Chapter VI Employment
The village chief raised the cigarette gun to his mouth and glanced at Aunt Li suspiciously, "You are a woman, what kind of good candidate can you have!" "
Aunt Li was not in a hurry, "There is a son in our family today, who seems to be very knowledgeable, it was Zhong'er and his father who brought it back from outside the city, it is said that something big happened in the family, and now he is homeless, and he also has a seriously ill lady." I see that he is polite and polite, like a learned person, why don't you go and see the village chief? "
"Zhong'er and his mother, people can't look good, let alone a living person...... " The village chief thought for a while, and for the sake of the future of the children in the village, he decided to take a look, so he shouted that Li Zheng, who was quite prestigious in the village, went to Li Dazhuang's house together.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a handsome man bowing to Li Dazhuang from a distance and thanking him, every move was polite and polite, revealing a noble temperament that was different from that of the villagers.
"Village chief, Li Zheng, why are you here," Li Dazhuang turned around, just as he saw the two of them entering the door, and hurriedly greeted them into the house, and Aunt Li had already made a pot of tea and brought it up. Lin Dai Mo saw that there were outsiders, so he wanted to hide in the room, but was pulled by Aunt Li.
"Mr. Lin, this is the village chief and Li Zheng of our Shita Village, so let's sit and chat together," Aunt Li said and pulled Lin Daimo to the table despite Lin Daimo's objections. Lin Daimo couldn't, so he had to salute respectfully: "Xiaosheng Lin Xuanshan, I have seen the village chief and Li Zheng. "
The village chief was already happy when he saw this posterior white and pure Swen, looking like a scholar, and he was busy inviting Lin Daimo to sit down, and specially poured tea for Lin Daimo, and accidentally sprinkled a few drops of tea on Lin Daimo's clothes, but saw Lin Daimo's expression as usual, he didn't care, and his heart was more and more praised.
After explaining the experience of entering Shita Village in a few words, Lin Daimo became more and more puzzled about the arrival of the village chief Li Zheng, and secretly wondered that the matter of the Lin Mansion in the city would not spread so quickly, but the two of them visited, and the words had already revealed some purpose, but fortunately, the village chief did not let him guess for a long time.
"Looking at Mr.'s words and deeds, he is not like us rough people in the countryside, he must also be a person who reads poetry and books, right?" The village chief asked tentatively.
"Mr. has a good reputation, Xiaosheng has studied literature and history with his father since he was a child, and he only understands the four books and five classics, so he is ashamed!" Lin Daimo replied modestly, probably knowing the village chief's intentions in his heart, but he still remained silent. However, when the village chief heard this, he seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, and his hanging heart finally settled down.
"I heard that Mr. Lin has no fixed place to live at this time, if you don't dislike it, you can temporarily live in our village, there are still a few vacant rooms in the village, and you can move in after cleaning, I don't know what Mr. Lin thinks?" Li Zheng saw the village chief give him an affirmative look, so he asked.
"The two adults are kind, but the little ones are terrified...... It's just that the little girl is still sick, but I'm afraid of more inconvenience. "
"It's okay, it's okay, if Mr. is willing to settle in our poor country, our villagers will never sit idly by."
"This ...... That little life will be disturbed, and today's grace will be repaid by the spring in the future. Lin Daimo hesitated for a long time, but thinking of the scene when Mrs. Lin drove herself out of the house, facing the unknown future, his heart gradually darkened, and finally responded. Instead of facing those worldly disputes, it is better to live in seclusion in the countryside.
"But the old man, I really have a reluctant request, I can't hide it, Mr. Lin, the original teacher in our village can't come if he has something, I see that the children want to read and break sentences, and the villagers are also looking forward to one day, the family also has a show to lift people, just to see Mr. Sven, like a knowledgeable, you can see if you can temporarily teach the children to read and write in the village, old man, I thank the people in our village first!" The village chief wanted to get up and salute, but was hugged by Lin Daimo.
"Village chief, this is unacceptable, it is a great honor for Lin to be able to teach the children. If you can afford Xiaosheng, Xiaosheng will be happy in every way," although Lin Daimo had guessed before, and it has always been said that Yun has no merit and no merit, Lin Daimo received such favors for no reason, and he was terrified, but after listening to the village chief's personal explanation, he was relieved, and promised that after two days, he would settle his life properly and enter the school to teach.
The two benefited from it, and they naturally accepted it gladly.
It just so happened that Li Dazhuang's house was next to an empty house, although the house had been empty for a long time, some dilapidated, but it could also shelter from the wind and rain, the village chief and Li Zhengyi discussed, and gave this house to Lin Daimo and his wife to live in, and asked the Li family and his wife to take care of Mrs. Lin who was sick.
Within a day's effort, Li Dazhuang "picked up" a teacher from outside the city The news spread all over Shita Village, and everyone found an excuse to come to Li Dazhuang's house. Seeing that the Li family and his wife were busy cleaning up the residence for Mr. Xinjiao, they took their belongings from each other and cleaned them together, and within an hour, the empty house was already clean.
