(4) Childhood sweethearts
Dong Mei is one year older than Wenzhu, enrolled in school earlier than Wenzhu, and was delayed for a year due to illness in the first grade, so she was in the same class as Wenzhu, which seems to be a special arrangement by God. In the nine years of classmates, they have gone from having nothing to say and drawing the "38" line to having nothing to say and encouraging each other.
Dong Mei only has to ask questions in learning, especially mathematics, physics and chemistry, Wen Zhu can always take the trouble to explain it, only until Dong Mei understands, and others have to be envious. In other aspects, the girl is always careful, and she can always make up for him in time, such as a small stationery like a leather, ruler, and pen. No disputes, complement each other.
The girl's love is at the beginning, and the boy has not yet opened his mind, and the two often go to school together and go home. Someone pointed at her, Dong Mei was willing, Wen Zhu just didn't have such a thing, and laughed at it. Because it does not affect learning, the teacher can't criticize the education, and occasionally reminds him kindly, but Wenzhu is indifferent, everything is as before, and the teacher and classmates are making a fuss.
After graduating from junior high school, Dong Mei went to vocational school, and Wenzhu studied in high school, and often exchanged letters, mostly exchanging learning experiences and words of encouragement. also mentions family matters, brushes it off, even jokes, and it is harmless.
By the time she graduated from junior high school, Dong Mei was already slim, concave and convex, with handsome eyes and clever expectations. The melon seeds' face is white and red, smiling like a star, radiant, more and more like an adult, and they are very outstanding in the Dongjiawan area. Girls always develop a little earlier, and boys develop later, as it is said in the physiology books.
It's just that there is no such course in elementary school, and it is also a decoration in junior high school, either to do homework for students, or the teacher to occupy it. What the book was like when it was handed out, and what it was like when I graduated.
Villagers think that the reproductive organs are whispered by the bedside love between husband and wife, and it is openly taught in the classroom, which is simply immoral, detrimental to morality, and misleading people's children. There are also teachers who don't believe in evil and read according to the rules in class, but the boys laugh in the hall, and the girls are red-faced, which is very boring, and then the teacher is not interesting.
Most of the children's physiological knowledge is passed down from the previous generation, and there are also hearsay, as well as informal books. Ignorance is not formed in a day, and the mind is not liberated in a day.
Wenzhu is half a head shorter than Dong Mei, and his height needs to be developed, so he thought it was malnutrition at first, but later knew that it was a normal physiological phenomenon, so he didn't dig out the reason.
Wen Zhu is not tall, he is smart, he doesn't talk much, and he is good at reading. Before junior high school, most of them were mainly martial arts, Jin Yong's, Liang Yusheng's, and Gu Long'sγγγγγγ No matter how thick the book is, it can be read with relish, and it is smoked by the book, and the chivalry is getting stronger.
In the sixth grade of primary school, in order to read a classmate's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Midsummer would rather not eat five cents of red bean popsicles, and rent it for two cents a day to read, and it is dark to see the sky, so I will finish the book as soon as possible for the one-armed and giant eagle of Yang Guo, and two cents more for one more day.
Books are unaffordable, borrowing books to see sometimes more benefits, because it is not your own, there is always a sense of urgency, afraid of people to urge, credibility problems, next time it will be difficult to borrow. Therefore, it is very energetic and hardworking, if it is spent money to watch, let alone words.
There is a like-minded person in the class after junior high school, named Liu Chengbang, who is tall and big, even more than him. Eating and reading, burning a fire in the stove to read, going to the toilet also bringing a book, sometimes sneaking to read in class, adults scold useless, teachers are useless to collect books, still the same. As long as you are free, you always think of ways to see. "You can't eat food, and you can't read books." There are always a few martial arts books in the schoolbag, and they disdain ordinary people, and often call themselves chivalrous.
Cheng Bang and Wen Zhu met late and had a very happy conversation. When it comes to the plot of the book, it talks endlessly, the head is the Tao, the heroes laugh heartily, and the despicable villains grit their teeth. Looking at his eyebrows, it seems that he is the spokesperson of the heroes and heroes in the book, and he can't tolerate the slightest defilement from others.
