Chapter 101 life(20)

The people in Gaojia Village hadn't seen Qiaozhen go out to work for several days, and they were very moved.Because this labor-loving girl rarely stays out of the mountain for several days in a row; she earns more work points in a year than her businessman Laozi. It wasn't long before people realized that the lovely Qiaozhen had suffered such a great misfortune! Immediately, the whole village started talking about it, just like when Qiaozhen and Jialin were in love.Most people now feel sorry for the unfortunate girl; there are others who gloat over her misfortune.However, everyone agreed that Liu Liben's second daughter was completely ruined: even if she didn't seek short-sightedness, she might become a mental patient.Because everyone knows what this kind of thing means to a girl; not to mention, how obsessed she is with Gao Yude's boy!

However, within a few days, people in the village saw her reappearing in the field, like a sick and hardworking filly, and began to toil on the land again.She first managed crops in her family's private plot; repaired the broken fence on the edge of her family's vegetable garden.Later, I worked with everyone again, but I seldom talked to anyone all day long; but it was still the same as usual, doing what I had to do.Strong girl!She was neither short-sighted nor insane; life's disasters knocked her down, but she rose again!Even those who had gloated over her misfortune had to respect her in their hearts!

Everyone is watching her face.The general impression is: she is much thinner! Can she not be thin?For half a month, she seldom swallowed food, and it was also difficult for her to sleep soundly.Deeper every night.She cried secretly in bed alone; she cried for her misfortune, her bitter life, and her buried dream of love! She had thought about death.But as soon as she saw the earth, mountains and rivers where she had lived and worked for more than 20 years, and saw the seedlings on the land that she had watered green with sweat, such thoughts disappeared immediately.She is nostalgic for this world; she loves the sun, the land, labor, the clear and bright Dama River, and the green grass and wild flowers beside the Dama River... She cannot die!She deserves to live!She wants to work!She's going to scour the land for things she can't find anywhere else.

After such a big turmoil in her love life, she seemed to understand how naive her pursuit of love was!The tragedy is not caused by fate, but that she is too different from dear Galingo.Now she can only accept the verdict that reality has imposed on her, and live honestly on her own terms. But no matter what, she couldn't give up her love for Gao Jialin emotionally.She would never hate him; she loved him.No matter how bitter this love is! No one in the family can persuade her, and she struggles to work in the fields every day.She feels that the heart of the earth is extremely broad, and it can accommodate all the pain in the world.After working at night, she quietly returned to her cave dwelling, without washing her face, combing her hair, or wanting to eat, and leaned on the bedroll to let her tears flow quietly.Her mother, her eldest sister and Qiao Ling came to accompany her in turn, persuaded her to eat, and shed tears with her.They cried mainly because they were afraid that she would be overwhelmed and commit suicide.

Liu Liben slept in another kiln and sighed.He has been ill since this happened; many black marks have been pulled out of his head by the cupping pot.He had always been angry with Qiaozhen and Jialin, but now that his doll had become like this, he couldn't bear to complain to her anymore.The people in the village who are at odds with his family are already laughing at his daughter, saying that she failed to climb the height and was thrown halfway, and she deserved it... Let the enemies say these things!How could a father stab a child in the heart again?But he gritted his teeth in his heart and hated Gao Yude's bad boy for harming his Qiaozhen!

Things in the world are often unspeakable.At this time, Ma Shuan of the horse shop officially entrusts the matchmaker to marry Qiaozhen.Several coal men had already been here, and when they saw the situation in his house, they all sat down and left in embarrassment. After Xiangtian, Ma Shuan came to the door by himself one night. Seeing his sincerity, Liu Liben's family received him in another cave dwelling.In any case, when Qiaozhen was so unfortunate, this young man came to propose marriage, which moved Liu Liben's family very much.As for whether this matter will work or not, Liu Liben is no longer thinking about it.Up to now, Liben is no longer willing to force his daughter's marriage.The poor child has already been wronged, and he can't wrong her anymore.His wife cooks for Ma Shuan, and he drags his sick body to Qiaozhen's cave.Sitting on the edge of the kang, he took out a cigarette listlessly, took two puffs and then squeezed it out. He said to his daughter who was leaning on the bedroll: "

