Chapter 44 Find (6)

In 1962, Fan Haoquan's older brother, Fan Haolin, was at a stage when the family burden was becoming heavier. His three sons and one daughter were born. The eldest son was twelve years old, the second son was ten years old, and the third son was seven years old. A girl named Haomei is also five years old.One by one, they are lined up like steps, waiting for their parents to take care of them.Fan Haolin and Lu Cunxiu are like a pair of old swallows who have just hatched a nest of baby swallows, occupying the nest hall. They will chirp, act coquettishly, compete for favor, make noise, and play.But the wings are weak, the breast hair has not fallen off, and none of them can fly out of the nest.It all depends on a pair of old swallows who came back from looking for food outside and fed them one by one.Although they are small, they eat a lot, because they not only pay for it, but also rely on it to grow their bodies and muscles.Therefore, it is not easy to feed them. The hard-working old swallow often has broken wounds on the corners of its mouth, oozing bright red.

Fan Haolin and Lu Cunxiu concentrated their energies on providing food and clothing for the children, and had no mind or ability to think about other things.Three years of catastrophe had weighed them down, increasing the load on their backs to the point of constant panting.The winter of 1961 was relieved a little, and I really hoped that in the spring of 1962 they would have the opportunity to recuperate. What they needed was a happy career and a healthy life. If you go on, you will continue to relax.Therefore, when Fan Haoquan proposed to re-allocate the house, Fan Haolin couldn't react for a while. He was vague and couldn't explain anything clearly. He just felt that there was no need to re-allocate the house at this time.When he was sleeping at night, he thought about it by chance, but he never thought about it. He was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

How did he know that his younger brother's family was very nervous that night, and they still took turns on duty to monitor whether there was any movement in the building, for fear that after they proposed to divide the house, the elder brother and sister-in-law would dig out the cellar and take it away—if they knew , why not do it. The next morning, Lu Cunxiu got up before dawn. She wanted to burn something for Hao Lin to eat and rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative to go to work.As soon as she opened the door, she saw Haoquan coming from the next door. "Sister-in-law, where's brother?"

"You haven't gotten up yet, Uncle, you're too early!" Just as he was talking, Hao Lin had already come out from the back hall and said, "Who is it——it's Hao Quan." He immediately thought about allocating the house. Sure enough, he opened his mouth immediately and said, "Brother, don't delay you. You are rushing to work. I just want to hear a solid reply from you. Do you agree or disagree with the re-division of this house?" Hao Lin was startled, and then smiled: "Take your time, what's the hurry?" "It's not in a hurry, I just want to find out, are you willing?" Haoquan said while looking at the ground.

Hao Lin pondered for a while and said, "Why don't you want to do this? I proposed it back then. The house should be settled after living in it, and it can't be separated. After a new house is built, it can be divided. Now, the new house has not been built, and it is still the same as those few years ago. It's not a question of whether to divide or not, in fact there is no division, what do you think!" "No, brother." Haoquan said with confidence, without thinking, "Brother, I'm close to settle accounts, and we lived separately back then. Brother, you said that. I agree too. Who would have thought that such a life-threatening situation would happen? After the Great Leap Forward, we got rid of everything and didn’t even care about our stomachs. When we fall down, when will we be able to save money to rebuild the house? I don’t think there’s any point in waiting, so let’s formally divide it as soon as possible.”

"Well!" Hao Lin thought about it for a while, and said without hesitation, "If you have made up your mind, I don't have any opinions. If you divide it, you will divide it. You can sit down and discuss it when I am free. , I'm busy right now." "Brother, did you say how many days are free?" "What are you doing in such a hurry?" Hao Lin was surprised. "Anyway, if you want to divide it, divide it quickly, and get rid of your worries. Don't worry about it in your heart." Fan Haolin had nothing to say, so he nodded, "Okay, I'll come back when I find some time in the next few days."

