There is a small town with a history of more than 400 years in the western suburbs of Beijing, about 80 kilometers away from the urban area, called Zhaitan, which is the development center of the mountainous area in the western part of Beijing.

According to historical records: "The mountains of western Beijing, collectively referred to as West Mountain; Among the mountains, there is Ugin everywhere. Of course, this is not the same thing as the "West Mountain" of Li Zhi's predecessor in Zhujiang.

Since the Yuan and Ming dynasties, all kinds of caravans have come in groups, day after day, year after year, they have walked back and forth in the mountain road here, plus there are army marches, and slowly walk out of a Jingxi ancient road, which is intricate, interconnected, and covers the entire Zhaitan like a big net.

Hundreds of years of erosion, these historical sites have long been decayed and dilapidated, but the ancient charm is still there, and gradually the village beach has also developed tourism, and the number of tourists has begun to increase.

Ye Shenxi grew up here.

There is an orphanage in the north of the town, the name is Zhaitang Orphanage, the director's surname is Han, it turned out to be a merchant in the urban area of the capital, he was not rich, but he was also well-off.

In 85, the investment failed, the family fortune plummeted, and his wife divorced him, leaving Dean Han and his two-year-old son behind, and he didn't know where to go.

In fact, I didn't owe much money at that time, only more than 3,000 yuan, and the average annual salary of workers in the country that year was 1,148 yuan, which was not a big number. It's just that after all, it's a debt, and the days when creditors come to collect debts every day are not easy, and it can be regarded as a catastrophe...... There is always someone who has to go first~~~

On the morning of February 4, Ye Shenxi returned to the gate of the Zhaitan Orphanage with an oversized travel bag and a large bag of various toys in his hand.

Today happens to be the beginning of spring, and there are still two days before Chinese New Year's Eve, Ye Chenxi pushed open the big iron gate, and then saw several children playing in the yard in new clothes, drawing with airbrushes, jumping rope and kicking the shuttle, and a few smaller ones hanging snot, and they couldn't participate, just watching from the side.

"Who are you looking for?" There was a little girl with a double ponytail whip running over, seven or eight years old, looking at Ye Shenxi from top to bottom, and asked crisply.

Ye Shenxi bent down and asked her, "Little sister, is Dean Han here?" ”

He hadn't been back in years, and the kids didn't know him.

The little girl turned around and ran into the house, shouting as she ran: "Uncle Dean~Uncle Dean~"

didn't wait long, a fifty-year-old man walked out of the house with the little girl, and was a little surprised when he saw Ye Shenxi: "Xiao Ye? ”

"Dean Han, I'm back." Ye Shenxi said with a smile.

Dean Han also smiled, he looked quite young, although he was over half a hundred years old, he didn't have much gray hair, but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were much more obvious when he smiled.

"Okay, come on, come on, come inside, it's cold outside."

Then he said to the little girl next to him: "Lingling, this is Brother Ye Shenxi, called Brother Ye." ”

The little girl was very well-behaved and shouted, "Brother Ye is good." "I also bowed, which was very polite.

Ye Shenxi touched her head: "Hello Lingling." He lifted the bag in his hand and opened it, "This is a gift from my brother, choose one." ”

Dean Han urged: "Go into the house first, and then talk about it when you enter the house." ”

This orphanage is a small bungalow like in the ordinary countryside, with a large living room and several rooms upstairs and downstairs, each of which houses several children.

However, it was not the same as Ye Shenxi's memory, Ye Shenxi asked: "Has it been redecorated?" ”

Dean Han said with a smile: "That's not it, tourism has developed in recent years, and the people in the town have made some money by making handicrafts and opening a small restaurant to cook farm food." Some time ago, I made a movie here, what is it called "Casting a Name". ”

As he spoke, he entered the inner room, and brought out several wood carvings, including immortals such as Luohan Shouxing, and divine beasts such as Qilin Pixiu, although it is not a very exquisite skill, but it should still be marketable in this kind of scenic spot.

"How's it like to see my craft?" Dean Han is self-taught.

"Very good." …… What does it mean to have a beckoning cat wood carving?

Looking at Ye Shenxi's expression, Dean Han smiled and said, "Keep pace with the times, keep pace with the times." ”

The little girl Lingling tinkered with a pile of toys for a long time, chose a music box, brought it to Ye Shenxi and asked, "Brother, I want this, is it okay?" ”

Ye Shenxi said: "Of course, Lingling, can you help my brother distribute these gifts to the other children?" This big bag of things still has some weight, Ye Shenxi said again: "Call the children in to choose." ”

"Hmm!" Lingling ran out and called someone.

"Come, come into my room." Dean Han called Ye Shenxi into the back room, after all, children are often very lively (noisy) and noisy, especially a group of children sharing toys.

After entering Dean Han's bedroom and sitting down again, Dean Han said, "You're doing well now, aren't you?" ”

"It's good." Ye Shenxi looked at the various wood carvings piled up in the house.

"Has the company become bigger?" Dean Han asked again.

It's been almost ten years since Ye Shenxi left here and went to the capital to work hard by himself, Dean Han still remembers that he said that he wouldn't come back if he didn't mix well.

However, there seemed to be no improvement in the next few years, until I went to Huangpu seven years ago and said that I wanted to start a company with others, and then the company seemed to make money.

Ye Shenxi came back once five years ago and wanted to give him a sum of money, and the amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars could startle Lao Han, although he was also a person in the mall before, but he had never seen such a large sum of money in his life.

Lao Han refused, he said that just a few children can spend so much money, I can do some odd jobs to support them, and the government also subsidizes tuition and living expenses, it would be good if you could come back and see me.

Since 2000, the county civil affairs bureau has recognized the orphanage's qualifications, which can be regarded as a joint venture with the civil affairs department.

However, 15 years have passed from the establishment of the orphanage by Lao Han in 1985 to the recognition of the Civil Affairs Bureau in 2000, during which he has almost supported the lives and growth of all the children here.

Although the number of children is not very large.

Lao Han, who has lived for most of his life, doesn't know what others think of him, but he feels that he has lived quite clearly.

"I've left the company in Huangpu and gone to Funan."

"Opened another one?"

"Sort of." It seems that it is not quite right to say that it is a part-time job, and he now has a 49% stake in Qingyu Network.

"yes, that's good...... Do you have a daughter-in-law? ”

"yes, there it is."

"That's good......" Lao Han didn't know what to say, so he could only say yes, very good, to express his inner gratification.

Looking at Ye Shenxi, who had grown up in front of him, I don't know why it seems to be back to the first time I saw this child, twelve-year-old Xiao Ye Shenxi walked alone on the road of the town, and walked up to ask him where his home was, what about his parents, he said he didn't know, he didn't remember.

It's just that his expression at that time seemed to be as indifferent and calm as now, completely different from other children.

Lao Han treats all children equally.

To say that Lao Han has responsibilities and feelings for these children in the hospital, but unlike his parents, he doesn't care how much these children can make and how much money they can earn.

If you want to talk to him about personal realization, dreams and other topics, he will definitely wave his hand and say what to do with all that nonsense.

For him, this orphanage is at most a post station, as long as the children who go out of here can walk on their own paths in a down-to-earth manner, it is enough.