MTL - I Had a Home In 1982-Chapter 4 good hometown

   Chapter 4 4. Hometown is good

  Wang Xianghong's house is an old house, not to mention the four walls of the family, there is not much furniture in it anyway.

  The house has no ceiling, and the beams and roof are directly exposed. Two baskets are hung on the beams, and baskets are hung on the roof.

  The walls are surrounded by newspapers, and on the north wall is a colorful bust of the chairman, and on the sides are smaller figures.

   On one side are the ten founding marshals, and on the other are well-known old scientists such as Qian Xuesen, Qian Sanqiang, Zhu Kezhen, and Zhao Zhongyao.

  The mud floor in the house is flat, with a set of Eight Immortals table in the middle, and a red lacquered cabinet in the corner.

  The four corners of the cabinet are covered with dignified copper skin, and the surface is inlaid with four sets of ceramic tiles. The above are mythological stories such as the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and Hou Yi shooting the sun.

   In addition, the ornaments on the cabinet cover attracted Wang Yi's attention. There was a white porcelain statue of Mao Commissar, and in front of the porcelain statue were many white porcelain clay figurines.

   Exquisite craftsmanship and vividness.

   Wang Xianghong greeted the two of them to sit down, saw Wang Yi staring at the cabinet and introduced:

"It was a set of porcelain sculptures called "Rent Collection Courtyard", which was burnt in Dejing Town. It tells about the cruel exploitation of our peasant brothers by the big landlord Liu Wencai. I put it up to remind myself to never forget class. struggle!"

  Zhuang Mancang said: "We have won the class struggle. Now that we have reformed and opened up, we must unite and use the energy of all strata to jointly develop the economy. Old squad leader, your thinking must change..."

   "Hahaha, don't say this, sit down and drink water." Wang Xianghong interrupted him and changed the subject bluntly.

  He wanted to pull Wang Yi to speak.

   But how dare Wang Yi talk nonsense?

   The police comrade with sharp eyes and hatred of evil is still suspicious of him!

   So he said that today the wind and waves are strong, and he was a little seasick and nauseated, and he wanted to rest.

  Wang Xianghong pulled away the reclining chair made of old bamboo, and said, "In this way, you can lie outside for a while and get some sunshine. I'll ask your sister-in-law to cook you a bowl of mint water, which will make you feel comfortable."

  Wang Yi hurriedly said that there was no need to be so troublesome.

   But Wang Xianghong treated him like a son, very affectionate, insisted on going out and shouted: "Tell Xiufang to stop working and come back first!"

   Someone from afar responded and said, "Okay!"

  Wang Yi was pinned on the reclining chair. Although the sea breeze was a bit violent, he still felt strong in his heart.

  The rays of the setting sun shone on him warmly, a few hens cooed, the wind blew the peach tree leaves, and there were always chants and fishermen's songs drilling into his ears along the sea breeze.

   Later, Wang Xianghong brought his cat to him.

   The cat was well-bred, and Wang Xianghong said 'warm him up', and the cat lay on Wang Yi's stomach and started chanting Buddha's 'gurgling'.

  Wang Yi can get started, and he is smiling.

   Hometown is so nice!

   Wang Xianghong's daughter-in-law, Xiufang, is back.

   This is a healthy and strong young woman, with short ear-length hair, no hairstyle, but she is meticulous and not messy at all.

   Her complexion was the usual black and yellow of fishermen, her eyes were piercing, her blue Lenin clothes were washed white on her upper body, and her trousers had patches on her lower body.

   Like the prince and the prince, Xianghong, she walks with wind.

  Wang Yi subconsciously looked at Xiufang two more times, she was full of energy and spirit.

   In his impression, he has not seen such a heroic, high-spirited and positive woman for many years.

   Xiufang went to the kitchen to work for a while, and brought a pot of tea to Wang Xianghong and Zhuang Mancang, and then brought a bowl of hot water to Wang Yi.

   She smiled generously: "You are the younger brother of Uncle Xiangwen's family who went to the northeast? Then do you know what kind of water I boiled for you? Just to remind you, you don't grow this in the northeast."

  Wang Yi said: "It's mint water."

  Xiufang smiled and nodded: "Mint is a good thing, boiling water can cure seasickness, cooking can be eaten raw or cooked, drying and burning it can also drive away mosquitoes and flies."

   "Come on, take two sips, I added saccharin for you, it's delicious."

   So Wang Yi was lying on the reclining chair, stroking the cat and drinking hot mint water.

