The walls of the low and dilapidated adobe house were mottled and cracked, with winding cracks all over the outer walls and a few weeds squeezing out from the gaps.
The rooms inside the house are not big.
Several farm tools were piled up in a mess in the corner. Further in was an earthen kang, and a kerosene lamp was lit on the square table in the middle of the kang.
The lights flickered up and down, sometimes brighter and sometimes darker.
The girl lay quietly on the kang, her eyes closed and her lips purple.
A starched grey blanket covered her from head to toe, and a sickening odor filled the air.
Perhaps because of the foul smell, the girl's tightly closed eyes moved slightly, and her consciousness returned. Just as she was about to open her eyes, the clear sound of conversation in the room made her stop instantly and her whole body was on guard.
"I told you to wait a few more days. This girl is weak, how could she withstand your torture! Now that you've killed her, it's a good thing her family didn't take the opportunity to blackmail you, but you're actually blaming her and wanting the betrothal gift back?!"
"Bah! I just touched her twice and she died. It's none of my business! I have to return the betrothal money!"
"Why? Her family are all city dwellers. If we make a big fuss and attract the attention of the Youth League Office, we'll all be shot!"
"Damn it! Paper ones are stronger than her. I spent money on a sickly thing. It's really bad luck!"
"Okay, just be quiet, I'll find you another one later."
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Meng Zhen was in no mood to continue listening to the following conversation. At this moment, many unfamiliar memories were flooding into her mind.
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The conversation in the room came to an abrupt halt.
Footsteps approached the kang, and a pair of large hands with a strong fishy smell swept across her pale cheeks, then fell to her chest, rubbing it a few times in anger, and finally pulled her up and carried her on his shoulders.
We bumped along the way to the upper reaches of the river dam.
He threw the person to the ground heavily, then kicked her into the river without mercy, cursing: "Fuck, you damn woman, you are so unlucky to buy such a thing."
There were several heavy rains in the past few days, and the water level in the river dam rose sharply. The rushing river water was like a long-dormant beast, which could swallow people up in an instant.
The river water was icy cold, and the biting chill swept through his body, but Meng Zhen let out a long breath, and his heart finally settled down.
I was really afraid that I would be thrown off the cliff or buried alive without even a chance to struggle.
But that person should still be staring at her from the spot, so she didn't dare to surface immediately. She could only secretly breathe while floating up and down with the current and drift downstream.
Downstream of the dam, the geological engineering team had just finished work.
Everyone was wearing the same dark yellow work clothes, packing up their tools and preparing to go to the cafeteria to get food.
Seeing their leader still slowly wiping the sights, several team members reminded him, "Captain Liu, the cafeteria is making braised pork today. Zheng Qiang and the others have been nagging about it all day. Let's go too!"
The geological team is dedicated to supporting national infrastructure construction, such as building dams and power stations, and needs to be stationed at the project site all year round.
There are hundreds of staff members in the team including their families, and the canteen can only provide meat once a month. If you go too late, you can't even squeeze in to get through the meat window.
Liu Yuzhou knew everyone's obsession with meat. He himself hadn't had any oil in a while, so he quickened his pace and said to the team members who were still sorting their tools, "You guys go get some food first. I'll take care of the rest of the equipment."
He looked focused, his hands moved in an orderly manner, and soon reached the finishing stage.
The sun gradually sets, and the afterglow is vast.
Hidden among the mountains, the red-orange river flows forward majestically, as if rushing into a grand dream.
He raised his eyes to look at the vast and rushing river not far away, and suddenly remembered the beautiful dreams he had in recent nights.
He had the same dream every night.
In the dream, he saved a drowning woman.
The woman turned into a wet fairy and clung to him, with black hair and red lips, her watery eyes seemed coquettish and angry, and her slender white fingers set fire all over his body.
Liu Yuzhou shook his head and rubbed his eyebrows.
After being lonely for so many years, I started to have such dreams. Is it because I’m getting old?
Recently, he has received frequent phone calls from home urging him to go back for blind dates.
Every time he went on home leave, his childhood friends in the compound would clamor to introduce him to a girl.
Thinking of their chaotic marriage life, he lost interest in an instant.
The team members who went to the cafeteria have returned one after another.
Wang Li was holding an enamel pot with a layer of brown rice at the bottom, fragrant braised pork on top, and then a layer of gravy on top. The rich aroma of meat could be smelled from a long distance away.
Also traveling with us were two female educated youth from the neighboring village.
The two of them were dressed in the same outfit, polyester white shirts with black trousers, and two thick braids hanging over their shoulders.
But the hard work in the fields exposed to wind and sun all year round could not hide his skin, which looked dark, yellow and rough, and he was as thin as a bamboo pole.
One of the female educated youth had a bamboo basket slung over her arm, which contained pickled vegetables specially brought for the geological team.
It was said to be a gift for the entire team, but everyone knew that it was probably aimed at their captain Liu Yuzhou.
In those days, being a geological team employee was a guaranteed golden rice bowl. Regular employees could earn over 100 yuan per month in allowances and salary, while senior researchers could earn over 200 yuan, nearly double the salary at sought-after units like steel mills and meat processing plants.
Moreover, the unit not only helps the family members settle down but also helps them find jobs. Naturally, the educated youth living near the station would not miss this good opportunity.
Not only that, they also all chose the best one in the team - Liu Yuzhou, the captain and researcher of the Geology Team.
Every now and then, educated youth would run to the geological team with things, and their excuses for coming were varied.
Unfortunately, they were destined to get nothing.
Liu Yuzhou devoted himself entirely to his work and was particularly disgusted with the idea of dating. He never even paid them an eye.
He took the enamel pot handed to him by his coworker, found a big rock by the dam to sit down, and prepared to eat, without noticing that there were two female educated youth beside him.
But this did not prevent the female educated youth from secretly looking at him.
Also exposed to the wind and sun, his cold white skin was like fine jade, with a faint luster in the sunlight, forming a sharp contrast with the dark and rough men next to him.
He was wearing an army green vest with a narrow waistline, and his arms were lean and strong. The smooth muscle lines straightened slightly as he bent his elbows.
He has a tall and straight figure, and he wears a pair of loose overalls in a wild and unrestrained way.
His appearance is a typical model face, with narrow and deep eyebrows, a high and straight nose, and a sharp jawline. Every detail is exquisite and just right.
If you look more closely, you will find a small black mole hidden on the bridge of his nose, adding a touch of sexiness to his sharp facial features.
Occasionally, when he gave a report in the team, he would wear a shirt and trousers, with a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on his nose, looking like an abstinent and noble gentleman.
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