Reborn to be rich

Chapter 70
Nearly 40 people from Zhang Guodong's family crowded into the grandpa's house. Except for the third and fourth grandpas, only a few older uncles offered incense to his great-grandparents in the house.

"Guodong, come in and burn incense sticks for your grandpa and grandma!" Suddenly the uncle's voice came from the room, and everyone made way for Zhang Guodong.

Zhang Guodong walked into the room and saw his grandpa, third grandpa, fourth grandpa, uncle, and father inside. The reason why his father was there was because his grandfather had passed away. Uncle is the leader of his father's generation, so he is naturally qualified to stay inside.

Zhang Guodong put on three sticks of incense in a proper manner, and then kowtowed three more times before being called to him by his grandfather.

"Guodong, you are the most promising one of our third generation. From now on, the grandpas will depend on you when they are born. Your uncle is not competitive, he just sticks to the old ways. Your second uncle is capable but went to Chang'an , you have to make up your own mind when you have something to do at home." The grandpa sat on the kang, and everyone in the room looked at Zhang Guodong.

"Grandpa, no matter what is going on at home, as long as I can help." This is not a time for modesty. Don't look at this short speech on New Year's Eve in the countryside. It will determine the future of the entire big family. After listening to the words of the great grandfather, all uncles must ask his opinion on important matters in the family, and he has to take care of all the members of the family.

"Okay, let everyone come in!" the grandpa said, and the fourth uncle brought a group of uncles into the house. They ranked uncles according to age, and the father kowtowed to the grandpa together. Zhang Guodong stood at the end. He has not kowtowed yet portion.

After kowtowing, the grandpa gave 2 cents to the younger ones, and then waited for the uncle to take everyone out, the second brother walked in with all Zhang Guodong's cousins, and Zhang Guodong found his place for the grandpa After kowtowing, Zhang Guorui, who was at the end of the team, received 2 cents in New Year's money.

After kowtowing to the grandpa, sister-in-law Lianhua served cold meat and wine, and everyone took a bite in embarrassment. Grandpa's New Year's greetings are over.

Then everyone bid farewell to the grandpa's house and came to Zhang Guodongjia together. Several uncles gave incense to Zhang Guodong's grandfather, Zhang Chenglin distributed lucky money to all the children, and everyone picked up a few mouthfuls of food at random, and the scene ended again Alright, I'm going to the third grandpa's house next.

Walking through the homes of the third and fourth grandpas in one night, Zhang Chenglin is over, but Zhang Guodong and the second have to go to the homes of the fourth and fifth uncles, especially the eighth uncle is in the third team, and there are not many people here. Zhang Guodong returned to the second team, and he followed Leslie Cheung to their home.

"Oh, it's the last one here! We've finished the rest, don't go, let's have two drinks tonight, your sister-in-law has prepared a lot of food, don't waste it." The two brothers made a big circle They were all too tired, Zhang Guodong sat at the head of the anti-tank, Zhang Guotao and Zhang Wenbin sat below, the two of them walked around all night and didn't eat much, and they were hungry at this time!
Zhang Guodong didn't shirk it, and saw the two children of the second brother gave each of them 10 yuan for the New Year's Eve.

"How can this be done! You have given too much! This year you collected stones from Beizhuang Village for Second Brother Rang, and you have an extra tractor at home. Your sister-in-law has always said that she would invite you to thank her. This cup is a toast to my brother." Yours." Although the second brother said that the New Year's money was a lot, he didn't refuse, he knew that Zhang Guodong was rich, and a few dozen dollars for his brothers was nothing, and he had benefited too much from Zhang Guodong this year.

"Yes, Guodong! Now I have a bright face when I go back to my mother's house. What kind of situation we lived in the past, my father didn't like Guorong. Now he talks about it every day when he goes out. My sister-in-law doesn't say anything unnecessary. If you come to our place in the future, just ask.” The second sister-in-law personally poured wine for the four Zhang Guodong brothers.

"Opportunities are equal, and I didn't do much to help. Now the national policy is good. As long as you are willing to use your brains, there are many opportunities to make money. I don't know how the eldest brother and the third brother have been doing in the past few years?" Zhang Guodong thought of the elder brother Zhang Guoxu, the third brother Zhang Zehui.

The elder brother went to Chang'an to join the elder brother. The second uncle worked in the provincial textile factory and was also a small leader in the factory. The third brother injured someone in a fight last year and fled to Chang'an to join the elder brother. I don't know how things are going.

