To get to this town, in addition to taking the train, you have to transfer to the car twice to get there. Zhou Hao studied the map and asked them to wait in the county for a day, and the next day he borrowed a jeep from the armed forces department of the county next to him.

"Let's go, it's a lot easier for us to drive ourselves. You should bring more bottled water, I have heard that most of the people in the mountains drink mountain spring water, and if you are not used to it, you may have diarrhea. ”

It doesn't matter to them adults, but children may have weaker stomachs.

In addition to bottled water, Chen Xin also brought some instant noodles and biscuits, ham and sausages and other foods. There must be food in the village, but it is said that eating here is a bit scary, Chen Xin is afraid that Zhang Zhang will not dare to eat when the time comes, so bring some of these things just in case.

It took more than seven hours to drive from the county seat to the village, and the road was a little bumpy, and Bai Mengqing successfully got motion sickness.

Because Zhang Zhang also felt a little uncomfortable, Chen Xin had to take care of the children, and the responsibility of taking care of Bai Mengqing was entrusted to Yi Bai.

At lunchtime, Yi Bai and Zhou Hao switched droves. Don't look at Yi Bai's usual wind and fire, but he drove unexpectedly steadily. After Bai Mengqing sat in the co-pilot's seat, he felt much better, and Chen Xin and Zhou Hao were left in the back row with Zhang Zhang.

Zhang Zhang hugged his aunt tightly, tears in his eyes, and said that he was very uncomfortable. Zhou Hao saw that Chen Xin was tired and panicked, so he reached out and hugged the little fat man to himself and told him a story.

Zhou Hao is a big man, he doesn't know any fairy tales and fables, so he told him a few old stories he heard from his grandfather, about war. Xiao Zhang Zhang is worthy of being a little man, he originally knew that his father was also a hero, so he liked this kind of story very much, after hearing what Zhou Hao told him, Xiao Zhang Zhang automatically substituted for his father's image, and asked him from time to time if his father was also like this.

Of course, Zhou Hao would not say no. In the hearts of every child, the father is a hero-like existence, especially the orphans of martyrs like Zhang Zhang, who have never seen their father's heroic posture with their own eyes, and all the impressions of their fathers are made up from other people's dictates or their own brains. At this time, it is much better to create a heroic father for them than to tell them that their father also has shortcomings. When they grow up and have their own understanding of life, when they look at their father, they will know that their father is also a human being and has shortcomings, but that heroic and fearless image has long taken root in their hearts, and even if there are many shortcomings, they can't erase the worship of their father.

Zhang Zhang usually has less contact with men, most of them are still older, such as Grandpa Liu, and now there is a Zhou Hao who is closer to his father, he has a kind of empathy in his heart, and his feelings for Zhou Hao are deeper than those for other men.

It was already half past six in the evening, and smoke was rising from the roofs of every house.

Looking for the place she had contacted before, Chen Xin found Pujia who had spoken to her on the phone.

Pooga is a young boy in his twenties, and his family is not the worst in the village, but he is one of the few young people in the village who stays to take care of his family.

Pujia has studied outside for a few years and can listen and speak Mandarin, but his handwriting is a little poor, and he feels about the same level as a primary school student.

After Pujia finished junior high school, he did not go to school again, he worked in the south for two years, was deceived, and was bullied, and then Pujia's mother was seriously ill in bed, Pujia simply returned to his hometown, and after doing the work in the field every day, he went to the mountains to pick mountain goods and sell them, and part of the money obtained was sent to his mother for treatment, and the other part was sent to his younger brother who was studying outside.

Pujia's younger brother is nineteen years old this year, in the first year of college, with the school's scholarship and work-study help, his tuition and living expenses for a semester can basically be guaranteed, every time the eldest brother sends money, he will save it carefully, and only use it when he has no money, and he plans to save more, and invite experts to his hometown to see if he can provide some technical guidance and support to the villagers.

I have to say that Puja's younger brother is a very smart child, he does not blindly think about saving money, but wants to solve the problems of his hometown from the root.

Pujia's younger brother and Chen Xin are from different departments of the same school, and after he heard about the senior sister, he went to the school computer to read the senior sister's article, so he specifically found Chen Xin, hoping that she could go to his hometown to see.

"The medicine I brought back to Grandma Bajiato, and the money he asked me to bring to you. ”

After Chen Xin settled down, she took out an envelope from her bag, which contained a thousand yuan and a carton of medicine. “

"It's not a lot of money, it's the prize that Bajia got for this competition, and he said that he wants his family to share his joy, especially his mother, who he hopes will be happy for his success. ”

In particular, he said this because Bajia was very worried about his mother, saying that his little sister once secretly told him that his mother seemed to have plans to die.

Pujia has to take care of the family, but also to raise the little sister, his father works outside, it is rare to come back once a year, in order to save money, the New Year is to stay in the shed to eat steamed buns and pickles, all the wages let the villagers help bring back to the wife and children. In addition to Pujia's aunt who is sick and can't do things, there is also Pujia's grandmother who also has to take care of her, and the younger sister goes to primary school in the town, and the accommodation plus tuition and living expenses cost nearly 2,000 yuan a year.

"Before my grandmother got sick, she was the most capable woman in our village. Pujia was busy cooking in the fire pit of the hall, the firelight reflected his dark and thin face, flowing a touch of tenderness, "My grandma's embroidery skills are also very good, my grandma said that when my grandma was young, she was responsible for making clothes for Tusi's family, and the people of the Tusi family didn't want my grandma's embroidery, so at that time, my grandma had to work day and night, so that her eyes were not good later, and now she can see everything vaguely." ”

Puja glanced at the old man in the corner with a gentle gaze, the old man was draped in a thread blanket, half-closed eyes and sitting on the straw mat in the corner, snoring and sleeping soundly.

"My grandmother also has a special skill, she can know what to embroider by touching her hands, what thread and what needle to use. My little sister's embroidery skills were taught by my grandmother, don't look at her young age, the embroidered things can be counted in our village. My aunt said that in the future, with my little sister's craftsmanship, I won't have to worry about not being able to get married. ”

Because the sky was relatively dark, Chen Xin couldn't say anything about looking at the things embroidered by the little sister, so she could only ask Pujia to tell them various legends of the village.

Compared with his brother, Puga spoke more slowly, and his voice was lower, with a bit of the gentleness of a mountain man. He was a little embarrassed to face Chen Xin and Bai Mengqing directly, and he handed everything to Zhou Hao and Yi Bai first, and then let them hand it to the two girls.

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