Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 354 Liang Lizhi's 'Feat' (two in one)

Watching the New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve, everyone is hurting.On the first day of the new year, most people in the village rest at home to catch up on sleep and recharge their batteries.

The same is true for Jin Xi's family. On the first day of the new year, everyone had a good rest. On the second day of the new year, after breakfast, the family went out into the village fully dressed to kowtow to Old Liangtou.

Liang Yuzhong held the third child on his shoulders, Sun held the fourth child in his arms, Jin Xi and Jin Rou carried gifts.Later, Cai Qingyang ignited a series of firecrackers for his first trip this new year.

Going out from Jinxi's house, walking uphill, is the official road leading to the town.

On the official road, it is very lively, carriages in twos and threes, ox carts, or pedestrians on foot, carrying a family, carrying gifts, children wearing new clothes for the New Year, you go east, I go west, are busy traveling pay a New Year call.

There are those who come from other villages or towns to visit relatives, and those from the same village who go to other villages to pay New Year’s greetings. Along the way, regardless of whether the big guys know each other or not, they will warmly greet each other with a few words of auspiciousness for the New Year. Words, or a few words of praise for the new clothes of the children of the other party's family.

"Liang Laosan, Happy New Year!" On the pond in front of him, an ox cart drove over from a distance. The middle-aged man driving the cart saw the six members of Liang Yuzhong's family walking here from afar, and waved his arms loudly to greet him enthusiastically.

"Hey, it's Brother Zhang. Happy Chinese New Year!" Liang Yuzhong said loudly with a smile, and the two families walked towards each other.

Jin Xi raised her eyes, and saw that it was Zhang Butcher driving the ox cart, three or four women and several children sat on the ox cart, and two or three men followed beside the ox cart.

Soon the two families came together head-on, butcher Zhang stopped the ox cart, and the family members on both sides greeted each other.

"...No, every year on the second day of the new year, I go to Fenglin Town to pay New Year's greetings..." The Zhang family and the Sun family exchanged greetings there.

Jin Xi saw that on the ox cart, there were the Zhang family, the eldest daughter-in-law, the younger daughter, and the eldest daughter-in-law's sons and daughters.In addition, there was also a young woman with a blue turban on her head, Chun Nier.

Zhang's family and Chun Ni'er are direct aunts and nephews, and their natal families are also from the same family. Of course, it is also a way to visit her natal family's New Year greetings in Fenglin Town on the second day of the new year.

Chun Nier sat there with her head slightly lowered, with a baby wrapped in a small mattress in her arms.When the two families greeted each other, Chun Nier lowered her head and fiddled with the child.

Jin Xi can understand Chun Nier's unkindness to Lao Liang's family, but any woman can't be friendly to the family of the vixen who seduces her man, right?

"...the old cow pulling the cart is getting old and can't carry so many people, so let the three of them follow..." Butcher Zhang was talking to Liang Yuzhong there.

Jin Xi glanced over the side of the bullock cart again, among the three men, two were the sons of Zhang Butcher, and the other was of course Zhang Daqiang.

I haven't seen Zhang Daqiang for quite a while, and found that he was quite haggard. When he met Liang Yuzhong, Zhang Daqiang didn't know whether it was because of a guilty conscience or something else.

Jin Xi didn't bother to look at it, so she turned her gaze away and gently urged Liang Yuzhong.

"Liang Laosan, hurry up and go to the village to pay New Year's greetings to the old man, don't delay, let's drink together when we are free!" Butcher Zhang laughed, said goodbye to Liang Yuzhong's family, and drove the old cow to the official road.

Old Liang lived with the fourth house on New Year's Eve, and on the first day of the first lunar month, it was his turn to live with the eldest house as usual.Now the second room has been expelled from Lao Liang's house, and Lao Liang lived with the eldest room in the first half of the year, and with the fourth room in the second half of the year.

So, for the meal at noon, the big room came to greet everyone.

In the east wing of Old Liangtou in the backyard, Cui Xique tidied up a new look.Old Liangtou was wearing a new suit, sitting on a chair smoking and drinking tea, the table beside him was full of snacks and snacks.

