Chapter 2 Luck and Evil
The sun was setting in the west, the Zhu family was neatly staffed, and dinner was ready. The Zhu family had dinner at this time, mainly to take advantage of the fact that it was not necessary to spend wax and oil, and God would not take advantage of it.
In the eyes of Zhu Ping'an, this set of tables and chairs can be said to be the best furniture of the Zhu family. The tables, chairs and benches of the Ming Dynasty are famous in modern times, and the materials are good and fine, and the master craftsmen make utensils, as if the master wrote poems, "two sentences a year, a chant and two tears", and a good chair is made, "three times a day, how to be like fifteen women's skin!" ”
The old man of the Zhu family was a tall, thin old man with a square face, wearing a cyan coarse cloth shirt, holding a dry tobacco in his hand, and taking two puffs from time to time.
The old man of the Zhu family had a stack of boiled peanuts in front of him, and a glass of turbid wine next to him, which was in stark contrast to the rotten vegetable leaves, pickled vegetables and gruel on the table.
Mrs. Liu, who was sitting against Mr. Zhu, had a somewhat sparse hair, but she was neatly combed, and she didn't look like she was getting along. Sitting next to Mrs. Zhu Liu is the youngest son and daughter-in-law of Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu, that is, Zhu Ping'an's fourth uncle and fourth aunt, the fourth uncle Zhu Shouxin and the fourth aunt Zhao just got married this year, the fourth uncle is fair-skinned, and Mrs. Zhu seems to be carved out of a mold, and is even favored by the old lady. The fourth aunt was wearing a brand-new silver-red makeup gown, a shiny braid was tied in a bun on the top of her head, a gilded small crested hairpin was inserted on it, and a pink velvet flower was also inserted.
Opposite Old Man Zhu, the fair-skinned middle-aged man sitting was Zhu Ping'an's uncle, Zhu Shouren. He was dressed in a half-new sunflower-colored cocoon silk, with wide and fat sleeves, and a square scarf, and he didn't know what he was thinking with his head down. Next to her is the eldest aunt Wu, wearing a half-new straight-necked and small-sleeved pleated skirt, which looks much older than Chen's, and is neatly packed, and next to her is their belated six-year-old son Zhu Pingjun, also wearing a brand-new makeup jacket, pouting and half-leaning in the arms of her mother Wu.
Then there are Zhu Ping'an's parents in this life, his father Zhu Shouyi, the bronze complexion is very strong, a typical crop man, but these days Zhu Ping'an also knows that his cheap father can be said to be an all-rounder, can hunt, carpentry, farming is still a good hand, but his personality is very honest, it can be said to be wooden. Zhu Ping'an's eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan is ten years old this year, almost a copy of his father Zhu Shouyi, strong and honest.
The third uncle is very similar to his father, and he knows at a glance that he is an honest farmer, and the third aunt is the Zhang family who persuaded the Chen family at the door just now. The third uncle and three aunts have been married for many years, and they still have only one daughter, that is, Zhu Pingyu, a timid little girl in the arms of the third aunt.
There are a lot of right and wrong in the small courtyard of the farmhouse.
Uncle Zhu Shouren is a scholar, although he has not been admitted to Xiucai for more than ten years, but he is finally a child. Scholars who read the Four Books and the Five Classics must pass the three examinations of the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination in order to obtain the fame of Xiucai. Uncle Zhu Shouren concentrated on reading books, not about agricultural production, and took the exam for more than ten years before he passed the county examination and the government examination six years ago, and obtained the title of Tongsheng. Old Man Zhu and Mrs. Zhu value their eldest son very much, thinking that he is the hope of the Zhu family's glory and ancestor, especially after the eldest uncle Zhu Shouren obtained a child, they also favored the uncle's family. The fourth uncle is the youngest son, and Mrs. Zhu is even more spoiled. As for the father and the third uncle, they don't care much about it. There are those who are valued, there are those who are favored, and there are those who are not cared for, how can there be less right and wrong when a family is together.
