Chapter 182 Finding faults
Wang Susu’s home is in Yaowang Village, which was formerly called Yaowang Village. The head of the village is surnamed Yao, and the other surnames are mixed in. It belongs to one of the "Eight Wang Villages".
The so-called Eight Kings Village are the eight bandit nests left by the strong bandits in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China who occupied the mountains and became kings here, known as the Eight Kings.
Back then, they occupied this trade road and blocked the road for a living. Taking advantage of the mountains, deep ravines, and dangerous terrain, they would move from place to place like a gust of wind. They were so slippery that even the army could not defeat them. exterminate.
The current mountain villages and water villages developed from that time.
Yaowang Village is not too partial among the Eight Wang Villages.
Even so, to get to Fenglei Town, you have to climb over mountains and ridges and walk five or six kilometers on a mountain road.
So Chen Ling and others unloaded the oxcart at Fenglei Town Middle School, tied the things on the cart tightly again, let the little white oxen load them, and set off again.
During this period, Wang Qingwen and his wife learned that Wang Susu was pregnant. Although they were happy, they were also careful. They asked Chen Ling to carry Wang Susu up the mountain on his back and stopped her from walking.
Wang Susu was shy and helpless, so she could only let them do it.
Just leave the school gate and head west, cross the Xihegou, then diagonally north, pass through the village of Dacangyukou, and after a short walk, you will see a deep mountain plank road.
This is an ancient plank road for commercial transportation in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, called Luotuo Cliff Plank Road.
The plank road stretches up. Before boarding the plank road, there is a section of stone steps carved by the ancients, which is quite steep.
Chen Ling carried Wang Susu in front.
Wang Zhenzhen led the calf, and Wang Qingwen and his wife followed behind, supporting the cargo on the calf's back.
After trying to walk for a while, Su Li almost failed to keep up while carrying her son on her back, and was always left behind by the cow.
Wang Qingwen was surprised when he saw this and said: "The cows you raised are so good. They can walk so fast and yet so steadily without wobbling."
"Haha, yes, I often bring It goes to play in the mountains and has long been accustomed to walking on mountain roads..."
Chen Ling turned back and smiled.
Then he told the little white bull to slow down a little, otherwise Su Ligai would not be able to keep up and would accidentally trip.
The road ahead of the plank road is indeed a bit steep, but once you get on the plank road, it will get better after walking for a while.
It was around three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was relatively warm today. There were not many people passing by on the plank road. They were walking down the mountain in twos and threes, carrying bamboo baskets on their backs, or leading donkeys or packhorses carrying grain and mountain goods.
After walking and meeting each other, Chen Ling and the others had to make way for others, and their speed was much slower.
The two dogs ran back and forth. They ran to the front and waited for a long time, then returned and waited for them.
Wang Zhenzhen couldn't help but mutter in an annoyed voice.
Wang Qingwen comforted him: "Don't be anxious, it'll be easy to go as soon as you get to the front. It was just built two months ago. It's very spacious and you won't be afraid of passing people..."
Then he continued to point to Chen Ling at the cliffs and cliffs on both sides. Jiang He, tell him the story of Luo Tuo Ya.
Chen Ling looked at the cliffs and ravines on both sides of the plank road and couldn't help but sigh, "It's really not easy to go up and down the mountain like this."
"Who says it's not the case? It's troublesome for the children to go to school. When Susu was in school, she would get up before dawn and walk more than ten miles to the town. "
"It's a little better now when we get to Zhenzhen. At least the road is easy to walk, and there are bad people blocking the way. It’s less, but it’s still not easy to go to school.”
Wang Qingwen shook his head. There was nothing he could do. They had good mountains and rivers, but the people were too poor, there was little arable land, and there was no way to make a living.
The eight villages in the mountains cannot retain people, nor can they build schools. If they want to go to school, they have to run to the town.
But it’s too far.
Just like the South Waterfall Village and the North Waterfall Water Village, if you want to go to Fenglei Town, you have to walk nearly ten kilometers of mountain roads. It can be said that it is quite difficult for the children to go to school.
