The Woman in the Mountains (novella) Zhang Baotong

Qiao Ling immediately moved two small stools for her cousin to sit under the tree in front of the door, and introduced me as the boss she knew in the past. Caiyun looked straight at me with very admiring eyes, and said to me and Qiaoling, "The people in the city are good, literate and handsome. Qiao Ling added, "I make a lot of money, and I don't beat my wife." Caiyun sighed and said, "Why don't we have this life." Qiao Ling said, "We are the bitter life in this mountain." ”

Hearing that Qiao Ling said that this was her cousin, I immediately took out some biscuits and raisins from my travel bag for the children to eat. As soon as the thing was handed to the woman, it was snatched by the two children. However, the girl who grabbed the biscuit was not reconciled, so she cried for the raisins in her sister's hand. So, Caiyun asked her sister to give some raisins to her sister, and gave some of the biscuits in her sister's hand to her sister.

Qiao Ling and my cousin were talking, so I sat and listened and waited, so that her cousin could sit for a while, and then leave quickly, so that we could go to the mountain beam over there to see the scenery. However, the country woman's ass is heavy, and as soon as she sits down, she can talk endlessly. After a while, they talked about the flower intestine Guiping.

Caiyun said that Qiaohua's man came back from the city, hid in his parents' house and didn't dare to show up, and even Qiaohua didn't know, so he waited for Guiping to come to Qiaohua again, and then catch the rapist on the spot. That afternoon, Guiping came to look for Qiaohua again, and when he entered the house, he saw that there was no one outside, so he closed the door. Just as Guiping and Qiaohua went to bed to undress, Qiaohua men took their two brothers over and knocked on the door. When Guiping heard that it was the Qiaohua man who brought someone, he hurriedly jumped out of the window behind the house. Qiaohua got dressed in a panic, cleaned up the bed, and went to open the door. However, the Qiaohua man took people into the house and searched for it, but he didn't see Guiping. Only then did he find out that Guiping jumped out of the window, so he led someone to chase him out. However, they didn't see anyone when they chased to the edge of the village, so they took a group of people to Guiping's house, saying that Guiping had got his daughter-in-law and ruined his family's reputation, and if he didn't take out 2,000 yuan, the matter would not be over. Guiping said that he just went to his house for tea, and did not come with his daughter-in-law. He can let his daughter-in-law come out and testify. As a result, Qiaohua said the same thing as Guiping, which made Qiaohua's husband lose his temper. Qiaohua's husband thought that it was no good for Gui Gan to come to Qiaohua, and if he didn't take the money out, he would make Guiping's family unpeaceful. Guiping's daughter-in-law is also a smart person, so she took out 500 yuan from home and stuffed it to Qiaohua's husband. That's what smooths things out.

At this time, the two girls finished their food and came around me, saying, "Uncle, I want to eat more." This not only made me look a little embarrassed, but even Qiao Ling's face was a little unbearable, and she said to the girl, "Okay, no, I can't ask for it anymore." Caiyun got up, slapped the two girls on the head in annoyance, and shouted, "Go to the side and play." If this is the case, I will not bring you out in the future. "The two girls were beaten and cried. Feeling embarrassed, I went inside again, took a packet of almonds out of my travel bag, and told them to share them. Originally, I wanted to leave something for Qiaoling to bring to her child. When the two girls got their things, they stopped crying and went to the side to divide them.

Qiao Ling asked her cousin, "Is there any news from Huihui?" Caiyun shook her head and said, "I have been asking someone for a long time, and Yuan Lin of Xia Village said that he saw my family at the tunnel entrance of the train station, and he was using two small bowls to cheat money." also said that Huihui was beside him as a support. At that time, Yuan Lin also asked where Lianhe lived, and Lianhe said that he lived in Anyuan Village. ”

Qiao Ling asked me, "Do you know Anyuan Village?" I said, "Anyuan Village is over there in Beiguan, not far from where we live." Qiao Ling said to me, "My cousin's husband tricked her sister into going to Xi'an, and there has been no news for half a year." But her sister was only seventeen years old. The family is afraid that Huihui will learn badly if she follows the union. Caiyun said to me, "Otherwise, when you go back to Xi'an, help me go over there and inquire." I said, "No problem." ”

Qiao Ling's cousin wanted to sit down for a while, but when she saw that the two children had finished eating what they were holding, she gathered around her again and whispered to her, "Mom, I still want to eat." Caiyun was afraid that the child would cause another embarrassing incident, so he hurriedly picked up the child and said that it was time to go home and cook. Qiao Ling said politely, "Otherwise, you will have lunch at my place." Caiyun said, "No, we're going back." Then he said to me, "You have time to stay at our house for two days, our house is by the mountain pass river, and the scenery over there is good." I said, "I'll go to your place whenever I'm free." She was afraid that I would not be sure what I could say, so she said again, "You must pass it." I just had to say, "Okay." ”

She kept looking back at me as she drove her two children back. As soon as she left, Qiao Ling said to me, "See, my cousin seems to have taken a fancy to you." I deliberately teased her and said, "What, you're jealous?" and she smiled and said, "What am I jealous of?" If you like her, I'll take you to her house tomorrow. It just so happens that her husband is not at home, so you can come as happy as you want. I'm afraid that she is so sloppy and sloppy, so that you can't look down on her. In order not to make her mutter, I said seriously, "I won't go to her house." ”

At this time, it was almost 12 o'clock, and it was too late to go to the mountain beam over there to see the scenery, so Qiao Ling had to take me up to the top of the mountain behind their house to see the scenery. We followed the path all the way to the top of the hill and came to a tree on the top of the hill. Then he sat on the grass and talked while looking at the scenery in the distance.

We talked about the man with the intestines named Guiping again. Qiao Ling said to me, "Guiping is not a bad person, he dresses neatly, speaks kindly, does not smoke or drink, and likes to joke. Unlike many men, who always smell sweat and smoke day and night. He is also very willing to help others, whenever he sees some women coming back from the market with a lot of things, he will be very diligent to help them get things. Therefore, many women in this mountain are very fond of him. ”

I jokingly said, "Do you like him too?" Qiao Ling smiled and said, "I don't like it, but I don't think I hate it." I said, "A young and handsome little daughter-in-law like you, I'm afraid he won't let you go, right?" Qiao Ling said very smugly, "Then there is no need to say." ”