"Let's stay and see for now. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future."
Zhang Xueqing did not dare to tell the old man that she was not going to die soon. At such an old age, she was afraid of scaring him.
Another one is to encourage the villagers to start a business and become rich and well-off. Her return this time is obviously a hindrance to the village, and she dare not say it.
While chatting, they arrived at the door of their house. Seeing that the uncle was still going up, Zhang Xueqing asked curiously,
"Uncle, is there anyone else inside?"
She remembered that her house was the innermost household in the village. When had another house been built in it?
Uncle Li smacked his lips and wanted to smoke. He glanced at Zhang Xueqing's legs from the corner of his eye, rubbed his hands, put them behind his back, and said with a loud sound,
"Well, the people from the next village came here a few years ago. They covered the mountain in front and built a pig farm directly on it. They also planted a lot of ginseng, caladium, and many fruit trees. They made a lot of money in the past few years. .”
"Wow, who is so courageous and has a vicious vision?"
In the past, they were all officials, landlords and wealthy people. It was a good way to become rich.
"Meng Laosi's son from the next village, Meng Fansen, is a bit strong. Your aunt and others think he is difficult to get along with. In fact, he is not a bad person."
Uncle Li probably thought of what his old lady had just said, so he said a few more words.
"Oh, that's a poor person too. My mother-in-law left early. It's not easy to raise two children by myself and be both a father and a mother."
Zhang Xueqing was a little embarrassed and didn't dare to answer. She didn't even have a wife, and her life had begun to count down. Wouldn't it be even more difficult?
"Uncle, please wait for me. We will go up together. If you sell it, I can take it back directly."
Counting her, they were the only two families in this ditch who met each other without looking up, so they had to go say hello and get to know each other no matter what.
Putting the watermelon in the refrigerator, Zhang Xueqing sat in her electric wheelchair and followed the uncle along the concrete road toward the mountains.
The further we walked in, the worse the air felt. The stinky smell seemed to materialize, hitting our face. The sultry summer heat, combined with this stinky smell, made people inexplicably irritated.
"Alas! It's really not a job that ordinary people can do."
Even Uncle Li, who has lived in the village all year round, can't stand the charming smell.
After turning a few corners and walking for about 10 minutes, Zhang Xueqing finally saw rows of brick houses in the lush mountain forest.
After going up a steep slope, I could see the whole thing clearly.
A path extends to the base of the mountain. Beside the path are two ponds side by side, one about the size of a football field.
There are two brick houses at the end of the path. In rural houses, one usually has a main entrance, which is the kitchen, and a door on the left and right sides, which are two main rooms, that is, bedrooms.
This is the basic structure, called a room.
There are also people who will improve a house according to their own needs.
For example, Zhang Xueqing's new home has a kitchen and dining room upon entering. The main room on the left is used as a bedroom, and the main room on the right is divided into two small rooms.
Entering through the original right door was converted into the living room, and the door to the back room was opened from the kitchen side and became a bathroom.
It is convenient and comfortable to live in this way, of course this is Zhang Xueqing's opinion.
After all, few rural people are used to defecating in the house. In their words, sitting down is not possible and you cannot poop out, so you have to squat.
Without further ado, let’s look at the house.
From the outside, it looks like two rooms, with a row of houses not far apart. Looking at it from this angle, you can't tell how many rooms there are. The door opens toward the mountain.
Looking at it now, there are rows of walls, about 2 meters high. The top bricks are tilted and tired, and there is an empty space at a distance, a bit like ventilation holes, so it looks more like rows - prisons.
The truck that passed by Zhang Xueqing's house not long ago was parked in the yard. Several men were unloading the goods from the truck and marching to a warehouse next to the house.
"Hey~, Xiao Meng~"
Regardless of whether he saw anyone or not, Uncle Li stood on the top of the slope, didn't take a step closer, and just shouted at the top of his voice.
I saw a man running from the direction of the car from a distance.
Zhang Xueqing's 300-degree myopia really meant that she couldn't see the man's face clearly, so she simply didn't bother and sat there obediently waiting for someone to approach.
I accidentally glanced in the direction of my home. From this angle, I could have a panoramic view of my home.
With the uncle's shout, the dogs who were enjoying the cool in the den also rushed out one after another, and started to eat them in their direction, as if they could eat them if they let go of the rope.
When he saw someone running over, Uncle Li stopped shouting. With such a noisy voice, he couldn't hear anything, so he just waited.
"What's the matter, Uncle Li?" The visitor spoke first.
Zhang Xueqing raised her head and looked at the other party.
He has a dark face, bright eyes, a smile with white teeth, and wears a black hurdle vest. His whole body is wheat color with a layer of sweat beads on it.
Wearing military green camouflage trousers, tucked into black military boots, he is about 1.7 meters tall, and his figure is a bit thin, as if he is malnourished. Is this a bad guy? Too... too weak.
As he ran closer, there was also a different smell of sweat, which mixed with the smelly air, giving it a sour taste.
Zhang Xueqing just kept her nose quiet before the person came around and didn't make any unnecessary moves.
"Gangzi, isn't Xiao Meng at home? I have something to do with him."
Zhang Xueqing thought to herself that she had misunderstood.
Uncle Li saw that the person who came was not the person he was looking for, so he asked.
The man named Gangzi was a little cautious. He touched the back of his head and did not dare to look at Zhang Xueqing. He respectfully replied to Uncle Li,
"Brother Sen went to town today. Xinxin has to go to school. She will report to school in the morning and may go to the city to buy something for Xinxin in the afternoon."
Uncle Li thought for a while, "Oh, what, you can just tell him when he comes back," then paused, looked at Zhang Xueqing, and signaled to Gangzi.
"This is the family below your pig farm. She just moved here. She wants to raise a dog. When Xiao Meng comes back, ask him if his puppy can be sold."
After receiving the introduction, Zhang Xueqing couldn't help but say hello softly, "Hello, my name is Zhang Xueqing. If he sells it, please go down and call me."
Xiao Zhao looked at Zhang Xueqing, a little shy, rubbing his feet on the ground, clenching his hands into fists behind his back, and replied in a low voice, "Oh, oh, okay."
"Okay, there's nothing else to do. You can go back to work. Let's go."
Seeing that the explanation was almost complete, the uncle helped Zhang Xueqing turn the direction of the wheelchair and wanted to leave this place quickly.
"goodbye."
Zhang Xueqing did not forget to turn around and say goodbye to Gangzi.
The moment she turned back, Gangzi, who was originally a little shy, showed no trace of shame in his eyes.
If Zhang Xueqing turned around at this time, she would see a pair of murderous eyes, as if she were some heinous sinner.
