Chapter 226: Regret
The offerings in front of the graves of Zhu Qiwen and his wife were not only rich, but also exquisite.
The first row is made of horses, cattle and sheep in the shape of horses, cattle and sheep, which is frozen and hardened at the moment, and there is a layer of white grease floating on it.
The second row is a variety of dim sum with delicate shapes and bright colors.
The third row is a variety of dried and fresh fruits.
Who can have such a big sacrifice in the house? The power of the whole clan may not be able to do it!
Someone said sourly: "The children of the seventh child are really lucky!" ”
They also heard that Yuan Ning was married to the county master, but if they don't say it, who doesn't envy them in their hearts?
Zhu Tieniu, the eldest grandson of the old patriarch, cleared his throat and said a few fair words: "This is also the time when these children can endure hardships and be capable, when they didn't have anything to do with the county master, their sisters and brothers lived a good life in five days!"
"What's more, our county magistrate is a Qing official, and he earns a few salaries, except for his own food and clothing, all of which are given to the people in our county."
Everyone lowered their heads and thought about it, it seemed that this was the case, they heard that the county magistrate was still wearing the old clothes he brought from the capital before he got married. The face looks good, and the inside is made up and mended.
If it weren't for such good officials, how could they have today's peaceful birthday.
The lieutenant smacked his lips, "Okay, don't talk about these things, let's go back quickly!" It's cold, and no one can take their hands on it! ”
The big guy swarmed again, and went home with a completely different mood than when he came.
When the chief passed by the old patriarch of the Zhu family, he couldn't help but stop, shook his head and sighed: "A few children who were originally very good, why did they let them out?" ”
The old patriarch was almost angry, Yuan Ning wanted to move his household registration away, but this old thing kept putting pressure on him!
At this time, he put all the charges on his head?
He closed his eyes and said angrily: "No matter what time it is, they are all surnamed Zhu!" ”
The lieutenant pouted, "Third uncle, the incident that happened a while ago is not over yet, tell me...... Tut-tut, alas, I don't know what to say! ”
The old patriarch trembled with anger, but he had nothing to say, because the people who went to make trouble were indeed members of the Zhu family, and they had not been released until now.
The youngest son of the old patriarch came out with a thick coat from inside the door, and when he saw the gloating appearance of the chief, he knew that he must have said something ugly to the old father, and hurriedly strode over and asked in a rough voice, "Dad, what are we doing?" ”
The chief took a look, this is the youngest son of Zhu San's old man, a well-known reckless man in the village, and he will only suffer immediate losses if he is against him, so he laughed dryly: "It's nothing, there is no fire in the cemetery, don't worry, hurry back and rest, it's not too early, Ming'er will get up early." ”
With that, he walked away.
The old patriarch suddenly collapsed in his son's arms, trembling all over, and lost the ability to speak for a while.
The old son was frightened, and hurriedly went to pinch the people, and after a long time, the old patriarch trembled his lips and said, "Wronged, wronged! ”
He was extremely remorseful in his heart, why didn't he support those five children in the first place, and why did he let them move out of the Zhu clan so easily!
Although he has never been to the county seat, but people who have been to the county town have come back and said that the five sisters and brothers are now beautiful, not only is there a small shop, but the two brothers have also entered the school, and the eldest girl has recently married the county master!
This county master is young and promising, and he doesn't know how high he will go in the future, even if he relies on this brother-in-law alone, those two boys will not achieve nothing in the future.
Although Zhu Laoqi's family is not prosperous, this is enough to glorify the ancestors......
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world, and it is impossible to start over in life......
The old patriarch was depressed, so he couldn't afford to be sick, and he lasted less than half a month, and he didn't even have the Lantern Festival, so he left the West.
Their family thought that what the chief said that night stimulated the old man's house, and ran to the mayor's house to theorize, and the two families turned against each other.
The old Zhu family is also a big family, and it is enough to drink a pot when it makes a fuss.
Oh, today's lieutenant is no longer the original Zhang Dashan. Zhang Dashan tasted the sweetness because he worked for Yuanning, so he simply didn't do this thing and didn't have any oil and water.
The new lieutenant chief is Wang Daniu.
Wang Daniu was narrow-minded and unfair, and the villagers were not convinced, so they took advantage of the incident of the old Zhu family to knock him down and re-elect a lieutenant chief.
Zhu Jiugu and others were finally released after the New Year, and everyone was haggard.
Although he was not tortured in his cell, it was cold and damp, and there was no sunlight all day long, and all he saw was all kinds of prisoners, either loveless or madmen; What you hear is either the rampant running and roaring of rats, or the evil words of the criminals.
What I eat every day is just a piece of semi-cold nest, dead noodles, half-cooked, I can eat it, and if I can't eat it, I will be hungry, anyway, this is the food of the day.
The water is full, but it's all cold.
In this way, after Zhu Jiugu and the others came out, they were all emaciated, their faces were withered, their eyes were dull, and they looked more than ten years older than their actual age.
Especially after so many days, the clothes have not been changed, the hair has not been combed, and there is an indescribable smell of rot and decay, and passers-by are afraid of it.
They didn't dare to stay in the county town any longer, and one by one they lowered their heads, hating to put their heads in their belts, and returned to Xiaozhangzhuang in a gray way.
Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and these things have already spread all over the neighborhood, so there are many people who come to see the excitement along the way, and they are full of rumors and cool words.
When they returned to the village, they almost couldn't even go home, because their family hated them very much.
It was easy to enter the house, washed and changed clothes, drank a sip of hot soup, and all of them were called to the old patriarch's house.
At that time, the old patriarch had not passed away, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and in front of the elders of the clan, he announced that all these troublemakers would be expelled from the family.
These families didn't have the face to continue to live in Xiaozhangzhuang, packed up, went to relatives and friends, and even the family's house and land changed hands after a short time, and there has been no news since then.
Su Heting knew about these things that happened in the village, but Yuan Ning didn't know anything about them.
Time rewinds to Chinese New Year's Eve.
Yuan Ning took his two younger sisters to change into new clothes at home, and moved dried and fresh fruits, cakes, candied fruits and other things to the big kang in his banquet room.
Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, the family reunites to celebrate the New Year, and it is possible not to talk about men and women avoiding suspicion.
He took out a few toys he had made for the children before and let the two younger sisters play with them first, and went to prepare the new clothes of Su Heting and his two younger brothers, and they could change them when they came back.