After the vacation, I went back to work on Sunday, and my mother didn't go to class, so I found Aunt Ding as an introducer in the village, and they came to the Huhu Health Center with Xia Wei. In Xia Wei's dormitory, her mother said to Xia Wei, "Quickly call Xiao Lu and let us see." ”

Xia Wei saw that her mother was determined to see Xiao Lu, so she had to agree: "Okay." Xia Wei knew that although her mother was a rural teacher, her thinking was still traditional and feudal, and her mother felt that it was natural for parents to arrange marriages for their children. I heard my grandmother say that my mother's marriage was also arranged by my grandparents. Dad is a doctor assigned from other places, and when he was treating his grandfather, he was taken by his grandparents and grandparents, and then he became the son-in-law of the Xia family. Mom still accepted the idea of feudal tradition from the bottom of her bones.

After a while, Xia Wei led Xiao Lu to the dormitory.

Mom and the introducer both looked at the man behind Xia Wei in surprise, only to see a thin man about one meter six tall following Xia Wei, with thin legs, wearing a pair of rayon blue pants, like two wooden sticks supporting a thin body, Xia Wei hurriedly introduced: "This is Xiao Lu." Then he said to Xiao Lu: "This is my mother, this is Aunt Ding." ”

After everyone greeted each other, Xiao Lu insisted on inviting Xia Wei and them to have dinner at home, and her mother looked at Xiao Lu, although she felt that her appearance was indeed a little less satisfactory than she imagined, but thinking that he had a formal job, she had already acquiesced to this son-in-law in her heart, so she agreed to go to Xiao Lu's house to have a look.

Xiao Lu's family lives in the village near the Huhu Health Center, the village is very large, it is an ancient village, there are vegetable farms, restaurants, and credit cooperatives in the village, Xiao Lu's family is in the center of the village, it is a small farm yard with front and back yards. The yard is very clean, with a green brick paved floor, and a wall across the yard is the neighbor's backyard, around which some flowers and bonsai are placed, and there is a big banana tree in the yard. Xiao Lu's father is a retired accountant in the factory, and when he has nothing to do, he likes to plant some flowers and bonsai, and there is a pot of blooming red moon season on the incense table in the living room, a pot of cedar bonsai and hanging baskets with small white flowers are placed on the flower stand on the ground, and potted plants are also placed in the aisle. Xia Wei, her mother and Aunt Ding were all dumbfounded, they had never seen anyone with so many flowers in their home.

Xiao Lu's family was even more hospitable to the guests, and the sister-in-law was busy, and her parents, brothers and sisters all accompanied Xia Wei to talk. Seeing such a scene, my mother was even more determined to agree to this marriage. However, my mother still asked the introducer to reply to Xiao Lu's parents: "I am quite satisfied with Xiao Lu's work and family conditions, but I am a little shorter." Mother said to Xia Wei: "Just agree to this family business, how good this family is, warm, harmonious, kind, listen to my mother's words." Xia Wei didn't say a word, just thinking about her own thoughts.

Xiao Lu has never been at the bottom of his heart since Xia Wei's mother came to meet, but he is still so good to Xia Wei, Xia Wei said to Xiao Lu in order to make her die: "You know that there are people in my heart, and now, my mother is also firmly against me associating with you." ”

"Really? I'll keep your mom satisfied. Xiao Lu said confidently.

"Don't bother, we're not suitable." Xia Wei tried to convince him to retreat.

"Just wait and see." Xiao Lu walked away confidently.

About a week later, Xiao Lu said to Xia Wei: "I wrote a letter to your parents and asked them not to interfere in your marriage, I told them that it is now free to fall in love, don't interfere anymore, otherwise there will be a tragedy of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai." "You're going too far, why don't you write to my parents and don't tell me?" You want to kill them. Besides, can something like that happen? Xia Wei said a little angrily.

Xiao Lu made a strange face and ran away.

