Dazhuang's family is an outsider. They moved from their grandfather's generation to their relatives. They have been single-handed for three generations, and the family is just a big deal. In the late 1950s, he became a family, and had three daughters and one son. His son was the youngest and he was just ten years old.
Da Zhuang learned carpenter skills, and he could get everything in his work, built houses, cut wooden racks, and made furniture after getting married. Leading a group of people became the masterpiece. He treats his subordinates fairly and not favors relatives and friends, and people obey him and is very prestigious in all villages.
The carpenters at that time were enviable. They worked outside for three yuan a day and paid ten yuan in the production team. They could earn a ounce of star anise every day. The family was full and had pocket money. They were considered a good family.
There are carpenters in the village who find work, and he quickly agreed. No matter how many days he worked, he never needed money and helped him, earning three meals a day, and he helped him a lot in a year. My wife often got angry with Dazhuang and said, "He doesn't make money. He doesn't have work points. I'm afraid he will look for money from the production team by the end of the year. Where does the money come from?" Dazhuang patiently explained, "Don't just look at the small family, our family is small, and we have a weak power. When encountering major issues, we need everyone's help." My wife just couldn't listen. As long as Dazhuang went to help, it would be difficult to avoid a fight, so we would definitely fight. Dazhuang had his own rules of conduct, and let his wife nag, and he carried the carpenter's box and left, so he could help. When he went home at night, his wife had a gloomy face and was not angry. Dazhuang had already gotten used to it and did not take it seriously. In his wife's eyes, she was not a good husband, but she had good popularity among the villagers.
Dazhuang is also a good player in living a family life. His son is getting older every year. He prepares materials for building a house early, buys bricks and stones this year, and prepares rafters and purlins next year, and then someone tells him that he is a wife. When my son was in charge of building a house in the 18th year, building a house is a major event for the farmers and they have to take good care of it. If you have money, you don’t have to build a house. You have to find helpers. If you don’t have popularity in the village, it’s hard to find one. Dazhuang deliberately teased his wife and said, "I'm very busy these days, you go and find a helper." His wife had a headache when she heard this. She needed more than 20 people every day and vehicles. She was worried and said angrily, "You are not only helping the Zhang family but also helping the Li family. You have good popularity, why do you use me?" Dazhuang said, "I just want to see your skills. If you don't go find me, I won't go." The couple seemed to be fighting.
Dazhuang has only been preparing to build a house these two days, and he really hasn't gone to find anyone. The wife was anxious: "Will the house be built?" Dazhuang was only busy with his own work, and replied that he knew it in his heart and ignored his wife. My wife was so angry that she was crazy. She was about to start work, but she didn't look for any helper. Her wife was so anxious that she was sitting or standing. Dazhuang is calm and eats and drinks when he should, as if he does not have the time to build a house.
On the morning of the start of construction, more than fifty people came. As there were too many people, they became idle. Da Zhuang was worried, and it was not appropriate for anyone to go back. An old bricklayer smiled and said, "I have to worry about not enough people. If there are too many people, I will not worry about it. I will divide it into two groups. One group will work for two days, and the house will be built in four days." What a good idea.
On the morning of the second day after the big and powerful house was built, the old man from the Mo family died. The Mo family lives a good life, but they are just stubborn and have never helped that family. The eldest son of the Mo family works in a big city and makes money. Once, Aunt Chai, the most difficult person in the village, was sick and had no money to treat, so she went to the Mo family to borrow money. The Mo family said that the money earned was not enough to spend every month. The Chai family came back in a daze. This incident made the people in the village know about it, and the Mo family was scolded for being unkind. The Mo family saw the truth when they encountered problems. The wood for the coffin was prepared, but the carpenter was not found. There were not enough people working hard, and the grave hunters were not found. It was difficult to send the dead to the cemetery. The Mo family was so worried that they cried secretly.
Dazhuang knew about it, and came to the Mo family and said, "Don't worry, I will build my house one day late, so let everyone do the funeral first." More than 20 people have arrived. Dazhuang arranged for you to do this and he did that, and he took a few carpenters to make a coffin. After working hard for a day, he sent Old Man Mo away with his glorious charm. The old lady of the Mo family greeted the younger generations together and kowtowed to Dazhuang and everyone.
The big house was built, and people said before leaving: "If you have something to do in the future, don't do it yourself, we are willing to help."A young man called Dazhuang's wife: "Sister-in-law, I like to eat your steamed buns and dried tofu and stir-fried cabbage. I told me that I have some strength and I am willing to help my elder brother with a trick. "As soon as he said that, everyone was laughing.
Dazhuang's wife chased and beat her younger brother, and said while beating: "Tear your mouth to make you poor." "Then he joked: "You miss your wife, wait for me to protect you a matchmaker and say that a handsome girl will sit on your kang. "
Dazhuang has been busy for a few days and is tired. She fell asleep on the kang at night, and her snoring sounded. My wife looked at her sleeping husband and praised her for having a little girl in her stomach and kissed her forehead.
Author: Yang Xiqing, from Luannan County, Tangshan City, and her works were published in publications such as "Contemporary Short Story", "Tangshan Labor Daily", "Tangshan Private Individual Economy", "Cangzhou Writer", "Luanhe Literature and Art", "Luan Di" and other publications, and her works have won awards.
