Chapter 45: Speaking of the Ancients

Huanxi didn't think about reminding Song Mengping, but thinking about himself as an outsider, it was really difficult to participate in other people's housework. And to be honest, no matter how much Song Mengping turns her elbow outward, it won't really affect anything.

In their family, it is not her turn to call the shots.

Of course, at Song Mengping's age, it may be normal to be ignorant about things between adults, but it is the one next to her that is abnormal.

Huanxi glanced at Song Menglin, who was playing with Jingye on the side.

She saw that when Song Mengping complained just now, this little guy either pouted or rolled his eyes, looking disdainful.

Huanxi thought helplessly that compared to Song Menglin, Song Mengping was really a little too naΓ―ve.

Thinking like this, Song Aiguo and Song Mengping on the other side talked about going to school.

"Dad and the second uncle discussed, I will go to school with my sister this year, and when the time comes, I will take dedication, and my sister will take Meizhen and Fengzhen. Last time my sister went to the county seat, she bought a pencil and a notebook. My sister said that the pencil case was too expensive, and the black was not good-looking, so she made her own pencil case, which was beautiful. Song Aiguo said excitedly.

For a child, anything he hasn't done is worth looking forward to, not to mention that he doesn't know anything else, but he knows that if he goes to school, he will have a lot of friends to play with.

Song Mengping was very envious when she heard this, "It's so good." At this time, she didn't remember that she had followed Song Mengya to school two years ago, because she disliked not being free at school, Kong Xiyuan saw that she was not too young, and she could play in the village by herself, so she was allowed to come back, and by the way, she could also bring her younger brother.

Song Menglin, who was on the side, said, "Second sister, you can also go to school, so that I can go to school with my eldest sister." ”

In fact, he always wanted to follow his eldest sister to school, but A-Niang always asked him to follow his second sister, but he didn't know that he was tired of his brainless second sister.

When Song Mengping heard this, her eyes lit up, "Yes, I'm still one year older than you! ”

Huanxi shook his head.

When the family came back in the evening to talk about it, Song Erzhu shook his head with a sigh on his face.

He opened his mouth and said to Huanxi: "You usually take care of Mengping." ”

Huanxi was a little surprised when she heard this, and she didn't understand why her father suddenly said this.

However, Song Baojia knew the reason inside, and also felt that it was not a bad thing to tell his younger brothers and sisters.

"Mengping's grandfather is a landlord, you know this. Seeing that the younger brothers and sisters all nodded, Song Baojia continued: "Uncle Yanqing is a good person, but he is also a foolish person, as for the reason, you can understand it yourself." I want to talk about Uncle Yanqing's father, that is, Song Laifu, the big landlord of J City back then. ”

"Uncle Laifu is a capable person. Song Erzhu was also talked about by his nephew, and then his words said: "Back then, in Songjiazhuang, he was just a poor boy who couldn't eat enough. If they are not forced, who wants to leave their hometown and go outside. Uncle Laifu started to help people herd cattle, and later accumulated money to buy land in J City, and gradually became a large landlord from a small landlord, but during this period he experienced two big twists and turns. Once, the Japanese burned down his family business, and when he finally made a comeback, he met the Kuomintang again a few years later, and was forced to give up all his family wealth, but he gritted his teeth and got up again. ”

"In those days, even the landlords had a bad time. When the Japanese army passed by with the national army, the first thing they targeted was the landlord, and if they couldn't get food, they would serve them with peanuts. ”

"When the Kuomintang arrested the strong men, the old and weak women and children in the village couldn't get by, so they all ran to Uncle Laifu. Originally, I didn't have any expectations, but as a result, so many people came to the door like Hanako, and Uncle Laifu didn't catch one, he arranged for An Anshengsheng, took out all the food and clothing, and didn't let him work. At that time, your grandfather was arrested by the Kuomintang, and the news of his death came back not long after, and he couldn't go on, so your grandma took our brothers and sisters with him. I still remember that the days of that meeting were really good, Uncle Laifu's sons had to work, but we were raised like young masters. ”

Contrary to the usual taciturn, Song Erzhu chattered: "We have been eating and drinking for nothing in J City for more than half a year, and the Japanese will come to ask for food, and Uncle Laifu did give it." But if you don't give it, you can't help it, if you don't give it, it will kill you. But Uncle Laifu also saved a lot of Eight Roads, and the national army and the Japanese army came to search, but it was Uncle Laifu who hid people in the partition wall before he hid. There will be a team of eight roads hiding in the cellar, it is Brother Yanqing who goes in and out every day to deliver food and water, at that time, a regiment commander also took a fancy to Brother Yanqing as a servant, he wanted to go himself, but Uncle Laifu refused, he said that he could see the corpse if he starved to death at home, and if he died outside, he couldn't even see the corpse. Uncle Laifu is stubborn, he has a low culture and breaks out of a family business, so he feels that culture is useless, and his sons are called back to work after a few years of elementary school. Speaking of Brother Yanqing, it's a pity, his homeroom teacher and art teacher were all underground parties, and the entire class of his people was recruited into the party, but he missed it because he dropped out of school a year early. ”

"Once, Uncle Laifu was found by the Japanese army and arrested in prison because he saved the Eight Roads, and that time was really lucky. At that time, he was about to be shot, but the Japanese army shouted Song Laifu at the prison gate, and another person walked out, and Uncle Laifu was stunned and didn't go out. It wasn't until later that I learned that someone was his substitute ghost. That's what gives people a chance to get him out. ”

Later, the landlords were liquidated one after another, and it is said that the landlords who helped the Communist Party were red landlords, and Uncle Lai Fu was able to avoid them. But it's useless, Uncle Fu was in the dark when he saved people, and the eight roads he saved died on the battlefield, and no one testified to him. At that time, he took the initiative to hand over the family property to avoid being shot, but Uncle Laifu was stunned and refused, saying that his money was earned by his own hard work and was always worthy of his conscience. As a result, he was so stubborn, and his life was gone. ”

"The most hateful thing is ......" Speaking of this, Song Erzhu actually shed tears, "At that time, the top came down to investigate, and Uncle Lai Fu had a chance to be rated as a red landlord." As a result, the ungrateful white-eyed wolves in the village, who usually eat and drink for nothing and do nothing, even jumped out to report Uncle Laifu for exploiting them. ”

"I was about to come out and refute it, but A-Niang covered my mouth. I've been regretting that if I had struggled harder, wouldn't Uncle Laifu have not been shot?"

Song Erzhu had hidden these words in his heart for many years, and he didn't plan to say them to anyone, but today he was almost knocked down.

Looking at a few children with stunned expressions, his old face turned red, and he said a little curtly: "It's not early, I'll go back to sleep." ”