Li Qiang's two sons have been married for many years without children, just one family gave birth to a girl, the family is poor, can not support and want to give people, so the middleman gave the child to Li Qiang, Li Qiang gave a bag of dried sweet potatoes. Name the child Li Mei.
When Li Mei was three years old, she went down to the ground to cut grass to feed pigs, chickens, rabbits, and burn grass and fire. Every day the villagers would see a haystack moving, and it turned out that the three-year-old child carried grass taller than him home every day. After tying the grass, Li Mei could not carry such a high bale, so she rolled the grass slightly higher and carried it up again.
When Li Mei was four years old, her adoptive mother became pregnant and gave birth to a girl, Li Xing, and Li Mei had another job, taking care of the child and washing the family's clothes, including Li Xing's diaper. It can be said that Li Xing was brought up by Li Mei.
When Li Mei was five years old, she chopped vegetables in the yard to feed chickens, her adoptive mother made clothes on the kang, Li Xing crawled around on the kang, and one accidentally fell off the kang, bumped her head, and bled. After Li Qiang returned home, his adoptive mother said, "Either it is biological or it is not good, it is not mature, you look at the small apricot." Not even a child can see it well. I know how to play all day. Li Qiang felt sorry for his girlfriend, so he went to beat Li Mei. Swearing while hitting. Li Mei cried, the village doctor and Li Qiang were cousins, listening to the sound was not like words, they climbed over the wall (Li Qiang closed the door to beat the child) and snatched the stick down. Li Qiang said, "Li Mei chopped vegetables in the yard, Li Xing was on the kang, how do you let her look at the child, the child her mother is dead, on the kang does not look at the child, the child fell on the child." You beat up your child without asking. The village doctor left, and Li Qiang did not beat the child again, but Li Mei did not let him eat dinner.
When Li Mei was seven years old, her adoptive mother became pregnant and gave birth to a boy, Li Tao, and Li Mei had to look at Li Xing, take care of Li Tao, wash clothes, and cut grass. I had to get up before dawn to work, it was dark, and the work was not finished.
If the grass is not cut enough, there will be no food to eat, and if the clothes are not washed clean, they will be beaten and not given food. But Li Xing and Li Tao have nothing to do, they can run wild on the street at will, if they bump into each other, Li Mei will be beaten, "Child, you can't see well, what else can you do?" "Li Qiang never looks at Li Mei to mow the grass, how can she go to see the children!" What a lack of skill! Li Mei's two hands are obviously large with large right hands and small left hands, which is caused by the work of the right hand.
When Li Mei was ten years old, she went to the field to hoe grass. After returning home after dark, just after washing her hands and entering the kitchen, Li Qiang grabbed her by the collar and carried her to the courtyard and kicked her hard with his feet. Li Mei looked confused. The village doctor once again climbed over the wall and came in, "She didn't have a face, she stole the roast chicken legs offered on the offering, and both legs stole it." That's for the sake of the offering. "I didn't, I just got home, I just went into the kitchen, I want to cook." "You still have a sharp mouth, a slut, and you learn to steal food at such a young age." Li Qiang went up a few more feet. The neighbor's aunt grabbed Li Xingxing, "You look at Xiao Xingxing, you look at her hands, her mouth, and the meat on her teeth?" Another grabbed Li Tao, "Look at Xiao Tao again, this mouth is full of oil, are you blind or blind." "She's so old, don't you know how to look at her younger siblings?" "She just came back from the field, we came back together, what do you let her see!" What your wife does at home, what work doesn't work, can't see your two children. The village doctor also reprimanded Li Qiang. The neighbor's aunt wanted to pull Up Li Mei, and Li Mei said, "Son-in-law, I really don't want to get up, I really want to die." ”
There is a family in the outer village, the son is not in good health, and he wants to find a Chong Xi. The neighbor's aunt privately discussed with Li Mei, "This parent is reasonable, that is, the son's body is not good, if Chong likes it, he will look up to you, if Chong Xi can't succeed, he will be sad." But I think it's better than being here. "Son-in-law, I do." The neighbor's aunt found Li Qiang and told him about it. "How much to give?" The adoptive mother shrugged her eyelids and asked. "Now the bride price is 50 yuan." "No, that's to find a good family to give 50, this is going to die, give 100." In the end, for 80 yuan, Li Mei made Chong Xi a daughter-in-law when she was ten years old. The in-laws spent all their money to treat their sons and find someone to celebrate, and life was very hard, but the in-laws and in-laws and the little husband were good, never scolding and giving Li Mei hungry stomach. Li Mei carefully took care of her little husband, and her little husband's health slowly improved. The in-laws were even more overjoyed, knowing Li Mei's origins, and it hurt to take her as a daughter. The life of Li Mei's family is getting better and better.