When it comes to dinner in the evening, it's still not time to open the table, but there are a few more tables to help cook. Tomorrow after breakfast, the morning will be the time for sacrifices. I plan to return to the city the day after tomorrow. My parents and sister have also integrated into the village.
As for him, a native who had always stayed in the village, he felt a little out of place.
Perhaps it was a change in his mentality. He used to regard this place as his home, but now he regards it as his root. Everything he sees and feels is linked to memories. The peaceful days in the village before are getting farther and farther away from him. He can recall them, but he doesn’t know how to get there.
Cut in.
Because it is summer and ingredients are not easy to store, we usually steam the hot dishes in the steamer at night. Then they can be steamed and heated at noon tomorrow. The same goes for other cold dishes. Cook them first. The cooked meat can be stored better than the raw meat.
More than twice the time, the remaining raw meat is either hung in the vents, hung in ancient wells or placed on top of water tanks. As for the refrigerator, it is a luxury item and can only be found in the canteen at the entrance of the village. Villagers sometimes buy more.
In order to prevent the meat from spoiling, I had to take it to the canteen to help freeze it. Of course, I had to pay a little electricity bill.
The electricity bill for an ordinary villager's home is about ten yuan, and generally no more than twenty yuan. The water is well water or river water. As for firewood, this is obviously free. It costs about twenty yuan a month, but there is a lot of trouble just because of this little money.
There are many contradictions.
In terms of per capita income, some families are horribly low, and the food they grow cannot be sold at a high price. The only cost-effective option is to raise livestock, but it also depends on the market fluctuations in livestock prices. If the year is not good, the work will be in vain.
That night, Zhang Heng put on a pair of artillery pieces (underwear) and took a shower by the ancient well, then changed into fresh clothes. It was not yet time to go to bed, and the family still had something to talk about.
Grandma is also staying at grandpa’s house tonight. There are also three aunts who came here. They have two sons who are older than Zhang Heng and have gone out to work. One daughter is already married, and the other two daughters are younger than Zhang Heng. This time too
Brought here, they are fifteen and fourteen years old respectively. They are at the age of junior high school. But if they don't get very good grades, they will be finished with junior high school. They will either stay in the village until they are old enough to get married, or go out to work and watch.
Condition.
"Aunt, second aunt, third aunt, eldest uncle, Yue'er, Shanshan." Zhang Heng shouted as soon as he arrived in the main room. There were so many people inside, including grandparents, uncle's family of three, parents, younger sister, and ancestors.
, there are a total of eighteen people including him, and three uncles also came over. Two are working in farming, and one works in a cement factory. They can only live a comfortable life. The two cousins did not rush back. They have already gone to work in other places.
He may not come back even during the Chinese New Year.
Eighteen people filled the main room, and the 60-watt light bulb was on. There was also a TV, but the sound was turned down to the lowest level. It was just for show, no one was really watching TV. The rest of the kitchen helpers had already dispersed.
, I will rush over at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Zhuoma has also taken a dozen barbarians to the town to stay overnight. I will come over early tomorrow morning to watch and help.
"Jiu'er, come to grandma, our house hasn't been so lively for a long time." Grandma's face was filled with joy and her wrinkles were smoothed away. Grandma is five years younger than grandpa and was married from far away.
, Zhang Heng has never been to her parents’ house once.
Not to mention resenting his grandparents, no matter whether he seemed resentful in the past or not, just seize the moment. Soon Zhang Heng sat next to his grandma, and on the other side was his grandma.
When everyone was here, Grandpa opened his mouth and said: "Yaowa, tell me what you have been doing these past years." The names of each family in the village are actually very confusing, and their pronunciation is also different, but there is order in the chaos, and one mouth
Everyone knows what is being said.
The child was talking about Zhang Bairen. At this moment, he felt ashamed again. His three sisters came over at night. He was loved by his sisters when he was a boy. He said that when he was in the army, his third sister was not married yet, okay?
It was easy to save three hundred yuan for the dowry, but he ended up using it to treat the town's armed gang to eat and drink. His eldest sister and second sister also loved him when he was a child. He could eat dry rice, while his sisters only ate and drank.
To save Gu Bao’s face, now that I think about it, I can’t hold my head up even more.
"It's good that I'm back, old man. Please stop saying a few words, old man!" the eldest sister Zhang Xiulan spoke. She was only one year younger than the uncle. As the eldest daughter, she also had some say in the family. When she first got married, she often gave this in return.
Give away good things.
"Humph!" Grandpa snorted heavily, but he had already beaten his youngest son in the morning, and most of his anger had actually gone away. Now he was just embarrassed. Based on the patriarchal mentality of the older generation in rural areas, his son was guilty of ten crimes.
The first mistake is made by the son, but if the daughter makes a mistake once, she will get angry. The final result is that the daughter is often more filial than the son, because the daughter has been strictly controlled since she was a child, and most of them are well-behaved and run the house. The son has always pampered her, but it is easier for her to do it.
If you have bad habits, it will be a mess.
Zhang Bairen had to speak out and began to talk about the events of the year intermittently. Zhang Heng also listened carefully. He only knew the general outline, but the specific details were not clear. In fact, Zhang Bairen ran away just on impulse and wanted to come back later.
Because I didn't have the fare, I hesitated, and when I got to other places, I was even more embarrassed to come back. I hesitated again and again, and finally led to a big mistake.
"I saw a coal truck crossing the road, and I drove slowly uphill. On impulse, I grabbed the coal truck and ran away... I didn't even have a full meal in the first two years when I went out..." Zhang Bairen indeed suffered a lot.
