Ye Yaodong was relieved in his heart. It was only the beginning of the year, and now he had solved the problem of the balance payment. He could save everything he earned this year, and he could have more money on hand. He wouldn't be in a hurry to hand over the money.
to death.
He picked up the porridge that had become warm on the side, took a few sips, mixed it with a few pickles, and finished the bowl. Then he grabbed a meat bun wrapped in newspaper on the table and gave his father-in-law and mother-in-law a fight.
He said hello and went out immediately.
We need to finalize the house matter first.
Thinking about it makes me feel a bit overwhelmed. If you really want to do one thing seriously, you won't really do just one thing. There are also many stumbling blocks and thorns and bushes on the road to your destination, and there will be many things coming one after another.
He was not familiar with the nearby small village, and had never been in it. At most, he had just passed by it, and he didn't know who the village leader was.
As soon as he entered the village, he saw a group of old ladies sitting there basking in the sun. He looked at them, and they stared directly at him. His scalp went numb when he looked at him. Originally, they were talking lively.
It became quiet, and the children running and jumping on the side quickly moved away.
Ye Yaodong smiled awkwardly. Did he think of him as a human trafficker? Are there such handsome human traffickers?
He touched his cheek and felt that he should be able to kill both young and old. He immediately felt confident and stepped forward with a smile.
"Grandma, why don't you bask in the sun? The sun is pretty good these days. Let's bask in the sun to kill germs."
"Hey, let's bask in the sun, bask in the sun..."
"Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing in our village?"
"He doesn't look like a salesman, nor is he carrying a load. His hands are empty... Could it be that he is here to step on the spot? Tell the children to stay away and not come out."
"I heard that the newspaper said a few days ago that many people were arrested, and they came out again so soon?"
Ye Yaodong: "?"
Do you think he can't understand the local dialect? You said it so directly. Although the words spoken in each town here may be different, some of the individual tones are the same, and he can still guess a little bit.
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He quickly explained, "No, grandma, I want to find the village chief. Can you tell me how to get there?"
"Ah, are you looking for the village chief?"
"Yeah, how do you get to your village committee?"
They don't understand each other's language. Grandma doesn't speak Mandarin. They speak like a duck. Anyway, they can probably understand what the other person is saying.
"Looking for the village chief? He doesn't look like a bad person..."
"Go forward, turn right at the intersection over there and then turn left. When you see the road, turn left again. There is a board at the door that says Xinghua Zhongcun Village Committee."
"Oh, okay, okay... Then I'm leaving, and you guys can continue to bask in the sun."
Ye Yaodong continued to move forward with his legs. Wherever he passed, children avoided him for fear, as if he was some kind of plague? And the eyes behind him were like thorns.
He finally felt what it was like when a stranger entered their village.
After shaking his head helplessly, he walked a few steps quickly, while the children playing around him hid further away.
What's worse is that he forgot at what intersection the road Grandma just pointed to turned?
"Child, come here..."
"No, you are a bad person..."
Ye Yaodong's mouth instantly bent down, with a sad face, "How do I look like a bad person?"
"You look like a bad person now, and my mother said that strangers outside, who take the initiative to talk to our children, are bad people."
Indeed, most strangers would not go to talk to a child, but he wanted to ask for directions.
"No, I didn't ask you to come over either. Just tell me how to get to the village committee. I forgot." Ye Yaodong was helpless.
An older child pointed to the path next to him, and Ye Yaodong turned into the path under the eyes of his grandmother, who was following him eagerly behind him.
After turning left and right, attracting the attention of a large number of women around him, he made a long circle before he saw the board with the name of the village committee written on it.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not easy. He was always on guard all the way, from the age of 80 to the age of 3. Everyone who passed by stared at him.
At this moment, there were two old men behind him. When he walked into the village committee, the two old men were still sitting on the stone on one side, and their eyes were still staring at the village committee.
I don’t know if it’s the aftermath of the human traffickers that broke out in their county some time ago, or if there are children missing everywhere, so they are so vigilant?
He was a little nervous all the way, for fear that if he behaved inappropriately or impolitely, he would be beaten!
After entering the village committee, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It was said to be a village committee, but in fact it was just a small courtyard. As soon as he walked in, he called several times at the door.
"Is there anyone? Is there anyone?"
"Who?"
"Um... hello, comrade, I just want to ask if there is any house for rent in your village?"
"Rent a house? No, no, where can I rent a house? Every household doesn't have enough to live in, so who is going to rent it?" A middle-aged man with white hair on his temples waved him away, then turned around and left.
Want to go in.
"Wait a minute, uncle, I'm really here to rent a house. I bought a stall in the nearby market. It's not convenient to live and eat there, so I wanted to come over and rent a house. I thought your village is quite close..."
