Bayberry popping beads

The 31st was a statutory holiday, and year-end matters piled up together. Originally, the company had to work overtime as a group, but Wen Yu absent-mindedly worked overtime all morning, thinking about slipping away after eating.

"What are you doing today?" He crouched behind his desk and sent Cui Shican a message.

Shi Can replied, "Help at Mr. Li's house."

He guessed that Mr. Li was referring to Dr. Li of Huaidetang, and he was a little bit lacking in interest at the moment. He said that you should tell me when you are almost finished.Cui Shican didn't have time to walk around with him, the weather was cold and it was inconvenient to go anywhere.Sighing, Wen Yu lay down on the desk, tapped the keyboard feebly, and started working.

The overtime work at the end of the year was announced to end at two o'clock in the afternoon. Wen Yu received the notice, forwarded it backhandedly, and then ran away with his clothes in his arms.

He started the car and drove out of the company's parking lot, then called Shi Can and asked Mr. Li if he needed to help himself, Shi Can was stunned for a moment, probably to ask for advice, and finally said you come.

Wen Yu thought very simply, helping the elderly was nothing more than doing hygiene and the like.When he arrived at the place, he was shocked by the Chinese herbal medicines all over the floor, only to realize that he had thought too little.

Li Huaichun lives next to Huaide Hall, a flat on the ground floor with a yard. Unlike other old people who like to grow vegetables, Lao Li has been dealing with traditional Chinese medicine all his life, so he naturally planted a row of medicine fields.

When Wen Yu arrived, Cui Shican was squatting in the yard, sorting a whole bag of similar-looking ginseng into categories—wearing the down jacket he gave him, the shoes were still old, but it was enough for Wen Yu to jump for a moment.

"What is this?" Wen Yu greeted Lao Li, walked over and squatted next to Shi Can.

"Guess." Cui Shican said, spread out a small Chinese herbal medicine in the palm of his hand, and handed it under Wen Yu's nose.

Wen Yuxin said that you just punish me, you idiot, showing 12 doubts, and under Shi Can's expectant eyes, looked at it for a while before saying, "Isn't this just ginseng?"

Shi Can picked up another one: "What about this one?"

Wen Yu: "Ginseng."

Shi Can: "Then you look at this?"

Wen Yu: "Don't ask, it's ginseng."

Shi Can couldn't hold back: "Why are you so stupid!"

Wen Yu said confidently: "I've only seen them cut into slices, who would recognize the whole one?"

Cui Shican and another girl next to him who came to help sort out the medicinal materials laughed, but Wen Yu didn't care, it was normal for him not to understand these things.But now being ridiculed too loudly, Wen Yu couldn't hold back his face. He tried his best to support his thirst for knowledge and asked, "So isn't that ginseng?"

"This is Codonopsis ginseng. You can see that it is spindle-shaped, and sometimes it looks like a windproof." Shi Can pointed to him, "That American ginseng is a little thinner, and the surface of salvia miltiorrhiza is a little red, and then this is wild ginseng, which is what you said. ginseng."

Wen Yu: "... I don't understand."

Shi Can put down the party ginseng: "Boss Li asked me to sign up for the ginseng today."

Wen Yu said, "Then you know it pretty well..."

"So let's help him sort out these bags and register them." Shi Can's hands were covered with dust and mud, and he wanted to pat him, but then withdrew his hand, "Go over there and play for a while, it will be over soon. "

"Oh..." Wen Yu agreed and got up.

It was not a sunny day, but the sun was looming behind the clouds, and it was actually warmer than the previous few days.

Cui Shican and the girl continued to work on the task at hand. Mr. Li was no longer a supervisor. Seeing that the sun finally came, he carried a recliner to the yard, and immediately half-lyed down comfortably.His angle was just right enough to see the TV screen in the house, Wen Yu had nothing to do, so he ran to Mr. Li to study what he was watching.

On a variety show, the guest is a popular boy group.

It was the first time Wen Yu saw that a person of Mr. Li's age would watch variety shows, and he couldn't help but look at him suspiciously. After finding that the other party was really immersed in it and was very serious, he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Li, do you like them?"

Pointing to the male idol who was playing games on the TV screen, Li Huaichun glanced at Wen Yu, and smiled until the wrinkles on his face deepened: "Little girls only like it!"

Wen Yu secretly slandered that you still enjoyed watching it, and Mr. Li went on to say: "My grandson called me and asked me which TV station he had to perform on the New Year's Eve, and told me to remember to watch it—here, the gray-haired one is, I was really pissed off by him, I made my hair like this at a young age..."

Mr. Li couldn't stop talking about his grandson. Three generations of a single-generation medical family, his grandson insisted on learning about polymers, but after finishing college, he went to work in the entertainment industry and criticized the current atmosphere.But while he was talking, he was not really dissatisfied, feeling that it is not easy to be a star now.

