Let's say that E'er thought of her childhood friend Huan'er on the train back to her hometown from the provincial capital. So, when I passed by Jiangzhou this morning, I got out of the car and went to see Huan'er. It so happened that Huan'er had just returned from Pingyang. During the chat, E'er learned about Huan'er's eldest son Jianwa.

Speaking of Jianwa, this is a long story. Jianwa went to Pingyang Coal Construction Company as a temporary worker when his parents divorced. It is said that Binh Duong Coal Construction Company is actually just a branch, mainly selling coal.

The site is quite large, and there are not many regular employees, only seven or eight; there are quite a lot of temporary workers, some of whom are the first 20, some men and some women, most of them are children or relatives of the head office or related households, and many of them are not local to Binh Duong.

They lived in a bungalow in the north courtyard of the coal yard, with a desk, a few chairs, and a wooden bed, and an office and dormitory. Of course, there is also a larger conference room and a small canteen in the company.

Jianwa's temporary workers are mainly in the coal yard to sort out the coal pile, that is, to make the coal off the train into a large trapezoidal coal pile. Of course, this coal did not come purely for storage, but to be dug up and sold.

This digging, the coal pile is not neat, it has to be neat again, and the temporary workers do this work. At the same time, the black stones picked out during the coal sale had to be collected and transported away on flat carts and thrown into a nearby trench. In short, the daily work of temporary workers is to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the entire coal yard.

As for the male temporary workers, there is one more task, which is to take turns to patrol at night and take care of the coal pile. Why should we take care of a good coal pile with a wall around it? Because this coal construction company is in the suburbs, and most of the suburbs are inhabited by villagers, as well as small traders and hawkers.

As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, this depends on the coal yard to live near the coal yard. Isn't it? In the villages around here, almost every household has a coal cellar. The stolen coal is not only used at home, but also quietly sold coal to make money, and life is leisurely and nourishing.

Jianwa works as a temporary worker in the oil and coal construction company, but the accommodation is still in the collective dormitory of the arsenal where his father works, that is, in the dormitory where his father's stepwife Xiao Pei used to live, and there is still a considerable distance from the oil and coal construction company.

Jianwa cherishes the work of this temporary worker, always arrives early and leaves late every day, works very steadily, listens to the words of the leader, especially the night inspection, this young man is very serious.

Just one night ago, Jianwa and another temporary worker were on night duty. When the two of them were inspecting with flashlights, they vaguely heard movement at the root of the wall next to the coal pile, so they ran outside the wall to take a look, and found nothing wrong, so the two went back to the duty room at the south gate to rest.

At about one o'clock in the night, I heard someone shoveling coal from afar, and they shouted loudly, and hurriedly ran over, there was really someone stealing coal at night. The shovel of the shovel, the carrying of the carry, from the hole in the ground of the wall to carry the coal. Needless to say, Jianwa and they shouted and rushed over to drive away.

Under normal circumstances, the villagers who steal coal also give face, as long as they shout on duty, they will drop the coal, scatter their legs and run away. It's the same thing between the coal yard and the villagers who steal the coal, and no one can do anything to whom.

But this time it was unexpected, the young man who stole the coal actually did it with Jianwa, one wanted to stop it, the other wanted to take the coal away, and in the middle of the fight, Jianwa was stabbed twice by the young man who didn't know the depth of the palace.

When Jianwa's companions called a few colleagues, the coal thief had already escaped from the hole in the wall, and everyone hurriedly sent Jianwa to Pingyang Hospital overnight. The coal construction company also did not have a bus, and everyone carried Jianwa on a stretcher.

No, Huan'er just came back from Pingyang Hospital, and her ex-husband asked her to go back to Jiangzhou for two days. Seeing that Huan'er was tired and didn't have the heart to chat, E'er sat for a while, then took the afternoon car and returned to Qingxi's house after dark.

E'er came back this time to prepare for the engagement of her youngest daughter Jiejie. According to the customs of the Persimmon Bay area, engagement is a necessary procedure. Even if both men and women are familiar with each other or even set their own life, they have to hire a matchmaker to propose marriage first.

After the family members of both men and women agree, choose an auspicious day of the zodiac and call the matchmakers, parents, grandparents, and even aunts and uncles of both sides to have a meal together. Men and women give gifts to each other, even if they are engaged, both parties can be commensurate with their fiancés, fiancées, and in-laws.

After that, no matter which party has a major event such as a wedding, funeral, or building a house, it is generally necessary to notify the other party, which is called "moving new relatives" here. Moreover, from the beginning of the engagement, the man has to send a new dress to the woman in spring, summer, autumn and winter according to the season. The woman can also embroider an insole or something back to the man to express her heart.

Not only that, but there is also a procedure before the wedding ceremony, which is locally called "living alive". Living is when the man gives a bride price to the woman to express his gratitude to the woman's parents for their nurturing grace. Living is divided into "first section" and "second section", that is, it is generally necessary to live twice. Of course, there are also those who "live" the first and second verses together.

In fact, "living" also has the meaning of repeatedly confirming a romantic relationship. In the meantime, if there is a change in the mind of one or both parties, they can "withdraw from the marriage", and if the man proposes to withdraw from the marriage, then the bride price he has previously given to the woman will not be refunded; if the woman proposes to withdraw from the marriage, a part of the bride price must be returned to the man.