Lu Cunxiu also heard these words, and as soon as Haoquan went out, she said: "Just a little better, I've been full for a few days, my wife will talk about it after a while!" Hao Lin didn't make a sound, so he ate breakfast.Lu Cunxiu said again: "What's the point? In fact, it's not that the house we live in is good. If we decide how much to pay him, that's what he means?" Hao Lin responded vaguely.Lu Cunxiu said again: "There is no need to be in such a hurry. He knows that we have no money, so he borrowed his debt. Even if we have agreed on how much money to post to him now, there is no way to give it to him in a short time. It is useless for him to be in a hurry. .”

Hao Lin smiled and said: "You don't have to think too much. Between brothers, you always ask for what is due. As for the moment when you don't have money, he won't force you. Just owe it." Lu Cunxiu grumbled in his throat and held back.The husband works in the unit, and it is difficult to explain the family affairs to him clearly.never mind. The relationship between the brothers and the family has always been very steep. The elder brother has always been kind to the younger brother, so it goes without saying.When Haoquan first started to be self-reliant, he was very young and had nothing to repay his elder brother.But then gradually grew up, because he had no burden and was richer than Haolin, but he didn't expect to be considerate of his elder brother and sister-in-law.Especially in the past three years, although Hao Lin worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, it was convenient to buy things, but the supply and marketing cooperative did not have the one thing he lacked and needed the most, which was food.The rations of the children in the family are all low standards. If there is no other way, the mouths of the whole family will hang in the air for half a year.Haoquan can help to some extent, but he is reluctant to eat some bean cakes baked by his father, so how can he help his brother and sister-in-law out of it (bean cakes are also very good)?Once Xinmai played, Hao Lin rested at home on Sunday.Lu Cunxiu was happy. After working for a long time, he made a meal of wontons and asked the children to bring three bowls to send to his uncle's house. This is also the usual habit of farmers.But after a while, Haoquan brought two bowls and said: "Brother, sister-in-law, food is expensive now, so you can't be polite. Mother ate one bowl, let my nephew eat these two bowls. There are many of you, my family Little, I can't afford to move it back and forth." This is really a time of famine that cuts off relatives and neighbors, and makes people's hearts go cold.Whenever he cooks delicious food in his own home, he always locks the door.No one was allowed to go in to see it, so whenever Fan Haolin was entrusted to chop up a piece of meat for him and bring it back, Lu Cunxiu sent his children to send it over, and specifically told his children not to visit his uncle's house today.Although it is not noisy, the estrangement is not too deep.There was a lot of chatter from Lu Cunxiu behind him.Hao Lin listened, and he was not at all emotionless.But he knows the general idea, and always advises Cunxiu: "My younger brother is this kind of person. Money is too important. You let him go. It's not easy for him to earn a penny. Naturally, he should value it. That's good. It's better than having money." A younger brother who is a loser should wrap his brother tightly and hang him on his belt."

Hao Lin went to the supply and marketing cooperative, and on the third day Hao Quan brought a letter, asking when his brother would be free to come back, and agreed on a date.On the fourth day, Lu Cunxiu also brought a letter, saying that Zhou Jidi scolded Shanmen irrelevantly when she was working in the field.At lunch time on the fifth day, his mother, Li Yuyuan, came to him with her entangled feet and said, "Haolin, no matter what, you should get out and go back with mother. Oh, what a embarrassment for mother! The two of them are husband and wife. Swearing at people at home is blaming my mother, as if your mother taught you not to go back." She knew that saying this made Haolin most emotional.

Sure enough, Hao Lin was busy. He tried his best to make his mother eat a good meal and let her take a nap. He arranged the work by himself, asked the leader for a leave of absence, and helped the old lady sit on the bicycle school bag rack, and rode back home. up. When they arrived at the village, Li Yuyuan came down and told Haolin, "You go home first, don't tell Cunxiu that I'm here to call you, she will scold me if she finds out. I'm like a camel, I'm angry on both sides." Hao Lin sighed, nodded with a smile, and left first.When she got home, she went to Cunxiu's field, but she still hadn't come back. When she came back, Haoquan and Jidi also came back.When Cunxiu entered the door and saw him, he said angrily, "Hurry up and make it clear, my family has never discussed it, and the outside is flying upside down." Haolin asked strangely: "What is there to talk about?" Just as Lu Cunxiu was about to answer, Haoquan came in, and Cunxiu said, "Here, uncle is here, you brothers should discuss it." He took a basket of pig vegetables and went to the river to wash them.

