Chapter 4 third chapter

Gu Haiyang said: My mother.Pushing Xiao Xiao forward, Xiao Xiao was a little embarrassed, chatted and laughed with Gu Haiyang all the way, but forgot to discuss how to call his future mother-in-law, after all, he was unmarried, and he was definitely going to marry someone, but he had never met For a woman who is a mother, one is awkward, and the other is embarrassing and unable to yell. Xiao Xiao was lucky, but when the sound of mother was about to be spoken, it was replaced by auntie, who rolled out of her throat softly. Her hand took the initiative to reach over, grabbed her softly and put it in the palm of her hand. Although she was smiling, there was still a slight sense of disappointment in her eyes. Maybe, what she was waiting for was not like this. call.

Xiao Xiao couldn't take care of that much anymore. The nearly ten hours of jolting had already made his body fully feel the fragmented fatigue. He just wanted to find a place, lay his body flat, and have a good night's sleep. The small courtyard is very clean. A few plump hens croaked and ran around on the bright yellow ground, stopping occasionally to look at Xiao Xiao with pupils as bright as pearls. Although Gu Haiyang's mother was a little disappointed by the name Xiao Xiao , but still held her hand tightly, entered the room, patted the edge of the Kang and said: Are you tired after sitting in the car for so long?sit down.

After finishing speaking, Gu Haiyang: What does Xiao Xiao like to eat?I'm going to get it for you. Gu Haiyang looked at Xiao Xiao, and knew that her biggest wish now was not to eat but to sleep. The mother must have made sufficient preparations for entertaining the prospective daughter-in-law, and saying that she was not hungry really cheered up her mother, so she said: We were hungry all the way to come back to have a big meal, mother, if you bring a cow here now, we can swallow it. These words made the mother smile, pointed to the thermos bottle, and signaled Gu Haiyang to pour water by himself, and went to work in the kitchen.

Xiao Xiao leaned against the wall softly, listening to Gu Haiyang's nonsense, lowered his head and laughed, and endured until Gu Haiyang's mother went to the kitchen before pinching him and saying: "Big liar, you have been hungry all the way, I brought the food with you." Whose belly did the 5 packs of beef jerky and snacks go into? Gu Haiyang raised his index finger and hissed: Isn't this to make my mother happy? She has been preparing today's menu since the day she knew we were coming back, telling her that we have no room in our stomach, what a disappointment to her, some lies It hurts, but some lies can make people happy.

Xiao Xiao couldn't say no to him, so he rubbed against the quilt: I'll squint for a while, you help me keep watch, if you see your mother coming in, call me. It's my mother, you go to sleep, my mother is the most reasonable, she will never say you are a lazy wife.Saying that, Gu Haiyang bent down and took off Xiao Xiao's shoes, and looked at the stove with his head. His mother was busy on the hot pot, so he put Xiao Xiao's feet on his lap with confidence. , Gently rubbing the soles of her feet, Xiao Xiao looked at him, narrowed his eyes happily, and was soon caught by Dreamland.

When Xiao Xiao opened her eyes, she saw that there was a thin quilt on her body. At some point, a small table had been placed on the kang, which was filled with hot dishes. After all, the first time you enter the door, how can you just fall asleep.She sat up, raised her eyes to look for Gu Haiyang, and was shocked by the scene in front of her. Oh my god, there are people standing under the kang, even though they are all women, all their eyes are focused on her face. Seeing that she woke up, they all smiled cautiously. Xiao Xiao had never seen this kind of formation before, and didn't know what to call it, so he smiled awkwardly and went down to look for shoes. A middle-aged woman leaning on the door shouted Shout: His aunt...

Hearing the sound, Gu Haiyang ran in, looked at the slight annoyance hidden in Xiao Xiao's eyes, pulled her, laughed twice to the people under the kang, and said: My wife Xiao Xiao.With a smiling face, he introduced everyone to Xiao Xiao one by one. This is the neighbor's third sister-in-law, and that is the second aunt in the backyard... Xiao Xiao could only feel his forehead buzzing, he couldn't remember which face belonged to which title, he just wanted to escape from the encirclement of these gazes, but he couldn't bear to let Gu Haiyang lose face in front of the folks, so he could only blindly Forbearance followed Gu Haiyang's introduction and agreed.

