The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day for married women to return to their parents' home, but not all married women can return on this day. If there are sisters-in-law or younger sisters-in-law at home, they have to discuss it before coming.
Many beauties no longer have a mother's home, so naturally they have nowhere to go.
But Gao Shouwang invited Gao Mingcheng to bring his family to his home for New Year's dinner, so early in the morning, Gao Mingcheng took gifts and prepared to take his wife and children to Gao Shouwang's home.
Before leaving, Gao Mingcheng still told Maozi to do as he pleased, to eat whatever he wanted, and to walk around the old village and talk to people.
During the New Year, the old village is more crowded and lively.
Maozi agreed readily and indeed planned to take his brother to the old village for a walk.
Yangyang has adapted well to life in the mountain village. He never feels bored when he stares at the trees on the mountain and the dogs and sheep at home every day.
But Maozi felt a little bored.
He planned to relax during the New Year, so after Gao Mingcheng and the others left, he first shoveled the snow from the yard to the door.
The snow fell yesterday and last night. The snow is loose and has not yet frozen, so it is easy to sweep.
After sweeping the snow, Maozi put on Yangyang’s hat and gloves, and took him by the hand and walked towards the old village.
They had just left the house when Gao Mingcheng and his wife had already arrived at Gao Shouwang's home.
Gao Mingcheng and Gao Shouwang were close friends, and Xuanyuemei had learned tailoring skills from Dong Feixia, and the two also had a very good relationship. As for their daughter, everyone knew her.
Gao Mingcheng's family was warmly welcomed by Gao Shouwang. He asked his son to pour some water for Gao Mingcheng, called Xuanyue and Xiaoxuxu to have some candy, and gave Xiaoxuxu a red envelope.
Gao Mingcheng couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it first, and taught Xiao Xuxu to say thank you to Grandpa Xi.
Fortunately, Xiao Xuxu was able to say the word "thank you" fluently.
The child's clear voice and innocent smile elicited good-natured laughter from everyone.
Gao Shouwang looked at Gao Mingcheng's child and couldn't help but say to his two sons, "When will you let me hold my grandchildren?"
The two sons who joined the army were not fussy or awkward. They said frankly that it would be soon, but their circumstances were special, so it was hard to say whether they could hold a wedding banquet at home.
Compared to other people who care about face, Gao Shouwang is more open-minded. As long as his son can get married and have children smoothly, it doesn’t matter whether there is a wedding banquet or not.
Because they arrived early, everyone sat together by the fire, chatting and eating candy. After a while, Dong Feixia got up and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook.
Her daughter immediately stood up and wanted to help. Xuanyuemei also wanted to help, but she was a guest and was forced to stay.
Xuanyuemei sat there, watching Xiao Xuxu playing with Dong Feixia's grandchildren, and listening to the conversation of Gao Mingcheng and others.
When men chat, they talk about a wide range of topics, one moment talking about this, the next about that. Once they find a topic, they will start discussing it. Sometimes, at the end of the conversation, they can even argue with each other with their own opinions.
Unlike the women, they talked about big things, such as whether the weather was good this year, how the crops were growing, or how the market conditions were this year in various industries, whether wages and prices were rising, and finally they talked about how many people in the village were eager to build houses, how many people were able to build houses, etc.
In addition to Gao Shouwang and his son and Gao Mingcheng, Gao Shouwang's son-in-law was also speaking.
Gao Shouwang's son-in-law is from Dongjia Village. Dongjia Village and Gaojia Village are neighbors, only a dozen miles apart, but they are on another hill.
When you get to Xing'an Mountains, there are several small paths. One path leads to Gaojia Village, one path leads to Dongjia Village, and another path is more remote. After walking around the foot of the mountain for more than twenty minutes, you will reach the village where Xuan Jin married.
"Brother-in-law, I heard that you and my eldest sister are planning to build a house this year?" Gao Shouwang's eldest son looked at Brother-in-law Dong.
Brother-in-law Dong has slightly dark skin, ordinary facial features, and looks honest when he smiles. Although he looks a little clumsy, his craftsmanship is still very delicate.
He is a mason. In the countryside, there are eight kinds of craftsmen: carpenters, masons, bamboo weavers, blacksmiths, shipwrights, stonemasons, oilers, and barbers.
This clay craftsman is a craftsman who makes various clay sculptures and screens with clay. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he no longer made clay Buddhas for small temples, but mainly made clay jars and earthen mounds for farmers to store grain. The clay pots used for cooking are also made by clay craftsmen.
There are also branches that can make bricks, tiles and large vats.
