On the day He Rui got married, He Di saw what the new third aunt looked like.

Because of the invitation to go from house to house before the family portrait, the people gathered in the courtyard that day were almost shoulder to shoulder, and they all said that they were invited to eat. He Tu and He Fu reluctantly set up a few tables in the yard, but they couldn't put them anymore, there were too many people, she couldn't help it, so she discussed with her mother what to do. Cui Ying rolled her eyes, and said while she was busy: "Let your dad solve it, he provoked it." He Tu was helpless, so he had to let He Fu go to his father, and he didn't know what the family fu had done, and after a while, the people in the courtyard gradually became fewer, although the table was still full of people, some people couldn't sit down and were still standing next to them, so they were going to eat, but people were not as crowded as before. She took a stack of empty bowls and filled them with fragrant noodles, and suddenly heard a commotion in the yard, followed by a chord of footsteps coming in from the gate, and said, "The kiss is here!" ”

"It's all your dad, you have to invite so many people to dinner at this time!" Cuiying complained, "You should go with Hexin first, don't let them make too much trouble!" ”

He Di hurriedly agreed, and followed He Xin towards the room where He Rui was waiting.

The courtyard became buzzing again, but most of them were following the people who picked up their relatives to watch the excitement. He Tu ran into the house after her sister, and before closing the door, she glanced at the person walking in the head, it was the new aunt. He had a long thin face, and his eyebrows were faint, and his small eyes were also faint, as if they had grown out at random. It's just that the pair of ears are really blessed, they are so big and wide, and the earlobes are almost on the shoulders. With a hurried glance, he quickly dodged into the house and closed the door, otherwise the groom and his gang would break in, and they would not be able to block the door.

Several female relatives gathered in the small room, all ready to block the door, with excited expressions on their faces. He Di didn't want to participate in this kind of activity, so he turned around and went into the back room, wanting to see how Herui was reacting. I saw that this sister, who always has an indifferent look on weekdays, was rarely nervous at this moment. Feeling that Hedi was sitting beside him, Herui hurriedly reached out and grabbed her sister's arm, and asked anxiously, "Are they here?" ”

"Here we are." He Tu patted the back of her hand gently, "It's all in the yard." ”

Herui was silent for a while, and her shoulders suddenly shook. He Di looked at her worriedly, and was about to ask her what was wrong, but suddenly remembered that when she got married, she cried more than She Rui, so she couldn't help but feel relieved, gently hugged her sister's shoulder, and comforted: "It's okay, don't cry." ”

At this time, Hexin also came in, and when she saw the scene in front of her, she couldn't help laughing, and said softly: "On the day of great joy, what are you crying about, quickly wipe away your tears, the new aunt has entered the yard at this time, and when I enter the door and see it, everyone's faces are not good-looking." ”

Hearing this, He Rui lifted the red hijab on his head, looked at the two sisters, and said angrily: "Who is crying!" But her eyes were obviously slightly red, but there was no trace of tears on her face, and I don't know when she secretly wiped away the tears. Hetu Hexin understands that this sister is such a character, and she never wants others to see her soft spots, so when she heard her say this, she couldn't help laughing, "It's good if you don't cry, it's good if you don't cry." ”

Suddenly, I heard a commotion outside, and there was a knock on the door. The female relatives in the house became even more excited, asking for red envelopes one after another, and not giving red envelopes and not letting them enter the door. I saw that the little red paper bags were stuffed in one after another, but as if they were not satisfied, they still blocked the door, and did not want to let the groom in easily. Later, Hexin couldn't stand it anymore, so she pulled them away with a smile and shouted outside the door: "The groom, you have to call the eldest sister and the second sister well, and I will let you in." ”

The people outside the door listened, and they coaxed one after another, only to see that after a slight silence, a slightly indifferent voice sounded, "Eldest sister, second sister, let me in quickly!" ”

Hearing his pitiful voice, Hexin smiled evilly and made an expression at the people around her, and then opened the door, and the group of people broke in and rushed towards the inner room.

