The Shiao brigade is located at the foot of Qingyang Mountain, opposite is the Baishuitan with an area of five square kilometers, the whole brigade is more than 1,200 people, composed of Changjia Village and several small villages around it, most of the people are surnamed Chang, it used to be called Changjia Village, it is said that there was a leader above to inspect the year, and saw that Changjia Village was backed by mountains and waters, the two stone walls hugged each other, the terrain was dangerous, it was the only place for the three communes to lead to the county seat, so on a whim, Changjia Village was changed to Shiao Village, for this reason the people with the surname Chang have been haunting for decades.

There is a stream ditch that has been dry for many years at the entrance of Changjia Village, it is the dividing line of Shuiyang Commune and Baishui Commune, there is a two-meter-wide stone arch bridge on the ditch, called Lianshui Bridge, it is Baishuitan not far from the bridge, because the terrain is high, you can also see Baishuitan when you stand at the entrance of the village, of course, because of the great drought, the water level has dropped, and now you can only see the pond without seeing the water.

There is a big stone hill on both sides of the village entrance, which is obviously higher than the rest of the village, on one side is the brigade headquarters, the Chang family ancestral hall and a small temple called Qingliang Temple, and on the other side of the stone hill, in addition to the Shiao Primary School, there are two families of Changning and the old district chief.

At the door of Chang Ning's house, there is a large crowd of people surrounded by black pressure, almost all of the big men, there are more than 100 people, all of them are carrying on their shoulders, in addition to hoes and flat shoulders, there are also shotguns and muskets, the order is not chaotic, but there is a tendency to hate the enemy, Chang Ning's uncle Chang Xuejun, carrying a submachine gun, standing at the door explaining something, I don't know who has sharp eyes, saw the ox cart under the stone hill, and began to shout, "Brother Chang is back", "Uncle Ning is back", Chang Ning's seniority is high, Some children in the village called him uncle when they saw it.

Chang Ning hurriedly jumped off the ox cart, quickly stepped over dozens of stone steps, and soon came to the crowd, looked back and forth, and saw Wang Qunqing and Huang Xiaodong also standing there with iron drills, and beside them was the troublemaker's cousin Chang Weiguo, and his face sank.

"What are you doing, what are you going to do? Do you want to die? Chang Ning roared, "Go home for me, have dinner, and honestly go to the elementary school playground to watch a movie." ”

Chang Weiguo took a hammer and raised his arms and shouted: "Revenge, brother, we will kill Caijiazhuang and avenge you." ”

"Yes, Caijiazhuang is too bullying, we can't swallow this breath." Someone is chiming in.

"Bulldoze Caijiazhuang."

"Slaughter Cai Laohu."

Chang Ning winked at Chang Xuejun beside him, Chang Xuejun understood, took off the submachine gun on his shoulder, and fired the gun with a "bang", Chang Ning took it with one hand, and pulled the trigger towards the sky, and "pop" is a shuttle bullet flew out.

The scene was immediately silent, and Chang Ning scolded viciously: "Damn, who else said the word revenge?" I abolished his two dog legs, revenge, are you worthy, I tell you, now I am also a cadre of the commune, and if I want revenge, I will use you children to help, jokes, I have been fighting with people since I was a child, when have I asked you for help, get out of me, whoever doesn't listen to me, don't come to my house in the future. ”

The crowd gradually dispersed, Chang Ning handed the gun back to Chang Xuejun, glared at Wang Junqing and Huang Xiaodong, the two of them saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly slipped away, Chang Weiguo on the side was about to pull his legs, Chang Ning went up with an arrow step, and grabbed his long hair.

Chang Weiguo was so frightened that he hurriedly threw away his hammer and stammered and begged for mercy, "Brother, I was wrong, I, I won't dare next time, second uncle, you quickly persuade my brother, Uncle Yu, Doctor Yu, you say something, auntie, come out quickly, help, ouch." ”

Chang Ning didn't speak, grabbed Chang Weiguo with one hand, lifted his leg and greeted him quickly.

Yu Jin and Du Qiulan were dumbfounded, Yu Tinghua wanted to step forward to persuade him, but was stopped by Chang Xuejun on the side.

Chang Weiguo cried wolf for a while, Chang Ning finally flew up and kicked him out, Chang Weiguo rolled a few laps on the stone road, got up and ran away without looking.

"Alas," Chang Xuejun sighed at Chang Ning and Yu Tinghua, "this kid, since my eldest brother died, it has become more and more messy. ”

Chang Ning said: "Uncle, don't worry too much, I will discuss with Minister Luo, recruit troops in the second half of the year, and get him into the army to be reorganized." ”

Yu Tinghua also said: "I think it's okay, Wei Guo looks like a soldier." ”

At this time, at the door of Chang Ning's house, a handsome woman appeared, wearing a blue Ka shirt, a shawl with long hair, and a hoe in one hand, but her face was full of smiles.

