A week passed quickly.

In early spring and February, the light wind was colder than winter. I didn't go out much this week, and I was completely home. Eat and sleep at home, eat again after sleeping, and the energy is replenished.

The good days were finally over, and according to the appointed time, I came to the company parking lot with my bags on my back.

After meeting with everyone, I saw that Li Yang brought a helper, an old acquaintance, Qin Dan. Qin Dan shook hands with me cordially: "Lao Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

I smiled and responded, "Yes, the longer Dan grows, the more beautiful he becomes." ”

Qin Dan smiled slightly: "How can there be." Listening to Li Yang talk about your experience this time, it really makes us in the Lantern League envious. Lao Liu, I found one thing, if you want to find excitement, you must find you. ”

I laughed and quipped, "Are you praising me or scolding me?" ”

As he was talking, Vice President Li and Wang Xue also walked over. Vice President Li said: "The place I went to this time was relatively remote, and it was inconvenient to have no car, so the group transferred a big jeep, and we traveled there by car." I introduced it, this is the driver Lao Cao. ”

Lao Cao is about forty years old, his hair is messy, he is casually wrapped in a thin dress, and his mouth is full of uneven teeth, looking honest and cowardly. Lao Cao greeted us one by one, and we knew each other.

There was also a mysterious man in his early thirties, wearing a black jacket and a turban, chewing gum in his mouth, headphones on his ears, and his body moving to the rhythm of the music, nodding briefly to us. Vice President Li introduced: "This is Kevin. ”

The Chinese who are good have a foreign pseudonym.

Li Yang asked Vice President Li: "What does he do?" ”

Vice President Li said: "Kevin, like you, was appointed by Mr. Yin, and he must go this time." He is a tattoo artist by profession. ”

Li Yang and I glanced at each other, this thing was interesting.

After everyone greeted each other, they got into the car, this jeep was modified, with three rows in the front and rear, black and bright, extraordinary, and it looked solid. Lao Cao started the car and drove our small team into the vast traffic and towards the highway.

Lao Cao and Kevin sat in the front row, Li Yang and I sat in the middle, and Qin Dan, Wang Xue and Vice President Li sat in the back. Pour also harmony. Along the way, Kevin didn't communicate with us much, either playing on his phone, listening to music, or drawing. Lao Cao is also a stuffy gourd, just driving, and occasionally stumbling when he says a few words.

Vice Li is always the boss, and he has nothing to talk about with the two girls, but along the way, he heard Qin Dan and Wang Xue chattering about something, and the two of them are quite close to each other.

I asked Li Yang in a low voice, "Why did you bring Qin Dan here?" ”

Li Yang said: "Originally, I wanted to bring a copper lock, but the three of us are familiar with each other and cooperate tacitly." But this kid has a new girlfriend, like glue, and he is very happy, and the king will not be early from then on. As soon as I saw that, I wouldn't break up the family, and after careful consideration, I brought Qin Dan here. On the long way, there is a girl who can still adjust the atmosphere, and Qin Dan, this girl is not hypocritical and can endure hardships, she can do small spells, she is multi-skilled, and the cost performance is relatively high. ”

I sighed when I heard it: "This kid with the copper lock looks like a rough potato, and the woman changes one by one, it's really an angry old man." ”

Li Yanggagale: "When I'm done, I'll introduce you to a heavenly fragrance country." ”

This walk is a day, fortunately there are Qin Dan and Wang Xue on the road, Li Yang doesn't like to talk to girls, and the car is full of laughter and laughter between me and the two girls. During the exchange, I found that Qin Dan and Wang Xue seemed to have some similarities in temperament. Although the two of them love to talk and laugh, they are sometimes a little cloudy, and their expressions can quickly turn into contemplation and worry when they are laughing one second and no one is seeing them the next. The feeling of being deep in the mind is incomprehensible.

These two girls are people with stories.

