The Book of Appreciation

Wu Di got on the walking tractor and drove towards Kaoshantun shaking all the way.The Gouzi who came here to pick him up had a big honest face, and basically communicated in the form of police interrogating suspects along the way. Wu Di asked one or a few words, and Gouzi dismissed him with just a few words.It was only later that I learned that Gouzi had been cheated several times when he went out to work, and he was deeply afraid of urban people like them. If it weren't for the lack of young and middle-aged people in the village, he would never have come to pick up Wu Di.

Wu Di's luggage is the most among all the people, including two large trolley suitcases.Colleagues all laughed that he planned to move his family to Shantun Township, but no one looked into what was in it. Only Wu Di knew that it was a box full of fairy tales and a box full of snacks.

When I arrived at Kaoshantun Village, I was just in time for dinner. The village party secretary, village head, and accountant Mr. Zhang received Wu Di. Wu Di will live in his home for the next two days.In the deep mountains in May, the night was very cold, and the branch secretary in a ragged cotton jacket had an indifferent expression. In the past two years, he had seen many people who came to give alms.For dinner, there were only steamed buns and only pickles. The soft-hearted Aunt Zhang cracked two salted eggs and put them into Wu Di's bowl.

Seeing Wu Di, who was only wearing a jacket, shivering from the cold, Mrs. Zhang urged Wu Di to open two big bags to get clothes. Wu Di had no choice but to open the box and said:

"It's all for the children, just be careful."

Aunt Zhang's eyes were red, she folded into the room and took out a half-new down jacket, shouting:

"Old man, I gave Xiao Wu your New Year's clothes."

Uncle Zhang nodded, looked at Wu Di and said:

"Xiao Wu, you are a good person, different from them."

"Oh, there are a group of people who come every few months. They bring their own food, the leaders accompany them to harm the animals, and those who donate money. None of them have a heart! Xiao Wu, you are a caring person. These children, it is hard .To be born in this mountain, fate!"

Wu Di, who sleeps in the Westinghouse, tosses and turns, unable to sleep. There are more than [-] households in Shantun Village, which is the largest village with a radius of tens of miles. The average household income is less than [-] yuan. The young people are forced to go out to work. This is an empty nest. The village is a village for left-behind children.Everyone in the village is surnamed Zhang, so what about Lu Jiefang?

Kaosantun Primary School is also a newly built Hope Primary School. There are three classes with 62 students. Basically, two grades are combined into one class. There is one principal and two private teachers.Wu Di arrived at the school 10 minutes earlier, and all the children had already assembled in the simple playground in front of the school building. The moment he stepped into the campus, a crisp salute sounded, and 62 students in various clothes and red scarves The child saluted the Young Pioneers to him.At that moment, Wu Di's eyes were moist.This was the arrangement of the old party secretary. Except for the benevolent person who helped build the Hope Primary School, no one has ever accepted this noble gift. Wu Di did it with a box of books and snacks.He never thought of himself as a noble person, but at this moment, he felt that his soul had been purified.

Wu Di stared at the children with tearful eyes, and he recognized Lu Xingfu who was in the middle of the first row at a glance. He was so similar that he was a copy of Minister Ou.He froze for a moment, then threw away his purpose, because it was an insult to this group of children.

The principal is Lu Jiefang, a stinky old nine who hid here during the special period, and has stayed in the village since the special period, in his early sixties.There are also two teachers from the countryside with high school culture. When the children saw the children's books and snacks neatly arranged in the trolley case, the sound of cheers almost knocked the roof off the house.A teacher stood in front of the children and shouted:

"Let Mr. Wu teach us a lesson, okay?"

"it is good!"

The cheers startled the birds all over the mountain.

Wu Di handed the book to Lu Jiefang, turned over the snack box, and asked:

"Does the school have a TV? I bought a disc player and a hundred DVDs, all of which are pirated. Find a chance to show them to the children. The disc player is easy to break. Call me if it breaks. Send two more."

Lu Jiefang patted Wu Di on the shoulder very forcefully,

"You are a caring person, the children will remember you, go, teach them a lesson, let them see hope."

Wu Di ate at school at noon, the food was good, and it was at the same level as when he was in high school in the county. Lu Jiefang said:

"The party secretary and I supervise each other for this money. Whoever dares to blackmail this money, I will fight desperately with anyone!"

Wu Di laughed,

"I think it's the same in the village. They take the money very seriously. Even if they eat and drink, it's not the money, right?"

"Which son of a bitch would dare? These hundreds of children are counting on this one to grow up! Whoever moved the money, I will beat him until he can't get off the kang!"

The words of the old party secretary fell to the ground.

The afternoon class was going on normally, and Wu Di, who had been talking about fairy tales and city knowledge all morning, had a sore throat and smoke, so he had to retreat early.When he and the old party secretary went up the mountain, they talked about Lu Jiefang.

