Chapter 8: The Mu Family's Old Mansion

After the train arrived at Shicheng Station and stopped, only two people came down on the car, but went up dozens of passengers, Liangshan Shicheng Railway Station was originally a small station, the economic situation of the hometown is known, Shicheng is one of the top ten poor urban areas in Xinglong country, for the train to pass here. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info has greatly improved the economy of Liangshan Shicheng, and the railway has become the first choice for the transportation of migrant workers in the county.

It was almost past one o'clock in the morning, and the two of them who had left the train station walked together to the food stall on the side of the road to provide protection for the bus drivers, and now there were occasionally a few people eating here.

I sat down casually, and after the man finished ordering, Mu Mingyang said to him, "I haven't asked my brother yet." ”

"I can't talk about it, my name is Wang Li, a native of Liangshan Shicheng, I came back this time because I was called back for an urgent matter at home, I am a railway employee, and it is the first time I have gone home in two years. Wang Li replied.

Seeing that Wang Li is so straightforward, Mu Mingyang is not a person who hides and tucks up, he likes such a character. That is: "My name is Mu Mingyang, a native of Liangshan Shicheng, and now I am in my first year of high school at Moon Bay Middle School in the capital, and I am in a hurry to go home because of some things." ”

Mingyang saw that he was young, he must have dropped out of school early to work, he didn't seem to be much older than himself, there was no generation gap between his peers, and the two chatted very happily.

At this time, the meal had already been served, and the two of them each served a glass of beer, "Meeting is a kind of fate, you and my brother are going to get drunk here today." Mu Mingyang said heroically.

"No need, Brother Mingyang, you me at will. Mu Mingyang choked without swallowing a sip of wine, sometimes humor can indirectly kill people, but looking at Wang Li's embarrassed expression, Mu Mingyang no longer persuaded him to drink, and drank alone, from the beginning of drinking to the present.

A few bottles of beer almost made Mu Mingyang dry, and after talking, he learned that Wang Li came back this time because there were some changes in the family, and it was inconvenient to drink, because he was in a hurry to go home and he had no intention of saying that sentence, in fact, Wang Li was still very drinkable.

After three rounds of drinking, it ended in a hurry, Wang Li was in a hurry to go home, Wang Li asked Mu Mingyang for a mobile phone number to contact later, which can make it difficult for him to be good, Mu Mingyang and his classmates either used color screen machines and other famous brands, he couldn't even afford a black and white machine.

When the two left, they made an agreement to meet on another day.

Mu Mingyang's home is more than 50 miles away from the county seat, and it is a passenger car, but because he arrived too late yesterday, there was not even the last train, so he chose a nearby hotel to live in the county.

Mu Mingyang has enough money, this is the plate that the fat man gave him before leaving, more than 2,000 yuan, but he has always been simple and unwilling to spend it.

I bought a meat bun at a roadside breakfast stall, gobbled it into my stomach, packed my bags, and got on the bus to my hometown.

Along the way, looking at the fast-moving bus, I couldn't help but get nervous, today is Sunday morning, according to the past, it is Sunday afternoon to take the bus back to school, he is now thinking about how to explain to his parents after going home, he can't just arrive home and leave at noon, if so, his parents must blame him for extravagance and waste.

Do you live in junior high school with your classmates?

But the feeling of sending people under the fence is really unpleasant, thinking about it, I still don't think about where to live when I go back.

In fact, those junior high school classmates have already dropped out of school to work, and he is only the only student in the class who was admitted to the capital double seminary, the pride of his teachers, the pride of his parents, and the envy of his classmates as a genius boy.

Anyway, I can't live at home, and I can't go to my classmates, where is my place to live.

Confused, he got off the bus in his hometown town, where he had to walk three miles to get home, more than half an hour away.

By the way, let's go to grandpa's house.

Grandpa Mu Zhichen is a single person, since his three sons got married and separated, he was afraid that his son would dislike people and things, and he didn't want to cause trouble to people, so he moved to an old house in the mountains behind Mu Mingyang's house a few years ago, which was the century-old ancestral house of the Mu family, because of its remote location, it was not found and demolished in the old society.

For this reason, Mu Mingyang also had a dispute with his parents, the reason for the dispute was that his grandfather was old, it was not safe to live alone in a remote old house, and it was not convenient to move, but Mu Mingyang's family had no surplus labor to take care of the elderly, and his father went out to work all the year round, moving bricks and cement on the construction site, making money hard, and only his mother was at home, and he was seriously ill and could not work, not to mention taking care of an elderly man.

To make matters worse, the other uncles and aunts either ignored them or were in a similar situation to the famous family. However, as the second in the family, Mu Mingyang's father and uncle Du Yuanfang will give their grandfather some money every month to make ends meet, and the practices of the third uncle's family have always been remembered in their hearts.

