Hu Yufeng had a prophetic dream.
In the dream, her family members died or were injured.
And the reality is:
Her husband threw a tantrum and jumped into the well.
Her mother-...
Uncle Hu was driven out
"Get out of here, you shameless old thing. Don't you even consider how old you are? You stink of urine, and yet you dare to pounce on people..."
A daughter-in-law in her thirties was cursing and pushing Hu Deyang hard.
Uncle Hu held onto the door with both hands, looking anxious: "Juanzi, what's wrong? We were fine before, what happened to you?"
"Bah, who wants to be nice to you, you shameless old thing, you are relying on your two taels of meat to get close to me, don't you even look at your own behavior, get out of here!!!"
Uncle Hu not only didn't leave, but also said affectionately: "Juanzi, is your man taking his anger out on you? Don't be afraid, I'll help you!!!"
"Fuck your mother..." The woman couldn't help but roll her eyes and used all her strength in her hands.
"I'm telling you that you don't understand what I'm saying, but you really need me to beat you out? What does our couple have to do with you, you unlucky old thing? Don't take advantage of your age and my wife's thin skin to harass my wife. Get out of here right now. If you dare to come to my house again, I'll beat you to death!!!" A middle-aged man of medium stature tore Uncle Hu's hand away with a palm as big as a palm fan, pushed him out of the door with both hands, and slammed the door shut.
Hu Deyang staggered after falling and couldn't get up for a long time.
The woman couldn't help but frown. The man smiled sarcastically and said, "What's wrong? Are you feeling sorry for this old thing after sleeping with him for a few days?"
"Why are you so mean? I see that he is old after all, and I'm afraid that you won't be able to control your strength, and if something happens he might fall and you'll blame us..." the woman retorted coldly.
"Juanzi, Juaner, what's the matter? Open the door and let's talk it out..." Uncle Hu stumbled to his feet and banged on the door still unwillingly.
"See, nothing happened. I told you that the evil would last for a thousand years. Don't worry, you won't die!" The man smiled sarcastically and went into the house first.
The woman hesitated for a moment and followed him into the house.
*
The first ray of morning sunlight slanted onto the two poplar trees outside Lao Qin's yard, illuminating the poplar leaves in a half-dark and half-bright state. The magpies in the trees were also woken up by the sun, and they stuck their heads out and chirped non-stop.
"Shh... shhh..." Hu Yufeng stretched out her arms and waved them upwards, making a driving sound with her mouth, feeling inexplicably nervous.
To be honest, her heart beat faster every time she heard this thing, ever since the magpie started calling for bad guests in the first month of the lunar year.
The morning passed uneventfully, and just when she was about to let go of her worries, she saw Xizi coming to her house with an anxious look on her face.
Her heartbeat quickened instantly, and she said hesitantly and anxiously: "Xizi, why are you here today? What happened?"
God bless us, please don’t let anything serious happen! ! !
Xizi didn't know that her aunt was praying to the Buddha, so she just said:
"Aunt, my uncle was kicked out by the Zhang family. He is lying in the house, dying. My mom asked you to go over and take a look..."
Hu Yufeng:? ? ?
Is that what it is? Then it seems that there is no need for Bodhisattva, she can do it! ! !
She put down her hand that was on her heart, and calmly pulled Xizi over: "What's the hurry? Did you run here? Look how sweaty you are! Go in and wipe it off... You haven't eaten yet, right? It happens that your sister-in-law has just finished cooking. Let's eat first!!!"
Xizi: ...Suddenly I felt that I was too impatient and making a big fuss out of nothing!
*
Yang Xiu was very happy to see Xizi, and said with a smile: "Xizi, why didn't you come home after the New Year? I was going to ask your brother to check on you and see if you were okay."
Xizi also hugged Yang Xiu's arm and said affectionately: "My father-in-law said that we should farm at the beginning of the year. Erbao is not here, and there is no one reliable at home. He asked me to help the family farm, so I didn't come. Sister-in-law, I miss you..."
Yang Xiu blushed and whispered, "I'm looking forward to your coming too..."
Qin Wenli looked at the two people who were getting close to each other and had the urge to pull them apart. It was so awkward no matter how he looked at it!
The food was served, and the family ate and chatted. Hu Yufeng saw that everyone had almost finished eating, so she wiped her hands and said calmly: "Tell me about your uncle's matter in detail..."
"It's like this..." Xizi briefly explained the situation and added his own speculation: "I guess they saw that my uncle had no more money, so they wanted to kick him out..."
Hu Yufeng snorted, "It serves him right. It's hard to persuade a ghost who wants to die. I told him to break up with him completely, but he thought I was a hindrance and broke off the relationship with me because of this!!!"
Yang Xiu, Qin Wenli, and Qin Shengtian all stared at Hu Yufeng with their six eyes, and the same words were written in their eyes: Is there such a thing?
Hu Yufeng: ...
"Didn't I tell you? It was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. I went to deliver meat and they thought I was meddling..."
Several people shook their heads, but this matter was not important, there was something more important at hand:
"What does my uncle want to do by not eating or drinking? To rekindle his old relationship with her?" Qin Wenli spoke cautiously.
Xizi nodded: "Of course, it's no exaggeration to say that the daughter-in-law is the lifeblood of my uncle, how can I easily accept that she doesn't want him anymore."
This life is too careless, and she is someone else's wife! Yang Xiu complained in his heart, but said worriedly: "What if my uncle doesn't eat or drink?"
