Tender as wild

Chapter 11 Only the moon passes by
  The rainy season in Lingjiang is concentrated in June and July.

It's rare that it's sunny one day and then gloomy the next day. It was eight o'clock in the morning, and the light was so dark that it seemed like four o'clock in the afternoon.

When Baili got up, she thought she had overslept.

I ran to the balcony and found that it was just going to rain. There was a faint earthy smell in the air. It was the hottest period during this period.

Baili breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly put the clothes that were hung out to dry yesterday into the room before the rain stopped.

It only moved a few times.

There were beads of sweat on her forehead, but she didn't want to turn on the air conditioner.

Because I live in Fang Ye's house.

He didn't let her pay the rent, so she was really embarrassed to leave the air conditioner on for a long time.

As soon as you open the room door.

She was dumbfounded, and the air-conditioning in the room rushed in, hitting her face like a cold wind in winter.

It seems... she is the only one who is reluctant to turn on the air conditioner.

Because she had a dream about the past yesterday, she was in a particularly good mood today.

It was boring to stay at home all the time, so she thought that she should go out for a walk today and find a summer job nearby.

In this way, when you go back, you can still leave some money for Fang Ye.

Went downstairs.

Fang Ye was sitting on the sofa downstairs, with breakfast in front of her waiting for her to come down to eat.

Bai Li picked up a steamed bun and heard Fang Ye say: "I will go out during the day for these two days and come back at night. You can rest at home and go out to buy food when you are hungry."

As he spoke, he already took out five hundred dollars and put it on the table.

Bai Li was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand quickly: "No, I have money."

Fang Ye ignored her and didn't take the money back.

Bai Li's eyes fell on the five hundred yuan, and she suddenly felt that Fang Ye was really prepared to bear all her expenses for this summer vacation.

People kept passing by outside the small building. Who knew whose old-fashioned air conditioner was outside was humming, and the chirping of cicadas was also particularly noisy.

It's really hot this summer.

Bai Li took the bun and finished it in one bite, drank the milk, and then said: "Brother, I want to find a summer job. Is there a convenience store or something nearby?"

When Fang Ye saw that she had finished eating, he picked up the milk on the table and took a sip. Meeting her expectant eyes, he nodded slightly, "Yes."

Bai Li smiled, "Which side is it?"

She is not afraid of the hardship of working in the high temperature in June.

Fang Ye slowly raised his eyes, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: "But we don't accept child labor. When you get tired of staying at home, you can go out and have fun, go shopping, etc. You are not of age yet to work."

"..."

Bai Li still wanted to speak, but Fang Ye, as if in a hurry, took out another 800 yuan "travel fee" and put it down, got up and left without saying a word.

Wait until he disappears.

Bai Li picked up the more than a thousand yuan on the table. Although it was brand new, it should not be easy to make money at her brother's age.

Especially when Fang Ye paid for it for the last time.

Bai Li saw that there were only a few red tickets left in the wallet.

But he gave most of it to her without hesitation.

The heat wave followed the open door and met the cold air, and the air seemed to become thinner.

Bai Li couldn't help but sniff, and her breathing became much heavier.

Although her elder brother was very cold to her when she grew up, some things will not change over time.

Just like how good her brother is to her.

This kind of goodness has never changed because of other things.

It’s even more different from Ms. Hu’s one thousand yuan experience.

She held the somewhat hot bills, carefully folded them one by one, and put them back in the drawer in the living room.

Then he turned around and went out with an umbrella.

Always have to try it.

Maybe there is a boss who is short of people and won't find it difficult.

However, the truth is always crueler.

She walked from morning to evening, thirsty, and visited all the stores with job notices within one kilometer of her home.

When people heard that she was still a student, they all rejected her job request. Only the owner of a black Internet cafe looked at her with a cigarette in his mouth and was willing to give her a chance.

The wage is 12 yuan an hour, which is the minimum wage.

Baili looked at the oil stains on the wall of the black Internet cafe and the harsh environment filled with smoke, and suddenly hesitated.

She didn't expect a high salary from her summer job.

I don’t dislike the working environment here either.

What bothered her was that her boss said she had to work night shifts for 10 days.

It was really unsafe to work the night shift in a place like this. She couldn't afford not to make money and cause trouble to Fang Ye instead.

The Internet cafe owner didn’t force me.

Let her go home and think about it.

……

Summer is approaching and the nights become gentle. As soon as the rain stops, there are brilliant colorful clouds on the horizon, which melt into the darkness in seconds.

Bai Li spent a day running around but couldn't find the job she wanted.

But heat enveloped her whole body.

He kept taking out a tissue to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

She forced herself not to lose heart.

It's okay. It's definitely not that easy to find a job. At worst, I'll change places tomorrow.

Thinking about it this way, she felt a little happier.

On the way back, she also met the flower seller who was closing his stall.

The uncle remembered who she was and smiled at her from afar: "Hey, sister Fang Ye, why don't you go home after playing at this point?"

Baili didn't refute. She really didn't deserve to be looking for a job at her age.

Smiling politely in return, she replied: "Well, uncle has closed the stall?"

"Yes, there is no business after dark." The uncle put the flower pots on the tricycle and said with a smile: "My wife is making braised pork at home. You, a little girl, should go back quickly. The security here is not good recently. There are always fights, so let your brother accompany you when you go out at night."

Bai Li raised her eyes and looked forward.

There are twists and turns in the dark alley, and there is a section of the road where the lights are flickering on and off. It looks like it is not bad, but it really has nothing to do with safety.

Thank you for your kindness.

Bai Li suppressed her inner uneasiness and turned to another alley that had lights and looked safer.

The further you walk, the fewer people around you.

What's even more creepy is that after she walked for a few minutes, a group of people with permed hair and smoking suddenly appeared in front of her. They seemed to be the bad students in the area. They were biting their cigarette butts, talking dirty words, and laughing loudly.

Hearing the footsteps, they all turned around and looked at Baili from top to bottom, their eyes malicious.

It turns out.

When danger is about to happen, it doesn't care whether there are street lights overhead.

Bai Li clenched the umbrella in her hand. She hadn't passed her seventeenth birthday yet, so she didn't have the ability to provoke such a group of people.

Take a step back.

She turned and left.

The heavy rain that had accumulated all day was about to fall. In addition to the sound of wind in her ears, she could also hear the footsteps of the people behind her.

"The one in front, stop, let's ask you something."

Bai Li turned a deaf ear.

Why should she stay when she can leave? Isn't this an illness?

So he opened his legs and started running.

The people behind her didn't let her go.

Several boys ran much faster than her, and they surrounded her in the middle of the crowd in a few seconds.

He took a nasty drag on the cheap cigarette and blew the smoke into her face.

"Run! Damn it."

Bai Li was choked, her body shook violently, and she couldn't stop coughing.

Those people seemed to have found something interesting, and they laughed more and more viciously.

　I want votes, I want comments, don’t be too cool, I don’t want to cut up the book, I bow to everyone.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)