After leaving the small restaurant, Qiao Liansheng supported Ma Houwen, who was already limp, as they walked along the noisy street of Liu Li Qiao. She felt a little breathless, not because of the crowd, nor because she was worried about the pressure of the two stone tablets on Dog Bone Mountain, but because of the green ring on her left thumb.
This green ring with the words 'Jun Lin', was not heavy, it weighed less than a stone in her hand, but Ma Houwen's words weighed down on Qiao Liansheng's heart.
Qiao Liansheng felt that it was necessary to re-understand Qiao Xianjing, the person who had carved a flower on his tombstone. Perhaps, the old man surnamed Xia mentioned by Ma Houwen really had some relationship with Qiao Xianjing. Thinking of this, Qiao Liansheng felt a little guilty.
As he supported Ma Houwen through the crowd, a horn suddenly sounded behind him. Qiao Liansheng, who had been here for more than a month, knew that this was the horn of a car, not an electric car.
After supporting Ma Houwen and following the crowd to the side in a panic, Qiao Liansheng looked at the two cars that were forcefully driving down the narrow street with a strange gaze. Qiao Liansheng didn't know most of the car models like the average man. He could only tell if the car's outer shell was nice or not, and if the car's design was unique or not. Whether it was nice or unique was his own definition. There was no standard.
"Mercedes-Benz and Audi A6! Is there a millionaire in Liuliqiao?"
"I'm guessing that someone's ancestor managed to get five million yuan!”
Listening to the people around her discussing, Qiao Liansheng realized that the white car in front was a Mercedes-Benz, followed by an Audi A6. From their tone, it seemed that owning these two cars was a symbol of wealth.
Thinking of the word 'wealth', Qiao Liansheng's heart ached. He wasn't thinking about buying a Mercedes-Benz and an Audi A6 when he had the money, but about buying 20 or so tractors when he had the money and driving them back to Lugou Village. He thought that no matter what, it would be more dazzling and glorious than these two sedans.
As soon as the two cars passed by, the streets became crowded again. Qiao Lian was afraid of being squeezed, so she supported Ma Houwen and followed behind the Audi A6 at a leisurely pace. After following for about twenty meters, they arrived at Ma Houwen's rented house. However, she didn't enter the house immediately. She stood at the side and looked up to see where the two cars would park.
The poor all envied the rich, and Qiao Liansheng, who had come from Lu Gou Village, was no exception. She also wanted to see which family's ancestors were so rich.
The Mercedes-Benz drove the Audi A6 all the way to the end of Liuliqiao Street before stopping. Qiao Liansheng saw it very clearly. It was right in front of the lily shop.
With this pause, Qiao Liansheng's heart also stopped. Ma Houwen was right. This girl was indeed heart-warming. Not only was she heart-warming, but she was also cowardly.
Qiao Lian was already twenty years old. He was an adult man, and seeing beautiful women would trigger his male hormones. When Ma Houwen invited him to visit the red-light district, his penis would also react a little. However, he did not like it, and he knew that he should keep his life clean.
Qiao Liansheng knew that the flower shop girl was a flower. She also knew that she was a native country bumpkin from Lugou Village. She was not a pile of cow dung that could not be seen by others, but at most, she was just a toad that could not reach the sky and could only step on the ground.
Originally, Qiao Liansheng had thought that the flower shop girl's swan wasn't flying very high, and that as long as she, a toad, tried her best to jump around, there was still a chance of reaching it. When the two cars stopped, Qiao Lian's heart turned cold. No matter how low a swan flew, it was still beyond the reach of a toad. It was indeed wishful thinking for a toad to want to eat swan meat.
"Wow!"
When the flower shop lady came out of the shop, Ma Houwen opened his mouth and vomited on Qiao Liansheng's chest. The peanuts and chives that he had eaten the whole night were mixed together and slowly flowed down Qiao Liansheng's black sweater. The unpleasant smell of alcohol assailed his nose, and Qiao Liansheng instinctively pinched his nose.
After taking off his sweater, he took out a tissue that he took out from the small restaurant and helped Ma Houwen wipe off the dirt on his nose and mouth. Supporting him, Qiao Liansheng raised his head again and looked at the lily shop at the end of the street.
"Er Mao Zi, that's a swan. You can't reach it now.”Ma Houwen opened his drunken eyes and squeezed the black leather bag under his armpit as he said this. The flower shop girl had just lowered her head and got into the white Mercedes.
Qiao Liansheng didn't nod or shake his head. As the white Mercedes-Benz slowly left the south of Liuliqiao, the four fingers of his left hand were squeezing the green ring on his thumb so hard that his fingers turned white.
"Go back to sleep!" After the white Mercedes-Benz disappeared from sight, Qiao Liansheng released Ma Houwen's hand. With her head lowered, she straightened her back and walked straight into the ten-square-meter house.
