Chapter 1: A Boy from a Mountain Village (I)

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Ziyin Village, this is a very common mountain village, but it is different from other developed villages. There are no common cement houses, no factories of all kinds, almost all the houses are tiled houses, although there are occasionally a few tall blue brick houses. Since there are no factories here, the mountains here are particularly beautiful and the water is very clear. The villagers who grew up in such a beautiful place are not only beautiful, but also kind and simple, and they are accustomed to the days of sunrise and sunset, and they seem to be indisputable.

As the sun sets, the beautiful red and yellow colors illuminate the entire mountain village in gold, giving people a dreamlike feeling. White cooking smoke curled from the chimneys of the houses, filling the air with a rustic smell. Housewives have begun to call out to the men chatting and resting in the courtyard and the children chasing the puppies that it is time to go home and eat. This peaceful taste is repeated day after day and year after year in this village, and no one wants to spoil the atmosphere.

A middle-aged man with a very honest appearance said hello to his friends, hummed a little song, stepped on the country road, and walked on the road home. Seeing the Hun family standing in front of the house and his youngest daughter, who is in the third year of junior high school next semester, and the big yellow dog raised at home, who kept wagging his tail at him, he couldn't help grinning: "I said that the child is, he is an old husband and wife, why are you still so enthusiastic to greet me at the door?"

The middle-aged woman looked very similar to the little girl, and they were both very beautiful. Not to mention that it is difficult to see such a beauty in this countryside, it is also very rare in the metropolis. Before the woman could speak, the beautiful little girl pursed her small lips and said, "Father, who is waiting for you, my mother and I are waiting for my brother." ”

The middle-aged man suddenly patted his head: "I said, how can you be so good, you were waiting for my good son." Hahaha, Dad will also accompany you to wait. The middle-aged man came to the stool by the door and sat down, took out his cigarette pouch, pinched up a little tobacco, took a cigarette paper and rolled it up.

The girl hurriedly approached, obediently took the middle-aged man's match, and lit a cigarette for the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man took a puff of cigarette, touched the girl's head lovingly, and said, "Hehe, the daughter of my Chen family is the most filial in the village." ”

"Dad, look at what you said, how can anyone boast about his own family?" the girl glared at his father coquettishly.

The middle-aged man happily glanced at his Hun family, and the beautiful middle-aged woman smiled kindly and said softly: "You two are waiting here, I'll go and bring the food back to warm it up." With that, he went back to the house. After the big yellow dog greeted its owner, he came to the feet of the middle-aged man and lay down and closed his eyes.

The girl squatted on the ground, looking at the dim country road in the distance, and while boredly pulling out a little grass to play, she asked the middle-aged man: "Dad, you said, my brother went to school to get his graduation certificate, ......"

Of course, the Chen family knew that their daughter was not worried about this, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your father and I still have money for your two brothers and sisters to finish high school, and I won't be like other uninformed guys who think that they can finish junior high school." You must know that you can't do this world without knowledge!"

The girl got busy and took the hand of the Chen family and said, "Dad, I didn't say this, I mean why didn't my brother come back so late." But looking at her joyful face, you can know how happy she was with her father's promise that she would graduate from high school.

"Hehe, girl, as long as you can study hard, not to mention high school, it is college, your father and I also have the money for you to study!" said the Chen family proudly.

When the girl heard this, she was shocked, and said in a little panic: "Dad, you ......"

Of course, the Chen family knew why his daughter was panicking, he patted his daughter's head happily, and said proudly: "Girl, look down on your father and your mother, do you know who the fruit trees and fishing ponds you and your brother helped take care of this summer vacation?" That's your son and my mother!"

The girl asked a little incredulously, "Dad, aren't the thousands of fruit trees and acres of fish ponds shared in the village?"

"Hehe, your dad has already contracted them over this year. Hehe, I'll tell you secretly, don't tell your brother. Your father and I have this amount in the bank. The Chen family mysteriously stretched out his slap and shook it.

"Five thousand?" the girl asked in surprise.

"Phew, five thousand is not enough for a fraction of those fruit trees, did your father and your mother save such a small amount of money after working so hard for so long, saving food and money?" said the Chen family dissatisfied.

"Five...... Fifty thousand!" the little girl covered her mouth in surprise.

