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Chapter 3 Mother's Family-2

“what?“The adoptive father opened his eyes and looked at the Zheng Jinhua.

Zheng Jinhua Tell Big Head’s adoptive father about the conversation she heard between her grandmother and her uncle that day:

“That day, I will go to the mountains to cut wood. I didn’t go too far when I went out, but I suddenly wanted to go back. Because I didn’t have a rope. This is a very useful rope. It is strong and convenient to tie the wood with it.

Because I longed to find the rope, I hurried home. Instead of going through the hall, I went straight into the wood-fire room.

“As soon as I found the rope, I turned around to go out. Suddenly, I heard someone talking in the bedroom next to the wood-room. Because the wall was separated by boards, the joints were large and there was almost no sound insulation, I heard it clearly.

“This is my uncle, my uncle’s wife and grandma. I heard her say to grandma that they wanted to part. Grandma blamed them and said, ” Don’t be silly. Now, the old house is very bad, most of the old furniture is broken. What good can I get from them?”

“Grandma said you (Big Head’s adoptive father) would build a new house. When you build a new house and buy new furniture, by that time, you can consider sharing the house with your brother.”

“Big head” adoptive father did not immediately answer Zheng Jinhua, just smoked a pumped cigarette.

The original “big head” adoptive father is not grandma’s own, but adopted. But the little uncle is grandma’s own. That’s why grandma prefers her uncle.

Big Head’s adoptive father is single, but he is good at carpentry and makes a lot of money.

My little uncle is a private primary school teacher. His monthly salary is only 16 yuan. He is already married and has two children. Four members of a small family live a poor life.

However, Zheng Jinhua did not know that Big Head’s adoptive father listened to his grandmother (his adoptive mother) and was very considerate of his brother.

Zheng Jinhua, There is no way to persuade the “big head” adoptive father.

Zheng Jinhua Thinking that he had grown up enough to get married, he said to her “big head” adoptive father, ” Dad, you have made a great contribution to me. I admit that you are my father.“Then she said,” I will eventually get married.”

Big Head’s adoptive father said, ” Yes, you must get married.”

Zheng Jinhua Said, ” You are the one who does the best. When I get married, you always give me some dowry…”

“If you obey, I’ll give it to you.“Big Head’s adoptive father interrupted Zheng Jinhua and said,” If you don’t listen to me, I won’t even give you a sewing needle without small holes.”

Obviously, Big Head’s adoptive father believed his grandmother’s words.he thinks. This Zheng Jinhua, is too powerful, no good to keep her.

Zheng Jinhua tit for tat, ” You have made a great contribution to me. I will always be filial to you until you grow old. But if you treat me like this, I wouldn’t even want this’ hole’needle!”

Zheng Jinhua The more you think, the more angry, she thought: if you are not friendly, I am not kind!

Big Head’s adoptive father seems to be biased against Zheng Jinhua, which makes Zheng Jinhua very sad and disappointed. She felt that she had lost her most basic feelings for her adoptive father.

“Big head” adoptive father in front of his mother and little brother, revealed Zheng Jinhua: she is very good at calculation, said that the house built out of the old house wood, will be divided by the little uncle half.”

Zheng Jinhua What he privately said to him was exposed to his mother and brother.

Zheng Jinhua I was very angry after knowing about this. She thought that the grain was me and the “big head” adoptive father production, and the property was also me and the “big head” adoptive father earned. But he really doesn’t regard me as his daughter, and is such a good daughter!

Zheng Jinhua Still remember that she liked beauty and wanted to buy a beautiful dress, but after a great effort, she cried a lot, but the “big head” adoptive father ignored her.

Zheng Jinhua Very frustrated, she decided to go out to make money by herself.

In early March, 18-year-old Zheng Jinhua went to the tea plantation to help people collect tea leaves. Because her tea collection was very close to her biological father’s home, she returned to the house where she used to live.

Big Head’s adoptive father saw that Zheng Jinhua had been gone for more than a month. So, “big head” adoptive father chased her to his father’s house, said angrily: ” your daughter collects tea, don’t let her go back to my house!”

