Autumn is like people at this stage of their lives, both with the passion of drinking chicken soup every day and encouraging their positive energy, but also with the times when they are exhausted and persuaded to give up when they are frustrated. Autumn, too, is like that, two extremes, a season with two sides.
Autumn is the season of harvest, there are shaking the incomparable rich body, showing the heavy cob of corn stalks. Looking at it gives you that golden warmth and the satisfaction of harvest.
There are also autumn winds, branches floating, falling leaves yellow, with the autumn wind wild dance, turning in a circle was thrown into the dark corner of the dead leaves, the kind of incomparable cold, depressed scene.
In any case, autumn is my favorite season. I love the heavy, bustling sense of harvest everywhere, even though sometimes I'm watching others harvest, and my own heart is empty, but even if the spectators, but also joy.
I'm even used to that kind of loneliness and coldness, and even the bleakness of the situation.
Like the human body is always the alternation of the sun and the moon, cold and summer, the mood is also happy and sad, there are lively and comfortable days, there are scattered when the cold and lost, and even sad times.
Like the fall, but also because in the fall there are many unforgettable days and stories.
Whenever you endure the summer heat, finally escaped from the heat wave in the dense, happy to see the first piece of fallen leaves, the restless heart will involuntarily quiet down.
Whenever the leaves fall, the autumn high, see the cotton candy-like clouds and floating in the blue sky, the worldly heart for some years and innocent up.
(02)
Looking at the ground full of fallen leaves, I remembered the fall many years ago.
The old black is older than me, sometimes a year older, sometimes two or three years older, with his nature. No matter how it is big, I respectfully call him: black brother.
In 1987, because of a fight before the midterm exams, so that I head stitches a number of stitches, missed the exam. I was overjoyed and my father was furious.
So in that fall, was transferred to send back home, and black brother became a high school classmate. The father was originally the Minister of Armed Forces, and his mother was a teacher. In that era of rural areas, the living conditions are considered good.
Just transferred to the past, everything is unfamiliar, but only black meet that have a sense of closeness, a lot of care in my, so into a good friend.
He took me to the school next to the cornfield in the breeze swaying in the rich body to steal picking buds, visited the county school, Xia Dian, a middle school, vocational secondary school, the school, all have a school celebrity reception, and arranged to stay in the dormitory of the big bunk, to go to the village of a friend's home to beat the rush.
The black brother is friendly, talk funny, although the ability is not great, but does not prevent him from being helpful, even if you ask all around the corner of the relationship between a few channels, but also will not wear out his enthusiasm to help people. So in the student days that is the county's famous social activists.
I remember a refreshing day after the fall, black and I feel that always run around the small county, the pattern is too small. Decided to go on a trip to the big city travel tour, small county north-south long, east-west short. South of a commune in the Terminal Hill has a train station, we went to the small station to drink a bowl of noodles, sat for seven hours at each station must stop sightseeing green car, came to a trip to go.
(03)
Our class president is a school bully, family conditions are very poor, the mother has long since passed away, followed by grandfather and father.
The class president looks very white, food and clothing are very simple and plain, patched clothes + salted pimples, introverted character, looks like some soft, I used to be very skeptical of the class president looks so cautious, soft and weak, how to manage a class, when the class president.
At first, I had no interaction with the class president, until one day I and the old black learned that the class president took a vacation. The class president never take leave, and listen to classmates say, is crying. So the old black analyzed is something happened at home.
As expected, two days later in the morning after the second class, I went back to the dormitory to get something. I was about to go back to the classroom, and found that the class president was very haggardly appeared in the door of the dormitory.
Two days ago, the class president's face is thinner, dull, hair disheveled, dark circles under the eyes, clothes are not as neat as in the past, the legs accounted for full of dirt, especially the knee of the pants, has been broken.
So, in the class president of the isolation of the time, I cameo as his relatives, accompanied him a class time, but also watched him cry a class.
I don't know how to persuade the class president, can only quietly accompany him, hand around the shoulders of the class president, and he sat side by side on the bed. Waiting for the class president to calm down.
