Back in the inn.

I saw the front door of the inn, and there was an extra figure at this time.

It's an old man with a bit of a rickety back, so that he looks short.

Wears a long-sleeved robe with a somewhat faded body.

At this time, he rolled up his sleeves and knocked on the door of the inn, hesitated a little, and turned his head from time to time to look into the inn.

Seeing Xu Feng and Ah Meng, he stopped knocking on the door.

But he still hesitated, and stood outside the door of the inn and didn't come in.

"Sir, come in and sit."

"This is an inn? I'm not coming in. I'm still on my way, I just want to ask for directions. ”

"It's an inn. In a hurry? The old gentleman must have been gone for a while, so come in and rest. ”

Xu Feng walked towards the old man at the door, and then turned back to Ah Meng and said,

"Ah Meng, bring a pot of tea out."

"Okay."

Ah Meng turned around and went to the back kitchen of the inn.

The old man outside the door hesitated for a while and stepped into the inn from outside the door of the inn under Xu Feng's greeting.

"No tea...... I'll just sit down. ”

"It's okay, it's a guest. You don't need your money, old man, just sit down and rest your feet. ”

Xu Feng beckoned the old man to sit down at the table in the inn.

Xu Feng sat down first, and the old man tried to sit down on another stool with half of his buttocks.

Slowly relax and sit down.

"Where do you want to go?"

Xu Feng looked at the old man, then turned around and looked at the back kitchen.

At the back kitchen door, Ah Meng had already walked out with a teapot and a teacup.

When he came to Xu Feng, he poured a cup of tea for Xu Feng and the old man.

"Old man, drink saliva."

Xu Feng made a gesture of please.

Picked up an empty teacup, picked up the teapot, and poured a glass of water for Ah Meng next to him.

He smiled at Amon and handed it to her.

Ah Meng took the teacup, blinked and looked at Xu Feng without speaking, just lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

"Thank you...... Thank you. ”

The old man opposite picked up the teacup and thanked him.

After taking a sip of hot water and taking a long breath, he answered Xu Feng's question.

"I want to go to Pear Town. I don't know that when I get halfway there, I get lost. There was a thick fog around me, and I don't know how long I walked around in the fog, and finally I saw a house here. ”

"I thought there should be a resident and someone, so I thought I would come and ask for directions. Does the boss know which direction Pear Town is in? If the boss knew, and bothered the boss to show me the way, I would have gone back early. ”

"Pear Town?"

Xu Feng originally listened carefully to the old man's narration and listened to the old man mention the name of the place.

But he paused.

"It's a pear town where the edge of the town is basically surrounded by mountains, and the terraces on the hillside are basically planted with pear trees?"

"Yes, yes, that's it, I'm going there! Boss, you know? Then I shouldn't have gone too far from Pear Town, which shouldn't be far from Pear Town. ”

Hearing Xu Feng's description and seeing that Xu Feng knew what he said, the old man was a little uplifted, and nodded excitedly.

"If it's not too far, the boss will tell me, and I'll be on my way now."

"It's a bit far from Pear Town. The old gentleman should rest his feet and then walk. ”

Xu Feng paused, and after being silent for a while, he said again,

"I know it's here, just because I've been there."

"That's ......"

The old man's excited expression faded a little.

"Hmm...... What does the old gentleman do in Pear Town? ”

"It's not going, it's going back. I was originally from Pear Town. When I get older, I want to go back to my hometown. ”

"Who knows, I haven't been home for a long time, I don't know the way home, and I got lost on the road."

The old man responded,

"Where does the old man live in Pear Town?"

"Originally, I lived at the entrance of the town of Pear Town, on the edge of the street. Later, I moved, and the original house was long gone. ”

It seems that because Xu Feng knew about Lizhen, the old man responded, put down the teacup, and was more interested in talking.

"Boss, do you know the steamed bun shop in the town, it's not far from the entrance of the street. Her family's steamed buns have been spread out for a long time, and the town's steamed buns are delicious for her family. Originally, it was three dollars a dollar. ”

"A small one, the soft dough is wrapped in a little meat filling, it is just out of the cage, the steaming is the best, take a bite, it is the taste of the fresh meat filling steamed, wrapped in the dough, one bite, two bites one."

