In a modern city full of high-rise buildings, there are always one or two places that are out of place.

The blue brick alley is such a place, two red brick buildings sandwiched between the courtyards on both sides of the dilapidated and unsightly, but for some reason after the heavy rain washed, there is some old beauty.

Today, the residents of the alley are a little sad, because the coalition government has hung an iron sign at the mouth of the alley that says 'Protected Buildings', shattering their dream of getting rich through demolition and relocation for many years.

So after the rain stopped, the villagers in the street stepped on the stone road and came to the entrance of the alley to scold.

I don't blame them, after all, if the blue brick alleys are really demolished, each family can get at least a million, and if the area is large, the property will be calculated as tens of millions.

Li Guanchao, who had just finished buying vegetables and had two green onions in the front basket and was outside, came to the end of the crowd, and laughed very happily listening to the filthy words that kept getting into his ears - especially after the aunt of the neighborhood committee joined the battlefield.

Fighting at this point, they certainly know that the most important thing at such a moment is to calm down the anger of the public.

So they made an extremely constructive proposal - to repaint the yards of every house in the blue brick alley... By the way, install more brand new street lights...

It's just that the wall is lit up, how can this kind of thing be compared to millions of dollars? Sure enough, the residents are angry.

So the scolding was everywhere, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled.

But it didn't take long for someone to start compromising after the angry confrontation, and an old man proposed whether he could set aside a place to install more fitness equipment, and it was best to come to a small park.

Hearing this, Li Guanchao had to sigh, the bottom line in people's hearts is really used to constantly refresh and break, especially like dating men and women, if you don't propose a new posture of shame, how do you know if she is willing to try it, maybe people not only want to play this posture, but also unlock other moves with you.

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After the rain, the sky gradually cleared.

The quarrel at the entrance of the alley grew louder and louder.

Li Guanchao rode away from the crowd on a battery bike, knowing that he couldn't see the freshly painted brick alleys or the bright new street lamps here, because tomorrow he would leave the place where he had lived for three years to start a new life.

He invited three of his friends to his home for a friendly farewell, and he hoped that this memory would have some good colors in his long life, and that he would remember it many years later.

Pushing open the old wooden gate of the courtyard, the rusty hinge soaked in rain made a squeak~~' screeching sound.

Li Guanchao stepped into it, first placed the cloth bag on the steps covered by eaves, and then picked up two large rags and wiped the rain-soaked stone platform in the courtyard.

While rubbing, there is some enlightenment.

He suddenly thought that if there was a small park in the blue brick alley, there should be an old man's happiness, so he understood the old man's good intentions, and his thoughts gradually became evil.

Just as he was distracted, the wooden door was pushed open, and the 'squeak' sounded again, and some clear sunlight fell like a spotlight after the rain.

Li Guanchao tilted his head and held his breath slightly, the humid air in front of the tip of his nose was completely blocked, and his pupils began to dilate slightly, which was written incomprehensibly.

His first friend, his landlord's sister, arrived.

What Li Guanchao can't understand is not why she is here, and of course not because characters such as the landlord's sister, the landlady, and the landlord's daughter are more suitable as chapter titles for the second chapter of the online novel... Appears in Chapter II.

His incomprehension was only because she seemed to be dressed too grandly.

Today's Su Jie is wearing a slim-fitting black evening dress, with a pair of black and gold high heels, and the skirt is completely split at a position that is neither high nor low, revealing a slender beautiful leg.

Delicate makeup, coiled hair, and silver earrings make this thirty-three-year-old girl with still charm radiant.

Seeing Li Guanchao's expression, Su Jie also changed her look, put her hand on the broken door frame and stretched her long legs and asked, "What's the matter, it's not good-looking?"

Li Guanchao wrung out the rag with his hand and replied: "It's not a question of whether it's good-looking or not." ”

"What's the problem then?"

"The question of who has a barbecue and a tuxedo!"

......

Ten minutes later, a magical picture unfolded before my eyes.

Li Guanchao brought a large cutting board, put it on the stone platform, skillfully waved the kitchen knife and began to cut meat.

Soon, Su Jie, who was dressed very luxuriously, sat on the small bench next to her and took half a basin of diced meat and put it on the ground in front of her, and then she parted the skirt of the evening dress with a deep slit and picked up the iron chisel to start the work of skewering meat...

Li Guanchao saw that her appearance was really unsightly, especially the slender leg lines that were exposed to the air and supported by high heels, so he said: "Brother Su, can you go back and change your clothes, this is not you, you have to be your true self again." ”

"Phew, it's not because I want to see you off and look dignified!"

Li Guanchao's meat-cutting knife was stunned: "It's like you're going to give me a funeral, but because of your words, I remembered a joke." ”

Su Jie's eyes narrowed to show Brother Su's true colors: "I only listen to those with colors!"

Li Guanchao thought to himself, do I have a joke without color, and then said: "One day, Lao Wang went to the XX merchandise store to ask if there was any black cover. ”

The clerk shook his head and said no, and asked why black?

Lao Wang replied with a sad face: 'The leader has passed away, and I want to comfort my sister-in-law, and the black color looks solemn'. ”

The laughter like a silver bell resounded in the small courtyard, just smiling and laughing Su Jie held her smile, always feeling... There is something to this joke that echoes before and after.

AND LI GUANCHAO ACTED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED, BRANDISHING A KITCHEN KNIFE AND CATCHING SU JIE'S STOPPED LAUGHTER WITH THE SOUND OF 'DUANG, DUANG, DUANG'.

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The sun is setting, and the evening breeze is getting stronger.

The lit charcoal was boosted by the wind in the iron basin, and it quickly burned red.

Li Guanchao set up the barbecue stove and wiped the rust along the edge with a steel wool ball.

