Chapter 47 Red Star Commune Liujia Village

Early in the morning, the Liu family of four dressed up as if it were New Year's Day.

Amid the envious and jealous gazes of everyone in the compound, they loaded up the jeep with bags of all sizes.

The whole family is going back to their hometown in the countryside to visit relatives.

It's really new. When you go back to your hometown in the countryside these days, who has ever seen an ordinary person driving a four-wheeled car?

Having a bicycle to ride is enough for you to show off.

To be honest, Liu Zhiye had never imagined that this little jeep would cause such a sensation when it was driven home.

Actually, these people have never seen a car. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many cars running on the streets, so it was not uncommon.

But that was when I watched other people driving, and it felt so far away. Now that someone around me can drive one, the feeling is different~
Originally in their world, it seemed that this thing was an exclusive item for capitalists, something that ordinary people could never even think of.

Even though the emancipated serfs are singing songs today, cars are still not something that ordinary people can afford.

Suddenly, there is a neighbor next to them who used to be in a similar situation. Now he can even drive a car. Just imagine how sour the psychological gap is.

The father and son had originally planned to go back together, because they had a car and were not afraid of the cold weather and long distance. But the mother and daughter also became interested and asked to take the spoon with them to go back together.

Just treat it as a weekend trip for the whole family, although this is not the norm in this era~
It was fine when they drove on the wide and flat main roads in the city, but when they drove on the muddy and bumpy dirt roads in the towns, the Liu family suffered a lot.

Except for Liu Zhiye who was driving, the other three family members all looked pale and tried hard to hold back the urge to vomit.

Liu Jingzhai tried hard to endure this dizzy and extremely uncomfortable feeling.

"Zhiye, we're almost there~ Don't drive too fast, let's get out of the car and get some fresh air~"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiye parked the car casually on the side of the road with a "squeak".

There are not many cars these days, and even fewer pedestrians on the road, so there is no need to worry about obstructing traffic.

The family of four got out of the car with soft steps and looked around the mountainous environment.

This is the junction of the famous Taihang Mountains and the Yanshan Mountains.

Because a few days ago, there was a lot of snow in the capital area. Looking at the endless huge mountains in front of me.

The mountains in my hometown covered with hoarfrost sparkle in the winter sun, like a tranquil and far-reaching landscape painting.

The mountains in winter become warm and vivid under the sunshine, which makes the snow sparkle and fills the whole mountain range with bright brilliance.

The azure sky and the snow-capped mountains set off each other, forming a magnificent picture. The mountains in the distance are shining with a faint red glow under the sunlight, as if telling us the mystery and magnificence of the mountains in winter.

The mountain streams are frozen into ice, like a silver ribbon, cleverly combining the majesty of the mountains and the tranquility of winter.

After the family members' motion sickness symptoms disappeared, Liu Zhiye took out the camera that he was going to use to shoot the real scene on the spot.

This is a vintage Leica IIId camera made in 1939. Only a few hundred were made during the war. It is very rare and worth collecting. I don't know where the Security Department got it from.

Even though it has been produced for some years, the performance of this camera is still top-notch in the camera industry.

He took this rare opportunity to take a few photos of his family as a souvenir.

Liujiazhuang, Hongxing Commune, MTG District, is located in the southern part of Taihang Mountain. There are more than 300 households in the village, most of whom are from the Liu family. Liujiazhuang is divided into three brigades, and Liu Zhiye's family belongs to the third brigades.

The ancestor of the Liu family was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination from Dengzhou Prefecture, Dongshan Province during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.

Later, he became an increasingly high-ranking official and built a manor here. His descendants have lived and multiplied here until today.

In front of the gate of the Liu family's ancestral home, there is an old Podocarpus tree that is more than a hundred years old. Under it, stands a white-haired old man.

The old man is thin but in good spirits. His face is full of wrinkles, but they cannot conceal his calmness and kindness that are indifferent to worldly affairs.

His eyes are deep and bright, like pearls settled in the long river of history, containing endless wisdom and stories.

He had been waiting for a long time, supported by a young man and a middle-aged man around 50 years old.

After Liu Zhiye parked the car, he helped her mother get out of the car, and then the family walked over quickly.

Liu Jingzhai walked quickly forward, took his father's arm from the middle-aged man, held it and said.

"Dad~ Why are you coming out to greet me in such a cold weather? It's not proper for an elder to greet a younger person~"

Liu Zhiye followed, taking two steps at a time, and came to the old man. He bowed first, then knelt.

He fell to his knees with a bang, his eyes red and tears streaming.

