I really don't want to be a teacher

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Lian Ge nodded, didn't say much, and walked forward with the old man, watching some people passing by along the way,

Along the way, or going back, or going out of the village, some passing villagers passed by, or said a few words to the old man, or after greeting the old man, they hurried out of the village,

Passing by some people's houses, yards,

People from every household in the village are either still busy with lunch, with some cooking smoke rising from the back of the house, or they are already holding bowls, eating in the house or by the yard,

The villagers who were eating were talking to each other, some young children were chasing around in the yard and on the village road, and the old people who had cooked the rice greeted them loudly.

Voices, chasing noises, cock crowing and dog barking, mixed in Lian Ge's ear, ringing,

But, in this village,

Some people passed by on the village road, in other people's yards and houses, most of them were elderly old men and women, and some children who were only a few years old, eleven or twelve years old,

Moving his feet, walking, Lian Ge watched and listened.

As if noticing Lian Ge's gaze, the old man walking in front of Lian Ge turned his head slightly, and looked at the old men, old ladies, and children in the yards of passing people,

"...The conditions in the village are not very good. The mountains and plains are full of yellow mud. Even the land in the village can't grow much food all year round... Pointing to these things, they can't support a family."

The old man was silent for a while, raised his head, looked into the distance, seemed to be looking at the hills beside the village, and seemed to be looking out of the hills, the loess hills stretching forward to the sky,

"So, except for some young children and some really old men and women in the village, all the young people are working outside, and they only come back during the holidays... In this way, the people in the village Only one family can live... I'm sorry, I made you a joke, young man."

The old man said aloud, then withdrew his gaze from far away, turned his head, and said aloud to Lian Ge.

Lian Ge shook his head when he heard the sound, and didn't say anything. He just turned his eyes and looked at the loess hills stretching outside the village in the distance.

The old man turned his head again, and looked at the distance again, his eyes were a little lost,

"...Hey, yellow mud..."

He seemed to be smiling, and muttered aloud again, and the old man fell silent again.

……

"...Young man, wait a moment, I'll move a stool for you."

There was silence for a while, the old man led the way, took Lian Ge to the front of the family's yard, stopped,

Turning around again, he smiled, greeted Lian Ge, and walked into the yard.

Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the yard and the house behind the yard, moved away from the house, and walked into the yard.

In the yard, there is a flat and compacted mud floor, but it seems that it has not rained for a long time, and the ground seems to be covered with a layer of plaster.

After the yard is the house.

The house is three tile-roofed houses, with the main room in the middle and bedrooms on both sides.

Under the bedroom window, next to the wall and under the eaves, there are some messy things, such as buckets for watering, long-handled ladles, hoes and agricultural tools.

The door of the main room was ajar and it was not locked.

The old man carried the woven bag and put it under the eaves, by the door of the main room.

Stretch out your hand and open the door. Inside the door, the floor of the main room is the same compacted mud as in the courtyard, only less dusty than the courtyard.

In the main room, there are only a table, a few stools, an old and bulky TV, and a coffee table with faded paint, which looks a bit empty.

Stepping into the house, the old man moved two stools and came out again,

"...Young man, sit down, sit down and rest your feet."

Putting one stool beside Lian Ge, and putting down the other stool, the old man greeted him loudly.

"Thank you."

Lian Ge thanked him, but didn't sit down yet.

At this time, another villager passed by outside the yard,

"...Lao Liang, we have a guest..."

"...passers-by, come and rest in the house."

A passer-by held a shovel in one hand and a bag in the other. There were some things in the bag. When he walked past the yard, he saw the old man greeted him.

The old man smiled, looked at the passers-by, and responded.

"...Hey. Old Liang, you know what to do tonight, right? Are you coming over tonight?"

"...No, no, I won't go... It's enough for you to go."

"...Then I'll go there first, Old Liang. I have to go to the entrance of the village to help..."

"... Cheng, Cheng..."

The villager who was passing by hurriedly said something again, then walked through the yard with his things and rushed towards the entrance of the village.

followed by

It seems that some people in the village finished their meal one after another, and one after another, some villagers passed by the yard,

Or holding a hoe and a shovel, or carrying joss sticks and paper money, and other things,

Either greet the old man and hurried past, or stop and talk to the old man, and then go to the village entrance,

People from the village walked by the yard one by one, their voices were mixed, and it seemed a little lively.

The old man stood, responded with a smile, and watched the people walking by in the village drift away.

"...Grandma, can you really ask for rain at night?"

"...Don't talk nonsense!"

A child who was walking with his grandmother to the entrance of the village asked curiously,

The child's grandma tugged at the child and moved faster.

Chapter 897 A bowl of water

"...It's really lively."

Looking at the people from the village passing by the road outside the courtyard one after another, looking at the increasing number of people at the entrance of the village in the distance,

The old man's cloudy eyes were a little lost, and he murmured and said something aloud,

Immediately afterwards, some smiles appeared on his face,

"...but they're all gone, and somebody has to do something else. Don't you think so, boy?"

