Fourth chapter 第四章 New year's celebration() 过年() Later, a Zhang Cai size gathered round Digging a well to turn circle on the several th. Was good because of the Sixth date, everybody hopes that for a long time water gave to dig finally, has completed an arduous task before the beginning of winter finally, everybody also relaxed. Is busy giving the digging a well person settlement wages in Zhang Cai, when Brother Zhang Xiaolong three people are busy repairing from the paddies to the alley of well platform, the gloomy winter cloud capping, some salt bean flurry dregs drop from the clouds, are making clear to the arrival of winter. 以后的几日,张才一家大小都围着打井转圈。好在到了第六日,大家期盼已久的水终于给挖了出来,总算是在入冬之前完成了一项艰巨的任务,大家也都松了口气。就在张才忙着给挖井人结算工钱,张小龙兄弟三人忙着修葺从田地到井台的小路时,阴郁的冬云压顶,些许盐豆般的小雪渣从天而降,昭示着冬日的到来。 The First field snow has gotten down, cold wind also bone-chilling colder, is not far from the new year's celebration. 第一场雪下了,寒风也更凛冽了,离过年也不远了。 Zhang Cai is very satisfied this year, has made a place to family/home, also drilled well, later this place does not fear the drought, serving well, should be in the family/home the important source of grain ration. Therefore, close to the end of the year, told that Guo Sufei prepares new year's goods, whole family well a year, mother-in-law has been also old, a year has been a year, for several days mother-in-law's body even more awful, a day has but actually quite a while lies on the bed, did not know that can the next year, think own parents, think of the old father-in-law again, he on not being able to endure the fiery thoughts, anticipates for one complete good year. 张才今年很满足,给家里多弄了块地,又打了口井,以后这块地不怕天旱,好好的伺候,应该是家里口粮的主要来源了。所以,临近年关,就吩咐郭素菲多准备一点年货,一家人好好的过一个年,老岳母年纪也大了,过一个年是一个年,近几天老岳母的身体愈发的糟糕,一天倒有半天是躺在床上的,也不晓得能不能过下一个年,想到自己的父母,再想到老岳父,他就耐不住火热的心思,期待一个圆满的好年。 The new year's goods of School of Agriculture person are very good to buy, so-called sumptuous is the model are also many, the quantity may few. On the model, mostly is the mountain products that in ordinary day seasons, only then extremely few things are Zhang Cai purchase from very far rural fair. Because of mother-in-law's relation(s), Zhang Cai purchases some had usually not seen food this year, lets Brother Zhang Xiaolong actually three people of greed, only wants quickly to celebrate the new year tasting early. Guo Sufei except for thing that bustling about to celebrate the new year, many Time are the relatives who goes to the village to ask to get to know each other well, village inquiry that sometimes also approaches, the matter that she cares about lies in oneself eldest son's wedding. However, looked that she is sometimes cloudy sometimes the joyful complexion, felt that the matter has not imagined smooth. 农家人的年货很好置办,所谓的丰盛也就是式样多,数量可就寥寥的了。就式样而言,大多是平日里晒干的山货,只有极少的东西是张才从很远的集市上购置的。因为岳母的关系,张才今年购置了一些平时没有见过的食物,倒是让张小龙兄弟三人眼馋,只想赶快过年早早的品尝一点。郭素菲则除了忙乎过年的事物,更多的时间是去村子里找相熟的亲戚,有时也去临近的村子打探,她关心的事情还是在于自己大儿子的婚事方面。不过,看她有时阴沉有时喜悦的脸色,感觉事情并没有想象中的顺利。 Time busy passes in the Zhang Family person in a hurry, in the new year finally arrived at present. 时间在张家人忙碌中匆匆流逝,新年终于就到了眼前。 Before the new year first a day, while everybody gathers round the stove, when discussion next year crop, the situation in field will have the Zhang Xiaolong Future wife. Suddenly hears outside the village noisy yawp, outside randomly has made one group. „Is the robber loots village?” In the Zhang Cai brain emits a thought immediately. However, should not, because Guo Village is very small, Guo Family is also the small family, is very every household impoverished, the robber who the nearby occupies mountain is king also never the place that comes this bird not to defecate, does not have the reason to come today. Although thinks, starts Zhang Cai not to dare to be negligent, calls three children, took the hoe to have the fellow of