Guo Jing, Yang Guo, Zhang Wuji, Xiao Feng, Chen Jialuo, Wei Xiaobaoγγγγγγ Distinct characters, blurted out: "Flying snow shoots white deer in the sky, and the laughing book god leans on the blue duck" Each book is credible and handy, such as a number of treasures.
The friendship of youth quickly warmed up in the common hobby, thick as a city wall, until the dead friend.
In the summer of ninety-two, after returning from three years of vocational school, Dong Mei learned something and learned the skills of garment-making. The ability to deal with things independently has also improved a lot, which is probably the advantage of studying and living in school, where parents are not around, and everything can only be relied on by themselves.
After graduating, I took a summer vacation and opened a garment shop in the town, named "Qianli Mei Garment Store", which was split from Dong Mei's name, fragrant but not vulgar, and the creativity of Wenzhu. Dong Mei helped her parents pick up the flower garden in the morning and evening, went to the store from 9 to 5 in the morning and was busy, reading books and writing letters in her spare time, most of which were written to Wenzhu.
At this time, Wenzhu was studying in Yangzhou, and came back during the New Year's holidays and the winter and summer holidays. Sometimes I help my parents do something at home, sometimes I go to Liu Chengbang to pass the time, and most of the time I stay in Dong Mei's shop. The clothes of the clothes, the books of the readers, the chatting without a word. The two are too familiar to each other, they don't need to be polite to each other, they have long been used to each other.
Dong Mei is ingenious, and the design and workmanship are quite good, which may be due to the novice. It's been almost a year, business is not sluggish or hot, and there is no problem with self-preservation. However, Dong Mei finally felt that this was not good, what she had learned in her heart could not be implemented, her ambitions were like a blank piece of paper, there was no indication on it, and there was a big gap between what she wanted and what she thought. What went wrong? I can't say why, it's very melancholy.
One day I talked to Wenzhu about this, Wenzhu thought about it for a long time, and Fang said: "There is a problem with marketing. "Is there a problem with marketing?" Dong Mei looked dazed, she was enthusiastic, her clothes were fashionable, the price was fair, and there were many repeat customers. "Does this small business also have to advertise?"
"That's not necessary, marketing is necessary, you can't open the market without marketing? "Wenzhu studied economic management, and his analysis is quite reasonable.
"Wenzhu, you say, what should I do?" Dong Mei was quick-tempered, quick to speak, and bent on knowing the result.
"Make a few of today's most fashionable new clothes, ask a few slender little sisters to put them on, and make a few laps along the central road of town at the same time every day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. After half a month, I think I'll be done. Wen Zhu wanted to tease a few words, but when she saw her monkey anxious appearance, she directly revealed her hole cards.
"Wenzhu, okay?" Dong Mei was a little suspicious, and looked up at Wenzhu, who was already half a head taller than Dong Mei at this time, about 1.75 meters, wearing a pair of glasses, with clear eyebrows and a few rare beards.
"Will it work? This is a marketing ploy, five or six women are dressed brightly every day, walking down the street like models, like a landscape. People will wonder, what are these people doing? Who made these clothes? So trendy and decent. What if I wore it?γγγγγγ With questions, they will be asked all the way to your store. Why worry about business not prospering then?" Wen Zhu said with confidence.
"Yes, just do as you instruct. Treat you well afterwards. "Dong Mei speaks harshly, decisively, and sometimes with humor.
"Treat me afterwards, how to treat me, why not treat me beforehand?" Wen Zhu asked with a grin. I thought to myself: it's just a book or two, a meal, or a movie.
"If you don't tell you, you don't tell you. Dong Mei's voice was soft, soft and hateful, and charming in the air.
Hearing this voice, Wen Zhu was hit by youth on the waist, and he felt that everyone was crispy. "If you don't tell me, I'll know. After that, her hands were scratching the itch, because Dong Mei was most afraid of itching, and when she laughed, she would beg for mercy, and the answer would be announced.
