Gongchen Road, as its name suggests, is shining with various lanterns as brilliant as stars, and this long street is like building a splendid dome that arches.

This is the lighting factory accumulation area, the shining lights are actually the signboards of those factories, I don't know which one came up with, after the factory closes the stall at night, it is a pity to see that the lights are empty, so this long street is limited to a temporary market, and the vendors can sign up to pay the stall.

The deserted but shining night street began to gather the most primitive commercial atmosphere in the world, some stalls have been renewed, some stalls have changed, so many years have passed, here is commonly known as the city's night market street.

Although there are occasional conflicts between the lighting factory and the small vendors, for example, it gets dark early in winter, and some vendors come early, but they haven't gotten off work yet, but the noise has been reconciled by the neighborhood committee. After all, the benefits brought by the stall economy are a lot, and there is one more public pastime attraction, so the political performance is proper and good-looking.

The first gear on both sides is a clock stall, selling clock battery watches or something, and it just so happens that the brilliant light sign is a perfect hourglass shape, and the atmosphere of the whole long street is surrounded by an indescribable subtle atmosphere.

The second on both sides is a newspaper stall, and there are also shoes sellers.

Xia Zhiqiu's house has a fixed stall near this street, the third one on the left is Xia Zhiqiu's house, there are a lot of goods in the small squares set up by the bamboo shed, and the small table is slowly a variety of towels, large and small, rectangular and square, cotton and yarn, as well as socks, gloves or something, and there are some less fashionable in the corner, but there will always be some hair accessories that little girls come to buy.

Xia Zhiqiu always came here at night to help set up the stalls, first using steel pipes to fix a square-like module, then tying bamboo, setting up a tent, and then clamping the template to the cart box to serve as a table, and then began to decorate all kinds of goods.

After everything was placed, the tube of incandescent lights and shadows wandered, reflecting the lights of Gongchen Street, sitting in the stall, Xia Zhiqiu was blinded by many commodities from a small person, to a normal person sitting behind the table and watching the people walking around. The clock stall diagonally opposite, and the hourglass on it, were always tempting her.

The watch stall was actually a glass car, and then an umbrella, and a bamboo was placed horizontally on the skeleton of the umbrella, and then a solid white iron net was put on it, and many different clocks could be hung on it, and those times were always different, flowing, ticking, and she grew up slowly, but even if the hourglass lamp began to rust, it could not finish those hourglasses.

"Zhiqiu, put the newly arrived towels outside and put them a little better." Mom told her to do so, and then went to the temporary warehouse provided by the union to get something.

Xia Zhiqiu opened the big sack of sacks, took out a large pile of towels wrapped in transparent packaging bags, threw them onto the table, and raised a kind of old and fresh dust smell unique to new textiles.

She walked to the outside of the stall, at the edge of the table facing the long street, dismantling the packaging, and then counting the goods, considering the place and way of display, many stalls are decorating the goods, this is the last preparation for the stalls to open, but the citizens have begun to go out shopping again, occasionally those stalls are on the shelves, and they will stop and talk to the customers to discuss the price.

Xia Zhiqiu placed the towel intently, as if the rising noise had nothing to do with her.

But it was a noise that was different from the usual long street that stirred her, and there seemed to be a familiar voice in it.

Xia Zhiqiu turned around and looked, under the hourglass lamp, Lu Antong had a cold face with silver hair, and the warm light and shadow of the lamp could not soften his face, he seemed to open his mouth to say something, but his voice was very weak and vague, as if he didn't want to speak but coped with the kind of laziness that he coped with.

Next to him stood a girl wearing a plaid skirt that looked like a school uniform, the women's skirt was very short, with a double ponytail, Qi bangs, delicate contact lenses, delicate red lips, and her skin was so delicate that she looked like a mist setting powder, and in Xia Zhiqiu's opinion, the girl looked like a dummy.