iron, careful going out room. The Zhang Family fence is half height, saw the situation in village, in the village, many people are gathering the speech, some people are running, person but who has not known, although the complexion of everybody is a little startled, but can also see facial expression that unexpectedly point rejoicing and takes pleasure in others' misfortunes. Zhang Cai is really strange, told that three children return to the room, and has put „weapon”, oneself go out the inquiry news. The Zhang Xiaolong three people do not certainly want to idle, takes a stroll, mixed with the same age young person in one. 新年前的头一天,正当大家围着火炉,谈论来年的收成,田里的情况还有张小龙未来的媳妇时。突然听到村子外边嘈杂的叫喊声,外面都乱作了一团。“难道是强盗来洗劫村子？”张才脑子里立刻冒出一个念头。不过,应该也不是吧,由于郭庄很小,郭家也是小家族,每家每户都很贫困,附近居山为王的强盗也从不来这个鸟不拉屎的地方,没来由今天会过来吧。虽然这么想,开始张才也不敢大意,招呼三个孩子,拿了锄头等有铁的家伙,小心的走出屋子。张家的围墙是半身高,一眼就看到了村子里的情况,村子中,有很多人在聚集着说话,也有人在奔跑,不过没有不认识的人,虽然人人的脸色都有点惊慌,但居然还能看到一点的庆幸和幸灾乐祸的神情。张才甚是奇怪,吩咐三个孩子回屋,并把“武器”放了回去,自己出门打探消息。张小龙三个人当然不想闲着,也跟着溜达出来,跟同龄的年轻人混在了一起。 The person in village are many, 3322 or the station, or sits, was discussing a matter. Zhang Cai arrives one crowd in smokes the tobacco smoked dry, is gesticulating among the old men of loud speech, saw that usually compares Blacksmith Liu that knows well with oneself, has patted his shoulder, said: „old Liu, is this what's going on? How is so chaotic.” Blacksmith Liu smoking silently, was seeing that is Zhang Cai asks his words, on the ground has knocked knocking the smoke that just smoked, installs a new smoke of pot from the pipe again, in the careful point, deeply has attracted one, this sadly said: 村子里的人不少,3322或站,或坐,都在谈论一件事情。张才走到其中一群正在边抽旱烟,边比划着大声说话的老汉中间,看到平日跟自己比较熟识的刘铁匠,拍了拍他的肩膀,说:“老刘,这是怎么回事儿？咋的这么乱啊。”刘铁匠正默默的抽着烟,看到是张才问他话,就把刚抽完的烟在地上磕了磕,重新从烟袋中装上一锅的新烟,小心的点上,深深地吸了一口,这才沉闷的说: „Brother, you knows that to the eye of our village 80 miles north side, that has stood the robber of western green mountain?” “老弟啊,你知道离咱们村80里地北边的一只眼吧,那个站了西翠山的强盗？” Zhang Cai said: „Knows that is our here surrounding areas in hundred miles the biggest thief, can I not know? However they are always active in the north side wealthy place, how to run our here?” 张才说:“知道啊,那是咱们这里方圆百里内最大的贼人,我怎么能不知道啊？不过他们一向都是在北边富裕的地方活跃,咋的跑咱们这里了？” Blacksmith Liu has smoked a cigarette, said: „Yes, did you remember recently, Mister Wu of Xinzhuang dig a well, search for a box of treasure?” 刘铁匠又吸了口烟,说:“是啊,你记不记得前段时间,辛庄的吴先生挖井,挖到了一箱的宝贝？” Zhang Cai is suddenly enlighted: „Is, they......”. Zhang Cai no longer asked that knew the reason of matter, the wealth did not appear externally, a conspicuous huge extra income, looked by the robber, what good result can have? 张才恍然大悟:“难道是,他们……”。张才不再问了,已经知道了事情的缘由,财不外露啊,如此显眼的一笔巨大外财,被强盗瞄上了,能有什么好的结果？ Nearby Butcher Guo sees Zhang Cai not to ask that has pushed, said mystically: „When also not only so, Mister Wu just started also tries our luck, said that foundation no matter, did not acknowledge, that eye rushes to Mister Wu family/home of dozens the ancestral temple, sends for showing one's true nature to face upwards the Mister Wu family/home, finally from the vegetable cellar, the bottom of the well had found one pile of treasures, eye angry Mister Wu deceives itself, a flare Wu Family ancestral temple has burnt, dozens people while still alive, has not run. Is good because of Xinzhuang slightly compared with our a little, is the poor people, an eye has not pressed other person. These robbers walk, but also kicks up a racket is making the villagers be careful, do not notify a government office, otherwise makes the people in Xinzhuang be buried along with the dead.” 旁边的郭屠夫见张才不问了,就挤了过来,神秘地说:“还不仅仅如此,吴先生刚开始时还心存侥幸,说根本没有的事,不承认,那一只眼就把吴先生一家几十口人赶到祠堂里,派人把吴先生的家翻了个底朝天,结果从菜窖里,井底找到了一堆的珍宝,一只眼恼怒吴先生欺骗自己,就一把火把吴家的祠堂烧了,活活的几十口人啊,一个都没有跑出来。好在辛庄稍稍比咱们强那么一点,都是穷人,一只眼也没怎么难为别的人。