Framed at the beginning: Female educated youth forced to marry disabled military officer

Meng Xiaoman put away her things and when she left the room, Xiao Xiangdong was scattering vegetable seeds in the yard.

Xiao Xiangdong made this vegetable field by himself, plowing the ground, breaking up the soil, making ridges, etc. He also borrowed the vegetable seeds from Aunt Wang.

"After taking Aunt Wang's vegetable seeds, should we also give others something?"

As Meng Xiaoman spoke, he picked up the vegetable seeds, imitated his method, and started throwing the seeds.

"When you trap pheasants and rabbits later, give them one as a gift." Xiao Xiangdong replied.

They had just been separated, and unlike other families, the family didn't store dry goods, cured meats, pickles, etc. Even vegetables had to be picked in the Xiao family's vegetable garden. There really was nothing to give away. Besides, Aunt Wang grew them herself. There are many dishes, and there is no shortage of green vegetables.

"By the way, who carries the water for our family?" Meng Xiaoman works every day and has never carried water. Xiao Xiangdong's legs and feet are inconvenient, but the water tank at home has never seen the bottom.

"Grandpa Zhang at the breeding place asked his grandson Chang Ming to pick them up. There are many livestock in the breeding place and there is a separate well. Grandpa Zhang knew that our family didn't have a well, so he asked Chang Ming to pick up a few buckets of water the next day."

In fact, during the years when Xiao Xiangdong came to the Xiao family after his grandparents passed away, he rarely slept at home at night. Instead, he slept in the haystacks where fodder was stored in the breeding area.

At that time, the Xiao family still lived in the thatched house here. There were many children in the house and there was not enough room to live in. Suddenly, there was one more person, making it even more crowded.

Xiao Xiangdong was not familiar with his parents and brothers, and he didn't want to sleep with them.

At that time, Zhang Quanliang's grandfather Zhang's son was seriously ill. The family's house was sold for treatment, but he still didn't stay. After his son passed away, his daughter-in-law remarried, leaving his two and a half-year-old sons to be led by Grandpa Zhang. Seeing that the old man was pitiful, the team arranged for him and his two grandsons to feed the team's animals and live in a feeding house.

Seeing how pitiful he was, Grandpa Zhang asked him if he would like to live in the breeding house.

In fact, the haystacks in the breeding area are a good place. The thick hay is more comfortable to sleep on than a hard kang, especially in winter. Many children from poor families like to go to the breeding area in winter.

Lying in the warm haystack and listening to Grandpa Zhang telling some old stories is one of the few good memories they have in their youth.

Grandpa Zhang is a very kind person. He only told them not to bring fire and not to make the hay dirty or wet. He didn't care much about them. Hay is most afraid of fire, and pigs and cows are precious things. They eat unclean, wet and moldy grass. It's easy to get sick.

"Is this okay?" Meng Xiaoman was not used to accepting favors and help from others for no reason.

"It doesn't matter. Grandpa Zhang asked us to send him off. Let's continue. This will make him feel better." Xiao Xiangdong said, "Besides, the well digger has been found and will come to dig the well in two days."

Meng Xiaoman heard that there must be something going on between Grandpa Zhang's family and Xiao Xiangdong, but seeing that he was not in a high mood, he probably didn't want to say anything, so he didn't ask.

"Okay, then I'll give you the money. By then, I should be at work, not at home."

"Well, there's no rush."

"By the way, the weather is nice these days, suitable for drying. I just have a day off today. In the afternoon, I will pick some persimmons from the trees in the yard and make some persimmons. Can you help me weave some larger flat-bottomed baskets for me to use? Show something."

"Row."

After eating, it was not advisable to exercise immediately, so Meng Xiaoman took out Xiao Xiangdong's half-made cotton coat and trousers and continued to inject. Xiao Xiangdong sat next to her, weaving bamboo flowers.

The two of them were sitting under the eaves, basking in the warm sun. The surrounding thatched cottages, earthen walls and mud floors all lost their appearance of poverty and hardship under their good looks, making them look distant and simple, and the years were peaceful.

After placing the last stitch, Meng Xiaoman wound the needle and thread twice, tied a tight knot, and bit off the end of the thread.

He put the things into the sewing basket at his feet, raised his head and pressed his sore neck, and stood up with the finished clothes.

"It's done. Do you want to try it on? If anything doesn't fit, I'll change it."

"No need." Xiao Xiangdong replied without thinking.

"Ok?"

