[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

The smell of chicken soup filled the whole small courtyard, gradually drifted out of the courtyard with the breeze, not only aroused the gluttons of the people in the courtyard, but also made the people who were rushing back to speed up their pace. With this fragrance, you can eat two more bowls of rice.Under the eager anticipation of Xue Pan and others, the old farmer, his son, and his daughter-in-law finally arrived.

After washing their hands quickly, the whole family sat around the dining table, waiting for the most attractive dish of the day to be served.The old lady held the clay pot full of chicken soup steadily, and placed it in the middle of the table under the eager eyes of everyone.As usual, these dishes are all distributed by the old lady, and they are not allowed to be plundered arbitrarily.Even though the eyes were glued to the fat and tender chicken and the chicken soup with a thick layer of butter, no one did it on their own initiative.

The stewed chicken was extremely bad, with a light poke with chopsticks, a large chicken leg was separated, and a bowl of soup was placed on it, and it was passed to today's guests first.Xue Pan was used to being served by others, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with asking an old lady to serve the soup herself, so he politely waited for everyone to eat together.After that, the old farmer got half of the chicken breasts, the other half was given to the son of the family, and the remaining chicken legs were naturally given to the only grandson of the family—Shi Shi, a chicken There are only four portions of good meat in total, and the leftover chicken feet, skeleton, chicken neck, chicken head and so on after dividing are mixed into four bowls, which are regarded as women's portions.

After the big dishes are divided, the lunch begins. Everyone forgets to talk, and concentrates on eating the meat in the bowl, not to mention how delicious the four best parts are, even the women who only have bits and pieces They all ate very deliciously, wishing to chew all the bones and swallow them in their stomachs.There is an old saying that food tastes good when you rush to eat it. Xue Pan was moved by the way his family eats, and he thought that this simple chicken soup and chicken drumsticks became the most delicious one since he was a child. A feeling of eating meat and drinking soup.

After eating a bowl of hot chicken soup, I didn't feel tired even in such hot weather, and my whole body seemed to come alive.Put another half bowl of dry rice on it, pour a spoonful of chicken soup on it, and don't need any side dishes. Xue Pan also ate nearly a bowl of such a simple chicken soup bibimbap, and vegetables, pickles and other things became decorations.In this way, the stomach that has been empty since the morning has finally swelled up, and it is no longer empty and sinking.Today's meal is due to the presence of Xue Pan, the old lady cruelly grabbed two more rice and made it into real dry rice instead of porridge rice, and the brown rice was put less, and it was rich and delicious Xue Pan didn't find it as hard to swallow as he did in the morning, and it was quite comfortable to eat.

I haven't eaten such a good meal since the Chinese New Year. Xiao Shitou's family has added oil and water, and everyone is refreshed. The small courtyard is also filled with a faint and indescribable joyful atmosphere.

"It's time to work when you're full." After eating, the old farmer squatted in the shade under the eaves and smoked a bag of old welding cigarettes. He really echoed the saying that a cigarette after a meal is better than a living god. Almost all was gone, the old farmer knocked on the pipe, poured out the ashes inside, and started to work again with a signal.

"Shuanzi's family washes the dishes at home, and I'll go to the grain farm to dry the rice." The old lady took off her apron and threw it to her daughter-in-law, ready to follow the old man to the grain farm.In fact, I was thinking that my daughter-in-law could not bear to go to the grain farm after harvesting rice all morning. It was too hot for a woman to work like this for a whole day without stopping.Although she is a bit older and has a lot of work at home, at least she doesn't have to bask in the sun all the time, and it only takes an hour to go to the grain farm, and her old arms and legs can still bear it.The old lady is living with the big house, and she is planning to let her daughter-in-law have two more grandchildren, but she doesn't intend to force her to work like a man and break her health, then the loss outweighs the gain.It's just that the old lady is used to being fierce, and when things that she obviously cares about people turn into a turn in her mouth, she becomes fierce, as if Shuanzi's family can't handle the rice drying business well.

Shuanzi's family member took the apron obediently, and cleaned up the dishes swiftly.Originally, Da Ya and Er Ya also had to go to the grain farm to help. This is when Da Ya saw that she had reached the age of marriage, and the old lady stopped her from going out. No, if you take good care of her, maybe you can find a better-off family and get some more gift money.The old lady wanted to go back to thinking, in fact, she still loved her granddaughter, but she just didn't want to admit it.The eldest girl is not going, and the second girl is simply saved. A half-grown girl is as thin as a chicken, and she is not expected to be able to do anything.

"Old man, it's so hot and you have to go out." Xue Pan slumped on the chair with a small round belly, and he didn't even have the strength to move a finger.

"The sun will be fine, and the rice will be sun-dried. After it dries, you can hustle, shell, and pack it up early. You can put the grain in the warehouse early and rest assured." The old farmer put on his straw hat and was ready to go out.

"Little Shitou, do you want to go too?" Xiao Shitou beside him also wore a special straw hat, and seemed ready to help out together.

