It snowed heavily for nearly half a month, during which the sky occasionally cleared, but after a while, the sky was immediately overcast and snowfeathers fell.

Therefore, until the end of the year, Bishui Village was covered with thick snow.

In the courtyard of the hut halfway up the mountainside, Lu Li stood on a stool with Spring Festival couplets in his hand, and called to the house: "Xiaoman, is the paste boiled?" It's time to post Spring Festival couplets! ”

The big red blessing characters and Spring Festival couplets are all written by Su Qi, and the full black font is written on the big red paper, which looks particularly festive.

"Okay, okay, I'll get it right away." After a while, Xiao Man walked out with a small pot of steaming paste, "Smear the paste first, and then paste it." ”

As they spoke, the two smeared the paste behind the Spring Festival couplets, and worked together to paste the Spring Festival couplets and the word Fu, and the cottage instantly had a little more New Year's atmosphere.

The cauldron in the firewood room was bubbling with aroma, and the small courtyard was full of aroma, pinching plate after plate of dumplings and putting them aside, waiting for the pot to be put out tomorrow.

The two stood in the courtyard to enjoy the Spring Festival couplets, and the sound of laughter suddenly sounded outside the courtyard gate.

Xiao Man couldn't help but look back, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was his father, Zhang Xiuqin and others who came.

"Didn't you say you can't go home for the New Year, so I invited my father-in-law to come to our house for the New Year, which won't be talked about by outsiders, right?" Lu Li explained on the side.

Xiao Man, whose eyes were red, looked at the man with emotion, and thousands of words of gratitude surged up for a while, but he didn't know how to say the words to his mouth, so he could only say: "Thank you." ”

Su Qi was wearing a new padded jacket made for him by Xiaoman, Zhang Xiuqin and Su Xiaoling also changed into new clothes, Xiaoman was moved and hurriedly stepped forward to greet: "Everyone come into the house, the meal will be ready soon." ”

No wonder Fang Cai Lu Li insisted on cooking more, otherwise Xiao Man would definitely be busy at this time.

According to the rules of the village, the girl who marries on the first day of the new year cannot go home to pay respects to the new year, and can only wait for the second day of the new year to go home with gifts to visit her parents, so Lu Li specially chose Chinese New Year's Eve to invite Su Qi up.

Xiao Man silently sighed at the delicate mind of the man while serving the dishes, and couldn't help shedding a few tears while being moved.

When the meal was served, Lu Li set off firecrackers outside, and then the family sat down.

Zhang Xiuqin and Su Qi sat in the main seat, while Su Xiaoman and Lu Li sat on the left side, and Xiaoling sat alone on the right side, and the family of five was also happy.

Because of Su Qi's advice in advance, Zhang Xiuqin didn't dare to make a mistake, plus Su Xiaoman once sent a piece of fabric to Xiaoling, and the three of them never mentioned the previous things at the dinner table, which was very harmonious.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Su Qi's leg injury was not completely healed, Zhang Xiuqin and others said goodbye after the meal, and in a blink of an eye, only Xiaoman and Lu Li were left in the room.

"Go to bed early, if someone comes to play at home tomorrow, there will be a lot of work."

Sure enough, someone came to the hut early in the morning, and Xiao Man and Lu Li were busy all day, and it was not until the evening that they could finally catch their breath and rest.

The busy days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Li brought up the New Year's gift that had been prepared a long time ago, and took Xiaoman down the mountain to go back to his parents' house.

When they arrived at the Su family, the Su family's hut was already crowded with a group of women such as aunts and aunts, and a group of women gathered around the charcoal basin and the fire, chattering about the Zhang family's Li family, so lively, melon seed skins and peanut skins were thrown to the ground.

Xiaoman sent the New Year's gift over, Zhang Xiuqin pretended to be polite, but accepted it happily.

"Xiaoman is really making money, you can see what you send, it's really rich!"

"By the way, I heard that you made a lot of money in the shop in the city! When will you teach us too? So that we can also make a fortune, and we can subsidize our families at the worst. ”

"Phew! You can't do anything at your age, how can Xiaoman teach you? According to me, it's best to let my daughter learn a craft from Xiaoman, even if you can't make money, it's a craft, isn't it? ”

"You're so beautiful! Even if you are willing to learn, it is not necessary that Xiaoman is willing to teach! ”

A few women, you say a word to me, whether you really want to learn or just take this opportunity to be sarcastic, Xiao Man can't speak, so he has to accept them all.

Lu Li was bored of listening, but he had to endure it on his face, otherwise he should be talked about again.

"Lu Li." Xiao Man quietly grabbed the man's finger and shook it, she approached cautiously, and lowered her voice: "My father should be in the East House at this time, you go to him." ”

"But you ......" Lu Li didn't feel at ease and let her be here alone.

Xiao Man smiled, "It's okay, you can go." ”

The left and right are just jokes of some big girls, and they don't dare to say ugly words in front of themselves, not to mention that this is still in their own home, they don't dare to make too many times.