On the third day, he entered Henan Province and came to Anyang in the evening. I stayed here for one night, and the next day I left the city and started walking into the mountains on the outskirts. Vice President Li and Kevin switched positions, and she went to the co-pilot to instruct Lao Cao how to drive. Eighteen mountain roads, Vice President Li seems to be familiar with the road.

I curiously asked her if she had ever been here. Vice President Li said of course I have been here, this is Mr. Yin's hometown, and it is also the place where I came to pick up the wooden box last time.

I was amazed that this mountain village had so much to do with what we were after. Simply sort out a timeline, sixty years ago, the monk entrusted Qi Yan, twenty years later, Qi Yan hid the box in this mountain village, and then forty years later, Vice President Li took out the box and returned it to Yin Qiufeng.

There must be a story in this.

After another day of walking along the mountain road, I finally entered the mountain. When I came to the entrance of the village, I saw a group of children playing there. The wind in the mountains was strong, and the children's faces were red from the cold, and their snots were long, and they couldn't see it all over their bodies. When they saw a car coming, they all gathered around.

There was an old man squatting under the big locust tree, who was smoking, and when he saw us getting out of the car, he hurriedly greeted us: "Isn't this Xiao Li?" ”

Vice President Li said kindly: "Uncle Yin, I came to see you again. ”

The old man gave us a thumbs up: "Xiao Li, what a good person!" Last time I came, I repaired the school in the village, paved the road, and sent clothes to every household, what a good person. ”

Vice President Li told us that she had done a systematic survey of the village last time. This village is called Black Mountain Village, also called Yinjia Village, and 70% of the people in the village are surnamed Yin. Mr. Yin is a child who came out of this mountain village.

Lao Yintou is the village head, and he is here to make a promise, looking at us city people, his face is happy, and he takes us to the village primary school dormitory to settle down.

We walked all the way, followed by a group of children and villagers, no one from outside the mountain came for a long time, everyone was very excited, and they were talking about everything around us, all in the local dialect, and they couldn't understand it.

I looked and saw that the village was indeed poor, most of them were low and dilapidated mud-walled and tiled houses, with withered grass on the roofs, and they looked very dilapidated and desolate in the cold wind.

Coming to the village primary school, it is eye-catching. The renovation is really beautiful, with yellow tiles and white walls, and a large playground has been sorted out in the yard. Some children were making a fuss, and Lao Yin shouted, "Let your teacher come out, come and have guests." ”

The children were very enthusiastic and rushed to the building. An old man came out in a short time, wearing green pants, a wool vest, and small glasses, looking too old, but very old, and shouted when he saw us: "Welcome, welcome, welcome Mr. Li to come to investigate." ”

Vice President Li shook hands with him and introduced us: "Teacher Yin Weiguo is the oldest teacher in the school, and has been teaching in the countryside for more than 20 years. ”

Yin Weiguo smiled, looking particularly shy: "Say what you should do." ”

Old Yin Tou said: "Teacher Yin, you take Mr. Li and them to the dormitory to settle down first." Since you're here, don't be in a hurry to leave, kill a sheep in the village tonight, and everyone have a drink. ”

Vice President Li knew that this village was hospitable, and the guests who came outside the mountain couldn't wait to pull out their hearts, so they didn't say anything, and secretly told Wang Xue that they would remember to leave money for the village when they left.

There are two dormitories in the school, and now there is no one to live in during the students' holidays, just one for men and one for women. We took out the luggage and put it away, and I lay on the bed, humming tiredly, and the bones were almost scattered all the way.

There were some children at the door of the dormitory, eating and grinning. Kevin found it amused, beckoned them in, and threw out the chocolates he had with him. The children took the chocolates and scattered. Kevin laughed, didn't look at us, and was very interested in going out for a walk with his trouser pocket.

Li Yang pulled me out to have a look. I was so sleepy that I thought I would have to drink with the villagers at night, so I wanted to get some rest. Li Yang scolded: "You kick this bag." "I went out with Lao Cao.

