For more than ten days, Xu Wenlong went hunting when he had nothing to do, chasing wild beasts all over the mountain. At noon, I went to the waterhole on time to bathe, barbecue, eat lunch, and go home with a lot of prey at dusk. It seems that life is going by freely, so uncomfortable. In fact, he was very worried and worried, and he had been thinking about where he would go in the future and what he should do. Wait for Deputy County Magistrate Wang to assign work, I don't think there is much hope. Even if there is, I don't know if it's the Year of the Monkey. Let's start a small business and sell souvenirs like everyone else. But I am not that piece of material, I am not enough to drill, I am more open-minded, not to mention making money, it is good not to lose my old capital. And with his face facing the loess and his back to the sky, like most mountain children, finding a girl to marry and have children early is not the life he wants. What to do? After thinking about it, he finally decided to leave home and try his luck in Binyang, which is full of gold and opportunities, to see if he can break out of the world. But how do you talk to your sister about this idea? It is strange that a person like her who keeps to herself and is honest does not vigorously oppose this kind of "absurd idea", and it is estimated that she will cry and fight with herself.

On this day, Xu Wenlong turned a few more hills because of chasing a wild sheep, delayed for a long time, and when he returned to his sister's house, the sky had already turned dark, and night was quietly falling. He put down the goat, which weighed nearly sixty pounds, and patted the dust off his body, intending to go into the house to drink a bowl of water, take a breath, and rest his tired body bones.

Xu Wenjuan walked out of the house when she heard the sound, greeted Xu Wenlong with a smile and said, "Xiaolong, you're back." Come on, come inside and eat, we're waiting for you. ”

"Why is it so early today?" Xu Wenlong asked casually, raised his feet and walked towards the living room.

"Come back, sit, eat quickly." Wang Ganfu stood up from the dining table and poured Xu Wenlong a bowl of home-brewed rice wine.

"This is ......" Xu Wenlong just wanted to give in, but suddenly found that the table was full of chicken, fish, braised rabbit meat, etc., including the big bottle of golden-colored homemade wine in his brother-in-law's hand, which was extremely rich and tempting.

Xu Wenjuan pursed her lips and smiled but did not answer. Five-year-old nephew Wang Jun jumped over, took Xu Wenlong's hand and said in a milky voice: "Uncle, uncle, my mother said that today is a holiday, and we should celebrate it well." ”

"Holidays? What festival is celebrated? Xu Wenlong felt more and more inexplicable, "Is it a holiday today?" What festival? ”

Xu Wenjuan smiled slightly, and said to Xu Wenlong with a mysterious face: "Sit down, no matter what festival you want, you can celebrate whatever festival your family wants." ”

After everyone was seated, Xu Wenjuan picked up the wine bowl and choked and said: "Thank you for opening your eyes, thank you for the manifestation of Guanyin, let our enemy Liu see the ghost removed from his post and investigated, and was duly punished." I think Dad should be blind under the Nine Springs. With that, he sobbed and gently spilled the wine in the bowl on the ground.

Xu Wenlong was silent, and also stood up respectfully, and together with his brother-in-law Wang Ganfu, he spilled the wine in the bowl on the ground. The nephew Xiao Wang Jun also looked decent, and sprinkled the wine in the empty bowl with a solemn face.

After the sacrifice, Xu Wenjuan wiped away her tears, swept away her sad and sad expression, and said with a smile on her face: "Today is a happy day, I heard the news that Liu Jiangui was officially criminally detained, so I specially got some wine and food to celebrate, come on, eat, eat, let's let go of our belly and eat together......

Wang Ganfu picked up the wine bowl and said with a smile: "Happy...... Glad...... Drink...... Drinking......"

