CHAPTER XXXII
Tonight will be a sleepless night, then I simply don't sleep, sit on the stool, holding the wooden hairpin in my hand: "Hairpin, hairpin, what should I do, it's over, it's over!" ”
"What's over?" Mo'er brought another basin of water.
I called Mo'er over and whispered it to her in her ear, "It's over! ”
She was more excited than I was, and I stood up and pressed her mouth hard: "Be quiet! ”
"Miss, what are you going to do?"
I sat down again: "How do I know, Daddy said to tell me as soon as possible, what should I do!" ”
Although Daddy said as soon as possible, I know that Daddy's eyes as soon as possible is three days at most.
In the past few days, every day my father sees me, I ask, is that son here, is that son here, every time I sneak away with a word.
I don't have to go over the wall when I go out these days, because I always use the name of picking up that son-in-law, so that Daddy won't stop me anymore. I've been very bored these days, and the streets are very lively, but I just can't lift my spirits, and I don't want to buy things.
When passing by Xiangyunji, I saw a bunch of people gathered there, I pushed my head out of the crowd, and saw a person covered with a straw mat lying on the ground, and a big sign was erected next to it, which said Sell your body to bury the husband. A woman knelt there crying, and the boy next to me, who was my age, knelt there, crying but not crying, but looking ugly.
The woman's tears were still hanging on her face, and she said a few words and kowtowed: "Everyone is good, okay, we are not locals, we only moved to Huancheng five years ago, originally opened a small wine shop, a few months ago my family was seriously ill, we took all the money to him for treatment, but God did not take care of us, my father-in-law was treated alive by quacks, and now our mother and son are helpless, if any kind person is willing to give us a few taels of silver for me to bury my father-in-law, I'm going to make him a cow and a horse for the rest of my life......"
Everyone avoided it, because everyone was reluctant to take such an unlucky Pepsi on themselves, and some people even began to say some unkind things to the two mothers and sons.
A middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears walked over and looked at the woman ***: "This daughter-in-law looks pretty good, why don't you want to be a concubine in my house?" ”
"Hahaha......" everyone laughed.
Although the woman was crying, her mouth was quite sharp: "I only said that I was a cow and a horse, and I never said that I would be a concubine, and besides, I already have a husband." ”
The middle-aged man gently lifted the woman's chin with his hand: "But he's dead!"
The woman shook it off: "When I die, I will be a widow!" ”
"You ......" angered the man, who waved his hand and threw it in the woman's face.
"Mother!" The young man who was kneeling on the side finally couldn't help but push the man down, and then hugged the woman and cried.
"You little rabbit cub actually dare to push me, it's enough to live, I tell you that it's her blessing that I can look at your mother, what kind of sweets do you think," the middle-aged man turned around and pointed at everyone, "You ask them, see who will bury your husband for you, and who dares to take you in!" ”
My fists clenched tightly, I couldn't stand it anymore: "I'll take them in!" ”
And they all looked at me again, and I seemed to see a light in the woman's eyes when she looked at me. I am not a savior, but today I will save them when I meet them.
"Miss, don't be fooled!" Mo'er always dragged me, always afraid that I would cause trouble.
"Yo, where did this little beauty come from, it's much more beautiful than that thing that I don't know what to do!" The man changed his anger and walked towards me again.
I felt disgusted when I saw that he had a fat head and big ears, and that his mouth was full of saliva, and I kicked the stone on the ground.
"Oh, my old waist!" The man just looked at me, but the stone under his feet slipped and fell a dog eating, because of his fat body, he couldn't stand up after struggling for a long time, and I was really relieved to see him crawling like this.
"Hahaha......" Everyone laughed again, even the woman who had been crying like a tearful person just now grinned.
"What are you laughing at, believe it or not, Lao Tzu tore your mouths!" The man roared like this, and everyone didn't dare to speak out for an instant.
I squatted down: "People are obviously pitiful enough, if you don't help, it doesn't matter if you still find trouble with others, you look at the idea that you can be my father at such an age and still want to beat me, a person like you who is both dirty and impersonal deserves to be a dog and eat!" ”
"You ......" I looked at the man's eyes full of anger, but he couldn't get up, and my heart blossomed.
"Yes, yes, the girl is right!"
"That's it, the toad still wants to eat swan meat!"
"Master, master......" Several family members hurriedly came over to help the middle-aged man.
"You waste, why are you only here now...... "The family was busy helping the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was still scolding.
"Hurry up and ask your master to take a good look at his ass!" I yelled at the group of them.
The middle-aged man left, and everyone naturally dispersed after watching the excitement......
