Chapter 5 kill pig

Hou Houde looked serious and solemn, staring at Hou Haiyang, as if he came back with his boyfriend.Du Xiaohua saw that her husband's expression was not right, and asked, "Second baby, what happened?" Hou Haiyang said: "It's nothing. I came back with my sister. She and her boyfriend Zhang Huling came back in a small car, and they were right behind." Du Xiaohua looked at her husband's face and asked, "Boyfriend? Is your sister playing with your friends? Where is the man from and what does he do?" Hou Houde came to his senses at this time, he had strict requirements on his siblings since he was a child, especially on Hou Zhengli's friendship.It was only after hearing his wife's question that he realized that his daughter had reached the age of marriage.He could figure out the reason, but he was not happy at all. Deep in his heart, he felt that this man he had never met was the villain who robbed his daughter.

As a mother, Du Xiaohua felt completely different, and she happily asked several questions one after another.Hou Haiyang said: "Mom, my sister will be back soon, you can ask her yourself." Hou Houde came back to his senses, pointed at the motorcycle, and said with a serious face: "Erba, our family is very poor, how can you just borrow something from others?" Hou Haiyang had already thought up his excuse, and said, "This is a car auctioned by the police station. It's very cheap, and it doesn't cost much." Hou Houde is upright or somewhat pedantic, but he is not stupid, said: "Auction? This kind of cheap thing gets the primary school teacher's turn? There are so many people in the town government, who doesn't want to take advantage of it."

At this time, Du Xiaohua shouted excitedly: "Big sister." Hou Houde's attention was attracted by the young man behind Hou Zhengli, and he did not continue to pursue Hou Haiyang.He squinted slightly, looking at the man standing at the door.This man was slightly shorter than Hou Haiyang. He was wearing a short coat, a scarf around his neck, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He was elegant and elegant.Standing with Hou Zhengli is a perfect match. In terms of appearance and temperament, this man is a good match for the elder sister, but Hou Houde is still not very happy. Du Xiaohua's eyes were shining brightly. She had a good first impression of her future son-in-law. After letting Zhang Huling sit down in the room, she took out the best tea in the house and felt that the boiling water in the water bottle was not too hot. I couldn't make good tea, so I hurried to the kitchen to boil water.

Hou Haiyang slipped into the kitchen and said, "Mom, you go to rescue the siege. Dad and Zhang Huling are staring at each other. He doesn't pay much attention to Zhang Huling's words." Du Xiaohua dried her hands on the apron, took off the apron, and combed her hair with her hands. Then she reached the main room and asked, "Xiao Zhang, how old are you this year?" "27." "Are you and your eldest sister classmates?" "Zhengli and I are classmates, and I am a few grades higher than her." "What do your parents do?" Hou Zhengli, who was sitting by the side, finally couldn't help laughing, and said, "Mom, you are checking your household registration, don't check it, let me tell." She sat beside Zhang Huling, her fingers touching Touched her boyfriend's hand.

Hou Houde saw his daughter's small movements, he didn't point it out, and his eyebrows frowned involuntarily.His daughter was originally his treasure, and he had been attached to him since he was a child. At this time, his daughter was about to be taken away by this strange man, and his heart ached. Knowing that her daughter's partner is a graduate student, her family is in Lingxi, she has three brothers and sisters, and her parents both work in large institutions, Du Xiaohua was very happy, and her eyes were full of little stars when she looked at Zhang Huling. After asking for an hour, Hou Zhengli became impatient, and said, "Mom and Dad, Hu Ling and I went outside for a walk. It's rare for him to come to the countryside. I'll popularize rural knowledge for him."

Hou Houde waved his hand and said, "You guys go." Hou Zhengli stood at the courtyard gate and called out, "Erba, let's go to the river, will you go?" Hou Haiyang took the basketball, ran around in the yard, turned around and said, "I'm not your light bulb." Hou Houde returned to the back room with a heavy heart, holding tea, his face was cloudy and uncertain.Du Xiaohua, who followed her into the house, knew her husband's thoughts, and persuaded her: "Both men should marry when they are college students, and women should marry when they are college students. My daughter has graduated from college and has a job. She has to get married. We can't keep them, and we shouldn't tie our daughters to the house." around."

