I really don't want to be a teacher

"...a bow to heaven and earth..."

The old man stood beside the grand teacher's chair, shouting for a long time, and the two people holding the chicken followed the salute and performed the ceremony,

"...get up...kneel..."

"...Second obeisance to the high hall..."

Lian Ge stood beside the old man, didn't say anything, just watched quietly,

On the shoulder, the little white mouse also turned its head, looking around.

"...get up...kneel again..."

"... Husband and wife worship...get up, kneel...get up..."

The old man let out another long cry, and the two people holding the chicken stood up from the ground with the help of the people next to them.

The long recitation was not continued, and the hall became quiet again.

The old man turned his head and looked at Lian Ge,

Lian Ge didn't turn his head, didn't say much, moved away, and walked to the two newcomers who got up,

"I wish the two of you a happy union for a hundred years, and you will be united forever."

Looking in front of him, Lian Ge said something.

"... Newcomer thank you... bow."

Seeing this, the old man let out another long cry from the side,

Although a bit puzzled, the man and the bride with the red hijab still hugged two chickens and bowed to Lian Ge,

Lian Ge watched, stood where he was, received a salute, and then moved a step to the side again to get out of the way.

"...Li Cheng, the newcomer is sent to the bridal chamber."

"Seating for guests..."

After two long calls, the man and the man with the red cloth head, each holding a chicken and being supported by others, walked into the passage flooded by the night.

The sound of the suona, the sound of the music stops again,

A group of guests with their heads buried first glanced in this direction, and then raised their heads one after another.

Under the action, the sound of moving the stool, the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding were mixed, and the yard became a little noisy, but still no one spoke,

"...Young man, you can also sit at the table. I'll go and take off my clothes, so I'll come too."

The old man in the main room watched the two newcomers enter the back room, turned his head, greeted Lian Ge with a smile, and said aloud.

Smiling, looking at the old man, Lian Ge didn't say much, turned around, stepped out of the main room, and sat down at the dining table not far from the side of the main room,

There was still no one else at the table, Lian Ge glanced and looked away.

……

"...Young man, don't be too polite, just grab what you like. Today's banquet was made by Lao Chen, and his skills are not bad."

Not long after, the old man took off the Taoist robe on his body, walked over, greeted with a smile,

"...You don't have to wait any longer, just start eating. This table is for help, and the owner's family can eat. They all have to work a little longer before they come over. Let's eat first."

Greeting, the old man sat down beside Lian Ge, picked up the chopsticks,

"...The steamed bean paste meat here is good, sweet but not greasy, young man, try it..."

After eating the food with chopsticks, the old man smiled and greeted him again.

Lian Ge glanced at the dining tables in the yard, each of the guests eating, then turned his gaze to the old man sitting beside him,

He picked up the chopsticks, picked up the food with the chopsticks, and handed it to the greedy little white mouse with his forelimbs standing on his shoulder, picked up the food with the chopsticks, and ate it.

"It tastes good."

Lian Ge held the chopsticks, turned his eyes, looked at the old man again, smiled on his face, and said aloud,

"I'm at a big loss just to come over for a meal with you, old man."

"As long as it tastes good, as long as it suits your taste."

Laughing, the old man didn't seem to hear the second half of the sentence,

"...Young man, why don't you try this one over here again, the cold salad here is also good...how about I bring that dish over."

"no need."

"... That's fine too... that young man, you should extend your chopsticks a little bit, and grab whatever you want to eat."

Pausing to get up, the old man sat back down again, greeted him again, the smile on his face faded, and he fell silent for a while.

"...From the time I can remember, I have known that there is a big girl in the village who is not married at a very old age..."

Chapter 520 Big Sister Shen

"...that unmarried girl is Sister Shen."

The old man held the chopsticks and said,

In the courtyard, all the guests remained silent as before, only the sound of bowls and chopsticks clashing, and from time to time, a few helpers walked past the table carrying dishes,

Lian Ge took the chopsticks and ate the vegetables casually, just quietly listening to the old man's narration without expressing any opinions.

