1

In the winter of 2013, the year He Li and I went to college, Sister He Qing got married.

He Li and I rushed back home as soon as we had winter vacation, and the wedding was still ten days away, and the He family was busy getting up.

Aunt Liu has to prepare the ingredients for the wedding banquet in advance, and she must eat ten bowls when she drinks the wedding wine in her hometown, and the ten bowls are ten dishes, and the guests will be placed on the table one by one for the guests to taste after they are seated, and the previous one will be put on the table after the previous one is removed, so that there are ten bowls in total.

The ten bowls are more representative dishes: one bowl of eggs, two bowls of crispy fish, three bowls of glutinous rice balls, four bowls of old hen soup, five bowls of shrimp soup, six bowls of channeling pork, seven bowls of kelp, eight bowls of beef noodles, nine bowls of thousand zhang, and ten bowls of braised pork. Each dish in the ten bowls has its special meaning, there must be a round of balls, symbolizing reunion; There are lotus seeds, symbolizing the love of husband and wife, giving birth to noble sons early; There must be fish, symbolizing that there is more than enough every year; There must be noodles, symbolizing longevity...... The Ten Bowls are not only a wedding feast, but also the best wishes and visions of the old family.

Whenever the third bowl of dumplings is served, the proprietor family will also set off firecrackers to express their gratitude, and humbly say: "Thank you relatives and friends for visiting the Humble House, coarse tea and light rice, eating and drinking well, and not being well entertained, don't be surprised." "Every now and then, all the guests will stand up and respond, which is the etiquette of the old family.

The characteristics of the ten bowls are large scale, many dishes, and many people. As long as there is a guest who has not come down, the dishes should be served correctly, and the simplicity and politeness of the mountain people can be seen.

Aunt Liu specially invited a satisfied grandmother, grandma's big pot of rice is well cooked, but it is a little famous, and people in the nearby ten miles and eight villages are looking for grandma to cook for happy events.

There is a reward for helping to cook, but there is no money, and the custom of the town is to give daily necessities such as aprons or towels, so grandma can save a lot of treasures throughout the year.

Hearing that the eldest daughter of the He family is getting married, grandma is happy from the bottom of her heart, and Sister He Qing is also grown up by grandma. I don't know how many little daughters-in-law I took back and how many big girls I sent away, and it is my grandmother's greatest blessing to be able to cook a pot of good rice.

Uncle He and my dad are both experts in writing calligraphy, and the couplets and happy characters of each door are written by them. Uncle He bought red paper, the old-fashioned red paper is more absorbent, and the ink is easy to dry. My dad sharpened the ink, washed the brush, and prepared to write.

"Celebrate this day as a good couple, and rejoice in getting married today"

"The window embroidered household hangs the curtain, and the silver candle and gold cup reflect the green eyebrows"

……

The ink in winter is not easy to dry, you need to bring a brazier in the study, bake for a while, and when the ink is dry, you can stick it to the door. I've been to my father's study, and the whole study smells of ink, which smells a little stinky, but as long as the couplet is pasted, the wind blows and only smells the aroma of the book.

The custom of getting married in the town is to receive a simple souvenir with the money, which is a very festive big red gift bag containing a pack of cigarettes and candy, which is called "returning favors". Human affection, there is a coming, there is a relationship.

Sister He Qing's room was full of candy and cigarettes, and what He Li and I had to do was to put them into the bag of Hui Ren's favor one by one. Aunt Liu said that pretending to be happy candy is the most joyful thing, and there will be happy events coming, and ordinary people can't do this job.

Although the small room is still a little messy, it is full of festive colors, and the heating is full of warmth. Sister He Qing's smile always hangs on her good-looking face, and her white teeth can't be closed happily.

"Sister!" He Li shouted.

He Qing: "Hey! ”

He Li whispered: "Dad, how is he doing?" Blood pressure is okay! ”

He Qing: "You two are stubborn, my father always calls me to ask about your situation at school, and you have to care about him secretly." ”

He Li: "Really? ”

He Qing: "Of course it's true, the day you went to college, he ran all the way to the big poplar tree in the east and almost had high blood pressure." He Qing said and shook his head helplessly.

He Li bit his lower lip thoughtfully.

He Qing: "Sister, sister, I'm going to get married, you've grown up, and your father is old, in fact, don't you think about it, didn't your father beat you a few more times when you were a child, what a big deal, what can compare to our family and harmony." ”

He Li nodded.

