Chapter 52: The Past
"Today, while the big guys are here, as the village head, I have a few words to say." With his glass in hand, the village chief stood up and looked around.
Seeing this, everyone put down the chopsticks in their hands and quietly looked up at the village chief at the main table.
The main table is a large round table that can seat ten people.
At the top of the position sat the three old people with the highest seniority in the village, followed by several old people from the Qingli family, plus the village chief and Zhang Liang were just ten people.
"I want to toast a few old men with this glass of wine, thank you for your kid who is willing to come to our Lotus Village to invest, so that everyone can have a new house to live in." After draining the wine in the cup in one gulp, the village chief picked up the bottle and filled the empty glass.
Raised his glass and looked at Zhang Liang, "Second cup to Zhang Gong, thank you for taking this group of workers and brothers for working overtime for the construction of our Lotus Village." ”
"Big brother, don't say that, this is what we should do." Zhang Liang was smiling and watching the excitement, but when he saw the village chief looking at him with a wine glass.
Immediately stood up, he was not a few old men, he could sit in his seat with peace of mind and wait for the village chief to toast.
"It should be two different things from sincerity, I won't say much more, I'll do this glass of wine first as a respect, Brother Zhang is free." As soon as he raised his head, the village chief picked up the wine glass and drank it, Zhang Liang had no choice but to pick up the wine glass and dry it.
The people who were lured by the fragrant smell of vegetables thought that the village chief's words were finished, and they could finally eat.
Who knew that the village chief turned in the direction of the cup, and stared directly at Qingli who was sitting at a table with Mo Yu and a few young people.
Looking at the village chief's gaze, sweat broke out on Qingli's forehead, and she was now uncomfortable and felt very bad.
Shrinking her head, Qingli secretly hid behind Mo Yu, hoping that the village chief wouldn't toss her.
"Hide, I won't eat you again." Seeing Qingli hiding, the village chief stared at her and said with a smile.
"Uncle, I don't know how to drink, don't come to this set!" I saw that I really couldn't hide. Qingli didn't hide anymore, and stood up generously and said.
It's not that she doesn't give face to the village chief, it's that she can't drink!
She drank a lot of alcohol and poured it when she touched it. She also likes to get drunk, and no one can stop her from going crazy, and her friends say that she is no less powerful than a nuclear bomb when she is drunk.
"Who let you drink, Uncle just wants to thank you, not you. No family in the village will be able to live in a new house in such a short period of time, and Zhen'an Construction will not think about growing strawberries. Sighing, the village chief was actually quite uncomfortable in his heart.
He has been the village chief for so many years, but he has not been able to find a good way for the villagers, so that the villagers can only have food and clothing, and he has to rely on a junior to find a way, he is ashamed!
After listening to the village chief's words, Zhen'an and Jianshe stood up, looked at Qingli and said, "Yes." Uncle should thank you too! If you hadn't lent us money to build a greenhouse and helped us get strawberry seedlings, we wouldn't have made thousands in half a month. ”
As soon as they heard that the construction said that they had earned thousands of dollars in half a month, the villagers smacked their tongues for a while, they only knew that the strawberries of the construction were not bad, how could they know that they had earned so much, why didn't they have the courage to plant it in the first place?
Regret not being at the beginning!
Qingli waved her hand, embarrassed, this was really not her credit, she just said it casually. Or Zhen'an Construction, the two of them have courage.
Pursing his lips, Jianjian ignored Qingli's blushing face and the villagers' discussions, and continued, "Uncle is ashamed, when something happened to your family. In addition to having the strength to do it, Uncle can't even pay a few hundred yuan for the journey, if Uncle can come up with that idea of the travel expenses, he won't let Brother Jianguo and his sister-in-law wait for so many days before going home! Speaking of this, the construction eyes were red.
This time last year. His family was in a difficult time, the old man suddenly suffered a stroke, and the family's only little savings were thrown away in the hospital.
It was also at this time that the two Jianguo had an accident in order to rush back early to accompany the glass girl to take the college entrance examination. When the old lady received the call, she fainted on the spot, the two older ones were in school, and the old one and the little one were left in the house.
