She felt very happy that someone recognized her design and aesthetics, and naturally didn't mind these things. After seeing the girl off, she suddenly remembered that they had not exchanged names yet.

She locked the door and stopped worrying about it. She would know tomorrow. Besides, it was the weekend, so she could ask Xie Zhi to go shopping with her. With two people going together, she felt that they would not be cheated.

When I got on the car back to the village, I felt much better than when I came. Although I believed in my work very much, I was still very nervous because it had not been verified by the market.

Xu Jiaojiao was so excited until after dinner that she even pulled Xie Zhi to play by the village river. They were in the upper reaches of the river where the water was clearer and they could clearly see the rocks at the bottom of the river.

Xie Zhi threw the stone into the water. The girl leaned on his shoulder, feeling cool and comfortable: "I am so happy today."

Xu Jiaojiao's face was filled with happiness. She shook Xie Zhi's arm and said, "I may have made my first sale. A girl really likes my clothes, but I haven't decided how much I'll sell them for yet."

"If it weren't for eighteen bucks, a whole set of clothes plus some accessories wouldn't be too expensive, but it's not cheap either."

Finished clothes and better fabrics cost eight or nine yuan, but some inferior ones only cost one or two yuan, and there are even scraps of cloth for a few cents.

He reaffirmed: "Your design is very valuable, Jiaojiao."

"I design some nice packaging bags, and then people come to order them and pay according to the price."

"I think it's okay." The girl nodded heavily, expressing her full affirmation.

The two of them laughed and played happily in the water, but there were many mosquitoes. Even though they burned mugwort, it was not very effective. The girl's white and tender calves were still bitten by several blisters, and she cried with some grievance.

Xie Zhi made the sign of the cross for her and took her back to take a bath in floral water. There were many bite lumps on her calves and arms, which looked really scary.

After taking a bath in floral water, the itching was gone. The two hadn't been intimate for almost a week. The girl was tired, running back and forth every day. Looking at her tired face, she couldn't say anything, let alone have any other thoughts.

But today both of them were a little restless, especially the man opposite, who looked at the girl as if he wanted to eat her alive. It was unclear who moved his mouth or hands first, but they soon hugged each other and kissed.

Xu Jiaojiao's arms naturally touched the man's waist, hugged him tightly, and fell heavily on him.

There was a loud thunder outside. The long-awaited drop in temperature and heavy rain were about to come. Not long after, heavy rain fell on the small village. The dark rain wrapped in the wind kept falling, blowing down many branches along the way.

It was raining heavily in the city. Linlin closed the window, but the sound of rain hitting the glass was clearly audible. She supported her head and sat in front of the desk in a daze.

That person came by bus. It’s raining so heavily, the road condition is very bad, and there is only one bus. Will he come tomorrow?

I closed the dictionary and decided to go check it out to make sure I was happy so as not to disappoint her.

**The two people were not disturbed by the sound of rain at all. Instead, they became more immersed in it. The sound of rain was more like their accompaniment music.

After countless days, Sheng Jie finally returned to his home. This time, no one saw him off. He forced himself to walk back in the rain for half the night. The road was very slippery and he fell countless times.

I even wished I could die right then and there, but the breath of hope that kept me going home sustained me. The rain washed away the mud and water, leaving only a few traces on my pants and clothes.

The knock on the door was particularly clear in the heavy rain. Sheng's mother opened the door with her clothes on. She was startled to see the person standing outside. She squinted her eyes and looked carefully. Then she recognized that it was her missing son. She suddenly pulled the man in and slammed the door shut.

"My son, what happened to you? Do you know how long I have been looking for you?"

Sheng Jie smiled foolishly, his eyes were empty and numb: "Mom, I killed people, I killed a lot of people."

The man's eyes were filled with blood, all the blood of those men. The instantaneous pleasure of killing was replaced by deep fatigue after a long journey, and tears finally fell.

"Did anyone see it?"

"No, but I killed someone."

Mother Sheng was also terrified, but she still forced herself to cheer up, took off her son's wet clothes, touched the shocking scars all over his fair body, and cursed: "Those beasts deserved to die."

"It's okay, don't be afraid. Mom will go check tomorrow. Those people were beggars. If they died, they died. No one would find out. Who would have known it was you? Was it raining when you killed them?"

“It’s raining.”

Sheng's mother finally felt better: "It's okay, it's okay, no one saw it, you didn't kill anyone, their death is not a pity."

Sheng Jie pulled up a bitter smile. The rain was falling heavily and he didn't know how long it would last. It should be possible that they would not be discovered.

..........

Xie Zhi went to the village early with an umbrella. Looking at the cars that were not parked there, the drivers kept explaining that the road was too slippery and the cars could easily fall into the ditch, so they would not go into the city.

After Xie Zhi got the news, he hurried home. It was raining heavily outside, but people were still rushing to harvest the wheat and bundle it into the barn. Then they went home. After so many days of harvesting, the harvest was soon completed and it was time to harvest peanuts.

He put the umbrella outside, shook off the moisture on his clothes and went into the house. Looking at the girl who was still sleeping, he kissed her forehead but chose not to wake her up.

He picked up the book on the table and started reading. Then he looked at the watch on his hand and went to the yard next door to have breakfast. He brought some buns and a bowl of spicy tofu pudding for Jiaojiao.

"Jiaojiao, it's time for breakfast."

The girl turned over impatiently and said drowsily, "Wait a minute, I'll sleep for another ten minutes."

Xie Zhi adjusted the time on the watch on his wrist, placed the sweet tofu pudding and buns on his left, fanned his hands, and counted to three seconds in his mind.

As he expected, the girl sniffed and sat up dazedly: "It smells good."

"Go wash up quickly, Jiaojiao."

"good."

After coming back, the girl looked much better. She wore a headband on her head, revealing her fair face with soft fur clearly visible.

After taking a bite of the spicy tofu pudding, I found it so delicious that I squinted my eyes in comfort: "Honey, it's delicious, have a bite."

Even though he had already eaten a bowl, he still ate more of it out of respect: "Jiaojiao feeds it even better."

"I don't know if that girl has come to see me. I definitely can't go there these days." He said with a depressed tone.

Xie Zhi rubbed the girl's cheek comfortingly: "It's okay, just give her a small gift next time. There's nothing we can do about it."