"Huh?" Xiao Fang was really confused.

Some time ago, when others joked with grandma that she had grown up and could find a partner, grandma also told people that nineteen years old is not too old, and it is not too late to find a partner in five or six years.

She hadn't really thought about it.

Although life is very difficult and difficult, because of her long-term contact with the mountains and forests, she has always maintained the innocence that she should have at the age of nineteen in the flowering season of nineteen.

Although she can sometimes be cheesy and greedy for money, when she doesn't want money, she is occupied by many strange thoughts of a nineteen-year-old.

Why are the mountains so high, where does the flowing water come from, and why am I ......

Nineteen years old, nineteen years old in the city is still a child.

Although she has taken on the burden of the family, deep in her heart, she has always lived an innocent self.

It seems a little too cruel for a person like her to be bound by marriage prematurely, and for her to accept a man suddenly integrating into her own world prematurely.

No matter what others thought, at least she felt it was cruel.

She's only nineteen years old, and girls of the same age are still studying, so why is she going to be punished?

Moreover, the object of grandma's mouth is not the ignorant and simple love relationship of boys and girls, but the relationship created by a man and a woman with the goal of getting married, living together, and having children together.

This kind of relationship doesn't care whether they like each other or not, as long as everyone feels that it is appropriate.

She doesn't want that. No.

Chen Xiaofang's life must be controlled by herself.

"Nope. She refused, "Grandma, I'm only nineteen years old, and I don't want to deal with anyone." ”

"Huh?" Grandma looked at her in amazement, her eyes full of incredulity.

Xiaofang actually said no?

This was rare in the past.

Xiaofang basically obeyed her words, when did this girl learn not to speak?

She thought, perhaps, it was because the child's brain couldn't keep up all of a sudden, so she said step by step: "Xiaofang, don't be in a hurry to refuse, I didn't say that I want you to find someone right away, I just said, try to find a look, see who has a few brothers, can come to the door, and then have a good character, just pay more attention, it's not that you want to find someone to marry right away." ”

Xiao Fang hung her head and whispered, "Those who are willing to come to the door must have no ability." What is such a man going to do?"

"You can't say that, you look at our village, don't you have several sons-in-law who come to the door are very good, diligent, and flexible, in fact, men often have to rely on women to lead, as long as women manage well, men are not far behind. ”

"Grandma. Xiaofang stopped her, "I think, I'm still young now, I want to find a partner in a few years." ”

"Do you really think so?" Grandma stared into Xiao Fang's eyes and asked, "Do you really think that you don't want to find a partner right now?"

"Hmm. Xiao Fang nodded solemnly, "Yes, I don't want to look for it now, I really don't want to look for it." ”

"Okay. Grandma sighed, "If you don't want to look for it, then don't look for it yet, but, Xiaofang, grandma still has to say, girls, you must respect and love yourself, you know?"

Xiao Fang looked at her grandmother in surprise.

Dare to be affectionate, there are so many words in the front, but they are just to pave the way for the latter sentence.

Grandma is afraid that she has heard some rumors.

"Grandma. ”

"Xiaofang, I heard from the people in the village, you have been digging bamboo shoots with Qingshan every day recently, why didn't you tell me about this?"

When Xiao Fang heard this, she hurriedly explained: "Grandma, I did dig bamboo shoots with Liu Qingshan, but I did this just to find a companion, grandma, you think, now he is digging bamboo shoots in the village, if I also want to dig bamboo shoots, I can only be with him." So, you don't listen to other people's nonsense. ”

"You also know that other people are talking nonsense?"

"Hmm. Xiao Fang nodded, and said a little angrily, "I heard some gossip, but, grandma, I'm not afraid of shadows, and those nonsense things will never happen!"

Looking at her granddaughter's indignant look, the grandmother believed it.

Although she is old, many things cannot be seen clearly, and many truths cannot be turned around, but she knows very well the personality of her granddaughter.

As long as Xiaofang says no, then there must be none.

"Grandma. Seeing that grandma didn't speak, Xiaofang hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Didn't you tell me before that old man hurt a few little girls, after I heard it, I have been very scared and very careful, every time I go to the mountains, I go with the aunts in the village, but this time I dig bamboo shoots, Liu Qingshan is digging alone in the village, if I want to make money by digging bamboo shoots, I can only be with him." ”

"And, grandma, Liu Qingshan's personality, we all know it, people are upright gentlemen, with him as a companion, not only don't you have to worry about encountering wild boars or something, but you don't have to worry about meeting bad people, don't you say?"

