Xiaoxue hurriedly pulled Gu Mingtang away, and said as she walked, "Don't be the same as my mother. She just called me ugly and short like a big pumpkin, saying that I deserved it for not being able to find a partner, but she didn't want to think about it. If I follow her appearance, isn’t that the same as scolding myself?”
Gu Mingtang chuckled, and then asked, "Aren't you sad that your mother scolded you like that?"
"I'm ugly and not tall. Why should I be sad? It doesn't matter."
Gu Mingtang tilted his head and glanced several times. He had little contact with her. He didn't expect that the eldest aunt's family would be so open-minded.
After walking for a few minutes, the three people arrived at Lao Liu's house.
Southerners like to live in groups and all have the same surname. For example, in Zhaojia Village, most people in the village have the surname Zhao.
The surnames in the northern rural areas are very mixed, and the same is true for the Lingxi Brigade.
Liu Erzhu is a well-known lazy second-rate son in the village. He has only a widowed mother and three mud houses in his family. However, he married Ye Lan, a female educated youth from the city, a few years ago and gave birth to a girl who seems to be three years old.
When entering the house, Widow Liu smiled broadly, "This time my second pillar went to the patrol team. Actually, I also wanted to cook, but my daughter-in-law was not only pregnant, but she also accidentally twisted her foot a few days ago. , I still have to look after the children, so I won’t go. Tell the captain that I’m not lazy.”
Ye Lan should be living behind the curtain of the back room, but there was no sound at this time. Out of instinct, Gu Mingtang smiled and said, "Then let me see how Sister Ye Lan is doing."
Before Widow Liu could say anything, Gu Mingtang opened the door curtain.
The light inside was dim, and because the room was cold, there was no smell. She saw a thin-faced woman lying on the kang, her hair spread on the pillow.
Gu Mingtang and Ye Lan were not familiar with each other and had almost never spoken to each other.
The Lingxi brigade had this arrangement when it came to educated youth. A villager married a female educated youth, and two village girls married male educated youths. One of them was Gu Mingtang and the other was Xu Ying. The girl was lucky and was taken by her husband. Went to town.
As for Ye Lan, she has a gloomy temperament and doesn't talk to the villagers. Everyone dislikes her. However, in the few scenes of her original appearance, Ye Lanke, who came to the Lingxi Brigade in a carriage with a group of educated youths, is not the same as now. Same.
Ye Lan was very beautiful at that time, with two big braids, a round face, two small dimples when she smiled, and she spoke softly and softly.
Now that he's here, Gu Mingtang has to ask, "Sister Ye Lan, how are you? Are your legs feeling better?"
Ye Lan closed her eyes and knew that this was Lu Liangzhou's wife Gu Mingtang, a woman as disgusting as Liu Erzhu. She turned her head and ignored her.
Her legs were broken by Liu Erzhu. After he learned that the college entrance examination was resumed, he put aside his harsh words and wanted to leave the Lingxi Brigade, enter the university, and return to the city. He never thought about it in this life.
If she had this idea, he would go to the city and kill her family.
Ye Lan was filled with regret. If she could turn back time, the eighteen-year-old Ye Lan would never go to the toilet alone that late at night.
She would never endure the humiliation and marry an enemy under the slogan of "rooting in the countryside for a lifetime" under the persuasion of those female educated youths in Han Yanan.
After getting married, Liu Erzhu changed into a different person. He beat and kicked her every day and threatened to kill her whole family. Widow Liu even fanned the flames. She was frightened and did not dare to talk to anyone.
She didn't dare to talk about this Gu Mingtang.
Because they are all in the same group.
Ye Lan closed her eyes in despair.
She also has a daughter who doesn’t even dare to commit suicide.
Widow Liu said angrily, "Tangtang, my daughter-in-law hasn't changed her bad habits yet. She even looks down on us rural people. Don't bring trouble on yourselves. Just go about your business."
After Gu Mingtang left, Widow Liu came into the house, slapped Ye Lan on the face, and cursed fiercely, "You stinky bitch, if you want to get into college or go back to the city, don't even think about it in the next life." , Bah, give up on this idea as soon as possible!"
Ye Lan seemed to be dead, motionless.
On the way, I heard Mrs. Jiang say, "It's strange for Ye Lan. You said how happy her family is to see her, but she is crying and shouting that she will not leave the Liu family or the countryside, so let They just pretended that they had never given birth to a daughter like her, and drove away her biological parents."
Oh, do you love the Lingxi Brigade so much?
Gu Mingtang frowned, not quite understanding.
Next is the last family, Ma Dafeng's family.
At this time, the lazy guy in the captain's mouth was beating his wife.
Along the way, Gu Mingtang got to know more than 200 families.
Only five households live in half-brick and half-mud houses, and most of the rest are mud houses with wheat straw roofs. Large and small thatched houses are the mainstream in Lingxi Brigade.
Therefore, 99% of families are struggling on the poverty line.
The best days are when the family has enough food to eat and the clothes are warm enough. Many girls and wives don’t even have a pair of socks.
Just go barefoot and wear cotton shoes.
Some even don't have any underwear.
Also, most men love to beat their wives.
Some people are so lazy that they can pick up leaves and branches from the mountains to make fires, but they just keep burning day after day. As a result, a snowstorm comes and they are shivering in the house.
This kind of person is really freezing to death and doesn't deserve sympathy.
Ma Dafeng's house, which the patrol team didn't even join, was in a mess. When he entered the house, he saw Ma Dafeng holding his wife down and slapping her left and right, while the eldest daughter was trying to pull away.
Sister-in-law Jiang and Xiaoxue were so frightened that Gu Mingtang rushed forward, pulled them away, and threw them to the kang.
After taking a look at Dafeng's wife's face, Gu Mingtang endured it and asked, "If your family doesn't have someone to patrol, then someone will have to cook."
Ma Dafeng looked at Gu Mingtang. He didn't dare to provoke her. The reputation of a shrew also has its benefits. He said, "I feel bad. My whole body hurts. Why should I go on patrol? Let that lazy bitch do the work."
Gu Mingtang clenched his hands. Damn it, you feel uncomfortable and you beat your wife?
Dafeng's daughter-in-law was dumbfounded, Zhao Di hurriedly gave her the scarf.
Gu Mingtang didn't want to stay any longer for fear of being beaten.
The group of people turned around and left, opening the door. They heard Ma Dafeng behind him spitting sweet things, "&*%￥,￥%@&, a bunch of losers came here early in the morning, how unlucky..."
The good-tempered Sister-in-law Jiang turned pale.
Gu Mingtang stopped. This man is lazy but has a very diligent mouth.
Turning around and entering the house again, I saw three girls carefully cleaning the messy house. It was very cold in the house, and even when I talked, I could feel the air conditioning.
"Who did you call a loser just now?"
Ma Dafeng blurted out, "I will scold whoever answers."
