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Chapter 18 Tryst (1)

Chapter 2806 Tryst (1)

"Oh, it's already dawn." The man stood up and looked out the window. The sky was already slightly bright. He was probably still dreaming when the rooster crowed.

"It doesn't matter. So what if it's dawn? You don't go to work." The woman turned over, hugged the man's arm, and buried her head in the man's arms, but she never opened her eyes.

"It took too long last night." The man teased the woman gently, hugged the woman's hand tightly and stroked her back, feeling the youth seeping out of his body, and the sleepiness that surged from the man's body was swallowed up again.

Got him.

When I opened my eyes again, the sky was completely bright. From time to time, chickens and dogs barked outside the window, and occasionally there were the footsteps of pedestrians passing by. The woman sat in front of the dressing table, combing her hair carefully. The man suddenly panicked and fumbled.

The clothes want to stand up.

"Why are you in a hurry? It's early." The woman put on earrings for herself, "The whistle for the day shift hasn't blown yet."

"That's not good. It's already dawn and there are so many people on the street that it's inconvenient."

"If it's inconvenient, we can leave after dark." The woman chuckled, "I'll go out to buy some braised food later. Your favorite duck feet, braised noodles, and Korean mixed vegetables...don't you like the ones at home?

Sherbet? There’s another bottle.”

The man knows that the woman wants to keep him until night. He is somewhat greedy for the woman's tenderness. But reason tells him that it is not advisable to stay for a long time.

"What if someone comes?"

"Who will come?" The woman saw that he wanted to leave, and she felt a little resentful. "Everyone in the factory and a group of people from their reading club knew that he had gone to join the army. He was alone here, and there was no one.

Relatives." The woman suddenly showed an ambiguous smile when she said this, "Besides, I am the only one in the family, and they don't want to be suspected of being a poor person."

"Your Chinese studies are really good." The man praised her.

The woman didn't care: "Fortunately, I studied well and could read and read newspapers, otherwise I would have been rejected by him to death!"

"He still dislikes you?" The man was a little surprised, "He is a bachelor and a poor man who almost starved to death..."

"As poor as you are poor, people have more tempers." The woman giggled.

The man got a little bored and stopped talking.

"Are you angry?" The woman approached him happily.

"No." The man pretended to be open-minded, "I'm just a little worried - your house faces the street after all. You can hear any noise from outside."

The sounds outside gradually became noisy, including the sounds of hawking, conversations, shouting at animals, the grinding of wheels, the bells of rickshaws...

The man knew that he would not be able to leave during the day.

But if he has anything to say, he really has nothing to do. When a man goes to town to do business, he has already done it. Staying here for one more day is nothing.

"It seems I can't leave."

"Are you so anxious to go back and see your yellow-faced woman?"

The man was a little displeased, but he didn't show it at all on his face. He just said with a smile: "There was so much noise last night, I was afraid of you..."

"Disgusting!" The woman's fist hit the man's chest.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door downstairs along the street, one after another. The two people's movements froze for an instant, and their eyes were fixed on the window. The knocking on the door below became more and more urgent. The man's mind was already ringing.

The sound of banging on the door made me hold my breath.

The woman glanced at the door in panic, as if she was thinking about something. Then she stood up, walked quickly to the window, slightly opened the corner of the curtain and took a peek. She turned back and said:

"It doesn't matter, it's sister-in-law Mei Tang next door. I don't know what's going on. I'll be back as soon as I go." After that, she left the room, and the sound of footsteps going down the stairs could be heard outside.

The man quickly dressed up and carefully gathered all his belongings scattered in the room.

A woman's voice came from below, and it was unclear what was being said. After a while, the voice disappeared. He heard familiar footsteps on the stairs again.

The woman opened the door and came in. She was stunned for a moment when she saw his appearance, and said with a smile: "Why, are you afraid that someone will come to catch you?"

"That's not true," the man smiled guiltily, "We've all gotten up, and we have to put them back together." They both took a deep breath and smiled at each other.

"What does your neighbor want from you?"

"Borrow money." The woman took off her headscarf and threw it on the armchair indifferently, "Borrow two yuan - the family can't make ends meet."

"Aren't the people who live here all factory workers? How about a few dollars less?"

"Look at you, a young landowner," the woman sneered. "It's true that a man works in a factory, and his salary is high, but he can't handle it because he has so many children. Five children, three of whom are boys. He just eats.

The couple has to fight famine every month."

"Women don't go out to find a living wage subsidy?"

"With five children at home, what kind of work are you looking for? There's so much housework to do." The woman said and went downstairs again, seemingly busy with something. After a while, she came up with a plate full of breakfast.

"It's not as good as what you have at home, just make up for it."

