Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Brother, Da Biao" Lianhua couldn't help crying when she saw her relatives.

"Second sister, they bullied you." Zhang Dabao saw a slap mark on his second sister's face.

"My grandma beat my mother," the little niece said to Zhang Dabao. It seemed that she hated her grandma to the extreme.

"Which hand did you hit?" Zhang Dabao asked Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law. Zhang Dabao knew Lianhua's mother-in-law. She had met Jia Youxing when she was engaged.

"You little bastard, you..." A man came over and pointed at Zhang Dabao and started cursing.

"Pa" the crutch hit the man's head directly, blood flowed down, and the man fell down directly. Zhang Dabao ignored him and didn't look at him. Instead, he continued to ask Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law, "Which hand hit my sister?" The voice was not loud, but Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law was scared. She turned her head and looked at an old man, "Seventh brother, don't you care? This is still our family, and you just watch the Zhang family bully me?"

"Da Biao, right? Look?" The man called Seventh Brother walked up to Zhang Da Biao.

"It's your business too? You took part in it too?" Zhang Dabao asked Lao Du while looking at him.

"How could I do that? Wife Youxing is my junior. What I meant was..." The old man wanted to explain something, but Zhang Dabao stopped him directly.

"Don't say what you mean. If you are willing to help him, come here. If you don't want to, go away. You are not young anymore. Can't you live two more days?" Zhang Dabao's words were very impolite. After he finished speaking, he ignored him and turned to look at Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law.

"I'll ask you one last time, which hand hit my sister?" Zhang Dabao's voice became louder.

"Zhang Dabao, you dare to hit my brother?" A man outside ran in with a wooden stick.

Zhang Dabao swept the crutch in his hand and hit the man's mouth. The violent blow made his mouth full of blood. He lowered his head and spat out two teeth. At this time, Zhang Dabao's second crutch came again and hit the man's calf. After being hit, the man rolled on the ground, still wailing.

Zhang Dabao swung the crutch in his hand again and hit Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law this time. He hit her right arm once, and then the second and third times. Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law was knocked to the ground. She kept rolling back and forth on the ground, trying to avoid Zhang Dabao's blows, but it was no use. Her right hand was broken and her voice was hoarse.

"Dabao, stop it. She is Jingshu's grandmother after all." Zhang Lianhua was afraid that something might happen if the fight continued, so she came over to stop Zhang Dabao.

When Zhang Dabiao heard what his second sister said, he put away his walking stick and asked the old man, "Uncle Qi, how did you deal with my brother-in-law's funeral?"

"Dabao, Youxing fell to his death, so just bury him. He didn't have a son, so his mother wanted Youyang's Dong to be a filial son," Uncle Qi explained to Zhang Dabao.

"Did she beat my sister because of this?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"No, Dong Neng is a filial son, which means he is Youxing's son, and he also has a share of the things in the house," Uncle Qi said when he looked up at Zhang Dabao.

"So what? It seems like you mean Jingshu has nothing?" Zhang Dabao saw the crux of the problem.

"Your sister is also young..." Uncle Seventh explained hesitantly.

"A bunch of people are ignorant of the law. Uncle Qi, let me tell you that Jia Youxing's things are not his own. They belong to him and Zhang Lianhua. When Jia Youxing died, Zhang Lianhua automatically got half, and Jia Youxing's half was divided among Zhang Lianhua, Jia Jingshu and his mother. As for your filial piety, you are not a filial son at all. This is the national law," said Zhang Dabao with a contemptuous smile.

"What a bullshit law! We are talking about clan rules," a middle-aged man outside interrupted when he heard this.

"From what you said, you don't recognize the laws of the country. In your Jiajia Village's new society, the laws of the country are useless. What's the use of clan rules? It seems that you miss the old country and want independence." Zhang Dabao pointed at the man and said.

"Shouyong, go to the commune to find Director Liu and tell him that there are people rebelling here. Ask them to bring more people and guns," Zhang Dabao turned around and said to his nephew.

"Okay, Uncle Seventh." After hearing what Zhang Dabao said, Zhang Shouyong turned around and walked towards the commune.

"Da Biao, let the child come back first. Youyang can't speak." Uncle Qi wanted to be a peacemaker.

"Uncle Seventh, do you want to protect the counter-revolutionaries? Or are you in the same group? It seems that you have managed Jiajia Village well. Who is the commander-in-chief? Is it you, Uncle Seventh?" Zhang Dabao asked, staring at his uncle.

