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It's so hot, Xi Zibai wiped the thin sweat off her forehead with one hand, while opening her eyelids with difficulty, she felt like a ball of fire was pressed against her body, making it uncomfortable to cover.It was only when she recognized Zhou Mei's smooth and white skin in the morning light that she suddenly woke up. This "fire ball" turned out to be Zhou Mei.

Her body is very warm, not as frozen as it seems to others. Zhou Mei is tightly attached to Xi Zibai's body, with one hand grabbing the front of Xi Zibai's body... It can be seen that she is almost I haven't had a good rest all day, and I still sleep very sweetly at this time.

It was rare to see this side of her, Xie Zibai looked at her quietly for a long time with gentle eyes.

Damn weather, it's not yet June, Chongqing has become so hot, this bed is small, and the two of them are too close to each other, the actor Bai noticed that each other's skirts were soaked, and Zhou Mei Maybe it's not just the rash on the wrist, after thinking about it, she carefully stood up sideways, kicked Zhou Mei's little slippers in front of the bed, and stretched her waist.

Turning her head and looking around, good guy, I think Bai Yuan visited Zhou Mei yesterday, but she didn't pay attention to the environment behind the curtain at all.

Zhou Mei's leather suitcase was left wide open, inside was a mess of sundries, all kinds of silk scarves, clothes, and shoes were almost thrown everywhere, and a large floral bed sheet was used to save them from being directly injured. Contact with dust on the ground.

Xi Zibai rolled her eyes, she approached Zhou Mei who was still sleeping, and smelled it.

Hmm~ It smells so good, she is quite clean herself, but what's the matter with the rags in this place? !Xie Zibai tapped his head, thinking in his heart, when she looks at a woman in the future, she really can't just look at the outside, she must go to her home to see what kind of person she is.

She knelt down, picked up the clothes on the ground softly, wrapped the dirty clothes in a sheet, held them in her arms, and walked out through the back door carefully. She threw the clothes into the big wooden basin in the corner of the backyard, and walked to At this moment, there was a sound of chains on the door panel of the backyard. Xie Bai turned his head and saw that the back door creaked open. Awang was naked and thin. With two buckets of water on his shoulders, he walked in sweating profusely. The two of them met their eyes and were stunned.

"Morning, Mrs. Tang!" Awang looked dull, but he was also a fine person, he knew everything in his heart, and he could still greet him pretending nothing happened.

"Morning," the actor Bai nodded in response, and didn't feel too embarrassed, so he asked casually, "Isn't there tap water here? Why do you go all the way to fetch water?"

"Ah, my master likes to drink tea made from well water. She said that the tap water has a smell." Awang scratched his head, and then looked at the water pipe with disgust. It’s not too far away, I’m enough to run once a day.”

What a qualified capitalist, Bai Yuan raised her eyebrows, she didn't say anything, went to the laundry room to get soap out, sat on the steps, and started washing clothes.

A Wangben was burning firewood under the stove on the side, and when he saw Bai Yuan's move, he immediately became anxious, rushed over and shouted, "Madam, this can't be done! You leave it alone, I'll wash the porridge right after I make it!"

Xi Zibai stopped his movements, with a surprised expression on his face, "You still wash her clothes and cook for her?!"

"Yes," Awang smiled shyly, "My boss is so busy, I don't have time to take care of myself, it's all small things."

Why don't you have time to take care of yourself? I think she is used to being taken care of!Anyway, without me, there is still you, without you, there is still Jing Yuan!

My heart was inexplicably sour, but Xi Zibai didn't stop the movements of his hands, and the movements of rubbing clothes became more serious, "You can cook with peace of mind, anyway, I have nothing to do when I'm free."

"What does this look like, ma'am, don't be too polite. In this world, if my boss didn't give me food, my family has old and young. I really don't know how to live." Awang looked serious, and quickly put the wooden basin aside. Tuo, although he is not tall, his skin is extremely white, he has a little mustache on his chin, and he always has a particularly enthusiastic smile of a Bashu boy on his face.

Xie Zibai saw that he insisted on this, so she didn't want to fight any more. She sat on the stone steps and looked at the backyard where she was sleeping. It turned out that there were many potted plants planted here, which seemed to be full of vitality. The green ivy was dotted with a few light blue morning glories here and there. Awang was busily busy making tea and porridge in front of the stove.

In fact, she has been doing better than she imagined.

After a while, rice fragrance rushed into his nose. Awang took out all the porridge and put it aside to dry, then went to wash the clothes and sheets in the basin, but the sheets were much longer than other clothes, so it was naturally troublesome to wash. He was busy, sweat slid down his forehead, his face was a little red, Xie Zibai really couldn't do it like that and just looked at him indifferently, she hurried to the laundry room to get a wooden basin, sat next to Awang, very Naturally pulling the other side of the bed sheet, she scrubbed it skillfully, and said, "Actually, I used to live like this too. You don't have to treat me as your wife, and I've never been used to being your wife."

