Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 227 Leaves fall back to their roots
The old man stepped forward first and looked at the person in the wheelchair.

It's not easy, at such an advanced age, I still want to come back.

Only elderly people like them can have a deeper understanding and a deeper common language for the words "leaves fall back to their roots".

There is not much estrangement between the elderly and the elderly, and it is easy to find topics.They accompanied Cheng Erxi together and told him about the past events in the village.

After Cheng Erxi left the village, what happened, what kind of situation everyone lived in, and what changes they experienced, several old people talked about it in one go.

The old man spoke slowly, Cheng Erxi could understand when he said this, and wept several times.

He had imagined countless times, what would happen to the village after he left?How can he go back?Hearing what people said about him almost made all the regrets come true.

From the entrance of the village to the village, the gray brick and white walls in the impression, and the small trees at the head of the village, all confirm that this is the place where he played when he was a child.

If these houses were knocked down and turned into ordinary small white western-style buildings, he might not be able to find the intimacy he remembered.

Although Taohua Village has been rebuilt, all the architectural styles follow the original old style and look exactly the same as the buildings decades ago.This is good.

So, looking at these, Cheng Erxi could vaguely recall some old things.

For example, there used to be a pond in a certain place in the village, and there is still water in it; where there was no bridge before; where there used to be all barren land, but now it has been reclaimed and planted...

Looking at these, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "like a lifetime away".

All his life, he had been waiting for the day when he would return to his homeland.

Strange to say, my heart suddenly settled down.How many years has he been looking forward to this?

It's time for dinner.

It's the third day of the Lunar New Year, and every family is fully prepared, so there is no problem in arranging a table at any one.

Originally, Taohua Village was very hospitable in terms of food, and this year, the big guys made a lot of money, so they were not stingy in this regard.

But after Cheng Erxi got to know his closest relatives, he chose to eat at Cheng Shi's family, and Cheng Shi's family members accompanied him.

Cheng Shi's parents happily arranged.

Henry looked at these hospitable people, and thought that these people were still his relatives, and he also had a special feeling.

Someone asked him what his name was, and he said in unaccustomed Chinese, "My name is Cheng Dashuan."

This is a nickname given to him by his father. It is basically never used in the United States, so it is very awkward to say, but he still chooses to say this name.

This name should belong here.

Cheng Shi's parents arranged a banquet quickly.

What was prepared years ago is now in handy.

There is a custom of visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year. If you visit your uncle in the second and third grades of junior high school, it is naturally necessary to prepare a table.

Even if Cheng Erxi didn't come, the things on the table had been prepared long ago.Pork and beef are stewed years ago, and jelly powder is also cooked years ago;

All kinds of green vegetables are also picked and washed years ago, such as spinach, yam, celery, cabbage, radish, carrot, etc. These side dishes can be fried at any time.It won't go bad if it's cold.

Tofu, yuba, bean sprouts and other dishes have also been prepared long ago.

During the Chinese New Year, the table is full of big fish and meat. If you are tired of eating, you need some vegetables to relieve the greasy. Sometimes these vegetables are more popular than meat.

Today's guests are all the closest relatives of this branch, so in addition to Cheng Shi's parents, the female relatives of their own family also joined in as helpers, and the cooking was very fast.

A large table of dishes, cold dishes and hot dishes, meat dishes and vegetarian dishes, braised pork with dried plums, braised pork, steamed pork, day lily vegetable broth...

An authentic Chinese New Year dish.

When Cheng Erxi saw this table of dishes, he was excited again - he had tasted these dishes when he was a child.

When he was in the United States, every year he also invited Chinese food masters to cook Chinese-style reunion dinners. He knew very well that those dishes were not from his hometown.

Some tastes are hidden in the depths of his memory, he can't say them, so he can't taste them again.

The big table in front of him really brought tears to his eyes.

He sat at the top of the table.

The people at the table were basically all his juniors, even if they were of the same generation, they were younger than him, and he was the most important guest today, so everyone at the table toasted him.

Toasting is just a ceremony, Cheng Erxi can drink some fruit juice, others don't care, let him do as much as possible.

In fact, the elderly can't eat much, but the atmosphere makes him feel very friendly, and no one treats him as an outsider.

This trip back to his hometown, his wish really came true.

Back home, at ease.

It's not a problem to stay overnight.

Not to mention that there are farmhouses in the village, and there are so many houses that have been rebuilt, all of which can live in.

There were only three of them, and they could live in any house, and they were very hospitable to him.

Cheng He and Cheng Xinxin also ate at Cheng Shi's house today.

Cheng Xinxin looked curiously at the "grandfather" who couldn't understand, he was so old.

He still has to sit in a wheelchair and can only walk when others push him.

Today she basically didn't say much, just looked at others.

She couldn't understand the excitement of today, anyway, there were a lot of delicious food.

At night, when she was going home, she asked Cheng He, "Dad, why does grandpa live in our village?"

"Because he was originally from our village." Cheng He took the child's little hand and walked slowly in the alley.

It was already dark at this time, and there were no street lights in the countryside. Cheng He turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone to illuminate the road, and the figures of father and daughter walked forward slowly, with exactly the same walking posture.

"He is from our village, why haven't I seen him before?"

"Because he left early. Of course you won't be able to see him."

"Why did he leave?"

"Because... he's going to make money elsewhere..."

Walking along the way, the voices of the father and daughter became lower and lower, and the figures of one big and one small gradually merged into the night, only the sound of insects echoing each other was heard.

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The next day, Cheng Erxi woke up and got up.

The old people in the village accompanied him enthusiastically as usual.

Cheng Erxi's mental state is not bad.Although I got off the plane yesterday, I still talked for so long after I got back, I guess my physical strength is a bit overdrawn.

After a night of rest, though, he looked fine.

The reason why he needs to use a wheelchair is not because of his poor health, but because of a problem with his legs, rheumatism or something like that.But the mental state is fine.

While living in the United States, he was in a wheelchair and also fished for fun.

Several elderly people who came to visit him asked one after another: "Second Uncle, how did you rest last night?"

"Second brother, I'm getting older, I need to rest for a while, I don't need to get up so early."

Some people have the problem of recognizing their beds, and they can't sleep well if they don't sleep at home. They are also a little worried.

Mainly because of age.

If it were them, they would not necessarily be able to bear it after taking such a long flight and then returning by car.

Cheng Erxi smiled and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine, I slept well. I'm back home, can I still sleep well?"

Maybe it's because people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and he slept well.

After all, he was also a person who had suffered back then.

When he was sold to Nanyang, he was young and couldn't understand the words. At that time, the world was chaotic, and he was beaten to death and thrown into the sea for disobedience, and no one came to investigate;
Later, after traveling to the United States, a person of yellow race who can't even speak English needs to work extremely hard to survive in a place like the United States.

It wasn't until later, after my son went to school to find a job, that the situation began to slowly improve.

Even those days have passed, what is there to sleep on the bed in the village now?
For him, the air in his hometown is sweet.

Cheng Erxi was very happy and grateful for the care he received from the elderly.

This kind of enthusiasm among villagers does not exist in the United States.

He felt very real and warm about the difference in folk customs between the two countries.

With more time today, several old people walked around the entire village together with him, and Cheng Erxi remembered more and more things.

Wen Xue took her mobile phone and followed the live broadcast all the way.Nothing else to shoot anyway.

She now has a few regular fans, and they have time during the Chinese New Year, and almost all of them follow her live broadcast.

She rarely enters the videos she streams, and doesn't intend to attract fans with her looks.So it is very slow to accumulate fans.

But the only few fans are true love, and what they like is the content of her live broadcast.

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