Text Chapter 5 Trying to get by

Wei Shihao climbed ashore from the water in a wet body, and he thought about it when he was a thief: Oh no, if he goes home wet, if he is asked by his parents about the reason, how should he answer?

His shrewd Abba is very strict with his discipline, and he will definitely break the casserole to ask to the end, and when the time comes, he will learn that he has openly sung to the mountain today, so he must not eat the whip?

His father was a strange man, and he had forbidden him to sing for as long as he could remember, and he still couldn't figure out why.

Wei Shihao thought about it, and simply walked the path home along the river with Li Maozai, and when he walked to a shallow place, he went down to the river to fish, trying to bring some fish and shrimp home, and get through the trick. If you touch a big fish and the family fights tooth sacrifices at night, maybe this level will be passed.

However, in recent years, there have been more poor people going down to the river to fish, so how can it be so easy to catch big fish? Small fish and shrimp, they did touch some, but if the two of them divide it equally, this amount is still not enough to fool around!

What to do?

Li Maozai reluctantly climbed ashore, shook his head and said, "Brother, forget it!" Fish and shrimp are all for you! It's getting late, let's go home! I'm a little hungry. ”

didn't touch the big fish, Wei Shihao was very depressed, but he was unwilling. He stood up, looked around, and saw that there were no people in the village, so he began to sing:

I made a mistake in singing today,

Halfway through the mutation into a pervert.

Abba has no wine to drink at night,

The unlucky one is me.

"What are you singing? At this time, you still have the heart to sing. Usually, there are few fish and shrimp in this Luomu River, how can it be so easy to touch big fish? Do you think it's the Guoyang River in our village? There are many fish, crabs, and the taste is very good. ”

Li Maozai was right.

The Muluo River originates from the Houlong Mountain of Muluo Village, flows through the two villages of Na Borrow and Nawo, in front of Qianhuai Village, joins with the Guoyang River, and rushes in the direction of the Beat Cave Wei. Although there are many crabs in the Muluo River, it is not big, the whole body is mottled with traces, the meat is very hard, the taste is not good, and there are many parasites, so it is not welcome. After the crabs are caught in the Muluo River, they need to be shelled, cleaned up, leaving only the crab meat, and then stir-fried over a fierce fire before serving.

The locals think that the amount of cooking oil used in the stir-fry is too large, and they think it is not cost-effective, so there are not many people who make a special trip to the Muluo River to catch crabs.

The Guoyang River is not the same as the Muluo River. The fish in the Guoyang River are plump, the crabs are grayish-black, the meat is soft, and the taste is very good, so it is very popular.

Li Maozai's words reminded Wei Shihao that if he can't touch the big fish, catch some crabs and go back, maybe this level will be fooled.

"That's right! How did I not think of that? Wouldn't it be enough to catch some more crabs and go back? Wei Shihao gently patted his forehead with his wet right hand and smiled.

Wei Shihao thought to himself, his family's life is quite comfortable, when frying crabs, put a little more oil, and then bring a large plate of crab meat to his father, and then accompany him to drink a few cups, maybe after making his father happy, he can get through the trick.

As soon as Wei Shihao took off his coat, he asked Li Maozi to go down to the river to help catch crabs.

There are more than one crab in the Muluo River, and if you turn over a rock in the shallow water, you can catch five or six crabs with two or three fingers wide on their backs.

After a while, Wei Shihao and Li Maozi wrapped a large bag of crabs in their clothes and went home.

Wei Shihao and Li Maozai returned to the south of the village to the south of the Abba (the name of the place in the Zhuang dialect), the sun had already set, although they could still see the road clearly, but the mountain was high and dense, the light was very dim, and the face could not be seen ten zhang away.

Wei Shihao was very righteous, gave all the small fish and shrimp to Li Maozai, and carried a large bag of crabs home.

The north side of the village is backed by Wolong Mountain, the east end of the village is called Qiu Kai (place name), the west end of the village is called Rong Bo (place name), and the south end of the village is called Laba.

A large house made of wood and bamboo, covered with mud tiles, in Chukai, is Wei Shihao's home. In the Jingliu area, except for the large mansion built by pure wood of the Deng family in the borrowed village, the others are basically thatched houses, and the tiled houses of the Wei family are already relatively decent.

The Wei family and the Deng family were originally world friends, although the former was not a big family, but Wei Darthead often helped people dart, earned some silver, and lived a fairly comfortable life.

After the successful rebellion of this Tusi, Ensheng, the Deng family made a contribution to him and gave the land in the Jingliu area to the Deng family. At that time, Deng Weili's Abba read the love between the two families and sold ten acres of fertile land to Wei Dangtou cheaply.

A few years ago, after the death of Deng Weili's father, Deng Weili, who regarded the land as his life, tried every possible means to recover the fertile land that had been sold before, and since then the two families have been in constant conflict.

As for where did Wei Dangtou get the money, he not only built a big tile house, but also bought ten acres of fertile land? Accounts differ and opinions vary.

Some people say that 16 years ago, Wei Daotou made a big deal and made a lot of money, so he built a "mansion" in the eyes of the poor and bought ten acres of fertile land from the Deng family.

It was also said that Wei Dangtou had a rich old friend outside. After the old man died, he took the old good-looking family property and Wei Shihao back to live in the village, so he became prosperous.

Wei Shihao was not born to Wei Darthead, but to Wei Darthead's old friend and her ex-husband. After Wei Shihao was two years old, he was taken back to the village by Wei Dart to raise him.

Wei Darthead is righteous and respectful. After his life became rich, he often helped the poor in the village every year when the harvest was scarce. Therefore, Wei Darttou has a legend of good looks outside, which is only passed down among a few people, and has not spread.

