Chapter 10: Cliff Village
The Cliff Village is located on top of a flat cliff hill with a cliff in front and a slope leading to a deeper mountain in the back.
After Ji Wu Ah Niu and Qu Bi Ah Huo left, Lu Ning let go and lay directly on the grass.
Despite the whining of the wind under the cliffs, the mountain eagles hovering in the sky still did not leave. But Lu Ning still wants to indulge herself before struggling.
Jiang Yan smiled slightly, put his hands behind his head, and lay beside her side by side.
"Well, were you scared just now?" He asked softly.
You know, when he climbed for the first time, although he didn't say anything, he was very nervous in his heart.
Fortunately, neither of them is afraid of heights, and it is quite affordable.
Lu Ning raised her hand to cover the dazzling sunlight, and said leisurely: "I'm afraid, why don't you be afraid, I don't dare to stop if I'm afraid." ”
She was afraid that once she stopped, she would not dare to move again, and she would not dare to take another step forward.
She had climbed the rocks, but she had done all the safety precautions, knowing that her life would not be in danger anyway.
But the cliff I just climbed is not, although there are safety measures just now, but that safety measures are based on three lives.
This protection is too heavy for her, and if she is not careful, she can take three fresh lives.
Thinking of this, Lu Ning's eyes, which were hidden under her hands, were instantly soaked with tears. Immediately, tears flowed silently down the corners of his eyes to his ears.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Yan instantly became anxious. He sat up and hurriedly wiped Lu Ning's tears.
"Don't cry, Ningning, don't cry, it's my fault, it's all my fault, don't cry." His heart was broken when he cried, and what he was most afraid of was Lu Ning crying.
Although Lu Ning took the initiative to chase him at the beginning, he really liked Lu Ning, so he was with her.
In fact, from the first time she saw Lu Ning, she was special to him.
It's just that his conditions are too poor to give Lu Ning a better life and experience, and his reason and inferiority complex don't allow him to take the initiative to confess. Therefore, he will wait for Lu Ning to confess.
At that moment, his heart fluctuated violently, and he was also uneasy. After several struggles, he mustered up the courage to be with Lu Ning.
Over the years, he has been reluctant to let Lu Ning suffer a little grievance, let alone make her cry. Now she is crying so sad and desperate, how can he not feel distressed.
Lu Ning wiped her tears, and said angrily: "I didn't cry, the wind was too strong." ”
How could she cry, it was just touching the scene, and the wind and sand were too big, so she couldn't control it.
"Yes, yes, it's too windy." Jiang Yan held her right hand, raised her left hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Then it's better now, it's a little late today, if you insist on it, I'll send you back to Tuo County tomorrow morning." ”
He regretted bringing Lu Ning here very much now, he should have known that he should have told her about this place carefully.
However, Lu Ning said: "I don't want to, I finally climbed up, I have to stay for two more days." ”
She sighed and continued: "I just think that there is too much helplessness and too much involuntary self-determination in this world. But from another point of view, how can we fully understand what the people here think? ”
Perhaps, people really think it's good to live here, and they don't feel that much suffering.
It's just that the moment she climbed the cliff, she obviously felt that all the emotions in her heart were empty, and the whole person was relieved and suddenly enlightened.
What kind of bride price, marriage, and having a baby, that's not a big deal.
Of course, after going down the mountain, the emotions may return, and the burden will change again, but not now.
Jiang Yan smiled dumbly and said, "Yes, I also felt this way when I first climbed up. It's as if isolated from the world, and all worries are no longer a problem. ”
It is a spiritual liberation and a spiritual sublimation. If it weren't for the previous phone call between Lu Ning and his mother, it would not be necessary that he would still be immersed in this spiritual world of dedication.
But people always have to live, and spiritual prosperity is as important as economic prosperity. After three years, he still has to run for life.
Lu Ning breathed a long sigh of relief, sat up and said, "Let's go, let's go to the village and take a look." ”
Living on top of a cliff, she has no hope at all about the living environment here, which is nothing but simple and simple.
There are about 60 families in the whole village, but fortunately, the land on the top of the mountain is vast, and in addition to the land originally allocated by the village, the villagers have also reclaimed a lot of wasteland.
Most of these fields are planted with black potatoes in Tuoxian County, which is the main source of income for the villagers' families.
Elsewhere, vegetables such as bok choy, round roots, radish, green onions, garlic and cowpeas are grown.
Although except for the round roots and turnips, which are growing well, the others do not grow well. However, it is better to be self-sufficient and meet the daily needs of eating and drinking than anything else.
The houses of the more than 60 families are all adobe houses made of local materials. The beams and eaves of the house were also made of local materials and trees cut down in the mountains.
Simple and unpretentious, and likewise, a little shabby. But it is better to be broad, but it has a bit of a paradise taste.
At this time, every house has a cooking smoke, and when they have eaten dinner early and then cleaned up, they will go to bed early when it gets dark.
So, there's no one out there at this time. Even a few children scattered will run away quickly when they see them.
Jiang Yan said that most of the children here are shy and don't dare to greet the living.
"By the time you take a few more lessons, they should be different." Lu Ning comforted Jiang Yan and said, "What about the school, I've walked so far, why didn't I see where the school was?" ”
Not only did I not see the school, but I also didn't see any flags.
"There." Jiang Yan raised his hand and pointed to the adobe houses with the highest wall in the center of the village, "Those are Gaoshan Primary School, and the teaching buildings and dormitories are in them. ”
Lu Ning looked in the direction Jiang Yan pointed out, and saw that the school covered a huge area, at least the size of two football fields.
Looking at the roof from the high earthen wall, you can also see that there are at least three houses inside.
It's just that the walls are too high to see what's inside.
Facing such a high wall, Lu Ning couldn't help but wonder: "Why is the wall here so much higher than other houses?" ”
Not only is it much taller, but there are also many thorny branches and sharpened wooden stakes on the surface of the wall.
This battle is as if it is about to face some kind of flood beast.
Moreover, Lu Ning also found a pattern. That's the house in Cliff Village, which spreads out around Takayama Elementary School.
In other words, Takayama Elementary School is surrounded by residential buildings.
Lu Ning felt that there must be some reason for this.