60s: I have a store

Chapter 554 Sudden accident

Zhou Yimin asked, "Old Party Secretary, did anything unexpected happen at this matchmaking meeting?"

The old Party Secretary patted his chest and said, "With me watching, nothing will happen!"

Director Li felt relieved and then looked at the time. It was already past one in the afternoon. He had to go back to the city at around three or four at the latest. If it was later, something could happen on the way back.

Zhou Yimin met a pretty lesbian, but there was no boy from Zhoujiazhuang courting her, which made him feel strange.

From his point of view, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the girl was the most beautiful among all the girls.

According to the appearance of a lesbian like this, all the people from Zhoujiazhuang should be vying with each other to show their courtesy, so why is there not a single boy from Zhoujiazhuang around her?

"Old Party branch secretary, do you know what this is?" Zhou Yimin pointed at the beautiful female comrade and asked with some confusion?

He just didn't believe that the boys in Zhoujiazhuang would do what they say online, saying that good-looking appearances are all the same, but interesting souls are rare to find, which is such boring nonsense.

In this world, most people are attracted by beauty. If someone is not good-looking or does not meet your aesthetic standards when you meet them for the first time, nothing will happen next. Then how do you know whether the soul is interesting or not?

Director Li answered first: "I should know the answer to this question!"

Then she began to explain: "Comrade Xie Yumei was also a pitiful person. Her mother gave her last steamed bun to her and her brother, and before she died, she told her sister Xie Yumei to take good care of her brother until he grew up."

"Comrade Xie Yumei, when she first came to the shelter of the subdistrict office, many people were interested in her. However, Comrade Xie Yumei has not forgotten her mother's instructions before her death. If you want to marry her, you have to raise her brother to adulthood, otherwise, forget it."

When Zhou Yimin heard this, he immediately understood why there were no boys from Zhoujiazhuang around Xie Yumei.

During this period, with food being so scarce, marrying a wife was already a very difficult thing. If it was buy one get one free, then there would be two more people to feed in the family. For an ordinary family, it would still be difficult to afford the food for two people.

Zhou Yimin was moved with sympathy: "Aunt Li, has this comrade Xie Yumei ever been to school?"

If he had been educated and if the blind date was not successful, he would have planned to invite Xie Yumei to join Zhoujiazhuang.

Zhou Yimin believed that if he asked, the old branch secretary would not refuse.

After hearing this, Director Li said, "Comrade Xie Yumei finished junior high school, was admitted to high school, and studied there for a year. Later, due to family reasons, she did not go back to school."

For people of this period, few had attended junior high school, and even fewer had attended high school, although they did not complete it.

If Xie Yumei had finished high school, she would at least have been given priority in job assignments, otherwise she wouldn't have had to flee.

In the corner, Zhou Daming was dancing and showing the bamboo dragonfly he had made to a few girls.

He squatted on the ground, flipping the bamboo strips flexibly with his fingertips. The sunlight passed through the ends of his slightly curly hair, casting fine shadows in front of the girls.

"Alright!"

He suddenly raised his hand, and the bamboo dragonfly flew up to the sky with a buzz. Ah Cui, who was wearing a red hairband, clapped her hands excitedly. When her hair brushed against the back of his hand, his heart skipped a beat, but he still pretended to be calm: "When we get married, I will weave a house for you!"

The girls around were laughing so hard that they were rolling on the floor. A Cui blushed and gently hit his shoulder.

Xiaoyun noticed that a young man was always looking at her secretly, so she walked over to him holding a pottery jar and asked softly, "Do you want me to help you decorate the flowers?"

The young man stood up in a hurry, knocking over the stool behind him, and his face turned redder than a cooked shrimp.

He hurriedly adjusted the stool and stammered, "Okay, okay! The flowers you picked are really beautiful."

Xiaoyun put the wild chrysanthemums covered with dew into the ceramic bowl on his desk. The moment their fingertips touched, the book in the young man's hand fell to the ground with a "click", causing Zhou Daming, who was not far away, to wink and whistle.

The shyest one, Aqiang, held a small plate of crisp pears picked from the back mountain at home and wandered at the edge of the venue for a long time before he mustered up the courage to walk towards the girl who was twisting her handkerchief with her head down.

"It's very sweet, try it." His voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. When the girl took the pear, her fingertips accidentally touched his hand, and both of them quickly retracted their hands as if they had been electrocuted.

As Aqiang retreated in panic, he bumped into the millstone behind him, making a "dong" sound, which caused a burst of good-natured laughter.