Hou Houde held back for a long time, then nodded emphatically, and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, while the children are at home, kill the New Year pig." Pigs are the most common livestock raised in rural areas.Pigs have strong adaptability, fast meat growth and many reproductions. Pig raising has always been an important part of the family economy.In Lingxi, most families raise pigs in fish-built pig pens beside the courtyard gate. The few can be used for self-sufficiency, and the many can be sold for money. "There are a few big fat pigs in the pen" is regarded as a sign of a prosperous family, and "a lot of fat pigs in the pen" is also a good wish of ordinary farmers.Although raising pigs is very common, it is rare for ordinary people to eat pork a few times throughout the year.The pigs raised at home must grow at least 120 to 30 catties before they can be "out of the pen". Usually, the pigs are slaughtered, and the family members can't finish them in a while, and most of them are sold for money.The only exception is the Chinese New Year. In the winter months, most people have to kill pigs.

Butchering pigs is considered a major event in the farm family, and it is only once a year, which is equivalent to a preview of the Spring Festival.In the eyes of children, the first thing to look forward to in the New Year is to kill the New Year pigs. As long as there are New Year pigs howling, the breath of the Year will immediately permeate and run around in every household. Du Xiaohua was very satisfied with her son-in-law, and happily said: "Then I will count the days." "You can believe things like counting the days, but you can't believe them all. Before Zhang Huling leaves, he will kill the Nian pig." Hou Houde is reluctant to let his daughter leave him from the bottom of his heart, but from a realistic point of view, his daughter has grown up. , have to leave the original family.

An hour later, Du Xiaohua came back excitedly and said, "Monday is a good day." Hou Houde flipped through the calendar and asked, "Is it early?" He said to himself, "It's not too early. Several families in the village have killed the New Year pigs. Madam, don't feed the pigs from today. " According to the habit of slaughtering pigs in Bashan, the pigs to be slaughtered will not be fed on the first day.Intestinal cleansing is one of the reasons. The other reason is that every family now raises a new breed of improved crossbreed. A big ocean pig weighs four to five hundred catties. If it is hungry for a day, it will weaken its physical strength and it will be easy to knock it down. If it is a dragon and a tiger A fierce big pig, three or five strong men are difficult to deal with.

After making arrangements for the prospective son-in-law, Hou Houde thought about his son, stood at the door with a tigerish face and said, "Hou Haiyang, come here." Hou Haiyang thought he could pass the test, and was secretly happy. Hearing his father's cold voice, he knew that a lesson would be inevitable.When he came out of his room, he met his mother Du Xiaohua. Du Xiaohua grabbed Hou Haiyang's arm, and hurriedly said: "Your father is very angry about you being transferred to the village primary school. Don't talk to him. There are guests at home, and it's not good to make trouble."

Hou Haiyang basically never told lies in front of his mother, saying: "Water flows to low places, and people go to high places. I also want to have a good living environment. I was transferred to the village primary school. What can I do?" Hou Houde sat on the front seat, with a gloomy face like a stove king, and asked straight to the point: "Tell me, others are all transferred from the village school to the center, why did you transfer from the center to the village school? Did you teach poorly, or did you make a mistake?" Hou Haiyang suffered a lot of grievances in Xinxiang. He struggled hard to escape from Xinxiang, but as a result, he went further and further away. home.At this time, facing his father's angry questioning, he was unwilling to talk about it in detail, and said with some resistance: "Everyone can go to work in the village primary school, why can't I?" This sentence made Hou Houde very angry. He slapped the table heavily and said, "What kind of attitude do you have? Can you talk to adults like this? Let me ask about the school situation. What's wrong? With your current attitude, I know Why did you get sent to the village primary school? You think that you are a good student in the district, so you should go to the county town as a matter of course. Is there any regulation in the document? Since there is no regulation, there is nothing wrong with assigning you to Xinxiang. What should you think about now? Work hard and gain the trust and attention of the organization, only in this way can you be transferred to