My sister-in-law looked at me, and there was a slight change on her face, obviously aware of my shabbyness.
?I’ll take her to take a bath. ?Said, my sister-in-law pulled me out of my brother's office.
It was the first time I took a bath in my life. I was really not used to it. At that time, the heating company had a big bathhouse without even cubicles. There were so many people washing together. I was so ashamed that I didn’t even dare to raise my head. My sister-in-law shouted Me, I just didn’t dare to go in. She had to allow me to take a bath in my underwear. Strange looks and small comments were directed at us in the bathhouse. I'm like a clown. While rubbing my back, my sister-in-law said to me: "Don't be afraid. This happens to everyone the first time they take a shower. It will be fine in the future." ?With the encouragement of my sister-in-law, I finally finished my first bath. Get out of the bathhouse. A ray of breeze blew, refreshing and feeling very comfortable all over.
In the eyes of rural people, city people are coquettish and they look down on country people. Someone once asked my mother: Does your daughter-in-law eat your food?
Yes, why not?
Will she get on the Kang?
Go ahead, she still likes to sit on her grandma’s kang. ?
No one believed their mother’s answer.
In 1991, there was a great harvest and the wheat harvest was very good. Everyone in the village wanted to sell the excess grain to exchange for some money.
One day, at dawn, the villagers set out to sell wheat. Some were carried on donkeys, and some were carried on their backs. At that time, transportation was not convenient and there were no cars. People happily went to the market ten miles away, talking and laughing. There are also children's laughter and slapstick in the middle, which is rare in normal times. This year's harvest is good, and the adults want to take the children to see the world and buy them some delicious food and nice clothes.
Today’s market seems to be much more lively than usual, bustling and noisy. The sounds of hawking, bargaining, children's play and crying are intertwined like a complex symphony.
Around twelve o'clock, everyone in the village has finished selling wheat, and everyone takes their children to eat or buy clothes, toys, and of course daily necessities for the home.
Suddenly, there was a muffled thunder, and the market boiled like an exploding pot. After a while, the heavy rain began to fall. At this time, people shouted, donkeys brayed, and warnings from loudspeakers mingled together. The adults dragged the children to higher ground, and the donkeys were tied to a big tree. They kicked and roared in the heavy rain.
In an instant, the water in the market reached half a person's height. The entrance of the hole was too small, the water flow was not fast, and the water level was getting higher and higher. The loudspeaker shouted: "Please don't panic, take your children with you and try to go to higher ground." ?At that time, only the two-story building of the township government was the tallest in the market. People crowded upstairs and the stairs were shaken by the vibration. There were still many people who couldn't squeeze in.
?Everyone, please pay attention and be careful. Two old people have been swept away by the flood, and a donkey has also been washed away by the flood. What sad news. People standing on the stairs are commotion again, and the stairs are trembling again.
? Stop making noise and don’t move. There are so many of us and the stairs will collapse. ?This person's voice was so familiar. I looked around and saw that it was my sister-in-law. She was also in the crowd. After hearing her words, everyone immediately became quiet, even the children stopped talking.
?Sister, sister. ?
?Oh, Tiaolan, don’t talk. ?
The heavy rain raged for more than two hours and finally stopped, and the water in the market slowly slipped away. At this time, I heard someone crying and someone cursing. Because all the goods in the market were washed away by the flood. Especially the two lives and the donkey. People who had nothing to lose also cried sadly, partly because they sympathized with those people and partly because they were thinking about how to get home.
Fortunately, we have loess and a steep road. Once the sun shines, the road surface dries out a lot. We then set out on our way home.
There are a few flat areas where there is a lot of water and it is thick mud. People stand next to the mud, no one dares to take the lead. One is worried about the cloth shoes, and the other is afraid of falling into the mud pit and being unable to get out. Come.
?I’ll go first. ?Sister-in-law again. She took off her shoes and left her feet bare. My sister-in-law's feet were size 35, small and exquisite. She strode into the mud, and then stepped on the mud back and forth. After a while, the mud was flattened and became porcelain. Really.
Come on, everyone can leave now. ?After she finished speaking, she walked in front with her shoes. She still had to step on the mud in front of her.
Along the way, my sister-in-law stepped into seven mud pits. Only then did the people in the village believe what my mother said. Everyone in the village always talks about my sister-in-law after dinner, unlike people in the city. People talked about that flood for three or four years, and my sister-in-law was also praised by the villagers for three or four years. Later, during every New Year and festival, people in the village would remember my sister-in-law again and ask my mother: "Is your daughter-in-law coming back?" She is such a good child. ?
Some people have said that the relationship between sisters-in-law is difficult to maintain. However, the relationship between the four of us sisters and our sister-in-law is very good, and the biggest factor is of course her virtuousness.
I remember that when my eldest sister was learning to sew, her brother and sister-in-law had room and board, and they lived in harmony. After the brother got a new house, the old house was given to the eldest sister. My sister's family lived there peacefully until the government renovated and demolished the house. The elder brother loves the younger sister the most, so the younger sister can go to her elder brother's and sister-in-law's place whenever she likes, and she will always receive the love and care from her elder brother-in-law.
As for me, I am even more loved by my brother and sister-in-law.
On the eve of the college entrance examination, I suffered from schizophrenia. My brother and sister-in-law let me recuperate at his house for more than a month. In addition to cooking delicious meals for me, my sister-in-law also took the time to give me comforting words and enlightenment. I.
After attending TV University, I lived directly with my brother and sister-in-law. She not only provided for me to go to school, but also allowed me to scavenge and freely use their small space. Later, I witnessed my transformation from ignorance to maturity. My later reputation as a good daughter-in-law and a good sister-in-law can all be attributed to my sister-in-law's words and deeds.
Zhang Lan, female, born in the early 1970s, is a teacher at Niangniangba Central Primary School in Qinzhou District. I have been interested in literature since I was a child. I have poems, essays, and short novels published in Tianshui Literature, Tianshui Daily, Tianshui Evening News, Qinzhou Micronet, Rhythm of the Yellow River, Strait Literature, etc.
The author of this article: Zhang Lan.
(Public account: Shisui cornfield)
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