Around one o'clock in the afternoon, the car started to enter the mountain. This is the remnant of Erlong Mountain. The slope is not steep, but because it is a township highway, the road conditions are obviously much worse than the provincial highway. There are potholes in many places on the cement road.
But Li Youran didn't care about this. The dense mountain forests and the mountain breeze carrying the fragrance of pine trees made people feel familiar and friendly. The car continued to move forward, and there was Xiaoqing River in front of it. Walking upstream along Xiaoqing River, it was estimated that
He should be home in more than half an hour. [bsp; As he got closer and closer to home, he began to feel excited and began to imagine what his second uncle, second aunt and Fang Cheng looked like now and what they were doing at home.
The car turned a corner and entered a fork in the road. This was a gravel road, and the car began to bump. Fortunately, it was a four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle with excellent shock absorption performance, so it could handle it.
At this moment, an unpleasant odor poured into the carriage, making people feel stuffy.
Li Youran frowned, what does this smell like? Where does it come from?
Then I drove forward for a while, and the Xiao Qinghe in my memory finally appeared in my field of vision. But——
"Fuck!" Li Youran parked the car by the river, opened the door and got out.
Is this still the Xiaoqing River? Is this still the crystal clear Xiaoqing River with reeds and fish and shrimp playing on the colorful pebbles?
I saw the small river in front of me, with brown water flowing, white foam rising on the riverside, and a disgusting stench.
"From Male Gobi!" He couldn't help but swore. He bent down to pick up a stone and threw it into the river.
"Plop!" A brown water splashed on the river and disappeared quickly.
After standing by the river for a while, his nose couldn't stand it anymore. Li Youran opened the door, returned to the driver's seat, raised the window, and turned on the air conditioner switch.
The filtered air was blown in through the air outlet, and he felt better.
I don’t know which bastard did this. Forget it, let’s go back and talk about it first.
Li Youran drove upstream along the Xiaoqing River, but his joyful mood was affected along the way.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the car entered an open area, and Lijiagou Village was just ahead.
At this time of year, the fields are already filled with early rice seedlings and strong corn seedlings. There is greenery everywhere, which is very eye-catching. From time to time, people are walking by with cows on the field ridges. It is such a familiar and nostalgic rural scene.
The car bumped along the gravel road, and finally, the iconic old locust tree at the entrance of the village came into view, with strings of white locust flowers in full bloom. This is an old tree that is said to be hundreds of years old, with a huge crown.
Blocking out the sky and the sun, the term "a single tree becomes a forest" is a perfect way to describe it. This has always been a good place for Lijiagou villagers to enjoy the cool weather and play with their children in summer.
Li Youran drove the car to the tree, stepped on the brakes, and turned off the engine. He opened the door and stepped out, looking up at the old locust tree. The fragrance of locust flowers all over the tree came to his nostrils. Ha, this is the best way to make locust flower cake.
Ingredients, food in memory.
This was also his childhood amusement park. He had climbed it countless times. The old locust tree was like a kind old man. He let a group of wild boys toss around on it and even pulled out its hair and beards, but he never
angry.
He has grown up, but the old locust tree is still the same, with almost no changes. It will become a paradise for the new generation of wild boys, and it will continue like this from generation to generation. Li Youran stepped forward and patted the old locust tree with his hand.
Rough bark.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Ranzi?" A voice came from beside him.
Li Youran turned his head, and in front of him was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a tiger-like head and big eyes staring straight at him. He was wearing an old camouflage uniform, a pair of rubber shoes, and his trouser legs were rolled up.
Pushing a bicycle.
"This is Huzi, he's grown so tall, haha." Li Youran said with a smile.
"Brother Ranzi, come back and take a look. Wow, is that your car? That's great. Brother Ranzi, have you made a fortune?" Huzi looked at the Audi Q5 with bright eyes.
"Don't talk nonsense, how can I make a fortune? This is a car borrowed from the company." Li Youran explained that it was better to keep a low profile.
Huzi pushed the bicycle around Q5 for half a circle, exclaiming in admiration.
"By the way, why can't you change your mouth and call yourself uncle Ranzi?" Li Youran suddenly remembered that Huzi was one generation below him in terms of seniority, but this guy had been unwilling to call him uncle since he was a child.
"You are not much older than me, why should I call you Uncle Ranzi?" Huzi raised his neck and said.
"You stinky boy, you haven't learned how to respect elders and inferiors since you were a child. I have to teach you a lesson today." Li Youran made a show of trying to take him down.
Huzi quickly took a step back, flew onto the bicycle, and shouted:
"Brother Ranzi, you bullied others just after you came back. I will sue your second uncle."
After that, he pedaled toward the outside of the village. Only then did Li Youran realize that there was a wicker basket tied to the back frame of his bicycle, and a strange-looking rooster was poking its head out.
"Haha, this brat ran outside and told me to sue my second uncle. It won't hurt even if he lies."
Li Youran smiled and shook his head, got back into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove towards the village. The village had not changed much, only a few villagers had built new houses, and most of the houses were still the same as they remembered.
There are not many people on the roads in the village. At this time, there are people working, people going to school, and very few people hanging out.
Lijiagou Village has a total of more than 100 households and a population of 400 to 500. Although it is not the poorest among the dozens of natural villages in Erlong Township, it is not rich either. This is mainly due to the single variety of crops and transportation problems.
Not long after entering the village, they encountered a fork in the road. Li Youran turned the steering wheel to the left, and the car drove into a dirt road. Due to the uneven road surface, the body bumped even more severely.
We finally arrived at our destination. Just ahead, we saw the small courtyard surrounded by earthen walls and the gate made of pine boards with bark. Everything was the same as before.
He parked the car by the courtyard gate, slowly got out of the car, and stepped on the road paved with a few green stones in front of the door. He was filled with mixed feelings and finally came back.
He pushed the courtyard door gently. It was unlocked and slid inward with a creak. He stepped over the threshold and stood in the center of the courtyard. The layout of the courtyard had not changed much, but the three tile-roofed houses seemed to be older.
Nowadays, the pomegranate tree in the corner of the yard has grown up, and there are a few hens looking for food next to the stone mill.
"Who is it?" A woman's voice came from the main room, and then footsteps sounded. A middle-aged woman appeared at the door. Although she was only in her forties, her hair was already a little white, crow's feet were exposed at the corners of her eyes, and her cheekbones were
Slightly convex bone.
"Ranzi, is it really you?" The middle-aged woman couldn't believe her eyes. She looked up and down at the strong and heroic young man in a leather jacket in the center of the courtyard.
"Second Aunt, it's me." Li Youran's eyes were wet, and he took another step forward to let Second Aunt see clearly.
"It's really you, you damn kid, I thought you weren't coming back!" The second aunt walked over quickly and slapped Li Youran hard twice on the arm.
Then he turned his face away and wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.