This is a small farm yard with obvious rural characteristics, which does not look luxurious and magnificent without urban houses, but it looks extraordinarily simple and quiet. It was in this small courtyard that was already a little dilapidated that Wu Dao had lived for eighteen years, so the moment he stepped into the house, it still seemed so familiar and reassuring to him.

'Brother Dong, sister-in-law, are you at home?' Your little Taoist priest is back! ’

As soon as he entered the courtyard, the third uncle Wu Lin shouted loudly, which made Wu Dao, who was intoxicated by this familiar scene, also a little crying and laughing. Isn't it just going home, as for shouting like this, it's earth-shattering?

Wu Lin's shout did not fall, and a figure who was obviously in a hurry walked out of the house, looking at the figure who walked out of the door. Wu Dao looked a little choked and said, "Mom, I'm back!" ”

There was no crying hug and filial son-like kneeling action, but it was such an ordinary sentence of 'Mom, I'm back' that made Wu Dao and Chen Lizhen, who couldn't believe that his son appeared in front of him, seemed to have some tears in his eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that there were outsiders present at this time, Chen Lizhen couldn't help crying because she was afraid. Although she usually has phone contact with the son in front of her, she has not seen her son for five years, and she seems a little emotional when she sees her son at this moment.

'It's good to be back, it's good to be back. ’

Chen Lizhen, who still had tears in her eyes, happily took Wu Dao, who was also a little sour-eyed, with a small lockbox in her hand, and gently comforted her by holding her hand.

seemed to know that the mother and son in front of him had a lot to say, and after Wu Lin carried the big lockbox into the house, he quickly said that he was ready to leave if he had something to do. Fortunately, Chen Lizhen did not forget to be polite, and when she sent Wu Lin out of the hospital, she also specially told Wu Lin to come to her house for dinner at night.

In any case, Wu Dao's return is also a major event for their family, and it is also worth calling a close relative like Wu Lin to shout for a drink and a meal, and Wu Lin naturally agreed to it.

After sending Wu Lin back to the courtyard, Chen Lizhen hurriedly brought boiling water to Wu Dao, and even brought out the dried fruits that were not usually entertained. So much so that Wu Dao was a little suspicious, he was still not from this family, how could he enjoy this kind of treatment like a guest.

'Mom, don't be busy, I'm not an outsider. You just sit down and take a break, right, Dad? ’

While pulling his mother who was still preparing to cook for him, Wu Dao, who thought that he hadn't seen his father, also asked a little eagerly.

"Your dad went to the bamboo forest, the insect infestation in the forest has been more harmful recently, and your dad bought some pesticides in the town a few days ago. Let's see if the time is coming back! ’

Hearing that his father was in his own bamboo forest, Wu Dao, who had not seen a bamboo forest for some years, accompanied his mother to ask for a meeting and then proposed to go to the bamboo forest to have a look. Chen Lizhen thought about it and didn't stop it more, and after telling Wu Dao to go home for dinner early, she turned around and cleaned up the room for Wu Dao. After all, Wu Dao hasn't gone home all these years, and this time he suddenly came back and definitely needed to clean up his room to live.

Before going out, Wu Dao deliberately took two packs of cigarettes from the small lockbox and bought them when he came back, because he knew that he hadn't gone home for a long time, and he still had to express it when he met with the people in the village. And this kind of expression is most suitable to send a cigarette, of course, this kind of cigarette is more high-end than the villagers usually smoke. This is also the most common way of politeness and etiquette for rural people nowadays!

The bamboo forest is still some distance away from Wu Dao's house, and it is necessary to pass through the road that the village usually goes to the ground, so it is normal to meet some familiar villagers.

Although Wu Dao didn't go home for some years, when Wu Dao called out the identity of the other party, these villagers in the township quickly recognized Wu Dao. It's just that what makes Wu Dao a little depressed is that the villagers don't seem to be familiar with Wu Dao's name, and the only thing they are familiar with is the nickname of 'Little Daoist' that makes Wu Dao entangled.

Fortunately, Wu Dao also knew that this was a very normal thing in the countryside, so he smiled bitterly and felt that this might really be destined for him to become attached to a Taoist priest in this life.

Flowing through a small stream flowing through the entrance of the village, Wu Dao walked to the bamboo forest not far ahead, and Wu Dao still had a lot of feelings for this bamboo forest covering an area of nearly 50 acres. Because this bamboo forest is, to a large extent, a pillar of income generation for Wu Dao's family. This is also the reason why after seeing the insect plague in the bamboo forest, Wu Dao's father was so anxious to get on fire and spray.

