Arriving at the backyard of Damao Hotel, my uncle was already sitting at the card table. Xiao Wu and others called Yang Dongxu and played mahjong without closing the door. They obviously came to watch the fun and place bets at the same time.
Since someone started to take over, there was no warm-up, and a large group of people gathered around. Uncle Shengli's face started to turn red with excitement before he even started.
Then not long after, the whole room began to fill with smoke. Almost everyone had a cigarette in their mouths, and they didn't spend much money, but they were yelling around as if they were in charge.
Yang Dongxu didn't stay in the room for long before he patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder and walked out. He couldn't help it. I used to feel that this atmosphere was very lively.
But when playing cards is no longer a piece of entertainment, but when everyone starts gambling with red eyes. He was very uncomfortable with this atmosphere, especially the smell of smoke in the room.
"Why are you back so early?" Yang's mother asked in surprise when she saw Yang Dongxu.
"The smell of cigarette smoke in the whole room is unbearable."
"Then you go to bed early." Yang's mother nodded.
Seeing that his son had fallen asleep on his mother's bed, Yang Dongxu did not hug him. He said to Zhou Ya: "I will go to the old house to set off the opening cannon and the closing cannon, and I will go back after celebrating the New Year."
"Yeah." Zhou Ya, who was sitting in bed watching TV, nodded to him.
It's only over an hour before the New Year's greeting at 12 o'clock at night, so I'm too lazy to go back and forth. Wait until the New Year is over before going back to sleep.
A man returned to the old house, took several cannon pendants, fired the opening cannon and the closing cannon, then turned on the lights in the house to keep them on, closed the door and Yang Dongxu returned to the street.
I was going to go into the house and set off the opening and closing cannons, and then I sat in bed watching TV and waited for my dad to come back after playing cards to greet the New Year. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard whirring from the Damao Hotel.
Before entering, he turned around and walked towards the Damao Hotel. The closer the distance, the louder the bluffing, and someone was cursing. From the few words, it seemed that someone was fighting with someone.
When I walked in, I saw that there was indeed a fight, but it had been pulled away now. On one side were Xiaowu Daliang and several other people, who were blocked by the people from Yangjiacun and prevented him from going over to take action.
On the other side were a few people who looked familiar but didn't recognize them. They were probably from nearby villages playing cards. He was also pulled aside and refused to come over.
But compared to Xiaowu and the others, they didn't say anything and just wanted to go over and beat those people. Although the few people blocked on the other side were blushing and shouting, they felt extremely guilty no matter what.
"What's wrong?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but ask when he saw Father Yang and his uncle standing nearby with nothing wrong.
"This grandson can't afford to be a cheat. I drive all over the country and never see anything. He actually played this trick in front of me. I have to chop off his hand." Xiao Wu said angrily.
The thing is very simple, a group of people gathered around to push Pai Gow, and unknowingly the game got bigger and bigger amidst all the booing. The other party was from another village. Several people went out to work and earned some money, so they joined forces to prepare for the fun.
Who would have known that if you are unlucky, you will lose more and more. In the end, you will understand the wrong idea when you lose in a hurry. At first, no one paid much attention. After all, they had lost a lot before, but winning now meant that their luck was back.
But these people were obviously greedy. After getting their capital back and making a small profit, they didn't know how to stop and continue playing tricks, but Xiao Wu saw it out.
He started beating up several people, but in fact he was not the only one who did it. After all, we are all in the mood for playing cards. How can we not be angry when someone suddenly fools us like this?
Seeing that more and more people are taking action, it’s okay to give them a beating to vent their anger. It would not be a good thing to beat someone up during the Chinese New Year, so some of the parents felt that it was enough and pulled the person away.
Originally, it would be fine if these people left, but I don't know if they were fooled or if they felt that they were at a disadvantage. After several people were kicked out of Da Mao's backyard, they were swearing. Xiao Wu was so angry that he wanted to chop off Chu Qianren's hands.
