Chapter 606: Opening the Master’s Mansion and Worshiping the Mountain God

People, some are inconsistent, and some are inconsistent.

Let’s talk about Zhao Youcai. When he got home that day, he saw a pig’s head next to the bowl shelf. He asked Zhao Jun what he wanted to do with the pig’s head. Zhao Jun joked with him that he would save it for worshiping the mountain god when he released the mountain. Zhao Youcai acted like this at that time. Dismissive.

But today, he went all over the village asking for pig heads, and even said he wanted to sacrifice them to the mountain god.

Where can I find reason in this?

After Zhao Youcai finished speaking, he ignored Zhao Jun. He just put the pig's head on the side of the stove pit and said to Wang Meilan: "Lan Na, boil some water in a while and make this pig's head bald."

"I won't give you a bald look." Wang Meilan curled her lips in disgust and said, "That thing smells bad, so you can go bald yourself."

After Wang Meilan finished speaking, she continued to cut cabbage, while Zhao Youcai rolled his eyes at her from behind, thinking that this woman really has long hair and short knowledge. If her son wants to eat pig head stew, she will give him a bald pig head. When he was about to do something big, she refused to cooperate.

Thinking of this, Zhao Youcai turned around, only to see that Zhao Jun had turned around and returned to the house. Zhao Youcai snorted coldly and murmured in a low voice: "I don't need you anymore. I'll do it myself after dinner."

After saying that, Zhao Youcai went back to the house to change clothes.

Tonight's meal was simple, including fried cabbage slices, potato slices, carrot slices, pickles in a sauce jar, and rice. Although there is no meat, the whole family is tired of eating meat, so they eat some vegetarian food, which is quite delicious.

After dinner, Wang Meilan went to the outhouse to wash the dishes. Zhao Youcai boiled a large pot of water, put it in a basin and began to shed the wild boar hair.

It saves time and effort to trim only one pig's head than trimming the whole pig, but it is just one pig's head, and it keeps moving when the pig's hair is shaved. Zhao Youcai wanted to ask Zhao Jun for help, but Zhao Jun said that he was scalding his feet in the house and his feet were stuck in the basin and he couldn't get out now.

After Zhao Jun finished washing his feet, he came out with a basin, opened the door and poured water into the yard. He closed the door and turned to Zhao Youcai and said, "Dad, let me help you!"

"Get out of here!" Zhao Youcai scolded him directly: "I'm going to finish the job before you come!"

Zhao Jun smiled when he heard this and was about to go back to the house, but was stopped by Zhao Youcai.

At this time, Zhao Youcai was sitting on a small bench, and Zhao Jun squatted down next to him. But smelling the hot water burning pig hair and pig skin, Zhao Jun couldn't help but wrinkled his nose and said, "Dad...don't you use me?"

Zhao Youcai rolled his eyes at Zhao Jun and said loudly: "Son, what are we going to do with the big stuff today?"

Zhao Youcai's words made Zhao Jun startled, and Wang Meilan, who was washing the dishes with her back to them, snorted coldly.

Zhao Jun raised his head subconsciously and glanced at my mother's back. He knew that Zhao Youcai did this on purpose and openly stated the matter openly.

Zhao Jun laughed dryly and said, "Dad, why are we talking about money? Isn't everything yours mine?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Jun added as if joking, "What? Dad, do you have other sons?"

"Go away!" Zhao Youcai scolded Zhao Jun with a smile, and then said: "If you take others there, you will give them hundreds or thousands of dollars. How about your father going with you two and getting nothing?"

As Zhao Youcai was talking, Wang Meilan started to carry the basin and put the washed dishes and chopsticks into the dish rack. When she came back, she stood behind Zhao Youcai, staring at the back of Zhao Youcai's head.

When Zhao Jun saw this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Dad, what do you need money for? My mother has a lot of food and drink for you in a day."

"I want the money for something useful." After Zhao Youcai finished speaking, he wondered why Wang Meilan hadn't come back. He looked back at Wang Meilan and said, "Lan Na, tell me, my son and I will be busy all day long. Don’t you want to give me two cents?”

"Yeah." Wang Meilan pursed her lips and pronounced "um" through her nose.

When Zhao Youcai heard this, he turned around and said to Zhao Jun: "Did you hear that? Your mother has agreed. If you don't give it to me, will I be done with you?"

This is even threatening!

Zhao Jun found it quite interesting, so he smiled and asked Wang Meilan: "Mom, you are our shopkeeper, how much do you want to give my dad?"

Wang Meilan said expressionlessly: "Just give him three or five yuan."

"Three yuan, five yuan?" Zhao Youcai suddenly jumped up from the bench, turned to Wang Meilan and said, "How can that work?"

Wang Meilan rolled her eyes at Zhao Youcai and said angrily: "Then how much more do you want?"

"How much do you want..." Zhao Youcai rolled his eyes and said, "Lan Na, do you think this is okay? If we want to hold more mallets, give me more. If we want to hold less, give me less. I have some."

"This..." Wang Meilan and Zhao Jun looked at each other. Seeing Zhao Jun smiling and nodding at her, Wang Meilan said to Zhao Youcai, "That's alright. You have a good time with your son."