Su Jie asked, "When will they arrive, you have to leave, and you won't have snacks." ”

Before the words fell, the piercing sound of the wooden door sounded again, as if they saw Su Jie's dress today, and the two people who had just arrived stood at the door and froze in place.

John, who was the first to walk in and froze, was wearing a pair of extremely thin pencil pants, stepping on a pair of shiny big scalp shoes, his hair color was the most popular pink among young people, and his bangs were four or six points with a back bend, which was the same as the hairstyle of 80% of the current male stars, but the white shirt set off his forty-year-old obviously poorly maintained old face affected his outfit and style.

At the same time, because of this old face and outfit, his identity is also about to come out, anyone who sees it knows that this is a third-rate hairstylist, maybe he was called Tony many years ago, but it was only because the name Tony was flooded later that he was called John...

John's gaze was fixed on Su Jie's face, and then he looked at his dress, and the words were a little vague and said quickly: "Don't you make a fuss, I thought I was dressed ceremoniously enough, Su Jie, you are too much.."

The young man standing beside him said, "Brother Su, today is beautiful enough, is it a bit redundant for the two of us to come." ”

The young man's name is Wang Shuo, with a small head, square face, thick eyebrows but small eyes, wearing a police uniform without a police card, not a security guard, but a glorious assistant police officer in Dongcheng District.

Whenever he is asked by his elders how much money he can earn in a month, he and many assistant police children have the same answer: "Salary is not important, mainly wait for regularization!"

At this point, the three friends invited by Li Guanchao had all arrived, and he didn't talk nonsense, picked up a hard plastic fan that was scorched in the middle at some point and said, "Don't talk nonsense, help." ”

......

As the sky grew darker and the stars grew brighter, smoke drifted up.

The charcoal smoke mixed with the smell of meat and the smell of cumin and chili peppers burrowed into the green brick alley, attracting a lot of scolding.

The courtyard was brightly lit, but fortunately there was smoke, otherwise there would have been a circle of moths around the high-hanging energy-saving lamps.

The four of them chatted around the barbecue stove while stroking the chisel, and drank a can of cold beer, maybe this is life.

Before you know it, the night is getting darker again.

John burped, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hands regardless of his hairstyle, and stroked his pink hair upwards and said, "Watching the tide, isn't it good to live here, why do you want to work in other places?"

Li Guanchao's excuse for leaving has always been very consistent, he wants to work in other places, but in fact, of course, this is not the reason, and he is not ready to answer positively, so he said with a smile: "I'm tired of looking at your old face." ”

Wang Shuo took another big sip of beer and said with a smile: "It's heartbroken, but if you interrupt again, can't you be real?"

Su Jie looked at Li Guanchao and said seriously: "Yes, every time I ask you, I have to leave this time, don't interrupt, let me ask you, is it because of the high salary over there, because of the money?"

Li Guanchao looked at Su Jie's eyes with some surprise, and was very sure that she was serious.

In fact, for 99% of the human beings in this world, 99% of the difficulties are because of money, and he has been idle at home for the past three years, and he can't blame Su Jie for thinking so, but of course Li Guanchao can't be because of money, if it's really because of money, then he is really sorry for his long life.

So Li Guanchao waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm richer than Gates." ”

So his three friends laughed, and John rolled his eyes: "No, no, Gates rents a house, right?"

Wang Shuo smiled: "No, no, Gates went out to ride an electric donkey, right?"

On weekdays, Su Jie will definitely follow the two of them together, but today she changed her normal and continued to say very seriously: "Actually, our Linjiang is also a big city, and there are many opportunities, there is no need to go too far, it's the same here, maybe the salary is less, but we all have a foil here." ”

John glanced at Su Jie, who was dressed up today, and showed a weird smile: "Brother Su, how are you going to help watch the tide, you can't talk about it." ”

As soon as Li Guanchao wanted to speak, he heard Su Jie grit his teeth and say: "The rent is halved, and the water and electricity are all free." ”

Wang Shuo almost laughed out loud when he heard it, and gave a thumbs up: "Good landlord in China, I'll make a sign for you to hang at the door tomorrow, and write four words 'Love Apartment'." ”

"It's far away, it's far away......"

"Not far away, I'm serious!"

Li Guanchao saw that these three people would not give up if they didn't make a fool of themselves, so he had to flash the cigarette in front of the tip of his nose a few times with his palm: "The smell of this smoke is too big, I'll go up to the roof to smoke a cigarette." ”

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There is a small wooden ladder under the eaves, which is handmade by Li Guanchao himself.

Quickly climbed up to the roof, and the three of them didn't stop it, but they used it while grilling skewers, I don't believe you don't come down today, so I glanced at him twice.

Li Guanchao sat on the roof, sighed, and took out a thin cigarette, but the lighter couldn't be lit because of the strong wind.

He had no choice but to look at the starry sky that became brighter and brighter the darker the night, and let his hair be blown and dance wildly.

It's just that Li Guanchao, who was looking up at the starry sky soon, began to stand still, and the hand holding the cigarette even began to tremble slightly.

No one knew what he was feeling at this moment, and his expression was full of incredulity.

Fifteen seconds later, Li Guanchao, who blinked quickly, regained his composure, but turned his back and stretched out a finger, the fingerprints on the fingertips were clearly visible like the annual rings in the trunk of a tree.

Li Guanchao watched his fingertips gradually turn red, and a wisp of smoke came out of the heat.

So the thin cigarette in his left hand was lit, and Li Guanchao sat on the roof and began to smoke.

He smoked half of it, and the wind smoked half of it, he didn't bother with the wind, not because he felt that the wind was also troubled, he just looked at the index finger of his left hand holding the cigarette butt, and in the face of the sudden fact, he thought that maybe he had smoked.