"I've finished taking a shower, you should take a shower too..." Qiao Zhiyi said politely.
Pei Zheng's ears turned red.
If you say something like this to a playboy, he will definitely think you are making sexual innuendos and might even sneak up on him and knock on his door at night.
Although Pei Zheng didn't think so, he just felt that the atmosphere was a little... unusual.
He went into the kitchen to get some water.
Qiao Zhiyi turned around and prepared to go to the backyard to wash clothes, but suddenly remembered that his left arm was not very good, so he went to help, "Let me help you get some water!"
Pei Zheng's expression was indifferent. "I can..."
Qiao Zhiyi immediately withdrew his hand.
Pei Zheng went to take a shower.
Qiao Zhiyi went to the backyard to wash clothes and also washed Tangtang's clothes.
There is a pool next to the well, connected to the tap, and water comes out as soon as you turn it on.
Pei Zheng took no time in taking a shower. He rinsed quickly and came out. Then he saw Qiao Zhiyi still washing clothes at the back of the house. The reason why she washed slowly was because she was bitten badly by mosquitoes.
There are so many mosquitoes outside. When she washes clothes, it seems that all the mosquitoes around come out to attack her. Qiao Zhiyi fights with those mosquitoes so hard that she feels like crying but has no tears.
The next second, the man handed her a bottle of toilet water. He bought it for Tangtang and had already used some of it.
Qiao Zhiyi knew it was for her without asking, "Thank you."
Pei Zheng said "hmm" softly and turned to go into the house.
Qiao Zhiyi applied floral water on her legs and arms, and finally felt much better. She quickly washed the clothes and hung them on the bamboo poles under the eaves in the backyard. There seemed to be no clothes hangers. She saw that when Pei's mother hung clothes, she would pass the bamboo poles through the clothes or pants to prevent them from flying away.
Qiao Zhiyi was a little bit at a loss as to how to do it, but luckily there were bamboo clips on the table behind the hall, so she put her skirt on the bamboo pole and clamped it with the clips, so that it would not fly away and it would be convenient to put it away.
The night in the small town is quiet. The summer night is filled with the rustling of leaves in the mountains and the chirping of insects, and the stars in the sky are moving above your head.
Qiao Zhiyi felt an unprecedented peace in her heart during her first night in the countryside.
She quickly hung the clothes out to dry, went into the house, and closed the door to the backyard.
The light in front of the hall was still on. She went to check and found Pei Zheng still awake, sitting there in a daze. "I've finished washing the clothes..."
She thought he might be waiting for her to finish washing the clothes before he did the rest.
"Yeah." He responded softly, his eyes never glancing at her.
Qiao Zhiyi returned the bottle of floral water to him and said, "Tangtang is in your room, give it to her!"
"good……"
Qiao Zhiyi was about to go back upstairs when he stopped her.
"Huh?" Qiao Zhiyi turned around.
Pei Zheng handed Qiao Zhiyi some money and said, "Please buy medicine for me. Here is the money."
Qiao Zhiyi looked at the ten brand new Great Unity Banknotes and some bills in his hand. "It's not that much, but you don't have to give me any. I live and eat for free here, so it's only natural that I should spend a little money on you..."
One hundred yuan is two months' high salary for city workers.
"Your temporary stay here is different from helping me with my injuries. Take this money. When you're done, come back to me for more..." Pei Zheng put the money on the table. Worried that she wouldn't want to use it, he added, "Just use this money to pay for whatever Tangtang wants..."
Qiao Zhiyi nodded and said, "Okay, when I get home, I'll return the remaining money to you."
Pei Zheng felt a tightness in his chest when he heard this, and subconsciously explained, "I have nothing to do with that guy named Qu..."
Qiao Zhiyi looked at him with some confusion in her big dark eyes.
Pei Zheng looked away awkwardly. "Before I retired from the army, my family arranged a blind date for me, and we met briefly in private. Although we lived in the same commune, we didn't really have much contact..."
"Oh~~" Qiao Zhiyi wondered, why was he explaining this to her?
Could it be that she had deliberately spoken in a rude and annoyed manner by the stream earlier, causing him trouble?
"I……"
"I……"
The two spoke at the same time.
Pei Zhengjun blushed, "You speak first."
Qiao Zhiyi felt a little uncomfortable: "No, you speak first."
Pei Zheng stammered, "I... I'm not interested in her. I never was, and I never will be in the present or future. I just told her clearly that it's impossible..."
Qiao Zhiyi suddenly felt her face getting a little hot.
Because he suddenly told her this late at night, she always felt that he was hinting at something.
The two of them looked at each other at the same time, then looked away awkwardly.
Qiao Zhiyi hurried upstairs with the money.
Pei Zheng was annoyed and couldn't help but review whether he had said anything wrong in his feelings.
Pei's mother had been hiding in the room, eavesdropping with her ear against the door. When she heard the sound of Qiao Zhiyi coming upstairs, she shook her head unconsciously.
At this rate, my stupid son is destined to be single for the rest of his life!
How could she have given birth to such a fool? She was so worried.
When I returned to the room, Tangtang was already fast asleep on the bed.
Qiao Zhiyi was also sleepy, so she locked the door and lay down next to Tangtang to sleep.
Although Pei Zheng didn't seem to have any bad intentions, she still had to be on guard.
A night passed.
Qiao Zhiyi got up early, stretched, and looked out the window. The air was filled with the fragrance of plants and trees. What caught his eye were vast expanses of rice fields and sparrows hopping around on the eaves...
Tangtang was still sleeping. Seeing that it was still early, Qiao Zhiyi picked out a set of overalls from the suitcase, and together with a colorful headband, she tied a three-strand braid, then went downstairs to wash her face and brush her teeth.
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