The fourth uncle said: "I don't know."
But the look he looked at Mrs. Xu was meaningful.
Mrs. Xu asked Uncle Qi again with her eyes.
Uncle Qi said: "In the past, your fourth uncle, his eldest brother, and my old brother were able to catch fish at regular intervals. At that time, every household had a boat and a net. Although our town is rich in fish and sold very cheaply, but like this time The Internet has to be set up on the morning of the festival, and each family can still sell some money to subsidize food rations, so life will not be so difficult."
Uncle Qi paused when he said this: "I don't mean anything by what I said. I'm just talking about things that older people know. As for whether they have been completely assigned to the opposite party in recent years or something, I'm also quite puzzled. I hope I can shut up. I need someone to explain it before my eyes."
If someone else asked Uncle Qi, he wouldn't talk so much if he wanted his children to have a smooth life.
But through Meizhuang's incident, Uncle Qi finally understood that this wife of the Xu family was someone who dared to think and do cruel things.
After another morning's work, he was already doing well. This person kept claiming that she was just the "general convener" who called everyone to work, but she didn't say a word nonsense.
If anyone thinks she is just asking casually, you are wrong.
So he buried half of his people in the soil, and this time he risked his life to tell the truth.
I just don't know if it will be what he thought after saying it.
Can the unwritten rules of more than ten years be overturned?
If you think about it, it's really a rare opportunity right now.
The seventh uncle and the fourth uncle looked at each other.
It is very possible to find out Jiang's ownership from the village opposite.
If it really comes to that end, we will give up and will never unjustly accuse Liu Laozhu of being the man named Wang from the village opposite Liu Xu, which made the villagers' lives even more miserable.
If you don't come back, you will come back...
The Fourth Uncle and the Seventh Uncle thought that this was very exciting, and it was the same as building a dam, which would benefit future generations.
As expected, Uncle Qi's few honest words made the villagers who had always avoided talking about this topic couldn't help but talk about it freely.
They have endured it for so many years, and finally enough is enough. This time, an elder finally took the lead and spoke openly about this topic:
"I could catch people before, but not now. Why is it suddenly not possible?"
"No, you have to tell how you died. At least if someone comes to the yamen gate and tells you, don't fish blindly in this river, then we all won't murmur in our hearts."
The head of the Wan family pretended to be confused and said: "Jiang Zhuan is given to them. I was wondering, since no one came to inform me at the yamen gate, will there be documents like the house deeds and land deeds of various families?"
His family only sells soy sauce for takeout, and it has to be printed with black and white letters and fingerprints on it, making sure not to eat bad food.
The belongings of such a big man Jiang are not much bigger than his soy sauce business.
"Then let's go back and ask Li Zheng to show us the deed. This river belongs to everyone, so we deserve to ask!"
Wang Yusheng came up with an idea and said, "Of course I deserve to ask. I'll wait until Uncle Li Zheng gets home and we can all ask together."
On the day of the Meizhuang war, he was not at home.
But Wang Yusheng had heard some comments from his family members, saying that a group fight was not going well, and that it was a painless meal and then left. You must know that in the past, if someone had a fight and fought together, they would not let it go so easily.
Even if the four major surnames dare to fight in groups, Uncle Li Zheng will symbolically punish them to do some work for the village.
Wang Yusheng summed up the wonderful thing from this matter, it is okay to work with a group of people.
Isn't that right? When he was urging no one to shrink back, everyone made a gesture and asked Uncle Li Zheng in unison.
"That's right, by saying hello like this, no one will have to offend anyone. We're not trying to make things difficult for you, we just want to ask clearly."
When Wang Yusheng heard that the other three families from the four major surnames were also uncharacteristically echoing, he thought: It seems that everyone has already had their opinions, but they are just holding them back.
And when the discussion was at its most intense, no one expected that some eleven or twelve-year-old boys in the village would suddenly get angry.
"After listening to it, none of the co-authors fully understand what is going on, and it has made Wangjiagou Village a bear for so many years!"
In the early years, children like them were hungry and wanted to go down to the river to catch fish, but their parents scolded their mothers and refused to let them go.
When I was a child, I secretly caught a few big fish in the wild and grilled them by the river. The black chapped lips were not wiped clean. Many boys were beaten by their parents when they caught them smoking bamboo sticks.
When asked about the people who were caught at the door of their house by their own abilities, and they didn’t steal or rob, why should they be beaten? My parents didn’t even give them a reason, and they just slapped them.
Thinking back to the beatings I received in those years, I could not help but watch the children from the village opposite showing off their food for fish. When they were hungry, they gnawed tree bark, while the other side was still eating pickled fish.
