Seeing Meng Fei and the other man looking at the mountain products on his stall, he smiled and counted them.
"Let's see if there's anything worth seeing. I just picked them yesterday afternoon. They're all fresh. Let's see what we have."
Meng Fei squatted down, looked at the old man and said with a smile: "Uncle, pack all these dog dates for me."
Hearing Meng Fei's words, the old man advised him kindly.
"Young man, these dog dates weigh at least three or four pounds. Can you eat them all? They won't last long if you don't keep them. They'll go bad in two days. If you two are eating them, one pound will be enough."
"It's okay, uncle. There are many of us and we just like to eat this. You are still working in the mountains at such an old age. You are in good health."
"Well, I just have nothing to do. It's good to deal with it for a day." The old man smiled with a mouthful of white teeth.
Erye was also very outgoing. He squatted on the ground and started chatting with the stall owner.
"You don't look like locals. Where are you from?" asked the stall owner.
"We are from Mengjiagou, and we are here to visit relatives."
"What! Mengjiagou!! You are from Mengjiagou!!" the old man exclaimed.
Seeing the old man's excited look, Meng Fei and Erye were also confused.
"You are from Mengjiagou! Do you know Meng Changsheng?"
Hearing the three words "Meng Changsheng", Meng Fei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said.
"Yes, and he is my grandfather."
"What!! You are the grandson of Brother Meng!! Oh my! This is really a coincidence! How is Brother Meng now? Is he okay? I haven't seen him for thirty or forty years."
Hearing the old man's words, Meng Fei's eyes flashed with loneliness, and he forced a smile and said, "My grandfather is gone."
"What!!! Brother Meng is gone!!!" The old man was struck by lightning. He collapsed to the ground, muttering something.
The old man's reaction was so big that Meng Fei and Erye looked at each other and didn't bother him anymore.
After a moment, the old man came to his senses, took a deep breath, and looked at Meng Fei with burning eyes.
"Young man, your grandfather is a very good man... It was in 1987. That year, a big fire broke out in Daxing'anling. The fire burned for 25 days and burned everything in the mountains. My family has made a living by hiking in the mountains for generations. The mountains were burned, so naturally there was no source of income. I had no choice but to take the hunting rifle I had hidden up the mountain and planned to kill some wild animals to feed my family.
But who would have known that the animals in the mountains had no food that year, and they were all starving. Even the rabbits in the mountains would pounce on people and bite them.
I walked around the mountain for a long time, shot two hares and three pheasants. When I was about to go back, a blind bear jumped out of the mud ditch behind me and pressed me to the ground. But when I reacted, it was too late. I saw its bloody mouth biting towards my face.
Just when I was in despair, your grandfather appeared. He rushed to me quickly and kicked the blind bear off my body. When the blind bear was about to pounce on me again, your grandfather picked up the shotgun and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit the blind bear's left eye.
Even though the blind bear felt pain, he didn't run away. Instead, he pounced on us again like a madman.
I was so scared at that time, but your grandfather was very calm. He just grabbed the blind bear's arm and threw it over his shoulder, which made the blind bear stunned.
When the blind bear stood up again, I saw fear on its face, and then it ran away in shame. I don’t know how your grandfather did it.
Later, I told your grandfather about the difficulties at home, and he took out 50 yuan from his pocket for me! 50 yuan! Do you know how much 50 yuan meant in those days? I could only earn 100 yuan a year at most......................."
The old man slowly narrated to Meng Fei his experience with his grandfather.
After finishing the story, Meng Fei smiled with satisfaction.
My grandfather has been like this all his life. Whether it is towards the villagers or outsiders, he is always passionate and willing to help whenever he can.
Meng Fei remembered a sentence his grandfather often said.
"Every family has difficulties. We should help if we can. We don't lack food. Besides, we may be in trouble someday. People may help us if they see us."
At this time, the old man came back to his senses from his memories, and hurriedly put all the mountain products on the ground into a plastic bag, and then stuffed them into Meng Fei's arms.
"Young man, take all these back. They are all picked by ourselves, so you can eat them without worry. I will go to Mengjiagou in a few days to burn incense for your grandfather."
"Uncle, no, I really don't need it. I go to the mountains every day. I have all these at home. I really don't need them."
The two pushed and shoved for a long time, and Meng Fei had no choice but to accept the soft dates.
After exchanging contact information, Meng Fei and Erye left the stall.
After strolling around the morning market for a long time, we returned to the hotel. By this time, my second uncle and second aunt had already woken up. After breakfast, everyone drove to Mengjiagou.
Since Second Master and Second Uncle had finally come out for a stroll, Meng Fei didn't drive fast. He would stop and stroll around every place they passed, allowing them to take a good look at the scenery along the way.
It was not until the evening that we returned to Mengjiagou.
As soon as he entered the village, Meng Fei saw a thick smoke rising from his yard.
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