The Pure Years (Novella) Zhang Baotong 2016.1.2

Yuxiu went home in the morning, and someone introduced her to a twenty-one-year-old man who worked in the county lumber mill, not tall or low, neither fat nor thin, and could not find any shortcomings, nor any advantages. Seeing that her parents were full www.biquge.info of joy, she didn't agree, nor did she disagree, but she felt that she was still young, and it was not too late to wait for a year or two to talk. Because there are many people who marry the sister of Chaling in the county, and she is a famous girl in Honghua Commune, it is really nothing to find a random family in the county.

After meeting, the parents left the introducer to eat with the man, Yuxiu said that she was in a hurry to go back to the radio, and left in a hurry. Thinking about meeting that guy, she felt embarrassed and amused. In her impression, love should be a very romantic and emotional thing. But the lumber mill didn't have anything to tempt him. In fact, not only this person, but also some people she had met before, giving people the feeling that they were all like this, usually painless, just like seeing a stranger on the street.

She could have returned to the brigade headquarters from the path on the side of Chaling Mountain, but she was afraid that it was the busy season of spring planting, and everyone in the team was busy plowing the fields and planting seedlings, but she was wearing clean and beautiful clothes, which made people look like they came out on a blind date, and they were afraid that it would not affect well. Therefore, I chose to go a little further to the Luojiang embankment.

The Luojiang River is a river about 100 meters wide, which flows into the county seat from the upper reaches through the Honghua Commune, and parallels with the tea mountain to form a narrow flat river of the Chaling Brigade that stretches for more than ten miles. Honghua Commune belongs to the hilly area, with many mountains and few lands, and the terrain is complex. However, the Chaling Brigade has such a fertile field surrounded by mountains and rivers, which makes many outsiders who lack water and land jealous. It can be said that the Chaling Brigade is the richest place in Honghua Commune and even in the nearby ten miles and eight townships, and the cousins who marry from other towns are all beautiful and handsome. And the girls who grow here are even more smart and beautiful, and they have become a feng shui treasure for beautiful women in the river.

After the rain, the sky is clear, the sky is clear, under the spring light, the Luojiang embankment is breezy and the grass is green. The tea ridge on the opposite side is thick and green, full of spring. The cuckoo cry came from the mountains from time to time, echoing for a long time between the Luojiang River and the tea mountain. In the fertile fields of Pingchuan, farmers are whipping oxen and plowing the plows. The girls and the broken girls bent down in rows to plant rice in the fields. Standing on the embankment and looking down, there is a beautiful and picturesque picture in front of you.

Coming to the fork of the Luojiang River embankment, a dike leading to the Chaling Brigade Headquarters made a big bend, stretched south to the side of the mountain, and divided the Chaling Brigade into the eastern section and the western section, the eastern section is called Dongtang, and the western section is called Xichuan. The Chaling Ninth Team is located under the bend of the embankment, also known as Fangwan.

Walking on the boundary of Fangwan, I heard someone shouting under the embankment, "Xiu girl, where are you going?" ”

She stopped and looked down, and saw Momomo in the field standing upright and waving to her. She immediately replied, "I'm going home." ”

Xiuli asked, "I'm afraid it's a blind date?" ”

She immediately replied, "Kiss me." ”

As she spoke, the girls ran up the embankment from the field and surrounded her. They are the most beautiful and happiest girls in the village, and they bring a piece of sunshine and happiness wherever they go. Therefore, whenever the farm is slack, Yuxiu often plays cards and laughs with them, and is kind and kind, affectionate, and like sisters.

