Li Xiao decided to start archery again, and got up before dawn every day to run.

She ran from her house to the side of the mountain, and then she kicked her legs, stretched her muscles, and then climbed the tree, made her body up on the branches, and ran into the mountain with the wooden gun she had made.

After tossing until dawn, she walked out of the mountain and dug some wild vegetables along the side of the mountain.

Digging wild vegetables was taught to her by her third sister and fourth sister, and the third sister and fourth sister also told her not to go too far into the mountains, there are animals in it, like wolves, bears and everything, if you encounter it, you can't live, and it is very scary.

As a result, Li Xiao made two javelins, the simple ones, that is, the wood was sharpened, and then placed on a big tree, and each time he came over and walked with two wooden guns on his back.

The family just thinks that the child has grown up and is diligent. Get up in the morning and dig wild vegetables.

Because Li trotted far, there were many wild vegetables that he naturally dug up, and there were often people digging in the periphery, but no one dared to dig in the depths. The wild vegetables on the periphery are not so easy to dig, but Li Xiao is not worried. There are a lot of wild vegetables in it, as long as you are careful not to encounter danger.

Looking at the number of wild vegetables, the family didn't think about it elsewhere, and it was normal to go out and dig for so long. Only occasionally I would say let her rest and rest, don't get up so early, she's still young. didn't know that Li Xiao hadn't been digging wild vegetables.

Wild vegetables are mixed with water and eaten directly at breakfast, and some bad ones are fed directly to the chickens.

One morning, Li Xiao's normal went up the mountain and came back to feed the chickens. I felt that the atmosphere at home was strange.

Because Li Xiao has been well-behaved since he was a child, his status at home is higher than that of other children. (Recognized by the whole family, even Li Sanwang and Li Sixi admit that Li Xiao has been obedient since he was a child, plus Li Xiao named himself and came back with wild vegetables every day, and now Li Xiaodu's wild vegetables are the main dish of breakfast at home, so naturally his status in the family is high.) ）

Eating as usual, she couldn't stand it halfway through eating. He asked, "Grandpa, what's going on at home, can you tell everyone?" There is great strength in numbers, and we can figure out a way together."

Grandpa saw the well-behaved five girls and glanced at Da Zhuang again.

sighed: "Your eldest brother is 15 years old this year, and it's time to say goodbye." This year or two will have to be decided." And then he was silent.

Da Zhuang heard that it was about himself, and hurriedly said with a red face: "Grandpa, I'm not in a hurry to marry a daughter-in-law, after two years, my younger brothers and sisters will be older, and the family will naturally be fine." When the time comes, it's okay to talk about kisses."

Hearing Da Zhuang's words, the women in the family had red eyes, and the men were silent.

The meal passed, and the elders and brothers went to work in the fields, and the two sisters began to clean the yard.

When his parents came back in the evening, they quietly talked in the house, saying that they planned to go to his uncle's house to borrow some money and arrange the marriage for the eldest brother.

Li Xiao also did it next to him, how can he make money to fill the family? I didn't read much in my last life, and I still don't know what era I live in. just knew that it was the Tang Dynasty, the 4th year of Shengguang, but she really didn't remember which emperor was after the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty and which year. But the famous Anshi Rebellion did not happen, maybe it happened, and the news of their small mountain village was closed. She doesn't know how to farm, and she knows her, but she doesn't know her. Like other traversers, there are farmers and herbs, where does she know the medicinal materials, don't poison yourself again. It is only known that the more beautiful the mushroom, the more poisonous it is. The more I thought about Li Xiao, the more sad I became. I can only hurry up and exercise, and strive to pick up the bow and arrow as soon as possible, hunting should be possible, I hope it's not too simple for her to think.

After a few days of quiet work, my mother went to her mother's house and borrowed 2 taels of silver to come back to say goodbye to Da Zhuang.

Everyone knew that Erzhu and his wife were borrowing money everywhere. On the spot, the eldest aunt cried and kept thanking.

The eldest aunt also knew the situation of the second brother's family, and she planned to give up at the beginning, and she would talk about the family affairs casually in two years. Who knew that the second brother's family actually borrowed it.

Everyone knows that these five taels of silver are also hard to come together, and they are very moved. Grandma also advised the eldest aunt not to give birth.

