When I came to the village, this is a place that has been absent for a long time, and the breeze brings the fragrance of the familiar earth, and thousands of emotions arise spontaneously; Even if you are an old man in his seventies and eighties, when he returns to his hometown, he must be in such a mood......

"Master is finally home!" The big anchor stopped at the entrance of the village and wiped his sweat, like a triumphant general, but full of earthy taste.

"What kind of prestige? Chu Laohan! "I said to the anchor and walked towards the village.

Compared with the surrounding villages, our village can be regarded as a fight, and there is a special "chief manager" in the village, which is equivalent to the old patriarch of the village in ancient times, and he is in charge of all kinds of activities, plus he himself has also "contributed" to the revolution, and even the secretary of the brigade gave him three points.

"Why are there so few people in the village today?" The big anchor wondered.

Before I arrived at the door, I heard the sound of "let's go", and the anchor said, "Whose family is this dead?" It seems that they all went to their house to help. ”

Not far from my house, there were wreaths and paper people on both sides of the road, and the big anchor said: "It seems that which official or the official's relative died, looking at the wreath, the sky is endless......"

Although what Da Anchor said is a bit exaggerated, there are indeed many wreaths, and even the brother-in-law of the former county party secretary was hit by a car and died, and the wreaths placed are not as many as they are now.

"Why are there so many people standing at the door of Grandpa Zhou? Was it his neighbor who died? Big Anchor said.

"You don't know her neighbor? Aunt Wang dragged four or five children with her family, and the poor jingle sounded, even if there was a funeral, who could send so many wreaths to her family? I said.

"Then it could be Aunt Wang's next door?" Big Anchor said.

"Are you stupid? Aunt Wang is next door to the grain field in the village, no matter how far away the family is, will the funeral be placed at someone else's door? I said.

The big anchor laughed and said, "Just look at it...... and run away.

The two of us ran to the door of the house and did not open the door to enter, but threw the luggage directly into the yard, the wall was not high, and the hands were skillful.

Except for the bedding, there is nothing valuable in the luggage, and even if there is, there is no fear of falling.

When I passed by Grandpa Zhou's house, I found that all the people wearing linen and filial piety were gathered in Grandpa Zhou's yard, and even the "chief manager" of our village was inside.

My heart was pounding, and I felt that something was wrong, so I didn't go in first, but found someone at the door and asked, "Whose family has passed away?" ”

The man turned his head, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Ouch, isn't this a sail?" How did you become a soldier and demobilized? ”

The man who spoke was about the same age as me, and his name was: "Duzi", which means "all free."

When I was a child, I always had a twisting mouth for his name, thinking why not call him the last two words - "freedom"? Later, I learned that there was a person named "Freedom" in our village......

He also grew up with me, but after the incident with my parents, he became estranged from me, and of course he was not the only one, all parents did not let their children play with me.

I took out a cigarette and handed it to him, said two kind words, and asked the question again.

"This smoke is good! Are you two out there? "It's all self-talking.

"What kind of nonsense are you talking about? The cigarette is also smoked, ask your questions and hurry up. "The big anchor probably has endured enough of his poor young master's appearance.

"Gone out for two years, you have a good temper? Why do you want to hit me? Can 'outsiders' turn the sky upside down? "I don't think so.

When he was a child, he relied on his sister and brother, and in our group of children, he can be described as "calling for wind and rain", everyone should be afraid of him, and later his brother "persuaded him" to drown in the pond dug by his grandfather.

The name of their family is: "Persuade everyone to laugh, all ...... themselves" This name was given by his grandfather, which is a bit learned, but who knows that the one who can't laugh the most is their family...... Especially Duzi's grandfather, his grandson drowned in a pond dug by his own hands, living in self-blame all day long......

Although he lost the protection of his brother, it is difficult to change the arrogant personality he has cultivated, and only his fists can make him honest.

"I'm really going to hit the ink again!" Da Anchor is most annoyed by others calling him an outsider, and when his fist lights up, he can be regarded as honest, and his sister "Xiaoxiao" is no longer around; In addition, the "movement" has long passed, and my parents have been rehabilitated, and they have nothing to say about me.

"This person is at Old Man Zhou's house, it must be Old Man Zhou's "fart". They all said to themselves.

"Fart! If Grandpa Zhou passes away, how can there be so many people to send wreaths? Big Anchor said.

"What's in it if I lie to you? These wreaths are the face of his son and wife - I heard that they are all big entrepreneurs! All have real estate in the United States. Du Zi took another puff of cigarette and said, "I didn't enjoy happiness in my life, and I didn't expect that the pomp and circumstance would be quite big after death......"