His face flushed as he was about to explain, but he caught a glimpse of another girl from Zhoujiazhuang squatting on the ground, patiently teaching the children to play cat's tangle.

The girl looked up and smiled at him tenderly. His hand holding the empty plate suddenly tightened, and he thought silently in his heart: "If I can marry a wife who is so caring, my family will definitely be lively in the future."

On the other side, Zhou Dazhu was teaching A Cui how to fly a kite.

The homemade kite swayed and flew into the sky in the twilight. A Cui ran forward excitedly, her hair blown by the wind and brushed across the back of Zhou Dazhu's hand.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand to protect her from hitting the wooden stake, and the warmth of his palm came through the thin sleeves.

The kite suddenly dived, and A Cui turned around in panic and bumped into his arms.

The two of them froze in place, the only sound being each other's disordered breathing.

Zhou Dazhu's Adam's apple rolled and his voice was hoarse: "Be careful."

I saw Erzhu and Xiulan sitting side by side next to the haystack, the distance between them so close that they could feel the warmth from each other.

Xiulan lowered her head and played with the corner of her clothes, and said softly, "If it weren't for you today, I really don't know what I would do."

Erzhu scratched his head and smiled innocently: "From now on, as long as I am here, no one can bully you."

As he spoke, he carefully took out a small object wrapped in red cloth from his pocket and handed it to Xiulan, "This is the silver bracelet my mother left for me. Would you like to accept it?"

Xiulan raised her head, tears of emotion flashing in her eyes, and nodded gently. Seeing this, Erzhu almost jumped up with excitement, causing Zhou Daming beside him to whistle.

On Zhou Dazhui and A Cui's side, the kite had already been lying quietly on the ground.

Ah Cui blushed, twisted her skirt with her fingers, and whispered, "Actually, when you taught me how to fly a kite today, I thought you were really good."

Zhou Dazhu was immediately excited when he heard this. He puffed out his chest and said, "From now on, I will take you to fly kites every day, and teach you how to weave bamboo baskets and make furniture. I guarantee that you will live a prosperous life!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, their eyes full of longing for the future.

Chuntao and Ahu were being surrounded by a group of people and were being urged to arm wrestle.

Ah Hu's face turned red and he used all his strength, but was still easily suppressed by Chuntao.

"Haha, Ah Hu, you have to practice more. I'll be counting on your help with housework in the future!" Chuntao laughed and let go of his hand.

Ah Hu rubbed his sore wrist, but smiled happier than anyone else: "Practice! As long as you don't think I'm stupid, I'll learn everything!"

The people around were laughing so hard that they were bent over, and their happy laughter echoed in the night sky.

Xiaoyun and the young man hid in the corner, talking quietly in the moonlight.

The young man carefully opened the book, took out a yellowed bookmark from it, and handed it to Xiaoyun: "This is my favorite poem, just like my meeting you, it is the most beautiful accident."

Xiaoyun took the bookmark, and saw the words on it clearly in the moonlight. Her cheeks immediately flushed and she said softly, "I think so too. It's great to know you." The old branch secretary stood aside, looking at this lively and warm scene, his eyes slightly moist.

He walked up to Zhou Yimin and said with emotion: "Yimin, thanks to you, so many children in the village have found a good home."

Zhou Yimin smiled and waved his hands: "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. Seeing them happy, I am happy from the bottom of my heart."

Director Li was also very pleased. She looked around and said, "This matchmaking conference not only solved the lifelong affairs of individuals, but also opened a good start for exchanges and cooperation between villages. In the future, we will help each other, and our lives will definitely get better and better."

Before they knew it, it was almost dark and the girls had to return.

Originally, the old branch secretary wanted to let the girls stay for dinner before going back, after all, so many things had been prepared.

However, Director Li did not agree.

After hearing this, the old branch secretary had no choice but to give up.

All I can say is that happy times pass quickly. For the boys in Zhoujiazhuang, it felt like the blind date conference had just begun and it was over.

Director Li stood up and said, "It's getting late now, let's go back first!"

Although the people in Zhoujiazhuang were a little reluctant, they did not dare to say anything since the leader had already spoken.

The lesbians ate very well every day, and they also ate meat, and not just minced meat, but real chunks of meat.

Thinking of this, I almost couldn't hold back my saliva.

The female comrades present had a good impression of the people in Zhoujiazhuang, and if they could provide so much meat for entertaining, the conditions should not be too bad.

