"Da Lang is coming down the mountain. Hey, the harvest looks good. What's for sale this time?"

"Do you have roe deer? I'll buy as many as you have! The meat from last time was really delicious!"

"I just asked if there is any pheasant? The pheasant stewed with mushrooms is very fresh."

To the west of Miaojia Village is a group of mountains with gradually higher terrain, known as Xilong Mountain.The village is located at the foot of the southeast side of Xilong Mountain.

On his way home from hunting, Yang Dalang had to pass in front of the Miao Family Ancestral Hall, which is also the center of the Miao Family Village. When there is no busy farming season, people often gather here and move a low stool to chat.Today happened to coincide with the village assembly, so that we could allocate the manpower for spring plowing, and all the work had to be released.After the rally, a bunch of old and young people still gathered here, and it was more lively than usual.

According to Yang Dalang's habit, if the prey he has in his hand is not very valuable, he will not go to the town to sell it for a long time, and sell it directly to the villagers at a low price in the open space in front of the ancestral hall.It is cheap to have this kind of opportunity to add oil to the mouth outside of the Chinese New Year, so it is very popular among the villagers.This is also the relationship between Lao Yang, a person with a foreign surname, who was able to gain a firm foothold in Miaojia Village at first.

Therefore, even though Yang Dalang was tall and tall, the muscles on his arms were tangled into balls due to hunting for many years, and his wheat complexion had three hideous scars on his left cheek. He was injured by hunting, and his whole body was as imposing as the copycat boss that the oil dealer said. For the sake of being able to buy meat, quite a few people are still willing to greet Yang Dalang a few words.

"There is no stock for sale this time." Yang Dalang replied with a pause, and planned to leave again.

A sharp voice came out from the side to stop it, "Hey, why are you out of stock! Look at the basket on your back, don't you still have two rabbits hanging on your waist? Oh, my aunt wants those two, five strings of money should be Is that enough? Auntie will bring it to you later."

Money is the minimum currency value here.Ten coins count as one string of money, ten strings of money count as one dime, and ten dimes count as one tael of silver.It is equivalent to one or two thousand yuan.If you buy only one rabbit, you won't be able to get away with five strings of money.

"Aunt Hua, this is not your house, it's in front of the ancestral hall. If you want to take advantage, you have to be brave! Two rabbits and five bunches of money? Hey, if you want this price, can I buy it with you every day?" Miao Ping heard. yelled.Several men around him laughed and laughed.

To say that Yang Dalang is not only good at hunting, he is usually willing to lead a team into the mountains to teach a few. Occasionally, when wild boars rush down the mountain and damage the crops, he is even more powerful.Even if you don't talk much, the popularity among men is good.

The person called Aunt Hua was Miao You's wife, Zhang Cuihua, from Miao's village, so she naturally took the surname Miao after marriage.There are a bunch of aunts surnamed Miao in Miaojia Village, and they usually have to use their names to distinguish them when they call people.And this Miao is said to be in the same family as the head of Miaojia Village five generations ago, and the relationship is so far away, which makes Aunt Hua feel that she has a different status in the village.

So when Aunt Hua heard the words, she was not afraid, "Isn't the business just what you want? As long as Da Lang is willing to sell, who cares? Besides, who doesn't know how good our family is to Da Lang, Da Lang's wife Lang, isn’t it just our family who led the thread? Otherwise, Da Lang is so 23, he’s still disfigured, where can he marry such a beautiful brother!”

Miao Ping's younger brother Miao Gao was also there, and when he heard the music, he opened his mouth after thinking about it, "I'm talking about that Miao He? He didn't return it earlier..." Speaking of this, Miao Gao was severely beaten by his brother. On, after choking for a while, I came to my senses, and quickly changed my words, "Hey, Dalang, I don't mean anything. I just wanted to say that Miao He must be stupid and has no eyes..."

Miao Ping punched his brother again, and finally made people shut up, but there was no accident around him, and there was a burst of ridicule.Everyone knows that Yang Dalang's husband, Miao He, was stopped when he was escaping, which is simply an insult to the man.

However, when Yang Dalang glanced over those who were laughing lightly, the laughter stopped.As a hunter, the bloody smell on his body is much stronger than that of a farmer. Yang Dalang, with his imposing manner and expressionless face, looks fierce, and not many people dare to offend easily.Aunt Hua, who wanted to take advantage just now, did not dare to speak easily now.

It wasn't until the surroundings became quiet, as if confirming that no one would speak, that Yang Dalang took another stride and left.

When the people walked away, a man curled his lips, "The fact is that the husband in the family stole someone, and you are afraid of being told? No matter how fierce, can you still say it wrong! Cut, it's just to scare people."

Some people who were suppressed just now seemed to feel ashamed and wanted to find a few words out of their mouths.

