Chapter 19: Flowers
Time flies, the years are silent, months are in a hurry, years are in the blink of an eye, urging people to grow old, and there is no return. There is only longing, boundless and unextended.
The sound and smile are still in my heart. There is no hope in this life, and we will see each other in the next life. It's been two years since Xiaoling left me, and these days I've been enriching myself in various ways, trying not to think about her.
I can't always erase her figure in my head. The beautiful moments we had together had turned into painful memories, and if she were still alive, I think we would have entered the marriage hall like most people, and maybe our babies would have been born.
Her feast day was approaching, and early in the morning, I went to the Wanqin Flower Shop on the pedestrian street, although the store was small, but the door was filled with bottles full of flowers, and the air was filled with the fragrance of perfume lilies and Dettol roses.
A young girl dressed in jeans, a T-shirt, and a long flower apron is busy with business at the small table at the entrance of the store, her long black hair shawl, the red hairpin is tied very low, big eyes, a black mole with ink spots on the top of her eyebrows, and a square little face with a complexion like snow, just like a long-haired girl in a Japanese kimono in ancient times, gentle and virtuous, is skillfully combing the flower branches with scissors, cutting and tying, the action is light and chic, and it is not long before the flowers and branches are held.
It can be seen that the business of the flower shop is very hot. She is very busy, and it is not easy to find her place in life and the goal of her struggle in this huge city.
I'm really happy for her. She's in a better position than I am. I thought to myself and looked at her with a smile, but she didn't realize I was right next to her.
With her, I felt completely relaxed. Talking to her is also unreserved, we talk about life, circumstances, ideals, love, and nothing to talk about.
It is rare to have a confidant in life, and it is even more rare to have a confidant. In the dark, it seems that I have seen it in my previous life, and it is like a familiar thing at first sight in this life, and at the moment when I was hit hard, it was she who helped me get through it.
At the moment when I was laid off and extremely hesitant, it was she who soothed my fragile heart with gentle words.
She gave me a lot more flowers than I did. Because every time I buy flowers, I rarely ask for money.
I also have nothing to offer her, as if she doesn't want me to be burdened and stressed. I have an indescribable feeling about her, and sometimes I even feel that I owe her a lot.
She silently expects me to be happy, but she always seems to be inferior and keeps each other with me without crossing the line.
There may be countless fantasies, longings and beauty in her heart, but when she returns to reality, she is still calm and rational.
She is delicate and affectionate, and I can't guess or find out. As soon as she looked up and saw me, her eyes immediately glowed with a strange brilliance, revealing a smile and a knowing expectation, as if she had a thousand words to tell me but was speechless for a while.
"What's the matter, you miss me today, and you don't come to say hello in advance, so that people can also be prepared!" she said affectionately.
"I'm here to prepare, what, a pot of wine, eight dishes? I'm not an outsider. ”
"You, die, you'll make me happy. Seeing me coming, I'm empty-handed, it's too insincere. You men are so hypocritical. Laughing and talking, he invited me into the shop, where the fragrance of flowers was overflowing, and the neat floor was decorated with fallen petals.
The flowers are full of all kinds of true feelings in the world, the ocean of flowers, the world of love compiles a moving story, and everyone who buys flowers hides beautiful love, family and friendship.
The flower seller fulfills the feelings. They are angels, goddesses, fairies, holy lords, they spread love to people, so that people can face their relatives, lovers and friends with love, and infect the people around them with true feelings.
I took the opportunity to pull out the handmade box of chocolates from my backpack.
"For you, do you like it?" flowers and chocolate, not bad!" she took and opened it, and took a peach heart and put it in her mouth.
"How do you eat it in your mouth and sweeten it to your heart?" I quipped.
"It's delicious, and the taste is quite strong. ”
"Can you buy it for the second time? No one wants me in the future, and you are the best place for me. ”
"you, the dog can't spit out ivory from his mouth, is he talking about his girlfriend again? You haven't come to see me for so long, and you haven't made a phone call, you know how worried people are about you." ”
"What are you talking about, I'm busy to death, this insurance company is really not an ordinary person's job, the pressure is too great, the business is not easy to do, and I can't make much money every day. Is your business doing here?"
"It's okay, it's better to catch up with the festival, usually the business is bleak, the turnover is minus the rent, and you can earn a few thousand dollars a month." It's quite tiring too. Insert and cut inside and out, I'm busy alone. If you don't dislike it, you can come and help me, although I can't earn much, I can still eat. We can still talk every day. I don't think of you all the time, and I can't see you. She said affectionately.
"Where am I this material, I will run here and there all my life, and my life will be upside down, and I will be sick when I calm down. At that time, you will be with a sick seedling, and you will not be afraid of being infected by me. I quipped.
"You think a lot, you think you really have such a great charm, who is rare about you, I have a good heart, I plan to take you in, you still take a handful, go to die, don't look in the mirror to see your dignity. She said with a blushing face.
"Tell me, what's the matter with me today? You're so busy, you definitely came to me for something, did you send flowers to your girlfriend?"
"Are you really right, are there any fresh roses? ”
"Yes," he casually took out a handful of bright red roses from the vase and carefully cut them, and in a short time a handful of exquisite red roses were ready, and a yellow butterfly silk satin was made of purple flower paper and handed it to me.
I took the money out of my pocket, but she stopped it, and a pair of big watery eyes swirled in the sockets with tears under the ink mole on the top of my eyebrows.
He whispered: "No need, your waist is straight, behave better, tell me how it is going, I know women better than you, and I may be able to help you." I wish you success this time. I smiled and said, "Your suggestion really doesn't work this time, I'm going to go to the cemetery to bring this hand to Xiao Ling." I go to see her every year. I said sadly.
"Well, it's been two years since she's gone, how fast. It's time for you to go see her. She's a good girl, she can give everything for you, but what can I do for you?" she said with jealousy.