Chapter 18 The Old Store in Nancheng
The red beans in the south are like snowdrifts, and they can grow old a few times in spring. Last autumn, the geese flew and hooked into a full moon, hoping that the old man would return.
In fact, Chen Pan knew that Zhou Bian's two sentences came from Tang Yin's "A Cut of Plum and Rain Hitting Pear Blossoms in the Deep Closed Door" of Tang Yin in the Ming Dynasty. Among them, the rain hit the pear blossom and closed the door, forgetting the youth and mistaking the youth. is also telling her not to be too persistent, they can all see that Jiang Che has already lived in a person in his heart.
It's just that many of the later ones will become regretful and indefinite. The answer that time can give is not necessarily pretty, as in the other lines of this poem.
When is the lovesickness? Will it be difficult to know later? Will there be a difficult period in the future?
Why is this lovesickness? A love word, a love poem.
So, all she did was to keep herself from having no regrets. Even though there are as many red beans in the south as snowdrifts, how many times can the old spring happen? The hook became the full moon, and the full moon became a hook again, what she wanted was not for the wild goose to return with red beans, but for Jiang Che's sentence, and she was also looking forward to the return of the old man.
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The old store in Nanchen sits in the north and faces south, with a window on the east and west sides. There is no chill in autumn and winter, and there is no humidity or heat in spring and summer, but you can see the green willows on both sides of the river from the narrow window, and the school buildings hidden among the green leaves in the distance.
Perhaps the landscape is confined to a small window, but it has a more profound meaning, so it appears green, and the observer tends to be more focused.
Coupled with the century-old brand, the word-of-mouth flavor chicken is a must. The steaming hot pot in winter is the first choice for many people.
In a single room on the second floor, Jiang Che and the three of them approached the window, and the glass blocked the cold wind outside, and they couldn't even hear the sound of the wind. The oil in the pot in the room was suddenly steaming, and a few pieces of weakly boiled garlic were floating on it, and when they encountered the boiling bubbles in the center, they were squeezed away.
Zhou Bian stretched out his chopsticks and fished them into the pot, and put down the chopsticks helplessly. There was a knock at the doorway, and then the boss came up with plates and placed them on the table one by one.
"Old man Nan Chen, your serving speed is getting faster and faster! If you don't come to eat the hot pot base and are full, you will be able to mention this delicious flavored chicken. Zhou Bian complained, and when the words fell, he couldn't wait to add all kinds of dishes to the pot, and his skillful movements were obviously regulars.
"Little brother, don't laugh, little old man's arms and legs are getting more and more uncomfortable, and he is slacking." The boss known as Nan Chen is in his fifties, and he is obviously hard-boned, but he learns from the ancients. Jiang Che is not surprised by the way the two speak, Zhou Bian is a fan of Jin Yong, and he often speaks in a set. "Okay, guest officer's flavored chicken, please use it slowly. If you need drinks or something, you must take care of a few people first. ”
The so-called Nan Chen, there are several theories, one is that according to legend, this shop was opened by the husband and wife with the surname Nan Chen, which is very affectionate, so it was named Nan Chen, which is no longer exquisite, but the boss is surnamed Chen.
The second is to symbolize the local southern city, the southern wall. According to rumors, before the store opened, the owner was named because he vowed not to turn back by not hitting the south wall in pursuit of a woman surnamed Nan. As for whether it really hit or not, it is unknown whether it is true or not, and whenever someone asks, the boss just smiles and says that it is true. Whether it's true or famous, it doesn't matter to many students, as long as the food in the store is delicious. However, it is not always possible to afford to eat, and it is still affordable to come once in a while to satisfy your cravings.
After the boss left, Chen Pan looked at the high side dishes piled up in the pot and couldn't help but have a headache. couldn't help but scold. "You don't know that the flavor of chicken depends on the soup, you want to eat a hodgepodge of winter melon and rodish greens?"
"Master Ben...... That's how the hot pot at home is eaten, you can do it. ”
"At first glance, it's a ten-finger person who doesn't touch the spring water, and it's customary."
"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. Eat it. Jiang Che knocked on the bowl, and the two of them each snorted and buried their heads in eating.
