Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 1 Single Li Muyang

When the rooster crowed for the third time, Li Muyang couldn't sleep anymore.

He struggled to get up, lit a kerosene lamp in the dark, put his mother's hand under the quilt, tucked it under her body by the corner, and pressed it with a pillow.

This kind of pillow made from buckwheat hulls is great.

It was warm in winter and cool in summer, and the pillow was very comfortable. My mother made more than a dozen of them while she was still moving, thinking that the children would be able to use them when they got home.

But since she became paralyzed, she has become a burden.It was said that they were taking care of each other in turns, but after a few rounds, only the most honest Li Muyang was willing to take care of them carefully. The other children each had their own difficulties.

If you can give me some money, it's considered good.

Li Muyang is the fifth eldest child in the family, with two older brothers and two older sisters, and two younger brothers and two younger sisters.

It just so happened that he was caught in the middle.

He is the most hopeless person.

At least that was the case before rebirth.

He was an honest man all his life, supporting his family by farming and doing temporary jobs in forest farms and nurseries. Although he married a virtuous and kind-hearted wife, Lin Xiuli, he died of lung cancer at the age of 51.

50 is an embarrassing age.

When you are alive, people say you are getting old.

Even though he was dead, he seemed a bit young.

Li Muyang, who only got married at the age of 33, left three children after his wife passed away. The eldest girl, Li Jing, was 16 years old at the time.

The youngest son Li Goudan... Li Lin is only eight years old.

There was an old woman paralyzed in bed, and there were children following behind eagerly waiting for food. He was like a donkey tied to a millstone, he could only circle around, unable to see the way forward.

Li Muyang's father named him Li Muyang, hoping that he would have many sheep to herd when he grew up. Later, it took Li Muyang half his life to understand that he was actually a sheep, held hostage by the whip of fate, and had never reached a place of freedom.

After his wife died, less than two years later, his mother finally let him go.

also gone.

A few years later, the two eldest children have graduated from college and can basically take care of themselves.

He thought that if his youngest son could graduate from college, his mission would be completely completed and he could go see his wife.

Unexpectedly, on his 59th birthday, he went to attend a birthday party held by his children and had an accident on the way.

My daughter is driving, my son-in-law is sitting in the passenger seat, my eldest son, my youngest son are beside me, and my grandson is just over one month old...

Destiny is a shameless sword hanging high above your head.

When you kill, it doesn't matter if you are good or bad.
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This was the spring of 1988. There had just been a snowfall in March. People thought that the weather would continue to be cold, but they did not expect that the temperature would rise rapidly.

The peach trees on Peach Mountain were in full bloom almost overnight, with colors ranging from red to pink to white, like patches of soft clouds.

Li Muyang was reborn.

The family had already been separated this year, and there were three adobe houses at the foot of Taoshan Mountain, with two acres of mountain farmland totaling an acre and a quarter.

The buckwheat noodles in the jar were only enough for half a month. There were some unprocessed sorghum hanging under the eaves, but they were reserved for sowing this year and they were not dared to be used easily.

If you eat it, you will have to carry a bag to the village to borrow it when it's time to plant the fields.

At the beginning of spring, I caught the seedlings of three pullets and planned to raise them to lay eggs to supplement my mother's nutrition.If you have extra eggs, you can also take them to the market to exchange for some money and buy some salt, oil, soy, vinegar, etc.

If you had more money, you could even cut half a pound of tofu.

My mother ate soba noodles all day long, and her mouth was frothy. She was so greedy that she kept clamoring that it would be great if she could have some tofu, shouting that the tofu was ready and would be more delicious than the fat meat.

Li Muyang didn't dare to think about meat. The most he could do was make a bowl of egg and tofu soup with tofu for his mother. After serving it to his mother, he could wipe the pot with steamed buns and satisfy his craving.

But Li Muyang was not good at raising chickens. In just half a month, only one of the three chickens was left. It was still the smallest and weakest. He carefully placed it in a bamboo cage and raised it, for fear that it would also die. Go to the old road of no return for your companions.

The above are all the assets of Li Muyang after his rebirth.

On the day of his rebirth, he woke up in the ground. He looked at the sky and couldn't relax for a long time.

Why does this happen again?

After all, it was hard work, and the children were brought up after all the hard work. Seeing that they are promising, I can say that I have lived up to my wife's expectations.

What's going on? He's back.
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Li Muyang is a hardworking person.

He also has a very happy-go-lucky temperament.

When his father was still alive, he pointed at his nose and said that with such an honest and arrogant temper, he would beat his head even if his nose ran down. If any girl would marry him as his wife, she would be single for half her life.

It is said that old people are wise.

Who says otherwise? Li Muyang lived a total of 59 years and was a bachelor for 33 years. That’s more than half of his life.

Fortunately, after meeting his wife Lin Xiuli, she was gentle and virtuous and constantly encouraged Li Muyang to be more cheerful. She took the trouble to accompany him to slowly release the pressure, and he gradually became better.On the day of his rebirth, it was still snowing. After he woke up, he lay in the sweet potato field in the mountains for more than half a day, from afternoon to midnight.