Although Awang was surprised, he didn't say anything else. While washing, the two chatted nonsense, such as which hot pot is delicious, and where the water is more fun. I didn't expect the two to hit it off, talking and laughing during the period , quite leisurely.

Until they heard the noise behind them, they turned around together, and saw Zhou Mei, whose hair was in the shape of a chicken coop, looking at them blankly as if he hadn't woken up yet.

Zhou Mei's dazedness was only for a moment, she woke up immediately, not surprised at all, she walked around the two people on the steps, went to the laundry room to brush her teeth silently, then went to the pot to fill a bowl of porridge, and scooped up the eggs She came out and put it aside, picked up the kettle in the corner, and watered the potted plants while swallowing the porridge, as if she was used to it.

After she finished her porridge, she wandered around the yard, peeling eggs in her hand, and while peeling, she walked towards Xizi Bai.

When Xi Zibai was covered by her shadow, she had no choice but to raise her face and look at Zhou Mei.

Actor Bai has always been bold, but for some reason, whenever she meets Zhou Mei's eyes, she always feels that her heartbeat can't keep up with the beat, and she prays silently in her heart.

Please, can you not wake up and drive me away.

"Hey, let's go back." Zhou Mei smiled and said softly.

It seems that prayers are not effective, Xie Zibai is quite lost, "Where are you going?"

"Go to school, the exam is coming, I have to write the questions"

"I...I...I'll pick you up at night, okay?" After making up his mind, the actor Bai asked her softly.

Zhou Mei shook her head, still with that piercing smile, "After school, I have to go to Jing's house"

The Jing family is in chaos now. Jing Yuan was born in Whampoa, and he cherishes the military uniform and the glory of the soldiers. He insisted on recuperating in Nanjing, just to attend the military parade for the establishment of the Whampoa school on the way, but this time he was deceived by Jing Luo , forcibly arranged to go home, naturally dissatisfied in his heart, he had a serious fight with the two elders of the Jing family, did not eat food, did not change the medicine, and insisted on going back to Nanjing to participate in the military parade, which made Jing Luo very worried. Ask Zhou Mei, and go to the Jing family to persuade him no matter what.

But for Zhou Mei, she can't wait for Jing Yuan to go to Nanjing as soon as possible. The situation there is tense, there are Japanese naval exercises outside, and Communist Party gathering activities inside, so no matter how pitiful Xizi Bai is now, today she They have to go.

"....oh"

Xie Zibai held the sheet tightly with her hands, and said nothing more. She lowered her head and rubbed the sheet vigorously. The white soap foam splashed all over her face and flew into her eyes. She wiped her red eyes with the back of her hand.

Zhou Mei squatted down quietly, and brought the peeled egg to Xizi Bai's mouth.

Xie Zibai opened his mouth obediently, swallowed the egg into his mouth in a grabbing way, and bit Zhou Mei's finger.

Seeing her bulging her cheeks, chewing without any image, although Zhou Mei was scratched by her teeth, she didn't annoy her, and even wiped off the sporadic soap foam on her face with her hands.

From the corner of his eye, Ngawang secretly looked at the two women beside him, but he didn't dare to speak indiscriminately. He felt that there seemed to be some secret words between them, and he couldn't explain clearly.

Bai, a well-known actor in this mountain city, finally got into trouble with his boss, but looking at it now, the boss is happy in his heart.

After the actor's white face was almost clean, Zhou Mei got up and went back to the room to tidy herself up. After she tidied herself up, she pulled the all-purpose curtain and left with her head held high. The inside of the curtain was as dirty as ever.

After helping Awang to dry the clothes, Xi Zibai returned to the false sleep, she looked helplessly at the "splendid scene" behind the curtain, so she had to help Zhou Mei tidy up her things, and when the curtain was tidy, she began to scan the false sleep again. Every corner of the store seems to be looking for a job for itself, and during this period, Fake Sleep has entered the daily operation period, customers in twos and threes have begun to patronize, and Awang has also devoted himself to work seriously.

The false sleep business is actually good. For the first time, Xizi Bai saw the clothes designed by Zhou Mei worn on various women. When she first came into contact with these, it was inevitable that she felt fresh. Watching Awang chatting to those noble ladies Joking, she followed the helper and said good things, watching the flat and smooth pieces of fabric, after being punched and sewn, turned into exquisite garments, time passed quickly like clouds and flowing water, at noon, Bai Yuan directly I went to order two Chao Shou, and while eating, Awang talked with Bai Yuan about cutting cloth and clothes. After the two finished eating, they continued to be busy with the business in the shop. In a blink of an eye, the sky gradually darkened.

It wasn't until Awang stretched her waist and was about to start cleaning that she realized that she had been made spotless by the actors during her doze, but it was almost dark, she...

Awang carried the cloth bag on his back, looked at the actor Bai, and asked cautiously, "Madam, are you still going back?"

