Hua Cui refused to give up and tried to seize the last bit of hope: "Does such a long distance depend entirely on walking?"
"Otherwise, are you still planning to fly?"
Huacui said "Ah": "Then when I get to the county, can I still keep my legs?"
"If you don't want to leave, you can go back now, but you can only go back alone." Guan Yingying showed her temper clearly, "Go back or go, it's your choice."
Hua Cui hesitated.
It was so dark and the road was so far away that she wouldn't dare walk back to the educated youth dormitory alone in the dark without someone to accompany her. Moreover, she hadn't been to the county town yet, so it would be very lively
She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not going back! It's only two hours, I can do it!"
"That's not necessarily true. You might have to walk for four hours."
Huacui: "..."
Hua Cui: "I hate you!"
The rugged path was difficult to walk during the day, let alone at night. The group relied solely on the moonlight and the only flashlight to illuminate them. Hua Cui clutched the corners of Guan Yingying's clothes, and was too tired to even complain.
The leading lady was incredibly fast. She rushed to the front bravely. If Hua Cui slowed down a little, she would break away from the team and be left behind.
It was pitch black behind, and Hua Cui was so scared that she didn't dare to fall behind and could only move forward mechanically.
"Keep it patient, and you can rest when you're halfway there." Guan Yingying was also a little tired.
Hua Cui nodded feebly, thinking that she couldn't see her movements, so she added "I know".
The voice is the same as the owner's.
Guan Yingying's physical strength was better than Hua Cui's, but not much better. The two were sisters and sisters supporting each other to move forward.
I don’t know how long I walked, but the white morning light penetrated the clouds and hung on the horizon. The night faded and dawn was about to break.
When it was just dawn, the leading lady finally shouted loudly, "Everyone, take a rest, it's still early, let's take a rest before setting off."
The sound of nature is just that! Hua Cui had been looking forward to these words all the way, but when she thought that they were only halfway there, her smile froze again.
After stopping and stopping along the way, at dawn, the market team finally arrived at their destination.
Guan Yingying wiped the sweat from her face and breathed a long sigh of relief. Hua Cui lowered her head beside her and muttered something unknown. She came closer to listen.
"Meat buns, meat buns, meat buns, meat buns..."
Like chanting a mantra.
Guan Yingying: "..."
Neither of them had time to have breakfast in the morning. After traveling for so long, they were really hungry now.
But there was already a long queue at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. They were almost the last ones to arrive. If they arrived late, they would have nothing. Guan Yingying hesitated for a moment, and finally her shopping desire took over.
"I'll queue up first. If you get hungry, go buy something to eat. We'll meet here then, okay?"
"Okay!"
She agreed so quickly that Guan Yingying felt uneasy and explained the precautions again before letting her go.
"Be smarter!"
"I know."
Huacui squeezed out of the supply and marketing cooperative against the flow of people. Compared with the booming business of the supply and marketing cooperative, the state-owned hotel was much deserted.
"Comrade, I want to buy three meat buns~"
She has a pretty face and a sweet smile. She stands there slim and graceful. No matter how bad-tempered she is, the waiter can't help but whisper: "Okay, I'll get it for you right away."
Huacui used the original owner's small treasury to buy three meat buns, each bun cost 4 cents, and the total cost was 12 cents. It looked cheap, but the original owner's small treasury was only thirty-eight yuan and sixty-five cents. She had been saving for a long time. of.
So poor, she sighed.
But everything is worth it, the fragrant and soft meat buns are packed in oil paper bags, and the meat is so fragrant when you take a bite, and you feel healed all over.
"Comrade Huacui, it's really you."
Hua Cui bit her bun and looked up, and saw Zhou Haiwen standing in front of her. He showed a gentle smile: "I thought I looked a bit like you when I saw it from a distance. But when I got closer, it turned out to be true."
"You came to the county too?" She remembered that he was not in the army.
"Well, I came by car, so maybe you didn't see me."
Huacui was envious of her real name. She didn't want to walk or take a car on such a long mountain road.
"What kind of car are you taking? Is there any left when you go back? Can I go with you?"
Normal words came out of her mouth, but they seemed to be coquettish for some reason. Zhou Hai Wenjun blushed slightly and nodded: "Yes, if Comrade Huacui wants to, of course."
"That's great! Can I bring Sister Yingying with me again? She came with me."
"No problem." Zhou Haiwen adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled, "Comrade Huacui doesn't need to be so formal, just call me by my name."
"Ah? Okay." Hua Cui wanted to say that she had no intention of calling him, but he could take her in the car, so whatever he said was right.
Huacui took another bite of the bun and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"My family sent me letters and some daily necessities. I came to the post office to pick them up."
"I envy you."
Zhou Haiwen couldn't help but chuckle.
"What are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that you are different from before."
Hua Cui was not afraid of what he would find: "People change, maybe you just didn't understand me before."
"That's right."
While the two were chatting, Hua Cui had already begun to chew on the second meat bun. Zhou Haiwen looked at her slightly bulging cheeks, and her expression and movements were very much like the hamster raised by her cousin's family.
Her cheeks are also bulging, and she is focused on food.
Zhou Haiwen was amused by his own association, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.
Hua Cui: "..." Inexplicable.
