House Dad’s Literary Life

Chapter 554 Ding Xiang's Hometown and Her Story (34)

Two days ago, Yang Huan, who came back from her hometown and started her adventurous graduation trip with Ding Xiang, came to the mountains in western Hunan.

To be precise, Ding Xiang's hometown is in a remote mountain range in Tuche Township, Yanye County, Maota City, Xiangxi Province.

A trip to her house was a lot of trouble. Yang Huan and Ding Xiang first took the train to the city, and then took a five-hour long-distance bus to Yanye County (because the mountain road has eighteen bends, it goes around, and this national road is walking hard).

When they arrived in Yanye County, Ding Xiang told Yang Huan that when she was studying, she walked back slowly by herself. But now it's good. After the road was repaired to Tuche Township, Ding Xiang and Yang Huan took a three-wheeled passenger car (that is, a motorcycle head followed by a large box), and took the car to Tuche Township.

This passenger car is still open-top, eating ashes and dirt all the way, the two girls are a little disgraced.

But fortunately, Yang Huan can accept that she herself came from the countryside, and this kind of scene was her normal state before, so she also joked with Ding Xiang: Sister Ding Xiang, I found that although our hometown is rural, but There is still a little difference, my hometown is in the basin, while your hometown is on the mountain.

After arriving at Tuche Township, Ding Xiang and Yang Huan first found a small hotel to stay because night had fallen. They rested for the night, ate breakfast the next morning, bought some steamed buns to take with them, and then continued to set off!

The next journey will be a big challenge for Yang Huan. She has to walk with Ding Xiang, walking on a steep mountain road, half-turning and half-circling through three high mountains. It was almost noon before arriving at Ding Xiang's house. at the foot of Miao Village Mountain.

They have to climb up the dangerous stone steps like a ladder. Although the scenery along the way is beautiful, and the higher you climb, the more you can see through the gaps in the mountains and forests, and see the mountains and lush greenery in the distance, but Yang Huan has nothing to do. I wanted to look around, and I just wanted to get to Ding Xiang's house as soon as possible, and then have a good rest.

It was really two days and one night, and when the sun had clearly slanted westward, and when it was not far from the mountain, Yang Huan and Ding Xiang finally arrived home!

There is no particular surprise. This is a poor and backward small village. The old buildings, except for the wooden structure, are similar to the poor and dilapidated Wudaokou Village that Yang Huan remembered when he was very young. Of course, Wudaokou Village is much better now. Even without Yang Yi, people in the village live in brick and tile houses. With Yang Yi, they are moving towards a happy and well-off life step by step.

However, in this village called Baiyao Village, people are still very enthusiastic. When they see Ding Xiang and Yang Huan, they all say hello to Ding Xiang and Yang Huan in Miao language, and there are some children in the village who are bare-ass He also ran in front of Yang Huan and looked at her curiously, those smart black eyes still had the liveliness of their age.

How are you! Although Yang Huan was very tired, he happily took out some small candies from his backpack and distributed them to these children.

This was learned from her brother. Every time Yang Yi returned to his hometown, he would bring candy to the children in the village.

Uncle and grandma, they asked where you came from. I told them, you are my classmate, come to play with us, and then they were very happy and said you were welcome. Ding Xiang helped Yang Huan translate the Miao language.

Thank you, thank you uncle, aunt, grandpa, and grandma! Yang Huan replied quickly, nodding gratefully to the other side.

The people in Miao Village continued to talk enthusiastically.

Ding Xiang translated: Everyone said that they didn't say anything in advance, so I didn't prepare anything. It's too rude. Then I want to invite you to my house for dinner, and then I want to kill the chicken to welcome you.

So enthusiastic! Yang Huan was a little flattered, but everyone wants to invite her to dinner at home, where does she have the ability to clone?

Why don't you forget it? I think everyone's life is very difficult, and it's not easy to raise chickens and ducks. I'll just go to your house and eat some simple food! Yang Huan calmed down. She has experienced hard times, so she can for others' sake.

Ding Xiang actually thought so too, but the enthusiasm of the uncles and grannies was the tradition of their stockade, so she was embarrassed to remind Yang Huan.

Now Yang Huan himself declined, and Ding Xiang also helped Yang Huan organize the language and persuaded the villagers back.

Back at Ding Xiang's home, Yang Huan also met Ding Xiang's grandmother. After the recovery, the old grandmother's body is still strong. Although her waist is hunched and her ears are not so good, she still spends all day in the small field behind the stockade. Growing vegetables, raising chickens, self-sufficient, try not to trouble others.

Ding Xiang's grandmother also pulled Yang Huan to say a lot of words, some of which even Ding Xiang couldn't understand and couldn't translate.

After sitting with the old man for a while, Ding Xiang was busy cooking dinner. She and Yang Huan only ate a few buns at noon and were already hungry.

I can't make calls, there is no signal in this mountain. Hey, Sister Ding Xiang, let me help you! Yang Huan, who took out his mobile phone and wanted to tell Yang Yi that he was safe, walked back regretfully, seeing Ding Xiang cooking, and also wanted to help Ding Xiang couldn't beat her.

