Tender for
(129).
I pushed the motorcycle into bo Ya’s gate, ready to return the car. In the smoky living room of Bo Ya’s family, a group of people are sitting around a mahjong table. Four men fighting, five or six watching.
I didn’t want to disturb others’ enjoyment, so I parked my motorcycle in the yard, told Bo Ya his wife, and turned around to go, when SUDDENLY I heard a drake’s voice behind me.
“Boqi, how come you don’t have manners in school? So many uncles in, also don’t come to say hello?”
Don’t look back. You know a man by his voice. That drake voice is a cousin of mine, most of us call him Uncle De.
I could have pretended not to hear and marched out of the yard. But it’s a world I’m not good at but I have to deal with. Sometimes the mouth is sharper than the knife because of thoughtless gossip. If I don’t pay any attention to these old people, it won’t be long before the word in the village is that old Yao’s son is a fool for all the books he has been reading for years.
I suppressed my disgust, tried to stretch my brows, turned away, and walked into the Boyars’ living room with a smile on my face.
“Good uncle De, good uncle Fa, good uncle Six…” I greeted all the elders present as the name of the dish. I didn’t have a cigarette on me, so if I gave everyone a good cigarette, they might let me off later.
“Kiwa, how much money did you bring your father this year?” Uncle De looked at the mahjong table and talked to me.
“Not much. Beijing costs a lot.” I replied, thinking you didn’t give a damn.
After de Shu hit a seven cylinder, hair uncle eyebrows raised, quickly will be in front of a row of mahjong pushed down, yi teeth way: “Hu, single hanging seven cylinders.”
After firing the cannon, Uncle De frowned, chagrined and patted his forehead repeatedly.
“When will I bring a wife home? Worry has turned your father’s hair white.” Uncle Fa won money and was in a good mood. He also talked to me.
“I try.” I smiled, wishing you never to open again tonight.
“You must learn from bo Heng of your sixth uncle’s family. Look at him. He married a big girl without spending a penny.” Uncle Dech set an example for me by washing the mah-jongg with a voice like the crow of a duck.
“Be ah, bo heng that child dozen small ghost idea much.” Fat uncle also in the side echo.
“This is what skill, bo Heng still have to learn from bo Qi, have skills to earn big money.” Six bo repeatedly waved his hand, embarrassed way.
I thought fuck, that’s not what you said when you were a kid. Bo Heng is the youngest son of six bo, the goods since childhood naughty, do not love to study. Six bo every time take belt to beat him, mouth can say “look at somebody else bo qi, back to take an examination of the first, and then look at you.”
Feng Shui turns, heaven good reincarnation, do not believe look up, heaven rao who. Now that I am a man, my once ignorant and idle playmate has become my model. There are no tears.
Bo Heng suddenly became my example, because last year he made a big girl’s stomach in the field, did not spend a penny to marry the girl into the house. Uncle Deco, Uncle Fat they think that’s genius.
Okay, I can’t really learn that.
“Uncle Dech, that… You must watch your daughter, keep her eyes open, and do not follow in the footsteps of Bo Heng’s wife.” I didn’t want to argue with them, but I was so angry that I hesitated and said something.
I’m ready to retreat. If it hadn’t been for the fact that Uncle De was an elder, I would have scolded the old duck in his face.
Uncle De glared at me and stopped talking to me. He bowed his head and concentrated on playing mahjong.
(130).
The street lamp cast a dim light and I walked home in the shadow. Old Yao is sitting in front of the computer playing QQ chess with net friends. At the moment he has a sad look on his face. It must be that the chess game is against him.
Before returning home, in order to guard the underwater dragon for 24 hours, I opened broadband at home in advance. I saved a computer online and sent it home to give Old Yao something to relax on weekdays.
The other day, I taught old Yao how to watch videos and play chess. Old Yao was always frowning, his mouth showing no interest, but his eyes were so honest they kept glancing.
He became an Internet addict when he learned that the Internet was not a monster and that computers were not as difficult to control as he had imagined.
My mother and her aunts were sitting round chatting. Serve as little club hold concurrently run hall small 2, the task that pours water to aunt people carries tea fell on me. Out of the tiger’s den, into the Wolf’s den.
“What does Boqi do in Beijing?”
It was aunt Wang at the east end of the village. She painted herself up like a rich lady. She is famous as a matchmaker far and wide. She helped solve several marriage difficulties in the village. No matter does not ascend three treasure palace, also do not know today she came to my house is so-called what matter.
“Working as a programmer in a company.” I answered while pouring water for aunts.
Aunt Wang a dry face of confusion, they do not seem to know what programmer is a job. They did not ask further questions, so I did not explain.
“Bo qi, what kind of girl you like, aunts son help you notice.” Aunt Wang smiled.
“Aunt, I’m talking to a girl, so I won’t bother you for the time being.”
My sister and I have not broken through that layer of ambiguous window paper, even if broken can become another matter. At present, I fully meet the conditions of older single young men, aunt Wang focus on the object. I dare not tell the truth. Never underestimate how enthusiastic older women are about dating younger people.
