3. Legendary Old Man
"The Pride of the Sky!"
An old man, with gray hair and a cane, came to Chen Xi and looked carefully.
"Grandma Wang, you can speak!" Let go of her mother, Chen Xi exclaimed.
Since she was born, she had not heard the old man speak.
This old man has a very strange temper, never talks to people, is always alone, and does not smile on weekdays.
Today, not only did she speak, but she also smiled.
The crowd around them also looked surprised, for it was the first time in many years that they had seen this old man like this.
It is said that her son was a soldier, but he died heroically because of a mission, and since then, the old man has never had a smile on his face, and he has never said a word.
This is a legendary old man.
I heard that when she was young, she married Chen Liucun, but it was a sensation.
Not just because of her beauty, but also because of her wealth.
She was very rich and highly educated, but she chose to marry an honest man and came to Chenliu Village.
Her life was not good, the child had just been born, and her husband had died of illness.
But she was very strong and grew up alone with her son, and in the end, her son became a soldier and the only glory in the entire Chenliu Village.
Unfortunately, the son died.
Over time, people no longer remember her name, only that her surname is Wang, and everyone calls her Grandma Wang.
She has a very strange temper, but she has a good heart, and I heard that she sponsors many students in the middle school in the town.
The top three in each class, the reason why the book tuition is free is also her proposal.
She invested a lot of money in the town, built two school buildings, and a lot of teaching equipment.
Speaking of which, she is Chen Xi's benefactor.
In the past, when Aunt Chen Xi was there, she would carry water for her every day, and after Chen Rong left, the people in the village took turns to help her, but every time, she just nodded lightly and did not speak.
There is no doubt that this is a respectable old man.
She finally spoke, and as soon as she spoke, she was astonished.
What did she say?
The pride of the sky!
There is no doubt that she is talking about Chen Xi!
At this moment, almost everyone forgot about the tiger for the time being, and they all gathered around the old man, shouting for warmth.
She didn't follow the people in the village to save Chen Xi, she just washed clothes by the river.
"Silly girl!"
Grandma Wang touched Chen Xi's head and looked at her, very kind and satisfied, "Grandma just doesn't want to speak, it's not that she can't speak!" ”
"Why?" Chen Xi blinked his eyes wide, very puzzled.
"Because, there is no bosom friend, no one understands what is said, since this is the case, it is better not to say it!" The old man said, "What a beautiful embryo, Xi girl, do you know why that tiger listens to you?" ”
"I don't know, I think it's so cute! Very close! Chen Xi smiled lightly, revealing cute little tiger teeth.
"Because, you girl, wherever you go, you are affinity, it will not hurt you, but will be close to you!" The old man said, "What a strong girl, who doesn't like it?" ”
"Hmm!" Chen Xi nodded lightly, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.
"Girl, hold me, let's go home!" The old man smiled and said, "Talk to grandma!" ”
"Okay!" Chen Xi stepped forward, held the old man's arm, and stepped on the rickety chain bridge in everyone's astonishment.
"Grandma, slow down, this bridge is a little shaky!" Chen Xi said.
"It's okay, if your heart is right, you will stand firm!"
The old man said, "Miss Xi, tell my grandmother, what is your ideal?" ”
"This ......" helped his grandmother and walked across the iron lock bridge, Chen Xi thought and thought, his big eyes kept turning, but he didn't know how to answer.
She was embarrassed to say.
At school, she said that she was laughed at by some teachers.
"Say, grandma is not an outsider!" The old man said, "When Xiao Rong was at home, if she had anything to say, she came to tell her grandmother, you and your aunt's temperament, although they are different, but grandma wants to hear it!" ”
"Grandma, I want to get out of Daliang Mountain, be admitted to university, and after I succeed in my studies, I will do a career, ask for my life for the people, build roads, build bridges, and build ......schools for my hometown," Chen Xi lowered his head and said, "However, many people laughed at me, saying that I was a fool and a dream, my book tuition, or the school was free, I was ten years old, and I was only in the second grade, they all said, I was hungry and talked about ideals, it was a joke!" ”
"Huh!" The old man chuckled, stopped, patted the back of Chen Xi's hand, and looked at her, "This world is like this, stupid people will always say that smart people are worthless, and they can't use their brains but are dissatisfied with people who use their brains to succeed." ”
"Those of them have no ideals, no ambitions, but to laugh at people with ideals and ambitions, they don't dare to think, they don't dare to do, there is a person who dares to think and dare to do, they are very uncomfortable, because you are different from them, so you have become different!"
"Not really!" Chen Xi said in a low voice, "Many people are very good to me, but they just think I'm unrealistic, I'm just a poor girl in the mountains." ”
"If you don't do it, how do you know if it's actually impractical?" The old man asked rhetorically, "Girl, don't care what others say, the important thing is what you think, if you think this thing is meaningful, then do it, whether it succeeds or fails, as long as you do it, then this thing will be meaningful!" ”
"Thank you grandma for teaching!" Chen Xi's eyes lit up, and then nodded slightly.
"You girl, at a young age, you can understand a little, smart and smart, brave and strong, grandma is optimistic about you!"
The old man was very satisfied, "You know what? Grandma sees her own shadow in you! ”
"Really?" Chen Xi was overjoyed, she wanted to hear her grandmother's story.
"Back then, I was just like you, a poor girl!" The old man sighed, "Our generation is worse than now, at that time, I wanted to go out to study and do business, and many people also ridiculed me, saying that girls, what is it to show up, while you are young, find a man with a good family background to marry, it is right!" ”
"But I've made up my mind to go out and go out!" The old man's face showed a look of nostalgia, "You know what? I have a good life, I am the first batch of students to resume the college entrance examination, I was successfully admitted to the university, at that time, just in time for the reform and opening up, I originally had a good job, but I resigned, went to the sea, and went to Shenzhen ......"
"Grandma is amazing!" Chen Xi praised, his eyes showing yearning.
"I was in the clothing business, and then I made a lot of money, and at that time, I was in my thirties, and I hadn't ......married yet," the old man said, "One day, a young man came to my factory, several years younger than me...... He said that he was from Daliang Mountain......"
"Wow......" Chen Xi exclaimed, "Grandma, are you talking about grandpa?" ”
"Yes!" The old man smiled, "He is very simple and sincere to people, naturally, I will marry him, and my business will be left to be taken care of...... Hey, I didn't expect ......"
"Grandma, you still have Xiaoxi!" Chen Xi said.
"Good boy, your aunt used to come to see me often and fetch me water, this village, although closed, is very good to me, a lonely old man, I remember!" The old man stroked Chen Xi's head, "Your road is far away, in the future, if you have any doubts, come to grandma!" ”
"Okay, I'll go every day in the future, giggle......"
"Let's go, grandma will teach you to fry flavored meat, look at you girl, you are too thin, now when you grow your body, you can eat more nutritious things, grandma's house, and milk......"
Two people, one old and one young, talked and laughed, and walked into the village.
The sun shines on the earth, and their shadows are getting longer and longer in the eyes of future generations.
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