Chapter 5 Liu Tun's

If you want to count the people in our village, you have to count the Xia family on the first few fingers, no matter how you feel about this family.The Xia family has about 300 mu of land, which is enough to show that it is bigger, even if we admit that our village is not very small. The old man Xia believed in religion before Gengzi.To say that he used his religious beliefs to run amok would be a shameful thing to say; it would be fine to use this to get some cheap money.His son Xia Lian also believed in religion. They have three hundred acres of land, which is more important than whether they believe in religion or not. However, their father and son are as unwilling to give up religion as they are unwilling to give up one or two acres of land.If they only believe in religion but do not have these properties, perhaps the foreign pastor who occasionally visits the countryside will never remember their names on purpose.In fact, they have about 300 mu of land, and they believe in religion, so there are articles.

As I have said, they are not domineering; but they have a good idea in their hearts.If you want to take 80 cents for the public welfare in the village, the money bags of the Xia family and his son are like perfect clothes, without any seams.We are religious and do not develop this.The religious benefits, which are still negative, are here for you.People in the village were unwilling to publicly say that their father and son were mean, but no one praised them for their kindness.They don't jump out of the circle to bully others, and people dare not seek them out for no reason, and keep a respectful distance from each other.However, sometimes, people still have to go to the Xia family and his son; there is nothing to say about that.Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, willing to fight and suffer.You know we are great, don't come to your door!Things are things!Although their father and son didn't say so clearly, they were indeed so energetic.They pay less than others for anything they buy; but cash, handing over money and delivering, they call it Quaker pie.As for being caught by others occasionally, even if it is stated that there will be no return or exchange, it must be exchanged; the Quaker Pai'er shows some strength in this kind of joint.No one dares to provoke them, and they are indeed not prickly heads watching from a distance.They came to the door to be stabbed, their father and son really had some invisible thorns.

From the outside, they are far from being shrewd.The most outstanding thing about the old man Xia is a pair of bow legs.I go in and out on crutches all day long, and I seem to have lost something, and I haven't found it after searching for more than sixty years.His stature also looks particularly short due to the bandy legs, although he is trying to hold his chest up, which is not very dignified.The head is not big, and the eyebrows seem to be longer than the beard, so the beards always seem to be wronged; the eyes are red; the eyeballs are neither yellow nor black, let alone blue, just gray and shriveled It is deflated; when looking at people, it always aims at the tip of the nose, and the small pointed chin also rises accordingly.Xia Lian is decent and taller than his father.She has a long face, and she doesn't seem to want to move the flesh on her face when she smiles.His eyes are always looking into the distance, as if there is always something wrong in his heart.He is the most dumbfounded.The father should be like a little garlic, and the son should be like a pepper.

Xia Lian and I went to school together when we were young.I don't know what the wishes of their father and son are. They don't talk to others, and their mouths are as strict as a solid walnut.But I know that their property is increasing.I also know that whatever they want to do, even if it takes three to five years, they will eventually achieve their goals.They don't seem to have failed as far as I can remember.They will wait: If you can't do it once, wait again; if you can't do it, wait again!Patience beats time, and shrewdness seizes opportunity.To put it bluntly, they do have something to admire.

Quite a few people believed in the religion because they saw the smooth sailing of the Xia family; they thought that the gods the Xia family believed in must be true and effective.Whether this idea is correct is another question, the success of the Xia family and his son is a fact. It's not that their father and son have never encountered difficulties, and it's not that they are not afraid of encountering difficulties, but when adversity comes, they spare no effort: the father crutches and pulls his legs, the son is stiff-faced, do it!Over the locusts, they waged war with the locusts; under the locusts, they declared war with the locusts.Whether the method is good or not, let’s do something first.Singing wild stage operas to thank the Dragon King or the God of Insects, they don’t even take a small amount of money: We believe in religion and don’t develop this.

Or am I not the only one who sometimes thinks this way: Will their father and son also fail someday?In my own words, it wasn't out of jealousy, I didn't mean to watch them laugh; it was a curious speculation.I think that individuals cannot overcome everything after all, and no one has to have something that cannot be digested.Speaking of all human beings, I am willing and hoping that we can overcome everything; personally speaking, I do not hope so, nor do I have this belief.Napoleon hit a snag, and he should. Intellectually, I believe this view is correct.Yes, I thought of this because I saw the Xia family and his son, but this is not a curse for them.Who knew it was like a curse!I didn't like what they were, really; but I didn't think they were going to fail.I didn't see the fly settle on the glue and feel sorry for it, no; their failure was so embarrassing, so strange; it made my feelings and my reason part ways.

