Yesterday, when I went back, it was late at night, and along the way, she complained for a long time, saying that I was not considerate of her enough, and she didn't get on the long-awaited roller coaster yesterday, and today she asked me to make up for yesterday's regrets.

Today is also my last day in Zhengzhou, and tomorrow, I will bid farewell to this city.

Li Xiaoxiao asked me, where will I take her today?

I say, will take you to a "sacred" place.

What kind of "holy place" is it, she said?

I say that in this bustling and lustful world, there is a pure, primordial "illusion." ”

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Listen from afar, you can hear the sound of vibrating drums and gongs colliding, there is a kind of dream of returning to the hometown scene, close up, you will see the large and small paving neat but intricate display on both sides of the road, in the middle, there are similar to the ancient "acrobatics" performance.

Beyond these, you will find a small arched bridge standing in the center not far away, and below the bridge, the not-so-clear but clean-looking water flows slowly.

On both sides of this small river, there are small shops that look very old, with food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"I didn't expect to meet such a quiet and comfortable town in Zhengzhou......! How did you discover the ...... of this town" Li Xiaoxiao came all the way, and everything around her had an inexplicable strong attraction to her.

"Serendipitously...... , you are lucky to know that there are not many people in this town. I said lightly.

To be honest, this long-standing town was actually the most helpless time in my life, and God guided me here......

"Alright, don't exalt yourself! but...... I love this small town that looks like an ancient city!" At this moment, Li Xiaoxiao and I are standing in the center of the arched bridge, looking at the flowing water, the breeze blowing, she slowly closes her eyes, listening to the beauty of the world.

Watching her bathe in the warm breeze, she seems so unrestrained, yearning for the future. I can't help but sigh: such a girl is so good.

"Haha! I can finally go up a step, how can I give up?" I looked at her jokingly, the breeze swept the hair on my face, and she seemed so real when she was already beautiful and unreal. Obsessed with machinery, he said, "Actually, I prefer to call it 'Old Town.'" ”

"Why?" Li Xiaoxiao opened her eyes, directly ignored my expression, and asked curiously.

"Because this is the ruins of the ancient capital!"

"Really?" she said incredulously.

"Of course, what do you think?" I rolled my eyes, a little speechless.

"Hmph, I know a lot!" he turned around and left, ignoring me again.

"Hey...... Actually, I know a lot!"

and Li Xiaoxiao traveled to every corner of this town, and every corner also left us with joyful laughter.

Of course, we bought snacks and cheap antiques, Li Xiaoxiao said that she liked it very much, and she wanted to collect it as a souvenir.

During this period, the touch in her heart couldn't help but want to have physical contact with Li Xiaoxiao, she was not so unhappy, but she always deliberately avoided it, and in the end, she didn't even touch her hand. Thinking back, Wanda only touched her once, and she showed all kinds of resistance, plus she kissed her boldly yesterday, and she didn't pay attention to me for half a day.

I also slowly relieved, after all, a person with traditional thoughts, or the first time in love, these are normal phenomena. It shows that she is a very self-loving girl. Such a girl, in this society, is almost out of print.

In the end, we carved our names on the wishing wall and made our own wishes.

I asked her what she wished, and the girl didn't say anything, but she would naturally know what she said. Of course, she also asked me what I wished, and like her, I couldn't tell her.

She pouted, pretending to be angry and dissatisfied. I couldn't help but laugh, her expression was so lovely.

And the wish I made was not that I didn't want to tell her, let alone angry, but that I couldn't tell her.

Because my wish is: no matter whether she has a future with Li Xiaoxiao in the future, I hope that she will be happy every day in the future and maintain her innocence.

Before you know it, night falls again.

Li Xiaoxiao said that it was getting late, and it was time to go back.

I told her that there was still a place I hadn't gotten to, and this time was just right.

The night scene of the old city is not as bright, colorful and noisy as in the bustling city. The faint light in front of the shop is reflected on the sleeping river, and the whole town can be seen clearly. People walk through here, and there is only a leisurely stillness.

In front of me, an old plaque is engraved with the words "Lost Tavern".

After entering, you will find that this tavern is not small, but there are only four tables and chairs on display, each of which is made of solid wood, and the tables and chairs have left the destruction of time, which is very strong and long. The wooden frame of the bar is filled with a variety of small wines that resemble ancient bottles. On the wall, the decoration is also very ancient, very beautiful and kind.

All in all, everything here feels very old-fashioned.

"Boss, do you still pick up customers?" looked at the poetic tavern, and shouted softly inside.