The little one is still ignorant, the ignorant one, and the old man is white-headed overnight.
After settling the little grandson and his wife, the old man borrowed money all over the village, wanting to bring back the bodies of his son and daughter-in-law.
But no one in the village can take the money at this time, and there is a little surplus at the end of each year, and they have to buy money for spring seeds or something, not that they don't borrow, but they really don't.
The villagers all discussed, each family pooled some money, and went to bring Jianguo and his family back, and the third uncle who knew the news picked up his coffin and sent it over without saying a word.
It's not my uncle's coffin, and when they get the money, the two of them don't know how many days they have to wait to go home.
sighed, the construction couldn't go on with red eyes, they were all poor!
As soon as I heard the words of construction, the lively scene instantly fell silent, and several soft-hearted aunts in the village remembered the tragic incident that happened in Qingli's house last year, and tears flowed down in an instant.
In less than a month, Qingli's family had two funerals in succession, and just let his son and daughter-in-law go to the ground, and the old lady walked away.
The workers brought by Zhang Liang looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, and the originally lively scene was suddenly filled with a sad atmosphere, which made the gang a little restless.
Qingli lowered her head, bit her lip with red eyes, and warned herself not to cry.
It's all gone, she took on the parents who gave birth to her, and repaid the deity who gave her a second life, and the deity's two younger brothers and grandfather have become an indispensable bond and responsibility in her life.
It's just that her heart hurts, her gentle and beautiful mother, her hot-tempered and kind-hearted father, and her handsome, smelly, beautiful and confident brother, she will never see her again.
How many times did I dream back at midnight, and tears soaked my pillow.
How many times have I dreamed that when the family was reunited, I was drunk in the dream and didn't want to wake up.
She thought she had buried her thoughts deeply, deeply, but it wasn't.
It's just that when I'm awake, I don't want to think about it, I don't want to touch, only if I don't think about it, my heart will not hurt so much.
Mo Yu and the others looked at Qingli, who lowered his head and was covered with sadness and weeping silently, and his heart throbbed.
Su Zhenbang sat on the top, looking at his sad granddaughter in the air, his red eyes were gloomy and speechless.
Sighing, Mo Wenzhi patted Su Zhenbang's shoulder, and said earnestly, "You have to carry it, your granddaughter hasn't married yet, your grandson hasn't grown up yet, you have fallen, what should you do with a few children?" ”
"Lao Su, we must look forward when we live, and we will be born, old, sick and die. Natural disasters** no one could have predicted. The deceased is gone, and we can't just remember the past and not the present. The son and daughter-in-law are gone, and you still have grandchildren. You see that the glass girl is filial, Lele is smart, and sensible, you should be happy. Zhao Chengzhe answered.
The two members of the Deng family nodded in unison, and Lao Zhao said it well. People have to look forward to life, they can't always indulge in the sadness of the past and can't extricate themselves, they are all half-cut into the ground, how many years do they have to live?
While you are still alive, you can live happily and comfortably, so that you will not come to the world in vain. Su Zhenbang nodded, choked up, "I understand what you say, just looking at the girl like that, I feel distressed!" Pick up the wine in front of you. Su Zhenbang drank it all.
Ay~
With a long sigh, several people were silent.
"You take Lili back first." patted Mo Yu on the shoulder and persuaded with a word.
With Lili's current state, such a lively scene is not suitable for her, so let's go back first!
Mo Yu thought about it, decided to listen to it, hugged Qingli's shoulder, and asked softly, "Let's go back, okay?" ”
Raising his head, the worry and distress in Mo Yu's eyes came into view. Qingli chuckled in her heart, did she make everyone worry?
She's so bad, she just wowns in the memories of the past, and makes the people who care about her sad.
Nodding. Qingli whispered, "Okay." ”
Nodding at everyone, Mo Yu grabbed Qingli's shoulders and led her home.
When he finished speaking, he was still ignorant, but he saw his sister's tears, and he knew that his sister was unhappy.
