On August 25th, Singapore was still roasted like a steamer by the sun, just like Li Tangshan's heart was excited, Li Tangshan felt like the sun in Singapore in August, full of energy as if he could never run out.

After Li Tangshan learned that he had been admitted to Beihang and began to sort out the materials they needed to go back to Tangshan (China) to study, they began to worry a little about their life in Chinese mainland, and he learned from the American media that the current situation in China was more worrying.

Although Li Tangshan has almost run all over the world, it is the first time he has gone to Chinese mainland, and he is not to mention how excited and excited he is. As a fifth-generation Chinese who came to Singapore, Li Tangshan knows Tangshan (Chinese mainland) and still stays in the small mountain village in Tangshan (Dapo, Guangdong) that his grandfather told him about since he was a child. The small mountain village that my grandfather returned to on behalf of the Li family in Singapore, and the people in the small mountain village in Dapo, Guangdong, have lived a similar life for thousands of years, poor and backward. Later, because of other things, he never came back. The Li Tangshan family is the descendants of landless peasants in southern China, who had to come to Southeast Asia to earn a living because they had no food to eat.

Whenever he thinks of his grandfather who has passed away, Li Tangshan always feels sour in his heart.

Li Tangshan's parents are ministers of the Singapore state, so Li Tangshan has not had many opportunities to meet his parents since he was born. Li Tangshan's grandfather single-handedly brought him up, so he has a very good relationship with his grandfather, and his grandfather has always had a wish to go back to his hometown in Tangshan, which is where his grandfather's father was born. This is also one of the reasons why Li Tangshan gave up the high-tech employment job of NASA in the United States and applied for a doctorate at Beihang University. The main reason is that he is fulfilling his grandfather's wish and doing something for Tangshan (China), and Uncle Zhuo also thinks that Li Tangshan is an extraordinary person and should not keep this small place.

Li Tangshan's thoughts have drifted to the situation of living with his grandfather, and he often listens to the ancient Hakka songs and five-sentence boards with his grandfather. Grandpa would tell him a lot of Hakka stories, and Li Tangshan always got tired of listening to them.

Grandpa likes to listen to Hakka traditional music very much, and he likes Zhongzhou ancient tunes. Grandpa also specially asked people to come from Tangshan, Meizhou, Huizhou and other places, and some of them were sent to grandpa by his Hakka relatives in Taiwan.

Hakka Wujuban should be one of the very ancient rap arts in China, named after the rapper's accompaniment to the bamboo board beating, also known as "bamboo board song". Zhuban song is a popular oral literature in Guangdong Province. In the past, this kind of song was often sung by the Youfang singers (commonly known as "begging food"), so the masses also called it "begging song".

Li Tangshan casually sang the Hakka five-sentence board:

“.....

Britain and Taiwan will turn around when they say goodbye,

reluctant to tears,

I don't want to prick the liver with a needle,

Shanbo, don't cut my intestines with a knife

....”

Li Tangshan sang the five-sentence board of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", and he also began to understand the ancient Hakka culture from these traditional music. Due to the influence of his grandfather, Li Tangshan is also familiar with the history and character stories of the Hakka people.

"Tangshan, the lord and the lady said that they would rush back from Thailand tonight, and the lord and the lady were very happy. Mademoiselle is on her way back from France! Uncle Zhuo, the housekeeper, stood at the door of the study and said to Li Tangshan.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhuo! My sister Li Na is also back, which is great. Our family hasn't eaten together for a long time, Uncle Zhuo, tell them that we live here in the old ancestral house. Li Tangshan nodded to Uncle Zhuo.

"Well, I've already told them all. I'm going to prepare Miss's favorite salt-baked chicken, and I'll have to go to the countryside in Malaysia to find it. Uncle Zhuo suddenly remembered.

"My gourmand sister's mouth is getting more and more tricky, this must be cooked by Uncle Zhuo himself." Li Tangshan remembered her sister's foodie appearance.

"Tangshan, I'll go to Malaysia to find some ingredients and come back, your lunch, Wu's mother is ready!" Uncle Zhuo commanded.

Li Tangshan nodded

After Uncle Zhuo left, Li Tangshan continued to read some historical materials and archaeological documents about the pre-Qin period in the Lingnan area.

