Cui Fengming walked out of the back door of the restaurant with a small burden on his arm, he now knew that this prank was a bit too much, and he regretted making a mess of the restaurant. I was fired by my boss, how can I explain it to my parents when I go home? Chunxiu sent Cui Fengming out, and the two of them walked silently with their heads bowed. After walking for a while, Chunxiu said: "Feng Ming, I knew that you did this today, you did a good job, everyone felt quite relieved!" But why do you want to admit it? ”

Cui Fengming looked at his toes and ignored him and said, "It's what I did, why don't I admit it!" ”

"But you were fired by your boss because of this incident, aren't your parents angry when they find out? It's not easy to find something to do now, in addition to begging for favors. ”

Cui Fengming heard Chunxiu say this, and his head hung lower.

"Look at you, your face is bruised and purple, and my mother will be distressed to death when she sees it when she goes home." Chunxiu sadly touched Cui Fengming's face.

is about to break up, although Cui Fengming looks down on Chunxiu in his heart, after all, Chunxiu has taken care of herself like a sister, and some words in her heart still have to be said. He raised his head and looked at Chunxiu and asked, "Sister Chunxiu, you are good with peanut skin, but why did you protect me desperately when he beat me today?" ”

"What nonsense are you talking about! Who's good with peanut skin? Chunxiu's face changed greatly, and she looked at Cui Fengming in surprise.

"Who is talking nonsense? That's what everybody says. ”

"Do you believe everything others say? I said why don't you care about me lately, it turns out that this is for this. Chunxiu suddenly realized.

"Why can't I believe it? I saw it with my own eyes! Cui Fengming said unrelentingly.

Chunxiu asked nervously, "What do you see me?" ”

Cui Fengming blushed and bowed his head silently, he was embarrassed to speak.

Chunxiu saw that Cui Fengming was so anxious that she stomped her feet, and she begged: "My good brother, you look up at me and tell my sister what you saw?" Say it! In desperation, Cui Fengming had to tell Chunxiu that he had glimpsed Chunxiu and Peanutskin together in the warehouse.

After hearing this, Chunxiu grabbed Cui Fengming's arm and asked anxiously, "Do you really see me with him?" Who else saw it? ”

"I'm the only one who saw it. I happened to run into you two doing that when I went to the storeroom to take a nap that day, I didn't mean to see it! Cui Fengming hurriedly explained. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Chunxiu covering his face with his hands in shame, he couldn't say it anymore.

Needless to say Cui Fengming, Chunxiu completely understood what was going on. The secret of herself and the peanut skin was pierced by Cui Fengming, and she felt embarrassed and ashamed. She threw her hands anxiously and said to herself: "Hey! There are no impermeable walls! This shameful thing has finally been known to others! How will I see people in the future? ”

"If you don't want anyone to know, you can't do it unless you do." When Cui Fengming said this, Chunxiu felt even more embarrassed.

"Feng Ming, do you think I'm shameless?" Chunxiu grabbed Cui Fengming's shoulder and asked in a trembling voice.

Cui Fengming nodded gently, he was afraid of stabbing Chunxiu's heart, so he hurriedly shook his head.

"Don't lie to me! I'm just shameless! Chunxiu, who was embarrassed, covered her face with her hands, turned around and leaned against the wall and sobbed in a low voice. The more she cried, the more sad she became, the crying became louder and louder, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. Cui Fengming looked at Chunxiu sadly and felt that he shouldn't expose other people's shortcomings, he regretted it very much, and wanted to comfort Chunxiu, but he didn't know what to say, he rubbed his cold hands and stood aside at a loss. Passers-by walked away and looked at them curiously. After a while, Chunxiu stopped crying, and said to Cui Fengming with red eyes: "Let's go, I want to drink, find a place to sit down, sister will make this matter clear to you today!" ”

It was dark and the cold wind was blowing. Chunxiu dragged Cui Fengming into a streetside tavern, and the two sat opposite each other in the dim light. Chunxiu ordered a bottle of Lao Baigan, and Cui Fengming said that he wouldn't drink it. "We Shandong women will drink some wine." Chunxiu was not reluctant, she poured herself a drink. After two glasses of wine, Chunxiu slowly talked about her life experience with the strength of wine:

Chunxiu's family is in Shandong, and she got married at the age of eighteen. After getting married, she learned that her husband had tuberculosis, coughed and vomited blood all day long, and lost his labor force like a waste. She and her elderly in-laws planted a small amount of land in the family, and the family lived in poverty, and the income from the year's work was not enough to be hungry, and the family owed a lot of debts to treat her husband's illness. In addition, because Chunxiu did not give birth to a child for her husband's family, her in-laws looked at her horizontally and vertically, and often made her angry. In fact, her husband is a sick man, and he can't do the man's thing at all, not that Chunxiu can't have children. In desperation, she came to Beiping to work through the introduction of a distant relative, one to earn money for her husband's treatment, and the other to avoid her in-laws. This distant relative is peanut skin.