In fact, after going to college, Uncle He also secretly inquired about He Li from me, I taught him to play WeChat, and sent him photos of He Li one by one, he didn't type, and all the expressions he sent were laughing and crying.

And what's the reason, silence has never been her weapon, silence is just her temper, just like her father's fierceness. Now, He Li has grown up, and she has grown up with the past that is gradually forgiven.

2

I learned a little bit of three-legged cat kung fu from Brother Cheng's barber shop, and He Li, a beautiful woman, has long known some makeup skills, so the makeup artists when Sister He Qing got married were me and He Li.

He Li said: "I am my sister's chief stylist! ”

I said, "Then I'm Sister He Qing's second stylist!" ”

I've always let him go.

On the eve of Sister He Qing's wedding, He Li and I asked Sister He Qing to try on makeup, and Sister He Qing didn't have confidence in us at first, she said: "You two better hurry up, if it really doesn't work, I still have time to ask someone to make up." ”

He Li: "Don't worry, sister, I am the best stylist!" ”

"Look at this again!" He Li pointed at me and said, "Jiang Xingyu, the closed disciple of Brother Cheng, the chief hairstylist of Geely Barbershop!" "What He Li said is like introducing a certain boxer who is about to appear on TV, there are a lot of gimmicks, and I don't know if I can fight or not.

Sister He Qing: "Okay, stop bragging!" Hurry up and get it. ”

He Li and I helped Sister He Qing to do the styling, I made the hairstyle, He Li made up the makeup. Sister He Qing is a beauty like He Li, she has a more mature temperament than He Li, to be honest, Sister He Qing is not ugly!

Half an hour passed, Sister He Qing's wedding makeup was basically finalized, and her hanging little heart also fell, and she smiled reassuringly.

He Qing: "Don't say it, you two really have a hand!" ”

He Li: "That's a must! ”

Me: "Sister, don't forget to send red envelopes!" ”

He Li: "Yes, yes, yes! ”

I and He Li were full of red envelopes.

He Qing: "Okay! ”

I was happy with He Li, and Sister He Qing turned to me and asked, "Hey! Star Field, can you do my sister another favor? ”

Me: "You say, as long as my sister gives you an order, you will obey absolutely!" ”

He Qing: "Help me get on the wedding car tomorrow." ”

In my hometown, whether my daughter's family gets married in a sedan chair or a wedding car, she can't land from the bed in the boudoir, and her dearest brother or younger brother carries it all the way to the car.

"Good!" I didn't even think about it, so I agreed, as if we were really brothers and sisters.

He Qing: "Then it's hard for you!" ”

Me: "Sister, it's okay! You have treated me like a brother for so many years, it should be, is it reasonable! ”

It is reasonable, and it is reasonable.

My sister smiled with relief, she was definitely the most beautiful bride.

I think of a lot of memories about my sister, when I was a child, my sister always protected me and He Li, when the adults were too busy, she would cook for me, if I went crazy after school and forgot to go home, my sister would find me back in one alley and one street......

Memories are like smoke and dust, but they are heavy in the suitcase of life.

In the winter of '08, the snow fell heavier than in previous years, and it was crazy. The snow was so thick that the roads were impassable, and many houses collapsed. The temperature has not been able to rise, and the playful children say that they will have a snowball fight, and they don't know where to hide to keep warm.

The He sisters and I went to see their grandmother earlier, because we couldn't go home because of the heavy snow, and the New Year was approaching, and the adults were a little anxious.

At the end of the month, the town is the most lively time of the year, every family comes to the town to buy New Year's goods, the bustling streets are busy, adults are busy doing business and can't come to pick us up, my sister took me and He Li back.

The snow was very thick, it had to be as deep as my knees, my sister walked in the front, one foot at a time, and He Li and I walked behind, walking on the footprints that my sister had stepped on.

I said, "Sister, let me come forward!" ”

Sister: "It's okay! As she spoke, she stepped a few more times on the pit she had just stepped on, so that I could walk on the ground behind me.

Me: "But your shoes are soaked." ”

Sister: "I'm fine, I'm a little hot when I leave!" My sister smiled back, as if to prove that she was really okay.

When I got home, my sister's feet were red and swollen from the cold.

When many people say "it's okay", they don't really say it's okay, but they are willing to take things on themselves.

Sister, now you have found someone to shelter you from the wind and rain, you need protection so much in his eyes, you are so petite in his arms, but you will always be the omnipotent big sister in my heart.

