It's mid-January, and even in the warm south, it's so cold that I can't hold a padded jacket.

In this kind of weather, everyone can nest at home, and Su Tong is no exception.

It had only rained in the morning, and the air was so damp and cold that even if you were wearing thick clothes, the cool air would go straight to your body. She breathed into her hands as she walked up and down the living room, trying to warm her body in this way.

Winter without heating and air conditioning is really difficult.

"Ah Tong."

With this sound, the lady next door appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

"Eh, here we are." Su Tong trotted out against the bitter cold.

"Your aunt asked me to bring back the vegetables she picked first." As she spoke, the eldest lady took out a bundle of cabbage hearts tied with dry grass from the vegetable basket and handed it to Su Tong.

Su Tong took it, and the coldness of his heart went straight to his heart through his fingertips.

She hurriedly put the greens into the basin next to the well, and thought that the days after she returned home were almost open, and she picked up a bucket of water from the well to wash the greens.

When the weather is warm, Sun Hongmei, who is able to do housework, directs several of their children to do it, but when it is cold, she completely changes her attitude, she can do it by herself, and she is reluctant to let the two girls frostbite their hands.

Sun Hongmei came back from outside and saw that she was so distressed: "How many times have I said that the girl's family should not touch the cold water in winter, otherwise it will be difficult to give birth to a child in the future." ”

"Our teacher said that it is not good to touch cold water on special days, and if you are usually fine, you can exercise by taking a cold shower." Su Tong said nonsense, the school teacher didn't say that at all, but it was just to let Sun Hongmei not be too cautious.

"Taking a cold shower in the middle of winter, I don't want to live anymore. The girl's body is delicate, can she compare with the man's old man? ”

Su Tong was amused by her words, and it was really rough.

"Auntie, are you going to keep me from working all winter?"

"If you don't do it, you can touch less cold water." Sun Hongmei didn't feel that her words were contradictory, so she accepted this reason. As she spoke, she had already drained the handful of vegetables that Su Tong had washed and put them in a clean basket.

"While there will be no one at home, you can talk to your aunt, how are you thinking about that?"

Su Tong knew what she was asking, but she deliberately asked, "What about it?" Which one? ”

Sun Hongmei sighed: "What else, it's just about you and Lu Yicheng." ”

The tone was as if the matter had already been settled. Su Tong knew that if she insisted, there would inevitably be a gap between her and Sun Hongmei.

Although Sun Hongmei really feels sorry for the original owner, like most parents at this time, she thinks that marriage is the order of her parents and the words of the matchmaker, so she is justified and natural. So everything may be the best arrangement, my aunt wants her to marry, and Lu Yicheng is rich and generous.

Anyway, a consensus has been reached with Lu Yicheng, and she will be left to Sun Hongmei.

"It's up to you and your uncle."

"Really?" Sun Hongmei's face bloomed with joy, and her wrinkles came out with a smile: "I knew that you have always been an obedient and good boy." ”

After praising Su Tong, she muttered, and when the weather was better in two days, she would talk to the Lu family about the process.

Su Tong has already negotiated with Lu Yicheng, and the Lu family is not in a hurry. It was not easy for Weijiacun to go to the city, she persuaded: "Don't be so anxious, anyway, it's almost the New Year, in previous years, someone from the Lu family brought Min'er over to pay New Year's greetings, and then we will talk about it." ”

"There are more than 20 days left before the Chinese New Year, how can I wait."

There was no way, Su Tong had no choice but to deliberately say: "Wait, you rushed over like this, as if we were in a hurry." Then he added in a whisper: "Auntie, I'm thin-skinned." ”

Sun Hongmei really relented, thought about it, gritted her teeth and said, "Then don't go." ”

Although she brought up the matter of getting the children on both sides married, she really couldn't put her posture too low.

Another week has passed, and Wei Xiuzhi and Wei Guohao can be regarded as returning from vacation.

As soon as he came back, Wei Guohao was excited and turned out the new comic book that Wei Xiuzhi gave him to Su Tong to see.

"Sister, can you believe it? This turned out to be a gift given to me by my third sister from her own living expenses. ”

"How much?"

Wei Guohao stretched out his hand and compared: "This volume has three copies, two pieces of five." ”

At this time, a pound of meat buns is only five pieces a piece, and these three comic books will be five pieces in a row, she immediately said: "It's not cheap, your third sister is ruthless." ”

"No, I've been completely impressed with her."

Hearing this, Wei Xiuzhi, who was eating melon seeds, raised her chin and looked triumphant. Although it took a semester to save money, it was definitely worth it to be able to exchange it for my brother.

Su Tong took the expensive spiritual food and flipped through it, Wei Guohao watched nervously from the side, and kept telling her to be careful and not to tear it.

Su Tong, who is used to reading color comics, is not very interested in this kind of black and white comic book, and seeing that Wei Guohao is so nervous, she returned it to him without turning it twice.

"I actually have a gift for you."

As soon as Su Tong's words came out, Wei Xiuzhi and Wei Guohao looked at her with shiny eyes, and asked in unison, "What gift?" ”

"You'll find out in a moment." Su Tong sold a pass, turned around and entered his room.

Wei Xiuzhi and Wei Guohao were full of anticipation, and Baba looked at the door.

After a while, Su Tong came back with two stacks of things neatly wrapped in newspapers, one for each sister and brother.

After the two of them took it, they couldn't wait to open it, and when they saw what was inside, their smiles immediately froze.

