Shengsheng

Boss Liang, who was already asleep on his side, didn't notice what happened in the car.

However, during their drive back to Shengsi County this time, it was the first time that they formally experienced two-person self-driving, but Liang Sheng, who quickly got used to it, got on the road normally with only the navigation, without making any mistakes along the way.

Along the way, the weather began to clear up a little bit.

Obviously, the day of departure was a little gray, and the sky ahead could not be seen. Today, the golden sun is always looming on the other side of the sea level.

This makes the ocean on the other side of the road stained with a special layer of gold like sequins.

Just like the scales of the legendary dragon living in the Dragon Palace, it reflects the beauty of the natural scenery endowed by the earth, and makes people on the ground yearn for it.

And at the junction of the coastlines farther away, you can see civilian ships that fishermen live all year round, and some artificial breeding nets that are deployed along the road but not used during the fishing ban.

"Beep-beep-"

The sound of the engine on the boat could be heard faintly, and the breeding nets on New Year's Day were being put away one after another, and even the fish that crossed the sea could safely go to the next water to celebrate the New Year.

Liang Sheng only saw these unusual seaside scenery after he left the capital and came to Zhoushan. Life on the seaside is accompanied by boats and the sea. The dream of fishermen is the sea, and the boat is more like a ship that carries people's dreams. tools.

This is why Jiang Xinwen's generation is willing to bring such a high degree of education, give up so many external things, and come back here to ponder the technology to build small boats, big boats, and ship ships earlier.

The dream of Zhoushan is on the sea, where the sun rises, and it is also the ideal of a generation.

"Go in from the toll booth in the north, otherwise you have to take a detour, are you tired, do you want me to have a meeting instead?"

This is when the man next to him opened his eyes and said when he was about to enter the toll booth in front of Zhoushan.

He seemed to have fallen asleep all the way, and didn't wake up until now.

But in the past, he may not have been able to sleep so soundly in other places. It may be that Liang Sheng was driving next to him this time, so he, who has been used to maintaining a tense state all year round, can get this moment of reasonable rest.

The first thing he did after he opened his eyes and woke up was to look outside the fully lit window. Seeing that the scenery on the highway was approaching Zhoushan, he also talked to Liang Sheng for a while. Swap driving.

Hearing this, the young man driving the car also shook his head to signal that he didn't need it. In the past, his energy was one of the best in Hangzhou Port, and it didn't matter if he stayed up all night.The man didn't show any politeness to him when he saw this. Seeing that he didn't look sleepy at all, the two of them continued to drive the car forward.

When it was almost noon, the car of the two people stopped at several toll stations along the way, entered the familiar Lizhushan Wharf, and finally got off the expressway and stopped at the Zhuangjia Market in Shengsi County, which was very impressive to them. the door.

Because I originally wanted to buy some pagoda paper money for the New Year and festivals, so I found a place to live and pay homage to my ancestors.

So it is definitely necessary to take a walk around this kind of small market. If they are lucky, they will not only be able to return to Xiaoshan before tomorrow morning, but they may also go to other places.

Only this time, compared to half a year ago, the inside of this small banker market was also a little bit more lively with the color of the New Year's Day.

Not only are there lights and festoons outside, but there are crowds of people everywhere, which can be seen with the naked eye. Glutinous rice products, various cakes and fresh pickles are the most common in the various stalls in the market.

Those fresh pickled vegetables are different from those in the north. Most of them are shredded pickled vegetables, edamame, pickled radish and mustard.

The round pickled mustard seems to be freshly dug from the ground, and the whole one is pickled in the tank. Just by smelling it, there is a unique pickling aroma blended with salt and fresh vegetables.

And go a little further into the market, the seafood that can be seen everywhere in summer is much less visible to the naked eye, and the holiday is coming soon, there are more fresh lamb and fresh steak hanging on the chopping board, more inside, and some are directly selling cooked salted chicken Duck shop.

It happened that they didn't have time to have a good breakfast before they left Taizhou in the morning.

Now when I got out of the car and wanted to walk around, my hands were cold, my feet were cold and my cheeks were freezing, so after stopping at the breakfast stall at the entrance of the market, the two of them simply ate a hot cake together.

"Sister-in-law, how much is an embedded cake?"

"Three yuan without meat, six yuan with braised pork, and broth for free. This is the best embedded cake around here..."

"Then come two, both with braised pork."

The conversation vaguely took place between Liang Sheng and the local women at the market stall.

To say that this embedded cake sounds a little strange, I heard that it is a specialty of Wenling, but they also eat it here.

The white dough on the outside is made from rice cakes, and it is glutinous and chewy.