If they had a choice, they really didn't want to marry back to the countryside. They had fled here from other rural areas, but they didn't have many choices.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhou Yimin found a corner where no one noticed him and put the two bags of milk powder into the bag. It was not a transparent bag, so there was no need to worry about others seeing what was in the bag.

Then he pretended nothing had happened and returned to the threshing ground.

I saw Zhou Zhiming had already driven his tractor to the threshing ground, waiting for everyone to get on the tractor.

Under Director Li's arrangement, all the female comrades got on the bus in an orderly manner.

This time, no one wanted to line up at the front. Everyone wanted to line up at the back so that they could ride on the motorcycle with Director Li.

When I return to the shelter, I can brag to others that I have ridden a motorcycle.

However, how could their little tricks be hidden from Director Li's discerning eyes?

Under Director Li's urging, everyone had no choice but to line up obediently.

Everyone can only pray that their luck will be better so that they can ride on a motorcycle when the time comes.

Xie Yumei didn't care about riding a motorcycle. The most important thing now was to fill her stomach. She thought that with her conditions, she should be able to find a family willing to raise her younger brother at the same time.

At first, she heard from Director Li that Zhoujiazhuang had developed well with the help of Zhou Yimin, so she came here to give it a try. Unexpectedly, the result was the same.

While Xie Yumei was still waiting in line, Director Li patted her on the shoulder.

Xie Yumei turned around and saw that it was Director Li who patted her shoulder. She then said very respectfully, "Director Li, are you looking for me?"

Director Li nodded: "Yumei, come with me!"

Although Xie Yumei was a little confused, she still went with him. After all, she didn't have anything valuable on her that Director Li would like, and she wasn't afraid of being cheated or anything else.

Following Director Li to Zhou Yimin's place, soon everyone else got on the tractor, leaving only Director Li and Xie Yumei.

Naturally, Xie Yumei followed Director Li and got on the motorcycle. When others saw this, they were very envious.

The tractor road gradually disappeared into a dense bamboo forest.

The moonlight filtered through the layers of bamboo leaves, casting tiny silver spots on the road.

Xiulan hugged her arms tightly and suddenly felt a chill on her back. She subconsciously leaned towards Qiaoyun and said, "Sister Yun, why is this forest so gloomy?"

Qiao Yun forced a calm smile, but her fingers unconsciously gripped the edge of the car.

At this moment, the tractor's headlights suddenly swept across the road ahead - a golden afterimage shot out like lightning!
The figure was half a person's height, and his hair shone with a metallic luster in the moonlight. His amber vertical pupils were like two dancing flames in the darkness.

Zhou Zhiming slammed on the brakes, his entire body almost sticking to the steering wheel, his Adam's apple rolling violently: "Then what is that thing?!"

There were screams of surprise in the carriage. A girl was so frightened that she fell to the ground and grabbed Xiulan's sleeve in panic, and the two fell into a ball.

Qiao Yun widened her eyes, staring at the direction where the mysterious figure disappeared. Because the speed was a bit fast and her vision was not very good, she did not see clearly.

Before he finished speaking, a long and eerie cry was heard from deep in the bamboo forest. The sharp tail note echoed in the night sky, startling the birds perched on the branches and causing them to flap their wings and flee.

The cold sweat on Zhou Zhiming's forehead dripped onto the steering wheel. He turned the key tremblingly, trying to restart the tractor.

But the engine made a hollow "clicking" sound. "It's over. Maybe the oil pipe was loosened by the sudden braking!" He said with a tearful voice.

You know, this tractor is the treasure of the village. If it is in my hands and something unexpected happens, how can I explain to the villagers?

The girls hugged each other tightly, not daring to breathe, staring at the darkness around them without blinking, fearing that the mysterious creature would appear again.

The bamboo forest was eerily quiet, with only the rustling of bamboo leaves in the breeze.

Suddenly, there was a sound of shaking branches from the left, and everyone screamed in fright.

Xiulan grabbed the wooden stick in the carriage. Her palms were full of cold sweat, but she said with all her might, "Don't panic. We have more people!"

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement except the swaying branches and leaves.

At the critical moment, the roar of a motorcycle suddenly came from the distance.

Zhou Yimin rushed over on his bike at lightning speed, his headlights piercing the darkness and sweeping across the silent bamboo forest.

Director Li and Xie Yumei followed closely behind.

"Is everything okay?" Zhou Yimin jumped out of the car and looked around vigilantly.

Xiulan was trembling all over, but she still forced a smile: "It's okay. I was just scared."

(End of this chapter)