【124】Bodhi Temple ended the year. This year, I didn't buy anything. I only bought clothes and pants for Nuan. Shoes, although the money was also what Nuan wanted, but for us, everything is already connected together. There's no distinction between you and me anymore.

  Bolong and I did the same thing, neither of us bought anything for ourselves. Pangzi Tao and Qin Xuan were the same, Hu Kou Dong bought a few Japanese bondage art and uniform temptation AV discs. Because he said that ordinary ***, can no longer satisfy his unknown exploration of sex.

  New Year's Eve. Everyone bought a lot of wine, drinks, and cooked food from the supermarket. Snacks, after all, there is still a card with nearly 1,500 yuan. Can buy many, many things.

  Also bought five strings of firecrackers.

  On the thirtieth night, eating and watching the Spring Festival Gala. A table of people, joyful and boundless, drinking and chatting, also very happy. During the New Year's celebration, I thought about sending New Year's greetings to many people in the past, most of whom sent them back to each other. I called Minister Yang and chatted with him for a while; he was at his teacher's house, where the atmosphere was good. Lin Yifei's phone couldn't be reached, Xiao Chao's phone was turned off, and Hui Xu's phone couldn't be connected. Smiled and gave up.

  We sat at the table. Qin Xuan held a wine glass in his hand "Happy New Year everyone."

  "Happy New Year." The rich dishes on the table were all bought from a big restaurant outside, and everyone was happy to eat and drink. The highlight of the Spring Festival Gala was still Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan's crosstalk, the only two points that made everyone laugh so hard they cried.

  It's past 12 o'clock, and firecrackers are going off all around the world.

  We went downstairs and it was very lively. Fireworks were lit up. A group of people gathered together, watching the fireworks crackle.

  It feels quite comfortable.

  After going home, everyone played cards and chatted.

  It's three o'clock in the evening. Everyone returned to their rooms.

  Looking at Nuan's warm and gentle eyes, his desire was greatly aroused, and he kissed her passionately. Nuan responded very fiercely.

  This night is still full of passion.

  On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after lunch, my brothers and I discussed it and decided to go to the temple to burn incense. To pray for blessings for ourselves in the coming year, we chose the same temple that Ziya and I went to before. This place is said to be the most spiritual, the Bodhi Temple.

  Along the way, everyone discussed it and decided to become sworn brothers.

  I was still a bit reluctant at first, not because I didn't get along with everyone, but on the contrary, after such a long time together, there are already very few people in this world who have a closer relationship with me than they do. The main reason is that I've already taken the bow once.

  But thinking about it, I'm fine with it. At least I won't spoil everyone's fun.

  This time, the five boys and two girls, Qin Xuan, Pangzi Tao, Hu Kou Dong, Bo Long, Wang Yue, Qin Si Ran, and Yang Qiong, all knelt in the center of the temple hall. It was very formal, with a specially invited abbot from the temple presiding over the ceremony, very proper.

  Seven people, facing the Buddha, kowtowing, burning incense with both hands. Everything is ready, following the abbot's words.

  "My name is Qin Xuan."

  "My name is Xiao Yutao."

  "My name is Liu Zhendong."

  "I am a dragon."

  "I am Wang Yue."

  "My name is Qin Siran."

  "My name is Yang Qiong."

  "Today we make a vow, from now on, to share good fortune and bad, to stand together in life and death, never to part or abandon each other. If we break this vow, may heaven and earth destroy us. May the gods above and Buddha's mercy bless us."

  Take a cup of clean water and a willow leaf, dip it in water, and sprinkle our foreheads.

  Everyone bows three times to the Buddha's ancestral statue.

  Everything is so solemn and dignified.

  I am the smallest among everyone. Although there are seven people, everyone still habitually calls me Little Six because Nuan is one year older than me, and I and Nuan together make two as one.

  In the afternoon, we took out all the gold rings on our hands, four gold rings, together weighing nearly 30 grams. We went to a jewelry store and ordered seven identical small gold rings.

  Bo Long took out the small folding knife in his hand. The four of us threw away our folding knives and went to a military supplies store, where we bought seven new folding knives. They were very beautiful. The boss even engraved all of our surnames on them with a chisel.

  On New Year's Eve, a group of people were drinking, both men and women. They drank until they vomited, but continued to drink. Even the fat guy, Taotao, vomited blood but still kept drinking. Everyone was extremely happy, I could see it in their faces. Drinking, smoking, towards the end, BOLong started crying and apologized to Yangqiong. QinXuan also cried while calling Xiteng and others on the phone. HuKouDong and Taotao were lying on the ground, covered in dirt, still holding onto their bottles and pouring liquor into their mouths.

  I tightly hugged Nuan. Everything was vivid in my mind. I received a call from Brother Xu, and after a chaotic conversation, I couldn't help but cry too.

  This is a day worth commemorating for us. We are getting married on the first day of the new year.

  Share good fortune together, share adversity together, live and die together, never leave or abandon each other.

  The holiday is over soon. On the fifth day, we have to go back to work formally. Everyone feels that it's better to be in school. But now it's too late, there's no turning back. Just like a person's youth, only once in a lifetime.

  On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we were in the warehouse and saw Liu Shouguo and Hao Jie. Everyone enthusiastically started chatting. They are all family men now, compared to us, after all, there is still some generation gap.

