reborn in the fiery age

Yang's mother is not in good health, and has been taking traditional Chinese medicine this winter. She said that it is traditional Chinese medicine, but it is all homemade prescriptions. No one knows how effective it is, whether it is right for the disease.

Sun Zujie couldn't help but think of the scene in his memory. At first, he didn't pay much attention to the condition of the disease, and then it became more serious. He was afraid of spending money and just went to the township hospital for a look. He didn't expect to be misdiagnosed, delayed, and missed the best treatment. The timing, after all, was all due to lack of money, so he was determined not to let such a tragedy continue to happen. With such a mood, Sun Zujie has been a little depressed and anxious this winter vacation.

Although the land distribution was canceled this year, after all the tossing, everyone has a clearer understanding of the current situation in the countryside at this time, the experience and lessons are summarized more comprehensively, and the policies formulated are more realistic. At the same time, a part of farmers’ private plots have been reserved, so even though farmers’ income is not high by the end of the year, this year, three meals a day, three meals a day and one farm can be achieved, and two crops and one farm can be done during busy farming seasons. In this way, the countryside has gradually stabilized.

So although Sun Zujie was in a melancholy mood, Mama Yang was in a good mood.As early as the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, she began to prepare. She knew that Sun Zujie loved to be clean, so before he came home, the house was already cleaned. This is called dusting.

When Sun Zujie came home, the Spring Festival was about to begin. At this time, every family began to grind tofu. This is the most convenient protein for farmers to obtain, and it is also very nutritious. However, how to grind tofu is very particular. Most people don’t have that technical content at all. , so as a handicraft workshop controlled by a brigade, it was very busy during this period.

Mama Yang soaked the soybeans in water early on, and when the soybeans were full of water, she sent them to the brigade tofu workshop for grinding. Mama Yang’s mother and child population is small, so she doesn’t raise pigs, but my uncle’s family raises pigs, so After paying some processing fees, I got back the bean curd residue and used it to raise pigs.

When grinding tofu, we also need to prepare some New Year’s goods for the Spring Festival. Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds can be fried at home, but candy, sesame seeds, and peanuts often need the help of relatives, friends, and neighbors.

At this time, sucrose also needed a ticket, and the farmers had very little, so the sugar shreds used at that time were boiled maltose. It was more difficult to boil maltose. It was the second uncle who carried the rice to the commune workshop in exchange for it.

Then the neighbors got together and started making candy. If there were too many people, it would take several days to line up. Mama Yang considered that Sun Zujie’s time at home was very short, so Mama Yang made it very early this year, so that he could eat as soon as he came back. superior.

In the slack season in winter, the ponds of the production team began to release water. They had to catch fish and dig lotus roots. At the same time, they had to dig out the silt in the ponds to fertilize the fields and prepare fertilizers for the next year’s harvest. This is a big project and it is very important at any time. .

At the end of the year, I’m basically very busy. At this time, I can taste the winner’s fruit. This year’s luck is good. Yang’s mother got a big fish and several smaller fish. She marinated the big fish and prepared it for her. Sun Zujie baked dried salted fish and brought them to school, while the small fish was cooked and kept for the Chinese New Year.

In the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, glutinous rice balls are fried. In some places, they are called Miguo, which is to make glutinous rice balls into round shapes and fry them in a frying pan. Some vegetables will be put in the glutinous rice, some are lotus root slices, and some are soybeans. , in Sun Ying's memory, her mother has improved again, there is bacon in it, and there are also a lot of pork balls.

It's just that at this time, although the farmers grow peanuts and rapeseed by themselves, the vegetable oil that the production team can get at the end of the year is very limited.

Although the second uncle raises pigs, the pigs will be confiscated at this time, so by the end of the year, every household can have a catty or two of meat for the New Year. Mama Yang reluctantly cut half a catty of meat this year. I gave it to my second uncle. Their family has a large population and there is not enough to eat; half of it is enjoyed by the mother and son.

