Chapter 3: The Hanged Man
It was late at night, and Master and my father had walked for nearly an hour to the town. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info my face was already so much better at that time. My father hugged me with an indescribable joy in my heart.
My master didn't say a word, he walked to the town cafeteria and began to knock on the door, and there was no family background in the canteen of the village brigade team at all. At night, the people who were guarding the cafeteria heard a knock on the door, and saw that it was a broken old man and a lean man who was hungry with a baby in his arms, and he only asked for food. In those years, whoever had a little food and didn't hide a sturdy one, where would he give it to outsiders.
The master asked for two catties of white noodles when he opened his mouth, and the little cadres in the cafeteria looked at the master like fools, and began to bombard people without saying a word.
The father was a little timid, and pulled the corner of the master's clothes, "Old man, let's go back." This white flour is more precious than gold. How can people give it to us! ”
The master smiled at his father as if comforting, "Don't worry, don't say two catties of white noodles, you can get fresh chickens and live fish!" ”
After the master finished speaking, he picked up the cart and took out a small green book from his blanket. My father was more or less literate. But I didn't see the whole picture of the words on it, and I saw two "direct subordinates".
The little cadre who watched the cafeteria took the small notebook handed over by the master in confusion, and he wondered what it was like for a broken old man to take a notebook.
However, after taking a look at it, the cadre was trembling and almost didn't squat on the ground. His hands were respectfully handed to the master. But the cadre's brain was also bright, and he kept an eye on it.
"Sir, you are ......"
The master understood that it was his own bad appearance, and the cadre in front of him doubted himself, and immediately said, "Old man Liu Zhenguang!" Don't be crooked, no one dares to pretend to be an old man! ”
When my father heard this, he raised the status of Master by at least two steps in his heart. At that moment, the tone of his voice towards the master was more respectful.
Later, I once saw Master's little notebook. Because he doesn't seem to care about taking things at all. When I saw it, it was already in tatters, like a layer of mud, but I could still vaguely make out a line of words under the country's five-star red flag medal. The last word that reads, "Those who hold this certificate will do everything in their power to reach x if they need it" is a bit vague and should be the word "to".
The cadre dared to say anything, so he hurriedly brought the master and father in, and read tea and handed out cigarettes, which made his father panic for a while. Where has he ever been treated like this?
It didn't take much effort, and there were four or five people in the cafeteria. My father said that he only remembered two of them, one was the county magistrate and the other was the town chief. Oh, this time it doesn't matter, where has the little cadre who watched the cafeteria seen this battle, he just called himself, but he didn't want the county magistrate to be alarmed all of a sudden.
When my father told me this, he had a look on his face. In fact, when I heard that one of the people in front of me was the county magistrate, my father almost didn't hold me and knelt down and shouted "Lord". An honest farmer, who has participated in a literacy class and knows only a few big words, his thoughts about the country are still in the mouth of the former village storyteller.
The county magistrate didn't dare to be careless, so he turned around and got the master's green book in his hand, who knew that he would close it and wipe it clean and hand it to the master after taking a look. With a tense face, he said to the little cadre who was watching the canteen, what are you still stunned, the old gentleman has been hungry for a day, get some food!
The master said no, get some nests for the old brother to eat, and asked how many families were left in the canteen.
The little cadre said with a bitter face that the white noodles were less than two catties, and there were still about twenty catties of stick noodles. Everything else is gone.
The master thought for a while and said, "That's it, let's get two of them from the dry nest, and I don't want white noodles, so get me two catties of stick noodles!" ”
When I left the town, Master asked my father to eat a nest to fill his stomach. My father swallowed his saliva and didn't even dare to ask for it, until the master blew his beard and stuffed the two nest heads into my father's arms. My father was reluctant to eat it, and the ninja ate half of it, and one and a half were ready to go home and leave it for my brothers, sisters and mother.
On the way, Master looked at the moonlight and told my father that he had come to hug me and asked my father to push the cart with the stick noodles.
My father felt that the master was getting old, and then he thought about the attitude of those officials before, where did he dare to let the master exert his strength, and he said no at the moment, he ate half of the nest by himself, and he did the best thing.
The master disagreed, saying that at this point in time, the road was restless, and it was about to be lively. The baby is on fire, don't be hit. Anyway, my father couldn't understand it, and I couldn't resist my master.
