Chapter 8 Eight
The first month is a poetic word.Farmers who have worked hard in the fields for a year, from the first day to the fifteenth day of the new year, will be uncharacteristically: usually thrifty, now profligate; usually hardworking, now lazy; usually dirty, now hygienic; usually rough, now civilized .The relationship between people has suddenly become so polite: you come to my house with a basket, and I will go to your house with a basket. When we meet, we will greet each other with auspicious sounds.The young ones kowtow to the old ones like chickens pecking at rice, and the old ones give money to the young ones and say it is a lucky year.Go to any house, the house is clean, the yard is clean, the corners are clean; the door has a door link, the window has a window grille, the cabinet is lit with earth incense, the lantern is hung in front of the eaves, let you eat, drink, play, play, hookah and charcoal fire. Hei Mingming, sooner or later, no noise, no crying.This is folk music, the joy of human relations, the most extensive and purest joy between heaven and earth! Han Xuanzi, in the sound of firecrackers, lived another life, and is now sixty-four, especially in the first month. Profound! Since noon on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, wherever he went, there were sweet smiling faces, hot words, fat pieces of meat and hot shochu.He was wearing new cotton-padded clothes and trousers inside and out, and that sheepskin coat. When he entered this house and left that house, he was invited to sit there, and he never refused. Connect with feelings.Those masters always led their wives, children, and toasted him glass after glass.He would drink if he respected him, but he was not drunk. He asked about this and that, and in the end he always took out a dime or two from his pocket and gave it to the children who kowtowed for him.All the children in the village knew that kowtowing to him meant they were rich. They came to him in groups and knelt down on their knees as soon as they met. He laughed happily and gave away all the change on his body; yes, he said:
"Grandpa has no money, let's give it to grandpa tomorrow!"
Within a few days, he scattered more than ten yuan.When he got home, he opened his money box, but there was nothing left, so he asked Er Bei Niang for it, and Er Bei Niang said:
"Do I make money?"
He said:
"Where's the ten yuan I gave you in the twelfth lunar month?"
In the twelfth lunar month, Er Bei Niang once murmured that her life was miserable all her life, and she couldn't earn money by herself, so she never worked as a shopkeeper for a day.When he said this, he said it in front of his children, Han Xuanzi smiled, took out ten yuan, and said:
"Okay, I'll give you autonomy next year. Ten yuan is enough. If you don't buy this or that, what do you want money for?"
Now, Erbai Niang had no choice but to return the ten yuan to him, complaining that it was a fun thing to give the children New Year's money during the Chinese New Year, but she was so serious, and sixteen or seventeen yuan was scattered all at once.
"It's so lively!" Han Xuanzi said, "What can I do? I can't get up from kneeling on the ground by calling out repeatedly!"
When it was time to eat, Han Xuanzi was the happiest, but Erbei Niang and the others were the most miserable.Seven dishes and eight bowls were about to serve dinner, someone came to invite the old man, and it was impossible to go, so I had to go.Er Bei Niang told her to eat less and drink less, and eat again when she comes back.The whole family can only wait.But Han Xuanzi has not yet settled down in this family, and the other family is equal at the table, one family, two families.Three families, five families, eating and drinking are endless, and the family members have to wait.At noon, wait until the sun has slanted, and people have not come back, and the food is cold, and the dishes are also cold.I came to eat when I was angry, and the head of the family came back.As soon as he entered the courtyard, he laughed.This smile.Er Bei Niang laughed, pointed with her chopsticks and said:
"Look, look, drunk again, drunk again!"
"I'm not drunk. I'm not drunk!" Han Xuanzi said while laughing, and staggered into the room.Leaning east and west, west and east, Baiyin said: "Fall soon, fall soon!"
Busy put down the bowl to help.Before reaching his father-in-law, Han Xuanzi suddenly fell down, crushing an oleander plant.Laughing and angry, the whole family lifted him to the kang together.He laughed again.I went to sleep.
As soon as the old man fell asleep, Wang Cai brought the four-color gift to celebrate the new year.Wang Cai came to pay New Year's greetings, of course Erbei knew the reason, but Erbei's mother was a little surprised and at a loss, she immediately took cigarettes and wine; when it was time to cook, Wang Cai stopped him, saying that he was not hungry during the Chinese New Year and could not swallow a mouthful down.
"I'm here to sit with my uncle; I don't have time on weekdays." Wang Cai said with a smile.
