Xia Qixi lived in her grandmother's house before she went to elementary school, which was a quiet place, and there were more than 50 households in the village, and everyone she saw when she went out was familiar.

There is a small temple in the northernmost part of the village, but there are no monks there, but the people in the village will go to burn incense and kowtow during the New Year's festival, and most of them ask for good weather and the health of their families. At that time, Xia Qixi often ran there with my friends to play, it was cool in summer, and it was not as cold as outside in winter.

Later, when she reached the age of elementary school, she was taken to the town by her parents, and every time she went back to visit her grandmother during the holidays, she was in a hurry, and her childhood friends had long since become rusty because of the lack of contact for a long time, so she has never been to the temple since.

Later, in the summer of her college graduation, her grandmother fell ill and died, and she said goodbye to that small village forever, and at the same time said goodbye to the joyful memories of her childhood. Later, I heard from my parents that the temple had been demolished a few years earlier to close the road.

When she heard the news, Xia Qixi couldn't help but worry about the people who stayed in the village, and they would never have a place to make a wish in the future.

Now the incense in front of the temple is very vigorous, and on the futon placed in the middle of the main hall are kneeling people who are making vows, Huang Min pulled Xia Qixi to stand aside, waiting for them to leave.

Kneeling beside Xia Qixi was a long-haired woman, her eyes slightly closed, her hands folded, her lips closed one by one, and she prayed.

Xia Qixi didn't want to spy on other people's wishes, but the distance she stood so close that she still vaguely heard the woman say, "May he marry as he wishes, and the white head will not be separated." ”

Behind her kneeling were a man and a woman, the woman was also extremely religious, and the man was obviously perfunctory, although his hands were folded, he still looked absent-minded, and the two of them had rings of the same style on their ring fingers.

It turns out that most of the wishes of women in this world are the same, they are all obsessed with love, and what they want is to be willing to be separated from each other. However, how many men can really read such a beautiful sentence?

Xia Qixi was still thinking nonsense, and the person kneeling on the main hall had already gotten up. Huang Min hurriedly pulled her to kneel on the futon, looking like she was swearing.

Huang Min beside him was also like the two women just now, silently reciting his wishes. Xia Qixi knelt on the side and watched quietly, but suddenly couldn't say anything she wanted. In the end, he just whispered "peace and joy" before getting up. But for whom she was praying for peace, hope and joy, she didn't know.

On the way out, Huang Min touched Xia Qixi's arm: "What wish did you make just now?"

"Doesn't it mean that if you say your wishes, they won't work?"

In fact, Xia Qixi just said it casually, but after listening to it, Huang Min looked like he suddenly realized, thinking about his own affairs and not asking questions. After making a wish in the main hall, as usual, I had to go to the side hall to ask for a lot. Huang Min called Chen Ziyu and Jiang Yan to go over together.

Everyone who comes out of the main hall has to come here, there is already a long queue at the door, standing in front of them is the man and woman with the ring just now, Xia Qixi guessed that they should have just married a young couple to come over for their honeymoon, or it is the time when it is like glue, even if it is standing, the man's hand is hanging on the woman's waist.

When it was their turn, the woman solemnly lifted the bamboo tube containing the skewer, shook it again and again, and after thinking about it, she carefully pulled out one and handed it to the hand of the unsigner.

It was not a monk from the temple who was responsible for unraveling the lot, but an old man about 70 years old, with a white beard, a white robe, and a string of prayer beads in his hand.

He spoke in a small voice, as if he deliberately didn't want others to hear him. So Xia Qixi didn't know what was written on the sign that the woman drew just now, but guessed from her expression that the content of the sign might not be in line with her mind, so she frowned and was pulled away by the man next to her.

Huang Min stood in front of Xia Qixi, but when it came to her, she was a little hesitant, and insisted on pulling Xia Qixi to the front and letting her smoke first. The sentence "peace and joy" just now, Xia Qixi didn't know what he was asking for, and naturally he wouldn't have as much of a burden as Huang Min.

Standing in front of the old man, he picked up the bamboo tube at random, shook it symbolically, stretched out his hand and pulled out one and handed it over. The white-bearded old man took her bamboo skewer and only glanced at it and didn't say anything, but handed the bamboo skewer back to her hand.

happened to match the "peace and joy" she just said casually.

Xia Qixi raised her eyes, and the old man in front of her was looking at her with a kind smile. At this time, Huang Min came up to see what was written on the bamboo stick, but Xia Qixi raised his hand, put the bamboo stick in his hand back into the bamboo tube, and quietly stepped aside.

So she didn't know what Huang Min's signature was. But it should be good to think about it, because she has been in a good mood on the way down the mountain. However, what aroused Xia Qixi's interest was that before leaving, the old man pulled Chen Ziyu in front of him, and he didn't know what to tell in his ear.

