The Story of a Rural Girl (9)

Time flew by, and the sophomore year ended so sweetly. Once again, the boy takes the girl to the station and then goes home on his own. The girl who came home began her labor again, at home, running at both ends of the field, corn leaves, straw cutting again and again to heal the skin for a year. The girl was tired all day, her back was sore, her face was black, her arms and legs were once again full of scratches, and the occasional phone call from the boy became the moment she most looked forward to. Every time there are always endless words, unfinished things, such a situation must not be hidden from the parents, fortunately, when the girl just came home, she told her mother, talked about a boyfriend, but also explained the situation of the boy's family, the parents told her, later, don't suffer losses. The girl was particularly pleased with the enlightenment of her parents, and the previous trepidation was swept away.

This morning, the girl's family got up early to go to the field to cut rice, and everyone was looking forward to this field, because the girl's father put more than ten fry into the field when the rice was still seedlings. Everyone was very much looking forward to the harvest of the fish, that day the girl and her sister were particularly hard to cut rice, and suddenly the sister's scream broke the rhythm of labor, and the girl rushed over and asked what was wrong? The sister said that something hit her leg, the girl said happily that it must be a fish, look for it, they found a fish in the root of a bush of rice, the girl and sister will not catch fish, quickly call daddy over, daddy came to see, there is indeed a fish, he thought the sisters were playing, because when it rained the fish ran some. Dad gently walked over, leaned down, reached out and grabbed the fish, picked it up and looked at it, it was a red-tailed carp of more than a pound, the girl quickly went to get the bucket over, put the fish in, and looked up when she was carrying the bucket to the field stem, and the familiar figure came into view.

The boy appeared in front of her, and the boy actually found himself and suddenly appeared in front of her. The girl was really surprised, so happy, that she was about to go to the boy when she found herself in a mess. Because burying your head in the rice, in order to avoid the ears of rice from piercing your eyes, you will get your head closer from under the ears of rice, which will make your hair messy, and your face and clothes will also be splashed with mud spots, not to mention your legs, just out of the muddy water. Such an image is too embarrassing, and the girl can't do it. The boy saw the girl's embarrassment, smiled and winked at the girl, walked over to the girl, took the girl's bucket and put it on the field stem, turned and called out to his uncle and aunt, and introduced his name. The girl's parents are honest farmers, and they will not say anything kind, so they let the boy play on the field and continue to work.

The girl looked at the boy and asked softly, how did you get here, how did you find it? The boy said that he didn't always send you to the station to take the train, you sometimes talk about how to go home, what car to turn, tell where to go, what is the door of the house, know this and ask. When I got to the door, I asked the neighbor next to me and said that you are here. The boy spoke lightly, but the girl admired it, and the timid girl did not have the courage to do so. But the girl smiled and asked the boy, did you wash your knees last night when you washed your feet? The boy looked at the girl confused, the girl said that she had just grabbed a rice flower fish, you came, is not to eat meat, after saying that he could not help but smile, the boy touched his face and smiled embarrassedly. It turned out that there was a custom on the girl's side, that is, Chinese New Year's Eve must wash her knees when washing her feet that day, so that there will be good food everywhere you go the next day.

When the girl was ready to continue to be busy, the boy pulled up his pants and followed the field, and the girl asked, Will you? The boy said no, you taught me, and the girl looked at the boy and smiled. Girls teach seriously, boys learn seriously, cutting rice is not a very difficult thing, mainly with knife skills, cutting high and short, rice placement requirements, these support is good. The boy was taught, the girl continued to cut, cut a large piece, looking back, the boy was still struggling in the corner, the girl really couldn't look down, and hurried to help cut the small piece. The girl laughed at the boy, the boy was not angry, smiled and squinted and said take it slowly, or you go to rest, etc. will cut together again, the girl looked at the boy whitely, turned her head and continued, but her heart was really moved. The boy's skin is very white, the girl bows in front of the boy, there is a picture of the boy and the girl during the metalworking internship, both wearing dark blue overalls, the boy is white and glowing, the girl is too black to find the facial features, the boy laughed at the girl for many years. But now, the sun has reddened the boy's face, and the palms of his hands are red from cutting rice, but the boy does not shout tired, and lets the girl rest, which is particularly touching for the girl who has never cared.