Qiuyun was going to the nearby village of Octopus to catch the market, and Shi Tou said to accompany her, but Qiuyun disagreed, saying that he was willing to go by himself. Shi Tou knew that she was reluctant to stand with him, she was afraid of other people's strange eyes, and their marriage had become famous in the neighboring villages. "Otherwise, you and Willow Branch. I'm not at ease with you alone. "Shi Tou said." Who is Willow Branch? Qiuyun asked. Our western neighbor, she is very enthusiastic and real, she has only been married to this village for two years, you are about the same age, and you have something to say. If you feel bored, you can play with her later. "Shi Tou said." Oh, I don't know her, you have to take me there. Qiuyun said. That's natural, have you packed it up? Shi Tou asked. Okay, let's go. ”

Qiu Yun was wearing a beautiful dress today, wearing a long purple dress that reached her ankles, and white strap-on flat-heeled sandals on her feet. Carrying a bamboo basket, he walked with Shi Tou to Liuzhi's house.

Liu Zhi was feeding the chickens in the yard when he saw Shi Tou and Qiu Yun walking in through the fence gate and asked, "Brother Shi Tou, what's the matter?" Shi Tou smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law wants to go to the market, I'm busy, I don't have time to accompany her, can you take her there?" "Okay. Come with me, Aunt Ling is sick, and I'm worried about having no companion. Willow said heartily. Willow Branch was a fat woman, and her heart was as wide as her body.

Shi Tou looked at the backs of Qiuyun and willow branches, and muttered to himself, "What is this called?" It's like an underground marriage, and I don't even dare to meet people. Maybe in a few years, Qiuyun will be a little older. After speaking, he sighed and went down to the field to spray the wheat.

Qiuyun and Willow Branch walked 2 miles to Octopus Village, and the market was bustling, Qiuyun walked carefully, but fortunately no one pointed a finger at her and looked at her like a rare object. She understands that as long as she doesn't stand with Shi Tou, no one will recognize her. Her eyes were on the faces of the vendors in the stalls, she was looking for Li Mang, although she knew that it was impossible, it was too far away, Li Mang would not come here, there were five markets on her mother's side, and there were also five markets here, each doing its own thing, not interfering with each other. But she searched in vain for him, hoping for a miracle. The long market winds from the west end of the road to the east end, and when she was halfway there, she gave up, forget it, she is already married, so don't be delusional, and precipitate the person she likes to the bottom of her heart. She shifted her gaze to the dazzling array of objects. "The pears on that stall are good, let's buy a few." Qiuyun said to Willow Branch. Willow looked in the direction she was pointing, and on waist-high shelves lay two piles of pears, of different varieties, one yellow and green, and in addition, a pile of apples and apricots. "Well, it's really good, let's go, buy it." Willow Branch said. The two walked through the crowd, Qiu Yun's attention was on the fruit, and he approached the stall to carefully check whether the insects were bad. "How much is a pound?" Willow asked the owner of the stall. "8 cents." Said the stall owner (prices were like this in the 70s, readers don't make a fuss). Qiu Yun chuckled in his heart, this man's voice was so familiar - Li Mang's voice! She quickly raised her head and looked at the vendor, both of whom were stunned. "Li Mang?!" "Autumn clouds?!" Liu Zhi wanted to shout that it was too expensive, but when he heard two surprised voices, he swallowed the words. "You know each other?" Willow Branch said. "yes? In the same village, his sister and I are good friends. Qiuyun said. Oh. Then you talk, I'll go ahead, and you will chase me in a while. Willow Branch finished speaking and left.

Qiu Yun and Li Mang looked at each other across the stall. Qiu Yun's eyes were full of sadness, and Li Mang looked at her with regretful and concerned eyes. Li Mang is a man with wheat-colored healthy skin, a long face and slender eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a very sunny and handsome man.

"How are you doing? Li Sui misses you every day, why don't you go back to your parents' house. Li Mang said.

"Hmph," Qiu Yun sneered and said, "My home, without my mother, is not a home." If my mother were still alive, I wouldn't be 、、、、、、" Qiuyun's nose was sour, and tears almost fell.

