A few days before returning to my hometown, I felt a little uncomfortable. Xiao Wenchen managed to become a handsome man quietly, and seemed a little shy when giving gifts to strangers in the village.
But after a few days of adapting, the naughty kid who had been naughty in the village and received countless slaps on his butt before going to school completely recovered.
Not only chasing dogs and chasing chickens, but also using slender bamboo sticks as swords to show off their swordsmanship. This is obviously looking for a beating.
In short, Xiao Wenchen, who was a good boy in kindergarten, is now beaten and cried several times a day, and he can't bear the two or three sets of dirty coats he changes out of every day.
However, the child obviously gets more and more naughty the more he is spanked, and he can still stay naughty for two or three hours after a spanking at the beginning. Now the spanking lasts for no more than ten minutes, and soon he is playing wildly with other children in the village before his tears are dry.
When he came back, he was kicked from behind, scaring him so much that he even stopped chasing him home. The big geese are still a bit untouchable, so I can only stay away.
"Come here, don't step over there. If your shoes get wet, see how your mother will beat you when you get back." Yang Dongxu shouted to Xiao Wenchen, who was among a group of naughty children not far away, but he looked up and glanced at this side. , and then the movements of my feet were not strong at all.
Not all roads in Yangjiacun are asphalt, except for the main roads, which make it easy for people in the village and merchants in the market to enter and exit.
There are still dirt roads in other places. As long as it rains heavily, the dirt roads in rural areas will basically be rolled over as soon as four-wheelers or three-wheelers pass by. The mud blocks will rise high and the entire road will become uneven.
These raised mud blocks and some water-filled gullies behind the wheels have become the best toys for children in winter. The cold in the morning has not melted yet.
Whether it's walking on the ice in the gully, using your feet, or using a rotary head to smash the thick ice. Just use all your strength to step on it.
These naughty children will have a lot of fun playing by crushing the hard frozen mud blocks and spraying out a layer of unfrozen mud inside.
When playing on such a road, the most unavoidable thing is that the ice in some places in the ravines created by the wheels is relatively thin, so when you step down, half of your feet will be in the muddy water.
Not to mention the thin mud squeezed out from the mud lumps, it can easily spray everywhere. So when I went out to play in the morning, all of them looked clean and tidy, which was very cute. However, within half a day, one of them turned into a dirty mud monkey.
Then comes the indispensable childhood part of wiping away tears and changing clothes while being beaten.
So whenever you hear a scream among the happy voices of the children shouting, you know without asking that someone is dirty.
In order to cover up the truth, these naughty children's screams quickly disappeared, and then they continued to play happily, as if this could cover up the past.
Little did he know that after playing with soaked shoes, his little feet would be red and cold from the cold when he came home. My mother's slap on the buttocks would have been a little harder, teaching these naughty children who concealed the truth a more profound lesson.
"Where's the general? I heard that his child is about to be born. How about he accompany his wife to raise the baby at home?" He glanced at Xiao Wenchen, who was having fun playing on the dirt road with other children in the village, and yelled at Yang Dongxu, which was useless. , simply ignore it.
Anyway, if the clothes get dirty, there is a washing machine and a water heater at home, so doing laundry in winter is no longer as painful as before. Of course, you must give me a good beating before changing clothes.
"Early in the morning, I ordered half a fan of meat from the pork stall in the market, and brought a cart full of gifts to give to her father-in-law as a New Year gift." Daliang curled his lips, obviously not interested in what his cousin was doing in this matter. I am very dissatisfied with such positive attitude.
"Reconciled?" Yang Dongxu was stunned for a moment.
He knew how much trouble there was with the woman's natal family when they got married. Although Zhang Jing finally moved into the general's house with her luggage, her family had no choice but to accept the marriage. But the relationship between the two parties has never been very harmonious.
"Reconciliation is nothing, that is, Zhang Jing is a good person and is the daughter-in-law of our Yang family. Otherwise, who would give his mother's face? The general was really angry that time. Usually, giving gifts during New Years and holidays is also for Zhang Jing's sake, otherwise Won't come to the door at all.
For example, this time, who gave half a fan of pork as a gift after getting married, and a cart full of eight big fish as gifts? That is, one year before the wedding, Nanfang showed that he valued the woman and gave him so many gifts.
According to the custom here, two big fish, more than 20 pieces of pork and a box of wine are already high-end. Even if we in Yangjiacun have money and face, we can't be treated as fools, right? "Xiao Wu also snorted dissatisfied.
"Giving so many gifts, is there anything else involved?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but ask.
"What else could it be? Zhang Jing's brother is going to give a New Year's gift to his betrothed in the next few days. He said he is from the city, but he turns out to be poor all year round.
Even if you are poor, you still need face. No, I can only come here to beg my daughter who never agreed to marry me before. Zhang Jing is a good person and decisive when encountering problems.
But isn’t my aunt a soft-spoken person? When Zhang Jing’s parents came to visit, they would just wipe their tears and say how difficult it was for their son to get married and how difficult it was for his son to find a wife.
