Essay about Sanmei breaking off her engagement

1.

Third sister, my nanny.

The elevator broke down again, which obviously required me to move. After climbing to the 8th floor, I was almost paralyzed. I sat down on the stairs, panting and looking for the keys in my bag. There was no key. , picked up the bag and turned it upside down. All the bits and pieces were spread out at my feet, but there was still nothing. My mother packed them in the bag when I left. Did it get lost again?

Ding dong, the doorbell rang three times, the door opened a crack, and a girl's face was revealed, with a round face and round eyes, very unfamiliar. Just when I was about to ask, the door slammed shut, and I... I looked up at the house number, 806, yes, it was my home. I rang the doorbell again, and the little girl appeared again, holding my photo in her hand, comparing it with mine. , repeated three times, she finally opened the chain on the door and let me in.

"Sister, you are back. Give me the bag. These are slippers. Change them first and I will get you a glass of water."

"Hey... don't , don't, don't... come back, are you a relative of my family? Which aunt, aunt, or uncle of mine?" I kept popping bullets from my mouth while changing my shoes.

"Sister, I am not a relative of your family. My name is Lu Sanmei. I am your nanny. My aunt brought me back from the nanny company." Sanmei spoke very softly, I thought I was scared.

Nanny? Do I need a nanny at home? Mom, what are you making a fuss about? We are a family of two, living a simple life, and you actually want to hire a nanny? Mom, do you think I make too much money? Do you think it’s easy for me to make money? My mind was spinning and I couldn't figure out what the old lady wanted to do. I've only been on a business trip for a few days, and there's already a nanny at home. If I stay like this for a few months, will there be multiple stepfathers at home? If there were multiple stepfathers... that would be great, it would save the old lady from being lonely, but why a nanny?

"Oh, oh, okay, okay, oh, where is my mother?" I was thinking in my heart, muttering in my mouth, and suddenly thought of the old lady?

"Auntie went to buy fish heads. Auntie said you would come back and said you like to eat fish heads in pot." Third sister looked at me secretly and said in a low voice.

"Oh, oh, okay, okay, let's wait for auntie." He didn't ask the whole story, and he couldn't bear to offend the child. He calmed down and took the herbal tea from Sanmei's hand.

"Sister, this is my proof." After I sat down, Third Sister took out a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket.

"You, are you sixteen?" I patted the sofa and motioned for her to sit next to me.

"Sister, you are over sixteen years old, and you will be seventeen in four months." The third sister was a little embarrassed, twisting her hands back and forth.

"You are from Xishui, Guizhou, the place where Maotai liquor is sold." Written on the paper was Sanmei's household registration location.

“Where we are accustomed to water pipes, we are in the countryside.” The third sister spoke awkward Guizhou Mandarin.

“You are working at such a young age and not studying?”

“My father is sick, I am the eldest son, and I am a girl. We are all like this, girls. There is no point in studying. If you go out to work earlier, you can earn money for your family earlier. "

"Why don't you go into the factory?"

"I can't enter the factory without an ID card, so I can only work. "Nanny."

I asked slowly, she spoke slowly, she spoke slowly, I listened slowly, she talked, I felt, and some vague ideas began to form in my mind. picture. Mother is too lonely and wants to find someone to keep her company? Mother is so kind, does she want to help third sister?

2.

It’s nice to have someone at home. You can enter the house with or without a key. Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, when the doorbell rings three times, the door will open a crack, and the third sister's round face will be exposed with a smile.

The doorbell dinged, and the door opened, revealing the serious face of the old lady. When she opened the door, the room was in a mess, with large and small bags piled on the floor.

"Oh my god, what's going on? Was it robbed?" I was shocked.

"Third sister will go back tonight and I will bring her something." The old lady tied up a package in her hands.

“Why did you go back? Didn’t you say that when you turned seventeen in a few days, you would ask your family to apply for an ID card and send it over and I would find a factory for her to work in?”

“Oops. , Auntie, what are you in a hurry with me? Third sister's brother called her and asked her to go back quickly, saying that something big happened at home. "My mother worked very hard, but third sister stood aside and wiped her tears.