The two waited outside the supply and marketing cooperative for a while. Hua Cui was waiting for Guan Yingying. Zhou Haiwen didn't know what he wanted to do, but he also stood beside her.
The county town was not as lively as she imagined. Only the supply and marketing cooperative had more people. Huacui looked around and had no desire to go shopping. She was a little interested in the legendary "black market", but she couldn't find the place without any connections. , can only give up.
The meat buns in the oil paper bag slowly became cold. Hua Cui stared at it fiercely, thinking that if Guan Yingying didn't come out, she would eat it before it completely cooled down!
Eating it while it's hot is the greatest respect for meat buns!
As soon as she thought this, Guan Yingying rushed out of the supply and marketing cooperative with large and small bags. Hua Cui saw that her hair was messy and covered with sweat. One can imagine how fierce the fighting was inside.
She stepped forward to help carry the things: "Here, eat the meat buns I bought for you quickly, they are already cold." Guan Yingying was stunned.
"Why don't you take it? Aren't you hungry?"
Guan Yingying quickly shook her head. The meat buns in the state-owned restaurant were delicious and not cheap. She didn't expect Hua Cui, who was always heartless, to leave one for herself.
She thanked her awkwardly: ".Thank you."
But my heart felt as sweet as drinking sugar water.
Huacui waved her hands indifferently. She was used to spending money lavishly in her previous life, so she really had no idea about money.
Guan Yingying saw that her hands were empty: "Don't you have anything to buy?" Wouldn't it be a waste of time?
Hua Cui shook her head. What she wanted was simply not available in this small county town, and she couldn't afford what was available.
Something suddenly occurred to her, "By the way, I want to buy a book. Can I buy it?"
"Book?" Guan Yingying didn't know why she suddenly wanted to buy a book.
"Yeah."
Guan Yingying has never touched a book since she graduated from junior high school. Nowadays, there are a lot of food and drinks on the market, and books have become a rare thing.
"I wonder what kind of books Comrade Huacui wants to buy? Maybe I can ask someone to bring you a few." Zhou Haiwen's voice suddenly interrupted.
Only then did Guan Yingying notice his presence and nodded as a greeting.
"Really?" Hua Cui's eyes lit up, "I want high school textbooks. If there are no textbooks, books related to politics, history and geography will do."
Zhou Haiwen originally thought that she wanted to read a novel to kill time, but he didn't expect that what she wanted was a textbook. He was a little surprised, but he nodded: "Okay, I'll note it down."
"Then I'll trouble you."
"It's not troublesome. We all live together and take care of each other."
Hearing his high-sounding words, Guan Yingying couldn't help but frown. She looked at Zhou Haiwen coldly. Is it right for each other to take care of each other? fart! He is the most enthusiastic and cold-hearted person in the educated youth dormitory!
What kind of courtesy can you offer now?
Guan Yingying looked at Hua Cui, who was smiling silly in front of him, and her heart suddenly rang with alarm bells.
These two people...? When did it happen? Right under her nose? !
"I don't know who Comrade Zhou is going to ask for help. If it's really troublesome, forget it." Guan Yingying stood in front of Hua Cui.
Does this idiot know that all the favors he owes must be repaid? If he owes more than he owes, he will have to use someone to pay it back.
"Don't worry, Comrade Guan. My cousin will be passing by here in a while. I'll ask her to help me. It won't be troublesome."
"Really?" She didn't believe it.
"Well, if Comrade Guan is really worried, when my cousin Zhou Keran comes, you can meet and verify whether what I said is true."
Having said this, Guan Yingying really didn't know how to refuse. If she continued talking, it would appear that she was ungrateful.
Hua Cui felt that the name "Zhou Keran" was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before. She quickly agreed: "No, no, no, of course we believe you. Thank you very much, cousin Keran!"
"You're welcome." Zhou Haiwen smiled like a fox, "If there is nothing left to buy, then let's go back early. After a while, the weather will get hotter."
"Okay."
Huacui raised her feet to follow the person.
Guan Yingying quickly pulled the person back with quick eyes and hands. She gritted her silver teeth and whispered: "Why are we leaving? If they leave, why are you following?"
"But Zhou Haiwen said he could let us go back by car."
"Promise! I bribed you in just a car ride?"
Hua Cui nodded sincerely, her eyes seeming to ask: What else?
Guan Yingying: "."
"We are carrying so many things. Walking is tiring and inconvenient, and the sun is shining brightly when we go back. What if we get a heat stroke? It's so comfortable to ride in a car." Hua Cui said she didn't want to walk anymore.
Guan Yingying was suspicious: "You just want to ride in the car?"
"Otherwise?" Hua Cui didn't understand what she meant at all. What else could she and Zhou Haiwen do for if they didn't just take a car.
"Okay then." Seeing that her expression didn't look like she was lying, Guan Yingying was a little moved and reluctantly agreed.
Even if the pig wants to humiliate the cabbage, the cabbage must be willing to be humiliated.
Zhou Haiwen was walking in front. Although he couldn't hear clearly what Guan Yingying said while pulling Hua Cui, he could roughly guess a few things.
But she was overthinking it. So far, "getting married" was not an option in his life plan. He just thought Huacui had an interesting personality and regarded her as his younger sister.
He smiled helplessly.
(End of chapter)
The author said: Guan Yingying: All favors owed must be repaid (sorrow)
Cuicui: Who said that? I never pay it back~