Chapter 27

Why was Liang Jinxi outside the door?

Because of the handbag in his hand.

Inside was the pair of cotton shoes Liang Donghe gave to Lin Shu. He had helped to carry them before, but Lin Shu turned around quickly when they arrived at the gate of the yard and forgot to take them.

Liang Jinxi was too lazy to call her, and waited until she entered the house before bringing them over.

I didn't expect to hear her deep self-analysis.

Worried that she was not frugal enough, not hardworking enough, not like-minded enough, not able to fight with him, and not able to keep up with his pace of progress?

Captain Liang felt a headache after hearing this.

He waited for the voice inside to pause for a moment, then raised his hand and knocked on the door twice, "dong dong".

Xu Juan opened the door.

She opened the door and saw Liang Jinxi standing outside, She was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.

After a while, she stammered, "Liang, Captain Liang, how come you are here? Didn't you leave just now?"

He couldn't have heard their conversation just now, could he?

No way?

Liang Jinxi looked calm, as if he didn't see Xu Juan's abnormal expression, nor did he seem to be affected by anything or words.

He just raised the things in his hand and said, "I just forgot to give this to Lin Zhiqing. Please help me pass it to her."

"Oh,"

Xu Juan was just shocked.

But she is a very quick-witted, considerate and good girl who loves to worry about her friends.

After hearing what Liang Jinxi said, she immediately said, "No, Captain Liang, Shushu is in the room. Please come in and sit for a while. Give it to her yourself. I am cooking with the educated youth comrades outside. I just came back to get flour. I am about to go out. Look, they are still waiting outside for my flour to knead the dough. "

After saying that, he stepped aside and said, "Captain Liang, please come in first and I'll go out later. I can't go out because you're blocking the door. "

Liang Jinxi held the bag in his hand and looked up at Lin Shu, who was standing in front of the kang table. She looked like she was struck by lightning, with her cheeks and ears red with shame.

If he just left like that, he was afraid that she would still have wild thoughts. After thinking about it, he felt that he really needed to stay and comfort her a little, so he simply followed the wishes of the female educated youth, nodded to her, took two steps inside, and made room for the door.

Xu Juan was delighted and rushed out the door.

But she stopped again after leaving the door, turned back and smiled at Lin Shu, whose face was red, made a "come on" gesture and mouth shape, and then closed the door.

Lin Shu: ...

There were only two people left in the room.

The door was still closed.

Based on what Lin Shu said before, the situation was really ambiguous.

Lin Shu opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but he really didn't know how to say it.

Could it be "Captain Liang, did you hear what I just said? I did that to make it easier to clarify the relationship in the future..."

Is that so?

Liang Jinxi put the cotton shoes in his hand on the table on the kang, and saw the little girl who had been chattering just now blushing and standing there at a loss... He found that she seemed to be able to chatter with anyone, either coaxing people to smile or fooling people, but when it came to him, she was silly and extremely careful...

He was looking at Lin Shu.

Lin Shu became more and more anxious under his gaze.

Because he suddenly looked at her like this for no reason, he must have heard what he said.

"Liang, Brother Liang..."

"I told you not to worry and not to think too much."

He interrupted her.

Then he actually smiled and said, "And where did you hear that mess? Are you sure you are looking for a partner, not a political counselor? "

Speaking of this, he remembered his roommate and the study committee member in the class when he was in the military academy.

At that time, the study committee member fell in love with his roommate, so he found his roommate and had a "mutual progress" conversation with him...

Lin Shu grinned awkwardly: "I, I just..."

"No need to be like that."

His tone was gentler.

Liang Jinxi has always been a very neat and decisive person.

He used to be indifferent to marrying a wife, and even rejected it, but in fact he knew that he would have to marry a wife sooner or later.

As he got older, his mother, his leader, and his leader's lovers would get crazier when introducing him to a partner.

There was no guarantee that when they really went crazy, they would not really arrange one for him directly.

Even for a quiet life and just in case, he had to marry one.

Who to marry?

Who did he marry before?I don't want to marry her either.

Whether it's someone else who introduced her or someone I met by chance, I can't accept it.

When I first found out that his mother had really arranged a girl for him, he was also upset.

But I didn't expect it to be her.

They knew each other when they were young.

The situation was special.

He wouldn't be upset when getting along with her, he was obedient, gentle and capable, so it probably wouldn't be too hard for him to marry her.

The key is that they are now in a relationship to the outside world.

And she obviously needs him now, so she should like him very much.

I said he was a man who was decisive and clear-headed.

He was not a warm and kind person.