"Da Biao, don't say that. There is no problem in Jia Village, let alone any counter-revolutionaries." Uncle Qi was a little anxious.

"No counter-revolutionaries? Who would believe that? In your Jiajia Village, the laws of the new society are not followed and are called bullshit. Uncle Qi, you are really good at telling lies." A scornful smile appeared on Zhang Dabao's face again.

"Youxing's mother, divide the things, follow Dabiao's words." Uncle Qi now understood that Zhang Dabiao had grasped the words. As long as you don't agree with his plan, he will make things bigger. If the title of counter-revolutionary is pinned on Jia Youyang, he may not be able to come back, and the whole village may also be implicated.

"Seventh brother, he broke my arm. Don't even think about giving them my things." Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law directly rejected Uncle Seven's proposal.

"Okay, Dongxing is dead, and it seems you can't keep Dongyang either. You, the ninth brother's wife, only have two sons, so think it over carefully." There was a threat in Uncle Qi's words.

"Seventh brother, I won't accept this." Zhang Lianhua's mother-in-law finally compromised.

"If you are unwilling, just bear with it. It's your fault for not knowing how to educate your son." After saying this, Uncle Qi returned to Zhang Dabao and others.

There weren't actually many things in Jia Youxing's house, just about 200 kilograms of food, about 30 yuan, two chickens, and some miscellaneous items.

At Guan Zhang Dabao's suggestion, Zhang Lianhua wanted to take her children back to Zhangjia Village. She didn't want the house anymore. She had built two more houses after she got married. She also didn't want the pots and pans anymore. They were all cashed in. So Zhang Lianhua got 200 kilograms of grain, 30 yuan, and two chickens.

After the agreement was written and signed by both parties, Zhang Shouyong, Zhang Shouqian, Zhang Dalin and Zhang Dasen carried food, Zhang Daliu carried two chickens, and Zhang Dabao led his niece, and the group of eight returned to Zhangjia Village.

"Third brother, let second sister go to my house. It's not very convenient at your house. I will go to Beijing after the Spring Festival. I will take second sister and Jingshu with me. I also have three houses there," Zhang Dabao said to the three brothers Zhang Daliu.

"Okay, that's great. Is it convenient to take her to the city? If not, I will go to my fourth uncle and ask them to move their household registration back. They can work in our village and we brothers will take care of them, so they won't starve," said Zhang Daliu.

"It's convenient. Shouyong, please go faster. There is a chicken in the pot in my room. You can go back and put it on the stove first. After we go back, we can make a few more dishes and we can eat it directly." Zhang Dabao turned around and said to his nephew.

"Uncle Qi, are there really chickens?" Zhang Shouyong is only seventeen years old this year, and it is the age when he enjoys eating.

"There really is one in your seventh uncle's room. I smelled it when I went to call him," Zhang Dasen said to his nephew.

"Then I have to leave quickly. Do you want to go with me?" Zhang Shouyong asked his brother.

A fifteen-year-old child is naturally more greedy and runs faster, and the two of them walked away quickly.

Chapter 8 Dinner

Zhang Dabao and others returned home, and as soon as they entered the house, they were hit by the fragrant smell. "Shouyong, get some more potatoes from the kitchen, cut them and put them in," Zhang Dabao said to his nephew after looking at the pheasant in the pot.

"Second sister, you can live in the east room. Light up the stove first. If the kang is not heated well, it will be unbearable to live in it. No one has lived here for a long time, so it's a little damp." Zhang Dabao and Zhang Lianhua went to the east room to put her things away and lit the stove.

He took another pot from the kitchen and cooked meat and cabbage stew.

"Shouyong, would you like to have a drink with Shouqian today?" Zhang Dabao asked his nephew.

After Zhang Dabao returned to his room, he took down the pot of chicken and potatoes, scooped out the food and put it into several bowls, heated up some steamed buns made from two grains of flour, and took out two bottles of wine from the kitchen.

"I've never drunk alcohol," Zhang Shouyong answered while looking at his father Zhang Daliu.

"Third brother, the children are not young anymore. One is seventeen and the other fifteen. In two years, they will have to get married. They can drink now." Zhang Dabao understood what his nephew meant and wanted to drink, but was afraid that his father would not let him.

"Let's have a drink," Zhang Daliu said to his son, then turned to his younger brother and asked, "Da Biao, what kind of wine is this? I've never seen it before."

