don't die

After walking in front of Minmin's house for a while, He Tun and Lin Shen had nothing to do for the time being.

Originally, He Tun planned to go to the coal mine outside the town to find Minmin directly, but was held back by Lin Shen.

"How many people do you want to know about this matter?" Lin Shen squinted at him, "The less people know, the less their lives will be disturbed now."

"Sorry, I was too impatient." He Tiao paused, with a hint of confusion on his face. "So what to do now?"

"Go back to the mountain and come to see her when the coal mine shift changes in the afternoon."

"It's okay, ah, no." He sat on and said again: "There are not many seasonings in the kitchen, and I have to buy some more today."

"go by yourself."

"There is not enough rice, and I need to buy a few bags of rice."

"..."

"Vegetables are available, but they lack the taste of meat. It's rare to come down the mountain. How about buying some meat for another meal?"

"..."

"The red three chops and braised lion's head that I just learned yesterday, do you want to try?"

Lin Shen finally stopped, turned his head and looked at He Tun helplessly.

"Where to buy?"

Seeing that he finally got a helper, He Xie happily said: "First go to the nearby store, then go to the vegetable market, and buy some fertilizer to go back. The vegetable seedlings on the mountain..." Halfway through the speech, He Xie suddenly felt something was wrong, Slightly turned to look sideways.

Sure enough, Han Zhi stayed where he was, looking at him and Lin Shen with wide-eyed eyes as if in a daze.

"Why don't you go after Xiao Minmin? Don't you feel relieved to let her run out alone?" He asked with a frown.

"Why don't you worry?" Han Zhi asked in confusion, "She knows the way to school."

"It's not that I'm worried about being abducted by bad people..." He Xi stopped halfway through speaking, remembering that the trafficker that Xiao Minmin was talking about just now was himself, he couldn't help but smile wryly.Thinking about the fact that there are less than a hundred households in this small town, they all know each other well, and there will be no accidents, so he no longer worries.

"Then why are you still here, not going to class?"

Han Zhi opened his mouth, looked at Lin Shen and He Xie strangely, wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

"Brother Lin, do you... still stay at the foot of the mountain?"

"kindness."

Seeing that Lin Shen answered without changing his face, as if it was no big deal, Han Zhi gave up the last trace of hesitation.

"Okay, then I'm going to school, see you Lin Ge."

He satirized waved his hand, "Go quickly, don't be late." After speaking, he dragged Lin Shen to the street, still muttering. "Han Zhi, what are you doing so nervously?"

Unexpectedly, behind him, Han Zhi took a step and turned his head three times. Looking at Lin Shen who was obediently following behind He Tun, he sighed in disbelief: "Brother Lin is willing to stay at the foot of the mountain for so long? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

What He Xie didn't know was that Lin Shen never stayed down the mountain for more than half an hour every time he went down the mountain.But this time, it was an exception.

The two of them didn't go far, and they came to the small shop where He Tun went shopping last time, remembering that the proprietress here still owed He Tun a few tens of dollars.Obviously the proprietress still remembered He Tiao, and greeted him warmly as soon as he came in.

"Hey, little brother, you're finally here. If you don't come again, I don't know when I can pay back the change I owed you last time."

As soon as He Tun saw the other party, he almost subconsciously showed a gentle smile, completely missing the joy and jumping in front of Lin Shen.

"You don't have to keep that on your mind, ma'am."

The proprietress showed a bit of shyness in her eyes, and she held her cheeks with her hands involuntarily, looking like a girl in spring.

"Then how can I do it? Business people pay attention to integrity. We can't be greedy for your money for nothing. I will always remember it." Just looking at her state, I don't know whether she remembers the money owed to He Ting or the money owed by He Ting. A bewildering face.

Do evil, do evil.While lamenting his technique of attracting bees and butterflies in his heart, He Xie didn't forget to use this resource to inquire about the town's news from the proprietress—especially about Minmin's mother and daughter.

"Oh, they, they moved to the town ten years ago, and they have no relatives or reason. I heard that they eloped and lost contact with their family." The proprietress said gossipingly, "However, living in Da Min is not easy. , a woman from a family, I don’t know how to get through these years. If you want me to say, the heartless man who abandoned them is a bastard! He must be born again!”

He's ironic smile turned into a wry smile, that "bastard" passed away ten years ago.

"The lady boss, do you still know..."

Lin Shen stood outside the store, waiting a little impatiently. He looked inside through the glass and saw He Tun talking to the female boss with an obtrusive smile, and the two laughed together from time to time. .Lin Shen lowered his eyebrows, feeling a little unhappy. After thinking about it, he opened the door and went in to find someone.

"How long are you going to wait here?"

While chatting with the proprietress, He Xi heard someone urging behind him, and Lin Shen was looking at him impatiently.

"Ah, just wait a little longer. I'll ask the boss which restaurant near here is good... Boss lady?"

When He Tun turned his head away, he saw that the smile on the proprietress's face suddenly became a little stiff, and her expression became awkward.

She only came back to her senses when she heard He sarcastically calling herself.

"Ah! Ah, brother, did you come here with Lin and Lin Shen?"

"Yes."

"Really, that's it... Sorry, I'm a little distracted, what did you ask just now?"