As Wei Shihao grew up day by day, the statement about his background has long been forgotten, and Wei Shihao still does not know his life experience.

The tung oil light came out from the Wei family's wooden house, and from a distance, it looked like a firefly in the dark night, and the light was very faint and soft. What was very incompatible with the soft light in the hall was Wei Dangtou, who was sitting on a wooden chair, with a serious face, his sword eyebrows upside down, and his two big eyes were glaring out of the door.

Wei Darttou was the inverted son-in-law of the village, and after arriving at the Wei family, he changed his surname to Wei.

In the Zhuang settlement, the phenomenon of inverted doors is prevalent, but after the man arrives at the woman's house, he must take the woman's surname, and at the same time enjoy the same status as the male of the woman's family.

Wei Shihao's mother came from a poor family, she was illiterate, she didn't even have a book title, she was the eldest in the family, so everyone in the village called her "Sister Tai" (Zhuang language, meaning eldest sister). Since Wei Shihao's arrival, the title of Sister Tai has only been used in the Wei family, younger than her peers, and others have called her "Ma Shihao" (Zhuang Hua), which means Wei Shihao's mother.

Since then, Ma Shihao has become her customary name.

Although Ma Shihao is illiterate, she is kind and very shrewd. She knew that Wei Daotou would definitely be mad tonight, so she desperately made him tea and said good things.

"The child's father, you can't blame the child for this. He has been restricted from singing mountain songs since he was a child, and he can still win people with songs, which proves that he is talented and talented in singing. Although, he shouldn't sing mountain songs, but we are from ten miles and eight towns, which offspring is the son, which sister can't sing the song? If we manage it tightly, the Dahao (Zhuanghua, the word Da is equivalent to the Chinese character 'A'. Aren't you going to beat the singles? Ma Shihao said.

"Hmph, as long as you are used to being a baby, you are used to him becoming bad. You say, "Can he sing mountain songs?" In these ten miles and eight towns, anyone can sing mountain songs, but he can't. Wei Dart pointed at his wife and said angrily.

"This ...... You can't complain about Dahao, the offspring of our Zhuang family can't sing mountain songs, which girl is willing to fall in love with him? Could it be that you want Dachau to be a bachelor for the rest of your life? Some things are just over, and you can't take them too seriously! ”

"Am I too serious? I only know that filial piety comes first, and if he sings mountain songs, he is not filial. Anyway, I said, he can't sing if he can't sing! In the future, he is the one who wants to do great things, and the girl in the countryside wants to be my daughter-in-law, and I am not uncommon! ”

"You stubborn donkey, do you want to be in love, or Dachau wants to be in love? God has his own fixed number, some things are his, they are his, and no one can grab them; There are some things that we can't force if we don't want them. Now, our family's life is also passable, isn't it good for Dachau to live a peaceful life with us? Do you still want him to fight hard? Ma Shihao ignored Wei Daotou's stubborn temper, and took care of himself on the table where the food was already set, setting up dishes and chopsticks, waiting for Wei Shihao to come home for dinner.

"You are a woman's opinion! I'm too lazy to tell you. Wei said.

Wei Shihao's sister, Wei Ermei, is two years younger than him, and her feelings for her brother are very deep. She knew that her brother had made a mistake and would be severely punished by Abba tonight, so she pretended to feed the chickens in the chicken shed on the left side of the fence gate. This is the third time she has gone to the chicken shed to feed the chickens since the evening.

Second Sister Wei wanted to tell Brother what happened at home this afternoon the moment he stepped into the house, so that he could be mentally prepared.

"Da Er, what are you doing here? Hurry back and eat. When Ma Shihao found out, he hurriedly rushed to the door of the hall and shouted.

"I'm feeding the chickens! These chickens are so thin, don't feed them more, they don't grow fat, how can they lay eggs? Mutter...... Mutter...... Mutter...... Eat it, why don't you eat it? The weak-hearted Second Sister Wei immediately sprinkled a large handful of chicken food into the chicken shed, pretending to be serious about feeding the chickens.

"What are you doing here?" Ma Shihao felt sorry for those chicken foods, and while rushing over, he wiped his hands on the bib, snatched the chicken food from his daughter's hands, and said, "At night, the corns are blind, and you are also blind?" You're feeding the chickens for the third time, and you think I don't know? If you were so diligent, I wouldn't have to worry about that...... Give it to me, go back to the house and eat. ”

Chickens are night-blind and can't see at night, let alone eat in a black-lit chicken shed. Wei Ermei only wanted to report to her brother, but she forgot about this stubble, and after being exposed by her grandmother, she blushed, quickly handed the chicken food to her grandmother, turned around and ran into the hall.

"Loser's thing, how can there be such a waste of things......" Ma Shihao shook the chicken food in the old wooden basin to check how much chicken food was wasted by his daughter, and then turned around and took it to the eaves of the kitchen to put it away.

Shihao, the mother who loves her son, is worried that her son will be taught a lesson by the stubborn donkey when he comes back, and she is already very depressed, and she finds that her daughter is wasting chicken food, which makes her even more unhappy.

What should I do if I'm in a bad mood? Sing!

Zhuang people sing mountain songs when they are happy, and they want to sing even more when they are depressed, so as to vent the emotions in their hearts. Often when you sing when you are happy, you will be even happier, and when you are depressed, you will feel better.

Ma Shihao sang:

Oops

People stupid come to feed the chickens at night

Waste three buckets of rice

Chickens and ducks are invisible at night

There is no comparison between stupid people and ignorance