I closed the door, and the room went dark. The room was full of smell, and I fell asleep in a daze. Xiangxiang, who was sleeping, was pushed awake and saw that it was Li Yang. He rubbed his hands, looked very excited, and said to me, "Lao Liu, I found something, you come with me." ”

I had no choice but to follow him out of the dormitory and to the teacher's office. The office is very basic, with broken chairs and stools, and it looks like they are decades old. The desk was crumbling, and there were pieces of wood underneath the four legs. On the table was an old-fashioned lamp, a stack of books, and a porcelain cup for drinking water, with the words "Who is the loveliest" in vague red letters. This cup is antique.

Teacher Yin Weiguo was reading a book with glasses, and when he saw us coming, he hurriedly stood up. I went over and shook hands: "Teacher Yin, you have worked hard. ”

Yin Weiguo grinned.

"Teacher Yin, I see that the desks and chairs in the classroom are all new, why is the teacher's desk so old?" I asked.

Yin Weiguo was a little embarrassed: "The desks used by the teachers are all eliminated by the students. I also have to thank Mr. Yin and Mr. Li for their strong funding to replace the latest desks and chairs for the students. People's money can't be so wasted, and our teachers pick up the ones that students have eliminated and work the same. ”

I patted his hand, not knowing what to say. Li Yang came over to touch me, pouted his mouth, and motioned for me to look.

On the wall inside the office, there is a long, large mirror frame. There are many photos of various sizes pasted in the frames, most of which are yellowed black and white. I walked over and took a closer look, and these photos spanned almost the entire history of the founding of New China. The oldest one should be during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, a young man wearing a military uniform, smiling very happily, with the blue sky and mountains in the background, and two pen words "Expedition" below. Yin Weiguo walked over and whispered, "This is my uncle, who died on the battlefield in Korea." ”

Looking at this photo, my heart sank. One by one, continue to watch. I know that behind every photo there is a story, a slice of a person's life.

Li Yang pointed to a photo and said, "Look at this." ”

The photograph is supposed to have been taken in a photo studio and shows a middle-aged woman with a child. The woman sat on a stool with a smile on her face, dressed in gray clothes and with short ear-length hair characteristic of the era. Next to her stood a little boy, wearing a black sweater, holding his stomach up, with a stiff expression and looking very nervous.

Li Yang asked, "Do you see who this person is?" ”

I shook my head: "It's kind of familiar." Who? ”

"My grandmother Qi Yan."

I was taken aback, this is grandma? No wonder it looks so familiar. Yin Weiguo came over wiping his glasses: "Do you know Mother Qi?" ”

I pointed at Li Yang and said, "That's his grandmother." ”

Yin Weiguo hurriedly put on his glasses and held Li Yang's hand: "How is Mother Qi now, is she okay with her old man?" ”

Li Yang said in a low voice: "My grandmother has passed away. ”

Yin Weiguo was stunned, he didn't speak for a long time, and his eyes were red: "Alas, her old man is eighty." I remember that she came to the village forty years ago and was very kind to us children. At that time, I was still young, my mother had just passed away, and Qi's mother treated me as her own son, taking care of me and protecting me, and I will never forget her kindness to the old man for the rest of my life. ”

Li Yang pointed to the little boy next to Qi Yan and said, "Teacher Yin, this is you?" ”

Yin Weiguo shook his head, and his tone was a little vicissitudes: "This was the stupidest child in our village at that time, we all called him the second fool and often bullied him." I also beat him once, not because he was stupid, but at that time I thought he had taken away Qi's mother's love. Qi's mother is very good to him, often holding his hand to buy delicious food and fun in the city, and we children are very jealous. ”

"Who is he?" I asked.

Yin Weiguo smiled bitterly: "It's really a creation to make people, the second fool back then has now become the big boss of a multinational group, he is Yin Qiufeng." ”