"Qiaozhen, you want to open some... This bad boy of Gao Yude's family, God will repay him!" When he mentioned Jialin, he became angry, slipped down from the kang, stood in the middle of his feet, and cursed: "You son of a bitch!" Scoundrel! Damn, he will die badly in the future, five thunders will strike him! Burn him into a black stake..." Qiaozhen sat up all of a sudden, leaned on the pillow and panted, "Dad, don't scold him! Don't scold him! Don't scold him! Don't..." Liu Liben stopped talking, sighed heavily, and said, "Qiaozhen, don't talk about your sadness after it's over, and don't be sad anymore. Gao Jialin, you forget him! You must not I can't think about it, I hurt myself, you are not alive... In the past, my father wanted to show you someone, and it was for your own good. From now on, your father will not force you. However, you are not young anymore, You can find a home for yourself. Don’t be too high-minded, your father made you not go to school, and now you are just looking for a farmer who is doing his job... Alas, Ma Shuan has brought a matchmaker to our house these days Run, but I will not force you on this matter. If you disagree, I will call him back directly and tell him not to come again... He came to our house in person again today." "Is he still there? " Qiaozhen asked her father.

"Here..." "Let him come over..." Her father took one look at her, not knowing what she meant, and turned and went out.After a while, Ma Shuan came in alone. He glanced at Qiaozhen on the stove, and sat awkwardly on the edge of the front kang, rubbing his hands back and forth. "Ma Shuan, do you really want to marry me?" Qiaozhen asked. Ma Shuan didn't dare to look at her, and said, "I've looked down on you for a long time! I've been scratching like a cat... Later, when I heard that you and Mr. Gao were married, my heart went cold. Teacher Gao is We are cultural people, we are ordinary people, we dare not compare, so we give up... A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Gao fell in love with a girl from the city, and I don't want you anymore, my heart moved again, so... ..."

"I already have a bad reputation in the front and back villages of the village, don't you think..." "No!" Ma Shuan exclaimed, "What's the matter? Young man, who doesn't have twists and turns? Besides, don't blame Mr. Gao. He is now a state-run cadre, and you can't read. You can't live together. As the saying goes in our village, golden flowers match silver flowers, zucchini match melons. We two are uneducated, and we can fit together! Qiaozhen, I will not let you suffer forever! I have strength, My heart is not dead; I will be a cow and a horse all my life, and I will not wrong you. I will let you enjoy as many blessings as the villagers can enjoy..." The sturdy farmer was already emotionally moved when he said this, I took out the match and "snapped" it, only to find that the cigarette hadn't been taken out of my pocket.

Tears flowed from Qiaozhen's red and swollen eyes, and she said, "Ma Shuan, don't talk anymore. I... agree. Let's get things done soon! Just in a few days!" Ma Shuan Shuan stuffed the cigarettes he had taken out into his pocket again, jumped off the kang, his face flushed with excitement, his lips trembling.Qiaozhen said to him: "Go over and ask my dad to come over. You don't want to come over." Ma Shuan hurried out, tripped on the threshold, and almost fell down. After a while, Liu Liben walked over with a smile on his gloomy and sickly face. Ma Shuan hurriedly said to him: "Father, I have agreed to marry Ma Shuan. I want to do things soon! Just within three to five days!"