The old man was talking and gesturing.

"You know, there's only two streets in town. There are houses selling steamed buns on each street. ”

"Yes, yes, boss, you really stayed there, but the buns in the other one are bigger than this one, but not as delicious as this one."

The old man responded with some excitement,

"The steamed buns of this house are sold from morning to night, from the beginning of the town market in the morning, until the end of the market in the afternoon. A steamer is stacked on top of the pot of boiling water and steamed, and when the lid of the steamer is lifted, the aroma wafts down the street.

Some little dolls on the street who came with the adults asked their parents for a dollar or two, and they came around to buy ......."

"In the market, there are also people who sell sugar gourds, stalls that sell vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish and meat...... It's lively...... My house is right next to the entrance to the street, and I can see it as soon as the market opens on the street. ”

"During the New Year's holidays, there are also people who invite lion dancers and gongs and drums to play at my doorstep."

"By the way, there used to be a tree in front of my house, a maple tree, and the maple tree grew tall and big. In the summer, when the leaves are shaded, the sunlight can only shine down through the gaps in the leaves, and sometimes the light looks like a pillar is shining obliquely, and there is some fine gray floating in the light, which looks very interesting. As soon as the wind blows, the leaves are rattling and thinking. Waiting for autumn, the leaves are yellow, and after a night of wind, they fall all over the ground, and there is always a need for fewer people.

Sometimes, there are children playing hide and seek next to the tree, and sometimes they hide behind my house. ”

The old man seemed to be caught in a distant memory, and when he finished speaking, he paused again, and raised his head for a while,

before turning his gaze back.

"I'm older now...... Every night in the dead of night, I always think of that place. I just want to go back, go back to Pear Town. ”

"Does the old gentleman have no other relatives?"

Xu Feng paused, and then learned some information from the old man.

"No, I'm the only one. When I was young, Zhang Luo, a man in the town, wanted to marry me a daughter-in-law, but I refused. ”

"Later, I left Pear Town and went to another place, and gradually I got older, and I was still my own, and I never thought about getting married again."

"There is no wife, no children and no other people."

The old man shook his head and looked at Xu Feng again,

"Boss, you've been to Pear Town, can you tell me what Pear Town is like now?"

“…… I don't know. I haven't been there in a long time. ”

"That's right. I don't know if the bun shop is still there. When I dreamed back in the middle of the night, I felt that there was still that taste in my mouth, but when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't remember what it tasted like. ”

"I can't think of ......"

The old man spoke, rubbing his eyes and forehead.

"In the past, there were two streets in Lizhen Town, and there were some low houses on both sides of the street, but now I am afraid that they have all changed, right? Maybe it's all high-rises......"

"Boss, I still won't delay, let's hurry early, I'm old, my feet are slow, go early, and get to the place early."

"The old man's previous house has been demolished, where will he live when he goes back?"

When the old man heard this, he was silent for a while, and then said with a smile,

"Stay anywhere you want for a while, as long as it's in Pear Town. I'm getting older, but I'm still comfortable in my hometown. ”

"I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, and now in my mind, it's still the same as before. The boss has been to Pear Town, so I bother the boss to show the way, the fog outside is shrouded, I really don't know how to go back, I can't find the way. ”

Xu Feng looked at the old man who asked for directions.

From the old man's words, it can basically be heard that the old man's obsession should be his hometown that he has not returned to.

The scene of the hometown, the liveliness of the hometown.

Folk sounds and things.

I just don't know what the obsession thing that can be taken back and integrated into Meng Po's soup is.

looked at the old man who was waiting for him to point out the direction, paused again, and said.

"Sir, it's still a little far from Pear Town. Even if I show you the way, you won't be able to get there for a while. ”

"That's it, I think I'll help you find a car for you, and you can give him the money, so that you can go back early."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's going to trouble the boss."

The old man listened to Xu Feng's words and nodded hurriedly.

"Then bother the old gentleman to sit here for a while, drink some water, and I'll help you find it."

Xu Feng stood up.

Naturally, I didn't want to mention the old man to find a car, but to go to the world again.

