From wilderness to palace

Chapter 33

Some things are always difficult before they are done.But if you really want to start doing it, Liu Yaozu also feels that there are more ways than difficulties.It took three days to finally evacuate the kitchen and refurbish it. The amount of work was quite a lot and it was very hard work.

Just looking at the changed kitchen, he still felt very happy.All that's left to do is build or customize a few things your kitchen needs.Before that, the kitchen floor also needs to be renovated.

Taking this opportunity, Liu Yaozu asked Uncle Wu to see who in the village was free and could come and help for a day.It is best to ask a master to come over to help you polish the concrete floor, so that the floor can be smoothed.

Facing Liu Yaozu's question, Liu Shoushan also said straightforwardly: "As for the work, you can just find a few helpers at home. Laying the concrete floor is not a very difficult job. You can ask for it when the time comes." The village head will help you."

"Village head? Uncle Zhong?"

"Well! In his early years, he was a bricklayer and often helped people build houses. Although he is older now, he no longer goes out to do the work. But for work such as laying cement floors, let him give guidance when the time comes, and we will be responsible for mixing the cement. "

"Don't you need to use that vibrating machine to press the cement for the paving?"

Listening to what Liu Yaozu said, Liu Shouyi also smiled and said: "If you are paving for the first time, you do need to use a vibrator. But you are laying some new cement on the old cement floor. The floor of your old house is very strong, so there is no need. so."

"Is that so! Well, then I'll go to Uncle Zhong for advice later."

"Succeed! Speaking of it, you have been back to the village for so long, and you have spent a lot of time at home. From now on, you will be fine, and you will visit other people's homes more often. The village is not big, and there are not many people in the village. Besides, everyone An old ancestor!"

Taking this opportunity, Liu Shouyi also told Liu Yaozu that he should have more contact with the villagers.This kind of contact is not just a polite meeting and greeting, but it should be to go to someone else's house to sit and chat, even if it's a few words.

When he was a child, Liu Yaozu also liked to roam around the village with other children of the same age.But as he grows older, and after going to school, he basically no longer lives in the village, and his time and opportunities to contact the villagers have decreased a lot.

He has come back as an adult, Liu Yaozu couldn't get used to asking him to go from village to household like he did when he was a child.What really embarrassed him was that some people in the village looked at him with pity.

That's right!This kind of look, Liu Yaozu thought he could see it wrong, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with the villagers giving him this kind of look.The problem is, he knows in his heart that he really doesn't need others to look at him with pity.

I thought that after returning to the village, I would also trouble the village chief Liu Zhong.Liu Yaozu also had contact with this village chief who was the same generation as his father in his early years.To put it simply, compared to other elders in the village who are ignorant, Grandpa Liu Yaozu is a rare literate person.

Among other things, he only wrote couplets during the Spring Festival in the village. As a child, in his memory, villagers would come to the door with red paper and ask his grandfather to write a neat and correct couplet for the villagers.

Perhaps it was the people in the village who more or less owed favors to Grandpa Liu Yaozu.Although he is not around now, facing Liu Yaozu, the only descendant of the Liu family, how could the villagers not take care of him?

Looking at Liu Yaozu who came to the door carrying things, Liu Zhong, who is the village head and elder, still said with a serious face: "Azu, I have told you several times, come whenever you come, why do you always carry things? You boy, you are not afraid of others Gossip about me?"

"Uncle Zhong, there is a reason for carrying things this time. If you ask someone to help with the work, you will definitely not ask for money. These two bottles of wine were also given by friends at work. You know, I don't like drinking. This Wine, it is a waste to put it in my house."

"Young Master, do you really think that I haven't traveled far away and don't know how wine gets better with age? Tell me what you have to do. If it's a business matter, you can take this wine back. If it's a private matter, tell me first!"

