Mrs. Li listened to her daughter's cries and begged, and her tears of grief also fell. She hugged her daughter and said, "My dear daughter, the life of poor people is so miserable... wu wu wu..."

Fu Yonggen squatted on the ground, holding his head and grabbing his hair with his hands, and sighed helplessly: "Alas!"

"Have you discussed it yet? If it works out, I can make a report to my employer." Jia Xing urged.

Fu Yonggen's daughter stopped crying and wiped the tears from her mother's face. She said to Jia Xing, "I can promise you, but I still have a condition."

When Jia Xing heard this, he said with a playful smile: "My boss said that as long as you agree to this marriage, everything can be discussed. What are the conditions? Tell us."

Despite her young age, this girl was as sharp-tongued as her mother. She pointed her fingers and said: "First, my family has no dowry, and my family is too poor to afford it."

Jia Xing also thought about Xiao Jiujiu. He said in his heart: People may look down on the dowry your family bought. He turned his eyes and smiled and said: "Oh, this is not a big deal. It's easy to talk about."

The daughter added: "Secondly, the bride price for my parents cannot be less. At least one hundred yuan can be found in the ocean."

Jia Xingxin said: Poor man! I have never seen money before. Do you think a hundred yuan is a lot? It’s less, fool! He then smiled and said: "I guess this problem is not too big."

The daughter then said: "Thirdly, the more than an acre of land that my father planted will belong to my family from now on. Let your master create a title for my father."

Now Jia Xing was in a bit of a dilemma. He scratched his head and said, "I have to go back and discuss this with my employer."

"What are we discussing? If you agree, we'll do it. If you don't, we'll get rid of you." The daughter was a little unhappy.

Jia Xing nodded quickly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll go back and tell my boss that I'll take care of this."

"Also, the money and food my family owes them must be written off in full." The girl stretched out her hand and said, "I have agreed to these conditions, and we will discuss a date for the wedding. You can go."

"Okay, okay, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going to give my boss a reply." Jia Xingpi nodded with a smile, turned around and walked out.

He excitedly met Zheng Chunhe and his wife and explained the process in detail.

Zheng Chunhe frowned and said, "This girl has a big appetite. Why does she want to buy their whole house at once?"

"Who says it's not true? Isn't it obvious that he is selling himself out? A poor man is a poor man, he is really a lion's mouth." Jia Xing agreed and flattered him.

Tian Lamei twisted her body and waved her hands and said: "Come on, who made my uncle fall in love with that girl? Can you give us so much money? I think we have made a profit, as long as this thing can be accomplished.

Okay, if we ask my uncle for more in the future, everything will be solved? Okay, promise them."

"That's right, that idiot from your uncle's family can't speak clearly, stutters, and stands on tiptoe. If a good girl marries him, it will take a lot of effort. I admit it, I admit it, and I agree.

Agree." Zheng Chunhe waved his hand and said to Jia Xing: "This matter cannot be delayed. Strike while the iron is hot. The sooner it is done, the better.

Okay, tomorrow you take Dayang and pay them the betrothal gift first, and then write them a land deed, but you must state the reason for giving them the land, lest they regret it later. This is also a piece of evidence.

As long as they accept the money and sign the contract, it will be settled."

Jia Xing nodded and smiled, stretched out his thumb and said flatteringly: "Wonderful, my boss is very thoughtful. As long as we have this piece of paper, they can't escape from our hands."

"Well, that's right, let's do it like this." Tian Lamei urged from the side: "Go quickly, you have to write the land deed first, and go and do it immediately."

Jia Xing nodded and said, "I'll write it right away and get it done right away."

Tian Lamei then gave instructions: "After finishing the matter, immediately send someone to my uncle's house to deliver a message, telling them to look forward to a good day and prepare to welcome the bride."

It turns dark and then turns bright, and the days go by so fast. Tomorrow at dawn, my daughter will get married. Fu Yonggen and his wife stayed up all night. They cried and talked to their daughter all night long. Their four little sons are all older.

I stared at them with my eyes wide open, wondering why my parents and sister were crying. They were so frightened that they couldn't sleep well all night.

It was just dawn, and a fish-belly white dawn appeared in the distance. Gradually it became brighter and brighter, turning from fish-belly white to orange, and then from orange to pale red; sometimes it was red, sometimes it was golden, and sometimes it was half purple and half red.

color,

There are also colors that I can’t describe and have never seen before. They are really colorful, and the shapes of the morning glow are also endlessly changing. Some are like an eagle spreading its wings and about to fly; some are like a galloping horse... It’s really diverse.

, ever-changing.

The carriage welcoming the bride was standing at the door. Before her daughter got on the carriage, she didn't dare to let Ms. Li come out, for fear that she wouldn't be able to bear the blow of parting with her daughter. She had already cried to death last night.

When Fu Yonggen accompanied his daughter out of the room and was about to hand over the daughter he had raised for many years to a stranger, he held his daughter with one hand, and the other hand was bent vertically, trembling, and tears had already quietly overflowed.

, the corner of his mouth twitched and he said to his daughter: "My child, daddy is sorry for you. If you want to blame it, blame daddy for his incompetence."

