Chapter 15 fourteen

The affairs of the Liu family are very lively.Fourth Master Liu was very satisfied that so many people came to kowtow to him to celebrate his birthday.What is even more proud is that many old friends also rushed to congratulate.From these old friends, he can see that his business is not only lively, but also "improved".The clothes of those old friends are outdated, but Fourth Master's fur robes and jackets are all newly made.In terms of occupation, several of my friends were richer than him back then, but now—after twenty or thirty years of changes—they have become lower and lower, and some of them have difficulty getting enough to eat.

Looking at them, and then looking at his wedding shed, birthday hall, hanging screen with Changbanpo painted on it, and the mats with three sea bowls, he felt that he was indeed a head above them, and he had "reformed".Even for gambling, he is ready to play mahjong tiles, which is much more elegant than betting. However, in this lively situation, he also felt a little sad. Accustomed to the life of celibacy, he originally thought that the people who would come on his birthday would be shopkeepers and gentlemen from the shop, and the outfield bachelors he had handed over from the past.Unexpectedly, some female guests also came.Although Huniu could entertain him, he suddenly felt lonely at home, without a wife, only a daughter who looked like a man.If Huniu had been a man, she would have already married and had children. Even if she was an old widower, she would not be so lonely.Yes, I lack nothing, only a son.The longer one's life span is, the lower the hope of having a son. Birthday celebration is a joyous event, but it seems that tears should be shed.No matter how I improved, if no one continues my career, everything is still in vain?

For the first half of the day, he liked it very much. Everyone congratulated him on his birthday, and he accepted it proudly, as if he felt that he was an old hero who was a hero.In the second half of the day, his anger sank a little.Looking at the children brought by the female guests, he was envious and jealous, but he didn't dare to get close to the children, and he felt awkward if he didn't get close to them.He wants to lose his temper, but he doesn't want to lose his temper right away. He knows that he is an outsider and cannot make a fool of himself in front of his relatives and friends.He is willing to pass this day quickly and not suffer this crime any more.

There is still a fly in the ointment. In the morning when preparing meals for the coachmen, Xiangzi almost got into a fight with someone. Dinner was served after eight o'clock, and the coachmen were a little reluctant.Although the car portion was set aside for a day yesterday, no one came to eat empty-handed today, whether it is a dime or forty zi, there are gift money, big or small.On weekdays, everyone is a poor man, and Liu Si is the owner of the factory; today, according to everyone's opinion, they are guests and should not be treated like this. Besides, you have to leave after eating, and you are not allowed to pull out of the car, it will be at the end of the new year!

Xiangzi must know that he is not in the category of leaving after eating, but he is willing to eat with everyone.One is to finish eating early and go to work, and the other is to be obviously friendly.Sit down with everyone, and everyone transfers their dissatisfaction with Liu Si to him.As soon as we were seated, someone said: "Hey, you are a distinguished guest, why are you sitting with us?" Xiangzi smirked, but didn't catch the meaning in the words.In the past few days, he hasn't spoken gossip himself, so his brain doesn't seem to be in charge. Everyone didn't dare to get angry with Liu Si, so they had to eat more of him; food can't be added, but wine can't be restricted, wedding banquet!They coincidentally wanted to kill with alcohol.Some drank in silence, and some guessed their fists; old man Liu couldn't stop them from guessing their fists.Xiangzi watched everyone drinking, but he was too inconvenient to follow the crowd, so he drank two cups along with him.Drinking and drinking, everyone's eyes turned red, and their mouths were no longer subject to jurisdiction.Some said: "Xiangzi, Luotuo, you have a wonderful job! It's enough to eat for a whole day and serve the master and lady! You don't have to pull the cart tomorrow, you'd better go with the bag!" Take it to heart; from the moment he entered the factory, he decided not to act like a hero, and everything was left to fate.Whoever likes to say anything can say it.He held his breath.Some said again:

"Xiangzi is going the other way, we earn money by strength, Xiangzi is internal strength!" Everyone laughed.Xiangzi felt that everyone was "biting" him, but he had already suffered such a big grievance, so why bother with these gossips, he didn't say anything.The people at the next table saw the advantage, and some stretched their necks and called, "Xiangzi, you will become the owner of the factory tomorrow, don't forget, buddies!" Before Xiangzi could say anything, the people at the table said again: "Speak, camel!" Xiangzi blushed, and said in a low voice, "How can I be a factory owner?!"

