When Zheng Qinglan got off the bus, Jin Ling had been waiting for her for a long time. She saw Zheng Qinglan's pale face and asked in surprise,""Brother Qinglan, what's wrong? Are you carsick?”
"I drank too much last night and didn't sleep well.”After saying that, he closed his eyes and felt the world spinning. His body was covered in cold sweat.
"Brother Qinglan, don't go back today. I'll take you to the hospital.”
"There's no need to go to the hospital.”
"Come, come to the shop and rest for a while. Brother Qinglan, you look like an 80-year-old man. Why did you drink so much? You knew you had to take a bus this morning.”
"Sigh, you don't know."
"Do you have something on your mind?"
"No... no."
"Come, sit down. I'll get you a cup of hot water.”
Zheng Qinglan sat down weakly and leaned her head against the wall. Her heart felt like it was being scratched by countless broken pieces of porcelain, and her ears felt like there were tens of thousands of shovels dragging on the ground. Sweat oozed out of her body, and she felt that her clothes were sticking to her flesh.
"Brother Qinglan, drink some water. I'll wipe your sweat. Sit down a little. Don't let the wind blow you down.”
Zheng Qinglan gritted her teeth and tried her best to hold back the churning in her stomach. When she calmed down a little, she opened her eyes and said,""Thank you, Jin Ling!"
"I don't need you to thank me. After you finish drinking the water, go rest in the guest room at the back.”
"No, I have to go back."
"Go back, go back. I'll see how you're going to go back like this. Anyway, I won't send you back. My brother and sister-in-law aren't at home either. It's better to go back and cause gossip." Jin Ling said angrily.
"Then I'll sit here for a while and go back when I'm better.”
"That's how it should be. Have lunch here. I'll make porridge for you. It'll be soft and warm. I guarantee it'll be good for your stomach. Sometimes, my brother gets drunk. Come, come with me to the back. It's warm and sheltered from the wind.”
Zheng Qinglan followed Jin Ling to the backyard. Jin Ling moved a chair and placed it under the sun. She then laid a blanket on it and said to Zheng Qinglan,""Just sleep on it for a while. I'm sure you'll be fine when you wake up.”With that, he went to the stove and washed the rice. At this moment, a customer came to the shop in front. After waiting for a while, he saw that no one was there and shouted,"Is the boss here?" Jin Ling replied,"Coming." She dropped her work, wiped her hands clean, and went to the front to greet the guests. After the customer left, she returned to wash the rice. Zheng Qinglan closed her eyes and covered her face with a piece of newspaper. She lay there quietly. All the pain she felt disappeared gradually. She seemed to be able to see Jin Ling's busy figure. An indescribable emotion welled up in her heart. After a while, he fell asleep. Jin Ling's appearance also sank into the depths of his dreams.
When he woke up, it was already past one in the afternoon. Seeing that he was awake, Jin Ling said,"Brother Qinglan, you really can sleep. I've already eaten lunch. Come, it's our turn to eat now. Wait a moment, I'll make two side dishes.”After a while, the dishes were served. It was very simple. There was a plate of cabbage, stir-fried Chinese yam, a plate of fresh mushrooms, and a bowl of egg soup. Jin Ling handed a bowl of porridge to Zheng Qinglan and said,""Eat, you must be hungry. If you don't wake up, I'll wake you up. Otherwise, I'll be so hungry that I can't walk, hehehe.”
"Why don't you eat first? Oh right, where are the uncles and aunties? Let them eat together.”
"They've already eaten, only the two of us haven't eaten. It's nothing much, just a few side dishes, but it's good for a drunk person like you. This porridge has been cold for a while. It's neither hot nor cold. You have to eat it quickly. If it gets cold, it will irritate your stomach. Come, have some porridge and some vegetables."
Zheng Qinglan took a sip of the porridge. It was fragrant, sweet, and especially peaceful. Her injured stomach didn't have any reaction to it. Tears welled up in Zheng Qinglan's eyes as she ate.
"Jin Ling, thank you!"
"A bowl of porridge and a few side dishes. What's there to thank? Get well quickly. I still have something to disturb you. You can't refuse.”