At this time, the middle-aged man stopped and asked, "Did you buy a stall over there?"
"Yes, if you don't have anything to rent, you can sell some. If someone builds a new house and the old one is unlivable, you can sell it to me. Look, there are two houses built in your village.
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The middle-aged man looked at him carefully for several times before realizing that he looked familiar, "Are you the young man who bought two stalls?"
He must look familiar. He bought two stores at such a young age. Everyone remembers him. I just didn't think of him for a moment, and I didn't think of him in that direction.
Ye Yaodong's eyes suddenly lit up. Do you recognize him? If you recognize him, then it will be easy.
"Yes, yes, yes, uncle also bought a stall? Was he there when the lot was drawn? My stall is already open and selling dried fish. You don't have to worry that I am a bad person and come to the village to take care of the child. I am a good person and a good young man.
, good people..."
"I am the mayor of this village, my name is Wei Aiguo. Does that dried fish shop belong to you? It looked like two old men were watching there, and there were several rental notices posted at the door. I thought it was rented out.
Come on." The middle-aged man felt a little more relieved now and asked him to sit inside.
"My parents are looking after the store. Alas, your village is so vigilant. As soon as I came in, people stared at me from the end of the village. They were worried that I was a human trafficker."
"That's not entirely true. Haha, in the past few years, we have started to have ultrasounds. Everyone is afraid. When they see strangers entering the village, they stare at them first. Our village is not big, with less than 100 households, but there are basically one person.
Mr. surname, you just said you wanted to rent a house, right?"
"It's okay if you can buy it."
The land was occupied in advance. It was located around the city anyway. When it developed in the future, it would be moved to the city sooner or later. Although the land is not valuable now, it is not easy for outsiders to go to other villages to buy land and houses, because
xenophobic.
Villages in the south are where clans gather, and most people in a village have the same surname.
Because their village is close to the sea, the older generation had nothing to eat, so they went to the seaside to make a living, and then many of them settled down and took root, so they all had different surnames.
Village Chief Wei tapped the table with his fingers in turn, with a thoughtful look on his face, "To buy a house, you have to ask the villagers who has a lot of houses that they are willing to sell. Most people will not sell, but you can ask if you want to rent."
"It's okay. We are all people who behave according to the rules. Village Chief Wei can rest assured that we can rent or buy."
"Let me ask. I have to ask this first and tell you tomorrow."
"Okay, I may not be at the store tomorrow. You can go to the store and tell my father-in-law, and he will tell me."
Wei Aiguo was immediately surprised, "He's my father-in-law, not my biological father?"
"Yes, I am my father-in-law, and I am also my father anyway."
Now he was somewhat appreciative. After saying so much, he thought it was his biological father who showed him the shop and he was renting a house for his biological father. It turned out that he was his father-in-law, and it was rare for them to have such a close relationship.
"Okay, I've said hello. I'll go to the store tomorrow and tell your father-in-law."
"What lottery number was drawn for the village chief's shop?"
Village Chief Wei was dejected, "Oh, forget it, it's a shop at Gate 3 and 4. It's still there and I don't know how to fix it. I can't rent it out. My mother-in-law scolded me to death."
"It will become more lively in a few years. There is always a process for this development, so just take your time."
"You're still lucky."
"Then I'll leave first and wait for news from you tomorrow."
"Hey, good."
After Ye Yaodong walked out, he remembered that he came here empty-handed and didn't buy anything, which was a mistake!
He patted his forehead. If he had been carrying something in his hand, he probably wouldn't have been rejected directly just now. He would have had to rely on his face to get in and talk.
I can only buy a few pastries to make up for it if I am sure there is rent tomorrow.
On the stone not far from the village committee, there were still two old men sitting there. I don't know if they just took advantage of the situation and just sat there to bask in the sun. He shook his head speechlessly and walked directly over in a swagger.
Then he walked out again under the watchful eyes of the village women and grandma...
It was almost noon, and not many people came in or out of the store. The two elders also took some time off, put on the radio, and listened to the drama.
As soon as Ye Yaodong told them that he planned to rent a house for them in the village, they immediately received strong opposition and felt that there was no need to spend the money.
It was because he said that all the goods had to be brought over and piled into the store that they would soon have no place to live, so the two elders remained silent.
"Then I'll stay for a while and see if anyone comes over tomorrow? There aren't many customers at the moment. Your mother is watching in the shop. I'll get you some money. If you get it, I'll go back early."
"OK."
He also had to go back to weigh the goods, and weigh out 3,000 kilograms of dried fish in advance. If there was really not enough, he would go to Uncle Pei's friends, or see if there was any more dried fish today.
Uncle Pei's friend has not yet weighed the several thousand kilograms of dried dragon head fish. Yesterday, he weighed several households in the village and his house was already full.
Chapter completed!