In the first five years, I left my hometown for some days.By the time I got home, I had heard a lot about my old schoolmates who weren't very good for me.Put these words together into one sentence: Xia Lian hired someone in a small village more than six miles away from us in Liutun. If this kind of thing is placed on someone else, it is not a big deal.Xia Lian, no.In the first place, he is a churchman; if you want to fool people, you have to teach.According to people in our village, whether it is in the White Lotus Sect or the Jesus Sect, as long as you leave the Sect, you will be unlucky.Naturally, Xia Lian's bad luck was exactly what some people hoped, so everyone's ears were pricked up, and their hearts jumped a little.As for whether this matter is reasonable or not from the church's point of view, there are also a few people, but their opinions have not attracted much attention and are too foreign.Second, Xia Lian, Xia Lian!What a joke!Regardless of whether you believe in religion or not, just talk about this person,

He can fool people, the sun can indeed come out in the west, maybe it will be tomorrow morning! There have been three generations of the Xia family who are the sole heirs.Xia Lian has three daughters and a son.The son lived to be ten years old and died.Mrs. Xia is very weak and may not be able to bear children anymore.Three lifetimes alone, it seems to be cut off here!Everyone knew this fact, but everyone didn't make Xia Lian feel comfortable fooling people because of it. His popularity was on the opposite side of good. You can't use foreign money even if you cut the roots. Anyone who sees that pepper has to think so, which is naturally the reason why everyone is so surprised.fool, he?he!What's more, if he asks for a concubine for the purpose of having a son, everyone will not be so blind to God.

He picked up a girl in Liutun.No wonder he keeps looking far away, Liu Tun!Everyone laughed and muttered, as if they didn't want to make any effort to laugh, they just went down to their throats, and squeezed out the unfinished meanings to their eyes. Except for Xia Lian who knows himself, everyone else is just guessing; his mouth is tighter than a clam.But in comparison, I can still be regarded as his acquaintance, a classmate since childhood.I dare not say that I understand him, but when it comes to guessing, I might be able to make a good guess.As far as his religion is concerned, it probably has no effect except that he is willing to have a foreign pastor come to his house occasionally, and foreign pastors like to have a few basic church members in the church.I am afraid that there is not much difference between him as Boxer or as a church member.Whether there is one God or ten, it does not matter to him at all.He listened to the pastor's sermon, and he took advantage of Fraternity after listening.But he wants to be a church member.He had no friends, so it was a good place to have a place to go to church.You ignore me, I don't like to hand over you; I have my own place to go, I am a member of the church!It seemed to be clearly written on his long face.

He can't openly marry a concubine, he doesn't want to go out to teach.But not having a son is a big deal.He wanted to solve this problem secretly.Pick up a girl, wait until you have a son.Of course the old man Xia didn't object, the grandfather hoped for his grandson more than the father hoped for his son.As for the church, foreign pastors don’t come often, and the pastors in this village are not the same thing. God was brought here by foreigners.Anyway, if there is no sunny day and the sun is shining, using a gondola to pull people home, it is not considered a deliberate violation of the canon, everyone closes their eyes, is there still trouble?

As for trying to save money, that's not necessarily true.Finding someone is not necessarily cheaper than marrying a junior.In order to get his son, he finally made up his mind this time and had to grit his teeth.Although a church member is not an official title, it has its own role, and a son is indispensable, so close your eyes and spend some money! That's my guess, a bit mean, I know; but not necessarily meaner than anyone else's.As for the degree of correctness, I believe mine is the best. I didn't live at home for a few days, and I went outside for two months.By the end of the year, when I went home to celebrate the New Year, the affairs of the Xia family had reached a certain point: Xia Lian had voluntarily left the church, and the man from Liutun had been brought home.I really didn't expect this to happen so quickly.But I can guess without asking: If the mouths of the people in the village all bit one place, it would take only three days to bite down a large part of the Great Wall.That girl in Liutun must have been bitten out by everyone, like a hound digging a rabbit's nest, she must be picked to the end.Once they bite the bullet, the church won't play dumb anymore, so this, I guessed right. However, I still don't know.I met the old man Xia.There are smile lines under