The rain was so heavy that Zhang Yang couldn't go out, so he walked around the house and only found a rusty broken umbrella, not even a raincoat.

"That's too chilling, isn't it?" Zhang Yang frowned.

The body's possessions consisted only of pots and pans and some clothes, and the only electrical appliances were a flashlight and a dim yellowed light bulb, not even a radio.

Seeing that the heavy rain would not stop for a while, Zhang Yang simply burned to the bed, and he was not too afraid of the hard bed board, lying on his back and looking at the ceiling, it was easy for people to get sleepy on a rainy day, and it didn't take long for Zhang Yang to fall asleep.

The July rains come and go as fast as they come, and the thundershowers last no more than an hour, but the rainfall is enough for the crops in the fields to drink for a week.

Half an hour later, the rain stopped.

It's 4 o'clock, the sky is still bright, the air is cool and fresh, Zhang Yang, who was sleeping, suddenly moved his ears and opened his eyes.

He had been sleeping very lightly and could wake up at the slightest movement.

"Squeak."

The wooden door outside is old and creaks every time it is opened.

"Someone's coming!"

Zhang Yang sat up suddenly, looked out through the gap in the window, and saw a thin old man in his sixties, walking in one foot deep and one foot shallow, carrying two large plastic bags in his hands.

Zhang Yang didn't have any memories of this body, so he didn't know who this old man was, so after thinking about it, Zhang Yang stood at the door.

Seeing the flamboyant figure, the old man showed a hint of a smile, as well as smoky yellow teeth.

"Xiao Zhang, at home, come and give me a hand, the old woman just got a watermelon. I picked two handfuls of beans in the yard, and I brought them to you. ”

"You always pay attention to safety, it just rained, the ground is slippery and muddy, what should I do if I fall."

Zhang Yang hurriedly caught up and took it from the old man's hand, a bag containing half a large watermelon, and green oil beans on one side, these things are very common in the northern countryside.

Compared to the vegetables in the city that are stained with various pesticides. These things in the countryside are considered pure green vegetables.

"Hehe, it's not that you don't know my temperament, I've been busy for so many years, these old legs can't be idle, and I always want to walk around while I can. Walk around the village more. ”

"Let's go into the house."

The old man smiled, looking at Zhang Yang's gaze with satisfaction. There was also a hint of relief in his words.

Zhang Yang secretly glanced at the old man a few times. The body is thin, wearing a washed white shirt, a tunic gown, trousers rolled up the trouser legs, stepping on a pair of sandals, and bulging pockets. It should be cigarettes.

Zhang Yang took these things to the house, put them on the table on the side, and then looked for them, only to find two small Maza. The old man was handed one, and the two sat down in the room.

Although it was a high summer temperature, it had just rained heavily, and the temperature had dropped a lot, and it was even a little cool.

Because he had no memory of the old man, Zhang Yang didn't dare to speak easily, for fear of revealing the stuffing, the old man seemed to feel a little strange, looked at the clothes on Zhang Yang's body, and a touch of sadness appeared between his eyebrows.

"Have you been sick lately?"

"Nope."

Zhang Yang shook his head, he was sure that no matter what the previous ailments of this body were, they were all gone after he arrived.

"That's good."

As he spoke, the old man took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, and Zhang Yang recognized the white packaging, which was a cheap cigarette that cost a pack of five dollars, which was widely sold in the countryside at this time, suitable for some old people or farmers to pass the time after returning home.

Zhang Yang was not in a hurry, he wanted to hear what the old man said, and lit the cigarette, the old man deliberately moved to the door, and the cigarette drifted along the wind at the door, which did not affect Zhang Yang.

"You're 20 in the blink of an eye, I'm also retired, I don't have a son, I'm worried about your problems now, I won't be blind if you don't have a family."

There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great.

This sentence has been circulated in China for so many years, and it has become ingrained in people's consciousness, and Zhang Yang knows that these old people will like to chat, so he nodded.

The cigarette butt was red and dark, and the old man looked at Zhang Yang, and the sorrow between his eyebrows became even more serious.

"Your parents died early, it was already difficult for me and my wife to pull you up, and I didn't have the money to treat you, I heard the doctor in the village clinic say that you have congenital heart disease, you can't live to be 20 years old, and now you are 20 years old....... hey!"

Zhang Yang finally understood what the old man's worries were, the owner of his body turned out to be congenital heart disease, Zhang Yang had heard of this disease, most of them could not live to be 20 years old, depending on the person, some could live to 30 years old, mainly when they reached adulthood, the burden on the body became larger, and the heart could not bear such a great pressure.

The old man chattered a lot, and Zhang Yang also learned some other information from the old man's words.