Mama Yang has no choice but to kill chickens, because with the promotion of raising chickens with earthworms, Mama Yang can no longer dig so many earthworms, so the few extra chickens raised last year will shrink, and may eventually become a two-legged chicken. Only, this shows the difficulty of changing the status quo.

The reunion dinner on New Year's Eve is the most important meal of the year in the lake area. It is always eaten at noon. Some people's children have not arrived in time when they are out of town, and the elders in the family have never eaten this meal. Wait for the child to come back safely before starting.

This year's reunion dinner has a total of six dishes. There is no shortage of fish and chicken, and it is very rich. .

Mama Yang kindly gave Sun Zujie the chicken leg in the chicken soup, saying that he was too tired from studying and asked him to refresh his brain.Knowing that it was useless to refuse, Sun Zujie stretched out the bowl to take it, and then picked up a piece of meat and put it in Mama Yang's bowl, "Mom, you eat too!"

This is the son's filial piety, and Yang Ma, who has never had any meat dishes, also took it at this time, happily chewing carefully.Older people have bad teeth, and Mama Yang is no exception. There are not a few of them that are useful, and they are still wobbly, but Mama Yang has no problem eating thoroughly stewed pork, so Mama Yang eats it. While watching Sun Zujie gnawing on the chicken legs until his mouth was full of oil, he smiled very gratified.

After eating and cleaning up, they needed to go to the cemetery to worship their ancestors. Sun Zujie helped Yang Ma slowly staggering to the cemetery outside the village, listening to the stories Yang Ma had told while walking.

Several older brothers and sisters died young, so why not? Mama Yang didn't say clearly that even if the child died young, she would not repair the grave, so Mama Yang just took Sun Zujie to burn a few knives of paper on a few low graves and turned them all over. Mind.

Before the widespread use of antibiotics, there were too many diseases that could lead to the death of children, so the death of children in rural areas was a bit normal. Maybe it was because the tears had run out long ago, maybe it was because of Sun Zujie’s feelings, so Yang’s mother behaved very flatly, But Sun Zujie can still feel the pain in her heart.

Finally, at the adult cemetery, Sun Zujie’s adoptive father had passed away due to illness when he was a child. Yang’s mother lingered in front of her husband’s grave for a long time in silence, and cut and cleaned the grass on and around the earthen grave. Sun Zujie also helped They started fighting, and after the worship was over, Mama Yang pointed to the grave and said, "Xiaojie, remember this, come and see more in the future!"

Where did Sun Zujie still not understand, his tears could not be held back for a long time, and they flowed silently. At this time, Yang Ma touched his head and comforted him, "Although Mom is not in good health, Xiaojie hasn't grown up yet." Big, mom can't bear to leave. You're smart, you're smart, but you just think too much and keep everything in your heart. How can you have so much when you're so young!"

After saying these lessons, seeing Sun Zujie drying his eyes and remaining silent, Mama Yang stopped talking, and took him back home after burning the paper money.After visiting the grave, the big guys often get together and start having fun. It is rare to have such a short time in a year to have fun.

The sun outside in the afternoon was very warm and there was no wind, so Sun Zujie took out his textbooks to do his winter vacation homework, while Yang Ma began to sew the soles of shoes with a needle to prepare for next year's cloth shoes for Sun Zujie.Mama Yang has bad eyesight, so sometimes Sun Zujie needs to insert the end of the thread into the needle for her.

At night, the gate was wide open, and Mama Yang began to watch the New Year’s Eve. She was very reluctant to light the kerosene lamp on weekdays, but now she was willing to light it for a long time, until Sun Zujie was sleepy and yawned constantly. Mama Yang then closed the gate, and mother and son began to rest.

On the second day, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Rabbit. Sun Zujie got up early in the morning and started setting off firecrackers.The custom in Hu County is that people, big and small, go out on this day. When they see people, they will pay New Year greetings to each other, and then sit down and have a chat. The host will often bring out carefully prepared New Year’s goods, usually melon seeds, peanuts, various crisp A piece, anyone who pays New Year's greetings will grab it.

