Zhao Yongli looked at his grandson Zhao Xiaohu who was accompanying the big yellow dog Huahua. He was silent for a moment and said worriedly to Liu Jun: "Ajun, you also know that the people in this ravine are poor and it is difficult to go to school nearby. The little tiger is eight years old.
I haven’t even gone to school. How can I survive in today’s society without education? With your company supporting the village industry and the Party’s good policies, I believe the villagers will become rich. I have lived a lifetime at my age and I don’t have many years to live.
No, the only thing I can't worry about is my grandson, little tiger."
"Old man, the little tiger is very smart. He can carry a big wild boar weighing several hundred kilograms when he is only eight years old. He is amazing." Liu Jun also looked back at Zhao Xiaohu. The little tiger was petting the big yellow dog with Meng Ting.
Big Yellow Dog and Meng Ting also play very close.
Zhao Yongli sat down first, pressed it with his hand, motioned Liu Jun and the mute to sit down, and sighed: "Little Huzi is born with supernatural powers, and it is true that people are also smart. However, good jade must be carved. How can jade not be carved?"
Where is the finished instrument?"
Liu Jun understood what Zhao Yongli meant. Village chief Zhao wanted to entrust his grandson Zhao Xiaohu to him, but he was too embarrassed to speak. Liu Jun spoke first: "Old man, do you want Xiaohuzi to accompany me down the mountain to the city tomorrow?"
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Zhao Yongli nodded, with a solemn expression, and said solemnly: "Hu Zi is strong and well-behaved. Let him stay by your side and do whatever he wants, carry bags or do odd jobs. Let him meet you in the big city since he was a child.
Seeing the world and learning about culture is better than living in a ravine. I wonder if Ajun is willing?"
Liu Jun said frankly: "Old man, as long as Huzi is willing to go down the mountain, I have no objection. I will definitely let Huzi study and receive the best education in the city. However, there are two points I have to say. One is to see if Huzi is willing.
I am willing to go out. Secondly, I am over seventy years old, so it would be better to have your grandson by your side to take care of you."
Zhao Yongli nodded, shook his head again, and said with infinite vicissitudes: "Ajun, my health is okay, I don't have any major problems, and I have no problem taking care of myself. It's very common for people in the mountains to live past ninety-one hundred, so I don't need you to worry.
As for Huzi, he can go out of the mountains even if he wants to, and he can go out of the mountains even if he doesn't want to. Sitting in a ravine all his life is a waste of good material."
"Huzi, come here." Zhao Yongli spoke very forcefully. For the future and destiny of his grandson, he made an important decision, which was to let Zhao Xiaohu accompany Liu Jun into the city. His idea had two meanings. First, all Liu Jun could think of was
Let Huzi go to the city to see the world and receive cultural education; another meaning that Liu Jun could not have imagined is to "entrust" his grandson with Liu Jun, allowing Liu Jun to invest and open a Tujiashan branch to provide villagers with peace of mind.
benefit.
"Grandpa." Zhao Xiaohu was already very familiar with playing with Meng Ting. He took Meng Ting's hand and walked over happily. The big yellow dog ate a hearty meal of bones for the first time, wagging its tail and followed behind Meng Ting for a long time.
He was docile and completely lost the ferocity that he had when he attacked the big wild boar in the dense forest on the top of the mountain.
Zhao Xiaohu came to Zhao Yongli's side. Zhao Yongli lovingly touched Zhao Xiaohu's head and asked softly: "Huzi, do you like Brother Jun, Brother Li and Sister Tingting?"
"Yes, I like it." Zhao Xiaohu nodded vigorously.
Zhao Yongli asked again: "Then do you like to be with your brother and sister?"
"Yes, I like it." Zhao Xiaohu nodded vigorously.
Zhao Yongli looked down at Liu Jun with a look of joy, touched Zhao Xiaohu's head, then patted Zhao Xiaohu's shoulder and said in a more serious tone: "Huzi, you just said you like to be with your brother and sister.
Grandpa also made a decision just now, you must support grandpa."
Zhao Yongli blinked his big eyes, feeling that his grandfather spoke a bit strangely today, and asked: "Grandpa, what's the decision?"
