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(forty-eight) leave home

In June of the Huaibei Plain, there is endless golden everywhere. After half a year of wind, frost, rain and snow, the heavy wheat finally reaches its mature season. For rural farmers, summer harvest and summer planting is undoubtedly the busiest time of the year.

Because there are a large number of employees in our factory in the countryside, there are already people in the workshop who are uneasy. According to the annual practice, as long as it does not affect normal production, all teams in the workshop have the right to freely transfer shifts, take turns to take leave to go home, and help the rural families finish harvesting.

Seeing many people leaving excitedly, I felt a little itchy. I had been in the factory for more than half a year and had not returned home yet. After a few hesitations, I found Squad Leader Xia and asked for leave to go home nervously. Unexpectedly, the submarine trainer readily approved me for a week's leave without saying a word. In fact, because few homes in the electrician team are from rural areas, it is easier to transfer the shift. After knowing that I was going to take leave, Master Liu took the initiative to help me negotiate with other masters, and quickly helped me get a week off.

I couldn't help but feel excited and went to the security class to borrow a bicycle with Senior Brother Xiao Cai. Without saying a word, Xiao Cai immediately pushed the car to me. This was a new heavyweight "permanent". Senior Brother Xiao Cai usually doesn't do anything, so he scrubbed and scrubbed in the security class as soon as he had time, making the greasy head and frosty like a little hooligan on the street.

"Wu Ping, go to my place for dinner today." Senior Brother Xiao Cai's face was full of sincerity.

"Why are you treating me again? It's time for me to treat you to dinner?" I said a little embarrassedly. Because I was short of money, I really had never invited anyone to have a meal.

"I had an accident a few days ago. I squatted in the small dark room of the security department. I was so full of thoughts that I had died. Fatty Zhang was afraid that he would not be able to hide. Little Li wanted to laugh at it. At that time, you were the only one who could save me. In the end, we are really brothers. Li Qin said that she would invite you once anyway, which was what she meant. Before you leave, you should satisfy our wishes." Senior Brother Cai moved out Li Qin and said sincerely.

"Or, let's talk about it when I come back from home." I couldn't bear to refuse anymore, and suggested with a little hesitation.

"Don't wait for you to come back, just tonight, it's like to go home to harvest wheat and see you off." Senior Brother Xiao Cai's reason made me a little amused and I could only nod and agree.

"You couple must be simple, so they can go to your house for a meal." I added hurriedly.

"Okay." Senior Brother Xiao Cai responded with a smile.

When I rode the weighted "permanent" and returned to the guesthouse happily, Yinhong was rubbing a large basin of clothes under the ginkgo tree. The mottled sunlight was flowing under her feet, and the rhythmic figure seemed more and more pretty.

"I'm back." Seeing me walking into the door, Yin Hong raised her tender arms and wiped off the water droplets splashed on her face.

"Sister Hong, I have asked for leave and go home to harvest wheat tomorrow." Looking at Yin Hong's gentle gaze, I stood there. I have always been grateful since I begged her to save Senior Brother Xiao Cai last time.

"I originally wanted to go home, but your master returned to the area and said that the province was going to hold a memorial service for his father soon." She still called Lu Yu in front of me, which made me feel a little intimate.

"Do you want to go to the meeting with me?" I asked carefully. Seeing her showing her love with her master, I still felt a little uncomfortable.

"It is said that all the family members are going to participate, Lu Yu asked me to go with me." Yin Hong's lively eyes flashed, and Ruxue's face appeared with a hint of rosy.

"Oh...Sister Hong, are you going to get married?" After hearing her words, my heart felt a little sour. It seemed that this shadow would be difficult to erase for a while.

"There are too many things, we haven't considered it yet. Brother Wu Ping, I... I may have left our cotton mill with him." Yin Hong slowly lowered her head when she said this.

"Leave the cotton mill? Where are you going?" I was shocked and couldn't help but blurt out.

"Lu Yu wants to transfer back to the area, saying that the city and city merger are about to be merged. This is an opportunity. I have been running around this recently." Yin Hong explained to me while rubbing her clothes.

"What is the merger of prefectures and cities?" Yin Hong's words made me a little confused.

"We have no more area, and the city will take charge of our counties in the future." Yin Hong turned her face and glanced at me with a smile.