Turning his head to look at Ah Meng, with Ah Meng, Xu Feng walked towards the back door of the inn.

Behind him, the old man watched Xu Feng and the two walk away with some apprehension, sitting in the inn and waiting.

“…… Aman. ”

"Huh?"

"If we go to the world this time, we should go to Pear Town."

"If that guest's obsession is in Pear Town, then it should go to Pear Town."

"Hmm."

Xu Feng and Ah Meng stepped out of the back door of the inn.

Outside the back door of the inn, he stopped.

If there is no accident, further back, Xu Feng and Ah Meng will go to the world again.

It's just that here, Xu Feng paused.

"Xu Feng?"

“…… It's okay, let's go. ”

Seeing that Xu Feng stopped moving, Ah Meng looked at him and shouted softly.

Xu Feng paused again, shook his head, and just took Ah Meng to take another step forward.

……

“…… Steamed buns, fresh steamed buns are baked! ”

Xu Feng and Ah Meng appeared in a dilapidated alley,

Outside the alley, there was a shouting sound, accompanied by a burst of the aroma of steamed buns.

Looking out of the alley, Xu Feng lowered his head again and looked at the clothes on his body.

Unlike the first two who came back to the world,

This time, Xu Feng was still wearing the same clothes as before.

"Amen. Has my face changed in the eyes of others? ”

"Nope."

Ah Meng looked at Xu Feng and shook his head.

"Hmm. Let's get out. ”

Xu Feng just nodded and didn't say anything more.

Ah Meng took his hand, and the two walked out of the dilapidated alley.

Out of the alley,

Outside the alley, there is a street.

The pavement of the streets, potholes, and concrete pavements that had not been repaired for a long time, were cracked and scattered with scattered stones and some dust.

On both sides of the street, there are old, low-rise buildings.

Many roofs are still covered with black tiles, and the walls under the eaves carry some oil and black dust left by fireworks all year round.

Either open or closed, the door bears the faded traces of the pictures of the gods and the confetti of the Spring Festival couplets that have been torn up for years.

Some of these shops are still operating, and some are closed.

The faded sign on the door, unremoved, suggests that he may have once been a clothing store or a hardware store.

There is still a shop open, there is a noodle restaurant, a small convenience store, and the steamed bun shop that you can see when you come out of the alley.

There were no people walking around the whole street, and the figures were sparse and a little deserted.

On both sides of the street, there are naturally no stalls selling vegetables and chickens and ducks.

Looking down the deserted street,

You can also see that some distance away, there are towering tall buildings, which is on the other side of the town.

It may be a little bustling there, but here, it's like a place that has been forgotten by most.

Looking at the tall building in the distance, Xu Feng paused, turned around again, and looked at the bun shop on the street,

If there is no accident, this steamed bun shop should be the previous guest, and the old man mentioned the steamed bun shop.

On the door of the bun shop, there is a faded and dirty signboard,

Under the signboard, there is a canopy that extends from the door.

Under the canopy, there is the façade of the bun shop.

The roller shutter door is folded up, next to the door, and there are some new steamed bun countertops that are a little out of place with the entire old façade.

The bamboo steamers on top are all old and black, and the top of the steamer is emitting a faint white smoke.

After the white smoke, there stood the owner of the bun shop, a woman in her thirties,

He was taking the steamed buns from the stacked steamers and was busy picking up the steaming steamed buns for the customers who bought the buns.

In front of the bun shop, although the whole street is a little deserted,

But there are still many customers wandering in front of the steamed bun shop, in front of the steamed bun shop, against the side of the road, there are also a few simple tables for the guests of the steamed bun shop to sit briefly.

"Boss, I want five yuan sauce meat buns."

"Okay. Wait...... Just scan the code for money, cash money, please find change here yourself, I'll take the bun here, it's not very convenient. ”

In front of the bun shop, it was lively.

The proprietress of the steamed bun shop held plastic bags and opened them in the steamer that took off the steamer, containing buns one by one.

"Xu Feng......?"

Xu Feng was on the side of the street, and seemed to be a little distracted.

Ah Meng took Xu Feng's hand, stayed with him beside him, and called him softly.

