Chapter 10: Doll Marriage
"Then what do you say? If we don't find a way in the next two days, that Li Doudou will still have to come to me, even if he doesn't kill me, if he comes up with something else, I won't be able to do my job as a captain anymore!" Grandpa said.
Grandma stopped crying and said, "Didn't Li Guozhong say that stupid people are okay? Didn't Liu Laogan's family have a stupid girl? That girl is stupid and silly, you go and talk to Lao Gen'er, and get married, neither of them are aggrieved, are they not?"
Hearing this, Grandpa hugged Grandma and kissed her, very happy, and said that tomorrow morning, he would go to find Liu Laogan to discuss this matter.
As I said before, in those days, the son preference is very serious, to ask for a girl to raise, that girl in those days is not precious, the crotch grow a little bird to be able to, but why would say that Liu Laogen's family has a stupid daughter? That's because Liu Laogane's only this one daughter, in the daughter-in-law sitting in the month when Liu Laogane's go out to do things, was hit by the carriage, in a very tricky angle, just hit that thing. And also wasted.
So there can only be such a daughter-in-law, grandpa feels that Liu Laogan's side of the matter can be, because Liu Laogan's reputation is not very good, not that Liu Laogan, but that his daughter-in-law, Liu Laogan abolished it, his daughter-in-law is equal to the widowhood, as the saying goes, thirty like a wolf forty like a tiger, this woman can not stand, plus Liu Laogan's daughter-in-law Wu Lotus that is not usually gentle people, began to be Secretly with people, Liu Laogan himself is not good to manage this matter, turn a blind eye can only let Wu Lotus more and more courage, and then almost all to bring wild men home, on the possessed Feng Daniu, before not less in front of Liu Laogan's home to go around.
But Wu Lotus is also considered to give Liu Laogan children to save face, stealing men never steal the village children, which is also called the rabbit refused to nest side grass. But everyone after dinner jokes this is inevitable thing, good end of a man, that work a no, the whole person is also waste.
Li Erdan's current situation is that the family does not have a father without the main labor force, poor is sure, plus disfigured and ugly, ugly and poor, but Liu Laogan's family, or match, so Grandpa felt the play, the next day at noon, Grandpa with a little peanut rice and a pot of wine to go to find Liu Laogan's home to Liu Laogan's home to see a dragged snotty little girl, at first glance, it's a fool, three or four years old, the word is not going to say it. She was three or four years old and couldn't even speak.
Liu Laogener saw a sudden visit to the captain, the kitchen fried a turnip strips, the two people drink up, in the blink of an eye, a bottle of wine down, grandpa on the topic, of course, he can not say that it is being forced by the dead, said the two eggs poor, thinking of a doll marriage, but also counted as a good karma for fear that the Liu Laogener do not agree, but also specifically said Li Erdan ah, has recognized himself as a godfather, that is, to imply that he would not be too difficult to live with. It's too difficult.
Liu Laogener still do not agree, this stupid daughter but he is now the only dependence, but Wu Lotus from the house out, a grabbed Liu Laogener's ear, to my grandfather laughed: "more Chen brother ah, this thing, I see into."
But usually weak Liu Laogener this time but suddenly very tough up, dead or alive said not, the two mouths in front of my grandfather's face almost fought, if the usual grandfather certainly gray slipped away, but this time he must make this happen, advised: "Laogener brother, orchids like this, you also see, this girl grows up, to find or not to find the in-laws are a thing, two eggs of the child is not a thing. It's a matter of whether the girl will grow up and find an in-laws or not. Erdan's kid is smart and I think he'll be a capable person in the future, but as for his looks, what's the big deal if he's a little ugly?"
"This is my only daughter, I can't let her down." Liu Laoganeer is as stubborn as an ox on this issue. Still, this only stupid daughter, even if it is nothing, is Liu Laogener's hope to live.
Grandpa finally softened, and even said, let these two children meet, from childhood to play, see the habit is not ugly, now this matter is fixed, and so grow up if the orchid is not willing to do it, but also do not mention this matter, grandpa's persuasion coupled with the pressure of Wu Lotus, Liu Laogener reluctantly nodded his head and said: "You call the two eggs over to me, the orchid if you play with him, this matter is fixed! If you are scared of my daughter, this matter will not be mentioned again, who mention me with who play life, Lanhua is stupid, she is also my own daughter!"
