The Chenjia Village Committee has been releasing the news of contracting the mountain land for a long time, and the contract has been drawn up two days ago, and the villagers who came to inquire about it have it, but when it comes to paying money to sign the contract, no one is happy, so when Chen Anxiu, as the first person to eat crabs, was greeted by the village committee as soon as he entered the door.

Before Chen Anxiu's stool was hot, the village director was going to take him to survey the boundary and settle the matter.

Zhang Shinian came with Chen Anxiu, but he was only an accompaniment and did not express too many opinions.

The hill that Chen's father values is behind Jiang Sanye's small hotel, not very far from the road, but the road into the mountain is very remote, at the foot of the mountain is a large peach forest, and the stone paved path is hidden in this peach forest.

"Bring a mask. Before entering the forest, Chen Anxiu did not forget to turn his head and tell Zhang Shinian. Of course, the main reason for him to do this was not to carry a patient down the mountain.

They fell behind the most Lu, Zhang Shinian squeezed his hand, and let go immediately before he could react.

The mountains along the east coast are not as good as the western regions, most of the mountains here are not very high, the mountains are relatively gentle, the mountain that Chen's father values is a dense forest, the top of the mountain is densely forested, the vines are entangled, locust trees, poplars, pine trees are quite many, sycamores, pentagonal maples, oak trees, hazelnuts and wild walnuts and other miscellaneous things, the mountainside is an orchard that has been abandoned for many years, the south side of the mountain is a valley, the east side of the valley is very wide, the water is relatively deep, forming a large wetland with a lake, there are lush reeds growing around, the west end is a relatively shallow stream, turn around and flow to the south near the main road, the people in the village will come here to cut reeds and go back to weave mats, but now the people who know this craft are old, and the young people don't have the heart to bother with this matter, and they can't buy any mats on the market.

Chen Xiaoli, the village director, is in his forties this year, according to the generation of the village, Chen Anxiu called him uncle, Chen Xiaoli took people, surveyed a place, and buried lime powder in the ground to mark it, and when he came to the eastern border later, Chen Anxiu smiled and pointed to the canyon under the mountain full of weeds, wattles and dwarf trees to bargain, "Uncle, this place is so barren, no one wants it, at most cut some firewood, and build it to our house." ”

Chen Xiaoli touched the cigarette in his pocket, thought about it on the mountain, and put it back, he shook his head and smiled and said, "You kid, such a long canyon, you said to take it, you might as well go and grab it." ”

Zhang Shinian stood quietly aside, watching the little guy spare no effort to exert his Laipi offensive, "Uncle, you can't say that, how can you say that our family is also the first, you should encourage more, so as to drive the people behind, if the rest of the village sees that our family has a reward, and understands that the sooner the contract is signed, the better, and they will definitely rush to sign it." Won't your work be easier to carry out, uncle?"

As soon as Chen Xiaoli heard this truth, he took a step back and said, "In this way, if your family has more than 5,000, I will make the decision to assign this canyon to your family." ”

Holding the concept that his own rights and interests must be fought for, Chen Anxiu had the courage to stretch out two fingers, "Uncle, two thousand is almost two, where does this place look like it is worth five thousand?"

"At least four thousand. ”

"Uncle, at most two thousand five, I haven't heard of anyone in this place who wants, the key is that it's really useless. There was no water, and there was grass everywhere. "It's really useless, you still fight.

Chen Xiaoli couldn't help being ground by him, gritted his teeth and said, "One price, three thousand five." It's such a big place, the price is too low, and I can't explain it to the above. ”

As soon as his voice fell, Chen Anxiu immediately said very angrily, "Okay, that's it, uncle, you buried the lime edge, and I will pay the money and sign the contract." ”

Seeing him so happy, Chen Xiaoli suddenly felt like he had fallen into a trap.

When everyone else was busy, Zhang Shinian took a step closer and asked him quietly, "What do you have in mind?"

Chen Anxiu's eyes flickered, pushed half a step away, and smiled at him with his hands around his chest, "Mr. Zhang, don't think you know me very well. "Although this place is indeed designated by Chen's father to raise chickens, there are the most small insects, and the hens eat small insects and grass seeds, and the yolks of the eggs are red. Dad said that everything within 10,000 yuan is negotiable, and now that 3,000 and a half are taken, it is really profitable.

Handed over the money, signed the contract, Chen Anxiu got everything done, returned triumphantly, and compared all 0k gestures with Chen's father a hundred meters away, but he didn't wait long to be happy, and he heard the village committee's loudspeaker loudly announce his glorious deeds of taking the lead in contracting mountains.

