Chapter 25 Chapter 25: The Island of Destiny

Haizi once wrote a poem: I have a house facing the sea, where the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming.For so many years, I don’t know how many people have been moved by this concise and vivid poem.Desire to throw away all the prosperity of the world, and before the youth is completely old, fall in love with someone ordinary, and stay together quietly. Haizi failed to get what he wanted, so he died in a hurry.A poem buried his romantic life.Sanmao should be lucky. She traveled through mountains and rivers and had a magnificent desert trip.Now I live on the island of style again. There is a house facing the sea, where the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming.And, by her side, there is a man who has loved her for more than ten years.

Although they are still worrying about three meals a day at this time, Sanmao believes that all persistence will have results.Jose was introduced to Nigeria by a friend, found a job, and signed a contract with a small German diving company.But he met a harsh boss who worked desperately for eight months and only got back a few thousand dollars. During this period of time, Sanmao wrote at his desk every day, Guying Gengxia.She knows that words are not only a comfort to her soul, but also can create a lot of wealth for her.Her collections were printed and published one by one, and the royalties also came in a steady stream.Soon, Jose found a job as a seaside landscape project on the beautiful Dana Liv Island.A stable income allows them to bid farewell to poverty.From then on, Sanmao lived a poetic life of a book and a cup of tea.

During the year in Dana Lifu Island, Sanmao lived in seclusion and lived a peaceful life.He writes and looks at the scenery every day. In his spare time, Jose drives her to travel.They traveled around the seven islands of Gran Canaria, and the sea allowed Sanmao to regain the passion lost in the desert.It is said that two people will get bored after getting along for a long time.Sanmao's feelings for Jose seem to grow with time.This man who used to live in her heart only shallowly has now become the protagonist in her life and an indispensable chapter in the text. They spent New Year's Eve that year at Dana Liv Island.The beautiful man-made beach is like a dream. When the New Year's bell rang, Sanmao repeatedly made a wish: "I wish you a long time, I hope you will last a long time, I hope you will last a long time, I hope you will last a long time—— ’ They interlocked their fingers, as if holding each other’s lives into eternity.

"But my heart is sad. In the first hour of the new year, because of the overflow of happiness, I was so scared that I was sad." Sanmao's words were so shocking.The inborn premonition made her no longer peaceful from this New Year's Eve.She didn't know what kind of posture those unpredictable futures would appear in.But she sure, must not be beautiful. Back to the Canary Islands, that seaside hut is full of dust from the years.But Sanmao has the warmth of a tired bird returning to its nest. After so many years of tossing and turning, she eagerly longs to stay with her lover forever without saying goodbye.

After more than two months of silence, Sanmao was watering the shower in the yard that day and received a telegram from Jose.She was inexplicably flustered. In the quiet and speechless days, any disturbance would be a mistake. It turned out to be José's new job, and the telegram urged him to report to La Palma Island as soon as possible.La Palma Island, I have been to Sanmao Island when traveling.There are beautiful mountains and rivers, apricot blossoms everywhere, and it has the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.But Sanmao didn't have much love for this island.After sending Hexi away, Sanmao seemed to have lost his life.After a long week of waiting, she hurriedly packed her bags and left her tidy home.

The plane landed at the desolate airport, and Sanmao saw heavy volcanoes, two mountains that were black with fire blue.In an instant, she felt an unspeakable boredom in her heart, which overwhelmed the joy and anticipation of the reunion. "There's something wrong with this island!" These were the first words San Mao said when he got off the plane.When she came here, she felt like she wanted to cry.Even she herself couldn't tell why.Although at this time on La Palma Island, the spring is just right, and the apricot blossoms are thick. They moved into an apartment hotel and paid most of Jose's salary for this stubbornness.The years on the island are like a long dream, once intoxicated, they refuse to wake up.But this dream always seems to have some more tragic color, just like the brilliant bonus, which bloomed briefly and then faded away in a hurry.