Hearing this, Xu Feng turned his head and smiled at Ah Meng,

Then he turned his head and looked at the street and the bun shop.

He has been here, and he has been here many times.

As we all know, monkeys can jump out of stones, but people obviously can't.

But Xu Feng is similar, he appeared under a maple tree.

I don't know if he was thrown by his parents, or if he really fell from the sky.

But obviously, he is still in swaddling clothes, and it is impossible for him to grow up as soon as he sees the wind, and he is not Nezha.

He was picked up by an old man who happened to pass by and brought him up.

And the place where he grew up is here, Pear Town.

In a village below Pear Town, to be exact.

However, many years ago, the old man who raised him died of old age. It's probably been almost a decade. This is also the reason why Xu Feng didn't ask the old man after going to the underworld. Even if he was stranded, he should have been reincarnated for so long.

And since then, he hasn't been back to Pear Town.

After graduating from college, I never came back.

became a dead house, living by writing novels, and there was no need to socialize with people, and the friends who were studying were separated, and gradually lacked contacts.

Just like Lao Bao said, he has no father, no mother, no relatives, and no friends.

The only difference between the human world and the underworld may be his book that has just hit the shelves.

in a word

Here, it can be regarded as Xu Feng's hometown, right?

But it's true that I haven't been back for a long time, or rather, I'm a little afraid to come back.

"Let's go, Ah Meng, let's go buy two buns, the buns here are really good."

Xu Feng looked at the bun shop and smiled, and walked over with Ah Meng.

At the end of the line.

“…… Little brother, what do you want? ”

"What's there?"

"There are fresh meat packets, sauce meat packets, sugar packets, and vegetable packets. One dollar is one, and five cents is plain. ”

When it was Xu Feng and Ah Meng's turn, there were no customers queuing behind the two.

The proprietress of the bun shop should also be more idle, so that she can have some time to talk to Xu Feng and the others.

"The price has gone up?"

"Didn't it go up? Oh...... It's been going up for a long time, it's been going up for many years, and now the price is rising, everything is rising, and it costs money, so it can only go up. ”

The proprietress was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said.

As he spoke, he raised his head again and glanced at Xu Feng and Ah Meng,

"Little brother, you don't often come to me to buy steamed buns, do you?"

The people who also come here to shop the buns are all nearby residents.

Buy a few steamed buns and pair them with soy milk, and it's breakfast.

For the guests, the proprietress is basically a little familiar, and can even recognize it.

"I don't come often. Does the proprietress look familiar with me? ”

Xu Feng replied with a smile.

"I used to come here a lot, but I moved, right? It looks like I've seen it. ”

The proprietress carefully looked at Xu Feng's face and said with some uncertainty.

I don't know if this proprietress really looks at Xu Feng a little familiar, or if it's a scene.

Probably the latter, I haven't been to this pear town for almost ten years, and the proprietress can't remember a customer who was not so familiar ten years ago.

"It feels like I've seen it...... It's been a long time, hasn't it? Grab something today. ”

Regardless of whether the proprietress said it or not, Xu Feng was still a little touched when this sentence came out.

“…… Then it's still the same as before, take it as a meat bun. Two sauce meat, two fresh meat. ”

Xu Feng smiled and followed the words of the proprietress.

"Okay, four. Scan the code or give cash. ”

Xu Feng took the bun and touched it...... The whole person froze.

He had no money in his pocket.

But at this time, Ah Meng stretched out his hand at the right time and put the money into the box where the proprietress collected the money.

Smiling at Ah Meng, Xu Feng handed Ah Meng the buns,

"Ah Meng, you can also taste it, this steamed bun tastes good."

took Ah Meng to the side and stood a little, and Xu Feng said to Ah Meng again.

Ah Meng looked at the bun handed over by Xu Feng, took it with the bag, tasted it lightly, and then nodded,

"It's delicious."

Ah Meng said, eating the whole bun in small bites,

Then he handed the remaining buns in the bag to Xu Feng,

Xu Feng looked at Ah Meng and smiled, picked up the bun and took a big bite.

Then chewing, eating, and gradually slowing down the movement.

The buns do taste good, and they are delicious.

But it seems that the buns he ate in other places are not too special.