The Situation of Merchant Killing

Chapter 73 The Meaning of Hometown

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter commercial vehicle leads the way.Behind Spint are three cars driven by Longjian, Yu Wei and Longhua respectively.

Long Mingyi sat next to his grandfather Long Jianyuan in the commercial vehicle, while Shen Yiren and Long Youfeng sat in the back row.

Sun Tao not only borrowed a car for Long Mingyi, but also asked the driver in his shop to accompany him throughout the journey.The driver is an experienced driver with first-class driving skills, which can reduce a lot of bumps and make Long Jianyuan's journey more comfortable.

Yu Hai is still unwilling to show up today, when he scolded Long Jian when borrowing money, Long Wei scolded him, and everyone broke up unhappy.The relationship between everyone is too tense, Yu Hai hid out early today.

Long Jianyuan looked outside and said with emotion: "It's really fast and convenient now. When I came out, I still walked with my father. After walking on the mountain road for a day, my feet were worn out."

"It will be here in an hour now." Long Mingyi handed the thermos cup to his grandfather, "Drink some water."

"Okay." Long Jianyuan took two sips, "It's really great social development, that's great."

As soon as Long Ming's motorcade entered Ning Town, he saw someone waving at them.

Long Jianyuan's eyes were okay, and he identified it carefully, "Is it the third boy?"

The "Three Boys" are the sons of Long Jianyuan's younger sister, Long Xiujuan.I work in a government department, so I asked for leave today to pick up someone.

Long Ming got out of the car first and ran to grandpa's side, helping to open the car door.Long Jianyuan helped Long Mingyi's men get out of the car, and Long Mingyi walked forward with his support.

"Third boy" Li Zheng hurried to Long Jianyuan and shouted, "Uncle. My mother is waiting for you at home."

"Okay, okay." Long Jianyuan nodded, "Then I'll go and have a look."

The house Long Xiujuan lives in is very spacious, a small two-story building with an area of ​​300 square meters.Half of the yard is planted with flowers and plants, and the other half is planted with vegetables.When she has nothing to do, Long Xiujuan will plant yards.

Long Xiujuan's eldest son, Li Yu, has been in business for many years. He is in the auto parts business in Ningzhen. The second son, Li Hong, is in the fruit wholesale business and earns a good annual income.Several grandchildren, some stayed in big cities, some helped the family with business, and the family lived a prosperous life.

Seeing her brother coming, Long Xiujuan got up and walked staggeringly to the gate of the courtyard, followed by seventeen or eighteen descendants.

All of a sudden, there were about thirty people standing in the yard, and the popularity became much stronger in an instant.

Long Jianyuan shook Long Xiujuan's hand, unable to speak a word.It was Long Xiujuan who spoke first, "Brother."

"I haven't seen each other for two or three years." Long Jianyuan said, "It seems that you are all doing well?"

"Everything is fine." Long Xiujuan pursed her toothless mouth with tears in her eyes, "Come in."

The originally spacious hall was filled with people in an instant.

Long Youfeng had already made friends with other children, and these children "flyed" out like happy birds.Long Xiujuan's great-grandson Li Mosheng and great-grandson Wang Xuan took Long Youfeng outside to play.

Children are especially easy to make friends with. Li Mosheng gave up his car to Long Youfeng. Long Youfeng took the steering wheel and kicked the "electric" door, and he was on the road.

Shen Yiren and Li Mosheng's mothers could not rest assured of these "bear children", so they also chased the children out.

Long Mingyi chatted with several uncles in the living room.The uncles asked how Long Mingyi was doing now and what he was doing, and praised Long Mingyi for his ability.

"Ming Yi is really amazing." Uncle Li Yu said, "Now this business is getting bigger and bigger. They are all billionaires."

"It's okay, it's okay." Long Mingyi said modestly.

"Don't be modest, we children all follow your example." Li Zheng said.

There was a lot of excitement, and everyone had four tables at noon.The whole family had a round meal.Pushing each other to exchange cups, everyone had a great time.

During the dinner, Li Yu and Long Ming talked about one thing, that is, Ning Town is going to vigorously develop tourism.This shows that the development center of this county-level city has changed. He told Long Mingyi about the situation and made an appointment to have a good chat in the evening.

After Long Jianyuan had eaten and rested for about an hour, he thought about going out for a walk.

"Ming Yi, come with me for a walk, don't call a car. The driver is tired, let him rest." Long Jianyuan called Long Mingyi.

"Okay." Long Mingyi walked out with his grandfather.

Li Yu came out to arrange a car, Long Jianyuan waved his hand. "No, we, grandpa and grandson, can walk around casually."

Long Mingyi and Long Jianyuan took a taxi and came to the only pedestrian street in Ning Town.Long Jianyuan wanted to visit his hometown freely.

