Zhaozhuang, ten miles north of Leping Town, Zhangjiaqiao Town, is Zhao Jinju's hometown. The mountains of Zhaozhuang did not grow taller, and the water did not

Cloudiness. The mountain is still the same mountain, and the water is still the same water. But people are old. Zhao Jinju's grandmother died last year, and Zhao's father stopped participating in any labor. He stuck to the door of his house and picked up his own vegetable garden, which he still did. Because of this, he can't eat all the vegetables he grows by himself. If there are many of them, they will send them to neighbors and friends. Never sell a penny. His daughter, son-in-law, and wife, Sun Erniang, mobilized him to go to Shanghai many times, but he was unwilling to go. He thinks that his hometown environment is good, the air is fresh, and the vegetables are fresh. The personnel are familiar and the neighbors are harmonious. Freedom of movement, not lonely at all.

He went to Shanghai once, in August 1988, the year Hu Dongmei was admitted to university. Hu Dongmei came back once before. In 1985, Hu Dongmei graduated from junior high school. It just so happened that Zhao Jinju and his wife were resting at home to take care of their son Hu Qiuguo. Sun Erniang took Hu Dongmei back to Leping to visit her grandmother and grandfather. Hu Qiuguo has never returned to Leping. To be honest, Dad Zhao still misses them very much. In order to meet his grandson, and congratulate Hu Dongmei on being admitted to university (Shanghai Film Academy). Zhao's father went to Shanghai alone. Of course, they all welcomed him very much, but after living in Shanghai for more than ten days, he felt uncomfortable. sleep, restless sleep; eating, eating is not used to eating; Play, nowhere to go. In addition, the legs and feet are inconvenient, and they are even more reluctant to go out. There is nothing to do at home (Sun Erniang doesn't let him do it). There is only TV to watch all day long, and Zhao's father is not interested. I have to go back to Leping no matter what. The heart is gone, and the person can't keep it, so he has to let him go back. From then on, Zhao's father never wanted to go out again.

In August 1991, Hu Qiuguo graduated from high school and was admitted to Fudan University in Shanghai, so that his two grandsons lived on campus. Sun Erniang was idle. I discussed with my daughter Zhao Jinju and said: Is it a piece of back to Leping to see?

Zhao Jinju and Hu Si have always been very busy, often going out to film, and they are almost not at home for a few months, but the good thing is that they are often together and rarely separated. At first, Zhao Jinju was afraid that Hu Si would have an affair, so he watched it very closely. She was afraid that Hu Si would make an old mistake. Therefore, she doesn't take on new films very much. As long as Hu Si directed the film, she will participate in the performance, and will never let Hu Si leave her sight. As the fame grows, the number of film appointments continues to increase, and it is not good to refuse. Otherwise, outsiders will say that she is a big name. So it wasn't Hu Sidao's films, and she also took a few films.

Later, it slowly changed, and Hu Si was not worried about Zhao Jinju. is such a beautiful woman, often with different male protagonists, it is inevitable that there will be scenes of kissing and hugging. Hu Si felt uncomfortable. It's a little uneasy. With age. Hu Si's age is Ben Jiazi (60 years old), while Zhao Jinju is only in his forties. "Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger". Zhao Jinju is still in the category of "tiger". Hu Si was a little afraid that the "tiger" would be powerful. There is a saying that "if you see it, you will accept it", Hu Si suggested: Life is not worried, the money is inexhaustible, is it no longer an external film contract? Care more about the family and take care of the children. Zhao Jinju was not from a professional background, but he has been popular for a while, and he is already good. She felt that the money had been earned and her fame had been made. It can be said that fame and fortune are both gained, and they can be accepted when they see a good thing, so there are few external film appointments. In view of Hu Qiuguo's admission to university, there are really not many things to do at home. Since her mother proposed to go back to Leping, she also felt that she should, so she agreed to go home with her mother to have a look.

Departure from Leping on October 18, 1991.

The golden wind is cool, and the sky is cloudless. Blue sky, warm sun shining on the earth. The mountains of Zhaozhuang are still green, the green pines are not old, and the green cypress is evergreen. The tea trees on the hillside are still green, but the "hexagonal thorns" are beginning to turn yellow, and this year they can no longer be picked to make "tea".

Zhao's father is old, just like the "hexagonal thorn", he is beginning to enter the "end". But fortunately, his daughter and wife came to see him. Happy like a child, busy up and down. Sun Erniang spoke: You can rest, since I am back, I will do the housework. Zhao Jinju couldn't help but feel sad when she saw that her father's leg was more inconvenient than before! Poor father, still thinks that his hometown is good, and he can't insist on going to Shanghai. Sun Erniang has no choice, she has plans to stay, but she has not explained to her daughter for the time being. Now that I'm back, I first want to see my relatives and friends.

