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Text Chapter 49. Shining on the lintel

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    Father Liu Da never expected that his son had just gone on a trip with Wu Wanwan and said he wanted to move as soon as he came back.  Moving is a big deal. You know, apart from weddings and funerals, the biggest thing for people is moving.  So, his father Liu Da calculated the old almanac with his fingers. It didn't matter. He commented that "it is not suitable to move, otherwise it will be detrimental to future generations."  Although the old man himself is a magician and knows that some things are deceptive and cannot be taken seriously, he still believes in these old almanacs very firmly. He believes that the old almanacs are the essence of numerology obtained by senior masters. There are profound truths in them that cannot be understood by ordinary people.  Transparent.  What's more, although this house is dilapidated, it is the ancestral home of the Liu family. Now that they have to move out of the ancestral home, what can the conservative father Liu Da do?  !  Wu Wanwan was anxious, so he came early the next morning with his masons and carpenters, only to see the old man Liu Da blocking the door of his house with the rusty kitchen knife in his waist. He looked exactly like a kitchen knife to help the gang leader  It looked like Da Ma Jin Dao sat there and no one was allowed in.  "If the old man doesn't get out of the way, the bricklayer and carpenter can't get in. If he can't get in, he can't decorate the room. If he can't decorate the room, he can't open the shop. If he can't open the shop, there will be no place to buy and sell his tea silk goods.  The most important thing is that the goods have been shipped to the town's dock. Are they all piled on the dock until the New Year?  !  This is absolutely impossible!  The biggest peak season for business is the Spring Festival. If your goods are piled at the dock, who should you sell them to?  !  The wife of the River God, or the Grandma of the Dragon King?  !  If you miss the peak sales season, who will pay for your losses?  !  Wu Wanwan felt that the old man Liu Da was exactly like an old turtle playing a trumpet - pretending to be a toad!  It's not a big deal, but you have to exert so much effort!  He also thought that the old man was too rigid in his thinking and too old-fashioned to talk nonsense with him, so it was better to go directly to his son.  Before looking for Liu Wenyang, Wu Wanwan was very aware and ready to stretch his neck to be slaughtered. There was no other way. It seemed that every time he dealt with Liu Wenyang, he would be stabbed severely by the other party.  This time, Liu Wenyang did not let him down. He talked about the importance of "time is money" in a very gentle manner. By the way, he also mentioned that the feng shui of his ancestral house was "quacking".  Then, with a gentle stroke of the knife, Wu Wanwan had to give out another thirty taels of silver notes.  Take people¡¯s money and eliminate disasters with them.  Although Mr. Liu is not a bandit bully who commits murder and arson, he is also a man of his word.  Therefore, after receiving Wu Wanwan's money, he went directly to his father Liu Da and said to him: "We will move immediately." But the old man was also stubborn, shaking his head like a rattle and said: "Guarding the family is like observing filial piety.  "Just move." Liu Wenyang then said, "I took other people's money, and I will pay ten times if I don't move out on time!" The old man said, "What is ten times?" Liu Wenyang raised a finger.  The old man said: "Ten taels? Our ancestors have taught us that unless there is a catastrophic disaster, otherwise we would rather die than move!" Liu Wenyang shook his head, and the old man said: "That's one hundred taels. For the sake of the happiness of our descendants, we insist on more.  Take it easy! This family can't just move out casually!" Liu Wenyang shook his head again.  The old man's face changed a little and asked: "How much is it?" Liu Wenyang said: "One thousand taels!" Upon hearing this, the old man turned around and packed up his bed without saying a word, and urged Liu Wenyang: "You kid are still dumbfounded.  What, do you want people to come here to collect debts? " To be honest, the Liu family's house is really easy to move.  The main thing is there is nothing!  "Two broken chairs, a broken table, a door panel, a pole, and then then there is nothing. Even if a top robber comes and digs three feet in the ground, he will not find anything valuable.  According to Liu Wenyang¡¯s opinion, all these junk things should be thrown away, and the three of them went straight to the new house to become well-off.  When you arrive at your new residence, just buy some new household items to use.  But for the old man Liu Da, "a broken home is worth a thousand dollars", touching this and looking at that, he couldn't bear to throw away any of these things.  There was no other way. As a filial son among filial sons and a fine breed among scholars, Liu Daguan had no choice but to pack them all up.  