When cooking lunch, Yulan asked Lu Xiaoyi to help.

There were only mother and daughter in the stove room, Lu Xiaoyi sat in front of the stove to light the fire, and Yulan was cutting vegetables next to the vegetable table.

Yulan said: "A few days ago, your Aunt Liu mentioned to me about Xiaoding and Liu Bao, although she didn't say it explicitly, but I understood the meaning of the words. ”

Xiao Ding and Liu Bao, Lu Xiaoyi also considered it, Liu Bao is a kind and simple good boy, Xiao Ding is a well-behaved and sensible good girl, the two are the same age and play together to the end, it stands to reason that they are a good match, but Liu Bao has a stuttering problem, Lu Xiaoyi is worried that his father and mother will find fault with this.

Lu Xiaoyi didn't know what Yulan was thinking, so she tried to ask, "Mother, what do you think?" After speaking, he tilted his head to look at Yulan, but unfortunately the stove was too high to cover half of her vision, and Yulan was chopping vegetables behind her back, Lu Xiaoyi couldn't see her face and could only listen to her tone.

Yulan said: "Liu Bao is a good boy, but he stutters a little, I discussed it with your father, your father said that people are good, and the stammering is not dumb." ”

Listening to Yulan's tone, it seems that she has some regrets, after all, she has a grudge against her stammer.

Lu Xiaoyi tried to ask: "What does Xiaoding think, mother, why don't you ask her?" ”

Yulan glanced at her, "I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet, it's too early to ask her, and besides, girls of her age are the most likely to be cranky, if I ask her everything, once it disturbs her mind, this matter will be troublesome." ”

"But you can't help but ask what Xiaoding means." Lu Xiaoyi muttered.

"Your dad and I can just make it for her."

Lu Xiaoyi pursed his mouth, "Daddy's decision is good, but it is appropriate to mention it to Xiao Ding." It's not impossible. ”

Yulan glanced back at Xiao Yi, "I didn't know I would mention this to you, but after your big mouth knew, Xiao Ding couldn't hide it." ”

Lu Xiaoyi grinned, "Mother, do you agree or not, Xiaoding and Liu Bao are childhood sweethearts, Liu Bao not only has a good temperament and good appearance, but also is kind and polite to people, and Granny Liu, Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu are all very good people." Xiao Ding will not suffer if he marries in the past. ”

Magnolia is still struggling with the stammer. sighed: "Back then, your eldest aunt didn't like Zhiwen's dark complexion, and I also persuaded her to look at her character, and now that I encounter the same situation, I can understand your eldest aunt's mood at that time." Ay! Be a mother. Who doesn't want their daughter to find a husband who is satisfactory inside and out! ”

Lu Xiaoyi saw that Yulan was in a depressed mood. Tease her: "Mother, you are too partial, when you find me a husband." Why don't you find me a white-skinned one, which will hurt my family's special lamp oil. ”

Yulan was puzzled and stared at Xiao Yi, "What's the matter with lamp oil?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi pouted, "Na, Brother Liang is so dark, I can't see anyone if I don't light up at night." ”

Yulan jumped to her feet angrily, and shouted at Xiao Yi with a kitchen knife: "What nonsense? If you don't light up at night, no one can see anyone, what does it have to do with being dark? ”

Lu Xiaoyi smiled and said deliberately: "Mother, why didn't you pick a white one for me at that time?" ”

"Wangjiaba, that Hara Sanchangbai, do you agree?"

Why does this sound so familiar? Lu Xiaoyi thought about it and laughed out loud, this is when her cousin was on a blind date, her grandmother refuted her aunt's words.

Lu Xiaoyi saw that Yulan was in a better mood, so he said slowly: "Mother, although Liu Bao stammered, he insisted on reading with a stone in his mouth for the past two years, and now he is much better, as long as he is not in a hurry, he speaks like a normal person on weekdays, just with this patience and perseverance, I think Liu Bao is a good person." ”

Yulan nodded, "It is precisely because Liu Bao is better that Sister-in-law Liu can mention this family matter to me, she didn't mention it before, and she also has her own considerations." ”

Lu Xiaoyi knows that Aunt Liu is a smart person, this kind of thing is early, once a good thing does not come true, the relationship between the two families will become awkward, now is a good time, her eldest son has made achievements, the second son has improved and is good at reading, and he can completely mention this family with Yulan.

"Mother, what did you say at the time?"

Yulan said: "She mentioned it vaguely, and I also replied vaguely, saying that this matter should be discussed with her husband, so that Liu Baoan can read for a year with peace of mind, and when the reference is finished the year after tomorrow, Xiaoding will be fifteen, and it will not be too late for them to do so." ”

"What did Aunt Liu say?"

"I didn't say anything to death, of course she agreed, and reading is a big deal, and family affairs can be slowed down."

"Mother, you didn't respond to it, did you want to find another good one for Xiao Ding?"