If he hadn't been weighing it in his heart, how could he send a little girl back to the Youth Institute, accompany her to the commune, and even plan to accompany her to Xizhou City?

Did he really pity her situation and be kind?

That's really overthinking.

If he accompanied her to Xizhou City and there were no major problems in getting along, he would settle the matter directly when he came back.

Of course, that was on the premise that she was willing.

But she had told him several times, "Anyway, I will do whatever you say, and I will definitely cooperate with you." She would blush and feel helpless and flustered as soon as she looked at him. She was a little girl, and her meaning was obvious? He said "No need to be like that", meaning that she didn't need to worry, and his partner didn't need to have those requirements. As long as he felt it was okay. But Lin Shu didn't know. Lin Shu didn't know that he had made a major decision about the two of them unilaterally. She thought he said, "No need to be like that", meaning that you don't have to explain so much to others, as for how to break up the partner in the future, I will deal with it later. Because his tone was rare and gentle, and he smiled, Lin Shu also relaxed and felt that he was a really good person. She said "um" shyly, took out a small porcelain cup from her desk, poured water into it, handed it to him, and said, "Brother Liang, drink some water, do you want to sit for a while?" The old table was Liang Jinxi's. Aunt Hu felt that it was inconvenient for Lin Shu to have no table, so she asked her eldest son, Captain Liang, to move it here. Lin Shu held the cup and handed it to him.

Nowadays, people use enamelware cups, and few people use porcelain cups.

Just now, she drank water from an enamelware cup.

But it must be said that the white porcelain cup is exquisite and her hands are slender and white. Holding the white porcelain cup, it really sets off a lot, and it is indescribably beautiful.

He inexplicably thought of what she just said, "I am not frugal enough, and I am not hardworking enough"...

He was really a little dry in the mouth.

He reached out to take the cup.

The cup was small, and he drank it in two sips.

But Lin Shu was shocked at this moment.

Because when he took her cup just now, his hand had briefly touched her fingers.

At that moment, she felt a very strong and hot emotion, as if there was a flash of white light, but the touch was too short. She only felt that her fingers were burned, but her mind was blank and she could not analyze any information.

After Liang Jinxi finished drinking the water, he saw the little girl standing there stupidly, holding the fingers of her right hand with her left hand. The pink color on her face, which had faded a little before, returned.

He remembered that he seemed to have touched her fingers when he took the water cup just now.

This girl is too shy...

He put down the cup, and his voice became softer, saying: "I'll go back first. Have a good rest in the afternoon. When we come back, I'll let Shitou come to call you."

Lin Shu nodded mechanically and watched him leave in a daze.

Liang Jinxi went out and closed the door, looked down at his hands, looked back again, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

In fact, it's okay to have a partner.

*****

After Liang Jinxi left, Lin Shu was still thinking about the emotions she had just felt and the white light that passed by.

She couldn't understand what it was.

Also, he was such a calm and tough person, but when he touched him, his emotions seemed to be burning hot. What was going on?

She had never encountered such a situation before.

Of course, since she could sense the other person's emotions and thoughts through skin contact, she actually tried to avoid contact with people unless necessary.

Because first, she always felt that this was weird, so she tried to use it as little as possible.

Second, in fact, reading people's emotions and thoughts is never a pleasant feeling.

So she avoided it if she could.

As for men, except for her brother and Xiao Shitou who had touched them occasionally, there was no one else...

So she had no experience.

"Why did you leave so soon?"

The door opened, and Xu Juan said to Lin Shu, who was sitting stupidly on the kang table, thinking about something, "Oh, Shushu, you are usually very smart, why are you so dull now?"

She just came back after seeing Liang Jinxi leave.

"Ah?"

Lin Shu looked up at Xu Juan inexplicably.

Xu Juan tapped Lin Shu's head with her finger, looked at him with a look that said, "You are really disappointing," and continued to scold him, "You invited him to drink water and eat snacks, saying that you made the snacks yourself. I remember that you still have some glutinous rice cakes that you steamed yesterday. At worst, "

She saw the kang table where Lin Shu had typed her "Quotations" and said, "You can discuss the contents of the book with him. Didn't you say that he likes people who share the same ideals and can make progress together? Then you can ask him about the things in the book and express your determination to make progress together with him.!"

Lin Shu:...

"Captain Liang has something to do this afternoon,"

She coughed lightly, opened the bag on the table, took out a pair of cotton shoes from it, handed them to Xu Juan, and said, "Take a look at this, is it nice?"

Xu Juan glanced at the brown cotton shoes in Lin Shu's hand, and she was thinking about how to attack Captain Liang, but she hadn't finished yet, but... these cotton shoes are pretty.