his red eyes, which is rare.Those aggrieved beards moved slightly, as if they wanted to have a talk with me.I understand: the mouths of the people in the village are now biting the Xia family, and even the old man Xia can't hold it anymore; he also wants to defend himself a few words.I just came back from the outside, it seems to be a third party, he happened to complain to me about his grievances.Well, the clam opened its mouth, it's not easy, I don't want to miss this opportunity. His words were full of praise for that woman, and he cleverly called her Liu Tun.The old guy has a trick, I said to myself.Instead of pleading the case, he cleared the way for her in the village.Things in the village have always been like this: a few people look to the left, even if everyone is facing the right, they can slowly lead everyone to the left.Now that she's here, try to get her to count; the old man is laying foundations for her.Liu Tun's neither humble nor overbearing is simply poetic! That's great, Liu Tun's, his red eyes are busy blinking.Much better than the sister-in-law, really pungent, able to wash and do, and the kindness of meeting people, the father is the father, and the mother-in-law is the mother-in-law!It costs an extra mouthful of food, but we use one person for nothing!The elder sister-in-law is always sick, and the horizontal grass does not move, and the vertical grass cannot be picked up; everything in Liutun can be picked up!So I said to Lian'er, the old man raised his chin and looked into my eyes, I knew he was going to cover up for my son: I said, Lian'er, bring her here, we want such a leader !After he finished speaking, he winked at me, and the sides of his red eyes moved vigorously, as if he was the father of the monkey grandson.He is waiting for my opinion. That's good, I just said this one sentence that doesn't stand aside. It really is God's will!He nodded in admiration.You've got to see her; see her and you'll understand. Alright, uncle, I'll go to pay you New Year's greetings tomorrow.I really want to see this virtuous woman from Liutun. The next day I went to Xia's house to pay New Year's greetings, and saw Liu Tun's. How old she was, I couldn't tell, maybe thirty, maybe thirty-five, maybe forty.It is probably true that she is under forty-five.I laughed in my heart, what a man!Tall stature, long face, under the face with a catty of white powder, but it is not completely white; the sideburns and eyebrows are very neatly painted with ink: like a newly built wall, the white parts are not yet white. It's all dry, but the dark places are really black and neat.The eyes are pushed outwards, and the eyelids are slowly blinked on purpose, as if they are touching the eyeballs.There is a lot of black hair on the head, which has also been brushed with ink, but the brushing is not very successful; she wears a red pomegranate flower.He was wearing a new blue satin jacket and trousers, with a pink gauze handkerchief dangling under his armpit.The big red new shoes are no more than a foot long. I simply had nothing to say, I wanted to laugh all the time, and I was a little panicked. Some people from Liutun said.She seems to have gone to school with me, asking me this and that in a decent way.From what she said, I could tell that she knew everything about my family and the village very well.Her eyelids slowly blinked at me a few times, as if she even looked at how many steamed buns I ate every day!Her mouth is sweet, and she is talking about tea and water from guests; heart.The edge of the red eyes of the old man Xia was a little wet, and the eyes of Mrs. Xia, a little old lady with a puckered mouth and a stoop, followed Liu Tun's eyes; Xia Lian was not at home.I want to see Mrs. Xia, because I heard that she is still ill.The two elders of the Xia family didn't seem to express anything, but they all looked at Liu Tun's, as if they were asking her for advice; probably they have admitted that they are not as good at socializing and doing things like Liu Tun's, so they have to ask her.When she was busy, she went to open the door and let her into the west room.Walk with me to the window.Then he confessed: Someone is here. Then he smiled at me, sat in the house, and I went to see the water.I went into Westinghouse alone. Mrs. Xia is the most honest and lovely person in the family.She was sitting on the kang surrounded by a quilt.When she met me, she seemed to like it very much.But before the smile fell on his face, tears fell: Uncle Niu Er!Uncle Niu Er!She called me twice.In our village, we always call each other by baby names, and grandchildren have to use nicknames when they call grandfather.She seemed to have a lot to say, but she refused to say it. She wiped her tears, looked out the window, and then pointed out the room.I see what she means. I asked her about her symptoms, and she sighed: I won't live long; I can't rest assured even if I die!That girl is really a sickness in Mrs. Xia's heart, I can see it.Even if I admit that sister-in-law Xia is inevitably jealous, I can't say