Lu Mengjian was still unconscious, but the painful moans after taking the medicine had gradually subsided, and Aunt Li's hanging heart was finally relaxed. Lin Dai Mo saw that the villagers were so enthusiastic, although he still felt cramped about this unfamiliar environment, but he gradually developed a little good feeling.
It was almost dusk, Lu Mengjian still had no signs of wakefulness, Lin Daimo knew that he was bothered a lot, and was ready to take Lu Mengjian back to the mansion donated by the village chief, but Aunt Li put the patient first, and she had to leave Lu Mengjian at Li's house for the night no matter what. Lin Daimo couldn't, so he had to return to the courtyard alone.
Although the dilapidated house is simple, it can shelter from the wind and rain, although it is not as grand as when he was in the Lin family, but it is also a place to settle down, Lin Daimo lay on the slightly hard and cold wooden bed, closed his eyes and saw the scene before his father left, sighed heavily, turned over, and the night passed.
Early the next morning, Aunt Li sent Zhong'er to invite Lin Daimo, the breakfast was very simple, a plate of pickles and a few cornmeals, but Lin Daimo felt sweet and delicious.
Li Dazhuang went up the mountain with an axe on his back early in the morning, and only Aunt Li's mother and son were left in the family at this time. After Lin Daimo finished eating, he raised his eyes and saw the black and thin Zhong'er standing in the corner looking at him with a pair of black and white eyes, very energetic.
"Sir, my mother said that there is still corn paste in the pot, and you can finish eating and drink a bowl," Zhong'er was a little shy, but he didn't stumble when he spoke.
"Hmm, no need, Zhong'er, have you eaten?" The Lin family has always had very regular meals, and the master and servant eat at different tables, but Lin Daimo almost forgot that this was no longer the Lin Mansion of the past, until he remembered that there was a loyal child by his side.
Zhong'er smiled shyly, nodded paradoxically, lifted the curtain and walked to the inner room, and then took out a slightly yellowed white porcelain bowl, the bowl wall was still stained with some pale yellow traces, and the faint fishy smell floated to Zhong'er's nose, Zhong'er swallowed his saliva unconsciously, and obediently cleaned up the food on the table. Lin Daimo was busy helping on the side, and he was not as skilled as a yellow-haired boy who had never done housework.
"Zhong'er," Aunt Li's voice came from the inner room, "Quickly pour a bowl of water." Lin Dai Mo heard the sound, touched the bowl in his hand, poured it full of water, and brought it in.
Aunt Li couldn't help but be shocked when she saw that it was Lin Daimo, but before she had time to be surprised, she heard a muffled retching sound from the person on the bed, and Aunt Li hurriedly took the water and slowly poured it into Lu Mengjian's mouth.
"Sir, your lady hasn't eaten for a few days, and her stomach can't hold food at all, she finally ate an egg just now, and almost vomited it again, it's really pitiful, and she still has such a serious injury on her body," Aunt Li stretched out her hand to wipe away a pale yellow on the side of Lu Mengjian's mouth, looking at that small face with more and more pity.
"Aunt Li, thank you for your trouble," Lin Daimo looked at Aunt Li's tired face, presumably sleepless all night, very guilty, "Why don't I take Neiko home today, let you be so distracted, I really don't want to go." "
Hearing this, Aunt Li sighed lightly and put Lu Mengjian back on the pillow she was leaning on, "Sir, you really don't have to say this, it is already a great honor for us to stay in our poor countryside to teach children to read, I may not be very good at talking to a woman's family, don't say that it is Mr. Your wife, even if it is someone else, we can't let it go, not to mention that this girl is still unconscious, and she can't do without someone to take care of her, and besides, you will go to the library in two days, and the girl will be relieved to take care of it at my house." I think this girl is very close to her heart, why don't you just wait for her to wake up and you discuss it before deciding, right? "
After Lin Daimo listened to Aunt Li's words, the coldness in his heart slowly rose a warmth, and at this moment, a strange pain in his abdomen suddenly came, like a sharp stone hit, his face instantly turned pale, and fine and dense sweat oozed from his forehead.
And Aunt Li's eyes were focused on Lu Mengjian, who was moaning slightly, and she didn't notice Lin Daimo's changes at all. Lin Daimo pressed against his abdomen, and after a while, the pain slowly eased, although Lin Daimo also had outdated labor pains in his abdomen before, but he had never had such a severe pain as this time, and usually only a slight pain passed, so he had never asked Lang Zhong for diagnosis and treatment.
"Hey, girl, you're awake," Aunt Li's voice was full of excitement, and she pulled Lin Daimo, who was in a trance, over, "Girl, you still have injuries on your body, but don't move......"
Compared with Aunt Li's excitement, Lin Daimo was like an outsider, without the slightest change in mood, just stiffly pulled down in front of Lu Mengjian and looked at this strange lady.
"Water ......" Lu Mengjian's lips were chapped, and his voice was like tearing. As soon as Aunt Li brought the water to her, she swallowed impatiently.
"Where am I?" After looking around the room, Lu Mengjian became more and more desperate, at first she thought that she was just being trafficked to a poor mountain village by human traffickers in the Lin Mansion, but everything in the half-dream and half-awake kept reminding her that this world seemed to be completely different from the world she once was.
The appearance of this place is more like it is engraved in history......