Chapter 4 Chapter Four

We pulled the exhausted cows around the alley of Uncle Ma's house.Turning to the gate of Uncle Ma's house, we always stopped at the same time, pricked up our ears, and listened to the movement in the house.Uncle Du's eyes gleamed in the dimness.He sniffled his nose and said, "Scent, it's really his grandma's scent!" I did smell an aroma, but I'm not sure if it's the aroma of scrambled beef eggs.But besides the aroma of scrambled eggs, what other aromas can there be? I threw Lu Xi's reins to him and ran to Uncle Ma's house. I forgot everything and couldn't forget the bowl of cow eggs that Aunt Ma promised me.Aunt Ma said to leave a bowl for me, and said to call me when it got dark.But it's getting dark now, and she didn't come to call me.Why should I wait for her to call me?Want to eat cow eggs and wait for someone to call me?Why do I have such a big shelf?If I don't take the opportunity to rush in now, the bowl of Niudanzi will probably be eaten by someone.

Not only did Uncle Du not pick up the ox reins I threw to him, he even threw away the ox reins in his own hand.He grabbed my arm and asked angrily, "Where do you want to go?" I said, "I'll go in and see what Aunt Ma is frying at home." "It's not your turn to see it," said Uncle Du, "I have to see it if you want to." "Why do you want to go in and have a look?" I struggled to get my arms out and said loudly. "I'm older than you," said Uncle Du, "I still have something to ask the captain for instructions."

Uncle Du pushed me in front of the cow's head and said, "Look out, don't let them get down!" Then he rushed into the yard of Uncle Ma's house. I felt a surge of anger rushing to the top of my head.I seemed to see Lao Du swallowing the bowl of cow eggs that belonged to me into his stomach.Big and small Luxi, Shuangji, you three cows who have lost their eggs, you can get down if you want to!You are not afraid to break away the wound, just get down on the ground!Get down when you've had enough!I am a notorious bad boy in the village, I can't let Lao Du snatch away my delicious food.I threw the cow and quietly entered the yard.

But after all, I was afraid of Uncle Ma, so I didn't dare to force my way in.I need to watch.Avoiding the light from the kitchen door, I bent down and touched the grilled window that was shining with light.The window lattice was covered with white paper, and I followed the story, sticking out the tip of my tongue and licking the window paper.I looked in through this little hole.The first thing I saw was of course the plates on the mahogany Kang table.There were three plates on the Kang table, and on one plate was a bit of scrambled beef and eggs with leeks.On the second plate, there was a bit of scrambled beef eggs with leeks.On the third plate, there was still a small half plate of scrambled beef eggs with leeks.In addition to these three plates, there are two green wine cups on the kang table.In addition to the two green wine cups, there are also two pairs of red chopsticks.There is also a green bottle filled with pesticides on the table.Of course, the bottle is not filled with pesticides but shochu.Back then we liked to bottle wine in pesticide-filled bottles.When we ran out of pesticides, we threw the medicine bottles into the river to soak. After soaking for three to five days, we lifted the bottles up to fill the wine.Uncle Ma said that the wine in this medicine bottle is very fragrant.

On the kang, Uncle Ma and Comrade Dong sat opposite each other, with a mahogany kang table between them.The mahogany table was as shiny as an eggplant skin. It was the dowry brought by Aunt Ma when she married Uncle Ma.This kang table is the treasure of Uncle Ma's family, unless there are distinguished guests, it will never be moved out.I thought to myself, Comrade Dong, that you have a lot of face! On Uncle Ma's side, Aunt Ma sat sideways on the edge of the kang.Her mouth was greasy, and it seemed that she also ate a little with Uncle Ma's chopsticks.Her face was flushed, and it seemed that she drank a little from Uncle Ma's wine cup.In the end, I had to see that villain old Du who was sitting on the bench in front of the kang. He clearly said that he would betroth his daughter Du Wuhua to me as his wife, but broke his promise and made Du Wuhua betrothed to a little carpenter in the neighboring village. The old bastard Du Yumin.Du Yumin is his official name, but we don't call him Du Yumin at all, we call him Truman.Truman sat on the bench, put his hands on his knees, and straightened his back, like a first grader.He had a gray goatee on his chin.His face is long, with a short upper lip and a long lower lip.His lower lip is not only long but also thick.His eyes were one big and one small.That big eye was big because he had had boils on his eyelids when he was young.His small eye rolled around, but the big eye stayed straight and wouldn't move.He was wearing a double-breasted black padded jacket with a row of brass buttons on the chest.He said that this row of brass buttons was passed down from his grandfather.The brass buttons gleamed, and so did his head.