On the ground in front of him, there were several futons.Starting from the people in the big house one by one, the big guys kowtowed to Lao Liangtou one by one to pay New Year's greetings. The old Liangtou couldn't keep a kind and friendly smile on his face. He sat there and nodded repeatedly, saying auspicious words in his mouth.

From the first room to the fourth room, all kowtowed to pay New Year's Eve, and the men stayed to chat with Lao Liangtou about the success of the year.The women all went to the big room to help Tao Zhi and Jin's prepare lunch.

Jinrou took the third and fourth children to play with the children of the neighbor's family in the Qingshi alley in front of Lao Liang's house.Jin Xi volunteered to enter Dafang's kitchen, and then helped out with chores.

Sitting at the door of the stove, Mrs. Jin was in charge of the fire in the two stoves. The peach branch was in charge of the spoon, and Mrs. Sun assisted from the side, washing and cutting vegetables.Cui Xique also wanted to help, but everyone was afraid of her five-month pregnancy, so they didn't dare to ask her to move, and she couldn't sit still, so she brought a stool and peeled garlic and ground ginger with Jinxi.

In the kitchen, pots, pans and pans were clanging, oil was being squeezed and vegetables were being fried, and people were talking and laughing, playing a festive movement.

Old Liangtou had instructed Liang Liqing from the morning to visit the entrance of the village when he had nothing to do in the morning, because Liang Lihui had returned to the village on the second day of the Lunar New Year for the past two years, and he had come to pay old Liangtou a year ago. It was mentioned again during the New Year's gift.

However, Liang Lihui didn't wait until the sun was rising and the meal was ready at noon.

Old Liangtou was a little surprised now.Although the others were surprised, they were also relieved.In the dining hall, Liang Yuzhong comforted the old Liangtou, saying: "Boy Hui mentioned a year ago that this year the county magistrate returned to his hometown with his wife and children to celebrate the New Year, and the affairs of the county government are all taken care of by the county magistrate Zhou. Boy Hui must be helping his father-in-law to share his worries, I'm afraid it will take a few days before he comes back to pay New Year's greetings!"

Everyone else felt the same way, although Jin Xi also thought about this, but at the same time another thought also surfaced in her mind.Could it be that there was some definite news from Liang Yumei, so that's why he delayed returning to the village to pay New Year's greetings?

Under the consolation of all his children and grandchildren, you and I soon felt relieved.On Taozhi and Sun's side, hot bowls and chopsticks had already begun to be placed. Surrounded by his children and grandchildren, Lao Liangtou sat at the head of the family with a smile.

The delicious dishes were put on the table one after another, until the last dish of steamed whole fish was put on the table, and the big guys also took their seats in order of seniority.

According to the rules established by Mrs. Tan when she was alive, the men and the eldest grandson Liang Lihui could sit at the main table, and the other grandsons and granddaughters would open a small table. Compared with the main table, the dishes on the small table were naturally much simpler. dishes.

As for the daughters-in-law, they are not allowed to eat at the table. They have to wait for the men and children to finish eating, and then they will take a few mouthfuls of leftovers under the stove.

This rule has been strictly enforced in the past few decades.But this year, Mrs. Tan is gone, and the family has been separated, and now they eat in the big room, so this rule has been changed.

When cooking in the kitchen earlier, Jin Xi heard what they said.Originally, Taozhi and Liang Lisheng planned to imitate Jinxi's family, put the two tables together, and everyone sat at the table.

But Lao Liangtou couldn't pass the test, and after talking about it, Lao Liangtou finally agreed to give in.As a result, two tables are opened as usual, and the dishes at both tables are the same, and the daughters-in-law can also eat at the last table.

"The next table is the next table. Anyway, we finally ended the days of eating leftovers." Cui Xique joked like this at the time.

This lunch was the most solid and happiest meal Lao Liang's family had in the past two years.During the banquet, the children and grandchildren took turns to toast the old Liangtou.

Jin Xi noticed that there was a person's behavior and expression, which seemed a little strange.

This person is the third cousin, Liang Lizhi, who has been apprenticed to a master painter named Chen in the county seat.

