For the first time, I felt that Uncle Chou’s hut was so warm. Sitting on the kang, I ate three bowls of noodles in a row. I had been injured eating noodles before, so I just had a general feeling for noodles and the like.
, I won’t eat it unless I have to, but the smell of the noodles cooked by Sanmei’er makes my mouth water, and I even have the urge to shout, it’s really the most delicious in the world.
Third Sister was surprised to see that I felt like I had been hungry for decades. Finally, she looked at me and actually swallowed her saliva: "Jiaolong, your food tastes so delicious, it makes me want to eat it too.
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"Eat, let's eat together!" I greeted enthusiastically, secretly telling myself that it was almost done, otherwise my stomach would not be able to sit down.
Sanmei'er smiled and shook her head. Seeing that I had almost eaten, she looked at me closely and asked, "Did you really stay in the mountains for three days, and you went up the mountain as soon as you left that day?"
I nodded: "Yeah, three days."
"But it's snowing heavily. Are you staying in the cave?"
"No, outside the cave..."
Putting down the chopsticks, maybe I need the protection and love of the old fairy. It's such a cold day, and I'm not very well-dressed to withstand the cold. It's snowy and windy, so I'd better kneel on the ground, let alone catching a cold.
My son, even if he is frozen, I have to freeze it for a while, but no, except for the clear runny nose after eating two noodles, there is no other reaction at all. There is no frostbite on the face, hands and feet, just a little red.
But if you take a nap, you should be fine, and you should be done with cheating.
"What are you waiting for outside the cave? Why do you want to go up the mountain?"
I wiped my mouth and smiled: "I just want to find a place for my old Xian'er. Don't ask. Anyway, it's all done. From now on, I will wholeheartedly be a husband!"
"Be a gentleman?"
San Mei'er said, as if she had thought of something, "By the way, Jiaolong, there is something I haven't told you yet. In the afternoon when you left, Aunt Chen came over and brought eggs. She said she wanted to
Thank you. Their dog has died of old age. He found a place on his own and buried it in a pile of firewood. He said it was the place you pointed out. Otherwise, they wouldn’t know what was going on and they would say you didn’t ask anything.
, just make it clear that you have real ability, everyone must have misunderstood you before."
I nodded, as expected.
"By the way! There's also Zhou Laoer!"
The third sister seemed to have started talking and looked at me and kept talking: "Also, Zhou Laoer and his wife had a fight yesterday. No, it should be said that his wife beat him up and walked around the village carrying a rolling pin.
They chased him, saying that their mule was lost. You told him to go to Beishan to find it, but Zhou Laoer refused to let his wife go. You must be a liar. The mule thought that he could find it and return it.
Yesterday, someone saw a mule in Beishan. The mule fell into a pit. There was nothing to eat in the pit. In addition, the mule itself was injured, so it kept barking. People who heard it at night thought it was haunted and were frightened.
I had to hide far away until it stopped barking. I went over to take a look yesterday and found out that it was Zhou Lao'er's mule and it was already dead..."
Tired of talking, San Mei'er took a sip of water to regain her breath: "Zhou Lao Er's wife is so impatient that she blames him for talking nonsense. I can't stop believing you just because you made a mistake once. A mule is so
He has a lot of money, and he has been supported for a long time and has feelings. He is like a prodigal. Jiaolong, you are the one who showed me this. Are you really confused?"
I held the corner of my mouth and looked at her: "Third sister, I'm back. My moral integrity is back. From now on, I won't worry you anymore."
Over the past year or so, the two of us have talked countless times, so at this moment, Sanmei'er didn't know whether I was serious or just trying to comfort her as before. She just looked at me in a daze: "Really?"
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I patted her shoulder: "What I said is true, Sanmei'er, whether it's the grievances you suffered in this village or the grievances you suffered as Dan Feng, I will get everything back for you!"
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"Jiaolong...you didn't lie to me?"
I leaned forward and hugged her: "How could I lie to you, Sanmei'er, you have suffered. I know you have been afraid that something will happen to me, but all this pain will pass. With me here,
I won’t let anyone bully you anymore.”