Chang Xuejun glanced at it, "Xiao Chang, your wife is still angry, I don't dare to take the call, so I left." ”

Chang Ning smiled: "Uncle, stay and drink a few cups with Lao Yu." ”

"Ah, another day, another day, I can't communicate with my sister today." Chang Xuejun said hello to Yu Tinghua and the others, and quickly slipped away.

"Comrade Chang Xiujuan, my dear mother, which song are you singing today, ouch." Chang Ning shouted affectionately as he walked to the door.

Chang Xiujuan threw the hoe and grabbed Chang Ning's ear with a smile, but she didn't hear her mouth moving.

Chang Ning hugged his head and shouted: "Old lady, there are guests, there are female guests here." ”

Chang Xiujuan pushed Chang Ning away, nodded to Yu Tinghua and Yu Jin, her mouth opened, but her eyes stayed on Du Qiulan's body.

Yu Jin pulled Du Qiulan and introduced: "Sister Xiujuan, this is the Xiao Du I mentioned to you, Comrade Du Qiulan." ”

Chang Xiujuan smiled, and even "said" with something to say.

Yu Jin smiled and helped translate: "Qiulan, Sister Xiujuan regards you as Chang Ning's girlfriend." ”

Du Qiulan's face turned red, and she was busy stepping forward to say hello, but she was inexplicably sweet in her heart, and then looked at Chang Ning, and had already pulled Yu Tinghua into the courtyard.

Five stone bungalows, the yard is spacious and clean, planted with more than ten jujube trees and peach trees, and there is a couplet pasted on the stone door of the main house in the middle, which reads: Don't be greedy if you can't live in karma, don't hate people with the same fate, but you don't see the horizontal batch, Chang Ning went into the house and turned around, and came out and shouted: "Old lady, where are the two old magpies?" ”

Chang Xiujuan gestured a few times, and Yu Tinghua said: "Hey, Secretary Xiao Chang, I forgot to tell you, a theater troupe was set up in Daqingshan, which was led by your master, and is training and performing there. ”

"Hehe, it's a good thing," Chang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the stone bench of a jujube tree and said with a smile, "Two chirping old magpies, one with a broken foot can't walk, and a small foot can't walk, hehe, finally flying, fly well, my ears can finally be quiet." ”

Chang Xiujuan ignored Chang Ning and pulled Yu Jin and Du Qiulan into the house, in this hot and dry season, there is a big water kiln behind Chang Ning's house, and inviting guests to take a bath is the highest standard of hospitality.

Yu Tinghua came over and squatted down, the two of them lit cigarettes and smoked, Yu Tinghua smiled and asked, "Secretary Xiaochang, do you think you can be quiet?" ”

"Alas, Lao Yu, you are a ghost in the city, you can't help yourself when you plunge into this vast world, I can't help it, I love my hometown, but I want to stay away from my hometown, you are right, from the day I set foot on the road back to my hometown, I can no longer be quiet."

"Bravely face the reality," Yu Tinghua patted Chang Ning's shoulder and said, "You can be a good cadre, I believe you can also handle family affairs well, don't you often say that you are normal, family affairs are no trivial matter, and you can't hide from it." ”

"Hehe," Chang Ning said with a smile, "I can't go to the mountains for the time being, the two old guys said a joke back then, I was firmly trapped, we can't afford to provoke it, we can hide, we can be adults and villains, in short, in short, resolutely oppose arranged marriages against me." ”

Yu Tinghua pointed to the next door with his hand, "But, your one is now married to a wife." ”

"Alas, you all misunderstood, I and Chang Chang have just been good since childhood, going to school and playing together together, it's not as complicated as you think, it's all that old thing looks down on my family's poverty, I can't be angry, so I simply admit it, hehe, we countrymen are not civilized, we don't understand that thing."

Yu Tinghua smiled and asked, "I don't believe it, you, don't you mean it a little bit?" ”

Chang Ning smiled embarrassedly, "What do you say?" When I heard the news of her marriage, I felt a little sad, hehe, a little, just a little. ”

"That's it, it's like to realize it when you lose it."

"Alas, I don't want to think about it, let's work hard for the future first."

"But some people don't think so."

Chang Ning looked at Yu Tinghua, Yu Tinghua smiled slightly, and then pointed to the next door and said, "Someone cares about you very much and wants to talk to you." ”

Chang Ning turned his head to look, and a little girl's pink face was revealed on the side of the low wall, which really startled him.