"How should I put it? It's a bit awkward for me to call you by your first and last name." Li Dong obviously didn't expect Zhou Jiping to say this. He was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "Actually, you don't know that we know you
What a surprise after all the circumstances in just a few years
, you have actually achieved this, we all admire you so much! In our opinion, you are a legend! It is not an exaggeration to call you your Excellency!" This time, the smile on Li Dong's face was obvious.
Much richer and more contagious than that professional smile
As they spoke, the group continued walking into the village.
Zhou Jiping could see that the entire village had been prepared for a long time. The environmental sanitation had obviously just been cleaned up, and the newly built streets were a little too clean. Looking into the village from a distance, although there were a few Liu Liao at the entrance of the village and on the roadside,
Several "villagers" were wandering around casually, but based on their temperament, these "villagers" were not locals at all. Judging from Zhou Jiping's extremely discerning eyes, those few people were obviously strictly trained people. Of course, they had received
Training is not for acting
Not far forward, several cadre-looking people came to greet us at the entrance of the village. The first person walked forward and greeted him warmly: "Oh, foreign guests are welcome to come to our place for inspection..."
However, before he could continue his words, Li Dong next to him waved to him quickly and said, "No need for my own people." Then, Li Dong and others accompanied Zhou Jiping and walked around these few people.
The people who looked like village cadres quickly walked towards the village, leaving only a few fake village cadres standing there awkwardly, at a loss.
"These are all prepared just in case. They are cadres sent by the town." Li Dong explained to Zhou Jiping as he walked.
No wonder they all looked fat and big-eared, and had official airs. They were typical images of local emperors. Zhou Jiping cursed in his heart, but he had to admit Li Dong's sentiments and admired the careful layout of the whole thing, so he smiled noncommittally.
laugh
Seeing Zhou Jiping's reaction, Li Dong, who was good at observing faces, hesitated and took Zhou Jiping straight to the courtyard of a two-story building that was obviously newly built on the north side of the square in front of the village.
Ji Ping vaguely remembered that this was originally the seat of the village committee. Seeing how exquisitely the courtyard was built now, he couldn't help but thinking to himself: How rich he is, even the village committee is built so well.
The ground in the mountains is often not even three feet flat. A square like this, which is larger than a basketball court, is very rare. In fact, this small square was the original wheat field of the village. The harvest of each household in the entire village was
Each of the compacted soil fields was dried to dry. Now it is a marked cement-paved parking lot, although there are still some crops such as corn to be dried on the edge of the field.
When he was approaching the gate of the courtyard, Li Dong suddenly approached Zhou Jiping and said something irrelevant: "They are all here, and this is the best farmyard here."
Who do they refer to? Before Zhou Jiping understood what Li Dong meant, he had already entered the courtyard, and the answer instantly unfolded before his eyes - Zhou Jiping's mother, wife, brother-in-law's family, and sister's family were...
Standing under the grape trellis in the middle of the courtyard, staring blankly in the direction of the courtyard gate
Time suddenly stopped. Tears welled up in Zhou Jiping's eyes. His legs seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms, and he could no longer take a step forward.
"Mom!" Zhou Jiping shouted tremblingly, then his knees softened and he knelt on the ground with a plop.
Li Dong and others who were accompanying him said "Hey..." and wanted to reach out to support Zhou Jiping, but they couldn't help it. They could only keep reminding Zhou Jiping: "Try to control your emotions.
Try to control it... The old man is not in good health, so don't make her too excited..." But Zhou Jiping could no longer hear these words at this time.
The mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles away! Seeing her son, who she has longed for in the morning and longed for in the evening, right in front of her eyes, Zhou Jiping's mother only shouted: "My child!" and became choked and speechless. If it weren't for the efforts of the children next to her,
Holding her, she might have fallen to the ground long ago. Even so, the old man still staggered and insisted on walking towards Zhou Jiping. Zhou Jiping did not get up at all, and walked towards his mother on his knees.
The thread in the hands of a loving mother, the clothes on the wanderer's body, are tightly sewed before leaving, fearing that he will return later...
Mother and son are connected. The nature of father and son. Chinese people value family and filial piety. Now Zhou Jiping has been living overseas for many years. After narrowly escaping death, he finally met his family. Naturally, the tears cannot be suppressed. The whole family naturally has to hug each other and cry.
After crying for a long time, Zhou Jiping finally stood up under the constant persuasion and reminders of Li Dong and other entourage. Zhou Jiping could see that his mother's face was indeed much older, and her hair was still black when she left home.
By then, he was almost completely gray. Judging from his cloudy eyes and yellow face, he knew how much the news of his death (disappearance) had dealt a blow to his mother.
"My child, it's my mother's fault. I'm sorry for causing you to run so far away to work and earn money. You almost couldn't come back..." The old man's mood still couldn't be stabilized, and tears fell in strings as he just stood up straight.
