Chapter 8: The Village Chief's House
"Sister Yao! You said that your father will marry a daughter-in-law in the future, what would you think! Suddenly, Yi Dashan asked.
Gu Yao tilted her head to look at him, and said with a smile: "It's good, so that I can have a little brother or a little sister!" ”
"Do you really think so?" After asking, Yi Dashan was embarrassed, Sister Yao in front of her was still an 8-year-old female doll.
So he changed his words and said: "What, uncle just asks, don't go to your heart!" ”
Gu Yao smiled and said, "Did Uncle say anything?" I didn't hear that! As he spoke, he winked at Yi Dashan.
Yi Dashan froze at first, then reacted and laughed, this Sister Yao is really smart!
However, I still hope that Brother Jiang can find a daughter-in-law, so that life can be perfect!
Suddenly, the two of them heard a noise coming from the old house at the door, and the specific sound was not clear, but they still recognized the sharp voice that belonged to Yi Zhou's family.
Yi Dashan frowned, this Yi Zhou clan is really ......
Gu Yao rolled her eyes speechlessly, it's not good to give you food, it's really ......
After a while, Gu Yao saw Yi Jiang walk out with an ugly face, and thinking of the noise just now, Gu Yao pursed his lips.
"Daddy, let's go eat, Yao'er is hungry."
Yi Jiang saw Gu Yao's pursed little mouth, and his originally dull mood instantly improved, nodded Gu Yao's little nose, and said with a smile: "You, you know how to eat, be careful and become a big fat man in the future!" ”
"Not really." Gu Yao took Yi Jiang's hand and said coquettishly.
Yi Dashan watched from the side, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go to dinner first, I guess it's waiting for us." As he spoke, he picked up the sticks on the ground and walked ahead.
Yi Jiang took Gu Yao's hand and pulled her towards the village chief's house.
Because it was lunch time, there was no one in sight in the village, so the three of them quickly arrived at the village chief's house.
At the door, I met the village chief who was waiting outside.
"Brother Jiang, this is your daughter, she looks really good!" The village chief said to Yi Jiang with a smile.
"Yes, Uncle Village Chief, her name is Gu Yao." Yi Jiang first explained to the village chief, and then said to Gu Yao with his hand: "Yao'er, call the village chief's grandfather." ”
"Hello village chief, grandpa." Gu Yao greeted the village chief with a smile.
"Okay, Sister Yao'er is hungry, come, come in and eat." For polite children, the village chief liked it very much, and stretched out his hand with a smile to beckon people in.
The population of the village chief's family is not complicated, the old couple gave birth to two sons, the eldest son is Yi Dashan, the younger son is 15 years old this year, and he is an apprentice in the county blacksmith shop, sometimes he comes back once a month, and sometimes he comes back once every two or three months.
"Mother, when is it time to eat, why hasn't Dad come back yet!" It was Yi Dashan's youngest son who spoke, his name was Yi Zi'an, the little guy was 7 years old this year, and it was the time to be lively and active.
At this time, he was blinking at his mother with a pair of big eyes.
"It's, it's just, I'm going to be hungry." Yi Ziping is Yi Dashan's eldest son, 10 years old this year, even more naughty than his younger brother, at this time a pair of eyes fell on the dining table and licked the corners of his mouth.
I'm a little tired from playing today, and I'm so hungry!
Yi Dashan's daughter-in-law, that is, the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief's family, Yi Cheng, smiled at the two sons and said, "It's almost there, I'm waiting!" ”
In fact, she was unhappy that Yi Jiang came to her house to eat, after all, every household had no food, and her family had a large population.
"I don't know what my father-in-law thinks, my own family is about to be unbearable, and I still have to take care of others."
Yi Wang and his two grandsons said a few words, and some small voices came from their ears, and when they turned their heads, they saw the eldest daughter-in-law muttering over there, their brows furrowed, and said, "Dashan family, what are you muttering over there alone?" ”
"No, nothing." Yi Cheng knew that his mother-in-law liked Yi Jiang a lot, and if she let the other party know what she was thinking at this time, she would scold her.
Yi Wang's family didn't know the character of this eldest daughter-in-law, and she must be muttering about Brother Jiang'er coming to dinner.
This daughter-in-law is a good one, but sometimes she takes some things too seriously.
"Dashan family, you also know that Brother Jiang has been suffering since he was a child, and he is all in the same village, so he still has to help when he should help."
"What's more, Dashan and Brother Jiang are still brothers, and he still calls you sister-in-law, this family will be handed over to you in the future, there are some things you have to understand, do you know?"
Yi Cheng's face flushed, although he was still uncomfortable in his heart, but he said, "I know, mother-in-law." ”
"It's good to know."
Yi Zi'an and Yi Ziping glanced at each other, not understanding what their grandmother and mother meant.
However, when the brothers heard the voice from the door, they stood up excitedly, and Yi Zi'an said even more excitedly: "Dad is back, you can eat." ”
As soon as the village chief came in, he saw the excited grandson, and said with a smile: "You two leather monkeys, sit down quickly, grandpa will introduce you to a little sister." ”
As he spoke, he pulled out Gu Yao behind him, and said with a smile: "Zi'an, Ziping, this is your sister Yao'er, remember to protect her well in the future, you know?" ”
"Sister."