Chen Ziyu is not a person who is used to writing his mood on his face, and Xia Qixi can't see any clue. After leaving the temple, the next destination is the most famous local market, in fact, this market is also specially developed for tourists, selling some local characteristics, but the price is generally high, so local people do not buy things here.

When I came out once, I always had to bring something back to my colleagues in the office, but I didn't know what to send, so I simply took advantage of Huang Min, and she also wanted to buy things back, so she simply bought the same thing as her, which saved a lot of trouble.

The so-called market is just a small square in the middle surrounded by several streets, the area is not large, but there are many things for sale, all kinds of local snacks, accessories, clothes, all kinds of decorations. The streets were relatively narrow, and the shops were crowded on both sides, and pedestrians came and went, speaking words that only each other could understand in different accents, and soon, Huang Min and Xia Qixi, who had been looking around, were dispersed by the crowd.

Huang Min took a good look at a bunch of red pendant earrings, and after trying them on, he was in full swing to bargain with the boss in not very fluent English, Xia Qixi was looking at other things on the side, it was just a moment's work, Xia Qixi looked up from the shelf and disappeared from the shadow of others.

Just now watching Huang Min and the boss talking loudly from a distance, Xia Qixi thought that Huang Min's English was not good, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Xia Qixi pointed to the pair of red earrings in the window and asked the boss where the people who were about to buy it had gone, and the boss explained for a long time in the broken English of the local language, Xia Qixi still didn't understand a word. Instinctively rummaged through the bag to find the phone, and after looking hard for a long time, I remembered that when I was going to leave this morning, I found that I forgot to charge the phone last night and turned it off, so I simply left the phone in the hotel room.

Xia Qixi stood at the door of the small shop and looked around for a week without seeing the shadows of a few of them, but fortunately, this market is not too big, just a few streets, there is always a place to meet.

While watching and walking, she had already walked two streets before she knew it, but she still didn't see Huang Min and them, and she was hesitating whether it was better to go back and wait, but someone held her hand from behind.

turned around, and saw Chen Ziyu's anxious face, and then he scolded softly: "You can't go around alone in the future." ”

Although he felt that he was a little overly nervous, he knew that it was for his own good after all, so he nodded and agreed. However, Xia Qixi did not see Huang Min and Jiang Yan beside Chen Ziyu: "You are not with them?"

"Because we couldn't find you, we decided to look for it separately, Huang Min and Jiang Yan together. As soon as Chen Ziyu's words were finished, the phone in his hand rang, Chen Ziyu simply agreed to a few words, then turned around and looked at Xia Qixi and said, "The two of them are waiting for us in the restaurant in the middle of the small square." ”

Along the way, Chen Ziyu held Xia Qixi's hand tightly, did not let go, and even his steps involuntarily accelerated, Xia Qixi could only barely keep up. Chen Ziyu's face has not been very good-looking, Xia Qixi thought that he was angry about her and their separation, so he kept silent, but just sped up to keep up with him.

At the end of this road is the small square, which is a distribution center, and everyone comes here along different paths, and after a short rest, they choose another equally unfamiliar road and go in another unknown direction.

There is a restaurant with a big sign in the middle of the square, and it is clearly one of the best restaurants here in terms of storefront and decoration. Pushing open the door, I saw Jiang Yan and Huang Min sitting at a small table by the window, also looking at the direction of the door. Apparently waiting for their arrival.

"You, such a big person can still get lost!"

Before she could sit down, Huang Min began to count her down. Xia Qixi pouted at her Nunu and signaled her to stop talking in moderation. Huang Min knew her temper, and if she didn't talk about it, she would be angry, so she would accept it when she saw it. There is still Chen Ziyu on the left and right, what does she worry about.

There is no waiter in this shop, and you need to go to the counter to order food, and then bring the finished things back by yourself. If there is a man present, this kind of thing generally does not require the woman's hands. But Chen Ziyu didn't know what was wrong, Jiang Yan was just about to get up when he was held down: "Let Xia Qixi and Huang Min go, go and order something they like to eat." ”

Even when a person goes to the counter to order, there is actually no good choice, but simple and fast food such as fries, pasta, fried rice, etc. Huang Min lowered his head and struggled on the menu, whether it was pasta or fried rice. Xia Qixi's gaze left the menu and looked in the direction where their seats were.

On the way over just now, she faintly felt that there was something wrong with Chen Ziyu, she just pulled her to walk briskly without saying a word, and just offered to let her and Huang Min come over to eat something, obviously wanting to only open the two of them.

Sure enough, she guessed that at this moment, in the position by the window, Chen Ziyu was looking down and whispering something to Jiang Yan, and then the two of them looked up at a certain place outside the window together, and then the expression on Jiang Yan's face seemed to become solemn.

Even Jiang Yan is like this, Xia Qixi's heart can't help but sink, what happened?

This book was first published on Kanshu.com