(1) Mid-Autumn Festival

At dusk, it is the rush hour to get off work, the streets are full of cars, the buses are overcrowded, swaying and stopping, and every time you arrive at the station, it seems that you can only see people up and down.

Qiu Yan stood at the end of the bus, numbly looking at the scenery flashing outside the window. It's been seven years since she's been in the city, and the scenery along the way has long since stopped attracting her attention.

"XX Village has arrived, please get off the bus from the back door if you need to get off the bus." Qiu Yan squeezed to the back door and got out of the car, walked through the bustling flow of people, walked into a narrow alley, bought a cake and vegetables, and slipped into an even narrower alley.

XX Village is the largest urban village in the city. The houses in the village vary in height, and most of them are small buildings with six or seven floors. There is no elevator in the building, and the stone staircase is narrow and slippery, making it easy to fall in winter. There are 10 rooms on each floor, most of which are inhabited by young people who work part-time.

Qiu Yan took out the key and opened the door, pressed the switch on the wall, and a small light bulb illuminated the room, which was less than eight square meters. The room was visible with a single bed, a very simple wardrobe, a shabby table, and a small red stool.

Qiu Yan put the cake on the table, poured herself a jar of boiling water, picked up the English book on the bedside and read it while eating.

Today's corridor is very quiet, Qiu Yan looks very seriously, the paper is turned page by page, and the room is quiet. The cake had already been eaten, and she picked up the magnetic jar and drank a few sips of water to continue reading.

There was a knock on the door, and Qiu Yan raised his head and said, "Come in, the door is not locked." Bei Bei walked in with a washbasin, "Where's the book, have you eaten?" ”

Qiu Yan: "Have you eaten a cake and a dish?" ”

Bei Bei sat on the bed next to Qiu Yan, "I don't want to eat." Do you have a Mid-Autumn Festival holiday? ”

Qiu Yan shook his head, "It's good if I don't have a holiday, I don't have a place to go on vacation." ”

Beibei: "Qiu Yan, I've always wondered why you don't want to go home? ”

Qiu Yan smiled and put the book on the bed, "I'm also very curious why you didn't marry your boyfriend." ”

Beibei: "Because he can't afford to buy a house, how can he get married without a house?" You changed to a new job, did you meet the right person? ”

Qiu Yan smiled: "No." I don't want to find a friend just yet. Why didn't you go home during the Mid-Autumn Festival? ”

"I'll be back tomorrow morning." Bei Bei sighed, "I'll wash my face, you can continue to read." ”

Qiu Yan nodded, watching Bei Bei pick up the washbasin and go to the sink to wash her face. She picked up the book and wanted to continue reading, but bitterness welled up in her heart, and the feeling of loneliness spread from her heart to her whole body.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the last festival that Qiu Yan wants to have. The catastrophes in her life all began with the Mid-Autumn Festival when she was nineteen years old.

Eight years ago, the Mid-Autumn Festival was as beautiful as tonight, and she blushed in disbelief as she looked at Shen Peng at the school gate.

Shen Peng is one of her pen pals, and the two have been in contact by letter, occasionally making phone calls, sending photos and small gifts, and not seeing each other many times. Shen Peng went to school at the Artillery Academy and was a good son of Qiu Yanyan at that time in Chinese martial arts.

The two met by chance, and Shen Peng's comrades-in-arms asked him to bring things for his sister. Shen Peng saw two girls running hand in hand at the school gate, one of them was Qiu Yan, and he was shocked at this glance.

Qiu Yan is undoubtedly beautiful, her posture is tall, her skin is fair, and her facial features have both the depth of a Russian and the gentleness of a Chinese.

Qiu Yan's grandmother was a famous lady who had entered the school, married a Soviet officer who assisted China's War of Resistance Against Japan, and had two sons, the younger son was Qiu Yan's father. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, my grandmother returned to the Soviet Union with the Russian officer, where she lived for several years until the Soviet officer died in the line of duty, and the grandmother had to return to China with her young son. Everyone who has seen Qiu Yan says that Qiu Yan looks like a grandmother. This was originally a compliment, but I didn't expect it to become a prophecy, Qiu Yan's life is as bumpy as her grandmother.

Shen Peng looked at the girl who was cramped and restless at the door, he looked at the curious eyes of the students around him and became uneasy, plucked up the courage to walk to Qiu Yan's side, and said with a red face: "I'm going home to visit relatives, come and see you by the way, let's go over there for a walk, okay?" ”

Qiu Yan glanced at Shen Peng shyly, and said softly: "We only have half an hour to wash, and the dormitory should turn off the lights in a while, and the teacher will check the bed." ”

Shen Peng nodded and said, "I know, it's not easy to talk at the school gate, so I'll delay you for a while." ”

Qiu Yan nodded and followed Shen Peng along the path under the street lamp slowly. Shen Peng is usually very talkative, but he still can't let go in front of the girl he likes, so he has to take out a carefully prepared gift to please the girl. With the medium of gifts, the two gradually opened up the conversation, and it was time to turn off the lights in the dormitory when they talked happily.

Qiu Yan realized that it was late and hurriedly ran back, Shen Peng ran with her, ran to the school gate and found that the gate had been locked, Qiu Yan shouted a few times but no one came to open the door.

Shen Peng: "Don't shout, no one, let's sit outside and enjoy the moon, and wait for the doorman to come before going in." ”

Qiu Yan had no choice but to follow Shen Peng to sit on the stone on the side of the road and look at the bright moon in the dark blue night sky.

At that time, it was the 90s, the school did not allow students to fall in love, and the school-level school rules were particularly strict, and Qiu Yan was expelled from the school if he did not return at night. At that time, she was in her third year of high school, and her academic performance was very good, and her parents had been looking forward to her being admitted to college, but they didn't expect such a result......

Since that year, Qiu Yan has been most afraid of the Mid-Autumn Festival.