song for the city

At around eight o'clock on Saturday morning, Xiang Pei came out of his room after changing clothes.

"Leaving?" Liang Zhang was peeling a boiled egg, with a circle of eggshells around his hands.

"Well, Chen Zhaonan is downstairs," Xiang Pei asked, "Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"

"Woke up very early, and then couldn't fall asleep." Liang Zhang replied.He looked disinterested, his hands moving slowly, and his hair disheveled.Ever since Chen Zhaonan came to their house the day before yesterday, Liang Zhang has been in this state almost all the time.

Xiang Pei guessed that Liang Zhang was so depressed because he couldn't go to the temple, and said why Liang Zhang was so superstitious.

Liang Zhang finally finished peeling the soft-boiled egg in his hand, passed it to Xiang Pei, and brought him a bottle of milk and two steamed buns along the way: "I want to have breakfast."

Very early on, he discovered that Xiang Pei didn't like to eat breakfast, and his three meals were not very regular, so sooner or later he would have stomach problems.

Chen Zhaonan had called Xiang Pei before, and made an appointment to have breakfast together before setting off. Moreover, Xiang Pei hated eggs. When he was a child, he vomited after eating eggs, and now he felt nauseous when he smelled eggs.But the egg was already placed in front of Xiang Pei, he didn't want to refuse, took the food, and said to Liang Zhang, "Thank you. I should be back around five o'clock in the evening. You can wait for me to have dinner together."

Liang Zhang agreed, "Okay, be careful on the road."

Xiang Pei opened the door and walked down the corridor, holding Liang Zhang's egg in his hand, the egg white was smooth, without any extra shell.Xiang Pei tried to take a bite, swallowed it breathlessly, and when he got downstairs, he had just finished eating an egg.Suppressing the nausea from the side of the throat with milk, and after a long time, until the smell of eggs in his mouth disappeared, Xiang Pei continued to walk forward.

A silver-gray Toyota is parked outside the old building. There are few cars in this area, so it is a bit conspicuous at first glance.

But the one who stood out the most was Chen Zhaonan, who leaned against the car and smoked a cigarette, with his outrageous sunglasses hanging on the bridge of his nose.Xiang Pei suspected that they were going on a blind date with Chen Zhaonan today, rather than going to the temple to pray for safety.

Seeing Xiang Pei approaching, he waved to him from a distance, raising his hand very high: "Little Pei! Here!" He roared loudly, probably because he felt that Xiang Pei was blind and had to judge his position by his ears.

Xiang Pei approached Chen Zhaonan with his head down, and said awkwardly, "Do you think it's not obvious that your car is parked here? Or do you want to practice your voice early in the morning."

Just as Chen Zhaonan was about to speak, You Jing poked his head out from the driver's seat: "Leave him alone, he's an upstart."

"Brother Jing is driving today?"

"Let me drive with confidence, I dare not let you ride in this car."

You Jing squinted at Chen Zhaonan, pointed behind his finger, and said to Pei, "Get in the car."

"You know it's hurting me." Chen Zhaonan sat back in the co-pilot and put on his seat belt.The car started and drove out of the narrow vegetable market with difficulty. After seeing the car, people dispersed to both sides and automatically gave way.The vegetable market in the morning is very lively, people are everywhere, the ground is full of rotten vegetable leaves and the blood of washed meat, the hawkers are hawking at the top of their voices, the billowing smoke rises from the breakfast shop, rendering the whole street foggy, The vitality of life is slowly spreading.

"Is Liang Zhang really not coming?" Chen Zhaonan asked as the car drove out of the street.

"Ah."

"At that time, I saw that he really wanted to go, and thought he would change his mind."

"Really..." Xiang Pei looked out of the window, which happened to be the restaurant where Liang Zhang worked.

A figure flashed in front of Xiang Pei. He grabbed the door handle of the car and turned his head to follow the man outside.He leaned forward to hold You Jing's shoulder and shouted, "Wait a minute! Stop."