The daughter murmured: "Dad, don't say that, our life will get better. After I leave, you and your mother should take good care of your health and take good care of your brothers. I will find a way to come back to see you."

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From then on, Fu Yonggen's daughter married away from home. Except for returning home and coming back a year later, every time they had a vague feeling that her daughter's life was not going well. They knew that her daughter was suffering in her heart, but she always refused to say it.

When my daughter came back for the last time, she only stayed at home for three days before being dragged away by the men sent by her husband's family to "escort" her back. A few years later, there was no news from her daughter again.

Fu Yonggen and his wife Li asked Zheng Chun and his wife Tian Lamei several times to inquire, but Tian Lamei said with a sad face: "I haven't been home for several years. I really don't know the situation at home."

The old couple had no choice but to remember their daughter. Mrs. Li cried when she thought of her daughter. The eldest son, Fu Lizong, was already a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. When he saw his mother wiping away tears and being sad all day long, she said to his father:

"Dad, do you know where my sister's in-laws are?"

Fu Yonggen said: "I don't know where your sister's family is exactly, but I know that her husband's family is from Wan County, Baoding, and her father-in-law is Tian Lamei's uncle. The name of that village is Tiangezhuang."

"Okay, it's easy to find if you have the address." Fu Lizong asked his parents, "Dad, why don't we go to Wan County to look for my sister?"

Miss Li missed her daughter so much that she said to her wife: "Dad, let Li Zong accompany you to see if your daughter is dead or alive?"

Fu Yonggen was also very anxious. He stamped his feet and brought dry food with his eldest son. The father and son put on their robes and walked to the mountains to find their daughter.

They walked for two days before arriving in Baoding, and stopped in front of the Liu Shou Temple in the southeast of the city. His son Fu Lizong looked at his father's tired look, looked at the temple again, and said happily: "Dad, I'm tired today.

It’s getting dark soon, let’s save some money tonight instead of staying overnight, and just spend the night in this temple.”

Although the temple is in dilapidated condition, there are three walls that can still protect it from wind and cold, and there are some thick hay on the ground inside. It is obvious that people often live here.

At night, I looked up and saw a full moon popping out from the east, like a silver plate hanging on the horizon. The bright moonlight shook out from this silver plate and scattered on the avenue in front of the temple. The surroundings were deathly silent;

The breeze kept blowing into the temple, bringing with it the fragrance of earth.

The father and son took out the dry food and water from their bags and had just eaten half of it when they heard the "cracking" firecrackers in the city suddenly sounded, which sounded almost very close and chaotic. Fu Yonggen said: "This city is different from our country."

Likewise, when we arrived at Heijie, we set off firecrackers and it was so lively."

Fu Lizong said: "It must be that the master of the family has something to celebrate."

The two fathers had just finished eating and drinking and were about to lie down and rest when they saw a man coming in from outside with this stick in his hand. When he came in and saw two people lying here, he nodded and asked: "Where are you from? You are not timid.

, how dare you seize my territory! Who told you to lie here? Do you understand the rules? "

Through the moonlight, Fu Yonggen and his son could vaguely see an old man in ragged clothes. He poked his son and said, "Get up quickly, we may have bumped into this old man."

After he finished speaking, the man asked: "Wait a minute, judging from the accent, you are not locals, are you?"

Fu Yonggen replied: "We are from Liyang County and want to visit our daughter in Wanxian County."

"Oh, those visiting relatives, this isn't close, why are you just walking there like this?" The old man sat on the hay, took out his pipe from his arms and filled it with cigarettes while he said thoughtfully: "In my opinion,

You still won’t go to this chaotic situation.

Okay, did you hear the sound of gunfire just now? It is said that the revolutionary party from the south is coming. The Beiyang government is resisting with all its strength. Baoding is also fighting. It has been going on for a whole day. You listen and let go again.

It’s a gun, isn’t it?”

As they were chatting, they heard another burst of gunshots.

"Old man, is this the sound of gunfire? I thought someone was setting off firecrackers," Fu Lizong said.

"It's just sporadic fighting at the moment." The old man was surprised when he heard Li Zong speak. He quickly asked: "Brother, is this your son? How old is he this year?"

Fu Yonggen replied: "He is my eldest son. He has just turned eighteen and has never been out. This time he is accompanying me to Wan County to see his sister. My daughter got married there and there has been no news for several years.

, His mother has been crying and missing her daughter all day long, no, I really have no choice, so I just want to find my daughter."

"So that's it. It seems that we are all poor people. However, since this place is so chaotic, I'm still afraid that something will happen to you." The old man said to Li Zong: "What do you call the officials who are fighting for power and territory these days?

The warlords are fighting in a melee, and now they are all red-eyed. The soldiers are arresting people everywhere, especially you young people. If they see you, you will not run away. So you'd better hide."

Fu Yonggen was a little panicked when he heard this. He hurriedly asked: "Brother, what should we do? Will soldiers come here?"

"That's not certain, just hide him a little." The old man said, stood up and looked outside. Suddenly, he softly shouted: "It's broken, someone is coming! Hide the kid tightly."
Chapter completed!