The atmosphere became mysterious inexplicably.
The young arsonists looked at Xu Tianxin with dirty little faces, some with stars in their eyes.
Xiaoya from Wang Yusheng's family quietly moved her steps twice, and finally came closer to her sister Xin.
When the boy saw it, he hurriedly ran a few steps and hugged Xu Tianxin's waist. He looked sideways at Xiaoya and seemed to say, "This is my sister."
Xu Tianxin fell silent after speaking.
The elders and villagers thought to themselves: Why didn't they realize that this girl was so powerful before? No wonder, don't forget that she is Arita's daughter.
But only Mrs. Xu knew that her granddaughter was really angry.
She is even more so.
The first is that she is angry that her granddaughter is disobedient, so she tells you in advance that you will hide whenever someone comes from another village. She is selfish about matters related to her granddaughter. She doesn't care about anything that is unloyal, moral, or even ugly, as long as her granddaughter doesn't come out. .
But the granddaughter didn't listen.
You don't need to ask, you know that the girl in her family is kind of upright, and the flower of the motherland is her granddaughter, and there is no sneaky idea in it. She was wondering why she was hiding when the whole village was in trouble.
what's the result? This is also what makes Mrs. Xu most angry.
Her granddaughter has never received a finger from anyone in her whole life. Today, this guy spanked her child. She leaned against the wall of Lao Zhu's courtyard and could not move for a long time. The audience in the live broadcast room was probably so anxious that they kept calling Tian Xin to hurry up, Tian Xin, how are you?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu couldn't wait to rush to the other side of the river to fight those people to the death.
So Mrs. Xu also knows that using these crude methods to punish those people is really nothing.
Don't make her granddaughter anxious. If she gets too excited, her flower will dare to focus on studying explosives. She is called a child who grew up in chemistry.
And don’t forget, even if her granddaughter has limited knowledge and cannot remember it, she and her granddaughter still have the wisdom of tens of thousands of family members in the live broadcast room.
As long as there are native cannons on the battlefield in this dynasty, her granddaughter will not have her bangs cut off or her words will be erased if she asks about it. When the time comes, the family members in the live broadcast room will search for the native methods and post them in the comment area. , you see if her granddaughter can make a grenade.
Don't force us children to blow up your ship.
But we won’t use artillery bombardment just yet.
Mrs. Xu raised her chin at Wang Yusheng and said, "Take two people and stop those people."
"Yes." Wang Yusheng had long wanted to go over and kick him.
You said you didn't beat or scold them, and you treated the prisoners very well, so you tied them to a tree by the river and screamed. The family members of the group of people on the opposite side of the river also waved their cloth scarves and screamed.
I've been thinking about something for a long time, but I didn't see anyone who was soft-hearted when setting fire to the pile of firewood in their village. This shows how vicious his thoughts are.
There is no good cake in the village opposite, so the good cake cannot stay in that village.
When Wang Yusheng went to gag, Mrs. Xu was instructing more than 20 women to take out the pots and set them to the river to cook fish.
Last night, she had discussed with everyone in advance, saying that after more than ten years of absence, the whole village should at least have a meal before the fish was brought out for the first time in more than ten years. Each family would prepare the dry food for tomorrow morning the night before, and there would be leftovers after the meal. The fish will be weighed and weighed together, and you can sell or pickle it as you wish.
No, after giving the order, everyone was already hungry and took action immediately.
And after this fight, some things became really different.
Although Xu Tianxin has changed a lot in the hearts of the villagers, what everyone doesn't know is that they have also changed a lot.
Someone shouted to the daughter of the family: "Go, go home and get the sauce, stew a fish in the sauce for everyone, and bring all the leftover sauce."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Wan's old wife had already brought a jar of soy sauce.
The villagers also brought two large bunches of dried chili peppers and scallions, as well as spinach, cabbage, carrots and coriander.
In the meantime, Guan Ertu also brought his medicine box on his back.
After checking, he confirmed to Mrs. Xu:
There were more than 70 women in the women's group who had some facial hair and hair torn off, but others were not seriously injured.
The men's team was not good. Nine players had injuries to their arms, shoulders, and backs, and six players had big bruises on their heads. They needed careful observation and some medicine to relieve blood congestion. And twelve people, twelve people sprained their wrists and ankles during the scuffle. There are people of all ages.
Guan Ertu was speechless. How was this fight going? Usually in group fights, the stick you hold is longer than the opponent. If he runs away as soon as you gesture, do you chase after him? Is this the foot that was worn when chasing? Among them is the fourth uncle.
Guan Ertu commanded: "After dinner, we have to carry them all away to my house." He asked his daughter and grandson to sleep in someone else's house at night. This made it easier for him to treat dozens of people at once. It was really enjoyable.
Many people disagreed and said: "We have nothing to do but have to work and fight. We need to be treated. Why don't you just give us some medicine? One bowl for each person."
