Li Delin bought suitcases, handbags, and a bunch of daily necessities such as combs, mirrors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and sweets and pastries, stuffed the boxes and handbags to the brim, then took the bus ticket, changed trains twice in the middle, and finally set foot on the mountain road leading to the mountain village three days later.

Walking on this familiar mountain road, Li Delin's heart seemed to have turned over a five-flavor bottle, and he had mixed feelings. He has lived in the place where he was born for generations, and the "royal paradise" that was once his command and prestige has been completely lost because of his own thoughts, and the indignation, contempt and disdain of the mountain people have always appeared in front of his eyes.

This time when he came back, in addition to buying mountain goods, Li Delin had another meaning: distributing small gifts door-to-door, showing that he was mixing well outside, showing the pride of the rich and returning the good impression of the villagers.

As Li Delin walked, he imagined the villagers holding small items such as combs and mirrors with gratitude, and a sense of complacency swelled in his heart.

Unconsciously, Li Delin walked to a forest called "Siguo Lin", and there was a thatched house in the forest. It is the place where the villagers of the mountain village punish their children and grandchildren, and all the children and grandchildren who have made a big mistake are driven to the thatched hut to repent and self-examine, and the heavier ones are three days, and the lighter ones are one day. The thatched hut was empty, with no water or food, just shelter from the wind and rain. This is a rule passed down from generation to generation, saying that if he is hungry for three days and three nights, no matter how scoundrel he is, he will repent.

Li Delin used it once when he was the captain, and it was really smart. Later, Ge Chunsheng and them came, and they were never used again. Ge Chunsheng made mistakes at two ends in three days, who dares to swatt flies on the tiger's head? Left my hometown a few months ago. Li Delin also took the initiative to go into the house and stay for a while, shouting loudly at the sky, and swore not to return to the village without mixing up his personal appearance! Today is the fulfillment of a vow. The clothes are back home!

Li Delin involuntarily looked towards Bai Silin, and saw a man and a woman walking out of the thatched hut, and the two of them held hands, crying and going north. Li Delin felt strange, more than 30 meters to the north was a cliff, and they must have made a big mistake when they came out of the thatched house. What are you doing in the north at this moment, do you want to find a short view? Li Delin was uneasy and followed them. He had recognized the man as Genwa in the village, and the woman's name was Wu Yuehua.

After a while, the two men reached the end of the forest, and two or three meters later there was a cliff. The two hugged each other and cried. After crying for a while, he walked straight to the edge of the cliff.

Li Delin shouted: "Genwa, what are you doing?" Stand still! ”

Genwa and the woman stopped. With tears in his eyes, he turned around. Li Delin put down the suitcase and handbag and pulled the two of them back to the forest. shouted: "What's the big deal, just tell me, Lao Tzu will help you settle it!" ”

Genwa and the woman's tears rolled down, and they were about to speak, when the two of them collapsed to the ground. Li Delin saw that they were so hungry that their faces turned blue, so he took out a pound of bags of biscuits from his handbag, and Genwa and the woman took the biscuits and stuffed them into their mouths. The two ate most of the bags of biscuits in one go, and Li Delin took out half a bottle of water left over from the road for them to drink.

Genwa is a native of the mountain village. Lives in the east end of the village. In the summer of ten years ago, Genwa used the chickens and more than 30 eggs raised by her family to go down the mountain and sell them in exchange for sesame oil and rice. When I came back, I passed through this forest, and saw an unkempt, ragged, about fourteen or five years old girl fainting to the ground, so I carried her home, and after feeding her porridge and soup, she woke up, she was Wu Yuehua, a native of Xichuan.

Wu Yuehua's parents were both hit by stray bullets in the martial arts that year and unfortunately died. She has no other relatives and only one cousin who works in Coal City. There were two fights in the city for three days, and she couldn't stay, so she went out alone to join her cousin. Unexpectedly, my cousin's letter was stolen along with the wallet, the address was lost, and the money was gone. She begged all the way, was tied up and stuffed into a carriage by two ill-intentioned men, and bumped on the road for most of the day. When she saw that there were dense cornfields on both sides of the dirt road, she took advantage of the fact that they were not paying attention, and rolled down from the carriage, and fell with a bruised nose and swollen face, but fortunately she was not seriously injured. A kind passer-by helped her untie the rope, and before she could say a few words, the men in the carriage chased after her, and she hurried into the cornfield to escape. Wu Yuehua didn't know the road, walked aimlessly along the dirt road, and when he passed by Siguolin, he was tired and hungry, and fainted as soon as his legs were weak.

