Because before the holiday has done a strategy, planning to stay in Lijiang's youth hostel YHA, who knows that the place is full, melancholy she strolled aimlessly on the streets of Lijiang, suddenly met a local fellow greeted her and warmly introduced her to the local homestay to live, this is a wooden structure of the two-story building to see the color and gatehouse are some years, now in addition to the landlord's family on the second floor of a room living in other rooms have been changed to guest rooms, but after the fifth day of the guest a lot less, There are three people living in the huge courtyard, except for Zhao Xiaocui, a girl, the other two are boys, but they should be out or sleeping, so Zhao Xiaocui didn't see them, walked into his room with a suitcase, and casually tidied up after a while, Zhao Xiaocui went out and walked around the street, looking for food, and walked on the street, she began to carefully watch Lijiang: the bluestone pavement was stepped on smoothly and translucently, the canal in the middle of the road was not big, but the water was crystal clear, and from time to time there would be an arch bridge connecting both sides of the road. There are wooden shops next to it, and because there are not many tourists in the morning, the air here is not cold even though it is still winter, but it is a little cool at best. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info along the river canal upstream, walking you can see a variety of winding alleys, the road in the alley is narrower, but there are still a lot of shops, walked for a long time, Zhao Xiaocui did not find that the places that sell snacks are basically silver jewelry and all kinds of jewelry, small objects; Zhao Xiaocui walked all the way down a small alley only to find that the end of the road was out of the ancient city, the outside world is completely different from the ancient city, although the houses are wooden, but the atmosphere and environment are very different, the streets outside the ancient city have a modern atmosphere, the streets are full of people riding electric cars through the streets, the shops here and the shops inside are not very different from the categories, the types of items seem to be richer and more life-oriented. "Hey, there is a snack bar across the road" Zhao Xiaocui stepped up and crossed the road and sat on the stall, there is also breakfast to sell here, mainly Lijiang baba and porridge, she asked for a bowl of porridge and a poop, learn from the appearance of the locals to smear the sauce on the baba and roll some chili peppers and sit on a small stool on the side of the road to eat, the first bite of the mouth is immediately full of hot and spicy oil fragrance, very fragrant but super spicy, a few bites down Zhao Xiaocui feels that her nose and forehead are sweating, although it is very spicy but it is very enjoyable to eat, Zhao Xiaocui endured the spicy sweat and finished eating, and quickly picked up the porridge and drank it all, and the boss and proprietress next to her smiled and said to her: "Our peppers in Lijiang are interesting enough, right?" "Enough, enough, very enough!" Zhao Xiaocui responded while wiping her sweat.

After breakfast, she continued to walk around and prepared to go back, but she forgot where she lived, because each house was a wooden two-story building, and the alleys looked similar from the outside, Zhao Xiaocui was blindfolded now, but she had no choice but to disturb her head and slowly think about the way she came, after going around and around the wrong three or four alleys, she finally found where she lived, in order to avoid forgetting next time, she quickly took out her mobile phone and took a picture of it. When she entered the courtyard, she found two more boys, one was sitting at the door of the hall holding the computer and surfing the Internet, and the other was sitting on the recliner in the courtyard in a daze, these two boys were so thin, Zhao Xiaocui thought in her heart while walking into the courtyard to find a sunny place to sit down, tilt her head and close her eyes to feel the air and sunshine here. The three of them have been waiting quietly, no one cares about anyone, but each has their own enjoyment.

Suddenly, someone gently patted Zhao Xiaocui's shoulder, she struggled and opened her eyes that were already asleep, and asked a little confused: "What's wrong?" ”

"Do you want to go to dinner together? AA," one of the boys asked her.

"Okay," Zhao Xiaocui realized that it was time for lunch, she stood up, rubbed her eyes, stretched her waist, and walked out of the yard with her two partners.

She followed behind the two of them, the three of them walked with their heads down without saying anything all the way, they were probably hungry, Zhao Xiaocui thought in her heart, and never said a word, and walked out of the ancient city after a while, Zhao Xiaocui felt that this time she came out quickly, they should know the shortcut, Zhao Xiaocui thought in her heart, and took two more steps to keep up with them, and the three of them lined up in front and back, all the way to the door of the hotel. After entering the door and sitting down, one of them began to tell Zhao Xiaocui about what to eat here, he probably talked about the food here, probably because he was hungry and spoke quickly, Zhao Xiaocui didn't hear a few words, but she understood and probably said to the other party: "Okay, that's it, I believe in your taste." As soon as Zhao Xiaocui's voice fell, I saw this guy snap his fingers and shouted in Sichuan dialect to the house, "Boss, a super cauldron, a pot of rice, hurry up." ”

"Okay" The proprietress came out of the house, and a lunch was done.

The one who ordered the meal while waiting for the meal asked Zhao Xiaocui: "You just came here today?" ”

"yes, just came in the morning, what about you?" Zhao Xiaocui asked rhetorically.

"I've just lived here for three days, and I felt bored living in the new city before, so I went to live in the old city for a while." The orderer replied.

"Oh, what about you?" Zhao Xiaocui turned her head to look at the other.

"I've been here for four or five days." The other party replied lightly.

"By the way, what do you two call them?" Zhao Xiaocui asked.

