Gao Yuan looked at Bai Xue's eyes, and without waiting for Bai Xue to ask, he continued to speak. He knew that the city girl was curious about the countryside. Then he will talk about his rural home:

When the little uncle Gao Jiawen reached the age of studying, his grandfather Gao Facheng sent the little uncle Gao Jiawen to school with Gao Yuan. Grandpa also knew that if he only sent his youngest son to school, he would not be able to bear the public opinion of the neighbors. Although Takahara was almost a year older than his little uncle, he was in the same class. In fact, in the eyes of his grandfather Gao Facheng, Gao Yuan is the follower, companion, and bodyguard of his little uncle Gao Jiawen.

Grandpa has high hopes for this little uncle, hoping that he can bring glory and glory to the Gao family. However, in every school exam, Gao Yuan always won the first place in the class, and his score was always much higher than that of his little uncle. Uncle Gao Jiawen's grades are always at the middle and lower levels, which may be two kinds of life treatment and two different harvest returns.

As soon as the school teachers saw Gao Facheng, they praised him for having a studious and motivated grandson. This made Gao Facheng often feel a little uncomfortable, his heart pounding, or mixed blessings. He originally wanted to carve his youngest son carefully and let him get ahead, but unfortunately his youngest son was not a piece of jade and could not withstand carving. He let go of his grandson plateau, but he was emerging and shining.

Later, the uncle and nephew participated in the work in the county seat at the same time, but the ability and level of the two were not the same. The only indicator in the county that guarantees admission to college was given to the plateau, to the son of this most ordinary peasant. This makes many people envious. This is the golden phoenix flying out of a poor family.

Gao Jianan, the father of the plateau, was exhausted early because he had been farming alone for a long time. Gao Yuan's mother, Ke Shuping, was also exhausted due to long-term heavy housework. Gao Facheng's three sons, that is, the three younger brothers of Gao Jianan, have already married and each has their own children. At this time, Gao Facheng saw that the eldest son and his wife were no longer able to do anything, so they divided the family for the four sons and started their own stoves.

Of the four sons, the eldest son, the Gao family, had the largest male population, he lived the farthest, the courtyard was the smallest, and the quality of the house was the worst.

The two north rooms are tiled houses, which should be the main house, but it is in disrepair, the roof is exposed, and the wind is everywhere, so you can only put firewood and grass or something. The two south rooms are also tiled houses, which can barely accommodate people. Because it is close to the street, the terrain is low-lying, and when it rains heavily, the rainwater on the street seeps into the house, and the house is full of water. There are also two bungalows as matching rooms, and the rooms are small, dark and cramped. The roofs were deformed, the beams were supported with sticks, and the rafters were broken several times, and earth was often dropped down. The yard is a small narrow strip that is only one meter wide. This is the courtyard that Gao Jiannan, the father of the plateau, was assigned to.

Well, Gao Fa Chengdu gave it to his three youngest sons. The eldest son, the Gao family, is a depression.

Of the four families, only the eldest son's family had a difficult life. Because he feeds entirely on the soil, and this "soil" is a depression that has accumulated water for many years. The other three sons are much better off than the eldest son.

Gao Jiannan and Ke Shuping had a hard time. Neither of them complained. The brothers live in a better house and live a comfortable life, and they feel relieved as brothers and sisters-in-law. No matter how hard his life is, his heart is also peaceful. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Gao family has won a good reputation from the whole village with hardships.

Parents all over the world love the young. The youngest son lives with Gao Fa and lives in the same courtyard. This compound, for the whole village, is also a good house.

As the eldest son, Gao Jiannan is very filial. Every day, no matter how tired the farm work is, no matter how late the farm work is, before going to bed at night, he must go to his father Gao Facheng to say hello, even if it is raining heavily and snowing, it will never stop.

Every day before leaving his father Gao Facheng, the Gao family man had to look around to see if there was anything he needed help with. As soon as he saw that there was no water in the tank, he immediately picked up a bucket and went to the village to carry water. Keep the water tank full. The well is not far away, but it is also a mile away. To fill a tank of water, sometimes it takes four or five trips. On rainy days, the streets are full of muddy water, and on snowy days, the streets become ice roads. There is a father Gao family man, and a grandfather Gao Facheng, who has never been to the well platform to carry water, and in winter, he has never gone to the house to sweep the snow. Although they don't live in the same courtyard, these jobs are also done by the eldest son, Gao Jiannan.

It was from this family background that Takahara grew up and was fortunate enough to go to university. He knew that his parents had paid a lot in their lives, and they had exhausted their efforts and physical strength for the big family of the Gao family. Takahara knew that his parents didn't have a comfortable day. He also saw that his three younger brothers were very ambitious, dared to fight against fate, never bowed to difficulties, and never complained about their parents when life was difficult.

The life of the three uncles is relatively relaxed, especially the younger uncle, whose mother treats him as her own child and gives his child's milk to his little brother-in-law. However, this little uncle has never extended a grateful hand to his sister-in-law. Rural people say it's called raising a white-eyed wolf – ungrateful.

Takahara admired his three brothers, who bravely faced the reality and never begged his uncles to take care of them despite the hardships of life.

What makes the parents feel shameless is that the eldest son, Gao Yuan, has also reached the age of starting a family, and no one has come to propose marriage. Gao Yuan understands the reason for this: one person thinks that the Gao family man has a noble character, but his life is too difficult to push his daughter into the fire. Another kind of people feel that although the Gao family has a difficult life, Gao Yuan is by no means an idle person, he is a talented man, and if he finds a wife, he must at least be a literate person, otherwise there is no common language. His daughter doesn't recognize a single big character and is not worthy of others. Gao Yuan often tells his parents that his marriage will be solved by himself, and he doesn't have to worry about it.

A filial son from a poor family. Gao Yuan is also the eldest son, and he wants to use his labor and sweat to make his father's life better, which is his responsibility as the eldest son.

Bai Xue has been listening to Gao Yuan's story, and her heart is a little painful. She is an only child, has a relatively privileged life, and has some understanding of the difficult life of a large family. Her eyes were fixed on the plateau. The traditional culture of the Chinese nation, loyalty and filial piety, are embodied in the plateau. Acquaintance with cultured people is a blessing on the way of life.