don't go near that tree

In the following time, Wu Chun felt as if the fast-forward button had been pressed. In the eyes of outsiders, Wu Chun didn't seem to get tired, and the only thing he did every day was work.

After the main road was built in the village, the villagers saw Wu Chun plunged into the ground.

A year and a half later, Wu Chun's small silkworm shed produced silkworms for the first time, and it was generally a success. Wu Chun calculated the income, and the combined income of these few silkworm sheds alone was more than that of a single household in the village. annual income.

Not to mention that silkworms are raised twice a year, usually in spring and autumn.In the rest of the time, you can do other things to make money.

Generally speaking, it is more profitable than simply farming.

Wu Chun's demonstration worked well, and the villagers gradually began to imitate it.

In a short period of time, in the land where there were only crops, more silkworm sheds gradually increased, and large mulberry fields began to appear.

The mulberries in the mulberry field are not for sale. The whole mulberry field is open. When the season comes, you will see groups of sons carrying bags and plunging into the mulberry field. When they come out, their bodies are already dyed purple. .

In the second year of large-scale planting of mulberries in the village, Wu Chun applied for a batch of funds from the higher authorities again. This time, he wanted to build roads to the doorsteps of every household.

It may be because of the need for business contacts. The village is very enthusiastic about the response to this road construction. Almost the whole village paid the money that should be paid on the first day, and started work after the separation.

Some trees had to be cut down to widen the road.

When the tree fell, Wu Chun had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He has been involved with the tree too deeply since he lived till now.

Acquaintance, acquaintance, and love with Xu Shiyao are inseparable from the word "tree".

Life in the village has been getting better and better over the years. Most households can afford to burn coal in winter. Those days when they secretly went out to cut down trees for warmth are long gone.

People in the village are also very enthusiastic about Wu Chun, and this enthusiasm is especially reflected in the matchmaking for Wu Chun.

From their point of view, Wu Chun will be 30 years old and still single. When he is busy, he can't even eat a hot meal. An old man can't take good care of himself. For a while, he came to Wu Chun to match Matchmakers can reach more than a dozen people a day.

In the end, Wu Chun couldn't bear this kind of enthusiasm, so he stayed on Shili Mountain for a few days.

After his grandfather left, Wu Chun lived at home alone. It's not that he didn't want to go to Shili Mountain, but in this position, sometimes things can't be solved just by thinking about them.

Some villagers even came to knock on his door in the middle of the night when they encountered some trivial matters.

But Wu Chun couldn't go up the mountain, so Xu Shiyao could go down the mountain.

Although it was a bit embarrassing for Xu Shiyao, he had to go back every half an hour.

But Wu Chun has never seen tiredness on Xu Shiyao's face. He seems to have the ability to heal bitterness, to accommodate his difficulties, and to tolerate his bitterness.

In the past few years when Wu Chun pressed the fast-forward button for himself, he felt a little guilty about the relationship between him and Xu Shiyao.

Wu Chun still overestimated himself, people's energy is limited, if you give too much energy to one thing, then you are destined to have less energy on another thing.

Counting the life of these three or four years in detail, Wu Chun felt that every time he returned home, he would be so tired that he would lie on Xu Shiyao's body. He was getting more and more tired, so that every time he went back and leaned against Xu Shiyao's arms, he couldn't control himself and began to feel drowsy.

During the time when Wu Chun was asleep, Wu Chun couldn't imagine how many times Xu Shiyao had to walk back and forth on the road leading to Shili Mountain between dawn and dawn, and it was even more impossible to imagine that the other party stayed in the tree for a whole day. I managed to stay up all day until night, but I could only stare at myself who had fallen asleep all night.

Wu Chun was not the only one who was suffering and exhausted, but Xu Shiyao never asked him to slow down.

Wu Chun also asked, and he still remembered Xu Shiyao's answer back then.

"That's all there is to do. I think you can finish it early while you are young and still have energy."

But occasionally, when Wu Chun was too tired, Xu Shiyao would reprimand him.

Wu Chun is like this, after accumulating the exhaustion of the day, he goes home and rushes to the warmest embrace for him.

But in the eyes of those who don't know, this becomes Wu Chun's lonely and helpless scene.

Unbearable, Wu Chun returned to Shili Mountain with Xu Shiyao.

It didn't matter to Wu Chun, as long as Xu Shiyao was with him, he could fall asleep anywhere and sleep peacefully, but after staying on the mountain for a few days, the old village chief came to him.

It was a rare day for Wu Chun to rest. He sat idly against a pine tree with a book in his arms.

"Aren't you going home to sleep these days?"

Wu Chun opened his eyes, and when he found out who was coming, he smiled lightly, and half teased, "It's not home anymore, it's a tourist attraction check-in place, do you know how many people go there every day?"

The old village chief couldn't hold back a chuckle.

"But it's true, you are indeed old and not young, it's time to find a wife."

Wu Chun shrugged helplessly.

A few times ago, Xu Shiyao didn't know what it meant to be a matchmaker. After Wu Chun explained it to him, Wu Chun saw what it means to change face faster than flipping a book.

