Hunger for a hundred years

Chapter 14 (14)
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a hunchback came up, pulling the cow and carrying a plow on his shoulders.He Jiangao grabbed the plowshare and carried it to the field for him.The middle-aged man came over, patted Jiangao's head and said, "This baby is so good." There was another violent cough.He is the poorest family in Hejiapo. His wife died of tuberculosis a few years ago. Unexpectedly, the grass on his wife's grave didn't grow very deep, and he got tuberculosis again.Jiangao asked, "Father Wu, why didn't Brother Jianshen come to mow the grass?" The middle-aged man said, "He has diarrhea today." He Jianshen is his son.Jiangao said courteously: "Take a break, let's take the cow over there for a while." The middle-aged man stopped coughing, smiled and said, "The cow is full." The cow's belly was really tight It is very round, and there is a clump of tender grass next to its mouth, but it is not interested.Jiangao secretly winked at He Da, opened his crotch, and urinated on the clump of tender grass.

Just as Jiangao's urine came out, he was a listless cow, but he couldn't wait to eat the grass in one bite.Seeing this, the middle-aged man said anxiously: "Where is the baby, cows get belly fat after eating urine grass. Are you going to burst the belly of the cow? I borrowed this cow." Forcibly pulled the cow away.After pulling out several steps, the cow is not afraid of the pain of the nose rope, and turns his head to look at the clump of green grass that has been gnawed.

"Understood?" Jiangao whispered to He Da.

He Da understood, but since Father Wu was also afraid that the tripe would burst with urine, how dare he give Huang Guzi urine?

Jiangao said: "I have entrusted you with the method, and it is up to you whether you follow it or not."
Since then, He Da has been very excited.A kind of tension and excitement brought about by looking for opportunities to cut corners and cheat the owner.

Two months later, he finally had a successful attempt.Next to the cattle pen, there is a urine bucket all year round. The main task of this urine bucket is to serve Jianxiang at night.Jianxiang's bed is just above the cow pen. If the cow pen is regarded as the ground floor, Jianxiang lives on the second floor, facing up and down. Toilet, just stick the dick in the hole, sprinkle it down, just catch it in the bucket.He even pulled the shit out of there too.That day, He Da sneaked back from the slope early in the morning, timidly put the unqualified grass into the cow trough, and immediately poured the spicy urine in the bucket onto the grass with a dung ladle.

A miracle happened: the three cows competed for each other, and after a short effort, they rolled the thatch that they usually didn't look at into their stomachs, and their stomachs were all round.Next, He Dacai put the fresh and tender grass in it, and of course he didn't spill any urine. The cows just sniffed it with their noses, then turned their heads away, wagging their ears lazily and licking their lips.

For the rest of the winter, He Da used this method to deceive the Chen family.When Mrs. Chen went to the cattle trough to check, she saw that the tripe was round and there was still grass left in the trough. She thought that saving He Da would not be in vain. .At that time, hiring a long-term worker not only provided food, but also paid four silver dollars a month. After a year, it was 28 silver dollars. One silver dollar bought three buckets of rice, and 28 yuan was 84 buckets of rice.Mrs. Chen was unwilling to settle these small accounts before, and felt heartbroken when she did so. Now, she is very happy to settle these accounts.

Because of He Da's excellent work, Mrs. Chen became more and more satisfied with him. If he was to be driven away, he didn't need to tell him every day, but warned him every now and then.At the same time, although He Da still ate miscellaneous grains when eating, he was still taken away after eating a bowl, but there were more bowls than before.He Da silently appreciated his master's kindness, and felt guilty for his deception, but he could only do that, otherwise, he would not be able to handle one cow, let alone three.

The spring of that year came early, and as soon as March arrived, the mountains and plains were so green that the eyes were filled with plum blossoms and peach blossoms. The rich fragrance of flowers filled the entire slope with an illusory atmosphere of prosperity.Once the hibernating animals came out, the slope became even more lively.

This is the favorite season of the little ones.

