Chapter 160: Marry a Woman He Loves
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Pei'er pointed to Xiaowan's figure and said happily to her father, "Daddy, aunt bought me sugar gourds." ”
But Ling Chaofeng glared at him solemnly: "What did I say to you before I went out, telling you not to run around, and forgot about it?" ”
Pei'er lowered her head timidly, Ling Chaofeng carried him on his shoulder, and the little guy accidentally dropped half a string of sugar gourds to the ground. He yelled to pick up the sugar gourd, but Ling Chaofeng didn't listen, and slapped his ass twice to warn him to be quiet.
Back at the inn, after a solid meal, Pei'er cried sadly, and after being beaten, she sat on the threshold alone and sobbed, and no one could coax her.
Ling Chaofeng was a little impatient, and came downstairs to reprimand the child, but Aunt Zhang stood at the top of the stairs and said: "He is only three years old, he is not naughty at this time, and he will be naughty when he is older in the future?" Since you don't like him, what are you going to do when you pick him up? If you don't send him away, find him a mother, and you won't have to worry about it in the future. ”
Ling Chaofeng listened silently.
Aunt Zhang said: "Don't beat him, such a young child, you can do it." ”
Ling Chaofeng hurriedly explained: "I didn't put a heavy hand, just lightly patted a few times. ”
Aunt Zhang said, "Then you scared him too." ”
Although Aunt Zhang is just a guy in the store, Ling Chaofeng has always respected her as an elder, so naturally he didn't dare to talk back, and when she finished muttering, she walked to the door and sat next to Pei'er.
The little one looked at him twitchingly, and shrank in fear at the corner of the door.
Ling Chaofeng reached out and hugged his son into his arms, rubbed his little fart, and coaxed: "Does it really hurt?" You deliberately cried so loudly so that grandma would hurt you, didn't you? ”
Pei'er leaned on his shoulder and whimpered softly, aggrieved Ling Chaofeng was defeated, and coaxed angrily: "Dad will never beat you again in the future, Daddy promises." ”
It took a while for the little guy to recover, and he nestled softly in his father's arms, and Ling Chaofeng kissed him: "Okay, don't cry, you're a boy, you can't cry at every turn." ”
Pei'er looked at her father ignorantly and said, "I want sugar gourds." ”
Ling Chaofeng bowed: "Daddy will buy it for you later." ”
Pei'er shook her head: "I want my aunt to buy it." ”
Ling Chaofeng thought of this, others bought sugar gourds for their son for no reason, and the next time they had the opportunity, they would like to thank that girl.
He said angrily, "You want to call my sister." ”
Pei'er said loudly, "It's not my sister." ”
At this moment, Xiaowan has already returned home, although it has been delayed for some hours, but today is lucky, Uncle Zhou of the blacksmith shop, my father's friend, brought his wife and children to visit the New Year, no matter how vicious Xu is, he also wants to save face, and he will not abuse Xiaowan in front of outsiders.
Xiaowan is also clever, when the guests left at night, she took the initiative to hand over the New Year's money that Uncle Zhou gave her, and the stepmother laughed and drove her away.
Before going to bed, I burned a handful of firewood in the big house, and only returned to the cold firewood room in the evening, lay on the bed and curled up in a ball, and took out the red paper bag given by the doctor from the placket of my heart.
The five pennies were spent, but she still kept the red paper.
Xiaowan likes red the most, she knows that one day she can dress red and get married, and she will no longer have to be abused by her stepmother.
And what kind of person will her husband be, Xiaowan thought stupidly.
As long as he doesn't beat people or gamble, it doesn't matter if he lacks arms and legs, no matter who she marries, she has to live a good life with others.
If she could have children, and give birth to a big fat boy or a fat girl like the little guy I met today, she would definitely treasure them, love them, and not let them suffer a little.
Xiao Wan smiled, disgusted that she was not ashamed, turned over, and curled her body tighter.
In the second year of junior high school, my father took my stepmother and younger brothers and sisters to my stepmother's maiden house to pay New Year's greetings, bringing a large bag and a small bag of many things.
