Chapter 87
Fang Wei and Xiaoli's wedding was held as scheduled, the pomp and circumstance were very large, the gongs and drums were noisy, the firecrackers were ringing in unison, and almost all relatives and friends, including those with heads and faces in Nanling, came.
A few days after the wedding, Xiaoli's father's condition deteriorated further, and Chongxi did not bring improvement to Xiaoli's father's condition as the children and relatives expected, but it had reached the point where the oil ran out and the lamp dried up, and finally passed away in just one day.
After Xiaoli's father passed away, she has been immersed in pain, unable to extricate herself, and she is losing weight day by day, Fang Wei accompanies her every day and coaxes her to be happy.
Fang Wei thought of a good way to divert her attention, but it didn't have any effect, it was really out of the question, he had an idea, and decided to try it to see if it worked.
After dinner, he accompanied Xiaoli to take a walk outside, and the two came to the river, sat down and said; "Xiaoli, have you thought about it, every day you are like this, you eat very little, you don't drink much water, if you continue like this, your body will collapse. Mother is sad enough, she is even worse than you, if you both fall ill, who will I take care of at that time? I have an idea, I don't know if you agree or not? ”
Xiaoli leaned against him and said; "If you have any ideas, just say it, don't ramble, I'll listen."
Fang Wei said; "Let's run at two ends every day, it's not a thing, you can't always let your eldest sister and second sister take turns to accompany your mother, they all have children at home, it's okay to accompany your mother in the short term, it's okay to accompany your mother for a long time, besides, it's not a long-term thing, shouldn't we also do something?"
Xiaoli said; "Say, what are we going to do?"
Fang Wei said; "Why don't you let the eldest sister and the second sister go home to take care of the children, let's move back home, let's accompany our mother, what do you think?"
Xiaoli looked at him, leaned closer, and said; "I've had this idea for a long time, I want to wait until our honeymoon is over, and then I'll tell you, you should say it first, this thing will be easy to do, I don't want to wait any longer, let's move home tomorrow."
Fang Wei thought for a moment and said; "Xiaoli, it's easy to move, there must be a prerequisite, as long as you agree, we will move tomorrow."
Xiaoli asked, widening her eyes; "What are the conditions for moving back to your own home? Don't sell it anymore. Can you hurry up and say okay? ”
Fang Wei looked at her, didn't speak for a long time, just smiled faintly, looking a little mysterious, Xiaoli urged; "What's wrong with you? Why do you keep looking at me? What does this mean? ”
Fang Wei was urged by Xiaoli before he spoke; "I don't mean anything else, don't think about it, move home tomorrow, I don't think it's ready yet."
Xiaoli said; "You're here again, always making a simple thing so mysterious, what are the conditions? It's better to make it clear at once. ”
Fang Wei said; "The condition is very simple, that is, you have to cheer up, you can't always be depressed, we move back home, what is the purpose? It's to accompany your mother, like you are now, not only will you not be able to comfort her, but it will make her sad. Even if you are sad, in front of your mother, at least you have to pretend to be happy, if you can't do this, it is better not to move back home, even if you move home, so what? Mother's mood, not only will not get better, but she will worry about you, do you say that we will accompany my mother, or the old man will accompany us? ”
Xiaoli said; "You have been around for a long time, it turns out that this is what you mean, I can do this, no matter how uncomfortable I feel, I will never be, in front of my mother, you can rest assured."
Fang Wei said; "There is one more thing, I want to remind you, after your father's seventy-seven, we will go back to our hometown, and we will have another wedding, my parents have notified relatives, this is our rule there, and it is also a major event in our family, if the children get married, if the wedding is not held, the whole village will talk nonsense. My parents knew about the situation of your family, they planned to attend your father's funeral, and we discussed it at that time, but we didn't let my parents come, not only because there were too many people attending the funeral and no one took care of them, but more importantly, the two old people were old and the road was far from convenient. ”
Fang Wei said this, paused, looked at Xiaoli and continued; "Given the situation in your family, my parents can't rush us, but. They are in a hurry, they can't say it, they are still waiting for us, if we don't go back, my parents will be sad, and relatives and friends, neighbors, and even the whole village will talk about it. In the current situation, I can't say it, I think, when your mood improves, my heart is no longer so uncomfortable, and then talk about this matter, why do I have to say it today, because just a few days ago, my sister came to the phone and asked when we were going home, I couldn't answer her, I was very conflicted, I was going to find a time, discuss it with you, after you agreed, and then give my parents a clear answer, just look at your mood, a little better, I dare to say it. ”
Xiaoli looked at Fang Wei gently, and after a long while, she said; "Fang Wei, I'm in a mess right now, can I talk about this matter in a few days?"
