Ding Hao was brought back to the blade.

What kind of punishment he received, whether it was life or death, Yang Chen didn't know, he had rushed to the southwest countryside, a village where the good ones were beautiful mountains and rivers, and the bad ones were poor mountains and bad waters, Ding Hao's old mother was sick in bed, and his eleven-year-old little sister supported the family with a still very weak backbone.

As an iron buddy of a mouse, he must take a look.

Yang Chen had just stepped into the closed village where the electricity was only connected last year, and Wu Jie, who was far away in the capital, called, and the guy first habitually laughed a few times, and then said happily: "Yang Zi, there will never be such a person in the world, please greet the mouse's family on my behalf, you will cushion it for me first, as for the old mother of the mouse to see a doctor, and the little sister to go to school in the city, I will solve these problems." ”

Yang Chen hummed, hung up the phone, and sighed.

This time, the bitch of fate didn't tease him and let him get his wish, most of the rats were like him back then, outlaws overseas, whether they live or die, it depends on his own creation.

Dingjiazhai, the name of the village, just listening to this Yang Chen knows that most of the people here are surnamed Ding, the village is close to the mountains and rivers, and nearly 100 households are located along the mountain, in front of the village is the foot of the mountain, a turbulent river flows around the village, there is no ferry, no bridge, only two ziplines in and out.

Poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people.

Yang Chen entered the village through a zipline, and successively inquired about Ding Hao's family from two fellow villagers, and felt a simple folk style that was not found in the city.

Ding Hao's house is on the top of the village, almost halfway up the mountainside, Yang Chen stepped on the bluestone slab, while walking to admire the ancient village with a history of I don't know how many years, thinking that if the traffic is not too blocked, this place may not become a world-famous scenic spot like the ancient city of Phoenix.

It's a pity that the same beauty is a different fate.

Magnificent natural scenery is filled with another breath of poverty.

At the end of the bluestone road is Ding Hao's house, the wall made of stone and stone slabs is up to the chest, and in the small courtyard are two old houses that seem to have been unable to withstand the wind and rain for several years.

Yang Chen knocked lightly on the door.

"Who's going to wait a minute?"

The slightly immature and crisp voice echoed in Yang Chen's ears, he guessed that this should be Ding Hao's second sister, the door opened, and it was a thin little girl in her teens who opened the door, with a ponytail tied indiscriminately, her face was delicate, her eyes were clear and smart, and she was faintly sad.

Eleven-year-old little girl.

With his weak shoulders, he can carry the whole family.

In the countryside of the southwest, the winter is not very cold, at most a few degrees below zero at night, but the little girl's thin clothes are really worrying, Yang Chen's heart is sour, and he said: "Erya, I am your brother's comrade-in-arms." ”

"I know you, you are Brother Yang Zi, come in." Erya smiled and greeted Yang Chen sideways, cheerful and enthusiastic.

Yang Chen entered the small courtyard, seven or eight chickens in the courtyard ran around and pecked, and a little yellow dog was lying lazily under the eaves.

Yang Chen first visited Ding Hao's old mother, the old man was in his early fifties, but the old Long Zhong looked like he was seventy years old, lying on a simple wooden bed dreaming, thinking about where his son had gone, and didn't pay attention to what Yang Chen said, Yang Chen held the old man's rough hand, and his heart was like a knife.

The mother of the child is worried.

What's more, Ding Hao's kid committed a heinous crime.

Yang Chen handed over the nutrients in his backpack to Erya, and then looked at Erya's residence, not looking at it or worrying, this look, he almost burst into tears.

The house where the second girl lives is almost a cowshed stable.

The half-person-high earthen enclosure on all sides, the blank space between the earthen enclosure and the roof is covered with plastic film and rags, and what makes Yang Chen even more unimaginable is that this house has a "basement floor".

Hollowed out under the floor, there are two pigs, one large and one small.

"Erya, where do you usually sleep?" Yang Chen looked around, and finally stared at the wooden plank under his feet, and the situation below was faintly revealed between the gaps in the plank.