The stepmother locked the big house tightly, as if she was afraid that her stepdaughter would steal something, and warned Xiaowan: "You chop the firewood for me at home, fill the water tank, and if you don't see you finish these things when you come back, I will chop you." ”
Xiaowan agreed, sent them outside the house, then rolled up her sleeves and began to work, chopping wood and carrying water was already a common thing for her, and it was done before noon.
After half a day, it was rare that there was no one at home, quiet and idle, she took some clothes to be sewn, sat in the sun, basking in the sun warmly, while doing needlework.
From time to time, people from the village walked outside the fence wall, and she stood up to greet the New Year, which was very polite.
After they walked away, one of them said: "Whose girl is this, she looks so beautiful, it is the New Year's Eve, why is she covered with patches, and she doesn't wear a good dress." ”
She came from a foreign country, naturally she didn't know, the village explained to her, told her that Xiaowan had no mother, and her stepmother treated her badly, everyone in the village knew, and said with a wry smile: "All year round, there is no day when she is not beaten, there is no time when she is not beaten to death, this child's body and bones can really bear it, if you are the girl in my family, I am afraid that she will be killed a long time ago." ”
"You don't want to talk about it?" Woman.
The woman in the village sighed: "How to say, her stepmother is a famous spicy product in our village." ”
The woman said, "Look, I'm sixteen or seventeen years old, why don't you get married?" Stay at home and be a slave to her stepmother? ”
Only then did I know that because Xiaowan's life was too hard, she killed everyone in her family as soon as she was born, leaving only her father as a single.
The people in the village didn't dare to marry such a daughter-in-law, and when they talked about matchmaking, they refused to ask for it when they heard that it was hard.
The women had already gone away, and Xiao Wan quickly finished the needlework, although it was only a crude stitch repair, she also cherished it, so she put it away, afraid that the stepmother would suddenly break in, and she would not be able to get along with her.
But today's luck is not bad, the stepmother was drunk at her mother's house, and she asked her father to carry it back, and the drunk unconscious person, how could she have the energy to toss her, and spend the night peacefully.
On the morning of the third day of the new year, Xu's wine woke up with a splitting headache, and when Xiaowan sent hot water in, she kicked twice impatiently, scolded a few words, and had no strength to toss.
Soon, the women of the village came to the door, sitting in the sun and gossiping melon seeds, and Xiaowan was rubbing corn in the corner and listening to them talk about the new things outside.
The aunt of the Li family at the end of the village walked outside the fence and came in to give everyone candy to eat.
Everyone asked her how to marry her daughter-in-law without saying a word, she smiled and said: "Our family's hair has not grown yet, which daughter-in-law to marry, it is the daughter of the Meng Zhifu family in Lizhou Mansion today, I came from the town, good guy, such a long family sending family, there are people along the way to send candy, I took a lot of back." ”
Everyone said one after another, why didn't they catch up with such a good thing.
"Late, eat a piece of candy." The Li family's aunt threw a piece to Xiaowan, she carefully caught it, and looked at her stepmother timidly with the candy.
Xu Shi said impatiently: "If your aunt gives you food, you will eat, what's the matter, you still want to show off in front of people, I abuse you and don't even give you a stutter?" You girl, you really can't be raised. ”
Xiaowan hurriedly stuffed the sugar cube into her mouth, it was sweet, sweeter than the sugar on the sugar gourd on the first day of the new year.
Sweet to the heart, she laughed unconsciously, feeling so happy, she didn't know what she was happy about.
In the Lingxiao Inn, Meng Lianyi, who was wearing a phoenix crown, was surrounded by everyone and entered the inn, which was newly furnished, and there were big red happy words everywhere.
Uncle Biao and Aunt Zhang sat in the high hall, looking at the high-spirited Ershan happily, and took the bride in with their heads held high.
Bow and salute, make tea and change your mouth, and finally send it to the cave room.
Ling Chaofeng had many friends in the town, and they all brought congratulatory gifts to please the wine, and the Liang prefect also gave a big gift and ordered Li Zhutou to watch the ceremony for him.
The inn was crowded with people, and it was very lively, but Pei'er didn't like to be as lively as he usually liked to shuttle through the crowd, he sat alone under the railing on the third floor, looking at the scene below.
