Lin Zhiwan sat on the edge of the bed and picked up the last corn in the dustpan.

The pot next to her was already piled up with corn kernels as tall as a hill, and the bare cores were neatly stacked on one side.

In the countryside, the remaining kernels of corn should also be preserved and can be used as materials for fires.

She hadn't done this kind of work for a while, and her fingers were rubbed red, but she didn't know it, and she lowered her head and was a little distracted.

This time I came back to my hometown because I wanted to buy back my old house.

When the land came back, I passed by and took a look, and it was already planted with someone else's crop, and it was difficult to buy it again.

But the house seems to be on hold, and no one is using it.

Rural people are superstitious and stubborn, and pay attention to the return of fallen leaves to their roots.

No matter how hard my mother was during her lifetime, she never sold these things that have been passed down from generation to generation.

It's that she's not good and incapable, but Lin Tong's school is far more important than these.

Now that life has changed for the better, Lin Zhiwan has been thinking about this matter in her heart.

Therefore, after Lin Tong finished the exam, she took him back to her hometown, hoping to discuss with the original buyer.

The buyer is a former neighbor, Sister Li, who is a good person, and often helps these two little bitter gourd siblings.

Later, when I heard that she was selling her house and land to raise money for tuition, she immediately reached out.

Lin Zhiwan, who has always been grateful, originally thought that all this would come smoothly, and she even prepared the gift money.

The result was.

The last corn was also peeled clean, Lin Zhiwan sighed softly and stood up with the pot.

There was a circle of people sitting in the courtyard, munching melon seeds and chatting about her.

As soon as Lin Zhiwan pushed the door open, she was so frightened by the scrutinizing gaze that she suddenly gathered and almost closed the door.

She didn't understand why when she came back to the village this time, these people looked at her like a vicious dog seeing meat, glowing green.

If you want to talk about comparison, it used to be like seeing a plague god, and I was afraid to avoid it.

"Wanwan, come, come. Let the aunt take a good look at you. ”

It was a middle-aged woman who was unfamiliar with this, but Lin Zhiwan knew who she was.

The most famous matchmaker in ten villages and eight stores.

Lin Zhiwan subconsciously resisted, shook her head, and handed the basin in her hand to Sister Li, who was smiling and watching the play.

"Look, this job is done."

Sister Li showed a circle with a basin, which caused the people around her to sigh "tsk".

There is nothing to praise for being able to peel corn, of course Lin Zhiwan knows that this is all a show in front of the matchmaker.

She was about to turn around to go back to the house, but Sister Li's hand was grabbed and forcibly left her in the social circle.

"Let's go to the city for a long time, and this hand has been raised with fine skin and tender meat. This face is even more like a flower. ”

Lin Zhiwan had goosebumps all over her body, and she tried some strength to withdraw her hand.

But the strength of a middle-aged woman who has been doing farm work for a long time is very terrifying, and Sister Li's hand is like an old tree root clutching her wrist tightly, and she can't break free.

"If you want me to say, no matter how good the city is, that's not the place we should be. Now that Tongtong has finished the exam, why are you still in the city alone?

As the saying goes, gold and silver nests are not as good as their own kennels. ”

As soon as she finished saying this, the people around her immediately responded, as if they had heard some wise words.

Lin Zhiwan lowered her head, not knowing how to react.

She has a soft temperament, and she has always been afraid of offending people, even if she is bullied, she rarely holds grudges.

At this time, Sister Li, who has always been very grateful, said this, but she had some inexplicable rebellion in her heart.

But she was also a little confused.

I used to go to the city to work to take care of Lin Tong, but now that Lin Tong is about to go to college, what is the point of staying in the city?

But seeing the deep gentleness between her eyebrows and low eyes, Sister Li, as a woman, was a little amazed, and suddenly took a sip in her heart, and said with a smile:

"Wanwan, there are no elders in your family who are in charge, Sister Li watched the two sisters and brothers grow up, and I will tell you about family affairs today."

Lin Zhiwan was shocked and shook her head again and again.

"Don't be ashamed! We women all have this day, marry a good man, live a down-to-earth life, why is it not better? ”

The matchmaker on the side grinned and stepped forward.

"Sister Li won't hurt you, the family I told you about, that family background is the best, and the person is honest and can endure hardships."

Sister Li beckoned to the house, and a man with a black head and a black face and a short figure came out of it.

There was a big lump on his face, and he couldn't help but feel disgusted when he looked at it.

He scratched his head, his black face was flushed, and a pair of white eyes stared straight at Lin Zhiwan.

Lin Zhiwan naturally didn't want to look at him at all, so she was about to leave.

