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Chapter 143 Going to Yunnan to meet Zhu Lin (5500 monthly tickets plus more)

Today really feels like Chinese New Year to the Xu family. Not only do they have old hens they raise themselves, but they also have bacon and sausages brought by the Wei family.

However, there were too many people and the meal was almost finished. Lao Wan could see the difficulties of this family and he didn’t eat much meat himself, so he let the children have their fill first.

He was also born in Ya'an and knew that Ya'an was generally not rich. Among all the areas in Sichuan, it was only slightly better than those autonomous prefectures for ethnic minorities.

However, with a relative like Wei Ming, as long as you don't do anything wrong, good days are ahead.

Wei Ming originally wanted to return to Chengdu today to catch the train to Yunnan, but was persuaded by Lao Wan.

Wei Ming actually didn't want to trouble others to make another trip tomorrow. Lao Wan knew what he was thinking, so he said, "I'll also go back to my hometown in Ya'an and pick you up at the station tomorrow morning. Writer Wei, you should spend some time with the old man today."

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Wan. But I have to trouble you again now."

After a moment, Lao Wan held the camera and said, "Okay, very good, keep it up..."

With a "click", the most complete family portrait of the Wei and Xu families was born. Just when they were having dinner, Long Xiaoyang went back to the village and called his father over.

So there are 13 people in this photo. The old lady is sitting in the middle, her two daughters are sitting next to her, and Wei Ming and other younger people are standing in the back. Because Wei Ming is tall, he stands behind his grandmother.

After Lao Wan left, Wei Ming and his friends walked to their grandfather's grave and told him the good news that the second daughter had returned. This was also the original site of the village that was covered by the mudslide that year.

After paying homage to grandpa, Xu Shufen and her eldest sister helped the old lady back home. Wei Ming and Wei Hong wanted to wander around the mountains. Children who grew up on the plains are naturally curious about all uneven landforms.

So the uncle asked Xu Yunyun and Long Xiaoyang to accompany him, and said: "I have seen giant pandas in this area before."

Wei Hong's eyes immediately lit up.

Needless to say by his uncle, Long Xiaoyang was reluctant to leave his elder brother. He felt that he could be imbued with literary atmosphere just by staying with him. In the words of elder brother Lao Wan: Wei Ming is the number one young genius in today's literary world!

Although Long Xiaoyang had never read or heard of anything he wrote, it did not affect his admiration for his cousin. Not only did he admire him himself, he also dragged sister Yunyun into it.

"Sister Yunyun, do you know that those officials in the city are all reading eldest brother's novels, and he has even met the old man." It seems that Lao Wan told him about the National Congress of Writers. Wei Ming met almost all the major national leaders at that time by attending the National Congress of Writers.

"Ah, is it the old man from Sichuan and Chongqing?" Xu Yunyun was also very surprised. This elder brother of hers was even more amazing than she had imagined. The image of the blind date guy was invisibly lowered a lot.

Listening to the two people's boasting without any technical content, Wei Ming interrupted and asked: "How many years did you two go to school?"

This question made both of them feel a little embarrassed. Long Xiaoyang only graduated from elementary school, while Xu Yunyun only finished fifth grade.

Wei Ming asked again: "What about Pingping and Fangfang? Are they still in school?"

“They’re all still going on.”

Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "They must continue to go up."

Otherwise, if you haven't even read Big Brother's novels, how can you understand how awesome he is?

"Don't be discouraged, both of you. Although you are no longer in school, you can still study on your own. Besides, society is also a good university. You can go out when necessary."

These words touched Long Xiaoyang's heart. He really wanted to get out of the mountains. He couldn't make any money at home and he felt no hope.

Wei Ming was actually speaking to his cousin Yunyun. If you go out and expand your vision from a village to a city, you will find that the man you originally thought was very good is actually very bad, and there are many people out there who are better than him.

But she didn't seem to get it, and wasn't at all interested in going out. After talking for a while, she went back to circling around Xiaohong, wanting her to take a picture of her.

This child is indeed a little silly, and Wei Ming is a little worried about her going out alone.

After walking around the mountains, they didn't encounter any giant pandas, but they did see two golden monkeys, which will be future first-class international protected animals. They also saw many small animals of various shapes and sizes, some of which they couldn't even name.

The diversity of wildlife here is indeed richer than in the plains. I heard that you can sometimes see snow leopards.

So Wei Ming suggested going home before the sun set.

He didn't want to burden his grandmother's family with his family's arrival, so he asked Long Xiaoyang on the way home: "Is there a place in the village where I can buy meat, pork, mutton or beef is fine."

Long Xiaoyang thought for a moment and said, "How about venison?"

Wei Ming: "Deer meat?"

Half an hour later, Wei Ming and his team arrived at Long Xiaoyang's village. There was a hunter family in their village. They hunted a water deer a few years ago, which later became a national second-class protected animal. It is a large deer that can grow to a maximum of 500 kilograms.

They thought about selling meat to the villagers, but no one had much money. After a few days, only half of the money was left. Now they have given up. Unexpectedly, Wei Ming came.

Wei Ming picked and chose, and Long Xiaoyang chopped it up randomly, and finally spent 40 yuan to buy 50 kilograms of venison, which was cheaper than pork. Of course, it didn't taste as good as pork when cooked.