Ling Chaofeng casually raised his eyes and saw his son sitting there sullenly, thinking in his heart that if there was a suitable one, he should find a mother for Pei'er.
However, what kind of woman should he marry, at least, must be good to the children who are not born and raised by him, no...... He should marry a woman he likes, and love and pamper her for the rest of his life.
In Qingling Village, the women talked about it until noon, and this morning, Xiaowan finished rubbing a large basket of corn and listened to a lot of stories.
In the past, everyone said that it was a black shop, killing people and selling human flesh buns, and the shopkeeper was a fierce and devilish character, and every time Xiaowan heard it, her heart trembled.
But in the past two years, the running hall in their store has been admitted all the way to the capital, although in the end they failed to win the champion, but now they are also dignified five-grade officials, returned to their hometowns in fine clothes, and married the daughter of the original prefect of Lizhou Mansion, and the door is right.
And the most talked about by women today is that the shopkeeper Ling picked up an infant baby at the door of the store three years ago and raised it in the store, I don't know if it is a debt with any woman, or something else.
They were very curious about what kind of woman a person like Ling Chaofeng would marry in the end.
Xu asked, "Have you seen what he looks like, what is it?" ”
The women have their own opinions, and some people say that some people have seen it recently, and it is obviously a jade tree in the wind, and it looks very good.
The days passed, and in the beaten and scolded that Xiaowan was accustomed to, the year was over soon.
After the Lantern Festival, Foreman Mu was about to leave Baisha County to work outside, and before leaving, he explained a few words to Xiaowan, saying that when he came back this year, he would definitely give his daughter Zhang Luo's marriage.
Xiao Wan just listened silently and didn't say anything.
After her father left home, Xiaowan dealt with her stepmother and younger siblings more carefully, although she was still inevitably beaten and abused, she thought that she might be able to get married this year.
Therefore, no matter what, she has to live until that time, but if she marries and still lives such a dark life, she can run, she can't run away, it's a big deal.
Time flies, in a blink of an eye, the cold winter has passed, the greenery on the mountain behind Qingling Village is gradually thriving, Xiaowan is always the first to go up the mountain to collect firewood, and it is the most delicious taste in spring to pick some wild vegetable shoots back.
Xu Shi saw that she was diligent, and he didn't beat her for a few days, and she didn't know why, but she was always in a bad mood. Naturally, the stepmother is in a good mood, which is the blessing of Xiaowan, and she can be beaten less.
Halfway through March, Xiaowan was sent by her stepmother to dig bamboo shoots in the mountains early in the morning, and she was not allowed to go home without digging a large basket.
She was lucky to meet the uncle and aunt in the village on the mountain, and they pity Xiaowan for always being abused by her stepmother, so they gave Xiaowan all the bamboo shoots they dug up, so that she could go home early and make friends.
At this hour, every household in the village goes up the mountain or goes down to work in the field, and the whole village is silent.
Xiao Wan was afraid that her mother would doze off when she woke up, so she pushed open the door very lightly, and just walked to the window with a large basket of bamboo shoots on her back, she heard a voice that she hadn't heard for a long time.
Xu Shi was shouting frantically: "Brother, you lighten it, you're going to kill me, ah...... My real dad ......"
Xiaowan was shocked to hear it, she knew what her stepmother was doing, every time she did this with her father, it was always very loud, when she was a child, she thought that her father was beating her stepmother, and when she grew up, she realized that she was loving her stepmother.
However, didn't her father leave home to work, and the man in this house......
I only heard the man's voice say fiercely: "Jian people, am I better than your man?" Well? ”
This was Uncle Wang's voice next door, and Xiao Wan's heart almost jumped out of her throat.
She carried a basket of bamboo shoots on her back and ran all the way out to the small river outside the village.
At this moment, the sun is strong, shining brightly on the shallow river water, the river water is crystal clear, Xiaowan ran sweaty, and leaned over to wash his face.
Seeing herself reflected in the water, her heart moved, and she hadn't washed her hair for a long time.
[Note] In chapter 158, Xiaowan saw the Bodhisattva King of Jizo and shouted "Niangniang", which was the picture of her life and death after seeing the roulette God, and she shouted the queen, not the Bodhisattva. It may be that Da Zuo didn't make it clear, so I'm very sorry.