Zhou Jiping was so sad that he couldn't help but hug his mother again and let his tears flow.
"The old man is not in good health. You must control your emotions, otherwise an accident will happen." When Zhou Jiping's family was reunited and crying, Li Dong still tried his best to perform his duties and reminded Zhou Jiping in his ear.
Zhou Jiping knew that what Li Dong said was very reasonable. People's blood pressure will rise when they are excited, and if they cry for a long time, they are likely to suffer from cerebral hypoxia. What's more, his mother is almost seventy years old and her body is in trouble.
She had never been well. So, after crying for a while, Zhou Jiping tried to comfort his mother to stop crying.
Seeing his ex-wife Yaru standing nearby, weeping with the whole family, Zhou Jiping turned to her and said seriously: "I'm sorry!"
As soon as the words came out, Yaru couldn't help but cover her face and cry after she had just stopped crying. Even Zhou's mother, who had just stabilized her emotions, said, "My miserable daughter-in-law"... Then the two of them hugged each other and cried.
Get up
Zhou Jiping said he was sorry, but he meant it sincerely. He had been away for six or seven years. There was no news in the front, and there was a desperate death news in the back. It was difficult for anyone to bear such a blow. What was even harder was that Yaru still
It must be difficult for her to have a young child for so many years. Therefore, Zhou Jiping does not resent Yaru's remarriage at all. After all, people still have to live.
"Child, child..." After a while, Zhou's mother and Yaru, who had stopped crying again, woke up almost at the same time and pulled out a little girl who was already stunned with fear from the crowd.
"Call me daddy!" This is when Zhou Jiping's biological daughter Zhou Jiping left. She was still a swaddling baby, but now she is already a little girl.
Looking at the strange dark and thin man in front of her, the girl hesitated for a long time. Finally, with the encouragement of the adults, she called Zhou Jiping as thin as a gnat: "Dad!" Then she turned around and ran out of the crowd, snuggling up to the person behind her.
In the arms of the middle-aged man, at the same time, he called out to the middle-aged man as if asking for help: "Dad!"
This call of father attracted the attention of everyone present, including Zhou Jiping. Zhou Jiping recognized it at a glance. The man recognized by his biological daughter as his father was the cousin who bought his place in college. Now Yaru's
Wife, the "fake" Zhou Jiping
The courtyard suddenly fell silent. People watched nervously at the changes in the expressions of the two Zhou Jipings. The surrounding atmosphere became extremely awkward.
"Come!" Zhou Jiping nodded to his cousin calmly, motioning for him to come closer to him and see this situation. Zhou's mother immediately came over, took one of Zhou Jiping's arms and said, "My child, you can't
mess……"
"Mom, I know," Zhou Jiping comforted his mother softly, and stopped his mother aside. Now, no one dared to stand between the two Zhou Jipings. They could only watch intently.
This scene before me
Zhou Jiping is no longer the simple mountain man he used to be. Years of battlefield fighting and experience in dangerous environments have made his every move exuding an indescribable domineering attitude. This makes their family feel surprised and unfamiliar. He is just a "come".
"The word, coupled with a look, makes the other person
The fake Zhou Jiping in front of him was extremely nervous, but Zhou Jiping's eyes seemed to have an extra magic power. Faced with Zhou Jiping's call, the fake Zhou Jiping had no ability to resist and could only push the little girl nestled in his arms.
Hidden behind himself, then walked up to Zhou Jiping bravely
"Jiping...I" Fake Zhou Jiping wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to speak. He only said three words and then stopped.
"You took a lot of things from me!" Zhou Jiping teased: "Name, education, daughter..." Zhou Jiping spoke very slowly, but this made his tone sound more threatening. Finally, Zhou Jiping
Suddenly he said: "I'm going to punish you!"
Hearing this, Zhou Jiping couldn't help but shudder, and the people around him were ready to start a fight at any time.
Zhou Jiping stared at the fake Zhou Jiping and said in a slow tone: "I punish you to be filial to my mother for me! I punish you to be a good father for me! As he spoke, Zhou Jiping extended his right hand to the fake Zhou Jiping
Hearing Zhou Jiping's words, his cousin burst into tears. He nodded repeatedly, took Zhou Jiping's stretched out hand, and whispered guiltily: "Jiping!"
—————————— I remember reading a piece of news. When the Chinese Peking Opera Troupe visited Taipei for a performance, the actors on the stage sang the aria from Three Stores in Qin Xiong’s Favorite. When they sang: “My son has traveled a thousand miles.”
"My mother is worried...", the Kuomintang veterans in the audience hugged each other and cried, while the actors on the stage were also crying and singing
The happiest thing is family reunion. August 15 has just passed, and I feel like