The crowd eating melons and watching the play on the side naturally began to coax, understanding all disgust and resistance as shyness.

Just as the chickens and dogs were jumping, a contemptuous sneer suddenly came from above everyone's heads.

"Huh."

Everyone turned their heads in unison, and it didn't take much effort to find the source of the sound.

Two teenagers with unfamiliar faces were lying on the base of the wall and looking into the courtyard, revealing only their upper bodies.

It looked like two turnips that had just come out of the ground.

In the confusion of everyone, Lin Zhiwan felt her heart pounding, and the voice in her ears had never been so clear.

Sister Li read everyone's faces right in her mind, and she couldn't remember who these two white-faced boys were.

"Sister Lin!"

One of them grinned and raised his hand in greeting, nearly sliding off the wall.

The other looked a little more sedate, but his eyes were cold and scary.

Lin Zhiwan saw that Xu Yang almost fell, so she was naturally a little worried, and broke free of the restraints and wanted to go out.

Unexpectedly, she was grabbed again and didn't let her go.

"Hey! What for? ”

When Xu Yang saw this scene, he frowned, turned over and entered the courtyard, and rushed forward violently.

Others are tall and big, and at first glance they are a bit bluffing.

But the people in the village have always been protective of each other, and after reacting, they naturally didn't scare him.

The black-faced man bore the brunt of the attack, and although he was not in size, he still stood in front of him.

When he was about to start an argument, Su Chengyi also rolled over, but he just sat on the wall peacefully.

Immediately took out his mobile phone, specially increased the ringtone, turned on the flash, and pressed the shooting button very deliberately.

"Click."

The effect was so remarkable that everyone froze in place.

"Ah, don't worry about me, you go on."

Su Chengyi waved his hand, lowered his head and muttered while recording on his mobile phone.

"In Zhuangqiao Village, Bihai County, Tang'an City, the author witnessed a shocking and extremely anti-intellectual forced marriage.

Villagers ignore the woman's personal will and force her to buy and sell on the pretext of introducing marriage. It's really embarrassing! ”

At this time, someone was anxious, and "duangduang" knocked on the courtyard door and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Wang Xiaoli! Open the door! ”

Sister Li heard the voice a little familiar, so she had to step forward and take down the deadbolt.

The man was in a hurry, and quickly pushed open the door and rushed in.

"The village chief?"

The onlookers were a little stunned.

The village chief, who never came to find anyone when he had something to do on weekdays, why did he take the initiative to come to the door today?

The village chief coughed and was about to speak, when the young man on the wall continued to read to himself:

"The author's assistant, in the spirit of humanitarianism, patiently stepped forward to dissuade him, but he was subjected to horrific insults and beatings.

Every time he dreams back in the middle of the night, he will cry to me about the injustice he suffered that day."

Now Sister Li understood, and immediately argued:

"Who hit him?!"

When the black-faced man heard this, he quickly let go of his hand holding Xu Yang's collar.

This punch and kick, on the surface, only hit the assistant's weak body, but in fact, it hit the process of human civilization and society hard, and affected the beautiful vision of the construction of a new countryside and a new style of civilization. All these things in Brick Bridge Village are worth pondering for each of us. ”

"I ask you! Who hit him? Everybody saw it, right? Don't wronged anyone! ”

Sister Li didn't seem to understand it, and slapped her thigh and retorted sharply.

The village chief's face turned black and he scolded angrily: "Shut up! ”

Su Chengyi sat on the wall, swaying his legs leisurely, and casually threw a smiling look at Lin Zhiwan.

Lin Zhiwan received this signal and knew that he did it on purpose, so he also wanted to laugh a little, and lowered his head to endure it.

"That. Classmate Su, you come down first, let's have a good discussion. As a journalist, you also have to write based on facts, don't you? ”

The village chief asked cautiously as he rubbed his hands with flies.

Su Chengyi pretended to be serious and shook his head, signaling that he was about to finish writing.

"In today's rapid economic development, how many brick bridge villages are still out of civilization? In view of such a problem, we must first discuss the dereliction of duty of the management class."

When the village chief heard this, did he still have it? Failure of the management?

It's over, coming at me.

Gotta figure it out.

"Wang Xiaoli! Come here! ”

The village chief roared angrily, pointed to the young man on the wall, and said:

"You immediately apologize to the Su reporter from the city! The face of the village has been lost to you! ”

Sister Li was stunned by the yelling, walked over in a daze, and was about to speak, Su Chengyi smiled and raised her hand to stop her.

"No need to apologize, I'm a journalist, not a bully."

Xu Yang watched the play with great interest next to him, and couldn't help but complain at this time: He is indeed not a bully, he is a charlatan.

