Chapter 130 Quiet on a moonlit night

Lan Lan, the daughter of brigade secretary Gao Minglou, is about to give birth.According to an insider, Lu Feng, the son-in-law her father found for her was a car driver for the regional commercial bureau; and the driver's father was the regional commercial bureau chief.It was also heard that the bureau chief had found a formal job for Lan Lan through the back door. This afternoon, the news was confirmed: a car from the Regional Bureau of Commerce really parked on the simple road in front of the secretary’s house, and a fashionable young man entered the high-walled compound of Gao Minglou’s house.Someone also saw Gao Minglou bring back a piece of meat from a town five miles away, presumably to entertain his new son-in-law.It is said that the bride-groom has gone through the marriage formalities, and Lan Lan will leave with her son-in-law tomorrow morning.

The attitude of the villagers towards this matter is indifferent.Everyone just said angrily: Good things belong to others, and we ordinary people never dream of them. But the villagers have a good impression of his daughter Lanlan.It has been two years since Gao Lanlan graduated from high school, but she failed to pass the college entrance examination twice.At present, the country does not recruit workers in the countryside, so she had to participate in labor in the team.This girl is beautiful, smart, sensible, and sweet-mouthed. As long as there are a lot of people in the village, even those who are too poor to stand in front of others, she often talks to uncles and aunts.She can sometimes help some poor people solve their urgent needs.For example, if a baby has an emergency and is in short supply, it will definitely hit a wall to borrow from Secretary Gao, but if she asks Lan Lan, she always takes the money out of the house without saying a word.Now that they heard that she was leaving the village, everyone felt a little disappointed.

As soon as it got dark, the lights were brightly lit in the private courtyard of Secretary Gao's house, which was separated from the whole village by a ditch.Most of the households in the village are shady.Under the moonlight, the road in front of the village is glaring white, extending all the way to the distant Houchuan Road.The cut scenes of rows of mountains draw many beautiful curves on the dark blue sky.The fruit trees on the opposite side of the village have been blurred, like a layer of tulle.The commune members who worked for a day fell asleep on their kangs as usual. However, only Daniu, a blind widow in the back of the village, could not sleep at this time, and suffered from insomnia for the first time ever.This farmer who worked so hard that he was so exhausted would always snore as soon as his head touched the pillow. He didn't believe that there were still people who couldn't sleep, but tonight was abnormal.

What is it that makes the simple and honest Daniel unable to sleep?Of course it wasn't for any happy event, but a great pain was tormenting his heart; it was because Lan Lan was leaving the village tomorrow.Of course, no one knew his pain, it was only hidden in his heart. Da Niu is as strong as a calf, and he looks clumsy. He only works hard on weekdays, and he can't speak a word with three fists.He had only been to elementary school for one year, and he was just able to recognize his own name and the number on the work point book.Because of his poor family, he often wore white coarse cloth that could not be dyed, and was dirty with firewood and cow dung.He has a sad face all day long, no matter how funny and jokes are, don't try to amuse him. People in the village generally don't respect him, but look at his strength and kind heart, which is the number one in the village.Whenever the team was unable to send heavy tasks, he always did it without saying a word.If anyone in the village needs to run errands, they always go to him, because he is honest and never cares about what others get in return.

Speaking of which, his life was really hard, as soon as he went to school alive and kicking, his father fell ill, and he had to drop out of school.At a young age, he put the burden of the family on his shoulders.A few years later, his father died, leaving him with a river bank debt.Since then, the country's policies have changed again and again, and the production team has collapsed so much that it is impossible to talk about it. Until now, his debts have not been paid off. After his father died, he watched his mother go blind again, and his life was even worse.Every day I have to go out to work in the mountains, and I have to do housework when I come back. The situation is terrible!His mother couldn't see, so he couldn't do needlework for him, so he just dressed in rags and thin clothes; the shoes on his feet opened his mouth wide, so he had to ask his neighbor to help him stitch a few stitches. Yes, but the matchmaker hasn't set foot in front of the door yet.The people in the village decided that he must be a bachelor for the rest of his life.Right now, if a farmer in this deep mountain valley wants to find a daughter-in-law, even if the family is in a good position, at least six or seven hundred yuan will be given as a bride price; like his poor family, no one will come to the door even if they pay thousands of dollars. .Villagers sometimes joked with him, asking: "Daniu, do you want a wife?" He mostly kept silent about such teasing, as if he didn't hear it.Sometimes he also said in a low voice: "We miss our daughter-in-law, but my daughter-in-law does not want us." This made everyone laugh out loud.

