Chapter 10 Chapter VII

Forty years later, my elder brother's youngest son, Xiang Qun, was "recruited". Although the world has changed and the world has changed, many things that were so sacred that they would lose their heads are now jokes; All have become low-level, but "recruitment" is still a kind of happy event that excites the family and envies the neighbors.For this reason, my eldest brother, who has retired from the post of Director of Education, specially went back to the village to host a banquet for relatives and friends to celebrate. The dinner party was held in the yard of my second brother’s house. A wire was pulled out from the house and a big light bulb was tied to it. The white light was shining brightly like daylight.The two dining tables were joined together, and around the table, more than 20 chairs were crowded, and we sat shoulder to shoulder.The dishes are ordered from the restaurant, delicacies from mountains and seas, chicken, duck and fish, layer upon layer, colorful and mixed.

My sister-in-law said with a Yantai accent: There is nothing delicious, everyone can eat whatever they want.My father said: Don't say that, think about the 1960s, when Chairman Mao couldn't get these things to eat.My little nephew, who was recruited, said: Grandpa, don't look through the old imperial calendar. After drinking for three rounds, my father said again: In our family, after all, there is a plane pilot.Back then, your father went to test the pilots, but he didn't get tested because he had a scar on his leg. Now, the elephant herd has finally fulfilled our family's dream.

The elephant group pouted and said: "The pilot is nothing special. If you are really capable, you should be a high-ranking official and a rich man!" How can you say that?Father picked up a glass of wine, drank it dry, put the glass on the table, and said, pilots are dragons and phoenixes among men, when your aunt was looking for that man, Wang Xiaoti, he stood like a green pine tree and sat like a bronze bell , walking like a tiger and a tiger... That kid, if he didn't fly to Taiwan in a moment of confusion, he might be the commander of the air force now... There is such a thing?The elephant group asked in surprise, isn't my aunt's husband a clay doll?Why did another pilot come out?

My elder brother said: It's all old stuff, don't mention it. Xiang Qun said: No, I have to ask my aunt, Wang Xiaoti, to fly to Taiwan?So exciting! The eldest brother said worriedly: Don't seek excitement. People should be patriotic, soldiers should be patriotic, and pilots should be patriotic.People can steal, rob, murder and set fire... I mean, don't be a traitor, a traitor will have a bad reputation for a long time, and there will be no good end... Seeing that it scares you, the elephants said disdainfully, Taiwan is part of the motherland, and it would be nice to fly over there to have a look.

Don't you!The sister-in-law said, if you have such an idea, you should stop being a pilot. I will call Minister Liu of the Armed Forces later. Take it easy, Mom, my nephew said, could I be that stupid?How could I only want to please myself, regardless of you?Besides, now that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are married, even if I fly over, they will have to send me back. This is the family style of our old Wan family, the eldest brother said, that Wang Xiaoti is a bastard, an irresponsible villain, he ruined your aunt's life! Who is talking about me?With a loud sound, my aunt pushed the door straight in, and the strong light made her squint her eyes.She turned around and put on a pair of small sunglasses, which was kind of cool and funny.Do you need a light bulb that big?Just like what your grandma said, eating in the dark will never reach your nostrils.Electricity is generated by coal, and coal is dug by people. It is not easy to dig coal. Three thousand feet underground, it is like a living hell.There's blood on every coal!The aunt's right hand is on the waist, the thumb, little finger, and ring finger of the left hand are curled up, the index finger and middle finger are close together and straight, and stretched forward. She is wearing the "Chengliang" military uniform that was popular in the 1970s. The sleeves are high. The body is fat and white Cang Cang, like a county cadre in the late period of the "Cultural Revolution".I have mixed feelings in my heart. Our aunt who is like a lotus in water has become like this.

When deciding whether to invite their aunt to the dinner party, the eldest brother and sister-in-law felt hesitant and discussed it with their father. The father thought for a moment and said, "Let's forget it, she is now... anyway, she doesn't live in this village... let's talk about it later... The appearance of my aunt made everyone feel embarrassed.They all stood up for a moment, stunned. Why, I have been wandering all my life, and when I return to my mother’s house, don’t I even have a seat?said my aunt sharply. Everyone reacted immediately, giving up their seats one after another, and it was a mess.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law hurriedly explained: The first person I want to invite is your old man, and you will always be the number one in our Lao Wan family. Pooh!The aunt sat down on the seat next to her father, mentioning the elder brother's name and said: Dakou, if your father is alive, it is not my turn to take the first place; if your father is dead, it is not my turn to take the first place top spot!Married daughter, splashed water, don't you think so, big brother? You are not an ordinary daughter, you are a great hero of our family, the father pointed to the people in the seat and said, which one of these juniors was not delivered by you?

