146 Give five thousand yuan and she will be your woman
In contrast, Xiaoying prefers to stay in school. She likes to study. Although her parents often force her to take care of her two younger brothers at home, because of her good grades, her teachers always come to her home to find her and help her parents.
Her parents were not good at work and were unreasonable to the teacher, so she had to ask the teacher to take her back to school.
This teacher is the first person Xiaoying is most grateful to in her life. Her surname is Xiao and her name is Xiao Lianfang.
Teacher Xiao not only cared about her in her studies, but also supported her financially many times and found her many clothes. Those clothes warmed Xiaoying's body and heart!
Xiaoying was admitted to junior high school, but her father refused to let her study, saying that she had no money to pay the tuition. Teacher Xiao did not want to see this good seedling just left in the countryside. She found the principal of the junior high school, and with the efforts of Teacher Xiao
The junior high school exempted her from all tuition fees.
Teacher Xiao went to Xiaoying's home again and earnestly persuaded Xiaoying's parents to let her study. Xiaoying's parents had no choice but to agree.
After Xiaoying entered junior high school, Teacher Xiao learned that she was often hungry because she had no money for lunch. The teacher took part of her salary and gave it to Xiaoying's junior high school teacher to buy lunch for her.
With the help of Teacher Xiao, Xiaoying finally finished junior high school successfully.
At the age of fourteen, Xiaoying graduated from junior high school and was admitted to a key county high school with excellent results.
However, at that time, tuition fees and living expenses were rising across the board, and the school’s exemption policy for poor students was no longer available. Xiaoying’s parents refused to provide money for her to study, and Xiaoying’s high school dream was ruined.
Xiaoying returned home sadly, but this was not the most miserable time for Xiaoying.
Shortly after returning home from school, Xiaoying's fourteenth birthday arrived. That morning, her mother boiled an egg for her for the first time.
Xiaoying has never eaten an egg since she had two younger brothers.
The sensible Xiaoying wanted to share the eggs with her two younger brothers. Her mother said, "This is cooked for you. It's your birthday today. You can eat it. I'll cook the younger brother's eggs separately."
After Xiaoying finished eating the eggs, her father spoke: "Xiaoying! You have grown up. I have raised you for fourteen years. Now it is time for you to contribute to the family. Your second aunt is going to bring someone on a blind date soon. You should dress up well."
Dress up well and if someone likes you, you can get married and enjoy your life!"
"Blind date?" Xiaoying was confused.
Mom said: "Yes, you have also seen that our family is like this now. How can we afford you a casual meal? Your two younger brothers should also go to school in September. The tuition fees are so high now. How can we get this money?"
Money! If you are chosen, the man will pay you a betrothal gift, and then your two brothers will have money to study."
"But, mom, I'm only fourteen years old..."
Dad said: "What's wrong with the age of fourteen? Before liberation, a fourteen-year-old girl would be laughed at if she didn't get married. You didn't go on a blind date until you were fourteen! Even if you were chosen, got engaged, and got married, there would be
I'm sixteen, and it's just right to have a baby at seventeen."
"But dad..." Xiaoying wanted to say: "That was the old society, now it is the new society..."
Before she could say anything, her father was already impatient: "You damn girl! If I tell you to go on a blind date, just go on a blind date! I tell you so that you can be prepared, not to ask whether you agree or not! Go change your clothes quickly! You
If you dare to disobey me, I will break your legs!"
Xiaoying dared not speak anymore. Over the years, she had learned to accept the beatings and scoldings from her parents.
She knows all this just because she is not a boy!
The man brought by the second aunt looked very old. The second aunt said that he was only twenty-eight years old. Xiaoying didn't believe it, but she didn't dare to ask.
At that time, in rural areas, some men would lie about their age when they were too old to be called wives. If they were over forty, they would say they were only in their thirties, and if they were over thirty, they would say they were only in their twenties. In order to thank the matchmaker for the money, the matchmaker would also help.
Lie to the man.
Xiaoying's parents didn't care about the other person's age, they just asked what the other person did. The person said he was running a small business. The parents looked at each other with happy smiles on their faces.
At that time, not long after the reform and opening up, there were not many people doing business in rural areas. People were envious when they saw those who were doing business outside looking generous when they came back, and Xiaoying's parents were no exception.
The second aunt opened her lotus mouth, showed off her matchmaking skills, and began to talk boastfully, saying how that man knew how to do business and could earn more than 10,000 yuan a year. Xiaoying's father's eyes lit up even more after hearing this.
At that time, "household with ten thousand yuan" was a new term. In rural areas, a household with ten thousand yuan was well-known throughout the commune. Xiaoying's father never dreamed that he could actually reach the rank of one-year-old household.
The son-in-law of a "ten thousand-yuan household" who can earn ten thousand yuan, as long as this son-in-law is willing to help him, in a few years, he can also become the coveted ten-thousand-yuan household! Thinking of this, he not only agreed in his heart, but also simply
Joy blossomed.
Xiaoying saw that the man looked at her with a sly look, not like a good person. She felt disgusted in her heart, but she didn't dare to tell her parents, so she lowered her head and didn't look at him.
