It's pitiful to say that Yunjing has been in this world for more than two years, not counting the cold he suffered when he was half a year old and being in a semi-coma state. In addition, the farthest place he has been to is no more than two miles from the village.
While wandering around the three-thirds of an acre in Xiaoxi Village, my understanding of the outside world was limited to limited oral accounts from my family and neighbors.
Yunjing was quite moved when he heard his grandfather say that he would take him to the town.
Xiaoxi Village was too small. He wanted to go outside and have a look. He didn't want to go to a bigger stage to make trouble, he just wanted to see it.
Yunshan, who was getting ready to go next to him, hesitated and said: "Dad, isn't this good? Xiaojing is still so young and the town is so far away. It's so tiring along the way."
Yunjing was speechless. His first opportunity to go to town was rejected by his father. Judging from his tone, he didn't want to take him there at all.
"Do you still want him to walk on his own? It's okay. We are carrying him on our backs, and he doesn't weigh much either way." Yun Lin glanced at Yun Shan and said.
Then Yunjing's heart ignited hope again.
Yunshan couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Dad, what are you thinking about? I mean Xiao Jinglei, it's so far away, even if we carry him on our backs, he probably won't be able to bear it."
"That's true"
Hearing what Yunshan said, Yunlin also hesitated.
Even if they carry Yunjing on their backs for dozens of miles, Yunjing's small body may not be able to bear the bumps along the way.
This was still the case in ancient society when roads were difficult to navigate. In Yunjing's previous life, there were flat highways everywhere, and many adults couldn't bear to ride long distances.
Oh, it seems there is no hope.
With this thought in his mind, Yunjing felt that he should fight for it, so he took the initiative and said: "Grandpa, grandpa, go to town, I want to go."
When he made such a fuss, Yun Lin felt a little soft-hearted again, and stamped his foot and said: "Look, Xiao Jing wants to go. It's so pitiful that he has never been to the town. I will take him there this time. He will be back today anyway."
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"Okay." Seeing the longing look on Yunjing's face, Yunshan couldn't say anything else if he refused.
Sure enough, you have to fight for the opportunity. If you don't fight for it, you may never know when you will be able to go to town.
Yunjing felt a little excited, but then he despised himself. Looking at his own achievements, what was there to be happy about in going to a town?
When I went to town this time, in addition to maltose, there were also a lot of bamboo products made by Yunlin for sale. They were stacked and tied into two loads. A single load Yunjing visually measured weighed seventy or eighty kilograms. Each person in Yunlin and Yunshan
I will pick one and walk dozens of miles to the town.
It will definitely be very tiring, but the poor people in the countryside have no complaints, except for their strength.
The addition of Yunjing undoubtedly increased the burden on grandfather and father. He was placed in a basket on a carrier and carried by Yunshan.
Their things had been packed up a long time ago and they were about to leave. Yun Lin and Yun Shan, father and son, took Yun Jing and Genius Meng Meng Liang and set off.
During the dozens of miles back and forth, they carried the wheat cakes made by Jiang Susu the night before and the kettles made of bamboo tubes. They ate when they were hungry on the way. They were reluctant to spend money on food in the town, and every penny they could save was worth it.
For poor people, the word frugality has been engraved in their bones.
"Xiao Jing, you have to be good, you know? Don't run around when you go to the town. Follow your grandfather and father closely. If a stranger asks you to go with him, don't go there, you know? Dad, the child's father, you have to treat Xiao Jing
Be careful, he has never been to town, don’t let him leave your sight..."
When leaving home, Jiang Susu kept nagging and giving instructions over and over again.
"I know, I know, don't worry," Yunshan, who was carrying the burden, waved his hands and looked a little annoyed.
Yunjing felt inexplicable emotion in his heart. His son traveled thousands of miles and his mother was worried. This sentence was vividly reflected in Jiang Susu. He looked back at his mother and said seriously: "Mom, I will be good. You go back, we will be back in the evening."
"Xiao Jing, don't move around, I'll get upset if you move," Yun Shan said, looking down at Yun Jing in the basket.
Yun Jing immediately stopped moving and sat down obediently. Indeed, it was difficult for his father to maintain his balance when he moved inside.
"Father of the child, please don't be mean to Xiao Jing, and..., in short, be careful."
Jiang Susu watched her family slowly disappear into the morning mist. She just stood at the door and stared for a long time...
After a while, the home disappeared from sight. Looking back in the direction of the home, Yun Jing seemed to be able to see his mother's figure standing at the door, staring.
"Tsk, I've only been away from home for a while. I'll be back today, but I feel a little homesick. What's going on?"
Muttering in his heart, Yunjing himself was a little speechless.
After adjusting his mood, Yunjing began to look forward to the so-called town. What would it be like? Lively? Prosperous? A scene like the Riverside Scene during the Qingming Festival?
"Huh? Brother Shan, Uncle Lin, seeing as you are like this, you are also going to the town? Oh, you are also bringing Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing is good, please call me Third Uncle to listen."
While walking on the road in the village, someone took the initiative to say hello.
That was Yun Xiaofu from the village. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was the same generation as Yunshan. He was wearing coarse clothes and carrying a load on his shoulders. It seemed quite heavy and the pole was slightly bent.
"Uncle San" Yunjing called politely.
Yun Xiaofu suddenly beamed and said, "Hey, you're so good."
Yun Lin chuckled and said, "I'm a little rich man. The work in the fields is a little more leisurely. Let's go to town together to sell some bamboo products to support our family. Are you going too?"
"Well, my wife is pregnant. I will go to the town to sell some rice and wheat. Then I will buy some chickens and ducks. When my child is born, the chickens and ducks will grow up and lay eggs to supplement my wife's health."
Yun Xiaofu said with a smile.
He was indeed smiling, and his smile was full of expectations for his future children, and his smile also contained responsibility for his family.
However, Yunjing felt a little inexplicably sad. Yun Xiaofu was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Yunjing remembered that he got married last year, and Jiang Susu even took him to the wedding banquet.
He is about to become a father and has already started to support a family. In order to support his wife who will give birth at that time, he will sell the precious grains at home during this lean season and carry a load of more than 100 kilograms to several places.
Food is sold in a town ten miles away.
They were used to poverty and didn't think anything was wrong, but Yunjing was a little confused.
The beauty in the world has never had anything to do with the poor.
Facing the loess and back to the sky, day after day, year after year, generation after generation, this is their life...
"Then let's go together, and then Xiaofu will become a father. Congratulations in advance." Yunshan looked at his expression and said, "You can do it."
Yun Xiaofu suddenly smiled...
As we get closer to the entrance of the village, more and more people say hello. It must be said that the country people get up very early.
Some people also want to go to town and join the team by the way. There are also many people who don't go to town and just say hello. Then some people entrust people who go to town to help bring back some needles, threads and small things.
When Yunjing and the others arrived at the entrance of the village, the team going to the town had grown to more than ten people...