Looking at the handsome young man with exquisite facial features on the TV screen, Wen Yu secretly thought that Mr. Li was quite open-minded.

He and Mr. Li were sitting in the yard basking in the weak sunlight, chatting nonsense, without the usual seriousness in the clinic, Li Huaichun was a kind little old man.They talked about the experience of Mr. Li's grandson to the current life of studying abroad, and said that the recent stock price is unstable, life is not easy, and money is too difficult to earn. Wen Yu repeatedly echoed, making Mr. Li happy.

He usually spends a lot of time dealing with the elders, so he easily got the favor of Mr. Li, and his original plan to have dinner alone with Shi Can also fell through——the old Li family insisted on keeping them for dinner

After the meal, Cui Shican helped Mr. Li take the medicinal materials to Huaide Hall next door and put them in order. Wen Yu accompanied the old man to watch TV for a while, and waited for his grandson to finish the performance before Mr. Li let the two young people go. leave.

Before leaving, Mr. Li sent them to the door, and Qian Dinglingwan told them to drive carefully.

"Teacher Li is so enthusiastic!" Sitting in the car, Wen Yu suddenly felt sorry for him, "The first time he took the medicine for me, he looked like... wished he could kill me."

Cui Shican lowered his head to fasten his seat belt on the co-pilot, but didn't speak.

Wen Yu glanced at him, then turned on his phone to check the time: "It's getting late, where do you want to go?"

Shi Can said whatever he wanted, and Wen Yu took advantage of the situation and said, "Then let's go to the city center. I heard that tonight there will be a countdown on a big screen, and there may be balloons. When I was in the United States, everyone looked forward to the New Year, but every year don't go."

"Why?" Shi Can asked.

"When I first went abroad, my friend asked me if I wanted to go to New Year's Eve in NY, Times Square, and count down to 321. It sounded very exciting. I thought about it and found it troublesome. It would be better to go to bed early." Wen Yu rubbed her hands and turned the car The heating inside was turned on, "I didn't go there for the first year, and I got used to being alone later on, so I don't want to go anywhere."

Cui Shican was thoughtful, and asked again: "Your former friends, don't you contact now?"

Wen Yu: "Yes, it's just that everyone has their own lives, and they all pay attention to leaving me private space, sometimes too much—I think I still prefer a closer relationship in my bones."

Shi Can smiled: "Then why do you suddenly want to count down today?"

Wen Yu blurted out: "You are not someone else."

The music in the car played a classic old song by QUEEN. Cui Shican covered his face and sniffed, but did not answer.Wen Yu waited for a while, secretly feeling that he was making fun of himself, started the car and asked softly, "Going?"

"Okay." Shi Can answered quickly and concisely, he looked out of the car window, opened a crack, and the cold wind came in.

There is no car perfume in Wen Yu's car, perhaps over the years, the somewhat heavy woody fragrance he used to use has permeated every inch of the air, the smell is indelible, it has become some kind of symbol, and it is even colder in winter nights.

They drove through familiar streets that seemed to change at night.

Because the New Year is approaching, there are more pedestrians than usual. The closer to the city center, the slower Wen Yu's car drives. There are still two streets away from the city center. There is a sudden traffic control in front of him, and he can no longer go forward.

"There's a traffic jam." Wen Yu patted the steering wheel and went to check the road conditions. "There are too many people in the New Year, so we don't let them go in case of an accident—what should we do, I finally want to experience the festive atmosphere!"

Shi Can nestled in the co-pilot, blinked after a while: "Let's go to another place."

He motioned Wen Yu to hand over his phone and reset the navigation.The destination was a little far from where they were, and it took more than half an hour to arrive by car.

Most cities in the south have rivers running through them, and this city is no exception.The river divides the city into north and south banks. The north bank where they are located is opposite to the bustling south, which is synonymous with lagging behind. Nowadays, local young people like to go to the south, and most of the foreign population also settle in the new district. With the development of the old city in the past two years, Although it has improved, it is still old and gray.

Wen Yu remembers to go a little further north, which is Shi Can's former home.

He parked the car - he didn't need to look for a parking space at all, there were not many cars parked under the tree - he felt a little cold after opening the door, so he shrank his neck and saw that Shi Can also came down, and asked him, "What's here?"

Compared to Wen Yu, who had never set foot in this area, Cui Shican was more at ease.He saw that Wen Yu had locked the car, and he couldn't wait to light a cigarette. With the thin bayberry popping in his mouth, he said vaguely, "Follow me."

"Have you been smoking this cigarette?" Wen Yu asked, he had organized his words for too long, and he played it lightly when he finally asked.

"Yes." Shi Can said.

After walking forward for 10 minutes, he came across a gap along the embankment of the river. Cui Shican skillfully squeezed it out, turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone, and illuminated the muddy road under his feet for Wen Yu under the dim street lights.

