Chapter 8 chapter eight

September is here, and it's time for Xingle to go back to school.Boying did not encourage him, nor did he reject him.Everyone would think that she has the strong fatalism of farmers in her bones, and everything is resigned to fate. Xing Le was about to go back to Zhangzhou, but Bo Ying suddenly said that he would accompany him to the creek ten miles away.Xiaoxi is the river port leading to Zhangzhou.There was a merchant who did not hand over the money for the sugarcane he sent to buy last winter.Things are quite complicated, but the most important thing is that Xiaoxi's girlfriend guarantors the wholesaler.Usually this is a man's business, but Tianzhu never cares about business.Bai Ying had no choice but to say that she would go.It can be seen that she is really indispensable in the family.If they had left earlier, she could have come back the same day, but since she had something to do, she didn't plan to go home until the next day.They walked, but Mrs. Lai said, "You must come back by boat. I don't want a girl's family to go back alone on the mountain road."

She arrived at Xingle's house at seven o'clock, happy and excited as usual.She carried a small black cloth bundle and a knobby walking stick made of orange wood that his grandfather had used.When foreigners enter other villages, this kind of dog-beating stick can fend off the attacks of vicious dogs. How do you go to Fa?Xingle's sister asked her: Do you know the way? Bo Ying pointed to the direction of the stone pit in the northeast and said: That's the road.Just follow the river.I can ask people along the way. So they set off.His sister and mother escorted them to the door and saw them disappear around the corner.He carried a small kitten leather box, white and green, with some clothes in it, her walking stick was on her shoulder, and a black cloth bundle was hanging at the end.

Bo Ying can walk very well.To tell the truth, Xing Le found that she walked faster than him.They are in high spirits.The sun was still warm in the early morning of September.She was wearing a lavender-striped dress, and her hair was shiny and shiny.The front bangs seem to be smiling coquettishly on the eyebrows.They had never been this close, and it seemed as if they had never been truly alone.The eagle was circling in the sky, and there was a clear sky in front of it, and there were white clouds on the ridge to the north.The air is clean and crisp, perfect for hiking.They passed many cornfields along the way, and occasionally saw bushes with colorful autumn colors surrounding the village where the morning smoke was rising.

The more they go, the better their spirits.Bo Ying walked forward happily, with brisk steps and hips swaying. At this rate we should be at the creek before noon.she said briskly. You are not in a hurry, are you? No, why rush? At this time, the trail bends from the right bank of the river to the left bank.The water was strong, with smooth pebbles underneath, and there was so much rain that summer that the stepping stones were covered with water.They took off their shoes and socks and waded forward.After reaching the opposite bank, Bai Ying swung the crutch and untied the black bundle.She took out a few sesame cakes and said: I am so hungry.Let's eat something.

They found a place and sat on a boulder, her trousers rolled up and her feet bare.The weather is getting warmer. After eating, Bai Ying walked to the small rocky beach.She told him to come down. She held out her hand, and as he approached she grabbed it.Her face glowed in the sun, and her feet were brown.The mountain wind above her head messed up her hair, and the trickling water covered her laughter. Come on, let's play for nothing and see who has the best skills.Remember when we used to play when we were kids? They played with it once or twice, letting flat pebbles slide across the water, curved tiles being ideal.

I can't find really flat ones.The surface slides too far to cause an arc.Boying said. Arc is a special term they used when they were young, and it refers to stones or tiles that skim the water and fly to the opposite bank.Her use of this word reminded Xingle of her childhood world.Everything seems to have changed suddenly.They are back to their childhood. do not move.let me see you!Xing Le said suddenly. She looks back at him.At this moment, the whole world seemed to be concentrated around her, the sun cast white ripples on her hair, and she stood on the river beach with her trousers rolled up.

She blushed all over her face and hurriedly said to him: Come on.There may be clams here. She walked forward as if nothing had happened, and walked along the stream.Xing Le immediately rushed to her side, looking for the little minnow and clams together.A few sneaked in and out among the sand and rocks.Bo Ying clasped his palms together and scooped one up.I caught it, she whispered, and he immediately wrapped her hand and said: Did you tell us we caught it? She slowly closed her hands on the sand and found that the little fish had escaped.Their faces were pressed together, and her hand was still wrapped in his.

They looked at each other for a while.Xing Le held her hand tightly, and said softly and naturally: I hope it will be like this forever, you and I are independent from the world. She puts her hand down.You know it's impossible.He said with a long sigh. Why, as long as you are willing to wait? I'm nineteen and I don't know how many years you'll be going.what do I do? Look at me, I've talked to my mother, my sister.If we get engaged first, you can even come and live with me first while I'm away. Xing Le stroked her hair excitedly, stared into her eyes, and held her face up.She seemed a little scared, hesitated for a while, and then let him kiss her lips lightly.She blushed and said nothing.Just now the guard-like rationality had triumphed over the inner emotions, but now it is extremely submissive.The kiss shook her, and she suddenly looked sad.

