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When I was a few years old, I often saw young or middle-aged foreign men carrying heavy burdens in front of my house. The burden contained not only pots and pans, but also a quilt. From the 1970s to the 1980s of the last century, there were still many craftsmen like this walking around the streets.
When these men carry burdens and pass by our house, they will shout in their poor Mandarin , "Mend the pot, mend the basin." At this time, whenever there is a broken pot or a broken basin at home, They would call this male craftsman to their house.
My hometown is located in the mountainous area of in southern Anhui Province, and the village is called Taohua Village. At that time, most families lived in groups. There are many old houses connected together, and every household lives together and shares a lobby. This kind of house also has many advantages, it is crowded and lively.
However, there are also many shortcomings, that is, the shared main room is not hygienic. There is little privacy and lighting in every home is poor. The lighting of most houses is supported by the bright tiles on the roof.
In my hometown, we mainly had two crops of rice. Although it is a mountainous area, there is a big river at the door, so it can be regarded as a small plain in the mountainous area. Therefore, life in our village is pretty good. Although we are a little short of food and clothing because of the large group, life is much better than in some villages in the mountains.
After the land was distributed to each household, the life of the villagers gradually improved. However, even though life has improved a lot, housewives still rely on careful budgeting to survive.
Therefore, tinkering has always been popular. Until the past ten years, I have not seen any trace of them.
Among them, the most frequent tinker is a tinker known to all of us in Taohua Village, named Wu Laibao.
Wu Laibao was about thirty years old at the time, and his hometown was about three hundred kilometers away from us. Since the people in our village are kind-hearted, every time he comes, he will stay for one or two nights.
There are many damaged things in the village, such as small ironware, etc. Wu Laibao will also repair them. As long as his bellows and iron-making tools are used, there is no iron tool that he cannot repair.
Wu Laibao has been with him for three years, and after dealing with him three times, everyone has some understanding of his life experience.
However, in the last year, Wu Laibao secretly took away Wang Sanyuan's wife in the middle of the night...
2
Wang Sanyuan was the third among the four brothers in the family. Because there were many boys in the family, Wang Sanyuan's wife was exchanged for his sister Wang Da Niu.
There are always some problems in a marriage involving exchange of relatives.
Wang Sanyuan is a man who is nearly forty years old. He is very tall, but his appearance is hard to describe. He has a flat nose, a pair of swollen eyes, and a set of big yellow teeth from smoking cigarettes.
However, Wang Sanyuan is bold and generous, and his popularity in Taohua Village is pretty good. However, Wang Sanyuan is a bit good at drinking. If something unhappy happens after drinking, he likes to practice with his wife.
Wang Sanyuan’s wife, Wu Meixing, is several years younger than him. Not only that, Wang Meixing looks pretty good. Although he is a bit short, only about 153.
However, I can’t stand the fact that my facial features are so good. As a result, some men who were a little crooked always thought of trying to seduce Wu Meixing while Wang Sanyuan was away.
But how could Wu Meixing, who had already given birth to a son and two daughters, cheat on her so easily? Although he also hated her husband's occasional domestic violence, every time Wang Sanyuan sobered up, he would hold his wife and cry bitterly, saying some words of apology to her.
At that time, Wang Sanyuan's eldest daughter was already 14 years old, his son was 11 years old, and his youngest daughter was 8 years old. Such a family really spends a lot of money.
The house Wang Sanyuan lives in is the old house of his family. It is close to the east end of the big old house. There are six small rooms in total. Four bedrooms, a kitchen, and a dining room. In fact, the six rooms are divided into three large rooms.
On a winter afternoon in 1980, Wu Laibao came to the upper hall of Wang Sanyuan's old house and relieved his burden.
Last year, Wu Laibao lived at Wang Sanyuan's house. Because Wang Sanyuan is hospitable, even if the other person is a craftsman.
Wu Laibao was very happy living at Wang Sanyuan's house, so this year he went directly to Wang's House in Taohua Village (the collective name for the old houses in the area where Wang Sanyuan lived).
Families with many houses in rural areas will always clear out one room and use it as a guest room. Therefore, even though there are a lot of things in the house, Wu Meixing still tidies the house neatly, and all four rooms are equipped with quilts.
3
People in the rural areas of southern Anhui are very enthusiastic. As long as the other person recognizes you, then when you go to his house for dinner, you must prepare a bottle of liquor with a high alcohol content.
Although everyone is not very wealthy, I grew up hearing the principle of saving wine and entertaining guests.
That night, Wang Sanyuan seemed to have found a soulmate. He quickly asked his wife Wu Meixing to cook some delicious dishes. He also went to the room to find a bottle of good wine, and started bragging along with Wu Laibao.
Although Wu Laibao is a bachelor, he has been walking around the streets for more than ten years, so he has a good eye for people. Therefore, try to pick up some nice words to flatter Wang Sanyuan.
At this time, Wang Sanyuan's eldest daughter was living in junior high school. My son and daughter had dinner early and went to bed because they had to go to school tomorrow.