"Be careful, this side is steep." He reminded, the hand on his side tightened, and finally stretched out.

Wen Yu didn't understand, and looked at Cui Shican without speaking or moving.

In the darkness, he couldn't see Shi Can's expression, only heard him say: "You catch me."

This slope is not trembling, but Shi Can held him very tightly, his hand was cold, like a piece of ice, and it took him a long while to hold it warmly before he gradually felt the touch of a living person.Wen Yu felt something, opened his mouth and hesitated to speak, he didn't dare to think too much, worried that he would be disappointed in the end, so he didn't ask anything.

Can let him go when he walked on the flat ground, and the light of the mobile phone was still shining on a small area under his feet.The river bank is far away from the road and street, and occasionally a car drives by, as if flying in the high sky.

In addition, the sound of running water remained in Wen Yu's ears.

There were rough stones piled up on the bank of the river. Wen Yu and he chose a stone to sit on. It was a bit damp. He kicked the small stone and watched it fall into the river, causing a small ripple.

His eyes adapted to the dim environment, the lights floating on the river, the tall buildings and flashing neon lights on the opposite bank suddenly became unreal.Wen Yu didn't look at the place where he lived from this corner. The river was like a dividing line, separating two completely different worlds so easily.

Shi Can was on the north side, and he was on the other side. It's been like this since he was a child.

"Did you see the tall building with blue light? It's the one on the big screen for today's countdown." Cui Shican pointed to him, "They're counting over there."

"Have you been here before?" Wen Yu asked him, turning his head to see that his outline also became blurred.

Shi Can was silent for a while: "I came here often, when I was very young. I had a few photos with my parents when I was two or three years old, and they were taken here. It's my birthday. Maybe, the riverbed will be exposed in winter, and the sun will dry it. Will not slip."

Wen Yu envied: "That's great."

Cui Shican laughed: "Why is it all right?"

Wen Yu held his face in his hands and looked at the scattered light spots in the distance: "I have never had a birthday with my parents alone. Have I told you before? She promised me that as long as I was good enough, she would take me to the amusement park with my father, but This is what she decides, so...until they divorced, I didn't have a good enough time. "

"You seem to have mentioned it." Shi Can said.

"I feel so miserable." Wen Yu lowered his head, stepping on a stone to grind it.

"Then don't think about it." Cui Shican said, dragging his voice "um" for a while, and suddenly slapped Wen Yu on the back, "The fireworks only started in the last two years after you went abroad, you haven't seen it—look quickly !"

Wen Yu looked at the other side, and in a daze, opened his mouth into an O shape: "Wow!"

The fireworks that were rising one after another flickered in various colors, and the loud sound when they exploded passed through the river and reached the opposite bank, which had been weakened a lot, but accompanied by the echo in the flowing water, the golden and green flame seemed to fall into the water waves——

In the bustling city, tens of thousands of people gather together, release the balloons in their hands, and prepare for the countdown to welcome the New Year.

On the other side of the entire river bank, there were only the two of them sharing the grand scene.

When the fireworks reached the most brilliant peak, Wen Yu suddenly turned his head, stretched out his arms to hug Cui Shican, and put his head on his shoulder.The opponent's body froze for a moment, but Wen Yu didn't move.

"temperature……"

"Shican, a lot of things have already happened, and we can't worry about why. You have your difficulties, and I won't ask them again in the future. I'll talk about them when you want to. But it's useless for me to hold you back, understand. ?"

Halfway through his speech, he felt the young man in his embrace tremble slightly.

"But I hope you will come out quickly, don't get stuck in the mud and stay still, I know you can." Wen Yu took a deep breath, "I'll wait for you until then, don't rush to push me away. "

Stretching out the hand that was tucked in his pocket, Shi Can seemed to want to press Wen Yu, but he put his hand on his knee quickly and politely, pretending to be watching the fireworks on the other side intently.

"Shi Can," Wen Yu buried on his shoulder, "Happy New Year."

The flowing water is long and meaningful, and the fireworks are fleeting.

A bit of cold dripped on Wen Yu's eyelids, he let go of Cui Shican and stood up, looking at the sky strangely.There are no street lights on this river beach, but the tiny white dots fluttering in mid-air are particularly eye-catching.

It started like rain at first, and then it grew bigger and bigger, falling on the black clothes, and condensed into pieces of snowflakes.

"Hey, it's snowing." Wen Yu said with a smile, putting his sleeves under Shi Can's eyes.

Shi Can didn't look at those frost-like snowflakes, the snow in the south was not strong, it came fast and urgent, as far as he could see, he was standing warmly, spreading his hands—he sometimes still looks childish like a juvenile.

First snow, fireworks, new year, vast rivers.

But after going around, Wen Yu's silhouette coincided with the figure facing the sunset outside the zebra crossing many years ago.

Cui Shican sat there, and said softly after a while, "Happy New Year, Wen Yu."

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