  Wang Dongfeng came back, carrying a basket in one hand, full of fresh seafood, crabs, conch, squid, razor clams, sea cucumbers and so on.

  Xiufang rolled up her sleeves and got busy, and Zhuang Mancang came out and persuaded, "Brother and sister, don't be busy, just make two dishes. I'm sorry for bothering you every time I come here."

   "You can eat more if you feel bad, and we will be happy if you eat more." Xiufang turned back and said with a smile.

  Zhuang Mancang said: "When did I eat less? But you cook too much, this is too polite and too outrageous!"

  Wang Xianghong pulled him back: "Drink water, drink water, you brought me tea and anti-inflammatory drugs when you came here this time, you are even more outrageous."

  Zhuang Mancang went back to drink water, and Wang Yi was drinking water too.

   Peppermint water is sweet.

   He drank deliciously.

After    he was embarrassed after drinking. Xiufang was busy in the kitchen by herself, washing and brushing.

   So Wang Yi put the cat down to help.

  The cat who was chanting Buddha was stunned: Where is my warm human flesh cushion?

  Wang Yi wanted to help, but Xiufang was determined not to let him intervene: "How can you, a big man, do this kind of work? Are you going to run around the stove like your sister-in-law? You have to shake the oars, tie sea cucumbers, and throw fishing nets!"

   Wang Yi was a little stunned when he heard this.

   Shaking oars, tying sea cucumbers, throwing fishing nets?

   This is all hard work, in contrast, he is really willing to go around the stove.

  His parents didn't live early, so he went to the kitchen by himself when he was very young, and his cooking skills were really good.

   Xiufang is very stubborn, but Wang Yi insists more.

   In the end, she had no choice but to ask Wang Yi to help wash razor clam and conch.

  Wang Xianghong’s kitchen is also a utility room. There are piles of dry wood, fishing nets, and fishing gear. The roof and walls are blackened by oil smoke. When you come in, there is a fishy smell, because it still has dried fish and dried shrimps.

   Xiufang was going to fry some dried fish for drinking, so Wang Yi asked Wang Yi to pick out some good dried fish.

   She instructed: "You choose the dried fish with horse noodles. This is dried dried fish, not salty, and suitable for drinking."

  Wang Yi went to fiddle with the dried fish, and then saw a few yellow-brown rubber-like things hanging on the rope, some large and small, the big ones looked like military water bottles in plan.

   He looked a little familiar and asked, "Sister-in-law, is this isinglass?"

   Xiufang looked back at random and said, "Yes, it's isinglass. My father-in-law's old comrades in Canton came to see what he brought."

   "A few years ago, my father-in-law forgot that there were still these things. They were all under the box and got damp and moldy. I just found them after cleaning up the box last year, and wanted to show them if I could eat them."

  Wang Yi said: "What kind of isinglass is this? I heard that isinglass is very expensive."

   Xiufang said: "What's more expensive, what the older generation used to fool the landlord's wealth, now they all talk about science and civilization. Fish maw is a vegetable and a glue. In the past few years, the supply and marketing stations did not like to accept it."

   "Come on, you have chosen the dried fish and come help me and change the water in the basin."

  Wang Yi quickly picked out some good-quality dried fish and rushed back: "Okay!"

   Sunset west of the mountains, night falls.

  Tianya Island became more lively, the boats that went out to sea for fishing came back one after another, and the women who went to work in the fields also went home.

   The last rays of the sunset fell on the fishing village, and the houses and trees on the island were all covered with pale gold.

  Cooking smoke billows, and the sound of parents calling their children to go home for dinner can be heard endlessly:

   "Baby, go home for dinner!"

   "Where did you go to the leather shoes? If you don't come back, you won't have anything to eat!"

   "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, you're going home soon, your grandma made you a steamed bun."

  Some fisherman heard that Zhuang Mancang was coming, and brought the fish that had just emerged from the water to the door.

   Wang Xianghong greeted: "Bold, come and drink later."

   "Okay, Party Secretary, I'll go home and pick it up." The man replied happily.

  The night is getting dark, and the lights are on.

   Wang Xianghong’s house and kitchen were lit with kerosene lamps. Under the windproof lampshade, the flames were still burning vigorously.

  Wang Yi was quite surprised to see this: "Sister-in-law, do you still use kerosene lamps on the island? No electricity?"

  Xiufang said freely: "How can this be powered on? I heard my father-in-law say that to get power on, you have to pull a wire from the bottom of the sea.

   Said she shook her head: "There is no electricity, everyone on our island burns kerosene, the national policy is good, take care of our island, and supply us with a lot of kerosene."

