The journey was very long, Zhou Xiao and Lin Shan first took a three-hour plane to arrive in X City, waited for an hour, met with Mencius, arrived at the long-distance station by taxi for one hour, and took more than four hours to change buses.

Then I picked up the car, drove, spent an hour shopping, and arrived at the county seat after more than three hours, it was already more than nine o'clock in the evening, and I was running around all day.

After finding a decent hotel to check in, the hungry three people found a restaurant.

"It's really far away!" Meng Ziyi covered his mouth and yawned slightly, too tired.

"I've got to drive all morning tomorrow. Lin Shan handed out the cutlery: "And I heard that the navigation can't lead to that place." ”

"Then how to go?" Meng Ziyi was a little worried.

"Don't worry, I've asked very clearly, there is no navigation but there are street signs. ”

Zhou Xiao smiled: "Actually, the small place is also very good, at least let's be free, right." ”

"Haha, you're talking about no one recognizing us, right, doesn't seem like something to be happy about. Mencius had a different view.

The place where the three of them are located is called MK County, a very small county with a population of only tens of thousands, and it will be early in the tens, many shops on the street have closed, and there are no pedestrians to be seen on the road.

The Fenfa Village that I will go to tomorrow is more than 100 kilometers away, mainly because the road is not easy to walk, and I have to drive for almost a morning.

"But it's really cold in here. Meng Ziyi pulled up the zipper of his down jacket.

"Eating a bowl of hot noodle soup will warm you up. Zhou Xiao glanced at her: "Do you have a hat, the thick one?" ”

The young lady shook her head.

"I seem to have taken it, and I'll give it to you tomorrow. ”

"Hmm!"

Everyone was hungry, three bowls of hot noodle soup and two side dishes, extremely satisfying. After a mouthful of hot soup, the whole person felt alive.

Zhou Xiao raised his head and remembered something.

"When will you get married?"

"Oh!" Lin Shan sighed: "The twenty-third of next month." ”

Mencius wondered, "Why are you a little unhappy?"

"I'll find out when you two are ready to get married. He sighed again, not noticing that Zhou Xiao and the two exchanged glances with each other.

"There are so many things to prepare, from the wedding company, to the hotel, to the guest list, to the pick-up... This is just the beginning, and I can't do it with a headache. ”

"I should have let you stay in Jinling if I knew I should have done so. Zhou Xiao was a little apologetic.

"No, no, no!" Lin Shan shook his head: "It's better to come out, take a breath, and relax." ”

Zhou Xiaoyin smiled: "You can't let your daughter-in-law hear this, or she won't be unhappy." ”

"I'm just whining. Lin Shan was in no mood to eat noodles: "There are too many trivial things, I'd rather go to work." ”

"Alright. Zhou Xiao patted him on the shoulder: "I'll give you a holiday when I go back, prepare well, a once-in-a-lifetime event, don't leave any regrets." ”

"Well, the day after tomorrow to take wedding photos, I mean 5,000 yuan is already very good, she has to ask for 8,000, she has to go to the beach to shoot. ”

"Girls have a vision for marriage, you make her happy one day, in exchange for her own life to be happy. Mencius had a different opinion: "Think about it, wedding photos, you will inevitably have to take them out and take a look at them in the future, every time you look at them, you will be nagged once..."

"Huh..."Lin Shan took a breath of cold air: "You're right." ”

Zhou Xiao was silent, and when Meng Ziyi spoke, the corners of his eyebrows seemed to glance at him, which can be regarded as explicit.

"But there's no need to buy a wedding dress. ”

"Oh, my daughter-in-law didn't say she wanted to buy it, just rent it. ”

"Where's your wedding?"

"There will be a party in Jinling, where we both study and work, and the classmates and friends we know go too far to our home. ”

"Okay, I'll be there. ”

"I—" Mencius raised his hand: "Look at the situation." ”

"Hahaha, it's okay, I understand. ”

After eating a supper, the three of them returned to the hotel, there is nothing to visit here, it is not a tourist city, and it is very cold, especially tomorrow I have to get up early, but in the middle of the night, the young lady excused herself that the room was too cold, knocked on Zhou Xiao's door, and the two hugged together to keep warm.

The next day, Lin Shan was not surprised to see them coming out of a room, but just looked at the hallway.

Lonely men and widows, dry wood and fire, understandable!

After settling the bill, the car drove to the street, and after seeing the fruit stall on the side of the road, I got out of the car and bought a lot, and it is not a bad thing to bring more things, it is rare to come once.

After driving for half an hour, after walking out of the boundary of the county, the road has become a lot smaller, except for the mountain, it is still a mountain, and it is at the foot of the mountain to turn around.

That's the view, but at least it's green.

Lin Shan didn't drive fast, there were too many turns, the road was not wide, and occasionally there would be cars coming on.

Meng Ziyi was very happy, and sat behind Zhou Xiao, holding his hand, and following the music in the car, his head shook and shook, and all he played was his boyfriend's songs.

"There's no 4G signal anymore. ”

After driving for two hours, the car stopped on the edge of a small bridge, and the three of them came down to breathe.

Lin Shan looked at his phone and said.

"It's normal, we didn't see a few villages all the way in, the mountains are high, there must be no signal. ”

"Why do they live in the mountains?" Mencius did not know very well.

Zhou Xiao touched her little head, there is no one here, so there is no need to worry at all.

"Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and if they can move out, no one wants to live in the mountains and suffer poverty, the parents of those children are working outside, but they have no culture, the salary is not high, and there are old people at home..."Zhou Xiao looked at the distant mountains: "So you have to study hard, at least you have a chance to change your fate." ”

The topic is a bit heavy, but it is an indisputable fact.