The boys in their early ten years were going to be pissed to death, and they asked with a cry in their voice: "Why are you so stupid? If you make a fuss, you will get into trouble. You would rather starve us and beat us than dare to ask about this!" "
Many parents were confused for a while.
But looking at the red eyes of the children, I felt quite uncomfortable.
In fact, they are not as good as the children say.
It’s just that I know in my heart that I really can’t do it.
I was afraid that people from Wangjiagou would come to my door and cause trouble.
The number of people who came then was different from what happened in Meizhuang. The village opposite would form a group whenever fish was involved.
You said how can our family conquer a village?
I just thought that people in the village who have a good relationship with our family would lend a helping hand, but the number of people would be limited.
Having fewer people has the same effect as having no one to help, except that a few more people get beaten.
It's not like this has never happened before. The money from selling fish is not enough to recuperate. After being beaten, I felt sorry for the relatives who came to help.
And this is not over yet.
Then Li Zheng, not only would he not go to Wangjiagou to explain why they were being beaten, but he would also ask: Have I ever reminded you that you can't catch fish in the river and you deserve to be beaten?
If they dare to make trouble again and ask Li Zheng to give an explanation, the result will be to deal with them if they make Li Zheng anxious. They will pick and choose when paying taxes on grain, saying that your grain is not up to standard and you have to pay for it. Will favor others when separating. The most terrible thing is that you always offend Li Zheng, and when he is dispatched as a corvee later, he will first select people from your family.
For bankers, these things are all fatal.
So you will repeatedly weigh how many fish you have to catch and sell before you risk being beaten or offending an upright person.
If a large group of people came to your door because of your stuttering, it would be more troublesome than digging wild vegetables to starve you.
As time goes by, I would rather beat my children and keep them from touching the fish in the river than dare to stand up.
In the past, when I thought about this, I would sigh. The strange thing is that now, the more I think about it, the more angry I get!
In particular, the boys still didn't listen to their explanation, and were asking everyone: "Don't say a lot of useless words, just ask if you dare to go and ask for the deed right now. Grandpa Li Zheng is not at home, so let the other side take it out and read it." , even the family separation documents require several copies, don’t you believe that the village opposite can’t have that thing? If they can’t get it out, they’ll just fish for it!”
Mrs. Xu lowered her face and scolded loudly: "You idiots, you asked the person opposite to show you the documents. Who are you? I ask you, mother-in-law, if you will take out the money saved at home and show it to you? Mother-in-law." I don’t even bother to talk to you, let alone the other side.”
No.
Many gentlemen have already strode over to the boys. Who were they talking to in a loud voice just now? They are so used to it.
Just when they were about to slap the boys from each family, they heard Mrs. Xu loudly say again: "If you can't wait for Li Zheng to come back, you must make mistakes first and catch fish first. Come to the argument from the other side, why do you want us not to catch them? Fish, please show us the paperwork."
The men lowered their arms silently: Well, that makes sense.
"What if there is paperwork."
The fourth uncle suddenly said: "If you have documents, admit your mistake, but if you don't have enough to eat, you can pay back the fish if you have spare money after next autumn's harvest. We will do what we say, and then let Li Zheng write a note to the other party for all of us."
The old ladies thought to themselves: There will never be any spare money.
It would be best if Liu Laozhu goes to see her legs next year and Tian Xin Nai can take care of them. She is doing a pretty good job. After that, they can continue to fish in the river. If they are not allowed to fish, they will return the fish with whatever they want.
The fourth uncle looked at Mrs. Xu solemnly: "Eldest niece, give us a piece of paper, and we will go to each house and press our fingerprints. When I ask later, you can't be our master. This is what everyone wants to do."
Villagers: "Yes!" People are always anxious, so you draw.
The things that have been in my heart for more than ten years now become clear once I gritted my teeth. Let’s fish together!
Beautiful girls, this book came out quite suddenly. I thought it was May Day, but in my mother’s words, it’s just shit up my butt, so I’m not in a hurry. I thought I was in a hurry so I couldn't save the manuscript. I've also caught up with my menstrual period in the past two days, so I'm afraid it's just two updates. But...you just wait for me to get better, wait, hahaha. Of course, as long as your stomach doesn’t hurt, you can add more if you can.
My initial plan was that this book should be a long one, a book that does not require the help of the male protagonist, or even does not matter if there is one, and that the grandfather and grandson can make waves on their own. I don’t know if you will like this type of thing, but if you do, please be careful.
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