It was in this old restaurant that I heard the story of Ah Gong's life.

Ah Gong has seven siblings, he is the third, and has two older sisters, all of whom are younger siblings. In the early years, the village was very poor, and Ah Gong was born in the midst of war, and at the age of thirteen, he was caught by bandits in the mountains and worked as a servant. Later, the bandits were exterminated, and because he was once a bandit, he was beaten half to death by the militia group, and finally thrown back to the village, but no one hated him. Therefore, throughout his childhood and even his youth, he suffered from displacement, humiliation and blindness.

And this boy's life also laid the groundwork for his future tragedy.

During the ** period, he was stereotyped as a cow ghost and snake god because he was a member of the bandits' den. The days of that batch of fights were day and night, even a yellow-mouthed child in the village could spit on him, and he tried to hang himself several times, but he didn't find it every time, and after being discovered, it was inevitable that he would be beaten.

Later, in the past, although he survived smoothly, he fell into an injury, and it took several years to recuperate before he gradually improved. In the early eighties, when the land was divided, he also got three points of land, plus he made a small living, and his life slowly improved, he built a house and had some money to spare. At that time, Ah Gong was nearly fifty years old, and someone in the village protected him for the media, but when good things were about to come to pass, he was exposed. The widow in the violent village was beaten by the widow's husband and brother and driven out of the village, and the old man of the clan ordered that he should not be allowed to return, nor that his surname be Li, and his house and property were also taken over by his nephew. He was driven away at that time, and did not leave immediately, but returned to the village every once in a while to beg the patriarch, but every time he was beaten, and even his brothers and nephews had no one to help him.

Minglang listened to Ah Gong's story, and was stunned for a long time, she shook her head, "Impossible, my Ah Gong can't do something like that." ”

The old man stared at Minglang for a long time before he sighed and said, "That's right, he was wronged, it was not him who did that kind of dirty thing, but his younger brother Li Yam!" ”

"Ah Gong took the blame for him?" Bright and angry.

"No, although Yamane is soft-hearted, how can he admit such a thing? That Li Yam is very similar to his body, the cornfield is pitch black, and the widow doesn't know who it is, at this time, Li Yam came out to testify against your grandfather, and everyone believed his words, because, Shangen is already infamous in this village, he is a hooligan Everyone believes it, and Li Yam has a little prestige because he learned a little Chinese medicine in his early years, treating diseases for the people in the village, and he is Shan Gen's younger brother, who will doubt it? The old man's parents sighed, although thirty years have passed, but that past seems to be still being broadcast in front of his eyes.

"Then, how do you know that my grandfather is wronged?" Minglang asked.

"I didn't know at first, but after Yamane was driven away, Li Yam got drunk and went back to quarrel with his daughter-in-law, and when I talked about it, I happened to pass by the door that day and knew that he was so despicable. It's a pity that he wronged your grandfather and made your grandfather carry the black pot, but your grandfather's family property and house naturally fell into his hands. I later went to the patriarch, but the patriarch said that Yamane Shudian had forgotten his ancestors, was morally corrupt, and was no longer a person surnamed Li, so he was not allowed to mention it. ”

Minglang trembled with anger, and asked with a gloomy face, "Is Li Yam dead?" ”

"No, now his body is tough, he gave birth to three sons, and now he has a group of children and grandchildren, he is also a lack of morality, he only recognizes men in his eyes, he gave birth to a girl before, he threw it on the ridge, and died of cold. Now several of his sons have made money, and the second one is also the village director, who is the most prestigious person in the village, a large group of filial sons and grandsons, he is over seventy, and he also asked a little girl in her early twenties to fill the house, it is really a waste of other girls, but it is not a waste, which one of the women hooked up with this hookup, and the one who was eyebrow-raising with Director Li, and secretly Chen Cang with his grandson, chaos! And his youngest son is also a barbaric goods, even this year, and forced everyone to pay tribute to the eldest prince, 300 yuan per household, and all this money fell into their pockets. When the old man talked about Li Yam, he also had unspeakable resentment.

Minglang pondered for a moment, and said to Dabao: "You go and help me find Nan Wulao immediately, prepare Shoumu, and prepare the things to be used for the funeral," after a pause, a chill flashed in her eyes, "Find sixteen more strong men, and carry my grandfather's Shoumu into the Lime Hall!" ”

"Do you want one or two pairs of Shoumu?" Dabao did not forget her previous instructions.

Minglang was silent for a moment, "Two! ”

"And the other one, also carried into the lime hall?"

Minglang said: "Yes, it can't be separated, it's a mound of clothes, I will put a set of clothes in it!" ”

The old man looked at her in surprise, "This, not everyone can enter the lime hall......"

"That person is Ah Gong's own daughter!" Minglang said suddenly.

"Ah, Yamane got married in the end? Hey, it's so young and gone, it's pitiful! The old man sighed.

Minglang said to Dabao Agong: "Old man, you lead me into the village, I want to see Li Yam!" ”

Dabao Ah Gong hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid, he may not be able to sell the account, he occupies your Ah Gong's house, and has such a good reputation, how can he allow Shan Gen to come back and tarnish his reputation?" Even mentioning it made him feel insulted! ”

"It's okay, you just take me, I have my own way!" Bright and faint.

