Chapter 31: The Liu Family Compound
"Oh."
Uncle Wang responded with a flashlight in one hand and a wooden stick in the other, tiptoed over, leaned on the crack of the door and hurriedly opened the door: "Oh, it's really Xiaocheng." Who are these two? ”
I made a brief introduction, then went into the house with Uncle Wang, and sat down on the sofa before I asked about the village.
Uncle Wang's expression changed dramatically and hurriedly closed the door of the house: "Oh, now they say that the village is not clean, and you don't see that there are fewer cats and wild dogs?" ”
As soon as he heard that it was not clean, Zhang Jun also came to his senses, and leaned over to listen with relish.
Uncle Wang told me that since I left, the village has been safe for a few days, but the good times have not lasted long, and the carcasses of discarded wild dogs and wild cats have been found in every household, so these stray cats and dogs are becoming fewer and fewer.
Without stray cats and dogs, the family's livestock will not be protected. The theory that zombies do not cross the threshold has been proposed. Therefore, door-to-door, including the entrance of the village, were erected with wooden sticks at night, and every family almost changed their habits of sleep at night and during the day.
Hearing Uncle Wang say this, Zhang Qian was even more scared, and couldn't help leaning towards me.
Uncle Wang noticed Zhang Qian's strange appearance and asked, "Xiao Cheng, didn't you encounter anything abnormal just now?" ”
I shook my head and denied it, I heard just now that the village doesn't sleep at night and rests during the day, so I called Xiao Jiujiu again and said: "Uncle Wang, you find us a place to live, we are sleepy after a day of playing, and we want to rest and rest Mingyue is hurrying." ”
Uncle Wang looked at his watch: "Oh, it's almost three o'clock." Then the two of you will sleep in my house, this girl will sleep in the old West House over there, and I will clean up for you after a few years of no one living there. ”
Then we thanked each other, Zhang Jun and I squeezed on Uncle Wang's clay kang, Zhang Qian slept alone on the cot in the West House, and Uncle Wang was alone on the sofa smoking a cigarette planning to stay until dawn.
The temperature in the village is very low, and Uncle Wang's house has no heating equipment, although Uncle Wang brought two quilts to cover me, I still feel cold hands and feet.
We didn't wake up until dawn the next day, and Uncle Wang prepared breakfast for us, and then went back to sleep alone. We didn't have any preparations, so we didn't pay attention to it, washed our faces and started eating.
After eating, I saw that Uncle Wang was sleeping and didn't bother, pushed the door and left. It was a sunny day outside, but the sun was dim and there was no temperature at all, Zhang Jun and I were wearing thick clothes, and I didn't feel good, but Zhang Qian was wearing a little thinner and rubbed my hands unconsciously.
Closing the door of Uncle Wang's house, I took off my coat and draped it over Zhang Qian's body. Zhang Qian said thank you and put it on, her clothes were slightly bigger. I found out that Zhang Qian is actually a soft and weak girl.
In fact, Zhang Qian's feeling to me has always been very strong, that is, during this time, I found that Zhang Qian was not the same as I used to feel, she should have a lot of secrets hidden in the deepest part of her heart, and she endured it silently.
In the village, as Uncle Wang said, the villagers are resting during the day, and there is no one outside. But that's exactly what I want, and I don't have to talk a lot in between.
Zhang Qian was very happy, looking at the small village with simple folk customs, she liked it very much: "Allure, you said that I was born in a farmhouse, how good it would be!" ”
I gave her a blank look and quipped, "If you were really born in a peasant family, you must be worried about other things." ”
Zhang Qian shook her head: "No, I just think that a plain family is the happiest." ”
Zhang Jun answered: "Captain, that's your father who doesn't know how many people want to have a leader like you." ”
I urged, "Let's go, they'll get up and chase me away." ”
Then we arrived at the courtyard of the Liu family, the old brick wall has been molted a little, the ground is paved with a square size of bluestone bricks, it is said that there were originally two stone carvings at the door, and then the Red Guards pulled away.
This place was forbidden to me before, because even the Liu family couldn't enter it casually. Coupled with the fear of Liu Shirong's bad old man when he was a child, he stayed away from this place.
The door of the Liu family's compound was ruthlessly locked by a big lock, which aroused my endless curiosity. I looked around and no one planned to climb the crack of the door to see the situation, Zhang Jun coughed for a while, and I retreated.
I saw Liu Shirong being mixed by several Liu family members and slowly walked over. I said in my heart that this is the end, and I have to let them beat them out now!
I didn't expect it to be Liu Shirong grinning and asking, "Yo, isn't this a small town?" Why do you have time to come to the village to play today? ”
As the saying goes, I don't hit the smiling person when I reach out, and I just feel that the muscles on my face are very stiff, and I have to laugh back and say, "Yes, two of my friends want to come and visit our monument." ”
Liu Shirong looked at Zhang Jun, then at Zhang Qian, and asked with a smile: "Is it from the city?" I'll tell you that it's been destroyed, and if you don't have it in this village, it's enough for you to see it for half a day. ”
Zhang Qian had no choice but to smirk.
Liu Shirong took out the key and handed it to one of the people and said, "Go, open the house for a few future students to visit." ”
The Liu family hesitated for a moment, nodded and did so.
With the "squeak" of the door, I couldn't turn my head a little, is this the former Liu Shirong? Is this enlightenment?
Zhang Qian saw me standing stupidly, pulled my arm and said, "Let's go, come in?" ”
I came back to my senses: "Then thank you Mrs. Liu." ”
Then Liu Shirong entered the compound, which was square, and the round arch leading to the backyard next to it had been built with bricks, leaving only the wooden main house opposite.
The whole house is made of wood, all kinds of doors, windows and roofs, including beams, are very finely carved, and the courtyard is very clean and tidy, not the dilapidated appearance that I think.
At this time, Liu Shirong asked his subordinates to open the carved wooden door of the house, and we followed into a hall full of antique flavor, with a black wooden table placed opposite it, and two old-fashioned chairs on either side.
There is an ancient painting of Aoxue Hanmei hanging on the wall, and there is an inscription on it: Aoxue Hanmei opens alone, and only Yiren comes to incense. I know that the cold plum is through the bones, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
And on both sides of the living room, there are two rows of tables and chairs, and there are a few calligraphy and paintings on the wall, although I don't know if it's worth it, but I know that what people write is really good!
Then we went to another room, which was full of tablets of the Liu family, and Liu Shirong invited us in very respectfully with incense.
There are a few yellow cushions on the ground inside, and a large offering table with cloth of the same color, and behind it are rows of tablets of the ancestors of the Liu family. We also put on incense to show respect for the ancestors of the Liu family, and then visited and retreated.