Chapter 15; Going to the Market(1/2)
Twenty-six, go and cut your flesh.
Every folk custom is summarized over the years, and most people prepare for the New Year according to folk customs, so this day is destined to be a lively day.
In the morning, Wang Zhen, Wang Liang and Wang's father got up early. After eating the breakfast that Wang's mother made, they came to Wang Zhen's uncle's house.
Today they are going to take his car to the streets.
Wang Zhen’s uncle was not Wang Zhen’s biological uncle, but Wang Zhen’s fifth wife’s son-in-law, named Zhao Shuan. According to seniority, Wang Zhen would call him the fifth aunt and the fifth aunt.
"Uncle, have you had no meal."
When Wang Zhen, Wang Dad and his friends came to his fifth aunt's house, Wang Zhen's fifth uncle was rushing out of the tractor.
It looks like that, it must have been useless for a long time. Not only did it fall into a lot of dust, but it also put a lot of debris.
"Hey, you guy is finally willing to come back."
Seeing Wang Zhen, my fifth uncle asked in surprise.
""I didn't eat that, your fifth aunt was cooking, it would be fine soon. I'm going to go to the streets in a while. The car is so dirty, I'll clean it up."
"Go and sit in the room. Your brother Xiaoqi and sister Xiaoqian have already gotten up. They have been talking about you for a long time."
The fifth uncle said while cleaning up.
"Well, then uncle, please be busy! We're in."
Seeing that his fifth uncle was about to pack up, Wang Zhen and the others did not help.
"Dad, you guys go in first, I'll go see my fifth aunt."
When he walked to the junction of the main hall and the stove and fire house, Wang Zhen thought about it and said to Wang Daddy.
I haven't been back for a long time. Although I didn't bring a gift, I still have to say hello when someone comes. This is etiquette.
"Yeah, go."
Dad Wang and Wang Liang responded and pushed open the door and entered the main hall.
After Wang Dad and Wang Liang entered, Wang Zhen also walked towards the stove room.
"Fifth aunt, have you prepared the meal?"
Before the person entered the house, the sound came first.
"Who? That's all?"
When Wang Zhen opened the door, he saw a rural woman who was about thirty years old, looking thin, slightly round and still charming looking out through the window.
After hearing the sound of the door opening, he quickly looked at Wang Zhen and asked with some uncertainty, "Are you Wang Zhen?"
"Yeah, it's me, my fifth aunt."
Wang Zhen said with a smile.
"Hey, your baby hasn't been back for several years, and I can't even recognize your aunt."
"Do you have a meal? Give it a stool and you can sit there."
As he said that, the fifth aunt stood up and gave out the stool under her butt.
"No, aunt, hurry up and cook! I've eaten."
Seeing that his fifth aunt wanted to give the stool to him, Wang Zhen quickly refused.
"By the way, I heard that you are working in Shenzhen and Dongguan? How is it?"
When the fifth aunt saw that Wang Zhen was not sitting, she sat down again while burning the fire, and asked.
"It's okay, it's comfortable to have a home there!"
When Wang Zhen heard his fifth aunt ask him about this topic, he scratched his head and said.
Working outside.
sounds good.
However, only those who have been out will know that it is actually more tiring than farming at home.
""Wang Zhen, I heard you are back? Where should you?"
Just as Wang Zhen was chatting with Wu Gu, a weak male voice came from outside the stove room.
"Where is the stove fire room, Xiao Qi."
When Wang Zhen heard the screams coming from outside, he responded.
Although he hasn't come back for two years, he can still hear the voice of his fifth aunt's son, that is, his cousin.
"You boy is finally back."
Accompanied by the sound, a tall and thin boy walked in.
The boy is very thin, but also very white, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a raised nose, and a happy smile on his white and quiet face. Coupled with those chirping eyes, even according to the aesthetic view of the city, he can definitely be considered a handsome guy.
"Hey! You kid is handsome too."
As soon as the boy came in, he looked at Wang Zhen in surprise and joked.
"Haha, there is Brother Xiaoqi who is handsome."
Wang Zhen responded with a smile, without any sense of strangeness.
