The He Family Brother of Farming

Zhangjia Village is one of the big villages around. There are hundreds of households in the village, with a population of almost a thousand. Although it is not too close to Dashan Town, there are more people coming and going with the larger population. Moreover, the living standard of Zhangjia Village is not bad. Yes, there are many households that raise livestock, and people from the town who collect grain and taxes also come here every year, so the road from Zhangjia Village to the town is much easier.

The distance was not too short, so the old man Zhang from Zhangjia Village became a coachman, usually pulling people to the town to earn a living.Originally, the family only had a cow, and it was convenient for their family to go to the show during their spare time. Later, accidents happened one after another in the family. First, the only son slipped down the hillside on a heavy rainy night five years ago, and he died on the spot. In less than a year, he ran over there and dragged people back. It is said that he has remarried and left his two-year-old grandson to the two elders, and his wife also fell ill under this series of blows. End with hatred.

The originally happy family has completely changed in just a few years.Now there are only old man Zhang and his elder brother’s grandson, who is only seven years old this year. Before that, he almost spent all his money on treating his wife, and sold all the fields, leaving only one cow. Didn’t old man Zhang not want to sell it before? , but my wife couldn't wait and left.

Afterwards, Old Man Zhang occasionally felt lucky that he didn't have time to sell the cattle, otherwise the grandpa and grandson wouldn't know how to live in the future.Now the grandpa and grandson rely on this ox cart for their livelihood. Fortunately, the people in the village are not bad. When they go to the town, most people will come to ride the old man’s ox cart, and then give some grain as travel expenses, and give copper coins if they have a lot of money. The lives of the grandparents are also guaranteed.

Old man Zhang's home is at the east end of the village, close to the road, separated by a small vegetable field, so it is very convenient for people to come to find it.

The small vegetable field is as big as half a basketball court, and it is the only land for the two of them now. It is well-managed by the little brother, and the vegetables grown in it are no worse than others.

For example, if the two of them couldn't eat in summer, they would exchange some coarse grains with the village. There were always some kind-hearted people in the village who took pity on the grandpa and grandson, and they were not stingy about exchanging a few sweet potatoes or corn.

When Ye Chenghe and the others arrived at Zhangjia Village, the sky was already slightly bright, and it also dawned quickly in summer, but there were not many people walking around in Zhangjia Village.Ye Cheng took the two fish to knock on the door, leaving him to look at the bucket.

"Who is it?" Following the knock on the door, voices sounded in the house, and after a while of footsteps, the courtyard door opened.

Ye Cheng found a small figure who opened the door, knowing that it was the younger brother of the family, he quickly asked in a low voice, "Is your grandpa there? Uncle wants to ask his old man to take us to the town, isn't it convenient?"

When Zhang Xiaoxi heard that he was looking for his grandfather to drive the car, he felt relieved a little, and replied softly: "Grandpa is here, I'll call him, can I just wait a while?"

Ye Cheng also often went to the town, so he knew a little about this family. He didn't have any opinion on this shy brother in front of him. He just stood at the door and didn't move when he heard what the other person said. He just handed over the fish in his hand. In the past, "This is the fish we just caught. It can be kept in a bucket until night. I will give you and Uncle Zhang a taste."

Usually the villagers would exchange some things for their family when they use their cars, so Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t say anything, but this time it was fish, which is also a rare meat, so he didn’t dare to pick it up at all, and said in a bit of embarrassment, “Uncle ...I can't accept..."

"Xiao Xi'er, who's here?" An old voice sounded from inside at the right time, and after a while, a figure came behind the door.

It was old man Zhang who came, and he had heard the knock on the door before, but after his grandson opened the door but he didn't come back, he got up and came out to have a look.

"Grandpa, look at this..." When grandpa arrived, Zhang Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pointed to the fish handed in front of him to look at his grandpa.

Old man Zhang squinted his eyes and saw the two still struggling fish clearly, and looked at the passerby in surprise, then he suddenly realized, and asked with a smile: "Boy Ye, why did you come so early today? Xiaoxi, is that Uncle Ye Cheng from Lishan Village, take it if you give it to you. It’s rare that I haven’t tasted fish for a long time, so I’ll have a good drink when I come back.” He took the branch with fish gills and passed it to his grandson. Ye boy, I will not be polite to the old man, take it and put it in a bucket to raise it first."

Only then did Zhang Xiaoxi accept it obediently, and took an old wooden basin and put the fish in it.

Ye Cheng is also a straightforward person, and he is quite familiar with old man Zhang. He smiled brightly at the moment and said apologetically, "Uncle Zhang wants to trouble you to give us a ride today. We are also in a hurry, so it's really embarrassing to come so early."

"What are you talking about? You guys are taking care of us if you come to me, old man. Why would you care about these things?" Old man Zhang waved his hands straight away, "Since we are in a hurry, let's not delay. Wait a minute, uncle will go to set up the car. .” After speaking, he took the rope and walked towards the cowshed.