As a result, the air is a little stiff.Fan Haolin couldn't figure it out, it was hard to say, and he waited for Haoquan to speak.Haoquan was agitated by Cunxiu's obvious dissatisfaction, so he wanted to relax and remained silent.At this time, two old people came in, one was Fan Liansheng and the other was Fan Liangchun, both were about 70 years old, and they were the most important elders in the house.As soon as they came in, Fan Haolin immediately knew that Haoquan had invited them to be middlemen[Note].After hastily asking for a seat and exchanging greetings, Hao Lin still spoke to Hao Quan and said, "The two elders are here, it's best, you just talk." Haoquan lowered his head, looked at the ground, and said slowly: "You have no time to come back these few days. While I was waiting for you, I also talked to a few elders; but I didn't discuss it with you, nor did I discuss it in detail. Tell them. Now, in front of everyone, I'll tell you all, okay?" This is really an air of private business, very true.Hao Lin nodded and said, "Speak." Haoquan said: "Brother, you said before that according to the house you live in separately, you should post money." Hao Lin nodded again and said, "That's right, so I want to clarify that it's not considered a formal house allocation. I can't post money either." Haoquan: "You also said that it is always unfair to mix this house into two parts." "Yes." Hao Lin said, "That's why I always say that we should build a new house before we divide it." Haoquan shook his head and said, "When will the new house be built? Don't wait any longer. I've thought of a few ways and I'll tell you. First, don't move as it is. Brother, you give me money, and you don't have money." Money stickers. If I change it, I live on the first floor of your hall, and I don’t count on paying your money. If you have money, it’s better to build a new house. Why paste it on the old house. Besides, if you change it, you live in mine , you have a lot of people, and you can’t live there. That one-and-a-half barnyard wood house and the two side rooms are not places for people to live in. So, even if I am willing to post it, and you are willing, I feel uneasy as a younger brother. Others will say that I I was snobbish and forced my brother to live in a bad house. I want to rearrange the house. The rear (broadband) building is built together with a semi-animal barn, which is counted as one share. If the side compartment is set up, it will be counted as another share, so it is almost the same. Even if you suffer a lot, it is very limited. This level, brothers can accommodate." Hao Lin laughed as soon as he heard it, and said: "Brother, this is not easy to handle. The hall on the first floor cannot be dismantled, and the rear (wide belt) building has to be entered and exited from the hall in the front. If it is dismantled If they are divided into two families, the building will inevitably be broken, and the people living in the upper house will have no way to get in and out." The two elders also said, what Hao Lin said is right, there is no way out, is he going to fly in the sky? Haoquan smiled, thinking that his idea was so wonderful that they couldn't think of it.Then he said calmly: "This is the problem of old houses. They always break down. My idea is to break it up and prevent the halls from breaking down. It will work." "Where are the people who live in the upper house going?" "Easy, there is an open space outside the west gable wall. You only need to open a door on the west wall of the courtyard to enter and exit. If the space outside the wall is private as before, then the owner's house will not let you go. Now it is in the team. , the public has it. Of course you can go. Why don’t you take advantage of the superiority of socialism!” After hearing this, Hao Lin couldn't help but stared at Hao Quan with a smile, feeling that his younger brother's abacus was really unique.But he still shook his head and said: "The door can be opened, but in this way, it is not very convenient to go around from the building to Yanshe!" Haoquan said indifferently: "What's the point of going around in such a small circle? It's convenient. Those workers in the city go to work, and those who live far away have to ride a bicycle for an hour. Why don't they just do it the same!" Hao Lin fell silent, feeling a bit embarrassed.After a while, he said: "As for me, I'm not at home very much anyway. It's your sister-in-law's business. I'll discuss it with her." "Brother, you don't need to discuss it