这些强盗走的时候,还吵吵着让村民小心,不要报官,否则让辛庄的人都跟着陪葬。” Blacksmith Liu said: „Imminent fortune and misfortune, several days ago also thinks oneself have gotten rich, Present exterminates on the whole families. Miserable ~” 刘铁匠说:“旦夕祸福啊,几天前还以为自己发财了,现在就满门灭绝啊。惨啊~” Butcher Guo then said: „Extermination does not have but actually, the Mister Wu sister-in-law returned to our village to see the parents yesterday, today has not gone back, avoids a tribulation, some people did not notify a moment ago, she knew, finds the person to go look at the outcome . Moreover, listening the person who notified saying that Mountain Bandit walked, but also has towed female in immediately, could not see clearly the appearance, it is estimated that was the Mister Wu daughter, had been picked by Mountain Bandit, has plundered climbing mountains, perhaps is the bandit chief's wife.” 郭屠夫接着说:“灭门倒也没有,吴先生的弟媳妇昨日回咱们村看爹娘,今日没有回去,躲过一劫,刚才不是有人报信,她才知晓,找了人前去看究竟嘛,而且,听报信的人说,山贼走的时候,还拖了个女的在马上,看不清面目,估计是吴先生的女儿吧,被山贼相中了,掠了上山,也许是做压寨夫人了。” Opened the Brother Xiaohua three people already to stand in father's behind, listened to a villagers such saying, did not have in the heart of reason to be really cold. Usually in has also listened to the dangerous act of robber, but was says, Present occurred in own side, but Mister Wu was several people have also seen, the hour also taught Zhang Xiaohua to know several characters, Present did not have, was fired the hard coke, although did not have personally sees, may also make him feel sad and fear. Zhang Xiaohua unconscious strokes gently is bringing Bracelet of left hand wrist, thinks at heart secretly: „Is good because of being not the real treasure that I dig out, even if, I did not tell anybody, in order to avoid and family member brought the disaster to oneself.” Ordinary man innocent talent can arouse jealousy, such bloody truth such deeply introduces young man at heart. 张小花兄弟三人早就站在爹爹的后面了,听了村民这么一说,没来由的心中甚寒。平日里也听过强盗的险恶行径,但都是说说而已,现在就发生在自己的身边,而吴先生也是几个人见过的,小时也教过张小花识过几个字的,现在就没了,被烧成了焦炭,虽然没亲眼所见,可也让他感到悲伤和害怕。张小花不自觉的摩挲着带着左手腕的手镯,心里暗暗地想:“好在我挖出的不是什么真的珍宝,即便是,我也决不告诉任何人,以免给自己和家人带来灾难。”匹夫无罪怀璧其罪,这么血淋淋的道理就这么深深地引入少年郎的心里了。 The brothers three people said to Zhang Cai, wanting Xinzhuang to look at an outcome, but Zhang Cai had not agreed. After all immediately has celebrated the new year, has hit the disaster of Blood Light, to next year fate is really not good, moreover Wu Family Present of Xinzhuang is scorched earth, the extremely tragic scene made the person look at the fear, it is estimated that Government Authority person Present should also arrive there, will go perhaps also to draw on one pile of troubles. 兄弟三人跟张才说,想要到辛庄去看个究竟,但是张才没有同意。毕竟马上过年了,去撞了血光之灾,对来年的运道着实的不好,而且辛庄的吴家现在就是一眼的焦土,惨绝人寰的情景让人看了害怕,估计官府的人现在应该也到了那里,去了说不定还会招来一堆的麻烦。 Was saying was saying, the person in full village has also dispersed, after all others days to the end, own day had wanted, before sweeping, respectively the truth of snow, even if the School of Agriculture person also understands. The weather was black, own new year will also draw near, tidies up the mood, bustles about own matter. 说着说着,满村的人也都散了,毕竟人家的日子到头了,自家的日子还是要过的,各扫门前雪的道理,即使是农家人也是懂的。天色已黑,自己的新年也快到了,还是收拾心情,忙乎自己的事情吧。 Zhang Cai and three children went home, saw that mother -in-law and Guo Sufei gather round the stove to warm by a fire, the matter that has Xinzhuang told them, having a big shock that two people listen, two people prayed ascend the sky, hoping the dead spirit that died to be able reincarnation early, hopes one never bump into such disaster. Until the weather black passed, in the family/home in the point the oil lamp, the Zhang Xiaohua grandmother was still whispering: „Imminent fortune and misfortune, imminent fortune and misfortune.” 张才和三个孩子回到家中,看到岳母和郭素菲围着火炉烤火,就把辛庄发生的事情跟她们说了,两个人听的大惊失色,两人都祈祷上天,希望死去的亡灵能早早的投胎,也希望自家永远不要碰上这样的祸事。