Chapter 13 Return to the small fishing village
On Sunday afternoon, Ye'er left again and went back to her home, still so reluctant and inseparable.
After Ye'er went home, I was thinking about how to meet Ye'er's parents, my heart was both eager and nervous, this was the first time I received an invitation to meet a girl's parents, when I told my parents about this, my mother thought about the gifts I should prepare, and asked me to take advantage of this time to go to Ye'er's house, simply put forward a request for marriage. Mother said that although you have not been in love for a long time, you have actually known each other for a long time, and you have been meeting again for several years, which shows that you really have the fate of husband and wife, and you are simply scheduled to get married on this year's National Day, and my father also took the opportunity to echo it.
I also think so, if I get married to Ye'er, we will save the pain of lovesickness like now, and we will be tired of being together every day in the future, what a happy thing it will be.
I was busy with excitement and nervousness all week, busy shopping for gifts to meet Ye'er's parents, busy with what clothes I should wear, what colors I should wear, and even what to say when I met Ye'er's parents and quietly practiced in a small notebookγγγγγγ Saturday finally arrived, and according to the agreement between me and Ye'er in advance, I asked for leave in advance and came to the bus stop early to wait for the bus.
This is a road that I am already very familiar with, but every time I go back and forth to this road before, some are just tired and bored, and now I am re-embarking on this road, but it is the road of hope that leads to a beautiful and happy life for me and Ye'er, and the excitement, nervousness, and excitement have been accompanying me to my destination, and Ye'er has been waiting for me at the station on a bicycle.
It was not yet dark, I rode and took Ye'er to walk on the familiar river embankment, the road was potholed, and it was not easy to walk, but my heart was very happy, and we talked all the way about the precautions for meeting Ye'er's parents, while riding carefully and trying to avoid those mud puddles. Now is the time for people to finish eating, there are not many pedestrians on the road, and I meet a few people, all of whom are curious to look at me and Ye'er, maybe Ye'er knows each other, maybe I am familiar, but Ye'er only cares about talking to me and doesn't pay attention to them. It's been two or three years since I left this small fishing village, and everything is still the same, nothing has changed.
If it had been a few years ago, my colleagues and I would have had dinner early, sitting on the riverbank with a bucket and a flashlight, hoping that it would get dark soon, and only when it was dark would these cute little crabs come out of their holes and then shuttle back and forth on the river beach with impunityγγγγγγ
When I arrived at the small pond at the foot of Ye'er's mountain, I pushed my bicycle, Ye'er walked in front excitedly to lead the way, along the hillside path, and soon arrived at the big stone that exposed the ground, only to see Ye'er shouting excitedly in the direction of home: "Mom, we are back." "I looked up and saw that Ye'er's parents had heard the shouting and were standing on the stone steps in front of the house looking at me and Ye'er.
When I entered the house and met Ye'er's parents, I had long forgotten the content of the conversation and precautions written on a small note in advance, just a few simple and slightly awkward polite conversations. Ye'er's father enthusiastically called me to take a seat, it turned out that Ye'er's parents deliberately did not go out to fish in order to see me today, and gave themselves a rare day off to see the little daughter-in-law brought to them by their youngest daughter. Ye'er's mother was busy while looking at me with a smile and said, she used to see me a few times when she went to school to help Ye'er pay her tuition, and later met me a few times on this embankment, but after several years, my appearance is still the same, and it hasn't changed at all.
Ye'er's father was very tall, with dark skin, a slightly old face, and a somewhat hoarse voiceγγγγγγ While warmly beckoning me to take a seat, he took out a bottle of wine and said to me: "I never drink, my health is a little bad and I always pant and panic, this time you can come to my house, I can't accompany you to drink well, so let's do it, I'm full, you are free, and when you come often, you don't think of yourself as an outsider anymore, eat and drink casually, don't be restrained." As he spoke, he poured me a full glass of wine, and then poured a glass of wine for himself, yes, as Ye'er said to me before, her father is a very simple, kind and enthusiastic elder, although I was nervous, but I felt that kind of family affection and warmth.
Ye'er's mother and her father are obviously a two-level seriously polarized individual, Ye'er's mother is very short, speaks quickly, has a very sharp voice, has a large intonation, and has a lot of confidence, always can't allow you to think, the next sentence pops out, and when she speaks, she doesn't have a serious expression like Ye'er's father, although the speed of speech is not fast, but it makes you feel down-to-earth; When Ye'er's mother spoke, she always didn't speak, and a smile accompanied by laughter had already filled the entire room, crisp and loudγγγγγγ
There are only three people in Ye'er's family at home, Ye'er and her parents, we are eating, I carefully sandwich the dishes, Ye'er's father didn't talk much at first, but Ye'er's mother asked me a lot about the basic situation of my family, such as how many people in my family, housing situation, how my parents are in health, etc., I also told them about the situation at home one by one.
Maybe Ye'er's father really can't drink, just a few sips, and the conversation box of Ye'er's father, who barely speaks, opened. Ye'er's father proudly told me that his ancestors had made a living from fishing for generations, but his father, Ye'er's grandfather, was a well-known doctor. Later, I knew that Ye'er's grandfather was a doctor, but it was also among their local Tulang, in this desolate and remote fishing village, there was such a Tulang, which was indeed convenient for these fishermen to occasionally have small ailments such as headache and brain fever, so they were also considered a celebrity in their local area. However, Ye'er's father said that their lineage has been passed down for four or five generations, and the lifespan is not too big, so he basically doesn't drink.
I said some comforting words, and Ye'er's mother was also there to blame him, saying that he couldn't drink, but as long as the guests came to the house, he still had to be able to accompany the wine, but he could only drink one glass, and if he drank too much, his body couldn't stand it.
While I was talking to them, I was muttering in my heart how to propose to Ye'er's parents that I was going to get married to Ye'er, and seeing that the meal was almost finished, I finally mustered up the courage to tell them that my parents hoped that Ye'er and I could get married on this year's National Day.
As soon as I finished speaking, Ye'er's mother responded, "Ye'er just dropped out of school and went home, and she didn't play at home for a few years at all, so she got married in a hurry, are your parents a little too anxious, if you and Ye'er want to get married, at least you have to discuss it after the New Year." β
Ye'er's father took it over and said: "What's the hurry, the two children have known each other for several years, this is fate, if his family is willing, he will simply get married on the National Day." β
"I don't agree anyway!" At this time, Ye'er's mother glared at him fiercely and said.
I had to take the opportunity to play a round and say, then wait until next year to get married.
Ye'er saw that I didn't insist at all, so she was pressed down by her mother's words, and the hand that was originally on her lap suddenly reached over and twisted it my thigh, it hurt!
Later, Ye'er told me that her mother did not agree to us getting married early because she loved her and let her play at home for a few years, but hoped that she would have as much time as possible to take care of the housework at home. But, as far as I'm concerned, that's all I can say at the time.