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Chapter 1 Unmarried

Chapter 1 Unmarried

In October, the cool autumn and the turning down suddenly turned cold, and a year of cold winter began again. Liu Sanniang thought that this year's reserves were enough, and then she could spend the whole winter at home embroidery.

Liu Sanniang was sitting in the candlelight, and the broad embroidery frame was just beginning to embroider. She was slowly embroidering, which was the only skill of her source of life.

She was seventy-five years old, her parents had already passed away, and her second brother had also passed away the year before last. Her eldest brother was still alive, three years older than her, and she was in good health. She was an old girl, and never married in her life.

My parents felt guilty and gave her all the money before they died. My brothers and sisters in law also treated her very well and didn't mind my parents' decision.

Nephews and nieces often come to see her and send her some things.

But most of the time, she is still alone. Many of her former little sisters have lost contact and many have died.

The house was quiet, and the sound of watchkeeping came from outside.

"In the morning shift, be careful of the fire when things are dry."

"Dong! -- Dong!"

"Dong! -- Dong!"

"Dong! -- Dong!"

After three times of fast and slow playing, the sound became farther and farther away, and the calm returned.

Liu Sanniang slightly hooked her lips and continued to embroider.

In her life, she experienced some rumors except when she was young. The second half of her life was really smooth. Before she was thirty, there were some matchmakers who wanted to marry her, all of whom were old bachelors or widowers who lost their wives and had a whole house of children.

She doesn't like it, especially her parents.

She's getting old every year.

She was not married. When she was young, she was skilled in embroidery. All the money she earned was subsidized to her two brothers to support her family. She also loved her nieces and nephews. Her efforts were not in vain. Her brothers and sisters were good to her. When her nieces and nephews grew up, they did not forget to visit her.

A few days ago, Erlang of the eldest brother's family came to see her with his grandson. He was so fat that people liked him.

She gave Xiaopandun some candies. Xiaopandun's eyes were bright. When he was leaving, he was reluctant to leave. Sanniang Liu comforted him, and she would do it for him when he came next time. Xiaopandun was reluctant to leave.

Liu Sanniang was embroidering while recalling the past.

Her mind came alive, and she remembered many things.

Until there was a sound of playing more outside.

"In the third watch, there will be no trouble."

"Dong dong! -- Dong dong."

Liu Sanniang let go of Xiuhuo with a gentle smile. For many years, she never fell into her memory like tonight, so that she didn't hear when she knocked on the second watch day.

She picked up the crutches beside her, blew out the candles, and slowly walked towards the bed. She had lived in this home for decades, and could walk with her eyes closed.

Lie down on the bed and cover it with a quilt. This is the new one she made this year. She basked in the sun a few days ago. It's very warm.

She closed her eyes and was not sleepy. She fell back into memory.

When she was young, she was white. My mother liked her best and praised her for being like a dough. She will become an official wife in the future.

One man who comes to ask for a marriage after his fourteenth birthday is called Duo.

The scholar in Daliu Hutong had come to ask for a marriage. The scholar, who had passed the age of 15 and was preparing for the entrance exam, was not disgusted with the marriage. But one day, she saw him kicking a stray cat with a hideous face.

Scared, she begged her mother for a long time before she refused to marry the matchmaker.

The merchant in Xiaoliu Hutong is said to be very skilled. He can earn dozens of taels of silver a year. He is rich.

But unfortunately, one day when she and her mother went out to buy cloth, she happened to see the merchant coming out of the gambling house. His red eyes were frightening. His parents were wearing rags and patches. They cried bitterly.

This time, without waiting for her to beg, her mother refused the matchmaker

"Aunt Zu, wuwuwu... You haven't made sugar for the tiger yet."

Liu Sanniang's memory was interrupted by the child's cry. She wondered where the cry came from. She opened her eyes and saw that the little fat man in sight opened his big eyes and hung two lines of tears. It was sad to cry because there was no sugar. Liu Sanniang was white, white and tender. Liu Sanniang liked her heart.

Since she was old, she had never seen anything so clear!

Before she went to hold Little Fatty, she found something was wrong, many people!

The young, middle-aged and old are crying.

Why are you crying?

Sanniang Liu saw her eldest brother.

The old man bent over and cried with his crutches. His nose and tears were all over his white beard.

Liu Sanniang wanted to laugh inexplicably. She hadn't looked at herself in the mirror for many years. Her eldest brother was like this. She must be very old, too. She was very ugly.

Liu Dalang cried sadly: "Sanniang, you can go with confidence. Go to reunite with your parents and second younger brothers. Wait for the old brother in Huangquan. Wait for the old brother to come, and our whole family will be reunited."

Liu Dalang could not stand. His two sons held him firmly, and his two daughter-in-law wiped tears beside the men.

The whole house was crying.

There are several young people who were grown up by Liu Sanniang and cried bitterly.

"Grandaunt, don't worry. Your nephew will come to worship you every year. Your kindness to your nephew will never be forgotten. Even if your nephew dies, his son and grandson will never forget you. Every Tomb Sweeping Day, they will write you several bags."

"So do we. We all write bags for Aunt Zu."

Liu Sanniang suddenly realized that she was dead

No wonder there are so many people in her small yard. No wonder her big brother is crying so sadly.

Liu Sanniang smiled. She was not sad. She was seventy-five years old, and had few illnesses in her life. In addition to being unmarried and lonely, she had no regrets in her life.

She did not suffer any torture and died in the memory in her sleep.

Liu Sanniang's eyes became darker and darker, and her consciousness gradually disappeared

I don't know how long it took Liu Sanniang to hear the sound of "crackling". Such a sound made her recall that there was a big banana tree in the backyard of the old house. Every spring, when it rains heavily, raindrops hit the banana leaves.

When someone pushed the door and came in, Liu Sanniang felt that she had been shaken for several times. A soft voice came: "Sanniang, Sanniang, get up and drink some medicine before going to bed."

Wei Shi raised Liu Sanniang with her powerful arm. Liu Sanniang opened her eyes and looked at the strange and familiar person in front of her. She was confused: "Is this the Yellow Spring? Why is it not dark? How can I see my mother? My mother has been dead for many years."

She was a little confused. She remembered that this strange and familiar face was her mother, Wei Shi, when she was young.

"Ouch."

A knock on the forehead made Sanniang Liu cover her head with pain.

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