Chapter 32 Causes and Consequences

After offering sacrifices to their ancestors and collecting their offerings for the table, everyone was excited and alive. They ate all night, drank all night, and stayed all night. They were full of energy and looked at Li Zongliang and others eagerly. In the village, from the first to the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year, they had to play for half a month. From the East Village to the West Village, their feet were long and knotted With companions, you can play all the way to Zhengcheng.

Li Zongliang's low Wei Shuisheng discussed a few words and arranged 15 people in three shifts and let them out for a stroll. Li Xiaoyao ordered Jiang Shuncai and Zhang Gouzi to carry the wicker baskets that had been prepared for a long time, stood beside him, took his purse from it, and distributed New Year's red envelopes one by one, 500 yuan per person. The yard was full of noisy discussions, holding purses, jinglingly counting the brand-new copper coins inside, smiling happily. This is real money. A few days ago, the gold was too far away from me, and it didn't look like its own. Well, the gold is the fifth master's, and this tinkling copper money is from itself. My own.

Sister Zhang packed up the stove, lifted her apron to wipe her hands, trotted all the way to the doorway, stretched out her head and looked at the people who wandered down the city excitedly and ran on the mountain road. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes. A few months ago, these people almost starved to death, but now they are better than in the village. Zi Li is still strong. On this day, there are food, clothing and money to spend, and there are better days than this?

Li Xiaoyao bit Jiang Simei, looked at Sister Zhang at the foot of the mountain, turned a semicircle with his toes, turned to look at Li Erhuai, who was talking to Zhang Tiemu, and called Li Erhuai with a smile, "Brother Erhuai, haven't been to Zhengcheng, have you?"

"Hmm!" Li Erhuai turned around, nodded and agreed. Li Xiaoyao jumped to Li Zongliang, pulled him and suggested, "We have all visited Zhengcheng several times, but Brother Erhuai hasn't been there. Today, the city happens to be lively. Let Erhuai go to the city."

"Does Xiaoyao want to go to the city again?" Wei Shuisheng took over the words while laughing. Li Xiaoyao gave him a white look: "No, if I want to go, I will say it directly. How can I make such a bend?"

Li Zongliang reached out and patted Li Xiaoyao's head and agreed with a smile, "Xiaoyao is right. We have never been to the city, and it is boring for Erhuai to walk alone, or..."

"Let Sister Zhang and Brother Erhuai go together! In our cottage, the eldest sister is the hardest. She gets up the earliest and sleeps the latest every day. Sister Zhang went to visit the city. Today, on the first day of the first lunar month, she sells pearl head hairpins and so on. The eldest sister went shopping and bought a few more pieces. Well, buy a soft corner head for me and my eldest brother. Li Xiaoyao said crisply.

Sister Zhang's eyes lit up. She raised her hand and touched her hair bun with some embarrassment. Just as she was about to speak, Li Zongliang had agreed: "Xiao Yao is right. The eldest sister has been busy every day and worked hard. During the Spring Festival, she went out to play."

Zhang Tiemu was about to speak when Li Xiaoyao raised his hand to stop him: "Forget it, you can't go anywhere! With your round face, round eyes and round nose, you can't forget it at a glance. Every time you rob, you still rush to the front.

Sister Zhang hurriedly grabbed Zhang Tiemu: "Tiemu can't go anywhere. Just stay on our mountain. I'll buy you what you want."

"I don't want to go down the mountain, I just think about it." Zhang Tiemu muttered twice and knew that what Li Xiaoyao was telling the truth. He didn't dare to be stubborn at all. Li Xiaoyao ignored him and reached out and pulled Zhang's elder sister: "Don't delay Chen Guang. Hurry up and dress up quickly, and then go down the mountain into the city. I'll find you to find a cushion for you and ask Brother Erhuai to push you into the city with a car. The eldest sister quickly wash it. , dress up beautifully!"

Li Xiaoyao excitedly pushed Sister Zhang back to clean up, dragged Li Erhuai, changed his clothes, combed his hair again, and dressed up spiritually. Jiang Shun had already pushed the unicycle out and tied the mat on the car. Sister Zhang cleaned up and changed her clothes. She came out clean and looked at it very well. It's comfortable.

Li Xiaoyao pulled Li Erhuai aside, quietly stuffed a purse into his sleeve, and whispered, "Brother Erhuai, there are two taels of broken silver in the purse. You can buy some pearl hairpin or something for Sister Zhang. As long as she likes it, you can buy it for her. Don't worry about money. We have money." Li Erhuai sleeves his purse, nodded and agreed, pushed Sister Zhang, and went down the mountain with laughter all the way.

Li Xiaoyao put his hands on his chest and looked at the two people talking and laughing down the mountain with a smile. Li Zonggui was next to Li Xiaoyao, and also looked at them with his fists. Then he looked back at Li Xiaoyao, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Tiemu. Suddenly, he said headlessly, "Sister Zhang said that you must watch her brother get married first. , renewing the fireworks of their old Zhang family.