Youjing, who was driving, stepped on the brakes in time, and the three of them fell forward due to inertia. Youjing turned around in horror and asked, "What's wrong?!"

Xiang Pei didn't answer, opened the door and got out of the car, and walked straight forward, leaving Chen Zhaonan and You Jing in the car looking at each other.

"I guess I forgot to take something... right?"

Xiang Pei's pace was very fast, and he quickly passed the crowd, worried that the person in front of him would disappear in the next second.

"Uncle Wang!"

The man in front stopped, turned his head in doubt, and asked in surprise, "Xiang Pei?"

Xiang Pei almost trotted after him, but when he got in front of Uncle Wang, his breath was a little unsteady.

Uncle Wang is the owner of the restaurant where Liang Zhang works, and he also lives in their building. He is a little chubby and has a very kind face.

"Uncle Wang, I have something to ask you."

"What's the matter?" Uncle Wang's Mandarin was not standard, mixed with a strong Sichuan flavor, and he was holding a large cabbage in both hands.

"Liang Zhang works with you, how much does he pay for a noon?"

"I want to ask for a day off for him, and I'll pay for it, is that okay?"

"He came to Day City alone, and something happened recently. I want to take him to the temple to ask for a peace talisman. But he is too embarrassed to ask you for leave, please."

Uncle Wang has known Xiang Pei for a long time. He knows that this child is taciturn and no one cares about him at home. It is very miserable.But he has a cold face and a warm heart. There are many elderly people in the yard, and Xiang Pei will help take care of them when he has nothing to do. He doesn't easily ask others if he has any difficulties. Once he opens his mouth, he sincerely wants to ask.

So he could trust Xiang Pei, and Liang Zhang's face seemed to be in trouble recently, Uncle Wang said generously, "All right, but you don't need to give the money."

"Thank you, Uncle. When he asks, just say you have something to do."

"Got it."

With steamed buns in his mouth, Liang Zhang saw Xiang Pei standing in the living room, slightly startled: "Why haven't you left yet, have you forgotten something?"

Xiang Pei replied: "Uncle Wang said that he has something to do at noon today, and the restaurant will not be open. So, you can go to the temple with us."

"I'm going? Really? Such a coincidence made me catch up."

Liang Zhang was so excited that he jumped up from his chair, and he didn't worry about why Uncle Wang asked Xiang Pei to tell him that the restaurant was not open, and he made such a sudden decision.

"Want to go together?"

"Of course!" Liang Zhang quickly went back to his room to change, and came out wearing a blue short-sleeve, and took his camera.

"Can I take pictures in the temple?"

"I can't take pictures of the scenery along the road. The camera is almost dusty during this time."

"All right, all right, let's go."

After tidying up, Xiang Pei and Liang Zhang walked downstairs side by side.

Seeing that Xiang Pei brought someone down, Chen Zhaonan complained, "I thought something serious happened, you ran so fast..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiang Pei interrupted Chen Zhaonan, and said with an unnatural expression: "Go, go."

Liang Zhang always felt that there was something wrong with this matter, but he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

"Why did you decide to come again?" Chen Zhaonan asked Liang Zhang.

Didn't it mean that Uncle Wang couldn't open the restaurant due to something, that's why he came here when he was free?Liang Zhang felt even more strange, but Xiang Pei was very calm next to him, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, so Liang Zhang echoed: "Well, I want to visit the temple."

"Don't your children love game halls now? Do you love going to temples?" You Jing sighed, "Aren't temples places that old people love to go to? What's there to see."

As for his coming to the temple, he was dragged here by Chen Zhaonan and acted as a driver.

Chen Zhaonan coughed: "Who are you talking about?"

"Whoever promises me, I will say whoever."

"You really don't understand my good intentions, dear son. This time, Dad, I want to go to the temple to ask for a marriage for you. After all, we Jingjing haven't been in love for a long time. You are so lonely!" Chen Zhaonan made a sad look, his face was wrinkled, and he beat his chest lightly from time to time, hating iron for nothing.

