Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 38

Changjuan, Xiaocui, Chunhua, and Xiuhua just came out of the house when they saw Mrs. Shuan running in from outside the fenced courtyard. Did Zi Zi go out to play with Cheng Zi?"

"No, I'm sitting in the house warming the fire." Sitting under the eaves of the hall, Mrs. Zhou was using a small basket to sift the sand in the fried melon seeds. She was ready to sift and grab them and bring them into each room. He put down the small basket, patted the sand off his body, and stood up.

"Li is calling to go to the ancestral hall to worship ancestors, no, my baby's father asked me to call Zhuzi and Shuanzi." Shuanzi's mother hurriedly walked over with a smile, said a few words to Zhou, and called out loudly , "Zhuanzi, Shuanzi, come out quickly, go to the ancestral hall, your father is still waiting."

At this time, Chang Juan and the other girls also came over, Xiao Cui hurriedly ran to her mother, Chang Zhu and Chang Shuan also hurried out when they heard the call, "Mother, didn't you say that Grand Uncle is not in good health?" Comfortable, the ancestor worship was postponed until noon." Chang Zhu asked as soon as he came out.

"I don't know, maybe it will be better this time, why don't you ask, hurry up, it will be too late, and be careful to be scolded by your father." Shuan Zimother hurriedly beckoned the brothers to go quickly, every New Year's Eve The ancestor worship in the ancestral hall on the first day of junior high school is not a joke, it is a very important event, Chang Zhu naturally knows the importance of it, he dare not delay any longer, pulls up Chang Shuan and strides out.

Zhang Zhang and Zhang Xing also went out of the house with the two brothers of the Chang family. Seeing that they had run away, Zhang Xing leaned over to his elder brother and asked in a low voice, "Brother, why Shuanzi and the others go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors every year, but why? Why don't we use it?"

"The ancestral hall is surnamed Chang, and our surname is not Chang. How can people who are not of the same surname be involved in important matters such as worshiping ancestors." Zhang Zhang leaned slightly and said in Zhang Xing's ear. Tuntian Village went back several generations, and almost all of them lived in families with the surname Chang. Later, due to reasons such as marriage and migration, other families with other surnames gradually appeared. Even now, the common surname in Tuntian Village is still Chang.

When Zhang Zhang and Zhang Xing were talking softly, Shuan Ziniang also chatted with Mrs. Zhou, and she said she was going to leave after a while. Mrs. Zhou hurriedly went to the kitchen, packed a pack of snacks for each girl, and came out all the time. Stuffed it into their hands, asked them to take it back to eat, and said with a smile: "There is nothing good, just treat it as a sweet treat."

Mrs. Shuan Zi was also very forthright, she hurriedly smiled and called Xiao Cui to thank Mrs. Zhou, and the other girls also thanked Mrs. Shuan one after another, and then left with Mrs. Shuan Zi.

In this way, all the guests at home left, and Mrs. Zhou came to Zhang Yun's room. After entering the room, she put the bench back and put away the snacks. Alright, you can close your eyes and rest for a while, Doctor Xiao Hong told you to rest more."

"Mother, I get it. I just lay down. I had a full sleep last night. I really can't fall asleep now." Zhang Yun laughed softly, and Zhou thought about it, so he stopped urging her.

"Mother, I heard the voice of Shuan Ziniang just now. She came to our house and rushed out of the door. Why did she leave so quickly?" Zhang Yun was really bored lying down, so he asked casually, wanting to chat with his mother for a few words. relieve boredom.

Mrs. Zhou tidied up all the house in a short time, holding two big bowls of snacks in her hands, and was about to go out. When Zhang Yun asked, she smiled and said, "She is here to call Zhuzi and Shuanzi to the ancestral hall." Ancestors, call their two brothers away, and she won't stay." After saying this, Mrs. Zhou interrupted: "You rest, mother has gone out, and I will wait for Doctor Xiaohong to bring the medicine later. , and bring it in for you to drink after it’s fried.”

