Bi Tielin looked up at Liang Xiaoxiao, who was sitting on the upper bunk biting a dried tofu roll, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.
He was once bitten by a snake and became afraid of ropes for ten years.
After all, he had been imprisoned for that kind of crime before, and since he was released until now, he has always been careful to stay away from female comrades.
Just now, not only was the person whose toes were tickled by mistake startled, but he himself was also frightened. He had a shadow in his heart, afraid that people would shout at him and call him a hooligan.
Liang Xiaoxiao had no idea what Bi Tielin was thinking. She waved her hands, and Bi Tielin moved closer to cooperate. She said disdainfully, "It's not tasty either. Look how delicious others are eating it." After that, she pinched her fingers to pull out a cucumber strip, biting it with a crunch, and handed over Sanhuazi's dried tofu roll: "Here, have some."
"Then go to bed early. I'm leaving."
Liang Xiaoxiao fell down and then sat up again. She had finally grown more careful and bought a shop as soon as she remembered. Bi Tielin had a passbook and a lot of cash in his pocket. She called out to Bi Tielin, who was two meters away:
"Put your bag here with me, and go to the hard seat and sleep soundly. I'll be under your head, so don't worry."
The person in the lower bunk probably felt that the person in the top bunk was being too noisy, so he coughed a few times and turned over in annoyance.
Bi Tielin glanced at the person in the lower bunk, then looked up and met their star-like eyes. "No, don't worry about it, just go to sleep." As he walked out of the carriage, he thought: "The smile on my face made me even more uneasy. I'm so heartless. Forget about money. I'm just thankful I can manage myself and not miss my stop."
Bi Tielin also felt that he was worrying too much at this moment, and he found someone who was not too worrying. He leaned against the car door while holding a bag in one hand and eating the remaining dried tofu rolls.
But when he thought of Xiaoxiao's silly look, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, which showed that he was happy with it.
He didn't even go back to the hard seat compartment for most of the night. He always felt uneasy about Liang Xiaoxiao lying alone in an unfamiliar place, especially the upper bunk, because he was afraid that she would fall off again while sleeping.
When the conductor was not checking tickets, Bi Tielin sat in the aisle seat of the sleeper car. He could see Liang Xiaoxiao when he looked up, but the latter did not notice that Bi Tielin had come back.
When the conductor re-checked the tickets at a station, Bi Tielin would go to the bathroom or the train connection point to smoke. He had a ticket, but he was afraid of being questioned, because Xiaoxiao would easily wake up by hearing his voice.
Of course, this was what Bi Tielin had been thinking about for the past two hours. Later, when daybreak came, he felt that he had really thought too much.
Liang Xiaoxiao, who was sleeping soundly on the upper bunk, not only did she not get up to go to the bathroom, she was too lazy to even turn over and was sleeping soundly.
What hurt Bi Tielin the most was that when they were about to arrive at the station, the little fat girl finally woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw him standing in the aisle. Without even asking a question, she just said, "Hey, catch me quickly, I have to get off."
Bi Tielin sighed and understood that he was in a hurry to go to the toilet.
Get off the train and transfer to a bus. The bus is worse than the train. Why? Because there are no seats.
There was no such thing as overloading on buses in the 1980s. Bi Tielin and Liang Xiaoxiao both sat on small stools in the aisle, one in front and one behind.
Liang Xiaoxiao glanced sideways at the passengers who paid the same price for the "big seats", her eyes filled with envy, and she scratched her nose and lowered her head dejectedly.
Bi Tielin used his fingers to smooth her messy hair twice:
"Regret following?"
Liang Xiaoxiao immediately turned around and said stubbornly: "I don't regret it."
Just kidding. If she said she regretted it this time, Boss Bi wouldn't take her with him anywhere. She had finally managed to follow him. Besides, going to his hometown and saying she regretted it, wouldn't that be a sign of disdain? That would make her seem so unkind.
Although she said this, Liang Xiaoxiao's head started to nod after the bus had been driving for more than an hour.
The car was hot and stuffy, and she was sweating and drowsy.
Just when she was about to doze off and fall headfirst onto the back of the person in the front seat, Bi Tielin quickly hugged her from behind, not caring about the people in the seats around her. He leaned over to Liang Xiaoxiao's ear and whispered:
"Hold on a little longer, there are still two hours left."
Liang Xiaoxiao wanted to cry but had no tears. She rubbed her eyes with her fists and said, "Why are there still two hours left?" Where are we going?
Bi Tielin regretted driving back home. After settling the final coal payment, he hadn't slept well in days and was worried about getting into an accident while driving alone.
But now he regretted that it would be better for him to suffer alone. Look at the torment he had done to Xiaoxiao. She used to be like a juicy cucumber with flowers and thorns, but now she looked like a wilted eggplant.
In fact, this trip back was not planned, and it was not his intention to bring Xiaoxiao back.
Maybe I'm still young and can't resist the temptation to be with Xiaoxiao.
…
When Liu Qiangdong arrived at the bus station, he immediately saw Bi Tielin hunched over and pinching the face of a girl sitting on the curb. He raised his eyebrows, a little surprised:
"Tielin."
Bi Tielin quickly regained his composure, stood up straight, and shook hands with Liu Qiangdong enthusiastically:
"County Magistrate Liu."
"What county magistrate? You're still so polite to me? You forgot to call me brother again."
"Brother Liu, why are you here?"
"Your sister couldn't leave because it was so hot. Someone ordered a large amount of milk cakes from her popsicle factory and had them delivered. I happened to be there, so she asked me to pick you up. Who is this?"
Bi Tielin grabbed Liang Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "This is my fiancée. Xiaoxiao, this is Brother Liu."
Liu Qiangdong was surprised that Bi Tielin found someone so young, and said calmly:
"You're pretty quick, kid. I'm telling you, you have to notify me when you get married. I'm looking forward to the wedding. What do you mean? Should we go to the farm now or return to the village? If we go back to the village, you can drive my car."
After Liang Xiaoxiao climbed onto the jeep, she quickly took out her small makeup bag, unscrewed the vanishing cream, and applied five dots to her face. She had to get dressed to meet the villagers, and she couldn't lose face for Bi Tielin.
"Now that we're at the place again, we've really arrived, right?"
"Oh."
Liang Xiaoxiao cut out another large piece and rubbed it on Bi Tielin's face. Bi Tielin had gotten used to it these days and didn't dodge, letting the fat hand with dents on it scratch his face.
Liang Xiaoxiao sighed, "I'm all ready to get off the bus and transfer to the ox cart." After saying that, he pulled up his short sleeves and sniffed: "Hmm, it's so fragrant and fragrant, the smell is mixed."
Bi Tielin said with a serious expression, "Come here, let me smell it."
"You're annoying. I'm telling you, when we get to your house, I have to be with Yueyue, so stop touching me."
"We are her uncle and aunt, so of course we have to maintain our appearances. I'm also warning you, Comrade Liang Xiaoxiao, don't tell Bi Yue everything."
Passing by the town, Bi Tielin asked around and bought the stocks of three firecracker shops.
So when everyone in the Bi family's small building was about to have breakfast, and Bi Tielin and Liang Xiaoxiao had not yet entered the house, the sound of firecrackers rang out outside.
Zhao Shugen, cigarette in hand, quickened his pace as he ran towards the Bi family's house. When he got closer, he squinted his eyes and suddenly shouted to the crowd that had come out to watch the excitement:
"The Bi family's head of household is back, Tielin is back!"
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