that her worries are entirely for herself, she is the most honest and lovely person.She and I both seem to see some danger, that bitch! Coming out of the Westinghouse, I met her standing under the eaves of the upper room.He rushed over very affectionately and asked me to sit down again. I smiled and didn't answer anything.I know that smile has made me hate her. This bitch has something in her eyes, she can clearly see the meaning of this smile, besides, I just came out of Westinghouse.When I got out of the gate, I breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot better; I didn't feel too awkward in front of her.I once had a nightmare in which I dreamed of a tigress with lead powder rubbed on his face.This Liu Tun thing brought back the unpleasant feeling from this nightmare.I hate this bitch, although I don't have the slightest moral prejudice against her.Just hate her, those protruding eyes! After the new year's festival, I left my hometown again and returned to the next year's Lantern Festival. It seems that as soon as I entered the village, I heard a chirping sound; among the sounds was Liutun's.As soon as I entered the house, it was she who everyone was eager to report. After I collected myself, I remembered hearing them say: Old man Xia's beard is very little left, more than half of it was ripped off by Liu Tun's men.Mrs. Xia often kneels down to this wife.Sister-in-law Xia has already separated.Xia Lian's teeth were all slapped by the mouth, I wonder if I am dreaming!It wasn't a dream, because after I rested for a while, they continued to tell me: The Liutun family completely took down the Xia family.They kept saying what they said, and I believed it was true, but I couldn't remember what they said. I've never been a big believer in the stories in "Awakening Marriage"; this one is even more bizarre.I had to see it for myself!Seeing is believing, otherwise I cannot believe these words. The next day, the opera was sung in the village, and the gongs started at nine o'clock in the morning.I also followed the family to watch the excitement; in fact, my eyes were only looking for her.When we got to the vicinity of the stage, the first pass was already made on the stage.There are already many people in the audience, besides those from this village, there are also many people from other villages.Because of the relationship between the terrain and the household registration, the theater troupe always stopped here first.The second gong and drum sounded again, and I saw her at a glance.She was still wearing beautiful clothes for the New Year, and her face was not powdered, not like a small piece of newly built wall, but rather like a large fan of stickmeal pancakes.The stage in the country is not too short, she grabbed the edge of the stage and went up in a short time.On stage, she kept rushing to the writing room, stop!She drank.The gongs and drums stopped immediately.I thought she was going to vote for something. "Send the Family Show", or "Visiting the Family", if she plays it, it will be suitable, as far as I think.No, I didn't guess right, she turned around, walked to the edge of the stage in two steps, and waved to the people in the audience.Her eyes are like a pair of little lanterns.Strange to say, the audience immediately fell silent.My heart is cold: in the year since I left my hometown, she has conquered the whole village.What method she used, I haven't investigated yet, but it is true that no one dares to mess with her. Old neighbors!Her eyeballs were so dilated that two or three of the children standing under the platform were frightened by her and cried.Old neighbors!My girls will show you how to behave like Mr. Xia!Her legs were circled, her eyes were aimed at the tip of her nose, her face was turned upwards, and she made two circles on the stage.Someone in the audience laughed. After walking around, she stood still by the stage again, swept her eyes around, and began to scold Mr. Xia.I can't record her words, the words I remember are definitely not enough.Besides, in fact, Old Man Xia doesn't always have such a close relationship with the genitals, as she described.She scolded for a full three quarters of an hour, one sentence after another, smooth and rich.If it weren't for her voice being a little unsteady, maybe two or three hours of cursing would be safe.But the strange thing is that everyone listens! When she stepped off the stage, the stage opened, and the audience happily watched the drama, as if the scene just now was also in the process.My mind turned in circles, what's the matter?I didn't want to listen to the opera, so I left the stage and went for a walk in the fields. Not far away, Uncle Song'er walked towards him with his beard pouted. Go to the theater, Mr. Song'er?Xinxi, make a lot of money!I made a bow. Get rich!The old man looked me over.Go to the theater?The drama of this year! Listen or not!I cater to say.Old people have this kind of temper, and everything is good in old age; in fact, when Uncle Song'er was standing under the stage, he might