The southwest region is surrounded by mountains, with inconvenient transportation and lack of information. The few people of the Bai ethnic group were already living in embarrassment. Now, under the sudden catastrophe, dilapidated ruins and collapsed buildings can be seen everywhere in those ancient villages.
Seeing this, Xia Haoran suddenly had an unspeakable feeling in his heart.
Hundreds of tribes are in hardship!
These quaint small villages are hidden in the deep bushes and surrounded by various tall shrubs. Most of the people here live a life of relying on mountains and water. They work hard and never expect to be able to survive.
No matter how much money you earn, just for food and clothing, everyone feels very satisfied and happy.
Affected by the Human Federation, over the years, many young people in the village have given up on the natural and peaceful living environment. They advocate freedom and passion. The luxurious life in the city is their pursuit and yearning! To this day
, the only ones who can stay in the village are some older middle-aged, elderly people and children.
Seeing this scene, Xia Haoran also sighed deeply in his heart!
Whether in this alien space or on earth, the incidents of left-behind children and left-behind elderly people are strange phenomena in the history of the development of human civilization, and they are also specialties left by society.
Under the general trend of social trends making great strides forward, more and more rural laborers are breaking the blockade and traveling to all corners of the world.
Since the migrant workers have not yet taken root in the big cities, wages are generally not high, they are tired day and night and have poor living conditions, so those married men with children who are the first to "go to the west" cannot bring their children to the city to raise and raise them.
Get an education.
Even their wives have to go out to work to make money due to livelihood constraints, so the children have to be entrusted to the care of their parents or relatives in their hometown. Over time, the term "left-behind" gradually appeared in the public eye and gradually became an urgent issue for the authorities.
Tough social problems that need to be solved.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some left-behind elderly people once went to live in big cities with their children and grandchildren. Now that they see their children and grandchildren having no worries about food and clothing, the feeling of returning to their roots after falling leaves makes the old people miss their hometown even more. Although the mountains have become deathly silent, they
I would rather stay in the mountains and rivers of my hometown than be contaminated by the hustle and bustle of the city until the end of my life.
Old age, middle age, youth, children, youth, middle age, old age... cycle with the passage of time. Some of them are born, some grow old; some grow, some die; some get rich,
Some are poor; some are lucky, some are down and out; some are gone and never come back, and some come back again.
But mountains are still mountains, water is still water, and home is still home.
...
I don’t know how long it took, but Xia Haoran finally came to his senses after bursts of children’s laughter and crisp voices. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that behind the tall fence not far in front of him, there was
Standing were a group of seven or eight-year-old naked kids, and behind these little kids stood dozens of middle-aged and elderly men and women.
At this moment, the eyes of this group of men, women, and children were all fixed on Xia Haoran's face, carefully looking at this "uninvited guest" with different skin colors and different clothes.
Seeing such a scene, Xia Haoran smiled slightly and waved to the people in the distance, indicating that he had no ill intentions. Before coming here, he had roughly learned some things about the Alliance of Hundreds of Clans from Li Wen, Liu Bin and others.
Customs and customs.
This almost completely closed ethnic minority tribe is very warm and generous to visitors. But there is a prerequisite that you must be recognized by this group of simple people, otherwise everything is empty talk!
Sensing the kindness revealed by Xia Haoran, the group of naked children did not listen to the adults' instructions and ran towards Xia Haoran. However, they stopped two or three meters in front of Xia Haoran.
They all looked up and down curiously at Xia Haoran with their wide eyes.
From the innocent faces of these little guys, Xia Haoran could tell that they were all very simple and kind-hearted, so Xia Haoran couldn't help but feel good about them. At the same time, he was lamenting in his heart, if they were placed on the earth
, these little kids in front of me have probably been sitting in the classroom reciting Tang poetry and Song lyrics for a long time. However, this ancient village in the mountains, which is almost completely closed, has almost stifled their future and restricted their growth.
However, Xia Haoran only thinks about these things in his heart. Because no one knows whether they will meet again after this separation. What's more, Xia Haoran is a passer-by, he does not belong to this world. Thinking of this,
Xia Haoran could only hope that after returning to Earth, Yu Shan could use part of the company's funds to fund education and social infrastructure in remote villages and towns.
Of course, this is just an afterthought.
At this moment, one of the little boys who was a little older and seemed to be the boss of the group of children stepped forward, smiled at Xia Haoran, and then asked: "Brother, where are you from?
