The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 61 0061, 500 years and so on
Sitting on the top of the mountain with Brother Monkey, this is the first time I have watched the sunrise so close.Brother Hou's thoughts have drifted away, slowly talking about his first encounter with the third uncle.

For 500 years, Brother Hou has been under the Five Elements Mountain.The Buddha never appeared, but people kept sending messages to Brother Hou.He wants to regain his freedom and needs to wait for a Buddhist learner.By fulfilling the original bet, he can stop worrying about the mistakes Brother Monkey made before.

Thanks to eating so many flat peaches and elixir, Brother Hou can safely spend 500 years under the Five Elements Mountain.Tang Sanzang released him from the mountain, he had to remember this favor.He promised Tang Sanzang that he would accompany him to the west to seek the scriptures.Brother Hou, who always promises what he says, will definitely do what he says.

Leaving Marble Mountains and hurrying on his way, Brother Monkey hovered in mid-air, observing everything around him all the time.Passing the first village after departure, Tang Sanzang needs to fill his stomach and rest.Considering that he is just a mortal, Brother Hou could only follow him into the village.I found a house and knocked on the door, hoping to have some vegetarian meals.

It was an old man who opened the door. He was startled when he saw Brother Hou. If Tang Sanzang hadn't appeared in time, the old man would have locked the door long ago.Inviting Tang Sanzang into the house, the old man cooked a pot of porridge for them.Tang Sanzang ate the big white steamed buns and pickles with relish, but Brother Hou frowned when he did eat them.

When he entered the village, he found that something was wrong. There were a lot of people in the village, but he didn't see a few young and strong men.It seems that there are only old people and children in this village, which is very abnormal in itself.Even though the old man in front of him looked benevolent, Brother Hou still didn't relax his vigilance towards him.

In the past few days, he always felt that something happened, and sometimes Tang Sanzang didn't listen to him.Protecting a person is easy for Brother Monkey, but it's another matter if the protected person doesn't cooperate.

Tang Sanzang drank two bowls of porridge and was arranged by the old man to rest in the next room.Although he looked a little scared of Brother Hou, the old man never showed any fear.

In the dead of night, Tang Sanzang, who had gone out at night, heard crying from the next room.The crying in the middle of the night was a bit scary, Tang Sanzang woke up most of the time, and called Wukong to go to the next door to check.There was nothing unusual, but the old man suddenly thought of his children, and the feeling of longing that he hadn't seen for a long time came to his heart.

Since this question was mentioned, Wukong naturally wanted to ask clearly.Why are there no young people in the village, basically old people and children.

According to the old man's description, their village used to be calm and peaceful, and the sun rose and the sun set.Every day, you can hear laughter from every household, the elderly are enjoying their old age, and the children are carefree.The young people worked hard and lived a good life.

There lived a family in the east of the village, who left the village ten years ago to work in the county.Then I bought a house in the county town, but unfortunately my son didn't want to live with his parents after he got married, so he left the old couple to live alone in the village.Later, many young people in the village went to the county town to find jobs, earning more money than farming, and they could also get a registered residence in the county town.

After a long time, young people have gone to the city, not only men started to go out, but also women.There are many even young couples who go to work in the county together and never return home for a year or so.It's easy to do without children, even if you have children, it's the same as having no children.

In addition to the elderly in the village, there are also children. If they are lucky, they can see their families once a year.There is a family in the west of the village. The old couple haven't seen their son for three years.They are all old and can't go to the county town at all.The son didn't take the initiative to come back to see them, and the old couple cried every day.

Raising children is for old age, this village has believed in this saying for generations.Although parents want their children to be well, they are also part of the family.It also needs care and care, not just a sentence, I can just do it hastily for this family.What's more, most of those young people don't go home, they are used to the lifestyle of the prosperous county.

The old man has two sons, lucky to be twins.The old man's wife died early, and it was not easy to pull two children and be both a father and a mother.But the old man never let the two children be wronged, even when the village suffered years of severe drought, he never let the two children suffer from hunger.

Going into the mountains for three or nine days to hunt, sometimes there is no harvest all day, and sometimes a few small prey can be caught in one day and one night.I took it home and slaughtered it for the two children to make a tooth sacrifice. The two children ate with great relish, and only a table of bones was left for the old man.

No matter how long you stay by the river to fish in the river during the dog days, even your feet will be soaked and turn white.The old man never complained, because he was fulfilling his original promise to his wife.Bring up the two children well, and even if you go to see your wife in the future, you can still smile and say that he did it.

"What about the children in the village?" Tang Sanzang asked.

The old man wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "What else can I do, life and death are in peace."

The young people in the family go out to work, and the old people can accept it if they don't come back for many years.But it is even more difficult for some families who leave their children in the village. The parents are old and have no experience in taking care of children.Children who should have enjoyed a good childhood learned to wash and cook early, and then lived a life that remained the same every day.