"Grandpa~ Zhiye is back~"

Seeing this, the old man didn't care about his younger son, so he excitedly stepped forward to help his eldest grandson.

Turbid tears flowed from the old man's eyes, but he used his old hands, which were as weathered as tree bark, to wipe away the tears on Liu Zhiye's face.

Then he looked Liu Zhiye up and down, and found that he was back safe and sound, and he felt relieved.

"Zhiye~ my eldest grandson~ you are finally back. Grandpa can finally let go of his worries. Now even if I die, I can go to see your grandma with peace of mind~"

"Hurry up~ Hurry up~ The ground is cold~"

Liu's mother Deng Ru and younger sister Liu Zhiruo, who were behind, came forward only after seeing that the grandfather and grandson had finished meeting.

"Dad~ We came back to see you today~"

"Is your old body still strong?"

"Grandpa, I'm back to see you~"

The old man wiped away his tears and said with a smile:

"Xiao Ru and Zhi Ru are back too?"

"All right, everything is fine. I am still in good health. A while ago, I was able to go up the mountain to dig herbs."

"Zhiye~Zhiruo~Come~meet your uncle and brother-in-law first~"

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After the greetings, everyone returned to the main house in the yard.

The middle-aged man, about fifty years old, was Liu Zhiye's great uncle. He looked very similar to the Liu Jingzhai brothers.

It's just that he has been working as a farmer in the countryside for many years and also works part-time as a village doctor. He works in the fields and collects herbs in the mountains every day, going out in the wind and rain, and looks a little old.

This young man, who is about thirty years old, is my uncle’s brother-in-law.

He also has the surname Liu, but he is not a close relative of Liu Zhiye's family. He is the captain of the village militia, and this time he knew that Liu Jingzhai's family was coming back, so he came to greet them.

There are two children in my uncle's family. The eldest sister, Liu Yucui, is busy preparing lunch in the kitchen with my aunt Li Huizhen.

There is also an old guy who is three years younger than Liu Zhiye. He just got married this year.

He usually likes hunting, and this time he is doing it to welcome back his second uncle and his family.

I went to the mountains before dawn to see if I could get a good harvest.

It was almost noon and everyone was getting ready to eat.

A wild shout came from the courtyard:
"Dad~Uncle~Come and take a look~What fun stuff did I get~"

Everyone was curious when they heard this, and then went out to take a look. Wow~
An eight-foot-tall man with a broad back and strong waist, about the same age as Liu Zhiye, was carrying a dead roe deer on his shoulders and a few pheasants and rabbits in his hands.

This is quite a harvest~
Liu Zhiye wondered, are there a lot of wild animals in this place?
Then I thought about where this place was and what time period it was, and it wasn't surprising.

MTG District is located in the southwest of Sijiucheng urban area. It borders HD District and SJ Mountain Area to the east, FS District and FT District to the south, Zhuo County and Lshui County of Beihe Province to the west, and CP District and Huai County of Beihe Province to the north.

The MTG area is located in the remnant of the Taihang Mountains and has a dangerous terrain. "It faces the capital in the east and leads to the desert in the west." It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

MTG District is located in the mountainous area where the HB plain transitions to the MG plateau. The entire district is dominated by mountains, and the terrain slopes from northwest to southeast. The western mountainous area is the core part of the Sijiucheng Mountain, with tall and steep mountains and dangerous peaks. The highest peak in Sijiucheng City, Dongling Mountain, is 2303 meters above sea level; the second highest peak in the territory is Baihua Mountain, with an altitude of 1991 meters.

The territory is rich in water resources, which belong to three major water systems. Among them, the Yongding River basin of the Haihe River system has the largest area, more than 70 square kilometers. The Baigou River basin of the Daqing River system is second, more than 14 square kilometers, and the basin of the Beiyunhe River system has the smallest area, only about square kilometers.

The mountain area belongs to the warm temperate HB rocky mountain, with secondary deciduous broad-leaved forest ecology. There are numerous rare and endangered species, various rare birds and animals, and it is known as the "Natural Zoo and Botanical Garden of North China".

Common wild animals and birds include: wild boars, wild goats, gray wolves, badgers, minks, foxes, raccoons, rabbits, pheasants, black bears, leopards, brown pheasants, elks, roe deer, squirrels, gorals, wild macaques, leopard cats, black eagles, vultures, hunting falcons, yellow-breasted buntings, herons, white-bone crested chickens, spotted doves, black swans, sparrows, goshawks, owls... and hundreds of other species.

(End of this chapter)