I originally thought of walking down there, taking a look, and getting close to the people to feel their current lives, but I didn't expect that the first stop was to encounter a firecracker market bombing, which caused a scene of heavy casualties. When Xiao Han returned, At home, although Shu Fang and Xiao Xiao had already learned the news, they were also shocked.
Fortunately, there was no other injury after a small blood hole was poked in the leg. However, the health doctor still complained about this injury. It was not that he complained about Xiao Han, but that the hospital's treatment was too rough. , too simple, etc. When it was his turn, he inevitably used some medicines such as preventing tetanus and put on higher-grade dressings. This was the end. Xiao Han couldn't help but worry that if he really went home If you take this health doctor with you, you will suffer.
Sometimes, it¡¯s really hard to understand this person¡¯s heart. Such a big explosion with heavy casualties occurred just a short distance away from the provincial capital, but the people didn¡¯t care about it at all. Those firecrackers should be bought and set off. Well, when I was walking on the eldest sister, there were crackling firecrackers everywhere. It was not the New Year yet, and as soon as evening came, there would be a rumbling sound in the sky all around.
Listening to the rumble of firecrackers outside, the provincial party committee and the provincial government held an emergency meeting to prevent safety during the festival. With this case, most of them were talking about preventing injuries from firecracker explosions and preventing fires. With the New Year roots, if something happens, it will really be impossible to celebrate the New Year.
No matter what time it is, the top is always telling the bottom to do it, and the implementation of everything is the top priority. Through the rapid handling of this incident, no matter what, the people below no longer dare to take chances. It is understood that, Many cities and counties have re-arranged their duty schedules during the festival. Those bureau chiefs and county magistrates, no matter who they are, are afraid of losing their official status, so the following days are calm.
On New Year's Eve, after Xiao Han finished his shift, his family boarded the plane. At this time, although Linqing City had built an airport, the number of flights was still limited, so he had to settle in the provincial capital of Jiangbei Province. .
When we arrived in Jiangbei Provincial City, the relevant authorities had already arranged a pick-up vehicle, so as soon as we got off the plane, we immediately boarded the trip back to Xiaojiaji.
Sitting in the car, looking at the familiar or unfamiliar scenery outside, Xiao Han was filled with emotion. He hadn't been home for a long time. He really didn't expect that his current age and identity would be different when he returned. It's hard to avoid being excited when we get home.
A few years ago, a high-grade highway was built between the provincial capital and Linqing and even Guyu Island Port. Although it does not have the title of highway, it actually does not fall short of the title in terms of quality. The only difference is that there is no highway. Just completely closed.
Because it is not a closed road, although this road is easy to walk, the speed cannot be too fast. I started in the morning and only arrived at Linhai at noon. I had no choice but to rest in the Linhai section before continuing my journey. Fortunately It was already quite close at this time, and at around four o'clock in the afternoon, the familiar figure of the village was already in sight.
Looking from a distance, the Xiaojiaji at this time has changed a lot from what it was a few years ago. The rural-style flat-roofed houses that were originally unified and built together looked flat from a distance, but now it is no longer like this. , there have been high and low levels, but it turns out that after these years of development, even if Kenfeng does not participate, Xiaojiaji has become an important town, with dozens of companies in Xiaojiaji, and now, for In order to meet the needs of development, after several years of northward expansion, Kenfeng City has almost been connected with Xiaojiaji. This is something Xiao Han had never thought of before. Who would have known that Kenfeng City is just the location of the deputy county-level farm headquarters? , will it become a prefecture-level city with a great reputation across the country in more than ten years?
In order not to affect the transportation of the port, the original wide road leading to the port was not included. Now it still exists as an outer ring. However, not far from this road, a new road was built. Auxiliary roads are now called the Second Ring Road.
"Stop," Xiao Han suddenly said when approaching the village. The driver quickly stopped the car. Xiao Han opened the car door and walked out. He was on the road and looked into the distance to see the tall archway at the east end of the village. Still standing.
