After losing my wallet and phone, I sat back in the corner next to the ice cream parlor, as if I had lost my sense of direction for a moment, and I just looked helplessly at the unfamiliar faces.

Ten minutes passed, I only saw such a young woman who looked like a Chinese, after coming forward to communicate, I knew that it was Korean, I tried to use body language to tell her that I lost money, hoping that she could help me a little, but after she said countless "no", she left, and I still stopped in place and could not move an inch, but I can understand her, because in this strange country, everyone will have a very strong sense of vigilance, I can only wait for a Chinese who speaks the same language, at least guide me back to the hotel where I live.

I still have a little confidence in myself, because I can express the external environment of the hotel in words, it is a five-star hotel, and it will be somewhat well-known, so as long as there is a Chinese who can communicate with the locals to help me, I still have hope to get it back.

I finally picked up the guitar and sang a few more saliva Chinese songs, hoping to attract the attention of passers-by, I think it is much better to take the initiative to let people know that I am Chinese than to passively go to Chinese, and can also avoid the embarrassment of admitting my mistake just now.

Watching the streets gradually desert, my heart was cold, I really hoped that Qiao Ye and Qin Miao could keep me in their hearts, realize that I might be in trouble outside, and then find the Wishing Fountain, but the actual situation is that they are more likely to have fallen asleep. As for the person named She Shaobo, he can't count on it. And this feeling of calling the earth and the earth not working is really very bad.

I put my guitar back in the case and sat down like a homeless man in a phone booth-like place on the side of the street to shelter from the rain. I lit a cigarette and imagined where Xiao Ai would be at this time, maybe she was also in the city, but she didn't know I was coming......

I remembered She Shaobo's words again, what he meant was that the security abroad was very poor, and I didn't know if there would suddenly be such rioters to embarrass me, a penniless and down-and-out person. I cheered myself up again, a person like me, who seemed to be powerful, and ordinary small characters would not dare to mess with me......

See, this is a person's hesitation in a strange country and the feeling of helplessness in his heart. I think that if I didn't have to find Xiao Ai, I would never want to come so far in my life. Or, if I had studied hard and mastered at least one foreign language, I wouldn't have been as passive as I am now.

After smoking a cigarette, I half lay on the ground, and then looked up at the sky, and then I found a little familiar feeling, because the stars and the moon do not change, and their existence always gives people a sense of solidity, giving you the illusion that you have not gone far.

I don't know how long later, next to me stood a very stocky-looking Italian man, carrying a very shabby cloth bag, looking like he hadn't washed for a long time, probably a homeless man. My nerves tightened......

He first said a few words in a language I didn't understand, and when he saw that I didn't react, he said to me in quite authentic Chinese: "Dude, are you Chinese?" ”

I grabbed at the straw and replied, "Yes, yes...... Do you know Chinese? ”

He grinned and asked, "Do you have a cigarette?" Here's one. ”

I took out the 10,000-year-old red Nanjing cigarette from my pocket, handed one to him, he took it from my hand with an excited face, and then asked me, "Are you from Nanjing?" It's been a long time since I've smoked this cigarette! ”

"Authentic Nanjing people, do you know what authenticity means?"

He sat down next to me, and then replied: "I have been a foreign teacher in Shanghai for 3 years, and I have been a foreign teacher in Nanjing for 4 years. ”

I immediately lost all my precaution, as if I had seen a relative, and after we had talked, I learned that the man's name was Albert, and that his hometown was in a small town next to Rome. Because after making some money in China a few years ago, he decided to live in the most chic way, so he chose to be a homeless man. He said that this profession can satisfy all his fantasies about life, and he feels that he can come into contact with different people and things every day, so that God has given him the ability to communicate with each other.

He was really talkative, and not only told me about this, but also told me about the girls he had met over the years, but he didn't think it was romantic, because the girls were flowers of different colors to him, and only when they were all picked could they be regarded as building a big garden for their lives.

After talking about himself, he asked me, "Did you come to Rome alone?" ”

I hurriedly replied: "No, I still have three friends, all staying in the hotel, I am in a hurry to come to the wishing fountain to see, but my wallet and mobile phone were stolen when I came, I can't communicate with the people here, and I forgot the name of the hotel where I stayed, so I can only sit here by myself, waiting for someone to communicate."

Albert snorted, and then replied: "You Chinese always think that democracy abroad is very good, but when it comes to social security, I have been to so many countries, and your China is very good...... In this part of Rome, especially at night, it's best not to go out alone. ”

I nodded, thinking of the woman who cared me so much, and if it weren't for that one in ten thousand hopes, I wouldn't be willing to take this risk when I didn't have anything.

