The noise was extremely loud, and there were immediate rebuttals.
There seemed to be some conflict ahead, so I hurriedly walked forward at a faster pace.
After a few steps, I saw two middle-aged men who were having a fight at the entrance of the village. One of them looked familiar. He seemed to have come to my Zhima Incense Shop to buy incense and paper money a few days ago.
One of the two people was riding an old-fashioned 28-inch large-bar bicycle, and the other was carrying a load. They seemed to be heading into the farmland. They seemed to have collided on the road. Neither of them was a forgiving person, and they kept arguing. :
"...You hit me while carrying a load, and you're covered in excrement. How can you still be rational? You don't have any seeds, so you dare to scold me for giving birth to a daughter?"
"You're such a fucking bitch! You don't have eyes to ride a bike yourself, and you still want to rely on me?! You ask someone else to come and see, you're riding a bike, how can I, a walking person, touch you?" !”
"I'm so lazy. I'm too lazy to tell you more. Do you think you call people here and they won't turn to me? Let me tell you, even if my wife gives birth to a daughter, I still have three sons! Compared to you, who don't even have a hair. Something that speaks volumes!!”
The middle-aged man who carried the load turned red after being scolded. He wanted to open his mouth, but was spat on by the man on the bicycle, who got on his bicycle and sped away.
The man carrying the burden could only angrily pull the burden back on the ground, hang up the ropes at both ends, and prepare to continue walking.
The scene before me seems to have happened before, but since I entered the pothole in the mountain behind Wanyao and heard the topic of this daughter, I couldn't help but pay more attention.
I took another look, stepped forward, picked up the big ladle that fell on the ground, and called out:
"Uncle Chen, something was left behind."
Uncle Chen turned around and realized it was me. He immediately smiled and said:
"It's Xiaobai. It's a shame you picked it up, otherwise I would have to come back and look for it when I get to the field later."
I handed the ladle over and asked smoothly:
"Uncle Chen, is the money for the incense paper I bought last time useful? Is it for the old lady?"
I vaguely remember that this Uncle Chen seemed to be a filial son from a poor family. When I was a child, I saw him selling vegetables to his mother for medical treatment.
When I get older, I can see him going to my paper horse incense shop to buy some incense and paper money for my mother every time the harvest is finished. Therefore, this person has a decent relationship with my family, and it is not rude to chat like this at this time. .
Uncle Chen was also sincere. After receiving the things, he replied:
"Hey, it's so useful. Thanks to your family's incense and paper money, I can provide for my mother and ancestors every year. It really makes me look forward to a daughter-in-law..."
"When your aunt gives birth to a son, you and your second uncle will come to drink the full moon wine!"
Uncle Chen's house is so clean that it looks like it has been ransacked by bandits every year, yet someone actually marries him...
I was confused in my heart, but of course there was no reason to refuse in front of others. I vaguely agreed a few times, and watched Uncle Chen leave happily. I also continued into the village to find Uncle Zhou's house.
Not long after walking, I saw Uncle Zhou waiting eagerly at the door of his house. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time. I quickly quickened my pace and entered the house.
The things in the house are very simple. There are two beds, a table, two chairs, and some simple stoves and tableware. This is almost all the house has.
But the better thing is that it's clean. I guess even though I'm living a poor life, there shouldn't be any big problems.
Just as I was thinking this, I looked up and saw Uncle Zhou's son, who was tied to the bolt of the back door and was drooling.
His behavior really shocked me.
Logically speaking, the Zhou family's son is no more than thirty years old, but now that he looks at it, some people believe him even if he is said to be in his fifties.
The Zhou family's son had his head shaved, and there were scars all over his head. The scars left by the stitches were very hideous and terrifying.
A plastic cochlear implant was placed in the place where the missing ear was originally located on the left side, but it seemed to have been damaged by scratching and was half-strung and stuck to the ear.
Uncle Zhou saw me stunned and quickly stepped forward to untie the rope around his son's neck:
"There's nothing I can do. This kid of mine is so stupid. If he hadn't been tied here, he might have run away at any time..."
I nodded to express my understanding, put down the things I had brought, and then tied up the paper figurine on the spot.
After so many days, my craftsmanship has made qualitative progress. The most notable feature is——
At least the paper man can see where the eyes, nose, and mouth are.
I quickly made a paper figurine, imitating my second uncle's process and what I saw in the book. I cut a bunch of Zhou's son's hair and put it into the paper figurine.
Then he made a finger gesture with his hands, exerted force on the tip of his tongue, and shouted loudly:
"The Supreme Being is so powerful that he never stops adapting to changes. The paper manipulator guides me and makes me understand the truth!"
The sound echoed in the house, lingering in the air.
However, the paper man did not get up.
My heart sank slightly, and I shouted the formula again, but the paper man still didn't move at all.
After a long time, I sighed in Uncle Zhou's despairing eyes:
"No, it's not that I was scared out of my mind..."
"It just hurt the inside of the brain in a physical sense...it won't heal."
Uncle Zhou hugged his son and slowly fell to the ground, his eyes empty.
It must be uncomfortable to feel hopeless and disappointed again.
Unable to help, I almost packed up my things and ran away.
As soon as I walked out of the door, someone came out of the house next to Uncle Zhou's house and came straight towards me. I took a closer look and saw that it was another old acquaintance.
I just met Zhou Wen, the second nephew of the Zhou family, who went to Wanyao with Uncle Zhou yesterday to secretly dig mud.
Zhou Wen still had the same playful smile as yesterday, he came over and said:
"What is your beautiful cousin doing here... to visit my uncle?"
"Would you like to come to my house for a drink of hot water and take a rest?"
Boy, I just came out of Uncle Zhou's house, can I still need a sip of hot water?
I glanced at Zhou Wen, turned around and walked in the direction I came from:
"No, I'm going back first."
I ignored Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen wrapped around him like a fly:
"Cousin, my good cousin... don't, you've already come, it's boring to be gone..."
"Why don't you come over to our house and have fun, and I'll show you something nice, okay?"
"My family is really interesting... Come here and I'll ask my mother to boil sugar water for you and give you two, no, six eggs!"
"besides...."
I was really tired of being pestered, so I stretched out my hand and pushed Zhou Wen away directly, my voice was a little cold:
"What good thing can I have never seen before?"
"You look down on people, don't you?"
Zhou Wen's expression changed when I pushed him, but he quickly returned to his smiling look:
"...Yes, yes..."
"The best thing in my family is actually me!"
"Although I didn't go to college, I finished high school. It's much better than those in the village who didn't finish junior high school, right?"
"And our family is one of the best in the village! Not only do we have thirty acres of paddy fields, but we also have peach trees and oranges planted on the mountains... Others are definitely not as good as me!"
"My little cousin doesn't have a partner yet? Why don't you see how I'm doing?"
