Ye Qing didn't expect that there would be such desolate ruins in the city, and it was in the depths of the alley.

Ye Zhinan has seen too many barren slopes since he was a child, but it is a little strange that there is such a place in the city, Looking at the barren grass and sighing: "Sister, it would be beautiful if you could put two sheep, and you don't need to mow the grass for the sheep." ”

Ye Qing nodded: "What you said makes sense, but I don't know if it's okay." ”

The sister and brother chatted at the gate of the courtyard, which alarmed the owner of the courtyard, and a thin woman came over from the vegetable patch in the courtyard, standing in front of the low wall and looking at Ye Qing and Ye Zhinan, with full of vigilance: "What are you doing?" ”

Ye Qing hurriedly smiled: "Eldest sister, I'm sorry to disturb you, I heard that there is a yard for sale here, so I came over to take a look." ”

The woman looked at Ye Qing again and frowned: "Are you going to buy it?" We want cash, three hundred and fifty yuan, and five hundred pounds of national food stamps. ”

When Ye Qing heard the three hundred and fifty yuan, he was overjoyed, he didn't expect the yard to be so cheap at this time, but when he heard that he wanted five hundred catties of national food stamps, he took a breath.

How many food stamps do you want? Where does she go to get it?

Besides, according to the current prices here, the 500-pound food stamp is a bit of a lion's mouth.

Seeing Ye Qing's surprised face, the woman explained, "Although this house is some years old, we have been living in it very carefully. And when our family goes to the capital, we always have to spend a year. ”

Ye Qing smiled: "But eldest sister, I still think it's too expensive, so can't it be cheaper?" If it could be cheaper, I'd go back and talk to my parents. ”

The woman squinted at Ye Qing: "You can't afford it, right?" Not a penny is cheap, if it is too expensive, you can go to other places. ”

After speaking, he turned around and went to the vegetable garden again to start pulling weeds, and muttered non-stop.

Ye Qing looked at the woman's movements and demeanor through the wall, and felt that something was wrong, as if there was something wrong with the woman's sanity.

When I turned around to leave, I met a man on a bicycle with a briefcase on the handlebars, wearing glasses and looking polite, he should not be very old, but the hair on his sideburns was gray.

Seeing Ye Qing and Ye Zhinan, the man was stunned for a moment and stopped the bicycle: "Who are you looking for?" ”

Ye Qing guessed that the man was probably the male owner of this house, and replied politely: "Hello, we heard that this yard is going to be sold, so we wanted to come and have a look." ”

The man looked at Ye Qing for a while, and finally shook his head: "The price we want is high, you may not be able to afford it." ”

Ye Qing asked: "In addition to money, do you need 500 catties of national food stamps?" ”

The man nodded, with a hint of embarrassment on his face: "You already know, yes, we are asking for five hundred catties of national food stamps." After all, we went to the capital and had nothing, and a year's rations had to be prepared first. And the child is not in good health, and we want to take the child to see a doctor. ”

Ye Qing couldn't talk about the price anymore, so he could only say goodbye to the man regretfully and leave with Ye Zhinan.

After walking a distance, Ye Zhinan muttered in a low voice: "Why is it so expensive?" We don't have 500 catties of food for a year. ”

Ye Qing sighed slightly in his heart, it seemed that it was really not so easy to buy a yard, and in turn comforted Ye Zhinan: "It's okay, if you can't buy it, we will rent it, no matter what, we all have to survive in the city." ”

Ye Zhinan felt that his sister was so bold now, and she dared to think about living in the city, but he also wanted to.

The two passed by the door of the old lady's house just now, and the old lady was still collecting the soles of her shoes at the door of the house, and when she saw Ye Qing and Ye Zhinan, she greeted enthusiastically: "How is it, have you asked?" ”

Ye Qing smiled and went over and squatted down: "I asked, it's too expensive for us to afford." ”

The old lady sighed: "I heard that it costs 350 yuan for a few hundred catties of food stamps, which is quite expensive." But it's not easy for his family, the woman has a bit of a brain problem, and it's a fool to have a child, and she can't speak when she's seven or eight years old. ”

Ye Qing was a little curious: "They are all locals?" ”

The old lady shook her head: "The female is just that the ingredients were not good before, and the cowshed was closed." The man was put down from the capital. The woman was beautiful when she was young, and this is what she was tortured in those years. also had a mental problem, and gave birth to a stupid son. ”

sighed again and again.

Ye Qing looked at the thin appearance of the woman just now, and her previous face was not visible at all.

The old lady is also a gossip person: "Now the man's family wants the man to go back, but he is not allowed to bring his daughter-in-law and children." I heard that being a big official in the capital must not have a daughter-in-law with nervous problems and a stupid grandson. The man still wants to take it. ”

Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh when he heard it, and he didn't know which one to sympathize with.

The old lady looked left and right, lowered her voice and said, "The people on our street are all talking, maybe one day the man will go back to the capital by himself, and then he will pity Xiuzhen and the child." ”

He shook his head and sighed as he spoke.

After listening to the story, Ye Qing said goodbye to the old lady with a smile.

I don't know why, when I got out of the alley, I was still depressed and uncomfortable, I guess the family's experience was too heavy.

Ye Zhinan happily followed Ye Qing's side, looking around curiously, the houses in the city were all painted with lime, and they looked white and beautiful.

When the two returned to the guest house, they didn't expect that the man who wanted to buy half of the ginseng in the morning was standing at the door of the guest house, and his bicycle was parked next to him.

Seeing Ye Qing and Ye Zhinan, he greeted him with a smile on his face: "Oh, but let's find it for a while, where have you been?" ”

Ye Qing just didn't know his purpose: "Is there anything that big brother is looking for us?" ”

"My surname is Hu, my name is Hu Guohua, you can just call me Brother Hu, I just want you to talk, and that ginseng, you didn't sell it, right?"

Ye Qing looked at Hu Guohua lightly: "No, we don't plan to sell it, we are going to go back and leave it for my parents to replenish their bodies." ”

Hu Guohua felt distressed when he heard it: "The countrymen are all ruined with this supplement, you exchange it for money and then buy a chicken stew, it's better than this." ”

Ye Qing smiled: "Brother Hu still wants it?" How much does that cost? ”

Hu Guohua thought for a while: "In this way, you tell me where you picked it up, and I will give you five yuan for hard work." ”

He looked at Ye Qing's half of the ginseng, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, where he could pick it up, there must be ginseng nearby, but these hillbillies didn't understand.

The smile on Ye Qing's face also faded: "Is Brother Hu bullying us for being young and not understanding anything?" If we tell you where you found it, won't it mean that you will be given a job? ”

Hu Guohua smiled awkwardly: "Then if you want to have it, I can pay a high price!" Definitely more expensive than them. ”

When Ye Zhinan heard the high price, he couldn't help but touch the burden tied to his chest.

was seen by the sharp-eyed Hu Guohua, and his eyes narrowed......