Xiaohan really didn't cry blind. On the contrary, she did not shed a single tear.

That day, she looked for him for a day.

From the bamboo to the woods, from the long bridge to the short pavilion, and from the bluestone lane to the gravel path. That day, all the people in Miao Village saw her and saw her rushing around the whole village like a little mad dog.

It rained again in the evening, and she returned home soaked. A-Niang hugged A-Mei and asked her what was wrong, she didn't say a word, just lowered her head and washed her clothes. She rubbed very hard, a six-year-old girl didn't know where to get so much strength to rub her hands so red, Ah Niang saw that something was wrong, so she put down Ah Mei and pulled off her bench to sit down and rub her clothes, and gently waved her hand to let her go back to the room to rest, she seemed to have no soul, her eyes were straight and less agile, so she walked to the room, not noticing that there was a mahogany barrel at the door of her room.

"Beware!" Grandma shouted anxiously in the back.

But it was too late, and she slipped into the barrel and fell backwards. The back of his head hit the ground with a thud.

Grandma was so frightened that she hurried to help, but she stood up first as if she didn't feel pain, continued to walk to the room with an expressionless face, and went back to the house and closed the door.

Outside the house, the grandmother hurriedly ran to the bottom of the bamboo building to look for herbs, because she saw the horrific wound on the back of Xiaohan's head with her own eyes.

……

The injury was healed, and she was normal. No longer working hard during the day for no reason, locking herself in her room at night and not knowing what to do, she has become back to the little girl who is lazy in work every day and secretly goes out to play over the wall for three days. Seeing her like this, Grandma was really relieved.

But the man was like that wound, and it disappeared without leaving a trace, as if it had never appeared.

Grandma knew about it, but she didn't dare to mention it if she didn't say it, and even Grandma wondered if she remembered it after a long time.

Later, she was older and more sensible. There is no need to collect medicine, and I don't go out to run around, these are all things that Xiao Amei does now. She followed Ah Niang every day to learn weaving, embroidery, and then read and write.

"Hey, sister." Ah Mei sat on the tree at the head of the wall, and shouted to Xiao Han, who was dancing under the tree, "There have been so many guests in our house recently. ”

Xiao Han hummed, ignored her, and continued to bow his head to write.

Ah Mei kicked her in the air with her foot on the tree unhappily, then jumped off the tree, ran to Xiao Han's table and poured herself a glass of rice wine, and drank it boredly.

"Sister, I'm bored."

Xiao Han finally glanced at her, sighed, stopped the pen in his hand, and beckoned to her: "Come here, your headdress is crooked." ”

"Oh." Ah Mei answered and walked over obediently.

Xiao Han helped her straighten the silver ornament on the top of her head and nagged: "Don't jump up and down next time, if the headdress is crooked, you will be talked about by others." ”

Ah Mei muttered, "I know, how are you like Ah Niang." She picked up Xiaohan's brush again and knocked it, Xiaohan slapped the back of her hand and pulled back the brush, "We Miao girls are the only ones who read and write every day, why are you so elegant?" People outside say that you are not like the Miao family, but like the boudoir lady in the capital. ”

Xiao Han glared at her, thinking she was nosy: "I just like it, what's wrong." Oh, it's rare to be idle and lazy for half a life, and the fairy splashes ink as a companion, so it's better to throw away the past, and look down on the rise and fall, if the cinnamon wine is sweet and mellow, it should be full. To talk about leisure and sorrow, why not talk with me? She stretched, smiled sweetly at Ah Mei, and poured herself a bowl of rice wine.

Ah Mei was frightened by her, and said angrily: "Hey, this is not cinnamon wine, this is rice wine, and cinnamon wine is in Jiangnan." Look at you, I've read too many books and talked, and now my brain is not normal. “

"I know that Guijiu is in Jiangnan, I just want to go." Xiao Han sighed, "I happened to read a few poems by talented and beautiful women, and they all said that the south of the Yangtze River is good, and the scenery is old and familiar. And moreover! Xiao Han patted Ah Mei excitedly, "They never have to go out to play, and they can watch the show." “

Ah Mei was just about to spurn her own sister, when she heard Ah Niang's voice from the house not far away:

"This, Xiao Han is only thirteen, and you mentioned it too early."

Another voice that sounds a bit like a matchmaker:

"Not early, not early. It's a big deal, let's get married first, you can accept the dowry first, and we'll come back when Xiaohan is sixteen. “

Hearing this, Ah Mei looked at Xiao Han and asked seriously:

"You really don't know why there are so many guests in the house lately?"