In the squad leader's grandfather died that period of time, is his mood is the lowest and is the most fragile emotional time, but only I saw the squad leader tears, strong squad leader did not fall in front of others, including the old black.
During that time, the old man and I gave the class president every care and encouragement. The first time I saw this, I was able to get a good look at it, and I was able to get a good look at it.
In the blink of an eye, it's fall again, and I've arrived at the day to transfer back to my own city, preparing for the college entrance examination in the coming year.
In the first few days, the robins outside the dormitory window were still chirping in the branches all night long, carrying on their revelry regardless.
The day said the cold is also really fast, this is only after not many days, the leaves have been fast fall out of the tree, left a few pieces of more stubborn leaves are still hanging in the branches to withstand the relentless ravages of the autumn wind. I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to find the best way to get the most out of my time here.
The ground has been a pile of a pile of yellow leaves, with the autumn wind constantly spinning, with the last carnival.
The old black help friends contact sold a lot of meat and ham, made a small fortune, the pocket has a little money to discuss with the head of the class to send me to send off, the night to the town street restaurant to drink a few cups.
There are no streetlights on the town street, only the cinema in front of two lights with relatively large wattage, acting as a streetlight. The movie theater is usually the center of the town's downtown.
Especially on the days when a movie is released or when a troupe performs songs and dances. The town's movie theaters don't show movies every day, only once or twice a week.
At night, there are not many people in front of the movie theater, in the days of no movie, the town's downtown is also enjoying solitude, at most a few small hotels and small stores in front of the door, will each be installed with a light bulb, to play the role of the neon billboards nowadays.
The owner of the hotel, will use a red light bulb to create a romantic atmosphere.
Except for a few small restaurants will come a noise, the rest of the town street is quiet, occasionally, from the village behind the town street will come the sound of barking dogs.
The fried chicken restaurant that Old Black said he would invite to dinner is located in the eastern neighborhood of the movie theater, which should be said to be the golden corner of the town. The owner's vision is indeed commendable.
(04)
"Class president, Xiao Qiang and I may not have a chance with the university, you must try hard to get into the university and have a good development in the future!"
After the squad leader toasted my send-off drink, Laohei picked up the wine goblet again, looked at me, and then looked at the squad leader, "This cup of wine, it is considered a blessing wine for Xiao Qiang and I, wish you success in getting into the university of your choice, and to change your destiny!"
"Old Black said it well, also represents my heart, really look forward to your good news, class president." I also raised the wine cup.
"Thank you all, I will definitely strive for it, I am determined to change the trajectory of my life!" The class president solemnly took the cup in both hands and drank it down.
This cup of wine class president actually did not cough at all like when drinking the first cup of wine, only the face is getting red, class president originally face is white, this looks extra red.
The old black looked at the squad leader's face and laughed, "Aiya, squad leader, you this red face."
I also followed the laugh, old black said to me, "Xiao Qiang, you have literary talent, you describe the class president's face."
Then Old Black added: "Do not use the monkey's butt to describe ah."
The squad leader and I both laughed out loud, and the squad leader laughed while looking for a mirror, "I haven't had a drink, is my face really that red? It's pretty hot to the touch."
"Boss? Have a mirror?" I asked.
"Yes, there is." The owner's wife took out a small mirror from the counter and handed it to me, and I flashed the mirror face directly to the head of the class.
The squad leader reached out and looked, "Wow, so red. I can't drink anymore.
"It's okay, Mr. Ban. You can't underestimate people who drink and blush, you might be able to drink more." Old Black waved his hand, disagreeing with the squad leader.
"Come on, move over, the fried chicken is ready!" The boss's wife came over and cleared the table for us, at which point the boss brought up a large bowl full of fried chicken.
"How about you try it, made it your way." The boss said to Old Black.
"Not bad! Not bad! This is the flavor!" Old Black tasted it and slurped it.
"Squad leader started, on the oil water la! Eat hard, make up more. Come Xiao Qiang!" Old Black greeted the squad leader and I eat chicken.
