June is our farewell song

In the blink of an eye, it has come to the end of the winter vacation.

Unlike the previous cloudy and occasional rainy weather, it has finally ushered in a real warming up recently, and the temperature has risen several degrees suddenly.It seemed to make up for the delayed warming time compared to previous years. There were several sunny days in a row, and it was rare that there was no rain for many days.The sky and the earth are covered with brilliant pale gold, and the clouds in the far distance are reflected in the shape of soft golden fleece, looming.

After dinner, Gu Yuan was washing the dishes in the kitchen, the water was rushing and steaming.The bowls and chopsticks flipped and collided in the boy's hands, making a crisp sound.While cleaning the kitchen, Gu Yuan turned his head to make sure that Mario was not near the trash can whose lid was not closed.The puppy that was grounded at the door of the balcony leaned pitifully against the door frame, moving its paws back and forth awkwardly in front of it, and the lifeless orange lay on the side of its nest and looked at it lazily.

"Dinner? Just eat something." Gu Yuan held his mobile phone between his ears and shoulders, then tiptoed to look out the window at the pink and purple sunset like the Snorby, "I ordered some dried noodles and boiled beef. Don't worry... I can live well without you guys here, and I still have a lot of frozen food at home... Well, I know, I have already prepared all the things I will bring to school, and I can move in a few days in advance, I Go to the doorman and discuss it...Okay, I see, Mario and Juzi are very healthy..."

After hanging up his mother's phone call which lasted for nearly 10 minutes, Gu Yuan picked up a paper towel by the kitchen sink and wiped his hands, and checked the remaining battery power of the phone, which was less than 20.00%.As if they heard their own name, Mario and Juzi ran over with small steps, circling around the boy's feet from left to right.Gu Yuan squatted down, and gently patted the heads of the two four-legged beasts with his hand.

"There are people who care about you besides me~ But you probably don't know,"

When Gu Yuan was about to put the phone into his trouser pocket, Mario had already taken a small step towards the trash can tentatively with one foot - the eager leg was immediately stopped by the extended hand knife.

It took a lot of effort to clean up the kitchen, but he didn't want to be easily destroyed by a greedy puppy. After storing everything, Gu Yuan was ready to go out with confidence.

The moment the door was pushed open, a piece of cool green filled the sight, and the warm water vapor hit, and the air already had the smell of spring.

After getting on the evening bus, looking at the receding street scene outside the window, Gu Yuan yawned, tears dripping from the corners of his eyes.

Just like that, I arrived at the destination staggeringly.Gu Yuan said hello to the little brother at the door, and walked straight into a neighborhood that looked a bit dilapidated.He used to come to this place often, just across from the junior high school of Dongyang Middle School. The public square downstairs of the community was gathered by a group of aunts and uncles to open a vegetable market. Many teachers and staff would come here to buy vegetables and cook at home after work. Every morning and evening it is extraordinarily lively.

The government tried very hard to clear the vegetable market here, but it failed in the end.The tug-of-war between the urban management and aunts and uncles lasted for two years, but the well-informed old people were able to close the stalls and go home before the urban management arrived, and reopened after they left.In the past, Gu Yuan liked to eat the mutton skewers sold by an uncle at a cart shop here. Later, the uncle had a car accident, and the stall was taken over by his son.After that, Gu Yuan went to Nanhua, and never had the kebabs from this restaurant again.

Entering from the old gate of the old campus, after walking for a while, I heard the yelling of vendors. Gu Yuan looked up at the sky while walking, and the old house opposite was covered in orange.

Many vendors have moved away or replaced them. Gu Yuan has never seen most of the people in this small square, but he recognized the barbecue cart selling meat skewers at a glance. A man in a brown apron is grilling skewers.

He walked over slowly and glanced at the grill on the cart, grilled eggplant, beef skewers, lamb skewers, bone and meat joints, and two green peppers.He pointed and said:
"Boss, here are two skewers of mutton skewers."

"Okay, three yuan in total." The stall owner skillfully picked up two skewers from the grill, wrapped them in a yellow paper bag and handed them to him. Gu Yuan didn't raise his hand to pick them up immediately, but looked at him quietly.

So the stall owner raised his head, and the eyes of the two met in mid-air.

"Charter."

"Brother Yuan... why are you here? I remember you don't live near here..."

"It's nothing... just come to see, I heard that you have been selling skewers here."

"Ah, yes... I came here when I graduated from middle school. I was going to study in a vocational high school, but my dad... killed me," the boy in front of him smiled shyly and honestly, completely unable to see the bravery he had before. With a fierce look, "It's been so long, hey, I'll give you this meat skewer. If you want to eat, I'll grill it for you."

Sure enough, life and time can change people the most,

"No need." Gu Yuan shook his head, handed him the money with one hand, and took the skewers with the other, "When will you close the stall? There should be more people buying barbecue at night."

"Hey, there's no one here at night. The main thing is that students usually come to buy after school, or else it's a holiday. People in this community come to buy some. Now there are few people here, and I'm going to close the stall. .”

"Okay, then I'll wait for you."

