? At that time, the information is far less developed than today, who installed a cable phone at home, people have to put up their fingers and marveled at a "drink! The first thing you need to do is to get your hands dirty.
? The children's world is more simple, whose parents from the city to work back, to buy a second-hand blue and white game console, has been enough to become the focus of everyone. If they can bring out some snacks every now and then, they are the first-class people in the village.
? At that time, my house was not yet wired for electricity, and my family of four ate every day under a dim kerosene lamp, watching the black smoke from the kerosene rising in the room and then falling into a gray wisp.
? My family didn't have a phone, and I didn't have a game console, much less snacks.
? As a child, there was not yet much awareness of the gap between rich and poor, but I already had a vague sense that the older children were reluctant to take me to play, with their game consoles in their pockets, discussing where to go to dig out the bird's nest. I stood under the big date palm in front of my house and watched them gloriously rampage through the village. Every time this happens, I think of the camels.
? Camels are not in the desert.
? The camel is alone.
? As far as I can remember, the camel is our peculiar dialect for calling a scavenger, or a beggar. Or perhaps, it was because of him that we called the scavengers camels.
? One day every spring, the camel will come to my village, carrying a light-colored snakeskin bag, door-to-door collection of some of their unused scraps, and then drag the bag, has been walking to the waste recycling station ten miles away, probably because of this, the camel's cloth shoes have always been tattered, sometimes even the soles of the shoes to be completely off.
When the camel comes, if he meets those village children, they are routinely to surround the camel to shout at him, and sometimes also be asked some questions such as "camel, your daughter-in-law ran away with people? The questions were asked by the children.
? The camel is not annoyed, while smiling, while walking slowly, cloudy eyes showed see through everything indifferent.
? I couldn't play with those kids, and when they were shouting around the camel, I leaned under the old date tree and watched the camel walk step by step through the entrance of the hutong.
? Then one day those kids went to the south side to dig out a bird's nest, and as usual, I couldn't follow, so I was alone in a watering hole dug out by the village.
? As I played, I saw a camel tugging on a large snakeskin bag, moving one step at a time toward me.
? At that time, the camel should have been eighty or ninety years old, the whole person is too old to look like, his cheeks hanging down loosely, like a persimmon on the ground no one to pick up.
? I saw that persimmon face toward me, the whole person a little panic, think of some gossip about the camel to catch children to sell, the whole person at once frozen.
? The camel slowly walked up, see me alone, also do not speak, in the arms of the digging ah digging, pull out a wrapped plastic bag, from which out of a bubble with the oil light of the bun, at me smile.
? The first and most impressive bun in my memory.
? Later, as Camel and I became familiar with each other, he would bring me some food when he came over, like candies wrapped in sugar paper but melted by body heat, and candy canes with wormholes inside. But at that time, I only thought it was really tasty, and I didn't care at all about the defects of the things the camel brought.
? Now I can't think of a snack that tastes like that anymore.
? Then one day, I was watching people fight behind the courtyard wall.
? The village people, although most of them are the same surname, each other with relatives, but more, or out of the five services, usually brother brother shouted affectionately, once involved in their own interests, immediately turned his face away from the people.
? The cause of the matter from the village of an old bachelor Han said.
? This old bachelor is called Sixth, the village people when face to face called him Sixth Uncle or something, behind the back of the shouting him old Sixth.
? The old six parents died early, no children, and no siblings, in the village, the only family can still count on the family is his neighbors in the early years.
? When the old six dead parents, nothing to worry about, simply with their own few belongings, turned to his grandmother's home, where there are still a few relatives, even their own land in the village also do not want.
? The first time I saw this, I was able to get the money to pay for it, and I was able to get the money to pay for it, and I was able to get the money to pay for it.
? The first time I saw this was when I was a student at the University of California, Berkeley, and the second time I was a student at the University of California, Berkeley.
? The old man was already 50 or 60 years old, and the house was already uninhabitable, so he lived in the house of his early neighbors, and usually helped them to do the work.
? But I don't know who started, urged the old six to take back his former land, take back the land will give the old six to plant, and when the old six old, let his neighbor's children to give him old age, the land will be left to the old six neighbor's children.
? But Zhao widow did not agree.
? The man of the Zhao widow, at first, was also a famous hard man, and his ability is also big, one person can collect ten acres of land a day.
