After the field was divided into households in the 1980s, the original Fengshou production team was renamed Taohua Village. Because of the relaxation of the policy in the past two years, the life of the villagers is much better than in the past, at least not as tired every day as in the past. I'm going to die, but I can't even afford a full meal.
Taohua Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the geographical conditions are good. Even if the fields allocated to each household are the most inferior, they are more fertile than those in other villages. In addition, the Niangniang Mountain behind is rich in products. Life is much better than that of other villages.
Now just after Grain Rain, the spring plowing has long been over. After a few rains, mushrooms and wild vegetables on the mountain rushed out, and many villagers who were idle in the village went up the mountain to pick mushrooms and bamboo shoots in twos and threes. The luck is better. My son, I dug up a large piece, not to mention how many fresh vegetables my family can add, and the rest can be sold on the black market in the town, which can add income to some extent.
The terrain on Beishanwa is rugged, and there is only a sparse wild peach forest here. Villagers rarely come here, so this place has become a place for young people to talk about love.
At this time, under a tall peach tree, the girl in the pink gown looked at the tall man opposite with red eyes, and said with a sob.
"Brother Luoshan, I'm sorry, I can't be with you, Ah Qi was injured because of me, I can't leave him alone, I'm sorry, just forget about me..."
After the tall black-faced man heard the young girl's words, he couldn't help taking a step forward, reaching out to grab the young girl's arm, she trembled and wanted to back away, but accidentally tripped over an old tree root, The little girl let out an exclamation, and her body limply fell backwards.
Seeing this, the black-faced man hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull her. After pulling and pulling, the little girl fell into the arms of the black-faced man.
The little girl's face was flushed red, and she was struggling to escape from his embrace, but the black-faced man hugged her even tighter, his arms like iron towers tightly wrapped around her waist, as if to wrap her whole body They all rubbed into their arms.
"Wantao, I'm in so much pain, obviously I met you first, obviously, obviously we are more suitable, Qi Wang has become a fool, why do you want to marry him? He can't even take care of himself, you marry him After giving him what to rely on in the future?"
The little girl was trying not to cry at first, but the words of her sweetheart made her feel sad. After all, she couldn't hold back, and cried loudly in the man's arms.
"I don't want to either, but, but my father and brother Ah Qi's father have already made a marriage contract, brother Ah Qi's father died to save my father, and now brother Ah Qi is stupid again because of me , how could I not marry him?"
The little girl cried sadly, tears kept falling down like beads with a broken thread, she lay on the black-faced man's thick chest, venting her pain to her heart's content.
She didn't want to do this either, but what could she do? If Qi Wang is good, she can still mention the matter of retiring the engagement, but Qi Wang has become a fool because of her, and he will definitely not be able to marry a daughter-in-law in the future. If she doesn't marry him, then his whole life will be over.
The little girl's cries broke the heart of the black-faced man Luo Shan. He really wanted to drag the little girl to his aunt regardless, and tell her loudly that he and Wantao were in love with each other, and she couldn't force her to marry him. Wanting Wantao to marry that idiot Qi Wang.
But Luo Shan also knows Li Wantao's temperament, don't look at her delicate and soft, she has no temper like cotton, but what others say about her decision is useless, since she has already decided to be with Qi Wang, Taking care of that fool for the rest of his life, it's useless for him to say anything.
Why are their lives so miserable
Luo Shan hugged Li Wantao tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his own flesh and blood. Hearing her high and low cries, Luo Shan finally couldn't hold it back. He supported Li Wantao's shoulders, Force her to look up at herself.
"Wantao, let's run away."
At this time, there seemed to be a raging flame burning in Luo Shan's eyes, the scorching temperature seemed to be able to burn Li Wantao's body, she heard Luo Shan say that she wanted her to run away with him, and leave this place forever.
"It's not like the past now. You need a letter of introduction to go out. We are both adults. I have a lot of strength, and you are diligent. Even if we leave Taohua Village, we can live on. I will take you away." Okay? When I think that you are going to marry Qi Wang, we will live under the same roof from now on, but I want to watch you go in and out with that fool, I will go crazy, come with me, please …”
Seeing this always strong man showing such a humble appearance, begging herself to run away with him, Li Wantao felt heart-wrenching, the pain was so painful that she almost couldn't breathe.
