In a small house outside Zongyang Gate in Anqing, Wu Dacai put down a wine bowl with his lips pursed. After savoring the smell of wine in his mouth, he threw a dried pea into his mouth, chewed it into pieces and wrapped it
In the mouth, with the lingering fragrance of the beans, I took another sip.
The wife came in from outside and put a plate on the table with several slices of pork head. The five-year-old son came in behind her and lay on the edge of the table, staring at the meat intently, with drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"Get out, get out. This is for your father. Only when you are full can you survive. If something happens to you, how will we survive?"
The wife pushed her son on the head, sat at the table and stared at the plate of meat, and said, "Father, eat it quickly."
Wu Tat Choi waved his hand and said, "Let him eat it and then buy it. Our family is not short of that little money."
He said and picked up a small piece. His son quickly grabbed it and ran out the door, not even his mother could stop him.
"That little silver, that little silver, how much money does our family have?"
The wife glared at Wu Dachai, her eyes a little red, "I was deducted three months of military pay a few days ago, which is six taels of silver, enough to buy a lot of pig head meat."
The wife shed tears as she spoke, and glanced at the pork on the plate.
"Six taels of silver is nothing. I, Wu Dacai, can still save money. Your man, I am at Beixiaguan this time..." Wu Dacai suddenly stopped talking at this point, glanced at the door, and then at his wife.
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"What are you looking at? What's going on at Beixiaguan? You went back empty-handed and didn't come back with even a piece of pork. You've been talking big words all day long."
"You woman, what do you know? Don't interfere in men's affairs. If you have money, you will have money. There will be no shortage of meat."
After Wu Tachai finished speaking, he took another piece of pork head from the plate. Just as his wife raised her hand to pick it up, Ng Tak Choi had already raised his head and put it into his mouth.
The wife swallowed with a gulp and flattened her mouth.
Wu Tac Choi didn't pay attention, he was enjoying the aroma of the meat comfortably, crossed his legs, and lay back on the back of the chair.
The wife looked at him sideways and said, "Don't always talk nonsense, there are many things I haven't told you yet.
Some time ago, there was a bandit riot, and Liu Laosan came from Tongcheng to join his uncle, but your brother told him that he couldn't support your mother, and if you still lived with his family, you would have to pay five coins a month."
Wu Tat Choi glared and said, "His house was not burned down. When the family was divided, he got the most land. At that time, we made an agreement between our parents and his family.
When our family was in trouble, he didn't help me. Seeing that I was earning some monthly salary, I wanted to give my mother to me. It's such a good thing."
"That's what I said. Our house was burned down at the beginning of the year. He refused to live in a room in his house. He just hoped that we would leave so he could occupy our land. Look at Liu Laosan's house, his eldest brother
If the whole family lives together and eats together, and they finally get through it, then they are called brothers, right? Let’s look at your eldest brother and your sister-in-law."
After saying this, the wife rubbed her hands and then reached for the meat on the plate. Wu Tachai slapped her on the back of her hand. The daughter-in-law had to shrink her hand, glanced at Wu Tachai, grabbed two more soybeans and continued: "I asked Mr. Liu to
San came back with a message, as long as your brother gives you five coins a month, your mother will come and stay with our family, bah, let alone five coins, three coins will do."
Wu Tac Choi sat up and said, "What if it really comes?"
"It's strange that your brother and sister-in-law are willing to give money. Your mother won't come. Your father was partial when he was alive. He gave your brother so much extra land when the family was separated. Your mother didn't want to see us either. She gave our son candy during the Chinese New Year. The cakes are all as big as a finger, and the one for the boss’s kid is as big as a palm. I’ve never seen anyone so partial.
Now your mother is helping to plant the land we left behind. Liu Laosan can say that Li Ce is regarded as abandoned land, so most of it will be divided into Li Ce. Then the harvest will go to your brother. You eat more than your mother alone.
Your brother doesn't need to support him at all. He wants five pieces of silver, but we can't give him even one.
He is reluctant to let your mother go."
Wu Tac Choi frowned and thought about it, "Mom, it's so tiring to be alone."
The daughter-in-law turned her head and looked at Wu Tac Choi, "Your mother is tired. Why am I not tired? You go to be a soldier in the camp. I can't take care of the inside and outside of this house."
Ng Tak Choi kicked his wife on the leg, causing the woman to moan, "You don't have any control over what you do at home."
The woman hid at the door and cursed: "Anyway, I'm telling you, this is your home, and your mother is not from your family. Our family only has this little money. If you dare to give it to your mother, I will go out to the river." A jump inside."
As soon as Wu Tac-choi got up, the woman screamed and ran into the street. Wu Tac-choi picked up the shoes on the ground and chased her. He caught the woman on the street and beat her with the shoes. There were many people around watching, and his son quietly entered the house.
After beating the woman until she cried loudly, Wu Da Choi returned to the house angrily, while the woman kept crying outside and said that she had beaten someone to death.
When Ng Tak-choi entered the house, he happened to see his son grab another piece of meat. As soon as he saw Ng Tak-choi coming in, he quickly stuffed it into his mouth and ran out with his head bent. There was only one piece of meat left on the plate.
