Zhang Yan had lunch in the Liu family compound, Liu Renzhang sent her home, and the two walked hand in hand on the streets and alleys for the first time, and the children in the village followed behind the two of them, coaxing, "Shame, shame, hold hands before they get married." The neighbors also discussed, "Look, Renzhang and Zhang Yan are a good match, it seems that the Liu family compound is about to hold a wedding banquet, and now the old Zhang family can be regarded as having a firm foothold in Shuangliu Village......"

Zhang Yan wants this effect, although his cousin Zhang Shibao is now a well-known figure in Huang County, but in Shuangliu Village, the old Zhang family is still inferior, all the villagers and neighbors take Daddy Liu's head as a horse, and the happy appearance of Daddy Liu during dinner makes Zhang Yan's heart completely let go of the burden, in the courtyard of the Liu family, in Shuangliu Village, and even in Huangxian County, as long as there is the support of Daddy Liu, the waist board will naturally harden, Zhang Yan has been yearning for the Liu family compound for a long time, and the cultural inheritance that has accumulated for hundreds of years exudes confidence and glory from the bones. It's so mysterious to Zhang Yan.

Liu Renzhang sent Zhang Yan to the door of Zhang's house, turned around and was about to leave, Zhang Yan pulled him and said gently, "Renzhang, for so many years, you have never come to my house once, grandpa has always wanted to see you." At this time, Zhang Lu walked out of the courtyard on crutches, Renzhang hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, Zhang Lu squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Renzhang, come into the house and sit for a while." ”

"Renzhang, what's wrong with your father, right? He is also a handful of age now, and he is not as old as before, jumping into an ice cave to save people is life-threatening. ”

"Grandpa, my dad is fine, Zhang Yan stayed at my house for dinner today, my dad was very happy, and he specially drank a few more glasses."

Zhang Yan made tea and went into the house to sleep, she knew that her grandfather would ask about the miscellaneous things in the Liu family's compound when he saw Renzhang, and Renzhang would not be able to leave at all without an hour or two. Over the years, the Liu and Zhang families have basically broken off and moved, although Wang Huilan runs to the Liu family compound every day, but the matter of the Liu family compound is tight-lipped like a bottle, Zhang Lu is also embarrassed to ask his granddaughter-in-law long and short, now Liu Renzhang is about to become the son-in-law of the Zhang family, is a guest, the key Renzhang is loyal and honest, there is no city government, anything can be set out, Zhang Lu is extremely fond of his granddaughter Zhang Yan, loves the house and Wu, and naturally looks down on Renzhang, and it is natural to leave him for dinner at night.

"Renzhang, does your aunt Liu Muyan have a correspondence with the Liu family's compound? Is she married? ”

"Grandpa, there have been three or four years, Aunt Muyan lost contact with the family, since the liberation and received several letters from her, she told my father in the letter, a few years ago she was secretly sent to Shanghai by the party organization to study, and now after completing her studies, she worked in the General Hospital of the East China Military Region, after the outbreak of the Korean War, she went to the Korean battlefield with the army, and never contacted her family after going to North Korea. As for getting married, it should be married, this summer she wrote to say that she planned to hold a wedding in Nanjing on National Day, and the man she was going to marry was a head of Sanye, and said that she would return to her hometown after getting married, but the Korean War broke out, and she didn't say whether the wedding was held as scheduled, but she said that she went to North Korea to join the war! Zhang Lu listened very carefully, and he was particularly concerned about Liu Muyan in the Liu family's compound.

"Renzhang, your second brother Liu Yizhang went to the Korean battlefield this time, I hope he can see your Aunt Muyan and take care of him."

"Grandpa, this is very possible, I heard Uncle Jiang from the Armed Forces Department say that Yizhang's unit is also subordinate to the East China Military Region, it would be great if it could really be together, don't look at my second brother is five or six years younger than Aunt Mu Yan, but he will definitely try his best to protect his aunt." Grandpa, I heard that Aunt Mu Yan participated in the Eighth Road with my brother-in-law Zhang Shibao ten years ago, doesn't he know about my aunt's news? ”

"Mu Yan and Shibao did join the army together back then, but it didn't take long for Mu Yan to be transferred to the headquarters of the Jiaodong Military Region, Shibao still stayed in the Bohai Detachment, and there were correspondence in the first year or two, and then they gradually broke off contact, I also let Shibao inquire, and the situation is similar to what you said, do your uncle and uncle want to Mu Yan?"

"Uncle thinks very much, Aunt Muyan's every letter is read repeatedly, Zhizhang saw him shed tears several times while reading the letter, my uncle doesn't know why she rarely mentions Aunt Muyan, as if Aunt Muyan is not her biological daughter, maybe it has something to do with her eating fasting and chanting Buddha over the years, I listened to my uncle, since my grandmother passed away, my uncle has never been happy, changed the west wing into a Buddhist hall, and has not been out of the door of the Liu family compound for more than 20 years, my grandmother's death hit my uncle too hard!" Zhang Lu fell into deep thought, the private relationship between him and Jiang Junqing is vivid, and the past is like smoke but unforgettable!

