The bard joins the entertainment industry

The second day after the filming of the role was completed, Chen Shuo said goodbye to Wang Gang, Xiu Qing and others and prepared to return to his hometown. They still have a lot of scenes on the set, so naturally they can't leave now.

It has been half a year since I left that small mountain village in early August.

In the past six months, Chen Shuo has indeed made great progress.

There are four plays and four characters. Each play and each character is equivalent to experiencing a life.

Now, he has experienced the equivalent of four lives. Even if it is just a superficial performance, it makes him very different from the person he was half a year ago.

As he walked on the street, many people couldn't help but look back at him, which was something they had never seen before.

February 1, 2002, the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Chen Shuo came to the train station, bought a ticket and headed north.

There is no airport in Lanling. If you want to take a flight, you can get off at Pengcheng or Langya next door.

These two places are still quite far away from his hometown, so it is better to take the train directly.

Besides, he is not in a hurry to go back now. One plane ticket is enough for him to buy several soft sleepers.

After arriving at Lanling safely, Chen Shuo transferred to the bus station and took the bus back to Hexiang County.

Then he took a bus from Hexiang County to the town, spent money to rent a motorcycle, and rode for an hour before arriving at his hometown, Chenjiagu.

The motorcycle driver who took him back looked at the village still halfway up the mountain and couldn't help but tutted: "My family is from here too. I didn't know there was a village in this place where birds don't shit."

Chen Shuo paid the fare and said with a smile: "It's a little off, but it's still home, right?"

"That's right. Those who have money but not money have to go home to celebrate the New Year. No matter how nice the gold and silver dens outside are, we still miss our own kennel." The driver counted the money and saw that there was an extra twenty yuan, so he took it out and handed it over. He said to Chen Shuo: "My child, I gave you too much money."

"Not much. The old man's car drives well. Besides, our place is so remote. It's not easy for you to go back and forth."

"That's not possible. It's up to you. It's not easy for you at such a young age to make some money." The driver said and threw the money to Chen Shuo, then stepped on the gas and drove away.

"Uncle, slow down on the road!" Chen Shuo waved his hand at him and shouted.

Seeing him stretch out a hand and shake it, Chen Shuo picked up the money on the ground, picked up his luggage and headed up the mountain.

Halfway through, I saw several children gathered around, having a heated discussion.

Chen Shuo shouted: "Boom!!!"

"Ah!!!" Several children screamed and ran away.

One of them stumbled, but climbed out regardless, for fear of being a step too late.

When they came to their senses, they found nothing, and they all glared at Chen Shuo.

"Who is Xie?" asked an older boy, about eleven or twelve years old, holding a few firecrackers in one hand and an incense stick in the other, wiping his nose with his coat sleeve.

"It's Brother Shuoshuo, it's Brother Shuoshuo!" Someone on the side recognized him and ran over cheering.

There were no outsiders in Chenjiagu. They were all members of the Chen family. Several boys, some called Chen Shuo brother and some called uncle, swarmed around.

The boy who asked him who he was was called Chen Ping. Even though he was the oldest, he was the great-grandson of Grandpa Chen Shuo, so he had to be called uncle.

"Uncle Shuoshuo, didn't you go to heaven with me? Why are you back?" He volunteered to help Chen Shuo carry the suitcase. When he found that he couldn't carry it, he started to pull out the bag from his back.

The eldest grandpa refers to Chen Yukun. It is customary here in Chen Shuo to call grandpa the eldest grandpa. According to the family’s rank, the eldest grandpa is the eldest grandpa.

"Wait a minute, get some good things for Xie." Chen Shuo took off his backpack, took out a bag of candies from it, and distributed some one by one.

Finally, the rest was given to Chen Ping and said: "Xiao Ping, take the rest and wait until they finish eating, then ask you for it."

"No matter." Chen Ping put the remaining candies in his armpit and watched Chen Shuo zip up the bag and carry it on his back.

Then several other children helped Chen Shuo carry his luggage to the village.

"Uncle Shuoshuo, why are you back first?"

"I had something to do. I happened to pass by our place when I came back, so I didn't come back with Mr. Xun."

"Brother Shuoshuo, this candy is so delicious."

"When you finish eating later, I'll ask Xiaoping for more, but you can't eat too much in one day."

"Brother Shuoshuo, when will sister Ruirui come back?"

"Hurry, come back with Uncle Xie and Madam Xie."

"..."

Chirping all the way back to the village, some old men and women who were sunbathing at the entrance of the village saw it and greeted kindly: "Shuoshuo is back?"

"That Xiao Kun and Er Ni didn't come back together?"

"The eldest grandma, the second master, the third master, the eldest master... are back. You will bask in the sun first, and I will send the things home first.

My uncle and aunt will be back in two days. "

"Okay, let's send the things back first."

"No matter what, go home first."

"Okay, I'm busy, I'll go back first."

After saying goodbye to a group of elders, Chen Shuo hurried home along the rugged path with exposed bluestones.

Chen Shuo's home is at the very back of the village. It has a chest-high courtyard wall built with stones, two gates with peeling black paint, and a slightly flat yard and three small mud-tile houses.

He put down his salute and turned sideways to pull the door bolts from both sides of the door. When Chen Ping and another child saw this, they quickly climbed over the courtyard wall, pulled the door bolt from the inside, and opened the door with a creak.

Chen Shuo carried his luggage through the door, placed the suitcase and package on a stone slab in the courtyard, and walked around to look at the courtyard where he grew up.

Every detail of the past with his grandfather couldn't help but flood into his heart.

Chen Ping had already run to the door, removed the branch hanging on the door knocker, and pushed the door open with a clang.

"Puff~puff~puff~"

The suffocation that had been building up for half a year suddenly came out, choking several people and running away.

Seeing a few people taking a few breaths of fresh air and rushing in again, Chen Shuo hurriedly shouted: "Go in later and let the air flow first."

"Uncle Shuoshuo, this house is full of mold." Chen Ping ran up to him and said, fanning his nose.

Chen Shuo walked around the yard and replied, "I've been covering it up for half a year. I'll just wait until it's cleaned up."

At this moment, a strange and familiar cat meowing like a tiger's roar came.

"Meow~woo~~"

Chen Shuo turned around and saw a huge civet cat squatting on the wall of the courtyard, staring at him brightly.

"Little tiger! Little tiger!" When Chen Ping and other children saw it, they all shouted and rushed towards it.

"Meow~woo~~"

The tabby cat named Xiaohu made another strange cry, jumped up suddenly, passed over the heads of Chen Ping and others, swept its tail on Chen Ping's head, and rushed towards Chen Shuo.

"Little Tiger!"

Chen Shuo caught it, held it in his arms and stroked it twice, feeling relieved listening to its purring sound.

"Little Tiger!"

This civet cat is already six years old. Ever since it was brought back by Chen Shuo's grandfather when it was still a little kitten, it has been with him and helped him understand tiger opera.

The hair on his body is in black and gray stripes, and his four claws are as white as snow. He is 70 centimeters long and weighs over 20 pounds. He is an out-and-out big guy.

Back then, Chen Shuo used it to fight with many cats and dogs, and developed its strong fighting ability.

Not a single cat or dog in the surrounding areas dared to get angry in front of it.

Rats and other things are even extinct in Chen Shuo's house, and there are not even many in the entire village.