Before the father and son could recover from their joy, they immediately suffered this huge impact, and Chen's father patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zhuangzhuang, or ...... You'd better hide. In this matter, he didn't have the courage to go head-to-head with Chen's mother. He originally wanted to give Chen's mother a buffer time and slowly reveal the news, but where he thought it would be exposed immediately.

Chen Anxiu began to talk a lot, what Mother Chen was angry, he coaxed for two days, but when Mother Chen was angry, he didn't want to face the difficulties and have the courage to sacrifice, so he was very spineless and made a decision, let's run away. But where to flee?

Chen's father provided the route very righteously, "Take advantage of your mother's time to go home and wash clothes, go to your grandma to intercede, your mother listens to your grandma the most, and it just so happens that you haven't been to see those two old people for a long time." ”

"Then Dad, I'm leaving, you take care of yourself at home. Chen Anxiu and Chen's father said goodbye.

"Hurry up, go quickly, there's nothing going on lately, don't come back, I'll let you know when your mother is angry." ”

So Chen Anxiu led tons and tons, took Zhang Shinian, didn't eat lunch, and dragged his family to escape with his tail between his legs without hesitation.

*

Chen Anxiu's grandmother's house is the east of Chenjia Village, along the mountain road all the way downhill to the sea, in the depression that extends to the sea on both sides of the mountain, there are three or four small islands, as if the mountain stretched out his arms in it, these small islands are collectively called Linjia Island, Chen Anxiu's grandmother's family lives on the largest island. There is only one way to go to the island, that is, a stone plank road more than four meters wide erected between the coast and the island, this plank road has been built for many years, it is very strong, and it is okay during the day, but at night it is flooded under the water as soon as the tide rises, and people who want to go home can only go back with water.

Now the road conditions at noon are not bad, that is, the wind and waves are stronger, the wind rolls the waves and beats on the plank road from time to time, the plank road is washed very clean by the water, there are solid guardrails on both sides of the plank road, basically do not have to worry about people and cars being washed down. Before leaving, Chen Anxiu did not forget to sweep a large bag of things for his grandmother in the town, most of which were food.

Although Anxiu's grandmother and grandfather are old, they don't live in the same home as their son and daughter-in-law, but Chen Anxiu's second uncle Lin Changshun lives next to them and takes care of each other.

Many of the houses on the island are built along the topography and are not particularly regular, Chen Anxiu's grandmother's family lives on the south side of the island, and they can see the red tiled houses of their grandmother when they cross a crowded central street.

"The one with a big poplar tree outside the wall is that. Chen Anxiu leaned on the back of the driver's seat from behind and said to Zhang Shinian.

Zhang Shinian glanced at it from a distance and signaled that he was enlightened.

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, your driving skills are really good. "Along the way, there are mountain roads and waterways, and Zhang Shinian has been driving steadily.

Zhang Shinian raised his eyebrows quietly, wanting to hear what he wanted to say next.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm actually quite embarrassed to let you be my driver. "What is an afterthought, Chen Anxiu is typical.

Even tons of tons felt that his father's behavior was simply impossible to look at, and the eyes that fell on Zhang Shinian in an instant were unprecedentedly sympathetic.

The other two people in the car ignored him very tacitly, Chen Anxiu talked to himself for a long time, and felt that he had finished expressing the gratitude in his heart, so he obediently retreated to the back seat and sat firmly.

Zhang Shinian parked the car on the left side of the road, from here you can see the sea in the south, Chen Anxiu's grandmother's house gate faces south, there is a large open space in front of the door, on the side against the wall, with stones and branches around a vegetable field, Zhang Shinian can recognize that there are leeks and shallots, and the rest have just sprouted, and he doesn't know what they are.

On the right side of the road is the three-story small building of Chen Anxiu's second uncle's house, with red tiles and white walls, built very beautifully, Lin Changshun was eating in the house, and when he heard the dog barking in the yard, he came out to see, "Zhuang Zhuang is here, why didn't you call in advance?" I also want your second aunt to fry the vegetables in advance and wait for you." ”

"Second uncle, I happened to be off duty today, so I came over when I thought about it, how about you eat?" Chen Anxiu came in a hurry, so he bought a box of beer for each of his eldest uncle and second uncle.

"Just start eating, come over together, I'll let your second aunt fry two more dishes." ”

"You guys eat first, I'll go see grandma and grandpa first. Chen Anxiu handed him the beer, and Lin Changshun accepted it with a little politeness, after all, it was not a valuable thing, and it was given by his nephew, and it looked rusty if there were too many politeness.

