The green mountains stretch, there are many cooking smokes around, there are many strange rocks in the mountains, dozens of mountain dwellings, by the mountains and rivers, the strange and staggered, the shade is thick and one piece or hidden or appears, the fog is shrouded in the top of the mountain, the smoke and rain are hazy, the people are busy with the breeze and slight chaos in the field house, there are mountains and mountains here. There is a school in the middle of the mountains, and the sound of children reading aloud can be heard. Chen Meixi stood on the podium, holding a book in one hand and walking down, a green silk shawl, and a very elegant after putting one hand, standing next to these children, the sound of reading aloud came from this classroom, and the warm sun shone into the classroom, making people feel very warm. Chen Meixi looked at these children, and showed a smile on her face from time to time, her smile was so pure, like clear flowing water, there was nothing dirty, maybe this is the simple folk customs in the mountains, and like a fairy in the sky, a gentleman is good.

In her home, strong men walked in pairs on the field path, leading cattle and sheep, and an old woman led the way. A tulou in Shangcungang, standing in front of the courtyard, there was a kind of shyness on the faces of these men, and it was very quiet. The matchmaker called out her family and said, "Old Chen, your sister hasn't chosen a lang yet."

"She hasn't landed yet, and we're still thinking about it, and we don't know who to choose."

"Come and see, these men are all very handsome, your sister Xi hasn't come back yet."

"She, she went to school early in the morning, and she probably won't come back until the children are out of school."

"My daughter's lifelong events are important, and it should not be delayed any longer, and it will be difficult to find someone after a long time." At this time, it was also the time of sunset, and the children rushed out of the school with their school bags on their backs. Chen Meixi watched these children walk out of the classroom, and she walked out of the classroom alone, following behind these children, standing on the playground, a young male teacher of the school looked at Teacher Chen who was walking in front, caught up and said, "Teacher Chen, I'll send you back." Chen Meixi looked back and refused, and said, "Teacher Yuan, I understand your intentions, I'll just walk back alone, you can go back first."

"It's okay, let's go all the way, and there will be a good one along the way."

"Men and women don't kiss, I don't want to attract other people's gossip, you know this."

Teacher Yuan stood in front of Chen Meixi, a little reluctant, and said, "Teacher Chen, I, I," it seems that this Teacher Yuan has something to say to Chen Meixi, but he doesn't know how to say it, his eyes are dull, but he was still rejected by Chen Meixi. Standing in place and looking at Chen Meixi's departing back, it seems that he is wishful thinking. Chen Meixi walked home alone. Chen Meixi, who returned home, saw the cattle and sheep in the courtyard giving dowry gifts, and asked her family, "Dad, Mom, what's going on?"

"Sister, this is a welcome gift from others, I think they are very good."

"My daughter doesn't want to get married yet, and my daughter is willing to stay by your side for the rest of your life," Chen Meixi said with a smile as she took her mother's arm.

"Silly boy, people always have to leave their parents to marry when they grow up, wait until you are old and yellow, and see who dares to ask you."

"Daughters don't marry everyone, do you want to see how talented they are? Only the daughters of those who are talented will marry. ”

Her father stood up and said: "Tomorrow is the weekend, who will your daughter marry if you can match your daughter's heart?"

"Okay, just follow Dad, tomorrow is the school holiday."

The mountains are high and dense, and the birds in the forest are singing, which is the rhythm of nature, and they each stand on the top of the mountain, surrounded by flowers and butterflies. They sang mountain songs, relatively, but Meixi's singing voice was tactful, as beautiful and melodious as the song of the nightingale, and none of these blind date men could enter her mind and be opposed. Tell your parents to return the greeting gift.

The road curved and stretched, the houses and trees on both sides were quiet and quiet, the fog was hazy and pressing, and sometimes a cool breeze was blowing, and out of the mountains came a man, who dragged a suitcase and wore a suitsuit, as if he had returned from some big city, his hair fluttering very flowing, as the saying goes, Buddha depends on gold, man depends on clothes. When he walked to the door, he shouted, "Mom and Dad, I'm back." When I entered and stood in this courtyard, I looked around and still felt that I had just walked out of the village, and the familiar smell did not change. His parents walked out of the room and said, "Tao Tao, you're back, you haven't been back from home for more than a year, let me take a good look." The mother stretched out her trembling hand, her face was wrinkled, and her hair was silver, which was the trace of time, and the years did not leave anyone! The son is the mother's heart, and the mother is worried, which is an eternal truth. He and his mother walked into a small room, and as soon as they sat down, they said, "Mom, how is Meixi doing?" His name is Tao Zhi, and he and Chen Meixi have played since childhood, maybe this is a childhood sweetheart.

"She's still teaching at school."

His father stood aside and didn't say a word, very quiet. Tao Zhi looked at his father and mother and said, "Mom and Dad, I'll go to school to see Meixi first." After finishing speaking, they walked out and ran to school, just like when they were children, walking on the way to school, over mountains and mountains, walking muddy paths, coming to school, standing on the playground, this is their childhood memory. Meixi and Teacher Yuan walked out together, as if they were discussing the teaching curriculum. In the eyes of outsiders, it was so intimate that Tao Zhi, who was standing on the playground, was jealous, rushed forward and pushed Teacher Yuan away, and said, "Little four-eyed, stay away from my sister."

"Who are you sister?"

"I'm my sister who has nothing to do with you, ask again be careful that I burst your glasses," after speaking, he punched Teacher Yuan to the ground. After Mr. Yuan got up, he first stroked his glasses and said, "Barbaric! Brusque! Tao Zhi took Chen Meixi's hand and ran out of the school, and stood on top of the hill after running out of the school. Chen Meixi shook off Tao Zhi's hand and said, "Brother Tao Zhi, why did you beat Teacher Yuan?"

