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In the evening, He Li asked for two dishes in her restaurant and drank red wine alone. Her heart was desolate and sad. She felt that there was really no need to maintain her marriage. It's better to separate than two people tormenting each other like this. Before I knew it, a bottle of red wine was gone. She didn't eat, so she walked to the bank of the Mei River. She doesn't usually smoke, but she lights one and smokes it.

The moonlight shone brightly on the Mei River. Her mind went back to her teenage years.

He Li's father died when she could remember, and she only had two sisters, and her mother worked hard to bring up her two sisters.

At that time, she graduated from junior high school and has been helping her mother with farm work. She discussed several times with her mother that she would go to Linhe to work, and she was only 17 years old at the time. Her mother said she was young and wouldn't let her go out to work.

The moon that night seemed to be rounder and brighter than tonight, and it was also a spring night. That night, her mother caught a cold, so she and her sister carried a shovel to water the wheat. The sisters waited until ten o'clock in the evening to water the wheat. Her sister was sleepy, and she told her sister to go home and sleep. She watched alone as the water poured over the wheat. The water was bubbling into the wheat field, and she seemed to see a good harvest. Her heart was also happy and happy.

However, she saw that the water was slowly getting smaller, and then there was no more water. According to their custom there, whoever came first to water the wheat was watered from house to house.

She walked up the canal and saw a man standing upstream, and when she got closer, she saw that the canal had been cut off by earth. That person is from the same village as hers, but her family lives in the east of the village, and his family lives in the west of the village, so they don't usually deal with each other. The man was in his twenties, and he didn't care about it.

He Li said: "I came first, and I haven't finished watering yet, why did you cut off the water?" ”

The young man said, "This water will flow in as much as it pleases." ”

He Li said: "Why are you unreasonable, I came first, but you cut off the water?" ”

The young man said, "You came first, why didn't I see you?" ”

He Li was furious, picked up a shovel and began to dig the soil in the canal. The young man came up to hug her, and He Li fell into the ditch. She didn't care, grabbed the mud and threw it at the young man, crackling and throwing the young man all over. The young man was frightened, picked up his shovel and ran.

He Li went back to get the shovel, and when she came back, she dug up the mud that blocked the canal, and blocked the mouth of the young man's house, and then returned to her own field.

The moonlight was still bright, and He Li watched the water flow slowly into the wheat field.

She felt a little tired, her lower body was wet and a little cold, and she sat by the canal. She was alone in the empty field, and the breeze blew on her. She thought that she would go out of the mountains and go to Linhe to break out of the world, so that her mother could live a good life, and her sister could be admitted to college and have tuition. She decided, and she would leave tomorrow. She felt that she could not stay in this mountain for the rest of her life. After a long time, she went to the other end of the field, and when she saw that the wheat was all watered, she carried the shovel and went home.

When she came to the village, she saw her mother walking towards her, and when she got closer, she asked, "Why are you covered in mud and wet?" ”

"I accidentally fell into the canal. ”

Mom said, "You're not careful." ”

When the mother and daughter got home, the mother went back to sleep because of a cold. He Li washed the mud off her body and changed into clean clothes. She lived in the same room with her sister, and when she entered the house, her sister woke up and said, "You just finished watering the ground?" ”

He Li said: "Just finished pouring." Then she sat down at her sister's bed and said, "I have decided, I will go to Linhe City tomorrow, you can go to school, and I will earn money for you to go to college." Tomorrow night, you will tell your mother that I have gone to Linhe. ”

My sister said, "What can you do when you go to Linhe?" ”

He Li said: "I'm going to work. I can't stay in this mountain for the rest of my life, I have to go out. ”

After He Li finished speaking, she found a change of clothes, she only had twenty yuan, and wrapped them in the clothes together. Only then go to bed.

The next day, she got up at six o'clock in the morning, washed up, and wrapped four steamed buns and a piece of pickles. Afraid of being discovered by her mother, she didn't eat breakfast and walked out of the house. She walked for two hours on the mountain road to the town's station. I bought a ticket for five yuan and got on a bus bound for Linhe. It was almost noon before we arrived at the river. After getting off the bus, she was already very hungry, so she found a secluded place, took out steamed buns and pickles and ate them. When she came, she brought a glass of water, which she had already drunk on the way. She went to the water pipe again and got a glass of cold water and drank it.