The two old men were really eating, and when they said that they hadn't eaten yet, the old man was about to go to stir-fry, but was stopped by Chen Anxiu, "Grandpa, don't be busy, there is clam soup, there are salted fish cakes, I bought sauced beef and came to add vegetables, isn't this very good?"

"Grandma, I like to drink clam soup. Ton Ton also helped his dad speak.

The old lady patted him on the head and gave him a bowl of meat, "Ton Ton is a good boy." ”

However, thinking that Zhang Shinian was still there, Chen Anxiu still went to the kitchen to quickly fry two green vegetables, and his second aunt sent two more dishes, and barely got a table.

After the meal, the old man said that he was going to water the vegetable field, Chen Anxiu helped him connect the water pipe, dragged it out of the door, and then pulled Grandma Chen to sit on the kang and talk, so he said the matter, and begged his grandmother to call Chen's mother, "Grandma, you must help me this time, otherwise my mother will definitely beat me." ”

The old lady patted him on the face and said, "You should be beaten up, for such a big thing, you two dare to hide from your mother and make a decision, and you can't complain that your mother is angry." ”

"Grandma, I also know that Lu Dao is wrong, but everything happened, and once the contract is signed, the village will not refund the money. "It doesn't hurt to admit your mistakes afterwards, and you can't change the facts, Chen Anxiu is the best.

The old lady laughed, "The old saying is true, whoever raises a child is like whom, and your temper is like your father." ”

"I'm his son, as he should be. ”

The old lady's smile paused slightly for a moment, and then said, "Yes, you are your father's son, and you will be filial to your parents in the future, it is not easy for them to raise you." But that loving gaze seemed to contain something, staring at Chen Anxiu's face for a long time, as if looking at him, and as if looking at others through him.

"Grandma, do you miss my brother-in-law? Why don't we call him and ask him to come back?"

"This is not in China, it is too troublesome to come back there, and your brother-in-law also has a job. How can you just say go. The old lady sighed, climbed onto the kang, lifted the bottom of the table, took out a passbook from it, stuffed it into him, and said, "Your money is taken to contract the land, and your hand must be tight, and I and your grandfather don't need this money, you can use it." ”

Chen Anxiu didn't, "Grandma, how can I spend your money on such a big person?"

"It's not mine, it's your uncle's, you can just spend it. The old lady shoved it into him again.

Grandma's logic is too strange, Chen Anxiu smiled, "Grandma, my uncle's is not good, and my uncle's money is not mine." He gives it to you, and you and grandpa will spend it hard, don't be reluctant. ”

The old lady saw that he insisted on this, and she couldn't force it, so she took a small roll wrapped in a small handkerchief and gave it to him, "These, Zhuangzhuang, you take them obediently, and you and Ton Ton buy two new clothes to wear." ”

Chen Anxiu knew the old lady's temper, she didn't want it at all, she was even more angry, "Okay, grandma, I'll use these." ”

The old lady smiled again and said, "Put it away, don't lose it, go to the east room and sleep with Ton Ton on the kang, will you stay tonight?"

"Not this time, grandma, I have to go to school tomorrow. ”

"That's okay, go to bed early, it's almost time, I'll call you, the tide rises at night, and it's very troublesome to go out of the island. ”

The two old men like to sleep on the kang, and there are big fire kangs in the east and west rooms, and the old couple lives in the west room, and the rest of the family lives in the east room. When Chen Anxiu passed, Ton Ton had already slept, and Zhang Shinian was standing there looking at the family photo hanging on the wall.

"This is a picture taken by my mother when they were young, you see this, my mother still has two twisted braids, I don't remember my mother was so young. Chen Anxiu pointed to him, "This is my eldest uncle Lin Changhe, my second uncle Lin Changshun, and my younger uncle Lin Changning." I heard that there was originally a third uncle, who happened to be a Heshun Kangning, but unfortunately he was sick when he was three or four years old, but his name was Lin Changkang. My mother is a woman, so she didn't follow them. ”

"There's quite a lot of your family. ”

"You can't see all of this, the picture frame is too small to let go, a lot of it is stuffed in the back, I'll find you a complete one. Chen Anxiu took down the large square photo frame on the wall, opened it from the back, and took out the back one to show him, "These are all later, and it is expected to be sunny and sunny." ”

Zhang Shinian suddenly pointed to one of them and said, "Who is this fat man with no front teeth?"

Chen Anxiu leaned over and recognized it, and then exclaimed in a very proud voice, "Who else looks so cute, of course it's me." ”