with your sister-in-law." Haoquan said quickly, "I won't make my sister-in-law feel inconvenient. She is a woman who works and takes care of a lot of children. I can't pass the trouble on to her. I will change with you. I divide the building and the barn, and you divide into two halls and two side rooms. This way, it will be more convenient for you, and you will live more spaciously." These words made the two elders nod their heads and praised them very much.Fan Haolin was stunned: This is not like my younger brother!he wondered. "Brother, you don't have to make things difficult." Haoquan expressed his heart, "I'm telling the truth, you just need to rest assured. Brother and sister-in-law have always treated me well, and I know it well. Besides, if you suffer and get rich, you are all from your own family anyway." He spoke very sincerely, but it was Fan Haolin who was the most moved and couldn't stand others who wanted to do him good.He shook his head again and again and said, "Brother, I don't agree to this. I am the boss. If there are gains and losses, I should give up three points to the younger one. How can I take the good ones. Besides, I have lived here for eight or nine years. The house doesn’t have anything attached to you, it’s already covered by you, can you continue to stick to it? No, if you want to divide it like this, I must still live in the building and give you the living room.” Haoquan shook his head again and again and said, "Brother, don't fight for me. I came up with this method of allocating rooms. If I get rich, it seems like I did it for the sake of gaining fame. What's the point of me? If I live in it, other people will still scold me. No, I would rather live in a building." Hao Lin said emotionally: "No, I won't agree to you. You know my brother's temper, the more others let me, the more ungrateful I am. I will definitely let you live in the hall." "You must live in the living room," Haoquan said. "I still live in a building." Hao Lin said. "As I said, I live in a building." "I also said, I don't live in the living room." "I don't live in the living room either." "I live in a building!" "I won't move, I won't let you live!" ... The voices of the two became higher and higher.The language of the argument is getting shorter and shorter, and it seems heated.The neighbors all heard the sound and saw that the people squatting in a room, Lu Cunxiu came back from the river, thinking that they were arguing over something.Seeing that everyone was laughing, she went in and listened under the stove through the wooden wall for a while before she realized what was going on. She was very surprised, thinking that Haoquan was in a hurry to divide the house, so he always wanted to save some benefits Yes, why does it seem to be for the disadvantage?I really don't know what he means.But that's okay, if he wants to, let him live in the building.What are you going to do with him?Even if I got his favor, it was a rare occasion. I have been in Fan's house for thirteen years. I have watched him grow up, and I have spent a lot of time on him. Wronging him is not necessarily a shock. After thinking about it, Lu Cunxiu let go of her throat under the stove and shouted: "Uncle, Uncle." When they heard it and stopped arguing, she said, "Uncle, are you sincere?" "Of course I really do!" "Sincerely, I want to agree." As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Lin yelled: "Don't stick it in your pocket, okay! Let me tell you later, don't agree first. If you promise, I won't agree." Everyone listened, giggling, chattering, and chattering for a while.Because they are all humility rather than competition, naturally there is no seriousness, and they do not pose any threat, so they are quite happy.But it's not interesting to go on like this. It's not as good as the fight, so they broke up one after another.The two elders who are middle-aged people also think that this matter is easy and easy.Suggest that they add up again, not busy.Think carefully so you don't regret it later.Fan Haolin naturally agreed.He got up to see off the guests, and before leaving, Haoquan said: "I'm thinking carefully, brother, I don't regret it." Then he went back. That night, Lu Cunxiu got angry with Fan Haolin, saying that he didn't have a wife in his eyes, and why couldn't she, Lu Cunxiu, speak about the separation of the family? Who did this family belong to?You, Fan Haolin, go to the supply and marketing cooperative, come back when you are happy, and you will not be found if you