"Hey, what's the matter, Brat Zhi this time? A person who usually doesn't talk much, this time he really understands etiquette. Look, all the elders and brothers at the table have received his toast!" Cui Xique As if discovering something novel, he whispered to the other people at the next table with a smile.

All the women at the table turned their eyes to Liang Lizhi, Jin Xi squinted her eyes, if she was the only one who noticed it strange, maybe she said she was supercilious.However, Cui Xique also noticed it, which meant that Liang Lizhi was definitely a little strange.

"Boy Zhi is old and sensible now!" Mrs. Sun looked at him a few times and then said with a smile.

Sitting there, Jin smiled cheerfully, and Taozhi picked up a few pieces of chicken nuggets placed on the other side of the table for Jin. Hearing this, she smiled slightly and said, "Fourth aunt was wrong, not only this time, third brother This time I’m here to celebrate the New Year, I heard from Mr. Sheng that it’s different from previous years.”

"I ripped two new sets of clothes for me and bought them from head to toe for his fourth brother. He is sensible and considerate." Jin interjected.

Everyone at the next table showed surprised expressions, and Mrs. Sun patted Mrs. Jin's hand in surprise, and said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, you have come to the end of all hardships. Now, the sons are all sensible, and the daughters-in-law will take care of each other one by one in the future." Come in one by one, honor you, good days are ahead!"

"Hehe, hello everyone, everyone..." Jin said with a simple and honest smile.

"Third sister-in-law is right. Our elder sister-in-law is blessed. Look at the daughter-in-law Taozhi, she is really considerate. I am not afraid of your jokes. My natal mother often complains that my daughter-in-law is not as good as Taozhi. The daughter-in-law treats the sister-in-law..." Cui Xique joked with a giggle.

Taozhi blushed and smiled modestly, Jin nodded repeatedly, and Sun also smiled.

Cui Xique nudged Jin Xi, who was a little dazed by her side, who was still looking at the main table with her elbow, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you in a daze?"

"I'm looking at Third Cousin, he's a bit weird, and I can't tell!" Jin Xi whispered.

"What's so strange, people are sensible..." Cui Xique giggled, before the words fell, suddenly, there was a crisp sound of cups falling on the dishes on the table from the main table, and immediately, Then he heard Liang Yuzhou shout like thunder!

"You bastard, your head was kicked by a donkey? You're celebrating the Chinese New Year? What are you talking about?" Liang Yuzhou jumped up and yelled.

The women at the second table were startled, and they all put down their chopsticks at the same time, and turned to the main table in astonishment.

Old Liangtou sat there petrified, still maintaining the movement of raising his glass to drink, with his hand on his mouth, but the middle of his fingers was empty, because the wine glass fell into the plate of fried pork tongue strips in front of him.

Liang Lizhi stood there with his head down, Liang Yuzhou's eyes were about to pop out, he pointed at Liang Lizhi, and just yelled and fell silent.

"What's the matter, what's wrong with the New Year's Eve, why are you yelling at Zhi boy?" Cui Xique was startled, and was the first to rush over, snapping off Liang Yuzhou's hand pointing at Liang Lizhi's nose.

"How can you explain it properly? This bastard is worthless, and he wants to abandon his family name and go to the old Chen's house to be his son-in-law!" Liang Yuzhou shouted furiously.

This news undoubtedly dropped a heavy bomb, everyone in the room was petrified immediately, Jin Xi also opened her mouth wide in surprise, and for a moment forgot to breathe.

"Old Chen's family? Which old Chen's family?" Cui Xique asked.

"His master's house, the one that works as a painter in the county." Liang Yuzhong said, staring at Liang Lizhi with an ashen face, with an extremely serious expression.

"Boy Zhi, if a man has aspirations, he won't be a door-to-door son-in-law. Can you tell your father, tell us, why did you come up with such an idea?" Liang Yuzhong gave Cui Xique a wink, let her Pulling the furious Liang Yuzhou aside, he asked Liang Lizhi seriously.

