I asked, "Why did they go back?" ”

"Your second sister-in-law is not happy. You too, you can't give her that dress, and what do you take out to show off? ”

I sneered: "Mom, are you really, obviously she snatched it herself, blame me?" ”

"I'm too lazy to say you, there is food I left for you on the stove, you hurry up and eat it to help me peel the bud."

I walked into the kitchen, saw a basin on the stove, opened it, and saw that there was a bowl of fried beans, and there were a lot of diced meat in it, and two corn tortillas, all of which were still warm, so I walked out.

"Thank you, Mom, and left me something delicious." I smiled and sat down on a small stool to the side to eat.

Mom lowered her head and said while breaking the bud rice particles, "I can give you something delicious." always says that I favor your second brother, you see how much he cares about you, and when I see you, I ask long and short questions. ”

I didn't speak, he didn't do any work, I didn't care even if I was in pain, I just said a few words casually afterwards and pretended to say a few words, I really don't like this kind of care.

Mom suddenly stopped and said to me tentatively, "Qiao'er, I actually have something to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?" I listened to the unexpectedly gentle voice of her voice, and I knew it was definitely not a good thing.

Sure enough, she coughed a few times, and then said, "Du Cheng actually looked for your second brother before, and he said......"

"Mom, you don't have to talk to me about him. He has divorced, and what do you say he does? I interrupted her.

Mom hurriedly said: "They all live in the same village, and they are not enemies, why are they so ruthless." Besides, the has to introduce your eldest brother to someone, and it won't be good if you get stiff. ”

I frowned and said, "You don't have to beat around the bush, you can tell the truth if you have anything, what's wrong?" ”

"Actually, he discussed it with your second brother, seeing that the autumn harvest is busy, his family's buds have not been peeled, and the potatoes have not been planed, Du Cheng is getting married and going to the city, and his father has been working outside, and his mother is really busy alone, so I want you to go to his house for a few days as in previous years."

I sneered, "Oh, you still want me to be a free coolie." ”

Mom hurriedly said, "It's not free, he said, I'll give you five yuan a day, and it's twenty-five yuan for five days." Your second brother and he are elementary school classmates, and the relationship between the two has always been good, so it's not good to refuse people because of this, so your second brother agreed for you. ”

I lowered my head and used my chopsticks to pull the beans inside.

Mom leaned in front of me, and her voice was exceptionally gentle: "You also know that the family owes eighty yuan, and at the end of the year, you must pay back part of it, and the money you want to come out before has paid the tuition for your second brother, there is really no way, if you can help your mother earn back some cash, Mom will give you stewed beans every day." I can only grieve you for a few days. ”

I listened to my mother's words, and I was so angry that I almost broke the chopsticks in my hand. What is this for? It's not enough for others to bully me, but my family wants to bully me!

When my mother saw that I didn't speak, she thought it made sense of me, so she said, "Actually, these jobs are not a piece of cake for you?" Their family has a small population and little land, so it is easy to do it, and it will be done in a few days. ”

"Since he works well, and Du Cheng is a friend of the second brother, he should do it himself, what is the matter of selling his sister?"

"Your second brother, he's not in bad health..."

"My health is not good, I am now beaten by Du Cheng's fiancée and injured all over my body, and I am still asked to work for others? The whole village is looking at my jokes, you can do it, and you want me to post it upside down! ”

Mom grabbed me anxiously: "Isn't this enough to earn more than 20 yuan, don't you know what it's like at home?" ”

"I've already helped you earn ten yuan, you are willing to give it all to the second brother, if you are willing to make money, you can go by yourself, don't tell me!"

I said and went back to the kitchen to eat, and I didn't make sense with her.

Mom hurriedly followed: "How can I go to work at such an age?" What a shame! ”

"I'm not ashamed to work for him? People have dumped me, and I have to re-entangle me? Yuan Fang knew what if she beat me again? I will get married in the future, what will my in-laws say about me in the future? ”

"Then don't eat it, this dead girl is angry with me!" She snatched the pea corner back from my hand.

But I soon snatched it back: "I've worked all day, I'm tired to death, why can't I eat?" If you don't give it to me, I'll go to my second brother's house to eat sausages! If there is any good thing, you will know how to send it there, and let me do all the dirty work! ”

My mother punched me in the arm angrily, I screamed in pain, and the blue and white bowl in my hand fell directly to the ground, and all the dishes were destroyed, so no one had to eat it now.

Mom squatted on the ground in distress and nagged: "Where to find such a loser child, all the good things have been ruined like this!" ”

I didn't talk to her, I went out with my tortillas, took two pieces of cucumber pickles from the windowsill, and took them back to my house to eat.

I gulped down the tortillas, and the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, damn Du Cheng, why did you always want to trap me alone?

The second brother is a selfish ghost, he only thinks about himself, I can't understand it with him, I decided to go to Du Cheng and let him never bother me!

I walked to the door and suddenly stood still, I decided to dress up well and then go out, to let Du Cheng know that I would live well without you.

I braided my hair in front of the mirror, braided two small braids at the top, and then spread it out and tied it into a ponytail underneath.

It was only after I was forty years old that I started to be in the city, and although I could, I had gray hair and worked on a construction site, so I didn't have a chance to try it. It's really nice to look at now. I put that red shirt on again, and I was in the mirror.

Mom was nagging me in the yard about my loser, and when she saw me coming out, she hurriedly said, "What are you wearing this for?" Hurry up and help me work after eating, so many buds! ”

"I'm going to find Du Cheng."

"Ahh Have you changed your mind? Mom had a look of surprise on her face.

I didn't say a word, and went straight out.

"When you go to his house, you can tell me that it is more than 20 yuan, if you can pay off all the debts of the family this year, your mother will give you a good set of clothes to wear, and it is not good to borrow other people's clothes." Mom's tone was happy and kept sending me out.

I walked in the direction of Du Chengjia, which was a road I used to take often. At that time, although I was very tired every time I worked, I always felt very happy in my heart, counting the days of marriage with him day by day, but now I walk with remorse, why was I so stupid at the beginning, can I believe that kind of man's promise?

Du Cheng's house was cleaned up, the doors and windows were repainted, and the glass was polished very brightly, it seemed that he was ready for family affairs.

Du Cheng and her mother were eating in the corner, and there was another plate of sausages, a plate of cold vegetables, a big bowl of cabbage and tofu bone broth, and a bowl of rice per person, so the village was quite rich.

According to the rules of the village, unmarried men and women cannot see each other often before marriage, so Yuan Fang was not at their house.

Seeing me coming, Sun E was stunned and immediately looked at Du Cheng.

And Du Cheng was stunned: "You... How do you get here? His eyes were constantly looking at me, and his eyes were full of admiration and surprise.

I smiled slightly, "Didn't you find my second brother?" That's why I'm here. ”

Sun E pointed to the small stool opposite and smiled, "You can sit down and eat some food." ”

"I came here after dinner, auntie, don't be busy." I pulled the stool and sat across from them.

Sun E smiled: "Qiao'er, I know what we did before was not quite right, but there is no way to do it, we can't be in-laws, and we can't be enemies." ”

"Auntie, you're right, don't you see that my second brother and Du Cheng are still meeting? Although I was dumped, my second brother didn't think it was a big deal, aren't you all still making peace? ”

Sun E heard the sarcasm in my words, and reluctantly smiled and did not speak.

I rolled up my sleeves again, and there were bruises on my wrists: "I was beaten by Yuan Fang the day before yesterday, and now my back and legs hurt a little, to say that her cousin really deserves to have gone in and squatted, and the beating was too hard, I was going to die of pain when I was working in the field today." ”