Emerald Grapefruit

Farmers have always been busy, and Chinese people like to get married in winter because only winter is the slack time for farming.Cainan, which is warm even in winter, has work to do even in winter.Gelxiong Village is a mountainous area with many forests and few farmlands.The locals maintain their basic livelihood by planting rice, subsidize their households by planting and collecting fungi, and occasionally get wild game to improve their lives.The transportation is extremely inconvenient, no large-scale machinery can come in, and all production methods are basically the same as they were 200 years ago.Therefore, it is particularly difficult to survive.The original ecology, close to nature and other beautiful scenery in Xiaoqingqing's eyes are just their naive desires.Yes, there are many good things in the mountain village, such as natural mushrooms, mellow mushroom oil, delicious game, etc., but more of them are the sadness of hunger, poverty, and no medical treatment when you get sick, so you have to resign yourself to fate.The Miao people are far more conservative than the Han people. Many small villages of the Han people have been abandoned, and everyone has migrated to live in the cities. However, some people of the Miao people always want to protect their hometown for generations, so that they fall into a cycle that I don’t know how to describe.

With fewer sources of income, you have to work harder.First of all, we must raise pigs, otherwise there will be no oil to eat during the Chinese New Year.But feed also costs money, and the poor have no choice but to use local methods.The local method requires a lot of hogweed, which also needs to be chopped and stewed, and it takes half a day for a woman to do so.If you need firewood for cooking, a man must chop firewood.In addition, there are quilts and clothes, all of which are handmade.The manual work is time-consuming and laborious, and most of them are done slowly by the elderly.When the weather is good, the old people gather together to peel cotton seeds.That's right, peeling cotton seeds with bare hands, Yu Wenyou almost fainted when he saw it. Traveling through time and space probably feels like this!In the 21th century, there was mechanical deseeding! In the 100st century, manual work is still used, which really witnessed the living history!After the cotton is deseed, the cotton thread is spun to make clothes. Such clothes are called homemade cloth, which is [-]% pure cotton, but it is much worse than everyone imagined.The texture is very hard, and it is not as comfortable as chemical fiber to wear.The method of making cotton wool is more traditional. People in Gelxiong Village don’t have so much time to spend. They just collect cotton wool and wait for the cotton wool harvester to beat it.Call it a side job seeker.It can be regarded as giving birth to an industry.

Generally speaking, the batting is a duo, usually brothers or father and son.I work in one village after another, and then go back during the Chinese New Year, and the cycle repeats.People in Gelxiong Village only have one chance a year to make new bedding.Those who make cotton will find the most spacious house in the village and give it to the owner for free in exchange for a place to do business.Of course, it's not easy to argue with the secretary or the village chief about this kind of thing. This year it happened to be the secretary's turn, and Yu Wenyou watched the audience.In fact, there is nothing to see. It is strange on the first day and boring on the second day.Rather, the method of wrapping cotton batting (Note 1) he learned from outside shocked everyone.He also learned from others, turned the quilt cover over, spread the cotton wool on the quilt cover, and then rolled it up to the zipper, reached in and grabbed the corners of the quilt and shook it lightly, and the cotton wool was covered neatly.People in the village said that knowledge is power! !As a result, classmate Yu Wenyou received a lot of admiring eyes, and he fled in embarrassment.

In addition to beating cotton wool, we also mix miscellaneous cotton wool, that is, use unnecessary fabrics and the like to grind them into cotton wool.Very hard and brittle, not good for a quilt cover, but good for a cushion.

Yu Wenyou lived in Gel Xiong Village for a week and personally experienced what it is like to live in history.The villagers saw that he neither complained nor cried, and the fire of anticipation in their hearts was quietly ignited again, but they did not dare to expect too much.Having been hurt so many times, the villagers were cold-hearted.Only Xiong Da, even if everyone laughs at him as stupid, he still firmly believes that his own people will not betray, and almost pours out his heart and soul to Yu Wenyou, wondering how to make this delicate and tender teacher more comfortable, for In addition, I made a few trips to the county town.

On this day, the people who hit the cotton wool left after finishing their business.Xiong Da carried a few logs from nowhere and put them in the yard, and started carpentry.When Aunt Xiong saw it, her face changed, and she stepped forward to make a scene.For a while, everyone around him was attracted, and there was a lot of discussion.There are also those who persuade the fight, and some who are on the sidelines.Xiong Da was very angry, almost scolding Mrs. Xiong.Mrs. Xiong was also very angry and screamed to refute.Xiong Da suddenly didn't know what to say to the people around him, several people started nodding, and some people shook their heads and spoke, as if refuting.Not long after, Mrs. Xiong's natal family also rushed over, and there was a quarrel and almost a fight.