"Okay, then I'll find an excuse to take you out." Lu Li held her hand, comforted her for a few words, and then left under the excuse of going to Su's father.

Lu Li left, and there was only a group of women left in the house, Xiao Man laughed twice, and picked up the most hidden position to sit down.

But even though she had hidden herself in the most inconspicuous place, these people still refused to let her go.

First Aunt Zhang, "Xiaoman, you and Lu Li have been married for a while, when are you going to have a child?" ”

didn't wait for Xiaoman to speak, and Aunt Wang on the other side also echoed: "People who have been married at about the same time as you, people's stomachs are pregnant, you have to work hard!" ”

"As the saying goes, if you want to keep a man, you have to give him a child, so that he doesn't dare to go outside to hang out, Xiaoman, even if you are young and good-looking at this time, you can't stand the little vixen outside, you have to give Lu Li a child quickly!"

Facing one eager and anxious face after another, Xiao Man had to smile awkwardly, "Lu Li and I are still young, so we are not in a hurry." ”

knew that she had left with Lu Li just now, and she regretted it a little.

"Ahh Xiuqin, why don't you persuade Xiaoman, such an idea is not good! A thin and black lady exclaimed, dragging Zhang Xiuqin to complain while babbling.

"That's it, Lu Li didn't mention this to you? Or does he not want children? Xiaoman, you have to hurry! In a few days, Lu Li will be no longer interested in you, so you won't be able to conceive no matter how hard you try! ”

Su Xiaoman only felt that his cheeks were hot, and he didn't know what his face was flushing.

Lu Li really didn't mention giving birth to a child to her, but the two had only been married for a few months, and Xiaoman always felt that it was a little inappropriate to talk about pregnancy and childbirth now.

She bit her lip, the smile on her face was already very stiff, and Xiao Man sat in the corner, wishing that she could turn into a wisp of green smoke and float out of the window, so that she could escape this lecture after another.

I don't know when, a slightly low female voice sounded, with a bit of temptation: "Xiaoman, don't you have a problem with your body, right?" ”

Xiao Man's face stiffened, she looked at the person who spoke, it was a widow next to Wang Wu's family in the east of the village, named Wang Manxiu, because her husband died early and she had no children, she rarely interacted with people in the village, and she didn't see anyone all year round.

Seeing that Xiao Man's face was not good-looking, the person sitting next to Wang Manxiu stabbed her, "What are you talking about, Xiao Man is young, how can there be something wrong with your body." ”

"That's it, don't think about it!" The people around persuaded the widow to shut up.

In normal times, this widow would never say these words much, but today the widow doesn't know why, she can't stop talking when she is dissuaded by everyone, but she is getting worse and worse: "Xiaoman, when you have menstruation, is it very painful?" ”

Xiao Man's face became more and more ugly, she stared at Wang Manxiu, a little impatient: "Yes, then what's the matter?" ”

Wang Manxiu smiled mysteriously, staring at Xiao Man with dead eyes, and said in a low voice: "That means that your body is broken, and it is very likely that you will not be able to have children." ”

Immediately afterwards, Wang Manxiu said: "There is a woman in my hometown, and every time she comes to menstruation, she will hurt, and then she has not been able to have a child for several years. ”

"And one more ......"

Su Xiaoman suddenly felt a "buzz" in her ears, and she couldn't hear what Wang Manxiu said.

She looked at Wang Manxiu dumbfounded, full of desire to justify, but she didn't know how to speak.

She did have unbearable pain every time she had menstruation, Lu Li boiled hot water for her every time, and she had to cover her stomach with her palm when she slept, so that she could relieve some of the pain.

Do you really ......

Xiao Man was in a trance, his body was weak, and he almost fell off the kang.

When she came back to her senses, the people in the house were leaving one after another, and Xiao Man sent everyone out with a smile, his face was very ugly.

And Wang Manxiu, the initiator of all this, let out a gloomy smile, and after getting farther and farther away from the Su family, Wang Manxiu, who was walking in front with his hands, laughed darkly, and pretended to sigh: "I think this Su Xiaoman, she must not be able to have children, you see her ugly face, like pig liver." ”

"Don't say it, it's really possible, didn't she almost get immersed in the pig cage before? Maybe I've been pregnant with someone else's child before! ”

"No wonder, if you don't say that I almost forgot about her unclean body! I've heard that once this woman slips through the womb, she can't regenerate! ”

"Ouch, what a sin!"

Fang Cai also dissuaded Wang Manxiu's women one after another, but at this time, they talked very energetically, as if they had really seen Su Xiaoman slip on a tire for other men.

Wang Manxiu, who was at the forefront, hooked his lips and sneered, slowly returned home, boiled a pot of water and waited for the arrival of that person.

"Knock knock—"

There was a knock on the wooden door, and Wang Manxiu hurriedly opened the door to welcome people in, "You did as you said, now you can't expose me again, right?" ”

The person who came raised Erlang's legs without hurrying, "Don't forget our agreement, this matter must be really successful, and I will completely swallow the matter of you stealing a man into my stomach." ”

Wang Manxiu clenched his fists, "Okay!" ”