Pei'er pointed to Xiaowan's figure and said happily to her father, "Daddy, aunt bought me sugar gourds." ”
But Ling Chaofeng glared at him solemnly: "What did I say to you before I went out, telling you not to run around, and forgot about it?" ”
Pei'er lowered her head timidly, Ling Chaofeng carried him on his shoulder, and the little guy accidentally dropped half a string of sugar gourds to the ground. He yelled to pick up the sugar gourd, but Ling Chaofeng didn't listen, and slapped his ass twice to warn him to be quiet.
Back at the inn, after a solid meal, Pei'er cried sadly, and after being beaten, she sat on the threshold alone and sobbed, and no one could coax her.
Ling Chaofeng was a little impatient, and came downstairs to reprimand the child, but Aunt Zhang stood at the top of the stairs and said: "He is only three years old, he is not naughty at this time, and he will be naughty when he is older in the future?" Since you don't like him, what are you going to do when you pick him up? If you don't send him away, find him a mother, and you won't have to worry about it in the future. ”
Ling Chaofeng listened silently.
Aunt Zhang said: "Don't beat him, such a young child, you can do it." ”
Ling Chaofeng hurriedly explained: "I didn't put a heavy hand, just lightly patted a few times. ”
Aunt Zhang said, "Then you scared him too." ”
Although Aunt Zhang is just a guy in the store, Ling Chaofeng has always respected her as an elder, so naturally he didn't dare to talk back, and when she finished muttering, she walked to the door and sat next to Pei'er.
The little one looked at him twitchingly, and shrank in fear at the corner of the door.
Ling Chaofeng reached out and hugged his son into his arms, rubbed his little fart, and coaxed: "Does it really hurt?" You deliberately cried so loudly so that grandma would hurt you, didn't you? ”
Pei'er leaned on his shoulder and whimpered softly, aggrieved Ling Chaofeng was defeated, and coaxed angrily: "Dad will never beat you again in the future, Daddy promises." ”
It took a while for the little guy to recover, and he nestled softly in his father's arms, and Ling Chaofeng kissed him: "Okay, don't cry, you're a boy, you can't cry at every turn." ”
Pei'er looked at her father ignorantly and said, "I want sugar gourds." ”
Ling Chaofeng bowed: "Daddy will buy it for you later." ”
Pei'er shook her head: "I want my aunt to buy it." ”
Ling Chaofeng thought of this, others bought sugar gourds for their son for no reason, and the next time they had the opportunity, they would like to thank that girl.
He said angrily, "You want to call my sister." ”
Pei'er said loudly, "It's not my sister." ”
At this moment, Xiaowan has already returned home, although it has been delayed for some hours, but today is lucky, Uncle Zhou of the blacksmith shop, my father's friend, brought his wife and children to visit the New Year, no matter how vicious Xu is, he also wants to save face, and he will not abuse Xiaowan in front of outsiders.
Xiaowan is also clever, when the guests left at night, she took the initiative to hand over the New Year's money that Uncle Zhou gave her, and the stepmother laughed and drove her away.
Before going to bed, I burned a handful of firewood in the big house, and only returned to the cold firewood room in the evening, lay on the bed and curled up in a ball, and took out the red paper bag given by the doctor from the placket of my heart.
The five pennies were spent, but she still kept the red paper.
Xiaowan likes red the most, she knows that one day she can dress red and get married, and she will no longer have to be abused by her stepmother.
And what kind of person will her husband be, Xiaowan thought stupidly.
As long as he doesn't beat people or gamble, it doesn't matter if he lacks arms and legs, no matter who she marries, she has to live a good life with others.
If she could have children, and give birth to a big fat boy or a fat girl like the little guy I met today, she would definitely treasure them, love them, and not let them suffer a little.
Xiao Wan smiled, disgusted that she was not ashamed, turned over, and curled her body tighter.
In the second year of junior high school, my father took my stepmother and younger brothers and sisters to my stepmother's maiden house to pay New Year's greetings, bringing a large bag and a small bag of many things.
