"Are you really willing to live like this?" Xiuhan chased after him and asked, "Are you willing to let your life become like this?" ”

"What are you talking about......"

"When you danced last night, I could see that you are not the kind of person who will be content with the status quo at all, you have passion, you have dreams, and you should work hard for your dreams." Xiuhan stood up excitedly and said in an impassioned tone.

"Then you say, what is my dream?" Hetu stared back at her, "Your dream is to sing, I don't know what my dream is. ”

"What do you like, what do you feel so happy when you do something, that the future is full of hope?"

Without waiting for Hetu to answer, Heyi preemptively said, "I know! I love singing! I want to sing as well as Sister Xiuhan! ”

"Then you have to work hard to pursue your own dreams. What about you, Hedi? Xiuhan raised his chin at Hedi, his eyes fixed on her.

"I don't know." He Tu shook her head, she walked over and began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks that Xiuhan had finished eating, and walked out. She really doesn't know, when she was a child, she liked to go to school and like to read, but now she has understood that she has completely lost the opportunity to study, what she likes, she herself doesn't know, she doesn't know what she wants her future to become. Life seems to be moving forward in chaos, everything is on the established track, and there will be no chance of changing the track. She was smart, but at the same time stupid, and her mind was full of what her grandmother and mother had taught her, which was to work hard, cook well, marry a good man in the future, listen to her in-laws, have more children, and bring them up. This is her future, her life at a glance, almost every corner of the future can be seen clearly. But Xiuhan, her life is uncertain, she will become very good, or even better, so good that He Tu is not worthy of standing at her feet. Hedi's heart sank, she remembered the scene where she saw the stars singing on TV in the neighbor's house before, she substituted Xiuhan's face into it, Xiuhan stood on the colorful stage is so beautiful and refined, her heavenly singing voice was loud in the whole bright hall, many people applauded her, stood in the audience to worship her and infatuate her. And Hetu could only squat in front of the TV and watch her, and he couldn't even touch it. He Tu glanced back at Xiu Han, who was standing on the threshold looking at herself, her waist was so slender, her legs were so slender, her eyes were so resolute, and she knew so much in her head. For the first time, He Di felt that there was a gap between himself and Xiuhan, and the gap was like a deep gap between the two people, so that the two could not really get close.

After brushing the bowl, he sat next to the sewing basket in a daze. The weather is hot, and Hefu is going to study in the city, so he has to make him a few more clothes. As soon as she picked up the needle and was about to thread it, Cuiying came in, she sat down beside Hedi, and said with a displeased expression: "You slept with He Xiuhan last night?" ”

He Tu looked at her in surprise, when did her mother call Xiuhan by her first name and surname. She nodded, bowing her head and stringing.

"Don't hang out with her in the future, you haven't heard what the people in the village say about her. Yes, she's from the city, but if you look at the way she wears, bending over to tie her shoes, her ass is all exposed, and several men are watching behind her ass. Cuiying said, spitting on the ground disdainfully, "I don't look like a girl at all, but like a slut!" ”

"Mom!" He Tu frowned. Cuiying stretched out her index finger and pointed at her head vigorously, and said, "You will be honest with me in the future, and when you are old, your mother will find you a good family affair, marry and serve your in-laws well." Don't follow Xiuhan anymore, and don't listen to her nonsense. I see that when you were a child, you were clamoring to go to school, and she brought you badly. It's bad, little hooves! ”

He wanted to refute, but couldn't say anything to refute. Surprisingly, she was faintly happy because of her mother's scolding in her heart, but she was very puzzled why she was happy. He Tu pinched herself hard, and secretly warned herself that Xiuhan was her good friend, and no matter who slandered her, she had to protect her friend. In my heart, that vague joy disappeared without a trace, and He Tu hung his head and said, "Xiuhan is not the kind of person you imagined. ”

Cuiying snorted coldly, "How old are you and what can you know?" Mom has eaten more salt than you've ever eaten, and I don't know who it is? Okay, let's not talk about it! You make your clothes, don't always run down there if you have nothing to do. She stood up, looked around, and shouted, "What about Heyi?" ”

"Down there." Hetu replied weakly, and Cuiying hurriedly said, "You came up, you left Heyi there alone, don't take our Heyi to ruin." As he spoke, he urged Hetu to bring Heyi back. He Tu was distraught by Cuiying's words, and stood up listlessly, dragging his feet down the slope. In the distance, she heard a burst of laughter like silver bells coming from the courtyard of Grandma He's house, her heart was shocked, and her spirit came back a little, so she quickened her pace, almost trotting all the way.

Xiuhan was chasing and playing with Heyi, and Heyi looked behind him while running, and Leng Buding crashed into Heyi's arms. He Tu hugged her tightly and smiled, "You can catch it." ”

Xiuhan crossed his waist and stood panting, "The little guy's legs are not long, and he runs quite fast." She had changed her clothes, a pair of blue-blue denim shorts, a tight suspenders that exposed her navel, her white skin reflected in the sun, and she stood in the courtyard as if she were a god.