Suddenly, an angry person walked up to Yu Wenyou and asked, "Do you want to stay?"

Yu Wenyou was taken aback, but still nodded, but in his heart he vaguely knew that what happened just now should have something to do with him.

The man asked again, "Really? Do you dare to swear to Mother Spider?"

Another person sneered: "They are familiar with mother spiders!" Maybe they said it deliberately to Yu Wenyou, and they used Chinese.

Yu Wenyou smiled awkwardly: "Uh, party members are not allowed to have religious beliefs..."

Xiong Da couldn't help but puffed out: "My father still believes it!"

The man was relentless: "Are you really staying for five years?"

"If the Education Committee wants to transfer me, I may leave. But I will not take the initiative to leave."

"Okay, what you say is what you say. If you want to escape, I will break your legs!"

Xiong Da got angry: "Do you dare to hit him!?"

"If he doesn't leave, I won't beat him! He dared to escape and beat him to become disabled, so he stayed naturally. Every time he comes and goes, amuse us!?"

Yu Wenyou smiled lightly, and said indifferently: "Okay, I just want to escape from you breaking my leg."

Yu Wenyou's voice was not loud, but the audience fell silent.Yu Wenyou said again: "I am an orphan, and I have nowhere to go. Whether it is in the city or the countryside, what is the difference? It's just that we didn't grow up together after all, and there are always some living habits that are different. Please also be magnanimous."

Xiong Eryi rolled his eyes: "If you don't leave, we can kill you! Whoever troubles you, I'll shoot him to death!"

The village head also smiled: "Young people, don't talk too much. You are willing to stay with us and we are happy. If you really want to leave, say it early. Xiong Da is going to make furniture for you. Don't wait for him to finish it, but you run away. Still There is Xiong Da, you are too impatient. Teacher Yu is from the city, you have never asked him about the furniture, what should you do if you don’t like it?"

Only then did Yu Wenyou realize what Mrs. Xiong was arguing about, and he was immediately embarrassed.Turning to Xiong Dao: "Can you make furniture?"

Xiong Da nodded. He has been with Yu Wenyou for more than half a month, and he is confident that he is still somewhat accurate in judging people.Yu Wenyou is not used to being indebted to favors. The teacher's dormitory in the school is so messy, let alone those who are unhappy in the city, he is not happy to live in it.The previous teachers were not sincere, and they did not want to give their sincerity.But Yu Wenyou is the one who is most likely to stay. What he wants to do is to make a good set of furniture for others. This year, he made a few sets of good cotton wool, and then fed some chickens that laid eggs to coax people to stay.Mrs. Xiaoyu has delicate skin and tender flesh, so girls like him. You must guard the entrance of the village to ensure that no one in the next few villages will rob him. If he marries the most beautiful girl in the village and gives birth to a child, he can still Can't go?In the past, teachers complained everywhere when they came. How many of them read quietly like him?It's just a few pieces of wood, even if he leaves, it's not like he can't use it at home.But my wife is narrow-minded, she really has long hair but short knowledge!

Yu Wenyou is also familiar with Xiong Da here.The secretary is stricter and an elder, so he is a bit creepy.At this time, seeing that Xiong Da took the initiative to make furniture for him without telling him, he actually played the surprise routine, and was very moved.In addition, the teacher's dormitory is indeed uninhabitable, so I said happily: "Hey, I want a high and low bed, a desk and a bookshelf. Will you make it?"

Xiong Da laughed happily, he can't do it, but it's good to ask!Can't do or learn?

He also heard Yu Wenyou say: "You estimate the price of wood, and handwork is also considered good money..." Before the words fell, not only Xiong Da, but also the faces of other villagers sank.

Yu Wenyou finished quickly: "I will apply for funding with the Education Committee!"

Xiong Da was stunned: "Can I apply for this?"

Yu Wenyou nodded decisively: "Yes!"

The secretary shook his head: "No, I have applied many times."

Yu Wenyou paused, then said: "It's okay, I'll try to make a few calls."

The village head said: "Then estimate one. The education committee has money and the education committee will give it. The education committee has no money, and everyone in the village contributes. Don't bear the big one to suffer."