“Talk a few more, in case, aunts son say is in case. Well, maybe we have a fallback in case the deal falls apart. Aunts son recently with you young young learn a new word, called spare tire, raise more spare tire.”
“Aunt son can be really fashionable, no wonder miles from home mention you are thumbs-up.” “I complimented.
Much of the conversation among the women was domestic and did not interest me. I chose to stand behind Old Yao and watch him play. Old Yurt was like a child, dancing when he won and beating his chest when he lost. It won’t be long before he smashes my expensive mechanical keyboard.
As the night wore on, the guests left, leaving only the three of us in the house.
“Mom, wang aunts son to people matchmaking really have others say so god?”
“Your aunt Wang is so fierce. She has found a daughter-in-law for the lame son of old Zhang’s family who is more than 30 years old.”
I tut tut praise way: “that this great aunt wang is really omnipotent, warm heart.”
Lao Yao got up from his computer, lit a cigarette and interjected, “Of course she’s warm-hearted. Lao Zhang’s family gave her five thousand yuan in red envelopes for this.”
My mother dozen circle field way: “somebody else is also good.”
Lao Yao looked at me with a wicked smile on his face. “What do you think your aunt Wang is doing here tonight?”
“Visiting, what else can I do?” I have a bad feeling about this.
“She lives at the east end of the village, and we live at the west end of the village. I suppose she must have been after you, to find out.” Old Yao laughed.
Hearing old Yao’s analysis, I was struck with fear. In this way, aunt Wang is a moving matchmaking agency. She travels in all directions, with good eloquence, the network of many single young people in eight villages, and then use the information asymmetry to earn intermediary fees. If she grew up in a big city and dabbled in the Internet. With her mouth, skull, and now there is a century of good luck, lily net what thing.
“You two can never trust king aunt son to introduce objects to me ah, can save five thousand pieces.” I advance two old dozen good precautionary shot, lest wang aunt harass me.
My mother smiled and said, “You have to work hard.”
(131).
Of course I have to work hard, after MY careful calculation, the probability of a girl taking the initiative to throw herself into love is about equal to the probability of the Chinese men’s football team beating the Brazilian women’s football team.
Outside the window it was dark, moonless and starless. I lay in bed, unable to sleep. I put my pink helmet next to my pillow as if I were a girl. I sent Hua-mei a message on wechat: “I’m being targeted by the most famous matchmaker in our town.”
“Wow, you’re so hot.” Hua Mei must also be playing mobile phone, she replied to me very quickly.
“Are you kidding me? I have been neglected. The matchmaker is casting a wide net.” I take retreat as advance.
“Matchmaker unreliable, you like what kind of girl? Elder sister to introduce you.” Hua-mei does everything, but I have no doubt she has good resources.
“I’m very demanding, at least as you are.” I made the first move.
Hua mei sent a shy expression.
“What kind of guy do you like?” I changed my attack strategy, fought and retreated, and chose to lure the enemy deep.
“You have to be tall, and you have to have a handsome face.” Hua mei this words back also attached a crazy expression.
I felt uneasy when I was suddenly surrounded. However, we have different opinions about faces and heads, which have no fixed standards. I still take chances.
I will not watch the face, lest there is a woman to sell melon suspicion. Although the head is less than 180, but put on 2-3 cm shoes, also can barely reach 175.
“175 or less?” I tried to struggle.
“No.” Hua Mei seconds back, very decisive.
I can’t help but a chill down my spine, head immediately blank. What see face wall dong, what press down strong kiss…… All the tricks went up in smoke.
“But……” Hua Mei threw a flare, like a ray of sunshine from the abyss.
The war seems to have turned a corner, I wait for spring to return to earth, but hua Mei suddenly dumb. It makes me scratch my stomach. After a long time, still no enemy movement.
I tried to climb out of the trench. “But what?”
I still haven’t developed an attitude. Hua-mei this move is really clever, I deeply among them, unable to extricate themselves.
After a long time, Hua Mei finally replied: “Sorry, my mother called me just now.”
Instead of putting me off with the shower excuse, she moved out with her mother. I took your word for it, playing tricks with me.
She quickly sent a message: “If the study as good as you, but can consider giving a chance oh.”
I was instantly happy. With men, Hua-mei is really skillful, make me for a while like falling into an ice cave, and for a while like spring breeze.
“But a good man like you wouldn’t like a stupid man like me, would he?” Hua Mei plays hard to get.
“I am not good, the good person is you.” I’ll go along with it.
“Today mouth wipe honey? Incredibly not hurt me, unexpectedly pick up pleasant to listen to say.” Hua Mei has fallen.
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Hua Mei and I were immersed in the silence of the endless night. Lines of keyboard input are converted into bitstreams that travel across the network. It would be nice if these words, when they reach each other’s screens, could render the sender’s mind at the time of writing. Hua mei will be able to realize that I consider the words behind, full of affectionate.
It was late indeed, and the hand of the clock on the wall was already pointing to two. The opposite sex who can talk to you until midnight probably doesn’t come from friendship.
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