? The old six of the land was initially divided into Zhao widow's family.
? The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of a long journey, and I was so happy to see you. The first time I saw this, it was a very good thing that I was able to get a good deal on my own, and I was able to get a very good deal on my own.
? The first time I saw this, I was able to see the woman's face, and I was able to see the woman's face, and I was able to see the woman's face, and I was able to see the woman's face.
? The woman was so angry that she cried out, and she was crying while arguing with the old six.
? The first time I've seen this, I've seen it, and I've seen it, and I've seen it, and I've seen it, and I've seen it, and I've seen it, and I've seen it.
? Zhao Widow cried and cursed, saying that she has no man in the family, anyone can bully them, her man's mother can not be moved, and the child is so small, she is the only one who stood up, a helping hand is not, the village people surrounded a large circle, are looking at the joke.
? Later, Zhao Widow said anxious, to go up to grab the face of the old six, the result was the old six a head on the chest, sat down on the ground speechless.
? I don't know whether the old six is unintentional or intentional, the surrounding people watching the scene but let out a burst of laughter.
Zhao widow stood up to fight with Lao Liu, finally two people pulled Zhao widow, while comforting her, while pulling her to the home.
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Widow Zhao is gone, but people can see that the battle for the land has come to an end.
? At this time I do not know where to come out in my side of the camel stood for a long time said to me: "The old man is going to die."
? I heard straight to feel funny, the camel's age do not know how much older than the old six, even called the old six old man.
? The old six look at my face expression, thought I do not believe him, and opened his mouth and said to me, "That old man is going to die."
? I said, "Yes, yes, yes, it's good to die, it's good to die".
? The camel said to me again, "I've been through this before."
? I was mildly interested, as the camel had never confided in me about his story.
? So for most of the rest of the day, I listened to Camel tell me, in his own words, one of the things he had experienced.
? The village I used to live in, was called Rowan Village.
? At that time, the Japs hadn't yet entered the center of the country, and everyone's life was pretty much the same, with children herding cows for the landlord's family, and adults planting land for the landlord's family. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on some of the most popular products and services in the world, and then you'll be able to get your hands on some of the most popular products and services in the world.
? This is the way it has been done from generation to generation, and very few people have thought of any other life.
? But Luo Zaolu is different, most of the land in Luo Jia Village belongs to him, of course he is different than those who can only plant the land and cattle herding mud legged man, he thinks much longer term.
? At that time, Luo Zaibao wanted to have a son, may be the first half of life is too ridiculous, Luo Zaibao light aunts have three, but a child are not.
? The second idea of Luo Zaolong is to receive all the land in the village into their hands.
? Although most of the land in the village is now their own, but there are so many pieces of land they did not get, looking at him greedy ah, the heart is not a taste, the more you can not get, the more the heart wants.
? So there are these two thoughts of Luo Zaibao, staring at the village of the widow Wang family.
? The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of my twenties, and I had a half-grown baby, and I had a pair of in-laws on top of me.
? The dead husband was called Erxi, also surnamed Luo, on the contrary, and Luo Zaolong is still the same generation of brothers.
? When Erxi was alive, he and his daughter-in-law were invited to the matchmaker to do security, and got along well before the marriage.
? The first time I saw the movie was when I was a kid, and it was the first time I saw the movie.
? The two were not even married for a few days, and the two said that they would go to the city to pull a piece of cloth to make new clothes for their daughter-in-law.
? The first time I saw this, I was so happy to see you, and I'm so happy to see you. The first thing that happened was that a warlord killed Erxi in the city, and his body was thrown out of the city.
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The first time I found the body of Erxi, it was gnawed on by wild dogs.
? The widow was widowed within a few days of her marriage, so she cried her eyes out and buried her husband with her parents-in-law.
? In fact, at that time the widow could have left, she was still young, but at that time she already had a baby in her belly.
? The two old men cried and begged the widow to stay and give their family a queen, and the widow thought, "Let's give birth to the child for her late husband.
? But this life ah, she will not be able to go, looking at the child's little pink face, she thought the child without a father, certainly not without a mother. For the sake of her bitter child, she can not leave no matter what.
? Later, the widow Wang, did the man's work, but fortunately, the land is their own family, in-laws can also help, and the birth of a son, life is still hopeful.
