Chapter 69 (1/2)
The land in the countryside is not valuable, just inconvenient. There is a large courtyard in Anyang's hometown, and the house is very spacious. In front of the courtyard is a piece of farmland. Farming is convenient, and the traffic is inconvenient. You need to walk a long distance to see the road.
To be fair, the death of the elderly in the family is naturally sad, but it is not a sudden death. When the children have psychological preparation, it is difficult to reach the point where they can't think about food and tea and can't sleep at night. The atmosphere is low, but it's not that they can't see a smile, but it's much less than usual.
There is no entertainment in the countryside at night. There is no computer. The only TV set is also occupied by uncles. They put their rifles in front of people to scan war movies that can't kill them. Anyang was busy several days ago. Suddenly, he was not used to it when he was free. Anyou was too dazed and bored.
Anyang's grandmother gave birth to eight children, resulting in a large number of children in his father's generation, and more children in Anyang's generation. There are many cousins, cousins and cousins gathered here. There are many people of the same age in the hospital, some of them even look like him, but for Anyang and Anyu, they only know their names, most of them are not familiar with them, and they have bad relations with each other They are much more intimate than these cousins.
The night wind blows. Anyang puts down his mobile phone and laughs: ”it's really rare that you can help me talk.”
An you is a little cold. He tightens his clothes and says, ”I just can't stand the face of the second uncle!”
Anyang nods. He knows why.
An Guoshu and Xie Yunqing are both teachers of Yancheng middle school. They have taught for more than 20 years, and they have also been poor teachers for more than 20 years. Zhou Zhengtao is the director of Yancheng Education Bureau. It's impossible for him to help an PA and an MA a little, but an PA and an MA are only teachers now. How can they hang a director's name in the school? But they are still teachers now!
An Guoshu's ambition is not high, so he wants to be a director in the school. His salary can be higher. His old welfare and retirement salary can be higher. He asked Zhou Zhengtao for this several times. He promised well every time he was at the dinner table, but in the end he never heard from him.
Because of this point, an you never gives Zhou Zhengtao a good face. Even before the college entrance examination, Zhou Zhengtao's son's poor grades asked her to help make up for the lessons were rejected by her, and Anyang was because Zhou Zhengtao always spoke to people in a high position and didn't like to deal with him, especially now he didn't need to put him in the eye, he put on a high-ranking airs It's funny.
There are many cousins and cousins coming and going in the yard. Some will stop to say hello to him, some won't know him at all, but he and an you will talk to each other from time to time.
Because there are too many people, Anyang and a cousin sleep in a room in the evening, so they can't enter the doomsday world. Fortunately, he said hello in advance, and the base has nothing to arrange recently.
Well, a survivor base chief who can live in the presidential suite at the end of the world wants to share a room with others!
The next day, relatives and friends continued to come. The funerals in the countryside were not so particular. I don't know what happened in other places. Anyway, relatives and friends and neighbors came to Yancheng village to give me a gift money. They offered incense and burnt paper money to express their sadness. Then they ate and drank like ordinary banquet. Some even rowed and drank loudly, of course The one who cried still had to cry. At the end of the day, the Taoist priest carried the coffin to the mountain and buried it. The funeral was over.
On the top of the building, there was sadness and music, and there was a lot of noise downstairs.
As expected, Anyang has nothing to do with the reception of guests or the wake-up. Other cousins, cousins and cousins are responsible for nothing. They will not ask for his and Anyou's opinions. They just come back for a walk, but this walk is essential. Anyang laughs bitterly and feels that his two brothers and sisters are a little like outsiders!
Anyu is undoubtedly the most beautiful in this generation. She has just been admitted to university and is very popular. At the dinner table, there are always elders asking her whether she should go to high school or university and which university she should go to.
Because there are so many guests today, the elders discussed with several neighbors who usually have good relations and asked them to clean up their houses for the guests. They are all neighbors and villagers. It's OK to say such things at once, but the dead are not the same. In the countryside, it's especially taboo to be unlucky. At last, Zhou Zhengtao came out and promised each family a big red envelope to solve the problem 。
Anyang said with a smile, ”the second uncle is still useful.”
An you lengbu Ding comes up with a sentence: ”if you have farts, you can only use money to solve things, and you don't want him to pay!”
Anyang was stunned for a moment and then reacted. He smiled bitterly for Anyu's cleverness. The girl's thought was just too wrong.
But what she said is true. The countryside attaches great importance to the difference between men and women. The old man's funeral is all contributed by his son. Zhou Zhengtao is his son-in-law. No matter what he promised, most of the red envelopes will not be paid by him, he will not feel hurt.
The room suddenly increased, and the pressure in the home room suddenly decreased. Anyang was finally able to live in one room by himself. At nine o'clock in the evening, he went back to the room. He did not hesitate to open the door of the space and enter the doomsday world. He stayed for thirty-six hours and then came back, just at nine o'clock the next morning.
Grandma Anyang's legal work lasted only three days. Three days later, her body was buried, and the funeral was over. In addition to the look of the lonely old man, everyone's sadness soon faded, occasionally can laugh out.The guests have left. A group of Anne's family sit in the hall and have a meal. Most of the meals are left over from the previous two days. Anyang is not picky about food, but an you has a bit of a bad appetite. Xie Yunqing can see that, but she can't help it. She can only fry as many fresh dishes as possible in the next meal.
An's family is full of branches and leaves. Apart from the children who have left today, they still sit at two tables, but most of them have no skills. At the top of the table is an old man with simple clothes. He is very old. His eyelids are drooping, silent and dark. At first sight, he knows that he is a real farmer. This is Anyang's grandfather.
This kind of family banquet will not be easy to eat. The older generation will care about the salary of the young people and the objects they talk about. However, there are relatively few topics such as the death of their grandmother.
The aunt, who was only fifty years old, thought about it and asked Anyang, ”Anyang, are you nearly twenty-three?”
Anyang reluctantly put down his chopsticks: ”it's twenty-three.”
The aunt looked concerned: ”did you find a girlfriend? Several matchmakers asked me about you. Would you like to see it?”
There is a pretty girl beside who is gloating. She is Zhou Zhengtao's daughter. She is a little older than an you. She had a good relationship with Anyang when she was a child. After all, she grew up in Yancheng.
Anyang has been in a high position in the end of the world for several months, not to mention women. Many people's lives are in his hands, but he will not put on airs here, so he has no choice but to say: ”no aunt, I have my own discretion.”
Xie Yunqing sat at the other table and heard this. She also remembered how Ji Weiwei, who grew up looking at her, could be introduced to Anyang. Then again, Ji Weiwei, who is the most beautiful woman in the countryside!