strong>47. Back to the village

Fat Dun sat in the carriage, looking through the window at the things on both sides of the street, his face full of excitement. I thought that when I got back, I would show off to my friends, he was a person who had been in a carriage. Thinking of the envious eyes of his friends, Fat Dun couldn't help but laugh.

Huo Xiaohan, who helped Zhongsun Rui take care of Zhongsun Lianjue, who was still in a coma, couldn't help but smile when he saw Fat Dun so happy, he could understand Fat Dun's happy mood.

And Yuan Anping, who was leaning on the wall of the carriage, was thinking about how to place the grandfather and grandson. There was no extra room for the two of them, and the only empty room was used as a classroom. Now the only way is to rent a place in the village for the two of them to live. However, because Zhongsun Lianjue is still injured and needs to take good care of his body, the house can't be too bad, and he plans to ask a few children when he returns to the village, after all, he doesn't know much about the situation in the village. looked up at Huo Xiaohan, and said in his heart: "He also wants to rent a house to live, otherwise let him live with this grandfather and grandson, and help take care of Zhongsun Lianjue." After all, Zhong Sunrui is only seven or eight years old, and such a small person must not be able to take care of people. Saying that, he told Huo Xiaohan about his plans.

Huo Xiaohan naturally had nothing to dislike: "Okay, it's convenient to live together." ”

"Thank you, you guys are so nice. Zhong Sunrui looked at them very gratefully, he really didn't expect Yuan Anping to take them in, there was a place to live, he looked at his grandfather in his arms, which made him feel a lot more at ease.

On the way, Yuan Anping thought of the situation of Zhongsun Rui's grandson, bought them some things, and then went outside the city to meet Fat Dun's parents.

As soon as he saw his parents, Fat Dun leaned on the car window and shouted at them: "Dad, mother, I'm here." ”

Cai Xiaohua was very surprised when she saw that her son was in the carriage: "Son, why are you in the carriage?"

"Brother Anping is also in the carriage. ”

Yuan Anping got out of the carriage and told the couple about the situation, "After returning to the village, I will bother you to help the handle." ”

Yuan Hezhuang readily agreed: "This is nothing." ”

They each set off back to the village.

It's cold today, and I feel like I'm going to have snow. In such a cold winter, most of the villagers in the mountain village are nested at home, or sitting in the quilt and chatting, or making a fire, and the family gathers together to talk and chat. Croppers who are busy all year round can only really take a break during the harsh winter months.

Unlike adults who are afraid of the cold, children who seem to have endless energy, even in such cold weather, still gather together in groups of three or five, playing their favorite games on weekdays, and swaying their excess energy.

In the open space at the entrance of the village, more than a dozen children were playing a game of "hiding sandbags" at this time. They used to finish in the wheat fields in the village, where the open space was large and they could have fun. However, today, because I knew that Yuan Anping was coming back, many children gathered together and waited for them at the entrance of the village.

Li Zi threw out a sandbag and smashed it at the people who were dodging, looked in the direction of the village entrance, and thought: "I knew that I would be cheeky and follow Fat Dun together, and I could go into the city to play." ”

The children were very enthusiastic about playing, and they would pay attention to the direction of the village entrance from time to time, so when Yuan Anping's car appeared, some children immediately found out.

"Brother Anping, they're back. ”

"Hey, it's a carriage. They're coming back in a carriage!"

"Fat Dun is so lucky to have a carriage to sit in. ”

Li Zi saw that Lao Yuan had already drilled out his head and waved at them, and felt that it was a pity that he didn't go with him.

When the carriage came to the entrance of the village, the children surrounded them curiously, and the fat dun got out of the car with a smile: "Hehe, I'm back!"

Li Zi rolled his eyes: "We are not waiting for you." ”

Hearing Li Zi say this, Fat Dun didn't care, came to their side to talk to them, and when he saw them playing with sandbags, he also said that he wanted to play together.

Yuan Anping saw that they were all playing here, so he said to Li Zi: "Tomorrow the class will be officially held, you go back and review the words you learned before, and I will check your silent recitation." You can help me inform the other children. ”

"Okay, I'll go tell them. "After Yuan Anping came and got the news of tomorrow's class, the group moved their positions.

The carriage continued to walk towards Yuan Anping's house, and Huo Xiaohan got off the car halfway, and Yuan Anping explained to him and asked him to go and handle the affairs of the house, so he had to go to the village chief. Yuan Anping did this because Huo Xiaohan was too introverted, he usually didn't talk to others much, and he would have to live alone in the future, this kind of character had to be changed, the village was different from other places, and the neighborhood relationship was very important. Therefore, regarding the matter of the house, he asked Huo Xiaohan to do it himself, which can be regarded as an experience.

