Peach's mother saw that her daughter was upset and depressed every day, and she was too lazy to go out, nor too lazy to talk or do things. She knew in her heart that this was all because of Xing's admission to university, and her family held celebrations for days, and the villagers in Shili and Eight Villages came and went, laughing and laughing, praising and praising Xingduo, and criticizing and contemptuous of Tao and Li Duo. Although they did not go out, the rumors still reached their daughter's ears from time to time. - Even if she can't hear it directly with her ears, she can imagine in her heart: born in the same village in the same year, the same smart and beautiful, the three good classmates and good partners who grew up in school together, are now two very different results, and in the future they will be two very different futures and destinies. You say, why is there such a big difference between the same children? The following words are even more unbearable! The villagers are the most realistic, not only do they not sympathize and comfort them, but they are also so snobbish and look at them in two ways. How can this make Tao not feel sad in her heart? When Peach's mother saw her daughter's condition, she couldn't help but be afraid. I thought: How can I go on like this? If you can't get into college,—— you can't afford to train at home; It's a big deal to hurt her daughter's body, and now Peach is a double-body, and one person carries two lives, which is a big deal! She must comfort and comfort her daughter, let her put down her mind and take care of her body; Moreover, her daughter is pregnant before marriage, her belly is bulging day by day, and now she has not been admitted to university, she must be persuaded to marry Li as soon as possible, so as not to let her neighbors know the truth and make her and her daughter go out to meet people without face. After some thought, she decided to talk to Tao about these things seriously.

On this day, there was no work to do in the mountains and fields, so she sat down and chatted with her daughter, and persuaded her with kind words:

"What are you worried about? What's there to worry about? If you can't get into college, you will be pulled down, anyway, if you get in, our family can't afford to support you, so you still have to come back to the mountains to collect medicine and farm. If you want to open a little, there is nothing to be so sad about. ”

The mother looked at the peach and said a big truth of her own.

Tao didn't think so, she was not only sad for herself, but also sad for Li Luodi. Listening to her mother's words, she shook her head and said:

"How can you say that? Even if I can't get into the university, I can't afford to train anyway; However, isn't Lee wronged? Because I was pregnant, I reacted and ran back and forth at Li's school, delayed my studies, and was not admitted to university; I'm ashamed! I always feel sorry for him, it's me who has burdened him and hurt him! ”

"He, self-inflicted, deserves it! If you don't study well, you go to a hostel to do that kind of thing, which will cause you to suffer, delay your studies, and not be able to get into college; You don't blame him, even if you are worthy of him, it is not worth feeling sad for him anymore. ”

Peach's mother doesn't hold her daughter accountable for her mistakes, but puts the blame for Peach's pregnancy and failure to get into college on Lee.

Tao heard her mother say this about Li, and when she thought about the situation at that time, she felt even more uneasy; After hesitating for a long time, he finally told the truth:

"Actually, this matter was taken by myself, and I can't complain about Li. He was implicated by me and delayed his studies; Otherwise, with his grades, he would not be worse than Xing, and he could be admitted to university. ”

"Then who do you blame? In the past, your academic performance was no worse than Xing, why didn't you get in? In the final analysis, I still blame Li, complain that he is too impulsive and can't control himself; As a result, it hurts you as well as himself. He did it to himself! Peach's mother still held on to Li.

Tao couldn't bear her mother's blame for Li like this, she felt that she and Li had ended up where they are today, and they blamed her mother for asking her to drop out of school and go home, which made her lose her enterprising spirit at a critical time, so that she had evil thoughts. She said angrily:

"Who do I blame, you ask? Who do you say I blame? In the final analysis, I blame you for this matter, and you forced it out! ”

"Blame me? How can you blame me? All these things are done by you, and you have created them! On the contrary, I have been tired and troubled with you, and I have been subjected to gossip and rumors, and I have been frightened every day. You still say this kind of thing at this time, it's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and a good person is not rewarded! The peach mother was surprised and aggrieved.

"Why don't I blame you? It's not that you cry and shout, Sanfan forced me to come back home five times to help you farm, I went to school well, and I was bent on going to university, how could I come up with such an idea? "Anyway, my mother already knows the truth, and Tao doesn't hide it from her when she gets along with her mother alone.

Speaking of wanting Peach to drop out of school to work in farming, Tao's mother remembered her deceased husband, not only sad, but also felt more wronged, she sighed:

"Alas! Speaking of this, I really can't help it, how could I have thought that your father would pass away suddenly? In the mountains and fields, there is so much work, relying on me alone, and dragging my sick body, how can I be busy? Your brother is still young, and he can only eat, not work. You say, "Who do I call me if I don't call you back to help me work?" Do you want me to watch my family drink the northwest wind? As soon as your father closes his eyes and leaves, I don't care about you, can I do it? Mother Tao said and shed tears.

Seeing that her mother was sad and knew that it was unfair for her to blame her mother like this, she cried sadly and bowed her head silently.

