Chapter 18: The Great Reward (I)
As the sky gradually brightens, a thin layer of mist emerges on the tranquil water, shrouding this white world, making people feel as if they are in a fairyland.
On this sleepless beach, the hustle and bustle of the atmosphere is gradually replaced by a festive atmosphere. I saw a bustling hundred and ten large round tables, which were placed in the mountain-like grain and grass piles in front of the beach, and at this time they were already full of new and old strongmen in the cottage.
"Meritorious service, Jianye, are busy all night! Come, drink some water first! ”
The woman who spoke was Li Si's Hunjia Ma family, and the two "Jiangong" and "Jianye" she called out were the two great-grandsons of Wang Lun, Ma Jiangong and Ma Jianye, who were handed over by the old man of Xixi Village to Wang Lun.
Speaking of the Ma family, it is also a big family in Naxixi Village. Their ancestors had spread out in this village as early as the Later Zhou Dynasty, so unlike other small families who gave their children cheap names at will, these two children had their own big names when they were born. According to the genealogy, they all belong to the "Jian" generation. So the old lady who looked forward to Sun Jackie Chan gave the two children the names of "meritorious service" and "Jianye".
If it comes to blood relations, Ma and these two teenagers are still a little related. Although there are five suits, these two boys always call their cousin in a proper manner when they meet Ma's.
At this time, the two descendants saw Ma Shi handing over the water, with a trace of shame on their faces, and snorted: "Sister, we couldn't stand you in the past, and Xiao Baozheng didn't help you when he bullied you......
Ma Shi stopped the two of them, touched the heads of the two children and said: "Meritorious service, Jianye, don't always feel sorry for my sister!" You're still young, and if you hadn't reported the news overnight, your brother-in-law and I wouldn't have escaped! Sister is on the mountain, except for your brother-in-law and nephew, just the two of you! Don't talk about the past, come, drink the water! Remember not to eat violently for a while, be careful that your stomach can't stand it, these things will be enough for you to eat in the future! ”
These two descendants, who were obviously still a little restrained about the surrounding environment, quickly nodded and drank water after listening to Ma's words. After putting down the porcelain bowl, the two of them looked at the wine and food piled up like a hill on the table, and both subconsciously swallowed their saliva. Jianye asked a little childishly: "Sister, you and your brother-in-law eat these every day on the mountain?" ”
"I don't eat it every day, but I just ate it once at noon yesterday, and it broke your nephew!" Ma smiled, looking at the child leaning in his arms, and the strong maternal love jumped on his face.
"Oh my God, it's not a New Year's eve every few days!" Jianye exclaimed. Seeing this, Jian Gong glared at his younger brother, and his stern eyes seemed to blame his younger brother for making a fuss. Seeing this, Jianye stopped making a noise and stopped making a sound.
At this time, the actions of the brothers attracted the attention of the children playing in their mother's arms, and Jianye, who couldn't help it, reached out and pinched his nephew's fleshy little face, and said to Ma: "Sister, you don't know how majestic your brother-in-law was last night!" The donkey day's Baozheng father and son knelt on the ground like a dog and had to kowtow to his brother-in-law, and after the last time, he stabbed one by one, and slaughtered these two dogs who ate people and did not spit out bones. ”
When he heard this, he didn't want Ma's tears to fall. Jiangong and Jianye suddenly panicked, and they were busy persuading each other, and the people at the same table were all playmates who had grown up together in the village, and they all helped to persuade them. I saw the child in Ma's arms stretching out his hand to wipe his mother's tears, and said in a milky voice: "Little uncles are bad, scare my grandma!" ”
"What's the matter, crying, huh?"
The jubilant Li Si came from outside, and suddenly saw his wife with her head down and weeping, and hurriedly asked. When the descendants at the same table saw Li Si coming back, they all stood up busily, and their mouths were full of calls of "fourth brother" and "fourth brother", which seemed to be very affectionate. After experiencing the thrilling scene not long ago, they already regarded Li Si as a great character in their hearts, and some people secretly regarded Li Si as an idol in life.
"Four...... Four...... Brother-in-law, it's us who are not good, when it comes to brother-in-law killing, my sister is scared to cry! Jiangong and Jianye drooped their heads and admitted their mistakes.
"Eldest sister, I killed my family's enemies, they made us miserable, didn't they? Is it worth shedding tears for the wicked? Li Siwei said.
Hearing this, Ma Shi hurriedly wiped his face and said angrily: "I am crying for my father-in-law and mother-in-law, but what are you talking nonsense!" ”
Seeing that the Hun family was angry, Li Si suddenly became stunned, and said with a smile: "It's me who is abrupt, eldest sister is not strange!" After speaking, he saw that everyone at the table looked at him, his face turned red, he coughed, and beckoned: "Eat, everyone eat!" Don't be restrained, I ate there early when I came, what are you waiting for? ”
These seventeen or eighteen-year-old students looked at the steaming delicacies on the table and were hungry for a long time, but everyone was restrained when they first arrived, and although their saliva was about to flow to the ground, no one reached out and moved their chopsticks. At this time, Li Sishan's belated urging sound sounded almost heavenly to them, and everyone instantly mobilized, picking up the good chicken leg beef and stuffing it into their mouths, and some people also poured wine for their neighbors, learning from the appearance of the elders in the family squeaking and tasting wine during the Chinese New Year in the past, and drinking the wine in the bowl with care.
For a while, the atmosphere became lively, and the people sitting at the next table were all villagers who had just gone up the mountain, and everyone moved when they saw the movement of this table.
