Chapter 2, Xiao Nan's family tree

Xiao Nan's home is located at the foot of the mountain, out of the mountain pass, through the long slope of about 300 meters, turn the corner, more than 100 meters forward is Xiao Nan's home, Xiao Nan's home is a boxy yard, five spacious and bright large tile houses, the foundation of the house is made of bluestone, the walls are all made of strong and durable and beautiful blue bricks, the roof is covered with green tiles, except for the hall house, each room has a large window. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The window mouth is covered with a layer of strong cotton gauze, the two lattice windows and doors are painted bronze, the window door is pasted with a layer of translucent and strong bamboo paper, the window is open in spring and summer, which can not only ventilate, but also hinder mosquitoes from entering, in autumn and winter, close the window door, the room is warm and transparent, and the end is convenient and comfortable.

In addition to the main house, there is a courtyard before and after, the front yard is equipped with an ear room on the left and right, a kitchen, a utility room for storing grain and agricultural tools, there is an osmanthus tree more than three meters high on the right side of the courtyard, there is a well near the kitchen on the left, and the courtyard is paved with blue bricks.

The backyard area is larger, about more than 100 square meters, among which there are two vegetable fields that have been opened up, in addition, there is a pig house and a chicken coop, the front and back yards are connected with the main house, and they are surrounded by a wall more than one person high, such a house, in the countryside, it is a rare high-end residence, the entire Sangyu Village, more than 80 households, can be compared with Xiao Nan's house is only Li Zheng Li Rongqing's house.

Sangyu Village has two surnames, one surnamed Li, one surnamed Xiao, Li is the big surname, more than 80 households in the village 70 households surnamed Li, Xiao surname only more than 10 households, Li Rongqing is in his early fifties this year, the family has three sons, one son is in a shop in the county town as a shopkeeper, one son is already a person, has an official position, and there is a son who works as a farmer at home, such a family, it is not surprising that they can build a high-rise compound.

As for why Xiao Nan's family can have such a bright house, we have to start with Xiao Nan's father Xiao Dalang, Xiao Dalang is the eldest son of Xiao Changhe's family in this village, when he was eight years old, his mother had a difficult birth and two lives, leaving him and his sister behind, Xiao Dalang's mother died less than two months ago, Xiao Changhe married another woman, that is, Xiao Dalang's stepmother Zhu.

Zhu was originally a widow in a neighboring village, because of her appearance, there are many people who have ideas about it, after Xiao Changhe lost his wife, I don't know what means, in less than two months, he married this widow who aroused countless coveted eyes into the house, and Zhu also brought a four-year-old daughter when he entered the door.

This Zhu's appearance is good, but it does not mean that her heart is as outstanding as her appearance, she likes and dislikes and works hard, bitter, unprofitable, and quite scheming, when she was in her ex-husband's house, not only her husband was taken to death by her, but even her mother-in-law and brother-in-law at home had to look at her face and act, and after her husband passed away unexpectedly, her mother-in-law was almost tortured to death by her, and when she learned that she was going to remarry, her mother-in-law almost wanted to whip her to celebrate.

Such a person married Xiao Changhe, Xiao Dalang's brother and sister can be imagined, not long after Zhu came to Xiao's house, he let Xiao Changhe bow down to him, eight-year-old Xiao Dalang and his five-year-old sister became her child laborers, Xiao Dalang was precocious, and he had a lot of strength, in order to protect his sister, he tried his best to carry his stepmother's rubbing.

When he was ten years old, Xiao Dalang inadvertently got the blue eyes of Song Qiufei, the head of the Hongwei Dart Bureau in the town, and was accepted as a disciple, he became Song Qiufei's disciple, Zhu had a little scruples in his heart, and he didn't dare to go too far with his sister, the life of the brother and sister finally slowly improved, Xiao Dalang was smart and able to endure hardships, and he was very much loved by the head of the dart, not only taught him to practice martial arts, but also taught him to read and write.

