I was a mason and a cook, and suddenly I became the chief engineer and chief designer of a large-scale construction project.
Don't you think it's a bit ridiculous? Does it feel too unrealistic?
It is too unreliable to leave the Xiangshan Hall of a dignified Prime Minister's Mansion to a layman to supervise it!
Why is it unreliable? You came to Yan State and built a memorial hall at your initiative.
When you arrived at the Yao Mansion, when the tasks were so arduous, the situation was so urgent, and the pressure was so great, you were able to withstand the pressure in an orderly manner and lead everyone to overcome difficulties.
In the eyes of Master Yao, in the eyes of Prime Minister He Xuanhe, in the eyes of Mei Hua and Yao Yue, you are simply a person who is omnipotent and fearless of any difficulties. You are simply a genius and a wizard!
But is this actually the case? In fact, all of this is purely a mistake, and it is all because I have experienced some things, big and small, in my own time. But I have experienced these things, and I know what to do.
But if you want to replay this experience of mine and go back to the era when I was born, you will feel that the fact that I can do this today is simply beyond imagination, and it is like a different person.
What I have been able to do will make those who were familiar with me when I was a child, and those who know me well, stunned. They will all be surprised and ask, "Did he do these things?"
Yes, this surprise is not surprising at all.
To tell you the truth, when I was in my hometown, as an old man would say, I was a "complete piece of shit".
Speaking of which, I am the oldest kid in the family.
I am the youngest of seven children in my family, and I am an "old pimple" who loves to eat and drink.
I say I am a loser because the rural environment where I live makes it easy for me to have such a nickname.
The rural areas at that time were not like now, where things were done in vain, just rent a bus, book a hotel, and everyone was happy and that was it.
When I was a child, I did all this kind of work at home, occupying the neighbors' houses in the front, back, left, and right, using the kang above and below the ground, and there could be thirty or forty tables in total. Those with square legs and short legs are placed on the kang, while those with round legs are placed on the ground. There are eight people at each table, and the banquets are held at the same time. At least 400 people can be arranged at one time, so that Sanyou can bring together the guests of the family and her parents' family. The reception is over.
Each "service" has at least 32 dishes, and every table must be served, and no one can pick and choose.
But there is a key task here, which is to carry the dishes and serve the food. This job is usually done by the "Banda boys" in the villages. They are young people who are in good health, react quickly, and are easy to show their faces. They are easy to be known and found. Good wife.
The tray can hold more than thirty dishes at a time, and the freshly cooked dishes are prepared one by one, under the command of the "big maknae" in the village.
The "big maknae" is the person in the village who can make things happen.
According to his prior division of labor, the young man serving the dishes held up the tray and delivered one dish after another to the table in the area in charge, just like a waiter in a hotel.
With towels draped over their shoulders and trays in their hands, they ducked and shouted while avoiding the crowded guests.
The trays are piled high, one layer on top of the other, steaming hot.
They carried the food to each room and handed it to each table.
This job may not be difficult for ordinary people, but not everyone can complete it successfully.
If it's fine in the summer, it means sweating, exerting effort, and wasting your voice. Moreover, in winter, if there is ice in some yards or on the ground between the yards, it will be easy to slip. If it goes bad, the tray of dishes will be scattered on the floor, or if you order it correctly, it will be scattered all over yourself. The cups and plates will be messy, and the hot dishes with soup will be scattered all over you. It looks like a mess. I did see it with my own eyes.
So since I was 14 years old, the "maknae" arranged for me many times, but I just didn't dare to go. I always made excuses of one kind or another, so as time went by, people stopped looking for you, thinking that you This kid is too "unconventional" and too unpromising, and has no future.
So I got used to staying at home, not showing up, not showing up, and not going to the fields at home. I became a pure "house boy."
For ordinary people, or for families who are nameless, hopeless, and dispensable in the village, this kind of habit is worthy of forgiveness and will not be taken seriously by others.
But our family is different. This kind of "not getting into trouble" and standing out is not allowed, because our family belongs to the largest household with the surname Liu in the entire "Lala Village" and is a "famous noble" in the local area.
Speaking of our old Liu family, my great-grandfather brought us here from Chuang Guandong.
At that time, our great-grandfather brought his wife, children, and children over from Shandong. He first opened up wasteland and cultivated land, opened a blacksmith furnace, and then opened a grinding and powdering room, and also opened a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. Within ten years, our Liu family became a prominent figure in the local area. Famous family.