the city." Hou Haiyang didn't contradict his father. The figures of the school leaders Dai Youming and Liu Qingde appeared in his mind, and he cursed in his heart: "Fuck the organization, what kind of leader is Liu Qingde, he is a social scum!" He despised Xinxiang When I was in the leadership of the school, I also looked down on my father's knowledge. Hou Houde said in a tone of hating iron but not steel: "Why don't you speak? Did you go to Xinxiang School to break the cans? You are still very young and have no qualifications to break the cans. I didn't expect the people of the Hou family to be like this Spineless." Hou Houde hit a part of the truth.Ever since he was kicked into Niubeituo Primary School, Hou Haiyang gave up his plan to develop in Xinxiang. With Qiuyun's encouragement, he focused on going to college.The purpose of selling pointed fish is to improve my economic strength. In the future, I can be self-reliant and not rely on my parents when I study.However, the idea of ​​going to university was shaken by the story told by his brother-in-law, and he made up his mind to develop in Guangdong. "Father, I naturally have plans to stay in Xinxiang. No matter how hard I try, there will be no future." Hou Houde interrupted him, saying: "Even if you have any ideas, you have to do the work well first. Don't be so lofty, your eyes are high and your hands are low." , I think you just see more and do less." Hou Haiyang got a little angry, raised his voice slightly, and said, "What's so ambitious, you don't understand the situation at all, so don't judge so quickly." Du Xiaohua tore the vegetables and came back from the yard happily. When she entered the yard, she heard the father and son choking. She hurried into the room and interrupted: "Erba, you go out and pour the vegetables first." After Hou Haiyang went out, he persuaded Hou Houde again: "Zhang Huling is here for the first time, the family should be friendly, don't let him see our family's jokes, wait until the winter vacation to talk about the second child slowly." Hou Houde was so angry that his chest kept heaving, and he said: "I also need to let him explain clearly about the motorcycle. Now the town government is short of funds, not to mention the teachers, even the salaries of the cadres are not paid. He can afford a motorcycle after working for half a year. ? I'm most worried about him being wrapped up with dubious people." Du Xiaohua said: "I know my son best. I still believe that he doesn't work hard, but I don't believe that he steals, robs, or beats him to death." Hou Houde let out a heavy breath and said, "I hope so." Hou Zhengli took Zhang Huling around along the small river, Zhang Huling was deeply intoxicated by the fresh air and beautiful scenery beside the small river. Standing at the back of the small river, Zhang Huling pointed to the picturesque scenery and said: "We will enclose a piece of land by the riverside. When we get tired of staying in Guangzhou, we will come back to live in the countryside." Hou Zhengli took her boyfriend's hand, Said: "The household contract responsibility system implemented in the countryside, the land is collective, even if you have money, you can't buy land." Zhang Huling proudly said: "Money is more powerful now, as long as you have money, these things If there is any difficulty, I can rent the land if I can’t buy it, and renting it for 70 years is equivalent to my family’s land. At least we can enjoy the natural beauty without industrial pollution by the small river for the rest of our lives.” Hou Zhengli pointed to a hillside of the river, and said: "This slope is a watershed. This side is a small river. Every year, there will be floods when the water rises. The other side of the mountain is short of water. If the rain is less, there will be drought. If we If you want to build a house, you should build it on the watershed, and the view is very good.” She has dreamed of getting out of Erdaoguai since she was a child, but now that she has really walked out of the small mountain village, she realizes that Erdaoguai is deeply imprinted in her heart.When she was in Guangdong, Erdaoguai often appeared in her dreams. When Zhang Huling proposed to rent land and build a house here, she agreed with it. "My brother and I have played in the river since childhood, fishing, climbing trees, swimming, and doing everything." Zhang Huling put his hand on Hou Zhengli's shoulder and said with a smile, "No wonder your roommate called you a little wild cat, so you have been so wild since you were a child." Talking and laughing, I went back to Erdaoguai Primary School. When I was climbing the bluestone ladder, I met Hou Houde who came down in a hurry.Hou Zhengli said, "Dad, what are you doing?" Zhang Huling said politely, "Hello, Uncle Hou." Hou Houde nodded reservedly, and said, "I'll go find Lao