In Yangjiawan on an early winter morning, the morning light overflowed from the direction of Renming Bay in the east, quietly climbing the treetops of Mao'er Mountain and Yantai Mountain. Between the two mountains, a fog gradually appeared—a light white veil with curling smoke. Dawn and "Light Veil" wandered aimlessly in the mountains, lightly dotting on the freshly sprouted wheat, the green tiles on the roofs, and the reborn green bamboos. As the sun staggered, all of them became brighter and brighter, clearer and clearer, and more and more integrated. At dawn, the "light yarn" was drawn into a beautiful rainbow and returned to the flowing Shiqiao River, from the beachhead of Xiejiaba to the Qingtan of Renming Bay, a magnificent ribbon illuminated the entire sky.

Today is another day, and the Shiqiao people who get up early and are greedy for darkness are witnessing the magical changes of nature in the early morning. Shufen and her mother still carried a basket and basket higher than their height, climbed over Mao'er Mountain, walked across the bluestone slab bridge, set up a stall at the corner of East Street, and waited for the arrival of customers.

Shufen stood on the street, looking at the sparse pedestrians. This beautiful little girl is already as tall as her mother, her melon seed face is as red as the morning glow, her eyebrows are raised, her black eyes are like ink crystals soaked in the Shiqiao River, two carefully braided pigtails are on her shoulders, the corners of her mouth are raised to hide her inner secrets, and the blue khaki wraps her developing body fittingly. Xiao Shufen is like the bamboo in front of her house and behind the house - gradually has a straight and straight figure, and also gives birth to an upright and disciplined character in that bamboo forest.

"Teacher Tian, hello? Grocery shopping so early? Shufen greeted the previous head teacher generously. The teacher's surname is Li, the teacher of Shiqiao Central Primary School, walking beside Teacher Tian, the short hair that has not been past the earlobe is so beautiful!

"Yang Shufen, morning! It's been a long time since I've seen you sell memorabs! ”

"Yes, Mr. Tian, the farm is busy, my father didn't care about the editor!"

"Well, how do you sell this little memorization?" Teacher Tian picked up a small basket and looked at his wife beside him, "Buy one, you can carry it when you buy vegetables!" The wife nodded.

"What are you selling, can you take it and give it to you, Teacher Tian!"

"Which one do you want to get? I don't want it if you send it to me! ”

"Teacher Tian, you don't want to see the outside, you have been taking care of the second daughter of my family before, and our family thinks of your kindness every day, and I don't have anything to be grateful for, take it and carry it first, I will go back and call his father to make up a smaller one for you and send it to you!" Shufenniang hurriedly walked to Teacher Tian's side and put the backpack on his shoulder.

"Either way, or not! Come, get it, I just saw what you sold, Four Corners! Teacher Tian's wife hurriedly handed over the four cents and pulled Teacher Tian to trot forward, "Let's go shopping for vegetables first, don't delay your business!" Teacher Xiao Li turned around to say goodbye as he walked.

Shufen took the four cents and looked at Shufen awkwardly. Shufen lowered her head, and the sourness had turned into a sincere blessing.

What Shufen was looking forward to more was the amiable Dr. Ho walking in front of the stall with a hygiene box on his back. Since the eldest sister gave birth, the stall where Shufen sold the back was moved in the direction of the entrance of the health center. Dr. Ho has a place in the outpatient room of the big bungalow of the health center, and every day he sits with doctors from more than a dozen health centers. To be precise, He Pan is not a barefoot doctor in the true sense of the word, and his files and dispatch registration certificates after graduating from college are placed in the county health bureau. He is a doctor in the system, and the establishment is attached to the township health center. But he prefers to carry the health box that has been passed down for three generations on his back and go from house to door to see people.

The expectant figure of "Grandpa Pan's ......" finally came into view, still with deep and charming eyes, still sunny and handsome appearance, and still shiny long hair......

"Yang Shufen, Shufen Niang......" He Pan greeted kindly, for this cousin's daughter, who is much older than herself, it is really difficult to say her by her name. You're busy, I'll go in first! "Many patients waiting for Dr. Xiao He are already patting the long queue!

"Hmm!" At the moment when Shufen made eye contact with him, the little girl was so satisfied, she knew that the man would not stop for her, and she also knew that this faint admiration might only stop at that glimpse for the rest of her life. Shufen also wanted to find He Pan for treatment, watching him focus on sticking a stethoscope to his heart, and then asked his little grandfather to prescribe a pair of medicine to cure his rapid heartbeat.

She still didn't have the courage after all, and as she used to do every day, she could only occasionally look up at the busy doctor, and then nervously sell her "goods", and then take some time to buy some daily necessities, and then go to the township government to get newspapers, and go to the post office to see if there are any letters from afar.

When she was taking the newspaper, Township Chief Luo stopped her. "Yang Shufen, your father was rated as a model of flood fighting and rescue by the local committee!" The township chief who has just been corrected is in a particularly good mood today, and there are a total of two people in the township who have won this title, one is Yang Zegui, and the other is Comrade Luo Xianwen, who is himself. "The county is going to hold a commendation meeting, you go back and talk to your father, and the day after tomorrow we will take a shuttle bus to the county together."

"Great, thank you Township Chief Luo!" The little girl cheered, her father's kindness and bravery were finally affirmed, and the "military merit medal" has half of her father's and half of herself!

The good news came one after another, and Fushun's letter said that the case had been solved, and he and Yang Guiying were safe. Shufen imagined the appearance of "Scar Liu", a man as kind as his father, who temporarily gave Brother Fushun a quiet home. However, she was still worried about Brother Fu Shun, worried that he had forgotten his original intention of leaving this place.