At eleven o'clock in the afternoon, the car drove into the village, stopped, and could not enter.

The branch secretary wearing a padded jacket led the two people to stand at the entrance of the village to greet them, and welcomed the arrival of the three people with non-standard cheap words.

From the conversation, Zhou Xiao learned that the entire natural village is now home to more than 20 households, and there is only a stone road more than one meter wide in the village, and the houses are built on the mountainside, which can be seen from the outer wall for many years.

"What about the kids?"

After several people arrived at the village committee together, Zhou Xiao put down the things in his hand.

"I'm busy in the fields, I'll have people shout, you wait a minute. For the guests from the city, the old branch secretary was very enthusiastic and sent hot tea: "Drink some water and warm up." ”

"Thank you. Zhou Xiao took it, didn't dislike it, and took a sip: "Our village doesn't look rich." ”

"What a way!" The branch secretary took out a pack of cigarettes, and after seeing that they didn't smoke, he lit one himself: "Our Fenfa Village is full of mountains, and only the old people and children are left behind, so they can only dig some food from the field." ”

"Aren't there any specialties?" asked Lin Shan.

"Yes. The branch secretary pointed to the mountain not far away: "There are plum trees there, and there are quite a few, but plums are available all over the country, and they can be planted everywhere. ”

"No, it won't. Mencius was surprised: "I remember that there are at least 4-5 yuan in the supermarket." ”

"You're different, there's transportation, loss, and profit in between. The secretary smoked a cigarette.

"What month is the plum planted in the village?" Zhou Xiao asked.

"In May, crispy plums, sweet and sour are delicious, and the children will take advantage of the weekend when there are no classes, and no one will carry a dozen to the town to sell, in exchange for some money to buy some meat. ”

"How much can you produce in a year?"

"In the past, when the price was good, there was a fifty or sixty thousand catties, and every household had some, so someone would collect about one dollar, and the income of several thousand yuan was very good!"

Zhou Xiao had a plan in his heart, and was about to speak, when the noise of the children came.

"Come back!" The old branch secretary stood up and went to the door: "Hurry up, come and call someone." ”

Nine children, six boys and three girls, all of them are black and thin, and the girls are no exception, and the clothes they wear are not patched, but they can be seen to be very old.

"Call someone, Brother Zhou Xiao, Sister Mencius, Uncle Lin Shan, their new clothes and book fees are all given by them!"

"Brother Zhou Xiao!"

"Sister Mencius..."

The children were a little shy, but they all gathered around and shouted softly.

"That's good!" Zhou Xiao squatted down and took the hand of the youngest girl: "What's your name?" ”

"Her name is Erya. A snotty baby on the side hurriedly replied: "She also has a sister in junior high school." ”

"Erya, what's your name?" Zhou Xiao tried his best to pose kindly.

"Lin Qinghua. "Er Ya is a little timid.

Meng Ziyi couldn't look at it, so he came over and took Erya's hand: "Come to my sister, my sister bought a lot of chocolates, have you eaten them?"

Erya shook her head.

"Sit down. Zhou Xiao greeted and looked back at the village party secretary: "The clothes are all here." ”

"It's here, it's been in town yesterday, I've had someone bring it back, you wait, I'll get it right away." ”

Except for Erya, the eight children sat on the bench in rows, all a little restrained, and the snotty baby's big eyes were rolling around.

"What's your name. ”

"My name is Lin Shanhai. He sniffed.

"Cold or not. Zhou Xiao looked at him and blushed a little.

"It's not cold. The snotty baby puffed up her chest as she spoke.

"What were people doing when they went to call you just now? Zhou Xiao went over to help him pat his knee, and there was still a lot of dirt on it.

"Harvest the cabbage. The eldest child replied, "It's winter soon, so you can pickle them and bring them to school to eat." ”

Zhou Xiao was a little strange, he remembered that there was a living allowance for the children every month, enough for them to eat in the school cafeteria, and just as he was about to ask, the snot baby in front of him suddenly swallowed his saliva, turned around and smiled.

Erya was holding a piece of chocolate and eating it, and the children's eyes were all attracted.

"Lin Shan, come and give them a share of the chocolate, candy, and beef jerky. ”

"Okay!"

"Thank you, uncle!"

Lin Shan was also helpless, just a few years older than Zhou Xiao, so he stretched out a generation, they were brothers and sisters, and they became uncles.

The smaller ones were taken apart and eaten directly, with a smile on their faces, and the older children were held in their arms.

"Why don't you eat it?" Mencius asked.

"Bring it back to Grandpa, Grandma!"

"That's good!" the three couldn't help but sigh.

"Lin Xin, right. Zhou Xiao looked at the eldest child, who was already in junior high school.

"Hmm. ”

"Let me ask you, have you received living expenses every month?" Zhou Xiao asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I am 500, and there are 300 village party secretaries who directly help hand them over to the school canteen, and there are 200 left here for him, who can come and get them at any time if needed, and what to do to keep accounts. ”

Zhou Xiao nodded: "Then why do you have to bring your own food to school, isn't it enough to eat?"

"Enough, enough. Lin Xin, a junior high school student, hurriedly shook his hand: "We all want to save some money." ”

Hmmm? Mencius both looked at it.

"Why are you saving money?" Zhou Xiao was surprised.

Lin Xin squeaked and didn't dare to answer, and the words of the old branch secretary at the door came.

"They are worried, worried that if you don't sponsor it in the future, you can save some money and continue your education. ”

Zhou Xiao was stunned!

I thought about it a lot, but I didn't think about it at all, and it was really the children of poor families who were in charge of the family early.