Think childish

As soon as the matter at the popsicle factory was settled, Qiao Zhi immediately rode back on his bike, and because he was worried about Qiushui, he was sweating from speeding up.

It was lunch time, and the hall of "Li Sanre Hot Stew Shop" was full of people. Qiao Zhi swayed his tail and parked the car at the door. Behind the glass window, Uncle Li, who was cutting meat for customers, looked up. Seeing her, he smiled: "Did you just come back from swimming in the river?"

Qiao Zhi wiped the sweat off her face with the back of her hand, and smiled: "Third Uncle, my business of selling popsicles is settled, thank you very much."

Uncle Li handed a plate of cut meat to the waiter in the store, and gave her a thumbs up appreciatively.

Qiao Zhi smirked a few times in embarrassment, and said, "Third Uncle, you can cut half a catty for me! I'll take it away."

The third uncle said: "Can you eat half a catty by yourself? Or should I cut it for you less?"

Qiao Zhi took out money from his pocket and said proudly: "No, just cut half a catty. There is still someone in my shop!"

"That's it!" After the third uncle finished speaking, he hooked the hook in his hand into the meat plate, and picked up a piece of fat and meat, "How about this one?"

Qiao Zhi: "Success!"

The third uncle is skilled in his hands. With a few clangs of the kitchen knife, half a catty of pork head meat was cut up and sprinkled with ingredients. He also packed two small wings as a gift, took a hook and hung it on the handlebar for her: "Boss Joe's business is booming!"

Qiao Zhi clasped his fist at him with a serious expression: "Borrow Boss Li's good words!"

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After Qiao Zhi bought the meat, she quietly rode the bike into the backyard and parked it, then quietly opened the curtain and walked to the counter with a bowed body and quiet footsteps.

There is no one in the shop anymore, but Zhuang Qiushui is still sitting at the counter, very serious and responsible, silently memorizing the "List of Book Prices" in his hand, looking up and looking around the shop from time to time, beware of book thieves Steal books.

Qiao Zhi counted down in her heart, stood up abruptly, and let out a "hey".

"Sister!" Zhuang Qiushui yelled in surprise, his body movements took precedence over his consciousness to make a decision, he threw the things in his hands and ran out of the counter into her arms, "Why are you so silent when you come back?" !"

Qiao Zhi pinched her face with a smile, and said, "You're quite calm, you weren't scared by me, I thought you had to jump up in fright!"

Zhuang Qiushui withdrew from her arms in embarrassment, observed her expression, and asked, "Sister's business is settled?"

"Well, it's done! So today at noon... let's have an extra meal!" Qiao Zhi brought the bag of lo mei hidden behind her to her with a smile, and shook it. Qiu Shui laughed when he saw it, and was happy Happy to accept it.

There was no business in the store at noon, so Qiao Zhi closed the store after thinking about it, and went to the refrigerator to steal a bottle of Luo Hai's beer.

In the backyard, Qiu Shui had already set up a small table under the grape arbor, with all the dishes and cups set up, just waiting for her to come.

Because there were not enough lunch boxes at home, Qiao Zhi only prepared one when preparing lunch in the morning, but it was a super compact one, enough for her and Qiushui to eat.

Qiao Zhi divided the rice and handed it to her, and said by the way: "Give me your lunch box when you go back tonight, so that I can make another one for you when I cook tomorrow morning."

Afraid of causing trouble to her, Qiu Shui quickly said, "I'll make it myself. Give me my sister's lunch box too, and I'll make it for you."

"Do it for me when your hands are completely healed!" Qiao Zhi said, knocking the beer bottle on the edge of the table and opening it.

Zhuang Qiushui let out a "wow" in surprise.

Qiao Zhimi squinted at her and said, "Amazing, isn't it? I think my dad asked me to drink with him when I was just in elementary school. These are all trivial skills, so-so."

After drinking a glass of cold beer on a hot day, I feel comfortable all over.

Qiao Zhi licked her mouth and shouted, "Sweet!"

Zhuang Qiushui stared at the bottle of beer curiously, feeling a little itchy in his heart. Qiao Zhi tilted his head to look at her, and said with a smile, "What? You want a drink too?"

Zhuang Qiushui nodded awkwardly: "I want to have a sip..."

Qiao Zhi leaned in front of her, and deliberately provoked her: "One mouthful is not enough! At least one drink is necessary! Do you want to drink?"

"..." Zhuang Qiushui: "Drink."

Qiao Zhi then whistled playfully, and filled the bottle to the brim and poured her a glass without froth. Afraid that the water would be spilled, she just brought her mouth over and took a sip, just this small sip , making her uncomfortable face crumpled into a rag: "Cough, cough, cough——"

Qiu Shui kept sticking out his tongue and fanning his tongue: "It's so bitter!"

Qiao Zhi laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back, she poured herself another glass, raised it up, and made a gesture to clink glasses with her. Qiu Shui had no choice but to risk her life to accompany the gentleman.

