The leisurely life of Lin Yuxi

The elder brothers stayed in the house to talk, Yuxi went out to cook, and Mingzhi also came out to help.

The soybeans in the cauldron were already rotten, maybe the beans had not broken at all because the fire had been kept low just now.There is still a while before dinner, so don't be in a hurry, Yuxi chops the beans first, and Mingzhi also helps chop them with a kitchen knife. Maybe the noise in the room is loud, and Sanwa also woke up. After a while, Erwa brought him out , watching Yuxi chopping beans with sleepy eyes.

Yuxi boiled ten catties of beans, chopped them up, and formed them into square pieces. They wrapped them in white paper and put them on top of a cabinet against the wall in the Westinghouse.Leave it like this for a period of time. On the eighth day of April, if the weather is good, the sauce will be served. If the weather is bad, it will be 28 or [-] times.

A few uncles will definitely want to drink at night.Yuxi is going to make a fish head and fry a tripe.It's almost enough to cut a cold dish and a braised pork platter.There are not many dishes, but the quantity is large.

"You are really quick, faster than your sister-in-law." Ming Zhi sat there helping to add materials, watched Yuxi quickly prepare a few dishes, and praised with a smile.

"Hehe, I'm done." He is now an expert at housework, cooking, washing, and cleaning the house.Even the quilt can be made.There's no way who asked Sanwa to always draw a map.

"By the way, have you heard? Liu Er is missing." Ming Zhi also chattered.Yuxi paused.

"Really? I haven't heard of it."

"It's been a while. It seems that I haven't looked at him during the Chinese New Year. Someone asked his wife, but he didn't know. He said that he hadn't come back after going out during the New Year. Someone said he saw it in Xiliuzi. Who knows where he went. It was him. Brother, tens of thousands of firecrackers were set off on the fifteenth day. I wish he could die outside."

It's not that he died outside.

Mingzhi chatted with Yuxi casually, but his eyes carefully looked at this cousin who had no blood relationship with him.

Lin Yong is his grandfather, and he and his grandfather are two brothers. The grandfather has no children. Originally, the grandfather wanted to adopt the sixth uncle, but he did not expect that the grandfather actually picked up a child that year.Uncle Lin Tai has been on the genealogy.So even though he is not related by blood, he is also from the Lin family.

Yuxi is not like their cousins.Their ancestors moved here from Guannei, and they have taken root here for almost ten generations.During the period, they experienced wars and plagues, and the Lin family was almost exterminated many times, but it was passed down, and it has become more prosperous in recent decades.Most of them are married to local people.There are Manchu and Mongolian daughter-in-laws in almost every one.This also made the Lin family's physique better. Most of the boys were thick-backed and tall.The appearance is mostly a Chinese character face.It looks particularly down-to-earth.

Uncle Lin Tai is different, although he is the same tall, but his appearance is tougher, with sword eyebrows and broad forehead, high nose bridge, and a little concave on his chin. Although he is tall and burly, his figure looks very But it is slender than the clansmen, with long legs and long hands.

Because their family moved to Guashanji early, he didn't have as much contact with Yuxi as other cousins. Now that he thinks about it, he doesn't seem to have looked at this cousin carefully. Yuxi doesn't look like Uncle Lin Tai, he looks more like an aunt, My aunt is the prettiest girl in their eight villages. He and my aunt look almost exactly the same, the only difference is that the eyebrows are not as thin and thin as my aunt's.The same is Uncle Tai's child, and the second baby and the third baby look too much like Uncle Tai.

I don't know if it's because I haven't eaten well or I'm too tired. Yuxi always makes people feel very thin, and she always looks a lot bigger in a padded jacket.His hair is black and thick, and it grows fast. It was cut very short years ago, and now he covers his eyebrows. I have never seen him laughing. At most, his lips are pursed and the corners of his mouth are raised, but his eyes give people a very cheerful look. Feel.Or he has a serious face, but his eyes are smiling.

Mingzhi didn't have much contact with Yuxi before. In his memory, he always seemed to follow his mother, looking very shy. Even if Dazhu took him to play, he didn't jump up and down like other children in the village.