In fact, Zheng Jinhua didn’t want to leave the big head’s adoptive father, but wanted to make money and buy clothes himself.

Biological father said to Zheng Jinhua: “big head” adoptive father said he didn’t need you to go back to his home!

Big Head’s adoptive father thought that if Zheng Jinhua had given me another son-in-law, she might be separated from me because of her marriage. Then I need to make three sets of furniture, which includes, my adopted daughter Zheng Jinhua and little brother and myself, each set. Each set of furniture 500 yuan, three sets of furniture total 1500 yuan!

“My coffin has feet. If I have money, I’m not afraid that you won’t respect me.”(A country proverb). That means, if I die, the coffin will walk. As long as I have money, I am not afraid of no one to help me bury, also not afraid of no one cares about my death.

In July, when Zheng Jinhua returned from the tea farm, her father said to her, ” You can’t go home. I’ve already given you away to someone else!”

Her biological father expelled her and asked her to return to his Big head adoptive father.

But the “big head” adoptive father refused to let her enter his home again.

Zheng Jinhua I think no one on either side wants me.

The sisters of the same family next door (the next generation and sisters after the same grandfather) said sympathetically, ” Your adoptive father is a pig! He’s stupid!“She added,” He doesn’t understand such a filial, kind daughter!”

The sister took Zheng Jinhua for a week.

Her uncle in the same family also tries to convince Big Head’s adoptive father, but he refuses.

After all, she is the own daughter of her biological father Zheng Yanshengg, who later agrees for Zheng Jinhua to return to Zheng Yanshengg’s father.

After that, Zheng Jinhua went to the road every day to cut grass and sell grass.

One day, Zheng Bing went to the city to do a mushroom business and passed through Ishii Village. Zheng Jinhua As soon as she saw him standing at the door, she smiled and said, ” Big nose, where are you getting rich recently?”

Zheng Bing A little embarrassed, he said: ” This is not to get rich. Only this year, the mushroom business improved a little, selling 10,000 yuan.”

“Come in, and sit down.”

With that, Zheng Jinhua took Zheng Bing’s hand into the house.

Zheng Bing Not yet, get married. Over the years, Zheng Jinhua misses Zheng Bing.

Zheng Jinhua Pour a bowl of tea. Zheng Bing He was thirsty, so he drank up all his tea.

“It is already noon now! Invite you to have a meal at my house, ok?”

Zheng Bing Shake hands and said: ” No, I don’t have time, I come here to ask the price of mushrooms, I have to hurry up!”

Zheng Jinhua Approaching Zheng Bing, he smiled and said, ” Hey, hey, if you are hungry, you should have a meal! You’re the best.”

“There is no time left,” said Zheng Bing, who is leaving.

Zheng Yanshengg Back from the field, met Zheng Bing out of home.

“Zheng Bing, when did you come here?”

“Uncle, I just came back.”

“Why are you in such a hurry to leave?“Zheng Yansheng also likes Zheng Bing very much. He thought it was great if he could be my son-in-law.

“I’m hurry to the city. It’s too late. Come again next time!”

Big Head’s adoptive father thought that Zheng Jinhua had thus returned to his father’s house, but he had kept her for thirteen years without success.

The “Big Head” adoptive father calculated that it is 7 yuan per month, and the annual living expenses are at least 84 yuan, which has exceeded 1,000 yuan in the past 12 years.

He wanted to claim the value from Zheng Jinhua’s father, because he could not support her in vain.

He went to Zheng Yansheng and said that Zheng Jinhua should give him alimony after he returned to his hometown. In addition to the 200 yuan he was a child, he also asked for a total of 1,200 yuan.

Zheng Yansheng Said to “Big Head”, the family really has no money.

Therefore, he persisted, ignoring the conditions and requirements of the “big head”.

One day, a little uncle of father Zheng Yansheng came. He was the messenger of the county government, hurried home and said to Zheng Jinhua: ” the judicial bureau office has summoned you twice! Sister, you still have to answer the lawsuit. Otherwise, you will be convicted of the offence. If you don’t pay it back, they will come to demolish your house!”

