After a few more days, Peach's belly grew bigger, and her summer clothes were thin and gradually couldn't be hidden. Li saw it and said to Tao, "I think, let's get married quickly." I originally planned that if you were admitted to university, you would take out the child and send you to school, which would be your ideal after all; If you don't pass the test, you will keep it, and we will get married, anyway, this child is mine, and I will be responsible for it to the end. Now, none of us have passed the exam, and it is not interesting to delay it; Besides, your belly is getting bigger, and the people in the village are talking about it when they see it, and both of them are not good-looking. Things are urgent, we don't have to look at the happy season, just take advantage of the National Day to get married. ”

Momo nodded when she heard that it was exactly what she wanted. I thought to myself, in the end, you brought it up first. I thought that this was also in line with my mother's wishes, and hurriedly called my mother: "Mom, come here, Li wants us to get married on National Day!" ”

Mother Tao naturally couldn't ask for it, listened to her daughter's words, and hurriedly walked over and said, "Now that I'm gradually getting pregnant, I have to do this." He was afraid that the young man would be unstable, so he asked Li Dao:

"Did you tell the family? Your parents agreed to get married on National Day? ”

"I haven't said it yet. I'll ask for your old man's and Peach's advice first, and you'll all agree, so I can go home and tell my parents. ”

Tao's mother was very satisfied with Li speaking respectfully to her, so she said, "In that case, you can tell your parents when you go back, we all agree, hurry up and get the marriage done." Otherwise, Peach's belly will be bigger, and we will not have face in front of the villagers. ”

Li saw that Tao's mother agreed, so he nodded and agreed.

Li returned home and told his parents about marrying Tao on National Day. When his father heard this, he was anxious and angry, and said, "When did you get engaged to Peach?" Why don't you and your mom know at all? We are in such a hurry to get married, how can we prepare? ”

"We talked about it ourselves at school, and we got engaged on our own. originally planned to be admitted to university, and the two of them went to college together and did not get married for the time being; Now neither of them has passed the exam, and moreover, Peach is pregnant, so we want to hurry up and get married, otherwise, it will not look good. ”

"What? Peach is pregnant? You kid, you can't get into college, there is a way to do this, you are not married yet, why do you make other girls' bellies bigger? Aren't you guilty of iniquity? The father was so angry that his hand holding the cigarette pouch seemed to tremble.

Li Putong knelt down in front of his father and confessed: "It's all the son who was confused for a while, and did such a shameful thing, which not only hurt Tao, but also made his parents angry." Son is damned! Ask the parents to punish their sons. ”

After Li finished speaking, he looked at his father and begged his father to punish him. When the father saw that his son had confessed his mistake, he could not bear to punish him, and threw the cigarette pouch on the ground.

Seeing that her son was pitiful, Li's mother pulled him up and said to her husband: "Since this is already the case, it seems that it is not possible to get married, and we can't let Tao give birth to the child in her mother's family, which will also disgrace our family." Children are the blood and bones of our family, in case there is a good or bad, it will be too late to regret it! ”

Li's father thinks about it, and now that the matter is up, only by letting his son get married can there be no problems. It's just that his son disappointed him too much, made him faceless, and he was still angry. He lit a bag of cigarettes, took a few puffs, and said, "If he wants to get married at this time, let him get married." I'll start with the ugly thing: I don't have much money to give you a wedding. ”

Li saw that his parents had agreed to his marriage on the Tao National Day, and he didn't care about how much money was spent on the wedding, so he said: "The wedding matter is at the disposal of my parents." Anyway, I've just gotten out of school now, empty-handed, and the wedding is good or bad, it's all the face of my parents. ”

When my father heard this, he became angry again and said, "You have lost all our faces, and what face do you have?" You go to school like Xing, and you don't spend a penny less; As a result, the people were honorably admitted to the university, and the township leaders sent congratulatory plaques and bonuses, what a glory her family was! What about our family? You came home empty-handed, and the people of Zhuang talked nonsense, and there were many discussions, and you lost your ancestors! These days, the Xingjia family is like a happy event every day, and people come and go, rejoicing. Our family is good, follow you unlucky! When I saw the neighbors in the village, they were all embarrassed to speak. You're going to get married in a hurry, aren't you looking ugly? ”

Li knew that his words had caused his father to be angry, so he had to bow his head and remain silent, allowing his father to criticize.

After a long time, my father sighed and said:

"The rabbit flies, it's too late to say anything. Since things have to be done, let's do it. However, it is not necessary to make a noise, and the smaller the matter, the better; In this way, I will not let more relatives and friends come to see my jokes, saying that I dote on my children and have no way to teach them. ”

Li saw that his father had agreed, and it would be useless to say more, it would only make his father more angry, so he nodded yes and said, "I have no opinion on what my parents should do about the marriage." I made all the mistakes, and I can't blame others. I just ask you not to embarrass the Tao family and hurt the Tao. ”

"You can rest assured. If our own son is not angry, what are we doing to embarrass others? ”

My father finally agreed. Li also relieved himself, feeling that he could explain himself to Tao and her mother.

On National Day, Li and Tao got married as scheduled. Because of the tight schedule, and the two adults have been in a bad mood recently, they have no intention of doing a big deal. The Li family was forced by the situation, so they had to make a house out of the family as a new house, clean it carefully, and paste a layer of old newspapers on the walls; The old furniture, doors and windows were repainted; In the new room, there is a bed, a table, and two benches; A big red couplet is pasted on the door, and two red happy characters are pasted on the walls on both sides. Among the relatives, only three or four girls, uncles and aunts were invited, and the rest of the relatives, friends and neighbors were not invited. On the day of the wedding, his father did not allow Li to ask for help from the best man and relatives, friends and classmates, so he had to take his two younger brothers, personally pushed a bicycle to Tao's house, brought Tao and a few of her clothes, and the family and relatives had a meal together, and it was considered marriage.