"Third sister, why are you crying? Are you reluctant to leave Auntie? You go back and take a look, deal with things at home, and get your ID card. Sister will let you enter the factory." I walked over. , holding her shoulders and wiping her tears.

"Auntie, I don't want to go back. My mother has betrothed me to a bachelor from my grandmother's village. This man is 22 years older than me and is still a lame." The third sister suddenly threw herself into the old lady's arms. , burst into tears, and the mother stopped what she was doing and hugged her third sister tightly.

"Xiaofeng, your mother is crazy. You are not yet seventeen years old. Oh my god, why is this?" I shouted anxiously.

"Sister, this man has a fish pond and his family is rich. My mother needs money to treat my father. He came to propose marriage and gave my family a gift of 4,000 yuan, and my mother agreed.

I don't want to, but my family has already spent all the money and I don't want to go back. Sister, I know your family doesn’t need a nanny. It’s because my aunt feels sorry for me that she lets me live at home. Sister, please return me to the housekeeping company. I will work as a nanny for another year and return the bride price from that person. In fact, I already have someone I like, who is my classmate in junior high school, and I want to marry him in a few years. If my family insists on me marrying that cripple, I will not live. "I was speechless for a moment, and my heart started to hurt.

"Third sister, don't cry yet, let me think about it. "The old lady pulled the third sister away from her arms, pulled me to her room, and closed the door.

"Girl, please do something good. This child is pitiful, so you should do it for me. Do good deeds and accumulate virtue. "The old lady grabbed my hand.

"Mom, don't do this. What should I do?" "The old lady's attitude made me a little flustered.

"My daughter, don't look at Third Sister's gentle temper. If her family insists on her marrying a cripple, I'm worried that something will happen to her. "

"Ah, what should I do? "

"Anyway, Sanmei has been working as a nanny in our house for a few months. This is also fate. We can't ignore it when we are in trouble."

"Mom, the problem is How do you manage it? "

"Give your leader a leave of absence and go back with her. "

"What? Mom, are you crazy? Sanmei's mother is crazy, are you crazy too? "

"I'm not crazy. You go back with Sanmei and see if you can convince her mother to cancel the marriage. ”

“In what capacity I show up, that is a family matter, she is just our nanny. "

"Yes, in what capacity do you appear? In what capacity does it appear? "The old lady was stumped by my words, spinning around in circles.

"She works as a nanny at our house, and her mother knows about it. One time, Sanmei's mother called Sanmei. , we chatted for a while, and she thanked me for taking in her third sister, and I praised her third sister for being as obedient as our girl. Yes, you can act as my god sister. "Suddenly, the old lady stopped and said to herself. I was confused by the old lady's quick reaction. Is this my mother?

"Otherwise, I'll call Third Sister's mother. Make a phone call, give her some money, and ask her to cancel the marriage. There’s no need to go, right? "Old lady, you think I am you, a free man. I can go when I want to travel, lie down when I want to sleep, and relax when I want to eat. Do you know how difficult it is for me to ask for leave?

"When you give money, their family spends it. You think I didn't give Sanmei money, you think Sanmei didn't send money to my family, it's all spent, it's all spent. Her home is a bottomless pit, and her mother is deliberately selling her daughter off. You don’t understand. You really don’t understand. This person is poor and can do anything. If you don't go, no matter how much money you give, it will be useless. Go and explain clearly to Sanmei's mother that she has called off the engagement. She is only sixteen years old. Sanmei has been in our house for several months and you have no feelings at all. Can you be kind? Do you want to go or not? Let me give you a nice word, you..." The old lady was anxious, her voice was high and low, and she was a little incoherent.

"Mom, the question is whether it will work for me to take care of it. ? "

"Forget it, I can't invite you. I'll go by myself. At worst, it's just a trip for me. "The old lady saw that I was hesitating, and became a little angry. She spoke softly and hard.

Old lady, how dare I let you go? Mother's orders are inevitable, so just go, or the company will deduct your quarterly bonus at worst. I don’t want to be accused of being unfilial by deducting my year-end bonus. Besides, the old lady really went with her third sister in a hurry. Can she come back?

