He couldn't help but slow down his pace, wanting to listen carefully to what they said, but those few words were just the gossip of busy farmers. After sending them away, they went back to work. No matter how slowly he walked, it was impossible for him to finish their entire farm work.
He lingered on his way back, encountering unfamiliar uncles and aunts along the way, all of whom immediately greeted him. Xu Shiqing finally understood how difficult the Xu family's generation was, and he returned to the end of the village in a state of disgrace.
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It was winter, and although it didn't snow in Jichuan County, there wasn't much to do in those days. Xu Cheng'an and his wife were busy all day, and as they were old, they went to bed early.
Xie Chongyue finished his meal. It was school holiday time. He was attending night school in the county, hoping to learn a trade so he could find a job, so he naturally studied very hard. Now, flipping through a book, he thought of the university students sitting in the guest room. He walked to the door with his textbook in hand, but hesitated.
The Xu family's house consisted of a main house, a main room, a second room, a guest room, and a small kitchen in the corner. Xie Chongyue lived in the second room, and the main room was naturally occupied by his parents.
The second room and the guest room were facing each other. As soon as he opened the door, he saw that the light opposite was on.
There was a noise when the wooden door in the village was opened, the noise of chickens and ducks outside was inexplicably loud, and the little dog picked up during the autumn harvest had gone to have fun somewhere, and no one knew where it would come back.
Xie Chongyue clutched the book, and for some reason he recalled the young man's subtle eyelid lift, his pupils dark and bright, like small black pearls. He cursed under his breath, wondering what was wrong with him, being so hesitant about a bookworm. It wasn't like he was looking for a wife.
Bah, what's the point of asking for a wife?
He felt inexplicably restless, as if there was a flame burning in his heart. He became anxious and turned around to go back to his room.
The door opposite opened.
Xu Shiqing was wearing a white shirt, wide-leg pants, and a tight waist. At first glance, he looked thinner than he did during the day.
He saw Xie Chongyue who was about to turn around, and a look of confusion appeared on his face: "Brother Chongyue?"
It was still a very standard pronunciation, but the ending tone was raised, which was different from his expression.
Isn't it said that people in the capital are different from those in the countryside? Xie Chongyue gave up the thought of returning to his room. In fact, there was nothing to hide. His face couldn't reveal what he was thinking: "Are you used to living here?"
The words were quite polite. As the man came closer, he couldn't help but ask, "Can't you eat well in Beijing? Or is it that the weak scholar style is popular in the capital?"
Xu Shiqing tilted his head, not thinking he was weird: "No, I've been like this since I was a kid." As far as he could remember, no matter how much he supplemented himself or ate, he just couldn't gain weight.
Xie Chongyue felt a little regretful the moment he said it. They didn't have much in common, and a few words of concern sounded like nosy.
"The villagers seem very curious about me." Xu Shiqing didn't know what he was thinking, and said in a self-willed manner, "I've been living here for quite a while. Should I change my clothes?"
Xie Chongyue turned around and looked up and down at the white peach in front of him. Even if it changed into earthen clothes, it could not become a crop in the field. It was not a crop grown in the field. However, he did not discourage the young man's enthusiasm. With this intention to integrate, he would have less trouble in the future. So he said, "Then let's go to the county to buy some things in a couple of days. Let's go together."
"If you don't mind, I still have some old clothes that are too small for me. I don't have any other juniors. If you don't have any suggestions, I'll give them to you to deal with."
Xu Shiqing suddenly realized that clothes were quite expensive in this era, and people didn't have that many to change. Only in the capital did fashion come and go, as if you would die if you didn't stay on top of the trend.
He didn't refuse, but nodded. After thinking about it, he asked Xie Chongyue to wait for a while, turned around and went back to the room to look for something in the suitcase.
Xie Chongyue was waiting outside, still thinking about how stupid and inappropriate his previous call was, and was surprised and confused by Xu Shiqing's reply.
This brother from the capital doesn't seem that difficult to get along with.
Xu Shiqing came out with a watch, handed it to Xie Chongyue, and said, "Here you go."
"..." Xie Chongyue stood there dumbfounded. In this era, although people's lives were getting better and things like color TVs were entering the country, the valuable items in the city were no longer the three big items of watches, bicycles, and sewing machines, but imported goods such as televisions and refrigerators.
But the countryside cannot be compared with the city, and watches are still a rare item.
Xie Chongyue remembered that there was a classmate in the county night school whose family had some connections with the county magistrate. He had a watch on his wrist and showed it off all day long, treating it like a treasure.
"? You don't like it?" Xu Shiqing said weakly, "Then what do you like?"
This statement seems to imply that he will buy it if Xie Chongyue asks for it.
Why does it smell like a kept man?
Xie Chongyue was at a loss for words: "I can't take it, it's too valuable!"
"I have another one." Xu Shiqing pulled up his sleeves. On his dazzlingly white wrist was a silver watch that looked expensive. "This is an extra one."
He tried to put it on Xie Chongyue directly, a trick he learned from his aunt during the day.
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