Chapter 1: Being dismissed by the company.
The day before the end, I was holding the heavy N+1 compensation, standing between the shelves of a large supermarket, pushing a shopping cart full of goods through the crowd. The reason is simple enough-my parents exhausted their efforts and finally renovated the villa in their rural hometown, but I was ruthlessly swept out of the house by the company after five years of hard work in the workplace. Who would have expected that this seemingly cold and cruel fate trick built a solid fortress for the arrival of the last days without my knowledge, and also hoarded a mountain of materials? It seems that fate handed me a ticket to survival in the most absurd way. On the day of being dismissed, the boss said to me meaningfully ...
Boss: "jieer, the compensation given by the company is full of sincerity. Let's get together and leave some dignity for each other, so we won't be too embarrassed when we meet again in this business in the future."
Jieer: "That sounds really beautiful, but it's just that the daughter of the big boss and my boss and boyfriend have the right eye, and they want me to quit this relationship." It's ridiculous. Who will have a hard time with money for a heart breaker? "
I collected the money neatly, turned and left. How time flies! The Chinese New Year will be celebrated in three months. Just take this opportunity to go back to my hometown to spend time with my parents and have a rest. Although a lot of daily necessities have been hoarded on the double twelfth day, when I think of the muddy path in my hometown, how inconvenient it is to travel, and even I have to drive for an hour to get a courier, I always feel that I can buy something to spare. After the purchase, I started the car and drove all the way to my long-lost hometown. Although the villa has been built for two years, this is my first time to come back and have a good look.
This is really shocking at first glance. More than 500 square meters of yard, more than two meters high wall, plus the heavy explosion-proof door, and even surrounded by power grid. Anyone who looks at this configuration can't help but whisper in his heart: Is this a private house or a heavily guarded prison? It happened that there was an unquestionable sense of security in all this, as if all the disturbances outside were isolated, leaving only a cold but reassuring little world.
Mom: "Ah, my baby daughter Jieer is back?" Her voice was full of love, and her eyes fell gently on Jieer. "Are you tired all the way?" The tone of concern seems to brush away the fatigue of the journey.
Jieer: "Mom, what's going on with the walls and doors?" I asked with a frown, my eyes wandering back and forth between mottled walls and rusty iron gates. The courtyard wall is like the ruins that have been gnawed by years, and it is full of deep and shallow cracks, as if every gap hides a long-forgotten secret; And that door, like a silent guard, stood there alone, and the lock was covered with old dirt and smelled of decay. There is doubt in my voice, and there is also a hint of uneasiness. It seems that I am eager to dig out the truth buried in the depths of time but never solved from my mother's answer.
I suddenly came to my senses, picked up my jaw and looked around. Everything in front of me made me dumbfounded. Five or six vegetable ponds have been built neatly in the front yard, each of which is lush and colorful, and all kinds of vegetables are growing vigorously, like a miniature oasis. In the southeast corner, there is a small rain pool with clear water, in which tilapia can swim happily, which makes people feel itchy and happy.
Mom: "Well, if it weren't for the hateful guy in the Zhang family next door, how could it have ended up like this?" Explosion doors and courtyard walls more than two meters high, these defensive measures that originally only appeared in movies, have become necessities of life. It is really resentful. "