"The outside is completely different from the inside of our mountains. The ground outside is flat. At first glance, everything is flat. But inside our mountains are full of mountains and rough roads."
"The roads outside are all cement roads, which are very fast and very flat. There are also cars, motorcycles, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, etc. They go very fast, and they can carry a lot of things at one time."
"The houses people live in outside are also different from those in our mountains. Some of the houses they live in are very high, with dozens or twenty floors, and they all rely on elevators to get up and down?"
"What is an elevator?"
"It's a ladder that can rise and fall automatically, powered by electricity."
"What is electricity?"
"I don't know much about it. I just know that this electricity can be used as a light at night. It's very bright. It lights up when you turn on the switch behind you. It's very convenient."
"The houses outside are tall and beautiful. The exterior walls are all painted white, and the floors are paved with tiles. They are very clean."
"Do the pigs outside also live in a house like this?"
"No, if you raise pigs, chickens, ducks, etc. outside, you will build separate pens for pigs and sheep. You will not live with people, because there will be fleas, bugs, etc., and it will be very unclean.
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"Outside, women can earn a lot of money. My sister can earn 4 taels of silver in a month outside. When you come to our house, you will no longer recognize her. She will turn pale.
She has become much more beautiful.”
"How much money can this woman make in a month?"
"Isn't that right? My sister is inside the textile factory. She can't get the sun, the rain, or the wind. It's very comfortable. People are much, much whiter."
"That's really good. It's much more comfortable."
"Those Han people still know how to live a comfortable life."
Yang Dawa and his parents slowly talked about the outside world. In Yang Dawa's words, the time outside was colorful and like a paradise on earth, and it was extremely comfortable.
"The places where people live outside and the toilets are cleaner than inside our homes. We don't even have to pick up the water ourselves. The water will flow out of the pipes as soon as the switch is turned on."
“You don’t even need to pick up this water!”
"Yes, the houses that people live in outside are also very different from ours. They now use reinforced concrete to build their houses, which are very strong."
"When they go out, many of them can ride bicycles."
"What is a bicycle?"
"Bicycles have two wheels, cars have four wheels. Anyway, they are very useful things. They are very fast and can carry a lot of things."
The family gathered around the fire and kept chatting until late at night before slowly falling asleep.
The next day, when Yang Dawa's younger brothers and sisters were wearing brand new clothes, shoes, and eating raisins, they suddenly became the envy of the children in Yangjiaba.
Yang Dawa's parents also wore brand-new clothes and shoes. When someone changed, they began to brag that their son Yang Dawa had made money outside and came back.
Suddenly, Yang Dawa's house was very lively, and people from the village gathered one after another.
Yesterday evening, some people knew that Yang Dawa was back, but it was too late and cold at that time, so no one was too lazy to come out.
Now I see that Yang Dawa and his family are all wearing new clothes and new shoes. Yang Dawa's mother is even showing off the new pots and dishes in her home.
Look at Yang Dawa again. He looks like a dog, and his clothes are completely different from those in the mountains. Apart from these clothes and shoes, the key is that the feeling on his body is completely different. He is clean and comfortable.
, and this person seems to have become more polite, and his words are more polite.
Everyone can sit anywhere, but this Yang Dawa always feels a little out of place here and would rather stand than sit.
When everyone came to his home, he enthusiastically took out the tea leaves and boiled the tea with the iron pot he brought back, as well as the beautiful cup.
Everyone couldn't help but curious and started asking questions.
Yang Dawa naturally has to talk about the outside world.
In Yang Dawa's home, there was a fire gathered inside. Dozens of people were sitting on the floor. The elders were holding cups in their hands and drinking hot tea. As for the others, they could only watch. There were hundreds of people gathered outside the house. The adults
Surrounding Yang Dawa's mother, the parents chatted briefly about the many things Yang Dawa had brought back this time.