"Third brother, this is Kweichow Moutai, the representative of sauce-flavored liquor and one of the top ten famous liquors in the country. I brought it from Yunnan," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Daliu, pointing at the bottle.

"Is it expensive?" Zhang Daliu asked.

"Five dollars and sixty cents a bottle, and you need a ticket," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's too expensive. It's a waste for us to drink it. Let's have a guest come and drink first." Zhang Daliu pushed the wine back when he heard it was so expensive.

"Third brother, good things are for our family to drink," Zhang Dabao opened it.

"Second sister, eat first," Zhang Dabao called out to Zhang Lianhua and poured wine for his three brothers and two nephews. He served a bowl of food to his niece Jia Jingshu. Zhang Lianhua also came in and sat down to eat without any formalities.

"Have a big bowl for each of you. I've also made stewed cabbage with meat in your second sister's room. After you finish eating, have another bowl for each of you." Seeing that his three brothers were embarrassed to eat the food, Zhang Dabao hurriedly persuaded them.

"Da Biao, you can't eat good things like this. Even landlords in the past didn't dare to cook two meat dishes." Upon hearing this, Zhang Daliu hurriedly persuaded his brother.

"Third brother, just this time. Aren't we going to pick up our second sister today? I don't eat like this every day. Have a bite." Zhang Dabao picked up the wine glass.

It seemed that Zhang Shoucheng and Zhang Shouqian had never drunk alcohol before. They drank half a cup in one gulp. "It's too spicy, not tasty at all," Zhang Shouqian stuck out his tongue repeatedly.

Zhang Dabao and others burst out laughing, "You bastard, how can you drink like that? Drinking it in small sips, it's such a waste," Zhang Daliu criticized his son.

"Don't you say drink it in one gulp and then pour another glass? I drank it all and almost couldn't swallow it," said Zhang Shouyong.

"You are really good. You listened to your father and drank it in small sips." Zhang Dasen burst out laughing.

After the food was finished, Zhang Dabao brought over another pot and served everyone a bowl of food. Zhang Shouyong and Zhang Shouqian did not eat the second bowl of food because halfway through their meal, they started to get drunk. The two poor children got drunk on their first try of drinking and were put on Zhang Dabao's bed. After everyone finished their meal, Zhang Daliu and the other two sent the two boys home.

"Dad, what happened to the child? Did you hit him?" Zhang Daliu asked when he saw his two sons unconscious and put on the bed by their two uncles.

"Yes, they did fight. It was Da Biao who beat them up. These two bastards got drunk at Da Biao's house," said Zhang Daliu with a burp.

"You were drunk and scared me. Da Biao invited you. What good things does he have?" Zhang Daliu's wife became curious.

"What a delicious dish! A big bowl of pheasant meat stewed with potatoes for each person." Zhang Daliu paused.

"Is there pheasant meat?" Zhang Daliu's wife looked envious.

"There is also meat stewed with cabbage. There is a big piece of fat meat, one inch long. Each person has a big bowl of it. It's full of oil when you take a bite. But I didn't get to eat the fat meat. I got drunk as soon as it was served. The wine is five dollars and sixty dollars a bottle, and a glass is more than one dollar. It's a waste of these two bad things," said Zhang Daliu with a look of regret.

"Really? Da Biao is so generous. His family should have some vegetables. Can I go to Lao Qi's house and bring a bowl over?" Zhang Daliu's wife stood up immediately when she heard this.

"Do you have any ambition at all? You are eating and taking things at the same time? Do you have any shame?" Zhang Daliu criticized his wife.

"You're so proud to be able to eat the fat meat. Old Seven is not an outsider," Zhang Daliu's wife said in a low voice.

"Don't go. Da Biao said that he would treat our whole family to a meal before and after the New Year. Except for our eldest brother's family, all our brothers' families will attend. He found a wild boar in the mountains and he will definitely be able to kill one. Then he will treat us to meat, all meat, without any vegetables." Zhang Daliu almost drooled when he said this.

"Really?" Zhang Daliu's wife also wiped her back and mouth when she heard it.

"I'm not drunk. Dalin and Dasen have also heard it. You also know that Dabiao never talks about anything unreliable. Wait, let's go to sleep." Zhang Daliu blew out the light.