I lit a cigarette for myself and took a deep breath before I said to Albert: "I appreciate your attitude towards life, but I can't agree with you about your opinion of women, I think for men, having a woman you really love is definitely more fortunate than having a garden, because the garden must be appreciated by all people, and a flower you keep by your side is the longest companion in life, her growth and withering belong to you alone, you are ......also like this for her" stopped, I added: "Of course, you can disagree with what I said, but when you are old, you will especially need the company of such a woman, and the romance of your youth will only make you feel extremely lonely at that time." ”

Albert looked at me with a complicated gaze, perhaps I was the first person to mentally dismiss his current way of life, and then he shook his head and smiled, took a puff of his cigarette, and said to me, "If you can persuade me like that, then there must be such a flower in your life?" ”

"Yes, of course, I am willing to give up everything I have now for her. I came to Rome to find her, and she told me about the legend of the Trevi Fountain, so I believe that Rome must be a place where I can find her. ”

Albert was immediately interested, and he said to me, "Tell me about you and her...... I want to hear it. ”

I shook my head and rejected him, I replied: "If there is a fate to meet in the future, let's talk to you, I just want to ask you to help send me back to the hotel, I haven't slept peacefully for several days, I feel very shaky now!" ”

Hearing me say this, Albert didn't insist on hearing my story anymore, but he still asked me with doubt: "You can't touch it alone, and none of your three friends are worried about you?" ”

I felt a little lost in my heart, and then replied in a joking tone: "Maybe they all think I'm quite capable, but I didn't expect me to be so cowardly as soon as I came out!" ”

Albert laughed and asked, "Do you remember any buildings around the hotel?" I'm too familiar with Rome, and as long as it's not too small, I'm sure I'll help you find it. ”

Based on my own memory, I told him about the architectural features of the hotel and the few stores around me that impressed me. I remember that there was a very stylish bakery across the street from the hotel, the front of which was converted from an abandoned sailboat, and next to the bakery was a laundromat, and the door was green, so I took a look at it, because I didn't know if there was a cuckold in foreign countries.

After listening to my description, Albert laughed again and told me that there is no such thing as cuckolding abroad, because this is a saying handed down from ancient China, and he is really a China expert.

After thinking about it for a while, Albert finally said the name of the hotel, and was very enthusiastic to see me there himself. He said he had a motorcycle, parked in front of a nearby hotel, and said he hadn't seen interesting Chinese who liked to debate with him in a long time.

……

It took me less time than I had to get to the hotel where I was staying, and I am very grateful. But he didn't accept my thanks, and insisted that I repay him with my story. To be honest, this is one of the most chic and realistic foreigners I've ever met.

He probably thought I had misunderstood him, and explained: "I've just been a little skeptical about my attitude towards life lately, so I've been running to bars these days to find answers in alcohol, otherwise I really won't be able to touch you...... I don't quite understand what it's like for a man to have only one woman, and a lifetime is so long, won't it be boring? ”

I laughed at myself and replied, "Life is about tossing, and if one day you are like us, the word boring has nothing to do with your life at all...... Bert, go and try to love only one person, this feeling will make you very clear and grounded! ”

Albert gave me a thumbs up and rode away on his heavy bike, I don't know if this brief intersection made us friends, but it was the meaning of the journey, because it allowed you to see a lot of different people and see more different perspectives.

And I also have my thoughts, if I had been a person like Albert in the beginning, would I be much happier than I am now? I don't have an answer, the only thing that is clear is that I will never be a man like him.

……

After entering the hotel, I stood at the door of Qiao Ye and Qin Miao's room, there was no movement inside, which made them even more inhumane, although they were my best friends, they really didn't take me to heart.

I snorted, took two more steps, and arrived at the door of She Shaobo's room, but I felt that he didn't care about me, so I didn't pay attention to how he behaved, and then stood at the door of my room......

Maybe it's because the hotel has encountered a lot of cases of losing the room card before, so I used a dynamic password lock, and after I entered the password, I went back to the room smoothly.

The moment I lay in bed, I felt like I was being reincarnated.

When I returned to the army, losing my wallet and losing my phone was no longer a big deal, because I have always had the habit of putting important documents alone, so I was still able to get money, but unfortunately, the mobile phone card was not reissued, which means that I can no longer act alone, and those who care about me in the country will no longer have a way to contact me, I am an extremely isolated, and extremely free person, no one can interfere with me anymore, No one knows my whereabouts anymore, but I also lost a phone that stored a lot of Xiao Ai's photos!