Chapter 15: Wang Erniu's Jianghu Road I
The dim light reflected Wang Erniu's face, revealing a face that was different from usual, Wang Xiaohu saw the vicissitudes of life from the face of the second uncle, his expression was like that of an old man, his eyes were deep and quiet.
"I was seventeen years old that year, and your father and I usually followed the hunters in the village to hunt in the mountains, and when they were fine, we went to the fields to take care of them, until your cousin of Uncle Li came to the village." The second uncle thought back to the past, and said with a quiet and far-reaching expression.
"At that time, I was young, often messing around with Lao Li and Wang Lei, and suddenly one day Lao Li asked me and Wang Lei if they would like to follow him to the county, and he said that there was a way to make a fortune, and I didn't think about it at that time, and I didn't know until later that I went to a dart game in the county: Weiyuan Dart Bureau."
"Later, did you hear Uncle Li say that he was going to be an executioner?" Wang Xiaohu, who was sitting quietly on the bed, suddenly asked.
"Yes! Follow your Uncle Li to the county seat to know that it is the dart bureau to recruit some executioners, your Uncle Li's cousin is the dart bureau in the executioner, Lao Li listened to his cousin when he was in the village, and then he wanted to go out to break through, probably afraid of going out alone, so he took me and Wang Lei and a few other people from the same village! Saying this, Wang Erniu's expression suddenly became a little lonely.
took a sip of the turbid wine in the pot, and continued to speak: "I didn't tell my family at that time, so I asked Lao Li and his father to talk to the family after I left, maybe I was afraid that the family wouldn't let me go!" It's been too long for me to remember what I thought at the time! ”
"At that time, you left quietly, and I didn't see you come back when it was dark that day, and then Uncle Li and Aunt Li came to the house to say it! Alas, my father and mother have been looking forward to your return, but unfortunately I haven't waited, and in the winter of the third year, I suffered from the wind and cold, so I went! Wang Daniu said in a somewhat stumpy tone, took the wine jug from his brother's hand and took a big sip of it himself.
"Alas, it's me who I'm sorry for my father, I didn't think about it so much at that time, I just thought that I would come back soon after making money in the county, and the family would only be dozens of miles away from the county, but later..., I was in the rivers and lakes, and I couldn't help myself!" Wang Erniu kept sighing, and took another sip of the wine jug as he spoke.
"Second uncle, what about later! What happened after I arrived in the county! After Wang Xiaohu heard the words of the second uncle, he felt sad in his heart, guessing that something must have happened later, otherwise he would not have come back for many years!
"Later! I remember that after Lao Li and I arrived in the county seat, we went directly to Lao Li's cousin, and then I knew that this so-called cousin was called Xiao Fei, and that time he said that he was going to our village to see Lao Li's family, but he actually wanted to recruit some executioners! Wang Erniu paused as he spoke, as if he had thought of something,
Then he continued: "Later, I inquired, and I heard some old people in the dart bureau say that it was because I received a dart some time ago, and then the dart master and the executioner of the dart all disappeared, and I didn't find it for a long time, because the goods on that trip were more important, so I arranged a lot of people to send them, but they were all gone, so I went everywhere to recruit people again."
"Because our village is backer, most of them are hunters, Lao Li and Xiao Fei are related, so Xiao Fei in the dart bureau at that time took over the recruitment work, and then went to our village to find Lao Li, said the matter of the dart bureau, and asked Lao Li if he was willing to go to the executioner, Lao Li was also young and vigorous at the time and did not think much about it and agreed, I was the same as Lao Li at the time, I heard that I could go to be an executioner, I fantasized that I might be able to mix a dart master in the future, and I agreed, and several other people were similar, all wanted to go out to earn more money." Wang Erniu didn't continue, and at the same time grabbed a few peanuts and put them in his mouth to chew, as if he was reminiscing about the taste of the past.
"Xiao Fei took us to the dart game, we settled down in the dart board, and then we were familiar with the process of running darts and the like, and it took more than ten days for us to see Mr. Zheng who came back with a dart: Zheng Yuanchang, Mr. Zheng is a good person! It's a pity..., good people don't live long! Saying this, Wang Erniu sighed heavily, poured a big sip of wine, and then continued.
"The head of the dart saw that a few of us are Xiao Fei's relatives, and it is better for us, maybe we know the roots, at the beginning we each opened a tael of silver per month, and if we follow the dart money separately, I and Lao Li are very happy, we want to follow the dart as soon as possible, so less than seven days after we got familiar with the environment, we followed the dart master to carry the dart goods on the road."
"I still remember that the first dart was some precious medicinal materials, which were to be sent to Changhe County next door, which was about a hundred miles away from our Qinghe County.
"Haha, I remember that a few of us were nervous to death because of the first dart, and we looked nervous along the way, and Chen Qi always thought we were sick! But it's really a disease: fear of death"
"But then the road was peaceful, I didn't meet the thief who couldn't open my eyes, and now I look back on those days the happiest" Wang Erneo paused, took a sip of wine and continued:
"In the later days, I often followed the dart car, and after a long time, I got used to it, and I also met a lot of friends who were often on the road, and the money I saved was enough to go back to the village to live a rich life." Wang Erniu stopped and began to think about it, the whole person became happy, and continued:
"After running darts for more than half a year, I met Wanqiu, Wanqiu is the eldest daughter of the dart master Li Peng, I remember the first time I saw her in the courtyard of the dart board, that day we just happened to come back with Li Dart Master, and when I entered the door, I saw a woman in a green dress carrying a basket, standing in the courtyard of the dart board and looking at the door, when I saw her eyes, I felt that the whole world was not bright, the eyes of the whole person were her, standing at the door of me, watching her slowly look over, I felt that my whole heart was about to jump out of my heart, and it took me a long time to react when I stood at the door, and she was no longer in the yard at that time! Lao Li and the others next to me were all looking at me and laughing, saying that I was finished. At that time, I didn't understand what it meant, and the whole person was very embarrassed, and I couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into."
"Later, I understood what they meant when they said I was finished, little tiger! When you meet someone, as long as you close your eyes, you will think of her, and usually you can't help but get close to her when there is something or not, then it can be said that you are in love with the person you are destined for, and you don't know ...... at that time. The second uncle fell into sweet memories, and the second uncle, who was starting to get a little drunk, smiled happily on his face
"Second uncle, my aunt's name is Wanqiu! What a nice name! Wang Xiaohu has always had a deep grudge against his name, and he couldn't help but praise his aunt's name for being good.
But Wang Erniu, who heard his nephew's words, began to feel wrong, and he actually whimpered, and tears began to appear in the corners of his eyes, only to hear him whimper and say, "It's all useless for me!" It's all useless for me! Wanqiu, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for you..."Wang Erniu said and cried.
Wang Da Niu and Wang Xiaohu looked at Wang Erniu who was crying, and felt like they had re-acquainted themselves, is this still the person who laughs all day long? .
"Alas, Erniu, it's all over, don't be sad" Wang Daniu stepped forward and patted his younger brother, who was a little drunk, and comforted.
Wang Xiaohu watched from the side, speechless for a long time, and didn't know how to comfort the second uncle who was still whimpering, and at the same time guessed in his heart that the second aunt should not be Wanqiu.