When it comes to substantive issues, the second aunt first asked whether both parties agreed, and the man said yes. The second aunt asked Xiaoying again, but it was not Xiaoying's turn to speak. Her father had already nodded and said, "We have no objection.
But I have a request."
The second aunt asked: "What's the request?"
The father said: "If you want to get engaged, the man will give you two thousand yuan as a bride price." He had already seen from the man's eyes that he was attracted to Xiaoying. Since the man was attracted to her, of course he had to give her a gift.
Pen.
At that time, a banquet for a wedding only cost one or two hundred yuan, but Xiaoying's father asked for two thousand yuan. This was because he saw that the man was older and it was difficult to talk about his wife. Another reason,
It's also because the second aunt, the matchmaker, said that he can earn more than 10,000 yuan a year. Since he can make so much money, asking him to ask for 2,000 yuan is not much.
The second aunt called the man aside, and the two discussed for a while. The second aunt came over and said, "Money is not an issue, but he hopes to get married as soon as possible. If the marriage can be done immediately, he is willing to pay you five thousand in one time!"
Xiaoying looked at her father nervously, but his father didn't even look at her. He just said to the man: "Okay! When will you pay? As long as you give the money, you can take the person away right away."
Xiaoying's face turned pale and she shouted: "Dad!"
The father glared at her fiercely, then turned around and asked the second aunt with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, what do you think?"
After the discussion, the man said that he would send money the next day. Xiaoying's father said: "Okay! If you give me five thousand yuan, she will be yours! You can take my daughter away if you send me the money."
The second aunt stood up and left with satisfaction. The man's eyes kept looking at Xiaoying. Xiaoying's heart was so frightened that she couldn't come back to her senses until the second aunt and the man walked away!
Xiaoying wanted to beg her parents not to marry her off so early, but before she could speak, her father scolded her: "Damn you! Why don't you go kill the pigs? Do more! We won't be able to handle it until you leave tomorrow!"
Xiaoying hurriedly said: "Dad, if I don't leave tomorrow, I can shoot pigweed every day..."
The father picked up the broom on the ground and swung it over, hitting Xiaoying on the leg. Xiaoying stumbled and almost fell down. The father scolded: "I want you to kill pigweed for me every day! If you kill pigweed every day, you can give me some money."
Are you asking for five thousand yuan? Why don’t you get out!”
With tears in her eyes, Xiaoying put her backpack on her back and walked out. When she arrived at a place where no one was around, she rolled up her trousers and looked at the red marks on her legs. She thought about following that man tomorrow. She felt very scared and couldn't help but burst into tears.
He fell to the ground, twitched and cried for a long time.
At night, Xiaoying lay on her bed and listened to her parents discussing tomorrow's affairs.
The father said: "Once we get these five thousand yuan, our two children will not have to worry about studying. They can also buy some materials to renovate the house."
The mother said: "Oh, I feel sorry for the woman. She is only fourteen years old..."
The father interrupted the mother: "The woman's hair is long but her knowledge is short. How can we be sorry for her? We have raised her for fourteen years in vain. Now find her a good family who can do business and is rich. Let her marry."
Isn’t that a blessing?”
My mother said: "I always feel that that person is too old, and he doesn't look like a good person!"
My father said: "Only when you are older do you love women. So what about good guys? What about bad guys? When you get married, there is only the difference between men and women. There is no difference between bad guys and good guys!"
The mother was silent for a while and said, "I'm always a little worried. The woman in front of him said she hanged herself because she couldn't bear the beatings."
Xiaoying was startled, and her eyes widened in fear.
The father said: "That woman is stupid. She couldn't bear the beating. She couldn't run away? She committed suicide! What's the use of committing suicide? She committed suicide. She made more than 10,000 yuan a year. If she marries another person, she can still live the same life! All she has is
Buried in the dirt and watching helplessly!”
The lights inside went out and the chatter stopped.
But Xiaoying couldn't sleep for a long time. Her parents' conversation just now filled her heart with fear for the future!
Before dawn, Xiaoying finally decided to escape.
This is the first time in her life that she has made such a bold decision!
Xiaoying took advantage of the darkness and quietly left home and walked forward along the road. She thought about it. Now there were people going out to work everywhere. She also went to the county to find a job. As long as she had two hands, she didn't believe she could support her.
Live yourself.
She had been to the county town. When she was taking the exams from junior high school to high school, she and her classmates, led by the teacher, came to the county town to take the unified examination.
After walking for a long time, at dawn, there were vehicles on the road, but there was not a penny in her bag. Even at such a young age, she did not dare to stop the rides, so she could only continue walking.
Xiaoying's mother got up to go to the bathroom and saw that the light was still on in Xiaoying's room. It turned out that she was in a hurry and forgot to turn off the light.
The mother scolded: "Damn girl! You don't know how to save at all. Why are you leaving the light on when you sleep?"
Mother walked to the door and shouted: "Xiaoying! Xiaoying! Turn off the light!"
When she didn't hear Xiaoying's answer, her mother opened the door and saw no one on the bed. She was shocked and shouted: "The baby's father! Xiaoying is missing!"