far and near

Brother Hao opened a new home improvement material store in the decoration market of the provincial capital, and he arranged for Yin Xiu to be the store manager, "If you are willing to stay in Baizhou, it is fine, but going to the provincial capital starts from scratch. It's all your responsibility. If you want to try it, go next month."

Yinxiu thought for a while before agreeing, but didn't think about where she would live or how she would be treated.

Brother Hao's shrewd eyes showed a clear smile, "How can you not ask money?"

Yinxiu knows that the opportunity to be alone is more important than money.But before going to the provincial capital, she wanted to find a good house, so she went back to the dormitory area of ​​the Third Textile Factory without worry.

Yin Xiaochang's decoration is very busy. The bathroom at home has been installed, and she did not break her promise. She separated the small living room into a bedroom, but the room with only one small window is full of light.

"Don't worry, all your money is spent on decoration, why are you still worried that I'm ignorant of you?" Although Yin Xiaochang was busy, she was full of energy.It's rare that she didn't wear heavy makeup. Yinxiu saw the wrinkles in the corners of her mother's eyes and turned her face away, and then looked around the increasingly unfamiliar little house, feeling complicated in her heart.This is the place where she grew up. In the greasy kitchen, there was always a grandma standing there busy. The old man sometimes secretly added a meal to Yinxiu when Yin Xiaochang was not paying attention-a small bag of lotus root powder, a Sixi meatball... However, time After washing away the homely smell and smelling the paint, Yinxiu said that she was going to the provincial capital.

"What are you going there for? How much will you add?" Yin Xiaochang is only concerned about this. She measures the value of having a daughter in RMB. , Don’t waste yourself, save some money to support the family.” It’s rare for her to say such a high-level positive term as “support”.

Yin Xiu dealt with it and went back to the village in the city to pick up the packed things.Yuan Huifang was also reluctant to leave such a high-quality customer, "I have already seen that you are a phoenix, not a little sparrow." Yinxiu said that I am not a phoenix, I am a wild duck looking for food, and brought her a gift before leaving. Box of drinks.

Before leaving, I looked back at the hut I had carefully decorated, and felt a different kind of reluctance in my heart.She settled in the village in the city because she had no way to go, and now she has to leave because there is no way to go.Yin Xiu looked out the window and smiled, picked up the scissors on the table, cut off a small piece of wallpaper that she had pasted, and folded it into her bag.

She didn't tell Uosheng that she was about to go to the provincial capital, and Uosheng broke his promise, and the agreed "next week" became next week, and then next week.Yinxiu didn't blame her, because Uosheng was favored by the Shengyue Theater and was urgently loaned to the theater as a substitute.Uosheng said that the substitute was also transferred in a hurry, and he couldn't get on stage except for rehearsal, so he didn't know what to do with the transfer.

If the mountain doesn't come, the water will come. Yinxiu said that it doesn't matter, which means that your work is probably stable.Yinxiu's heart towards Maosheng has also stabilized.

She rejected the house offered by Brother Hao, and rented a one-bedroom old studio in the outskirts of the provincial capital, with two months' deposit and one month's rent paid in advance, leaving Yinxiu with 200 yuan.In the cleaning post, Yinxiu spent New Year's Day alone.Then put on the most pleasing clothes, use the cosmetics sent by Uno to paint the eyebrows and put on lipstick.Walking out of the one-bedroom and dilapidated complex, Yin Xiu, who is less than 20 years old, walks briskly with a satisfied expression.

Embarrassment is brought about by poverty, but also because there is no hope.Yinxiu thinks that if the new store is well established, she will drink a bottle of wine after the first business is done, which is disrespectful, and she wants to thank herself for not giving up hope.

The venue was found by Brother Hao, but Yinxiu ran down the business license and fire protection approvals again and again.She knew that she didn't have much reading experience and was inexperienced, so she could endure the look or coldness from others, and learned a little bit politely.Some people can make faces at will, but others want to eat around. Yinxiu has grown faces since she was a child, and she is used to this kind of thing.

After working for almost a month, the new store located among the three under-construction communities in the provincial capital development zone has been renovated. Brother Hao is also very satisfied after seeing it, and stuffed a 5000 yuan red envelope to Yinxiu, "This is a reward."

Yin Xiu confiscated it this time, "It's all my job, and the company paid me my salary."

Brother Hao insisted on stuffing money into her bag, "I just settled down to save money everywhere, so don't get me wrong."

The words are polite, but Yin Xiu dare not take it seriously. The saying "don't see outsiders" is very dangerous. Yin Xiaochang has a boyfriend who once told Yin Xiu not to see outsiders, insisting that the 14-year-old girl also live in his house.Within a week started dangling in front of the little girl in only her panties.

