Chapter 77 The second uncle enters the city
The second uncle's house in Zhugezhuang
"Master, why are you always dazed with letters? Didn't you go to the village party secretary? What did they say?"< br>
Aunt Zhu came back from cleaning up the chicken coop and saw the old man sitting on the stone slab under the eaves, smoking a cigarette in a daze. She quickly walked over and tried to pull the old man up.
"Get up quickly, you are already an old man and you don't know how hot it is. Don't stay on the stone slab. Get up."
The letter in Uncle Zhu's hand was received a few days ago. I read it. The eldest nephew's suggestions and description of Qianshanniu Village seemed to see the hope of his own village.
The eldest nephew’s suggestion is great. If we do well, the village will have a good year by the end of this year, and it should be able to turn around next year, and the days ahead will get better and better.
Uncle Zhu did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately sent the letter to the village committee. The village party secretary said that he would discuss it with the village cadres. After a few days, there was no news. Uncle Zhu went to the village party secretary. He took the letter and came back devastated.
“The village party secretary said that raising earthworms is a complete fabrication. It has not happened since the beginning of the world. Raising chickens and pigs with earthworms is even less common. Planting anything by the stream is a waste. Seeds, rabbits make holes and then run away. Besides, no one wants to raise rabbits, and they don’t breed rabbits..."
He knocked the dry tobacco pole on the sole of his shoe and stood up.
"According to what they said, a high school student knows nothing about farming and can only think nonsense, but I feel that my eldest nephew will not deceive us, what he said makes sense, not to mention that he said that there are successful examples in Qianshanniu Village. "
Aunt Zhu nodded and looked at her old man helplessly.
"I also believe that my eldest nephew will not lie to us for nothing. He must want us well, but your words are useless. The village still has to listen to the village party secretary and village chief."
Uncle Zhu was very unwilling and put the cigarette rod behind his waist.
"After a while I went to the village chief and said that I wanted to visit my eldest brother's children. I don't know how they are doing without the adults.
I patted my butt.
"I have to go to Niucun to see it. That's it. Give me two yuan of the money my eldest nephew brought back last time and I will pay for it." "
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Let's talk about the city
Two days ago, Zhu Xuefeng visited Gao Bo's house. There was no one at home. Coach Gao and his wife brought five people with them. The senior sister and the old man were both gone, so Zhu Xuefeng gave some wild boar meat and mountain mushrooms and stayed for lunch
Coach Gao's house is a single-family house. The house has one main hall and two main rooms. The kitchen is behind the hall and the toilet is outside the yard. The room is not large, but there are many old items and a full set of furniture. It seems to be quite old. , it should have been passed down, otherwise it would not be complete, and it should have had its glory days. Zhu Xuefeng was a little suspicious that such a family did not have enough to eat before liberation. There was no way to ask. Who doesn't have some secrets?
With no outsiders, Coach Gao and his son naturally chatted about martial arts and martial arts schools with Zhu Xuefeng. When it came to this, Coach Gao also talked eloquently, as expected from the old capital.
Talking about the origin and current situation of martial arts in the capital. Because of its imperial status in the old capital, martial arts masters from all over the world liked to come to the capital to conquer the world. In the late period of the previous dynasty, the princes and ministers took up martial arts again. At the climax, for a time, all those with some sense of morality ran to the capital.
The appearance of the famous Bagua Zhang, Tai Chi, and Xingyi Quan completely changed the martial arts world at that time, bringing martial arts activities to a new realm dominated by internal martial arts.
At that time, there were both Yanzi Li San who killed the rich and helped the poor, and martial arts masters who helped the tyrants. The martial arts scene in the old capital was mostly a mixed bag.
It was not until after the liberation that this situation disappeared. They walked away, dispersed, and more often stayed anonymous.
Coach Gao told a lot of celebrity allusions, which were not exciting, but also gripping. These various aspects of the battle, coupled with some palace secrets, Gao and Bo both listened with interest.
Listening to Coach Gao’s eloquent words, the two of them had their eyes opened, especially when it came to the inner martial arts, Gao Bo’s eyes were full of yearning, and Zhu Xuefeng also lowered his head in thought.
Coach Gao looked at Zhu Xuefeng again, thinking about their expressions just now, and then saw that Zhu Xuefeng was restrained and his eyes were bright.
"Xue Feng, if you are interested, I can introduce you to you. Indeed, if you practice boxing without practicing martial arts, you will be in vain when you get old. I am old. With your strong blood and long breath, I It’s not too late to see.”
"Dad, I want to practice too. It's still too late. I'm younger than Brother Feng."
Seeing that his father didn't mention him, Gao Bo was a little anxious and thought about it himself.
Coach Gao looked at his son and smiled.