The other also interjected in a strange way, "That's right, let me tell you, this marriage is a good one, and the family is right. A divorced marriage is with a disliked one. Why are you running away? No one needs to look down on the other. We should have a good time together."

The aunt next to me immediately retorted when she heard it, "Miao Er, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you dislike? Our family Yuanzi can have a clean relationship with Miao He! Miao He has a big mind, and if he thinks wrong or misunderstands, don't put the sewage in Let's splash on the far side."

"Hey, Aunt Ying is really embarrassed to say this. The thing about Mr. Miao Yuan and Miao He wandering around the village earlier in the relationship, everyone was blind and misunderstood? You hate the poor and love the rich if you hate the poor and love the rich , I can understand, why bother to step on the poor man," Miao Er is such a talkative guy.But bullying the weak and fearing the tough, Fang Caijing dared to speak out now.

Even though Aunt Ying was blushing, she still insisted, "I, our Yuanzi are so polite to everyone, you didn't see it! And what's the matter with walking around the village? It’s not enough! I didn’t book or hire him, so what can I say! If you want to hurt Yuanzi’s reputation like this again, don’t blame us for talking to the village chief!”

As soon as the village head was mentioned, he still had the power to protect the town, and the village head had a good relationship with Miao Yuan's family, so some people who wanted to play tricks shut up.

It's just that Miao He and Miao Yuan don't talk about it, and everyone in the village has their own ruler in their hearts.

Let's start from the beginning.

The Miao Yuan in the topic just now came from the only scholar family in the Miao family village.Miao Yuan's family has been relying on literacy for several generations. They help people write letters and teach literacy in villages and towns. Their status is high, comparable to that of village chiefs.Miao Yuan's grandfather, Miao Jue, passed the Tongsheng examination more than [-] years ago, so the status of Miao Yuan's family is even higher.

And Miao Jue raised three sons and two daughters, and it was Uncle Miao Wen, the third bedroom of the Miao family, who finally inherited his father's mantle and started to study.After all, studying is a costly thing. Pens, inks, papers and inkstones are all expensive, as well as money for exams. Even if Miao Jue, a child, has the benefit of being exempted from paying the birth tax, he can only be among the talented children. , choose one to train.

As the eldest son of Miao Wenzhong, the second roommate of the Miao family, Miao Yuan was not attracted by Miao Jue at all, and he followed his father to help with farm work when he was young, but half a year ago, Miao Yuan suddenly passed the Tongsheng examination, which shocked everyone's attention.

According to the second room of the Miao family, Miao Yuan would always pick up old books used by his cousin Miao Biao to read several times.Miao Piao is the grandson that Miao Jue has a crush on and the eldest son of the third family, and he plans to focus on training him.Seeing that Miao was nervous about the exam this time, Miao Yuan volunteered to accompany him into the arena to help embolden him. Among them, Miao Yuan, who is also expected to have a son Jackie Chan, tried his best to fight for it, and even took out his private house to add travel expenses. Exam.

Unexpectedly, Miao Pu failed the ranking but Miao Yuan won.Since then, Miao Yuan has received the highest attention and resources from Miao Jue, the head of the family, but at this time, Miao Yuan has been very close to Miao He Zhuma Zhuma who lives next door for more than ten years.

It is said that there is a big defense between men and women, and so do brothers, but in the countryside, there is no such thing as seven-year-olds and different seats. It is normal to run into each other on the side of the road before formally pronouncing a kiss.Brothers who are often used as half-coolies do the same work as men, and the line of defense is even more blurred.

In addition, Miao He can be said to be the most handsome brother in the village. His fair complexion does not seem to be tanned, and his round almond eyes are black and white. All the girls are sweet.

Even though Miao He is a brother who is not very popular in the marriage market, Miao Yuan does not resist getting close to Miao He because of his appearance advantage, which satisfies a lot of Miao Yuan's vanity when they get together.The two were childhood sweethearts before.

Even the families of the two parties had considered getting married earlier.Let me first say that the customs here do not prohibit marriages with the same surname. Although Miao Yuan’s family is a scholar, they have more education expenses and their financial conditions are not very good. Miao He’s family has someone who works in a teahouse in the town. Crops can get a better price, and the economic conditions are considered to be above average.

If Miao Yuan married Miao He, Miao He's natal family would be able to help her, and her children would not have to worry about money for studying in the future.As for Miao He's family, being able to get married with a scholar's family is also a sight.The two families live close to each other, if the young couple is interested in each other, the elders will not stop them too much, and sometimes they will bring them along in the conversation, but because Grandpa Miao He passed away, the family has to keep their filial piety, so they asked a matchmaker to talk about their marriage Only then did the son delay.

