Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 35 Grandpa Yang
Speaking of Grandpa Yang's family that Chunqiu is about to visit, I have to mention their Yang family's genealogy.

As we all know, their Yang family came to settle down after fleeing from disaster. There are three brothers, Yang Youjin, Yang Youyin, and Yang Youtong from their ancestors, that is, the grandparents of Spring and Autumn. According to the order of seniority, the patriarch of the Yang family is naturally Yang Youjin At the same time, when he first settled down, he married the daughter of the village chief of Yangjia Village at that time. For some reasons, the current village chief of Yangjia Village is his eldest son Yang Shun, who is the grandfather Yang they are going to visit.

Grandpa Yang married Yang Wang, the eldest grandma of this village. At the same time, he also had a younger brother named Yang Jie, who married the third grandma of Zhangjia Village next door, but they were not in Yangjia Village, because the third grandma had only one daughter in her family. , so the third grandpa moved out of Zhangjiacun. Let’s not list this for the time being. Grandpa Yang still has a few sisters, but I don’t know whether to contact them or not. After all, it’s not her family’s business.

Grandpa Yang has two sons and one daughter, namely Uncle Yang Weijin, Second Uncle Yang Weisheng, and Aunt Yang Lingling.

Uncle Yang can be said to be the next Lizheng of this village, just waiting for her grandpa to quit.Uncle Yang has three children, the eldest daughter Yang Chunya, the eldest son Yang Chunhao, and the youngest son Yang Chunpeng.Now Uncle Yang is separated from his family and lives with his grandfather at the east end of the village, and Uncle Yang moved to the west entrance of the village. The two families get along very well. I have never heard of any conflicts between them after Spring and Autumn. The eldest aunt, Yang Lingling, was married to Hujiacun, and it is said that she gave birth to two daughters. Anyway, she has never seen her at such a young age.

Next is Yang Youyin's lineage, which is the branch of Chunqiu's family. Compared with his elder brother, Chunqiu's great-grandfather can be regarded as a capable person. He gave birth to nine children alone, a total of seven sons and two daughters, except for the fourth son who died early. In addition, Chunqiu's grandparents are all living well, except for a few who are not in the village, the rest are in good health. Among them, her grandfather is ranked fifth, surnamed Yang Mingjiang.

As for Yang Youtong's lineage, Chunqiu really hadn't heard anyone mention it, anyway, there is no descendant of her third great-grandfather in Yangjiacun.Of course, this does not rule out any love and hatred back then. After all, adults would not deliberately mention these things to children.

Grandpa Yang’s family lived in Lizheng at the east end of the village. He said it was Lizheng, which means the village head. Since Grandpa Yang was a scholar, Grandpa Yang was usually responsible for the enlightenment of the children in the village. More, you can give money or goods, anyway, he doesn't mind.Chunqiu's second brother only went to town after studying here for two years, and Grandpa Yang really likes him and her second brother. If the two families were not related to the same clan, maybe her brother would have a baby kiss. Here, Chunqiu couldn't help but secretly laughed, which made Yang Chunming beside him a little puzzled, not knowing where his sister's smile was at all.

Chunqiu looked at the bewildered second brother and smiled even more happily, just like you don't know the secret I know.

At noon, every household in the village started a fire, and blue smoke rose from the chimney, rose into the sky and disappeared.Chunqiu raised his head and swayed from side to side, no matter how many times he had seen it, Chunqiu was still amazed in his heart, the idyllic appearance was really unforgettable.

Most of the houses in Yangjia Village are earth embryo houses, and there are very few brick and tile houses. Even their family lives well, with only half of the soil and half of the brick and tile.At the east end of the village, there is a house that is different from the surrounding ones. It can be said that it stands out from the crowd. The red bricks and white tiles look brighter than the surrounding adobe walls.

This is Grandpa Yang's home, Yang Chunming pulled Chunqiu to stand at the door, lowered his head and asked Chunqiu, "Do you know how to be obedient when you enter the house later?"

"Know" I'm not a child, Chunqiu rolled his eyes in his heart and felt that her brother was really worried, but on the surface he was still behaved and couldn't be good.

Of course Yang Chunming didn't know that his beloved sister was complaining about him in her heart at this time, and she was satisfied with Chunqiu's guarantee, so Yang Chunming walked in with the basket in one hand and Chunqiu in the other.

This is the first time Chunqiu has come to Grandpa Yang’s house after breaking his head. It is different from the atmosphere from the outside. After entering the door, the yard is more spacious. The ground is bright flower rocks, and there are neat rows of green bricks on the east and west sides The white tile house stands solemnly, and Chunqiu can still see the neat rows of tables and chairs and the fragrance of ink wafting from the open window.

This time, Chunqiu had seen her ideal life, not to mention anything else, her Uncle Yang's house was in line with her ideas, and at the same time, she made a silent decision in her heart to make this kind of house her goal.

There was no one in the yard of Grandpa Yang's house. Unlike other people's homes, the empty yard looked cold and green. Yang Chunming looked around, but he didn't know whether he was going to the main house or the study in the side room.

Just when he was hesitating, the door of the study room on the west side opened suddenly, and an old man in a white shirt, with white hair and a white beard came out, looking energetic and kind.

