Yangjiaba, Daliang Mountain, is just like the past years. There seems to be no change here in one year. As before, it seems extremely cold in winter. When the cold wind blows between the mountain streams and canyons, it makes people feel the same.
I couldn't help but shiver.
Winter in the mountains is extremely wet and cold, and the biting cold makes most people gather in their houses early, light a fire, and lie lazily around the fire.
The only road leading to the outside world is rugged and extremely narrow. This place is like a paradise in Tao Yuanming's works, but it is only isolated from the world and does not have the sweetness of a paradise.
On the mountain road in the rugged area, Yang Dawa was carrying a heavy load. As Yangjiaba came into view, his whole body became extremely excited.
It is definitely a lie to miss home. Every day when I go out to work, I miss home, my parents at home, and every little thing at home.
At this moment, I finally went home again, and my whole body seemed extremely excited.
Before anyone reached the door of the house, Yang Dawa shouted.
"I'm back!"
"I'm back!"
"Dad, Aniang, Adi, Amei!"
Yang Dawa was so excited that she finally arrived home. Along the way, her legs were almost broken and her shoulders were calloused. That is to say, she usually works on construction sites and is used to being tired. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to persevere.
, it was a full two days of walking back from Chengdu.
In Yang Dawa's home, Yang Dawa's parents were warming up by the fire. They vaguely heard a sound outside that they hadn't heard for a long time. They suddenly became slightly excited and quickly got up and ran out.
When he saw Yang Dawa, who was wearing brand new clothes and shoes and carrying a heavy load, she seemed a little unbelievable.
"Big baby!"
"I'm back!"
Yang Dawa was very excited when he put down his burden.
"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
Yang Dawa's parents were extremely excited and happy. They couldn't help but take a closer look at Yang Dawa. She had grown stronger and seemed to have gained a lot of flesh on her body. She was actually whiter, and her body was still clean.
Look at his clothes again. These brand new clothes and brand new shoes look just like the Han people outside. Also, his hair has been cut short. It looks a bit weird, but he seems to be more energetic.
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"Brother!"
The younger brothers and sisters also ran out excitedly and gathered around Yang Dalang, looking very excited.
"Ha ha!"
"You're all much better now that you've grown up."
"Where's the fourth child?"
Yang Dawa happily hugged her younger brothers and sisters, but soon discovered that the fourth child seemed to be missing.
"Fourth, I'm not sick anymore."
Yang Dawa's father replied helplessly.
In this mountain, the fertility rate is very high, but the probability of being able to raise an adult is also very low. More than half of the children cannot be raised to adulthood, and they often die from a cold.
"Have you taken him to see a doctor?"
When Yang Dawa heard this, he immediately seemed extremely sad. The fourth child was his favorite sister and had always been the most obedient.
“Where can I go to see a doctor?”
"I ate some herbs from the mountains, but I still didn't retain them."
Yang Dawa's father shook his head helplessly and said.
Yang Dawa originally thought about going to a doctor or a hospital to see a doctor, but she soon thought that this was not Chengdu. There were many medical clinics and hospitals in Chengdu, and you could get good medical treatment for a little money.
Think about it, when I got sick in the mountains before, I would just take some herbal medicines. No matter whether it was right or not, it was just a few kinds of herbal medicines. If I could survive, I would be lucky.
There are also many children in the village who are like this. They will die after getting sick.
But it's different here in Chengdu. There are many medical clinics and hospitals, and medical technology is advanced. Even if you get sick, you don't need to worry too much. If you get treatment in time, you will get better soon.
The departure of the fourth child dampened some of Yang Dawa's joy of returning home, but he soon recovered. It was like this in the mountains. He was used to seeing life and death, and it seemed that he had already become accustomed to it.
"I brought a lot of things back for you."
Yang Dawa carried his burden home and began to take out the things he brought back one by one.
"Here are the clothes and shoes I bought for you. There are two sets for each person. They are both cotton and woolen clothes. They are warm and good-looking."
"And these are the iron pots, dishes, and kuai I bought for my home. From now on, I don't have to hold them with my hands when eating."
"These are raisins, dried salted fish, dried beef, etc. brought back from Chengdu. They are all edible. These are rice and flour. The flour can be used to make noodles, steamed buns and dumplings."
Yang Dawa said as he took it out, and put a handful of raisins into the hands of his younger siblings. The younger siblings took the raisins, gently picked one up, and immediately started laughing.