A hint of excited shame came from her eyes, Dong Mei took advantage of Wen Zhu's lack of attention, quickly kissed Wen Zhu on the face, and left like a dragonfly dotting water.
Wen Zhu's face turned red when he brushed the ground, and when he grew so big, no one had ever kissed him except his mother. looked straight at Dong Mei, an indescribable fire erupted from her eyes, she couldn't imagine that Dong Mei's kiss was so flirtatious, and her heart was burning: "Why do you ignite me?"
Dong Mei lowered her head, her face was also flushed, like a ripe apple, waiting for someone to pick it.
Wen Zhu was unconsciously attracted to the past, forgot about tickling, clumsily grabbed Dong Mei's hand, Dong Mei did not refuse, let Wen Zhu catch it, closed his eyes and waited for the first kiss to come, panicked and eager.
The bright lips are full of the youthful breath of life, as fresh as fruit, Wen Zhu lowered his head and nodded lightly, as if he was afraid of hurting. The girl's body fragrance is intoxicating, the trembling first kiss is hot, the tip of the tongue is against the fragrant buds, and the green mountains are accompanied by green water. The lingering made Dong Mei as soft as water, and she was slaughtered by others.
The two hugged each other tighter at some point, like a vine wrapped around a tree, and their love was suffocating. It's so close that it's only two hearts away, and it beats non-stop.
The fire is very difficult to extinguish when it burns, Wen Zhu instinctively wants to move forward, but the chivalrous bones resist fiercely.
"Can't, can't," there was a voice shouting in his heart, the martial arts book had long been gone, but the chivalry in his bones did not allow Wen Zhu to break through Dong Mei's last line of defense, although the defense line had already surrendered, but he couldn't, he really couldn't.
A woman's most precious thing should be dedicated to her most beloved person, even the most beloved person, to cherish a woman's chastity, not to destroy it arbitrarily, but to redouble it. In that cave room when the candles are spent on the night, you can really pick it up. Love is not a momentary pleasure, but a lifetime of commitment and protection.
Passion lures people to the abyss, and struggle makes people want to stop. A motorbike roared outside the door, and the loud noise woke up the two people in the room, and they were pulled back to the world from the fairyland, but fortunately they didn't do anything out of the ordinary. The two of them hurriedly sorted out the clothes on their bodies, and the shame on their faces had not faded. Dong Mei sat in front of the sewing machine, and Wen Zhu walked towards the door.
"It's getting dark, don't turn on the lights yet!" the voice outside the door entered the house. Liu Chengbang has always been very arrogant, and today he came to eat again. The one-meter-eight tall stood at the door, like a cloud blocked, the room was even darker, and if he didn't turn on the light, he really couldn't see his five fingers. Wen Zhu deliberately groped for a while before turning on the light, Dong Mei under the light was slightly flushed, and Cheng Bang didn't notice it.
After a pleasant greeting, the three of them locked the door and went to the "Good Again" snack bar, ordered a few dishes, and put two bottles of beer in front of Cheng Bang. During the meal, Wenzhu told Cheng Bang about the marketing idea of Dong Mei's clothing store, and asked Cheng Bang to staff again, and Cheng Bang had a drink and said that this thing could be done.
Liu Chengbang is not Liu Bang, although he is not an emperor. I also longed for heroes and heroes, and after high school, I mixed in society for more than a year, and my interpersonal relationships have grown a lot.
Heroes don't ask where they come from, as long as they don't break the law, Liu Chengbang is willing to do anything, he becomes a fallen master first, sells radishes in winter and ginger in summer, and criticizes peach and pear sales. The children of poor families have been in charge of the family for a long time, in fact, they have done it in high school, and they have not earned much when they see that they have worked too hard, so they started to supply and sell flowers and trees.
In the early years, this area was the land of fish and rice, and in recent years, rice and wheat have disappeared, and flowers and trees have been planted, and it has become the hometown of flowers and trees. Dong Mei's family planted flowers, Wenzhu's family planted trees, and Liu Chengbang sold both, plus garden projects.