Zhao Youcai felt awkward when he heard this, but Wang Meilan's next words made him widen his eyes.

Just listen to Wang Meilan say: "Bang Chui takes down the mountain and sells it for money. No matter how much it is sold, you will get 10% of it!"

"10%!" Zhao Jun and Zhao Youcai were both shocked, and said that if the ginseng seedlings sold for 4,000 yuan today, they would have to give Zhao Youcai 400 yuan.

Others don't know it, but Zhao Jun knows that there are definitely big goods in that old village. Thinking about how old Pang's family could buy a house and a car with that old village in their last life, that would be a huge amount of money.

If Zhao Youcai was really paid 10%, Zhao Youcai would be able to become a household worth ten thousand yuan.

But just when Zhao Jun was surprised and Zhao Youcai was pleasantly surprised, Wang Meilan nodded and said to Zhao Youcai: "Yes, if I sell it for a hundred yuan, I will give you one yuan. If I sell it for a thousand yuan, I will give you ten yuan."

"Ah?" Zhao Youcai's surprise suddenly disappeared. He looked at Wang Meilan blankly and said loudly: "Does your family call this 10%?"

When Wang Meilan heard this, she narrowed her eyes and smiled, turned around and entered the house. The conditions at home have been getting better and better recently, and she doesn't want to restrict Zhao Youcai too much. Besides, Zhao Youcai doesn't have bad habits yet. If he likes to save some money, just let him go. Otherwise, if he really suffers from depression and becomes ill, then wouldn’t he and his son still have to serve him?

Wang Meilan was open-minded, but Zhao Youcai didn't want to, but he didn't dare to argue with Wang Meilan. He only said to Zhao Jun: "Look at your mother, she's paying 10%, and..."

"Dad!" Zhao Jun hurriedly stopped Zhao Youcai, fearing that he would say something treacherous, and immediately persuaded him: "Why don't you think about it? You can share forty yuan with Miao Bangchui today, which is a lot! "

As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Zhao Youcai stopped talking. He blinked and said to Zhao Jun: "Go, go to bed early, and we will leave early tomorrow!"

After saying that, Zhao Youcai took the shaved pig head out of the basin, put it in another empty basin, and then scooped out water to wash it.

…

Early the next morning, just after three o'clock, as soon as the rooster crowed in the backyard, Zhao Youcai got up from the kang.

After getting dressed, he came out of the room and started stewing vegetables and steaming dry food.

Stewed eggplant with potatoes, and steamed noodles with steamed cakes. As a chef, Zhao Youcai made this meal very smooth.

Waiting for the big pot to take off, Zhao Youcai rolled up his left cuff with his right hand, looked at his watch, and went to the west room to wake up Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun was woken up by Zhao Youcai. He looked out the window in a daze and saw that it was still dark, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

But having been awakened, Zhao Jun stopped sleeping. He got up from the kang, went to the latrine first, and then came back to wash up.

After he wiped his face, Zhao Youcai put the kang table on the table.

The two of them had breakfast in Zhao Jun's room. When Zhao Youcai put the last piece of cake in his mouth, he put his chopsticks on the table and said to Zhao Jun: "Eat quickly, we are ready to leave after eating. You don’t need to pick up the table if you leave it here, let your mother clean it up.”

After saying that, Zhao Youcai got up and went to the east room, changed his clothes and woke up Wang Meilan.

Wang Meilan got up and saw that it was not yet five o'clock, so she couldn't help but glare at Zhao Youcai.

But when Zhao Youcai faced Wang Meilan today, he was quite confident. He waved his hand and said: "Lan Na, hurry up and give me a piece of that red cloth you bought."

When Wang Meilan heard this, she frowned and said, "What do you want that thing for?"

"Don't worry about what you are doing." Zhao Youcai glanced at Wang Meilan, and then said: "Quickly pull a piece for me, I can use it."

Wang Meilan glared at Zhao Youcai, got up, opened the kang cabinet door, and pulled out a roll of red cloth from the inside.

She bought this and kept it to make big red flowers when Zhao Jun got married.

At this time, she pulled open one end of the red cloth and pulled it out about two feet, then raised her head and asked Zhao Youcai, "Is it enough?"

"Be more careful!" Zhao Youcai said: "Why are you digging and digging?"

Wang Meilan curled her lips, pulled her hand out another two feet, and asked Zhao Youcai again: "Is that enough this time?"

"Okay." Zhao Youcai took out a small pair of scissors from the sewing box on the side, pinched the tips of the scissors together with his thumb and index finger, and handed the scissors handle to Wang Meilan.

Wang Meilan took the scissors and cut the cloth, then threw the four feet of cloth towards Zhao Youcai and said, "This day is not enough for you."

Zhao Youcai pounced forward, reached out to catch the fallen red cloth, folded it up with both hands, and put it into his trouser pocket.

Then, Zhao Youcai began to change clothes and put on leggings.

After putting on his leggings, taking off the wall bag and carrying it on his back, Zhao Youcai seemed to have regained the feeling of commanding the mountains and forests.

