Ning Guang was brushing the pot at this time, and when she heard the words, she asked her to wait in the hall, and she came out after cleaning up.

"I'll do it with you." Zhao Xiaoying was a little anxious, waited outside for a while, then took off her coat, rolled up her sleeves and walked into the stove, "Let's get it done early and let's talk with our hearts and minds." ”

"No need." Ning Guang hurriedly refused, she was not afraid that Zhao Xiaoying would help her, after all, Zhao Xiaoying was a native of the village like her, and doing housework was almost a natural skill.

The main reason is that Shen Anyi's help left a deep shadow on her back then, so that until now, she feels terrified who wants to help her with housework.

But Zhao Xiaoying insisted on snatching the rag from her hand, and the two of them packed up as if they were competing, and went outside to move a small stool, and sat down in a corner of the courtyard where the sun was good and not close to the elders' room, Ning Guang went to the hall to grab some melon seeds and poured two glasses of water...... When she gets older, she still has a little power to take the melon seeds and peanuts that are placed in the public place at home.

Although Ning Guang usually doesn't have much effort to eat melon seeds.

After the two sat down, Zhao Xiaoying spoke first as usual and asked Ning Guang how he was doing.

"That's it, do the housework, and occasionally go to the field to help me with my teeth." Ning Guang said without much energy, "Anyway, in the countryside, that's it, compared to before, that is, you don't have to go to school after graduation." ”

She has never been very talkative, but then she asked about the situation of working outside.

Zhao Xiaoying began to complain, saying that because Zhao Xia had not contacted the village for the past two years, let alone helped introduce work. She herself followed the tide of part-time jobs to find a job that was very unsatisfactory, with low wages, long working hours, many things, hard work, and anger, anyway, it was not much better than life in the village.

She didn't care much about her studies like Ning Guang before, but at this time, she sighed with emotion, saying that she knew that she would study hard at the beginning: "My cousin, who is the daughter of my uncle's family, is five years older than me, she studied in a health school, and she worked as a nurse in the hospital when she came out, and she wore a white coat!" It's decent! And it sounds good to say. ”

looked at no one on the left and right, and lowered his voice, "The key is to say that people are easy to say, people heard that she is a nurse, or a serious school, and everyone in the city is willing!" ”

Ning Guang's face was a little hot, and he said, "We don't talk about this." ”

"Can you not say it?" Zhao Xiaoying sighed, "I don't believe that you didn't show you people at home." ”

“…… Is it at home? Ning Guanggang wanted to deny it, but his mind turned and he asked tentatively.

Sure enough, Zhao Xiaoying nodded, saying that the family was already showing her, so she was very annoyed: "In the beautiful head where we work together, someone has talked to the people in the city, although I haven't met people's parents, I don't know if it will be opposed, but the state stipulates that you can't get a certificate until you are twenty years old. It's still a few years to go, and who knows if it's going to happen? If it happens, it will be half of the city's people, and if you meet the situation of Aunt Xiaoxia's husband's house, there is a way, the household registration can be improved, and the work can be taken care of. ”

At this time, for a country girl, since there are so many benefits to finding someone in the city, of course Zhao Xiaoying also wants to find someone in the city.

But her family disagreed.

Because the beauty of the countryside can marry someone in the city, thank God, except for Zhao Xia's particularly beautiful kind, or Zhao Xiaoying's cousin who solves the problems of household registration and work by herself, otherwise a girl who graduated from junior high school and is not outstanding in appearance has no room for picking, let alone the bride price.

Zhao Xiaoying's family expects her daughter to get married and earn a subsidy for her son, if her daughter marries into the city, she will go to enjoy the happiness herself, what will her son do?

Of course, it is good for a relative in the city to say it, and if his son goes to study in the city in the future, he will have a place to stay, but Zhao Xiaoying's family is very shrewd, and he thinks it is still not cost-effective.

Because although Zhao Xiaoying is Zhao Xia's niece, she has not reached the beauty of this aunt at all, she is just a girl with decent facial features, and her skin is dark and rough because of years of sun and rain, not ugly, but definitely not beautiful.

During the period of working in the city, although there were also people in the city who expressed their good feelings euphemistically, the conditions made the family unsatisfied.

This is not surprising, after all, there is an example of Zhao Xia, those ordinary urban families, they don't have time to live on their own, and obviously there are not many benefits to subsidize the woman's family, let alone help the woman raise a younger brother...... Of course, the Zhao family felt bored.

