Little husband's market life

Longjing Village.

The mountains stand behind the village, and the river flows in front of the village. It is a good place with mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery.

In the quiet afternoon, a peasant woman who looked to be in her thirties, covered her head with a blue cloth top scarf, and wore a pair of skirts of the same color, led a little Douding who was half a person tall into the gate of Sheng's house.

Also in Longjing Village, from the outside, the Sheng family should be regarded as an upper-middle class family in the village. The village is generally scattered and orderly with thatched huts and adobe houses, but the Sheng family is a compound built of earth, wood, and bricks.

The fence in front of other people's houses can see through the farmyard at a glance, but the high gate and high wall in front of Sheng's house can't be lifted by jumping. They are not big families and cannot have the thought and strength to guard against thieves.

"You just sit here. Auntie goes in and talks to the head of the house." The peasant woman pointed to the small bamboo stool next to the threshold, and without waiting for Xiao Douding to sit down, she stepped into the house with her legs high.

Xiao Douding is eight years old. He wears a cross-neck blouse on his upper body and coarse cloth pants that can’t even cover his ankles. He is dusty and dirty like a little beggar. His little shoesless feet are rubbing on the loess. After a while, he finally didn't dare to go over and sit down. He stood there like a thin child, timidly looking at the house with a pair of eyes.

Look carefully at this little Douding, although immature, but his eyebrows are extremely delicate, thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, black pupils are very pure, straight nose, small and delicate nose, full and delicate lips are a little dry due to lack of water, there is a small gap at the corner of the mouth, Although he is embarrassed, he does not hide his handsomeness.

"Ask yourself, is it justifiable for you to say this? Ah? Sheng Yao is not your own. I don't ask you to treat him like a relative. If you pick up a cat or a dog at random, you will prevaricate his marriage. You are not afraid of the whole Jiangzhou Poke a hole in my spine, Sheng Shaoyuan!"

The fury in this voice was transmitted to Xiao Douding from the loud scolding, and his little body trembled in fright.

He couldn't help but think that just two hours ago, this aunt bought him with a bag of food and paihuazi. The aunt had a friendly smile on her face. Of course he was willing, because there were seven or eight children in their party, and because of the rush conditions Difficulty, a baby girl died, not only the Huazi were afraid, but he himself was also afraid.

He was afraid that he would be thrown into a mass grave like that little girl, lying there alone without a straw mat on his body.

So Xiaodouding hangs his heart, holds his breath, and wants to listen carefully to the conversations of the people in the room.

There was a brief silence in the house...

The peasant woman bowed her head because of the yelling, but the step-son's marriage could not be postponed. In the Daqing Dynasty, there was no example of the eldest son getting engaged before the second son got married. She still gritted her teeth and tried to persuade the other party against her husband's furious gaze.

She still spoke in a soft voice, "The Dong Family Embroidery Factory originally wanted to marry my embroidery worker because they fell in love with my embroidery worker. They are willing to marry their daughter at a low price. How can I ignore my Yan'er for such a good marriage? "

The peasant woman's original surname is Fang, and her first name is He, which is the continuation of Sheng Shaoyuan.The Yan'er she was talking about was named Sheng Yan, and this was her and Sheng Shaoyuan's child.

Dong Xiuzhuang admired Fang He's embroidery work very much, and the embroidery factory gave Fang He the styles. The finished products embroidered by Fang He were almost the same as the drawings. Because of this embroidery factory, Mr. Dong became one of the richest businessmen in the town. Bigger, more sons, more daughters and brothers, even the emperor's daughter can't escape the fate of quelling the war with relatives, so daughters born to merchants can naturally be used for commercial marriages.

Mr. Dong is also afraid that Fang He, who is an excellent embroidery worker, will be poached, so he intends to marry Fang He.

There was a custom in the Daqing Dynasty that the eldest son was unmarried, and the second son had to be respected by the elder, so marriage was not allowed.Of course, except for those who don't want fame, Fang He's son is the most famous person in the world. He is a scholar and will embark on an official career in the future.

His wife was as gentle as ever, and Sheng Shaoyuan also lowered his voice, speaking softly, "Then you can't just pick someone up and give it to the boss, and say it, the boss matches a beggar, and the second child matches a daughter, isn't that plausible?"

Seeing that her husband was not as angry as before, Fang He also breathed a sigh of relief.In fact, this matter was also an idea given to her by her sister-in-law. They said that from her point of view, it was only natural that she favored her own son.

"It's just an excuse to let the Dong family know that our eldest is already married. In a few days, let's go to the Dong family to propose marriage. When Yan'er's marriage is settled, there will be three or four years before the marriage. If the boss doesn't like this child , let’s talk about it again...Although I am a stepmother, you who are in charge of the family think about it, how have I ever treated the boss badly?"

After asking, her tone was a little choked up, she rarely asked this question, but it was worthwhile for her to ask.

Sheng Shaoyuan was also dumbfounded, "Whenever I say that you have treated the boss badly, I will cry when I say a few words about you."

Fang He lowered his head and covered his face to wipe away his tears.

"Shouldn't I say it? Are you not in a hurry to do this? If it really spreads, the outside world might say something about you as a stepmother."

As soon as Fang He heard this, he knew that her husband had softened his heart, otherwise he couldn't worry about what the outside world said about him.

"Let's just say it! I don't believe that there is no one who is reasonable. Yan'er grew up with the boss, and he respected his elders since he was a child. Talk to the boss about this matter. I don't ask him to forgive me, a mother." , I just ask him to fulfill Yan'er and his own brother."

Sheng Shaoyuan followed his wife's words and thought for a while, "The second child is like you, honest and honest, courteous to the boss, after all, he is also the brother of the boss, can he be perfect?"

