Orion Cui Tong, just came down from the mountain, his wife took the hare in her hand, and said with a smile: Today's harvest is okay!
Orion smiled and put down the firewood knife on his waist and said: "In the afternoon, I caught these two rabbits, which is okay!."I wanted to stay a little longer, but I was afraid that it would snow and it would be dangerous in the mountains, so I came down.
When the wife heard this, she nodded and said, "Yes!."It's cold, it's time for the prey to hide, and the harvest this winter will definitely be much less.
Hearing his wife's somewhat excited tone, Orion knew in his heart that his old father was sick, and now taking medicine every day was a big expense, and if there was no harvest, then the family would be struggling.
After thinking about it, he said: So be it!If it really doesn't work in a few days, I will simply chop firewood and sell firewood, which is better than next to each other, and then go hunting tomorrow when the spring flowers bloom
The wife thought about it and said: It has to be like this, after all, it is not easy to do anything in this cold day, it is safer to collect firewood, and in winter, you can always sell it for some money.
When I arrived at the house, I visited my bedridden father, and the old mother was taking care of it, and when she saw her son coming, the old lady said with concern: Is it okay to go up the mountain?
Orion smiled: Don't worry, mother!The beasts are hibernating, but they're safe.
After a while, the wife had cooked the meal, and the family began to eat, only the old father brought it and waited for it.
The next day, Orion thought about it, simply grabbed the axe and the hatchet, and the rope, and went up the mountain, this time the target was not the prey, but turned into dry firewood.
In one day, the hunter made three trips, and in the yard of his house, a large pile of branches and trunks were piled up, and he immediately began to clean and dry.
Every day, I went up the mountain to collect firewood, and after three days, the firewood at the beginning was dry, and after I packed it, there was a large bundle with hundreds of catties, and after the hunters bundled it, they went to the town.
Before leaving, his wife said: Pay attention to safety on the road, and come back as soon as you are done.
Orion nodded and went to the town, for he had often come to sell some furs or game, so he knew how to sell them, and when he arrived in the town, he squatted down on the side of the street.
When a familiar stall owner saw him bring firewood, he was puzzled and said, "I said Lao Cui, why don't you hunt and sell firewood?"
Orion Cui Tong smiled bitterly: Hey!It's cold, how can there be prey to fight!Sell some firewood and make a living, but there's no way!
Cui Tong squatted here for more than half an hour, but no one came to ask**, just when he was upset, the door of the house behind him opened, and an old man walked out of it.
The old man looked at the old face, his eyes were blank, he was very old, and after opening the gate, he happened to see the hunter squatting on the side of the street selling firewood, thought about it, stepped forward a few steps, and said: Isn't this the hunter?How did you sell firewood?
Orion turned around and saw the old man, stunned, then woke up, and arched his hand: It's you old!It's all for a living, no way!
The old man looked at the firewood, touched it, and said: The firewood is very dry, so sell it to me, so you don't have to wait.
When Orion heard this, he was pleased, and said, "Thank you very much."
As he spoke, he picked up the firewood for the old man, and the old man gave the money, and took the money to buy some salt and rice, and then went home.
His wife saw that he came back early, but it was a little strange, and after asking, she found out, and immediately showed joy, and said: It seems that the income from chopping wood can also maintain our livelihood.
From then on, the hunters went up to the mountains every day to collect firewood, and every other day, they would go to the town to sell firewood, but five times out of ten to sell firewood, all of them were sold to the old man.
It was a little gloomy, it had cooled down, and in leather jackets, the hunters had taken to the road with dry firewood, and had arrived in town early.
was about to squat in front of the old man's house to sell firewood, and he felt something was wrong when he was far away.
There were many people in and out of the door, all with serious faces, without a trace of smile, and when the hunter came closer, not far away, there was a sweet potato seller, who hurriedly walked over and asked: Brother!What's going on?
The man looked at it and said, "You said this Liu Laohan, right?"I heard that yesterday, Liu Laohan's son gambled, lost all his family property, and people ran away, and the debts were blocked at the door of the house, this Liu Laohan was so angry that he died directly, no, relatives are here to help take care of the aftermath, but this son ran away, and no one is in charge!
Hearing this, Orion was stunned, his expression was sad, this old man is very good, often takes care of his business, thinking that the old man is gone, Orion is a little sad, and walked over with firewood.
When I arrived at the door, I saw an old man directing everyone to work, so he walked over and said, "Old man!".I have a load of firewood, I will give it to you, before he died of old age, he often took care of my business, this load of firewood is a little bit of my heart.
When the old man heard this, he looked him up and down, and sighed, "Ah!I didn't expect the third brother to have this popularity, thank you, I left this firewood, if the little brother is okay, please help!
Hearing this, Orion nodded directly, when the people encounter red and white ceremonies, they are all neighbors to help, it is normal, the old man's son does not dare to come back, it is estimated that there is really a shortage of people.
