Chapter 8: The Lie of the Horse
Ma Xuan'er Niang pushed open the door early in the morning and saw Juan'er's father leading people to guard the door, she sank her face and asked, "Fifth brother, what are you going to do? Early in the morning, I'm afraid I've encountered a ghost?"
"You give me that rabbit cub from the horse bolt. Juan'er's father said menacingly.
"What's the matter? The bully came to the door, do you think the Ma family has no one left......? What are you rubbing? They're all hitting the door......" Ma Shu'er Niang cried out at her throat.
"Lao Tzu wants to see which lifeless turtle sons dare to come to my house to make trouble!" Ma Xuan'er's father ran out while putting on his coat, and when he saw Juan'er's father, his arrogance was half gone, he was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Fifth brother, why are you?"
Juan'er's father turned pale, and said angrily: "What's the matter? You ask your horse bolt by yourself, what did he do to attract the sky and thunder!"
Ma Xuan'er's father was confused, and Ma Xuan'er's mother helped beside him: "Don't care about them, my family is just fine, will you provoke them?"
"If you want to say that, well, don't blame our men for being ruthless when we catch Ma Tie'er!" said Juan'er's father fiercely. Ma Bolt's father is also a reasonable person on weekdays, he thinks that Juan'er's father has a gentle temperament, and it must be the little cub who has done something hurtful, otherwise he will force people to come to the door. He scolded the talkative woman beside him: "Mother-in-law's family, long hair and short knowledge, what's the matter with you? Go back! Call out that little rabbit cub to me......
Ma Bolt'er Niang was ridiculed, and walked towards the house stupidly, scolding and scolding. After a moment, Ma Shu'er rubbed his sleepy eyes and snuggled against the door frame to look out, and Ma Shu'er's father shouted loudly: "Get here!
Ma Shu'er yawned, and walked to the door of the courtyard dam, his pants were loose and seemed to fall off, Ma Shu'er's father threw him a punch on his back, and scolded: "Stand up straight, you should be no one all day long, you are honest, what did you do to hurt the heavens and reason?"
Ma Shu'er rubbed the place where she had just been beaten, and said impatiently: "What am I doing?
Juan'er's father shook his hand and scraped the two ears of the horse bolt, and he asked tremblingly: "You say, where did you take my Juan'er?"
"I said you guys are so weird? I said he's my mother-in-law...... If she hadn't died, wouldn't it have been me to marry me?" said Ma Shu'er nonchalantly. didn't wait for Juan'er's father to make a move, Ma Bolt'er's father took the lead, and beat Ma Bolt'er with a fierce head and face, fierce and light, after all, it was his own 'sole master', and outsiders didn't know how ruthless it was.
Ma Shu'er was beaten unexpectedly, and he instinctively reacted to run away, he hugged his head and ran around the yard, his father chased behind, and the two of them were one after the other, making the yard lively, but Juan'er's father and his party were out of proportion. Ma Xuan'er shouted as she ran: "Mother...... Mother...... Hurry up and save me, I'm killing someone...... Killed people......"
Ma Bolt'er's father couldn't get rid of him, so he took off his shoes and threw them at him, and Ma Bolt'er's mother joined them in the procession, one beating, one protecting, one running, and the family of three circled in the yard. Juan'er's father couldn't hold back his anger, and rushed to the middle of them to block the horse's bolt, and everyone stopped, and the others also gathered around. Watch the lively people stand outside the courtyard wall, patiently waiting for the ** of things. Juan'er's father asked, "Ma Xuan'er, tell me honestly, where did you succeed?"
"What did you do, Juan'er was willing...... What do you want me to do, what, what's the blame on my head?" Ma Bolt is used to flying and domineering, from childhood to adulthood, his father and mother are reluctant to move a finger of him, today is really moving, he knows for the first time what it is to be afraid.
"What you said is true?" Juan'er's father was skeptical, resenting Juan'er, an unsuccessful girl.
"Really! If I'm telling a lie...... Sky...... If you don't believe it, ask Juan'er!"
"Excuse me, where is Juan'er?" Daddy raised his hand and knocked him on the back of the head. Ma Xuan'er continued: "Juan'er is definitely not dead, I will go to find her, and I will definitely find her for you...... Give me back my innocence, and say okay, she will be my mother-in-law when she comes back!"
Juan'er's father can't deal with it, even if Juan'er is not voluntary, now there is no proof of death, and it will be even more embarrassing to continue to tear it up. He had no choice but to go down the steps, and he said, "Okay, everyone has heard it, and I'll wait for you to bring Juan'er back for me!"
