Chapter 68: The Controversy on the Kang Table

Niu San thought of the hardships his wife had endured with him over the years, and he didn't want to go against his wife's wishes, so he could only vent with a sentence of "woman's opinion".

After a while, Niu Zilu and Niu Zishou came in with the cow mother, Niu San hurriedly got off the kang, helped the mother to sit on the top, and returned to the kang to sit down, Niu Zilu and Niu Zishou were relatively diagonally straddling the edge of the kang.

Niu Mu is in her fifties this year, almost sixty years old, and this Tong'an town is a rare longevity. He first served a bowl to the cow's mother, then another bowl to the eldest son, and half a bowl to the younger son, and the pot began to see the bottom. He gave Niu San a large half bowl, and he only had a small half bowl left.

Niu Zilu looked at his parents' bowl and his own bowl, although he was accustomed to this kind of scene, but every time he saw it, he was still sad in his heart, Niu Zilu picked up his own bowl, ready to dial some to his father who was closer to him, Niu San skillfully took away his own bowl, and said with a smile: "I went to your Uncle Li's house today to make an announcement, I ate most of the sorghum buns at their house, and now my stomach is still calm." ”

Seeing this, Niu Zishou wanted to take advantage of his mother's inattention to give the rice in his bowl to the mother next to him, but before he could pick up the bowl, He's chopsticks knocked on Niu Zishou's hand, and there was an angry reprimand: "Hurry up and eat!" ”

Niu Zishou, who was only ten years old, said aggrievedly: "Mother, I can't eat!" ”

He stroked Niu Zishou's head and said with a smile: "You two are just growing your body, you have to eat more, and you can work more when you are full. ”

Niu Zishou sighed, seemed to believe He's words, and lowered his head to eat the rice in the bowl, but when he lowered his head, the tears in his eyes were not seen by Niu San and He.

Niu San was eating, and suddenly said: "Child, me, even out a few liters of our family's noodles, and go back to the second sister-in-law's house to send it over." ”

He's face changed, and when he saw the cow mother sitting on the top, he didn't get angry, but said with a cold face: "You still think she is your second sister-in-law, she is now a member of the Ma family, you don't need to worry about it, you still have to worry more about our family." ”

Niu San was not angry, and said with a dry smile: "Okay, okay, she is not my second sister-in-law, but Zifu is our own nephew, this is always right, right?" ”

After speaking, Niu San sighed again: "I saw Zifu again today, although he is one year older than our Zilu, but it looks like he is one year younger than Zilu, I asked him to come to our house for dinner, but the child is sensible, and he has to be strong, insisting that he is full at home, looking at him like he has eaten a full meal, after all, he is the orphan of the second brother, I can't bear to look at it." ”

Listening to Niu San talking about her grandson's condition, Niu's mother couldn't bear it, she also wanted to help Niu San say a few words, but thinking that she had lost her labor force, He had been busy for this family since she got married, and she hadn't enjoyed a day's happiness, so she swallowed the words in her stomach and just quietly wiped her tears.

Seeing the appearance of the cow mother, He's tone was no longer cold, but his anger was still unabated: "Has our family helped their family less over the years?" But how much of the food we sent went into your nephew's mouth? Zilu is your nephew, and even more so her son, but if you look at their family, the same child, Zilu is like an outsider, and I get angry when I look at it. ”

Niu San chuckled: "Alas, she is married for the second time, and she still has children, and she can't say anything when she marries into the Ma family, and she can't bear how many grievances she has." I know, you are also a knife mouth tofu heart, you have not been angry with your second sister-in-law over the years, but you have not sent food to their family, even if I don't say it, you can't care about Zifu, and you have secretly sent it a few times without me, do you think I don't know? ”

He glared at Niu San: "This family counts you fine!" ”

Niu Zishou raised his head, stared at the clear and flawless eyes and asked, "Mother, do you see my father's essence or my essence!" ”

He sneered, raised his hand and patted Niu Zishou's head: "Mother is wrong, you are the best in this family!" ”

With He's smile, the atmosphere at home eased a lot, Niu San looked at his son and cast an appreciative look, Niu Zishou made a grimace, and buried himself in eating again.

Niu San took the opportunity to say: "You see that in previous years, because of the looting by the party and bandits, our family lost a lot of food, didn't we survive?" This year, when the party looted, because of the help of the Zhichong Mansion, our family also escaped in time, and there was basically no loss of food, which must be better than in previous years, and in two years, Zifu will be able to stand on his own, and there will be no need for our family's help. ”

He Shi said while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks: "Okay, you are always reasonable, I can't talk about you, I'll clean up, spare a few liters, you go and take it to their house." ”

Niu Zilu put down the bowl in his hand and suddenly said, "Dad, mother, I want to join the army." ”

Niu Zilu opened his mouth, and the entire dinner table suddenly became quiet, Niu San was stunned for a moment, and then turned his gaze to He.

