At noon that day, Bai Derong's villa was very lively, and dozens of people from the Bai family, young and old, came to a big party to welcome their relatives from their hometown.

As soon as there are too many people, it is not Chen Guan's turn to help cook. Besides, the Bai family eats Western food, and Chen Guan can't cook it.

Because Chen Guan was the grandson of Chen Deda, who approved the shooting of Bai Deli and his son, after meeting and introducing each other at the beginning, the atmosphere was a little cold.

Bai Derong's five children all know the history of the Bai family, know the bloody legend of Bai Chen's love and hatred, and they don't have a good face when they first see Chen Guan.

Chen Guan thought very openly, Bai Deli and his son did a lot of evil, and they died innocently, as the grandson of Chen Deda, the banner of the Wulongyu Revolution, he didn't need to look at the face of the Bai family at all!

Chen Guan came to visit the old man of the Bai family out of hometown friendship, but he didn't come to apologize to the Bai family for his grandfather's approval of the shooting of Bai Deli and his son! That is a major issue of right and wrong, which will not only disgrace his heroic grandfather, but also involve whether his political position is firm.

Chen Guan is an iron-clad man, not a speculative drill element! He will never do anything that disgraces his ancestors. Not to mention that just because I came to the United States and met the men and women of the Bai family with six doctors, I will be confused about the major rights and wrongs, which is absolutely impossible!

However, Chen Guan came to visit, not to be angry with the Bai family. He has already met the old man of the Bai family and laughed at his grudge, how could he be angry with his children?

During this visit, Chen Guan's main purpose was to invite the old man of the Bai family to take his children back to Wulongyu to have a look. Now that the old man of the Bai family is old and dying, he is likely not to be able to go back, so it depends on whether his children can go back to have a look. Therefore, Chen Guan must also have a serious talk with the children of the Bai family.

Especially after listening to Angels's introduction, Chen Guan came up with a new idea, that is, since the children of the Bai family have been immersed in Wall Street for a long time and have learned a lot, can they make some contributions to the development of their hometown? It is better to be able to directly invest in running a business, even if you can't invest directly, it is also a good thing to help attract investment. If you take 10,000 steps back, you can't do any of this, and it's always okay to ask them to help them come up with ideas!

It's a family reunion, and there is no professional chef, and the meals are very simple, grilled steak, carrot beef stew, toast, and a pot of soup to take. According to the custom of Western food party buffet, a long table was set up in the courtyard, covered with a white tablecloth, and everyone took what they needed.

Before eating, Bai Derong, supported by Ingres, stood in front of the dining table and said a trembling speech, which was very touching, and Chen Guan almost burst into tears when he heard it.

Mr. Bai Derong said: "I called everyone back today because Chen Guan of the old Chen family in Wulongyu Village came, brought me news from my hometown, and also brought the greetings of my hometown people to our Bai family in Wulongshan. I'm old, and I'll probably never be able to go back to my hometown. Huainanzi. It is said in Lin Xun that the bird flies back to his hometown, the rabbit returns to the cave, and the fox dies on the hill. It's a pity, I'm afraid I can't do it, so I can only be a lonely ghost in the United States! ”

The descendants of the Bai family are all fluent in Chinese, and they can understand the pathos revealed in the trembling voice of the old man of the Bai family, and all of them have a sad look on their faces, and they seem to be infected by the old man's pathos.

Bai Derong's old and clear face was also full of pathos, closed his eyes, rested for a while, two muddy teardrops rolled out of the corners of his eyes, and his trembling voice was full of pathos and sadness, and he groaned: "Bury me on the high mountain, look at my hometown." Hometown is not visible, never forget. Bury me on the high mountain, looking at my continent. The mainland is not visible, only crying. The sky is vast, the wilderness is vast, and the country is in the mountains! ”

This is a song written by Mr. Yu Youren in his later years, expressing Yu Youren's grief and indignation. At this moment, Bai Derong, the old man of the Bai family who was over ninety years old, chanted, not to mention others, Chen Guan felt a pain in his heart when he heard it, and almost shed tears.

Bai Derong's two daughters, Bai Wenli and Bai Wenxiu, cried, walked to the old father's side, hugged their father, and shouted: "Dad, don't say it, your old health is fine, don't say these depressing words!" ”

Bai Derong is indeed old, so he said such a passage and recited a poem, and he had no strength, but he still had too many words to say, so he mustered up his strength and shouted: "You all have to remember that we are Chinese and Central Plains!" Our roots are in Wulongyu! ”

Bai Wenli, Bai Wenxiu, and Angel hurriedly helped Bai Derong to the chair and sat down, beating his back and stroking his chest, and after being busy for a while, Bai Derong drank a glass of freshly squeezed juice brought by Angel, and his face recovered.