At the beginning of the second day of the new year, she began to visit relatives and friends. This time, Mama Yang brought Sun Zujie to Sun Wu Village, saying that she was taking him to see her parents.Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Sun Zujie still obeyed Yang Ma's wishes. He knew very well that there were some things that he could never let go of.

Chapter 15

On the road from Zhouwu Village to Sunwu Village, Sun Zujie walked countless times. On the way, Yang Ma kept telling him to be sweet, and his parents, elder brothers and sisters would all shout.

Sun Zujie silently nodded and agreed. Mama Yang knew that he was resistant, but Mama Yang also knew the truth. Zujie Sun knew that he was so smart and sensible, so there was no need to say it again.

Although the power of the clan was wiped out after the founding of the People's Republic of China, without the help of brothers and sisters, it is still difficult for a person, especially when he is so young. Does Mama Yang's widow suffer a lot? Think about the way.

When I arrived at Sunwu Village, walking on the narrow dirt road, the people in the village pointed and pointed, and soon they knew who they were and why they came. The matter of recognizing relatives was discussed by the two parents a long time ago, and they did not shy away from it. other people.

Soon I arrived at Grandpa’s house. Grandpa’s house is very familiar to Sun Zujie. In my memory, the two elderly people have lived in this old house for many years, and he has been there countless times, but when he stepped into this house this time, he was very impressed. intersection.

Most of the furnishings at home have not changed, but the popularity has obviously increased a lot.Sun Zujie also obediently recognized his relatives one by one, and called his parents, brothers, sisters and sisters, and the family members were very polite to him. Only the eight-year-old little sister, Lan Ying, was not sensible. She asked confusedly, "What am I doing?" It’s time to have another older brother, it’s great, my older brother will play with me!”

After finishing speaking, he stepped forward and grabbed Sun Zujie's hand and was about to run. The atmosphere of acknowledgment of relatives was suddenly broken. In order to avoid everyone's embarrassment, Sun Zujie smiled and took his sister's hand and said, "Little sister, third brother give you Tell a story, it's very nice!"

After finishing speaking, Sun Zujie took Lan Ying and told her the story. After a while, he taught the little girl to write her own name. He knew that none of the three sisters of the Sun family had ever read a book. It was a pity that he could now It's good to help a little.

Although the scene of recognizing relatives at the house of grandparents and grandparents seems a bit lively, the strangeness in the bones is still unstoppable.Sun Zujie also met his brothers and sisters. After his elder brother Zu Ming retired from the army, he went to work in a forest farm at the junction of the lake and the provincial capital. The traffic there was blocked and it was very inconvenient to get in and out, so he seldom went home on weekdays. This time he Came back with my new wife.

In Sun Ying's memory, the uncle is a simple and honest person, and the eldest mother is good at speaking, but she is also kind, so they have a good relationship with the eldest brother's family. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the eldest brother is far away, and many things stand aside More able to see right from wrong.

Then there is the second brother Zu Wen, the two sat at the same table for a year, and the relationship is also good, but after a year of farm work at home, Zu Wen has obviously changed a lot, he has become darker and thinner, but he has also become leaner.He seemed to have understood the purpose of Sun Zujie's coming back to recognize relatives this time, so his performance today was a bit abnormal and he was not very happy.

Sun Zujie could also understand that the eldest brother was far away on the farm and he was the only boy in the family, but if Sun Zujie came back, it would be completely different and the burden would be heavier, so he could understand Sun Zuwen's resistance.

But at this time, Sun Zuwen's resistance was not so serious, because Sun Zuwen's grades in school were very good, and he had mixed into the county town. He saw that he had the opportunity to be admitted to university and eat public meals. The Sun family knew this very well.That's why Sun Zuwen's reaction was not so strong, but he was still young after all, and it showed on his face involuntarily.

Sun Zujie sighed in his heart. There is really not much right and wrong to say about this kind of thing. Everyone has their own position. In the final analysis, it is caused by poverty. He knows that this kind of life will last more than ten years, so take it slowly. When he turns over one day, maybe the family will be harmonious, and it is not certain.

