1999

Wu Jiusheng himself did not expect that everything would develop so quickly.The Internet age is so developed, you only need to make an appointment call two days in advance, and there are brokers in the urban area who have made an appointment to see the house on weekends. They don’t need to use the big things of the moving company, and the soft things are only the capacity of a few travel bags. , you can leave one residence behind and move on to the next at any time.It seems that there is no need to be attached. On the road of life that is constantly speeding forward, all stays are superfluous.

It felt so unreal.

Wu Jiusheng stayed by the river between Life Street and the factory area throughout the afternoon.He walked slowly along the long embankment, holding a grass tail in his hand, staring at the river to pass the silent time.

Huda didn't follow, he stayed in the shop to take care of the last little chores.What was unprecedented was that Wu Jiusheng didn't even want Hu Da to stay by his side at this moment.

He didn't want to show his hesitation and melancholy in front of Hu Da.Now that the other party has already made up his mind, and he is willing to do whatever it takes for himself, it seems a little ignorant to show a reluctant willingness at this time.

What is he thinking.

If you seriously ask your heart, do you want to go back to study, then of course you do.Are you afraid of suffering? Now you are no longer afraid.But leaving Pingxiang, a place where every pore of his body is familiar, made him feel contradictory and complicated.

Even when he left home without saying goodbye, Wu Jiusheng never felt this way.

Shenzhen is really a magical city. It is obviously full of foreigners, and no one's homeland, but inexplicably makes him infected with nostalgia, becoming sleepy and not straightforward.

As soon as you close your eyes, there are memories in front of you, the way Jiujiu BBQ was still there; he still lived next to Huda, and he ran in and out shirtless; he looked like he was unfamiliar with the place when he first arrived at the factory; they met The way it was.

Many details have been blurred by time. I never felt that those fragments need to be carefully recalled, because I always feel that this place will always exist, and the same is true for memories, buried here, forever stable, and will not change.

Now they have changed.

When Hu Da was cleaning the house earlier, Wu Jiusheng couldn't bear to stand by his side.Those sofas, those curtains, those pillows, and the little flowers on the window sills were all things they arranged by themselves. The floor was covered with wool-colored warm carpets, and the bed was pillows that two people hugged and slept together. Days leave traces bit by bit.

Standing behind Huda, the young man couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Our homes are here..."

Hu Da stopped cleaning up. He glanced back at the young man, smiled easily, and raised his chin towards him.

"I won't run away, I will come back."

"Can I take those pair of pillows away?" Wu Jiusheng turned around in the room, and finally pointed to the two fox head pillows on the sofa.When he was preparing for the exam and endorsement, he liked to nest one of them in his arms, and the fox's head was deformed by him.He always likes to take the other one, which is more subdued, downstairs, and put it on the back of the chair in front of the computer desk where Huda registers, so that he can lean on his waist.It is said that they are a couple named Ari and Atao.

Huda nodded, and then the young man picked up the two precious guys from the sofa, and put them away next to a few luggage bags piled up in the corner. When everything was done, there was nothing else to do, so he was reluctant to part Go downstairs and walk out of the store door, wandering outside.

After the young man left, Huda's subordinates became more agile.He gathered all the things together, put on a dust-proof quilt, locked the windows, turned off the electric meter, and finally closed the door and put on two brand new locks.

Aunt Liu, who was invited to watch, had already sat down at the registration table.She has always known about Huda's store's business situation, and she was also very surprised by his sudden plan to go to the city.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many guests, she curiously half-stepped up the stairs and glanced upstairs.

"It's a pity that you are so strange. Anyway, you can't live anymore. It's better to rent out two rooms. It's a stable income anyway."

Hu Da just smiled when he heard Aunt Liu's words.

"Upstairs and downstairs, the store is still doing business, so it's inconvenient to rent it to outsiders."

He was so perfunctory.

"There is always someone you can trust. Hey, I just watched Bai Kong burn money here, and my heart ached..."

Aunt Liu muttered something, but didn't go into details.She thought to herself that she was only temporarily invited to help for a day or two, and it was not her turn to speak after all, so she refused to persuade her.

She was the only one who knew about this, and Hu Da himself knew about it, but the young man who had run away long ago didn't know anything about it.

He fully thought that Hu Da's plan was to hire Aunt Liu to oversee the business of the store all day long, so that she could help Hu Da to look after the house.I didn't know there was such a smooth and good thing in the world.

Hu Da didn't mention it to Wu Jiusheng, because he knew that if he said it himself, the young man might not want to leave Pingxiang and go to the city no matter what.