He remembered that when he returned to the village to play in the year he graduated from primary school, he followed Dazhu and others to fish in the small river next to their house. While playing, he heard the laughter of children, and then he saw Uncle Lin Tai driving him to the village. Neck, dance and play in the yard.The little guy held his father's big hand, giggling, his eyes were brighter than the stars.At that time, he was a little envious at a young age, as if his father had never loved him that much in his memory.Although he grew up, he understood that every father expresses love in different ways.But that memory seemed to be indelible in his mind.

Yuxi grew up loved and loved by his parents. Even the second child later did not receive the love of his parents. After all, he is the first child of his parents.He didn't even raise him like the people in their village at all.

I heard that Uncle Tai and Aunt had an accident and disappeared.Mingzhi was a little dazed. At that time, not long after he got married, Uncle Tai and Auntie came to drink wedding wine.How fragile life is, if you say no, it will be gone.Because of the distance, they went back to the village to help with the funeral and came back.The two of them went there all at once, and the house was in a mess.He also didn't have the chance to talk to Yuxi alone. At that time, Yuxi was taking care of his parents' funeral and at the same time he had to take care of his younger brother. Sanwa had been in poor health for a few days, and many people said that the child would go with him.Later, after hearing from the third aunt that after the parents were buried, Yuxi took the third baby back and took the two younger brothers to live with him. I don't know how many crimes he has committed, but the third baby has come back to life.

Wearing filial piety clothes, Yuxi knelt in front of the two coffins. She was thin, her face was pale, and she couldn't cry anymore. She just thanked the visitors mechanically.Less than a year has passed, and that fragile child has actually supported a family.

People's hearts are always greedy, even if they are members of a clan, their hearts don't work hard together.When Yuxi's parents just passed away, he suffered a lot, and there were a lot of bad mouths in the village, who said everything, and some wanted to get a little bit of money and bully the orphans.Yuxi took her younger brother to live alone, and their relatives couldn't take care of everything.I have to live at home.Just like him, he also has the idea of ​​taking the stewed pork recipe in his head, and people's private thoughts are always constant.It's just that the bottom line of morality makes him suppress his private thoughts.

Yuxi almost stabbed Liu Eryi in the market that time, the ruthlessness really shocked people, who would have thought that the usually honest and gentle child could be so crazy.At that time, I saw a lot of people. What secrets did they have in this place? Seven aunts and eight aunts were relatives.In less than half a day, it spread almost all over ten miles and eight villages.No one dared to underestimate him.Pay attention to whoever is talking.Later, when Yuxi went to Jishang again, everyone regarded him as an adult.His father said, 'This kid is amazing.Being in charge of the family at such a young age will have a great future. '

Yes, it's amazing, maybe he will follow suit in the future.

Yuxi cooked a table of dishes, and asked a few uncles to drink, "Come on, the eldest son will also sit down and have a drink with uncle." The fourth uncle said, holding a wine bottle and pouring a glass for Yuxi.

Yuxi was a little embarrassed, "Fourth Uncle, I don't know how to drink."

"There's nothing wrong with it, just drink it twice. Drink it." Uncle Six also chimed in.

The third uncle sat on the kang and laughed a few times, "That's enough, have a drink. Today you are the host, and you have to accompany the guests."

Yuxi pursed her lips and smiled, picked up the small wine cup, cupped her hands in respect, and took a small sip.Tsk - a little spicy.

"Haha, okay, let's have some food. As a man, he must be able to drink some wine." The third uncle poured all the wine in one gulp.A little excited today.

After the hotness passed, Yuxi felt a rush of hot air enter her stomach, and then rushed to her forehead, her whole body was warm.It's quite comfortable.

He picked up the jug and poured it for a few people, "It's the first time for the uncles to eat my cooking, so they should drink two more glasses."

"Well, drink more."

Yuxi also let go, and she is in a good mood today, and more than half of the brother's matter has been resolved.After that, life has come to an end.Happy.

After a few sips of wine, I became excited and not so spicy anymore.

"Yuxi drink." The third uncle pushed the cup forward.Yuxi touched it forward and felt bored.

"The rest of us in Yuxi have had a few drinks today, and we will be men from now on." The fourth uncle drank a little, and was a little drunk.

Yuxi smiled and nodded, "Hey, I will be a man from now on."

The third uncle patted Yuxi on the shoulder, "Son, I am happy with your uncle today." The third uncle patted Yuxi's head, "I am happy." After speaking, he drank another cup.