? The first time I saw this, I was able to get the ball rolling, and I was able to get the ball rolling, and I was able to get the ball rolling.
? The first time I saw this was when I was a student at the University of California at Berkeley.
? The first time I saw her was when she was a young girl, and she was a woman.
? Although his three aunts could not give birth to a child, but Luo Zaolong is unlikely to admit that he is the one with the problem, he just scolded those women's tummies do not compete.
? Later, Mr. Luo thought that the widow Wang, who died within a few days of her marriage, was able to have a son, and he married her into his family, so he would not be able to have a son every other day.
? The next day, Luo Zaolu hired a matchmaker to talk to the widow Wang about this matter.
? The money received by the rich master of the matchmaker is of course very happy to go, to the widow of the first Wang boasted once again in front of her good luck, said that the rich master of the Luo looked at her, do not have to suffer in this family poor ah, with the rich master of the Luo, a lifetime of no work there are people to wait for.
? The widow Wang did not react, Erxi's father took a broom and beat the matchmaker out.
? When the matchmaker cursed away from the house, Erxi's father "flopped" on his knees to the widow Wang: "Daughter-in-law, you can not go ah, Yangwaizi is still so small ......"
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? The widow Wang hastened to pull his father up, said he will not go anywhere, but also made a guarantee like a curse, his father was barely assured.
? Waiting for his mother and Yang wa zi from the ground digging wild vegetables to this and they said, two happy his mother immediately cried, while crying while saying their grandson life is bitter, no parents are still being missed, Yang wa zi heard this, is also crying. The family is living a miserable life.
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? The matchmaker went back to the Luo rich master, but the words only said that the widow is willing to look, but her father is really unreasonable, his own words are not finished before being beaten out.
? Luo Zaifu heard then said: "Humph, I respect him as an elder, and now really control my business. Tomorrow morning I will bring people to the door, see him an old man dare not stop me!"
? The next morning, the widow Wang's family is still drinking congee, heard a banging sound outside, went out and saw Luo Zaolong leading a team of people, standing outside the show of hard work.
? Luo Zaibao stood in the pile of people, smilingly rushed to Wang Widow arch.
? Originally, according to his idea, a concubine, or a dead man's widow, it is not necessary to so laborious, but think of Erxi his father, think it is better to bring more people.
? Luo Zaibao step by step walked to the widow Wang, deliberated for a moment, before speaking: "This, my intention, I think you have been clear, I am here to take you away today, you can rest assured that absolutely no one will dare to stop you, whoever stops you, I'll kill him!"
? The last sentence, Luo Zaoliang is looking at father Erxi said.
? The widow Wang said, "Master Luo, you and Erxi are from the same family, not to mention the fact that you have never asked our family about Erxi's accident, and now you want me to go with you, leaving behind two old people and my family's ungrown child, what kind of reasoning is this? I am not going to go with you."
? Luo Zaolu originally heard the matchmaker say that Wang Widow was willing, but now he heard her speak such words, it seems to be that the matchmaker lied to himself yesterday.
? But Luo Zaolu is also a person who wants to face, and now the widow Wang is talking about herself in front of so many people, where can she put her face?
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? At that moment, Luo Zaolong changed his face, viciously said to Wang Widow: "Then what if I have to take you away?"
? Erxi's father looked at the situation is not right, pulled the corner of the widow Wang's clothes: "Daughter-in-law, let's go home."
? The Luo Zaibao, however, pulled the widow's hand and said fiercely: "You want to go? I have to see whether I agree or not!"
? One side wants to go home, one side tugging not to go, both sides stalemate, Luo Zaibao finally remembered that he brought over the people, shouted: "What are you waiting for, help ah."
? The back of the people over to help, even if it is the widow of Wang repeatedly struggling, but also to be pulled to the side of the Luo Zaoliang, the result is at this time, Luo Zaoliang issued a burst of killing pigs like howling.
? The crowd took a look, it turned out to be the widow Wang's family Yangwazi bite on the legs of Luo Zaolong refused to let go.
? That Yangwazi since yesterday heard that his mother will be taken away, has been held back not to say anything, who knew that a sudden outburst, to Luo Zaolu to such a bite. Don't look at his age, when he bites people can not be ambiguous, see Luo Zaolu's legs have blood oozing out.
