Suddenly her life changed a lot, there were gradually some flatterers around her, sometimes when walking on the road, the idlers who knew her in the small town greeted her from a distance, she suddenly became very The important thing is that she suddenly became very capable in the eyes of these people. Xiao Chen and Xiao Cao in the typing room seemed to get closer to her. They often invited her to play poker and mahjong. It was absolutely nothing, and the leaders of the deputy department were also polite and respectful to her.
She suddenly felt that she was very active, enthusiastic, and energetic in her work. She was busy every day, and sometimes she took the initiative to find something to do, but her life was still the same as before. Sometimes she had to do the work of serving tea and water, but this work Now she took the initiative to do it. She has no complaints and is proactive.
This small job change added a touch of color to her dull thoughts, like a stimulant, she became very excited and excited like smoking opium, she treated everyone warmly and kindly, her The popularity also seems to have undergone a fundamental change. Everyone often praises her in person or even behind her back, but she heard Jiang Cheng say that she praised her behind her back, and he also expressed great pleasure about her job adjustment.
They still cuddled by the fire in their free time, and he still told her about his family, his parents, his brother, and his childhood, and she got to know him completely, but he didn't talk about marriage anymore. thing.
She just waited indifferently, she believed that sooner or later he would bring it up again.
The days repeated as usual, calmly and step by step. The weather is getting warmer, the wind is getting stronger and stronger, sandstorms are frequent, and the wind is raging all day long, covering the sky, darkening the sky, flying sand and rocks all over the sky.
Soon, the town government held a "Three Cadres Meeting" as usual, and then all the cadres went to the countryside to plant trees. They lived in the village for more than half a month and planted trees for more than half a month.
Yes, she originally thought that life should flow down in such a logical way, and as the flow goes on, their love should also flow naturally and blossom and bear fruit.
It was in mid-May, because the water conservancy development project was about to undergo preliminary acceptance in July. The leaders held a meeting and decided to replant Caragana in the net fence of the project area, because many Caragana planted in previous years died. , Some did not germinate at all, and there was a large barren space in the net fence. Secretary Qiao led almost all the cadres to the countryside to replant caragana, striving to make the net fence full of lush greenery before acceptance.
They have all gone to the countryside and live in the cultural center near the main road in village y. The cultural center has three large houses, the middle one is an open courtyard with more than a dozen round tables, and the left side is a smaller bedroom and bedroom. On the right side of the kitchen is a large bedroom with a large kang through it. The actual use of this cultural center is actually a venue for villagers to organize weddings and funerals. It is contracted and managed by the brigade secretary of the village. The brigade secretary is named Fan. A burly and fat old man, the old man is well maintained and chubby. He can't be seen as a farmer at all. He often lives in the town government. He is called a "off-work cadre". When the villagers needed a space, they would rent it from the brigade secretary. The brigade secretary’s home was next door to the cultural center. It was a compound with a long line of spacious red brick houses. The group of cadres who went to the countryside lived in the cultural center and the Team secretary.
The girls are in charge of logistics, helping the brigade secretary's wife to cook for this group of people, and the men all go to the project area to plant caragana.
That day the weather was sunny and mild, with no wind. This kind of weather is rare here. At noon, the weather suddenly became extremely hot. They were busy all morning in the large kitchen of the cultural center, washing and cutting many vegetables. Well, the brigade secretary's wife stewed a big pot of vegetables, steamed two steamed buns, and then fried a few dishes to go with the wine.
At noon, the cadres of this group of caragana planters came back one after another, disheveled, exhausted, and sweating profusely. They were all going to the countryside in spring, and they were all blown into black coals. As soon as they came back, they went straight to the yard Some of them drank water directly from the faucet, and then washed their faces and hands. A group of people surrounded the well. They took out several basins, soap and towels. Everyone stood in the yard and took off their shirts. After a while, the white Mitsubishi came back. Secretary Qiao sent the girls to buy some big bags of ice cream from the small store in the village. She looked out from the large glass window of the Cultural Center, and she saw Huang Juan walking quickly in the front with a bag of ice cream outside the gate of the Cultural Center, because at this moment Jiang Cheng was riding a motorcycle into the courtyard, Huang Juan greeted him with a smile. Go up, wait for Jiang Cheng to stop and get out of the car, she picks out an ice cream from the bag, tore off the packaging bag, and hands the ice cream to Jiang Cheng, she clearly sees Jiang Cheng smiling slightly, spreading his hands to express his respect There was dirt in her hands and she couldn't pick up the ice cream. Huang Juan simply handed the ice cream to his mouth and fed him. He hesitated for a moment, and then showed a knowing and charming smile. She had never seen him with that smile before. To Huang Juan, such a smile seemed to her to be an extraordinary smile, and her sensitive and fragile heart was immediately stung by this smile, like a sword quickly slashing through her heart, she trembled, her hand Holding two plates of dishes and staring out the window blankly, he saw Jiang Cheng take a bite of the ice cream, turn around and go to the well to wash his face, Huang Juan was obviously encouraged by this smile, she couldn't help it, her eyebrows danced with joy, her face was flushed, full of joy. Overflowing with brilliance, she happily ran behind him like flying, she handed him soap and towel, and he happily followed, she felt her two arms were limp and weak, and the two plates full of vegetables trembled Precariously about to fall, she moved slowly and heavily and put down the plate in her hand on the table, her heart fell heavily, with pain and palpitations.