Zhang Yun murmured thoughtfully. The Zhou family didn’t pay attention when they went out. He was thinking about the ancestor worship just mentioned in his mind. As long as men with the same surname and family will participate, it means that most people in the village will gather in the ancestral hall. On such an important occasion, it is most suitable to announce something, for example, the matter of tea oil.

Zhang Yun asked his father and mother in private a few days ago, and the two of them had similar thoughts, and they both felt that there was no need to hide this matter. The area at the east foot of Qingtunling is all from the village public. Well, these tea oil fruits also belong to the property of the village, and now their family has made a small amount of money by relying on this, which is considered a steal. If they still want to monopolize it, it would be too kind.

Knowing the meaning of her parents, Zhang Yun will naturally not disobey, and she still remembers what her grandfather said, that every family in the village can live a good life, that would be really good, since relying on things from the public If life is improved, it is only natural to benefit the public. She also agrees with this point. The whole family has the same opinion, but how to say it, and when to say it, Zhang Yun has been thinking about it, because he is afraid of dealing with it. No, it will arouse people's suspicion. They feel that they are really unable to hide it, so they are forced to speak out. If this is the case, it will give the villagers a bad feeling, and if it is not good, it will crowd out Zhang's family, and the loss outweighs the gain .

These days, she has been having headaches from time to time. Just hearing Zhou’s mention, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Isn’t it a perfect opportunity to worship the ancestors in the ancestral hall? This will definitely reflect their initiative, rather than being forced. In this way, their family's prestige may rise to the sky.

The more Zhang Yun thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea. He couldn't lie down all of a sudden, so he hurriedly got up, put on his cotton clothes and trousers, got off the kang and ran outside the house.

As soon as the door was opened, the cold wind from outside came in. Zhang Yun, who had been nestled in the warm quilt, had such an alternation of cold and heat, his nose immediately itched, and he sneezed a few times. Hurriedly covering his mouth and nose, he ran towards the main room.

When I got to the hall, I took a look inside and saw Zhang Liangen, Zhang Youqing, and Mrs. Zhou were all sitting around the table in the hall, eating melon seeds and chatting.

"Grandpa, father, mother." Zhang Yun called, and ran into the main room quickly.

The people in the room were all startled when they saw Zhang Yun suddenly, and Mrs. Zhou became anxious, jumped up, and shouted: "Yun'er, why did you run out without making a sound? What's the matter? Call your mother!" It's all right, come on, don't stay here, go into the house quickly."

Without waiting for Mrs. Zhou to pull her away, Zhang Yun ran to Zhang Liangen and Zhang Youqing, and said anxiously, "Grandpa, Dad, I have something important to do, it's about camellia oil."

Zhang Liangen, Zhang Youqing, and Zhou Shi didn't expect her to suddenly mention camellia oil, but they were stunned for a moment. Zhang Yun didn't stop talking, and directly expressed his thoughts.

Seeing her daughter talking anxiously, Mrs. Zhou listened to a few words and felt that it was an urgent matter. This would interrupt her and force her to go back to the house. I'm afraid it was impossible, but she was worried that she would catch the cold again, so she immediately got busy. He brought the brazier in the main room to her feet, brought a bench for her to sit on, and then he was going to close the door of the main room so that less wind could blow in.

As soon as Mrs. Zhou turned around, when she looked up, she saw a figure standing in front of the main room door. She was so cold that she was so shocked that she almost cried out. When she took a closer look, it turned out to be Hong Cheng. He didn't know when he was standing there. In front of the door, there were several packs of medicine bundled in his hand.

"It's Doctor Xiao Hong, why don't you make a sound? The medicine is here. How much is the medicine? I'll take the money for you." Mrs. Zhou stroked her chest to regain her composure, stepped forward and left the main room, and took Hong Cheng's hand. The medicine inside, asked softly, not wanting to disturb the conversation inside.

"Five copper coins per pack, here are three packs, a total of fifteen coins." Hong Cheng reported the amount with a smile, and Mrs. Zhou hurriedly went to the house to get the money, and invited Hong Cheng to go there together, and took the opportunity to open the door of the main room. Bring it on.