"Xiaoqi, take your brother to the main hall to talk, I'll serve you food! Wang Zhen, do you want another bowl?"
In just a while, the meal was ready, and the fifth aunt asked politely.
"No, aunt, we have eaten it, you and uncle, you can eat it."
"Brother, I'll go there first. You can help my aunt and let's talk later."
In order not to delay the meal of the fifth aunt and the others, Wang Zhen walked towards the main hall.
"Yeah, okay! Let's talk later."
Wang Zhen, who had very good ears, heard Xiao Qi's answer coming from behind.
By the time Wang Zhen arrived at the main hall, his fifth uncle had finished his work and was sitting there chatting with Wang Dad.
After seeing Wang Zhen come in, he quickly asked Wang Zhen to sit down.
After a while, Wu Gu and Xiao Qi came in with steamed buns and vegetables. Because of the food, Wang Zhen and the others had to watch TV and wait for Wu Gu and the others to have dinner.
After breakfast, my fifth uncle and the others looked at the time and found that it was getting late.
So, there was no delay and directly started the tractor and headed towards the road.
Because the family wanted to keep someone at home to guard the family, my fifth aunt did not go this time.
Wang Zhen, Wang Liang, Wang Dad, fifth uncle, Wang Zhen’s cousin Xiaoqi and Xiaoqian’s cousin together are exactly six people.
Wang Zhenwu's house is only three away from the road, so he soon arrived on the road.
The road was already bustling at this time, and from time to time you could see tractors or three-wheelers driving from afar.
But the most common one is motorcycles, after all, young people like motorcycles.
Since the new road was built, the scene of cars coming and going on is rare on the old road. After all, there is a good road, who is willing to take a bad road?
The only bad thing is that you need to turn a big bend to the county town by taking a new highway, at least twice as long as you take the old road.
Although there are not many cars on the road on the road, once the New Year and the Festival is coming, the scene will change. Today is already twenty-six, and basically every household goes to the city to buy New Year’s goods today.
Rural people work hard all year round, and they can’t bear to eat and wear.
However, the New Year is different.
After all, the Chinese New Year is a day for the whole country to celebrate and reunite. In addition, rural people love face. After the second day of the New Year, it is time to visit relatives. Girls who get married at home will take their husbands and sons home to see the elderly.
Since I am back, I will inevitably eat and drink.
Therefore, for the sake of face, even the poorest families will go to the market to buy some chicken, duck, fish and meat to entertain customers.
After moving out of the village, I came to my husband's road.
I saw vehicles driving on the road, including motorcycles, bicycles, tractors, and tricycles. What’s even more outrageous is that Wang Zhen also saw two donkey carts on the road, full of people.
This time, most of the three of us went to the market together. The village was poor and far away from the county town, so we usually didn’t go to the streets without any trouble.
Moreover, after the New Year, most of the adults at home went out to work, and only the old ones, the young ones were left at home, and they didn’t know much, they didn’t know much, they didn’t know how to drive, and some didn’t even know how to ride bicycles. In addition, the bus was expensive, so you could buy two kilograms of pork for a round trip. Therefore, unless there was something wrong, the elderly at home would not take their children to the streets casually.
The tractor was slowly driving on the road, but no one was free to speak.
Because the car was so shocked that everyone's butts hurt.
Since the new highway was repaired, this old highway in Luojiawan has gradually been abandoned. Due to the lack of maintenance, most places have become bumpy. Not to mention a tractor, even if a car comes here and sits inside, you can feel like you are on a pirate ship.
There was nothing to say all the way, and after driving for more than ten minutes, the tractor under Wang Zhen and the others arrived at the river.
The river has no bridge. For so many years, it has been a modified iron bridge boat that supports the river surface, serving as the road to the county town from surrounding villages.
However, the river here has a lot of water in summer and sometimes it will rise, so this bridge is not always there.
When I arrived on the Iron Bridge boat, everyone got out of the car. Opposite the bridge was a few meters high slope. The horsepower of the tractor was not very strong. It was easy to get up if you sat too many people. Sometimes it was inconvenient to help push the cart.
To be continued...