Chapter 120: Belonging to the Homeland (Text)
Because of the perennial fighting, blood feuds were formed between many surnames and villages, and when Wu Chen was a child, there were many villages that could not intermarry or cross the border. In school, children are also forming gangs and cliques, and there are many incidents of group fights, and there are many cases from children's fights, to youth group fights, and then to the whole village.
According to the second aunt on the phone, this time, there have been armed fights in two large villages in the town for many days, and they are getting more and more intense. The cause was that a dirt truck in one village ran over a child in another village, and before the parents of the two sides could settle the matter, they began to do it, and soon the young people of the two villages got involved and began to storm and beat each other's stalls in the market.
At this point, the old people in the village came forward and summoned the young and strong forces of all the houses to concentrate, deploy them in a unified manner, distribute weapons, and officially enter the war mode that has not been seen for many years.
The fight was fierce, not only all kinds of conventional weapons such as sabers, flywheels, and water pipes, but also guns. Now it has entered the stalemate phase, the roads are closed on both sides, and detachments are patrolling.
The town government couldn't coordinate, and the police station was smashed several times by both sides, and now the four sets of teams in the town simply patted their butts and collectively went to the Hong Kong government and other places to "inspect and study".
Most of the "residents" who live on the streets of the town are outsiders like Wu Chen's parents, and they are caught in the middle, so they simply pack up their things and go back to their hometown in the countryside.
Daya was dumbfounded when he heard this, and called his uncle's house in the countryside, and sure enough, his parents were there, so he was relieved.
The two of them didn't eat much along the way, only ate some bread and the like in the service area, and now they were hungry, so they had to go back to the county seat, first go to the school to pick up Du Qin, find a small restaurant, and eat indiscriminately.
Du Qin naturally complained, and said that he didn't give notice in advance, and asked about Wu Chen's body, which he had asked on the phone before, but now he was relieved when he met him in person.
After talking about the recent weapon fight in their town, I sighed that this was so loud and clear, and it was really unbelievable that it had reached this point. In this Internet era, it is even more incredible that there is no Internet expert posting a Weibo or something.
After eating, seeing that they were going back, Du Qin was not at ease at first, saying that there were too many white * fans now, looting everywhere, and the night was dark and windy, and they were driving a car from other places, which was very unsafe, so they still stayed at school overnight and came back tomorrow.
Wu Chen was worried about the situation at home, so he had to go back no matter what, and after the last day, he drove the big tooth home first, and then drove to his own village.
The air in the countryside is good, the moon and stars are sparse, and the path leading to the village is narrow and winding, but fortunately, Wu Chen is familiar, and he drove slowly, bypassing the entire village, and driving home from the peripheral country roads.
When Wu Chen was a child, he also grew up in the village, although he didn't come back for many years, once he stepped into this land, he still felt very familiar and down-to-earth, what is his hometown? Perhaps, it is this inexplicable sense of security and belonging!
Their family is in the village, and there are two houses, one is the family's ancestral house, located in the village's old village, and now it is mainly used to worship the ancestors' heads, and they will come back when they worship during the New Year's holidays.
The other place, behind the old school in the village, belongs to the periphery of the village, it was built when he was young, before moving to the town, their family lived there, Wu Chen estimated that his parents would still live there when they came back this time, so he drove directly around the periphery of the village.
Their village is a typical Funan building, the whole village is divided into three large round villages, this kind of building complex, at first mainly anti-bandit and armed fighting, and then these villages gradually abandoned, and the villagers built some new houses scattered outside.
Walking on the country road, far away, you can see that the lights at home are on, the night in the countryside, not as bright as the city, in the darkness and silence of the surroundings, a light in the distance, it makes people extra warm.
Wu Chen parked the car in the dirt field at the door, just got out of the car, he saw his father standing at the door and looking, and called "Dad", although their house is old, but it covers a lot of land, on the edge of the ancient well in the middle of the dirt field at the door, there is an old longan tree, on which a light bulb is pulled, and he often drinks tea and chats here on summer nights.
Wu Chen's father came out when he heard the barking of a dog, and when he saw a small car, he drove to his door in the middle of the night, and was wondering, and he saw his son coming down, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to say, but he only nodded reservedly, um, turned around and entered the door, and told Wu's mother very calmly that his son was back.
Wu Chen's mother was drinking tea with Wu Chen's uncle and aunt, watching TV, chatting about trivial matters in the village, hearing Wu's father say this, she quickly put on her slippers and walked out, and sure enough, she saw that her son was taking things out of the trunk of the car, so she hurriedly came over to help.
She was happy in her heart, but she complained in her mouth, what's the matter, she came back in the middle of the night, and she didn't say a word beforehand! It's so late, have you eaten? complained that Father Wu didn't know how to help his son get things, what kind of majesty he pretended!
Wu Chen listened to his mother's nagging with a smile and explained occasionally. The mother and son took the things, and saw the uncle and aunt standing at the door with a smile, and a four or five-year-old girl was hiding behind her aunt, poking her head out secretly, looking at Wu Chen curiously. Wu Chen hurriedly stepped forward and called out to his uncle and aunt.
