The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

It was the first time for Darong to accompany Zhong Yunxing to visit relatives as his fiancée. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't nervous.

At the age when she loves beauty, Darong also cares a lot about other people's evaluation and opinions of herself. She got up early that day and dressed up.

Zhong Yunxing raised his signature dimples again and looked at Da Rong, who was dressed elegantly and gracefully, revealing a row of small white teeth with a dazzling luster.

But when his eyes fell on the pair of exquisite high heels on Darong's feet, he was still a little worried whether Darong could step into the right place.

"This journey is a bit too far, how about I take you with me?"

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if I pedal. It will be slower if you carry me with you." Darong stomped her feet twice, and her heels made a crisp clicking sound.

It is much farther from the southern suburbs to the city than to the downtown. Even for a young man like Zhong Yunxing, it would take three or four hours to pedal even in sunny weather. In the cold winter, he might not reach the destination until noon.

Zhong Yunxing had asked Darong before. Originally, they could have gone there by bus, but after hearing about the journey, Darong insisted on riding a bike.

She would rather die of exhaustion on the road than vomit to death in the car.

For girls of that age who love beauty, they will definitely choose beauty over comfort. So even though she knew she would have to pedal for several hours, Darong still wore her favorite pair of high heels.

Girls who have ridden a bicycle in high heels know that the bicycle pedals will get stuck in the groove between the heel and the forefoot as you pedal.

If it is a short distance, it is better. You can adjust your posture from time to time and use the soles of your feet to push the pedals.

But Darong kept pushing for four hours. By the end, she was relying solely on her willpower to support herself, and she had no time to adjust her feet.

The advantage of having the pedal stuck is that it saves effort, but the disadvantage is of course that it hurts the heels!

So when Darong finally pedaled to her uncle's house in Dacheng, as soon as she got off the bike, the crisp little heel didn't make a clicking sound, but broke with a "crack".

Darong held the cart and Zhong Yunxing supported her.

What he feared most was the sudden silence in the air. Zhong Yunxing pursed his lips tightly and swallowed his smile.

Darong was stunned for two seconds, then shook off Zhong Yunxing's hand, took off her other shoe, and smashed the heel off on the handlebar with two clicks.

Then she tidied her hair as if nothing had happened, and walked into her uncle's yard wearing her shoes with the toes sticking up high.

Zhong Yunxing looked at Darong's calm and composed back, nodded in admiration and followed her steps.

Zhong Yunxing has five uncles, who have all gathered at his eldest uncle's house. When they saw Zhong Yunxing and Darong enter the yard, several aunts hurried out to greet them.

Although Darong had not yet married into the family, she was still considered the new daughter-in-law who was meeting the parents for the first time, and everyone's eyes were on Darong.

In fact, people are very strange. When your aura is strong enough, no one will dare to question how you dress or how you do things.

Just like now, although everyone thinks Darong's shoes are weird, the confident temperament she exudes makes people think that this is the new fashion in big cities.

After the introductions and greetings, Darong still couldn't tell who was who. Apart from being able to tell the eldest uncle and the oldest uncle apart in age, the other uncles all looked similar and Darong couldn't tell them apart at all.

After greeting everyone one by one, she sat quietly in a corner, listening to Mother Zhong and the elders exchanging greetings in their dialect.

"My little cousin, do you like to wear these shoes?"

Zhong Yunxing's little cousin finally couldn't resist her curiosity, and while everyone was busy cooking and chatting, she quietly approached Darong.

"Hehe, look!"

When asked by her little cousin, Darong happily lifted up her heel and showed her the broken heel.

The little cousin widened her eyes, looked at the shoes and then at Darong, then laughed and gave Darong a thumbs up.

"My little cousin, you are so funny. You can do this. You are amazing."

Darong's open-mindedness instantly won the favor of several cousins.

They thought that girls from big cities would be arrogant, but they didn't see that at all in Darong.

“Do you have a department store here?”

It is easier to establish friendships among people of the same age. Darong quickly became familiar with several cousins ​​and wanted them to take her to the store to see if she could buy a pair of shoes.

"There are no shoe stores in the village. If you want to buy clothes or shoes, you have to go to the county town, but now everyone has gone home for the New Year, so the shops are closed."

Dacheng County is a small county town. Its development level and speed are far inferior to those of Yutian, and the development of commercial markets is slightly lagging behind.

"Are your shoes uncomfortable? I have a new pair of shoes that I wore for one day on the first day of the new year. They are also high heels and look great. I'll give them to you."

The little cousin has a simple and lovely personality. In that era, buying a pair of high-heeled shoes in Dacheng was actually a luxury. But when she saw that the shoes of her fashionable cousin Darong were broken, she got up and ran home to get them without hesitation.

Before Darong could even say a few polite words, her little cousin had already rushed out of the yard. Darong looked at her little cousin's back and felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Several uncles of the Zhong family all live in the same village. After a while, the little cousin ran back with the shoe box.

"Little cousin, this is for you."

The little cousin pushed her precious high heels in front of Darong with excitement on her face.

The moment the shoe box was opened, Darong's heart skipped a beat. The high heels, which were even pinker than Barbie's deathly pink, made Darong so nervous that she didn't know what to do.

Wear it, this color is really dazzling when matched with your goose yellow cotton coat.

If I don’t wear it, how can I refuse my little cousin’s enthusiasm?

"Little cousin, please try them on. I can't bear to wear these shoes. My mother even got angry with me because I bought them."

"What size is this?" Darong steadied her voice and asked softly.

"No. 36. Oh, I forgot to ask. What size do you wear?"

Darong breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was her little cousin who was petite.

"I can't wear it. I wear size 38 shoes. It's too big. I don't want to break your pants."

"Oh, that's a shame, I only have this pair of shoes in the whole county, they are so beautiful."

Darong happily looked at her little cousin's innocent and cute appearance. Although she didn't like such eye-catching shoes, she really liked her little cousin's simplicity and cuteness in her heart.

As the little cousin spoke, she put the shoes on her feet to show them off. Zhong Yunxing sat by the door and looked at Darong. Although he didn't say a word, his eyes were full of smiles.

During the two days living in Dacheng, Darong's easy-going and generous nature left a deep impression on Zhong Yunxing's relatives, and the aunts also sincerely envied Zhong's mother's current life.