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

Brother Xu bowed respectfully to the elders present, and held a gift to Wen Li's grandmother. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Grandma put the gift on the table, motioned for Brother Xu to sit down, and then said to him in a polite and serious tone, "My Ali is the smartest sister in the four villages of Dong Township, and the only sister in our family. According to the customs of our Dong people, the sister in the village is not open to the public. However, my sister is in love with you, so we can't help it, so it's up to her temperament. But we have one condition, and you must abide by it: our Ali will not get married, but will ask you to come to live in our house. ”

For this reason, my grandmother said in an accentuated tone, "You have to think about it, if you can do it, I will let Ali marry you; No, I'll tell Ali to others, there are many families in the four villages of Dong Township who have taken a fancy to my Ali, and there are people who come to propose marriage every day. ”

Brother Xu has been a tour guide for many years, although he knows about the form and marriage customs of the matriarchal society of the Dong family, but when he really faces this marriage situation, he clearly feels the seriousness of this matter, but he has not considered this problem in advance, in fact, he does not care who marries whom, who goes to whose door, but considering that he works in Guilin, it is impossible to run from Guilin to live and live in this countryside every day. However, he also knew that they were not negotiating and bargaining with him, but asking him to take a stand. If he doesn't agree, he can only pass by with his beloved, and heaven and earth are separated. Moreover, he also thought that he could settle down here and Guilin, work in Guilin for a few days, and then return to this ancient village in Dong Township for a day or two, just like a weekend vacation. In the same way, he could also bring Wen Li to Guilin to live. Thinking of this, he said in a very solemn tone, "I am willing to listen to your advice and arrangement. ”

But Aunt Wenli said, "There is another one, you can't wait to have a child, get married, fall in love with another woman, and dump my Ali." Brother Xu said, "Grandma, rest assured, I will let Wen Li live happily for the rest of her life." ”

Grandma and Grandma were very satisfied and very happy, so they picked up a glass of wine and gave it to Brother Xu. Brother Xu took the wine glass and drank it down. Then my grandmother said to Abba, "Bring the ladder here." When Abba saw this scene, he immediately responded, moved the ladder over, set it up in front of the door of the hanging corner tower, and then said to Brother Xu, "Go up, Ali is waiting for you on it." ”

Brother Xu happily raised his hand to the people in the hall, and then climbed the ladder in three steps and two steps to the door of the hanging corner tower.

The Guilin tour guide pushed open the door upstairs and saw Wen Li sitting on the edge of his bed, so he shouted, "Wen Li, my little sister." Wen Li immediately got up, wiped her tears, and shouted, "My brother", and greeted her and hugged the Guilin tour guide tightly.

At this time, Wen Li listened to the singing and music outside and turned off the lights in the house. So, downstairs outside the window immediately became quiet. Facing the moonlight outside the window, the Guilin tour guide kissed his sweetheart while untying his sweetheart's clothes, and soon the two got into a quilt together. At this time, Wen Li put her arms around Brother Xu's neck and said emotionally, "My good brother, what did my grandmother and my grandmother say to you when they let you in just now?" Brother Xu sighed softly and said, "Your grandmother said that you are not married, if we want to fall in love, let me live in your house." Wen Li said, "You agreed?" The Guilin tour guide said, "I don't agree to come into your house?" As he spoke, he gently scratched her nose with his hand. Wen Li was very moved, she pressed her face tightly against his chest, and said for a long time, "Brother, you are so good." I know you're doing it for me. I will definitely repay you well. Brother Xu said, "Because I love you and don't want to lose you." With that, he hugged Wen Li tightly in his arms again.

Wen Li finally lived with her beloved, but according to the Dong family customs and marriage customs, they were not married, and they had to wait until they had children and held a wedding before they could be considered officially married. Therefore, they can only be regarded as a pair of lovers or lovers who are trying to get married. But for these two young people, it is not easy for them to be together, so they are like newlywed lovers, they are always not close enough and not loving enough.

That night, the two were lying in bed chatting. Wen Li asked, "Our good sisters of the Dong nationality must have four big and one small, what is the standard for your good sisters of the Han nationality?" The Guilin tour guide thought about it and asked, "Do you want to be a good sister of our Han people?" Wen Li nodded seriously. The Guilin tour guide said, "The standard of our Han good sister is that there is a lady in the study, a woman in the kitchen, and a **** Wen Li in the bedroom Listening, he gently smashed his nose with his fingers, and said, "I don't want to be a good sister of your Han people." ”

Although Brother Xu's words are very "bad", she still loves to listen to them. Therefore, every time Brother Xu finishes telling an anecdote and joke, she has to kiss him. In order to get more rewards, he kept telling Wen Li all kinds of interesting stories and jokes. He asked Wen Li, "Do you know what kind of elder brother Han Ah Mei likes to find?" Of course Wen Li wanted to know. Brother Xu said, "Bees and butterflies often fly around in the flowers, and gradually, the two have a relationship, but the butterfly is married to a snail." The bee couldn't figure it out, so he asked the butterfly why. Butterfly said: The mortgage has risen again, and people at least have their own houses, but they have to live in a collective dormitory to marry you. ”

Wen Li couldn't figure it out, so she said, "But they don't love each other, will they be happy together?" Brother Xu said, "No matter how dear you are, there will be complaints and dissatisfaction after marriage." For example, one day, after sexual intercourse, the little brother said to the little sister, I am engaged in manual labor every day, and sometimes I have to work overtime, which is very hard, and you should give me a raise. As soon as the little sister heard this, her face immediately turned gloomy, and she said, you often work overtime, but your state is always not as good as once; Besides, although you are engaged in manual labor, you always make a mess of the environment after every labor. That's it, you're embarrassed to ask for a raise? ”

In addition to jokes and anecdotes, in fact, Wen Li also has many questions that she doesn't understand. She asked Brother Xu, "Why do you Han people want to divorce?" Brother Xu didn't know how to answer for a while, but he thought about it and said, "For example, elephants and ants are going to divorce after only two days of marriage." The judge asked the reason, and the ant said, if you can not leave, you have to climb for 20 minutes to kiss him! The elephant was even more angry, and said, just leave, and take a magnifying glass to find him for a kiss, and it won't make people breathe. ”

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