At that time, Li Delin saw that Wu Yuehua was yellow and thin, like a child, and was not interested in her, so he said to Genwa, as long as she wants, stay in your house. Wu Yuehua stayed at Genwa's house and recognized Genwa's mother as her godmother, and Genwa became her godbrother. Not long after, Li Delin was imprisoned, and their affairs were not clear.

After a while, Genwa relieved herself and said what had happened.

In recent years, the country's policy has been relaxed a lot, allowing villagers to raise chickens, sheep, vegetables, and fruit trees, and the life of the mountain village is much better than before, but there is less land and more people, far away from the city, the people in the village are still very poor, and the girls in the village are married outside the mountain, and no one wants to marry the girl outside the mountain. There were seven or eight singles in their thirties in the village, and they were sad all day long. Genwa and Yuehua are both old, and it's time to talk about marriage.

When her godmother was alive, Yuehua often talked to her about going to Liangcheng to find her cousin, but her family was poor and couldn't make up for the travel expenses. Besides, what if you have saved enough money for the journey? I don't know the address of my cousin, where to find the huge coal city? Yuehua slept in the same bed with her godmother, and her godmother often saw Yuehua waking up crying in her sleep, knowing that Yuehua's mind was not in the mountain village. As the saying goes, the twisted melon is not sweet, and the godmother does not dare to put Genwa and Yuehua together.

Genwa doesn't have that kind of mind about Yuehua, Yuehua is from the city, and she will go back to the city sooner or later. People in the city and in the mountains can't sleep in the same bed, and even if they do, they have to disperse, and the old captain Li Delin is a role model. Besides, Genwa also has his own crush, and his mind is all on Hu Xuemei, the daughter of the Hu family in the west of the village.

Last year, it was surprisingly cold. Genwa's mother couldn't survive the cold and snow, so she didn't have time to say a few words. There are only two godbrothers and sisters left in the family, and they are deserted.

After the Lantern Festival, Genwa's house suddenly became lively, and several singles from the mountain village came to visit the door, and they all came for Yuehua. Yuehua didn't have much to do with them, so she could ignore them, and when she saw them coming, she turned her head away from them. Genwa can't. They are all friends who grew up together, and they can't offend them if they don't look up and see each other. It was lively for a few days. Most of the singles are interesting, and they don't know that there is no drama and they don't come. Only the son of the current captain, Liang Yaozu, is stubborn. He said to Genwa, as long as your brother Gen says: Wu Yuehua is your wife, I will never step into your house again!

Genwa thought about Hu Xuemei in her heart, how could this sentence be spoken? He said after a long time, I can't be the master of Yuehua's affairs.

Liang Yaozu said. Occupy the pit and don't, what do you mean? Wu Yuehua, I'm married!

Three days later, Liang Yaozu took two people to ask from house to house in the village. Said that his sheep were gone, did he see it? The people in the village said they didn't see it. Liang Yaozu and others came to Genwa's house and insisted that he had stolen the Liang family's sheep. Genwa said, "I didn't steal it." Liang Yaozu said. I want to search. Genwa said. Search for it. Liang Yaozu ran straight to the sheepfold, and sure enough, he saw the Liang family's sheep. Genwa said, I didn't steal it, you framed it! Liang Yaozu said that everyone has obtained stolen goods, and he can't deny it! The three of them indiscriminately tied up the root baby and sent it to the village. Village Chief Liang said that Genwa was a first-time offender, so she was dealt with lightly and sent to Siguo Lin to think about it behind closed doors. If you are hungry for two days, you will have a long memory.

