Chapter 4: Neighbors should get drunk at dinner
Liu Wen's mother and a few women who offered to help carried the ingredients into the kitchen and worked with their hands and feet. The father found a kite from the utility room and prepared to go fishing. Liu Jiachong's zither, three wooden sticks form a triangle, stand up and take a rope to tie a net pocket along the triangular side frame, nail a wooden board with two small eyes drilled in advance with nails in the middle and upper part of the front, a bamboo pole is reserved for two points to protrude just into the small eye of the wooden board, and a rope is tied to each of the three corners and tied firmly on the bamboo pole. When fishing, first put the triangular zither into the water and sink to the bottom, drag the bamboo pole to pull the shore quickly, the speed can not be too slow, the fish will run away if it is slow, this kind of kite is suitable for use in shallow water.
Liu Wen's family has a large pool, which used to be used in the warehouse to extinguish fires, but now it has been changed into a fish pond by Liu Wen's father. The kite was very useful in the pool, and after a while, my father caught six or seven fish weighing two or three catties, including grass carp and carp.
When the villagers went back, some brought tables and stools, some brought dishes and chopsticks, and soon eight tables were set up in the courtyard, waiting for the banquet. Liu Jiachong's custom is to set up a banquet with flowing water, six dishes for a small banquet, eight for a large banquet, and ten or more for a full banquet. Both adults and children can be seated, and tonight's preparations are a little hasty, four hard dishes, stewed soybeans with pork knuckles, braised pork ribs, stir-fried beef with celery and boiled sweet potato vermicelli with fresh fish, two vegetarian dishes, stir-fried Chinese cabbage and boiled white radish in broth. The appearance and taste of the dishes are average, but the portions are very large, and all the dishes are served in large bowls.
The two women who helped brought the dishes one by one, except for the main table where Liu Wen was (Liu Jiachong was also called the upper table), most of the other seven tables were occupied by the children. The adults are not in a hurry, and they can sit down and eat and drink slowly after this batch of bear children have finished eating and cleaning up the table.
Liu Wen and his father sat on the upper seat with a few people with great prestige in the village, and Liu Wenwen came to entertain everyone to drink the Moutai he brought back from the magic capital, but after everyone tasted it, they bluntly said that Moutai was not strong enough, and finally drank the local bud valley wine.
"On behalf of Liu Jiachong, I welcome our college student Wen Yazi back to his hometown, and I hope that Wen Yazi can use the knowledge he has learned to find a way out for Liu Jiachong, Liu Jiachong is too poor, and there are too many bachelors, as the village chief, I am anxious!"
"Village Chief! I believe that Liu Jiachong will get better and better, and as a member of Liu Jiachong, I am of course willing to contribute to Liu Jiachong. Liu Wen immediately agreed, and he didn't plan to leave when he came back this time. Liu Jiachong really needs to change, most of the babies sitting at the banquet are a little shabby, and the big ones are worn and the small ones are worn one after another, and this situation must be changed. With the demon spirit gourd, Liu Wen believes that he has the ability and confidence to make Liu Jiachong better and better.
"Then I'll wait for your good idea!" said Liu Quanan, the village head, happily.
Liu Wen nodded with a smile, and the atmosphere on the table became more and more enthusiastic, everyone was staggered, and the guests and hosts were happy.
The banquet ends at about 10 o'clock in the evening, when the villagers, the tables, stools, bowls and chopsticks are taken away by themselves, and the mother distributes the remaining meat to the women who come to help. This is a practice and a local custom, Liu Jiachong who has any red and white ceremonies, the neighboring villagers will take the initiative to come to help, there is no remuneration to receive some small gifts should also be, human affection, there is a relationship to have human affection!
Liu Wen was happy to drink a little too much tonight, and Baogu was a little drunk. Liu Wen didn't use spiritual liquid to relieve hangover, and the atmosphere tonight is worth getting drunk.
Liu Wen saw his parents cleaning up in the yard, but in fact, there was nothing to clean up, the bones on the ground had already been eaten by the local dogs in the village, and all he had to do was to move the tables and stools in the yard back to the house.
Liu Wen carried the things in the pickup car back to the hall and put them away, leaned on the chair and half-lyed, feeling the wine surging and hurriedly poured a cup of bitter tea and drank two sips of pressure, Liu Jiachong people prefer to drink bitter tea, that is, tea made of dandelions, this tea clears heat and fire, diuretic and dehumidifying, everyone is used to drinking, few people buy tea to drink.
"Mom, Dad, this is the clothes I bought for you in the magic capital, try them on and see if they fit. Seeing that his parents were busy with their work, Liu Wen hurriedly opened the bag of clothes and said to his parents.
"You kid! and you spend money again! Your dad and I have clothes to wear. The mother touched her clothes as if she was complaining, but her face was already happy.
"It didn't cost anything, and it wasn't expensive to buy at the wholesale market, so you had to wear the clothes when you bought them, otherwise they would be wasted. Liu Wen picked up a bag again, and opened it with 100,000 yuan (actually taken from the space), "This money is for you to spend for pocket money, if you want to buy anything to eat, buy it, don't be afraid to spend money, if it's not enough, I still have it." ”
"Where did you get so much money?" Liu Wen's parents' faces changed suddenly, and his mother hurriedly asked, buying a new car was enough for them to be surprised, and now they took out 100,000 cash, so they couldn't help but be nervous.