After finally coping with it, I pretended to go to the kitchen to help and escape in. The people inside were still talking in a dialect that I didn't understand, thinking that I just died under such a circle of judgmental eyes. Sleeping, his face suddenly burned up, wishing he could catch Gu Haiyang and tear him up, he must have known that these situations would happen when he brought him back, so he didn't prevent himself in advance and let himself out Thinking about such a big fool, I felt so wronged, my eyes were sore, and my eyelashes sank wet. Gu Haiyang's mother put the lid on the pot, turned around and saw Xiao Xiao who seemed about to cry, was taken aback for a moment, wiped her hands on the apron, and asked: Xiao Xiao, why are you here? Haiyang bullied you?

Xiao Xiao raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, pretending to be smoked by firewood, and said: No, there is too much smoke in the kitchen. Gu Haiyang's mother put down the soup bowl and poured a basin of hot water for her: wash your face.Pointing to the people in the house, he said: "It's the custom in our country, when a new wife comes to the door for the first time, the neighbors all come to see her." After Xiao Xiao washed his face, he remembered that the towel was still in the travel bag, and he didn't want to go into the house with a wet face to get it. He was hesitating, when he saw Gu Haiyang's mother standing beside him with a brand new towel, looking at it with a smile. Looking at her: Girls who grew up in the city are different from girls in the country. They don’t rub anything and their skin is tender.

Xiao Xiao felt a little embarrassed, wiped off her face and followed her in. That meal was the most embarrassing meal Xiao Xiao had ever eaten in his life. Those neighbors who came to see the new wife stood under the kang and refused to leave. The feeling of staring at the mouth was awful, Xiao Xiao was so nervous that he could hardly open his mouth, he put down his chopsticks and said he was full after only a few mouthfuls. The people under the kang said to you one by one: just a few mouthfuls are enough, the girls in the city have really small appetites. Gu Haiyang's mother asked carefully: Is the food not to your liking?

