In the vast land of Jianghuai, the green mountains are leisurely, and the lake is rippling, like a realistic picture of the good scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the picture, a young man, about 20 years old, wears a casual suit, a pair of casual leather shoes on his feet, and even his hairstyle, which is also the middle of the casual type. It's just that now there is no casual look on his face.

His name is Xu Ming, and he still hasn't figured it out, he was still fighting on Yicheng before a storm (1), but now he is in this place that is both familiar and strange.

Familiar, because the distance of Baishan and Chaohu Lake Xu Ming can still vaguely distinguish, unfamiliar, the steamer dock that should have appeared next to this time is barren, the motor steamer that should be on the lake is now a piece of white sails, the sunset in May is still warm and brilliant, the breeze passes through, bringing the fragrance of rape flowers, occasionally a few birds pass by the lake, and the ripples spread on the water, shattering a blue sky in the water.

It's a beautiful sight, but it's even better if you're not hungry.

Now I find that the greatest punishment in the world is nothing else, but no food!

It was really a penny to starve Xu Ming's hero, so he had no choice but to walk into a village in front of him, and saw a slightly bright yard with wisps of cooking smoke, Xu Ming finally mustered up the courage to knock on the lintel.

When he was a child, Xu Ming saw that those who asked for food in the countryside generally gave a dime, and if his mother was there, he would add a handful of rice. When I grew up, I don't know if the world has changed. Xu Ming found that begging gradually became a profession, so his impression of them gradually deteriorated.

When Xu Ming was studying in college in Bengbu, he once went to the city to play, and met a middle-aged woman, dressed neatly, holding a baby in her arms, saying that she owed 14 yuan and 8 cents for the road fee when she went home, and Xu Ming gave him 10 yuan as soon as he was kind. Unexpectedly, Xu Ming and his classmates came back from shopping, and saw this woman near the train station, she estimated that there were too many people she met that day, and said to Xu Ming pitifully: "Little brother, my family is in **, and there are still 14 yuan and 8 cents left on the train, can you do good deeds and lend me some money to let me go home." ”

"You should be up to 4 pieces 8 by now." Xu Ming responded coldly.

I didn't expect myself to have today, Xu Ming's eyes were on such a scene, the middle-aged man who opened the door picked up a spatula, pointed at his nose and shouted angrily: "People like you, you have hands and feet and don't work, run to me to beg for food, I look down on the lazy guy the most, get out of my eyes quickly", after that, a big dog rushed over, and the man looked at him rolling on the ground and laughed; Or the middle-aged woman next to the pot stove rubbed out two rice balls, handed them to them with a handful of sobs and tears, and said with a sympathetic face: "Poor baby, you are so hungry!" Then Xu Ming covered his face with his hands and ran out at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.

There was no other way, he stammered his future intentions, his face flushed to the base of his neck at the same time, and he hardly dared to look at the couple.

A quarter of an hour later, the housewife had already captured a big rooster with a reed flower, pulled a kitchen knife from the shelf and ran to the backyard, by this time he was already sitting on it, with a hot tea beside him.

Xu Ming was inexplicably moved, "Tangchi Chunhao", Xu Ming is still very familiar with the specialties of his hometown.

"It's really discerning, this is the child's uncle's house in front of the Ming Dynasty, and it's not been a few days since it was fried." The hostess, surnamed Qiu Mingda, was very happy to see the guests know the goods.

At this time, Xu Ming calmed down and looked around, as an Anhui person, he felt very kind when he saw everything in his hometown.

Outside is a quadrangle, walk through the courtyard and see four houses, the hall and the bedroom are separated by a clear brick wall, the left and right sides are the bedrooms, the middle is two halls, there is no grid in the middle, but it is divided by 2 beams and columns, the structure of this house is called two bright and two dark; From south to north in the left room is the stove and cabinet, and on the wall in the middle of the middle of the room hangs a traditional landscape painting of cranes and pine trees, and the couplets on both sides of the painting are also simple and vast, and the table is painted in the middle hall, and there are two rows of wooden chairs on the left and right.

During the chat, five or six dishes have been laid on the table, the first is the braised chicken nuggets, the golden chicken is served with fragrant and tender spring bamboo shoots, the juice is thick and the flavor is strong, which makes people very appetizing at a glance; The whitebait steamed egg is tender and delicious, and some chives are sprinkled on it, and when you eat it a little, you suddenly feel crispy and slippery to the bone, Xu Ming can't help but praise it loudly; The third is fried river shrimp, the shrimp are crystal clear, the green onion is green, Xu Ming almost bit his tongue when he eats, and there are some fresh vegetables behind, all of which are full of color and flavor. Qiu Da and his wife saw Xu Ming's dedication to eating, and a happy smile appeared on their faces.

It turned out that this Qiu Da was a local landlord (Xu Ming had a vision and found the best house to come over), bought a lot of properties in the local area, and his two sons were both studying in Hefei Provincial High School (2), because his son often took his classmates home, and this family has always been bold and generous, and he is the most generous to this student.

Xu Ming looked in the mirror, at this time he was wearing a coffee-colored casual suit, with slightly darker trousers underneath, and a light cyan shirt inside, which looked like a clear eyebrow, and it was not wrong to say that he was a student.

Xu Ming also had a little understanding of the current situation: at this time it was the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Anhui Province had been brought under the jurisdiction of the central government, Liu Zhenhua was appointed chairman of Anhui Province and commander-in-chief of the Henan-Hubei-Anhui border region to suppress bandits, three years ago the September 18 incident broke out, last year Zhao Dengyu's broadsword team became famous in the first battle of Xifengkou, and the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army has been pacified (in fact, the Red Army's fifth fierce anti-encirclement and suppression battle is in full swing, but the government blindly propagandizes, and the ordinary people do not know the actual situation); since last year, Lao Jiang and his wife have also launched a new cultural movement to teach the people to behave.

Xu Ming made up a reason, saying that he returned from studying in the United States, because his parents had died, so he returned to his hometown to find his ancestors, Qiu Da asked about various situations, Xu Ming was able to leave no trace according to the memory of his former rural hometown.

At night, Xu Ming naturally rested in Qiu's house, at this time in the countryside, although Qiu Da's family was a big family in the local area, but there was no electricity to use, let alone watch TV and surf the Internet, but there was no noise and pollution in later generations. Sleeping on this shelf bed with a bed edge on three sides, it is very stable.

The next day, Qiu Da and his wife wanted to stay with Xu Ming for a few days, Xu Ming was embarrassed to eat and drink for nothing at home, and secondly, he had a plan in his heart, so he pushed away the couple's enthusiasm and went to Hefei.

When waving goodbye, Xu Ming secretly made up his mind in his heart: "If he soars brightly, I will definitely repay yesterday's kindness to food and housing, swear, tighten the cloth bag full of peanuts and persimmons, face the rising sun in the east, and go into the distance."

(1) Yicheng: A well-known online game platform, where masters from China, Japan and South Korea often communicate.

(2) Provincial No. 6 Middle School.