Chapter 17: To each his own mind
Born in 1923, Kong Mingzhong's family was the most famous local landowner when he was a child. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs the eldest grandson of the family, he has high expectations.
When he first reached the age of enlightenment, his grandfather, the old landlord Kong, invited an old man surnamed Chen, who was promoted in the eighth year of Guangxu, but had never had the opportunity to be an official in his life because his family had no money to spare, to teach him to read one-on-one at home.
Although more than 20 years ago, when the imperial examination system was abolished, the state began to vigorously improve the old school and promote it.
But the first is that a small place like Daping Township is too remote, and the second is that the state can't control what courses are offered in the private family school.
Therefore, Kong Mingzhong, who has followed Chen Jiao to enlightenment since he was a child, can receive the most traditional old-fashioned education. It can be regarded as a baptism of Confucianism since childhood.
It wasn't until Kong Mingzhong was fourteen years old that Chen Laoju felt that he was too old to teach their cousins, and Kong Mingzhong had the opportunity to go to the county middle school.
However, the childhood growth environment has developed Kong Mingzhong's upright, elegant, and somewhat pedantic scholarly character.
Even if the Kong family suffered earth-shaking changes later, Kong Mingzhong changed from a landlord and young master to an ordinary peasant.
However, even if he becomes a farmer who has to work hard in the fields from morning to night, he may not be able to fill his family's belly, and Kong Mingzhong's scholarly temperament naturally revealed from the inside to the outside also makes him very different from most rural men.
Even if time passed, he had reached the age of his sixtieth year, and his weak and bookish vitality had been concealed by his dark and rough skin and strong physique from years of hard work.
The elegance of the past has been replaced by a crude mantra that is no different from other old rural men when he speaks now.
At first glance, Kong Mingzhong, the old man, is no different from an authentic peasant old man.
However, in the eyes of the neighbors who knew him, he was still so different.
After all, a person's appearance can be easily changed by the environment in which they live. But it has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and it is difficult to change it all.
In the countryside, there are many noisy neighbors over trivial matters, and there are many fights over trivial matters.
But Kong Mingzhong has been kind to others for decades, unwilling to quarrel with others, and has never fought with others bravely.
If there is really any dispute with someone, he is still used to using the style of a humble gentleman, or reasoning with others. Either take a step back and open the sky.
Over time, Kong Mingzhong, an old man, has become a good man recognized by the neighbors. He has also become one of the respected old men in everyone's hearts.
If there is any dispute between the neighbors in the village, many times they will find him as a peacemaker.
But today, Zhang Fengshui was in the middle of the road, and accidentally said that he had an old grudge with the Mu family back then, which made Kong Mingzhong, who had never known about it, vigilant.
When she got to the back, when Zhang Fengshui was gossiping, she didn't shy away from climbing her dead mother in front of Mu Hongmei, and when Kong Mingzhong, who had already given birth to vigilance, reminded him to stop it, he was already dissatisfied with Zhang Fengshui in his heart.
Later, when Mu Hongmei suddenly became abnormal, which caused Kong Mingzhong to be suspicious, Zhang Fengshui actually made a big fuss and insulted Mu Hongmei without leaving any morality, Kong Mingzhong was a gentleman, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
Zhang Fengshui's true thoughts, Kong Mingzhong didn't know, but in order to protect Mu Hongmei and seek justice for her, Kong Mingzhong changed his past style and took a very tough stance with Zhang Fengshui.
Although Kong Mingzhong couldn't bear it anymore, he stood up for Mu Hongmei, and his attitude was very tough and Zhang Fengshui.
But for decades, he has never scolded someone full of swear words at all, this time, although he pointed out that the other party was not sharply accused, but it was still the old routine - reasonable!
“...... Even if you had a holiday with Grandpa Hongmei back then, he has been dead for so many years, and it is all old. Can't you let go of that grudge?
As the old saying goes, people die like lights go out, and you, a feng shui gentleman, don't even understand this truth, right?
Far away, let's talk about today. Li Guozhen, such a virtuous woman, suddenly disappeared like this, and many people in the village felt sorry for her.
