Home is always the warmest harbor.

——— inscription

The water is surging.

A small boat, fluttering, from north to south.

As the sun sets, the banks of the Xiaopan River gradually fall silent.

As night fell, all the scenery was gradually swallowed up by the darkness, and the originally majestic mountains, only vaguely visible outlines, became intertwined, as if there was no amount of ancient beasts, awakened from their slumber.

However, the night remained silent, and there was no sound.

They may be lurking, waiting for their prey to come to their mouths.

At this time, the lights came on.

On the surface of the river, a fifty-watt light bulb, in the bow of the ship, swayed.

"Brush!" The fisherman reeled in his nets.

On the surface of the river, there was finally a voice, and the whole world seemed to be alive.

"Poof!"

A small fish slipped out of the fisherman's hand and jumped into the water, splashing a little bit.

"Ran again? Hey, old man! ”

With a soft sigh, the night seemed to come alive again.

"Boom!"

At this time, on the winding mountain, two beams of lights cut through the sky, moving flat without hurry, the mountain is too high, looking at it from a distance, it looks like two silver ropes, passing through the sky, and like a romantic couple, walking in the night sky.

It's night, charming.

Gradually, those two beams of light, as if falling from the sky, appeared on the riverside.

Call!

With a soft sound, the car door opened, and a man and a woman stepped out.

The man has a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and the woman is intellectual and elegant.

"And the fishermen? This black light is blinding! Zheng Yong spoke.

"Gotta live, don't you?" Jiang Ruoxue sighed lightly.

At this moment, she felt that she was the lonely boat on the river, floating quietly, not knowing where to anchor or where it was going.

Sometimes, when she thinks of her previous life, she is surprised to find that in just a few days, she has made herself feel like a world away, and she is very satisfied with her current state.

Longtan Gorge, like a line, divides her life into two halves, half in the past and half in the future.

She, from the dream, into reality.

She loved that person, the man who was almost imaginary, but in retrospect, she loved him, but everything about her, had nothing to do with him.

She went to No. 1 High School just because, there was no choice, it was the best senior high school in Anseong.

She studied philosophy, just to prove certain conjectures, she wanted to find certain answers.

A person's life is not summed up by a thesis or a degree, and in school, she did not find the answer in the end.

She loved him, but she lived for herself.

Always.

For example, there may be some reasons for him to come here, but after all, she likes it here.

She likes children, because children are hope, full of wonder.

At the end of the day, she loves to explore the unknown, and this feeling fascinates her.

And here, everything is as pristine as it is, exactly where she longs.

Her intuition told her that there was the answer she was looking for.

In a trance, the boat moved again, down the river, the lone lamp, swaying, and finally, turned into a dot and disappeared into the vast night.

At this time, Ruoxue stepped forward and stepped onto a crumbling stone arch bridge.

"Didn't anyone fix it? It's all half collapsed! She asked.

"It's none of our business," Zheng replied.

"Doesn't it mean that when the rainy season arrives in summer, the water rises very much? How dangerous is it for children to cross the river? ”

"No one said it, and the government naturally couldn't see it! No one cares, and no one cares! Who cares? ”

"What if something happens?"

"What to do? Every year, when does a big flood not wash away a few people? It's already a common thing, find someone to fish out the body downstream, burn it for a hundred, it just takes a little effort, and it doesn't cost money, anyway, they have nothing to do when they're idle, build bridges? How much does it cost? ”

"Money...... Is human life important, or is money important? ”

"Girl, sometimes, human life is not worth anything!"

Ruoxue was speechless, she wanted to say that she wanted to let the school allocate a little money to build roads and bridges here, however, running a school here is already a negative income, and her personal salary for a year alone is far more than the total income of the school.

The Dawn School's financial resources come from other sources, such as the huge and complex foundation!

What's more, that person, that fairy-like woman, wants the future.

Here, it's just a pilot, and if it succeeds, it will blossom everywhere. When flowers bloom everywhere, they will naturally bear fruit.

That person, what he wants to harvest, is talent, a large number of elite talents, that is the future of Sichuan and Guizhou, and even the entire Huaxia Kyushu.

There is no doubt that it was a wise and great woman!

However, if not a single bridge can be repaired, how can there be a future?

Ruoxue only knew at this time why she had been sent here.

Some people lay out the overall strategic situation, while some people are just a small ant in the strategy, in the bureau, be a conscientious porter, do every bit and bit, and build a high-rise building in the future.