Good things never come, and life always requires some sacrifices.Fortunately, at this moment, Huda doesn't feel the slightest parting.

He is not sad, on the contrary, he has never felt so happy.

He silently put the key in the palm of his hand, put his hands in his pockets, passed Aunt Liu out of the front door, and walked straight to the direction of the station after walking around Life Street.The weather at the end of May was already very hot, and the people waiting for him at the station were already sweating profusely.

Hu Da patted the other party's sweat-stained vest, and generously handed over the key in his hand.

Xu Chongwen, who was wiping his forehead with the back of his hand, still looked at him incredulously, and asked tentatively, "Are you sure? Are you really sure? Don't you regret it?"

Huda didn't answer.

One day more than half a year ago, he took the house deed to find his only remaining friend from the first half of his life, when he mortgaged the store to Xu Chongwen.Now, he sold the shop to the other party.

It is sold, and if it is handed over, it is not your own, clean and thorough.

He lied to Wu Jiusheng, and until now, only by selling this shop, everything in the next few years will be really affordable.He was always afraid that the young man would seriously go back and settle the account, but fortunately, Wu Jiusheng was immersed in his reluctance to move out throughout the day, and neglected the trick.

Hu Da felt lucky, fortunately, he still had this little bit of property, and had such a reliable friend as Xu Chongwen.

"Don't say such things, the store sold it to you, you didn't take much advantage from me, so don't worry about it. It's me, I want to thank you for agreeing to help me keep the room on the second floor."

The storefront that I got in black and white is simply missing a room upstairs, and I don’t know how many buyers are unwilling.But Xu Chongwen agreed without saying a word.Hu Da’s price is reasonable, and the business of physical stores is not easy nowadays. It happens that Ping Township is full of small workshops and processing factories. The supply of goods is sufficient and the cost is low. Doing online business, it happened that Huda's store was also engaged in logistics business. He bought it, on the one hand, as a delivery warehouse, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as a temporary residence.He is also a person who has worked hard in Shenzhen for half his life. Every child is hard-earned money. He bought Huda's store just to improve the life of his wife and children, and to start a new business and his son to go to school. Cai often has to live in two places, and it is not easy for foreigners to live in the city.Huda understood his difficulties, and was especially grateful for his thoughtfulness. He really couldn't think of what else to say.

"When you first came out, I came to you and wanted to make up for you. You only said that you wanted to guard this store, and you didn't need anything else. At that time, I thought it was your lifeblood. Now you put it If you sell it, where will you settle down?"

Holding the key of Hu Da, Xu Chongwen couldn't help asking.

"Didn't you also move to this poor village to build a factory by yourself for your wife and children?" Hu Da asked him back, and Xu Chongwen was stunned by the question.

Yes, he is coming too.

"The important thing is not one or two houses, don't you think so?" Huda said to his friend with a smile, "You always remember them in your heart. Wherever your family is, there is your home. As long as there is a home in the world, Isn't this heart safe?"

At that moment, Xu Chongwen's heart suddenly swayed for a moment.

Huda has no family members. His only old grandmother has passed away for many years. For a long time, he has no lover by his side. If he has, anyone with a discerning eye will know it.But at this moment, there was an incomparably sincere realization in his eyes, which was a kind of firm determination that could not be faked normally.He understands someone like him who has to carry the burden of family and career on his shoulders after marrying a wife and having children.But Huda, why did he have such eyes.

At that moment, Xu Chongwen suddenly thought of a terrible and sharp possibility.

Countless discourse fragments that could not be organized crossed his throat, he wanted to say it, but he couldn't say it desperately.

He suddenly connected many details, all the little things in the past pieced together to form a complete picture.His eyes subconsciously moved away from Huda's face, and turned to the obscure street behind Huda.

"You..." He opened his mouth, but when he looked up, he saw Hu Da'an's quiet eyes again.

He got it.

"That's still a child..." He gritted his teeth, "He's too young, do you understand? The gap between the two is too big, and there will be various problems in life in the future. You have done all of these Are you mentally prepared?"

This was the first time that Huda was able to put down his guard in front of an outsider who was a third party, and showed a sincere expression.His answer was written all over his face, and he didn't.

He is calm and has nothing to fear.

"Let's take a step at a time." He replied.After all, even he couldn't predict what life would be like after entering the city.But there is one thing that he can be sure of. Unknowingly, the only thing he can rely on to be safe in the world is no longer a shop, but a person.