For a moment, Qi Lin was really moved.
He didn't know whether he was moved by the seemingly absent words of the little Zhu Zhu in front of him, or whether he was moved by her proposal.
But after a moment, he quickly gathered his thoughts, and then replied seriously: "I mentioned that the old man has a hard time leaving his homeland, and he really doesn't want to come here."
They young people are used to traveling around. Running around is the pursuit of a higher quality of life, or a greater future.
But for the elderly who lived in the previous era, death was a casual but grand event. At least when they realized that they were old, they wanted to be buried in their hometown no matter what.
Otherwise, Qi Lin would not have gone out of his way to learn more about raising cattle and sheep. He would have just wanted to provide companionship and sustenance to the old man.
After all, if he wanted to live, he had to leave that barren place. He didn't want to face the embarrassment of not having enough money to support his future children.
As for now...
There are not many families left on the vast loess slopes. Even if he stayed, he would not even be able to find helpers for farming.
Three brothers and sisters are traveling together. Yan Ran comes from a well-off family and dotes on her, loves her and supports her. Tang Xiaodong comes from a well-off family, and his parents' requirement for him is to have a job.
But it was just him, and his grandfather didn't even have any other requirements. He had to suffer a lifetime, and his children just didn't have to suffer.
Qi Lin's expression gradually dimmed.
However, Party Secretary Xiao Zhu smiled slightly, with a soft but determined smile on his slightly white cheeks trimmed in winter:
"That's because you didn't persuade me in the right place, right?"
"Come, listen to me - you can call me back and tell your grandfather that he has rented a piece of wasteland in the village, but he is too busy at work to plant it, so he can only leave it here. The grass is growing.”
How barren the land in Huangtupo is, Party Secretary Xiaozhu, who is now deeply involved in agriculture, knows all too well. When she was a child, she read the textbooks of her relatives and learned about the hardships of a family of three moving rocks, collecting urine and feces, and working hard to open up wasteland in the mountains.
The Chinese people’s pursuit of land is deeply rooted in their hearts, regardless of region or age.
"Then let me say one more thing, the food and accommodation for the family members are provided here. Everyone else has family members, but you don't. Seeing that you can't take advantage, I feel so disadvantaged!"
The food and accommodation for the family members are provided. It depends on what level it is, like Qi Lin... Now that Party Secretary Xiao Zhu has spoken, Song Tan immediately nodded happily:
"Yes, it's included, normal meals in the cafeteria, don't you have a dormitory for accommodation?"
Qi Lin was stunned.
Based on his understanding of the elderly person, if he said these two words, the other person would still talk about it at home even if he didn't come.
He looked at Party Secretary Xiao Zhu, but saw that the other party was still looking at him, with a smile on his face and his heart felt hot.
After a moment, he lowered his head slightly and asked softly: "Then... what if you still don't want to come?"
He has always been in a calm state without moving in all directions, but now there is a sudden change. As young people, Yan Ran and Tang Xiaodong on the side naturally noticed it immediately.
Then the two people clapped their elbows and winked, obviously aware of it.
This made Qi Lin obviously more uncomfortable.
But he felt uncomfortable, and he still looked back at Party Secretary Xiao Zhu seriously when he spoke.
The Party Secretary Xiao Zhu raised his eyebrows: "Qi Lin, when talking to the elderly in the countryside, don't shy away from life and death. They can even arrange their own funerals calmly and ask for funeral rituals."
Just don’t be too direct and blunt. Xiaozhu, the branch secretary who just went to the countryside, didn't understand.
Her grandfather rarely mentioned these things at home, and it was not something their family had to worry about. Her ideas about funeral matters were still contained in the dogma of the textbook.
But after coming to the village for more than a year, she found that the older people can even talk about their own coffins calmly, invite the immortal to see them, consider doing rituals, and can also talk about their own cemetery. .
No matter how poor the family is, when the old man mentions the funeral arrangements and says that everyone is gone, it is of no use. Most of them still hope to live decently...
Zhang Wang Song Tan's seventh cousin and others all promised to take care of things well.
In the same way, Qi Lin's grandfather may have similar thoughts.
"Why don't you do the math with your grandpa? If you can live to 80 years old, how many years will there be in the future? How much money can you save if you have food and shelter every year?"
"I will go back to my hometown when I have saved enough money. I will have enough money to manage my affairs in a glorious way. No old man from all over the country will have as much face as him."
"If If he can't be persuaded by these three measures, then he may be really attached to his hometown, so there is no need to force him."
At this moment, Qi Lin's heart beat like a drum.
The next moment he stood up suddenly and hurriedly walked out of the door: "I'll call him right now."
He paused when he pushed the door out and turned around and asked: "You said, I Show him which piece of land is better?”
Xiao Zhu thought for a while: “It’s next to the piece of land contracted by the crew to grow grass. The grass buds there are growing vigorously. It's been a long time. And the large area is quite eye-catching. Even if the old man can't see it clearly with his mobile phone, he can still see it roughly."
"The most important thing is that if the old man really agrees to come, that land will be visible. I am really willing to rent it out, two acres in total, 600 yuan per acre per year.”
It’s only 1,200 yuan!
If his grandfather was willing to come, the beautiful mountains and clear waters here would obviously be more nurturing than the barren loess villages. Moreover, living together here, the elderly’s diet will no longer be compromised, and maybe they can really be well maintained!
Qi Lin pursed his lips, and finally solemnly said: "Thank you!"
After that, he ran away like a gust of wind.
When everyone looked at his back, Yan Ran sighed: "It seems he is really excited."
And here, no matter how insensitive Song Tan was, he had to notice it. At this moment, he pulled Xiao Zhu, the branch secretary, and asked quietly: "What's going on? Do you like him like this?"
Party Secretary Xiao Zhu laughed: "Who doesn't like being down-to-earth and stable in mood?"
"He has very good conditions, with good facial features and a decent height. He is from a prestigious university and has a simple and clear career path, and is not easily involved. To other dangerous relationships - you know, those in business and finance, etc. And the working environment is easy to adapt to different regions, so it’s easy to transfer, right?”
“Plus there’s only one person there. As a grandfather, he himself is adopted. He may have lower requirements for a perfect family in the future - and he will not bear too much pressure from the outside world and his family for things like children."
Xiao Zhu Party Secretary talked about it. And Tan doesn't sound like someone talking about his own feelings, but rather an objective evaluation of the interviewee.
But Song Tan obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He just smiled and said, "Have you considered so much?"
Xiaozhu, the party secretary, was helpless: "That's what I just thought about. As you know, I'm almost the same age. And if I want to move up, my leaders will put more burdens on me. Family stability is also an important assessment factor." (End of Chapter)