She is just one of them, one of thousands of ants, one of thousands of talents.

The difference is that she is a pioneer and needs her, an ant, to lead a group of ants.

"Tomorrow, I'll call her and hope that she will approve it, allocate some money, and build roads and bridges." Silent for a long time, like a snow road.

Zheng Yong grinned secretly.

This girl is a real activist, not a so-called philosopher who only talks about it in school.

He was deeply impressed.

However, the locals are not careful, and even if the funds are granted, they may not be able to build bridges and roads.

These mountains not only blind people's eyes, but also make their minds isolated from the world.

Some of them are very xenophobic and don't want to have contact with the outside world at all.

Do you build roads? What should I do if I occupy someone's land? If you have to produce dozens of catties of grain a year, do you have to pay for them to repair the road yourself, and you have to compensate them for the cost of the land?

Ruoxue glanced at Zheng Yong, she knew what he was thinking, and didn't say much.

Isn't that what she's here to do? If it's just school affairs, Yang Chunyuan and Huang Liang can handle it easily, what do you want her to do?

She is indeed here to build roads and bridges, to build roads to the outside world, to build bridges with open minds.

"Let's go, there is Sanmiao Village in front, I hope you don't get angry with that stinky boy!" Zheng Yong said.

"Child, guide slowly, I heard that he is very talented, and yes, he is sensitive to mountains and rivers, this kind of person is not bad in nature, but he is just going down the wrong path for a while!"

……

Sanmiao Village is no different from other villages.

Sparse pine, halfway up the mountainside, there are dozens of Miao families.

Zhao Shanhe came to the door of the house, looked at the dilapidated and empty slate house, paused for a moment, put away his cigarette, smiled on his face, and entered the hall.

This hall is very simple.

The uneven yellow clay floor is just opposite the beams of the cangsang house. The left and right walls are all woven from bamboo pieces and covered with black mud, which is crude but can also block the wind.

Directly opposite, there is a wooden wall, separated by a third, and under the wall, there are some fragments of incense candles that have been burned for a long time.

They called this wall the Divine Barrier.

Grandma's room is right behind this shrine.

She often said that sleeping there was close to the group.

Zhao Tianhe's room, on the right side of the door, in a wooden building, below is the cattle pen, but in the circle, there is no longer a cow, the old horse, but last year, it has been sold, to maintain him and his grandmother for half a year.

He liked this room, he didn't want other households, it was to protect the cattle pen, but this room, which was also separated from the outside by a mud wall, and could only cover the lower half, he could see the bright starry sky outside when he lay on the bed.

What's more, at the back of the room, is the kitchen, and every morning, he can always hear the sound of grandma's stir-fry spatula and her constant nagging.

He hoped that he would always be able to listen.

Grandma is old, seventy and six, and he is so scared that one day he can't hear it.

In this family, only he and his grandmother depend on each other.

Luckily, my grandmother was still in good health.

"I'm late for today!" Zhao Shanhe muttered, his eyes flashed, and he shouted, "Grandma, I'm back!" ”

"Stinky boy, where are you going to play again? Come back when it's dark! In the kitchen, there was a reproachful voice, but in the tone, you could hear it, full of doting.

As soon as the words fell, a gray-haired old woman, dressed in a Miao costume and shining silver, came out of the kitchen.

In her hand, she also held a plate of dishes.

This is a plate of fried corn with lean meat, and not far away, Tianhe can already smell the fragrance.

Taking a step forward, he directly stole a piece of meat with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth.

Grandma glared.

"Hey, hey!" Zhao Tianhe hurriedly set the table.

It was the only table in his house, small, short, and uneven, but he quickly found the right place and set it firmly on the uneven floor.

"Go and wash your hands, today's tender bud grain is selling well, it was sold for dozens of yuan in the town, I bought a pound of meat and came back, to make up for your body, lest your parents keep dreaming of me, keep saying that you haven't eaten meat for a long time, blame me!"

"Grandma is the best!" Tianhe ran into the kitchen, washed his hands, took two pairs of dishes and chopsticks, and walked out.

"Grandma, you sit!" Tianhe carried a straw stool, let grandma sit down, and then served the rice, and for the first time, sandwiched a piece of meat for grandma.

"You eat, I'll eat the buns!" Grandma shook her head, smiling.