The eccentricity of the old man and the old lady is still obvious, just from the point of view of clothing, the family is very different, the uncle and the fourth uncle's family are better dressed, semi-new clothes, their own family and the third uncle's family are coarse cloth clothes and patches.
It seems that I have to work hard, not to mention the glory of my ancestors, at least let my family live a better life.
As soon as he entered the house with his little short legs, Zhu Ping'an saw a strange phenomenon, everyone in the Zhu family had a white air column above their heads, and the white air column above the head of Uncle Zhu Shouren was a little thicker than everyone else, but it was all white.
The sudden appearance of the phenomenon surprised Zhu Ping'an, and he quickly shook his head, and when he closed his eyes and opened them to look again, the strange phenomenon just now disappeared, everyone returned to normal, and the white air column could no longer be seen.
Strange, what happened just now, it was not dazzling just now, it is impossible for me to have a problem with my eyesight, how is it a bit like the luck written in a novel, can I say that I can see the luck of others? It's very bizarre to be reborn by yourself, and it makes sense to be able to see other people's luck, but why can't you see other people's luck now?!
"Why are you standing stupidly, you can't come over to eat." Mother Chen saw Zhu Ping'an standing at the door in a daze, and couldn't help but remind him, silly boy, if you don't come again, your eccentric grandmother will give your share to the eldest and fourth family!
"Oh, here we are." Zhu Ping'an hurriedly came back to his senses and answered. Forget it, it's very bizarre to see other people's luck, and it's normal for me to be confused for a while.
Before eating, Zhu Ping'an still maintained the habits of his previous life, and ran to the washbasin with his short legs to wash his hands.
This is a bit unusual in the ancient countryside where hygiene is not very important, especially the little boys in the village are like mud monkeys, such as Zhu Pingjun of the uncle's family, who is now nesting in the arms of the eldest aunt and snorting. Zhu Ping'an has insisted on washing his hands and face since he came to this life to become this little boy, and after more than ten days, he has been clearly distinguishable from the group of runny little boys, a white and tiger-headed little kid, which is still quite eye-catching.
"After this kid recovers from his illness, he pays attention to cleanliness, so he can't be evil." The little fourth aunt covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and looked Zhu Ping'an up and down with a pair of thin eyes.
Obsessed?
Zhu Ping'an was obviously taken aback by the little fourth aunt, in this kind of closed-minded and backward countryside, it is very dangerous to be suspected of evil spirits, just think about the old king who was poured a bowl of gray water when he talked in his dreams! I've been very careful, I didn't show any timeless thoughts or anything like that, I just washed my hands, the little fourth aunt is really a restless woman, and the fourth uncle who is idle is really a perfect match.
Zhu Ping'an made up his mind, he could see that there was such a thing as luck, and he was absolutely tight-lipped and would not tell anyone.
As for the little fourth aunt, before Zhu Ping'an could figure out how to deal with it, his mother Chen had already quit!
"Who do you say is evil, I think you are evil, my son is evil if he pays attention to cleanliness, what about you, wash your face every day and often wear new clothes, isn't that a fox spirit possessed." Hearing Xiao Zhao's words, a nameless anger rose in Chen's heart, and he stood up and took two steps forward, standing in front of Xiao Zhao, and asked her to give an explanation.
Zhu Ping'an's ten-year-old brother Zhu Pingchuan also said that his younger brother would not be evil.
"Mother, look at the second sister-in-law, I just said it casually, and the second sister-in-law is like this." Xiao Zhao avoided Chen's gaze, turned his head and asked Mrs. Zhu for help with a look of grievance, and wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, as if he was wronged.
"That's it? I just said a word about you, you just cried and wiped your tears like this, it's really contrived, but it's a pity that I'm not the fourth brother, so I don't eat you! The fourth family, you must make it clear today, otherwise I don't want to. "The Chen family doesn't eat Xiao Zhao's set, he speaks coldly, and is full of heroism, which is diametrically opposed to the little fourth aunt pretending to be soft and pitiful