The most miserable ones are those children who have no elderly at home, and their parents cannot take them with them when they go out to work.Then teach them to the neighbors in the neighborhood to take care of them. If they can't even take care of their own children, then they have time to take care of other people's children.At most, I would go to the house every three to five times, and the rest of the time, the child needs to support himself.

The old man insisted on going around the village every day, especially those children's homes whose parents went out without elderly people.The old man can't help them much, at least he can teach them how to cook.Teach them how to fish and hunt, survival of the fittest, and the law of the jungle everywhere.

Speaking of this, two children ran in.He looked sleepy, probably not awake yet.There was thunder outside, and the two children screamed and hid in the old man's arms.They are all children from the next door, and their parents have gone to work in the county town. The elderly at home have long since passed away.

The two children, one named Pan Yang and the other Qin Chun, were left in the village since childhood.As long as I can remember, I have been living alone, and when things get better, I can see my parents once a year.On weekdays, they are self-supporting, from washing and cooking to sewing and mending, they need to do everything by themselves.

Qin Chun is a boy, probably about eight or nine years old.Pan Yang is a girl, about the same age as Qin Chun.The two of them have been afraid of thunder since they were young, especially the combination of lightning and thunder, so scared that they dare not go out at all, and dare not sleep at home.The old man happened to see it that time, and he took the two trembling children into his arms as it should.

From that day on, the two of them would come to the old man's house whenever there was a thunderstorm.Sometimes they would come to the old man's house to eat and drink, and the two sons would send money every now and then, hoping that the old man could take good care of himself.They worked hard in the county town, and later they got along and took the old man to the county town.

The old man has heard this many times, and he has always believed that his two sons can make a difference.But he didn't expect to go to the county with his son, because he had traveled all over the country when he was young, and he knew that life in the county was not easy.Money is needed everywhere, and without money it is difficult to move an inch.

"Amitabha, goodness, goodness, are there no young people who take the initiative to return to the village?" Tang Sanzang asked again.

The old man shook his head with a wry smile. The young people in the village have been out for so many years, and none of them has ever returned to live in the village on their own initiative.Even the county government has issued official documents to increase support for poor villages.But a county is a county, and no matter how well a village develops, it cannot compare to the prosperity of a county.

Speaking of which, the old man sighed, and shook his head at Tang Sanzang in embarrassment.He has lived with his parents since he was a child, and knows how happy a life accompanied by his parents is.So he is worthless for these children, without their parents by their side, such a childhood has lost its color for them.

Their parents are trying to stay in the county, hoping to give their children a better living environment.Buying a house in the county in the future can give children a better education and life.But they never considered whether the kids cared about the things they cared about.The old people don't care about the things they pursue.

The few young people in the village who have been to the county town for the longest time have already bought houses in the county town at this time, and they have also transferred their household registrations to the county town.They are already considered real city people, and they live like city people every day.But their children, the children who grew up in the village did not like life in the county at all.

The old man once went to see those children, and they have long lost their original cleverness.There are even children who have learned to watch words and expressions, and stare at each other's expressions when speaking.Once that sentence is wrong, they will immediately change the way to remedy it, and some children even started businesses with their parents.

I listened quietly to Brother Monkey's story, and the sun gradually rose into the sky.

The old man told Monkey Brother and Tang Sanzang that his greatest wish was for young people to change their current thinking.He doesn't object to people who like to stay in the county, and he also supports young people to go out and see the world.But after seeing the world, they can't always think about staying in the county or going to the capital.

360 lines of work will lead to champions, and 360 lines of work will be done by someone.Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the foundation of food.Young people have all gone to the county town, and a lot of land in the village has been abandoned.If no one farms the land, naturally there will be a lot less harvest.If you run out of food, you can buy it, but if you don’t farm the land anymore, where can you buy food?

"What the old benefactor said is very reasonable. If there is anything that the poor monk needs to do, just ask. As long as the old benefactor speaks, the poor monk will be defined." Tang Sanzang said.

The old man sighed, patted the two children hiding in his arms, and said: "I know that you are a holy monk from the East, and I hope that if you have the opportunity to meet the officials, you can give them a suggestion. Let them encourage you." Young people go home and encourage young people to change their existing thinking. Don’t blindly pursue material things, life is the object that material things ultimately need to serve.”

Tang Sanzang clasped his hands together, bent down to salute the old man.

"Amitabha, goodness, goodness, old benefactor, please rest assured, I will definitely keep this matter in mind. No matter who I meet, I will tell them about this matter."

Brother Hou looked at Tang Sanzang and shook his head. He actually didn't like the old man's suggestion.

(End of this chapter)