Yulan began to raise the kitchen knife at Xiao Yi again, and said angrily: "You and I are as bent on letting the girl climb the high branches as your cousin?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly surrendered: "Wronged, my mother is a smart person, how can my aunt compare?" ”

Yulan said what she thought in her heart, "Xiao Ding is different from you, she is not as strong as you, it is not good to marry too early, I just want to keep her for a few more years, and now the old lady is seriously ill, and she is about to die, Xiao Ding is filial piety for a year, and it is not too late to talk about marriage after filial piety." ”

Lu Xiaoyi also admitted that she and Xiao Ding are completely two types of people, Xiao Ding is petite and cute, well-behaved and kind, she is tall, capable and energetic, she can marry before the age of sixteen, and Xiao Ding is better to raise for two more years.

"Mother, it's still thoughtful for you." Lu Xiaoyi's words were not a slap on the horse, but he sincerely thanked Yulan.

Yulan's eyes were red, "I wanted to keep you for a few more years, and I thought that the old lady would intervene, but now there are few people in the family, and I am really not used to it, and I often call Xiao Ding Xiao Yi, which makes your father laugh at me." ”

Lu Xiaoyi's heart was sour, and he said strangely: "Mother, in the future, Brother Liang and I will go back to my parents' house for dinner, okay?" ”

Yulan smacked her: "Don't come, you can both eat, our granary will be empty by the two of you sooner or later." ”

Lu Xiaoyi laughed, got up and looked at the rice in the pot, "Not bad, yes, I made enough rice today." ”

Yulan sighed: "You can eat so much, it's really tiring to feed you!" Suddenly thinking of something, he whispered: "Do you have it?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi Leng God, "Got it?" Suddenly reacted, and his head shook like a rattle, "No, no, Kwai Shui has just passed." ”

Yulan was a little disappointed, and advised: "You two are young and vigorous, some things must be measured and controlled, especially you, once you find that Kwai Shui is delayed, you have to be careful, you can't let him come, in case something happens to you, the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Yulan was originally ashamed to say these things, but at this time, she was worried that her daughter and son-in-law would be reckless. In a hurry, he reminded him, and after saying it in one breath, his cheeks were red.

Peers are fine, but it is inevitably a little embarrassing for poor generations to say this. Moreover, Lu Xiaoyi also has her own ideas, her married life with Yu Liang is more quality than quantity, even if she is young and vigorous, she is still measured and controlled, she is embarrassed to explain to Yulan, she can only say that she knows.

Both mother and daughter were embarrassed. and he spoke no more. I started to cook lunch.

After lunch, the sun brightened up, and Magnolia urged them to go back quickly, and the snow in the province turned into mud.

Back home. The two are not idle. Work together to clean up the rabbits that you hunted in the morning. Rub salt and hang in a ventilated storage compartment.

Lu Xiaoyi now reserves food for the winter like a little squirrel, and because there are no pigs at home, he makes hares and pheasants into air-dried meat. In addition to mountain goods, she also made dried fish from the big fish sent by her uncle.

Looking at the row of hares, pheasants and dried fish hanging in the storage room, Lu Xiaoyi was very happy and said with a smile: "Marrying a hunter has meat to eat, marrying a farmer to have grain to eat, I would rather eat meat than eating grain!" ”

Yu Liang laughed at her: "I think about eating meat." ”

Lu Xiaoyi picked the corners of his eyes, his slender eyes made a look that he thought was very attractive, and whispered, "Don't you want to eat meat?" ”

The corners of Yu Liang's mouth twitched slightly, and he touched his nose, "What, I'll go out for a walk." ”

Lu Xiaoyi grabbed him, "Why are you going?" It's freezing and snowy outside. ”

"The creek is about to freeze, I'm going to get the fish basket back." Yu Liang said with a smile: "Marrying such a meat-loving daughter-in-law, you can't work hard." ”

Lu Xiaoyi grabbed him, "The road is slippery, don't go, let's rest at home." When it came to resting, Lu Xiaoyi unconsciously raised his tone, and also bent and drawn.

Yu Liang's cheeks flushed, he looked at the bright sky outside, his Adam's apple moved, and finally held back, "It's not easy to get it if it's frozen, I'll go back as soon as I go, let's... Let's have a good rest in the evening. ”

Lu Xiaoyi reacted, gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't mean that, why do you keep thinking crookedly?" ”

Yu Liang laughed, went out and whistled, and the black tiger got out of the kennel and followed Yu Liang to the stream.

Lu Xiaoyi jumped to his feet angrily, complaining that the conscience of the surplus grain was greatly broken.

When the surplus grain came back, he carried two large baskets and said with a smile: "The harvest is good, and when I came back, I gave half of it to my father-in-law." ”

Lu Xiaoyi cleaned up the crucian carp and set aside some for the evening to eat, and threw the rest of the cans in the yard, freezing in the cold, and there was the largest freezer outside.

Then I went to the vegetable cellar and took out a white radish, boiled a pot of milky white radish crucian carp soup, and fried some crispy small dried fish.

Small dried fish is the favorite of the raccoon cat, and the surplus food is used to it, and it is eaten by itself.

