, and then bought a ticket to depart on New Year's Eve. Because of the jet lag, it was still New Year's Eve when she arrived in New York.

Xing also received Si Nanxing's WeChat message, but she didn't reply. She didn't plan to tell Yan Banxia about her coming to New York. She listened to Yun Jiuyu's suggestion and wanted to travel alone, let alone Yan Banxia. The recent work with Si Nanxing for the studio has been enough of a headache. She believes that with Si Nanxing's company, Yan Banxia will not go into a corner again.

There is a small town called Cold Spring in the suburbs of upstate New York. It is surrounded by the sea in the east and mountains in the west. The scenery is beautiful, quiet and comfortable, especially the scenery of listening to the sea in summer and enjoying the maple leaves in autumn is a must for New Yorkers. ideas.

The population of the town is small, except that there will be more tourists in summer and autumn, the residents live peacefully, and the slow pace that is rarely seen in New York City is fully expressed in the town.

There is only one ice cream shop in the town. It is an online celebrity shop famous for its delicate taste, various flavors and cheap prices. However, the owner is very arrogant. Although in the habit of foreigners, you can eat ice and drink cold all year round. Yes, but the owner insists on only opening during the two hottest months of summer - July and August.

There is only one brunch restaurant in the town, which is also an online celebrity shop. You can eat pork, chicken, beef, and lamb here. At first glance, it seems ordinary, but these meats are delivered fresh from nearby farms every morning. , the owner wants the same number of pounds every day, and would rather sell out early sometimes and close the business early than leave the meat for the next day.

Before Xing Yi came to New York, she booked a B&B in the small town of Cold Spring, planning to stay in the town for a while. She made a strategy, thinking that the quiet and slow-paced town is just the paradise she wants to stay alone and think about things.

Xing Yi picked up his suitcase, took a taxi directly to the central station, and bought a one-way train ticket.The departure time was still early, so she went to the first floor of the central station to buy ShakeShack. When she was drinking the thick strawberry milkshake in the waiting area, she thought that the strawberry milkshake from ShakeShack abroad was even better. No wonder Yan Banxia often Show off to her on WeChat.

Thinking of Yan Banxia, ​​Xing Yi unconsciously thought of her serious obsession with cleanliness, if Yan Banxia sat here with her, Yan Banxia would definitely not eat or drink, because Yan Banxia would be very Resist using the toilet on the train.

[A Yi]: Then what did you do when you worked part-time?

[Summer]: I work part-time at the university. It’s very clean, and it’s divided into men and women, okay? It’s divided into a small room, and most of the public toilets outside have only one, and some places are mixed with men and women... It’s hard to think about it. feel horrible.

[A Yi]: Hypocritical.

Xing Yi now misses her hypocritically making small remarks about Pinellia. Traveling alone is free, but also lonely. She has already guessed that if she eats in a restaurant and leaves halfway to go to the bathroom, maybe the waiter will not eat her. Take away the finished things.

During the one-and-a-half-hour drive, Xing Yi occasionally slept next to the window for more than ten minutes, and the rest of the time he stared at the bare branches on the bank of the Hudson River outside the window in a daze.

The station in Cold Spring Town has no gates, and you can buy tickets directly on the platform, which is quite similar to the settings of some subway stations in New York that are not underground.Going up from the stairs on the platform is a flyover in the middle, with a solid concrete floor, surrounded by transparent protective walls, and then you can see the old red brick wall when you go out from the exit. There is a sign on the outside of the wall, using traditional lining The line font reads: WELCOMETOCOLDSPRING.

Xing Yi didn't bring a selfie stick, and after tossing in front of the red brick wall for a long time, she still couldn't take a satisfactory selfie. She wanted to take all the English words of the brand, but she sincerely admitted in her heart that she has short hands. Taking a selfie with the brand, she couldn't take a picture of the brand in English.

It has only been a long time since he started traveling alone, and Xing Yi has already regretted it a bit. It is so difficult to take a satisfactory selfie.

Xing Yi first went to the B&B to put down her suitcase, then waited in line for an hour at the brunch restaurant and finally ate her first meal in New York. She checked out with a bitter face, wondering if her English had deteriorated, what? I ordered two brunch meals, both of which were small and unappetizing. The grilled chicken was too bad, and there was no free ice water. She had to order a glass of mixed juice that didn't taste good enough for the price.

Feeling cheated, Xing Yi became more and more frustrated and came to a coffee shop.

The owner of the coffee shop puts a lot of thought into the design. She loves simple and natural color schemes, so the outer wall is dark blue like the sea, and the wooden doors and windows are all retro-style ivory white. The small courtyard in front of the door is planted with small Daisy, neatly placed log-colored tables and chairs.

Push the door in and step on the creaking wooden floor, painted with light yellow and light blue paints in irregular geometric patterns.Looking up, you can see fluorescent stars of different sizes on the ceiling painted with blue and black paint. If it is night, real starlight will also sprinkle down through the small skylight in the corner of the ceiling, decorating the stars.The surrounding walls are also covered with postcards from all over the world, and there are cute graffiti menus on large and small blackboards.

