In the village, no matter what gossip there is, it always spreads quickly.
When Ye Tan went to work the next day, almost everyone knew that Ye Tan had bought a bicycle.
As soon as they arrived at the grain drying field, after finishing their work and a group of people were sitting on the grain drying field chatting, several ladies and aunts smiled and told Ye Tan about her bicycle, and they all said they wanted to see it if they had time. Look, then touch.
What's wrong with this? Ye Tan agreed one by one.
These aunties who were close to Ye Tan didn't say anything about borrowing them. After all, the bicycles were not cheap, and no one in their family knew how to ride them. If they were damaged later, let alone Ye Tan. They feel distressed, and even they themselves will feel embarrassed. Besides, they don’t have the money to compensate.
Unexpectedly, the aunties in Shai Guchang didn't say anything about borrowing bicycles, but an aunt who was not very familiar with Ye Tan came over.
"Xiao Ye is an educated youth." This aunt who came to the grain drying field specially, everyone in the village called her Aunt Zhu. When Aunt Zhu saw Ye Tan, she smiled all over her face: "I heard that you bought a bicycle, right? ah?"
"Yes." Although Ye Tan was not familiar with Aunt Zhu, as the saying goes, you can't hit someone with a smiling face.
"Oh, that's great." When Aunt Zhu heard this, she smiled and said, "I heard it's a ladies' bicycle, right?"
Ye Tan nodded.
Aunt Zhu smiled even more kindly: "Xiaoye educated youth, you can be considered a member of our Taoshan Village when you come to our Taoshan Village. The people in our village are all simple and kind. They help each other no matter what they do. A bunch of people, this is human nature.”
Ye Tan vaguely guessed the other party's intention, and said: "Aunt Zhu, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Aunt Hua also said at the side: "That's right, Shan Qing's mother, if you have anything to say, don't mince words, just say it directly."
Aunt Zhu glared at Aunt Hua: "Who is talking in a roundabout way?"
After saying that, he said to Ye Tan: "Xiaoye educated youth, let me tell you directly, there is such a thing, look at your bicycle, can you lend me a few days? I will borrow it for ten days, no , just one week."
Ye Tan frowned slightly after hearing this.
Tong Meifang also frowned: "Shan Qing's mother, Ye Tan just bought the bicycle yesterday. She hasn't ridden it much yet. Isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"
"That's right." Aunt Lei continued: "I'm talking about Shanqing's mother, you don't have any daughters, just two sons. That's a women's bicycle, and it's not for men to ride. Besides, you are not riding this bicycle." Just borrow it for ten or eight days, what are you doing?"
Aunt Zhu waved her hand: "I don't have a daughter, so I can't have a daughter-in-law. It's true."
After saying that, Aunt Zhu smiled and said to Ye Tan: "Xiaoye educated youth, it's like this. My eldest son just met a girl some time ago. We were both very satisfied with each other and planned to get engaged. However, the girl's family asked for a bride price. Must have a bike…”
Before Aunt Zhu could finish speaking, an aunt exclaimed: "Shanqing's mother, you don't want to use Xiaoye's educated youth's bicycle as a betrothal gift, do you? You are so unkind. Where can I find it?" Is this how you do things?”
Ye Tan also frowned and said, "Aunt Zhu, this is inappropriate."
Just kidding, the bicycle she had just bought was loaned out for ten or eight days before she had even ridden it. It also involved betrothal gifts and so on. She was not going to wade into this muddy water.
"Hey, Xiaoye educated youth, don't refuse in a hurry, listen to me." When Aunt Zhu saw that Ye Tan disagreed, she hurriedly said: "I don't want to use your bicycle as a betrothal gift. It's not that our family can't get enough bicycles at the moment. Money, and bicycle tickets are too hard to find, so I was thinking of borrowing your bicycle and sending it to the woman’s house for a few days to let her see the sincerity of our family and also let her family give it to her. How about asking your relatives and neighbors to take a look and ask for the bike back in a few days, and return it to you right away?"
Ye Tan shook his head: "Aunt Zhu, I'm really sorry, I can't promise you."
"Hey, Xiaoye educated youth, don't be so stingy. We are all in the same village, so what can we do to help each other?" Aunt Zhu was a little unhappy when she saw Ye Tan's refusal, and her face drooped.
Aunt Hua chuckled: "Mom Shan Qing, why are you so big-faced? How did you come up with this?"
"Who's so shameless?" Aunt Zhu was even more unhappy and said to Aunt Hua, "I'm discussing this with Xiaoye's educated youth."
Ye Tan emphasized again: "Aunt Zhu, there is no need to discuss, I can't lend you the bicycle."
"You..." Seeing that Ye Tan rejected her again, Aunt Zhu felt a little embarrassed in front of so many people, so she said with a tiger face: "Xiaoye educated youth, you are wrong, you are here alone There are many places in our village that need our help. Now that you have blocked your own road, if you encounter trouble in the future and no one will help you, you will have no place to cry."
Tong Meifang was unhappy when Aunt Zhu said this: "Mom Shan Qing, if something happens to Ye Tan, we will be there."
"That's right." Several other aunts and ladies also said, "Ye Tan needs help with something, but it's not your turn. You and Ye Tan are not familiar with each other."
"You, you guys..." Aunt Zhu was so angry at the words of a few people. She was from a village, so how could she help outsiders but not her own people? When she was about to say something else, she heard Aunt Bai, who had been silent all the time, being cold. He said coldly: "I also have a bicycle at home, do you dare to borrow it?"
"Yo!" After hearing Aunt Bai's words, Aunt Zhu was startled and said quickly: "Then... forget it, I won't borrow it if I don't want to."
Who in this village dares to provoke Aunt Bai? Besides, she just saw that Ye Tan's bicycle belonged to a woman and was brand new. Otherwise, what would be the point of giving an old bicycle to the woman's family?
After Aunt Zhu finished speaking, she turned around and walked back. As she walked, she glanced at Ye Tan and muttered: "What's so great about having a bicycle? Look at how powerful it is. It's true."
Tuanzi was filled with anger: "Xiao Tan, this person is so thick-skinned."
Ye Tan didn't feel anything at all: "It doesn't matter, there are people like this everywhere, just ignore them."
Several aunts here comforted Ye Tan: "Ye Tan, it's your fault if you don't lend the bicycle to Shan Qing's mother. Who knows if the bicycle will be returned to the woman's family if she sends it to her? If you don’t pay it back, it will be a big deal.”
"Well, thank you, ladies and gentlemen." Ye Tan thanked with a smile.
Then several aunts began to sigh with emotion.
"This Shan Qing's mother usually seems very nice. Why is she so unreasonable today and wants to borrow money by force?"
"Hey, seeing that Ye Tan is young and tender-faced, I thought I could borrow it after just talking."
"Really, whoever borrows someone else's bicycle as a betrothal gift is not allowed temporarily. Isn't this muddying the waters? It will make everyone lose face."
"Who says it isn't?"
…
Ye Tan turned to look at Aunt Bai who was sitting silently aside, smiled and said to Aunt Bai: "Aunt Bai, thank you just now."
Aunt Bai glanced at Ye Tan: "You don't have to be shy with anyone, just refuse if you have to."
"Um."
Several aunts were talking about Aunt Zhu, and I didn't know who it was but turned the topic to the Liu family. Aunt Lei slapped her thigh: "By the way, Ye Tan, the Liu family brought his Wangbao back from the town hospital last night. "
(End of chapter)