It's in the countryside, especially in the middle of nowhere, like the neighborhood of the Shoshana.

Because of poverty, it is very difficult to ask for a daughter-in-law, basically I can't afford to ask for a local daughter-in-law, they are all from other places, that is, even poorer, the kind of real mountainous area. If there are local girls who are willing to go bankrupt with their son, it is not a problem.

You can even borrow from friends and family.

You said that after the girl passed the door, she would have to pay off the debt together...... This is no loss to the woman's family, anyway, they got the money.

What is the matter if my daughter is not bitter? Aren't girls suffering?

Zhao Xiaoying's family had this plan, and they didn't hide it from her, let her think about it carefully, whether to sacrifice for her younger brother.

She was certainly not so reluctant, but her situation with Ning Guang was similar and different.

Ning Guang really hated Ning Zong, and he also hated everyone in the Ning family except Miao Guoqing.

Even if they don't know about these Ning Fulin, at least they understand that this beautiful head doesn't have a good impression of the family.

Zhao Xiaoying's relationship with her family is better than that between Ning Guang and her family.

This is because she has been very good at looking at her face since she was a child, her mouth is much sweeter than Ning Guang, and she is well-behaved, sensible, considerate and gentle. treats my brother like a baby...... Her mother is in the village, so she has always been very proud, she feels that she has a good daughter, and she knows that she feels sorry for her brother.

Because of this, Zhao Xiaoying felt that her parents still valued her more, and she was envious of her younger brother, a little jealous, but she didn't have any hatred.

Now her parents took the initiative to mention that she "has always been a sensible child, different from those selfish beauties in the village", and asked her to show her noble morals and sacrifice for her younger brother again...... Zhao Xiaoying really couldn't say anything she didn't agree.

But thinking of the boys in the city who showed favor to him, although they were ordinary in the city and had no power position, they at least had a city hukou. Moreover, the ignorance and ambiguity between young people are difficult not to attract Zhao Xiaoying at this age.

She was so confused.

She has always felt that she is a good daughter of her parents, and she is willing to continue to be this good daughter.

But the price is ...... She talked to Ning Guang for a long time, one moment saying that she had always been sensible and never embarrassed her mother, and then she said that her younger brother was very promising, and he would definitely not disappoint the whole family like Ning Zong's plaything; After a while, he said that although she was not as good-looking as Ningguang, it was said that women did not attract men by a face, and there were many more people who were willing to talk to her than Ningguang since she was a child; After a while, he complained about why he didn't look like his aunt Zhao Xia, so he didn't have to be embarrassed like this......

Ning Guang listened to the clouds and mountains and mist, and finally asked her what she wanted?

"Xiaoguang, do you think I don't listen to me?" Zhao Xiaoying was stunned, hesitated for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "I don't know what to do now?" I don't want them to be disappointed, and I don't want to ...... I didn't want to miss the appointment with those people in the city, so we made an appointment to go to the provincial capital in a few days. You know that the teacher has always told us to be honest people. ”

"......" Ning Guang was silent for a while and said, "I don't know. ”

"How could you not know?" Zhao Xiaoying frowned, "I'm looking for your staff officer, don't tell me what you think!" ”

She pursed her lips and looked a little angry.

“…… I've never been as smart as you. Ning Guang looked at her and said, "So you came and asked me what to do, how do I know?" I think it's better for you to make your own decisions than I thought. ”

Zhao Xiaoying directly ignored the previous words: "Then what do you think?" ”

Ning Guang said: "I think it's better to ask your mother, right?" ”

"......" Zhao Xiaoying's face suddenly became ugly.

After a while, she stood up and said sullenly, "I'm gone, I still have business." ”

Ning Guang said hypocritically politely: "Come and play again when you have time." ”

When the courtyard door was closed, the plastic sisters who had just eaten tea and melon seeds together didn't look good.

Ning Guang was especially angry, and thumped her footsteps, when she didn't know what Zhao Xiaoying meant?

Obviously, he just didn't want to stay in the countryside and wanted to go to the city, but he didn't want to take the charge himself, and he wanted to shift the responsibility to Ning Guang...... Ning Guang bet that if he said anything just now that could be related to "Then you are good with the people in the city", Zhao Xiaoying could say that she instigated her!

