Iron Bull Legend

She came here this time just to find out about her sister. Now, she really knew the hardships her sister had gone through over the years, her heart ached so much that her tears flowed uncontrollably. She couldn't control her emotions no matter how hard she tried.

When Tie Niu stood beside his aunt and heard what the villagers said, his heart softened when he wanted to leave immediately, because his aunt wanted to know more about her sister's past and wanted to know about her sister's affairs, and how could he, as a child, deprive her of that?

A long sigh sounded in Tie Niu's heart again. Sometimes, this is a dilemma, because although he saw his aunt Chu Miaomiao crying, his focus was still on the life of his sister Chu Xiuxiu in the small mountain village, all the hardships she had endured and her happy life.

Those should have been the happiest days for my sister. Life was a little hard, which was a true reflection of that period. There was no way. Even the chief official of a place would not have enough to eat, because there was too little food, and all kinds of food were even more scarce. Yes, the only word to describe this matter is scarcity.

In that era, whose family could have enough to eat, whose family could often have greasy food? There was indeed a lack of oil in their stomachs. Everyone spent every night hungry, and everyone woke up from the sweet dream of eating at night or in the early morning because of hunger.

Chu Miaomiao listened very carefully and learned everything about her sister Chu Xiuxiu's life in the small mountain village. She had happy but also bitter and hard life. However, she survived and became husband and wife with her brother-in-law Tie Honggang. She was happy.

"Miaomiao, your sister is the most beautiful daughter-in-law in our small mountain village. Not to mention anything else, the young and old in our small mountain village are all talking about Xiuxiu's kindness and Xiuxiu's virtue. She really didn't suffer much." Liu Erma whispered everything she knew.

'Yes, Miss Miaomiao, Xiuxiu is really virtuous. You don't know. Hong was ready as soon as she got home. The couple was really loving and never blushed. You know, our small mountain village is really poor. Who wouldn't be angry about being hungry because she didn't have food to eat? Beating a wife is commonplace. Whose wife has never been beaten? If you don't believe me, ask all the aunts and sister-in-laws here? 'Widow Ma smiled bitterly. From this point, we can see that she had been beaten a lot before.

"Everyone has to go through ups and downs in life. Life was really hard back then. Not having enough to eat and not having warm clothes to wear were commonplace, and it was even more commonplace in our daily lives. If there was an old person..." When Zhao Er's wife said this, she looked around and didn't continue.

Because her mother-in-law was limping towards her with a cane. If she heard it, the house would be in chaos, and it would be common for a few bowls to be broken and a few pieces of glass to be smashed. Such things would happen in every quarrel between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

However, life is better now, and the small mountain village still maintains its simple customs. Even though the impartial second grandfather has passed away, the remaining second grandfather's son has become a man as majestic as that second grandfather, and is still maintaining order in the small mountain village.

"Thank you all for telling me so many things about my sister's life. Thank you all for helping their family. On behalf of Tie Niu, my poor little nephew, I bow to you all." Chu Miaomiao stood up and bowed.

Under the big willow tree on the other side of the small mountain village, Kurisha, Irina and Anfei were surrounded by a group of children and several women. Not far away, there were several elderly men puffing on their pipes, and the strong smell of smoke drifted into the distance.

"Tell us what Xiao Tieniu did when he was a child," said Kulisa with a smile on her face.

"You have a lot to say about brother Tie Niu. At that time, he only knew how to practice martial arts every day. Also, the two sisters Jinlan and Jinzhu followed brother Tie Niu like little followers. But..." When the boy said this, he whetted Kulisa's appetite like a storyteller.

"What's wrong? Is he very naughty and always fighting with everyone?" Kurisa asked anxiously, just like a mother who has been separated from her son for many years and wants to know something about him.

"However, at that time, brother Tieniu always went to the cowshed secretly, thinking that no one knew. He always made a big circle to visit the grandfathers in the cowshed. In fact, everyone saw what he did. However, because our family didn't let us go there, he stayed there for half a day. To be honest, we also wanted to learn to write, otherwise, I can't even write my own name now." Erlangzi finally expressed his unwillingness and helplessness.

"Ah, is there a teacher in that cowshed?" Kulisa didn't understand.

"No, those locked up in the cowshed are all old grandfathers who have been reformed. They are actually good people who were framed and locked up here. My mother said that they are all educated and have great grandfathers." Heiyar explained directly, but this was her understanding.

