Serious chatting is not Ma Fen's strong point, most of the time it is Zhang Shiyu, who doesn't talk much, who asks questions. So you can imagine how many nutritious words the two can say during the time they look at the scenery.

"In a few days, the people of the village will be going out again. Zhang Shiyu said lightly.

"Yes. After the fifteenth day of the first month, they all went out. ”

"If it weren't for the compulsion of life, not many people would be willing to leave their homes. ”

Ma Struggle nodded, then shook his head again. He doesn't agree with this, it's just that everyone's way of living is different. Someone is willing to stay away from his hometown and see the hustle and bustle of the big city, but he doesn't like it, and maybe Jinlong doesn't like to be managed, doing assembly line work that never sees the end.

Seeing Zhang Shiyu's gaze, he smiled slightly: "In fact, most people like our village only work as coolies and assembly lines when they go out. Occasionally, a college student is also a grandson from 9 to 5 in the morning. I don't have that realization. ”

"Anyway, that's how most people come here. Horse struggle, you have to know that there are many big bosses who are coolies. The starting point doesn't tell everything, it's the process and the end result that matters. ”

"Your village Delong family and Shao Fu family are like this, they have earned money and have enough ability to take root in the big city. In comparison, the big cities are certainly much better than the Red Sea Village. ”

"You should really go out for a walk. Zhang Shiyu glanced over and looked at the rice fields again.

Ma Zhan was silent, and said softly for a long time: "It may be in the future, but not now." Immediately, he stretched his waist and smiled: "Let's go, go back, it's easiest to catch a cold when you turn into snow." ”

Turning the head of the car, Zhang Shiyu sat on the sleigh made of wood and fur by Ma Fen again, following the bumps under his buttocks, watching the ever-changing inverted scene.

……

The weather is getting warmer, and the scorching sun is getting warmer and warmer on the down jacket, surrounded by warmth, and invaded by sleepiness. The three or five old men sat in the barn and smoked dry cigarettes and chatted about the sky, talking about the changes.

The sound of a tricycle engine attracted their attention, and one of the old men said, "Old horse, it's still hello, there is a grandson guarding you." My descendants will not be able to do it, and they will have to go out again tomorrow. ”

"Your son makes money, and how good the big city is, the night is like the day. Ma Guicai said lightly, but the corners of his eyes were warm when he looked at Ma Struggle.

"Come on, your horse struggled a few months ago, but there was a big movement, I think this year will be more lively. ”

"Maybe, I really want to live a few more years and see what will become of our Red Sea Village. Ma Guicai took out a packet of white sand from his pocket that tasted about the same as dry tobacco, and threw a few sticks to a few old fellows.

"Little snake, your black python is out, why is the golden dragon still at home. ”

"You're an old immortal, you call people's names like that. Rao Qingsnake, who was ridiculed, smoked a cigarette and did not answer.

"This is your incompetence, when you were going to come out of your mother's belly half a year earlier, I wouldn't have shouted like that. ”

The old men who had lost a few teeth sat together and choked each other, blowing their beards and glaring at each other, but no one was really angry. has eaten a big pot of rice together, up the mountain and down the water, this is a real lifelong friendship, more intimate than brothers.

From time to time, the laughter of the old man came from the barnyard, and a few children gathered together to play with the guns or gadgets brought back from the county seat, and the noise was constant.

Farther away, the three or five women gathered together to compare the clothes worn by each of them and the men of each family, which one was not good-looking, which one was expensive, and which one of your men was wearing and wasting.

These are the most popular times in Honghai Village, once a year, as scheduled.

……

……

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a string of gongs sounded throughout the village.

More than 200 people appeared in the open space of the threshing field, Ma Zhan beat the gong, and the old village chief stood on a big rock with the megaphone he bought with public money.

"Today's Lantern Festival, tomorrow morning you will also go out. While you are all here, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about what happened in our village last year, and then announce the current funds of the village committee, and you have the right to know. ”

The old village chief was full of smiles, and with this horn, he no longer had to worry about gasping for breath after shouting two sentences.

"Last year, the village committee earned a total of 835,600 yuan, of which 150,000 yuan was used to connect us with Luofang County, 140,000 yuan was used to build the village committee building, and 10,000 yuan was used to add new tables and chairs to primary and junior high schools, as well as rewards for several volunteer teachers. There are also village roads, old house repairs, etc., etc., etc. ”

"Now there is a total balance of 473,256 yuan, here we would like to thank Ma Zhan for his contribution to the village, I believe that when you come back again for the New Year, our village will change even more." ”

"Applause. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding with a loudspeaker.

An old man held a red flower and pinned it to Ma Fenfen's straight suit, and Ma Fenfen looked at Sister Liu and Zhang Shiyu who were standing on the edge of the old distance and smirked.

"If a village is empty, it is not called a village, and if there are only lonely elderly people and children left in a family, it is not a home. You are slowly moving from the countryside to the big cities, and I hope that you will be able to change direction and slowly return home in the next few years. ”

"One last thing, I declare......"

The old man dragged his voice, his eyes scanned a group of villagers and old men, and finally fell on Ma Zhan's body, and said proudly: "I announce that Ma Zhan has officially taken over the post of village chief of Honghai Village. ”

The villagers spoke again and again, talking in small voices, and their eyes wandered between Ma Zhan and the old village chief from time to time.

Ma Fenleng was on the spot, and he never thought that he would be caught off guard. He turned his head to look at his own grandfather, only to find that the old man was also looking at him.

I saw the old man continue: "But Ma Zhan is still young, so I will occupy the position of the village party secretary for another year and a half, and I will not be relieved until he is completely on the road." ”

"Applause!"

Ma Guicai stood up and beckoned to Ma Zhan, signaling him to come to his side.

In the crowd, Zhao Hardware's little hands were red, and he seemed to be happier than Ma Struggle, and he shouted loudly: "Uncle Struggle!"

The woman next to him tapped him lightly on the head, then made a silent gesture, and he stuck out his tongue, increasing the force of the applause.

"Let me tell you a few words......," the old village chief handed the loudspeaker to Ma Zhan and said softly.

Ma Zhan grinned, coughed twice with a grin and cleared his throat.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ma Struggle. That ......"

"That...... Today, it's a pleasure to ......."

This kind of stammering state of horse struggle made the group stunned, and then burst into laughter.

"This fool!" Sister Liu pinched her temples with a smile on her face and a headache on her face, and she never thought that Ma Zhan would have stage fright.

"Sister, what do you say Ma Zhan is thinking in his heart now, I see that he is not very fluent in speaking, and occasionally he can make a bold statement. ”

Zhang Shiyu covered her mouth and smiled.

"It's estimated that he was in a hurry, and he didn't have time to make a draft. ”

"Sister, last time you said that you would leave when he became the village chief, is that ......?"