Who knew that I was still pouting and always tired, but I actually fell asleep peacefully in Master's arms until I arrived at my house.
My house is in the middle of the village, with three adobe houses. But my mother was diligent, and her poor home was kept clean and tidy.
Master entered my house and nodded repeatedly, and when my mother heard the voice, several of my brothers and sisters were already dying of hunger, or maybe they didn't have the strength to get up.
When my mother saw that my father, who had been out for a long time, came back empty, he had an extra foreign car in his hand, but his mother didn't pay attention to it at all. He sat on the ground and clutched his father's shirt and cried all the time.
Seeing this, his father hurriedly scolded his mother, "Girls who have no interest, why are you crying!" Don't embarrass me in front of the old gentleman! ”
The mother is so sad that she cares about what her father says, "The little baby is gone, why don't you cry when you let me be a mother?" ”
When the master heard this, he laughed twice, and muttered, "How can a father and mother not love their son!" As he spoke, he handed me into my mother's arms.
Maybe I slept enough in Master's arms, or maybe the candy did the trick. When my mother picked me up at a loss, I actually giggled at my mother and called "Mom" indistinctly
When my mother shouted, my dad cried. Years later, whenever my mother and father talked to me about this scene, there was always an indescribable look. Maybe that's the feeling you can only experience when you're a parent.
The master sighed when he saw it, grabbed the two catties of stick noodles from the back seat of the car, and said to my mother, "Go and punch a catty for those children, and leave a catty for the seven babies!" "Master has learned my name from my father.
My dad reacted and took out half of the nest for my mother to eat. When my mother saw a half-nest head and a half-pack of stick noodles in my father's hand, her first reaction was to close the door first. I don't ask where it came from.
My mother hesitated for a while, and said to my father, "Jianguo, the two babies of the Changsheng family next door can't hold on anymore, give them half a catty!" Just half a catty! ”
My mom was afraid that my dad wouldn't agree, but my dad thought about it and said, okay, it's been a hard time these years, so let's help a little bit. Then he looked at my master, and after all, my master got all these things.
Master smiled slightly, looked at my parents approvingly, and said, "The food is yours, how to eat it is your business!" Besides, how many things are here, I'll get some good ones to make up for this baby in a few days! ”
Because of that half-catty stick noodles, the relationship between my neighbor Changsheng's family and my family has been good until now. Every time I am older, Aunt Sheng will come to my house to help my mother steam New Year's buns. Whenever I talk about this matter, Aunt Changsheng, who has just begun to grow old, will always hold my mother's hand, who is also old, with tears in her eyes, and say, "Xiuyun, your half-catty stick noodles that year saved our family of four!" ”
That night, my mother secretly closed the door and found an iron basin, because the pot had been confiscated and she was not allowed to open the small stove. For fear that the smoke from the fire will attract the attention of others.
A pot of thin stick batter was broken into a nest, and several of my brothers and sisters drank it in less than a minute. My mother only ate half of the half. The rest was given to the father.
My master squatted at the door and smoked a cigarette pouch, waiting for our family to eat well, and then said, "Xiuyun, make room for the old man, it's not early, let the old man sleep!" ”
My father and mother looked at each other and knelt down in front of the master one after another, not for anything else, this time, not only saved my life, but a big reason why our family survived was also because of my master.
The master panicked and shouted, "I can't help it, I can't help it!" I have a relationship with this child, you will break the old man's longevity! Get up! ”
Master picked up my parents and said, "The old man's surname is Liu, don't call me an old gentleman!" Just call me Old Man Liu! ”
My parents didn't dare to call anywhere, and finally reluctantly called my master Master Liu.
My master was about to say something, but suddenly he stood up and looked southwest of my house. My dad was a little puzzled and asked, "Master Liu, what are you looking at!" ”
My master's face was not very good-looking, and he said, "Jianguo, who is the third household in the southwest corner of your house?" ”
"That's the village party secretary plus the house of Li Guangcai, the captain of our production team! What's wrong? "My dad didn't know why Master would ask that.
My master looked at me twice more and said to my father, it's okay, let's sleep. When my parents turned around and prepared to go to bed, my master muttered to himself, "Ants are still stealing life, and good people don't do it, why do you have to be a hanged ghost who can't enter reincarnation!" ”