I went over and picked up the woman: "Don't worry, I'll pay for your burial!" ”
The woman knelt down and cried again: "Thank you for this kind girl, as long as you help me, I will serve you as a cow and a horse all my life." ”
I helped her up again: "I don't need you to be a cow or a horse, I just want to ask you to borrow something." ”
The woman's eyes suddenly lit up: "What does the girl want to borrow?" ”
I pointed to the teenager and said, "I want him to play a play with me!" ”
"Acting?"
And I went back to my house that afternoon, and took a few taels of silver, and gave them to the woman. The corpse was left for two days and two nights, and it can be regarded as being buried in the ground......
I settled the woman in the inn, and then took the young man away, and he said that his name was Xiao Huan, and that he was quite handsome, and that I went to the dressing shop and chose a beautiful dress for him, and he was quite energetic in putting it on.
I don't know if he was scared or shy, it was me talking all the way, and he always listened with his head down. In fact, it is better not to speak in this way, which avoids the opportunity to say the wrong thing. I said that our family's situation was a bit special, and I told him that his family was from other places, and that his family ran a slightly less famous winery, which could not be said to be very wealthy, but it was also able to meet the needs of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
I asked him if he understood, and he kept nodding. I was suddenly a little scared, and I was afraid that someone as shrewd as Daddy would see it.
I said that I was going to bring someone back today, but Daddy didn't go out, so he asked someone to cook the meal early, and then waited at the door.
"Daddy!" I led the way.
Daddy greeted him: "Presumably this son is my future son-in-law." ”
Mo'er and Aunt Song were also standing there, and I saw that Mo'er was more nervous than me, and always gave me a look, but Aunt Song was very natural, and it seemed that she was quite satisfied.
Xiao Huan didn't speak, just nodded his head.
I saw that Xiao Huan almost showed his stuffing: "Hey, Daddy, I must be tired from rushing over so far, let's go eat first." ”
"Yes, yes, patronizing and talking, let's go in and eat first, let's talk while eating."
Daddy walked in front, and I led Xiaohuan in.
When I walked to the house, Xiao Huan finally raised his head and looked around, this look was very similar to Mo'er back then, and my heart was a little sour. Anyway, I brought Xiao Huan in, and I can't blame him even if he is exposed today.
We all sat down, "The old man is not considerate, and the son should not be disgusted." ”
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it." I picked up the chopsticks and ate a big bite.
I saw that Daddy and Aunt Song looked at Xiaohuan very strangely, and I knew that I couldn't hide it. But Daddy always urges me, and I don't know many people, so I can't get Chu Muxiu or Lu Huai back.
Also, he must not have eaten a few full meals with his mother, and I should have taken him to a restaurant outside for a good meal before that.
"By the way, son, how to call it, where does the family live, what does the family do, and how many people are in the family?" Daddy seemed to be holding his breath.
Xiao Huan finally put down his chopsticks and tried his best to swallow the last bite of food in his mouth: "Eh...... My name is Xiao Huan, my family lives in other places, my family is open, I open a winery, my father had a serious illness a few days ago and is no longer alive, and now there is only my mother at home. ”
"It's also a poor child, so how did you and my family Ah Candle meet?"
I couldn't answer the name for a long time, so I paused: "Oh, that's it, that day on the street, I almost slipped but Xiaohuan helped me, and then we met, that's how we met." ”
"Oh...... What about your mother? ”
"At home."
"At the inn."
I said it with Xiao Huan in unison, he said that he was at home, but I said that he was at the inn.
Daddy didn't speak, Aunt Song was dumbfounded in an instant, and I was anxious: "You probably remembered wrong, isn't your mother at the inn?" ”
"Oh, yes, I remember wrong, my mother is at the inn, yes, it's at the inn......"
We had a hard time, and I only ate a few bites on and off, and I never ate again.
After dinner in the evening, I took Xiaohuan back to the inn to reunite with his mother, and gave them some silver, and they thanked me again and again and left.
I spent all my money for this. I was suddenly a little afraid to go home, because I could see Daddy's appearance completely.
Even though I didn't want to go home, I arrived.
I walked in, it was already getting dark, and I saw a familiar figure standing in the confused courtyard.
I know, that person is Daddy. I'm ready to face this storm, I lied to Daddy, and that's what I'm destined to face. I don't want to escape, and I can't.
"Ah Candle, Daddy has been waiting for you for a long time, send people back!"
"Hmmm......"
To my surprise, Daddy didn't get angry, but I felt more scared when he wasn't angry.
"It's late at night, go back and rest!" I think Daddy is obviously waiting for me here, and he has a lot to say to me, but now he doesn't say a word, or even scold me.
"Daddy." I stopped Daddy from behind, "Actually, I lied to you, I found that person on the street." ”
"That's it."
Daddy finally left, in fact, he had already seen it. But I don't know why he didn't get angry and didn't blame me.
I'm afraid that this time, I really broke Daddy's heart.