After a long time, two hours later, Zhang Fan put down the hoeing tool in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat down on the wooden bench.
"Finally cleaned up!"
Zhang Fan looked pleased and murmured to himself.
Looking up at the clean and tidy courtyard that he had tidied up, Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, it was completely tidied up, and now there was a place to stay in the yard.
To be honest, Zhang Fan has never done this kind of farm work like weeding in his entire life.
If he hadn't added a little physical strength in the hell maze before, his current physique was far beyond that of the average person, and his body would probably be a bit overwhelmed.
There are very few things in Zhang Suya's courtyard. On the east side of the courtyard, there is only a simple stove made of blue bricks. In addition, there is an open-air toilet on the west side.
The yard is not very big. Compared with the spacious and grand homes of other villagers in Zhangjia Village, the two are in sharp contrast.
It can be seen that Zhang Suya's family conditions are not generally bad.
That's right, if Zhang Suya's family conditions were very good, she wouldn't have to go all the way to Dujiang City to find a job.
...
Zhang Fan looked at the time and found that it was already 18:16 in the afternoon. Since it was summer, the weather would get dark very late at this time of year.
After stretching, Zhang Fan picked up his satchel from the side and walked outside.
Zhang Suya's house didn't have much food at all. When he was just cleaning up, Zhang Fan paid special attention. Currently, in the corner of the house, there were only one or two pieces of moldy black potatoes and some yellow flour covered with white insects.
These things are completely inedible and you will definitely get sick if you eat them.
After thinking about it, Zhang Fan decided to go to the supermarket outside to buy some food and daily necessities.
It's strange to say that in such a good family, not even a man is seen. Zhang Suya's father has not shown up yet, and he doesn't know where he went.
Zhang Fan had thoughts in his eyes, thought for a moment, and then walked out.
The street outside was quiet and empty of people. Compared with the bustling and bustling environment of a big city, it seemed extremely lonely.
Zhang Fan walked along the street and soon came to the canteen.
This canteen is not like those supermarkets in the city that have a separate front. It is just a side room of a house with a window. Above the window, a half-meter-sized blackboard hangs.
On the blackboard, three words written in white chalk were written: Commissary
Zhang Fan stepped forward and knocked on the glass.
As he knocked on the glass, soon, a middle-aged man with bare arms opened the window.
I saw this middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle. He was fat and bloated, with a face full of flesh. He had half a cigarette in his mouth, and his whole body exuded a pungent and sour smell of sweat.
"what are you looking for?!"
The canteen owner looked impatient and glared at Zhang Fan coldly and asked.
"Excuse me, do you have rice and flour here?"
Zhang Fan frowned at the sour smell of sweat from the canteen owner.
"No!"
The canteen owner took a puff of his cigarette and said coldly.
"Then do you know where I can buy it?"
Zhang Fan smiled and continued to ask.
"I don't know! If you don't want to sell anything, get out of here and don't disturb my rest!"
"boom--"
The canteen owner finally couldn't help it anymore. As soon as he finished speaking, he closed the window heavily.
Zhang Fan sighed helplessly when he saw the canteen owner's attitude was so bad.
It seemed that the only option was to leave Zhangjiacun and go shopping in town or further afield.
Zhang Fan did not delay. He was not familiar with the environment here in Songhua County. He had to buy it as soon as possible while the sky was still bright, otherwise it would be difficult to walk on this road when it gets dark.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but speed up his pace a lot, and in a short time, he left the area of Zhangjiacun.
.......
At the same time that Zhang Fan left Zhangjiacun, suddenly, a group of villagers from Zhangjiacun rushed into Zhang Suya's home.
These villagers are old and young, male and female. If Zhang Fan were here at this time, he would recognize them at a glance. Among these villagers, there are many old men and old ladies. They are chatting under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village in the afternoon. of those people.
"Ma Xiuqin, come out and pay back the money!"
An old lady on crutches stood in the yard and shouted loudly into the house.
The old lady had a black pockmark on her face, and her words were full of vitriol.
"Yes! Come out quickly! Come out and pay back the money!"
Another old lady on the side hurriedly agreed.
"Ma Xiuqin, you are a shameless woman. Zhang Suya is successful outside and has made a lot of money. Why don't you want to admit it today?"
"Hurry up and pay back the money!"
A group of villagers rushed into Zhang Suya's house and shouted loudly, with anger and gloom on everyone's faces.
"Ahem...! Ahem!!"
At this time, Ma Xiuqin, who was sleeping soundly due to physical discomfort in the room, opened her eyes with a tired face.
At this time, she was covered in sweat, her lips were chapped and black, her face was extremely pale, and she was extremely weak.
Ma Xiuqin heard the noise outside. She struggled to get up from the earthen bed, picked up the wooden stick from one side, and limped out of the bed.
After a long time, Ma Xiuqin finally came to the door. When she saw that the originally messy courtyard suddenly became spotless, clean and tidy, she was obviously stunned for a moment, but before she could react, she was caught again. All the villagers were shocked.
