The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 13 The bright-eyed grandma!
On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Song Yingkui, with the assistance of his third uncle, fitted the iron axle hoops that his grandfather had sent his second uncle to buy from a blacksmith’s shop on the street to the wheels, nailed them with half-mortise connections, fixed them on the main axle of the car, and fastened the buckles of the axle and axle hoops.The bullock carts I made for my family are considered work done.

Seeing that the ox cart was completed, Song Tianshun hurriedly ordered his eldest son Song Yingqin to take the old ox out of the barn and put it on a harness.The father and son walked out of the yard and tried the car on the road in the village.

"My Kuiwa made it, and it's easy to use. The doll's carpentry skills are perfect!" Meeting an acquaintance who greeted him on Zhuang Road, Song Tianshun proudly said that this was the work of his grandson.With a capable grandson, he can finally feel proud.

Because there is no bullock cart at home, Song Tianshun feels that he can't hold his head up in the village.A family without an ox-cart is on the same level as a family with a staff member. Some families with a staff member even have an ox-cart!

In the name of a test car, the grandfather showed off for a while and then returned home, all he said was to praise his grandson, saying that the car he built was old-fashioned.In the future, if others want to ask their grandson to work, they have to come to invite them with courtesy, and they can't go if they just open their mouths.A craftsman must have the posture of a craftsman, and he must not lose his identity.

"Kui Wa, there are still two days before Chinese New Year. You and your third father are busy. Take advantage of these two days to bring out two sets of bellows. During the Chinese New Year, when your mother and I transfer to our mother's house, each of us will take one back home." I thought I could take a break after finishing the ox cart, but grandma Jiang came over and arranged another job.

How many days has Cheng Carpenter been here?Why can't I finish my work?

Since grandma made the arrangement, it is still a gift to bring when transferring to her natal family. As a grandson, what reason is there to refuse?Just hurry up and do it.

After finishing two bellows, it is already New Year's Eve.On New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month, although I didn't do carpentry work, a bunch of chores during the New Year and New Year's greetings to the in-laws were enough to toss people.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Song Yingkui and his second brother Song Yingfang were arranged to take the family's old mule and carry their grandmother to Xiaoguanzhuang Village, more than 20 miles away from Yangjiabao Village, to transfer to their mother's home.Father Song Xueqin led the ox cart and took Song Yingkui's mother Ji and third younger brother Song Yingquan to the little wai's house.

"Grandma, can you ride a mule? Why don't you and my mother change, you ride a bullock cart and let my mother ride a mule?" Grandma has eye problems, Song Yingkui felt that riding a mule was too dangerous, and it would be safer to ride a bullock cart.

"What's the point of riding a mule? Grandma, I have good eyesight. When I was a girl, I rode a horse alone. I often ran from Xiaoguanzhuang to Wuying and Guanying towns. I even rode to the county town and Wazhou city. You and Fangwa just need to lead the mule and go the right way." Jiang ignored her grandson's worries, but proudly talked about her riding skills.

Well, it's also a blind worry.Since grandma is so confident in her riding skills, let's go.

The second younger brother led the way with the mule and grandma on the back, Song Yingkui followed behind with the bellows on his back, and the grandparent and grandson went to Xiaoguanzhuang Village to transfer to the old man's house.

Along the way, Song Yingkui observed the grandma riding on the mule from time to time, for fear that if she was not careful, the grandma would fall off the mule.After watching it a few times, I realized that my worries were indeed in vain.Grandma's mule riding skills are really not bragging, not to mention walking on flat ground, even going through ditches, she is still stable on the mule.It seems that when grandma was young, she often rode horses.

After walking for more than two hours, it was almost noon when the grandparents and grandchildren arrived at the destination Xiaoguanzhuang Village.After entering Xiaoguanzhuang Village, it was easy to find my grandma's natal home.Because in the whole village, the yard of my grandma's family is the largest, and the house is the best repaired, a water-filled brick and tile house.Compared with grandma's natal house, the big house of Liu Sanye's family in Liujiaying cannot be seen.

Grandma Song Yingkui's natal family, the Jiang family in Xiaoguanzhuang Village, is a decent and big family.How big is it?Grandma has an uncle who is a scholar, and grandma's second brother is even more important, he is a master of Juren, and now he is an official in Wazhou City, the provincial capital, a proper official family.Speaking of which, Grandma Jiang is still the eldest lady of the official family.

The Song family, which has been a poor peasant for several generations, was able to climb up to the high relatives of the Jiang family, because the grandma suffered from eye disease before she got married, which made it easier for Song Yingkui's grandfather Song Tianshun.Otherwise, how could it be possible for a family that rides a horse and takes a sedan chair to marry the eldest daughter to a family that only has mountains and no flat land?
However, Song Yingkui's family did not rely on the Jiang family's high relatives.After the two families got married, they did not move around very frequently.The family background is too poor, and the Jiang family doesn't have the heart to deliberately pull the blind girl's mother-in-law's heart.From childhood to adulthood, the only thing Song Yingkui felt about having a powerful foreigner's home was a pair of carved lacquer dowry cabinets with a bright red background.This pair of cabinets is out of tune with other objects in the house, and it looks very special!

After entering the Jiang family's door, the Jiang family was very enthusiastic, and hurriedly greeted Song Yingkui's ancestors and grandchildren to eat on the kang in the main room.Now the shopkeeper of the Jiang family is Jiang Yunsheng, the eldest brother of grandma Jiang's family. Seeing the elder sister whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he seemed very distressed, and specially ordered the kitchen to serve the cooked pork bones.

After eating several pieces of pork ribs beautifully, Song Yingkui's perception of the Jiang family changed somewhat.

After dinner, Jiang Yunsheng and his sister Jiang Shi chatted about homework.When the other in-laws of Jiang's family heard that the eldest aunt in the main house had returned to her natal house, they also came to greet her, and the main room was instantly crowded with people.As a junior, Song Yingkui had no choice but to walk out of the main room and wander around the Jiang family's yard.

However, in the conversation in the main room, one could hear half a word.Listening and listening, Song Yingkui suddenly understood why Grandma Jiang made a bellows and carried it to Jiang's house.Why does my grandma, who usually doesn't like to go out, insist on going back to her mother's house who doesn't like to hang out with her very much this year.

This grandma has come to her natal family to make a name for herself. The meaning conveyed in the words is that her grandson's carpentry skills are already good enough. If her natal family has any carpentry work, she can ask her grandson to do it.

What grandma did made Song Yingkui look at her with admiration.Although the old lady's eyes are blurred and she can't see clearly, the old man's heart is very bright.Now Song Yingkui can only be regarded as a small carpenter, and the work he can do is to make small pieces of furniture.As for this kind of work, the average rural family’s demand is actually not too great. What they value most is the big work of building a house, furniture and other things.

But for a big family like the Jiang family, furniture is a must.Tell Jiang's family about his grandson's carpentry skills, and he will give him some work casually, or introduce him to relatives and friends, and his grandson will be able to earn money.The more work you do, the more knowledge you will gain. Doesn't your skill gradually improve?

Today, grandma didn't simply come to transfer to her natal family, she came here thinking of finding a future for her grandson and the entire Song family.No wonder it was grandma who supported him in the end when it came to whether he could take over the Liu family's work.Compared with the grandfather Song Tianshun who has never seen the world, it is the grandma Jiang Shi who really has his own opinions in the family.

(End of this chapter)