   Wang Xianghong came over and pulled him away: "Go, serve the table, drink!"

   A pot has been placed on the table, in which there are clams, scallops, and clams, covered with a layer of red crabs.

  Island Shanghai produces many clams, including flower clams, hair clams, white clams, and white clams.

   There is also a pot of dark mussels, which are the most common in the Fuhai area. They are also called Haihong and mussels, and fishermen can use them as food.

  Xiufang brought a plate of prawns, serious prawns, all of them as big as Wang Yi's slap.

  Zhuang Mancang smiled and patted his head: "Every time you come here, you will improve the food. In this season, even if you go to a big restaurant in the city, there are no such big prawns and crabs."

   Wang Xianghong said proudly: "We are not boasting, this is not the season to eat shrimps and crabs. Your city can't supply them, so you can eat them tonight, and the armed belts will not fit."

   Another person came from behind. There was the boldness that Wang Yi had seen before. He was the captain of the militia, as well as the village clerk and women's director. Finally, an old man came.

  The old man is short and thin, with white beard and hair, wrinkled skin, and age spots on his face and hands, but he walks smoothly, with a cigarette bag in his mouth, and he takes two steps to smoke.

   saw the old man Wang Yi in awe.

   This is the legendary figure his father once told him, the old birthday star of Wangjia Village.

   No one remembers the specific name of the old birthday star. The villagers from the old to the young respect him as the birthday star.

  Shou Xing Ye is really longevity, at least 100 years old this year, no one can tell whether 100 is 111 or 120, and he died early.

   Anyway, he himself still remembered the year when Emperor Guangxu sat on the dragon chair, the village landlord invited the whole village to eat, and he ate the first chicken leg in his life.

  According to historical records, Emperor Guangxu was founded in 1875…

  Wang Yi, whose parents both died young, is full of wonder and yearning for the gene of Shouxing Ye, he is still able to take care of himself at such an old age, it's a miracle.

  Unfortunately, Lord Shouxing's life was not very good. His five sons suffered from military disasters and shipwrecks, and he was alone for decades.

   But the whole island respects Lord Shouxing very much, and the leaders of counties and urban areas outside the island also respect him.

  Because the Marine Armed Forces Team received his support in the early years, three of his five sons who died were members of the Marine Armed Forces Team and were harmed by the reactionaries.

  Zhuang Mancang hurriedly stood up and saluted when he saw that the birthday star was coming.

  Shouxing Ye is respected because he never relies on the old to sell the old and use the old to commit murder. When he saw Zhuang Mancang saluting, he laughed: "You sit, you are the guardian of the people, what do you give me an immortal salute?"

   Wang Xianghong pulled Wang Yi out and introduced him to everyone.

   Knowing that he is Wang Xiangwen's son, the old birthday star was very excited: "Okay, okay, Xiangwen's baby is back, then our old and young men are more complete."

   "Gold and silver can be lost, and the homeland can't be separated. The old and young men of our Wang family should live together, and they can take care of whoever is in trouble and whoever is in trouble."

  Bold was as excited as Wang Dongxi, the clerk, and one person took Wang Yi with one hand and asked questions.

   asked Wang Yi's scalp numb.

   Fortunately, there is no TV or mobile phone these days, and communication is inconvenient. Everyone including Zhuang Mancang has never been to the Northeast, and they do not understand the customs of the Northeast.

   Wang Yi knew this very well. His father once told him some experiences in the Northeast Forest Farm, so he ripped it off and confuses everyone.

   Even Zhuang Mancang was taken aback for a moment, listening to his introduction to the heavy snow in the northeast and the customs of the northeast, and he was amazed again and again.

   Xiufang brought fried dried fish, braised cabbage with tofu and sea sausage, roasted sea cucumber, fried baby abalone and clam radish soup.

   In the end, she brought a plate of big fish. This is a red-scaled gaggi. It is very big. It spreads its fins, spreads its belly, and lies on the plate as if it were alive.

   boldly opened the bottle of wine and said, "The fish is here, let's start eating? Secretary Secretary, Instructor Zhuang, who would you say?"

  Wang Xianghong waved his hand, and said boldly: "It's either my own or an old friend or an old comrade in arms, so what are you talking about? If you don't say anything, start drinking and eating, raise the cup, and don't put down the chopsticks!"

   When he looked up, a cup or two of white wine thudded down.

   Zhuang Mancang immediately followed.

  Wang Yi groaned in his heart: What is this drinking method? This is Baijiu, it's a life-threatening drink!

   (end of this chapter)