The story of silly column

People of the older generation often use the old saying that "fools are blessed" and "losers are blessed" to educate us, and often end up with the words "don't listen to the old man and lose in front of you" to add some persuasiveness to these words. However, there are too many examples in life to prove that the old saying is not necessarily right.

? The story is an old story, which has been more than half a century.

? Grandpa said that our branch was not local at all, but moved from Shanxi, our ancestral home, in order to avoid the war in the last century. At that time, there were more than 200 people, and only seven or eight people settled here.

? At that time, I almost spent all my money because I fled all the way. There are only seven or eight people here, two brothers and their uncle's family. My uncle's family is very rich, so he bought a few acres of land and a house with two wings, while my brother sold the bride's dowry and bought a semi-new earthen wall house, while my brother alone worked as a long-term laborer for a local landlord.

? My brother's nickname is Zhuzi. He was only twelve when he left home with his family. He went to school for a few days before and learned to settle accounts with the accountant. On the way to escape, he accidentally fell into a big river, and his parents risked their lives to save him. Later, it caught up with the early spring season in the south. It rained all day, and Zhu couldn't afford to get sick. They have a high fever all day. Everyone thinks that the child is dying and wants to leave him. After all, it was a burden, but he recovered in a few days.

? I just had a serious illness, I can't eat well every day, and I have to climb mountains all day. His health is getting worse and worse, and he is sallow and emaciated. This fever seems to have burned his brain. Without a child's active nature, he often frowns his head and follows everyone without talking.

? People are whispering: the son of the third family has a fever and burned his brain. He is stupid. From then on, everyone called him silly column.

? When silly column just went to work in the landlord's house, the landlord's wife saw his weakness and asked him to do some relatively easy work.

? Later, I can eat a hot corn steamed stuffed bun every day, and I don't have to live that kind of wandering life, and silly column's body has slowly recovered. He is getting stronger and stronger, working the hardest and doing the best. It's just that he is still the same as before, he doesn't like to talk, and he likes to be bored alone.

? In the back, I am willing to work hard, and my salary is higher than that of ordinary long-term workers. It only took silly column half a year to buy a shabby thatched cottage. Although the landlord also has a place where long-term workers live, silly column feels that it is not his own house after all. Although the hut is a bit shabby, at least it belongs to itself.

? When he is not busy at ordinary times, he will also help his big brother and uncle to do some work. In his opinion, such a life is the most comfortable for him. There is no hunger and disease, and there is no instability. People here are hardworking and kind.

? However, this happy life in his eyes did not last long.

? Once his uncle went up the mountain to cut wood and hurt his leg, so he couldn't work in the fields. It was the season of soybean harvest, and his uncle asked him to help collect the ripe soybeans at home.

? He, his aunt and two older brothers, aged seven or eight, are busy from morning till noon. At this time, it is midsummer, and the scorching sun is in the sky, which makes people working in the fields breathless.

? When it was time for dinner, Aunt Silly Column wanted to go home and cook. The two children couldn't stand the sun exposure, so they went back, leaving Silly Column to work alone in the field.

? The sun at noon is the most poisonous time, and even the thatch on the road is curled by the sun. The people who work in the fields next to them also let their wives go home to cook and let the children who work with them rest in the shade of the ridge. Several shirtless men were chatting while working. Several men nagged with silly column in the adjacent field, and silly column didn't answer the words, just occasionally ha ha to deal with a few words.

? Soon, silly column's cousin came to Tiantou. Because he was too afraid of the sun, he shouted in the distant shade: silly column, it's time to eat. Silly column said hello in the field, tied the soybean in his hand, pinned the sickle on his waist and walked to the field.

? At the other end of the field, some children enjoying the cool in the shade asked their cousin silly column, isn't he your brother? Why do you call him silly column? Is he really a fool?

? My cousin silly column glanced at the silly column coming and muttered that he was a fool. I don't have such a brother! Say that finish also don't wait for silly column to go home together, turned around and walked first.

? The children looked at each other and turned their heads to one side when they saw the silly column coming. Silly column touched his head, grinned at them and left with a big bundle of soybeans.

? He is indeed a fool. They thought to themselves.

? The sun is so bright that people don't want to go out to work. Stupid column tied up the soybeans cut in the field until the sun went down. He and his aunt are walking in the field with big bundles of soybeans on their backs. Those who are still working in the fields always greet his aunt with a smile, but they just seem to turn a blind eye to him, and Lian Xiao doesn't. The children chasing in the field met them, even made faces at the silly column, spat, and shouted after him that the fool was coming.

? Silly column was at a loss, and his dark face turned red. His aunt was shocked and asked loudly who taught them to say these words.

The children drew back their heads, and a courageous child stretched out his head and shouted, this is what your son said himself, calling him a fool.

