Kusakata Yoshiki 4
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Not long after Shen Hua left, the temperature began to rise, and Chenchen no longer had to worry about not being able to sleep warmly all night. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Shen Xiaopeng studies in the city and usually comes back once a month. Although Shen Hua explained that Shen Hao, who is Chenchen's third uncle, to take care of Chenchen when he left, Shen Hao's family was also very difficult. A family of three, Shen Hao and his daughter-in-law are disabled, leaving one Shen Zhi to support the family alone. If you add a morning, it's really worse. The so-called help is just helping if you can. Wanting to take care of everything is tantamount to a dream! In order to make Chenchen often eat meat, Shen Xiaopeng taught Chenchen how to place the trap.
The days of living alone are not terrible for Chenchen, and he has lived the first year calmly and peacefully. After this summer, Chenchen was admitted to junior high school. Shen Zhi also got married not long ago. It seems that things are starting to turn for the better. Shen Xiaopeng handed Chenchen a postal card when Chenchen started school, and told Chenchen that Shen Hong would send him living expenses every month. However, there is no post office next to the school, and every time you withdraw money, you have to go to Maqiao. So I got up early every morning and walked five kilometers to school. With the two yuan saved for the journey, I took the bus to Maqiao, took the money and walked five kilometers to go back to school before eight o'clock.
The first class is always the head teacher's, in order to collect the food money as soon as possible. After paying the food fee, Chenchen still has ten yuan left! A week's pocket money for this. It was also the first time that Chenchen had pocket money.
The pace of junior high school is very fast, and Chenchen gradually can't keep up with his studies. Mathematics has obviously regressed, and Chenchen doesn't know anything about English. Chenchen was afraid that Shen Xiaopeng would come back every month. Every time he said that his studies had regressed, Shen Xiaopeng always had a stiff face. That face is so dark. It's definitely darker than the slab that has been smoked for decades above the stove.
In order to relieve the pressure on his heart, Chenchen began to focus on studying outside. He would go to the mountains every week to put clips, and of course he would turn out a small vegetable patch by the toilet when he had time, plant greens and lettuce, and go fishing whenever the weather allowed on holidays. He didn't want to stay in the village. I don't want anyone to ask him questions like your dad or mom. He didn't know how to answer. I don't want to answer. For more than a year, he lived in his old house. Didn't stay at the third uncle's house for a day. It was only during the New Year that I had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at his house.
Not long after entering junior high school, Chenchen found that he seemed to know Shen Jiawan less and less. This strangeness begins on the way into the village. Zhoujiakou is already a cement road, and the cut-off point is at the small slope leading to Shenjiawan. More and more people in the village are not calm and start clamoring for the road to be built. Xianlong stood up and asked, "Build a road?" How are you going to get your money out? I said that Baoshan, you go to the house, and say that I am greedy for a dragon, and that a mountain of trees is worth a lot of money, and if it is worth a lot of money, it is a tree if it is not sold. nor can it become stone or cement on the road. We will go out for a few years, take it back and plant a few more trees, and we can come back in more than ten years! ”
Xianlong's hair was almost white, and he was a frequent smoker, and he kept coughing when he said it loudly.
When the people around the house heard the coughing sound of Xianlong, they felt like the sound of killing pigs.
"According to me, let's get together and have a meeting together! Speak up some questions. "Xian Meng is still as shrewd as ever. As long as it is profitable, he will become very positive.
The onlookers did not speak, and after a short silence some people gradually left, so everyone dispersed.
When Chenchen came home from the next holiday, he found that the entrance of the village... A monument was erected at the entrance of the village.
Shenjiawan Monument of Merit
Chen Chen looked at the name on it and the donation amount engraved on the back, and smiled sarcastically. Then go back home.
In about a month, the road to Shenjiawan was opened. Then a mountain forest in Shenjiawan was contracted. After another month, Shenjiawan became very lively, and many people began to realize that not only the flower of osmanthus is valuable, but also the osmanthus tree. So many foreign bosses brought big trucks and cranes to Shenjiawan to buy osmanthus.
Every time Chenchen saw those cars coming in, it was like driving them out. The big osmanthus at the entrance of the village was sold, and the osmanthus tree on the edge of the old house that Chen Chen used to sit on a swing when he was a child was sold. Shenjiawan is still Shenjiawan, but it is no longer Shenjiawan with ten miles of flowers in front of and behind the mountain. Now there are ten miles of flower pits in front of the mountain and behind the mountain. Chenchen was very sad to find that the flowers sold were getting smaller, and the people who dug up the flowers were going farther! Now Chenchen knows what this means. He was sad, but could only watch helplessly. A lot of people get very busy.