"You are a small one, but you don't even practice the skills passed down from my family. You can't bear the hardships, so just practice your inner martial arts."
Gao Bo glanced at Zhu Xuefeng.
"Dad, if Brother Feng can do it, so can I. I promise to practice hard in the future..."
My boy is finally a little excited. In the past, he was too lazy to rush to practice. Coach Gao feels that today A little thought is not wasted.
"If you are really able to endure hardship, practice your family tradition first. If you are up to par, I will let you try it too."
"Don't worry, Dad, I will definitely be able to endure hardship."
"Okay, I'll take you to visit your Uncle Guo and Uncle Yang when I get the chance. Let's see your luck and don't embarrass me." These treasures will be classified under SI in a few years, maybe Zhu Xuefeng was very interested in them as they could no longer be found. If he could keep a few, it would be considered a contribution. It would be better than the five-section whip.
Then we talked about marksmanship and swordsmanship, and gave some pointers on backrests. Then it was just a matter of family life, just to get to know each other better. The little sister of Gao Bo's family is quite cute, just like Zhu Xuemei. About the same age.
Coach Gao behaves like a great man. He doesn’t care about anything after eating and drinking. Gao Bo’s mother and sister are all covered. Gao Bo also helps out from time to time. Zhu Xuefeng tries to get started but Coach Gao stops him. .
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In the afternoon, a middle-aged man hurried to the courtyard, said hello to the man sitting in the back of the house, and then entered the front yard.
"Second uncle, why are you here? What's going on at home?"
Looking at the dusty man in front of him, Zhu Xuefeng remembered the other person's identity without much effort. The key is He looks so much like Dad Zhu that it’s hard to admit his mistake.
Looking like he was getting angry, Zhu Xuefeng was shocked. It couldn’t be that something happened to his second uncle’s family.
"It's okay, everything is fine. I won't receive your letter now. I want to see the actual situation in Niu Village."
"Second Uncle, let's talk in the house, you Don’t worry, I’ll introduce it to you.”
The two entered the middle room, and their younger brother and sister were also there. They came out to meet each other. Zhu Xuemei obediently took out the kettle, found the new teacup bought by her eldest brother, and tiptoed to take out the new tea given by Director Zhang.
"Second uncle, you drink tea, this is this year's new tea."
"Sanya is so good, second uncle, thank you."
Only Zhu Xuesong is stupid He stayed aside, nothing happened to him.
Uncle Zhu put down his big bag, took out his pipe, and was about to dig through the bag.
Zhu Xuesong now had a chance to show off. He quickly took a box from the cabinet, pulled out one and handed it to his second uncle.
"Second Uncle, you smoke this. My brother keeps it specially for entertaining people. It is better than dry cigarettes."
Second Uncle Zhu was a little surprised and reached out to take it. Zhu Xuesong quickly lit it and was proud of it. He glanced at the little sister.
"Okay, we haven't seen each other for only a few months, and the two little ones have grown up a lot. It seems that you are doing a good job as a brother."
Looking around, the house is also tidy. Neat and clean, this was all the result of the two children's vacation, and Zhu Xuefeng didn't even do anything.
He took a breath and his eyes looked even heavier through the smoke.
"Actually, I should have come to see you a long time ago. I am really worried about not being an adult. Fortunately, you are all sensible and have survived the day, so I am relieved."
< br>"There are not many good things in the mountains, and the fruits are not ripe yet. I will bring you some mountain products. They are all fresh. Remember to pack them up."
Zhu Xuefeng stopped his younger brothers and sisters from wanting to rummage through the bags with his eyes. Although It's his second uncle, which is inappropriate.
"Second Uncle, it's not easy for you to come all the way here. Just come directly next time. No matter how difficult it is for us in the city, it is much better than in the mountains. You Don't worry about us."
"Xuesong, Xuemei, you two go and get ready. I'll talk to the second uncle."
The second uncle asked about the current situation of the three brothers and sisters in detail. After looking at it, and then at the chicken coop and vegetable garden, I felt relieved.
Zhu Xuefeng knew that the second uncle's special trip was definitely not just to see the three brothers and sisters. The letter he sent back last time probably played a role.
The younger brothers and sisters are quite well-behaved. Now it’s time to prepare dinner. During these days, Zhu Xuefeng taught the younger brothers and sisters how to cook, so the two children went directly to the vegetable garden.
“Catch a few crucian carp outside, I’ll pick them up later.”
Zhu Xuefeng stood up and opened the door to remind him.
"Okay." Zhu Xuesong responded in the vegetable garden.
The uncle and nephew then had a conversation about the situation in the village.
Looking at the second uncle taking two tight puffs, he looked gloomy and lowered his head.
(End of this chapter)