Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 77 Second Uncle Enters the City
Second uncle's house in Zhugezhuang
"Master, why are you always dazed with letters? Didn't you go to the village party secretary? What did they say?"

Aunt Zhu came back from cleaning up the chicken coop and saw the old man sitting on the stone slab under the eaves, smoking a dry cigarette in a daze. She quickly walked over and tried to pull the old man up.

"Get up quickly, you're an old man and you don't know why it's hot. Don't stay on the stone floor. Get up."

The letter in Uncle Zhu's hand was received a few days ago. After reading his eldest nephew's suggestions and description of Qianshan Niu Village, he seemed to see the hope of his own village.

The eldest nephew's advice is great. If we do well, the village will have a good year by the end of this year, and it should be able to turn around next year, and the days ahead will get better and better.

Uncle Zhu did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent the letter to the village committee. The village party secretary said that he would discuss it with the village cadres. A few days passed without any movement. Uncle Zhu went to the village party secretary and took the letter. He was devastated. 's back.

"The village party secretary said that raising earthworms is a complete fabrication. It has not happened since the beginning of the world. Raising chickens and pigs with earthworms is even more out of the question. Planting anything by the stream is a waste of seeds. Raising rabbits is a waste. The hole just disappeared. Besides, no one wants to breed rabbits after they are raised..."

He knocked the tobacco stick on the sole of his shoe and stood up.

"According to what they said, a high school student knows nothing about farming and can only think nonsense, but I feel that my eldest nephew will not deceive us, what he said makes sense, not to mention that he said that there are successful examples in Qianshanniu Village. "

Aunt Zhu nodded and looked at her old man helplessly.

"I also believe that my eldest nephew will not lie to us for nothing. He must want us well, but your words are useless. The village still has to listen to the village party secretary and village chief."

Uncle Zhu was very reluctant and put the cigarette rod behind his waist.

"After a while, I went to the village chief and said that I wanted to visit the children of my eldest brother's family. Without the adults, I didn't know how they were doing.

He patted the dirt on his butt, and his eyes became firm for a moment.

"I still have to go to Niucun to have a look. It's settled. Give me two yuan of the money my eldest nephew brought back last time, and I'll pay for the travel expenses."

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Let’s talk about the city
Two days ago, Zhu Xuefeng visited Gao Bo's house. There was no one at home. Coach Gao and his wife brought a fifth-grade sister, and the old man was gone. Zhu Xuefeng gave some wild boar meat and mountain mushrooms and left them to eat. A lunch.

Coach Gao's house is a single-family house. The house has one main hall and two main rooms. The kitchen is behind the hall and the toilet is outside the yard. The room is not large, but there are many old items and a full set of furniture. It seems to be quite old. , it should have been passed down, otherwise it would not be complete, and it should have had its glory days. Zhu Xuefeng was a little suspicious that such a family did not have enough to eat before liberation. There was no way to ask. Who didn't have some secrets?

There were no outsiders, so Coach Gao and his son naturally chatted about martial arts and martial arts schools with Zhu Xuefeng. When it came to this, Coach Gao also talked eloquently, as expected from the old capital.

He talked about the origin and current situation of martial arts in the capital. Because of its imperial status in the old capital, martial arts masters from all over the world liked to come to the capital to conquer the world. In the late period of the previous dynasty, the princes and ministers once again had an upsurge in martial arts practice. For a time, Those who are a bit wise all go to the capital.

The emergence of the famous Baguazhang, Tai Chi, and Xingyi Quan completely changed the martial arts world at that time and brought martial arts activities to a new realm dominated by internal martial arts.

At that time, there were both Li San, a swallow who killed the rich and helped the poor, and martial arts masters who helped the tyrants. The martial arts scene in the old capital was mostly a mixed bag.

It wasn't until after liberation that this situation disappeared. They started to walk away, dispersed, and more often stayed anonymous.

Coach Gao told a lot of celebrity allusions, which were not exciting but exciting. These various aspects of the battle, plus some palace secrets, made Gao and Bo listen with interest.

Listening to Coach Gao's eloquent words, the two of them had their eyes opened, especially when it came to the inner martial arts, Gao Bo's eyes were full of yearning, and Zhu Xuefeng also lowered his head in thought.

Coach Gao looked at Zhu Xuefeng again, thinking about their expressions just now, and then saw that Zhu Xuefeng was restrained and his eyes were bright.

"Xue Feng, if you are interested, I can introduce you to you. Indeed, if you practice boxing without practicing martial arts, you will lose everything when you get old. I am old. With your strong blood and long breath, I think it is not too late. .”

"Dad, I also want to practice. It's not too late. I'm younger than Brother Feng."