Dabao Ah Gong pondered for a moment before saying, "Okay, I'll go with you to beg him, hey, but he may not be able to read my face." ”

In this world, there is nothing that cannot be solved, no matter how hard you are, there is always a way to make you submit. Minglang listened to his words and did not say anything more.

Dabao went to work according to Minglang's instructions, and Dabao's grandfather entered the village with Minglang.

There are still some mud brick houses in the village, which are very dilapidated, but there are also many new buildings. Dabao Ah Gong led Ming Lang to a three-story house and said, "This is Li Yam's home, this house land was originally your Ah Gong's, but he later occupied it and built a building on the spot!" ”

Minglang looked at this house, it should have been built for about three or four years, the exterior wall is covered with white tiles, three and a half floors, and there is a gourd-shaped pavilion on the top floor, which shows that it has also seen some of the world.

At the door, a woman of about forty or fifty walked out with a basin, her face was a little indifferent, "Third uncle, here!" ”

Minglang guessed that she was Li Yam's daughter-in-law, and sure enough, Dabao said fairly: "Yes, second sister-in-law, is your father-in-law at home?" ”

"In!" She replied lightly and muttered, "I said I wanted to eat pigeon meat in the morning, you go in and find him, I have to go to the chicken shed!" After that, the gods left in a chattering manner, which shows that she has a bad relationship with her father-in-law.

Dabao Ah Gong was just about to lead her in, when he saw a middle-aged man in an awkward suit come out, he looked a little like Ah Gong between his eyebrows, but his expression was tired and cold, and when he saw Da Bao Ah Gong, he didn't shout, just looked at him fixedly. Then it was Dabao Ah Gong who shouted respectfully: "Yo, the director is at home!" ”

"Yes, the third uncle is so free!" He glanced at Minglang, and his indifferent face showed a strange smile, "Where did this big girl come from?" Looks handsome! ”

Dabao Ah Gong hurriedly said: "She is the granddaughter of your third uncle!" Then, he said to Minglang: "According to the seniority, you have to call him a second uncle!" ”

Before Minglang could say anything, Director Li glanced at Minglang coldly, and then said to Dabao Gong unhappily: "Third uncle, are you old and confused or what?" Where did I come from my third uncle? Don't just bring some people with other intentions to recognize your relatives, our family is not a good hall! After that, he glanced at Minglang with a little contempt, Minglang's hair was messy, he was wearing a pair of white-washed jeans, and a somewhat old sweatshirt, which did look very down.

Dabao Ah Gong blushed and said in a low voice: "After so many years, why bother to remember?" Besides, this time she came back with your uncle's body for burial, and she recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors......"

"What?" Director Li didn't wait for Dabao Grandpa to finish speaking, he was furious, looked at Dabao Grandpa angrily, and said sharply: "You are really old and confused, who allowed her to bring that shameless old thing back?" We don't have this person in our family for a long time, you let him come and go as soon as possible, don't defile our house! ”

An old voice sounded in the inner room, "What are you yelling about?" As the voice fell, I saw a young woman in an earthy red dress helping an old man out, the old man was wearing a straight Mao suit, a pen pinned to his chest pocket, gray hair, a slightly chubby figure, a ruddy face, and a bit of a retired old cadre's posture.

And the woman has been supporting him, and she looks a little good, thinking that it is the one who Dabao Ah Gong said that Li Yam married later.

The young woman helped him sit on a rocking chair, he slowly put his legs on the feet of the rocking chair, and then shook the placket of his clothes slightly, and then slowly raised his eyes to look at Dabao Ah Gong, "It's a shrimp head, I haven't seen you for a few days, your old cold legs are better?" ”

Dabao Ah Gong looked a little humble, and replied: "Brother Yam, it's better, it's better!" ”

"Divide the business, go back and get some snake wine you brought back from Guangxi to your uncle!" His voice was a little careless, and his face was full of cold expressions.

"Okay, Dad!" Director Li responded, looking a little disdainful, as if he felt that Dabao Grandpa was here to take a bargain.

Dabao Ah Gong said thank you in a curtling manner, and just wanted to speak, Li Yam glanced at him lightly, "You are not young anymore, you should also have a sense of proportion in doing things, what to say and what not to say, weigh a little!" ”

Dabao Ah Gong was forced to go back when he got to the words, so he had to turn around and look at Ming Lang with some embarrassment.

Minglang still didn't speak, his face was calm, and his eyes were so black that they were bottomless, like two whirlpools, and under the light, he only felt that his eyes were gloomy and pale, and the ghosts were hideous.

Dabao Ah Gong said cheekily: "It's just that this is the granddaughter of the Yamane brothers, and Yamane is no longer here, I just want to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, and I will do funerals in the lime hall......"

"Divide the business, take a few hundred yuan and give it to her!" Li Yam's face was calm, his eyes that didn't show any emotion raised slightly, and then he said to Dabao Agong: "That's your Shangen brother, it has nothing to do with me, I broke off relations with him after he did that kind of degrading thing." ”

Dabao Ah Gong was a little angry, and a trace of flush appeared on his old face, "The events of that year were clearly ......"

With a "bang", Li Yam's face suddenly became sharp, and he kicked the glass teapot on the coffee table to the ground, scattering fragments, and Dabao Ah Gong was suddenly silenced.