A man will never admit to others that he is afraid of his mother-in-law, especially those men who are really afraid of their mothers-in-law. Even if they kneel on the washboard at home every day, they still have to pretend to be a man in front of others. There is a legend in Yidushui Village.
A very good man who was afraid of his mother-in-law did something wrong one day. When the mother-in-law was about to enforce the family law, the very good man got directly under the bed. The mother-in-law said, "You are a big man, but you hide under the bed and don't dare to come out. How can you do that?"
! Come out to me quickly!" The best man said confidently, "A man, if you can't say it, you won't come out!"
This Zhao Shengcai is also famous for being afraid of his wife. He is also a man who loves face to death. Naturally, he couldn't listen to Lai Wang's joke, "Guibazi, you know a thing. When have I ever been afraid of my mother-in-law? My mother-in-law is usually afraid at home.
I'm scared to death. If you don't believe me, if you follow me to my house, if my mother-in-law dares to say a word, I won't slap her!"
Those who came to help from Zhaojiatun all snickered after hearing what Zhao Shengcai said.
"Secretary Mazi, hurry up and slap yourself! Your mother-in-law said that if you can show such manliness someday, she will be willing to kneel down and lick you." She has nothing to do these days and loves to make fun of you.
It wasn't just one or two. As soon as Zhao Shengcai boasted, the people watching nearby started to boo.
"I'm too lazy to tell you. My mother-in-law would never say such a thing. Unless she is itchy!" Although Zhao Shengcai lost some confidence, he still gritted his teeth.
Lai Wang spent a lot of effort to finally slowly clear away the beams, citron bark, tiles, and bricks in that area of the room, and finally turned out the rice jar placed in the corner. The lid of the rice jar was still tightly closed.
It was tight. Lai Wang opened the lid and took a look. The white rice inside was not spoiled at all.
"My dear mother, I finally have my food rations." Lai Wang hugged the rice can and grinned.
"Lai Wang, your little food is useless. Getting the relief money is the real thing," Zhang Kaiquan said.
"You know nothing. Who knows when the relief money will come out. If I don't have this rice, I will have to drink the northwest wind." Lai Wang said.
Lai Wang held the rice jar and put it aside, not realizing the weight of the rice jar at all.
Zhao Shuliang looked at Lai Wang with some surprise, "Why is your baby so strong all of a sudden? This earthen pot of rice must weigh at least fifty or sixty kilograms. You picked it up so easily. Is it empty inside?"
"Empty? I just bought 150 kilograms of rice at Xiuchun's house on the 27th of last month, and I haven't eaten a third of it yet," Lai Wang said. Lai Wang only said half of what he said.
He was stunned on the spot. At this moment, he realized that the rice plus the earthen jar in his hand weighed more than a hundred and dozens of kilograms. Laiwang had never done any heavy work, and his hands were not very strong. How could he suddenly be able to hold it?
What about something so heavy?
"I just know now that apart from Zhao Dazi, the braggart in our village is you, Laiwang. You must be an empty jar." Naturally, Zhao Shuliang didn't believe it. He walked over and opened the lid of the earthen jar, and immediately stared.
My eyes were wide open. Inside the jar, most of the jar was filled with white rice.
"Put it down, put it down, and let me try. What is going on?" Zhao Shuliang was very puzzled.
Lai Wang found a flatter place and put down the earthen jar easily. He himself didn't understand how he became a strong man overnight. Lai Wang placed the jar more casually, weighing more than a hundred kilograms.
Just like that, he stepped directly onto the earth. The earth had been soaked by the rain all night and was very soft. The earthen jar directly made a deep depression on the earth.
Zhao Shuliang waited seriously, spread his legs, stood on a stake, then held the earthen jar with both hands, and tried the weight, but he couldn't make the earthen jar move.
"Shu Liang, use a little more force. It's not as big as your mother-in-law!" Some villagers nearby booed.
Zhao Shuliang used it for a while, his neck turned red, and he stood a little firmer on the stake. Holding the jar with both hands, he exerted force. This time, he finally lifted the jar off the ground, but Zhao Shuliang could not stand up properly.
Then I suddenly felt a sudden crunch in my waist.
"Oops!" Zhao Shuliang slammed the earthen pot on the ground, and then touched his waist with his hands in pain. He used too much force just now, and Zhao Shuliang's waist flashed.
"Haha. Shuliang, did you plant your mother-in-law's thatch again last night? You can't even be considered a junior like Lai Wang." Someone else joked again.
"Your sea level is like a dog. Come and try it if you have the ability. It's like a dog. It weighs two hundred kilograms, and it even hit my waist." Zhao Shuliang scolded.
There are some who do not believe in evil. Starting from Zhao Haiping, four or five people took turns to play. Although the results were better than Zhao Shuliang, no one could hold the earthen jar and take a step forward.
