M1979 :: Volume #2

#54: Brother

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Spring Festival among the relatives comes and goes, Li He walks two uncles that side, on nest at home. 春节亲戚间来来往往,李和把两个舅舅那边走完,就窝在家里了。 The wheat flour steamed bun, pickles the cowpea, the mung bean gruel, the living standard of Li Family got to a stair finally. 白面馍馍,腌豆角,还有绿豆稀饭,李家的生活水平终于上了一个台阶。 In the morning the atmosphere is a little heavy, everybody is carrying the bowl, drinks the gruel in low spirits, nobody spoke, particularly Li Long, the whole body was sending out me not to be feeling well very much lowly, the barometric pressure of not being feeling well. 早上气氛有点重,大家端着碗,闷头喝稀饭,没人说话,尤其是李隆,周身都在散发着我很的低不爽,非常不爽的气压。 Li Long is gnawing the steamed bun head, did not speak, the fall in the blues to the extreme, he at the matter why wants Chen Fatty, Li Hui to handle, he was undoable. 李隆啃着馍馍头,不吭声,情绪低落到了极点,他在想为什么陈胖子、李辉能做的事情,他就不能做。 The riverside diesel engine, attracts sand Beng bang the sound, the time is stimulating his heart. 河边柴油机、吸沙泵的轰隆声,时刻在刺激着他的心脏。 Sometimes envies such produces, the person is incomparable. 有时候嫉妒就是这么产生的,人不能比较。 Wang Yulan said, „ that is a pain lives, has anything to do, your in that many matters, you are unbearably busy, you toss about anything with them. Thinks that we now compared with before many, you have anything not to be content. You listen to your elder brother, does not do and that's the end. Yongqiang they do their, you left mixed randomly „. 王玉兰说道,“那是个苦活,有啥做的,你自己地里那么多事,你还忙不过来呢,你跟他们折腾什么。想想咱现在比以前强了多少,你还有啥不知足的。你就听你哥的,不做就是了。永强他们做他们的,你别乱掺合了“。 Li Long did not bear has roared toward Wang Yulan, „on early in the morning made me eat meal, said that has not played not to have. Others have the ability, I do not have ability and that's the end”. 李隆不耐地朝王玉兰吼了一句,“大早上让不让俺吃饭了,说个没玩没了。人家有能耐,我没能耐就是了”。 Said over and over again, Li Long also a little complained the too wide meaning of Li He manages. 说来说去,李隆还是也有点埋怨李和管的太宽的意思。 Since Li Family gets better and better, most people will say that Li Family Er He how skill, Er He is how good, heard Li Long enough to be tired, now some bystanders compare with them, Li Long at heart is not unavoidably happy. 自打李家越过越好之后,大部分人会说李家二和怎么本事,二和怎么好,已经听得李隆足够烦了,现在又有外人拿他们做比较,李隆难免心里不痛快。 The Li Long temper is not open, any words like putting at heart, even if he will not be comfortable will not be in front of others to say. 李隆性子并不是开阔的,什么话喜欢搁在心里,哪怕他心里不舒坦也不会当着别人的面说出来。 Li He drinks up the gruel, became monk, in entrance by sitting under tree root, has pinched the tobacco from the cloth pouch, has curled a cigarette, looks at the present white snowy area to be lost in thought. 李和把稀饭喝完,出了家,就在门口靠坐在树根下,从布兜里捏了烟草,卷了一根烟了一口,望着眼前的白茫茫的雪地出神。 The Rural Family will have several children, at that time the person was symbolizing the big enterprise has lots of assets. General Rural Family will have 34 boys, among the sentiment in childhood brothers was very good, gets married and begins a career among the later rural brothers some association/will friction, will be at odds. 农村家庭都会有好几个孩子,那时候人多象征着家大业大。一般的农村家庭都会有34个男孩,在小时候兄弟之间的感情很好,成家立业之后农村兄弟之间总会有些摩擦,甚至会闹翻脸。 For example family asset assignment is uneven, supports the old person issue, but these Li He think that between the two brothers does not exist. 比如家庭财产分配不均,赡养老人问题,但是这些李和自认为他们兄弟俩之间都是不存在的。 previous life as a result of the third child wife's issue, Li He little has the inquiry to Li Long, but the sentiment between brothers has been good. 上辈子由于老三媳妇的问题,李和对李隆很少有过问,但是兄弟间的感情一直是不错的。 Li He thinks that the rebirth to was too strict for these years, unconscious played a father's role that the third child managed, the third child instead a little rebel. 