"The street where the gatehouse is located is no longer the central highway. You see, the road that used to connect the high-grade highway is now the central highway," the driver introduced softly.
"The northern half is still similar to the previous layout, and it serves as a living area and a commercial area. The southern half is mostly factories and mining enterprises. You can see that the original address of Xiaojiaji Old Village is a heavy industrial area. "The driver was sent by Linqing, so he knew the situation very well. He also knew that Xiao Han had been away from home for many years, and it was the past two years that had changed the most. Therefore, the driver gave a careful introduction.
"ChangeThe change is so big. If I hadn¡¯t remembered the surrounding landscape, I really wouldn¡¯t have recognized my own home!" Xiao Han was naturally very happy that his hometown could have such changes. He smiled happily and got in the car. , after turning a corner, drove onto the central highway.
The rural dirt road that originally led to the old county town has disappeared. After the expansion, it has become a commercial district. Turn onto the commercial center road and go north. After about five or six hundred meters, turn left again. In the center of the long street, It's that archway.
"Stop, from here, we have to walk in"! According to his old habit, Xiao Han would get off the car and walk into the village every time he returned home after a long absence. Although it is no longer appropriate to call it a village, in his heart, the real Xiao family is inside the archway. Collect it.
Today's Xiaojiaji is not like it used to be. In the past, there were not many people walking on the street even in the slack season. But now it is a commercial district, with commercial buildings, facades, and specialty stores built on both sides. Bustling city center location!
When two cars and a minibus stopped on the road, there were curious people looking aside. When Xiao Han came down, some people couldn't help but curled their lips and said, "Look! This guy has such an imposing manner! Tsk, tsk, how big he is." He looks like an official, isn't he just driving an Audi, which is far worse than other people's Mercedes-Benz and BMWs?"
"Who is it?" After hearing this man's muttering, the owner of this famous wine store happened to come out and couldn't help but ask strangely after hearing this.
¡°It¡¯s right on the road¡±!
"Oh", the boss was also in a hurry because he had nothing to do, so he walked over from inside, stretched his neck to look outside, and said with a quick voice: "Maybe he is the head of some department above? What is this new? Every year, this Xiao family gathering There are not many people who come to inspect and visit!¡±
"It's so impressive"! Seeing that the boss agreed, the clerk became even more enthusiastic.
"ah"! At this moment, someone beside him suddenly screamed in surprise, followed by a bang, and a bottle of Wuliangye worth more than 200 yuan fell to the ground. The boss was about to speak, but when he saw it, he recognized him. Yes, my old customer, the famous collective enterprise boss in Linqing City, Xiao Xuehai!
"If you fall, you fall, and it will be charged to my account"! Xiao Xuehai didn't even look at the broken bottle of wine. He rushed out of the door like a galloping horse. The store owner couldn't help but be stunned. He knew how powerful Mr. Xiao was. Now, why? Like a child?
"Little Master"! Xiao Xuehai rushed out of the famous wine store. It was not until he ran to Xiao Han that he adjusted the breath stuck in his throat. He trembled his lips and let out a low cry. The thick man almost shed tears.
"Xuehai, that's good. Now you are wearing a suit and leather shoes, haha, let's see, oh, it's still Armani"! Xiao Han looked at Xiao Xuehai, who was now showing his age, and couldn't help but habitually tease him. However, this habitual ridicule made Xiao Xuehai feel more close and warm. You know, as the chairman of his group, he could not easily People dare to tease him. Sometimes, he will be proud of this change, but more often, he feels a different kind of loneliness. Now, the person who can joke with him without any grudges is finally back. .
"Young master, wewe are so prosperous now, we have to show off, don't we?" With saliva on his face, Xiao Xuehai felt so comfortable!
"Well, you have to show off. Even if you don't earn wealth with your own hands, you won't be afraid of showing off"! Xiao Han nodded, stopped talking, pursed his lips and strode forward.