The place where grandpa lives is more than two miles away from Mingyang's house, and the mountain road is bumpy and difficult, Mu Mingyang can't help but feel pity, how does grandpa usually walk on it. In the future, if you make money, you must build this bumpy section of the road into a wide asphalt road.

In his memory, the most painful thing for him is his grandfather, the junior high school days before he was admitted to high school, this memory is the clearest, when he was in junior high school, Mu Mingyang was studying in the town, he didn't have to stay in school and stay, and he spent more time at home, and every week his grandfather would bring him some delicious things like small pastries.

In the countryside where materials are scarce, these snacks are the most popular at the moment, and they are also Mu Mingyang's favorite food, this kind of good time ended after high school, and now I think about it, I miss the feeling of the past.

Thinking of the past time, Mu Mingyang unconsciously came to Mu Zhai, where his grandfather lived---.

If a large house, some houses have been unable to be owned due to disrepair, and they have collapsed and collapsed, and only three rooms have survived, one main room and two auxiliary rooms.

According to the ancient times, it may be called the main house, and an east wing room and a west wing room, which are judged according to the only three remaining houses, Mu Mingyang is very curious, how it was not demolished in the dark eighties of the old society, this is really a suspicious question, through the unclosed door to see the grandfather who was chopping firewood, preparing firewood, for cooking.

Grandpa seemed to notice it, turned to the door and said.

"You kid has come here, why haven't you come in yet. ”

Although he was curious about his grandfather's keen insight, he obediently called for grandpa to walk in.

"Aren't you going to class today? Grandpa asked, putting down the woodcutter in his hand.

I came here to live for a few days, of course, I have to say that I won't go to class, "Grandpa, our school has a seven-day holiday, and I'm going to come to you to experience life for a few days, okay." "Famous people say that cows are tough, and they won't blush when they lie.

"Since you're here, let's stay, you live there, the old house is dusty, go clean it yourself, since it's to experience life, come and help me chop wood after it's done." ”

Grandpa pointed to the third room and said to Mu Mingyang,

When he heard his grandfather say three, Mu Mingyang felt irritable, and it seemed that he would never be able to get rid of it, and he was the third in a room, depressed. . .

Hearing this, he immediately protested.

"Grandpa, I don't live in this room, I want to live in the second room, the east wing. ”

Grandpa is colorful.

"The second room is a place for stacking sundries, so you still want to sleep with sundries? ”

"The old house is in disrepair, there will inevitably be rain leakage on rainy days, and there is also a point that there is no electricity here, there is no light at night, don't run around at night, go to the toilet with a flashlight. ”

As he spoke, he handed over a small flashlight.

Took over the flashlight, this is an old-fashioned flashlight on the battery, the light flashes and flashes, it seems that the contact is poor, there is a bad potential at any time, looking at the old house, dilapidated, but it is safe.

Cleaning the dust in the room, Mu Mingyang was choked and coughed, he was covered in dust, he swept a lot of dust and garbage, and he was busy until he ate, and he even forgot about the help of his grandfather to chop firewood, which must be a fierce criticism.

I talked a lot with my grandfather during the meal, and because the old house was not connected to electricity, I had to go to bed very early, which was very unaccustomed.

In addition, grandpa explained before going to bed that he could not enter his main room at any time, which made Mu Mingyang very puzzled, did grandpa have anything to hide from him?

The sunshine of the new day is really dazzling, I haven't slept so well for a long time like today, rubbing my sleepy eyes and getting dressed slowly, it's ten o'clock in the morning, it's over! I'm going to be late for class, but when I think about it, I'm no longer studying at school, and being late is a shadowless thing for me.

I quickly made my bed and washed up, and sat at the head of the bed waiting for my grandfather to call for dinner.

At this time, my stomach was 'gurgling', I was so hungry, if I had eaten as in the past, but now my grandfather is really unreliable, and he doesn't even make breakfast on time. The most important thing now is to solve the problem of hunger.

Why haven't you seen him yet, what can I do, I guess his old man is also sleepy.

He's not here for a long time, I thought my grandfather had overslept, the door of his room was hidden, it seems that he was in a hurry, because his room was never allowed to let the second person in, and he used to occasionally sneak in to look inside, and I don't know what it was like, and now his old man is not there, can I ...... What about taking advantage of the situation? Of course you can...... Rattle!!!

In the nervousness of the heart of a small entanglement, I still cautiously rushed into his room, the interior design of the room is no different from my side, carefully looked, just a few more decorations on the wall, this is an object I have never seen when I grow so big, maybe it is a work of art, mainly for beauty, grandpa is really tasteful.

A sword-like weapon caught my eye, it seemed to be glowing, yes, it was, it was not like the traditional weapons, but the first impression was that it was enchanting, like a vine all over the body, glowing with a turquoise luminous body, like smoke and mist.