When I got up, my body was numb from the cold and my feet were numb. I covered them for a full hour or two before I could barely drag my heavy steps down the mountain.

As he walked down the mountain, he accepted the reality.

He is a person who believes in fate. He believes that God must be comforting him by allowing him to live another life, allowing him to live a good life with his memories and experiences.

Be good to my mother, take care of my wife, let my children have a happy and healthy childhood, and also let myself not suffer so much and be able to enjoy a happy life.

In this case, why complain.

Following his memory, he returned to the three adobe houses. He dusted off the snow on his body, rubbed his stiff face, and pushed open the door with a smile.

He knew that his mother, who was hemiplegic, was still lying inside. Although her body could not move at this time, she was still conscious.

After working hard for half her life, she suffered from this immobilizing disease before she reached old age. Not only was it difficult for her children, she herself felt guilty first.

The children each have their own lives, and they discussed it over and over again. Finally, my mother was handed over to the care of the fifth child, Li Muyang, who is still single.

The two older brothers are already married, and the two younger brothers... are also married or will be married soon.

They also have several children. The space at home is not big, and they are busy making a living and taking care of the children, so they cannot spare time to serve the elderly.

Two older sisters and two younger sisters, although they have intentions, there is nothing they can do.

This is the custom in Longdong. A married girl is like water thrown out, and she must strictly settle accounts with her mother's family.

When the older generation of people here marry their daughters, they never say marriage, they always say "sell". Anyone who wants their daughter to get married will make circumstantial remarks such as "where did you sell your girl and how much did she sell it for?"

Since it was for sale, the price was surprisingly high.

A family with a family income of 50 to [-] yuan has to spend [-] to [-] yuan to marry a wife, and the natal family usually only provides a few pairs of pillows, insoles, and at most a few silk quilt covers and sheets.

Since it was a "buy", I felt somewhat dissatisfied and proud.Women here have little say in the family, and if the couple is both farmers, they have no status.

It is common to not have any pocket money in your hand. If you want to buy a piece of mahua for my mother, you have to save the money secretly.If you want to go back to your parents' home to visit, you must tell the man when he is in a good mood, otherwise he will definitely be scolded.

If you don't do it well, you'll get beaten.

Of course, beating is really beating, not just talking about it and pretending to beat someone.

In the early years, who's mother-in-law has not been beaten by a man? They are used to being submissive. Generations of girls have been indoctrinated with many "life truths" of obeying men when they were in their parents' homes. After they get married, they will not think about it. Resist.

Many girls won’t say anything about being bullied.

Maybe no one will listen.

No one cared about it.

No matter what...it's no use.

Of course, Li Muyang's sisters are not all such submissive women, such as the second sister Li Xiangxiang who works as a middle school teacher in the town.

It's just that although Li Xiangxiang wanted to take care of her mother, she had no time to take care of her because of her busy work, so she could only give some of her tight salary to Li Muyang every month and entrust him to take care of her.

The nine children of the Li family have different personalities, but there is no bad guy.

Even the second brother Li Muchi is extremely stingy, but he will not just abandon my mother. However, every time he has to collect money to buy medicine for his mother, he is always reluctant, but in the end he takes it with an unhappy face. Out.

Li Muyang knows that it is not easy for every family, but he doesn't really care about it.

Take the second brother, for example. He is a bricklayer, or plasterer, and makes a living by working as a bricklayer in Fangyuan Township. The second sister-in-law, Zhao Yali, is an ordinary farmer and has no other abilities.

The burden of the whole family falls on the second brother alone. He has to pay brick by brick for the daily expenses of the family and the school expenses for the three children. He also wakes up early and works hard at night, eating and sleeping in the open. It is extremely hard work.

He is only 37 years old this year, and his body is already a little rickety, making him look like an old man over 50 years old.

With such family conditions, it is really difficult for him to be generous.

I have to take care of my mother, and I can't let go of my wife and children at home. What good solution can a middle-aged man do to work hard? He can only complain a few words when he spends every money.

The family complements each other. Like the second brother, the second sister-in-law Zhao Yali is a very virtuous woman. She takes good care of her three children. She also visits her mother-in-law from time to time, cooks some delicious food, and makes the children serve them. To grandma, she often persuades her husband to be nicer to his mother.

Another example is that the seventh sister Li Xiangqin is a willful girl, not very sensible, and likes to cry. If she has some conflicts with her husband, she likes to come to her parents' house to cause trouble.

The brothers and sisters were very troubled by this.

But after her mother had an accident, although she still liked to run to her mother to complain, she would always help her mother scrub her body, comb her hair, and whisper to her mother.

He has also been making great efforts to find a wife for fifth brother Li Muyang.

Li Muyang's marriage problem is the top priority in the family. Every time the brothers and sisters, including sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law come together to discuss matters, they end up falling into this matter.

In order to find a suitable wife for him, everyone turned gray with worry.

　A novel about fishing, there is a surprise at the end.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)