She reached out to take it, and her eyes lit up again when she thought of something: "Is this a gift from Captain Liang?"

Otherwise, why are you showing it to me?

You have so many beautiful clothes and good things, but I never see you showing off to me.

Lin Shu:...

Sister, why didn't I know that you have such a rich imagination!

She coughed again and said, "It was made by Captain Liang's second sister Liang Donghe, and the little cat on it was embroidered by her eldest daughter Zhenzhen. She is very good at handwork, and Zhenzhen can also make dolls. "

She then told him that Liang Donghe and her daughter were treated badly by the Gao family and that she had made up her mind to divorce Gao Chongping.

This is not gossiping behind the back, but it is estimated that the whole team will know about this matter in the afternoon.

Instead of letting the Gao family mislead and throw dirty water on Liang Donghe, it is better for them to take the initiative to guide public opinion.

Xu Juan has always been a warm-hearted person. After hearing what Lin Shu said, she was so angry that she slammed the table and said: "Ignorance, feudal remnants, what era is it, and they still dare to harm and abuse women and children. Such feudal tumors should be eradicated!"

"Yes. "

Lin Shu patted her hands and said, "Yes, these feudal remnants are very hateful, but it is useless for us to be angry. This is a small mountain village after all. Even if it is liberated, it takes a process for the liberation of thought. In fact, it is not only the Gao family, but most families here value boys over girls. Look at Aunt Liang. She knew that the Gao family was in that situation, but she still urged Liang Donghe to be patient and didn't let her divorce. I think this is not entirely her personal problem, but some deep-rooted ideas of most people here. If women get divorced, they may have nowhere to go and they can't take their children away or raise them, so they can only endure it. If they can't endure it, they can only jump into the river..."

Xu Juan felt heavy-hearted and said, "You are right. Do you have any ideas? "

They have only been here for a month, and they came in winter, so they haven't suffered much. If some old educated youth heard this, they would think they were stupid. They couldn't even protect themselves, but they were still worrying about nothing.

"Yeah,"

Lin Shu nodded.

One of the brown cotton shoes was in Xu Juan's hand, and Lin Shu took the other one on the table and said, "But there is no rush for the time being. I want to do something within my ability. Look at this cotton shoe, isn't it very beautiful? There must be other people who like it. Let's help ask the educated youth if anyone is willing to exchange something with Liang Donghe. She can not only make shoes, but also clothes, hats, scarves, etc. In fact, if everyone wants to exchange them and send them home as gifts, that's fine."

Xu Juan immediately understood what Lin Shu meant and smiled and said, "Okay, I'm familiar with the dormitory next door. Leave your shoes tonight and I'll ask for you later. The idea of ​​gifts is also good. My mother wrote to me two days ago saying that my sister-in-law had given birth. I was worried about what gift to give her. If Liang Donghe is willing, I will ask her to help me make a set of small shoes and small clothes and send them back home. I bought some cloth in the county today. "

"Don't use new cloth," Lin Shu heard her say this and immediately gave an idea, saying, "When my brother was just born, I remember my mother didn't use new cloth to make clothes for him. She used old clothes and told me that children have tender skin and new cloth may scratch them and is not good for the skin... In the past, there were children who wore new cloth and then had many red spots on their bodies. After changing clothes, they gradually got better. You can make clothes and shoes for your nephew, just take some old clothes you don't wear and modify them..."

The two talked for a while, and Xu Juan took the shoes out for a walk, and sure enough, she got a lot of orders.

At that time, Lin Shu was lying on the table on the kang writing something.

Xu Juan felt that Lin Shu was really hardworking.

Since she went to the countryside for more than a month or two, even if she was very tired during the day, she would still insist on reading for a while when she came back at night.

... Could it be that she wanted to be more worthy of Captain Liang and make progress with him?

The power of love is really great.

Xu Juan was a little moved, and sighed secretly.

I hope Captain Liang can treat her well.

"My sisters said that the weather is so cold now, and they wear rubber shoes to work every day, and their feet are frozen after walking around. They all want to make a few pairs of wool socks and a few pairs of cotton insoles. It happened that I went to the county town today and bought some wool, which can be used directly. They said that whatever they wanted to exchange for Sister Liang would be fine, food or cloth would be fine,"

Then they deliberately lowered their voices and said, "Money is fine too."

Lin Shu waved his hands and said, "No need for money, this is mutual help, not a trade."

Although the educated youth were all good people, there were many people and many mouths. If they took money, the news would definitely leak out, and if they were reported, they would be dragged to the meeting to be cut off as capitalist tails!