On the last day of October, Xia Shushi and his girlfriend Qin Qi rushed to Ice City with the film crew early.
Witnessed by the camera, while the Hu Yuhu family and the Li family were waiting, Mr. Li Wangchuan and his acquaintances Ma Pingchuan, Bai Qing'ai, brothers and sisters Zhao Guangfu and Zhao Youhua, and their respective extended families also arrived in Ice Island on a flight.
city.
Fortunately, everyone of their generation is still alive and in good health.
Especially the oldest Ma Pingchuan, he also knows the most about his father's generation, and he also inherited a brand made of rhinoceros horn from his mother, Zhao Jinlan.
In fact, even without that brand, both he and Bai Qing'ai, who married him, or the Zhao brothers and sisters, were all interested in the boxed cannon that had been handed over, and even Wei Ran sent it to the Li family not long ago, and Mr. Li Wangchuan took it to Zhu.
The memory of the sea's saber is still fresh.
Bai Qing'ai remembers especially clearly that the words "Eighth Cavalry Division" and "Zhao Jinyu" engraved on the saber were carved by her grandfather, Lao Bai, a horse herder back then, using a chisel to carve them bit by bit.
Just a thought.
According to Mr. Ma Pingchuan's account, due to changes in the situation, they, the Zhao brothers and sisters, and some of the Yang family's children almost exhausted their family wealth, so they were able to leave Mongolia in a hurry and alone, which was increasingly hostile to Chinese Americans. After several twists and turns,
He hid in Portugal and Macao.
In order to survive, Ma Pingchuan and his wife Bai Qing'ai ran a noodle shop, working from dawn to dusk just to fill their families' stomachs.
The brothers and sisters of the Zhao family and the children of the Yang family either joined the docks or the firecracker industry, and they also lived a hard life for an entire generation.
Fortunately, now, whether it is the Ma family, the Zhao family, or the Yang family, they have all flourished on Ao Island and lived a pretty good life.
Putting aside the last trace of concern in his heart, Wei Ran found an opportunity to give the seller's address and contact number in Ulan-Ude to Ma Pingchuan, who had reunited in a sense, and followed everyone on the two buses coordinated by Xia Shushi to catch up.
Went to Hu Yuhu’s house.
"Wei Ran, tell me, how can we, as a family, thank you?"
When they arrived at home, the four senior men, Hu Yuhu, Ma Pingchuan, Zhao Guangfu and Li Wangchuan, stopped Wei Ran, who had wanted to leave quietly at the airport, and Hu Yuhu came forward to ask an extremely important question to them.
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"Are you really going to thank me?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.
"Then there's still a lie!"
Hu Yuhu patted his thigh and said, "You can say it with confidence! Except that I can't tell you a wife, everything else is easy to tell!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room burst into laughter. As expected, many people recognized Wei Ran at the airport, and in a very short time, everyone knew
He got his not-so-nice but extremely awesome nickname and the warblers who were always around him.
"Four old men"
Wei Ran smiled and said, "If you really want to thank me, how about you let me take a group photo for you?"
"Take a group photo?" Li Wangchuan looked at Wei Ran unexpectedly. He didn't expect that this was what Wei Ran wanted to thank him for.
“Just like the group photos in that old photo album.”
Wei Ran pointed to the old photo album placed on the table in the main room, "Let me take a group photo of all of you."
"I think it's time to take a picture."
Zhao Guangfu was the first to say, "Not only do we need to take a picture, but our generation and the following generations also need to move around more in the future."
"Then please help Brother Wei to take a picture for us!"
Ma Pingchuan also said that although he spent most of his life on Ao Island, he still spoke with a standard Shanxi dialect.
"Young man, you also want to take a group photo with us when the time comes."
Bai Qingai, who was sitting in a wheelchair, said softly.
"That's right," Zhao Guangfu agreed.
"My pleasure"
Wei Ran said, using the cover of his backpack to take out the Rolleiflex dual-camera camera from the metal notebook, "How about we go to the yard to take pictures now?"
Naturally, no one refused this proposal. Soon, a crowd of men, women, and children in their 60s and 70s walked into the yard that had been cleaned in advance. Wei Ran directed them to stand in several rows and take pictures with that old camera.
Downloaded a photo.
Wei Ran shook his hand and ignored the fleeting burning sensation at the tiger's mouth. Wei Ran stuffed the camera into his backpack and handed it to Qin Qi to help hold it. Then, together with Xia Shushi, who was also invited, he stood in front of the group of people who took a group photo and left it for them.
Qin Qi used a SLR camera to take a group photo that would not appear in the news.
The photo shoot here has just been completed. In the greenhouse in the backyard, several brand new round tables that were set up in advance have been placed with black, white and yellow drinks. The unique and extremely rich rural banquet is about to be served.
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While everyone was seated under the greetings of Hu Yuhu and his son, Wei Ran had already greeted Xia Shushi and Qin Qi and squeezed into the children's table. He unscrewed the bottles of soda and juice early and gave them all to the children on this table.
Pour a full cup.
"When do you plan to withdraw?"
Xia Shushi grabbed a handful of freshly fried peanuts, peeled and rubbed the skins, and handed the crispy and warm peanuts to Qin Qi beside him.
"How did you know I was going to withdraw?" Wei Ran asked in a low voice.
