Ruifu had built a new house, and now he would have a place to marry a wife. He went to find a matchmaker with confidence.

Although she is said to be a matchmaker, she does not specialize in this profession. She just likes to work as a matchmaker and pull fibers. As time goes by, the village also recognizes her.

Lao Shi's family built two houses one after another, which were quite conspicuous in the village. Cheng Liyun naturally heard about it too. Today, when Ruifu came to visit, she knew what Ruifu was here for.

Cheng Liyun: "Oh, Ruifu is here. I heard that your new house has been built."

"Aunt Cheng." Ruifu said proudly, "It's built. Now I'm going to trouble Auntie again. If you meet a suitable girl, please let me know."

Cheng Liyun responded happily: "Hey, as long as you plant the sycamore tree, we are not afraid of not being able to attract the golden phoenix. Don't worry, as long as aunt knows who has a suitable girl, she will definitely introduce it to you."

Hearing the tone of the matchmaker, which was completely different from the original one, Ruifu said happily: "Then I will thank you first. If the matter is settled, I will definitely not treat you badly."

Being a matchmaker is not for nothing. Every time they become a couple, there will be a thank you gift. Cheng Liyun did not be polite to Ruifu and directly smiled and said: "Hey, I'll be waiting for you then."

Ruifu achieved his goal and said goodbye to Cheng Liyun, "Okay, Aunt, you are busy first, I have to take a step first."

After Ruifu finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Cheng Liyun stopped him again, "Ruifu, I remember your second brother once told me that your fourth son wanted to find a wife in his hometown. Ruicheng told me about this.

It has been a long time, but there is still no suitable one. I went back to my parents' house a few days ago and heard that there is a widow who is about the same age as the fourth child in your family. I don't know if the fourth child has been found. If not, I can't ask Ruimin to come back.

Come, let the two of you meet."

"Where can I find it? I came back late last year and talked about this. I will go back and write to him right away. If he is willing, I will ask him to come back quickly." Ruifu was very curious, and he hurriedly asked: "What?

What kind of widow is she? Is she handsome?"

After being a bachelor for a long time, Cheng Liyun heard the woman's eyes light up and asked with a teasing smile, "Why, Ruifu, aren't you looking for an older girl? The little widow doesn't mind either?"

Ruifu was very thick-skinned, "Aunt, tell me about the little widow's situation first and I'll listen. If it's suitable, I can meet you first."

"Okay, I'll tell you first." Cheng Liyun thought back for a moment and said: "I am thirty this year, and my age matches your brothers. The man died of illness and left three children behind.

My son is ten years old, my second son is seven years old, and the youngest is a girl, she is five years old this year.”

When Ruifu heard that the little widow had three children, he immediately dismissed them in his heart. It was okay to find a widow, but it was not okay to raise children for other people, let alone three at once. Ruifu interrupted Cheng Liyun, "Aunt,

I understand, I will disappear, and I will write a letter to the fourth child when I get back."

This is because I dislike others. Cheng Liyun smiled and said, "Nazhong, when you receive the letter, come over and tell me and I will arrange the time."

It is said that people are in high spirits during happy events. Ruifu hummed a little tune all the way. When he got home, he found a piece of waste paper and wrote down the general situation he heard from Cheng Liyun on the paper. He mailed it to the post office when he passed by the post office in the city.

Got out.

Ruimin received the letter and saw that it was from his hometown. He thought that his hometown was here to ask for money again. He threw the letter aside without even bothering to open it. When he got off work in the evening, he lay on the bed and had nothing to do.

Then he took the letter into his hand and slowly tore it open. It didn't matter. He immediately jumped up with excitement. He regretted that he hadn't read it during the day. If he had, he would have sat down right now.

The train back to my hometown is on.

Ruimin didn't take the fact that the other party had three children into his mind at all. What he focused on was that the other party was a woman of the same age as him. As long as she was a woman, nothing else mattered.

Ruimin was so excited that he couldn't sleep well all night. He got up at dawn and finally waited until the leader went to work. He hurriedly asked for leave, bought a ticket and rushed back.

After getting on the train, Ruimin gradually calmed down. At this time, he had more to think about. The other party has three children, which is really a lot. The salary I earn is not high. I have to support a family of five.

It’s difficult. Besides, all the money I earn is spent on other people’s children. When I have children, my children will not have to suffer.

Ruimin shook his head, "That won't work. I have to talk to the matchmaker. It's fine to take care of the children, but I can only bring one at most."

Ruifu's letter was sent out. He originally thought that Ruimin would write him a reply first, but he didn't expect that he would come back so soon. When he came home after a day's work, Ruimin was already squatting in the yard drinking soup with a bowl in his hands.

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Ruicheng's family moved away, and they didn't take away a grain of the Ruifu brothers' rations. Ruicheng also said that the children were young and busy in the fields, so they would no longer touch the spoon in the same pot, and everyone should eat what they had.