He squirmed to her side, hesitating whether to persuade her. Xiuhan didn't care about her expression, grabbed her arm and said excitedly, "Let's call Zhu Hai over!" ”

He Tu was taken aback, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Call him over and let's play together, otherwise it's boring, I don't have homework, and I'm bored at home every day." Xiuhan sat down on the recliner, and her hand habitually pulled into the pocket of her clothes, but the shorts she was wearing had no pockets, and her hand rubbed on her hip bone twice, and then withdrew it stupidly.

"What does a boy look like when he mixes with us girls, and he has to bring it home-" Hetu hurriedly raised his hand to stop Xiuhan from retorting, "You have your thoughts, I know, but our customs here are like this, you have to follow the customs." ”

"What kind of customs, you are conservative feudal." Xiuhan snorted and twisted his head. He Tu sat down on the small bench next to her and said with a smile: "Whatever you want to play, I'll play with you with Heyi." ”

"It's just the three of us, one of us is still a kid who doesn't know anything, what's so funny." Xiuhan pursed his lips, reached out and picked up the guitar that was leaning on the side of the recliner from under his feet, and played it nonchalantly, "If I hadn't come here, I would have been practicing with my friends right now." Her expression was stunned, as if she had entered her own memories.

"You don't want to come here, do you?" Hedi's face sank, "I knew that I was nothing in your heart. You see that you are good-looking and talented, and I am a countryman, and I am not worthy of being friends with you. She said that she stood up and was about to leave, but Xiuhan hurriedly grabbed her, her face full of inexplicability, "I didn't say anything, why did you come up with such a series of words." ”

"Then you think it's boring to stay with us, don't you?"

Xiuhan hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Although the scenery here is beautiful, I don't think it's suitable for me to stay here." ”

"Why don't you fit in?" He Tu became anxious, "It's very interesting here! I can take you to the mountains to herd sheep! It can also take you on adventures in the ravines, and it's okay - it's okay - "

Xiuhan looked at her helplessly, stretched out a hand and pressed it on her shoulder, "I know, you treat me as a real good friend." I heard what your mother said about me yesterday, and to be honest, the moment I heard it, I was quite angry, but when I think about it, it doesn't matter. I'm here for you, not for them. "I really don't want you to be like them, that kind of stupidity, I hate that." ”

"How is this foolish?" Hedi's face flushed, "We're all very good here. ”

Xiuhan sighed and shook his head, "You didn't understand what I meant at all, forget it, don't say it." We haven't seen each other in a long time, so don't quarrel over these things, okay? She lowered her head and continued to stroke the strings on her guitar, her lips pressed tightly together.

The two of them sat like this, I don't know how long. He Yi squatted next to him and watched for a while, feeling bored and running out to find someone else to play. Xiuhan played one tune after another, but his subordinates did not relax at all. He looked at her blankly, not knowing what to say.

When he was tired of sitting, Xiuhan raised one leg high on the other, and the whole person seemed to be paralyzed on the recliner. He Tu stood up and wanted to cover her blanket from the house, but Xiuhan stretched out his hand and waved at her, shouting, "Help me get my cigarette, on the table." ”

He sighed, but took out the cigarette and handed it to her. Xiuhan skillfully lit a cigarette, took a big puff, leaned his head back in his chair, stared at the birds flying around on the roof, and slowly exhaled smoke from his nostrils.

There was a rattle from the iron knocker on the gate, and as soon as he stood up, the emerald shadow appeared next to the shadow wall. She stared at Xiuhan's presumptuous movements and the cigarette in her fingers, and her face suddenly became gloomy.

"Hedi! Go home and cook! I shouldn't have called you a word, it turned out that I came here again! Cui Ying strode over and grabbed Hedi's hand, shook it fiercely, and turned to walk outside, "What's the point of messing around with this kind of person every day!" A girl still smokes! It's not ashamed to sit like that, and the bottoms are exposed! ”

"Auntie, what are you talking about!" Xiuhan threw away the cigarette in her hand and stood up, her face was even more gloomy and ugly than Cuiying's, and He Di suspected that she was going to rush up and beat someone in the next second.

"You don't understand what I'm talking about?" Cuiying sneered, "Look at you, where do you still look like a girl?" How did your parents teach you? Did your parents teach you to wear such short pants and go out and hook up with men? ”

"Auntie, you're talking too much, aren't you?" Xiuhan's face turned red, "What do I wear is my freedom, is this also a mistake?" Also, can the value of women only be reflected in men? You are wrong in this way! ”

"You save some face for your parents, or you go back, don't stay with us, how do you like to wear in the city, don't follow us like this, my eyes hurt!" Cuiying scolded back, and took Hedi's hand before leaving. He Tu turned his head anxiously to say something, Xiuhan turned around and slammed the curtain and went into the house, leaving only the rocking chair in the yard swaying back and forth, and the birds on the roof chirping and flying around.