This island seems to be isolated from the rest of the world, you can't read newspapers from other places, and you can't hear outside news.And Sanmao is also used to such silence, only guarding the sea, guarding the home, guarding Jose, and living in peace.In the past, Sanmao always hoped to have more independent space, where she could study quietly and dream quietly, but now she is always reluctant to have the slightest alienation.Six years of marriage seemed like yesterday, she almost forgot all the joys and sorrows she had gone through. The small town built by the mountains and the sea is so peaceful no matter it is daytime or night.Sanmao doesn't deliberately make friends, but after a long time, he also knows some people.Get together, talk and laugh happily, and completely forget where you came from.Sanmao expressed it in words: "A group of lunatics on the island are hiding in the corners of the world to be gods. Sometimes, I am so happy that I always think that I died with Jose and fell into this place without time and space. "

This is not an illusory time travel, they are truly alive, they will cry and laugh, they will live and die.At that time, Sanmao's heart always felt an indescribable pressure, and when it was severe, it would cause cramps.From then on, she cherished every bit of time with Jose even more.After Jose gets off work every day, the rest of the time is a beautiful world for two people.On the balcony at dusk, facing the sea, half a glass of red wine, a few small dishes, and a game of chess, quietly playing chess until the stars in the sky rise from the sea. On La Palma Island, it should be the years when Sanmao and Jose loved each other the most and were most attached to each other.They often hugged each other quietly and woke up until dawn.The reason for this involuntary cuddling, even Sanmao couldn't explain.

During those nights, Sanmao often woke up from nightmares. "In my dream, I was always getting on the bus, and when I got on the bus, I was going to some place that scared me. In the dream, I was alone, without Jose." Every time I woke up, I saw that He Xi was holding his hand, and he was clearly still there, crying It just flowed all over her cheeks.Sanmao said that it was a forecast of life and death.This woman who has always believed in supernatural beings and omens of fate feels that this is a death secret hinted to her by God. She thought that she would leave the world one step ahead of Hexi.He even quietly went to the notary office and wrote the will.This premonition was unknowingly transmitted to Jose.During that time, whenever Jose was free, he would run home.If Sanmao is not there, you can look for it in the streets and alleys. Once you meet, the two will be as close as reunion after a long absence.

After Sanmao bought vegetables and fruits every day, she was always reluctant to go home, but went to the pier to find Jose.Seeing Jose come out of the water will give you peace of mind.Every time he sank, Sanmao just stared at the bank, flustered.The colleagues who are together don't understand what kind of love makes them so hard to part.Sanmao also felt that they were still together in the last second, and they were clearly a husband and wife, but why did they become haunted when they broke up. On the wedding anniversary, Jose bought Sanmao an old-fashioned women's watch with Roman characters.Wrapping his hands behind her, he said a terrifying and ominous sentence: "You can't forget me for a second from now on, let it count for you." That night, Jose fell asleep with his head on the tide, three But Mao stayed up all night.She recalled the boy who waited for him infatuatedly under the big tree. For thirteen years, he had become a relative who shared her pillow and breath.

San Mao's heart was extremely soft, she woke up the sleeping He Xi, and said to him: "He Xi, I love you!" For these words, He Xi finally got his wish after waiting for more than ten years.After six years of husband and wife, He Xi burst into tears because of San Mao's words.Sanmao looked at the child-like Jose, feeling so pained that he didn't know what to do. That day, Sanmao's heart felt cramped again.After calming down, she said to He Xi: "If I die, you must promise me to marry again, gentle girl, do you hear—" After hearing this, He Xi panicked and refused, but he didn't know what to do. How to comfort her.He knew that this beautiful island was not suitable for Sanmao.I only hope that after finishing this project, I will not renew the contract and leave as soon as possible with my wife. Sanmao always thought that he was the one who left, and every day was full of fear, reluctance and concern.Frequent nightmares constantly enlighten her.La Palma is an island of sorrow, an island of death.How much I want to be an ordinary couple, sealed up on this island for the rest of my life, fishing for a living, watching the sunset and listening to the ebb and flow of the tide.Live like this until the hair is gray, and then grow old together, slowly grow old. For this plain companionship, Sanmao is willing to stop, give up traveling, and stop wandering.This small wish will never be fulfilled.All she can do is cherish the time with Jose, wait in a daze, and cry for no reason.Sanmao knows very well that this is not an illusion, but a catastrophe is coming. "That year, we didn't finish the autumn." This island of death gave Sanmao the last omen.Her nightmare has never stopped since then, and has been reincarnating on the beautiful and desolate island. The man named Jose, Sanmao's lover, stayed here forever.He left his promises, his responsibilities, and slept alone, alone. Labama, an island of destiny, an island of death.