Uncle Xu was the first one among the guests to suggest it. After he finished speaking, he was the first to drink it all in one gulp. Everyone also agreed and drank the cup together. But Uncle Xu did not sit down immediately. It seemed that he was still unfinished and wanted to continue to express his meaning.
"These days are not peaceful. There are wars, banditry, and thieves running rampant. The people of Duanlonggang must work together to protect our homes and the village. Mr. Yun must carry this banner and lead all the villagers to protect us. His hometown is Duanlonggang.
I want to propose another drink. Everyone should work together to protect the peace of the village and don't do anything to betray the villagers. Only then can the whole village be healthy. If everyone agrees with me, drink it all. If you propose wine, it should be a good thing. Double? "
Everyone once again echoed Uncle Xu's words and still clinked glasses and drank happily. Most people didn't quite understand what Uncle Xu meant. Maybe even if they did, they wouldn't be able to expose it. After all, it was Er Ye Yun who was hosting a banquet. , cannot destroy this happy atmosphere.
This upright Uncle Xu should not say such words at this time, let Mr. Wang think about it, he is a fellow villager, and he should not expose other people's scars. Don't you see that Mr. Wang is a little embarrassed? He also coughed dryly, indicating that he had something to say.
"My unfilial son is a mustache and a bandit, and his family is unfortunate! But I can guarantee that he will never let this beast come to our village to harm people. If he comes, we will all unite and beat him to death. It can be considered as getting rid of my lifelong worries.
I haven't been in good health these days, and it's all because of my unscrupulous son. Ever since he went to Dulong Mountain to become a beard, I haven't been able to calm down for so many years, and now I can't drink too much or drink too much. A dip means something. "
Mr. Wang stood up and bowed to everyone tremblingly. Then he picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, which was regarded as a toast to everyone, but his attitude was sincere, and it made people feel sorry for him. There was really nothing he could do about such a son.
The second master Wang's son is called Wang Zhankui, who is over forty years old this year. He is the bearded master of Dulong Mountain, and the sky is full of black numbers. This is the largest bandit in the Dongshan area. It is known as the Thousand-Man Bandit. There are four to five hundred bandits who go up the mountain alone.
The notoriety and power of this group of beards spread throughout thousands of miles, and even adults used to scare children by saying, "Here comes the black beards." It can be seen how powerful the bandits in Dulong Mountain are, and the name "Hei Mantian" is even more frightening!
This Wang Zhankui has been causing trouble since he was a child and is not afraid of life or death. When he was fifteen years old, he set his neighbor's house on fire and Wang Erye wanted to beat him to death. Wang Zhankui was afraid and left home and ran to the mountains to become a bandit.
But it was Wang Zhankui's good fortune. Later, he was spotted by the old head of Dulong Mountain, and he married into the family and hired his son-in-law, thus becoming the de facto second head among the bearded men. After the death of the old boss, he became the big boss, and it has been more than ten years now.
Although Mr. Wang has severed ties with his son Wang Zhankui, everyone knows what is going on. Now Mr. Wang is living with his second son. A few years ago, Wang Zhankui sent his wife and a daughter back to live with him at Mr. Wang's house.
This family of eight doesn't even work on the land, and they can still have enough food and clothing, and live a decent life. If this wasn't a gift from Beard, who could it be? It’s just that everyone didn’t expose it. Anyway, Wang Zhankui never came to Duanlonggang with a beard to cause any harm.
Although everyone understood in their hearts, they all said: "The Second Master Wang has already severed his relationship with his son. No one in the village knows that a strong man broke his arm. Besides, the big boss has never returned to the village to harm anyone. You, the Second Master Wang Just stop thinking about it."
"Grandma Wu, please eat more. These scrambled eggs are soft. You need to eat more eggs during May Day."
Mrs. Yun deliberately changed the subject. She was afraid that if everyone continued to talk about Wang Zhankui's topic, it would easily lead to incoherence, hurt everyone's harmony, and destroy the harmonious atmosphere at the wine table, so Mrs. Yun quickly gave Fifth Grandma put some vegetables into a bowl to change the subject.
"Eat, that's enough. You can eat too, we pretend not to hear what they are nagging them."
The Fifth Grandma is the oldest in the whole table. She is somewhat distantly related to Master Yun’s family, so she is still Mrs. Yun’s elder. Of course, the guests invited by Mr. Yun were either well-known in the village or related to their family.
"Dear neighbors. I see that there are quite a lot of children in our village who are in their teens, seven, or eight years old. They run around all day long. This is not good. We have to figure it out. Should we start a school again?"
While Mr. Yun was persuading him to drink, he revealed his original intention of hosting the banquet. This is a big deal. There must be no school in the village. This will delay the next generation. Even the fifth noble son of the family has no education and runs around all day.
"We have to set up a school. After Mr. Yu left, this school was abandoned. How can such a big village survive without a school?"
Uncle Xu first agreed. He was literate and would certainly support the establishment of a school. The fact that Mr. Yun can bring up this matter shows that he is still the most sober and far-sighted person in the village and must be supported.
"Yes, who doesn't have a half-grown child? This is the Republic of China, how can we not run a school?"
Everyone also echoed, especially those with children at home, who also hoped that there would be a school in the village. Even if the children were allowed to hang out for a few days, they would be able to learn some farming characters, but they could not treat themselves as blind and be looked down upon by others.
"Now it's no longer called a school, it's called a school."
Sixizi heard it somehow and stood up and shouted loudly. But he didn't want to go to school anymore. His brain hurt from holding it in, and he didn't have any freedom. He might as well do some farm work in the fields. His family wouldn't let him get tired anyway.
"Whether we call it a school or a school, we don't have a teacher and we don't have a place. We all have to think of a solution together."