Gao." Hou Zhengli said happily: "I want to kill the New Year's Pig." Hou Houde said: "Tomorrow is a good day, so it will be tomorrow." Although Zhang Huling has never lived in the countryside, he still understands the meaning of killing pigs. When he entered the yard, he said with emotion: "Xiaoli, your family is very kind." The old couple didn't say anything, but they were still very enthusiastic." Zhang Huling said, "I can feel it." Hou Haiyang is still playing on the dilapidated basketball court. He has been playing for a long time and is agile. When laying up in three steps, he rotates his body 360 degrees and gently sends the basketball into the basket. Zhang Huling's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands vigorously on the side of the court, and said: "Haiyang, you play basketball well." Hou Zhengli said proudly: "Of course, Erwa is the best player in the basketball game in Maodong." Du Xiaohua came out of the kitchen and said, "Stop playing, the three of you, and help prepare for the New Year's pig slaughter tomorrow." more natural. According to the Bashan tradition, all preparations must be made on the day before the slaughter of the New Year pigs.The water tank needs to be filled with water, two round-footed basins, a long hardwood scorpion and some iron must be prepared, enough firewood must be prepared, the two door panels must be cleaned, and the incense and paper money used for killing sacrifices must be prepared. These things are used every year, and the Hou's house is relatively neatly prepared. The work to be done today is to take them out of the house and wash them, and prepare enough if they are not enough. Zhang Huling wanted to compete for performance at the home of his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, so he took off his coat and prepared with the two brothers and sisters of the Hou family.Du Xiaohua rubbed her hands anxiously, and said: "Xiao Zhang, you haven't done these things, let the two of them do it, they are familiar with it." Hou Zhengli said: "Mom, don't meddle, where are women doing things?" , the reason for men to stand and watch, killing pigs is a yearly event, and all men in the family must participate." Zhang Huling nodded hastily, and said: "Auntie, don't be polite to me, you will be offended if you are polite." Zhang Huling is an absolute authority in the company. The assistant made the coffee and handed it to his hands. At this time, he took off his coat and drenched his clothes with sweat. He was not tired, but felt loose and happy. When making preparations, Zhang Huling felt that he could still handle it. The next day, when Hou Haiyang drove the fat pig out of the pigpen, he felt guilty for a while when he saw the fine-bred pig that looked like a calf, and felt that he had nowhere to start.Hou Haiyang is an old hand, commanding: "Brother Zhang, grab your tail." Hou Haiyang and others grabbed the pig's leg, Zhang Huling grabbed the pig's tail, and the pig butcher Gao Bandit saw that everyone was struggling, so he also came to help. Several men shouted and put the thick white-haired pig on the ready Good hardwood strips are on. Since the pig slaughtering began, relatives and friends have come to catch up with the fun one after another.The information in the village is both closed and open. The news that Hou Zhengli brought her boyfriend from a big city in Lingxi spread like wildfire. What a difference. When Zhang Huling held the pig's tail, his movements were funny and clumsy, which made a group of young and old girls laugh out loud. "You guys in the city are clumsy, not as good as Hou Haiyang." Someone else said: "Others are from big cities, and they have never killed pigs. Such a handsome young man, he is worthy of sister Hou." Bandit Gao worked very calmly. He unhurriedly pressed down on the struggling white-haired pig, pulled the pig's head up with his left hand, and aimed at the place where the knife entered. Basin, prepare to catch the blood." He aimed at the pig's throat and stabbed it hard, piercing the pig's heart.A cavity of pig blood gushed out.After a while, the pig's howling turned into a moan.Slowly, the pig's grunt became thinner.The jet had already been cut off at the knife edge, and only bubbles were bubbling out.Suddenly, the pig kicked all four hooves, and the bandit Gao shouted "Get up", and the fat pig was thrown to the ground heavily by the men. Du Xiaohua stared nervously at the scene, and heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw bandit Gao seal his throat with a knife. Seeing a big fat pig being slaughtered like this, Zhang Huling said to Hou Haiyang next to him, "Yang Haiyang, after feeding the pig for a year, you must have feelings. Will it feel uncomfortable to kill it like this?" Hou Haiyang had never heard such a question before, and said: "It is the fate of pigs to be