The first one to go to is Zhou Zhuang Sun's mother's house.

Mrs. Sun's family is not what it used to be. First of all, Zhou Tai got married, and Zhou Tai was promoted. The People's Commune was no longer called, and the commune was renamed as a township: Zhangjiaqiao Town People's Government. Zhou Tai became a deputy minister in the Ministry of Armed Forces. The former director of the commune, Jiang, was recuperating at home, and it was said that it was esophageal cancer, and he was dying. Jiang's mother is still healthy, and her grandson Jiang Xiayu is nineteen years old this year, twenty years old. According to Zhou Tai, he was engaged on October 27 of the solar calendar (the object is the provincial badminton team).

Zhou Tai's lover is a teacher in the town middle school and graduated from high school. The family was poor and could not continue to study, so the school still left her to be a chemistry teacher in junior high school. Her education is higher than Zhou Tai, Zhou Tai only graduated from junior high school, but Zhou Tai is now a national cadre, and he is an official. Zhou Tai gave birth to a son and a daughter, all of whom are in middle school. Zhou Tai's sister is not bad, she actually went to secondary school, and now she works in the Leping County Food Bureau, and she also has a family and children.

Zhao Jinju is not interested in the changes in the eldest mother's family, they are all the same, so-so. However, he gave a gift of 2,000 yuan, saying that it was to honor his uncle and aunt. The eldest lady knew that Zhao Jinju was rich now, so she accepted it without politely pushing it. Zhao Jinju was interested in Jiang Xiayu's engagement on the same day. As a mother, I can't help but show something when I meet. Despite the original oral agreement, Jiang Xiayu is fully under the management of the Jiang family, and it is up to Jiang Xiayu to decide whether to recognize her as a mother or not. But now that his son is older, he is engaged again. Zhao Jinju discussed with her mother: You must express yourself. Sun Erniang said that it should be, no matter what, it was always the meat that fell from her mother's body. Blood ties are endless. Why doesn't Zhao Jinju miss it?

Zhou Tai said: "Let's go and have a look!" ”

Jiang Xiayu graduated from junior high school in the town middle school and did not study again. Grandma was reluctant to let him go, but Director Jiang insisted that he go outside. said that without a firm will and a strong body, how can you start a family. He was afraid that Jiang Xiayu would take the road of the middle stream of the river. The health is not good, everything is empty. Through connections, Director Jiang got him into the county sports brigade. Jiang Xiayu is tall, and he was 1.61 meters when he graduated from primary school at the age of twelve. By the time he graduated from junior high school, he had grown to 1.73 meters. I'm still growing up, and I don't read very well, but I play basketball pretty well. The general relationship can't get into the sports team. It's Jiang Xiayu's body that is good and the ball is good. In September 1988, Jiang Xiayu was only 16 years old when he was selected by the regional basketball team, and Jiang Xiayu grew to 1.80 meters. The Jiang family doesn't have this species, and Director Jiang doesn't care so much, and he can't figure out what genes they have. Jiang Xiayu is his grandson, and he has no doubts at all.

In 1990, Jiang Xiayu was 18 years old and was elected by the provincial youth pair. At this time, Jiang Xiayu was already 1.83 meters tall, and he was very strong. was favored by Qian Yihong of the badminton team. The little girl is 1.66 meters and can play badminton. But she is not relaxed about love, although there are relevant regulations, public love is not allowed. However, when the two of them talk, there is no way to interfere, as long as they don't get married, it doesn't seem to affect anything, and there may be a promotion effect. Qian Yihong's family is from Jingdezhen City, it seems to be an only daughter, she takes a fancy to Jiang Xiayu very much, and insists on getting an engagement. It seems that if you get engaged, you can't run away, it's a bit naïve!

Under the leadership of Zhou Tai, Sun Erniang and Zhao Jinju came to the Jiang family together. are all acquaintances, and Sun Erniang has lived in Jiang's house for more than a month. Not to mention Zhao Jinju, it can be said that she has arrived home. He married Jiang Zhongliu with a marriage certificate, but no divorce certificate. Since she is not divorced, she still belongs to the Jiang family. After calling his parents, the main thing was to express condolences to Director Jiang's illness. It's 1,000 yuan, saying that I don't know what my dad likes to eat. Buying whatever you want to eat is a little bit of my daughter-in-law's heart.

Jiang's mother said: "He can't eat anything anymore!" "There is a sense of refusal.

Sun Erniang said: "My mother-in-law is too faceless. ”

Director Jiang motioned to Jiang's mother to accept it, not to refute the face of her in-laws. Jiang's mother said that the day after tomorrow on Saturday, Jiang Xiayu would come back and asked Zhao Jinju if she wanted to meet her.

