C3

I don't know how I got back. I don't know how Xiao Wang and Chang He got home. My mind was filled with that image, unforgettable and growing clearer. The fluttering of my clothes, the slow lifting of my fingers, the pale moonlight, the cold wind, the rustling of the grass.

On the second day at work, Chang He's and Xiao Wang's expressions were clearly slower than usual. Their faces were frighteningly pale as they stared at a certain spot, and only after shouting a few times were they able to react. I'm not much better. The three of them faced each other, but they didn't say a word. All the fear was experienced by his body. He didn't need to speak anymore.

Zhang Yuanyang came over to ask about the related promotional matters, and then he said with a smile, "The village chief is distracted today, do you want to see which beautiful sister?"

This kid had always been a talker. I smiled and waved my hand. "What are you talking about? Go and get busy with your business!"

Zhang Yuanyang smiled as he walked towards the door, leaned his head over the door and said, "Village Chief, can you come to my house for dinner tomorrow night? I'll call everyone. "

"What good thing?"

Zhang Yuanyang said with a smile, "Please accompany my ancestor!" Oh, I understand now. It's said that the relatives of the deceased on the fifteenth day of the seventh month would come home to visit, so every family would prepare a sumptuous feast after the tenth day, and then invite a few people to accompany their ancestors, who might not exist. As for accompanying guests, they were just throwing away their cheeks to have a big feast. Moreover, they didn't need to acknowledge their master's kindness because they were accompanying their 'ancestors'.

As a matter of custom, there is no such thing as taking the opportunity to buy food or drinks. In general, it does not contradict my principles. And I am an outsider. In order to get along with the locals, I have always been kind enough to "help" people, half by building relationships with colleagues, half by quickly assimilating myself into this local culture, so that later work can be carried out more smoothly. I nodded.

Still restless, I tried to collect my thoughts and put them to work, but there was nothing I could do. I didn't expect what I had seen last night would seriously affect my normal thinking. But I didn't know whether to regret it or not. I wasn't the kind of person who would regret it afterwards, but I thought that if the time came again, I would still go. As for whether it was due to his curiosity or because of his alcohol tolerance, there was no need to investigate.

I couldn't understand the meaning of the image I'd seen last night reaching out a finger to me. The moment I closed my eyes, I saw the pale, raised finger. No matter how I think about it, I can't understand it. I hope that all the nightmares have disappeared over time.

In the evening we stayed in the dormitory and didn't want to go to the cafeteria. The cafeteria was always empty, and since the restaurant was opened, we rarely ate in the cafeteria. I called her to look around. I didn't expect that Zi Yue's clear and tender voice would answer my phone. If I didn't see that scene last night, I would be happy to hear such a beautiful voice. Now I just feel numb, order food, let her pack it and bring it. In the past, when I was busy with official business or other things, I would look around to pack up my meals and bring them to my dormitory, but today my mood was completely different.

Fifteen minutes later, Zi Yue arrived with packed food and knocked on my dormitory door. She deftly took out the food and placed it on the table, helping me clean it. Then, looking at my messy room, she lightly smiled and started to tidy it for me. If all the girls were magicians, my messy dorm room was actually pleasing to the eye after she tidied it up. Looking at her beautiful figure that swayed back and forth in front of me like a butterfly, she stood in front of me and smiled at me. "The food is going to get cold! If you don't eat while it's hot, I'll take the money!"

I jerked Zi Yue's hand. Zi Yue unexpectedly fell into my arms. Before she could even cry out in surprise, I had already invaded her rosy lips. Hugging her warm body and smelling the fragrance of her body, he finally felt the truth of this world. If I had wanted to confess to Zi Yue last night, then now my heart didn't feel that way at all. I was just empty, I was just helpless, I just wanted to calm my heart down a little.

He could clearly see the shock and anger on Zi Yue's face!

I know why Zi Yue has this kind of expression. Although I am young, I have always been a calm person. Even if I drank wine, I wouldn't do anything surprising. But now, it is obvious that I am out of the ordinary.

Ziyue pushed me away, her face red with embarrassment, or anger, or both. She fiercely glared at me and her tone turned ice-cold. "Village Chief Su, if you drank some wine, then it would be understandable for you to act like this. However, you didn't drink any alcohol, so your big figures couldn't be bothered to explain this kind of behavior, but I, Zi Yue, am not the kind of person you think I am."

I had no words, and it would be an insult to her or to me to say something that I had admired for so long, and I was not so mean, though last night I had made up my mind to tell her a story. Could my own emptiness and helplessness be a reason for me to violate her? I found I had nothing to say, so I lowered my head, even if it wasn't out of shame.

Zi Yue looked at me strangely. After being in the village office for a few years, who didn't know of my three abilities? One is popularity, one is writing, and the other is eloquence. How could it not be strange that his soul was no longer present?

"Village Chief Su, what's wrong?"

I gently waved my hand and weakly said, "I'm sorry!" Although I had learned more or less about the hypocrisy of government in my many years in the village, I did not want to deceive her about such a beautiful purple moon. Furthermore, last night's events had made it impossible for my mind to work as usual, and I did not want to see anyone or do anything at all.

Zi Yue didn't ask any further. She was smart. Under such circumstances, she chose to leave and lightly closed the door. Thank her for this consideration, I think, I need a good quiet.