Three,

Three My sister’s home is located in a primitive Miao village in the mountains. Third sister called out, and a woman with gray hair and a dull face who looked 20 years older than her actual age came out and looked at third sister indifferently. She was a little surprised when she saw me, but she still welcomed me into her "home" politely.

Home was a square room with some corns and peppers hanging from the beams. The four walls were "painted" pitch black by stove smoke. There was a stove with three pots at the front door. The large pots on the left and right were cooking beef and pig food respectively. The food was dark and thick. The pot in the middle was covered. It should be Cooking food for people. An old man in Miao costume kept blowing on the half-wet branches in the stove. The third sister said, this is a small pot hanging not far from the stove. A pot of brown water was boiling inside, and Third Sister's father made an inarticulate sound in a corner of the room. Third Sister moved a wooden stool and tried to steady it on the uneven wooden floor. She just sat down. , there was a grunting sound coming from under the buttocks, and when I looked down, I saw two pigs fighting each other for food under the floor. When I looked up, I saw the younger brothers of Third Sister sitting or standing, looking at me with curious eyes. Uninvited guests...

It was getting dark. Third sister lit a pine branch and stuck it on the wall. Grandma handed it to me with a smile. There were some cooked noodles in the bowl. I looked at the white noodles quietly and saw that Sanmei and the others had a few cooked potatoes in their bowls.

Sanmei said, "Sister, eat it. This is our custom. We use noodles when entertaining distinguished guests." . I distributed the noodles to San Mei’s younger brothers and said with a smile that they ate too much on the road and were not hungry yet.

After dinner, I was sitting on the threshold talking with San Mei, and suddenly something happened. Amidst the commotion, someone called Sanmei.

Third sister grabbed my hand, dragged me up and ran. In the dam in the middle of the village, a bonfire was burning, and a group of young people gathered around and chattered in their own language - Miao language.

The third sister turned into a happy bird, holding a boy's hand and walked up to me.

"Sister, this is my boyfriend, his name is Qiangzi." The third sister was a little embarrassed.

"Hello, sister. Thank you, sister. Please help us. We will definitely remember sister." Qiangzi held a reed in his hand, and the firelight reflected his face. He was such a handsome young man.

"Qiangzi, my sister doesn't understand your customs. Since I sent my third sister back, I will make the decision and try to stop this marriage." I felt a little guilty when I said this.

While talking, a reed played, and someone called Qiangzi. Qiangzi said to Third Sister: "Third Sister, take sister to dance with you."

"Sister, this is Qiangzi organized this bonfire dance to welcome you. This is also our custom. When the distinguished guests come, they will dance bonfire dance." Several young men played hard, and a group of girls and wives held hands around the bonfire. Jumping. One song after another, the third sister introduced to me, the wedding song, the wedding song, the farewell song... As a person with no artistic ability, it sounded the same tune to me.

When the stars were setting, I was taken to her bedroom by my third sister. Walking in past the stove, there is a hut that is sparsely separated by wooden boards. The narrow place is only big enough for a small bed. The bed sheet is a patched sheet. There is a pile of tangled grass under the sheet, and a quilt is exposed. Cotton wool, my third sister and I were lying side by side, quietly discussing our plans to break off the engagement after dawn.

"Third sister, we have to discuss it with your family tomorrow. We can't just make the decision on our own and call off the marriage. They are always your parents. I'm just..." Since I arrived at San Mei At home, her mother hasn't said a word to me. I think she has a grudge against me.

"Sister, my father has been suffering from pleurisy for several years. He has no money to treat it and it is getting worse day by day. In recent years, relatives have borrowed money from all over for his illness. You and your aunt give me money every month. I sent all the money back to my mother to pay off the debt. Before I came back, I talked to my mother on the phone about breaking off the engagement. My mother cried. She said that to break off the engagement, she had to pay back the money. She had already spent all the money. "The third sister's voice was choked with sobs.

"If your family doesn't object, I will come forward tomorrow. But, will they recognize my identity?" I am still worried.