not have forgotten to eat. See why I'm not working hard anymore!The old man nodded and smacked his lips. Uncle Song'er, let's find a place to chat, isn't it better than listening to an opera?Cigarettes bought in the city!I took out a box of beauty and gave the old man one.Uncle Song'er is a sage in the village, this pack of cigarettes of mine is worth gold, if I want to inquire about some valuable information; the Xia family's affairs are indeed of some value in my heart at the moment.How could it be that no one in the village dared to provoke her?It's like a rock weighing on my heart. Lighting up the cigarette, Uncle Song'er took two puffs with a loud sound, then rolled his eyes and thought for a while: Let's go, go home!I have two hundred and one packs, and I'm so bored, let's talk about him for a long time, it's not bad! Follow Uncle Song'er to the house.Except Mrs. Song'er, everyone went to the opera.After paying New Year's greetings to them, I kicked the aunt out with my hand: "Auntie, go to the theater, let's watch the house!"She made two hundred and one bags of tea for us, and went to listen to the play with her mouth pursed. After Uncle Song'er has interrogated me, how much money I earn and how the country's affairs are, I will start interrogating him. Uncle Song'er, what happened to that girl from the Xia family? The tendons on the old man's head jumped, as if someone had punched him on the mouth violently.Stinky shit!mention her?He slapped and spat on the ground. But no one dared to mess with her!I use the aggressive method. New shoes don't step on stinky shit! I can see that some people in the village disdain her, or because they disdain to help Xia's father and son.Another aspect of not stepping on stinky shit is letting her sexual rebellion, so no one dares to come out and discipline her?Swallowed it back, maybe some people thought she smelled weird? Needless to say, with a bucket of millet and a foot of cloth, no one will turn to her; the father and son of the Xia family will not even put a fart on the street in their entire lives!That's right again, some people have already surrendered to her.She is willing to buy someone with a bucket of millet and two feet of cloth, but the Xia family father and son are reluctant to give up. What about the church? His men have fallen, and those who pretend to be foreign are completely ignoring them! The status of their father and son is over. There is probably such a meaning here. I think: some people would rather answer to her than sympathize with them; she is their father and son's punishment; The gods use her to make a fool of themselves!Maybe some people still believe that she can call the wind and rain! How is the Xia family doing now?I asked. How about it?Uncle Song'er poured a large bowl of strong tea in one go, and wiped his beard with the back of his hand: How is it?I made a deal for them, if I can't go out for three or four years, it's all over!We're not spitting blood, hoping that people will be unlucky, and it's the New Year's Lantern Festival!You see, sister-in-law Xia split up, it was half a year ago.At that time, the lady Liu Tun provoked her all the time: ah, if you are not sick, pretend to be sick, and eat a bite, who can bear it?Three girls, which one is not a loser!Old man Xia's heart changed, and he gave his sister-in-law 30 acres of land, and asked her to take her three daughters to live in the three small south rooms in the West Courtyard.Since that day, Xia Lian has not been to the west courtyard once.His eldest daughter was born in September, and they all ate there for three days, but they didn't give a dime to the sister-in-law.Xia Lian and his father thought it was a cheap and free daughter-in-law for three days! The sister-in-law's natal family naturally helped?I asked. That's natural; but there is one layer, they all do it in the dark, and dare not let the women in Liutun see it.She always prepared a ladder on the west wall, and looked around the west courtyard many times a day.Those who don't care go to see Mrs. Xia, there is a truckload of village dialects written down on the wall; those who have a relationship, that's even better, that bitch is blocking the door with a knife!Uncle Song'er spit again. No one dares to mess with her? Uncle Song'er shook his head.Mrs. Xia is a toad on the table legs, she will die! She is dead, so that bitch can become Mrs. Xia? Still have to wait for her to die?Now who dares not call that bitch a sister-in-law?Even the second sister-in-law can't do it! Uncle Song'er, what about yourself?Ordinarily, I shouldn't run on this old man like this! I?The old man seemed to give up, but the fact discouraged him: I ignored her!It seems to be too discouraged, so I added: Doza [Note: Beijing dialect, when. 