In the fall of 1959, my grandfather's hometown in the northeast was Xingxingtun.
Muzi and Xiaomei's family went to Xiaomei's grandfather Gao Laotou (Gao Songnian) as a guest, Gao Laotou was very excited, Xiaomei's mother was released early, and took Muzi, a good apprentice, through Jiuxing, he cared about the marriage of Muzi and Xiaomei.
"What are your opinions on my granddaughter and the smelly boy? Is it going to continue so vaguely, or when is it given? Old Man Gao questioned Teacher Ye Kun and Xiaomei's mother.
Teacher Ye Kun looked at Xiaomei's mother, and Xiaomei's mother said: "I want to hear my father's opinion?" ”
"When did you hear my opinion? I'm asking about the two of you, Ye Kun, you're a father, you say, I'm waiting to see my grandson." ”
Teacher Ye Kun has always been silent in front of his old father-in-law, and since his old father-in-law cares, he has to speak.
"The children's affairs are up to them, let it be."
Teacher Ye Kun said this, and he was afraid of the four girls in his heart. Muzi can't solve the problem of the four girls well, and it has always been a piece of his and Xiaomei's mother's heart.
", what's going with the flow? Don't be full of men don't know that hungry men are hungry, this matter is quickly settled, so that the child has a place in his heart, Xiaomei is my granddaughter, the smelly boy is my new apprentice, their affairs are my business, I want to say, hurry early and don't hurry late, so as not to dream more at night. ”
Xiaomei listened to her grandfather and father talking about her and Muzi, and because she was embarrassed, she lied that she was full, got off the table, and hid to the side.
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He was actually very passive, both longing and confused in his heart, and at this time, he lowered his head, afraid that the old man would question his attitude.
"I mentioned this yesterday, when I was preparing for autumn or winter leisure, let the flower magpie be a matchmaker, and the two families came together to discuss it, and the child agreed, and it was decided." Xiaomei's mother answered her father.
"In my opinion, the conditions are not very ripe, and there are some things to deal with." Ye Kun spoke, his eyes looking at Muzi.
"What's going on? I can't get used to your character, if you say something, don't hide it. Old Man Gao was a little impatient when he listened to Ye Kun.
"Grandpa, Teacher Ye is right, the conditions are not ripe for the time being, my grandfather is not unaware of the situation in my family, I don't want Xiaomei to live a hard life with me, in fact, I have always regarded Xiaomei as a sister, it's not that I don't want to be with Xiaomei, I dare not think about that aspect."
Muzi revealed his heart to Old Man Gao and Xiaomei's parents.
Such heartfelt words, it was inconvenient for Muzi to say in front of Zou Jie and Gao Lao yesterday, and the cold water poured by the four girls this morning calmed him down, and now, he uses the wine gall, not to vomit or be unhappy, not that he changed his mind, but he always thinks like this.
"Muzi, when I say that the conditions are immature, I don't mean what you said, there are some things you should understand." Teacher Ye Kun reminded Muzi.
"Your teacher is talking about the fourth girl Zhaonan, and it is not a way for her to always pester you." Xiaomei's mother was straightforward.
"Teacher Ye, Aunt, I understand what you mean, I believe that Zhao Nan will not always be like this, and when things are certain, she will be dead." Muzi said so, but he really didn't have a bottom in his heart.
"I saw that the little girl is not a fuel-saving lamp, what the smelly boy just said is not like what you should say, it is honest enough, but spineless, what is it called a nest?" What's the hard life? Do you understand what it means to be blessed and share difficulties? It is more bitter than a nest, and in the past, when the slaves of the country were killed, they did not nest in a nest? To say bitter, was it bitter when resisting US aggression and aiding Korea? You are now born in bliss and do not know bliss, if everything is waiting for the four eyes to be complete, what do you want the revolution to do? What do you have to struggle for? ”
"Dad has a point, you don't have to be pressured, the difficulty is temporary." Teacher Ye Kun stood up and said, "Let's not talk about this, I have a limited amount of alcohol, take this opportunity, I respect my father and aunt and everyone a glass of wine, some time ago my family experienced bad things, let you guys follow the worry and worry, I won't say more polite words, now, finally passed, hard work, start all over again, I believe everything will be fine, come on, let's do this together!" ”
Everyone responded to Teacher Ye Kun's suggestion and toasted a glass of wine together.
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Teacher Ye Kun finished this glass of wine, nibbled a stick of sticky bud rice, and left the seat with Xiaomei's mother, and the old man Gao, Muzi and the employees of the orchard drank until they were happy before ending the wine banquet.
Late at night, Muzi took the shotgun given to him by Old Man Gao, accompanied Xiaomei's family, starlight on his head, and walked home.
The night was quiet, and a few people had just approached Xingxingtun, when they heard someone shouting in the rice field in the back mountain: "Don't run... You give me a stop... If I don't stand still, I'll shoot..."
"Phew!"
A dull gunshot rang out in the night sky.
What happened again?
The people's commune has a common rule that each production team sends people to watch the green from the time the crops are semi-ripe until they are harvested.
To see the green is to guard the unripe crops until the crops are ripe and the harvest is returned to the warehouse.
During this period, it is not only necessary to prevent people from stealing the fruits in the fields, but also not to allow the masses of members to go up the mountain to collect grass and cut firewood at will, and the production team must distribute the firewood field to cut firewood.
