Chapter 0344: The Mother and Daughter in the Small Courtyard
"Which feelings are good! I also graduated from No. 7 High School, what kind of place are you here? Xia Jian asked the little girl, his eyes looked at the courtyard of her house, there were three civil structure upper rooms, and there should be two thatched houses on the side, it seemed that the family was not wealthy.
When the little girl heard that Xia Jian also graduated from the seventh middle school, she was immediately interested, and she said with a smile: "It turned out to be the old-timer of the seventh middle school, long admiration!" We belong to Dongyang County and the border of Pingdu, and it is also the most edge of Pingdu, and it is more than 100 kilometers away from Pingdu."
When Xia Jian heard this, he silently calculated in his heart, it seemed that he was in a hurry last night and messed up the direction, he just ran parallel to the mine for dozens of miles, not towards the back mountain of the mine.
Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the courtyard: "Ruby! If you don't study well early in the morning, who will you talk to? “
When the little girl heard this, she stuck out her tongue and hurriedly responded, "It's okay Mom!" Ran into an acquaintance."
Xia Jian only then knew that the little girl's name was Hongyu, he was careful, and asked tentatively: "Hongyu, can you eat something at your house" Xia Jian said, touching his pocket, fortunately, all his things were looted, except for a few banknotes but did not move, it seems that they don't look down on this little money.
Hongyu blinked her big good-looking eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "We are poor, and we don't have anything to eat, just don't dislike it, and, what's your name, wait for my mother to ask, just say that we know each other, otherwise my family generally doesn't let the living in, understand?" “
"My name is Xia Jian, I completely understand what you said," Xia Jian hurriedly said.
Hongyu smiled and said, "Where come with me" After speaking, he took the book and led Xia Jian towards the small courtyard.
A woman came out of the hall, although she was dressed plainly, but it was difficult to hide her beauty, the woman was still tall, her skin was fair, especially her facial features were good-looking, only compared with the beauties in the city, there was more natural health, that is, the body looked a little strong, which may be the result of long-term labor.
Hongyu glanced at Xia Jian, who was a little stunned, and said with a smile: "This is my mother"
"Hello Auntie!" Xia Jian was stunned, nodded hurriedly and asked, he silently calculated in his heart, this woman is about forty years old, how can she look so young, and she is really raising people in the deep mountains.
The woman frowned slightly, and asked a little displeased, "Who is Hongyu?" Why did you bring it to the house, you forgot the rules of my house? The woman said, glancing at Xia Jian with sharp eyes.
"Mom! I know, he is an alumnus of my Pingdu City, he came to explore in the mountains, got lost, and happened to run into me, so I brought my family here, you don't usually educate me and say..."
"That's it! Take Westinghouse and find your father's clothes and put them on, you see how bad it is for the people of the village to see him like this" The woman interrupted Hongyu and turned back to the upper room.
Hongyu smiled at Xia Jian, and then pushed open the thatched house on the west side, the house is not big, a big kang, and the old wardrobe is placed on the kang head, Hongyu rummaged for a while, then found two pieces of clothing and put them on the kang, and said with a smile: "Change it quickly!" I changed to the upper room to eat, my mother is like this, it's good to get used to it."
Closing the door, Xia Jian changed his clothes in two clicks, and then he realized that his pants were on, and there were several cracks, no wonder Hongyu and her mother looked at him strangely.
In the upper room, there is also a big kang, in addition to the wardrobe on the kang, it is the square table on the ground, and the ancient noodle cabinet, as soon as Xia Jian entered, he looked at the situation in the house, it seems that he guessed well, the family is really poor.
On the ground of the hall, there is a small dining table, there are three bowls on the table, and the bowl is filled with cornmeal batter, this thing Xia Jian drank when he was a child, and it tasted good, but every time he drank it, he really couldn't drink it.
"Sit down! The family is poor, and there is nothing to entertain you, don't laugh" Hongyu's mother changed her normal and said to Xia Jian enthusiastically. It seems that when he was changing his clothes just now, Hongyu explained it to her mother.
Xia Jian glanced at Hongyu gratefully, and said with a smile: "This thing is good, I often eat it at home" Xia Jian told a white lie in his mouth.
The three of them sat down, corn paste, cornmeal buns, and a bowl of prepared sauerkraut, seeing this scene, Xia Jian couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, he really didn't expect that the family had lived so hard.
I haven't eaten well for a few days, as soon as Xia Jian sat down, he couldn't help but eat it, he felt that this cornmeal was the most delicious thing in the world, a bowl of mushy two buns, and he ate most of the bowl of sauerkraut, and his stomach stabilized.
Seeing that he was so easy-going, Hongyu smiled and said, "You are dressed like this, and you are really like us here."
"Don't talk nonsense, people are giving us face" Hongyu's mother pretended to be angry and gave Hongyu a white look.
Xia Jian smiled and said: "No aunt, the breakfast you made is really delicious, especially the sauerkraut made, which tastes similar to my mother's, and it tastes very good."
"Well, I want to ask, what kind of danger did you run into this mountain alone? Don't have anything on you? It's still like this, did you run into a wild boar? Hongyu's mother asked a little puzzled.
