Although they encountered several twists and turns on the way, Yan Shouyi and the others arrived at Chenjia Village without incident.
In order to ensure Jiang Ting's safety, Long Feicheng accompanied her to Shangxiang Village to deliver goods, and then they returned to Chenjia Village together.
So after arriving at the entrance of the village, Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong got off the car with their luggage.
Chenjia Village is not big, with only two to three hundred households in total. The head and entrance of the village are connected to the road, and across the road are fields and a creek.
In the past, Yan Shouyi was playing in the village. When it was time for dinner, the village was filled with the shouts of parents.
Some parents had a louder voice and howled at the end of the village. The children at the end of the village could hear it, and then they dispersed and went home for dinner.
This is Chenjia Village, a small southern rural area.
"It's great to be back!"
Yan Shouyi took a deep breath and felt refreshed.
The air in Rongcheng is naturally not as good as that in Chenjiacun. Looking around, except for the short earthen houses, there is endless green as far as the eye can see.
Even in December, the south is still full of life, and you can hardly feel the desolation.
Lin Zitong also felt relaxed and happy: "I don't know why, but after I came to the countryside, I felt like the world had become smaller."
Yan Shou smiled and said: "Rongcheng is full of high-rise buildings. You can't even see the blue sky and white clouds when you look up. It makes people breathless. But it's different here. The view is wide and the air is fresh. It's not that the world has become smaller. It’s people who have grown older.”
Lin Zitong couldn't wait to visit the village.
Yan Shouyi took all Lin Zitong's luggage and led her into the village. Within two steps of entering the village, he met the aunts and grandmothers sitting at the edge of the village chatting with nothing to do.
There are few people in Chenjia Village, and everyone knows everyone. The sudden appearance of a strange face naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Someone recognized Yan Shouyi: "Ah! Isn't this Shouyi! When did he come back?"
"Oh! It's really that boy from the Yan family. Didn't I hear before that you went to Rongcheng to pick up your father? Where is your father?"
"Good guy, I also brought back a pretty girl. Is she your match? What's her name and where is she from?"
The aunts grabbed Yan Shouyi and interrogated him like a prisoner. There were so many questions that Yan Shouyi couldn't even answer them.
However, Yan Shouyi was not disgusted because he knew that everyone had no ill intentions towards him and asked these questions purely out of leisure.
There is little news in the countryside, and there is nothing new every day. If someone's duck fell into a ditch and drowned, we would chat for three days. He brought back a beautiful girl with a yellow flower, and I am afraid that in the next month, the most popular search topic in the village will be It was him and Lin Zitong.
He quickly explained it to the aunts and grandmothers, and also introduced Lin Zitong to everyone. Everyone looked at Lin Zitong, a daughter-in-law from out of town, and did not reject her at all. On the contrary, they liked Lin Zitong more and more.
Lin Zitong was so tall that she could speak generously and decently, without the airs of a city dweller.
Although these aunts and grandmothers are not related to Yan Shouyi by blood, they love Yan Shouyi better than those seven aunts and eight aunts. Especially when Yan Shouyi brought Lin Zitong home, everyone was vying to let Yan Shouyi go. Shouyi and Lin Zitong went to their house for lunch.
What's more, I'm already carrying a knife to go home to kill chickens and make chicken soup.
The first thing Yan Shouyi wanted to do when he came back was to go back and see his old house, so he declined everyone's kindness.
Even so, Yan Shouyi still collected a lot of things from the villagers along the way, such as cabbage just picked from the vegetable field, local eggs just taken out of the chicken coop, and even the widow at the entrance of the village caught one. The live goose was given to Yan Shouyi.
Holding a hand full of local specialties, Yan Shouyi said helplessly: "Now we have lunch."
Lin Zitong laughed and said: "So I have a chance to taste the food you cooked?"
Regarding cooking skills, Yan Shouyi can really show off. Since Yan Chou was imprisoned early and his grandfather was in poor health, Yan Shouyi took charge of the house early and was able to do laundry, cooking and other things.
Under the welcome of the villagers, the two finally arrived at the Yan family's old house.
The Yan family's old house is backed by a mountain and the terrain is relatively high. There is a large slope in front of the door. Standing at the gate, you can see the fields and streams across the road.
From the perspective of Feng Shui, this is called having a mountain behind and flowing water in front. Although it may not make the people living here rich, it can still ensure peace and tranquility.
The house is made of wood and has a Jianzhou-style earth building structure. It looks very dated. As soon as Yan Shou pushed the door open and entered, he could see all the furnishings in the house.
A simple square table is placed next to the stove. There is a pile of firewood next to the earthen stove. There is a small bamboo chair in front of the firewood, and an old fire tong is leaning on the bamboo chair.
Although I haven't been back for two or three months, my home is very clean. As soon as Yan Shou put down his things, he heard someone outside shouting:
"Shouichi is back!"
Lin Zitong also stood outside the door and poked her head in, whispering: "Here comes an old man."
"It must be the village chief!" Yan Shou greeted him with a smile.