Sister Lin seemed to want to step forward to play a round, but was blocked by Xu Yang and signaled her to just watch.

The hearts and eyes of the people in this village are not as many as those on the wall.

"Reporter Su, you said that she is a rural woman who doesn't know a few big characters, what do you care about her, right?"

The village chief smiled, and took the time to glare at Sister Li, she immediately understood, and then said:

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm not educated, I don't understand anything. ”

Su Cheng's opinion was almost flickering, so he put away the smile just now and got to the point.

"I just heard the whole thing out there and it was hard to understand. Can you explain why you have to introduce her to someone? ”

Sister Li's eyes dodged, and she said in a slurred manner:

"Because. Reporter: You're from the city, you don't know. On our side, we have to get married and have children when we are old, and I am also good for her."

Su Chengyi nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Lin Zhiwan again.

She was looking at him with her head tilted up, her eyes shining.

Su Chengyi cleared his throat, almost unable to act, and said:

"You came back here for a blind date?"

Lin Zhiwan panicked, she didn't understand the twists and turns inside, she just thought that his tone was serious, he was asking, and hurriedly gestured and explained:

"No, I'm coming back to buy back the old house."

"To buy a house? So why did they start blind dates again? ”

Su Chengyi was afraid that the other people present would not be able to understand sign language, so he deliberately raised his voice and repeated her words again.

"Sister Li said that only in this way is she willing to sell the house back to me. I thought I had no choice but to leave the house, but she kept me and wouldn't let me go. ”

Lin Zhiwan sighed and said the truth.

Su Chengyi laughed again and said slowly:

"It turns out that it's not just a forced blind date, but also restrictions on personal freedom and illegal detention?"

The village chief's heart was as dead as ashes, and he glared viciously at Sister Li, who was also flustered next to him.

The other people who ate melons in the courtyard were also said to be stunned, and they didn't dare to run away, for fear that they would be dealt with together.

"Whoever unlawfully detains another person or unlawfully deprives another person of his personal liberty by other means shall be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention, controlled release, or deprivation of political rights.

Where there are circumstances of beating or insulting, a heavier punishment is to be given. ”

After Su Chengyi memorized this regulation, he looked at Sister Li's frightened expression with great interest.

"Wanwan, tell him quickly, there is no beating, no insult."

She hurriedly explained.

Xu Yang didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, so he coaxed on the side.

"Isn't it an insult? It's not an insult to go on a blind date with this buddy? Why are you doing "Notre Dame de Paris" here? ”

Su Chengyi couldn't help but smile when he heard this, cleared his throat again, and continued:

"The premise of not pursuing legal liability is that the parties are willing to reach a settlement with you. That's all I have to say, and you have to discuss how to reconcile yourself. ”

When Su Chengyi walked out, he kept thinking that if there was someone present who understood the law, he would not be able to finish singing this play.

But the good thing is that there is none.

Sister Li, who couldn't help but be frightened, quickly agreed to Lin Zhiwan's request and resold the house to her at the price of the year, and didn't even dare to ask for the gift money prepared by Lin Zhiwan.

With the "enthusiastic help" of the village chief, reporter Su and his assistant also found Lin Tong, who was sent to a distant relative's house for a temporary stay.

The surprise of seeing them was quickly turned into fright by Xu Yang's vivid description of the facts.

Lin Tong has always had a good impression of his hometown, thinking that everyone is simple and kind, and the neighbors are also very friendly.

I didn't expect it to be like this now.

Lin Zhiwan also didn't understand why people's perception of her had changed.

But from a third-party perspective, it's clear.

In the past, everyone also knew that Lin Zhiwan was beautiful, but she had physical defects, coupled with her poor family, and she had a younger brother who dragged oil bottles.

It's like a bottomless pit, and no one wants to get into it, so they can't avoid it.

And now, Lin Tong's college entrance examination is over, and it is not long before he gives feedback to his sister.

Lin Zhiwan also seems to have changed as a person, there is no breath of suffering on her body, and she is as beautiful as the heroine of a TV series.

Those who were discouraged in the past naturally had dirty thoughts again.

It's just human nature.

Su Chengyi didn't expect so much at first, but he just intuitively felt that they were going back to their hometown to do something.

Plus I really want to come out and relax a little.

And the main thing is the old house that I bought back with all my hard work.

Su Chengyi originally thought that the outside was already very dilapidated, but he didn't expect that the inside was the most terrifying.

There are so many cobwebs that they look like silk holes, and Xu Yang was choked by the dust as soon as he entered, and he escaped from the dust, which was not a place to live at all.

Lin Zhiwan apologized again and again all the way.