The stepmother locked the big house tightly, as if she was afraid that her stepdaughter would steal something, and warned Xiaowan: "You chop the firewood for me at home, fill the water tank, and if you don't see you finish these things when you come back, I will chop you." ”
Xiaowan agreed, sent them outside the house, then rolled up her sleeves and began to work, chopping wood and carrying water was already a common thing for her, and it was done before noon.
After half a day, it was rare that there was no one at home, quiet and idle, she took some clothes to be sewn, sat in the sun, basking in the sun warmly, while doing needlework.
From time to time, people from the village walked outside the fence wall, and she stood up to greet the New Year, which was very polite.
After they walked away, one of them said: "Whose girl is this, she looks so beautiful, it is the New Year's Eve, why is she covered with patches, and she doesn't wear a good dress." ”
She came from a foreign country, naturally she didn't know, the village explained to her, told her that Xiaowan had no mother, and her stepmother treated her badly, everyone in the village knew, and said with a wry smile: "All year round, there is no day when she is not beaten, there is no time when she is not beaten to death, this child's body and bones can really bear it, if you are the girl in my family, I am afraid that she will be killed a long time ago." ”
"You don't want to talk about it?" Woman.
The woman in the village sighed: "How to say, her stepmother is a famous spicy product in our village." ”
The woman said, "Look, I'm sixteen or seventeen years old, why don't you get married?" Stay at home and be a slave to her stepmother? ”
Only then did I know that because Xiaowan's life was too hard, she killed everyone in her family as soon as she was born, leaving only her father as a single.
The people in the village didn't dare to marry such a daughter-in-law, and when they talked about matchmaking, they refused to ask for it when they heard that it was hard.
The women had already gone away, and Xiao Wan quickly finished the needlework, although it was only a crude stitch repair, she also cherished it, so she put it away, afraid that the stepmother would suddenly break in, and she would not be able to get along with her.
But today's luck is not bad, the stepmother was drunk at her mother's house, and she asked her father to carry it back, and the drunk unconscious person, how could she have the energy to toss her, and spend the night peacefully.
On the morning of the third day of the new year, Xu's wine woke up with a splitting headache, and when Xiaowan sent hot water in, she kicked twice impatiently, scolded a few words, and had no strength to toss.
Soon, the women of the village came to the door, sitting in the sun and gossiping melon seeds, and Xiaowan was rubbing corn in the corner and listening to them talk about the new things outside.
The aunt of the Li family at the end of the village walked outside the fence and came in to give everyone candy to eat.
Everyone asked her how to marry her daughter-in-law without saying a word, she smiled and said: "Our family's hair has not grown yet, which daughter-in-law to marry, it is the daughter of the Meng Zhifu family in Lizhou Mansion today, I came from the town, good guy, such a long family sending family, there are people along the way to send candy, I took a lot of back." ”
Everyone said one after another, why didn't they catch up with such a good thing.
"Late, eat a piece of candy." The Li family's aunt threw a piece to Xiaowan, she carefully caught it, and looked at her stepmother timidly with the candy.
Xu Shi said impatiently: "If your aunt gives you food, you will eat, what's the matter, you still want to show off in front of people, I abuse you and don't even give you a stutter?" You girl, you really can't be raised. ”
Xiaowan hurriedly stuffed the sugar cube into her mouth, it was sweet, sweeter than the sugar on the sugar gourd on the first day of the new year.
Sweet to the heart, she laughed unconsciously, feeling so happy, she didn't know what she was happy about.
In the Lingxiao Inn, Meng Lianyi, who was wearing a phoenix crown, was surrounded by everyone and entered the inn, which was newly furnished, and there were big red happy words everywhere.
Uncle Biao and Aunt Zhang sat in the high hall, looking at the high-spirited Ershan happily, and took the bride in with their heads held high.
Bow and salute, make tea and change your mouth, and finally send it to the cave room.
Ling Chaofeng had many friends in the town, and they all brought congratulatory gifts to please the wine, and the Liang prefect also gave a big gift and ordered Li Zhutou to watch the ceremony for him.
The inn was crowded with people, and it was very lively, but Pei'er didn't like to be as lively as he usually liked to shuttle through the crowd, he sat alone under the railing on the third floor, looking at the scene below.
Ling Chaofeng casually raised his eyes and saw his son sitting there sullenly, thinking in his heart that if there was a suitable one, he should find a mother for Pei'er.