When he arrived at the door of the house, Yuan Anping got down from the carriage, opened the gate, let the carriage into the courtyard, and then asked the coachman to help carry Zhongsun Lianjue to the kang bed in the house, and after taking out all the things on the carriage, he took out the money and gave it to the coachman: "I bother you to help this time." ”

The coachman took the money, politely talked to Yuan Anping, and left.

Yuan Anping looked at Zhong Sunrui, who looked very restrained, and told him: "You take care of your grandfather." Saying that, he walked out of the room, after all, he hadn't been back for a few days, and the room needed to be cleaned up, and it was almost noon.

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Huo Xiaohan stood at the door of the village chief's house a little hesitantly, a little apprehensive in his heart, thinking of his future life, he plucked up his courage and walked inside: "Village chief...... Is the village chief at home?"

The village chief was talking to his wife in the house, smoking a cigarette and a pot, looking relaxed. Hearing someone call him, he felt that the voice was a little unfamiliar, opened the curtain and came out, and saw that it was Huo Xiaohan, and warmly welcomed him in: "It's Xiaohan, you should be better if you are sick like this, come in, come in, the room is warm." ”

When the village lady heard Huo Xiaohan's name, she also hurriedly walked out: "Oh, it's great that you're okay." I've heard you're so sick before, but it's worrying, so come in. ”

Seeing the looks of the village chief and his wife, he was a lot more relieved, he was afraid of meeting a cold face, which would make him very helpless. Huo Xiaohan smiled a little shyly, then entered the house and was warmly greeted by the village chief's wife and sat down.

The village chief saw that although his face was still a little pale, he was in good spirits, and he was indeed a lot more relieved. He was really worried that Huo Xiaohan had a bad idea, and there was a bad reputation in the village, which was not good for anyone. Fortunately, the news came back that the doctor could cure him, so he was relieved.

The village chief put down the smoke pot: "Xiaohan, did you just come back? You just say that if I can help you, I will definitely help the old man. ”

The village chief's wife poured a bowl of sugar water for Huo Xiaohan: "Come, drink some hot water to warm up." ”

Huo Xiaohan politely refused, and under the enthusiasm of the village chief's wife, he picked up the bowl and took a sip, organized the language, and said the intention.

"You want to rent his house, there's no problem, he gave it to me when he left. You live there first, and when they come back to worship their ancestors, you can negotiate the rent with him. ”

Seeing that he wanted to rent the house, the village chief's wife interjected: "Although the house is a little dilapidated, fortunately, the house is solidly built, but the roof needs to be repaired before it can be inhabited." ”

Huo Xiaohan nodded: "Well, I know this." ”

The village chief thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find a few people later, and ask them to help you repair the house, but the weather is bad today, and it looks like you'll have to wait until tomorrow." "After all, most people don't want to come out to work in this kind of weather.

Huo Xiaohan also knew that he could only do this for the time being, and was dragged by the village chief's wife to talk for a while before leaving the village chief's house.

Seeing Huo Xiaohan leaving, the village chief's wife said to his wife: "It's a good thing that he can get together with An Ping." Although Anping has no elders and no land at home, it seems that he has gained a lot of silver recently. The two of them should be able to live a good life. "Speaking of Yuan Anping's marriage, it was also a big difficulty, living in the village, it is not a good thing to have the help of parents and brothers, plus the family is poor, it is difficult to say that the daughter-in-law is a daughter-in-law. Even though it looks like he got some money during this time, everyone has no bottom in their hearts, not to mention that they haven't seen him buy land, so they don't feel very optimistic, in the eyes of the croppers, land is a real thing.

The village chief smoked a cigarette and nodded: "Huo Laohei's two people are also stupid, and it is a good thing that their own sons can find someone who knows their roots in the village." But they are good, but a good thing makes them do this, to the point of breaking off their relatives, and they don't know how to grow their brains. ”

The village chief's wife smiled a little disdainfully: "Liu's mother-in-law is too shrewd, and she may be thinking of some coincidence." Look at the matter that their family did, even if Xiao Han and An Ping really have something, most people deal with the matter quietly and privately, who will shout about that kind of thing, not to mention anything else, it is not their children's reputation that will be ruined first. ”

The village chief snorted: "The shouting with such fanfare must be because they also know that Xiao Han and Anping have nothing to do." "The so-called old people, ghosts and spirits, he can see clearly.

"You mean, they did that to force Anping to marry Xiaohan?"

The village chief nodded, "It's all over, don't tell me about it." ”

"Aren't Anping and Xiaohan ......?"

"Anping's kid has a good heart, the matter has come to this, and the matter of the two of them is settled. I think that kid stood up to help Xiao Han at that time, and he also had a plan in his heart. ”

"Also, looking at it like that, Anping is not completely uninterested in Xiao Han. That's good, it's better than being forced to marry in desperation, so that Xiaohan's child will complain. ”

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Yuan Anping welcomed the uncle and aunt who came to see him after learning the news into the house.