Orion was busy inside and out, as if he were relatives of the deceased, until the afternoon, where the lobby was set up as a mourning hall, but here in the east house, it was noisy.
The hunter who was busy outside was puzzled, and leaned over, only to hear the old man's tone a little stiff, with anger, and said: Although the third brother is gone, but after all, it is your elders, and this night's vigil, isn't it time for you juniors to come?
A young voice said, "Sixth Uncle!."It's not that we don't come to the vigil, the third uncle is okay, but after so many years, who in the family has something to do, and Liu Yun has come to help?My father passed away, and I never saw him coming, so I don't care why you want me to come to the vigil.
When the other person heard this, he also said angrily: But isn't it!This Liu Yun has not moved around for so many years, and now that the third uncle has passed away, he doesn't even show his face, why should we be in charge!Anyway, I don't keep the spirit.
The hunters outside heard and understood, it was the son of the deceased who caused the trouble, and he didn't move around with others, but his father died, and he didn't dare to come back.
There was a lot of noise in the house, but there was still no result, and the old man in charge sighed and simply walked out, and everyone in the house also broke up unhappily.
The old man thought for a while, and at this moment, this person suddenly raised his head, saw Orion, his eyes lit up, he stepped forward, and said: Little brother!You see, the third brother can also take care of your business, and now that he has passed away, he doesn't even have a person to keep the spirit, I wonder if you can help the guard?
Hearing this, Orion was also stunned, he really didn't expect the old man to say this, after thinking about it, he was a little embarrassed, although the old man was good to him, but this guardian is generally a son, a nephew, these people are qualified, he is purely an outsider!
The old man seemed to see his embarrassment, and said: "It's a matter of urgency, I beg you, little brother, the old man has saluted you here!
As he spoke, he was about to bow down, but Orion quickly stopped him and said, "Okay!."I'll give it a try!
Hearing his promise, the old man immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said: Don't worry!Eating and drinking will be prepared for you, so you can go to sleep first.
Orion thought for a moment and said, "That's it!".I'll have to find an acquaintance and tell my family.
Then I went outside, and there were stalls at the moment, among which were from their village, and told me about it, saying that he had brought a letter to his wife, and the man agreed.
Then I went to the house, found a place and began to sleep, after all, the wake is not a good errand for the night!
Until it was dark, the old man woke him up and said, "It's dark!."It's time to eat something and wake up!
He had been prepared to eat and drink, and after he had eaten and drunk, Orion sat down in the mourning hall, guarding the old man's body.
The guardian needs to put incense on from time to time, which is called the incense can not be broken, the candle flame can not be broken, and some paper must be burned from time to time, and the rest is to guard the dead, so as not to cause any cats and dogs to make trouble.
Even if he is as bold as Orion, he is actually a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, he is the only one who guards the spirit, and it stands to reason that at least two people, or even replacements, are good.
It's been two hours, it's late at night, and the temperature has plummeted. Orion felt the chill, and simply got some paper, and it was warmer to keep the fire warm.
As the temperature plummeted, there was a heavy snow in the sky, and in a moment, the ground outside was already white.
The cold made the Orion walk back and forth.
At this moment, after a sound of wind, an old voice came: Come and sleep for a while when it's cold!
Hearing this, Orion began to froze, and after a few breaths, his figure suddenly turned around, staring at the position behind him, only to see that the old man who should have been lying down sat up at the moment, just staring at him.
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Orion stared at the old man, and his hand couldn't help but touch his waist, because when he hunted, he often carried a firewood knife, which was to take the knife.
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly said: Don't!I'm not dead!
Hearing this, Orion froze, stared at the old man and asked, "You said you weren't dead?"
When the old man heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: No!I'm not dead!If I don't come out like this, how can I hide from those guys!
Hearing this, Orion was speechless, the emotional old man was pretending to be dead to avoid trouble!
Relieved, Orion walked over and said, "You have scared me to death!"
The old man smiled bitterly and said: I know everything, but I didn't expect that my son would not dare to come back if he died, and these relatives and friends would be like this, and in the end, it was you an outsider who helped me keep the spirit, hey!Pathetic!
The old man got out of bed, went to the east room, made some tinkering, took out a jar, and said, "There are fifty taels of silver in it, give you twenty taels, and I will take the rest."
Orion asked, "Are you leaving?".
The old man smiled bitterly: The house belongs to someone else, I know where my son is, I have to find him.
Orion understood that after all, it was a father and son, and the father still felt sorry for his son, and he didn't want money, but the old man insisted on giving him twenty taels of silver.
The old man said: If you sleep here all night, you will pretend not to know tomorrow, and there is no way to investigate this matter.
The two discussed, Orion hid in the east room to sleep, and the old man left by himself.
The next day it was lively, and the dead man was lost, but Orion only said that he was asleep, and he did not know, and in the end the matter was over.
Orion took the money and went home, and told his wife about it, and his wife was stunned when she heard it, she didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, and she took the money to treat the old father, this is a good person has a good reward!