直到天色都黑透了,家中都点上了油灯,张小花的外婆还在嘀咕:“旦夕祸福啊,旦夕祸福。” The similar new year, before this year's Guo Village does not have the liveliness, under curtain of night, only then the child takes the lantern to play to play, only then they do not know the danger of person World, ignores own instinct. Most peasants look like Zhang Cai one, when finishing eating the sumptuous New Year supper, tidied up past one year of pain, expected new year of happy happiness, the heart left leeway a dreariness, thinks that the Mister Wu bitter experience, thinks this law of the jungle person World, had „oneself for the fish meat” unavoidably the idea, looks at boundless World, actually does not know a calmness and steadiness how can protect. 同样的新年,今年的郭庄远没有以前的热闹,夜幕下,只有孩童拿着灯笼嬉戏玩耍,也只有他们不晓得人世间的险恶,放任自己的天性。大多数的庄户人都像张才一家,在吃完丰盛的年夜饭,收拾完过去一年的辛劳,期望新的一年甜蜜幸福之余,心头都留有一丝的阴郁,想想吴先生的遭遇,想想这个弱肉强食的人世间,难免有“我为鱼肉”的想法,看着茫茫的世间,却不知如何能护的自己一家的安稳。 New year night such passing that quietly should make noise lively. Does not know that in village in the dream of other person whether has the happiness, has the happiness, or is harvests and happy, but Zhang Xiaohua has, is only Flickering lights, that Flickering lights as if had clear. 本应热闹喧嚣的新年夜就这么悄然的过去了。不知道村中别的人的梦中是否有幸福,是否有欢乐,或者是收获和甜蜜,但是张小花有的,只是闪烁,那闪烁似乎有了一丝的清晰。 New year of School of Agriculture person is actually very simple, except for mutual paying new year's call only then going to the market on distant place Lu Town. Whenever starting from the new year Third day, Lu Town had a street is periphery the neighbors eight townships gathered lively „ collection „, everybody wore the new clothes, was tied down by care of one's family, brings the waist slightly full Pouch, coming to here to feel the new year aura. 农家人的新年其实很简单,除了相互的拜年就只有远处鲁镇上的赶集了。每到新年的第三天开始,鲁镇有一条街就是周围四邻八乡聚集热闹的“集“了,大家都穿着新衣服,拖家带口,带来腰间稍稍充盈的钱袋,来这里感受新年的气息。 The Zhang Cai whole family, Guo Sufei must take care of the Zhang Xiaohua grandmother at home, Zhang Cai is leading three children comes Lu Town to go to the market. 张才一家人,郭素菲要在家照顾张小花的外婆,张才就带着的三个孩子来鲁镇赶集了。 Lu Town to the Guo Village south side, has 30 miles to Guo Village. 鲁镇离在郭庄的南边,离郭庄有30来里。 The Lu Town street were not many, usually in does not have too many lively scenes to share for the person. Catches up with a new year assembly with great difficulty, everybody saving one year of vigor took, has squeezed out a high tide a Lu Town street. This is a south-north facing street, the street in a business area is quite broad, it seems like it was the Lu Town major street, street both sides had many stores, no matter did business, the business was very good, the front door opened in a big way, many people passed and out, the waiter in shop stood outside the shop and shop is greeting the guest of communication, many roaming Fantiao respective one set of Little Scholar ideas, were placed on the street in a business area, kept calling loudly, gathers stream of people that is shuttling back and forth at present. Usually, if the waiter in shop noticed that some people have blocked the entrance, certainly will greet is expelling, but today is an exception, comes out to look for the means of livelihood, to ask for new year first prize, everybody red painted-face will not injure friendly, will meet will bless the lucky strike lucky strike mutually. 鲁镇的街道本就不多,平日里也没有太多的热闹供人分享。好容易赶上一个新年的集会,大家把积攒了一年的活力都拿了出来,把鲁镇的一个街道生生的挤出了个高潮。这是一个南北朝向的街道,街面比较宽阔,看来是鲁镇的主要街道了,街道两面有不少的商铺,不管是做什么生意的,生意都是很好,大门都开得大大的,不少的人进出,店里的伙计站在店内和店外招呼着来往的客人,还有很多的游贩挑着各自的一套小生计,摆在街面上,不停地大声吆喝,招揽着眼前穿梭的人流。平日里如果店铺中的伙计看到有人挡住了门口,一定会招呼着赶开的,但今日是个例外,都是出来找活路的,为了讨新年的头彩,大伙不会红脸伤了和气,甚至见面都会相互祝福好彩好彩的。 As the matter stands, originally not too spacious street, even more appeared crowds. But along with Zhang Xiaohua that the father and Elder Brother go to the market does not know where the eye toward looked. 这样一来,本就不太宽敞的街道,就愈发显得拥挤了。而随着爹和哥哥来赶集的张小花就更不知道眼睛往哪里看了。