Chapter 56: Letter from the Provincial Town
In the days after the college entrance examination, everything looks like the wind is casual. But her inner world is full of hope for college admission. The people in the small mountain village and at home don't understand Qinyin's mind, and Lin Qian and Li Fei, these suitors, are also people who are busy making money and working all day long, and no one can communicate with Qinyin about their hearts and future.
At that time, Qin Yin was the loneliest person in the world. Although Grandma Qin and Mother Qin are with them every day, they are all chattering about trivial things, such as pulling weeds, collecting firewood, boiling water, cleaning and other trivial tasks. The Ah Gui people in the small mountain village met Qinyin, and they always liked to inquire about some gossip and make a living. In addition to showing off their money and currying favor with the piano, Lin Qian and Li Fei have no other fresh language.
Although Qin Yin echoes the people around her, although she also talks to them about her parents, mother-in-law, and trivial matters, what Qin Yin really needs in her heart is to grasp the future, the news of admission, and a better future. No one knows, no one understands, Qin Yin has to be alone, quietly thinking about the happiness of the past and imagining the smooth road to the future.
During the summer vacation, the children in the small mountain village do not have to go to school. After the family is busy with farming, many children go to the creek in groups to take cold showers and touch some fish and shrimp. Some children have one or two villain books at home, hiding them like treasures, and when they see the sound of the piano, they let the sound of the game teach them to play the game, "You take me to play the game, I will show you the book of the villain", and then show off the book of the villain in their hands to the sound of the music and other friends. In the evenings during the off-season, men, women and children in the small mountain village always like to get together and chat with each other from astronomy to geography. Sometimes, some adults will tell some ghost stories, depicting them in a colorful way, which makes people always feel that there are figures in the dark, there are mysterious things, and the frightened children dare not get up to pee at night, and they hold it vigorously.
Qin Yin is a big child, and every time he enjoys these times in a small mountain village, he laughs vigorously. The children also like to gather around Koto and feel a sense of security from her laughter.
July day, unusually muggy. At that time, the weather was often sunny in the morning and pouring rain in the afternoon. Ah Gui went out early, talking about buying a new sickle from the commune, and then buying kerosene from the supply and marketing cooperative. Until the evening, Ah Gui returned to the small mountain village, saying that it was raining, and he did not buy a sickle or kerosene, but actually ran errands for Qinyin.
"Help me run errands?" Kotone flashed her big eyes, blinking and full of doubt. Qin Yin secretly thought to herself, could there be an admission letter, but it wasn't time yet.
The wind and rain were very strong, and even if Ah Gui was wearing a hat, he was soaking wet. I saw Ah Gui open his vest, take out a thin plastic bag from the place where the trouser belt was restrained, and then take out an envelope from the plastic bag. Qin Yin was already curious, and when she saw the envelope, she quickly stepped forward. Looking at the envelope with the words "Qin Yin Received", I couldn't wait to grab it.
Many people gathered around the small mountain village, some asked if it was an admission letter, and some asked if it was a love letter written by a suitor. Ah Gui said that he didn't know what it was, but he only knew that the supply and marketing cooperatives kept a letter with the sound of the qin, and he didn't dare to open it casually, and he was afraid that it would be wet by the rain, so he brought it back.
Hehe, the letters at that time, many places were like this, and they were sent to the nearby supply and marketing cooperatives, and the supply and marketing cooperatives were full of people, and when they met the same village, they let them take them back.
Kotone refused to take out her letter. The moment she snatched the letter, she actually knew that it was written by Chen Lai, who opened a restaurant in the provincial capital. She was worried that the letter would reveal some jokes and be made fun of by the villagers, so she was reluctant to show it to everyone, let alone open it. Just squeeze it tightly in your hand, and let everyone say nothing and take it out. The people around them were noisily urging for a while, and they all dispersed.
It wasn't until the evening, in the dead of night, that Kotone was convinced that there was no one around, that she opened the letter. Sure enough, it was Chen Lai's letter to her.
Dear Tone,
Hello. It's been a few days since we were separated, and it's like a letter.
I miss the days when you helped out at the restaurant, and you smiled so kindly, the kindest smile I could ever see. I feel happy that I am only responsible for cooking the food, and you are rushing to do the rest. In the days when you were in the restaurant, the food was fragrant, the customers were like clouds, and the business was very good. Do you remember? At that time, the guests called you "hostess", and you were not happy at the time, but how I wished you were the real hostess.
Today, we are on different sides. Without you, I was tired, busy, and doing everything by myself all day long. On days without you, the guests who eat will not see the hostess, and there will be a lot less of them, and business will not be as good as it used to be.
I wish you could come back to the restaurant and be a popular hostess. Oh, by the way, I guess your college entrance examination is over, I don't know how you did in the exam? I discussed it with my sister, if you want, my sister and I will be responsible for all your expenses.
From beginning to end, the piano read Chen Lai's letter repeatedly word for word. Her time in the provincial capital, full of luck and happiness, kept coming back to her eyes. After reading the letter, the corners of Qinyin's eyes were full of tears. It has been so long since the college entrance examination ended, and Chen Lai, who is far away in the provincial capital, is the only one who cares about and asks about her college entrance examination results. The emotional string that had been aggrieved for a long time in Qin Yin's heart seemed to be gently plucked, and it was about to burst out, playing a confessional song. Holding the letter, the piano wept bitterly.
After crying, Qin Yin picked up the ballpoint pen that had not been lifted for many days, and wrote a reply letter with all her might:
Boss Chen Lai:
Thank you for still thinking about me and my college entrance examination. You used the word "dear" to address me, I don't know if you were serious, or if you called it casually? To be honest, I also miss those days in the provincial restaurant, I miss you, I miss Sister Chen Qian.
In the mountainous countryside, no one will really understand me and understand my willingness to take the college entrance examination. All they need is an obedient, hard-working, early woman who gets up early every day and goes dark every day. Only you and Sister Chen Qian felt sorry for me and asked me about the results of the college entrance examination. If there is fate, if time can go back to the past, let's not separate from each other again, I'll be the boss lady, okay?
The letter, finished. However, Qinyin felt that what she said in the letter was her own self-talk and desperate despair in a situation of great loneliness and helplessness, not sincere words. She held the letter in her hand, but she didn't even dare to read it a second time. Qin Yin smiled with tears in her eyes, and she laughed at Chenlai, and actually used a few ambiguous words "dear", so that the letter could not be seen by others under any circumstances. Thinking of this, Qin Yin quietly took out the paper bag in the crack of the strongest wooden box, folded Chen Lai's letter and the money in it neatly, and then put it back.
She made sure that the mother was still asleep, and gently pushed open the door, picked the open space in front of the door, and then wrote her own reply, quietly polished the match, lit the reply, and the flame burst up, and in a few moments the letter turned into a handful of black carbon.
Back to the original position, Qin Yin plans to wait for the admission results to come out before replying. If the university is admitted, if the family does not support it, at least there are Chen Lai sisters and brothers, their support.
My heart became more and more peaceful, and the sound of the piano fell asleep quietly. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Dream Chaser Huazhang Claw Book House" for free for the first time.