This meal was very happy, and many details were solved. Chengbang has a wide range of knowledge, and mentioned two points, one is that the consumer group targeted by "Qianli Mei Garment Store" is mainly young, and the other is to try to process store materials, fashionable styles, and keep up with the fashion. Make a brand, you can occupy the commanding heights of the town's garment industry.
Just do it, Dong Mei does things like the wind. A month later, as Wenzhu said, the effect was wonderful, and there was an endless stream of visitors. The garment shop became popular all of a sudden, and Dong Mei was too busy for a while, so she accepted an apprentice to keep up with the process.
Wen Zhuniang will also come to the street every gathering, of course, the affairs of the family have already been settled, otherwise there is always something on her mind.
Sometimes I go to the street to buy some daily necessities, most of which are not available in the small shops in the village, and the villagers can't save face, so they are generally bought in the small shops in the village. Sometimes buy farm tools, such as sickles, small hoes, etc.
These things could have been bought by Wen Zhu's father, men have few eyes, they are easy to be fooled, and they can't buy good goods if they spend a lot of money. This is hard for Wen Zhuniang, and she is basically responsible for the affairs of the family. Sometimes I buy some agricultural materials, such as fertilizers and the like, to fertilize flowers and trees.
Every time she passes by the "Qianli Mei Garment Shop", Wen Zhuniang will deliberately slow down. Dong Mei's eyes are sharp, and she will see it at the first time every time, and she will go out and shout: "Aunt Wen, it's still early, come in and sit." β
"Ame, I'll go to the market to buy some seeds. Don't sit, don't sitγγγγγγ Wen Zhuniang's feet stepped into the door and looked at the store.
Those hanging clothes are so beautiful, I can't afford to wear them anymore, and I'm busy in the fields all day long. I can't afford to feast my eyes, I imagined in my heart, and I also felt that I had a demon once. Such eyes are always in Dong Mei's heart.
"Auntie, drink saliva. Dong Mei handed over the cup.
"Ame, you're so polite. You're busy, you're busy, don't delay your business. Wen Zhuniang took the cup and sat on the square stool with a happy brow. This girl is really sensible, if she becomes Wenzhu with my family, I will be satisfied.
"Auntie, don't delay business, you see I'm not busy. "Dong Mei is really busy designing.
Older people are most afraid of disturbing others, and they are always reluctant to go. Wen Zhuniang saw that Dong Mei really didn't delay things, and her heart was much more steady.
Wen Zhuniang's chatterbox was opened, and most of them were Wenzhu's past anecdotes, anecdotes, and troubles. Skipping school in kindergarten, hiding in grandma's bed and falling asleep while adults can't find it, leaving footprints by the river and dying in a hurry The teacher himself went to the processing factory to see the rice milling, the junior high school and high school made money to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees, learned to never worry about his parents, and treated his parents to be filial and love his younger brotherγγγγγγ These words are not said all at once, but every time I come, I say a little bit.
Bit by bit, Dong Mei has probably listened to it dozens of times. Basically, Aunt Wen said the first sentence, she can say the latter sentence, and some Dong Mei is even more familiar with Aunt Wen, because she and Wen Zhu have been classmates for nine years after all, and they have seen it with their own eyes.
It's strange to say, according to Dong Mei's temper, she has long been annoyed. However, he never had a seizure, but every time he listened to it, he felt that Wen Zhu had entered his heart more deeply. Over time, Wenzhu became a part of himself, like skin and hair, as one body.
Wen Zhuniang is only in her forties, not old and dizzy, and she is not a wordy person. It is useful to go to Dong Mei's store, although I know that Dong Mei is interested in bamboo, and the two are also childhood sweethearts. After all, Zhu'er is studying outside and has little time to get along. I am worried that Dong Meishi has seen too much, and her heart and eyes will be alive, and she will not be able to withstand the temptation.
Wen Zhuniang went to sit in Dong Mei's shop, first, to reveal a letter to outsiders, this is my future daughter-in-law, don't talk to each other blindly. The second is to mention Wenzhu to Dong Mei, lest she be in favor of others, and people will forget about the bamboo.