Genwa was wronged, but no one believed him. The people in the mountains are simple. has always hated stealing chickens and dogs, and inevitably said some ugly things to Genwa. Hu Xuemei in the west of the village didn't know the details, and she also scolded him, Genwa was angry and ashamed, and she wanted to die headlonging.

Wu Yuehua knew that Liang Yaozu had framed her, the purpose was to force Genwa to comply, and the next step would be to threaten her directly. Wu Yuehua took steamed buns and pickles and wanted to send them to Siguolin, but before he left the village, he was intercepted by Liang Yaozu's people, and all the things were searched.

Wu Yuehua and Genwa hugged their heads and cried in the thatched house, Yuehua said, I hurt you! The two of them were hungry for two days and two nights, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was really boring to live in the world.

Genwa burst into tears and said, Captain Li shouldn't have saved us, I don't have the face to return to the village alive, it's better to die!

Li Delin listened to Genwa's story and was full of emotion. He remembered that when he was the captain, he also bullied men and women and spoiled the villagers, and he never thought about how the villagers felt. Today, seeing Genwa and Yuehua looking for death and life because of grievances, they couldn't help but blush and feel hot, disgusted with what they had done in the past, and at the same time sprouted pity, intending to help them get out of trouble.

Li Delin said, it's better to die than to live, you can rest assured, I made money doing business in the city, this time I went back to my hometown to buy mountain goods, and I can't be busy alone, you two can help me work together to find a way to transport it to the city to sell, I guarantee that you can live a good life in the city. He took out sixty dollars and gave them thirty each. It is said that it is the wages for entering the village to help collect mountain goods.

Genwa and Yuehua saw his clothes and bulging boxes and handbags, and looked at the money in their hands, they couldn't save so much after half a year's hard work, and they thought that his words would not be fake, so they put it off for a while, and only accepted it after a thousand thanks.

When Li Delin arrived at the mountain village, it was already dark. Compared with more than ten years ago, Genwa's house is still dilapidated, and the walls are ventilated.

Yuehua said, Captain Li, wait a minute, I'll kill a chicken.

Li Delin said, no need, I bought roast chicken on the road, and I still haven't finished half of it, so it's enough to make do with one meal.

Yuehua went to the kitchen to stir-fry and cook, and Genwa accompanied Li Delin to talk about the situation in the village.

Since Li Delin left, the team has always been in charge of Captain Liang, and later the team changed to a village, and Captain Liang became the head of Liang Village. Village Chief Liang is an honest man, and he can treat people reasonably, but his son Liang Yaozu is a thorn in the head, relying on his father to be the village head, and often does unreliable things. When Li Delin heard this, he already had a spectrum in his heart.

After a while, dinner was cooked, and Yuehua served it to the table, a plate of scrambled eggs with shiitake mushrooms, mushroom beans, salted radish, and a plate of white steamed buns. Li Delin took out a bottle of Yanghe Daqu and half a roast chicken left over from the road from his handbag, and asked Genwa and Yuehua to eat together. He poured the liquor into three bowls and placed them in front of the three of them. Genwa can drink, and Li Delin knows the Tao. Yuehua didn't refuse, it seems that she can also drink, which Li Delin didn't expect. He couldn't help but glance at her more, only to see Yuehua under the kerosene light, her face was much more ruddy, and her eyebrows were a little more coquettish.

After careful calculation, Yuehua should be twenty-five or six years old, and a woman of her age even has two or three children in the village, but it is not easy for her to maintain her innocence after all these years of ups and downs. Li Delin couldn't help but think of the time when he broke the body of the little girl Jia Wenwen arrogantly and unreasonably, which was indeed unreasonable.

This dinner was very happy, Genwa and Yuehua had never drunk such a good wine or eaten such delicious roast chicken in their lives. Li Delin was very happy when he saw that their sad eyebrows and keyholes had been replaced with joy. He really experienced the attitude of the emperor who looked down on the courtiers who knelt on the ground and listened to their mentality of shouting long live because they had been rewarded, and a strong sense of satisfaction suddenly swelled up: I, Li Delin, have lived for more than 30 years, and I have been a good person for the first time. Thinking that the time must have come, he suddenly remembered that mysterious "nobleman", could it be that he was secretly blessing me? (To be continued......)