There are vermicelli, bean sprouts, braised pork and broth in it. There are usually aunties with good craftsmanship setting up a stall at the entrance of the small market. They will pack one for you in a plastic bag, and the broth will be so delicious when you bite down.

The man with the cold breath in his mouth, and the man who likes to cleanly carry the plastic bag seems to like this, and he tilted his head to signal the young man to try it too.

And just as he stood in front of the stall and opened his mouth to take a bite of hot food, on the other side, the young man who walked into the market with him had already paid 20 yuan and two pieces of change for him, silently paying him .

"Hey! Thank you, young man. I'll give you ten yuan if the change is deducted. We're here to have breakfast together. Do you want some more broth or soy milk for [-] cents..."

This initiative to pay for the money seemed quite natural, his brother just continued to eat breakfast with a smile and didn't speak.

Probably seeing that the two of them dressed like this seemed to be passing by together, the sister-in-law in a big white apron at the entrance of the market also warmly greeted her business.

Hearing this, the corners of his mouth immediately became more curved, not being serious about this kind of thing. Boss Liang thought that it was rare to have breakfast, so he was rude, so he simply wiped his hands, and took a hot soy milk from the breakfast stand to cover it. With the palm of his hand, he pointed to Liang Sheng behind him,

"Okay, then I'll listen to my sister-in-law and order another soy milk. Anyway, someone said to treat me to breakfast before."

Having said that, Boss Liang, who was relieved to eat this early meal, also signaled to the people around him to raise his eyebrows again, and Liang Sheng, who was not very good at proactively greeting people, listened and did not refute.

Waiting for the lady proprietress of the breakfast shop to say with a smile, "You two brothers have such a good relationship", they paid for the soy milk again, and the two continued to walk into the market while eating.

2013 1 Month 1 Day.

New Year.

Liang Sheng and Liang Sheng chose to go back to Zhoushan together, and then strolled around the nearby dealer's market all afternoon.

During the period, they bought the pagoda paper money they needed to use at the old incense and candle shop inside, and then asked the shopkeeper to ask for a black plastic bag to pack it, and then took it to the car parked outside the market together.

These pagoda paper coins made of paper are not heavy, but it is quite troublesome to find a suitable place to burn them in your hands.

After discussing last night, I still decided to go to the former Xiao Haiyang's house before returning to Hangzhou Port, and then visit the family out of courtesy.

Who would have thought that they were preparing to buy something before going to other people's houses.

On the way, the two of them came out of the market with their big and small things, and happened to bump into Xiao Haiyang's father who was driving a tricycle to do business today, and was watching Xiao Haiyang's father wandering around the door waiting for business.

"Hey! Liang, Mr. Liang! Mr. Liang, I'm not mistaken! You, didn't you go to Hangzhou? Why are you here? Oh, there are college students, why are you all back? Did Lao Jiang come back? Lao Jiang! Lao Jiang!... Ouch, look at my brain, I forgot to say the most important thing in a hurry, happy new year's day! I wish you all a happy new year's day, haha!"

Compared with what he looked like half a year ago, Xiao Haiyang's father not only shaved his crew cut, but also bought a new tricycle. However, he is still so hospitable and has a naturally loud voice, which can be heard from far away Certainly not to be missed.

He originally came out today to try his luck, to see if he could pick up a business or two at the entrance of the market, and he stayed here after breakfast early in the morning. nobleman.

Because the actual relationship between the two of them is not clear.

At this moment, Xiao Haiyang's father only thought that they came to Shengsi because Hangzhou Port was on holiday, and wondered why that old guy Jiang Xinwen didn't come back with him for New Year's Day.

As for this, the two who didn't know how to explain it for a while thought about it and simply chose to skip this somewhat complicated topic.

I just briefly told him that Jiang Xinwen still had something to do for the time being, and they chose to come together because they happened to be together because they had something to do, and they also mentioned that they wanted to find a place to burn the pile of things in their hands later.

This allowed Xiao Haiyang's father to immediately understand the purpose of his trip.

Because there is also a local custom of burning paper money to the Land Lord on big festivals, even people who are far away from other places will pay attention to it, and usually put a note and two extra ones to express their hearts.

Although life is better now, and many old customs don’t pay so much attention, after all, this is a matter of habit of the older generation, but anyone who is a little old will care about it, especially those like Liang Sheng who have been doing business outside all year round. Pay attention.

So knowing that Liang Sheng came here to find a place to do this, Xiao Haiyang's father immediately suggested that he could go to the back of the small fishing ground next to the county town.

His family had two fish farms in that place, surrounded by water, and no one would bother them at ordinary times.