"What is it? As long as I can do it, I won't refuse.”
"Let's not talk about this now. I'll trouble you in the future. Now, I want to ask you why you drank so much last night. Tell me about it and I'll be happy for you.”
Zheng Qinglan remained silent. The atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Brother Qinglan, shouldn't I ask?”
"It's nothing. I broke up with Fu Qian.”
"Who is Fu Qian? I remember now. Is she your girlfriend? She came to visit you last week. Why did you break up so quickly? Are you kidding me?"
"We really broke up yesterday.”
"Brother Qinglan, I…I didn't know you guys broke up. I shouldn't have asked you.”
"You don't have to blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you.”
"Brother Qinglan, thank you for not blaming me.”
Zheng Qinglan smiled bitterly and said," What's wrong with you? Let's break up. We don't owe each other anything, so we don't have any psychological burden."”
"Then you don't have to feel bad."
"I'm not upset about her breaking up with me, but something else. Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. You said that you have something to trouble me with. What is it?”
"Ah, it's like this. I usually write some things when I have nothing to do, but I think it's childish and superficial. I want you to revise it for me.”
"Really? You can bring it over after the meal, but it's not a revision. Let's learn from each other.”
"Not today. Firstly, you need to rest. You can't be too distracted. Secondly, I need to choose some that are slightly presentable. Otherwise, you won't laugh your head off.”
Zheng Qinglan couldn't help but laugh." I'm not a great writer. How can I laugh at you? Maybe you're my teacher."”
"No way. I just like to read books and write when I have nothing to do. I've never received formal training.”
" There's no need for formal training. Mr. Lu Xun studied mining and wanted to save the country through industry. Later, he studied medicine and wanted to treat the sick and save people. Later, he felt that it was more important to save people's souls, so he embarked on the path of literary creation. Mr. Guo Moruo also studied medicine. Neither of them studied literature, so they definitely did not receive formal training in literary creation. The two of them are one of the top writers in our country. The American short story master, Mark Twain, was originally a sailor, and he was not a graduate of the College of Arts.”
"You're still talking about the future. You're comparing me with the masters. Lu Xun and Guo Moruo lived in a time when China was plagued by disasters, which definitely had an impact on their creations.”
" Of course, any writer can't be separated from the influence of the times. The writer is a fish, and the times are the water. A fish without water has no way to survive. Once the writer is separated from the times, his works are meaningless. The articles of the various schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, as well as the poems of the Tang and Song dynasties, were all products of the times. During the War of Resistance, there was literature about the war. From the founding of the New Celestial Dynasty to the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution, there was 17 years of literature. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, there was literature about scars, obscure poetry, and so on. Our era is also an era of great changes. The reform and opening up have produced a huge impact, and it will inevitably give birth to literary works that adapt to this era.”
"Yes, Brother Qinglan, I also feel that our lives are changing every day. In the early years, my father saw that he could definitely make a fortune by doing business, so he borrowed money to build a few houses here. Over the past few years, more and more businesses have been doing business on the streets, and our business here has decreased. My brother and sister-in-law want to develop in the city. Other people's lives had also changed a lot. They had bicycles, televisions, electric fans, and washing machines.”
"Yes, this is only one aspect of the change. It is mainly reflected in material life.”
"I think some of the changes are very good, but some of them are very bad. Have you noticed that there are more swindlers than before?”
"Yes, in the words of the leader, these bad phenomena are problems that arise from the reform and opening up. We have to rely on the reform and opening up to solve these problems.”
"Then how do we solve it? I think it's a little difficult.”
"The country has its ways. As individuals, we have to take care of ourselves and not cause trouble for the country. Ah, it's getting late. I have to go back.”
"You, don't feel uncomfortable anymore?"
"See, there, it's not so bad anymore, thanks to you.”
"Alright, I'll let my parents know and send you back. You can't go back on your word about helping me edit the script.”
"It's not called editing, it's called learning from each other.”
"Whatever you say, I'm going to trouble you anyway.”