"Ah, it's Uncle Hanzi"!
"Oh my God, it's the young master"!
"Oh shit! Tell my dad, it's my eldest brother who's back!"
"Lingling! Lingling! The great-grandfather of the Second Master's family is back!" As a result, the Xiao family members scattered everywhere rushed to tell each other, and ran out of doors everywhere. What surprised the outsiders was that these people were obviously very close to the man on the road, but at this time No one came forward, but they all ran towards the village in the archway. What kind of intimacy is this?
Little did they know that the reason why Xiao Han walked this section of the archway was to commemorate the elders in his heart who had gone first, the old man, the uncle, especially the old man. When he saw this archway, Mr. Xiao Han You will vaguely see that rickety but extremely stable figure looking at you from the archway doorpost!
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Old Master, without you, I would not be able to display my great abilities. Without your profound prestige, how would I be able to establish a volunteer army? Where can you assign villagers to sit and do that as they please? It is even more impossible to organize the whole village to open up experimental fields for the Volunteer Army team during the slack season. Without these, how can I get started?
A scene appeared that foreigners could not understand. Inside the archway, people from the Xiaojiaji gathered from one place to another.People ran out of the door, but no one came forward. They just waited silently inside the archway. There was an empty passage in the middle for people to surround them.
"God, I know who this person is"! Someone finally reacted, screamed, and said to his companions.
"Who is it? It's such a big pomp. I see, isn't this where everyone in Xiaojiaji is welcoming him?"
"Would you like to welcome him? If it were him, he would be worthy of being greeted by the whole village!" The wise man sighed.
"Who is it to say so fiercely?"
"Xiao Han! Do you know?"
"Why don't you know"
While they were chattering, Xiao Han had already gone to the archway to worship, came to the side of the villagers, glanced at the familiar faces, nodded with tears, supported the elders at hand, and said excitedly: " I¡¯m back, let¡¯s go home¡±!
"Oh! Go home!" Although the children were confused by this large group of elders, they had all heard about it. No one dared to say a word when it was solemn. Now that Xiao Han spoke, these little tigers started to laugh. Xiao Xuehai was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed, these bastards!
"Okay, why don't you lead me ahead? I haven't come back for two years. Everything has changed a lot. Look, I can't even find my home without you leading me!" Xiao Han laughed and cursed.
"That's right. If I didn't take you with me, you really wouldn't be able to find your home. Our village used to have bungalows, which took up a lot of space and weren't spacious enough to live in. Later, we discussed it and decided to study in the city. Here Actually, it is not a school city anymore. We now belong to a village in the city. So, we have built a few buildings and re-planned it. Don't mention it, the village still occupies the same size as before, but the facilities are different. Well, now we also have parks, artificially dug small lakes, and piled rockeries. Grandma Keiko said they are more beautiful than the place where he lives in Koumu!" Xiao Xuehai said vigorously.
"Okay, that means you're not just pretending to be a fool, but you're also a bit arrogant!"
Under the leadership of Xiao Xuehai, Xiao Han finally arrived at his new home. When he arrived, he saw that it was a villa that occupied a large area. He couldn't help but frown.
"Master, don't frown. The homestead is still small, but it only costs the money to build this beautiful foreign house. But my second master paid for it. Hehe, he has plenty of money anyway, so I can spend it as much as I can. Let me tell you, my second young master would have wanted to buy a place and build a big villa if my grandpa and grandma hadn't stopped him!"
Only then did Xiao Han understand that the relationship was all Nianzu's idea. Although it was a bit special, the villagers would not say anything because they felt that there was nothing wrong with them living in the hanging garden. As for others, there was Grandma Huizi, and some Nianzu and his second uncle were here, and he was afraid that he would not be able to say it even if he wanted to. His family was special, and it was really special!