Seeing that his sister's family was happy and happy, Xu Wenlong's tightly knit brows gradually relaxed, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

The sumptuous dinner ended unconsciously in the thick of family affection. Taking advantage of his sister's good mood, Xu Wenlong hurriedly walked into his room, brought a thick envelope, handed it to her with a solemn face, and said: "Sister, there is nothing to do at home now, and it is not a way to stay every day, so I want to go outside in a few days, take a turn, and see if I can find something suitable to do." ”

"What? Going outside? Xu Wenjuan spat out a mouthful of tea, dripping Wang Ganfu's face all over his face, and he didn't have time to apologize to him. He only looked at his brother with wide eyes and stammered, "You...... Where do you want to go outside? Where to go outside? Why go outside? Is home bad? Don't you have a job assignment? ”

"Go to Hamaya." Xu Wenlong hesitated, but finally replied resolutely. In order to completely dispel his sister's concerns, he said jokingly, "Isn't everyone saying that the coast is full of gold and banknotes?" You can get two sacks back with a few casual pulls, which is much better than working hard at home. ”

"Huh? Is there such a good thing in the world? Can this also be believed? Xu Wenjuan slammed the teacup on the table and said emotionally, "Do you think things are really that simple?" Is the money out there really that easy to make? I can tell you, even if gold falls from the sky, you have to pick it up early with a basket! But by the time you get up, you'll be robbed by someone else. So, dispel this idea as soon as possible, stay at home and wait for the assignment! ”

Wang Ganfu was also restless, anxious, helpless and not good at expressing himself, and couldn't find any good words for a while, so he had to help on the side: "Yes, yes, it has already been robbed by others, and this idea must be dispelled!" ”

Xu Wenlong had expected that his sister would have an overreaction, so he smiled and raised his thick and strong arms, held his head high and replied with confidence: "Others can grab it, can't I grab it?" Have you forgotten that your brother is a strong soldier? ”

"Is this a fight? Fighting is also two fists are hard to beat with four hands. Xu Wenjuan was angry for a while, "Besides, what about soldiers, if they have no skills and no specialty, they will still end up living on the streets and sleeping in the wilderness, and it is estimated that even eating will be a problem!" ”

"How can it be so serious, let me ...... again," Xu Wenlong hurriedly defended.

"Don't 'say it again'!" Xu Wenjuan interrupted her younger brother's words, and said angrily and unquestionably, "Stay at home for me, and go to the county government to see the distribution situation if you have nothing to do." Don't you have a job introduction letter? Didn't you say that you could be assigned to the county armed police squadron? Is it bad to work in the county? The wind can't blow, the rain can't get wet, this is what many young people dream of, so why go outside to find those low, dirty, and heavy things to do? ”

"There is no hope for the distribution, and even if there is, it will be in a remote and secluded rural police station." Xu Wenlong hung his head and said, "I don't know how long I have to wait." Three years? Five years? Who has that patience and so on? Who has that time to wait? ”

"The country police station?" Xu Wenjuan was taken aback, but soon said with satisfaction, "Isn't the rural police station different?" It's also an iron rice bowl, and you get paid for the same work. Besides, you're not too young, and it's time to get married and start a family. Let's just decide, listen to my sister's guarantee, I'll ask the matchmaker to help you find a girl, you talk about it first, good benefits, talk about feelings, sparks everywhere, and then buy a dowry for you, run a banquet, and live a lifetime with Hemeimei. Isn't that a good thing? Aren't all the same? ”

When Xu Wenlong heard this, he waved his hand again and again with a bitter face and said, "Don't, I don't have a job now, I have no income, and I don't even have a house, how can I get married?" Which girl will marry me? What will you rely on to support your family in the future? Do you live in a thatched hut and drink the northwest wind? Therefore, I have no choice but to go outside and fight to see if I can break out of the world and fight for a world. If it really doesn't work, it's not too late to come back and plant the soil, and I'm willing. ”

"Oh my God...... You...... How do you have this idea? Xu Wenjuan looked at her younger brother dumbfounded, and muttered in despair, "It's changed, it's changed, it's completely changed after a few years as a soldier!" ”