slaughtered. If you don't kill them, who will feed the pigs, have to kill pig grass, and have to wash the pigsty, how tiring." Zhang Huling laughed, he knew that he was too young in front of a group of butchers. Gao Bandit was tall and burly, with a pimple face and a gray belt around his waist. He smoked a cigarette and began to continue with the next step of work.He cut a knife at the pig's ankle, and then took out a five-foot-long thin iron rod (this kind of thin iron rod is also called a stick, which is a special tool for slaughter), and inserted it into the cut. With assistance, stick to the inner skin of the pig and poke vigorously from the foot to the ear, then change direction, pass through the belly of the pig, and then poke to the other ear of the pig, and then change direction again.He carefully poked all over the pig's body, which is called Tongshen, in preparation for the subsequent blowing. The job of blowing air is still done by Bandit Gao. When Bandit Gao puffed up his cheeks and exhausted his breastfeeding strength to blow, Hou Haiyang took a stick and planted it around the pig's body, knocking, hitting, or scraping to help guide the pig. After a while, the pig's body bulged up. It was the first time for Zhang Huling to see such a slaughter of pigs with his own eyes, and it was very strange. Seeing the familiar method of his brother-in-law, he sighed secretly: "Where do the children in the city do such things before? They only know how to fight Contra He knows how to play mahjong. My brother-in-law is shrewd and capable, and he is indeed a talent.” After his success in starting a business, he felt more and more that talents are the most important wealth in a company. Without talents, a company may be successful, but it will definitely not be able to develop healthily and for a long time.After he met Hou Haiyang, he felt very good about him, and he wanted to attract him. The next step is to put the pig into the basin. The five men lift up the newly inflated pig and put it on the two large foot basins arranged side by side.Du Xiaohua took a pot of cold water and poured the whole pig's body once, then Hou Zhengli and Hou Haiyang brought boiling water and poured it on the pig's head and back repeatedly until the pig's hair was pulled out by hand.In the past, pigs were slaughtered and the bristles were kept for daily necessities when sporadic customers came. Now, no one wants them, so they just throw them away after pulling them out, which is troublesome.Those thin and short down pig hairs are scraped off with a sharp knife, and even if the knife can't be scraped off completely, they are burned with a red-hot iron. These jobs are routine jobs, Zhang Huling watched with relish. Opening is a delicate job.Hou's father and son leaned the wooden ladder against the wall, and hung the whole pig upside down on the wooden ladder with iron hooks, with the pig's belly facing outward.Bandit Gao swiftly cut open the pig's belly with a knife, sorted out the feces and intestines, and then combed the internal organs, removed the oil and smoothed the intestines, removed the liver and gallbladder, step by step, and the procedure was extremely methodical. Hou Zhengli said: "Huling, pig urine used to be soaked for children to play with, but now most of them are steamed with glutinous rice and medicinal materials, which has health benefits." Zhang Huling nodded and said, "I have." After the dirty and meat were separated, bandit Gao cut off five or six catties of lean meat and handed it to Du Xiaohua for cooking. Hou Haiyang was already hungry, so he secretly ate some snacks. After a while, the pork went down the ladder and passed the scale.The aunts next door came one after another, chatting about which family's Chinese New Year pigs are heavy and whose Chinese New Year pigs are young in the village, with a happy and proud smile on their faces. Du Xiaohua said: "Second baby, go clean your bowels." Hou Haiyang said with a bitter face, "Why is it me again?" Du Xiaohua said: "If you don't go clean your bowels, why don't you ask your sister to do it?" In the process of slaughtering new year pigs, the most troublesome thing is to clean the intestines.The weather is cold, and the cold hands and feet are not counted. Just cleaning up the dirty things inside is unappetizing.The small intestine is okay, turn it over with a stick, wash it with warm water, and boil it in a pot with two water.The large intestine is much more troublesome. Use your feet to step out the dirt in the intestine, clean it with water, turn it over with a stick, use your hands to remove the remaining dirt, rinse it with water, put it in the pot and boil it for at least 1 hour Sanshui. Zhang Huling took a few glances, lost his appetite, and left quickly.Hou Haiyang didn't care at all, he was very interested. The men sat around in