Seventy Little Heads

Every time I come back, I go to sit with some people in the village, get in touch with each other, and understand the situation in the village. I am a member of this village, and Li Si will continue to live in the village. .

The old aunt's eyes are cloudy, her face is wrinkled, and now her legs and feet are inconvenient. She often sits on the kang and fumbles for the soles of her shoes. The stink of people and the smell of staleness.The son and daughter-in-law in the family are all filial and take good care of them.Whether an elderly person with limited mobility is doing well can be known from her mental outlook and tone of voice.

She patted Goudan's head, just like when he was a child, "You are a good boy, benevolent. Your mother has done a good job in this matter. If you can't reach out, no one will say anything, but you can do it with your hands. Let's Just do it. It’s not about letting people say good things about us, it’s about peace of mind.”

Goudan just smiled and changed the subject, "Auntie can still make shoes now? Her body is still strong."

The old aunt just laughed, "Where is it? It's just the soles. It takes a little effort. The stitches are not too particular, and they are strong. You can't do delicate work like clothes. Now people don't wear clothes like they did back then. They pay attention to good looks. It's your sister-in-laws who are busy, and the old aunt can't do it any more. Look at the body on my aunt, she doesn't have to make it herself, it was brought back by Yintou, the fabric feels comfortable and warm."

"Silver Head is a good boy, and you are all good boys."

"God, you help my aunt to watch over there. You are an uncle. If he is disobedient, he will be honest." Yintou yelled strangely over there, "Grandma, you just love me Uncle Goud! Now And let the grandson be beaten, I am the grandson of the grandmother."

"Don't tell me, if I have good legs and feet, I will definitely beat you up myself. I only earn two dollars? Just pretend to be the big boss. Look at what you have done these days when you came back?"

Yintou was silent, and the old aunt turned to Goudan again and said, "Did you go to see your grandma? Your fifth uncle's second dog got married, and I don't know why your grandma fell. It's so cold. Swearing at people on the kang every day, there are so many sons and daughters-in-law, grandsons and daughters-in-law, but I guess I don’t care about it. Your nurse has a bad mouth, and he doesn’t stop when he gets old. People need to be taken care of when they are old, so let’s talk less Just give food and clothes, don't swear at people all day, you will suffer if you make people angry."

The old aunt felt that Mrs. Li was a relentless person. She used to have a submissive son like Li Si, so she just looked down on her life and death.People say that the rarest thing is a foolish son, and a foolish son is filial.Look at the present, Li Si has been separated, and the son left behind is not so bad, but he is not so dedicated, and it is enough to be obedient.

And Li Si, who was separated out, is more promising than anyone else. Now that Goudan is so promising, she doesn't say she is partial to anyone. She just keeps a bowl of water and is less likely to be a monster. Now she has endless enjoyment lucky.Pity.

Goudan listened to the old man's sutra, and then took home half of the duck, and Wang Xuan, who helped pluck the duck's feathers, also took home.This old duck has been raised by the old aunt's family for a year. It is the most delicious to go back and make a dry pot.

"Let's eat the old duck dry pot at night. It's troublesome to cook all the dishes, so it's better to stew all the dishes in one pot and eat it refreshed."

In the middle of the afternoon, there was another commotion. It turned out that everyone in the village went to the next door to watch the excitement, and the next door was a family surnamed Chen.It was only two years ago that the land was approved to build a house here. There is nothing to do in winter, just the east and the west.

The neighbor is beating his wife, for no other reason than being caught raped.Although the village is not as big as the city, there are also many romantic affairs, many of which happen in the dark, some are discussed in private, and no one will embarrass them face to face when they meet.Anyway, it's none of my business, so I'm happy to gossip.

When I was a child, Goudan loved to run in the undeveloped wilderness and bushes when he was still young. He climbed a tree to play on it and fell asleep. Occasionally, he would meet wild mandarin ducks.But at that time, I didn't know, what else don't I understand now?

The woman who was raped next door was suspected of being followed by another woman for a long time before she was confined in the old granary. Hey, she really knows how to find a place. It's winter.That man is the newly appointed village head, a member of the Li family, and he is quite eloquent, but he is not as good as the old village head, and he loves to flirt with his little wife and big girl.

In such a palm-sized land in the village, many people have never been out a few times in their lives. They think that a man is a great and capable person who is a village cadre. This woman has limited knowledge and contacts.

Village cadres can be considered rich if they have the opportunity to make a fortune, and they recognize two characters. There is no way to make money in the village all year round, and those restless women will go this way.Every time, it is not bad to be able to take two or three dollars home.

"I don't know if Li Xindang can still be the village chief this time?" The two of them quietly went up to the roof and hid under the roof to watch the excitement. The winter is boring, and both of them can watch the excitement of others. .