Xiao Hanliu frowned and said strangely:

"Why did this pro-rator ...... so early?"

Ah Mei pouted helplessly:

"You've lived thirteen years and never noticed that you're extraordinarily ......," she paused, thinking for a long time without coming up with any good adjectives, "...... Is it good-looking? “

Xiao Han's eyes widened and he touched his face in surprise: "Is it good-looking?" “

Ah Mei: "...... Never mind. “

……

Time flies, and another three years have passed.

At this time, Xiaohan has completely become a big girl, generous and beautiful, with a unique style of Miao girls, which makes people can't take their eyes off it. But at the same time, she is also in her twenty-eighth year. In the words of A-Niang, it is the age when it is time to get married.

"How good this brother is, you can get married......" This is the fifth time that A-Niang has begged her, A-Niang is an open-yin, A-Dad has been working hard outside all the year round and can't see each other, but fortunately, she still has two daughters with her, so she knows the importance of marriage to women. She doesn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps, if she can, she still can't wait for her daughter not to marry and stay with her for the rest of her life.

But how is this possible......

She still hopes that her daughter can choose a wishful husband according to her own wishes and be happy for a lifetime - at least happier than her. She has seen it, this family came to make a marriage three years ago, although she was politely refused, she can wait for these three years, which shows the sincerity of this intention. Besides, it is a big family on the other side of the river, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are harmonious and kind, what a good family affair!

"I'm not married." Xiao Han had a cold face, leaving no room for anything.

"Then it's okay if you don't marry this family, which brother do you like?"

"I don't fancy any family, and I don't want to marry anyone."

"Xiaohan." Grandma was also a little unhappy, "Grandma doesn't force you, but you are sixteen this year, even if you don't marry, you have to set your relatives first." ”

"I don't want ......"

"Grandma!" There was a shout from outside the door, and as soon as the mother opened the door, she saw her panting and climbing the stairs, "Ah ...... Daddy is back. ”

Now the family is sitting together, only Daddy is looking at the dowry list, and the atmosphere is terrifying.

Ah Mei, who usually talks a lot, pressed her head against her head, and didn't dare to make half a statement.

Xiao Han clenched his hands tightly, a little restless.

Daddy is a standard low-level working person, and his dark face is always so serious:

"If you say you don't marry, you won't marry? I've seen it, and I haven't wronged you in this family business. Let's settle it like that. Daddy said that he was about to sign the bridal list.

"Daddy!" Xiao Han shouted and rushed over to cover the bridal list. "I'm not married!"

Daddy's face was gloomy, and there seemed to be anger surging in his eyes:

"Dead girl, the words of the matchmaker of the parents' order, where is your turn here not to marry?! Get out of the way! ”

Xiao Han forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and covered the bridal list.

"I won't let it! How many days have you been at home for so many years? Are you my father? What kind of father to pretend to be at this time! ”

"Xiaohan!" This is Grandma's exclamation.

"Don't let it!" Daddy turned around to find the bamboo weaving, trembling with anger, "I'll let you not let ......"

At this time, Ah Mei has been scared away, and when she is clever, she also knows how to take the bamboo weaving away when she runs.

Daddy couldn't find the bamboo weaving, so he rolled up his sleeves and slapped her, and she fell to the ground in pain.

"Stop fighting!" A-Niang stopped Daddy, helped Xiaohan up again, touched her face, and saw that half of her face was red, and her heart was filled with distress.

Xiao Han stared up at him, there was a coolness in her eyes, and she suddenly raised the dowry list.

A-Niang thought that she was finally going to compromise, and she was overjoyed, but she actually tore the dowry slip to pieces in front of her parents......

"Bastard, I'm not going to kill you today!" Daddy picked up the wine glass on the table and was about to smash it on Xiaohan's head, but Auntie was quick to move

grabbed him from behind, and the wine glass smashed on a piece of ground in front of Xiao Han.

A-Niang hurriedly gave her a look, signaling her to go first, and she almost tore Daddy's clothes.

Xiao Han escaped. The contrast between the silent night outside and the noise just now made her unable to adapt to it for a long time. She took off the crooked silver ornament, patted the dust on her body, brushed the messy green silk, and then looked up at the billions of stars that seemed to be spinning in the black sky, and suddenly—

Remembered him.