Uncle Xu raised the current dilemma of running a school. He said that planning should be done first before considering how to start a school again. Second Master Yun felt that what Uncle Xu said was reasonable, but he had already thought about these things.
"If the place is easy to manage, we will use the original school and rename it Duanlonggang School. As long as the salary is enough, sir, I will go to the city to invite him."
"Where will Sister Six live at her grandma's house?"
Mrs. Yun raised an objection at this time. She was not against the establishment of a school, but on the contrary, she was very supportive. The fifth noble son should go to the school to study now. If it were too late, the child would be delayed. But using the original school, we still have to arrange a place for Shajiuzi’s family to live.
"This is easy to handle. Let the third family move to the backyard first, and let Jiuzi and his family live in the house in the courtyard first." Second Master Yun said: "The most important thing is how will Mr.'s salary be paid? Let's talk about it. What to do?"
There was silence among the people at the dinner table. Yes, who will pay for your husband’s wages? The price for hiring Mr. Yu is not low now. Unlike when Mr. Yu was alive, you could pay as much as you wanted. If you really can't come up with the money, just forget it.
"I think it's like this. Families in the village who can afford to go to school have to let their children go, and the price should be set higher. If children who can't afford to go to school want to go, the price should be set lower. If it's not enough , the big households in the village will contribute some money to make up for it.”
It was Uncle Xu who came up with the idea, so no one said anything more. Second Master Yun felt that Uncle Xu's idea was good, and agreed with Uncle Xu's suggestion, so the matter of setting up a school was initially decided.
"I originally thought that I would take the time to go to the city in the past few days and send the fifth noble son to his eldest brother's house in the city to go to school. Now that there is a school in the village, I will not send him away. Tomorrow I will go to the city to invite the teacher, everyone. Do you think it will work?"
Mr. Yun's eyes scanned the two tables in front of him, expecting everyone's answers and a signal for the final decision. Under the gaze of Mr. Yun, everyone nodded in agreement.
"Okay, it's settled. Uncle Xu will take care of things in the village in advance, and I will go to the city to invite you tomorrow." As Mr. Yun spoke, he motioned to Haizi to refill the wine for everyone: "This is a big It’s a good thing, let’s have another drink to celebrate. Eat as much as you can, eat and drink well!”
As a result, the whole courtyard once again resounded with the sound of clinking glasses and laughing heartily. The matter of running the school was settled, but the banquet continued, with climaxes one after another until the fun was over.
"Jiuzi, Haizi, you should also pack up and eat. Are you all hungry at this time? Eat more of what you want to eat, and drink as much as you want. Eat and drink as much as you want. Today is May Day, so just It’s time to have fun.”
While shaving his teeth, Mr. Yun went over to help Old Mrs. Yun up and walked towards the backyard with satisfaction. It was Yun Erniang and Yun Sanniang's turn to decide everything next. They sat down generously and didn't look too tired.
So under the leadership of Er Niang and Sanniang, those who had not yet eaten began to eat and drink. Monroe, Wu Guizi, and Liu Meizi did not leave either. They stood on the ground and watched everyone eat. Monroe also helped Wait for the people who are eating.
The master chef also brought a plate of pig-killing scraps and said that the leftovers would be more delicious for the old lady and the second master. At this time, Wu Guizi and Liu Meizi also came over to take a few bites, and complained that they had not eaten any of them.
Haizi didn't drink a sip of wine. He finished his meal quickly, glanced at Monroe standing at the table, and then walked out of the room. Er Niang and San Niang took everyone to eat in the kitchen, because it was already dark and it was inconvenient to eat in the yard.
"Where are you going?" Monroe also followed out for some reason.
Haizi looked back at Monroe: "Go to the latrine. I see you are really happy today." Haizi slowed down, obviously waiting for Monroe on purpose.
"What's not to be happy about? Aren't you also very happy? I also want to go to the latrine and ask you a question. I have been holding this question in my mind for a long time. I can't figure it out no matter how hard I think about it. You You need to explain it to me carefully."
There was no one in the compound at this time. He turned around the horse pen and came to the hut set up in the southeast of the compound. Of course, Haizi did not enter immediately. Instead, he turned around and asked Monroe what happened and asked her to speak quickly. Don't let outsiders see them together.
"It's not a big deal. Just when I went to deliver food to you that day, you said, 'Walking against the wind, walking with the wind...' What did you mean? I couldn't figure it out, why?"
Monroe looked at Haizi's face and smiled foolishly.
"Why did you think of asking this?" Haizi looked at Monroe in confusion. He couldn't understand why the fifth lady of a wealthy family asked him this question. Haizi didn't want to answer.
"I have to ask, and you must answer me!" Monroe seemed very willful, and the expression on her face showed that she would not give up until she achieved her goal.
This made Haizi very helpless, so he could only shake his head gently, and answered Monroe's request shyly.
"It's... very simple... that is, it is convenient for men to stand up. When facing the wind, the wind will... blow them to their pants, while with the wind... .." Haizi blushed, but still couldn't explain something.
"Wouldn't it be over if you told me earlier? It's so laborious that I can't even think about it. You little brat, someone will be here soon. I won't go to the hut. You can go to Shunfeng alone. ....."
Monroe actually reached out and touched Haizi's flushed face, turned around and ran away with her face flushed. Haizi looked at Monroe's back and stood there for a long time without moving.
When Haizi returned to the big kitchen, Monroe was no longer there. The chef was leading people to clean up, and Haizi joined in knowingly. When everything was cleaned up, Haizi left in frustration, preparing to go back to his residence.
By the time Haizi left the house, the sun had already set, and the Yun family courtyard seemed quiet. The happy Dragon Boat Festival for farmers in the north has passed like this. Duanlonggang has entered the dreamland of night day after day, but today it seems to be quieter than before.