She looked at Huang Juan serving Jiang Yue affectionately, with a happy look, as if a hungry person finally begged and got a bun, took a bite and then excitedly held it in his hand, forgetting about it, she looked at this Seeing this scene, she suddenly felt miserable, and she suddenly felt some pity for her. In fact, she was just a poor infatuated woman, passionately in love with a man who didn't love her at all, and pursued hard, because Just a smile from the other party makes her happy, and she doesn't know how many sad tears shed secretly for him. The daughter's heart, which is as soft and fragile as her own, has been abused and raped many times. She is no longer jealous, no longer No matter how sad she was, she stared at the two of them calmly. The lukewarm and perfunctory expression on his face made her firmly believe that he belonged to her. Only she could make him truly happy. Only she had this power. Supported by this firm belief, her mood gradually became brighter. She no longer cared about the scene outside the window, and she started busy again. At this time, many people had finished washing, and the main leaders such as Secretary Qiao and Mayor Li had already sat down , she hurriedly served cold dishes and hot dishes on the table. After a while, Jiang Yue and Huang Juan also came in. Secretary Qiao enthusiastically invited them to sit next to him. Next to Secretary Qiao, Huang Juan happily sat down next to Jiang Yue, and other cadres sat at various tables, and some simply went to the kitchen to grab a bowl of stewed vegetables, hold a film, and eat as they walked, and those who finished the meal first , ran to the room with a big kang for a lunch break, and after a while everyone went to find a place for a lunch break, only the leaders at the table accompanied by the brigade secretary were still drinking lively, she And Xiaozhen in the typing room, Xiao Cao prepared all the dishes, took a quick bite in the kitchen, and then went to rest in the small bedroom next to the kitchen. Later, Secretary Qiao invited the wife of the brigade secretary to sit with them table to drink.
She lay down for a while, I don't know how long it took, she was about to fall asleep in a daze, when suddenly she smelled a strong smell of alcohol, she woke up suddenly, it was Huang Juan who came in, she got on the kang, and lay down quietly Beside Xiao Chen, after a while, he let out a soft sigh, tossed and turned, she was no longer sleepy, closed her eyes and listened to her every move, and she seemed not sleepy, kept turning over.
Later, she fell asleep, fell into a deep sleep, and slept soundly. In her dream, she vaguely heard the roar of starting a motorcycle one after another. When she woke up, she found that she was the only one left on the kang. Lying down, everyone didn't know where to go. She got up and went to the kitchen. The kitchen was cleaned up. The men in the yard were getting ready to go. They all left after a while, and the place was empty.
She looked for them everywhere, she went to the brigade secretary's house next door, those girls were sitting in the living room of the brigade secretary's house watching TV, when she saw her come in, Xiao Chen said with a smile, you finally woke up, slept soundly Sleep well, we are waiting for you to come, come on, let's play poker, this time we are all together.
After talking about a few people, they started to play poker. Huang Juan looked preoccupied and sat on the sofa watching TV absent-mindedly. She waved her hand and said she didn't want to play. She was in a group with Xiao Cao, and the brigade secretary's wife was in a group with Xiao Chen. They played "Fight Against the House". They drank water when they lost. After playing for about an hour, they couldn't drink enough water. They were busy making dinner again, and they also went to help.
On the third day of going to the countryside, Director Qian suddenly found her and said that he went back to town yesterday, Zhang Qingqiu was on duty, and answered a call from her home. She hurried back. She suddenly felt bad, and couldn't help thinking of her mother. She knew that her mother was running out of time, so something must have happened to her mother's physical condition. She immediately went to Secretary Qiao and explained the situation. Secretary Qiao said very gently , you can go back at ease, don't worry about coming back, go back and deal with the family affairs properly before coming back, and told her to temporarily hand over the accounts of the development office to Director Qian, and asked the driver Xiaozhang to drive her and Director Qian in a Mitsubishi Go back and go through the formalities.
They went back to the town and went through the formalities in a hurry. In fact, there were not many formalities to go through. She just handed over the official seal of the Development Office to Director Qian, and some documents, and it was enough to deliver clearly.
The next day, she took the earliest bus back home with anxiety.