Wei Xiuzhi asked, "What is this?" ”

Su Tong replied with a smile: "This is what I asked the school teacher to help me find, the question of the college entrance examination in the past five years." ”

In the next generation, it will be a three-year college entrance examination and a two-year simulation, and no high school student can avoid it.

Wei Guohao immediately wailed, "Sister, I'm only a freshman in high school, so don't be so anxious." ”

Wei Xiuzhi was also angry: "The winter vacation is not reassuring." ”

Sun Hongmei came in, saw her son and daughter holding something in her hand, looked at it, and asked, "What is this?" ”

Su Tong told her like an inviter: "Aunt, this is the real college entrance examination question I sent to my younger brothers and sisters. ”

"Yo, this must be rare, right?"

"Yes, I asked the teacher to find it with great difficulty."

Sun Hongmei looked relieved and told the two children: "You have to do the questions seriously, don't let down your second sister's heart." ”

Wei Xiuzhi and Wei Guohao were about to cry, but Su Tong laughed happily.

At this moment, a person came into the courtyard, and when he saw their family of four standing together, he immediately sighed: "What is the family doing?" ”

Sun Hongmei knew who it was just by listening to the voice, and turned around with a smile: "Aunt Zhang, what kind of wind blew you here." ”

"What wind? Of course, it's the wind that brings you good news. Aunt Zhang's eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, and she beckoned to Sun Hongmei: "Guangliang daughter-in-law, I have something to tell you." ”

Sun Hongmei looked suspicious, unable to think of what news she could bring to herself. But he walked towards her, and under the eaves of the kitchen, the two of them sat down next to a small bench.

The three children who were still in the living room didn't pay attention to what the two adults were talking about, which was too common in the countryside. Knowing that Sun Hongmei was wearing outside, she exclaimed.

"What? Do you want to be a matchmaker for our family? ”

These words made the three children who were chattering about the college entrance examination questions in the living room shut up in unison, looked out of the house, and pricked up their gossip ears.

I only heard Aunt Zhang say: "Guangliang daughter-in-law, I know you are happy, but don't be too excited, listen to me." ”

Sun Hongmei almost didn't catch her breath. Which eye saw her happy?

"The person I want to introduce to Ah Tong is a steel mill worker, an iron rice bowl."

At this time, in the countryside, if you can marry a family that eats public grain, no matter how the man looks, it is a good marriage in the eyes of others. That's why Aunt Zhang said so confidently.

Unexpectedly, Sun Hongmei didn't think about it and refused: "Thank you, Aunt Zhang, but our family's Ah Tong's marriage is really not in a hurry, and she is still in school." ”

"I know, your Ah Tong will graduate next year, and he will be twenty-one years old by then, so he can't hurry up with the marriage."

"Twenty-one years old is not young, but it is not so urgent."

Sun Hongmei's uncharacteristically refusal made Aunt Zhang a little confused. If you were someone else, and you heard that you could marry a worker, you should not ask her for help in turn.

"Guangliang daughter-in-law, if you are worried about character, my aunt can assure you that there is absolutely no problem with character."

"I'm not worried about this, actually......"

Sun Hongmei was simply planning to tell her that Su Tong's marriage had been settled, but Aunt Zhang sighed and suddenly realized: "Guangliang daughter-in-law, you don't want to see what job Ah Tong is assigned after graduation, so you can sell it at a high price." ”

"It's not." was misunderstood like this, Sun Hongmei was angry, and said fiercely: "Our family's Ah Tong's marriage has been decided, don't worry about it." ”

"What? Set? Why haven't I heard? ”

"Do you have to tell you this? It's true, our family's Ah Tong's marriage is decided. ”

Sun Hongmei's tone was so firm, Aunt Zhang finally believed it. The smile on his face instantly dissipated, and he stood up with a whoosh.

"Okay, since someone in your family Ah Tong is married, I won't be bored with myself." After speaking, Hei left with a cold face.

In the living room, Wei Xiuzhi and Wei Guohao didn't dare to breathe, for fear that their mother would really agree to Aunt Zhang. Seeing that this is the ending, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Guohao took the comic strip and his college entrance examination questions back to the room, Wei Xiuzhi sat back in his seat, and said while eating melon seeds: "I was scared just now, sister, why do I think you are still very young, and there is already a matchmaker coming to the door." ”

Su Tong spread her hands, she also felt that twenty years old was indeed very young.

"Fortunately, my mother is clever and knows how to use this as an excuse to reject Aunt Zhang."

Su Tong looked at Wei Xiuzhi faintly, not knowing how she would react if she knew that her marriage was really decided, and she was still with Lu Yicheng.

Sun Hongmei came in, and Wei Xiuzhi immediately gave her a thumbs up: "Mom, you did a beautiful job just now, otherwise, with Aunt Zhang's temperament, you will definitely not be relentless, maybe you will bring that person to our house tomorrow to see my sister." You said I didn't know you had such a flexible brain, and you could even think of lying to her that my sister's marriage was decided. ”

"Who said I lied to her?" Sun Hongmei glanced at this daughter, and saw that she had eaten so many melon seeds for the New Year to entertain guests for the New Year in the middle of the day, so she simply put away the jar containing the melon seeds: "Eat, eat, eat, you will eat it up before the New Year." ”

Wei Xiuzhi didn't care that the melon seeds were taken away, and looked straight at her mother.

"Mom, what do you say? Didn't you lie to Aunt Zhang just now? ”

Then her sister's marriage is really decided? With whom?