Chapter Forty-Six: Strength Lifts a Monument

The small mountain village is still the same small mountain village, and Xie Bin returned here again just a few days after leaving. After all, they have lived together for more than ten years, and when Xie Bin came back last time, the sensation caused was still relatively large.

Indeed, no one expected that the old man who seemed to be unprofessional, would have such a rich old lady outside the mountain. In addition, a few days ago, the Yu family removed the old man's bones, and that kind of pomp was even more eye-catching. If nothing else, the long limousine alone was enough to make the people of the village feel awe. Some old people have never sat in an ordinary car in their lives. For simple mountain people, those who can drive a car are capable people.

Therefore, when Xie Bin returned here again, many people greeted him, and only the village head, Uncle Huzi, could vaguely notice that something was wrong, because when the Yu family opened the coffin for the old man, Xie Bin's grandson was not present. Huzi is also the head of the village anyway, and his knowledge and experience are stronger, so he asked with some doubts: "Xiao Xie, what is going on with your family?" ”

Xie Bin shrugged, "What else, hehe, I'm not the old man's own grandson, and I don't want to ask for anything from their family, they can do whatever they like," he said and asked, "Uncle Huzi, what is my grandfather's grave like now?" ”

The village chief of Huzi shook his head slightly, "I hollowed it out, took all the things inside, and then hastily buried it and left." ”

Xie Bin nodded quietly, and handed the suitcase in his hand to the village chief Huzi, "Uncle Huzi, you help me get it first, I'll go up the mountain to have a look, hehe, do you have any vacant space for me to stay for two days?" ”

"Hehe, nothing else, there are many rooms, you go, I'll go back and let your aunt cook and clean up the room," Hu Zile took Xie Bin's suitcase. Not to mention that Xie Bin gave him 100,000 yuan last time, even if he didn't have a penny, he wouldn't even help with this. In the countryside, this little thing is really nothing. What's more, the village chief of Huzi can also see that although Xie Bin is not as rich and powerful as the Yu family, he is not bad, otherwise he would not throw out 100,000 yuan casually.

Sometimes the truth in the countryside is as simple as that, and being rich is true. The Yu family is rich and powerful, but in addition to making people blush, their money is not touched by the people in the village at all. But Xie Bin was able to put down 100,000 yuan casually, which made the village chief a little excited. With this 100,000 yuan, the primary school in the village can be renovated again, and the roads can be widened.

As for whether the village chief Huzi will take Xie Bin's 100,000 yuan into his pocket, Xie Bin is not worried at all. First, everyone in the village knows about this, and secondly, in this village, the village chief Huzi is still very prestigious and relatively upright, otherwise he will definitely not be the village chief. In remote villages, you will not be told about policies or politics, and the villagers will only recognize one thing, that is, whether you, the village chief, will think about the village. If the village chief dares to mess around, these uneducated villagers don't care whether you are the village chief or not, they will make trouble when they should make trouble, scold when they should scold, and use hoes and shovels to speak if they are in a hurry.

Of course, if the village chief wants to take some benefits from the middle, it is understandable, and the national situation is like this. Don't say that Xie Bin doesn't care, those villagers will only take it for granted, they don't know what honest government is, they only know that when they are officials, they naturally want to make some benefits, as long as the officials can still think about them, what is it to be greedy for ink and small wealth?

Xie Bin went up the hill with a complicated mood, and along the road, he could still see the traces left by the brigade of people passing by, obviously the Yu family used more manpower when opening the coffin. Xie Bin looked at the old man's tomb from a distance, it had been flattened, the variegated five-flower soil was haphazardly covered on the original burial pit, and the two cypress trees were still there, but they were also twisted and crooked, and the green needles seemed to have lost their original color.

And the stone tablet carved by Xie Bin himself was lying on his back in the grass not far away, seemingly telling something silently.

Xie Bin was sad, squatted down silently, and gently stroked the immature stone carvings on the stele. The stone is a stone from the mountains, and after so many years, it still remains in its original appearance, with no signs of weathering, no moss contamination, only traces of newly stained soil.

"Alas, old man, you can be regarded as returning to your hometown, hehe, they will definitely use the best marble to re-engrave one for you," Xie Bin muttered to himself, tears did fall involuntarily, drop by drop on the stele, and then quietly seeped in.

A gust of mountain wind blew, whimpering softly, as if telling something. Xie Bin picked up the stele and gently stood in its original position, but Xie Bin didn't bring tools, and the stele couldn't stand anyway. Looking at the mess that was not as good as the tomb of the mass grave, Xie Bin shouted angrily, raised the stele high with both hands, and then slammed it to the ground, with a muffled sound, the lower half of the stele was firmly inserted into the soil, as if it had never been pulled up.

The village chief of Huzi, who was not far away, looked at Xie Bin's slightly thin back, and let out a surprised "ah-" sound, and then quickly covered his mouth, not knowing what to do for a while. The village elder originally wanted Xie Bin to go up the mountain, but he didn't bring tools, so after putting the salute at home, he brought a shovel and a hoe, wanting to help Xie Bin clean up some of the old man's graves. But I didn't expect to see such a terrifying scene as soon as I went up the mountain.

The stele was selected by the village chief with the help of Xie Bin, and it was a common bluestone in the mountains, which was strong and durable, and its weight was not light. Because the stele is self-made, the thickness and height are beyond the ordinary tombstone, there are more than 200 catties, and it was carried up the mountain by three or four descendants with a stick. But Xie Bin was able to raise his arms and plunge into the soil again.

