Chapter 1: The Benefactor

Sending the students across the river, Xiuxiu felt that she should go to see Pengwa. Pengwa www.biquge.info is a person who is kind to her, although his foot is lame, but the leg is lame because of her, so Pengwa finally came back from the city this time, why should she go over to visit.

In fact, she knew that Peng Wa had been back for several days, and she should have gone over to see him, but she had not been able to go, because these days the two families were fighting because of repentance, and if it weren't for someone from the township to control it, it would almost kill someone. In the poor countryside of the high slopes of the loess in the northwest of Shaanxi, marrying a family is a big deal, so repentance is often regarded as a serious fraud.

However, almost all of the things of marriage and regret have nothing to do with her, and they are all arranged by her parents. When she was in the fifth grade, one late summer and early autumn evening, she finished running the board newspaper at school, the sky was a little dark, she wanted to cross the river from the small stone bridge in front of the school to go home, because of the flood surge, the rain was strong and the wind was fierce, when she walked to the middle of the stone bridge, she was blown by the wind, the soles of her feet slipped, and she fell into the turbulent river, and was swept out dozens of meters away by the river at once. It happened that Pengwa was walking home along the river embankment after school, and when she heard her cry, she jumped into the river and rescued her.

Afterwards, in order to repay the boy, the parents decided with the boy's parents to set a baby kiss for the two children. At that time, Xiuxiu was only eleven or twelve years old, and the boy was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Since she fell into the river and almost drowned, the frightened Xiuxiu didn't dare to go on the bridge as soon as she arrived at the river, so Pengwa came to the river early every morning and afternoon to wait for her to cross the river. One morning, because she got up too late, Xiuxiu was late for school, and when she was sent across the bridge, Pengwa ran all the way to the township to go to school. However, because he was in such a hurry, at the bend below the embankment, his left foot was crushed by an oncoming walk-behind tractor, and although it cost a lot of money, the boy's foot was still crippled, and he limped when he walked.

This incident made Xiuxiu cry sadly for several days, but she still regarded herself as Pengwa's future person, because she knew that the two adults had already made a marriage for the two of them. However, since her crutches, Pengwa has always avoided her as if she had made a big mistake, as if she was afraid that she would feel ashamed to see it. After that, he didn't continue to go to school, and went out to work in the provincial capital of Xi'an at a young age, and he didn't return for several years.

Because Pengwa became a crippled leg, Xiuxiu's parents naturally didn't want to marry her to Pengwa. Find someone to say that the matchmaker told Xiuxiu to a wealthy family doing business in the township. However, Pengwa's parents and family insisted on disagreeing, saying that Pengwa had saved Xiuxiu's life, and that Pengwa's foot was because Xiuxiu fell, and if she wanted to repent, she would have to pay 30,000 yuan. 30,000 yuan is an astronomical amount for them locals, and Xiuxiu's parents certainly won't agree. For this reason, the Gao family brought people to smash over, but fortunately, the township sent someone to arrive in time and mediated from it, and in the end, the Xu family paid 10,000 yuan as an economic supplement for repentance, which was reluctantly abandoned.

Although the situation has subsided, Xiuxiu is still deeply grateful for Pengwa's life-saving grace, and since Pengwa's foot injury was disabled, Xiuxiu has not seen Pengwa for many years, and she really wants to see him and explain to him that the matter of repentance was a decision made by her parents without asking her consent, not what she meant. Although it didn't mean much, it at least made him feel that she wasn't ungrateful.

The trail after the rain was muddy, and the mud splashed on the trouser legs. After walking a long way, you will go up to the main road, and after walking for a short time, you will arrive at Nanhewan. Nanhewan is a relatively wealthy village in the local area, with convenient transportation and fertile land by the river and the road on the other. Therefore, beautiful girls from near and far like to come here to find their in-laws.

Xiuxiu hasn't been to Nanhewan for many years, and almost all the houses in the village have been built into brick houses, but Pengwa's house is still the old house in the past, and it looks a little dilapidated and cold in the comparison of the brick houses on all sides.

Xiuxiu came to Pengwa's door and saw Pengwa's father feeding the pigs. Because of the retreat, Xiuxiu has not seen Pengwa's father for many years, and when I see it today, I feel that Pengwa's father is much older than in the past, and his face is sad and bitter, and he feels very sad in his heart. She said to Peng Wa's father, "Uncle, is Peng Wa at home?" Peng Wa's father was very surprised when he saw Xiuxiu coming, so he said, "Baby, go into the house and sit." But Xiuxiu said, "No, I want to talk to Pengwa." ”

Pengwa's father said, "Pengwa went to your house in the afternoon, and she hasn't come back yet." As soon as Xiuxiu heard this, she thought that it was going to be dark, and the bridge would be very sad as soon as it was dark, and she was afraid that it would not be safe for Pengwa to cross the bridge with her legs on her legs, so she hurriedly walked towards the river.

Xiuxiu trotted all the way to the small stone bridge, at this time, the sky was not dark, but it was already twilight, the fog was rising, and the tumbling river was still rolling and roaring under the small stone bridge. Originally, in this loess barren land at the junction of Shaanxi and Gansu, water was a very rare resource. It is because of the lack of water, the land is dry and thirsty all the year round, and a large area of land has no grass, a dry yellow, the wind blows the sand, and the yellow dust is full of sky. Because of the lack of water, the harvest is not good, and the farmers here are poor, and the daily water of the people is also transported from the pumping station by carts. Carrying a bucket of waste gasoline to a bucket of water in a rack truck every morning is almost the most important thing in the life of a local family.

Usually, the current small river, because of the perennial dry or lack of water, the water is as little as a small ditch, but in the rainy season, it rains heavily for several days, the river swells, and the flood water pours in, and the fifty-meter-wide river suddenly rages and goes crazy, like a wild horse that has broken out, almost overflowing the river embankment, whirlpooling and tumbling towards the downstream. At this point, it becomes very dangerous to cross the bridge, so the younger students have to be led by adults when crossing the river.

Xiuxiu crossed the river, trotted all the way over the mountains and high slopes, and then descended to the river beach and returned to her home. When she saw her mother, Xiuxiu asked, "Mom, did Pengwa come to our house?" The mother smiled and said, "Pengwa is here, and she also sent the 10,000 yuan that our family paid to his family." Xiuxiu asked, "What about Pengwa?" "I told him to stay and eat," he said, "but he was afraid to see you, so he hurried away." ”

As soon as Xiuxiu heard this, she complained to her mother, "Mom, how can you collect money from others?" If that's the case, how will you let me meet people in the future? But my mother said confidently, "He sent the money, and we didn't go to his house to rob it." Xiuxiu said, "It's sent by someone, and we can't accept it." ”

As he spoke, he asked his mother, "What about the money?" Mother said, "It's in the cupboard." Xiuxiu didn't say a word, but went into the back room, opened the cabinet and found the dozen pieces of money, picked up the wallet with a handkerchief, stuffed it into his trouser pocket, and walked out. When her mother saw that she was going out, she asked her, "Baby, why are you going?" She said, "I'm out on business." Without looking back, he walked towards the side of the ridge.

She ran up the ridge again in one breath, and at this time, it was getting late, and night was falling. Looking at the river from the ridge on the high slope of the loess, you can see that the river water is flowing with yellow sand and muddy water. Late summer and early autumn are the rainy seasons when there is constant rain and flash floods. At this point, it becomes dangerous to cross the bridge, so that when it gets dark, almost no one dares to cross the river anymore. However, Xiuxiu knew that Pengwa was leaving tomorrow, and she said that she had to return the money to others.