Walking into the bamboo forest from a trail of sheep intestines, Wu Dao felt a cool feeling coming to his face, and the upright bamboos made people look really relaxed. It's just that at this time, Wu Dao was not in much of the mood to watch this rare bamboo sea, and focused his attention on the middle-aged man who was obviously a little old not far away.

Looking at his father, who kept spraying pesticides on the bamboo in front of him, didn't seem to notice his appearance, Wu Dao sighed that his father was indeed old, and at the same time, he was more determined to have the necessary and important surname to go home this time. Parents have worked hard for themselves all their lives, and it is time for them to enjoy their blessings. It's just that Wu Dao knows very well that it is undoubtedly a ridiculous thing to stay at home and start a business with his youth. If you want to convince your parents, I'm afraid you will need to think about it.

'Dad! ’

A slightly loud shout made Chen Dong, who was spraying pesticides, pause in the movement of his hand, as if he couldn't believe his ears. It's just that when he turned his head and saw a familiar figure standing not far in front of him, he was a little stunned and said, "Xiaodao, why are you back?" ”

Although as a father, Wu Dong doesn't think about his son all the time, since his son graduated from high school, because his family really can't afford to go to college. Wu Dao, who was only eighteen years old, resolutely walked out of the village and embarked on the road of working to make money like other young people in the village, but Wu Dong was still ashamed that he could not afford to raise Wu Dao to college.

So much so that every year when he saw other people's sons go home for the New Year, he wanted to say a word to let Wu Dao go home for the New Year, but in the end it turned into a comforting word to take care of himself outside and not to go home if he was busy. Now that he suddenly saw his longing son appear in front of him, his first reaction was whether something had happened to his son. After all, this time period should be the best time to work outside to make money, and it seems a little strange for his son to return at this time, so he felt a little strange and asked.

But no matter how strange he was in his heart, Wu Dong still untied the medicine pot as soon as possible, walked up to Wu Dao and said, "When will you get home?" I don't know how to come back with advance notice, so I'll pick you up in town! ”

A series of inquiries revealed the father's love for his son, and Wu Dao also said clearly: "Not long after I came back, I didn't inform you because I also suddenly decided to go home." I knew that my family was busy at this time, so I didn't call you to inform you, anyway, I didn't bring back much, so I came back with it. By the way, I just heard my mother say that this forest has a plague of insects. Is it serious? ”

After explaining his father's answer, Wu Dao found the trace of sadness in his father's brow at the right time, so he quickly turned the topic to the bamboo forest in front of him.

Sure enough, as soon as Wu Dao's question came out, the wrinkles on Wu Dong's brows deepened more and more: "Yes! This winter has been a little warmer, and the insects in this forest have not suffered much from the cold, and now there are many outbreaks that are scary. More than half of the new bamboo growing this spring has been eaten by insects, and even some old bamboos have been gnawed a lot. If you don't take some heavy medicine, I'm afraid that it will spread and lose a lot! ”

After his father's explanation, Wu Dao also understood why there was an insect plague in the bamboo forest this year, and the main reason was that the weather changed too quickly. A large number of larvae, which were supposed to freeze to death in the winter, survived because of the warmer winter climate. Now that all of them have hatched, and the bamboo forest is so extensive, it will really cause a lot of damage if it really spreads.

It's just that compared to his father's frowning, Wu Dao turned around in his mind and quickly comforted: "Okay, Dad, don't be so entangled, there will always be a way to solve this insect plague." It's not early now, Mom asked me to call you back to dinner, and the second and third uncles may come over in the evening. Let's go home first, and we'll do something tomorrow, okay? ”

How could Wu Dong not be clear about his son's comfort, but he knew very well that this kind of insect plague was not so easy to solve, and the people who planted bamboo forests in the neighboring villages. The bamboo forest had not recovered for several years due to insect infestation, and of course he was worried that his bamboo forest would become like this. Fortunately, he didn't say these worries, smiled and picked up the medicine pot and followed Wu Dao back to the village.

And when the second father and son returned home, the kitchen could already smell the fragrance that drifted out from time to time, because Wu Dong needed to take a bath because of pesticides. didn't say anything, told Wu Dao to invite the only remaining old man in the family over for dinner, and went to the well in the backyard to take a shower.

The old man is not Wu Dao's own grandfather but an uncle, but in his childhood memories, this uncle basically acts as the grandfather of the juniors of the Wu family.

Because when his father Wu Dong was very young, his father died of illness, and his mother died within two years. He still relied more on this uncle to pull him up, and Wu Lin, who accompanied Wu Dao home today, was the uncle's own son. is the third in the family, so Wu Daocai is called the third uncle.

Thinking of his childhood memories of this uncle, Wu Dao, who went to invite him to dinner, secretly thought about it in his heart to see if his childhood guess was correct. So what is the magic of this uncle worthy of Wu Dao's unforgettable?

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