Xing Yi immediately understood why Pinellia often said, "Maybe everyone who studies design has a common problem. Compared with delicious food, sometimes it is more about the decoration style of a restaurant."

As far as the decoration style of this coffee shop is concerned, Xing Yi feels that even if the coffee is not so tasty, he can be easily forgiven.

The shopkeeper smiled dimples, brought the hazelnut coffee that Xing Yi ordered, and also sent a pack of train-shaped biscuits. He was a little embarrassed to say that he had just learned to bake recently, and there were no other guests in winter, only Xing Yi, so So I boldly used it for Xing Yi to try.

Xing Yi thanked her in surprise for taking the biscuit, took a sip of coffee, her eyes widened in shock, she then ate a biscuit, her eyes widened even wider, and her mind was already zooming in on the fireworks of the big celebration.

The owner thought that the coffee and biscuits he made were not tasty, so he asked cautiously, "Tastenotgood?"

Xing Yi took another big sip of coffee, feeling the warmth from her throat all the way to her stomach. She sighed comfortably, raised her thumbs on both sides and said to the owner, "Delicious!"

The enthusiastic shopkeeper simply sat down and chatted with Xing Yi, and introduced her to what fun things to do in the town. Xing Yi couldn't wish for it more. Instead of following the strategy to plant and pull weeds, it is better to listen to the recommendations of the town residents.

There is a candy store in the town, a small one, hidden at the foot of the mountain in the west, the store only sells malt candy, which is very delicious, but it doesn't open often.Next to the candy store is a bakery, which only sells wheat-flavored bread, but it is often open and business is booming.

Walk a few steps to the left of the bakery and you will find that there are hand-painted postcards by designers in the town, and interesting wooden gadgets collected from all over the place.

There is also a flower shop, the owner has set very strange rules: flowers will only be sold one by one, not in bunches.

"And the name of this flower is weird, Inever heard that before, but this is really beautiful."

The town has an annual summer carnival, residents or tourists will happily put on their pajamas, and the streets are lined with food stalls that can make people move their index fingers just by smelling the smell and looking at the color, such as sweet and crunchy apple candies , and octopus balls sprinkled with bonito flakes.The child will hold a large handful of daisies, run around the crowd nimbly, and distribute the handful of daisies in his arms that represent happiness to everyone.

The more lively, the more lonely.

Xing Yi smiled reluctantly. The owner of the coffee shop took out a malt candy from his apron pocket and stuffed it into Xing Yi's hand. She told Xing Yi that this malt candy was a treasure she was reluctant to eat. I went to the candy store to grab the last one yesterday, so Xing Yi must be happy after eating it, so as not to disappoint her collection.

The winter sun is orange, and the smell of the malt candy is brown, both of which are warm and pleasant colors. No matter what Xing Yi is struggling with or worrying about at the moment, the malt candy is the bunch that rushes into her heart and wipes away all the haze. Sweeping warm light.

There is a portable gramophone in the coffee shop. The owner likes to listen to old songs. She bought a lot of vinyl records from the last century at a high price. She also bought a lot of vinyl records of popular songs.

Xing Yi is quite envious of the shop owner. Brewing a pot of warm and mellow coffee, listening to his favorite music, and spending the afternoon leisurely every day, this is a comfortable life that many people can't look forward to.

The beautiful singing of nostalgic golden songs filled the entire coffee shop for a while, such as "Right Here Waiting" in 1989, "Nothing in the World" in 2003, "Burning" in 2004, and "Crush" in 2008.

Xing Yi tried "Zenwen is already a person in the song" once again. The shop owner didn't listen to cheerful songs. Could she not be touched by the scene?

A bag full of malt candy, a little white dog made of wood will bark when it pulls its tail, it is said that a sincere wish to that flower with a strange name will come true, and there is a restaurant with delicious cream stew, at the foot of the mountain Next to the big rock is the sparkling lake, there is an old man who writes love poems, and there is a firefly dancing party.

After staying in the town for a week, Xing also found that most of the houses in the town are in the primary colors of red, yellow and blue. The restaurant with particularly delicious cream stew has blue exterior walls, red fences, and yellow menus, and the bakery is blue. The outer wall of the building, the red tables and chairs, and the uppercase English written in italics on the outer wall with yellow paint: THECOLDSPRINGBREADBAR.

It is really difficult to take a satisfactory selfie without a tripod and a selfie stick. Xing Yi accepted it readily and turned to take pictures of the houses in the small town. So she had so much fun that she updated the Jiugongge photo in the circle of friends, and deleted it in seconds after she realized it. But still can't escape the eagle eyes of Yan Banxia who swipes Moments whenever he has time.

[Summer]: Are you in Cold Spring, upstate New York?You lied to me again?

[A Yi]: Well, I don’t think these houses look good, they are in the primary colors of red, yellow and blue.

[Summer]: Then what did you delete in seconds?

[A Yi]: I... have a guilty conscience.

[Summer]: Heh, Xiaomi, that's it.