"Zhenzhen, did you hear what your brother-in-law and brother said? From now on, just follow us and go to school in the county."
Wang Susu lay on Chen Ling's back, turned her head and said.
"I can do it, but I don't know if my parents are willing to let go? I haven't seen each other for three months. They must miss me very much."
Wang Zhenzhen used to walk on mountain roads often. Yue eats well and drinks well, and runs around every day. His body is very strong. Now he is holding the cow, and he is not tired when walking. He just pouts his little red mouth and shakes his head.
“Hey, this is so beautiful.”
Chen Ling was amused and reached out to pull her pigtails.
"Smelly brother-in-law, you are so beautiful. Don't you have pigtails? The light will pull me out."
Wang Zhenzhen gave him a fierce look.
Unexpectedly, the pigtail on the head received another blow.
Turning around and looking up, he saw Wang Qingwen with a smile on his face: "It's true, your brother-in-law is a man, why do men have braids?"
"That's right, men don't Leave your hair in braids.”
"We pulled your braids because they look good."
Chen Ling said with a smile.
Both Wang Qingwen and Wang Qingwen reached out their hands at the same time and tugged.
"Oh, you two are so annoying."
The little girl couldn't take care of both. She was so angry that she stamped her feet, her little face was bulging with anger, she shook her head and shouted angrily.
It made the adults burst into laughter.
Wang Qingwen especially laughed the most.
Although he is strict with his little sister, he is actually the closest to her. After not seeing her for a long time, he misses her very much and naturally wants to tease her.
But his temper and character, if Chen Ling didn't tease his little sister, he wouldn't be able to do it himself.
Wang Zhenzhen didn't know this. She was very angry, pointed at Wang Qingwen and said to Su Li: "Sister-in-law, you see, I have also followed my brother-in-law's bad example. Go home and tell his parents."
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"Okay, okay, I'll complain to my parents when I get back."
Su Ligai wiped her tears from laughter and said.
"Really, my brother-in-law loves you for nothing. What does it mean that you have learned bad things from me? Did I feed all the delicious food into the puppy's belly?"
Chen Ling was immediately stunned. protest against an injustice.
“Hmph.”
Wang Zhenzhen ignored him, snorted, and led the cow forward quickly.
Everyone laughed again and stepped forward.
In front, a square hole was re-drilled on the cliff to build a strong plank road.
It is really spacious and much easier to walk here, and the speed of walking is also accelerated.
At early four o'clock in the afternoon, Yaowang Village finally arrived.
Looking up along a path on the hillside.
From less than a hundred meters away, you can already see the big stone platform in front of the village.
“We’re here, we’re home, Aling, hurry up, put me down quickly.”
The familiar village is right in front of you. Wang Susu couldn’t control her excitement and asked Chen Ling to put her down. Get off your back.
Knowing that they were home, Wang Zhenzhen was even more excited than her sister. At this time, she ran out at the lead, swinging her little arms and running up shouting: "We are back, we are back."
"Come back as soon as you come back. What are you shouting for, you crazy girl."
Wang Qingwen frowned. He wasn't home yet. He was yelling and making people laugh.
“It’s okay, brother, I really miss home too.”
Wang Susu smiled, turned her head and said, “She was still talking about missing you and her parents at home, but when she came back, you scolded her. She will blame you when the time comes."
Then he took the cow, held Chen Ling's hand, and walked up. The two dogs may have noticed something. At this time, they quietly trotted behind them, wagging their tails.
“Okay, okay, I won’t say anything anymore, it’s all my fault.”
Wang Qingwen smiled helplessly, and followed with his wife and children.
Yaowang Village has arrived.
What catches the eye is the village wall built of old bluestones. It is used to defend the village from enemies and wild beasts. It has been weathered and weathered for a long time and looks very old.
By this season, the walls are still covered with some remaining green vines and thorns.