Although he didn't think that Zhao Xiaoying was his friend, after all, he had been sympathetic to the same illness for several years, and Ning Guang didn't expect that when this person came back from going out to work, the first thing he did was to pit himself...... may be in the eyes of these people, they have always been the lowest, the most humble, and the least need to consider joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

Therefore, whenever there is a need, it is pulled out and used.

As for what kind of consequences it will bring to themselves, they don't care.

I don't feel the need to care.

This feeling of being trampled on and despised...... Even if it has lasted for more than ten years, it is still hated as always.

She hated her powerlessness even more, she wanted to break free many years ago, but she is still wandering the land.

Occasionally, Ning Guang even thought desperately, is there no way to get out of this place in this life?

used to be in the countryside, but now in the countryside, the Ning family will definitely marry her to the countryside in exchange for a bride price in the future...... The thought of this makes me feel the urge to jump into the stinking gutter.

In the following New Year, Ning Guang basically didn't go out, because he didn't want to meet those people who coaxed him to be a "bride" again.

But I didn't expect that the first month hadn't passed yet, and there was really a bride-to-be in the village, but it wasn't Ning Guang, but Zhao Xiaoying.

Her family found her a husband's family in a distant village, where she was an only child, and the family was well-off, and the bride price was said to be tens of thousands—at this time, such a huge amount of money.

Therefore, Zhao Xiaoying's family was afraid that the other party would regret it, so they hurriedly went through the procedure of marrying.

When Ning Guang went out to wash, he occasionally heard people in the village talk about it, saying that Zhao Xiaoying's family even agreed to the request to let her daughter live in the past now, but later Zhao Xunqin, the village party secretary, objected, saying that Zhao Xiaoying was still young and did not conform to the rules, and privately reminded Zhao Xiaoying's family that according to local rules, you can receive a bride price when you are married, but when you pass the door, you will have a series of income such as gifts and mouth change fees: "You let Meitou live in the past now, in case the belly is big, people will not give anything at that time, Can you still get your beautiful head back? ”

Zhao Xiaoying's family refused.

Although he had resented Zhao Xiaoying just now, after hearing this, Ning Guang felt sad that the rabbit died and the fox died.

And a few days later, word came out in the village, saying that they were all locals, and Zhao Xiaoying was not a particularly outstanding beauty, why was the bride price so high? Shouldn't the man have any flaws?

For this reason, Zhao Xiaoying's grandmother and Mu Yan also scolded Shanmen alternately for several days, saying that people who talk like this are guilty of pink eye, and they can't see their own good, why is their beautiful hair not outstanding? Well-behaved, sensible, diligent and sweet-mouthed, as for saying that it is not very beautiful, the Zhuang family has so many demons and demons, it is not serious at first glance! It's Zhao Xiaoying, who is upright and upright, and it is clear at a glance that she is a serious child, and her serious elders look at it and like it, and the family has money, and she is willing to give more, isn't it?

Everyone will be suspicious of this, the Ning family is skeptical, and Mrs. Chu said to Ning Fulin at home: "Tens of thousands of yuan are enough to build a building, hire such a beautiful head, be stupid?" I must have a secret problem with the man, and now he is shaking like something, and it's too late to look back and cry! ”

Ning Fulin also said that this is most likely the case, after all, even if you have money these days, it is hard work, who is willing to waste it casually? What's more, Zhao Xiaoying has a younger brother, and a fool in this situation knows that the bride price will not go back to her husband's house with the bride, so much is not in the brain.

When they said this, Ning Guang, who was doing things in the next room, was still doing much, and suddenly heard Mrs. Chu's regretful words: "However, tens of thousands of yuan...... It's enough for our sect to go to college. ”

Ning Fulin said "um", and the mother and son didn't know if they didn't speak or their voices were too low, anyway, they didn't move.

And Ning Guang held the broom, his heart was pounding, and his face was pale.

- So if someone is willing to give tens of thousands of yuan in dowry, for the sake of Ning Zong, they will also promise themselves out without hesitation, regardless of whether that person has any problems?

She actually thought the same way before, but people are always lucky, especially if she can't find a way out and has to stay at home, she has to think about the good, so as not to collapse unbearably.

But the conversation just now made Ning Guang feel that he couldn't lie to himself anymore.

So what to do?

The girl thought sadly and hastily for a long time, but in the end she only thought of writing a letter to Shen Anyi.