One day I went to the brigade headquarters to do some errands, and I overheard that the commune had allocated a place in our village to go to university, which had to be recommended by the masses.

At that time, I was so excited that I didn't dare to delay for a while, so I hurried to his door, called him out, and explained my intention.

Their family is a big family in the village, his father has six brothers, and in his generation, there are three brothers and more than ten uncles and brothers.

The uncle was the secretary of the village branch and had a lot of prestige in the village, and an uncle was the deputy captain, so he went to his uncle's house that night and stayed up until midnight, and it took a lot of effort to convince his uncle.

About two days later, the village party branch organized a meeting of the team leaders, the director of the poverty association, the director of the women's association, and the representatives of the masses, thinking that I was rooted in the countryside and had close ties with the masses, could bear hardships and stand hard work, and could mingle with the poor middle peasants.

A few days before I left the village to go to college, I wrote a letter to my parents, and before I could wait for a reply, we both had a wedding, and the person I married was your current brother-in-law.

After graduating from university, I returned to the place where I joined the queue to reunite with your brother-in-law, and was assigned to work as a technician in a large state-owned copper mine dozens of kilometers away from home.

Three months after giving birth, I received an admission letter from Lingnan University, and I left the child in the care of his grandmother and returned to the university to continue my master's degree.

After graduating from graduate school, I was assigned to work at the Lingnan Iron and Steel Research Institute, and the unit was divided into a room, and I took over the child and your brother-in-law, and the family that had been separated for several years finally reunited in Lingnan.

A family of three lives together, although life is happy, in some trivial things, it is inevitable to bump and bump, I can't get angry, your brother-in-law can, sometimes I can't control a few words of complaining, guess what your brother-in-law will say? I don't know if you know, let me tell you, it's usually just those few words; "You are born in a cadre family, graduated from graduate school, and still work in a scientific research unit, I am an old farmer with ordinary people, and I still rely on you to eat, I am not worthy of you at all, if you look at me unpleasantly, I can leave this home, as long as you are satisfied."

The eldest sister paused and continued; "The leaders of the steel institute give care to the families of in-service scientific researchers, take care of them in many ways, and set aside a lot of jobs, your brother-in-law belongs to the ranks of family members, now he can't stand it, and he babbles in my ear all day long; Isn't the family a wife? It's weird, how can a big man be considered a family member, it's really ridiculous. Not only did the spouts not decrease, but increased. I think he may not be able to adapt all at once, there needs to be a process, so let's wait, wait for this stage, and then get used to it. However, I was wrong, he always wanted to do a big career, and the purpose was very clear, that is, he wanted to make a lot of money and use money to make up for his disadvantages. Your brother-in-law is good at everything, but this is not good, and it is funny and angry to think about. ”

The eldest sister looked at Xiaoli and listened with relish, smiled and said; "You know what happened next, so I won't go into details."

The eldest sister said affirmatively; "All men in the world are the same, with a strong sense of vanity. Even if I love you in my heart, I still want to surpass you in all aspects, I don't want to be at a disadvantage, I am strapped between love and materialism, and I am trapped in the whirlpool of contradictions, and I can't distinguish between priorities and priorities. When he is in a dilemma, you need to be proactive, be patient, pull him along, and go through this torturous journey with him, this is what I want to say to you, and I have experienced. ”

Xiaoli nodded thoughtfully, taking the eldest sister's words to heart. The two sisters were talking happily when suddenly, the noise of the child came downstairs, and the family had returned.

The two sisters finished chatting, and the eldest sister glanced at Xiaoli, patted her on the shoulder, walked out of the room, and went downstairs.

Xiaoli's heart knot was untied by the eldest sister, she was in a very comfortable mood, she stood up and pushed open the window, looking at the dark blue sky, a few white clouds were walking slowly, like a beautiful watercolor painting.

The sun outside the window was extraordinarily bright, and a few rays of sunlight shone into the room, like gold sprinkled on the ground; In the distance, a flock of white pigeons, with a loud whistle, flew north from a green wood, flying farther and farther away, slowly disappearing into the blue sky.

The pigeon flying north seems to be calling for someone who is about to return south, and there are people who are haunted by his dreams waiting for him.

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Since the beginning of the Lunar New Year, it has snowed in Fang Wei's hometown for several days, and there is a white expanse everywhere, and Taihang Mountain is like a white dragon, winding ups and downs in the world.

The snow covered the houses and buried the roads, and the trees were wrapped in white silver, and the branches were shining in the sunlight; The endless fields covered in silver, stretching out into the distant mountains, are connected with it, majestic and beautiful.

Fang Wei has many relatives and friends, knowing that he has come back from the south, there are many people who come to visit, and it is naturally indispensable to invite guests to dinner, Fang Wei has not stayed at home for a year, and when he meets so many relatives and friends, he is very happy, and he can drink every time.