The juniors of the Bai family all gathered around Bai Derong, and no one went to eat.

After a long time, Bai Derong, who had recovered his spirits, looked at his three sons Bai Wencai, Bai Wenhua, and Bai Wenqian who were around him, and said tremblingly: "This Chen Guan is the descendant of the old Chen family in Wulongyu, the grandson of Chen Deda's single seedling, and now he is the secretary of the Party Committee of Zhouli Township, Mingshui County and the deputy director of the County Public Security Bureau, I think he should be the best young man in Wulongshan District." It was not easy for him to come to see me and come to see me on behalf of the villagers, and I am very happy! ”

Whether he wanted to do it or not, the old father said that Bai Derong's three sons and two daughters had to nod frequently.

Bai Derong then said: "I'm old, and I have figured out a lot of things, and Bai Chen's love and hatred are the tragedy of that era. Since it is a tragedy, the protagonists are all victims. The descendants of the Bai family can't just think that Chen Deda of the old Chen family shot your uncle and his son, but also think about the blood stains on your uncle's hands, Chen Deda's brothers and parents also died directly or indirectly at the hands of your uncle, he owes his life to others, and it is natural for people to take revenge. The old Chen family can't just think about the life that the Lao Bai family owes his family, and they have to think that they have taken revenge, and it's time to meet and laugh and take revenge. This is all from the perspective of personal grievances, the horizon is a little small, and you have to think about the environment of which era. The Bai Chen family has different statuses, different positions, and different goals to pursue, so it is normal to sacrifice their lives to fight. It's a pity that Edelweiss and Xueying are the two hard-working girls. Edelweiss, fell in love with Chen Deda, a boy from the Chen family, and died under your uncle's gun. In order to avenge your uncle, Xue Ying sacrificed her daughter's body and fought for her life. These two daughters are the good daughters of my Bai family, and the pride of my Bai family! I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and think, "I'm at fault." Back then, I just wanted to open your uncle's eyes and take him to the ancient capital, Biandu, and Hankou for a turn, but I didn't expect things to go against my wishes. After he went back, instead of trying to understand the truth of being a man, he became obsessed with power, and he was originally a family and a man with a job in Wulong Mountain, but he intensified his efforts, pulled the militia to engage in arming, and became a bully in Wulong Mountain, forgetting all the traditions of his ancestors in cultivating and reading heirlooms and poetry and rites. Even if Chen Deda had not approved his shooting, other officials of the new Chinese government would still have shot him. It's just that if you change someone else, you don't have as much hatred as Chen Deda has for your uncle, and you may not shoot all four of his father and son, but you may leave him a root! Alas, these are all injustices! ”

Chen Guan stood there, listening to Bai Derong's words, and suddenly felt that what the old man said was wrong, Bai Deli and his son were suppressed, according to the past, it was a symbol of the victory of the revolutionary struggle in Wulongshan District. Even now that China has reformed and opened up, and people's thinking has become more diversified, we must admit that this is the result of the victory of the people's revolution. There are so many people like Bradley who have been repressed in China, can they all be explained by simple personal enmity? If they are not suppressed, will the nascent people's power be able to sit firmly?

When Chen Guan was thinking about it, Bai Derong explained to his children again: "Your uncle's family is counted as an edelweiss and is known as a revolutionary martyr, which is the glory and pride of our old Bai family." I asked Chen Guan, and Chen Guan admitted that he called Edelweiss grandma, and admitted that Edelweiss was his grandfather Chen Deda's lover and revolutionary partner. Chen Guan promised me that after returning to China, he would rebury Edelweiss and bury him with his grandfather and grandmother. In other words, Chen Deda is the son-in-law of my old Bai family! The Bai Chen family is in-laws! Your uncle died early, and Edelweiss is my favorite niece, I am the master of their father and daughter, recognize Chen Deda, the son-in-law, and meet Edelweiss's wishes. After doing this, I will have no regrets in my life! Turning back, your brothers and sisters sent someone back to Wulongyu, as their mother's family, to participate in the Edelweiss burial ceremony on behalf of the old Bai family. This is marrying a daughter, and the dowry that the old Chen family should give must not be missing! The dowry that the old Bai family should give is also indispensable, and it must be rich! ”

Bai Derong's five children are all successful in their studies, and they all wear doctor's hats on their heads, they are very smart, and they all understand what the old father said, knowing that a stone that pressed on the old father's heart was removed, they naturally agreed, and the eyes of Chen Guan changed, friendly and cordial.