Lu Xiaoyi was a little surprised, "Why are you used to it?" It's all used to being a delicious cat! ”

Yu Liang smiled: "This is what you gave me." ”

Lu Xiaoyi's sour taste immediately turned sweet, and he whispered: "Brother Liang, you said that we will have children in the future, will you be used to it like this?" ”

Yu Liang's first reaction was to look at her stomach, and then said excitedly: "You have it?" ”

The corners of Lu Xiaoyi's mouth twitched, obviously she had just passed her period, so he asked such a question, how could she explain it, so he patted his stomach, "It's all rice." ”

Yu Liang's eyes flashed with disappointment, and then he smiled again: "It's okay, how hard I work, sooner or later." ”

That night, I really worked hard.

In the following days, I worked hard.

Lu Xiaoyi remembered what Yulan said about being young and vigorous to be temperate, and he didn't think so at the time, but at this time, it was really a good word.

So, Lu Xiaoyi, who couldn't bear it, began to play a scoundrel, and finally the two took out the harmony charter and pressed the handprint, and the little day was back on track.

As temperatures get colder, the surplus reduces the number of hunts.

Lu Xiaoyi was worried about Mrs. Lu's condition, and she had to go down the mountain with the surplus grain every three or five times, and she felt heavy every time she came back.

Mrs. Lu's condition is getting worse and worse, her mind is already confused, she doesn't recognize people, doesn't open her eyes, doesn't eat, and hangs her life by relying on three potions a day.

Dr. Wu shook his head and sighed, "Let's prepare for the future!" It won't be able to drag on for a few days. ”

Despite the heavy mood, the Lu family still cheered up and prepared for the future. Lu Shouzeng took Lu Si to Shen's house to order a coffin, Lu Zhong heard about a funeral band with a good reputation, and went all the way to contact him, while the women silently sewed filial piety clothes.

Lu Xiaoyi and Yu Liang wanted to stay in the Lu family to help, but were persuaded by Lu Zhong and Yulan to go back, this is the funeral of the Lu family, she and Yu Liang are the Yu family, just do what they should do, but they were said by the villagers if they interfered too much.

One side is customary, Xiaxi Village has its own funeral customs, Lu Xiaoyi can only silently obey it, and return home with the surplus grain in a dull manner.

The next thing is to wait, wait for an old man to get angry, how ridiculous it is to say, but the reality is so helpless.

Lu Xiaoyi exhaled a deep sigh of depression.

I don't know when, a cold wind has been blowing between heaven and earth, blowing the doors and windows creaking, Lu Xiaoyi has no energy, let alone appetite, the surplus grain boiled porridge for her, she couldn't eat it, and the surplus grain forced her to eat.

Lu Xiaoyi didn't want him to worry, swallowed the porridge in a big gulp, turned the soles of his shoes out, and found something to do, which was better than waiting and thinking about it in a daze.

Yu Liang bolted the doors and windows, took out a miscellaneous book on traps and traps that he found out of nowhere, and accompanied her, looking at it silently.

Mrs. Lu dragged on for three days.

Early in the morning of the fourth day, Lu Zhong rushed over, banged on the door, and shouted loudly.

Yu Liang hurriedly went out to open the door, and Lu Zhong said, "Quick, your great-grandmother is no longer good." ”

The little couple hurriedly went down the mountain with Lu Zhong and went straight to the big house.

When he entered the hospital, he heard a burst of crying, and Lu Xiaoyi remembered the time when Mrs. Lu set up a posthumous training, which was also the case. At that time, it was my aunt who was pretending to cry, but at this time, it was a real cry of ups and downs.

Lu Xiaoyi's eyes were sour, the moment she entered the house, how she hoped that Mrs. Lu could still look at her intently like last time, but the reality was cruel, the glittering eyes of the past were covered by loose eyelids, the aggressive words of the past were blocked by the shriveled lip lines, and a dull yellow and withered face had reached the time when the oil ran out.

Lu Xiaoyi cried and shouted to her great-grandmother and knelt in front of her kang.

Mrs. Lu didn't even have the strength to raise her eyelids, her lips opened, and she vaguely shouted something, like calling Xiao Ji, more like Xiao Ding, and finally heard that she was calling Xiao Bing.

Yulan helped Xiao Yi up, choked up with red eyes, and said, "It's the last one." ”

Mrs. Lu was still muttering, until Bingyu stepped forward and grabbed her hand, Mrs. Lu quieted down, the green tendons on the back of her hand bubbled up, and she pulled Xiao Bing to her mouth.

Bingyu leaned her ear over, and Mrs. Lu held her last breath and advised, "Be of the same heart with your daughter-in-law." After speaking, Mrs. Lu had no strength in her hands, like a dead branch broken by the autumn wind, drooping down.

Everyone cried sadly, and even Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu, the two daughters-in-law who had been tormented by Mrs. Lu all the year round, almost cried so much that they almost lost their breath.

People are sometimes like this, when they are alive, they rely on a grievance to support, and when this grievance cannot find the source, they find that in addition to the grievance, there are complex feelings formed in the process of accumulation of grievances. (To be continued.) )