After dressing as a widow

Sister Lin followed Brother Lin back to the house.

The Lin family has a total of two houses. On the one side lived Father Lin, Father Lin and Lin Zhen and Xiaoyao Lin, and on the other side lived the elder brother Lin, who had already married, and the second brother Lin lived in half alone. Between the two families was a wall of mud and straw. wall.

The half where Big Brother Lin lived was separated by a yellow linen cloth for Lin Zhuzi to live in.

Therefore, the place that really belongs to the couple is very narrow, with a bed and a cabinet, and it is difficult to turn around.

Brother Lin took off his shoes and lay on the bed, with a very calm expression on his face, he said to Sister Lin, "Go to sleep."

What are you going to sleep with? It's just that I'm afraid of disturbing the second elder brother Lin's family, who are far apart, and want her to speak clearly in my ear.

Sister Lin lifted the quilt and lay down on the bed with dumb eyes, feeling the body temperature of the people around her.

Her real name is Su Xiaomei, and she is a girl from a village far, far away from Liyu Village, farther than Wayao Village.

Because it was too far and the road was too steep, even the grain collectors in the town were reluctant to go, as if there was no village without them.

But the absence of grain collectors does not mean that their life will be easier. Their village is built deep in the mountains, full of dense forests and hillsides, and the reclaimed land cannot grow much food. Every family can only hunt for a living.

But compared to the unfathomable dense forest, the people in the village are so small that almost every year some people are devoured by ferocious beasts.

Sister-in-law Lin has been told by her mother since she was born that she must marry outside.

In that year, Mrs. Lin, someone came from a village that hadn't been visited for several years. Her mother told her excitedly that someone wanted to marry a girl in their village, and she was looking at the village head's house to find out which one was suitable.

This kind of thing happened once when Mrs. Lin was young. The person who came picked happened to be the elder sister of the neighbor next to her. The elder sister jumped up for joy and left with the family with a small burden. She never came back when she got married.

Her mother said that her sister was lucky, she would not have to be trapped in the mountains anymore, she must have a good life, maybe she could eat sorghum rice.

Facing the elated mother-in-law, Su Xiaomei, who is not Mrs. Lin, was not so happy.

Because their village is very hidden and remote, and there are only a few of the same villages that can communicate with each other and intermarry. fancy.

Why was the sister of the neighbor's family favored?

It's not because the neighbor's sister is particularly good-looking, and she is also at the best age.

But Su Xiaomei's mother refused to let go of such a good opportunity, and took Su Xiaomei to the village head's house.

Before I got there, I saw several women and girls who had the same thoughts as her surrounded the village head's house, waiting anxiously for those outsiders from the village head's house.

Soon, the door of the village head's house opened, and the village head with a walking stick led three people out.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a skinny face. He walked and said to the brother and the boy behind him: "According to what we said, you can meet each other in the village. If you like any girl or brother, you can ask them." I asked if they had that kind of intention, and both of them thought it was good, and if they gave them two taels of silver, they would be able to lead them away."

Father Lin and 23-year-old Brother Lin stood behind the matchmaker and nodded silently.

The Lin family's family is not well off. Four children and two adults only have a few acres of paddy fields and land. Every spring, they will be hungry.

So much so that Brother Lin is 23, and everyone in the village who is about the same age has children, and his marriage is still not settled. Father Lin was so anxious that he took out all the bottoms that the family had saved so hard, and asked Father Lin to take Brother Lin with him. Brother Lin went to the town to work as a coolie for more than a year before he managed to get the money to find this matchmaker.

Then he was taken by a matchmaker to this remote village that would never be discovered without someone leading the way.

Father Lin and Brother Lin didn't know this was the case at first. They thought that the matchmaker would introduce a girl or brother to them, but they didn't know that it would be such a disguised way of buying someone.

but……

When they came out of the village chief's house, they saw the pair of knowing eyes and the girl at the right age, and they were speechless.

If the normal process is followed, the money in the family is enough to marry a brother.

But here, you can marry a girl who is still healthy and at the right age.

The village head was obviously no stranger to this kind of scene. He looked at the women and girls gathered around the house, and tapped the ground with his crutches: "Since almost all the houses with girls have arrived, I won't run around too much." This is a matchmaker from outside. He took Uncle Lin and his son with him to make a marriage with someone in our village. He is here. You can see him for yourself. If you like him, you can follow him back in two days. go home."

Before he finished speaking, the women crowded around rushed up and pulled his daughter towards Father Lin and Brother Lin: "Uncle, come and see my daughter, she is fourteen this year, and she is at a good age to give birth." , take care of marrying back and hug two for three years!"

"My daughter is the one. She is 15 years old and looks pretty good. Her sister married and gave birth to twins. She can be like her sister!"

