Out of the ancient village of Dong Township (novella) Zhang Baotong

Wen Li listened to her grandmother's narration, so she persuaded her grandmother and said, "Although it is wrong for my father to play cards, he is also an adult, don't lose your temper with him and make him lose face." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "But my grandmother said, "He knows what face, if he knows face, he will not borrow money to play cards to let people find the door of the house." ”

Wen Li asked again, "What's wrong with my father, why don't you talk all day long, and you can't see his smiling face?" What was he thinking? Hearing this, my grandmother sighed and said, "There are some things you don't know, your father is not from our Dong tribe, he is from the Han people." Wen Li was stunned when she heard this, and said, "How is my Abba a Han?" ”

Grandma took a breath and said, "Your Abba used to wander from out of town with his Abba and Grandma. When he came to us, he saw that our people had food and clothing, so he left him in the house while your father was asleep at night, and took the other three children with him. At that time, your father was only four years old, and when he woke up in the morning, he couldn't see his mother and grandma, so he sat on the ground at the head of the village and cried. Your dead grandfather was forty or fifty years old at the time, unmarried, had no children, lived alone, and when he saw that the children were pitiful, he took your father home. Two years ago, there was a big boss from Henan, who said that it was your Abba's brother, who came to the village to find your Abba, and wanted to take your Abba and you back to his hometown in Henan. However, we don't agree, and neither does your grandma. That's why your Abba hasn't been very happy in my heart.

After listening to her grandmother's story, Wen Li's ears immediately echoed what Brother Xu said when she first saw her, "I don't think you look like the Dong family's sister at all, just like our Han sister." "Yes, what she didn't expect was that she was really a Han sister, otherwise, how could she learn Chinese so quickly, Mandarin is better than that of the Han villagers in Lincun.

Wen Li came out of her grandmother's house and saw Abba still sitting on the small stool next to the table with his head down, as if he was silently crying. Grandma has already entered the kitchen and is cooking. Wen Li walked to Abba's side, put her hand on Abba's shoulder, and shouted, "Abba", and tears welled up from her eyes. Abba watched his daughter comfort him in this way, and she covered her face and cried. Wen Li held back her tears and said in a low voice, "Abba don't cry, if you want money in the future, you will tell your daughter." Abba shook his head again and again, crying even more sadly.

It's finally time for the day to sing and sit down. This day is also called the Wedding Day, which is the big day for the engagement of the brothers and sisters who love each other. Although the elder brother and sister have long been tacitly in love with each other, they must be married and lovers on this day through a certain form and start a life of trial marriage and cohabitation.

On this day, Wen Li got up very early and sat alone in the middle of the hall early. Grandma got up early because she was going to go to the ground, and when she saw Wen Li sitting in the hall in a daze, she was so strange, combing her hair, she asked, "Why are you sitting here so early?" Wen Li said straightforwardly, "Grandma, I have a good brother." ”

Grandma smiled happily and said, "That's good, which offspring brother in the village is it?" Wen Li said, "He's not in our village, he's in Guilin." Grandma pondered and asked, "Where is Guilin?" Wen Li said, "It's in the big city of Guilin." When Grandma heard this, her face immediately changed, and she lost her temper and said, "If you don't look for the elder brother in this village, what are you looking for Han people in the big city of Guilin, aren't you going to break the customs and rules of our Dong family?" ”

Wen Li not only didn't listen to her grandmother's words, but asked her grandma, "Isn't Abba also Han?" Isn't grandma looking for Abba also breaking the customs and rules of the Dong family? When Grandma heard this, she was even more furious, slapped the table, and shouted, "I don't allow you to find Brother Han." I'm having enough trouble looking for you, Abba. So saying, he knocked on the door of his grandmother's house. Grandma shouted, "What's the matter, it's so urgent, I'm afraid that there are no dead people, right?" Grandma shouted, "Your granddaughter has found a Han brother, you can see what to do." So saying, he took up his hoe and went out into the field.

After a while, my grandmother hurriedly walked out of the house while lifting her pants, and when she saw Wen Li, she said, "Ali, look what you have made your grandma angry." Look at how you are usually obedient and obedient, why have you learned to be disobedient? Wen Li said, "I didn't disobey, it's just that I like that Guilin tour guide brother, and he likes me too, that's it." ”

Grandma sat on the small stool next to her and said to Wen Li, "Ali, you are the heart of me and your grandma, and your grandma and I love you the most." If you want to say anything else, your grandma and I will follow you, but if you find a big thing like your brother, your grandma and I will make decisions for you. Then, my grandmother said, "I'm not saying that the Han people are bad, but their personalities and habits are different from our Dong family, and they will have trouble living together for a long time." Not to mention anything else, your father grew up with us since he was a child, but after all, he is a Han Chinese, and there are still some places where he can't live with us. Therefore, your grandma and I will not agree to you looking for a Han brother again. ”

Wen Li didn't like Grandma and Grandma to have a picture of Abba, so she said, "What's wrong with my Abba?" What's so bad about him? Doesn't he like to play pai gow, and he is not the only one in the village who is playing cards. Grandma didn't expect Wen Li to be so stubborn, and she didn't listen to persuasion, so she couldn't help but start a fire and said, "Why are you like your father, you admit death in everything and don't listen to persuasion?" As he spoke, he stood up angrily from the stool, and said in a very strong tone as he walked towards the door, "If I say no, I can't, if you dare to bring the Han people to my house, don't blame me for my temper and drive him away." So saying, he went into the house, shook it hard, and closed the door.

Wen Li knew that it was useless to say anything, so she went out angry without eating breakfast. When she went out, it was not yet dawn, and she sat alone under the pergola. The air after autumn is already a little cool, and there is some dew on the bamboo benches. But Wenli just sat on the bamboo bench, feeling so annoyed. After a while, some of the old men and women who went down to the ground took hoes, and some led buffaloes to pass by in front of the pergola, and when they saw Wen Li sitting on the pergola so early, they asked with concern, but Wen Li lowered her head, pouted, and did not say a word or answer. When everyone saw her like this, they knew that she was angry, so they hurriedly walked by.

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