But Brick Bridge Village aside, the scenery is still really beautiful, very quaint.

I have already checked in the ginkgo tree at the entrance of the village, and now several people have come to the location of the brick bridge together.

Su Chengyi sat on the stone bricks at the head of the bridge, looking at the river flowing under his feet.

The river sighs clearly and shallowly, how much is it different?

Yingying is in the water, and the pulse is silent.

It's a bit like Lin Zhiwan's eyes.

After coming to such a headless conclusion, Su Chengyi turned sideways and lay on the stone bricks.

The wind by the river blew in and blew coolly.

For a moment, all but the rustle of the leaves was the wind and the sound of the river flowing beneath him.

After a long time, someone slowly walked over.

Su Chengyi opened his eyes and saw Lin Zhiwan, who was sitting down carefully next to him.

She pursed her lips and gestured to explain:

"I'm afraid you'll roll into the river if you fall asleep."

“.”

Su Chengyi wanted to laugh a little, but didn't get up.

Lin Tong and Xu Yang were treading water on the opposite side of the riverbank, and they were noisy and noisy.

Xu Yang was reluctant before he came, but after he came, it was like the wildness in his body was stimulated, and his ape form was revealed.

The apes on both sides of the strait could not stop crying.

Su Chengyi raised his head and asked:

"Have you had any problems with hearing aids lately?"

"It's all good."

Lin Zhiwan smiled and shook her head.

After being silent for a while, when Su Chengyi felt that he was gradually getting a little sleepy, Lin Zhiwan plucked up the courage to gesture again:

"Thank you, me today."

Su Chengyi directly waved his hand to stop her from continuing to speak.

"No, I don't. Just think about it, you didn't come back on a blind date. ”

Lin Zhiwan was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Su Chengyi didn't notice her stunned at this time, and continued to take care of herself:

"But has Sister Lin ever had someone she liked?"

For a while, the sound of the wind, the sound of water, the sound of the two people on the other side laughing and playing, all the noise in his ears seemed to be quiet again, and he could only hear the voice that echoed in his heart again and again after he asked this sentence.

Lin Zhiwan is very slow, always doing things quietly and calmly, and it is the first time in her life that she has the feeling of her heart mentioning her throat and eyes.

Su Chengyi narrowed his eyes slightly, and the clouds floating in the clear sky were slowly changing shapes.

Lin Zhiwan followed his gaze and looked over, only to feel that a heart also rose and fell with it.

But his next sentence made this heart sink to the bottom completely.

- "I seem to have someone I like lately. ”

So all delusions came to an end at this time.

Lin Zhiwan lowered her head and stopped looking at the clouds, her lowered eyelashes trembling slightly with the flow of the river.

Su Chengyi suddenly didn't know what was going on in the minds of the people next to him, but while thinking, he continued to say:

"Sister Lin, do you say that it is possible for people to like two people at the same time? If so, what should be done? ”

"No matter which side you choose, it seems that you will leave regrets, and only when you have it at the same time will you feel fulfilled."

"It's unethical, I know. But feelings are hard to control, right? If you can take it back if you want to, there will be a lot less trouble in the world. ”

“.”

Lin Zhiwan coughed lightly twice as if she had choked.

Su Chengyi turned over and sat up when she heard the sound, and crashed straight into her red eyes.

Subconsciously feeling that she was shocked by her shocking theory, Su Chengyi sighed and explained:

"I'm sorry, but I don't know why I said this all of a sudden. It's a little hard to accept, huh? ”

Su Chengyi really didn't know why he suddenly told all the things he had on his mind in the past few days.

Maybe it's not just been a few days, he's been haunted by such questions from the moment he realized it.

To this day, he hasn't mentioned it to anyone.

It's just that in this situation, Lin Zhiwan is probably the best listener in the world.

No matter what she said, she would listen silently, and it was enough that she didn't even have to give any response.

Lin Zhiwan choked back tears and slowly shook her head.

She lowered her head, her eyes sparkling with the river.

Su Chengyi is deeply reflecting on whether his words will be too advanced for Sister Lin, who is very conservative at first glance.

Lin Zhiwan suddenly raised her eyes again and looked at him fixedly.

So, her teary eyes seem to be just a momentary illusion?

After a long silence, she gestured slowly:

"You want to be perfect."

The breeze by the river was as gentle as just now, carrying the ends of her hair over Su Chengyi's fingers.

Not knowing if it was because of the itch or something else, he lowered his head and smiled.

"Okay."

It would be nice if he didn't wear hearing aids at this time, Lin Zhiwan couldn't help but think.

In that case, you won't be able to hear your own heartbreak.

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