Seeing that his father didn't mention him, Gao Bo was a little anxious and thought about it himself.

Coach Gao looked at his son and smiled.

"You are the little one, but you don't even practice the skills passed down from my family. If you can't bear the hardship, just practice the inner martial arts."

Gao Bo glanced at Zhu Xuefeng.

"Dad, if Brother Feng can do it, so can I. I promise to practice hard in the future..."

My boy is finally a little excited. In the past, he was too lazy to rush to practice. Coach Gao feels that today's efforts are not in vain.

"If you are really able to endure hardships, practice the family tradition first. If you are up to par, I'll let you try it too."

"Dad, don't worry, I can definitely endure hardship."

"Okay, I'll take you to visit your Uncle Guo and Uncle Yang when I get the chance. Let's see your luck and don't embarrass me." These treasures will be relegated to SI in a few years and may never be found again. When it arrived, Zhu Xuefeng was very interested. If he could keep a few kinds, it would be considered a contribution. It would have more foundation than the five-section whip.

Then they chatted about marksmanship and swordsmanship, and gave some pointers on backing, and then it was just a matter of family life, just to get to know each other better. The little sister of Gao Bo's family is quite cute, similar to Zhu Xuemei, and about the same age.

Coach Gao acted like an old man and didn't care about anything after eating and drinking. Gao Bo's mother and sister were all covered. Gao Bo also helped out from time to time. Zhu Xuefeng tried to get started but was stopped by Coach Gao.

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In the afternoon, a middle-aged man hurried to the courtyard, said hello to the man sitting in the back of the house, and then entered the front yard.

"Second uncle, why are you here? What's going on at home?"

Looking at the dusty man in front of him, Zhu Xuefeng remembered the man's identity without much effort. The key was that he looked so much like Father Zhu that it was difficult to admit his mistake.

He looked anxious and angry, but Zhu Xuefeng was shocked. It couldn't be that something happened to his second uncle's family.

"It's okay, everything is fine. I won't receive your letter now. I want to see the actual situation in Niu Village."

"Second uncle, let's talk in the house, don't worry, I will introduce you."

The two entered the middle room, and their younger brother and sister were also there. They came out to meet each other. Zhu Xuemei obediently took out the kettle, found the new teacup bought by her eldest brother, and tiptoed to take out the new tea given by Director Zhang.

"Second uncle, drink tea. This is this year's new tea."

"Sanya is so good, second uncle, thank you."

Only Zhu Xuesong stayed aside stupidly, and there was nothing wrong with him.

Uncle Zhu put down his big bag, took out his pipe, and was about to dig through the bag.

Zhu Xuesong now had a chance to show off, and quickly took a box of large front doors from the cabinet, pulled out one and handed it to his second uncle.

"Second uncle, you smoke this. My brother keeps it just for entertaining people. It's better than dry cigarettes."

Uncle Zhu was a little surprised and reached out to take it. Zhu Xuesong quickly clicked it and then glanced at the little girl proudly.

"Okay, we haven't seen each other for only a few months, and the two little ones have grown up a lot. It seems that you are doing a good job as a brother."

After looking around, the house was neat and clean. This was all the result of the two children's vacation. Zhu Xuefeng didn't even do anything.

He took a breath and his eyes looked even heavier through the smoke.

"Actually, I should have come to see you a long time ago. I'm really worried about not being an adult. Fortunately, you are all sensible and have gotten through the day, so I feel relieved."

"There isn't much good stuff in the mountains, and the fruits aren't ripe either. I'll bring you some mountain products. They're all fresh. Remember to pack them away."

Zhu Xuefeng stopped his younger brother and sister's impulse to dig through the bag with his eyes. Even though he was his second uncle, this was not appropriate.

"Second uncle, it's not easy for you to come all the way. Just come directly next time. No matter how difficult it is for us in the city, it's much better than in the mountains. Don't worry about us."

"Xuesong, Xuemei, you two go get ready while I talk to my second uncle."

The second uncle inquired about the current situation of the three brothers and sisters in detail, looked around, and looked at the chicken coop and vegetable garden, and felt relieved.

Zhu Xuefeng knew that the second uncle's special trip was definitely not just to see the three brothers and sisters. The letter he sent back last time probably played a role.

The younger siblings were well behaved, and it was time to prepare dinner. During this period, Zhu Xuefeng taught the younger siblings how to cook, so the two children went directly to the vegetable garden.

"Catch a few crucian carp outside. I'll take care of them later."

Zhu Xuefeng stood up and opened the door to remind him.

"Okay." Zhu Xuesong responded in the vegetable garden.

The uncle and nephew then had a conversation about the situation in the village.

Look at the second uncle taking two tight puffs, looking depressed and lowering his head.

(End of this chapter)