She seemed to run away with Luo Shan desperately, but in the end her reason overcame her emotions, she suppressed the crazy surge, and then shook her head towards Luo Shan.
"I'm sorry, I can't escape. If I run away with you, where will I go to my parents? My parents are so good to me. If I leave with you, how will my two younger sisters get married in the future? Can my younger brother marry a wife in the future?"
Li Wantao likes Luo Shan very much. If it hadn't happened for such things, she would be willing to fight for the future of herself and Luo Shan, but she knows that she can't. There are too many things between her and Luo Shan. There is no way to be together.
"I'm sorry Brother Luo Shan, let's just forget about it..."
Saying that, Li Wantao took advantage of Luo Shan's turmoil, broke free from Luo Shan's restraint, and ran down the mountain crying.
She ran fast, she didn't dare to look back, and she didn't dare to stay, she was afraid that her firm heart would shake when she stopped, she was afraid that she would run away with Luo Shan in spite of everything, even though she loved Luo Shan so much, It is absolutely impossible to do such a thing.
Seeing the back of Li Wantao running away quickly, Luo Shan didn't go up to hold her back, he fell to the ground, roaring like a wild animal.
Why is God so unfair? He already has nothing, why does God want to take Li Wantao away from him? what is this
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"Girl, you are back, hurry up and help mom sew these clothes, your brother's monkey has torn the clothes again, and only your skillful hands can mend them."
When Li Wantao came home, she had already adjusted her mood. Before she came back, she washed her face by the river at the entrance of the village. Although her eyes were still red, she was not as invisible as before.
Li Wantao's mother, Zhang Shufang, saw her daughter come back, and hurriedly waved to her, beckoning her to come over and mend the torn clothes of her youngest son.
Of the three daughters in the Li family, Li Wantao was the best at needlework, and she basically made all the big and small clothes in the house.
Although life in the past two years has been much better than those in the first few years, the hard and simple style of life that people in the country have cultivated for many years has not changed. It's just that this eleven or twelve-year-old boy is naughty, and he doesn't play with chickens and dogs all day long. Even if she climbed the tree on the wall, the clothes on her body would be ruined three times a day, thanks to Li Wantao's craftsmanship, otherwise, the clothes would have become rags and could not be worn.
Li Wantao went into the yard silently, picked up the clothes that Zhang Shufang handed over, and began to mend. She was threading needles and threads on one side, while Zhang Shufang was picking up the wild vegetables that had just been picked from the mountain on the other side, preparing to pickle some for them. The two daughters took it to school to eat when they were in school.
She was busy with her hands and her mouth was not idle for a moment, she began to babble to Li Wantao.
"Your marriage with the Qi family boy has been fixed, and it will be at the beginning of next month..."
Before Zhang Shufang finished her sentence, the long needle in Li Wantao's hand pierced her finger fiercely, with her fingers connected to her heart, Li Wantao cried out in pain, and tears flowed out.
Seeing this, Zhang Shufang hurriedly got up and came over to see that Li Wantao's finger injury was not serious, but she was crying as if she had been wronged by the heavens, and Zhang Shufang also felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
Seeing her daughter crying like pear blossoms with rain, Zhang Shufang sighed, and after hesitating for a while, she said: "How about I tell your father to see if our family can take some money or something to compensate the old Qi's family?" , let's forget about this marriage..."
The marriage between the Li family and the Qi family was originally a good one. Although the kid from the Qi family is not physically strong and can't understand the work in the field, his academic performance is good, and he can be ranked in the county. If there is no accident, he can be admitted to university. If he goes to university, he will be a person who eats public food from now on. If his daughter marries, life will not be bad.
Originally Zhang Shufang was very optimistic about this marriage, but who would have known that such a big accident would happen halfway? A good student would be stupid if he said he was stupid, and now his IQ is like that of a five or six-year-old child. Although he is better than ordinary idiots, it is absolutely impossible to become a successful student.