"Yes, those grandfathers are really amazing. They can write and know everyone's names. They are more knowledgeable than Uncle Jianhua. They can also do arithmetic. They can calculate the size of the land, how many corn plants can be planted, and how much grain can be harvested in no time." Slug said with a chuckle.

"Ah, then why don't you go to school and learn to write?"

"Our family had no money, and there were no teachers here at that time. To go to school, we had to go outside the mountains. It was very far, really very far. Last year, I went out once with Uncle Jianhua, and I saw a lot of rare things that we don't have here." Heiyar stretched out her hands helplessly.

"Do you want to go to school?" Kulisa suddenly felt that he should do something for this small mountain village.

"Of course I want to, but we have to go outside the mountains now. We have to climb over two mountains to get there, which is too far. There are wolves in the mountains, and we can't beat them. They are so fierce that even adults are afraid of them. If you don't believe me, ask Erlangzi, he has seen them before."

"It's okay. I'll pay for the school and hire teachers to teach you, okay?"

"Is it true? Then do we have to spend money to go to school and pay for food?" Heiyar and several other children had longing glints in their eyes, as if this was about to become a reality, and they were about to sit in a spacious classroom, with the warm sunshine shining on their bodies, and learn from the teacher.

"Well, you don't need anything. As long as you study hard, I have rewards. I will pack the books, paper, pens and schoolbags. As long as you study hard, I will take you to Beijing during the holidays, just like during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can ride in a big bus, stay in a hotel, and eat delicious food," said Kurisha Youhuo.

"Did Tieniu often go up the mountain to hunt when he was a child?" Irina asked Heiyaer.

"Of course, Brother Tieniu is very good. Even Uncle Jianhua is not as good as him. Don't you know? He has killed a big wild boar. It was very big. Don't you know? He was a very good piglet." When Heiya said this, she proudly straightened her not-at-all-full little chest, as if she had killed that wild boar.

"Ah, that's a wild boar. He can kill a wild boar at such a young age. Are you kidding me?"

"I'd lie to you, little dog. Brother Tieniu carried it back. Grandpa Guo, Grandpa Laohuazi, Jinlan and Jinzhu all went with them. How could I lie about such a thing? By the way, little confused, tell me if it's true? Were you scared to tears by the pig's blood? Tell me quickly." Hei Yaer directly threatened the child on the side.

"Yes, it's true. Brother Tieniu was really amazing. Brother Erlangzi also saw it. He followed behind Brother Tieniu and helped carry the pig's legs. Everyone in our village got to eat wild boar meat."

A large group of children kept talking to Kurisha, Irina and Anfei about Tie Niu's childhood. Most of them were full of envy and admiration, which made the three of them laugh. Kurisha was especially happy listening to the interesting stories of her godson.

Building a school and hiring teachers to teach these children, at least, this is something she can do for her godson, and it doesn't cost much money. This is a small thing for Kurisha, but it does help Tieniu do something very worthwhile and give back to the villagers.

Kulisha was so happy that she felt as if she was a few years younger. She played games with the children under the big willow tree. It was the first time for the children in the village to play games with foreigners. They were very happy. They were also very proud to be with Tie Niu's friends.

The master chef who specializes in weddings and funerals and a group of women in the mountain village were also busy. They were preparing lunch for the entire village. Tie Niu had prepared all the ingredients for three days before he had spent half of the money he brought. Most of them were bought from outside the mountain by helicopter.

As for pork, the families in the small mountain village had pigs raised for the New Year, so it would be enough to kill a few of them. The chicks were also big roosters raised at home, and they would hatch a few nests in a few days so that they could be eaten during the New Year. Therefore, the chef bought some things that were not available in the village at the market outside the mountain, as well as some fine grains.

The men have already built the stove and lit the firewood. The big iron pot is filled with slaughtered fat pigs and offal. The aroma of meat is wafting out, making passers-by swallow their saliva unconsciously. Children with runny noses gather around the stove, staring at the gurgling hot steam coming out of the pot lid.

The adults also looked at it from time to time with greedy eyes. Everyone was thinking about the meat in the pot and wanted to devour a big piece of fat. There was too little oil in their stomachs, and besides, they hadn't tasted meat for a long time.

The women were busy chopping vegetables and cleaning up, talking to each other about how fat the pig they slaughtered today was, and how much fatter it was than the pig slaughtered yesterday. People in the mountain village all like fat meat, after all, it has more oil and is not as sticky as lean meat.

People who had worked in the fields came back one after another, carrying their farm tools. The village was as festive as during the New Year. Everyone had more smiles on their faces, and they greeted each other and chatted from time to time.