For example, in the third uncle's house, Shen Zhi sold more than ten osmanthus flowers a year, and finally had the money to build a new house. Shen Zhi was digging flowers and lifting flowers to make money during the day. At night, he was moving bricks with his daughter-in-law, and even the crippled third uncle sat on a stool and loaded bricks into the dump truck one by one.
The people of Shenjiawan are afraid of poverty, and they are crazy to seize the opportunity to get rich.
In less than a year, there are more than a dozen new houses in Shenjiawan. In particular, the eight two-story new houses connected to the entrance of the village have witnessed the drastic changes in Shenjiawan this year.
The people of Shenjiawan seemed to stand up again, and gradually no one said anything about Jinshan Yinshan and the poorest Shenjiawan. There are also more cars in Shenjiawan. Everyone thought it was great. The money feels very comfortable in your hands. Those who can't eat or drink... The osmanthus tree becomes a new house, a new car is very suitable. And no longer have to get up early and go up the mountain to shoot flowers in the dark!
Everything seems so complete.
Only Chenchen felt angry, and Chenchen noticed that the fragrance of flowers in the village was getting lighter and fainter, and there was no bustle and festivity in the past years before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Chenchen wanted to leave the village more and more. Inexplicably, I just want to leave. Chenchen didn't know if this was a betrayal. Others say that loyalty is because the bargaining chips for betrayal are not enough, so how should you define this kind of behavior?
Chenchen finally left Shenjiawan, but only temporarily. This year's Chinese New Year is not in Shenjiawan. His parents who were far away in Guangdong called him and asked him to go over with Shen Xiaopeng and go to Guangdong for the New Year.
It's just the first time Chenchen has gone to such a distant place. The farthest place that Chenchen went to before was Maqiao, and even if it was farther, Chenchen was afraid that he would lose it. Fortunately, Shen Xiaopeng told him that taking the train is the same as taking a car, as long as he hears the parking platform clearly.
With such a simple sentence, Chenchen got on the train with a handbag. The contents of the tote bag were simple, a pen, a bottle of ink, a couple of winter vacation homework. Shenjiawan was very cold, and Chenchen wore a lot of clothes before getting on the train. After getting on the train, I was sweating non-stop. The temperature in the carriage is very high, and Chenchen knows for the first time that there is such a thing as air conditioning!
It is not a long time from the city to Dongguan, thirteen hours. Chenchen kept staring out the window and didn't dare to sleep. What made him feel the most was the shouting that could be heard from afar.
"Beer, drinks, mineral water, melon seeds, peanuts, chicken thighs...... Let's give it a go!" Chenchen looked at the cart pushed past him, and felt very interesting. I didn't expect such things to happen on the train. At night, there are people who sell toothbrushes, flashlights, and socks. This made Chenchen wonder if he was still... I'm still at the morning market at school.
The next morning, I walked out of the train station tiredly.
The first time he set foot in this strange city, Chenchen didn't have time to be surprised and afraid, his first thought was how to contact his sister. The bustling crowd could not see a familiar face. It turns out that most of the bustle in this world has nothing to do with me!
Chenchen finally found a row of places to make calls on the edge of the train station. Summoning up the courage to make a call, the young man who collected the money glanced at Chenchen and handed him the phone. Chenchen nervously dialed the number. After a while, the phone rang, and Chenchen's restless heart finally calmed down a little. Chenchen didn't know how long he could call for the thirteen yuan in his pocket, so he made a long story short and quickly hung up the phone.
"Eleven pieces!" The young man said without raising his head.
Chenchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the money was enough. But I also secretly thought that the fees in big cities are really high. The phone is so expensive for a while.
Chenchen slowly took out thirteen yuan from his pocket, counted out six steel hammers and a crumpled five yuan and handed it to the young man.
The young man looked at the money given by Chenchen and was stunned for a moment. "First time in Guangzhou?"
Chenchen nodded. It also takes a fearless courage to talk to strangers.
The young man lined up eleven dollars in front of him, and with his index finger he pulled out the six steel hammers, and put away the crumpled five. "You can get the money back!" Some gratefully put away the money, and Chen Chen said thank you and walked over to the overpass. After more than ten minutes, Shen Hong appeared in Chenchen's field of vision.