Zheng Jinhua, Forced to go to the Justice Bureau office. The judiciary sentenced Zheng Jinhua to repay her adoptive father 900 yuan. Zheng Jinhua Where do you want to make money to repay them?

Zheng Jinhua Borrowed 10 yuan from the second sister and bought a ticket to work in Minqing County.

At a private factory in Minqing County, Zheng Jinhua attends handmade basket weaving. It took her a month to earn only 30 yuan. When will I make nine hundred dollars?

It appears that Zheng Jinhua could only marry and use his dowry money to pay off his debts.

Someone in the village said that there was a family named Huang Zongren in the Huangkeng village next door. During the land reform, he was named as a mid-level farmer. His financial situation is better than that of the average person. He is regarded as a middle-class family in the village. There were eight men and two women in the house. The first four men are married, and the last four are not married. Huang Biaofu Ranked fifth.

In recent years, girls have needed at least 1,330 yuan as a bride. Based on the Huang family’s current abilities, it is possible to try to piece it together.

However, Huang’s family believe there are three other boys who need a lot of money to find a wife. In fact, there are too few candidates for a matchmaker to match. The girls who wanted to marry thought that the number of gifts was not enough, so they did not agree to marry the Huang family.

Before she knew it, Huang Biaofu went from 16 to 21. He could not marry because of the number of engagement gifts.

The matchmaker arrives to Huang’s family and wants to introduce Zheng Jinhua to Huang Biaofu.

When Zheng Jinhua learned about this, she made it clear that she would marry Zheng Bing, not Huang Biaofu.

“Zheng Bing has a girlfriend!“Said the father, Zheng Yansheng, to Zheng Jinhua.

“Who is it?”

“ZhengQingtian’s daughter, the daughter of a village cadre.“Said the father, Zheng Yansheng, to his daughter, Zheng Jinhua.

Father Zheng Yansheng paused, then said to Zheng Jinhua, ” Zheng Bing didn’t say he would marry you.”

Zheng Jinhua He bowed his head and said nothing.

Father Zheng Yansheng, looking very worried, continued to say to his daughter: ” The village chief Zheng QingYun and ZhengQingtian are very close. They colluded with each other to monopolize the economy of the village. The marriage between the two families can be seen as a match.”

Father Zheng Yansheng He said with a wry smile, ” You and Zheng Bing won’t succeed!”

The matchmaker handled it very well. Huang’s bride is to give betrothal gift 1300 yuan, has agreed!

According to the market at the time, if Zheng Jinhua married a large village, she could only get 500 yuan as a bride.

So why did Huang’s family pay such a high price?

Because the Huang family lives in a remote valley, life is also very inconvenient. In recent years, girls have become more demanding. If the bride price is less, they will not marry you, and will not think of living in your valley.

But Huang Biaofu is 21 years old and has a younger brother waiting to get married. He had no choice but to offer more betrothal gifts.

Huang Biaofu, At the sight of the beautiful Zheng Jinhua, his eyes are very straight, and his hands do not know where to put them, and his feet do not know where to stand.

Thus, the Zheng Jinhua becomes very valuable.

In fact, the bride price of the Huang family is 1,300 yuan, which adds up to 1,630 yuan, including 230 yuan (about 3.125 grams) for a gold ring and 100 yuan for clothes and supplies.

Country people envy the girl Zheng Jinhua is very valuable!

Mushroom seller Liao Nitou excitedly said: ” 1630 yuan, Zheng Jinhua is really made of gold. It has exceeded the 1,300 yuan of others. Zheng Jinhua She has gone to beg the girl in the city of Fuzhou!”

A bachelor named A Gui said, ” Zheng Yianshe My daughter’s urine has turned into gold!”

Zheng Jinhua As soon as we arrived at Huangkeng Village, I found that the village was too small, with only ten families.

This place is about 20 km from the town, but there is no bus. Fortunately, there is a road starting from the big village outside to Huangkeng village, which is a three-kilometer-long tractor road. But on rainy days, the muddy roads are slippery, and even tractors are often sunk into the dirt. People can only walk barefoot in the muddy road.