Yang Laosi is very calm about the honor table, for him, commendation and criticism are sometimes just a layer of paper, and you are nothing. He will never forget that he was still a pacesetter when he "learned Dazhai", but he broke his leg in Xiuyantang but became a "rash advance". He never thought of asking for any more commendation, this time it was just the mediation of the seventh brother. He didn't plan to accept the award, after all, it took time and money to go to the county.

After Shufen read Fushun's letter, Yang Zegui changed his mind just now. Let's go for a trip, although Fushun has not yet explained the origin of the "Scar Liu" in the letter, but he has already asked the seventh brother to hear that things should have some eyebrows! The seventh brother has not had time to take care of the repair of the power station recently, and I heard that he is about to be promoted. The old man has been inviting himself to go to the county seat to see, because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he has pushed it again and again, and it is good to go and see, it just so happens that there are not many ways to live in the field these days!

Shufang took the child back to her parents' house for a few days to keep her mother and Shufei company. Yang Zegui took Shufen to the county seat......

The commendation meeting was unprecedented, and sitting on the rostrum were the director of the regional propaganda department, the director of the water conservancy bureau, and the heads of the four major teams in the county. Yang Zegui wore the same tunics he was commended in ten years ago, and slowly walked onto the podium on wooden crutches. The moment he received the trophy and certificate, he suddenly found that feeling that he had not felt for a long time, a pride from the heart, a supreme honor. He looked at his daughter shyly like a child, what a vivid lesson!

Shufen's heart was surging, and what was surging was irrepressible tears. He was proud of his father's greatness and excited for those exemplary people on stage. Join the hundreds of people in the Great Hall and give a standing ovation to the heroes!

Township Mayor Luo Xianwen enthusiastically helped Yang Shuzi to walk off the rostrum, and then stepped onto the speaker's seat, and made an enthusiastic speech as a model representative, which also triggered thunderous applause.

After the commendation meeting, the Propaganda Department of the county party committee organized a model visit to the martyrs' cemetery and the heroes memorial. This is the second time in Yang Zegui's life to the county seat, and the huge changes have amazed him. Ten years ago, a few streets have become criss-crossed by more than a dozen, blue-tiled bungalows have been replaced by red-brick high-rises, boilers that used to make steel have been torn down, and a thermal power plant is being built! Shufen supported her father and used a small book from time to time to record the prosperity of the city.

As soon as the qiē event ended, it was already evening. Yang Zejin, who had long known that the fourth brother was participating in the commendation conference, appeared at the entrance of the memorial hall in a black car.

"Uncle Seven," the sharp-eyed Shufen suddenly saw Uncle Seven getting off the car, standing on the steps and waving the trophy in his hand, "Dad, look, Uncle Seven is over there!" ”

Yang Zejin saw the fourth brother and niece, and took a few steps to greet him. "Fourth brother, I was so busy in the morning that I didn't go away, and I didn't bother to come up to pick you up."

"You don't need to pick it up, there is a car from the county to pick it up at the station!"

"Well, let's go, go to dinner at home! The noon cafeteria was arranged, and I didn't come to you! ”

"Well, old man, why do you still have a car at what level?"

"Oh, my father-in-law, he's waiting for you at home! At noon, I was talking to you, saying that you are amazing! ”

"Oh, old man, you have to pay attention to the impact, this county is not small, it is not big when it is big, if you say anything ugly, I am afraid it will spread immediately!"

"Well, I got it......" Yang Zejin nodded in understanding. If it weren't for the fourth brother, he wouldn't have been able to use this car, and the three jumpers would be convenient in a small county town!

Having arrived in front of the car while talking, the driver hurriedly got down and opened the door, but Shufen was so happy, the first time she sat in a car when she was so big, she didn't care about listening to her father's education to the seventh uncle, and got into the back seat.

After driving for about ten minutes, I arrived at the government family home. The door is a guest, but the father and son from the countryside are very restrained. Looking at the spotless house and neat furniture, I didn't dare to step on the threshold for a long time.

"Come in, fourth brother, Shufen!" Yang Ze entered the door.

Shufen held her father, for fear that his crutches would not be stable and he would slip on the smooth floor; Yang Zegui was also very careful, trying to make the wooden crutch stable before taking the next step. The funny appearance of the father and daughter made Yang Zejin's little daughter sitting on the sand watching TV laugh.

Yang Zejin glared at his five-year-old daughter, "Qiao'er, call Fourth Uncle and Sister Shufen!" ”

"Fourth uncle, Shu-sister!" The little girl muttered.

"Fourth brother!" The younger sibling came out of the kitchen to serve food, greeted the relative from the countryside, and went back to the kitchen to work.

"The model comes to the house, and the fluffy is shining! Sit down! Sit down! County Magistrate Chen, who had just come out of the study, pinched his glasses and beckoned the guests to sit down.

"Hello Grandpa Chen!" The sensible Shufen greeted politely, and in the morning she saw the seventh uncle's father-in-law, County Magistrate Chen, on the rostrum of the auditorium!

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, "Haha, the little girl is so sensible, sit down and eat some fruit!" You are shouting father-in-law, we are all used to calling grandpa. ”

Shufen blushed, and didn't know whether it was better to sit down or stand for a while, so she quickly corrected her "mistake", "Grandpa Chen......"

"Eh, hahaha, sit down to ......" Grandpa Chen, who had gray temples, laughed loudly.

"Shufen, give the glutinous rice in the bag to Uncle Seven and bring it to the kitchen!" Shufen, who had been keeping her head down, remembered the glutinous rice in the big satchel, "New rice, try it!" "For rural people, there is really nothing to bring, even if there are ten catties of glutinous rice, it is already almost all the harvest of glutinous grain this year!

"Come on, come on, what else do you bring!" Yang Zejin took the rice bag from Shufen's hand, glanced at his father-in-law who was peeling apples, and then put it in the kitchen......