In the village, you can still have enough to eat, and there are roof beams to protect you from the wind and rain, but it is different outside. You are lucky not to starve to death.
I kept talking about the recent situation, and then I suddenly realized and started to tell the lie my son had made up, that is, about contracting the land to dig out ebony. In fact, this matter cannot withstand verification, because ebony is basically not excavated along the coast.
This is because of the geographical environment, but the people present did not understand it, so they covered up the past. Therefore, the easiest people to deceive by lying are family members, because it is based on trust. But once the lie is exposed, this trust will also disappear.
Being hurt!
"From now on, I will be responsible for the building of the eldest brother's house, I will also arrange the work of the two nephews and the niece, and I will take care of the old man and my wife..." Zhang Bairen finally felt a little confident after saying this.
It was given by my son.
As soon as he finished speaking, grandpa said: "I'm not old enough for you to raise me, Yao Wa. You must never gamble again. Today, the old man will send a message. From now on, all your money will be given to Cui Rong."
No matter what, if I hear that you still dare to gamble, I will break your legs and lock you in the old house. You can’t even think of coming out until I’m dead.”
This is a bit harsh to say, but it is not uncommon in the village. A family in the next village tied up their son with a chain for a year. Their legal awareness was weak, and their uneducated parents did not know how to discipline their children. What they used was
The method is usually based on beatings and scolding, but it is only in recent years that the general environment has changed.
At this time, the mother suddenly said: "From now on, all the money in the family will be handed over to Jiu'er!"
"Yes, yes, leave it all to Jiu'er!" Zhang Bairen also agreed, because this is his son's money.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment. Grandpa also suddenly remembered what happened during the day and said: "Jiu'er, didn't you say during the day that you had something to explain?"
Zhang Heng nodded, and simply brought up the matter of Tantric Buddhism, and began to tell the lie he told his mother before, that is, he was the reincarnation of the fire Buddha of the barbarians, and now he was the barbarian king of Shu.
Dazhu then echoed: "Jiu'er is descended from the gods and is an immortal. We are all relatives of the immortals."
Everyone just took Dazhu's words as a joke, thinking that Dazhu was not quick enough and thought he was a god, but what he said to Zhang Heng shocked him. This was an obvious thing. Barbarians come to the town every once in a while.
Selling medicinal materials, medicinal wine, etc., even remote villagers have basically seen walking barbarians. None of the family expected that Zhang Heng would actually become the king of barbarians.
"Is this true?" Grandpa asked in shock.
"Yes, my brother is so prestigious in the city. Barbarians will kneel down and worship him when they see him. Now he is still building office buildings and villas for him..." my sister Xiaoyi said with some pride. Just like every child always thinks that his
The father is the most powerful, and the younger sister transfers this emotion to her older brother. The eldest brother is the father, and Zhang Heng actually fills the younger sister's dependence on her father. They are both brother and sister, and there is a hint of father-daughter thoughts mixed in.
Zhang's mother also said: "What Jiu'er said is true. Many lamas and rich barbarians came to the house. The people who came back to help during the day were all sent by barbarians. Only three of them were Bairen."
Please help me."
At this time, grandpa suddenly said: "There is smoke coming out of our Zhang family's ancestral grave!" Although the old man is uneducated, but his age is here, he immediately thought of far away. With this important identity, his grandson can be regarded as an important person in his life.
Don't worry, you will be more prosperous than being a high official.
"Grandpa, have our ancestors ever married barbarians?" Zhang Heng asked pretending to be confused.
Who would have thought that grandpa actually said seriously: "Jiu'er, wait a minute. The genealogy of our old Zhang family is at your seventh grandpa's place. Grandpa will go over and look through it right now." After saying that, he insisted on going out, but he couldn't stop him.
I waited for a long time and didn't come back. Later, my uncle came back and told everyone to go to bed early. Some old men were afraid that they wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Zhang Heng was speechless. He didn't believe in this kind of reincarnation, but the elders who had been influenced by superstition didn't think so. It wasn't until the next morning that his grandfather came back with a happy face, followed by four other grandfathers before they arrived at the Bazi.
He shouted: "Yes, our ancestor of the Zhang family took a barbarian daughter-in-law two hundred years ago!"
Zhang Heng was stunned. It really happened. Now he and she had some barbarian blood. Although it was only two hundred years ago, he just smiled and said it was fine. At least he could find a reason to explain. If he deceived his elders with lies, he would be deceived as well.
There it is!
The old men of each family stayed up all night studying the genealogy. The news spread to each family as soon as dawn. Zhang Heng became the king of the barbarians and the reincarnation of the Fire Buddha. Although the villagers actually couldn't figure out whether the Buddha they usually believed in or the Buddha of Tantra
It's a way, but it doesn't affect everyone's divergence of thinking. Chinese culture is broad and profound, and the villagers have no clear conceptual distinctions between various religions, and they just mix into one family. As soon as this news came out, Zhang Heng's reputation instantly rose, directly overtaking Zhang Bairen.
Things that make a lot of money.
"A Buddha has been reincarnated in our old Zhang family. God is blessing us. When we grow old, we can follow him to heaven and live a good life!"
"I told you a long time ago that Jiu'er has a different face. He turns out to be the son of Buddha!"
"I'm afraid that Bai Ren is a disaster for Jiu'er. Don't all Buddhas have to go through hardships when they come to earth? I said that Bai Ren has been a well-behaved child since he was a child, but he just committed gambling and ran away. So that's what happened.