"...Everyone in the village knows that Sister Shen is not married because she is waiting for someone, Brother Liang, and Liang Xingguo to come back. I have never met Brother Liang since I can remember. I just listen to my mother and my father. Tell me, there is such a person."

Holding the chopsticks, the old man seemed to be recalling, saying,

"...At that time, it was before liberation. It was different from now. The girl was old and not married. She was going to be poked in the back and gossip... At that time, the villagers were like Some people also said that Sister Shen had a physical problem, so she never got married... Although a few people said that, even though Sister Shen was already a bit older when I was young, her family's The threshold is still going to be stepped on by the matchmaker, not only from our village, but even from far away, other villages want to marry Sister Shen back.

…Sister Shen is a good person, she is a warm-hearted person, she will help any family in the village with something, she is also quick in her hands and feet, and she is a hardworking person...

But it's okay, Sister Shen's parents left early, although her parents and seniors would urge her to get married, but after all, there was a layer of separation, and her attitude was also firm, so she could only urge her, not force her, That's why she was able to wait so long... Later, she was really old, and there was no matchmaker at home, and the elders in the family gradually stopped urging her and gave up... She just waited like that . "

"...Uncle Xu, Uncle Xu...the wedding room has been arranged according to your instructions. What do you think we should do now?"

On the side, the woman from before came out of the main room, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and hurriedly asked the old man,

"Just put everything away. You go over to help your mother and your Uncle Liang... Hey, after today, you should call your daddy again... You go over again and help your parents greet guests. Come over and sit down to eat too. You have been busy all day today."

"...Hey, okay, Uncle Xu, then I'll go over and say hello first, you guys eat slowly first."

The woman responded, then turned around, walked towards the tables next to the guests, and greeted them.

The old man watched the woman walk away, then turned his head slowly, paused holding the chopsticks, and continued,

……

"...Brother Liang, I just heard from Sister Shen that when I was young, I was curious, so I asked Sister Shen about it. Tell us. Tell us, if she doesn't wait, we will see Brother Liang and tell us."

Holding the chopsticks, the old man seemed to be recalling, saying,

"...Brother Liang, Liang Xingguo, don't call him this name... When he was young, it happened to be the age when the mountains and rivers were sinking. The big one. Just in time for that era, brother Liang wanted to leave the village and join the army. When he left, brother Liang said that if he could come back, he would come back within five years. If he didn’t come back, let him Sister Shen, don't wait any longer. Sister Shen, I agreed...

For the first half of the sentence, Sister Shen did it. She waited for Brother Liang for five years, but for the second half, she failed.After five years of waiting, she continued to wait.When I remember when I was eight or nine years old, she had been waiting for almost ten years.

In the meantime, only one letter came back, saying, brother Liang joined the army, was incorporated into an army, and was about to go abroad... The place where he went abroad was not far from us. That letter, It was he who wrote not far from this house..."

While talking, the old man paused,

"...That was four or a few years ago, that army, it should be called the Expeditionary Army at this moment."

"...that letter, Sister Shen kept it very well. When she told me about it, she took it out and showed it to me..."

"... At that time, I actually wanted to tell her, could it be Brother Liang who had fallen on the battlefield... But looking at her, I really couldn't say these words... …

But, I don't talk about it, and there are others who talk about these things in her ears every day, but she seems to have never listened to a word, or ah, she has listened to it, but still pretends not to hear it...

She, just guarding that letter, waiting every day, waiting for Brother Liang to come back..."

"...When I was young, when I was big...when my mother was too old to walk, she was still waiting..."

