Chapter 64 The Past of the Old Liu Family
Liu Kunlun had no feelings for his hometown in Cuizhai Village, nor was interested in homesteads, but he couldn't stand his parents being bullied, so he became angry on the spot: "Yes, it's useless to sue, they just recognize this!" He said that, and waved his fists.
Liu Jinshan said: "Xiao Wu drove here today and happened to visit Cui's doorstep and let him see that my Liu Jinshan's son is also promising!"
It's just a second-hand Jetta, which can make the father's confidence and pride. Liu Kunlun feels guilty about being a son. He helps his father get on the car. This action surprised Liu Jinshan. The father and son have been like enemies for many years, and basically have no friendly communication and contact. In fact, Liu Kunlun himself is also a little unnatural. Liu Jinshan has often beaten him since he was a child and is extremely ruthless in his actions. But even now knowing that this person is not his own father, he has no grudges and only raising him.
My mother advised her for a few words, but she couldn't help but get in the car, so she had to follow her into the car. Liu Jinshan sat in the front passenger seat and pointed to the front and said, "Turn left in front and turn right again, how can you put down your window?"
The dirt roads in the village were bumpy, with dog shit, pig manure, and chickens and dogs. The villagers were holding their rice bowls and leaning against the door frame. Looking at the car from another country, Liu Jinshan stuck his head out and greeted the people he knew: "Uncle Seventh and Uncle Fourth, isn't that the younger one from whom is old?"
The villagers were lukewarm about Liu Jinshan. Young people didn't know him. Older people called him Jinshan. After this dirt road, the front suddenly became clear, and the road became a gravel road that could accommodate two cars in parallel. Liu Jinshan pointed to a small building on the left side of the road and said, "That's the Cui family's house, and next door is our homestead."
The small building of the Cui family is like a temple. The courtyard wall is tall and glass slags are inserted. The high building has four floors. The exterior wall is covered with yellow mosaics. There is also a Chinese hip roof with yellow glazed tiles. There is a gravel road in front of the building. Parallel to the gravel road is a shallow ditch. The small building faces the crop fields at the south end of the village, with endless views and wide views.
The homestead of the Old Liu family is next to the Cui family. It is a piece of broken bricks and tiles, and walls are already formed around it. It seems that the Cui family intends to occupy it as a homeless land.
"Hook the trumpet and tell the Cui family that I, Liu Jinshan, are back." The father said, because of excitement, his dark face was a little flushed.
Liu Kunlun honked the horn a few times, but the Cui family did not move. The Jetta car drove past the Cui family building. Liu Kunlun asked, "Do you want to go back and drive again?"
"No, go to your aunt's house first. Is there any cigarettes and alcohol in the car?" Liu Jinshan didn't say that Liu Kunlun didn't know that he had an aunt. He followed his father's guidance to a family in front of him, parked the car in front of the door, opened the trunk, and prepared to carry the wine in the box. Liu Jinshan pushed him away and only took two bottles and said that this was enough.
Lin Kunlun followed his parents into the yard with two bottles of white wine wrapped in paper boxes. A pair of simple-looking rural couples came out of the house to greet him. Liu Jinshan had just walked past his relatives. He said that Xiao Wu drove over to pick me up, so he took him to recognize the door, came, and called him uncle.
But the mother said, "It should be called uncle."
Liu Kunlun understood in a second that this was the result of the two families changing their relatives, so his uncle was also an uncle. Similarly, for the children of his uncle's family, Liu Jinshan is also a dual identity of his uncle and uncle.
I have been here just now and have said what I should say, but I always have to sit for a cigarette. Liu Kunlun put a cigarette on his uncle. When he heard the adults talk, Liu Jinshan asked him: "Xiao Wu, where are you here to work?"
"Jinqiao Market." Liu Kunlun replied.
"Xiao Wu is a senior assistant to the general manager. When the car is parked at the door, it is the company's mate. Isn't your kid working in the city? Leave a phone number and let the two little ones meet. After all, they are cousins." Liu Jinshan was very imposing, pointed and honestly married his brother-in-law, and said that the number was from Captain Qin Xiong, and he could find him by calling this phone."
Beihe County is the base camp for the construction industry. There are basically no young laborers in Cuizhai Village. All young people have gone to the city to build buildings. The child of my uncle's family is Qin Xiong, who is about the same age as Liu Kunlun, so he works in Omi.
Liu Kunlun wrote down this number, and Liu Jinshan said a few more words about going to the grave to burn paper when he came back on Qingming Festival. He said goodbye to his sister and husband, got on the bus, and returned the same way, but found a farm truck in front of the Cui family, blocking the road and unable to get through.
"Damn it!" Liu Jinshan was about to get out of the car, but Liu Kunlun stopped him and began to honk the horn. After three minutes of squeaking the horn, a face appeared on the Cui family's building and cursed: "What are you pressing? Howling!"
Liu Kunlun shouted: "A good dog won't block the road, move your broken car away!"
The upstairs shouted: "If you want to move my car, try it!"
Liu Kunlun started to reverse the car. The upstairs thought he was timid, but he didn't expect that he just adjusted the angle. The Jetta car moved forward again and slowly pushed the agricultural three-wheeler into the ditch.