"Okay, you guys, let's go. Don't hang around Yangjiacun if you have nothing to do." Through the dim light at the entrance of the hotel, I saw a few blushing people with thick necks, blood at the corners of their nostrils and mouths, and many places on their eyes and face. Swelled up.
It was obvious that he had been taught a lesson just now. Yang Dongxu waved his hand and told a few people to get out. Just beat the person and teach him a lesson, but it would not be a good thing if he was really beaten.
"Well... we don't cause trouble, it's just the money..." After hearing Yang Dongxu's words, the leader on the other side wanted to say something back.
However, the person next to him obviously recognized who Yang Dongxu was, so he gave his companion a hand. It is said that people are reflected in the shadow of famous trees. Although the Yang family in these ten miles away does not usually attract much attention, no one really dares to offend them.
If he offends Xiaowu and the others, the most he can do is get a beating. If he offends the Yang family, his parents and family won't be able to raise their heads in the village. After all, in order to develop my hometown these years, whether it is greenhouse vegetables or growing herbs. There are also United sports cars and the like, and everyone points to the Yang family for dinner.
"Holy shit, you kid still dares to ask for money? Don't stop me, I have to kill this guy today!" When Yang Dongxu came, Xiao Wu, who had gradually suppressed his anger, suddenly became angry again.
At first, Yang Dongxu was a little surprised when he saw that these people had not left the hotel even after being beaten. In recent years, I have rarely seen that prickly head dare to be tough in front of Xiao Wu and others. It turned out that he was unwilling to keep the winning money in the house.
"Forget the money, it just so happens that the bridge to the south is broken. Originally, everyone thought about exchanging the money and then asking the government to subsidize the bridge to repair it. This would prevent traffic from being inconvenient when the medicinal herbs are harvested in the summer.
I made the decision and donated all the money to build the bridge. If you feel unhappy, leave your name and wait until the bridge is repaired. When you write the name of the donor, put your name as well, and the amount of the money. It will be considered as your donation. "Yang Dongxu walked over.
The other party stepped back and seemed a little scared, but was stunned for a moment when Yang Dongxu passed the cigarette. Then after hesitating for a while, he reached out and took the cigarette.
Seeing Yang Dongxu helping to light the fire, he quickly said I don't dare, I don't dare, and lit the cigarette with both hands.
I took a few puffs of cigarette, although I still felt unwilling to do so. But looking at Yang Dongxu standing in front of him with a smile and a seemingly good temper. A few people didn't dare to get angry, so they had to say a few words to express their feelings, which could be regarded as an apology or an admission of defeat. After he had exposed the matter, he turned around and left.
"It's an advantage for these grandsons." Xiaowu and the others spat on the ground disdainfully.
I don't know if it's because he's been too good-tempered in the past few years, but some people have started to come to Yangjiacun to play tricks.
"Okay, it's better to have less to do than more to do during the Chinese New Year." Yang Dongxu smiled and patted his shoulder, then gave the cigarettes to the people around him and dispersed: "I donated all the money to build the bridge. If you lose money, don't blame me. If you feel uncomfortable when the time comes, tell the village chief and your name will be added when the monument is erected."
"What do you mean? Everyone is responsible for building the bridge. Everyone should have donated money, so I took the lead in donating in advance."
"Come on, you old boy is usually the most procrastinating. If you hadn't lost money, you would be a mess."
"Wang Mazi, you are looking for some training."
As he spoke, the building tilted.
However, no one had any objections to Yang Dongxu's proposal to donate money to repair the bridge. If it were another person, someone would definitely scoff and say, "Why are you so big-faced? You just get what you say?"
But when Yang Dongxu said this, no one dared to complain.
This is not because the Yang family's power is not showing off, nor is it because Father Yang and Shengli lost a lot just now. But if the money to repair the bridge is not enough after donations and government subsidies, then Yang Dongxu will definitely use the money to make up for it.
The Yang family has always been so grand in doing things, and they have never said anything but done practical things. Therefore, even people who feel sorry for their money cannot open their mouths to say anything at this time.