the yard, smoking cigarettes, and randomly setting up dragon gate arrays.Seeing Zhang Huling sitting in the courtyard with his legs crossed, Hou Haiyang worried that he would be bored, so he walked over and whispered in his ear, "Brother Zhang, let's go fishing." to a topic so close to life." He grew up in Lingxi City, went to university in Beijing, and worked in Guangzhou. He rarely came into contact with rural life so closely, and what he saw today was so vivid. When eating at noon, there are twice-cooked pork, powdered sausage soup, roasted white, steamed fat sausage, etc. on the table.Three tables were set up in the school, and the middle table was the main table.There is a slander in Bashan folks: "The tortoise at the top seat sits at the guests, and the official sits in the middle." Hou Houde is the host, and he is very old, so he sat in the seat of the "turtle". They were princes at Erdaoguai, sitting on the left side of the Eight Immortals table.The other two male teachers of Erdaoguai School are sitting on the right side.Zhang Huling is a prospective son-in-law from a big city, and he sat in the "guest" position at the bottom table. Hou Haiyang could only sit at another table because he wanted to accompany Zhang Huling, and he is also a teacher now, sitting in the middle seat position. The wine bowl is an old-fashioned rural bowl, pour a large bowl, and take a sip in turn.Zhang Huling can still drink a few sips of wine, but he usually drinks Moutai. He has never drank rural spirits. After taking the earthen bowl, he is ready to cut his throat. Unexpectedly, the spirit tastes very mellow when it enters his throat. .He wiped his mouth and said, "What kind of wine is this? It's very good." The village party secretary Duan San has been observing Zhang Huling, and said with a simple smile: "This is the wine from Liuhe Town Winery, authentic sorghum wine, and the wine outside is all blended wine. After drinking it, my head hurts. No headache at all." After several rounds of drinking, Zhang Huling's face turned red, even his eyes were red. When Duan San saw Huohou, he held a wine bowl and said: "Leader Zhang, you are from a big place, and you are doing big business. Our Erdaoguai village is a mountain valley, very poor. The county has built a road, but our village It is an empty shell village. There is no money to build roads at all. The village road has been unable to be repaired. Our village office is more than four kilometers away from the main road. We need to occupy part of the land. The labor can be used by the village, but the money for rubble and gravel has to be begged .” Zhang Huling thought about Hou Zhengli's ideals in his mind, and he had an idea, and said, "Secretary, I can sponsor part of the road construction." Duan San was overjoyed, and said: "The big boss is still refreshing." Hou Houde did not expect Duan San to propose "sponsorship" when they met Zhang Huling for the first time. At first, he thought it was very abrupt. He had a strong sense of face. He felt that Erdaoguai would be embarrassed by Duan San's request, and worried that his son-in-law would look down on Er Daoguai. Daoguai, even looking down on Hou Zhengli. Zhang Huling didn't have Hou Houde's thoughts at all in his heart. He looked at the matter from a businessman's point of view, and said: "Secretary, I can sponsor the flakes and gravels on the four-kilometer road, but there is one condition. There is a vacant lot on the slope, and I want to rent it." Hou Haiyang frowned secretly, and thought, "What's the use of this open space, Brother Zhang?" "Boss Zhang is a straightforward person. I respect you." The village party secretary was overjoyed. In rural road construction, the labor force is easy to manage, and both accumulators and volunteers can use it. The only thing that is lacking is cash. With Zhang Huling's sponsorship, the cash is solved.As for the vacant land by the river, although it faces the small river, due to the lack of water on the hillside, no one is willing to plant it, and it has been idle for a long time.If Zhang Huling wants to rent it, the village will naturally have an extra income. Duan San finished his toast, then held the glass and said to Hou Houde: "Mr. Hou, you are well educated. My elder sister has been admitted to a university in Beijing. She is the pride of the whole village. Find a son-in-law who is straightforward and forthright." Hou Houde shook in front of him. Hou Haiyang took the time to find his sister outside the dam, and said, "Elder sister, what's the matter with Brother Zhang, what does he want with the land at the river bend?" Hou Zhengli was full of happiness, and said: "Today, Huling and I took a walk by the river. Huling is going to rent the land on the hillside and build a house. After living in Guangdong, I will have a place to stay when I come back." Hou