"Pick-up!" a calm voice came from inside, and then a man who looked to be in his early thirties came out in a chef's outfit, wiping his hands with an apron as he approached us, apparently having been busy in the back kitchen just now.

"You two, please take a seat, what do you need?" he said as he motioned for the two of us to look in the direction of the menu printed on the wall.

He looks tall, thin, with a pair of dark eyes and a slight beard, giving people a sense of calmness, even some vicissitudes.

I asked Xiaoxiao what she wanted to eat, and she said that she had eaten a lot of special snacks today, and she was not too hungry, so let me order some casually.

Looking at the calm man beside him, he said with a smile, "One fish-flavored shredded pork, one stir-fried macaroni, and one rice......! Big brother!"

I directly called him by his last name, the tavern owner looked surprised, and even Li Xiaoxiao frowned curiously.

"You...... Do you know me?" the tavernkeeper glanced at me a few more times, "but I searched my memory, but I still couldn't remember who you were!"

"I'm the king, after all, more than a year has passed, it's normal not to remember, thank you for drinking with me until dawn!" I said with a smile.

"It's you!! that's the case, you kid don't say it, I forgot it!" the tavern owner suddenly thought of something, and began to warm up for me.

"Brother Gu, long time no see!"

"Long time no see!"

Saying that, the eldest brother turned his gaze to Li Xiaoxiao, and at that moment, he showed an expression of disbelief and said, "Why, no...... Tell me about it?"

"Li Xiaoxiao, I'...... Girlfriend!"

"Hello, Gu ...... Big brother!" Li Xiaoxiao stood up politely and said hello to Brother Gu.

"Hello, Gu ...... Changsheng!" After Brother Gu said hello, he couldn't help but look at her again.

He seemed to deliberately withdraw his gaze and looked at me again.

"Okay, you kid, when I first came to me, I was drunk and dreamed of death, and I couldn't love it, and I sighed that the world was not worth it! Now, refreshed, have you done any great good deeds this year and made such a beautiful girlfriend!" Brother Gu slightly hammered my shoulder and said jokingly.

Li Xiaoxiao listened to Brother Gu praising her around the corner, and was a little embarrassed shyly.

"What's the ...... Good luck!"

"Humility!"

After all, Li Xiaoxiao was still on the side, and Brother Gu didn't continue to joke, so we waited for a while and went to the kitchen to get busy.

After Brother Gu left, Li Xiaoxiao asked, "Have you been here before?"

"I've been here, but only once, or he wouldn't have remembered me for a while. I sighed.

"Then you're weird, you can have such a good relationship with the boss once you come!"

"Okay! Mainly...... We hate to see each other late!"

"Okay......"

Li Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, a little speechless at me, but she didn't ask too many questions.

The reason why I met Gu Changsheng and Brother Gu, the time may have to be chased more than a year ago, that day, it was the day I broke up with Chen Yin, and it was also the last night in Zhengzhou, after separating from Chen Yin, my heart collapsed, all the way out of the state, unconsciously came to this town, I just wanted to get drunk in my heart, but I couldn't find a place, and finally, I came to Brother Gu's lost tavern.

After that, we talked a lot, told me about my experience, and he silently served as a confidant, giving me the greatest comfort, and of course, that night, I drank a lot of wine.

Finally, when he left, he told me that life is not easy, it is difficult to live, but it is better to die than to live. And told me that I could come to him whenever I wanted to drink in the future.

Unexpectedly, goodbye is already a year later.

After a while, Brother Gu put on the dishes and asked, "Do you want to drink some today?"

I glanced at Li Xiaoxiao, she seemed to be pondering something, and she looked a little distracted. said to Brother Gu, "Don't drink it, ...... today." Forget it. ”

Brother Gu looked at me, then at Li Xiaoxiao, smiled meaningfully, and then didn't say anything.

In winter, a cold season, people rarely go out to keep warm, especially at night.

This tavern that doesn't look too big or too small, from the time Li Xiaoxiao and I entered the door to the present, plus Brother Gu at the bar, this tavern is still the three of us from beginning to end.

"Brother Gu, is business so deserted now?" I couldn't help but ask.

"No way, there are not many people to eat at night in this town, especially now that it's winter. Brother Gu smiled a little helplessly.

"But I remember that you usually open at night, so ...... Isn't it too much of a loss!" I knew this question should not have been asked, but I still blurted it out subconsciously. may really have a feeling of hating to see each other late for Brother Gu.

"Yes, Brother Gu, if it goes on like this, it should be difficult to make a living!" Li Xiaoxiao said in a voice, thinking that she didn't understand Brother Gu's thoughts.