What about you, not only did you not sympathize at all, but on the day you burned her bun, you also opened your mouth and said that she was not that in front of her little girl.
What do you have to do with falling into the lower stone? If you feel your conscience and think about it, are you something that a man can do?
To Lao Tzu.
If it weren't for the fact that our two villages are not far away, Lao Tzu knows how much you have a point, just look at your current style today, and then think about your endless words halfway, Lao Tzu can't help but wonder if you have always hated the festival with Mu Qingrong (Hongmei's grandfather) back then, so today I took this opportunity to make a fuss and sprinkle all my anger on Hongmei's head. ”
Kong Mingzhong's last sentence was actually a bit tentative. After finishing speaking, he didn't say anything more, just stared at Zhang Fengshui's expression change with his eyes.
Because of the combination of the previous things, at this time, although he didn't dare to believe it in his heart, he actually began to doubt the real motive of this feng shui to choose Li Guozhen's grave on this sandy mountain.
As for Zhang Fengshui, the reason why he has not spoken out to fight back is actually because he wants to find out Kong Mingzhong's mind and see if Kong Mingzhong has discovered the lack of virtue he did a few days ago.
At this time, when he heard that Kong Mingzhong finally brought the topic to Father Mu (Mu Qingrong), Zhang Fengshui was nervous and excited, but the most was afraid.
Especially when he saw Kong Mingzhong staring at him with sharp eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything after asking the last sentence, Zhang Fengshui's heart was even more stagnant, and he immediately shook his head.
"Fart!" Zhang Fengshui's old face turned red as if he was annoyed and ashamed, and pointed at Kong Mingzhong and said, "You surnamed Kong.... What do you say? How many years has Old Man Mu been dead, can I still remember his little feud? You're spewing blood, you're ...... today."
Zhang Fengshui's psychological quality is very good, but this matter is very important, and it is related to his personal reputation and future job. Therefore, his somewhat radical and flustered denial at this time was clearly seen by Kong Mingzhong.
Kong Mingzhong secretly wondered in his heart: It seems that this surnamed Zhang really has a grudge against his friend Mu Qingrong. I don't know how much he took this opportunity to break the Mu family's head.
When he thought about it like this, Kong Mingzhong was even more apprehensive.
After all, he has lived for most of his life, and Kong Mingzhong has heard a lot of old stories about how Mr. Feng Shui used Feng Shui to restrain him, or persecuted his enemies.
In the past, it was all just a story made up when people were bored after dinner. But now, Kong Mingzhong didn't dare to be careless.
Especially when I thought of this feng shui, I actually ran to urge three times and ask four times that day, and spent a lot of money to ask for it like asking God, which made Kong Mingzhong feel more unspeakable grievances and regrets.
Kong Mingzhong's various thoughts in his heart passed by in a daze, and there was a little chill on his frowning face.
didn't wait for Zhang Fengshui to defend again, so he waved his hand and said, "The surname is Zhang, you have it." Don't talk about it today, no matter how much you say, Lao Tzu can't tell the truth for a while.
We don't speak dark words in front of the people. I invite you to come over today to burn the bun for Li Guozhen.
Before we came, we had already negotiated the price, and everyone else was five yuan, and she said that it was difficult to do this, so she said that she would give you ten yuan.
This price is what you should pay, and it definitely doesn't hurt you. And you, also said that you don't have any other thoughts about the old Mu family? Right?
That's okay, today you are open and bright to do the matter of burning Li Guozhen. Ten dollars should be given to you then, and every cent is not less than yours. This rooster that you should have gotten should be taken away after the matter is done, and it is also yours. ”
After Kong Mingzhong finished asking and answering himself, he pointed to Mu Hongmei, who was looking at him with a puzzled face, and said: "Today, you have done the matter of her mother's burning buns, this girl yelled at you before, then it is not hers, and I will apologize to you on her behalf at that time."
Is that okay? It makes sense, right?
But if you have other ideas in mind, then give me a clear word now, and I can save myself the tongue later. After Kong Mingzhong said this, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Fengshui's reaction.