Zhao Jinju said: "Mom, my son was born to me, why don't I want to see it?" As for whether he recognizes me or not, that's his question. Saturday, I must come! ”

On Sunday, October 27, 1991, the engagement ceremony of Jiang Xiayu and Qian Yihong was held as scheduled. The woman's family only has Qian Yihong's parents, who came from Jingdezhen. There was no one on the man's side, that is, Director Jiang and Jiang's mother, because Director Jiang couldn't eat anything, he just came forward to deal with it. However, Jiang's mother told Jiang Xiayu on Saturday, saying that your biological mother will definitely come to participate when she comes back from Shanghai. After all, Jiang Xiayu is a young man, and his mind is open: Come on, why don't you see it? At about eleven o'clock, Zhou Tai, Sun Erniang, and Zhao Jinju appeared on the stage.

The first to greet Sun Erniang was Sun Erniang, and she opened her mouth and shouted: "Xia Yu, my good grandson, grandma misses you!" ”

"You're grandma?" Jiang Xiayu seemed to shout and ask. Then Zhao Jinju immediately walked over, hugged Jiang Xiayu and said, "My son! I miss my mother! And he burst into tears, and wept like rain.

Jiang Xiayu, a big man of one meter and eighty-four, saw a beautiful woman so out of shape. I really couldn't cry, and I was moved to tears: "Mother, you will always be my mother!" "What else can I say, after nearly twenty years of separation, we still recognize each other today.

Jiang's mother said: "Since you know each other, then we are a family, and everyone should be happy!" So he wiped away his tears and turned to a smile.

Jiang Xiayu hurriedly introduced to his mother: "This is my object, your prospective daughter-in-law, her name is Qian Yihong!" He pointed to the other two and said, "This is Uncle Qian, Aunt Su!" "Uncle Qian is Qian Yihong's father, and Aunt Su is her mother. After shaking hands with each other, they know each other. Then Zhao Jinju took out a big red envelope from her handbag, handed it to Qian Yihong and said: "The first time we met, I didn't prepare any gifts, it's a little meaning, please be sure to accept it!" ”

"Auntie, you're so polite!" After a few pushes, I still accepted it.

The so-called betrothal is the conclusion of a marriage contract. It is inconvenient to renege on the signing of a marriage treaty, and it should be subject to the restrictions of the treaty, and it cannot be broken casually. In the past, in the countryside, it was called "tying shoes", and the man gave a gift to the woman's family, which was called "passing the ceremony". By the way, inform the woman of the size (size) of the man's shoes, and the woman should make a certain number of shoes according to the man's size (including socks - in the past, socks had to be bottomed). At that time, the wedding date will be set again, which is called "watching the day". When the day comes, you will be able to get married.

It's much more complicated to get engaged in town. The hierarchical and high-level ones will hold a big banquet, and relatives and friends will invite them, just like getting married. The large number of people proves that it is not good to breach the contract in public. At the lower level, there is a meeting between the parents of both men and women, and those who have an introducer must attend. And then it's a meal.

If you are engaged, you can call your wife and husband, but you can't share a bed. If you secretly sleep together, the local saying is to steal "cold rice" to eat. Of course, the woman has to be willing.

If not, it is called "nailing", and nailing is coercive, but it is not rape, but the woman is a little reluctant. If you are engaged, you can't get married without special reasons. Both men and women are afraid of the possibility of divorce, and it is a disgraceful thing to divorce. It's kind of the same as getting divorced once. In order to prevent the woman from withdrawing from the marriage, the strategy adopted by the man is to nail the "nail". On the basis of the marriage contract, put another nail on it and reinforce it, it is generally not good to run away. The woman "opened the bag", and if she wanted to withdraw from the marriage, she would lose a lot. The woman is also afraid that the man will withdraw from the marriage, and seduces the man to go to bed, which is called "raw rice cooked into cooked rice". The meal was ready, and the man only had to "can't eat, go around". Judging from the practices of both men and women, is the woman's initiative a bit silly?

Jiang Xiayu and Qian Yihong's engagement is a low-level engagement. The main reason is that both parties are under the age of marriage, and the unit is not allowed, quietly, of course, it cannot be done with great fanfare and lively operation. Whether the engagement finally enters the palace of marriage depends on the development. But the red envelope that Qian Yihong received is not a small amount, a full 4,000 yuan!

Zhao Jinju came back this time and saw her aunt, which was considered a relative; returned to the in-laws who had been; He also recognized his son, who had been separated for nearly twenty years. Sun Erniang's task is completed, why does Zhao Jinju have anywhere to go? It should be said that there is. That's the Zhang family.