"I like you, no one is allowed to touch you, my brother protects you from being bullied by others," and then picked flowers everywhere and offered them, saying, "You are as beautiful as this flower, I dream of you."

"We haven't decided on a relationship yet," Meixi was a little shy, and turned her face to the side in a low voice.

"We grew up together, isn't this a childhood sweetheart? If you don't believe me, I'll show you my heart. ”

"Well, you weren't like that before, full of sweet words. In short, it's not right for you to hit someone today, at least go and apologize to Mr. Yuan. ”

"Okay, I'll go and apologize to Teacher Yuan," and then pulled Meixi to run to the school and stood in front of Teacher Yuan. At this time, Mr. Yuan was a little stunned, I don't know why? Tao Zhi first bowed and said, "Teacher Yuan, I hit you today, it's my fault, I, Tao Zhi, bow here and apologize." I'm going to get married to my sister next month, and I hope you will come and participate. Teacher Yuan walked up to Meixi and said, "Congratulations on finding your own Xinfu, I bless you here."

Meixi just nodded and said, "Thank you, Teacher Yuan, for your blessings."

Tao Zhi stepped forward and placed the invitation on the desk, and then took Meixi's hand and ran out. Mr. Yuan stood in front of the desk, looked at the invitation on the desk, stuffed it in his trouser pocket with one hand, picked up the invitation on the desk with the other hand, opened it and looked at it for a while and then hung down, stood in front of the window and pinched the invitation into a ball, looking at the backs of the two of them, it was inevitable that he was a little sad, and threw the invitation card on the desk.

A month later, Tao Zhi and Chen Meixi got married, and Mr. Yuan rushed to the wedding banquet as scheduled, sat on the banquet and drank a lot of wine alone. Chen Meixi wore a red dress and Tao Zhi next to him to toast them, Teacher Yuan stood drunkenly and said, "Meixi is a good girl, if you bully her in the future, don't blame me for being polite." After saying that, he left alone. After marriage, they found the grass ghost woman to bless them, and they were together for a hundred years. Standing in front of the Dharma platform, the grass ghost woman cut off the hair of the two of them and tied them together and put them in the bag, and drew a talisman with apricot yellow paper and hung it between their necks. Another month later, Tao Zhi was going to work in Guangdong, and he took his new wife to Guangdong with him. This afternoon was also the last day for Chen Meixi to teach the children, and the children were a little reluctant to give up on this teacher Chen, and their tears moistened their hearts.

"Teacher, we are reluctant to let you go."

"The teacher is reluctant to let you go," Chen Meixi's tears couldn't stop flowing, and she paused for a long time, and said, "Children, after the teacher leaves, there will be a new teacher to take my place, you have to listen to the new teacher." Covering his mouth and crying, he ran out of the classroom, wiped away the tears on both sides, walked to the principal's office, and handed in his resignation. The next morning, they took a salute to bid farewell to their parents, walked out of the mountains and boarded a train to Guangdong.

Guangdong is located in the coast, just after the reform and opening up, Guangdong belongs to the coastal developed cities, everywhere is high-rise buildings, its traffic, pedestrians constantly, bright lights. The two of them walked through the streets and alleys, and their prosperous scenes were overwhelming. Entering the alley, I rented a very simple house, many people gathered in this alley to make fires and cook, and there were a lot of bicycles parked next to it. Tao Zhi walked into this alley, which was very dark and had no light to illuminate it. These residents gather in the narrow alleys to wash or cook, and the smoke wafts through the smoke. Chen Meixi stood in the crowd and stir-fried vegetables, stepped forward and said, "Wife."

"Husband, you go upstairs first, the meal will be ready immediately."

Tao Zhi walked into the dark stairwell, slowly leaned against the wall and went upstairs and into the room. This room is very crowded, a bed, a table and a wardrobe can't stand people, and even the clothes are hung in this room. Tao Zhi walked into this room and the sweat couldn't stop flowing down, turned on the electric fan in front of the window, took out the radio and listened to music, his heart was calm and naturally cool, and he lay peacefully on the bed. After a while, Ximei slowly went upstairs with the food, walked into the room and put the food on the table, and said, "Husband, husband, start eating."

Tao Zhi lay on the bed and fell asleep unconsciously, and when he heard Ximei's call, he opened his sleepy eyes and sat up at the end of the bed. Meixi sat next to her and said, "Husband, how are you looking for a job?"

"I haven't found it yet, let's take a walk tomorrow and take a look," at this time, they have been in Guangdong for more than a week, and if they don't find a job, they are afraid that their lives will become difficult.

"You've worked hard too, eat more vegetables." Meixi kept putting vegetables in his bowl. The newlyweds gathered in a narrow room to eat and chat, as if warm. After that, Meixi packed up the dishes and chopsticks and went downstairs to clean. At that time, the house they rented was in a deep alley, very dilapidated, toilets, bathing, and cooking were all common places, and then the cleaned dishes and chopsticks were put in the pot, served together and put behind the door, and turned off the lights and went to sleep. The night was quiet, except for the sound of cars coming and going on the road.

The next day, Tao Zhi still pushed his bicycle back and forth on the street as usual to look for work, and finally found a job at an entertainment venue. There are many bars in Guangdong, especially on the stone bridge in Panyu District, the lights are bright, and there are many luxurious vehicles parked at the door, and people who come to have fun are either rich or expensive. Tao Zhi walked into the manager's room, and the manager first looked at his dress, which was quite decent, his appearance was not bad, and his words were quite polite, and said, "You can come to work tomorrow."