Fang Wei said; "Okay, let's talk about it in a few days, can we move tomorrow? Do you need to pick an auspicious day? You say something, it's better to find a big car, preferably at once, and pull what you need. ”
Xiaoli sighed and said; "Alas, through my father's incident, I also figured it out, what auspicious day is not auspicious, it has no effect, and it is meaningless, there is no need to pay attention to those useless, tomorrow we move, it is so decided, you should find someone to find someone, contact the car."
Fang Wei said; "Xiaoli, I found that you are very clear in thinking now, and you are decisive in doing things, I am not so worried, I am really happy that you can cheer up."
Xiaoli looked at the river in front of her, which kept flowing, and said thoughtfully; "My father is gone, I must not lose my mother again, I can't go on like this, I am immersed in pain all day long, so that my relatives worry about me, of course, including you, you look pitiful, how do the people around me look at me, I want to lift my spirit, live well, live a good life, and my mother's mood will naturally get better."
Fang Wei said with concern; "Xiaoli, you can get rid of your grief soon, this is a fortunate thing, things have passed, you have to pay attention to your heart and body, see how you have lost weight recently, go and look in the mirror later, I'm afraid you can't even recognize yourself."
Xiaoli knew very well in her heart, she knew that Fang Wei had been worrying about her body, she looked at Fang Wei and said; "Husband, am I really thin, I really don't know, this period of time has been enough for me to be annoyed, how can I have the heart to look in the mirror, go home tonight, I will look in the mirror to see what I have lost and whether I can recognize myself."
Fang Wei looked at Xiaoli, distracting her, the purpose had been achieved, he looked at his watch and said; "Xiaoli, it's not early, we have to move tomorrow, there are still a lot of things to do, let's go home."
The next morning, they got up early, and the two went their separate ways, Xiaoli went home to see her mother and eldest sister to discuss her going home to live, and Fang Wei was responsible for finding people and contacting the vehicle.
Xiaoli pushed open the door and saw her mother sitting on the sofa alone, the eldest sister didn't know where to go, the nanny was cleaning up, and the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table.
Xiaoli looked at her mother and said; "Mom, my eldest sister is not here, where did she go?"
The mother looked at her daughter and said; "Your eldest sister is cleaning up the room, what's wrong? Are you looking for her? ”
Xiaoli sat next to her mother and said; "I didn't see the eldest sister when I entered the door, I just asked, there was nothing else."
The eldest sister was in the back room, tidying up the room, and when she heard the younger sister talking, she came out of her mother's bedroom and said; "Little sister, you came so early today, do you have something to do with me?"
Xiaoli said; "I really have something to do with you, you and the second sister take turns to accompany your mother, there are children at home, and there is a mess of things, my brother-in-law can't be busy alone, I discussed with Fang Wei, I plan to move home today, you and the second sister won't be unhappy, right?"
The eldest sister said; "You He Fangwei's honeymoon hasn't passed, why are you in such a hurry, wait until the honeymoon is over, and then move back home, how good it would be."
The mother looked at her daughter and said; "Your eldest sister is right, let's wait a few more days, wait for the honeymoon, and then move back."
Xiaoli said; "Mom, Fang Wei and I have already agreed, he has already gone to contact the car, before noon, he will be able to get home, I will come back early, and what I discussed with you is that you don't agree, I will move home to live, and it is too late now."
The eldest sister said; "Little sister, I really spoiled you, and I didn't discuss it with us in advance, I made my own decisions, I did what I wanted, you didn't consider the feelings of others, a little too willful."
Xiaoli said; "Eldest sister, I have already said it, I have already discussed it with Fang Wei, he agrees, and I am not alone in making claims."
The eldest sister said; "Fang Wei is a good person, what do you say, what does he listen to, I don't know yet, your stinky temper makes you angry, does he dare to disagree?"
The mother looked at the two daughters, argued, then took over, looked at the eldest daughter, and said; "Don't fight anymore, the third child understands your difficulties, there are still children at home, you and the second child don't accompany me, you still have a mess at home, you need to take care of it, you can go back in the afternoon, the third child will move over, just accompany me."
Xiaoli said; "Eldest sister, my mother has spoken, don't fight for me anymore, or go back to take care of my brother-in-law and children, you are not at ease with me, besides, I have been living with my mother since I was a child, I have long been used to it, and I can't leave my mother for a day."