Xia Jian smiled and said: "There are several of us, I didn't expect to get separated, it's really like you said, I was chased by wild boars, three runs and two runs, I didn't expect to run to your village, what makes me happiest is that I also ran into Hongyu, or I won't starve to death."
"Oops! You young people, don't work hard, what kind of danger do you explore, you see how dangerous this is, fortunately you are running in the right direction, if you get it wrong and go into the big forest, it will be a big trouble" Hongyu's mother said, then stood up and began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, Xia Jian asked Hongyu in a low voice, "Why didn't you see your father?" “
When Hongyu heard this, her face suddenly sank and she said, "My dad is dead?" “
"I'm sorry! I really didn't expect it to be like this, why did I ask such a sentence," Xia Jian said hurriedly.
Hongyu let out a sigh and said, "It's nothing, my dad has been gone for more than ten years, and this family has always been just me and my mother, my mother didn't get anything at home in order to provide for me to go to school, and saved all the money for me."
"Oh! Isn't it inconvenient for you to go to school here? Xia Jian couldn't help asking.
Hongyu nodded and said: "There are only more than ten households in our village, there is no school at all, I was not until I was ten years old, my mother sent me to a neighboring village five or six miles away, early and late pick-up, so that I am now twenty-two years old, still in the third year of high school."
"Ahh Are you twenty-two years old? Xia Jian asked a little surprised.
Hongyu's face turned slightly red, and she said softly, "Does it look like I'm older than this?" “
"No, when I saw you, I thought you were sixteen or seventeen years old," Xia Jian said with a smile.
When Hongyu heard this, a beautiful smile suddenly bloomed on her face, her simplicity deeply moved Xia Jian, how could a city girl of her age, dress up every day, be satisfied with such a status quo.
This meal was also eaten, and when Xia Jian was about to leave, he suddenly remembered what Li Na had said, she said that bald eyeliner was everywhere, and there were also a lot of people arranged at the bottom of the mountain, as long as he ran out, he would definitely be caught. What he can't figure out now is, where is the mountain that Li Na is talking about?
Hongyu is a very smart girl, she saw Xia Jian's embarrassed expression, she knew that he must have some difficulties, so she asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go back, but you don't have the money to take the car?" “
Xia Jian shook his head a little bitterly, he still had a few hundred yuan in his pocket.
At this moment, Hongyu's mother wiped her hands and walked out of the kitchen, she smiled and said, "Wait a minute, Hongyu and I are going to the town to do something, you follow us all the way, wherever you go, there will be a shuttle bus to the city"
"Oh! Okay" Although Xia Jian promised in his mouth, he was still hesitating in his heart, if Li Na said that the mountain under the mountain was this town, he didn't throw himself into the net.
Xia Jian thought about it, and then asked Hongyu's mother, "Auntie! Is there a shuttle bus to Pingdu in this town that you said? “
I don't quite understand what you mean by this, but we call it Taibai Town here, it sounds like a town, but in fact, most of the places are mountains and forests, so if people who live in the mountains want to enter the city, only when they arrive in Taibai Town, will there be a car to sit in" Hongyu's mother said with a smile.
When Xia Jian heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, fortunately he asked Hongyu's mother, otherwise if he really went in a daze, he would really be finished, maybe he would be in a dark mine tomorrow.
"Do you have any difficulties, don't be afraid to say it, although my mother and I are women, but where we can help you, we will definitely help, don't worry, we mountain people don't have as many people as you in the city" Hongyu suddenly said to Xia Jian.
When Hongyu's mother heard her daughter say this, she couldn't help frowning and asked: "Are you really in any trouble, don't you say it, we can help, if we can't help, maybe we can give you an idea or something, after all, we are familiar with this place."
Xia Jian thought about it, it was better to tell them the truth, let them choose by themselves, and see if he was kept, in case something happened, he was really a little sorry for others.
"Don't worry, very few people come to our house all year round," Ruby said, her eyes looking out of the door.
Xia Jian let out a sigh of relief, lowered his voice, and told his story in detail from beginning to end, hearing that Hongyu's mother and daughter had not come back to their senses for a long time, they first did not expect that such a down-and-out Xia Jian would still be the CEO of the group company, and secondly, they may not have thought that such a thing would happen in broad daylight.
"Auntie! If you're afraid of injuring you, I'll go," Xia Jian said, and walked out the door.
Hongyu's mother came back to her senses at this time, and she shouted, "Stop! Where are you going, the mountain you are talking about must be this Taibai Town, don't take this risk, stay at my house first, and wait for a few days."
When Xia Jian heard this, his hanging heart was put down, he really didn't know where to go when he walked out of this place.
Hongyu stretched out her hand and pulled Xia Jian and said, "You are the boss, my family is poor, but for your safety, you should endure it in my house for a few days!" ”
"Thank you," Xia Jian said gratefully.
Hongyu's mother smiled and said, "You're welcome, we people in the mountains don't pay attention to this, and you don't call me aunt anymore, I think it's awkward."