Tao and Li both thought that the wedding was too simple and sloppy, and they couldn't help but sulk: the marriage is a big event, just once in a lifetime, and I am really sorry for myself. But he was empty-handed, and the limited money at home was in the hands of his parents, who were unhappy and unwilling to spend more, and they were angry and anxious. Thinking about what I have done, the social impact and the feelings of my parents, I feel guilty in my heart, so it is inconvenient to say anything, and I am dissatisfied. They originally wanted to invite Xing to the wedding, but thinking about Xing's resentment against them and the attitude of their parents, they had to give up. Even other students were not invited. So although they are newly married, they are cold, bland, and not very interesting, and both of them inevitably regret it.

The wedding was so simple and sloppy, and Li especially felt sorry for Peach. On the wedding night, after the family had dinner and sent off relatives, Li walked into the humble new house, but saw Tao sitting on the new bed with his head down and weeping, he didn't feel a sour feeling in his heart, and hurriedly walked over and said: "Today is the first day of our wedding, you are the bride, the whole family, the whole village looks at you, but you are not allowed to shed tears; It's not good to go out like this. Recently, we have had enough news, and I don't know what to do with this story. ”

Tao took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, looked up at Li and said, "I didn't cry." The family is full of relatives and elders, and no matter how ignorant I am, I know that I can't cry today. It's just a person sitting here, weird and lonely, thinking about what has happened these days, your parents' complaints and scolding, all kinds of rumors and contempt of the people in the village, and my heart is sour. In the new society, the state allows freedom of marriage, and vigorously advocates it, why don't they understand, don't support, and satirize and slander us? It's really unkind, how can it be justified! ”

Seeing that Tao was resentful, Li patted her on the shoulder, sat down beside her, and comforted her, "Don't be angry. This is the feudal consciousness and ignorance of the mountain people. Now it's a new society, the state policy supports us, they complain, they have opinions, what's the use? Why don't we still register our marriage? Dahong's marriage certificate is in his hand, where we are also a legal couple, no one can deny it, they say it in vain. As for my parents' anger, they mainly have opinions about me, complaining that I didn't get into college and can't win glory for my family like Xing, which makes them very shameless. It has nothing to do with you. You don't have to worry about it. I know my parents, they beat their children to the side, hurt on the side, and soon they will be fine. ”

"It's not that I love a lot, his old man is angry with you and scolds you, it must involve me, how can you say that it has nothing to do with me? Look at your family's work again, it's so simple and sloppy, it's obviously looking down on me......" Momo was sad, and finally couldn't say any more, she turned her head to the other side, bowed her head and sobbed.

On the wedding night, the bride was so sad, and Li was also very sad; But he couldn't tell the truth, and he was afraid that his parents would blame Tao for being unlucky to the family for crying, so he had to compromise and try to persuade her: "You're still too careful, right?" Isn't that too time-sensitive? If the wedding is held during the Spring Festival, you see, it is guaranteed to be more magnificent and lively than this; But will you be able to hold out until then? Li Ming knew that it was his parents who had opinions about him that made the wedding so simple and hasty, so he had to say so in order to comfort Peach.

Tao naturally understood Li's mood, afraid that he would be embarrassed, and after thinking about it, he had to make a mistake, pretending to be happy with tears, and said with a smile: "Put it in the Spring Festival?" Do you want to call our son to our wedding? Alas! Let's keep it simple, let's get married at this time, and the more people who participate, the more discussions will be, which is not a good thing. It's good that people do things unknowingly, people know less, and there are fewer discussions. We are not apricots, people have been admitted to the university to glory, and they also specialize in movies and widely publicize them. ”

Li Jiantao understood his family's approach, so he didn't get angry, and hurriedly said, "You're right to think so." This year, neither of us was admitted to university, which is not a glorious thing in the eyes of outsiders; If the wedding is big and relatives and friends come too much, it is equivalent to inviting them to see our jokes and talk about us. It's not easy to have a lively wedding? After getting married, let's work hard, and when we have our own money, we will buy you a few more sets of fashions, and then make up for the wedding, and we will not do it at home, let's go to Beijing to travel and get married, take wedding photos, and then the scenery! ”

Li's words moved Peach, she said: "I don't care about these superficial brilliance, as long as you are really good to me, wear rags, and live in a grass house, I will follow you in this life." ”

Li could hear that this was Peach's sincere words, heartfelt words, and true confession. He was really touched that she could say such things at this moment. He said, "How can I treat you badly? What am I marrying you for? It is to love you for the rest of your life, love you, hold the hand of the son, grow old with the son, and spend this life with you. Peach, believe me, in this life, I will definitely ask you to live upstairs, put on the most beautiful clothes, and make up the most beautiful wedding. ”

Momo nodded tearfully. She believed Lee's words, because he had always been an honest and trustworthy person, and there was nothing unfulfilled about what he said to her, just like this time, although she was afraid of losing him and deliberately designed him, he still believed her, fully fulfilled his promise, and was responsible to the end. She put her head on Lee's shoulder and said, "I believe your words, because you have never deceived me, from helping me catch a gnat, a little squirrel, when I was a child, to now marrying me, everything is done as you say, and there is not a word of empty words." ”

"Momo, thank you for believing in me like this, I won't let you down." Lee said sincerely.

Li looked out the window and saw that no figure was shaking, and knew that the villagers and children who were watching the excitement had gone home, so he said to Tao, "It's not early, let's go to bed too." Tomorrow you have to get up early and give tea to your parents, this is the rule of being a new daughter-in-law, and you can't delay it. ”

Peach nodded: "I know, my mother explained it when I came." ”