He stayed in Donghan County for one night, and the next morning, he headed northwest and went straight to the location of Yulin Village in Donghan County. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

With a clear goal, he drove all the way, and after driving to the village, he parked the dusty cart at the entrance of the village and walked into the village, which had almost no young and strong laborers.

It used to be a large village and town with hundreds of peasant families, but as the sand approached, the villagers of Yulin Village gradually moved, and the young and strong people with labor value also left home to work, leaving only helpless widows and widows.

This village and town, Lin Zeng heard about it from his mother when he was a child.

My mother used to work in the health center of this village, and from her account, the ancestors of this northwest village were typical Qin people, the people were honest and honest, and the character was rigid and upright, but unfortunately the environment was down, if the sarin approached, maybe more than ten years, this village and town with a history of thousands of years, will eventually be submerged in sand and poverty.

"Baby, what are you doing?" an old man wearing a typical gown in northern Shaanxi, with a tube of dry tobacco in his mouth, was stunned when he saw Lin Zeng standing under the old walnut tree at the entrance of the village, and asked in a thick accent.

"I'm here to buy a house. Lin Zeng saw the villagers and told the old man with his back straight and a female goat in his hand about the purpose of his visit.

"Ahem, cough," the old man heard what Lin Zeng said, he didn't pay attention, the dry smoke choked into his nose, and he was so uncomfortable that tears fell, and when he slowed down slightly, he stared at Lin Zeng like a fool, waved his hand again and again, and said excitedly in his voice, "Are you a fool, go to this poor and remote place to buy a house, hurry up, have the money to go to the county seat of Donghan County to buy a house, don't go to our village to spend money in vain." You bought a house here, and you won't even be able to marry a daughter-in-law by then!"

The old man told the truth directly.

But Lin Zeng came here to buy a house, not to marry a daughter-in-law.

He talked directly to the old man, and asked him who to buy a house here and who to go through the formalities.

"Why don't you listen to persuasion, you baby!" The swarthy and thin old man, seeing that Lin Zeng did not listen to his advice, stamped his feet helplessly, he pointed to a dusty yard next to him, and said, "What is the value of the house here, you see this house, it has not been back for almost five years, he wants to sell it, but who wants to buy it? Who wants to come back here and eat sand with his mouth." ”

"Uncle, don't worry, I didn't come to Yulin Village to buy a house, not to mess around. It's to plant grass here. "The road on the village road is not bad, it is still asphalt, but the road is full of sand and dust, and it is very uncomfortable to step on.

"Haha, I know, the desert control project!" the old man shook his head violently, "Young man, I have lived in Yulin Village for more than sixty years, I advise you not to bother with that." Do you know how long it has been rainless in the village? It's been almost two months! The government has not bothered to clean up and drilled several wells. But who can change the will of God? The grass that was planted will live for two years, and when the well water is dry, it will not be covered with yellow sand, and it will be of no use at all. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he walked to the door of a farmhouse with a high wall.

The iron door was also unlocked, and it opened as soon as it was pushed.

When they entered the village, they couldn't see a few figures.

The surrounding houses have been left unattended for a long time, and the appearance is a little deserted, and it looks deserted. This is also a common phenomenon in many rural areas of China.

"Baby, come in and drink saliva, come here for a meal, go back quickly, don't waste a good life on this sandy land. The old man led the she-goat and hospitably let Lin Zeng come in and sit down.

Lin Zeng was about to learn about the situation in Yulin Village, so he was not polite and replied with a smile.

Of course, he didn't plan to leave.

"Old woman, give me the next bacon, there is a guest coming. The old man tied the she-goat to the jujube tree in the yard, and then shouted into the house in a high-pitched voice. The vicissitudes of the vocal range sound a little rhythmic, like a song.

"Oh-I see-"

It was about a long time since outsiders visited the village, and the old man in the white coat, who was in a good mood, pulled Lin Zeng and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, pulling the homely routine.

From his mouth, Lin Zeng learned that this old Yezi's surname was Bai, and everyone usually called him Bai Laobeard.

The situation in Yulin Village is not as good as a year, the young and strong have left, and the rest of the village are old people in their sixties.

Some are childless and have no daughters, and some are like Bai Laobeard and his wife, who do not want to cause trouble to their children, nor do they want to leave the hometown where their ancestors grew up, and they will live here.

As for the courtyard that Lin had inquired about, the white old beard saw that the young man was still not giving up, and although he disagreed, he still told him about the houses in the village.

There are a lot of vacant courtyards in the village.

But the best quality is indeed a large courtyard built ten years ago in the east of the village.

The owner of this yard is a generation of white-bearded people, and he has been wearing a pair of crotch since he was a child. Ten years ago, his son, who made a fortune doing business outside, returned to the village to build a new yard, all the materials are the best, these years, although the family moved away, but every year he has been entrusted with the maintenance of the house, a little tidying up, can live in.

While they were chatting, a lady with a cold face like frost, with a flower towel draped over her head, walked into the yard with a vegetable pot, and shouted loudly: "You old man, what are you talking about, hurry up and call the guests to set the table!"

"I know, I know!" The old beard muttered, glanced at Lin Zeng, and saw the eldest lady walk in, before he secretly said to Lin Zeng, "Sensei take care of her, it's this bad temper." It hasn't changed in decades. ”

This meal is simple but generous.

There is a sour and hot noodle soup, a red and bright soup, and a thick layer of bacon, which is sour and spicy to drink.

There is also a pot of freshly baked hot shortbread, golden and crispy, fragrant and fragrant.

The old man who could clearly see his upright temper in less than an hour of contact asked Lin Zeng not to be polite, and he ate hard, not enough to add more, and he must be full.

"Lin Wazi," after the white beard and Lin Zeng became acquainted, he saw that he couldn't persuade this kid, and when he saw Lin Zeng's obstinate appearance, he began to appreciate, "You kid is very hard, a tendon, looking at it, it is a decision that eight cows can't pull back, don't look at the muffled voice, but the heart is clear, we Qinchuan people are this temper, and we can't change it in eight lifetimes! Forget it, after eating, I'll take you to the village chief and call the son of the old Liu family, if you want to buy it, you have to buy that house, it's not expensive, it's cost-effective, and it's durable." ”

Compared with the housing prices of any big city, the house in Yulin Village, a large courtyard that can accommodate at least ten people, is surprisingly low.

According to what Bai Laobeard said, the courtyard of the Liu family was only 110,000 yuan when the price was shouted a few years ago, but unfortunately no one cared about it. Last year, I listened to the old man of the Liu family, and his son's business was not doing well, so he wanted to sell the house for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.

After eating, Lin Zeng, under the leadership of Old Man Bai, went to the courtyard of the Liu family to check the situation of the house.