? Luo Zaibao angrily cursed: "Little bastard!" Raising his other leg, he kicked Yang Wa Zi in the stomach.
? That Yang Wa Zi flipped in the air, flew out a long way before landing on the ground, the result is that the back of his head just touched the root of the wall when he landed, and the whole person did not move at all.
? Widow Wang and Erxi's parents three people shouted in unison "Yang Wa Zi!"
? Luo Zaibao also did not pull. He waved his sleeve: "What bad luck!" Lifting his leg, he limped over to Yang Wa Zi and looked at the three people crying and wailing.
? Luo Zaibao then said, "You also saw, this little thing bit me first, but the master I am kind-hearted, willing to spend money to give this kid to see a doctor, you three, hurry to take the money to take him to the city to find a doctor to go."
? Luo Zaoliang pulled out a few silver dollars, Wang Widow was about to reach out and take it, but Luo Zaoliang added: "My money is not for nothing, take my money, you have to come with me, and your family's land, you have to give it to me too!"
? Widow Wang was angry and furious, cursing, "You, you roll! I don't want your dirty money even if I smash the pots and sell the iron!"
? Luo rich master was a good scolding, is also very angry: "Well, sooner or later you have to come to beg me!" A turn, went home.
? Widow Wang went back to the house to find money, but all the money in the house is put on a piece of money, how much money do not have to find the heart of the number.
? In the end, the widow took the family dozens of coins, along with some valuable things, to take Yang Wa Zi to the city to see a doctor.
? But the moment they turned around, Erxi's parents kneeled down to the widow Wang.
? "Daughter-in-law, you should respond to Master Luo." Erxi's father said.
? "Yes daughter-in-law, the family has so little money, how can it be enough to give Yangwazi medical treatment, we, we can not live without Yangwazi ah!" Erxi his mother is crying.
? Widow Wang looked at the two old men, and then looked at Yang Wazi, tears in her eyes, finally nodded.
? "Alas!"
? When he said this, the camel sighed.
? I was half listening, but I didn't want the camel to stop, he was telling a much better story than some two tigers story, so I pushed him, "Don't you sigh, Ran?"
? "Later, the widow Wang went to the door of Luo Zaibao to beg him, finally borrowed a dozen pieces of foreign currency, agreed to wait for Yang Waizi to get well, then go to Luo Zaibao's house, along with the family's land together, are Luo Zaibao's."
? Camel with the color of reminiscence, continue to tell.
? Besides, Luo Zaibao side, got the promise of the widow is also happy, immediately their son has, the land also has, so he decided to build a new granary, wait until the granary is built, is the autumn harvest season, then the grain to the new granary a put, the widow Wang and then add a big fat boy, their life is considered to be complete.
? "And then?" I can never forget the camel said Luo Zaolong will die this thing.
? "Later, Yang Wazi looked after the disease, but fell into the roots of the disease, often will commit hysteria. But the widow Wang still returned the family's land to the house of Luo Zaolu."
? That day, Luo Zaolu watched the grain being delivered stone by stone to the new granary, and at night, he slept on Wang Widow's body, dreaming of holding a son in the coming year.
? The fire broke out in the granary late that night and burned the grain, the Luo family's house, Widow Wang, Mr. Luo Zaolong, and a few other women to the ground.
? Some people say that it was Erxi who saw his woman being bullied underground and came up to avenge her, but Widow Wang was no longer clean and burned to death together.
? Some people also say that it is Yangwazi can not see his mother's injustice, committed a disease, only set the fire.
? There are also people who say that this fire was originally set by the widow Wang herself, she can not stand the world of the dog days.
? "Well, do you know who set the fire?" I asked the camel.
? "This who knows, anyway, all dead good, dead clean." The camel said, while picking up his snakeskin bag, ready to leave.
? He took one last look at Old Six, as if he was looking at a would-be dead man whose days were numbered.
? In the crowd, Lao Liu was telling people about his experience of fighting with Zhao Widow over the land, and smiled lewdly every now and then. I looked at him, and he hadn't the slightest idea that something similar had once happened to another woman.
? Eventually I left as well, and when I got home, I could still hear Old Six pulling up his voice and saying something, as well as people laughing from time to time.
? This piece, narrated by Mr. Li from the north, was drafted by me.
? March 27, 2022
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