Taoyun touched the red clothes on Yuxiu's body with her hand and said, "Your clothes are so bright, walking on the riverbank, the red light flashed and flickered, and our eyes were fascinated." ”

Yuxiu said, "Don't exaggerate like that. I bought this dress last year. ”

Xiuli took her hand affectionately and said, "Sister Xiu, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you are becoming more and more clear and watery." We have so many people in Chaling, I don't know which one you can fall into? ”

Yuxiu smiled, "Not yet, can you help me say one?" ”

Xiuli said, "Chunhua of our team, graduated from high school, so talented, can you fall in love?" ”

Qiu Ju immediately pulled a long voice and said, "Chunhua is Chunmei's sweetheart." You don't want to offend Chunmei in order to show off your sisters. ”

Yuxiu knew that although Chunmei was handsome and slim, she had only gone to elementary school, and Chunhua was one of the few high school students in the Chaling Brigade, so she had always admired Chunhua. So, she pretended to be serious and said, "I don't dare to take people's love, if you tell me Chunhua, I'm afraid that Chunmei will find me desperately." ”

Chunmei made a statement and said, "Chunhua is not my private property, which of you loves him and marries him, it doesn't matter to me." Then, she said to Xiuli, "Xiuli, I didn't say you, you talked about me." Xiao Chen has only been here for a few days, and when you see people, it's like you've lost your soul. ”

Everyone burst into laughter, as if they had found a topic of common pleasure, and began to talk about beauty.

Taoyun said, "That's it, you usually run the fastest after work, but since Xiao Chen Yanzi came, you always follow behind others slowly, staring at them motionlessly." ”

"It's just that you always talk to people when you have nothing to do." Qiu Ju imitated Xiuli and said, "Has Xiao Chen Yanzi eaten?" Is Xiao Chen tired? Is Xiao Chen homesick? "Because Qiu Ju usually doesn't speak much, the words she says are the most lethal. Therefore, it is embarrassing to make it beautiful. His face turned red to the base of his neck.

Sisters can't be angry when they joke. Being laughed at by everyone like this, Xiuli felt so ashamed and blocked in her heart, but she couldn't attack Qiu Ju, so she pointed the finger at Taoyun, "Taoyun, don't laugh at me." You also told me this morning that you had a dream last night that Xiao Chen Lingzi and you held hands and went to the commune supply and marketing cooperative. If you don't think about him in your heart, why do you dream like this at night? ”

Taoyun is the eldest of the sisters, with the most stable temperament and the best temperament, just like a lady. Usually no one dares to joke about her. Therefore, listening to Xiuli speak like this, everyone did not laugh, but looked at her with an inexplicable and surprised gaze to see how she explained.

But Taoyun sank her face, pursed her mouth, snorted, and said angrily, "Xiuli, don't make a mistake, when did I say this to you?" ”

Yuxiu saw that everyone's jokes were a little too much, so she hurriedly turned the topic aside and said, "You say that Xiao Chen Lingzi is so godly, I'm afraid that he can be a movie actor." ”

Qiu Ju said, "There is a barbarian god, but you don't see it." If you see it, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass this level. ”

Hearing this, Yuxiu's eyes widened, and she said, "Don't say that Xiao Chen is so scary. ”

Qiu Ju bet and said, "Otherwise, I'll call Xiao Chen over to see if you will be tempted?" ”

Yuxiu smiled and said, "Don't be serious, I've seen Xiao Chen." The night before he left the team, he stayed in Secretary Shui's house. I took him to dinner. ”

Chunmei asked, "What did you talk about together, did you talk about love?" ”

Xiuli glanced at Chunmei and said, "Do people talk about love together, and they still report to you?" ”

Qiu Ju also said, "That's it, isn't that a living treasure?" ”

Yuxiu said, "Talk about love." I took him to the cafeteria to eat, and he didn't speak during the meal; After eating, we went back to our respective houses without speaking, and the next morning, Huang Dad came and took him away. ”

Taoyun shook his head and said, "One is handsome, the other is beautiful, the two meet together, and they don't have anything to say, so the ghost believes it." ”

Yuxiu explained again, saying, "I didn't lie to you, how can a girl of mine go to talk to him as a stranger?" I heard Secretary Shui say that he went down to the team from the commune tea field because he was not very obedient. ”