"I'll treat you to seafood at night. It's at the Lion Bridge. It's delicious." Brother Hao invited Yin Xiu, "Also, I'll go to apply for a driver's license test another day, and the company will reimburse you. In the future, you will have to drive yourself to meet customers and brands. Merchant, it's not a good idea not to have your own car."

This is a bit far from Yinxiu's dream, she dare not even think about buying a car.She temporarily agreed to Brother Hao's kindness, but she refused the invitation to eat.Brother Hao smiled, "I don't go to eat seafood on weekend nights, do you have a date?"

Yinxiu was tongue-tied, startled by Brother Hao's sensitivity, Brother Hao pointed at her, "You are very well-dressed today." His smile was a little sour, "Or is it the original boyfriend?"

For Yinxiu, Brother Hao had no good intentions from the beginning.People like them who are middle-aged and have just started their careers are complacent about arranging the red flags at home and the colorful flags outside, and it is common for the little girls around them to switch back and forth.Among his peers, there are those who focus on little girls from art schools or art departments of normal colleges. How can a little girl with a monthly living cost of several hundred yuan resist thousands of sugar-coated shells?There are also regular customers of KTV bars, where the girls have more tricks.

Brother Hao thinks that kind of gameplay is boring, and his "boring" is also the taste of boredom after playing enough.Several times he thought about taking care of Yinxiu directly, but the strong sense of dignity in the girl reminded him of himself who was 17 years old when he was tying steel bars and mixing soil on the construction site.When the words reached the corner of the mouth, they made a detour and turned into "come to our company".You have to find an opportunity, create an environment, get in touch slowly, and slowly corrode.There is too little taste in wanting to welcome and rejecting, and it is even less interesting to disarm immediately.The staunch little girl was determined to satisfy him step by step.

But the half-joke at the beginning was exchanged for one of the most capable salesmen in his company. Yin Xiucai was 19 years old, and she showed the aggressiveness and sharpness of a businessman.Being a salesperson for a few months is equivalent to a year's share of other people's work. It's a pity that such a person can only be kept.

So Brother Hao kept vacillating his position on Yinxiu between his lover and his money-making helper. His wife in Baizhou City kept a close eye on him, so he took advantage of opening a new store to transfer Yinxiu over.

The little girl is still dating the rumored boyfriend. Brother Hao grabbed the 1 yuan leather handbag and patted his palms, "Boyfriend is still studying?"

Yinxiu's face turned red. To be precise, she didn't have a boyfriend, and that one was Daoming's girlfriend who still didn't make it clear.Of course, you can't tell the truth to Brother Hao, but lying will tie you to death, "It's just a friend, I met in 23 before."

"Oh." Brother Hao said that he could send Yinxiu off, but Yinxiu had to take the bus by herself, so it was not far away.Brother Hao grabbed Yinxiu's arm with his strong fingers, "You are too disrespectful to Brother Hao." After speaking, he pulled Yinxiu into his new off-road vehicle.

The term "too out of touch" is an accusation. When people are unwilling to tear open their inner hesitation and reveal their private space, the intruder will say "you are too out of mind", as if their "out of view" has no selfish intentions .

"Go...to the Shengyue Theater." Brother Hao breathed a sigh of relief after Yinxiu finished speaking, "You said you were going to a theater for a long time? I didn't realize that you are quite young."

In fact, the play has already ended at this time, and Yin Xiu just went to pick up Uosheng.

Vehicles were moving slowly in the long queue of cars. The provincial capital was full of joy at the beginning of the new year. Brother Hao said with emotion, "I opened three new stores last year, which caught up with the good times. I will open five more this year, including home improvement companies and material stores. They all cooperate. When I have time, I will go to visit a few small processing factories in Baizhou City. I don’t feel at ease if I always buy from Cantonese to be a brand agent.” , I always like to keep things in my hands safely.

Yin Xiu also agrees that this is a good time. She often travels from house to house for business performance, and directly pulls many orders in the new community.She is happy when she sees the construction site, and she can calculate the area, supply and demand when she sees new real estate.

Today is a better time, Usheng celebrates her birthday tomorrow, Yinxiu asked her to meet her one day in advance.Uno on the phone couldn't believe it, and asked three questions in succession, "Aren't you the busiest years ago? Why did you come to the provincial capital? If I had known earlier, I would ask for leave today to pick you up."

"No matter how busy Sister Yin is, she still misses her little sister." Yinxiu joked, "You are busy in the theater all day long, and you let me off many times. I'll go and see if there are other girls by your side."

Uosheng smiled "hehe", she said I miss you very much.People are calmer these days, I still cry when I think of Yu Ren, and laugh when I think of you.

Brother Hao drove the car to the entrance of the theater parking lot. Before Yinxiu thanked him, he suddenly leaned forward to unbuckle Yinxiu's seat belt. The masculine breath invaded Yinxiu's face. Brother Hao said, "Yinxiu, are you willing to come to the provincial capital? I won’t treat you badly. Just wait to buy a house and a car here to settle down.”