"It's not called trouble. It's called a matter of course. Look, I've caused you, your family so much trouble.”
"This isn't trouble. Good people get good rewards. Hehe, I'll go ride my bike.”After a while, Jin Ling came out on her motorcycle. She was wearing a helmet with a plastic mask on her head. Only her eyes could be seen. Half of her long hair was exposed outside the helmet. She was wearing tights and long leather boots. She exuded a heroic spirit. She handed a full helmet to Zheng Qinglan and said,""Put it on and get in the car." After Zheng Qinglan sat down, she handed her a bag and said,""There are two bags of bread inside for you to eat tonight.”Then, she changed gears and stepped on the accelerator. The motorcycle sped forward with the sound of the wind. "You ride as fast as your brother, but you're still reminding him to slow down!”"It's okay. I'm happy today." "What are you happy about?" "No reason. I'm just happy."
When Jin Ling sent Zheng Qinglan to the small courtyard, the miners had not gotten off work yet. Lan Guiying was the only one sitting in the courtyard with nothing to do. "Come in and sit for a while before you leave," Zheng Qinglan said to Jin Ling.”
"I'm not sitting. I have to go back and take care of the shop. I'll disturb you again when I have time.”He honked his horn and left like the wind.
Lan Guiying walked over and said to Zheng Qinglan with a smile,""Brother, we haven't seen each other for a day and you've changed girlfriends again?”
Zheng Qinglan was disgusted by her attitude and said coldly,""Sister-in-law, don't call her girlfriend. She's my friend's sister.”
"A friend's sister, that's what I call good. This is even better than good. It's a good thing that's hard to find even with lanterns. Needless to say, her family background was obvious just by looking at the motorcycle she was riding. Although I didn't see this lady's face clearly, I'm sure that this lady's appearance is even better than Fu Qian's. You're quite capable, kid.”
"You don't even know him."
"Do you even need to know her? Look at those long legs, that figure, and that black hair. Don't look at the helmet she's wearing. Just by looking at these few things, I can tell that she's a beauty. Look at how nimbly she rides the motorcycle. She's as happy as a man. If I didn't know that you had Fu Qian, I would definitely think that she was your girlfriend. Even if she's not your girlfriend now, I have to persuade you to pursue her. Now that you have Fu Qian, I won't be saying this for nothing. Oh, I forgot to tell you that your fourth aunt came here yesterday.”
"Did she say what she wanted?"
"She didn't say what it was about. She just said that she wanted to see if you were around. She wanted you to go to her house to play when you have time. Speaking of her family, she was really not bad. She was famous for being rich and glorious.”
"Alright, I got it."
Zheng Qinglan entered the house and closed the door. She felt a sense of loneliness coming from all directions. It had only been two days since she left, but when she came back, everything had changed. He wanted to sort out his thoughts, but he couldn't. He picked up a pen and wrote a few lines on a piece of paper to force himself to sort out his thoughts. Work: In-depth life, observing changes, finding contradictions, reflecting life;[Feelings: After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't find the right words, so I drew a few big "×" in frustration.] When he heard the sound of the door opening and closing next door, he realized that he had already gotten off work and it was time for dinner. He took his bowl and went to the canteen with the miners. Captain Dong saw him and pulled him to his side, saying,""The safety equipment in the well has arrived and is almost installed. Now that we are at work, we feel much more at ease. Everyone's motivation has also increased unconsciously. The production has increased by more than 10%. Secretary Pei said that he would reward us.”
"Congratulations!"
"Thank goodness you gave us an idea. Your idea is a golden idea. Once it's good, it's all good. This is what we call a happy ending.”
"Big Brother, don't mention that word. I drank too much yesterday and my head is still dizzy.”
"Haha, I won't say anything. When you recover, we'll have a good fight with that thing.”
