老街的早点摊

类别：情绪

离乡九年物是人非，老街早点摊的老板却依然记得我不吃葱的偏好。

时长 62 秒 · 语速 135 wpm

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I went back to my hometown after nine years away. 离开九年后，我回了趟老家。

Almost everything had changed. 几乎所有东西都变了。

New buildings. 建起了新楼。

New roads. 修了新路。

I got lost two streets from my own house. 离自己家就隔着两条街，我居然迷路了。

But on the corner of the old street, 但在老街的拐角处，

the breakfast stand was still there. 那个早餐摊居然还在。

Same blue cart. 还是那辆蓝色的小推车。

Same big pot of steam. 还是那口冒着热气的大锅。

The owner's hair had gone white. 摊主的头发已经白了。

His hands were slower. 手脚也没以前利索了。

I stood in line like a stranger, 我像个外地人一样排在队伍里，

a little shy, practicing what to say. 有些局促，还在心里默背等会儿要说的话。

When I got to the front, he looked up. 排到我的时候，他抬起头来。

He looked at me for about two seconds. 他打量了我大概两秒钟。

"No scallions, right?" “不要葱，对吧？”

I couldn't speak. 我一时说不出话来。

I just nodded. 只是使劲点了点头。

Nine years. 整整九年啊。

Thousands of customers. 接待过成千上万的客人。

I had changed my city, my job, 我换了城市，换了工作，

even my name on some papers. 甚至有些证件上的名字都改了。

And this man still remembered how I like my breakfast. 可这个人，居然还记得我的口味。

I ate it standing up, right there. 我就站在那儿，趁热全吃完了。

It tasted exactly like being known. 那味道，尝起来就像是被人记挂在心上一样。