After a night of persuasion from their son, Carpenter Li and his wife finally decided to follow his son to live in Black Earth Province.
The reason why I made up my mind was mainly for the sake of my children. Several of my children have emigrated. My husband and I are living in this mountain. We don’t know anything about the illness. When we leave, there will be no one to bury them.
Secondly, the old couple also miss their children and want to see their grandchildren and children. Their four sons have given birth to a lot of grandchildren and granddaughters, but they have not seen any of them yet. This is a must-see.
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So let’s go and live in Black Earth Province together.
As for the fields, houses, etc. passed down from our ancestors, when it comes time to leave, there is a lot of reluctance to leave them.
The next day, Carpenter Li got up very early and went to burn incense at his ancestral grave very early.
Once this person goes to Black Earth Province, he will definitely not come back again. There is no way to move this ancestral grave there. After burning incense this time, it is estimated that no one will come to burn incense again. Maybe it will be overgrown by weeds in a few years.
It was completely covered, and no one knew there was a village with tombstones here anymore.
Carpenter Li kept nagging a lot, saying that he was unfilial and had thrown away everything handed down from his ancestors. He also said that he was unfilial and would not be able to enjoy the joy of burning incense again in the future.
For the people of the Ming Dynasty who focused on filial piety, this was the greatest lack of filial piety.
After burning the incense, Carpenter Li wandered around his family's fields, houses, vegetable fields, etc., bit by bit and scenes from the past constantly reappearing in his mind.
I have lived in this mountain all my life, and have lived here for decades since I was a child. When it comes time to leave, I really feel too much and too much reluctance to leave.
The fields passed down from our ancestors have been cultivated by generations of ancestors, and this house was also built brick by brick, which is not easy.
Carpenter Li even cultivated the vegetable plot at home. He worked hard on the hillside for a long time before he could cultivate some land. At first, the land was very barren. Later, a little bit of mud from the pond was transported, and the cattle were harvested.
After the manure comes in, the vegetable field slowly becomes fertile.
There are also large and small objects in the home. Almost everything is made by Carpenter Li himself, including beds, tables, stools, etc. in the home.
Carpenter Li remembers everything clearly. Most of the bowls in his home were bought by Carpenter Li after hard work from outside the mountains. The bowls and dishes were so beautiful that they were even envied by people in the village back then.
I'm leaving now. I can't take any of these things with me. I'll call the villagers to come over. I'll plant whatever I want in the fields and plant whatever I want in the vegetable fields. After Carpenter Li leaves, you can occupy the house if you want.
, it would be good to put some firewood or something.
But now there are only a few people in Shangping Village itself, and the remaining ones are all old people. They can't plant a few fields, can't eat a few vegetables, and they don't even have their own houses.
It is estimated that the fields and vegetable fields will become barren, and the old house passed down from ancestors may eventually be demolished.
"Hey, no one wants any of these wonderful fields and vegetable plots. In the past, these brothers would have fought to their death."
Carpenter Li sighed repeatedly, times have changed so fast, no one wants such good fields and vegetable plots anymore, and his own house is also very good, but no one wants it either.
In fact, there are not many people left in Shangping Village.
It took several days for Li Carpenter to finish dealing with things at home. In fact, there was nothing left to deal with. He couldn't take it away and no one wanted it.
I just couldn't bear to leave this place, and I couldn't bear to throw away my ancestral property, so I kept procrastinating for a few days.
After waiting for Li Da's parents-in-law, Lu Mojiang, to arrive, he set off with great reluctance.
"Carpenter Li, are you really leaving?"
"As soon as you leave, our village will be depleted."
"Yes, we are the only ones left, and you are gone. If you want to set up some stools from now on, you won't be able to find anyone at the table."
Carpenter Li was leaving, and everyone in the village came to see him off at Carpenter Li's house. Everyone was envious and felt that it was very sudden.
What I envy is that Carpenter Li's children are very filial. They miss their parents even when they are outside, and they come back from thousands of miles away to pick them up and live a good life together.
It was sudden because everyone had agreed to grow old together in this mountain, but Carpenter Li suddenly said he was leaving, which surprised everyone.
"I'll go outside and take a look for you first. If it's okay, I'll write a letter back to you. Then you can go out together."