Haiyang clicked his tongue twice: "Brother Zhang is very bold, and Uncle Duan usually shows off his might, nodding and bowing in front of him." Hou Zhengli said: "What is the head of the village? He often eats, drinks and has fun with the high officials in the province over there. He proposed to me that he wants you to come to his company and learn from the bottom. Would you like to?" Hou Haiyang said: "I don't want all the members of the Hou family to rely on him. This will make you look down." Hou Zhengli rolled her eyes at Hou Haiyang, and said, "Usually you say that you don't want to be as fake and noble as your father, but in fact your bones are very much like your father's, and you are so arrogant. In my opinion, this kind of arrogance is cowardice. If you don’t dare to face the reality, the most correct way is to admit your shortcomings, work hard, and finally go head-on. You have never been to a big city, and social competition is already very fierce nowadays. Many people want to enter Huling with their brains broken. s company." Hou Haiyang thought about the inexhaustible supply of sharp-headed fish in the underground river, and said: "There are thousands of ways to make money, and you don't necessarily have to get Brother Zhang's company. I am also doing business in Xinxiang. I buy sharp-headed fish in Xinxiang. You can earn hundreds of dollars a week." Hou Zhengli grew up by the Erdaoguai River, and knew that sharp-headed fish were rare, so he sneered at Hou Haiyang's statement, saying: "There are few sharp-headed fish, and it is luck to catch one. It is difficult to make a fortune. Don't you Do these useless things, or come to Guangdong." "I'm not bragging, the motorcycle I ride is what money is bought for." "What is your little money, I will find a chance to tell Dad and let you go to Guangdong." Hou Haiyang thought of the word "100 million" and was immediately discouraged. The cave seemed to have lost its charm, and he said, "You know my father's temper. He has been a private teacher all his life. His greatest hope is to be able to transfer from private to public. Now I am a public teacher. , give up work and go to Guangdong, he is 100% against it." He originally wanted to tell his sister about the dark river, but her sister's infinite admiration for Zhang Huling and contempt for him made him feel pressured and put The words that came to his lips were swallowed. While talking, he thought of another question: "Whether I go to university or go to Guangdong, will this hidden river be abandoned? Moreover, the teacher who comes to Niubeiduo will discover this top secret sooner or later. Teacher Back Snake didn't discover this secret, so as long as I call out the Bull's Back Mold, I won't be able to enter the cave again." "Why don't you talk anymore?" Hou Haiyang had something on his mind, so he said perfunctorily, "I feel a little sick to my stomach." He was indeed a little anxious, so he took the paper and took it to the toilet.The smell of ammonia in the school toilets made him very clear-headed. The idea of ​​renting land proposed by his brother-in-law Zhang Huling gave him a lot of inspiration. He pondered: "Whether I leave Niubeituo Primary School or not, I have to make preparations in advance. Behind the school is a steep dry slope that lacks water. While I was still in school, I rented the dry slope and built a wall between the abandoned cave and the classroom. The dark river will always be under my control. Ma Manzi He kept arguing that the school classrooms occupied his land, and produced proof materials, which shows that the ownership of this place is indeed disputed. If the school comes to stop him, Ma Manzi will be a good shot." After thinking over and over again, he made up his mind to use this method to solve his worries.When I got up from the toilet, my legs were already numb from squatting, and I was limping when I walked. At the dinner table, because Zhang Huling made a bold statement and promised to pay for road construction, he immediately became the God of Wealth, and was besieged by the village director and party secretary. , blushing as if dripping blood.Hou Zhengli felt distressed, pushed her younger brother, and said, "Go and help brother-in-law, don't let him get drunk." Hou Haiyang joked as he walked, and said, "Sister, you are not married yet, and your elbows are turning outwards. gone." Hou Zhengli pretended to be angry, and said angrily, "Will you go?" "Of course, he is my brother-in-law." Hou Haiyang sat on the table, holding a wine bowl, and said: "Uncle Duan, I offer you a toast." Hou Zhengli brought a bowl of sauerkraut soup, put it in front of Zhang Huling's table, and patted his back lightly with her hands.Seeing his younger brother finish the toast, he stood up and said, "Uncle Duan, Zhengli respects you." After the three younger generations