Time is a good thing and a bad thing. It can make people forget hatred, but it can also make people forget kindness (only for some people).

Qiuyun still rode the bicycle to find Li Mang.

She followed the familiar road to the home where she was born and lived for more than 20 years.

The old wooden gate was pushed open, and standing at the door, looking at the chaotic yard, the weeds were knee-high, and the flying insects were dancing, as if she was in a different world, no matter how much she hated the home after losing her mother, at this moment, there was still a sense of intimacy. She turned around and pushed her bicycle into the yard and came to the door of the house, which was ajar, and she wondered if her father was inside. Pushing open the door, a smell of alcohol came to her face, the most hated smell in her life. Dad was asleep on a mattress on the floor, an empty wine bottle lying crooked next to his pillow. Qiuyun glanced at it in disgust, closed the door again, and stood in the courtyard for a while, she estimated the time, it was 11 o'clock when she came, and it would take an hour to get here (this time she inadvertently paid attention to last time, about 2 hours back and forth, then the one-way trip is 1 hour), that is to say, it is now 12 o'clock, Li Mang will go home from the market at about 1 o'clock every time, she can't go a little stuck, although she just went to find him on purpose, but she can't let Li Sui or her parents see it, so she will leave now, went to talk to Li Sui, in that way, her encounter with Li Mang was like an accidental encounter.

The village road was quiet, people went to work in the fields, and few people wandered the streets, so that a lot of pity, pity, incredulity, even ridicule, and the eyes that looked at her like a monster were avoided. The little girl marries an old man, not to mention the whole village, the whole town is the first case in history.

When he came to Li Mang's house, Qiuyun called Li Sui's name. Li Sui was weaving fishing nets in the house, and he heard Qiuyun's voice and hurriedly greeted him. "Oops!" Li Sui said in surprise, "You're finally here!" I miss you every day! Qiuyun smiled and said, "Me too!" ”

The two walked into the house holding hands.

Qiuyun looked around at the familiar house she used to come to before marriage, with beautiful paintings on the walls and beautiful flowers on the table, it was still such a warm home.

Qiuyun has said countless times: Li Sui, your life is so good, your parents love you, and your brother loves you. Look at me, the only mother who loves me is dead, my father is a drunkard who doesn't care about anything, with him and without him, I've become a lonely ghost that no one loves and no one loves.

Li Sui washed a plate of fruit for her to eat, Qiu Yun grabbed an apricot from it and put it in his mouth, and said, "Why are you at home by yourself?" ”

"On the side of my parents' new house, my family bought a piece of foundation, built a new house, and it was almost completed, and my parents worked there every day to watch over the workers." Li Sui said.

"Oh, it's your brother who is going to marry a daughter-in-law, right? Congratulations! Qiuyun said calmly, in fact, when she heard this, her heart "suddenly" fell, disrupting the original regular beat, and the emotions of loss instantly filled her heart.

"Alas!" Li Sui sighed and said, "My parents are trying to marry him a daughter-in-law, and the matchmaker has told him several girls, but he hasn't answered any of them." I know he has someone in his heart. After Li Sui finished speaking, he looked at her with meaningful eyes.

Qiu Yun's heart was a lot more relaxed, it turned out that this was the case, she also understood the meaning of Li Sui's eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "You persuade your brother, there is no grass at the end of the world, don't be too stubborn." ”

Li Sui also smiled slightly and didn't say anything. Qiuyun changed the subject、、、、、、

At around 1 o'clock, Li Mang really came home. Li Sui heard the sound of carriages in the courtyard and went out. "Brother, guess who's coming?!"

"Who?" Li Mang said that he had already guessed it when he saw his sister's spirit, but pretended not to know, calmly took off the reins and saddle of the horse, and led the horse into the shed.

"Autumn-clouds-" Li Sui said word by word.

"Oh" Li Mang's voice came from the stable, still as calm as water.

When he came out of the stable, Qiuyun was already standing at the door.

"The water at home was brought by my parents to the workers to drink, and I boiled the water." After Li Sui finished speaking, he went to the kitchen to boil water for his brother to drink.

"Which village is the market today?" Qiuyun asked, first breaking the silence.

"Zhao Village. How are you doing? Li Mang said.

Qiuyun nodded and said, "It's okay, I heard Li Sui say that you are going to get married?" New houses are all built. ”

"Don't listen to her nonsense. I can't look down on anyone, I only have 、、、、、、 in my heart" Li Mang looked at Qiu Yun, and the answer was self-evident.

