Chapter 6 5 Heini

Hei Ni's father died at the age of five, and her mother followed her for two years. She had little land, was angry, and had no son. She couldn't keep it, so she had to marry. She wanted to take her daughter away, but Qian Wengui didn't He agreed, saying that it was a bit of his brother's flesh and blood, so Hei Ni came to live with her second uncle.Uncles and aunts don't like her, but they are willing to raise her, use her as a maid, and hope to get a sum of money from her, because this Ni'er looks good since she was a child, with a pair of watery eyes.Qian Wengui himself has a daughter named Dani, who is older than Heini, not pretty, cunning like her father, and also a bully.Hei Ni had an instinctive dislike for them.My aunt is a person with no personality, and there is nothing particularly bad about her, but she has characteristics, and the characteristic is that she is an answering person. Whatever her husband says, she always agrees with him. Her agreement does not mean that she really has the same opinion. , just to cover up her thoughtlessness and incompetence, to show her existence, or to please her.The two cousins ​​were no fun either.Although Heini lives in such a family, she is not affected by them.She is very sympathetic, loves to work, and has a pure heart. She likes her elder uncle Qian Wenfu who grows vegetables. She often goes to his garden to play and listen to him.He is a lonely, loyal man, and he is willing to have this niece as a companion, but Qian Wengui won't let him go.When Hei Ni was ten years old, she followed Da Ni to elementary school to study. After four years of study, she was better than anyone else. When she returned home, she often went out to play and was happy to serve others. Get close to her, but after touching her once or twice, you will feel that she is a good girl, and forget about her family relationship.She grew taller in a year and became a beautiful young girl, but she herself didn't understand and didn't pay attention to why those young men were watching her quietly.

When Hei Ni was seventeen years old, a long-term cook came to her uncle's house. This man was called Cheng Ren, who was originally Li Zijun's tenant.Li Zijun sold the land to Gu Yong, and Gu Yong planted it himself, so Cheng Ren had no choice but to come to Qian's house to cook.Qian Wengui thought that he was young and strong, and asked him to do any work.At that time, Brother Qian Yi was still planting five acres of vineyards, so Cheng Ren had to go to the fields.With him in the family, there is no need to buy firewood for cooking, and there is no need to go to the garden to carry coal. The wages are low, and they are considered distant relatives. They say they take care of him in name, but they actually take advantage of him.After working here for a year, Cheng Ren became their tenant again, and now they are still planting their eight mu of water land.

Since the family did not have any warmth for Heini, this newcomer, a strong and stable young man, naturally became her friend. She felt that he could be sympathetic, so she often stayed in the kitchen to help him light the fire and wash the dishes. , and sometimes secretly went up the mountain with him to cut firewood.Cheng Ren was also feeling unhappy. Since he was an orphan since he was a child, he had to sell his labor to support himself and his mother, so he valued this kind of friendship very much.The longer they get along, the more harmonious they become, but they are suspected and guarded against.Qian Wengui would not let his niece marry a poor bachelor.Qian Wengui stopped his work, but took out a few acres of land for him to plant, because he is an honest man, and he lacks relatives and friends, and has to rely on him for survival. He can still ask him to do something else. thing.

After Cheng Ren moved away, Hei Ni discovered what was lacking in her, the emptiness and hope in her life. She was afraid at first, and then secretly made some shoes and socks to give to Cheng Ren. Encouraged by Hei Ni, he also quietly dated Hei Ni, sometimes under the grape trellis in Uncle Hei Ni's vegetable garden, and sometimes in the orchard.He often promised her: "I must save money, and I will marry you when I have money." At this time, she hated her uncle and remembered the hardship of being motherless. She stood behind him, leaning against him , she swears and swears, and said: "What else do you not know, we have no relatives, only you! If you have no conscience, we will have to be a sister-in-law."

Another year passed, and there was no hope. Qian Wengui was talking about their sisters' marriage with others.It was at this time that a new situation came suddenly, Japan surrendered, the Eighth Route Army arrived in the area, the past work in the village was made public, various organizations were re-established, and the peasants started to settle.Cheng Ren was involved in this wave. He seemed to be a new person. He joined the militia, and later became an officer of the militia. This spring, when the peasant association was reorganized, he was elected as the director of the peasant association.

The Eighth Route Army liberated the village, and Hei Ni was also liberated. The marriage that the second uncle talked about was put aside, and his attitude towards her changed, and he seemed much more affectionate.She saw Cheng Ren showing his face in the village every day, and she really liked it; although the chances of them meeting were decreasing day by day, she believed that Cheng Ren was not a heartless person.She didn't know that Cheng Ren did have a new conflict.Cheng Ren was deliberately alienating her.Cheng Ren knew that everyone in the village hated Qian Wengui. Although he had not been involved in the past two liquidations, he was the enemy of the poor.Now that Cheng Ren is the director of the peasant association, he should stand on everyone's side in everything. He shouldn't marry his niece, and hooking up with her is even worse. He is afraid that this relationship will affect his current life. status, the masses will gossip about him.Especially after Qian Wengui's daughter Dani married security officer Zhang Zhengdian, people were dissatisfied with Zhang Zhengdian, so he became more careful and had to do anything; in fact, this kind of intentional indifference made him feel very painful and guilty. , I feel sorry for others, but he is a man after all, just grit his teeth and let it go.

However, some cadres in the village have a different view of Hei Ni, thinking that she is also oppressed, and even recruit Hei Ni as a teacher in the women's literacy class.She is very patient and active in teaching everyone to read and write. It can be seen that she is trying to show that she is willing to get closer to the new forces and show her progress.She doesn't make a bad impression.But Cheng Ren's attitude was still cold. Gradually, Hei Ni also discovered that the future was in danger. The more she wanted to grasp it, the more uncertain she felt. She could only keep these concerns in her heart, and could not find anyone to talk to.At this time, the second uncle seemed to know something, he didn't say anything about her, he didn't stop her, and he often gave her some sympathy or encouragement.Hei Ni would not understand his intentions, and she was still a little grateful to him in her heart.Therefore, an incongruous melancholy was painted on this originally simple and kind-hearted girl.