"No, it's just a matter of circumstance." Xu Wenlong stuffed the envelope to his sister and said to her sincerely, "There are still 20,000 yuan here, you can use it to decorate the house, make it beautiful, don't treat yourself badly, you have worked too hard in the past few years." ”

Xu Wenjuan's eyes were red, and tears were dripping. Oh my God, it seems that he has already made up his mind to go out, and the nine cows will not be able to pull it back. This is ...... How good is that? Xu Wenjuan was flustered, angry and anxious, but helpless and helpless. She pushed open the envelope in front of her, shook her head and said sadly: "You don't have to worry about the house. Your brother-in-law and I worked hard, but we were able to make some money more or less. As long as you are frugal, you will have money to decorate in a few years. And you are young, you have not achieved anything, and there are many places to use money. Building a house, talking about friends, getting married, and living a life, what kind of money is not needed? What's missing money? It's better to save it, and when the time comes, we will help you build a house and marry a wife. ”

When Xu Wenlong heard this, he couldn't help choking up and said, "Sister, it doesn't matter, take it." What you just said makes sense, I still have a lot of money to spare. But if you can't even earn these basic expenses, then what is there to talk about getting married and living? Take it, trust me, it will get better in the future! ”

"That'...... That's it," Xu Wenjuan sighed, took the envelope and said softly, "I'll keep this money for you first, and I'll give it to you when you build a house and marry a daughter-in-law." At the end of the day, she still didn't want to use the money anyway.

"You can do it, anyway, I can solve my own business." After Xu Wenlong did his sister's ideological work, he immediately started to pack his bags and prepare to go out to find work. I will also chat and say goodbye to some classmates and friends, especially Xu Wenming, who has played small and big games, and stayed with him for two or three days.

That night, Xu Wenlong stuffed all the accessories he needed to go out, including various souvenirs given by his comrades-in-arms, into a large black bag and put them on his bed. Tomorrow he is leaving, going to Binyang, the gold rush place that everyone yearns for, to live a new, uncertain and challenging life, which makes him feel an indescribable excitement and excitement. Of course, there must be a little nostalgia, a little melancholy and a little loss in the excitement and excitement.

After sitting quietly for a while, Xu Wenlong seemed to remember something, hurriedly opened the bedside drawer, took out a black and strange dagger, held it in his hand and examined it carefully, and slowly admired it...... This is a commemorative dagger brought back from the "Shadow" special combat team, and it is also a standard weapon for special combat personnel. It is cast with rare metal materials fused with a small amount of special steel, and the whole body is black and inconspicuous, like a piece of black charcoal. But it's heavy, it's weighty, and it's sharp. It can be used for chopping, cutting, sawing, hinging, prying, shears and so on. It can even be used in the field to orient itself because of a well-made compass embedded in the hilt. Most notably, it can also avoid the detection of various metal detectors, so you don't have to worry about being seized by customs, no matter which country's customs. (It stands to reason that the troops should not let the team members take such daggers away to prevent injury.) In fact, there is no need to worry about this, a special combat team is strictly disciplined, and the team members have super self-control, and they will never indiscriminately hurt innocents. Second, if the retired team members really want to do bad things, they can be ten with their bare hands, and basically no one can resist alone. )

Play for a long time, think a lot. Xu Wenlong just inserted the dagger into the sharkskin scabbard, and then put it into a hidden compartment in the bag. After thinking about it for a long time, he thought it would be better to bring a dagger. After all, Binyang is thousands of miles away, and the people and land are unfamiliar, so it can be said that the eyes are black, and the situation is not familiar. Who knows who they will meet in the future? What will happen? It's not a bad thing to use it for self-defense at a critical moment, anyway, no one usually knows, but you can't find out if you take it on the plane.

Nothing was said all night. Early the next morning, under Xu Wenjuan's tearful eyes and reluctant gaze, Xu Wenlong endured the pain and stepped onto the southbound train, drifted to Binyang alone, and began the arduous journey of breaking through the society and striving for happiness.