When Zhang Fengshui heard this patiently, his heart that had been hanging before was steady
It seems that even if this old man Kong smells something, he only suspects that he is using the topic to play today, and he wants to embarrass the old Mu family in the matter of burning the bun.
Zhang Feng Shuisheng is a villain. Just when he thought about it, he felt a burst of joy in his heart, and his cloudy little eyes rolled, and he immediately began to hesitate, should he put on a shelf again? Or will you just get off the donkey and do the work, so that you can quickly take the money and leave?
As everyone knows, Kong Mingzhong, who was carefully observing him on the side, had already seen some clues from the subtle changes in his expression.
Just when Zhang Fengshui made a decision and was about to nod, Kong Mingzhong, who was already cold-faced, raised his sword eyebrows, and then said in a frustrated voice: "By the way, I haven't given you an answer to the question you just asked." ”
Zhang Fengshui was stunned by the change in his words, and when he looked at him with a puzzled expression, he pouted and said, "You asked Hongmei to make it clear just now, why did you yell at you today, right?"
Then Lao Tzu will tell you: Hongmei is because she listened to you all the way that you are so bad, and you are not bad at her mother, until she finally couldn't help it just now and yelled at you twice.
How? Are you still wronged?
Lao Tzu told you, this is all light!
That is, Hongmei is young and has a good temper. If you meet that child who is an adult, and hears that you abuse your old lady like this, can you not rot your old mouth!
As a result, you, what did you just say, you still want to pry her? Are you really so easy to bully when you go back to the bend club?
Lao Tzu told you today, Lao Tzu is alive this time, Lao Tzu is not an ornament! ”
Kong Mingzhong has lived most of his life, and he has never done this to anyone. And Zhang Fengshui was a little blindsided by Kong Mingzhong's reversal of attitude. It wasn't until Kong Mingzhong's last sentence was finished that he woke up.
Zhang Fengshui, who woke up, was half angry. instantly decided that Kong Mingzhong must have known something, and he was all walking and playing with him just now.
"The surname is Kong, how did Lao Tzu recruit you today? If there is anything, you can clearly say it in front of Lao Tzu! Although Zhang Fengshui was weak in his heart, he made a posture of anger and desperately, and when he finished roaring, he had already taken two steps in front of Kong Mingzhong.
pointed at Kong Mingzhong and gritted his teeth and scolded: "What is the reaction of other people's children, Lao Tzu doesn't know." But Lao Tzu knows that Lao Tzu's old face, today it is not your turn to be surnamed Kong and the Mu family, a wild man who is not clean, and who does not bring a reason, come to you! ”
Although Zhang Fengshui is a feng shui gentleman, it sounds like he should belong to the kind of person who is quite knowledgeable, but in fact, he is completely a mountain village man. In addition to being the kind with a lot of ghost thoughts, it's still a very horizontal kind.
At this time, in addition to wanting to provoke Kong Mingzhong, he also wanted to let others judge today's affairs in the future, not to pull out what should not be ripped out, so he avoided the important and directly ripped it on who should blame whom.
and deliberately put aside the fact that Kong Mingzhong had a reason with Mu's father, and Kong Mingzhong was the captain of the production team where Mu Hongmei's family was located, and specifically grasped the fact that Kong Mingzhong and the Mu family were not half related.
Not to mention, Zhang Fengshui doesn't have a few inks in his stomach, but the poisonous work of scolding can hold a basket.
Today, he deliberately picked Kong Mingzhong, who is not too ugly, but will make the listener have to produce some reverie of 'wild man' to scold, but it is the most poisonous.
Kong Mingzhong had never quarreled with anyone like this, and he had never been scolded by anyone for being upright, so he was so angry that his face turned red at the moment.
Kong Mingzhong, who was angry in his heart, waved away Zhang Fengshui's hand pointing to the tip of his nose, pointed at Zhang Fengshui and roared and asked: "The surname Zhang, you made this clear to Lao Tzu, who are you scolding, who are you scolding?" ”
This Kong Mingzhong can be regarded as good-tempered, if he were replaced by other men in the village, whether old or young, he would have already smashed a few front teeth of Zhang Fengshui with his fists at this time.
