The weather was very hot. Xia Ling could feel Han Jin's body stiffening for a moment through his clothes.
But soon, he relaxed again.
Xia Ling felt the heat on his back, closed her eyes, and smiled.
This stretch of night road was very long, but with one riding and the other leaning, it seemed like the long night road had come to an end in the blink of an eye.
The Han family was the first to install a phone within a few miles of the Su family village.
The town government had arranged to install a phone for the Han family in order to reward Han Jin for being the first in the city during the middle school examination.
Han Jin had a good life in the entire Sutan town, and he had many friends.
Xia Ling and Han Jin lived together at Han Jin's friend's house.
This friend's parents were not at home all year round, and they ran private cars in the city to earn money.
Therefore, Han Jin, Xia Ling, and this boy could live together even if the three of them lived together.
He let Xia Ling take a shower in a cubicle in the courtyard, and his friend asked Han Jin in a curious whisper.
"Han Jin, you're good. You usually look good, but you're here to cause trouble. Is this your village? What are you doing, eloping with someone? "
Xia Ling's shower stall was in the courtyard.
The friend was loud, and Xia Ling's hearing was good. She held her breath to hear Han Jin's answer.
Since ancient times, those who eloped were concubines. If Han Jin really eloped with her, Xia Ling would be with him, and she would never be looked down upon by the Han family after marrying him... ...
This was the remnant of feudal customs in people's hearts, and old ideas could not be changed.
Otherwise, when Xia Ling asked Han Jin for help by the river, why didn't Han Jin agree immediately?
He would rather spend more effort to give her a reason to leave the Su family village openly.
"I'm not eloping, I like her. So, I can only bring her out first. When I have the chance, I'll come back and explain everything to her family. " Han Jin's gentle and calm voice came from outside the cubicle.
The shower cubicle was open-air. There was a huge wooden bucket with a hole dug in it. The hole was blocked with wood, so it was convenient to take a shower.
The Su Family village took advantage of the night to bathe in the river. Han Jin's friend's family had a shower cubicle, so the conditions were already very good. He could be considered a rich second generation in the town.
Xia Ling twisted the handkerchief and slowly wiped the water off her body. She looked up at the sky.
The Sky was full of stars, and the night was gentle.
*
Xia Ling woke up the next day. Han Jin had already bought her a bowl of steaming hot wontons and a few dollars worth of fried dough sticks.
The sweet fragrance of the wontons instantly activated Xia Ling's taste buds.
Her appetite, which had been perfunctorily appeased by sweet potato bread for the past few days, suddenly opened up.
"I'm going to wash my face. " Xia Ling was a little embarrassed.
She glanced at Han Jin and walked away from him. First, she borrowed a friend's Washbasin and used the water pressure well to wash her face.
Without a toothbrush, she could only rinse her mouth.
She took her clothes from the yard. Last night, she used soap to rub them. Han Jin lent her his clothes, and she wore his friend's vest.
Xia Ling was wearing Han Jin's sportswear last night.
It was so thin that she was sweating. The smell of soap mixed with it was not bad. Xia Ling wore it like Han Jin was next to her. It was the first good sleep she had since she slept.
She woke up a little late.
Han Jin had already bought breakfast.
Han Jin said, "the toothbrush is next to the water pressure well. Wash up and come over for breakfast. "
"Okay. " Xia Ling looked at him, thinking about last night.
In the original owner's memory, every time Han Jin appeared in front of people in the Su family village, no matter how hot it was, he had never been disheveled... ...
And last night, Han Jin wore his friend's white vest to make do.