folk legend

Chapter 18
In the countryside in the paddock, almost every family has a kang table, so in winter, there is often such a picture, a large family gathers around the kang table, sitting on the hot kang and eating pork stewed noodles .

Two people can sit on each side of the Kang table, and there are exactly eight people sitting around it, so it is also called the Eight Immortals table. The general Kang table is oiled with red lacquer. After a long time of use, the red paint on the top will fade away. , revealing the true color of the log, more antique and full of fragrance.

In the early days, this kang table was very particular.After the houses are built in the village, the leftover wood from the girders will be used to make this table.According to the old saying, only with this table can this house be called a home.

The height and size of the Kang table, as well as the size of the four legs, are all dead numbers passed down from the old life, and there is no mistake in it.The standard for testing all this is to put the finished kang table on the kang, and put a two-two porcelain jug on the table. The wall is on one plane, so it is qualified.

If it's super high or super low, it's not good for the host family.

It is said that the square table in Jiang Decai's house was made by a banner carpenter when his grandfather built the three earthen houses.It's just that it's put on the kang at the moment, but it's used for other purposes.

At this moment, a writing brush, a cinnabar printing box, yellow mounting paper cut into strips, and some other small odds and ends.Arrange them neatly on the table.Blind Han, who was sitting with his back to the window, closed his eyes and muttered for a while, then picked up the brush and began to draw symbols.

Jiang Decai was standing on the ground at this moment, stretching his neck to look at Han Xiazi's concentrating on drawing symbols.Jiang Liu accompanied his mother, sitting on the kang and sewing a baby.The emperor was next to the lying cabinet, sitting on a stool drinking water, tapping back and forth on the cabinet cover with a few fingers, the light bulb on the roof shone yellow light on everyone, no one spoke, only Zhang Huang tapped his fingers The rattling sound of the cabinet.

At this quiet time, there was a sound of plopping footsteps in the yard, and they rushed to the house in a drag.Zhang Huang raised his head and looked outside vigilantly, thinking who is this?
In the final analysis, these things belong to feudal superstition after all. In case there is another bad mouth, go to the village to make a small report, and tomorrow everyone in this room will go to the street to criticize and parade.

"Dougen, you can't lift your feet when you walk! I blame your mother for scolding you for wearing shoes."

Jiang Liu, who was sitting on the kang, heard footsteps, and shouted out the window.Hehe, he laughed a few times, and then there was a sound of opening the door, and Dougen came into the room.

After looking around at the people in the room, he sat down on the edge of the kang next to Jiang Liu without saying a word.Jiang Decai and his wife didn't talk to each other.

Only Zhang Huangshang and Han Xiazi raised their heads to look at Dougen, and they were stunned for a moment.Good guy!This kid must be about 1.8 meters tall now.It looked like half a door, standing with Jiang Liu, comparing Jiang Liu to a child.

But what is even more entertaining is that such a tall and thick young man has shaved his head with a teapot lid, and his very smooth hair hangs down, making him look quite attractive.

"Hey, your name is Dougen, right? I said, do you eat all the delicious food in your house? This guy is really strong." Zhang Huangshang sat on the stool and joked with the figure of Dougen stand up.

The simple and honest Dougen still laughed aloud, scratched his head, and said nothing.

It can be seen that Dougen is a person who doesn't like to talk, so Zhang Huang didn't say anything, picked up the tea mug and continued to drink water.

Seeing that everyone wasn't paying attention to him, Dougen poked Jiang Liu on the side with his finger: "Is it better? I'm going to my grandma's house before I come back."

Cheering at Dougen, Jiang Liu said, "It's okay, don't you see that Han Daxian is busy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Blind Han, who was busy drawing talismans on the kang, rolled his eyes, glared at Jiang Liu and said, "Don't put a high hat on me, don't do this, you kid must not hold your fart well."

Jiang Liu probably didn't have any good ideas, so after Blind Han let him down, he immediately approached Blind Han with a playful smile, and said, "Uncle Han, from what you said, it seems like I'm so badass." Yes, I am such a promising young man, why do you see me like this!"

"Pull it down. If you want to say that Dougen is that good young man, maybe I can still believe it. That has to be when you are not with you. If you want to talk about you, hehe, I really didn't see it."

After saying this, Zhang Huang couldn't hold back his joy on the ground, and even Jiang Decai and his wife laughed, making Han Xiazi rush to confess, and Jiang Liu, who was blushing and thick-necked, was stunned for a long time and couldn't come up with a word.

Hehe, Xia Xiazi also took revenge for getting up early!
The arrival of Dougen brought the house to liven up.Don't look at Dougen, who looks simple and honest on the surface, but he can strike up a conversation with everyone, he doesn't talk much, and he speaks to the point, and the fire is very accurate.

Zhang Huang, who hadn't spoken much all this time, was very surprised. A teenage boy could speak such sophisticated and sophisticated words, so he paid more attention to him.