When the door was not completely closed, Hong Cheng looked at the main room unintentionally, and then followed Mrs. Zhou, and informed Mrs. Zhou of the amount of water for decocting the medicine. He stopped in front of the door. He took the money out of the house and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Doctor Xiaohong, for this trip." Mrs. Zhou thanked her again, but Hong Cheng hurriedly said that he didn't dare to take it. He also gave him the money and thanked him. Mrs. Zhou was about to send Hong Cheng out. How could he know? Hong Cheng's feet seemed to have taken root, and he didn't intend to leave. Instead, he hesitated for a while, took out a small box from his bosom, and stuffed it into Zhou's hand at once.

The sudden appearance made Zhou a little puzzled, looked at Hong Cheng, and said, "Doctor Xiao Hong, what is this?"

The words were on the verge of his mouth, Hong Cheng didn't know what to say anymore, he muttered a few times, and then murmured: "This... is for scalding, auntie, you can keep it for use." As soon as he finished speaking, he As if burning his butt, he left without saying a word, and ran out of the yard.

Looking at the back of Hong Cheng running away, and looking at the box in his hand, Mrs. Zhou remembered that her daughter had burned her hands two days ago, and now her hands are still a little red, and they haven't been completely removed. Yun Zi didn't care about it, and didn't wipe anything, but Hong Cheng noticed it and thought to himself, this little doctor Hong is really a doctor and his parents.

Zhou smiled and put the box into her bosom, took the medicine to the kitchen, lit the stove, and prepared to decoct the medicine.

Here Mrs. Zhou is busy in the kitchen, while the grandparents and grandchildren over there are discussing in the main room. After Zhang Yun finished speaking, Zhang Youqing said: "This is indeed a good idea, but it is the Chang's ancestral hall. We are not Chang's." , such an important sacrifice, how can I enter?"

Zhang Yun woke up and said, "Father, of course people are not allowed to trespass when offering sacrifices to ancestors. You just need to stand outside the ancestral hall and wait for the end of the ancestor worship. La Zhuli is telling this and ask him to help announce it in public. , that’s okay.”

"Well, what Yun'er said is right, let's do it like this, Daqing, hurry up, hurry to the ancestral hall." Zhang Liangen nodded after hearing this, and he agreed in his heart, and hurriedly urged.

Zhang Youqing responded, and immediately stood up, ready to go out, but Zhang Yun called him hastily, and hurriedly said: "Father, you take your eldest brother, you must let him go with you for things like improving your reputation, go In the end, he is the pillar of our family, we have to pave the way for him."

These words hit the minds of Zhang's father and son, and Zhang Youqing smiled immediately: "Yes, I didn't expect that, I'll call Cheng Zi and let him go with him." Zhang Youqing went out of the main room and went inside He called Zhang Zhang and hurried him to the ancestral hall in the south of the village.

Zhang Liangen, who stayed in the hall, looked at Zhang Yun with a smile, and felt that his granddaughter was very sensible and well-behaved. At a young age, she was thinking about her father and brother, worrying about their affairs, and she was so transparent, which was really rare.

After Zhang Yun said this, he felt dry mouth, sore throat, and dizziness. He knew that his condition might worsen, so he didn't dare to delay any longer. He said to his grandfather and went back to the room. Shi came in with a medicine bowl.

"Yun'er, drink up the medicine soon." Mrs. Zhou helped Zhang Yun, who was resting with her eyes closed, to lean on her body. Zhang Yun took the bowl, poured the whole medicine down, and licked the corner of his mouth. The medicine is not very bitter.

After drinking the medicine, Mrs. Zhou hurriedly asked her to lie down, tucked in the quilt, and repeatedly told her not to get off the kang, and not to run around. After seeing her answering one by one, she left the house.

Zhang Yun did feel tired too, with his head resting heavily on the pillow, and after a while, he fell into a daze. When he woke up like a dream, he felt that his father and elder brother had returned, and came in to see her. She wanted to open her eyes very much. He opened his eyes and asked about the situation of the ancestral hall, but he was really unable to wake up, and after an unknown amount of time, he gradually fell into darkness.

(End of this chapter)