Seventy Little Heads

The old aunt's grandson was eating sweet potatoes with a bare head, smiling and looking at his cousin who was wiping tears, who was sitting there crying out of breath.Goudan patted the back of his head, "What are you laughing at, where is your grandma?"

"Oh, Uncle Goud, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing? I have something to do with your grandma. Children don't ask questions."

"Tch, I'm only two months younger than you. Grandma, Uncle Goudan is looking for you." Dissatisfaction is nothing but dissatisfaction, but I am still a little scared of Goudan. I dare not be like his elder brother, who used to bully Goudan all the time. Uncle, because their grandma occasionally gave dog eggs to eat.But last year, Goudan beat the golden head, who was more than two years older than him, to find his teeth all over the floor.His elder brother Jintou didn't dare to bully Goudan anymore.

Now he is even more afraid, stretching his neck and calling for his milk.

Goudan walked up to the crying girl, "Brother Mingyuan, why did you shave my niece's head?" Goudan was surprised, "The silver head is also bare, your family is going to become a monk, hahaha."

He is young, about the same age as Mingyuan's children, but they share the same grief. Mingyuan is the third son of the old aunt, and he must be called a brother.

Ming Yuan rolled his eyes at him, "I have lice and scratch my head every day. The lice have sucked up all the blood, and I look thin. I can't do without shaving." As he spoke, another piece of scalp lost his hair, and Ming Yuan took the shaved hair, together with the top Strings of lice eggs were thrown into the brazier and burned together.

The crackling sound is the sound of lice and eggs roasting and a bad smell.

"Sit down, why are you crying? I'll shave off your ears later, and let you stay together with other people who have lice. You don't have a long memory. You can grow it yourself, and pass it on to us adults. Who will catch it for us?" ?" Mingyuan's wife pointed at her daughter's forehead when she came out.There is a piece of cloth wrapped around her head, which seems to be the kind of medicine that kills lice. Goudan has seen it before, and it is the same as the chalk used by the teacher.

Apply it all over the scalp and wrap it tightly. After killing the lice and eggs in the hair, you can wash your hair. The effect is very good.

Mingyuan was happy to hear that his wife was very angry. He himself had short hair and was infected with lice, so he fell asleep on the kang. "Last year, I bought medicine and cured it, and this year it was passed on again. I have to shave my head to grow it." memory." As a father, Mingyuan couldn't understand the girl's obsession with hair, how unacceptable it was to have a bald head.

But my daughter was crying like she was going to die, no matter how young a girl is, she doesn't care about her appearance, let alone shaving her head.But crying again, her hair was still bald under his father's hands, and her mother found a cloth hat for her to wear.

"Don't cry, so that you don't have a long memory."

"That's right." The silver head swayed over at some point, "It's so nice to have a bald head, it's cool."

"Wow wow wow." It's okay if you don't say it, but you cry even louder when you talk about it, who would want to be bald, just like my cousin.Ming Yuan chased him away, "Go, call your grandma for Uncle Goud."

Yintou grinned and ran away, "My mother's ears are a little heavy now, she couldn't hear her yelling just now, I guess she is tending the vegetable field in the backyard, what do you want my mother to do?" At this time, another man sat on the stool. The kid seemed to be one of the team members who wanted to shave their heads.

Goudan sees that there are still children waiting, both boys and girls.Well behaved, no one crying, maybe the crying one was taken back to try to clean up.

"Borrowing grain, my family didn't grind enough semolina, so I'll pay it back by grinding it back first. Do you have to shave your head?" Goudan asked, pointing at the bunch of dolls.

"Yeah, I cleaned it all at once." The bald head is the most efficient, and there is no need to apply medicine if the child is too young, and it is dangerous to accidentally eat it in the mouth.Except that the children in the family belong to neighbors and relatives.It’s just that they have a razor at home, but others don’t. It doesn’t look good if you don’t cut it clean with scissors.

Goudan also watched the two daughters-in-law next to him catch lice, or lightly rub the lice eggs, put them on the thumbnail, and crush the two thumbnails together, crushing the lice or eggs, and you can hear a slight sound "card" sound.It was a joy to hear.

I don't know if the disheveled hair waited for someone to catch bugs, maybe it was because the scalp was pressed comfortably, or the lice catcher's technique was more hypnotic.

When the lice are almost caught, apply white powder, tie up the hair, and wrap it up in a rag. Older girls and adult women generally treat lice in this way, and it is impossible to shave their heads like children.

Goudan took a look, and there was Tie Tou waiting to shave his head, that is, Uncle Li's grandson.Hey, I didn't expect this kid to be in there too, Goudan remembers that his family had a conflict with the old aunt's?The reason lies in the name. The old aunt’s family has many grandchildren, and the boys are lined up in turn with gold heads, silver heads, and copper heads. Then Uncle Li’s grandson just happened to be born, so he directly gave birth to an iron head.

Now it's all right, just snatch the name of the old aunt's fourth grandson. Although I didn't say it clearly, I'm not happy.My grandson should be called by this name, but you cut off the beard, what do you mean?

