When the fat man drove away, Xu Ling changed a phone card in the small shop next to him and sent it to his buckle space. Only then did he and the uncle carry their luggage to the door of the township government, his uncle is the village chief and secretary, and he came to the township government to do business, and he drove a small three-wheeled battery car.

"Has the uncle eaten?" Sitting on the national highway heading home, Xu Ling asked him uncle.

"Not yet, when you get home, it's almost half past six. ”

It is more than 10 kilometers from the township to the White Horse River Chain Bridge.

The history of the chain bridge of the White Horse River can be traced back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty, specifically because they produced a strange creature at that time in the small White Horse River in Baimadu Village, the golden silk red back eel, also called the red fire eel, the emperor, everyone knows, there are many concubines at night, and they will always be unable to do it. By chance, the local county order heard that the red fire blood soaked wine has a great tonic effect, and offered it during the emperor's celebration, and that night, the emperor let the eunuch try it and there was no problem, so he drank some, and immediately saw the effect, compared with before, not only more times, but also increased the durability, this was happy, and the next day he issued an order to reward, and promoted from a county order to other places to serve as the lord of the house. And because of this, the residents of Baimadu Village also became the emperor's special eel fishermen, and the chain bridge was also built at this time, deep into the stone wall by the river. It's just that by the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, this red fire had made the villagers of Baimadu extinct, which became a big regret in the village.

Because it is a cement road national highway, it is easy to walk, although the road surface is now a little broken, there is a piece of open space from the national highway to the river more than 80 meters long and more than 50 meters wide between the national highway and the chain bridge, which is between the two mountains, and it was originally the place where the highway workers who repaired the national highway and passed from the township temporarily leveled and lived.

The main reason is that the place in their township is too small, and there is no open space for a few hundred people. The hilly area is indeed a big place that is rare to see peaceful.

On the bridge, it is still the same as before, walking on it is a little shaky, stepping on the paved plank, the plank is also slightly shaking, very interesting.

Across the bridge is a hill, and the chains are deeply rooted in the mountain. The White Horse River flows from the northeast to the southwest, so the right side of the mountain is the north side, and then walk about 5 kilometers to the first group of White Horse Ferry Village. There are 4 groups in Baimadu Village, the first group has the largest number of people, listening to his uncle, in addition to working to earn money to buy a house and move away, there are now 102 households, more than 600 people, plus the other three groups, a total of 186 households, close to 1,000 people. The other three groups also gathered along the White Horse River. When you go to the countryside to catch the market, you also have to take the chain bridge.

Fortunately, there hasn't been any rain recently, otherwise this dirt road would have been enough for Xu Ling. The roadside is mostly cedar and pine trees that were replanted in the 80s, and the evening breeze blows and the sound of pine waves is heard, which makes people feel happy. Especially after staying in the big city for a few years, now I am back to the road I walked when I was a child, and I feel the things that were commonplace when I was a child, which makes Xu Ling smile on his face.

"Xiaoling, did you take a leave of absence when you went home this time or do you have other plans?"

"Uncle, I have resigned, my parents are also old, I want to see what I can do at home, and take care of them and grandparents by the way. Xu Ling sat on the tricycle and said.

"Your parents will definitely not agree, I finally graduated from a prestigious university, and I found a good job, and then I came back, didn't this let others gossip. ”

"Uncle, I've resigned, I have to go home and rest and think about it, hehe"

"Well, think about it, we are in a traffic jam, it's inconvenient to do anything at home, and we can't get anything out, so it's better to work outside. ”

Turning over a small hillside, at the foot of the hill is a flat basin, a small river from the northwest to the south, dividing the village into two, the road into the village is in the southeast, and Xu Ling's home is at the northernmost end of the village, along the way the chimneys of the families at the foot of the mountain smoke is rising, in the village for a long time.

Walking through the front of a house, the villagers also found that Xu Ling was back, and they all greeted enthusiastically, Xu Ling also responded enthusiastically, some children came out and called uncle, uncle's, Xu Ling's head was straight out of the black line, there was no way in the countryside, pay attention to seniority, it was not bad to be called grandfather and grandfather. took out some candy and distributed it to the children, and after the children's families pulled them away, Xu Ling also hurried home.

Uncle Xu Ling's house is not far from Xu Ling's house, and when he arrived first, Xu Ling was also reluctant to go in, and he was eager to go home. gave the gift bought by the uncle's family, and Xu Ling hurried home. After crossing the creek and climbing a dozen or so dirt steps, I finally arrived at the gate of my house.

At this time, the gate of the courtyard was not closed, and the lights of the house were shining out from the main hall, and there was a faint sound of talking.

"Mom and Dad, grandparents, I'm back!" As soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate, Xu Ling shouted first.

"Xiaoling, are you back?" The first to come out was his mother, Zheng Cui, who still had an apron for cooking.

"Mom, you have a cold, why are you still busy, I'll come, I'll come. ”

At this time, all the people in the house came out, grandparents, and my father on crutches.

"Xiaoling, my precious grandson" Before his grandmother finished speaking, she was already hugging Xu Ling and crying. It's no wonder that it's been a few years since I've been gone, and everyone will miss the youngest son, eldest grandson, and the lifeblood of the elderly. It's just that the old man's expression is more obvious.

"Uh-huh, what are you doing, crying, crying, it's a pleasure to be back, hurry up and let Xiaoling in", Grandpa Xu Ling took his luggage and went into the hall.

"Dad, how is your leg?", Xu Ling's father is called Xu Changhe, his uncle is called Xu Changjiang, and his grandfather Xu Mu. Grandma is Moon Young. I haven't seen him for a few years, and my grandparents haven't changed much except for getting older, but looking at my father and mother, there are more wrinkles on my face, and my gray hair has increased, and Xu Ling's tears are about to flow out.

"It's nothing, it'll be fine in a while, I'm tired on the road, hurry in"

Xu Ling knew that his father didn't want him to worry, and he was on crutches, might it be okay.

"Xiaoling, hurry up and go in, the dishes will be ready soon, today your uncle told me that you are coming back, and specially made a few of your favorite foods" After the mother finished speaking, she went into the kitchen.

Entering the hall, Xu Ling opened the suitcase and took out a gift for his parents and grandparents, "Dad, give you a suit, a shirt or something, grandpa's is a set of custom-made tunics, grandma's is a set of elderly clothes, Mom, come over for a while, and then do it later." Xu Ling called out and asked his mother to come over first,

"It's coming. When his mother came in, Xu Ling took out a set of women's clothes that he bought for his mother, which was domestic, but also very beautiful.

"Son, how expensive this is," "Give it to you, you can take it, and you can return it." Xu Ling hadn't spoken yet, but his father had spoken first.

Xu Ling looked at his father, in fact, he knew that this was the way of communication between his father and mother, his parents had suffered all their lives, and they had been frugal for themselves and their sisters, and it was rare for them to buy something and come back to be filial to them, it was too late to be happy, how could they be angry.