Since he was fourteen years old, he walked with the dart master of the dart bureau, although he was young, but he was bold and careful, and soon got the unanimous approval of the same brothers, but unfortunately, good things did not last long, when he was seventeen years old, caught up with the conscription, Zhu saw that he was more and more unable to grasp Xiao Dalang over the years, and he had already held a stomach full of anger in his stomach, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the conscription policy coming, almost naturally, Xiao Dalang was conscripted into the barracks,

Xiao Dalang is the eldest son of Xiao Changhe's family, and he has reached the conscription standard, the son born to the Zhu family is only six years old, Xiao Changhe's family can't find a second more suitable candidate for recruitment besides him, although Song Qiu Fei has a lot of power in Qingfu Town, but in the face of national policy and human righteousness, he has nothing to do, just like that, Xiao Dalang entered the barracks.

He has been gone for five years, except for the first two years of occasional correspondence, the next three years have not been heard from him, so that the people in the village think he is dead, and his stepmother Zhu is even more overjoyed, without Xiao Dalang, everything in Xiao Changhe's family in the future will be her son's, including the army's pension. (Although I haven't seen the pension yet, it will naturally be issued when Xiao Dalang's death is confirmed.) )

In the third year after Xiao Dalang joined the army, Hongwei Dart Bureau moved to the county seat because of the good development over the years, Zhu had no scruples in his heart, and wanted to give his sister Xiao Yue to a rich family in the town as a concubine, Xiao Yue's personality was quite strong, and he refused to accept his stepmother's mercy like this, and in a fit of anger, he wanted blood to be splashed on the spot in front of the whole village.

Zhu was frightened, although the Hongwei Dart Bureau moved away, but Song Zongdao attached great importance to Xiao Dalang, if he learned that he had forced Xiao Dalang's sister to death, Song Qiu Fei was only afraid that he would not make himself better, for this reason, although Song was very angry, but he did not dare to force Xiao Yue again, of course, he did not dare to force Xiao Yue again, but it did not mean that she would make Xiao Yue better, and finally married her to the poorest family in the neighboring village.

Xiao Dalang returned after leaving home five years later, and after learning what everything was, he didn't say anything, only went to Lizheng's house once, and Li Zheng and several respected old people in Sangyu Village were the masters, and separated him from Xiao Changhe's family, the so-called parents are here, not separated from the family, not to mention that Xiao Dalang at this time didn't even become a parent, Zhu and Xiao Changhe knew Xiao Dalang's skills, where would they let such a capable son out of their control.

But Xiao Dalang's position is extremely firm, never compromised, coupled with Li Zheng's pressure, Zhu and Xiao Changhe finally had to compromise, although they agreed to divide the family, the conditions were very harsh, not only let Xiao Dalang leave the house, but also to pay a one-time alimony of fifty silver and silver, Xiao Dalang didn't say a word, agreed, but in front of him did not have so much money, he paid twenty taels first, and then thirty taels in two years, and made a debt for this.

In this way, Xiao Dalang became a single person who lived alone, although he had nothing, but many people in the surrounding villages still wanted to marry their daughters to him, without it, Xiao Dalang was capable, before he went to be a soldier, he was a famous and good executioner in the Hongwei Dart Bureau, and he came back as a soldier for five years, even if he has nothing now, with his ability, I am afraid that it will not take long to live a good life.

After Xiao Dalang separated, he immediately asked someone to help build a two-bedroom cabin at the foot of the mountain, and in the days when the house was built, many matchmakers came to say goodbye to him, but they were all pushed away by Xiao Dalang one by one, and after the wooden house was built, Xiao Dalang asked Li Zheng to help, let him help tie the bridge, and find a matchmaker to go to Lin Xiucai's house in the town to propose marriage.

Lin Xiucai is not to mention that the town is a rich family, and his daughter is a famous beauty and talented woman in Qingtuo Town, although she is over nineteen years old and has not yet decided to marry, but few people in Sangyu Village are optimistic about Xiao Dalang, although Xiao Dalang is capable and has a good martial arts, but he is just a powerless peasant boy, a person like Miss Lin, but she has the opportunity to marry into an official family or a rich family as a young grandmother.

In the spring of the following year, Xiao Dalang married the Lin family girl into the door, Xiao Dalang has a good martial arts, never empty-handed when hunting in the mountains, and he is diligent and smart, but after only a few years, he not only paid off Xiao Changhe's fifty taels of alimony, but also built this neat and bright compound.