I remember the year it happened, but I remember that I was young. One day, a new man came to the small town, because the town is remote, there are not many people coming and going here, and every time a strange face comes is very rare, so one word is ten, ten is spread hundreds, on the way to the man's residence, there are many people who watch the excitement.

Uncle Zhang, who sells vegetables, said that the man was wearing a white shirt, which was not brand new, but it was clean and refreshing; Behind him is a big dog, and the big dog seems to be very human. The reason why this big dog is said is because Uncle Zhang's cloth bag that sold vegetables and loaded money fell on the street that day, and it was the dog that held him, chased the uncle for a long time, and sent it back at the door of his house.

In the months that followed, the town seemed to be quiet again, and the new man did not seem to fit in with the town, and he was rarely seen by the people here, but his big dog roamed the streets all day long, mingling with the adults and children here, so people began to call the man "Uncle Dog". This title was used for a long time, until one winter, the daughter of Lao Zhou in the small town met this man in the plum blossom forest.

That winter, the plum blossoms bloomed beautifully.

"Uncle Dog, do you like plum blossoms too?"

"Uncle Dog? Do you mean me? The man seemed a little surprised by the title, but replied with a smile.

"yes, they all seem to call you that."

"I really like this flower, and it blooms exceptionally well this year." The man seemed to remember something unhappy, frowned slightly, and then stretched out again, smiled lightly at the plum blossom in front of him, and didn't seem to care about the name.

"Uncle Dog, I don't think there is a man who likes plum blossoms."

"Maybe, I didn't like it very much before."

"But looking at the way you look, you like it now, don't you?" Somehow, the daughter of the tavern Lao Zhou unconsciously became very careful when she spoke, maybe it was too cold on this day, and the plum blossoms were too fragrant, so she couldn't bear to be disturbed; Maybe it was his inadvertent sadness that made her dare not speak.

"I love it, I love it." The man bent down to pick up a plum blossom that had been blown down by the wind, carefully placed it in the palm of his hand, and gently stroked the somewhat broken plum blossom like a treasure.

"I like it too, but I don't know what I like about him, my dad said that when I was a child, I was very quiet when I came to the plum blossom forest, hehe, anyway, I liked it very much."

"Plum blossoms have souls."

"What do you mean?"

"You're too young to understand." The man replied with a smile.

"I'm not young, I'm twenty years old." The girl muttered quietly, then looked up at the man with a smile: "Uncle Dog, what's your name?" ”

"Hu Li."

"It's good."

"The name my parents chose has nothing to do with me."

……

After that, they were polite to each other, Hu Li held a few plum blossoms, and wanted to leave. The woman looked at Hu Li, who turned away, first stared at his back, and suddenly shouted: "Uncle Dog, my name is Zhou Qian, you have to remember me." Somehow, when he said the last sentence, his tone weakened, and he saw Hu Li, who was gradually moving away, pause for a moment and said leisurely: "I remember, Zhou Qian." Then he quickened his pace and disappeared from Zhou Qian's sight. Zhou Qian smiled slightly, and also turned to leave.

If it weren't for the footprints in this place, who would have noticed that there were people in Merlin. The testimony of their first encounter, after a heavy snowfall, will disappear without a trace, no one knows, and no one cares. Only in each other's hearts, there may be some ripples.

In the vast sea of people, your life is full of ups and downs, you will meet people of all shapes, and time is like a heavy snow, after all, the traces of some people's encounters will disappear without a trace, so the witness of foreign objects is not so important, keep that person in mind, and think about it when you are quiet, more of it is actually smiling.

"Daddy, I'm back." A voice appeared in the doorway of a quaint tavern, and then an old man was seen pushing the door open. "Where have you been? On this snowy day, come in, don't freeze. ”

"I went to Merlin for a walk, and the plum blossoms are blooming just right."

"Alright, alright, go upstairs, Daddy made you something delicious." Lao Zhou patted the snow on Zhou Qian's body, and then gently knocked Zhou Qian's head. It seems that he is a little angry, but in fact, his face has already bloomed. It can be seen that Lao Zhou loves this daughter very much, and Zhou Qian is also very well-behaved, so he answered and went upstairs.

When Zhou Qian went upstairs and closed the door, Lao Zhou also retracted his gaze, moved a reclining chair and lay down next to the stove and pretended to sleep, perhaps worried that there would be guests visiting, although it was a heavy snowy day, maybe there were one or two guests who had nowhere to go?

In fact, Lao Zhou is also a person with a story, when he was young, his family did not agree to his marriage with Zhou Qian's mother, Lao Zhou eloped with his lover, worked hard outside for many years, and when he came back, he only had Zhou Qian, who was still a little girl at the time. Perhaps he had been wandering for too long, but when he came back, he opened this tavern and gave it an elegant and suitable name "Homecoming". No one knows what he thinks, and he never talks about his experiences outside with outsiders, whether he doesn't want to mention it, or if there is no one to talk about, it is unknown.

Outside, the wind was still blowing, and the snow was piling up tirelessly, even crushing some branches, and the big dog on the side of the road seemed to be squatting here and waiting for a long time, until a figure appeared on the other side of the road, and the big dog stood up at once, and wagged his tail non-stop. Seeing the figure slowly approaching, the big dog seemed to be sure that the person was the person it was waiting for, and rushed towards the person like a speeding arrow. When the man saw it, he hurriedly squatted down to catch the big dog that was galloping, patted the head of the big dog, hugged its neck, and was about to get up, when the big dog stretched out his front paws and hooked the man's hand, and the man was helpless, so he had to coax the big dog again.

"Okay, go home, it's so cold outside, why are you waiting for me here." Yes, it's Hu Li and his dog. As Hu Li spoke, he slowly stood up, and the big dog "hummed" a few times, and had no choice but to follow.