During the Chinese New Year in Lucheng, there was Aunt Chen's family, and Chunniang and her husband in the border town, but Li Haitang yearned for freedom, and only wanted to be with Xiao Lingchuan, even if it was to stay quietly.
The sky in the distance is dark, the cold wind is raging, and the snowflakes hanging on the trees are splashing. The mountains are full of vastness, but they don't look desolate at all.
In the small courtyard in the mountains, the three of them barbecued in the sunset and spent another busy and fulfilling day.
From the end of the twelfth lunar month to before the Chinese New Year, almost every day is busy, and folks still have jingles about the Chinese New Year.
Twenty-three, sticky melon; twenty-four, sweep the house;
Twenty-five, ground tofu; twenty-six, stewed pork;
Twenty-seven, slaughter the rooster; twenty-eight, hair the face;
On the 29th, steamed buns; on the 30th, make a night out;
Yesterday, Xiaonian, my family worshiped the stove and swept the dust. The three of them packed up early on the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month and went down the mountain along the path.
It is said that it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain. Li Haitang really understands it. The mountain is covered by heavy snow, and there are traps everywhere. If you step on it, you don't know how deep it is. No wonder the villagers don't go up the mountain in winter. Even if there are no wild animals, they are likely to be buried in the snow.
"I'll carry you on my back."
My wife had already fallen into the pit twice, she was in a mess, but she insisted on insisting, Xiao Lingchuan had no choice but, according to this speed, they went down the mountain until noon.
"No, I can do it."
Li Haitang patted her chest and assured that it would not hurt to wrestle in the snow, and she also wanted to be more active. Besides, the little brother was still watching, and children under ten years old didn't have to memorize it. If she relied on the savage husband, then Delicate, how can I show the majesty of the elder sister in front of Li Jinhu in the future.
Fortunately, the worship does not have to be in the morning, the three chatted while walking, and finally arrived at the village at the end of Sishi.
Today's Lijia Village is very different. Almost all the people in the village came out, making a lot of noise, gathering under the big tree to watch the excitement. There were red firecrackers hanging on the tree, and there was a happy event in the village.
"Why are there so many people?"
Li Jinhu frowned. He didn't want to have any contact with the people of the Li family. His parents passed away, and the land and house were taken over by the people from the old house. The people didn't help him with a word.
From the standpoint of the tribe, this is the private matter of the old Li family. Li Jinhu can understand it. After all, he is still young and has never done farm work. If he is given a field, he will not be able to cultivate it. Why didn't a single person stand up and help to say something fair?
Faced with indifference and cold eyes, Li Jinhu felt chilled, he could not treat these people as relatives.
"Who's going to get married?"
Li Haitang rubbed his brows, every time he wanted to keep a low profile, it backfired. The family lacked some incense candles for worship, and if they bought them from the grocery store at the entrance of the village, they would have to go through the main road leading to the entrance of the village.
"Sister Haitang, I haven't seen you for a long time, my father said you married a wild man, really?"
Xiao Zhuzi saw Li Haitang, ran over to say hello, and gave Li Jinhu the biscuit in his hand, inviting him warmly, "Eat, eat."
"Small pillars?"
Li Haitang recognized that when Sun Xing got married, his aunt Liu once asked Xiao Zhuzi to inquire about news for a copper coin.
Facts have proved that the description is very appropriate, otherwise Sun Xing would not have been squeezed dry, and the Li family village would not be able to survive.
"It's me, Sister Haitang."
Xiao Zhuzi shrank his head when he saw Xiao Lingchuan next to him. Maybe it was Xiaowa who was curious about the savages in the village legend, so he said directly, "My mother said that savages live in the mountains, eat human flesh and drink human blood. Why didn't you get eaten?"
Facing the cute little Zhuzi, Li Haitang was speechless, but she really hated such rhetoric, living in the mountains and eating people? Where is the logic of God! That little Zhuzi's father is still a butcher, how can her mother live well!
"Because I'm pretty."
Li Haitang touched her face, not conscious of bullying Xiaowa at all, she pretended to be mysterious, "Savages only eat ugly ones, because I am not ugly, so I gave him his wife."
After listening to Xiao Zhuzi, he suddenly realized that this was the case. He quickly backed away, and he was going to find his mother.
"What are you looking for with your mother?"
Xiao Zhuzi looked like he was about to cry, but Li Haitang didn't realize it for a while, so he was scared, so he went to sue?
"Hey, I have to tell my mother to hide, I'm afraid she will be eaten by savages!"
Xiaozhuzi is still a baby, her expression can't deceive anyone, she is so anxious that tears are rolling in her eyes, everyone in the village says her mother is fat and ugly, this is dangerous!
Li Haitang: ...Suddenly I feel that it is very rare for Li Family Village to have such a real baby, and there is still hope!
As soon as Xiao Zhuzi ran away, the villagers kept a respectful distance from Xiao Lingchuan, and looked at him, but no one came to make trouble.
A group of people continued to walk forward, and when they reached the door of their former home, Li Jinhu stopped.
There are big red happy characters on the door, and red lanterns are hung. The house has been renovated and has a new look. There are several large tables in the courtyard, and people are busy coming and going from time to time.
Is there a happy event in the Li family? Li Haitang was surprised. Two of them died in the yard. Among them was the eldest aunt Liu, whose bones were not yet cold. It was difficult to justify a wedding at home. No wonder the villagers looked frightened along the way, and seemed to watch the excitement.
People died in the yard, or died violently. It can be said that it is a haunted house. Li Haitang thought that the yard would be vacant, but unexpectedly it was arranged as a wedding room.
"Sister, do you still remember the persimmon tree in front of our house? Mother always sits under the tree in summer and mends it."
Li Jinhu stood at the gate of the courtyard, unwilling to leave, tears dripping down, he wiped it with his sleeve, and choked up, "The persimmon tree was cut down... It's gone, it's all gone."
Yes, it's gone, and the memories are gone.
The Li family suffered from funerals one after another, so they invited a sorceress to come and see. The sorceress said that the persimmon tree in the yard was too dark, and the people who died suddenly would stay on the persimmon tree instead of leaving.
Mrs. Li narrowly escaped death, and she is superstitious about this. She is not comforted when she sleeps, and she always feels that there is an eye staring at her in the dark.
The family asked someone to cut down the tree and changed the Feng Shui of the yard. All the things in the house were thrown out, and there was nothing left.
"Little brother, you can't come back to life after death, you have to remember what your mother told you before you left."
Li Haitang sighed, and was also disappointed. The sister and brother were connected, and she still had some emotions of the original owner.
"Sister, I know."
Li Jinhu clenched his fists tightly. He knew that he couldn't do anything to the Li family, because these people were his elders, and if he left any excuses, he could only be against him in the future.
The best revenge is for him to stand out. These people want to gain fame and come to the door to fight the autumn wind, but there is no door! What family ugliness should not be publicized. Li Jinhu doesn't want this face. His sister said that only children who can cry can eat sweets. Otherwise, these moralists will always criticize his actions from the highest point of morality.