"Look at the bride! Look at the bride! "Outside, small children in thick padded jackets were running around, holding small cannonballs in their hands, shouting excitedly.

Xu has not had such a happy event in the village for a long time, and when walking on the road, everyone's faces were filled with festive expressions, and they sincerely expressed their blessings to the newlyweds. Hetu Hexin was the last to leave the house, locked the door, and they walked forward side by side, intending to go to the new aunt's house to have a look, join in the fun, and see if there was anyone who could help, after all, the people who went to eat today were even half of the village empty. He Yi had already followed Jiafu Cuiying to follow the team to pick up his relatives, and he wanted her to help, but in the end, he couldn't even see the figure, so He Yi had to give up. But thinking of the reaction of this youngest sister, she felt very distressed, since a few days ago, her originally smiling face has been calm, no matter how others tease, she doesn't laugh, sometimes she hides and cries alone. He Di didn't know why, she wanted to ask, but He Yi didn't give her this opportunity, as soon as she saw her sister coming, she turned around and ran, and she couldn't catch it. When she went to bed last night, she lay down and cried again. At first, it was a quiet sob, but then the voice gradually became louder, and I covered my head with a quilt and cried heartbreakingly. Hetuhe Rui's face was inexplicable, I don't know what grievances she suffered, so she cried so miserably. When Hexin came in and answered the question, the two of them suddenly realized. Heyi was just reluctant to marry her sister, when Hexin Hetu got married, she didn't feel anything, and when Herui got married, she suddenly found that in addition to Hefu, who worked outside all the year round, there was only herself left at home in the future, and no one played with her anymore, and no one could let her play tricks, even when she was sleeping, no one stayed on the outside, blocking the vicious monsters for her. The more he thought about it, the more sad he became, and he saw that several sisters had gathered together in the past few days, and after a period of separation, this heart-rending feeling became even heavier, so she couldn't even laugh, as long as she saw the faces of her sisters, she wanted to cry, and she was very sad. In the future, who will make food for her, who will help her wash her dirty clothes, and who will defend herself when her parents blame themselves!

Thinking of this, Heyi cried even more sadly.

"Okay, don't cry." He comforted her, but he couldn't say anything other than these two sentences. She lay quietly on the side, staring blankly at the ceiling, a teardrop spilling from the corner of her eye and slowly sliding down her cheek.

Because of crying like this, since he got up in the morning, Heyi has been subjected to Herui every step of the way, and he has never left for almost half a second. When the groom came to pick up Rui, she shrank on a small bench next to her, her eyes locked tightly on Rui, and she looked at the strange man vigilantly, for fear that he would do something to hurt her sister. But how could he hurt her, she was his future wife. He Yi watched his sister being picked up by the man, and hurriedly got up and followed, and just followed them until he came to the new aunt's house. When the new aunt introduced the relatives at home to the bride one by one and toasted them, Heyi had to follow, but was grabbed by Cuiying and scolded in a low voice: "People toast, what are you running up for?" ”

"I'm going to guard my sister!" He Yi said, his eyes were red, and his voice choked again.

"Alright, alright." Cui Ying tightly grabbed Heyi's arm, and took this daughter who was now about to grow to the same height as her by her side, although she felt sad in her heart, she could only hold back, who let herself give birth to so many daughters, they were all sent to other people's homes one by one, and the loneliness of the family in the future can be imagined, and there is no one to cook. Cui Ying sighed deeply, fortunately, there is still a Heyi, if the Heyi is married in the future...... She pursed the corners of her mouth tightly, not daring to think about it again, and hurriedly turned her attention to Herui, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile, trying to make herself as happy as those crowds watching the excitement.

The wedding did not end until eight or nine o'clock in the evening, because the new aunt's house was a little far away from home, Jiafu said goodbye to his in-laws, and wanted to take the children home as soon as possible, otherwise it would be darker and it would be difficult to walk. When leaving, Heyi had to run in to take a look at Herui, but Hexin was tightly dragged by his side, for fear that she would accidentally run away and it would be difficult to find. As the family walked home, they talked as they spoke, and gradually, their voices became quieter, and silence and darkness surrounded them, as if they were mere mindless people who were in a mechanical hurry at night.