The young people are generally mainly militiamen in the production team, equipped with semi-automatic rifles and flashlights, and the production team is equipped with serious and responsible members who dare to meet the tough, in groups of two or two, patrolling and guarding day and night.
Tonight, there were shouts and gunfire in the rice field in the back mountain, and nine times out of ten, it was to see the youth militia and members catching thieves.
When Muzi and Xiaomei's family heard the shouts and gunshots, they were shocked.
"Who is shouting? Why did you still put a gun? Xiaomei's mother asked nervously.
"It's like arresting someone." Ye Kun guessed.
"Teacher Ye, aunt, I'll take a look, it should be the militia who are watching Qing catching thieves."
After Muzi finished speaking, he handed the gun magazine to Xiaomei to hold, and he ran with the shotgun running to the place where the gun sounded just now.
"Brother Muzi, be careful..." Xiaomei shouted with concern.
"Got it, it's dark, you guys go slowly..."
Muzi soon arrived at the back mountain, and sure enough, he encountered the militia and the members of the youth club.
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The militia were holding a woman with a large number of flowers and a member carrying a bag on his shoulder.
"Muzi, why are you here? You are..."
The militia and the members of the youth club looked at the boy with a shotgun on his back and were curious.
"I just came back from Dongshan Orchard, I heard gunshots, come and take a look." While identifying the woman, he asked, "What's going on?" ”
"No, catch a rice stealer." The militia pointed at the terrified woman.
"Muzi, I am your Aunt Zhang, you quickly help your aunt say a word, release your aunt, and your aunt swears to heaven, that is, starve to death, and will not dare anymore." The woman plopped down on her knees in front of the sword.
At a glance, this woman was none other than his good brother Zhang Shijie's mother.
What can be done about this? How do you intercede for this kind of thing? Muzi ran out of ideas for a while.
"Can you untie the rope for her first, they all live in one dormitory, and they can't run." Muzi pleaded with the militia and the youth members.
The militia and the members of the youth club looked at the face of the mouzi and loosened the ties of Zhang Shijie's mother.
"I didn't check, how many buds of rice did you break?" Muzi asked the members of the green club.
"Checked, a total of twenty-five sticks, all big sticks." Watch the youth member answer.
"Aunt, how can you do such a thing?" Without waiting for Zhang Shijie's mother to speak, he asked the militia, "What are you going to do?" ”
"When a thief is caught, it is handed over to the brigade to deal with, criticize, and parade the streets to show the public."
"Can you hand it over to the production team first, and ask Captain Zhao what to do," Muzi said, "I'm not shielding her, I'm all a villager in Tun, look down and don't look up, this matter is spread, let Aunt Zhang have any face in the future." ”
"Since you say so, then do what you say," said the militiaman, "but I can't hide it, and everyone in the camp can hear the gun just now." ”
"Can't hide it, you go to the production team first, I'll go to Captain Zhao."
After Muzi finished speaking, he quickly returned to Xingxingtun and met the old captain Wang Kui and the acting captain Zhao Yimin, as well as a few members who were curious to come when they heard the gunfire in the middle of the night.
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The gun was on his shoulder, and everyone was surprised, and they thought that the gunshot just now was put by the gun.
"What's going on? Muzi, where did you get the gun? You put the gunshot just now? Old captain Wang Kui asked.
Muzi did not answer immediately, and invited the old captain Wang Kui and the old party member Zhao Yimin aside and told the truth.
"Is this worth it? How can we Xingxingtun tolerate this kind of thing happening, report to the brigade, we must deal with it fiercely, so as to set an example! ”
Acting captain Zhao Yimin spoke loudly, and the members who arrived could hear it clearly.
"Old party member, you should not be impatient first, and the family ugliness must not be publicized, can this matter be summed up in total?"
Captain Wang Kui intends to keep this matter low-key, and Muzi thinks the same.
Zhao Yimin heard the old captain say this, and he did not insist on his own opinion.
"It's not a big deal, everyone go back first, I put the gunshot just now, disturbing everyone's sleep."
When Muzi said this at this time, no one believed it, and no one was in a hurry to go home, they all wanted to know what happened.
Among the members who arrived happened to be Zhang Shijie, who slept late at night, suddenly heard a gunshot, opened his eyes in a daze, got up from the kang, and suddenly found that his mother was missing. He searched at home for a long time but did not find it, and when he went out and saw Captain Wang Kui and the members, he followed.
Not long after, the militia and members of the Youth Watching Club came over with Zhang Shijie's mother.
Zhang Shijie was dumbfounded when he saw his mother.
"What's going on? Mom, where have you been? ”
Zhang Shijie was very alarmed, and without waiting for his mother to speak, he had already understood, and quickly interceded with Captain Wang Kui, Zhao Yimin, Muzi and the militia: "You released my mother, what is there to tell me." ”
Zhang Shijie's mother saw her son, captain, and members, embarrassed, and bowed her head without speaking.
"Old party member, I suggest that tonight send the bud rice to the club, except for the green ones, everyone goes home to sleep first, and the people are released first, the matter is such a thing, everyone has seen it, people can't run, how to deal with it, tomorrow."
Zhao Yimin and the militia listened to Captain Wang Kui's suggestion and temporarily put Zhang Shijie's mother home first, and Muzi accompanied the members to watch the youth club send half a bag of bud rice to the production team. (Happy Tun Story 146)