If everyone in the village gets married early, then the engagement will naturally be even earlier. Seeing that Duowa was about to reach the age of looking for a daughter-in-law, this Wu family's mother inquired whenever she met people to see which village had a suitable woman, so that she could tell her youngest son a daughter-in-law.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. On this day, a matchmaker from a neighboring village came to Wu's house. Ye Zi's mother made tea, added some sugar, and brought it over. "His aunt, if you don't come, I will say that I will look for you. Ye Zi's mother smiled and said to the matchmaker, "Take a sip of tea." "Hmm. Well, it's uninvited. "You have to worry about Dova's business. "I'll tell you the truth, I'm here for this. "Oh, there's a suitable one? ”

"There is a daughter in the East Village, who seems to be two years younger than our Dowa, and I think it is quite suitable. "Dowa is a cow, and she is nineteen years old this year. "Oh, that's wrong, it's a year younger. "A year old is also suitable. What about the daughter?" "It's the firstborn daughter. "The firstborn daughter is good, born in the head, bitter in the head, and sensible early. "Eh, hey, Dova is a troublemaker, and he has to be taken care of by someone sensible. "If you like it, it will definitely work, you can tell us." "Let's talk about it. "Well, you tell us to go. If you want anything, just say it. "Hmm. The matchmaker sat at Wu's house for a while, then got up and went back.

Half a month later, the matchmaker replied that the daughter had promised someone else. After that, the matchmaker introduced another object to Dova, but it still didn't work out. Wu's mother asked the matchmaker several times to find out what the reason was. Only then did the matchmaker return to the truth, it turned out that everyone thought that the Wu family's residence was nervous.

Also, the Wu family has five north houses, the Gen'er family lives in two rooms in the west, one of which is a hall house, and the two rooms in the east are Ye Zi, Duowa and her parents. Ye Zi's father works in the county and rarely comes back. A large earthen kang with which Ye Zi and her mother slept side by side, and Dova slept against the side of the window. If Ye Zi's father comes back, the four of them will have to sleep side by side along the kang, which will definitely be crowded.

Wu's mother told the matchmaker: The house must be built, no, it is preparing, so it is cost-effective to buy wood for three houses, and build three west houses for Dowa at the root of the west wall of the courtyard. He also said: The money on hand at the moment is not enough, and he has to save again, and his father is working in the county seat, and it won't take long for the construction to start.

Seeing that most of the year-olds in the village have had a partner one after another, this is not a taste in my heart. Naturally, these leaves are in the eye. She thought to herself that the only way to do this was for her to remarry as soon as possible. First, although the matchmaker didn't say it, she lived at home, which must have had some impact. If she leaves, maybe my brother can talk about his daughter-in-law sooner. Second, she also wants to leave Liuwan early and start a new life. But whether things can go as smoothly as she thought, Ye Zi has no bottom in her heart, after all, she is remarried. In this way, Ye Zi thought about it and wanted to find someone to talk to the matchmaker himself.

One night, when the team came out of the meeting, Ye Zi walked a few steps, pulled down the skirt of the captain's mother's shirt and said, "Dad, are you in the house when it's dark tomorrow?" (In the Persimmon Bay area, men and women who are older than their parents and are the same generation as their parents are called fathers, male fathers, female fathers) "Oh, leaves." What's wrong?" asked the captain's mother. "Hmm. "Then come on, come after dinner." "Hmm. ”

The next day, after dinner, it was not completely dark, Ye Zi told her mother that she was going out, and then turned around and walked out of the courtyard. Walking a hundred and ten steps east along Xitou Lane, that is, the place where the north turns, there is a small lonely house facing north, the wall bricks and tiles are very old, there is a door opening in the front eaves wall but there is no door, and the lime wall inside has long been yellowed and leaves traces of smoke. It is said that this was originally a land temple, and the statue had already been smashed, and it was a mess inside, and no one cared about it.

Ye Zi greeted passers-by from time to time, turned the land temple, and continued north along the alley. After the T-junction leading to Nantou Lane, I walked a little north, and there was an east-facing alley on the east side of the alley. It is said to be a hutong, but in fact it is a small and narrow open field, on the right side of which lives a family, three tiled houses, pigsty and thatched houses, without a courtyard wall, and on the left is the south courtyard wall of another family. Continue to walk along the alley, and you will be faced with a brick gatehouse.

Ye Zi knocked on the door a few times, and a little girl of eleven or twelve years old came out of it. Ye Zi asked, "Is your grandmother there?" The little girl replied, "Zaili", and opened the door a little. Ye Zi followed the little girl into the courtyard. This courtyard is not big, three south buildings, three west buildings, and four north buildings with a gatehouse. There is a toon tree in the yard.

Walk through a window along the steps under the eaves, open the door with a "squeak", enter the north building, and open the curtain on the east partition wall. After dinner, the captain's mother was sitting cross-legged against the quilt, and the little grandson was moving the small kang table on the kang.

