When Commander Guo Tuan looked at Li Dalang's eyes and face, he knew that Li Dalang knew these things!
Yes, Li Dalang does know.
Because when Li Dalang was preparing to leave home last year, on the night before leaving, Li's father and Li's mother only called the eldest family member of the Li family to come to the house to talk.
That night, under the dim light, accompanied by Father Li, Mother Li told Brother Li, Sister-in-law Li and his wife, as well as Li Dalang and Erlang Li, in detail what Mother Li had done before marrying Father Li. Things are coming.
The original theory is that Mother Li’s ancestral home was in the state capital close to the border town. Due to the severe drought that year, Mother Li and her whole family fled to the border town in order to have a bite to eat.
Fortunately, Mother Li and her family settled down in the border town and lived a peaceful life for a few years.
But in the border city, there are many tribes and there are many small countries in the Western Regions, and wars ensue.
Li’s mother’s father and brother were recruited one after another and lost their lives on the battlefield, leaving Li’s mother and her widowed mother to depend on each other.
However, later, Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) used thunderous tactics and sent heavy troops and strong generals to fight to the death. Finally, he won the battle, and the border town gradually began to settle down.
In the house of Li's father and Li's mother, Li's mother looked at the lanterns on the side without focus, recalling what happened decades ago, "At that time, we had just settled down. Although it was peaceful, there were still things outside the city. There are soldiers stationed there.
But at least I can go out, and several shops in the city are open.
In this way, it gradually gained a bit of popularity.
I had just passed my teenage years at that time, and there was only a widowed mother in my family. My father and brother had long since died in the war.
But due to years of war in the border towns, there are few girls. As soon as I turned fifteen, even if there was only a widowed mother in the family, many people came to ask for marriage.
At that time, my mother-in-law only hoped that I could live a good life, so she fell in love with you, Aye, Sun Datou, among the many people who wanted to marry me. ”
After all, it happened decades ago, and it's not as sad as it was back then.
However, Mother Li still felt a little uncomfortable. When talking about her first son-in-law, Sun Datou, Mother Li raised her head and looked at Brother Li, then at Li Dalang, then she stopped and sighed. The tone comes.
At this time, Father Li stretched out his hand and patted Mother Li. Mother Li nodded to Father Li, and then continued to tell everyone about the past events.
“The reason why my mother-in-law likes Sun Datou is that he is tall and strong. Although he is seven or eight years older than me, he is already married and has a daughter, but with his appearance, He was still a gang leader in the army, so he would be able to keep me fed.
Secondly, although he was a military householder, the Tang Dynasty won the war at that time, and although there were still small wars outside the border towns, It's pretty peaceful.
If you marry a military household and live in the city here, you won't dare to mess with those rangers, so you will be safe. "
The four members of Brother Li's family sitting across from Father Li and Mother Li didn't say anything after hearing what Mother Li said. They all understood that in a place like that, survival is the first priority.< br>
"In this case, my mother-in-law will agree to your promise, but I will get married in March.
On that day, I also met the little girl left behind by your first wife, Aye, who was led there by her mother-in-law.
I was young and very shy at the time. I just kept stuffing cakes into the little girl’s hands without daring to say anything.
All I remember is that her name is Matchmaker, and she has a small cinnabar-colored mole between her eyebrows.
The border town had just emerged from the war at that time and was not prosperous. The matchmaker only stayed with me at home for more than ten days before she was picked up by her mother-in-law.
The matchmaker’s mother-in-law is a businessman and has lived in other state capitals. She only has a shop in the border town. ”
Hearing this, Li Erlang looked puzzled. He always felt that something was wrong, but he did not ask directly.
Of course Li Erlang saw Li Erlang. She paused for a moment, thought about it, and then said to Brother Li: "I also thought about why a merchant's girl could marry you Aye?
I also asked, and then I found out that when you, Aweng, were still alive, you were a brigade commander in the army. Because of this status, the matchmaker married her daughter to you, Aye.
Who would have thought that your Aweng would later die on the battlefield, but by then there would already be a matchmaker. However, you guys are great, and you can support your wife and daughter well even if you are a team leader. However, the matchmaker's mother is not healthy and is sick. In a place like a border town, where can we get any good medical treatment?
After being ill for a long time, I finally couldn’t survive the winter and left my matchmaker behind. "
Sister-in-law Li and brother Li looked at each other. What brother Li was thinking was: "I actually have a half-sister? ”
What Sister-in-law Li was thinking was: "I wonder if this aunt is still alive now?"
Mother Li took the cup handed over by Father Li, took two sips, put it down, and continued to talk to everyone: "What happens next?" Son, I told you earlier.
Later, I became pregnant. I thought I could give birth to the child smoothly and live this life peacefully.
< br>I didn’t expect that the war started again, and you guys were called back to the military camp that night.
I had a bad feeling at that moment, but I, a woman, had nothing to do at this time. It can be done.
Counting the days, even when I gave birth to my son, the aunt next door brought her grandson to boil hot water for me.
But even after I was out of confinement, you, Aye, only asked people to come back with a message and money, but they never came back.
I waited until you were half a year old before I met you Aye for the first time. "
Brother Li tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember his memory when he was six months old. He was really too young at that time and couldn't remember anything.
"In this way, every two months Your sister’s maternal family even brought you a gift when you were one year old.
But the good times didn't last long, and the war started again when you were one and a half years old.
What I feared most happened. You Aye died on the battlefield, and his colleagues brought his body back.
I carried you on my back and used the only money my family had to pay for the funeral.
To make matters worse, just over a month later, my mother-in-law also went. ”
Thinking of this, Mother Li couldn’t bear it anymore and started sobbing directly.
Father Li took out the handkerchief and stepped forward, stretched out his hand and held Mother Li's hand. After a while, Mother Li finally recovered.
After wiping away the tears on her face, Mother Li looked at Brother Li and the others who were looking at her worriedly: "It's okay, I just feel a little uncomfortable when I think about these things.
I should have told you a long time ago, but I always thought that we would just live in Chang'an and live peacefully. There is really no need for you to bear this.
But this time Hutou is going to the border town. , after thinking about it, I still have to let you know.
In case, it is possible to meet the matchmaker there. ”
Brother Li nodded. He understood that Mother Li's main purpose of calling them here tonight was to let them know about the old affairs of his room. The main purpose was to let Li Dalang know. In case Li Dalang went to the border town in the future and met a matchmaker, don't think of it as a matchmaker. It's a stranger, it's a relative.
Today I chatted with a friend on WeChat and listened to her talk about her married life. During the two-hour call, I was deeply impressed by one of the things she said.
She said: "In the past five years, I was on the verge of death three times in order to give birth to a child, and I worked hard to give birth to my son.
In the past five years, I have invested more than 200,000 yuan, even with me The tens of thousands of dollars I saved before marriage were spent on it.
In these five years of marriage, I got nothing, no money, no love, only a centipede scar on my belly. Pocket chest and aching waist.”
After hearing what she said, I was really sad.
I think of the girl who had light in her eyes back then, but there is no light in her eyes anymore.