Sister Xiaomei was like a gentle mother, holding me tightly in her arms, and waited until my body was dry and warm.

She said that thanks to my good water skills, I floated in the water in a coma and didn't drown all night.

I said that I grew up on the edge of the Wujiang River, and my ancestors have been begging for a living in the water for generations.

She asked me if it hurt in my body.

I nodded, saying that my chest and arm hurt, and she said that eighty percent of them were fractured, and helped me to the hospital.

I went to the hospital to take a few films, and the doctor said that my ribs and lower arm bones were cracked, and he put a plaster cast on me and asked me to recuperate at home.

The money was given to me by Sister Xiaomei, and I told her to return the money to her when I paid my salary this month.

Sister Xiaomei smiled after listening to it, she rubbed my head and said silly child, how can there be a salary? If there is such a big incident in a restaurant, this job is long gone.

The owner of the restaurant was afraid of causing trouble, so he fired both of us on the same day.

I was not convinced, I was aggrieved, and I wanted to go back to reason with the boss, but my body hurt so much that I just wanted to find a place to lie down.

Sister Xiaomei took me back to the house she rented, which was a semi-basement not far from the restaurant, only six or seven square meters in size, with only a single bed and a bedside table.

When I was in bed to recuperate, Sister Xiaomei served me gently and considerately, I slept on a single bed, she made a mattress next to the bed, and delivered three meals a day to my mouth.

In order to keep me from falling ill and be able to make good profits, she often buys pork ribs to make soup, but in the past two thousand and a few years, the price of pork has skyrocketed, and a pound of pork ribs costs thirty or forty yuan, which is not something that the poor can afford.

Sister Xiaomei, like me, was fired from a restaurant, and it was difficult for her to make ends meet, so how could she have the money to buy me ribs?

But she goes out every day after dark, and when she comes back in the morning, she can always bring back ribs, I can't help but ask her, where did she get the money to buy such an expensive thing?

Sister Xiaomei smiled and told me that as long as she is willing to endure hardships and be wronged, a young and beautiful girl like her can always make money.

I couldn't bear it, took her hand and said I don't want to eat pork ribs, and asked her to stop spending money on me and don't wronged herself.

Sister Xiaomei only asked me not to think about it, to recuperate with peace of mind, and when we are well-healed, the two of us will make money and live together.

I understood what she said, and she was willing to be my mother-in-law.

I was happy and distressed at the time, hugged Sister Xiaomei tightly, trembled and said to her, I will be good to her for the rest of my life, and I will let her live a good life in the future.

Sister Xiaomei's giggle made me not regret it.

I said that it was my blessing to be able to marry her, how could I regret it?

That night, we not only ate pork ribs, but also drank a bottle of liquor.

That night, Sister Xiaomei did not make any more floors, but slept in bed with me.

Sister Xiaomei gave me everything, including herself.

I grew up overnight.

After 100 days of injuries, fortunately, I was young and recovered after lying in bed for more than two months.

As soon as I was able to get out of bed, I couldn't wait to go outside to find a job, I couldn't let Sister Xiaomei support me alone, I had to make money to repay her kindness to me.

After wandering around the county for a day, I didn't find a decent job, and when I went back to the rental house, I met Sister Xiaomei going out to work.

Usually when I ask her where she works, she always doesn't say anything, and I am curious, so I quietly follow her to see.

Sister Xiaomei walked all the way to the center of the county, and finally entered a song and dance hall called Tianya Xiangge.

At that time, everyone knew what the dance hall was, and although I was young, I often heard the guys in the restaurant discussing it in private. Which lady in the dance hall is beautiful, and what is the introduction fee of which lady - there was no nickname of "princess" in those days, and the girls in the dance hall were all called miss.

I finally understood where Sister Xiaomei got the money to buy me pork ribs.

At this moment, my heart felt like I was stirred by a knife, and I was so uncomfortable that I couldn't speak, I squatted at the door of the dance hall and cried, and the six gods were stunned all night.