"Hmph, why can't you, it's just thumping!" Xiangzi didn't ask what "dong dong dong" meant, but he intuitively guessed that it was referring to his relationship with Huniu.His face slowly turned from red to white, and he remembered all the grievances he had suffered before, and it was all in his heart.The few days of tolerance and silence seemed to be unsustainable, like water that has been suffocated and is about to rush out when it encounters an exit.At this time, a driver pointed to his face and said, "Xiangzi, what about you, you are really dumb and eat flat food-you know it well.

Didn't you say it yourself, Xiangzi?Xiangzi? " Xiangzi stood up abruptly, his face was pale, and he asked the man, "Go out and tell me, do you dare?" Everyone was stunned.They really wanted to "bite" him and leave some idle things behind, but they were not ready to fight. Suddenly there was a silence, like a singing bird in the forest suddenly saw an eagle.Xiangzi stood there alone, much taller than the others, and he felt his isolation.But in his heart, he seemed to be convinced that even if they all did it, they would not be his opponents.He nailed a sentence: "Is there anyone who dares to go out?"

Everyone suddenly thought about it, and they were almost unanimous: "Come on, Xiangzi, I am teasing you!" Fourth Master Liu saw it: "Sit down, Xiangzi!" Then he said to everyone, "Don't bully anyone who is honest. If you are in a hurry, I will kick you all out! Eat!" Xiangzi left the table.Everyone teased old man Liu with the corners of their eyes, and they all picked up their meals. After a while, he began chirping again, like a forest bird that had passed the danger, chirping softly again. Xiangzi squatted at the door for a long time, waiting for them.If any of them dare to gossip again, beat them up!I have nothing left, so give it a shot!

But everyone came out in small groups and did not look for him again.Although he didn't make it, he was somewhat angry.Then I thought about it, today's move offended many people.On weekdays, I have no confidant friends, so I have nowhere to complain; how can I offend others?He regretted it a little.The little thing I just ate was lying sideways in my stomach, and it hurt a little.He stood up, who cares, don't those people who fight every day and cause famine live a funny life?Is it good to be honest and disciplined?Thinking of this, he drew another road for himself in his heart, and Xiangzi on this road was completely different from what he had hoped for before.This is a guy who makes friends when he sees people, takes advantage of everything, drinks other people's tea, smokes other people's cigarettes, borrows money and refuses to return it, refuses to hide when he sees a car, pees in any place, plays tricks with the police all the time, and drags him to the "area" "It's nothing to live here for two or three days.Yes, such a coachman is alive and happy, at least happier than Xiangzi.Well, be honest, behave, be strong, since it's useless, it's not bad to become such a rascal.Not only is it good, Xiangzi thought, but it also has the spirit of a hero, fearing neither the sky nor the earth, and never bowing his head to suffer from being dumb.correct!It should be done!Bad quacks are made by good people.