Sure enough, for some men, possessiveness is imprinted in the soul, even though Wu Chun explained to Xu Shiyao that it was the villagers who saw him being alone all the time, so they were anxious.

It can't be their fault, after all, no one knows Xu Shiyao's existence.

But Xu Shiyao was so fussy for the first time.

Wu Chun no longer thought about the life of those few days, he jumped down from the tree, looked at the tree behind him, and sighed.

"What's wrong?" asked the old village chief.

Wu Chun was taken aback, and said with a smile, "Don't try to match me, I'm fine now, really."

The old village chief smiled and stopped bringing up the topic. He stood side by side with Wu Chun, watching the almost earth-shaking changes in the village below the mountain.

It turns out that wanting to change a place is not as difficult as it seems, or in other words, someone has taken on this difficulty.

"Sure enough, I didn't misread you. You must have been exhausted in the past few years."

"It's okay, I'm a little tired occasionally." Wu Chun responded with a smile.

"What are your plans next?"

"Two more things to do." Wu Chun responded without hesitation, "I'll quit after I'm done."

"retreat?"

"That's right." Wu Chun let out a soft breath, "I've almost done what I said, just like what you said, that's the end of my ability. To be selfish, I want to give myself some time .”

……

However, even for two things, Wu Chun spent almost five years.

He first planned the land in the village, what is suitable for planting in a certain area, and introduced some fruits and crops with high commercial value. It took Wu Chun three years for this task alone.

For the remaining two years, Wu Chun has been working on one thing, which is to introduce small processing plants into the village.

Wu Chun found that no matter what he does, it is seasonal, that is to say, after the busy season, the men in the village generally go out to work, and the women stay at home.

Wu Chun heard them say more than once that it would be great if there was something to do during this time.

So Wu Chun made this plan. Two years later, he introduced a small paper bag processing factory into the village. If there was no space, he used the village committee compound.

Although the salary is not very high, it can also solve the family's food and clothing expenses.

Almost every household in the village has built red brick and tile houses, and the whole village has been moved upwards. The dilapidated old houses used to be located at the bottom of the village.

It has been mentioned more than once that clearing that area can be used for something.

The land needs to be cleared, but Wu Chun is a little emotional.

The earth house in memory, the big tree in front of the door, the narrow dirt road, the things you hated and wanted to change will be missed by you one day.

The village is getting newer, which means Wuchun and the others are getting old.

Wu Chun has always lived in the old house left by his grandfather. When it rains, the corner of the house will leak. Someone has been persuading him to build a new one. Every time Wu Chun will reply with a smile, "It will be built."

Then Wu Chun built a not-so-big house on the mountain amidst everyone's doubts.

When everyone was wondering, Wu Chun did something that shocked everyone.

Wu Chun resigned from the post of village head.

The explanation Wu Chun gave was that he had been overworked in the past few years and was no longer qualified for the job. He said that people in the village could still come to him if they encountered any problems.

Although the villagers were very reluctant, they still chose to respect Wu Chun's choice.

So Wu Chun, who was free, planted flowers and vegetables on Shili Mountain.

Others wondered what is so good about Shili Mountain, not to mention the difficult mountain roads, and the rugged terrain.

Faced with these puzzles, Wu Chun just smiled.

Wu Chun still remembered the night when he made up his mind, he stood with Xu Shiyao, looking at the brightly lit village.

Xu Shiyao asked him, "It's decided."

"Yeah." Wu Chun nodded, "That's what I did. This village needs more advanced ideas and advanced talents in the future, and I'm already out of date." Wu Chun said, turning his head to stare at Xu Shiyao, lightly Smile lightly.

"I can give you all my energy now, but..." Wu Chun paused, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little low, "I'm getting old."

Especially in the past few years, Wu Chun felt that he was getting old very quickly.

He is less than 40 years old, and his hair is already one-third gray, so he looks like an uncle now.

But Xu Shiyao, on the other hand, was still the same as when Wu Chun met him for the first time that year.

Xu Shiyao stretched out his hand and gently hugged him in his arms.Before he could speak, he heard Wu Chun laugh again.

"But it also shows that I am getting closer to you."

"Huh?" Xu Shiyao didn't react for a while, until he heard Wu Chun explain, "I'm getting close to death when I'm old, I'm not afraid of death at all, but death is a sharp sword for me, cutting me and you The sword of the gap."

Wu Chun leaned in Xu Shiyao's arms.Asked in a low voice, "Do you think I will forget you after I die?"

Wu Chun is not afraid of death, but is somewhat afraid of things beyond his control after death.

The first thing a person does after death is his obsession in life. Wu Chun glanced at Xu Shiyao, and his obsession was Xu Shiyao. Wu Chun raised his hand and gently touched the other person's cheek.

"Obsession should not be forgotten, so I will remember you, right?"

"It's okay." Xu Shiyao smiled softly, placed a light kiss on Wu Chun's forehead, and said softly, "I remember."