The ironworker was so frightened by Xiao Han's words that he was even ready to run away with the donkey overnight, but Xiao Han, the instigator, still seemed unaware of it.
I saw him kissing his daughter's red cheek affectionately again, not wanting to put her down, so he held her with one hand, held Xue Pan's arm with the other, and walked towards his home with a smile on his face.
After passing the archway, we came to the street again. At this time, after a night of hustle and bustle, the number of people on the street was obviously much less.
Except for some half-grown children who were still chasing and playing tirelessly, there were only a few talkative neighbors standing under the lanterns and whispering about Mr. Li and Mr. Wang's short stories.
Xiao Han's family walked down the street. When the neighbors saw him, they didn't show any fear at all. Most of them just bowed their hands to him as a salute and then continued to do what they were supposed to do.
At most, some of the old farmers in Zhuangzi, relying on their familiarity with him, deliberately raised their voices and greeted Xiao Han as he walked over. After receiving Xiao Han's response, he looked proud and proud, standing tall and proud in front of the newly moved dealer!
If someone sees them looking like egg-laying hens at this time, they know that they know the owner of the village! Those who didn’t know, thought he was the owner’s father!
As the owner of the village, Xiao Han actually enjoys the quiet and natural atmosphere in the village. There are no poor people who kneel down and kowtow when they meet, and there are no fools who stay away from each other like the god of plague. Perhaps this is the way to get along with each other in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
In this prosperous age, although there is still a gap between the rich and the poor, the gap in status and class is much smaller than in any era since ancient times! This includes the modern society that Xiao Han originally lived in!
At this time, the ministers could meet the emperor without kneeling, and they could bluntly refute the emperor's shortcomings. They could even stick to their own rules and suppress their energy to make the emperor suffer a little secret loss!
At this time, the common people can also sit on equal footing with the official, chatting with each other about home affairs, and drink a glass of bad farm wine, without having to worry about being thrown to the ground and beaten by the angry official!
These magical scenes that would never be seen in other eras are happening all the time among the people of the Tang Dynasty today. It is not surprising at all.
For example, just a while ago, Xiao Han also heard that Changsun Wuji, who was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was invited by a farmer's neighbor to sit with a group of traders and lackeys. He drank until he fell unconscious. He was not helped back by his family until the banquet was over. Didn't even make it to morning meeting the next day!
Walking along the long street, Xiao Han smiled and said hello to the people in the village from time to time. Not only that, he also taught his daughter to address the villagers a few times. Her milky voice immediately made her angry. There was a lot of laughter.
However, if this peace did not last long, just when the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves and were beaming with joy, an untimely scream broke the harmony.
"This is the Thousand Sword Killer! He actually came to steal my bacon! That is the meat that I just smoked and dried! I didn't even bother to take a bite during the Chinese New Year, and now the Thousand Sword Killer stole it all!"
After the ear-piercing scream, an angry female voice was heard on the street, attracting countless people's attention.
Xiao Han, who was also startled, heard the sound and quickly calmed down. Following the movement, he looked to the side of the street.
In front of a house on the street, a broad-shouldered woman was holding a rolling pin and telling the neighbors how her bacon was stolen.
In fact, there was nothing going on with this small case. The bacon hanging on the beam was still there in the evening, but she just went out to look at the ironwork. When she came back, she found that the bacon hanging was gone.
"A thief who kills a thousand people! Begging for money! If you eat my bacon, I'm sure your whole family won't be able to survive this new year!"
Seeing more and more people surrounding her, the woman suddenly cursed even more vigorously, and her fat hand like a pig's trotter flew up and down like a convulsion, as if she wanted to stab the shameless little thief to death in mid-air. .
"Okay! Wife of the Liu family! How can someone who is celebrating the Chinese New Year curse like this? How is that decent?" Finally, there were some elderly people around who couldn't stand it anymore. They slapped the crutches in their hands hard and yelled: " Besides, since the establishment of our Zhuangzi, let alone bacon, not even a single needle or thread has been lost. Why did we just lose something today? Didn't you remember things wrong and you put away the bacon a long time ago? "
"impossible!"
Seeing the ugly expression on the face of the old man who spoke out, the woman's voice dropped unknowingly, but she still hummed unconvinced: "Grandpa Wu! I remember it clearly! Just now, the Xiao family's young husband came over to win the game. When the lanterns were under the eaves of my house, the bacon was still hanging there! It was only a little while ago, but it disappeared. Could it be that the bacon ran away on its own? It must have been stolen! Poor bacon, I spent so much money, but I didn't even taste it, it just went into the dog's belly, why didn't it kill his whole family..."
As she spoke, the woman sat down on the ground in aggrieved manner, stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears! Just looking at her appearance, it was just a thunderstorm, no rain, the sound of crying was loud, but there was not a drop of tears!
"That's enough!" Seeing that more and more people were gathering around him, and some villagers who had originally gone home poked their heads out of their houses, the old man's face suddenly became even more ugly!
In order to protect the reputation of Zhuangzi, he paused the crutch in his hand for a few times and said in a deep voice: "It may not have been stolen. Who among us in Zhuangzi would care about a piece of bacon from you? Look? It looks like it was taken away by some kind of wild beast, like a mountain eagle! If you feel aggrieved, I still have a few pieces of bacon at home, just pick one!"
"Then, why are you so embarrassed?"
When the woman first heard the old man say that her bacon was not stolen, she was still dissatisfied. She was about to refute again, but then she heard that the old man could accompany her bacon!
At this time, the woman immediately stopped making trouble, and climbed up from the ground. While patting the dust on her body, she looked at the old man with a flattering smile and asked: "As for the bacon, should I go directly to the aunt in a moment?" "
"Whatever! Since I said it, I won't break my promise and get fat! I said I would give you a piece of bacon, and I will definitely give you one!" He glanced at the woman with a slight disdain. The old man was leaning on a cane and turned to leave.