The man looked at the breakfast on the table, including white porridge, salted eggs, five-spice salted peanuts and "Australian pickles" on a small plate. Even at his house, breakfast was nothing more than that.

"It's very good." The man said, pointing to the salted egg, "Just this, not everyone can afford it anymore."

"As long as you are satisfied." The woman said with a smile, "You are much more easy-going than before."

"I was very cold before?"

"It's not cold, it's very... um... arrogant." The woman started to eat breakfast herself, "Do you know what the classmates in the class call you?"

"Master."

"Young master, lamb." The woman covered her mouth and smiled.

"In the blink of an eye, it has been several years since I graduated." The man was a little embarrassed, "I don't know how my classmates are doing."

"A lot of people are no longer in Lingao." The woman said, "Last time I met the leader who taught us and said that about two-thirds of our class had gone to other places, such as Jeju, Taiwan, Shandong, and Sanya.

…Recently someone went to Guangdong. He also asked me why I didn’t go out to work after graduating from high school and just stay at home as a housewife. He said things like ‘a waste of talent’ and ‘what a pity’ many times.”

The woman laughed when she said this: "Fortunately I am not a public student!"

"Your father treats you really well," the man said sincerely. "My father felt that he was in trouble for sending several of my sisters to junior high school. He complained about it every day. It made my sister hide away when she saw him."

"He's not treating me well, he's just trying to be fashionable and please the chief." The woman said boredly, "He agreed to me marrying him because he was the one the chief liked."

The day shift's whistle sounded outside. Following the high-spirited whistle, a sonorous and powerful man's voice suddenly sounded outside:

"The last ring just now was 8 o'clock sharp, Lingao time. Good morning, all listeners! Welcome to today's "News Summary". Today's news is: Chairman of the Senate Wang Luobin received the first-level outstanding students of the Guangxi Campaign Senate in Bairencheng today

Service Medal Winners... The Guangdong Region Advanced Workers Commendation Ceremony was held in Guangzhou, and the Region Governor Wen Desi presented awards to advanced workers... Please listen to the detailed news below..."

They listened attentively while eating. The news is the most important window for them to understand current affairs. Especially for men, their own business is no longer the hundreds of acres of land in the village. They must always pay attention to the outside world.

"What was said in the news just now?" the woman suddenly asked.

"It seems that the Senate held a lot of meetings, and then there was some trade agreement with the Netherlands...Why do you ask this?" The man was a little surprised. Since he was studying, he knew that women are not interested in world affairs.

"Is there any news from Guangdong and Guangxi? I ​​heard that peace is being negotiated with Ming Dynasty."

"Oh, I didn't say that. The news just said that the troops were resting and recuperating. It looks like a ceasefire is coming soon."

"...Go overseas! Go to the vibrant land of Southeast Asia! Nanyang Company's immigration recruitment seminar will be held at Wenlan River Park from the 10th to 12th of this month. At that time, senior figures from Nanyang Company and the civil affairs department will be present to lecture on immigration policies.

and related discounts. To make it easier for everyone to participate, we have arranged performances during the day and night..."

"...The 36th Veterans Placement Conference was held in Bairencheng. The theme of this meeting was the proper placement of retired and disabled servicemen and their families..."

"...Today's news summary program has finished..."

"It seems that the war is almost over... he should come back." The man carefully searched for words, avoiding words like husband and man, as if he was avoiding sewing needles in a sewing box.

"Hmm." The woman didn't raise her head and just made a sound from her nose. It might be an answer, or it might just be a polite response.

"Tell me about him." The man seemed to have suddenly found some interesting topic.

"He, he has nothing to say, why are you asking?" The woman began to clear away the dishes on the table.

"I'm just curious...is he good-looking? Is he not good for you? Or does he have other lovers?" For the first time, the man felt that he was a bit clumsy and tongue-tied.

"No, he is actually quite handsome and treats me very well." The woman's voice became lower and lower, and her eyes lowered, "He is just a little poorer, but he is actually good in other aspects. I was still very fond of him back then.

I want to marry him."

"...Coal is the blood of modern industry, and Hongji Coal Mine is the energy workshop that continuously supplies blood to Lingao. Since the establishment of Hongji Station, generations of officers and soldiers stationed at the station have overcome the harsh natural environment, focusing on production with one hand and promoting peace with the other.

, used practical actions to defend the rights and interests of the Senate and the people. Please listen to the special report below. I am going three thousand miles to the west and stationed to defend the country and express my loyalty..."

The woman was washing dishes downstairs, and the man was wandering around the house boredly. He was already very familiar with this bedroom and could no longer find anything new. He left the door and came to the stairwell.


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