】She came to my head and asked her to try it, she had to dare!I want to change places with Old Man Xia, but she dares to pull my beard!Old man Xia is just asking for self-comfort.She was doing them bad things, and they took advantage of her; that was the end of it.After listening to her, she is the master!Listen, there is something else: Didn't she and they clean up Mrs. Xia?In less than a month, when it came to the old couple Xia, she kicked them out too.The old couple divided 50 acres of land and went to live in the two cowsheds outside the yard.Old man Xia is really in a hurry, he is about to go to the city with his horse on his back, and he is going to file a complaint.Before he left the village, she chased after him, pulled him back, made a few mouthfuls, then tore off half of his beard, and gave him two legs when he was done.Old man Xia hasn't been in the field for half a month.Now, she lives in the upper house, and the property belongs to her. Look! Can she still murder Xia Lian?I put in a sentence. Well, who dares to say what!Anyway, one day, the Xia family would not be able to leave even a piece of adobe, and she either took all of them, or lost them because of her trouble.I don't know anything else, I know this family is going to end!Never seen anything like it, I'm almost seventy years old! Neither of us spoke for a long time.I was the one who said it later: Uncle Song'er, wouldn't their husband, mother and sister-in-law Xia join forces to do something to her? Wouldn't that be all right, my silly brother!Uncle Song'er had a forced smile in his eyes.That old bastard.While bullying him, she taught him to bully Mrs. Xia.He didn't dare to provoke her, but he dared to provoke his sister-in-law.She has been ill all year round, so she is not easy to bully.If he wasn't such a person, how could he be in this situation?That bitch has figured out the pulse of the two of them!Xia Lian is also like this, he thinks that his father has suffered a loss, and it is his own advantage.Otherwise, there is no way to do it! I only suffer from an honest sister-in-law Xia!I whispered. It hurt her!The good man fell into the wolf's den! I have to see Mrs. Xia!I seem to be talking to myself. Don't worry too much about that, let me tell you something good!He said it himself. That bitch dares to mess with me, I told her to get lost!I smiled. Uncle Song'er thought for a while: What good would it do if you told her to roll around? I have nothing to say.Uncle Song'er's philosophy should be partly responsible for Liu Tun's daring to act so rampantly.At the same time, personally, this is the best insight in our village.No one would step on the stinky shit, but the stinky shit became even more stinky; of course there are people who say she is fragrant! Farewell to Uncle Song'er, I want to see my sister-in-law; I can't be afraid of that Liutun, no matter how powerful she is, some people in the village may believe that she can do witchcraft!But then I thought about it: If I fight with her, even if I win a big victory, what good will it do for Mrs. Xia?I'm not a person who is often at home!I left my hometown, wouldn't she bully Mrs. Xia even more because of it?Unless I have a thorough solution, it's better not to go. Soon, I went out again, and I forgot about it. I didn't go home for about three years, and I didn't have the opportunity to go back for a month or two until last summer. On the day I got home, it was just after the heavy rain.The corn, sorghum, and millet in the fields; the trees inside and outside the village are too green to be greener.Even the shadows of the trees and the base of the wall are all green.After three years in the city, when I first arrived in such a clean and green place, it seemed like I was in a dream; the air was so fresh that it really made me sleepy.I tried my best to go to bed ashamed, and chatted away from my family.After talking about it, it naturally came to her.Immediately I am not sleepy, but at the same time I feel that the countryside is not a green poem. Of all the reports, the funniest thing is that she is now serving a mission!As soon as I heard about it, I thought of a reason: She wanted to restore the previous status of the Xia family father and son, but put it on herself.But, for reasons or not, it was ridiculous.Liu Tun's missionary work?Who can't teach, just wait for her! According to them, that's what happened: a group of believers came to the village, including Chinese and foreigners.This group of people believed that prayer was enough to heal the sick, and that a confession of sin would lead to forgiveness.This group of people has nothing to do with the local church, and local church members do not participate in their activities.But they had a lot of trouble: Zhang Erlen who stole the youth, Liu Si the drunk, Ertou Feng who stole his sister-in-law, and Liutun, all pleaded guilty.According to the two foreigners who came here, this is the greatest success. The photos of Zhang Erlen and others have been corrected, and Widow Song, who often scolds the street, also pleaded guilty, purely because she got a photo for nothing; send a camera abroad.Miracle! After the group left, Liu Tun led Liu Si and others to continue preaching the gospel, preaching in the courtyard of Xia's house every day when the sun was setting over the mountains. I have