"Aunt Wang, Mother Song, what do you want?"
Ma Xiuqin swallowed and asked doubtfully.
"Still pretending to be stupid? You Ma Xiuqin, what are you pretending to be now? Don't think that your Zhang Suya will let people come back to see you this time, we don't know!"
Aunt Wang, whose face was pockmarked, sneered and scolded him with a curse.
"Ma Xiuqin, Ma Xiuqin, I always thought you were a womanly woman. Now it seems that you are just a dirty and smelly bitch. You deserve to kill your husband. Now that Zhang Suya has a future, she still wants to Have you forgotten all the debts you owe?"
"Did dogs eat your conscience?"
"If we hadn't helped you mother and daughter, you would have starved to death on the streets. Where would you have the money for Zhang Suya to go to college?"
"You don't know how to be grateful, how dare you pretend to be stupid here now?"
Aunt Wang pointed at Ma Xiuqin and yelled, looking like a typical shrew.
Just as Aunt Wang was insulting Ma Xiuqin, all the villagers behind her gave Aunt Wang a thumbs up.
Aunt Wang was Aunt Wang. She had indeed studied for a few years when she was young. She was so aggressive in scolding everyone.
"Aunt Wang, you..."
Ma Xiuqin felt extremely aggrieved by Aunt Wang's scolding, and a heart-wrenching tingling sensation suddenly appeared in her chest.
"Aunt Wang, you...why are you so aggressive? The money I borrowed from you will definitely be repaid in the future. I have never thought about defaulting on the debt!"
There were tears in Ma Xiuqin's eyes. She was an honest and ordinary woman. She had never heard such vulgar and humiliating words. For a moment, she felt like the world was spinning. If she hadn't used the crutches with both hands, she might not have been there at this moment. Already fell to the ground.
"Pay us back in the future? Do you really think of us as three-year-old children? If you run away secretly tonight, where will we find you?"
Aunt Wang rolled her eyes and said sarcastically. Then she touched the back of the head of a fat kid beside her and asked with a smile: "Sun Sun, how do you say something? What is her name?"
"Grandma, she is such a scheming cousin!"
The little fat kid looked like he didn't deserve a beating, with bubbling snot flowing from his nostrils. He spoke without any scruples and no manners at all.
"Listen, even a child understands this truth, but why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf here?"
Aunt Wang continued to yell insults.
"Pay back the money!"
"Pay back the money!"
"Everyone, let her pay back the money!"
Aunt Wang glanced sideways at the people behind her and began to incite loudly.
"Yes! Ma Xiuqin, please pay back the money quickly! You owe my family five hundred yuan!"
"And my family's two hundred!"
"My family's is four hundred!"
.......
Incited by Aunt Wang, the surrounding villagers who came to collect debts began to become emotional.
"Look at how angry you guys are if you don't pay back the money. If you still want to continue living in our Zhangjiacun, I advise you to pay back our money as soon as possible!"
"I settled the accounts when I came here. You owe my family three thousand yuan!"
Aunt Wang clapped her fingers and showed a serious calculation.
"Wang... Aunt Wang, I remember that I borrowed a thousand yuan from your family. Why did it become 3,000 yuan now..."
When Ma Xiuqin heard this, she was so angry that she started to tremble. This showed that the lion was asking for a lot of money.
"You originally borrowed a thousand yuan from my family, but it's been a year. In the bank, there is interest on this, so I have included the interest for you today!"
Aunt Wang sneered again and again and began to talk about the rhetoric she had prepared long ago.
What a joke, your Zhang Suya is already very successful outside. If I don’t ask for some interest from you today, I’ll be at a loss.
Of course, these were just Aunt Wang's inner thoughts, and she did not say them in front of Ma Xiuqin.
"Aunt Wang, you still know how to settle accounts, yes, yes! Ma Xiuqin, you have to include interest on the money you borrowed from me. Then you don't owe my family five hundred yuan, but fifteen hundred yuan!"
As soon as a villager who wanted a debt heard Aunt Wang's crooked theory, he immediately became energetic and hurriedly added loudly, for fear that Ma Xiuqin would deny the debt.
"Including interest, you owe my family six hundred!"
Another villager also said with bright eyes.
"My family's money is one thousand two hundred yuan!"
At this moment, all the villagers who were asking for debt were anxious, and their eyes were red when they were tempted by the high interest rate. The greed in their hearts finally defeated their conscience.
"Aunt Wang...you...everyone...why are you doing this!"
When Ma Xiuqin saw everyone looking like they were going to eat her alive, fear and despair suddenly rose in her heart.
With so much money, I can't get it out even if I sell her.
They are all from the village, so why do they do things so ruthlessly?
Ma Xiuqin really couldn't figure this out and couldn't understand it.
Just when Ma Xiuqin looked desperate, suddenly, the bamboo door was gently pushed open from the outside, and then a young man carrying two large bags of white rice and flour walked in at a steady pace.