"Delicious!"
"Yeah, it's really delicious, just like eating honey."
The younger brother and sister were eating raisins, while Yang Dawa's parents looked at the things they brought out one by one, with happy smiles on their faces.
Yang Dawa's mother even gestured at the new clothes she bought from outside. The clothes outside were really beautiful. The patterns and colors were completely different, and the workmanship looked very good. The feeling was completely different from the clothes inside the mountain.
And looking at the iron pots, dishes, tachyons, etc. that Yang Dawa brought back, these are things that she has wanted to have for a long time, but in this mountain, these things are also difficult to get.
You need to go to the nearest town to exchange it with the Han people for herbs, animal skins, etc. It often takes a lot of herbs and animal skins to exchange them.
This problem of eating can also be solved with hands. There is no need to use dishes, tachyons or the like, and this pot. One mouthful is enough. There is no need to use various large and small pots.
Now Yang Dawa has bought all these, including five large and small iron pots of various types. From now on, when cooking rice, cooking meat, or boiling water, you don’t have to worry about running out.
And the dishes and other items are actually made of iron. This is very good, and you don’t have to worry about them breaking.
"It's really nice, these things."
Yang Dawa's mother couldn't put it down holding these kitchen tools, she loved them so much.
As for Yang Dawa's father, he was wearing the coat that Yang Dawa bought. As soon as he wrapped the thick coat around his body, he immediately felt extremely warm. The cold wind in the mountain had no effect at all. What's even more considerate is that this coat actually has a hat.
, when this hat is put up, it’s like sleeping under the quilt.
Then he picked up the machetes, sickles, hoes, etc. that Yang Dawa bought. They were all very good. He nodded and said, "They are good things. They cost a lot of money, right?"
"It didn't cost much money. These things are very cheap outside."
"These iron pots, dishes, etc., only cost less than 1 tael of silver in total."
"There are also these clothes and shoes, which only cost one or two hundred pennies each. They are very cheap."
"Things outside are much cheaper than those in our mountains. The prices are almost half of those in our mountains. Especially the iron items are even cheaper."
Yang Dawa smiled and shook his head and said.
“How was it outside this year?”
"You must have suffered a lot. It must not be easy to earn this money."
When Yang Dawa's parents heard this, they immediately asked.
"It's quite comfortable to live outside."
When Yang Dawa heard this, he immediately smiled and talked about the things outside.
"I work with my brother-in-law outside, and my brother-in-law works with his cousins and four brothers. We all work on construction sites, that is, building houses."
"When I work outside, food and accommodation are included. However, I don't live in the dormitory of the commercial bank. Instead, I rent a house with my brother-in-law, sister and others outside."
"I eat here three times a day. I can eat rice, noodles, steamed buns, etc., and every meal has vegetables and meat. I have grown strong. You see, my whole body is covered with meat, so I am strong.
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Yang Dawa rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong muscles. The labor at the construction site was intense and he had enough to eat, so this man was indeed much stronger.
"You are indeed much stronger!"
Yang Dawa's parents also nodded happily. People in this mountain don't have that much to eat, and they only eat three meals a day. In this mountain, they basically eat two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
It is impossible to say that if you open your belly to eat, there will be so much food, let alone vegetables and meat for every meal.
"I work on a construction site, and because I do hard work, I can earn almost 6 taels of silver a month. After all, I also earned more than 70 taels of silver this year."
Yang Dawa also talked about his income.
"I earn 6 taels of silver a month, and I have earned more than 70 taels of silver this year!"
When Yang Dawa's parents heard this, they couldn't help but open their mouths.
For them in the mountains, let alone silver, there are only a few copper coins. Who knew that Yang Dawa could earn 6 taels of silver a month after leaving the mountains to work, and he could earn 6 taels of silver in a year?
To more than 70 taels of silver.
"How much money does this cost? How much food can it buy?"
Yang Dawa's parents were shocked and found it hard to imagine this number.
"There's a lot of food. Food is very cheap outside."
"A pound of rice and flour costs just a few pennies, but it's still good quality rice and flour. One tael of silver can buy hundreds of pounds."
"If you buy sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, etc., you can buy more. Food outside is not valuable and very cheap, so you can get food and shelter. Even chickens, ducks, geese, pork, and mutton are also very cheap.
It only costs a few hundred coins to buy a sheep."
"It's cheaper to make fish like these. I heard that the production in places near the sea is so large that we can't even eat them all."