Doesn't he like it? As a fashion designer, I most like the moment when I see a model wearing the clothes I made. Although what she is doing now is not high-end customization, but old-fashioned cotton clothes and trousers, Xiao Xiangdong is not a professional model, but the expected mood is similar. of.

Seeing that Meng Xiaoman had misunderstood what he meant, Xiao Xiangdong hurriedly explained: "I have been working for a long time and my body is dirty. What you made must be suitable." However, the voice of the second half of the sentence gradually became quieter and Meng Xiaoman did not hear it clearly.

"Yes, then let's try again tonight."

"By the way, can Uncle Li make a wooden bucket? I want him to help make a bathtub for bathing." In the month since she arrived, she had only taken a proper bath once at the Educated Youth Point. Everyone in the Xiao family got some water and wiped themselves with towels.

There are many girls in the educated youth area, and they all come from the city, so they like to be clean. Everyone pooled their money to buy two bathtubs, so they can take a bath every few days.

As for the Xiao family, there was no bathtub at all, and the room she and Xiao Xiangdong lived in was crowded. Even if she bought a bathtub, there would be no place to put it.

Now that I have space, I am ready to get a bathtub again.

There was nothing she could do about it in the last days. Now that she had this condition, she had to treat herself well.

"I'll go and ask him in the evening. He's probably going to work now."

Xiao Xiangdong answered, secretly blaming himself for being so careless that he didn't notice that she needed a bathtub. After making a bathtub, you should also clear out a bathroom. It is best to make an indoor toilet, so that in winter, you don’t have to go outside the hospital to use the toilet.

Xiao Xiangdong thought like this, scanning the rooms in his house, thinking about how to plan more rationally.

By the time he had an idea, Meng Xiaoman was already standing under the persimmon tree carrying a bamboo basket.

"You want to climb a tree?" Xiao Xiangdong said in surprise when he saw her posture.

"Yeah, go up and pick the persimmons."

"Can you climb trees?"

"Hmm, I learned it at my grandparents' house when I was a child." This was the reason Meng Xiaoman came up with. Anyway, her grandparents had passed away long ago, so she was not afraid of revealing the truth.

"No, it's too dangerous for you to do this. There is a long bamboo pole at home for picking persimmons." Xiao Xiangdong was talking about the Xiao family's home.

"It's okay, I'm good at climbing trees." As if eager to prove it, Meng Xiaoman started climbing the tree before she finished speaking.

After a few moments, we arrived at the tree.

Xiao Xiangdong saw that she was skilled and fast, so he believed that she could really climb trees.

However, he was still worried that something might happen to her, so he took a hemp rope and asked her to tie it around her waist and wrap it around a branch. Then she felt relieved.

The persimmon trees in the old house are older, taller and bear more fruits than the trees in Xiao's courtyard. Meng Xiaoman excitedly picked three baskets and only half of them were picked.

"Stop picking it off, the top one is too high and it's not safe."

Xiao Xiangdong's eyelids jumped when he saw her standing higher and higher.

"It's okay, there are still a lot up there, I'll pick some more~" Meng Xiaoman was now like a little squirrel that fell into a pile of pine cones, eager to transport all the pine nuts back to the hole.

Seeing that Meng Xiaoman did not listen to the advice, Xiao Xiangdong became angry. Why did she not take her own safety seriously?

"Meng Xiaoman!"

"Get down here!"

Xiao Xiangdong has always been gentle to her, rarely calling her by her full name, and never using such a harsh tone. Accustomed to his gentleness and obedience, Meng Xiaoman almost forgot that Xiao Xiangdong was a cold, serious and tough guy.

Meng Xiaoman's enthusiasm for hoarding goods immediately disappeared due to his two cold shouts.

When she looked down, she realized that she was indeed a little high from the ground, and the branches under her feet were only as thick as her forearm.

Meng Xiaoman felt a little scared, and her hands holding the branches couldn't help but tremble a little.

At this moment, a gentle and soothing voice sounded: "Xiaoman, don't be afraid, it's okay. Be obedient and don't look down."

Meng Xiaoman's panic was soothed by his soft voice and she began to calm down.

"Yes, now slowly stretch out your right foot and step on the branch on your lower right. Yes, lower your body, grab the branch next to you with your right hand, and then step on your left foot..."

Under Xiao Xiangdong's patient and gentle guidance, Meng Xiaoman finally stepped onto the ground safely.

After the uneasiness subsided, Meng Xiaoman remembered that he had hurt her just now, and suddenly felt a little aggrieved.