After the wedding date of Liu Renzhang and Zhang Yan was set, the Liu family compound began to get busy, Liu Wengui was designated by Liu Lao's father as the main thing, he led Zhang Luo, Liu Chengzu was responsible for the banquet list, Liu Zhongzhang led Renzhang, Shuzhang, Zhizhang, poems, and letters to clean the courtyard, Aidao led Wei Ji, Nian Shu, and Xigu to arrange the new house, and Liu Lao Niang led the ladies of each room to make window flowers, small red flowers and large and small happy words, more than ten days have passed, everything is ready, the entire Liu family compound has a new look, and the big red lanterns are also hung at the gate.

On the day of Laba Festival, Zhizhang and Xigu sang Laba ballads after school, "Laba, sacrificial stove, the New Year is coming, the girl wants flowers, the boy wants a cannon, the old mother eats osmanthus cake, and the old man wears a new felt hat!" "Running home with a bounce

Liu Renzhang is going to get married tomorrow, the Liu family compound is immersed in joy, this year's Laba rice is also extraordinarily rich, Liu Lao Dad invited someone to slaughter two pigs early in the morning, Liu Lao Niang made a big pot of rice, but also stewed a big pot of pig bones and pig water, and called all the more than 20 people in the courtyard to eat pig killing dishes together, Liu Lao Niang specially picked out some meaty bones for Zhizhang and Xinzhang to send to Liu Wenxi's family and Liu Wenhua's family respectively, Xigu smiled and said to Zhizhang, "Fourth brother, you have to run faster, My sister-in-law has been waiting for you at the mouth of the alley for a long time. "Just after school, Xigu and Zhizhang saw Da Ai leading Xiao Zhang to play in Wenjia Hutong, since Da Ai and Zhi Zhang set up a baby kiss, although they met on time every afternoon after school, but the relationship between the two has undergone subtle changes, Da Ai is better, Zhi Zhang always feels that Da Ai is his daughter-in-law, it used to be natural to touch, and now Zhizhang will feel flustered and blush.

"Xigu, don't always make jokes about Zhizhang, it won't be four or five years before Daai wants to become your sister-in-law." Aidao helped Zhizhang to count the valley, these two years to Aidao to the door to the door to love the rice to propose a lot of marriage, every time Aidao to the eldest brother, the second brother is not married to the reason to resign, even the other party's face is not seen, in fact, she has not let go of Liu Shangzhang in her heart, Liu Shangzhang is one year older than Aidao, the two families are only separated by a Wenzi alley, the third Yan has been without milk after giving birth to Liu Shangzhang, he grew up eating Liu Lao Niang's milk, since he was a child, he grew up in the Liu family's house, when the love was first opened, Liu Shangzhang and Aidao secretly got better, at that time Liu Wenhua was still the richest man in Huang County, In Huangxian, Yantai and other places have industries, in the late stage of the Liberation War, Liu Kuizhang led the Bohai Detachment of the Jiaodong Military Region to liberate Huangxian, and took the lead in the land reform movement in Shuangliu Village. Ai Dao saw that Xinzhang was going to send bones to Liu Shangzhang's family, so he wrote in advance 'A piece of ice heart is in the jade pot!' The note was quietly stuffed into the letter and asked him to pass it on to Liu Shangzhang.

Liu Shangzhang read the note of love for rice, more than a year of thoughts suddenly turned into tears, Liu Wenhua saw his son's emotional collapse suddenly, he was shocked, he knew Shang Zhang too well, although he was born in a family of brocade clothes and jade food, he and Sanyan loved him in every way, but Shang Zhang did not have the frivolity and arrogance of the gentleman, he followed Liu Chengzu to read private school with Yizhang since he was a child, and his Chinese culture skills were on par with Yizhang, and it was even more rare to go through the rise and fall of Liu's house, and he could do honor and disgrace without being shocked, Liu Wenhua asked with concern, "Shangzhang, Who wrote the note to you? What happened? Liu Shangzhang handed the note that Aidao wrote to himself to his father, and Liu Wenhua couldn't help but say with emotion after reading it, "Shangzhang, the wind knows the strength of the grass, this girl who loves rice is really rare!" It's a pity that both of you are surnamed Liu, although our two families have already come out of the five suits, and they are not immediate relatives, but after all, the surname Liu in Shuangliu Village has the same root and origin! ”

"Dad, I don't care about this at all, the key is that our family is now a reactionary family, I was afraid that Aidao would be affected so I broke up with her ruthlessly, Yizhang knew that I had been with Aidao for many years, and he told me before he became a soldier that the door of the Liu family compound would always be open to me, but the more they treated me so well, the more I felt that I couldn't approach the Liu family compound, so as not to bring trouble to them."

