After nearly three hours of travel, we finally arrived in the small village where Anlan's father had lived since childhood.

After coming out of the county seat, there is a country concrete road, although it is paved with cement, it is very narrow, the road is full of dust, and there are potholes, it is obvious that it has not been maintained.

On both sides of the road, some crops were piled up and dried, making the already small surface even narrower.

Farmers can be seen working in the fields everywhere, and this place is a typical Guizhou mountain, all the way up and down the mountain.

The 20-kilometer journey from the county seat to the village took more than an hour, and it was already half past four in the afternoon when I arrived at the village.

Our car didn't drive directly into the village because the road was impassable, and the end of the concrete road was still a little way from the village, which was enough to show how poor it was.

We had to get out of the car and walk to the village.

As far as the eye can see, a large jujube forest spreads out in front of you, and the hazy mist shrouded the jujube forest, the red jujube trees are hung all over the branches, bending the branches.

In addition to the jujube trees, most of the fields in the jujube forest are planted with peanuts, and there are also scattered plots with a few green vegetables.

The jujube is particularly beautiful in contrast to these green leaves.

The empty terraces stretch out as far as the eye can see, the air is sober and cool, there is no noise of the city, and there is no traffic and traffic coming and going.

There were also several men and women in the fields, the women were producing peanuts in the fields, and the men were leading the buffaloes to plow the fields.

Everything is so peaceful and beautiful!

After getting out of the car, An Lan stopped and looked at the picturesque scenery in front of him for a long time.

Until Xiaoman shouted: "Mom, look...... Niu Niu. ”

An Lan came back to his senses, hugged Xiaoman, and said with a smile: "Xiaoman, this is the place where your grandfather was born, is it good-looking?" ”

"Well, there are cows, cows, and flowers......" Xiaoman's childish voice sounded in this beautiful village, and it seemed very harmonious.

So we followed An Yifeng and walked towards the village.

An Yifeng reminded: "Sister, brother-in-law, you should be careful of your step, it rained a few days ago, and this road is not easy to walk." ”

This village is really poor, and it makes me feel poorer than the village where I used to be.

At least the road is open in Yulin Village, and as the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build a road.

But this village is really indescribable, surrounded by mountains, and it is the kind of mountain that cannot be seen at a glance.

The houses in the village are also mainly made of earth, and even if there is a little stone piled up, even if they are relatively wealthy in the village, let alone brick houses.

There are also very few people in the village, and as An Yifeng said, the village is dominated by the elderly and left-behind women.

Young people basically can't see it, but there are quite a lot of left-behind children, and it is estimated that young people have gone out to work to earn money.

An Lan couldn't help but ask An Yifeng: "Yifeng, the village is so poor, why didn't the county find a way?" ”

An Yifeng sighed and said, "What's the solution?" Our county is a poor county in the city, and there is no way to do it in the county. ”

I took over and asked, "What about you?" Are you also working outside the home? ”

An Yifeng smiled and said, "I was working outside a while ago, but I came back after my dad got sick. ”

"So, you've been taking care of your second uncle in your hometown now?"

"Well, my dad needs to be taken care of for this illness, my mom ...... When I gave birth, I had a difficult birth and left, no way, there must be someone in this family to drag me. ”

When An Yifeng said this, he didn't complain, but he said it with a smile, he was quite optimistic.

"Don't you have a sister?" An Lan asked again.

"My sister is married, she has her own family."

An Lan said "oh", her expression was a little lonely, maybe she saw this poor mountain village, or maybe she thought of her father.

After walking for more than ten minutes, we finally arrived at Anlan's father's hometown, which was not a big mansion, but a very ordinary farmhouse, fortunately it was built with stones.

The whole farmhouse looks uncharacteristic, ordinary, the yard is quite clean, and there are some poultry.

After An Yifeng took out the key and opened the door, he said, "Sister, this is where the uncle used to live, but this house was newly renovated by us later, and it used to be an adobe house." ”

An Lan didn't speak, she walked around the courtyard with a solemn expression, looking here, looking there, her eyes were full of thoughts.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Xiao Man tilted his head and asked me.

"Your mother, I guess I miss your father."

"Grandpa?" Little Mando.

"Well, Xiaoman, your mother misses your grandfather very much, and this is where your grandfather was born."

"Oh." Xiaoman doesn't understand anything, but this girl is quite clever.

She immediately ran to An Lan, grabbed An Lan's hand, and shouted: "Mom, Mom, don't be sad, you have Xiaoman, Xiaoman will always accompany Mom." ”

An Lan smiled immediately, and his eyes turned red when he smiled.

She picked up Xiaoman, and then said, "Okay, our Xiaoman is the most well-behaved, mother kisses one." ”

I followed An Yifeng to the back room, and the furnishings in the house were also very simple, the kind of simplicity that could feel poor at a glance.

I even wonder if this is the place where An Jiahua grew up?

If so, then An Jiahua became so rich later, why didn't he want to change his hometown?

Even if you don't change your hometown, you have to give your own brother some benefits. As the saying goes, if a person gains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to immortality.

After An Lan took Xiao Man's hand and walked around the house, she asked An Yifeng, "Yifeng, are you and your second uncle the only ones in this house now?" ”

"Yes, my dad can't work anymore after he gets sick, and I'm taking care of the house."

"That's right," An Yifeng suddenly paused, as if he remembered something, and said busily, "Sister, I'll show you a photo, it's from when you were a child." ”

"When I was a kid?" An Lan was very surprised.

I was also surprised, so I hurried over.

An Yifeng rummaged through the cabinet and took out a well-preserved but obviously old photo from the innermost part of the cabinet.

An Yifeng pointed to the child in his arms in the photo and said, "Sister, this is you." ”

The moment An Lan saw the photo, he immediately cried.

I know why she's crying because there's her dad in the picture, and Min Nolan.

An Yifeng sighed softly and said, "I wasn't born at that time, and my mother hadn't passed away yet. ”

"Yifeng, this ...... Can you wash a copy of this photo for me? An Lan then choked up and said.

An Yifeng said directly: "Sister, you just have to take it if you want." ”

"No, this photo is very precious, I'll take it to the city and wash a copy of it, and I'll give you the original when the time comes."

"Everything." An Yifeng nodded.

An Lan kept looking at the photo, and his expression became tender.

I wanted to give her a little space, so I called An Yifeng, and we went outside the yard to smoke cigarettes.

I asked An Yifeng without a word: "Yifeng, when your uncle was so rich, didn't he support the family?" ”

An Yifeng replied while smoking: "Yes, the uncle is very good, he not only supports the family, but also supports the village, and wants to change the village." ”

"Then why is this still the case?" I couldn't help but ask, confused.