What Xia Wei didn't expect was that the man in front of her, whom she didn't like, later became her husband. Xiao Lu made a grimace at Xia Wei, but life made a big grimace at Xia Wei......

As expected, Xia Wei and Xiao Lu both received a reply letter from their parents, informing them that their parents agreed to your marriage, don't think about it and wait, Xia Wei looked at Xiao Lu reproachfully: "Are you satisfied?" ”

Xiao Lu looked at Xia Wei proudly.

At the urging of the parents of both parties, they were scheduled to get married on New Year's Day. When the wedding date was set, Xia Wei cried, she was tormented in her heart, thinking about the mountain alliance with Wang Tao, but now she wants to live with a person she doesn't love for the rest of her life, but thinking of what kind of family history she has, she retreated again, and she can't hurt Wang Tao......

However, she couldn't hide it from Xiao Lu, she had to let him know, so she said to Xiao Lu: "I have a family history of genetic diseases, and I may pass it on to future generations." ”

Xiao Lu comforted: "It's going to be fine, aren't you okay?" No matter what, I'd love to be with you. ”

When preparing for the wedding, Xia Wei was very unhappy by some trivial things. Xia Wei felt that she could do without anything when she got married, and she must have bookcases and desks, so she told the introducer the idea of wanting a bookcase, but Xiao Lu's family also asked the introducer to say: "What kind of senior intellectual is she, and what bookcase do you want?" It's ridiculous, I know a few words, my cousin, who is the principal, didn't ask for a bookcase when he got married, and put it there as a decoration, so I can't do this, tell her that this is not practical. ”

When Xia Wei learned such a reply, she felt uncomfortable for a while. Think about how much psychological pressure you overcame before deciding to marry Xiao Lu, but how can Xiao Lu's family say this about themselves. I think that at the beginning, I was also a class cadre in the school, and my academic performance was also among the best, if I hadn't been distracted during the college entrance examination and didn't study for the exam well, I would have been a college student now. Besides, she has always had her dream of going to college, and she thought that if she had the opportunity, she would definitely take the college entrance examination again. Can't you read books after you get married? Xia Wei wanted to mention the bookcase again through Xiao Lu, but Xiao Lu didn't want the bookcase either, feeling that it was a superfluous item. Seeing Xiao Lu's attitude, Xia Wei didn't want to say a word.

On January 2, 1983, Xia Wei and Xiao Lu's wedding was held as scheduled. Because Xia Wei's maiden family and Xiao Lu's family are more than 60 kilometers away. On this day, the weather was gloomy, and the ground was a little wet due to the rain that had fallen a few days ago. The relatives of the Xiao Lu family came to the entrance of the village where Xia Wei lived with a big truck, the village was a dirt road, and the truck could not drive into the village, so it stopped at the entrance of the village, and the group of relatives introduced Xia Wei's home with the housekeeper of Xia Wei's family.

At home, inside and out, there are crowds of people watching the excitement, the matchmaker uses the bib on her chest to carry some candy and peanuts, and distributes candy and fruit in the crowd, and everyone in the family is entertaining guests.

Xia Wei was arranged by the matchmaker to sit in the quilt early, and the girls who had always come to see the excitement were exuding flower handkerchiefs. The matchmaker urged vigorously on the side: "Wei'er, when the firecrackers go off, you must cry, if you don't cry, your family will not prosper, remember." ”

The bride is not allowed to eat, nor is she allowed to move around the house. It is said that this is a rule handed down by the ancestors, and walking on the ground and sticking soil on your feet will take away the wealth of your mother's family, so the bride is not allowed to go to the ground and stick the soil of her mother's family. Xia Wei ate two poached eggs and didn't feel hungry. Listening to the hustle and bustle of relatives and friends raising glasses and drinking in front of the outer hall, as well as the laughter of women and children, Xia Wei couldn't be happy in her heart, thinking that she would not get along with Wang Tao from now on, her heart was sour, tears fell down, and the matchmaker shouted excitedly on the side: "The bride is crying, come and see!" ”

Hearing the matchmaker's shout, the crowd immediately surged, vying to see the bride.