"Well let's all disperse. We've all seen you. Besides, I don't just leave as soon as I come. Why don't you stay for a few days? Everyone, please come one after another. Forget it today, I must be tired. Let's Everyone knows that my body is not as good as before in the past few years. It is due to old diseases. Take some time off, take some time off!" Xiao Xuehai knew that if he didn't speak, these people would definitely surround Xiao Han and say that they wouldn't leave for days and nights. Now, he could only be the one to play the innocent role.
"Haha, it's okay. I'm happy to be home. I'm so happy that I don't feel tired anymore. Everyone I can't let it go. Well, if you want to come, bring your own bench!" However, Xiao Han knew that to a large extent, he was the backbone of the Xiao Family Collection. If he hadn't been back for so many years, everyone might be thinking about him too much, so he ignored his fatigue and said to everyone.
"My dear, Brother Hai is right. Today, we will spare you and let you have a good night's rest. Let's do it tomorrow. From tomorrow on, you will belong to us"! A guy who was a grandson said with a smile that made everyone laugh. After leaving a few people to help move things and clean up the house, most people left with a smile. There is still tomorrow, and there will definitely be a lot of them by then. , they all gathered in the yard here.
"Eh? Where are your old master and the others?" Xiao Han turned around and couldn't find his grandpa and grandma, so he couldn't help but asked strangely.
¡°Haha, I¡¯m getting older and my legs and feet are inconvenient, so I didn¡¯t tell them. Now, they must be at the Senior Citizen Paradise!¡± Xiao Xuehai laughed and said.
"A paradise for the elderly"?
"Yeah, everything is easy to do in the village if you have money, but it's no better than before. We can't let a bunch of old men and old ladies squat on the wall all day long, so the village paid for it and built an elderly paradise with all the facilities inside. The entertainment projects that the elderly like are also served by dedicated staff. Therefore, in addition to sleeping at home, the elderly even eatNone of them are going home!" Xiao Xuehai said proudly.
"Oh, an upgraded nursing home"?
"Not entirely. It should be said that it includes nursing homes. Aren't all the original nursing homes for the elderly to support those who have no children? Our paradise for the elderly is different. Those who have no children to take care of them will be cared for in the paradise. Those who have children to take care of them will just rely on it. If you are voluntary, you can eat and live there if you are willing. If you are not willing, you can go over there to chat with old friends and sisters if you have nothing to do, play chess, etc. It is a completely liberalized form. Anyway, we only hire waiters. There are more than twenty people, and from time to time, there are also children from the village who come to donate with love, and they can take care of them no matter what!¡±
Xiao Han understood that this was basically the village providing money to support all the elderly in the village.
¡°That¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fully open, which is great.¡± Xiao Han nodded and then asked: "Only from our village?"
"That's not the case. The village pays for it and the village's welfare has nothing to do with the nursing home system."
¡°Then I always go to my grandparents¡¯ house¡±?
"Of course, they are all old brothers and sisters. It's so lively and interesting to get together. Not to mention my old lady and the others, even old lady Huizi also likes to go there. Let me tell you, since Jian After visiting this paradise, my wife, Keiko, has become a lot more cheerful. You know, before, she usually didn¡¯t go out!"
"Yeah, why didn't you tell me before?"
"Hehe, I didn't say anything. Didn't I want to give you a surprise? By the way, my second son knows about it. They also gave more than two million yuan to sponsors. Not only this, but also sent a lot of equipment, well, There are health care equipment, as well as some commonly used medical equipment, and we have reached a cooperation with our city's hospital. Every once in a while, we will check the health of the elderly. By the way, there are also resident doctors inside. However, They rotate, and they are all top-notch doctors from the same hospital. Hey, even Dean Sun comes here often!"
"Okay, your arrangement is really great. The old people have suffered all their lives. Now that we have developed, it is time to give the old people a happy and healthy old age. How about this? I will ask your second master to allocate some money. , and the public welfare funds in the villages in the province are tight."