Jiang Qingsheng, a boy from Jiang Fengshi¡¯s family, quickly ran home and shouted, ¡°Mom, King Turtle is back!¡±
Mother Jiang Fengshi looked at her running son who was sweating profusely and said with a smile, "I didn't see the turtle king, but I saw a small turtle running in a panic!"
"Mom, I'm serious. Please remember that it's Uncle Turtle King, no, Uncle Jiangbian, er, Uncle Man, is back!" Jiang Qingsheng changed several names before he found the most suitable one.
"Really, bastard, if you dare to lie to me, you'll see if I don't make a stir-fried meat dish on bamboo boards tonight." Jiang Fengshi's wife threatened.
Fried meat on bamboo boards is also commonplace for Jiang Qingsheng, but this time, he is not worried at all.
¡°Mom, if I didn¡¯t lie to you, would you let me go to town tomorrow and buy a remote-controlled airplane?¡±
Jiang Fengshi¡¯s mother-in-law was busy preparing dishes in the kitchen. Jiang Bian was not at home, so the person who carried the monument was entertained at Jiang Fengshi¡¯s house. Lifting monuments is different from doing other jobs. You can't pay less, and you have to take care of other people's meals. There must be no shortage of cigarettes. If the conditions are good, everyone must buy a pair of Jiefang shoes. But now Jiefang shoes are no longer fashionable in rural areas, so they only buy sports shoes. It doesn¡¯t have to be a good cigarette. It used to cost two yuan a pack, but now it costs at least five yuan a pack. Those who are willing to pay ten yuan a pack, and some who are willing to pay dozens of yuan. In addition to these, you also have to take care of the food.
When walking by the river, ask Jiang Fengshi not to save money and not to treat the villagers badly. Although Jiangbian can't be said to be very rich now, it is still no problem to pay this little money. Besides, erecting a monument, like holding a funeral, is also a very face-conscious thing in rural areas. Last time, King Turtle's funeral was not grand enough, so Jiangbian felt that he owed his adoptive father. Now that I have money, I naturally have to make up for it.
"Is your Uncle Man really back?" Mrs. Jiang Fengshi stopped what she was doing and asked.
"If you don't believe it, go out and see for yourself. I saw him get off the boat, and I ran back. Oh, what a big loss. I was running so fast just now that I didn't pay attention to whether Uncle Man was carrying anything in his hand. Last time, he When you come back, you'll be scattering candies along the way!" Jiang Qingsheng hurriedly ran out again.
"This bastard is just thinking about food. Will your Uncle Man miss your portion?"
The last time Jiangbian came back, he gave Jiang Qingsheng a big bag of food. When he left, he gave Jiang Qingsheng a big red envelope, worth several hundred yuan. This was the first time Jiang Qingsheng had received such a big red envelope in his life.
But Jiang Qingsheng ran extremely fast, and in a blink of an eye he was at the entrance of the village, where Jiangbian was handing out candies to the children who gathered around to watch the fun, and smoking cigarettes to the old and young men. please remember
"Jiangbian, you are so prosperous now. These cigarettes smell so good. Is it expensive?" The villager took the cigarette from Jiangbian and was reluctant to light it immediately. He put it to his nose and smelled it before asking.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. It was given by a friend. I don't smoke, and I don't know what it is. No matter how expensive it is, it's just a pack of cigarettes?" Jiang Bian said.
Jiang Bian¡¯s parents originally wanted to come with Jiang Bian to pay homage to Jiang Bian¡¯s adoptive father. Jiangbian told them about the customs here. Then a man came back.
Jiangbian¡¯s parents have been out for many years and have not visited their ancestors¡¯ graves on Qingming Festival for many years. Mr. Tang really hopes that Jiangbian can stay. But after knowing the situation in Jiangbian, he had no choice but to make a compromise. Jiangbian went to Banshan Village alone, while Jiangbian's parents stayed in southern Sichuan to worship their ancestors.
Zhang Jingyao bought a lot of things for Jiangbian and wanted to pack up the mountain city and let Jiangbian take it back to the mountain village.
"This cigarette is rare, the cigarette from southern Sichuan. I have never seen this package before."
Jiangbian didn¡¯t have much friendship with these people. No matter how curious they were, he just gave them a few and walked home.
"Uncle Man. My father went up the mountain to carry a monument for your family. I asked them for help just now, but they all deliberately avoided it. Don't give them cigarettes." Jiang Qingsheng ran over quickly. Seeing that those people still wanted the smoke from the river, he said quickly.
The people in the village were so ashamed that they each made excuses and hid in their homes.
Jiang Fengshi and Jiang Laosi followed the village around a few times. There were too few laborers in the village, but there were still many laborers working nearby at home. There is a shortage of labor now, and even in relatively poor places like Shanmen Town, wages are not low. Therefore, in the past two years, some people have begun to stay at home, work around, and take care of the fields at home. The most important thing is that the family does not have to be separated from the family and the elderly have no one to take care of them.
These people don¡¯t have a very good relationship with Jiangbian. Even though Jiang Fengshi and Jiang Laosi came to invite him, they were unwilling to go. Jiang Bian might leave one day. No matter how rich Jiang Bian is, he won't be able to rely on him in the future, so there is no need to work for him. Although he was paid, carrying the stone tablet was hard work.
Hearing this, Jiang Bian¡¯s face immediately turned cold.Come on, even if you meet someone behind you, you won¡¯t necessarily take out your cigarette. Jiang Qingsheng knew very well which family he went to help and which family refused to go.
"Celebrate your birthday, let's go to your home. Put down your things and let's go to the mountains together." Jiangbian said.
