those years of rebirth

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"Hehe, uncle, are you playing here too?"

The young policeman took the initiative to greet Wang Daguo, stretched out his hand, and wanted to tease the flushed Wang Hengxiao, but Wang Hengxiao hid him.

Wang Daguo smiled and said, "Yes, our home is here."

This is a township below Shuoxing County, called Hehui Township, which is not even a town. According to Wang Hengxiao’s memory, there were less than 1 people in this township in this era.

As for the entire Shuoxing County, there are five townships and two towns under its jurisdiction, with a total population of only about 10.

Such a county is considered a medium-sized county in southern Xinjiang.

"Hahaha... that's great, I work here, I was just assigned to the police station here this year... my name is Yu Wencheng..."

The young man introduced excitedly.

From the tone of voice, it can be heard that he is a native of Xinjiang, and should be from northern Xinjiang.

During the development of the west back then, many ordinary people migrated from central and northern China to the west. This young man spoke with an accent from northern Xinjiang and the Central Plains.

Wang Daguo froze for a moment, then reacted, and said with a smile: "Hello, my name is Wang Daguo, I work in a brick factory, and my hometown is Sichuan."

"My hometown is Anhui, my grandfather came to Xinjiang, and my father was born in Xinjiang."

Yu Wencheng seemed to regard Wang Hengxiao's father, Wang Daguo, as an old friend, and he was in trouble together in the car, and he talked endlessly when he opened the chatterbox.

"Our family is in Yili, northern Xinjiang, and we were assigned to the police station here after graduating from a technical secondary school... Some time ago, I asked for leave to go home. I just came back. Uncle, we are also destined..."

This guy is still familiar.

"I know about the brick factory. When I'm free in two days, I'll go and have a drink with the uncle. Your son is very clever, this little guy is not afraid of life..."

Speaking of his son, he is still a policeman.

Wang Daguo instinctively felt nervous, and hurriedly said: "This baby is like this, she is very courageous, and she is not afraid of anyone."

Wang Hengxiao gave Yu Wencheng a hard look, and his intuition told him that the purpose of this guy approaching his father might not be so pure.

After walking for a while, I arrived at the brigade's street, and the village police station was right in front of me. Yu Wencheng talked endlessly along the way, and almost finished talking about his situation.

Dad is a policeman, and he works as the director of a police station in a county in Yili. His original ideal was to study, go to university, and go out to see the world, but neither his father nor grandpa allowed him to continue to be a policeman, and he Grandpa was a soldier. He entered Xinjiang with the People's Liberation Army a few decades ago, and then took root in the border area until his death ten years ago.

"Haha, Uncle, I'm here... I've been driving non-stop for the past few days, and I'm exhausted... I'll go back and have a good rest, and I'll go to your house in the brick factory in a few days, haha..."

Yu Wencheng pointed to a row of dilapidated houses in front and said with a smile.

That is the police station in the township, which was remodeled from an old house over 20 years old. A police badge was hung on the middle door, and the name of Hehui Township Police Station was hung on both sides.

In front of the house is an open space with cow and sheep dung everywhere.

Wang Daguo also smiled and said: "Okay, you can come when the time comes, our place is very lively, and they are all from Sichuan."

The brick factory is not far away, it is about one kilometer away from the brigade, and it takes two to ten minutes to walk.Every Friday there will be a market in the brigade, and workers from the brick factory will come here in groups to go to the market. In fact, there is nothing to buy, just to join in the fun.

Yu Wencheng took the key, went to open the door of the police station, waved to Wang Daguo and Wang Hengxiao and his son, and went in!There are only three people in this police station, a director and two policemen, and Yu Wencheng is one of the two policemen.Usually when you come, you may not be able to find anyone, because the director and the police have gone out to handle errands.

Three people are in charge of tens of thousands of people, and it is still a mixed area of ​​ethnic minorities and Han people, so there are almost countless trivial matters.

Wang Hengxiao learned a lot about Yu Wencheng from his words, and couldn't help feeling admiration for this young policeman who talked a lot.

"Here, remote, remote, without any material comforts, there is a spirit that urges these people to take root here, generation after generation..."

After parting from Yu Wencheng, Wang Daguo relaxed a little, and led Wang Hengxiao to walk quickly towards the brick factory.

The current roads are all dirt roads. This is the brigade, which is the center of the entire township. What's a little better is that there are some stones on the nearby road, and there is not much dust.

In the distance, you can see the tall chimney standing in the middle of the brick kiln in the brick factory. It is 20 meters high and can be seen for several kilometers. Except in winter, it is always smoking.

Winter is the rest time of the brick factory.

That's why Wang Daguo had time to go to his hometown to pick up his son.

My mother may just be idle at home right now, bringing her two-year-old sister to visit.

A very simple life, but also a very comfortable life.

In her previous life, Wang Hengxiao had always missed this period of life very much.At this time, thinking that I will be home soon, and I will see my mother and two-year-old sister soon, I feel a surge of excitement in my heart, and my father's hand trembles a little.

The feeling of being close to the hometown is timid, although this is not the hometown, but where the home is, it is the place to return to.

"Hehe, your mother must have cooked all the food, just wait for us to come back."

Wang Daguo walked briskly.

Wang Hengxiao smiled.

In less than 10 minutes, we came to the brick factory, passing through the square where the burnt red bricks were placed, the brick kiln, and the square where the earth bricks were placed. The easternmost part near the Gobi Desert is where the workers of the brick factory live.Rows of low adobe brick houses are very regular.Wang Hengxiao's home is the best house on the far east side. It is the house left after the director of the brick factory left three years ago.After the factory manager left, the brick factory became the property of the township government.

This house is a typical house type in Sichuan and Sichuan, because the original factory manager is from Sichuan, not far from Wang Hengxiao's hometown, and has a close relationship with Wang Hengxiao's family, so this house will be relocated after leaving. The house is left to their family.

This made Wang Hengxiao's uncle Zhao very jealous.

The uncle of the Zhao family is said to be a direct relative of the Wang family three generations ago, so Wang Hengxiao called him uncle.A few years ago, Uncle Zhao, his wife, two sons, and Wang Daguo's family came out of their hometown and went directly to Xinjiang by train.

Wang Hengxiao remembers that both his father and the uncle of the Zhao family told him about their experiences back then.

The two families, a total of seven people, got off the train and didn't know where to go. Because it was the first time they came to Xinjiang, they bought the farthest bus ticket with their money and came to Shuoxing County. They went to the county seat, but they didn't have enough money, so the driver asked the two of them to get off the car in Hehui Township.So it took root here, and it will be five years now.

"Leave baby..."

When we arrived at the house, it was completely dark, and Wang Hengxiao could still see two figures, one big and one small standing in front of the house, and his mother's call.