"Young master, it's time for lunch, Uncle Zhuo asked me to prepare your favorite Hakka stuffed tofu!" Wu Ma said.

Wu's mother is a Hakka family in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and has been working in the Li family for five years. She can cook a table of delicious Hakka traditional food, especially Wu Ma tofu series, such as fried stuffed tofu, tofu pot, tofu balls, glutinous rice stuffed tofu, fried tofu skin, etc.

"Okay, Mama Wu, thank you for your hard work!" Li Tangshan politely replied to Wu's mother.

At around 4 p.m., Uncle Zhuo returned from Malaysia, his car full of all kinds of fresh ingredients. Li Tangshan and Wu's mother immediately went to help put the ingredients in the fresh-keeping room. Uncle Zhuo and Wu's mother immediately began to deal with the ingredients, and the Hakka cuisine is more particular, and the requirements for the deliciousness of the ingredients are very high. Li Tangshan constantly asked Wu's mother and Uncle Zhuo for advice on how to handle ingredients and how to cook.

"Didi" There were two car horns outside the house, and Li Tangshan knew that his parents had returned, so he hurriedly put down the things in his hand and went out to pick them up.

"Dad, Mom, Sister!" , Li Tangshan watched Li Yilong and Li Na, who were dragging luggage outside, walk in from the outside, and immediately ran over to greet them and their parents helped them with their luggage.

"Sister, why did you come back with your parents?" Li Tangshan asked curiously.

"We met at the airport, boy, did you miss your pretty sister?" Li Na asked.

Li Tangshan nodded, Li Na happily scraped her finger on the bridge of Li Tangshan's nose, and said with a smile: "It's still my brother who hurts me!" Uncle Zhuo, what's delicious? ”

After finishing speaking, she left her luggage to Li Tangshan, and she strode towards the kitchen. Li Tangshan to this sister

Uncle Zhuo also came out of the kitchen when he heard the voice, and said happily: "Master, madam, miss"

Li Na took Uncle Zhuo's hand and coquettishly said, "Uncle Zhuo hurts me the most, what delicious food do you prepare for me?" I'll guess for myself, salt-baked chicken .... I like Uncle Zhuo's salt-baked chicken the most. ”

The deserted old house of the Li family, because Li Na came back, suddenly became lively. Li Tangshan had no choice but to take the luggage to everyone's own room, and then make a pot of Meixian Shikeng Alpine Green Tea and send it to Li Yilong and his wife in the living room: "Dad, Mom, please drink tea!" ”

Li Yilong took the teacup with satisfaction, put it in front of his nose and smelled: "Shikeng Mingqian Green Tea", took a sip and said: "Lubrication is delicate, the tip of the tongue is spermatological, the lips are fragrant, the mouth is sweet, good tea!" ”

Li Tangshan nodded: "This is what Uncle Zhuo just found from Tangshan." ”

The Hakka people attach great importance to their children's education, both academically and morally.

Li Yilong and his wife nodded with satisfaction when they saw such a sensible son, in fact, the two of them have always felt guilty about this son. It is impossible for them to spare a lot of time to accompany Li Tangshan by the nature of their work, and whenever they see such a sensible son, they immediately have a trace of comfort in their hearts.

Li Yilong and Li Tangshan knew very well in their hearts that their Li family, like most Chinese, had gone through countless hardships in order to survive in Southeast Asia. The Li family came to Malaysia from Tangshan (China) for 5 generations, and was subjected to foreign fighting and humiliation. Later, Singapore became an independent country, and it also suffered from all kinds of difficulties in Malaysia. These hardships and tribulations are not something that ordinary people living in Tangshan (Chinese mainland) can experience and understand, and only when China is strong will the status of overseas Chinese rise, which is also the consensus of overseas Chinese. That's why there is a saying: "Only those who live abroad all the year round know how to be patriotic"

"Master, you drink Huai Tea first! Dinner will start soon," Uncle Zhuo said to Li Yilong while holding it in one hand.

"Uncle Zhuo, you have worked hard all these years! The Li family owes you so much. Li Yilong said very grateful. Since his father's death, he has been filial to Uncle Zhuo as his father.

"Seeing that Miss Young Master is so promising, I am happy in my heart." Uncle Zhuo was like a kind elder, his face was full of happiness.