After Bai Derong finished speaking, he beckoned Chen Guan to come over, and said to Chen Guan: "My old man has said everything he should say, if you have anything you want to say to my children, you can also say it!" ”

Chen Guan respectfully said "Thank you, Grandpa", and said seriously in English: "Dear Grandpa, elders, brothers and sisters: My name is Chen Guan, I am the grandson of Chen Deda of Wulongyu Village, the son of Chen Xuezhi, and the current secretary of the Party Committee of Zhouli Township, Mingshui County, and deputy director of the County Public Security Bureau.

For a long time, I had the idea of meeting the proud Bai family grandfather who created the myth of the six doctors in Wulong Mountain. I would like to report to his old man about the respect and thoughts of the people in his hometown, and report to him and all the relatives in Wulongyu who are developing in the United States about the development and changes in his hometown. This time, I was fortunate to participate in a study class organized by the province to go to the United States for a short-term visit to the School of Social Management of New York University, and finally had the opportunity to meet the grandfather of the Bai family, and meet the elders and brothers and sisters. It's a matter of heaven!

When Angels took me to the supermarket to buy some shopping just now, he gave me a general introduction to the development of the elders in New York. I thought, who would have thought that in the most prosperous Manhattan in the world, in the world's financial center, trade center, fashion center, and media center, there is an active family from the remote Wulongyu, and everyone is an elite and has achieved something! I am proud of you, Wulongyu is proud of you, Wulongshan District is proud of you, and the entire Mingshui County and Shuiquan City are proud of you! You are my role model!

I heard what Grandpa just said, I heard it clearly. The past grievances and hatreds of the Bai and Chen families are the epitome of countless tragedies of that era. Dwelling on the past and affecting the present life will not help the future. I naturally will not forget the achievements of my ancestors in pursuit of liberation, independence and freedom, and I know that my grandfather Chen Deda and his comrade-in-arms and revolutionary partner Edelweiss Bai Shiwei all fought and sacrificed for the liberation of the people, but what I value more is that the pure love between my grandfather Chen Deda and Grandma Edelweiss in the war is the glory of human nature and will never be erased! I'm so proud to have such grandparents!

Two young men and women who devoted themselves to the revolutionary war, and were the sons of each other's enemies, were able to rescue each other, love each other, and make a vow of a hundred years of happiness in the face of death, and finally Grandma Edelweiss died heroically to cover my grandfather, which in itself can be sung and cried, and deserves to be remembered forever by our descendants! After I return to China this time, I will not forget my promise to my grandfather, and do my best to implement the relocation and burial of Grandma Bai, so that the two old people can be integrated in the heavens!

Wulongyu used to be poor and clogged, but now the situation is different. When I graduated from college in July last year and went home to wait for the assignment, I had an idea, that is, to make use of the natural scenery of Wulongyu and the cultural accumulation of the Bai family compound and Daoke Village to drive the villagers to get rich. To this end, with the support of the leaders of the city, county and town levels, we established Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd. to develop Wulongyu. On October 1 last year, the Bai family compound officially opened its doors to welcome guests. Now, the Wulongyu Scenic Area is implementing the second phase of the project, with the reconstruction of the Dayun Temple and the construction of the Big Buddha statue project in the main peak of Wulong Mountain, Luoyan Peak, and the project of building the statue of the Big Buddha as the leader, it is planned to build the Wulongyu Tourist Attraction into an internationally renowned and domestic first-class tourist attraction. If you have time, the people of your hometown welcome the return of the wanderers, welcome you to return to Wulongyu, enjoy the Wulong landscape, taste the Wulong culture, drink rice wine, eat mountain delicacies, and feel the deep friendship of the villagers! If you go back now, you can see the new appearance of Wulongyu. The original village has become a scenic spot, and the whole village has been relocated to the hillside at the east end of the village, all of which are two-story small buildings, one yard for each family, all water circuits are connected, and clean energy biogas is used for cooking. The old Bai family is the old family of Wulongyu, and the roots are in Wulongyu. As the initiator of the Wulongyu Tourist Attraction Project and on behalf of the villagers of Wulongyu, I promise that no matter whether the Bai family develops in the United States for good or bad, they will always be a member of Wulongyu, an old family in Wulongyu, and a good neighbor and relative who drinks water in a river, collects firewood on a mountain, and farms on a slope. We will build five small courtyards in the new village according to the five children of the grandfather, and the villagers are exactly the same, and the real estate certificate is directly in the name of the five elders, and you are welcome to go back to Wulongyu at any time to live, go to leisure, and experience the strong family affection of Wulongshan people! ”

The words of English with correct words, sincere words, and manly promises touched the hearts of the descendants of the Bai family at once.

There was a round of applause in the courtyard!