[005] White lies
"Oh, what were you talking about?" Zhong Kui was a little sober at this time, remembering what Xiao Ming and Zhiqing were talking about just now.
"Hi Hi! It's nothing. It was convenient to get up, and when I went out, I saw a big black cat and was startled. ”
"Oh! Then, go to sleep! As he spoke, Zhong Kui shrank down and lay down in a comfortable position, not wanting to say anything more.
Xiao Ming and Zhong Kui fell asleep after a while.
The bitter Zhiqing couldn't sleep. He was constantly tossing the creaking wooden bed, and the slender figure lingered in his mind.
Do you want to tell Zhong Kui about this? He asked himself questions over and over again. I don't know how long I tossed and turned, and in my confusion, a mournful cry, with the assistance of the wind, stubbornly delivered into the eardrum. Zhiqing's mind moved, and he hurriedly searched for the source of the cry.
At the well in the middle of the courtyard, a woman whimpered and cried.
"Big sister......" he wanted to say; You don't sleep in the middle of the night, crying here, making everyone uneasy. But seeing the woman's miserable look, he was embarrassed to say it.
The woman ignored Zhiqing's shouts. Continue to hide your face and weep...... The weak body bones that can't help but wind make people feel pity when they look at it.
"Is there anything wrong with the eldest sister, do you need my help?"
"......" The woman stopped twitching her shoulder blades, and her voice stopped, as if in deep thought. He seemed to be hesitating to consider whether to speak to the strange man in front of him.
Rush to death! Zhiqing was very anxious and asked again, "Eldest sister, is there anything difficult that you need help with?" ”
His re-questioning seemed to irritate the woman's patience. The woman stood up, and without looking up at him, she walked away in broken steps.
It's really weird, Zhiqing is very angry at women's unreasonableness and disregard. disturbs other people's drowsiness, and is still so hypocritical, this kind of woman really has no public morality.
Don't bother to care, as long as she doesn't continue to cry, it's fine. With this thought, he prepared to go into the house, and with such a slight movement, he suddenly woke up from his dream. When I opened my eyes, I saw a dark, eerie environment, because the moonlight refracted through the window lattice and into the house.
Zhiqing, who woke up from the dream, had no sleep, so he could only close his eyes and recuperate, savoring the strange scenes he saw in the dream. Who is this woman? Why did she choose to live her dreams?
The early hours of the morning in the countryside are very lively, it is the kind of rustic, back-to-nature liveliness. There are birds, chickens, ducks, geese, and other cries that are comparable to each other. There is also the squeak of the chicken cart rolling on the plough road.
The inn is on the side of a road that leads to two small county towns. The small county town in the south is still far from here, and the route they took for Zhong Kui was the opposite of each other. The small county town in the north is the way they must go.
The inn is like a 'new Dragon Gate Inn' in the desert. There is more traffic from south to north on the machine farm, and several snack shops have opened next to the hotel. The machine farming road is to cross the middle of the snack shop and the hotel, leading to the southern county on one side and the northern county on the other.
The early riser of the hotel is still the Northeast man. He was a regular visitor to the town, and he also worked as a tricycle driver in the town.
Due to its remote location, various transportation is not convenient. Shuttle buses are scarce and you can get two trips a day. The Northeast man wanted to take over the business of transporting Zhong Kui and them to the county seat, so he tried every means to get close to them.
Because of the first contact, Zhiqing has no good impression of this person.
The Northeast man got up early in the morning and greeted him with a smile.
He was indifferent and perfunctory, a glass of water, a mouthful of toothpaste stuffed his mouth full, and he had no time to care about the other party's greetings, so he could only nod his head to deal with it.
Seeing that the other party was very indifferent, the Northeast man felt that his hot face was sticking to his cold ass. Pouted, sassed and left.
Zhiqing saw that he was leaving, and he didn't know why he wanted to stop him and chat a few words. Maybe it's because of last night's situation! He wanted to inquire about the woman's whereabouts.
Before finding out the truth of the matter, Zhiqing didn't want to alarm others. Only by probing in the mouth of this Northeast man will he not make jokes. Because the Northeast man has a straightforward personality, he is neither humble nor arrogant, and he will not be three-eight or anything.
He took a mouthful of mouthwash, didn't stay in his mouth for a few seconds, hurriedly spit it out, and shouted out to the other party; "Old watch, want to go to work?"
The Northeast man, stopped, turned around and smirked: "Hi hi! That's not going to work, it's selling stinky sweat. ”
"Oh, how much do you make by pulling a trip?"
"Looking at the direction of pricing, I usually charge a symbolic fee, and I won't charge indiscriminately." When the Northeast man saw that the other party took the initiative to ask the price, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly said.
"Oh!" Zhiqing wiped a mouthful of toothpaste foam from the corner of his mouth, and said, "Are there many guests living here?" Did you send it? ”
"Hi Hi! Part of it is. ”
In a few words, Zhiqing understood one thing. There must have been some tacit agreement between the innkeeper and this man, thinking of the scene when they got out of the car, several rickshaws were blocked in front of the car door, shouting for business.
Rickshaw drivers and innkeepers collude with each other for their own benefit, and a tacit agreement abounds. The coachman can send a steady stream of guests to the hotel, and he can stay in the hotel for free, or he can send a guest and take a cut of it.
Zhiqing's rational speculation was indeed accurate.
There is indeed an agreement between the Northeast man and the hotel. When Zhiqing asked about the woman, he refused to answer and immediately made an excuse to leave.
Zhong Kui and Xiao Ming went to the well to rinse their mouths, and Zhiqing was still watching the back of the Northeast man entering the house. They nodded to each other, their eyes were complicated, and they looked a little helpless.
Vanilla and Xu Qian also came.
Wen Gen in the sleeping room also came over and greeted his brother-in-law with a smile. By the way, he gave his future daughter-in-law a toothpaste and handed it over.
"Had a good night's sleep last night?" Zhong Kui asked, glancing at them.
"Hmm! Not very good, the bed seems to have fleas. Vanilla dissatisfied.
The corners of Xu Qian's mouth hooked, smiled wryly and nodded, "Well, I think too." ”
"Girls have thin skin, tender and delicious, so fleas patronize you. We didn't feel it, and we slept until dawn. Wen Gen said uncomfortably.
"......" vanilla glared.
Xiao Ming snickered.
Zhong Kui remembered one thing and hurriedly looked at Zhiqing, "Uncle Chen, were you okay last night!" ”
Zhiqing was slightly stunned, and said, "It's nothing, I just saw a black cat." ”
"Black cat?" Wengen was surprised, and then muttered, "I didn't see the black cat, but I saw a slender hair." ”
"Yes, we have it in bed." Vanilla hurriedly added.
"Why one?" Zhong Kui said strangely.
"Who knows! Maybe it was the lover of your dreams! Wengen teased.