During the dinner, only Wu Meixing was eating and drinking with the two grown men. Wu Meixing didn't want to drink at first, but seeing the two men drinking with great interest, she poured a glass of white wine herself.
As the saying goes, love grows with time: Wu Meixing has known Wu Laibao for a long time, although they didn't get along for a long time. In her heart, Wu Meixing has been regretting that Wu Laibao is single.
Wang Sanyuan will feel a little tongue-tied after three glasses of wine. However, he was a good drinker and was always reluctant to throw away the wine glass. So, two men and one woman drank and chatted slowly.
In the end, it was Wang Sanyuan who drank and fell down, while Wu Laibao became more and more sober as he drank. Wu Meixing, who had drunk a glass and a half of white wine, was blushing all over her face, which made Wu Laibao, who had been single for many years, dumbfounded.
So Wu Laibao, who was emboldened by alcohol, actually teased Wu Meixing.
"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful. Can I touch your face?" Wu Laibao pretended to have drunk too much and whispered to Wu Meixing with his tongue out loud.
Wu Meixing looked at Wu Laibao, who was still a young man in front of her, and found that Wu Laibao looked at her with bright eyes, and his face became even redder.
"You're going to die, Wu Laibao, did you drink too much cat urine?" Wu Meixing scolded Wu Laibao with a smile.
Because both of them have the surname Wu, Wu Meixing always regards Wu Laibao as her younger brother.
"Sister-in-law, I have never touched a woman in my life. Sister-in-law, I really want to know what a woman tastes like?" Wu Laibao continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Seeing that Wu Laibao was drunk, Wu Meixing also said jokingly: "What, you want to taste a woman? Well, my sister-in-law will satisfy you."
Both of them were joking because of their drunkenness. In fact, Wu Laibao did not drink at all. many.
"Okay, I'm just waiting for what my sister-in-law says." Wu Laibao pretended to stumble, turned to Wu Meixing, and hugged Wu Meixing.
"Ah, you damn ghost, why are you really hugging me?" Wu Meixing laughed and scolded Wu Laibao in broken Mandarin.
At this time, Wu Laibao finally held the pretty girl he had longed for in his arms. Therefore, he was unwilling to let go.
4
Wu Meixing was dissatisfied with her husband's ugly appearance, and was often subjected to domestic violence. Therefore, last year, I had other thoughts about this young man from a foreign land.
As a result, the drama of a man's affection and his sister's intention was played out on this night.
Wu Meixing and Wang Sanyuan have been married for more than ten years, but they have never enjoyed a harmonious life as a couple.
Because, from the moment of the marriage change, after seeing Wang Sanyuan's appearance, Wu Meixing closed her heart.
She thought that she would never be tempted by a man in this life.
Little did he know that Wu Laibao could take away her soul with just a few words.
On the night when her husband was drunk, Wu Meixing spent a happy night. Although she had not been with Wu Laibao for a long time, the feeling Wu Laibao gave her made her feel that her life for more than thirty years had been in vain.
So, the next day, Wu Meixing dared to watch Wu Laibao work in the main room in broad daylight.
Watching the man who was two years younger than herself, swinging the hammer in his hand and hitting the iron block in his hand, Wu Meixing found that she was stunned.
In order to avoid losing her temper, Wu Meixing simply went home to do housework.
In fact, while doing housework, she kept thinking about Wu Laibao's vigorous arms, with the veins bulging one by one. A sweet thought appeared in my heart involuntarily.
Time flies so fast. Wu Laibao has finished all his work in the Wang Mansion in Taohua Village.
Next, he will move to another village.
However, on the morning of the next day, Wang Sanyuan never saw his wife and went home to make breakfast.
At first, Wang Sanyuan thought something was wrong with his wife, so he returned to his parents' home, which was only three miles away from home. However, everyone else’s family is about to have breakfast, and his family hasn’t cooked yet.
In order not to delay the two children's schooling, Wang Sanyuan had no choice but to eat a pot of noodles and make a mess of breakfast for himself and the two children.
After breakfast, Wang Sanyuan fed some chickens and a pig at home, and then hurried to his mother-in-law's house.
rushed to her mother-in-law's house and saw her little sister feeding pigs in the pigsty. (Wang Sanyuan’s younger sister was the one who exchanged marriages for him and married Wu Meixing’s eldest brother.)
Wang Sanyuan asked his younger sister and said that she had not seen Wu Meixing return to her parents’ home in the morning.
So, Wang Sanyuan, who was a little anxious, still didn't expect that his wife Wu Meixing had eloped with Wu Laibao, the tinker who was his brother-in-law.
Until that evening, Wang Sanyuan still did not see his wife come home. Only then did he become a little anxious.
As a result, many villagers in Taohua Village were giving Wang Sanyuan advice.
Some people said that Wu Meixing fell into the river? Or fell into the pond in front of your house? Or maybe you have a sweetheart?
what? Does your wife have a lover? How can it be? If so, who are they?
Suddenly, Wang Sanyuan seemed to suddenly become smarter, and he thought of Wu Laibao's pretty face. Although he works around the fire every day, Wu Laibao's skin is a bit dark.
