Chapter 660: Moving the Grave
It's like the third uncle will never give the sixth uncle Li Lide a chance to be arrogant in front of him, and the same is true for the sixth uncle. He couldn't help but not come, and even made up an excuse to make the third uncle angry and went to Linyi City for the winter.
The third uncle's resentment for more than a year was finally swept away, and he mocked with disdain: "That's it, is it so difficult to admit that you are not as good as the old man?" ”
The third uncle wore an official robe majestically and walked in the Zhuangzi. It didn't take long for the old man's face to sink, and he saw that few of the rules he had made in the Zhuangzi had obeyed them.
Suddenly thundered, and it was necessary to rectify the affairs of the village.
Not to mention the third uncle, Mother Li saw Li Kui's two daughters-in-law and a concubine in the back house, laughed and trembled on the chair, and said happily: "Good boy, how handsome, you are a person who understands etiquette, and the future prosperity of the Li family is all counting on you." ”
The reason for the prosperity, Li Kui guessed that three can always be better than one.
Immediately, the old lady glanced at her eldest son Li Da unhappily, and muttered: "Much stronger than Da Lang, he married a bewitching son, if it weren't for my son going home to save his relatives, he would have forgotten even his mother." I live in Dengzhou City on weekdays, and I don't know how to go home all year round, and I guess I forgot that I still have my mother at home. ”
Li's mother sued in front of Li Kui, and her eldest son was not to his liking.
Of course, the old lady is dissatisfied with her son, and more often than she is really dissatisfied with her son, but with her daughter-in-law.
Li Dalang looked at his old mother with resentment, and sighed in his heart: "My mother! I picked you up and went to Dengzhou, and you said that Dengzhou was windy and cold. Staying in Zhuangzi, there are also people who take care of it, but they are so reversed black and white. It is difficult to be a son, it is even more difficult to be a filial son, and it is even more difficult to be a filial son who does not deal with the daughter-in-law and the mother. ”
"Mother, didn't Yulian say that she wanted to come to the old mansion to serve you?" Li Dalang smiled honestly, he is also a rich man now. He has two Zhuangzi under his name, and a family shipyard under his control. The main thing is that he is in charge of his brother, and to put it bluntly, this shipyard is Li Kui's.
Although he has the value of a rich man, he also wears a fur jacket and a fur hat, but what is strange is that the clothes are all bought by him with money, but when he wears them, he does not look like him.
As lean as always, he was timid all the way, and finally mustered up the courage to start, and as soon as he was frightened, he immediately coaxed him.
Mother Li immediately said angrily: "I don't want her to pretend to be a good person, my old bones can't withstand the toss of a woman like her." Besides, does she look like she can serve people? I guess it's her maid who will replace her when the time comes, is your wife the one who calls the girl? ”
Unconsciously, her tone sharpened, and it was obvious that Mother Li's grievances were very high.
Li Kui seemed to have seen something out of the way, and asked Li's mother: "Mother, is this Yulian from our county?" ”
"The most famous widow in Yishui County, back then, you took Li Qing and a few shameless people to peek at people's ......" Mother Li was at home, of course, she didn't have any scruples about saying anything, and she was bald like a ball.
"Mother, don't talk nonsense, it's innocent." Li Kui immediately retorted, and his old face was a little unbearable. Fortunately, his daughter-in-law and concubine had already gone to the courtyard and did not speak in the hall. Otherwise, the reputation he had built up with great difficulty would be ruined.
can be said by Li's mother, Li Kui still remembered that there is such a person, who can be called the prettier widow in Yishui County. Well, no, she is the young woman who knows the most in Yishui County.
It was a woman who liked to wear a white skirt and drag a scarf on her arms, like a person in a painting. The practice skirt is from the Han Palace, and it is wonderful to be elegant, and it can be used as a dance costume. The scarf is the ribbon hanging from Feitian's arms, and the breeze blows, as if it is not the amorous style, but the heartstring in the man's heart. This kind of wear, except that it is not warm, must look extremely beautiful. And only a beautiful woman dares to wear it like this.
It can be said that this woman is very famous in Yishui County.
Even Li Kui's teacher Zhou Yuan had an idea back then, and for this reason, Li Kui made a special trip to check it out.
This is also the matter of Li Kui taking Li Qing and a few shameless people to peep in front of the widow's door.
But it's all old things, and Li Kui thinks about it and thinks it's funny. Of course, he would definitely not say that his young heart had been teased. After all, young people will more or less have a relationship that ends without a problem in their ignorance. Youthful, but unusually sweet when recalled.
Li Dalang's face was not very good-looking, he stared at Li Kui vigilantly, afraid that his brother would rob him and cause a tragedy in the world. After all, his wife wants to have a figure, a face, and a woman with all kinds of amorous feelings.
Seeing this, Li Kui was angry, and snorted coldly: "Zhang Yulian, right? I remember that she was not young, she seemed to be three or five years older than you. ”
Li Dalang's old face turned red and said embarrassedly: "I don't care." ”
Good guy, after having a wife, Li Dalang seems to have a lot of confidence, as if someone is behind him.