I also asked insinuatingly how Yang Dawa was living outside, how much money she earned, and how many things she brought back, including food, drink, and clothing. This directly prevented Yang Dawa from being beaten inside.
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The children gathered around Yang Dawa's younger brothers and sisters, curiously looking at their new clothes and occasionally getting one or two raisins from them to try.
As for the younger people, they gathered around one by one, pricking up their big ears and listening to what was being said in the room, full of curiosity.
"It's easy to make money out here."
"Those Han people are more trustworthy. If you work for them, they will give you money and cover your food and accommodation. You will have three meals a day, and you will eat with your belly open. It is up to you to eat as much as you can. There are vegetables.
If you have meat, you don’t have to worry about eating at all.”
"As for wages, you can earn a few taels of silver in a month. As long as you are willing to work, you won't have to worry about life at all."
"The outside of this mountain is very exciting. They are brightly lit at night, just like during the day. And inside the big shopping malls, there are so many kinds of products that it's really eye-catching."
"The roads outside are all flat and straight, but the houses are all built relatively high, some with more than ten or twenty floors, and they have to rely on elevators to go up and down."
Everyone kept listening, imagining the colorful world outside in their minds, but many people had never been out of Daliang Mountain in their lives, and had never seen anything outside, so they couldn't even imagine it.
Cars, motorcycles, etc. can only be roughly imagined as things with four or two wheels that can move by themselves at very high speeds.
Just think about the mountain roads in this mountain. What kind of thing can walk quickly on such a road?
There are also things like electric lights, which are simply impossible to imagine. What kind of lights can make the night the same as the day?
Because I have never seen them before, it is difficult to imagine these things.
But this does not prevent everyone from being curious and yearning for the colorful world outside.
In the past, I felt that there was nothing, and it seemed that there was no need to go out, but it is different now. If you can really make money easily and live a good life outside, it seems that you can go out and have a look.
, gave it a try.
Look, Yang Dawa has been away for a year and has brought back a lot of things and earned a lot of money. It is said that he is planning to build a new house and has invited the villagers to help.
Everyone in Yangjiaba became restless.
The outside world seems to be really nice. You can eat well and have meat to eat. The accommodation and food are good. Everything seems to be good.
Of course, it’s not just Yangjiaba, there are many places like Yangjiaba in Daliang Mountain. With the development of Chengdu, a large number of people have moved to the city to work.
People like Yang Dawa took the lead in walking out of the mountains, bringing information from beyond the mountains back to the mountains. The capitalism and industrial wave that had been developed in the Ming Dynasty for many years finally blew into these deep mountains and old forests, and into the Daliang Mountains.
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This is also the time when people began to take root in this ancient land. Everyone wants to live a good life, everyone wants to be well fed, clothed and warm, and live in a comfortable house.
Naturally, a large number of people will begin to slowly walk out of Daliang Mountain and slowly begin to integrate into this new era.
In Yangjiaba, Yang Dawa is busy non-stop.
The family is preparing to build a new house. Yang Dawa has many ideas. In fact, she wants to build a reinforced concrete house, but it is obviously impossible. Just transporting these materials is too difficult.
So we had no choice but to build the same house as before, but Yang Dawa also worked on the construction site, so he also made many improvements.
Naturally, pigs and sheep can no longer live together. Separate pig pens and sheep pens must be built. In addition, the front door of the house must be paved with stones so that it is clean. Otherwise, it will be filled with dirt and it will be extremely dirty.
Stoves have also been built at home. There were no stoves before. It is much more convenient to cook with a stove.
In addition, there is also an earthen kang built in the house. Once the fire is lit, it is very warm even in this winter, and there is no need to light a fire all night to keep warm like before.
In addition, people were also asked to build some dining tables, stools, etc. based on the appearance of Han people. From now on, you can sit on the table to eat instead of squatting down to eat.
In short, Yang Dawa designed many of the things seen from the outside into his new home. Every aspect looks very different from before. It is no longer the run-down, dirty and messy home it once was.