Li Chun and the four of them are the only ones whose family is still in the countryside, and there is also a younger sister at home. Li Chun's own family is in the city, and his father is also in the army, although the level is not very high, the standard of living is okay, Tang Xin is an enterprise soldier, and his family is a worker family, and in this era, it can be regarded as a middle-income family. Zhang Qisheng is a rural soldier like Wang Honghua, but his family has become an urban village because of urban expansion, and all kinds of compensation add up to a small rich family, and the conditions are the best among several people.

Li Chun wanted to say something, Zhang Xingming glanced at Wang Honghua vaguely, Li Chun didn't squeak, the three of them didn't need it, but Wang Honghua's family really needed it, licked his lips, Li Chun nodded, and accepted Zhang Xingming's kindness.

Wang Honghua's face turned red, and he smacked his face and said, "Erming, I." Zhang Xingming frowned and said to Wang Honghua: "Shut up, either obey or I will change people, there is no third way." ”

Tang Xin stretched out his hand and patted Wang Honghua with a smile and said: "Okay, obey the arrangement, if you don't come to his house, he doesn't want to recruit workers to pay wages, right? Reasonable help to the family is not illegal, your sister is also older, don't you want her to be good?"

Wang Honghua lowered his head and thought for a while, and let out a muffled "um".

Wang Honghua's home is in the countryside of Aba in northern Sichuan, in a place called Chengmengou in Pan'an Township, Xiaojin County, in a mountainous area, with a population of less than 2,000. It is rich in precious Chinese medicinal materials such as gastrodia, cordyceps and yellow yam, and rich mineral resources such as gold, silver, copper ore and marble, and is the largest marble mining area in Sichuan Province.

But the per capita income here is actually less than 300. Even in the era of large-scale development in later generations, in 2013, the per capita income of the whole township did not reach 2,050.

The mine has brought only environmental damage to the local area, and poverty is still poor. It is only 400 kilometers away from Jinguancheng, the capital of Sichuan Province.

Wang Honghua walked on the mountain road with a backpack on his back. His home is still nearly a hundred kilometers away from the county seat. Take a bus from Jinguancheng to the county, and then transfer from the county seat to the township, and then rely on luck, there is no shuttle bus to the village, you have to find a passing car or be lucky to meet the people who come out of the village to do things, and go back with others.

Wang Honghua walked around the township for a while, but today he was not very lucky, the car passing by the village left, and he didn't meet any passers-by, so he had to eat something and walk back with a bag on his back, more than ten miles of mountain roads.

Departing from Jinguancheng in the morning, when he saw the village from a distance, the sky was beginning to darken.

The houses here are all stone houses built on the hillside, the main body of the wall is made of strip masonry with mountain stone polishing, and the top is a black fish-scale tile roof or a square flat roof, a bit like the style of loess houses in the Uygur region. This is a Tibetan area, and most of the people living there are Tibetans.

"Abba, Grandma. When he walked to the door, Wang Honghua couldn't wait to shout, count, he hasn't been home for more than five years, there are many restrictions on being a soldier, and when he is a soldier, there are more restrictions, many times communication is inconvenient, and most of the time it is not allowed. The nearest phone to his house is in the township. It's a black zone hidden behind the bustling metropolis.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl ran out of the house and stood at the door to look this way, she was wearing a blue and white Tibetan robe, the two pieces of plateau red on her black and red face were particularly obvious, her hair was tied at random at the back of her head, and her eyes were a little confused when she looked at Wang Honghua.

Tibetan people are simpler than Han people, they can be called Abba and Auntie for their elders, and sons and daughters for juniors, so it is normal for strangers to call them like this.

Wang Honghua grinned happily when he saw the little girl, although his sister may have a vague memory of him, but how could his memory of his sister not be clear. "Sister, I'm Brother Dorjee. ”

"Brother Dorjee?" The female face was confused for a moment, then turned her head and ran into the house: "Grandma, grandma, Brother Dorjee is back." ”

Wang Honghua smiled, straightened the backpack on his body, and strode into the room.

"Dorjee. An old woman wearing a traditional Tibetan robe ran out, and Ah Mei followed behind her, looking at Wang Honghua curiously. The woman came over and looked up at Wang Honghua, reached out to hold Wang Honghua in her arms and cried, Wang Honghua bowed down and let the woman hold her, and tears gradually wet her eyes.

"Dorjee, my Dorjee. ”

"Grandma, I'm back to see you. ”

……

There were small light bulbs in the house, but it was much better than where there was no electricity.

The room was a bit of a mess, with tapestries and thangkas on the walls, a floor table in the middle of the room, a stove next to the table, things were cooking, there were a few cabinets against the wall, a three-seater sofa in the innermost corner of the room, and a black-and-white TV on a low table in front of the sofa. This is the only TV in the village, which Wang Honghua brought back the last time he came back.

The roof is made of wooden frames, and there is a blue felt cloth pasted inside, Wang Honghua helped her grandma to sit down, and her sister followed to the side, staring at Wang Honghua all the time, as soon as Wang Honghua's eyes fell on her face, she bared her teeth and showed a shy smile, showing a big dimple.

"Where's Abba?"

"I went to the headman's house, and said that there is something to discuss, Rob, burn the pond and warm up your brother's body. "Tibet is a plateau, and it's already a little cold here.

Rob Amei agreed, got up and went outside to get firewood.

Grandma was in a better mood, stood up and went to cook, the food in Tibet is mainly made of tsamba ghee beef and mutton, and the preparation is not as complicated as that of the Han people, mainly boiling, roasting and steaming.

Wang Honghua stood up to help Grandma and said, "Grandma, I'm coming back this time to take you out, to Jinguancheng, we'll leave tomorrow, and Grandma will go to school there in the future." ”

Grandma was stunned for a moment and said, "When your Abba comes back, you can discuss it with him, and see what your Abba means." ”

Ah Mei came back with firewood, uncovered the floor and exposed the pond, and began to burn the pond, using the charcoal fire on the stove as a guide, and after a while, the fire burned up, dispersing the cold air in the room.

Wang Honghua asked, "What grade is Ah Mei now?"

Ah Mei said shyly: "In the ninth grade, I will go to the county to study in half a year." ”

Grandma said: "My Rob is going to grow into a big girl, the family came to propose marriage today, your Abba is going to the head person to talk about it, my Rob is not in a hurry to marry, but it is not good to refuse directly, your Abba's meaning please ask the head man to come over and tell me." ”

Wang Honghua glanced at Ah Mei and said: "What to marry at the age of sixteen, the law stipulates that you must be twenty-one years old to marry." ”

Ah Mei said: "I don't get married, I still have to go to college." ”

Wang Honghua said: "Yes, I want to go to university and be a decent person in the city." ”

As soon as the door opened, a man in a leather coat walked in, and Ah Mei jumped up and said, "Abba, Brother Dorjee is back." ”

Wang Honghua also shouted: "Abba." ”

Abba glanced at Wang Honghua, reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's strong." Is there a holiday in the troops?"

Wang Honghua said: "Abba, I am coming back to pick you up from the mountain, to Jinguancheng, where Ah Mei can study in a better school, and your life will be better. ”

Abba was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you use to support your family there?" Silly boy, the house there costs money, and it costs ten yuan to eat a bowl of butter tea, and mutton is also very expensive, so our family doesn't have that much money. You will marry in the future, and your sister will also marry. ”

The Tibetan marriage woman's family has to pay a rich dowry, unlike the Han woman, who only asks for money.