Until Miao Yuan passed the Tongsheng examination, Miao Yuan's family no longer looked down on Miao He, and even found a way for Miao Yuan to move to the town to study, so as to separate Miao He from entanglement. Rumors of engagement, this show of turning heads and denying people, no matter how much Miao Yuan's family denies it, the villagers still look down on it.

But Miao He ended up getting married earlier than Miao Yuan.From the handwriting of the village chief.

The fact that Miao Yuan passed the Tongsheng examination made the village chief's achievements in governing the village much higher, and his position was naturally biased towards Miao Yuan's family.Seeing that Miao Yuan was entangled by Miao He and her reputation was damaged, she asked her distant relative, Aunt Hua, to secretly pressure and make arrangements so that Miao He could quickly find a husband to marry.In this way, Miao Yuan can get rid of Miao He, and if he can successfully marry the master's daughter, he, the village head, can also take credit for it, and there is hope for some benefits in the future to protect his children.

As for Miao He's family, the village head did not forget to give both kindness and power, saying that Miao He's reputation has been ruined by entanglement with men. Who would dare to want it? .Miao He's family saw that Miao Yuan was really not looking forward to it, so they complied, and half-forced Miao He, who still didn't believe that Miao Yuan had changed his mind, to marry Yang Dalang.This is the gossip that the villager said earlier.

Don't go too far, let's say that Yang Dalang left the ancestral hall, so he went to the second aunt Yang's house.

Second Aunt Yang is the mother-in-law of Yang Dalang's Second Uncle, and she is considered the most senior elder in Lao Yang's family.

The men of the previous generation of Lao Yang's family, including Yang Dalang's father and his second and third uncles, were all harmed by a dangerous hunting 12 years ago.Uncle Yang didn't even find his body, he was directly dragged away by the big bug he encountered that time, only Boss Yang and Lao Er came back seriously injured by luck, but in the end, Boss Yang didn't make it through.The old man Yang and his companion also left because of this.And Yang Laoer lost one leg and one hand, and died of depression after a few years.

Because of this, the old Yang family's fortunes have plummeted, and they could still live in a big brick house, but they have lived a miserable life since then.Because Yang Dalang's mother was hit hard by this, not only did she have a miscarriage, but her bones were also badly damaged. The medicine money she spent every year, together with Yang's second child's share, was enough to eat up all the money of the Yang family.

That's why Yang Dalang is very grateful to his second aunt.A friend in adversity sees the truth. When the Yang family was in the most difficult time, Second Aunt Yang used the embroidery skills she brought from her natal family to take care of the family's finances before Yang Dalang was alone.

A few days ago, Yang Dalang's mother passed away due to a long illness, and his cousin, the eldest son of his second aunt, gave birth to another son. The second son should prepare a new house, so Yang Dalang left the old house of Yang's family to the second family, regardless of the second aunt's obstruction. moved out.He has no other siblings in this house, and the old house is left to his cousins, which is also the root of the Yang family.

"Second aunt, thank you these few days." Yang Dalang untied the rabbit tied around his waist in front of the second aunt's house and handed it over.

Second Aunt Yang was carrying a child on her back, with a face full of disapproval, "What are you doing with these, take them back and take them back! I will help take care of your brother, not for the old Yang's family, I should. You fat rabbit, hurry up!" Go to the town to exchange silver, so that you can pay back the money, it’s not good to owe money for medicine, otherwise it’s unlucky, and it will bring mold to the family.”

Yang Dalang bent down directly and put the rabbit on the ground.The two rabbits were tied tightly and could not escape. "There's still some in the basket. If Second Aunt doesn't accept it, she won't dare to come to exchange for food in the future."

After Yang Dalang moved, he didn't eat well, so he usually exchanged his prey with Aunt Yang.Saying it this way meant that she was quite persistent, and Second Aunt Yang pushed a few more words, but she couldn't argue, so she had to accept it, and started talking again.

"It's not like my aunt likes to say, the mole on your brother's wrist is still there, isn't it true? You have been married for a few months, even if you marry this brother to let your mother go, you can marry as soon as you marry. Can it be changed? Don’t worry about whether the person is willing or not, any marriage in the village is not like this. If you want to deal with the person, can this brother still think about running away. "

Facing Aunt Yang's bitterness, Yang Dalang only responded.

Second Aunt Yang paused, a little hesitant, "Or do you still..."

"No," Yang Dalang interrupted immediately.

"Oh, Second Aunt knows that you are a good person. Don't listen to what people say. The most important thing is to live a good life, don't you understand?"

Seeing people still only responded, and Second Aunt Yang was helpless.

I have been persuaded many times, this elder nephew is just like his father, no one will listen to his decision, even the old house will give in.Thinking about helping and watching more in the future, he waved Yang Dalang to go home quickly so that he could take care of his little brother.

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