In the first month, Fang Wei had less time to be sober and more time to be confused, and there was not much room for the blind date plan arranged for his parents.

Because it is the New Year, in order to have an auspicious picture, the father allows his son to get drunk and toss every day, and the mother sees that his son is not home all day, and when he returns home, he looks uncomfortable, always wants to nag a few words, and is afraid of sweeping away his son's wisdom, so he can only endure it, and it is not good to lose his temper.

On the morning of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Fang Wei had just gotten up, and his friend who was doing business together had come to the door in the morning, sitting outside and talking to his mother, holding a notebook in his hand, Fang Wei understood his intention.

Fang Wei beckoned him to come to his room, the two of them sat down and exchanged a few words, his friend handed over the account book, Fang Wei looked at it for a while, and then discussed a few small business problems, and then sent his friend away.

Fang Wei was about to go out to pay a visit, and the neighbor who was the matchmaker came. Fang Wei greeted her politely and sat next to his father, who said; "Your aunt has worried a lot about your marriage, and I don't want to thank you soon."

Fang Wei stood up and bowed to express his gratitude and said; "Thank you, auntie, for bothering you."

The matchmaker said; "Folks, don't be polite, there's no need to make such a big courtesy."

After Fang Wei sat down, the matchmaker said; "The woman's side has already said that it is good, just wait for our side to reply, can you find time in the past two days to go to the woman's house, the two will meet preliminarily and talk, if both parties are willing, let's talk about what to do next."

Fang Wei thought to himself, his father had already promised the blind date a few years ago, and said that he would wait for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to go to the woman's house for a blind date, and the matchmaker suddenly came to visit and told him to go to the woman's house, he was a little puzzled, it has not yet passed the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, how can the blind date be advanced, Fang Wei was about to speak, and his father had already agreed to come down first, saying; "Prepare tomorrow, go to the woman's house the day after tomorrow, that is the twelfth day of the first month, it's so decided, you give someone a reply."

His father agreed, but Fang Wei didn't expect it, thinking to himself, since his father had made the decision for him, he had even been deprived of the right to speak, and it seemed that he had to go.

Fang Wei pondered in his heart, just go, it's not a big deal, going is also a process, but this is difficult enough for him.

Fang Wei was so anxious that he wanted to go out immediately, temporarily avoiding the matchmaker, and couldn't sit still, but he couldn't find any excuse, so he had to obediently chat with his father and the matchmaker.

On the morning of the blind date, my mother called Fang Wei early, and she kept nagging and talking a lot; "Wash your face with pancreas to smell it, put on new clothes, clean up neatly, don't make people laugh, go early, don't make people wait in a hurry......, etc."

The more Fang Wei listened, the more impatient he became, thinking that his mother was too nagging, and his father was also beside him to help him, saying; "Your mother is good for you, don't be upset, look at your unhappy face, and a little unconvinced, as if others owe you a lot of money. Stop grinding, hurry up and pack your things, the matchmaker is still waiting over there, a person in his twenties, he is about to marry a daughter-in-law, and he still has his parents to worry about it. ”

Fang Wei reluctantly put on the new clothes he bought for the New Year, walked to the dressing mirror, straightened the collar of his clothes, buttoned them, picked up the comb, and combed his hair. Fang Wei saw from the mirror that there were still a few strands of hair that had been curled, so he dipped his hand in water and wiped it a few times on the upturned place.

His mother was still urging, but Fang Wei was unwilling and reluctant, picked up the bag with the snacks, walked to the yard, and hung the bag on the handlebars of the bicycle. Fang Wei looked up at the weather, kicked the bicycle support with his foot, and pushed out of the courtyard door.

Fang Wei's house is not far from the county seat, about ten miles away, all the way downhill, riding a bicycle, and arriving soon with a matchmaker.

The woman's courtyard was already full of relatives and friends, more than 20 men and women, Fang Wei followed the matchmaker in, and everyone's eyes were on him, talking about it one after another.

Fang Wei had never seen this kind of formation, he was a little nervous, and secretly told himself; "Don't be nervous, don't panic, lest you look foreign and make people see jokes."

Although Fang Wei has seen some of the world, he is still numb from the gaze of many pairs of eyes, and it is a little inconvenient to walk.

The matchmaker greeted a few acquaintances, and led Fang Wei into the north house, only to see an old lady sitting on the kang, and a bunch of older women, a few of them sitting around the old lady, talking with her, and a few under the kang were busy, seeing the matchmaker and Fang Wei coming in, they were busy pouring tea and handing water to make way for their seats.