"I know a lot of your thoughts from Li Sui." Li Mang said, lowered his head, very embarrassed, and Li Sui's half-accusatory and half-regretful voice sounded in his head: Do you know? Qiuyun has always liked you! If she knew her dad was doing this, you two should have pierced the window paper and made it clear, and you were also interested in her, I could see it. Alas! It's late! The world is unpredictable. How I wish she had been my sister-in-law.

Qiuyun understood. It's very strange, they have a heart at this time, they have met before, but there is no spiritual intersection at all, this is no fate. She said, "Is that why you're here?" ”

Li Mang looked up at her again and said, "Yes, since you got married here, I have come to every market, but I have never seen your shadow, and now I finally see it." I don't mean anything else, just look at you, you're married, I'm going to respect you. I won't come back in the future. ”

"Say hello to Li Sui on my behalf." Qiu Yun was about to leave after speaking.

"Wait!" Li Mang stopped her, ripped off a plastic bag from the hook next to her, and picked up the pears inside.

"I don't want pears, I want apples. Just two of them. After Qiuyun finished speaking, Wu took two apples and put them in his bamboo basket.

"Okay. I have time to go back to my parents' house to see, no matter how you say that he is also your father. Li Mang said.

Qiu Yun nodded and quickly disappeared into the crowd、、、、、、

At noon, Shi Tou came back from taking medicine, and sat on the Taishi chair next to the square table and drank wine with two plates of side dishes. The sun outside was white, and there was an occasional rooster cry not far away, he stared at the sunlight outside the door, only to feel a hypnotic trance, and hurriedly lowered his head, at this time, a shadow floated in, the room became dark, he raised his head and saw Qiuyun walking in. The bamboo basket is full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. "There's rice hot in the pot, let's eat it." Shi Tou said. "Don't be hungry, don't eat." Qiuyun said, listless, put down the basket and walked to the back room. Shi Tou noticed that her eyes were red, so he asked, "Are you crying?" Did someone say something about you? Who do you say! I can't spare him! "Nope! I suddenly felt homesick. Qiuyun said against his will. Oh! Shi Tou put his mind at ease and said, "If you are homesick, go back and see, another day, I will buy you a bicycle, and you can go back when you want." Qiuyun didn't squeak and went to lie down on the kang.

After the meal, Shi Tou picked up the bucket and went to the well to fetch water, Qiu Yun heard the sound of the bucket, got up from the kang, lifted the window, and said to Shi Tou: "Wait for me, I will accompany you." "Oops! Good. Shi Tou hurriedly agreed.

The well is at the foot of an earthen dam more than a mile from here, and the scenery is beautiful, and the well is surrounded by colorful wildflowers. Qiuyun no longer paid attention to the woods in the distance behind the house, because Shi Tou said that there were graves on the other side of the woods, large graves.

When she came to the well, Qiuyun was in the wildflowers, her mood was much better than just now, there was no other person at the well, she could relax and play, she pinched off the flowers of various colors and put them on her head, her hair had not grown long enough to be braided, so the flowers on her head quickly fell with the flying of her hair. At this time, Shi Tou had already made a bucket of water and was about to put down the second bucket. Qiuyun walked over. She sat down by the well and looked out at the swarthy well, where her shadow appeared on the water, swaying. "Danger, stay away from the wellhead." Shi Tou told her. "It's fine." Qiu Yun said nonchalantly, still looking down. "Do you have a horror story about the well?" Qiuyun asked Shi Tou. Shi Tou thought for a moment and said, "Not really." I'll make one up for you. Qiuyun shook his head: "If you don't listen, it's boring to make it up yourself." ”

After fetching the water, the two went back together, Qiu Yun followed Shi Tou not far behind and walked carelessly, she raised her face, greeted the breeze, squinted, let the warm sunlight fully sprinkle on her face, pinched a handful of wild flowers in one hand, waved lazily with two arms, and the wind blew her long purple dress into a graceful arc、、、、、、