Chapter 17: Village Life (2)
Outside, the children were still laughing, the sun was setting in the west, and the heat had faded a little. The person in the bed www.biquge.info pen and fun has fallen asleep.
"Erya, get up!" Li Erniang came to lift the quilt and threw her clothes on the bed, "Your grandmother should come to talk to you again in a while, you should be diligent yourself, go wash your face and sweep the yard." Li Erniang was busy making breakfast on the stove.
Xu Erya was sleepy-eyed and dressed, twisted herself ruthlessly, and finally woke up from the pain, got dressed in three or two, blew her hair, put on her shoes, and made her bed. Stretching his waist and taking a basin of cold water to wash his face quickly in the yard, everyone is already about to get up, and it will be difficult to sweep the floor when they will come and go.
Xu Erya poured the washed water in the vegetable field, put the basin back, took the broom, and began to sweep it up from the door, it was autumn, there were many fallen leaves and dust, it was not very easy to sweep, but I still took the broom and swept it seriously, I was tired after a while, my little arm was sore, it was so uncomfortable, my hand with the broom hurt in a panic, let go of the broom, spread my hand, the blister at the root of my fingers yesterday has been worn out today, and the water inside made my palm wet, Xu Erya bit my lip, He wiped his hand on the dusty clothes, picked up the broom, and carefully swept it up again.
When Xu Erya finished sweeping, put down the broom, his hands were a little trembling, he still washed his hands, slipped to the stove, and asked timidly: "Mother, I'll help you light the fire." ”
Li Erniang nodded, but the work in her hand did not stop at all, the dishes to be eaten were already stacked on the board, and she was waiting for the pot to be spicy.
Xu Erya sat on a small bench in front of the stove and slowly stuffed firewood into the stove.
Li Erniang chatted with her: "Your grandmother is angry with you, I know that the eldest girl always bullies you and helps Dazhu rob you of your food, but your grandmother is eccentric, and my mother can't help it, you can cushion it later," turned his head to look at Xu Erya with a small head lowered, with pity in his heart, "People always have feelings when they get along with people, and one day your grandmother knows your good," said in a lower voice, "Your milk doesn't hurt you, my mother loves you." ”
Xu Erya's eyes were red, I don't know if she was blinded by the fire ash in the stove or what, she didn't dare to look up and let Li Erniang see it, so she only said "um".
When the meal was brought to the hall, grandpa Xu Dazhuang sat on the top, grandma Xu was already sitting there looking impatient, the big girl and the big pillar were all around the table, and the elder brother Erzhu was waiting for her at the door, and when he saw her, he gave her a look. Xu Erya lowered her head and carefully brought the meal to the table.
Xu snorted: "It's bad luck early in the morning, and it looks bad." ”
Xu Daya is used to being obedient, so she handed a bowl to her grandmother: "Milk, why are you angry, it's not cost-effective, it's time to eat." ”
handed over the chopsticks again, and gave his father, mother, brother, second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle also divided the dishes and chopsticks, and took his own, preferring to forget Xu Erya, Xu San didn't dare to mention it, lest his mother make a mistake again, and blame Erya. Li Erniang finished picking up, only to see Xu Erya sitting at the door, her head dozing off little by little, and quietly stuffing a small cake into her arms, Xu Erya looked up and saw that Li Erniang had already entered the house, touched the small cake that had been cold in her arms, swallowed saliva, went out, and finished chewing in the corner.
That's how life goes by.
Xu Dazhuang didn't want his grandchildren to also dig in the soil, and decided that the whole family would let Xu Dazhu go to school alone. When Xu Dazhu comes out, he can also help his sisters and brothers. The Xu family was already poor, and it was very difficult to make this decision. After Xu Dazhu studied, his status was far beyond that of everyone in the family, and the old lady loved him like an eyeball, lest he be cold and hungry. In order to figure out what the words engraved on the ring were, Xu Erya quietly followed Xu Dazhu to school, and the teacher was a kind middle-aged man, telling her that this word was a "Lu" word, just for the long time that disappeared, she was pumped several times by the milk when she went back, and scolded her while smoking: "The little hooves eat our house, live in our house, and think about being lazy all day long!" After saying that, he didn't understand the hatred, so he took the broom again and beat her twice. Xu Erya didn't dare to cry out in pain, her little fists were clenched tightly, and she felt so aggrieved. It hurts in my body, and it hurts in my heart.
Xu Daya told her that she was not born to her father and mother, but was picked up. She secretly cried many times, crying under the quilt every night, sometimes crying sweating profusely and afraid of being heard, she couldn't hold back if she didn't cry, no one could say anything about her grievances, maybe it was useless to say.
One day, Xu San took Li Erniang and Xu Erzhu to the town to catch up with the market, Xu Erya still had to wash clothes, and grandma Xu stared at her tightly and refused to let her go. When Xu San, Li Erniang, and Xu Erzhu were gone, Xu Erya just dried the clothes, and felt that her stomach hurt, so she ran to the field with her stomach in her arms. I came back from the back path, and before I entered the yard, I heard the voice of the eldest uncle: "Mother, let's sell that little girl's piece, how much food does she have to eat in a year, our family used to raise her for nothing, but now that Dazhu is in school, the family's money is getting tighter and tighter." ”
Xu frowned: "Although I can't get used to that girl, but if the third daughter-in-law knows, she probably won't give up." ”
The eldest uncle's voice was a little annoyed: "Let's just say that she can't stand the hardship and run, we sell her to others as a girl, and the big family leaks some points in her hands, where is it better than in our house." This is a blessing for her. "With this kind of blessing, why don't you sell her own daughter.
Xu didn't agree for a while, but he didn't refuse and he was thinking about it.
Xu Erya squatted in the corner of the wall, feeling that her legs were weak, she was careful not to make a little sound and ran out, she ran far and wide in one breath, feeling like there was a flood of beasts chasing behind her, obviously no one might find out that she had run, but her heart was beating like she was about to jump out of her chest, and she kept running, and everyone who saw her looked at her curiously, and she was looked at by others, and she didn't dare to stop, for fear that the aunt would find out and catch herself back, she was really fed up with fed up, fed up with this kind of hopeless day, Tears came out of her eyes and from the outside, and she wanted to cry, but it seemed that she didn't have that kind of courage, so she only dared to cry silently alone, silently **** wounds.
Why? Why is Li Erniang not her mother-in-law, why is there such a big difference between her and Xu Daya, why does her mother-in-law don't want her anymore, why she leaves her alone, she is so afraid, she is so afraid, she is so cold and hungry, she has obviously worked very hard to make her grandmother accept her, why do you want to sell her, why!
Tripped over a rock on the ground, she fell face down and struggled for a long time before she got up in a pump.
Thief God! Why are you so unfair!