At least at this time, Zhang Fengshui, who had obviously made a blocking action to protect his face, was a little surprised by Zhang Fengshui, who was not punched in the face by Kong Mingzhong.
However, seeing that Kong Mingzhong was so weak and deceitful, Zhang Fengshui was happy in his heart. It's more energetic and horizontal.
"Whoever cares about other people's affairs, Lao Tzu will scold him. What can you do? What else can you do with me! Zhang Fengshui roared higher than the other, and rubbed half a step forward towards Kong Mingzhong, showing the slightest momentum of not being afraid of the other party, and stared back at Kong Mingzhong.
The two were already close, and he rubbed it forward, and the two old men were chests next to each other.
At first glance, the posture of the two old men is like two thin roosters fighting, one tall and one short. majestically held up his shriveled chest that was not much different from the skeleton to the other party, and used their own bean eyes to shoot cold light at the other party.
Seeing that things had developed to this point, Mu Hongmei next to her instantly became anxious.
Before, because she was still a child, she could only count on Kong Mingzhong to stand up for her. Looking forward to Kong Mingzhong, he can see some of Zhang Fengshui's evil intentions from it.
At that time, if Kong Mingzhong hadn't found out, she also thought of an idea, and was ready to move randomly on the side, seizing every opportunity she could to 'speak' and wake up Kong Mingzhong.
Subsequently, seeing that every step of the situation was developing as she expected, and she didn't need a chance to appear, Kong Mingzhong seemed to have discovered Zhang Fengshui's vicious intentions, and when she asked Zhang Fengshui clearly, she was still a little embarrassed, and secretly shouted in her heart: "Grandpa Kong is mighty!" ”
But now, how did it become that two old men were going to fight? This is not the result that Mu Hongmei wants to see.
Although she already had the intention of beating this vicious and unscrupulous Zhang Fengshui, this Feng Shui was eighty percent unable to beat Kong Mingzhong, who was obviously a head taller.
But when she thought that Kong Mingzhong would also suffer a meal of flesh and skin, and his image in the eyes of the neighbors in the village, most of them were afraid that they would be damaged by fighting with others, Mu Hongmei was a hundred unwilling.
Mu Hongmei secretly blamed herself, she still couldn't change her old problem, and she didn't think about it in a hurry. But I also made a decision in my heart in an instant, I must not implicate the old captain today no matter what!
"The surname is Zhang, what do you want to do?" (If you are interested, you can try to use Sichuan dialect, and shout these three words quickly, urgently and ruthlessly, and you will receive unexpected results)
Mu Hongmei was also forced to be anxious, and when she shouted this sentence quickly, urgently and ruthlessly, she had already rushed forward and grabbed the hem of Zhang Fengshui's clothes.
The two old guys, who were originally tense, were so frightened by Mu Hongmei's angry voice like a shrew that they were all trembling, and they all looked at her together.
When Mu Hongmei saw the two old men sweeping their eyes in unison, staring at her in disbelief, she was stunned by her unwise behavior.
But at this moment, the original mind that was confused because of fear and remorse, but because of this similar scene that was often staged in previous lives, it instantly became unusually clear and calm.
(Note: Mu Hongmei, who was scolded as a and shrew in her previous life, was often forced to quarrel and fight with others when she was a child.) Most of the people who fight are emotional and confused, but she is an outlier. In order to suffer less damage, whenever she was forced to fight, she developed a state of keeping a high level of clarity and trying to seize every opportunity to cause the other party to suffer more damage. Over time, it becomes a habit, an instinct.
It's not that the doll is making it up, it's not that the doll is making it sick again, this is really scientifically based. It's just that if a person wants to cultivate such superpowers, the environment in which he lives must meet certain conditions - if you don't believe it, you can go to the brick family for consultation. )
ps: The doll really doesn't want to be broken, but in the face of reality, it's still such a tragic change. Even if you want to say "I've been working hard" again, I'm so pale and weak, and my eyes are blind from crying.
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