? My aunt blushed when she heard that. She looked down and didn't dare to look at the silly column. She faltered and told silly column that the child was not sensible and talked nonsense, which made silly column not take it to heart. He also slapped his son hard with a stick and called him an ungrateful baiwenhang. Zhu worked so hard to help his family that he didn't even have a good word.

? Stupid column Han Han smiled and said that he was fine and didn't care about those words.

? Nothing seems to have changed in the next few days. Stupid column does his job well every day and often helps other long-term workers share some work, but they don't seem to appreciate it. Instead of saying thank you as before, I often joke with him and ask him to do some heavy work.

? He didn't understand why this happened. It seems that everyone is playing tricks on him except his brother and uncle. Of course, except for the old landlords, they always smile when they see silly columns.

? Soon after, a story came from the stockade, which let him know the reason why people played tricks on him-the child who called him a fool that day saw that he was not angry and said nothing. Isn't this a bluff? When children go home and tell the adults, it seems that there is such a thing in their hearts. Usually, I'm stupid, and I don't talk much. I'm stupid. There is a stupid word in the name, so it's just a fool.

? Then word spread, and at last everyone in the stockade knew about it.

? Children like to play tricks on him, and adults like to take advantage of his work. Silly column is getting more and more uncomfortable in his heart. He gradually becomes less fond of laughing and more boring than before. After finishing his work every day, he went back to his hut and fell asleep. It seems that only in his shack can he feel a little warmth.

? But what happened next made his warm heart completely cool.

? The middle of this month is the day when the landlord pays his salary every month. As before, silly column finished the day's work early and waited for the landlord to pay after dinner. But I waited for half an hour and didn't wait for the landlord to call his name.

? Finally, all the workers in the yard got their wages and went home. The landlord came up to him and said apologetically, silly column, there is no copper coin at home. You owe a salary debt first, and I'll give it to you together next month.

? Silly column cold, but looking at the landlord's kind face, he agreed. He thinks the landlords are good people and trustworthy.

? In the next month, silly column still tries to do his job well, and his brother often chats with him. He hopes that he can bring some warmth to his brother in this land, but not extra affection.

? The day soon arrived in the middle of the month, the autumn harvest season arrived, and silly column was very busy every day. On the day of pay, aunt silly column came to see him and said that his uncle's leg injury had worsened. If he is not treated in time, he may have to spend the rest of his life in bed. She hopes silly column can lend her some money.

? Silly column is very worried about his uncle and can't wait to get his salary to treat his uncle immediately.

? But things are not what he thought, or the same as last month, everyone got their salary, but they didn't come to him again. The landlord said to him apologetically, silly column, I'm really sorry. This time, a worker has an emergency at home and asked me to advance my salary for several months. I don't think you are worried, so you paid them all the money in advance. After the new year, I will give you these months' salary together. what do you think?

? Silly column listened to zhang mouth, feel the in the mind. He lowered his head and said, sir, you have to give me this money today. I'm waiting to take it to save my uncle's life!

? The landlord smiled and said, silly column, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. This is no coincidence. You see, I didn't tell you that I had paid you in advance and there was no extra money at home. Besides, I didn't give you a bite to eat and drink every day. Which one is not mine? There are wages in recent months. Didn't I give you every penny? Do you think I will be greedy for your few copper coins?

? Silly column bowed his head, blushed and said, I know Master is a good man, but if my uncle's leg is not treated in time, he may be paralyzed in the next life. Please, master, give me some! In the future, ...

? The landlord interrupted him impatiently with a wave of his hand and said, What are you, a fool named Zhao? What does your uncle's life and death have to do with me? I'm telling you, I can give you pig food every day, or get out! After that, he dared not look at the silly column, shook his sleeves and turned into the room.

? Silly column looked at his back, opened his mouth to say something, but said nothing. He bowed his head, was silent for a long time, and turned and walked in the direction of home.

? Today, the moon is particularly bright, just like during the day, which makes people's shadows very long. Silly column looked up at the bright moon in the sky and suddenly remembered that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. He looked at the moon like a white jade plate and remembered the Mid-Autumn Festival he spent in the yard with his parents and brothers when he was a child. At that time, the family sat in the yard and watched the moon together. Dad always gives him the best moon cakes. How happy he was. He doesn't have to think about anything.

? He lay on the ridge watching the moon. When I was a child, I heard that there was a palace above the moon, where a fairy, a rabbit, a toad and a osmanthus tree lived. But he didn't see any palaces or osmanthus trees.

? For a long time, silly column stood up and walked to his brother's house. Arriving at my brother's door, my brother and sister-in-law are sharing moon cakes with the children. When my sister-in-law saw him coming, she told him to sit down and eat together. He thanked her and teased her two-year-old nephew with her sullen fingers.

? He asked his brother for half a catty of white wine, but he didn't speak. He just drinks glumly. His brother saw that his brother was worried, but he didn't know how to comfort him.

