Hei Wa encountered a heavy rain on his way back to the village. Both the man and the horse were turned into a drowned rat. He handed the reins of the horse to Thumb who was waiting for his return. He sat on the stone bench and could not stand up. The lamp of the village
After putting out the fire, the brothers who went out to work with him had returned a long time ago. After eating and drinking, they had already laid down and slept. They would not get up until about noon tomorrow. The life in the village is inverted with the outside world. The yin and yang of life in the village are reversed. Sleeping day and night must be a common problem for all bandits in the world.
The common life pattern of thieves. Every time they come back from working in the village, they grab large pieces of meat and pour wine into it from a big jar. They eat until they are full and bloated, drink until they feel dizzy, and then fall asleep. Hei Wa comes from the brother who brought the food.
He grabbed a wine bottle from the wooden tray he was carrying and waved to him to take the food away. His thumbs gathered fire again in front of the fire, urging him to move towards the fire and quickly take off his soaked clothes and pants.
He put on dry clothes. Hei Wa didn't want to move. He didn't feel the cold. He took off the cork of the bottle and drank a sip of soju. He still sat on the stone bench with his eyebrows down and said nothing. The water drops flowing down his clothes and pants were soaked.
Sitting on the bluestone stool under the hood, he put his thumbs on his waist and stood in front of the fire, looking at Heiwa: "If you have anything to say, just say it. I haven't seen the posture you put on today."
Thumb and Thumb Heiwa have become inseparable friends. Every time they go out to do work at night, one person takes the lead, and the other person guards the house and guards the village. The guard must wait until he returns from the night before going to bed. It is a kind of life and death.
It is better than the relationship between parents and brothers. If the one who goes out fails to return as scheduled, the one who is waiting will sit down and wait until dawn, either until he arrives safely or until bad news arrives. The thumb has already waited for the two thumbs.
The tragic news. The second thumb named Yang was hit in the chest by a rifle and died on the spot while intercepting an arms vehicle. Four other brothers also lost their lives and robbed ten rifles, which is equivalent to one brother replacing two guns.
From that time until now, every time a new brother joins the gang and is given a gun, the thumb must repeat the price paid for the first batch of guns, the second thumb named Yang and the names of the four brothers and
The process of their respective deaths. The second thumb surnamed Lu died undeservedly. When he was robbing Fan Datou's home, which ran an oil mill in Hejia Village, Zishuichuan Road, he was fascinated by Fan Datou's little daughter-in-law. Just when he was proud of his success
, the little daughter-in-law found hand scissors in the sewing basket at the head of the kang and cut off his lifeblood. The second thumb of Lu rolled from the top to the bottom of the kang, rolled on his feet and howled for a long time before he died.
Scandals are not avoided either. After telling the story of the second thumb named Yang who exchanged his life for the first batch of fast guns in the village, it is indispensable to tell the new brothers about the story of the second thumb named Lu who harmed the boss.
Hei Wa was the third second thumb who joined hands with him. At the celebration banquet when Hei Wa was chosen as his second thumb, Thumb again mentioned his two predecessors named Yang and Lu in front of all the brothers.
He sacrificed his life with his second thumb as a warning, and then joked to Heiwa: "The word "two" is unlucky. The two first two thumbs are short-lived ghosts. You have to be careful, Heiwa." Amid the noise of the brothers, Heiwa
The baby also joked: "I have to control the 'second child' no matter what..." Big Thumb became more and more convinced that Second Thumb Hei Wa had an upright heart, nimble hands and feet, and was confident in his work. He had an excellent reputation among the brothers in the village.
He felt uncomfortable when he saw Hei Wa's uncharacteristic expression, and asked forcefully: "What's going on? If you can't believe me, you don't have to tell me, then don't give me this false pretence."
Hei Wa took out the steel spear blade from his waist, tore off the rags wrapped around it, grabbed the wine bottle and poured the soju on the steel blade. The clear wine overflowed the steel blade and turned into a bright red.
Bright red blood dripped onto the ground; the steel blade of the spear suddenly became sparkling with blood. Hei Wa held the steel blade of the spear in both hands and fell to his knees, raising his head and roaring: "You can understand... you have been wronged."
...My you." Thumb was also frightened by this strange sight. He knelt down and put one leg around Hei Wa's shoulder: "Brother, please tell me, who has suffered such a great injustice?" Hei Wa pressed tightly.
Staring at the steel blade of the spear, he said: "My wife Xiao'e has harmed others." As soon as he finished speaking, the blood on the steel blade of the spear disappeared immediately. The bright steel blade shone with a cold light, and the black blood stain that had originally been stagnated was no longer there.
Goodbye. Thumb took the spear blade from Hei Wa's hand and looked at it, gritting his teeth and said: "I want to kill him with my own hands. Come on, tell me who it is." Hei Wa thumped his knee heavily with one hand.
Shaking his head in pain: "Yes - I - big." He opened his mouth with his thumb and couldn't close it for a long time. He threw the steel blade of the spear onto the stone table with a clang, stood up slowly and murmured: "Oh my God.
Everyone in the nest started biting..."
Thumbs turned around and helped Heiwa up. He walked to the fire and sat down with his support. He added a few pieces of firewood to the fire, making a crackling sound. He said quietly: "Brother, your Majesty Lu San
"Uncle is a good man." Heiwa asked nonchalantly, "Do you recognize him?" Thumb sighed: "My third uncle and I have been sitting in the same dormitory for half a year, and we all know each other." Heiwa was surprised: "You are...