"Sister, you will recognize it. According to the custom of our Miao family, the god sister has the same status as the biological sister." When she said this, the third sister put her arms around me and put them around my neck. .

There was a coughing sound from next door, and the voice of Sanmei’s mother: Sanmei, let your sister sleep, she will be on her way early tomorrow morning.

At dawn, the birds were singing loudly, the wind was biting my face, and the winter in the mountains was dry and cold. I wrapped my down jacket tightly around my body, looked at Third Sister who was wearing old clothes, and said, "Third Sister, where are the clothes I gave you, why don't you wear them?"

"I don't want to part with them at home. Wear it when you are with him in the future." The third sister lowered her head and her face was red. She didn't know whether it was because of the wind or because of shyness. The mountain road is not difficult to walk, but for me, who was exhausted even after climbing the 8th floor, it is not an easy task to climb over a mountain and turn around three turns. Third sister saw that I was not strong enough and said: " Sister, let me sing folk songs to you."

"Third sister, the folk songs you sang last night were so beautiful. Can you teach me?" I suddenly became energetic.

“My mother’s folk songs are very beautiful. She often sang folk songs to us when I was a child. Later, my father became ill and my mother stopped singing. My folk songs were all taught to me by my mother. ”

“Third sister, how many brothers do you have?” Because of the chaos and the darkness, I couldn’t count how many villains there were.

"There are five of them. The eldest brother is in the first grade of junior high school and has not come back from school. The second brother is in the third grade of elementary school. He is the one who refused to eat noodles when you gave him noodles last night. The third brother is in the first grade. The one who holds the bowl in front of you for noodles. The fourth brother went to play at his uncle's house and hasn't come back. The youngest brother is the one who is sleeping in grandma's arms." The third sister recounted the story in detail, neither happy nor worried. .

"Third sister, um, that person, is he willing to break off the engagement?" I felt uneasy in my heart.

"Sister, the custom here is that if you don't sing folk songs with the woman to get engaged, it's not considered a marriage. As long as the bride price is returned to the family, the man has no reason to cheat." The third sister was very relaxed. After I finished speaking, I actually raised my voice and sang a folk song, which pierced the silence of the mountain loudly and resounded in my heart. I sighed silently. After all, I was still a child.

At noon, we showed up at Sanmei’s fiancé’s house. A stalwart man of nearly forty years old was lame on one leg and was packing something in the yard with a dark face. He must be the fiancé of the third sister. An old lady was sitting in the yard basking in the sun. Her dark and thin face was in the shape of an inverted triangle. The sturdy man saw the third sister coming in. He wanted to say something, but when he saw me behind him, he immediately fell silent. The old lady turned around and entered the house. The third sister said, this is the man's mother. From the photo books, I can see that such a woman has the most cunning character. If the third sister comes to pass, she probably won't get good treatment from this mother-in-law.

Let’s get back to the subject, not wanting to talk nonsense, I bargained with the man, and finally returned the 4,000 yuan gift plus 1,000 yuan in compensation. The divorce case was finally settled.

IV.

On the way back, Sanmei and Qiangzi saw me off. Qiangzi held my hand and said, "Sister, after the Chinese New Year, Sanmei and I went out to work. I will pay you back after I earn the money."

The third sister pulled Qiangzi away, hugged me tightly, and choked with sobs: "Sister, Qiangzi and I will never forget you. We will wait until you get married. The baby is here, I’ll take care of the baby for you.”

I held Sanmei in my arms, gently touched her shoulder, and said, “Get along well with Qiangzi. When you go out to work, you meet. Remember to tell your sister about the difficulty. If you call me sister, I will treat you as my sister. Otherwise, my aunt will not let me go."

"Sister, go back and tell your aunt that I will go see her. After a few months of getting along, I consider her my real mother."

"Okay, you go back." The car started slowly, and the third sister waved her hands while chasing after the car. , kept kissing her sister, Qiangzi caught up with her and hugged her tightly... As they gradually lost sight of the two of them, tears dared to flow out freely.

Third sister, Qiangzi, I wish you all the best, and hope that you will support each other on your journey.