Li Si got up and picked up a chicken leg, handed it to his children, and put some vegetables in the bowl of the Hun family, and then said to everyone in the banquet: "Little brothers, after eating in a while, you can help the cottage return the grain to the warehouse, and you can go to rest!" In the future, everyone will follow me Li Si, and you can find me for anything! ”
When Ma Shi heard her husband's tone, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she pulled Li Si's sleeve and said in a low voice: "What did you say, what do you want everyone to follow you?" If you want the old people in the cottage to hear it, are you afraid that you don't know the rules? ”
Li Siha smiled, sat down and whispered to the Hun family: "You still don't know! Why did you say that the owner of the village asked us to come over? Now I am also a leader in the cottage, and the owner of the village gave me a toast! ”
Ma Shi was stunned when he heard this, and his face was full of disbelief. At this moment, a few people came to the table, all with food in their hands, and everyone just thought it was a man serving the food and ignored it. Only Li Siyi was startled, hurriedly stood up, and arched his hand to one of them: "How can I ask Brother Zhou to serve the food in person, I will come!" After speaking, he hurriedly took the newly added wine and food and put it aside.
Zhou Zhi, who came on purpose, smiled, picked up an empty bowl, poured it full of wine and handed it to Li Si, then poured a bowl of wine himself, raised it and said, "Brother, don't see outside!" It's a pity that I didn't go down the mountain last night, otherwise it would be a great pleasure to see your brother and your enemy! Come, drink this bowl full, first, to wish you great revenge, and second, to celebrate your ascension! ”
Li Si still wants to push back, Zhou Zhi has already drunk this bowl, Li Si saw this, and hurriedly dried the water and wine in his hand, Zhou Zhi walked straight and patted Li Si on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You and I are both people valued by the owner of the village, don't embarrass the owner of the village in the future!" If you have nothing to do, you should also move around more! ”
Li Silian claimed that it was, Zhou Zhiha smiled, said a few words, and shouted to his sister-in-law to use it slowly, and then left.
Seeing this scene, Ma finally believed her husband's words, and her face overflowed with joy like a flower blooming, pulling Li Sixu to babble non-stop.
After a while, I suddenly saw a person who looked like a bookkeeper with two minions and a large box to the table. Ma thought that he had come to toast her husband again, but she was afraid that Li Si would be stunned and neglect others, so she hurriedly stood up and handed the wine to the visitor. The bookkeeper was stunned when he saw this, hurriedly took the wine, and said: "Sister-in-law is enthusiastic, but the villain can't afford it!" After finishing speaking, he dried the bowl of wine and said to Li Si: "Boss Li, this table is all your subordinates, right?" Brothers are here to register for the register, please make it convenient! ”
Ma Shiqiao's face flushed, it turned out to be a routine business, and she didn't come to her husband on purpose. Hurriedly got up with the child, gave way to sit down with Mr. Na, who smiled and saluted Ma, sat down on the table to prepare paper and pen, and asked everyone to report their names and surnames, and write them one by one. After the incident, he asked the minions behind him to open the big box, only to see a white light dazzling people's eyes, and the neatly stacked silver ingots and strings of copper coins in the box suddenly attracted a burst of exclamations.
"Boss Li, here is one hundred and twenty-nine taels of silver, and there are three hundred and fifty copper coins, please take it!" The bookkeeper handed over the amount of silver that had been weighed in advance to Li Si.
Li Si was stunned for a moment and said, "This is tonight's reward?" How is there so much? ”
The bookkeeper smiled, obviously accustomed to seeing the audience's reaction early in the morning, and slowly explained: "You went out with the army, and you received a total of 14 yuan and 560 yuan in silver in proportion. Because you are the leader of the cottage, as usual, doubled, so the actual receipt of 29 and 350 Wen (770 Wen is consistent), and another 100 Guan is specially rewarded by the owner of the village to the people who have made great contributions to this battle, in addition to you, there are two new leaders to get this honor, so here is a total of 129 and 350 Wen. Boss Li, tired and noble, and please sign! ”
Li Si was stunned at this time, but he said with a little shame: "I ...... I can't write! ”
Seeing this situation, Mr. Bookkeeper had already recorded it in his heart, and only said: "It will be done by drawing a handprint!" After speaking, he handed over the ink and told the location.
Just when Li Si was drawing a charge, the bookkeeper turned his head to Ma Shi, who was standing beside the child, and said, "Sister-in-law, there is still your ten consistent and one hundred dollars here, please also draw the charge!" ”
is worthy of being a husband and wife, Ma's reaction is the same as Li Si's, I saw that she was stunned when she heard this, and said in a lost voice: "Is there anything else with me?" ”
The bookkeeper was good-natured, and said with a smile: "That's nature! If your sister-in-law is willing to continue to help cook in the room in the future, you can go to the head of the room to report your name, and you will continue to enjoy the reward qualification in the future! After speaking, he touched the child's head, and said, "If my sister-in-law is willing to go to the room, there will be someone to take care of the child during the day." It's just that the owner of the village has orders, and the coming and going are all voluntary, not forced! ”
Ma Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Yes, willing!" Even if I don't have a reward, I'm willing! The owner of the village avenged my family, and treated us so well, it is difficult for me to repay the kindness of the owner of the village as a cow and a horse! ”
Mr. Bookkeeper is Zheng Qian's confidant, knowing the inside story of tonight's expedition, he didn't say anything at the moment, nodded very understandingly, and asked Ma to draw a charge, Ma took the ink, and pressed a handprint on the paper very seriously like her husband. The bookkeeper took the paper, taught people to move out the other silver coins in the box, and said to Li Si: "Boss Li, time is quite tight, the villain will not delay!" This is 88 taels of silver and 800 copper coins, the eight of you here are all new brothers on the mountain, and sisters-in-law, are 11 taels and 100 wen per capita, and tell everyone to draw a charge first, and then ask Boss Li to share a point for me, and the villain will rush to another table to write off! ”
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