李和想想重生这几年是不是对老三管的太严了,一直不自觉的充当一个父亲的角色,老三反而有点叛逆了。 At noon, Li He draws Li Long to directly asked at the same time, „you think really do work?”. 中午的时候,李和把李隆拉到一边直接问,“你真的想自己做点事？”。 Li Long also for morning impulsion regret, thinks oneself have any qualifications to be resentful, he does not have the skill, the making a living method does not have, senior farmer of quietly working hard, can not have prospects, since does not have the skill, do not grumble, his Elder Brother has performed the duty for him. 李隆也为早上的冲动后悔,想想自己又有什么资格怨,还是他自己没本事,连个谋生手段都没有,埋头苦干的老农民一个,能有什么出息,既然没本事,就别发牢骚,他哥哥已经为他尽到了义务。 „All right, I want to understand now, right that you said that has the wife to have the kid, does not need to take that risk. In has sufficed me to be busy at work”. “没事,俺现在想明白了,你说的对,有媳妇有娃的,没必要去冒那个风险。地里已经够我忙活的了”。 Li He said, „this is your real soul talk? You considered to understand, you were also a man, should have oneself idea and takes on. Before I was managing you, is thinking you were not steady, you were studying. If you sincerity want to do, I was not blocking you”. 李和说,“这是你真心话？你考虑明白了,你也是男人了,该有自己想法和担当了。以前我管着你,是想着你不稳重,你多学着点。你要是真心想做,我就不拦着你了”。 Li Long hesitant meeting, then said, „I listen your”. 李隆犹豫了会,然后说,“俺听你的”。 „I already said was very clear, the sand and crushed stone business of this Huai River both banks is not good to do, you may this know, from ancient to present, how many people did this Huai River die, under the silt has buried how many bones? You with greatly strong two people also young, occurred happen to meet the ruthless role, you do not know how dead. Naturally possibly is I am also oversensitive, or has thought that but I am not , is really in suspense your two people to make. Has both one's parents to take care, if what matter, entire? Naturally, you can also form a partnership to make with Chen Fatty together, this person quite said old, I also felt relieved. Is other people are good, may also be you relies upon others after all, what vigor you also make, can calculate you and enterprise of greatly strong two person?”. “我早就说的很明白了,这淮河两岸的砂石生意不是那么好做的,你可这知道,从古至今,这淮河死了多少人,淤泥底下埋了多少骨头？你跟大壮两个人都还年轻,遇着狠角色,你俩都不知道怎么死的。当然也可能是我多心,或者多想了,但是我不在,实在放心不下你两个人弄。都是上有老下有小,万一出点啥事,都怎么整？当然,你们也能跟陈胖子一起合伙弄,他这人比较老道,我也放心。就是他人再好,可毕竟也是你们仰仗人家,你们还做个什么劲,能算你和大壮两个人的事业吗？”。 Li He a series of question, making Li Long be dumbfounded, must say, „truth I understand, I do not want to do with him, must make itself to do. I do not want to defend these mu places”. 李和的这一连串反问,让李隆哑口无言,只得说,“道理俺懂,俺也不想跟着他干,要做就自己做。俺就是不想守着这几亩地了”。 Li He looks at the third child this, a little loves dearly, feared own words said heavily, must comfort saying that „I have graduated this year, gave you two to choose, either went Capital City with me, either I arranged you to go south, I had the business in the two sides. Under you go with discuss greatly strongly, now urgently is not answering me. Waits for seven in August, in the family/home settles, you send the telegram to reply me again”. 李和看着老三这样,也有点心疼,怕自己话说重了,只得安慰道,“我今年就毕业了,给你们两个选择,要么跟我去京城,要么我安排你们南下,我在两边都有生意。你去跟大壮商量下,现在也不急着答复我。等七八月份吧,家里安顿好,你再拍电报回复我”。 Did not fear that under Li Long arranges to hide to oneself eye looks, Li He will be will not feel how relieved. 不怕李隆安排到自己眼皮子底下看着,李和是怎么都不会放心的。 „I and others will look greatly strongly, reaches an agreement with him”. “那俺等会就去找大壮,跟他商量好”。 Li He has rubbed third child's head, „you are my blood brother, where I can harm you, only then you cross well compared with me, I am happy, I instead actually indifferent”. 李和揉了揉老三的脑袋,“你是我亲兄弟,我哪能害你,只有你们比我过得好,我都是开心的,我自己反而倒是无所谓的”。 