Liang Xiaonan and Zhou Yan didn't go into the diwozi where they lived, so there was no need to look at it, they must have had nothing but walls.
The family was dressed in rags. It was already the end of October and they still didn’t have thicker cotton-padded jackets. Several children had runny noses from the cold.
"I can't eat enough, my mistress... is gone!" Liu Wen said with tears, "There is a long-term drought here, the yield is low, and I, I don't know how to farm."
The third child, a son, fell ill once and did not survive. Originally there were five children, but there were still four left.
His wife Zhang Liang coughed and wiped away tears: "As long as mom and dad are fine, we will feel relieved."
Liang Xiaonan looked at them pitifully and asked, "I'll leave you some things. Can you keep them in this place? Will they be stolen?"
When Liu Wen and the others heard that they had something to keep, they looked at her eagerly and said, "These four children, the third and fourth can stay at home and look after the house."
After saying this, his skinny face suddenly turned black and red. It was neither a relative nor a friend. Taking care of my father was already a great kindness.
When Liang Xiaonan and Zhou Yan took corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, cotton, cotton cloth, and floral cloth from the car to give to Liu Wen's family, the captain of the production team came.
Fengjiaji is very isolated and there is not a single car all year round. The arrival of Zhou Yan and Liang Xiaonan's trucks has long attracted Murakami's attention.
When the captain of Fengjiaji saw how much food and even cotton they gave Liu Wen, he was so jealous that he couldn't hide his jealousy.
"These things are pretty good. How can their family use so many of them? This will enrich their family."
Liang Xiaonan felt really uncomfortable hearing this. What does it mean to make the Liu Wen family fat? One of their children starved to death, and yet they are still fat?
The captain wore a watch and had gold teeth. He talked a lot and kept emphasizing how he took care of Liu Wen.
He regarded Liang Xiaonan as a relative of the Liu Wen family, and wanted to use this method to show off his achievements and get things.
Liu Wen and Zhang Liang didn't answer the captain's request. Finally, someone gave him some food, cotton and cloth. They were grateful but it was too late and they couldn't help the captain ask for things from Liang Xiaonan.
Zhou Yan suddenly said: "Captain, let me discuss something with you. We want to take Brother Liu's family away. Can you let them go?"
Liu Wen was so shocked that his wife Zhang Liang also forgot to cry.
Several children stood in the distance in excitement and forgot to move the food.
Liu Liang, the youngest, slowly approached Liang Xiaonan and asked Liang Xiaonan in a low voice: "Sister, can the geese leave in your car?"
The captain didn't expect that they were going to take the people away. For him, Liu Wen's family was of no use here and they had no energy to work. If they stayed here, they would have six more mouths to eat.
You can save some food by leaving, which is the best thing.
Also, if the Liu Wen family leaves, can these grains and cotton be left to their production team?
He said: "Then go and talk to the mayor."
He said he was going and stood still. Zhou Yan stuffed a pack of cigarettes into him and said, "Captain, we'll go with you."
The captain took the cigarette and spoke in a completely different tone, showing off his achievements while speaking flattering words.
Liu Wen didn't say anything and followed Zhou Yan to find the mayor. Liang Xiaonan stayed behind to talk to Zhang Liang.
Liu Wen's family has been here for three years. He and Liu Chengyu left Beijing at the same time, and they had no idea of the other's whereabouts.
"Having food and clothing is secondary," Zhang Liang cried as she said it. "Zhenzhen is only 13 years old, and they keep asking for marriage. Liu Wen and I don't agree, so they ask us to clean the cowshed and dig out the cowshed every day.
Shit, every day when others get off work, they ask us to work overtime..."
Okay, Liang Xiaonan knows, this place is really uninhabitable.
Liang Xiaonan said: "You must be mentally prepared. If I take you away, you will have to do farm work."
Zhang Liang said: "I'm not afraid of farm work, as long as I don't force my child to get married, she's still young!"
They don’t know what their future will be, but they must protect their children as long as they can!
Zhou Yan and Liu Wen went to the mayor to request their release, but the mayor did not agree at first because their superiors did not have transfer documents and could not release them.
Zhou Yan said he was willing to leave a batch of grain for the town, which could also be used to make high-yielding seeds.
The mayor asked clearly if Liu Wen and his family were going to the countryside, so he did not force them to stay and signed a letter to transfer Liu Wen's food relationship.
Liu Wen carefully stuffed the food item into his pocket and was so excited that he didn't even know what to say.
Although he still has to go to another countryside, the environment in front of him has made him helpless and helpless many times. If he stays here any longer, he will not be able to save his wife and children. What should he miss?
He was very excited and looking forward to being reunited with his father in Qiyu County.
Zhou Yan didn't say anything. It was useless for him to have a food connection in Liang Xiaonan's mulberry garden. He could just leave it alone!
Before leaving, Liu Wen whispered to Zhou Yan: "140 miles away from the Wangxiang Mountains in the northwest, at the bend of the riverbank of the old Wangxiang River, there should be gold deposited in the ground. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows: "Do you still understand this?"
Liu Wen said sadly: "I studied geology in college, and I also worked in the Institute of Geology after working. The Wangxiang River changed its course 400 years ago. There are records in history that people often picked up small gold particles there.
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All the gold mines in the world have one characteristic, which is that the bends of important rivers are where gold was deposited. Quite a few gold mines were found in this way."
Searching for gold deposits is not about blindly searching all over the world, but focusing on detecting the turns of some large rivers, especially the turns of old river courses where gold is most likely to be deposited.
Zhou Yan said: "Have you ever visited?"
"I went to explore with my colleagues, and it was actually analyzed that there were rich gold deposits under the upstream rock formations. Unfortunately, after analysis, the gold deposits should be under the national border, and most of the reserves are under the neighboring countries."
It has been reported to the country, but cannot be mined.
Gold sand is covered by thick rock formations. If you want to mine gold sand, you must blast the underground rock formations with explosives. To blast the rock formations, at least tens of thousands of tons of explosives will be needed.
The Wangxiang Mountains are the boundary mountains that separate the Porcelain Kingdom and the Mabei Kingdom. If this gold mine is exploded with explosives, it will definitely cause disputes between the countries.
The use of explosives will not only cause damage to the surrounding environment, but even if the gold sand is dug out, how to transport it from the rugged hinterland to the city for smelting is still a problem.
What Liu Wen means is that at the bend of this old road, you should be able to pick up some gold nuggets on the surface. Instead of leaving it to foreigners, it is better to go and see if you can pick up a piece.
"Why don't you pick it up?" The economy is so difficult, why don't you pick it up yourself?
"I can't go out at all. I can't even send letters, and my whole family can't go anywhere." Liu Wen said helplessly.