But no one knew, but what he said was the truth.Da Niu, who is overconfident, has secretly fallen in love with the secretary's daughter Lan Lan in his heart since no one knows when.What a tragedy.No matter from which angle you look at it, this can be said to be a fool's dream.But no matter who it is, sometimes it often happens that: It is obviously impossible for me to do something, but I have to think about it, and I am stubborn as hell. In fact, Daniel himself is aware of this point - he wants to marry Gao Lanlan, which is as impossible as wanting to marry a fairy in the sky.But how much he loved her!As long as Gao Lanlan smiled, he felt that the whole world laughed; as long as Gao Lanlan was angry, the mountains, rivers and rivers immediately became dim in his home.

I remember when Lan Lan was in middle school in the county seat, every winter and summer vacation, as soon as she returned to the village, Daniu Ma walked smoothly on the road, spoke clearly, and washed his muddy body in the river when he was still moving. Clothes made of cow dung.Once school started and Gao Lanlan took over the county seat, the high-spirited Daniu immediately became like a frost-beaten crop, drooping and lifeless.It's a pity that no one in the world could see the mystery of his past self-indulgent sentimentality, and Gao Lanlan knew nothing about it. Finally, Lan Lan returned home after graduating from high school, but she failed the university entrance exam, so she had to stay in the village.Her father does not allow her to participate in labor, but she is a person with a strong personality, and she does not want to stay at home for nothing.

After Lan Lan joined the team's labor, Daniel was so happy that he was a little crazy, and immediately talked more than usual, and even dared to hum a few out-of-key operas in a place where no one was around. He often managed to work with Lan Lan, always ready to serve her. When encountering any kind of work, he would tell Lan Lan to play in the field in a clumsy manner, and he would do her work instead.Lan Lan is also kind to him, and often calls him "Brother Niu" affectionately. When someone bullies him with words, she always protects him.She was also very casual with him. When she saw a beautiful wild flower on the side of a cliff on the road, she called out: "Brother Niu, pull it out for me!" He immediately jumped up like a soldier who heard the charge.Not to mention taking a risk on the cliff to pick a flower for Lan Lan, even going to the sky to pick a star for her, he is willing to go!

Once, he went barefoot to a cliff overgrown with kudzu needles and plucked a bright red Shandandan flower for her. Lan Lan found out and told him to sit down immediately.She quickly took out an embroidery needle from her body and knelt in front of him. With a warm, girlish hand, she carefully grasped the foot covered with mud and cow dung, and picked out the thorn that pierced the sole of the foot.At that time, he was so flattered that he couldn't help the soreness of his nose one after another, and he was so excited that he almost cried! From then on, whenever he was alone in the field, he would stare blankly at his foot for a while, feeling that an indescribable warmth had left on the piece of this foot forever.He doesn't expect that he can get greater happiness than this in this life, and he doesn't dare to let the fairy-like Lan Lan love him—just like he loves her; he just hopes to see her in front of him forever before existence.Therefore, he has always been elated about Lan Lan returning to his hometown to work in agriculture!If she is the sun, he would like to be a mountain and a river, even though one is in the sky and the other is underground, they can still be bathed in her warm radiance!

But all this will be over soon, my dear Gao Lanming is leaving early in the morning; she is going to live with a wealthy and status young man in the city! At this moment, he was sleeping on the kang and thought painfully, when the sun in the sky rose from the east tomorrow morning, the sun in his heart would have already set, forever set! Silvery moonlight poured in through the torn paper holes in the windows.His rough black and red face was stained with tears. With a heavy sigh, he sat up in a flash, put on his clothes in twos and threes, jumped off the kang, opened the door, and walked hurriedly to the lit courtyard in Qianxiang Village.

