There was a strange sense of pleasure in Hedi's heart, and she even hummed a song with joy. No one had taught her this, she didn't know what this feeling was in her heart, she just felt that as long as he appeared in front of her eyes, she would feel happy, she would laugh unconsciously, her body would not be tired after a day of farm work, and she could fall asleep faster when she went to bed at night. Sometimes when she is working, she suddenly feels how beautiful the world is, even the boiling water in the pot is so cute, even the words that Rui Yin and Yang made her angry, she didn't feel annoyed, smiled slightly and let go of her heart. Every day, when she began to look forward to meeting him, she began to think that the road home was too narrow for the two of them to stay together longer. But if she really left them alone, she didn't know what to do, and it seemed that even talking became a very shy and laborious thing. This made her really angry with herself for a while, but as soon as she saw him, this emotion was left behind, time became fast again, the road became short again, and often she didn't know what she said, and it was time to say goodbye.

Time has passed for a while, and the two people are no longer as shy and strange as they were at the beginning. She learned about him, and he learned about hers, and they were like one person with two bodies, one was thinking something, and the other was quick to see it. Gradually, Hedi was no longer satisfied with their topic of what they had done today, whether her body felt good or not, etc., she was eager to talk about something else, but she didn't know what to say, and she began to have insomnia at night, and she couldn't fall asleep quickly, and her mind was full of the eagerness expressed by the body's instincts. She tossed and turned, watching the sky outside the window, the rooster in the chicken pen began to crow, she felt a burst of exhaustion, slowly propped herself up from the kang, and stared blankly outside.

"Mom said you don't have to go to the field, clean the house today." Herui got up from the kang and began to put clothes on his body, "The potatoes are almost harvested." ”

"Got it." He Tu also began to dress, she had to prepare breakfast for the whole family, and she also had to give the prepared meal to Zhou's mother, who lived at the second uncle's house. The weather gradually became a little cold, and Hedi, who was wearing only a single coat, shivered and lit the fire in the stove and began to boil water. The room gradually warmed up, and her movements became less numb, rolling out the dough neatly with her hands and feet, and adding water to the pot spoonful by spoonful.

After a hurried breakfast, Hedi began to brush the pot and wash the dishes. Her heart felt very urgent, as if she saw Zhu Hai standing under the tree at the head of the road waiting for her. As the sun rose, she put down the fire in the stove and began to clean the house. The courtyard was empty, except for the sound of brooms sweeping across the ground and the chirping of sparrows in the trees. He Tu stood at the gate of the courtyard with a broom and looked down the slope, and occasionally a few children ran over with a giggling smile, and there was no adult in sight. In the distance, from green to yellow hillside with people harvesting crops, Hetu found her own land at a glance, she looked to the left and right, trying to find out where Zhu Hai's land was, but this was always a dream, unless she had a pair of clairvoyance to see clearly. He Tu sighed, unconsciously recalling the time he spent with Zhu Hai, while unconsciously looking around in frustration. Suddenly, her eyes stayed on the dilapidated lintel of Grandma He's house, and her heart jumped, and she suddenly remembered Xiuhan.

"I wonder what she's doing right now? I don't know if it's a holiday? If it's a holiday now, will she come back here? Thinking absentmindedly, she turned around and prepared to go back to the courtyard, when she had just stepped into the threshold of the courtyard gate with one foot, when she suddenly heard someone calling her name down the slope. She hurriedly looked at it, and sure enough, it was Zhu Hai, he waved at her, his face was full of smiles, and his dimples seemed to be full of intoxicating wine.

He Tu was so frightened that he glanced around urgently, and put his finger to his lips in a silent motion. Zhu Hai tacitly put down his hand, but still looked at her with a smile. He Tu couldn't help blushing, she glanced at her family members who were busy working in the fields in the distance, pointed to the empty field next to the courtyard, and motioned for Zhu Hai to go over there.

The two men met after a pile of haystacks. He Tu peeked at Zhu Hai, then turned his head away from him. Zhu Hai stirred the hay with one hand and asked eagerly, "Why didn't you go to the field today?" ”

"My mother said she wouldn't let me go, the food harvest is almost over." He replied in a low voice.

