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"Yes, thank you, I like it, you like it, everyone is happy! Madam, you look much better than when I was with you in Beihai for illness, and your face is obviously full! How time flies! Another year in a blink of an eye. Mention our Dong Er, but serious advocate, our son-in-law works as a waiter in Tsinghua campus, and will get married this year. My son-in-law is young and there is no one at home. However, I am not enjoying myself when you say "great joy". I was relieved to see her go home. I suffered for fifteen years.

"It's like that story, you know the annual report funeral, ... what year was that? ..... Her father in Dong Er was watching the excitement in Haidian Street, so we soon lost time. We had a quarrel that day, but I thought he was angry and went to town instead of looking for him. It took a day, two days and three days before I panicked until I didn't come. Asking prices everywhere, asking everywhere, without any warning. I also prayed to God and asked for help. Later, a fortune teller figured out that he had gone to the southwest, and a woman tripped him up and might come back after the New Year. I put a little snack, I think, he is not a child, but also a local, how can he say that he has lost it? I didn't expect ... it's been fifteen years now!

"At that time, our Dong Er was only four years old. She was born in early winter, and we are such children. Her father used to be an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He can do all kinds of chores, paste a shed and have a bowl of rice to eat. We haven't lost our children since the Qing Dynasty disappeared. We have been married for more than ten years, and we have never blushed. By then, they were really poor, so they were eager to complain to each other. Who knew this would drive him away?

"I cried with Dong Er in my arms for three nights. My brother came and said,' Come back with me and I will support you.' Madam, you know, my brother's children, plus me and Dong Er, can my sister-in-law still like it if she doesn't say anything? I said,' No, maybe your brother-in-law will come back sometime, and Dong Er is not young. I'll think about it myself. I sent him back. Guess what, you know those big pillars and white marble on the steps of Yuanmingyuan. At that time, the rice shop hired people to mash them and mix them in rice to increase weight and sell more money. I used to sit in the wilderness and throw stones every day. I shed tears while throwing stones. When the winter wind blows, tears freeze on my face. After returning home, Dong Er climbed onto the kang to play. Sometimes he fell off the kang and lay on the ground crying. When she saw me, she cried and I cried. I didn't eat with tears!

"Last year, the north sea is not the first frost? Our Dong Er sent me a cotton-padded jacket, madam, do you remember? Stupid and thick, with a little hanging eyes? The child has been a big boy since he was a child, and he has not changed since he was a big boy. When I was four or five years old, I robbed money, pawned and played with people all over the street. If you lose, you will hit people and curse them. All the children in the street are afraid of her! But one thing, although it looks good, she is reasonable. Another point is filial piety. She listened to what I said. As for me, she is the only one, and I can't talk about her easily.

"She often said,' Mom, my father left us both. Do you still miss him? Lean on me. I sell chicken, persimmon and radish to support you. Wouldn't it be better if we were together? What did you do with your tears all day?' Really, she can sell chickens from the age of eight or nine, go to Qinghe to sell chickens, go back and forth seventeen miles, pick a small burden, and run faster than adults. She didn't bargain, paid as much as she said, and when people bargained with her, she left without looking back. But the price is also reasonable. Who hasn't bought it for her in Haidian Street? One more thing, if she buys someone else's, she will not abide by it and scold it.

"When she doesn't sell chickens, she sells persimmons and peanuts. It's a little ridiculous to say. You know Xiyuan is a soldier. These peddlers are afraid of soldiers. If they can't sell the money, it doesn't count. They are often beaten and scolded. She was not afraid of soldiers, so she picked persimmons all morning, went to Xiyuan, sat on the edge of the playground and sold them to soldiers. Never let those soldiers owe a lot of money. The soldier is fierce, she is more fierce, and the fierce people laugh, but they all let her. When she sells enough, she will leave, even if people want to buy her. Didn't soldiers come after you that time? I was washing clothes in the yard, and she came in with her front foot and two soldiers chased after her, which startled us. Everyone who lives in our yard ran into the house. The soldier smiled and shouted, "Miss Dong Er, Miss Dong Er, sell us two persimmons." She turned her head, put the pick aside, put her hands on her waist and said,' I won't sell it to you, I'll buy it when I buy something. Who is laughing with you! Get out of here before it's too late I'm shaking with fear! Who knows that the two soldiers left with a smile. Look at this kid's guts!

"She was twelve or thirteen years old that year, Zhang Zongchang was defeated, and his soldiers were stationed in Haidian area. Soldiers in Zhang Zongchang are poor, like beggars, without socks and shoes. As soon as they have a family, they break down the door and go through everything, even if they live there. All those who had some money in Haidian ran away, and all the girls and wives were empty. I was poor and old, so I didn't leave. My brother said,' Dong Er might as well hide in the city.' Guess what she said. She said, "Don't be afraid, uncle. My mother is not leaving, and neither am I. They can't eat me, so I have to eat them Isn't she still eating soldiers? She sang behind them and knew them well. She doesn't eat steamed bread in their big steamer every day?