In his opinion, Sheng Yao and Sheng Yan are all his own sons, and his wife gave up her reputation to plan for her own son, and it's not like she doesn't care about the boss.

So Sheng Shaoyuan stopped entangled with his wife and began to think about his eldest son's marriage.

"The boss's marriage, we must not just ignore it like this, he is considered married, and it is not easy for a matchmaker to come to the door..."

Fang He quickly answered, "I understand, without him saying anything, once Yan'er's marriage is settled, I'll start to talk to the boss and find him a girl from a good family."

She was in a hurry to bring Xiao Douding back, but she also thought about it, her stepson has been big-minded since he was a child, and the two of them are not close, so he will not accept the relative she proposes, instead of finding someone of the same age in the same village, In the future, the stepson will get into a fight and withdraw from the marriage. The two families will not look good, so it is better to find a little beggar who is easy to deal with.

girl……

The skinny Douding outside the house pursed his lips. He was still disgusted, because when he was born, he had a red mole under his navel. He was a twin, a younger brother.

For the person they called 'Sheng Yao', his first impression of him was that the other party was also a child without a mother, just like him without a mother, so no one would plan for them anymore, and they sympathized with each other .

But Sheng Yao has a better life than himself. He has a father, and this stepmother is also good. After all, if his mother is still alive, he will definitely put himself first.

Therefore, the aunt who made plans for her own son must also be very kind to her stepson.

Fang He and Sheng Shaoyuan discussed again, and then walked out. Seeing Xiao Douding standing there pitifully, looking at the ground with his head down, his slightly raised shoulders showed his helplessness and nervousness. Xiaodouding smiled.

"Are you hungry?"

Xiao Douding swallowed dryly and nodded slightly. He was too honest to lie or not to respond.

Fang He didn't want to beat Hanako, and he didn't know how to hit him. He just said, "Let's go, Auntie will get you some pancakes."

Little Douding stepped on the yellow earth with his feet, obediently following others.

Beyond the eaves, the earth was scorched by the scorching sun, but the soil in the Sheng family's yard was finer than the outside, and it was not sticky. He wondered if he would live in this yard in the future?You don't have to worry about being sold by Pai Huazi to become a maid, and you don't have to be afraid of following Pai Huazi's illness without a doctor and dying on the way.

Fang He entered the kitchen. There was a dustpan next to the chopping board, which was covered with a thin layer of white cotton gauze to prevent mosquitoes. She lifted the cotton gauze, and handed a yellowed bread to the little man.

"Eat, go sit by the door and eat."

Xiao Douding came out of the kitchen with a pancake that was about the size of his small face, and sat on the steps under the eaves, gnawing on the pancake.

Seeing that he has been very good all the way up to now, Fang He didn't close the kitchen door, and went back to the house past Xiao Douding. She wanted to find some clothes that the children no longer wore, and she had to dress up the little man before Sheng Yao came back. clean.

Sheng Yao [-]th and Sheng Yan [-]th are both studying at the school in the town. The school has a ten-day vacation, and they take a bath once every ten days. Usually, they will go home tomorrow.In another two months, there will be a clothing leave, in July, and then in September, and the clothing leave will last for a full month.

But tomorrow's ten-day holiday, the two boys can only stay at home for two days.

Fang He had two pieces of clothes on his arms, and as soon as he left the room, he ran into his sister-in-law who had returned from the farm.

"You brought the baby back at the door? Are you eating pancakes there..."

"Sister-in-law, you are so quick. I just mentioned it a while ago. You will bring back a child bride today..."

Fang He patted the clothes in his hands, had to stop, and talked to the two to remind them, so that they don't talk about the door without knowing the door.

As soon as she was delayed, the children who came back with her two sisters-in-law surrounded Xiao Douding.Among this group of children, Fang He's ten-year-old daughter Sheng Xue is the oldest, and the youngest is only three or four years old.

A boy with a slightly round figure pointed at Xiao Douding, "Why are you at my house? Are you eating my cake?"

Little Douding had food in his mouth, puffed up his cheeks and didn't dare to chew any more. He nodded obediently to this little boy who was shorter than himself but chubby.

Fat Dundun saw him nodding, and immediately shouted at the top of his voice, "Mother! Mother! Someone stole pancakes!"

Sheng Xue patted his cousin on the back of the head, "Don't shout, my mother brought it for him."

Fat Dundun let out an 'ah' and stopped calling his mother.

The children all believed in Shengxue, but they were young and didn't think about how the second cousin had been playing with them in the field all the time, so how could she know about the family affairs?

The boys and girls of the Sheng family are ranked separately, and there is an older sister in front of Sheng Xue, that is, Sheng Yao has a sister of the same mother and father, named Sheng Ying, who is already married.So Shengxue ranked second, she was the second cousin.

"Oh." Fat Dundun repeated the same question, "Why are you at my house? Why did my uncle give you pancakes?"

Xiao Douding's hand holding the bread was hanging on his lap, his big eyes were staring wide because of nervousness, the little man remembered what his mother said since he was a child, 'stealing' is not a good behavior.

"No...it wasn't stolen, it wasn't stolen." He explained slowly.

Plump Dundun didn't care about the answer anymore. This strange kid seemed timid and non-aggressive, so he went straight to take back his own pancakes.

Xiao Douding was wronged in an instant, he was too young, he only thought that the behavior of Pang Dundun identified him as a thief, but he was not, the bread was handed to him by his kind aunt.

As soon as Sheng Yao entered the gate, he saw a group of children gathered around the door of the kitchen. He was fourteen years old and didn't like to play with children very much. He just glanced casually at first, but the black and thin child sitting on the steps , there are tears in the big eyes, the small mouth is flattened, and the corners of the mouth are twitching downwards, it is really pitiful.

Sheng Yao walked over.