"Fifth brother, a word is a decision!" Ma Bolt'er's father was full of promises, and Ma Bolt's mother pulled the corner of his clothes on the side. Juan'er's father glared at Ma Bolt viciously, and led the people to walk on the road lonely through the crowd. Most of the people who watched the excitement were still unsatisfied, and they waited for a long time and didn't see what they were looking forward to**, which was somewhat regrettable, and seemed reluctant to leave. In the crowd, two young figures like green pines went first.
Shanzi was sullen, and Tie Dan was preoccupied. They are all teenagers who are just starting to fall in love, and although there is no emotion affecting their growth at present, they are all sad about what happened to Juan'er. Tie Dan hurriedly walked in front, and Shanzi walked slowly behind. Tie Dan felt guilty for not standing up and exposing Ma Zhu'er's lies, by now, he had a vague idea of what Juan'er had experienced that day, in his heart, Juan'er was a pungent and warm-hearted sister, or, Juan'er didn't let him tell anyone what he saw that day, in order to protect his reputation, who knew that the situation would develop to this point. Tie Dan is undecided and doesn't know what to do, but he finally decides to keep his promise to Juan'er and keep this secret in his heart forever.
Shanzi didn't have any other thoughts about Juan'er, he regarded her as his sister, except for gratitude or gratitude. He didn't believe that Juan'er would take a fancy to Ma Xian'er, no matter what, he hoped that she would live well and find a good man. For the first time, he had the concept of a good man in his heart, and for the first time, he felt that women were so pitiful. He thought of his mother, the woman who abandoned him, no matter what, he gave birth to him and sent him back to his grandmother to raise, and he was still kind to him. He kind of missed the woman - the woman he was going to call his mother. What does she look like? is she beautiful or ugly, fat or thin...... Is she old? She must be like the women in the village, talking and chattering endlessly!
"Shanzi, you hurry ......up," Tie Dan shouted as he turned around. Shanzi changed from walking slowly to trotting, and replied, "Hey, here it is." ”
The hearts of the two people were thrown out of the clouds by their pursuit one after another.
The days continue to pass, Ma Xuan'er's father and mother are afraid that Juan'er's father will make trouble again, so they send Ma Xuan'er to the house of his sister who he married outside the mountain, even if he is reluctant, he can't help it, after all, his own family is at a loss, and he has ruined another good girl. Ma Xuan'er had already made up his mind, he was going to run away and go to Juan'er. Where did he dare to go to his sister's house, before she got married, she disliked her father's partiality, and looked at him with a horizontal nose and eyes, this fell into her hands, where would there be a good life.
Ma Guihua's house outside Jindu City, a few rotten tile houses, live a family of seven people, although they are still poor, compared with the earthen walls in the mountains, this is good enough. Because of the situation, Ma Guihua accepted Ma Xuan'er's younger brother, when his father was there, although there was nothing to eat, Ma Guihua's face was smiling, as soon as his father walked on the front foot, she showed her disgust for Ma Xuan'er, and looked coldly at him, so that he was called to do east and west, for Ma Xuan'er, a person who would not support a broom at home, he couldn't stay for a while, the next day after his father left, Ma Xuan'er ran away, he felt that even if he was begging outside, it was better than staying here.
Zhiguo established himself in the teahouse of Jindu City, he was honest and diligent, the boss appreciated him very much, and the guests often gave him a few tips, and he saved up all the money and was reluctant to spend it. In the past two years, he has opened his eyes in Jindu, and he is looking forward to saving money to go back to his father and mother and find a good in-law for Juan'er. Jin Du was so far away from his hometown that he was reluctant to spend the money on the road, and he had to wait until he had saved enough money to go back. He misses his father and mother, especially Juan'er, his younger sister who has been pampered and raised by him since childhood.
In the blink of an eye, it was the New Year of the next year, Shanzi and Tie Dan were still chasing each other up and down the mountain, they were a year older, Shanzi was handsome and bright, Tie Dan was tall and straight, and the two were inseparable. Without the interference of the horse, they pulled herbs and caught mountain rabbits, saving a lot of tuition for Shanzi. They are full of confidence, and if they continue like this, they will not have to worry about going to college.
The busy pursuit of life made the people in the village gradually forget about Juan'er and Ma Zhu'er, only the fathers and mothers of each family were full of melancholy, they all lived with a glimmer of hope, even if they were self-deception, they had to believe that they would come back.
In the past year, there seems to have been no major events in the village, trivial things have been passed on in people's mouths, the cows of the second family have given birth to calves, the sows of the grandson family have arched the pen, and the cubs of the four families of Ma have begged for their mother-in-law...... Until one day, the situation changed, and Widow Qin became the number one person to talk about after tea and dinner in the village.