Gu Haiyang knew that Xiao Xiao was embarrassed, so he quickly smoothed things over and said: Xiao Xiao is a dance teacher and has a small appetite since he was a child. The people under the kang waited for a while, seeing that Xiao Xiao was too chatty, and finally willing to disperse in twos and threes, Gu Haiyang's mother sent him to the courtyard, Xiao Xiao could hear them boasting loudly that he was quiet and beautiful Gu Haiyang has been kind since he was a child Kindness is deliberately said to oneself. Without saying a word, Gu Haiyang's charming face faded away, and Gu Haiyang felt guilty after being stared at by her. He quickly picked up a chicken wing and put it to her lips: Hey, I wronged you today. Xiao Xiao slammed his chopsticks away: You treat me like a monkey, so many people come to watch, why didn't you tell me earlier that your hometown has a custom of seeing new wives?I was so embarrassed. I told you earlier, would you come back with me?How can I be so stupid, I finally cheated a beautiful daughter-in-law, and I have to bring it back to let them open their eyes and satisfy my vanity. After dinner, Gu Haiyang wanted to take Xiao Xiao out for a walk, but Xiao Xiao refused to go when the sky was still bright. With the scene of being watched in the afternoon, she was really scared. She had heard Gu Haiyang say that, The folk customs here are simple and simple, and the neighbors are closely related. Whose family has a happy event, the faces of the whole village are full of joy. On this bright day, when Gu Haiyang takes him out, the devil knows how many times he has to say hello to his neighbors and how many times he looks at him. . Gu Haiyang's mother sat on the edge of the kang and talked to Xiao Xiao. Her dialect often made Xiao Xiao ignorant. Anyway, it was nothing important. She nodded as if she understood if she didn't understand Xiao Xiao. Sometimes she saw Gu Haiyang Watching himself laughing and laughing, he knew that his nod was right. Although Xiao Xiao spoke Mandarin, but Gu Haiyang's mother was used to listening to dialects and slang, so she didn't understand a lot of Mandarin. Occasionally, Xiao Xiao Xiao looked at the ignorant look on her face, and nodded to himself with a solemn face, knowing that she couldn't understand just like herself. The small courtyard was turned into a clear orange by the setting sun, the evening wind rustled the grass leaves on the low wall, a few fat hens leisurely wandered to the corner and closed their eyes, such a beautiful and quiet evening in late spring It was something Xiao Xiao had never seen before in the city. He was a little dazed at first, then picked up his coat and asked Gu Haiyang to take him out to have a look. Gu Haiyang took Xiao Xiao to see the village primary school, and went around the mountain behind the village. On the way back, Gu Haiyang smiled ghostly and said, "Guess, will mother consummate the house for us tonight?" Xiao Xiao thumped him: Please, can you be a little promising? Gu Haiyang smiled and jumped to the front: I dream of being a bridegroom. Just after entering the gate of the courtyard, I heard someone inside saying loudly: It is Haiyang who has returned. Xiao Xiao looked at Gu Haiyang nervously: Is there still someone coming at night? Gu Haiyang paused and said: It's my cousin, she has a sharp mouth, you can just smile at what she says, anyway, you can't talk to her. Cousin is a dark and strong middle-aged woman. She glanced at Xiao Xiao very cleverly, then grabbed her hand and dragged her into the room: I have heard that you are coming back, and I want to come here soon, and the fruit trees at home still need to be pruned. It was late at night, and he turned his face to look at Gu Haiyang and said, "Brother Haiyang, I haven't seen you for a few years and you've gained weight. You're still living in the city. Look at you, you're still that disheveled fool back then." Sitting on the edge of the kang, my cousin was still chatting, all of which were auspicious words for the New Year. Xiao Xiao felt a little uncomfortable hearing them, and probably knew something. The people in the village are almost the same, if you want to ask for it, you must first give it up. Even if you don’t need to spend money to buy good words, it may not be endless. A hot smile on her face was purely polite, she turned her head, looked at Gu Haiyang who was snuggling on the quilt and began to doze off, and stretched out her right thumb: In order to knit the sweater before you report to the university, my finger It's all down to the root of the disease, and it hurts when the sky is overcast. No matter how your brother-in-law rubs it, it won't work. When Gu Haiyang's mother heard this, she was as grateful as if she had to rely on her meal to survive during the famine: I'm so clumsy, why can't I learn how to knit a sweater, Haiyang is lucky to have such an ingenious sister like you, heck, I'm going to school soon , there is no decent clothes, let alone a sweater. Two women, with half of their butts hanging outside the edge of the kang, their hearts are not settled, one is feeling unkind, the other is asking for something in return, the cousin brought it out in the conversation, sighing from time to time, saying that now everywhere How can young people nowadays put their minds on tending crops?Pointing to the girl sitting on the stool with her head bowed and saying nothing, Xiaochun is 18 years old, and she has never been anywhere except the county town. I have been serving crops all my life, is it possible that she will die with me?It's all because her father is incompetent, he doesn't even have the ability to find her a job in the county... The cousin said, and looked at Gu Haiyang: I told Xiaochun, there is nothing rare about going to the county to work. When your brother comes back, mother will go to him and tell him to take you to Qingdao. We will not go back to this valley in this life. It's corner. Gu Haiyang obviously didn't expect his cousin to be so direct, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he looked up at his mother, trying to find some advice from her, but unexpectedly, his mother also looked at him with expectant eyes, completely wanting to It's not that he doesn't want to help his cousin, it's just that he works in an investment company and has little contact with people in the society. Even if he wants to, where can he find a way to arrange