Not only that, our great-grandfather was also a well-known "lobbyist" in the surrounding areas at that time. Whenever someone had any big or small matters, or settled a case, negotiated a settlement, divided a family, etc., they would always turn to my great-grandfather as the go-between. witness. Even the local "beards", that is, thieves, had to dismount their horses and salute my grandfather when they saw them, nodding and bowing. Because these "bandies" often fight, and sometimes when the fight is difficult to resolve, they will go to my grandfather. Make peace.
In this way, my grandfather opened up a new world for us locally. In our place, as long as my great-grandfather Liu Shilu is mentioned, no one knows about him. He is simply a legendary figure.
But no matter how great the fame and reputation is, it needs someone to pass it on.
My great-grandfather also has three sons. None of the three sons inherited my great grandfather’s excellent genes, and none of them are outstanding.
After that, the three sons gave birth to three more sons respectively, that is, my father’s generation. My grandfather has nine grandchildren.
Among the nine grandchildren, my father ranks third, and he is more or less like my grandfather, which makes my grandfather very happy. This may be the reason why "grandfather helps his grandson".
When I was in the production team, everyone in the village unanimously supported my father as the captain of the production team because he was courageous, responsible, responsible, and not afraid of trouble.
At that time, in addition to paying public rations for the entire year, every family in the production team did not have enough to eat. So he took people to work in the county, opened a blacksmith furnace in the county, made production tools commonly used by farmers, and shod horses. They also resell livestock from outside and earn a lot of extra money for the production team. The knives and other things that he made by himself can be exchanged for new ones at will. If the family is really in difficulty, they will be given away for free. Over time, everyone will think of him well. When he passed away from this world, all the men, women and children in the whole village came out to say goodbye, using the highest price in the countryside. In the traditional etiquette of "48 bars", 96 people carried and beat the fiberglass coffin to see off the coffin.
This kind of genetics of "big success" in a big way is no longer very presentable in our generation.
Despite this, I still have some hope that among the 24 men in our generation, I am the tallest among them, because I did better at school when I was a child, and I was the only one in the village who was admitted to junior high school. There were signs of this promising person.
But coincidentally, when I was in junior high school, I started "knocking" out of nowhere.
This stuttering may be a lesson I should learn in my life.
Because kowtow was when I was about fifteen years old, and it was also when a boy was "looking for face."
Originally, I couldn't hold my head high in the village because I "didn't stand out", and then I started to kowtow at school. Therefore, what I was most worried about was when the teacher asked questions, because whenever a question was asked, I would kowtow, and the more questions I asked, the harder I would kowtow. Every time I knock the bar, the whole class will burst into laughter, especially the girls who laugh harder.
It just so happened that the English teacher in my school was our aunt. Every time my father met this aunt, he would say emphatically,
"Her aunt, my child is in your school and in your class. You must do a good job of 'adding, adding, adding, adding' him!"
My aunt knew that his third brother rarely begged for herself, so as an aunt, she naturally said, "Don't worry, third brother, as long as your boy is willing to leave it to me, you can put your heart in your belly." !”
This was good. From then on, she called on my name in every class and asked me questions. She took great care of me.
But every time she asked me a question, I said no. Every time she said yes, my classmates laughed. Every time they laughed, I felt very embarrassed. After several weeks of asking questions, I no longer wanted to participate in her English class.
So I skipped a lot of classes and fell behind in English, so my motivation to study was also affected.
As a result, although I was admitted to high school, I failed to pass the college entrance examination after two years of studying English. I had no choice but to stay in the village no longer, so I had no choice but to join the army to find a way out.
In this way, before I was 19 years old, I had never taken on any responsibility or undertaken any decent tasks. Now I am asked to take on a large-scale repair and renovation project of Xiangshan Hall. How difficult must it be to take this span?
Fortunately, after these years of working outside, I have gained more or less knowledge and skills, so when I was given this task now, I felt nervous and a little stressed.
Because I have done some tasks in the past, but they were not recognized by the society. Now I want to prove myself through such a platform.
Moreover, in my opinion, in this era, Liang Guo is still willing to discover and recruit talents. In Yao Mansion, he can have space to show his creativity. More importantly, he has the support of his own experience and experience internally, and there are plum blossoms externally. Contact, so I feel a little unsure about doing this task well.