"Look at my house!"

"Look at my house too!"

The matchmaker who brought Father Lin and Brother Lin raised his eyebrows triumphantly: "I am well-known in these villages, and their daughters who marry the person I introduce will at least have a full stomach and will not go hungry. Fan, not like some heartless people who trick girls and brothers into dirty places."

He pulled Apa Lin and pointed to the girl closest to Apa Lin: "Look at this girl, she has a round face, strong hands and feet, she is a good hand at work!"

"Look at that one over there, hey, he looks really cute, and his smile is sweet."

Auntie Lin was dazzled by the sight. I don't know how many people outside think that his eldest son is old and his family is poor, so he has become a favorite here.

It doesn't matter if he looks at this or that.

Father Lin turned his head and asked Brother Lin: "The person who wants to spend the rest of his life with you, you can see for yourself."

The Lin family are all big and tall, they stand out from the crowd and can see the people around them clearly.

There was some blush on his dark face, but because the skin color was not obvious, he nodded slightly stiffly.

And Su Xiaomei in the crowd also saw the tall and burly Brother Lin. He looked different from the men in the village, with a strong body, slender hands and feet, and bright and beautiful eyes...

Thinking of the two getting together, the fear in Mrs. Lin's body eased a little, she slowly leaned against Brother Lin's neck, and said softly: "You heard something just now, I want to let you Brother Zhen took Zhuzi to the town and learned some skills from him."

Mrs. Lin said slowly: "You have also seen the pillars of our family. He is a good hand at work, but he can't sit still, and he doesn't have much cleverness. If he doesn't find a way to survive, his life will be difficult in the future."

"Brother Zhen is promising and generous. I can close my eyes until I die by following him."

Sister-in-law Lin didn't know why Brother Lin put other people who were younger and better-looking than her in the first place to choose her, so she kept holding back her breath.

She worked better than the average man. She gave birth to four children for Big Brother Lin, and she never had a moment to rest her feet and hands. It was all to prove that she was no worse than those people. Big Brother Lin's original choice was not wrong.

Brother Lin listened to his wife's voice in the darkness, and said, "Because Brother Zhen is a good-natured boy, let alone be able to deceive you."

"If we don't bother others, we won't bother others, and don't become his burden."

"Forget about the pillar, don't bring it up again in the future."

Mrs. Lin was in a hurry: "Even if you can't ask Zhuzi to work with Brother Zhen, he also said that Zhuzi seems to be very interested in carpentry, and he can be sent to the village head horse carpenter to learn the craft."

As a parent, he naturally cared about his children. Brother Lin also hoped that Lin Zhuzi could have the ability to eat, and he didn't have to be like him, who only planed for food and spent most of his life in poverty.

Sister-in-law Lin said that going to Carpenter Ma to learn crafts made him very tempted. Learning crafts is better than going to Malatang.

Heaven can starve farmers to death, but not craftsmen.

Anyone with eyes in the village can see Carpenter Ma's life, and there is nothing better than this.

Brother Lin was silent.

Mrs. Lin understood something from his silence. She said: "The head of the house, Brother Zhen never tells lies. He said that he has friendship with Carpenter Ma, and if he can let Zhuzi go there to learn the craft, then he must be sure."

"Let's ask Zhuzi tomorrow, and then brother Zhen, and we'll have an accurate answer if it's possible."

Aunt Lin touched Brother Lin's arm, knowing that he must be suffering right now.

And although the couple's words were spoken in a low voice, they were still heard by Second Brother Lin and Second Sister Lin who were only separated by a wall of mud and straw.

The second brother Lin and the second sister-in-law Lin also fell into the same silence.

Brother Lin and Sister-in-law Lin had three children. One of the two sons was one year younger than Lin Zhuzi; Sophora japonica.

Brother Lin's temperament is as boring as Zhao Xiu's, and the couple spend all day working with their heads bored. Fortunately, Dad Lin is not that kind of partiality, otherwise the life of the two couples would be hard.

But no matter how bored people are, when they think that children have their own plans, when they hear what Brother Lin and Sister Lin said, they immediately think of their son Shitou, who is one year younger than Lin Zhuzi.

Shishi's body was not as good as a pillar since he was a child, and he couldn't handle the pillars when doing crop work. On weekdays, he went to the fields to do lighter work.

Before, the couple were always worried about what to do in the future, fearing that he would not be able to find a wife and not be able to work.

Now a thought arises.

They also want to send the stone to Brother Zhen. If it doesn't work, they will learn carpentry from Carpenter Ma, just like Lin Zhuzi.

The quiet room was filled with breath, and Lin Er's wife quietly held Lin Er's hand.