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A proposal, a tentative word and a note

In the spring of 1968, I met a girl.

By Hanla.qiaozhiPublished 3 years ago β€’ 4 min read

Members of the propaganda team were selected by each production team to send the poor and middle peasant youth to participate.

There is really love at first sight in the world, in the propaganda team members report for duty on the day, when I call the roll to a girl named Su Jihong, I was attracted by her shy appearance, she had a special good impression. In the days that followed, I made every effort to get close to her and say a few words under the guise of work. At first, because I was the head of publicity for the production battalion, no one cared. But after a long time, it was seen by people. There were several girls in the propaganda team, and the rumor blew up when they compared themselves.

One day, one of the heads of the rebel headquarters of the people's commune heard the reaction of the crowd and called me in. He said to me, if you both have a crush on each other, you must observe strict discretion. If it is only your unrequited love, I think you can forget it and don't ruin your future.

In the countryside of that time, men and women are good, be seen hug hug, or kiss a mouth of what, not be drowned by the saliva of the people. If the male pursuit of a woman, that woman does not agree, you touch a little female, even if the language is improper, that woman as long as tell the brigade cadres, the police station must look for you.

That night, I did not sleep well, think of the future, miss, the future is needed, the girl can not put down. The most urgent thing is to know what Su Jihong thinks and whether it is interesting to me. Ask her face to face, what if she doesn't have the slightest interest in me? After thinking all night, at dawn, I came up with a clever way to know the girl's thoughts without affecting her future. I put a sentence to the test and asked her what she thought of the gossip. Then I could see how she answered it.

I am bold enough to say that abuse of power, embezzlement is not wrong, but no one knows about it. I informed Su Jihong that the time for the meeting had been advanced by half an hour. Half an hour should be enough to say a word.

That day, she came, right on time. We two people in the meeting place, do not know how to do, think of good words I say not to export, a full 15 minutes, see time is not much, don't say, there is no time, I suck a breath, with sufficient strength to hold the words out: "Comrade Su......" Don't laugh, in those days, comrade was the best name: "Recently, I heard others talking about us, and you must have heard it, too. I want to hear your opinion. Shall I let them say it, or shall I deny it publicly?" She said nothing. I am anxious, there is no time, to attend the meeting of the people said to arrive, is at this juncture, she answered a: "let them say it."

Wow, a stone in my heart fell to the ground, the heart is sweet, that feeling do not know how beautiful. I quickly slipped a prepared note into her hand. Someone just walked into the meeting.

In the evening, she followed the note to the river bank, where I had been waiting. The taste of such as lovers I received for the first time, time such as years, not too bad, but now want to come, or very taste.

At the end of the century, there is a folk song that says: love in the 1960s followed, love in the 1970s went flat, love in the 1980s hand in hand, love in the 1990s hug walk. At that time, Su Jihong and I had to follow.

We walked back and forth on the Yangtze River dike. In a short while, time and space exceeded 10 years and we were walking horizontally on the Yangtze River dike. Another moment, can not help but make time and space more than 10 years. I touched her hand, but she did not withdraw it. I dared to squeeze her hand, and she squeezed mine, and joined them together, and sat down on the banks of the river.

Two people, sitting side by side, holding hands, in those days, that was exciting enough. We didn't talk much that night, except that I had formally asked her to marry me, but I knew it was love at first sight. And then I thought, if I knew she loved me at first sight, why bother?

At that time, there were almost no active marriage proposal in the countryside, most of them asked people to introduce them, or ask people to propose marriage, and did not send anything, only on the day of engagement to send a love gift. I am an exception. I got my wife by a word and a piece of paper.

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