Yuan Gensheng and his wife came with three puppies, and when Yuan Anping left, he entrusted these puppies to them to take care of for a few days. As soon as several puppies landed, they all came to Yuan Anping's side one by one and barked.

Yuan Anping was also very happy to see the three little ones who were in good spirits, and let them play in the yard, and he let the uncle and his wife into the house.

Seeing that there was no Huo Xiaohan in the house, Yuan Gensheng couldn't help but ask, "That...... I didn't see Xiaohan. ”

"He went to the village chief's house. Then he told him about renting a house, and Yuan Gensheng immediately said: "That house must be repaired, tell me when the time comes, and I will help you." ”

Zhou Xiangzhi was relieved to hear that Huo Xiaohan wanted to rent a house to live in, Yuan Anping's filial piety period had not passed, and it was difficult to mention family affairs. If the two live together without any reputation, it won't look good, and it's not good to say that the previous incident of breaking off the family is also good to say, and there is always some gossip in the village, just because Yuan Anping teaches the children in the village, and everyone is more merciful. However, she felt that this was not good for either of them after all, and it was better to be cautious.

When Huo Xiaohan came back, he saw that Yuan Gensheng and his wife were there, and he was a little restrained. Zhou Xiangzhi knew that he was introverted, so he took the initiative to speak: "I heard Anping say that you went to the village chief to ask about the house, what did the village chief say?"

"The village chief...... I have agreed, saying that I can live there first, and then talk to them about the money for renting a house after their family comes back to worship their ancestors. The village chief said that he would find someone to help repair it, but the weather was bad today, and he had to wait for the weather to be fine. ”

As soon as Zhou Xiangzhi heard that she couldn't live today, she said to her husband: "Otherwise, you can find a few good friends and help repair the roof today, so it's not good for Xiaohan to have no place to live." ”

Yuan Gensheng agreed very painfully: "Okay, I'll find someone later, and I should be able to build a house in one afternoon." ”

Yuan Anping also understood Zhou Xiangzhi's thoughts, it's not okay to live together without a name or a division, and people are terrible in these years: "Then it's troublesome uncle." ”

"No trouble, no trouble. ”

Zhou Xiangzhi also said: "I'll go find a few sisters-in-law to help you clean up the house later." It's to ask someone for help, although you don't have to pay, but you have to invite them to eat at night. ”

When Yuan Anping heard them say this, he felt that things were much easier, and as for inviting guests to dinner, it was nothing: "No problem." ”

Huo Xiaohan also hurriedly thanked him.

Not long after Yuan Gensheng and his wife left, the two heard Zhong Sunrui's surprised voice: "Grandpa, you're awake!

When the two people who were preparing lunch heard this, they hurried into the inner room.

Zhongsun Lianjue looked at Yuan Anping who walked in, and wanted to ask, but couldn't help coughing.

Zhong Sunrui was worried: "Grandpa." ”

"Ahem, don't worry, I'm fine. He endured the pain on his body and looked at Yuan Anping, "Who are you?"

Zhongsun Rui hurriedly introduced Yuan Anping and the two to him, and then said, "Grandpa, it was Brother Yuan who saved us. The doctor said that you need to recuperate, we can't live in the broken temple anymore, but fortunately, Brother Yuan kept us. ”

Zhongsun Lianjue looked at Yuan Anping and thanked him: "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome. It's good that you wake up. Yuan Anping saw that Zhongsun Lianjue's temperament was indeed not like ordinary people, although his clothes and spirit were not very good, but he was like a very elegant scholar, which also made him believe in Dr. Lin's advice a little more.

"You rest first, Xiao Han and I still have to prepare lunch. ”

Zhong Sunrui, "I'll help too." ”

"No, you should take care of your grandfather in the house. ”

After lunch was ready, Zhong Sunrui took the food into the back room and looked at his grandfather with a happy face: "Grandpa, Brother Xiaohan made something delicious." ”

Zhongsun Lianjue looked at the food on the low table with a thoughtful expression. Looking at the very happy grandson, thinking that this child has been living a hard life with him, he sighed in his heart: "No matter what, if you can let Xiaorui live a stable life, it doesn't matter if you do anything else." ”

Yuan Anping, who was eating outside, ate the food on the table, and praised without hesitation: "It's still delicious for you to cook." ”

Huo Xiaohan pursed his lips and smiled: "Then you eat more." ”

"Well, let's go clean up the house after dinner, it's better to clean up today. After cleaning up, I will treat everyone to a meal there in the evening. As for the utensils needed for life, he prepared a lot on the road, and for furniture, he first divided some of the things he had ordered before for them to use. He was also glad that he had made a new bed before, plus the old bed he used before, two beds, barely enough for them.

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