are not happy, if the division of the family is not good, it will not be her who is the victim of Lu Cunxiu!It was rare for Haoquan to be so open-minded, and he said something like a real man, so he should naturally agree.Let what?Maybe after one night, he changed his mind. Fan Haolin calmed down early.He never quarreled with his wife, so he couldn't even clink a bowl.He recalled what Haoquan meant today, and he couldn't help being suspicious.I don't know why.At this time, he replied to Lu Cunxiu, "You thought that he would change his mind after a night, so you can still do what he said? Isn't it a child's joke!" "I'll promise him right away, can he change it?" "Oh, it's easy for you to see, it's extremely troublesome, brother!" "Anyway, I don't care why he wants to divide like this, I promise to do it." "Anyway, I don't know why he wants to divide like this, so I can't agree." "It's not his fault, he did it voluntarily!" "He is voluntary, and I can't lose him!" ... The two argued for a few words, but there was no result.Unexpectedly, the sound was a little louder, the partition wall was originally a caring person, and was listening with pointed ears.Hearing this, he was relieved, knowing what he was thinking, Haolin and Cunxiu hadn't guessed at all.Then, it is not too difficult to persuade Hao Lin to agree.When Ye Haoquan discussed with Kitty for a while, he went to call his old lady to talk to her in a low voice.Li Yuyuan agreed repeatedly as if she had won the arrow, clapped her hands, and said softly: "Oh, I didn't even think about it, it's true, it's a top priority, I'll go talk to Haolin He couldn't refuse." Li Yuyuan made a guarantee.She was so sure that she slept soundly all night.When I got up in the morning, I saw the door of Haolin's house opened, so I walked over.Seeing Cunxiu cooking breakfast under the stove, he called her mother.Li Yuyuan said, "Where's Haolin?" Cunxiu said, "Let's go downstairs, what's the matter?" Li Yuyuan said mysteriously, "There are a few words that neither Haoquan nor Jidi can say, so I'm here to tell you." Him. Tell Hao Lin to come out, and I will tell you all." Just as he was talking, Hao Lin heard his mother's voice, and he came from the back room and said, "Mother, let me hear what you want to say." Li Yuyuan said, "I heard you argue for a long time yesterday, and Haoquan never said anything. Do you know why he wants to live in a building?" "I just don't know, mother, what do you think?" "Think about it, Haoquan has been married for two years, why didn't he get pregnant?" Hao Lin couldn't answer, so he had to wait for her to speak. Li Yuyuan lowered her voice, but said emphatically, "Fate has been counted; Fengshui has also been checked. Haoquan's new house is not well done, it is a barren land." Lu Cunxiu hurriedly asked: "Really?" "Really. That's what they say." Li Yuyuan said with solid evidence: "Remember, your father and uncle were born in the old house allocated to your uncle. When I got married, the new house was It was built upstairs where you live now, and you two brothers were born. Later, I made a new house for you, and gave birth to three boys and one girl. I really can’t remember who gave birth in Haoquan’s new house, probably the elders had already given birth there. You know, you can’t make a house.” After hearing this, Hao Lin shook his head with a smile and said, "This is superstition, no way." "Why not, do you think they can be raised?" Li Yuyuan said seriously. "Oh!" Lu Cunxiu finally understood completely, "It's for this. Let's just say it straight, why go around in circles! Your loyal eldest son is afraid that he will suffer a disadvantage. In this way, he wants to borrow a piece of money to carry on the family line." Baodi, Haolin, are you willing to change?" Fan Haolin stroked his cheeks, as if wiping off something sticky, and was about to speak, but Li Yuyuan snapped her mouth and said, "Is it possible to refuse this! You are already four. Do you still want it? If you don't give it to him, it's Kill my whole family." If this is true, then Fan Haolin's refusal to change rooms is simply unreasonable! Fan Haolin could only nod his head.Although he knew it was superstition, superstition was still so common.If it doesn't change, Fan Haoquan can give birth to a child.If it is true that there is no birth, then the public opinion will condemn Fan Haolin as the empress who intends to have a small house, monopolize the ancestral property, and will become the sinner of the Fan family for generations to come.