Unlike other villagers, Liu Zhong knew a lot about Liu Yaozu's situation.Even when Liu Yaozu moved his household registration from the imperial capital back to his hometown, he basically didn't do anything.And there was an explanation from above, let him take more care of Liu Yaozu in the village.

It is worth the special greeting from above, which is enough to show that Liu Yaozu's identity is not simple.Because of this, after Liu Yaozu returned to the village, Liu Zhong also told the villagers not to disturb Liu Yaozu if there was nothing to do.

But if Liu Yaozu really needs help with anything, everyone in the village will help.Reasonable care cannot make Liu Yaozu feel it.Liu Zhong, who heard the news at the beginning, was also very curious: "Did this kid make any mistakes?"

In response to his inquiry, the person who greeted him also smiled and said: "This child is very sensible, and his values ​​​​are also very upright. It's just that he has such a big incident right now, and he wants to go back to the village to take it easy. As the village chief and elders, , you should take more care of me, right?"

The specific reason, the person who greeted did not specifically explain.But for Liu Zhong, isn't it a matter of course for Liu Yaozu to take care of him both publicly and privately?Furthermore, he at least knew that Liu Yaozu's father had many comrades in the army.

Today, most of these comrades who are still in the army hold high positions.Even if there are some retired people, in the early years when Liu Yaozu's grandfather and grandmother were still alive, every one or two years, comrades would drive up and make a special trip to visit the Liu family for New Year's greetings?

To be honest, the Liu family has always been small and has no relatives in the countryside.Even so, Liu Yaozu's family's reputation in Kaoshantun is still very good.When the villagers mentioned Liu Yaozu's family, they still admired it very much.

After hearing Liu Yaozu's reason for coming, Liu Zhong also smiled and said, "That's all?"

"Well! I went to Uncle Wu's house earlier, and he said that you are an expert in this field, and I will trouble you to guide me then. You can order anything else you want to buy. Cement and sand should be delivered in the town. ?”

"Yes! I will go to your house later and see that your old house has been renovated well. If you just look at the outside, others would think it is an old house! I have to say that in addition to being good at reading, your boy is also very good at doing this kind of work. It’s awesome!”

"I just have a lot of time, and I like to think about it when I have nothing to do."

"Okay! I'll help you dig the ground. To build a firewood stove, I'll invite an old master to come over for you tomorrow. Although they charge a little more money, they do their work carefully and the stove they build is easy to burn. "

"Succeed! Regarding the money, you can speak up, there is nothing wrong with me."

With Liu Zhong taking the initiative to take care of these matters, Liu Yaozu will naturally save trouble.Even when making reservations for cement and river sand, Liu Zhong also helped to call and make reservations.If there is a lot of cement and river sand, Liu Yaozu thinks it's okay to pave the yard at that time.

When he came to Liu Yaozu's house, after listening to his plans for the old house and yard, Liu Zhong also said with emotion: "It seems that you are also a master who knows how to live. If you do a good job in this house, I am afraid it will not be as good as living in the city." Licha."

"That's for sure! Otherwise, why do those older people want to go back to the countryside for the elderly? Although I am young, I also want to go home and live comfortably. After a few years, ask for a daughter-in-law or something, and they will live in It's also comfortable!"

"That's right! After the Chinese New Year, you will be 23 and [-], right?"

"Hmm! I'm 24 years old!"

"Then you can indeed get married! When your grandpa and grandma were alive, you also wanted to hug your great-grandson! Oh, just listen to this, don't take it too seriously. As long as you live well, I believe they will help you happy."

"Ok, I know!"

It is not difficult to see from Liu Zhong's cautious expression that the villagers seldom mentioned his family in front of Liu Yaozu, probably because they were worried about bringing back his sad memories.Maybe there was this possibility when I just came back.

But after this period of relief, Liu Yaozu asked himself that the wound had scabbed over, and it wouldn't bleed even if it was gently peeled off.Although he wanted to say that it was all right, he also knew that even if he said it, others might not believe it, so why did he need to explain it?
(End of this chapter)