Chapter 144

Today really felt like the New Year for the Xu family. Not only did they have the old hen they raised themselves, but also the cured meat and sausages brought by the Wei family.

However, there were too many people, and a meal was almost finished. Old Wan could see the difficulties of this family, so he didn't eat much meat himself, letting the children satisfy their cravings first.

He was also from Ya'an and knew that Ya'an was generally not wealthy, and it was only a little better than those ethnic minority autonomous prefectures in all these areas of Sichuan.

However, with relatives like Wei Ming, as long as they didn't make trouble, the good days were all ahead.

Wei Ming originally wanted to return to Rongcheng today to catch the train to Yunnan, but he was persuaded by Old Wan.

Wei Ming actually didn't want to trouble others to make another trip tomorrow. Old Wan knew what he was thinking, so he said, "I'm also going back to my hometown in Ya'an on the way. I'll come to pick you up to the station early tomorrow morning. Writer Wei, you should accompany the old people well today."

"Then I'll trouble you, Old Brother Wan. But I still have to trouble you once more now."

A moment later, Old Wan took the camera, "Good, very good, hold it..."

With a "click," the most complete family portrait of the Wei and Xu families was born. Just when they were eating, Long Xiaoyang went back to the village to call his father over.

So there were a full 13 people in this photo. The old lady sat in the middle, the two daughters sat beside her, and the younger generation like Wei Ming stood behind. Because Wei Ming was tall, he stood behind his grandmother.

After Old Wan left, Wei Ming and the others walked to his grandfather's grave and told him the good news that his second daughter had returned. This was also the original site of the village that was covered by the mudslide back then.

After worshiping his grandfather, Xu Shufen and her eldest sister supported the old lady home. Wei Ming and Wei Hong also wanted to stroll in the mountains. Children who grew up on the plains were naturally curious about all uneven terrain.

So Uncle asked Xu Yunyun and Long Xiaoyang to accompany them and said, "I have seen giant pandas in this area before."

Wei Hong's eyes immediately lit up.

Without Uncle saying it, Long Xiaoyang was also reluctant to leave his brother. He felt that staying by his side could be infected with literary spirit. In Old Brother Wan's words, it was: Wei Ming is the first young genius in the literary world today!

Although Long Xiaoyang hadn't read any of the things he wrote and hadn't heard of them, it didn't affect his worship of his cousin. Not only did he worship him, but he also pulled Cousin Yunyun along.

"Cousin Yunyun, do you know? Those officials in the city are all reading Brother's novels, and he has even met the old man." It seems Old Wan had told him about the Literature and Art Congress. Participating in the Literature and Art Congress, Wei Ming had met almost all the main national leaders at that time.

"Ah, is it that old man from our Sichuan-Chongqing?" Xu Yunyun was also very surprised. This brother of hers was even more amazing than she imagined. The image of the man on the blind date was invisibly lowered a lot.

Listening to the two's untechnical flattery, Wei Ming interrupted, "How many years have you two been in school?"

This question made both of them a bit embarrassed. Long Xiaoyang graduated from primary school, and Xu Yunyun didn't finish the fifth grade.

Wei Ming asked again, "Then what about Pingping and Fangfang? Are they still in school?"

"They are still in school."

Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief, "They must continue to go up."

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have read Brother's novels. How could they understand Brother's awesomeness?

"You two shouldn't be discouraged either. Although you are no longer in school, you can study on your own, and society is also a good university. When necessary, you can go out."

This touched Long Xiaoyang's heart. He really wanted to go out of the mountains now. He couldn't make money at home at all, and he couldn't feel hope.

Wei Ming was actually saying it for Cousin Yunyun to hear. Go out and expand your vision from a village to a city. You will find that the man you originally thought was very good is actually very poor. There are plenty of people outside who are better than him.

However, she didn't seem to receive it, and she wasn't interested in going out at all. After talking for a while, she went around Xiao Hong again, wanting her to take pictures for her.

This child is indeed a bit simple-minded. Wei Ming was really a bit worried about her going out alone.

They didn't encounter any giant pandas while strolling in the mountains, but they saw two golden monkeys, which also belonged to future international first-class protected animals. In addition, they also saw many small animals of all kinds, some of which they couldn't even name.

The biodiversity here is indeed richer than in the plains. I heard that sometimes you can even see snow leopards.

So while the sun hadn't set yet, Wei Ming suggested going home.

He didn't want to increase the burden on his grandmother's family because of his family's arrival, so he asked Long Xiaoyang on the way home, "Is there any place in the village to buy meat? Pork, mutton, or beef is fine."

Long Xiaoyang thought for a while, "Is venison okay?"

Wei Ming: "Venison?"

Half an hour later, Wei Ming and his party arrived at the village where Long Xiaoyang was. There was a hunter family in their village who had hunted a sambar deer before the New Year, which was a later national second-class protected animal, a large deer that could grow up to 500 jin.

They thought about selling meat to the villagers, but everyone didn't have much money. After a few days, half was left, and now they had given up. They didn't expect a Wei Ming to come.

Wei Ming picked and chose, Long Xiaoyang slashed wildly, and finally spent 40 yuan to buy 50 jin of venison, which was cheaper than pork. Of course, the taste was not as good as pork when stir-fried.