This is indeed the North China Plain, the countryside of X Province, the old man in front of him is called He Guochang, who has served as the village chief in the village for 20 years, and now he is retired because of his age, and his wife lives at home, both of them are in their 60s, and the only son became a soldier, and once again died heroically in a secret border battle.

And his name is Zhang He, suffering from congenital heart disease, his parents were both killed in a car accident seven years ago, He Guochang adopted himself at that time, but because he was too stubborn at the beginning, he did not officially report to the household registration, and relied on the old village chief to pull himself up.

Because of congenital heart disease, I can't do some physical work that is too tiring, and I live by doing odd jobs in the village on weekdays, and I am at the beginning of my Chinese level.

The old village chief chattered for half an hour, and Zhang Yang listened quietly, knowing that it was July 7, 2004, which happened to be the day of Qixi Festival, the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met.

There is a road in the village that leads directly to the prefecture-level city 20 kilometers away, about an hour's time, this city has a railway station but no airport, but you can transfer to a nearby big city, where there is an international airport, and the route basically covers all parts of Shijie, including the United States.

It's a pity that the old village chief and his own economic level are only limited to food and clothing, and they don't even have a TV set at home, so it's no problem if they take a car to the airport, but the money to buy air tickets and passports is a big problem.

In 2004, Internet cafes here in the north were officially booming, and some online games were in the golden age of development.

After synthesizing this information, Zhang Yang formed a rough plan in his mind, and had a plan for his next trip.

If you want to rely on normal processes to get to the United States, you must not be able to do it, so you can only rely on some abnormal processes to do it.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yang still said his current situation, but with a slight change.

"Uncle He, I have something I want to tell you."

"What's the matter?" The old village chief was stunned for a moment.

"Last night, I had a dream, and I dreamed that a person said Uncle He, you were a good person in your last life, and you have great merit in this life, so you cured my congenital heart disease."

Zhang Yang made up a reason, anyway, it is a fact that his heart attack has been cured, the old village chief was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and scolded, but tears flowed down uncontrollably.

"You stinky boy, don't you know that I believe in science, and I have immeasurable merits, you should be a god...... Are you really getting better for heart disease? ”

"Really, if you don't believe me, I'll give you a flip."

People with heart disease are not suitable for too strenuous exercise, the old village chief knew very well in his heart, and then saw Zhang Yang in front of him, easily did a few flips, and then did dozens of push-ups in a row, and immediately believed it.

"Okay, okay, I believe it, you're okay if you turn down, I'm going to have a heart attack from you."

The old village chief is like a great gift, he has no children and no daughters now, and he has long regarded Zhang Yang as his own son, and this news is a wish for him at this moment.

"Let's go, go to my house, I'll ask the old woman to kill a chicken for you, let's have a good drink!"

I am afraid that no one can hide their joy for such a good thing as recovering from a serious illness, and the old village chief has always been happy, so he has to take Zhang Yang to his house for dinner, and he wants to have two cups with Zhang Yang.

In the heart of the old village chief, he has even begun to plan to help Zhang Yang find a partner, and the age of 20 years old is not small in the countryside.

Zhang Yang was stubborn, so he followed the old village chief to his house, and the road outside was still full of puddles, as well as ravines and ravines washed out by the current, and a few scattered weeds beside them, at first glance, it looked like a miniature version of the Loess Plateau.

Zhang Yang's residence is in the north of the village, the old village chief's house is not far from here, the family is poor, behind the house is a dense cornfield, at this moment these corns are more than one person high, seeing that it should grow ears, Zhang Yang took a look, at this moment in the cornfield, even if an adult drills into it, he can't see anything.

When he arrived at the old village chief's house, Zhang Yang told him that he had recovered from his heart disease, and the old lady who was washing vegetables cried with joy.

At this meal, the old village chief overrode public opinion, took out the bottle of liquor that had been treasured for a long time, slaughtered a chicken, fried a few dishes, went to the shop to buy some pig ears, and set a table full of them.

"Xiao Zhang, you see that you are 20 years old, now that your heart disease is cured, it is time to start a family, I will help you find a girl in the village when you go back, you can see which one you like and tell me, when you are an aunt, you will marry a daughter-in-law for you to come back."

The old lady said as she smiled and gave Zhang Yang chopsticks and chicken.

"That's right, I'll ask your aunt to help you find a matchmaker, don't look at my Xiao Zhang who has no money now, that's because he can't work! Now that I'm in good health, don't you want to fix the money? ”

The old village chief looked domineering, as if he had returned to his young days, and Zhang Yang felt a strong sense of care from the two of them. (To be continued......)