Grandpa Yu asked the most critical question, "Where does the government want to arrange our Yujia Village?" In the province, or to other provinces? ”

"Three plans were given, one was to go to Guangdong, one was to stay in our province, and the other was to draw lots. If you are not satisfied with the first two plans, you will participate in the lottery, our village has just received a notice, and it has not yet been determined, but some villages have won the lottery in Shanghai, and some have been selected to go to Anhui. ”

It is difficult to leave the homeland, and most of the old people in the village want to stay in the province and be closer to their hometown.

However, young people and old people have different ideas, and now Guangdong is at the forefront of reform and opening up, and many young people have gone to the coastal areas to work, and if they can take the opportunity of immigration, go to Guangdong for redevelopment, it can be regarded as changing their fate.

"There are many old people in the family, and they all want to stay in the province, and there are many young people, so they want to settle in Guangdong."

Grandpa Yu asked, "Do you know where to go in Guangdong?" ”

"I didn't say where to go," Uncle Cousin rubbed his hands and said, "Uncle, people say that choosing an immigration place is like a second reincarnation, and if you choose the right place, your children and grandchildren will be able to enjoy happiness in the future." ”

He took his son all the way to Beijing just to ask his uncle for an idea.

Although the old man no longer lives in his village, he is the oldest among the existing old people and a cultured person.

The village discussed it several times, but they didn't come up with a charter, so they wanted the old man to help him come up with an idea.

Director Bai gave the old man a look and warned him not to give people ideas indiscriminately.

Choosing a place to settle is a major matter related to the development of several generations, after he came up with an idea, the villagers lived well, once there was anything unsatisfactory in the new home, the old man had to be taken out and scolded.

Why bother doing such a thankless job!

Grandpa Yu pretended not to see his wife's eyes, who was born and raised in Beijing, and couldn't understand his feelings for the small mountain village in his hometown and the river under the mountain.

After a moment's silence, he put on his reading glasses and dialed a string of numbers against the phone number in his address book.

After chatting with the person on the other side of the phone for a quarter of an hour, he put down the phone and said: "There are no big cities in our county, and even if we go to Guangdong, we will not go to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Dongguan. ”

"Ah......h

Both the cousin and his son were a little surprised by the result.

Young people want to go to Guangdong, just under the guise of going to the coast to work and make a lot of money.

If they are placed in the mountains and still have to go out if they want to work, what is the difference between staying in their hometown?

"If we stay in the province, our Yujia Village is one of the first waves to agree to immigrate, and the province can give us a place close to the big city, so that it is convenient for our children to go to school in the city."

According to Grandpa Yu's idea, it is better for the villagers to stay in the province.

The first is to take care of the elderly who are difficult to leave their homeland, so that the elderly have a thought.

Second, there is no living and language barrier, Cantonese is spoken in Guangdong, and it takes a long time for outsiders to adapt to it.

The third is to provide a good learning environment for children. Guangdong is only developing well in the economy, but the level of education in the mountainous areas is not necessarily higher than that of their own province.

If parents want to go to coastal cities to work and make money, whether in Guangdong or Hubei, their children have to stay.

Instead of letting children stay in the mountains of Guangdong to study, it is better to stay in the cities of the province to study.

Grandpa Yu explained these situations to them, then waved his hand and said, "You can go back quickly after resting in Beijing for two days and explain it to everyone." Where to move is not absolute, and if there are individual families who disagree, the government can also arrange it individually. ”

He is not a person who drags mud and water, and after arranging things, he clapped and said: "I don't care where the others go, after our family's whereabouts are settled, give me a call, and I will personally go back to move your grandmother's grave." ”

Uncle Tang was also afraid that the old man would not be able to stand the fatigue of the journey, so he hurriedly said: "Don't go back, as long as you agree to move the grave, we can do other things." ”

Grandpa Yu shook his head, "It's decided, I'll go back in person." Your grandmother's graves are separated, and it is just the opportunity of this grave relocation that they are buried together! ”

*

The last time the old man went back to his hometown was in 1980, when he was going back to mourn his eldest brother.

After 16 years, Grandpa Yu decided to return to his homeland again, and no matter how his family persuaded him, he refused to change his mind.

"I used to think that my hometown had always been in the same place, and I would be able to go back one day, but now I can't," Grandpa Yu jokingly sighed, "After the water goes in, I won't have a hometown!" I'll have to go back and see, for the last time in my life. ”

Besides, he also has a 94-year-old sister-in-law in his hometown, his parents and eldest brother are gone, and there is such a deaf and dazzling old sister-in-law left in the family.

He had to settle his sister-in-law for his eldest brother and come back.

is over 90 years old, and my sister-in-law has to stay away from her homeland with her children and grandchildren, how uncomfortable it is!

The family couldn't persuade him, so they had to send a large number of people to follow the old man back to his hometown.

Yu Baota has retired, and he will definitely go back with his father, Yu Yan and Yu Tong will also accompany him, and only the youngest grandson Yu Xuan in the grandchildren will not be able to go back together because he is facing the assignment of graduate school and needs to practice in the hospital.

After receiving a call from their hometown, the group quickly got on the southbound train.

The eaves, plaques, pedestrians carrying burdens, narrow lanes, and ferries and trumpets on the river are all things that Yu Tong has never seen.

She took her son's little hand and walked behind her grandfather and father, trying to engrave the scene in her memory forever.

It is located below 175 meters above sea level and will soon be submerged at the bottom of the Three Gorges Reservoir.

On the day of the Qingming Festival, 162 households and more than 400 people in Yujia Village knelt in front of the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

Grandpa Yu has the highest seniority, and he is supported by his children and grandchildren to kneel in front of him to say his final goodbye to his parents and relatives, as well as this ancestral hall that has lasted for 300 years.

