When Yan Mingli finished hanging the clothes and returned to the bedroom, he saw that the three people had fallen asleep. In the candlelight, the three faces were faintly flushed and filled with faint smiles.
His eyes fell on the little girl who was almost squeezed into a small ball by her younger brothers and sisters, and Yan Mingli hurriedly pulled Mingcheng aside.
As if feeling more comfortable from stretching her body, the little girl put her hands on the quilt and muttered in a daze: "Brother Li, you are annoying, stop it!"
Her coquettish tone and soft, sweet voice made Yan Mingli freeze in his tracks as he was about to get up. He couldn't help but wonder: Did he do something to her in his dream?
What on earth was it? He couldn't help but respond curiously: "I'm not messing with you."
"Brother Li...be good..." The little girl's mumbling gradually became unclear, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep.
However, her face became more beautiful and the smile on her lips became more charming.
Looking at such a beautiful and lovely girl, Yan Mingli couldn't help but laugh softly, then carefully left the bedroom and came to the large room next door.
This so-called big room is actually not much different from a bedroom. There is no other furniture in the room except a square table against the innermost wall.
Yan Mingli took a handful of dried mugwort from the table, looked around, then closed the door and returned to the bedroom.
He lit the dried mugwort by candlelight and placed it in a corner.
There are many mosquitoes in summer. Although he stuffed a lot of mugwort in his pillow, seeing the delicate appearance of the little girl, he decided to take more precautions.
After doing all this, Yan Mingli dragged out a rolled straw mat from under the bed, spread it out on the ground not far from the bed.
After closing the door and gently closing the window, he looked at the little girl again before blowing out the candle and lying down on the straw mat.
Without a pillow or a blanket, he could only lie flat on his back, his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling in the dim light.
The wind blowing in from the window brushed his cheek, bringing a hint of coolness amidst the heat, as well as the faint sweet fragrance of the little girl.
Closing his eyes, the little girl's every smile, every word and every action kept appearing in his mind.
Although they didn't spend much time together, those images were deeply imprinted in his heart like a brand.
After an unknown amount of time, the chirping of summer insects rose and fell, and Yan Mingli finally fell into a drowsy sleep.
However, in the quiet village, there are always some discordant voices that break the tranquility, such as the Nie family at this time.
The two old people in the Nie family had already gone to bed, but a kerosene lamp was still lit in the main room.
Nie Hongshan was smoking a pipe, and sitting next to him was Zeng Hehua who kept winking at him, while Nie Xiaoyu was leaning against the table, looking like she was enjoying a show.
"What did you mean by that? Your old habit of being unable to walk when you see a pretty girl is back!"
Nie Hongshan was so angry when he recalled his out-of-control appearance that he slammed his pipe against the edge of the table.
"Dad, that's my wife, you promised me!" Nie Xiaofeng stiffened his neck.
"I told you to go to the threshing ground, but you refused to listen. Now I have set my sights on the boy from the Yan family."
Nie Xiaofeng has graduated for two months, but he is not focused on his work. He just rides his bicycle around all day long. Nie Hongshan is very dissatisfied with this.
"Brother Shan, what do you think..." Zeng Hehua was interrupted by Nie Hongshan before she could finish her words. "Don't even think about it. Director Ran has already personally gone to the brigade headquarters to explain everything."
"Dad, what about my business?" Nie Xiaoyu took the opportunity to interrupt. She still had the idea of marrying Brother Mingli.
"Yan Mingli must be blind to fall for someone like you." Nie Xiaofeng glanced at Nie Xiaoyu who was sitting in an improper posture and said sarcastically.
"Mom, look at my third brother!" Nie Xiaoyu was so angry that she hugged Zeng Hehua's arm tightly, shaking it hard and complaining.
"Why are you talking about your sister for no reason!" Zeng Hehua gave birth to three sons in a row before she had such a precious daughter, so she naturally doted on her very much.
"Okay, everyone, stop talking." Nie Hongshan was the authority in the family. Once he spoke, no one else dared to say anything. Three pairs of eyes turned to him.
"Mo Zhiqing definitely can't live in our house. As for you, figure out a way yourself. As long as you don't go too far, Dad can still support you for the time being."
No matter how powerful your background is, there will always be times when you are unable to do anything. Besides, no one can be too harsh on the emotional entanglements of young men and women. If it really doesn't work, just marry her home and coax her slowly.
"Young man from the Yan family, forget about it for now. No one can predict policy. Our family can't afford to be associated with someone like that, unless... he's willing to write a letter to the Revolutionary Committee, exposing his parents' crimes and severing ties with the Yan family."
But given Yan Mingli's stubborn character, it was impossible for him to write a letter to expose his parents' crimes.
A few years ago, he was dragged to the threshing ground and hung up for public display, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing. In recent years, the policy has been slightly relaxed, and it is even less likely that he would do it again.
Nie Hongshan's words seemed to make sense, but in fact they contained a mystery. After hearing this, Nie Xiaofeng and Nie Xiaoyu's eyes lit up and they had their own plans in mind.
There was a gentle breeze, and Yan Mingli felt like he had taken a nap, and then he heard the crowing of a rooster.
Although he was extremely reluctant, he still tried hard to open his eyes, rubbed his face, quickly got up from the ground, rolled up the straw mat and put it back under the bed.
Then he walked to the head of the bed and took out the money from the mud hole.
I originally wanted to take out only one Great Unity note, but then I remembered that I still needed to buy a bath tub, so I put the one-yuan note into the small cloth bag.
He moved very slowly, for fear of waking others.
I walked to the end of the bed and looked at the neatly arranged straw sandals, and wanted to leave barefoot.
But thinking of the little girl's red eyes last night, he immediately put on his straw sandals and walked quickly towards the old carpenter's house.
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