The Spring Festival of the Year of the Rat passed uneventfully.

The hall of Mu Deqian's family is filled with a lot of furniture. TV cabinets, sofas, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. are all available.

The newlyweds, Brother Jun and Liu Yujie, are still immersed in the inseparable sweetness. They plan to go on a trip in a few days.

Mu Yi and Jin Lily started working on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

And the time for Xiaojie to part with everyone is coming soon.

February 22nd was Friday, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Xiaojie called Muyi and invited him back for dinner. Because it was after the 22nd, he would be leaving on the 23rd.

This Xiaojie came all the way back from Lhasa because of Brother Jun's marriage. How long have he been here before he is leaving? Although Mu Yi was not too excited when he came back.

, seeing Xiaojie about to leave, I still felt very reluctant to part with him.

The family returned to Wattang. Jin Lily and Liu Yujie went to work cooking. Hai Wanqiu took Xiao Lele to play. Mu Yi, Xiaojie and Jun Geer naturally had to accompany Mu Deqian to play "Dou Shi"

"Four" is just a joke.

The four father and son first played "Fourteen" for a while. Then Jin Lily and the others prepared the meals. In fact, most of the dishes were leftover from the nine bowls served by Brother Jun at his wedding. The freshest ones were freshly grown from the fields.

The picked cabbage moss is rotten. The boiled cabbage moss is particularly delicious. It not only has the fragrance of cabbage, but also the sweetness of being frozen in ice and snow.

During the meal, everyone inevitably had a few drinks. As soon as the wine was drunk, my father's chatterbox opened up.

"Xiaojie, now my eldest brother and brother Jun are married. You are the only one left. You have grown up too. As a father, I still want to tell you some things. You are not young anymore. This time you go out.

Yeah, don’t miss it when you meet the right person. Otherwise, you will lose your heart and get older. It will not be easy to start a family in the future.”

"I understand, Dad." Xiaojie nodded seriously.

"Xiaojie, Tibet is so far away, you still want to go back?"

Xiaojie heard his mother ask himself this. He also asked himself this in his heart. But now if he doesn't go back to Lhasa, where can he go? Although Lhasa is not big, it is the center of Tibet after all. Compared with Tibet in various conditions,

Other places are much better.

Moreover, to be honest, the feelings that Tibetans give to themselves are actually very simple. Of course, there are also some knowledgeable people who have their own ideas. But, where are there not so many people who have their own ideas?

However, I first went to Tibet because I wanted to purify my soul and think calmly about where I should go in this life. Only when I actually arrived in Tibet, the place that everyone thinks is closest to heaven, did I truly understand the meaning of life.

Autumn is a cruel time for vegetation. Unfortunately, there are very few trees in Tibet, even fewer than people.

The blue sky in the eyes of tourists, in fact, the ultraviolet rays are extremely strong on sunny days, and can even cause skin diseases. Sometimes the blue sky can become violent. Heavy rain, storms, and snowstorms can come at any time. Mother Nature

Showing off its sacred and inviolable power wantonly!

White snow mountains, pure ice and snow lakes... are actually places so beautiful that they are only suitable for gods to live. However, for human beings of flesh and blood, most places are actually restricted areas of life that are not suitable for human habitation and survival.

In many places in Tibet, there are tourists and businessmen from all over the world, but the largest number of businessmen are from Sichuan and Chongqing. Especially in Lhasa, it is easy to give you the illusion that this is not Tibet, but somewhere in Sichuan.

A certain street of...

What Xiaojie finds interesting is that there are also breweries in Tibet, and the highland barley beer produced has a unique flavor. However, for many people who are not familiar with the industry, Tibetan yak jerky is basically a "local specialty" that must be brought after traveling.

.It’s just that they don’t know that most of the yak jerky is actually produced in Chengdu, Sichuan or other places, and then wholesaled to Lhasa for retail. The taste is just good, but there are too many “additives”. Real air-dried yak

Dried meat is the kind you buy from Tibetan people’s homes and bring back.

Only when I got there did I truly understand that the world is bustling and everyone is here for profit. No matter where I go, it is to make a living and earn some money. Did I also make some friends in Lhasa? Did they jointly open a Sheshe Liquor Store?

Even if the business is so-so, there is still money to be made. However, there is no need to tell anyone that I have made a lot of money. Otherwise, it will give people a feeling of showing off. That would not be good.

Although I saw that my eldest brother and sister-in-law both work in the government department, their salary is really too little. Now, apart from paying off the debt, the family dare not buy anything good to eat, even during the New Year.

It seems that I only bought a set of clothes for my sister-in-law and Xiao Lele, and my eldest brother has not bought any for himself. Think about it, this job is not interesting. It is just a living.

Seeing that the clothes he was wearing were still Adidas, and he still had a lot of money on them. Xiaojie felt a little proud in his heart. He suddenly thought of a sentence: All roads lead to Rome. Yes, that's the sentence. If "

"Rome" means "good life". That is, no matter what job you do, it is just to live a "good life".

No matter what the standard of a "good life" is in other people's minds, at least in my own mind, I feel that a "good life" means being able to afford what you want to eat, and being able to afford what you want to wear, and not knowing how to do it.

I am reluctant to buy because I feel sorry for money. This requires a certain amount of financial strength to support it. Obviously being a civil servant cannot meet this standard. You still have to do business to make money.

However, there is no need to express these thoughts. After all, everyone has their own way of life and their own way of survival.

Xiaojie answered his mother with a smile. "Of course I'm going. It's hard to get a foothold here. When I work hard for a few years and earn a lot of money, I'll pick you up and have fun around. Take a good look at our country."

There are great rivers and mountains. Really, our country is so big. The east has the scenery of the east, the west has the scenery of the west, the north has the scenery of the north, and the south has the customs of the south. The real beauty of the mountains and rivers of the motherland is infinite!"