Brother Gu slowly walked over from the bar, sat down next to me, and said, "Of course I know, but here is my faith!"

"Faith? I have some doubts, I don't know why.

He didn't look at me next, but looked at Li Xiaoxiao opposite and said, "Xiaoxiao, don't you feel too lonely, when you meet for the first time, Brother Gu will give you a song." ”

With that, he suddenly turned and left. When I came back, I sat across from us with a guitar.

"On this unique night, a song 'When You're Old' is given to my friend Li Xiaoxiao!"

"Thank you!" Li Xiaoxiao said sincerely, and then involuntarily applauded.

And I silently followed the applause.

When you're old, your hair is gray

Drowsiness

When you're old, you can't walk anymore

Take a nap by the fire and reminisce about your youth

How many people have loved your youthful and joyful hours

Admire your beauty either falsely or sincerely

There is only one person who still loves your pious soul

Love the wrinkles on your old face

When you're old, your eyebrows are drooping

The lights are dim

The wind blows your message

This is the song in my heart

......

This already touching song, narrated from his mouth, with his already vicissitudes of life, seems to be stating his own experience.

And Li Xiaoxiao, whose face was already slightly red, and her eyes were full of tears, may have been deeply touched by the singing. Through the understanding of the past few days, she is a person with low tears, and it is not surprising that she has such a move, not to mention that this song was originally sung to Li Xiaoxiao.

"I wish my friends Wang Quan and Li Xiaoxiao a long time, grow old together, and spend a lifetime together. Brother Gu said to the two of us affectionately.

"Thank you, Brother Gu. I stood up and said to him reverently.

"Thank you, you kid, it's not for you, I'm for Xiaoxiao!"

"Okay, although you are for Xiaoxiao, I still have to thank you!" I said, pretending to be angry.

"Brother Gu, from your singing, I can feel that you are a person with a lot of stories, and you can ...... Tell me your story?" Li Xiaoxiao is not a person who takes the initiative to talk to strangers, she has such a request, it seems that Brother Gu's singing voice touched her deeply.

Li Xiaoxiao's words made Brother Gu suddenly become silent, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"If it's you, of course you can. I didn't want to tell others about my past, it would be the same as revealing my scars, but you ...... Really like her. ”

Much like her...... What's going on?

And Li Xiaoxiao was even more puzzled.

Seeing that the two of us were confused, Brother Gu motioned for the two of us to sit down first, and then he also sat down. He asked, "Do you know why this tavern is called the 'Lost Tavern'?"

Li Xiaoxiao and I looked at each other, and then shook our heads in unison.

"The so-called 'lost' is ...... Because I lost a girl. With that, he smiled self-deprecatingly.

"When I was young, I was about the same age as the king, I used to be a wandering singer, wandering in major bars every night. Wandering singers, who have no fixed residence, but the income is not bad, a little better than normal office workers. In the middle, there was a childhood girlfriend who followed me for seven years, and in the end, I couldn't stand the impact of reality, and I was fed up with no fixed home, and I didn't know where the home finally collapsed, and I broke up. At that time, I wanted to break up, just break up! If I can't give others happiness, don't delay them. However, I overestimated myself, and I felt that nothing mattered when we were together, but after separation, the feeling of loneliness, loneliness, and frustration made me unbearable. ”

Brother Gu said so much, I deeply understand it, just like the helplessness I felt when I left Chen Yin, and that feeling can only be understood by experiencing myself.

"I have been in major bars all the year round, and I have seen a lot of people of all shapes, and I gradually understand that as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't do, love, friendship, and even family affection You can buy. The women there are intoxicated every day in the world of drunken dreams and death, paper and gold, as long as you pay for it, you will say a few good words, and it is common to take them home for the night. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoxiao's face unconsciously turned red again.

"Gradually, after breaking up with my childhood sweetheart, I began to degenerate, I no longer believed in love, and became the same as the people there, when I saw a beautiful and good figure, I would start, plus I was a resident singer, and I was a talented person, so the success rate would be greater. After that, after each performance, I would take a good-looking girl home. In this way, a year has passed, and I may not be able to count the girls I slept with in the bar, some of whom I know and those who I don't. In short, those women are either for money or for passion. It's normal for you and me to be willing. ”

I didn't expect that Brother Gu's previous experience would be so wonderful and so unbearable, I don't believe that he will be happy every day?

Li Xiaoxiao listened silently on the side, not showing any emotion.

"It would be nice if my life was really like that, it would be better than now. Unfortunately, I met her...... The girl who is imprinted in my life......"