"I didn't think about happiness before I was alive, but after I died, I want this kind of pomp and circumstance to have a fart?" Da Anchor changed his words and asked: "What does having real estate in the United States have to do with China?" ”

"You don't understand that, do you? I heard that his son has recently brought a lot of projects to our city, and even the city leaders have paid special attention to it, not to mention the county leaders...... "I said to myself.

"Is it really that powerful?" Big Anchor looked at me in disbelief.

"It's really that powerful! Now the national economy is developing greatly, and the state attaches great importance to those foreign companies coming to us to build factories, at least it can drive a whole area of economic and employment problems - no, my sister went to a foreign company two days ago to apply for a job as a worker. ”

"Lao Fan, I didn't expect this kid to have a little knowledge, huh? I really haven't seen it for a few years, when what...... Look at each other! Big Anchor said happily.

"Be impressed." I added for him.

Hearing our praise like this, we were even more proud, and continued: "Now everyone is actively preparing for the college entrance examination, and I heard that this year's content is related to the economy, so I made up for it. Hey hey ......"

However, I couldn't accept Grandpa Zhou's death, and I didn't even have the courage to take a look at Grandpa Zhou lying in the coffin.

"What are you looking at here, boy? What's the matter with you? The anchor asked again.

"You don't know, do you? Old Man Zhou's body has been here for three days, but he can't be buried for a long time! "They all continued to lie outside the door and look in as if they were watching a good show.

It turned out that after Grandpa Zhou died, the people in the village wanted to bury him according to the old rules, who knew that at this time Grandpa Zhou's wife actually came back with the child, after all, it was Grandpa Zhou's child, no one had anything to say, but Grandpa Zhou's wife insisted on "cremating" the body, and the old people in the village were unwilling.

How could the old faction, which relied on the chief steward, allow the cremation of the body? Especially thinking that he was treated like this a hundred years later, he was even more unwilling, this "head" must not be opened, so Grandpa Zhou's matter evolved from a private matter to a major event related to the future funeral customs of the village......

Although the state has long stipulated it, our village is remote and has its own "cemetery" and customs; In addition, the cemetery does not occupy any arable land at all on the mountain, so the cremation has continued until now, and even the leaders above have acquiesced.

At this time, someone in the courtyard shouted, and the voice seemed to be from the chief manager: "Think about it, if we die and are burned by a fire, are you willing?" ”

"I don't want to! Unwillingly! Someone below even picked up a spear and a short stick and shouted after the chief manager.

"You people are as pedantic as the one surnamed Zhou! No wonder you can't get out of the mountain village for the rest of your life! "It was a woman who looked to be only about fifty years old, but she was actually sixty or seventy years old, because I knew that this was Grandpa Zhou's wife.

"You girl, I used to shout like this with Lao Zhou, although I look a lot more luxurious now in gold and silver, but the dog still can't change to eat! You didn't go out of the countryside either, did you? Cow what cow! ”

The chief manager has been in the countryside all his life, and he has his own "clever plan" for dealing with women who can make noise, that is, he doesn't have to worry about whether he is a man or not, and he just fights hard - after all, some rural women are more terrible than men, and the chief manager naturally knows the stakes......

"Leave these old men alone! Carry the coffin away! Grandpa Zhou's wife pointed to the coffin and said.

A middle-aged man stood behind Grandpa Zhou's ex-wife and said, "Do as my mother says!" Cremation, it's a legal rule! No one can change! ”

The people in the back should be found by Grandpa Zhou's son to support the field, although they look very professional with suits, ties, and white gloves, but they can't overpower these people in the village in terms of momentum, after all, they are people's territory.

"I'll see who the fuck dares to move!" The chief manager is on crutches, which can be described as: mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized, unite all the masses who can be united! He alone has five sons, and there are countless grandchildren, and the older great-grandchildren can resist hoes!

In addition to his "cronies" and children, the number is even more numerous, and when the chief manager's crutch hits the ground, most of the people in the village shout with him...... There is still a block outside the door, and I am afraid that I can't lift it even if I want to......

"Everyone has something to say, things are negotiable......!" The official voice of the speaker is playing a round in the middle.

"Secretary Qian, it's not that I don't give you face, it's really this woman who deceives people too much! She hasn't taken care of Lao Zhou once for so many years, but when Lao Zhou died, she was going to cremate Lao Zhou's body, what right did she have? We were merciful enough to not get rid of their mother and son! Do you think so? The chief manager picked up the crutches and pointed at their mother and son, as well as the daughter of Grandpa Zhou next to him.

"Old Yang...... In fact, the above has long wanted us to be in line with the regulations, but we have been taking care of everyone's feelings, so we didn't send the document down, I think I will let Lao Zhou be the first to be cremated today, which is also an honor...... "Secretary Qian continued: "Everyone said yes!" ”

However, no chief manager spoke, and everyone else was silent, which embarrassed Secretary Qian......