Among them was the fourth uncle. The old man's feet were severely swollen. It was because he was struggling so hard that he refused to go to the Guan family for treatment.
The fourth uncle had already planned that he would never hide at this moment. He would ask the boys to carry him to the entrance of the village later. While watching the people from other villages coming, he led the old brothers to twist wicker sticks and cut wooden wedges for use in nailing the boats. .
As you can see, he had to lead his old brothers to build the first fleet belonging to Erdao River at the entrance of the village.
If people from outside the village want to rush into the village, they must first get past these old guys.
The fourth uncle thought of this and was just about to call for candidates to climb the tree. The boys from the Sun family, one of the four major surnames, stood in front of him: "Fourth uncle, you know that our brothers support the family by beating pine nuts, so climbing birch trees must be the best choice." No problem. Please tell us now what kind of birch tree to choose and how to peel off the bark. I asked us to come to you and ask for clarification."
Fifteen young men gathered together. In the past, they only worked together to hunt pine nuts and hazelnuts to sell for money. The Sun family never participated in village affairs. Today they all stood up.
The fourth uncle looked at the old man from the Sun family sitting on a rock not far away: "The eldest niece is busy arranging things. When she comes over in a while, I will ask her to calculate her work points."
The old man from the Sun family smiled and said: "What's the work point? It's about our own village and our own children. Don't bother your eldest niece with that matter. Brother, tell me quickly."
In addition to this group, there is also a group of honest guys who usually don't show off in the village. They are chatting together:
"I have counted that a total of twenty-two firewood piles have been burned, and nothing is left. I think that we people start early and are greedy, and one person is responsible for the whole family. Today, I will carry some tomorrow, and we are rushing into the winter. I can't help but get a close match."
"Yes, whoever's house has more firewood can get some from their own house."
"Our brothers who went to work in the city will probably be back soon. It will be fine when we get back. Not to mention working, we are not afraid of fighting."
At the same time, after watching the remaining fish being put on the scale, Mrs. Xu and Wang Yusheng went to the village to find Liu Jingdong: "You kid, dinner is about to start on the dam, why are you hiding at home and crying? Is there any pain in your body?" "
Liu Jingdong was beaten more than ten times on the back with sticks, but he was ordered to rush in and kill eight of them by himself.
He was crying not because of pain, but because he never expected that his father behaved like a dog in front of Wang Lizheng.
Then why is it a dog? It’s not because I want the family to live well.
Thinking of his father feeding him white flour steamed buns and spending so much money on his education.
Liu Jingdong gritted his teeth and swore: Dad, from now on I will eat less, stop studying, and won’t let Dad be a dog, so I will cry...
Mrs. Xu really didn't have time to spend time with this guy. "Wipe your tears. We have something to talk to you about. Go ask the boatmen at your uncle's house. Did they pay for the fish with the other guy and just wait for the show?" The boat is still there, it can stay for a few days.”
"Ask what this is for."
Wang Yusheng was speechless: "Why do you think you took the kid who set fire to our village and crossed the river back and forth? It's not like we couldn't see him on the other side. How is that any different from enmity? Can we still sell your uncle's fish on the other side? Go and ask, If you have paid for the fish, don't be embarrassed if the other party refuses to load it. If that's the case, you can go with the boat. Don't let these boatmen help us lose our jobs again. Explain to your uncle. If you don't pay, Money is easy to talk about.”
Liu Jingdong immediately said: "If you don't pay me to buy my village, can't our village also fish? How many kilograms do you want to sell to my uncle?"
Mrs. Xu waved her hand: "You go and ask first before talking."
Suddenly he remembered something and handed over the two pieces of paper: "Didn't I tell you how to calculate work points? This is the total work points of the people in the village. This is the number of kilograms of fish left. Look at how much work points each person gets. , although it is not divided according to households, but you should also try to calculate how many pounds each household will get, so that the speed of dividing the fish can be faster. I will divide it for you in a while. "
After saying that, Mrs. Xu and Wang Yusheng left to gather the manpower to guard the entrance of the village.
Liu Jingdong: Huh? If they are separated in a moment, then he can’t figure it out!
At the same time, a team of old ladies from each household cooking on the dam were also picking vegetables and cooking, encouraging each other and saying:
"I finally figured it out. I will follow Tian Xin's wife. Wherever she points, I will help my son and daughter-in-law to fight. Only then will it be possible to really occupy this big river that belongs to our village." There is hope. , not once, but countless times.
"Yes, let's not settle small accounts. For example, I brought a lot of cabbage just now, so I don't count." The mother-in-law who spoke felt distressed. She felt that she could bear the reluctance because of such nagging.
Hao Yinhua was waving a spatula to pull the fish. There was no oil. He had to cut the oily fish into pieces and fry it first to get out the oil. Hearing this, he said:
“You really shouldn’t settle petty accounts, especially when it’s a difficult time at the beginning.