The girl's delicate voice was very high, a little harsh, and it seemed that the girl was very dissatisfied with Lu Antong, and was complaining about something with her mouth.

Xia Zhiqiu looked at the fashionable pairing of the two, their world was far away from herself, she sighed consciously, her brows were slightly furrowed, but her eyes were as dark as water and happened to meet Lu Antong, Lu Antong saw herself clearly, Xia Zhiqiu hurriedly turned around and hurriedly arranged the towel.

Xia Zhiqiu only begged the two to leave quickly, because she looked at the two of them, and she had a feeling of crampedness, a feeling of embarrassment, and a feeling of unhappiness.

The dark circles under his eyes are so big that he can't do it, the school uniform is also dirty because of the opening, his hair is still very messy, maybe there is face oil or something, if Lu Antong compares the two, then he will be extremely weak.

Xia Zhiqiu unconsciously felt a little frustrated and irritable. Unexpectedly, it backfired, and it seemed that footsteps kept coming towards her, and the uneasiness in her heart skyrocketed.

"Xia Zhiqiu." Lu Antong's voice was behind her, as clear and bright as if she was insisting on turning her back.

Xia Zhiqiu closed his eyes helplessly, sighed resentfully, and turned around with a disgraced face.

The delicate two stood in front of them, Lu Antong's grandmother's gray hair was more obviously illuminated by the incandescent lights in the shop, as if she had white hair overnight, while the girl next to her was a little white and terrifying, her bright red lips seemed to be blood, and she always felt that the girl was going to kill herself when she opened her mouth.

Xia Zhiqiu was silent, and he didn't know what to say, so he habitually said, "Hello, do you want to buy something?" ”

The girl next to her always looked like she was about to explode, looked at Xia Zhiqiu, and then at Lu Antong, as if she was waiting for someone to explain something.

Xia Zhiqiu's social barrier is like a landslide at the moment.

Xia Zhiqiu prayed for someone to open the noise, whether it was a casual greeting between classmates, or to buy something, anyway, it would be over soon.

Xia Zhiqiu's wish was finally answered, but the scale was a bit too large.

Lu Antong reached over and shook Xia Zhiqiu's hand, and then said to the girl, "This is Xia Zhiqiu, my girlfriend,"

Xia Zhiqiu was so frightened that his eyes widened, he looked at Lu Antong with a natural face, and then at the girl who was about to explode, the big mouth of the blood plate seemed to be about to bite over, Xia Zhiqiu wanted to withdraw his hand, but Lu Antong's strength seemed to be very strong, Xia Zhiqiu's hand was imprisoned by Lu Antong's wide palm, and between the struggles, the two looked very close.

"No, Lu Antong, when did you meet Xia Zhiqiu." Another voice came out to fan the flames, it was Chen Zhiyun, the boy who went to the library to find Lu Antong before, Xia Zhiqiu suddenly remembered what his name was, and he didn't know when Chen Zhiyun came out.

The girl's face became more and more ugly, but she couldn't find any exit, and she reached out to get the towel placed at the entrance of the stall, Lu Antong blocked her, and pushed it back with a gentle force, but it should also be looking at the force, the girl stumbled for a moment, but still stood firm.

Chen Zhiyun also walked over, stood in front of Xia Zhiqiu, and said to the girl: "Why are you like this, you lose your temper and want to get other people's things." No wonder Lu Antong doesn't like you. ”

"What's the matter with you, Chen Zhiyun, get out of here." The girl spoke in a delicate tone with a very social feeling,

As he spoke, he turned to Lu Antong again, "Lu Antong, if you want to refuse, you don't have to pull such a shield, tell no one that you will like her." As he spoke, he looked Xia Zhiqiu up and down with disgust.

Xia Zhiqiu's thoughts in his heart were turned over at first, and then he fell to the ground and was repeatedly crushed, the cramped and grievances doubled, it was not just social embarrassment, but social insult, "You are not eye-catching, you are an eyesore." The teacher's voice when he was a child sounded again, Xia Zhiqiu trembled slightly like a panic attack, and the tremor was clearly perceived by Lu Antong through the hand held by Lu Antong.

