Seed beans

At noon, when the sun was at its warmest, Bian Cunzhi lit a large set of firecrackers at the door of his house. After the "thunderbolt clap" was blown up, a large group of little boys rummaged through the confetti to find unexploded firecrackers for fun.

Cao Qingyi was wearing a new red padded jacket that Liu Fang'e had cut for her. She tied her hair in a bun with the hair rope bought by Bian Yuan, licked it on the red paper, dyed her mouth red, and was led by Bian Yuan to walk in this mountain valley. in a circle.

The two brothers Bian Jun and Bian Ming sprinkled a handful of candy after a while, causing adults and children to follow behind and snatch it.

Every time they passed by a house, Liu Fang'e and Bian Cunzhi went in to give away a pack of candy and eggs divided in red plastic bags they bought.

Although no relatives came to the door, the woman did not bring the dowry over, and even set off two firecrackers, the village was still lively.

It's almost Chinese New Year, every family is idle, adults and children all follow Bian Yuan and Cao Qingyi into Bian's yard and visit Bian Yuan's new house.

Bian Chunhan and Bian Changji were responsible for pouring a cup of hot sugar water for everyone who entered the door.

Bian Hu's hand from chilblain is about to rot, Liu Fang'e forbids him to intervene in anything, and right now he is leading Bian Bo, Bian Xiashi and a group of seven or eight-year-old boys to fry fish with firecrackers at the pool in front. .

As usual, Bian Wu followed Bian Chunhan in and out.

"Yo, Bianyuan, you can do it! Tsk tsk, look at sister-in-law, you are very lucky!"

Men who were about the same age as Bian Yuan gathered around the door of the new house and began to joke wildly.

"What are you talking about, what Yanfu? You married my old lady without Yanfu, right?" Her mother-in-law came out of the bridal chamber and tugged at his ear and yelled, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Cao Qingyi was sitting upright in the middle of the bed, and the face of the person with the red quilt, red cover, and red padded clothes was also flushed, looking festive.

Liu Fang'e brought out another large plate of sugar chips to entertain the big guys.

"Bride, it's time to call you father and mother, let us big guys hear it." Someone booed.

There were far more disturbances in the bride's bridal chamber in other families than this one, but everyone knew that Cao Qingyi was a little abnormal, so they didn't dare to start a scene.

This request is not excessive at all, and it is also a necessary process. Originally, it is usually changed before the official marriage.

Bian Yuan looked at Cao Qingyi nervously.

Those who have something good have already moved two high chairs in, and put Bian Cunzhi and Liu Fang'e on them.

Cao Qingyi stood up from the bed, smiled at Bianyuan, and bowed deeply in front of Liu Fang'e and his wife.

"Father, mother."

"Okay, okay!" Bian Cunzhi laughed.

Liu Fang'e smiled, but her eyes turned red.

The two took out the red envelopes they had prepared and gave them to Cao Qingyi.

"You will live well with us in the future. Although our family is difficult, we will never let you suffer." Liu Fang'e said happily and excitedly.

Cao Qingyi gave a soft "hmm".

There was laughter inside and outside the house.

It was lively until it was dark, and the big guys dispersed.

Liu Fang'e was preparing the meals in the kitchen, Bian Cunzhi led the little ones out, and left Bian Yuan and Cao Qingyi alone in the room.

"You, don't worry, although I don't have any great skills, I will definitely love you for the rest of my life." Bian Yuan whispered.

Cao Qingyi nodded, "I believe you are willing, but you must have a marriage certificate."

At this time, not only in Lulin Village, but also in the town, many people felt that they had not received the certificate.

Bian Yuan froze for a moment, "It should be done. I'll go to the village secretary to get you a household registration after the new year opens."

At the dinner table, Bian Chunhan and his brothers changed their names to sister-in-law.

Liu Fang'e rarely drank a glass of wine, her face turned red, Bian Cunzhi was completely drunk, and fell asleep after being helped into the room by Bian Jun.

"It's all right now." Bian Chunhan said vaguely while biting a piece of sugar.

Bian Wu looked over suspiciously.

"I said our eldest brother has a sister-in-law, that's great." Bian Chunhan explained.In this way, father and mother will not worry every day, and the elder brother will not be laughed at by the villagers.