In a burst of firecrackers, Xia Wei was picked up by her younger brother, and her mother splashed Xia Wei's face wash water to wipe her tears on the ground outside the door, and muttered: "The water spilled by the married girl will never be able to go again." Then he went home and lay on the table and cried loudly.

Xia Wei was carried by her younger brother into the cab of the truck at the head of the village. The cab is really a bit big, there are two rows of seats in it, one person can sit side by side with the driver in the front, three people can sit in the back, Xia Wei is sitting in the middle of the back row, on the left is her sister Mingyue, and on the right is the girl sent by the Xiao Lu family to pick up the bride. In the front row sat the groom official Xiaolu, and the rest of the men who picked up and dropped off their relatives sat in the bed of the truck with the dowry.

Xia Wei wore a green camel hair jacket and a black woolen coat, she knew that she would wear festive red clothes when she got married. However, I couldn't be happy, so I insisted on buying these two clothes, but I didn't buy red clothes.

On the wedding night, there was an endless stream of people in the new house, only to hear someone shouting: "Bride, call me a big beep." ”

Xia Wei looked at the man and asked puzzledly, "What does Da Dudu mean?" ”

Someone on the side shouted: "Hehehehe, you don't know, that's what the big brother means." ”

"Oh, big brother!" Xia Wei also shouted.

"No, no, no, you have to call Dudu, or you have to do it all over again." The man who made a new house did not give up.

Xia Wei had no choice but to shout: "Toot good! Please eat sugar. Then he took another cigarette and handed it over: "Dudu, please smoke." ”

Someone next to him shouted, "The bride calls me Abu." ”

Xia Wei was puzzled again: "What does Abu mean?" ”

"It's also what my brother means, you can shout whatever you want." "I can't understand what I'm saying here." "Yes, it has to be." The crowd began to gossip.

"Oh, Abu is good! Please eat sugar. ”

"It should be a candy for me and Ah Lu." Someone began to correct Xia Wei's words.

"Come on, come on, the bride hasn't called me yet, call me a doll."

Xia Wei was even more confused: "How can you call you a doll at such an old age?" ”

Someone on the side was explaining: "Hehehehe, you don't understand, the doll is the uncle." ”

Xia Wei was also amused: "The doll is good! Please eat candy. ”

"Well, I'll have to remember it in the future."

"Okay, got it." Somehow, Xia Wei felt uncomfortable, tears rolling in her eyes. At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Smile at the bride, today is a big day, smile more." ”

Xia Wei held back her tears and pretended to be happy.

The alarm clock in front of the hall just rang at ten o'clock, and the people who were in the new house left consciously. Seeing off the guests, Xia Wei's heart was empty, and she didn't know how to face her new husband next. I only heard the sound of firecrackers outside, and remembered that two men and a woman who sent the house walked into the new house, brought a bowl of red date and egg soup, let the bride and groom eat a bite, and then began to sing the house song in the new room: Sister, you shout at the head of the bed, and my brother will hold you, yes, kiss one, and have a fat cub next year......

After sending the room, only Xia Wei and Xiao Lu were left in the new room, Xia Wei went to the outside room to wash, and when she finished washing, Xiao Lu in the new room had already laid down under the quilt before her, snoring, and her body exuded a strong smell of alcohol. On the stool in front of the bed was Xiao Lu's clothes and pants, looking at the sanitary pants with half of the trouser leg broken, Xia Wei was surprised: What kind of unkempt person is this, he doesn't even buy a new pair of trouser legs that are half missing, after all, it is the wedding night! Even if it's not for marriage, it's winter, isn't he cold? She didn't even dare to imagine how she could live with such a man.