Sun Zujie also has two older sisters. One younger sister, Ju Ying, is married. Although she married a worker in Nandu, this time her brother-in-law did not return home, so she had to bring her nephew back for a hundred years alone.

In fact, Sun Zujie knew that the elder sister's husband and wife had a bad relationship. Maybe it was because the elder brother-in-law disliked the elder sister's illiteracy, or there were other reasons. Similar to the eldest brother's family, the eldest sister is the water poured out by the married daughter, so there is no need to mix it up.

And the second sister is not married yet, she is farming at home. The second sister looks good and has a more docile personality. There are more people from all over the world to propose marriage. In the future, her life should be the happiest, marrying a wishful man. , Later, the second brother-in-law was very lucky and was recruited into the city. In the 90s, their family moved to the city, and the separation between the two places was resolved, and their lives were very happy.

Speaking of which, there will be more conflicts with Sun Zujie in the future, except for his parents, who are the second brother and third sister who live in the same village. At this time, he feels more and more that family conflicts often stem from conflicts of interest. avoidable.For example, the well-behaved sister in front of you, can you imagine that when she grows up, she can scold her sister-in-law for hours without repeating it?

We had a meal together at noon, and also researched about Sun Zujie's future tuition. Sun's mother took out another ten yuan this time, which is a lot for the family, and ten yuan is not a lot. Yang's mother is not polite , and took it over.

The Spring Festival in this era has a strong flavor of the New Year. In Sun Zujie’s view, firstly, people’s life at this time is relatively difficult. During the New Year, it is rare to rest and eat a few good meals, so of course the memory is deep.It's not like later on, everyone's life is good, no matter how good the food is during the Chinese New Year, there is not much difference from usual, there is no difference without comparison, people are always like this.

In addition, some ancient things are still preserved at this time. At this time, when the New Year comes in Hu County, the brigade often invites the theater troupe to sing local operas in order to reward the big guys for their hard work.In the future, Sun Ying complained many times that the local dramas that her mother likes to listen to are good. Compared with the most famous Huangmei Opera in Huaixi, the singing is not as good, and the singing skills are not as good. He doesn't know how old people think.

In this era, Sun Zujie also accompanied Yang Ma to watch it a few times. To be honest, he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but seeing the crowds of people around the theater, everyone listened with gusto, and he gradually understood that maybe this It’s Douyin at this time. Young people can hold their mobile phones to watch Douyin and check Weibo, and what’s the use of old people listening to local dramas.

After singing the big drama, it is customary to dance the dragon lantern again. At this time, some industrious farmers have already begun to dig the ground to maintain soil fertility. Of course, they are in their own small fields, collectively listening to the command of the village cadres.

At this time, Sun Zujie climbed up to the old Jiefang in the county again. He was about to start the second semester of the first grade, and it was time to go to school, but what surprised him was that someone was waiting for him.

Chapter 16 Reaction

Sun Zujie went back to school and started studying, and brought some sesame cuts to his tablemate Zhou Qiong. Although they were all local specialties, Zhou Qiong's father was from Shandong and his mother was from Shanghai, so Zhou Qiong, who just came back from his hometown, probably hadn't eaten yet. to these Lake County specialties.

Sesame slices are sweets, and of course the little girl likes them very much. She squinted her eyes and quietly ate a piece. After a while, she thought of something, took out a book from her schoolbag, and handed it to Sun Zujie. It was also a book. Anti-special novels should be the latest published ones, very new.

Zhou Qiong said happily, "I know you like to read novels, this is just published by Shanghai, and I give it to you!"

Sun Zujie touched the cover with his hand and smiled, "Thank you, I will take a good look!"

After Sun Zujie finished speaking, he couldn't help but raised his head, only to find that a figure seemed to pass by in a flash. He couldn't help but frowned. What's going on? Why does he always feel that someone is staring at him these days? Is he too much? Are you sensitive?