If You Jing wasn't driving, he would have punched Chen Zhaonan in the face, and forced him to admit his mistake.

"Fuck off, who is your son?" He clenched the steering wheel and said unhappy, "I'm not you, I treat love as a trifle, love is a lifetime thing." He said the last sentence very lightly.

"So you still can't forget her." It was rare for Chen Zhaonan to continue to argue with You Jing, but You Jing pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.Without Chen Zhaonan's chatter, the car became quiet.Suddenly the car started to speed up and stopped by a noodle shop. You Jing and the others were about to get off the car. It seemed that they were going to finish their breakfast at the noodle shop. Liang Zhang and Xiang Pei had finished eating, so they stayed in the car and waited.

Having nothing to do, Liang Zhang said, "Brother You has such a manly personality, so it stands to reason that many little girls like him, right?"

"When I was studying, he was more popular than Chen Zhaonan."

Liang Zhang doesn't believe it, no matter how you look at it, Chen Zhaonan's paomei's skills are much better than Youjing's.

"real or fake."

"But he only had one girlfriend, in high school."

It seems to be the first love, Liang Zhang secretly guesses that You Jing should be a more infatuated person, which fits his personality quite well.The "she" that Chen Zhaonan said just now may be the biggest reason why You Jing has not been in love for so many years.

Chen Zhaonan and the others came back quickly, and when You Jing got into the car, he slammed the door hard, and Liang Zhang in the back seat shook twice, his eyes widened and he looked at Pei, and he dared not speak.Chen Zhaonan also had a dark face, and took out a pack of cigarettes from the storage box opposite the co-driver. He was in no hurry to get into the car, smoked two cigarettes outside, and came in again with the smell of cigarettes all over his body.

The atmosphere in the car behind was weird, no one spoke, Chen Zhaonan and You Jing had obviously had a big fight, Xiang Pei definitely couldn't count on it, the heavy responsibility of enlivening the atmosphere could only fall on Liang Zhang's head.

"Is the temple far?" he asked.

Fortunately, You Jing didn't blame others, and replied in a calm tone: "It's not far, and it will take more than two hours to drive there. After we arrive, we will finish our lunch first, and then go to the temple."

By the way, he also told Liang Zhang something about the temple. Tongshi, where the temple is located, belongs to Day City. The place is small and nothing special. The most famous place is this temple.The temple has a history of many years. Every year, the number of people worshiping Wenquxing is the most, and it is said to be the most spiritual, but it is also very effective to pray for peace, but you must come to fulfill your wish in the future.

Chen Zhaonan couldn't help interjecting: "I used to have a friend who came to the temple to seek marriage, and after returning, he really met the love of his life."

Liang Zhang raised his eyebrows, "Is it really that amazing?"

"You'll know when you go in to worship, but you must be pious, otherwise the gods won't hear you."

Chen Zhaonan spoke in a dignified manner, as if there were real gods sitting in the sky.Liang Zhang laughed straight after hearing this: "Okay, I will be extremely devout in a while."

Seeing that Liang Zhang couldn't be teased, Chen Zhaonan lay back on the chair again, turned his face to the side, still angry.

Liang Zhang touched Pei's arm, and asked him in a low voice, "Do you want to worship?"

"What are you praying for?"

"I wish you a marriage."

Xiang Pei wanted to flick Liang Zhang's smooth forehead to wake him up and stop being so stupid for a day.

"You really listened to Chen Zhaonan's nonsense."

"I don't believe it, I'm just curious. Tell me about people, some things can't be obtained through real ways, so they will be entrusted to other weird ways."

It's pretty transparent.

Xiang Pei leaned his head against the car window, put his hand next to his ear, gently rubbed the stud on his right ear, and said, "I am a firm materialist."

Liang Zhang approached Pei and smiled slyly: "I am a firm follower."

"As you wish?"

"You should follow your own heart in everything you do, don't you? My coming to Day City is the choice of my heart."