"Boy Zhi, your elder brother went to the Zhou family to marry, which has discredited our old Liang family. If you go to the Chen family to marry again, what do you make outsiders think of our old Liang family? Are you unable to marry a wife? Or are the men incompetent? "

Old Liangtou recovered from the petrification, raised his hand to wipe his face, suppressed his trembling face with difficulty, and asked Liang Lizhi who stood there with his head down, unable to see any expression, in pain.

"Third brother, tell the truth. Are you as big as the big brother back then, what are your difficulties? Or who persecuted you? This is my own family, please speak clearly." Jin Xi also stood up and said .

The other people in the room looked at each other and nodded one after another. The reason why Liang Lihui was beheaded and then joined the Zhou family of the county magistrate was because his studies were not going well, and he hoped to take advantage of the power of his father-in-law's family.

On the other hand, and also the most important reason, Liang Lihui was disheartened because of Liang Yuju and the Hong family's ashes. For a while, he wanted to draw a clean line from the old Liang family.

But what is Liang Lizhi doing for?Everyone was very puzzled.

Liang Lizhi slowly raised his face, only then did the big guy realize that although his face was dissatisfied with guilt, his eyes were extremely firm without the slightest flicker.

"No one forced me, I did it willingly." He looked around at the people in the room, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

"Willingly? Why do you hate our old Liang's family so much because you bastard?" Liang Yuzhou asked sharply from the side.

Liang Lizhi drooped his head, not daring to look at the ferocious Liang Yuzhou. He lowered his eyes and said, "My father is an unscrupulous businessman. He made black-hearted money. He dug other people's ancestral graves and did immoral things. His reputation is worse than shit! I have such a father." , What kind of good wife can I marry in the future? Bai is dragged down!"

Old Liang's body shook suddenly, and he stared at the three grandsons in astonishment.

Jin Xi tilted her head and looked at the third cousin with interest.

A shoe was thrown towards Liang Lizhi suddenly, but Liang Lizhi narrowly avoided it by turning sideways.

"You son of a bitch, you don't think a bitch is ugly or a dog is poor, you have parents who are everywhere in the world!" Liang Yuzhou said with one bare foot, filled with righteous indignation.

"That's what you say, but people don't kill the world for themselves. Since childhood, he has never given me the slightest love. Why should I pay for my whole life to drag him down? I won't do it! Don't say it's me, the young boy in the future Either you can create a great future for yourself, otherwise, don't expect a daughter from a good family to marry you!" Liang Lizhi muttered.

Liang Liqing bit her lip tightly, remained silent, and frowned thoughtfully.

The corner of Old Liangtou's mouth twitched a few times, and then he closed his eyes in pain.

Jin Xi clicked her tongue secretly. This third cousin was sent to the Chen family in the county town to study art when he was very young. He rarely came back, and he couldn't speak three words to him throughout the year. Jin Xi had no way of understanding him at all.

Looking at it now, he is still a person with a lot of thoughts and plans. He is not stupid at all. For his own future, he can draw a clear line with his own father and even the whole family. His courage and courage are somewhat admirable.However, he really married to get rid of the shadow Liang Yuju brought him?

"Little bastard, don't talk so much nonsense, just tell the truth, what benefits can you get from marrying?" Liang Yuzhou asked angrily.

"Master has no son, he treats me like his own. The daughter of the master's family has liked me since she was a child, and hinted to me several times, but I despise her because she looks ugly. But then the master said, if I want to When he gets married, he transfers the newly opened coffin shop in the west of the county to my name, and when he returns to the mountain after a hundred years, those few houses and twenty mu of land will belong to me..."

"Boy Zhi, co-author, you sold yourself just for these? Why are your eyelids so shallow? Don't bully the young and poor. As long as you work hard, how can you not have a bright future?" Liang Yuzhong was also angry.

Liang Lizhi glanced at Liang Yuzhong, and groaned in dissatisfaction: "Third uncle doesn't hurt his back when he speaks, a full man doesn't know a hungry man is hungry!"

"Boy Zhi, your third uncle also came from a hungry man. Besides, you don't like that girl from the Chen family in your heart? Since you don't like her, how can you marry her against your will? Isn't that bad? You have to listen to what your third uncle said, he is doing it for your own good!" Mrs. Sun couldn't listen anymore.

