Chapter 18 Oil Production Team During dinner, Grandpa was nagging my parents about the oil extraction team that was coming to the village. When they heard that we were going to live in Shijia Bay, Dad and Mom were also surprised. Someone actually came to live in Shijiawan? This is incredible. Mother said with a smile. After all, apart from your second uncle's family, we have never had any neighbors in Shijia Bay. This is really new. Early in the morning of that day, I heard someone shouting from behind the house while I was still asleep: "Uncle Bold, the village said that the oil production team will come directly to your house today. What? Living in my house? Why? Grandpa asked several times. I won't live in your house, you just need to point out a place, you don't have to vacate your own house." The man from the village replied. Everyone was confused by the news. Mom hurriedly urged us to eat quickly because the oil production team was coming and we had to clean up the house. Someone actually wants to live here with us. The food I'm chewing no longer tastes good anymore.
Sunwa, after you finish your meal, go to the village entrance to pick up the oil production team. Grandpa looked at me lovingly. I responded lazily and went out to find Awang and Ahuang. Before I reached the village entrance, I heard the noise of a group of people from afar. Ah Huang and Ah Wang were so excited that they were spinning around. "Uncle, this is really a good place. No wonder there are such good resources for our country to use." A pleasant male voice came. "Yes, the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, the overlapping peaks, waterfalls and streams, huge ancient trees, exotic flowers and plants, rare birds and animals, caves and strange rocks, the magical, strange, ancient, wild and dangerous aspects of nature are all reflected here." An elderly man in a blue shirt muttered to himself as if he was reading an ancient poem. Uncle, you said you are eloquent and should be a teacher, why do you choose this job? A man's full-bodied voice came from the team. Then there was a laugh in the team. "Hey, look, there's a little girl on that strange rock." A nice male voice suddenly shouted in surprise. "Haha, Master Min, I heard that there are beautiful women in the mountains. It would be great if you could find a wife here and take her home." There was another burst of laughter in the team. "You're right. That's exactly what I meant. Okay, okay, stop making fun of me. Don't scare the little girl." The young man called Master Min said with a smile. When Ximin saw the little figure clearly, she couldn't believe her eyes. There was such a beautiful girl in this world. She stood quietly on the green grass, looking at everyone timidly. Her small face, as big as a palm, looked like a sculpture, and her long eyelashes were like the dense woods beside the clear lake, giving people a deep and mysterious feeling. Her yellowish hair, soft and slender, fluttered on her cheeks with the warm wind. Two wolf-like hounds quietly guarded her on both sides, as if they would rush over at any time to tear apart any bad guys who wanted to blaspheme their master. Westminster shuddered for no apparent reason, as if her words had blasphemed such a holy girl. There was also a cry of surprise from the team: "Oh my, how can there be such a beautiful child, just like he walked out of a painting, this mountain is really amazing, it can produce gold, silver, jewels, and beautiful women like jade." With so many people looking at me, I couldn't help but frown. "Girl, do you know how to get to Shijia Bay?" Ximin looked at me with a chuckle. It turns out that this is the kind of person who has such a nice voice. I blinked and looked at him. The big boy in front of me was wearing a work overall. He had a naughty smile, and even his thick eyebrows were rippling softly, as if he was always smiling, curved like the bright crescent moon in the night sky. He didn't look like a villager. He had fair skin, handsome and prominent features, and a perfect face shape, especially the dazzling diamond earrings on his left ear, which added a touch of unruly to his sunny and handsome appearance. I nodded. It was the first time I saw so many people and I felt awkward. He smiled and said, "We are an oil production team. We just came to the village today and we are going to visit Yang Dadan's family."