Chunxiu leaned her neck and drank a glass of wine, I don't know if it was spicy or sad, tears welled up in her eyes. She sighed and said, "Hi! It's not easy for a single woman to work in a foreign country! Often bullied by bad men. When I first arrived at this restaurant, Peanutskin was eyeing me. He always accosted me when he had nothing to do, and I could tell from his eyes that he didn't have a good heart for me, so I tried to avoid him as much as possible. One day, he took the opportunity to spoil me while I was alone in the storeroom to get something. At that time, I was so sad that I wanted to die, but I couldn't die, and my husband still counted on me to earn money to treat him, if I died, how would he live? And I didn't dare to sue that villain, Peanutskin scared me that if I dared to tell me about it, he would say that I was a slut who seduced men, and the boss would fire me when he found out. I also know that if this news reaches the ears of my old family, my reputation will be ruined, and my in-laws will definitely divorce me. I have no choice but to swallow tears in my stomach, endure it! It's a day to mix it up. However, Peanutskin is not a bad person, he often helps me with some money, and also helps me pay back some old debts, and I can only follow him. Chunxiu leaned up and took another sip of wine, the bitter wine made her frown: "Feng Ming, I am a helpless weak woman, and this hard life has forced me to have no choice." I don't want to live like this! I beg you to promise me that you will never tell anyone about me and peanut skin in the future, you must remember: if you tell others about this, my sister will have no face to live! ”

"Well, I'll keep my mouth shut! So when will you endure until you are the head? Sister Chunxiu! Cui Fengming looked at Chunxiu with sympathy.

"When I finish paying off my debts, I'm going back to my hometown to avoid that pesky peanut skin, but I'll never see your cute little brother again, I'm really reluctant!" Chunxiu looked at Cui Fengming drunkenly.

Cui Fengming saw that Chunxiu was a little drunk, he took Chunxiu's wine glass and said, "Sister Chunxiu, don't drink it, I know you are a good person!" I'm wrong about you! He seemed to have grown up suddenly, his expression was as sad as an adult, and he said with tears in his eyes: "Sister, from tomorrow onwards, you don't care about peanut skin, I will definitely find a way to help you pay off your debts in the future, and I won't let others bully you again!" ”

"I'm not mistaken, you're a good brother!" Chunxiu poured wine into the wine glass again, and after taking a big sip, she pointed at Cui Fengming and said, "Do you know why I like you?" ”

Cui Fengming shook his head.

"Because you look like my own brother, and you have a similar temperament. My brother was raised by me, and we have a deep relationship. But last year he was crushed to death by an overturned wagon during the wheat harvest! When I think of my brother, I feel bad! From the day I saw you, I thought you were him in my heart! I've always treated you like a brother, but I didn't expect you to look down on me, a hard-working sister. Chunxiu's words were full of resentment, she drank all the wine in the cup, fell on the table and cried bitterly.

Cui Fengming took Chunxiu's hand and comforted him: "Sister, don't be sad, I will be your relative in the future!" You are the best sister in my eyes! After speaking, he took the wine glass in Chunxiu's hand, poured a full glass of wine, raised his neck and drank it all, the spicy white wine choked him and coughed; He wanted to drink it, and then he drank it dry. After two glasses of wine, Cui Fengming was a little dizzy and confused, he staggered up and sat next to Chunxiu, stretched out his arm and hugged Chunxiu's shoulders tightly, comforting her like a big man.

The shopkeeper who was settling accounts at the counter also shook his head sadly. He said to Chunxiu: "Big sister, don't cry. Your life is bitter enough, I won't accept this wine money today, it's not early, let's go home separately. ”

The two thanked the shopkeeper, Cui Fengming put a few copper coins on the counter, and helped the drunk Chunxiu out of the tavern. Under the dim street lamp, two drunk people helped each other and staggered along.