Kneeling behind him were the sobbing and sad villagers.

Grandpa Yu knew that any comfort at this time was futile, people were very adaptable, and everything would be fine after settling in their new home.

Supported by his children and grandchildren, he took the lead in going to the ancestral grave and came to his father's tomb, and according to the custom of the Three Gorges, he set off a firecracker in front of the grave, and then invited his father into a one-meter-long simple shell and wrapped it in a red cloth.

Most of the people in Yujia Village decided to stay in the province, and only a few families chose to live in Guangdong.

Therefore, the new grave site was chosen in a feng shui treasure site above 175 meters above sea level, not far from my hometown.

After settling his parents, eldest brother, and younger sister, Grandpa Yu sat on the bench to rest, remembered something, and called his nephew and asked: "I remember that there are three martyrs in our village to resist US aggression and aid Korea, what should we do with the graves of the three of them?" Is there anything the county is saying? ”

"The county leaders are so busy that they can't find anyone, so how can they take care of this."

"Then do the three of them have any relatives at home?"

"Two of them have nephews and nieces, and the other is an only child, and after the death of their parents, there is no one in the house."

Grandpa Yu looked at the crying villagers silently, and said after a long while: "You go and ask the relatives of the two martyrs if they are willing to help move the graves, if they can't come out, we will come forward to invite the three martyrs out and place them near your grandfather and grandmother." This matter had to be reported to the county, and it was said that the martyrs could not be left underwater. ”

"Hey, I'll do it."

Before he could go far, Grandpa Yu beckoned people back and took out two stacks of hundred-yuan bills from his pocket.

"This is 20,000 yuan, since you have stayed in the province, you will come back more often when you have time in the future. When the sacrifice was prepared, prepare one for the three of them as well. ”

"Hey, you don't have to pay for it, this little thing doesn't cost much."

20,000 yuan can buy a house in the provincial capital, it is a matter of worshipping ancestors, where can you use so much money!

"Take it, you are a good village chief, and you will pay more attention to the situation of the villagers in the future." Grandpa Yu waved his hand, "The round-trip fare is not cheap, just treat it as the travel fee I sponsored to you, take it." ”

*

This experience of returning to his hometown with his elders had a profound impact on Di Jinxing.

Those heavy, sad, and hopeful images left an extremely deep impression on him.

Since his sister couldn't come with him, he recorded many scenes with a paintbrush and camera, and planned to share them with his sister when he returned to Beijing.

Therefore, Di Jinxing, who has personally experienced the millions of immigrants in the Three Gorges, has many precious historical pictures.

Later, a copy was also made and presented to the Three Gorges Museum, of course, these are already a later story.

At this time, Di Jinxing, since he was born, was separated from his sister for the first time for so long, and he had to find an opportunity to call his sister every night to introduce to her what he had seen in his mother's hometown.

Di Didi put down the phone, pouted and said, "I knew that my hometown was so good, so I went with my mother and younger brother!" ”

Disco smiled and said, "You are a working person now, do you think which office worker always asks for leave?" ”

"Hey, it's not good to go to work at all."

Di Didi won the opportunity to be a host in order to watch cartoons first.

However, "Little Dragon Club" is a daily program, and in order to be the host, she has to go to the TV station once a week to record the next week's program.

This job can be regarded as tying her to Beijing, and she can only regret that she is absent from family trips.

Di Di Di Wu sulked for a while, then cheered up again, put on her shoes and wanted to go to the alley to find friends to play with.

Guo Meifeng stopped the person and said, "The meal hasn't finished yet, don't go out and run around!" ”

"Today's food is not delicious, I want to go to Grandpa Rong's house to eat!"

"Isn't this the 'gathering of heroes' you named to eat, hurry up and eat it!" Guo Meifeng pushed a plate of shredded radish forward.

After watching this year's Spring Festival Gala, this girl has always wanted to try the "gathering of heroes" mentioned in the sketch.

This is not simple, Guo Meifeng bought too many radishes for winter storage, and there were hundreds of catties of bran radishes in the cellar, so she immediately made an original radish for her to hold a meeting.

"I've been eating it for a month, and I don't want to eat turnips anymore."

Guo Meifeng was unmoved and said: "Look at your father, how hard and simple, never picky eater, even the fat nest head that you don't eat, let your dad eat it all, learn more from your dad!" ”

Disko swallowed the last bite of the nest and grinned when he heard the words.

He didn't want to eat the wotou either.

After she learned the recipe, she used vegetables such as gourds, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and radishes, with chicken, duck, eggs, and flour, and steamed two pots of wotou for the dogs.

The three dogs, Fat Da, Fat Er, and Dodo, each dog ate a nest head, and then refused to eat it again.

Only 3.14, who was sterilized and sent to foster care by his uncle, was still face-saving and barely ate two.

However, when it was time to get it to eat a third one, 3.14 snuck away.

The nest of two large cauldrons is piled up in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.

The materials for the nest are very good, but it's a pity to throw it away, and there are no dogs to eat it, and in the end it was the problem that Disco came forward to solve.

He steamed two for each meal, dipped in the spices, and ate them all.

Think about the days when I was hungry and full when I was a child, this nest is actually not so unpalatable, just think about it as a sweet meal.

Di Di Di glanced at her father, reluctantly sat down and took a few mouthfuls of food, and then wiped her mouth and said, "I'm done eating, can I go out to play?" ”

"Then you are not allowed to go out, just play with the puppies in the yard."

"I want to hang out."

Guo Meifeng shook her head firmly, "No, it's chaotic outside now, it's all old boys, what if you are bullied?" ”

Not long after the New Year, there was a movie called "Crazy Boy" that swept the mainland.

A lot of young people suddenly appeared in the alley, dressed in strange costumes, hooking their shoulders and shaking around.