From wilderness to palace

Chapter 1
Kaoshantun, a little-known mountain village in the north.For the villagers who have lived here for a long time, they all know that talented young people in the village will choose to move out of the village and bring their families to live in the city with better conditions.

But some time ago, a young man who had left the village for more than ten years and rarely came back suddenly chose to move back from the city to live in the village.Such unreasonable behavior also made many villagers wonder what the young man was thinking.

Some villagers even wondered whether the young people committed crimes in the city, or moved back because they couldn't get along.Otherwise, it is obviously unreasonable to return to such a poor and remote place like Kaoshantun without the superior life in the city!

The young man talked about by the villagers is Liu Yaozu who left his hometown when he was young.From the name, it can be seen how much his relatives have expected of him.But in fact, Liu Yaozu is indeed worthy of the name given to him by his relatives and elders.

There is naturally a reason for Liu Yaozu to choose to return to the small village life in his childhood memory.The villagers looked puzzled and puzzled, but they still couldn't stop him from returning to his roots.I'm just in my early twenties, so it's somewhat inappropriate to use the term 'fallen leaves return to their roots'.

But in Liu Yaozu's view, he just returned to Kaoshantun to return to his roots, and even gave up the imperial residence that others envied, and moved directly back to the poor and remote place of Kaoshantun.In his opinion, the place of peace of mind is my hometown!

The first thing he did when he returned to the village was to personally renovate the old house that had been abandoned for many years.Even in the whole family, he is the only one left now.But Liu Yaozu still feels that only living here can make him feel a little bit of home.

Besides, compared to other young people in their early twenties, they are still working hard for their careers.Liu Yaozu, who moved back to the village from the imperial capital, has achieved financial freedom.But the villagers naturally didn't know about this.

Looking at Liu Yaozu who started demolishing his house as soon as he returned to the village, many villagers were full of confusion and said, "Azu, what are you doing demolishing the old house?"

Facing the villagers' doubts and puzzles, Liu Yaozu always smiled and said: "The old house has not been lived in for so many years, I plan to renovate it. These boards and wood are good materials, and it is a pity to waste them. They can be polished and refurbished, and they can continue to be used. .”

Although it makes sense, it is true that Shantun is surrounded by mountains, and villagers never lack good wood when building their houses.In the eyes of the villagers, the old wood that Liu Yaozu had dismantled had turned pitch black, and they would probably get their hands dirty when burning it as firewood!
Perhaps it was because of Liu Yaozu's strange behavior that many villagers suspected that he was not doing well in the city.If he really made money in the city, even if he moved back to the village, he should build a beautiful villa, right?
It's not that Liu Yaozu is ignorant of the villagers' discussions, but he just doesn't want to explain too much.Bought some tools from the city, he also started to renovate the old house by himself.Sand all the old wood, and then redecorate the design.

Looking at the bedroom that took a week to renovate by himself, Liu Yaozu was also very satisfied: "Although the workmanship is a bit rough, but the bedroom that was refurbished by myself looks comfortable and feels more at ease to live in!"

Smelling the fragrance of solid wood from the refurbished wood, Liu Yaozu is not worried about the presence of harmful substances such as formaldehyde.After the old wood is polished and refurbished, it looks more charming, making the whole bedroom more smoky.

Just thinking about his old house and the yard covering an area of ​​nearly one acre, Liu Yaozu knew that if he wanted to renovate this ancestral house by himself, it would probably take at least several months of work in terms of the amount of work. .

Thinking of this, Liu Yaozu suddenly sighed and said: "Isn't this exactly the life I want? When I go back to my hometown, don't I just want to live a life of leisurely clouds and wild cranes? Time here doesn't seem to be very valuable!"

After comforting himself, Liu Yaozu started a new round of house demolition, removing the wood that had been erected in the early years piece by piece, except for the beams and roof beams, in the order of the living room first and then the rooms, and then polished and refurbished them again. install.