You've climbed the mountain for a day, and you're exhausted. You should take a rest first. Ding Xiang's rice-washing pot was snatched by Yang Huan, so he had to take a wooden tub to wash vegetables, If you make a phone call, you have to go to the village. , there is no signal tower here, hey, I forgot to tell you.

It's alright, I'll talk about it tomorrow! I felt very tired when I climbed up, but I don't feel tired anymore after seeing so many enthusiastic folks. Yang Huan smiled and said while washing the rice, Sister Ding Xiang, your physical fitness is better than mine. Alright! I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I am not as physically strong as you, and I am still not tired from climbing a mountain for a day!

I am used to it!

Yang Huan chatted with Ding Xiang: However, then again, the situation in your hometown is worse than I thought. I used to think that our hometown was so remote and poor, but I didn't expect that the situation in your hometown is much worse than I thought. We were poor even when we were the poorest! At least we can still build roads in our hometown, but on your mountain, there is no possibility of building roads at all.

Ding Xiang sighed softly and said, Yeah, I used to think that after I read and went out, I would definitely find a way to make the villagers in the stockade live a good life. Now...

Ding Xiang couldn't go on, the frustrated expression on his face said everything.

I can't change, I can only go out. Yang Huan couldn't help but said softly when he thought of his experience after he left the countryside.

Ding Xiang smiled lightly and said, Yes, but it is difficult for the older generation to control the thoughts of the older generation, so we can only pin our hopes on the younger generation. I also hope that my younger siblings, like me, will have the opportunity to get out of the way. Dashan, go see the outside world.

Reading... Reading is the best way to change destiny. Yang Huan is not without her more than half a year ago. Yang Huan, who has increased her experience, has a deep understanding of the saying that reading changes destiny.

In the past, we had a school in the mountains, which was established by an old grandfather who had passed the examination for talents, but he passed away very early. Later, the village sent us a private teacher named Tao Shuping. I learned to read and count with Grandpa Tao. , Grandpa Tao doesn't know English, but he is really conscientious and patient to teach us the basics. Until one day, Grandpa Tao told me, Ding Xiang, you should go to the village to study, go to junior high school, you can learn more things... Ding Xiang told Yang Huan about the past as if he had a memory.

With the help of Grandpa Tao, Ding Xiang went out, but when she was in high school, Grandpa Tao's health failed and he died of illness, but Grandpa Tao still left a sum of money to help Ding Xiang finish high school. The rest of the way, of course, is Ding Xiang working alone, saving tuition fees, and slowly breaking out.

What happened later? After Grandpa Tao passed away, what happened to the school? Yang Huan asked with tears in her eyes.

After Grandpa Tao left, the school was abandoned again. Although several private teachers came one after another, not everyone had the same selfless dedication as Grandpa Tao. They were all frightened by the bitter place of Baiyao Village. stayed for two weeks and then all ran away!

Ding Xiang wanted to come back to teach after finishing high school, but the aunts and uncles in the village disagreed. They said that Ding Xiang was the first college student in Baiyao Village and had to go to school. She wanted to set an example for the children!

Then what should we do? Another generation has no chance to study. Yang Huan said worriedly.

It's okay, it's all right now. A smile appeared on Ding Xiang's face.

Last winter vacation, Ding Xiang went home, not only took her grandma down the mountain to see a doctor, but also went to the village, and found a solution to solve the problem that no teachers are willing to come to the stockade to teach children to read-she personally paid to increase subsidies for private teachers. , used money to keep them, and hired two teachers to take turns to teach on the mountain, which solved the problem that they could not be reunited with their families for many years on the mountain!

After Yang Huan listened to Ding Xiang's calm remarks, her face was full of surprise.

No wonder, Sister Ding Xiang, I said why are you always reluctant to spend money! Yang Huan said, looking at Ding Xiang very moved.

Yeah, that makes sense!

Before, Yang Huan and Guo Ziyi always thought it was very strange, why Yang Yi gave Ding Xiang a high salary, but Ding Xiang was always reluctant to spend it! She was even reluctant to buy herself a new set of clothes, she usually wears those old clothes!

Yang Huan was different. Although she didn't spend money lavishly, after all, after the family conditions improved, she was not as poor as before, and she was willing to spend the money that should have been spent. Usually, she asked Ding Xiang to go shopping for clothes (a very common pedestrian street), but Ding Xiang shied away in every possible way, and even took the clothes that Murphy had given her before and said to Yang Huan: I have so many new clothes that I can't even wear them. That's it!

correct! Guo Ziyi also suggested to Ding Xiang that she should take out a loan to buy a house in Jiangcheng. This is an investment that only makes money and does not lose, but Ding Xiang did not agree.

It turned out that all the money she saved was used here.

The content of this chapter, I have done a lot of foreshadowing before, including Guo Ziyi and Ding Xiang talking about buying a house, I have said it before! And Ding Xiang's birthday wish. Xiaohan buried a lot of foreshadowing, but everyone said it was water, but he didn't pay attention at all. hey sang heart~QAQ