Author: Old Clin

Due to geographical and environmental impact, Caogou Village is different from other villages.

It is a village located among the mountains. Most of the houses in the village are built against the mountains, and the houses are mostly made of earthen embryos and brick and wood structures.

However, Caogou Village is not short of water. There are several mountain streams in Yuanbao Mountain that pass through the village. The streams flow through the ditches in front of each household all year round and gather at the dam at the entrance of the village.

The staggered yellow walls and black tiles and the steps and alleys paved with bluestone make the overall layout of the village in chaos and order, with a unique beauty that is difficult to describe.

pity!

The building is empty and all is abandoned.

The once lively house is now full of weeds, which looks vicissitudes and quiet.

Dakui likes the excitement, and the yard is not far from the rice field, and Li Hongbing still vaguely remembers the road.

Bypass the steps outside.

From a distance, I saw a middle-aged man standing at the gate of the yard, with his purple-red face looking energetic, wearing a washed-out camouflage uniform.

Confronted Dakui in my memory.

Li Hongbing quickly accelerated his pace, "Dakui, how can you wait for me at the door?"

"What are you talking about? You are uncle. You can't be without rules. You have to judge by seniority." Dakui had a stern face, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Rules are valued very seriously in rural areas. The older a person is, the more he follows the rules.

But now young people regard rules as feudal habits and hate them deeply.

Li Hongbing's parents did not come back. He was the highest-ranking person in Caogou Village. When Dakui mentioned his seniority, he nodded with a smile.

"Uncle Hongbing came into the house to drink water." Dakui turned his body sideways and gave way out the steps of the gate.

Li Hongbing walked up the steps and was about to enter the door.

But behind him, the whine of the dogs sounded.

Looking back.

The steps were too high, and the puppies were stomping on the edge, pushing their two short legs upwards with force, whining in a hurry.

Sanpao wanted to come forward to help, but was stopped by Li Hongbing. He deliberately trained them, so he pretended to be angry.

"I'll find a way to climb up by myself."

San Bao couldn't bear to watch the puppies whimper, so he advised, "Brother Hongbing, they are just full moon and their hind legs are not strong yet, why not..."

Before he finished speaking, he was stunned.

After four puppies walked around the steps for a few times, two of them lay on the ground like a stacked man, and then the other two puppies stepped on their brothers' bodies and climbed up the steps.

When the two puppies came up the steps, the two puppies on the ground straightened their bodies, and their front legs were stomped on the edge of the steps. The two puppies bit their front legs and dragged them up the steps.

The three-blue eyeballs are almost bulging out.

I, Cao!

Become a spirit.

Da Kui stared at four gray-haired dogs on the side, frowned tightly into the character "Sichuan", and finally looked at Li Hongbing.

"Uncle Hongbing, where did this wolf dog come from?"

Wolfdog?

Li Hongbing and Sanpao were stunned. Sanpao, who was the first to react, said in disbelief, "Uncle Da Kui, see clearly, this is a hybrid native dog, with its tail rolled upwards, how could it be a wolfdog?"

The tail is rolled up?

Dakui looked at Sanbao with a ridiculous look and sighed, "I have eaten more salt than rice. This is the wolf dog, the cub of wolf and dog. I haven't seen a wolf dog for almost 30 years. Keep it well. If these four wolf dogs are raised, they can kill the wild boar."

Li Hongbing looked at Sanba and four eyes, and saw the shock in the other person's eyes.

No wonder I have never heard them barking, they all whimper.

This wolf dog is not that wolf dog.

This is a wolf dog with a serious wolf-blooded life. The difference is a world of difference.

"Brother Hongbing, I"

"Stop, you dream." Li Hongbing didn't give Sanba a chance to speak, leaned over and picked them up and walked into the yard.

Sanpao stood alone at the door, beating his chest and stamping his feet with regret. If he had known it was a mixed-blood wolfdog, he would have bought it even if he had sold it.

There is someone taking care of the yard, which is exactly the same as no one taking care of it.

There are various vegetables in the Dakui family vegetable garden, such as cabbage, cabbage, potatoes, radishes, and a corn field in the corner. Corn cobs have already formed on the corn stalks and are growing gratifyingly.