Bian Wu imagined that one day in the future, Bian Chunhan would wear a new padded coat and lead a girl in a red padded jacket who didn't know her appearance...

"What's the matter, Wu'er? A brother like you can hardly breathe." Bian Chunhan shouted.

Bian Wu suddenly became angry, wrapping around Bian Chunhan like an octagonal octopus.

This year is especially lively because of this happy event and more food prepared than in previous years.

Bian Yuan stayed by Cao Qingyi's side all the time when he was free, talking to her and talking about the situation in the village, and my sister-in-law didn't go crazy this New Year's Eve.

"When the new year is over, when the third child goes to school, you take Qing Yi to the city together, find an expert doctor to show Qing Yi, at least you know why." Liu Fang'e couldn't fit even the smallest skirts I took the old sweater apart, and I plan to use these threads to hook a few thick cushions, so that adults and children can sit directly on the threshold or on the stones in the yard regardless of summer or winter.

The sister-in-law was next to her to help. The first time she took needles and threads, Liu Fang'e knew that she had never kneaded these things before. Taking advantage of this free time, she could only teach them bit by bit. Fortunately, Cao Qingyi was willing to learn.

It was a cold day, and as soon as the snow stopped outside, Bian Cunzhi and Bian Yuan took their baskets to the vegetable garden to pick some spinach and garlic sprouts.Every year, the big trucks from outside always receive the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and they come again on the third day of the new year. It is these two times that they ask for the most things.

"Mom, I want to go out to play." Bian Bo yelled.

Now everyone in the Bian family can have a thick cotton coat to keep warm.

Bian Bo wants to go out to play, but he insists on dragging Bian Chunhan or Bian Changji, he wants to play "skiing".The snow on the edge of the yard was trampled firmly, and they squatted on the ground as a child, asking their brothers to run ahead and slide on the ground.

"Let's go, let's go, the fourth brother is also with you, let's compete to see who can skate the fastest." Bian Hu was the first to respond.

Bian Chunhan has always been good-tempered and talkative, so he stood up immediately.

"Huzi, you should be more careful, don't catch snow, don't take off your gloves. Be careful when you play, don't break your fourth brother's hand again." Liu Fang'e confessed.

"Got it, got it." A few little ones responded in a mess.

"Sister-in-law, would you like to come out and watch us play? It's interesting." Bian Feng said.

Cao Qingyi shook his head hesitantly.

"My mother and I went out together to catch our breath. We sat on the threshold, took a breath, and looked at some skinny boys."

This year's Chinese New Year, God turned back on the day of the wedding in the remote area. These days, the rain and snow have not stopped, and adults and children are all bored in the house.

"You two also come out for a rest, don't spoil your eyes." Liu Fang'e greeted.

Bian Jun never leaves his books. When he has free time, he is either reciting English or reading mathematics materials.Bian Jun's nervousness obviously affected Bian Ming, and he took out the book from time to time to read for a while.

As soon as Bian Jun and Bian Ming came out, the younger ones cheered happily.

Everyone laughed and danced, and after a while, the snow in the small half of the yard was trampled firmly, and people had to be careful when walking on it.

"Okay, ready, but it's settled, we'll take you to that line over there, and then exchange, whichever team returns here first will be the champion." Bian Hu shouted loudly.

From Bian Jun to Bian Changji, the five older ones happened to have one younger one each.

"Got it, got it, fourth brother, let's start quickly." Bian Bo urged Bian Chunhan to squat down while holding Bian Chunhan's hand.

Bian Chunhan was originally with Bian Wu, but Bian Bo refused to call Bian Chang Ji La, so he wanted Bian Chunhan too.

"Brother Yao is not in a hurry, this time Brother Six will pull Brother Wu first, and Brother Six will just drag you around three times later, okay?"

Bian Bo was still hesitating, but Bian Wu was afraid that Bian Chunhan would suffer, so he immediately said that he had nothing to do with Bian Changji's group.

Laughter immediately rang out in the yard, and from time to time someone would make everyone laugh even more because they fell and gnawed on the snow. After only one time, everyone got tired of such a well-behaved game of winning and losing. There was a commotion.

