Early the next morning, I was still asleep, but I was awakened by Ergoudan who got up and peed. I got up and had a few bites of breakfast with him. I just sent Ergoudan out and was about to go back to the house and sleep again, but my mother stopped me.

"Daping, hurry up and clean up the house. Your second concubine will bring someone to our house in the afternoon." My mother said happily.

"It's not the first time she's here to come to our house, why are she doing cleaning up the house?" I didn't stop, yawned, and continued to walk into the house.

"Don't leave." My mother stepped forward and grabbed me, and sorted out my hair. "Your second concubine is going to bring a girl to our house today."

"Mom - what are you doing?" I felt a sudden heart and understood.

Seeing that I was not happy, my mother quickly explained: "Unlike Ergoudan's wife, the woman's family is not from Shandong behind the mountain, but from Xiaoweizhuang, our neighboring village. She said that her family had set up a factory and made a fortune in recent years."

My mother's words made me even more uncomfortable, and I shouted in my throat: "Mom--I told you that I don't want to find a wife now. Even if I really want to find one, I won't look for her in my hometown."

"You are just bastards. You're so old and pretty. Look at Ergoudan, you can't say you're kissing? Now, with our family's conditions, you can say something good here. If you want to say it in the city, even if you can say one, it will definitely not be as good as you." My mother was a little anxious and held me and didn't let go.

"Who said I'm looking for someone who is not good? I'm going to think about it, maybe I can stay in the city this time." I felt anxious and said that I had already held it in my stomach, I snored.

"You brag, this problem is the same as your father. It is not easy for girls in the county to tell me, and there are girls in the city who are willing to go with you? To be honest, your mother has only been to the city once when she grew up. If it weren't for your father, she would have almost gotten lost." My mother thought I was bragging and burst into laughter.

"Okay, I'll brag. I'll bring you one back then, and I'll guarantee that you can show off in the village for the rest of your life." My mother suddenly ignited my fire and started shouting with her neck in her arms.

"Okay, okay, I believe, I believe, but you will see this afternoon. It's rare that your second concubine is kind." Seeing my stubborn temper, my mother was afraid that I would really give up, so she quickly pulled down her anger.

"Will she come or not?" I threw a sentence and turned around and entered my room.

When I was already sleepy, I simply put on my clothes and put on the big scarf that Yuan Yuan gave me. Without saying hello to my mother, I left the house alone.

I walked out of the village entrance and climbed up the canal weir. Looking around, the entire river beach was covered with snow. There were few ships from south to north on the river surface, and the channel was completely frozen. Among the bare willow branches on the river bank, the chirping of birds could not be heard, and even the north wind that had been howling for many days stopped, the whole world was lonely and quiet.

The gray sun hung coldly in the sky, and my eyes were empty and my mother looked into the distance. My mother's words in the morning were still rumbling in my mind. I remember a book said that there is no pain in liking someone. If you love someone, you may have long pain. A life without experiencing love is incomplete, and a love without experiencing pain is not profound. However, although I have not experienced love, I have already felt pain. My life should be a flaw and sad.

Standing in the cold snow, the heat coming out of my mouth condensed into a layer of frost on the silver-gray scarf. I rubbed my face, which was red from the cold, and continued to think, some things are beautiful to think of, but I didn't cherish them when you experienced them, and abandoned the reality that could have been good. Is this the relationship between me and Yuan Yuan? Am I too stubborn and too ignorant of the times...

Stepping on the collapsed air raid shelter under my feet, I walked down the high weir and walked aimlessly in the river beach. Before I knew it, I came to the poplar forest where the dead leaves fell and stood like guns. Three small snow piles next to each other came into my eyes. My heart immediately felt like I was stabbed by a needle, and it hurt a lot. There were three girls lying below, one of which was my miserable sister. Because they were women, according to the customs of Wuwa, they could not be buried in the Wu family's ancestral grave, and they could only be exiled to the wilderness alone. In just one year, they began to be forgotten, and even their parents rarely mentioned them.