However, what kind of woman should he marry, at least, must be good to the children who are not born and raised by him, no...... He should marry a woman he likes, and love and pamper her for the rest of his life.
In Qingling Village, the women talked about it until noon, and this morning, Xiaowan finished rubbing a large basket of corn and listened to a lot of stories.
In the past, everyone said that it was a black shop, killing people and selling human flesh buns, and the shopkeeper was a fierce and devilish character, and every time Xiaowan heard it, her heart trembled.
But in the past two years, the running hall in their store has been admitted all the way to the capital, although in the end they failed to win the champion, but now they are also dignified five-grade officials, returned to their hometowns in fine clothes, and married the daughter of the original prefect of Lizhou Mansion, and the door is right.
And the most talked about by women today is that the shopkeeper Ling picked up an infant baby at the door of the store three years ago and raised it in the store, I don't know if it is a debt with any woman, or something else.
They were very curious about what kind of woman a person like Ling Chaofeng would marry in the end.
Xu asked, "Have you seen what he looks like, what is it?" ”
The women have their own opinions, and some people say that some people have seen it recently, and it is obviously a jade tree in the wind, and it looks very good.
The days passed, and in the beaten and scolded that Xiaowan was accustomed to, the year was over soon.
After the Lantern Festival, Foreman Mu was about to leave Baisha County to work outside, and before leaving, he explained a few words to Xiaowan, saying that when he came back this year, he would definitely give his daughter Zhang Luo's marriage.
Xiao Wan just listened silently and didn't say anything.
After her father left home, Xiaowan dealt with her stepmother and younger siblings more carefully, although she was still inevitably beaten and abused, she thought that she might be able to get married this year.
Therefore, no matter what, she has to live until that time, but if she marries and still lives such a dark life, she can run, she can't run away, it's a big deal.
Time flies, in a blink of an eye, the cold winter has passed, the greenery on the mountain behind Qingling Village is gradually thriving, Xiaowan is always the first to go up the mountain to collect firewood, and it is the most delicious taste in spring to pick some wild vegetable shoots back.
Xu Shi saw that she was diligent, and he didn't beat her for a few days, and she didn't know why, but she was always in a bad mood. Naturally, the stepmother is in a good mood, which is the blessing of Xiaowan, and she can be beaten less.
Halfway through March, Xiaowan was sent by her stepmother to dig bamboo shoots in the mountains early in the morning, and she was not allowed to go home without digging a large basket.
She was lucky to meet the uncle and aunt in the village on the mountain, and they pity Xiaowan for always being abused by her stepmother, so they gave Xiaowan all the bamboo shoots they dug up, so that she could go home early and make friends.
At this hour, every household in the village goes up the mountain or goes down to work in the field, and the whole village is silent.
Xiao Wan was afraid that her mother would doze off when she woke up, so she pushed open the door very lightly, and just walked to the window with a large basket of bamboo shoots on her back, she heard a voice that she hadn't heard for a long time.
Xu Shi was shouting frantically: "Brother, you lighten it, you're going to kill me, ah...... My real dad ......"
Xiaowan was shocked to hear it, she knew what her stepmother was doing, every time she did this with her father, it was always very loud, when she was a child, she thought that her father was beating her stepmother, and when she grew up, she realized that she was loving her stepmother.
However, didn't her father leave home to work, and the man in this house......
I only heard the man's voice say fiercely: "Jian people, am I better than your man?" Well? ”
This was Uncle Wang's voice next door, and Xiao Wan's heart almost jumped out of her throat.
She carried a basket of bamboo shoots on her back and ran all the way out to the small river outside the village.
At this moment, the sun is strong, shining brightly on the shallow river water, the river water is crystal clear, Xiaowan ran sweaty, and leaned over to wash his face.
Seeing herself reflected in the water, her heart moved, and she hadn't washed her hair for a long time.
[Note] In chapter 158, Xiaowan saw the Bodhisattva King of Jizo and shouted "Niangniang", which was the picture of her life and death after seeing the roulette God, and she shouted the queen, not the Bodhisattva. It may be that Da Zuo didn't make it clear, so I'm very sorry.