The snow kept drifting all the way, and although there was no snow on the road surface, the mountains in the distance were already covered with snow.

Although the road to the countryside is not spacious enough, there are few vehicles on the road, and Gao Jianguo is not slow to drive the Jinbei car, and after two and a half hours of coiling, he finally arrived in his hometown before lunch.

The name of the village is Wu, the older generation said that there was once a plane tree here, and it also attracted the phoenix to live on it, and then the sky descended on the thunder, not only chopped away the phoenix, but also killed the sycamore.

For this kind of boring myth, Gao Mu listened to it with relish when he was a child, and after reading it, he slowly scoffed at it and felt that it was too.

When he came back to his hometown of Shangwu Village this time, he felt different.

Rebirth can happen to him, so why can't myths be true?

It's just that although this story has been circulating in the village, it has spread too far away, and it has only been left on the mouth of word of mouth, and there are no historical relics to be found.

Otherwise, with Gao Mu's current mentality, he will definitely go to the so-called ruins, the so-called sycamore growth place, to investigate.

Curiosity kills the cat, see how to solve the doubts.

"Nothing has changed here, huh?"

Gao Mu sat in the co-pilot, leaning and enjoying the scenery along the way.

The feng shui environment of Shangwu Village is still very good, the village is surrounded by a large piece of flat land that is rare to see, surrounded by mountains on both sides of the north and south, and a stream from west to east passes through the center of the village, and will flow into the lake after running for more than ten miles.

Gao Mu left the village with his parents in the third grade and went to live in the town, and then basically came back once or twice a year.

In fact, he knows the environmental situation of the village very clearly, and the reason why he is emotional is because he uses the feelings of the future generations today.

A scene of returning to the juvenile village and children herding cattle and playing in the water kept popping up in his mind.

"What can change?" Gao Jianguo replied casually: "The only change is that there are more and more people in the village who go out to work now." ”

"Normal. In the countryside, after all, there is only one acre and three points of land, and the family faces the loess with their backs to the sky, and they are busy all year round and have little income. If you want to change your family's economic conditions and live a better life, going out to work is now the best way out. ”

Gao Mu also said casually.

For those who are born in rural areas, they either study and go out to study and then develop in big cities, or they can stay in the countryside for the rest of their lives to farm and find opportunities to go out to work and earn some hard-earned money to supplement their families.

Gao Mu has reason to believe that if Gao Jianguo hadn't stayed in the county seat as a soldier, if his family had stayed in the countryside, his likely outcome would have been the latter.

In fact, the road in his previous life was not very different from the latter, and he was not admitted to the university and he was also working outside to make money, but it was slightly better than working on floor tiles.

But the days of wandering across the ocean and crossing mountains and mountains were also the main tone of his life for a long time.

Later, when his life stabilized, he would be afraid if someone asked him to climb the mountain together, and he was even more tired.

"That's a good point. The road into the village is a little narrow, and Gao Jianguo is also driving into the village for the first time, so he was cautious: "Your grades were not good before, I discussed it with your mother, and set two plans for you, one is to find something to do in our county, and the other is to let you follow others to Hangzhou or Shanghai to work." ”

"Well, let you worry about it. ”

Gao Mu glanced at Zeng Shufang, who was sitting behind, and smiled slightly.

"What are you talking about?" Zeng Shufang patted Gao Mu on the shoulder: "We are very relieved about your current performance, and we will report your progress to your grandparents in a while, so that they will also be happy." ”

The son and daughter's good academic performance is the most proud thing for the two couples.

"The car has to stop here. ”

The old house of the Gao family is located in the middle of the village, and the car cannot drive to the door of the house, so it can only be parked in the open space in front of the village hall.

Because of the Chinese New Year, because of the snow, except for a few wild children playing snowball fights, there are no people on the road in the village, and most of them are hiding at home to roast the fire and play cards.

Or gather in people who have TVs to watch TV, of course, the most popular coin fighting is also indispensable.

It's just that I don't know whose turn is to be the banker today, and I don't know which house everyone is nesting in, holding a lot of coins in their hands and gambling in full swing.

Gao Mu helped his parents move the things off the car, locked the car, and under the curious attention of several children, the family walked towards the old house with large bags.

"Mom and Dad, you see, grandpa is sitting at the door, can't he be waiting for us?"

The snowflakes in the village felt a lot bigger than when they were in the town, and the roofs were covered with snow.

An ordinary house with white walls and blue tiles and a "flat" front is the big house of Gao Mu's grandfather's house.

Such a house is very common in the countryside, with a thick layer of white lime on the outside, which plays the role of wall tiles, making the appearance of the house look very neat.

The interior of the house is dominated by a timber-framed roof and a second floor separated by wooden panels.

The main body of the wall is also devoid of bricks and cement, and is mainly made of the most common yellow mud in the area, layer by layer.