Xiaojie's words made his father and mother feel very excited. His mother kept praising Xiaojie for being the most capable. He traveled to almost half of China.

This makes Mu Yi and Brother Jun a little embarrassed. It is true. Mu Yi and Brother Jun have not been out of Sichuan yet, so they are considered frogs in the well and country bumpkins. They are not familiar with the natural scenery outside, the local customs, and the customs and habits.

They are still just stuck on the dogma of local textbooks. There is still a big gap from the ancient saying of "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles".

Therefore, Mu Yi has no experience to teach Xiaojie about social matters. Mu Yi’s circle has narrowed to the small scope of safety supervision in Xigui County. His main time and energy are

All the money was spent here. The rest was also spent on taking care of Xiao Lele, and trying every means to save money to pay off the debt. For poetry and the distance, I can only bury it deep in my heart, and it is covered with a thick layer.

It's ashes. Right now, there are only the child's diapers and the IOUs waiting for redemption in the hands of creditors...

"Come on, come on. Let's finish the wine in the glass and play "Fourteen" with dad. As soon as the second brother leaves tomorrow, I don't know when we will have the opportunity to sit together and fight "Fourteen" again.

"

Brother Jun's words touched the "separation" that no one wanted to touch. For a moment, everyone's mood became a little heavy.

"Don't panic. Dad, mom, eldest brother, sister-in-law, and second brother haven't spoken yet. Why are you panicking?"

Liu Yujie said something about Brother Jun.

Brother Jun smiled sheepishly and said self-deprecatingly: "I was anxious to win the money from the eldest brother and the second brother."

Brother Jun's words made everyone laugh.

"Xiaojie, you have also gone out to explore the world. Big brother has nothing else to teach you. I just give you a small suggestion. There are millions of roads in the world, even more than millions. But,

Try to take the right path. That is to say, take the 'white path'. Because the 'white path' is the best path to take. Even if you don't get through this path, you can still turn back or even take another path. However, if you take the 'black path',

Then there is no 'turn back', and the 'white way' is your enemy, and the 'underworld' is also your enemy. Although the eldest brother has drunk a little wine now, the words he talks are definitely not drunken words."

What Mu Yi said was indeed not "drinking talk". He was talking about his own life path choice.

"Okay. Brother, I understand what you said and take it to heart. Please rest assured, brother. Even if you want to ask for revenge, I will never follow the 'underworld'."

The two brothers filled their glasses and drank a glass.

"Yes. Good men are ambitious in all directions. But you must listen to your elder brother and take the 'white path'. Don't go astray and go to the 'underworld'." Mu Deqian also added.

Brother Jun saw his eldest brother and his second brother drinking a glass. He quickly filled up their glasses and then filled up his own. He also filled up his sister-in-law and Liu Yujie's drinks. He picked up the glasses and started talking.

"Mom, dad, eldest brother, sister-in-law, second brother. Brothers can't say anything else. Words are in the wine, and there are words in the wine. I wish my father and mother good health! I wish my eldest brother and sister-in-law good luck in their work! I wish my second brother a big fortune soon! I'll give it to you next time.

Let’s bring our second sister-in-law back and wish us good fortune! Done!”

At Brother Jun's suggestion, everyone had another drink.

Mu Deqian and Hai Wanqiu saw that their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were now a big family. Mu Deqian suddenly said, "We won't take family photos now. When Xiaojie brings his wife back later, you guys

Everyone has a baby. Let’s take a good family photo together.”

Everyone said "yes!".

"Brother, you drink slowly. I took little Lele to warm up by the fire. It's a little cold."

"I say so. If you guys have any bad things to say, hurry up and eat your food. Let's go and make a fire. These feet are going to be numb from the cold."

Mother spoke. Everyone quickly drank the wine in their glasses and retreated to the fire to warm themselves up.

Mu Deqian seemed to have something to say. He looked at everyone and endured it for a while.

When Brother Jun saw his father like this, he said, "Dad, do you have something to say? The eldest brother and the second brother are both here. Just talk openly, lest they leave later and the two of us are here again."

There’s a lot of bickering in the house.”

"What's there to argue about? Just do everything after discussion." Xiaojie took over.

"That's right. We're all a family. What's the point of arguing? Just make it clear. That'll be fine." Mu Yiye said.

"It's nothing. Today, in front of your eldest brother and second brother, we, father and son, have made things clear. You have also started a family. From now on, you will no longer be able to spend money indiscriminately like before."

"What's wrong with me? Where am I spending money recklessly?" Brother Jun was very dissatisfied with his father's accusation, and his voice became louder.

Little Lele didn't understand what happened. Suddenly she heard someone talking loudly, and she might have thought there was a quarrel. Her little mouth was shrinking, and tears were rolling in her eyes. She was about to cry. Jin Lily

While coaxing Xiao Lele, he said to everyone.

"You guys speak softer. Don't scare little Lele."

"Brother Jun, I'm not talking about you. I care about you. It's not easy for you to make money. It comes in the wind and goes out in the rain. This winter, your hands, feet, face, ears, where are you not getting frostbite from the cold?

?Earning money is hard-earned, you must cherish it. Don't spend it on things you shouldn't spend. Now that you are a family, there will be many places where you will need money in the future. You said that now that we are still here, we can still help you to some extent.

What will you do if we are no longer here?"

Father's words were full of deep love. However, they sounded so harsh in Brother Jun's ears. He said impatiently, "I understand. I understand."

"Brother Jun. What's your attitude?" Xiaojie couldn't help but say something to Brother Jun.

"Okay. Stop it. Stop it. Second brother, I'm sorry. I lost my temper. Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about how to do this business in the future."

"Tell me what you want to do."
To be continued...