A burst of footsteps of rushing downstairs came, and my mother was so scared that her face turned pale and urged: "Go away."
Liu Kunlun did not turn off the engine, so he pulled up the handbrake and got out of the car. The old guy in his fifties came out of the Cui family's big iron gate. He had a red face and a black beard. He was holding a shovel in his hand. Without saying a word, he swung the shovel at the Jetta.
Holding the iron shovel in one hand, Liu Kunlun asked, "Why are you blocking my way!"
"Passing by my door, honking, who are you scaring!" The old man's hair and beard were all open, his face was full of anger, his reason was even more arrogant and shameless. Liu Kunlun was too lazy to argue with such a person. He slapped him and then kicked him again, putting the old thing on the ground, threw the shovel into the ditch, pointed at him and shouted: "Remember, my name is Liu Kunlun, I am Liu Jinshan's son!"
After saying that, Liu Kunlun got into the car and left. What was strange was that Liu Jinshan didn't say anything, but just wiped his eyes with his sleeve on his back several times.
Back at the big garbage dump, Liu Jinshan recovered his energy and asked his mother to cut a pound of pork head meat and stir-fry peanuts. He wanted to drink two cups with his son.
Liu Jinshan said: "Xiaowu, you are an adult, you should know a little about our family. In fact, your father is not surnamed Liu. Before he gave birth to you, people called me Cui Jinshan. The name on my household registration book was also Cui Jinshan."
Liu Kunlun was shocked. Could it be that his family and the one named Cui were still relatives?
He guessed correctly that Cuizhai Village originated from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. At first, a group of people with the surname Cui established a village here to resist bandits. Later, it gradually formed a village. Most of them were the surname Cui, and some other surnames were also foreign surnames, such as the Qin family where their mother belonged. Liu Kunlun's grandfather fled from Henan to Cuizhai to join relatives in 1960, and married into the Cui Laoer's family as a son-in-law. The first son he gave birth to was Liu Jinshan. At that time, he was named Cui Jinshan. Later, he gave birth to a son and a daughter. The second son was Cui Jinling and the daughter was Cui Jincai.
The Cui family has a strong family and many other branches. Cui Laoer and his uncle and brother Cui Hailong have a homestead dispute. Their male young man can only rely on his son-in-law to fight. Cui Hailong's family has four sons. The two families have been in conflict for many years. Finally, in early 1976, the Cui family sent Liu Jinshan's father to the public security bureau by reporting. When they were carried out, they were no longer able to do so. They lay at home for three days and died of anger.
After the blood feud, the old Liu family suffered another disaster. The second brother Jinling died in Vietnam in 1979. Liu Jinshan was chased by the hometown family planning office for his extra child. He was forced to leave his family with his own family and wander around. He was holding back his might to have a son and gave birth to four daughters in one breath. Until the fifth one was a boy.
After hearing this, Liu Kunlun wanted to ask himself how he came from, but he couldn't say it.
"Since I came out of Cuizhai, I have changed my surname to Liu. Your father's biggest wish in his life is to go back upright and build a building. We will be more dignified and not panic with the Cui family. I will slowly count, decades ago, your father's leg was also broken by them. It hurts when it rains. Alas." Liu Jinshan slapped his broken leg and drank glass after cup. He was happy today because his son beat the eldest son of the Cui family and helped him get angry that he had been depressed in his heart for many years.
Liu Jinshan drank a pound of white wine and fell asleep. Liu Kunlun came to his mother who was washing dishes and asked in a low voice: "Mom, I... am I my dad's seed?"
The mother's movements froze for a moment, then blamed her: "What nonsense? Who else can you belong to if you are not your father's species?"
Liu Kunlun said: "Once I heard from my father that he had drunk too much."
The mother said, "You know that he is so drunk that he can't count it. My mother has never done anything unfaithful."
Speaking of this, it is impossible to continue delving into it, so Liu Kunlun had to give up.
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Liu Kunlun returned to Jinjiang and tried to contact his cousin Qin Xiong. The phone number was connected, but the captain told him that Qin Xiong was arrested by the police station and asked what the charge was. It was ridiculous to watch pornographic videos.
Just as he had just entered the city and was rescued by Brother Kang, Liu Kunlun took Qin Xiong out with only one cigarette. This cousin was a few days younger than him. A twenty-year-old rural man was ignorant and followed his fellow villagers to work as a small worker. A few nights ago, he watched pornographic films in the video studio next to the construction site with his colleagues. He was taken away by the joint defense team and did not even have any detention procedures. He only asked to pay a fine to redeem the person. Liu Kunlun found a friend, not only took Qin Xiong out, but also the four workers arrested together were released at the same time.
These strong and strong young men are from Beihe County. They are crowded in Liu Kunlun's Jetta car and laughed and played, as if nothing happened. It seems that the illegal detention of the Joint Defense Team did not bring any physical and mental harm.
"Brother, you are so awesome." Qin Xiong admired this cousin whom he had never met before. He was about the same age as him and already had a car. Even their contractor just bought a car.
Chapter completed!