Zhao Yongli said: "Huzi, tomorrow you will go down the mountain with your brother and sister to go to school in the city. You must listen to your brother and sister, do you understand?"
Zhao Xiaohu understood and immediately shook his head. His voice was childish but firm: "No, grandpa, I want to be with you. I won't leave you and I won't go down the mountain."
"Presumptuous." Zhao Yongli suddenly felt that he was so shameless that he couldn't even take care of his grandson. Of course, he knew that his grandson didn't want to leave him because he was old and needed someone to take care of him.
Now is not the time to be kind. If Zhao Xiaohu doesn't go to the city, he will probably have no future in his life. The impatient Zhao Yongli scolded his beloved grandson for the first time, took a deep puff of saliva, coughed several times, and then said with a serious face:
"Huzi, don't you listen to grandpa's words?"
Zhao Xiaohu lowered his head, patted Zhao Yongli who was coughing non-stop, tears flowed down, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, I am obedient. How about we go down the mountain together?"
Zhao Yongli stroked Zhao Xiaohu's head again, his voice softened, and he said softly: "Grandpa can't go down the mountain. The villagers need me. You just need to follow your brother. Sister, be obedient. Grandpa is fine. You don't need to worry, okay?"
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Zhao Xiaohu cuddled up to Zhao Yongli. The love between his grandfather and his grandson was so deep that he couldn't stop crying. He couldn't bear to leave his grandfather, but he didn't want to disobey his grandfather's decision. He had to make a difficult and important decision in life at a young age. He knew that he could only follow
Only Brother Jun, Brother Li, and Sister Ting can go down the mountain together to make grandpa happy. He also knows that what grandpa has decided will not change even if the sky falls.
"Grandpa, then you have to take care of yourself." Zhao Xiaohu choked with sobs.
"Why are you crying? Grandpa is not dead. Well, Huzi, go pack your things and go down the mountain with Brother Jun tomorrow morning." Zhao Yongli gave Zhao Xiaohu a gentle push, turned around and secretly wiped his tears.
Zhao Xiaohu reluctantly entered the small room where he lived. He had nothing to pack, just a few tattered clothes, some strange small stones picked up in the mountains, and other things he picked up while hunting in the dense forest on the top of the mountain with his grandfather.
Some strong or sharp animal teeth and bones were filled into a big cloth bag. Tomorrow morning, he would leave his grandfather who depended on him. The little boy felt very sad. Mengting was like a caring elder sister, helping Zhao Xiaohu through the night.
He packed up his things and kept comforting the amazingly powerful little tiger.
That night, after Liu Jun and Zhao Yongli had a drink, they proposed to go down the mountain to sleep in the car, but Zhao Yongli stopped him and said that he had sent several villagers to guard Liu Jun's car all night to prevent anyone from damaging it, so there was no need to worry.
Driving down the mountain is safe.
Zhao Yongli said: "Ajun, if you don't mind that the people in the mountains are poor and that my thatched hut is broken, you can sleep here for the night. Otherwise, I won't be able to keep even one guest, and I will feel uneasy."
Village Chief Zhao's words were very sincere and touching, and Liu Jun couldn't refuse and agreed. The sleeping conditions in thatched cottages in the mountains were obviously very shabby, but Zhao Yongli gave his bed to Mengting, and Liu Jun agreed.
Jun, Mute, and the village chief Zhao's grandson were both laying floors. How they slept until dawn that night, Liu Jun couldn't bear to think about.
Many years later, Liu Jun understood that Village Chief Zhao had left him, Mute, and Mengting to stay overnight despite knowing that there were no overnight guests at home. This was because the Village Chief deliberately wanted to make the city dwellers feel that the people in the mountains could no longer be poor.
After going down, that night, Liu Jun's soul was baptized. The strong feeling of living in the thatched cottage and caring about the common people began from that night.
After Meng Ting stayed overnight in the thatched house of Village Chief Zhao's house, she was greatly shaken psychologically. When she returned to the city the next day, she did not hesitate to submit her resignation to the station director Han Hongtao, but she was almost sexually assaulted by the pervert station director.