The next morning, as soon as Chu Tianqi got up, Hou Xifa came.

As soon as he entered the door, Hou Xifa said: "Professor Chu, thank you so much for Ye'er, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid my life would have to be confessed." ”

After saying "nothing", Chu Tianqi began to wash his face and brush his teeth.

Hou Xifa didn't say anything more, and stood aside and waited.

After Chu Tianqi finished washing, Chu and Hou went out together and ran to Hou Xifa's house.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Chu Tianqi found that the broken window was covered with plastic sheeting, and the glass slag in the courtyard was gone.

The hostess greeted her out of the house, and said with red eyes: "Professor Chu, thank you so much, or the old man of the family would have died, so he went to the eldest sister's house in Hegou Village, but I didn't expect such a big thing to happen." ”

After saying "nothing" again, Chu Tianqi walked into the house.

Breakfast was ready, and everyone began to eat.

As usual, the hostess just didn't serve the table, but she walked into the back room from time to time and said thank you to Chu Tianqi.

When his wife thanked him, Hou Xifa echoed him many times, but he didn't mention yesterday's incident.

Chu Tianqi also didn't mention it, but just smiled in response to the hostess's thanks.

After breakfast, Chu Tianqi spoke: "I've been here for many days, and I've caused you a lot of trouble, especially my sister-in-law is even harder, and she has to change tricks to cook for me every day. As he spoke, Chu Tianqi took out a few hundred-yuan bills from his pocket.

"Ah, Professor Chu, aren't you scolding?" Hou Xifa hurriedly pushed back, "You did things for the people, and you helped you so much, if you take your money, won't you be a white-eyed wolf?"

"You can't ask for it, you can't ask for it. The hostess also chimed in.

After pushing back and forth, the hostess cried anxiously, and Chu Tianqi had to put away the banknotes.

Hou Xifa asked hesitantly: "Professor Chu, what are you ......?"

"I'll go back, if there is anything in the future, call me, I can do as much as I can. With that, Chu Tianqi got off the ground from the kang.

Hou Xi hurriedly said: "Professor Chu, what's the hurry, your investigation and research have been done?"

"That's the way to do the research first, it's not too much, and I won't be able to go around somewhere else in a few days. Chu Tianqi took a step.

"You can't go, go ......" After a pause, Hou Xi asked, "Today is the last day of April, is Professor Chu in a hurry to go back for vacation? ”

"Even so. Chu Tianqi continued to walk.

"I can't leave today, I haven't had enough with you, so I'll stay for a few more days. Hou Xifa stopped at the door of the house, "By the way, the shuttle bus left early today, and there is no car at all." ”

After some negotiation between the two sides, Chu Tianqi reluctantly agreed, and got up early the next morning to leave.

……

After returning to the village committee from Hou Xifa's house, Chu Tianqi has been staying in the house, except for going to Hou's house for dinner and going to the toilet, he has never left the hut. No one else came to him during the day.

Raising his hand and looking at his watch, it was already more than nine o'clock in the evening, and Chu Tianqi's brows couldn't help frowning.

According to Chu Tianqi's speculation, someone should have come, why hasn't there been any movement until now? Is it wrong for him to speculate? Absolutely impossible. Could it be that the other party's psychological quality is super good? No, it doesn't look like it. So why?

Puzzled, Chu Tianqi walked out of the hut, came to the courtyard, and after preparing to go to the toilet, he rested directly.

After solving the problem in the toilet, Chu Tianqi slowly walked to the main room.

Suddenly, a "bang" sound came into my ears. Although the voice was very soft and there was a distance to listen to, with Chu Tianqi's hearing level, it was still easy to distinguish the sound of people walking. If you listen carefully, it seems that you are coming from the village committee.

Chu Tianqi hurriedly walked into the main room, plugged in the door, went to the east hut, turned off the lights, and then lay on his back on the bed.

After a short time, there was a sound of "bang, bang".

A smile hung on the corner of Chu Tianqi's mouth, but he didn't speak, let alone go out to see what was going on.

"Bang, bang, bang", the sound became more and more urgent, and the sound became louder and louder, but Chu Tianqi lay down correctly.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by the sound of "bang", a shout sounded: "Professor Chu, Professor Chu......"

Hearing the shout, Chu Tianqi's smile became even stronger, and he laughed loudly, but he just lay still.

The "bang" and shouting outside stopped, and after a while, there was a "bang" sound. There was silence again, and then footsteps sounded.

Chu Tianqi knew that the man had given up the idea of walking through the courtyard gate, jumped into the courtyard from the wall instead, and was walking towards the main house.

"Cluck, cluck", a few slight noises started again, and Chu Tianqi knew that the man was trying to open the door of the main house.

After a while, there was no "gurgling" sound, but it became the sound of "dong dong" footsteps. The footsteps got closer, closer and closer, and then stopped again.

"Dangdang", "Professor Chu", the sound of knocking on the glass and shouting alternately.

It may be that he couldn't hear the movement in the room, but the voice outside added content: "Professor Chu, Professor Chu, are you there?" ”

It wasn't until the other party repeated it several times that Chu Tianqi made a sleepy voice: "Who?"

