Chapter 3: Big Bear
And Li Tong is also more taciturn than usual, and from time to time he will stare at Li Er with envious eyes.
Obviously, although Li Tong didn't say anything, he must have resentment in his heart. Of course, it's not others who complain, but that he has no ability, and he can't be as "angry" as Li Ersil.
After three days of working so busy, there were finally two snow rabbits and a ferret at home.
So
"Dad, that's almost enough, so be it." While eating dinner, Li Tong spoke.
"After all, they are girls in the county, and things are ...... this day" Li Gui didn't finish his words, but the implication was already very clear, that is, he wanted to wait a few more days.
"......" Li Tong opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he didn't speak again.
Although getting married is a festive event, it is not difficult for this poor family.
After dinner, Li Ersil did not go back to his room as usual. Instead, he found Li Tong directly.
Li Tong is an honest person, and his duty is an authentic image of an honest farmer. For a big thing like marriage, he doesn't look like a person who will rush.
In this era, it was very late before he was married at the age of twenty-three, and he had not heard anything before that.
So it's definitely problematic to rush at a time when it's almost certain.
"Big brother, you are urging your father to come to the door to propose marriage today, is there something wrong with your sister-in-law?"
"Brother! You can't call it a sister-in-law. Li Tong hurriedly got up and was about to cover Li Erdu's mouth, but Li Ersil gently blocked and patted him, and pressed him back on the kang.
Sitting on the kang by Li Erdu, Li Tong glanced at the window a few times with a little weakness, and then nodded.
"Brother has read books after all, and what he has read is thorough."
Although Li Ersil is called the second fool by everyone, he is the only literate person in the village of about 100 people.
"Is something wrong?" Li Er frowned stupidly, and hurriedly asked, after all, it was about his eldest brother's lifelong happiness.
"There was a matchmaker who found their family, and I only found out when I went to the county town to sell things that day." Li Tong was a little deflated when he said this.
"Which matchmaker? How so? "Li Ersil doesn't care about fair competition, but this is not modern, Li Tong came to the door first, and on the premise that this side has not been broken, another matchmaker will come to the door.
This is extremely rude behavior, and such behavior can even be said to be the hatred of taking a wife in this era.
"Big brother is afraid that they will be the first to get there?"
"She definitely won't agree, it's just ......" Li Tong heard Li Erdu's words and hurriedly retorted, but when he said the second half of the sentence, he couldn't go on.
But Li Ersil also understands that for Li Tong's poverty, the girl may think it's nothing. But their parents must have been a little disgusted.
"Then call Father, and we'll go tomorrow." Li Ersilly patted Li Tong on the shoulder as a comfort, and then got up and walked out, he felt that even if he was beaten again, he would have to go to the old man to take a look.
"Brother!" When Li Ersil was about to step out of the door, Li Tong stopped him.
Li Ersilly turned his head and looked at Li Tong suspiciously, Li Tong hesitated for a moment: "Don't tell your father." ”
Li Er smiled stupidly and nodded: "Peace of mind." Then without looking back, he plunged into the night.
Coming to the door of the dilapidated hut again, Li Ersilly stepped forward and patted the door: "Old man, are you there?" ”
It's just that no one answered this time, Li Ersil pushed the door open, only to see that the dilapidated house was empty.
Glancing at the shallow layer of snow that had accumulated on the table and the bed board, Li Ersil speculated that the old man had not returned for at least one or two days.
Walk out of the house and stand on the edge of the cliff, looking at the mountains in the distance of the cliff, according to the definition of the village, crossing this high mountain belongs to the range of deep mountains.
"Old man~" The heavy snow for months has long stopped, but the biting cold wind is still blowing.
Li Ersil's shout at this time, I am afraid that it will not be able to reach two miles in this strong wind. And Li Er's stupid shouting was obviously not really for the old man to hear.
Just to vent the depression in his heart, so after shouting, Li Ersil stared for a while, and turned around and went home without hearing a response.
Li Ersil is confident that in the daytime, a person who enters the deep mountains will not lose his life inside.
But at this time it is night, the world of wild beasts, and in this darkness, it is necessary not only to guard against the attacks of wild beasts, but also to avoid the traps laid by those experienced hunters.
Li Ersil is not confident that he can do both, although he desperately wants to add some color to Li Tong's dowry, but he always has to do what he can!
Li Ersil was depressed all night, tossing and turning and sleeping unsteadily, in a daze, he seemed to hear the sound of a heavy object falling in the courtyard in a trance.
However, it is not uncommon for heavy snow to fall on the roofs of houses in successive snowfalls. Li Er didn't care about it.
It's just that early the next morning, when Li Ersil was still asleep, he heard Yixue in the courtyard, shouting in surprise: "Bear blind? ”
Then came Li Gui's voice: "It's so big! ”
Then, Li Ersil finally reacted, sat up from the bed suddenly, pushed open the door and walked out.
I saw that in the courtyard at this time, there was a blind bear lying quietly, and I have to say that this bear is really big.
It's so big that Li Gui hasn't been since he was a child, and it's so big that Li Ersil almost thought it was a prop. And not a bear that really has flesh and blood.
"You're in the mountains?" Seeing Li Ersil coming out of the house, Li Gui opened his mouth and asked.
Such a big bear is not something that an ordinary person can get hold of. And in the entire village, Li Ersil is the only one who has "qi".
"No, I asked the old man to get it, it's been a few days, and he only got it today." Li Erdu, who immediately shook his head.
Minors are not allowed to enter the mountain, which is one of the few rules in this family, and Li Ersil does not dare to touch it easily.
"Now the big brother's dowry has been settled, or my father will come to the door today to propose marriage." Li Ersilly sighed and urged him.
"It's okay, it's just that it's a pity that such a big bear is blind." Li Gui circled around the blind bear who was more than two meters tall, with a little pity, but still said to Li Tong: "Don't hurry up." ”
"Okay!" Li Tong had already gotten up, but he was watching from the side the whole time and didn't dare to speak. He himself felt that it would be a pity if this bear was only used as a dowry.
However, Li Guidu nodded and agreed, and went back to the room happily, and after a while, I saw him walking back with both hands on the door panel.