Li He said is real soul talk, according to his idea, the rebirth one was equal to living for a lifetime, was good is badly does not calculate that lost money the business. The person who only then this whole life he cares about crosses well, he will think happy. 李和说的都是真心话,按照他自己的想法,重生一回等于多活了一辈子,是好是坏都不算亏本买卖。只有这辈子他在乎的人过得好,他就会觉得开心。 Li Long ashamed lowered head, „knew, I understand, wants to miss”. 李隆惭愧的低了低脑袋,“知道了,俺都明白,是想差了”。 Li Long wants to understand the truth, no longer was turning, had the meaning of bravery comes out of the feeling of shame greatly, although now has not arrived at the agricultural busy season, did not have live does, but Li Long that anything can make money has not been idling. 李隆想明白了道理,也不再扭着来了,大有知耻而后勇的意思,如今虽然没到农忙季,也没什么可以挣钱的活干,可李隆也没闲着。 Every day early morning and exits greatly strongly together, digs the trap to scatter the clip, in addition, he also opened up two points of place to come out, every day was busy at the foot not moistening. 每天大清早和大壮一起出去,挖陷阱撒夹子,除此之外,他还又开垦了两分地出来,每天忙得脚不沾地。 Once for a while can also bump into two trap, was not the rabbit is the pheasant, on family's dinner table must have the meat. 时不时也能碰到两个中陷阱的,不是兔子就是野鸡,家里的餐桌上肯定是少不了肉了。 8 th time is the daddy-longlegs marriage, this honest young man, had finally found the satisfied object, Li He heartfelt is happy for him. Passed with Wang Yulan together, but also made Wang Yulan add the cash as a present of ten dollars specially in private, although Wang Yulan was not glad, may agree finally, because he also quite liked oneself this nephew. 初八的时候是喜子结婚,这个老实的后生,终于找到了满意的对象,李和由衷的为他感到高兴。跟王玉兰一起过去了,还让王玉兰特意私下添了十块钱的礼金,虽然王玉兰不怎么乐意,可最后还是同意了,因为他也比较喜欢自己这个侄子。 After 8 th, doing unskilled laborer who is the unskilled laborer, sells the vegetable/dish the selling vegetable/dish, is the young stall keeper is the young stall keeper. 初八以后做小工的做小工,卖菜的卖菜,做小摊贩的做小摊贩。 But they will not forget a oneself family's several mu place, the spring plowing cannot delay, some have not planted the land of wheat, must start the ploughing, families one year of grain ration was also counting on this several mu several points of place, this is own proper old profession. 而他们更不会忘记了自己家里的几亩地,春耕是万万不能耽误的,一些没有种小麦的地,就要开始翻耕了,一家老小一年的口粮还指望着这一家几亩几分地哩在,这才是自己的正经的老本行。 An auspicious snow trillion good harvest year, a stretch of green and glossy corn field, this year one is a good crop. 瑞雪兆丰年,一片绿油油的麦地,今年一准是个好收成。 After the system of allowing responsibility to the individual, does not have the mess, now is own, the time is own, wishes one could to crawl all day in the cropland. 大包干以后,不吃大锅饭,现在地是自己的,时间是自己的,恨不得整天爬在庄稼地里。 Not before the individual farming, the big live person, encircled a big deceased person stubbornly. The present is several families comes in handy a cow, in which is one's turn the cow, the men naturally whole-heartedly sways back and forth on own land for several days. 不像单干以前,把个大活人,死死地圈成了个大死人。现在还是几户人家合用一头牛,轮到哪家上牛,男人们自然是全力以赴地在自己的土地上打滚几天。 Li He draws lots divides the draft animal time is Dong Mei, another household is Liu Laosi family/home. 李和家抽签分牲口的时候是和冬梅家,另外一户是刘老四家。 At noon, Li He trades to go home to eat meal Li Long, oneself go forth to battle, wears the rain boots to hold the plough-share in the place, about is the cow does not listen to direct, the plough-share always draws a bye. 中午,李和把李隆换回家吃饭,自己上阵,穿着雨靴在地里扶着犁铧,左右都是牛不听使唤,犁铧总是轮空。 Liu Laosi said with a smile, „you truly were not the material of farm”. 刘老四笑道,“你确实不是种地的料哦”。 Li He said ill-humoredly, „wanted you saying that be not gawking, I remained such a corner, helping me do, you hurried to be able the cow to carry off”. 李和没好气的说,“要你说,别愣着啊,我就剩这么个拐角了,帮我干完,你赶紧就能把牛拉走了”。 ( To be continued.) (未完待续。)
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