Liu Liben was at a loss for a while, and said, "This... time is so tight, why don't the two families simply prepare to welcome and see off?" "Father, tell Ma Shuan that things are completely according to our local customs. You should also prepare at home. How you and my mother got married back then, so I got married!" "We were old-fashioned at that time. ..." "Old is old!" she cried in pain. Liu Liben withdrew immediately.He came over and first told Ma Shuan what Qiaozhen meant.Ma Shuan said there was no problem, and he went back immediately to make preparations, order the blowers, and prepare the banquet. As for other things related to the marriage, he had already done everything in the past two years. After Liu Liben sent Ma Shuan away.Quickly ran to Qiancun to find Gaominglou. Minglou was surprised when he heard that Qiaozhen had agreed to marry Ma Shuan.Then he said to his in-laws: "That's fine! Gao Jialin's position is high now, and our baby can't climb up. The horse is tied to the farmer, so it's decent..." "The main reason is that Qiaozhen is a little angry now, and wants to hold the wedding according to our old folk customs. This..." "Don't be afraid!" Minglou said decisively, "Just do what the baby wants! Now that the party's policies have been relaxed, this is another matter. It’s not a superstitious activity! You just do what the baby says! If you’re too busy these days, ask me and Liu Qiaoying to help you..." At the time when Liu Qiaozhen and Ma Shuan held their wedding ceremony, Gaojiacun and The two villages of Madian are filled with a festive atmosphere.Most of the farmers in the two villages did not come out of the mountains.Here in Gaojia Village, apart from the family members who were of course invited as guests, some people with foreign surnames in the village were also invited by the victim’s family to help.Adults and dolls in the village all wear cute clothes.Even the villagers who did not attend the wedding also put on clean clothes; because of the prosperity, it is necessary to show their faces in front of the sitting people. Gao Jialin's parents are of course an exception.The old man Gao Yude hid and went out of the mountain early in the morning.Jialin's mother went to a relative's house in a neighboring village - also to avoid the embarrassment. There is only one person in the whole village lying in his home and not going out, and this is the old man in Deshun.The sentimental old bachelor is lying on the light mat of the kang at the moment, his old tears can't stop flowing.He was sad for Qiaozhen's misfortune, and also for Jialin's negative feelings. The beginning of the marriage ceremony is first carried out in the horse shop.Ma Shuan is an aunt and aunt is attractive to the main character.Another more important role is Ma Shuan's uncle - the uncle's family of both men and women are first-class guests.A group of five drummers walked in front, and behind them was a tall horse welcoming the new wife; the front of the saddle and the back of the saddle were covered in red and colorful.The black iron tower-like horse tie is now riding on the horse-this is called "pressing the horse", and according to the regulations, the new son-in-law must "press" to the head of the village.Then go back to your own home and wait for your new wife to come back.Behind the horse tie are his aunt and his aunt, both riding donkeys; his uncle and uncle are respectively holding the reins for their wives.His uncle, as the "team leader", walked with the matchmaker after the breakup. The matchmaker was a distinguished guest of the two families, who was both an attraction and a gift.As soon as this team entered Gaojia Village, the drummer blew the trombone, and then the drums rang together; the ribs of the two suona players were as big as fists, and they squeaked and blew the "big team".At the same time, on the bank of the soil of Liu Liben's house, the sound of welcome firecrackers has been crackling.Not long after those who greeted relatives were pulled down, the first meal began; according to the custom, it was to eat Hedou.The drummers formed a circle in the corner of the courtyard and began to play the Adagio tune. In the courtyard of Liu Liben's house, on the side of the Shiqin and on the top of the kiln, people are crowded with people watching the excitement. Because I was in a hurry, I started serving the table as soon as the first meal was finished.The table surface is the traditional "eight bowls", four dizzy and four plain, four cold and four hot; once the wine is poured in the center, eight white porcelain wine glasses are turned and opened on the red painted Eight Immortals table.The first seat is the uncle's family of both parties; next are other direct relatives; then there are people in the door, helpers and friends of Liu Liben.The drummers are always there—they can't take their turn until everyone has finished eating... While the inside and outside are bustling, Qiaozhen is staying alone in her own kiln.She sat on the kang, staring blankly at a place on the opposite wall, without moving.The sound of musical instruments outside, the noise of people, and the shouting of carrying plates all seemed to be very far away from her.She never imagined that her twenty-two years of girl life would end like this; from then on, she would live with a man for the rest of her life.She never thought that she combined her destiny with the horse tie; the person she loved was Gao Jialin!She cried for him, laughed for him, and dreamed