He half-turned around, glanced at Wang Meilan indifferently, and said, "I'll go up the mountain, and you can clean up the house, and then clean up the courtyard."

Wang Meilan: "..."

Zhao Youcai, who had been pretending for a while, opened the door, walked to the west room in a few steps, and shouted to Zhao Jun, who was still putting on his leggings: "What are you waiting for? You're stunned!"

"I..." Zhao Jun was about to speak, but saw Zhao Youcai turned around and walked away. He was a little speechless. He had promised before that everything about releasing the mountain would be up to him, but now it seems that Zhao Youcai wants to turn his back on guests!

But this was his own father, Zhao Youcai was really disobedient, and Zhao Jun did not recruit him. So he speeded up his movements, tied up his leggings, and then stood up, took off his shoulder bag from the wall, and put it on his back.

When Zhao Jun came out of the house, he saw Zhao Youcai stuffing lunch boxes and cans into his pockets.

Seeing Zhao Jun coming out, Zhao Youcai picked up the cloth bag next to him, threw it behind his head, and put it on his shoulder.

Zhao Jun knew that the cloth bag contained pig heads, so he immediately stepped forward and said to Zhao Youcai, "Dad, please carry it for me."

"No need!" Zhao Youcai grabbed the cloth bag with one hand, raised his hand and pointed outward, saying: "Let's go!"

As he spoke, he tapped the door with his toes and came out of the house first.

In the northeastern forest area in late autumn, it was almost freezing in the morning. As soon as Zhao Jun came out of the house, he was blown away by the cool breeze and immediately put his hands into his sleeves.

Zhao Youcai was in front, striding forward, opening the courtyard door and leaving. Zhao Jun hurriedly followed, and the two men came out of the village and went straight to the mountain field.

When we entered the mountain field, it was not completely bright yet, but it did not affect walking. Zhao Youcai was leading the way. Unlike yesterday, Zhao Youcai walked very fast today.

Zhao Jun had to jog from time to time to keep up with Zhao Youcai. I don't think he has been out so early for a long time, and he has always taken a car when going up to the mountains for sieges a while ago, so he rarely travels in such a hurry.

The two men walked for more than 20 minutes when Zhao Youcai suddenly stopped and turned to look at Zhao Jun, who was three or four meters behind him.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly came to Zhao Youcai and said, "Dad, how about I carry it for a while?"

"No need!" Zhao Youcai raised his hand and pointed at the big red pine on the left, and said to Zhao Jun: "We will leave it here for sacrifice."

"Ah!" Zhao Jun was in a daze. Just as he was about to ask again, he saw Zhao Youcai carrying a cloth bag in front of the pine tree.

This red pine was not small, about forty or fifty gauge thick. Zhao Youcai placed the cloth bag next to the root of the tree, then pulled out the knife from his waist and peeled off the bark on the tree.

The purpose of peeling off pine tree bark at this time is not to wrap ginseng, nor to carve the old man's omen, but to open the old man's house.

I saw Zhao Youcai using his sword to draw a triangle on the pine tree, and then a square under the triangle. To put it bluntly, it looked like a child's drawing of a house.

After outlining the outline, Zhao Youcai used the knife to carefully cut off the bark in the outline.

This is called opening the master's house!

After driving out of the old man's house, Zhao Youcai took out a red cloth from his pocket and wrapped it around the old man's house.

While Zhao Youcai was doing this, Zhao Jun stood aside and watched Zhao Youcai's work with a smile.

He watched Zhao Youcai tuck the cloth, then bent his knees and knelt down.

After kneeling down, Zhao Youcai pulled the cloth bag from the side and tipped the bag's mouth down, causing the pig's head inside to fall to the ground.

Zhao Youcai threw the cloth bag aside, then grabbed one of the pig's ears with one hand and straightened the pig's head in front of the pine tree.

At this time, the pig's head was under the master's house, and the pig's mouth was pointed at Zhao Youcai.

Zhao Youcai took out Shilin Cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette, and put the filter tip into his mouth. Then Zhao Youcai took out the matchbox, struck the match and lit the cigarette.

Then, Zhao Youcai dug out the soil, buried the filter part of the cigarette in the soil, and stood in front of the pig's head.

After that, Zhao Youcai took out two more cigarettes. The same operation was done. After placing three cigarettes side by side in front of the pig's head, Zhao Youcai kowtowed three times in succession to the pine tree and the sacrifice in front of him, seeing the white smoke curling up.

After kowtowing, Zhao Youcai knelt straight and chanted loudly: "God of the Mountain, I, Zhao Youcai, and my son Zhao Jun are going into the mountain to plant ginseng today. I hope that God of the Mountain will bless me and my father for safe entry and exit from the mountain."

Speaking of this, Zhao Youcai paused and then said: "My son wants to offend the mountain god before spring begins. You, the old man, must not blame the villain."

Zhao Jun next to him heard what he said and suppressed the joy of making a sound. At this time, Zhao Jun had an idea in his mind, if you don't mention this matter, maybe the mountain god can really protect you.