Who knows. I haven’t heard anything from him in the next few decades. Anyway, he just disappeared.

Because the Nationalist Government at that time began to station troops here, the bandits got the news in advance and ran away. Why couldn't they find out the news later? Because after the garrison arrived, they reported directly to the superiors how many bandits had been wiped out.

Wait, the leader of the thief, so-and-so, was executed by firing squad on such-and-such month and day of such-and-such year.

According to official information, this bandit grandpa was the target of execution.

Then you go out to find someone, this liar and robber, in a big way?

Isn't this a problem with the garrison? Those who should receive merit should receive merit, and those who should be promoted should be promoted. I heard that because they signed up for war, they also got an extra set of weapons.

Everyone from top to bottom is saying this, so what else can you do?

You have to admit it even if you don’t.

If you search further, people will become impatient. You are making everyone unhappy! If what you say is true, then our bandit suppression will be fake. The Jin family still has some wealth.

For the sake of the government, they did not use force and persuaded him to go back in a good voice. Only later, some people said that Jin Laozu was crazy. They said that he was lending money at usury, and he could not take back the money he had given us. So this person

There's something wrong with this brain.

You say he is such a decent person. Not only one of the best in the town, but also one of the top five, even the county magistrate, invited him to talk and have tea. Now this hard work of half a lifetime has finally come to an end.

It's just that his whole life was reduced to nothing, and he was labeled as a lunatic.

He couldn't figure it out! He had to think narrowly about anyone.

I couldn't figure it out at first, and besides, the people I met when I was out of the house with whom I had made friends before, all treated him as a patient and coaxed him to give in. Some of them even teased him with evil intentions.

The angrier he got, the harder these people laughed, the more energetic they talked, and the more they thought he looked like a madman.

So Patriarch Jin went crazy.

No one knows how crazy he is. Anyway, the old people who are still alive today will say that Patriarch Jin is a lunatic when he talks about it. He went crazy because he didn’t get back the usury loan.

Due to this madness, the son of the family, Mr. Jin, Old Man Jin’s father, was completely out of control.

In the past, my wife was great. With my wife taking care of me and my dad holding me down, it would be better. Now that my dad is crazy, will my wife dare to take care of her? My parents have done such outrageous things. My family even told you to screw up. Why are you still here?

Dare you take care of me? If you have seen my father, then your father will be harmed. If you say one more thing, believe it or not, I will divorce you immediately, send you to the police station, and say you are a robber.

Mrs. Jin was young at that time, and her daughter-in-law was afraid. She used to be very powerful in her husband's family, because her mother's family had a powerful father to support her. When she came home, her father-in-law gave her a decree, which was to discipline the man severely. But now? All of them.

What should I do now that I have nothing to rely on? Just keep your tail between your legs and be a human being.

Isn’t it just smoking? Smoking!

No money? No problem! Sell the shop and the land! No more? No problem! Where is the house owned by the boss of my family? It is being sold off one by one. It can last for several years.

It’s true! If you don’t engage in production, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and before old man Jin grows up, the inheritance that your ancestors have worked so hard to save will be completely lost.

When Old Man Jin became an adult, the only thing sold in the family was the main house where he usually lived. At that time, Old Ancestor Jin’s health was not very good, and his mind was slowly getting clearer. After all, he was not sick.

When you were a very capable person, what should you do when you see this situation?

We might as well sell the last main house, leaving only this piece of land opposite the house across the alley. There is two or three pieces of land, and a thatched house can be built as a yard. What should I do with the last money?

What? Asking for help! I begged grandpa and grandma everywhere, but my grandson, now Old Man Jin, was sent to be a soldier. As soon as he went there, he became a commander instead of starting as a big soldier. All the remaining money was spent on

It will be used to smoothen the relationship with the grandson in the future. Not even a cent will be left for the prodigal son!

This matter was done, and within three days, Patriarch Jin kicked off his legs and went to the Paradise of Paradise.

This man is a ruthless man. He knew that his health was in danger, but he didn't even leave him the money to buy a coffin. He even left a message. First, don't notify him of his grandson's return. He will wait three years after his death.

Mention it to his grandson. Secondly, instead of holding a funeral, he made a mat of reeds and hung it under the eaves. Just use that to bury him in a roll.

So in accordance with the instructions, this talented man who had made countless money, spent the last copper in his family before his death, and left only two thatched houses and a dilapidated yard for his son, was buried with a roll of mat.

When the ancestor died, Mr. Jin was dumbfounded.

If your father dies and your son becomes a soldier, how will your family live?

After much deliberation, I decided to target the family's thieves-in-law. My wife's dowry back then was quite a lot. Although a lot of it was squandered, I'm afraid a lot of it was secretly hidden. At least she didn't have a lot of gold jewelry.

See you.

So, by selling! The old lady sold the little gold as the jewelry she missed.

But the remaining dowry only lasted for Huo Huo for two years, and he had no chance to think about Huo Huo again! Of course, there was nothing left for Huo Huo.

You are liberated! You are no longer interested in eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking!

Mr. La from the Jin family said that this liberation is good. No matter what happens, the government will not let people starve to death. Life can always go on!

Is it time for my son to get a wife? It’s okay! My son is a soldier. Soldiers were very popular at that time. Revolutionary soldiers! There are a lot of girls waiting. So I told a family named Meng three miles away from the town.

This is the current Aunt Jin, Mrs. Jin. Her maiden name is Meng. When she got married, there were eight brothers and sisters in her natal family. When she got married and gave birth to her eldest son, Jin Mancheng, her natal mother gave birth to the ninth child.

When she gave birth to her second child, her mother gave birth to a tenth child. Anyway, there are many brothers and sisters in the family. She is the eldest daughter. This kind of girl, if nothing else can be done, must be a caregiver.