In addition, because the two children of his family had drowned at the seaside before, according to the customs of the children's mother's hometown, at the end of the year, they would also burn some paper money at the seaside to thank God for not accepting it.

It happened that they were free during the holidays, so if he thought it was appropriate, he would invite Xiao Haiyang and Xiao Xi to take them there after dinner at his house later, and it was convenient to go back and forth on the road.

This suggestion, the man and the young man thought for a while and thought it was quite appropriate, so they adopted it.

Because they were all acquaintances, Xiao Haiyang's father would not allow them to buy things before going to his house, and he just dragged them together to eat at home along the way.

And catching up with this family, the young and old are all here today, and when I heard that the two of them had something to come back, it was a long time to welcome them. The two little guys who used to be around Mr. Surprised and ran out.

"Uncle! Uncle! You're here again!" "Uncle! Uncle! Are you coming to my house for dinner?" "Uncle! Didn't you say that it will take you a long time to come back from Ningbo! Why did you come back so soon!"

Compared with her older sister who was more quiet and mature in the past half a year, this child named Xiao Haiyang not only looks a lot taller, but also looks more lively.

The man seemed to like the two children of this family quite a lot. He smiled and let the two children circle around him without saying anything. On the contrary, when he was about to go in for dinner later, he also seemed very interested in playing with them.

His patience with children was a little strange to Liang Sheng who hadn't seen him for a long time.

But then Xiao Haiyang noticed that there was another person behind him and immediately ran over curiously, and after looking left and right at the faces of the two of them, he suddenly said oh,

"Oh—I see, this is the brother—sister that uncle said last time, look, uncle and brother look like—"

"...What are you talking about, you idiot!"

"It's very similar! It's exactly the same! It's like the same person!"

"You talk nonsense to me again! Tell me nonsense again!"

These children's nonsense made the parents next to them suddenly come out embarrassingly and pull people.

Because anyone with long eyes can tell that Liang Sheng and Liang Sheng have no similarities in facial features or appearance, let alone the slightest resemblance. This must be the nonsense of this ignorant child of.

When Leng Buding heard this, the two people standing at the door also paused at the same time, and then Liang Sheng noticed that the man had restrained his expression for a moment, and said calmly, "It's okay, it's okay, it's a kid's joke, it's okay." Seriously continue to go in to eat.

It was such a small thing that no one noticed it.

Xiao Haiyang was dragged to the kitchen by his mother to teach him a few words, and he stopped talking nonsense. He hopped around and ate lunch next to his grandfather and sister, and after listening to the adults, he and his sister led Then they went to burn pagoda paper money at their own fishing ground.

Along the way, because Liang Sheng was basically in the shipyard and hadn't seen each other much before, Xiao Haiyang showed great curiosity towards this thin, gentle and tall big brother.

Liang Sheng has a dull personality. He has not been very talkative since he was a child, and he is not good at dealing with children.

But when he heard that the child was next to his ear, he would lower his head and hold his hand expressionlessly, and remind him to be careful not to walk to the side. The man who was walking in front with Xiao Xi turned around and smiled at them, At the same time, he waved his hand to signal them to hurry up.

They carried their things one after the other to the beach at the entrance of the village. According to the customs of different places, they used a lighter to pad newspapers in the lee and lit the pagoda paper money in front of them while it was still dark.

"clatter--"

The moment the flame in the lighter was ignited, during this festival, the paper money burned for the deceased suddenly turned black and curled up in the flames.

In Liang Sheng's memory, apart from his father, Liang Pei, who died in prison when he was a child, there are no other relatives who have passed away, but he noticed that the eyes of the man squatting beside him were far more complicated and silent than he wanted.

It was as if he had seen through many people and things. In his past life, he probably encountered more deaths and partings of relatives and friends than himself.

And just accompanying each other like this, reflecting the orange sunset and the beach behind, and letting the paper ash that exudes a burnt smell blow into the sea not far away.

Unknowingly, the sea water had already risen to the bottom of their trousers. In order not to let their shoes get wet and they would not be able to go home later, they both took off their shoes and socks and stepped on the sand with bare feet.

After seeing that the man obviously wanted to stay here longer, Liang Sheng walked back to the side with their things alone.

Xiao Haiyang, who was playing with a small bag next to the barbed wire fence in the fishing ground, first blinked and looked at the man standing on the beach smoking in the distance, then suddenly whispered to him,

"Brother Shengsheng, look, uncle's feet are so white."

"..."

"It's whiter than my sister's, and the toes are as white as the tender water chestnuts, and they are just as beautiful."

"..."