Yinxiu's body shrank back, she didn't dare to look Brother Hao in the eyes, "I will work hard and earn money to support myself."

Brother Hao frivolously reached out and patted her face, "Stubborn girl."

Fortunately, he didn't move next, but stepped aside to let Yinxiu get out of the car.Standing in front of the parking lot, Yinxiu's heart was beating wildly, and she burst into tears.Being a waiter is often embarrassing in public, but she is not worried.It was a real shock just now, when Yinxiu's chest heaved violently, Uo from the parking lot came over.

With makeup on her face, she wore a huge green army coat with a period costume underneath.Uosheng looked at the car driving away, Yinxiu explained anxiously, "My boss, Brother Hao."

Maosheng, who was wearing make-up, was really radiant when he pulled out a smile, "I recognize him, and his company helped to wrap up my house."

After not seeing each other for a few days, Uno looked at Yinxiu and frowned, "How busy are you?" She saw Brother Hao's movements and Yinxiu's discomfort, so she stuffed the glass she was covering into Yinxiu's hand , "Godberry longan tea, I made it myself, it's still hot, drink it."

"We have nothing." Yin Xiu explained with some worry, her eyebrows were drawn long and curved, and they look better when they are wrinkled.Uno was unhappy, but he knew it wasn't Yin Xiu's fault, "I know, it's what he wants to do to you."

Uno has a mild temper, and when he was unhappy, he would just look down at the ground. Seeing that Yin Xiu's expectation was diluted by the episode just now, she put her hands in the pockets of her cotton coat, "Shall I take you to see the theater?"

"Okay." Yin Xiu said.She stood side by side with Usheng, hoping that Usheng would hold her hand.

"This is an old theater, more than 50 years old. Last year, the master toured here for several performances, and it was very popular. These days, the people who come to the house are all old audiences." Uosu explained dutifully, and the pink eyeshadow flashed under the light However, she pointed to a small door at the back of the theater, "Go in from there and go directly to the backstage, where everyone is busy removing makeup now. I didn't go on stage, but how can the newcomer go first? Not only can't go first, but also We have to wait for the old actors to take off their makeup and help the troupe master clean up before we can leave."

The two circled around the theater, and Uosu said that I will take you to see what the theater looks like after the show is over.

The curtain was pulled down early, but the lights were still on.The staff was cleaning the trash under the seats, and the rows of red velvet seats fanned out around the stage, as if there was still heat rising above the theater.The silence after the hustle and bustle is so empty and ethereal.Uosheng and Yinxiu stood on the edge watching, Uosheng said I am very glad you came, one day I will be on stage, I want to see you, my mother, master and Yu Ren for the first time in the audience.

Maosheng used to say three sentences inseparable from Yu Ren, but now he inseparable ten sentences.Yu Ren is a dark mark between her and Yinxiu, because Yinxiu never expresses displeasure about it, Uosheng used to talk about her, "I left a message for her, but she didn't reply once, she must hate me .”

Yinxiu also likes Uosheng's calmness. There is no "seeing the outside" or "not seeing the outside" here. He can only speak naturally, and Uosheng is standing in front of him without any cover.Yinxiu said she must also hate me.

But now she started to complain about Uosheng a little bit, and she didn't expect Brother Hao to do that, Uosheng said "I know" briskly, and turned the page magnanimously.But Uosheng obviously didn't turn the page, because she only touched Yinxiu's shoulders, and "see outside" was written in both body and language.It's just that Uosheng didn't feel it, and Yinxiu knew it before she herself.

After looking at it for a while, Uno said that she was going to remove the makeup, "This cosmetic is not good in quality and it will hurt my face. I am reluctant to use the expensive set that the master gave me. What are you using it for? I can't go on stage anyway."

The people in the backstage gradually left, and the little substitute Uomo took off the high false eyelashes in front of the mirror, and then applied cleansing oil.From time to time, she looked at Yin Xiu behind her in the mirror, and Yin Xiu leaned against the corner of the wall and looked at her.

"Bai Maosheng, can you be in next Tuesday's play?" The head of the troupe asked her, and patted Xiaosheng on the shoulder encouragingly, "The audience for the young actors is not so much, but it is a good opportunity to exercise."

"Go!" Uosuke replied crisply, and a smile appeared immediately.She looked at Yin Xiu happily again, and Yin Xiu smiled back at her.

Uno was in a good mood, and the little student who had removed his makeup turned into a refreshing, fair-skinned little girl with bright eyes and beautiful eyebrows. He took off the green coat, changed into his costume and put on his down jacket and jeans. Xiu's hand, "Come on, where shall we go for dinner?"

Yinxiu broke away from her hand, "You'll know when we get there." She lost her temper quietly.