But as long as we get through this period of time, as long as we all work together as a rope and the old cow pulls the string tightly, when we take over this river surface, then you think about whether you will be fishing every day and selling out, counting the nine cold days We all have money to earn, so our village boys don’t have to carry their luggage and go out to smash rivers to earn copper coins.
And women like us, who have lived this long and still have a few good years to live, why are we reluctant to eat, drink and search every day for the sake of future generations?
So, old sisters, please don’t just settle for immediate expenses, and cooperate more with my cousin. What did she say? Stop talking nonsense to her and get going. She didn't even bother to drink water that day.
Of course, you can do the math if you want. I'll do the math for you.
Fishing every day only counts as earning thirty copper coins a day. Let’s not go into details, but how much does it cost in a month? If it's one liang, what about one year? If it's ten liang, what about ten years?
Wait until your grandson grows up and continues fishing. In ten or twenty years, your grandson’s grandson will occupy this river..."
Hao Yinhua was recalling her sister's slogan, "We are the pioneers."
Finally, she finally remembered that before she could say anything, the mother-in-law, who was still feeling sorry for the cabbage just now, suddenly stood up and said, "Stop talking, I still have cabbage at home. I will go home and pick up two more baskets for the boys to eat." Enough, eat enough and they will fight against each other.”
"Yes, I've finished picking the vegetables. You come and wash them. I'll go home and look for rags. I have quite a few rags at home. Let's sew Tianxin and talk about the lime bags. If we don't understand how to do this, we either don't do it or we don't do it. Just occupy this river."
Another woman shouted at the back: "Sister-in-law, then go directly to my house and rip off all the peppers on the roof of my house."
And Hao Yinhua is not just a talker. She also went out to get eggs today and asked her old man to fetch a dozen eggs.
It's just fish stew today, and she will make egg soup for everyone tomorrow morning.
Thinking of her son being stepped on the arm and scolded as disabled by the village opposite, it was an eternal pain in her heart. Then Yusheng and the others rushed to help her son. At that moment, she felt that even if there was food, warehouses and Brother Yin and the three brothers were not at home, Her son also has brothers.
And Tian Xin protects her naughty child. The more she knows that her cousin has a precious child, the more grateful she becomes.
She was Tian Xin's only daughter, who lived in the east and west courtyards. She knew best that the whole family was reluctant to talk to Tian Xin, so in order to save her naughty child, Tian Xin was bumped into her and couldn't move for a long time.
For a moment, she was really worried about how she would tell her cousin and her family if something happened to her child.
So it was no longer a matter of calculation. An egg could be sold for two or three cents each. When she had the time, she would kill the roosters and divide the chicken thighs for Tian Xin and the chicken wings for Yusheng and the others. And she also understood through this incident that living in the village really leads to good relationships. In case she and the old man were no longer together one day, her daughters had already made arrangements to get married in two years. Otherwise, her son would be alone and helpless, and her son's hands would still be like that.
Yu Jiagang found Hao Yinhua and put the egg basket at his feet.
Hao Yinhua waved a rice spoon to add soy sauce to the pot and shouted: "What are you doing for me? You have to leave it to the convener."
Yu Jiagan thought, how dare he? Ever since Hao Xianghua became the convener, he now doesn't dare to look at the woman. But if you want to ask him what is deep in his heart, then he still says that he is more rare for the girl next door. Every time the girl next door waves her arms and talks, he is especially rare!
No matter how the small group of people above discussed things or were busy loading fish and doing work on the dam, everyone would always be silent occasionally for no reason.
For example, when Xu Tianxin was bandaged faster than Guan Erbal, everyone would be quiet for a while.
Guan Ertu: "...Son, your father also taught you about this matter?"
Mrs. Xu knew that her granddaughter didn't like to lie, so she hurriedly said: "That's not true, she is self-taught."
Guan Ertu thought to himself, if he had nothing to do at home, he would pretend to have a broken bone and get himself a board to teach himself?
For example, when Liu Jingdong was fuming and unable to calculate, Xu Tianxin looked at him and took the two pieces of paper.
Afraid that everyone would be worried that she would make a miscalculation, Xu Tianxin also used the account of Grandpa Wan’s family’s single sale of soy sauce as an example to explain to everyone.
The head of the Wan family nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's the case. The calculation is correct."
Everyone: None of us doubted that we were wrong, we were just silent.
Let’s just say, although we can’t touch many copper coins throughout the year, we still have to pay taxes and settle accounts. To the extent that we can count with stones using our fingers and toes, it’s not worth a little girl’s glance. You can tell the weight at a glance.
Guan Ertu: So what does this girl do every day? Practice bandaging in the morning, play with lime in the afternoon, and play with copper coins in the evening?
No, he might even have time to throw stones. Look at the stones he was given in the graveyard that day.
(End of chapter)
