"That kid Dayong, it's because we understand him that we can safely let your sister go on a blind date with him."
"Besides, we are all old acquaintances. Your second sister and Dayong know each other. Your second sister is very willing."
Zhang Yu nodded after hearing this. He understood all aspects of the two of them and could complement each other in many matters.
"When the second sister comes back, let's listen to what the second sister has to say. If we are successful, we can do it for them next year."
"It's done."
I happily promised to marry a girl, but I was still extremely reluctant to give up. After all, the piece of meat that fell from my body had grown vigorously for more than 20 years with watering and fertilizing. When it was time to take it out, I still felt very sad in my heart.
A little uncomfortable.
The third sister saw Zhang Ma's discomfort and said that the girl was a caring little cotton-padded jacket. The parents felt a little unsatisfied, and the daughter could feel it immediately.
"Mom, don't be sad. Sooner or later, the day will come when the second sister finds a husband. That's a good thing, but you can't lose face."
Zhang Ma patted the third girl’s hand to express that she understood.
"Juanzi, go help your brother, clean up the house, heat up your brother's kang, and let Xiaoyu have a rest first."
The third sister responded, stood up quickly, and walked to the small side room.
Zhang Yu quickly stood up and stopped the third sister.
"Mom, sister, just rest. I can do this myself, I will do it myself."
Zhang Yu took two steps, returned to his room, found a place to hang his coat and bag, and rolled up his cuffs.
I went out and brought a basin of water and spread it evenly on the ground and the kang. I took a broom and swept it from edge to edge. Not much dirt was swept out. It seemed that people were constantly disturbing me.
The third sister came in with a pile of wheat stalks and a match in her hand.
Use the fire hook on the back of the door to dig out the residue in the kang, pick up the wheat straw, fold it a few times, stuff it into the hole, light a match, poke around the edge of the straw, and it will light up a fire immediately.
I pounded it in a few times with a fire hook and stuffed some wheat straw into it, then blocked the hole, leaving a small opening.
Zhang Yu finished cleaning the kang, and Zhang Ma came in with a roll of bedding. Zhang Yu quickly took it and spread it three times, five times and two times.
Sitting on the bed and feeling the heat from the kang, this is much better than the briquette stoves in the city.
"Mom, don't talk about it. The wisdom of our ancestors is so powerful. In just a moment, the room became a lot warmer, especially this kang. This temperature is much better than the briquette stoves in the city."
When Zhang Yu said this, Zhang's mother felt very distressed. Why didn't there even be a kang in the big city of Sijiu?
"Xiaoyu, you really like sleeping on the kang. Next year, I will ask your brother and your father to go to the city with you and help you get a hot kang."
"No, no, no, no, I really don't need it. My house is not very big, so it would be inconvenient to install a fire pit that takes up a lot of space."
"One more thing, I just want to say something sad. Many of us live in a large courtyard with a fire pit. It is not safe and there is a risk of fire. Now in the city, they all use briquette stoves. I am alone.
You can get a lot, it’s not as cold as you think.”
By the way, when talking about the city, Zhang Yu thought that the cloth tickets in the bag had not yet been given to Zhang’s mother.
He quickly jumped off the hot bed, took out the cloth ticket from his satchel, and handed it to Zhang Ma.
"Mom, I originally wanted to make new clothes for my family, but I didn't know the size, so I didn't make them. I just took the cloth ticket back.
"It just so happens that the Chinese New Year is not yet here. Take the cloth coupons, cut some cloth, and make them for your brother, sister, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, and you and dad."
When the third sister heard that she was going to make new clothes, she stood next to Zhang Ma, looked at the cloth coupons in Zhang Ma's hand, and fantasized about the New Year, dressing up beautifully and showing off in front of those stinky girls.
"Mom, let's go and cut the fabric quickly, otherwise we'll be late and the new clothes won't be finished."
Zhang Ma glanced at Third Sister, little girl, I, as a mother, don’t know what you are thinking, don’t you just want to show off?
"Come on, you haven't thanked Xiaoyu yet."
Only then did the third sister remember the real owner and hugged Zhang Yu's arm.
"Good brother, thank you, good brother. In order to repay my good brother, in this way, as long as you are at home, I will do whatever you ask me to do. If you ask me to go east, I will go east. If you ask me to chase the chickens, I will chase the chickens. Okay?
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Zhang Yu laughed, this third sister is still as quirky as ever.
"Okay, sister, I have to thank you for helping me burn the kang. Let's even out, okay?"
"You two siblings, don't be so polite to each other."
After hearing what Zhang Yu said, the third sister happily kissed Zhang Yu on the face.
Mother Zhang watched the two children loving each other with a happy smile on her face.
The third sister knelt down again and stuffed a few pieces of firewood into the hole.
"Brother, you must be tired after traveling for so long. You go up to the kang and rest for a while. I'll call my dad and brother back."
After the third sister finished speaking, she took Zhang's mother's hand, walked out of the back room, and helped Zhang Yu close the door.
Zhang Yu lay on the kang, feeling the heat coming from his back, and sleepiness suddenly came to his heart. He slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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I don’t know how long it took, but there was a noise in the room, which woke up Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu slowly sat up, looked at the quilt that had slipped from his body, and sat on the kang to relax for a while, and his mind was almost clear.<
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Just as he was about to get off the kang, he saw the door of the room pushed open from the outside. Zhang Yu took a closer look and saw that it was the second sister who was back.
The second sister saw that Zhang Yu was awake, walked to the fire bed, sat on the edge of the bed, and touched Zhang Yu's face with her hand.
"Brother, are you awake?"
"Well, wake up, second sister."
Zhang Yu allowed his second sister to touch him, feeling his rough palms and realizing how much his second sister had contributed to the family over the years.
Zhang Yu held the second sister's hand in his palm and gently rubbed the wound on the second sister's hand with his fingers.
"Second sister, does it hurt?"
Suddenly I felt very uncomfortable and tears fell out of my eyes.
Zhang Yu felt sorry for his second sister. She was originally a young girl, but she had to earn cents, take care of the house, cut wheat and break corn for the sake of a big family.
At this moment, the souls of Zhang Yu and the original owner were 100% integrated, and the family love between blood burst out.
The second sister watched Zhang Yu shed tears and quickly helped Zhang Yu wipe his tears with her sleeves.
"Okay, I know you feel sorry for the second sister. There is no need to think so. Girls from every family in our village do this, and the second sister is no exception."
"Okay, you are already a young man, and you are still crying. Don't worry that it will spread to your future wife's ears, and she will make fun of you every day."
The second sister took out her hand, scratched Zhang Yu's nose, and said jokingly.
"I'm not afraid. I feel sorry for my sister, and I'm happy to. Just laugh, and I won't be short of money."
"My future daughter-in-law must know how to love my sister. My sister has suffered so much for me, and she must provide her with good food and drink."
This is really not just a matter of words, because in rural areas, the work in the village is calculated on a per capita basis, and Zhang Yu cannot help at home because he took over his uncle's job.
The work that fell on Zhang Yu was naturally assigned to other people. In order to help the family share more of the burden, the second sister took all of Zhang Yu's share to herself. This is why Zhang Yu felt sorry for the second sister.