Chapter 1156 You Are Valuable
Fangzheng and Jixiang nodded, Jihan smiled happily and continued to run forward.
Fangzheng quickly followed.
Jihan ran very fast. At first, Fangzheng didn't understand why he ran so desperately. When Fangzheng chased him, he realized that Jihan ran over and cleared the way ahead of time. Step on where there is grass, and make a path where there are bushes...
Fangzheng really couldn't imagine where that small body could get so much strength. While being moved, I feel more and more that the money in my pocket is not enough...
As for the bag of money, Fangzheng instinctively dared not touch it, always feeling that the money was used for other purposes.
As Jihan said, it took nearly two hours to climb over the second mountain when walking fast. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can already see the lights below the mountain. However, there were not many lights, just a few scattered points, but a large flame was burning in the middle of the village, illuminating the small square in the middle.
Along the way, Ji Xiang also got to know Fang Zheng well, and the little girl talked a lot more.
Ji Xiang explained: "Although our village has electricity, the electricity bill is too expensive, and most people don't use it. The lights are only turned on when guests come, or during the New Year's holidays, or when there are children at home who want to study. Usually, everyone Just pick up firewood and pile it together, and at night, light a big bonfire and chat around."
A bonfire, for most people, is something to be happy about.
Fangzheng also likes bonfire parties, but at this moment, for some reason, it feels a little sad to hear it.
How poor does one have to be to be reluctant to use electricity, and to return from modern society to ancient society?
Fangzheng didn't have much time to think, Ji Han was already shouting over there, Fangzheng hurriedly quickened his pace.
Although going up the mountain is tiring, going down the mountain is even more difficult, because there are no steps to walk on, and people can only rely on their own balance. In addition, it is dark, even a small monkey in the mountain forest like Jihan has fallen several times. However, Ji Han is very solid, he seemed to be okay when he fell, and he was not seen injured. After watching it a few times, Fangzheng understood that most of the time, Jihan fell on purpose, and the way of falling was very particular, so as not to hurt himself, and to avoid dangerous places.
But Fangzheng knows that this unique skill must be dropped thousands of times... If the road is easy, who would want to drop such a skill?
Shaking his head, Fangzheng slowed down, taking care of Jixiang behind him, lest he also fall so miserable...
Although it was difficult to go down the mountain, the speed was much faster than going up the mountain. After about an hour or so, the three of them arrived at the bottom of the mountain and were able to see Tuyao Village.
Seeing this, both Ji Han and Ji Xiang cheered for victory, and Fang Zheng also laughed.
But Fangzheng knew that it was time to settle the bill.
So Fang Zheng found Ji Han and asked, "Ji Han, how much should I give you?"
When Jihan heard it, his smile froze immediately, and then he became shy when he was bright. Obviously, he is a small money fan, but when he really wants to make money, the simplicity in his bones still makes him embarrassed to speak up.
Fangzheng encouraged: "You earned it with your ability, and you can take it with peace of mind. How much do you think you should earn this time?"
When Ji Han heard this, his eyes lit up.
Auspicious next to him was biting his lips a little excitedly, holding Ji Han's clothes corners with his small hands, pulling secretly, as if to say: "Less point..."
Fangzheng looked at this simple pair of brothers and sisters, he really didn't know how much to give. That's why Ji Han said to himself, as long as Fangzheng has it, he will definitely give it.
Ji Han finally stretched out a hand, raised three fingers, and said, "Thirty, okay?"
Fangzheng asked reflexively, "How much?"
Jihan thought it was going to be too much, so Jixiang quickly helped Jihan, and the anxious little girl was about to cry. Jihan hurriedly said: "Less is fine...twenty is fine."
Fangzheng looked at Jixiang who was about to cry, then looked at Jihan in panic, and thought about Jihan's busy figure along the way, Fangzheng sighed, took out his wallet, and took out all the money in it, Fangzheng I don't know how many there are, but depending on the thickness, it looks like more than a thousand yuan.
Fangzheng directly grabbed Ji Han's hand and said, "This is what you deserve. Remember, you eat by your ability, and your attentive service is priceless! Never underestimate yourself, you are very valuable!"
After Fangzheng finished speaking, he patted the heads of the two children. At that moment, Fangzheng saw Jihan and Jixiang's tears fell down instantly, and Jihan's hand holding the money kept shaking. But Fangzheng knew that he was not trembling because of the money, but because of respect!
"Plop!" Before Fangzheng could react, Jihan suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Fangzheng.
Fangzheng stepped aside quickly and said, "What are you doing?"
Ji Han said: "Thank you, Brother Chang, it's not for money... I can't say it, but I know, I should thank you."
Ji Xiang also said: "Brother Chang, take the money back, what you just said is more important than money."
Fangzheng froze for a moment, quickly helped the two children up, and said with a smile, "The money is what you earn from your hard work, and the words are for you. The Tuyao village hasn't arrived yet, and your work hasn't been completed yet. Don't you want to lead the way?"