Lu Antong didn't respond to any of the girl's words, but focused on Xia Zhiqiu, lowered his head slightly, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?" It's okay, how do you feel like you're shaking, what's wrong with it? ”

Xia Zhiqiu only thought that it was Lu Antong who was performing for the girl, but he couldn't say anything and couldn't react when he had a panic attack, but he was held by Lu Antong by his hand, and Lu Antong's other hand was put on Xia Zhiqiu's forehead, as if to see if the body temperature was abnormal.

The girl was also trembling when she saw it, like a grumpy old cat.

Chen Zhiyun opened his mouth and said to the girl at this time: "Shut up Lin You, you are not as good as Xia Zhiqiu, Xia Zhiqiu is good at studying, and he is a good person, he still reads a lot of books, and he still writes papers and wins awards in the province, and he can talk to Lu Antong, can you?" You don't even read the story. You're just piling up fake skin, and you've removed your makeup. Are you so superficial when we are men? ”

Chen Zhiyun stabbed Lin You's vital point like a dark psychologist, and her delicate contact lenses were covered with thin traces of tears.

I wanted to say something, but I turned around and ran away, exiting from the bright lights of Gongchen Street.

But Xia Zhiqiu was like a puppet, numb, and didn't see this big scene.

Lu Antong looked at Xia Zhiqiu worriedly from beginning to end, feeling that she was like a ceramic doll that was about to break, and he regretted a little that he shouldn't have dragged her into this troubled water.

But Xia Zhiqiu's little hands are soft, and he is reluctant to let go, although Xia Zhiqiu's eyes are as dark as water, there are black glasses behind the frame, but the shining autumn color makes him feel pity, and he wants to hug her a little.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Chen Zhiyun, who was a little exaggerated in his courageous actions, began to chatter, "Why don't you tell me about the two of you, I said Lu Antong, why do you run the library all day long." ”

Lu Antong was silent.

"Xia Zhiqiu, I heard that your family has a stall here, everyone is a classmate, can you buy a towel at a discount. It just so happens that the Football Association wants to buy a batch? Chen Zhiyun didn't seem to have any vision at all.

Lu Antong frowned a little, and wanted to open his mouth to stop Chen Zhiyun, but he didn't expect Xia Zhiqiu to raise his eyes as if he was restarted, and then withdrew his hand from Lu Antong's hand, Lu Antong didn't pay attention for a while, so Xia Zhiqiu fled, and he felt a little remorseful.

Xia Zhiqiu seemed to return to his usual appearance, and turned to Chen Zhiyun: "Of course you can, I will give you the best price, what do you want, how much do you need?" ”

"Is it just to wipe your sweat after playing football or something? By the way, I also brought a few to wipe the table for hygiene. Chen Zhiyun also leaned over to respond.

Xia Zhiqiu connected with Chen Zhiyun as if he was a professional shopping guide, took out some towels, and introduced: "These are pure cotton, they won't rub the skin, and they absorb sweat very well, but this kind of yarn is also very comfortable......."

The two of them really communicated seriously.

Xia Zhiqiu seemed to be deliberately keeping herself busy, and it seemed that she could also avoid Lu Antong's eyes that kept looking at her, as if she was deliberately trying to pretend that Lu Antong didn't exist.

Lu Antong has no way, he doesn't know what to do, he has always been proud of nothing, he just stands on the street at the moment, watching the most boring business activities in his daily life.

But even if it is a boring business activity, Xia Zhiqiu's voice introducing the towel seems to be very interesting, the feeling of wanting to buy it after listening to it, especially watching her rubbing on the towel to show the soft texture of the towel, Lu Antong recalled the feeling of holding Xia Zhiqiu's little hand just now.