No one paid attention to Aunt Wen's worries, and every time she came, Dong Mei's apprentice always laughed secretly, helplessly listening to Aunt Wen tell stories about the past. I can't say much yet, otherwise the master's eyes will pierce people like a sword.
Some passers-by also joked to Aunt Wen: "Big sister, this is your daughter-in-law, so handsome." β
"I think it's thinking, I don't know if my family Wenzhu has this blessing. Aunt Wen took the stubble and looked at Dong Mei.
Dong Mei was silent, her face was red, and under the pretext that something was wrong, she slipped aside to work.
"Big sister, such a daughter-in-law can't be found with a lantern, so tell your family to pay attention to Wenzhu, don't patronize her studies, and run away from your daughter-in-law. "The passerby's mouth is really sharp.
The first half of the sentence was pleasant to listen to Dong Mei, and the second half of the sentence was annoying.
"I'm here every day, where am I going?" Before the words came out, Dong Mei regretted it. blame yourself for being too reckless, what kind of cavity is you, hitting someone's muzzle.
"Big sister, please leave the door open, someone is going to run to your house in a sedan chair. Don't smile crookedly, it's time to invite me to eat candy. β
"Definitely, definitely. "Wenzhu Niangle blossomed. Dong Mei was too lazy to talk again, and the edge knocking machine flew away. I am happy in my heart, and it is good to marry Wenzhu. It's just that Wenzhu still has to graduate for more than a year, his own clothing store has just improved, and the marriage has to be slow. Where do you want to goγγγγγ Shame on the matter.
Wen Zhu's younger brother Wen Hui is in the third year of junior high school in the town, and Dong Mei opened a store in the town, which is really cheap for him. When I have time, I go to the store to eat, and I forget to take the money to buy stationery in the morning. Sometimes Dong Mei has to do the work of holding a parent-teacher meeting. A mouthful of "Sister Mei" called sweetly, Dong Mei listened to Shu Tan, and didn't care about this, because he was Wenzhu's younger brother and watched him grow up.
Although Wen Hui is not interesting, he is also well-behaved and knows how to be at ease. I also often go to the store to do some things, mainly manual work, and also introduce the girls in the class to the store to make clothes, most of them are class flowers. Wen Hui called "Sister Mei" and "Sister Mei" on the surface, and he had already recognized this future sister-in-law in his heart.
Wen Zhu often admonished Wen Hui: Be a man with a bottom line, and don't take other people's things for no reason. Wen Hui presumably Sister Mei won't say it, and besides, she has done something herself, so she should redeem it. Sooner or later, it's a family, and these things don't matter.
But Wen Hui has always been unsteady, always worried about his mother's pressing eyes and his brother's fists. After being nervous for a while, Wen Hui still felt that his future sister-in-law was easy to talk to, so he tactfully told Dong Mei about it one day. Dong Mei said that it was okay, as long as you studied hard, and the rest should not happen.
Wen Hui got the arrow, regained his former vitality, and his studies were also energetic. In fact, his mother and brother have never looked for him, and his sister-in-law is a trustworthy person, so the word "future" is removed. The word "future" is indeed redundant, but the process is tortuous and bizarre.
Before the Chinese New Year, Dong Mei secretly made a new dress for each of Wenzhu's family.
Wen Zhuniang cried with joy, not that she couldn't afford it, but she couldn't do it herself, even if she was willing, she definitely didn't have a future daughter-in-law to do it for herself. Besides, the style is not only close, but also intimate.
Wen Hui had nothing to say, showing off everywhere in his new clothes. After all, I'm younger, and if someone asks, they will say that my future sister-in-law did it. "How's my clothes?" looked at his partner's envious eyes, not to mention the smugness, and his tail cocked up to the sky.
Wen Zhu's father Wen Changfa has a loyal face, plays chess with the people in the village, and will go in the future, the hand holding the cigarette is always far away, for fear of burning the new clothes, and laughs a few times for no reason, making others think that he has picked up gold ingots. In fact, ingots have a price, and love is priceless. Wenchang is not good at verbal expression, but happiness comes from the heart and never lies. Wenzhu had nothing to reciprocate, so he had to bury his gratitude deep in his heart.