to listen to it! Some were squatting, some were sitting, some were standing. There were twenty or thirty people in the courtyard of the Xia family.I saw Zhao Wu, our long-term worker, at a glance. why are you hereI asked him. Zhao Wu's face turned red, and he said slowly: "No, no!"She came once, but if she doesn't come the second time, she will be involved in three generations of ancestors! I don't have to ask any more questions.She is the overlord of the village.There is still some golden sunlight on the top of the willow trees, and the cicadas are singing in the cool breeze that has just arrived. I was just staring blankly at these lightly swinging willow trees, when suddenly everyone stood up, she is here!She is a little fatter than three years ago, and she doesn't have any decorations on her body, but she is very neat.Her big feet walk lightly and powerfully, and her poised eyes look flat, as if the whole world belongs to her.She stood still, her eyes didn't move, her whole body didn't move at all, only her lips parted slightly: Pray!Everyone bowed their heads.She didn't close her eyes, she straightened her neck and muttered words, as if she was talking face to face with God. At this moment, Xia Lian came over quietly, stood behind her, bowed his head reverently, and closed his eyes.I didn't expect that he was fatter than before.How can we know that what we find embarrassing is not his enjoyment?Zhu Bajie is playing old vultures, everyone is good all the way, there are some wise sayings in our village. Her prayer was roughly: May God quickly make old man Xia fall to his death.Tell Miss Xia to hold her breath and block her to death, and tell Miss Xia to let the wild man fuck to death.Tell the second girl to go to the kiln, and the third girl half-closes the door! Amen! The strange thing is that no one thought this was ridiculous or disgusting; everyone said amen together.Could it be that she really has witchcraft and evil methods?I'm so confused! I'd love to have a word with Charlene.But Liu Tun looked at me with the corner of her eyes.Xia Lian is her cat, dog, or something else.He saw me too, and after just one glance, he lowered his head again.He used her as a screen, behind her, he felt safe, even though his teeth were knocked out by her.I don't quite understand the real relationship between the two of them, I just think of it: Once upon a time there was a woman in the village who looked up at incense, wearing a white fox fairy.She has a Tonger who is only in her forties.This Tong'er and Xia Lian are a couple, I can't think of a better comparison.This old boy followed the representative of the white fox fairy, just like the hairless sheep following behind the monkey.This old boy sleeps on the same bed as the representative of the White Fox Immortal at night, so he is somewhat immortal.Xia Lian also seems to be a little fairy now, he prayed very devoutly. I walked away, feeling Liu Tun's eyes following me. Old man Xia is still busy in the field. Although I saw him several times, I haven't been able to talk to him. He avoids me. He was already out of shape, and the red eyes seemed to be compared to the summer sun.But he still spared no effort, as if he wanted to make up for what Liutun had taken away from the ground, he took the hoe to the ground and gritted his teeth. Mrs. Xia, it is said, is dying of illness.Her second daughter was about to leave the house soon, and she was given to a soldier, probably a platoon leader, but everyone in the village said he was an officer. People in our village respect and stay away from people in the church; people in the county use tactics and awe; what everyone fears most, what they really fear, are soldiers.The one in Liutun is probably also a little afraid of soldiers, although she doesn't say so.Now she is a missionary and a squire, although she is not recognized by the county; she also advertises that she has someone in the county.She's got all the country power (it's her own making, she's a genius), but no soldiers. Regarding Miss Xia's promise to an officer, she thought it was Mrs. Xia's sincere challenge to her. If she doesn't get rid of them immediately, it will be a serious problem.If she ignores her calmly, someone will soon see her weakness.Zhao Wu and I have been studying this matter.According to Zhao Wu, no matter how much Liutun bullies Mrs. Xia, no one in the village will take care of her.Those who are rich are willing to watch the Xia family make a fool of themselves, and the poor are all subordinates of Liu Tun.However, Liu Tun's has not done anything yet, because she has to think about the soldiers.In the past few days, she is very devout and prays very frequently, Zhao Wu knows.The clouds are already full, just waiting for a thunder, as if it is. Soon there was thunder.The second daughter of the Xia family is the most capable among Mrs. Xia's three daughters.According to Liu Tun, nature is the most powerful.One day, the third girl was buying thread outside the door, and the second girl was instructing inside the door because