"It's just such a thing, and it can't be eaten as a meal, so what's the use!" My aunt looked at the wooden card a little disappreciatively, turned her head and glanced at me, and saw that I was not surprised, but actually showed a look of love, and continued: "But it's rare for him to be an old man, a broken wooden card has been left for so many years, and in those years of the big leap, this thing has not been burned, and it is no wonder that he was hung to death when he saw this thing's big movement!" ”

My uncle-in-law didn't care about my aunt's nagging, but sat next to me and laughed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoI feel that my uncle-in-law cares about my aunt's feelings very much, and he never argues or argues with my aunt. Looking at me and looking at him, I couldn't help but smile slightly.

He took the small wooden sign and said softly: "Xiaohe is still small now, and many things will be slowly understood in the future, but today is very rare, and this thing must have been left for a long time." Yuan Xiangong suffered a lot in the years of the Great Movement, and he didn't see these things taken out, so he didn't make a fuss, and he didn't think that he still had this thing in his hand? Today, I heard the origin of Xiaohe, and I actually gave this thing to someone? stains, I took this thing, I'm afraid there is something wrong! ”

I didn't understand what my uncle-in-law meant, and of course I didn't know what the old man Yuan Xiangong meant by giving this thing to himself. However, thinking of what my uncle just said, this thing may involve grandpa and the elders of the family, and I thought that if I went back, I would definitely let my grandfather know, so I was a little worried.

Looking at the dark red and oily wooden sign, it seems to feel that on the small wooden sign, the character seems to be flickering gently. I couldn't help but be a little surprised, but when I looked at it again, it was still the same wooden card, and it was still the portrait on it. I asked my brother-in-law if he wanted to return this thing to the old man Yuanxiangong, because I was really afraid that this thing would cause trouble to the family.

The uncle-in-law shook his head, looked at the wooden sign quietly, didn't know what was in his heart, and didn't speak for a while.

But I saw my aunt take out a small wooden box containing things, which was full of all kinds of needles and threads. My aunt chose a few colors of thread, wrapped the thread around the leg of the table, and prepared to weave a Chinese knot-style rope for me.

Many of us can make this kind of Chinese knot, and there will be a lot of tricks. It can be decorated on the upper of the shoe, on the clothes, or on the cover, etc. It is said that my mother learned from my aunt when she was a child, and my aunt must have learned from the older generation. In our ten miles and eight towns, they can make cloth shoes with soles, and they can weave Chinese knots and embroider flowers, which are all necessary for a decent girl.

I'm not surprised by this, but there was a rope on the wooden sign, but it was just a very ordinary one, and it was a blackened hemp rope. If I had a nice rope, I would have liked it more. To put it bluntly, I like this wooden plaque a lot, not only the delicate and delicate carving, but also the light fragrance that I feel in my hand, which makes people feel very sober and quiet.

My uncle-in-law watched my aunt weave the rope on the side, and kept smiling without squeaking, and when he saw my somewhat curious look, he seemed to think of something, so he touched my head again and whispered: "Now it seems that although this wooden sign is nothing special, just looking at the workmanship of this wooden card, it is not something that today's carved carpenter can make!" Xiaohe, do you like it a lot? ”

I didn't think about it that much, and said curiously, "Yes! I feel so beautiful, if you look at the lines of this person's clothes, they all seem to move! It's the same as the one drawn in the Journey to the West book. I've seen some comic strips, but there's no way to compare that image. I heard the teacher say that painting is easier than carving, and thinking about the people who carved back then, it was really amazing! ”

My uncle-in-law seemed a little surprised, and his face was obvious when he looked at me. But he smiled right away, and nodded thoughtfully.

"Xiaohe, you've read a lot of books! In fact, if you want to talk about the carving of this wooden card, this must not be the main role of this wooden card back then! My uncle-in-law actually whispered lightly, and his expression obviously thought of something, and he looked at me fixedly.

I saw that although my brother-in-law looked at me, he actually looked a little dazed, and he was very surprised, but he didn't dare to squeak. When he came back to his senses and saw that I was still looking at him, a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes. I was very understanding and didn't squeak, of course, I actually thought he had something else in mind.

The uncle-in-law coughed lightly, and then said: "Think about it, it looks like it's just a wooden card, although it is made of rare blood ebony wood, but the first prince of the wall can keep it for decades, and he has never left it." This meaning and the gold in it are more expensive than the wooden plaque itself! He can give it to you suddenly, it must be a great fate! When you go back to your grandfather in the future, you can ask him about the old man, and he will definitely have great feelings! “

I don't quite understand the meaning of this yet, but I think of it as just a wooden sign, and although it looks good, at best it has been kept for decades. It is said that my ancestors gave it to me that day, but they gave it to me today, which is very touching.

