The leisurely life of farmers in mountain villages

Chapter 177 Drunk?
After eating lunch at Qingquanling Zhuanghu Restaurant, Wang Shaodong drank some wine and felt that his mind was not clear, so he didn't plan to continue going home, but pushed the motorcycle to grandma's house, and then fell asleep by himself until four in the afternoon point.

Wang Shaodong's grandmother is 68 years old and in good health.

Seeing his nephew coming in drunk, he fell asleep and couldn't wake him up, so he hurried to the neighbor's house to dismiss the neighbor's son. The nine-year-old Er Baozi ran to the village to call the old lady's eldest son Zhao Shitang.

When Zhao Shitang heard that his nephew had arrived at his mother's side, he put down his work and planned to go over to have a look.

Zhao Shitang is an old carpenter. He is 51 years old this year. Carpenter used to be a popular occupation in the countryside. Young people always buy a set of furniture when they get married, and a carpenter with good craftsmanship has become a favorite.The Zhao family has been a carpenter since the generation of Zhao Shitang's grandfather, Zhao Shaonong. The ancestral craftsmanship and the flower carving learned from Zichuan, in the entire mountain circle, the Zhao family's carpentry skills definitely give people a thumbs up.So starting from the generation of Zhao Shitang's grandfather, their family has been particularly respected in the entire mountain circle.

However, during the period of the Republic of China, there were bandits in Dazhai Township. A big bandit named Chen Sankan heard that Zhao Shaonong in Qingquanling Village was a very good carpenter, and then he took Zhao Shitang's grandfather Zhao Shaonong into the bandit's den to dig the butt of his gun. The sub is to process the wood into a suitable butt.

The digging lasted more than half a year. Later, after the butt of the gun was dug, the bandits refused to let him go and arrested Zhao Shaonong. Then they dug a hole and prepared to bury him alive, saying that they had to exchange for grain.

Then Zhao Shitang's grandmother, a rural woman with bound feet, led Zhao Shitang's father and second uncle to the landlords' houses in various villages to kowtow for food.Most of the landlords who own land are good people. When they heard this kind of thing, they didn't lose their minds. Then Zhao Shitang's grandma made two rounds of seats for Xiaomi, which probably weighed three or four hundred catties. When they were transported to Chen Sankan's barracks in Dazhai Village to change people, the bandits had already buried Zhao Shaonong in his chest.

When Chen Sankan saw so much food, he immediately asked his subordinates to dig out the people.

When this happened, Zhao Shitang's father, Zhao Peiseng, Wang Shaodong's grandfather, was only four or five years old.

Later, after Zhao Shaonong returned home, because he had been buried in the soil for a long time and hurt his leg, he couldn't work anymore.

The Zhao family lived on the ten-acre mausoleum left by their ancestors. Later, when liberation was approaching, Wang Shaodong's grandmother followed her mother to flee famine and beg for food and came to Qingquanling Village, where she was taken in by the kind grandmother of Zhao Shitang for one night.Then, Zhao Shitang's grandma saw that Wang Shaodong's grandma, who was only 14 years old at the time, was quite clever and decent-looking, so she discussed with Wang Shaodong's grandma's mother, and asked Wang Shaodong's grandma to join Wang Shaodong's grandpa together. right.

When Wang Shaodong's grandmother and grandfather were 14 and 15 years old, they got engaged.Then turn the year, one 15 years old, one 16 years old, got married.

In this day and age, 15-year-old and 16-year-old children have not even entered high school yet.

But in that era, around the time of liberation, they had already started to take the lead and work as laborers.

Because Zhao Shaonong's legs and feet were injured and he couldn't do physical work anymore, and Zhao Peiseng's younger brother Zhao Peiliang was only 11 years old at the time, so everything in and out of the family fell to Zhao Peiseng's two On the mouth.

Later, when Wang Shaodong's grandmother was 17 years old, she gave birth to Zhao Shitang, Wang Shaodong's uncle.

Step by step, this family of people who have suffered countless hardships came over step by step, and gradually multiplied. There are three cousins ​​of Zhao Shi and one younger sister.Zhao Shitang inherited the carpentry skills of his ancestors, and his son and daughter also graduated from college and joined the work.Then Zhao Shitang's second brother started a wood wholesale and processing business in Dazhai Village, and now his annual income is close to 10 yuan, which is quite respectable in the village.Zhao Shitang's third younger brother is considered an outlier, but now he pays his nephew a long-term job with a salary of 100 yuan a day, which also makes Zhao Shitang feel relieved.

When it comes to Zhao Shitang's younger sister's family, it is really the pride of the old Zhao family.Now Wang Shaodong's family has long been famous in the entire Taohualing Village.

Today, I heard from my neighbor that my nephew came to talk at the threshing field at the head of the village today. At that time, I didn’t have time to go, so why did I come to my mother’s side now?Zhao Shitang hurried to his mother's side.

When he got to the house, Zhao Shitang took a look, smiled and said to his mother: "It's okay, I'm drunk, I'm sleeping."

Wang Shaodong's grandmother was uneducated and had little knowledge. The greatest knowledge was that she followed her mother to beg for food in various mountain villages when she was a child.

"Scared me, I thought something was wrong? But, after drinking, why is my forehead still so hot?"

Zhao Shitang froze for a moment, touched Wang Shaodong's forehead, and frowned.

"No, there's no need to have such a high fever when you're drunk."

Then, Zhao Shitang shook Wang Shaodong and shouted, "Dongzi, Dongzi, what do you think?"

Wang Shaodong was shaken awake, and then he felt his headache was severe.Ordinarily, I don't drink much alcohol, it shouldn't be like this.

"Uncle, I have a terrible headache."

Hearing his grandson complaining about having a headache, Wang Shaodong's grandmother hurriedly said, "Eldest son, go to Ma Huanzhen and show Dongzi."

Zhao Shitang didn't dare to be negligent, now it's almost enough not to say that his nephew is a golden branch and a jade leaf, if something happens to Qingquanling Village, then he will regret it.

Soon, Zhao Shitang called Ma Huanzhen, the village doctor of the village.

Ma Huanzhen is a middle-aged man in his forties. He served as a medical soldier in the army for four years. After returning home, he became a barefoot doctor in the village.

When Ma Huanzhen came, Wang Shaodong was still in a daze, and Wang Shaodong's grandmother looked anxious.

"His uncle is here, take a look, what's wrong with my grandson?"

"Where did my nephew drink?"

"It sounds like it was drunk in a Zhuanghu restaurant."

When Ma Huanzhen heard this, she shook her head and said, "Hey, I don't know whether there is a problem with the wine or the food in this restaurant recently. Anyway, it's not the first time that this happened to my nephew. It's okay, just get a drip."

With that said, Ma Huanzhen prepared the medicine, and then put a bottle on Wang Shaodong.

It took Wang Shaodong a long time to open his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, he found three people sitting beside him, and he seemed to be hanging on a bottle, so he hurriedly asked, "Uncle, why am I here?"

"Was drunk."

Wang Shaodong began to recall what happened today. Normally, with his capacity for alcohol, drinking so much wine would not be enough.

(End of this chapter)