So 2 taels of silver, plus the old hen of the house, and a bag of brown rice, a bag of corn, and 10 eggs. I went to Zhangjia Village to propose marriage to Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang's marriage is the eldest granddaughter of the village chief's family in Zhangjia Village, called Brother Zhang Lai. Very capable, good hands at home and abroad, when he was 11 years old, many people wanted to say goodbye. Village Chief Zhang kept dragging it.

A year ago, Village Chief Zhang's family ran errands for the village, and the father and son went to the provincial capital, and there were only a few younger brothers and mothers in the family. Grandma accidentally fell in the field, and only my brother was there, and my brother's mother went home to cook. The younger brother couldn't carry his grandmother again, so he cried anxiously.

happened to catch up with Da Zhuang to come out of his home and return to Lijia Village, just passing by. When he saw that something was going on on with his brother, he ran over to help.

At that time, Da Zhuang didn't say a word, ran 5 miles with Grandma Zhang on his back, and sent it to Lang Zhong's house, the nearest home in the county, Grandma Zhang was already unconscious, Lang Zhong saw it and said that it was good to send it in time, if it was late, there would be no one.

Da Zhuang came out of his house, and his grandmother forced him to stuff 3 yuan. Fortunately, there was this 5 money, and it was given to Lang Zhong, and Lang Zhong prescribed medicine. After Grandma Zhang woke up, she was sent home.

After putting down Grandma Zhang. Da Zhuang ran away without even drinking saliva. Village Chief Zhang's father and son came back and heard what their brother had said, so they went to inquire which good boy it was. After inquiring, I found out that it was the eldest grandson of the Li Shan family.

This year, Da Zhuang was 15 years old and wanted to say goodbye, so he found someone to come over to find Mr. Li, and he wanted to be a family member.

Old Man Li's first reaction was great joy, and then he was worried. I had a family meeting and told the story. The younger generation is not qualified to participate in such a family assembly.

Zhang Village is rich, and it is the eldest granddaughter of the village chief's family, the gift money can not be less, their family has a child after a child, and now there are four tile houses, the old man lives in one, a big room, and a second room. There was only one room left, and a few boys were living there. Girls live with their parents.

How can the poor family have the money to take the granddaughter of the village chief Zhang. It was sad for everyone for a while. If it is an ordinary family's dowry, it will be a bag of rice and 2 taels of silver. But the family is the family of the head of Zhang's village. If you shouldn't do this family business, marry a girl from an ordinary family, and feel sorry for your eldest grandson.

Now that I mentioned it, the hearts of the family fell to the ground.

Village Chief Zhang looked at the dowry and was also very satisfied. It's just that the children in the family are still young, and the younger brother has to help the family more, so he can only ask the younger brother to marry again at 15, and the two families agree.

The Li family just gave a dowry, and now they don't have the money to hold another banquet, the two villages are so close, the banquet has to spend a lot of money, just wait to save some money, and I gladly accepted it.

Li Xiaoke is not so optimistic, in two years, Da Zhuang can get married when he is 17 years old, but the third sister is also 13 years old, it is time to say kiss, and the dowry will not be less at that time, the fourth sister will be one year younger than the third sister, and it will be at most 1 year to say kiss. There is no expense in this house. The current life is just enough, and it is still the kind of frugality.

The eldest sister is married to a cousin from a foreign family, and her life is okay, but in the past few years, she has only come and gone for the New Year's holidays, and the second sister is married to Wu Village, and she doesn't come and go, just because the Li family is poor and can't borrow money.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed, and before entering the east, the sky began to be very cold, and it began to snow heavily after entering the east. Every winter, the men of the family go out to the town to work as day laborers. This year, heavy snow has closed the roads, and it is very difficult to find casual workers outside. Many of the shops in the prefecture are closed. Now the uncle, father and eldest brother take advantage of the good weather to go up the mountain from time to time to chop firewood, and then take it to the town to sell. The snow has been falling so much these days that I can't even go to the mountains. A few girls sat on the big kang in the main room, making shoes. The old man sat on the edge of the kang and smoked a cigarette, knocking down the ashes from time to time. There was a sudden commotion outside. The old man raised his eyes and said, "Boss, go and see what's going on."

The Li family is a well-known honest person, and Dazhu has a headache when he sees that it is the Wu family of his cousin's family. Wu is a well-known broken mouth, not to mention broken mouths, people are lazy and greedy, and they want to go to other people's houses to fight the autumn breeze all day long. I wondered why she was here.