Chicken fried really good, tender meat, but also into the taste, soy sauce color is also enough, the most important, the boss also put some dry chili, slightly spicy, very appetizing.
The three of us couldn't care less about talking, and we ate for half a day without lifting our heads or opening our eyes. See a big bowl of fried chicken eat almost left the bottom, before they have put down the chopsticks, it is a great feast.
"Xiao Qiang, really do not want to let you go back." Drinking the class president began to move a little.
""Come on, Old Black, help us refill some wine, I want to have another drink with Xiao Qiang."" The squad leader looked up and said to Old Black.
"Xiao Qiang, go back and continue to work hard, although the results are not so good for the time being, but it does not matter! For me, to go to college is to choose destiny, and for you, it may not be so crucial, just icing on the cake, so at some stage slacked off, it does not matter, you can do it! Even if you can't go to college, I'm sure you'll be excellent in the future!" The class president held a refilled wine glass and comforted me.
"Thank you, class president, I will remember your words, to be honest, I am very touched, but also regret that I did not use the strength in the front, not with you in the near future tomorrow into the door of the university." I lowered my head and spoke to the class president.
"Remember! Xiao Qiang, don't give up on yourself! Gold will always shine!" The class monitor said word by word.
"Thank you, class president! I will always remember what you said today!" We both took a sip, put down the wine goblet, and held our hands tightly together for a long time.
"Good!" Old Black applauded from the side.
"I am also this idea, also told Xiao Qiang, never take a blow, feel that did not get to the university, this life is gray, come on! Xiao Qiang!" Old Black is also cheering me up.
"The charm of life is that you can not start over, good thing we still have so much future to look forward to. Although college is far away from me, I've gained a lot from Hedong High School and made a few good friends, you, the class president, and Old Black. It wasn't a wasted visit!"
"Very good, Xiao Qiang, I'm glad you think so, and I will always be proud to have a good friend and classmate like you." The class president still held my hand tightly and shook it vigorously again.
"The wine wasn't wasted, the chicken was good!" Old Black smiled broadly and clapped vigorously two more times.
"Come! It's hard to find such an opportunity in the future, squad leader, drink a few more cups!"
"OK! I'm feeling better and better, and my face doesn't seem to be so hot anymore." Squad Leader said and touched his face.
"Come on, drink up!" I pushed the goblet towards Old Dark.
"Hot hopscotch! Hot Hopi dishes!" The boss reminded as he brought it to the table.
"Too many dishes ordered." The squad leader said with a frown.
"Not afraid, Squad Leader, can't eat, take it back, and you won't have to eat pickles tomorrow." Look like the old black early arrangements.
"You have a lunch box here, right boss?" Old black asked.
"There are there are! Can not eat all can give you guys in the lunch box." The boss's wife said as she took out a steel fine lunchbox from the counter and handed it to the boss, "Go to the kitchen and brush it up properly."
"Don't worry about it Benji? Eat as much as you want, bring it back if you can't finish it, and eat it tomorrow at noon. Now this day, a night can not be bad." Old Black arranged thoughtful.
"Thank you Old Black, so thoughtful." The squad leader said let go of my hand, and again put his hand to the old black.
The old black held the hand of the class president reached out, "Let's say goodbye to the class president, go to college, and later become a big official, do not forget me and Xiao Qiang. Don't go looking for you then, you pretend not to recognize!"
"No, no, even when what officials, you two are my friends forever!"
"If you forget, go to you in the future, I will carry a lunch box of fried chicken to find you!" The old black pretended to be fuming and said.
"OK! A promise!" The class president laughed.
In that late fall night, the squad leader, I, the old black in the small restaurant that is equal to the package, drink a lot.
(05)
Thinking back to the days with the squad leader black brother are happy, people always have to grow up, after the big will have a lot of unhappy.
Later, I heard that the tea house could not make ends meet and closed down.
These are the first time I've ever seen a person who has been in the business for more than a year, and I've never seen a person who has been in the business for more than a year, and I've never seen a person who has been in the business for more than a year.
