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Red skirt Green skirt

Writer: Zhongrui YaoZhongrui Yao

Updated: Feb 27




Written by Wang Kechen

Watermelon autumn, the weather is hot and people are busy. After Zhizi and Xinghua finish working in the fields, they have to follow the adults to deliver the watermelons to the market in Liuxi Town to sell. It is a full thirteen miles from Liushuzhuang to Liuxi Town. Zhizi and Xinghua have tender arms and legs, how can they bear this! The tight clothes, soaked with sweat, are like wrapped around the body, stuffy and uncomfortable!

Xinghua lifted her front to wipe her face, and was suddenly knocked down by Zhizi.

"What?"

Zhizi glanced mysteriously at the pedestrians in the street, and pointed at Xinghua's upright chest.

Xinghua's face "popped" red, like a red apricot. She stretched out her little fist like a garlic hammer and rained on Zhizi's back.

"Kuuu..." Like two newly-flying birds singing happily.

After enough fun and rest, she can take time to broaden her horizons. Isn't it? This world belongs to me, to you, to Zhizi and Xinghua.

Xinghua looked at her with a focused look.

Zhizi had something to say to Xinghua, and called out twice, but there was no response. She followed Xinghua's gaze, wanting to explore the secrets of the girl's heart, but it turned out to be a girl in a skirt, with round shoulders and waist, and a head and body that looked very much like Xinghua's sister. The skirt was red, like an apricot blossom, fluttering...

Zhizi wanted to take a closer look, but the girl in the red skirt had disappeared in the bustling crowd.

Xinghua was stunned, and when she woke up from her fascination, she had something to say to Zhizi. She called out twice, but there was no response. She followed Zhizi's gaze, wanting to explore her sister's inner secrets, but it turned out to be a girl in a skirt. Her shoulders and waist were soft, and her head and body looked very much like Zhizi's sister. Her skirt was green, like a willow thread, lingering...

Xinghua still wanted to look carefully, but the girl in the green skirt had disappeared in the dark crowd.

Zhizi was stunned. When she woke up from her fascination, she glanced at Xinghua beside her and saw that she was looking at her.

They all smiled knowingly, without making any sound, and disappeared in a puff. They looked at each other and sighed at the same time. Then, both of them stood there silently, like children who had been wronged...

Xinghua understood the words in Zhizi's eyes.

Zhizi also understood the words in Xinghua's eyes.

Seeing that the adults were busy talking about business, they suddenly went into the "Huamei" clothing store...

When the sun was setting, Zhizi and Xinghua quietly slipped out of the house and hid under the white stone bridge of Liuxi. There was no one around, so they hurriedly changed.

Xinghua was wearing a red skirt.

Zhizi was wearing a green skirt.

Looking at the reflection in the water, "Xinghua" in the water was also wearing a red skirt, and "Zhizi" was also wearing a green skirt. They laughed, and they laughed too. It was really funny.

The next day, watermelons were on the market, and Xinghua asked the adults to stay at home.

Xinghua wiped her tears and clung to the low mud wall. Seeing that Zhizi was also locked at home by the fence door, she also wiped her tears!

 

Until the melon season was over and the autumn wind came, Zhizi and Xinghua never went to the Liuxi Town market again.

The ladies of Willow Manor were chattering in each other's ears: "Why? It's obvious: they're afraid that Xinghua and Zhizi will learn bad things!"

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