It was a clear day, and several long clouds intertwined with each other in the sky, apparently leaving behind several airplanes passing by one after another.

The sky may not leave a trace of birds flying by, but this is not the case with wayward "artificial birds".

But it's also because of these "artificial birds" stepping on the sky at will, that there are these white bands with a little jagged edges in the sky, which makes the blue sky less monotonous, but more peaceful and peaceful.

It's about going out to visit friends in such weather. Even if it's a little cold, as long as the weather is good, there is no wind, no rain, no snow, it is a good weather for travel.

Of course, in such a late autumn in the UK, although it is not winter, it is also cold to frost at night. In the morning, although the sun was shining, the biting cold wind blew, like an invisible arrow, piercing from the skin, to the intestines, and then to the bone marrow. The deeper you wear, the longer it hurts.

At first, it was even colder and darker when the sun was still struggling on the horizon, and Jingzhi had no choice but to wear her thickest camel-colored high boots, black wool leggings, and a bright red senior trench coat. From the collar to the top of the knee, the large black diamond-shaped buttons sewn into the coat that can be fastened are tightly buttoned one by one to ensure that there is no cold wind to "see the stitches". There was still a backpack left for such an outfit, Jingzhi thought about it, and finally decided to carry a long linen-colored satchel.

She walked to the front of the black wardrobe, stood on tiptoe, picked up the linen-colored satchel that was placed on the top floor of the closet, patted it lightly, and carried it diagonally on her shoulder.

Let's take that umbrella, although it is a bit big, it can protect against wind and rain. If you go home and suddenly it rains and you get wet, you will definitely catch a cold in such cold weather.

Thinking about it, Jingzhi had unconsciously walked to the full-length mirror at the door of the bedroom, she patiently took care of her long black shawl hair, thinking that she should be more energetic when she went out.

Jingzhi calmly walked to her bedroom door, picked up the silver umbrella, and gently pushed open the bedroom door.

Today is Saturday, it is just past seven o'clock in the morning, the apartment is quiet, and Qi'er is still sleeping.

Jingzhi walked out of the bedroom lightly, turned around and pressed the switch of the white woven light by the door.

The lights in the bedroom were turned off all of a sudden, and the lights in the corridor of the apartment were not turned on, and the light in the room disappeared at once, which made Jingzhi suddenly start to be scared. It seems that going out at such an early time is really a bit scary!

Jingzhi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. After repeating this several times, she finally mustered up the courage to close the door to her bedroom.

The aisles were dim, without a single light, as dark as night, and there was no life at dawn. Jingzhi lifted her foot slightly and moved half a step forward. Then, she lifted her foot forward and kicked it gently, and only when she touched the wooden staircase did she step up with confidence.

"Squeak, squeak..."Jingzhi was already very careful, but the old corridor was not willing to be lonely, making a crisp sound. Now Jingzhi only hopes that Qi'er next door will sleep more deeply and not be awakened by the sound of her footsteps.

In fact, Jingzhi is also too careful, and Qi'er didn't fall asleep until three o'clock in the morning this morning. She didn't have much to worry about, and she was sleeping in bed at this time!

Jingzhi gently placed the umbrella in her hand against the door and leaned against the wall, and pulled out her set of keys from the left pocket of her trench coat. She fumbled in the darkness for two seconds, and finally found the key to the old English gate, and held it firmly in her hand.

However, Jingzhi's other hand groped back and forth for a long time, so anxious that cold sweat broke out on her head, and it was not easy to touch the keyhole hanging on the door.

Jingzhi didn't care about the volume of her voice excitedly, and hurriedly inserted the key into the lock hole, "Crackling...... Crackling......" sound followed. Fortunately, Jingzhi's movements are quite quick, otherwise Qi'er's beauty sleep would be in vain.

Jingzhi turned down the long copper handle with her right hand and pulled it back, and the door finally opened. Jingzhi continued to pull the door with her right hand, grabbed the umbrella by the wall with her left hand, and squeezed her own body into the crack in the open door.

It's really embarrassing to step on such high wedge boots and have so fast legs and feet.