"Jiaolong..." Third sister cried and looked at me with her lips pursed: "Aren't you comforting me..."
I smiled and wiped away her tears: "Why are you crying? Oh, my face is not as bright as Rong Danfeng's, but it is still pretty. It looks so ugly when I cry. I will sing you your favorite song."
... A laugh from the sea ~ The tide surges across the Taiwan Strait ~ Ups and downs follow the waves, only remember the present day ~"
The third sister wiped her tears and sang softly along with me, "The sky laughs~ There are waves in the world~ God knows who will win and who will lose~~"
I interrupted her with a serious look on my face: "Change this sentence to "I know, Sanmei'er, I will definitely win..."
San Meier took a deep breath and held my hand tightly: "Jiaolong, thank you, thank you for making me feel that everything is hope again."
"No." I shook my head: "I want to thank you. I want to thank you for always believing in me and believing that I will stand up."
In the spring, summer, autumn and winter of Luomen Ridge, I knew my virtues so well that I was so decadent that even Aunt Zhu could not stand it anymore and stopped mentioning that I was a gentleman. I should have hated Song Erhu, that bastard.
It actually burned my only thought, but I have to thank him. It wasn't him who did this and made me bite him in anger. Maybe my fingers won't be kicked off again, which means that the black dragon is still alive.
If they don't show up to connect me, the time may have to be extended. This Song Erhu can be regarded as indirectly helping me.
But should I repay him and let him go? Of course, I will 'thank' him properly.
The first great gift I gave was to Hou San'er, a man with a plastic physique who was accustomed to following people's influence and running rampant in the village. I should also use him to make some fun.
I stayed at home for a period of time, mainly because I wanted the bruises on my face to fade away. When the injury was completely healed, it would be Chinese New Year, and the small mountain village became lively again. I followed Sanmei'er and went to the town to give Zhu Zhu a special treatment.
Auntie bought some New Year's goods to give away. We have been here for so long, and the one who has been taking care of us conscientiously is naturally none other than Auntie Zhu. Auntie Zhu felt embarrassed about the large number of gifts we came to the door with, but when we chatted, she felt sorry for herself before
I still have lingering fears about my son’s house being almost demolished.
"Oh, Third Sister, you said I was so careful, who singled out this matter? Fortunately, Song Erhu's unmarried daughter-in-law has something to do with me, and she can be regarded as one of my little ones.
Nephew, otherwise, this house will be really demolished, the money will be wasted, and it will not be easy to live in the village in the future!"
Third sister sighed beside her: "Auntie, now that this matter is over, let's stop plotting against each other. If we make money by buying mountain goods, some people will be jealous."
"I was thinking at home. It was Hou San'er who did this. This kid has become a thing. He has been hanging around the backs of Song Erhu and Zhou Laoer for a day. If anyone has something wrong, let him listen.
It's not a good idea to go, I actually don't have much courage, so I just rely on the power of Zhou Laoer and Song Erhu to do all kinds of evil things. He is indispensable for all bad things. If I take a nephew of mine and mix with them, I will be a bad example."
Speaking of which, I am reminded of the time when Zhou Laoer brought people to the village not long after I first entered the village and pointed out the wrong way to Zhou Laoer's wife. One of them was a man named Aunt Zhu. I'm going too far.
She recovered slightly and looked at Aunt Zhu: "Auntie, have you watched all these young people in the village grow up?"
"Isn't that right? Song Erhu, Zhou Laoer, and Hou San'er, I didn't watch any of them grow up!"
"Then you are all called Hou San'er, Hou San'er. Hou San is a monkey, right?"
"No, no, he is thin and his surname is Hou. He is the third eldest child, so he is called Hou San'er. Speaking of which, he is almost thirty this year. I remember that he was born just before I got married.
, which months of 1985 are coming..."