Looking outside the village, several hills slope to the top of the mountain, covered with shrubs and trees, and there are more smiles on the face,

Turning around, the old man smiled and said something to Lian Ge again.

"The old man is also a kind-hearted person."

Lian Ge looked at the old man, said something with a slight smile, then turned his gaze a little bit,

Looking outside the village, several hills covered the hillside, grasped the loess tightly, and swayed the branches and leaves of shrubs and vegetation with the mountain wind.

"...What kind of heart is not kind."

The old man moved his feet, listened to Lian Ge's words, and waved his hands again,

"Even if I have time to find a few saplings to plant, I don't know if it will work... I just thought, planting a seedling here, it will be useful if it survives... At least it looks like this, it's better than this." There's yellow mud all over the place. Don't you think so, boy."

"Correct."

Listening to the old man's words, Lian Ge turned his gaze and answered,

Looking at the smiling old man again, he paused his gaze,

and said again,

"Old man, after walking for such a long distance, I am a little thirsty. I wonder if I can give up a bowl of water to drink?"

"...Hey, what's the use of the young man, you have already walked into the house, how can the old man be reluctant to part with a bowl of water?"

The old man smiled and said aloud,

Lian Ge listened, and showed some smiles on his face again, and smiled,

"Then thank you, old man."

"You're welcome, you're welcome...Young man, sit down first, and I'll get you a glass of water."

The old man spoke, greeted Lian Ge again, and walked towards the main room.

Seeing the old man walk into the main room, Lian Ge looked away, and then sat down on the stool by the courtyard,

Turning his gaze, he looked at the village road outside the courtyard, looked at the shrubs on the hills beside the village in the distance, and listened to the voices ringing in his ears.

On the hillside in the distance, the dense branches and leaves of shrubs are still shaking slightly with the breeze blowing,

Nearby, on the village road, from time to time, there were people carrying some joss paper money and some things, walking along the road, talking in twos and threes, and heading for the village entrance, and from time to time, some people looked sideways at Lian Ge.

The sound of the collision of bushes and leaves in the distance was brought to the front by the breeze, mixed with the voices of passing villagers, and rang in Lian Ge's ears,

"... I don't know if this will work... There are many ways to do things in previous years..."

"... This time of the year, it's really sad... You said that it has only rained a few times since the beginning of the new year. I just went to the field to look at it yesterday. I just patched up some vegetable seedlings, but they didn't survive. It died of drought again, and the leaves are all yellow...Hey, how can I ask for rain this year?"

"...Let's not say a few words... I'm going to do a religious thing, and I hope the weather will be good."

The three old ladies were holding incense sticks and paper money, talking, and then each of them fell silent, walking past the yard,

"...A few days ago, my eldest son called me back and said that he would take the child to study..."

"...Your grandson is five or six years old. It's better to take it, take it, it's better than keeping it here."

"... Hey, my son said yesterday that he would be back in the next two days... I scolded him for a while, what are you doing back here, besides the yellow mud all over the sky, there is something else... Looking at it with a glance , just like the yellow mud all over the place, except for the yellow mud or the yellow mud, except for the mountain bag or the mountain bag... I can't see any hope..."

"...don't blame your son...he was thinking about coming back because he was outside the house..."

The old ladies were silent for a while, and then talked about other things,

Gradually walking away from the entrance of the village, the voice of the voice gradually faded away.

After taking a look, Lian Ge listened quietly,

In front of him, on the road, some villagers passed by,

Holding paper money for joss sticks and some things that he needed, he walked across the village road in front of the yard.

……

At this time, behind him, in the room behind the courtyard,

Then came the gradual sound of footsteps, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze, turned his gaze a little,

The old man came out of the house with a bowl of water,

Stepping out of the house door, standing outside the main house door, under the eaves, the old man stamped his feet,

Raise your head, look at the sky beyond the eaves,

The sky is still clear, and there are not a few clouds in the clear sky, just as the sun in the sky swayed down some sunshine,

Watching, the old man paused, then lowered his head,

He moved his feet away, squatted down with the bowl of water in his hand, and walked towards Lian Ge.

"Young man, I kept you waiting for a long time, here it is."

The old man walked up to Lian Ge with the bowl of water in his hand.

Lian Ge looked at the old man, got up from the stool again,

"I don't have any tea in the room, but there is still some water in the kettle. I'm really sorry."

While talking, the old man handed the bowl of water to Lian Ge,

"A bowl of warm water is enough. Thank you, old man."

Lian Ge smiled, thanked him, and reached out to take the bowl of water.

The old man waved his hands, moved his feet to the side, raised his head again, and looked at the sky above his head.

"...Young man, the sun is a bit scorching right now. I'll move the stool inside for you. You can sit inside."

Turning around, the old man spoke to Lian Ge again,