Walking and walking, Hexin, who was lagging behind, couldn't bear the loneliness and spoke first. She turned her gaze to Hedi, who could be seen dimly in the darkness, and asked, "What do you think of that new uncle?" ”

He Tu thought back to what he saw, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "I look at him like that, but he looks a little like Herui. ”

"How?"

"You see that he keeps smiling on his face, and his eyes are just like Herui, they are a little cold. I think they are really a couple, and they match very well. ”

"Somewhere." He Yi said dissatisfiedly, "He looks so ugly, he is not worthy of my third sister at all." ”

"Phew, bah, bah." Hexin hurriedly chirped, "What are you talking about, where are people ugly." As she spoke, she smiled, "In the future, if you want to call the third brother-in-law, don't say ugly or anything to your face, just call people by their names." ”

Ever since he knew the name of the third aunt, Heyi has always called him directly with his surname, but he has never called him the third brother-in-law. Hearing Hexin's words, she stiffened her neck with dissatisfaction and said, "I won't call it." ”

"Forget it, what do you tell her?" He Tu smiled, "I don't think she can slow down in the past two days, just wait a few days." ”

The group talked and laughed, and slowly walked towards the house, the original dull atmosphere seemed to be dispelled by these few words of talk and laughter, and the dark night seemed to be not so heavy.

He Tu Hexin waited until the new aunt took He Rui back and forth before deciding when to go back. That morning, the sky was bright, although it was the spring equinox, but the weather was still very cold, and a thick layer of thick clouds gathered in the distance, slowly drifting towards the distance, I don't know when a drizzle will fall. Hexin was sitting on the kang to breastfeed Ke Qin, and by the way, she took care of Cheng Yan, who had woken up early, for fear that she would accidentally fall under the kang while playing by herself, and she heard someone knocking on the courtyard door outside. She turned her head and looked out through the gap in the curtains, only to see her father hurrying out with a coat on. opened the door, but saw that it was He Rui who was back, followed by the new aunt Zhang Li, He Xin hurriedly pushed the still sleeping He Di, and shouted: "Get up, the newcomer is back to the door." ”

He rubbed his misty eyes and sat up. She opened the curtains and looked outside, but there was no one in sight, and she was about to get dressed and get out of bed when there was a knock on the door outside the kitchen. I don't know when I woke up, I hurriedly jumped out of bed, clicked the lock, and saw the newly dressed Herui walking in with a full body of cold and dew. Her face was covered with a rare smile, and she asked a little breathlessly, "Haven't you gotten up yet?" ”

He Yi was so happy that he stretched out his arm and hugged He Rui in his arms, jumped and said, "Oh, you're finally back!" ”

At this time, Hetu had already put on his clothes, and when he came out and saw the two sisters, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Hurry up and close the door and come in, it's very cold outside, don't let the heat out." ”

He Rui broke free from the shackles of Kai and Heyi, as if to cater to Heyi's words, rubbed his hands, and said: "It's really cold, look at it's almost April, why is it still so cold, the temperature hasn't changed at all." ”

"You two can't come on foot, do you?" He smiled and added charcoal to the stove, ready to pour some hot water to wash his face. He Rui's face turned red, and he suddenly became angry, and said, "No, the ...... who came by bicycle"

He Tu was about to say something, but He Yi hurriedly approached He Rui and asked anxiously, "Third sister, what do you think of staying at home all night?" Did they bully you? Do they have ......." she asked in a chattering voice, not caring at all whether Herui answered her question or not, just wanting to ask a series of questions in her heart so that she could rest assured. He Tu smiled helplessly, shrugged his shoulders at He Rui, and bent down to reach out to wash his face. After hurriedly washing, she picked up and prepared to make breakfast, and when Herui rolled up her sleeves to help, she stopped her and said, "You sit and listen to Heyi, this girl has asked us all night since last night, and I can't answer anymore, you quickly block her mouth." ”

