Rebirth: I don’t want to be a leek anymore

Taijia Village is a very ordinary village in the Golden Triangle region of Myanmar, the only difference is that most of the people here are ethnic Chinese and speak Mandarin.

But their lives are even more difficult than in other villages, because their lives are more vulnerable to persecution than other ethnic groups in Myanmar during war.

Nowadays, the population of Taijia Village is becoming more and more sparse, and in Jinshan Town, it is the least populated village.

Today, the peaceful Taijia Village welcomed a group of uninvited guests.

It's been years since Tekura left here, but nothing seems to have changed here, as if time had stood still here. Apart from the fact that the houses are much older, there is no development of any era here.

Outside the village are large poppy fields, much more than when Tykura left. He vaguely remembers that when he was a child, food was grown near the village, and only a small part of it was poppy.

The people in the village, looking at this group of uninvited guests with guns on their backs, looked indifferent, but they were not too afraid.

Because the Golden Triangle is full of people carrying guns, there is no law here at all. Whether life is good or not depends on whether the ruler is too greedy.

Tekura brought only four men into the village, while the others stood guard in a grove outside the village.

This is where he was born, and he follows his memories to his original home.

He's changed so much that he's been 10 years old at most when he left here, and he's an adult now. So some villagers passing by did not recognize him.

His home was originally built with earthen walls and thatched on top.

It has been uninhabited for many years and has long been dilapidated.

There was not even a lock on the door, and with a slight push, the door creaked open, and dust kept falling from it.

Tycula took a step back and waved his hand vigorously to sweep the dust away.

Then he looked inside, and it was still the same as he had left, but with a thick layer of ash on it. And there were a few more holes in the roof, through which the light of the sky came in.

Tekura's family was so poor that they didn't even have a stool, and even three broken bowls.

He wanted to go inside and take a look, but a voice stopped him.

"Who are you?"

The people who came were unarmed, so the other four did not carry guns.

Tykoura turned to look at a young man about his age.

But the man was dark-skinned, thin, and weather-covered, and looked much older than Tykoura.

This man was somewhat familiar to Tykoula, but after many years away from home, the appearance of both of them had changed so much that he couldn't recognize who it was for a while.

"I'm Tekura, are you?"

When the young man heard the name, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed dramatically, and he asked in ecstasy, "Kula, are you back?" I'm Tae-kun. Hearing

the name, Tekura couldn't help but be moved, this is his childhood friend.

He hurriedly grabbed Tai Kun's hand and said, "Ah Kun, you have changed so much, I don't even recognize you, how are you now?"

"Kula, I'm fine, I took my wife, and now I'm pregnant."

Hearing that his friends were about to have children, Tycula rarely smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"Ah Kun, great, congratulations, this is the best news I've heard in years."

"Kula, you haven't been back for many years, and you haven't been to your parents' grave yet, let's go, I'll go with you to see it."

"Okay."

Tekura and the others followed Taekun out of the village, towards the mountains, and stopped on a mountainside, where there was only one grave bag, not even a tombstone.

Seeing that his parents' graves were unusually clean, and there were bamboo strips left over from last year, and broken flags were still hanging on them, Tekura turned his head and asked, "Ah Kun, did you do this?"

Taekun scratched his head and said, "You're not at home, and when I pass by occasionally, I help with weeding, and it's not bothersome."

Tycula didn't say much, just nodded, then took out the kettle and sprinkled some water on his parents with tea instead of wine. Then he knelt down and kowtowed three times.

When Tekula got up, Kukun said, "Kura, come and sit at my house for a while." "

Okay."

When they came to Taekurun's house, the walls were made of stone and covered with tiles, which was much better than Tekura's house.

But it is still very poor, there is no decent furniture in the house, and the tables and stools look like they are made by themselves, which is very uneven.

Out of the room came a dark-skinned woman, holding a big belly, looking at the people of Tekura with some panic.

Taikun hurriedly introduced in Burmese: "Don't be afraid, this is my brother Tekura, who has been away from home for many years and has just returned. Then

Tekura introduced in Chinese: "This is my wife, Gambella."

Tekoula, who spoke Burmese, greeted Gambella and said, "Hello, nice to meet you."

Gambella smiled and said, "I'll cook." "

Tekura knows that everyone here is miserable, and she can't eat enough, so she has nothing to entertain others.

He hurriedly said, "No need, I'm not eating here."

Gambella looked at her man, and Taekun spoke, "Go and cook, and bring out the food and bacon from the house to entertain the guests."

Gambella looked pained, but did not refute it, and obediently went to cook.

Taikun spoke, and Tekura didn't say anything, anyway, he came back, and this young man who swept the graves of his parents for him will not be poor in the future.

Gambella really made a big pot of rice, and the bacon was all taken out and fried. Usually they are reluctant to eat rice at all, but it is because Gambella is pregnant that Tae-kun buys some rice back.

Kukun ran next door and called his parents and younger brother to come over for dinner.

Although the family has been separated, it is rare to have a meat meal, and Tycula will not forget his parents and brothers.

His younger brother is only 14 years old, but in the impoverished Golden Triangle, he is already working as an adult laborer.

Tekura took out some kyats from his pocket and asked his younger brother to go and get some wine and come back.

Originally, Tekula didn't want to drink, he was a military officer, and he had to take the lead.

But he really couldn't bear to refuse to send a small kindness, Zhang Long and others also expressed their understanding, and did not stop them, but also cooperated and drank a little bit.

Not at home, in this foreign country, they can only rely on their comrades-in-arms, so on the contrary, they have a little more understanding and humanity, and less rigidity in the army.

Seeing that Taikun's family, including his younger brother, are unusually sensible, the chopsticks don't hold meat at all, just eat rice, and sandwich some vegetables and potatoes.

Tekura, who had already abandoned her feelings, felt particularly uncomfortable.

He didn't want to wait any longer, so he took out a roll of dollars from his pocket, which was as much as ten thousand.

This in Myanmar can allow a family to live a life of prosperity and meat.

Tae-kun's family looked stupid.

Tekura said: "Brother, I have a lot of money now, and I came back this time to pull the team. But whether you follow me or not, you take this money, and I hope your life is better. "

Tekura is well-intentioned.

But no one expected that this volume of dollars would become a talisman for the Taikun family.