75. Bad Times(1/3)
The re-examination eliminates the process of choosing subjects, so naturally there is no intersection.
You "Huo" was blown into the face when he entered the door by thick fog.
Qin Zuo went in first.
Last second, he turned his head and wanted to say something to You "Huo". The next second, the tall figure was submerged in the pale mist...
Disappeared.
After so many tests, this thick fog has passed through several times.
This is the first time, You "Hua" feels like a sense of emptiness.
Countless similar or dissimilar moments flocked to...
One day in a certain year, he was sitting at the conference table, and someone looked at him over the crowd of disputes, and pushed the door away with his coat;
One day in a certain year, he led a group of people through the long corridor and passed by another group of people. He paused for a moment, but didn't even say hello;
One day in a certain year, he drove across the corner of the street, and someone leaned against the lamppost and suddenly left in the rearview mirror;
It was another day of a certain year and all the outlines in the field of vision were dim and blurry. Someone sat in front of him with a smile, and seemed to be tucking a scarf. He seemed to smell the smell of blood, but he could no longer see it...
...
"gentlemen?"
"Sir? Are you okay?"
You "Huo" blinked his eyes and came to his senses.
The thick fog dissipated at some point. There was a dirt road in front of him. The black carriage was parked on the side of the road. The coachman was dressed in an old century and said a strong accent.
I guess I have entered the exam room.
You "Huo" turned around and looked around, but did not see anyone else.
The coachman said: "You look uncomfortable and your face is very poor."
You "Huo" stood there for a while and said, "It's okay."
The coachman still glanced at him a few times in apprehension.
You "huo" rubbed his eyebrows and asked him depressedly: "Who are you?"
"I'm here to pick you up and your wife," said the coachman: "Did you forget? You promised to visit Carlton Manor."
You "Huo" paused his fingers and looked at him like a psychopath: "Who should I pick up???"
The coachman said, "You and your wife."
He opened the carriage door and made a gesture of invitation: "Madam is already in the car. Come on, have food in the car, and it may be much more comfortable to eat."
You "huo"'s eyebrows are so frowned that they can kill mosquitoes.
He stepped onto the carriage and saw a little girl sitting in the tent that was even more confused than him, at most about 20.
On the carriage, there was also a round oil painting with a cat with a cake face hanging.
The coachman pushed him into the tent without saying a word, and closed the door and said, "The weather in this area is not good, especially this season."
He sat on the front of the car, took the reins and looked into the distance and said, "The black clouds have come over there. If it is a little later, it will rain. Mrs. Sit down. We have to hurry up to the manor before the rain."
The tent was actually very spacious. The seat opposite the car door was covered with exquisite cushions and handrails were reinforced on both sides. The strange girl sat there. There was enough space beside her, and it was more than enough to sit a fat man.
The girl was stunned for a long time, patted her side and said, "That... are you a candidate too? Then sit here."
Before You Huo said, she shook her hand repeatedly and said, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to take advantage of you. I just got on the bus, just two minutes earlier than you. The coachman said it just like a lady, which scared me. I have been arguing with him for a long time, but it's useless, so I won't change it."
You "huo" said "Yes" and said lightly: "It's the system."
He still did not sit next to her, but sat in the side position, keeping a polite and unfamiliar distance from her.
This girl is not the first exam, she has seen the virtues of the system.
But he still muttered: "What kind of broken system can help others get married..."
"By the way, there are bread and wine here. Do you want to eat some? You don't seem to feel comfortable..."
It was a silver barrel with hard bread, two bunches of grapes, and a few silver wine pots.
You "Huo" glanced at him: "Have you eaten?"
The girl shook her head: "I'm not hungry, I'm full at the rest."
You "Huo" nodded.
He was a little absent-minded and opened the window and took a look.
"Are you waiting for someone?" asked the girl.
You "Huo" paused his finger against the window, and then replied for a moment: "Yes."
***
Unfortunately, the coachman had no intention of waiting.
No one came back on this road.
Although black clouds were pressing over in the distance, the sun above her head was still fierce.
It is already midsummer here, and the sun is smearing on the treetops, illuminating the green color to white.
You "Huo" sat in the car for a while before suddenly realizing the heat.
It seems like I haven't recovered before.
He took off his winter jacket and left only a white T-shirt.
The girl said, "There is a box under my seat where I can stuff my coat in."
"Thanks."
"My name is Zhou Qi, where are you?"
"You 'confused'."
Zhou Qi said "Oh" and found that the other party was really talking less and did not disturb him.
She looked out the window with her head on her back, and soon she was out of consciousness.
The carriage was about half an hour away. The coachman drank a few times and turned around and said, "I will pass through the town later and pick up a couple of guests."
You "Huo" opened his eyes, without any sleepiness.
This was the first time he didn't fall asleep on the way to the exam room.
Hearing the coachman's words, he opened the window again.
This is a small border town, with mostly stone houses, women wearing tumbled skirts of the old century, while men have gray-white cloth shirts, and the collar is so open to the navel.
It was clearly during the day, but the town was not lively.
People's expressions were murky, their eyes were dull, and their cheeks were thin and sick.
They glanced at the carriage and hurriedly closed the doors and windows.
The carriage turned around the town and stopped by a certain wood.
In the forest, the familiar thick fog lingers in it, and the eyes of You're confused are falling.
The branches swayed, and a woman emerged from the thick fog.
You "Huo"'s eyes flashed directly across her, still falling on the edge of the thick fog.
The coachman walked up again and said to the woman, "Madam, I will pick you up to Carlton Manor, do you get in the car first?"
While speaking, another person emerged from the thick fog.
This time it's a man.
Who did not see clearly? It was not Qin Jue anyway.
Zhou Qi was lying on the car door and looking out, when there was a sudden "clang" behind him.
She was startled and looked back and saw the handsome guy named You Huo open the window. The baffle made of small iron pieces shaking, and he was already holding his arms and closing his eyes, without any interest in the two new companions.
Well... I look in a very bad mood.
Of course, the new two are not in much better mood.
As soon as a man and a woman entered the door, the entire tent was filled with low air pressure.
Zhou Qi: "…"
I don't know if I want to introduce myself or not.
But she was a passionate girl. After holding it in for a long time, she still said politely: "Uh... my name is Zhou Qi, are you also candidates?"
You will know by looking at the costumes.
The woman looked in her thirties, had short hair cut, and was very capable. She sat down with Zhou Qi and said, "Sorry, I'm in a bad mood when I was stuffed over for the exam. Did you scare you just now? I'm 0--"
She said halfway through, and suddenly got stuck, and then changed her words awkwardly, "My name is Zhao Jiatong."
To be continued...