Several old ladies of all sizes sat on the hot kang and surrounded a chimney basket, smoking dry tobacco pouches and chattering. In the early years of the rural areas of Northeast China, every household usually had a tobacco basket, which was used to hold the tobacco leaves of the kang, and there were matches and so on. If the guests come, the first thing to take out to entertain the guests is also this chimney basket, and only the more special ones need to pour water or something. And the ordinary familiar neighbors came to entertain them with a cigarette basket, and everyone chatted while smoking, and the short things in the parents came out. As soon as he saw the old lady full of kang, Zhan Zhizhan's heart moved, and he hurriedly opened the "Demon Appreciation True Eye", and identified the old lady one by one, whether there was a "cat-faced fairy" ghost in Sama.

Zhan Zhizhan was disappointed, the old ladies and ladies of the full kang were all ordinary old people, and there were no ghosts and loneliness.

The oldest of the old ladies who smoked cigarettes had a loving face full of vicissitudes of love, and her black hair had fallen like the first snow of winter, like the first frost of autumn. The roots of silver hair, half-covered and half-hidden, looming. The wrinkles on the face seem to be twists and turns of the past. This old lady should be the mother of the fourth brother "Old Gaoli". Zhan Zhizhan was very surprised and thought to himself: "Obediently long dong dong, fried green onions in lard!" This old lady's big cigarette pouch is not small, and the cigarette pouch stem is really long. Compared to the old ladies sitting next to her, she has grown a lot. ”

Brother Hai stepped forward first, knelt under the edge of the kang, and with a sound of "Bang", he kowtowed and said, "Mom, the sea is kowtowing to your old man here." I wish you the happiness of the old man like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity of the Nanshan Immortal Pine! ”

"Who? Is it Hai'er? Oops, look, look! It makes my mother want to die, and you don't come to see your mother, come over and let your mother see if she's fat! Old Lady Song trembled violently and groped towards the edge of the kang. It seems that this old lady Song is old, and her body organs are seriously aging. Her eyes couldn't see clearly, and she didn't have a few teeth left.

"Tsk! Tut! Tut! You see, you see! Why do you say that the sixth aunt's life is so good, she herself has a filial son, not to mention, and she has recognized so many godsons, and everyone is so filial. Oh my mother...... Sixth aunt, this is cultivated in the previous life! A middle-aged woman who sat on the kang with Mrs. Song sucked and wrapped in a big cigarette pouch and chatted squeaked and foamed at the ground, and said with great sighs.

Another middle-aged woman seemed to have a particularly strong addiction to smoking, and she knocked the cigarette pouch pot on the sole of her shoe, and the soot of the sparks immediately scattered to the ground. She put the broken tobacco leaves into the tobacco bag and pot, pressed them with her fingers, then lit them with a match, wrapped them vigorously for a few mouthfuls, and squinted her eyes that were so smoked that they were difficult to open and said, "It's not what's wrong, the life of the sixth aunt is good!" Even the fourth elder of the Wei family in Dongtunzi said that the sixth aunt is the life of the old man who has come to enjoy happiness! ”

Zhan Zhizhan had long heard that there were three major monsters in the countryside of Butou. The first blame the window is papery, the second blame the big girl holding a big cigarette pouch, and the third blame raising a child to hang it. Although he has only seen a big monster today, she is still a slightly older "big girl", which is enough for him to open his eyes. In fact, these three monsters are summed up by the people of Northeast China in their long-term struggle against nature. "Window paper is pasted outside" is because it is cold in the Tohoku region, so in winter, every house will use a note to paste the gaps in the windows. The "big tobacco pouch" is the tobacco pouch pot. The pouch pot is made of copper or iron, and the pot itself is about half an inch in diameter, and is mounted on a wooden pole with an empty middle, and at the other end is an identical copper or iron pouch spout. "Big girl with a big cigarette pouch" is not just a big girl who smokes. The winter nights in the Northeast are cold and long, and the people in the Northeast stay at home and do not do any work, which is called "cat winter". What do people do? Smoke! Men, women and children smoked, and the big guys smoked and chattered to kill the long night and lonely time. "Raising a child to hang up" is to use a rope to hang the cradle that allows the child to sleep on the beams of the house, so that when the mother is doing work in the house, as long as she occasionally finds time to push it, the cradle can swing by itself for a long time to put the child to sleep. There is also a legend that the ancestors of the Manchus, that is, the Jurchens made a living from hunting, and hung the cradle where their children slept on the beams of the house, in order to prevent some small animals from sneaking into the house and harming their children.

"Mom...... The sea is kneeling here, don't worry, old man! Don't worry, the sea will come up to help you. With tears in his eyes, Brother Hai quickly got up, grabbed Mrs. Song's still trembling arms, and sat on the edge of the kang.

"Hai'er, you...... Why don't you come to see your mother all the time? If you...... If you don't come back, you won't see Mom. Old Mrs. Song wiped her faint old eyes, stroked Brother Hai's hair like a mother, and her voice was a little choked.

Brother Hai took out a handkerchief, wiped away the tears in Mrs. Song's sunken eye sockets, and said affectionately: "Mom...... What do you think your old man says? Your old man can live to be 99 years old, and he will live forever in the same house! ”

This is not the biological mother and son, the dialogue between mother and son made everyone present cry. After the "four gongs" kowtowed, it was Zhan Zhizhan's turn. Zhan Zhizhan took a step forward, knelt down like Brother Hai and the "Four Hammers", kowtowed and said, "Mother, I wish you a long life than Nanshan!" ”

"Oops...... This young man has such a loud voice, he is designated as a person who leads troops to fight, is he a company commander or what? Old Lady Song smiled kindly and asked her son, "Old Gaoli."