"That-" Zhu Hai paused for a moment, still eagerly asked, "Then how will we meet in the future?" ”

He Tu looked up at him in surprise and said, "Meet? What are we meeting for? ”

Zhu Hai was suddenly at a loss, his mouth clumsily opened and closed, and he didn't know what to say at all. He Tu smiled slightly and said, "If it's okay, I'll go back." ”

"Don't do anything when you meet!" Zhu Hai hurriedly grabbed her sleeve, "Just talk like this, I'm already very satisfied." ”

"Do you want to know what I ate and did in a day?" He tilted his head to look at him, "What else are we going to say?" ”

"Even if it's just talking about what you eat and do every day, I'm very happy and happy." Zhu Hai looked at her and said seriously word by word.

When He Tu heard this confession, his heart jumped violently. She lowered her head, carefully reflecting on his words, and couldn't help but smile sweet and satisfied on her face. She said shyly: "However, if you keep coming to me, it will not be good, and you will be gossiped about by the villagers." And if my parents see it — it's not good anyway. ”

"What then?" Zhu Hai scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, and suddenly clapped his hands, "That's right!" I have a phone in my house! If you're free, just give me a call and I'll be right over. ”

"But I don't have a phone at home." The corners of Hedi's mouth drooped, and he turned his head and said a little angrily.

"What then?"

She took two steps back and looked around. Suddenly, she saw a small hole behind the courtyard wall, which she had dug when she baked potatoes with Hexin before, and it had not been used for a long time, and there were only a few clods of earth piled up at the small hole. He Tu turned his head and asked Zhu Hai, "Are you literate?" ”

"Recognize some."

"Then let's write a letter. I wrote the letter and hid it in that little hole, and you wrote it and hid it there. What do you think? ”

"In case a child comes—"

"No, only my sister and I know about that place, my sister has already married, and now no one knows about it except me." He Tu said, glanced at the field in the distance again, and smiled at Zhu Hai, "I'm going back, you can go back too." ”

"That's it......" Zhu Hai wanted to speak and stopped, his face was full of reluctance, and he clearly didn't want to separate. The cold of the early morning is gradually dispelled by the sun, and the sun gradually moves to the center overhead. He Tu also felt reluctant in his heart, but his family was about to come back, and he couldn't go on like this anymore no matter what, so he said: "I wrote a letter at night, and I hid it in that little hole. I'm leaving. Then he turned around and walked away, without looking back. Zhu Hai watched her figure disappear around the corner of the courtyard wall blankly, feeling extremely lost in his heart. He lowered his head and looked at his hands over and over again, how hard he had tried to muster up the courage to take her hand, but her eyes were so bright and her expression was so serious, it made his courage quickly fail. "Next time, next time I must hold her hand." Zhu Hai muttered to himself, and turned back three times to go downhill. Of course he didn't know that Hetu was hiding and watching him downhill.

After lunch, Hedi said that he wanted to call Xiuhan and ask her if she would come here for the summer vacation this year. Cuiying rolled her eyes to the sky when she heard this, and said angrily: "Don't call, I wish she didn't come, didn't I tell you to mess with her less, why do you have her phone again?" ”

Jiafu coughed in displeasure, and Cuiying immediately shut up. He turned his head and glared at her, and said in a deep voice, "How old are you and still worrying about a child?" Xiuhan is about the same age as our family Hexin, and he is the age when he loves to play, why is he so unbearable by you. Hedi, if you want to call, go call, if you don't have money, ask me. ”

"Our family Hexin is obedient and sensible, at least not like -"

"You're still not letting people eat?" Jiafu smashed the dishes and chopsticks, and rarely lost his temper, "Take good care of your mouth better than anything else." ”

Emerald Shadow muttered. This is the first time she has lost her temper when she sees Jiafu, and it is actually for a child who is not related at all. She was very angry, but she couldn't let it out, so she had to chew on the poor shredded potatoes fiercely.

"You can call your sister by the way and ask her how she is doing? also let her take care of the game and recover more. Jiafu said as he took out a few banknotes from his pocket and pushed them to Hedi. He nodded and carefully put away the money, "Dad, what's the phone number at my sister's house?" ”

"The phone book is in the cabinet drawer of the big room."

He Tu couldn't wait to finish washing the dishes, put the dishes and chopsticks in the pot casually, and said to Cuiying: "Mom, wait for me to come back and wash it." And he ran out. She vaguely heard Cuiying ask Herui to wash the dishes, and Herui let out a reluctant snort or two, but after a while, the sound of dishes and chopsticks hitting the bottom of the pot sounded. Finding the phone number of Hexin's house, Hetu happily ran towards the commissary. It was a sunny day, cloudless, and the sky was blue and seemed to be able to be wrung out of the water. Because of this good weather, and because of Zhu Hai, and thinking about Xiuhan, her heart became more and more happy, shaking her head and waving her hands, humming a cheerful little song in her mouth.

