Chapter 5: Fishing Thoughts
Snowflakes are flying, and the north wind is bleak.
Chen Yu was wrapped in a leather jacket and stepped on cotton shoes, walking around the small courtyard of Chai Fei, observing everywhere.
Although I walked home by myself, I was still very unfamiliar with the surrounding environment.
Taking advantage of the free time to learn more about it, it can be regarded as gradually becoming familiar with the life of Datang.
The family thought it strange at first, but later they were relieved to learn that Chen Yu had a head injury and a blurred memory.
Of course, his mother, Chen, was inevitably a little worried, so she specially invited a doctor to come for treatment.
Cutting-edge medicine such as brain science cannot be seen simply by looking at it.
The healer took the pulse for a long time, and reluctantly said a sentence - maybe it is a disease of leaving the soul.
The ancient term for amnesia?
Then he shook his head and said: "Since Xiao Langjun is alive and well, it seems that there is no big problem, and it may be beneficial to prescribe a few doses of decoction that invigorates blood and dispels blood stasis and calms the nerves." ”
The decoction was very bitter, and Chen Yu was forced by his mother to drink more than a dozen bowls, which was useless.
However, from careful observation and family words, a lot of information has been gathered.
After two days, Chen Yu had a deeper understanding of "home".
Near the Weihe River, the village is named Ju'anli, which means to live and work in peace and contentment.
The village is not large, with dozens of families, most of whom make a living from farming.
There is a large area of farmland along the Weihe River, where grain and vegetables are grown.
Chang'an City has a large population and a considerable demand for vegetables, and farmers in suburban counties have grown vegetables to make a living.
Chen and Xu have a total of 20 acres of land, which used to be mainly cultivated by Xu Ershu, and after Chen Yu grew older, he began to help sow and harvest together.
In their spare time, Second Uncle Xu and Chen Yu went into the mountains to hunt, selling game and furs to repay the money; Mother Chen and Aunt Mute took Rong Niang to weave and embroider at home to supplement the family.
It stands to reason that the income should be good, but life is still poor.
The Chen and Xu families share a courtyard, three main houses, and a few stacked farm tools and huts.
The house looks old, the wooden rafters are already decaying, the green tiles are broken, and the cracks in the walls are clearly visible.
The furnishings in the room are also extremely simple, even simple, close to the four walls of the house.
However, when I think of the ghost village in the Qinling Mountains, and the thatched huts in the villages where the people rest on the way back, Ju'anli should be considered good in comparison.
The life of the people of the Tang Dynasty is really not good.
The prosperous era is far from coming.
Another thing that surprised Chen Yu was that his biological age was only thirteen years old.
At the age of thirteen, when he was just in junior high school, he grew tall and strong.
He was bigger and stronger than a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, otherwise he would not dare to go into the mountains alone to shoot and hunt.
Accidentally!
Talented? Or is it inherited from ancestors?
Chen Yu, who has never seen his father, can't deduce that the only thing that can be determined is that although his mother is a handsome young man.
Unexpected, but also pleasantly surprised.
In this era of lack of medical treatment, backward medical conditions, and a cold may kill people, a strong body is the biggest capital.
Obviously the age difference is only one year, Rong Niang is obviously yellow and thin, and she is completely thin and thin.
When the little girl was busy in the kitchen and brought the food to her, Chen Yu was inevitably a little embarrassed.
Especially when there were several pieces of dough cake and thick porridge in front of him, and there was only clear soup and little water and a small half cake in the little girl's bowl, Chen Yu couldn't help it.
If you take a closer look, the quantity and quality of the family's meals are decreasing in a stepwise manner.
Second Uncle Xu is less than himself, his mother Chen is second, and Rong Niang's mother and daughter have the least food.
Overall, the amount of food I eat alone seems to be the sum of three ladies.
Was the old fish so edible in the past?
Chen Yu couldn't help but feel that maybe the poor family was eaten by Xiaoyuer.
What's even more strange is that such an unfair distribution method seems to be taken for granted by the family.
Chen Yu didn't know why, so he immediately picked up a few pieces of bread and put them in front of his mother, dumb aunt and Rong Niang.
"Little fish..."
"Brother..."
The eyes of the family members were strange and full of surprise.
"When everyone eats together, how can you favor one over the other?"
Chen Yu knew that in the famine years, the food had to be closely related to the male laborers in the family.
But this difference is also too big, how can I bear it?
"But you're growing up, so you naturally have to eat more, and they don't go out at home, so it's okay."
Unexpectedly, Second Uncle Xu didn't care about his wife and daughter at all, but clinged to Chen Yu.
"Rong Niang is also growing her body, look at it, how thin she has become, she should eat more." Chen Yu is resolute and outspoken.
"Second uncle, what Xiao Yu'er said is reasonable."
Seeing this, Mother Chen nodded lightly, quite approvingly.
It is undoubtedly gratifying that the son, who used to have a dull and wooden personality, has begun to know how to care for others.
Seeing that her aunt agreed and her father acquiesced, Rong Niang picked up the dough and carefully put it in her mouth, eating it very sweet.
Looking at the satisfied look, you know that she has actually had a desire for a long time and has been "starving".
In the past, I really treated the little girl badly.
"Brother, what are you eating in the mountains these days? You brought that little bit of dry food, and it definitely wasn't enough to eat. ”
A piece of bread was in her stomach, and Rong Niang asked curiously.
"In the mountains!"
Chen Yu smiled: "If you are thirsty, you will drink spring water, if you are hungry, you will pick pine nuts, and if you are lucky, you can shoot two small wild animals, or catch two fish......
I don't know why, after saying the word "catch fish", Chen Yu suddenly palpitated.
Something doesn't seem right.
At another glance, the faces of the whole family changed.
Second Uncle Xu's brows tightened, and the dumb aunt looked slightly flustered.
Rong Niang covered her small mouth and looked at Chen Yu in surprise, as if she had heard some shocking news, and then turned her head to look at her aunt Chen, her eyes full of fear.
Chen Yu followed his gaze and saw that his mother's face instantly became gloomy and extremely cold.
"Go and kneel down in front of the shrine."
"Mother..."
Chen Yu was a little confused, and he could see that his mother was very angry.
"Sister-in-law... Aunt ......"
Second Uncle Xu and Rong Niang both wanted to plead for persuasion, but Chen was completely unmoved.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Chen Yu still doesn't know why.
"Auntie, my brother hurt the back of his head, I definitely don't remember, you can forgive him!"
"You always remember what your name is, right? Get down on your knees and reflect. ”
The mother, who was still kind and pleasant just now, and her eyes were full of pity, instantly seemed to be a different person.
His face was gloomy and his words were fierce, not at all like his own son's attitude.
Wronged!
Chen Yu was very helpless, not to mention, he really didn't remember what the original owner's name was at that time.
I still went back to Fan Chuan to know that I had the same name and surname, also called Chen Yu.
Even now, I don't know what I did wrong.
Because catch fish to eat?
Because the name has the word "fish", is it taboo?
It's no wonder that when I caught fish in a mountain stream, I subconsciously had a desire to stop it.
Although Chen Yu felt very absurd and inexplicable.
But seeing his mother Chen's solemn expression, Chen Yu didn't dare to ask more questions or justify.
Under the pressure of stern eyes, he had to obediently kneel down in front of the shrine in the hall and reflect on his inexplicable mistakes......