"Brother is now the sales team leader. It's good to have second uncle to take care of him. Your third brother worked in the textile factory for a week last year and disappeared. I heard that he went to Sanyuan County. I don't know how it is now." Leslie Cheung said that Zhang Zehui couldn't help but sigh. In fact, the third brother was not serious at the time. did not return.

"In a few years, I'll ask someone to inquire about the third brother's news and ask him to come back quickly. I plan to go to the south around May this year. I don't know if the second brother is willing to go."

"South? What are you doing in the south?" Leslie Cheung asked curiously, Zhang Guotao and Zhang Wenbin also looked up.

"I read a recent newspaper. The country may have a big move this year. There is a chance to make money. If you do it well, you can make a lot of money. Are you willing to follow me and I will take you to make money together, or I will give you 1 yuan to do it directly. Remuneration." Zhang Guodong looked at Zhang Wenbin as he spoke, and saw Zhang Wenbin looking at him excitedly, there are now opportunities to make money everywhere in the South, and he often heard people say that it was his wish to go to the South once.

"Do you need capital?" Leslie Cheung asked after making eye contact with his wife.

"The more the better, but there must be risks." Zhang Guodong returned.

"Then I can still do it with you, and you don't have to give me so much, just give me a little."

As a reborn person, how could Zhang Guodong not seize the opportunity of Huaxia's first national issuance of national bonds. This time, Huaxia's national bonds made many people suddenly become millionaires.

After chatting at the second brother's house for a long time, Zhang Guodong didn't tell everyone how to make money, but just made everyone prepare to go to the south, and this trip will take a long time.

Back home, my mother was making dumplings with my third sister. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. Eating dumplings in the morning is a custom in the village, which means that the whole family will be reunited for a year.

After the dumplings were made, everyone sat on the kang to eat snacks. Gong Xiaoqing went back to her room early to sleep. Tonight, she saw how the people of Zhangjialing Village celebrate the New Year. It was much more lively than in the city.

"Brother, look at my New Year's money!" Zhang Xiaoyue squeezed to Zhang Guodong's side, and took out a bunch of New Year's money from her pocket, which seemed to be more than 40 yuan.

"Why do you have so much lucky money, give me some quickly." Seeing Zhang Guodong pretending to snatch it, Zhang Xiaoyue was so scared that he quickly hid it.

"My father gave me 10 yuan, my mother gave me 1 yuan, my fifth uncle 2 yuan, my fourth uncle 5 yuan, and my second brother [-] yuan..." Zhang Xiaoyue counted her lucky money, but Zhang Guodong was thinking about when the family would be able to return home. With electricity, I can buy a TV at home to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Zhang Guodong couldn't bear it any longer, so he went back to the house and went to bed early. His father and mother were still watching the year. At 12 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Guodong was not awakened by the constant sound of firecrackers in the village.

The next morning, after Zhang Guodong got up, he saw a group of neighbor children picking up firecrackers in his yard. Last night, the children had to search carefully for every firecracker that was set off. other toys.

After eating the dumplings cooked by my mother, my mother drove everyone out of the yard. They couldn't stay at home on the first day of the new year. People in Zhangjialing village usually went to Qingyun Temple and Baoyu tree to worship Buddha at this time. Zhang Guodong came to the brigade department. When the drum was played, all the villagers gathered around to watch the drum. The children happily chased after it among the crowd, and sporadic firecrackers sounded continuously.

"Village chief, let's play the drum!" Seeing Zhang Guodong approaching, a villager gave up the position of the head drum to Zhang Guodong. He and the grandfather took the lead together. The sound of gongs and drums sounded throughout Zhangjialing Village again. After three rounds, everyone proposed to go to the temple for a tour , the big drum represents evil spirits in the countryside, which is consistent with the meaning of the temple, and today there are many people from other villages who come to Qingyun Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, so the temple can also look festive!
Zhang Guodong asked Wang Le, who was on the side, to drive a tractor to their house. As a result, many spectators in the village also drove their tractors. At one time, 9 tractors pulled more than 30 people and walked all the way to Qingyun Temple with drums and gongs.

It was still early to go around Qingyun Temple, and the tractor pulled the members of the gong and drum team from the first team, passing by the door of every house. This was a shock to the whole village. Many villagers followed the gong and drum team and were very envious , I only blame myself for not practicing gongs and drums well. On such an important occasion, only the best players in the village can play.

