The oxcart was shaking, and the drizzle was still falling...
The wet, sticky, and cold touch, along with the cold wind, poured into the body from the neck.
When the flowers bloom, they wear a bamboo hat and a thick straw raincoat.
An old lady who was huddled opposite her seemed to find her unfamiliar. She stared into her deep green eyes and asked with a smile:
"Girl, is this your first time in town?"
The space on the ox cart was too crowded. There were seven or eight people sitting close together, and a large pile of sacks was piled in the middle. No one knew what was inside them. They were so bulging and crowded that there was no place to step.
Hua Shi was squeezed in the middle with two people sitting on either side. The person sitting on the left was a somewhat fat aunt, and the person sitting on the right was a tall and strong man... Xie Mingchi.
The auntie had a strong smell on her body, and her sticky arms were always pressed against her. She had a tense face and curled up her body, shrinking towards Xie Mingchi.
Suddenly, I heard the abrupt words of the lady on the opposite side. I looked up and seemed to be stunned for a moment, as if I was in a trance and didn't hear anything.
The old lady cheerfully repeated, "Why aren't you talking? Did you come out alone?"
Hua Shi's gaze moved away from the old lady and fell on the two men sitting closely on either side of her. The one on the left was older and looked to be about the same age as the old lady. They could be heard talking from time to time along the way. He should be her husband. The one on the right looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a gloomy face and a look of impatience. He should be the old lady's son.
They look like a family of three...
Hua Shi shook her head and said, "No, I came out with my husband."
As she spoke, she reached out and tugged at Xie Mingchi's arm on the right.
Xie Mingchi was wearing the same straw raincoat and bamboo hat as her, but he kept his head down the whole way, didn't speak, and didn't show any intimacy with her. It was no wonder that others thought they didn't know each other.
The old lady's happy expression just now disappeared awkwardly after seeing Xie Mingchi's raised face. She responded dryly and no longer had the desire to talk to Hua Shi.
Hua Shi breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and the hand that was pulling Xie Mingchi's arm also loosened.
Meeting Xie Mingchi's dark gaze, Hua Shi pursed her lips, smiled, and said nothing.
There were many people on the ox cart, and Hua Shi didn't say a word to Xie Mingchi along the way. They hurried on in silence. In addition, it was drizzling, and Hua Shi was shivering from the cold. He was in a bad mood and was not willing to talk.
Xie Mingchi wasn't the talkative type either. When she didn't talk, Xie Mingchi wouldn't try to find something to say. Furthermore, since he could tell she was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk, Xie Mingchi remained silent...
The two of them remained silent for almost the entire time.
But there were quite a few people on the ox cart, and even though it was drizzling, people kept talking all the way, chattering at the same time, one sentence after another.
Hua Shi kept secretly watching the people in the car from the corner of her eyes.
Although they were from the same village, many of their faces looked unfamiliar to her and she had never seen them before.
Before leaving, Xie Mingchi had warned her that the outside world was full of people of all kinds, unlike the village where everyone lived their own lives and didn't touch upon their bottom line of interests, so basically nothing serious happened. But it was different outside, and there were many unexpected changes along the way. Not only should she take care of her finances, but she should also not trust others easily...
Thinking of this, Hua Shi couldn't help but turn his head and look at the person next to him, his eyes mixed with some complexity.
Originally, she planned to go out alone this time, otherwise... she wouldn't have kicked a cat into her arms.
That's right, she also brought Xiao Hei with her this time when she went out. There was no other way. When she went out, she didn't know what the situation was like outside. She was still vigilant. She had no ability to protect herself, so she had to carry a black cat with extraordinary strength with her to be on guard.
But... she knew that Xie Mingchi had been to the town several times, so she asked her to take a look and understand the situation. After thinking for a moment, Xie Mingchi asked to go to the town with her.
As for the reason, Xie Mingchi has never mentioned it until now...
However, she could guarantee that before she proposed to go into the town, Xie Mingchi had absolutely no intention of going into the town.
It is already the beginning of March, and the village has started to get busy. There is still a lot of work to be done in the fields. The spring rain has come, and it is the season when all things revive, and it is also a busy time.
Xie Mingchi asked to go into town at this time for only one reason... He was worried about her going out alone and wanted to accompany her...
"What's wrong?"
Hua Shi stared at him for too long, and her sharp eyes forced Xie Mingchi to notice.
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