Chapter 34: Desolation

Shen Shiliu talked to Hong Xiuhua about something else next, and did not continue to mention family matters, she always had to talk to Shen Shu and her family first, what if Shen Shu was unwilling? Getting married always has to pay attention to the joy of the two loves.

Shen's father took a note and came out, Shen Shimei took it and took a look, smiled and put it away, but the village chief saw it in his eyes, didn't say anything, and sent the Shen family's parents away.

"Why don't you bring a big tree with this industry? What do you do with a pomegranate? The village chief's daughter-in-law said.

The village chief hurriedly said: "What do you know, this Shen family, maybe it really depends on this daughter!" "Before, Shen's father gave Shen Pomegranate all the IOUs to look at it before he was relieved, this girl is definitely literate, the Shen family was not rich before, and he took silver for the Han family before, and now counting his five taels, looking at the village, who can take out these silver taels in one go?

"Brother, you see Xiuhua ...... she," Hong Dadi asked. originally wanted to marry his daughter, but was stopped by Hong Datian.

"Your family is supported by Xiuhua, and you married her off, how can you live with those children? You have to wait until the child is older enough to leave. The village chief said.

The village chief's daughter-in-law came over at this time and said, "I see, Xiuhua's child should have some thoughts about the child in the big tree, otherwise he wouldn't have come here today." "They guessed that Shen Shu would come, but they didn't expect it to be Shen Pomegranate.

Hong Dadi also said: "Before, the Shen family and the Han family wanted to talk about their in-laws, but now Han Meili is married again, if Xiuhua has this thought, I will also agree." Now that the Shen family has some family background, he is also relieved that his daughter will not suffer in the past.

"I'll ask when I'm free." The village chief's daughter-in-law said.

Shen Shimei on the other end was also working hard, chatting with Shen Shu in the yard at night, and talked about Hong Xiuhua.

"Brother, what do you think of the Hong family's Sister Xiuhua?" Shen Shimei asked Shen Shu in a low voice, let's take a look at Shen Shu's mouth first, she is also afraid that her father and mother will listen to the wind and rain.

Shen Shu was weaving a wicker basket in his hand, and when he heard Shen Pomegranate ask, he said, "Xiuhua? I haven't seen her in a long time, what's wrong with her? The answer was very absent-minded.

Shen Shiliu smiled, his brother is definitely single by virtue of his strength.

"Brother, Uncle Hong was afraid that he wouldn't be able to support him before, so he wanted to marry Sister Xiuhua!" Shen Shiliu said: "Originally, I wondered if his family would be willing to marry his daughter early. ”

"What's on your mind again?" Shen Shu smiled bitterly, his pomegranate was really idle.

Shen Shiliu hurried over and whispered, "I couldn't meet a good girl before, so I just waited, but now I think this Hong Xiuhua is good." ”

"But our family doesn't have any savings now, how can we marry someone?" Shen Shu smiled bitterly.

Shen Shiliu shook his head: "Just make money slowly, our family just doesn't continue to do much, I really say that you want to marry, the silver is still made, not to mention that now the Hong family has the heart not to give a dowry, our family should give a little bit of a lot, I don't believe that I can't marry!" ”

Shen Shu also felt that there was a door when he heard the sermon, but ......

"In their family's situation, if she gets married, what will her father and her brother do?" Shen Shu still hasn't forgotten this stubble.

"It's not easy, get engaged, let her stay in her parents' house for two more years, and it's okay to marry again when she's eighteen!" Shen Pomegranate thinks this is no better, at least survive until the age of eighteen is considered an adult!

Shen Shu also thought about it carefully, he didn't hate Hong Xiuhua, but he didn't have any contact with him on weekdays, and when he met, he smiled and said hello, if the two of them got together, he always felt a little embarrassed. What's more, he doesn't know what the attitude of the girl is, which round will he choose?

Shen Shiliu saw Shen Shu's expression, and guessed that his brother was shy, and her sister also had to be assisted.

"Tomorrow night, I'll ask Sister Xiuhua to come to our house to make a basket, and I'm familiar with this coming-and-going! You'll leave this to me! Shen Shiliu said.

Shen Shu smiled helplessly, but he didn't object. He also knew that Hong Xiuhua was a good girl, and his only thought was to hope that Hong Xiuhua would not dislike Shen Shimei, and that she would not be good to Shen Shimei's sister-in-law in the future.

Shen Shiliu hurriedly got up and entered the house, and went to talk to his father and mother, and Zheng immediately slapped his thigh.

"Why didn't I forget about Xiuhua's girl!" Zheng felt that the age was also appropriate.

Father Shen pursed his lips and smiled, and then said, "Do you want to go and say kiss directly?" ”

Shen Shiliu shook his head: "Don't worry, I'll go tomorrow to ask Sister Xiuhua to come to our house to make a basket, let the two of them talk first, in case they can't get along!" ”

Zheng smiled: "We still have enough pomegranate hearts, so let's do it, let Xiuhua come tomorrow afternoon, and eat something good at night, we have to be willing at this time!" ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, and then went to the yard and asked Shen Shu to stop weaving wicker first, what will he make up tomorrow after making it up today.