The current situation is that their family is divided into three stoves, one each for Ruicheng and Ruifu. Ruisheng and Ruiquan still live in the same courtyard, so they use one stove. At first, Ruiquan learned how to cook, and when Ruifu waited

Now that Quan has learned how to cook, everything on the stove has become Rui Quan’s responsibility.

It was easy for Rui Quan to cook. He drank soup in the morning, soup in the evening, and stewed a big pot of food at noon. Although he didn’t eat well, he was full. He was really greedy, so he went to Ruicheng’s house to eat by the way.

A good meal.

Today, as usual, Rui Quan cooked a pot of stick dough for dinner. As soon as he put it into the bowl, he heard the door ring.

"Fifth brother, you came back just in time." Rui Quan looked up casually and was surprised to find that it was not the fifth brother but the fourth brother who entered the door.

At first Rui Quan thought he had seen it wrong, but when he took a closer look, he was sure that it was Ruimin who came in. Rui Quan was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly threw the spoon back into the pot to greet Ruimin, "Fourth brother, why are you back?

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"I have something to do when I come back." Ruimin put the canvas luggage bag on the square table, raised his head and looked around the yard. He only saw that Rui Quan didn't see anyone else. He asked, "Where is our third brother?"

It was dusk now, and there was only a trace of afterglow left in the sky. Ruimin's eyesight was not good, so he did not notice the changes in the yard at all.

"Third brother hasn't come back yet." He hadn't seen his fourth brother for a long time. Rui Quan was very close to Ruimin. He came over and asked, "Fourth brother, what are you doing when you come back?"

"Nothing." Ruimin said with embarrassment before he even said the word "horoscope". He walked to the pot and looked into the pot, "What kind of soup are you cooking?"

Rui Quan: "Bangzi noodles."

When Ruimin returned home in previous years, he would at least see He Xiaoxia busy at the stove. Today, from the time he entered the hospital, Rui Quan was the only one there. He asked in confusion: "Where are the second brother and the second sister-in-law? How are they at home today?"

Why is it so quiet?"

Rui Quan put another bowl on the table, picked up a spoon and served Ruimin a bowl of soup, "The second brother and the third brother both built houses and moved out. Now the fifth brother and I live in the old house.

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"Did they build a house? Where did the house go?" Ruimin widened his eyes and searched around the yard, only to find that the original kitchen was gone and there was an extra wall.

Rui Quan explained: "The third brother can build a house over there, and the second brother's house can be built further away, on the open space west of Jiashi."

Ruimin knew that the land in Jiaxi was not big in area, but it was very alkaline. It was a third-level land divided by the village, and nothing was harvested from it. Later, Shi Youtian found that the harvest was indeed not enough for the seed money, so he did not use that land.

It was a waste of effort, and the land became idle. Later, Shi Youtian went to the village committee to apply for the land to become a homestead.

Ruimin muttered in his heart: Don’t you have enough money to build a house? Why do you still care about me asking for money? Fortunately, I have too much thought and didn’t send it to you.

Yang Xiuxin was widowed at a young age. After her head of the family died, her mother-in-law divided the family. Seeing how pitiful their orphans and widowers were, during the separation, her parents-in-law acted fairly.

A better main room and a side room were all allocated to them.

At first, Yang Xiuxiu thought that she could raise her three children under the care of her in-laws and relatives, but the reality was that her parents-in-law and two eldest uncles were all looking after her own family, and no one could help her, especially

It's three summers and three autumns, and my own family is too busy with all the work. Who has time to help her?

When Yang Xinxiu's husband left, the children were all young. The eldest son was only eight years old, not to mention the two younger ones. They couldn't help in any way. She was the only woman to cultivate the land for the five people. It was really

She was tired and anxious. She looked at the pesticide behind the door and wanted to drink it down in one gulp. Once, she even grabbed the bottle of pesticide in her hand. If her little daughter hadn't called her "Mother", there would probably be dirt on her grave.

The grass has grown almost as tall as the owner's.

Later, the roof began to leak. The house was so high that she couldn't climb it alone. Even if she climbed up, she didn't know how to repair it. After a heavy rain, the leaking area finally turned into a big one.

The hole is now healed. It rains and leaks, the sky is clear and the sun shines. When you encounter a beautiful moon, you don't even need to light a lamp.

Yang Xiuxiu thought that the roof could not be repaired, otherwise it would not be able to withstand the cold in winter. She went to find her parents-in-law first. Unexpectedly, she had just finished explaining her purpose. They were more embarrassed than she was, but it sounded like they were in trouble.

Li, her mother-in-law said this: "From the third family, what's the use of coming to us to repair the roof? Look at me and your father, we have old arms and legs, who can climb up to the roof?"

What?"

The old lady's words silenced Yang Xinxiu, but what the old man said did make sense. Someone asked, can't you just find someone yourself and spend two dollars? If you are guilty, go find someone else. In fact, this

People in that era did not yet have the idea of ​​paying people to do work. Work such as building a house was done by relatives and friends.
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