When she arrived at the door, Jingzhi pulled the copper handle outside the door with both hands, and then pulled it hard, only to hear a "bang", the door finally closed, leaving Qi'er alone in the apartment to lie quietly on the bed and sleep peacefully.

Jingzhi exhaled deeply, and finally didn't wake Qi'er up.

Outside the gate, the lights in the corridor had been woken up by Jingzhi's footsteps, illuminating the corridor very brightly.

Seeing the light, Jingzhi was no longer afraid. She unhurriedly inserted the key in her hand into the keyhole, and with a few "clicks", Jingzhi easily locked the door from the outside.

Although it is safe enough to live in a wealthy area, but when she thinks that Qi'er is still alone at home, Jingzhi does not hesitate to decide to lock the door to ensure Qi'er's personal safety.

Now Qi'er can sleep well at home alone, Jingzhi thought to herself. Now she has bought hot chocolate and bread and is eating breakfast at a small coffee shop in the train station.

A few minutes earlier, Jingzhi had already picked up the train ticket she had booked online in advance at the train station. In less than half an hour, Jingzhi's train will arrive at the station. Jingzhi chewed the bread in her mouth with relish, looking at her watch from time to time.

After a while, she drank the hot chocolate in her hand, wiped her lips with a tissue, looked at it, and found that there was nothing to take with her except her satchel and umbrella, so she stood up and left the small café next to the train station with light steps.

Mutas is the UK's big station, the train station is always crowded, plus it's a Saturday, and there is a constant stream of people going out as a family. Jingzhi had to queue up at her ticket gate in advance to wait for the ticket check-in.

Today's weather is fine, and people who are going out look good and are in good spirits, so it must be a little carnival before Christmas.

Jingzhi slowly moved forward alone, and the train she was about to take was soon to be checked.

Walking to the ticket gate, Jingzhi sent her train ticket into a ticket gate, and the ticket gate was silent, just indifferently devouring Jingzhi's train ticket. Jingzhi was shocked, hesitated for a moment, and saw that the ticket gate rudely spit out her train ticket, so she quickly took two steps forward, hurriedly took the train ticket that had just been heated in the palm of her hand from the other end of the ticket gate, and walked quickly to the platform.

Jingzhi still walked slowly alone, walked to her platform, and saw a red-skinned locomotive in front of her. She glanced up at the electronic stop sign and knew that this was the train she was taking, so she continued to walk forward with confidence.

The advantage of booking online is that you can choose your seat in advance. Jingzhi has chosen a window seat for herself online, and it is facing the direction of travel.

Jingzhi stood on tiptoe and placed her long umbrella in the compartment on the upper deck of the train. After making sure that her umbrella was sleeping smoothly on the inside of the partition, Jingzhi calmed down, leaned over and sat down in her seat, quietly waiting for the train to start.

It didn't matter to Jingzhi where the train went, because instead of getting to the terminal, she had to get off at a small stop along the way and change to another train. Her destination is another big city in the UK, Ennot.

Jingzhi had just sat down, and when she looked up, she saw an old couple approaching her with heavy steps.

The man's hair was completely white, the hair on the top of his head had completely fallen out, and only the sparse white hair on the sides of his sideburns and the back of his head had grown, about two fingers long. He carried a square, wooden box, larger than a regular briefcase, and looked to be years old.

The short-haired grandmother was also gray, and her fluffy, slightly curly hair reminded Jingzhi of the white cream that often floated on top of her favorite hot chocolate.

The grandmother was wearing a dark gray coat. She carried a dark green cloth bag in her hand. This cloth bag has been washed many times, and the surface has turned a little gray and looks very old.

She sat down next to Jingzhi first, gasping for air. The old man followed behind the old grandmother, and the hand carrying the box was trembling, which was really distressing to watch.

Seeing that the old grandmother had already sat down beside Jingzhi, the old man stood still on his legs and lifted the wooden box in his hand above his head.

Jingzhi saw the old man's trembling hands, afraid that the box he was lifting would be too heavy and beyond his load, so she stood up and wanted to help him.

However, before Jingzhi could reach out for her hand, the old man had already successfully placed the box on the partition above Jingzhi's head.

He smiled at Jingzhi, a little thankful and a little proud.