I returned home from the canal beach and was in a bad mood. My mother thought I was unwilling to go on a blind date, so she continued to nag with a little sadness: "Daping, look at our village as big as you, most of us agreed to have a marriage agreement. Our conditions are better than them. Your appearance makes me and your father more embarrassed."

"What does it have to do with you if I say not to talk about marriage? According to the country's Marriage Law, Ergoudan and others are not at the legal age. It is illegal to get married now." I casually talked about the Marriage Law, thinking of asking my mother to shut up quickly.

"Oh, my son-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Okay, okay, mom-I'll accept you." I wanted to escape quickly.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, is Daping at home?" Just as my mother and I were arguing with each other, a woman's extremely exaggerated call suddenly came from outside the yard.

"Your second concubines are here." My mother hurriedly tried her best, signaling me not to make any more noises, reached out to dust off her clothes, and quickly met her.

Before we could walk out of the main hall, the gate of the yard was pushed open with a loud noise. The second girl with a flat face twisted her fat waist, her waist and mouth grinned to her ears, and she shouted with a smile on her face: "Sister-in-law, I brought you someone. What a good daughter, you are so good at it. It's really a perfect match for your Daping."

My mother grabbed me who was about to retreat and responded hurriedly: "His second concubine, you are here, hurry up and come to the house to sit down."

I saw a strong girl behind the second girl with a flat face shrank her head and tiptoed into the yard. When the two of them came to me and my mother, I couldn't help but be stunned: "You... are you Sanhong?"

The Sanhong, who once lied to me to copy homework for her but did not give me a rubber "balloon", had a big face that was even redder than a monkey's butt, and shouted loudly: "Wu Ping."

"Oh, you two know each other." The second concubine's flat face was filled with surprise.

"We are classmates and we are also in the same position." I glanced at my second concubine in dissatisfaction.

"Oh - it's such a match made by nature. Second sister-in-law, don't hesitate. Let's get the wedding for them in the second half of the year." Second girl giggled, grabbed one of her mother's hand, and shook it hard.

"That's so good." My mother also catered to the second concubine and smiled with a cracked mouth.

Just as my mother and the second concubine laughed, I observed this former deskmate with interest. From her mature face, I saw that she was full of desire for this marriage. It seems that my mother is right. I, an apprentice who has just become a regular in the city, was still very attractive in the poor and backward Huaibei area at that time.

"What has your brother been doing recently?" I asked at Sanhong.

"He followed my father to open a willow weaving factory at home, cut the willow branches on the canal beach, weaving them into willow frames and willow baskets, and the county supply and marketing cooperatives come to collect them every year." Sanhong shook his thick eyebrows and lowered his head and replied.

"Sanhong family has been released in recent years. My brother and sister-in-law have been a brigade cadre for so many years. My mind is very good. They say that they have sold all the things they made to foreigners." The second concubine's eyes were filled with pride.

The next blind date was a process of my mother and her second concubine fighting each other, fighting wits and courage. Sanhong listened happily, but I was sitting on pins and needles and living like years. I was thinking randomly in my mind, but I didn't hear what they said in detail. I felt funny and embarrassed by the scene in front of me. Until my mother reluctantly pulled her former enemies and walked into the house like a mother and her relatives, holding hands, I breathed a long sigh, stood up limply, and locked the door of my west wing.

"Daping, Daping, look, this girl is pretty good. She has a strong body and can give birth at first glance. She is much better than Ergoudan's daughter-in-law. Haven't you learned the same thing? How good is this knowledge." My mother knocked on my door in the main room.

"Mom, can you keep me at peace for a while? Ergoudan was here all night, and I was so upset by him that I couldn't sleep well. Now I'm thinking about resting." I shouted at the door impatiently.

"You stubborn person!" Mother cursed angrily.

I covered my head in the quilt and stopped paying attention to the condemnation outside. My mother felt bored after scolding for a while before stopping her voice. I listened to her steps and slowly left the main hall.
Chapter completed!