The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 6 0006, The Natural Stone Monkey Appears for the First Time
Sun Xiaoxiao didn't know how to choose, she had met the one her mother mentioned once.Like her, they are from Sunjiazhuang, and they went to private school together when they were young.The man dropped out of school after two years of study, and later I heard that he went to other places to learn crafts.His father is the head of the village, which is equivalent to the current head of the village.

Mother wants her to have a stable home, so don't be dragged down by her anymore.She has already arranged everything for Sun Xiaoxiao. As long as she nods her head and agrees, she will be married in a few days.

Sun Xiaoxiao was sitting next to Brother Monkey, and she had been trying to calm down her emotions.She has been out for more than an hour, and if she doesn't go back, she will be worried if her mother wakes up and can't see her.

In those few days, Sun Xiaoxiao listened to many instructions from her mother one after another.That guy is a nice guy, it's nice to be able to bear hardships.The most important thing is that the child is filial and never makes his parents angry.Marrying such a young man, Sun Xiaoxiao will not be offended in the future, and his family's conditions are at the upper-middle level in the village.

Sun Xiaoxiao never agreed, and of course it was impossible for her to refuse directly.In the past two days, my mother's condition has worsened again. She wanted to take her mother to the county town for medical treatment several times, but she was stopped by her mother in the end.Sun Xiaoxiao's mother said that she would not go anywhere until her lifelong affairs were settled.

In desperation, Sun Xiaoxiao could only go to the county town alone, and invited a doctor to diagnose her mother's condition.The doctor kept shaking his head after reading it, and finally told Sun Xiaoxiao outside the house that her mother's illness was probably more ominous.If you want to improve your condition, you must take the medicine prescribed by him for at least three months.

There are many precious medicinal materials in the prescription, and ordinary people will never see a few flavors in their lifetime, but Sun Xiaoxiao's mother has to take these medicines for three consecutive months.

Later, Sun Xiaoxiao reduced the time to go to the private school and took on a few more jobs as companions.She needs money, a lot of it.She always remembered what the doctor said before he left, as long as she can let her mother take the medicine of that prescription for three months, the doctor can tell her how to eradicate her mother's evil disease.

For three months, Sun Xiaoxiao slept less than two hours a day on average.But no matter how tired and hard she is, she will still go to the beach to chat with Monkey for a while at night.That has become the only way for her to relax, and she will pour out her happy and sad moments to Brother Monkey at that time.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and Sun Xiaoxiao really received a letter from that famous doctor.The letter contained a name and an address, and a number.To cure her mother's illness, she had to go to that person to perform surgery on her mother.Finding that person and inviting them over is a trivial matter, the money that needs to be spent is the key.

The doctor wrote 40 taels, and Sun Xiaoxiao had to prepare more than 50 taels.During those three months, Sun Xiaoxiao consulted a lot of medical books, and saw a few cases similar to her mother's.This is the first time I really understand that her mother's illness is not incurable.

In that era, what Sun Xiaoxiao's mother had was just a very common disease.It's just that she has been weak all year round, so her condition is much more serious than that of ordinary patients.

That afternoon, Sun Xiaoxiao secretly went to Cunzheng's house.She knew that Muramasa's son was not at home, only Muramasa and his wife were at home.She wanted to seek help from Muramasa, but she didn't want to marry Muramasa's son.

If she simply wanted to exchange money for medical treatment, she could choose the young man who chased her in the private school.Although the man looked like a fool, his family was richer than Muramasa's no matter what.

She didn't want to turn her marriage into a transaction, and she didn't want to watch her mother grow old and helpless day by day.She wanted to find a middle way, so that she would not have to marry the villager's son, but at the same time, she could raise money for her mother's medical treatment.

Muramasa is in his 50s and has always liked Sun Xiaoxiao very much.The couple lived in the east of the village, only a hundred steps away from Sun Xiaoxiao's house.When I go out to do errands, I always meet Sun Xiaoxiao who is making medicine outside the hospital, and they often send Sun Xiaoxiao some food.After all, everyone is from the same village, and it's really not easy for the two of them.

Sun Xiaoxiao's visit made the Muramasa and his wife very happy.They have been to Sun Xiaoxiao's house several times, but it is the first time for Sun Xiaoxiao to visit their house.

A few days ago, they asked a matchmaker to go to Sun Xiaoxiao's house to propose marriage. When the matchmaker came back, she told them about Sun Xiaoxiao's mother's wish.She didn't want to implicate her daughter, so she hoped that Sun Xiaoxiao could go to live in the county with him after marrying the village's son.

The village couple lived frugally over the years and saved more than 60 taels of silver for their son.It is enough to buy a real estate in the county, and then the young couple will live their little life in the county.

Sun Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed to speak. After all, she was not familiar with Uncle Muramasa, and she usually just met to say hello.After chatting with Muramasa and his wife for a while, she finally revealed the purpose of her trip.

She wanted to borrow money from the village official, or let the village official come forward to raise some money from other people in the village.She will write down the names of these people one by one, and then slowly return them with interest. Although 50 taels is a lot, with Sun Xiaoxiao's ability, he can earn it in three to five years.

But her mother's illness can't wait until that time, and their family has no relatives who can afford the money.So she had no choice but to come up with this method, and begged Muramasa to help her raise the money.

