Chapter 1

In 1990, Zhangjiaping, TJ County, Shaoqing City, Xiaoxiang province.

The pale Zhang Qianxiu was sitting in the yard. Although he was only 16 years old, his dark eyes were not consistent with those of his age.

Behind him was a heavily tilted adobe house, propped up by a few thick pines. It looked as if it would collapse at any time.

At the gate of the adobe house, a woman in her early twenties was squatting, sobbing in a low voice. She was Zhang Lanmei, Zhang Qianxiu's sister.

There are several patches on Zhang Lanmei's washed yellow white ragged shirt. A pair of blue Dacron trousers has been washed white. On her bare feet, there are sticky mud in the field. Her thin cheeks are tanned by the sun because of her daily work. She wears two braids. Because there is no shampoo, her hair looks greasy.

Zhang Qianxiu's name was given by his father; A daughter is not "precious" to her son. Just think of a name that is similar and has a good moral.

My father named my sister "Lanmei", but when he saw that everyone named her by flower names, he followed the trend. In fact, he didn't know the beautiful meaning of orchid and plum blossom.

Zhang Lanmei is really like the word "Mei" in her name. Even though she is crying now, she is still fighting with her parents stubbornly: "Dad, if I don't marry, then Han Changsheng is a fool."

His father, Zhang Aibing, was smoking old man's cigarette and patted the table: "can you marry me or not? Your brother has to go to school. He has no money at home. He has to pay agricultural tax on grain and can't sell it. Where can you get the money to study for your brother if you don't marry him? "

Zhang Lanmei wiped her tears and said stubbornly, "I go out to work and study for my brother."

Zhang Aibing said angrily: "you just listen to the nonsense of those people. Do you really think that going out to work is to collect money? What's more, the fare for going out is more than 100 yuan. Where can I get so much spare money at home? "

Zhang Lanmei didn't say a word, just shed tears!

Nowadays, there is no economic source in the countryside.

If a family pours on that one mu of land and pays the agricultural tax, it may not be enough for one year's rations; Raise two pigs, sell for several hundred yuan, get rid of the Piggy's money, the rest is to do the daily expenses, where to get the spare money.

Zhang Qianxiu stood up with his chair and said weakly, "Dad, I won't read any more, and I don't agree with my sister to marry Han Changsheng."

After Zhang Qianxiu finished the high school entrance examination, he suddenly fell ill, which made his poor family bear hundreds of yuan of debt.

But this serious illness, let Zhang Qianxiu have the future memory, or the future soul occupied his present body.

In Zhang Qianxiu's memory, his elder sister resisted, but in the end, she didn't beat her father and married Han Changsheng for the bride price of 800 yuan.

After his elder sister was forced to marry, Han Changsheng often had domestic violence. Zhang Qianxiu always advised his elder sister to divorce, but his father didn't agree.

Until 2003, my sister was beaten by Han Chang to spit blood, and her leg was broken. She stayed in the hospital for more than a month, but finally she got a limp.

Zhang Qianxiu angrily takes Han Changsheng to court, and his sister ends this unfortunate marriage.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Zhang Aibing said angrily, "what do you do if you don't read? Our family is counting on you to be a bit promising in the future, and your mother and I are counting on you to let us enjoy two days of happiness! "

In fact, Zhang Qianxiu was very angry with his father, but his father was very kind to him. He saved money for him to study. Only on the issue of his sister, Zhang Qianxiu had a lot of opinions.

Looking at his furious father, Zhang Qianxiu went to the door and supported the wall: "Dad, my sister is your daughter."

"What's the use of a daughter? Isn't it for someone else? " Zhang Aibing "outspoken" his own thoughts.

Mother was silent on the side, frowning at the soles of her shoes.

Sister heard this, tears flow more severe, hands are slightly trembling, tightly bite his lower lip, the lower lip was bitten white.

Zhang Qianxiu thought of his daughter, frowned slightly, and said firmly: "Dad, as long as I'm not dead, my sister's marriage will be decided by her, and no one can decide for her."

"What's wrong with you? Who is in charge of the family? " Zhang Aibing was so angry that he suddenly stood up.

Mother Hu Jin'e quickly put down her work and grabbed her father: "Xiao Xiu, he's not cured yet. What's the matter with him?"

Zhang Aibing glared at his son angrily, sat down again, and said: "he doesn't know that heaven is high and earth is good. He asked his sister to marry someone, not to read to him?"

Zhang Qianxiu really can't accept his father's attitude of treating his sister as "goods": "Dad, you are selling your daughter, do you know?"

"I just sell my daughter. What's the matter?" Zhang Aibing see son also talk back, anger came up again: "you are my support, I say how to do."

Zhang Lanmei gently pulled Zhang Qianxiu: "brother, forget it, i... i... marry!"

Zhang Lanmei is heartbroken by her father's words. She can no longer feel the warmth of home in this home. Since there is no home, where and with whom do she live, what's the difference?

"Don't marry!" Zhang Qianxiu's weak body held a breath and roared out: "it's no use for me to come here."