It was the flush on his face that made Jingzhi feel the vitality of his life. It's really a treasure that is not old! Thinking of this, Jingzhi hurriedly sat down in her seat, and also smiled at the old man, showing a look of appreciation.

The old grandmother sat next to Jingzhi, and the old grandfather sat opposite the old grandmother. The seat across from Jingzhi was still empty.

It didn't take long for the train to start moving slowly.

The old woman took out a newspaper from her cloth bag and handed it to the old man sitting across from her. The old man took the newspaper and looked at it with relish. The old woman took out a thick book with a light green cover from her bag and read it intently.

Jingzhi didn't bring a book. She is prone to motion sickness and has difficulty concentrating on reading on a moving train. Every time she travels long distances by train or plane, she just looks out the window and listens to music quietly.

Jingzhi put the headphones into her ears, turned on the MP3 switch, tuned to a song she liked very much recently, and turned on the single loop mode.

"Dear child, come and eat some sweets!" The old grandmother grabbed a handful of toffee wrapped in wrapping paper of several colors from her bag and sprinkled it on the small table in front of Jingzhi.

"Ah, thank you! That's great! You're so kind! ”

When the old grandmother heard Jingzhi say this, she smiled so that the wrinkles on her face were stacked together, like a breeze blowing through the reeds by the lake, swaying and overlapping into intertwined wisps of ripples.

Jingzhi shyly picked up a piece of toffee wrapped in white wrapping paper from the table, peeled off the wrapper, and put it in her mouth. She found that the toffee looked similar to the White Rabbit toffee she had eaten when she was a child, and the taste was not much different.

It turns out that toffee all over the world tastes similar, Jingzhi thought to herself.

"Take a few more, dear child!" After the old grandmother finished speaking gently, she reached out and took a few pieces of candy and stuffed them into Jingzhi's hand.

Jingzhi was very surprised, she didn't expect an English grandmother she had never met to be so enthusiastic about her as a young foreigner.

She happily put away the candy in her hand, leaving only a small table in front of her.

The old grandmother glanced at Jingzhi, smiled and took out a newspaper from her bag, held it in her hand and shook it a few times.

"Do you need a newspaper?" The old grandmother's tone was as gentle as a spring breeze gently caressing the new willows that had just sprouted, and like a kind grandmother coaxing her little granddaughter.

"I don't think I need it for the time being," Jingzhi politely rejected the old woman's kindness, but said in a grateful tone, "Thank you!" ”

When the old grandmother heard Jingzhi's words, she didn't speak, but quietly put the newspaper back in her bag, picked up the book in her hand, and read the book silently.

Jingzhi picked up the piece of toffee left on the table, opened the package, and put it in her mouth. I feel like it's banana-flavored this time, and it feels very different from the one just now.

The old grandmother saw that Jingzhi was eating with relish and showed a kind smile.

Jingzhi saw the old grandmother staring at her, and her face was slightly hot with shyness.

The old grandmother saw that Jingzhi was a little embarrassed, so she silently lowered her head, read the book peacefully, and said no more.

After a while, the train slowly stopped at a small station.

Jingzhi dragged her chin with both hands and looked at the scenery outside the window attentively.

The hurried passengers on the platform are so energetic in the morning light. Everyone took their luggage and shuttled on the platform on the side of the tracks.

It was already dawn, and after dawn was a clear morning.

Jingzhi was alone in a daze, not noticing that there was already a passenger who had just gotten on the bus in the vacant seat opposite her.

The train moved slowly, and the pedestrians on the platform gradually disappeared from Jingzhi's sight, and then she was greeted by a withered yellow meadow. Jingzhi watched intently, not noticing that a handsome young man was now sitting in the empty seat opposite her.

"What are you looking at? Is it a white cloud floating in the sky? A gentle and crisp voice came into Jingzhi's ears, breaking the peace in the carriage and sweeping away Jingzhi's good interest in enjoying the scenery.

Jingzhi turned her face slightly so that she could see the owner of the voice.

At this time, Jingzhi realized that there was a passenger sitting opposite her who had just boarded the train. He was a pure-blooded Caucasian who looked to be about the same age as Jingzhi. Judging from the accent in which he had just spoken, Jingzhi was already very sure that he was a native of the United Kingdom.