Brother-in-law Dong has a family-inherited craft. Initially, he followed his elders to build mud walls for others. People were poor in the past, and the houses they lived in were made of mud. Good mud houses can actually block wind and rain.
However, with the reform and opening up, the economic conditions in the village have become better and better. Now when building houses, people basically no longer build mud houses, but brick and tile houses.
Fortunately, Brother-in-law Dong also knows how to do things like firing bricks in a kiln.
In the past few years, more and more people wanted to build houses, and Brother-in-law Dong was able to get a lot of work. Throughout the year, he worked when he was busy and farmed when he was free. In addition, his wife worked in a garment workshop, and the couple managed to save some money.
Knowing that brother-in-law Dong had saved money to build a house and had a plan, the two younger brothers felt relieved.
As for Gao Shouwang, he has no plans to build a house.
His house is okay, but his daughter has been married for a long time and his two sons are serving in the army in other places, so there is no point in building this house.
Everyone was talking about this and that. Gao Mingcheng might not understand everything in depth, but no matter what the topic was, he could always say a few words and show his unique insights.
Gao Shouwang's two sons had been sizing up Gao Mingcheng from the very beginning. The elder son was more calm, but the younger son could not hold back.
He suddenly took off his coat and said to Gao Mingcheng, "Come and practice?"
Gao Mingcheng was stunned, but not surprised.
He was about to stand up to accept the invitation, but Gao Shouwang's face darkened and he started scolding his youngest son on the spot.
Why would you invite guests to practice during New Year's Day?
I'm afraid his brain has been damaged!
Gao Mingcheng said hurriedly: "Uncle, this is just a competition between us peers to exercise our bodies. As the saying goes, life lies in exercise, you can't stop us from exercising!"
Once Gao Mingcheng opened his mouth, Gao Shouwang had nothing to say.
But he did not forget to give his younger son a wink, signaling him to show mercy, and in case he hurt someone, he should be careful of his legs!
No matter how capable this son is, it is only natural for a father to beat him!
Gao Shouwang's youngest son touched his nose and said nothing.
As early as a few years ago, when they brothers were corresponding with their parents, they would occasionally mention Gao Mingcheng in the letters. After the garment workshop was established, Gao Mingcheng was mentioned more frequently in the letters.
This Chinese New Year, the two brothers finally had a day off to go home, but as soon as they got home, they heard about Gao Mingcheng's deeds from their parents and the villagers.
After all, Gao Mingcheng was the most successful young person in the village, and because of the reputation he had built since childhood, after he became successful, everyone only dared to say a few sarcastic words behind his back. No one dared to say anything unpleasant in front of Gao Mingcheng, and they even dared not take advantage of him, for fear that Gao Mingcheng would punch them.
Having heard of the name for a long time, he was naturally curious, so the younger brother decided to take the lead and fight with Gao Mingcheng.
Although they grew up in the same village, they were several years older than each other and had never played together when they were young, so naturally they had never fought.
"The room is too narrow, let's fight in the yard." Gao Mingcheng stood up and took off his coat.
Bulky coats can help people resist the cold, but they can also be cumbersome. After taking off the coat, Gao Mingcheng stretched his muscles and felt a little more relaxed.
He strode towards the yard, having already made up his mind to defeat the opponent as quickly as possible!
The boxing skills he practices may not be the most sophisticated, but he has good physical fitness, great strength, and good body flexibility. Relying on these, he can defeat an opponent with his own strength.
When he was fighting with Gao Hong, he gave in at first, but that was because Gao Hong and he were good brothers, so naturally he had to give his good brother some face.
The two sons of Gao Shouwang don't need to save face, but should show their strength to the fullest.
Because only if you have the ability will others truly look up to you.
He may not need this network of contacts in his lifetime, but that doesn't stop him from building good relationships with them first.
The two men came into the yard, one in front and one behind, and stood on the left and right.
Gao Shouwang and others also came out of the house, stood under the eaves one by one, and looked at the two people in the yard.
Xuanyuemei was holding little Xuxu in her arms. She looked at Gao Mingcheng with a smile in her eyes, without any worry at all.
As his partner, she naturally knew Gao Mingcheng's strength.
Gao Mingcheng and the other party looked at each other, and after just an exchange of glances, both sides attacked in tacit understanding.
The two men in the field were of similar age, and they were fighting back and forth. Their moves were very simple, without any fancy or useless movements. They were all powerful and powerful, with each punch hitting the flesh.
The two of them didn't feel anything, but the onlookers were the first to grimace in pain for them.