It didn’t take long to go from the first team all the way to the fourth team. Everyone’s enthusiasm was still very high before noon. Zhang Guodong felt that the three sets of drums were already familiar to everyone and couldn’t be more familiar. It's getting thicker gradually, and it's time to change to some difficult drum beats to teach everyone.

"I think everyone is familiar with these drumbeats. Do you want to learn some difficult drumbeats?" After returning to the village brigade, Zhang Guodong asked while everyone was resting.

"Guodong, do you know other drums? I know a lot of drums, but they are all relatively simple, not as good as ours." The grandfather looked at Zhang Guodong. At this time, there are very few people who read books and learn drums. The drumbeats are handed down from the ancestors, it is very difficult to create new drumbeats, let alone complicated ones.

"I have 2 sets of drums here, both of which are used by many professional gongs and drums teams. One is very difficult. I will teach you the simpler one first. Listen to it!" After Zhang Guodong finished speaking, everyone eagerly waited for him to perform. Everyone also wants to learn more, and there are some directions for further steps.

Zhang Guodong started to drop the hammer, and a brand new set of drum beats was displayed in front of everyone. There are three difficulties in this set of drum beats, two of which are extreme drums that need to be mastered alone, and there is a pause of one and a half beats, which is not good for mastering the rhythm. People are likely to act badly.

Everyone was very excited watching it, but how could they remember such a difficult drumbeat over and over again, Zhang Guodong began to ask everyone to drum the drums in sections, and the grandfather slowly started to think about it with the drum hammer alone. After everyone entered the memorization and learning stage, Zhang Guodong Start to explain the new drum soundtrack to other secondary students.

When it was finally time to eat, when Zhang Guodong went home to eat, some people were still practicing at the entrance of the brigade attentively. When he came back after eating, all the gongs and drums were being practiced. Grandpa called him over when he came back.

"The drums are really good, and they are powerful. We've all figured it out. Guodong, you can lead us to play again first!" Grandpa really loves the drums. When Zhang Guodong left, he was still practicing and came back from dinner. He is practicing again.

"Okay, everyone, play with us a few more times and it's almost time to get used to it!" Zhang Guodong came to the head drum, and the big grandfather walked aside to the snare drum to make way for him. When the sound of drumming sounded, Zhang Guodong tried to slow down as much as possible. , but with his drum beats were still sputtering, no one really mastered them, even the gongs and gongs were often mis-matched, Zhang Guodong played three times in a row without stopping, and then stopped, pointing everyone to the easy village, After a few minutes of practice, everyone continued to play, and this time the drum sound finally sounded a little better.

"Guodong, this drum beat is really nice. It's much better than the one we performed. We're not very proficient at this. Even the best gong and drum team in the county can't compare to us." Uncle Yifeng paused Putting down the gong in his hand, and hearing the momentum of the new drumbeat, the gong beat harder than before.

"This drum is to compete with the gong and drum team in the county, but it is still not difficult to ensure victory. As long as we can practice this drum well in a week, I will teach you another drum that can win prizes in the competition."

With new drums, there are more people joining in the fun. Today is the first day of the new year, and no one in the village sings, so everyone can only gather around the gongs and drums team to watch the drums. Zhang Guodong found that there are more people who love drums now. In particular, some young people are better at learning drums than some veterans. If it is really necessary to train the Zhangjialing Village Drum Team into a professional competition team, it is not impossible, but the number of drums needed needs to be increased.

Practiced until the evening, and the new drum beats finally took shape. Although everyone still makes mistakes, the correct drum beats can already be heard. What is needed in the future is continuous proficiency. Through learning the new drum beats this time, Zhang Guodong found that people who started to learn to play drums There are more and more children.

When the stall was closed at night, when the villagers carried the gongs and drums into the brigade headquarters, Zhang Guodong saw that Zhang Xiaoliang was not there.

"Small light!"

"village head!"

"The big drums in our village are still a little small for this new drumbeat. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, if you have a chance, you can see if there are any bigger drums for sale. It is best for the big drums that three people can lead the drums together. And we Now buy another 3 big drum to make a pair! Buy another 120 small drums, no... 10! It doesn’t cost much to let the villagers have a way of entertainment. If there are any gong and drum competitions in the future, our village will still I can participate." Zhang Guodong said to Zhang Xiaoliang.

(End of this chapter)