Jiang Che took out his mobile phone, sent a text message, thought about it, and sent another one. After eating a few bites of food, the mobile phone vibrated non-stop, and when he opened the phone, Jiang Che shook his head.
"Aha, man, you actually sent me a message. You haven't contacted me for so long, I miss you. ”
"I just transferred it to you, it's not enough to tell me again, I'll be back for the New Year, how about it, happy or not, come back and invite you to a big meal."
"Thanks, there's something to do, I'll talk about it later." Jiang Che glanced at another text message that didn't reply, and put the phone back in his pocket.
Time flies so fast, it's been more than a year in the blink of an eye, and the scene of Jiang Wen not taking the high school entrance examination is still vivid.
"Brother Che, tell me, did you think about that sentence just now, and you used the name, otherwise you will also use mine."
"What has been thought of for a long time, this is called framing and real reproduction." Chen Pan was not happy, she thought it was good.
"Go, go, you yellow-haired girl knows a fart, a typical nymphomaniac."
"You want to say that too?" Jiang Che put down his chopsticks and looked at Zhou Bian. Zhou Bian nodded straightly, looking forward to it.
"Bian Liang seeks an Oiran, I think it's good, take your Bian around Bian, it can be used as a fake word, and it has the meaning of the ancient city of Bianliang."
"Puff ......" Chen Pan squinted his eyes and looked at Jiang Che with a smile.
"Cut, the woman sings with the husband, it's boring, it's boring." Zhou Bian waved his hand and sighed.
If you talk more, it means you eat well. There were more minced garlic, chili peppers, and ginger slices in the pot that were boiled and no one ate them, and the soup was almost dry.
"Let's go when you're done!"
When I came out of the store, I felt a chill hit me, which dispelled the heat in my body, and I felt a little comfortable. Winter is always so dark early, and it gets a little dark after five o'clock in the afternoon.
After Zhou Bian walked with a shy stomach, Chen Pan patted his red little face and walked on the street with Jiang Che, Jiang Che didn't know why, it seemed that he didn't drink, just a bottle of juice. said to go together, but in fact, it was a short way together.
"Hey, the school is going to hold an event on New Year's Day, do you want to participate?" At a street lamp, Chen Pan stopped to look at him.
"I don't know what I can do?" As night began to fall, the lights of the shops on both sides of the road lit up, and after a few seconds, red, yellow, and white intertwined. It's like a shark that smells fishy and swims quickly from the deep sea.
"Play the guitar! I sing and you give me accompaniment. ”
"You?" Jiang Che glanced at Chen Pan suspiciously? I've heard her humming quietly on weekdays, and it's not unpleasant. It's just when. I became so positive. He wanted to refuse, but when it came to his lips, it became "what to sing." "The reason why he learned was to make people happy, but now, he has long forgotten to be happy, can he still play?
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll tell you when I'm done." As he spoke, he took a few steps back, and his figure disappeared into the darkness. Jiang Che stood under the street lamp, and the light poked a hole in the darkness, isolating him from the darkness, and Chen Pan in the darkness seemed to be separated from two worlds. Just like that day, they were less than two meters away from each other, within easy reach, but they were close to the end of the world.
"Hey!" Jiang Che stopped her.
"Is there anything else to say to me?" Chen Pan stuck his head out of the darkness.
"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered a poem I saw in a book." Jiang Che touched his nose, almost unable to hold his face, and read it out quickly without waiting for Chen Pan to speak.
"Who said that red beans are lovesick, and thrushes are given on the dresser. Even if the love is as deep as a begonia, don't be tired of time, lovesick but have no regrets. ”
"Which book, why haven't I seen it?" Chen Pan tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
"It's normal that you don't see so many books."
"Oh!" In a meaningful tone, suddenly Chen Pan walked through the entire darkness and leaned into Jiang Che's ear, "It can't be what you thought when you just ate!" ”
The warm breath floated in his ears and drove his cheeks, Jiang Che only felt that his face was hot, and he said in a cold tone around his neck, "I miss you too much, hurry home." ”
In the dark, the blurred face is whose smile it is.