Mother Li said with disgust: "I don't see any movement in my stomach, your brother always does something useless." If you want to say that I told him a daughter-in-law at the beginning, he didn't want to live or die, but he didn't expect to find such a master. After saying this, the old lady sighed. She seems to be more because Li Dalang didn't follow his mind than against her daughter-in-law.
Li Dalang had a bitter face and complained: "Mother, what you are looking for is stronger than pigs, and you also kill pigs all year round, with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, and you are more like a man than a man." ”
"You also had thoughts about Li's family before, and she is also very strong."
"Mother, this is different, Fat Chun is a diligent woman, she still has the ability, and she is also attractive. Besides, I don't have any thoughts about him, so don't go out and talk nonsense. If you want my brother to listen, you can't spare me. "How could Li Da's ugly things back then be hidden from his mother? After being pulled by Li's mother for a while, Li Dalang was also a little cowardly, he felt that his wife was very unreasonable, and he couldn't resist it.
Besides, Fat Chun was ...... Alas, it's all fate! In case Li Quan listens to it, this guy is a tendon, and he doesn't know how much he will be beaten.
"But people can give birth, it's better for you to choose a product that you don't like...... You're just coveting people's beauty. What's the use of being good-looking, can good-looking be eaten or drunk? Mother Li patted her thigh and lamented: "Now I haven't hugged my own grandson, but I have hugged my godgrandson, do you think I'm wronged?" ”
Li Dalang retorted with a sneer: "Mother, I got married later than Brother Quan'er." ”
"It's the same sooner or later, your daughter-in-law doesn't even have a fart movement, Fat Chun's children have been born, eight pounds and six taels, and they are about to catch up with my son."
"Mother, you eavesdrop outside my house at night, how dare I and your daughter-in-law make a mistake?" Li Da also suffered, as if his mother's hobby frightened him.
Mother Li said impatiently: "Didn't I hear this a few times when I first got married, and then I went back to my hometown, didn't I love you for anything?" Besides, I'm not in a hurry, am I? What do you have to be ashamed of, what is there on you that I haven't seen? The old lady pulls you up with a handful of and urine, so you don't know how to be motivated? ”
Li Dalang had no choice but to flee. He also knew that the 'my son' that Li's mother said did not have his Li Da's share at all, and it was Li Kui who opened and closed his mouth. It's all sons, and he can't help it because of his mother's eccentricity. But speaking of which, Li Da is also very grateful to Li Kui in his heart, if it weren't for Li Kui, he would still be driving people to the car. How could he become a rich man and marry a beautiful widow?
The Li family is so strange, Li Dalang is obviously the eldest brother, but he has no status in the family. Even Mother Li doesn't like this submissive son. The only time she disobeyed her old man's order was to choose a daughter-in-law who made Li's mother angry.
It's night.
After washing, Li Kui prepared to go to the kang.
The hot kang burned a little too much, and Liu Qingqian was uncomfortable like a pancake.
Just a little thoughtful, but saw him frowning slightly, there was a person outside the door. The breath is very familiar, not like an eyeless thief. But it always feels weird, even Liu Qingqian seems to be aware of it. whispered to Li Kui: "There seems to be someone outside the house." ”
"Qiuxia, go take a look."
"Old lady, why are you squatting on the ground, isn't it cold?"
Pang Qiuxia had many legs and feet, and the people outside didn't have time to hide, so she was caught by her. Mother Li was caught listening to the bad deeds of the root of the wall, and she was not annoyed, but complained: "Little girl, aren't I in a hurry to get angry?" ”
Li's mother's eagerness to hug her grandson seemed to make Li Kui in the house also frightened. He had no choice but to go out of the house, send the old lady to the main room, and persuade a few words before coming back.
Liu Qingqian said curiously: "The old lady is asleep?" ”
"It's time to sleep."
Li Kui couldn't eat accurately, and sighed: "Rest early, I'm tired on the road." ”
Liu Qingqian blushed and didn't dare to make a sound. When she met such a mother-in-law, she was also panicked.
Following.
Li Lin brought someone to tell Li Kui about the major decision of the clan: "Renjie, the clan has decided to move out the ancestral tombs of Baizhang Village, and worship in the future." ”
Li Kui said briskly: "What day? ”
"I've already found someone to investigate, and the day after tomorrow will be a good day. If you miss it, it's time for the year. Li Lin looked a little absent-minded, and then asked Li Kui: "Renjie, I said when will our Li family's shipyard be able to build a ship!" I can't always patronize the business of other shipyards and turn a blind eye to my own shipyard, right? ”
Li Lin, who is now a freight merchant in Jingdong, complained to Li Kui.
Li Kui frowned and was puzzled, according to his plan, the Dengzhou shipyard was mainly to build large sea ships, preferably warships. But in the beginning, you should always start with a small boat, or an inland ship, right?