When Jihan and Jixiang heard the words, they immediately laughed.
Ji Xiang suddenly turned into a flying bird, and ran forward with a string of laughter, while running, he said: "Welcome to Tuyao Village... Hehe..."
Jihan scratched his head foolishly, looked at the money in his hand, and said with a smirk: "Brother Chang, I feel like I'm dreaming, I'm in a trance...Can you pinch me?"
Fangzheng pinched his little face, and Jihan said with tears: "It doesn't hurt...it's over, it really is a dream..."
Fangzheng burst into laughter immediately, raised his hand and slapped Jihan on the back of the head, Jihan gritted his teeth in pain, but smiled even more happily: "It hurts...it's not a dream, haha..."
When Ji Han had laughed enough, Fangzheng asked, "Ji Han, why do you want thirty yuan?"
Jihan didn't want too much, and he didn't want too much, Fangzheng always felt that there was something tricky about it.
Jihan looked at the cheerful Jixiang running ahead, and said in a low voice: "The day after tomorrow is Jixiang's birthday, and I want to buy her a cake. I'm optimistic about it. There is a cake shop in the county, and the cakes are beautiful. Their There is a piece of fruit cake, only 20 yuan. The remaining 10 yuan, I use the car. Brother Chang, you don’t know, my sister likes to eat cakes. Last year, the sister of Uncle Tie’s family celebrated her birthday. My brother came back from other places and bought her a palm-sized cake with candles on it, which looked beautiful. At that time, Uncle Tie gave us a small piece, and the taste... um..."
Jihan looked intoxicated, then shook his hands and said: "My sister came home and told me that it would be great if she could have a birthday like that. Since that day, I have been thinking about how to make money, but I earned The money is too little, barely enough for us to live on, and my sister's tuition. Too much, it's really hard to earn..."
Fangzheng's heart trembled when he heard this, and he asked, "You earn money to support your family? Where's your family?"
Fangzheng remembered that the two brothers and sisters always talked about their mother, didn't they?
Asked this, Jihan's cheerful face froze for an instant, then his eyes became moist, and he turned his head away, as if he didn't want Fangzheng to see him cry, and tried to use what he thought was a cheerful voice: "My dad I went out to work in the early years and never came back. My mother was seriously ill the year before last, and the villagers carried her out, and she left before leaving the mountains.”
Fangzheng patted Jihan's head and said, "Sorry."
Jihan shook his head and said, "It's okay, let's go, the village is ahead."
After finishing speaking, Jihan also ran away, Fangzheng knew that he didn't want Fangzheng to see him crying. He is a strong, good-looking boy who doesn't want to be seen as weak.
Tuyao Village is much smaller than Fang Zheng thought, there are only a hundred people in the whole village, most of them are old people, women and children.
Fangzheng's arrival was like the whole village coming to the zoo, except that there was only Fangzheng a monkey in the zoo. Everyone looked at this outsider curiously. However, the people in Tuyao Village are very enthusiastic, and they don't reject Fang Zheng, but greet Fang Zheng one by one.
Fortunately, Fangzheng is proficient in various languages, and Fangzheng can respond freely to their dialects.
"You can speak Lahu language?" An old man asked in surprise, "Are you from the Lahu tribe?"
Fangzheng shook his head and said, "I can speak, but I can't write."
As soon as the words came out, the old people, women and children around laughed.
The old man said: "You can't write, and neither can I." Then the old man laughed again...
Fangzheng was stunned, completely unaware of what the other party was laughing at.
At this time, Jixiang leaned over and said in a low voice: "Although we Laku people have our own language, we don't have our own writing. We can speak, but no one can write."
Fangzheng was dumbfounded: "..."
"Okay, folks, we have a distinguished guest in our village, what about the music? What about the dance?" The old man opened his hands and said very boldly.
As soon as everyone heard this, they responded one after another, and then dispersed with a whimper, leaving only Fang Zheng himself.
Fangzheng wiped his nose, looked around, and thought to himself: "The hospitality of the Laku people is really warm...there is no one..."
Fangzheng didn't wander around, but sat by the bonfire, thinking about what to do next.
Just as Fangzheng was pondering, footsteps sounded from all around, and the villagers who had just been sitting here had all changed into the national costumes of the Laku people. The man is wearing a black cardigan, the woman is wearing a long black skirt, and there are silver bubble ornaments on her hands. The long skirt fully set off the woman's graceful figure, which was very beautiful.
Even the grandmas looked much younger when they put on these clothes, and they were full of energy. Fang Zheng felt like he was looking at a fashion model when he stood there.
And those old men held a musical instrument that looked like several pipes tied together. Jixiang explained: "This is the Lusheng, the favorite instrument of our Lakuu people. Grandpa Tie is the best at playing the Lusheng."