The object of marriage is Master Chang's third son, the boy who sat with Cheng Linghui boringly for an afternoon. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The eldest sister was there before my father joined the army. It's nineteen. He is handsome and has a high heart. The matchmaker in ten miles and eight towns is about to level the threshold of Cheng Linghui's house. Okay, bad guy said a bunch of things. You can go from the head of the village to the Erlang temple at the end of the village. But she was stunned that none of them were in the picture. No, it's so big at home. The adults in the family are worried about her. It's good now, not only do I have a family affair. The object is still the third young master of the Chang family on the bridge. Isn't that a great thing? It's no wonder that my father is unhappy!

When his father was happy, Cheng Linghui was happy. The grandfather and son were walking back when they suddenly heard a man shouting, "It's terrible, it's dead." ”

People on the street gathered at the door of the street. Cheng Linghui also wanted to see the excitement. Her father grabbed her and scolded, "What are you running around? That's where you can go? I couldn't help but say, and pulled Cheng Linghui back to Sun's shop.

Cheng Linghui walked all the way and asked, "What kind of place is that?" Why can't I go? ”

The father's joy was gone, and he said with a frightened face: "What are the children asking about? Don't ask what you shouldn't. ”

Return to Sun's shop. Sun Xinglong saw her from a distance and shouted, "Sanhuizi, what are you doing?" I've been looking for you several times and haven't found it? ”

Cheng Linghui said proudly: "My father took me to eat delicious food." ”

Sun Xinglong said: "What is so delicious in Shilipu that I haven't eaten?" Come here, I've got something for you. ”

Cheng Linghui looked up at her father. The father said, "Go ahead." I'll look for you in a moment. Remember, don't run around. ”

Cheng Linghui handed the fire in her arms to her father and said, "I know, I'm not a child." "Run to Sun Xinglong. The two of them went together to carry firewood on the firewood and straw stack.

Sun Xinglong's hometown is in Sunjiazhuang, and there are more than ten miles away from Shilipu. His brother went to a private school in the county and usually didn't come back. There is still a five-year-old sister in my hometown. His grandfather and grandmother took it. He followed his father and mother to take care of the shop here. Usually the work of boiling hot water is his.

The two of them carried firewood into the room. Sun Xinglong said: "You wait here, I'll bring it to you." "I entered the small door that connected to the house where they lived. After a while, he walked out with a fuchsia wooden box.

"Give. It's yours. ”

Cheng Linghui took it. The box was not much bigger than a slap, and it was carved with beautiful patterns. Scalded with gold letters. Not to mention how beautiful it is. Cheng Linghui stroked it with her hand and couldn't put it down. It took me a while to remember, "Where did you get such a nice box?" It's better than my sister's rouge box. ”

Sun Xinglong said: "I don't. This was given by Su Tong. One for each of us. The one I had in it was eight treasure candy. Let's see what you're doing with this? ”

By this time, Cheng Linghui had long forgotten the unhappiness between her and Su Tong. Hurriedly opened the box. Sun Xinglong looked at it and was a little disappointed: "It turned out to be lotus seed candy." ”

Cheng Linghui pinched one and stuffed it into her mouth: "It's so sweet." Asked Sun Xinglong: "Do you want to eat one?" ”

Sun Xinglong looked at the box, but said, "I'm not rare." I want to eat it, and my father will buy it for me. ”

Cheng Linghui closed the box and carefully put it into his arms. Squinting and sipping the sugar in his mouth. Sun Xinglong stood next to him and watched.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the voice of Sun's second sister-in-law came from outside the room: "What a sin!" ”

Sun Xinglong jumped up and hurriedly added firewood to the stove that was about to go out. Sun's second sister-in-law walked in, and unexpectedly did not scold him, but stood at the door, sighed and turned her head to go out.

Sun Xinglong chased to the door and looked out, and saw that Sun's second sister-in-law had walked away. Only then did he turn around: "Strange. ”

Cheng Linghui was puzzled: "What's strange?" ”

Sun Xinglong pondered: "Why didn't my mother scold me today, something must have happened." He turned his head and asked Cheng Linghui: "She came back from outside." Sanhuizi, did you and your father come back from the street to see anything? ”

Cheng Linghui said: "Someone shouted, it's dead." ”

Sun Xinglong asked, "Which family died?" ”

Cheng Linghui thought for a while: "It's just that after passing the blacksmith shop, after a while, there is a colorful cloth hanging at the door." ”

"Which one?" Sun Xinglong immediately lost interest.

Cheng Linghui was curious: "What's wrong with that family?" My father wouldn't let me ask. ”

Sun Xinglong said indifferently: "Is there anything you can't ask." It's a 'tea house'. ”

"What is a 'tea room'?"