"Lai Wang, what tonic did you take last night? Why did you gain so much strength all of a sudden?" Zhao Shuliang asked while rubbing his waist.
"I have always been so strong. In my family's situation, we are already very optimistic without taking pesticides. How can we still take supplements?" Lai Wang said angrily.
Zhao Haiping is about the same age as Lai Wang. They grew up together. In the past few years, they have been working outside and have gained a lot of strength. Naturally, he does not believe that Lai Wang is so strong. "Lai Wang, you are not talking nonsense."
Bad way? Why have you been so strong since you were a child? At that time, I beat you like a fool every day, but why didn’t you fight back? "
"Haiping, you idiot, you have the nerve to say that you are two years older, and you always move your brother out. If I beat you one day, why won't your brother Hagen beat me to death?
"At that time, Lai Wang was no match for Hai Ping, who was two years older than him, but Lai Wang naturally wouldn't admit it.
At that time, Hai Ping bullied him a lot. Taking advantage of the fact that he was two years older and much stronger, he pushed Lai Wang to the ground, stuck his neck and started calling Lai Wang. Lai Wang was very stubborn and refused to scream. Instead, he screamed.
He said, "The world is in chaos. My son is going to beat me!" The harder Lai Wang screamed, the harder Hai Ping beat him.
Lai Wang was still rummaging around while talking. After a while, he had already dug out a pile of clothes from the ruins. These clothes were originally very old, even slightly tattered. Mixed with mud and water, they looked like garbage picked up from the garbage dump.
Same.
"Lai Wang, why are you picking up those rags? I still have some old clothes at home. I will bring them to you later. Although they are a bit old, they are still much better than your rags." Zhao Sande's son works in the city, and some
The old clothes couldn't be worn out, so they took them home and gave them to Zhao Sande to wear.
"It's more comfortable for me to wear my own clothes. These clothes can still be worn after being washed and dried." Lai Wang ignored the neighbors' persuasion and continued to turn the clothes out one by one.
When he was wearing a pair of yellow khaki clothes, Lai Wang smiled and took out two hundred-dollar bills from his pocket. They were completely soaked and stuck together. Lai Wang carefully separated the two bills.
Then he unfolded the banknotes and put them on his face, not caring about the coldness the banknotes brought to his skin.
After finding the only savings in the family, Laiwang found nothing more. Not a single bowl was left in the kitchen. The plastic basin also turned into pieces. The plastic bucket looked complete, but there was a hole at the bottom.
A hole the size of a duck egg.
Laiwang threw the plastic bucket on the ground with some disappointment. He had to buy almost all the daily necessities at home. He didn't know if the two hundred yuan in his hand would be enough.
Lai Wang found a snakeskin bag and packed all the useful things he had collected, and placed them directly on top of the earthen jar. He had no intention of carrying these things back and forth.
He Biqing watched Lai Wang's every move and asked, "Lai Wang, where are you going to move to?"
"Sister-in-law Qing. I'm going to move to the Shanshen Temple." Lai Wang fixed everything and looked at the place where he had lived since childhood with a complex expression. Many memories slowly disappeared with the collapse of this old house.
"Why don't you go and live in anyone's house in the village for a while? That mountain temple is older than your old house. If it collapses at any time, you won't even be able to save your life. You are not so lucky every time.
." He Biqing said.
"Sister-in-law Qing, there is no trace of whether or when the relief money above will be available. I don't have money to repair the house. If I live in someone else's house, it won't be a temporary thing. If you live for a long time, others will
I'm not happy with it, and I don't feel comfortable living there either. It's better to live in the mountain temple." Lai Wang smiled, ready to pick up the earthen pot and leave.
"How about you stay at my house!" He Biqing was anxious and said the words without thinking.
"Haha, I do. But I think we are going too fast." Lai Wang was stunned for a moment, but quickly became glib.
Lai Wang made such a joke, which made He Biqing less embarrassed. As soon as the words were spoken, the people in Zhaojiatun immediately looked a little more complicated.
He Biqing naturally reacted immediately, "You bastard, I see you don't have a place to live. My old house has always been empty, so that you can have a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
"Forget it. My self-control is very high. If one day I accidentally go to the wrong room and something happens, it will not end well." Lai Wang said with a smile.
"That's not better. Anyway, you two have a mortar and a mortar pit." Zhao Shuliang coaxed.
"Laiwang, you bastard, you go to your mountain temple, you'd better let the ghost lady marry you. What the hell! A real dog bites Lu Dongbin, and it doesn't know a kind person." Widow Qing turned around and walked away.
The man seemed very angry.
Lai Wang looked at He Biqing's back and smiled, squatted down and hugged the pot, stood up suddenly, and walked towards the mountain temple.
