Chapter 67 The old man I haven’t seen for a long time
Zhang Yu and the second sister saw that the third aunt was gone and knew that the matter had come to an end. They returned to the house and happened to hear what the third sister said.
Now that the third sister has made a decision, the whole family will support it 100%.
Zhang Yu stayed at home for a long time, but couldn't stay any longer and went out to play with someone else.
Winter in the countryside is actually very dull, and there is not much to do. Either you carry a gun and go hunting in the mountains, or you go down to the river to dig holes and fish.
"Little one, are you at home?"
"Hey, Brother Yu is here. It's a coincidence that you came. I was just going to find you."
It turns out that the little one was planning to ask Zhang Yu to go up to the mountain to play. All the brothers in the village, except for the second brother, were all family members. The little one was too embarrassed to disturb him. The second brother had something big to do today, let alone disturb him.
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Zhang Yu happened to be in the village. After thinking about it, I wanted to call Zhang Yu and go up the mountain with a gun to play.
Logically speaking, it’s almost the Chinese New Year, so you should be at home helping to tidy up the house.
Who makes the little one and Zhang Yu the youngest at home? The family doesn't expect them to do much work, as long as they don't cause trouble.
"Come on, Brother Yu, help me get something."
Then he handed Zhang Yu the shotgun in his hand, took out a backpack, put it on Zhang Yu, and filled it with a lot of ammunition.
The little guy went back to the house and got some food and drink.
"Come on, Brother Yu, let's go up the mountain and have some fun."
Let's go. It happened that Zhang Yu didn't have enough guns during the last hunting trip.
Halfway through, Zhang Yu suddenly remembered something and asked the little man to wait for him at the foot of the mountain. He ran all the way to the cooperative and bought two bottles of Daqu.
Then I met up with the little guy, walked all the way to the mountainside, came to a shack, and knocked on the door.
"Master, are you at home?"
"Hey, I'm at home. Come in with the door open."
The man in the room is a legend in the village, his name is Li Qinghua. In his early years, his family suffered many casualties due to the war. Encouraged by hatred, he participated in the Anti-Japanese War. At a young age, he followed the army.
It had been twenty years since he left. Everyone in the village thought he had sacrificed his life for the country. Unexpectedly, after the founding of the country, the old man would still be standing in front of everyone alive.
Because at first, the village thought he was dead and gave his house to those in need.
Instead of being angry, the old man praised the village party secretary for doing the right thing, which is what he should do.
The village party secretary felt very ashamed and wanted to organize people to build another house for the old man, but the old man refused.
In order not to cause trouble to the village, the old man insisted on building a hut halfway up the mountain and has been living here.
I usually make a living by hunting. When I'm short of food, I take my prey down the mountain and exchange it with the village.
Originally, in the village, I saw that the old man was quite lonely, so I wanted to find a matchmaker for the old man and give birth to a son and a half daughter, so that I would be protected when I was old. But before I even started, the old man stopped me.
Zhang Yu and the little one pushed the door open and entered the house. The old man in the house saw that they were two young men.
"Master, we brought you some food."
As the little one said, he put the prepared food on the table.
Zhang Yu also conveniently placed two bottles of Daqu on the table.
When the old man saw this scene, he did not refuse and accepted it with a smile.
The old man will never refuse the filial piety of the younger generation. This is what the old man deserves.
Precisely because he did not marry and have children, the old man particularly liked the children in the village.
When a family gives birth to a baby, the old man will give something as a token of appreciation, such as a collection of wolf teeth and wolf bones as gifts to the newborn babies.
There is also something special about giving wolf fangs. Those born in the year of Rooster, Dragon, Ox and Sheep cannot wear them.
Girls cannot wear wolf fangs, and girls are suitable to wear wolf bones.
Both of these things have the meaning of turning bad luck into good luck.
If the zodiac sign is not compatible, the old man will also think of other ways to give you something with good meaning.
The old man felt that he had been poor all his life and had nothing of value, so he could only make some meaningful things to give to the children to express his blessings for them
However, the old man will not give this thing in person. The old man feels that he has killed countless people in his life and has an evil spirit in his body. He is afraid that if he sees the child, it will have a bad influence on the child.
Later, as the old man got older, gifts with special meanings disappeared. It was not that he didn’t want to give them, but that the old man was old and had too much ambition but not enough energy.
Zhang Yu and Xiao Xiao's generation are lucky, and they have received the blessing of the old man, because Zhang Yu and his generation are born in the year of dog, and there is no such thing as conflicting zodiac signs.
Zhang Yu didn't regard himself as an outsider. He helped the old man, looked at the stove, and added a few logs of firewood into it.
"Master, do you still remember me? Do you miss me?"
While I was busy, I didn’t forget to joke with the old man.
"Hahaha, remember, you are Xiao Yuzi, of course I remember you."
"You little little monkey, I can still forget you."
"I heard from your parents that you have gone to the city and found a good job, but I haven't seen you come home for several years."
Strange to say, all the children in the village are afraid of the old man, but Zhang Yu is not afraid and runs here every two days.
He pulled the old man and asked him to tell him a story. The old man didn't have any stories to tell, so he told Zhang Yu everything he had seen over the years.
Zhang Yu couldn't get enough of it. In the end, the old man got tired of talking and Zhang Yu didn't even hear enough.
In addition to listening to stories, I also had a lot of fun with the old man. Knowing that the old man was an old hunter, I asked him to take me hunting.
Everything else is easy to talk about, but this is the case. Hunting is too dangerous. At that time, there were many wolf cubs in the mountains. I really wanted to lead Zhang Yu into the mountains. If something happened, the old man couldn't bear it. Zhang Yu couldn't remember how many times he begged, but the old man just refused, leaving Zhang Yu with no choice but to give up.
The old man gave Zhang Yu a lot of good things, but Cang Feng didn't give them to him. The old man gave them to Zhang Yu when he was a child.
I gave Zhang Yu one each of Batian, Xueling, and Xuethorn, and several of those animal skins.
It was not until later that Zhang Yu went to school and had playmates that the frequency of visits gradually decreased.
However, precisely because of Zhang Yu's connection, the friends in the village gradually got in touch with the old man.
In the past few years since Zhang Yu was away from home, the second brother, who was younger than the others, often came to visit the old man. Every time he came, he would bring him something to eat and drink.
Sometimes, when the old man is hunting prey, he will leave the young men behind to eat and drink together.
"Master, the Chinese New Year is almost here. Is there anything we still need at home?"
Zhang Yu looked back and forth, looking at the old man's bed and the old man's food, and kept asking the old man what he still lacked.
"There is no shortage, there is no shortage. A few days ago, you, your dad and your brother went up to the mountain to hunt the wild boar and shaved off a lot of meat. Your dad gave me a lot of it."
"For a while, you two stay here with me, and I will prepare delicious food for you two."
Zhang Yu indeed forgot about this. He only gave it to the master and forgot about the old man.
As soon as the old man mentioned it, Zhang Yu remembered that Zhang Yu wished he could give himself a slap in the face.
"Just rest. I'll take care of lunch in a while. Just wait and eat."
"I learned a lot in the city. Later, you can also try my skills."