Originally, it was the first time I saw this old man, but at this moment, my interest in this old man increased greatly, and I couldn't help but pull my uncle-in-law to ask about this old man's past. My aunt glanced at my uncle, and my uncle, who had not responded, actually looked at me again. I knew something must be something, so I sat down obediently and didn't squeak. My uncle-in-law pondered for a while and told me that he didn't know much, but he had heard some of them.

Naturally, I was more interested, and regardless of the hesitation on my uncle's face, I pestered him to talk to myself. The uncle-in-law looked at the aunt in surprise, and saw that the aunt didn't mean to squeak, so the uncle-in-law actually agreed. I knew that I would gradually get to know the old man, so I sat down obediently and did not make any sound.

It turned out that the people in our neighborhood had to go to Guangxi to eat salt and sell tea, and the villagers called Guangxi.

Although it is said that the two Guangxi are about the same distance from us, the traffic in Guangdong back then was blocked, and in the eyes of the people of Hunan and Chu, it was still a barren land, and it was a relatively barbaric and undeveloped place. If you go to Guangxi, especially Guilin and Nanning, it is the mainstream of Hunan and Chu people's trading and wandering. Even later, many low- and middle-level generals in the Gui warlords were all composed of Xiangchu Erlang.

When he was more than ten years old, he followed the old people in the village to Guilin to pick salt, and the hard work and fatigue along the way made him see a lot, and naturally it was also an eye-opener. At that time, there were many well-known big merchants in Guangxi, but there were only three of the most famous. And most of the teenagers like Yuan Xiangong will follow their predecessors to join the lineup of this kind of big family.

What I didn't expect was that my uncle-in-law said that these three most famous big families, one of them is actually a big family dominated by Wei Hangong's family, and the representative is naturally Wei Hangong's brothers. What I never expected was that the long house of this family was actually the ancestor of my family. Just hearing about this made me stunned, and it was hard to imagine the splendor of it.

After all, although I like to read books and listen to adults talk about the ancients, this kind of big event is not something I can immediately comprehend.

There are many things that you don't have to understand, but if you don't understand, you must understand!

Just like the other two families that my uncle-in-law went on, one is the Yu Liutang Qiong family on their side. But when my uncle-in-law talked about them, he just brought them lightly, and I didn't feel strange at the time. After all, I have seen this Yuliutang and Liuyin Hall with my own eyes, and the upper and lower two courtyards even surpass our Hongyangtang and the courtyard where I live. Later, I found out the reason, it turned out that Yu Liutang was still in the hands of my uncle's father and grandparents, and his reputation was not inferior to that of our family.

I gradually understood my uncle's prudence. Because he has experienced that period of the terrible Great Leap, and even in the era of the Great Movement, because of some things, he has suffered some injustices, and his generation can be regarded as relatively clear, and they are also very cautious in doing things.

The grievances and hatreds of the ancestors, if they were in ordinary years, would certainly cause hostility from generation to generation. But in the early stages of today's society, general trends swept away everything, including family and country feuds and personal thoughts. Some are just this society and the future, so people in this environment gradually forget a lot of things!

The uncle's tone was quite flat, and he quietly talked about another big family. The reason why he finally talked about this family was because he had some considerations. Whether it's something that's gone in the past or some people who still exist today, I feel like he has a room for it.

I also gradually understood later, but at this time, when I heard my uncle-in-law say, I still knew the location of this family. It is the willow pond where my uncle-in-law lives, and the place behind the mountain in front of this door is said to be a place surrounded by mountains on all sides. At that time, it was surrounded by fertile fields and lush forests, and it was famous for many families living alone.

That place is also behind the Black Tiger Mountain in Black Tiger Village, and it is said that there was a famous family there back then, and the old national highway was not far from the door. Later, because of the realignment of the national highway, he also had a heart-to-heart with our side of the promotion hall, but it did not defeat the general trend at that time. At that time, the name of that place was called Shihantang, and the family surnamed Niu was in power. It is the location of the largest compound in ten miles and eight townships, and the gate wall of the compound is taller than that of Yuliutang.

In the past, there were twenty or thirty guns at home, and dozens of long-term workers helped all year round. In our county government, his family does a third of the salt business. Not to mention our family and the Yu Liutang family on my uncle's side, other businessmen have to look at his family's face and enjoy their jobs. The Niu family's Shihan Hall was one of the three major signboards in the direction of Guangxi.