During my wandering time, black Edinburgh was a place that cannot be ignored.
Edinburgh is the most beautiful city in Europe. Edinburgh Castle, standing on top of extinct volcanic rock, is the spiritual symbol of Edinburgh and even Scotland. But Edinburgh in this city is a large unfinished building, and there are three group buildings besides the main building. It is a testimony to the tragic fate of adventurers. This "no clothes" building is a large black area, especially at dusk, it is like a lonely hill, slowly sinking into the darkness. At night, the city is full of lights, and it is like a lonely trap, silent in the bustling nightlife.
I call it Black Edinburgh. Its aborigines are the migrant workers who built the building. Halfway through the building, the developer's capital chain was broken, the project stopped, and they owed them more than half a year's wages. They used local materials, built rooms one by one in the building according to the intervals of the building, brought in the wires, connected the water pipes, lived in them comfortably, and waited for the coordination of government and other aspects. During the waiting period, they also went to work elsewhere. At the same time, some of their fellow villagers, friends of fellow villagers, and fellow villagers of friends all followed. This place has become a paradise for migrant workers. At night, it is very lively. Men drink and play poker, women wash and wash, beat and scold children, and all kinds of dialects are spoken.
They live here, even for several years, until the project is revitalized, or packaged and sold, they will move away in groups like ants.
In the evening, I went to a waste collection point to sell all my mineral water bottles, plus a large handful of rusty iron nails, just enough to enjoy a six-yuan lunch box. When I was full, I started to stroll along the river, admiring the beautiful scenery at dusk.
The sky is blue, and the lights everywhere are lit up. The trees on Yanjiang Road and Binjiang Road are illuminated green by the lights in the leaves. It looks so beautiful for Christmas! At dusk, red waves are left on the river. They are rippling and playing with the cruise ships. On the left and right, the bridges on the river in the distance are gradually outlined by the lights in a brilliant panorama.
I didn't dare to stay too long, I was eager to see Ah Huang and Ah Xing.
When I turned around and wanted to leave the long embankment, I was stunned by the small figure under an old banyan tree.
It's Beichuan!
He sat on a stone chair, silently looking at the river. The air roots of the old banyan tree are densely packed, fluttering over his head.
I just wanted to yell, but I suppressed it immediately, for fear that he would jump up and run away.
I thought, the two of us must be together, I can't leave him alone anymore.
I prepared a lie, and gently came to Beichuan.
The neon lights on the other side of the river reflected small spots of light in his eyes, and he remained motionless, turning a blind eye to me. Like an adult, I carefully put a hand on his shoulder: "Beichuan, in the name of your brother, I want to tell you that I am here to help you."
He raised his head slowly, staring at me like a knife.
I was startled.
"Do you think my brother will send a thief to help me?"
I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed, swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "I met your brother on the train, and then I met him again in Shilong. He saved me both times. Otherwise, I would have passed out from shock. He wanted me to Help him find you. Think about it, if what I said was a lie, how would I know his and your name? How would I know that you came to find my sister? "
He didn't speak, and I felt relieved.
I said: "I once stole something, and it was forced by bad guys. I will return the wallet to Sister Yuanyang sooner or later."
"Why should I trust you?"
"You come with me, you will meet some of my friends, and they will prove it for me, right now!"
On the way, I picked up some old newspapers and paper.
Beichuan obediently followed me into the building without walls. I'm going to make a den for both of us.
In order to facilitate the connection with Ah Huang, I found a seat in a corner on the inner side of the first floor.
"are you hungry?"
"No."
"Why? Have you lost even the feeling of hunger?"
"When uncles and aunts saw me, they put bread and fruit on my knees."
"Well, you are indeed a cute child. When you look at you, you don't move when you look at it. It makes people wonder if you can't see something, and you want to look desperately. Your motionless appearance is like If you strain your ears to listen to something, people will wonder if you are deaf. My child, you are like the kind of child who is as beautiful as an angel but has a disability.?! I saw the boss, no, Golden Retriever, took out a jumping knife, grabbed a child, and said to the police: 'Get out, let me live! Otherwise, I'll cut off this little head! '"
"Wow!"
"The police don't know what to do! They winked at each other and slowly backed towards the door."
"How about it?"
"The golden retriever still yelled: 'Get out, everyone! I'm going to do it!' The police really backed out."
"Yo!"
"After the police came out, the golden retriever ran away from the place where we often pee. We didn't find that there was a door there! I heard later that the door led to an underground passage, so no one expected it to be so easy. Ran."
"Run?"
"Well, he is wanted now."
I feel uneasy.
"What happened next?"
"The police said: 'Don't be afraid, children, come out one by one!' Some children were so frightened that they lay on the ground and cried, and the police came to hug them."
"Surely peed his pants! Where's Jacques?"
"Jacques, you know, he's just pushing his glasses like that, pushing them up to his forehead, saying: 'Here we come, here we go!'"
"He expected it."
"Yes, Jacques expected it!"
"But, when you go out, do you sing, sing the national anthem, like we set it?"
"Oh, it happened so suddenly, we all forgot, probably Jacques also forgot! Besides, there was no time, it was too late, the police drove to pick us up."