Erbai Niang said:
"What a coincidence, you Uncle Han was drunk again and just fell asleep."
Wang Cai went to Erbei's mansion to talk for a while, but Erbei's mother also came over, and he didn't finish what he wanted to say, just exchanged pleasantries.Go to the courtyard, look at the chicken shed, ask about the situation of laying eggs; look at the flower stand, and talk about the varieties of flowers; "The right time, place and personnel are in harmony", he said in his mouth:
"Thanks to the old man, Han Bo's couplets are well written!"
Walking to the door of the bedroom in the main room, listening to Han Xuanzi's snoring like blowing, he thought to himself: I am so drunk that I can't wake up in an hour or two, so I said "I'll come back another day" and left. up.
The next morning, Wang Cai came to Han's house with another pack of cigarettes, but Han Xuanzi was not at home.Before the old man got up, several cadres from the commune came to call him, and left without washing his face.Wang Cai smiled, seeing that Erbei and Baiyin hadn't gotten up yet, he talked to Erbei Niang, Er Bei Niang said:
"You Han Bo, the more you live, the less you look like an elderly person. From the 30th day to now, you haven't left your house for a moment. If you want to come back, you will be drunk. If you go, you will be entangled by the cadres of the compound again. Drinking, there is no telling when you will come back."
Wang Cai smiled wryly again, put down his cigarette and wanted to leave.Erbai Niang said:
"You kid, why do you have to bring something every time you come? Why don't you sit down during the Chinese New Year, neighbors, there are so many rules!"
Wang Cai said:
"It's like this during Chinese New Year. Wherever you go, what's the point of a cigarette?
Come again. "
In the evening, Han Xuanzi was at home.He was carried back at noon and slept all afternoon. The alcohol was gone, but his mind was still dizzy.Sitting on the kang, after eating the spicy soup made by Er Bei Niang, he lay down and fell asleep again.When the lanterns were lit, the children in the village played all kinds of lanterns, and all the villages and alleys shouted, "Woo hoo, hoo hoo, the lanterns are coming!" Wang Cai stuffed a bottle in his sleeve. Xifeng" wine came to Han Xuanzi's house for the third time.
Erbei and Baiyin were setting off firecrackers in the yard, the wicks were lit, and there was a tree of silver flowers, making the whole family yell with joy.As soon as Er Bei Niang went to the lamphouse in front of the screen wall to add oil to the magic lamp, she ran into Wang Cai and said:
"It's Wang Cai. Come and sit in the room. You, Uncle Han, are at home. I really can't do anything about him. I went to the commune compound this morning and got drunk! Let me see if I'm awake?"
Erbei and Baiyin let Wang Cai go to Xiafang first.Er Bei Niang went to the bedroom and pushed Han Xuanzi awake.whispered:
"The king is here again."
Han Xuanzi was awake and said:
"What is he doing here? Just say that I'm drunk and can't wake up."
Wife said:
"Why didn't you wake up? You didn't call the door-guests without reason. The other child came three times, and the gods invited them: See you again, and we will ignore you!
Han Xuanzi had no choice but to get up and let Wang Cai sit in the main room.Wang Cai came up and called "Uncle", Han Xuanzi gave up his seat, went to fetch water to wash his face, then drank tea, took a hookah and snorted, and Fang said:
"Wang Cai, I've told you to run away several times! I really can't help it. Once the Chinese New Year is called, this is called, that's called, I can't go, I can't drink if I go, I'm really a little timid this New Year!"
Wang Cai said:
"Who can live like you!"
Han Xuanzi said:
"What do I have? I just do my duty. As for being rich, I'm not as talented as you; being rich can turn ghosts around, so your family is lively during the year, right?"
Wang Cai blushed and said:
"How dare I compare with Han Bo! If Han Bo doesn't dislike it, you and my aunt can sit at our house at noon tomorrow."
Han Xuanzi said:
"Oh! The queue is full again tomorrow. Tomorrow, Ye Zi and her son-in-law will come to pay New Year's greetings, and Secretary Wang and Zhang Wugan of the commune will also come. I really can't get away. Wang Cai, is the processing plant still open?"
"Stop at 30pm." Wang Cai said, "I think work will start on the eighth day of the lunar new year."
Han Xuanzi said:
"Hey, starting work so early, you really care about making money!"