Yuxi put a big piece of meat in the bowl for him.

"I'm happy for my brother. His son is promising. I'll have a good talk with him when he goes underground in the future."

"What did the third brother say? I am happy today. Say something cheerful." The sixth uncle is the best drinker, and it seems that the third brother is a little drunk.

"It's okay, let me talk about it. I've been holding back my heart and that for half a year. Today is finally clear." The third uncle waved his hand, and the other hand grabbed Yuxi's hand, "My child, your father and I He is a good brother. He saved my life. You don’t know that the wolf’s head was on my side at that time.” The third uncle gestured to his neck as he spoke. "It's right here. Sixth, tell me, if I bite, can I still live, can I live?"

"I'm sure I won't be able to live. If I bite down, the blood vessel will definitely be bitten off." The sixth uncle shook his head.

"Look, your sixth uncle said that. At that time, I was so frightened that your dad put his arm into the wolf's mouth. His arm was broken, and he wiped the wolf's neck with a knife. Good guy. Really Hurry up." The third uncle said with straight eyes, "So, your father saved my life."

Yuxi had heard about this past incident. His father was only 15 years old at the time, and his arm took half a year to heal. The third uncle was beaten by his grandpa because of this, and his butt took almost a month to heal.

"Your father and mother have passed away. I'm sad. Sad." The third uncle said with red eye circles, "I originally thought of taking the three of you in and raising them. But people said that I pictured your house. I, Mr. Lin San is no longer a thing, and it can't be done." The third uncle said and tears fell.

The fourth uncle sighed, "It's all right, third brother is a thing of the past. What are you talking about?"

"Why don't I talk about me, I still want to go to the village committee and use the loudspeaker to talk about me. I will let those people see that my nephew has become a family member. Look at them, who is as good as my nephew?" Promise." The eldest son said loudly.Yuxi's hand hurts from being clenched.Although the head is a little confused, the person is still awake.

"Come on third brother, drink, the three of us are sitting together drinking, you can say whatever you want." The sixth child can see that his third brother feels aggrieved.It's also good to pour out the words in the stomach while the wine is strong.

The third uncle talked about his friendship with Lin Tai a little bit, and finally even talked about the two of them going to catch fish in the river when they were young, and let the water wash away their pants.The last few people were all drunk.Mingzhi was better at the beginning, he didn't drink much, but after being influenced by the three uncles, he also drank a lot, and kept telling Yuxi how to develop in the future and how to open a store.Why go to Qishi to open a store first, then go to Harbin, and finally open a store in the entire Northeast.In the end, I said that I was foolish, and I was a little confused.

After a meal at three o'clock, Dazhu finally came to see why his father didn't go back. He saw a few people staggering on the kang, Yuxi sat between his father and brother Mingzhi, and pulled someone to grab his hands , I don't know what to say, Yuxi's face was flushed, she drank a lot at first glance, but her eyes were still bright.Looked sober.

"Why do you drink like this?" Dazhu was a little dumbfounded, Sanwa and Erwa were lying sideways on the top of the kang, and they probably fell asleep for a long time.

"I'm happy to drink today." Yuxi said as he pulled out his hand, "Brother Dazhu helped me move them to the Westinghouse. Third Uncle should also stay here to sleep. The Westinghouse Kang is big."

Yuxi hurried down to the Westinghouse to shop for quilts. The quilts were ready-made. Yuxi's mother was a meticulous person. When cotton was cheap, she would buy some and make a few quilts and quilts, just for relatives to come and live.Here, relatives are connected with relatives, whoever has what is appropriate, relatives often come and go, and if his family has a place, someone will definitely come to live there.When everything is ready, save what you need when you need it.

The Westinghouse quilts are all neatly arranged in the kang cabinet against the west wall, and the quilts and mattresses are covered with quilt covers.A large kang can accommodate six people, and now four people live in a very spacious one.

After a while, the four of them packed up.Yuxi thought that they were going to relieve themselves after a while, so they took the broken barrels from the house into the house.Go back and tidy up the two little ones.Sweat profusely.

"Then I'm going back. Go to sleep too." Dazhu said and left the room.

"Brother Dazhu, go to Uncle Six's house and say something."

"Well, I remember."