Bragging, spanking, laughing and cursing, plus a cold breeze. The brain that was originally flushed with blood and flushed from playing cards now calmed down.
It suddenly felt boring, and no one mentioned going back to playing cards. So they each said hello and chatted for a few words, and then began to go back to their respective homes to prepare to take their wives and children to bed.
"Okay, let's go! Go in and count the money in the account. When the government gets back to work on the sixth day of the lunar month, let daddy go apply and have the bridge repaired."
On New Year's Day, I didn't wash my hair, sweep the floor, or even wash the dishes. I spent the most decadent day of the year.
The next day, on the second day of the lunar new year, the market opened to visit relatives with large and small packages. It was obviously not possible to drive a lot to visit relatives because of the snow the year before. At this time, Daben is not as useful as a tractor.
So he could only carry a lot of New Year's gifts in big and small bags, while Zhou Ya held the child and relied on her legs to visit relatives.
Relatives at this time are really relatives, although there may be some minor conflicts occasionally. But everyone still hopes that each other will live well, instead of being like your relatives who will be jealous of you if you do well, and look down upon you if you do not.
Visiting relatives became more like a formality, and there was not much contact at all throughout the year. When visiting relatives at the end of the year, sometimes I don’t want to go by car, and I don’t even think about walking.
If the roads hadn't been almost repaired at that time, if they wanted to walk to visit relatives like this now, haha... I guess the first thing that adults and children would think of is to make a phone call and say that they have something to do at home today and are too busy to visit relatives. I won’t go there for the time being...
Nowadays, people go very early when visiting relatives. One of them is to hurry up and take advantage of the fact that the roads are not thawed in the morning.
The second one is to go to relatives' houses to talk to the elders, play cards and so on with cousins of the same age, and meet them once a year to have fun.
Unlike in the past, I would go there in time for the meal and leave immediately after the meal, as if relatives were chasing people away and not letting them stay.
"Is the clothing factory at my cousin's house okay?" At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the second aunt, second uncle, and cousins sent them a long way before turning back. If it hadn't been getting dark, tomorrow Knowing that he still wanted to visit relatives, he probably stayed and refused to leave.
"It's okay. My cousin said before that I would like to see if I could contact him about the machine. He is planning to expand the business this year." His cousin lent him money to start a business and he paid it back last year.
The clothing industry has indeed become more and more popular in recent years, just like the bag-making industry a few years ago. It is not a big deal for a small workshop to produce hundreds or eighty thousand dollars a year.
"I heard what mom said before, it seems that my eldest cousin and my second cousin's family are planning to separate their businesses." Zhou Ya said and glanced back.
Although he knew that the distance was far away and that the second aunt's family had already gone back, he still looked back subconsciously.
"It's okay to separate. Now that everyone has made money, each other has their own thoughts. Then we can work separately. Whoever is more capable can earn more. Whoever is more capable can't blame the others." Yang Dongxu pulled. The scarf on the son's face in his arms is a little crazy. Don't catch the cold.
He had left all the New Year's gifts at his relatives' houses and never got them back, so he could feel more relaxed while holding the little guy Zhou Ya and holding his arm as he walked aside.
He thinks it's good that his eldest cousin and second cousin are going to do business separately. After all, there are times when blood brothers get into trouble over trivial matters, not to mention they are cousins and it is easy to have conflicts about money or not.
"The aunt and the second aunt actually don't want to separate. I always feel that it's embarrassing for relatives to do this." Zhou Ya said with some emotion.
"A generation, a generation's thoughts, a generation's feelings. The older generation are accustomed to living a hard life and cherish blessings more. They know that it is not easy for everyone and know how to be humble.
But with the development of the domestic economy of our generation, if we are not together, our relationship may still remain the same as before. If you always get too close, your teeth will sometimes bite your lips. So it's good to separate, so as not to cause conflicts in the future and even relatives won't have to deal with it. "
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