"Okay, I told you that you didn't want to be with Seventh Brother just now, and watch Seventh Brother beat mountains and seas."

Bian Bo squatted on the ground with his knees in his arms, and asked Bian Changji, Bian Xiashi, and Bian Qiumao to push him hard from behind.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Bian Bo laughed and slid forward quickly, but the yard was uneven, so he accidentally fell upside down and rolled forward for a long way before stopping.

Bian Chunhan and Bian Jun chased behind for several steps but failed to catch up. In the end, they couldn't control their feet and slid forward for a long time. They both fell and squatted before stopping.

Bian Bo sat up from the ground with great difficulty, just in time to see his two elder brothers fall heavily in front of him, immediately forgot that his face was sore from being rubbed on the hard snow, and laughed again "haha".

"Brother, ah!"

When Bian Wu saw that Bian Chunhan was wrestling, he became anxious and fell to the ground on his buttocks just after running two steps.

The little ones were out of breath laughing, imitating the example, running two steps and sliding forward together, falling with a "bang bang" sound, as if they didn't feel any pain.

"Stinky boy, what a strange way to play, the meat on the emotional butt is white." Liu Fang'e said dumbfounded.

Cao Qingyi just smiled and watched the laughter in the yard.

Ice crystals are still hanging on the vegetables in the vegetable garden, only the cabbage covered with a layer of dead leaves and the radishes buried in the ground can be harvested.Bian Yuan and Bian Cunzhi only picked some food for their family and came back.

"Oh, oh, I can't do it anymore, let me rest for a while." Bian Ming limped to the door with his waist supported like an old lady, sat down on the threshold, covered his buttocks, and stood up , "Oh my god, no, no, my ass!"

Liu Fang'e was amused by the way he bared his teeth.

Bian Yuan put his things back together, walked over and said, "Xiao Yi, would you like to come over and play for a while, didn't you say you could dance last time, how do we dance on the dirt, let's try it on the snow today?"

Cao Qingyi was stunned, and stood up awkwardly.

Bian Yuan stretched out his hand and pulled the man over.As soon as the two of them stepped onto the more solid snow, they slipped suddenly, and they stopped to stand firmly.

Bian Chunhan booed and yelled together with his younger brothers.

Cao Qingyi was still twitching at first, but then he let go of it all of a sudden, let go of the remote hand, with both arms held, wearing old-fashioned mille-soled cotton shoes, tiptoeing on the snow, a series of dazzling The dance steps floated from one end of the yard to the other without slipping at all.

Bian Yuan took the lead, and the stunned big guys applauded together.

Cao Qingyi paused for a moment, then jumped back lightly, took the youngest Bian Bo and led him to jump around. Bian Bo stumbled and followed half-run and half-slip, but he was so excited when he came back.

Bian Xiashi and Bian Qiumao immediately shouted and wanted to jump.

"Hey, hey, let the elder brother dance with the elder sister first." Bian Jun said as he hugged the two younger ones.

"That's right, that's right, big brother jump, big brother jump!"

Now it was Bian Yuan's turn to be embarrassed again, he was pulled by his sister-in-law with a smile, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, and they slipped when he moved, Cao Qingyi couldn't even jump when he was dragged.

Cao Qingyi paused for a moment, changed his posture, put one arm around Bian Yuan's armpit, and held his other hand with the other, the two danced smoothly for a while.

"It's my time, it's my time, my sister-in-law will take me to dance." Bian Xiashi shouted immediately.

"Stinky boy, ask your sister-in-law to rest for a while." Bian Yuan said somewhat getting up.

"It doesn't matter." Cao Qingyi turned around and led away Bian Wu who had been standing quietly beside Bian Chunhan, "Come one by one, from young to old, and make sure everyone dances once."

Bian Wu first glanced at Bian Chunhan in a panic, saw Bian Chunhan clapping his hands with a smile on his face, and then turned his attention to his feet. At the beginning, he was also in a hurry like Bian Yuan, and after a few steps, he looked good. Cooperate with Cao Qingyi.

Although there was no music, the increasingly smooth dance steps of the two brought enjoyment that the Bian family had never experienced before.

In the end, Cao Qingyi ended up turning around in front of Bian Wu.

