Unknowingly, the quiet village gradually came to life amidst the loud crowing of cocks and dogs.

There was also a heavy "dong" on the floor.

Then came the brisk "dong, dong, dong... bang, bang, bang...".

Listening to the sound, I knew it was Brother Jun, the third brother, who was getting up. The heavy "dong" sound was jumping out of the barn, and the brisk "dong, dong, dong..." was walking on the floor, "pop, pop"

, bang..." That's when you go down the wooden ladder. When you get to the ground, you can no longer hear the footsteps.

Sure enough, Brother Jun hurriedly opened the east door. He greeted me: "Brother, are you here?" He ran to the toilet with bare feet. He opened the west door with a "bang" sound.

, without even closing the door.

The third younger brother, Jun Geer, was more favored by the adults because he was the youngest son. He was less beaten and everyone tolerated him. At the age of twelve, he had a tiger-like head and a tough brain, and was very smart and cute.

Adults also like to tell us "allusions" to educate us. The general meaning is that there are family members in other places with many brothers and sisters, and the family is relatively poor. They can't even eat white rice. They eat red sweet potatoes every month and every year. It's hard for the adults to have any leftovers.

I spent some money to buy some rice, and cut a large pot of red potato into pieces. Then I scooped some rice into the pot and mixed it with water to cook the red potato porridge.

This is not the point. The point is, put a bowl in the pot and float on the water. When the water boils, the rice inside will jump into the bowl, which happens to be a bowl of white porridge. This bowl of rice is specially for

Food for my son.

I had never seen red potato porridge when I was a child, and I didn't know the authenticity of this story, but I still had some "understanding". I accurately understood the "intentions" of the adults.

While he was going to the toilet, he heard another "boom" sound. This sound was deeper than the previous one. This was obviously the 14-year-old second brother Xiaojie getting up.

Sure enough, in less than a minute, Xiaojie also came out of the east gate. Brother Jun is two years younger than Xiaojie, and Xiaojie is two years younger than me. When Xiaojie saw me, he naturally called me affectionately: "Brother."

”.

I see that Xiaojie has grown a lot, but is a little thinner. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, his hair has grown, and his skin is dark and shiny.

I smiled and said, "Do you go to the river to bathe every day?"

"Well, unless it rains and the water rises, I have to wash it every day. It's fun."

Just as he was talking, Brother Jun came out after going to the toilet. It was funny to see how relaxed he was. As he walked towards us, his eyes glanced at my box and bag. I wanted to laugh in my heart.

, but didn’t laugh.

"Brother, why did you bring so many things back? I'll help you move them upstairs." Brother Jun said as he moved the bag.

Xiaojie also saw Brother Jun's little thoughts. He said, what are you in a hurry for? Brother must have brought us delicious food.

"Hehehe..." Brother Jun laughed happily.

I stood up, walked over, opened the zipper of the colorful cloth bag, and took out two quartz wall clocks from inside. At that time, quartz electronic wall clocks were more popular, and they all came from the coastal city of Fujian. They were exquisitely packaged.

It was a higher-end one, and I was going to give it to a teacher I had when I was in junior high school. He was kind to me. At that time, I didn’t think about whether “giving a bell” was auspicious or not. It was just a gift to express my gratitude. In addition, I didn’t think about whether “giving a bell” was auspicious or unlucky.

One of them is not high-end anymore, and I plan to hang it at home for personal use. Then I took out a game console, a point-and-shoot camera, Coca-Cola, morning tea milk cakes, instant noodles, oranges, etc.

Xiaojie also came over, lifted the box casually, and then hugged the bag containing the quilt. He said: "This box is so heavy, what can it be packed with? And the bag is a bit soft, but it is still heavy and can be packed well."

what?"

I smiled and said: "Brother doesn't have much money. I bought some things for you and took them out. The box contains the books I have studied in the past few years and some drawings I drew. The bag contains mine

Quilts, sheets, clothes, shoes and hangers, brushes, and three small hammers that I made myself when I was practicing as a fitter in the factory, one for each of the three of us."

Brother Jun said: "Brother, let's help you move your things upstairs first, and then come down and make instant noodles to eat."

I said: "Okay."

Since we had to climb a wooden ladder up two floors, the box was difficult to carry. So we found a carrying basket. We took the books out of the box and put them in the carrying basket. Oh my god, the carrying basket was not finished yet.

The rest was picked up in an oil paper bag (plastic bag). The two of them were holding the bamboo basket from behind. I had a strap on each shoulder and squatted on the ground. The three of them stood up together. I was carrying the bamboo basket.

, each of them carried a bag and walked in a file.

Enter from the east door, turn on the light on the left, walk a few steps forward, pass the water tank, push open the old wooden door of the blockhouse, and on the right side of the entrance is the big wooden ladder to the first floor. Hold both sides with both hands, and step up with your left foot first

Go up the first ladder, push hard with your right foot and step onto the first ladder. Repeat this for ten times and you will reach the first floor.

You need to be particularly careful when going up to the top, because the ladder is relatively steep, and when you climb to the top, you are basically touching the wall. In addition, the back pole is relatively large, and you have to make a right-angle turn before you can climb up the stairs.

It is easy to fall from the building entrance if you are not careful. Some people in the village have broken their waists, some have broken their ribs, and some have broken their hands and feet.

When you get to the first floor, walk a few steps forward to reach the ladder to the second floor.

However, my family's financial situation is really poor and I don't have the money to make another big ladder. There is usually no ladder here, but when I have to harvest corn, I moved the small ladder from the toilet here and installed it.

The small ladder is shorter and narrower. When you stand on it, it is almost level with the building, that is, it is a head higher. So you have to grab the bamboo fence on the second floor with both hands, kick your feet hard, and use the reaction force to pull yourself up.

Only by pedaling can you climb up.

My brothers helped me put down the bamboo basket on my back. I asked them to go down and make instant noodles to eat. I picked up the book and carefully threw it up. Before I finished throwing it, my brothers broke it into pieces and helped me put away the quilt, clothes, etc.

Got it.

Because the first floor of the blockhouse was also made of bamboo, it was relatively dirty. I was afraid that the quilt and clothes would be stained, so I hurriedly poured out the rest and asked my brothers to put it in my back first. I did it slowly. Because

It won't be done in a while.

They put them down. After throwing away the books, I climbed up to the second floor skillfully.

The second floor is still the second floor. This second floor is my feng shui treasure. Since I moved out of the barn, I have placed my

I slept on them all. In the end, I chose to sleep on the bamboo fence on the second floor of this watchtower.

There are three windows here, because they are three relatively square holes, small transparent windows on the north and south walls and a large transparent window on the west wall. The air is quite circulated. The large windows have a unique view and a wide field of vision.

You can see Dagushan Mountain. When you look up, you will see the roof. The two bright tiles (transparent glass tiles) that provide lighting no longer light up and need to be replaced. There are also several tiles that are cracked and the light shines through.

It has to be replaced. Otherwise, if it rains outside, it will also rain inside. The crack in the corner of the ladder is more than five centimeters wide. This is something I have wanted to fix for a long time but have not had enough time. I have to fix it this time.

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