"Xiuzhi, your cousin has sent a letter saying that she has found a partner for you at the ranch."

Li Xiuzhi's father, Li Dongsheng, couldn't help but say while eating.

Just now, his wife Liu Cuihua had already kicked him under the table several times.

He really couldn't help it.

Looking at the porridge on the table that could be seen at the bottom of the bowl, he said helplessly.

Li Xiuzhi was stunned when she heard her father's words, she knew that she should come or come.

There are now seven people in the family, and in addition to her parents, she has two brothers.

The elder brother Li Jianguo became a family last year and married a girl from his mother's village named Liu Manli.

Not long ago, she gave birth to a boy, Li Tianyou, who is the eldest grandson of the family.

It can be said that their family's current delicious food is subsidized to their sister-in-law.

Otherwise, there won't be enough milk at all.

The younger brother Li Jianjun, who is thirteen or fourteen years old, is the time when he can eat.

In this patriarchal family, Li Xiuzhi's existence is a little redundant.

Although she has always been hardworking and capable.

But in the face of famine, and in the turbulent years now.

There's nothing she can do!

It's not easy to get married even in this year, and no one has any food leftover!

At this time, I don't know how many generations apart a distant cousin.

The letter sent them gave the family a strange idea.

Li Xiuzhi's eyes were red, she had overheard her parents' conversation last night.

But she knew that this situation was really helpless.

One more person means one more mouth, and there really isn't so much food at home.

"Xiuzhi, your cousin said that the person who introduced you was the son of the captain of the sixth team of their ranch."

"It's still a carriage driver, it's just ~that's ~"

"That~ After you get married, the other party will send food to our family~"

Her mother Liu Cuihua was also very upset, but there was nothing she could do!

She couldn't go on talking about the situation of this daughter's object.

Not only because he has some problems with his brain, but he is also lame and inconvenient to move.

Otherwise, Xiuzhi, a cousin who has been separated by a few lifetimes, can contact them?

The main reason is that Xiuzhi married in the past, and the other party would send 100 catties of fine grain and 50 yuan to their family.

Li Xiuzhi's cousin Li Xiujuan.

In the 60s, there was no way, and I came to the grassland pasture.

Because of good looks, the main thing is that it is difficult for men there to marry a daughter-in-law.

In the end, he was taken by the eldest son of the captain of the sixth team and married back.

Now his brother can't marry a daughter-in-law because of those problems.

This Li Xiujuan remembered her distant cousin, and then she had the letter.

Li Xiujuan didn't lie to their family, and the situation was written very clearly.

After all, it's a relative, so it's better to make this kind of thing clear.

Although her mother didn't explain it thoroughly, how could Li Xiuzhi, a smart girl, not know.

Two lines of tears couldn't help but flow out.

Neither her brother nor brother spoke, and they knew what that meant.

"This~ Xiuzhi, don't force yourself, if you don't want to go, we won't go."

Li Dongsheng still can't get down this ruthlessness after all.

This is his own daughter!

If there is no way, who would bear to push their own daughter into the fire pit.

"Old man, you~hey~"

When Liu Cuihua heard her husband say this, she kicked him from under the table again.

But in the end, I could only sigh deeply.

How could she not feel distressed, it was all meat that fell from her!

"Dad, Mom, I'll go." Li Xiuzhi wiped her tears with her sleeve and said.

The kind-hearted girl finally decided to sacrifice herself in exchange for a glimmer of life for her family.

Although the object of the cousin's words is not good.

But the most important thing is to get some food back for the family.

When the time comes, just replace the 100 catties of fine grain with coarse grain.

The family will be able to get through the year.

"Child~You~Hey~"

Li Dongsheng opened his mouth for a long time, and finally could only sigh.

Who knows what the future holds.

Maybe Xiuzhi can marry like her cousin and end up living a good life.

So Xiuzhi and two girls from the same village embarked on the road to the grassland of Qilian Mountain.

In the days to come, every time Xiuzhi recalls this, she is slowly emotional.

She didn't expect this decision to change her life.

will allow her to meet someone who can really stay with her for the rest of her life.

Xiuzhi only brought a small bag with a patched dress inside.

And the red turban that my mother liked the most.

According to her mother, she brought the red bandana with her when she got married.

In addition to these, Liu Cuihua also prepared some multigrain cakes for her.

It's her dry food along the way.

As for the kettle for water or anything, they don't have it at home.

If she wants to drink water, she can only solve it on her own on the way.

Three girls who are "running for the future" ride in a carriage that is bound for the city.

He waved goodbye to his parents and left.

One of them is named Li Huifang and the other is Li Huijuan, and they are sisters.

There were also relatives who went to the ranch that year.

has already asked a relative over there to find a partner, and like Xiuzhi, they are all ready to marry.

The three of them sneaked to the train station and, with the help of well-wishers, hitched a ride on a brick-pulling car.

It's also a special car!

It was their first time on a train, but unfortunately it wasn't a passenger car.

It was really cold and windy on the train wagon.

The sisters could only huddle together to keep warm.

Xiuzhi took out the red scarf her mother had given her.

Grabbed it with both hands and wrapped it around his head.

Blown by the wind, there is a feeling of "lifting your red hijab".

Because of this, I was specially teased by the two sisters for a long time.

But how can Xiuzhi have this mind now.

She knew exactly what kind of husband she would face when she arrived at the ranch.

A stupid man with physical defects.

Even if she is industrious, you can imagine the days to come.

Of course, the two sisters had no such concerns.

Their relatives had found them a sturdy young man.

I heard that he is still an expert at work.

It's just that there are too many brothers in the family, and it's hard to find a partner.

In this way, it was a donkey cart, a "brick cart", and finally a horse-drawn cart or something.

The three of them finally came to the destination of this time, "Qilian Mountain Ranch".

The two sisters, Li Huifang and Li Huijuan, were picked up by their aunt as soon as they came to the ranch.

It was the richest group of the ranches who went there.

I heard that the first team is the richest team in the whole ranch.

After Xiuzhi said goodbye to them, she secretly blessed them.

And agreed that if there is a chance in the future, we must meet more and help each other.

After all, they are all fellows from a village chief.

"Cousin, I've finally found you."

Xiuzhi inquired for a long time and finally met her distant cousin.

"Xiuzhi? You~Coming~"

Li Xiujuan's expression was a little unnatural after seeing Xiuzhi.

She just sent out the letter last month.

In a few days, her lame and heartless little uncle.

When I was driving to pull the goods, I accidentally overturned the car and was stoned to death by the goods.

In other words, Xiuzhi's object is gone before they meet.

The point is that as soon as this happened, her father-in-law thought that this cousin of hers was an ominous person.

Before he could come, he killed his son.

This incident caused Li Xiujuan to be beaten by her husband a lot.

In the steppe, the idea of patriarchy is even heavier.

She fled from the famine again, and she gave birth to two daughters over the years.

did not give birth to a son, and the status in the family can be imagined.

Originally, after this happened last month, she wrote a letter to stop her cousin from coming.

But she didn't expect Xiuzhi to act so quickly.

It seems that Xiuzhi did not receive the letter before leaving.