Yang Chunming's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly pulled Chunqiu, who was still in YY, to run over, "Grandpa, I will come to see you tomorrow, how are you doing recently?" When Yang Chunming ran to Grandpa Yang, he quickly let go With Kai Chunqiu's hands, he tidied up his messy clothes, and solemnly performed the ceremony of apprenticeship.

"Oh? It's a coincidence that the old man came out. It turns out that Brother Ming'er is back." Yang Shun stayed in the study for a long time, feeling a little tight in his chest. Child, take a closer look, it turned out to be a child from the old five family, so he asked kindly, "Grandpa is still in good health, I wonder how brother Ming'er is doing?"

"Students are not talented, but they can learn well." Yang Chunming looked modest.

Yang Shun waved his hands after listening, "Brother Ming'er, don't be too modest, Mr. Li and I have written letters, but he told me everything, your knowledge is very good, Grandpa, I also have a bright face. "Ah" Yang Shun said with emotion, on the one hand: he admired the child in front of him, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius in terms of knowledge and courage; on the other hand: he is a member of their Yang family, no matter where he goes Will not treat their own family badly.

"That's the master's admiration, and the students don't dare to be it." Yang Chunming looked serious, making Yang Shun feel more at ease looking at it, not arrogant or inferior, which is very good.

"Well, is there anything I don't understand recently? Grandpa has nothing to do today, so I can talk with you, so follow me to the study." After Yang Shun finished speaking, he led the excited Yang Chunming away, without any worries. Didn't notice the passerby *Chunqiu.

Chunqiu had no choice but to watch her second elder brother, who forgot about her younger sister when she became educated, being taken away by Grandpa Yang with an excited expression on her face, but she was helpless. After all, learning is indeed more important than other things, but she was still very sad .

Chunqiu lowered his head and picked up the zongzi that was put aside, looked around, and then bit the bullet to find Grandma Yang in the main house.

"Grandma Yang, Grandma Yang" Chunqiu stood at the door and shouted towards the inside, this room was found by her memory.

"Hey, it's Qiu'er, come in quickly." An old voice came from inside the room, Chunqiu pushed open the door and walked in after hearing the movement.

The sun was shining in the room, and Grandma Yang was putting the insoles on the kang, when she heard the noise in her ear, she raised her head and looked at the ground, "Qiu'er, what's the matter with grandma?"

"Grandma Yang, Qiu'er is bringing you zongzi. Look." Chunqiu hastily put the basket in his hand on the side of the kang, and removed the cloth on it, revealing a basket full of zongzi, still braving heat.

"Oh, it turned out to be zongzi. I forgot that today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Uncle Yang and the others have gone to the last episode and haven't come back yet." Mrs. Yang looked at the basket of zongzi in front of her, and only then did she think about today's day. Said to Chunqiu with a smile.

"Are you tired, get on the kang to rest, Qiu'er came here by herself?" Grandma Yang quickly stretched out her hand to call Chunqiu to the kang, and asked enthusiastically.

"No, I'm not tired at all. Qiu'er and the second brother came together, but the second brother and Grandpa Yang went to the study to study," Chunqiu explained.

"Oh, that's just right, you stay here with grandma for a while, it just so happens that Uncle Yang and the others are coming back soon, and when you come back, sister Chunya, you can play together"

"Well, Grandma Yang, you can be busy, Qiu'er can just do it," Chunqiu said obediently.

"Hey, Qiu'er is really sensible, where's your grandma?" Grandma Yang asked Chunqiu beside her while she was rubbing the insoles.

"Grandma is making rice dumplings at home, she made a lot of them," Chunqiu said.

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When Uncle Yang led Yang Chunming out of the study, Uncle Yang's family had already returned from the town, and Grandma Yang didn't leave Chunqiu and the two behind, but just took some pastries and fruits that Uncle Yang bought for Chunqiu. Chunqiu thanked him again and again, then left with Yang Chunming smiling.

When the brothers and sisters returned home, old man Yang and the others had already returned from the mountain, and at the same time brought back a few fat rabbits. After seeing it, Mrs. Yang and Li decided to make braised rabbit meat. After hearing this, Chunqiu had another meal I'm happy, I have more motivation to give rice dumplings to others.

When everyone was eating, they found that the food on the table was unprecedentedly rich, such as braised rabbit meat, sweet and sour cabbage, fried green vegetables, braised carp, and so on.Everyone was so busy eating that there was no time to talk.

After lunch, Old Man Yang said that there will be a lion dance performance in Heishan Town tonight, and asked everyone if they want to go. If you want to see it, you can drive there and come back when it is dark.

Not to mention, when Chunqiu heard it, she was very excited, and Chunni was even more eager to try, but she was stopped by Yang Lishi.

What Mrs. Yang and Li said is also reasonable. The children in the family are too young, and today is a holiday. There are many people in Heishan Town, so it must be messed up. Rejected by Yang Li.

Chunqiu suddenly felt boring, but no one could refute what Grandma said, so he had to pester Yang Chunming to teach her how to read, and then obediently went back to bed with Yuan Shi when it was dark.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, she also heard that Yuan Shi mentioned the lion dance when he came back from selling tea, saying that Heishan Town really lost several children during this festival, but they were all from neighboring villages and towns. This news frightened Chunqiu. No matter which dynasty it was, there were always traffickers.

Chunqiu still decided to admire her grandma's intelligence!
(End of this chapter)