Wang Cai said:
"Everyone asked to start work earlier, saying that once the new year is over in six days, it will be fine. Farmers, just for the past few days, it's fine to stay at home and start work, so you can make some money."
Han Xuanzi said in his heart: "Huh, what a good speech, it's all for everyone!" He said "Oh" and stopped talking.After a while, he suddenly asked again:
"You are looking for me, is there anything you want to do?"
Wang Cai didn't expect Han Xuanzi to ask him so openly, so he choked up, held back for a long time, and said:
"I'm here to tell Uncle about something. I don't know if it's okay? After the processing plant opened, there are more and more people, and the amount of flour, oil, and sugar needed has increased several times. First, I will go there on three, six, or nine days I bought it at the market, and now I can’t supply enough. I thought, write a report to the higher authorities to see if these three supplies can be included in the indicators of the grain station. If we don’t try anything else, this supply can be guaranteed The production of the processing plant."
As he spoke, he took out a report from his pocket, and at the same time took out the wine bottle in his sleeve and put it on the table.
"Look, is it okay to write like this? If yes, you know people in the commune, tell them, get a stamp, fill in an opinion, and report it to the county."
Before Han Xuanzi read the report, he exclaimed in his heart: What a king, you really have a higher heart than the sky, and you want the country to supply you with raw materials? ! He picked up Xifeng wine and said:
"Wang Cai, why did you come up with such a thing? I can't accept this wine. What a shame! I, Han Xuanzi, love to drink, but I don't drink any wine for no reason. It should be done. It is in line with the policy. Let's do it for the sake of the villagers; if it should not be done, if it violates the law and discipline, even if you have moved gold and silver mountains, I don't have the guts!"
Wang Cai was very embarrassed for a while, and explained in every possible way that during the Chinese New Year, it is not allowed to go anywhere empty-handed, let alone just a bottle of wine, he must accept it.But Han Xuanzi refused to accept it.Wang Cai had no choice but to put it away again.
Han Xuanzi took out his glasses and put them on, read the report carefully, and said:
"Wang Cai, I'm afraid it won't work. Although you have a lot of workers and a lot of income in this processing factory, the profits you get are not included in the national treasury, which enriches your own pockets. Can the country provide you with this?"
Wang Cai said:
"I'm buying at the market price. As long as I do it this way, save me some effort. Besides, the newspaper also said that the country strongly supports professional households. I just want to try it, maybe it will work."
Han Xuanzi laughed:
"You people, your thinking is too simple! Think about it, how can you take all the good things? I really can't help it. You can go directly to the commune, but I said, the commune will not approve you. Reported. Wang Cai, you have to be clear that we are still a socialist society! Have you heard that some professional and self-employed people in the county are now a little scared when they earn more money, and start buying "patriotic money" , hundreds of thousands of dollars to subscribe for treasury bills."
These words were like bombs, which shocked Wang Cai greatly.Some professional and self-employed people buy "patriotic money" to find political protection for themselves and find a way out. He has heard some rumors about this, but Han Xuanzi told him so sternly. What does it mean?Look at that tone, that look in his eyes, clearly saying: "Everyone is looking for a step back, why are you still working so hard? Just wait, you can't afford it!" He was really a little scared.
"Han Bo!" He said, "You are right. Although I have some money now, it is all used for expanding reproduction. I also want to donate money to the commune in the future. So, let's forget about this report." .I am still young, have little experience in the world, and have little education. I will have mistakes in the future. I hope Han Bo will give more advice."
The beauty said some more sweet and salty words, and Wang Cai got up and left.
Han Xuanzi sent it to the door, Erbei and Baiyin lit two cannons there again, rushed into the air with a bang, and exploded in the air with a bang, the sound was extremely crisp, and the appearance was surprisingly beautiful.Han Xuanzi found it interesting, and insisted that Erbei take the string of 1,300-gun cannons at home and set them off.Immediately, there was a bang under the screen wall, and countless children rushed over to pick up the cored cannon.
Han Xuanzi suddenly remembered the communal fire tomorrow and went to his nephew's captain's house.