"Rest assured!" Tianhe said, took out a wad of money from his pocket and put it on the table, "Grandma put it away, this is enough for our living expenses for a few months, and besides, we can eat meat every day in the future!" ”

"You!" Grandma was shocked, "Child, where did you get so much money?" Did you do something bad? I heard that you are now mixed up with those gamblers, are you going to gamble for money? Although our family is poor, we have always been a legitimate family, and this money cannot be earned with a clear conscience, you know? We don't want this money, return it! ”

"Grandma, don't worry!" Tianhe smiled, "Your grandson didn't learn badly, those people are those people, I didn't mix with them, I just showed them the wind!" ”

"It's not going to work either!" Grandma Zhengse said, "In the future, you can't go, you have to study hard, and when you are admitted to university, you will glorify your ancestors, and you can't be like everyone else!" ”

"Then you put this money! I promise it's clean! ”

"Really, you didn't lie to grandma?"

"Of course, how dare I lie to grandma!"

"Okay, then I'll take it, but tomorrow you go to town and dye your hair back, like what, good black hair is not good, you have to make it like this! At first glance, it looks like a second-rate child, if your parents are still alive, it's no wonder if they don't die of anger! ”

"Okay, okay, I'll dye it back tomorrow, grandma, you eat a piece of meat first!"

"There's one more thing, you're not at home today, someone from your school is here again, this time it's a Han girl, but it's beautiful, I said I want to see you!"

"What's her name?"

"Called...... Jiang Ruoxue, seeing that you are not at home, sit for a while and leave, that girl, at first glance, is a person from the city, she is generous, she is not an ordinary person at first glance, you have to fight for anger, you see people coming, we don't even have a bench, sitting on a straw bench, we don't even have to drink hot tea, where is it like talking! ”

"Don't worry, didn't grandma say that she wasn't an ordinary person? Grandma's straw bench is the best to sit on, soft and comfortable, people won't mind, tea, where is the well water in our village delicious, hot days, she doesn't mind! ”

"As far as you would say, you are fifteen years old, and you are still very arrogant, not only will you go to college in the future, but you must also find a daughter-in-law quickly, preferably like that girl!"

"You said this again, I'm still young, besides, I don't even know what other people are like, and besides, you don't know that my parents don't let me marry the Han family!"

"What age is it, now this family is my master, your parents are brainless, what's wrong with the Han family? Look at the daughter-in-law of Zhao's second family next door, isn't it the Han family? Spiritual, diligent, and filial, the child who gave birth to is white and fat, how good, and talk about your parents' set, then in this life, you don't want to ask for a wife! ”

"Isn't that still a long way off! Grandma, don't worry about it, I know it! ”

"I'll tell you, I hope you get married and start a business, I can rest assured, don't wait for the grass to grow on my grave, you haven't planned yet, otherwise, I won't be blind!"

"Okay, why are you talking about this, grandma will be healthy and live a long life!"

"I don't want to live that long, I just want to see my grandchildren grow up and have sons and daughters, then I can rest assured!"

In the chatter of grandma, the meal was finished.

Tianhe cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and grandma had already gone out.

Not long after, there was a reed sheng ball, and the people in the village asked their grandmother to teach them mountain songs.

It is said that when grandma was young, she was the premier beauty, and she was married in the city, which caused a sensation in the entire Panshan Eighteen Villages, and Grandma was not only an intellectual, but also sang very well, and the daughters-in-law of the Eighteen Villages liked Grandma to ask Grandma to pass on the song.

She is in Panshan Eighteen Villages, just like Liu Sanjie's status in the Zhuang family.

But at home, she will always be the kindest grandmother.

No matter how aggrieved you are outside, as long as you go home, as long as you see your grandmother, Shanhe can relax and relax.

Walking out of the kitchen, Shanhe walked into the room.

A guitar, standing quietly on the head of the bed, like a demure girl, shyly waiting for her lover's return.

His hand stroked from the resonance box, and the slightly rough touch made his heart flutter.

It's still that familiar feeling, but every time, it makes him feel new.

Holding the guitar, the mountains and rivers ran to the small courtyard, next to a pear tree, he, lying on a pile of haystacks, looking up at the starry sky.

He played and sang softly.

"You in autumn, gently drifting into my heart, but I wait for you every day to see you know who I am, although the winter is cold, as if I want you to see that you have been intoxicated, when you will find that I am always with you......"

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