After listening to her granddaughter's explanation, the grandmother exhaled with relief: "Well, indeed, if you go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots by yourself, it will be too dangerous, and it will be safe to dig with Liu Qingshan." It's just that, in this way, the people in the village will inevitably speak ill of you. ”

"Oh, what do people say they do?" Xiao Fang said, "Anyway, I can sit up straight, and others can say whatever they like, I just don't have that kind of thing." ”

Seeing her granddaughter so open-minded, grandma was in a better mood.

In the following days, Xiaofang was not affected by the gossip, and continued to follow Liu Qingshan into the mountains to dig bamboo shoots.

The mouth grows on someone's body, what people say, that's someone else's business, let's just make money ourselves.

Who is going to have trouble with money?

However, as the weather gets warmer, the bamboo shoots are slowly starting to sprout.

Once the bamboo shoots are sharp, the number of people digging bamboo shoots will gradually increase, so that the number of bamboo shoots that can be dug will decrease day by day.

With the price getting lower day by day and the bamboo shoots getting less and less day by day, the income of both of them has been discounted.

Liu Qingshan is better, with great strength, he can still have one or two thousand yuan a day, but Xiaofang's income has dropped to more than one hundred yuan.

This made Xiaofang feel a little panicked, and took advantage of Liu Qingshan's time to sell bamboo shoots, and she went to the bamboo forest near the village to dig bamboo shoots first.

When it was almost noon, Liu Qingshan returned to the village from the county seat and waited at the intersection for a while, but he didn't wait for Chen Xiaofang, called her, and didn't get through, so he went directly to Chen Xiaofang's house with the money.

Xiaofang's house is not very big, but the yard is slightly larger than that of other villagers.

Because the house has been built for a long time, it now looks really dilapidated compared to the small bungalows next to it.

Although the house is a red brick and cement building, it has only one floor. Moreover, the exterior walls of the house are not plastered with cement plaster, and every reddish-brown brick can be clearly seen.

In addition, due to the wind and rain, from top to bottom of the house, traces of dark green moss caused by multiple streams of water can be seen, as well as some imperceptible cracks.

On the other hand, the shortest of the houses of several villagers around them is two and a half stories high, and they all have cement on the exterior walls, or directly pasted exterior wall tiles.

Under the reflection of these 'mansions', Xiao Fang's house really looks down, like an ugly duckling who strayed into a flock of cranes.

However, although the house is crumbling, the environment is okay.

The yard was cleaned inside and out, and there was no garbage or extra weeds.

A little further out of the corner, there are also a few thorny moon flowers blooming in the spring sun.

Liu Qingshan saw that there was no one in the courtyard, so he stood outside the courtyard gate and shouted inside: "Chen Xiaofang, Chen Xiaofang." ”

shouted a few times, but didn't hear a response, Liu Qingshan wondered.

Where did this girl go?

(If I write that Chen Xiaofang went into the mountains to dig bamboo shoots by himself, he was forcibly defiled @...... Can I become the next Kim Yong?)

looked inside, but still didn't see anyone, Liu Qingshan planned to go home first, and then give the money to Chen Xiaofang when he dug bamboo shoots tomorrow.

Of course, Liu Qingshan originally said that she would send it to her from WeChat, but she said that she didn't have a card tied to WeChat, so she could only give cash.

When he was about to leave, he almost bumped into Grandma Xiaofang.

Seeing Liu Qingshan appear at the door of her house, Grandma Xiaofang did not react much although she was puzzled.

She won't be like the parents in the bloody drama, picking up the broom and driving Liu Qingshan away.

No matter what, she still believes in Liu Qingshan's personality.

Moreover, Xiaofang also said that there is nothing, so naturally there is nothing.

However, seeing Liu Qingshan's appearance, she was still a little strange: "Qingshan, why are you here?"

"Oh, Grandma Xiaofang, I came to send money to Xiaofang, I originally made an appointment to give it to her at the intersection, but I just returned to the intersection and didn't see her. "At the same hour every day, the two would meet at the intersection.