Xiuli immediately retorted, "That's nonsense. Xiao Chen's brother was in the Qinghe grain store, and Secretary Huang asked his brother to buy good seeds for the tea farm. But the good breed belongs to the national system, and he was afraid that his brother would make a mistake, so he didn't have to agree. Therefore, Secretary Huang was so angry that he not only removed his deputy captain of the educated youth, but also sent him off the team. ”

When Yuxiu heard this, she said, "Yes, I also think that Xiao Chen looks very civil, not like a disobedient person." ”

At this time, the captain Huang Dad shouted to this side, "Hurry up, I don't see that it's getting dark." ”

Yuxiu hurriedly motioned to everyone and said, "Go and do things, don't let Huang Dad look anxious." ”

Taoyun said, "I'm not busy, go to your place and listen to the song." ”

Yuxiu said, "Okay." Everyone ran down the embankment together.

Originally, Yuxiu was going to walk along the river embankment towards the brigade headquarters, but when she saw Liangbao and Chunhua's servants planting rice together, she thought that Xiao Chen was over there, and her heart couldn't help but move, so she wanted to go over and look at him. She already had a good impression of him, and when she heard her sisters say that she was so amazing, she wanted to go over and see him again.

So, she followed her sisters down the embankment, carrying a flower schoolbag, holding an umbrella in her hand, wearing black cloth and white-soled cloth shoes, and carefully walked along the damp and muddy fields towards the fields in the middle of Pingchuan. Walking to the edge of a large field, Liangbao and Chunhua were planting rice with a group of elementary school students, and when they saw her coming, they all straightened up and looked at her.

Liangbao first opened his mouth and said, "Yo, who are you going to see if you dress so beautifully?" ”

Chunhua continued, "I'm afraid I'm going on a blind date, right?" ”

Yuxiu stood on Tian Ken and replied, "In this busy season, what kind of son?" At this time, she found that Chen Jie was not here, so she raised her eyes and looked away.

Liangbao smiled, "Or, which of us do you think you like?" ”

Huang Weidong took advantage of the topic and said, "Who doesn't know that Xiu Mei's heart is higher than the sky, and it's not that the girl from the county is missing." However, we have a little Chen here, and he is still a good match for you. ”

As soon as she mentioned Chen Jie, Yuxiu's face suddenly became hot, but she pretended to be calm and said, "Don't tell me, I didn't see a little Chen Lingzi coming, and there are so many girls in your team who are staring at it." ”

Liangbao said, "But he didn't match any of the girls in my team." ”

Because Yuxiu wanted to see Chen Jie, she asked, "Why didn't he join you in the field?" ”

Liangbao said, "Dad Huang took care of him and gave him seven points of land, and he was fine." ”

Yuxiu said, "I divided the field into seven points, and I said that I took care of it?" ”

Chunhua said, "But the girls in the team have to plant an acre of land every day." ”

Yuxiu walked to the edge of a large field not far from the side, saw Huang Dad, and deliberately shouted loudly, "Huang Dad, Secretary Shui asked me to inform that after the spring planting, the whole brigade will hold a summary meeting of the whole brigade of agricultural Dazhai, and everyone in the team will participate." “

Daddy Huang replied and said, "I know, it's been broadcast in the morning." ”

After speaking, Yuxiu walked along the narrow field towards the path in front of the village, because she saw Chen Jie planting rice in a field by the roadside. She walked from Tian Ken to the path, and as soon as she raised her eyes, she just happened to collide with Chen Jie's gaze. He held a handful of seedlings in his hand, but his eyes were staring straight at her. That vision is so focused and affectionate, as if it can see people's hearts. Her face burned and her heart was pounding. She wanted to say hello to him, but his gaze was so straight and so hot that she didn't dare to raise her head.

She kept her head down and walked forward until she came to him, and then she lifted her head up and glanced at him, and tried to speak, but her lips only moved, but she did not open them. And he seemed to be a little stunned, at a loss, just staring at her with a blank gaze. She felt so embarrassed and embarrassed that she couldn't talk to him, so she smiled at him and hurried past him as if she were running away. It was only at the turn of the path that she stopped, turned to look at him, and saw that he was still staring at her.

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