During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, it was difficult for Liu Qingshan and his family to reunite: their eldest sister and their eldest brother-in-law stayed in the county, while their second sister was far away from the ocean.

Liu Qingshan was worried that his mother was in a bad mood, so after dinner, he took his family and all to the guesthouse to celebrate the festival with his fellow villagers.

Eating fruits, tasting mooncakes, talking about family matters and experiences in the capital, the Mid-Autumn Festival was over without realizing it.

The next day is the end of the month, and tomorrow is National Day.

Today's itinerary was to visit the Thirteen Tombs. Liu Qingshan told everyone not to take photos, and that some things should not be believed, nor should they not believe them.

When the large army set off, he took people to the old house.

When they arrived at the basement, they lit two horse lanterns, and Liu Qingshan and the old master uncle turned on the flashlights to illuminate the next to them.

Mr. Bai went up to check it out, and then said, "It's a bit embarrassing, but it should be rescued. At worst, it's a bit more work."

Can this work?

Liu Qingshan looked at the calligraphy and paintings, and originally thought it was completely scrapped.

Fortunately, I didn’t go around yesterday, otherwise the loss would have been great.

Mr. Bai chuckled: "Some of the calligraphy and painting documents produced from the ancient tombs are even more damaged than this one. Otherwise, how can we show our skills?"

This busy man, no one else can help him, so he can only take Zhang Chunyu and the master and apprentice to fight.

It took me a full morning to pick these dozen calligraphy and paintings, as well as two fan sections, from the pile of things, and make Mr. Bai tired and unable to straighten his waist.

Liu Qingshan was also moved, feeling that when repairing this batch of calligraphy and painting, he would give Erye some more money.

I found a restaurant at noon and had a good meal. Mr. Bai took Zhang Chunyu back to rest first. The rest was basically a rough job, so they were not needed.

In the afternoon, Master Lu became the main force. Liu Qingshan and Lao Maoer fought, perhaps because of the good luck in the morning, they were surprised.

A bronze gilded Buddha statue, and a pure gold Tara. The crown on the top and the rosette below are also inlaid with gems such as coral, tridacna, agate.

There are also scattered antiques, jade and porcelain, and there are thirty or forty pieces, which can be considered a great harvest.

All these things were transported back, and Uncle Lu would simply clean up and recover in one or two days. At that time, Liu Qingshan would prepare to take them back together.

Wait until the evening, I took my grandma over to take a look. The old lady looked at the pile of things, her eyes were wet again, and her mouth was choked:

"My grandma believes in Buddhism. This Tara is placed in her Buddhist temple. Now, if you close your eyes, you can still recall the old man's voice, appearance, and smile..."

Grandma Qiuju also shed tears while accompanying her, pointing to a small snuff bottle inside: "I remember the second master, and I like to play with this one the most in my hand."

Grandma nodded and gently picked up a somewhat decaying bird cage:

"This is my grandfather's favorite thing. At that time, I put it on my hands all day long and had a thrush inside. When I was a child, I always secretly caught grasshoppers and fed it."

Looking at the longing on grandma's face, Liu Qingshan felt that all these things would return to their original location after the old house was repaired.

Although this cage cannot be used, the ornaments on the cage and the bird food jars inside are not ordinary items. In the future, you can make a new cage and use all these items.

That night, grandma lingers here for a long time until it becomes deeper and quieter, and then she goes to rest under the urging of grandpa.

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After a while, it was National Day, which was also the last day of the tour group in Beijing.

Last year's National Day was Daqing, and this year it was relatively common, but there were still many more people on the square than usual, with a sense of joy.

The villagers mainly shop today. Although Jiapigou is now a well-known village in the country, Liu Qingshan discovered that when everyone spent money, none of them were big-handed.

Just like Zhang Ganzi, he usually makes a fuss. When it comes to buying things, he buys Xiaoman a new outfit and a floral shirt for Aunt Cuihua. He doesn't want to buy anything himself.

Of course, Aunt Cuihua refused to agree. She tried to persuade her and bought him a half-sleeved sleeve.

Others are similar. They are used to being frugal and are reluctant to buy things, especially expensive things. Even if they can afford them, they will never buy them.

Liu Qingshan had to persuade them: "Now the price is rising more and more, it's time to spend it."

Liu Qingshan remembers that by 1988, a rush to buy a trend of buying a house, no matter what you eat, drink, wear and use, you will rush to buy it at home first.

In the end, everything in the store was sold out.

The reason behind this is that the country has passed the price barrier, which led to the rise in prices. From that time on, people's hearts gradually became impetuous.

The entire society has also undergone major changes at the spiritual level.