she was about to leave the house, so she was embarrassed to come out.After such a time, Liutun also came out to buy thread, and San Niu walked in before she finished shopping, her face changed color.Er Niu said inside the door: Buy yours! Like a flash, Liu Tun rushed to the door: I'll fuck you, the thirteenth generation ancestor of the Xia family!If you want to eat the soldier's meat stick, you'll make a big show in front of your wife's eyes, I won't tear your dirty beans to pieces! The second girl and the third girl all ran in, and Liu Tun's girl chased after her.I am sitting under a willow tree not far away.I also rushed there, for fear that she would scratch Er Niu's face.But this girl dared to know what to do first, so she ran to Mrs. Xia.With two punches, Mrs. Xia would be dead.After she died, Liu Tun's sister-in-law would be justifiably named; and then she would take care of the second girl and the third girl calmly.No one cared about selling them off, old man Xia was the first one who didn't care about them, if Xia Lian didn't get Liu Tun because of his son, no one else would mention it.She has entered the door, I catch up.In a certain situation, probably everyone will be a little bit bad. I grabbed her and pretended to persuade her, but my eyes did their duty.The second girl understood my eyes, and when she came up, the third girl became more courageous.Probably the quick move they often dream about [Note: A happy move. ] That’s it. Today, with my help, it actually came true. I said yes in my mouth, but I used enough strength in my hand; the man who is almost too weak really can't touch her. At such a time, Liu Tun's strategy has changed, what an amazing girl! Uncle Niu'er, my girls don't fight; she smiled, lowered her head, and showed some charm. I frightened them to play.Little girl, if you have a mother-in-law's house, you will be so arrogant, let yours go!finished speaking, She flirted with me, twisted her waist and walked away. 光棍不吃眼前虧，她真要被她們捶巴兩下子，豈不把威風掃盡她覺出我的手是有些力氣。 不大會兒，夏廉來了。他的臉上很難看。他替她來管教女兒了，我心裡說。I ignored him.他瞪著二妞，可是說不出來什麼，或者因為我在一旁，他不知怎樣好了。二妞看著他，嘴動了幾動，沒說出什麼來。又楞了會兒，她往前湊了湊，對準了他的臉就是一口，呸！他真急了，可是他還沒動手，已經被我揪住。他跟我爭巴了兩下，不動了。看了我一眼，頭低下去：哎嘆了口長氣，誰叫你們都不是小子呢！這個人是完全被柳屯的拿住，而還想為自己辯護。他已經逃不出她的手，所以更恨她們誰叫她們都不是男孩子呢！ 二姑娘啐了爸爸一個滿臉花，氣是出了，可是反倒哭起來。 夏廉走到屋門口，又愣住了。他沒法回去交差。又嘆了口氣，慢慢的走出去。 我把二妞勸住。她剛住聲，東院那個娘們罵開了：你個賊王八，兔小子，連你自己操出來的丫頭都管不了。 我心中打開了鼓，萬一我走後，她再回來呢？我不能走，我叫三妞把趙五喊來。把趙五安置在那兒，我才敢回家。趙五自然是不敢惹她的，可是我並沒叫他打前敵，他只是作會兒哨兵。 回到家中，我越想越不是滋味：我和她算是宣了戰，她不能就這麼完事。 假如她結隊前來挑戰呢？打群架不是什麼稀罕的事。完不了，她多少是栽了跟頭。我不想打群架，哼，她未必不曉得這個！她在這幾年裡把什麼都拿到手，除了有幾家我便是其中的一個不肯理她，雖然也不肯故意得罪她；我得罪了她，這個娘們要是有機會，是滿可以作個女拿破崙，她一定跟我完不了。設若她會寫書，她必定會寫出頂好的農村小說，她真明白一切鄉人的心理。 果然不出我所料，當天的午後，她騎著匹黑驢，打著把雨傘太陽毒得好像下火呢由村子東頭到西頭，南頭到北頭，叫罵夏老王八、夏廉賊兔子和那兩個小窯姐。她是罵給我聽呢。她知道我必不肯把她拉下驢來揍一頓，那麼，全村還是她的，沒人敢來攔她嘛。 趙五頭一個吃不住勁了，他要求我換個人去保護二妞。他並非有意激動我，他是真怕；可是我的火上來了：趙五，你看我會揍她一頓不會？ 趙五眨巴了半天眼睛：行啊；可是好男不跟女鬥，是不是？ 可就是，怎能一個男子去打女人家呢！我還得另想高明主意。 夏大嫂的病越來越沉重。我的心又移到她這邊來：先得叫二妞出門子，落了喪事可就不好辦了，逃出一個是一個。那個軍官是張店的人，離我們這兒有十二三里路。我派趙五去催快娶自然是得了夏大嫂的同意。趙五願意走這個差，這個比給二妞保鏢強多了。 我是這麼想，假如二妞能被人家順順當當的娶走，柳屯的便算又栽了個跟頭誰不知道她早就彆住和夏大嫂鬧呢？好，夏大嫂的女婿越多，便越難收拾，況且這回是個軍官！我也打定了主意，我要看著二妞上了轎。那個娘們敢鬧，我揍她。好在她有個鬧婚的罪名，我們便好上縣裡說去了。 據我們村裡的人看，人的運氣，無論誰，是有個年限的；沒人能走一輩子好運，連關老爺還掉了腦袋呢。我和柳屯的那一幕，已經傳遍了全村，我雖沒說，可是三妞是有嘴有腿的。大家似乎都以為這是一種先兆柳屯的要玩完。人們不敢惹她，所以願意有個人敢惹她，看打擂臺是最有趣的。 柳屯的大概也掃聽著這麼點風聲，所以加緊的打夏廉，作為一種間接的示威。夏廉的頭已腫起多高，被她往磨盤上撞的。 張店的那位排長原是個有名有姓的人，他是和家裡鬧氣而跑出去當了兵；他現在正在臨縣駐紮。趙五回來交差，很替二妞高興一大家子人呢，準保有吃有喝；二姑娘有點造化！他們也答應了提早結婚。 柳屯的大概上十回梯子，總有八回看見我：我替夏大嫂辦理一切，她既下不了地，別人又不敢幫忙，我自然得賣點力氣了一半也是為氣柳屯的。每逢她看見我，張口就罵夏廉，不但不罵我，連夏大嫂也摘乾淨了。 我心裡說，只要你不直接衝鋒，我便不接碴兒，咱們是心裡的勁！ 夏廉有一天晚上找我來了；他頭上頂著好幾個大青包，很像塊長著綠苔的山子石。坐了半天，我們誰也沒說話。我心裡覺得非常的亂，不知思想什麼好；他大概也不甚好受。我為是打破僵局，沒想就說了句：你怎能受她這個呢！ 我沒法子！他板著臉說，眉毛要皺上，可是不成功，因為那塊都腫著呢。 我就不信一個男子漢 他沒等我說完，就接了下去：她也有好處。 財產都被你們倆弄過來了，好處？我沒好意的笑著。 他不出聲了，兩眼看著屋中的最遠處；不願再還口；可是十分不愛聽我的話；一個人有一個主意他願挨揍而有財產。柳屯的，從一方面說，是他的寶貝。 你幹什麼來了？我不想再跟他多費話。 I 說你的？ 我；你是有意跟她頂到頭兒嗎？ 夏大嫂是你的元配，二妞是你的女兒！ 他沒往下接碴；簡單的說了一句：我怕鬧到縣裡去！ 我看出來了：柳屯的是絕不能善罷甘休，他管不了；所以來勸告我。 他怕鬧到縣裡去錢！到了縣裡，沒錢是不用想出來的。他不能捨了柳屯的：沒有她，夏老者是頭一個必向兒子反攻的。夏廉有相當的厲害，可是打算大獲全勝非仗著柳屯的不可。真要鬧到縣裡去，而柳屯的被扣起來，他便進退兩難了：不設法弄出她來吧，他失去了靠山；弄出她來吧，得花錢；所以他來勸我。 我不要求你幫助夏大嫂你自己的妻子；你也不用管我怎樣對待柳屯的。咱們就說到這兒吧。 第二天，柳屯的騎著驢，打著傘，到縣城裡罵去了：由東關罵到西關，還罵的是夏老王八與夏廉。她試試，試試城裡有人抓她或攔阻她沒有。 她始終不放心縣裡。沒人攔她，她打著得勝鼓回來了；當天晚上，她在場院召集布道會，咒詛夏家，並報告她的探險。 戰事是必不可避免的，我看準了。只好預備打吧，有什麼法子呢？沒有大靡亂，是掃不清咱們這個世界的汙濁的；以大喻小，我們村裡這件事也是如此。 這幾天村裡的人都用一種特別的眼神看我，雖然我並沒想好如何作戰不過是她來，我絕不退縮。謠言說我已和那位軍官勾好，也有人說我在縣裡打點妥當；這使我很不自在。其實我完全是玩玩票，不想勾結誰。 趙五都不肯幫助我，還用說別人？ 村裡的人似乎永遠是聖明的。他們相信好運是有年限的，果然是這樣；即使我不信這個，也敵不過他們他們只要一點偶合的事證明了天意。正在夏家二妞要出閣之前，柳屯的被縣裡拿了去。村裡的人知道底細，可是暗中都用手指著我。我真一點也不知道。 過了幾天，消息才傳到村中來：村裡的一位王姑娘，在城裡當看護。恰巧縣知事的太太生小孩，把王姑娘找了去。她當笑話似的把柳屯的一切告訴了知事太太，而知事太太最恨作小老婆的，因為知事頗有弄個人兒的願望與表示。知事太太下命令叫老爺辦那個娘們，於是柳屯的就被捉進去。 村裡人不十分相信這個，他們更願維持柳屯的交了五年旺運的說法，而她所以倒楣還是因為我。松兒大爺一半滿意，一半慨歎的說：我說什麼來著？出不了三四年，夏家連塊土坯也落不下！應驗了吧？縣裡，二三百畝地還不是白填進去！ 夏廉決定了把她弄出來，楞把錢花在縣裡也不能叫別人得了去他的爸爸也在內。 夏老者也沒閒著，沒有柳屯的，他便什麼也不怕了。 夏家父子的爭鬥，引起一部分人的注意張二楞，劉四，馮二頭，和宋寡婦等全決定幫助夏廉。柳屯的是他們的首領與恩人。連趙五都還替她吹風到了縣衙門，柳屯的還罵呢，硬到底！沒見她走的時候呢，叫四個衙役攙著她！四個呀，衙役！ 夏二妞平平安安的被娶了走。暑天還沒過去，夏大嫂便死了；她笑著死的。三妞被她的大姐接了走。夏家父子把夏大嫂的東西給分了。宋寡婦說：要是柳屯的在家，夏大嫂那份黃楊木梳一定會給了我！夏家那倆爺們一對死王八皮！ 柳屯的什麼時候能出來，沒人曉得。可是沒有人忘了她，連孩子們都這樣的玩耍：我當柳屯的，你當夏老頭？他們這樣商議：我當柳屯的！我當柳屯的！我的眼會努著。大家這麼爭論。 連我自己也覺得有點對不起她了，雖然我知道這是可笑的。