In front of the village, there is a wide and large stone platform, which is comparable to a small wheat field and threshing floor. This is the platform for drying medicine. After the village was renamed Yaowang Village, this stone platform was also called Yaowang Village. Wangtai.
Walking past Yaowang Terrace, you will see a tall and lush ancient tree.
The sun is good in the afternoon. There are smooth bluestone strips surrounding the ancient trees. Several old ladies are sewing. There are needlework insoles and the like on the dustpan beside them. There are also young women talking, some slightly younger. She was still nursing the baby, holding the baby in her arms to feed her baby gracefully. She didn't panic when someone came, but just followed the mother-in-law next to her and looked at them curiously...
At this time, An old lady had already recognized Wang Susu, stood up and shouted loudly: "Zheng Ye family, your eldest daughter has returned with her son-in-law. Please go out to greet her quickly."
After shouting twice, he continued to look at Chen Ling carefully from head to toe, while joking: "This son-in-law can do it. If he doesn't come to the house for two years, he will give a cow to his mother-in-law's house. He is not a stingy person."
“She has such a tender face that she doesn’t even dare to look at a baby with breast milk. Look, the baby’s ears are all red...”
The old ladies and ladies next to her suddenly laughed. In a ball.
Wang Susu saw that her husband was a little reluctant to let go, so she quickly stepped forward and shouted at her aunt and sister-in-law.
After a few simple words, the old lady waved her hand: "Okay Susu, you can go back quickly. You haven't come back after two years of marriage, so we won't stop you from nagging, so you don't have to worry about it. It’s annoying, go home quickly.”
Then he said to Wang Qingwen: "If your mother didn't come out, that means she wasn't with Qingzhong. Every afternoon when the weather gets warm, she often comes to feed the Qingzhong family's sheep and wash their clothes. She's usually there..."
< br>The third house on the slope behind the big tree near the entrance of the village is the home of Chen Ling's second uncle, Wang Qingzhong. After the family split, a new house was built here. Calling people can be heard through the courtyard wall.
After hearing this, Wang Susu stood up and looked around, "Are the second brother and second sister-in-law still so busy?"
"Yes, they are very busy. I can make money selling grain this year. In the past two months, your second brother and sister-in-law have been emptying out day and night. After emptying out the things stored in the cellar, they went to various villages and villages to collect them, and they were not often at home..."
Wang Qingwen nodded.
There is no way, I am afraid of being poor. It is not easy to have an opportunity to make money. How can I not seize it tightly?
While talking, walking up the slope, most of the houses in the village are tile-roofed houses made of bluestone, and the rest are firewood sheds and thatched houses. The latter two do not look eye-catching, but in fact they are Very practical and sturdy.
Being close to home makes me even more timid. Along the way, Wang Susu looked at familiar people and familiar houses, and felt her heart pounding. She was holding Chen Ling's hand, and her palms were sweating.
Wang Zhenzhen followed the two of them and looked around, but at this time he became quiet.
Soon, they came to an old courtyard with big trees, stone drums, and stone sheep outside the courtyard, and everyone stopped.
Two little dolls bounced glass balls next to the big tree.
Under the tree is an old lady in black wearing a blue headscarf, picking pebbles from the corn.
Not far away, there was a well equipped with a windlass. A dirty old cat was lying beside the wellhead, lazily basking in the sun...
Hearing someone coming, the old lady looked up. I glanced at it, just casually, but when I raised my head, I was stunned.
My eyes were confused at first, then suddenly widened, and I shouted in surprise: "Susu!"
"Cunye, Cunye, come out quickly, Susu is back, Susu is back, your father and I are looking forward to the stars and the moon, but we are looking forward to having you back..."
The old lady stood up and grabbed her Wang Susu held her hands and shouted, tears also flowing down.
"Mom, I miss you too, I miss you and dad, and I also miss my brother and sister-in-law..."
Wang Susu called out to her mother, and couldn't stop crying. She held on tightly with excitement. Holding the old lady's hand, she was choked with sobs and couldn't form a sentence.