The Chen family was very satisfied with their daughter's expression, and nodded proudly: "Yes, it's 50,000, and this 50,000 yuan is a fund specially reserved for your two brothers and sisters to study." So you can read it for me with confidence, and it's better to read a doctoral student for me! By the way, don't tell your brother about this. ”

The little girl nodded at first, but then immediately asked suspiciously: "Dad, why can't you tell my brother? Brother, he is very economical at school, he wears school uniforms, and I heard that he also delivers newspapers for others to earn change." ”

"Oh, make change by delivering newspapers to others?" said Chen Jia smiled happily.

"Yes, brother, he is worried that it will be difficult for him to study at home, doesn't he ask you for money except for tuition?" Although 50,000 is not a lot, it can be said that he is a rich man in this mountain village.

For the first time in the Chen family, he felt heartache, he never knew that his son was working so hard outside, and he thought that the money given each semester, in addition to paying tuition, was enough until the end of the semester. For so long, the son has never complained to the family at all, and the daughter may dare to tell herself this after knowing the family situation. It's no wonder that his two children rarely ask the family for money, and it seems that his daughter has the example of her brother and has learned well.

When the little girl saw her father in a daze, she couldn't help but touch him and called out to her father nervously. The Chen family came to their senses, suddenly raised their heads and laughed, and after a while, they said to their daughter who was looking at them in panic: "Very good, this is the descendant of my Chen family." Girl, it's not that my father deliberately embarrassed your brother, our Chen family has had this family motto to survive in difficulties since ancient times, I think when I was young, wasn't it also limited by your grandfather's economy, and if you want to survive, you have to rely on your own hands. Speaking of this, the Chen family looked at the half-set sunset and sighed.

The little girl stared blankly at her father, and it was not until this day that she realized that he was not a farmer as he appeared to be. Because the farmer has such a family motto? Can the farmer have such words? The little girl shook her head, she didn't think about it so much, anyway, as long as she knew that this person was her father.

She stomped her feet dissatisfiedly and said, "Dad, you are eccentric!"

The Chen family pointed their fingers at their noses in surprise and said, "Am I eccentric?

"Hmph, you don't mean it, you treat your brother like this, and you treat me like that, isn't it partiality? I also want you to treat me like you do to my brother!" said the little girl angrily.

The Chen family touched the little girl's head with relief and smiled: "Okay, my little girl has finally grown up." Speaking of this, the Chen family sighed again: "Alas, your brother, everything is good, but he is too weak to look like a man at all." ”

"Hmph, my brother is not weak, my brother doesn't know how strong he is, my brother is the best. The little girl pouted.

"Hehe, of course I know he's very strong inside, but I'm talking about his appearance now. Not to mention that he is weak on the outside, and he is not very willing to speak, if he was still studying, I would have kicked him outside and let him hone his skills. Otherwise, how can you be qualified to be the heir of my Chen family?"

The little girl couldn't recall these words, she had to look at the country road in the distance and be silent, and suddenly she cheered in surprise: "Brother is back!"

The Chen family looked up, and under the shroud of the setting sun, a thin figure was slowly walking towards this side. The big yellow dog at the foot of Chen's house immediately stood up and barked happily and pounced on the figure. Of course, the little girl is not slow, but also runs ahead.

Chen's family rolled up a cigarette again, lit the fire and took a puff, and then slowly stood up and looked at the figure that was getting closer and closer. This is a boy who is only more than 1.6 meters tall, the upper body is a white shirt with a little yellowish color, and the lower body is a pair of black trousers with a little white color, from this dress it can be seen that his body is very weak. His appearance was not clear, for he was now stroking the head of the big yellow dog that was welcoming him warmly beside him.

"Brother. The little girl's cry made him raise his head, and the eyes of those who saw him immediately lit up, this is a young man with unusually beautiful eyebrows. If it weren't for the simple characteristics of a country man on his face, and the slightly shy look between his eyebrows, he would have been able to regard him as an underage beautiful girl. Don't you see the little girl holding his hand and standing together, like a pair of beautiful sisters?

Seeing his son's weak demeanor, the Chen family couldn't help sighing, turned back to the Hun family who was looking at him with an apron and a smile, and shook his head with a wry smile.

The beautiful woman glared at him with a smile, and said softly, "Aren't you going to pick up your son?" The Chen family nodded, biting the grass cigarette and took a step forward, the young man had already seen the Chen family and the beautiful woman. Hurriedly dragged his sister to walk two steps, came to the front of Chen's family, lowered his head and whispered, "Dad, I'm back." ”

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