Qiao Zhi jokingly said, "Sure, Qiushui, you have a huge amount!"

After a cup of Qiushui was stuffy, she began to belch, and all the anger rushed up her nose. Feeling uncomfortable, she quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice and stuffed it into her mouth.Qiao Zhi laughed out loud, but didn't force her to drink anymore, and wrapped up the rest by herself.

It was hot at noon, but fortunately it was still cool under the grape arbor. Qiao Zhi was hot from drinking, sweating from the tip of her nose, but she was very conscious. Qiao Zhi poured out her drink with white wine in a loud voice. There wasn't even enough beer for her to gargle.

On the other hand, Qiu Shui, although she only drank one glass, she had never drank alcohol before, and she drank that glass too quickly. At this moment, her mind was already a little dizzy, and she didn't know whether her face was hot or drinking alcohol. Yes, red and very cute.

It's been a long time since Qiao Zhi had such a hearty meal. After eating, she didn't want to move at all, and just wanted to fall asleep on the spot.

Qiu Shui stared at her with bewildered eyes, and looked a little drunk.

"Are you sleepy?"

Although Qiu Shui was dizzy and her eyes couldn't see clearly, she could still hear Qiao Zhi's voice. The voice was gentle and intimate, and it always made her very intoxicated.

"Go to sleep in the house, come, I will hug you."

Qiu Shui only felt his body lighten up, his brain seemed to swim in circles in the water, and then his whole body fell into an extremely warm and soft embrace.

Not long after, the embrace suddenly left, she opened her eyes in a daze of loss, but someone kissed her on the forehead again, coaxing her to close her eyes gently by her ear.

She obediently closed her eyes again, and fell into a deep dream in just a moment.

She dreamed that she was back in the half-collapsed yellow mud house in the countryside, the sky was drizzling, the mud in the yard was wet, her little white shoes were all sunk in the mud, filthy, I can't see the original appearance clearly.

At first, she could still tell herself that she was dreaming and that she just needed to wake up, but when she couldn't wake up, she began to tremble unconsciously, feeling great panic and horror in her heart.

No, no, she had already left, obviously... She rushed to the door angrily, but was stunned when she yanked the door open, and then tightly covered her mouth.

She saw that A Niang was entangled naked with a man. The man was skinny and shriveled, like an iron chain, tightly bound A Niang, sinking inch by inch into her flesh.The man growled and laughed again, so A Niang screamed and laughed together with him. The two of them were like two dogs that were ( ) pushing and shrugging each other, showing their hatred in each other's eyes. A face of joy and pain.

Then, A Niang saw her.

The impact stopped, and A Niang called softly: "Qiu Shui, good girl, come here, come to A Niang."

She didn't dare to disobey A Niang's words, but as soon as she moved, the man turned his head around, baring his teeth and showing his bloody mouth to her.

That man's face...is the village chief!

She was terrified, her two thin legs were shaking badly, and A Niang called again: "Come here! Qiu Shui, come to A Niang quickly!"

She didn't dare to go any further, turned around and ran away, but A Niang's hand stretched several feet suddenly strangled her neck, and dragged her all the way on the ground, no matter how hard she struggled, it was useless.

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Qiu Shui didn't wake up.

Although her heart was like a turbulent sea, she only took a few quick breaths, and then opened her eyes.

In fact, she hasn't had a dream for a long time. From the day she was taken away by her aunt, she has completely forgotten the past, completely forgotten.

Judging from the sky, she slept for a long time.

Qiu Shui sat on the edge of the bed, her head was still a little heavy, she looked at the sunset red clung to her feet, and suddenly smiled playfully.The vertical fan swayed her head back and forth, making the sound of mechanical rotation. Because of the cool wind, it was rare for her to sleep cool, and she didn't even sweat when she was having nightmares.

There was no sign of Qiao Zhi in the room. Qiu Shui got up, put on her shoes and walked out the door. When she walked through the small courtyard, she noticed that the table under the grape arbor had been put away.There was a faint noise behind the curtain, and she quickly approached it and opened it, and the bustle of people in the store pulled her back to the world in an instant.

"You're awake!"

The noise in the room could not cover up that beautiful cry, she followed the voice and looked over, the moment her sight was confirmed, the fear and anxiety in her heart suddenly settled.

"elder sister."

"Ouch!" Qiao Zhisheng was almost kicked to the ground by her blow, rubbed her hair and said, "You are so strong! You killed me!"

This time, Zhuang Qiushui didn't back away in a hurry, instead he wrapped his arms around her waist and refused to get up, coquettishly said: "It's all my sister's fault for drinking for me, I started to have nightmares after drinking."

Qiao Zhi held her head with both hands and asked her to raise her head, looked left and right, and suddenly smiled: "The eyes are red, it seems that it is indeed a nightmare, but it's a dream, it's not real, just wake up gone."

She changed the subject and said, "I'll show you something."