Gu Yuan walked downstairs to the nearby residents, stood against the wall, turned on the music software, and the man inside hummed with a clear voice, "I want to go back to the past, try to make the story continue..."

The phone vibrated, and there was a new message, with an unfamiliar number on it.

"Are you free at noon tomorrow? I have something to tell you."

Gu Yuan looked down at the text message. He didn't know what to reply to. He was thinking about what time it was, and he was still playing this kind of low-level deception, so he simply ignored it. Close your eyes and fall into a fugue.

The cold touch of the cement wall on the back reminded him of the past. When he was in the second year of junior high school, he came here to buy skewers. It rained heavily the night before, and a lot of water accumulated in the big ditch at the entrance of the square. It may be the property of the community or Some uncle or aunt threw a big wooden board into it, but because of the uneven ground and the buoyancy of the water, the wooden board was in a floating state, and a lot of water would be splashed when stepped on.

Every time an uninformed person passed by and saw this board, he would step on it and be splashed all over.That day he stepped on it and wet the bottom of his trousers. When Lu Siyao came from behind, he stepped on it again while talking about the damn plank. The angle was so clever that the water splashed all the way to the front and wet his whole trousers. .

The evening in early spring is very cool, and the yellow halo of the street lamps under the night sky seems to tremble slightly in the wind.

He remembered Zhang Zhangzhang's father, the uncle who talked a lot and was always very enthusiastic. Every time he saw him, he always told him to help his son with his studies, saying that he had no education and could not understand his son's homework. , This little bastard is not interested in studying.He nodded every time.

Gu Yuan remembered that every time the uncle said this, there was a smile in his eyes, but he couldn't see hope and enthusiasm. He thought that maybe Uncle Zhang never thought that Zhang Zhang could learn anything, maybe he was very interested in Zhang Zhang. Zhang Zhang is very clear about what he usually does in school, but he still always says that.

Gu Yuan raised his head and looked at Zhang Zhang who started to tidy up the booth in front of him. He was very different from his father, no matter in appearance or character, there was only one thing in common, that is, tiredness and bloodshot eyeballs.

Although he liked the uncle's barbecue, Gu Yuan did not keep the agreement with the uncle very well.Thinking about it now, I feel a little sorry for him.

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Zhang had already packed up the booth and walked to him, said softly that he had been waiting for a long time, then leaned against the concrete wall, stood side by side with him, and then took out a bag of leftovers from his dirty coat pocket. For the second half of the cigarette, he took out one and handed it to Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan shook his head, and he took it back and put it in his mouth.Light it up and take a deep breath.

"Didn't you quit? Your dad beat you very hard at that time. I remember that in the last six months of school, I didn't see you smoking secretly again."

"At that time, I quit smoking. Later, when I started to set up a stall, I smoked again. I was too tired to work. I smoked one after I was done, so I could feel more comfortable."

The phone vibrated again, but Gu Yuan didn't take it out to check it this time.

"Let's smoke less. Barbecues are already smoky, but if you smoke this again, your lungs may not be able to bear it."

Zhang Zhang smiled and said nothing, threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground, and stamped it out with his feet.

"looking for me?"

"It's nothing, I just came to take a look."

Gu Yuan raised his head and looked at the street lamp above the two of them. The light from the inferior bulb made people unable to keep their eyes open.

"Do you want to inquire about something?"

"...It happened a long time ago, and I don't think there are any traces of it."

Zhang Zhang grinned, revealing a mouthful of slightly yellowed teeth.

"That's not necessarily the case. People are connected to people. As long as you want to find it, you can dig out the root of everything."

"Chen Lin."

Gu Yuan spat out a name.Charter frowned.

"There are many people with this name."

"On Christmas Eve in 05, ARASHI bar staff."

After speaking, he smelled the smell of smoke again, Gu Yuan turned his head and saw that Zhang Zhang lit another cigarette at some point.

"Should be able to find it, but I can't find it."

"What do you mean?"

"I haven't been in touch with them for a long time. You have to find someone else for this matter."

"Then who do you think I can go to?"

"I don't know, but Brother Yuan, I advise you not to get involved in these things. You are different from us. You have other things to do and other things to choose. It used to be, and it is now, these people You really don't need to wade in here." Zhang Zhang let out a sigh of relief, "Huh—you are about to take the college entrance examination, don't delay yourself."

"I can't believe this is what you would say, to persuade people to study hard, haha..."

"Hey, right? Let's put it aside. I don't believe that I will think like this in the future." He turned his face to Gu Yuan, and said in a very relaxed tone, "However, it's all true."

"Well, I know. Then don't bother you, I'll go first."

Charter shrugged and smiled.

"Okay, see you later."

"There will be a period later."

Gu Yuan nodded, turned around and walked towards the square exit.

Behind him, under the dim street lamp, a small spark flickered in the cold wind.

Although it was completely dark, the bus stop was still crowded. Gu Yuan stood far away from the crowd, looking at the magazine stand and food store near Dongyang Middle School, and suddenly remembered the text message he hadn't read before. , Sure enough, it was still that strange number.

"I'm Ye Jun."