Chapter 56 grid

"Character" is a commonly used word, with "character". Concepts such as "qualification" have similar meanings, but they are not limited to this.Whether there is a standard or not (pronounced She) is not a disqualification, these are the basic criteria for Maqiao people to evaluate others.A person's qualifications, education, background, status, reputation, prestige, courage, talent, property, good deeds or bad deeds, and even reproductive ability, etc., will change his character, and character and identity are mutually exclusive and inward. Because of cause and effect, those who are qualified will naturally have a voice, and those who have a voice must be qualified.

The same pot uncle Ming Qi who was rechecked, known as Uncle Ming Qi, once learned how to do white cases on Changle Street.The commune held a meeting and often asked him to make steamed buns, which gave him a great reputation.Whenever there is such an opportunity, Ming Qi's uncle becomes Ming Qi's father, and not only Ming Qi's own face is brightened, but all the villagers in Maqiao feel that their face is brightened, and when a stranger passes by the village Regardless of whether people recognize him or not, the people of Maqiao will always promote this person intentionally or unconsciously.If the listener looked blank, or didn't show any special interest, the people in Maqiao would immediately pull down their faces and say with contempt in their eyes, "You don't even know Mingqi's father?"If he is planning to make tea to treat you, your treatment may become a bowl of cold tea because of your blankness or disdain.When Hu Qi finished making steamed buns and returned to the village, he liked to walk around the village with his hands behind his back, pointing out things that were not pleasing to the eye.No matter how mischievous the younger child was, he was in awe of the smell of steamed buns all over his body, and he hung his head honestly and said nothing.Once, Ming Qi calmed down a young man named "Three Ears" with a few words so that he didn't dare to catch loach, so he slipped back with a bucket, which surprised us educated youths.San Er is usually a character who is not afraid of anything.I leaned into his ear and asked, "Why are you so honest today."He looked like he thought he was unlucky, and he muttered in conviction: "Forget that he is qualified, I won't suffer from immediate losses today." It was only then that I began to notice that people from Maqiao lived very differently whether they were qualified or not. .

Rob has a son who sent him money from Yibian, which is equivalent to sending money to him.Otherwise, relying on his age alone, he would not be so old that even Benyi would give him three points. Zhaoqing doesn't know how to make steamed buns, and he doesn't have money to send money, but he gave birth to six sons in one go, which also raised his status slightly.The village distributes sweet potatoes or beans, and when it comes to his share, the cadres always raise the scale in their hands to show respect for him. Of course, some temporary characters are not without comic effect.For example, an educated youth nicknamed Hei Xianggong came back from the city, brought a bottle of Longbei soy sauce, and exchanged Zhongqi for a pheasant.This kind of soy sauce is a famous brand, and it is said that it is a tribute soy sauce. Every year, it is sent to Beijing to cook braised pork for Chairman Mao. At the local level, at least county-level cadres can get involved.As the news spread, Zhong Qi enjoyed half a month's grace, and within half a month, she became more confident in coughing.Even though he used soy sauce drop by drop, he couldn't stand the neighbors begging for three days or two, and the commune officials and Benyi's visits again and again. Seeing that the bottle was empty day by day, his quality also fell from the water and returned to the original level. .He begged the photographer to give him another bottle of Dragon brand soy sauce, and he was willing to give two pheasants.Hei Xianggong fully agreed, but he still couldn't deliver the goods, and the supply of tribute soy sauce in the city probably began to be tight.

Zhong Qi also wanted to ask Ming Qi's father for help, to find another way to find Dragon brand soy sauce, and to find his personality.But Ming Qi's father has a big personality, and Zhong Qi hesitates, several times she never found a chance to get close to him, and she didn't find a chance to talk to him.During this period, Ming Qi was busy making steamed buns in the commune, and was also busy guiding various affairs in the village.The team had a meeting with the department, and when he came in, they would give him a seat for no apparent reason.He didn't feel that he was superfluous at all. He listened to Ben Yi's assignment, nodding or shaking his head while listening, expressing approval or disapproval, and sometimes inserting paragraphs incoherently. Up to now, the weather is too cold to make steamed buns, and the soda factory has cut corners, the soda powder doesn't work, and so on.The team cadres also listened obediently, and occasionally participated in discussions about the technology of a case.If he had a bright day to talk, it didn't matter if he delayed the cadres for an hour or two. No one had ever issued an order to expel him because he was qualified.

It's a pity that once a person has a character, it's easy to get dizzy, especially a person like Ming Qi who got a character because of some kind of opportunity rather than because of strength, it's easier to get mad.His steamed buns are famous far and wide, and the county holds a meeting, and sometimes he is called to do a white case.I don't know how many times he went to the city, he met Widow Li who was sweeping the floor of the county government guest house, and the two hooked up.After all, the widow grew up in the city, she has a lot of experience and knows how to be gentle in bed, and the white steamed buns that Ming Qi brought from the kitchen quite satisfied the widow's mother and son's hunger.In the end, Hu Qiyujian didn't do anything, and secretly carried a whole bag of Fuqiang powder specially approved for the head of the county party committee to Li's house, along with a pig's head.

When the Dongchuang incident was discovered, Widow Li was sent to a sweeping job, and later she could only make a living by picking up garbage.Ming Qi (the title of father has been canceled) returned to Maqiao in desperation, and never had the opportunity to go to the county town or the commune to do a white case.Not to mention, his status in the village has plummeted, and he has become more and more trivial. No matter whether it is cold or hot, he always shrinks his neck and shrugs his shoulders, as if he wants to bury his face.Naturally, he was deprived of his voice. Don't say it was a meeting of the cadres. Even if there was a meeting of all members, it would not be his turn to say anything.If there was something that required everyone to make a statement, he stuck out his head in panic and spoke like a mosquito, provoking Benyi to scold him again and again: "Speak louder! Talk louder! It's not like you didn't eat!"

He is often sent to do the hardest and most tiring work, and the wages are lower than others. Maqiao people hated iron for being weak, hated Mingqi for being greedy for money and sex, for easily ruining the whole village's good reputation, as if the whole village had stolen flour and pig's heads.So they used an unwritten method to treat this person, throwing the word "disqualification" at him once in a few words, which made him depressed all day long, and before we left Maqiao and returned to the city, he became ill. , Fate to Huangquan.In this brutal process, I understand that grids can also be collectivized.It is precisely because Ming Qi is a rare figure in Maqiao that his personality has become the common capital of the whole village in Maqiao, so it has become so important. If he casually abandons this personality, it is a crime against the whole village.

Many years later, I returned to Maqiao and walked on the field ridge.I heard a group of children singing a song under the tree: Hu Qi stole a pheasant, was arrested on the spot, caught in the crotch county, took off his pants and cut his clothes, the police spanked his butt, watched you brag, the cowhide sounded, and his butt was red ... My heart was shocked. I didn't expect that after many years, Ming Qi was still living in Maqiao, living in the expulsion of the next generation in Maqiao. word of mouth.Maybe this stele will be passed down from generation to generation in Maqiao, until there is no original meaning in this world, no Fucha or others, no me, and even no baby singing under the tree.

As long as there is language, he may live on, into the deep future.