A meeting that was supposed to be lively became a bit dull, but Usheng came to hold hands when he was in a high mood. Yinxiu looked at Usheng with a smile while waiting for the bus, "What are you thinking?"

Uosheng said he was wondering why there are so many people now.

"It's better if there are more people. Besides, it's better if there are fewer people." There was something in Yinxiu's words, and Uosheng opened his eyes in confusion, "Why?"

"It's not what I asked Brother Hao to do." Yinxiu muttered and stretched her head to look at the bus, and finally saw a line in the development zone. Fortunately, there were not many residents there, and the bus was not crowded.Uosheng held Chehuan with one hand, and gently pulled Yinxiu's hand with the other.

She greeted her with her eyes, "Yinxiu?" The other party ignored her, and Uosu approached, "I'm really not mad at you for Brother Hao."

Yin Xiu couldn't hold back her laughter, and hung her hands on the car ring.Uosheng could only sigh secretly, imitating Yinxiu's appearance and pulling the ring with both hands, looking out the window at the increasingly unfamiliar city.She didn't go this route. When Zhao Lan bought a house, she didn't look at the development zone. She must keep an eye on the old city, where the school is also located.Uosheng found that the development zone of the provincial capital is very similar to the new district of Baizhou. The house is a style, and the asphalt eight-lane road is also a kind of personality.Suddenly, she felt that she was still in Baizhou, with Yu Ren beside her.

Take a closer look, it's still Yinxiu.Yin Xiu's side face looked cold, and her lips were tightly pressed together.She turned her head to look at Uo, and the gradually mature girl evoked Uo's smirk again.Yin Xiu stretched out his hand and patted her on the head, "Are you stupid."

Four or ten minutes later the bus arrived at the stop, and the sound of the automatic station announcement woke up the wandering Uo, and Yin Xiu pulled her out of the car, but neither of them let go this time. "I bought vegetables, just go back and fry two green vegetables, and the hard vegetables are ready before going out in the morning." Get up at four and go out at eight.The four hours in the middle were devoted to the meal of the night.

"Why is it so troublesome, let's find a restaurant to eat." Uosheng didn't understand what it meant to Yinxiu to be able to cook a meal for two in his own kitchen.

"It's not clean outside." Yin Xiu's eyes flashed with a smile.

"It's not clean, and you've eaten a lot. You can do anything from a barbecue stall." Uosheng shook Yinxiu's hand, and clasped the girl's hand tightly with his five fingers after sensing the coolness.On the streets of the neighborhood where people come and go, Yinxiu asked Uo, "I want a ticket next Tuesday."

"Of course I'll keep it for you." Uogi complacently said, "They're rehearsing an old play "Jade Butterfly". The senior sister of the school, who came to the stage with a Jiangnan Shuinuo voice, and stepped down with a Henan Xinxiang accent, hahaha, she sang Yue opera in Henan dialect, it was so much fun, after listening to it, people would like to throw down their fan and carry a big sword." Uosheng said something related to opera The child's expression came alive.Tighten the palm of Yinxiu again, "I'll fight for the first row of tickets for you."

Yinxiu looked at this big kid, but she didn't expect that she was just a half-grown kid soaked in society.The temper between the child and the child will not last long. The half-grown child looks at the older child and likes it more and more. He gently asked the words that have been brewing for a long time, "Do you know what gift I prepared for you?"

"Oh, sister Yin, let's not be so polite." Maosheng said politely, and stretched out his hand, "Shoes? Costumes? Cosmetics? Or..." She shook her head, "Oh, a delicious meal?"

Yin Xiu's smile couldn't be hidden even more. She dragged Maosheng to the building where she lived, and slapped the older child's buttocks, "302, you run up first, and you'll know."

Uosheng shook off Yinxiu's hand, "Okay." With his long legs, he took a three-step step and arrived at the old security door of 302 in a blink of an eye.She approached the cat's eye suspiciously and looked inside, then turned to look outside, but she didn't see any surprise gifts except for the small advertisement.

Yinxiu went up the stairs slowly, and her heart beat like a heavy beat every time she went upstairs.Unlike Brother Hao who frightened her, my heart at this moment was like a boat spinning in the ocean, with the shore in front of me, and a foolish person standing on the shore.She made up her mind to go to the shore, and was inexplicably impulsive, wanting to jump into the water and swim there immediately.

"Sister Yin, where are the gifts?" Uosheng leaned against the door and looked at Yinxiu who walked in front of her with his hips akimbo.

Yin Xiu said quietly, "Let's go." She opened the door, shaking the key with her hand, and the lock cylinder was off three times before it was aligned.After opening two doors, Yinxiu took Uosheng who was still looking for a gift into the room and pressed her against the door. She mustered up her courage when she met Uosheng's surprised eyes, "After twelve o'clock, the gift is me."