Black is a happy man, every time is to bring joy to others. The table with him is all laughter. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal of money from the company, and then you have to pay for it.
Several times hospitalized, I went to see him, the bedside table next to the hospital bed will have a small bottle of two pot head. The first time I saw the movie, I saw the movie, I saw the movie, I saw the movie, I saw the movie, I saw the movie, I saw the movie, I saw the movie, and I saw the movie.
As an adult, not in a city, less interaction, but does not delay us to meet as students as cordial, talking about teenagers, laughing, laughing thoroughly.
Black brings laughter and joy to everyone. But I knew he wasn't happy inside himself, he was drinking to drown his sorrows. Black is a very talented person, calligraphy is very well written, through the ancient and modern, the exit of the natural language.
He is a descendant of the Yen family name, and always laughs at the fact that he is also a descendant of the saints. The first thing I want to do is to get a good deal of money, and I don't have a lot of skills, but I've been a good friend all my life.
Another year of autumn, another night of the moon and wind. Decades of earthly landscape, black brother took the lead to see the end, no longer stay, in that fall, whisking clothes away. Old Black left very suddenly, in that fall night, heart problems, did not have time to write us a horse ticket.
(06)
There have been some years have not seen the class president, the class president of the official more and more big. In a county-level city when the mayor also went with the old black to see a side.
A few years ago, the old black and I discussed to see the class president, would like to see a side to go. But the class president booked the hotel in advance for both of us, said to come to stay a night, a good drink, a good talk.
In the hotel room, the class president and we embraced together, chatting for a moment, the class president said, "you came to go to my home for dinner!"
The class president's home in a quiet neighborhood by the government, the house is very large, the class president's wife is his college classmate, from the big city with him back to the small county, accompanied by the class president has been from the grassroots level to do.
The son of the squad leader has been in college, is a sports university, see the photo tiger back and waist, and the squad leader is not the same as when he was young. The first time I saw him, I was in the middle of a conversation with him, and he was in the middle of a conversation with me, and I was in the middle of a conversation with him.
That day, the class president's wife personally cook, the three of us in the class president's home, reminiscing about the town street small hotel decades ago, the autumn night, to friendship as a dish, that autumn night, the three of us again drank a lot of wine.
Old Black teasingly said, "You are now such a big official, is it really did not forget our brothers, or afraid I carry a lunch box of fried chicken to find you?"
The three of us laughed out loud.
Talking about the beginning, look at the present, the squad leader is also a lot of feelings. The class president has finally changed his fate through his own efforts, and has even been able to change the fate of others.
That day, after dinner, the wife of the squad leader, while cleaning up, said, the squad leader has not been drinking for some years.
Since then, the class president has been more and more busy, the official also more and more big, now is a prefecture-level city executive vice mayor. I and the old black never went to bother him, the old black said, "busy level is not the same, there is a thought in mind on the line."
So, we with the head of the class, just send a message on New Year's Eve, mutual greetings, mutual New Year's blessings. The gentleman's friendship is as light as water.
The time to see the class president again is last year in the old black farewell ceremony. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it, and I'm going to be able to do it.
The old man's son looks like the old man when he was young, black and thin, the squad leader held the old man's son's shoulders and cried like a tearful old man's wife said a few words, his cell phone number to the old man's wife, said the child in the future have any difficulties, just contact him.
I sent the squad leader to his car, the secretary has long opened the door, the squad leader stopped and looked back, and I shook hands again. His left hand patted my shoulder, wanting to say something, and somewhat speechless.
"We are almost at the station, take care of it, the old black did not have time to write us a horse ticket ah." The squad leader sighed and said, "I think, we will eventually meet over there, the old black this side does not send, must first go over there to meet."
The squad leader's car drove away, I watched the squad leader car behind the smoke, more and more far away.
Looking back, the blue sky, floating cotton candy-like clouds, not far in front of the tall chimney mouth is also in the smoke, perhaps the old black has been driving a crane west.
Another year of autumn winds, another year of falling leaves ......