Because of its strong fishy smell, this thing is actually more suitable for making grilled skewers. Wei Ming had eaten grilled venison skewers in his previous life, and of course they were all venison raised through formal channels.

The Xu family may not have much else, but they have plenty of chili peppers, because grandma has rheumatism in her legs, so chili peppers are indispensable for every meal. Wei Ming mixes the chili peppers at home with salt and crushes them to make small condiments, Long Xiaoyang is responsible for cutting bamboo into bamboo sticks, Xiaohong and Yunyun are in charge of marinating and skewering the meat, and they will have barbecue skewers for dinner!
The two children were so happy. They didn’t expect that after having chicken and pork for lunch, they could also eat meat in the evening. What a wonderful day!

It was Xu Cunmao who expressed his concerns to Xu Shufen: "Is Xiao Ming too extravagant? Let's just eat something simple. The kimchi made by your sister-in-law is very good."

Lao Wei took out the white liquor and said to his brother-in-law, "Brother, don't feel bad for that kid. He can earn as much as he can spend. Come on, call your brother-in-law and let them roast it first. Let's drink some."

Soon, the aroma of barbecue began to fill the yard, and many villagers pretended to pass by and take a look. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Xu family’s hard days were gone forever!

Wei Ming took the first bite of the skewer and confirmed that it was just the right amount of salty, soft and hard, and spicy and very stimulating to the taste buds, before serving it to the elders.

After a while, Wei Ming trained Long Xiaoyang, and then let him take over the honorable barbecue seat, while he started eating with the elders.

During the conversation, the uncle asked Wei Ming what he thought of the blind date guy today.

Xu Cunmao now knows that the most capable person in his second sister's family is his nephew, whose ability is beyond their imagination, so such major matters must be discussed with him, and even the nephew's opinion can influence his own decision.

Wei Ming took a sip of wine and then shook his head. "Marriage is a big deal. You're not just marrying a man and a woman, but the entire family behind that person. I've also heard from my aunt about the boy's mother's performance. It can be said that it was very bad. Even though her attitude became better after we came, that was not the real her. Pretending can only be temporary, but living together is a lifelong thing."

Hearing Wei Ming's serious words, Xu Cunmao frowned and fell into deep thought.

Because the living conditions at his uncle's house were limited, Wei Ming had to go to his aunt's house in the next village to spend the night after dinner.

Before leaving, Xu Shufen pulled Wei Ming aside and talked in private.

"Xiao Ming, I want to discuss something with you. Your father has agreed to this matter, and now all I need is your opinion."

"Mom, what do you say?"

Xu Shufen: "I want to bring your grandmother back to live with us for a while. Her rheumatism is actually quite serious, and it rains all year round here, so the humidity is too heavy."

This is true. In Ya'an, it rains for more than 365 days out of 300 days a year. In some years, it even rains for nearly days.

Wei Ming remembered that in their previous life, they came here to look for their relatives, but their grandmother had passed away. It seemed that she died because of rheumatism, which made her legs and feet inconvenient. She fell while picking mushrooms in the mountains, which then triggered other illnesses.

Wei Ming said directly: "This is a good thing. I fully agree with it. You haven't seen each other for 20 years, so this can be regarded as making up for those years."

He knew that his mother was worried about the expenses, so he would leave more money for them when the time comes.

Xu Shufen was deeply moved. The next thing she had to do was to convince her mother. After all, that was a completely unfamiliar world to her.

Wei Ming also considered this. Grandma would not be able to speak the language in Gouzitun and would definitely not be comfortable there, so he suggested: "Why don't you let Yunyun go with you? She can take care of Grandma and can also talk to her when you are not around."

This idea is indeed good, and it can also help Yunyun get rid of the blind date guy. Xu Shufen is just worried: "Will it be too much of a burden for you?"

With two more mouths to feed, the insufficient food had to be purchased with the son’s money from food coupons, which was equivalent to high-priced food.

Wei Ming laughed: "I will soon finish writing the animation script, and I will earn more than a thousand yuan by then. There is no way I will be short of money. You don't have to worry about this, mom!"

After saying that, Wei Ming and Long Xiaoyang went back to the next village carrying kerosene lamps.

It's a short mountain walk, and Xiaoyang is looking forward to his first long journey tomorrow.

"Brother, let's take the train! I've never taken a train before! I..."

As he was speaking, Wei Ming stopped him and pointed ahead, asking, "What's that standing in the middle of the road?"

Long Xiaoyang went back and saw a gray figure in front of him. He suddenly felt a chill. Who was playing tricks in the late night?
Wei Ming roared, and the shadow moved, from standing to lying, and began to run towards the nearby forest.

Wei Ming quickly chased after it, using the light from the kerosene lamp to shine over, and then exclaimed: "It's a giant panda!"

It was a pity because it was night and I didn’t see him clearly. I didn’t even get to say a few words to him. We just met in such a hurry.

The next morning, Wei Ming had breakfast at his aunt's house, then took Long Xiaoyang and his uncle to the Dagou Village branch to wait for Brother Lao Wan and the jeep.

The three men boarded a train to Yunnan at noon.

Aunt, here I come!

Zhu Lin, here I come!

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