While everyone didn't notice him, he slipped off the stool. Walk alone to the back mountain.
He is going to the foot of the back mountain to pick Jizi flowers for his sister (a kind of wild flower in the author's hometown, the flower juice is very sweet, and he drank it as honey water in his childhood, but he doesn't seem to have seen it in the past few years.) Coax my sister to be happy.
No one noticed that a child had disappeared under the noses of many adults.
"Okay, today is a happy day, we won't talk about the past, the big guys are delicious and drinkable, today we are all not drunk and do not return. Xiao Zhang, let the big guy not be restrained, it's a pity not to eat so many dishes. Seeing that the scene was out of control, Su Zhenbang stood up and said.
The completion of the activity center, how happy it is, there is no need to be disappointed for his family's affairs.
"Yes, you're welcome, today's meal is for our Lotus Village, thank you for working overtime for the construction of our village during this time. Don't talk about more, everyone eats. Holding a wine glass, the village chief said loudly.
The workers who were working were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the village chief, and their eyes were all aimed at Zhang Liang, and the corners of his mouth twitched vigorously in those eyes. "Thank you, thank you all for your hospitality." Standing up, Zhang Liang picked up the wine glass and drank it all on behalf of the workers.
"The taste of this shrimp is really good, it turns out that lobsters can still do this, the lobsters that my kid fishes, in addition to stir-frying meat in the shell, or throw it away, my daughter-in-law is impatient to make this, I think it is troublesome to pick the shell." Picking up the shell of the lobster, the drunken middle-aged man said to the co-workers at the same table.
"Who said it wasn't, we have this stuff everywhere there, especially when it's raining, and the drying field is crawling all over the place, and no one eats it or wants it, and it's a waste to think about it now." A worker who was eating spicy lobster was very energetic, and when he heard the words of his companion, he agreed very much.
Who would have thought that lobsters still have so many practices, no wonder their village is biased like this, and there are still people who are willing to invest, and people have flexible brains!
Even shrimp can be made different, not to mention, the taste is good.
"You say, I'll ask how to make lobsters, will they teach them?" A young man who drank his face asked in a low voice.
The people at the same table were stunned for a moment when they heard his question.
Why should others teach him, if he is not related to him, how big a face can he let others teach him his best skills, don't dream.
Laugh at~
A few people eat shrimp and eat shrimp, and those who drink wine drink, but they are unwilling to answer the guy's question.
Laughing, the guy touched the bridge of his nose and felt like he had asked an idiotic question.
He still talks less and eats more shrimp, and if he doesn't eat it quickly, the shrimp will be eaten by these guys.
"This stuff is going to be delicious?" Mingyuan looked at a lobster with disgust and asked with a word of intoxication.
Eat the meat, throw away the shell in his hand, take out a lobster from the plate and continue to pick the shell, glanced at Mingyuan,, he will eat it if it is not delicious.
"You'll regret it if you don't eat it." Dongzi patted Mingyuan's shoulder, shook the oily shrimp in his hand, and said temptingly.
Is it really that delicious?
Mingyuan pushed his glasses, staring at the luscious lobster on the plate, with teeth and claws, hesitated, and finally reached out and picked up one.
Learning from a word, Mingyuan clumsily removed the shell of the lobster, looked at the shrimp meat in his hand and swallowed saliva, put his heart into his mouth and bit it.
It's fresh, spicy, numb, delicious.
Suddenly opened his eyes, and Mingyuan regretted it for a while.
He had only eaten shrimp from the sea, and this was the first time he had eaten it on land.
I didn't expect it to taste so good, it tasted numb and spicy, it was enjoyable, the only bad thing was that there was too little meat, and the meat that took a lot of effort to peel off was gone.
Seeing that there were not many on the plate, and there were piles of shells in front of several people on the table, Mingyuan hurriedly scooped up one, and if he didn't eat it, there would be no more.
He decided that he was going to catch a lot of lobsters tomorrow, and let Lili burn a big pot for him to eat slowly, and enjoy eating. (To be continued.) )