Sister, you are going to get married tomorrow, and I will carry you on the sedan chair.

It's okay!

3

On the day of Sister He Qing's wedding, there was also a lot of snow, and the whole mountain was snow-white, heh! Shan, do you also want to get married, and you deliberately wear such a wedding dress.

The joy of the mountain people stained the mountain, a place of red firecracker debris decorated her skirt, the snow was still falling, the fog was misty, the mountain in the distance had disappeared, and the people nearby were jubilant.

People come and go at the door of He's house, the sound of firecrackers continues, a big red balloon door is placed at the main entrance, under the balloon door is the steaming tea, as soon as the guests arrive, the two uncles who welcome the guests pour tea and smoke a cigarette, so not enthusiastic!

Uncle He and Aunt Liu are busy with their work, no matter how tired they are, they are smiling and laughing, and the neighborhood friends, whether they are familiar or unfamiliar, must congratulate the two happy owners, and Uncle He and Aunt Liu are also warmly welcomed.

"Let's smoke a cigarette!" Uncle He took out a bag of Great China and handed out two sticks when he met someone, he didn't smoke on weekdays, but today he also smoked a few cigarettes when he met people, and he was happy to spit out smoke.

At more than nine o'clock in the morning, a burst of firecrackers and fireworks rang out, and the groom who came to pick up the bride arrived, and eight luxury cars were parked at the gate of He's house.

The groom is very energetic today, wearing a suit and big leather shoes, and he is surrounded by the crowd as soon as he gets off the bus. The groom and the official were also refreshed, and the red envelopes and happy cigarettes that had been prepared long ago were dispersed, and then they left.

However, it is not so easy to meet the bride, my sister's girlfriends put a lot of beer on the steps, a can of wine on each step, and only after drinking wine can you go up the steps. The groom drank two cans of which was enough to choke, so he had to change the groomsmen to drink it, and four or five brothers drank it together, so that the groom was sent outside his sister's boudoir.

"What's the matter, come with me!" The groom held the rose in his hand and knelt on one knee in front of Sister He Qing's bed, and the bride on the bed smiled.

"Sing a song, put on a show." That's what he said!

A group of people laughed, and Sister He Qing's girlfriends also coaxed: "Sing, if you don't sing, you won't take it away." ”

"I was conquered by you like this...... "The groom had no choice, he ran out of tune with one mouth, the voice of Tiannai, and the voice of God was also very helpless.

No matter how difficult it is, it is a joke after all, and the groom always has to take his sister away.

I carried my sister on my back, the crowd was crowded, several groomsmen and groom officials opened the way for me and my sister, and the sound of firecrackers was non-stop, and it was noisy.

But I still heard my sister's voice, she put her arms around my neck behind my back, leaned into my ear and said, "Xingyu, my sister is gone, I will leave it to you!" ”

If I heard me right, my sister should have said this, I nodded vigorously, and I said, "Okay!" ”

I know what my sister meant by handing it over to me, but is there really love between me and He Li? I don't know, and I don't know why.

I sent my sister to the wedding car, she rolled down the window and waved goodbye to the relatives outside the window, Aunt Liu grinned with a smile but wiped her tears with one hand.

"Goodbye, sister!" He Li said on the car window.

He Qing: "He Li, my sister is gone, listening to my father at home, the two of you are the most worried." ”

He Li: "I know, I know." ”

My sister's wedding car drove eastward, turning around, turning around the big poplar tree and disappearing into the eyes of the distant watchers, the snow was still falling, and the white hair on the big poplar tree was like an old man watching the child go away.

"Heli, let's go and send my sister again." Uncle He said with a hand on He Li's shoulder.

"Okay." He Li didn't look back, this voice was too familiar to her.

Uncle He and He Li walked in the direction of the convoy, speechless all the way, and when they arrived at the big poplar tree, they had long been unable to see Sister He Qing's wedding car.

The wedding car is gone.

Uncle He: "He Li." ”

He Li: "Huh? ”

Uncle He: "Dad is wrong, Dad used to ......"

"Dad!" He Li interrupted Uncle He and said, "You don't need to say it, I grew up and I know everything." ”

Uncle He's eyes were a little moist, and his tears did not overflow. The snow is a little smaller, the distant mountains and the sky are white and hazy together, only the road is like a black scarf wrapped around the mountains, and the more people move around, the snow is naturally gone, and the road comes out.