"Sister."
Gu Yao looked at the two brothers, Xia Ziping and Xia Zi'an, and smiled silently.
"Uncle Jiang."
"Uncle Jiang."
Yi Jiang touched the heads of the brothers and said to Yi Wang and Yi Cheng, "Auntie, sister-in-law." ”
Yi Wang stood up with a smile and said, "Brother Jiang, sit down, let's eat first." ”
"Yes, let's eat first, let's talk about something after eating." Yi Cheng's Road.
The village chief said: "That's it, sit down to eat first, your aunt and your sister-in-law have cooked your favorite dishes for you today." ”
Gu Yao was next to Yi Jiang, and Xia Zi'an was on the side.
"Sister, eat vegetables." Xia Zi'an put the vegetables in Gu Yao's bowl with his chubby hand.
Gu Yao looked at the wild vegetables in the bowl, and the corners of her mouth twitched, fortunately, the other party's chopsticks had not been used yet, otherwise, Gu Yao didn't know whether she should eat or not.
"Thank you." However, "I'm my sister." "She doesn't want to be a sister!
"Huh? Also, I didn't ask just now, how old is Sister Yao this year. Yi Wang said with a smile.
"Grandma, I'm 8 years old, and I was born in March." Gu Yao said.
Originally, Xia Zi'an wanted to emphasize that he was his brother, but now when he heard Gu Yao say that he was born in March, he instantly became dumb, he knew that he was born in August, and he was going to eat moon cakes at that time.
"Haha, it seems that Sister Yao is really a sister!" The village chief said with a smile on his face.
"But no, Zi'an, you want to call Sister Yao'er, you know?" Yi Dashan took a bite of the tortilla and said.
"Brother." Gu Yao showed a mouthful of white teeth towards Xia Zi'an.
Xia Zi'an flattened his mouth aggrievedly, thinking it was his sister, but it turned out to be his sister, how could he still be the youngest!
"Sister Yao." He shouldn't call him his sister, obviously they are all the same age.
"Brother An." Gu Yao bared his teeth at Yi Zi'an.
"Hahaha." Several elders laughed happily when they looked at the two of them like this, but Yi Cheng was still unhappy in his heart, but this time he also knew that even if he was uncomfortable in his heart, he couldn't show it, otherwise he would be embarrassed by himself.
After lunch, Yi Jiang talked to the village chief about taking Gu Yao to the county seat to register later.
"It's to get a hukou, although you have to pay a poll tax if you get a hukou, but if you don't have a hukou, you will be fined if you are found." The village chief said.
"Fines?" Gu Yao was stunned.
"Yes, China's national law stipulates that everyone needs a hukou, that is, a hukou, once it is found that there is no hukou, it is necessary to pay a fine, and the specific amount to pay depends on how big the person is found, if the investigation is strict, it will be imprisoned."
But even with such national law regulations, there are still some people who do not register their children in order to save the money and poll tax on the household registration.
Among them, most of them are girls from black households.
There is such a national law here!
Gu Yao said that she should have a good understanding of the national law here, in case she accidentally violates the national law, it will be troublesome.
Seeing that Gu Yao was stunned, Yi Jiang touched her head with a smile and said, "Yao'er, it's okay, we will be fine when we get a household registration, as for the previous poll tax, we will just make up for it." ”
Catch up? Can I still make it up?
Gu Yao blinked, showing puzzlement.
But this time, no one answered her.
"Yao'er, while it's still early, let's go early and come back early." When Yi Jiang planned to go to the county seat, he stopped by to see the master.
"Okay." Gu Yao nodded, put his hand in his father's big hand, and then said goodbye to the people behind him one by one.
Yijia Village is located in the south of Lingxian County, and it takes an hour to walk on foot, but this is an adult, and if you change to Gu Yao, two hours may not arrive, after all, children's steps are much smaller than adults'.
Along the way, Yi Jiang directly carried Gu Yao on his back.
"Daddy, should we take a break!" Gu Yao looked at the sweat on Yi Jiang's head and asked.
Yi Jiang smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll be here in a while." ”
"Okay." Gu Yao thought that when he had money in the future, he must give his father a car, if he couldn't afford a carriage, it would be good to buy an ox cart.
I don't know how long it took, but the two finally came to Ling County.
Looking at this Ling County, the smile on Gu Yao's face did not stop, she didn't know what the other counties of the Blue Moon Country were like, but this place in Ling County was undoubtedly lively.
On both sides of the street are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops, and there are many small vendors with large umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street.
There are also pedestrians carrying burdens on the wide streets, or there are people driving ox carts to deliver goods, and some people driving donkeys to pull trucks, and some people stop to enjoy the scenery of the Bianhe River.
In short, there is peace in Ling County.
Yi Jiang took Gu Yao's hand and said, "Yao'er, let's go and sell the pheasants and rabbits first, and then go to the county government to register for you." ”
"Listen to Daddy." Gu Yao said with a smile.