Chapter 18 South Bridge
Whether it was fascinated by her eyes or her lonely back who made sacrifices for her family, in short, I was fascinated by Youying.
I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. Now, whenever I think of Yuying, my heart will be faster and my cheeks will become hot. I don't even dare to see her because I'm sure that when I see her, I will run away because of excessive panic.
Although the old farmer is my good brother, I have never told him about love. Because he doesn't understand these things, he is straightforward and his ideas are very simple. In his opinion, getting married is nothing more than a man and a woman who sees it right, and both parents agree, and then they hold a wedding, live together, and make a baby.
I originally thought so too. But after meeting Yukawa, everything changed. I don’t know where it changed. I only know that I have changed and it has become very thorough. And I can be sure that neither the old farmer nor my parents will understand my thoughts, and may even think I am crazy.
I didn't tell him about this in the past, and now I don't know. Whether he is swaying his beard and staring at him or using my mother to push me, my answer is only one word: Get out!
In fact, I have been calculating during this period, what are the obstacles for me to marry Youying home.
If I didn't tell Youying's past, they would definitely not object. But the problem is that Bi Jin showed an extremely strong desire to control himself in this matter. In order to prevent me from getting too close to Youying, he actually sent a maid from the Bi family to look like a clerk to monitor her.
He did this matter openly and told me directly. He said that it was okay to find Yuying and sleep with her, but the maid must be by his side. He also said that the maid was still a young man, and as long as I was willing, she could sleep with her.
But the only thing is that it is not allowed to marry Yukai. If I had any idea about Yukai, he would let her disappear from this world without hesitation.
Your bright future cannot be ruined by a woman - in the end, Bi Jin summarized it with such a sentence.
I don't understand. A man who has to fight for his own future, what does it have to do with women? But Bi Jin is not joking, and he has that ability. Besides, Yukai is not alone, she has four younger brothers and sisters to support her. Even if Yumi married, she still has three younger brothers and three younger brothers that she needs to raise.
Yumi said that the third brother is very sensible. He will graduate from elementary school next year. After graduation, he will find a way to find a job, even if he is an apprentice, and will not add any burden to his family. After a few years, the third brother can earn a salary and can help the fourth brother or fifth brother study so that they can finish middle school and even take the college entrance examination.
If Yuying disappears before the third child can earn a salary, let alone studying, these three children will have a problem with their meals.
I used to hear people say that I love the house and the mist, but I didn’t understand the meaning, but now I have experienced this feeling in person. Although I am not my child, I am so worried that I can’t afford to pay for them to study without asking for anything in return. This feels really wonderful.
Until now, I don’t understand why Bi Jin is so concerned about my marriage. Even brothers can’t force me to rely on women to fight for a future, right? This is too unreasonable.
However, compared with the resistance on Bi Jin's side, my own resistance is greater. I don't dare to see Youying at all. I even go to other stores opened by the Bi family to buy things, and I don't dare to go to the store where Youying works. After counting on my fingers, it has been eight months and nine days since I last saw Youying.
Ah... I haven't seen each other for eight months and nine days. Can she still remember me?
Even if I remember, I wouldn't have any good impression. After all, I didn't go to that store after watching her and Bi Jin spend the night. This was easily misunderstood by her as "he thought I was dirty, so she didn't come to this store", and even hurt her.
Damn it! He knew this, but he couldn't take the courage to see her!
Gunning! You're just a softie!
Even if you scold yourself like this, your courage will not come out of thin air.
The old farmer must have thought of so many things in my mind in just a few minutes. Although this person is stubborn, he is not without the scrupulousness. Seeing that my face is not very good, he did not continue to ask.
Nanqiao is a place name, but not a street name or a fang name. It is located at the junction of Changsheng Street and Chongyifang. It was originally an open space and there were no people. There was a river ditch here. A good man who did not want to leave his name built a bridge on the river ditch so that people could pass through.
This bridge has no name. Because it is built south of the imperial city, it is called the "South Bridge". Because it was built by good people who did not leave their names, it is also called the "Needless Bridge", "Good Man Bridge" or "Good Man Bridge". Later, the Guards built a headquarters here, and more people walked around, and most of them were rich.
I don’t know when this place has become a gathering place for artists. There are juggling, magician, big stones on the chest, storytellers, opera singers, and everything.
People in Yuanxing pay attention to the work and gain. Even if you do it for me, I will get it. I will have to pay you, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable. Locals must take money in their pockets, even if it is one or two cents, otherwise they will have no shame to watch it.
As long as you perform well and have Yuanxing people to come to see you, those who perform the show can make money. Even if one person rewards one or two points, as long as there are more people watching, you can earn 30 cents in one game, saving one, and a day of meals will be paid. If a rich man comes and is happy to watch, he will be able to eat a good meal. If one person saves, he can eat half a month.
There are also artists who form groups and teams here, commonly known as "teams". When teams perform their skills, they usually have to build a platform. This platform does not necessarily mean that they really build a platform. They may just place a few benches or hold a few curtains to cover people and go through a form.
Originally, there was no platform for one hundred meters around the military base, but the Seventh Corps did not have so many rules. As long as they were too close to the camp, they would do whatever they wanted. If the soldiers in the camp were very idle, they would go out to see it. However, there were not many Yuanxing people in the 315th Regiment and the 316th Regiment, and most of them went to see it for nothing and rarely paid.
Maybe because I have been with me for a long time, the old farmer has become infected with the habit of Yuanxing people. Every time he goes to watch a show, he will hold a few copper coins - a cent of coins, and he will enjoy one if he watches a show. After the reward, he still says that this feels good, he is so arrogant and very comfortable.
I also habitually give one cent, sometimes I will give two cents. When I am happy, I will pay a ticket and give a five cent. Although I have said something like 10 cents, our late empire did not have the "one cent" thing. One cent is ten cents, and fifty cents is fifty cents, all of which are banknotes.
I don’t know why everyone calls this. When I remember, everyone calls this, so I followed suit.
The old farmer and I first watched a juggling game nearby. It was a wooden plate playing with a thin bamboo stick and turned around the wooden plate with a thin bamboo stick. This is nothing strange in Yuanxing City. The key is that the woman who turned the plate was wearing less clothes. In the middle of winter, she also had her belly and waist, and her breasts and butts. In addition to us, there were a few soldiers around, and they also came out together.
When the woman was turning the plate, she twisted her butt and waist as if she was showing off, and occasionally shook her plump breasts, which made the soldiers whistle and shouted "Expose one".
The woman was also generous and gave a charming look at the soldiers, saying that she would reveal her reward for one dollar. The soldiers obviously didn't have a dollar, so they immediately turned off the fire and were embarrassed to say something else.
I thought things would go like this, but I didn't expect that the old farmer suddenly got up and took out a dollar, walked to the woman, and threw the money into the porcelain bowl in front of the woman's feet.
"good!!!"
When the soldiers saw someone helping them to support the venue, they immediately applauded and shouted. The onlookers also began to make excuses and asked the woman to "expose one" quickly - the thing to be exposed must be not the arms, at least the thighs.
Chapter completed!