In fact, Sun Xiaoxiao didn't know that the village son who grew up with her liked to play with her since he was a child.At that time, Sun Xiaoxiao was very lively, and many children rushed to play house with Sun Xiaoxiao.

Muramasa's son was more introverted at that time, and he was the kind of guy who was a little slower than others.He is very thin-skinned, as soon as someone laughs at him, he will go to the beach and stay alone for most of the day.

Later, because of the appearance of Sun Xiaoxiao, he had the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful childhood.Sun Xiaoxiao watched him swimming by the sea, picking peaches under the tree, running under the mountain, and climbing over the wall under the wall.

Every memory of him has the shadow of Sun Xiaoxiao, so he made up his mind to go to the county to learn the craft.Because he really can't remember the great principles taught by Mr. Private School, and he can't remember the truths written in the book.He only knows one thing, he learned crafts to work to earn money, and then married Xiaoxiao as his wife.

He never mentioned this to others, but every time he came home from the county town, he would bring back a lot of food.Part of it was for his parents, and part of it was for his parents, and he told his parents to give those things to Sun Xiaoxiao's family separately.

Knowing a son is like a father, when this kid told him to do this for the third time, he had already determined his son's mind.If not, he would not have asked someone to go to Sun Xiaoxiao's house to propose marriage.

The girl is a good girl, but her life is a bit bitter.I lost my father when I was very young, and my mother has always been weak and sick, so I have to shoulder the burden of supporting the family since I was a child.The Muramasa and his wife also took a fancy to this point, so they liked Xiaoxiao even more.

"It's not that I don't help you, you know what's going on in our village. It's not easy for every household. How can you tell me to tell everyone this. Our two families rarely communicate with each other. Who will listen to me if I tell you?" What?" Muramasa said.

Sun Xiaoxiao bowed his head and said nothing, only listening to the wife of the village official said: "Son, how about this? Our family has prepared 60 taels of money for the son to buy a house. How about lending you half to see your mother's doctor? When will you Pay back if you have money."

Sun Xiaoxiao still bowed her head in silence, how could a girl as smart as her not know.The subtext of the village Zheng's wife is that she wants her to be her daughter-in-law, and taking the 30 taels of silver from the village Zheng's family is equivalent to accepting their family's dowry.

Sun Xiaoxiao raised his head slowly, and said with a smile: "I know it will be difficult for you two to do that, so I won't bother you, I'll think of other ways when I go back."

The villager did not stop Sun Xiaoxiao from leaving, and the villager's daughter-in-law said suddenly: "If you can think of other ways, you won't come to us knowing that this is the result. Sigh, knowing that your child has had a hard time these years, But we also have our difficulties."

Sun Xiaoxiao nodded, indicating that she understood the situation of the Muramasa couple.The daughter will be given a dowry when she gets married, which depends on whether her natal family has the strength.It’s so poor that you can give nothing with it, but it’s so rich that you don’t have much gold and silver to accompany it.But marrying a daughter-in-law for a son, no matter how good or bad the family conditions are, cannot be without the most basic house and a job to support the family.

It's real, but it's something that happens to everyone.The village and his wife lived frugally for most of their lives, just wanting to hold a splendid wedding for their son.Then I watched my son and daughter-in-law live happily together, and helped to take care of the grandchildren while they were still able to move.

The village sighed, and said: "It's not the old man, I won't help you, you know what's going on with our family. Gouzi has a good job in the county town, but he couldn't buy a real estate in the county town. Over the years I I live frugally with the old woman because I want my son to stay in the county."

"Our place has a good environment, but the development is too slow, and it is not as good as the county in many aspects. And my son has great ambitions, so it's a pity to stay in Sunjiazhuang. If you promise to marry the dog, I can promise you now, I will give you all my savings as a betrothal gift. I will let you cure your mother's illness, and then bring your mother along to marry me." Muramasa continued.

Village Zheng's daughter-in-law nodded with a smile, not to mention in their Sunjiazhuang, even in the county town, this kind of situation has never happened.Allowing the daughter-in-law to marry with her mother is only possible for a very sensible person like Muramasa.But he also thought about it. In the early stage, he must not let Sun Xiaoxiao's mother go to the county, but stay in Sunjiazhuang and be taken care of by the couple.

When Sun Xiaoxiao left Cunzheng's house, Cunzheng and his wife sent her outside the courtyard.They hope that Sun Xiaoxiao can consider their proposal, after all, they also sympathize with Sun Xiaoxiao's experience.More importantly, their son really liked this girl, and this girl was indeed a good boy.

Sun Xiaoxiao, who left Village Zheng's house, did not go home, but went to the beach to find Brother Monkey.She didn't know what to choose all of a sudden, and her heart was tangled in a mess.She vacillates between lifelong events and seeing a doctor for her mother. To be honest, she doesn't hate Muramasa's son, but she always feels awkward in her heart.

Hiding into Brother Hou's cold embrace, Sun Xiaoxiao managed to calm down his anxiety.She needs to make a choice, a choice she cannot regret no matter what happens in the future.For her and mother's sake, she had to make herself strong.

She fell asleep unknowingly, so she didn't realize that there was a little more warmth in that usually cold embrace.And that stone, which has been blown by wind and rain for many years, is actually moving.

(End of this chapter)