Shen Hong is still as petite as before. But there used to be meat, but now there is no meat. This made Chenchen look very distressed.
Shen Hong didn't notice Chenchen's distress, because Shen Hong was very happy, Chenchen looked very good, better than her and Shen Xiaopeng. That's enough, and it's nothing to suffer all these years.
Shen Hong talked to Chenchen as she walked, chattering non-stop. Chen Chen listened carefully, and he was also driven by Shen Hong's happy emotions. My heart was full of joy. Especially when I heard that Shen Xiaopeng was going to come over to Chenchen a few days ago, I was even happier that this means that the family that has not been reunited for many years can be reunited this year. Shen Hong took Chenchen to her boss and introduced Chenchen to the boss and colleagues. The boss said a few polite words and said get in the car!
In the car, Shen Hong and Chenchen talked about the situation of their parents here, she didn't say how her parents got back together, and Chenchen didn't ask, as long as he knew that his parents were back together, it would be good if the family was complete. It doesn't get much better than this.
Shen Hong's boss and Shen Hong's colleagues couldn't understand the siblings' chat. So they talked to each other. This is the first time Chenchen has heard someone outside of the song speak Cantonese. This reminded him of a passage in an article he saw: "The public did not cross the river, but the public crossed the river, crossed the river and died, what can he do!" It is said that the person who spoke this passage was speaking Cantonese at the time. So he was curious about what it would taste like to say this sentence in Cantonese.
But after all, it's just a thought. The boss sent Shen Hong to the rented place and left. Shen Hong took Chenchen to buy breakfast. From a distance, I saw Shen Hua wearing overalls in the breakfast shop.
Shen Hua saw Chenchen, and Chenchen also saw Shen Hua. Chenchen smiled, but didn't call Dad. I don't know if it's because I haven't called strangers for a long time or the older I get, the less often I call Dad. Shen Hua didn't call Chenchen either, maybe the older he gets, the more he is not good at expressing it. Since they both know each other's intentions, it goes without saying that Shen Hua goes to work normally. Chenchen thinks that Cantonese xiaolongbao is very interesting, very delicate and has a lot of juice. It's not as dry as it is at home.
The rental house is less than 20 square meters, with a kitchen and toilet. The living room was crammed with two beds. But this did not affect Chenchen's mood. He felt that he should learn to think like an adult. So his understanding is that it is happy to have a home when he is adrift, yes, he does not have the luxury of how much money this family will have, as long as the family is complete, it is enough.
Shen Hong has to go to work. Before leaving, Shen Hong chatted with Chenchen for a while, and told him to rest first, and not to run around when he first arrived here. In the end, Shen Hong said that today, his boss said that the first thing he saw when he saw you was from the countryside!
Shen Hong left, and Chenchen was thinking about the boss's words. "I can tell at a glance that I am from the countryside! What's wrong with the countryside, I'm happy. For the first time, Chenchen felt discriminated against. But Chenchen despised the people who discriminated against him in his heart.
Soon Chenchen fell asleep, and this sleep was extremely sound. It was an extremely tiring thing to take the train all night and see the night view for a night.
The sound of the door opening woke Chen Chen, Chen Chen looked at the blurred figure, even though he hadn't seen each other for several years, he still knew at a glance who was coming. Shen Hua's daughter-in-law saw Chenchen who raised her head. Laughed.
"Still sleepy? If you are sleepy, you will sleep again, and you will be called to eat. ”
Chenchen just answered, and went back to sleep. When I woke up again, except for Shen Xiaopeng, the family had arrived. Chenchen suddenly felt very satisfied.
It seems that he has been like this since he was a child, there are no high requirements, and it will be good if it is good. Just like now, although Shen Xiaopeng is not there, this does not affect the statement of reunion.
I simply washed my face, and after a while, lunch was ready. I haven't tasted it for many years, but I don't feel like it's changed at all. The family ate quietly and chatted casually, without much "drama" plot. Some are just as calm as the years.
It turns out that life is so peaceful, and home is so plain. It lasts because it is calm, and it is true because it is dull. So they live in each other's lives every day. Feel relied on at all times. Chenchen finally stopped worrying about the beams in the old house, and didn't have to worry about it anymore... It will break.
It turned out that the so-called harbor was just so inconspicuous, and Chenchen suddenly understood why Uncle Shen Jiawan's family always quarreled. Because it's too mundane, too easy to ignore.