Mother and daughter are connected, Peach's mother feels sorry for her daughter, and sees that her daughter is still resentful of herself because she asked her to drop out of school and farm, although she is helpless, but in the end she hurt her daughter because of it, causing such serious consequences. After thinking about it again, she had to wipe away her tears, think about it from the other side, and comfort Peach:

"Actually, you don't have to be sad about this, regret it, like this, you don't suffer: otherwise, Li is also admitted to university and left with Xing, you will be really sad and regretful! Do you think, in our ravine, where do you go to find a character and knowledge like Li? Now it's okay, neither of you got into college, and you're pregnant with his child, and it's only natural that you want to marry him. ”

This is exactly what is going on in Peach's heart. She thought about it seriously and felt that what her mother said was not unreasonable. But after all, doing so hurt Lee and affected his future. At this moment, maybe Li is complaining about her at home, or even hating her. She always felt ashamed and uneasy in her heart, and felt sorry for Li. She sighed:

"I didn't expect that to be the result. At that time, I really had no choice but to make this decision. You know, Lee and I have been together since we were children, first playing together, herding cattle, mowing grass, and then going to school together, from elementary school until high school graduation, and we have never been separated. At first glance, when you said that you wanted me to go home to work and be separated from Li from now on, it was like asking for my life! Although I promised you verbally, I was 10,000 unwilling in my heart. Being so disturbed by you, my heart is completely messed up, like a mess, and I don't have a clue: go home to help you work, and I am reluctant to leave Li; Stay at school with Lee, and you are reluctant to suffer with your brother. My mind is messed up and I don't want to study anymore, the teacher is always distracted in class during the day, I can't listen, I can't sleep at night, and I have nightmares that Li and Xing got married and abandoned me. After thinking about it all day, thinking about it, somehow, I came up with such a bad idea. Alas! It really hurt Li and delayed his future. I'm always nervous in my heart, and I always feel sorry for Li. ”

Peach recalled the incident of the warm hostel, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, feeling deeply sorry for Li, and even more sorry for Xing.

"It's not what you think. One person, one life. Marriage is a natural match in the world. You and Lee deserve this fate, and you deserve to be together. Otherwise, the three of you have the best grades in the class, why can't you and Li be admitted to college, but let Xing be admitted? This is fate, it is Xing's fate that is better than yours, God wants her to fly out of you and fly higher to the sky. It's also God's intention to let you be with Lee. Don't you love Lee? God will grant your wishes. ”

What is this theory? It is obviously a feudal superstitious statement. Momo's mother believed that because she was uneducated and did not understand science. However, Tao is a high school student and has studied dialectical materialism, so naturally he will not believe his mother's statement.

"What apricot's fate is good? How much study time did Li and I delay this semester, others don't know, you don't know? Xing, since she found out that I was pregnant, she ignored me and Li, studied hard wholeheartedly, and made up her mind to surpass us in academic performance. Hard work pays off, and of course she should be admitted to university. Li and I, if it weren't for this incident, we would have delayed so much study time, and we would definitely not be worse than Xing. ”

These facts, the peach mother naturally knows. However, at this point, regret and sadness are not a solution, and they will not get back their lost life prospects. She had no choice but to persuade her daughter to find another way:

"Do not be discouraged. As the saying goes, 'Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and time comes'. No one can have good luck all his life and bad luck all his life. This level is good luck for apricots, maybe the next level, it will be your turn to have good luck with Li. Now there is an example, Secretary Wang of our village, who has only graduated from primary school and has only been reforming and opening up for a few years, has already become a township head! Where is it worse than a college student? In my opinion, Li Tianting is full, the pavilion is round, and his appearance is dignified, and he is not like a person who is not blessed, maybe he will meet good luck one day. ”

Peach's mother tried her best to persuade and encourage her daughter. It is an obvious fact that Secretary Wang became the deputy head of the township, this is not superstition, Tao believes it, and she once thought so.

"Borrow your auspicious words, I hope that we will come to work, like Secretary Wang, and be able to hand in good luck! Li has a future, and I have less guilt; Otherwise, I will feel guilty in front of Lee for the rest of my life. Momo said hopefully. She also felt that she and Li should not have squatted in a poor ravine for the rest of their lives to work hard.

"In our poor ravine, you high school graduates can be regarded as great talents! There are not many in the whole township. Now that you are engaged in reform and opening up, maybe you will be able to come in handy at some point! Momo's mother saw that her daughter believed her words and continued to encourage her.