"Old Lu is a good man. He hid in our village during a special period in the 50s. He was so young at that time. It's a pity that the daughter-in-law's body was tossed and broken. She was pregnant when she came, and the child died in her stomach. It's not your aunt's mother, she can't even keep an adult, and she's not in good health now. The special period is over, and Lao Lu is also scared. I heard that his parents passed away at that time, and I want to open it. Here it is I have taught for half my life. I had a baby when I was over [-], a good person suffers."

Wu Di's heart trembled. Why was his fate so ill-fated? Why did one family have to break up another family?What on earth should I do?Principal Lu and the others have nothing but this child, do they really have the heart to break all this?But, what's wrong with Minister Ou and the others?This bloody trafficker!

We can only stay in the village for two days, and we must make a decision as soon as possible. Wu Di plans to visit Lu Jiefang's house at night.

At dinner, Lu Jiefang invited Wu Di to eat at home, and Wu Di followed suit.As soon as he entered the gate, a kind old lady with white hair greeted him.

"Xiao Wu, how are you? Are you still used to it?"

"I used to, I also grew up in the mountains when I was a child. Where is Principal Lu?"

"I'm cooking. I'm not in good health. I can't do this fumbling work. It's been so hard for you, Uncle Lu, for so many years."

"What about Little Happiness?"

"I'm helping the cook. Old Lu's health is failing."

"You can't do this when you are old. Go to the city to check and check. You can resist when you are young, but now you are older, pay more attention."

"Hehe, rural people, life is cheap, can resist, let's not talk behind the door. Come in and sit."

After eating, Lu Xingfu said hello and went to school to watch TV. There are a hundred DVDs, enough to watch for a few years.Seeing Lu Xingfu running away, Wu Di opened his mouth and fell silent again.

"Xiao Wu, do you have something on your mind?"

Wu Di tortured his heart over and over again, whether he had the intention of flattering Minister Ou, the answer was yes or no.He will use it when he can borrow strength in the future, but he will never sell his dignity just to borrow strength.Both families are unfortunate, no matter which side he hurts, he is unwilling, but the matter must be resolved, so follow his own heart.

"Uncle, aunt, happiness is not your grandson, is it?"

Lu Jiefang shook his body and stared at Wu Di closely, like a tiger protecting a calf. Aunt Song beside him held his hand tightly, trembling all over.

"The branch secretary told me, but I think I may know happy parents."

The previous sentence made the two old people relax, but the next sentence was no less than a bolt from the blue!

Before Wu Di could say more, Aunt Song raised her hand to stop him, and the old couple stood up tremblingly, letting tears flow wantonly on their faces covered with gullies. After a while, the two of them turned around and walked towards the inner room with support.

Wu Di stood there in a daze, unconsciously clutching his fingers with both hands, he didn't know whether to leave or stay now.

"Xiao Wu, come in."

Wu Di suddenly stood up, a little rushed, a little dizzy, shook a bit, and then walked towards the back room when he stood still.

Principal Lu was lying on the bed facing the wall, and Aunt Song was standing on the chair. When she saw Wu Di coming in, she came down tremblingly, pointed to a box in the corner, and said:

"Come on, Xiao Wu, help Auntie move that box down."

The box is a wooden box with red paint, more than half a meter long, very heavy, I don't know what to hold.

Opening the box, Wu Di saw that it was full of clothes, and was still wondering why it was so heavy. The old man had already taken out a bag of things from the bottom of the box with trembling hands, and said:

"When we saw Doudou, he was about three or four years old. He was brought by a woman in her 30s, who said she couldn't support her because she had too many children. The child looked very pitiful, and kept screaming while grabbing the woman's clothes. : Grandma, grandma. As soon as our hearts softened, we discussed to stay. When we changed clothes, we saw that the child was covered with injuries, so we realized that he was abducted. He didn’t dare to say anything when asked, probably because he was beaten. I can only say the word 团团, we misheard it as a grandma. After two years of raising and talking, I almost forgot about my childhood. I only remember that there was grass and a leather swing at home. Seven When I was [-] years old, I once heard someone say Yanjing, and he was very impressed. Maybe my home is near Yanjing. These are the clothes he wore when he came here. The coat must not be worn when he lost it, but the long johns were not changed. , with the name embroidered on it, Oududou, very delicate. We should have gone to Yanjing to try it a long time ago. It’s all because the aunt is too selfish, and the ghost has been obsessed with it, and has delayed the child for so many years. Watching the child grow up, he is also sensible But he can only nest in this mountain, we are sorry for him and his parents."

"Auntie, don't say that, don't..."

"Xiao Wu, I have had children before, and I know the pain of losing them. We have been selfish for five years, and our children have been with us for five years. Enough, really enough. Don't say anything, when you leave Take Doudou away. Lu Xingfu, Lu Xingfu, stolen happiness."

The old man slumped on the chair weakly, insisted and said:

"We have been discussing for the past two years. If it doesn't work, we will go to Yanjing to see if we can find his parents, but we keep making excuses. If we delay for a few years, this child will be ruined. You , you take him away!"