The bottom of this stele is more than ten centimeters thick and more than thirty centimeters long, so how easy is it to penetrate into the soil? It would take a lot of effort for the average person to dig a sharpened stick into the soil, let alone the heavy and clumsy tombstone.

The village chief looked at Xie Bin's figure, a little hesitant, and didn't know whether to disturb Xie Bin now.

It turned out that Xie Bin found the village chief in advance. He was so powerful just now, so he naturally had the help of his ability, but when the ability was used, Xie Bin's ear power also increased a lot, and he heard the exclamation of the village chief. Quietly wiping away his tears, Xie Bin turned his head to look, saw that it was the village chief, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huzi, why did you come up?" ”

The village chief saw that Xie Bin had found him, so he walked over and raised the shovel in his hand, "What, I thought that you might have to move the earth, so I took a shovel over," and asked with concern: "Do you want to find a few people to clean up?" ”

Xie Bin smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle Huzi, I will definitely clean it up, but forget it today, it's going to be noon, wait for tomorrow." The village chief's words were exactly what Xie Bin wanted, and he was also going to rebuild the old man's tomb and make it into a clothed mound.

When the old man's bones arrived in the capital, he would definitely be treated better than in the mountains, well, after a few years, he would be able to reunite with the old lady. But it is impossible for Xie Bin to go to Yu's house in the capital to worship the old man, so he plans to repair this place to its original state, and come here to worship when he has time in the future.

Xie Bin stood on the hill for a while, and then went back with the village chief. However, the two of them tacitly did not talk about what happened just now, Xie Bin felt that there was no need to explain, the more this thing was explained, the more troublesome it became, and there was even a taste of wanting to cover up, and besides, his behavior seemed to be a little powerful, but it was not too perverted, at most it would be misunderstood as having great strength, but it would not make people think of a special ability or anything.

And the village chief Huzi was a little apprehensive, he looked at the ordinary young man in front of him, as if he was no different from before, but he knew in his heart that the current Xie Bin was not an ordinary person, especially that strength, which was definitely much more than ordinary people. Therefore, Xie Bin didn't say anything, and the village chief didn't dare to ask more, just laughed and talked about some family things.

In the countryside, it's just like that, it's nothing more than farming or playing cards idly, and the sons and daughters of the village chief have all started a family, although they are not rich, but they are also well-off. The village chief and his wife planted a few acres of fruit trees, in addition to being busy for two periods a year, the rest of the time was relatively leisurely, either to live with their sons and daughters, or to play cards with people in the village, and they lived a very comfortable life.

When the village chief talked about his life, the kind of satisfaction and comfort between his eyebrows made Xie Bin very envious. Isn't this the life he dreamed of? Laid back, happy and simple.

But if Xie Bin is allowed to return to the village now to be a little rich man, he is not very willing, after all, he is still young, and he still has some ** in his heart, and he wants to break through again. This is also a common idea among young people, but a large number of people have lost themselves in the process of wandering and can't find their way home.

But Xie Bin's home doesn't know where it is. In the past, the old man's grave was in this small mountain village, and Xie Bin always had a concern in his heart. But now that the old man's bones have arrived in the capital, the concern in Xie Bin's heart is gone, and only the memories of more than ten years of life remain. Xie Bin repaired the old man's clothes and mound, saying that it was for worship, but it was better for the wandering sustenance in his heart.

Without this titular mound of clothes, Xie Bin would really be like a dandelion floating in the wind, and it would no longer have roots in this world. This is the sustenance in Xie Bin's heart, and the old man's grave is the root bond that maintains that sustenance, the bond is broken, and Xie Bin can't even find a reason to come back here.

When he returned to the village, the village chief's wife, Aunt Huzi, had already packed up the room where Xie Bin was going to live. There are generally many empty rooms in rural areas, especially the village chief's house is still a two-story building, and the children are not around, so there is no need to be embarrassed.

"Xiao Xie, how about a look? If you need anything, just say it, and don't be polite to your aunt when you come back," the village chief's wife is very enthusiastic, not only to Xie Bin. The popularity of the two village chiefs in the village is so good, don't look at the village chief's wife, who has no official or position, but the popularity among the villagers is even better than that of the village chief Huzi. Xie Bin used to call "Aunt Huzi" and didn't know her specific name. But the countryside is like this, the village is complacent and full of people, all kinds of names, everyone knows, sometimes even forget their real names, plus the dialect is heavier, sometimes a good name can be called a thousand strange.

When he was a child, Xie Bin received a lot of warm hospitality from Aunt Huzi, so he was quite moved, and quickly nodded and said, "Aunt Huzi, it's okay, it's fine," he said, pulled out the suitcase, and took out some cigarettes, wine, sugar, tea and seafood from the box. The seafood was brought from the island city, while the tobacco and alcohol were bought in Yilin City. In other words, the logistics industry is so developed that no matter where the specialty is, it can be bought in cities across the country, especially tobacco and alcohol. (Sunday three chapters, thank you for your support!) In addition, some friends feel uncomfortable watching these chapters, but in fact, there is no need, and the target will return to the topic as soon as possible. In addition, a book always has to have some foreshadowing and connection, and if you only write about the topic, it will be very boring, especially with a lot of technical stuff, and the target has been avoiding it. However, I will try to balance the relationship between the two so that everyone can watch it comfortably. Thank you. In addition, this book is not the type of hegemony or abuse, but it will not be a plain carver, some ups and downs are normal, and the emotional description of the protagonist will be a key point, I hope you can understand. Thank you! )