Sun Xinglong said: "You don't know the tea room? What a local impostor. Know if the pawnshop is not? ”

Cheng Linghui nodded.

"The pawnshop is for things, and the teahouse is for people. Exclusively for women. As long as the young ones are young, the old ones don't. ”

"Can you be a human being?"

"Yes."

"What are they doing with women?"

Where did Sun Xinglong know, and said nonsense: "It's probably work." What else can you do? ”

Cheng Linghui felt that it made sense.

While the two were talking, their father came to ask Cheng Linghui to go back to sleep. Explain that you have to go on the road as soon as it dawns every day.

The next day, Cheng Linghui woke up in amazement. My father was gone, and neither were the adults in the same bunk. She heard what seemed to be someone talking at the door of the Sun family's shop. Opened the door and walked out. I saw more than a dozen adults gathered at the door. She walked over and heard the voice of the second sister-in-law Sun: "Let's go." Dead her, bitter her. Don't be too uncomfortable. ”

Cheng Linghui saw his father standing in front of him through the cracks, so he squeezed over and stood beside his father. I saw an old man with gray hair, his face full of snot and tears. Rough hands rub, rub, can't finish wiping. The old waist is almost bent to the ground.

Cheng Linghui recognized that it was the person who collapsed the livestock shed and the donkey died when the heavy snow crushed it. I remember that he also had a girl who pretended to be a boy with him. Cheng Linghui looked left and right, but she didn't find the girl. I saw a cart with a mat on it, tied with straw rope. There seemed to be a person rolling in the mat, as if a little hair was exposed.

The old man bent down and bowed to the group, but he could not speak.

Second sister-in-law Sun rarely shouted loudly, and repeated in her mouth: "Let's go, let's go, let's get on the road while it's still dawn." What's the trouble with the daybreak? ”

The old man pulled up the cart and walked away step by step with snot and tears. The crowd stood at the door, and saw that his figure was out of sight before they dispersed.

Cheng Linghui took her father's hand and asked, "Where is his daughter?" ”

The father sighed: "Dead." ”

A long time later, when Cheng Linghui followed his father to pass by Shilipu again, he heard about the father and daughter from Sun Xinglong.

In that heavy snowfall, they died on a borrowed donkey. Yang sued Sun's second sister-in-law for helping them sell the dead donkey to the Tian family's donkey butcher shop. The shopkeeper of the Tian family is also from a hard background and takes care of them very much. He gave three taels of silver. That's the price of a live donkey.

Originally, after taking the money and returning the donkey, it was over. The father heard about the 'tea room' pawn. I think of the debts at home. I discussed with my daughter, first pawn the girl here, and then redeem it when I have money.

What is the tea room? To put it bluntly, it is a kiln nest. The difference is that the women here are all pawns. You can't buy or sell at will. But it's also life and death.

That girl is also seventeen or eighteen. I know it's shameful. He hanged himself on the same day. The old man returned his daughter's pawn money, and both people and money were empty. bought a mat and rolled up the girl's body, and pulled the platoon car to turn back. It's really embarrassing.

At this time, Cheng Linghui didn't think much about it. If you've seen it, you'll be over. After packing up the mule cart, the father and daughter set off. All the way to SX.

Ten miles away from SX is only more than 200 miles. After a few mountains, you will reach the SX Territory. It's just that the mountain road is not easy to walk. At night, his father took Cheng Linghui to stay at an acquaintance's house. During the day, his father drove the car, and Cheng Linghui sat in the carriage to look east and west, asking this, asking that, it was indescribably fresh. If you encounter a bad road, get out of the car and walk for a while.

When I arrived at SX Vinegar Factory, the people who came and went were lively. The sourness in the vinegar mill punched straight through the nose.

As the saying goes, if you want to make vinegar, you must first make wine. SX's Fenjiu is also famous all over the world. My father and the people in the vinegar shop knew each other well. There is no hurry to load the car. took Cheng Linghui to the town for a day. I bought two jars of Fenjiu for my grandfather. I rested in the shed of the vinegar mill for one night. The next day, I loaded the car and walked back.

Snow at the beginning of September. By the time the snow opens, it's almost October. The father and daughter did not bring thick clothes. My father was afraid that the sky would change and he would freeze on the road. Hurry back while the weather is good. Passing by Shilipu did not stop. The return trip took only three days.

When he arrived in Shaxi County, he unloaded half of the vinegar, and then transferred to Zhuanshui City to unload the other half. The father took the money and pulled a few feet of flower cloth on the cloth village, and also pulled a two-foot head rope for each of the sisters. The two happily went home.