His thick lips trembled and he said, "Old Comrade Dong, captain, I report to you that the eggs of Luxi and Luxi stopped bleeding, and the eggs of Double Ridge stopped bleeding when we were having dinner." Comrade Dong said: "Okay, okay, as long as there is no bloodshed, there will be no problems." Old Comrade Dong's pale face had turned into a purplish red face, and it looked like he had drunk a lot.He is a public servant, so he won't sit cross-legged like Uncle Ma.His two long legs stretched out awkwardly, curled up for a while. Aunt Ma said, "Old Comrade Dong, if you feel uncomfortable, please sit on our pillow!"

Comrade Dong said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, how can I be so embarrassing." "Why are you being polite?" Aunt Ma said, pulling a pillow from the head of the kang and stuffing it under Comrade Dong's buttocks. Comrade Dong said: "It's comfortable now." Uncle Ma picked up the wine bottle, filled Old Comrade Dong's cup with wine, and said, "Drink more, you will be tired from eating today." Old Comrade Dong picked up the wine cup, squeaked, and sucked up the wine. Truman licked his lips and said, "Captain, I have a suggestion."

Uncle Ma said impatiently, "What suggestion?" Truman said: "Cows have their eggs cut, which is a major operation. I suggest getting some bran bean cakes, soaking them in water, drinking them, adding some nutrition to them, so that they can recover quickly..." Uncle Ma said: "You don't have back pain when you stand and talk. Can drum skin and bean cakes fall from the sky? The team is so poor that they can't even afford lamp oil." Truman said: "Comrade Dong, do you want to supplement the nutrition of the cows that have cut their eggs?" Old Comrade Dong looked at Uncle Ma and said: "If you have the conditions, of course you can make up for it; if you don't have the conditions, then forget it. Cows are still animals in the final analysis."

Uncle Ma said, "Do you still have something to do? Just go for a walk with the cow if you have nothing to do, Luo Han is so unreliable." "I'm leaving now." Truman stood up, and said as if he suddenly remembered, "Look, look, I was so busy talking, I almost forgot about the important things." Uncle Ma stared at him, as if reading his mind. "My eldest daughter and son-in-law came here on purpose when they heard about the steers in our team." He stared at the plate of ox eggs on the table and said, "My son-in-law said that the secretary of the commune party committee Chen's favorite food is ox eggs, let him come back. Come on! I said, you came back late, and at this moment, not to mention six cow eggs, even sixty cow eggs have entered the captain's stomach! My son-in-law is afraid of going back to be reprimanded, so I said, you just say In the team, the ox egg was given to the martyr Uncle Zhang to eat. Secretary Chen was not happy, so he couldn’t say anything, did he? My son-in-law said, Dad, you really have a way. My son-in-law asked me to tell you that making a ox egg should be Add some vinegar, add some wine, add some green onions, add some ginger, if there is pepper and fennel, it is best to add a little bit, so that even if you don’t pick the sausage gluten, you won’t be smelly. If you don’t add these seasonings, even if you pick the sausage rib It’s still a shame.” He picked up a chopstick from old Comrade Dong, poked at the egg cubes on the plate, and said, “You only added a little leek?” He took another chopstick , the two chopsticks became a pair, picked up a piece of beef egg, put it under the nose and smelled it, and said: "It's a good thing, it's a pity that you spoil it! If my son-in-law can make this thing, then The taste must be a hundred times better than now!" He put the piece of cow's egg under his nose and sniffed it fiercely, saying, "Shame, shame, what a pity, what a pity!"