"Mom...... This is my brother! This brother of mine is still a college student! "Old Gaoli" took Zhan Zhizhan's hand and proudly introduced Zhan Zhizhan to his mother.

"Your brother is a college student? Where did you get a brother out of the mess? Mrs. Song asked with her blind eyes open.

"Mom...... It's true, the eighth brother is really my own brother! "Old Goryeo" is a little anxious.

"What? Fourth, you clean your fucking chicken eggs. Your own brother? Why don't you have a brother before I become a mother! Mrs. Song's answer was very funny, causing the room full of men, women and children to burst into laughter.

After the laughter, the eldest brother of "Old Gaoli" said to Brother Hai: "The sea, our mother's Shoulian is still waiting for you to write." ”

After Brother Hai was modest, he came to the kang that was used as a table, groaned a little, and immediately waved his pen to write, the upper link is "Yushu Steps, Lai Yi Dance", the lower link is "Jin Xuantang on the first week of the sixtieth week", and the horizontal batch is the four big characters of Dragon Flying Phoenix Dance: "Xuange Daxi"!

A melodious suona solo "Eight Immortals Celebrate Birthday" opened the curtain of the birthday banquet. Today, Zhan Zhizhan really saw what a grand birthday banquet is. Although it was the tenth winter moon on this day, there were more than 100 tables set up in the courtyard, and each table was full of chickens, ducks, fish and meat. The home of "Old Goryeo" was naturally not a family of dignitaries, and at that time, it could only be regarded as an ordinary well-off family. However, because there are many relatives and friends, there are many people who cheer. It seems that the cold of Laba can't stop the most simple rural family, friendship, and neighborhood love, and the enthusiasm that fills the yard seems to have dispelled the cold from Siberia. On the way to Zhan Zhizhan, there were still pieces of snowflakes dancing in the air in various postures, or flying, or circling, or falling straight and fast, spreading on the ground, staining the black earth covered in silver. At this time, the clouds were clear, revealing a lazy red sun.

Brother Hai smiled and stood on a stool, looked around for a while, and then said loudly: "Distinguished guests, dear relatives and friends, good afternoon. Today is January 25, 1980, the eighth day of the lunar month, and we welcome the 70th birthday of my old mother, Song Guishi. "The Analects of Politics" contains 'seventy and do what you want, not exceeding. This means that when a person lives to be 70 years old, he will not go beyond the rules in any thought. In Du Fu's poem "Qujiang", he said, "Wine debts are commonplace, and life is rare for seventy years." This is exactly what I like to see my children standing in front of the church, and I only want the family style to be passed on from generation to generation. Let's work together to wish the old birthday star more wealth, more longevity, more wealth, more light, more color, and more auspicious. Here, let us invite my old mother and old birthday star to sit down with warm applause! ”

In the warm applause of everyone, the eldest brother and the second brother of "Old Gaoli" supported Mrs. Song to sit down on the chair of the Shoutang full of longevity couplets and flower glasses. Brother Hai said loudly in a very beautiful baritone: "Dear relatives and friends, 70 years of ups and downs, 70 years of ups and downs, 70 years of blossoming and fruition, raising generation after generation. Bless the rich and noble people in the high hall, the birthday feast slightly shows the feedback, and then thank you for nurturing grace, if the South China Sea knows that virtue is so, the green mountains are immortal and the spring lasts forever. Next, the children of the old birthday star are invited to come to pay their respects. ”

"Old Gaoli" and his wife, as well as two brothers and sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law came out one after another, standing in front of the birthday case displaying birthday candles, birthday cakes, birthday eggs, fresh fruits and other gifts, kneeling in a row.

Hai Ge praised loudly: "Bow! I wish our mother happiness is like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan! ”

Mrs. Song's five children, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law bowed respectfully under the gaze of relatives and friends. "Second worship! I wish our mother a long life and spring and autumn! Three worships! ”

It's the turn of Mrs. Song's grandchildren to pay their respects. After these grandchildren knelt down with a smile, Brother Hai still praised meticulously: "Worship!" I wish grandma and grandmother a smile and good health! Two worships! I wish grandma and grandmother good luck and good luck! Three worships! I wish grandma and grandmother all the best and happiness! ”

"Next, please invite the younger guests to pay their birthday greetings...... "Brother Hai" said, while kneeling down first, and then, the mess of people who came to celebrate the birthday filled the courtyard. Mrs. Song moved her chair to sit on her side to show her humility.

"Bow down! I wish the old birthday star a happy birthday and a safe year! Two worships! I wish the old birthday star all the best and happiness forever! Three worships! I wish the old birthday star happiness like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan! ”

The table is open. The farmer's table is affordable, and drinking it is called pleasure. Pork liver, pork belly, white meat, chicken stewed mushrooms, pork stewed vermicelli, are everything, full of wine and meat. The theatrical performance to celebrate the birthday and the birthday banquet started together, and after the two-person turn, cross talk and other programs were performed one after another, it was the turn of the magic show. The actor wearing a robe stepped forward and said to Mrs. Song: "The villain 'Dog Leftover' performed for Mrs. Song's birthday. I wish you the happiness of the old people such as the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan! ”