Although the method is earthy and the value is low, such a house is really warm in winter and cool in summer, and it has advantages compared to brick and cement villas.

"Grandpa, are you waiting for us?"

Gao Lu had the least things in his hand, put on his schoolbag, gave up a pair of liquor in his hand, and rushed to the main gate of the house.

Outside the house, the snow is flying, the cold wind is gusting, but the inside of the house is full of warmth.

A recliner, a stove, and a blanket, the old man Gao is squinting at the entrance of the village, foggy, looming in the snowflakes of Xiawu Mountain.

Shangwu Village and Xiawu Mountain may be the only evidence that Wutong Zhao Phoenix still remains.

"Xiaolu is here, hahaha, come in, it's snowing outside, come in. ”

Old man Gao has passed this year's sixtieth year, and he has not yet arrived, but his health is not bad.

Seeing Gao Lu rushing in front of him from the snowflakes, a smile bloomed on his face, and he quickly stood up from the chair with both hands propped up.

"Where's Grandma?"

Gao Lu put down the shede in his hand, hugged Old Man Gao's arm, and began to look into the house, looking for the shadow of Old Madam Gao.

"Your grandma is in the back kitchen, didn't your dad call to say that she was here today? I know that our precious granddaughter is coming, why don't she prepare a few dishes that you like to eat?"

Old Man Gao casually pointed back, but his eyes continued to look into the snow outside the house.

The granddaughter is here, and the grandson must be behind.

Really!

"Grandpa, what kind of style are you, watching the snow scene by roasting the fire at the door, the artistic conception is very deep!"

With ridicule, Gao Mu walked over with two large boxes.

"Komaki is here, come in!"

Old Man Gao only has his grandson and granddaughter in his eyes, and he has no interest in his son and daughter-in-law taking a second look, as for whether it is snowing outside. It is even more uninhabitable.

Looking at the old man who walked into the house with Gao Mu and Gao Lu on the left and right, Gao Jianguo cried and shouted without tears: "Dad, I'm so unsoothed?"

Thick sour vinegar wafts out!

"How old are you, and you still eat your son and daughter's vinegar?"

Zeng Shufang smiled and touched Gao Jianguo with her shoulder, Lao Gao also has times when he is not serious, oh no, now he can only be called Xiao Gao.

"Grandpa, sit down, I'll go find grandma first. ”

Gao Lu pressed Old Man Gao on the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall, then turned around and jumped towards the kitchen in the back room.

Zeng Shufang said hello to Old Man Gao, and followed Gao Lu into the back of the house, giving up the space in front to the men, and the women just whispered in the back.

"What about the eldest brother and the third sister?"

Gao Jianguo put the things in his hand, looked left and right, and found a topic.

"They're going to hang out? should be back soon. ”

The old man glanced at the table clock in the main hall and said with confidence.

Gao Mu also glanced at the clock, and immediately understood that the meal time was almost up, and he should indeed come back.

According to local customs, before the third year of junior high school, you are not allowed to eat at an outsider's house, and you can only eat at your own home by your in-laws' family.

That's why Old Man Gao is so determined.

"How are you doing?"

Gao Jianguo changed jobs and spent a long time running cars outside, so he paid less attention to his hometown than before.

"It's good, my mother and I can eat and sleep, you don't have to worry about it. Old Man Gao kept holding Gao Mu's hand, reluctant to let go, and when he talked to Gao Jianguo, he was like this: "I heard that you have changed jobs, and now you are helping others run long distances?"

At the age of Mr. Gao, he experienced war when he was young, and later experienced national turmoil and social difficulties.

For eating public meals, there is an inexplicable attachment to the iron rice bowl.

"How do you know? Who told you?"

Gao Jianguo frowned, his own Lao Tzu's temper was very clear to him, so he didn't tell the old man Gao and his wife about smashing the iron rice bowl, just because he was afraid that they would worry.

After a longer period of time, when the family's economic conditions have improved significantly, and when the advantages of changing jobs have been fully reflected, he will take the initiative to tell the two elders.

And now, Gao Jianguo, who has always thought that he is doing a good job of secrecy, has found that the old man has known it for a long time and has already seen everything.

"You don't care if it's true, I just ask you what you think? Why don't you do a job at the station, and run out to drive a truck for someone else?"

Although the work at the station is not as good as that of the civil servants, it is also a job assigned by the state, and the salary is a little less, but it will not be nothing.

Working for a private boss may seem like a higher salary, but there is also a great risk of not getting a salary, and all kinds of benefits are not guaranteed.

Gao Jianguo never thought that he had just entered the door, and his butt was not yet hot, and he was questioned by the old man.

Unprepared, he suddenly didn't know how to answer.

He can't just tell the old man that he's in it for money, for more wages, right?

Although it is so!