After spending two years as a dowry for Mrs. Jin, a woman from a thieves' family, Mr. Jin became angry. He couldn't speak much about his son's marriage. Mrs. Jin said that this kind of girl who can take care of others is good.

, my son is a young master, and he needs a girl who can take care of everything. That’s okay! It’s settled.

The old lady took out the last gold ring hidden in the crack in the wall, secretly exchanged two bags of grain with someone, and then got her son's wife back.

After getting married, isn’t this son still in the army? Send him away! Send him away quickly! It’s so pitiful that he has no one to take care of him and he doesn’t know what to do.

But who will take care of the family after the daughter-in-law leaves? The son will soon be the breadwinner, and he won't be able to subsidize the family.

Mr. Jin refused to let him go at first, but Mrs. Jin became tough and insisted on sending his new wife away.

Sent it, right?

It's okay! The old man has a trick!

After Mrs. Jin gave birth to her eldest daughter, she gave birth to a second daughter and a third daughter. The three daughters in the family are next to each other. Aren’t they all grown up?

The eldest daughter is sixteen, and her grandpa has named her Jin Ximei. She is petite and petite, and looks as fresh as a flower.

It’s really hard to live this life, we are so poor! If we can’t eat well, we won’t have enough to eat. The government won’t ask us to starve to death, but lazy people, we can’t even eat as much as we want!

what to do?

Marry your daughter!

The eldest son-in-law I am looking for is almost thirty. His family is poor and he is an old bachelor. The poorer he is, the harder it is to find a wife. The longer he delays, the older he gets, and it becomes even more difficult to find a wife.

The mother-in-law of the family was also worried. At that time, people had just come out of the old society, and people’s ideology was just like that. Half a life has passed at the age of thirty. I don’t have a wife yet, what should I do? Take the old bachelor’s three

A sister was sold... It doesn't sound good to say sold, but in fact it was sold. Anyway, the husband's house she was looking for was far away, and it took a day and a night to get there. In the Nanshan ravine, the three girls each exchanged for a donkey.

One pig and three bags of grain. These things were given to Mr. Jin in exchange for the eldest daughter of the Jin family, his aunt Jin Mandu.

In other words, the Jin family is full of strange people. Jin Ximei, the eldest aunt of the Jin family, can be regarded as a strange person among strange people.

What's wrong? It turns out that the yard where the Jin family lives now is a place reserved for parking carriages in front of a wealthy family like the Jin family. It is very spacious. The row of houses directly opposite the yard have been here for more than ten years.

It was just added. In the early years, this was a city wall.

Don't look at this small Ping'an Town. The original city wall built with earth is also square. The roads in the town are also horizontal and vertical, and the east, west, north and south are particularly well planned. I heard that the history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty.

It’s just that in the past ten years, the old buildings have been completely destroyed. The city walls were in ruins, and no one would even think about repairing them. Some of them were simply torn down and houses were built on them, so it was originally just a simple building.

The alleys in rows have become door-to-door alleys.

The house next door to Jin's house was originally ownerless, but later everyone moved here, and now there are neighbors. House after house, they are slowly being built.

The neighbor to the east lives a father and son named Zheng. They came to Ping'an Town to beg for food in the early years. They usually lived under the old city wall. They dug a hole and lived in it. Liberation, isn't this right?

Ping'an Town was settled. The narrow strip of land next to Jin's house was allocated to the father and son.

The Zheng family and the Jin family live next to each other. The Zheng family's son is two years older than the Jin family's Ximei. They are childhood sweethearts. The courtyard wall at that time was low, and you could talk by leaning on the wall. They were two little people.

, as time goes by, mutual affection is inevitable.

The two children are said to be quite good. The Zheng family is poor and comes from a beggar background. There is no foundation here, but their son is good-looking. He is 1.8 meters tall and has a square face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. In this era, he is the standard beauty.

When a man goes to that station, people will feel that he has a dignified appearance. He must be the kind of person who performs on the stage and feels that he is a positive character as soon as he appears on the stage.

This kind of person - a male god!

The male idol is very capable, what can he do? He can drive a big car.

Of course, the fourth master can also drive a cart. I won’t show off this. Let’s just say that in those days, there were more oxen who could drive a cart than those who can drive now! How many horses were raised in a town at that time?

It’s just that the little beggar has a hard life. When he sees the carriage, he knows that it is rich. If he gets close to him, he can get food. He rushes up without his life. After a long time, doesn’t he realize this? In fact, the horse is not as strong as he saw.

It's scary. There are horses in the town. If you go to the county town to pick up someone or transport something, no one knows how to drive a horse. He is so narrow-minded that others are afraid of him but not him. He is a self-taught man and knows how to do it.

You said that under these conditions, they are of similar age and appearance, they are a good match, and they live next door. When the son is not around all year round, is it a good match for him to marry his daughter?

Absolutely! But I just can’t come up with the bride price. It’s difficult for those who get married to get the subsidies back!

Mr. Jin was determined not to do so, so he beat the couple apart and separated the young lovers. For the sake of the bride price, he blindly married off his eldest daughter, Ximei, to an old bachelor.

But this Ximei also has an idea. She refused to make troubles before marriage. She hanged herself and went on a hunger strike one by one. However, Mr. Jin has a heart of iron. He has to be buried in his ancestral graves when he dies. Anyway, you and I will give you the betrothal gift.

Accept it. You don't want to go? If you don't go, our whole family, including your two sisters, will starve to death. Will you die? Or will our family die? I, the father, don't choose this, but you will choose? You want to die?

Just die? If you want us to die, then we will die?

Jin Ximei was only sixteen years old! The little girl was frightened!
To be continued...