"The old village chief in this village, surnamed Xu, is generally called Old Man by the people of the village. When this old man was young, he was a soldier, and it is said that he went to the battlefield, but he himself rarely mentioned this kind of thing, and I also heard my master talk about it when I was a child......"

On the hillside, Lian Ge and Chen Luodao chatted along the winding path, climbing upwards.

"The people of the village only knew that he had been a soldier, that he had left the village when he was not yet twenty years old, and that he was almost forty when he returned...... In the eighties, the old man became the village chief. Don't look at the old man at that time, his thinking was quite trendy. In the eighties, it was said that the tourism industry should be developed, and at that time this village was a small mountain village in the col, who understood this, no one agreed at first, and some good things in the village also went to the town to report the old man......"

Listening to Chen Luodao's words, Lian Ge nodded, his expression did not change, and while continuing to walk towards Yunshan Temple, he continued to listen to Chen Luodao's narration,

"But after all, the old man is a soldier who has been a soldier, how can he give up so easily...... A lot of things happened in the middle, but in the end, the old man succeeded.

When Lian Zhenren came, did he see the Big Buddha Temple?"

Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded.

"I went in circles. ”

"Lian Zhenren, don't say anything else, the building of the Big Buddha Temple is magnificent, right...... But a few decades ago, this big Buddha temple actually has only one big hall, surrounded by barren mountains, to burn incense and worship the Buddha, but also only the people in the surrounding villages, now those buildings, stone steps, are newly built in the past few decades. There is also the road in front of the Big Buddha Temple, which connects the city and the entrance of the village, which was also won by the old man when he was the village head. Chen Luodao said to Lian Ge,

"Although it is disgraceful to eat by the temple now, relying on the flow of people attracted by this big Buddha temple, the people in this village rely on selling incense wax paper money, and some simply open farmhouses on the mountains next to them, and they have indeed gotten rid of poverty. ”

"Lian Zhenren, don't look at the small western-style buildings and villas everywhere in the village now, but a few decades ago, it was so poor here, according to my master's words, that is, every March and April, when the desert moon is scarce, the whole village will be hungry. It is really not easy for the old man to be able to lead the whole village to develop into what it is now. ”

Chen Luodao shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Lian Ge paused slightly, glanced at the village under the mountain, and then nodded slightly,

"Lian Zhenren, when we get to the Taoist temple, let's go into the courtyard and sit down. ”

Chen Luodao walked to the door of the Taoist Temple, pushed open the door and said to Lian Ge.

Hearing this, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, didn't say anything, and nodded.

......

View of clouds and mountains, in the courtyard,

Lian Ge and Chen Luodao sat down at the stone table again, and the Taoist priest named Xiao Xuan walked out of the kitchen carrying a pot of boiling hot water.

"Xiao Xuan, has anyone come here since Lian Zhenren and I left?"

"Two pilgrims who had gone to the Big Buddha Temple to burn incense came to us along the road at the top of the mountain, and I have let them go. ”

Putting the kettle back down on the stone table, Xiao Xuan replied.

"Since it's okay, then you can go and play on the side by yourself, don't get in the way here. Chen Luodao lifted the pot of hot water, and while adding water to the teacup in front of Lian Ge, he waved to the little Xuan Daoist and said.

"That's Dad...... Master, the computer in your room ......"

"Just two hours, after playing, I went to the main hall to recite the scriptures. ”

"Okay......"

With that, the little Taoist priest turned around and slipped away.

"Let Lian Zhenren laugh. Chen Luodao turned his head and said to Lian Ge.

"It's interesting. Lian Ge smiled and shook his head,

Chen Luodao shook his head,

"What's interesting, this stinky boy is skinning day by day. ”

As he spoke, Chen Luodao couldn't help but smile again.

......

After a while, Chen Luodao's smile retracted, and he talked to Lian Ge again.

“...... Lian Zhenren, let's continue to talk about the old man's affairs?"

"It's troublesome for Chen Daochang. Lian Ge nodded.

"What's the trouble...... Chen Luodao waved his hand, and then continued to say the previous words,

“...... Now this village, it can develop into what it is now, and it is inseparable from the old man's dedication. According to my master, in the beginning, the big Buddha temple and the village were not connected to the outside at all, and only a muddy road could barely pass people, and if you want to develop, you have to build roads......

Chen Luodao reminisced while narrating to Lian Ge.

"But at the beginning, it was not as lively as it is now, and naturally it was deserted and unwilling to allocate funds, and wanted to take the people in the village to repair it by themselves, and few people were willing to spend this kind of 'white effort', so the old man himself went around to 'turn the fate' to find funds, and at the same time took a few people to transport stones from the mountains and rivers to the past, and used stones to cushion the road......"

Time passed slowly, and Chen Luodao said in detail what he knew, about the old man.

Lian Ge listened to Chen Luodao's narration, and didn't make much noise, just listened quietly, nodding from time to time.

Finally, after another moment, Chen Luodao's narration came to an end,

“...... That's pretty much it, so now the people in this village have a lot of respect for Old Man Xu, even if a few years ago, the old man unloaded his burden and handed over the affairs of the village to other people to be responsible, but Old Man Xu is still the backbone of the village and even several surrounding villages. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded.

In Chen Luodao's description, he had a basic understanding of this old man Xu.

......

On the side, Chen Luodao was slightly silent after finishing speaking, then looked at Lian Ge with some hesitation, and asked instead:

"Lian Zhenren...... Did you see anything when you were in the village just now?"

Hearing this, Lian Ge paused, glanced at Chen Luodao, and nodded slightly,

"It's really about seeing something. ”

The words fell, and Lian Ge did not continue to explain.

"Lian Zhenren ......" Chen Luodao hesitated, and stopped talking, but finally asked the guess in his heart,

"Isn't that old man...... Can't survive this time?"

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at Chen Luodao again, and then nodded.

Receiving Lian Ge's affirmation, Chen Luodao couldn't help but shake his head and sigh,

"Hey...... The old man has worked hard for half his life, has no children and no daughters, and has not enjoyed much happiness in his life...... But also, that old man is almost ninety years old......"

Chen Luodao said, shook his head again, and couldn't continue,

Lian Ge picked up the teacup, looked up slightly at the smoke of incense lingering on the other side of the mountain peak in the distance, and didn't speak.

In an instant, the courtyard became quieter.

Long

The quiet environment was broken by Chen Luodao's voice again,

"Lian Zhenren...... It's not too early, or the real person will live in the view. Chen Luodao proposed, worried that Lian Ge would refuse, and added,

"Didn't Lian Zhenren say that he was going to attend the wedding of Wang's second family in two days? ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at Chen Luodao, then nodded,

"That's okay, Daochang Chen, then bother. ”

"Don't bother, don't bother......" Chen Luodao was a little excited, "Lian Zhenren can live in Xiaoguan, it is Xiaoguan Peng ...... shine"

As he spoke, Chen Luodao stood up and shouted towards the house on the side of the courtyard:

"Xiao Xuan...... Stinky boy, stop playing games, quickly take out the new bedding in the cabinet and lay it out for Lian Zhenren!"

Looking at this scene, Lian Ge couldn't help but smile and shook his head.