After that boy from the Qi family had an accident, Zhang Shufang mentioned to her man tactfully that she wanted to let go of the marriage. A good girl in their family can't marry and be a widow, can she
But her man is a dead chicken head. Just as she showed her intentions, his man became furious and raged at her a lot. After that, he went to the door in person and finalized the marriage between Qi's family and Li's family. The wedding date was set in a hurry, and they will be married next month. This matter has been publicized by the men in the village. Although Li Wantao has not married now, she is already the sure wife of the Qi family boy.
First of all, my own daughter has always been quite calm, neither crying nor fussing, she seems to have resigned herself to her fate, obediently preparing to get married.
Although Zhang Shufang felt sorry for her daughter, she didn't react too much when she saw her. Zhang Shufang didn't say much because she was afraid of side effects.
But now seeing her daughter crying like this after pricking her finger, Zhang Shufen knew that she felt wronged, and her heart was even more uncomfortable.
Why did my daughter get into such a mess
After hearing her mother's words, Li Wantao really wanted to say that she would not marry Qi Wang without hesitation, but when she thought of her father's face, the kindness of the Qi family to them, and the fact that Qi Wang became stupid because of herself, she refused. I can't say anything.
She raised her hand to wipe the tears off her face, forced a smile towards her mother, and said in a low voice: "Mom, I'm fine, don't think about it, the marriage has already been settled, Where can I go back on my word? Uncle Qi saved my father’s life back then. This is what our family owes to the Qi family. We should pay back what we owe. Aunt Qi is easy to get along with. Although Qi Wang is stupid, she listens to me As for Luo Shan, Luo Shan is also a sensible and filial person, and if I marry him, life will not be bad."
Speaking of this, Li Wantao showed a reluctant smile on her face: "What's more, I'm not idle, as long as we work hard, we can always live. This woman will marry sooner or later. To whom not to marry?"
As she spoke, tears flowed from Li Wantao's eyes again. She couldn't continue what she said, but she didn't want to cry in front of her mother, so she went back to her room to rest on the pretext of feeling uncomfortable.
Standing in the yard, Zhang Shufang listened to the depressing cry from the daughter's room, her heart seemed to be pounded bang bang bang with a big hammer, causing her to twitch in pain.
The daughter said it nicely, but Zhang Shufang knew that she was unwilling in her heart. She was good-looking, and she was a high school student. There were many young people who liked her, and their Li family was one of the most famous families in the village. Li Wantao can choose a good man even if she chooses with her eyes closed, but now she wants to marry a fool because of the kindness of her man...
Zhang Shufang gritted her teeth and made a decision in her heart.
After the man at home came back, she dragged Li Guofu into the room and talked about Li Wantao's marriage.
"Master, I have never begged you for anything in the past, and today I beg you, don't let our family Wantao get married, she is soft-tempered, she refuses to say anything, and holds any grievances in her heart. If you let her marry a fool, don't mention how bitter she is... "
However, Zhang Shufang was interrupted by Li Guofu before she finished speaking. He looked at his daughter-in-law with a cold face, and said forcefully: "You don't need to tell me about this, it's my decision." My son will not be changed, Brother Qi saved me, he traded his life for mine, this kindness must be repaid."
"What's more, in the past when Qi Wang was good, you didn't talk about retiring the engagement, but now he is stupid, but you say you want to resign the engagement. How can such a thing happen? Believe it or not, we canceled the marriage today, and tomorrow we will be poked by the whole village Backbone? Do you still want to gain a foothold in the village in the future?"
Zhang Shufang seemed to be convinced, but thinking of her daughter, she still couldn't bear it: "But Wantao..."
Li Guofu interrupted her again: "Do you think I don't feel sorry for Wantao? At worst, we will help her a little bit more when she gets married. Everyone in the Qi family is easy to get along with. Sister-in-law Qi also treats Wantao like a daughter. Such a kind person can't treat our daughter poorly."
But how can this be a good thing for Mrs. Qi? Marrying a fool, what hope can there be in the future