The next day, at dawn, Liang Chuan led a group of people to fight back to Helu Village. Helu is a small place. If something happens, the whole village will know about it. People are idle and have nothing to do. Who is the parent and whose family is short is the best conversation topic after dinner.
The fire at Liang Chuan's house burned so fiercely that even the county government officer was alarmed, and he even came down to see the fire scene the next day. There was a large group of people in Liangchuan, and there was also a dog following them. Those who didn't know it thought they were busy going to the market or something.
When Liang Chuan came back, he passed by Zheng Ji's grocery store and bought several new sets of daily tools such as axes, knives, hoes, skips, ropes, baskets, and fire sickles. They were necessary for life and could not be used. not enough. These things look worthless, but buying them at this time is really life-threatening. Each item adds up to several dollars.
When paying the bill, Liang Chuan was frightened. He kept asking the shopkeeper to calculate it carefully. Why is the money so easy to make? It costs so much to buy a few hoes? However, Liang Chuan thought about it carefully later, and it made sense: first of all, the output of iron in this era was not high, and iron tools were still relatively expensive. Furthermore, in this era, a hoe can do a lot of farm work, and farm work alone can feed many people. , go up to the mountains and open up wasteland, and that land is your own, and production tools such as hoes are what make the majority of farmers make money. If you think about it this way, it is reasonable to think that it is more expensive. When the government resettles the refugees, it can provide the refugees with a set of production tools, which is equivalent to giving the refugees a new way of living.
Then I saw a good seller of cooking cakes on the way, so I bought a lot of cooking cakes to use as dry food, and also brought a small handful of oranges.
When I returned to the ruins of my home, there was only some charcoal ash left on the ground. The firewood that was once piled full of firewood is now completely reduced to rubbish and is useless. Liang Chuan arranged for Ye Xiaochai and the other women to move together to clean up the ruins. Houses were being rebuilt here, and now these construction wastes had to be cleared away. After clearing away the debris from the house, I went to the river bank and took a few more carts of thatched grass back. The thatched grass was tied up to build a temporary thatched house. The house was still in my mind. The weather has gotten colder these days, so I had to have a house first. A place to sleep.
Liang Chuan dug around the house and found the earthen jar where he kept the duck eggs. The fire burned everything. The earthen jar couldn't burn, so he didn't know if the preserved eggs inside were broken. .
Liang Chuan took Zhaodi to the place where Zhaodi's sister-in-law lived. When buying land, you have to negotiate the price with others. Moreover, it seems a bit unjustifiable that I have accepted someone as my younger brother for so long, and I still haven’t come to say thank you to someone else.
Zhaodi's home is not far from Liang Chuan's home and can be seen from the yard. He Lu's original population was not large. When Liang Chuan arrived at Zhaodi's house, his eldest brother was squatting on the doorstep with his hands in his hands in a daze. When he saw Zhaodi and Liang Chuan coming back, he didn't take it seriously and turned his head as if he hadn't seen anything.
On the night when Liang Chuan's family was in trouble, many nearby villagers discovered the situation. They didn't want to put out the fire, but wanted to watch the fun.
Unexpectedly, when they opened the door, they not only saw the light of fire but also the light of knives. They all saw the way the second master led his men to kill people with knives! All of a sudden, they were so frightened that they retreated back into the house. Watching the excitement was also a matter of occasion. Is this excitement? This is murder and arson!
When Liang Chuan saw that this sister-in-law didn't have a good look on her face, she thought to herself that this sister-in-law is really not a good person. My brother hasn't been home for so long, and now he doesn't even say a greeting when he comes home. How can he pretend that he hasn't seen her?
Brother Zhao had already despaired of his sister-in-law, so he led Liang Chuan into the house without even bothering with her.
Zhaodi's father was sitting on a bench. He didn't say anything when Zhaodi came back. He sat on the bench like a demented old man, looking at the ground with blank eyes. Although it was daytime, Zhaodi's home was pitch dark, with greasy stains on the walls and floor, and the house was in a mess, as if no one had ever taken care of it.
The younger brother Zhao is also surnamed Zheng. Like his third uncle, He Lu actually has many mixed surnames, including Li, Zheng, Meng, Luo, Huang, and He. The most common surname is He. This is not an original ancient village. In fact, most of the villagers' ancestors were refugees who moved from the north to avoid the war during the southern migration.
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Liang Chuan only knew that Liang Chuan's sister-in-law was not good, and he did not expect that the environment of his brother-in-law's home was so bad. If he did not take care of a good home, it would be like a pigsty. It was rare to be like this. It's like a pigsty. If it were him, he wouldn't want to stay at home.
Liang Chuan carried the oranges and placed them next to the bench where Zhaodi's father was sitting, and said, "Zhaodi's father is really sorry. Our fellow villagers haven't come around for so long. There have been a lot of things at home recently, and your family is quite good at recruiting brothers." , you have been doing some work with me recently, and I came here to visit your old man today?"
At this time, I heard a violent banging sound of pots and pans in the house. As soon as Zhaodi's father heard the sound, he was already lethargic. He lowered his head deeper, and his dry lungs like a bellows began to cough. stand up.
The collision in the room stopped, and a fat woman with big head and big ears walked out. When the woman saw Liang Chuan, she sneered first, and then teased: "Hey, I wonder whose distinguished guest is here? , turns out to be San'er from next door..."
When Liang Chuan heard this, his words were thorny and sour. He looked like he was looking for trouble. He didn't hesitate in his words. He directly pushed back and said: "Hey, sister-in-law, why haven't we seen each other for so many days? This figure is getting slimmer and slimmer." Graceful?"
Zhaodi was originally afraid of his sister-in-law, but when he heard the words coming out of Liang Chuan's unforgiving mouth, he almost laughed on the spot. He held a breath of laughing gas in his mouth, which made his face turn red.