The actor Bai was lying on the sewing machine in a daze. Seeing that Awang was about to go back, she was a little embarrassed and said hesitantly, "I...I'll wait for her."

"Yes, ma'am, then I won't lock the door. There is still some porridge in the pot. If you are hungry, fill your stomach first." Awang pursed his lips and said goodbye to the opera singer in a very witty and considerate manner. Turn on the night light in the doze for actor Bai.

When the night light came on, the lights in the room suddenly dimmed, and the actor's white and quiet face became clearer. She was still wearing the unbuttoned purple cheongsam, lying there, picking up the scissors at hand, playing with them boredly , The scissors made a clicking sound, like the second hand of a clock, recording the quiet and slow time.

After an unknown amount of time, she heard the sound of the chain on the front door, and Xie Zibai immediately regained her spirits. Zhou Mei had a cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth, and her brows were slightly frowned, as if something troubled her. Awang was rushing to work and hadn't returned yet. Who knew he came in, but found that the person sitting in front of the sewing machine was Bai, an actor.

Zhou Mei was a little surprised, and the words in her head blurted out without thinking, "Why are you still here?"

Xi Zibai was very happy to see her come back, but when she heard her say this, her smile froze immediately, she stood up in embarrassment, and said in a hoarse voice, "I squinted on my stomach for a while, I didn't expect to oversleep, you are busy, I let's go"

"..."

The actor Bai saw that Zhou Mei seemed to be about to say something, she was really afraid of those words that pierced her heart, so she ran away like a gust of wind, hurried out from the open front door, Zhou Mei turned around to call her, it can be seen that Her back was staggering and hurried, she just opened her mouth and finally gave up.Feeling physically and mentally exhausted, she walked to the curtain and wanted to lie down, but the moment the curtain was opened, the world seemed to change behind, all the clothes were neatly stacked aside, and the suitcase was moved. On the tall cabinet, the dusty mirror was spotless. On the simple dressing table, there were a few purple morning glory scattered. Zhou Mei picked up a flower with her fingertips. She looked at it. The self in the mirror was dazed again.

Fool, morning glory has no fragrance.

She walked to the backyard, sat slowly on the stone steps, looked at the clothes and sheets on the hemp rope that were blowing in the evening wind, lit a cigarette, and smoked slowly.

In the following days, New Swallow Rock has been renovated. Although it is still built next to the river, the choice of site is much stronger than that of the previous sandy cliff. On the bed, you can lean against the river every day and blow the evening breeze to relieve the heat of midsummer.

As the final exams at Chongqing University were approaching, Zhou Mei fell into a frenzied rush again. Fortunately, the domestic focus is now on Nanjing, and the situation in Chongqing has temporarily eased. It is rare for her to be free for a while. Often stay up late at night in the office.

One rainy evening, the weather was sweltering, Zhou Mei's forehead was dripping with perspiration, she was still staring at the exam paper in her hand, and was seriously correcting it. Most of the teachers in the same office were older than her and had already married. Rain, they went home first in twos and threes, and when she was left alone in the office, an old man with patched skin and gray hair walked in slowly with a broom and rubbing brush, while he was gently sweeping the dust on the ground, He casually said, "After all, you still stopped Jing Yuan to go to Nanjing."

Zhou Mei turned over the test paper as if nothing had happened, "Isn't this just what the organization wanted?"

The old man laughed twice, kept moving his hands, shook his head and sighed, "Enjoy this time, it will be a tough battle when the military parade is over."

"For me, it's all the same." Zhou Mei silently calculated the scores of the test papers, and frowned, "Old Zeng, I've always wanted to ask you, can I quit, and stop here."

The sound of sweeping the floor stopped abruptly, and the old man was finally willing to look directly at her with sharp eyes, "What's the matter, have you fallen into a love affair with your children?"

With a long sigh, Zhou Mei put down the red fountain pen, rubbed her temples with both hands, and fell into a deep introspection. What she was worried about happened, and the actor Bai really had an impact on her. She felt that she had always been divided between work and personal emotions. It's okay, but after experiencing it, I realized that demons are really scary. People have desires, and they all seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. This is due to human nature.

"Even if you quit, you should find a reliable person and live a stable life." Lao Zeng's expression was a little half-smile, "Could it be that you want to follow that actor, travel all over the world, and show off on stage?"

Zhou Mei was not surprised that Lao Zeng knew about her affairs, she said indifferently, "Why, can't you?"

"Okay, you know better than anyone else." Lao Zeng shook his head helplessly, "Okay, it's normal for you to have emotions. After doing this kind of work for a long time, people will go crazy. It's okay to have a small temper, but the overall situation still needs to be taken care of." That’s right, Liu Xiang will return to Chongqing from Ya’an tomorrow. He has just ended the Sichuan civil war, and he must have new deployments for the Sichuan army. You should be careful about this trouble.”

"Understood, let's go, don't stay too long." Zhou Mei picked up the fountain pen again, and buried her head in the pile of test papers.