dream village

Zhang Tao's bay stands against the mountain, directly opposite the elementary school, and is a small village with only three families, his uncle's family and a family surnamed Zhang who share the grandfather's family.There are more than a dozen small and medium villages in the surrounding area. This can be said to be a central area where the village headquarters, primary schools, shops, threshing houses, oil mills, etc. are all concentrated here.

There are two houses in his house, one is the adobe brick house owned by his grandfather. It can be said that it has been precarious for more than a hundred years. It has witnessed countless sufferings and vicissitudes, and it still holds its precarious body. It is Zhang Tao and his sisters. bedroom and utility room.

When I was young, whenever there was a storm, Zhang Tao and his younger sisters who fell asleep in this house would always tremble with fear, fearing that a gust of wind would sweep away the roof, and fear that thunder would knock down the walls, and then bury them and let their parents The mother couldn't even dig out the dead body.

Zhang Tao's parents seem to know the thoughts of their children, and they seem to have studied the long-standing adobe brick house, knowing that it will not fall easily, so they always appear in this room at this time to accompany their children They talked for a while and gave some comfort before leaving.

Another red brick house in the 80s is the living room, dining room and parents' bedroom. Mentioning this red brick house brings tears of bitterness.When Zhang Tao was nine years old, his family of five could not fit in a dilapidated brick house, so his parents had to decide to build another house. In the 80s, Zhang Tao's family was almost poor, with no money and no relatives who could help.It is conceivable how difficult it is for a family like Zhang Tao to build a house.

The whole family struggled for this house for nearly four years, and finally built a rough house that can only shelter from the wind and rain without any decoration.

Building a house in Zhang Tao's hometown involves three major events: preparing materials, burning bricks, and building a house.The work of preparing materials is the most arduous, and there is no road in the village. Almost all the building materials, such as cement, lime, river sand, and coal for burning bricks, were picked up by him and his parents from outside.

The river sand had to be taken from the small river in front of Liqun Village, more than ten miles away, and the sand that was temporarily taken out was wet, adding a lot of weight to each load of sand.It is impossible for them to wait for the sand to dry before leaving. First, their stomachs will be starved, and second, there are so many things at home that burn their asses, so how can they have time to hang around here?

So under the scorching sun, with sand on my shoulders, water dripping in the sand, sweat dripping from my body, tears rolling in my eyes, I staggered step by step, felt sad step by step, the feeling, the hard work and suffering, only the body Only in it can we truly experience it.Sand can't make a dream, but it can make a house, a house that can shelter from wind and rain.

Cement and lime have to be picked from Xunjiang or Jiangtou, and the farthest cement factory is more than 30 miles away.Picking cement often has to be picked from morning to night, going to the sun and returning to the dark.In addition, there are tiles and wood for building houses, coal and firewood for burning bricks, etc., which have to be carried in by shoulders.

Thinking of these sweet and somewhat sad past events, Zhang Tao tiptoed towards the house.There was an unpredictable fear and panic in his heart.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw his father Renlong leaning against the wall with a drunken face and staring at him with wide eyes.The mother and two younger sisters apparently joined in the fun on the school playground.

Zhang Tao was stunned for a moment, standing at the door a little bit at a loss.Isn't father drunk?Shouldn't you go to bed early?How...how could he be here waiting for him?

He was about to say hello when his father's scolding came first. "Come back? Are you heroic enough?"

Renlong had just recovered from his drunkenness, and when he saw Zhang Tao's timid look, he became very angry, and his tone was full of sarcasm.

Renlong is the principal of Xiachong Primary School who is in charge of three private teachers. He has a square head, a big face, and a slightly fat body.He is a timid and timid person, and he dislikes his son's act of being a hero and showing off the most.

Shuangfeng Coal Mine Chen Laohei, who is that character?With such a deep background, such a powerful force, and with such a ruthless heart, killing people without blinking an eye, can ordinary people easily provoke them?

But he was good, and when he came back from making trouble in the market, he didn't enter the house, didn't say hello, and led people to Dongxi to make trouble again.Does he still have this father in his eyes?

Zhang Tao sighed and lowered his head timidly, not daring to answer.

"You say you are a student, what can you do if you go around like this? What if something goes wrong? Can you fight Chen Laohei? Chen Laohei's revenge is something you and our poor and fragile family can bear Can you afford it? What if he makes a fuss in your school and you can't pass the university entrance examination?"

Renlong pointed to Zhang Tao's nose, and his mouth was flying. "You! You are such a pig brain! Is it easy for the whole family to save money and provide for you to study? Is it because I hope you will be successful and honor your ancestors. If you continue to torture like this, your future will be tortured." Renlong's wine Obviously drank too much again, speaking a bit wordy and stuttering.

Renlong has three hobbies: drinking, smoking, and reading novels.Drinking should be the number one priority, he has a lot of alcoholism.In a few years when the family was particularly difficult, he often found medicinal alcohol mixed with water from a doctor he knew well.In fact, his drinking capacity is very small, and he belongs to the type of drinking "Hesheng" wine and getting drunk as soon as he drinks it.

Once drinking, he was the most unpopular person in the family.He has a lot to say in a wordy manner, and he stutters, each word has a very long drawn sound, his demeanor, tone and those repeated meaningless words are extremely annoying to the family, which is also the reason. Chunhua is often the fuse of quarrels with him.

"I...what am I supposed to do? I dare not say what I should say, dare not do what I should do. Do you live your whole life like you, drunk and useless every day?" Zhang Tao murmured in a low voice. with.

As soon as Zhang Tao said this, he knew it was a bit serious.What my father usually taboos the most is his useless things.It can be said that this has always been his hidden pain, even if his grumpy mother quarreled with him, she would not easily talk about it.

Sure enough, Renlong was so angry that he stood up, pointed at Zhang Tao, and said tremblingly, "OK! OK! Well said! This is my good son, and he actually despises me for being useless. You are a hero! What a beauty! Your wings grow hard, and you will be a college student soon, so you don't need to recognize you as a father!"

Zhang Tao tried his best to restrain himself, but the boredom and anger he had finally suppressed still squeezed out from his heart, and trickled out from his eyes, face and fingers, dripping all over the room, wrapping him tightly again with.He stomped his feet, blushed, and wanted to continue arguing aggrievedly.

"What's the matter! You've grown up! Are you going to beat your father?" Renlong continued to beat his son.

"I...I..." Zhang Tao was too angry to speak,

Chunhua just rushed in, and when she saw this, she hugged her trembling son, like a lioness guarding a calf, and burst out, "You drunk and drunk, why didn't you die early? You After drinking some horse urine, why are you angry with your son? Do you know what a big thing your son has done today? Go outside and have a look, look, there is no one like me, Tugu, in your Zhang family house from generation to generation Do you have a long face?"

At this time, Mengxue and Mengfang also ran back when they heard the noise in their home.The seasoned Mengxue immediately said: "Sister Fang, go fetch water for brother and let him wash his face."

Then he said to his mother: "Mom, don't shout too much, people from all over the village come to our house to watch jokes. Hurry up and let me down!"

After finishing speaking, she said to her father again: "Dad, I will help you to rest!"

Seeing that Zhang Tao was still standing upright with a sullen face, she winked at Meng Fang and pushed Zhang Tao again.

"Brother, look at your face has become a big cat, how can you be worthy of the title of hero?" Mengfang said coquettishly, pushing Zhang Tao back into the room vigorously.