Alley

Xiang Yu tried No. 11 times, but it still didn't work.

He couldn't take Shu Yi out of the alley.

Whether it's holding, hugging, or carrying Shu Yi on his back, stepping out of the boundary of the alley is like an invisible separation net. He can take Shu Yi's handbag away, as well as Shu Yi's worn-out schoolbag, but he couldn't let Shu Yi appear in his world.

At the end of the alley, at the end of the alley, even trying to open the rose-red curtain to enter the house, Xiang Yu will always arrive at the present 20 years later.

He stood alone in the demolished house, the ground was still the broken mattresses and water basins he saw through the glass last time, the sunlight shone in through the dirty glass windows and became a ray of light, and the dust was up and down in the light. The sequence danced, and the room was filled with musty and dirty smells, which stimulated Xiang Yu's nasal cavity all the time, reminding him that he is now standing alone 20 years later.

He can't take Shu Yi away.

He promised Shu Yi a good life, and gave him a piece of candy to let him taste the sweetness, but he could only stop there.

Giving hope but taking it back, it is cruel to never have it in the first place.

He squatted down on the spot and stared at the dust in the sun for a while without a word.

Today, 20 years later, is a sunny day.It was a cloudy day in the alley, the clouds were thick, the sky was gray and full of despair.

Then he stood up, his legs were a little numb, he waited for 1 minute, and stepped out the door.

Shu Yi was outside the door, Xiang Yu didn't dare to look into Shu Yi's eyes, the boy's eyes were always straightforward and hot, he used to love to be stared at so unreservedly, but now he is a little afraid to face it.

Shu Yi was still carrying the non-woven shopping bag with the advertisement printed on it. The shopping bag had been used many times, and it was a little bit mottled with wear and tear. You can vaguely see Nescafe coffee printed on it, which tastes great.Shu Yi's hands were churned together nervously, his fingertips were red.

Xiang Yu felt that he was going crazy.

He has always been calm and self-sustaining, and he knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The past 25 years have been without wind or waves.When he met Shu Yi, there was a rippling in his heart; he selfishly decided to take Shu Yi away, even if he put all his eggs in one basket, he wanted to reach the other side by riding the wind and waves.

On the other side, there is no easy cliff.

"……gentlemen?"

He pretended not to hear the trembling in Shu Yi's mouth, and told Shu Yi the current situation as calmly as possible, and the fact that he came from 2019.

Shu Yi was calmer than he imagined, not hysterical, nor questioning the authenticity.Just 10 minutes of silence and asked, "So, sir, you can't take me away, can you?"

He didn't cry, but Xiang Yu could no longer see the gleam in Shu Yi's eyes.

Xiang Yu couldn't imagine that Shu Yi was full of hope, set off with all his belongings, and even bravely faced his adoptive parents and told them to leave; but after just two hours, Shu Yi had to go back in disgrace, pretending that nothing had happened happened, or extravagantly begged the forgiveness of the adoptive parents.

Heart like colic.

Xiang Yu tried all possible methods, and the only intersection between him and Shu Yi was this alley less than 500 meters away.

During this period, Shu Yi's neighbor passed by, and Xiang Yu nodded to the neighbor, confirming that he could meet someone who appeared here in 1999 in this alley; Confirmed; he can bring any inanimate objects into the alley, and he can also bring out objects from the alley, but the living body is not good. Xiang Yu took a stray cat on the side of the road to do an experiment, and the kitten was held in his hands , Stepped out of the alley and disappeared. After returning to the alley for a while, the cat seemed to appear out of nowhere, wagging its tail and continued to beg for food from him.

He also confirmed some historical details and geographical location with Shu Yi. He can roughly confirm that the coordinates have not changed. Shu Yi's world is indeed the world 20 years ago.

They're just 20 years apart.

He did travel to the alley in 1999. What he experienced in the alley was the time in 1999. Shu Yi is real, his heartbeat is real, Shu Yi's tears and hot eyes are real .

Love is real, joy is real, despair is real.

Xiang Yu sighed, and hugged the young man across from him. He wanted to comfort him, but found that all the words were useless.

"sorry."

That's all he can say.

The boy in his arms is very thin, and his thin bones hurt him very much. Every time he meets him, he will bring some snacks to the boy, sometimes candy, sometimes small biscuits. The boy is always happy to take it, but he is reluctant to eat it .Xiang Yu always smiled and urged the boy to finish eating in front of him.

His little boy was obviously lacking in nutrition, with withered and yellow hair, sunken cheeks, and a thin body, as if he would collapse if the wind blows.

He thought that he had a lot of time, so he could make Shu Yi fatter, cook him delicacies from mountains and seas that he had never tasted before, sleep on a soft Simmons quilt at night, read in the spacious and bright study room, Disney play.

Now Xiang Yu can only think in his heart that he will bring some health care products, vitamin tablets, and calcium tablets when we meet next time.

He is too thin.

Maybe he can cook the meal at home and bring it to him in a lunch box. He has cooked a few meals with the young man. Shu Yi and his adoptive parents often have a vegetarian dish and a bowl of egg soup, which is the three of them. dinner.

Shu Yi kept his head down, and Xiang Yu watched Shu Yi open the rose-red curtain and enter the door. There was no adoptive mother's usual harsh voice in the room, so he should have gone out.

Xiang Yu walked out of the alley, the sky outside was still bright, and the darkness in the alley seemed to be just a dream.He entered the nearest convenience store and told the cashier, "I want a pack of cigarettes."

"what brand?"

Xiang Yu was at a loss for words, and he was stunned for a long time before saying, "Ruan Zhonghua."

The cashier is a woman in her 40s. She should have been wearing foundation, but it still can't cover the yellow spots and fine lines on her face. Her eyebrows are lined into a tall line, and her curly brown hair has newly grown black hair at the root.She glanced at Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu could read impatience from the whites of her eyes.Without saying a word, she scanned the barcode with a javelin, "65."

20 years ago, the person in front of me was spending the most beautiful youth, wearing a beautiful dress, dating someone she likes, watching the fireworks at the end of the century, instead of scanning barcodes at roadside convenience stores day after day like today.

So, what about the 2019 Shuyi?