Some time ago, I saw that the water level of the Huangpu River during the dry season this year was particularly low, and I thought about going to the river to use a rake to hook the mussels to try it, and accidentally hooked another box. I opened it and saw that there were two bottles, and when I went back, I looked at a friend who knew how to do it, and my friend concluded that the bottles were antiques and more valuable, and then I went to the antique store and sold two bottles, selling them for a total of 2 million. Liu Wen saw that his parents believed his explanation, and then said: "Dad, Mom, I don't plan to leave when I come back this time, and I will stay with you all the time."
"Well, it's okay to stay, with this money, it's enough for you to live in peace for the rest of your life. "Father did not object.
"If you don't leave, what can you do with Chu Chu?" asked the mother.
"Mom, Chu Chu and I have broken up. Liu Wen replied.
"Huh? We've broken up. Son, it's good to break up, as the old saying goes, it's not a family, you don't enter a family. The girls in the city are too squeamish, and they probably can't stand it when they come to live with us. My mother also felt that breaking up might not be a bad thing.
Liu Wen said to his parents again: "Windfall from heaven is not necessarily a good thing, I plan to donate 100,000 yuan to prepare to renovate the mountain road outside the village." In addition, I also want to contract a mountain forest, plant some fruit trees, raise some chickens and ducks, and always find something to do when I go home. ”
"Building roads is a good thing that will benefit future generations, and your mother and I support your decision. ”
Since the family agreed, the matter of donating money to repair the road was settled, Liu Wen chatted with his parents a few more words, yawned a few times, and went back to the room to rest.
Back in his familiar hometown, Liu Wen slept very soundly last night, and when he woke up in the morning, his mother had already boiled millet porridge. Liu Wen drank three bowls in a row and touched his stomach before stopping satisfied.
Liu Wen came to the courtyard and lit a cigarette, smoking and looking at it casually, he hadn't come back for two years, and everything in the courtyard was so kind.
There are more than a dozen fruit trees planted in the yard, among which there are two big trees, a lychee tree and a longan tree, especially the longan is particularly huge, the thick trunk of the three adults can never hug each other, it is estimated that it has been planted since the beginning of the establishment of the ancestral hall, after so many years of wind and rain, it can still stand, it is really rare.
The lychee tree bears some lychees every year, and the strange thing is that the big longan tree has never had a longan since Liu Wen can remember.
Liu Wen recalled the happy time when he played marbles under the longan tree with his childhood friends when he was a child, and subconsciously came to the longan tree and stroked the trunk.
"I smell the scent of our demon clan. Well, the breath is relatively weak, and it should not be fully awakened. The old turtle in cultivation suddenly spoke.
"Demon Clan, but there's only one longan tree in front of me!" Liu Wen was surprised.
"All things have spirits, and trees can also be transformed into demons. The old turtle said with great certainty.
Liu Wen also has some understanding of the demon clan, and it is an indispensable condition to awaken to the incense power of the demon clan. The big longan tree, I don't know how many years it has been in the ancestral hall? There is really a possibility that it will become a demon clan. Besides, it has never borne fruit for so many years, which also confirms from the side that the big longan tree has a certain self-awareness
"There are a lot of people during the day, I'm afraid of making any noise, and when it's quiet at night, let's come over and talk about it!" Liu Wen walked towards the village chief's house after finishing speaking.
"Village chief, is the village chief at home?" Liu Wen shouted through the courtyard gate.
"Ah, it's Grandpa Wen! My grandfather happens to be at home. "The village chief opened the door, and his 11-year-old grandson was nicknamed Hutou.
"Wen Yazi, what's the matter?" the village chief asked.
"The village chief, I want to wrap up the barren slope southwest of the Changgan Reservoir. Liu Wen directly explained his intentions.
"The wasteland to the south was full of stones, and the land was not fertile, and there was no good timber growing on it, but it was full of bushes and wild trees. Why are you contracting here?" asked the village chief, a little strangely.
"Village chief, I naturally have my own plan, what is the contract price, and how long can it be contracted?" Liu Wen asked.
"For the highest 50 years, there are about 50 acres of wasteland, and the contract price is at least 2,000 yuan per year, which is the best price I can give. The village chief thought about it and answered.
"Okay, I've got it. This is a ten-year contract fee, and the village chief you point it. Liu Wen took out 20,000 yuan from his small bag, and the village chief called the accountant to count them together to confirm that the amount was correct.
"I'll go to town tomorrow to get the contract, and I guess I'll be able to get this done by the end of the year. Wen Yazi, I'll ask you again at the end, you really thought about it and won't change it. The village chief kindly asked.
"I've thought about it, it's the same!" replied Liu Wen.
"Village Chief! When I came back, I saw that the mountain road outside the village was too dilapidated, and I was going to donate 100,000 yuan to repair the road.
"Of course this is great! The whole village wants to repair the broken road, but they don't have the money, and now with your 100,000 yuan, they will definitely be able to repair the road." On behalf of the whole village of Liujia Village, I would like to thank you. The village chief said excitedly.
There is an ancient well in the middle of Liujiachong village, the whole village drinks this well water, this well is a living well, the big spring water at the mouth of the bowl gurgles out of the well, and there are three quaint big characters (Ganlu Spring) along the well
After saying goodbye to the village chief's house, Liu Wen came to Ganlu Village and quietly put down a spirit stone. The spirit stone will slowly emit aura, dissolved in water, a spirit stone can be used for more than ten years before it loses its effect, this time is long, the villagers drank the spring water containing the aura, and subtly enough to slowly enhance the physique of the villagers of Liujiachong.