After getting off the car, Long Mingyi supported Long Jianyuan and walked slowly.Long Jianyuan looked at the street that was completely different from his childhood, but he was still full of yearning.

"It's not like this here." Long Jianyuan said: "It used to be a street here, but it was so prosperous? It was just a market. At that time, there were dirt roads, and people stood and sold things on the side of the street. One pole and two baskets of pears , Listen around for three cries for selling, five people ask the price and six people pass, seven people are unlucky, eight people are prosperous, nine people suffer and ten people enjoy blessings.”

"What do you mean?" Long Ming asked with a smile.This is not very clever jingle.

Long Jianyuan said: "A person's life is full of ups and downs, ups and downs. Selling pears in the morning, entering the temple at noon, beheading at night, there is no fixed number! Only success is not arrogant, and frustration is not discouraged. Life is not necessarily smooth. , but it doesn’t have to be frightening.”

"Grandpa is indeed a veteran cadre." Long Ming said with a smile.

Long Jianyuan is really a genuine veteran cadre.Every year during the festival, many people come to express their condolences.

"What about making fun of grandpa?" Long Jianyuan said, "Ming Yi, no matter how your hometown changes, it will always be your hometown."

"Grandpa is right." Long Ming nodded, "Ningzhen is neither the place where I was born nor the place where I grew up, but I just feel kind when I stand here."

"This is my hometown. Mingyi, 'native place' is not just two words on your household registration book, it is the inheritance of thousands of years of 'home' culture." Long Jianyuan said: "It has always been in your blood It's constantly flowing."

"You're right."

Long Jianyuan and Long Ming said as they walked, "Look how wonderful this is. The people walking on the street are from the countryside, speaking their familiar accents."

"It's just that there are no more pears."

"Brat." Long Jianyuan knocked Long Mingyi on the head.

Long Jianyuan walked for a while and said, "I'm here this time, and I want to meet someone."

"Who?" Long Ming blinked, "Is there no other relative?"

"It's not an exaggeration to say that we are relatives now." Long Jianyuan said regretfully: "When I left, she stayed here. We haven't heard from each other for many years. Who knew that your grandma and I were married Yes, she is still waiting for me."

"Wow." Long Ming said with a smile: "You are wrong. The old man will be ninety this year, right?"

"It's over 90." Long Jianyuan smiled, "How many years has it really been?"

"Let's go, her wife won't beat us, right?" Long Mingyi was just a child in front of his grandfather.

"You child..." Long Jianyuan stared at Long Mingyi and said, "Your aunt saw her that day, and we chatted for a while, and her wife also passed away. I didn't think about leaving a phone call or anything. I thought about it, at our age, if we don't see each other, we might not see each other again. "

"Then let's go and have a look." Long Mingyi took Long Jianyuan to an old house by taxi according to the approximate address Long Xiujuan said.

Long Jianyuan and Long Ming knocked on the door, but there was no one at home.

"You must have gone out." Long Jianyuan sighed, "This person who has no fate, after all, has no fate. He will never see him again."

The door next door opened, and a middle-aged woman came out to take out the trash, looked at Long Jianyuan and Long Mingyi, "Are you looking for Mrs. Liu?"

"Yes." Long Jianyuan asked, "Did she go out?"

"Who are you to her?"

"A friend I haven't seen in years."

"Oh." The woman nodded, and said regretfully, "She passed away more than ten days ago. It was his godson Zhang Luo who did it. Mrs. Liu is a nice person, she is kind to others, and she doesn't argue or quarrel. We will attend her funeral." went."

Long Jianyuan's head was buzzing: "Is it gone? Is anyone gone?"

"It's gone." The woman said, "I left more than ten days ago. The old lady was happy and mourning. She was not sick or in trouble. She passed away peacefully, but she passed away after sleeping. It happened that his godson came to visit her and found out that she was gone. Everything is done by the godson. The old lady has no children all her life, so the godson is not in vain."

"No children? Where's the husband?"

"I don't have a husband. I haven't seen him." The woman was very sure. "How many years have we been neighbors?"

Long Jianyuan opened his mouth and remained silent for a long time.

The woman said to the man in his 60s who came in from the stairs: "Brother Aizhu, your mother's friend is here."

The man looked at Long Jianyuan and Long Mingyi and said, "My mother's friend? Did you listen to the letter? The old lady is gone. Come in and sit down."

"What's your name?" Long Jianyuan asked tremblingly.

"Liu Aizhu."

Long Jianyuan almost fell to the ground in a tumble.

As soon as Long Ming supported Long Jianyuan, he seemed to understand something.

Grandpa Long Jianyuan's name was changed after responding to the call. His original name was Long Xiuzhu.

Long Ming sighed in his heart: What a waste of a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)