Liang Lizhi rolled his eyes at Mrs. Sun, curled his lips, and said, "I don't even recognize my own father, you outsiders, why are you slapping me and telling me what to do?"

Before Liang Lizhi finished speaking, Liang Lisheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly jumped up.With a swing of his fist, he punched Liang Lizhi's left cheek.

Liang Lizhi was beaten and fell headlong on the table, his face buried in the dishes in front of him.Liang Lisheng rushed over quickly, grabbed Liang Lizhi by the collar, and threw him to the ground.

He straddled Liang Lizhi's body, grabbed the skirt of Liang Lizhi's chest with one hand, and punched him on the left side of the face.

With a wow, Liang Lizhi spat out a mouthful of blood, which splashed on the ground beside him, with two teeth mixed in it!
Everyone was startled by the sudden change. Liang Yuzhong roared and went forward to pull Liang Lisheng away. Liang Lisheng was still waving his fist with a livid face, threatening to beat Liang Lizhi to death. Liang Yuzhou and Taozhi grabbed him from behind.

Jin Xi's heart almost jumped out of her chest in astonishment, she really didn't expect Liang Lisheng to have such a fiery and straightforward side?Without saying a word, without warning, the fight will start, and it will really be beaten to death?However, this fight is really satisfying!

The women at the table looked at each other in dismay, Jin finally understood and understood, knowing that the third son did not want this family anymore!
She burst into tears, got up and stumbled towards Liang Lizhi who was still lying on the ground, gasping for breath with his mouth full of blood.Liang Lizhi lay sprawled on the ground, staring straight at the cobwebs pulled by spiders on the roof beams above his head, and the flying insects trapped on them, no matter how much Jin shook and cried, he didn't give the slightest response.

"If you have anything to say, say it calmly, he is your brother, what should you do if you beat him internally?" Tao Zhi anxiously scolded Liang Lisheng for his impulsiveness.

The women gathered around, some persuaded Mrs. Jin, some reconciled, and some checked Liang Lizhi's injuries. The room was in chaos.

It was the first time for the third and fourth children to be seated at such a family banquet. Seeing such a scene, both of them burst into tears.

"Xi'er, take the child to my room and stay for a while!" Tao Zhi said anxiously.

Jin Xi and Jin Rou put their arms around each other, and quickly carried them to Tao Zhi's room next door to the main room, and finally stabilized after coaxing them softly for a while.After a while, the chaos in the main room outside seemed to be subdued, and Jin Xi and Jin Rou walked out of the room with the third and fourth children in their arms.

Old Liangtou sat there stiffly, with tears streaming down his face.

Liang Lizhi was escorted by Liang Yuzhong and Liang Yuzhou from behind, and stubbornly knelt in front of the old Liangtou.Liang Lisheng crouched in a corner beside him with his head in his arms, while Taozhi softly persuaded him.

Cui Xique and Sun stood aside worriedly, while Liang Liqing stood aside with his eyes flushed and clenched fists, looking self-irritated.

The room fell into a brief silence, no one said a word, only the third and fourth children turned their heads innocently, with eyes like black grapes, rolling around.

Jin Xi coaxes the third and fourth children well, remembering Liang Lizhi's kind words to Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun before, and the malicious ridicule he returned, Jin Xi's anger is still burning.

"Third brother, you keep saying that you want to get rid of uncle's shadow, but I think that among the four brothers, you are the only one who has truly passed on your behavior and character!"

Jin Xi said in a clear voice, looking at Liang Lizhi with contempt and disdain.

Liang Lizhi turned his head abruptly, and shot a poisonous gaze at Jin Xi.

"If you gave the reason today, it is because you are rare for that girl. In order to repay the master's kindness to you, you want to lower your figure and join the Chen family, run the family business well with that girl, and serve the master. As your sister , I might give you a thumbs up."

"Bitch girl, why are you telling me what to do?" Liang Li said angrily, because he had two teeth knocked out, his mouth hurts when he opened his mouth, and he couldn't speak, so he closed his mouth angrily, and stared at Jin Xi with hatred.

If the eyes had any substance, Jin Xi should have been poked into a sieve by Liang Lizhi's eyes.

(End of this chapter)