"The leaves are coming, sitting. The captain's mother stretched out her hand to smooth the kang and said. "Hmm. Ye Zi sat down on the edge of the kang in response. "Your mother is fine. "Hmm. You're okay too. "How old are you?" These days, I am too lazy and afraid to move. "Oh, what's wrong with it?" "Ahem, I'm older, that's it, there's nothing wrong with it." "It looks fine. "Your mother's family is in good shape. "What's the matter? Mom also likes to worry, no, I'm worried right now. "Hehe, everyone is the same, either worry about this, or worry about that. If nothing is too annoying, then it's almost the end. ”

"Dad, I want to trouble you. "Hehe, are you looking for your in-laws?" "That's right. Alas, the sky-high price of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods is not daring to say anything about the matchmaker. "Listen to those people's nonsense, saying that the matchmaker is a cow, a ghost, a snake and a god. "It's like a mirror in my forehead. Don't worry, Yezi, you're in charge of everything. The captain's mother touched the leaf's hair and said.

"Then listen to me, Daddy. "I'll tell you the truth, I've been keeping an eye on you all along. "Then it's going to bother Dad. "I just haven't found the right one yet. The new society is new, there is a health station, and my wife's family is not as miserable as before......" The captain's mother just said half a sentence, and felt that something was wrong, so she paused for a moment (in fact, the captain's mother wanted to say that the medical conditions in the new society are better, and the wife's family has fewer deaths in childbirth), and then changed her words and said: "Don't worry, if you have the right one, you will sue your mother." "That's bothering Dad. "You woman, what are you doing with politeness? ”

In this way, Ye Zi told the captain's mother and went back. It's just that after that, as soon as I have time, I make shoes for my parents, sew clothes, and wash and tidy up my own clothes. The careful mother of the Wu family saw such a change in her daughter, and couldn't help asking: "Hey, you all have to wear, what are you doing with a few pairs at once? "Idle is idle, make a few more pairs, and prepare." "What are you going to prepare?" "Hehe, nothing. "The thief woman, she still swallows and vomits. ”

"I have to prepare for Dova too. "What do you have for him?" "Get married, don't you want a quilt, a mattress or anything when you get married?" "You woman, Dowa hasn't even found a daughter-in-law yet, what kind of futon to prepare." "Isn't it fast to say that daughter-in-law? "It's almost there, it's been a few times. "Then maybe the next one will be the next one?" "Then it's never too late to prepare." "Aren't you free now, and sooner or later you have to prepare." "Okay, then you're ready to go. ”

"Right now, the most important thing is to build three houses. "If you build a house, you have a brother Zhang Luo, how can you have a wife's Zhang Luo? "Where did he build a house?" "Hehe, I don't know you yet, you don't have to worry about anything, if you want to Zhang Luo, you can go to Zhang Luo." The work on the dola kang and on the body is prepared. ”

"Hehe, where do you know how to make wood? Your father can't take care of it, so let Gen'er and the carpenter Zhang Luo go, just worry about the money, just worry about it." "Hehe, I'm still not at ease with my brother. "This thief woman. If your father doesn't come back outside, this family still has the final say. "Yes, you are in charge. "Hey, hey. Seeing Ye Zi worrying about the family like this, Wu's mother saw it in her eyes and was happy in her heart. She thought to herself, her daughter is also here, so let her go with her.

Coincidentally. Just when the Wu family was building three more new houses, the captain's mother came to the Wu family. "Has his aunt, Dova's daughter-in-law ordered?" asked the captain's mother. "Not yet. Dad, do you have the right one?" "Ah, there's no hurry. "Generally, several one-year-olds are engaged, can you not be in a hurry?" "Hehe, this is not a hurry. "Yes, you have to listen to it. This nest is not a problem, and the wood of the three houses is optimistic. Pull it back, isn't it fast to cover the lid?" His father works in the county, so what is it to buy wood? "Not really. The year is not good, and it is not easy to build a house. "Oh, it's all the same all these years. "Drink some water. Ye poured a bowl of boiling water, specially added a spoonful of sugar, and brought it over.

"Hmm. Today's forehead is not for the sake of Dova, but for the sake of the leaves. "Leaf thing?" "Hmm. This person is soft-hearted, and when he saw that Ye Zi was wronged, he couldn't let go of it in his heart, and he always wanted to help the baby. "I'm bothering you, sis. Ye Zi's mother couldn't help but shed a few tears and replied. "It's all over, and you're sad. The captain's mother persuaded. "Alas, our woman's life is miserable. Ye Zi's mother said.

"Ye Zi is a good woman, I didn't say that. However, after all, we are the first to get married for the second time, and if we find my in-laws, this condition cannot be high. "That's got to get by. Ye Zi's mother said. "That's it. At this moment, there is a young man on his forehead, who is from Yunling, with a square face, a stout person, and can still speak. "How old is it?" "Thirty-five." However, it is the first marriage. He's asking someone to talk about matchmaking. ”

"It's a baby, right?" "I've heard of it, but it's just that this age is so much worse that it's a full eleven years older than our leaves." Ye Zi's mother was a little unhappy. "Judging from the forehead, this age is a little older, and it doesn't matter, maybe it will hurt people. "Well, I heard that this noble baby's family is poor. ”

"His aunt, the family is just this kid, the woman has already changed. Now I am earning work in the team every month, and none of them are much better, and no one is poor. It's not much worse. "That's it, the captain's mother and the Wu family's mother, you said one by one. The leaves on the side didn't say anything, and there wasn't much expression on his face.