E'er's cleanliness is good, not low, not ugly, has a lot of eyes and eyes, and is diligent, but her ears are a little deaf, and her impact on speech is not too great. No, knowing that her mother was coming back, Jiejie was very happy, so she told her father and second brother Liangwa that she would not go to the field this afternoon, cook dinner at home, and wait for her mother to come back.

When she went out to dump and came home, Jiejie planned to make noodles. In the second half of the day, Jiejie began to prepare, and after a while, the noodles were rolled out, and then the noodles were ready. Just wait for the family to come back, take the noodles, and you can eat them.

At four o'clock, E'er returned to Qingxi's home. After a while, Laiwa and her second son Liangwa also came back from working in the fields. After the family had dinner, Laiwa naturally told E'er about the son-in-law that the matchmaker told Jiejie about.

The matchmaker's surname is Duan, called Xinwa, and he is from the West Village. Duan's father is in charge of the city, and the family conditions are not crooked, but Duan's mother brought up two daughters and one son in the village. Obviously, the new baby is the youngest.

From the face of this kid, he is not low, he is also quite quiet, he doesn't talk much, but his brain is a little insufficient, and he can even be said to be a little stupid. Duan's mother joked that it was because Duan's father drank alcohol.

Despite this, the parents, grandparents and grandparents still doted on the new baby. The baby doesn't study anymore and works in the house, and the dirty work is not allowed to be done, and the two sisters are always blamed for anything wrong. The new baby is a sky-high suit and leather shoes, alabaster hairspray, and there is no dirt on her body, if you are not careful, you really can't see what is wrong with this baby.

The Duan family has long been talking about their daughter-in-law to their son, and even the house has been renovated, and the furniture and household appliances have been bought, but because of the baby's problem, they have never said the next daughter-in-law.

After listening to Laiwa's introduction, E'er said: "It makes me feel uncomfortable listening to it." "What's the matter, isn't this family pretty good, why is it uncomfortable?" "No matter how good the house is, this baby can't do it, what's the use?" "Look at what you said." This baby is not stupid, but it is a little worse, and it is not stupid. ”

"We are not deaf, just a little bit of ear back, just looking for such a son-in-law, I am unwilling. "Well, it depends on what you think. Find a good one, people dislike our woman, and it is indispensable to be angry. Let's find this, he treats our woman as a baby in the house, and our baby can still call the shots, and I feel comfortable. Besides, the conditions in this house are better, and there will not be much suffering in the future. ”

In this way, the couple discussed and agreed to let the two babies meet first. But who knew that after meeting, Jiejie saw that the new baby was not crooked, neatly dressed, and did not like to talk, so she agreed. E'er couldn't say that she was happy, and she always felt very sorry for her daughter.

On this day, the man's matchmaker came to Jia's house and said: "His aunt, you see that the two babies have also met, and the Duan family's dowry has also been ordered, choose a date and order the relatives of the two babies." ”

The woman's matchmaker also said: "Ah, that is, after getting engaged, the hearts of both ends will be put down." In the next year, the four seasons and the New Year, send live, and it will be smooth. "Outside, you said we ordered it like this?"

E'er accosted: "Come to the baby, what do you see?" "Then let's book like this first." Laiwa replied. E'er continued: "I'm just this one daughter, and everyone's engagement is lively, and I can't lose Jiejie......"

"That's for sure. You can rest assured about this, the new baby's parents are also heart-wrenching, and they will not be more crooked than others. The man's matchmaker hurriedly said. "Come on, you can choose a date. The woman's matchmaker said.

"Oh, let's let that end look at the day, after all, people are talking about daughters-in-law. Laiwa replied. "Okay, tell his mother, I'll tell you later. "Well, that's it. ”

In this way, they came and went, chose an auspicious day of the zodiac, the families and relatives of both sides had a meal together, the man sent the job, everything was complete, and Jiejie was engaged.

Don't look at the Duan family's new baby is a bit stupid, she doesn't like to talk, but she also knows that she came to see Jiejie, didn't she? Jiejie was very happy, and she also liked E'er and his wife.

There is one thing, E'er never lets these two young people be alone. As long as the new baby comes, E'er will never leave the house, for fear that something will happen. Because she's heard that even a little stupid person isn't stupid in that regard. Whether this is true or not, no one can say clearly, in fact, it doesn't matter, the key is to be safe and sound.

Seeing that it had been almost a month since she came back, E'er remembered her uncle in the provincial capital and was ready to leave. On the day of leaving, Jiejie hung a large watermelon from the sweet potato cellar without saying a word, and the family ate it.

Sweet potato cellars, persimmon bay around the village households. It is to dig a dry well that is one person wide and one zhang deep in the yard, and then dig a kiln with a small mouth and a large belly from the bottom of the cellar to one side, and the sweet potato cellar will become.

Before winter, put the sweet potatoes, radish, and yam eggs collected in the field into the cellar, which is not only fresh, but also anti-freezing, and will not be dry. The uneaten sweet potatoes are taken out of the cellar in February and March of the following year, and they are eaten raw, sweet and crisp, and have a lot of moisture, which is better than the fruit. In the summer, the sweet potato cellar can also store fruits, watermelons, etc.

After eating the watermelon cut by her daughter, E'er felt very comfortable, yes, her daughter became more sensible the older she was. Originally, the children's family affairs should be her mother's duty, but it is not because the uncle in Bingzhou needs to take care of it, but the daughter's affairs, the mother can't be unreasonable. So, E'er explained to her husband again, and then set off for the north.