"How many times have I told you, don't associate with her, why are you disobedient!" Cui Ying broke away from Hetu's hand and scolded hatefully. He Tu lowered his head, and it took a long time before he said: "Xiuhan came here for me, and she has no relatives here at all." If I don't go to see her, then who will accompany her when she comes here? ”

Cuiying glared at her, "You go to the village by yourself and listen to it, and see what the people in the village say about her." The ones who wear flowers and branches are showy, and they are coquettish before they get married. Don't think I don't know what you guys were doing last night, there was a whole bunch of young men at the gate of her yard who stayed until midnight, do you know? ”

He Tu was shocked, and hurriedly recalled whether he would be seen when he danced last night, but he was so excited at that time, how could he pay attention to the surrounding environment. Her face flushed, and she followed behind Cuiying without saying a word. There was a thunderclap in the distance, and the dark clouds gradually thickened in the air, pressing low on people's hearts, and it seemed that it would rain heavily in the next second.

After taking care of the family and eating lunch, Hetu had just received the bowls into the pot and was ready to wash them, when there was a dense sound of beating beans outside. He Yi excitedly lifted the curtain, and a moist breath blew in instantly, and she shouted, "It's raining!" It's raining! ”

He Tu turned his head to look at the small ripples formed by the raindrops hitting the mud floor, and the thin jujube tree in the middle of the yard seemed to be unable to withstand the heavy blows of the raindrops, and almost all the branches hung down. She has been thinking about Xiuhan in her heart, I don't know if she has eaten now, and I don't know how she is feeling now. It's raining now, has she put in the tables and chairs in the yard? After washing the dishes absentmindedly, he moved a bench and sat at the door to watch the rain, the rain was very strong, but after a while it gradually subsided, and after a while, the rain stopped, and the faint and warm sunlight sprinkled on the damp earth, and the countless small pools on the ground were flashing and reflecting the golden rays of the sun.

He Tu put away the small bench, and just took out the sewing basket to prepare for needlework, Xiuhan's voice called out to her outside the courtyard gate. He Tu hurriedly stood up and walked out, but Xiuhan walked in with his hands swaggering, and said with a smile: "I'm hungry!" Is there any rice? ”

He Tu looked at her in surprise, why did a person who was so angry before, put on such a happy face now? Seeing that she was stunned and didn't speak, Xiuhan said hello to Jiafu standing on the threshold, and walked into the kitchen by himself, and sat down on the bench. Cuiying heard the sound and walked out of the back room, and she couldn't help but be angry when she saw Xiuhan sitting on her bench, still wearing the short, almost empty clothes.

"Auntie, did you just wake up from a nap?" Xiuhan grabbed ahead of Cuiying's opening and said with a smile. As the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit a smiling person, Xiuhan put on such an affectionate smile, and Cui Ying couldn't say anything scolding. She stammered for a long time, pointed at Xiuhan with a trembling hand, and said, "You get up for me." ”

"What are you doing, Auntie, I'm hungry, do I have any food?" Xiuhan looked around and shouted at Hetu, who had just entered the door, "Hetu, hurry up, I'm dying of hunger." ”

He Tu looked at his mother's face, smiled secretly, and said, "I'll do it for you, you wait." ”

Cuiying broke the curtain and went into the back room.

Xiuhan turned his head and grimaced at Hedi, reached out and stroked the wet hair at the corner of his forehead, and said: "This heavy rain is really unexpected, I was still sitting in the yard, and the rain came down and poured me all over." ”

"You didn't see the sky so cloudy?"

"I didn't care, I was very angry just now."

"Then why aren't you angry now?" He asked in a low voice, for fear that Cuiying would hear it.

Xiuhan grimaced at her again, giggling, and the emerald shadow in the inner room blushed when she heard it, and almost shouted for her to get out. But Cuiying was also very weak in her heart, after all, Xiuhan didn't do anything wrong, it was her own prejudice that caused hostility towards Xiuhan, and she really let her scold Xiuhan, and there was no reason to stand up, so she had to endure this breath in her heart, and the two of them were giggling and laughing in the outer room.

"Sister Xiuhan! Read this story to me! He Yi ran to Xiuhan with a fairy tale book, clamoring for her to tell him a story. Xiuhan looked at this book and felt a little familiar, and asked, "Hey, isn't this the one my mother gave you?" ”

"Yes, I love to watch it, I'll give it to her." He Tu was kneading the dough, and his voice was a little intermittent and panting.

"Did you read that?"

"I've read a few." He Tu smiled embarrassedly, "You know, I don't know much. ”

"It's a pity, my mom thought you would be a college student in the future."

"I'll forget it, I'm waiting for you to be a college student, you are a college student is the same as if I am a college student, I feel proud in my heart."

Xiuhan felt a little moved, but also a little regretful. She always thought that if Hedi was not born here, but was born with herself, then they could sleep in the same bed every day, go to and from school together, eat ice cream and drink soda together. What a wonderful life it was, but now it seems that this idea is too dreamy to be realized.

Xiuhan lowered his head and looked at the book seriously, and read it clearly word by word.