Two pigs frolicking.

"Hmm" Erya nodded disapprerovingly, squatted down, lifted the two planks on the side of the wall, threw down a bunch of pigweed, and said to Yang Chen with a smile: "It's very convenient to live here, they are hungry, I can feed them at any time." ”

When Yang Chen heard this, he glared hard, and held back his tears, he felt that it was not easy and bumpy enough when he was a child, and today he really understands what it means to be a poor child.

He squatted in front of Erya and said slowly: "Erya, your brother has a task, and he won't come back in three or five years, in the future, you will treat me as your own brother, I will let you dress well, eat well, and live a good life, this is what I promised your brother." ”

"Brother Yang Zi, you lied to me, people from the county public security bureau came to my house and said that my brother killed people outside and committed a capital crime." After Er Ya finished speaking, her head was buried between her legs, and her thin shoulders were shaking.

The little girl who pretended to be optimistic finally showed her sadness because Yang Chen mentioned her brother, she choked up for a long time, looked up and said, "Brother Yang, will my brother die?" ”

Yang Chen shook his head vigorously and said: "Your brother can't die, he will definitely come back, before your brother comes back, you must live well and study hard, one day you go to college, how happy he should be when your brother comes back." ”

Erya wiped her tears and was noncommittal.

Bing Xue is smart, she stubbornly thinks that this is a white lie by Brother Yang Zi to coax her to live well, even if she doesn't say so, she will live strong for her mother.

Yang Chen didn't want the atmosphere to be too depressing, so he changed the topic and asked Erya how he knew him, Erya wiped away her tears, got up and walked to the bed, carefully flipped out a photo from under the shabby cotton cushion, turned around and handed it to Yang Chen, it turned out to be a group photo of Yang Chen, Wu Jie, and Ding Hao in military uniforms, and the background was the Monument to the People's Heroes.

They used to be heroic.

In the past, they cherished the lofty ideal of dedicating themselves to the country at all times.

They were confident in themselves and hopeful for the future.

The past is like smoke, Yang Chen took a deep breath, suppressed the fluctuating mood, smiled and returned the photo to Erya, Erya couldn't put it down and stroked it gently, this photo is something she is proud of, in the photo, the brother in the military uniform was the pride of the whole family, and now the brother is gone, home. Also fragmented.

Erya bit her lip and put away the photo.

No matter how big her brother's sin is, she thinks that his brother will always be perfect.

It was almost dinner in the evening, Er Ya Zhang Luo was cooking, scraping the white noodles in the noodle bowl that were about to bottom out, and wanted to ** egg noodles for the distinguished guests at home, Yang Chen really couldn't stand it, and turned over his backpack to find the two Master Kang's bowl of noodles, which was something he took the train for a long time to cope with his stomach.

"Don't do it, let's have a meal with my brother today, eat this, let's finish eating, you feed your mother some of the nutrients that your brother brought, and Brother Ming'er will take your mother and mother out of here and go to the big city to live a good life."

After Yang Chen finished speaking, he helped Erya make a fire and boil water, and soon the fragrance of instant noodles overflowed, and Erya ate noodles in a big gulp, saying that it was fragrant while eating.

The things that the people in the city had to eat as a last resort were actually regarded as a delicacy by Erya, Yang Chen had tears in his eyes, he couldn't speak, he was silent for a moment, and asked Erya, "Tell brother, what do you want to do in the future?" ”

Erya took a sip, stared at Yang Chen, and said seriously: "Brother Yang Zi, I don't want to study anymore, I want to be a female killer when I grow up, kill all the bad guys, just like my brother, kill all the bad guys who killed my sister." ”

Yang Chen was stunned and speechless.

Erya thought that she had said the wrong thing, and asked weakly: "Brother Yang Zi, is my idea too bad and dirty?" ”

Yang Chen shook his head, chewed wax and ate his mouth, and said quietly: "Erya, your thoughts are not bad or dirty, but what is dirty is the world." ”