She ate two steamed buns before leaving the station. It was her first time coming to the river, and she didn't know where to go, she just walked aimlessly.

She saw a shop selling clothes, pasted a piece of red paper, and recruited salespeople. She walked in, there were no customers in the store, and the proprietress was sitting behind the checkout table, and when she saw her come in, she said, "Look, what kind of clothes do you want to buy?" ”

He Li said: "Sister, your store is recruiting salesmen?" ”

The proprietress said, "Yes, you want to do it?" ”

He Li said, "You can see me, right? ”

The proprietress said, "How old are you this year?" ”

He Li said, "Seventeen." ”

The proprietress said, "Have you ever sold clothes?" ”

He Li said: "I haven't sold it." ”

The proprietress said, "We want to recruit people who have sold clothes and have experience in selling." ”

He Li walked out. So she kept going east, and when she was tired, she rested by the roadside. By the time it was almost dark, she had not found a job. She came to the bank of the Mei River, and when she saw that the river was clear, she went to the river to fill a glass of water, sat on the bank, took out steamed buns and pickles, and ate them. She ate two more steamed buns and walked back again.

After walking for a while, it was already dark, and she was tired of walking. When she saw a hotel, she went in and asked, and a girl in the hotel told her that she would pay five dollars a day. She was reluctant to spend money, so she walked out of the hotel again and came to the bank of the Mei River.

She sat on the beach and thought, "I'll stay here tonight and look for a job tomorrow."

She just lay down on the beach and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, she woke up from freezing, looking at the round moon and the stars in the sky, she was at a loss.

She lay down again, let the breeze blow, she felt cold, got up again and found a coat, and put it on her body. She fell asleep again.

In the morning, when the sun had just risen, she woke up. She went to the river to wash her face. Then, I walked west again, came to a breakfast shop, and ate breakfast for two yuan.

She walked aimlessly until noon, still not finding a job. At noon, I ate steamed buns for four yuan.

Until it got dark, I still didn't find a job. This time, she didn't dare to sleep on the Meihe beach, she felt the danger. She found a hotel, five dollars a day, and she stayed. She didn't eat dinner because she only had four yuan left.

The next morning, she spent another two yuan for breakfast, and at noon, she had two more yuan left for lunch. In the evening, when she had no money to eat, she went to the beach on the bank of the Mei River again, and when she was hungry, she drank water. She didn't have a penny left and could only sleep on the beach. The wind by the river was so cold that she only shivered.

In the middle of the night, it started to rain lightly. She had to run under the bridge to take shelter from the rain.

In this way, when I woke up in the morning, I had a cold. And he was hungry and uncomfortable.

She still walks the road, hoping to find a job.

Suddenly, she saw a restaurant recruiting salespeople. She walked in. A little girl was mopping the floor, and He Li asked, "Are you recruiting salespeople here?" ”

The little girl said, "Recruitment." ”

He Li said, "Do you think I can do it? ”

The little girl said, "Wait a minute, I'll call the proprietress lady." ”

After a while, the proprietress came and asked He Li, "How old are you this year?" ”

He Li said, "Seventeen." ”

The proprietress said, "Do you have an ID card?" ”

He Li said, "I have." Then find out the ID card and hand it to the hostess. The proprietress took it, looked at it and said, "Okay, you can do it if you want to." We are here to eat and live, with a monthly salary of 80 yuan. You can come to work tomorrow. ”

He Li said: "Can I go to work today?" ”

The proprietress said, "It's okay today." ”

He Li said, "Do you have anything to eat here?" I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon. ”

The proprietress said, "Ah, poor boy. The proprietress greeted the little girl: "Xiaoyu, hurry up, give her a bowl of noodles to eat first." ”

Xiaoyu agreed and went down.

The proprietress said, "You sit down and drink some water first, and then you will be ready to meet in a while." ”

He Li got a glass of water and drank it. The proprietress said, "I'll go upstairs for a break, and tell me if you have something." "The hostess went upstairs.

After a while, Xiaoyu brought a bowl of shredded pork noodles. He Li gulped down.

Xiaoyu said, "Eat slowly." ”

After He Li finished eating noodles, Xiaoyu led her to the dormitory again. It's a small loft with only a few square meters. Xiaoyu said: "This room is small, but you only live alone, quiet. My name is Xiaoyu, you can tell me something. Rest for now, I'll call you for something. ”