He Shi put the dishes and chopsticks in his hand heavily on the kang table, and said sharply: "No! ”

Niu San hurriedly played a round game: "Don't you get angry at every turn, listen to what the child says?" ”

He Shi turned his head: "I don't know what's wrong with this family, the big anger is the small one, I'm not enough for you to be angry even if I am Guanyin Niangniang, no matter what you say about this matter, I just say a word, no!" ”

Niu San smiled: "In our family, aren't you Guanyin Niangniang?" ”

He slapped his mouth continuously: "Bah, this stinky mouth, Guanyin Niangniang forgives her sins, you are merciful, please don't care about our casual nonsense, I will kowtow to you at night to make amends." ”

After chattering, he stared at Niu San, and Niu San also slapped his mouth several times in a row, and He was willing to stop.

Niu Zilu did not give up because of He's words, and continued: "Dad, mother, I am fifteen years old, I know the situation of our family very well, for grandma, me and my brother to eat, you don't know how much food you saved from your mouth, today my father said that I went to Uncle Li's house to eat half a sorghum bun, and my mother also said that my father brought you half of it, I am so old, can't I see your lies?" If this continues, how can our family be a head, and now the Flying Eagle Regiment of Zhichong Mansion in Weizhou has come to our Tong'an Town to recruit troops and entered the barracks, which can not only have enough food, but also exempt our family from paying taxes for five years, and our family will be able to live a little better in the future. ”

He Shi heard Niu Zilu's words, she has always been strong, her heart was instantly crushed, tears flowed out unconsciously, she looked at Niu Zilu: "Your father and I eat bran vegetables, even if you starve to death, you can't let you go to the army, you are still young, you don't know the dangers on the battlefield, on the battlefield, that life is not your own, in case there is a three long and two short, how do you let me and your father live?" Your second uncle died on the battlefield, you look at your brother Fu, if your second uncle didn't die in the army, your brother Fu won't even be able to eat a full meal. ”

Niu Zilu looked at He, his eyes were full of begging: "Mother, I've grown up here, can I not know the dangers on the battlefield?" Do you know why we have to hide from the party members every year in addition to guarding against bandits? It's because we have so few soldiers, and for as long as I can remember, I have hardly seen troops stationed in that barracks in our Tong'an town, and whenever bandits or party members come, how I hope that our army will kill them in all directions. This time we were very lucky, we met Captain Wang and Zhao Teamzheng, they saved our lives and food, but Captain Wang died in order to protect us, many soldiers died in battle, if we are all afraid of death and do not join the army, then the next time bandits and party troops come to invade our home, what should we do? At that time, was our life our own? Instead of waiting to be beaten, it is better to take the initiative to join the army, and one more person to join the army, our home will be safer. ”

Niu San looked at Niu Zilu with a proud face: "Haha, it is worthy of being my son Niu Dequan!" After speaking, he said to He Shi: "Do you listen to what your son said reasonable!" ”

He pointed at Niu San and said angrily: "There is a fart truth, don't think I don't know, my son said this, it's not that you have jumped up all these years." ”

Niu San hurriedly raised his hand to defend himself: "You have wronged me, I have never taught him these words since I came, but to be honest, I am very happy that Lu'er can say such things." ”

Niu San's attitude blocked He's anger in his chest, and he didn't send it out, He really didn't know how to get angry, so he slapped the kang table, and the dishes and chopsticks on the kang table were shaken: "What your father and son say is reasonable, I can't say it, but I have the final say in this family, and if I say no, I can't do it." ”

Niu Zilu also wanted to try to persuade He: "Mother, this army may not necessarily die in battle, otherwise how can there be so many people in the army, you look at the situation of our family, if I stay at home, I will not have any interest in my life, if I join the army, maybe I will become a general, then our family will eat white flour steamed buns every day, eat as much as you want, you say how beautiful." ”

He Shi laughed angrily: "Hmph, don't think I don't know, our biggest official in Weizhou is the captain, and he is still one roof away from the general." Just you? It's quite a general, let's go in the next life! ”

Niu Zilu was unconvinced and said: "Mother, why do you still look down on me, if you don't believe it, I will go to the army tomorrow to see if I can come back as a general." ”

He Shi glanced at Niu Zilu: "As far as your little caution, I still don't know." Don't bother about it, my sentence about your joining the army is not good! ”