Tao seriously thought about the reality of the whole village and the whole township: although the mountain forests and land were contracted to the households, and the mountain people's income was more and their lives were better, the villages and households still farmed, collected medicine, hunted, and cut firewood as always, and those who were educated did not have much advantage. She couldn't help but shake her head, and for the time being, she couldn't see what she and Li would do in the ravine. She said:

"In our ravine, what use can we do except stones or stones? Farming, collecting medicine, hunting, we are not worthy of a mountain baby. ”

"You're talking about the current situation. In the future, we will not only farm, collect medicine, and hunt in the ravines. I heard Secretary Wang say that some mountainous areas outside develop tourism, attracting many outsiders to visit, and they can make a lot of money! To engage in tourism, what you need most is young, beautiful, and educated people like you. ”

"The development of tourism is not something that can be done in a word, and it also requires someone to spend a lot of money to invest and develop. Although we have mountains and rivers here, it is too closed and far away from the big city, who wants to come to us to spend money and invest? ”

"I don't know. Now this world is different from the past, in the past, it was only called opening the mountain to plant the land and learn Dazhai, thousands of miles and hundreds of acres of seedlings; I heard that now it is also called closing mountains and cultivating forests for development. The situation has changed! I don't know if one day a big boss will come and take a fancy to our piece of feng shui treasure, he will come to invest, and you cultural people will have a way out! ”

Tao's mother heard the secretary of the township Wang come to the spring breeze to hold a meeting and said, now the country implements the policy of reform and opening up, the mountainous areas are no longer forced to farm, require the closure of mountains to cultivate forests, and engage in the development of tourism, she believes that in the future, there will be people to invest in Daliang Mountain, peach and plum have culture, it will be of great use. Peach shook her head when she heard this, as if she thought it was a cloud in the sky, a mirage, out of reach.

Momo's mother saw that her daughter had no interest in developing tourism, so she stopped talking about it. She suddenly remembered something and asked Peach, "What did Li do when he came to our house yesterday?" I see you hiding and chirping together, did he ask you to go to the mountains to play again? I advise you not to go easily. Deep in the mountains and old forests, lonely men and widows, hugging and hugging, if they are seen by the Zhuang Shangren, they will be ashamed to death! From now on, even I won't have the face to go out. ”

Tao and Li have been in a bad mood recently because they failed in the college entrance examination, and the two families and the people in the village also have a bad opinion of them, they are depressed and can't solve it at home, so they often meet to walk in the mountains and woods to talk; Although they are not married yet, they have already been together, so when they are alone together, they will inevitably have affectionate actions. Once, Momo's mother saw it and came back to criticize Momo.

When Momo saw her mother talk about this, her face immediately turned red and she said, "Mom, where do you think of it again?" He came yesterday to ask me to go and see the apricots. After all, we have been good classmates and good friends for many years, and Xing has finally been admitted to university, and we should go to see her and say a few words of congratulations. Repeatedly persuaded me to go. I'm ashamed that I didn't agree. Apricot, who is now a college student, is thriving. The two of us are a pair of grandsons, and we are unlucky; Let's go to see the apricots together, we don't make people laugh at us, we have no interest, no face. ”

"That's what happened. You're doing the right thing, and I don't think you should go. This Li, why is he so faceless and skinless? There's no shame in that! ”

Tao felt that her mother had misunderstood Li and criticized her too much, explaining:

"Mom, you still don't know that Li is a boy, although he is a boy, tall and mighty, kind and delicate in his heart, and many things are more thoughtful than girls. Over the years, he has actually been as good to me as he is to Xing, and he is not biased; It's just that now that Li and I are together, Xing is angry with him and ignores him. Li felt sorry for Xing, so he tried every possible way to make up for her. ”

However, Peach's explanation reminded her mother of the other side of the question: Is Li abandoning Peaches and pursuing Apricots by doing this? She couldn't help but worry about her daughter's marriage.

"I can't imagine that Li Jingran is such a person! Playboy, messing around with flowers. You have to pay more attention! He said that he wanted to make up for apricots, how to make up for it? I don't know what he thinks. What if you also get apricots on your stomach, what do you say? Look at it this way, you should get married as soon as possible, so that he can break this idea as soon as possible. - If Xing and Li get better, Li will naturally choose Xing, and your business will be difficult! ”

Tao felt that her mother still didn't understand Li, so she had to explain again:

"No, it won't. Lee is not that kind of person. He just has a good heart, thinks carefully, and misses the old love. Now he and Xing are good, and they can only be friends and do their best to be friends. He told me about it. ”

"That's not exactly. What rules do you young people abide by? What can't be done? Tomorrow, I'll go to his father, find out your affairs, choose a good day, and settle down first. ”

"Tomorrow? It's too urgent. Now his family is worried, you go, talk about this, if they don't admit it, and they argue, won't we be ugly? Lee said that he would explain this to his parents and would not hold me responsible. Let's talk about it later. Anyway, Li often comes to see me, and he is thoughtful, and when he sees that I have a big belly, he naturally knows it. I think it's better for his family to bring this up first. In short, Li and I both know in our hearts, and we know that if we hurry up, you won't embarrass Li anymore. ”

When the peach mother saw her daughter say this, it was right to think about it, so she no longer insisted on her opinion.

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