Zhang Hongxia is tinkering with Gao Pingzhen with a pair of skillful hands, removing makeup, trimming eyebrows, thrushing, applying foundation, applying blush, and the last step is to apply lipstick.

Obviously, they are all the same steps, but Gao Pingzhen was immediately shocked when she saw herself in the mirror.

The delicate willow eyebrows, the evenly smeared foundation is so natural that there are almost no traces of makeup, and the faint blush on the cheeks makes her face more plump and moist.

It's the same lipstick, but it's a different lip shape.

Originally, her mouth was too big, and her face was small, once she didn't put on makeup, it would be a bloody mouth on her small face, how ugly and ugly it was.

Now it's completely different, with a fair, plump face full of collagen, a tall nose bridge, and a mouth outlined by lipstick like a cherry mouth.

Gao Pingzhen, who was originally in her forties, now says that she is believed by people when she is thirty years old.

"It's worth the ten dollars, look at how ordinary you are, but your makeup skills are amazing.

I originally thought that it would be difficult to find a suitable barber in such a border town, but I didn't expect that there was a big makeup artist hidden! ”

Gao Pingzhen was happy and gave Zhang Hongxia another twenty yuan.

"Are you giving too much? Didn't you say ten dollars? How can I charge you twenty dollars? ”

"I'm happy, I'm willing! Can you tell me where you live? I'd like to ask you to do my hair and makeup next time. ”

Gao Pingzhen excitedly held Zhang Hongxia's hand, this was the first time she recognized a person so much.

"I live in a remote mountain village, where there are mountain roads, and the car is not easy, and many people in that place have not heard of it, even if I tell you, you will not come."

Zhang Hongxia refused, a rich person like Gao Pingzhen was not a permanent resident of the town at first glance.

She just came to stay temporarily, and she definitely wouldn't stay here for a long time, and even if she left her address, she wouldn't come to the door.

"Tell me, what if I go someday? This is the address of my house, if you come to the city to play, remember to come to my house. ”

Under Gao Pingzhen's soft grinding and hard bubbles, the two exchanged addresses.

Gao Pingzhen was in a hurry to go back to her mother-in-law's house, and Zhang Hongxia also packed her things and rushed to the village.

It's winter, and it's dark early, and it's going to be dark around five o'clock.

When Zhang Hongxia left the guest house, it was already half past four in the afternoon, and it would take an hour to walk back on the mountain road.

Not surprisingly, she was only halfway through the walk when it was completely dark.

She originally thought that she had calculated the time and would be able to come back before dark, but because Gao Pingzhen's matter was delayed halfway, and now she is trapped halfway.

At first, she could walk forward according to the thoughts in her head, but as she walked, she couldn't see the road, and she stepped on the air and fell into the ridge on the side of the road.

Zhang Hongxia brought a lot of haircutting tools, but she didn't bring a flashlight, and she didn't have matches and other things on her body.

"Squeak, squeak~"

From time to time, the cries of small insects can be heard in the mountains, and people feel furious when they hear it.

"It's getting dark, why hasn't my daughter-in-law come back yet. No, I'm going down the mountain to find out. ”

Ye Zhihua went out with a torch, and left a small note on the table before leaving.

His daughter was still reading in the house, and he couldn't bear to disturb him, so he silently left the house and closed the door.

In the village at five o'clock, the smoke is billowing and every household is cooking dinner.

Zhang Hongxia fell on the cold ground, her calves were swollen and painful, and her two hands were too strong to even grasp them now.

She struggled to get up from the ground several times, not only touching the wound, but also grinning in pain.

"It hurts, I'm not going to be here today, am I? I would have come back sooner if I had known. ”

Zhang Hongxia had a crying voice in her voice, she had never been so desperate and helpless.

"Jingle bell, jingle bell."

The crisp bell rang, and Zhang Hongxia knew it was the sound of a bicycle as soon as she heard it.

She began to shout from afar: "I'm from Xishan Village, I broke my leg, can you take me for a while?" ”

The bell stopped, the tires rustled on the ground, and a blinding white light couldn't open their eyes.

Zhang Hongxia stretched out her hand to block it, and the car drove straight past her, if she hadn't reacted quickly, she would have almost been crushed in the leg.

When Zhang Hongxia opened her eyes again, she saw a tall figure disappear into the darkness.

This is the only son of a 10,000-yuan household in the village, named Guo Yi.

I heard that he was cold and never helpful, and now it seems that he is.

Not long after, Zhang Hongxia heard the sound of the wheels turning in the distance, and as soon as she heard the sound, she knew that someone was dragging the cart back.

This time, she didn't rush to speak, and waited until the other party came close before she began to ask for help.

Pushing the cart back was a couple in the village, the man was called Shi Shunbing, and the woman was called Deng E.

The two of them usually look honest, they should save themselves, right?

Zhang Hongxia thought so in her heart, but she didn't expect the couple to look at each other, and then quickly stretched out her hand to block her face, and quickly pushed the rack car and ran away.

After two calls for help in a row, no one paid attention, Zhang Hongxia sat on the ridge in despair, and when the bicycle bell rang, she had no reaction.

She finally understood that although the people in the 80s were simple, if she was unlucky and the character of everyone she met was not good, no one would save her.

This time she hugged her body and hid in the darkness, and the bicycle braked sharply, leaving a long trail before stopping in front of her.

"Excuse me, do you need help?"

A familiar and unfamiliar voice sounded, Zhang Hongxia raised her head in surprise and shouted with tears in her eyes.

"Brother! You're back? ”

"Hongxia? Why are you here? Yes, I'm back, I'm finally back! ”

Zhang Hongbing squatted down and shone with a flashlight, and saw his sister's frozen pale face.

Zhang Hongxia found out that Zhang Hongbing had a bag of luggage tied to the back of his bicycle.

Their brother and sister's parents died early, and the two supported each other, which made it difficult for them to grow up.

Later, Zhang Hongxia got married, and Zhang Hongbing had no worries in his heart, so he decided to go out to find a job to make a living.

This went for a few years, and during these years, the brother and sister exchanged letters intermittently.

Later, for some reason, my brother didn't write for a long time.

My brother's job is extremely unstable, often working here for a few days and there for a few months, as long as my brother doesn't take the initiative to write letters, Zhang Hongxia doesn't know where my brother is.

Although she was anxious, there was no way, and because she was soft-natured, and her only brother went out to work all the year round, she was not as reliable as her mother's family.

Therefore, her in-laws often ride on her head as a prestige, if it weren't for the protection of her own man, Zhang Hongxia would not have had a good day after she got married.

"Are you going to leave this time?"

"Don't go, never go again."

Zhang Hongbing reached out to help Zhang Hongxia, and she realized that her brother was missing a little thumb on his left hand.