You are not happy with me?he asked her. I'm happy.I wish it could be like this forever.You, me, and my farm are together forever. your farm.Is it that important to you? Yes.Not the Grange, but my family.You do not understand The moment of perfect bliss is over, and shadows come upon them. Back on the river beach, she said: Xingle, I love you, and I will always love you in the future, but I don't think I can marry you. They have spoken their true feelings for each other, and a new understanding exists on both sides.Arriving at the pass in the mountains, Xingle looked up, the sun reflected the rugged ridgeline of the stone pit, and at the top there was a large pass, that is, a deep ditch, lying between the steep cliffs, much like a tooth pit left by a fallen tooth.Nearby is a green and purple mountainside, surrounding them.

Bai Ying sat on the grass putting on his shoes and socks.What are you looking at?She found him standing there blankly and asked him. I was thinking, if we can swim together in that stone pit one day, I don’t know how great it would be.I see you standing in the middle of the pass, looking down on me, calling to me.I will drop everything and follow you.Follow you and the mountains. I am here and the mountain is here.She has stood up.what else do you want?Her silvery voice disappeared into the pass, blending with the birdsong. They walked slowly that afternoon, so happy that they forgot how far they had walked.She was no longer shy, and put her arm around his waist most of the time.Sometimes they have to climb up and down hills.Instead of slowing down, her pace quickened.Sometimes she goes up and down the hill, two steps and one step.