"The forehead is the old wait, waiting for the joy. Outside replied.

Chu Tianqi said "oh": "Director Hou." By the way, I forgot one thing, tomorrow I will get up early and leave, so I won't go over to say hello to you and my sister-in-law. I'm sorry, I bothered you to run away in person, so go back and rest. ”

"Professor Chu, I want to ...... I want to talk to you about something, you open the door, you go in and talk to you. Hou Xifa's voice was very anxious.

"What's the matter, it's not a big deal?" Chu Tianqi's voice was slow.

"Also, it's not big. Hou Xifa said a sigh.

Chu Tianqi said: "If it's not a big deal, you can say it now, and go back quickly after speaking, I will also lie down." ”

"Uh...... Things are ...... I can't say a word, you, just open the door, put your forehead in and say. Hou Xifa's tone was full of pleading.

After a pause, Chu Tianqi seemed reluctant and said, "Okay, then you wait a while." Then there was the sound of getting dressed, getting out of bed, putting on shoes, and turning on the lights.

Opening the door of the hut, Chu Tianqi came to the outhouse and removed the latch on the door.

Without waiting for the door to be pulled inside, the door had been pushed open from the outside, and Hou Xifa quickly squeezed into the door.

Chu Tianqi turned around and walked to the back room: "What's the matter, it's worth running in the middle of the night for the third watch?"

"Professor Chu, you have to be saved. Hou Xifa plugged in the door of the outhouse and followed up in the east house.

Chu Tianqi sat on the chair: "What's wrong?"

"You're saved. Hou Xifa stood there, hunching slightly, "I'm afraid that curly hair and bald head will find trouble again." No one in the village called them by their names, they all called them that. ”

"What trouble are they looking for you?" Chu Tianqi asked rhetorically.

Hou Xifa sighed: "Hey, it's a long story, it's all caused by soft-heartedness." Those two babies are both children in the village, and their parents died early, and the village took care of them. When the two babies were in the village, the skin was a skin point, and it was not bad, but it was not good at studying, and they went outside at the age of sixteen or seven. I don't know what they do, some say it's a part-time job, a laborer, and some say it's a mixed society.

When the two babies were in the village, they were still young, and in the first few years, they basically couldn't do the work in the fields, so they were helped by the village cadres and planted their land. In addition to the taxes paid, there is some grain left over, and they are given to eat, and when it is not enough, the village or the person will give them both help. In fact, not only food, but also their tuition, clothing, and medical treatment were all helped by them.

After the two children left the village, their land was decided by the village and leased to others, and the tenant was responsible for paying taxes. To tell the truth, their land is not very good, mainly because in the two years before they left, the land was planted by themselves, and they did not take good care of it, so the land was barren and compacted. In this way, in addition to being responsible for paying taxes, the tenant will not give them any additional fees, in fact, other people in the village rent land in the same way. It was still the work that they did before they agreed to rent their broken land. If no one rents it, the township will ask the village for this money, where will the village get it?

For so many years, the two babies have been ghosts, and they usually don't come back at all, and no one knows where they are. Even when you come back, you will show your face and leave, and you have to borrow money from you before leaving. They never paid it back, and they didn't expect to pay it back. Borrow it, borrow it, you didn't even mix up a word of thanks, you know that the two babies died early since they were young, and they didn't care, they are all villagers, and they can take care of it.

Hey, kindness is not reciprocated. I haven't had a good home for so many years, and this year's Spring Festival is back. The two babies came directly to Ejia, and they opened their mouths to ask for land and subsidies. Their land has been barren for several years, so they don't have any subsidies? They can't apply for subsidies at all. As soon as the two babies heard that there was no subsidy, they turned their faces at the time, not to say what the amount was, but it was ugly, and they didn't learn it.

He said that he would give them the land, let them take care of it, and apply for it next year. The two of them didn't do it, and they went crazy with alcohol at E's house at that time. The New Year's Eve is a baby who has been seen since childhood, and he can still see them in general? So he took 100 yuan from home for each of them before sending these two babies away. thought that this matter was over, who would have thought that the two babies were back again, and they were raiding their homes and using knives, if it weren't for Professor Chu, they might have let their lives be ruined. Professor Chu, you still have to be saved."

Chu Tianqi asked, "Aren't they leaving?"

Hou Xi said: "I heard that those two babies didn't leave Hejiayao Township at all, and they were still playing around in other villages." ”

"Can I save you?" Chu Tianqi asked rhetorically.

"Yes. I didn't see anything clear about that day, but I knew that you must have saved you. Professor Chu, you can do it, and then save the forehead. Hou Xifa held the back of the chair and looked at each other eagerly.

Chu Tianqi smiled slightly: "By the way, have you finished what you just said? Is there anything missing? Is there any other reason?" ”

Hou Xifa thought for a moment, and hurriedly shook his head again and again: "No, absolutely nothing." ”

"No, I can't help you. Chu Tianqi's face immediately became gloomy, "You go." ”