Ukiyo-eq 004

In Shibuya in October, the last flower, the iris is reluctant to leave, entrusting the romantic and amorous autumn to the passionate autumn leaves. The Shibuya Intersection at Hachiko Exit is an average of 3,000 people pass through the intersection every minute, and about 2.5 million people stop and go every day.

At night, Shibuya, which is known as the "City of Young People", is also known as the "Street of Sleepless 24 Hours". In the dazzling neon, there is a mysterious izakaya in the hustle and bustle of the city, where you can drink any vintage of wine, but the wine there is not for sale, only to be exchanged for stories, so it is even more yearning for countless drinkers, many people squeeze their heads just to drink a bottle of wine with the same year as their birth.

The name of this brewery is: The Past.

Desperately, it only entertains one guest per night. There is also a hard and fast rule for customers, but it seems to be more of a marketing ploy: we will always only accept customers born between Tanabata 720 and August 23, 1997.

This is not important, the important thing is that the owner of this izakaya has a smile that is enough to make the hearts of women in the world, and after he finishes a story, it is enough to make the hearts of every woman who is in love with him like ashes.

"What does he look like?" Sahi couldn't contain her curiosity before entering the door, and pushed open the inconspicuous wooden door, and what caught her eye was a painting hanging in the hallway, the handwriting was round and smooth, and it became a natural interest: "The past is a poem, and Nong is a fool and you don't know." ”

"Welcome, the wine you want is ready for you. ”

Before Saki could see the figure, she heard a magnetic voice from the quaint counter, and hurriedly responded, "Thank you!"

"You may be seated!"

Saki finally noticed that the sound was coming from the secret door of the gauze curtain on the right side of the balcony, so she put down the bag in her hand and sat upright in the soft and comfortable light of the lantern.

The gauze curtain reflects the back of a man, long and straight, as if it is a silhouette carved out of crystal clear marble, and through a layer of shadowy gauze curtains, exuding indescribable freedom and elegance. It is clear that he is not wearing a kimono, but a shirt.

After a while, the gauze curtain was lifted, and out came a man in a white shirt carrying a silver basin filled with clear water, and a face like a crown of jade was reflected in the rippling water in the silver basin, and under the long, slightly curly eyelashes, a pair of deep eyes flashed with the light of a thousand kinds of precious stones. When he walked in front of him, Saki slowly raised his head, just as the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he smiled softly, like the first quarter moon in the dark night.

"Are you the boss?"

Li Bai nodded, placed the silver basin full of water in front of Sahi, and motioned for her to wash the dust off her hands.

The moment Sahi put her hand into the water, Li Bai could already see her palm prints, still placing a bottle of wine from 1987 to the present in front of her, and serving two delicious dishes.

The aroma of food wafted into Sahi's heart in an instant, and she couldn't wait to dry her hands, not forgetting to confirm again: "Is my story really enough to pay for this meal?"

Li Bai didn't speak, but smiled and opened the exquisite porcelain bottle, filled the wine glass in front of her, and in the blink of an eye, the thick fragrance of sauce flowed in the air of the izakaya. She took the glass and took a sip.

The sweet front lingered between her lips and teeth, and the smooth wine melted into her throat so quickly, through her sinuous heart, knocking on the door of her closed heart.

"Does Li Baijun believe in love?"

"Believe. ”

Saki nodded, and opened her chatterbox continuously: "Liang Taijun and I are college classmates, and they are each other's first love, in the years when they just graduated, he had neither the ability to be born, nor the shrewdness to enter the world, with his clumsy ability to deal with things, exhausted and turned around in work and human affairs, even at that time, the slap of reality often came to us, but we never compromised, we always plan the future seriously." A few years later, he was finally able to meet the left and right in reality, he finally became a successful person, and the future we planned could finally be realized, but at this time, he said that he didn't love me anymore, and there was no longer ...... each other in our future."

Sahi said this, and took a drink from his glass.

"Li Baijun, I said it to you. If you don't say it, I know that the story is not the guest's, but the izakaya owner, and you just need us to listen to your story. ”

Li Bai smiled knowingly, and filled Sahi's wine glass again: "I've been looking for her, in the vast sea of people, I only know that there is a cinnabar mole in her palm that is exactly the same as mine." ”

Speaking of this, Li Bai spread out his right hand and continued to tell the story: "An accident made her lose her memory, and I also forgot her appearance......"

Sahi listened to Li Bai's story, and after a while, her eyes burst into tears, and she was moved and heartbroken, and she quickly drank up the bottle of wine that was born on the same day, the same month, and the same year as herself.

Time ticked by, Li Bai told the story he had made up, and he was still choked up at the end, and finally he spread his palm in front of Sahi again: "If you see this mole that looks exactly like me, please remember to contact me, I will always wait for her." ”

The bright red cinnabar mole was like a red heart, but Saki knew that it was the deepest wound in the world.