"Susu is back? Where is it? Where is it?"
An old man wearing a light blue Chinese tunic suit hurriedly walked out of the yard. When he saw the situation of the couple outside, he was stunned and rubbed his palms twice, a little at a loss.
Then, he saw his daughter shouting with tears in her eyes: "Dad."
The old man responded hurriedly, his eyes turning red.
"Oh, this...why are you crying? I am happy that my daughter is back, so there is nothing to cry about. Come home quickly, come home quickly."
The old man sighed, Rubbing his eyes, this is Chen Ling's father-in-law Wang Cunye.
Wang Cunye is skinny but not short, with an old red face, obvious folds, rough skin color, and mountain lines on his forehead, but his facial features are extremely regular, and his eyebrows are somewhat similar to Wang Qingwen's.
The mother-in-law, Gao Xiulan, also looks pretty good.
Even if you work hard all year round and get old, you can still see it.
After all, if you can give birth to a beautiful daughter like Wang Susu, there is nothing wrong with it.
"Father, mother, and Lingzi are here too. Let's not go outside anymore. Let's go home quickly."
Wang Qingwen didn't feel well when he saw his parents and sister crying, but Chen Ling, who was the first new son-in-law to come to the house after their marriage, couldn't just stand outside, so he hurriedly reminded them.
Wang Zhenzhen, who had always been honest and quiet, raised his little head at this time, blinked and said strangely: "Brother-in-law, you just talked to your brother and sister-in-law all the way, why didn't you say a word when you came to the village?"
Hearing this, Chen Ling glared at her sister-in-law fiercely, "Girl, don't you pick up the pot? Didn't you see that your brother-in-law is nervous?"
But my uncle mentioned him, and my sister-in-law also said this.
The father-in-law and mother-in-law also looked over at this time.
Feeling the two glances, Chen Ling couldn't help but swallow his saliva, his head was sweating, and he smiled and said: "Dad, mother, I will bring Susu back to see you."
After saying this, the scene suddenly became silent. For a moment.
My father-in-law, Wang Cunye, looked at him, then at his little daughter who was following him, and gave him a faint smile: "Just come back, come home."
< br>Then, he turned around and strode into the house with his head down.
Next to her, mother-in-law Gao Xiulan wiped her tears, glared at Chen Ling with a sullen face, and gritted her teeth.
But in the end he didn't say anything.
I just responded with a mild response and invited him in.
Wang Susu was still a little excited at this time. She came over and held Chen Ling's hand. She wanted to say something to her parents, but was stopped by Chen Ling softly.
Wang Qingwen glanced at the young couple.
He knew that his brother-in-law was sensible, now he was serious, and his temper was not bad. But if parents still have opinions about this kind of thing, they can't say anything more if he and Su Li become brother and sister-in-law.
I walked into the house with my sister and brother-in-law.
Su Ligai hugged the child and went into the house to accompany the two sisters Wang Susu and talk to their parents.
Chen Ling stayed in the courtyard to unload the things on the cow's back.
Two large cloth baggage, several bulging snakeskin bags, wine jars in the backpack and other items were all brought down one by one.
There are quite a few bits and pieces.
Wang Qingwen wanted to come over and help, but as soon as he came out, Gao Xiulan called him back and asked him to boil water to make tea.
Chen Ling smelled the smell of gunpowder sensitively and sighed inwardly, it's okay now, the mother-in-law is still angry.
But there is nothing I can do about it, what I did before is really not human affairs.
It is normal for the mother-in-law to hold back her anger and want to show off. Just admit it.
However, Wang Susu couldn't bear this.
After spending a few words with his parents, he couldn't sit still and ran out to help him clean up.
Seeing this scene, Gao Xiulan wanted to go out and call her daughter back several times, but in the end she sat back, beat her legs and sighed: "My daughter has grown up and she has no choice but to be mother..."
"I just beat this kid, look at this stupid girl, she still feels distressed, ugh."
(End of this chapter)