countless times about him.Now, the dream is over... She sat there for a while, feeling terribly tired, so she leaned on the bedding and closed her eyes.Gradually, she felt drowsy, and then fell asleep. The door "squeaked" and Hao woke up. She turned her head and saw her mother came in with a pile of clothes in her hand. "Put on your clothes, wash your face, and comb your hair. Get up soon..." Her mother said softly to her.She wiped away two cold teardrops from the corners of her eyes with her fingers, sat up slowly, and got off the kang.At this time, the drums outside suddenly played faster and more enthusiastically, which meant that the last table had already started, and the drumming was finishing their work and preparing for dinner.Her mother had no choice but to quickly support her on the chair and change her clothes.After changing her clothes, she poured another basin of hot water to wash away the tears on her face, and then began to comb her hair.Just then, her sister Qiaoling came in.She had just finished school and didn't go to eat, so she came in to see her second sister.The beautiful Qiaoling is very similar to Qiaozhen in the past, with a slender figure as slender as a poplar tree, a vivid face showing tenderness and passion in the heart; two big eyes under long eyelashes, blinking like talking. When Qiaozhen saw her younger sister, she stretched out one of her hands, grabbed Qiaoling's hand, and said very emotionally: "Qiaoling, good sister, don't forget the second sister... you must come to see me often. The second sister has never been educated, but she likes educated people in her heart... I only feel better when I see you now..." With tears in her eyes, Qiaoling said, "Second Sister, I know you are feeling very bitter..." Qiaozhen said, "Sister, don't worry, no matter what, I still have to live. I want to work with Ma Shuan , give birth to children, and live a lifetime..." Qiaoling knelt down in front of Qiaozhen, grabbed Qiaozhen's hand with both hands and said: "Second sister, you are right. I will definitely visit you often in the future. I never love you, even though you didn't I went to school, but you think a lot of things. Although I went to school, I was influenced by you a lot. Otherwise, my personality is very stubborn, and I won’t develop like today...Second sister! Don’t think too much It’s the past. When dealing with society, we often say that we must look forward, and for a person, we must also look forward. Life is always like this, and people cannot be satisfied with getting along. But we still have to live enthusiastically. In life, there are many things worth loving. Don’t be discouraged because you are dissatisfied with one aspect. For example, I dreamed of going to college, but I didn’t pass the exam. Am I not alive? I will teach hard now, Let the Qi'an dolls in the village take more college entrance examinations in the future, but they can't teach and go back to the village to work, so what should they do..." Qiaoling, who has already matured in all aspects, made Qiaozhen's eyes light up when she said this.She held Qiaoling's hand tightly, and just said, "You must come to see me often and tell me these things..." Qiaoling kept nodding to her, and then suddenly said angrily: "Gao Jialin is too heartless!" Qiaozhen shook her head, and closed her eyes again in pain. Qiaoying, who was about to give it away, came in.She asked her mother to pack up quickly and said that she was ready to get up.Her mother asked Qiaoling to eat.After Qiaoling left, she checked the other things in the kiln, then took out a piece of red silk from the box at the back, and pinned it on Qiaozhen's head with a hairpin—this is a veiled head covering. When the sun was setting to the west, the people who got married came down from the slope of Liu Liben's house.The sound of suona, gongs and drums, horns, and firecrackers rang together.The two emperors on the road out of the village and the soil of all the houses in the village were crowded with spectators.The dolls led the dogs and ran around in front of and behind the wedding procession. The drummers are at the front and sing together, slowly leading the way; followed by the man's marriage team.The new daughter-in-law, covered with a red silk hijab, rode in the middle on a tall horse covered in red and colorful.Behind them are the relatives of the woman who gave away. According to the rules, there are twice as many relatives as the lead, including almost all the relatives of Liu Liben and his wife who attended the wedding.Li Ben sent the team down the slope according to the local customs, and then returned to his home——he let out a long sigh of relief as soon as he entered the gate... When the people who got married passed through the village, they moved very slowly - as if to make this lively and extraordinary moment more deeply imprinted in the memory of the villagers... Qiaozhen was riding on the horse, trying not to collapse her weak body down; a face beneath her red silk, twitching in agony. When she estimated that she was going to leave the village, she couldn't help but use her hands to lift the corner of her head: she saw the side of Jialin's house; how many times had she looked there!She also saw a pear tree on the other side of the river - just under that tree, in that green valley forest, they once lay together, hugged, kissed... Farewell, everything in the past!She put down the red silk and covered her face again, tears welled up from her dry eyes again...