"Oh..." I responded perfunctorily, and when I pushed up the bicycle and walked to the backyard, my thoughts were a little floating. I thought to myself that it was not a merger of cities, but Yin Hong and his master were really leaving.

In the evening, I rode my senior brother Xiao Cai’s big "permanent" to his house. It was Mr. Cai who was in charge of the kitchen himself and made a table of dishes of big and small. Mr. Cai pulled me and sat on his right hand, stood up with gratitude, and insisted on giving me three glasses of wine.

"Master Cai, this is impossible. I am a junior, how can I let you toast." I stood up quickly and quickly pulled old Master Cai to sit down.

"No, I must respect you today. Without you, Xiao Cai might have lost all work now." Old Master Cai's face turned red and he stared at his son fiercely. Senior Brother Xiao Cai lowered his head in shame.

"No...no...no...to be grateful, in fact, I have to thank Yin Hong. It was her master who agreed to me when she found my master." I was anxious and told the truth.

"You said it was Yin Hong. Yin Hong found your master and your master agreed?" Li Qin raised a handsome little face and looked at me with confusion and asked.

"Well...yeah." I nodded affirmatively.

"So, Yin Hong and your master are in love?" Li Qin's face showed a surprised expression.

"What's so strange about this? I think it's quite suitable for a handsome man and a beautiful woman." Senior Brother Xiao Cai looked at Li Qin and praised her with some clues.

"Why is it suitable? This is too incredible. Don't Lu Yu know who she is?" Li Qin replied to Senior Brother Xiao Cai in dissatisfaction, and some asked me anxiously.

"Who do you think Yin Hong is?" When talking about this issue again, Li Qin's attitude made me unable to stand it. "She is a weak woman who wants to have a good life. She met her master and now she falls in love with each other. What's wrong with her?"

"I just..." Li Qin saw that I was a little angry, and she was stammering and wanted to explain. Senior Brother Xiao Cai hurriedly gave her a wink.

"Okay, let's have a drink, you have to thank Wu Ping, by the way, there is that Yin Hong." Old Master Cai quickly suggested to the people who are still alive.

I still don’t understand what the emotions between women are. As for them, qualities such as kindness, hard work, and knowledge generally do not make people jealous. Beauty, wealth, and family are often factors of jealousy. It is easy for women to share pain, while sharing happiness is a difficult thing, which is that the so-called good friends cannot truly do it in their hearts. Jealousy among women is not only the indignation of the weak towards the strong, but this issue is really complicated.

At the suggestion of Master Cai, we all picked up the wine glasses. When we clinked each other, I could still feel the unhappiness in Li Qin. The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit awkward. Although the Cai family father and son tried hard to adjust everyone's emotions, it was obvious that Li Qin and I still had a knot in our hearts.

I was not happy to drink tonight. Just after eight o'clock, I told me that I would go home early in the morning and said goodbye and walked out of the Cai family's door.

Senior Brother Xiao Cai sent me out and lay in my ear in the dark shadow outside the door and muttered quietly: "I know Yin Hong's position in your heart. Li Qin has spoken a little, don't take it to your heart. Women like each other and are jealous, especially beautiful women who don't accept anyone's consent. It's not like the emotions between us men - loyalty."

I understood Senior Brother Xiao Cai's painstaking efforts and did not mention this matter again. I just patted his thin shoulders heavily and said generously: "It's okay, we brothers are not here, don't say anything. Thank you for your Da Yongjiu. We will come back and see you again in a week."

The sound of our farewell disturbed the big wolf dog in the Zhao family next door. It rushed to the iron gate again, and its paws thrust at the iron gate, barking wildly at the outside of the yard.

"This dead dog is barking all day long." Senior Brother Xiao Cai stomped his feet in disgust.

"Oh--By the way, is the eldest son of the Zhao family's retired army back?" I suddenly thought of the last time I did private work, so I asked casually.

"I just came back two days ago, why... do you know him?" Senior Brother Xiao Cai was a little surprised. How could I know about the Zhao family?

"A month ago, Master Liu and I went to his house to decorate the electricity, just for him to come back." I was honest and looked up at the high courtyard wall of the Zhao family, and Senior Brother Xiao Cai stopped talking.
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