"What do you ask?" He Rui looked back and smiled, his tone unusually gentle. He Yi's eyes widened in surprise, if it was usual, He Rui would have lost her temper a long time ago, either coldly or pretending not to hear. How could she change her appearance in just one night after getting married? He Yi felt more and more puzzled, she turned her gaze to He Xin, who had just come out of the back room with Ke Qin in her arms, and asked suspiciously: "Eldest sister, look at the third sister, has she changed her personality?" ”

"Net nonsense, where has changed people." Hexin scolded, "You go to see if your mother is up, and by the way, call Hefu up, don't let him sleep lazy." ”

He Yi pouted unhappily, stood up and walked out. He Xin sat down next to He Rui and asked softly, "Are you okay?" ”

Herui lowered her head and smiled, nodding slightly.

The three of them seemed to have a clear heart, and they didn't ask anything, but they all understood what the other party was thinking, and they didn't ask random questions like Heyi. After making breakfast and tidying up the house a little, Hedi called Heyi and asked her to bring the food to the main house, so that her father could have breakfast with Zhang Li. He Yi was naturally unhappy, but he didn't dare to disobey his sister's words, pursed his lips, and muttered out with a plate.

"This game is a game, and she should learn to do some work." He Rui said, she looked out the door, a little distracted, "Otherwise, who will take care of my parents in the future?" Is it difficult to let your mother cook? Mother's waist can't do it, I should take her to see it when I have time. ”

When He Tu heard this, he felt a little sad. Maybe it's because I'm married, and I can't come home often in the future, let alone take care of my parents every day. She sighed and said, "That's what you said, but my mother is very strong, she just doesn't want to, so what's the solution?" ”

"Mom can't do it, if it's serious in the future, what can I do?" He Rui turned around and said, she bit her lip, her eyes turned red instantly, but she immediately turned around, pretended to look at the scenery outside, and secretly raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

Hexin saw the scene in front of her, she shook Ke Qin in her arms, sighed, and said, "One by one, our family has gone out, and I can't bear to leave my parents behind." ”

"I'll come back often." "We can't let our home get more and more deserted. ”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became gloomy, and everyone was silent, with their own thoughts. After finishing the work in hand, seeing that the expressions of the two people were getting heavier and heavier, he finally went home for a trip, how could he not cherish the days together, but sighed like this? She smiled deliberately: "Don't sigh, just live a good day together, what do you want to do so much?" Let's eat quickly, the dishes are almost cold. ”

Only then did the two of them come back to their senses, they were busy pretending to smile on their faces, picked up the chopsticks and were about to pick up the dishes in front of them, but their movements became sluggish again, and they didn't have the appetite to eat.

After breakfast, Zhang Li came over to see the two sisters, and he was about to take Herui back. The others were okay, only Heyi leaned on the door reluctantly, refusing to let go of the hand holding Herui, and finally it was Hedi who pulled her hand away, and Herui followed Zhang Li and walked away step by step. He Yi pursed his mouth, seeing that he was about to cry again, He Xin hurriedly pulled He Tu inside, and said as she walked: "Don't persuade her, let her cry, cry for a few days and feel comfortable." ”

He Di didn't intend to persuade her, but after hearing her sister say this, she just obeyed her sister's words and followed her into the kitchen. They packed their luggage and were already planning to go back, but they had been delayed at their mother's house for more than half a month, and there had been several calls from home, and he wanted to stay a few more days to persuade his mother to see the problem with his waist, and it seemed that he could not stay even for a few days.

Hurriedly packing her luggage, she raised her hand to greet Cheng Yan, who was running around on the kang, and shouted, "Xiao Yan, come here!" Get dressed and we're home! ”

Cheng Yan didn't know why, she ran over in a daze, watched her mother dress her, and for a while, she opened her small mouth and asked in a milky voice: "Mom, are you going home?" ”

"Hmm." He Tu responded, "Do you miss your father?" Ever missed your grandparents? ”

Cheng Yan pursed his lips and looked at Hetu, but stopped talking.

