Mountain monster marries a man

The tires pressed against the dry cracks in the ground and bumped up and down.Song Cheng put his feet flat on the pedals and slid forward by virtue of his inertia. It seemed that he was only two hundred meters away from the old locust tree in front of the house.The old yellow dog was lying under the shade of a tree, sticking out its steaming tongue, and there was not a drop of water in the broken iron basin in front of it.

It wasn't that Song Cheng's family abused Huang, but that it hadn't rained in Huaishu Village for three months. The crops in the field were wilted and yellow, and the well in the house was also showing the color of the earth.Even people have to take a car to the county to buy water, let alone animals.I don't know when the days without water will end.

Song Cheng parked his bicycle under the locust tree, and patted Lao Huang's head. The yellow dog was so hot that he was listless and had no energy to care about him. He only opened his eyelids and narrowed a crack, then quickly closed them and continued to recharge his batteries. .Song Cheng sighed, and planned to scoop up half a scoop from the water tank in the yard and secretly give it to the dog to drink, when he heard a louder and louder quarrel in the room.

It was my younger sister, Song Ziqi, who was crying with A Niang.

There are three children in Song Cheng's family. Not long after the younger sister was born, the father went hunting in the mountains to make up for the mother. He shot a little wild pig to death with an arrow. He had just come down from the tree to pick it up, when the pig's parents came back.Dad was bitten by those two wild boars and died.When it was brought back, only one head was left.

At that time, he was still young and was stopped by the adults. The eldest sister was standing in the house with her younger sister on her back and holding him in her arms, and she heard A Niang crying hysterically in the yard, as if she was crazy.

He asked the eldest sister, why is Auntie crying?

The eldest sister said that Dad was taken away by the mountain monster and would never come back.

He said bitterly, then let's fight off the mountain monster and rescue Dad.

The eldest sister patted his head, that will have to wait for you to grow up.

At that time, he firmly believed in the words of his eldest sister, and would look at the direction of the mountain at night for a long time, thinking secretly in his heart that when he grows up, he will defeat the mountain monster and rescue his father, so that my mother will not be quiet at night. Shi always hid outside the door and cried.

After Father left, Mother was depressed for a long time.The work of cooking, washing clothes and feeding livestock fell to the elder sister.He could only help with the work of lighting the fire and chopping wood, and coaxed the younger sister by the way.

Fortunately, the uncle and the second uncle helped to take care of the field, so those poor wheat seedlings were not robbed of their lives by the weeds.

Thanks to the eldest sister, the whole family survived those difficult days.The eldest sister has been away from home for many years now.Seven years ago, she was married to a 40-year-old cripple from a neighboring village by her aunt, and she had to be a stepmother to five young children. It is said that the original partner was drunk and beaten to death by him.

Song Cheng was only twelve at the time, and he cried for a long time when he found out about this incident. He hugged the eldest sister's leg every day when he went to sleep, fearing that she would disappear when he woke up, but one day when he woke up, the bed next to him was still empty, leaving only a pile of hair Tickets, two big gray geese and half a fan of pork.

A Niang said it was a betrothal gift from your brother-in-law to our family.That night, I used the half fan of pork to stew a pot of braised pork. The little girl ate very deliciously with the rice, but Song Cheng didn't move a bite of the meat. I cried for a long time on the kang.

Could it be that in A Niang's eyes, the eldest sister is worth that pot of braised pork, two geese and thousands of dollars?If he was also a girl, wouldn't she have been sold by A Niang long ago?

But when he went out to pee that night, he saw A Niang sitting on a chair in the main room, holding the clothes that the young lady wore when she was young, buried her face in the clothes, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she didn't raise her head for a long time.

It was only later that Song Cheng found out that without those betrothal gifts, his family of four would not be able to survive that cold winter.Marrying the eldest sister off is also a disguised way to find a way out for her.

There was a click in the room, as if something had been smashed, and then there was a bang, which was the heart-piercing howl of the little girl.Song Cheng's heart tightened, and he quickly put down the water ladle and ran into the house.Pushing open the door, I saw that the little girl was sitting on the ground with a red face, crying loudly, and there was a pile of bluish-white broken porcelain on the ground.

At least three bowls were broken.

At home, he and his elder sister are both gentle and humble.Only the younger sister followed A Niang, she was stubborn and stubborn, and the mother and daughter threw things with their teeth and claws if they disagreed, and their red eyes looked like sworn enemies.

At this time, Song Cheng could only be the peacemaker in the middle.

"What's the matter? You can't talk about it. A Niang has a sip of tea. The little girl is cold on the floor, go sit on the chair over there."

Song Cheng picked up the broom in the corner to clean up the broken bowls on the floor. All three of them were wearing slats. If anyone accidentally stepped on them and hurt their feet later, it would be troublesome.

"Ah Cheng, don't spoil her!"

A Niang suddenly pulled him away, grabbed the broom in his hand and threw it on the younger sister. "Let your little sister sweep it! She has reached the age of marriage and doesn't know anything, she throws things and scolds her mother, and when she gets to her husband's house, she will have a hard time!"