Seeing that she was completely absent-minded, He Xie couldn't help but feel a little strange.But Lin Shen glanced at them clearly, said "I'll go out first", then opened the door and continued to wait outside.

As soon as Lin Shen went out, He Tun heard the proprietress let out an unobtrusive breath of relief, as if sending away some plague god.

He satirized his smile slightly cold.

"Does the proprietress know Lin Shen?"

"I know! Who in our town doesn't know that guy, that... ah." Seemingly aware of the relationship between He Tun and Lin Shen, the proprietress quickly covered her mouth and smiled awkwardly. "Brother Xiao Lin, we all know each other. He has been living on the mountain. He has lived with his grandfather for decades and has never left. Brother, are you and him?"

"I'm his new employee, and I'm also living on the mountain now."

"Really? Brother, you have to worry about it. There are many beasts on the mountain, and there are some evil ways in that deep forest..."

He smiled and said politely: "I will pay attention, pay the bill, ma'am."

"Oh, alright."

After paying the bill, He Xie left without further chatting, and the proprietress looked at his back with regret.Obviously this young man is still smiling brightly, why does she feel that there is a bit of alienation in that smile?

"Awaited."

He Xi came out with a bag of things, Lin Shen looked at it, and took it from him.

"Where are you going next?" Lin Shen asked while carrying something.

"No, let's go back."

Looking back at He Xie, Lin Shen asked, "Don't you have to go to other places?"

He satirized with a smile, "I suddenly thought about it, the rice on the mountain is enough, if it's meat, it's not illegal to kill a few rabbits to eat. You don't need to spend money to buy it, you can save it if you can, right?"

Lin Shen stopped and took a deep look at him.

"Just because of this?"

"Actually, there are other reasons." He said with a sly look on his face, "Can the saved money be included in my salary next month?"

Lin Shen stared at him for a long time, and He Tun kept a flattering smile, as if he was working hard for next month's salary.

For some reason, looking at this deliberately calculating and philistine face, Lin Shen felt inexplicably in a good mood.He stretched out his hand involuntarily, and stretched out to the cheek that came close to He Teng.When the hand was stretched out in front of He Tun's eyes, both of them were taken aback.

Lin Shen paused for a moment, turned around and flicked He Tiao's forehead vigorously.

"Next month's salary, as usual."

"Hey, I knew it, I found a Zhou Papi boss. Forget it, let's go back."

Hearing He Tiao lazily complaining behind him, Lin Shen, who was walking in front, had an inadvertent smile on his lips.

When the two reached the foot of the mountain, it was already the morning rush hour, and there were already more people on the street, but the road up the mountain was the only quiet road with few people.While walking, He Tun recalled some details.

Since this morning, Lin Shen seems to be in a bad mood. No, it should be said that every time he goes down the mountain, he looks like this. He wants to die and doesn't want to say a word to anyone.At first, He Xi only thought it was Lin Shen's own fault, but after seeing the reaction of the proprietress of that store, he vaguely understood something in his heart.

It's like walking on the street at this time, but there is only a circle of open space around them. The residents of the town seem to walk around the deep forest. Although some people will come up to say hello politely, their false expressions He Tiao could see the perfunctory tone and the wish that Lin Shen would disappear immediately.

Anyone who encounters this kind of treatment will not be willing to go down the mountain.He satirized sighed, and caught up with Lin Shen who was walking in front.

"Hey, you run too fast, can't you wait for me?"

Lin Shen looked at him, the blackness in his eyes seemed to fade a bit.

"It's your short legs."

"Can you say something nice?"

"My feet are long and taller than yours."

"Forget it, you better shut up."

Just when the two were about to walk to the foot of the mountain, a dirty figure ran up from behind. It was unknown if he was looking at the road, but that person was about to bump into them in a hurry.He Tun hurriedly grabbed Lin Shen, fearing that he would be knocked down, and wondered who was walking in such a hurry?

But who knows, the man stopped in front of them.He raised his head and stared at the two of them.

"Who are you looking for...?"

Just as He Tun asked, the person who came raised his head, revealing a face covered with soot.Sweat stains ran across the originally fair face, leaving muddy traces funny.As soon as the man opened his mouth, He Tun was stunned.

"It's You...he asked you to come find me?"

It was obviously such a sloppy and dirty appearance, but when he spoke, it was a nice woman's voice.

He Tun was shocked, but Lin Shen remained calm.

He looked at the panting woman in front of him and asked, "Minmin?"

The woman looked at them indifferently.

"Li Weiming."

When she spoke, her pale lips moved up and down, so dry that they seemed to be about to split.The two hands were tightly kneaded together, and the hands were also black, and the nails even changed color directly, making them cloudy and disgusting.There are already deep scratches in the corners of the eyes, with a bit of fatigue and numbness.

She said: "My name is Li Weiming, and the person who called me Minmin died ten years ago."

In the photo, the beautiful woman who smiles shyly and holds You Jia's arm tightly seems to disappear into this world with You Jia's departure.The one in front of me now is Li Weiming who struggled to raise his daughter with a lot of money.

The unbearable and cruel reality obliterated the beauty in memory.

Ten years, everything seems to have changed, nothing is anymore.

It's just that the person who lives in the past forever will still remember his Minmin.