As the sun sets, a man and a woman stand in the grove.

The girl combed her hair in two buns, each with a red silk flower on it, and stood in front of her beloved man, she couldn't help but be shy.

The man, dressed in a blue robe, stood opposite the woman, and saw clearly the shyness of her daughter's family. A trace of disgust flashed in the man's eyes, and he forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit in his heart, and said coldly: "Ning Xue'er, I don't like you, if you know each other, hurry up to my house to withdraw from the marriage." ”

After saying this, the man walked away without looking back.

Only Ning Xue'er, who was like a thunderbolt from a sunny day, was left standing in place.

Ning Xue'er was stunned, and after a while she digested Huo Fu's words, her brother Fu wanted to withdraw from the marriage?

A trace of panic appeared on Ning Xue'er's palm-sized face, her Fu brother didn't want her anymore, could the girl who was divorced still be able to marry?

The girl is not yet fifteen years old, she can't figure out these questions, she only knows that she is a person who is about to be divorced, and in the future, she will be pointed at when she walks on the road, and even her father and mother will be poked in the back.

What to do? What to do? As soon as she thought of the days to come, Ning Xue'er's heart was uncomfortable.

The girl stayed in the woods for a while, and it was getting dark, and if she didn't go home, she would have to worry about it, but how would she face her family when she went back?

The girl cried urgently, and she cried quietly as she hurried. In the evening, smoke rises from every house in the village.

Only a little girl sat helplessly on the dock by the river, looking at the rushing water, and her heart was in despair.

Jump, after jumping everything is settled, the girl takes one last look in the direction of home. Then, close your eyes and take a leap.

"Oh no, someone overboard! Come and save people! ”

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Ning Xue'er only felt a splitting headache, and she vaguely heard a man's voice, "Aunt Ning, Xue'er is fine, when she wakes up, you can get her some chicken soup to make up for it." ”

Ning Xue'er tried her best to open her eyes, but her consciousness didn't allow it, and another wave of dizziness hit, and Ning Xue'er fell asleep completely.

Zhang sent Dr. Wang away, and quietly returned to the house, looking at his unconscious daughter with a face full of worry. She sat at the head of her daughter's bed, crying silently, calling her daughter's name over and over again, "Cher, my hard-working Cher." ”

The news of Ning Xue'er's fall into the water spread throughout Caoqiao Village.

The whole village was full of discussions, only the door of the village chief's house was closed.

Huo Fu felt that the air pressure in the house was terrifyingly low, and he stood in front of his grandfather, his head bowed in shame.

The village chief Huo Fugui's face was also horrified at this time, his middle finger knocked on the table, and asked in a low voice, "Does Xue'er's fall into the water have anything to do with you?" ”

The village has been in the top position for a long time, and it is not angry but powerful.

Huo Fu was so frightened that he quickly shook his head and denied: "No, absolutely not." ”

Huo Fugui's eagle-like eyes swept Huo Fu and asked again, "Does it have anything to do with you?" ”

Huo Fu's back broke out in a cold sweat, and his legs began to weaken a little, he pretended to be calm and said, "No! ”

"Get on your knees!"

With a "poof", Huo Fu knelt on the ground.

Without hesitation, the village chief picked up the feather duster from the vase next to him and beat Huo Fu vigorously.

The feather duster fell on Huo Fu's generous back, and it didn't take long for Huo Fu to hold his head and confess, "Don't fight, grandpa, it's me who is wrong, I met with Ning Xue'er this evening." ”

"Wow, now it's finally time to tell the truth!"

The village chief couldn't get angry when he thought about it, so he picked up a feather duster and hit Huo Fu a few times.

Huo Fu screamed in pain, and even alarmed his grandmother Yu.

Yu came from next door in a hurry, and as soon as she entered the door, she cried and shouted, "Oh, my eldest grandson! ”

The village chief couldn't help frowning, this old woman is used to protecting her shortcomings, when she comes, what else will she teach her?

"Old man, you have something wrong with your brain, Fu'er is our only grandson, what are you doing beating him?"

Although the village chief is highly respected in the village and is respected by everyone, this does not include his pillow man Yu.

"You, you still have the face to protect him!" The village chief pointed his finger at Huo Fu and said angrily: "You don't know what good things he has done!" ”

"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel, and I'll settle accounts with you later."

Huo Fu endured the pain, got up, and limped to the ancestral hall.

Yu looked at the back of his eldest grandson and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Crying, crying, you know crying, he can be like today, it's not what you're used to!"

The village chief threw down the feather duster, sat on a chair, and unceremoniously reprimanded Yu.

Yu bit his lip, feeling very aggrieved.

"That girl from the Ning family, you send some eggs over tomorrow, we have a marriage contract with someone else, and we still have to care about it."

The village chief looked at the bright moon outside the house, and instructed Yu Shi Dao with vicissitudes.

