Ordinary people's rice bowl

Chapter 226
After lunch, Lao Mu went to Congdong Village with the six catties of snacks he bought from the market. When he asked about old man Chang's house, he saw old man Chang squatting at the gate of his house smoking dry cigarettes. , came forward to say hello: "Brother, I'm Mu Kegui from Xiaowangzhuang Village. Fortunately, you found out what happened in the morning, otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy my New Year's goods today!"

The old man Chang looked up and saw Lao Mu, he was taken aback for a moment, and immediately put on a smiling face: "Are you...?"

"I came to the door to express my thanks. Don't you welcome this New Year's Eve?" Lao Mu said his thanks and handed over a cigarette.

Old man Chang politely pushed Lao Mu's hand to pass the cigarette and said: "I'm not used to smoking foreign cigarettes, but this dry tobacco is more enjoyable! You don't have to be so polite, I'm just doing a little work, practicing my hands and feet, like their little tricks , are too childish!"

Lao Mu felt a little stunned: "Are you familiar with them all?"

"How could I know them well?" Old man Chang lowered his face.

"Presumptuous, too presumptuous!" Lao Mu hastily expressed his apology.

"It's okay, you don't understand what I said!" Old man Chang smiled slyly, and turned around: "Look what's wrong with me, I just talk, let's go into the house to drink water!" inside.

The room is very simple, with a chopping board facing the door and a few small four-legged benches around it.There is no one at home, maybe they went to visit relatives.

"Don't mind what I said, in fact, the tricks they play are really all I have seen in the past, but I saw them today, they are not very good at playing tricks, and they are playing tricks in front of my eyes. I can't stand it!" Just as Lao Mu was wondering about the old man's family, he heard the old man say angrily.

"May I ask what you did back then?" Lao Mu came back to his senses, and regarding the events mentioned by Old Man Chang, he felt that Fa Nian should be a heroic figure, so he asked tentatively.

"Before liberation, I studied art with a teacher. At that time, I followed the master to travel all over the country, relying on making friends and wandering around the rivers and lakes!" Old Chang stopped suddenly when he said this.

"What did you learn back then?"

"Huagu, have you heard of it?" Chang old man asked back.

"I've heard it, I've heard it, of course I've heard it, who hasn't heard of flower drums in our ten miles and eight villages, I can still sing a few words!" A percussion instrument accompanied by orchestral instruments as an accompaniment. I heard from the elderly that the flower drum was originally a kind of livelihood for the family. Almost every village has a drama troupe. Every year during the slack season, they compete to go out to perform and earn some money. Although they don't make much money, they can also increase some income for the family, but how can this business have anything to do with thieves?
"When I was learning flower drums, there was a chivalrous character in the theater troupe. This man was not from the local area. Not to mention he was very courageous, but he was also very skilled. Everywhere he went, he always went around the market. When I came back, I bought some delicious food for the people in the troupe. Everyone liked him very much. Later, I found out that he was a thief who wandered the rivers and lakes. The troupe couldn’t keep him, so he pulled me away with him. I was confused for a while, so I followed him around the rivers and lakes, and later I realized that the people he stole were all those who looked rich, and he never touched the poor, and the money he stole helped those who could not eat!" Chang old man whipped He took a mouthful of dry smoke, and the smoke seemed to fill the whole room.

"Have you ever done this before?" Old Mu was very surprised, the old man in front of him actually had a legendary story.

"No, although the master taught us, we also learned, but we didn't dare to use it. At that time, we were timid and did not dare. Later, the master saw that I was not suitable for the job, so he asked me to be responsible for distributing the money the master got to the poor. We are doing this. It's smooth, but I still know a lot about these tricks, just like what you met today, if the person wants to take your money, he first uses other methods to divert your attention, and then someone waits for the opportunity to do it, this is called the method of diversion .” The old man Chang said, he laughed first.

"It seems that you are really their grandpa!" After finishing speaking, Lao Mu knew that this metaphor was not appropriate, and continued, "How can you compare with those people? Look at what I'm talking about! "

"It's okay, it's okay, it was true back then, for the poor to support their families, master was never soft on big families, master was their ancestor, but he was not as short-sighted as they are!" Chang old man sighed.

"I didn't expect you to have such an experience. How is the master now?" Lao Mu suddenly became interested in the old man's master. This is simply a true legend. Such a strange person will naturally have more stories.

Old man Chang's face sank and he bowed his head in silence. Old Mu noticed that tears flowed from old man Chang's eyes. Old Mu didn't know what to say, knowing that he had poked old man Chang's sore spot, and stood there in a daze.

Old man Chang waited for a few minutes before telling a super touching story...

(End of this chapter)