On the contrary, I feel a little regretful that this fight didn't work out.Fortunately, I am not busy. From now on, I will never bow my head to anyone. Fourth Master Liu didn't rub the sand in his eyes.Putting all the things he heard and seen in one place, he already understood 80% or 90% in his heart.For the past few days, the girl has been very obedient, hum, because Xiangzi is back!Look into her eyes and always follow him.The old man kept this matter in his heart, and felt even more desolate and sad.Think about it, you don't have a son in the first place, so you can't start a family in a hurry; the girl will go away with others!I have wasted my whole life in vain!Xiangzi is indeed good, but when it comes to son-in-law, he is much worse; a stinky cart puller!I have been running around all my life, fighting in gang fights, kneeling on iron chains, and before I finish teaching a country head to move away with my daughter and property? Nothing cheap!Even if there is, don't want to get it from Liu Si!Liu Si has been farting and crashing since he was a child! At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, some birthday wishes came, and the old man felt that it was boring, and the more the guests praised him for his toughness and good fortune, the more boring he felt. After the lanterns were held, the guests dispersed one after another. Only a dozen or so people who lived close and had deep acquaintances did not leave, and gathered together for mahjong.Looking at the empty shed in the courtyard, which was turned blue by the water and moon lanterns, and the table with the apron removed, the old man felt empty and boring, as if he saw that he was just like this when he died, it was just changing the wedding shed into a white shed, There are no children and grandchildren wearing filial piety kneeling in front of the coffin, only some irrelevant people playing mahjong to watch the night!He really wanted to drive out the guests who hadn't left yet; taking advantage of his vitality, he should show off his power!However, I am too embarrassed to murder my friend. Angry, he turned a corner, the more he looked at the girl, the more he disliked her.Xiangzi was sitting in the shed, looking like a dog, the scar on his face was illuminated by the light like a piece of jade.What does the old man think of this couple, how awkward! The tiger girl has always been used to wild tunes, and today she is dressed up and down, and she has to put on a show to entertain guests, not only to win everyone's praise, but also to show off in front of Xiangzi.For the first half of the day, I thought there was something interesting about this strange thing. After noon, because I was a little tired, I felt disgusted, and I really wanted to find someone to scold.In the evening, she lost even the slightest bit of patience, and her eyebrows kept standing upright. It was past seven o'clock, Fourth Master Liu was a little sleepy, but he refused to accept his old age and refused to go to bed.Everyone invited him to join in playing a few rounds of poker. He refused to say that he was too late, but said that playing poker was not enjoyable, and that betting on bets or Pai Gow would suit his taste.Everyone didn't want to change midway, so he had to sit aside.In order to cheer up, he had to drink a few more cups, saying that he was not full, and complaining that the cook made too much money and the dishes were not full. Starting from this point, he overthrew all the satisfaction he felt during the day: the shed, the guy's seat, the cook, and everything else were worthless, and they were all caught by him and wronged. ! At this time, Mr. Feng, who is in charge of the accounts, has settled the accounts: twenty-five birthday curtains, three halls of longevity peach noodles, a jar of longevity wine, two pairs of birthday candles, and a gift money of about 20 yuan.There are many numbers, but most of them give forty coppers or ten cents. Hearing this report, Fourth Master Liu became even more angry.If I knew this, I should have prepared "cooked noodles"!A ten-cent favor for three bowls of rice?This is simply taking the old man as a wronged head!From then on, I will never do anything again, and I can't lose this useless money!Needless to say, everyone, including their relatives and friends, wanted to eat him for nothing; at the age of sixty-nine, he was smart all his life, and when he was stupid, he taught a group of monkeys to eat him!The old man became more and more angry, and even the satisfaction he felt during the day was his own foolishness; thinking this in his heart, he read the words, with many curses that are no longer valid on the street. The friends are still gone, and Huniu wants to stop her father from running wild in order to save everyone's face.However, seeing that everyone was paying attention to the cards in their hands, they didn't seem to pay any attention to what the old man was talking about. It was not convenient for her to speak, so as not to clarify the matter instead.Let him chatter away, let him pass. Unexpectedly, the old man walked around her while talking.She decided not to eat this set!He held his birthday, and she followed him in a hurry for several days, but he didn't fall out of good luck, she couldn't let it go!Sixty-nine and seventy-nine are not enough, you have to be reasonable!She immediately returned it: "You have to spend money to do things yourself, what's bothering me?" When the old man encountered a counterattack, his spirit suddenly lifted. "What's bothering you? I'm just following you! Why are you just my eyes?" "What did you see? I've been tired all day, so you're going to kill me at the end, wait a minute! Tell me, what did you see?" Miss Tiger's fatigue was also relieved, and her mouth was very flexible. "Don't watch me do things, your eyes are hot! See? I've seen it all, huh!" "Why do I have hot eyes?!" she said, shaking her head. "What the hell did you see?" "Isn't that?!" Liu Si pointed to the shed—Xiangzi was bending over to sweep the floor. "He?" Huniu trembled in