When Zhang Dabao came back from Jiajia Village today, he thought about the current society. In our country, we still have to rely on the family when something happens, especially when something happens in the village, he can't be too stiff with his brothers. He has severed his relationship with Zhang Dasong's family, so he should get along well with the brothers in his second uncle's family, go to the mountains to catch a wild boar, and use the New Year time to have a meal with his family to enhance their feelings. Then he can call Zhang Dayang and Zhang Dabai, and Zhang Zhiling and others. After all, he is the elder and a close relative, and he and his father are brothers of the same grandfather.

Thinking of this, Zhang Dabao suggested to his three brothers and two nephews that they have dinner together while drinking.

The next morning, when Zhang Dabao got up, his second sister Zhang Lianhua had already prepared breakfast. They ate the leftovers from the previous night. After breakfast, Zhang Dabao went to the west room, found the bow and arrow that his father had used, lubricated it with grease, and then went into the mountains with the bow and arrow on his back and a long knife in his hand.

The snow on the mountain has not melted yet. Zhang Dabao came to the place where the wild boar was caught and observed the wild boar's footprints on the ground. The mountain is now covered with heavy snow. In order to find food, the wild boars have to walk more distance, but the route they take is basically the same and will not change easily.

After observing the wild boars' movement route, Zhang Dabao ambushed on a nearby tree and waited for nearly an hour. The wild boars finally came and arrived under the tree. Zhang Dabao quickly shot the five arrows in his hand at two wild boars. The other wild boars fled in all directions, and the two wild boars that were hit by arrows fell down after running for a while.

Zhang Dabao put one of the wild boars into the space, then cut a few branches to make a sled, and put the wild boars outside on it. Zhang Dabao used a branch with a hook to pull it in front. When he arrived at the village entrance, Zhang Dabao saw Zhang Lanfang, the eldest daughter of his sixth brother Zhang Dasen, "Lanfang, go call your father to help me carry the pigs back."

"Uncle Seventh, did you kill this?" ten-year-old Zhang Lanfang asked happily, because Zhang Dasen had told them yesterday that Uncle Seventh was going to go up the mountain to catch a wild boar, and if he caught one, he would treat their whole family to a meal of meat.

"It wasn't me who hit him, was it you? Go quickly, after I kill the pig, I'll give you the pig piss to play with," said Zhang Dabao.

"Seventh Uncle, we agreed that you can't give it to anyone else." Zhang Lanfang ran away happily.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Dasen and Zhang Dalin rushed over and said, "Dabao, you are amazing. You said yesterday that we would catch it in the mountains today. Shall we go to your house to kill it?" Zhang Dalin was also very happy.

"Okay, Lanxiang, make another trip and ask your aunt to boil water in a big pot," Zhang Dabao instructed his niece again.

Chapter 9 Jia Dongxu

Killing pigs in the village is the favorite thing for the children. The process of killing pigs is fun. They can eat meat after killing the pigs, and they can play with the pig bladder all day long. It is an enviable toy. Zhang Lanfang is the most beautiful girl in the village today because she has a pig bladder. Seven or eight children chase the pig bladder back and forth and don’t feel tired at all. After catching up with it, they kick it into the sky to attract other children to chase it.

Zhang Daliu's family of four all came, Zhang Dalin's wife also came with her two sons, and Zhang Dasen's son, who had just learned to run, also followed his sister to play with the pig bladder.

Zhang Dabao asked Zhang Shouyong to call the families of Zhang Dabai and Zhang Dayang, while he went to the families of Zhang Zhiling, Zhang Zhixia and Zhang Zhian. They were all cousins ​​of his father's same grandfather. He did not call the families from other families as there were too many people.

There are more than 40 people in the Zhang family. Zhang Dabao discovered a problem, that is, there are more boys than girls in the Zhang family. Among his seven cousins, he only has two sisters, Zhang Cuihua and Zhang Lianhua. His six brothers have all married and have children. Even Zhang Dasong said that now there is only one girl, Lan Fang, and the others are all boys. Zhang Zhiling has three brothers and only one daughter, Zhang Meihua, and the others are all sons. Zhang Da knows that in another 20 years, when family planning will be implemented, will the Zhang family still be so prosperous?

There were more than forty people and it was impossible to finish a pig. Zhang Dabao divided the remaining meat among the families. Zhang Lianhua thought this behavior was a waste of money, but Zhang Dabao didn't care. He also gained the friendship of his brothers and uncles.

The Spring Festival of 1959 came, and after the Spring Festival, it was 1960, and the time to go back to work was getting closer and closer. Now the village is more lively, people's faces are more festive, and many people from the village and outside come to visit relatives.