People in the village still don't trust Yu Wenyou very much, but the matter has come to this point, they always have to give it a go.Children go to school in neighboring villages, especially on rainy days, the roads are slippery and there is a danger of flooding.There are also many snakes and insects here, and people have to be sent to pick them up every time.Everyone was really upset.A few pieces of wood and a few artificial hardware can still be produced. The school is messy and needs to be repaired.Both the secretary and the village head thought so, so they invited everyone to sit on the ground and hold a meeting.

Yu Wenyou quietly retreated into the temporary room, and took out an old passport.This is the card that his uncle gave him when he was in high school, which can save living expenses.By the time he was in high school, his uncle had already made a fortune. The uncle raised by his mother and the uncle who had no wife and children were his only living relatives.But... Yu Wenyou covered his eyes, the only remaining uncle was a drug dealer!A drug dealer!

Yu Wenyou, for the whole three years of high school, he ate other people's meat and drank other people's blood!I will never forget the appearance of the widow holding the dead body of the child cursing at the door of his house.What's more painful is that what he can't forget is the moment when the national flag covered his father's blue face!In his whole life, Yu Wenyou was more proud of his father who died on the border of Cainan, and more ashamed of his uncle who was a drug dealer.After the college entrance examination, I changed my choice and went to a teacher school that didn’t require money; after graduation, I declined the recommendation of my classmates and wrote my name on the application form for supporting teaching.He won't run away, he wants to atone for his three years of stepping on other people's corpses, and he wants to forgive his uncle.Without other abilities, at least I can be a teacher, teaching and educating people in places where others are unwilling to come.Cainan is no different from other places. People here have more knowledge and survival skills, and they will be less inclined to go astray.Even a little bit, a tiny bit, as long as he can do his best, he will continue to do it, and continue to do it for a lifetime.When the people in this village don't need him anymore, go to the place where he is needed more.You can't embarrass your father by taking care of the orphans of martyrs.

Thoughts come back here again, he has two cards, one old card and one new card he applied for after going to college.The old card has always been carried, not discarded, but not used.There's money in it, a lot of money.Account information can be received almost every month, and the remitter's remittance location is always different.The amount is not fixed, sometimes thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, and sometimes no more than a few hundred.Presumably, uncle's "business" fluctuated a lot.Gradually, he stopped looking at the account information, hoping to forget everything in it.But now, seeing the precarious school, why not use the money?It stinks in the card, and I can't find my uncle. Let alone whether I can kill my relatives righteously, just this elusive gesture is useless to call the police.Thinking of this, Yu Wenyou has secretly made a decision.Pretending to be happy, I ran out and said to the people who were in the meeting: "Good news! I just called a classmate from a wealthy and powerful family. He told me that it is very troublesome to apply, but I heard that the school in our village is not good enough. It looks like, just say remit the money to us for a while. I just sent the money to me, and now the remittance is instant, but I don’t know how much, Brother Xiong will take me out to the bank tomorrow to check!"

The secretary was taken aback: "Huh?"

The village head was also taken aback: "What is your classmate doing? How can a child get so much money?"

"His family runs a company and is very rich." Yu Wenyou is not used to lying, and racked his brains to make up, "He has a very good heart, er, um, his pocket money is [-] a month for college!"

There was a "wow" sound from the crowd!Xiong Da said in disbelief: "Really?"

"Really." There are local tyrants in every school, and I have heard of legends...

Xiong Da looked at the sky, and grabbed Yu Wenyou's hand: "Go now!"

The villagers nodded one after another: "Yes! Hurry up, Xiong Da, hurry up and drive the motorcycle!"

Kari is rich, and Yu Wenyou estimated it was around 20 to [-].Building a brick house is not enough, but building a wooden house with decoration and buying some tables is not a problem at all.The villagers cheered for a while, throwing their doubts about Yu Wenyou to the sky.Even if Teacher Xiaoyu couldn't take it anymore and ran away, the sponsorship he got was worthy of gratitude.Some people proposed to have a bonfire party tonight, and some people said that they would kill pigs, which was quite a lively scene.

But Yu Wenyou was blocked for a while. Although he did good deeds, it was still dirty money that couldn't be more dirty.I don't know if they will find it disgusting in the future?Looking in the direction of Jingnan, I was already in despair.Even if uncle Jinpen washes his hands, he will never go back to the past.The only relative in the world, though alive, is still dead.Since he is doomed to be alone, staying here is really no different from going to the front line.