The head of Chenjia Village is Chen Shiliang. He served as a soldier when he was young. Now he is ninety years old and still in good health. He often plays mahjong with everyone at the village canteen.
Yan Shou often got into trouble when he was a child, and it was all the village chief's grandfather who helped him out. When Yan Shou's family wanted to settle down in Chenjia Village, everyone didn't accept it at first. It was the village chief's grandfather who said that the village was short of a carpenter, so he allowed his family to settle down. After that, Yan Shouyi's grandfather gradually gained everyone's trust and respect.
It can be said that in Chenjia Village, apart from the former neighbor Chen Dawei, Yan Shouyi and the village chief grandfather are the closest.
"Grandpa the village chief!"
As soon as Yan Shou walked out of the door, he gave the village chief a big hug, then took out two bottles of old wine brought back from Rongcheng, and said: "Grandpa, village chief, I know you love drinking, so I brought some good wine to you. Try it!"
"You brat is so sensible!"
The village chief was completely rude and collected the wine directly, then looked at Lin Zitong curiously.
Lin Zitong bowed respectfully and called the village chief grandpa sweetly.
The village chief had already heard about Lin Zitong's identity. The village chief's grandfather's shout made him laugh from ear to ear and call him "good girl."
When Yan Shouyi was not at home, the village chief sent people to clean their house, so that the house could be kept clean.
It was already meal time, and Yan Shouyi naturally would not let the village chief leave with an empty stomach, so he asked him to sit down and rolled up his sleeves to work in the kitchen.
Lin Zitong was too embarrassed to be idle and helped Yan Shou cook in the kitchen.
The old village chief looked at the busy couple Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong, kindly lit a cigarette and murmured "It's so good, so good."
Soon, using the ingredients given by the villagers, Yan Shouyi cooked a table full of meals.
Dishes were placed all over the table, and they were full of hot aroma. Just as the village chief's great-grandson passed by the door, he was invited to come in and eat together.
After drinking for three rounds, Yan Shouyi curiously pointed to the nine-year-old great-grandson of the village chief and asked: "Grandpa, village chief, doesn't Goudan need to go to school?"
The great-grandson replied with a smile: "The primary school in the village collapsed, and we are all on holiday!"
"Collapsed?" Yan Shou was stunned.
The village chief smiled helplessly and explained: "Not long ago, a group of outsiders came to the village, mining in the nearby mountains, and blasting the mountains with firecrackers every day. Three days ago, the only elementary school in our village was bombed, so Goudan and the others were all on holiday. ”
Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong looked at each other and knew in their hearts that the group of people was Boss Zhou's group.
This group of people was simply lawless, setting off cannons and blowing up mountains every day, and even implicated the primary school in the village.
No matter how poor we are, we cannot afford education; no matter how miserable we are, we cannot afford to have children!
But in retrospect, when Yan Shouyi entered the village all the way, he saw only old people, women and children, not even a single young man.
These people must have been tricked into the mine by Boss Zhou.
Lin Zitong said in a low voice: "You idiot, that ghost car we saw in the town yesterday, could it be the one used to transport those people in the mine?"
After Lin Zitong asked, Yan Shouyi felt that this matter was very close.
The ghosts on the ghost car were all gray-headed and looked very similar to the miners.
It seems that many people have died in the mine, and many of them may be villagers of Chenjia Village.
Yan Shouyi's face gradually darkened and he said:
"I've also heard about that group of people. Jiang Shuang's father died in their hands."
The village chief sighed: "I can't help with Lao Jiang's matter. Boss Zhou bribed all the leaders from the town to the city. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. No one cares about our big place."
Yan Shou touched Goudan's head and said, "I have to take care of this matter. I must let Goudan go back to school as soon as possible!"
Goudan, who was enjoying his meal, was so angry that he put down his chopsticks and cried after hearing what Yan Shouyi said.
Lin Zitong snickered: "It seems that Goudan doesn't want to go to school."
"How can I do it if I don't go to school? If I don't go to school, how can I get out of the countryside?" Yan Shouyi pretended to be an experienced person.
Goudan cried and said, "My dad said you just graduated from elementary school and stopped studying. Why should you care about me?"
Yan Shouyi: "..."
He dropped out of school when he was in elementary school, but he later followed his grandfather everywhere to learn knowledge and skills from teachers!
But if you explain these words to Goudan, this kid might not be able to listen.
So Yan Shou took out his trump card, pointed at Lin Zitong and asked: "Goudan, do you think your sister is beautiful?"
Goudan wiped away his tears, sniffed, and said shyly: "Beautiful."
"As long as you are beautiful, I married this brother from the city! If you don't study and stay in the village farming all your life, you won't be able to marry such a beautiful wife!"
After saying that, Yan Shouyi hugged Lin Zitong and kissed him, but Lin Zitong pushed him away angrily.
Goudan's eyes widened and he vowed on the spot to study diligently.
This made the old village chief very angry. It takes a lifetime to teach a good child, but it only takes a short sentence for Yan Shouyi to teach a bad child.