"One day, she was in trouble-she was sixteen years old that year-and several soldiers pulled forage from Xizhimen to Xiyuan. She asked someone to unload the grass from our backyard, and she promised to invite people to drink at night. I don't know. She dodged that afternoon. Those soldiers came at night and scared me to death! Knowing that Dong Er had slipped away, they hated it and looked for her in Haidian Street for three days with a whip. Later, thanks to the departure of the battalion, nothing happened.

"Dong Er hiding in her aunt, my sister's house. My sister lives in Lan Qi. She has a vegetable garden, some pigs and a small grocery store. When Dong Er came back, I said,' Girl, you are not young. You've been dealing with soldiers all day Not only am I scared, but others look different, don't you think? You'd better stay at your aunt's house first, help her, learn some rough work, and it will be useful later ...' She left with a smile without making things difficult.

"Later, my sister came and said,' Dong Er is really capable and has the strength to water vegetables and feed pigs. Xizhimen picks up the goods every morning, and there is still time to cook when I come back. Do things quickly and well, but one thing, you are too angry! Say a word to her and she will go home. Really, she came back several times after living in her aunt's house for less than half a year, and I advised her to leave every time. But she is not at home, and I miss her sometimes. At that time, some old corn planted in our backyard was just ripe, and people pulled it out, and I didn't pursue it. When Dong Er came back and found out, he refused to say, "If I am not at home, you will bully my mother!" " ! Whoever pulled out my old corn will be fine if he comes out to recognize it, or whoever eats it will have sores in his mouth! "She sat on the threshold and scolded all afternoon. Finally, an old neighbor woman came out and confessed with a smile, saying,' Stop swearing, girl, I pulled it out, and it was just for fun. At this time, Dong Er also smiled and said,' Tell my mother that you ate, can you not let you eat? It's not good for you to let us children look at you like this, because smart people don't do things secretly! "At some point she stood up and ran to her aunt's house.

"My sister has no children. My brother-in-law can play with money and can't do anything. When Dong Er came to their home, he also learned to play cards. He works during the day and plays cards at night. He also won or lost a dollar or two. She promised to win at cards, not lose, and scold if she lost. But she played well and lost less, otherwise my relatives were scolded by her!

"After living in my sister's house for two years, I called her back, that is, last year, I went to Beihai with you and asked her to come back to look after the house. I'm not at home and she doesn't work. She cooks by herself all day, locks the door and goes out to play cards. I'm not happy to hear that. As soon as you came back from Beihai, I hurried home. I talked about her several times, which aroused my appetite and made me lie down. My sister came and invited me to see it once. She said it was because I made a wish to her father in Dong Er that year. If I didn't return it, the fairy would punish me for my illness. Dong Er was listening without saying a word. Who knows, she followed the sound of her head with her hind foot, smashed all the immortal tablets in other people's homes, and cursed and said,' What do you want? Is my father back? Just hope! I smashed his card, and he dared to punish me for getting sick before I took it! Everyone persuaded her, and she scolded her back. My sister and I found out, and we were so angry and afraid that we didn't dare to see Xiangtou. Who knows, then I got better, and she was fine. Really, ghosts and gods are afraid of the wicked.

"My brother came over and said,' Dong Er is not young, so hurry up and find her a husband's family. Evil news travels fast, and her reputation is far away. No one dares to take it in the future! "In fact, I have long paid attention to it, but it is always too high to be low. I dare not agree with my in-laws. There will always be trouble in the future. How can people let her do everything like me? At that time, someone mentioned the kiss, and there were no adults or children at home, but the time was wrong, saying it was a crime. I went to get married that day and she knew that when I came back, she was sitting at home waiting for me. When she saw me, she asked, "Are you married?" I said,' If we are together, everything will be fine, but it's hard on the other side, calling it a mother-in-law', and she said,' That's no good! As he spoke, he picked up the money and went out to play cards. I am angry and distressed. Nowadays, girls have big faces and are not ashamed to speak!

"This time I finally sailed, and I also fell to the ground with a stone!

"Thank you, you gave this a lot of money, I will thank you for Dong Er! I'll bring them to kowtow when I'm done. ..... You will soon be well maintained, but don't work too hard. Repetition is no joke! I'm leaving, goodbye. "

1933, 1 1, 28 nights

(The original novel collection Dong Er Girl, 1935 May, Beixin Bookstore)