But as soon as He Day entered the spring, he fell into loneliness, because He Jiangao moved away.Their family moved to a place far, far away.It is said that there is under the dam, and cars can be seen there!According to the adults, they moved because Jiangao's uncle got rich.During that time, He Da opened and closed his eyes, thinking of his extremely smart partner who got along with him day and night, and worried that he would go to mow the grass when he went to a place with a car? He Huaqiang's family has three of them, but they have always looked down on He Da; they also wanted to bully He Da, but they had He Jiangao's protection at that time, and He Zhongbao's three brothers were far behind He Jiangao's spiritual light. He often falls into He Jiangao's trap easily, holds a grudge against him, and has nothing to do.He Jianshen is the only one who can talk to He Da. However, Jianshen's family's poverty covers dozens of mountains, and families with smoke on their roofs do not let their children play with Jianshen. Of course, the Chen family does not allow He Da to play with him. He hangs around so as not to tarnish her family's reputation; besides, Jianshen's mother died of lung disease, and his father contracted lung disease again. Who can guarantee that Jianshen's lungs are sound?In addition, there is He Kuiyuan, He Xiandong's son, but he is several years younger, and now he has to be carried on his back when climbing mountains. Without He Jiangao's company and support, He Da suddenly felt so lonely and helpless.He still used the old method to deal with Chen's inspection, but he was definitely not as calm as before.

He spent a month like this tremblingly.

During this month, he looked at Chen's eyes whether he had nothing to do, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Chen had discovered his deceit; in fact, Chen treated him much better than before, and even planned to add to him. Make a suit.

He Da's abnormal behavior was hidden from Chen, but he couldn't escape Jianxiang's eyes.He had already begun to doubt He Da.

One night, he pulled He Da aside and said sharply, "I'm going to ask you something, if you don't tell the truth, I'll ask my parents to kick you out!"
He Da trembled with fright and stammered, "Brother, I only did this today."
Jianxiang just wanted to deceive him, but he didn't expect that something happened.It was wonderful how he was astonished and proud of himself at the same time.

"Tell me in detail! If you play tricks, I'll tell my parents."
He Da honestly explained the whole process of how he buried horse core and iron wire grass under the flower basket, put shallow grass on top, and how he put rough grass first, drenched with urine, and finally put the shallow grass.

"Damn it, I saved your life, but you're here to lie like this?!" Before Jianxiang could finish cursing, he kicked He Da in the face with his toe.

Hearing He Da's suppressed crying, Mrs. Chen looked for him.Jianxiang relayed He Da's words to his mother exactly.

Chen was so angry that he almost choked to death with a mouthful of thick phlegm.

He Da became a savage.

The scope of his activities still does not go beyond Hejiapo.The farthest place is Anzi Temple and Zhouzi Temple Terrace to the west.

From Hejiapo to Anzi Temple, two roads were opened this morning that can pull cattle, one from the Datian Ridge and the other from the Yantang; the reason why these two roads were opened was because He Huaqiang and He Heng were there Bian bought the "light meat" field of the prodigal son.He Huaqiang took He Heng to bribe Chief Jia. In the name of convenience for everyone, Chief Jia forced the villagers to contribute money to widen a road and open a new road.

He Da started his begging career along these two roads.He doesn't know how to beg yet, he only knows how to run wherever there is smoke, and when he sees someone cooking, he approaches the door inch by inch.He became the disaster star of everyone on the slope!When his short and thin body moved over, many people felt threatened and closed the door with a bang.Out of fear of hunger and desire for food, he moved inch by inch towards the door smelling of rice, smelling the smell of food mixed with firewood smoke, listening to the sound of chopsticks touching the edge of the bowl, listening to the sound of chewing. He heard the sound of adults yelling at the child for accidentally spilling rice grains on the ground, and the sound of the child begging to scoop up some watercress in the jar. He didn't leave until the bowls and chopsticks were put away and the atmosphere of eating completely dissipated.

This kind of life has been integrated into He Da's life. After decades, what is preserved in his memory is that clear feeling. The specific families he went to are a blur.But He Da remembers one encounter very clearly.That day, he walked towards the door of He Huaqiang's house. Not only did He Huaqiang not close the door, but he also stood by the stove and sent him a smiling face.He Da couldn't help speeding up his pace.The food of He Huaqiang's family is the best on the whole slope. It is rumored that his family holds a tooth festival every other week. During the season, He Huaqiang would invite two butchers to put down the fat pigs with their tails stuck in their buttocks, and place several large baskets of meat cut into strips.
When he arrived outside He Huaqiang's door, He Huaqiang didn't let him in. Of course, He Da could only stand outside the door leaning against the half-person-high threshold, with his finger in his mouth and his eyes staring at the stove.He Huaqiang's emotions seemed to be particularly high, he lifted the lid of the pot exaggeratedly (a hot steam immediately enveloped his entire head), and loudly and forcefully called his son to bring a bowl of rice.His wife and sons were also in high spirits and quite agile.Just after serving two bowls of rice, his long-term worker came back.He Huaqiang hired three long-term workers, and the long-term foreman took another can of rice and went to the corner of the room to share with the two brothers.He Da saw that the owner ate yam rice, the yams were shaved clean and round, and the long-time worker ate yam rice too, but the skin was not peeled, and the rice grains in the rice were pitifully small.