Li Xiaoyao turned her head and glanced at Li Zonggui, as if she hadn't heard his words. She shook her arm and went back to continue to sleep. Last night, she was quarreled by them and didn't sleep well all night. In the early morning, she was dragged up by Li Zongliang to sacrifice her ancestors. Now the mountain is quiet, and she had to go back to sleep.

This rich year went from thirty to fifteenth. After the fifteenth year, Li Zongliang restrained everyone to practice and work. Wei Shuisheng took Sun Qidi and other cautious people who would wait for the animals. He went to Zhengcheng and added a Taiping car and two cows. These two cars The Taiping car has not been idle since it came out on the 15th. Every day, it pulls things back from Zhengcheng to the mountain every day, such as reed mats, bamboo rugs, tiles, wood, etc., or ready-made furniture, bedding, tents, curtains, pots and pans and so on. Everyone was busy for nearly a month and finally cleaned up the yard and house. When they came out, the five main rooms and wing rooms were covered with brand-new green tile roofs, doors and windows were installed, and painted. The room was covered with blue brick floor, and the windows were covered with good cotton paper.

Li Xiaoyao and Li Zongliang moved into the five upper rooms, and the middle one made a living room. Li Xiaoyao occupied the easternmost room. Li Zongliang and Wei Shuisheng each occupied one room. Li Erhuai and Li Zonggui lived together. Li Xiaoyao went into the city several times, personally picked up the beds, tables and cabinets used by himself and his brothers, and hung up curtains. For a while, the new home was full of weather and looked good.

Sister Zhang occupied the first room of the east wing, Zhang Tiemu and others lived in one room, and the kitchen was also added with things. The weather on the mountain was completely new. If you have money, it is easy to do things.

I rushed into February and saw that the color on the mountain was safe. Li Zongliang and others breathed a sigh of relief. While concentrating on taking everyone to practice, they went to the city every few days to listen to the proper long-term life.

In mid-February, Li Zonggui and Li Xiaoyao took Zhang Gouzi and Sun Qidi drove the Taiping car and set out from the mountain early in the morning to Zhengcheng to buy grain, oil and salt and other things.

Li Zonggui and Li Xiaoyao bought good things and ordered Sun Qidi and Zhang Gouzi to watch the car loading. They shook out and first went to the tea shop in front of the government office to buy a mansion copy. Li Xiaoyao went to the pharmacy again and greeted the pharmacy staff and shopkeepers. After talking for a while, they came out and looked at the bustle along the street and went all the way to the big car shop. Meet the dogs.

Turning a few streets, not far from the door of the dart shop, Li Zonggui paused and motioned to Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao has also seen a middle-aged darts master coming out of the darts shop. He was short-dressed, about 30 years old, medium-sized, extremely strong, and a little gloomy face. It was the Xinyang Mansion he saw in the Liuyeer Teahouse that day. Come here,biao master!

The two looked at each other, followed the dart master, and followed Liuyeer teahouse all the way. They slowed down and went in, found a seat not far from the darts master, and asked for two bowls of almond tea and a plate of cloud cake. They tasted tea leisurely like other people in the teahouse and whispered in a low voice.

The darts master sat alone with a golden knife and buried his head drinking a bowl of eight-treasure tea. After drinking a bowl of tea, he asked for another bowl of tea. As soon as Dr. Tea came in at the door of the teahouse, he wore Chengxinlang's military uniform and wore a handle saber. The 20s or 30s of young general stood at the door and turned his head and looked around. The darts master hurriedly stood up and said, "Brother, here."

The general came over with a few steps with a smile, asked for tea, looked at the dart master and said with a smile, "Why did you come here now? Just after the first month, Zheng Cheng had a big business?

"It's not a business matter, but it's a troublesome thing, or the dart before the New Year." The darts master stopped and watched Dr. Tea put tea and snacks. He looked at Dr. Tea put them away, and then continued to say, "A few years ago, Lord Qian's job had a little stubble, and he had to ask his brother for help."

"Brother, just say it." The general took a sip of tea and motioned to the dart master. The dart master's voice was low and intermittently and could hardly hear clearly: "Last year, something happened in Bijia Mountain, which hurt several people, but there was nothing. Lord Qian had nothing to say, but he hurt people. It's always troublesome. This matter... After thinking about it, it must be Dongshan••••••that group of people, there is no other place•••••••I can't count it like this. How can I walk in the world in the future? Brother's side•••••”

The darts master simply leaned over the official's ear and muttered, and gradually frowned. The officer gently knocked on the table with his fingers. After careful consideration for a long time, he exhaled and whispered with a smile, "It's a coincidence. A few days ago, the marshal also said that he wanted to train soldiers. If he could take it with him..." The general said and twisted his fingers.

"Yes, yes! Two birds with one stone, Dongshan is fat. The darts master's face emitted light, and his voice also raised. The officer stretched out a finger. The darts master laughed and nodded repeatedly: "Drink tea and drink tea! Brother, don't go back to the camp tonight. Let's go to Leha. Don't mention that although Zhengcheng is small, the two girls in Hongxianglou are quite good!"