Zhuang Qiushui: "What?"

"Here." Qiao Zhi handed her the "Business Plan" that he had worked so hard to write all afternoon.

The general idea of ​​this "plan" is as follows: the ticket for entering the store is [-] cents per person, which means that you have to buy a ticket to enter the bookstore now, and with this ticket, you can read books in the store for free, At the same time, the ticket also comes with a cream popsicle.People who buy books also have discounts. Buy one book and get one big ice cream free, buy two books and get two free ones. The more you buy, the more discounts you get.

The reason why Qiao Zhi dared to do this was because there was only one bookstore called "Xuehai" on the East Street, and when it came to the variety of books, she could guarantee that the city library did not have the rich variety of Xuehai bookstore!Moreover, the primary school attached to the hemp spinning factory and Chengbei Middle School are very close to here, and there is a considerable number of "audience groups".

When she was making this plan, she couldn't help but want to praise Luo Hai, she really knows how to choose a position!

Qiao Zhi asked: "How is it? Do you think this plan is feasible?"

Zhuang Qiushui pondered for a while and said, "Sister, I think you need to make this condition more attractive."

"Attractive?" Qiao Zhi frowned and bit her lower lip, "Can't each person give two popsicles? Then we won't make much money."

This is indeed a headache.

Both of them fell silent for a moment.

Zhuang Qiushui lay on the counter and carefully looked at the people reading in the store. There were adults and children among these people, but most of them were children.Children are not afraid of getting dirty, they just sit on the ground when they are tired from standing and reading, and discuss the plot of the book excitedly with their heads next to each other...

...there is!

Zhuang Qiushui turned around excitedly and said, "Sister, I thought of it!"

"Huh?" Qiao Zhi replied, but her expression seemed to be inattentive, as if she was lost in some kind of thought, "I seem to have thought of something too... Well, you go first."

Zhuang Qiushui pulled her and motioned her to look into the store: "Did sister see it?"

"what?"

"It's those children sitting on the ground!" Zhuang Qiushui explained: "I was thinking, can we give some more limited seats? Anyway, our backyard is so big, we can put some tables and chairs in the yard Ah, it is arranged like the 'Red House', so everyone will feel more comfortable reading the book, right? What do you think about this idea?"

Qiao Zhi looked at her with a smile: "Yes, you, you haven't been in the city for half a year, and you already know about the 'Red House'?"

The Red House is an old-fashioned western restaurant on Wanhua Road. It was there before Qiao Zhi was born. It is said that it was first built by a businessman from the United States. A Chinese is still a foreigner, because no one has ever seen the boss in person.

"Room as its name" is the best interpretation of this restaurant.

A red, fashionable and beautiful duplex small western-style building, placed on the entire bustling Wanhua Road, is also extremely eye-catching.

Zhuang Qiushui went there once with his aunt when he first came to the city.

That time, the eldest aunt took her to the department store to buy clothes and felt tired from shopping, so she took her into the red house. During the period, she ordered a cup of coffee and ordered a small plate of strawberry velvet cake for her.She had never eaten such a delicious thing, and she sipped it in small bites, reluctant to finish it all in one go.In the end, it was the eldest aunt who was really impatient and urged her to stop eating if she couldn't finish it. She swallowed it in two bites full of reluctance, and almost choked...

Qiao Zhi thought about it carefully, and felt that this method could be tried, and said: "Then listen to my idea, what I think is that we can provide free one-day book borrowing time for guests who buy tickets, and the specific method is similar to Follow the way of the municipal library, we will charge a small borrowing fee for overtime, and this fee must be lower than that of the municipal library, and if it is lost or damaged, it will be compensated according to the price, what do you think?"

"I think it's okay." Zhuang Qiushui thought about it and said, "We can also set up a reading corner in the backyard for everyone to communicate with each other, discuss and meet new friends, just like in school, so that everyone will always want to come to our bookstore."

"Tsk tsk." Qiao Zhi suddenly hugged her, "Qiu Shui, Qiu Shui, you are such a clever little girl!"

Qiao Zhi said: "Qiu Shui, I'll leave the tickets and notices to you. Your handwriting is beautiful, so I'm relieved to leave them to you. As for the tables, chairs and benches in the backyard... I'll search everywhere, and I should be able to make five or six tables. Come on. It’s just that we may have to build a canopy, in case it’s going to rain, we can’t do it.”

After hearing this, Zhuang Qiushui asked worriedly, "Sister, can you do it alone?"

"Of course I can't do it alone!" After Qiao Zhi finished speaking, she suddenly smirked twice.

Zhuang Qiushui: "?"

Qiao Zhi deliberately patted her on the shoulder and said, "You will know tomorrow."

The author has something to say: I feel like this chapter might be locked...

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Sure enough, it was locked. . .Very good, I am also the one who wrote the lock seal.

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I was locked for the third time, let me say Jinjiang idiot to see if I will be locked for the fourth time