  He put on the blue work uniform again, and in other people's eyes, he was just a factory worker. We had no choice but to survive. Hu Kou Dong wasn't very happy about spending New Year's like this, and Yang Qiong wasn't either. The two of them, one a rich second-generation kid and the other an official's second-generation kid, were now following us, a bunch of small-time hooligans, and there was still some disparity between us.

  That day was extremely tiring, really didn't want to work anymore. After getting off work in the evening, Liu Shouguo and Hao Jie waved at us and said "Don't be late tomorrow, have a good rest tonight, there's still a big task tomorrow."

  We all nodded "OK." Everyone smiled a bit depressingly. I could see that for over a month, everyone had been on the verge of collapse, but fortunately, they were holding up well. Huo Kou Dong was probably already at his wit's end.

  Dragging my tired body, I bought food for Nuan and Yang Qiong. After returning home, I didn't have the energy to do anything else, so I lay on the bed and was about to fall asleep. Nuan was still as gentle and considerate as ever, and she even helped me wash my feet.

  I'm sitting on the bed. Looking at Nuan Nuan, Nuan Nuan stretched out her hand to touch the basin "Alright, soak your feet, go to sleep, one day is over, baby."

  I smiled wryly and said "wife."

  "What's wrong?" Nuan Nuan looked at me.

  "I feel somewhat depressed. I don't know why I'm feeling depressed. I feel embarrassed."

  Why?

  "What's the point of working so hard and exhausting ourselves moving things around for that little bit of money every month?"

  "That's better than nothing, anyway." Nuan smiled and sat down beside me, putting her arms around my neck. "Husband, listen to me, I don't care about anything else, I only care if you really love me. As long as I'm with you, I'm willing to endure any hardship, really."

  I'm a bit uncomfortable "But I care, I don't like the girl I love to follow me and only suffer, watching other girls go shopping for gold and jewelry, while you can only wear a silver chain with a single gold ring that was even before our marriage. Everyone has 30 grams of gold divided into seven shares. You should have a better life." As I said this, I looked up at Nuan Nuan slowly. It's really uncomfortable, don't know what I'm thinking "How about it?"

  "Or what?" Her warm and big eyes looked at me.

  I vigorously shook my head, stretched out my hand and slapped myself on the mouth. "It's okay, I'll give you a good life."

  Nuan Nuan smiled and leaned her head against mine. "Wang Yue, I like you as a person. I'm not a girl who loves vanity. I can work myself. It's just that the current job, none of you can do it for long. I know that. When we get back to the place you like best, the one you're most suited to, I'll find a stable job. We'll both have an income and start from scratch. What's wrong with that?"

  I listened to Nuan's words and fell into deep thought.

  "Six six, I'm not afraid of hardship or exhaustion. All I want is to be with you wholeheartedly. Money can be earned by people, and we will have it sooner or later. But a person cannot be bought with money. The sincerity between us is far more precious than wealth."

  I turned around "Nuan Nuan."

  "Alright, don't think too much about it. Didn't you say that if we go back, everything will be better? Let's just go back now that the year is over. Come to think of it, Gao Jian will also be back soon."

  I was touched and tightly hugged Nuan "You said I have such a good life, meeting such a good girl."

  "Lin Ran is also, Yu Yu is also. But." Warmth raised her head "You didn't cherish it, did you?"

  "Not now." I held Nuan tightly in my arms. "I won't let you slip away from me again."

  "Alright, baby, hurry up and soak your feet, rest now. Are you thirsty?"

  I nodded.

  "I'll go get you some hot water," Nuan said after finishing speaking, then turned around and walked out of the room.

  I gaze at the warm and lovely back, a pink sleepwear, dragging slippers. Long hair draped over her shoulders. A fair and slender neck. She lifts her head, staring at the ceiling. Heaven has already been kind enough to me.

  We've been here for over 20 days now.

  After work today, I went back home and bought food for Nuan and Yang Qiong as usual.

  Hu Kou ran into the room and came out after a while, saying "Liu Er, there's no milk, go buy some boxes back."

  "There's no more wine." Bao Long followed up with "Snacks are all gone too."

  "Where is the supermarket card?"

  "It's almost done with brushing."

  I thought for a moment and took the money out of my clothes. "There's less than 500 yuan left, how are we going to get by? There's still a month before payday, it's definitely not enough."

  Yang Qiong and Nuan Nuan looked at each other.

  "It's none of your business." I smiled and said, "Don't worry, you two can still do whatever you want, the five old men will continue to support the two girls, if not, it would be a waste of living."

  "Don't worry, little sister, I've got a brother. Fat Tuo patted his own chest "Don't worry, if all else fails, I'll just go out and get a part-time job at night."

  "Are you tired of living?" Bao Long looked at Pangzi Tao "Still going out to work part-time, not tired enough in the warehouse?"

  "Anyway, as her brother, I couldn't just watch my sister go hungry."

  "It's not that miserable." Qin Xuan took a deep breath. "What to do, what to do, we've been stuck here for over a month now. I'll contact our contact person later and see if Gao Jian and the others have returned. If they have, we can quit in a few days. Our deposit, plus a month's salary, should be quite a bit."