"Shang Zhang, you and your mother have known about your friendship with Aidao for a long time, but it is just tacit, because your mother and I also like Aidao very much, and I don't have to say anything to Daddy Liu, in the past, our Liu Mansion and the Liu family compound were also considered to be a good match, and they were very close! But now, our Liu Zhai Tiger fell into Pingyang, caught in the whirlpool of class struggle and could not save himself, in this eventful autumn, the only one who really rescued Liu Lao, Zhang Shibao is your own cousin, he not only did not save, but also fell into the well, helped the abuse of the beast, helped the beast Liu Kuizhang to harm us, your mother ran away from home is a last resort, she cried to me, if you don't draw a clear line with me, Liu Kuizhang will send you to the field to do labor, Shang Zhang, think about it, once you leave Shuangliu Village, don't say that me and your mother will be fighting even worse, You are alone and wandering outside, my body is not as good as a day, in that case, it is better to take my life directly......" Speaking of the past, Liu Wenhua was in tears, crying silently, Liu Shangzhang hurriedly comforted Liu Wenhua, "Dad, I have never complained about my mother, let alone you, Daddy Liu's family is as kind to our family as a mountain, I remember it in my heart, now I am embarrassed that Aidao has reached the age of leaving the cabinet, I have deliberately avoided her for more than a year, just to make her die to me, I can't push her to the fire pit!" ”

"Shang Zhang, what do you do to her?" Liu Wenhua stopped his sadness, he knew that his body was getting worse, maybe he would pass away one day, the only thing he couldn't rest assured about was his son Shang Zhang, the only thing that could save Shang Zhang in the future was the Liu family compound, whether it was the rising father Liu or the rising Liu Yizhang, he would not stand by and watch Shang Zhang, if he could really marry with the Liu family compound, it was undoubtedly the brightest way out for Shang Zhang.

"Dad, let me tell you the truth, I can't bear to cut my love because I really like Aidao, if she marries someone else, I will never marry again in this life!" Liu Wenhua listened to Shang Zhang's rock-solid words, and he knew it in his heart, only to see him trembling and cutting his gown with scissors, taking out a letter from his jacket and handing it to Shang Zhang, Shang Zhang opened it and saw that it was a suicide note written by his father to himself, the content of which made him shocked, and he couldn't say a word.

"Shang Zhang, aren't you surprised? I know that I am over seventy years old, and I am considered a long-lived person in Shuangliu Village, people are rare in seventy years, I am content in this life, I have children in old age, and you are so filial, God has been very kind to me, this suicide note I wrote after I was raided last year, do you remember that I repeatedly told you? Once I have three long and two short, I must collect this robe, and now you burn the suicide note, in fact, there is another person who knows this secret, he is Liu Yanzu of the Liu family compound, he helped me design this secret room, in addition to our gold, silver and antiques, there are also a number of calligraphy and paintings collected by Liu Yanzu, those calligraphy and paintings are priceless, he secretly entrusted me to keep it before he went to Japan to study, now I know that your feelings for Aidao are unswerving, you two are the work of heaven, I am determined to promote this marriage between the two of you, the wealth in the secret room is my legal income in this life, the big carriages and property taken away by Liu Kuizhang are just skins, and they can't shake the foundation of our Liu Mansion at all, before liberation, the business of Yantai Winery has been taken care of by you, and it has become the largest wine wholesale center in China in less than three years, which is enough to show your extraordinary business talent, and indeed I have my true inheritance. In addition to maintaining your livelihood, these wealth in the secret room also provides financial support for your future revival of the willow house, you can rest assured, son, it is impossible for New China not to develop the economy, the development of the economy is inseparable from capital, once the country opens up the economy, you will have a place to use, as for your marriage with Aidao, I will immediately find an opportunity to talk to Daddy Liu, with my understanding of him, he will definitely agree, these days to Aidao so many people, Daddy Liu did not agree, I guess I am waiting for me to propose to you, Remember that the matter of the secret room must be tight-lipped, and after the marriage between you and Aidao is decided, you will tell Daddy Liu in person. ”

"Dad, you and Grandpa Yanzu are really taking precautions, if you don't prepare in advance, once these riches are found by Liu Kuizhang, he will intensify the persecution of our family, and he will take the gold in it as the so-called evidence that you 'occupy' his ancestral property. Dad, with this money, I have the courage to pursue Aidao, at least she won't starve with me, in fact, I am very confident in business, even if I don't have the wealth you left me, I can still start from scratch, but the current environment does not allow it. Dad, don't worry, if the country vigorously develops the economy in the future, I will definitely be able to revive the willow house and benefit the township. ”

In the evening, Liu Shangzhang wrote 'Only one scoop of three thousand weak water!' The note was secretly stuffed to Xinzhang who was playing in the alley, and Xinzhang smiled at Shang Zhang, turned around and ran back to the Liu family compound to hand the note to Aidao.