her heart, she didn't expect the old man's eyes to be so sharp. "Hmph! How is he?" "Don't pretend to understand, just talk nonsense!" The old man stood up. "If you want him without me, if you want me without him, just tell you. I'm your father! I should take care of it!" Huniu didn't expect things to break down so quickly, her plan was less than half done, and the old man had already figured it out!What to do?Her face turned red, black and red, with the addition of half-residual powder, and the bright blue light, like a piece of boiled pork liver, the color is complicated and ugly.She was a little tired; aroused by this, she became angry again, unable to think of an idea, and her mind was very confused.She couldn't just nestle back like this, she had to find a solution immediately even if her heart was in turmoil.The most inappropriate idea is better than no idea, she has never succumbed to anyone!Well, let's just be straightforward, good or bad depends on this hammer! "It's good to have everything clear today, but I'm going to pay for it like this. How about you? I want to hear it! This is your own trouble, don't say I have a heart for you!" The card players seem to have heard their father and daughter quarreling, but they couldn't bear to look at other things. To resist their voices, they slammed the cards louder, and they called out the red ones, touch... Xiangzi understood what was going on, so he kept his head down and swept the floor as usual, he had the bottom line in his mind; "Are you really mad at me!" The old man's eyes widened. "Put me to death, why don't you post it? Don't even think about it, I still have a few more years to live!" "Don't play around, what should you do?" Hu Niu's heart was pounding, but her mouth was very hard. "What should I do? Didn't I say it, there is him without me, there is me without him! I can't be cheap like a stinky cart!" Xiangzi threw away the broom, straightened up, spotted Liu Si, and asked, "Who are you talking about?" Liu Si laughed wildly: "Haha, you kid, are you going to rebel? Tell me, tell me who! Get out of here immediately! You look good, I reward you, you dare to break ground on Tai Sui, what am I doing? You don't ask! Go away! Don't ever teach me to see you again, you're here for a goddamn bargain, huh?" The old man's voice was too loud, so he recruited some coachmen to watch the fun.The card players thought Fourth Master Liu was arguing with a coachman again, but they still refused to look up. Xiangzi didn't have a convenient mouth, so he wanted to say a lot, but none of them came out of his tongue.He stood there blankly, swallowing with his neck straight. "Get out! Get out! Come here to find a bargain? You didn't exist when I broke out, huh!" The old man was a little bit purely for scaring Xiangzi, and he didn't hate Xiangzi as much as he hated his daughter. Great, even when he was angry, he still felt that Xiangzi was indeed an honest man. "Okay, I'll go!" Xiangzi had nothing to say, so he had to leave here quickly; in any case, he couldn't argue with them. The coachmen were watching the fun, but when they saw Master Liu scolding Xiangzi, everyone still remembered the scene that morning, and felt very happy.When they heard that the old man was driving Xiangzi away, they turned to him again—Xiangzi had suffered so much, crossed the river and demolished the bridge, the old man turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and they were wronged for Xiangzi.Someone came over and asked, "What's the matter, Xiangzi?" Xiangzi shook his head. "Xiangzi, wait and go!" Huniu felt like a flash in her heart, and saw clearly: her plan was of no use, and hurrying would be better than hurrying, she must catch Xiangzi as soon as possible, otherwise chickens would fly and eggs would be beaten! "The matter between the two of us, two grasshoppers tied to the same rope, no one can escape! Wait until I explain it clearly!" She turned her head and said to the old man: "Let's just say it, I already have it, Xiangzi's! I'll go wherever he goes! Are you giving me to him?Or throw us both out together?Listen to you? " Huniu didn't expect things to come so quickly, and she took out the last move so early.Fourth Master Liu didn't even expect things to get to this level.However, the matter has come to this point, he can't give in, especially in front of everyone. "You really have the guts to say it out, my old face has a fever for you!" He slapped himself. "Bah! How shameless!" The card players stopped their hands, feeling that something was wrong, but they were confused, they didn't know what was going on, and couldn't talk about it; some stood up, and some stared blankly at their cards. After all the words were said, Huniu was very happy: "I'm shameless? Don't teach me to talk about you, what shit haven't you done? This is the first time for me, and it's all your fault: male You should be married and a female college should be hired. You are sixty-nine, and your work is in vain! This is not in front of the public," she pointed around, "It's great if we figure it out, and you have a clear mind! With this wedding shed, you can do it again It's all done!" "Me?" Fourth Master Liu's face turned from red to white, and he showed all his bachelor energy in the past: "I set a torch and burned the shed, and I can't use it for you!" "Okay!" Hu Niu's lips trembled, her voice was very unpleasant, "I'll pack up and leave, how much will you give me?" "The money is mine, and I will give it to whomever I like!" The old man felt a little sad when he heard his daughter say that he was going to leave, but he was ruthless in order to fight this tone. "Your money? I've helped you all these years; without me, think about it, it would be strange if all your money would be given to wild girls, let's use our conscience!" Her eyes found Xiangzi again, "Go ahead !" Xiangzi stood there upright, without a word to say. ①咚咚咚, the sound of drums and music during marriage, a metaphor for marriage. ② Guy seat, that is, a complete set of tables, chairs and tableware.