处暑一到，文登的风便换了性子。清晨推开窗，海风带着凉意漫过昆嵛山的轮廓，往日黏在皮肤上的暑气悄然敛去，街头巷尾的树影里，蝉鸣也稀疏了三分。

南海新区沙滩上，赶海的人渐渐多了。退潮后的滩涂泛着湿润的光泽，小螃蟹在沙窝里探头探脑，赶海人提着小桶弯腰捡拾贝壳，裤脚沾着细碎的沙粒，脸上却带着秋获的轻快。渔民们说，处暑后“秋汛”渐起，渔船归港时，舱里的海货总比盛夏时沉实些。

傍晚的广场上，老太太们早早摆开了广场舞的阵势，音乐声里混着卖糖球的吆喝。孩子们举着刚买的小吃跑过，食物的甜香混着街角烤地瓜的热气，在渐凉的空气里酿成独属于文登的秋味。

AstheEndofHeatsolartermarrives,thewindinWendengtakesonanewtemper.Pushopenthewindowatdawn,andtheseabreeze,carryingachill,driftsovertheoutlineofKunyuMountain;thestickysummerheatthatclungtotheskinfadesquietly.Intheshadowsoftreesliningstreetsandalleys,thechirpingofcicadasgrowsthreepartssparser.

OnthebeachesofNanhaiNewArea,moreandmorepeoplecometogatherseafoodasthetiderecedes.Theexposedtidalflatsglistenwithamoistsheen;smallcrabspeekoutfromtheirsandburrows.Peoplebentover,carryingbucketstopickupseashells,theirtrousercuffsdottedwithfinesand,yettheirfaceswearthelightnessofanautumnharvest.FishermensaythataftertheEndofHeat,the"autumnfishingseason"graduallybegins—whenfishingboatsreturntoharbor,theseafoodintheirholdsisalwaysheavierthaninmidsummer.

Intheeveningsquare,elderlyladiessetupearlyfortheirsquaredance,themusicminglingwiththeshoutsofvendorssellingsugar-coatedhawthorns.Childrenrunpast,holdingfreshlyboughtsnacks;thesweetaromaoffoodblendswiththewarmsteamofroastedsweetpotatoesfromastreetcorner,brewinginthecoolingairauniqueautumnflavorthatbelongsonlytoWendeng.

（通讯员于颖）