Chapter 259 Luo Family
In South Korea, the Lunar New Year is called "Old Zheng", and correspondingly, the Gregorian New Year is called "Xinzheng". The old Zheng has its own way of celebrating it. Xinzheng also has its own emphasis on Xinzheng.
The second day after An Rusong returned to Yuantongli, it was Xinzheng. The whole family got up early. While the rice cake soup with ribs was simmering, An Rusong took the lead. The four An family brothers carried the straw figures that had been tied up in advance and piled them up at the intersection at the head of the village to show that evil spirits had been driven away and everything would go smoothly in the coming year.
Some banknotes must be stuffed into these straw men. In previous years, because An's family was poor, the amount of cash stuffed into the straw men was pitiful. But this year's situation is different. An Rusong has become a real rich man. Now that he has money, he naturally wants to ask for good luck, so the straw man stuffs more money.
In fact, the money stuffed in the straw man cannot be dedicated to God. In the end, it is most likely collected by the people who clean up the garbage. Therefore, in the final analysis, this form of blessing is not for God to see, but for people to see. The amount of cash in the straw man shows the wealth of a family, and the wealth of a family also shows its status. Their social status reminds everyone how to get along with them.
Of course, An Rusong is not the kind of person who simply likes to show off, nor is he a maniac about supporting his younger brother. He just hopes that everything will be stable in his hometown and not cause any trouble to himself.
After breakfast, it was time to go up the mountain to worship ancestors. Although the An family is now considered a wealthy person, An’s father and mother obviously have not adapted to the status of wealthy people. Therefore, the ceremony of worshiping ancestors is still very busy. In previous years, it was usually simple. The four brothers set up a sacrificial table, brought some sacrifices up the mountain, and then An's father presided over it, burned paper money, and paid homage to the ancestors. The whole process was completed, and when they came down the mountain, there were no Until ten o'clock in the morning.
When An's father and four brothers came down from the mountain, they saw two cars parked on the side of the road outside their yard from a distance, except for An Rusong's black Mercedes-Benz. , there is another white car.
"It seems to be Gen Bo's car," Ruyu glanced at it from a distance and said. His tone seemed a little uncertain and a little uneasy.
Hearing what he said, An's father, who was supported by Ruze, paused. Then, he glanced at An Rusong, with a complicated expression on his face.
Previously, the marriage that the family had discussed with the Luo family had reached the final decision. Yesterday, Ruyu made a special trip to the Luo family on behalf of An's father and discussed some details of the wedding arrangements with them. The two parties even Even the land transfer was settled. Who would have thought that An Rusong would reject the marriage when he came back.
After An Rusong settled the matter of regretting the marriage yesterday, the An family did not tell the Luo family immediately. They came to the door on such a "new and upright" day. Maybe they heard that Rubin was coming back. So I brought my son here specifically to let the two young people meet.
An's father is the kind of person who has been poor all his life, and poor people like him generally have one characteristic, that is, they are honest and kind-hearted. In many things, they would rather wrong themselves than Embarrassed to reject others.
Now, even though the marriage had been negotiated before, he was thinking of going back on his word. The most important thing is that the person who was tricked was still the owner of the land he rented. Father An only felt that he was in this matter. I feel sorry for the Luo family, so now that I see them coming to my door, I feel very ashamed and regretful.
An Rusong could see what his old father was thinking at a glance. He took two steps forward and pulled aside Ruze who was supporting An's father. Then he took his place and supported An's father. He raised his arm and said, "Dad, don't worry. You don't need to say anything more for a while. I will talk to Uncle Gen about the specific matters."
His predecessor had also dealt with Luo Jinggen. In fact, in the memory of his predecessor, the relationship between the An family and the Luo family was not very good. After all, in the past ten years or so, South Korea's economy has generally developed relatively quickly, but the structure of this economic development is mainly concentrated in the industrial field. As for agriculture
South Korea's agricultural and rural issues are very complex, and they are not inferior to those of Japan. Take subsidies as an example. According to the regulations of the Korean government, wheat farmers can receive a subsidy of 500,000 won per hectare of wheat. But who are these subsidies given to? Is it for farmers like Anjia who really work in the fields?
The answer is of course no. The people who receive the government subsidies are the land owners like the Luo Jinggen family, not the people who rent their fields. In other words, although the Korean government spends a lot of money every year A large amount of subsidies are used to subsidize agriculture, but only God knows how much money actually falls into the hands of farmers.