"I don't understand you anymore? Besides, if you run away at the airport, those old men will find out and I can't see you?"
Xia Shushi grabbed another handful of fried peanuts and lowered his voice and said, "And I have to go back quickly. My grandpa has been asking me to watch cartoons with him these past two days."
"How is the old man's health?" Wei Ran asked.
"Good or bad, Tian Tian'er is living a wonderful life." After finishing speaking, Xia Shushi urged, "Let's talk about business, when do you plan to withdraw?"
"Where are you two?" Wei Ran said apologetically, "Forget it, you are an unemployed vagrant, because this little thing has delayed Qin Qi for several days."
"It's okay, I resigned a long time ago and now I'm unemployed."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qin Qi threw peanuts into her mouth and said, "I am not interested in long-distance relationships, so I simply resigned. Let me say it first, I really mean it."
Don’t leave in a hurry, even if you leave, you still have to finish this meal, and I haven’t had a feast in the countryside in the Northeast.”
"I have to talk to you about this."
Xia Shushi picked up his chopsticks and grabbed the vegetables and said, "This rural banquet is delicious, but the best thing is actually the basket-shaped vegetables tomorrow morning."
"What is Zheluo Cai?" Qin Qi asked curiously as she grabbed a chopstick pot to wrap the meat.
“Just various leftovers poured together”
A little chubby girl sitting next to Qin Qi said that she had already reached out and snatched a chicken drumstick. She was the second girl of the Hu family, and her father could really kick a brick into pieces.
"Forget it, let's leave as soon as we're full?" Qin Qi asked in a low voice.
"I think it's okay, what do you think?" Xia Shushi turned around and asked.
"Eat quickly!" Wei Ran said, having already picked up a hot big white steamed bun.
At this reunion banquet, several families and the staff responsible for filming and interviewing were all full of food, especially those of Li Weizhong's generation, who were extremely drunk.
Taking this opportunity, Wei Ran and Xia Shushi, who also drank heavily at the banquet, followed Qin Qi and quietly left the lively backyard. Qin Qi, who deliberately did not drink, drove the rented car quietly in the falling snowflakes.
I left this quiet little village.
"Where to go next?" Wei Ran asked while giving Xia Shushi a cigarette.
"Qiongdao"
Xia Shushi, who was still holding a jar of canned yellow peaches in his hand, took the cigarette and replied matter-of-factly, "Didn't I tell you before we started that we have to go back and take care of my grandpa? What about you?"
"I'm going back to Kazan"
Wei Ran replied, "There is something going on at Suisui tomorrow that needs my help. You two can go to my place anytime you are free."
"I will go when I have time," Xia Shushi said, then picked up the can and took a big gulp of the sweet and cold sugar water.
Not long after, the three of them took a car to the urban high-speed rail station. After returning the rented car, they took the high-speed rail back to Bingcheng.
"Will it be the Chinese New Year next time we meet?" Xia Shushi put his arms around Qin Qi and asked Wei Ran, handing over a cigarette.
Wei Ran took the cigarette, lit it, and took a long puff, "It's probably the New Year's Eve."
"When the group photo you took is developed, remember to get one for me. Okay, let's go first."
As Xia Shushi said this, he already raised his hand to stop a taxi, called Qin Qi to get into the car and drove away.
"What are we going to do first? That's not the direction to the airport."
Wei Ran muttered in confusion, wondering whether he could tell that these two idiots wanted to go shopping and didn't want to take the light bulb with them. Fortunately, Wei Ran was also in no hurry to rush to the airport.
Soon after, he also got into the online car-hailing car that drove over and drove to the hotel he had booked in advance.
After checking in, Wei Ran went through a routine check. He covered himself with a quilt and took out everything he could get out of the metal book. After rummaging around, he finally found a new gift from the burning sensation he had taken when taking a group photo.
On the second floor of the food box, there is an extra tin box.
In addition to a few Chinese medicine first-aid medicines and an old wild ginseng wrapped in red cloth, there are also a pair of rhinoceros horn rulers that are not too big and a few photos.
Some of these group photos were taken with the Anti-Japanese War fighters, and some were taken with the Northwest Majia cavalry.
There is another photo taken with Li Sui'an and the others in Hu Bazhi's yard, and even more with Zhao Jinlan, Lao Bai, Yang Shiyi and their children in front of the yurt.
Fortunately, he is present in all these black and white photos.
After gently closing the tin box and putting away the food box, Wei Ran let out a long sigh, turned off his cell phone and closed his eyes before snoring loudly - he could finally sleep soundly.
In the blink of an eye, the next evening came, before Wei Ran boarded the short-distance flight to Vladivostok, he called Mr. Li Wangchuan back with full apologies, saying apologetically that he was really busy and refused to go back to Sichuan with him.
invitation.
After hanging up the phone, he boarded the plane with a small amount of luggage, and soon took off smoothly, flying to Vladivostok, which was not too far away.
Next, he only had to wait patiently in Vladivostok for a short 10 hours before he could take the tropical fruit transport plane that would land here to refuel early tomorrow morning and fly to Inta to attend the festival celebration organized by Suisui and others.
If everything goes well, he will probably have to stay in Inta for at least a week. By then, the Ma family and the Zhao family may have already applied for visas and go to Ulan-Ude to recognize their relatives.