The woman who greeted the guests came back again, listened to the old man's words, slowed down, put down the wine glass on the table, fell silent, and interjected,

"... When I was picked up by my mother when I was a child, I knew that my mother was waiting for someone. Tomorrow morning, she would cook the rice in the pot, and she would go to the entrance of the village to have a look. In the evening, she would eat Before dinner, she also wanted to visit the entrance of the village... She said that if she didn't go to see it for a day, she would be in a panic, afraid of missing it... She said that the village has changed a lot over the years, and she was afraid that he would come back Time to know the way...

My mother used to tell me that picking me up was not only out of kindness, but also because she thought that if she couldn't wait any longer, she could let me wait for her..."

"...Every time I want to tell her, if she can't wait, then he must..."

"...But, every time I look at her, I can't say these words."

As the woman spoke, she paused, first a smile appeared on her face, then the smile faded away, and she fell silent for a while,

"...Before I left, my mother, she was a bit of a flashback. She asked me to push her to the entrance of the village to see if he was back... She sat on the stone slab at the entrance of the village and walked. When the time comes, they all look out of the village...

When I went, my mother was over 100 years old, and I waited for almost 80 or 100 years, almost [-] years... She was smiling when she left, and she seemed to see him coming to pick her up..."

"...As children, we can't do much. We can only hold a wedding for the two old people. It can be regarded as the fulfillment of my mother's wish for so many years. After so many years of waiting, there will be a result."

The woman said, showing some smiles on her face again, and then picked up the wine glass on the table and the bottle of wine,

"...Uncle Xu, young man, you guys eat first, I'll go over and help my mother... My father and the others welcome the guests. Today is their big day, and they definitely hope that the guests who come will be happy..."

"……Go ahead."

Laughing, the old man responded,

The woman smiled, carried the wine and the glass, and walked away.

Lian Ge has been just picking up vegetables, eating casually, listening quietly, not making a sound, and not expressing any opinions.

Then he picked up the food with chopsticks and handed it to the little white mouse. Lian Ge paused the action of picking up and eating the food, put down the chopsticks,

Turning his gaze and smiling, Lian Ge looked at the old man without saying a word,

"... Cough, young man, eat more? The cold salad here is also delicious, why don't you ask the cook to mix it up for you?"

The old man coughed, looked at Lian Ge, and said a little 'shyly'.

Looking at the old man, Lian Ge smiled, but still remained silent, and stood up from the table.

Chapter 521 What did you see

In the courtyard, it is still quiet,

There are only some clashing and rustling sounds of bowls and chopsticks, mixed together,

The guests who had finished the banquet didn't stay long, and they left straight away.

The woman in festive clothes greeted the guests, then put down her wine glass, and stood behind the courtyard door with the man before, handing out some handkerchiefs and towels to the departing guests, as if to make the coming guests happy.

"...cough, young man, are you finished eating? If you want to take a few more bites, I'll ask the master to bring you a bowl of soup. You can drink some soup to warm yourself up?"

At the dining table, Lian Ge stood up, looked at the old man with a smile, and said nothing.

The old man also got up from the stool, holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand, coughed dryly, covered up his 'embarrassment and shyness', and said aloud,

"...If you don't want to add some rice, young man, you can eat two mouthfuls of rice. If you don't eat two mouthfuls of rice for dinner, you will still be close to something."

"No need." Lian Ge still smiled, looking at the old man,

"I've had my meal, and I'm already full. It's getting late, and it's time to rest. Please let the old man lead the way."

Lian Ge said, still smiling,

On the shoulder, the little white mouse was holding a large piece of twice-cooked pork, with a round belly, while nibbling a mouthful of twice-cooked pork from time to time, while turning its head from time to time, it also looked at the old man,

"...That works!"

Holding the chopsticks, the old man looked at the dish in front of him that he had touched with a chopstick, nodded, put the chopsticks down,

"...Old man, I happen to be full too... This way please, young man."

Turning around, the old man led the way and walked out of the yard.

Lian Ge smiled again, moved away, and walked out with the old man.

……

"...Uncle Xu, are you full?"