The blonde hair on the man's forehead was all combed back to his head, leaving only a few strands of hair on the sides covering his temples. The golden eyelashes were long and straight, but they couldn't hide the aura emanating from a pair of pale blue eyes. Underneath the tall nose are two crimson lips, like two blood-stained ribbons placed together, sexy and charming.

"I'm not looking at the clouds in the sky." Jingzhi shook her head slightly, "I'm just interested in the grass outside the window." ”

"Oh? It's true? Ha ha! The Englishman smiled brightly, "I wanted to say hello when I got in the car and sat across from you, but you didn't notice me at all." He shrugged helplessly, "Then I kept looking at you and noticed that you kept looking out the window." So, I had to follow you out the window. I'm really curious about what draws you in and makes you completely unaware of me sitting across from you. ”

Jingzhi pursed her lips helplessly and stared at the Englishman for a few seconds.

He smiled and blinked, waiting for Jingzhi to say something.

Jingzhi found that she was still wearing headphones, so she blurted out: "I didn't mean to look at anything, I just listened to the music and was stunned." ”

"Oh, that's right. I found the clouds in the sky to be beautiful! As he spoke, he stretched out a hand to the sky outside the car window, "I thought you were in love with those clouds!" ”

Jingzhi leaned back, turned off the MP3, and put it in the pocket of her coat on the left. She did this mainly to delay her next sentence because she hadn't thought about what she was going to say next. She felt very uncomfortable being accosted by an Englishman so suddenly.

She looked up at the Englishman across from her, and saw that he was smiling and looking at her. This made Jingzhi feel even more embarrassed. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't find anything good to talk about, so she had to follow the boy's words and say, "You're right, those clouds are really beautiful." ”

At this time, Jingzhi hoped that the Englishman sitting opposite her could be quiet and not disturb the grandmother sitting next to her to read a book. In her opinion, disturbing such a kind grandmother was the most undesirable.

There are many cases where things backfire, and this scene on the train is no exception.

The British figure looked at Jingzhi carefully, full of curiosity in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "Are you an international student from China?" ”

Jingzhi was surprised to hear such words suddenly, but she didn't want to hide it, so she had to nod and acquiesce.

Now it was Jingzhi's turn to be interested, and she asked reluctantly: "How do you know that I am Chinese?" And you're so good, you actually know that I'm an international student! ”

"Well...... "Well," the Englishman smirked, "I guessed it." But I was lucky, and I guessed it at a glance. With that, the Englishman laughed even harder, leaking out two rows of white teeth.

"Oh? Guess? When he said this, Jingzhi was even more curious, "You guess I'm Chinese, maybe it's not difficult." But I'm very curious," Jingzhi blinked, "how did you guess that I was an international student?" ”

"Haha!" This time the British could be described as laughing, hearing Jingzhi's series of questions, his cheeks flushed slightly with excitement, and he continued to talk eloquently, "I look at your appearance and see that you must be Asian." Among Asians, there are the most Chinese, so guess you are Chinese first. ”

"Well, the logic is obvious, and I understand it." Jingzhi nodded, her expression very cold.

"In the UK, if you meet a Chinese, she is likely to be a tourist or an international student. I look at you, you are at the age of youth and beauty, quiet and cute, and you should still be studying. So, I'm guessing you're not a tourist, you're an international student. ”

"Haha, you're really amazing! A true British local! Jingzhi gave a thumbs up with her left hand and smiled.

When the boy heard Jingzhi's words, his body trembled slightly, his expression suddenly became serious, and he asked Jingzhi suspiciously: "This beautiful girl, now it's my turn to ask you", he said seriously, "How do you know that I am English, not French, or German?" ”

"Well, it's the same as you." Jingzhi smiled slyly and said, "I guess! As luck happens, my luck today is just as good as yours! ”

"Haha!" The boy laughed heartily again, so loud that the entire carriage could be heard effortlessly. His laughter sounded as loud and distant as the bells of a summer afternoon, and even the loudest chirping of cicadas could not hide it.

Jingzhi found that she still had a sense of humor, and laughed along, but she didn't make a sound.