I deliberately nagged about this, and I couldn’t expect Hou Saner to talk about it himself, but I didn’t expect that Aunt Zhu was quite capable. After three times, five divided by two, she actually remembered and said that she and Hou Saner’s father
Familiar, she even went to see Hou San'er on the day he was born, and finally remembered the time. Now that they were all together, the task was completed, and she chatted with Aunt Zhu about other things until dinner time before going home.
Originally, it was enough for me to know the date of my birth, but the date happened to coincide with the Chinese New Year. Every family killed pigs and sheep, and Mrs. Zhu’s family also killed pigs. How could I miss this? Hou Saner,
If Aunt Zhu's nephew is here, he has to be there, because the custom in the countryside is that after killing the pig, the helper must be left at home to eat the pork. Therefore, if someone kills a pig, except for relatives who must go to their own home, usually those in the village are free.
Young people who like to drink will join in if they have nothing to do.
I stood on the wall of our house and kept watching. Killing pigs is not a difficult job, but the pig in Mrs. Zhu's house struggled very fiercely that day. As a result, seven or eight old men could hardly hold down this 200-pound pig.
, Hou San went around and around with a butcher's knife and finally cut his hand. I kept staring at the toilet paper he was holding the blood on. When he threw it away, I asked Xiao Shanzi to pick it up for me.
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"Auntie, why do you need this paper..."
I smiled and said nothing, but unfolded the paper and looked at Xiao Shanzi: "Spit here."
"saliva?"
Xiao Shanzi looked at me in confusion and shook his head: "Dirty, Third Sister said not to spit on purpose."
I touched his head and whispered: "Third sister is not here, Auntie won't scare you, just vomit."
Xiao Shanzi looked at me hesitantly, and finally spit a small mouthful into the toilet paper. I smiled softly: "Do you like to drink soda..."
As soon as he heard me say the word soda, Xiao Shanzi swallowed his saliva and said, "I love drinking... but auntie, don't buy it for me. My father said I can't take your food."
"Auntie knows, she won't buy it specially for you, but she will definitely let you drink enough, eh?"
Xiao Shanzi was naturally puzzled by my blabbering, but the child was simple-minded, and soon his attention was attracted by other things. I didn't go to Aunt Zhu's place to eat pork, mainly because there were too many enemies.
I was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, and Aunt Zhu also knew this, but in the end she sent it to my home, so that I, San Meier and Xiao Shanzi could have a good meal.
I was not too anxious to take action, because Hou Saner had just finished eating Zhu's pork, and I was afraid that he would blame others. After waiting for another two days, I felt that it was almost done. At this moment, Hou Saner and I came
In other words, it was the first shot in the village, and it served as an appetizer.
Of course, the big dishes are from the village chief's house, but don't be in a hurry. You have to wait for a big banquet.
I woke up early and had breakfast with San Mei'er leisurely. Then I found a secluded place to write Hou San'er's name and birth date on red paper, and then put the piece of paper stained with his blood on the small mountain.
He burned the toilet paper that his wife had spit on, and when all that was left was ashes, he slowly rubbed it onto the palm of his left hand, bit the middle finger of his right hand, pressed it against the palm of his hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Order!"
"Jiaolong, what are you doing?"
Third Sister's voice suddenly sounded behind me. I turned around, looked up at her and smiled softly: "Do you want to watch the excitement?"
"Ah? What's the excitement? Who's killing pigs?"
I stood up slowly, tugged on my clothes with my left hand, and moved my index and middle fingers: "Wait for ten minutes, and you will know what the excitement is."
"What..." Third Sister smiled in confusion: "It's mysterious."
I raised my eyebrows, held her shoulders and slowly walked to the door, "The show is about to begin..."
"A good show? What's good..."
Before San Meier could finish her words, Hou Saner ran past my door with his arms bare and howling like the wind. His wife was chasing after her desperately: "Hou Saner!
Are you crazy? You are stupid! Why are you so angry in the winter! Put your clothes on for me! Damn it! Stop!"
Third sister's eyes widened: "What's wrong with him?"
I looked at her with a smile: "Don't worry, the fun is still to come." (To be continued)