As she walked around a corner, a man suddenly jumped out and opened his hands to scare her. He Tu looked at it, it turned out to be Zhu Hai, and seeing that there was still rice oil on the corner of his mouth, he couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Why haven't you gone back yet?" ”

"I've been thinking in my heart that you'll definitely come out later, and you did." Zhu Hai said happily, stuffed the steamed bun he was holding in his other hand into his mouth and took a bite.

"Do you eat this at noon?" Hedi's heart tightened, and he actually felt some distress.

Zhu Hai nodded stupidly, "I want to take a look at you, otherwise I won't have the strength to work in the afternoon." ”

"I'm not a meal, how can you have the strength to work at a glance?"

"You don't understand." Zhu Hai shook his head, "I see that you have more strength than eating." ”

He sneered and reproached, "You have a point." She turned her head to look around a few times, and saw only three or two shabby-dressed young men squatting in the corner of the wall pointing at them, and there was no one else beside her, so she said reassuringly, "I'm going to make a call." ”

"To whom?"

"You know this person." He Tu tilted his head and said proudly, "It's Xiuhan, she's in college this year, I don't know if it's a holiday, I want her to come over and play." ”

"That's amazing, college student."

He Tu pursed her lips and smiled proudly, as if she had been admitted to college herself. She continued to shake her head and wave her hands and walked forward, looking around from time to time, and said, "Yes, she is amazing, she knows a lot of things, and she sings very well, if she comes, I will ask her to sing to you." ”

Zhu Hai looked at her round pink side face, and couldn't help but say, "I think you sing better than her." ”

He Tu looked at him in surprise and said with a smile: "You haven't heard us sing, how do you know?" ”

"I can see it when I look at it." Zhu Hai mysteriously approached her and said in her ear, "I will look at the face." ”

He Tu was startled by his sudden approach, his face suddenly turned red, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat. She hurriedly took a step to the side and reproached, "Be careful." ”

Zhu Hai hurriedly shrank back, with an apologetic expression on his face.

"If someone who knows me sees it and goes back and tells my parents, my parents will definitely scold me." He Tu lowered his head in frustration, "They never let me play with boys. ”

"Why?"

"They say that's what bad girls do."

Zhu Hai lowered his head thoughtfully and didn't speak for a long time. He silently distanced himself a little, so that the backs of the two people did not seem so intimate.

"You go back and rest." He Di broke the silence, "Although it is autumn, the weather is still relatively hot, you have to rest and rest, and you can work in the afternoon." ”

"It's okay, I'm in good health, I'm not afraid."

"You're so thin—" Halt said halfway through when he suddenly closed his mouth again. She remembered when her mother cared for her father, and she felt that she was now what her mother was now.

The courtyard wall of the store soon appeared in front of him. He Tu stopped and looked back at him seriously, "I mean seriously, you go back quickly, I'll be angry if I don't go back." ”

"Don't be angry, I'll go back right away." Zhu Hai hurriedly waved his hand, turned around and left. He was about to look back a few times after taking two steps, and when he saw that Hedi had been standing there looking at him, his expression as if he was about to be angry, he quickened his pace and quickly disappeared from her sight.

He sighed softly, pursed his lips and turned around. She felt happy and worried in her heart, and a large heavy stone seemed to weigh on her heart. But at once she put this breathless feeling aside, spread her feet and ran happily into the yard, slapped the money on the counter, and dialed the phone number against the note.

She called Hexin first and asked when she would be back. The two of them chatted for a while, and He Tu was a little choked up when he heard Hexin's voice, so he asked worriedly: "Sister, you didn't bully people there, did you?" ”

"No, I'm fine, I'm just homesick, I miss you." He Xin said slowly, she was sitting in a living room with a bright window at this moment, the floor was covered with shiny smooth floor tiles, the European-style sofa was softly wrapped around her thin body, and the surrounding decorations and ornaments all showed that this was a privileged environment.