The old grandmother sitting next to Jingzhi was not disturbed by the British. Her expression was as calm as a quiet lake, without the slightest wave. But the old man sitting across from her glanced at the young man sitting next to him from time to time, as if in protest, and made him speak quietly.

The Englishman was young and vigorous, but he didn't speak loudly, which was tolerable. He felt that the old man beside him was somewhat displeased, so he lowered his voice and continued, "Okay. Could you please explain to me how you guessed that I was English? Is there any basis for this? It won't just be because we're now on a train from one city in the UK to another, right? ”

After speaking, the Englishman sat up straight, his neck stretched forward slightly, and looked at Jingzhi quietly, his eyes exuding the characteristic look of a seeker.

Jingzhi was a little overwhelmed for a while, so she had to turn her face sideways and glance at the old grandfather diagonally opposite her, and found that the old grandmother and the old grandfather were reading intently.

Jingzhi pushed back the back of the seat hard, lifted Erlang's legs, and gently put her hands on her legs.

Jingzhi's mood calmed down a lot by changing her sitting position, and she finally whispered to the Englishman who was sitting directly across from her and watching her, "I know from your accent that you are British." ”

The Englishman's expression was surprised, but Jingzhi ignored him, and continued to say calmly: "Although I haven't been in England for too long, I can still tell from a person's accent whether he is a native of England, or French, or German, and so on. ”

"I see!" The boy raised his face, touched his cleanly shaved chin with one hand, and said cheerfully, "I see! It's my accent that betrays me! ”

"yes, it's easy to hear." As she spoke, Jingzhi shrugged slightly.

In this game, the two of them are even. Jingzhi put down Erlang's legs that had just been cocked, leaned her entire back on the back of the seat, and looked out the window with peace of mind.

The Englishman only calmed down for a while, and finally couldn't help but say to Jingzhi: "Do you see those two chimneys outside that are emitting white smoke?" ”

Jingzhi hesitated for a long time, and finally said slowly: "I saw it." ”

Jingzhi didn't want to say more, she was always jealous of strangers, especially strange men.

Hearing this, the British seemed to have just grabbed a life-saving straw when they were escaping, and they were extremely excited. His Adam's apple swung up and down a few times, as if swallowing something, and then continued with a pretended composure: "In my apartment, you can see those two smoking chimneys every day. ”

Jingzhi didn't continue to speak, the old couple next to her was quietly reading the newspaper, Jingzhi didn't want to disturb the kind old couple, and decided to keep silent.

However, the Englishman on the other side has been looking for some topic to talk about with Jingzhi, as if the mysterious Chinese girl sitting opposite him is a treasure he desperately wants to excavate. The index and middle fingers of his right hand tapped lightly against the tabletop, making a faint rhythmic sound.

Soon after, the conductor's voice was heard in the train, informing passengers who needed to change trains to get off the train.

Jingzhi began to pack her things and prepare to get out of the car.

The old grandmother sitting next to Jingzhi noticed that Jingzhi was packing up her things, and quickly put down the book in her hand and asked, "Girl, are you going to prepare to stop here?" ”

"Yes," Jingzhi nodded, "and I'll be at the stop where I changed trains." ”

Hearing Jingzhi's words, the old grandmother did not hesitate, immediately stood up straight, took half a step forward, and made room for Jingzhi to come out of her seat.

Jingzhi saw the old grandmother's intimate actions, and felt a warm current slowly flowing out of her heart, moisturizing every living cell in her body. She quickly picked up her satchel, jumped out of her seat like a fly, and quickly moved from her seat to the aisle of the carriage.

The old grandmother saw that Jingzhi had packed her things and walked out safely, so she sat down with peace of mind, picked up the book in her hand again, and prepared to continue reading where she had just been.

Jingzhi took half a step forward, stood beside the old grandmother, turned around, and said to her gently, "Thank you!" ”

"Goodbye, dear child!" The old grandmother looked at Jingzhi quietly, smiling, and her pale blue eyes shone with kindness.

"Goodbye!" Jingzhi said softly, her eyes fixed on this kind old woman, unwilling to leave.

It didn't take long for the old-fashioned express train to stop firmly on the platform.

Jingzhi took a deep breath, turned around, and walked briskly towards the door of the train.