Ah? You know, our village has not been visited by outsiders for many years. By the way, you are not a bad person, are you? Daddy told Ahu that if you are not a bad person, Ahu can invite you to our village as a guest, but you
It won’t work if he’s a bad person!”
Hearing the innocent words of the child in front of him, Xia Haoran suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could he directly ask someone if he is a good person or a bad person? However, Xia Haoran looked at the little boy in front of him staring at him nervously, as if he was expecting
Hoping that he would admit whether he was a bad person or not, he nodded gently and said to the child: "Big brother is not a bad person!"
After hearing Xia Haoran's words, the children all cheered. The little boy named Ahu quickly ran to the group of adults and shouted to a dark-skinned but very strong man: "
Daddy, daddy, let me just say, eldest brother is a good person, shall we invite him to the village as a guest?"
The children are simple and lively, and do not have much life experience. Naturally, they cannot tell who is a good person and who is a bad person. They just saw that Xia Haoran did not look like a bad person, so they invited Xia Haoran to visit their village.
It’s just that although the intention is good, it is difficult to implement it!
After all, they are not the ones calling the shots in this village.
But what has to be said is that it is precisely because they are not deeply involved in the matter and have not been eroded and polluted by the big dye vat of society. They still retain their innocence and childlike innocence, which enables them to grasp the quality of a person when distinguishing it.
But it is often more accurate than adults.
Eyes are the windows to the soul, and they can feel the kindness from Xia Haoran's smile.
Some people say that the innocence and carefreeness of children are the closest thing to nature. Xia Haoran, who has the early stage of Nascent Soul, has an aura that exudes from the inside out, which brings him closer to the child.
distance between children.
After getting permission from the adults, Ahu quickly rushed to Xia Haoran's side again. He couldn't help but take Xia Haoran's hand and dragged him towards the village.
Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Xia Haoran's face. He did not stop the little guy named Ahu from dragging him, but followed him towards the village.
Xia Haoran's stop here was not without purpose. Because along the way, he saw that both the human federation and the orc tribes had been attacked and even subverted by infected organisms to a large extent.
But in these villages hidden in the mountains and old forests of the Hundred Tribes Alliance, they are unexpectedly safe. As Xia Haoran saw earlier, there are many infected birds and animals, and many villages have been destroyed.
Quite a few, but in general, the Alliance of Hundreds of Clans, an undefended force, is far luckier than the other two forces.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Xia Haoran also wants to see what kind of secrets are hidden in the mysterious force of the Alliance of Hundreds of Clans and the mysterious ancient villages in front of him!
“Welcome, little brother, to our ancient Miao village as a guest!”
Seeing Xia Haoran approaching, the dark-skinned but very strong man raised his voice and said.
At this moment, Xia Haoran found that the eyes of the men, women, and children around him were looking at him much softer. This also meant that their wariness was reduced, and he had initially won the trust of these people.
But think about it, Xia Haoran's current external image is just that of a young boy. If Xia Haoran is really a bad guy, with his current appearance of being alone and weak, a burly man can be randomly pulled out of the village to deal with Xia Haoran.
Haoran’s words are also quite easy!
When he heard the word 'Miaojiang Ancient Village', Xia Haoran's eyes suddenly shrank, and he thought to himself: What the hell! Why does it look more and more like someone who has returned to the ethnic minority territory in Southwest China on Earth?
I feel it. It seems that after this trip to another world is over and I return to Earth, I will take some time to visit the southwest of China.
Xia Haoran always had a faint smile on his face. He nodded to the group of strong men in front of him, cupped his hands and said, "Junior Xia Haoran took the liberty of visiting. I hope you fellow villagers won't take it personally."
"Haha..." The dark burly man in the lead, Ahu's father, waved his big futon-like hands, laughed and said, "I am a guest! Little brother, please come with me." After that,
, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the village.
Xia Haoran touched Ahu's little head next to him, and two large bags of candy suddenly appeared in his hand, and stuffed them into the latter's arms, and then said with a smile: "Kid, your name is Ahu, right?
?Come on, give these two packs of candies to your friends and distribute them."
This time, not only Ahu and the other children, but also the men, women and children in front who were raising their feet were stunned by Xia Haoran's actions.
After all, they all saw clearly just now that this young man named Xia Haoran was completely naked and didn't even have a travel backpack. So where did the two big bags of candies in his hands come from?