These words made the innocent young man who had always been pure-hearted and ascetic, and even the last time his first love was only limited to shaking hands, suddenly froze.

He didn't dare to look back at the moment, but after a while, Liang Sheng, who was instantly cleared by the piercing sea breeze, still covered the mouth of this little kid, and grabbed him to play beside him with a cold face. went.

On this day, they went back together before burning the pagoda quietly.

On the way back, the man had returned to his usual calm and calm appearance. The different feelings he had had on the beach had completely left his body, like paper money ashes floating into the sea, leaving no trace left behind.

And in the evening, Liang Sheng, who had to report back to Hangzhou Port early tomorrow morning, also chose to go to bed early.

It was just that after dinner, he and the man spoke a few last words behind the brick house in this small county town. Compared with the last time, their conversation this time was much simpler and more peaceful.

"By the way, did I tell you, last time...why did I reject your academician Gan's investment plan for the teaching building of Tsinghua University before I left?"

"No."

Recalling this incident, Liang Sheng, who really didn't remember him talking to him, also replied.

"Huh? You never wondered about my reasons. At that time, I didn't care about your face at all, did I?"

Facing the beach in the distance, the man raised his eyebrows at him with a smile.

"You always have your reasons."

"Ha, that's what I said."

"..."

"But it is true."

After thinking about it, the man relaxed his tight shoulders and squinted his eyes to see the moon above his head, then slowly said the following words to him,

"That investment plan, anyone who does it will lose money, and the above accounts are wrong. I am more familiar with this kind of account transfer than anyone before I went to the provincial capital to open a store. I can see that there are people in your school who are in the link with just one glance. If he wants to eat oil and water, this person will not be an old professor like Academician Gan, because he cares about the reputation of the school more than his own life, so there are only some units involved in the accounts."

"..."

"But I'm an outsider, and I can't control the internal affairs of your school, and the school is equivalent to a system. Before something goes wrong, all the unspoken rules are maintained at a stage where there is no outbreak, so I didn't go to the school at that time. To say anything off-topic, I just suggested that Academician Gan wait until he is not in a hurry to build this building this year, but he obviously didn't understand what I meant."

"..."

"I said that, do you understand what I mean?"

After the man said this, he smiled at him and left. He had finished his words, but he had fulfilled the agreement between the two of them that he would never care what he wanted to do.

Liang Sheng stood on the spot and watched him go, thinking that tomorrow the journey of the two of them from Xiaoshan would finally come to an end, he still had a strange feeling in his heart.

It's just that no matter how he feels that he is a little strange now, he still has to go back to sleep peacefully tonight, but just before going to bed, the mobile phone he has been carrying with him rang.

This is a text message.

The sender was obviously from the capital, and as soon as he opened it, the content of the text box also jumped out.

【"Junior brother, are you asleep? Wang Jun and I have been staying for several months, and this time we finally caught someone at the entrance of the Internet cafe just as they were about to go home on New Year's Eve!】

"..."

[The two bastards squandered all the previous money and asked us to borrow money, this time they are completely desperate!I've already typed out the bank card statement that framed you back then, and you're right, this time things really went wrong!I think the teaching and administrative department will have to follow suit this time! 】

These words made Liang Sheng visibly awake to the naked eye the moment he opened it in the dark.

After a while, after re-reading the above content clearly word by word, in the past six months, he who has kept in touch with the other side more or less, still kept silent and calmly replied a few moments later, and then slowed down. Slowly turned off the phone.

His mind was extremely calm.

Because he knew that this time, his stay in Zhoushan was coming to an end.

Although he never felt how fast it all went, but seeing that all the grievances were about to be unraveled at once, he still felt that the days of being trapped here that enveloped his head came sooner than he imagined.

At this moment, Zhoushan at night still reveals the tranquility of the small village.

In the distance, the sea water was rising one after another, and the sound of the waves roared, as if they were coming from far away, but also as if they were very close here.

It happened to be at the back door of an Internet cafe far away from Tsinghua University in the capital, but it was accompanied by smashed wine bottles, the sound of vehicle horns, and two drunk boys who looked like college students fell into a pile of bicycles in a panic. .

But now, faced with a group of "rough accents" and "fierce" burly men who are pressing every step of the way, these two wastes whose stomachs are full of yellow soup and who can hardly stand on the road can only cry with mournful faces , and finally couldn't help but shouted at the top of his voice.

"Don't stop! Big brother! Big brother! We were wronged! We really don't blame us for that incident! It was Director Kuang's son and Mr. Wang who asked us to do it! 3000 yuan! Deliberate cheating! It's all theirs Idea! They forced us to do this!"