Wu Da was so angry that he grabbed his son and slapped his butt several times. The child didn't say a word and just kept chewing the pork head meat.
"roll!"
Ng Tak Choi lost his hand and his son ran away with a cooing smile.
After pouring half a bowl of wine into his mouth, the woman outside cried and screamed for a while, then gradually died down. Wu Tachai had long been used to it. It was a drama that often happened in the countryside.
After a while, the woman came back and leaned towards the door to look inside.
Wu Tat Choi slapped the table and the beans in the bamboo dustpan jumped, "Why don't you go jump into the river? Go ahead."
The woman pursed her lips and remained silent. Wu DaCai fell back on his chair and cursed, "I went to fight and finally got a day off when I came back. I can only come back only if the Pangda people are merciful, have done meritorious service and are from Anqing. I can't even do it in the whole camp." There are more than thirty people. When you come back, you will make trouble with me.
You know your man was almost beheaded by bandits at Beixia Pass, so that’s why you’re crying.”
The woman grabbed her clothes and looked at the ground, but she had no intention of admitting defeat.
"You know how tiring the training is every day in the camp. It's much more tiring than fucking farming. Every day, there are 500 Zanamu exercises. All things like push-ups and sit-ups are done according to hundreds. When walking in line, put your feet They all stopped walking and were often beaten and scolded by their superiors.
Do you think that money can be easily transferred to someone else’s house, and I won’t be able to take charge of it when I get home?”
The more Wu Tac Choi talked, the angrier he became. He grabbed the remaining shoe on the ground and pretended to throw it over. The woman hurriedly hid outside the door, only sticking her head out.
Seeing that he couldn't hit him, Wu Tachai threw his shoes back on the ground.
The woman then turned into the house and leaned against the door frame, saying in a stern voice, "What's wrong with the head of the house? Have you eaten enough?"
"I don't want to eat it."
Wu Tac Choi closed his eyes and replied.
There was a rustling sound next to him, and he knew that the woman was sitting at the table again, and then there was a wind blowing over her.
It was September, and the weather in Anqing had turned cooler, so there was no need to fan. Wu Dacai took a breath and calmed down a little before opening his eyes again.
The woman's eyes were a little flustered, and the fan in her hand paused for a moment.
Fortunately, Wu Tachai had no intention of continuing to fight. He stretched out his hand and touched something in his arms, then slapped something on the table.
The woman took a closer look and saw that it turned out to be fifty taels of silver. She felt dizzy for a while, then grabbed it in her hand, jumped up, closed the door with a roar, and locked the bolts.
She turned around and asked in surprise: "Master, did you steal it from the bandits?"
"The dead woman is talking nonsense again. The things she robbed are still there... nonsense. Who in our camp can steal money? The police team will search your luggage at any time. Who dares to hide money secretly?"
Ng Tak Choi was so frightened that he sat up from his chair, "This is the enemy-killing prize given by Pang Da Ren. The rest of our team has it."
"so much!"
The woman was smiling and looking for a place to hide in the house.
Wu Tat Choi sighed, "Originally, it was eight taels. If the captain dies, everyone will have to deduct one month's salary. The corps leader also loses the ball, and each person will deduct one tael, leaving only five taels. Fortunately, the flag captain is not dead."
"Why did so many people die?"
The woman said casually while looking for a place, "Then who will be the captain?"
Wu Tac Choi said proudly, "Your man is going to be promoted."
The woman quickly turned around and came close to Wu Dacai, "Dad, what kind of official do you want to be? Can we be like those official wives in the future and have a maid or something to serve me?"
Wu Tac Choi snorted and smiled, "That's not certain."
The woman burst out laughing. After she finished, she looked at the table and hurriedly said to Wu Dacai, "Master, please wait a moment, and I will buy meat for you."
"I won't buy it."
Wu DaCai stood up and said, "Go back to the camp."
"Don't say it's a day, it's only half a day."
"I went to the Chinese Army to pay a visit to Mr. Hou. I haven't seen Mr. Hou in the past ten days since I came back."
The woman said a little disappointedly, "Then what does the old man want to see?"
"You know what the heck, he not only saved my life, but he is also the secretary of the Chinese Army, so I can talk to Pang Pang.
Now, Pangdaren has recruited another book clerk from Tongcheng. In the past, Mr. Hou was responsible for the errands of Armor, but now Mr. Nayu is responsible for it.
They also talked about setting up a chief secretary's office, and the two of them were secretly arguing about it. I went there at this time, and Mr. Hou remembered it, so he asked me about my promotion to captain."
The woman perked up and said, "Then go quickly."
Wu Tac Choi picked up the last piece of meat with his hands. The woman thought he wanted to eat it, but Wu Tac Choi stretched out his hand and handed it to her. The woman took it with both hands in flattery.
"You, the boss, eat it."
"You have worked hard at home. You can eat as much as you are told. Why don't you worry about running out of meat? When I am promoted to captain, after half a year or something, we will buy a house in Anqing City. Let me tell you, you
Just wait for my sister-in-law to see red eyes."
After Wu Tachai said that, he swaggered out of the door. The woman leaned against the door and looked at Wu Tacai's back walking on the street. She held the meat in both hands and tilted her head and said infatuatedly, "This man in our family is so generous."