However, Wang Sanyuan admitted that Wu Laibao's facial features are somewhat good-looking.
Thinking of this, Wang Sanyuan hurriedly ran home.
ran to the room, and as soon as Wang Sanyuan opened the closet, he found that his wife Wu Meixing's favorite red flower cotton-padded jacket was missing.
Only then did Wang Sanyuan know that his wife had eloped with Wu Laibao.
"Ouch...Ouch..."
Wang Sanyuan's painful screams came from the room!
At the same time, I have been blaming myself: I shouldn't be too kind-hearted and lead the wolf into the house.
5
Twenty years have passed, and the three children of the Wang family have lived a miserable life since their mother eloped. Wherever
goes, there are people pointing fingers.
Originally, Wang Sanyuan's eldest daughter was doing well in junior high school. Because his mother ran away from home, he was ridiculed by his classmates every day, and his grades plummeted.
Later, I had no choice but to graduate from junior high school, stay at home until I was 19, and then marry in the next village.
As for Wang Sanyuan's son, he was doing well in primary school and is expected to be a promising student. Unfortunately, I barely finished junior high school, and as a gift from my father, I found a carpenter to learn carpentry.
Only the youngest daughter, because she was only 8 years old when her mother left. Although I can remember a little bit, I am not as affected by bad effects as my brother and sister.
Therefore, Wang Sanyuan's youngest daughter reluctantly went to an ordinary high school. In the end, she could only marry into a small shop owner in the town.
The one who has changed the most is Wang Sanyuan: In the first two years, many things at home were wasted in order to find Wu Meixing.
In the end, I really couldn’t find it. With the persuasion of my brothers and sisters, I had to settle down and plant crops and raise children at home.
Just the year before last, Wu Meixing, who was 76 years old, was following a nephew from the same family named Wu, Wu, to her natal family to find relatives.
However, my parents have passed away long ago. When I heard that she passed away, I kept thinking about Wu Meixing's whereabouts.
And Wang Sanyuan is already an old man in his early eighties.
When the former couple met, they were speechless.
Wang Sanyuan had long since let go of Wu Meixing's hatred for abandoning him. Wu Meixing's eyes were red when she saw Wang Sanyuan, who was also gray-haired.
Wu Meixing said: Wu Laibao died of cancer when he was less than 60 years old.
I don’t know why, but she, who is capable of giving birth, did not give birth to a boy and a half girl to Wu Laibao.
Although, she said several times that she would go back to her hometown and bring her little daughter over to raise her.
However, Wu Laibao, who was no longer used to being alone, did not want his wife to return to her parents' home. He was afraid that his wife would never return when she returned to her parents' home.
It wasn't until the moment he died that he said: "Honey, after I die, you will go to your natal family in southern Anhui. There are your natal family and the three biological children you raised. You will have nothing to do with me here. No. A little land is not enough for your life."
Wu Meixing cried and agreed to Wu Laibao's last request!
6
Wu Meixing finally settled down in her family...
All this is because she has a good big brother, who is the husband of little sister Wang Sanyuan.
Wu Meixing's eldest daughter seemed to have no objection to her mother's return in old age. Because, among the three siblings, she is the one who hates her mother the most.
Therefore, the eldest daughter of a middle-aged woman has become someone else's mother herself, and she doesn't care where her mother comes from.
Wu Meixing's son had already married and had children with his father's support.
Regarding his mother's running away from home, this middle-aged man said something sincere: "It is impossible for me to get close to her. I can only say that she will not let her be hungry or cold when she is old. Seeing that she gave birth to me, For the sake of being a teenager, I can only do so much."
But Wu Meixing's little daughter didn't feel any emotion at all when faced with this sudden appearance of her mother.
However, she, the one with the best conditions among the three siblings, is not a vicious-hearted woman.
She chatted with her elderly father Wang Sanyuan: "Dad, my mother did something wrong when she was young. But now that she is old, this situation can be regarded as retribution. We three brothers and sisters only treat it as a relative. "Okay."
Wang Sanyuan thinks about it. He is getting old, and it is up to the children to do whatever they want.
Because, no matter what Wu Meixing did, she did not commit a crime. She is also the biological mother of three children, there is no escaping this.
People in Taohua Village said that Wang Sanyuan had a good temper. If it were anyone else, Wu Meixing would definitely be beaten up.
Wang Sanyuan said with a smile: "I am already half dead. I let it go when I was young, let alone now. Since people want to run away from home, they must have their reasons. If I am good, she Wu Meixing How can you change your heart? "
Everyone agrees...
Therefore, sometimes you can't be too kind. Too kind, without any scheming, and ended up making wedding dresses for others!
What is human nature? A person is just an appearance, a title.
And sex represents the inner nature. If the human inner nature is gentle, that is the temperament, then the human being is an advanced animal;
If the human inner nature is primitive sexual nature, then the human being becomes a beast.
Everyone has the right to pursue happiness, but is it called happiness to gain happiness while stepping on the pain of others?
