Chapter 119: The Return Trip
"Xiangxiang, we have to go." Although Kang Lei's cheeks have not completely subsided, he can already have a normal conversation. Seeing that their ceremony was about to end, he dragged it to signal Gu Yuanxiang to go first, and the time to come out was not short, so it was better to take a step first to avoid encountering the village chief. But Gu Yuanxiang didn't seem to feel it at all, frowning as if he was thinking about something.
"Xiangxiang, is there any problem?" Kang Lei asked when he saw that she was immersed in his own thoughts.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that I saw someone with a familiar face." Gu Yuanxiang only glanced at it, and the person seemed to be very alert, and he could sense it from such a distance.
"What did you just say?" Gu Yuanxiang didn't pay attention to what he said earlier.
Kang Lei repeated what he had just suggested to go back, Gu Yuanxiang saw that they had indeed entered the end, and the man still had his back to him, and it was a pity that he couldn't take a look at his appearance again. Gu Yuanxiang nodded, and the two of them quietly came out of the stone cracks on the mountain, after all, they were on higher ground here, Gu Yuanxiang intuitively felt that if she went on like this, she would definitely be discovered by them, and then she would die miserably.
On the way back, Gu Yuanxiang was a little absent-minded, instinctively afraid of getting lost and following Kang Lei, without paying attention to the distance between the two, Kang Lei found that Gu Yuanxiang and him were much closer than usual. He thought of the two of them behind the stones, and when Gu Yuanxiang was talking in his ear, the air flow was blowing in his ears, and his ears began to burn again. %1%Ben%Read-Novel xstxt
Gu Yuanxiang didn't notice his red ears and shining eyes, she thought about it carefully, she shouldn't have seen this person before she came. None of them wanted outsiders to know about the ceremony, and it was impossible for an outsider to attend, and that person seemed to play an important role in the ceremony. If he wasn't an outsider, but the villagers in the nearby village, it would be impossible for him to see her, but it was the first time she had grown so big, and it was the first time she had been here. It stands to reason that he is a stranger, when he saw him in the border town, he felt familiar and thought it was an illusion, but when he saw him again this time, he still felt that this person should be known, and it was the same feeling both times Gu Yuanxiang had to think hard about where she had seen this person. It feels like sometimes it is longer remembered and more reliable than memory, Gu Yuanxiang believes that she has seen that face, or at least she has seen a face similar to that one.
"Where have you been? It's getting dark! Gu Yuanxiang walked back to the village unconsciously, and was still immersed in his own thoughts and was pulled back to reality by his father's words.
Gu Yuanxiang looked at the sky, it wasn't dark this day, it was darker here than at home, and it was estimated that the sun was still hanging in the sky at seven o'clock. This brightness seems to be a little far from the dark, Gu Yuanxiang didn't argue with his father about whether it was dark or not, and stepped forward to hold his father's hand with a smile.
"Aren't you going to leave tomorrow, I'm going to go around with Kang Lei, and I guess I won't have a chance in the future."
"Is that okay, do you want Dad to accompany you for a walk again?" This time, Dad still wants to go in and out with his good daughter, and he won't leave an inch, but you always leave Dad to play with others. Gu's father accentuated his voice when he said the word "others", and specially looked at Kang Lei, who acted as a background wall.
"Dad, I'm going to drink water, I'm thirsty when I leave!" Gu Yuanxiang looked at him aggrievedly when he saw his father beside him, and was speechless. Gu's father is exquisite-looking, he was a beautiful man when he was young, and now he is also a beautiful uncle, although he always guides himself to a mature and stable route. This will pretend to be aggrieved, although it is very suspicious of pretending to be tender, but if you look good is dominant, if you change to an uncle who looks and ages, it is estimated that Gu Yuanxiang will be disgusted. But Gu's father seemed to be really sad and begged for comfort, but he was a father, and he was under a lot of pressure to his daughter to be coquettish like this, so it was better for her to change the topic.
"Let's go back quickly, if you want to go shopping again, you must call Dad and accompany you." Gu's father pulled Gu Yuanxiang up to the bamboo building and admonished.
Gu Yuanxiang responded obediently, she didn't think she was going to visit any village, although she didn't pay attention when she came back, the scenery was completely the same when she went.
When the sun was about to set, Gu Yuanxiang saw the village chief appear in the village. I don't know when he came back, she also paid special attention to the people coming and going in the village, there should be other ways to enter the village, Gu Yuanxiang guessed. She couldn't help but look around him twice when she saw the village chief, and as expected, she didn't see the man who made her feel familiar.