Fang Wei put his bag on the table in the hall, sat down on the chair, and saw that the women in the room were staring at him again, panicked and didn't know what to do, and hurriedly picked up the water cup and took a few sips, which was considered to stabilize the nervous mood in his heart.

The matchmaker introduced Fang Wei to the old lady who was smoking a dry cigarette, the old lady nodded with a smile on her face, her eyes never left him for a moment, Fang Wei judged that the old lady might be the head of the family, or there would be no group of people around her.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Fang Wei didn't dare to hesitate any longer, quickly stood up, took out a cigarette from his clothes pocket, and politely handed it over with both hands, the old man smiled and waved his hand, and said; "Paper cigarettes are boring, I can't get used to smoking, or my dry cigarettes are better."

The old man looked at Fang Wei carefully, and a woman next to her was lying in her ear, whispering something, and the old lady showed a satisfied smile and said continuously; "Good! Good! Good! ”

The matchmaker saw that the woman's family was very satisfied with Fang Wei, so he said a few words to them that were not dry or wet, and led Fang Wei to the next room.

This is the two side rooms in the north house, which is the old man's granddaughter, that is, the girl Fang Wei wants to meet, the room is simple and warm, a table, two chairs, a dresser, and the room exudes a faint fragrance of cosmetics.

There was a girl sitting next to the bed, and when she saw someone entering the room, she hurriedly stood up and said to the matchmaker; "Hello, Auntie! You may be seated. ”

Then, the girl glanced at Fang Wei and lowered her head with a red face. The matchmaker looked at the girl's face, flushed with shyness, and laughed.

The matchmaker is a straight gut, and without superfluous words, he said to the girl directly; "Let me introduce you, his name is Fang Wei. As for your name, you will tell him yourself in a moment. Today the two of you will meet and get to know each other. I won't delay your time, don't be shy, be generous, don't be restrained, and the two of you can talk casually."

The matchmaker glanced at Fang Wei and glanced at him, meaning to let him take the initiative, and then turned around and went out with a smile, not forgetting to close the door before leaving, leaving only two strange men and women and the light from the window.

As the door of the room was closed, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense, two lonely men and widows who had never met before were locked in the room, Fang Wei's heart was beating faster and faster, almost jumping out of his throat.

The girl was also very nervous, she couldn't raise her head in embarrassment, her face was red and about to ooze blood, she didn't know how to speak, she kept fiddling with the corners of her clothes shyly, and didn't dare to look up at Fang Wei.

Fang Wei had never been under the surveillance of outsiders, staying alone with a girl, and he felt that it was not a good feeling, which made him feel that he was at the mercy of others.

The two people were relatively close to each other, about more than a meter, one sat on the edge of the bed with his head bowed, and the other sat on the chair in a daze, neither of them spoke, and the room fell silent.

Fang Weimu hesitated for a while, and quickly reacted, he was here for a blind date, not to play, since he was here, he didn't say a word to other girls, this is too inappropriate, it is not a matter for two people to consume like this.

Fang Wei felt that a big man should take the initiative, otherwise people would look down on him, so he asked; "I don't know what your name is, can I tell your name?"

The girl did not dare to raise her head, but for a moment she twisted it, and said softly; "My name is Lotus Leaf."

In Fang Wei's hometown, especially in the countryside, he likes to name his children with fruits, flowers, and animals, but he doesn't know if it's a habit or a good way to feed.

There are a lot of girls called grapes, fruits, plum blossoms, and grass. There are many boys called dog leftovers, dog eggs, cat eggs, and cow eggs.

Lotus Ye said her name, but she still lowered her head and didn't speak again. Fang Wei took the initiative to report his name and repeated it again, and the tension in the room was eased.

Lotus Ye raised her head slightly, her eyes looked at Fang Wei, and there was a shallow shy smile on the corner of her mouth.

The two of them slowly began to communicate, saying their own preferences and interests, as well as some plans for the future. Lotus Ye focused on asking Fang Wei about some things about his work in the south, and he answered in detail,

In the conversation with Lotus Ye, Fang Wei felt that Lotus Ye was a good person, good in all aspects, as for whether the two people were suitable or not, it was not something that could be decided at one meeting, both men and women, including the elderly at home, needed to be carefully considered.

After all, Fang Wei and Lotus Ye met for the first time, they knew very little about each other, and the exchanges between the two sides were not very extensive.

Fang Wei felt that there was nothing to talk about anymore, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to stop.

The conversation ended in embarrassment and crampedness, and perhaps both sides breathed a sigh of relief, and both stood up at the same time.

Fang Wei walked out of the house, found the matchmaker, and said; "Auntie, the two of us have finished talking, we have some understanding of each other, it is a preliminary understanding, can you settle down, go back and think about it, the woman also has to think about it, I will discuss it with my parents, and then give you a clear answer, do you think it's okay?"