Grandma Xiaofang suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, Xiaofang went into the mountains to dig bamboo shoots this morning." ”

"Huh?" Liu Qingshan was a little surprised, "She went into the mountains alone to dig bamboo shoots?"

The words that Chen Xiaofang said after he cried last time instantly appeared in his mind.

It's not that she doesn't dare to go to the mountains alone.

"Nope. Grandma Xiaofang opened the door and said, "She is near the village, she won't go too far, and besides, she is not alone, and the village chief's wife." ”

Liu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, Grandma Xiaofang, this is the money from Xiaofang's bamboo shoots." ”

Liu Qingshan hurriedly took out the money and handed it to Grandma Xiaofang.

Grandma Xiaofang took the money and thanked her: "Qingshan, this time is really thanks to you, if it weren't for your help, Xiaofang wouldn't be able to dig bamboo shoots every day, let alone make so much money." ”

"Hey, it's okay, it's just a gesture. Liu Qingshan scratched his head, "Then, then I'll go back first." ”

"Don't. Grandma Xiaofang hurriedly stopped him, "Qingshan, wait a minute." ”

"Huh?" Liu Qingshan turned to look at Grandma Xiaofang, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Come in, go, go into the house and sit. As soon as Grandma Xiaofang grabbed Liu Qingshan's arm and dragged it in, Liu Qingshan was not allowed to refuse at all.

In desperation, Liu Qingshan had no choice but to follow into the house.

When he arrived at the house, Grandma Xiaofang talked to him very enthusiastically, and what she said was nothing more than some short words from parents.

After chatting for about half an hour, Xiaofang came back.

Grandma was overjoyed and said, "Xiaofang, look, Qingshan sent the money to the family." ”

Today's Chen Xiaofang was quite embarrassed, and when she came back from the mountains, she fell because the road was slippery.

Although it didn't hurt his body, there was a lot of mud on his palms, face, and even hair.

And the clothes on his body are dirtier than before, and there seem to be a lot more leaves in his hair.

Seeing her respectful face, Liu Qingshan really couldn't hold back, so he laughed: "Chen Xiaofang, are you going to dig bamboo shoots or mountains?

Chen Xiaofang glared at him: "I want you to take care of it." ”

"Xiaofang, how do you speak. Grandma Xiaofang pretended to be angry and said, "Your eldest brother Qingshan takes care of you so much, how can you talk to him in such a tone." Quick, put down your things and go to make a fire. ”

"What are you doing with a fire? Xiao Fang was puzzled, "Didn't the chicken be cooked in the morning?" ”

The countryside is not as convenient as the city. If people in the city want to cook, they can cook it directly by turning on the gas switch, but in such a remote rural area, firewood is still an indispensable existence for every family.

Firewood is often more time-consuming and laborious, so in general, it is in the morning to make a fire to boil oil tea and boil chicken, and then in the evening to make dinner and boil water to take a bath before lighting a second fire.

At noon, the mountain people don't have much energy to light a fire.

Grandma Xiaofang said: "Your eldest brother Qingshan finally came to our house once, and he took care of you so much, why don't you have to cook a pot of oil tea for him." ”

Xiao Fang pouted: "He doesn't like to drink oil tea." ”

Originally, Liu Qingshan planned to refuse politely, but Chen Xiaofang's words made him change his mind instantly: "Who told you that I don't like to drink oil tea, my favorite drink is oil tea, okay." ”

"That's good. Grandma Xiaofang smiled, "In this case, then you must drink our family's oil tea today." ”

After that, he urged Xiaofang to make a fire and cook oil tea.

Under the coercion of her grandmother, Xiaofang was very helpless, so she had to reluctantly get busy.

Grandma Xiaofang also led Liu Qingshan to the kitchen and sat down together.

As soon as Liu Qingshan's butt touched the small bench, Xiaofang's grandmother said earnestly: "Qingshan, you are really a rare good person, if it weren't for your help, our Xiaofang wouldn't have saved thousands of dollars in such a short period of time." Aoyama, I really don't know how to thank you. ”

"Grandma Xiaofang, this is just a gesture, you don't have to take it too seriously. Liu Qingshan said politely.

Although he did help a lot, he didn't care much about this, as long as he could do it, he wouldn't be short of a piece of meat to help.