The hero doesn't mention the courage in the past, the aunt said, thinking about the past... why do you still mention the past? !drink wine!What, without my glass?I came with wine!My aunt took out a bottle of Moutai from her baggy pocket, threw it on the table, and said, "The fifty-year-old Moutai was given by an official in Tinglan City, and his one was twenty-eight years younger than him." The mistress wanted to give birth to a boy with all her heart, and said that I had a secret recipe for converting a female fetus into a male fetus, and she insisted on converting it for her!I said it was all deceitful by quacks, but she didn't believe it, she was tearful, and refused to leave, so she almost knelt down and said that the big tit gave birth to two girls, and if she could give birth to a boy, she could snatch the man over .That man, patriarchal, has a serious sense of feudalism, and it is said that his consciousness will be higher when he becomes such a big official, ah!My aunt said angrily, anyway, the money of these people did not come from the right way, who would I kill if I didn’t kill them? !I prepared several medicines for her, and I caught nine pairs. Angelica, yam, rehmannia, licorice, all of which cost ten cents, all of which were not worth thirty yuan, and I charged her one hundred for each pair. She was happy. He climbed into a small red car in a hurry, and flew away in a hurry.This afternoon, the official and his mistress came to thank him with their big fat son in their arms, good cigarettes and wine.He said that he was lucky to have taken my panacea, otherwise how could he have given birth to such a good son!

Haha, my aunt laughed loudly, grabbed the wine glass that my elder brother respectfully brought to her, drank it down, slapped her thigh and said: I am so happy.Tell me, these officials are supposed to be educated people, why are they so stupid?How can the sex of the fetus be changed?If I had this supernatural power, I would have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine long ago, right? —Pour me wine!The aunt paused for an empty wine glass and said, this bottle of Moutai is not open, I will save it for my elder brother to drink. ——My father hurriedly said: Don't, don't, my stomach is ruined by drinking this kind of wine.My aunt stuffed Moutai into my father's hand and said: I'll give it to you, and you can drink it.My father fumbled for the ribbon on the bottle, and asked cautiously: How much does this bottle of wine cost?

My sister-in-law said: At least it will cost eight thousand!I heard that the price has increased recently. ——God, my father said, there is wine here, even dragon saliva and phoenix blood, it is not worth so much money!Eighty cents a catty of wheat, a bottle of wine, worth 10,000 catties of wheat?After working hard for a year, I can't earn half a bottle of wine.My father pushed the wine to my aunt and said, you should take it home, I don't drink this kind of wine, it will shorten my life if I drink it.My aunt said: drink what I give you.It's not that I paid for it.If you don’t drink for nothing, it’s like going to Pingdu City to eat the banquet of the Japanese devils. If you don’t eat for nothing, you don’t eat for nothing.My father said, the reason is so reasonable, but when I think about it, why is such a little spicy water worth so much money?My aunt said: Brother, you don’t understand now.Let me tell you, no one who drinks this wine pays for it by themselves. They pay for it themselves. They can only drink this kind of wine—Auntie picked up the glass and drank it down again—you are over eighty years old , Let go of drinking and how many years can you drink?The aunt patted her chest and said boldly: In front of these juniors, I will make a wild statement, old sister: From now on, I will provide you with Maotai wine!What are we afraid of?In the past, we were afraid of wolves in the front and tigers in the back. The more we were afraid, the more we were frightened by ghosts—pour wine!Do you have no eyesight?Is it distressed wine? ——How can it be, aunt, let go of your drinking—hey, if you let go of your drinking, you won’t be able to drink much anymore, my aunt said sadly. I made a fool of myself, but in the end my paws were all numb, and I got under the table to bark like a dog! —Come on, youngsters, do it! ——Auntie, you can order something. ——What kind of food to eat? Back then, your grandpa drank half a pot of sorghum wine with a green onion. How can a real drinker eat food?You guys are just a bunch of gourmets!Big brother, my aunt is drinking hot, she unbuttoned her chest, patted her father on the shoulder and said, "I tell you to drink, you drink it. In our generation, we are the only ones left. If you don't eat and drink, save yourself." What are you doing?Money is a piece of paper if it is not spent, but it is money when it is spent.We have craftsmanship, but are we afraid of running out of money?No matter what official or official you are, you will always get sick, and if you get sick, you will come to see us.What's more, my aunt laughed and said, we still have the unique skill of changing the sex of the fetus, turning a female fetus into a male fetus. Such a complicated technology, we asked them for 10,000 yuan and they were willing to use it. ——However, what if you gave birth to a girl after taking your birth-changing pill?asked the father worriedly.You don't understand this, Auntie said, what is Chinese medicine?Traditional Chinese medicine is half a fortune teller. If a fortune teller talks about it, it always involves the fortune teller. How can it involve itself?

Taking advantage of the time when my aunt lit the fire and smoked, my little nephew Xiang Qun took the time to ask: "Grandma, can you tell me about the pilot?"Maybe one day I will fly to Taiwan on a whim to see him! nonsense!My elder brother said. presumptuous!My sister-in-law said. My aunt was smoking a cigarette skillfully, wisps of smoke lingering in her fluffy hair. Looking back now, my aunt drank the wine in the glass and said, he ruined me, and he saved me! The aunt took a few puffs of the cigarette in her hand, and then flicked the cigarette end with her middle finger.The cigarette butt drew a dark red arc and flew to the grape trellis in the distance.Well, my aunt said, I drank too much, let's stop the banquet and go home.She stood up, clumsy with her huge body, and staggered towards the door.We hurriedly followed to help her.She said: Do you think I'm really drunk?It's nothing like that, Auntie, I'm never drunk.Outside the gate, we saw Uncle Hao Dashou, the clay sculpture artist who was named "Master of Folk Arts and Crafts" not long ago, standing there quietly waiting.