Liu Tiezhu walked all the way home with a gloomy face, and only barely squeezed out a little smile when he got home. This matter can't be noticed by the old parents, the two old people's health has been much better recently, and there is no need to let this kind of gossip disturb the mood of the old man.

The cause was a remittance slip from the post office a few days ago. The remittance slip is normal, and there are many children in the village who work in Lingnan. At the end of each month, people whose children are away from home can receive a remittance slip, more or less. Liu Tiezhu was very happy at the end of the month, and his daughter sent money home again. Other people's children are either 120 yuan, or 30 yuan. Liu Tiezhu always received the most money, forty yuan. Every time I receive a remittance order, the people in the village can't help but envy "Tiezhu, you are blessed, you gave birth to a good daughter, filial piety and family care"

This is what Liu Tiezhu likes to hear the most. This second daughter is really sensible, she asked her brother to write a letter and asked her to keep a little more money for herself, and the second girl always said that she had it. Liu Tiezhu had already learned from other families in the village that the second girl's monthly salary was forty-five yuan. Several girls are working together, and they all know how much their wages are.

Liu Tiezhu was of medium height, handsome when he was young, and married a beautiful girl who was counted in ten miles and eight towns. The children born are all good-looking. The eldest is a boy, the second is a girl, the third is a girl, and the fourth is a boy. Two men and two women, this family is really envious of others.

The second girl is even more proud of the family, this girl is really good-looking, she has grown like a flower since she was a child. Industrious, filial, can do any work at home. From time to time, there are always people in the village who joke, "Tiezhu, how about marrying your second girl to my kid?" Although it was a joke, Liu Tiezhu was sure that as long as he let go, the family would come to the door to propose marriage.

After the second girl graduated from junior high school at the age of sixteen, her family had no money for her to study, so there were many people who came to propose marriage. Not to mention the hometown, there are really a lot of matchmakers from other places, and the conditions mentioned by some people make Liu Tiezhu tempted. There was even a cadre from a factory in the county town, and a relative at home who came to the door. This condition is too good, go to the city to enjoy happiness, no longer have to do farm work, after a few years, you can also transfer the household registration into the city, where to find such a good thing? This baby is so desperate that he refuses.

Liu Tiezhu sighed, silly girl, you won't enjoy it if you are blessed! Look at your mother, at the age of forty, where is there still half a trace of the demeanor of her youth? Liu Tiezhu's wife rolled her eyes on the side, isn't it for this family?

The second girl was unwilling, saying that she was still young. Liu Tiezhu is not reluctant to be the most reluctant, too, he is only sixteen or seventeen years old, what is the hurry? The legal age of marriage for girls is 20 years old. Of course, this rule is often overlooked in rural areas, when girls at the age of seventeen or eighteen marrying abound. However, Liu Tiezhu didn't know that the current second girl began to think that she was old!

There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck. The eldest son went up the mountain to pick herbs for the old man, fell down the mountain, and luckily picked a life, but one leg was crippled from then on.

The eldest son borrowed a lot of money for treatment. In order to repay the money, the second girl heard that Lingnan in the next province was recruiting workers, and went to Lingnan with a group of sisters from the village. They didn't disappoint their families, and they would always send money home, which was of great use. To repay part of the money, those who can lend money to their own families are affectionate and righteous people, and other people's families may not be very rich, so they will pay back a little more or less. For the rest, buy some medicine for the two old men. Seriously, the two elders in the family are not sick, and the old and frail cannot keep up with nutrition. The doctor said that the old man should eat well and have some bones. Every ten days and a half months, the family buys some meat for the two elders to improve their food, and in addition, the third and fourth are still young, so they can eat it! The family also needs a little money once in a while. At the end of every month, Liu Tiezhu is looking forward to this money.

But everything changed a few days ago in a remittance slip, because the amount on this remittance slip was 1,200 yuan. For this mountain village in southwest Jiangxi, this is a huge amount of money. Even the post office staff who delivered the remittance slip had a strange face.

The second girl just remitted 40 yuan to her home a few days ago, how can she have it? Or wasn't it sent by the second girl? That's even more unlikely, who will send money to their own home? Liu Tiezhu got it in his hand and saw that it was still sent back by the second girl, and then looked at the amount of money, Liu Tiezhu thought that he was dazzled by the mistake, and he still thought that people were not old, so his eyes were spent. After reading it several times, I dared to believe it, Liu Tiezhu was ecstatic, went to the township to get back this huge amount of money, and repaid all the money borrowed from relatives and friends on the same day.

This news soon spread to all parts of the village, and the families were amazed and envious. However, the world is so wonderful, you are unlucky, and no one may sympathize with you; If you're lucky, someone will be jealous of you. There will always be people who don't get along with you. This should be considered a law. In the past two days, some people in the village have gradually started to gossip, and the people who speak are vigorous, and it is reasonable to assume that they are right. The same person from the same village went to work together, why can the second daughter of the old Liu family send back so much money? What are others doing for nothing? No one can answer when he says this, and those who want to help Liu Tiezhu speak can only reply, "There must be a reason" and "What is the reason?" ”······

What were the conditions for marriage in the seventies and early eighties? At that time, there were three major pieces and 36 legs: bicycles, watches, and sewing machines. Let's talk about the price of these items first: Phoenix Bicycle is purchased with a ticket for 168 yuan and five cents. Haishi brand all-steel watch is 120 yuan. Butterfly brand sewing machine 175 yuan four corners. These are the three major brand-name goods. The thirty-six legs refer to standing cabinets, flat cabinets, dressers, high and low beds, etc. If you have money, add another radio. The whole cost is not 800 yuan. With all of that in mind, this wedding is luxurious in a big city. Countryside? That certainly can't be counted on.

At this time, the bride price is not happy, and the man is looking at the family's economic conditions to give the woman's family a little. Liu Ping got so much money at once, didn't she? I've heard that the south is more chaotic, isn't it?

Liu Tiezhu never believed that his daughter would do something immoral, but people were terrible. On the way home, I was thinking in my heart that I would ask my eldest son to write a letter to ask the second girl.

In the hundred-square-meter dirt yard of their house, the three girls and the four boys were chasing and playing, and the father was sitting under the old persimmon tree. Just said a few words to my father. The eldest son limped out with a man. Hey, why does the eldest son have a smile on his face today? In the past half a year, Liu Tiezhu has never seen his son smile.

"Yulin, then you hurry up and do it" Liu Sheng smiled with a smile on his face. "Alas, I'll go right away" The square-faced young man responded, looked up and saw Liu Tiezhu, and said hello "Uncle Zhu" and left in a hurry. Seeing that his son's smile was true, Liu Tiezhu was thinking about something, and Liu Sheng handed over a letter. Two girls'!

I didn't know a few words, but Liu Tiezhu still read the letter. Liu Tiezhu's mouth can't be closed, he can't find a good job with a lantern, the second girl is really capable. "Then you" "I asked Yulin to send a telegram, Xiaoping will come to the station to pick up people" "Good, good, good" Liu Tiezhu was so happy. After thinking about it, Liu Tiezhu still planned to tell his son, "Let's see what's going on with Xiaoping after you go over······"