Father Liu Da was nostalgic for a while and was reluctant to part with a house full of rags, but he suffered a lot from the little donkey who had no quarrel with him. Broken tables, chairs, old door panels and bent poles were all thrown at it, crushing it.  It howls.  It is said that after Liu Wenyang rode the little donkey back, he did not return it to Aunt Jin immediately. He stayed at Liu's house to eat and drink well, and did not do the hard labor and hard work, so he became fatter and stronger.    Mr. Liu¡¯s plan is that if Aunt Jin doesn¡¯t come to collect the money, he will pretend to have forgotten about ¡°borrowing a donkey for a ride¡± and just fatten up the donkey and sell it at a good price.  Now, I don't want to be useful and have become a pioneer in moving and transporting goods.  Everything is ready.  The little donkey in front carried a large pile of tattered household items and stepped forward with four hooves.  Behind the donkey¡¯s butt¡ª¡ª Dad Liu Da held his bedroll with a solemn expression.  Liu Wenyang carried a basket of books with a calm expression.  The young man Mingyue hugged the pots and pans, panting.  Three people and one donkey, just like that, amidst the "clanging" of pots and pans, and the loud braying of donkeys, they began a moving journey to compete in leg strength and cultivate endurance.  Along the way, pedestrians who saw them all stopped and pointed at them, as if they had seen something interesting.  Liu Wenyang was still confused at first, thinking that this is not the case for moving, what¡¯s so funny about it?  Could it be that if something is broken, it is not furniture, and if the population is small, it should be laughed at?  But Liu Daguan soon understood, because an ox cart quietly passed by "Why don't you come here? Why don't you hire a car?!" Liu Daguan covered his face with his sleeves for the first time.  , "Ashamed, ashamed! We don't lack that little money!"  in front of the gate of the new house.  Six steps went up, and the red lacquered door was tightly closed.  There are two stone lions on the left and right squatting on both sides, looking very impressive.  There is a stone tablet erected on the wall on the left, with the large characters "Taishan Stone Gandang" engraved on it.  There is a big locust tree planted next to the wall on the right. The two people embrace the big locust tree, and its branches are spread all over, covering half of the wall.  This momentum is absolutely magnificent.  This facade is absolutely pompous.  Father Liu Da was holding his bedroll, his eyes widened, his mouth open, looking up in front of him in disbelief.  The young boy Mingyue hugged the pots and pans, sniffed his nose, wiped his sweat, and looked at his new home in disbelief.  For his father Liu Da, he never dared to imagine that he could live in such a house, so he screwed up his face and couldn't believe what he saw.  For Xiaosi Mingyue, he was even more stimulated.  He went to Liu Wenyang's house before and saw that the dilapidated house was hundreds of times worse than the City God's Temple where he lived before, but he didn't regret it Of course, he still had a little regret deep down in his heart.  Out of loyalty to the new owner, Mingyue made up her mind early on to show her demeanor of being willing to live in poverty and serve Young Master Liu well in this doghouse-like home.  But I never expected that I would move within two days, and the place I would live in would be such a big house!  At this moment, the young man Mingyue was completely stunned by Liu Wenyang's "spell".  Yes, how could there be such a miracle if no spells were cast?  ! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dad Liu Da threw away his bedroll, pointed to the mansion in front, and asked Liu Wenyang: "Son, do you think I am dreaming? If I wasn't dreaming, how could I see such a big house?" "Son, do you think I am dreaming?" "Son, do you think I am dreaming?"  , Do you think I'm dazzled? If I weren't dazzled, the house in front of me would really be our new home!" The old man rubbed his cloudy eyes hard.  In order to prevent his father from being overly stimulated, and to prevent him from asking where the huge sum of money to buy the house came from, Liu Wenyang had no choice but to comfort him: "Yes, you are not dreaming or dazzled. This is indeed what we want."  I moved into a new home, but" Seeing his father's excitement, Liu Wenyang said immediately, "But we haven't paid all the money for this house yet. We only paid part of it to Boss Wu, and we will pay it back slowly in the future!"  "Ah?! It turns out that the money for this house hasn't been paid yet Let me just say, I will never have such a good life in my life!" Dad said, and he wiped his old age with some reluctance.  tear.  Seeing his father in such pain, Liu Wenyang couldn't bear it. After thinking for a while, he decided to tell him the truth slowly in the future. If he did it too hastily now, it would be counterproductive. If he asked about the five hundred taels of silver notes, how would he explain it?  !  ¡­ While Liu Wenyang was thinking, suddenly the sound of gongs and drums came from behind.  