Chapter Twenty-Four: The First Mention of Remarriage
After Xu Herer returned to his hometown, he only stayed at home for two or three days, and then went to accompany his grandmother. www.biquge.info My grandmother's family lives at the other end of the village, which is only a 10-minute walk from a stone bridge and a bamboo forest, which is very convenient.
In winter, the stream under the stone bridge dries up, revealing large swaths of stones. When she was a child, the stream here was very clear, and in the summer, the three brothers and sisters often came here to catch fish and shrimp, the water was cool and cool, and it was full of memories of her childhood. Further ahead is a bamboo forest, in winter the bamboo leaves have fallen, spread on the ground a thick layer, in the summer, many people in the village will come to pick some bamboo leaves to boil water, sweet to relieve the heat. Xu Heer stood in front of the bamboo forest with a thick scarf, this bamboo forest is actually private, but in the spring, she and her friends often come to dig bamboo shoots secretly, and even chased by vicious dogs several times, but the charm of bamboo shoots far outweighs the fear of vicious dogs.
Along the way, Xu Herer greeted many people, and they all praised her for going to the big city and even becoming a lot more beautiful, which made Xu Herer very embarrassed and sped up her journey to avoid meeting more people.
Grandma was drying things in her small yard, and when Xu Hel came, she just spread out all the things, and when she saw Xu Her, she couldn't help but wave to her, and Xu Hel obediently sat beside her.
Fang Meng looked at the little granddaughter who was getting more and more beautiful, and was very pleased, but said angrily: "I didn't come back to Shanghai for half a year, but I was fascinated by the prosperity of Shanghai? ”
Xu Heer obediently took his grandmother's arm and said, "I originally planned to come back during the National Day, but the class made temporary adjustments, so I didn't have time to come back." ”
Fang Meng held her hand with relief: "Tell grandma if you have encountered anything interesting in Shanghai!" ”
Xu Herer stretched out his nails to show his grandmother: "I told you about everything on the phone before, the only thing I didn't tell you was my complicated nails, don't look at it, I simply painted a color, the process is complicated!" ”
Fang Meng really held Xu Heer's hand and looked at it carefully, and smiled: "You trick me again, don't you just paint a pink nail, where is it so complicated." ”
Xu Herer pretended to be aggrieved: "Really, before painting nails, repair hand armor and the like, bake it with a light box for a while, then paint and bake again, and repeat it three or four times before it is finished." ”
Fang Meng looked at her nails again and got back to business: "Do you remember Teacher Zhong?" ”
Xu Heer thought for a moment and said, "Is it the math teacher who taught me in elementary school?" Why did Grandma mention him all of a sudden? ”
Fang Meng sighed: "Didn't his wife die of illness last year, some time ago I asked someone else to ask about your mother's situation, should you object to your mother's remarriage?" ”
Xu Hel was stunned, in fact, in the summer vacation after her college entrance examination, her grandmother mentioned to herself about her mother's remarriage, of course, Xu Herer did not object, but her grandmother just said, there was no specific candidate, and now she suddenly mentioned Teacher Zhong in primary school, which made her have a moment of apprehension.
Fang Meng saw the expression of his little granddaughter and explained: "Your mother has also guarded you for so many years, even the youngest you have grown up, she must have a companion for the rest of her life, no matter how filial you three children are, you can't be with her all the time." ”
Xu Heer pursed his lips and smiled reluctantly: "I'm not against it, it's just that this thing came a little suddenly, and I didn't react." Teacher Zhong is actually in good condition, and I was good to me when I was studying, but even if my mother agrees to this matter, my brother's temper may not be able to agree. ”
Fang Meng also sighed: "I also know Heqi's temper, but I can't let your mother be alone for the rest of her life because of him." Mr. Zhong's conditions are good, if your mother is with him, you don't have to go out to work, even if Mr. Zhong retires in the future, his monthly pension and pension are enough to make your mother live well! ”
Xu Hel nodded: "I'll find out about this matter with my brother first, and then arrange for my mother to meet with Teacher Zhong." Everyone lives in the same village, and if it gets big, no one will look good! ”
Fang Meng nodded, it can only be like this, Meng Fangtian wants to remarry smoothly, Xu Heqi is the key, as long as he is willing to support it, even if the second elder of the Xu family opposes it, it will have no effect, after all, in the countryside, the son's right to speak is more important than his in-laws. But Fang Meng and Xu Heer both know that it is not easy to persuade Xu Heqi to agree, Xu Heqi is now holding the lintel of their Xu family and letting the widow remarry, to put it mildly, the son has no ability to provide for his mother, so widows who have sons in the village rarely remarry, but the son does not agree, and feels that this is an insult to his ability.
Therefore, when Xu Herer came back from his grandmother's house, he was full of worries. Sister-in-law Ma Hongmei is very good to Xu Her, seeing that her face is not very good, she stepped forward with concern to ask what happened, Xu Herer looked at her sister-in-law, her heart was a little complicated, in fact, her sister-in-law is a good help, but she has always obeyed her husband's words, and it is not realistic to let her support her mother-in-law to remarry.
Ma Hongmei lived very happily in the Xu family, her mother-in-law had a good temper and was generous to her, and bought her things every year when she went home; Although the two sisters-in-law have different tempers, they are not caring people, especially Xu Heran, who always has a smiling face and loves to say a few more homely words to her, as for Xu Her, she has never said much, but she also respects her sister-in-law very much, so the life after marriage is more enjoyable than in her mother's house. Therefore, when she treats the Xu family, she is also a little more sincere, especially when Xu Heran has also reached the marriageable age, she also helps to see the right candidate.
Xu Heer thought about it, then pretended to sigh and said to Ma Hongmei: "I think my grandmother is too lonely, she lives in a courtyard alone, and she doesn't even have a person to talk to." ”
Ma Hongmei didn't hear Xu Heer's temptation, and thought that she was blaming herself for not taking good care of her grandmother, so she hurriedly explained: "Grandma, she is used to living alone, before He Qi mentioned to let grandma move over to live with us, anyway, she can live, but grandma refuses, every time I go to see her, she gives me a lot of things, so I don't dare to go often, afraid that she will give me all the good things, but I don't!" ”
Xu Hel knew that his sister-in-law had misinterpreted what he meant, so he said: "I don't mean to blame, I just see that my grandmother is alone, and I feel a little distressed, if only someone could accompany her!" ”
Ma Hongmei vaguely guessed what Xu Heer meant, but her grandmother was so old, it was impossible to find another companion, so she comforted: "Don't worry, a few months ago, I took my grandmother and grandparents to check her body. If you don't feel at ease, I'll run to my grandmother more in the future and talk to her more. ”
Xu Herer smiled, the sister-in-law is also dedicated to their family, she felt that she was not worthy of her brother at the beginning, but now it seems that she is suitable for their family.