At the same time, the Li Zheng family was also having lunch.
Fish jelly, braised tofu in soy sauce, a large bowl of cabbage and potato soup, and a plate of mustard pickles. The best food in the village.
Li Zheng's wife handed the boiled wine to her old man: "Your arms and legs hurt, so you shouldn't drink anymore."
Liu Laozhu waved his hand to leave him alone, and after taking two sips of wine, he became more talkative and said: "I can't get involved in fights in the future. If it gets bigger, it will cause me trouble. Who are we?" , who are those people?"
He looked specifically at his old son Liu Jingdong:
"Especially you, your hand is holding a pen. How can you lift up your wet-crotch-diapered son-in-law? It's not unlucky that you will never be able to write again. Your family has only given you a bullock cart and you have traveled two miles to study." By the way, how have you been studying recently?"
Liu Jingdong had already finished four bowls of braised tofu mixed with two rice. He planned to eat two more bowls to cope with being half full and get off the table quickly to avoid nagging his father again.
Hearing this, he didn't raise his head and said, "No."
Liu Laozhu looked at the old man at home and sighed.
He knew that no matter how much money he spent, his old son couldn't read Hua'er, and no one in his family would follow his mind.
Anyway, there are a few people like Xu Youtian. I heard that when I went to a private school to help my teacher make tables and chairs, I could only listen to a few words, but later I could write with sand, which made him very envious.
Therefore, he never thought about the unreliable thing about honoring his ancestors. He just asked his old son to go out with him and stop being embarrassed.
A few years ago, his old son went with him to Wang Lizheng's house to celebrate his birthday. Originally, he wanted to show off that the boy in the family was also studying and asked the child to say a few words.
At that time, Wang Lizheng became dark-faced and said, "You can't drive them away even if your longevity is as long as lilacs. At least the lilacs bloom longer."
Liu Lizheng thought of this and warned:
"After paying so much for repairing the bundles, you must learn with humility and let your husband teach you more. Just do what he says. Don't let your father and I lose all our money again.
Don't just sit there and listen to the thunder and memorize half of it, even if you want to learn a few more scene words.
Look at that boy from Wang Lizheng's family, who is only one year older than you. I heard what that boy said that day, and the sunset was flying with everything. When I looked up, there were just a lot of birds, but you sounded knowledgeable. The thing is not acceptable.
I heard that even when he made a promise to his father, he could get out a few more words.
On the other hand, you would have raised your hands and swore to me that if there hadn't been such a thunderstorm, you wouldn't have changed your mind. "
Li Zheng's wife stopped him: "Stop talking, the child is eating."
Liu Laozhu glared: "As long as you talk about him, stop him. He will see his wife in a year and a half. You are greedy for that boy from Wang Lizheng's family to settle for an official lady. Why don't you think about that boy's ability to express his feelings? , the woman's family is happy to hear compliments. Looking at your son, I guess he would be happy when he meets him." I'm afraid I have to think that this is a fool.
Li Zheng's wife was completely unhappy and said, "Why don't I know how to do it? Yesterday, I heard him pronounce a good word. What did you say, me? He was just praising the girl for being very energetic."
"Rough water dragon."
"Listen, how wonderful it is."
That's pretty much it.
When Liu Laozhu saw his younger son abandoning his job and running away, he glanced at his elder son and became even more angry.
This is the fatal thing.
Last night he dreamed that all of them were taken away and beheaded. When he woke up this morning, his knees and elbows, including the big neck muscles, hurt so much.
He told his old wife: "Get closer to Mrs. Xu more often, and treat her like old sisters."
"I knew there was a reason why you didn't single her out to scold her when she took the lead in the fight today."
Liu Laozhu's eldest son said unhappily: "Dad, I can't reveal the truth about what I did. There were two people in our village who survived that year. They were assigned to other places as soon as they set off, as well as those from the neighboring villages. Add up There are only about ten people left, why can they survive well but I can’t? How can the Xu family know that I didn’t go at all, and who else is nagging me?”
Liu Laozhu's eldest son thought to himself: Why let his mother cheat on Mrs. Xu? To correct his wife's identity, all the women in the village should cheat on his mother.
Liu Laozhu sighed longly:
“I was really not afraid of them before, but who am I afraid of in this village.
But now, Mrs. Xu is hooking up with the town's head catcher Zhao.
That day, I heard that Arita's daughter, who looked like a tobacco pipe plug, and Capt. Zhao would sacrifice their only son to marry that black girl.
It can be seen that Xu Youtian had a very close relationship with Capt. Zhao when he was alive. Moreover, Capt. Zhao was also among the group of people who were expropriated.
I also heard that our border town suddenly ran out of manpower. I haven’t found out why.