As soon as the things were tidied up, Cuiying walked in from outside, and when she saw the two people with large bags and neat clothes, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Are you going back?" ”

"Yes, Mom." He Xin smiled, "Liu Ji has called several times to ask, no one at home cooks these days, I'm afraid that I'm not there, and his life is not convenient." ”

Hearing her sister's words, she pursed her mouth and said, "Mom, when my mother-in-law called to urge me, you heard it too, like a ghost." After a while, when the family is free, I will bring Cheng Yan back, you and my father will take care of your body at home, don't do too tiring work, lest your back disease become more and more serious. ”

"Got it, hey, got it." Cuiying agreed, sitting on the edge of the kang and watching her two daughters clean up. She looked as if she had suddenly aged by a decade, hunched over with a tired expression.

"Keyi, Cheng Yan, say goodbye to grandma." He Xin shouted, reaching out and dragging Keyi, who was sitting on the kang in a daze.

"Or—" Cuiying said hesitantly, "You can go after lunch, and you won't be in a hurry for half a day." ”

He Xin exchanged glances with each other, and the movements of his hands became sluggish. Before they could react, Ke Yi shouted, "Lunch!" Have lunch! ”

"Okay, let's go after lunch." Hexin couldn't help but laugh and smiled. He Tu put down the bag in his hand and looked at several people in the room with pity, especially his mother, who exuded a sense of old age all over his body, and somehow his heart suddenly became astringent and sour, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Because the atmosphere of parting is imminent, no one can laugh from the bottom of their hearts, and when they eat, they are barely smiling on their faces, just because they don't want others to worry about themselves. After eating lunch in a daze, he washed the pots and bowls with his hands, and this is the real time to leave. She picked up the bag, still carrying a bag in her hand, and pulled Cheng Yan's hand with her left hand. Cui Ying didn't know where to dig out a package, maybe it was used to wrap a few of them when she was a child, and tied it to Hexin's back with a strap, and put the young Ke Qin in it, so that it was more convenient for her to hold Hexin in her hand. They walked out of the gate, and Jiafu and Cui Yin were all the way to the intersection before they stopped, standing far away and watching them go away. At first, she walked without looking back, until she expected that her parents could no longer see her, she stopped and turned to look back.

On the vast plain, as far as the eye can see, there seem to be a few misty mountains rising suddenly, and there are countless houses densely distributed on the mountainside at the foot of the mountain, and the roofs are rising with curling green smoke at this time. A smell of moisture mixed with the smell of earth came to the face, it was a taste of the countryside, the freshest and most wonderful taste in the world. He Tu breathed greedily, and looked around greedily, how familiar she was with this village where she grew up, familiar with every plant and tree here, she knew where they were, when they would sprout, when they would wither, and even those who were smoking from the roofs, she could tell who their owners were and what their names were. She was familiar with the expressions on their faces, the simplicity and kindness in their hearts, and even a strange old man with a mule who passed by would smile kindly at them. Hedi's eyes couldn't help but moisten, this was her hometown, the place where she was willing to grow old, and once she remembered that she was about to return to that dull and cold courtyard, her mood couldn't help but sink, as if the whole person was dragged to the ground by a big stone. Her body said in a variety of ways, I don't want to go back, I don't want to go back, but she has to go back after all, and continue to live with those strangers and people she doesn't love. And the land that used to be her home at her feet, now she can only be its guest, a few times a year, and never as a family member. Thinking of this, Hedi's heart became even more uncomfortable, she lowered her head, and let her eyes be full of tears, slowly dripping onto this damp and slowly green grass sprouts, she didn't want to wipe away the tears, perhaps, the tears mixed into the land, but also the traces of her time here.

"Why is Mommy crying?" Cheng Yan raised his little face and looked at her puzzled. Hexin, who was looking at the distance in a daze, heard her question, hurriedly looked down at her sister's face, and asked in surprise, "Yes, why are you crying?" ”

He sighed, turned around hurriedly, and said, "Let's go." ”