The next day is the third day of the first lunar month. According to the custom, the Shehuo will last until the 16th day from this day onwards.After mobilization and arrangement by the whole commune, gongs and drums sounded in all the villages of Chuandaodi this morning, and around ten o'clock, the fire wicks of various communes were carried out and concentrated on the town street.The core has all kinds of strange shapes, surrounded by crowds of spectators. In the town and the villages near the town, almost all the young and old pour out, and the doors of every house are locked.Mountain people in the distance.There are also those who come here in the middle of the night with lanterns and torches, walking dozens of miles.On the small town street, people were crowded and bustling, almost crowding the houses on both sides of the town street.In every shop, there are people inside and outside the door.Tobacco, wine, firecrackers, candles, red paper, candy, snacks, the goods are sold by the bottle and the package, and the piles of bills are returned.Gong Desheng has not been able to eat a mouthful of food or drink a drop of water from morning to noon.The Zaohe woman stood on the stool at the door, looking around and listening to all directions, lest someone steal in the chaos.At twelve o'clock, three cannons were fired, and the Shehuo core team began to swagger across the town.The route starts from the street on the west side of the street, passes through the town street, and ends at the street on the east side of the street.Then go to the plateau, cross the road, then go to the west of the street, then to the town street, and finally the competition in the east of the street is the end.
Han Xuanzi got up early in the morning, went to the commune, and went to each team to check with the commune officials.Some teams dressed up as "Three Wars Lv Bu", and Liu Bei stood below, holding a sword in each hand, Guan Gong stood on the left sword blade, Zhang Fei stood on the right sword blade, and a nylon rope hung from Zhang Fei's long end.Hang Lu Bu.Some teams pretended to be "Li Qingzhao Swinging on a Swing", but it was actually a swing, on which a young girl was standing on a swing, shaking constantly.Some teams pretend to be "You Guishan".A colorful boat.Tian Yuchuan was sitting on the bow, and Hu Fenglian was standing at the stern. The boat was spinning endlessly, but the person remained motionless.There are also those "Three Dozens of Bone Demons", "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother", and "Water Filling the Golden Mountain".The shape is more mysterious than one, and the number of people is more than one.The onlookers yelled, the mountain people who came all the way from Beishan and Nanshan.From time to time, I squeezed under the table of each core to see if there are stones or grinding fans attached to it?Because the cores are all fixed on the table of the Eight Immortals.Then it is lifted by eight people, and the balance is extremely difficult to grasp; outsiders often have accidents when the core is overturned.Therefore, stones or grinding fans must be tied below to increase the weight and play a stabilizing role.And these mountain people were amazed after seeing it: After all, Si Hao was buried in this town, and he did his best.Do you want to tie stones or grind fans? !
Shehuo Xinzi began to cross the street.State-run units, collective units, and households along the street hang colored silk and firecrackers wherever they pass.After the core team passed, there was a layer of gundust on the street, filled with the smell of sulfur.Gong Desheng's jujube-heeled woman bent down to search for things in the gundust dust, but she also picked up five cents, three hairpins, and a child's embroidered cat-head cotton shoes. In the field, Wang Cai's house is beside the field.He stood on the top of the tall gatehouse, carried a satchel of firecrackers, and set off one after another, beeping and beeping for thirty minutes.The sound attracted all the people who made the fire, and they all turned their heads to look this way: the bands beating drums and gongs also stopped the guys in their hands, watching a bunch of children picking up cannons under the gate, and some children were competing His cotton coat was also on fire, shouting, shouting, laughing, and cursing, it was a mess.
Han Xuanzi was extremely unhappy about this, but he couldn't say anything.In the final evaluation of Shehuo, the five best Shehuo were selected, and Secretary Wang handed out awards on the spot, each with three yuan and a certificate.Someone complained in front of Han Xuanzi:
"How can I get it? Three yuan! A commune is not as good as a king! The firecrackers they set off today cost at least ten yuan!".
Han Xuanzi heard it, but pretended not to hear it. He went to the head of the Lions team on West Street and asked:
"Is there anyone who wants to applaud at night to get in touch?"
The Lions on West Street are traditional night club fires.Every year on the night of the Spring Festival, a lion team of dozens of people will go to some people's houses to have fun. This kind of excitement is called applause.Those who are applauded are very respectable, but the host will set off firecrackers, give two bottles of good wine, two good cigarettes, and tie a three-foot-long red silk on the lion's head.Therefore, this kind of applause is not something that ordinary people can bear. It is the host who comes to contact in advance and only goes there purposefully at night.
The leader of the Lions said:
"I have already contacted twelve companies, Ershun and Qiyang on the West Street, Delin and Maoren on the Middle Street, and Wangcai on the East Street..."