Uncle Li's mother-in-law is also interesting. She wants to give the name of Tietou to his eldest grandson. I feel that it is a disadvantage not to be called Jin and Yin. Besides, this name is not from your family. My grandson was born earlier than your fourth grandson. , then take it early.

Although the two families didn't have a big fight, they always rolled their eyes when they met.In the end, the grandson born behind the old aunt can only be called stone, wood, and hammer.

Goudan doesn't know why his family's name has to be carried with various "heads". He just thinks it's very interesting, and he knows whose child it is when he mentions it.

Tietou looked at Goudan and him, and shrunk his neck. He remembered the pain of Goudan beating him. Seeing that there were other adults around, he became more courageous.Goudan was about to say something when the old aunt came out from the backyard, "Goudan, what's the matter?"

If you want to say how the old aunt is kind to Goudan, it is because of Goudan's mother.The old aunt's husband is also from the Li family, of the same clan, and the old aunt herself is the cousin of Goudan's dumb mother, and she said a word in it when Goudan's mother married.

Relatives in the countryside are quite complicated, but fortunately, she misses Goudan's cousin's niece's family affection. Usually, Goudan can help Goudan. It is said that she should be called aunt and grandma from the mother's side, but Goudan has always been from Li. Four is counted here.

"Old aunt, I'm here to borrow semolina. Isn't my father going to the county town tomorrow to make hard cakes and black steamed buns? I don't have enough at home, so I will borrow it first."

The old aunt clapped the dirt on her hands, "Oh, your father is going too. It's the same if the old aunt made too much from home and gave it to your father."

"That can't be done. Brother Mingzong and the others are going too? Don't worry about it. We'll take it back and do it ourselves." He didn't say that he was going too, otherwise he must have been nagging again and again. Goud can't stand this.Mingzong is the youngest son of the old aunt. There are a lot of sons in the family, and at least one or two go there.

The old aunt asked Wang Xuan to carry the basin over, "Come here, Wang's boy, my aunt hasn't washed her hands yet, so scoop it up by yourself."

"Thank you, auntie." Wang Xuan smiled sweetly.The old aunt liked it very much when she saw it, "Thank you, this is not popular in the village, you kid." Generally speaking, people in the village seldom say polite words, such as thank you and sorry.

Everyone speaks as soon as they have something to say, which is much more direct.

When Wang Xuan had scooped enough, Goudan went up and picked it up with him, "Old Aunt, let's go."

When Goudan left, the old aunt and daughter-in-law came out. She hated her mother-in-law treating Li Si and his son the most. Jintou was influenced by her before. dog egg.

"Mother, you borrowed food again. We have a lot of family members, and we have to grind it after two days. Who is the donkey? You should also feel sorry for your son." Whose family eats food and does not want to pound and grind the mill himself?It was hard work.

"It's not much. Li Sike never eats for free, and will pay it back. Golden-headed lady, relax your mind, and protect this and that all day long. This family is still run by an old woman."

The eldest daughter-in-law is not happy, you are so kind and generous, why do I bring some food to my natal family and you keep talking about it all day?Is this kind of generous?The eldest daughter-in-law was aggrieved, but as the mother-in-law said, she is still in charge of the house now, and the husband also listens to the mother-in-law.The eldest daughter-in-law couldn't speak anymore, turned around and went into the kitchen, throwing the pot and ladle loudly.

The old aunt curled her lips in that direction, and Li Si would return it.Have you given your natal family little food in these years? You haven’t seen a fart in return, and you’ve eaten all the food for nothing.My son and grandson don't need such a foreign family.

Goudan doesn't care about the subsequent lawsuits, let alone didn't say it in person, so what if he said it in person, he borrowed it from the old aunt.Anyway, people have never looked down on him, so they have never been soft on her son Jintou. If it weren't for the sake of the old aunt, she would not be willing to take him to play now.

Wang Xuan made noodles, and Goudan boiled water and fire. When Li Si came back, the two of them were humming and stacking up steamed buns.

Try the pancakes just out of the pan, no matter how you eat them while they are hot, the taste of coarse grain noodles is much better than when they are cold.Goudan said while eating, "It would be more delicious if it could be dipped in some sugar."

"Dipping sugar or rotten wood is delicious, and you can eat it for a long time." Wang Xuan can't stand Goudan always wishing he had something. He didn't have any, and he wanted to eat it even more. He was very greedy.

"Uncle, sit down, let's make dinner by the way, and wait."

Then he broke some of the thick pancakes in his mouth and gave them to the darlings who kept jumping and humming and acting coquettishly, which made Li Si feel sorry for the food, and felt distressed every time he saw it.

"Brother Goudan, you said that we are all going to the county town, what should we do with the big and the little ones?" Wang Xuan was reluctant to let his two dogs go hungry, but it would not be a good idea to take them to the city.

"go together."

"Dogs are not allowed. We don't know what's going on in the city. If we get caught eating meat, we won't be able to find them."

Wang Xuan quickly looked at Brother Goudan, "You can't let people eat you."

"Who dares to eat them? No dog in the village can beat them. They are the king of dogs. Don't worry, there are no dogs in the city. People in the city will be scared when they see them." If you cause trouble, just let them Just run away and hide, where to find it.