Clouds and water do not know the wind and moon [entertainment circle]

Chapter 15

Tang didn't know that he met one of his college classmates at the bank.

After so many years, he can't remember his college life clearly. He only remembers sitting in the classroom, everyone doing the same thing, the content of the conversation is the same, and the interpersonal communication is superficial.He was 19 years old at the time, and felt that his thoughts, words and deeds had been kidnapped, so he did a lot of things that would make people feel out of line.

Tang Zhizhi's tutor has a gentle personality and once criticized him for being cynical. Tang Zhizhi thought that she would say that probably because he missed one of her course exams. (In order to go to the top of the snow mountain more than ten kilometers away from the school to watch meteors.)

Tang Zhizhi also mentioned this matter when he was reminiscing with his classmates.

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2002, October.

Although the season has entered deep winter, the leaves on both sides of the path are still green, but not the emerald green of summer, but dark green like mixed with ink.Before you can see tall cypress and eucalyptus trees, after reaching the top of the mountain, you can only see a snow-capped meadow in front of you.A few classmates said they wanted to go around, so they went into the forest.Tang Buzhi stayed where he was, methodically fiddled with an astronomical telescope he bought from a flea market.

In fact, you don’t need a telescope to see the meteor shower, and you can usually see it better with the naked eye. The reason why he bought this thing is to observe the surface of the moon and see if he can find some Messier against the dark sky background. celestial body.

He is very good at mechanical things. In the dormitory, if something breaks, he will deal with it. His other roommates are in charge of asking the dormitory not to collect electrical appliances.

It didn't take long for him to set up the instrument, put his eyes on the eyepiece, and looked at the night sky.

The sky was full of stars, without the moon and clouds. After carefully operating for a while, he saw a somewhat faint swirl-shaped nebula.He later wrote in his diary: "The nebula is very beautiful, like a glowing snail shell, covered with dark red, dark blue, dark purple spots on the surface. From my point of view, it is most likely the Canes Venatic galaxy. "

The reason why he said this was because Tang Zhizhi brought his brother into the movie theater, and neither of them bought a ticket, so the movie was frightening.It was a foreign science fiction film about a massive starburst in the Canes Venatic galaxy.Tang didn't know that the movie was very impressive. After all, halfway through the screening, they were spotted by a ticket inspector who looked like a high school student. Chicken cut up!There is no greater humiliation for two young boys under the age of 12.

Ten minutes later, Tang didn't know what to feel hit behind him.There was a wet and cold feeling on the back of his neck, like snow.

Tang Wuzhi turned around and saw a person standing opposite him.

It was his classmate Zhao Jin.Zhao Jin held a snowball in his hand, and his fingertips were frozen red, as if bitten by a mosquito.

"Sick? Why are you throwing snow at me?" Tang Wujiu said displeased.

Zhao Jin has a face with Chinese characters and wide brows, which makes her appear careless.He lives in the dormitory next door to Tang Wuzhi. Apart from seducing girls, this man's biggest hobby is playing cards, and he often visits other dormitories, "Playing cards? One lacks three." On the edge of a rock, he crushed the snow in his hand and scattered it on the ground.Then he bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, crushed it and threw it down.

Tang Bu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and planned to continue looking at Xingyun, but he heard him spit and said: "Damn, they have come across a cemetery, and they have to continue shopping! I said it might not be safe ahead, so go back, what if you encounter a ghost? They didn’t listen, and they laughed at me for being timid. What is this, I’m cowardly? ——No such thing. Who would a normal person wander around the cemetery at night, maybe someone is sleeping, let’s talk nonsense there , isn’t it disrespectful to the deceased?” He raised his head and looked at Tang Wuzhi, “Don’t you think so?”

"Ha, aren't you just timid?" You gave him a white look.

"Fuck your sister."

"My sister fucked you pretty much." Tang Bubu tutted twice, "Zhao Jin, so you are afraid of ghosts. But you are so stupid, if there are ghosts, you will not be safe when you come back. It's better to follow everyone to deal with it."

Zhao Jin shook his head, "That's not the case." You feel much more secure on your side than theirs.

He didn't say the second half of the sentence, because he didn't want to reveal that he was really scared.

It is located in a remote place, and the night view of the city cannot be seen from afar.When it is quiet, you can still hear the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the stems and leaves of miscanthus.So it looks a little gloomy.Before going up the mountain, each of them brought a flashlight, but the light can only illuminate a range of about five meters.This made Zhao Jin a little uneasy.

"Although the top of the mountain is straight and there are no bushes, I always feel that there is something hidden around."

Zhao Jin looked at the dark front with a nervous and suspicious look.

In order to strengthen himself, he began to find something to say.

Later, out of nowhere, Zhao Jin mentioned a friend of his.The two of them used to be his close buddies, but they broke up not long ago because that person did something very sorry to Zhao Jin.

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In the bank, Tang did not know that the classmate he met was Zhao Jin.Although Zhao Jin, like Tang Zhizhi, is both under 30 years old, but Zhao Jin's hair loss and fatness are serious, and he looks much older than Tang Zhizhi.

After the conversation, Tang didn't know that he had applied for a teacher qualification certificate six years ago, and now he is teaching in a key high school in the city.His girlfriend is still the one in college, but due to some complicated reasons, the two have not been married until now.Unfortunately, Zhao Jin's friend who had broken up with him also taught in this school.