The next day was not too early, and today they were going back, and the journey was over, for they were not in a hurry, and they had to walk to the small hotel where they had stayed before dark, and it would only take half a day's drive to get there. The village chief was neither pleased nor retained at their departure, as if they had really come to the village to borrow money. And they were only responsible for providing the house and food, and the money was as clean as the goods. When leaving, the children in the village were reluctant to let them leave, maybe they were reluctant to leave, Gu Yuanxiang distributed all the candy she brought with her to the children, she couldn't stand the child's puppy-like eager eyes staring at her.
"Dad, after this place is moved, these children will also have to go to school." Leaving the village, Gu Yuanxiang thought of what they had seen and heard in this village in the short two days, and when they left here, they might no longer have a simple and enthusiastic character, and their national personality would no longer be so distinct. But they have been living here without asking about the outside world, this kind of isolation from the world cannot last long after all, for the children to always repeat the life of the previous generation, no progress, always standing still, when the outside world invades strongly, maybe they can't even hold on to the little village personality that they can maintain at present.
"Well, the government has built them houses, and the problem of their children going to school has also been solved, that is, they also have a certain amount of financial subsidies every month for their lives." Gu's father replied that he knew the government's plan for their lives after they went out. What he didn't say was that he wasn't optimistic about the plan, or that he didn't think the villagers would be able to go out and live so obediently. This is a place where their ancestors have lived for generations, their own territory, and when they go out, they have to integrate into other people's territory and no longer make their own decisions. For the people of the village, who are accustomed to being closed and do not communicate with the outside world, the outside world is too complicated, and they are not willing to leave their homeland. There are their roots, and the sacrifices of their ancestors for generations also carry the shaping of their national personality. If they go out, they will never come back, and although the government has taken into account all their living needs in good faith, they will not easily compromise on territorial awareness. To outsiders, their lives are simple and simple, but they are used to such a life, and there is no comparison between a life that is calm and fulfilling. It's not that their village chiefs haven't been outside and know a little about life outside, so they can understand even more when they go out, and they will no longer maintain the character and behavior habits that the heavens have naturally bestowed on them, and they will abandon their gods, and the gods will abandon them.
"Are they living on their own here? Do you make your own food, wine, or anything? Gu Yuanxiang felt that although their life was very difficult, food and clothing could still be solved, and there were only a few people in the village, and they could still divide their energy to care about things other than food and clothing?
"If it were all up to them, we should see them wearing wild animal skins and the like, and where there were people who planted cotton and weaved. There will be supplies to them every six months, otherwise they will really become savages. Father Gu said with a smile. Although he believes that this relocation and construction plan will not be easy to succeed, and the time is not urgent. But if it doesn't work, it doesn't mean that this small village will not be affected, they can still feel the peace of life here after they come, and they are still in the mood to clean the bamboo building, maybe they will be angry when they go there. Dad Gu didn't want to be messed up in the end of a good trip, this time was just right, and the family was still very suitable in terms of time and energy.
When I returned to the inn, the store's daughter A-Yao was sitting at the door eating preserved fruits, and when she saw them, she greeted them warmly and helped with her luggage. When she opened her mouth and smiled, Gu Yuanxiang saw that her two little tiger teeth were very cute, she would see the light, and when she saw modern tools, she felt like she was in a different world. Although she felt that she had not been in the village for long, and that she felt that she was there according to her usual lifestyle, but the conditions were more difficult, there was still a feeling of melancholy that I had finally returned. It turned out that the two days of life there had already affected me.
Stayed overnight at the inn, got up early in the morning to get ready for the trip, and prepared to go to the largest city here, and buy some things to distribute as gifts to relatives and friends. Seeing that they were leaving, Ah Yao was very reluctant, and prepared a package for them that was twice as large as the last time, with home-made preserved fruits inside. Gu Yuanxiang rummaged through the things he brought for a long time, and returned to Ah Yao's brand-new hairpin headband and Minnie's plush toy, thanking his father for his mysterious mystery in advance, which gave him a sense of crisis, and brought so many messy things that he didn't have, otherwise I really don't know what to send.
The rest of the itinerary was prepared for shopping and shopping, Gu Yuanxiang was so tired that she didn't want to talk anymore, and she felt like she was reincarnated on the plane back. She thought that only Kang's mother had deep skills, but she was wrong, it turned out that her mother was the first to lose in the small town because she was not interested. When they're all interested, the effect is not additive, it's multiplication! The two of them seem to have been beaten with chicken blood, strolling from eight o'clock in the morning to eight o'clock in the evening, and they can discuss all the way with vigor!