Shen Shu went back to sleep early, Shen Pomegranate was excited, and sold the broth for half a year, although the family is not very rich in building a big house, it is estimated that it will be enough to work for another year next year. When the time comes, the family will build a big house, and the days will be much better.

The village chief Hong quickly bought the grain, purchased and sent it down, because the disaster was the only one in their village, so the grain price in the county was quite stable, the village chief registered one for each family, and the last remaining silver was less than one or two, and the village chief also kept it, waiting for the village to collectively purchase seeds in the spring and send them down, and then everyone would have a better time next year.

On this day, the Shen family went out to be busy, Shen Pomegranate was picking up at home, the weather was starting to get cold, thin clothes should be put away, and thick clothes should be taken out.

Winter clothes Shen Pomegranate also has two sets of cotton jackets and cotton pants, but they are both fat, she has lost a lot of weight now, and it is easy to irrigate if she wears fat again, so it is time to change it.

"Pomegranate girl?" Someone shouted outside the door.

Shen Shiliu listened to the movement and was familiar to him, so he muttered: "Why does this sound sound like Du Xuanmo?" ”

Shen Shiliu walked out of the room, and when he looked at the door, it was indeed Du Xuanmo.

"Brother Du? Why are you here? Shen Shiliu beckoned Du Xuanmo to come in.

Du Xuanmo stood at the door and said, "I heard that your village was hit by a disaster, so I bought some food and sent it." ”

Shen Shiliu was stunned for a moment, and then saw Du Xuanmo coming in with a sack of things.

"...... this?" Shen Shiliu asked.

"I bought a hundred catties of rice." Du Xuanmo glanced at the kitchen as he spoke, and forcefully carried the rice in and put it down.

Shen Shiliu was surprised, how did Du Xuanmo's small body get this hundred catties of rice?

"How did you get here? Carried it? Shen Shiliu asked.

"I carried it, but it's not easy to walk here, and it's more muddy, or I'll be there early in the morning." Du Xuanmo said, the bookstall has not opened today.

Shen Shimei was in a complicated mood, and then let Du Xuanmo rest first.

"My family is not short of food, and I thought that things might be bad, so I bought all the food for the winter in advance." Shen Shiliu said.

Du Xuanmo smiled awkwardly, when he went to put the grain just now, he also saw that other people's food was enough in the kitchen.

"But thank you!" Shen Shiliu said with a smile, people have carried it all the way, and she is already very grateful for this heart.

Du Xuanmo smiled, and then said, "Pomegranate girl, are your feet all right?" Why don't you go to the county seat? "Shen Shimei hasn't been there for several days, he hasn't seen anyone for several days, and his mood is lost all day.

"There are a lot of things at home and in the village these days, my feet have been healed, and after two days the family is busy, I will go to the county seat." Shen Shiliu said that as soon as the weather was cold, she was not ready to let her mother freeze outside.

Du Xuanmo was shocked when he heard this, and then took out a book and handed it to Shen Shimei.

"You haven't been here these days, and literacy can't be left behind." Du Xuanmo said, and took out the reverse cut note he had made.

Shen Shiliu looked at the things in her hand, and her mood became more complicated, that is, she was ugly, but whenever she was more up, she would feel that Du Xuanmo was interesting to her!

"Thank you!" Shen Shiliu said, feeling a little bitter in her heart, her heart as a fat girl has been stirred up, how will she live in the future?

"That ......" Shen Shiliu had something to ask, so he broke the embarrassment. Du Xuanmo listened and lowered his head.

"Brother Du, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want to find?" Shen Shiliu wants to trick Du Xuanmo, if Du Xuanmo says something different from himself, then it is basically no fun.

Du Xuanmo said: "I like kind-hearted, polite, smart and housekeeping, I think it's good to be like a pomegranate girl." ”

Hey! Shen Shiliu muttered in his heart, is this Du Xuanmo an anti-routine or what? If she said that, she thought she was really good!

In the end, Shen Shiliu could only smile bitterly and said nothing.

"My family doesn't have much money now, I hope that girl won't marry too early, if I can go to high school in the future and have fame, I can take good care of her." Du Xuanmo said, he didn't know if Shen Shiliu understood what he said, but what he said was also the truth, his current family background, he couldn't say anything to let Shen Shimei wait for him.

Shen Shiliu blinked, and finally only nodded, she didn't know what kind of nod she was, anyway, the atmosphere was embarrassing.

"It's time for me to go, too." He can't ignore his bookstall and now he depends on it to make a living.

"I'll send you." Shen Shiliu said and sent Du Xuanmo out of the door.

A misty drizzle was falling from the sky, and the air was full of misty. The indifferent fog is hazy, Du Xuanmo walks between the green mountains and green waters, and his clothes move to make people feel that they are just right. Shen Shiliu sighed, looking at Du Xuanmo as if this person was like coming out of an ink painting, with a charm.

"Why am I getting a little cold all of a sudden?" Shen Shimei rubbed her arms with both hands, she was fat and fat, and she basically didn't feel cold, but at this time, she felt extremely desolate, the desolation of a fat girl, and the desolation of a fat girl who couldn't flirt with a man.