The estimated arrival time was more than two hours late, and it was already evening. The mountains are verdant and the rivers are clear...... It was still those small mountain villages a few years ago, and the scattered farmhouses were full of smoke.

Much better than the rivers imagined, there are already roads in every village. However, the road is so narrow that only one-way traffic can be passed, and if two cars intersect, they all rely on a small berth space, and whoever is closest to it will go in and avoid the other. In fact, this phenomenon is not very much, because there are mostly bicycles and motorcycles walking on the road.

Danger is everywhere, and there is danger at any time. Xiao Linzi drove honestly and cautiously passed by the cyclist.

"When you get there, turn left and go in. Jiang Heshui saw a small shop with his memory, and on the slope behind him was Tian Qiuxiang's home, and on the back slope of Tian Qiuxiang's house was Wang Yuanshan's home.

Xiao Linzi parked the car in the empty space in front of the shop. The shop is very lively, and at first glance it is a leisure place where the villagers usually gather. The villagers looked at the car and knew that it was full of rich people.

Several people got out of the car, "Boss, may I ask if the mountain behind is Tian Qiuxiang's home?" Jiang Heshui wanted to confirm.

"Yes—look, isn't that her?" the proprietress pointed to the little village girl at Fangshantou who came down the slope at some point.

It was Tian Qiuxiang, Jiang Heshui recognized it and walked towards her.

Tian Qiuxiang also walked over to this side, "You are my Uncle Jiang, right?"

"Yes, yes!—I'm Uncle Jiang, I'm here to see you!" Jiang Heshui hurriedly said, unusually happy in his heart.

Tian Qiuxiang has become a big girl who is smart, although it is the height of summer, she is dressed rigorously, and a thick and black braid hangs down from her back to her chest. Looking at her, one can't help but think of the song "There is a girl named Xiaofang in the village". She was very excited, slim in front of the river, and really wanted to hug the benefactor in front of her like the people in the city, but in the end she was still a little shy and a little overwhelmed.

"Uncle often misses you, so just shake hands with uncle, right?" Jiang Heshui enthusiastically stretched out his hand.

Tian Qiuxiang covered Jiang Heshui's hand with two slender hands, "Thank you Uncle for your help over the years, thank you!" She was very excited, and her eyes were filled with tears.

After Jiang Heshui introduced several people to Tian Qiuxiang separately, he followed her towards the slope. Jiang Heshui asked Wang Yuanshan. Tian Qiuxiang told him that Wang Yuanshan went to the county town to work for the summer and wanted to earn some money to supplement the family.

Tian Qiuxiang's parents greeted them from the door and were polite to the visitors. The host let the group of guests into the house and sat around a table of eight immortals that had been handed down from the rent. Sitting on a bamboo chair, anyone can make some "rattling" sounds. Tian Qiuxiang's parents are younger than Jiang Heshui, but their faces are much older, so no matter Jiang Heshui or Xiaolinzi, they are all brothers.

Little Suiyuan's father and mother screamed, so that all the people in the mountains were lost, and they could only guess in their hearts. Xiao Linzi looked around curiously, and went to the front of the door and the back of the room to turn around. Everything in front of him is either wooden or bamboo, which is quite old and thin, and the vicissitudes of life are long......

Father Tian took out the tea leaves left over from the Spring Festival and brewed them. He told Jiang Heshui that since the road was built, Qiu Xiang, the child, often looked at the end of the road facing the north, and muttered that Uncle Jiang couldn't tell when he would come, and he was reluctant to eat the bacon in the stove. In fact, Tian Qiuxiang was looking at it just now, and she never thought that she really wanted her benefactor to come.

The parents of the distant mountains also came, and they were so happy that they died......

Dinner can make the host worried, the family really can't come up with anything decent to entertain the guests, and it's too late to kill chickens and slaughter sheep. Qiu Xiang didn't know when she had cooked the bacon.

Jiang Heshui actually thought of it, and when he passed by the county just now, he and Xiaolinzi bought a lot of brine goods and wine. He piled them on the table.

Wang Yuanshan's parents also brought things from home that they were usually reluctant to eat, as well as a jar of home-brewed rice wine. Patchwork and a table of dishes are also like the New Year. Jiang Heshui couldn't swallow the liquor no matter what it was, so he could only spit it out quietly, but he was not reconciled, so he drank the light and refreshing rice wine.

Jiang Heshui ordered 2,000 yuan in his satchel and gave it to Tian's father, "Kill chickens and sheep tomorrow, these are not enough." ”

Father Tian was quite surprised, "What are you doing here? Killing chickens and sheep is my duty, this is not good......" He said nothing.

Jiang Heshui pressed the money in his hands, "It's not easy for you. To be honest, I'm not only here to see you, but also to do something great for you. ”

What's a big deal? Even Da Suiyuan and Xiao Linzi are confused. The whole room stared at him.

