Xiaoshan's home?
Zhang Fan remembered what Hua Yueying said to him last night and nodded.
He began to look forward to going to Xiaoshan's house.
"Tell Xu Zijun to shorten his meal time and get to Xiaoshan's house as early as possible!"
Xu Zijun naturally did not dare to disobey Zhang Fan's words. They drove faster for the following time and even drove for a while at night before finding a place to rest.
However, Zhang Fan did not sleep well that night. He woke up from time to time and looked out the car window, thinking about everything Hua Yueying told him last night and the place she described.
Where is the secret?
Zhang Fan sent Xiaoshan all the way back to his hometown from Chenyuan. The secret would soon be revealed, and he was a little excited.
Xiao Shan didn’t sleep well that night. He was dreaming the whole time. He dreamed about his parents, the mountains, the places where he played when he was a child, monsters in the mountains, and…
Xiaoshan kept dreaming that night, and even dreamed of many strange things about Guangli, but he was laughing in all these dreams, and he was laughing very happily.
When Xiaoshan woke up the next morning, he was in a particularly good mood.
While eating the breakfast made by Xu Zijun, I couldn't help but lick the plate clean.
After everyone set off with smiles on their faces, everyone in the RV was very excited. After such a long journey, they were finally reaching their destination. It was so exciting.
In the last few hours, everyone was talking and laughing in the car. Soon, smoke rose up in the front, and Xiaoshan pointed outside and shouted excitedly.
"I'm home, almost home. Over there is my village. My home is over there, in a valley on the other side of the mountain. I'm almost home..."
Xiaoshan was so excited that his speech was incoherent and his eyes were red with joy.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to come back, but he feels it’s too difficult to go home. He doesn’t do well in the city and he feels ashamed to go home. But when he is really almost home, he feels a sense of homesickness.
Excited, so excited!
When he saw the bamboo forest near his home, the feeling became even stronger. But when their car stopped, someone looked at them with surprised expressions on their faces, as if they had never seen such a strange car?
When Xiaoshan got off the car and called a middle-aged woman "Auntie", the woman suddenly recognized Xiaoshan with surprise.
"Oh, it's Xiaoshan! Your parents went into the mountains. I'm afraid they won't be back by noon. Why don't you have a meal at your aunt's house..."
The aunt who recognized Xiaoshan was very enthusiastic and looked Zhang Fan and his group up and down with curiosity. There were few cars here, and even fewer RVs, so his RV had no place to park and had to be parked in a flat field.
"No need, auntie. I'll just go home. Wait a minute. My parents will definitely be back before dark..."
Xiaoshan was not worried at all that he could not get in. He ran to the woodshed, fumbled around there, and took out a worn-out key to open the door.
My parents still have the same habits as they did back then!
For many years, the key has been kept in the old place in the woodshed. Anyway, there is no need to worry about the house being visited by thieves, because here, there are only a few unfamiliar faces throughout the year. Besides, the broken furniture in the house is very clumsy and no one would want it.
So even if they went up the mountain, the house keys were still left in the same place as before when Xiaoshan was at home.
After opening the door, Xiaoshan invited Zhang Fan and the others to come in and sit down.
In fact, his house is not big, with only three tiled houses, but it includes a large yard. Outside the yard are bamboo forests, and the air is extremely good.
Moreover, the room was very clean. In the most conspicuous place, there was a long row of bacon and sausages hanging. They were dried in the wind and did not look good in color, but Xu Zijun's eyes were fixed there.
But I was thinking that this farmer’s bacon must taste delicious.
However, Zhang Fan's attention was attracted by the central hall painting of Xiaoshan's family.
It was a painting that was quite old. Although it was framed with glass, the picture still had a sense of age.
There was a huge tree in a valley, occupying almost an acre of land. Next to the tree was a winding river, surrounded by mountains.
The painter is quite extraordinary. With just a few strokes, he made the scenery of the valley come alive, making people feel as if they are there.
There were large patches of flowers in the valley, surrounding the huge tree, like stars surrounding the moon.
Looking at the painting, a lush valley seemed to appear in front of Zhang Fan's eyes. The scene in the valley was exactly the same as the painting, and what impressed him most was the tree, this huge tree that blocked out the sun!
In an instant, Zhang Fan felt as if he had suddenly realized something.
This family is very poor and although they don’t have anything worth showing off, this painting is a treasure to them.
"Brother Zhang likes painting. This was given to me by a friend of my grandfather. It has been in my house. My father has wanted to replace this painting with a bright central hall painting several times, but because the border is too far from the county town, I didn't expect that after so many years, I still haven't had the chance to replace it with a nice central hall painting..."
This painting is really nothing special to Xiaoshan's family.
The painting shows a valley near their home. The mountains surrounding the valley are all surrounded by the forests contracted by his family. He has sent back a lot of money from those forests over the years, and his parents have used the money to buy some saplings, including many fruit tree saplings.
He said that when the fruit trees grow up, their family will have an income.
Otherwise, you can just rely on picking mushrooms and getting some wild vegetables in the mountains. You won't starve to death, but you won't have any money to spend.
This is also the important reason why Xiaoshan has a hard life outside but is unwilling to come back.
Because his home was too poor and too remote, even though he loved this place deeply, he was unwilling to come back.
“Do you know the place in this painting?”
"Yes, I used to go there to play when I was a kid. I even climbed this tree. The kids in our village often climbed this tree and played hide-and-seek inside. If you don't crawl out, it's hard to be discovered because the tree is so big..."
Xiaoshan scratched his head and said something nonchalantly.
This painting was originally a place in their hometown, just over the mountain. They often ran there to play when they were children. To them, it was as ordinary as their own bamboo forest.
At most, the trees were bigger, or the place was flatter, there was water, and it was more fun. As for the rest, he really couldn't figure out what was so special about this place.
"This tree, hehe, is very good, very good. Wait until your parents come back. I want your mother to give this painting to me. Is that okay?"
Xiao Shan had been sent home, so Zhang Fan could take something from Wang Ju. He immediately fell in love with the painting and the place in it. ?
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