Chapter 11: The World Beyond the Mountains

Zhiguo drove the tractor back and did a great thing for the village, since then, the tractor has become a means of transportation for people, in the past, in order to take a shortcut, people will give up the flat to seek danger, over the steep peaks. Zhiguo traveled back and forth between the mountains and the outside of the mountain, and became an important person in the village and outside the village, and the people in the village would go to please him, beg him to arrange, and then bring the local products in the mountains, sit on the tractor full of goods in Zhiguo, go to see the world outside the mountains, and sell the specialties by the way, and exchange for some soy sauce, salt, vinegar and other daily necessities. Juan'er's father and mother have risen in the hearts of the people in the village, and everyone unconsciously got closer to them. The people of the village never imagined that things that were so common and inconspicuous in the mountains would become rare outside the mountains.

Juan'er's disappearance brought a great impact to Zhiguo's heart, he hated Ma Bolt'er in his heart, he swore that no matter how big the world is, Juan'er must be found back in the vast sea of people, and one day, he must let Ma Bolt'er repay his blood debt;

Shanzi and Tie Dan are also ready to move, they run to find Zhiguo together, hoping that he can also take them out to see the world outside the mountain, Zhiguo promised, the two of them were very happy, the days of waiting for the mountain were extremely long, Shanzi and Tie Dan have been in excitement, they sorted out the mountain herbs that they pulled back on weekdays over and over again, and finally lined up for them.

On this day, two young people took out what they thought were the cleanest and neatest clothes and put them on, and excitedly climbed onto the tractor. Along the way, people are immersed in joy, some are intoxicated with the vision of a better life in the future, some are in reverie about the world outside the mountain, and some people simply sing songs to express their happy mood.

Zhiguo always had a smile on his face, in his eyes, a good day was not far away, and the only thing that made him feel depressed was that he never found out about Juan'er. Shanzi and Tie Dan sat beside Zhiguo on the left and right, they looked at Zhiguo with envy, in their eyes, Zhiguo was the best person in the mountain.

After running for a day and a night, a whistle sounded, and Tie Dan asked excitedly: "Brother Zhiguo, what kind of sound is this? Why is it so good!"

"It's the sound of a train chirping......"

"What's a train?"

"The train, like the tractor, is also a means of transportation, as long as a dragon......" Zhiguo's voice did not fall, a green train whistled by, like a green dragon galloping, people cheered, Tie Dan shouted loudly: "Look, the dragon flew over......"

As the train passed by, people gained insight and they didn't know how many new things along the way they hadn't seen before. Huang Guangzhi and the others entered the village, but they only used horse-drawn carriages to transport things. Zhiguo said: "When the road is built in our village and the road is widened, there will be big cars in the village!"

"What is this car?...... "The two monks were confused.

"The car is a tiger that drinks oil, with four big wheels, and sitting on it is much more beautiful than sitting on this tractor!" said Zhiguo happily. He has already left his plans, and in the future, he must replace this 'iron donkey' with an 'iron tiger'.

After running for three days and two nights, the group finally arrived at the county seat, Zhiguo parked the tractor on the side of the road, everyone jumped out of the car one after another, stretched their numb legs and feet, sorted out their things on their backs, and rushed towards the lively street.

"Don't forget to meet here before dark......" Zhiguo shouted from behind. He patted the dust on his body and said to Shanzi and Tiedan, "Let's go, brother invites you to dinner." ”

The streets are crowded, dazzling, looking at the mountains and iron eggs dazzling, they look east, west, can not move, Zhiguo in front of the greeting: "Hurry up, fill your stomach, there are you shopping!"

Zhiguo walked into a restaurant, Shanzi and Tie Dan stood at the door and looked around, hesitating to enter, and couldn't help but touch their empty pockets. Zhiguo came out and pulled them in one by one. Sitting still, Shanzi's heart went up and down, and he secretly looked at the people here, all of them were brightly dressed, like a spring breeze, only the three of them were gray-headed.

Just when Shanzi was full of thoughts, Tie Dan was curious about the work of looking around, the dishes had been placed on the table, and Zhiguo urged: "Move the chopsticks quickly, we mountain people, what's the greasy and crooked?"

"Brother, then we're welcome!" Tie Dan grabbed the chopsticks, and Shanzi came back to his senses and saw Tie Dan stuffing a piece of meat into his mouth.

"Shanzi, you eat too. Zhiguo handed the chopsticks to Shanzi.

"Hey. Thank you, Brother Zhiguo!"

"It's delicious! I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life...... "Tie Dan swallowed dates, and the food attracted cold eyes from others.

"Tie Dan, you eat slowly...... " Shanzi tugged at the corner of Tie Dan's clothes and whispered.

"Tiedan, how old are you, you have just taken one foot in life, and you still have a lifetime...... The days to come will be long!" Zhiguo said. As he spoke, he put vegetables in Shanzi's bowl, turned his head to Shanzi and said, "Shanzi, you eat too, don't be polite to my brother!"

"Hey, I'll eat. Shanzi put the food in his mouth and chewed it carefully.

This meal, eating three yuan and five dimes, Zhiguo generously paid for the bill, Shanzi and Tie Dan looked at it in a daze, this is a year's tuition and miscellaneous expenses, and the expenses of the family in the village for several months. Zhiguo didn't care, pulled them out of the door, and said, "Let's go, lead you to dispose of these treasures of Shanzi first, and then walk around." ”

Zhiguo led them to stop at a place called the acquisition station, and the herbs were weighed, and Zhiguo took the money and handed it to Shanzi. Shanzi and Tie Dan had not yet recovered from the joy of the harvest, and these herbs were sold for a full five dimes, and at the village market, they were sold for five dimes at most.

Zhiguo pulled the two of them through the crowd, there were all kinds of goods on both sides of the street, Tie Dan stopped and stopped, looked at this, touched that, couldn't put it down, Shanzi suppressed his curiosity, with a blank expression, but in fact, his heart was surging, presumably no one could resist the temptation of the city.

As he walked, Shanzi stopped in front of a bookstall and flipped through the wonderful books with great love.

"Little brother, can you buy a copy if you like to read it?" The boss's words interrupted Shanzi, he looked up at him, looked down at the book again, and finally, he shook his head with a red face, put down the book in embarrassment and turned away, and reluctantly looked back.

Shanzi searched and found that he was separated from Zhiguo and Tiedan, he anxiously shuttled through the crowd, his eyes kept searching, and just when he was anxious, he saw a person, the woman holding a child, like Juan'er.

Shanzi hurriedly picked up the crowd and chased after the man, and after a while, the man's figure disappeared into the sea of people. Shanzi shouted anxiously: "Juan'er, Sister Juan'er...... Sister Juan'er ......"

Shanzi hurriedly circled in place, attracting people to watch, and all of them looked at him with strange eyes and talked about it.

"Countryman, get lost!"

"It's the first time I've entered the city, no wonder I'm in a hurry......"

"You look at his gray face, you look like a mountain man...... Dirty......"

The people's chatter rushed to the right and left in Shanzi's ears, and he was so disturbed that he felt like a monkey to be teased. In the mountains, he had seen people in the village tease around the monkeys they had caught inadvertently. His heart was filled with grief and indignation, and tears were about to flow out of his chest. At this moment, Zhiguo and Tie Dan opened a crack and squeezed in from the crowd.