Yu was angry, where was she willing to listen to the old man's words, "Don't go!" Our Fu'er doesn't like her again, so it's a matter of whether we can marry in the future. ”

"Nonsense!" The village chief was so angry that he slapped the table again, and he said firmly: "Old woman, let me tell you, no matter what Fu'er thinks, you have to be with me, our family's granddaughter-in-law can only be the girl of the Ning family." ”

Yu Shi heard this kind of thing hundreds of times, and she echoed casually: "Okay, okay, I know, isn't it just a fortune teller who said that the girl of the Ning family is rich and noble, so you must marry her." ”

The next day, the Yu family sent a basket of eggs to the Ning family, which flattered the Zhang family.

In addition to the Yu family, there are several families who have sent things on weekdays, among which the most generous one is the butcher's house, and his son actually sent two fat rabbits.

The old lady of the Ning family looked at the white things in the kitchen, and her mouth was grinning behind her ears. "The third family, you can kill those two rabbits today and add vegetables to the house."

The old woman spoke, how dare Zhang slack off, she rolled up her sleeves and got busy.

Inside the room, Ning Xue'er sat in front of the bronze mirror, carefully looking at the unfamiliar face in the mirror.

A small face the size of a palm, a pair of eyes as bright as black grapes, and a small cherry mouth. Well, this girl doesn't look bad.

This gave Ning Xue'er some comfort in her heart. However, looking at the dilapidated furniture in the house, her heart was half cold.

In order to understand the world as soon as possible, Ning Xue'er decided to go out for a walk. She casually pulled two buns in front of the mirror, inserted two white silk flowers, changed her clothes again, and everything was cleaned up before Ning Xue'er walked out of the room.

As soon as she went out, Ning Xue'er saw several blue brick and tile houses, which made her feel that the original owner's home was still a bit of a family.

"Oh, Cher, why did you get off the ground. Quick, go back and lie down! ”

Zhang just came out to pour some water, and saw Ning Xue'er standing at the door.

The mother of the original owner, Ning Xue'er naturally recognized it. In the morning, this kind aunt gave herself egg custard.

Ning Xue'er smiled faintly at Zhang's and said, "Mother, I'm fine, I want to come out to breathe." ”

Zhang saw that Ning Xue'er's complexion was much better, so he didn't stop her.

After Ning Xue'er walked out of the gate, she took a deep breath, the ancient air was so fresh.

Because she didn't know the road, Ning Xue'er didn't dare to go far, so she only walked around Ning's house, and she found that the villagers here were really poor.

Most of the houses are made of adobe and thatch, and the Ning family's large tiled houses stand out from the crowd.

At noon, smoke rose from every household in the village, and Ning Xue'er thought that it was time for her family to eat. So she trotted all the way back.

Ning Xue'er entered the house with her front foot, and the men in the family also came back with her back foot, and everyone washed their hands and ate together.

There are many Ning families, so men and women eat at separate tables. The dishes at the two tables are also slightly different, the men's table has a lot of rabbit meat, and the women's table is dominated by vegetables, and the meat is only garnished.

It's just a matter of less meat, an old woman at the key table actually put all the meat in her bowl, Ning Xue'er stared at the few pieces of rabbit meat and secretly left her saliva, and then took a bite of rice.

I kept comforting myself in my heart, it's good, at least I haven't met the best when I wear it, I can eat and dress warmly, and I have to be content and content.

Ning Xue'er constantly numbed herself, and she even forced herself to lower her head.

After eating and drinking, the old woman picked her teeth and said as if ordering: "Xue'er, you have to work in the afternoon, your mother can't always serve you like this." ”

Mrs. Ning threw down a sentence and left, Ning Xue'er glanced at Zhang, who quietly held her daughter's hand and shook her head gently.

In the thatched house, Zhang and Ning Xue'er sat on the edge of the bed, and the two of them said considerately, "Xue'er, don't blame your grandmother, there are many things at home, and she can't ......do anything about it."

Ning Xue'er nodded silently, and Zhang continued: "However, what you have to do is some housework, you will know these things since you were a child, it is not difficult, you will go out to pick some wild vegetables this afternoon, cook a meal in the evening, and leave the rest to your mother." ”

After Zhang told Ning Xue'er carefully, he went to the machine to weave.

As the sun set, the summer heat dissipated, and the breeze hit, blowing Ning Xue'er very refreshed. She looked at the basket that was almost full of wild herbs, and then at the westernmost sun, so she took the basket and prepared to go home.

But who would have thought that Ning Xue'er hadn't walked a few steps before she was surrounded by a group of uninvited guests.

The leader is a little girl who wears red and green, and is extremely arrogant in dressing up with flowers. Behind her, there was also a group of small minions.

Ning Xue'er didn't know the intentions of this group of people, she just thought that the children were ignorant and blocked the way, she frowned, and said politely: "Trouble, let me go." ”

The girl at the head was happy, she poked Ning Xue'er's head with her fingers, "I don't know if your brain is really bad or fake, you don't even know us?" ”

After speaking, the girl glanced at the minions beside her, and suddenly, a group of people came up and kept pushing Ning Xue'er. In the panic, Ning Xue'er's basket fell and wild vegetables were scattered on the ground. Her neatly combed hair was also messed up, and she cried out helplessly, "What are you doing? Why hit someone? ”