CHAPTER XXXIX

The weather in this place, mild and unobtrusive, unconsciously changes the seasons, and spring comes and goes early, and people don't even feel the change of things in spring. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info For those who live in it, it is always like to record the change of seasons with a few spring rains.

Today is another rainy day, dripping. Probably tired of the dampness of the bathhouse, the donkey prefers the days when the sun is out, especially the days when he basks in the sun on the yellow earth of the grange or in the spacious courtyard. Every time it rains, Tian Donkey always feels like the bathhouse is leaking, and the rainy season in the south is very long, no matter when it rains all year round, it is like the rainy season, it is very long, so every time it rains endlessly, it seems that the whole sky has become a big bathhouse that will not close.

It's raining all day, and there are naturally fewer people who come to take a bath, and compared with the scene of endless customers on weekdays, the current bathhouse can be described as a crowd. Originally, Tian Donkey planned to recruit workers today, but it seems that he is going to be in the soup again. The business of the bathhouse is getting more and more deserted, since Sister Ling's death, Tian Donkey has taken over the bathhouse, as a business to maintain a living, and no one has come to ask Sister Ling about the disappearance, as if there is no such person as Sister Ling in this world, and even, even Tian Donkey himself sometimes wonders, that night full of blood and madness, is it a dream or a reality? Even the customers who often come to take a bath are familiar with Sister Ling's cousin taking care of the business, after all, his fees are much lower than Sister Ling's, but the number of customers is still decreasing, which makes Tian Donkey a little worried.

Tian Donkey stood in front of the window, looking at the rain outside the window slowly sliding down the windowpane, so clean and transparent, so free and casual, no restraints, no sadness, floating from the sky, and then falling to the ground to give birth to flowers, even if it was broken bones, it was unhesitating, and quietly completed the life of raindrops. I don't know if they have any memories, I don't know what they have experienced, it's just that their wandering trajectory is very similar to Tian Donkey's own life, so Tian Donkey will have infinite emotion in the silent rain. And only at such a moment, or in the dead of night, does Tian Donkey dare to recall, dare to unload all guards, and secretly recall the past, the distant and somewhat vague memory.

Yes, today's donkey is really not what it used to be, the field donkey in the past was a poor egg field donkey, and the current field donkey is the boss Tian donkey, and such a life change with different identities, Tian Donkey adapts well. Therefore, let him pass the past, the more distant the better, the distant memories that belong to the past, when the memories are finished, they should be thrown away and never remembered. It can be said that Tian Donkey'er's life has been turned upside down because of a woman who has died. He has a home, and he has a duplex small western-style building with its own bathhouse, which is something he couldn't have imagined before, even if he pretended to be a millionaire in the Grange and pretended to be wide, just to marry and threaten to buy a house, but he didn't expect it to become a reality now, and he didn't spend a penny to have a building. He also has a career. The so-called predecessors planted trees and later people enjoyed the shade, this self-financing and sole proprietorship bathhouse, is the big tree planted by Sister Ling, now, the cool people have become Tian Donkey, as if, all the difficulties in his life are for this big tree, so, sometimes, Tian Donkey looks at his own bathhouse and can't help but smile, maybe he probably saw the endless good hope that the bathhouse brought to his life.

Speaking of which, since Sister Ling's death, Tian Donkey has lived a calm, down-to-earth, comfortable and comfortable life, no, to be precise, this period is the happiest and most comfortable time in his life. Open the door every day, just like welcoming the new students to welcome the customers who come to take a bath, and then, when sending off the last customer, give birth to the hope of the next day, so open and close the door, the cycle is not a simple ordinary, but the beautiful magic of the life that Tian Donkey once longed for! Several times, Tian Donkey himself couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah, every day is a good day, all days are a good day......"

Sometimes, looking at the blessed self in the mirror, as well as the rising spirit on his face, Tian Donkey silently thanked him in his heart for this peaceful life that can make people rest their minds and bodies. He is also glad that it is precisely because he did not escape but chose to stay after cremating Sister Ling, that he has everything he has today, and he has lived a good life that people should live, no longer have to drift, no longer have to hide, all the panic and lies, all the vicissitudes and unbearable, seem to have disappeared overnight, and even, sometimes Tian Donkey will silently thank himself in his heart for meeting Sister Ling in his life, and he is also grateful to God for his gifts.

At noon, the rain was a little lighter, and after seeing off the last guest, Tian Donkey closed the bathhouse, intending to go out and put up a few small advertisements. This is the idea given to him by a bathing guest, saying that this will expand the popularity of the bathhouse, thereby expanding the source of customers, in addition, his recruitment advertisement is also a delay in the recruitment of the right person to apply, occasionally come to apply for either too fat or too old, not to work for a few days to be dismissed, and the kind Tian Donkey always does not want to treat anyone badly, so every time he dismisses the bathing worker, he has to lose a lot of compensation.