"What can we do? Just let it sit! If he wants to eat, he can eat. If he doesn't want to eat, forget it. He's dying for a woman, bringing shame to our Hu family. It's better for him to starve to death. It'll be easier for me to wrap him up in a straw mat!"
The few of them did not dare to respond for a moment, and then they heard Qin Shengtian gloating:
"Exactly. If you ask me, Hu Deyang is too useless. There are women everywhere. If he wants to die, let him die..."
Hiss, what a bold statement... Yang Xiu subconsciously wanted to cover his ears with his hands.
Sure enough, the next moment, an angry female voice said, "What has it got to do with you? What bullshit are you talking about! My Hu family is useless, but you are the only one who is promising. So why don't you go marry ten or eight women and make a fortune!!!"
Qin Shengtian immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, grabbed a steamed bun, greased his feet and ran away quickly.
The younger generations were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
…
That being said, Hu Yufeng couldn't really ignore it. However, the harsh words had already been said, and she would feel embarrassed if she said she was going to see it.
Fortunately, I have sensible children at home. After the meal, Yang Xiu and Qin Wenli took turns to persuade each other, saying nothing more than "My uncle is just having a hard time thinking it through. It's better to be safe than sorry!"
"You are all brothers and sisters, even if your bones are broken, they are still connected..." and so on...
Hu Yufeng pretended to be embarrassed and walked down the stairs. Qin Wenli drove a tricycle to take her, Xizi and Yang Xiu away.
Where is Yang Xiu going? Of course I’m just here to watch the show… Oh no, I’m concerned about my uncle’s health! ! !
As soon as the car stopped in front of Xizi's house, Hu Yufang ran out hurriedly with a whip under her tongs. Seeing Hu Yufeng was like seeing the backbone of the family:
"Big sister, you are finally here, go and see big brother!!"
Hu Yufeng said with a sullen face: "Look at how flustered you are. If he really starves himself to death, I will have to praise him for his promising future..."
Hu Yufang chuckled: "Anyway, I feel relieved that you are here, I will leave the big brother to you..."
Seeing her turn around and leave after she finished speaking, Hu Yufeng couldn't help but get angry: "Why aren't you going with me?"
After putting down her bag, Hu Yufang was surprised: "What am I going to do? I still have to herd sheep..."
Without waiting for Hu Yufeng to reply, she walked away with the whip between her legs...
Hu Yufeng held back her anger and led her son and daughter-in-law to Hu Deyang's home.
*
As soon as she entered the door, Hu Yufeng was knocked out by a strong smell of urine.
She quickly waved her hand towards the back, signaling Qin Wenli and others not to go in yet. The smell is too strong, let’s open the door and let some air out.
Hu Yufeng stepped back a few steps, put her hands on her hips and cursed: "Are you dead? If you're not dead, get up and empty the urinal. If you're like this, it's strange that people don't kick you. What do they want from you? To make the whole house smell like urine?"
The room was so quiet that it seemed as if no one was there.
Qin Wenli couldn't help but said, "Mom, let me go in and pour it for you. My uncle has been hungry for a few meals and I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy..."
Hu Yufeng was annoyed: "Why are you talking so much? You're just indulging his bad habits..." But her voice became softer.
Qin Wenli saw that her expression had eased, so he hurried into the room and soon brought out a basin full of urine...
Hu Yufeng looked at Yang Xiu and Xizi beside her, her face couldn't help but get hot, and she was very angry with Hu Deyang.
After waiting for a while, Hu Yufeng took the lead and stepped over the high threshold.
This was Yang Xiu's second time here, and he couldn't help but look around at the dilapidated adobe house. The whole house is an old-style structure with three rooms in size and two doors. One is a small room with a lock on it, and the other is the main house where people live. The high threshold, the slanted wooden door, the diamond-shaped windows covered with tattered white paper, the skylight was blackened by smoke and looked like a black hole. Anyway, there was a sense of desolation everywhere.
Once he entered the house, Yang Xiu was even more amazed. Old wooden cabinets with peeling paint, broken tables and chairs, dirty clothes, dirty shoes and dirty hats thrown everywhere. On the only wash basin stand with intact legs and legs, there was a wash basin covered with a layer of dirt and a pitch-black torn towel (?)
On the kang in the corner, whether it was the exposed mats and felts, or the rolled-up sheets and the quilt covering my uncle, they were all covered with years of dirt.
The first thought that came to Yang Xiu's mind was that he admired the young daughter-in-law: Really, even in such a harsh environment, it was difficult for her! ! !
Thoughts flashed through her mind one after another, and her eyes looked curiously at the back of the head that was exposed from under the quilt.
Yes, ever since they entered the room, Hu Deyang had been lying there motionless, like a dead person.
Hu Yufeng called out several times but received no response. She felt a little worried and quickly walked a few steps inside. She saw her good brother staring at the wall with his big eyes.
Hu Yufeng was angry and anxious the moment before, and now she was furious and slapped Uncle Hu on the back:
"Are you dumb? I called you several times but you didn't respond. Who are you showing this to? Who are you trying to scare? Did anyone come to check if you were dead or alive during the few days you were lying in bed? You look like a loser. Who else can you harm except me and Yufang?"
Uncle Hu still had a blank look in his eyes.
Hu Yufeng pushed him and said, "Just do it half-heartedly. If you continue to be like this, I won't care. Do whatever you want. If it gets worse, Yufang and I can buy you a straw mat and save you trouble!"