Aunt Ma said: "Brother Du, you can eat a piece, maybe you won't be ashamed after eating it." Uncle Ma scolded Aunt Ma and said, "How dare you let Brother Du taste such dirty things? Brother Du's big fish and meat are all stinky, and you still like to eat this!" Uncle Du put the piece of beef egg on the plate, threw his chopsticks in front of Comrade Dong, and said, "It's nonsense to say that our family stinks big fish and meat, but if you want to say that our old Du has never stopped eating meat, that's a big deal." It's true, well, we still have a son-in-law who works in the slaughter team!"

Old Comrade Dong said: "Old Du, you are the most blessed old man I have ever met, even the father of the commune secretary cannot enjoy such blessings as you!" "Thanks to you," Uncle Du said, walked out, took two steps, and then turned back, "Captain, I'm too old to stay up all night, I'll bear it in the first half of the night, and I don't care about the second half of the night. " Uncle Ma said, "Who cares about you? You are the breeder!" Uncle Du said: "The breeder feeds the cows, not walks them." Uncle Ma said: "I don't care about you, anyway, if there is something wrong with the cow, I will come to you." Uncle Du said: "You are bullying an honest man!" Uncle Du came out cursing.I was afraid of being discovered by him, so I squatted down in front of the window.But as soon as he came out from under the lamp, his eyes fell into darkness and he couldn't see me at all.I saw him go out top-heavy.I took the opportunity to sneak into the stove, opened the pot, reached in and touched it, and sure enough, I found a bowl.Touch it again, and there is indeed something in the bowl.I immediately smelled the smell of scrambled eggs.Aunt Ma is really a good person who abides by the contract and keeps promises.I ran into the courtyard with the bowl in hand.At this time, I heard Uncle Du shouting outside the gate: "Captain, it's ruined! Captain, it's ruined! The cows are down!" I can't take care of that much anymore.I squatted in the shadow behind the haystack, grabbed the egg and stuffed it into my mouth.I saw Uncle Ma and Comrade Dong running out in a hurry.I heard Uncle Ma shouting loudly: "Arhat! Arhat! Where have you been, you little bastard?" I seized the time and swallowed those eggs, of course I didn't care about chewing them, and of course I didn't care about them either. Taste whether the cow's eggs are smelly or not.After eating the eggs, I put down the bowl, hiccupped, and slowly turned out from behind the haystack.They shouted together outside the door, and I was secretly proud.Old Du, Old Du, you old fox, you lost to me today. As soon as I walked out of the gate, Uncle Ma pinched my neck and lifted me up: "You son of a bitch, where did you lay your eggs?" I said frankly: "I didn't lay eggs, I went to eat cow eggs!" "What? You ate Niudanzi?" Uncle Du said in surprise. I said, "Of course I ate Niudanzi, I ate a whole bowl full of Niudanzi!" Uncle Du said: "Look, captain, you are a family, all surnamed Guan, I asked him to watch the cows, but he went to eat a bowl of cow eggs, let these cows all lie on the ground, let the cows die , I am not responsible for the dead cow! Old Comrade Dong, you have to testify for me." Old Comrade Dong said anxiously: "Stop talking, quickly lift up the cow." I watched them humming and haha ​​carrying the cattle.Lift up Luxi and get down on the double spine; pull up the double spine and get down on Luxi.It took me a long time to get them all together. Old Comrade Dong drew a fire to tend to the cow's wound, and I saw lumps of black blood squeezed out of the swollen egg skin on the double ridge like grapes.Old Comrade Dong stood up straight, burped an unpleasant and unpleasant burp, shook his body and said, "God bless, fortunately, it's blood congestion, maybe it's good, squeezing it out is good, but keeping it in the skin is also troublesome." , However, I want to tell you, solemnly tell you, never let them lie down, if you let them lie down again, something serious will happen. Old manager, you, the captain, have to rely on yourself Come on! This is how you do your job, if you don’t grasp it tightly, it’s the same as not grasping..." Uncle Ma said: "Don't worry, I will lean on you, and I will hold on tight!"