Han Xuanzi said:
"Don't go to his house. He relied on his family's wealth, and many people have opinions on setting off so many firecrackers today. Applause is a joyous thing, but if he wants to show off again, he will overwhelm other families, which will cause trouble." Disunity! We can’t just focus on money, we should go if we can’t afford cigarettes, wine, or red silk.”
At night, sure enough, the Lions were on the move.The leader of the Lions team listened to Han Xuanzi's words, and in order to prevent Wang Cai from being blamed, he first applauded at various houses on West Street and Middle Street, and finally came to East Street, and went straight to Han Xuanzi's house.As soon as he entered the courtyard, Han Xuanzi installed a 300-watt light bulb at the door, and brought out cigarettes and vegetables.With a cigarette pinned to each ear of the lion team, they set up their formations, the drums thump, the gongs thump, and three lions, big and small, made of hemp silk, turned, lifted, pounced, cut, and fought each other. Then they all faced the main room together, shaking their heads, and the leader shouted an auspicious allegro under dozens of colored lantern flags.After that, Han Xuanzi invited the guests to bring two bottles of good wine and two good cigarettes, Er Bei Niang tied the three-foot red silk on the lion's head, and then someone lit firecrackers, which was very lively.
There were also a lot of people from the village, Han Xuanzi greeted this one, greeted that one, the smoke cleared over and over again; everyone who smoked and drank tea said that this family is decent:
"Yeah. Let's cheer once, we can't afford just the cigarettes and tea j"
However, Han Xuanzi really couldn't afford a cigarette anymore.The pack of cigarettes prepared at home has been exhausted, so I call Erbei loudly.Ask Erbei to also take out the cigarettes he bought.Shouted twice.Erbei didn't respond, Erbei's mother searched all over the yard, but she couldn't see Erbei's shadow, not even Baiyin, so she couldn't help but wonder: everyone in the village came to watch the fun, where did these two go!
Er Bei and Bai Yin went to Wang Cai's house.
When the cheering lions entered the yard, Erbei said to Baiyin:
"There are a lot of people at the moment. If Dad doesn't pay attention, let's go to Brother Wang Cai."
When the two arrived at Wang Cai's house, Wang Cai wondered why the Lions didn't come to his house?Let the daughter-in-law look around a few times in the big field at the entrance, and gradually hear the sound of gongs and drums slowly drifting away from Houyuan Village, knowing that she will never come again.As soon as Wang Cai's daughter-in-law got home, she lay down on the kang and wept sadly.In front of Er Bei and Bai Yin, Wang Cai couldn't get angry, so he smiled and said to his daughter-in-law:
"You are really a child with a temper. You must be tired of playing. If you don't come tonight, you will definitely come tomorrow night."
Erbei guessed that there must be a reason for this, but deliberately avoided it, just asking:
"Brother Wang Cai. Did you tell my father about the report?"
Wang Cai said:
"Brother, Uncle Han disagreed and told me a lot, so I think it's fine."
Wang Cai narrated the process in this way, and Er Bei was overwhelmed when he heard it:
"How can this be ignored?! Are you breaking the law? What are you afraid of when things are bright and bright? Don't you believe in the party's policies?!"
Wang Cai said:
"You are a teacher, you read a lot of newspapers, and you are close to the policy, what do you say!"
Er Bei said:
"My father disagrees, and maybe the commune will not give you a stamp to fill in your opinions and report it to the top. In my opinion, let's send the report directly to the county and hand it over to Secretary Ma of the county party committee!"
Wang Cai said:
"What kind of face do I have to be able to associate with Secretary Ma? I still don't know how to enter the gate of the county party committee!"
Er Bei said:
"What kind of face are you? If you want others to look up to you, you must first look up to yourself; if others want to knock you down, you can't knock it down. Only you can knock yourself down in the world! Show me the report and let's rewrite it." One copy, write down the scale, status, and difficulties raised by your processing plant in detail, and I will be responsible for sending it to you!"
Wang Cai's family was very grateful. Under the lamp all night, a few people re-drafted the report and worked until one o'clock in the night before the couple returned home.
The next day, on the morning of the fourth day of junior high school, Erbei told his father and mother that they were going to visit his father-in-law in the county town of Guanzhen, so he brought a gift, and the young couple rode a bicycle together, and went out