It is precisely because of the arrival of Dougen that the people in the room chat with each other from time to time, but there is no embarrassment between big eyes and small eyes.At this time, Xiazi Han also finished drawing all the talismans he needed, and looked at the rag dolls that Lao Jiang's wife hadn't finished sewing.He took out the cigarette pouch and pot, filled the pot with cigarettes, and started to click.

It's just that while smoking a cigarette, his eyes kept glancing back and forth at the two children.The only remaining eyeball was spinning back and forth, not knowing what was going on.

After holding back for a while, Han Xiazi seemed very casual and said to Jiang Liu: "I said boy, I will arrange it for you this time. From now on, you can herd cattle with peace of mind, but please don't do it again." You messed with these things! You can't afford to mess with these things, do you hear me?"

This remark seemed to be full of concern, but after Xia Xiazi said it, Jiang Liu was extremely uncomfortable listening to the yin and yang.I thought to myself, I will never miss his uncle.Unconvinced in my heart, I said it bluntly.Furthermore, it was on the kang head of his own house, and this calf was righteous in his heart.

"Why, after co-authoring, when I see these things, I can hide as far away as possible, right? Even so, if they don't like me and cut me off again, what should I do?"

Xiazi Han pressed the soot in the cigarette pot with his hand, and then said: "I have thought about this for you too. When you herd cattle in the future, if you encounter any unsafe stuff, don't talk nonsense, just go straight to it." Kneeling on the ground, kowtowing three times, and shouting three times, the good man spares his life, ah no, the good monster spares his life. Those things will not provoke you because they see you are so pious."

"Uncle Han, what do you mean by that? According to what you say, I'd just put a quilt at home and stay out of the house. It's safer."

After hearing what Jiang Liu said, Blind Han intentionally acted surprised, looked at Jiang Liu for a long time, and then said, "Oh, look, this young man's brain is really good. Look at this trick, it's absolutely amazing. , It’s safe, but you don’t lose face. Your trick is good, this trick is good. I think it works, and you can do it like this from now on.”

While talking, Xia Xiazi continued to give Jiangliu a thumbs up, nodding with an approving expression.

Jiang Liu could also see that if he had no face or skin, he really couldn't compare to this old man.He was even more angry, and wanted to quarrel with Xiazi Han, but he was a junior.Just grab the bean root, the two of them went to the Westinghouse, and don't talk to Han Xiazi anymore, you have thick skin, go play with yourself.

Blind Han doesn't care about Jiang Liu and himself. Didn't you go to Westinghouse?Then I speak louder, speaking loudly does not consume electricity.

"What else can you do? You say you can't beat those things if you hit them, and you can't run away if you run them. What do you think you can do? When you encounter these things, you just have to wait for them to clean up."

In return, of course, Jiang Liu pretended not to hear the silence.

Zhang Huang, who was sitting on the stool, saw Han Xiazi's intentions, pointed at the old guy and smiled, without saying a word.Blind Han was seen through his mind, so he laughed and didn't say anything.

Lying on the kang in the west room, Jiang Liu was also thinking about this matter in his head. Although Han Xiazi's words were a bit hurtful, it was true.Most people can't see or touch those things, and even if they can see them, they just stare blankly and have nothing to do with them.I wanted to hear if there was any other way he could do it, but in the end, Blind Han stopped talking.

It turned out that at this time, Jiang Decai's wife had already sewed the doll.Han Xiazi checked it over and over for a long time with his hand, and when he saw that there was nothing wrong, he put it on the table casually.

Then he took out another slightly larger piece of yellow mounting paper from his bag, took the writing brush that he put down just now, raised his head and asked Jiang Decai: "Brother Jiang, what month was the day when the accident happened?"

For fear of making a mistake, Jiang Decai counted with his fingers for a while, and then carefully told him the detailed date.While listening, Han Xiazi wrote the date on the yellow paper with a brush.

After the ink has dried, dip it in a little cinnabar and stick it on the back of the doll.

"During the meeting, everyone don't talk, and when I let everyone talk, everyone will talk." Han Xiazi told everyone that at this time, he had already got off the ground and put on his shoes, took the doll, hugged all the things, and put his head on the ground. He ran to the Westinghouse, and Jiang Decai and his wife Zhang Huang also followed him and went to the Westinghouse together.

First of all, blind man Han asked Jiang Liu to go to the top of the kang and sit cross-legged.He took out the prepared red cloth and put it on him like a cloak. Finally, he pulled two heads and tied a big loose button.Now, Jiang Liu is covered with a red cloth except for the small cut head exposed outside, which is particularly attractive in this dark small room.

He took out the five big coins again and handed them to Jiang Liuhou. "Boy, hold these big guys in the palm of your hand, don't move around. Do you hear me?"

At this time, Jiang Liu naturally didn't dare to joke, so he hurriedly agreed.

(End of this chapter)