In short, Capt. Zhao wanted to recruit a few men who had seen blood as his subordinates, so he went to the county government office to get back the town's list of those who were not dead during the draft. But don't forget, you are dead. "
The more Liu Laozhu talked, the more angry he became, and he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Back then, all he could do was find connections in the town to get his eldest son "killed in action."
"After being killed in battle," I thought there were people from the village around me, so whoever had nothing to do would go to the county. Even if I dare to fart, I won’t be afraid if someone goes to the county and sees the death list posted. Everyone couldn't read, and they were blind when they saw his eldest son hanging on it. No one knew what was going on.
In those years, he let his son lead the way to open a grocery store in Fucheng.
Not to mention, I really made a lot of money for my family during the years I hid it. It still employs two assistants and it is still open until now. After the news passed and a few survivors came back, he let his eldest son go home and tell the public that he was lucky and had not died in the battle.
"I'm afraid that if Capt. Zhao and Mrs. Xu talk one day, the eldest son of the head family in your village will be gone, and Mrs. Xu will say that she is living well..."
Once this was revealed, no matter how strict the control was back then, the severity of the crime would be severe. This was the reason why Liu Laozhu couldn't sleep.
Thinking of this: "Boss, you can't stay at home anymore. You have to prevent Capt. Zhao from coming to visit Mrs. Xu. It's better for you to meet him less. You pack up and take your wife and children back to Fucheng tomorrow. I won't send you a message." Don’t come back even during the Chinese New Year.”
When Li Zheng's wife saw that her two grandsons were about to leave, she couldn't bear to complain and said in her heart: "Before, you wouldn't let me go with You Liang Niang to pick mushrooms. Is that okay now? I don't know where to start even if I want to ask for help."
Li Zheng’s wife also had unspoken complaints:
Over the years, she has blamed her old man for being petty. I was jealous of a boy like Youtian coming out of the Xu family, and I was also jealous that I should marry my eldest daughter Xu Youtian next year, but Xu Youtian didn't agree.
But that was all many years ago. Her eldest daughter is now living a good life in another village, and her grandson will be getting married in two years.
And back then, she was more open-minded than her old man, and the melons that were called coercion were not sweet. The couple lives their lives knowing the pain and heat. How could Xu Youtian not fall in love with his eldest daughter when he was so poor? How could he expect that such a son-in-law would be able to study and that his future career would be good for her and her family?
So she didn't take this matter to heart, but the old man in her family had never made it easy for the old Xu family in recent years.
Not to mention, the most recent time, the three boys from the Xu family wanted to go to the county to do odd jobs at Wang Yuan’s wife’s house, and to open a road to attract money. This guy was embarrassed, and they struggled for half a month, coming back and forth to eat at home. , let the three boys squat at the entrance of the courtyard to wait when they smell the food. In the end, she really couldn't stand it anymore and had to persuade her twice before she left. Either we don't let anyone do odd jobs, or we force people to death.
"You bitch, why are you talking about these things now? Do you think I'm not upset enough?"
"I'm not making you upset, I just want to say that if you have been living in Hunhe for so many years, I think even if you tell the truth to Youliangniang, she will hide it if she can't help it. Who would expect all the people in the village to die? What's going on.
But it's good for you. In recent years, the prices of tobacco pouches, pots, and coir raincoats have been lowered even when people have grain. You don't even think about how many things can be done in a year without the busy work of farming and cost.
Why don't you have the nerve to give me that little copper plate?
If we want to build a good relationship in the future, do we have to raise the price first? You see, the second son of the Xu family would rather go to the city to carry a big bag right now.
The boss also said that the ones in Fucheng were sold out a long time ago, and the tobacco pouches, pots, and coir raincoats in Youliang were sold very well, and he was very handy. "
Liu Laozhu rarely slapped his chopsticks on the table, which frightened his wife's eyelids:
"You don't understand anything! You told the truth and you helped hide it. Your boy gave birth to a boy and is still alive. The most promising member of her family is dead. Why don't you think about it? She didn't turn around and ran away and threw away the shoe. It would be good to report you. She will also spread the word throughout the village. By then, how many relatives will come to our door with house deeds and land deeds to beg us, and how many people will hate us. "
As for the price reduction, Liu Laozhu felt that his mother-in-law was confused.
It's not like he only sells tobacco pouches, pots, and coir raincoats that have a lot of food. Everything with old craftsmanship around him, including the mountain goods he collects, has the same price reduction. Otherwise, he won't make much money by opening a shop.
To him, those people should be grateful to him.
Although the remaining sons of the old Xu family have no future, the second son of the Xu family has a saying that is very popular with him, that is, Uncle Xie can receive the goods, but without Uncle Li Zheng, how many can he sell in the town. As a result, this tiger girl in his family even helped others to persuade him to surrender first.
"You go to Xu's house now and ask me to give her another job." Mrs. Xu was busy and had no time to go to the town to see Capt. Zhao.