For a moment, she said to him: Is there a more beautiful valley in the world than ours?You'll get the mountains, and you'll get me.Why do you have to go abroad?Xingle didn't answer, but she said again: Even if you live in Zhangzhou, we still have bananas, sugar cane, juan, peaches and oranges.There are also various fish and vegetables.What do we have that foreign ports have? Xingle told her that there are many things in the western world and foreign countries; he must go to university to study, and his father also hopes that he will go. What do you learn when you see a foreign country? I have no idea. Do you think you'll be as happy as we are now? I have no idea. She shook her head, a sad expression on her face. Well, there you go.I bet you won't be happy.I don't think you will come back to me either, because I must be married by then. She seemed to be fighting a war to force him to stay in her hometown, but in fact she was just expressing her ordinary opinions.Because her tone was too sure, too confident, and even a little challenging, he always remembered those few words. They stayed together that day and the next day.Xing Le booked a seat on a river boat, the boat would not sail until the next day, and he also found a small boat for Bai Ying to go home, so that she could follow her mother's wishes and not have to walk the mountain road home alone .Xing Le said she wanted to spend the night on the ship, but she objected, saying that the ship was loaded and unloaded, and the planks would not be put on the ship until after loading, so they had no place to sleep. Come on, we're alone together.she says. where?Inn? No, I don't like those dirty inns.Why should we look for a place?There must be a place on the side of the mountain where we can spend the night without paying a penny. Xiaoxi is a small town where two wide and shallow rivers meet.There was a wooden bridge over the river; at one end was the street, and at the lower end the house stretched out into the countryside. After eating a bowl of noodles and a few wheat cakes, they crossed the bridge to the countryside.It was still very bright, and after walking for half an hour, they saw a small temple with red walls on the top of a hill.They climbed up and reached the top of the mountain, only to find that it was just the remains of a burnt temple.Scorched beams and columns spanned the floor, the roof above had holes in it, and the walls were black and bare.A pair of candles still stand in their clay containers.Among the several clay bodhisattvas, one of them has a severed head, adding to the desolate and hopeless atmosphere. Such a ghostly place!Boying said. They came out again, chose a dry place, put their things away, and sat down. Well, here we go!she says.Have you ever had an open air sleepover experience?I have. They squatted there with their knees on their chests, looking out at the town below.It was getting dark.The twilight of the boat dotted the river bank, and the dark hull stood still on the silvery white water.Occasionally, someone carried a torch and crossed the wooden bridge. They slid down slowly and changed into a lying position.Soon the sky went dark and the stars began to appear.On the opposite side is the mountain, and a pale moon has slowly sunk towards the horizon.Bo Ying was tired, but happy. Ah, Tengu is just south of us.There is also the Big Dipper in the north!She pointed to the Big Dipper and said.In the past, on clear nights, when the stars came out, Tiankai and I would count a few, but when the stars came out one by one, we had to give up. Xing Le was lying on the slope, the boatman's lamp was just below him, he was very sad.Every shooting star is like a sharp arrow, making his heart palpitate, making him dare not think about anything except the girl beside him.She was sitting up now, looking at him.Innumerable clusters of stars appeared overhead, mocking them, while shooting stars flashed across the sky like rows of sparks, burning his soul. why don't you talkshe asked. Just thinking about everything about ourselves and my future. Then tell me.Maybe there won't be such a night in the future, just you and me alone. Xingle began to talk about how he was going to Singapore after graduation that year.He told her that he wanted to study medicine, and he talked about world geography, five continents and two oceans, and so on.She listened attentively and kept saying: I don't understand. can i tell you somethingshe says.In fact, I planned to come out this time, because I want to send you off, because I hope to be together all day and have a good talk.You're leaving soon, and I don't know when I'll see you again Of course, I hope you'll be back this winter.You'll be a good doctor, a great doctor, and leave me behind. Don't say that.forget you?That is impossible. God knows.Those foreign girls.There is always someone who will catch you, and maybe you don't even want to go home. Don't be so pessimistic, Bo Ying. I'm going to talk.I must speak.If you don't come back to visit your mother this winter vacation, you must inform her, she will tell me, and I will find a reason to visit you in Zhangzhou. what's your plan? Oh, I will marry. who to marry have no idea.Not yet.Grandpa needs me.If I didn't care about my grandfather and family, I would marry and leave them.But I care.If I can leave my grandfather and forget about this family, I will ask you to marry me and take me to Singapore. Why not? Of course there is a reason. They talk about other things.Then she said she was sleepy, let's sleep.After all, they have been tired all day.She lay down beside him and said something innocently before closing her eyes.I've never spent the night with a man like this. I do not have either. Then sleep well. After she turned to the other side, she fell asleep quickly because she was tired.Turning over to him again in sleep, Xingle was still awake, holding her hand with her hand.Soon he too fell asleep. After a while, Xing Le was woken up by her. Get up, getting wet.Let's go into the temple. Xing Le rubbed her eyes and found that the ground was really wet. Let's not catch a cold!she says. They picked up their things and went into the temple.There was a wind blowing in the valley, and it was chilly.The moon has gone down, and everything is quiet.When they adjusted their eyes, they could see the starlight shining down through the big hole in the roof?Otherwise, they were all in darkness. I am fully awake now.Xing Le said. Me too, stay close to me.I am cold. They lay in the dark, arms hugging each other, Xing Le stretched out his arms around her back, she approached and said: This is really good.He stroked her hair, she lay quietly, their breath made each other feel warm.A woman appeared in the dark night, not Bai Ying from Luchao, but a gentle, weak and passionate woman. When he touched her cheek, she felt wet and warm.She didn't say a word, just leaned quietly, weakly and comfortably on his chest. Wish it was always like this.she finally said. At this moment, his blood boiled suddenly, and he asked: Do you know those things? What's up? you know.those things. Do not be silly.Girls know it when they grow up. Why don't you marry me? She burst into tears.Then say: That's weird.I've never hugged a man like this.I couldn't hug my grandfather like that, and I couldn't hug my mother either.But it's nice to hold you. As soon as she broke down emotionally, she began to express a lot of deep troubles.She talked about family problems, about He Zai, that she and her mother hated her, and about Tiankai.Once my grandfather and I had a conversation.Since I was born, I have been his favorite child.Grandpa said: I am a tree and I have two branches.Tianzhu is very obedient and conscientious, but it doesn't bear fruit.Another branch has rotted away.This embryo will one day sell my field, and there is nothing I can do about it.She said again: You see, I am happy all day long.I'm busy from morning to night and don't have time to think about those.But at night, I often can't sleep, thinking about things.what should I do?Now you understand why I can't get married and leave everything behind. She couldn't cry, he comforted her, and she felt better. It's nice to have someone to talk to.Please hold me tighter. By this time she had calmed down, sat up and wiped her nose.Then she held his hand and said happily: Do you want it? want.and you? I am asking you. So she gave her whole self to him.Soon they fell asleep in each other's arms. After a while, he said to her: I'm sorry for doing this to you. She replied: Don't feel sorry.I'd rather give my virginity to you than to anyone else.Because I love you, so you will always remember me. The next day they went shopping hand in hand, swimming along the river bank, and their hearts were filled with the sense of happiness that they had promised each other. Because the separation was imminent and the future was unknown, that feeling was even stronger. They broke up in Xiaoxi, he went to Zhangzhou, and she went home alone. He wrote to his mother, and also sent greetings to Bai Ying's family, but he never heard back from the family.In December, he received a letter from Mei Gong, who taught in Gulangyu Island, saying that Bai Ying had married Gan Cane.He was stunned.She said that Gan Cane entered the family and became a son-in-law.If a rich girl must stay at home for important reasons, this method is used.The son-in-law should bear the woman's surname.But it was all too sudden, too unexpected.Xing Le conjectured, and later confirmed by Bai Ying, that everything was the result of having sex that night.Meigong said: It was her grandfather's idea to recruit a son-in-law.But Xingle knew that it must be Bai Ying who made his grandfather think this way.She has no choice.