The middle door of the main hall is wide open, and an old Eight Immortals table is placed in the center of the house, with peanuts, walnuts and jujubes placed on it.

"Uncle Hongbing, please sit down." Dakui greeted warmly.

When treating guests in rural areas, use the Eight Immortals table, opposite doors are top, and there are side seats on both sides. Older people, guests of the host or people with high status sit on the upper seat, the host or accompany the guest to sit down, and the rest of the guests sit on the side seats in order.

As the elder in the village, Li Hongbing naturally had to sit in the seat.

There are more rules when drinking in rural areas.

Don’t clink glasses when toast, follow the other person with a drink, absolutely not to miss it.

Distinguish the main and secondary, and toast according to the seniority. You cannot attract attention or toast randomly.

The younger generation can only toast, and the elders will drink with you. They must stand up and hold the cup with both hands to show respect.

When drinking, you can toast one person with more people, not one person with more people, unless you are an elder.

Say the wrong thing and punish yourself for a cup.

...

Li Hongbing sat in the upper position, and the wolf dogs squatted obediently at their feet. Dakui quickly brought the enamel cup that had already been brewed with tea.

"Uncle Hongbing, tea is not good, don't dislike it."

As a senior tea drinking expert, Li Hongbing took advantage of his work and drank thousands of tea. The enamel cup is full of large leaves. It is the cheap big leaf tea in the countryside. You can buy a large bag for two yuan.

Instead of disgusting, Li Hongbing happily picked up the worn enamel cup and took a big mouthful.

Tea is astringent and has a heavy bitter taste.

It's still the same taste, it hasn't changed.

I remember when I was a child, in the hot summer, nothing quenched my thirst than a jar of big leaf tea. If there were, it would be two cups.

"Uncle Dakui, I'm a little thirsty, too." Sanba's mouth was a little dry, and he said with a hurried look.

"I fell down myself, didn't I have any more hands?" Dakui glared at him and pointed at the kettle.

!!!

Sanba blinked his eyes and poured water angrily.

At this time.

A scream of vigor sounded outside the yard.

"Dakui, have Uncle Hongbing arrived?"

Immediately afterwards, several figures appeared at the gate of the courtyard, including men and women, and were holding things in their hands.

Through his face, Li Hongbing vaguely recognized Lao Gen, Tiedan, Fu Sheng, Shui Sheng, and two middle-aged women with simple faces.

"Uncle Hongbing has been here for a long time." Dakui replied at the top of his throat.

Everyone is here.

The main hall suddenly became lively.

Li Hongbing smoked one by one. Uncle Lao Gen and his men hurriedly got up and took the cigarette with their hands, put it in their hands and asked with a smile, "This cigarette is expensive, you can tell it just by looking at it."

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, it costs a few dollars a pack." Li Hongbing casually threw the cigarette box on the table.

Sanpao stretched his neck and glanced at it, exclaiming, "Giant Panda! This is...ahoh!"

Li Hongbing couldn't let Sanpao finish his words, so he stumbled on it with his feet.

Everyone looked over.

Li Hongbing hurriedly changed the subject, looked at the two simple-looking women and asked, "I'm leaving the village early, who are these two?"

"She is my wife, Yuzhi." Fusheng smiled and turned his head to the woman and said, "This is Uncle Hongbing and the eldest grandson of the great master."

The other two are Tiezhu's daughter-in-law Xiu'e and Dakui's daughter-in-law Guifeng.

The men in the village were evaluating their talents, and Li Hongbing accepted it by default, but he still had to show respect to women and quickly greeted the three old sisters-in-laws.

"Uncle Hongbing, I know what I know. I haven't gone to the kitchen to help Sister Guifeng cook." Da Kui pulled Li Hongbing down and drove his wife away with shouts.

Several old men and Li Hongbing sat on the Eight Immortals table, drinking tea while talking about the past in Caogou Village.

During the chat, Li Hongbing knew that there were only more than 30 households left in the village, all of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled. The other households took the compensation for forest areas and moved out.
To be continued...