The moonlight was so good that it splashed on the ground like mercury, and it was bright and bright.The cold air diffused up from the river, making the village alleys feel cold. Da Niu walked in the moonlight, bald, shirtless, wearing a white coarse cloth jacket, and his honest face was full of excitement that he had never seen before.He had already made up his mind to meet Lan Lan.He didn't think about whether it was appropriate to do so, nor did he think about what to say or do.Anyway, he made up his mind that he must see her tonight! He saw the car on the road below Lan Lan's house from a long distance away, and his heart was suddenly irritated like a cat's paws. He stopped in front of the ostentatious new gate of the clerk's house, and pounded the red-painted door panel with his fist a few times. After a while, someone came to answer the door, it was the secretary's wife.With a surprised expression, she asked him what's the matter?He said, "Tell Lan Lan to come out, there is something to do." The secretary's wife turned and went back.With a beating heart, he left the gate and came to the simple road again, standing under an old pagoda tree beside the road, his eyes fixed on the door. After a while, Lan Lan came out.Under the moonlight, I saw her radiant and happy face.The original two short braids have been combed into a cut hair, which looks solemn and demure. A slender body wrapped in plain clothes.The demeanor is as elegant as the actors of the county troupe.She looked left and right, and then found the big cow standing under the old locust tree.She quickly shouted in a cheerful voice, "Brother Niu! What's the matter with you? Come into our house and tell me!" "No! I...don't come! You...come!" Standing under the locust tree, his chest was on fire, and he muttered. Lan Lan came over with light steps, and walked under the old locust tree, with a puzzled expression on her beaming face, looking at the farmer who had played with her since she was a child, and asked again: "Brother Niu, what are you doing?" What's the matter?" "It's nothing... nothing!" Daniu rubbed one hand with the other in embarrassment, bit his lip, and trembled slightly. "If you have anything to say, just talk about it, Big Brother Niu! You probably already know that I... will leave tomorrow." Lan Lan turned her face away in embarrassment, with a shy smile unique to brides , looking at the hazy fruit trees across the village under the moonlight. He finally stammered and said, "You...why did you leave our village? You... don't leave our village..." After finishing speaking, he himself was taken aback by these two stupid words that came out of nowhere! He turned around sharply, put his bald head on the old locust tree, Two hands are ruthlessly digging at the bark. Lan Lan was stunned by his words.She opened her mouth in surprise, but couldn't close it for a long time.The clever girl already understood the meaning of this sentence, and she felt a painful heart beating violently in front of her.She looked at this ragged, bare-headed and shirtless farmer in panic, not knowing what to do for a moment, and her mood immediately became very fragrant.Ah, in one's lifetime, anything can happen to you! She calmed down after a while, looked at his bulging shoulders with pity, and said softly and slightly reproachfully: "Brother Niu, why are you doing this? Don't be like this..." She gently He sighed, and then said in a kind and soft voice: "Brother Niu, I have always respected you. It is true. You have a kind heart like a cow. You are really like my big brother, who loves me all the time. . Your affection, I will always remember it in my heart.Brother Niu, I now know what you think about me, but this is possible, I hope you will stop thinking about it.When I come back in the future, I will still look at you like my own brother..." Lan Lan spoke softly, and Daniel listened blankly.A cloud passed by the bright moon, and the earth appeared dark for a while.The small river below the village was rushing, and the surrounding area was silent. Daniu's thick lips trembled a few times, and he sighed heavily: "After all, the countryside is poor, and the peasants are miserable... Lan Lan, you go, don't be careful when you go to the city. There are many cars, be careful when bumping..." At this time, Lan Lan's mother's happy voice came from the courtyard above: "Lan! Hurry back and cook, Mom ruined the shredded pork! " Lan Lan didn't respond for a moment.She bit her crimson lips with her white teeth, lowered her head, and rubbed her feet lightly on the ground.After a long time, she said: "Brother Niu, I'm leaving now. If you need anything urgent in the future, you can write to me, and I will definitely bring it to you... You should go back quickly, the night is getting cold, Be careful of catching a cold, you have to go out of the mountains tomorrow..." She raised her head and gave him a friendly look, then turned and went back. Daniu watched her walk into the gate, his legs trembled, and he sat under the big locust tree!He hugged his bald head with both hands, and with two fires in his eyes, he stared angrily at the big "Jiefang" truck on the highway. Daniel sat under the old locust tree for a moment, then stood up suddenly.He dug out a big rock from the gutter beside the road, bit his lip, trotted over, and hit the car with a "bang".He was like an annoyed calf, full of depression and nowhere to vent, and started a quixotic attack on the car.He hates this damn car and will take his beloved Lan Lan away tomorrow. Just as he was about to smash the second stone, the roadside gate slammed open, and Gao Minglou, whose face was a little red from drinking soju, yelled under the moonlight, "Ah, who is the grandson?" When it was Daniu Shi, he was puzzled and said, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" When Daniu saw Gao Minglou, he hugged his arms to his chest, took a few breaths and said, "What are you doing? Smash this turtle's car to death!" Gao Minglou thought about his nonsensical words for a while, and thought, this kid must be desperate, and he purposely came here to cause some trouble while he was having a wedding at his house.He is a man who is old in Baogu, he walked forward quickly, and said in a tone of a leader and an elder: "Niu, just tell Uncle Kou if you have anything! How can you smash someone's car in the middle of the night? You have always been an honest child! Could it be that the family can't open the pot again! Don't be afraid, the relief food will come down soon! This If there is nothing to do in a few days, come to my house tomorrow morning and order a few liters!" "I'm so hungry that I eat cow dung and don't eat yours! Over the years, you've exhausted all your energy! Now you've got your daughter out too!" The normally clumsy Da Niu now had a full face. Spraying red, with a frightening and fierce light in his eyes, he looks like he is ready to fight with someone at any time. Gao Minglou still doesn't know what happened until now.But one thing he already understood: this man hated him now. Anger rose from the secretary's chest from time to time, but was suppressed again.he thinks: He couldn't beat this stupid kid in a fight, and there wasn't much reason to be reasonable, and he still didn't know why this kid wanted to make trouble with him tonight. What a happy event to meet the mourning star! Minglou couldn't think of a good idea, so he had to use soft methods to settle the dispute that he couldn't figure out. He smiled kindly and said, "Good boy! How did I treat you badly? Aside from the fact that we are a leader, I want to help and take care of your dead father. You. Alas, your father and I once carried the long-term responsibility for Liu Guozhang, the landlord of our village, and carried out the land reform together, and fought against bullies. We kissed like brothers! Now this policy does not allow class members, But I still love our poor and lower-middle peasants!" He gave a speech and watched the reaction of the audience in front of him. Daniu's lips trembled for a while, and he said viciously: "Fart! Dear? Love? ..." After finishing speaking, Daniu, who could no longer control himself, picked up another stone and threw it at the car. With a "bang", several pieces of broken glass flew out and did not touch Gaominglou, but daniu's bald head was A crossing has been drawn. "You boy is lawless!" Gao Minglou yelled, while retreating to the entrance of his own courtyard. Just then, Lan Lan appeared in front of them. There was unspeakable sadness on Lan Lan's pale face, as if she had just swallowed a dose of bitter medicine.She asked her father to go home, saying that she would be alone in persuading Daniel Xiangju.Gao Minglou saw the big bull who was as fierce as a bull, and immediately stood obediently in front of Lan Lan, like a doll who has done something wrong.In order to settle the dispute as soon as possible, he went home. Daniel kept bowing his head in front of Lan Lan, rubbing his hands back and forth.The cut on the bald head was bleeding, and he didn't wipe it off. Lan Lan said "ah", turned around and ran back home, took a brand new white sheep's belly hair and ran out, and quickly tied the wound on Daniel's bald head. Then, with tears in her eyes, she said softly: "Brother Niu, you... don't do this. People will laugh at you like this. I'm getting married tonight, and you making such a fuss is like spitting on my face! Brother Niu , you have always helped me and loved me since I was a child, even if you will always scold me in the future, but tonight you will show me face and help me again..." Tears were streaming down Daniel's simple and honest face.He let out a "huh" in his mouth, and then hugged his bald head wrapped in a goat's stomach examination towel, squatted on the ground and sobbed silently... Soon, the people in the village discovered that the silent Daniel suddenly became a pure mute and did not speak a word.Some people also saw that every moonlit night, he put a brand new snow-white sheep's belly towel with bloodstains on his bald head, strolling non-stop on the road in front of the village or in the river bend below the road, Turning around, sometimes I saw him suddenly dig a stone from the ground, and then hit the ground with a "boom"...