Of the eight villages within ten miles, there are not even three villages with waterwheels, and the village chiefs all come forward to hire people to do it. When will it be the turn of a little girl to place an order?
"Yes, it's probably this big." Zhuang Keqing gestured, and it was about a circle larger than the stone mill at home.
She chose to get the stone mill and then set the waterwheel so that the two sizes matched each other, so as not to end up with an inappropriate size after doing it in a hurry.
"Why do you want to make such a small waterwheel? Isn't it a doll's toy?"
Carpenter Qian didn't mean to make fun of it, but it was so rare that he was a little curious when he saw it for the first time.
"Uncle carpenter, it's really not what you think." Zhuang Keqing was a little helpless at the carpenter's inquiring, so she had to say something else to divert his attention: "In addition, I also want to order a wooden cart that can be pushed or pulled, and some
A child’s toy.”
"Haha, you little girl, you said it's not a toy, I guess you shouldn't deceive me." Qian Carpenter thought he had guessed it right, so he didn't ask any further. He only asked Zhuang Keqing to pay a deposit of 150 yuan.
She left quickly.
"Uncle, when can I come to pick up the goods?" Zhuang Keqing has not yet asked for the pick-up time, so of course he refuses to leave. "The cart and the toys can be played later, but the water wheel can be done as soon as possible?"
Seeing that it was getting dark, the other party not only was not in a hurry to go back, but also asked naggingly about how to pick up the goods. Carpenter Qian was worried for the girl and wanted to send her away and hurry out.
"Ten days! Let's pick it up in ten days!"
Zhuang Keqing then thanked her with a smile. This time she didn't need the carpenter to chase the people away. As soon as she put the deposit on the table, the people ran away.
Daxing Village is some distance from Erlizi Village.
When we left Qian Carpenter's yard, it was actually already dark for most of the night. Zhuang Keqing had never walked on the road at night and had never been out at night. If he said he was not afraid at this time, he would definitely be lying.
Why don't you listen to your mother? Hey.
Although I was upset in my heart, I had no other choice but to bite the bullet and leave. I just hoped that my mother would not worry too much at home.
Fortunately, although it was dark today, the moon came out early, and the dim moonlight shone on the road, so it was not too intrusive.
In today's world, most people in the village finish their meals in the evening and go to bed early in order to save money on lamp oil and candles.
Therefore, she and Ben met no one along the way. After walking for a long time, Zhuang Keqing felt a rare calmness in her heart as she listened to the croaking frogs and insects coming from the rice fields.
She still remembers her previous life.
Even the nooks and crannies of the bustling big city are filled with decadence of feasting and feasting. People don't want to be quiet, and they can't calm down. Desire and greed push them forward, turning into billions of inconspicuous grains of dust, and finally
Still submerged in the torrent of time.
Zhuang Keqing raised his head and saw the bright stars in the sky.
How long has it been since she took a good look at the world?
In the previous life, I worked hard in order to realize that person's ideal and get that person's approval. But in the end, I just ended up drowning.
Recalling the past, Zhuang Keqing's pace slowed down, and his whole person seemed a little depressed, without his usual confidence and vitality.
She walked slowly along the path. Because she was in a bad mood, she lost her vigilance. At this time, she didn't even notice that there was a person following behind her.
That person is none other than Wang San.
A few days ago, he defrauded Aunt Wang of twenty coins. Taking advantage of his good mood today, he went to the town. Instead of buying jewelry or silk flowers, he made a pot of horse urine, which made his bones loosen.
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After coming out of the town, I walked home drunk all the way. When I saw that I had arrived at the entrance of the village, I was still drunk.
Instead, I saw a girl in front of me, walking under the hazy moonlight.
In his eyes, under the moonlight, Zhuang Keqing's back was slender and her figure was graceful. She exuded a sense of frivolity and sadness that no country girl would have, and she had the taste of a beautiful woman in the storyteller's mouth.
With his drunken eyes and blurry mind, he wanted to go up and see if this beauty's appearance was as attractive as her back.
"Little, little lady, please, walk slowly." Wang San opened his mouth, and a strong smell of alcohol spurted out, tainting the fresh fragrance of vegetation in the countryside.
Only then did Zhuang Keqing notice that someone was following him behind him.
She turned around and saw that the other person had eyes wide with confusion, his cheeks were flushed, he was standing crookedly, and he was mumbling something unknown with his tongue in his mouth. He was obviously a drunkard.
At that moment, she became wary, did not answer, and was too lazy to argue with the other party. She only quickened her pace and walked forward.
Fortunately, we have already entered the entrance of Erlizi Village at this time. If we can't walk far, there will be a resident, and we are not afraid of this person messing around.
When Wang San saw this little lady, he turned around and took a look in the moonlight. She was really beautiful. Although she was a little greener, she was countless times more beautiful than the village women he usually saw. He had some dirty thoughts in his heart.
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But his mind was confused and he couldn't speak clearly. When he saw the beautiful woman, he ignored him and walked further and further away. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Little lady, please slow down. Slow down, I'm not a bad person!"
Zhuang Keqing thought to himself, bad people never say that they are bad people, and seeing that you can't walk steadily when you are drunk, you should not use any bad ideas.
When Wang San saw that he had opened his mouth, the little lady walked faster and faster. He couldn't help but get drunk and became emboldened, and he also took longer steps to catch up.
He stumbled a few steps behind Zhuang Keqing, and the startled girl ran away.
"Hey, don't run!"
Although his steps were staggering, Wang San had been doing farm work for several years after all. In addition, he was tall and had long legs. Even his drunken legs were weak. But now that he wanted to chase him, he caught it in a few strokes.
The opponent's sleeves.
With one exertion, Zhuang Keqing was almost pulled to the ground by him.
"What are you doing! Let go!"
Pulling her sleeves tightly, Zhuang Keqing didn't expect how the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worse. She was obviously just a drunkard, so why did she have so much strength? She couldn't get away even with all her strength!
"Little lady, call me good brother, and I'll let you go."
Wang San grinned, and the smell of alcohol rushed into Zhuang Keqing's face. She was so disgusted that she almost vomited out.
"If you don't let go, I'll call someone!"
"You, if you want to scream, just scream. It's just time for everyone in the village to see which decent lady is wandering outside so late at night."
Wang San was an idle scoundrel. Even though he was drunk and his mind was a little unclear, he still opened his mouth to slander. The upright Zhuang Keqing couldn't bear it.
"In that case, I won't be polite!"
Lifting up a kick to tease his vaginal legs, Zhuang Keqing kicked the opponent's crotch. Then, while he was covering his crotch with his hands and howling miserably, he stretched out two fingers and poked those obscene eyes.
"ah!"
At this point, Wang San was already lying on the ground rolling around. He didn't know whether he was covering his lower body or touching his upper body with his hands. His screams caused the dogs in the village to bark wildly until some villagers lit candles and came out to check.
But at that time, Zhuang Keqing had already run away and disappeared.