"Hey, Xiao Chen is back!" Uncle responded with a smile, he was young, and there was a big age difference between him and Wu Chen's mother, and he was more than ten years older than Wu Chen, "Little girl, call me brother!" This is my cousin who works in a provincial agency! โ
Wu Chen smiled bitterly, it could be seen that his uncle still cared a lot about his identity as a worker in the provincial capital, thinking that he hadn't been back to the countryside for many years, and there was no winter and summer vacation after work, even if he went home for the New Year, he was in the town for a few days, and he felt that he didn't mix very well, and this relative's family was not diligent, so he felt a little guilty.
When I went back to my hometown a few years ago, there was only one boy in my uncle's family, but I didn't expect that now I have a little girl and have grown so big.
Dad Wu and his uncle slowly helped Wu Chen carry things back to the house amid his mother's nagging. After being busy for a while, the family finally sat down again, and Wu Chen saw that the little girl was a little scared, so he took out a bunch of snacks for her and teased her. When I saw my mother going to cook, I said what I had just eaten, sat down, took out a cigarette, and gave my father and uncle a cigarette first.
Wu's mother is the eldest in her mother's family, when Wu Chen was born, his uncles and aunts were not married, and he loved him very much, and even spoiled him more than his parents, Wu Chen was still very affectionate with these elders in his heart, although he had not visited for many years, it was also because he was more and more lazy, and he was also a little dissatisfied with the situation, and he felt a little ashamed of his father and fellow villagers.
Uncle was not polite, he took Wu Chen's cigarette with a big grin, this kid started walking, and he followed behind his buttocks, although he is now an "official" in the province, but he is his mother's uncle!
As the old saying goes, "Thunder in the sky, uncle in the ground"! In their area, the authority of the maternal uncle is very great, and major family affairs such as marriage and family separation have to be taken by the maternal uncle, which is to sit in the main seat!
"By the way, how did you get back? Don't have to go to work? Wu's mother also sat down after she was busy, and then she remembered to ask this very important question. Dad Wu also looked at his son suspiciously, at this time, why did he suddenly come back? When they moved back, I was afraid that Wu Chen would be worried, but I didn't tell him!
"Resigned." Wu Chen tried his best to say in a light tone, but he still exploded in a few people, and asked what was going on, even Wu's father, who was carrying water to make tea, put down the teapot and looked at his son with a little surprise.
"What's going on?!" Wu's mother was a little at a loss, her son knew by himself, although Wu Chen's personality was stubborn, he was not the master of trouble, and he suddenly said that he would resign, maybe something was going on, but she would never have thought that it was her son who took the initiative to resign.
Wu Chen smiled bitterly, he had already predicted this scene, in a place where their traditional culture is dominant, the official-oriented thinking is far more serious than in other places, and he is not deeply affected, otherwise when he resigned at that time, he would not have delayed it again and again.
There was no way, he had to slowly explain to the elders according to the words made up in advance, in order to buffer this shock, he naturally needed to brag about himself, and only said that he had partnered with Big Tooth to do business and made tens of millions, so he simply came out and did it alone.
This opening of the mouth is also reasonable, throw out a bombshell news first, no matter what, it is the right way to bluff them first, with this foundation, it will be easy to talk later.
Of course, there must be evidence for, the S350 with big teeth at the door is very good evidence, when Wu's father and Wu's mother heard him say that the car was worth more than one million, they were speechless, and they stopped talking, obviously to digest it for a while.
"Morningโโ, this, we haven't done anything illegal, have we?" After being silent for a while, Wu's mother cautiously asked, Wu Chen's income is known to her, this child is beautiful in the eyes of the villagers, but in fact, he is suffering! Earn so much money all at once? Even those who engage in smuggling are not so fast, right? She was worried in her heart, and all of the people present were blood relatives, so she had no scruples, so she still asked.
"Flutter-" Wu Chen laughed, he had long known that his mother would be worried about this, "Mom, where do you want to go!" This is all earned by me doing jade business with Big Tooth, and of course, there is also some money in it, which is earned from buying and selling antiques. โ
"Jade business?" Mother Wu still doesn't understand, what stone is so valuable, isn't this a money grab!
"I know it! Is the Yangmei Village in the neighboring county knowing? That's what they do in the jade business! I heard that it has been issued in the past few years, and every household has a property of more than 100 million! Uncle Wu suddenly interjected, he more or less believed Wu Chen's words, his nephew, how clever and a person, would not do anything!
"So powerful?" Wu's mother glanced at her younger brother, saw that he looked determined, and believed a little in her heart, her younger brother has been a famous bastard since he was a child, and all kinds of information are much more accessible than her, a rural woman.
"Is this business a good deal? Do a good job, and quit when you say goodbye? Dad Wu took a few puffs of stuffy cigarettes, in addition to worrying, he was also a little dissatisfied, such a big matter, his son didn't discuss it with him in advance!
In his opinion, there is nothing more stable than working in the government, although he has made money now, but the days to come are still long! The job of this provincial government is not so easy to have, and the country will support it for a lifetime!