Liu Laogan's case is a special case, his character is also a special case, thanks to the stupid girl orchid has such a father, otherwise in that era, how can there be life in? Has long been thrown in the dead child post into the mouth of wild cats and wild dogs meal, this is the outside world aside, Grandpa got the letter immediately ran to Li Bold home, nothing to hide from Xiu'e, the causes and consequences of the said all over again, Xiu'e would not have been willing to, and then ugly is their son, how can you let him marry a fool it? Later may be a thought, one is this is the husband Li Guozhong meaning, two is that this is also life, two eggs, what is the situation she also knows, took the two eggs went to the home of Liu Laogan children let the two children "cultivate feelings."
One is an ugly doll with only half a face that others are afraid to see.
The other is the silly girl Orchid, who is bullied by everyone and wears snot on her nose.
These two with the outside world out of place children, but unprecedentedly can play together, silly girl heartless bold, two eggs less half of the face is also difficult to find not to laugh at their own ugly playmates, the two people in a short time to play hot hot hot, grandpa this side of the joy of flowers, to Liu Laogener said: "Laogener, this is the fate of these two children na! "
Liu Laogener saw this situation, also know that in fact can marry Erdan, is also a good choice, so nodded: "Then find a day, this thing to settle it."
"Find what day, now beat all the cow ghosts, snakes and gods, you still say the old calendar that set, believe it or not I will hang you up and parade in the street? Choose a day is not as good as the day, just tomorrow, in my house, these two dolls matter, I hosted!" Grandpa laughed, the big stone in his heart can be considered to have fallen to the ground.
Liu Laogan son although at that time also depressed why grandpa so anxious, but did not say anything, the next day, grandpa set up two tables of banquets, in fact, when my family is not rich, not several generations of poor peasants composition is good also can not be the captain, but in order to understand the matter grandpa is also a spell, invited the neighbors and friends friends and family members, as a kind of to the two dolls to do the "happy thing! "The two children were very happy. During the table everyone looked at the two children a more than one oddball, but also steal a smile, of course, there is no lack of sincere blessing, but in the seat, the heart of the bitter, but only Liu Laogener and Xiu'e two people.
Wine is set at night, until the end of the time, everyone is not drunk also pretending to be drunk from the table, grandmother in the cleaning up the mess, grandpa crossed his legs, this thing can be fucking past, Feng Erniu also gave the wake up, all happy, they opened a bottle of their own self drinking, but also at this time, the sky warehouse black, suddenly a black-robed man walked into the yard, a come in, the whole temperature of the yard to be cooled on a few degrees, a slightly drunken grandpa hit a jolt, looked at the man in front of him, and then he saw a black-robed man in the yard. The slightly drunken grandfather hit a jolt, looked at the person in front of this even head are covered in black robes said: "Which are you?"
The black-robed man slowly gathered up the black robe in front of his forehead, leaking out a ghastly white face underneath the robe, his face was also covered with corpse spots, who else would it be if it wasn't Li Guozhong? Grandpa was scared on the spot almost pissed his pants, ran over and closed the door to pull him said: "Big brother! I have done everything you asked me to do, although the child Orchid is stupid, but also absolutely able to pass on the posterity, why are you here?!"
"I've come to offer a gift." Li Guozhong said.
"You are polite what, you ah, hurry back, never show up again, wife and child I will take care of, you put a hundred hearts." Grandpa immediately said, the grandmother at that time had been paralyzed with fear.
"This gift I do not follow to my son, when thank you old brother, and this thing, you have to accept, this is about your family patriotism, remember, this thing, sewed in your family patriotism in the winter every year in the cotton clothes, can not let him find, can keep the peace, remember my father said the words did not, your family patriotism, the five evils and three lack of a crime in the lack of life, this can save the life of a time, is considered to be my repayment of the kindness owed to you. Also, remember, this thing can't let He Zhenzhen see, never, believe me once." Li Guozhong finished this sentence, stuffed a cold thing in grandpa's hand turned around and left the door.
Grandpa only then rushed to mix up the grandmother, trance look, hand holding, is half a jade pendant, jade pendant is half a pull, there is a carving of a lifelike big carp, a look is a treasure, but unfortunately, this thing is only half a pull.