When Zhaodi's sister-in-law heard that Liang Chuan dared to tease her about her figure, Zhaodi's brother-in-law turned his elbows outward to make fun of her. She was so angry that she didn't want to take advantage of Liang Chuan, so she pointed at Zhaodi's nose. He directly scolded: "You idle lazy guy, your eldest brother has to support this family by himself and works day and night. It's better for you to go out fishing every day without thinking of helping your eldest brother share any of the burden." , are you out of food again today, are you coming back to make a living?"
Zhaodi is an honest man. He can't argue with his fierce sister-in-law. It would be strange if he didn't get ripped off. His sister-in-law even scolded him and forcefully swallowed the smile he just had. He has such a good face. Standing there boredly.
Brother Zhaodi and Dad Zhaodi are probably used to this kind of scene. They didn't want to say anything at first and just endured it. However, today there is an outsider like Liang Chuan present. The scolding was too unpleasant and he was afraid that it would not be passed on and it would not sound good. Old man, look at it. Not wanting to go on any longer, he moved his lips, raised his eyelids and looked at his wife, and said, "Say less..."
These inappropriate words from Zhaodi's father undoubtedly added fuel to the fire. My sister-in-law's anger exploded. She changed the direction of her fingers and immediately pointed the finger at Zhaodi's father. She started to curse at the top of her lungs: "You old man" .." Before he finished his sentence, Liang Chuan saw something was wrong with the smell. He thought he was here to discuss things, but why did he come here to quarrel? If this quarrel continues, let alone buying land, even their family will be affected. It’s probably hard to get through the door in the future.
Liang Chuan took a quick step and rushed between the old man and his sister-in-law. He gently pressed down the sister-in-law's hand with his hand. He smiled with countless wrinkles on his face and said: "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. I have something to do with you today." Let’s discuss it.”
The eldest sister-in-law snorted and said, "It's nothing to discuss! Is there any other thing that can be obtained in this family? The old and the young are all eating dry food, and no one has anything useful."
Liang Chuan said straight to the point: "My little brother's house was accidentally given to me yesterday. It's getting colder and colder now, and I don't have a place to stay. I'm thinking about building a bigger house. I want to discuss this with you. , let’s see if we can give up the land next to us to my little brother.”
When the brother-in-law and sister-in-law heard what Liang Chuan said, they looked at Liang Chuan twice and said, "No wonder I said that when I went out to take a night pee this morning, I couldn't see your nest. I dared to burn it down with a fire. I Say three, I remember that you used to be unable to beat a shit with three sticks, but now you are so eloquent. Whatever medicine your wife gave you, share it with me, and I will give it to the damn guy in our family too. Not long ago, I said that you were crippled after a fall in the mountains. How could the wind blow on your head? You have money? You didn't even have money to treat yourself after you were brought back to die. How can you still have money to buy land and build a house? "
The people who recruited brothers and sisters-in-law were very fierce, and those who opened their mouths were like a barrage of firecrackers. They absolutely did not want to fall short when they opened their mouths. They spouted a series of words like a rat running out of a bottomless pit. It was endless. Liang Chuan knew that with this kind of No matter how much you fight with others, the only one who loses the price is yourself. He said: "Sister-in-law, give it to me evenly. You can give me a price!"
The sister-in-law who recruited her younger brother was someone who despised poverty and loved wealth at heart. After marrying into the Zheng family, life was extremely difficult. She didn’t have a penny in her pocket, and she didn’t even do housework and farm work. When she heard about the money, she immediately became excited. Look at Liang Chuan’s appearance. It seemed that he really wanted to start a house. With a flash of light in his mind, he pulled Liang Chuan to be more affectionate than his husband. He changed his cannibalistic attitude just now and said, "Sister, I haven't seen you recently, and my demeanor has really changed." It's different. My sister-in-law is easy to talk to. Can you tell her which piece of land and what price?"
Liang Chuan said: "Follow the road outside to Fengshan Township. There is not much land next to my house. Just one acre of land."
"It's the piece of land next to your house. It's easy to talk about. I wonder how much San'er will you pay?"
The eldest brother, who had been sitting on the threshold without saying a word all morning, finally spoke when he heard that Liang Chuan wanted to buy the land next to his house, but he said without any confidence: "That land is going to be reserved for dad as a cemetery." Yes, not for sale!”
The sister-in-law was not happy. She pinched her waist and walked to recruit her younger brother to follow her. She pointed at his head and scolded him directly: "You are as weak as a worm and a loser. If you don't sell the land, you can make some money for me to spend." Come on, your father is starving to death. If I hadn’t been struggling to support this shabby situation, your parents would have gone to the streets to beg for food. Why keep that piece of shabby land? Give it to your old ghost a hundred years from now Are you going to be buried? If your old ghost is not buried, I will starve to death in this doghouse before you do! How many days can the rice at home last? If you have the ability, don’t sell the land. Go get the rice for me first. come!"
Liang Chuan looked a bit unreliable. He was recruiting his own family. If he turned around and took their land, his eldest brother and his father would not be happy. That would not hurt the harmony, so he said: "Hey, Seeing this situation, your family has to make some calculations first. I’ll go back home first. If it doesn’t work, forget it.”
When the brother-in-law and sister-in-law saw that Liang Chuan was leaving, they became anxious. They grabbed Liang Chuan and said, "Don't leave in a hurry, San'er. I have the final say in this family. You can sell this land to you for just two cents." .”
Liang Chuan said: "I don't have so much money with me now. How about I go back to Yi Niang to get some money first, and then we can discuss it when I get back?"
"I said San'er, please hurry up. We can easily discuss the price!"