? The silly column stared at the oil lamp on the table, and the dim light shone on his face, which was originally a vibrant face, but it seemed lifeless. The lid of the oil lamp was scalded by the flame, but a moth seemed to be not afraid of scalding, hitting the glass again and again, trying to jump into the small lamp.

? Silly column looked at moths, and suddenly thought of the story of "moths to the fire" in his heart, and he had a little understanding. He picked up half a bowl of wine, tried to pretend to be very heroic, said a dry sentence to his brother, looked up and swallowed all the wine in the bowl.

? Rough and turbid wine jumped into his throat and fell into his stomach like hot coal, which made him dizzy. He smacked his lips and smiled and said to his nephew, I'm waiting for my uncle to buy you candy tomorrow. Then she got up and said goodbye to her sister-in-law who was still busy in the kitchen, and turned to walk away.

? My brother looked at the back of silly column with some surprise, and felt that my brother seemed different today in peacetime.

? Silly column walked in the field again, blowing a cool breeze, listening to the croak of frogs under the rice, and his mood improved for no reason. He couldn't help humming the children's songs of his hometown in the frogs, and his steps were brisk.

? Soon, he returned to the landlord's house, and there was laughter in the yard, just like the laughter when he was with his parents when he was a child. He thinks it's great.

? Silly column walked well into the west wing, which is usually where the woodcutter works. He has been here several times and knows that the children in the wing are unlocked, so it is easy to get in.

? Fortunately, the moon is particularly bright tonight, and he can barely see things in the room. On the wall hung a rusty shotgun with a bag of gunpowder beads on it.

? Silly column took off the shotgun and wiped the dust on it. The existence of the shotgun is that he once came to the west wing to help. Seeing the Orion who came to borrow the gun, the woodcutter tickled and insisted that the Orion demonstrate how to shoot. Silly column watching, remembering the shooting process.

? He hung the bag of gunpowder beads around his waist and walked to the front yard with a shotgun. In the yard, the landlord's family is happy and full of laughter.

? Silly column stood outside the door, carefully checked the shotgun, took out a handful of gunpowder beads from his waist and held them in his hand, put one in the gun chamber, and pushed the door and went in.

? There are two tables for food and wine in the yard. The landlord and squire in the village were having a good time when they suddenly saw an outsider coming in.

? The landlord came to his house to do long-term work, and his face suddenly collapsed. When he saw silly column with a shotgun in his hand, his face changed greatly, and he was going to do something at him!

? Silly column with a gun, bang a gun on the table, drink spilled everywhere. People in the yard screamed when they heard the gunshots, holding their heads and hiding everywhere.

? Silly column stared at the landlord and said, anyway, you must pay today, or the next shot will not hit the table.

? The landlord hid his head under the table and shouted, don't be impulsive, silly column, and discuss everything.

? Silly column without saying a word, put the gunpowder beads in his hand in the gun chamber and aimed at the landlord.

? The landlord's wife screamed with fear, hurriedly took out an ocean from her bag and threw it to him, begging silly column for forgiveness with a sad face.

? Silly column picked up the ocean with a happy smile on her face. He told the landlord that he would not come to work tomorrow, thanked the landlord for taking care of him, and then turned and left with a gun.

? There was silence in the yard, people looked at each other, and the landlord climbed out from under the table, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and vowed that he would look stupid.

? Silly column hurried back to his hut, wrapped it in some rags, took out some rice balls from a broken jar, stuffed them into the bag and walked to his brother's house with a shotgun on his back.

? When I arrived at my brother's house, my nephew and sister-in-law were already asleep, and my brother was sitting in front of the house enjoying the cool air with a cigarette in his mouth.

? Silly column gave the ocean to his younger brother, asked him to take it to see his uncle, and bought some delicious food for his nephew with the rest of the money.

? Brother Lengleng, when he saw silly column's equipment, he knew in his heart that his brother was going out of town, but he didn't know how long the trip would take. He opened his mouth and finally said nothing but smoked a cigarette stiffly.

? Silly column patted his brother on the shoulder to show comfort, threw the ocean into his hand and walked outside the village without looking back.

? That night, the moonlight was like frost, and the silly column was covered with a cool breeze and a bright moon, walking outside the mountain. From then on, there were fewer silly columns on the battlefield and more soldiers with guns, Zhao Tingbi.

? 19341In mid-February, Zhao Tingbi walked out of a small mountain village in Shiqian County, Tongren, Guizhou Province, wearing sandals for more than four months and came to Zunyi County. He was so hungry that he was rescued by passing Red Army soldiers. 1935 1 late in the month, Zhao tingbi joined the army and went to Xishui county to participate in the tucheng campaign with the large army. It was not until the twenty-five years after the founding of New China that Zhao Tingbi returned to his hometown.

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