"Tomorrow at noon, you call the village director and the village party secretary, and you will know everything by then. Jiang Heshui said to Tian's father.

Father Tian put away the money suspiciously, "They don't need to call, they will come over tomorrow when they smell the smell of sheep." ”

The insiders all laughed. The mountains are poor, and if someone slaughters a sheep or something, there must be a happy event. Regardless of whether it is red or white, the village cadres can usually hear the sound of the village, otherwise, they will be invited by the people who are in charge. Because this is the best time for the people to do something, and it is also the specific practice of village cadres to be close to the people and convenient for the people. Don't blame the city people for never treating the village chief as a cadre, in fact, this is also a custom that has not changed in rural China for thousands of years.

"Uncle Jiang?" Tian Qiuxiang glanced at her parents beside her, and said to Jiang Heshui: "Don't give me money in the future, I don't plan to go to school anymore, go out to work and make money in a few days, so that the life at home will be much better." ”

Wang Yuanshan's parents also said something similar.

Jiang Heshui really didn't expect it to be like this, "Yes, seeing that our Qiu Xiang has become a big girl, it is time to talk about marriage in the countryside, isn't it?

"That's not it!" Tian Qiuxiang was ashamed, "I'm seventeen, I'm only in the second year of middle school, and I'm standing there like an electric pole, and everyone laughs at me." ”

Jiang Heshui smiled, "That's right." You see, although you are a few years older than others, you are mature and must learn everything quickly. Listen to uncle, this study must be persistent. Only then will you be able to use what you have learned to change your life – out of the mountains and out of poverty. When the time comes, you will go to your Uncle Sheng—" he pointed to Xiao Linzi, "just call him Uncle Lin Zi, and let him arrange a good job for you." Remember, you can only do this job if you have a certain amount of knowledge. ”

Jiang Heshui obviously sketched a beautiful picture of life for this mountain girl, Tian Qiuxiang was moved, there was no reason not to believe the benefactor in front of her.

"There are also distant mountains, but you can't have any other ideas. Jiang Heshui said to Wang Yuanshan's parents. He glanced at Xiao Linzi and said to Tian Qiuxiang: "I am now running a factory with your Uncle Xiaolin, and it has been many years, and it is not bad for your tuition and living expenses." Don't forget, if you have any difficulties in the future, I will go to you Uncle Lin. He's a big boss now, and he can help you with anything. ”

Where would the people in the mountains have thought that there is such a good thing in the world? Tian Qiuxiang felt even more embarrassed, and said to Jiang Heshui: "Then thank you Uncle Jiang—I'm embarrassed to find Uncle Lin, can't we go directly to you when the time comes?"

Jiang Heshui suddenly felt that he was a little wrong, so he explained: "I mean, if I'm not there, you go to him." ”

Tian Qiuxiang nodded. The others were more than happy, and they didn't notice anything unusual, only Da Suiyuan and Xiao Linzi's mood was quite heavy and silent.

Xiao Linzi sighed secretly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do my best, when the time comes, I will not only let Qiuxiang and Yuanshan find a good job and live a good life, but also let your parents leave this poor ravine." ”

Xiao Linzi's words are not only to the people in the mountains, but also a life and death promise to the rivers and rivers.

Regarding Xiaolinzi's promise, although Tian Qiuxiang's family and Wang Yuanshan's parents couldn't laugh from ear to ear, Tian's father still said his different opinion: "Actually, there are many things in our mountains that are not found in the city - the mountains are full of forests, bamboos, fresh mushrooms and bamboo shoots are piles and piles...... Although the people in the mountains are poor, they are not short-sighted, and they are afraid that the word poor will always be on their lips, but they can't make themselves rich.

Jiang Heshui heard the meaning of his words, "Brother said it well, this mountain is indeed full of available resources - the key is how to send these treasures out and pull back the good things from the outside - this is the so-called resource complementarity between regions." If you want to get rich, you must not only rely on the state's policies and external help, but also rely on your own enterprising spirit. Therefore, Akika and Yuanshan should not drop out of school, and in the future, you will use your wisdom and scientific knowledge to fundamentally change the appearance of your hometown. ”

Everyone thinks what he said is reasonable and educated, but Xiao Linzi dismisses it. He thinks that these are all official words to fool the people, and he has heard too much.

It's not early, Xiao Linzi insists on going back to the county seat for a night, and will come over tomorrow morning. The owners also felt that this place was quite shabby, so there was no intention of forcing it to stay.

Tomorrow I want to invite village cadres, and he deliberately spends so much money to kill chickens and sheep? What can he do when he looks no better than the people in the mountains? That old brother Sheng seems to be a rich man, but he clearly doesn't look down on the hillbillies here, the masters thought to themselves. In short, the arrival of the river and the words of tonight were enough to make them uneasy all night.