for Xiaochun? Mother is born to be the kind of person who eats a grain of rice and thinks about giving back a bucket of food. It is impossible to ask her to help you shirk it. It is not appropriate to push her to deal with such a sticky matter. At this juncture, just looking at her will make my cousin and mother think too much, so they lowered their heads and avoided Xiao Xiao's gaze. Thinking of a way that would neither hurt my cousin's face nor my mother's self-esteem, I pondered for a long time and said: Sister, in fact, it is not easy to mess around in the city. A good job is a bit difficult. I don't want Xiaochun to go to the city to wash dishes and serve dishes. I will pay attention when I go back. If there is a good job, I will call Xiaochun to come over, okay? The scorching eyes of the cousin were like candles in the wind and rain, struggling hard, and finally wilted little by little with grief and anger. Before the tears dangling in the eyes flushed out, she stood up awkwardly and pulled her daughter to rush. The mother said heavily: "It's really hard to ask for help nowadays. It can't be compared to the past. At that time, people who were a bit difficult and didn't need to ask for help stepped on the threshold." The mother frantically pulled her hand and gave Gu Haiyang a reproachful look: think about those sweaters you wore when you got back, and give Xiaochun more attention when you go back. I didn't care to say anything more and followed behind my cousin mother and daughter all the way: his sister, don't worry, Haiyang never talks empty words, he does things well, if he dares to let Xiaochun serve the crops for a lifetime, I won't agree . Gu Haiyang made a grimace at Xiao Xiao, who hadn't recovered yet: the old family is honest, and they don't know how to say polite words. Xiao Xiao kicked him: You still have a smile on your face, let's see how your mother treats you when she comes back.As he spoke, he pulled him to the window, and heard his mother chatting nicely with his cousin outside the street gate, almost giving her cousin a guarantee. The cousin raised her voice and said: After all, he is a person who has entered the city, but my brother? It is much harder to speak than before. The mother lowered her voice, probably still saying good things to accompany Xinxin, although she couldn't hear what she said, but from the tone of her voice, she seemed to be begging her cousin. The footsteps on the street gradually drifted away, mother closed the street door heavily, and walked slowly into the room, Xiao Xiao said: Don't be stubborn with your mother, she will be the most embarrassing. Gu Haiyang sighed. Mother didn't come in, and went directly from the kitchen to the east room, as if she was tidying up the kang, Xiao Xiao poked Gu Haiyang: Come over for a while, your mother may have something to say in front of me. Sure enough, the mother was tidying up the kang in the east room, raising her hand from time to time to wipe her eyes with her sleeve, and Gu Haiyang stood behind her again, not knowing what to say, but called mother in a dull voice. The mother continued to lay the kang without looking back: I know you are in trouble, but even if it is difficult, you shouldn't refuse her. After all, she is also your cousin, and you wear several sweaters from her, so you can't find a good job. You can't find a job, this is good, she has been thinking of being kind to you in her heart, you suddenly cooled her heart, and when the news spread, what will the neighbors say about us. Gu Haiyang knew that defending would only make his mother angrier, so he simply lowered his head and let his mother scold him like a child who did something wrong. The kang was ready, and his mother glanced at him: You come back once in a while, so I won't blame you. Well, why Xiao Xiao looks thinner than in the photo, she eats too little, but she is very good-looking, here we are There is no second such beautiful daughter-in-law in ten miles and eight villages. Mother, she is not only good-looking, but also kind-hearted.As soon as he heard his mother say that Xiao Xiao is good, Gu Haiyang immediately beamed with joy, and without waiting for his mother to ask, he talked about Xiao Xiao's many benefits, and his mother's narrow eyes became even more narrow when he heard it: I will finish the wedding for you, and I will be here Underground, I have an account with your father, I want to tell this old man that I have completed all the tasks for him.As he said that, his mother wiped his eyes again. Gu Haiyang knew that this time, he continued because he was happy. The bitterness of these years came to his heart, and his mother's tears would make him unable to hold back, so he said haha : Well, my dad doesn't care that you go to him to report your achievements. At that time, my dad will definitely say that you haven't married your great-grandson and daughter-in-law yet, so why are you rushing to me to show off? Mother patted the kang: I heated up the kang, you sleep here, and Xiao Xiao sleeps with me. After washing his feet, Gu Haiyang watched helplessly as his mother closed the door and went to sleep in the west room. Knowing that her mother was conservative, if she said too much, it would make her have a bad impression of Xiao Xiao, so she endured it and fell asleep. I lived in the country for two days, and the most talked about was the date of the wedding, and it was upside down until they left. When they were leaving, Gu Haiyang's mother solemnly said that she would go to the city to visit her in-laws, and discuss their marriage with them by the way. given down. Before leaving my hometown, my cousin came again and unloaded half a bag of peanuts from the back seat of the bicycle. She said that they were grown in her own field and were much more fragrant than the peanuts sold in the city. In the main room, look at Gu Haiyang and Xiao Xiao, and said eagerly: Country people can't turn corners when they speak. I didn't listen to what I said that day, so don't take it to heart. Gu Haiyang's mother repeatedly said: If you are not an outsider, don't talk about seeing outsiders. The cousin exchanged some pleasantries and left. Xiao Xiao knew that she didn't come to apologize for those presumptuous remarks the night before yesterday, but she had a thought in her heart that she refused to offend Gu Haiyang, but for the sake of Xiaochun's entry into the city. That's all.