This is the rule of He Huaqiang's family. Usually, the long-term workers are not allowed to eat with them. Only during the New Year and festivals can they be scooped into a jar.At this time, He Huaqiang looked at He Da, then at the long-term workers, and said, "You can eat later." The long-term workers obeyed the order.In this way, He Da can only see his master eating.After eating a bowl, they slowed down, put the food in the rice bowl, and deliberately came to the door to eat.He Da saw that there were slices of meat in the bowl of He Mangzi who was shorter than him!The sliced ​​meat was fried with old salted vegetables, white and black, covering the old salted vegetables so greasy and smooth.He Mangzi ate a few pieces of fat meat, planed it into a bowl and said, "Father, I don't want this thin piece." He Da thought, I can finally eat a piece of meat, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat.But He Huaqiang came over, picked the piece of lean meat into his bowl, and replaced it with a piece of fat for He Mangzi.

they eat like this
In He Da's eyes, their meal time was both long and short. What was long was that He Huaqiang clearly smiled at him, so why didn't he pass it off a little?For a brief moment, someone is full and puts down the bowl, and then everyone is full and puts down the bowl!
He Da, who suffered inhuman torture, fell into despair.But at this time, He Huaqiang scooped out a ladle of rice and walked straight to the door. He Da immediately stretched out his hand, meaning to catch the food that He Huaqiang gave him with his palm.But He Huaqiang turned to the right and poured the rice into a stone dog trough.He Da didn't know that He Huaqiang had just raised a puppy today, and he thought it was for him to eat in the trough. He was about to move when He Huaqiang called out "Woo", and the sleeping puppy in the firewood nest flew away. Running out, the pink tongue rolled a few times, licking the stone trough until only a piece of wet light remained.

After that, He Huaqiang yelled at everyone, locked the door, and went uphill.

He Da couldn't find food at other people's houses, so He Da had to go to the mountains to find it.At the end of April, before the soaked soybeans come out, you can pick the soybean leaves, pods and pea pods that have not yet grown to satisfy your hunger. Once the soaked soybeans come out, there is no such good thing anymore.In addition to defending against hogs and hares, the people on the slope mainly focus on defending against He Da. As long as He Da approaches a certain field edge, he will inevitably hear a frightened and angry curse: "Fucking wild dick, get out!" Then, from an unknown corner, there was a burst of rushing.It was the master who came after him.In order to avoid a severe beating without knowing the consequences, He Dabi fled.He Da had good leg strength all his life, and after he turned 70, he was able to walk hundreds of miles a day, that's when he practiced.
One day, He Da was being chased and accidentally bumped into an old pine tree. The skin of the old pine cut his forehead, and he wiped away the blood that covered his eyes while running.Turning a bend, there is a puddle in front of you, the water in the puddle is crystal clear, and several fish like needles come and go quickly.Seeing that the yelling and footsteps had disappeared, He Da sat by the puddle, took a look at his face, and then washed the blood off his face with water.The water mirror was smashed by him and swayed, and dozens of bloody faces immediately appeared in the water, revealing hideous features.

He forgot to wash his face and wept sadly.

He didn't notice that his pursuer was closing in on him.

This person held a dog-beating stick in his hand, and thought that as long as he grabbed He Da, he would hit him on the head with the stick, but when this person saw He Da who was crying sadly, his heart clicked and a piece fell Hard shell and therefore did not lift the stick.

He Da saw the man who was pushing behind him in the water, he suddenly turned over and threw himself down, knelt down and shouted: "Third Wife."
Yan Shi didn't respond.

Now in Hejiapo, even He Huaqiang is afraid of He Xingxiao and Yan's family, because their second son He Min's troubles are getting bigger and bigger, and he has become a regiment commander in the national army!The eldest son, He Dong'er, had just been promoted to deputy division commander in the Red Army, and was killed in the Wanyuan defense battle not long ago; He opened his eyes bulgingly, as if he couldn't believe that he was really dead.When the news came back, Mrs. Yan wept bitterly, and He Xingxiao scolded: "Cry hard! It's good to die! If you don't die, the whole family will suffer from him!" Once He Donger died, He Xingxiao no longer had to be afraid of anything.

He Da shouted again: "Third Nanny."
Yan said: "I won't beat you today, but you must remember in the future, you are not allowed to steal my peas. If you go to steal other people's peas, you are not allowed to steal mine; if you call me a third wife, you should know Steal my peas."
(End of this chapter)