Chapter 47: Little Thoughts
"Hey, you want to go to the mountains? If you dare to go, I will break your legs!" A low and fierce voice sounded, scaring several children so much that they all looked up.
In the setting sun, Gao Mingcheng was carrying a hoe and grinning, but there was a fierce light in his eyes, which scared several children so much that they ran away screaming.
Although they are young, they are actually very familiar with the situation in the village. Gao Mingcheng's notoriety can not only intimidate them, but also their parents.
If they dared to run to the mountains and Gao Mingcheng broke their legs, their parents would not dare to say a word.
So, if you don’t run now, when will you run?
However, the cleverest child did not forget to say: "I will definitely be better than you in the future!"
Gao Mingcheng narrowed his eyes and sneered.
He didn't pay attention to these details and went home carrying his hoe.
If these little bastards are not frightened, they will definitely be bold enough to run into the mountains. It is already evening now, and it will be dark in more than an hour.
The mountain road is rugged and people will get lost once it gets dark.
Gao Mingcheng entered the village and returned to his home.
He put the hoe in the utility room at the gate of the yard and said to the people in the house: "Mom, the weeds in the field have been weeded. I put the hoe at the gate!"
"Okay!" A fucking voice came from the kitchen.
Just as Gao Mingcheng was about to leave, Gao Shufang walked out quickly and said with a smile, "Second brother, you can have dinner at home! Mom said so."
Gao Mingcheng hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Okay, I'll go talk to Grandma first."
Not long after, Gao Mingcheng came back and sat in his yard to enjoy the cool air. Not long after he sat down, his father, eldest brother and third brother came back together.
The three men had been doing heavy physical work for a day, sweat was flowing down their bodies, and their faces were full of fatigue.
The third brother, Gao Mingwan, twisted his shoulders as he walked, as if his shoulders were in severe pain.
"Second brother." The third brother Gao Mingwan was quite surprised to see Gao Mingcheng in the yard, but he quickly came over, sat next to Gao Mingcheng, and started talking to Gao Mingcheng.
In Gao Mingwan's eyes, this second brother who usually acted out of touch seemed to have become powerful.
In these few short days, he ate the honey, pork and muntjac meat sent by his second brother, so when he saw his second brother this time, he felt particularly close to him.
"Second brother, you are smart and don't go to work on the railway. The work on the railway is really not a job for human beings! I carry stones and sleepers under the sun every day. My back and waist ache every day, and I can't sleep comfortably at night!" Gao Mingwan complained. There was a large red and swollen mark on his shoulder from being squeezed. He was indeed suffering from the hardship.
But in this era, in this isolated little mountain village, being able to have a job that can make money is already good enough.
If the railway had not been built to their doorstep, it would have been difficult for them to make money even if they were willing to endure hardship.
However, the terrain of their village is still good. In 1995, a highway will be built here. The highway will be right next to the village, and some land from the village will have to be requisitioned at that time.
"Second brother, I don't want to work on the railway anymore. How about I follow you into the mountains to get honey and prey?" Gao Mingwan leaned his head over and said in a low voice.
However, no matter how soft his voice was, the yard was only this small, and Gao Yuanjian and Gao Mingpeng both heard it.
Gao Yuanjian scolded him, "What nonsense are you talking about? You think the work on the railway is too tiring, but others are eager to build railways for a lifetime!"
"Without this salary, I wonder how you'll ever marry a wife or build a house! If you dare to learn from your second brother, I'll break your legs!"
"You really don't learn any good things, but only learn bad things!"
After cursing, he did not forget to glare at Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng attracted a lot of hatred without saying a word, and he was speechless.
But he was used to silence at home, so he didn't say anything.
At this time Gao Mingpeng also spoke, but there was a sense of weirdness in his words.
"Second brother, didn't you go live at someone else's house? How did you know to come back?"
Gao Mingcheng looked up at his elder brother. In fact, he had already vaguely sensed that his elder brother had some malice towards him, but he didn't know where this malice came from.
Before he could speak, Gao Yuanjian glared at Gao Mingpeng and said, "What's wrong with your second brother returning to his own home? Can he live in someone else's home for the rest of his life? Do you want the villagers to laugh at me?"
If his son is not at home, those gossipy people in the village might laugh at him behind his back.
So, when Gao Yuanjian saw the second child at home, although he was unhappy, he didn't say much.
At this time, Gao Shufang's voice came from the kitchen. It was very loud. She was explaining for Gao Mingcheng: "Dad, big brother, the three of you went to work on the railway. The fields are full of weeds, so mom asked the second brother to weed the fields."
It's unreasonable to contribute to the family but not invite them to have a meal at home.
Gao Mingpeng shut up and did not go to the yard to enjoy the cool air. Instead, he returned to his room.
His wife Huang Su'e was lying on the bed resting. It turned out that she was found out to be pregnant these two days, but she had some spotting, so she was not allowed to do anything and was just asked to lie down and rest.
Seeing Gao Mingpeng coming in, Huang Su'e could no longer lie down, so she sat up quickly and kept talking like a machine gun.
What she said was what happened today - Gao Guobing brought people to the village and caught three tomb robbers!
Gao Mingpeng had just returned from the Junling Railway, so he really didn't know about this matter.
After listening to it, Gao Mingpeng had only one thought in his mind - this time the second brother will make a contribution!
"Hey, Ming Cheng seems to have changed for the better. He's not like before, either joining in the fun here or getting into a fight there. Now he's either hunting in the mountains to get honey, or making a name for himself by encountering tomb robbers!"
"That's right, why does he like Xuanyuemei so much? Xuanyuemei doesn't have parents, so when she gives birth to a child, won't our mom have to take care of it? Mingpeng, mom has already told me that she has to take care of the child for me!"
"Also, didn't Dad say before that he wanted to buy the old house of the rich Gao family? When will he buy it? Otherwise, when the baby is born, there will be no place for the family to live!"
Huang Su'e really wanted to settle the matter of buying a house because she was afraid that after paying the betrothal gift and wedding money for her second son to get married, the family would not be able to afford a house.
In fact, her family's conditions are better than Gao Mingpeng's. The reason she was able to marry Gao Mingpeng is that Gao Mingpeng is tall and strong, has many brothers, and has a say in the village, so she will not be bullied.
Second, my father-in-law Gao Yuanjian has the skills of steaming wine and cooking, and he can earn several thousand yuan a year.
Third, her mother-in-law had promised a long time ago that she would treat her well, not let her do heavy work, and help her take care of the children.
After I got married, apart from the somewhat cramped living quarters, everything else was pretty okay.
Even though the food at home was not good, Huang Su'e had an egg to eat.
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(End of this chapter)
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