The bus soon arrived at the entrance of Chengjia Village. Ahu braked slightly and let the bus go slowly.
"This area has changed so much! Look! Since the establishment of these factories, the economy of nearby villages has been getting better and better year by year. The roads have also been expanded, and they are all made of cement. In the past, there were adobe houses everywhere, but now the roadside has begun to
There are small buildings with several stories high.”
Cheng Tianyuan looked at his long-lost hometown and squinted his eyes for a moment.
I haven’t been back for many years and the changes have been huge!
"Some places - not even recognizable!"
He rarely got excited and shouted: "Everyone, wake up! We are home! We are home!"
Everyone in the rear woke up one after another, all with sleepy eyes.
Xue Ling looked out the window with sleepy eyes, and was slightly stunned when she heard her husband in front of her repeating "We're home" several times in succession.
After all, this is the place where he grew up, it is his root, and it has an irreplaceable position in his heart.
Although the imperial capital is good, it cannot compare to my hometown.
She smiled helplessly.
Everyone looked out the window and looked around.
Xiaoxin shouted excitedly: "Dad! There is a pond there! I also saw ducks!"
"Let me take a look too! Where is it?" Xiao Chong happily came over and said, "No! That's a goose! I can't tell you whether it's a chicken or a duck, but I can't tell you whether you're a chicken or a goose!"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Ying was so excited that tears filled her eyes, and she even choked: "...This is the first time the children have come back...the first time! Children, this is our hometown - Chengjia Village. Our surname is 'Cheng',
The 'Cheng' of this Chengjia Village!"
Xiaoxin shook her head: "No! My second brother and I are both named 'Xue'!"
Liu Ying was slightly embarrassed and was embarrassed for a moment.
"That... grandma made a mistake."
Xue Ling glanced at Xiaoxin and said warmly: "No matter what your surname is, this is your hometown. The roots of our family are here, and you are all descendants of here. Do you understand?"
The children didn't look back, but they all responded in unison: "I understand!"
Cheng Tianyuan walked towards the back with Xiao Yue in his arms, pointing excitedly outside to introduce the children.
"Here! There are several fish ponds here, all of which are used to raise fish. There are old houses on the hillside over there, which are all old houses in the village. Later, people gradually moved outside, and our family moved over there. In front of our house
There is a large piece of land, about twenty acres in total. The village chief said it was a pity to leave it empty, so he gave it to everyone to grow vegetables and radishes, and paid a little rent to our family every year. Dad donated the rent to the village committee.
Look! There is a small river down from the mountain. My father loved to catch fish and shrimp in it when he was a child..."
"I want to catch him too!" Xiao Chong shouted.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and replied: "Not now. In the middle of winter, the river water is too cold. We'll catch you again when you have summer vacation."
Xiao Chong was very disappointed.
At this time, Xue Yang shouted in disgust: "Look! Is that a garbage dump over there?! Wow! It's so dirty!"
Xiaoxin also disliked it: "It's so dirty!"
Liu Ying smiled bitterly: "The countryside is no better than the city, and the sanitary conditions are also worse. But our village already has a lot of cement roads! Look, there are cement roads over there too!"
For a group of children who grew up in a big city, this kind of environment is very strange. But since I was a child in a clean and prosperous metropolis, when I first saw the garbage dumps and dirty adobe houses, my first reaction was...
It's disgust and disgust.
Ahu's two children were the same, muttering: "Why is your hometown so ugly?"
Cheng Tianyuan explained humorously: "This has improved a lot!"
Liu Yingdao: "In the past, every household had adobe houses, and the roads were all small and narrow. When it rained, there was sticky mud. Now there is cement ground to walk on, which is very good."
"Grandma!" Xue Yang frowned and asked, "Then when you go out, aren't your shoes and socks dirty?"
Liu Ying burst out laughing: "What shoes and socks! At that time, everyone walked barefoot, and very few people could wear shoes. Only rich people could afford a pair of heavy plastic shoes."
Several children exclaimed, "Wow!" They all looked in disbelief.
Xiaoxin felt distressed and asked: "Grandma, your feet... hurt, right?"
Liu Ying shook her head: "If you walk too much, the soles of your feet will become hard and the pain will no longer hurt. The same goes for your father. When he was a child, he had to wear shoes in the county. Later, the family situation was not good. After returning to the village, your father had no shoes to wear.
.He ran around barefoot every day, even going to school without shoes. Until later in junior high school, he carried a basket of radishes to the county town to sell, and used the money to buy two pairs of shoes, one for himself and one for you.
aunt."
After hearing this, several children became silent.
They looked at their father and then at their grandma, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xue Ling smiled slightly and whispered: "Children and adults at that time worked hard every day just to have enough food and clothing. Some people were not able to have a meal even if they were very hard and tired. Compared to
Under this, you are really extremely happy!"
Ran Ran smiled bitterly: "Grandma, Dad, it turns out you... worked so hard before."
Cheng Tianyuan patted his shoulder lightly and said nothing.
It's been so many years, if his old mother hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten it.
For the old mother, it is more because she feels sorry for her children, so she always keeps them in her heart.
It’s okay to tell the children occasionally, but it won’t make them remember the bitterness and sweetness. After all, they have never been “bitter”, but it can at least let them know how difficult it was for their elders in the past. They should naturally be able to have the good environment today.
Precious.
Xue's father and mother only came to Chengjiacun once, and their impression was long gone.
Ahu had been here many times, so he was very familiar with it. He smiled and told the children interesting stories about how he caught and grilled fish in the village river.
The six or seven children listened with joy and became very interested.
"Uncle Tiger! Let's make grilled fish now!"
"Dad! I want to eat grilled fish too!"
Cheng Tianyuan pointed forward and explained: "We're here!"
The bus stopped beside the spacious cement road, and everyone got off the bus.
What I saw in front of me was a three-story villa with red tiles and white walls, large bright windows, elegant and neat decoration, and every part was new and beautiful.
In front of the door, several workers were busy turfing and chatting in low voices.
There are also workers who are busy building the fence. The man in the lead is half-hunched over and wearing a safety helmet, busy directing the workers to work - it is Liu Xiaoyu whom he has not seen for a long time!
"Old Liu!" Ah Hu shouted loudly.
Liu Xiaoyu turned around in surprise and laughed.
"Ahu! Ayuan! Sister-in-law! Ouch! Young man?! They are all grown up now, and they are unrecognizable! Auntie and uncle, hello, hello!"
Everyone said hello happily.
Liu Xiaoyu explained: "I noticed earlier that there was a bedding missing, so Chen Min drove to pick it up and should be back soon."
"Thank you for your hard work." Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan sincerely thanked them.
Liu Xiaoyu glared and smiled: "Why are you so polite! I make money! It's my turn to thank you!"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Ying looked around, tears filling her eyes with excitement.
"It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful! Is this really the old house we used to renovate? Really?! I-I can't recognize it at all! Ayuan, is this our home?"
Cheng Tianyuan answered with a smile: "Yes! Mom, look at the neighbor's house on the other side - and then look at the land in front."
Liu Ying wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes and kept nodding. She was so excited that she forgot to say anything and kept repeating: "Okay... okay! Okay!"
Xue Ling took her hand and said with a smile: "Mom, it's more beautiful inside! Come on, let's go into the house and have a look."
The children were so happy that they rushed into the house.