Very early in the morning, my aunt took the general out of his bed to give him a New Year gift, but at the beginning, the aunt had to give him money. Zhang Jing didn't agree and directly ordered half a fan of pork, a cart of gifts and eight big fish as gifts for this year's New Year.
Among so many gifts, most of them are for Zhang Jing's younger brother to prepare a betrothal partner. The son gave a new year's gift to his betrothed, but asked his son-in-law to pay for it. The same thing happened before when they hanged themselves and wiped their necks to prevent their daughter from marrying her son-in-law. There are no such weird parents anymore.
But Zhang Jing is a good sister-in-law. If she gives money directly, her excellent parents don't know how to boast about how generous the annual gift from their son is, and how shabby this year's annual gift from her son-in-law is.
Just pull a cart of New Year's gifts and deliver them, and everyone will watch. Her parents can't say that the general gave less gifts this year, right? "Xiao Liang was also very unhappy around him.
"Okay, let's stop talking. Let's just whisper a few words and forget it. Don't talk nonsense on the street. Otherwise, the general will not look good on us and our brothers will be slapped in the face." Da Liang waved his hand to signal his younger brother to stop talking. Two sentences.
"Yes, just say a few words about this matter and be aware of it. But there is one thing I would like to remind you. Zhang Jing's parents seem to have some kind of job for her son.
The other person I met when I was in the county seat wanted to take me to have dinner with some leader, but I didn't agree because I had something to do.
Unless Zhang Jing or the general personally speaks on this matter. Otherwise, let’s just pretend we didn’t hear what auntie and eldest daddy said. "Xiao Wu said from the side.
Although Yangjia Village is not developed, it is ranked high in the entire county. If you go to the city and say that you are from Yangjiacun, not only will you not lose face, but you will also gain some confidence.
But rural people like to work on one-third of an acre of their own land. Although many of the older generation drive large cars now, they have made many connections whether in the county or elsewhere.
But the real places to eat in the county are the new generation of people like Xiaowu. Therefore, it is very useful to go to the county town to find connections with the older generation when doing some small things.
I would like to introduce you to jobs, especially the kind of jobs that can help you get into the establishment after a period of time. The eloquent leader Xiaowu and others are more familiar with him than the older generation.
After all, the higher-level relationships of the older generation only exist at the township level, and the county level is indeed not as good as the new generation Xiao Wu and others in running the business.
"You also need to say hello to Daddy and Auntie." After finishing speaking, Xiao Wu gave Yang Dongxu a separate instruction.
The older generation's relationship in the county is not as good as that of the new generation. This obviously does not include Yang's father and Yang's mother. After all, not to mention the county, even in the city and province, Yang's father and Yang's mother are famous. It's just that the two of them don't show off, and just like to live their own lives in Yangjia Village, feeding pigs and raising chickens.
So once the aunt gets soft-hearted and begs to go to Yang’s father and Yang’s mother’s side, this road must be blocked in advance.
"Don't worry, my mother doesn't take kindly to Zhang Jing's weird parents. So if I go to my mother to talk about this matter, my mother will definitely tell Zhang Jing to make the decision."
In fact, not only Yang's mother, but also everyone else in the village is a discerning person. Everyone knows that Auntie is kind, so if she can help with other things, she will definitely help.
But when it comes to Zhang Jing's family, they spend their own money on things, such as giving out New Year's gifts. We just say a few words in private and don't say anything openly. After all, they spend their own money. money.
But if you find someone who wants help, ask Zhang Jing to say something about Zhang Jing's mother's family, or ask the general to express his position.
Although this kind of puts Zhang Jing in a dilemma, it's better to take advantage of the aunt's kindness than to take advantage of it. As the daughter-in-law, Zhang Jing should be more considerate. What's more, this is still a matter of her mother's family, and she can only endure any grievances she may have.
"Come to my house for dinner in the evening. Just when I came back from Zhucheng yesterday, I brought back sheep from Inner Mongolia. Today we will go to the old house to cook the mutton.
Zhou Ya and I don't usually live in the village. Although the old house is often cleaned, the courtyard is popular with villagers chatting and chatting, so the house is a bit deserted. It just so happens that I went there to increase my popularity.
So take your wife and children with you. I will go back and take out the barbecue grill in a while and wash it. In the afternoon, I will ask your wife to help put on the skewers. Children also like eating mutton pot with skewers. Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
"The relationship is good, the sheep from Inner Mongolia are good, the meat is firm and there is not so much strange smell. Don't argue with me about the wine. Last time I transported a few boxes of good wine, I bought them at half price even if they were damaged. Come back. Leave two boxes for my dad and treat some uncles to drink. We will finish the rest tonight." Daliang said with a smile.
"Call all the geezers from Xu House," Yang Dongxu said.
Xiaowu and the others didn't have any objections. After all, they were all from the same village. Although they usually had their own things to do, they didn't have much contact with each other except for repairing cars. But there’s no harm in sitting together over a big drink at the end of the year to unite and unite.