Furthermore, since the Asian financial crisis in 1998, the Korean government has had to carry out many reforms in order to obtain assistance from the IMF, including liberalizing the agricultural market, such as wheat and barley. As well as import restrictions on corn and other agricultural products, they have been gradually relaxed.
As a result, starting in 2000, agricultural products from North America, Australia, South America and other places began to flood into the Korean market. These places are vast and sparsely populated places that use large-scale mechanized agricultural production methods. , their agricultural products are not only of good quality, but also quite cheap.
As for South Korea, there are 50 million people living in a land of 100,000 square kilometers, and of the 100,000 square kilometers of land, nearly 80% are mountains, and the remaining 20% are plains. There are also a series of large and small cities scattered across the country. Therefore, the per capita cultivated land area in South Korea is less than 1 mu.
In short, this country cannot engage in large-scale, mechanized agriculture at all. It can only adopt the old, so-called intensive farming style. Therefore, faced with the impact of foreign agricultural products, the entire Korean agriculture collapsed in just a few years.
Why did An Rusong leave Yuantongli and go to Seoul to work a few years ago? In the final analysis, the most fundamental reason is that Anjia's life is about to become unbearable. But even in that case, the land rent collected by the Luo family is not said to have decreased. On the contrary, the land rent seems to have returned to normal in recent years. It's increased a lot. Just imagine, in such a situation, how could the relationship between the An family and the Luo family become harmonious?
Hearing what An Rusong said, Father An seemed to hesitate for a while, but finally sighed and silently acquiesced.
In fact, it's not that An Rusong is too strong, but that in a normal family, the person with the greatest say must be the pillar of the family. In today's An family, An Rusong is obviously the pillar.
The group continued down the mountain, and after five or six minutes, they arrived at the entrance to their courtyard.
In the courtyard, Luo Minzhi was standing in a daze under the corridor of the main room. When he saw An Rusong and his party coming back, he hurriedly came over to help move the table. Before, he also thought about going up the mountain with An Rusong, but An's father rejected him.
Only men from the An family can participate in ancestor worship, let alone outsiders. Even Rubin and An’s mother cannot participate. An’s father is a very traditional person. In this regard, Very persistent. Besides, he didn't believe that his son would encounter any danger if he returned to Yuantong. Just kidding, he had four sons.
"We have guests at home," Luo Minzhi took the opportunity to take over the altar table and said to An Rusong, "the two of us are in the living room of the main house."
An Rusong nodded, thinking that the people who came must be Luo Jinggen and his son. They were here for the two young people to meet. Hey, Rubin must be feeling quite uncomfortable now.
Supporting An's father, An Rusong went straight to the corridor of the main room.
When An Rusong helped An's father into the living room of the main house, he saw two men sitting on the simple sofa in the living room, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his early forties, and a man in his early twenties. A young man in his early teens.
The middle-aged man is slightly fat, with a round head and a slight baldness. His cheeks are swollen and his eyes are slightly swollen. He looks like he hasn't slept well for several days. , flat nose, thick lips, just looking at his face can give people a feeling that he is definitely not a kind person.
When he saw the middle-aged man for the first time, some scattered memories of his predecessor appeared in An Rusong's mind. Yes, this middle-aged man is Luo Jinggen, don't look at him. He looks like he's in his early forties, but he's actually in his fifties. His father had served as the deputy chief of police in Dae Hong Tuan County during the Japanese occupation. After Japan's defeat, he was almost liquidated. Fortunately, with the outbreak of the Korean War, he stood firmly on the side of Syngman Rhee's government and escaped. One calamity.
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The young man in his early twenties is 80% similar in appearance to Luo Jinggen. He is also slightly fat, with the same flat nose and thick lips. But compared to his father, this boy is She is even fatter, and her chin has three layers.
When An Rusong helped An's father into the living room, the young man was looking at Rubin opposite in a daze.
Rubin may not be that beautiful, at least compared to An Rusong's women in Seoul, she can only be considered delicate. But as the saying goes, "People rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold." Although Rubin has not been in Seoul for a long time, her dressing and makeup style were all learned from Sun Manzhu, and this When she came back for the first time, Sun Manzhu also picked out her clothes for her, so she has a strong sense of fashion.
At this moment, I guess in the eyes of the "little fat man", Rubin must be on the level of a beauty.
For some reason, An Rusong felt uncomfortable when he saw the eyes of "Little Fatty" staring at Rubin. He was not a fanatic about caring for his sister, he just simply felt that "Little Fatty" was unabashedly His eyes were full of disrespect for his old An family.
Does this kid still think that the An family is still a tenant farmer of their Luo family?
(End of this chapter)