Uncle He retracted his gaze from afar, smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and said, "You have grown so big now!" ”

He Li also smiled and said, "Yes, I can't defeat Xiaoqiang." ”

Uncle He: "He Li, I'll add you a WeChat." Uncle He said and took out his mobile phone.

He Li laughed: "Dad, you are really fashionable now, and you can also play WeChat?" ”

Uncle He: "It was all taught by that kid from the star field, and he sent me a lot of photos of you at school." ”

He Li: "Hehe, I'll send it to you myself next time." ”

Uncle He: "Okay, how can you add WeChat?" ”

He Li: "Haha, click here, sweep it." ”

Uncle He: "Oh, it's so simple. ”

He Li: "It seems that the Star Field Sect is not good, I'll go back and criticize him!" ”

Uncle He: "You! Don't keep bullying other people's star fields. ”

He Li: "Hee-hee! ”

When the wind blew, the big poplar tree waved its arms and whispered as if it were whispering. Under the big poplar tree, He Li and Uncle He talked a lot, and all the words they had said before seemed to be not as much as they were today.

When those sad past events are laughed at, it is not growth that makes us understand things, it is the soothing of time that makes the flowing old days all forgiven.

4

He Li and Uncle He came back talking and laughing all the way, and Aunt Liu saw it in her eyes and was happy in her heart. There is no old acquaintance in another country, no title on the gold list, and no long-term drought and rain, plain and peaceful is her greatest joy.

Aunt Liu and my mother were washing dishes in the kitchen, and Aunt Liu looked at the father and daughter of the He family through the window and smiled with relief.

Aunt Liu said: "These two enemies have finally reconciled. ”

My mother said, "It's all a family, how can there be hatred!" ”

Aunt Liu: "He Qing is married, He Li has also grown up, and I am content now." ”

The last dish was cleaned, my mother squeezed some dish soap and rubbed her hands, rinsed with water a few times, and wiped the water on the apron before my mother took out a red envelope from her pocket.

The red envelopes are already a little old, they are glued by hand with red paper, and they smell faintly moldy.

This red envelope is older than me, it was given to He Li by his mother when He Li was full moon, and later Aunt Liu gave it back to my mother when I was born. Now, it is the turn of the He family to have a happy event, and my mother specially found this red envelope that has been dusty for many years from the cabinet.

My mother handed the red envelope to Aunt Liu, and my mother said, "Come to think of it, this red envelope is the most precious, although I have long forgotten how much money is stuffed in it." ”

Aunt Liu said: "No matter how much money I have, I will accept it." Aunt Liu took the red envelope and sighed deeply and said, "Time flies so fast, and I got married in a flash." ”

My mom was also very emotional and said, "Both little ones are in college." ”

Aunt Liu looked at the red envelope in her hand, although the red paper was old, there was no stain, Aunt Liu said: "This red envelope was born for what reason, and only what reason can stop it." ”

Mother: "Yes, only Xingyu and He Li can open this red envelope." ”

Aunt Liu: "I don't know what these two children think, do you think the two of them will get married in the future?" ”

Mother: "The children have a number in their hearts, so let's stop gossiping, just wait." ”

Aunt Liu: "Okay, these two children can be the best, can't they become our two families and have this red envelope as a token." ”

Mother: "Mm-hmm, let's do it! Just live your life well. ”

Before Sister He Qing got married, she was the object of urging marriage, and now mothers are focusing on me and He Li, and my mother often asks me sideways: "Do you have any girls you like at school?" ”

I said, "No! ”

Mother: "What do you think?" ”

Me: "Oh, it's beautiful." ”

Mother: "Then you ......"

Before my mom finished speaking, I was annoyed.

I immediately interrupted my mother's words: "Mom! I am hungry! ”

He Li also has to face the same problem at home.

Sometimes I go to He Li's house to eat, and Uncle He and Aunt Liu will too

Pulling me and He Li together, it seems that the adults of the two families are eager to get married. It's just that adults are sometimes too deliberate, which makes me and He Li always feel very uncomfortable.

Regarding marriage, it is hard for me to imagine that friend we have been with for 20 years, and in the following days I will hold hands with her, fall in love, get married, and have children, of course, it is even more difficult for me to imagine that He Li will hold hands, fall in love, get married, have children, and live with someone other than me, and I will no longer participate in all these processes.

Many times, I feel that the relationship between me and He Li has become a burden to each other, He Li, she can't get love from me, and because I can't feel love from others.

So, I may have become a shackle to Ho Li, but love is free.