"I didn't expect that besides having a good memory, Bian Wu could learn to dance better than others." Bian Cunzhi sighed.

"My child is the most powerful!" Bian Chunhan said proudly, holding his shoulders.

Bian Wu pursed his lips and looked at Bian Chunhan with sparkling eyes, "Brother, I'll learn it after watching it a few more times, so I will dance with my brother."

"It's my turn, it's my turn!" Bian Xiashi shouted and jumped.

Seeing Cao Qingyi's rare smile from Bian Yuan, he moved and didn't try to stop the smaller ones.

From Bianfeng to the top, no matter how itchy they are, everyone just sticks their heads out to watch. After all, they are older and know some truths.

It wasn't until the sky began to snow again that everyone entered the house under Liu Fang'e's yelling.

There was a sudden "Ouch Ouch" in the room.

Bian Bo pulled down the cotton trousers with the long johns inside without being shy at all, and pouted his buttocks for Liu Fang'e to look at.

Cao Qingyi turned his body sideways, hiding his eyes behind Bian Yuan.

"Well, what's so interesting about being pricked by yourself, hurry up and pull up your pants, and watch your sister-in-law laugh at you."

Only then did Bian Bo come to his senses, and hid behind Liu Fang'e covering his buttocks.

Bian Hu made a shameful gesture towards him, causing Bian Bo to rush towards him with his pants half hanging.

Bian Chunhan looked at Bian Bo Wuqing half of his buttocks before he wanted to come over, "Wu'er, come on, brother, look at your buttocks, is it heavy?"

Bian Wu repeatedly shook his head.

"My dear boy, tell my brother to take a look..."

The life of the family at home always passes very quickly. After the new year, Chun Han went to school and found that there were a few fewer students in the sixth grade, and now there are only nine students left in total.

When Bian Jun was in school, the two junior high schools in the town were still recruiting one or two students from schools in mountain villages like Lulin Elementary School. Accept a few, several elementary schools may not pass the exam.

Bian Chunhan went home and made a joke about his classmates whose age was only in single digits.

Bian Yuan's face became gloomy.

Among the students who left, two were from better-off families in Lulin Village and had relatives in the town. They did not drop out of school, but managed to transfer to the primary school in the town.Bian Yuan has already discussed this matter with Bian Cunzhi, and the sixth child is not as clever as the first two brothers. It is estimated that the possibility of going to the town's junior high school is unlikely. If he can go to the town to go to the elementary school, he said that he only needs to pass the exam. Everyone wants it in junior high school, as long as Bian Chunhan has set this precedent, what about the other five besides Bian Wu?

"What you learn from you is that I and your elder brother and second brother worked hard to provide for you. I don't think about anything else. You all rely on your own ability to pass the exam. It is impossible for our family to have any crooked methods. " Bian Cunzhi said solemnly.

Bian Chunhan responded inexplicably.

Bian Wu has somehow caught some information: It seems that someone has resorted to a "crooked method".

Carrying bags, moving bricks, robbing others... As long as it is a job that can earn money, Bian Cunzhi, Bian Yuan and his son both rush to do it; However, the three younger brothers fell ill, and the old four-sided tiger dropped out of school and worked as the cheapest factory worker outside, doing monotonous work throughout the year, saying that he only paid half of it. At home, who knows how many he left... In this way, it will be enough to feed this large group of younger brothers who are studying.In addition to Bian Yuan and Bian Hao who had cut two new clothes in the two years since she was born, Liu Fang'e hadn't made a new set of clothes for herself for many years.

Looking at Bian Chunhan who was honestly holding a book and muttering in a low voice under the dim light, Bian Wu's throat tightened in pain, and he only hated how he grew up in a day and could help his brother.

Anyway, life goes on.

Two days before the primary school graduation exam at the end of June, the principal of Lulin Primary School went to the town to hold a meeting and brought a message: for this graduation exam, all primary schools will go to the central primary school in the town to take the exam together. Chinese will be tested in the morning and mathematics will be tested in the afternoon. , have to eat lunch at Central Primary School, so they have to pay an examination fee and a lunch fee, a total of four yuan.

For the four dollars, two of the only nine remaining students in Lulin Village collected their things and went home.