The doubts in my heart just arose, and then I saw a young woman walking out of the room.
The woman was in her twenties, with no makeup and a delicate face. She was wearing an old-fashioned floral shirt and a pair of washed-white blue trousers. In her body, I saw a kind of loneliness of a rural girl.
Some are simple.
That girl seemed very timid. When I looked at him, her eyes were a little dodgey and she didn't dare to look at me.
But what makes me feel awkward is that her face is too white, not the radiant whiteness of ordinary people, but a kind of paleness. In addition, her face is very red, as if she has been smeared with rouge.
Everything about her makes me feel unreal, as if she... is not a human being!
"Uncle Zhao, this is..." I can be sure that the girl in front of me is definitely not from our Zhaojiacun. I have lived in Zhaojiacun for almost 20 years. I know everyone. It is impossible not to recognize anyone!
"Haha..." Zhao Dayu pointed at the girl and said, "Her name is Xiulian, it's a nice name!"
Xiulian? I vaguely felt that my name sounded familiar to me. I seemed to have heard it somewhere before, but I couldn’t remember where it was.
I was planning to continue asking Zhao Dayu more questions about the girl, but Zhao Dayu said to me, "Stop standing there stupidly, go inside and sit down quickly!"
As Zhao Dayu said that, he pulled me and walked towards the house. I felt helpless, but in the situation in front of me, I had no choice but to do as I pleased.
After entering the house, my eyes lit up, because the house of Zhao Dayu's family was neatly tidied and cleaned in an orderly manner. However, there were many paper people and paper houses made by Zhao Dayu against the two rows of walls, which made people look at it in their hearts.
It feels a bit eerie.
I have been to Zhao Dayu's house several times. Because he lives alone, the house is always messy. This is the first time I have seen it as clean as today.
I looked at Zhao Dayu with some confusion, and Zhao Dayu smiled proudly, "How about it, Dongfang, you must be surprised to see my house so clean, right? Let me tell you, this is all the fault of Xiulian, she got up early in the morning to clean
.”
I looked at Xiulian in Zhao Dayu's mouth, and she happened to look at me too.
I smiled kindly at Xiulian and tried my best to make my smile look kind.
Xiulian also nodded to me, and then said, "Clean the house cleanly, so that you can live comfortably, and guests will be happy when they come."
This Xiulian is so sensible, I sighed in my heart, and then put the things I bought on the ground, "Uncle Zhao, I bought you some gadgets when I came here, don't dislike it!"
Zhao Dayu frowned as he looked at the things on the ground. "I told you to come to Dongfang and you came here. Why did you bring so many things to me? You won't do it next time!"
My original plan was to put down my things and go back, but Zhao Dayu forced me to stay for dinner, and Xiulian also persuaded me to stay.
In the end, I really couldn't resist them, so I stayed.
Then Xiulian went to prepare dinner, and Zhao Dayu and I sat in the living room.
Zhao Dayu chatted with me while tying the paper figurine.
Zhao Dayu was sitting next to me, and the paper figures he made were facing me. The paper figures Zhao Dayu made were very lifelike. Looking at them, I always felt like I was being watched.
It was said to be a chat, but in fact Zhao Dayu was basically talking, and I acted as a listener.
What Zhao Dayu said to me basically revolved around Xiulian.
He kept telling me how good Xiulian was. She spared no effort in her work, managed the housework very well, and was very considerate.
When talking about Xiulian, Zhao Dayu had a happy smile on his face.
Looking at the smile on Zhao Dayu's face, I gradually felt a strange feeling in my heart. I'm afraid the relationship between Zhao Dayu and Xiulian is unusual!
Every time I wanted to ask a question about Xiulian's identity, Zhao Dayu would change the subject.
As a result, we chatted for a long time and I didn’t know anything else except that her name was Xiulian. This made me feel very helpless.
Just when Zhao Dayu and I were chatting happily, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Zhao Dayu was sitting on the ground. He wanted to get up and open the door, but I stopped him. I said I would open the door, so Zhao Dayu sat back down again.
"Loach!" When I opened the door and saw the people outside, I was shocked, because it was no one else but my good brother Loach.
"Dongfang!" Loach was also very surprised when he saw me.
"Why are you here?"
"Why are you here?"
Loach and I asked almost at the same time.
As soon as the words came out, Niyi and I were stunned for a moment, and then laughed together. Good brothers have such a tacit understanding!
Needless to say, the purpose of loach coming here must be the same as mine.
After Zhao Dayu saw the loach, he was very happy and wanted to stay with the loach for dinner.
Loach is always a lively person, so seeing me here again, of course he happily agreed.
Then Zhao Dayu said that he would go out and buy a bottle of wine and come back, so that the three of us could have a good drink.
I was thinking that tonight's meal might take a long time, so I sent a text message to Boss Cao telling him that I wouldn't go to work tonight.
"Dongfang, who is that Xiulian? Why haven't you seen her in the village?"
After Zhao Dayu left, Niyi and I sat in the living room chatting, while Xiulian was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Loach first glanced around, then asked me in a low tone.
"I don't know." I shook my head and said honestly.
"Stop teasing me!" Loach patted my chest, obviously not believing what I said. "You have been here for so long, how could Uncle Zhao not tell you about Xiulian!"
"Really not. Do you think I need to lie to you?" I spread my hands and said, "Uncle Zhao really didn't tell me."
When I said this, Loach a little believed it.
"Judging from her age, she should be Uncle Zhao's granddaughter or niece. But Uncle Zhao has been alone for so many years, and I haven't heard of any distant relatives!" Ni Loach was very confused about Xiulian's identity.
In fact, it's not just Loach who is confused. I'm also very curious about Xiulian's origins, but Zhao Dayu has been hiding it, and I don't have any good ideas.
"I thought of it!" Suddenly Loach slapped his thigh and said loudly.
I was shocked by Loach's reaction. The key was that what he photographed was not his own thigh, but mine.
"Loach, what on earth did you think of?" I rubbed my thigh and asked, enduring the pain.
Loach shrank his head, then glanced out of the kitchen to confirm that Xiulian was cooking there, then he lowered his tone and said to me mysteriously, "I remember that Uncle Zhao's wife who died many years ago was also named... Xiu
……lotus."
At the end of his words, Loach deliberately lengthened his tone.
I suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe, and the scene in front of me began to blur.
Zhao Dayu's wife who died many years ago was also named Xiulian?
Is this just a coincidence, or is there another mystery behind it?