"Hmph, it would be nice not to start a war between the two surnames." This is normal in the village. Fights are fought for land and water, for women. After being disabled, it became a hatred between several clansmen. This kind of thing is very common in the countryside where the clan consciousness is strong.

"A single old man like Uncle is actually a good flatterer in the eyes of some restless women in the village. Fortunately, Uncle is an honest man. I have listened to him in the village for the past few days, and it seems that Uncle is very popular. Many people want to talk about coal to the uncle, who has money in his hand now, and even a leak is enough to buy oil and salt." They are not children anymore, they have been away from home since they were teenagers, and they have seen a lot of people , this matter between men and women also understands what's going on.

What's more, I occasionally go to play with a few young masters in the capital. They don't get involved, but the entertainment place, no matter how clean the place, is always interesting.Then there's the open area, where some women make their living directly.

This incident in the village is considered a minor disturbance, "I don't know if Chen Qiang will divorce his wife."

"I can't stop. You see, someone came to try to persuade them to fight. If no one cares about it, with Chen Qiang's honest and dull personality, it's frightening for a person who doesn't talk too much when he gets angry. He's going to kill him." It's a scandal, and it's not easy for the two young guys to try to persuade them to fight. It's best to have someone who is old or close to the Chen family do it.

"Scare the mother-in-law to death, why not scare Li Xindang to death? Useless!"

Two days later, the family was in good condition and began to slaughter pigs and sheep to prepare for the New Year. Goudan’s family also killed a pig that weighed less than a hundred catties. They were all fed by Li Sijiao’s pigweed and rice bran. The pig was not big. But the meat is firm, and after feeding for the first month, it will be like that and it will be difficult to grow again.

I simply killed it, the dog didn't want to be troublesome, so I found a pig butcher to clean it up, and when it was done, I would pay for the hard work, a pair of pig lungs and two catties of fat pig tails.

I gave some pork to the people who should give it to people, and the rest, Li Si kept some meat and marinated it, cut bamboo strips and threaded them on skewers, and hung them on the roof of the building to ventilate and dry in the shade, where the space is wide and protected from rain dry enough.When the fire needs to be smoked, it is taken to the old house, and the fire can be burned all day long. Anyway, people don't live there so they don't get smoked.

On New Year's Eve, Grandpa San cleaned up a lot of dishes. In the afternoon, Li Si boiled a large pot of hot water, washed them in turn, changed into new clothes, and was beaming.Goudan also bought firecrackers, lit them not far from the gate of the new house before eating, and then crackled, making it very lively.Although there are only three adult men in their family, they don't feel deserted.

Li Si's whole body was covered with new clothes bought by Goudan and Wang Xuan, warm and festive.Li Si has never had such a day in his life when he has new clothes before he wears them out. This set was bought by Goudan and Wang Xuan when they came back this time. They are not allowed to be worn by Li Si. Buy it and wear it or not.

A large pot of meat bones and some internal organs are poured into their respective food bowls for the big and small dogs. For the New Year, I have worked hard to guard the house and guard against thieves, so I must give them something good to eat.Both Goudan and Wang Xuan are very generous to the family dogs and can afford them, but most of the time they live under Li Si's hands, and they don't eat so well.

As long as the two are at home, the family dog ​​will gain weight, and then when the two return to school, the family dog ​​will lose weight again, and so on.It's not that Li Si is too picky, he is used to being frugal, and he eats averagely. It is good that the family dog ​​can support him.

On New Year's Eve, all the people and dogs in the family have a delicious meal.Xiaoguai is the family's veteran pet. After eating and drinking enough, he will lie down in the corridor and watch the snowflakes outside, digest the food in his stomach and pay attention to the movement around him.The newly built courtyard walls at home are made of masonry and cement, which are very strong, and it is safe to close the courtyard gate at ordinary times.When the digestion is almost done, the owner of the family has not finished eating, because it is a hot pot, eat and brush while eating, the good charcoal specially bought by Goudan will come in handy, as long as the fire is low, add a handful of charcoal to continue Eat eat eat.

The stomach hadn't finished digesting yet, the dogs were attracted by the aroma and started wandering around under the table, picking up the bones to eat.Seeing them staring at them eagerly, he was soft-hearted and took a big piece of meat. One dog threw a piece, and when they finished eating, they licked their tongues.

Li Si didn't know what other people's families were like, but life in this family was happy, and now Chinese New Year is a kind of expectation. Not only can they see their son, but they can also eat and drink well.It's not about being in a precarious state and worrying about starving to death all day long.

When the days are stable, the heart is stable.

When I went to bed at night, the kang in the room was warm, and the new mattress and quilt rolled around on it was extremely comfortable.

After Goudan washed up, he saw that Wang Xuan was already leaning on the kang and looking down at a book.Goudan snorted, pretend, I see you pretend.He hasn't turned the page for a while, so he can't avoid it today.Goudan began to take off his outer clothes, and when he moved, Wang Xuan's eyelashes trembled with tension. .