"Alright, you guys enjoy your meal. I'm already done eating. I'll leave first.”He had already looked in the canteen and didn't see Shang Liu Xin. Now that he was outside the canteen, he didn't see Shang Liu Xin either. He hurriedly returned to the house, put down the bowl and chopsticks, washed his hands again, and carefully picked up the postcard. Before he left, he turned around and took the bread that Jin Ling gave him. This thing wasn't as easy to take care of as the biscuits and was rarely seen in the countryside. He looked around and saw that there was no one around. He walked to Shang Liu Xin's door and hesitated for a moment before knocking. Shang Liu Xin's hoarse voice came from inside,"Who is it?" "I'm Little Zheng." The lights in the room lit up. Shang Liu Xin opened the door. Zheng Qinglan walked in and asked,""Why didn't you go to dinner?" "I don't want to eat. I have no appetite." "It's a long night and the weather is cold. How can you not eat? This is the bread I brought for you.”"Thank you, Xiao Zheng. I really don't want to eat anything.”"Don't be too sad. It's not worth it to be sad for such a beast.”"I'm not doing this for him. I'm doing this for myself. I'm really stupid. I'm really blind. I didn't see the true colors of that beast. I've embarrassed my parents and my brothers and sisters.”As she spoke, she could not help but cry. "You really shouldn't think like that. This isn't your fault. It's that heartless beast who created all of this. He deserves the most severe condemnation.”"Condemn? Who's going to condemn them? If there's condemnation, those people with a black conscience won't dare to do whatever they want. I'm so silly. I gave myself up so early…I gave myself up…sob…Xiao Zheng, you and Fu Qian have to cherish each other. Don't end up like me. It's too late to regret.”
"You should cherish yourself too. This is a postcard I bought on the street on Sunday. I hope you will be as strong as the plum blossom.”"Thank you, Xiao Zheng. Other than my family, you're the only person who has comforted me. It's just that after such a disgraceful thing happened, I can't stay here anymore. I can't stand the cold words of others. I can't eat or sleep well every day. I'm about to go crazy.”
"Have you thought about where you want to go?”
"I don't know. Just go wherever you want. I've already become like this, so what's there to be afraid of? At worst, I'll just die.”
"You're too selfish. If you die, it might not be a big deal to others, but you don't know anything. It's as if you've been freed, and it doesn't matter if you're in pain or not. How sad they must be."
"That's right. It's precisely because I can't bear to leave them behind and am afraid that they will be sad that I have lived until now. When I was young, I was in poor health and often fell ill. In order to earn money to treat my illness, my parents would often secretly pick firewood to sell at the market in the middle of the night. After selling the firewood, they would come back to work early. When I was eight or nine years old, my parents would send me to school again. There was no tuition fee, so they sold chaff and firewood to save money for my tuition. For me, they suffered so much. But now, not only did I not bring glory to them, but I also smeared their faces and made them unable to raise their heads. I'm really disappointing.”
"That beast is really detestable. Sooner or later, retribution will come. The heavens will punish those treacherous villains. It wasn't that he didn't want to take revenge, but it wasn't time yet. If it wasn't him, it was his son and grandson.”
"Who knows?"
"You should rest. It's getting late. You still have work to do tomorrow.”
"You can go. Thank you, Xiao Zheng. I'm much better now after listening to you. I won't do anything stupid.”
"Then eat the bread."
Zheng Qinglan was still angry when she returned to her room. What kind of beast was he? He was so despicable and heartless. He completely disregarded the lives and dignity of others and only cared about his own enjoyment. It would be good if such a beast died. If he died, the world would be less filthy and cleaner. God, why did you let such an evil person exist in this world and let innocent people suffer?
What kind of help did Shang Liu Xin currently need the most? What can I do to help her? Hopefully, she could walk out of this darkest period. So what if he walked out? She could defeat herself, but could she defeat the people around her? In this society, the requirements for women in this aspect had always been very strict, while men were tolerant and even indulgent. Men were considered capable if they had three wives and four concubines, but once a woman had anything to do with morals, she would be scolded as worthless.
Ai, this Shang Liu Xin was also the same. Could it be that she wasn't at fault? Why was she so careless? As a girl, what was the point of regretting when she didn't keep her bottom line and suffered a loss? Other than that, what else could she do? He thought of Fu Qian and himself. He was even more determined that what he had done back then was correct and even noble.
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