Ye Cheng hurriedly followed and helped put the cart on. After that, old man Zhang greeted the two of them to get on the cart. Today he also took his grandson to go around the town.When we got to the intersection, we found that there were quite a lot of people.

"Uncle, this is the second brother He from our village. These are our children. Let's go to the town together today to open our eyes." Ye Cheng introduced to both parties, "Brother He, this is Uncle Zhang and his grandson." Son, you can find them in the town later, the ox cart is fast."

When He Er heard this, he hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, we two brothers will trouble you today."

"Hey, you're welcome." Old man Zhang waved his hands, "Bring all the things up, I think we have to hurry up and start."

No one objected and started moving things.

Ye Chengcheng picked up the buckets on the car board and put them one by one, then jumped down and hugged the younger ones. In fact, He Tian Ye Lin had already climbed up by himself. He just hugged the younger son, and He He was also hugged by his father. get in the car and go.

When they were all seated, the long whip in Old Zhang's hand flicked to the ground, and with a "snap", the cow started to walk skillfully by itself. It didn't know how many times it walked this way, and occasionally gnawed on it greedily. It's almost useless for old man Zhang to catch it outside the tender grass on the side of the road. It knows which way to go on a flat road, so there must be bumps, but compared to the road out of their village, it's much easier to walk, yes So they are acceptable.

He He was still a little uncomfortable at first, and then he just fell asleep leaning against his brother unconsciously while swaying, and when he was pushed awake, he found that he had already reached the gate of the town.

As shown on TV, Dashan Town also has a city gate and city wall, which is about half as low, but after all, this is a remote mountainous area, separated by several mountains from another country. In addition, the border has been relatively calm these years, and the surrounding The country does not have much war, so it is not built as mighty and domineering as imagined.

He He felt a little disappointed, but fortunately, he also knew that not all the things on TV were taken seriously.On the other hand, almost all of the others opened their mouths round, but they didn't make a sound all the way, but Zhang Xiaoxi, who was sitting close to his grandfather, forgot to hide behind his grandfather, his almond eyes were also wide open, and his small mouth was round. , Shocked all over his face.

No wonder he was like this. Although his grandfather often brought people to town, it was the first time for him to follow him today.

Now entering and exiting the city gate is relatively loose.

They arrived quite early. Although it was not market day, some people from the nearby villages still picked some vegetables from their homes. The city gate had just opened not long ago, and there were some people queuing up in front, but the speed was still quite fast.

It wasn't long before it was their turn. Some of the gatekeepers were quite familiar with old man Zhang. Seeing his ox cart approaching, they all had smiles on their faces, and one of them, who was a little fatter, stepped forward.

"It's really early today, old man, yo, there are quite a lot of people."

Old man Zhang jumped off the scooter, and laughed, "Haha, thanks to Mr. Zhou, I can still run, old man. If I don't bring these young people to open my eyes, I will trouble a few adults again."

Zhou Wei winked quickly, and said loudly: "You're such a brat, I'm just guarding the city gate, how can I be called an adult, I won't talk about it in the future."

Ye Cheng's thoughts turned quickly, and he answered with a wink, "Yes, yes, we are ignorant, don't take it for granted, it's rare to come out for a while, it's not a moment of shock, it's a mistake, please forgive me." As he said that, he reached into the bucket and caught two fish, and said with a smile, "Our brother just caught these this morning, I hope I can accompany the masters."

When He Er saw it, he quickly grabbed two and handed them to the other guards.

"In this case, then we will not be polite." Seeing the other party being so polite, Zhou Wei took the fish with a smile, and while Ye Cheng bent down and lowered his head, he whispered quickly, "It's not that I want to embarrass you brothers, It’s just that there’s a newcomer over there, a relative of the person above, so be more careful next time you come.”

Usually, Ye Cheng often came to sell wild things, and these old people were basically familiar with each other, which is why Zhou Wei said so much.

Although Dashan Town is small, there are many factions.Although the county magistrate is eloquent, he can't stand up to the people below to fight over it. Not to mention the small yamen officials who eat official food, the common people should understand more or less, so as not to suffer from the disaster of the fish pond.

When gods fight, it's often these little shrimps who suffer the most.

Although the other party was just talking too much, it was indeed very important information for them, Ye Cheng whispered gratefully: "Hey! Thanks, I will keep it for you when I hunt for something good next time."

Zhou Wei's smile became wider at the moment. He knew that the other party had real skills. He looked at the fish in his hand. Not to mention, it looked quite fat. Then he noticed the buckets on the cart before. There are also many things.

Although the people are from Lishan Village, they don't look bad, and it's not bad to sell favors and so on. Maybe they can take care of them in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhou Wei said in a low voice again: "Brothers, the king in the east of the town is going to hold a banquet these two days, and your fish is not bad."

Ye Chenghe Er was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and immediately greeted with fists in gratitude.

Zhou Wei didn't say anything else, just stood by the city gate with the fish, motioned for them to enter the city, handed the fish to a young man, and whispered to the other party to take the fish back first, his daughter-in-law just gave birth a few days ago Go back to make up for your daughter-in-law.