Because the fishy smell is relatively heavy, this thing is actually more suitable for making kebabs. In his previous life, Wei Ming had eaten venison kebabs. Of course, they were all meat deer raised through regular channels.

The Xu family might not have much else, but there was enough chili, because his grandmother had some rheumatism in her legs, so chili was indispensable for every meal. Wei Ming crushed the chili at home with salt to make a small seasoning. Long Xiaoyang was responsible for shaving the bamboo into bamboo skewers. Xiao Hong and Yunyun were in charge of marinating and skewering the meat. They would eat barbecue skewers for dinner tonight!

The two children were overjoyed. They didn't expect to eat chicken and pork at noon, and they could continue to eat meat at night. What kind of fairy life is this!

It's just that Xu Cunmao expressed his worries to Xu Shufen, "Will Xiao Ming be too extravagant? Let's just eat something simple. The pickles your sister-in-law makes are quite good."

Old Wei took out the Lao Bai Gan and said to his brother-in-law, "Brother, don't feel sorry for that kid. He can earn as much as he can spend. Come, call the eldest brother-in-law, let them roast first, let's drink some."

Soon, the aroma of roasted meat began to permeate the courtyard. Many villagers pretended to pass by and take a look. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the bitter days of the Xu family were about to go away forever!

Wei Ming tasted the first bite of the meat skewer, confirmed that the saltiness and softness were just right, and the spicy and fragrant taste was very stimulating to the taste buds, so he served it to the elders.

Not long after, Wei Ming trained Long Xiaoyang, and then he took over the noble barbecue position, while he ate with the elders.

During the period, Uncle asked about Wei Ming's opinion on the man on the blind date today.

Xu Cunmao now knew that the most capable person in his second sister's family was this nephew, whose ability was beyond the boundaries of their imagination, so this kind of big event must be discussed with him, and even the nephew's opinion could influence his decision.

Wei Ming sipped his wine and then shook his head, "Marriage is a big event. What you marry is not only a man or a woman, but the whole family behind this person. I have also heard from my eldest aunt about the performance of that boy's mother. It can be said to be very poor. Even if her attitude became very good after we came, that was not really her. Disguise can only be temporary, but living a life is a lifelong thing."

Hearing Wei Ming say it so seriously, Xu Cunmao frowned and fell into deep thought.

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Because the living conditions of Uncle's family were limited, Wei Ming had to go to his eldest aunt's house in the next village to spend the night after dinner.

Before leaving, Xu Shufen pulled Wei Ming aside and whispered.

"Xiao Ming, I want to discuss something with you. Your father agreed to this matter. Now it's just your opinion."

"Mother, tell me."

Xu Shufen: "I want to take your grandmother back to our house to live for a while. Her rheumatism is actually quite serious, and it rains all year round here, and the humidity is too heavy."

This is true. In Ya'an, it rains for more than 200 days out of 365 days a year, and in some years, it rains for nearly 300 days.

Wei Ming remembered that in his previous life, they came to find relatives, and his grandmother had already passed away. It seemed that because of rheumatism and inconvenient legs, she fell while picking mushrooms on the mountain, and then triggered other illnesses.

Wei Ming said directly, "This is a good thing. I raise both hands in favor. You haven't seen each other for twenty years, which can be considered a compensation for these years."

He knew that his mother was worried about the expenses. He would leave more money for them when the time came.

Xu Shufen was moved. What she had to do next was to persuade her mother. After all, that was a completely strange world to her.

Wei Ming also considered this point. If his grandmother went to Gouzi Village, she wouldn't understand the language, and she wouldn't be comfortable living there, so he suggested, "Why not let Yunyun go too? She can take care of Grandmother, and she can also talk to Grandmother when you are not there."

This idea is indeed good, and it can also let Yunyun get rid of that man on the blind date. Xu Shufen was just worried, "Will the burden be too heavy for you?"

With two more mouths, the insufficient food has to rely on his son's money to buy food stamps and then buy food, which is equivalent to high-priced food.

Wei Ming laughed, "My animation script is about to be finished. At that time, there will be more than 1,000 yuan in income. Where will there be a shortage of money? Mother, you don't have to worry about this!"

After speaking, Wei Ming and Long Xiaoyang carried the kerosene lamp back to the next village.

There was a mountain road that was not too far away. Xiaoyang was looking forward to his first long-distance trip tomorrow.

"Brother, we are taking the train, right! I haven't taken the train yet! I..."

Just as he was speaking, Wei Ming stopped him and pointed to the front, "What is that standing in the middle of the road?"

Long Xiaoyang looked at the gray figure in front, and suddenly felt a chill. In the middle of the night, who is pretending to be a ghost!

Wei Ming roared, the shadow moved, changed from standing to lying down, and started running toward the mountain forest to the side.

Wei Ming hurriedly chased after it, shone the light of the kerosene lamp over, and then exclaimed, "It's a giant panda!"

It's a pity, because it was night, they didn't see it clearly, and they didn't say a word to it, just met in such a hurry.

Early the next morning, Wei Ming had breakfast at his eldest aunt's house, and then took Long Xiaoyang and Uncle to the Dagou Village branch to wait for Old Brother Wan and the jeep.

The three men boarded a train to Yunnan at noon.

Little Aunt, I'm coming!

Zhu Lin, I'm coming!

(400,000 words! Asking for monthly ticket assistance, the readers are too fierce!)

(End of chapter)