Although Carpenter Li has a lot of reluctance, he still has a smile on his face.
"Carpenter Li, I really want to go out with you."
Old man Chen said with envy that he actually wanted to go out with him, but his son didn't write a letter to mention this, and he didn't know whether he and his wife were welcome.
This time is also a good opportunity to go out with Li Da and save his children from having to come back to pick him up in person, which is too troublesome.
But their children didn't mention this matter, and they didn't want to cause any trouble. What's more, if they really want to leave, there are many, many bonds in this mountain.
"If you want to go out, let's go out together. I'll make you hungry when we get outside."
Carpenter Li said with a smile.
"Carpenter Li, now that you are leaving, you don't know when you will be able to come back."
"Most likely I will never come back in this life. It's too far away. The road is tens of thousands of miles away. It's really inconvenient to go back and forth."
"It's hard to say. Maybe times will change in the future. When you want to come back, just come back. No one will touch your house, fields, vegetable plots, etc. If you can't get used to living outside.
Ah, just come back."
"Yes, although it is said that the outside is nice, but I think we are definitely not used to living there. After living in this mountain all our lives, how can we get used to living outside."
"Yes, yes! If you miss this mountain, come back."
Everyone also reluctantly said goodbye to Carpenter Li and watched Carpenter Li's family leave in three steps.
Walking on the mountain road in Qi District, Carpenter Li looked back in the direction of Shangping Village again. After passing the hilltop in front of him, Shangping Village could no longer be seen.
"Hey, I've lived here all my life. I didn't expect that I would have to leave here when I get old. I don't know if I can come back again in this life."
Carpenter Li looked in the direction of his hometown and couldn't help but stop. He stared for more than ten minutes before continuing on without looking back.
"It's okay to go out, it's okay to go out."
"It saves the children from worrying about them, and I can also help them with some things in the future, such as taking care of the children, cooking, etc., entertaining the grandchildren, and taking care of themselves. It's also good."
In contrast, Li Da's father-in-law, Lu Mengjiang, was more open-minded. Although he felt a lot of reluctance, thinking about the children and grandchildren outside, it was good to go out.
He has already thought about his future life, and feels pretty good. It's good in the mountains, but it always feels unsatisfactory when his children and grandchildren are not around.
"Yes, it's good to take care of the children and cook."
Carpenter Li also nodded in agreement.
The group of people kept walking on the mountain roads in the rugged area. It took them half a day to get from the mountains to the nearest town. They arrived at the nearest town at noon.
Li Da also went to Boss Lin's place in town to express his gratitude.
In the past few years, I have relied on Boss Lin's help to exchange letters, and Boss Lin did not charge any extra money.
Boss Lin was also very happy to see Li Da. He sat Li Da down and talked about the outside world in detail, which Boss Lin listened with great interest.
“This Black Earth Province is really good!”
"It's good to go out. Only when you go out can you make a career and live a good life. There is no future if you stay in this mountain."
"I haven't seen you in the past few years. You have changed a lot."
After hearing this, Boss Lin sighed repeatedly. Although he had read many related reports in newspapers, it was far inferior to listening to Li Da's story in person.
The endless plains, the vast and fertile black land, you can cultivate whatever you want, whether you farm or breed, it's all possible, and you can live a prosperous life.
There are also large-scale mechanized farming methods. It is hard to imagine this couple cultivating thousands of acres of land. It is also hard to imagine that during the harvest season, there is so much food that there is no place to store it.
"I really want to thank you, Boss Lin, for these years. If not, our correspondence with our family would have been cut off."
"This is what it should be, it should be, it's just a trivial effort, it's not worth mentioning."
"No matter what, I still want to thank you. This is a piece of fur I bought when I was passing by the northwest province in the middle of winter. It's not worth much, but it's good for keeping warm in winter."
"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing? No, no, this can't be done."
"Boss Lin, please don't refuse. Just be careful."
After bidding farewell to Boss Lin, Li Da and his family also took the time to continue on their way. According to the plan, they must arrive in Fengxian County before dark. After arriving in Fengxian County, they can take a car to Kaifeng and then transfer to a train. It will be much easier at that time.