The next morning, Long Zai Tian was woken up by his other brothers before the sun had even risen. They said that they wanted to take revenge for their loss in the card game last night. He had no choice. With two big dark circles under his eyes, he secretly glanced at the bookshelf and then at the cabinet. After confirming that this was not a dream but the truth, his uneasy heart finally calmed down.
The relatives in the clan didn't gradually leave until after lunch. They bid farewell to their brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and elders in the clan who were about to leave. They also made an appointment with the few who were unwilling to lose money to meet again on the next birthday or festival.
Long Zai Tian's second uncle had hired a dragon to clean up the tables, stools, pots, and pans. It seemed that it would be done in a short while. Their things were all transported by vehicles. There was a section of the road where trucks could not enter, so they needed everyone's help. After helping to move it a few times, the liveliness in the courtyard slowly faded away and returned to its usual tranquility.
As his heart slowly calmed down, Long Zaitian had many questions in his heart. Where did his family's " Shen Nong Jing " come from? From the bookshelf and the dust on it, there was no indication that this thing belonged to his second grandfather. However, did his second grandfather discover the contents of the book at that time? Long Zai Tian was puzzled.
When there were many people, the house could not fit them. Now that all the relatives had left, the house felt empty. The few beds that were originally laid out were no longer needed. Long Zaitian's second uncle and father were preparing to put away the unused beds and thin blankets. At that time, only Long Zaitian and a few clansmen were left in the house.
Long Zai Tian could not control the doubts in his heart. He asked while tidying the bed,""Daddy, where did Second Grandpa get so many books in his study?”
"Why are you asking this question?" His father wrapped himself in a bamboo mat and continued,"Speaking of which, there are so many books. Some of them are for your second grandfather to use at work, and some are for the turbulent years after the liberation.”
"There was a big landlord in the village. During the land reform movement, the landlord had to be brought out to fight and reform. This wasn't all. Most of them had to be confiscated. Landlord Liu of the village was no exception. However, society at that time was chaotic. People were selfish. Many things that could be used were copied and taken home. When the government came, they returned some, but there were still many things that were hidden.”
"At that time, only those books were not wanted. Isn't your second grandfather a scholar? He saw good things and threw them away, but it was a pity. He took advantage of the dark to pick them up. Your second grandfather gave the valuable ones to the head of the county revolutionary committee at that time, and your uncle became the head of the brigade. Third also retired from the army and became the director of the county armed forces department. This relationship has been maintained for seven or eight years. Now, he is the head of the municipal party committee, your uncle has become the second-in-command of the county revolutionary committee, and your third uncle has become the head of the county armed forces department. At that time, the government sent people over just for show, so the things were kept. Later, he even specially made a bookshelf for it. The bookshelf you see now was personally made by your second grandfather.”
Long Zaitian still felt that something was not right. It was copied from the landlord's house. How could the landlord not read it? After reading the book, he would definitely know how to farm. However, after the landlord was vindicated, he did not talk about this topic. The crops he planted were no different from others. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was a little strange.
Looking at Long Zai Tian's worried and puzzled look, his father did not know why. "Oh, there's one more thing. It was a little mysterious back then."”
"What is it? Tell me." Long Zai Tian immediately perked up.
"It happened a while before your second grandpa passed away. You must have heard from others that your second grandpa is very famous in our area. Not only is he the secretary of the Xiangyang District Party Committee, but he became even more famous after he retired and returned to the countryside. Do you want to know the reason?"
His father asked. Before Liu Yi could answer, he sighed and said,"Your second grandpa has been a good person all his life. As long as anyone in the surrounding villages knows your second grandpa, there's no one who doesn't give him a thumbs up.”
"When others retire, they will enjoy their old age at home. However, when your second grandfather retired and came back, he saw that the village roads were filled with potholes and ditches. He paid people to go to the foot of the mountain to hit stones to repair the bridge and pave the way. The words he said the most were 'life is for the better'. It's the stone bridge that you used to go to school when you were young. Many of the bluestone roads you walk on were built by your second grandfather's people in the village.”
"In your second grandfather's later years, there was a flood in the village. The hole in the original stone bridge was too small, and the water did not flow fast enough. In the end, the stone bridge was destroyed. Later, the village organized people to repair it. However, after the flood, they saw the original site of the stone bridge. Only the pier was left on both sides of the river. At that time, the river was five meters wide. If it was repaired, it would cost a lot of money. In the end, your grandfather and second grandfather said that if a village could be troubled by a small river, every family would pay if they could. I'm old and can't move. Take all my retirement money this year.”
"Just like this, you pay, I'll do the work. Everyone's hearts will work together, and we'll take action immediately. The villagers who relied on the mountain were all good stonemasons. On the mountain where the stones were mined, it might have been the rain that had penetrated the soil on the surface of the mountain some time ago, or it might have been the vibration of the mountain quarrying and blasting. Not long after the cannon shot, a loud rumble came from the mountain. A group of people suddenly ran out from the foot of the mountain, shouting,"The mountain collapsed, the mountain collapsed."”
"A burst of rubble followed the shouts. Fortunately, no one was injured. When the dust settled, a cave was revealed where the mountain had collapsed. In those days, the villagers were all uneducated and stupid. When they saw that the mountain had stopped falling, they drilled into the cave to test the situation. In the end, they found nothing.”
His father recalled the past that he had been involved in the whole time."I was only in my twenties at that time, and I was also a famous stonemason in the local area. I was following behind them at that time. Before I entered the cave, I saw them talking as they walked back regretfully. I didn't give up, so I went in and looked carefully. Perhaps it was luck, but I really found a box. The box was shattered by the falling stones. There were only a few books inside. I took it out and read it. It was fine and I didn't get smashed at all. The first person who went out saw me take out a few books and thought that there was something inside. He hurriedly ran back to the cave. I took a few books and flipped through them, but I didn't know what to write. I thought,"Doesn't your second grandfather know how to read?" Why don't you just take it home and give it to your second grandpa?”
After saying that, he paused for a moment and continued,"It was already noon when I returned home that day. Your second grandfather was not in good spirits and was resting in the courtyard with his eyes closed. I told him about the situation of me obtaining the book, but he ignored me. He told me to put the book away and read it when I have time, so I put the book on his bookshelf. However, your second grandpa spent all his limited energy on repairing the bridge. Not long after the bridge was built, your second grandpa passed away and forgot about it in the end.”
Long Zai Tian listened to his father telling the story of his second grandfather and felt a deep sense of pride. Thinking about it now, Second Grandpa was only someone who could appear in this era. A person with noble and pure morality was rare in thousands of people now, but there was never a lack of them in that era.
Long Zai Tian was silent as he listened to his father's story. His father and the others were also in a good mood. They said to him,"The books in this large bookshelf are all from your great-grandfather, grandfather, second grandfather, and other elders. We don't usually use them, so they are still preserved very well.”
Now, it seemed that Long Zai Tian and his family definitely had not seen those few copies of the Shennong Sutra. Otherwise, they would have given the descendants a careful explanation and would not have casually placed them on the bookshelf. He sighed in his heart. After understanding the ins and outs of the Shennong Scripture, he felt as if a stone had finally landed in his heart.
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