The old branch secretary sighed, "I have made more money in the past two years than before, but the money seems to be getting worse and worse."

Everyone has a deep understanding of this.

Nowadays, after the last dividend distribution, anyone’s deposits exceed 10,000 yuan. It is really useless to keep this money in the bank.

Because I make money every year, the amount of this deposit will only increase, not decrease.

After hearing everyone's complaints, Liu Qingshan felt a little moved: His gold bars were about to deal with, and the treasures were not left abroad, so it would be better to sell them to the villagers.

It is better than grabbing the food, rice, oil and salt in two years. At least in the short term, gold can still maintain its value.

This incident also reminded Liu Qingshan: the villagers have more and more money in their hands, and they should also guide them to make reasonable consumption and investment.

On October 2nd, the 100-person tour group in Jiapigou finally set off on his way home with satisfaction.

For most villagers, a new world unfolds before their eyes.

Moreover, as they continue to go out in the future, their horizons will become wider and wider...

"Haha, it's home, it's home!"

After getting off the bus, the children began to run home.

Although the outside world is very exciting, it is strange. I really miss home after going out for a few days.

I think of this dilapidated mud thatched house, and the big yellow dog that shaking its tail hard.

The young and strong people who stayed in the village also came to hear the news and welcomed their relatives.

"How is it, is the capital good?"

This is the most asked question.

The answer is basically the same: "It's the capital, of course it's OK!"

Then we talked about Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall, and we couldn't finish it.

I heard Zhang Ganzi yelling loudly: "I won't talk to you anymore. Let's see what my brothers and I want to die!"

Aunt Cuihua's shout came from behind: "Don't be anxious, go home and change your labor uniforms first!"

"Old Secretary Qingshan, then when will we go?" Captain Zhang and the others were so greedy that they felt itchy when they were left?"

"I have to wait for the next spring when flowers bloom. It's not interesting to go in winter."

Liu Qingshan felt that after the spring planting and the wild vegetables would be in full swing, he would have more than half a month of free time, and after May Day, he would just go there again.

He and the old branch secretary were not in a hurry to go home, and followed Captain Zhang and Erbiaozi Datou to the village headquarters.

Ask about the situation in Jiapigou these days, there is nothing important than going up the mountain to pick the Yuan mushrooms and serving the greenhouses and livestock.

The rice in the field has to be completed until mid-October.

In addition, some radish, cabbage and carrots are also ready to be collected one after another.

Captain Zhang also asked: "What is the origin of the old man who came with Uncle Guaizi? Do you need to tell everyone to respect him?"

Of course he was talking about General Tan, and this time he also came with him, only a grandson from the family, named Tan Yong, who was taking care of him.

Liu Qingshan waved his hand: "Nothing is needed, just treat it as a relative who came to visit my grandfather's house."

If the villagers stay away from each other, they will be uncomfortable.

Captain Zhang nodded: "Also, the newly built houses we have built this year have been completed and they are all dried inside. You can live in it. How can the house be allocated?"

The new village to the west of the village has been completely completed, and it is all three or five large brick houses.

All of this money is paid by the cooperative, and villagers don’t have to pay a penny.

The old branch secretary ticks his little cigarette and says, "Just divide it normally. If the family has a small population, you can divide it into three rooms first. When the children get married in the future, you can divide it into another room; if the people have a large population, you can live in five rooms."

Liu Qingshan added: "There are a few more special ones that need to be divided into houses. One is Wei Tiezhu, a student of Grandpa Wang. He is the first college student to be rooted in our Jiapigou, and the treatment must be better."

"Then just divide it into five large yards, and even his family will be taken over to live with you."

Of course everyone has no objection to this. During the period when Professor Wang returned to the city, Wei Tiezhu was alone in supporting him.

Liu Qingshan continued: "There are also Gao Feng and Lu Xiaolong from the pharmaceutical factory, and the three teachers from the village primary school, who are all given priority to separate houses to solve their worries and can work here with peace of mind."

"Also, the houses in Laotun should not be empty. We must keep the original appearance here."

After discussing these miscellaneous things, Liu Qingshan went home and saw his mother and grandmother hanging quilts.

The fourth and fifth brothers were feeding the fire fox in the yard. This guy was smart and came as soon as his family came back.

On the wires above the eaves, swallows were covered with chirping, as if they were having a meeting.

The swallows are one by one, as if the swallows in the whole village gather here, and they are shipped out for dozens of meters, which is very spectacular.

"Swallow is going to the south again!" Shan Xing raised her head, her eyes feeling a little reluctant.

"Swallow will go home next year!" The little brother-in-law was optimistic and comforted Shan Xing.

That's right, this is their home, because the little swallows were born and raised here.
To be continued...