"Dad asked me to ask you, when are you going to come back? Also, he asked me to tell you to let you go and see Heyi Hefu, I don't know how they are doing at school. ”

"I know, I'll go every two or three days, they're fine, you tell your parents not to worry. As for my homecoming—" Hexin muttered, "I have some things to attend to lately, and I may not be able to go back for the time being, but I will definitely come back if I have time." ”

"Then let's say so, sister, hurry up and take the time to come back, now there are only a few people left in the house, it's really boring to be quiet every day, I really want you to get back together with Heyi." He Tu said, and he choked up. She remembered the scene of her brothers and sisters running around in the yard to play, and for a moment she couldn't control it, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Hmm." Hexin was speechless, and her throat was even more infarcted, "I'll hang up first, and I'm busy." ”

Before he could speak, the phone was hung up. She stayed for a few seconds before putting down the receiver, raising her hand to wipe away her tears, and searching her pocket for a note with Xiuhan's phone number. Finally finding it, she smoothed out the crumpled note, and dialed it carefully one number at a time.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered. It was the voice of a middle-aged woman. He Tu asked hesitantly, "Is it Xiuhan's family?" ”

"Yes, you are?"

"I'm Hetu, Zhou Hedi." He Tu hurriedly said, guessing in his heart who this woman was. I only heard a chuckle on the other side of the microphone and said, "Hedi, I'm your Aunt Huirui, don't you hear my voice?" ”

"Hello Auntie!" He Di felt a little blushing because he didn't hear Hui Rui's voice, and asked embarrassedly, "Is Xiuhan here?" ”

"She's in XX City, you wait and I'll find you the phone number of her dormitory." There was a rustling sound over there. He Tu waited patiently, and after a while, Hui Rui reported the phone number, she asked about the situation at Hedi's house, took care of it, and hung up the phone.

Hedi suddenly felt a little nervous, this is a call to XX City. She pressed the short line of numbers with trembling hands, and a "beep-beep" sound rang out from the microphone. She waited for a while, until the mechanical female voice rang out, and then put down the phone in disappointment. The man sitting at the counter stood up and asked her if she was going to fight. He nodded, put another note on the counter, continued to dial the numbers, and waited again.

She was soon picked up, and it was a very cheerful female voice, who smiled and asked her who she was looking for. He Tu carefully said Xiuhan's name, and the girl put down the receiver and shouted loudly, and after a while, there was an inaudible footstep coming, the microphone was picked up, and Xiuhan's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone line.

"Hello? Who is it? ”

"It's me, Xiuhan!" Hetu hurriedly called, his happy face full of smiles, "I'm Hedi!" ”

"Hedi!" Xiuhan almost screamed, "Why did you just call me now!" Do I know how long I've been waiting for your call! ”

He Tu smiled embarrassedly, "I thought you were busy, so I didn't bother you." ”

"No matter how busy I am, I still have time to answer your call." Xiuhan paused, "How are you doing?" ”

"I'm fine." He had an eager desire to talk, but the man sitting at the counter looked at her fiercely and suppressed her enthusiasm, "Are you on vacation?" ”

"It's been released a long time ago, I'll stay here with my friends for a while, I have some things to do." Xiuhan smiled, "Do you miss me?" ”

"What nonsense?" Hedi's face flushed, she had never been used to such a direct expression, "Then when will you come to my house?" ”

"Why don't you come to the city to play and live in my house this year, I've already told my parents, and they welcome you."

Hedi's heart jumped, and he sank quickly, and said in frustration: "I'm afraid my parents won't agree." ”

"Well, I'll ask my parents to tell your parents."

Hope burned in Hedi's heart, but the little flame was quickly extinguished, she remembered a series of work at home and Zhu Hai's dark face full of sweetness, and said in a muffled voice: "My parents won't let me go, I'm gone, who will do the work at home?" ”

Xiuhan was silent for a few seconds, but immediately laughed again, "Okay, okay, my family misses me, I have to go see you no matter what." Anyway, you wait for me for a few days, and I'll go over when I'm done. ”

"Really?" Hetu rejoiced again, "Then I'll wait for you!" ”

"Okay!"

Putting down the receiver, Hetu excitedly turned around in place, took the change he was looking for, turned around and ran out the door. She always felt that she would meet Zhu Hai again on the road, but she didn't see him appear until she walked to the gate of the courtyard. A trace of loss welled up in her heart, and she doubted her instincts and the tacit understanding between the two of them. She regarded her expectations as a heart-to-heart communication between the two people, subjectively judging everything, not realizing that the reason why Zhu Hai did not appear again was that she told him that she would be angry if he didn't leave.

Just as she was about to lift the curtain and enter the house, Herui suddenly ran out of the house, waving something in her hand and smiling triumphantly at her. He took a closer look, and suddenly blood welled up on her face, and a fierce anger almost burned on the top of her head.