Xu Guoren didn't say much, but fell into contemplation, the Republic of China uses traditional characters, and he may not be able to write all of them, but there is no problem with understanding. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although his academic qualifications are nothing in the 21st century, when college students are everywhere, in this period of the Republic of China, where 90% of them are illiterate, he is definitely a highly educated intellectual, and he also has all kinds of knowledge that is nearly half a century ahead of this era.

However, Xu Guoren understands that with the economic level of the Republic of China, it is not possible to carry out a rural tourism plan in Guojiapu, and he does not have the capital, so if he wants to make a name, he has to leave the poor countryside of Guojiabao and go to the city.

After dinner, my father was better and was able to get out of bed and walk around, but his face was still ugly. Mother Li Xiuqin was taking care of them, and Xu Guoren said to them: "Dad, mother, I'll go out for a walk." ”

"Come back early and go to bed, don't run around, it's blind." Li Xiuqin admonished.

"Well, I know, I'll go to Danian and Huzi to talk and come back." With that, Xu Guoren turned around and walked out of the house.

As soon as he walked not far, he heard Guo Hu's shout from in front of him: "Brother Guoren, is it you?" ”

"It's me, you've eaten?" Xu Guoren stepped forward and asked.

"Well, I just ate it." The two nodded.

"It's just right, I'm looking for you something." Xu Guoren led the two of them towards a place where no one was.

"Brother Guoren, what are you talking about? Going to town? After listening to Xu Guoren's suggestion, Guo Hu stood up and looked at him in surprise.

Xu Guoren nodded and said: "Well, we are all the oldest, and it will not be profitable to nest in this Guojiabao forever, don't you want to make a lot of money, so that your father and mother can be well fed and clothed, and live a good life?" ”

Guo Danian was a little worried: "But, Brother Guoren, we don't have skills, second, we can't read, and we don't have acquaintances in the city, what can we do when we go?" ”

Xu Guoren patted them on the shoulder, hugged their shoulders, looked up at the starry sky and said something that he had thought of a long time ago: "Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, you know, right? It was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Huh? I heard the story from the old people in the village. ”

"Before he became the emperor, he was a cattle herding baby, herding cattle for the landlord's family, he can achieve a hegemony with a cattle herding baby, we three young and strong young men, as long as we are united, are we afraid that we can't find a way to live outside?"

"Then let's listen to Brother Guoren, and do what you say."

"Where do your fathers and mothers have to make it clear, so that they can rest assured."

"Well, follow Brother Guoren, my father and mother will definitely agree."

Three weak rural teenagers stood side by side under the dark night sky, looking up at the starry sky, full of yearning and longing for an unknown future.

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Pingyang County, about 50 kilometers away from Guojiabao.

It is now controlled by Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, but there is no regular Northwest Army stationed in the county, and only a company of policemen is stationed in the county to maintain law and order.

On the official road leading to the county seat, three young men in shabby clothes, each carrying a bag made of burlap, walked towards the county seat step by step towards the rising sun.

After discussing the decision with Guo Hu and Guo Danian last night, Xu Guoren went home and seriously told his parents about his idea of going out.

Although they were very uneasy, they couldn't resist their son's insistence, and finally agreed that Xu Guoren would go to Pingyang County, but he had to come back once in half a month.

What moved Xu Guoren was that when he left in the morning, his father and mother, who were poor and white, not only boiled the only two eggs at home and let them take them.

He also rummaged through the cabinet and took a piece of polished silver dollar, which was somewhat whitish, and stuffed it into his hand.

Xu Guoren couldn't accept it all with peace of mind, and after some disputes, he couldn't resist his son's stubbornness, and his father Xu Dafang had to eat one of Xu Guoren's peeled eggs in front of him.

In the process of eating, Xu Dafang's eyes were cloudy and full of tears.

It's not because the eggs that he is reluctant to eat on weekdays are delicious, but because he feels that his son has grown up sensible, this little guy who likes to pester himself since he was a child and take him down the river to swim, go into the mountains to hunt, often ride on his shoulder, and scream from his father, knows how to feel sorry for Lao Tzu.

This is more touching than any delicacies he eats.

The 50-kilometer journey is all on foot, and it goes without saying that it is tiring.

Fortunately, Xu Guoren's brothers are all young and strong, energetic young men, and their bodies have not been ruined by island films and various small movies these years, and they are as strong as calves.

The three of them walked for more than 20 miles in one breath before they stopped by a stream to rest.

At this time, the stream water was not polluted in any way, but when Guo Danian rushed over and pouted to drink water directly to quench his thirst, Xu Guoren still gave him a kick to his stomach.

The strength was just right, and he didn't kick him into the river, not because he didn't want to, but because he was afraid that he would have no drink if he muddied the water.

"Brother Guoren, what are you kicking me for?" Guo Danian looked back and asked with a blank face.

Xu Guoren took down a small iron pot that Guo Hu had specially asked Guo Hu to bring from home from behind his back.

He instructed the two of them: "Go find a stone first, get something that can be burned by the way, set up a pot to boil water, and I will explain it to you later." ”

The two didn't know why, but they still habitually listened to Xu Guoren's words and went separately to find stones and burning firewood.

Playing small, Xu Guoren is the best among the three of them, and now it seems that he has changed as a person, and he knows more and more, which makes Guo Danian and Guo Hu more willing to take his lead as a leader.

Soon, a small iron pot was erected with a few stones, and some dry grass and dead leaves were stuffed underneath, and the fire was lit and burned.

The water was quickly boiled, and the three of them gathered around the simple earthen stove, watching the boiling water in the pot gradually boiling and steaming, Xu Guoren explained: "This stream water is raw, and we can't drink it indiscriminately, especially in a strange place that we are not familiar with, we must drink boiling water." Only in this way can it be sterilized and will not have diarrhea. ”

In these years, there is a lack of medical treatment, diarrhea and colds can kill you.

Seeing Xu Guoren's serious face, Guo Danian and Guo Hu both nodded and said that they would write it down.

After the water boiled, the three of them rested and waited for the water to cool down.

Most of the bowl of one person opened the stomach coldly, and the hunger and thirst were slightly quenched, Xu Guoren asked Guo Hu to put away the iron pot and earthen bowl, and took the lead to walk to a big willow tree by the stream, and sat against the tree.

"Rest for fifteen minutes, and then we'll continue on our way." As soon as Xu Guoren's words fell, Guo Danian and Guo Hu sat on both sides of him habitually, also leaning on the big willow tree.

Lin Lei looked at the two of them sideways, and said with a smile: "Tell me, how did you two explain to your family?" ”

"I told my father that I want to go to the city with Brother Guoren to see the world and make a lot of money! When my father heard that the Coke was broken, he said that I had a good future, and said that Brother Guoren, you have had a lot of ghost ideas since you were a child, and you shouldn't be hungry if you follow, so I agreed! Guo Danian said with a smile.

Guo Hu also laughed and said: "My father didn't say anything, but my mother said that when I go to the county seat, I must come back alive, and I can't starve to death, and I can't be beaten to death, because she is still waiting to tell me about my mother-in-law and hold her grandson." ”

Xu Guoren put away his smile, put his arm around the shoulders of the two, looked ahead, and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, if I have a bite to eat, there will be a bite of the two of you, I will never let you starve to death, let alone let people bully us." ”