Jiang Qingsheng said happily, "Okay. Wait a minute, I will take you there."
Jiang Qingsheng said while his mouth was filled with candies.
As if it was a festival, Jiang Qingsheng took out bags of beautifully packaged candies from his pocket like a magic trick, some of which Jiang Qingsheng had never seen before. The large and small bags in Jiang Qingsheng's hands made the children in the village extremely greedy. Jiang Bian was not as generous to them as he was to Jiang Qingsheng.
"Silly boy, why are you eating in such a hurry? These candies are all yours," Jiang Bian said.
"Uncle Man, the candies you buy are always the most delicious." Jiang Qingsheng gave Jiang Bian a compliment.
"Jiangbian, you're back. If you don't come back, some people in this village won't be able to sit still. Even your house is coveted. People are always coming over these days to ask for news about you. They say you recognize it. If you don't recognize your biological parents, you won't recognize your adoptive father. I'll call them bullshit. Brothers are kind and loyal, so they won't do such a thing." Jiang Fengshi's mother-in-law greeted him at the door.
Jiang Bian smiled and said, "I'm not at home, but thanks to the fifth brother, fifth sister-in-law, and fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law, I'm taking care of you."
"What do you mean, we are all a family. If brothers don't help each other, why not watch others bully them?" said Jiang Fengshi's mother-in-law.
"Fifth sister-in-law, you are busy first, I will go to the mountain to take a look." Jiang Bian said, putting down the luggage and only carrying a small bag.
"It's a difficult road. You just came back. Why don't you sit at home? They should be back soon." Mrs. Jiang Fengshi said.
"Mom, you are telling lies. How long have they been going up the mountain? And they are carrying such heavy things. That road is not easy to walk. I'm afraid they are still resting halfway at this time." Jiang Qingsheng said.
Mrs. Jiang Fengshi rolled her eyes at her son, but she was not annoyed. Seeing that her son was so smart, she was actually happy.
"Celebrate your birthday, let's go to the mountains with Uncle Man." Jiang Bian said.
Jiang Qingsheng bounced all the way, but he didn't walk slowly. Jiangbian followed Jiang Qingsheng.
Along the way, the roadside was littered with firewood, all of which had just been cut down.
Jiang Qingsheng did not tell lies. It didn't take long for the two of them to catch up with the group carrying the monument.
They were resting on the road just as Jiang Qingsheng said.
"This damn thing is really heavy, and the thing is too solid. Old Five, it's your turn now. You bastard, when you were preparing the stone tablet, why didn't you think about how to get it up?" Sitting aside, smoking a cigarette. said a sturdy man.
"I haven't thought about it, but it's not like there are nothing heavier than this stone monument in this tomb. When doing things for others, you have to do it in a practical way." Jiang Fengshi took out a pack of more beautifully packaged cigarettes from his pocket and took it out. . In fact, it's not a good cigarette, but it only costs 10 yuan a pack.
Jiang Fengshi calculated very shrewdly. The whole pack of cigarettes cost five yuan, and he also bought several packs of ten yuan, and distributed them to the stone bearers during the break.
"Well, you Jiang Laowu, your mother has actually learned how to use privileges. Each of us has a pack of five yuan, and you fucking smoke a ten yuan one." Someone teased Jiang Fengshi with a cigarette.
"Damn it, have I ever smoked one behind your back?" Jiang Feng was really anxious.
"Hey, look, is the one coming up the mountain from the riverside?" Someone suddenly noticed someone coming up from the bottom of the mountain.
"Aren't your eyes oily? You don't know where to be cool at this time by the river? During the Chinese New Year, how charming was the woman you brought back? Liu Huijun divorced him, and now I'm afraid she will be hurt by him." Everyone. Don't believe it.
"Look for your mother, isn't that little brat from the Lao Wu family? Who is that guy in front of you, isn't Jiangbian?"
Jiang Bian and Jiang Qingsheng walked quickly, slowly approaching the place where the group of people rested.
"Huh? It's really the riverside."
"Thank you for your support. Let's smoke a cigarette first." Jiang Bian said he was going to smoke a cigarette, but he gave everyone a pack of cigarettes.
"Everyone smoked hard. When we go back, each person will take one back. I brought a lot back this time." Jiangbian said.
"Aren't these cigarettes cheap? I used to go to an old cousin's house in southern Sichuan and smoked this brand of cigarettes. The packaging of the cigarettes was not so good. I heard that they cost several hundred yuan a pack, so these cigarettes must be more expensive." There are also cigarettes in Banshan Village. Someone who has seen the world.
Jiang Fengshi said quickly, "Isn't it too expensive to go to the riverside? If you calculate it all, just for cigarette money, you have to?Thousands of dollars. "
Jiangbian said, "Fifth brother, don't worry, I didn't spend any money on these cigarettes. Let's share some, it's okay."
Jiang Fengshi felt relieved and said, "That's pretty much it."
Jiangbian is so willing to help, and the people who help are also energetic.
"Let's go, take the stone tablet to its position early, the fifth wife should have prepared lunch. Let's deliver the things and go back and have a few drinks."
"That's right, brothers, what's this kind of work? I used to do transportation in the city, and a dozen of us migrant workers had to carry a machine weighing several kilograms. It was less than a ton. Calculate. What the hell!"
Jiang Laosi has been clearing the road in front. At this time, he finished cleaning and walked back.
"Fourth brother, thank you for your hard work." Jiang Bian said, taking a pack of cigarettes and throwing them over.
Jiang Laosi took the cigarette in his hands and looked at it, "Well, it's a good smoke!"
The riverside threw another bag to the one clearing the road with Jiang Laosi.