Qiuyun lowered his head. Li Mang began to take out a cigarette from his pocket and smoked.

"When did you learn to smoke? Smoking is not good for the body. Qiuyun said, snatching the cigarette pack from his hand, but not the cigarette he had put in his mouth. She looked at the cigarette pack, the bright yellow packaging, the front of the center of the package was painted with a red tractor, above the tractor was written two large red letters - "Harvest" (this was the more famous cigarette of that era), the packaging was very beautiful.

"I learned it the day you got married. We are all too stupid to know that fate is just around the corner, and as a result, you and I indecisively let it drain away, you 、、、、、、" Li Mang stopped before he finished speaking, because he saw Qiuyun stuffing a rolled strip of paper into his cigarette pack.

"I'm going back." After Qiu Yun finished speaking, he quickly walked out of the courtyard.

Li Mang walked to his room, took out the note, unfolded it, and saw that it was written in a blue ballpoint pen: If I divorced, would you marry me? He divorced with his consent. If the answer is yes, go to the white bridge on the west side of the village, I will wait for you there, I will wait until the sun sets, and if you do not come after the sunset, I will know that the answer is no.

Qiuyun rode his bicycle to Baiqiao, which belongs to the boundary of the next village and is surrounded by fields. Underneath the white bridge is a wide, calm river, with green reeds growing along its banks and high earthen dams surrounding them. Qiuyun stood on the bridge, her head looked down over the railing, the surface of the water was not clear with slight ripples, she had a feeling of dizziness, this deep and shaking water revealed a sense of foreboding, maybe it was because she couldn't swim, so she had a fear of deep water.

"Will he come?" Qiuyun raised his head from the water, looked at the meandering earthen dam in the distance, and muttered to himself. She was now facing about the north, "If you go further along here, you will definitely come to the well on the other side of the house, which is actually the same as the earthen dam there." Qiuyun thought.

About half an hour later, Li Mang came. Qiuyun could hear the sound of a bicycle bumping in the direction she was coming from, and when she turned her head, it was Li Mang. He came on his bike, and it was the same bike - she collapsed on it, and he clung to the back seat of the car and said anxiously, "You stirrup!" You're stirrups! "Because of its age, the car is not new, and the silver handlebars are rusty.

They looked at each other affectionately. Qiu Yun smiled and ran towards the reeds under the slope, and Li Mang followed.

Their figures were hidden inside, they hugged tightly, and they kissed passionately. Li Mang's hand slipped into her skirt, and Qiu Yun stopped him and said, "I hope we have a stormy wedding night." Li Mang, he has agreed to divorce, we will be together soon, soon. With that, he broke free of his hug and turned to the bicycle and ran.

In fact, she didn't mention the divorce to Shi Tou at all, for her own interests, she had to figure out Li Mang's thoughts first. Now she can go back and ask for a divorce from Shi Tou, as long as she can get a divorce, she can return all the bride price. If it still doesn't work, then she has a plan of her own.

Qiuyun rode 20 miles home in one go, and along the way she wanted to cry with excitement, finally being able to be with her beloved.

In the evening, she told Shi Tou that she was going to divorce him, she knew that there was something wrong with saying it tonight, why did she go back to her parents' house and suddenly want a divorce? At least it would be more appropriate to propose it in a few days, but this matter cannot wait, the longer it drags on, the easier it will be for Li Mang's ideas to change, and he must quickly cut through the chaos.

As Qiuyun expected, Shi Tou disagreed, even if he returned all the bride price. "Why are you suddenly divorcing me? You say, do you have a good relationship over there? You met today, didn't you? Shi Tou said, but he was not angry, his tone had always been very peaceful, as if Qiuyun was so young, it was not strange that he had a good relationship, and it was not too much to want a divorce, as long as he didn't agree with her, he would always be by his side. If he gets angry and beats her and scolds her, he makes himself ridiculous, and being a toad is enough to be embarrassed, and if it is a selfish, beating and scolding toad, it will be even more disgusting. Qiuyun is still young, what he wants to do is to influence her, and when she is older, her heart will calm down. But his tolerance also has a bottom line, he can allow her to hide a certain young man in her heart, but never allow her to have a physical relationship with him. In the future, if Qiuyun returns to his parents' house, he will follow.