On the way, Shen Zheng also learned about the local situation from Wang Quanfu's mouth, there is basically no prime-age labor force in the village, and the only remaining population is half a hundred people over 50 years old and children under 10 years old. And when the children are almost fourteen or fifteen years old, they will be taken out to study by their parents who are working abroad, or work with them, so there are fewer and fewer people, and even Wang Quanfu said that this place will not be a wasteland in another decade or two. Looking around, the land on the mountain is completely covered with meters of weeds, and there is not even a decent ramp.

Back at home, Wang Quanfu pointed to a family across the rice field in front of the door and said: "That family was the richest family in our village more than 20 years ago, the man was a railway maintenance worker, with a salary of 1,000 yuan a month, and he was the first to buy color TVs, VCDs and DVDs here." There are three children in the family, the eldest and the second are all girls, and the third is finally a boy.

We were all envious of them, and we ate meat once a week. Later, the two girls got married, and the man had an accident repairing the railroad and passed away, leaving only the third child and his mother.

The two girls have to come back once in the first year and a half, and they haven't seen anyone for several years recently. Later, the third child was not admitted to university, and followed a few other young people to the frontier, saying that he was engaged in construction there, and settled down, and basically did not come back, and now the old woman is left to live alone, I heard that she has cancer, and I don't know whether it is true or false, anyway, it has been very hard to live alone these years. ”

Shen is silent and silent, the big city is glamorous, there are local tyrants who can spend tens of millions in minutes with a wave of their hands, they can go out without getting their feet muddy, they can eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and occasionally pursue the so-called "back to basics" life, but they can't really understand what the rural areas in the remote mountainous areas are like.

There are still a lot of such places, how many Xinye Villages are there, and how many places are there that can't even catch up with here? He Shen Shen didn't have the ability to solve these puzzles.

"Uncle Wang, I have another request for this time, I hope you and your aunt will take Xiao Er back with me. ”

Chen Xiuling was a little surprised, Xiao Er's face was full of curiosity, where to go? Wang Quanfu waved his hand and smiled: "Where are you going? This is our home, our roots, where can we go back? Besides, Xiuling and I are not familiar with those places outside, so we can't do anything, so what can we do if we go, and it's not to cause you trouble? It's better to be comfortable at home." ”

Shen Zhong is not very good at speaking, but Wang Quanfu is in order, but he is not in a hurry to take a few people out this time, and replied: "Uncle, what you said is reasonable, but the current situation in this place is not suitable for you to live, and Xiao Er also has to grow up and grow taller."

Moreover, although you are out, when you and your aunt want to come back to live, you can come back at any time, and there is no delay on both sides. Therefore, you still discuss with your aunt again, don't you also say it, Qikun also said at the beginning that one day he will take your second elder out to enjoy happiness. ”

Wang Quanfu is a little loose, how inconvenient is it in a poor and remote place, only he knows best in his heart, let Xiao Er stay here for the rest of his life, of course he is also unwilling, if one day he really wants to get out of this mountain, then it is naturally the best to have a person like Shen Zhong by his side.

That's why he said: "Xiuling and I have no culture, and if we go out, we will also make trouble for you, so after a while, I will entrust Xiao Er to you, take care of us for a period of time, let him learn something outside, if he can't adapt to it, you let him come back, if he is angry, then the two of us will go out to enjoy the happiness." ”

He still feels that it is really troublesome for a family to go to other people, and the second child is still young, so it shouldn't be a big problem. As for why he trusted a young man for the first time so much, he didn't dare to fully confirm it, but before that, with the heavy military uniform, he also took out the triangular peace charm that Wang Qikun had carried with him since he was a child, which Wang Quanfu asked for in the Guanyin Temple on the mountain at the head of the village before Wang Qikun was born, and this Wang Quanfu naturally recognized it.

As soon as Xiao Er heard that his father was going to "give" himself to this strange big brother, he cried out with a "wow", he was sensible, but after all, he was only a four-year-old child, crying and holding Chen Xiuling's hand and shouting: "Mom, I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving!" Xiao Er listens to you well, I don't call you to buy me candy to eat, and I don't want new clothes, you don't let me go. ”

Grabbing a pair of small hands in Chen Xiuling's palms, clenched them tighter than ever, Chen Xiuling only felt her heart twitch all of a sudden, lowered her body and held him with one hand and kept gently patting the back of Xiao Er's head.

Shen Zhong hurriedly squatted down and said softly: "Little Er, if you don't go, don't go, my brother won't take you away, my brother told my parents that you should take good care of yourself at home, and I will come to see you next time." ”

"I don't want you to come, you have to take me away, I don't want to go!" Xiao Er didn't listen, and looked at Wang Quanfu with a bitter smile.

Wang Quanfu came over and touched Xiao Er's head and said, "Xiao Er, Dad was joking just now, my brother won't take you away, don't worry." ”

got Wang Quanfu's promise, Xiao Er finally forcibly held back his sobs, a lot of snot had already flowed in the middle of the people, and he still held Chen Xiuling with both hands and refused to let go, and several adults were both distressed and funny.

Shen got up and nodded, and didn't try to persuade him more in this matter, he didn't come this time to let the father and son separate, besides, the situation over there was not taken care of at all, and it was really not easy to settle down when he took Wang Quanfu and a few people over, so this matter was temporarily stopped.

After dinner, Shen Chong took out 20,000 yuan and a mobile phone from the bag, these may be what they need most now, but the two of them refused to ask for anything, Shen Zhong told them: "These are Qikun's money, and the mobile phone was also bought with his money, so you two elders can use it with confidence, I will charge the mobile phone regularly every month, no matter when you encounter anything in the future, you call me directly, I will come as soon as possible." ”

So far, the only household appliance in the house is a 14-inch flat screen black-and-white TV, where have you used a smartphone with a full touch screen?

How did the two of them know that Wang Qikun has been carrying out various tasks overseas in the past few years, taking a sheep by hand, looting some extra money and the like, and the wealth he has accumulated is probably enough for them to squander ten lifetimes.

At night, there is no entertainment in the countryside, the black-and-white TV set has been used for more than ten years, and I can barely find a few TV stations. Shen Chong and Xiao Er slept in the same bed, and the child's bad mood came and went quickly, lying next to Shen Chong and asking questions.

"Brother, do you know martial arts?

"Yes, it's amazing. ”

"Wow... Can I learn martial arts from you? I want to protect my father and mother. ”

"Okay, when you grow up a little more, my brother will teach you very powerful martial arts, and no one will dare to bully your father and mother in the future. ”

"Mm-hmm, brother, can you fly, like Sun Wukong?

"Those, those immortals, my brother is not an immortal. ”

"Oh..."Xiao Er's tone couldn't hide his disappointment, and then he said crisply: "Brother is a fairy, the most powerful!"

Shen Chongwan smiled and touched Xiao Er's head again. As the night deepened, Xiao Er fell asleep leaning on his heavy arm, wiping his nose and washing his little face, but there were still some tears in the corners of his eyes for some reason, and his brows couldn't be stretched. Shen Zhong sighed in his heart, stretched out his palm and gently covered Xiao Er's forehead until he really fell asleep.