If it was a normal day, I would go to Little Wang's dormitory and chat with him. In the entire gang, Little Wang and I had the most friendship, he was also a foreigner, and Little Wang had a strong working ability and was good at reading other people's thoughts. He was a very appreciative person, and was a good partner in both work and life.

But today, I'm in no mood.

The room was still filled with the scent of Zi Yue, as she recalled her sweet and soft lips. That kind of soft, jade-like warmth and fragrance was truly exciting. However, thinking of her previous aggressive actions, he felt that it was a bit too rude.

I put my shoes on, walked slowly to the phone, and dialed. The way to answer the phone was to look around. No matter where or when, he would always be able to get very familiar with anyone. Perhaps this was the nature of a businessman. He originally wanted to look for Zi Yue, but as the one who answered the phone wasn't her, he randomly found an excuse to look around. I didn't want to let her know that I was looking for Zi Yue. After all, I didn't want to confess anything to Zi Yue right now, and I didn't know if she was willing to answer my phone. After hanging up, I went back to the bed.

A dreamless night.

He woke up a little later the next day, and when he arrived at the office, he saw Chang He sitting at his desk, looking very sleepy. I walked over. Originally, I should have discussed the development of Qing Quan Gang yesterday and come up with a plan, because my mind couldn't return to normal, so I didn't do anything yesterday. Zhang Yuanyang just came up with a plan, but it was still pressed on my desk.

"Zhang He!"

Chang He did not react and was still immersed in his own thoughts. He had always been calm and capable, but it was obvious that he had yet to recover from the shock. I knocked on his desk and called out, "Chang He!"

He looked up at me, his eyes blank and tired. "Nantan, what is it?" I was a little surprised that he would call me by my name, but I did not take it to heart. I just said, "Let's hold a meeting at ten o'clock today and discuss the development of the Qingquan Village. The top four hundred thousand should be transferred within a week.

"Oh!" He lowered his head again.

At this moment, Little Wang came in from outside. His condition was slightly better, but he believed that the fright from the night before had more or less left a shadow in his heart. I said, "Little Wang, the meeting starts at 10 PM. Remember to inform me."

No matter what the previous night's fear had done to us, the normal work schedule was still the same, and it was only in the midst of busy work that we could really forget that scene. When it comes to superstitions, Little Wang and I shouldn't have believed it at first. We were both formal educators, so how could we believe such things? If it were in a normal situation, wouldn't we have laughed at others' mystification?

The meeting lasted until 12 o'clock. Little Wang had always been a nimble person, but today he was very quiet, and so was Chang He. In the end, at 12 o'clock, he finally came up with a plan, and I felt that it was still not systematic. Zhang Yuanyang's publicity plan had been approved. It seemed that they would have to discuss it again tomorrow.

When he got back to the dormitory, he still called for lunch.

After hanging up, I spread the materials on the table, took out the floor plan of Qingquangang Village, and revised the previous plan. He had planned to change the asphalt road at the village entrance into a cement road. In order to develop economy, road repair is the key point, but the specific route has yet to be determined and implemented. I called Xiao Wang to come over. I shouldn't have taken up his lunch break, but I don't like to procrastinate, and I want to talk to him. We are all foreigners and won't be affected by the local customs. Wang is so frightened that I have to comfort him a bit. I don't want him to affect his working mood because of that strange image.

There was a knock on the door, and without looking up, I said, "Come in!"

After drawing the route with pencil, I said, "Wang, what do you think about the construction of Qingquan Village's cement road with this route?"

"Hee!" I turned my head, surprised to see Zi Yue standing behind me. Zi Yue smiled and mischievously said, "I don't want to be involved in the government's secrets, so don't make things difficult for me, Village Chief Su."

I put down my pen with interest, turned to her, and smiled slowly. "I didn't expect you," I said.

"Why can't I think of it? Dad is busy with business right now, so of course I'm the only one here. "

"So you're not angry anymore?"

Zi Yue lowered her head, a blush appearing on her face. Her action was extremely beautiful, as if Xu Zhimo's poem had said, "The most beautiful is the gentle looking head, like a water lotus flower unable to withstand the cold breeze's bashfulness." I don't study Chinese and originally didn't know much about poems. But now, this poem seemed to have floated into my mind out of nowhere. It was as if only this poem could describe Zi Yue's gentleness at this moment. I just looked at her face like that, and my thoughts stopped for five seconds. However, Zi Yue immediately raised her brows. "Originally, I was very angry, but seeing how distracted you were yesterday, I took it as you being befuddled." So I'm not going to argue with you! "

"Ghost", Zi Yue actually mentioned this word again. Although it was noon, my face still stiffened. I slowly said, "Perhaps I am really bewitched!"

Zi Yue glared at me, her face became even redder, as beautiful as the clouds in the western sky. I think she misunderstood now. No one would believe what happened the night before, even if Zi Yue was smart. She said graciously, "Well, Countryman, the food has been delivered and you have used the table. Where should I put it for you?"

I stood up and collected the blueprints and information before leaving the table. Looking at Zi Yue's figure, I felt a surge of tenderness in my heart. There was a false impression, this feeling was really warm, as if there was a smell of home. Thinking like this, it was like a warm current slowly flowing into the dry lake of his heart, a warm feeling that made one want to get drunk. But I still didn't say anything. The image I saw actually caused me to change my way of thinking. Zi Yue smiled sweetly at me. "I won't disturb your meal any longer. I need to go back and help father."