of the Hou family participated in the battle in turn, Party Secretary Duan and the village director couldn't stand it immediately, and because Zhang Huling solved the big problem, the two of them stood on the wine table. The pigsty vomited into darkness. It was lively until the afternoon, when the guests dispersed, Zhang Huling was also drunk, and fell asleep in Hou Zhengli's room. After the pig butcher and the guests left, Hou Houde's family couldn't rest, and all the pork had to be cleaned.The pig's head and pig's feet are also burned for half a day, and then the pork is sorted, chopped into small pieces, put in a wooden barrel, and then sprinkled with salt to marinate, and one day has passed. At 7 o'clock in the evening, the whole family sat around in the yard. On the table was a large pot of sauerkraut powder sausage Wangzi soup. The fish and herbs were chopped and put into the spicy oil to form a unique seasoning.After having a drink at noon, Zhang Huling and the Hou family got closer invisibly. He drank sour soup, dipped in oil and spicy peppers, his nose and forehead were sweating, and most of the alcoholism disappeared. Hou Haiyang remembered what Ma Guangtou said, and said, "Dad, I heard from the school teacher that this year there will be another batch of quotas for transfer from private to public. Have you heard the news?" The smile on Hou Houde's face disappeared instantly, and he remained silent with a sullen face.Du Xiaohua said: "I've heard that your dad still doesn't want to get involved. He thinks that good things will fall from the top when he sits at home. In this society, nothing can be done without gifts." The matter of "from civilian to public" has troubled Hou Houde for 20 years. Du Xiaohua's words pierced his heart. He pushed his glasses and said loudly: "The honest people don't eat cheap food. I don't want to transfer to the public at the worst." , the family has two acres of Susukida, and they can still live." Du Xiaohua said: "You are not old now, what will you do when you are old and weak, unable to farm and have no wages?" Hou Houde pouted his neck and said: "Hundreds of millions of farmers live like this. After I retire, I will have a few pennies. It is better than ordinary farmers." Hou Zhengli felt sorry for her father the most, so she resisted her father's negative attitude the most. She said, "Dad, it's meaningless for you to say that. People go to high places and have the opportunity to strive for a better life. Why don't we strive for it?" Zhang Huling drank pickled vegetable soup and listened to the argument between the father and daughter. He said to Hou Zhengli, "Zhengli, I'll make a call and see if I can get it done." Hou Zhengli asked, "Do you have a solution?" "Just give it a try. There shouldn't be any major problems. Xiao Ning's sister is the director of the Education Department." Hou Zhengli's heart was filled with a warm current. Her boyfriend can take the initiative to take matters into his own hands. No matter whether it can be done or not, she All feel very sweet. Zhang Huling took out his mobile phone, dialed the number, and said, "Mr. Ning, it's me, Zhang Huling. Hehe, I'm drinking planed pork soup, at Zhengli's house." After a short chat, he said: "Mr. Ning , Zhengli's father is a private teacher, a very qualified old teacher. I will tell you the specific situation. I heard that there are a number of private teachers who will be transferred to the public this year. I don't care. As long as there are places, you must handle it for me, okay, OK, I'll wait for your call." Hou Houde spent a great deal of effort on the matter of changing from private to public, but it has not been completed. He has never hoped that his son-in-law who is far away in Guangdong will do this matter. He is already very satisfied that his son-in-law has this intention. After half an hour, when everyone was full, the big brother on the table suddenly rang.Zhang Huling answered the phone, humming casually, slowly showing a smile on his face, and said, "Mr. Ning, you call me during the Spring Festival, and we will go to Hong Kong to have a good time. Zhengli is next to me, okay." Zhang Huling covered the phone and said, "Xiao Ning wants to tell you a few words." Listening to what the other party said, Hou Zhengli kept nodding, and gradually smiled, and said, "Mr. Ning, thank you for your trouble. We won't be in Bashan for the Spring Festival, and we will return to Guangdong after staying for a few days. There are many things in Huling, so we can't leave for too long." She put down the phone, and said to her father in a calm tone: "Dad, my friend in Huling gave you an accurate answer. This year, I will give you a quota for transferring from private to public. You will definitely not have any problems if you say hello through the Provincial Department of Education."