Turning around, he saw a group of people coming to congratulate him. The leader was none other than Liu Wenyang¡¯s third uncle, Liu Neng.  Next to Liu Neng was his fat woman with a big body and a cold temper.  Behind them, there are some of Liu Wenyang's neighbors, such as Da Niu from the pork shop, Er Hu from the blacksmith shop, and some blind neighbors who usually get close to each other.  Although this team is not big, it can make a loud noise with gongs and drums.But it attracted as many people as possible to stop and watch.  Third uncle Liu Neng still looked wilted, wearing a worn-out rabbit-eared hat, with his hands clasped in his hands, and he greeted Liu Wenyang and the others from afar.  The old man Liu Da was stunned. He never expected that his brother would create such a big scene.  But here, I haven't even entered the gate yet. How can I serve tea and water to others later?  This cannot be justified in terms of etiquette.  "Son, what do you think we should do? People came to congratulate us, but we were unprepared!" Liu Da had no idea and had to ask Liu Wenyang.  Liu Wenyang was also stunned, and then said: "At worst, we can go in together later, and then prepare a banquet for everyone to eat and drink" "That's all we can do nowbut the banquet should be better prepared, we can't  They say our old Liu family doesn¡¯t understand the rules and has no sense of friendship,¡± Liu Da said in a desperate manner.  While speaking, the congratulatory team has arrived.  "Brother, A Yang, I finally caught up with you!" Third uncle Liu Neng's face turned red from the cold and he stammered.  "That's true of you! After all, we are all from the Liu family. We live in the front and back yards. You move, move without saying a word!" Father Liu Da could only smile in response to the enthusiasm of his third uncle Liu Neng.  , I don¡¯t know how to reply.  Liu Wenyang bowed his hands and said, "We were in a hurry, but we left in a hurry. We forgot to say hello to Third Uncle. It's our fault. Please forgive me, Third Uncle!" After that, he gave an apology to Third Uncle.  Third uncle Liu Neng held his hands, wiped a handful of cold snot from his nose with his sleeves, and said with a smile: "My nephew's words are still pleasing to the ear. In fact, I don't mean anything else We are all a family.  If the family doesn't talk about the two families, I should help you move But now look, I can only come over and shout congratulations, haha! "Besides, the fat lady who came with the third uncle,  Originally, I just came to watch the fun and see what kind of decent house Old Man Liu could move into. I was afraid that it would be at least a little better than his doghouse. When the time came, I would also take the opportunity to sneer and express the bad anger accumulated in my heart.  But she was shocked by the mansion behind Liu Wenyang and the others.  The fat woman shook her head, secretly pinched her fat butt with her hands, and said in her heart, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Then she tugged on the man's sleeve and whispered: "What are you talking about?  Quickly ask if the house in the back is their new house? " Liu Neng was reminded by his mother-in-law and saw the big house in front, so he asked: "Brother, A Yang, that house yes, it is.  Yours? " Liu Neng's words represent the doubts of all his neighbors. Liu Wenyang's family has always been in poverty, and his father and his wife have lived a very poor life.  These neighbors consider themselves to have a much better life than the Liu family, and occasionally support the old Liu family in order to satisfy their vanity of helping the weak.  Therefore, psychologically, it is difficult for them to accept the fact that the other person has completely turned around in a good life.  Therefore, after Third Uncle Liu Neng finished asking, everyone stretched their heads like ducks and stared at Liu Da, waiting for his answer.  When his brothers asked about the house, his father Liu Da originally wanted to tell them the truth, telling them that they had only paid part of the money for the house and who might own it in the future, but when he saw the strange looks around him,  It seemed that he should be a pauper all his life, live in a doghouse for the rest of his life, and never be able to live in such a good house At that moment, my father's pride exploded, and his words turned into: "Of course.  From now on, this house will be my and Ayang¡¯s new home!¡± Originally, everyone was mentally prepared, but they were still shocked by Liu Da¡¯s words.  But I saw a "crash" sound around me.  "Ah, that's incredible, the old Liu family has really turned around!" "As expected, the Liu family has really turned around!" In an instant, those originally weird looks turned into envy, jealousy, and a look at the "trash"  Dad Liuda looks up to him¡ª¡ªAs for dad Liuda, for the first time, he felt like he was living like a "human being". Looking at the flattering faces around him and the continuous compliments in his ears,  Congratulations, for some reason, he suddenly felt his eyes were a little moist.
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