"We work in an office, and I feel uncomfortable seeing him every day. He should have never talked to me unless necessary. I don't know what he is thinking, but I feel that he is very concerned about the past. It seems that he is not guilty at all. The other colleagues are basically familiar with him. Sometimes when we have dinner together, we will ignore me unintentionally. There is no way. Who made them know each other earlier. Zhao Zilong is not as good as Guan Yu in Liu Bei's place. Zhang Fei, isn't it also because of this. He is a three-knot in Taoyuan, and the triangle is stable, so how can you add it to Zhao Yun. ... Hey, look at me, it's getting too far. Anyway, I know they didn't mean it, But I still feel uncomfortable, I feel like I can’t integrate into their circle, damn it, do you think it’s as embarrassing as that Zhao Yun? My wife also knew that guy when she was in college, she knows about us , so it is suggested that I simply change jobs and go to another school. What is this saying? He is the one who did the wrong thing. If I run away, wouldn’t it be a joke for him?”

Thinking of the past so long, the two are still affected by the conflicts in college, Tang can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

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Zhao Jin was going to teach the students next time, so he left with his briefcase on his back.

After saying goodbye to him, Tang didn't know how to deal with the debt.

Because it is still early, there are not many people in the bank.

Tang Zhizhi asked the waiter in black and white uniform behind the counter for some receipts, and after receiving them, he began to review them carefully with his eyes down.

It took over an hour to finally get it right.Judging from the result, it is good: all his debts have been paid off, and there is no problem.But he didn't feel relaxed.He thought of Zhao Jin again.When he was in the Snow Mountain, Zhao Jin said that he couldn’t figure out why his friend would do that thing (Tang I don’t know what it was, but it’s not such a good thing as bandaging the wounds of small animals), “He and his father Mom broke up, there is no living expenses, and I paid for his meal ticket for that month. Damn, that guy hasn’t paid me back yet—but, you know, what I care about is not the money, but the white-eyed wolf Disrespectful!"

Now, regarding the matter of death robbery, Tang Zhizhi takes the attitude of "I'd rather believe in something than nothing".He always felt that if he asked for the amulet back, he would become the white-eyed wolf in Zhao Jin's mouth.Once, Zhao Jin was drunk and ran to their dormitory, like crazy, holding a fruit knife and asking them to make a blood alliance together, and vowed that he would never betray his brother in the future.At that time, even though Tang didn't know that he cursed for being boring, he was forced by those four guys to cut his palm. Until now, he can still see the scar on his right hand, which is dark red, like a brand mark.Song Yunshui had helped him, so it was included in the word "righteousness". He couldn't help wondering, if something happened to Song Yunshui after he took back the amulet, would he feel guilty for the rest of his life?If it was Zhao Jin who encountered this situation, what would he do?Guaranteed that he would rather get hurt himself than be an indirect murderer.

After Tang Zhizhi thanked the waiter, he got up and left the hall.There is a bus station outside, and several people are sitting on metal benches, glancing at the black leather dog by the side of the road from time to time—it is covered with rainwater and dust, and a rancid smell emanates from the tower——looking at it from time to time. To the other end of the long street, use your eyes to check whether the bus is coming.The translucent canopy slopes downward at a thirty-degree angle, enclosing the scene...the leaden gray sky, the sound of dogs barking, the bored expressions of people waiting... Tang Zhizhi took the No. 7 bus back to to the house.

Although Song Yunshui's house is next door to a park, it costs 50 yuan to enter the park, so there are not many pedestrians on the street.After all, most people prefer to go to Shuifulan Park in the lower section of Hexi Road. It is open for free from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm, and from the ancient pagoda, you can see the Lan River like a ribbon.It is a tributary of the Yellow River. It originates from the Bayan Har Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is named so because the water in the river is so fast that it will not freeze even in winter. It is covered with a layer of steam all year round. Under the sunlight, it looks like misty clouds among the mountains.

Tang didn't know that he had also seen photos of the river in Song Yunshui's study room. There were two photos in total, which were placed in off-white birch frames.The one on the left is already a little yellowed, and the shooting time is printed on it, which is the summer of 1990.Tang did not know that he was only six years old at that time.In the picture, a woman is standing on the river embankment. Her hair is neatly combed, and underneath is a rabbit face, pale pink cheeks, and black sparkling eyes, giving people a beautiful, slender, and dignified impression.Usually people put photos of relatives in their homes, so Tang didn't know that it might be Song Yunshui's mother, but they didn't look alike, so he wasn't [-]% sure.

The background of the other photo is a green clover field. More than [-] teenagers and girls lined up in a trapezoidal row, standing on the bank of the Lan River. They are all wearing single-breasted black school uniforms, with half childish and half mature faces. Having just graduated from high school, Tang Bubu was a little concerned that their clothes resembled the uniforms of the school next door to his high school.Tang didn't know that he often went to the neighboring school's stadium to play basketball in his sophomore year of high school. If Song Yunshui was really in that school, they might have seen it before, but he didn't know.But even if he did meet, Tang Zhizhi couldn't remember it.

In the photo, Song Yunshui was quite tall, so he was placed in the last row of the queue.He looked clean, smiling for the camera, and there seemed to be peach blossoms in his upturned eyelids.However, if you stare at those eyes for a long time, you will find that the smile inside is false, and contains a sense of helplessness and world-weariness.

Tang didn't know that something was locked in Song Yunshui's heart, causing his consciousness to be trapped in a cage, isolating all warm and bright things in life.For some reason, Tang didn't know what to think of his younger brother.Even on the day before the suicide, his younger brother still talked and laughed with them as if nothing had happened. He looked normal and healthy, but he must still be suffering and struggling in his heart, but neither his brother nor his girlfriend noticed it.Whenever thinking of this matter, Tang didn't know that there was a feeling of regret and self-blame.Out of empathy, when he found that Song Yunshui's calm and indifferent appearance seemed to hide a sad knot that he couldn't understand, he came up with the idea that he had to protect him.

The combination of various factors led Tang Zhizhi to finally decide to leave the amulet with Song Yunshui.