"I'm going, brother Shitou, it's fun to dry rice." The wide and flat valley field is full of heavy rice, and the little friends are chasing each other and running around happily, and no one will stop it at this time These little dolls ran and jumped around, wishing they could walk twice more on their own rice, so that they could save a little effort when they were threshing the ears.

"Then I'll go too!" Xue Pan, who had never seen him before, became interested.It can be said that Uncle Xue's performance so far is really unexpected. Even Mr. Xue, who was assisted by 738 to live broadcast the whole process, was a little surprised. He never imagined that Xue Xiaopang could do this.Perhaps because he completely left his family and was alone in an unfamiliar environment, Xue Xiaopang wisely put away his temper and edges, so that he could live a more relaxed life.

In fact, from the book, we can get a glimpse of Xue Xiaopang being covered up under the overlord's behavior in some respects, and it is difficult for outsiders to discover what can barely be called a small shining point.For example, although he is so domineering and domineering that killing someone is not a serious matter at all, at least he will please Aunt Xue at home, and he even shows a lot of love for his sister.Xue Baochai was going to hold a banquet, so Xue Pan ordered someone to buy several large baskets of fat and big crabs; Xue Baochai was offended by Xue Pan, and Xue Pan bowed to apologize and wanted to help her buy new clothes and fried collars; I remember that it was supposed to be the scene where Sister Feng made a fuss, and Xue Pan was afraid that Aunt Xue would be touched by someone, and that Baochai would be looked at by others, and he was busy protecting Xiangling in case someone would embarrass him. The one in the house was so busy protecting the three women in the family that he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.Although the description of this scene makes people feel that Xue Pan is stupid and stupid, and vividly interprets the word "dumb" in "Stupid Overlord", but all these all show that Xue Pan, an image that everyone will hate when looking at it, also has His shining point is that no matter how angry Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai are at him, he never said a word that he is not filial or does not love his sister. Even a few sneering words from Sister Lin implied that he had a brother for Xue Baochai. Express envy.

Speaking of this, I just don’t want to make Xue Pan’s transformation seem too abrupt. All his behaviors are traceable and proven. As long as such a person uses the right method and guides him well, he will never repeat the same mistakes. All his changes Not forcibly correcting.

"Find a hat for Brother Shitou, don't get sunburned." The old farmer didn't want to take Xue Pan there, the sun was high in the sky, and there was no shelter in the valley field, and those who hadn't sunburned had to drag a layer of skin .But seeing Xue Pan's full of interest, the old farmer didn't stop him, so he just went.This little brother Shitou, no, Shitou should not be his real name. I am afraid that this little brother is not an ordinary servant. After a long while of observation, the old farmer came to such a conclusion.

As soon as he stepped into the grain drying field, Xue Pan wished he could turn around and go back immediately. He was so dizzy that he had to follow him at this time. This place is like a steamer, it is simply not a place for people to stay.Seeing that there are many people in the middle of the grain field who are already unpacking rice bundles and drying rice, and some people are waving unknown objects and hitting the ears of rice on the ground one after another, the sound of breaking the air and the sound of hitting are mixed together.

"Brother, is there a relative here?" In a village, if you don't look up and look down, everyone recognizes a strange face at a glance, thinking that this is some kind of expensive relative from the old farmer's family.

"It's not a relative, it's from the master's family, and I want to see this year's harvest." The old farmer changed his words, and it was hard to say that the master's work was paid for the ears of rice.

"No wonder you have to kill chickens for treats. The smell at noon today makes me hungry." A man who lived near the old farmhouse said.

Almost every family in this village has more or less rented and planted the fields of the Xue family. When they heard that they were the masters of the family, they all smiled kindly at Xue Pan.I wanted to say a few good words in my heart, but the peasant family had never read a book, so I couldn't think of any good words after searching my stomach, so I couldn't go wrong with a smile.

The old farmer's words caught the attention of several people on the side. They were bought by the steward in advance, in case the master sent someone to ask, as long as they can send them away, they only need to pay [-]% of the rent this year. I will give another ten taels of silver as a reward. With such a big benefit in front of me, how can I not be tempted.It's just that these people don't know that the steward has deprived them of the rights they should have enjoyed long ago. If they knew the truth, they might not help the steward hide it maliciously.For that benefit, several people secretly watched Xue Pan's movements, waiting for the right time to perform well.

Of course, the steward would not tell these people all the things in a foolish way. He only said that if the master asked about the harvest, he would say less, so that he could pay less rent.I didn't go into details, but they also understood that the steward must have done something shameful behind the master's back. The land can no longer be planted, so it is better to take advantage of it.

The steward had prepared all the preparations in advance, but he didn't expect that Master Xue didn't intend to ask in person at all, but instead sent his son deep into the farm.The point is that Xue Pan is a half-baby, and he can't understand many words that can fool adults. He doesn't know what he is talking about, why this year's harvest has decreased again, and the harvest has been reduced by a few stones... Xue Pan They don't even know how much grain can be produced by one mu of land, or how much grain is in one stone.It can only be said that the performance of a few people is almost for the blind to watch, and when the steward asks, I am afraid they can pat their chests to ensure that they have fooled people for a while!