Why not hang yourself on the southeast tree

If you don’t come to the north, you won’t know why there is the term “hibernating in the north”.

Heavy snow fell for seven or eight days in a row, and the snow was so thick that it almost crushed the saplings on the roadside.

I stood on tiptoe and looked outside, but couldn't see a single person. They were all staying at home.

Early that morning, the self-service bank suddenly opened its doors.

A fat man who was fully armed and it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman came in. He rushed in with his head down, not noticing the man and the dog hiding in the corner.

【Prosperous? 】

I called the old man to get up in a low voice, and for some reason I felt so embarrassed that I felt ashamed.

The machine beeped for a while, and the man kicked the wall hard.

A lot of frozen dirt and clods of earth fell off the big boots.

[Damn it, it’s already been a while, why hasn’t the money arrived yet? It’s snowing so heavily, how will the children survive if I don’t buy some rice and flour? Damn it, damn it, damn it…]

As soon as that person spoke, the old man and I both recognized it was a woman.

It is this hot temper that makes people afraid to get close to her.

The tractor outside was rumbling with black smoke. The men from Jixi were real warriors, driving a convertible outside in such a cold weather.

The woman was still unwilling to leave, so she turned around and inserted the card into the machine again.

[No, still no…]

She was angry and anxious, her voice was nasal, and it was obvious that she was crying.

The old man felt sad for some reason.

Hasn't he experienced enough of the dilemma of being in a difficult situation? !

The big brother on the tractor raised his voice and called her, "Fang sister, are we there yet?"

【No……】

The woman turned her head and shouted outside.

The moment he looked up, thick eyebrows and small eyes? !

Old man: (?｀?Д?′)!!

【Prosperous? 】

I squinted my eyes in confusion, moving my eyes from the woman's face to the old man's face, and then back again, haha!

Not to mention they are exactly the same, but the similarity is at least 80%.

The old man's hands began to tremble, but not because of the cold.

The woman already had one foot out the door.

【Prosperous! 】

I quickly called her and she looked at me suspiciously. The old man seemed to be stupid at the critical moment and didn't say a word.

I was so anxious that I wanted to scratch him with my claws.

The man on the tractor outside shouted again.

[Sister Fang, why don’t we come back tomorrow to take a look? First, take these back for the kids to use. It’s going to snow again soon, so hurry up!]

The woman's stopped leg also stepped out, and her big boots stepped into the snow, leaving a pit with each step and making a rustling sound.

Fortunately, the cleaners shoveled the snow on the road that affected driving to both sides of the road and spread thick coarse salt particles. Otherwise, we would not have been able to drive a tractor into the city to collect so many old things today.

The children were cold and hungry, but they were sensible enough not to cry or make a fuss. The more this happened, the more annoyed she became.

The automatic door slammed shut.

It blocked the old man's burning gaze that was looking out eagerly.

【Prosperous? 】

I say, old man, why are you silent? Are you mute?!

The old man's hands were still shaking. He covered his face with his hands, and the tears he had been holding back slipped through his fingers.

[Wow... I know, I know, I should ask, but I'm too afraid of being disappointed again. I'm old, I'm really old...]

【Wang...】

I don't quite understand.

[It's okay, she will come tomorrow. Tomorrow, I will definitely ask her tomorrow! I have waited for thirty years, can I not wait any longer tonight? ]

The old man talked to himself like an Ah Q, cheered himself up, and began to pack his bedding busily again.

The staff on the other end of the surveillance camera changed back and forth several times, and when they changed shifts, they would always put the small note in a conspicuous place.

[It's cold, they like to be clean, don't worry about it! ]

He called out to Xiao Wang who was about to leave, "Is that the teacher from Luer Village downstairs? The one with only three tiled houses left in the village?!"

Xiao Wang rubbed his eyes. Even though he slept most of the time during the night shift, his eyes were still red.

[Yes, it’s her, and the college student who drives the tractor. My mother said that they have been married for five or six years and still don’t have a child. Who knows, one of them might have some problem.]

[What are you talking about?! Your mother knows them?! Hey, tell your brother about it.]

Don't underestimate a man's gossipy spirit. At such a young age, the way he rubs his hands and laughs looks a bit like a gossipy old lady at the village entrance.

[Oh, you don't know, my mother has an old sister who is from Luer Village. I've heard a lot about her. She saw that Teacher Fang was well-behaved and wanted to introduce her nephew, who had been single for decades, to her, but was rejected. Two months later, Teacher Fang brought back a pale-faced scholar who couldn't lift his hands or shoulders to the village, saying that they had a marriage certificate... But her nephew secretly ran to the school to see Teacher Fang and fell in love with her at first sight, which made the old lady feel embarrassed. She would find my mother to complain about Teacher Fang and his wife every day when she had time... I was tired of hearing it. ]

[The pale-faced scholar you are talking about, isn't he the one driving the tractor?! ]

[Of course, didn’t you see that he was as skinny as a skeleton when it was hot? Fortunately, he wore more clothes when it was cold, so he looked like a human being! ]

The man who was called "Bone Ribs" behind his back kept his direction steady and nudged the woman who was snuggling beside him with his knee.

The two looked at each other with tender affection. Although they were still anxious, at least they could give the children a hot meal today.

The back of the car was covered with a rainproof cloth and tied with circles of hemp rope.

One of the bags was accidentally cut a little when it was being loaded into the car, and some liquid spilled out from time to time during the bumpy ride.

The yellow one is corn husks.

Two bowls can make a big pot of corn grits porridge, which is sticky and filling.

Small snowflakes had begun to appear in the wind. The man was anxious, but he had already stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

[Brother Fang, when that dog called me just now, I thought it was our Da Huang who came back, but after a closer look, it wasn’t…]

【Um? ! 】

[Inside the bank, the dog was wearing a floral vest and was probably following a homeless person. They looked at me strangely.]

[Oh. If you hadn’t mentioned Da Huang, I would have almost forgotten how we met.]

-

That was twenty-five years ago, Fang Fang was twelve years old and had just had her first period.

She has always known that the parents she calls now are not her real parents, but they just treat her like a capable maid.

They just waited for her to grow up so that she could become the wife of their mentally retarded son and give birth to grandchildren.

No one had taught her what menarche meant.

She squatted by the river and beat the family's clothes with a mallet. Suddenly, blood flowed down her crotch. She thought her death was coming. She was so scared that she didn't even bother to put away her clothes and ran home crying.

Her mother's reaction was bland. She didn't offer any comfort or tell her how to deal with it.

[Oh, it’s time to have a baby. ]

After all, Fang Fang had attended the second grade, so she understood what was said.

After four or five days, when she was clean, her parents locked her directly into her brother's room.

A "囍" character was lavishly pasted on the window frame.