He wondered, "Why, haven't we built a suitable ship yet?" ”
"Renjie, you don't care about anything, but you invested a lot of money in the shipyard, if you don't take a look, I think this business will be yellow."
Li Lin complained about the shipyard, but more as if to remind Li Kui that the situation in the shipyard was not good.
"Alright. I'll go to Dengzhou in a few days. ”
Li Kui agreed, and then went home to prepare.
To go to Baizhang Village in Yizhou, you have to go to Mengshan Town first, and then enter the mountain.
What is the situation of Baizhang Village now, even Li Kui does not know. Maybe it's deserted, maybe someone is still watching. But the cemetery on the hillside opposite Baizhang Village is probably really going to be abandoned.
Grave relocation is an important matter.
It is better to move out, at least in the future, it will be more convenient to worship the ancestors.
After all, it's not easy to get to Baizhang Village. Barren mountains and mountains, a person goes to panic, and he is not at ease. Li Kui is not afraid, but now that he is an official, he even has to go back to his hometown to play an excerpt. When the officials are approved, they can go back to their hometown to save their relatives.
The construction period for moving the graves was very rushed.
You have to go on the same day.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of horses in the Li family today, and each person rode on the road in a hurry with dry food offerings and the like.
Before dark, a group of hundreds of men passed by Mengshan Town. They did not enter the town at all, but left their horses at the mountain goods store outside the town, and the group entered the mountain overnight.
The Li family are all mountain people who came out of this mountain forest, and it is unlikely that they want to get lost.
Although wolves howled at night, there were no wolves to disturb them.
When it was getting dark, they entered Baizhang Village. The old locust tree at the entrance of the village is still there, and it looks dry and sluggish in winter, while the village is ...... As far as the eye can see, there are ruins and weeds. The main reason is that the old patriarch was too determined to move out of the mountains and forests back then, and a fire burned the village, cutting off everyone's way out.
Later, although he wanted to rebuild Baizhang Village, as Li Qing and his gang followed Li Kui to the capital, this idea was also shelved.
Besides, even if the third uncle ordered Li Qing to return to Baizhang Village, these boys would not necessarily listen.
Nowadays, the barren village has only a few broken walls and stone courtyard walls, and you can vaguely see the appearance of the village in the past.
The third uncle of the old patriarch started from his heart, knelt down at the entrance of the village, and the old tears were rampant: "The children and grandchildren are not filial, and the foundation of the ancestors has been wasted." ”
Hundreds of men knelt down behind the old patriarch in unison, but their expressions were complicated. At the beginning, you always took the lead in burning the house, but now you have come to pretend to be a good person, and my ancestors may not agree.
Fortunately, the old patriarch's sadness came and went quickly.
When he stood up, he could no longer see any trace of sadness, but waved his hand and said, "Go to the cemetery." ”
Moving graves is a big deal, and when Li Kui's father died, he was still young and had no memory. I just heard that his father went hunting in the mountains and didn't come back. Since he didn't come back, what was buried in the tomb?
He asked his brother Li Da curiously, and Li Dalang recalled: "I remember one day, everyone in the village said that my father was dead, but there was no body to be seen, and a well-dressed mound should be erected according to the rules." But the family is poor, and my father's clothes are all worn on his body, and he doesn't even have the rags and rags left at home. My mother asked me at the beginning, do you want to strike iron? ”
"How old was I then, how could I want to strike iron? But the mound has to be the most commonly used object in life, and the most commonly used thing by my father is probably the hammer that strikes iron. Later, my mother buried my father's hammer in the grave. Li Dalang said with a sigh on his face, the sad history of the old Li family.
Li Kui was stunned, he grew up, and he would never have imagined that there was a hammer buried under the grave of the old Li family, which was also too unreliable.
However, Li Dalang is still in the mood to ridicule others, such as the fifth uncle Li Lin: "Renjie, you will never guess that there is a pillow buried in the grave of the fifth uncle." I bet he won't find it. It's fate! As a hunter, once you don't come for ten days and a half months, you basically never come back. ”
Li Kui thought it was a porcelain pillow, and felt that Li Dalang gloated and was very inauthentic.
"Pillows aren't going to be stolen, are they?"
Li Dalang said in a low voice: "Who in our village has a porcelain pillow?" It's all stones found in the mountains, or wood cut into pillows. It's usually stone, but after so many years, the straw mat wrapped around the stone, the rags have long been rotten, and we have many stones under the ground here, and we can't tell the difference at all when we encounter the same. ”
Sure enough, the excavation had just begun.
Problems arose, and several had big problems.
They could not find anything they had buried in the grave.
And more often than not, all kinds of broken bowls, broken jars, and other rags were brought out of the graveyard. On the contrary, not a single corpse was dug up. The third uncle dug out an iron lump from the soil, then carefully wrapped it and put it on his chest. But he wasn't sure if this thing was buried as a mound of clothes at the time? Frightened, he sat down on a stone beside him and was silent, he seemed to be a little worried in vain.
How can these broken things be worshiped in the future?