Alley

After get off work, he walked to the subway entrance, but stopped abruptly.

He bought some medicine for bruises in the pharmacy.Ask the clerk what can cure frostbite, the clerk takes him to a counter,

It is a European cosmeceutical brand. Under the bombardment of the clerk, he bought a hand cream and a bottle of body lotion.

Back in the alley, it was already ten past six in the evening.

He stood hesitantly at the door, the door was ajar, and he could vaguely see the rose-red curtain through the gap, and someone was coughing inside.

——It wasn't the little thrush, but an older and turbid voice, and a woman's sharp and harsh curses.

He didn't hear the boy's voice, and Xiang Yu's heart gradually sank. He hoped that the girl was not the one who scolded the girl.

After all, Xiang Yu didn't knock on the door. He stood at the door for about half an hour. The woman seemed to be tired of scolding and stopped making a sound. The only sound coming from the room was intermittent coughing. He hung the plastic bag from the pharmacy on the doorknob. , turned and went home.

Xiang Yu had a good dream.

He dreamed that in the forest of his hometown, he stood by a bamboo grove and looked up to see a little thrush perched on the nearest branch of bamboo.

The feathers of the little thrush are dark brown, with a tuft of dark brown hairs on the top of the head, the tail feathers are beautiful dark gray, and there is a touch of shocking white around the edge of the black eyes. A scarlet gemstone.

The melodious and crisp cries echoed in the forest, the breeze came slowly, and the bamboo leaves rustled, as if accompaniment to the thrush.

The alarm clock rang on time, Xiang Yu took the glasses from the bedside table, swiped the alarm on the phone and got up straight away.

At 10:[-], he went out [-] minutes earlier than usual.

Walking into the alley, you can see the thin back of the young man from a distance. The water has been boiled, and the steam is rising.The boy was still sitting on the small bench, rubbing his hands close to the coal stove to keep warm, it might have been burning for a while, Xiang Yu noticed that the tip of the boy's ears was a little red.

He slowed down, and wanted to ask the boy if he needed help, but no matter how he looked at it, there was nothing he could do to help him.

I should get up earlier today and go out, but now I can only pass by.

"Sir, wait a minute!"

Xiang Yu turned around, but he didn't know that his face was already full of smiles.

The boy went into the house, and came out soon after with a plastic bag—it was the bag of medicine and body lotion that Xiang Yu left at his door yesterday.

"Is it yours?"

Xiang Yu found that the boy's eyes were beautiful and sparkling. He looked up at him, but his nose was still a little red, as if he had a cold.

Talk in a low voice.

Xiang Yu nodded, but did not take it, "Take it."

He said dryly, afraid that his pity would hurt the child's self-esteem.

"I don't want this, you can take it back."

The child took Xiang Yu's hand and hung the plastic bag on his hand.The moment they touched each other, Xiang Yu felt his fingers were cold and his fingertips were a little calloused, while other places were still slippery.

The child blushed, put his hands behind his back, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Cold?"

Xiang Yu asked without thinking, he was a little regretful, should he ask his name first.

The boy shook his head, then hesitated for a while, then nodded.

Xiang Yu stood where he was, wishing he could take off his coat and put it on for the child, but he didn't even want the medicine he specially bought, so why would he ask for alms from him.

"Does your foot still hurt? Do you really need to apply medicine?"

"It's okay." The boy nodded, "It's really okay, it's just a sprain. Today is much better than yesterday."

"How do you know I let it go?"

The boy's eyes dimmed a little, he opened his mouth, but still didn't answer Xiang Yu's question.

"My name is Xiang Yu. Xiang of the sunflower, Yu of the universe."

"Mr. Xiang." The young man smiled. It was the first time Xiang Yu saw him smile. It was as bright as spring sunshine and summer wind. "Thank you."

"What about you? What's your name?"

"My name is Shu Yi. Comfortable Shu, easy Yi."