With just a few moves, Gao Mingcheng was able to test the opponent's strength. The opponent's strength was indeed very good, and his endurance was also good. He could fight with others for a long time. During the close combat, Gao Mingcheng had a feeling that the opponent was going to strangle him.
However, he also noticed that the other party was holding back and did not use some dangerous moves.
After testing out the opponent's strength, Gao Mingcheng counted to three silently in his mind, then took a step forward, slightly leaned forward with his upper body, but quickly put his hands on the opponent's body and suddenly threw him over his shoulder!
With a bang, the other person was smashed heavily into the snow.
Only after he fell to the ground did the other party look at Gao Mingcheng in disbelief.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and stretched out his hand to pull him, as if the person who had just attacked him cruelly was not him.
"It was too fast just now..." Gao Shouwang's eldest son couldn't help but frown.
His brother has a strong reaction ability. When Gao Mingcheng approaches, his brother should be able to react, first increase the distance between them, and then wait for an opportunity to attack!
However, the scene just now happened so fast that it was almost dramatic!
"Let me fight you!" Without even thinking twice, the eldest brother, whose interest was aroused, quickly walked up to Gao Mingcheng.
However, the good brother did not forget his younger brother and reached out to pull him up.
"Brother, he is very strong...very strong!"
The younger brother immediately told his elder brother the latest information. When Gao Mingcheng grabbed him and threw him over his shoulder, he felt that he was being pulled by a huge force, and he was like a leaf in the wind. He had no power to resist at all and could only watch himself fall to the ground.
After passing the information on, the younger brother returned to the eaves, ready to observe Gao Mingcheng from a different angle.
When Gao Mingcheng came to deliver beef and fish to Gao Shouwang that day, the moment the two looked at each other, he sensitively noticed the wariness in Gao Mingcheng's eyes.
Who would show defensiveness when seeing him?
At that moment, the brothers were actually also on guard against Gao Mingcheng.
Now that they have witnessed Gao Mingcheng's extraordinary strength with their own eyes, their views of Gao Mingcheng have become more complicated.
Gao Mingcheng was not at all surprised by the two brothers' round-robin battle.
The younger brother has already done it, can the older brother hold back?
"Please come in!" Gao Mingcheng imitated the heroes in martial arts novels and said readily.
"good!"
Just like in the first round, Gao Mingcheng did not use his full strength at the beginning, but instead tried to test the opponent's strength first. Then, when he found an opportunity, he exerted force suddenly and knocked the opponent to the ground when the opponent was off guard!
The two competitions may sound long, but they actually went on very quickly.
Because the faster you defeat your opponent, the more you can show your strength.
"Thank you, thank you!" Gao Mingcheng laughed and reached out to pull the man up.
Gao Shouwang's eldest son was quite straightforward. He took the initiative to extend his hand to Gao Mingcheng, used the force to stand up easily, and then patted the snowflakes off his body.
Gao Shouwang's expression was a little complicated.
At first, when his two sons wanted to fight Gao Mingcheng, he was a little anxious.
In his opinion, although Gao Mingcheng had made a name for himself in the surrounding area, his son had been in the army for many years!
Before they started the competition, Gao Shouwang had even thought about how to scold his son!
Now……
Gao Shouwang first coughed twice to clear his throat, and the next moment he started cursing as usual, and his curses were quite dirty.
"Look at you two brothers! You told me before how hard you worked in the army and how much your superiors valued you. But what happened? I think your superiors misjudged you. When you return to the army, you must train hard and don't embarrass yourself!"
"As the old saying goes, there is always someone better than you. I think you have proven that pride goes before a fall!"
The younger son was dissatisfied and said helplessly: "Dad, you have listened to too many storytellings!"
What kind of words are used here?
Gao Shouwang doesn't think that he has a low level of education. His two sons joined the army early and their educational levels are just that!
"Well, it's good to let you see that there are people better than you, so you won't be so arrogant. Ming Cheng, come in quickly!"
After Gao Shouwang finished scolding his two sons, he walked over to Gao Mingcheng and took the initiative to hand him his coat, motioning him to put it on so he wouldn't catch a cold.
As early as when Gao Shouwang was robbed of his money and things by a group of thugs, Gao Shouwang knew that Gao Mingcheng was really good at fighting!
Just as his money was robbed by gangsters, Gao Mingcheng appeared and beat the gangsters to a pulp. After returning the money and things, he ran away in shame.
Later, in disputes between villages, Gao Mingcheng's presence did have a certain deterrent effect.
"Mingcheng, good job!" Gao Shouwang patted Gao Mingcheng's shoulder with a smile. They were so close that if you didn't know, you would think they were father and son. (End of this chapter)
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