Tian Donkey put on a raincoat and rain boots, put the stickers of the small advertisement in his pocket, and went out. On the street, there were also few pedestrians, deserted, Tian Donkey raised his head and looked around, but could not find a suitable place to post a small advertisement, and it was the first time he did such publicity for the bathhouse, and his heart was nervous and uneasy. Because for the city that requires cleanliness and civilization, psoriasis in the city of small advertisements is expressly forbidden and illegal, and Tian Donkey will never take the risk of breaking the law if he is not forced by life.

He walked past the telephone poles, and every time he took out the advertising stickers, he would be disturbed or interrupted by people passing by or even a dog, so Tian Donkey had to walk away and continue to look for a suitable place to post them. The sky continued to be beautiful, the sky that had been somewhat bright was gray again and began to be cloudy, and after a while, it rained heavily, and it seemed that today was really a day not suitable for going out. He walked, walked, looked around cautiously, did not give up hope and continued to search, even if he could put up a leaflet, Tian Donkey would be satisfied. He thought to himself, a piece of advertising paper can at least bring in a customer who takes a bath, or even more, because there are so many pedestrians coming and going on the street, and a person who sees an advertisement is a customer, and the cycle goes on and on, if more people see the advertising paper, won't there be more customers? In that case, Tian Donkey can sit at home and wait for the bathing customers to come to the door. Sure enough, this is a rare golden idea, why didn't I think of it before? However, it was not too late, fortunately a guest told him, and Tian Donkey even thought about giving her a 20% discount on the bathing fee for the customer who kindly reminded him, or he could also award her a medal for free bathing for life, in recognition of her contribution to his bathhouse and thank her for her wisdom. But before Tian Donkey's imagination could end, suddenly, an unknown object crossed his sideways, no, to be exact, a gray figure rushed diagonally and collided with him.

"Right...... I'm sorry...... I didn't notice just now, are you alright? ”

It was a woman, her thin body wrapped in an old gray coat, and her face could not be seen clearly because she had her head bowed. In fact, she was the one who should apologize, but Tian Donkey, who was used to being humble, spoke out first. But she didn't react, she still lowered her head in front of Tian Donkey, as if the heaviness of life was too heavy for her to raise her head. The kind of life that exudes despair all over his body, as well as only bones and exhaustion is what Tian Donkey knows best, so he couldn't help but ask her with concern.

"Are you alright?"

Finally, she heard his greeting, half-raised her eyelids, and glanced at the donkey very quickly, and then continued to bow her head and walked away without saying a word. Moreover, her steps were still unsteady, and she staggered and stumbled continuously.

Tian Donkey looked at her thin back, and a kind of sympathetic pity arose, so he wanted to follow up to see what was going on, but even though he dispelled that thought, he even smiled at himself silently, it was ridiculous to have such a strange idea for himself, after all, indifference is the cloak of this city, and he can't casually break the balance of this indifference. However, just when Tian Donkey was about to turn his head and walk away, he heard a "snap" behind him and the sound of someone falling, Tian Donkey hurriedly looked back to see that the woman who was walking unsteadily really fell.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and Tian Donkey couldn't bear to see her fall in the mud on a rainy day, so he hurriedly walked up, intending to help her up.

"Are you alright? Hey, what's wrong with you? ”

She lay on the damp ground, motionless, her eyes closed, letting the rain hit her pale face, Tian Donkey reached out and gently shook it, while asking, shaking for a long time, she barely opened her eyes.

"Hey, how are you? Is there anything going on? ”

“…… I'm fine......"

She said weakly.

But it was these three words that made Tian Donkey'er tremble like an electric shock in an instant, because this voice was familiar, and it had appeared in his life, but Tian Donkey couldn't remember it for a while. He searched desperately for his memory, trying to confirm the familiar voice. Yes, this voice, where he has heard it, where must have heard it, although the vicissitudes of life, but can never drown out this voice, it is so kind, so warm, so beautiful, so precious, once pulled himself back from the brink of death, ah, it is her, it is her voice.

So, while identifying her face, hoping that her face in front of him could coincide with the face of Ah Xia in his memory, he asked as if for verification.

"Are you...... Ah Xia? ”

Hearing the name Ah Xia, the man was stunned for a moment, and then sternly denied.

"You've mistaken someone!"

After saying that, she struggled to stand up, shook off the arm that Tian Donkey wanted to support, and walked away stubbornly again.

"Hey, are you really okay? Should I see a doctor? ”

Tian Donkey'er's voice didn't catch up with her back, and the sound of the torrential rain engulfing Tian Donkey's voice also instantly engulfed her figure, she just strode away without saying a word, but Tian Donkey couldn't leave, he stood in place, as if imprisoned in place by memory. Soon, a voice in his heart told him that it was Ah Xia, the kind and angelic beautiful Ah Xia, so Tian Donkey hurriedly chased after him in the direction where Ah Xia disappeared, but after chasing a few streets, he couldn't see her. She's gone.