"Then come with me, this is my home." I called to Awang and Ahuang. "Uncle Jiu, you brought me to a great place." Ximin smiled like the spring sun. "Uncle Jiu, you can bring Master Min a wife." Everyone joked. Uncle Jiu was also infected by Ximin's brilliant smile and said with a smile: "Everyone, please stop joking. The people here are simple. Besides, my wife has already been selected. Okay, everyone, hold your breath a little longer, we will be here soon, don't break the machine." The person who spoke was a man in his fifties. He was wearing a long blue robe, and he looked energetic but pale, as if he was malnourished. When the men in the team heard that they were about to arrive, they held the things in their hands more tightly and followed behind, talking and laughing. "Girl, is your home in Shijia Bay?" Westminster took small steps forward and walked side by side. I nodded. "Girl, are all the children in your village equally good-looking?" Someone in the team asked curiously. Children in the village? Are there other children in the village? I looked at him and said nothing. Westminster raised the corner of his mouth slightly and stopped talking. When we got home, the village party secretary was already waiting in my yard. He warmly entertained everyone and talked to the leader, Uncle Jiu, for a long time. He then arranged for him to stay temporarily in the outer yard of my house. The outer courtyard is called my family's courtyard, but it is actually a residence, but no one has lived there for a long time. There are only some straw and groceries there, and my mother has cleaned it up. These oil workers are like trained soldiers. In a short while, they have set up their tents and packed up their belongings in the courtyard. After dinner, Uncle Jiu came to see Grandpa. Through the window, you can see Grandpa walking around in the house. The two talked for a long time in the house. After Uncle Jiu left, Grandpa was a little worried. However, soon, because he had to accompany the oil production team to drill for oil on the cliffs, my grandfather's work became busier and his face began to brighten. That day, I was so bored at home that I asked my grandfather to take me down the cliff. But grandpa didn't agree at all. Grandpa said that the cliff was a dirty place, but to be more precise, it was a place where dead people were kept. Speaking of this cliff, it was really a strange place. All the dying children in the village were put in boxes and placed on the cliff. Of course, there were also families from other villages who, because they had given birth to daughters and valued sons over daughters, would secretly throw their children here at night to show that they did not want the child and that life and death were no longer related to them. It was only after the founding of the People's Republic of China that the law became stricter and few people dared to abandon their children there. However, everyone knows that the more adults don't want children to play in a place, the more children want to go there, and I am no exception. My grandfather had no choice but to take me with him because he couldn’t resist my temper. It was also on this day that I realized that to reach this so-called cliff, one must first climb up to the cloud peak and then descend from the cliff. When I climbed up Yunfeng Mountain with the oil production team, I was so tired that I almost died. I really regretted that I ate too little when I was young and had no strength. At this point, I regretted going down the cliff again. On one side of the mountain road, there are cliffs, so high that you can't see the top, and the clouds are lingering; on the other side, there is a deep valley with no bottom, empty and gloomy. My legs are shaking a little. I never knew that the mountains outside Shijiawan were so dangerous. At this time, the sea of clouds is rolling, as if I have entered a fairyland, and the peaks in the distance are looming. Looking up at the sky, flocks of birds spread their wings and fly high. Pieces of strange rocks stand on the top of the mountain, shaky. I opened my arms, and a breeze blew past, and I seemed to be able to fly away with the wind. Seeing me trembling, grandpa smiled and shook his head, saying, "Grandson, let grandpa hold you." Ximin laughed and said, "I didn't expect that a girl from the mountains wouldn't know how to walk on mountain roads." Grandpa said cheerfully: "My grandson grew up in my basket. He is the little phoenix of my Yang family." Uncle Bold, the terrain here is strange, why haven't I seen other villagers along the way? Ximin looked around and asked.
Grandpa laughed and said, "Young man, didn't you ask around when you came to Shijia Bay?" Ximin didn't understand what he meant. What was he asking about? Could there be some other origin of Shijiawan? Grandpa smiled but said nothing, just urged us to get down the mountain quickly. Along the way, even though my grandfather was holding me in his arms, he could still move around the narrow mountain roads as flexibly as a monkey. The workers were stunned by the grandfather's agility: "Uncle Bold, your skills are so amazing that it's hard to tell whether you are a human or an ape. (End of this chapter)