When the sky was bright, Sister Xiaomei came out of it, and she was surrounded by two young people with yellow hair, and they were not clean to Sister Xiaomei.

Seeing me standing at the door, Sister Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, she quickly shook off the two yellow hairs, ran to me and asked, "Rongsheng, how did you find this?" How do you know I'm working here? ”

I hugged Sister Xiaomei and cried, "Sister Xiaomei, can you stop doing this?" I'm healed from my injury, I don't need to eat pork ribs, and I don't need you to make money anymore. In the future, you just lie at home, and I will make money to support you! ”

Sister Xiaomei wiped my tears and asked me with a smile: "Rong Sheng, sister does this business, don't you think sister is dirty?" Are you still willing to support your sister? ”

I nodded: "I am willing, if it weren't for my injuries, you wouldn't have come to work here, I caused you to be a burden." ”

Sister Xiaomei smiled, she shed tears while laughing, she hugged me tightly and said, "If you don't let my sister do this business, my sister won't do it, my sister will listen to you." Rong Sheng, let's go back to my hometown with my sister tomorrow, and when I see my parents, my sister will be your mother-in-law. ”

I said yes and took her by the hand and took her back to the rental house.

Early the next morning, Sister Xiaomei packed up her luggage and left the room, and took me back to my hometown by long-distance bus.

On the way back, I learned that Sister Xiaomei also grew up by the river, her family lives on the edge of the Tuojiang River in western Sichuan, which is the country of abundance, and it is said that the beauties of Sichuan and Chongqing are everywhere, and it is no wonder that Sister Xiaomei is so beautiful.

After a day of walking and changing four or five buses, we finally returned to the town where Sister Xiaomei grew up. Bordered by the Tuojiang River to the north and the Zhonghe River to the south, the town is much larger than my hometown, and there is even a hospital and a bank.

Sister Xiaomei's home, like mine, is also a spacious and bright red brick house, as soon as she entered the door, Sister Xiaomei's mother heard the movement and greeted her.

My aunt was very enthusiastic when she saw me, and she took me by the hand and asked questions. Sister Xiaomei didn't hide it, and told her aunt generously that the two of us were "playing friends", that is, falling in love, and we were rushing to get married.

But when it comes to getting married, Auntie's face doesn't look right, it's not that she looks down on me, but she seems to have something unspeakable.

Sister Xiaomei hurriedly explained to me, saying that her father's business was not honorable and very unlucky, and the reason why her mother was worried was mainly because she was afraid that I would dislike their family's livelihood.

I hurriedly said that I don't dislike it, no matter how lowly it is, I've seen it.

Auntie told me not to speak in a hurry, it happened that Sister Xiaomei's father was going out on the boat by the river, she asked me to go to the riverside to take a look, and after I had seen it, I would consider whether to marry Sister Xiaomei as a mother-in-law, and don't regret it at that time.

I nodded, followed Sister Xiaomei to the riverside, didn't walk a few steps, and suddenly there was an elderly woman running towards Sister Xiaomei's house, and when I saw Sister Xiaomei, the girl shouted breathlessly:

"Xiao, Xiaomei! It's not good, it's not good...... Something happened to your old man, come with me! ”

When Sister Xiaomei heard this, her pretty face suddenly turned as white as paper, and she didn't care about going home to report the news, so she hurriedly followed her to the riverside, and I followed behind.

When I arrived at the river, I saw a fishing boat floating in the river, there was no one on board, but in the distance there was a dark-skinned uncle in his forties, who was swept up and down by the river.

When Sister Xiaomei saw it, she called out to her father heartbreakingly.

When I looked closer, I was shocked.

I saw that not far behind the uncle, there was another person, with a straight body in the water, as if standing guard, stepping on the waves and floating up and down, but he was lifeless, his face was swollen like an eggplant, and two round eyes protruded from his sockets, staring at Sister Xiaomei and her father!

It was a floating corpse, a floating corpse that had been dead for a long time!