Some wood that cannot be used due to moths or dampness will be replaced with the shade-dried wood stored in the house to make the old house stronger and stronger after renovation.Then make some changes in the original layout of the old house, and everything will be according to the living effect you want.

The double-open wooden windows installed in the living room earlier were directly changed by Liu Yaozu into large sliding glass windows.When renovating, reserve the frame for installation in advance, and then go to the city to order glass windows.After the windows were shipped back, he asked the villagers he knew for help.

The elders who were closest to his house, who were not related to the fifth service, came in and saw the renovated old house. Most of them were surprised and said, "Azu, you did all the decoration of this house by yourself?"

"Uncle Wu, don't you know what kind of outsider has come to our village?"

"That's right! You boy, this skill is good! Could it be that you have learned how to decorate houses in the city?"

Facing the questioning, Liu Yaozu smiled wryly and said, "I'm in the city, so that's not what I learned. Renovating an old house, as long as you spend time and brains, it's not difficult, right? I'll just change a few places in this old house."

"That's true! However, with the large glass windows installed, the living room does look quite bright. By the way, do we need to redo the floor? If not, the Nanfengtian house will be quite damp."

For these elders' suggestions, Liu Yaozu also agreed, nodded and said: "I have this idea! It's just laying the ground and cementing it. I really can't do it by myself. First renovate the old house, and then spend a few days to fix the ground."

"Success! On the day of work, remember to say hello. Although I don't know, why did you go back to the village to live a hard life instead of living a good life in the city. But you are also a member of the village after all."

"That is! When I really want to help, I will definitely not be polite to you."

It is said that 'a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor'. Compared with the high-rise buildings in the bustling city, it seems luxurious and magnificent, but it has less warmth and more barriers.In contrast, in a simple village like Kaoshantun, the relationship between neighbors is quite good.

If you live in a high-rise building in the city, even if you live there for a few years, you will know the people who live upstairs and downstairs.But as long as they stay in the village for a few months, it is guaranteed that the whole family will become mature and mature.

In the words of Liu Yaozu, maybe the living environment in the countryside makes people feel more down-to-earth!
Even Liu Yaoming, who had just returned to the village, did surprise the villagers at first.But after staying in the village for more than a month, the villagers began to get used to his presence.Passing by his yard, I no longer think the sound of the grinder is too loud.

In addition, when Liu Yaozu was a child, he was born and raised in the village.Although he has not lived in the village for a long time, some villagers who are of the same generation as his parents can still recall him as a child.This kind of nostalgia is hard to let go.

After installing the windows, I wanted to invite the villagers to eat, but these elders shook their heads and said, "If you want to eat, I just help lift the glass, and it didn't take much effort. Azu, wait for you to renovate the house before you invite dinner!" "

"Success, I will definitely invite you guys to dinner then!"

During the period of returning to the village, well-informed villagers knew that Liu Yaozu's choice to move back to the village might have a lot to do with his mother's accident.But in fact, Liu Yaozu, who returned home this time, did not organize his mother's funeral in the village.

The reason is that the mother's funeral was held in the imperial capital.The first thing he did when he returned to his hometown was to bury his mother's ashes in the cemetery in the city, and let her be with his father who died in the battlefield in his early years.

The choice to leave Gushantun back then had a lot to do with his father's sacrifice on the battlefield.In the following years, the mother and son depended on each other even more.But when Liu Yaozu was looking forward to a happy life in the future, a car accident took the life of his beloved mother.

People in the village who heard the news may also feel that Liu Yaozu is too pitiful.Not long after he was born, his father died on the battlefield.In the next few years, the grandparents who loved him passed away one after another, leaving him and his mother alone in Ruo Da's family.

But no one expected that just when Liu Yaozu felt that he was about to become famous and bring glory to his mother, she would suddenly encounter an accident.Liu Yaozu, who instantly became a loner, thought of returning to his hometown and living a normal life.

Perhaps as others said, because he was too dazzling and against the sky in his previous life, when God gave him something, he would also take something away from him.Returning to the ordinary may be the true meaning of life!

(End of this chapter)