The little girl was wearing a blue school uniform, her ponytail was tied back in a mess, and there were two tear stains on her childish face. Her eyes were very similar to Song Cheng's, they were as big and black as two water grapes.In terms of appearance, Song Cheng is even more refined than her, but he has been doing farm work outside all year round, his skin has become rougher and darker, but he looks healthier, and his flaws are still not hidden.

There are three children in the family, and only the younger sister goes to school.It was still because Song Cheng did the field work alone and had to feed the livestock every day to save the tuition fees through his teeth.

Song Cheng felt that it would be useful to read more books, and he didn't want his little sister to be blind for the rest of her life like him.

As soon as the little girl heard about getting married, she splashed so much that she immediately stood up and yelled at A Niang: "I don't want to marry! You sold your eldest sister, and you want to sell me! Why don't you sell my brother? I don't want to marry you!" Don't marry into the mountains!"

"You damn girl!"

A Niang picked up the broom on the ground and was about to greet the younger sister, but was stopped by Song Cheng, "What's the matter, A Niang? The younger sister is only 16, you have to find her a husband's house, and she still has to study."

A Niang took off the apron around her waist and threw it on the back of the chair. Looking at the little girl on the ground, she gasped.

"It's been a long time since it rained, and even the river has dried up. Whether there is a harvest in the field this year is two-sided. No one can live without food or water. What kind of books are there! I have accepted the betrothal gifts, and they will come over tonight It's up to you to pick up someone, marry or not!"

After speaking, he patted Song Cheng, "Take care of your sister, if she is disobedient, tie her up and throw her to the East Cabin, and send her away when she comes over tonight!"

The little sister looked at A Niang in disbelief, her eyes turned red, she burst into tears, got up and ran out, Song Cheng immediately got up and chased after her, A Niang followed closely behind.After a while, the brothers and sisters left A Niang out of sight.

Seeing that A Niang didn't keep up, Song Cheng shouted to the younger sister who couldn't run immediately: "Zi Qi, don't run away, I won't catch you!"

"You liar! You and Mom are in the same group. That's how the eldest sister was sold. Now she's going to sell me again! Don't be too happy. When the daughter is sold out, maybe she will sell you too!"

Although Song Ziqi obviously didn't believe Song Cheng, he still stopped because she couldn't run anymore.But she was not reconciled to being sold to the mountains by A Niang. I heard from people in the village that there was a girl who was sold to the mountains by her parents. The husband's family was afraid that the daughter-in-law would run away, so they tied her up with iron chains. Tethered to the bed like an animal, they gave birth to babies one after another, and never returned home until they died.

She will live in a city with cars and buildings in the future, so she won't keep giving birth like a livestock!

Song Cheng walked lightly, walked to her side slowly, and followed Xiaomei Shun's back.

"Don't cry, Ziqi, I won't let you marry." He tore open the inner pocket of his coat, took out a wad of money wrapped in rags, and handed it to her, "Here's 500 yuan, and school will start soon Now, you can go to school with the cash. Save it, and I will send it to you in a month."

Song Ziqi looked at the dirty money in his hands and was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and asked Song Cheng: "But Aunt said that the other party will come to pick up the person tonight, and I'm leaving, what are you doing?"

"What can I do, the big deal is to return the dowry to others." Song Cheng smiled, trying to make his expression look a little more relaxed, but in fact he was also trembling in his heart.It is a very serious matter here to accept the dowry and withdraw the marriage without any reason, just like paying the money but not giving the goods is as embarrassing.

If the younger sister is let go, a fierce battle will be inevitable tonight.But his conscience forced him to do this again. Back then he was weak and couldn't save the elder sister, but this time he couldn't let the younger sister jump into the fire no matter what.

Went to the station to see off the younger sister, Song Cheng just returned home, it was already dark, and the west was crimson against the fire clouds.A Niang was sitting on a chair in the main room, seeing only Song Cheng came back, but Song Ziqi was nowhere to be seen, she stood up and asked, "Where is your little sister?"

Song Cheng lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing Song Cheng's appearance, A Niang knew that he had let Song Ziqi go, so she raised her arm and slapped Song Cheng a few times.

"You elm lump! You let her go as a good person, how can you let my mother live! Once the news of this regretful marriage is spread, one person can drown our mother with one mouthful of spittle. From now on, Huaishu Village There will be no place for us in the future!"

"Then let's move out!"

"you you……"

A Niang pointed at his hand and trembled for a long time, and finally slumped down on the chair with tears streaming down her face.

Today is a disaster year, even if he sells the family's livestock, he can't afford Song Ziqi's tuition, so he will definitely not be able to continue his studies.She thought it would be better to find a good family for her little sister to marry. The dowry gift from this family is generous, and I heard that the uncle is also a good-looking man.The family still has a property, so maybe they can go to the city to live in a high-rise building in the future and become a proprietress.

As a result, this little girl was so angry that she fell and scolded when she heard that she was married, and she didn't listen to her at all. She wanted to wait for Song Cheng to arrest her before discussing it, but it turned out that the marriage could not be concluded, and she said Might have to be beaten.

Ugh……

Just as he was thinking, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded in the yard. Song Cheng and A Niang ran to the window to see that the other party had hired a welcoming team to come, carrying a fiery red sedan chair.

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