Chapter 43: The Year
The Zhang family is also an old resident of the village, and the family has been farming for generations and has never gone out of the mountains. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoWhen Zhang Dequan took charge of the family, his family situation was slightly better, and he wanted to provide a scholar, so that he could take the whole family out of the background of generations of mud legs.
The sons are all older, and they can't read anything famous, so Zhang Dequan trained them from his grandchildren. Not to mention, the grandchildren really have a person who can read, that is, Zhang Huaiyan.
Although Zhang Huaiyan is a great scholar in Dongshan Village, he is unknown in the towns and counties outside the mountains.
No, Zhang Huaiyan, who is already eighteen years old, only took the Tongsheng exam last year. The Zhang family's expectations are not high, as long as he can be admitted to a show, he will be satisfied.
So, in order to send Zhang Huaiyan to study in a better academy in the county, Zhang Dequan, the old man of the Zhang family, planned to sell a few acres of land to him to hand over his hair.
Last year, Lao Zhang's family released rumors that they wanted to sell their land, and no one asked until now. This is a big deal for the Zhang family, and it's about to turn fifteen. The academy has also opened, and if the land can't be sold anymore, and the bundles are not available, it is a big question whether Zhang Huaiyan will go to the academy in the county.
The family was discussing what to do, when they heard someone shouting at Lao Zhangtou.
Zhang Fusheng, the eldest son of the Zhang family, opened the courtyard door and saw that it was the old man Qu, and he wondered why this old man came to find the old man in the cold. He didn't ask anything, he directly greeted 'Uncle Qu' and let the old man in.
When the people in the house saw that it was Old Man Qu, they all got up to say hello.
Old Man Qu rarely deals with people, so he nodded and responded simply, and directly explained his intentions.
Old man Zhang listened to the old man's intention, and couldn't believe that what the old guy said was true for a while. No one in the village knows that Lao Qutou at the foot of the east mountain of the village is a lonely man, who doesn't interact with anyone, and lives by the mountains behind him. It's strange how I think about buying land now.
To say that the young people in the village don't know about the old man Qu settling down in Dashan Village alone, he Zhang Dequan knows best.
Forty-one years ago, there was a lot of war outside the mountains. I often see dead people in the mountains to the east, and I don't know where they came from, and the only one who is alive is Qu Yifeng, who was still a young man. At that time, Qu Yifeng was covered in blood, obviously seriously injured, and was carried back by the kid from Huangshan who went into the mountains to hunt in the village.
Huangshan is also a young man, and there is a sick old mother at home, so he often goes into the mountains to hunt some game for the old mother to replenish her body. He discussed with his mother and temporarily took in Qu Yifeng to recuperate at home. Unexpectedly, on the first day of Qu Yifeng's parting, Huangshan relied on his skills to go into the mountains to hunt some game for Qu Yifeng to practice. Qu Yifeng couldn't twist him, so he had to follow him into the mountain.
At that time, it was also about to start spring, and the hungry eyes of the animals in the mountains were shining.
Unfortunately, they encountered a black bear that had only come down the mountain to feed.
The two of them fought against one, and they were still only hungry and fainted black bears, so they were not so afraid.
During the fight, the spear in Qu Yifeng's hand stabbed the black bear in the left eye. The black bear, blind in one eye, went berserk and became more and more ferocious. Qu Yifeng was slapped by the black bear, and flew into the snowdrift and fainted, and escaped by luck. Huangshan was not so lucky, and when it was found by the villagers who went into the mountains to look for them, they were already unrecognizable and had already been exhausted.
Later, in order to take care of Huangshan's mother, Qu Yifeng stayed in the village, and no one knew his identity and origin, only that his name was Qu Yifeng.
Huang Shan's mother was originally sick, and coupled with Huang Shan's departure, Huang Shan's mother was too sad and followed more than a year later. Qu Yifeng buried Huangmu and did not leave. still lives in the Huang family, and this residence is forty-one years.
After Huang's mother died, Qu Yifeng lived a life of relying on the mountains and eating the mountains. Later, he single-handedly killed the black bear who was blind in one eye, which can be regarded as avenging Huangshan.
I thought that Qu Yifeng would live quietly like this, until he died alone in that dilapidated house.
Who would have thought that he was going to buy land, and the sun really came out in the west.
Of course, it's also good to have someone buy land.
Zhang Dequan didn't say much, just told the other party to sell five acres of dry land, because the terrain is better, it costs five taels of silver per mu, no bargaining, and the transfer fee is also paid by the buyer, and his family has a net of twenty-five taels.
Old man Qu nodded in agreement, and agreed to pay after looking at the terrain.
After buying the land, Mr. Qu is also a big deal.
The next day, he and the Zhang family went to the town to complete the transfer procedures.
That night, the old man Qu made wine, cooked pickled hare meat, made a dish of fried peanuts with salt, and invited the village chief to dinner.
The village chief did not refuse, and readily agreed. The main reason is that he really hasn't seen the granddaughter picked up by this old songtou, and they all say how cute Yuxue is, and even Bilian is compared to it, so he also came to the door with the intention of coming to see, after all, the baby will be regarded as a member of the village in the future.
When he saw the real thing, he realized that the rumors in the village were true. This look, this bearing, this generous treatment, which is like a country girl, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small jasper that was pampered and raised in the family.
The village chief saw that the girl was still holding a cane under her armpit, thinking that when he was picked up by Old Man Qu, he heard that the injury was not light, and he immediately felt pitiful, and his tone of voice was much gentler, "Girl, how is your leg injury?" Is it better? ”
"Yes, Grandpa the village chief, it's much better, you can go down to the ground with a cane."
Xie Yujiao also saw the village chief for the first time, and said that the village chief was very protective of his shortcomings, especially his little granddaughter Bilian, which was not good for love. Thinking that the old people who can love the younger generations should not be much worse, they automatically ignore the fact that they heard that the village chief was bullying. Smiling and entertaining the village chief to drink water and eat sugar.
The village chief didn't dislike the little girl who brought him a bowl of white water, so he took a sip and put it aside, "Well, that's good." Don't be in a hurry to walk, raise slowly, you are still young, don't fall into any bad problems. Sit and talk to the old man. ”
Xie Yujiao also knew that she couldn't interfere with this meal tonight, so she didn't follow up on the kitchen to add chaos, and understood that entertaining the village chief would help her grandfather, so she followed the village chief's words and sat around the fire.
"Hey, that's what the village chief's grandfather said. I don't dare to move, my grandfather watches it every day. ”
"Girl, what's your name? Where do you live? I don't think your accent is like someone from our side, why did you come to us alone? Talk to grandpa."
"Hey, grandpa the village chief, it's like this......"
Xie Yujiao told the truth about the situation in her family, and how she came all the way to the border of the capital, how she was thrown into the mountains, and then she was rescued by Grandpa Qu, and then went to the capital to join Brother Li, but she had to come back and rely on Grandpa Qu for her life.
It's just that Ding Dong is omitted, that is, Fu Huaien, who is the crown prince, is not mentioned.
"Oh, I see. Then your family should be very good to you, otherwise you wouldn't want to go home. ”