Ma Houwen staggered and almost fell to the ground, but he quickly steadied himself. He smiled bitterly, raised his head, and tightened the black leather bag under his armpit. Like a normal person, he followed Qiao Liansheng into the house, his long and narrow eyes unusually clear.
Early in the morning, before the aunties selling breakfast on Liu Li Qiao street had even started to shout, Qiao Lian Sheng was already standing at the entrance of the lily shop at the end of the street. She was holding fifteen lilies tied up with rubber bands in her hands. Three or four of them had already dried up and turned yellow. It looked funny, but the key was that the man holding the flowers had a serious expression on his face, which made it even more ridiculous.
Qiao Liansheng had been standing like this the entire time. He had never changed his posture and his spine was straight. Three hours later, the flower shop girl arrived. She was dressed casually. When she saw Qiao Liansheng, she was slightly stunned, but then she revealed her signature smile.
"Wait for me?"
"Yes." Qiao Liansheng nodded calmly. That smile was still tugging at his heartstrings. However, that casual outfit exuded a sense of wealth, making him look dejected. Qiao Liansheng had heard Ma Houwen's nagging before. He knew that her outfit was at least a year's salary that he and Ma Houwen had agreed on.
"Is this flower for me?" The flower shop lady's smile remained, her watery eyes looking at the lilies in Qiao Lian Sheng's hands with interest. No matter how she looked at it, they looked like they had been picked up from a rubbish dump. She did not look down on them, nor did she admire them.
"Yes." Qiao Liansheng felt like a block of wood. Other than nodding his head and saying a response word, he wouldn't do anything else. This was the kind of realization that blockheads had.
The flower shop girl burst out laughing and pointed at the bouquet of lilies in Qiao Liansheng's hand. She smiled and said,""Shouldn't a man say something when he gives flowers to a woman?”
Qiao Liansheng was stunned for a moment, then she smiled. She raised her hand and scratched her head vigorously. She submissively handed the flowers to the girl, and after holding it in for a long time, she said,""This is for you."
The girl shook her head and smiled. She pointed at the hand holding the flowers and reminded him softly," Two hands. It's courtesy."”
Qiao Liansheng felt awkward. She frantically raised her hand that had scratched her head to hold the flowers. Her expression was like a child who had done something wrong. It made people laugh, but they couldn't bear to blame her.
"Thank you." The lady lowered her head slightly and opened her hand to grab the lilies. She inadvertently caught a glimpse of the green ring on Qiao Liansheng's left thumb. Her expression froze for a moment before surprise flashed across her face.
The flowers had been sent, and the final blessing was completed. Qiao Liansheng knew that she should turn around and leave with her back straight, but she stood rooted to the ground, unwilling to move.
The lady smiled faintly and didn't say anything else. She took out her keys and opened the door. She waved at Qiao Liansheng, who was still standing rooted to the ground." Come in!"”
Qiao Liansheng was stunned for a moment before pushing open the door and entering the flower shop that was filled with the rich fragrance of lilies. He looked around at the pure white lilies that looked fresh no matter how he looked at them, and then looked at the bouquet of lilies on the table that looked like they had been picked up from the trash. It was so shabby! Truly pathetic! Qiao Liansheng could only pretend that nothing had happened and admire the lilies in the shop.
"Do you know about lilies?" The lady sat by the table and looked at Qiao Lian Sheng's left thumb for a while before suddenly asking with a smile.
"I don't know." Qiao Liansheng shook his head and turned around, looking at the lady nervously.
"Learn to dye it a pale yellow daylily, a few branches stand with dew in the wind. I pity myself for how difficult it is to live together in this world. I don't think I can plant these flowers in front of the court. The lily was a symbol of holiness and purity.”
"I don't understand."
"You don't need to understand because you're not this kind of person. None of you are this kind of person.”Looking at Qiao Liansheng's left hand, the lady spoke meaningfully with an endless sigh.
Qiao Liansheng was silent. The half-blind woman had taught him to speak as little as possible in front of people who were more knowledgeable than him, to speak as little as possible in front of people who were more shrewd than him, and to not speak like a human in front of animals. Qiao Liansheng felt that it was right, so he had always remembered it and implemented it thoroughly.
"Do you want to open a shop and be the boss?" The girl suddenly blinked her eyes and looked at him strangely. Her tone was full of temptation.
"Yes." Qiao Liansheng weighed the weight of her words and nodded.
The lady waved her hand." This shop is for you. Do you want it?"”
"I can't afford it." Qiao Liansheng was embarrassed. She felt like she had fallen into her trap. After giving her a candy, she slapped her hard. It was very painful.
"Will it hurt your self-esteem to owe me first?”
"Yes!"
"Can you recover from your injuries?"
"Yes!"
"Then do you dare to take it?"
"I dare!"
The girl smiled. Her smile was very bright and warm. Qiao Liansheng also smiled. It was a very awkward and rustic smile. At the same time, the four fingers of his left hand were pinching the green thumb ring on his thumb so hard that his fingers turned white…
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