The babysitter came over and said; "I heard a few horns outside the door, maybe the new aunt is here, and I haven't cleaned up the room yet, what should I do?"
Xiaoli said; "You don't have to worry about this anymore, go and get busy with you, there are a lot of people coming, I'll go and tell you, a few people come in first, clean up the room, and then move things directly in."
After Xiaoli moved home, about a month later, Fang Wei received a letter from his hometown, and after he read it, he handed it to Xiaoli again, saying; "Xiaoli, the letter from my parents, you should also take a good look at the content, what to do, and how to tell your mother, you can give me an idea."
Xiaoli thought for a moment and said; "It's not very good to say this, I think it's up to you to say it, what do you think?"
Fang Wei said; "Otherwise, this time I went back to my hometown for a wedding, my mother's house is going to someone, just take advantage of this opportunity to let your mother live in our house for a while, and we will accompany her, walk around and have a look, the right is to relax, what do you think?"
Xiaoli said; "This method is good, this has to be discussed with me, the eldest sister and the second sister, our whole family, it is best to go together, and it also shows that our family attaches great importance to the wedding, I will get married once in my life, and the more my mother's family goes, the better, otherwise, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Fang Wei said; "Xiaoli, I'll say to your mother alone, it's not good, it's better for the two of us to talk about it together, I think it's more appropriate, after all, I'm a new son-in-law, there are some things that should be said and shouldn't be said, I can't say it, I'm not very sure, it's better for you to sing the leading role, I'll cooperate next to me."
Xiaoli said with a smile; "My mother is so good to you, there is nothing you can't say, besides, my mother is an understanding person, she has gone through so many things in her life, has been to so many places, the customs of the north and the south, she knows a lot, those rules of your hometown, my mother has long known, your parents will hold a wedding for the two of us sooner or later."
Fang Wei thought for a while and said with a smile; "Xiaoli, if you talk like this, I won't get involved in this matter, lest I make a fool of myself in front of your mother."
The two of them discussed for a long time, but they didn't discuss a result, Fang Wei thought to himself, not long after Xiaoli's father passed away, her mother felt that it was difficult to pass this hurdle at the moment, and his parents' thoughts, he couldn't say it anyway, there was still Xiaoli, it was better to say it.
Thinking of this, all he could do was to write a letter to his parents in his hometown about Xiaoli's birthday.
Fang Wei understands the rules of his hometown and chooses a good day to get married, not according to the solar calendar, but according to the lunar calendar, which is completely different from the city.
Fang Wei's parents in his hometown received a letter from their son, and the whole family began to get busy, and the parents found it on the same day, Mr. Yin and Yang, a famous man in the village, and calculated a good day for their son's marriage.
The auspicious day of Fang Wei's marriage was finally finalized, and the news soon spread in the village. The Fang family has a good son, and he married a girl from the city, who is rich and powerful, and his father-in-law is still a big official; If she can't see other people's good mothers-in-law, she can't say good things in her mouth, and she talks in private; "The woman has three daughters, maybe the son of the Fang family fell into the hands of others, plugged the door upside down, and became a son-in-law."
The rumors in the village spread everywhere, and naturally they reached the ears of Fang Wei's parents. People with quick mouths, and people who don't show small things, told these unpleasant words to Fang Wei's parents in person, and the old couple was so angry that they couldn't wait to find those people and theorize, and after the persuasion of their daughter, they had to give up.
The father is a warm-hearted person, and he often cooks for people in the village, and when it is his son's turn to get married, it is impossible to cook by himself, what he can do is to write a good menu and set the ingredients needed for the banquet in advance.
Fang Wei's parents, as their son's wedding date approached, were very excited, walking in the streets and alleys of the village, smoking when they saw people, and greeting the villagers warmly.
The big fat pig raised at home, the number of feeding is more diligent, more than a month ago, the feed has been added, has been fattening, this is the mother for the son, the wedding banquet, raised in advance.
The two side rooms of the family have been newly painted, and the father hired a carpenter to make a new set of furniture for his son, specially made of sornashi wood, and made a double bed.
A few days in advance, my father used soil embryos and bricks to build a stove in his yard, and cleaned up all the weeds in the yard, even the pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches used on the mats.
After all this was ready to stop, the old man was still a little worried, inside and outside the house, he checked several times before he was relieved, and waited for his son and daughter-in-law to come back.