"My name is Xiao Wu, and he is a flying fish." The one who ordered the meal was directly introduced, Zhao Xiaocui nodded and said, "Then I'll call it Grasshopper for the time being." ”

The three of them laughed in unison, and the atmosphere that had been a little rusty before disappeared in an instant. About 15 minutes later, the proprietress came out of the kitchen with a steaming meal, and when the proprietress gradually walked in, Zhao Xiaocui saw that she was holding a huge casserole in her hand, and the vegetables and meatballs in it were bubbling and boiling, steaming up, and the taste inadvertently floated over, "It's so fragrant" Zhao Xiaocui subconsciously came out with such a sentence, the proprietress looked at her cute smile, turned around and walked into the kitchen, and when she came out again, she was holding an enamel basin in her hand, which was not big and full of rice, and it was also steaming and fragrant. Zhao Xiaocui took out chopsticks from the chopsticks building next to her, wiped them with the tissues she carried, looked at the two partners opposite, and said, "I'll eat first." They both nodded in unison, and both hands reached out to the chopsticks building, Zhao Xiaocui picked up a piece of balls and put it in the empty bowl first, then she realized that she hadn't taken the rice, and picked up the rice spoon and added more than half a bowl of rice to the bowl, and ate it steadily.

After lunch, the three of them chatted while walking back, Zhao Xiaocui also learned that Xiao Wu is from Sichuan, five years ago he came to Lijiang to play because of the scenery and comfort here, he temporarily decided not to go back, he quit his job directly by phone, stayed while working and playing, and then by chance took two foreign guests from Pakistan to play in Lijiang and the surrounding Tiger Leaping Gorge and other places, and began to do the work of receiving foreign tourists, responsible for helping them book hotels, do routes and tour guides, Through his own personal web page and often go to some foreigners' travel forums to make his business not bad, every year around the Spring Festival to March is the off-season, he maintains and maintains the website to chat with guests and talk about reservations, and when the business is good, he is busy every day; The only thing that makes Xiao Wu feel regretful is that although he is very happy to do it himself, his family has never understood why he gave up a good job in the system to become an idle unemployed vagrant, so he has not been home for four years, and every time he calls, he is scolded and makes him sad. Zhao Xiaocui listened to Xiao Wu's narration, while sighing at his courage and courage, while being shocked by his lifestyle, in the past, Zhao Xiaocui has always thought that everyone is like her, graduated from college and began a 9-to-5 working career, and when there is time and spare money, go out for a walk and see the world, but who knew that there was such a way of life here, and these were things that Zhao Xiaocui never expected, she looked at Xiao Wu and expressed her admiration for him through her eyes, and Xiao Wu was startled by her sudden staring and hurriedly said:" I said the wrong thing, and it still scares you, look at me like this. Zhao Xiaocui realized that she was a little excited and hurriedly said: "No, you have made me understand another way of life, I admire you." "Oh, it's not like it's scared." Xiao Wu replied.

"What about you? Flying Fish children's shoes? Zhao Xiaocui asked.

"I, I don't have the courage of Xiao Wu, but I'm tired of going to work, and I quit and go around." Feiyu looked at the sky with his arms in his arms and said lightly.

"Huh? It's as simple as that? ”

"yes, it's as simple as that."

"And how long are you going to play?"

"I haven't thought about it specifically, let's talk about it when I'm tired of playing or have no money, it's good to be in a daze like this every day, and I can think about what I want."

"Hmm," Zhao Xiaocui nodded thoughtfully, "What did you do before you resigned?" ”

"I, the editor of the magazine, eat with my mouth."

"Will you continue to be an editor when you look for a job in the future?"

"I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet, now the traditional media is depressed, and it's hard to find a job as an editor, and it is estimated that there is a great possibility of changing careers, but I haven't thought about what to do yet."

"And is your family supporting you on this trip?"

"I don't oppose or support, but I'm already an adult, and it's time for me to make my own decisions, and men will have a lot of responsibilities in the future, so how can I listen to my parents."

Zhao Xiaocui thought about it right, so she didn't answer again, and the three of them chatted about what was fun and returned to their residence. The next day, the three of them continued to meet together for breakfast and then went to climb the highest part of the ancient city, where they looked at the entire ancient city of Lijiang, under the morning light, a thin layer of fog slowly washed away above the ancient city, but the fog here is different from the fog in Beijing and Xi'an, it is so light and thin, like a piece of silk half blowing in the sunlight gradually faded, the ancient city also gradually woke up from the quiet, the shops began to prepare to open, and the early visitors have also taken to the streets, Even from the top of the mountain, you can still hear a sound from below, announcing the beginning of a new day in the ancient city. Zhao Xiaocui and the three of them just sat quietly and watched, enjoying a safe time. When it came to the date of Zhao Xiaocui's return, she was full of reluctance, especially when she wanted to go back and start working overtime, she was afraid and sweating, but at this stage, she had no other means of making a living, but she insisted on working hard. Xiao Wu and Feiyu sent her to the entrance of the ancient city, and the three of them took a group photo in front of the stone monument engraved with "Lijiang Old Town", Zhao Xiaocui got on the airport bus, she waved her hand hard to the window, her eyes flashed with tears, I don't know if they are reluctant or reluctant to travel.

On the plane, Zhao Xiaocui opened her notebook and recorded it on it: Life, you have to go your own way after all, goodbye Xiao Wu! Goodbye Flying Fish! Goodbye Lijiang!