...The monk in Sanguan Temple who led everyone to "pay the farmers"" Thumbs up and pursed his lips as acquiescence, finally chose a time to reveal his secretive life experience to Hei Wa, and said half-self-mockingly
: "It's because of a woman that I fell into disgrace -"
Thumb up is from Xifu in Guanzhong. That place is older and more established than Bailuyuan. It is the place where the Zhou and Qin people began to colonize. His village named Zhengjia Village is under the original slope of Zhouyuan. He is in
On the day when Mang Zhong was born in the 24th solar term, his father gave him a name that was easy to remember and pronounce: Mang'er, Mangwa'er, Mangmanger. When his father sent him to the carpenter's house in Taiping Town to learn the craft, he
He had just taken off the yellow reins from his neck. As far back as he could remember, he remembered that there was a pair of reins sewn from yellow cloth around his neck, as thick as a rolling pin. They were pulled from his neck and tied into a knot on his chest.
The shape of the character longevity. Every year on February 2nd, his mother would take him to the Bodhisattva Temple to burn incense and kowtow, and put a piece of red silk on the shoulders of the Bodhisattva Empress;
The old reins with five lines and six lines were placed at the feet of the Bodhisattva. Then a new rein dyed brightly with locust rice was wrapped three times around the Bodhisattva's hands and put on his neck. The yellow reins were indeed
It tied his life and prevented him from the misfortune of the three brothers before him who died young; but it also made him suffer a lot. When climbing a tree, he got hung up on a branch, and when the opponent grabbed him during a fight, it became a noose. One day
Year after year, his mother asked him to wear a red belt again. Later I found out that it was his first animal year. After the year of animal year, his mother took off the old reins and did not put a new one on him, and arranged them neatly on the altar table for the Bodhisattva Empress.
The next eight plates of steamed buns are all made of fine fine flour, including pomegranate, sand, fruit, wheat ears, cotton, rabbits, pigs, etc. My father picked them from two bamboo cages, and my father and mother held them from both sides.
They kowtowed three times together and left the temple gate. That day, his father spent a lot of money to buy him a bowl of tofu, a fried cake and a bowl of glutinous rice cakes... Three years later, his father led him into the carpenter's shop in Taiping Town.
The shop was opened, and he was asked to kneel down to worship his master; the smell of sawdust in the room made him sneeze three times, and his father kicked him on his raised buttocks while he was kneeling. The master smacked his pipe and said only:
"I have a bad temper. You have to obey me."
The carpenter was a skilled craftsman and built an oxcart with wooden wheels. Even if the wood rotted and the wheels were worn out, the wooden wedges would not loosen. His craftsmanship in building oxcarts was famous far and wide, and although he could buy
The owners of carts are extremely limited, but his reputation for his unique skills has attracted jobs from more than a hundred miles away, and he has custom-made carts all year round. Mang Wa'er entered the shop the first year and provided
The master and his wife carried the urinal in the evening, emptied the urinal in the morning, swept the floor and carried water, handed cigarette trays and hugged the children, lit the fire and washed the pots, and other chores. In two years, they didn't even touch the handle of an ax, plane, chisel. I started learning in the third year.
According to the rules, he would not graduate until the end of five years. Two years of working as a handyman made him fit into the family closely and harmoniously. His wife no longer called him Zheng Xiang, but instead called him Mang Wa'er Mang Mang, junior sister and junior brother.
They all affectionately called him Mang Mangge. When he was about to start learning skills after completing two years of working as a handyman, the master said regretfully: "I can't live without you in this house, Mang Mang'er."
Mang Wa'er said casually: "Then I will work as a miscellaneous worker for another two years, and then I will learn the craft after you find a suitable apprentice." The master shook his head: "There is no such thing, you are here to be an apprentice to learn the craft.
, instead of working long hours as a babysitter for me, you can start fishing for adzes and axes tomorrow."
Mangwa'er picked up the adze, peeled off the knots on the logs, used an ax to chop off the dead bark, and helped the master and two brothers to pull the saw. The lightest job was to pull the ink fountain and the thread soaked in ink.
When the rope pulls out the ink fountain, the stirrer spins with a crackling sound. The master lifts the taut ink rope and releases his finger. Then it bounces down with a bang, leaving a straight black line on the fresh log.
From the rough and awkward work to the fine work of chiseling and drawing lines, Mang'er has mastered it. After two years and three years, and there is still one year before leaving the army, Mang'er has become a full-hook type, except for the axle of course.
Spinning. In the last year left, he will mainly learn the technology of spinning axles. Manger said to the master: "Let me try making a pair of axles." The master blinked in surprise, thinking that there was something wrong with his ears. Manger said
He immediately explained: "If you are blinded, I will pay for the wood." The master already believed that he could make a good axle, but he frightened him and said: "An axle is worth half the price of the car." Mang'er said: "Xingka
Once the master is full, I will work for you for another year for free." The master kicked a jujube wood shaft blank with his foot: "If it is finished, I will calculate the wages for you from tomorrow."
Manger's success in making axles aroused the master's fear, and he said sadly: "I regret accepting you as my apprentice." Manger could hear what he was saying, and the master was afraid that he would open a car shop when he returned home after completing his studies.
He couldn't run his own business. Mang'er said: "Master, don't worry, as long as you don't dislike me, I will work in your shop until I grow old." The master said: "You are incredible, you are so smart.
..." Mang'er's success embarrassed the two senior brothers who were older than him and had joined the army earlier. They seemed to have discussed it together and ignored Mang'er. Whenever Mang'er needed their help,
When the wooden ink was drawn, the senior brother just paid it back. The second senior brother showed all his jealousy on his face, deliberately showing a careless and arrogant look, and smashed whatever he touched with his hands. Mang'er just pretended not to see or hear.
But the master couldn't stand it anymore: "Use your strength to the right direction, focus your eye sockets on your apertures, and anyone can learn the craft well." Although the second senior brother seemed to be restrained on the surface, the bad roots were here.