After another seven or eight days of travel, the Lin family finally arrived at the entrance of Lianhua Village one afternoon.
Looking at the new village just around the corner, Mrs. Lin's heart that had been hanging around for days finally fell to the ground. She breathed a long sigh of relief, and her eyebrows relaxed.
It happens to be the autumnal equinox, and the crops in the rice fields have matured. Different from Qinghe Village, there is no rain and no rice grains harvested in Lianhua Village. The fields here are filled with waves of wheat, and the golden sunshine is shining on the earth. The farmers are wearing light cloth shirts. Devote yourself wholeheartedly to the work of autumn.
The breeze blew the wheat waves, and harvesting tools were neatly arranged on the field ridges. Farmers rolled up their sleeves and worked hard, and no one noticed the new family arriving on the trail.
There was only a five or six-year-old boy sitting on the field ridge, licking maltose and wearing pigtails, casting curious eyes at them.
Boss Lin stepped forward, squatted in front of the boy, and said in a very gentle tone, "Little baby, do you know where the village chief's house is?"
The little boy suddenly saw a group of strangers and hid the maltose behind him. He felt a little embarrassed. Before he could speak, a defensive male voice came from behind.
"Who are you? Are you not from Lianhua Village? What do you want to do!"
The person who came was a strong farmer, holding a sharp sickle in his hand. He looked at the Lin family with wary eyes.
Mrs. Lin quickly explained: "Brother, we are from other places. We have been recommended by Fuhai Chengzheng. We came to your village to see the village chief. We want to find a place to stay nearby. Could you please give me some directions? The village chief's Which direction is home?"
The man's brows finally relaxed due to Mrs. Lin's words, and he stared at the Lin family for a long time. He saw about ten people in the other party, men, women, old and young, all of whom were dusty, and there was even a baby who looked to be only two or three months old. .
Milkman is fair and round, with black eyes that are more dazzling than obsidian. He wears a white cotton hat on his head and is staring at the maltose in his son's hand.
Only then did he put down his guard and soften his tone.
"I'm sorry, Auntie, the village has been a bit uneasy recently and we are more cautious about outsiders," he said, pointing to the north. "Go straight north from this road. There is a big banyan tree at the two corners. The village chief Your home is right there!”
Mrs. Lin quickly thanked her and was about to leave with her family when the man stopped them again.
"Hey, that..."
Lin Laosan saw that he was hesitant to speak, with a trace of tangle in his eyes, as if he had something to say but couldn't find the words to say.
"Brother, we are new here and don't know the rules of Lianhua Village. If you stay here for a long time, if there is anything you need to pay attention to, please don't hesitate to teach me. From now on, we will all be in the same village. If there is anything our family can do to help, Just say it, brother!”
The man saw that Mr. Lin was a tall man, and the other brothers were also strong and hardworking. The key was that this family actually had a big ox, which showed that they were not the kind of family that was too poor to eat.
Being kind to others and doing good to yourself, he finally spoke up.
"The original village chief of our village passed away from a serious illness last month. The current acting village chief is the son of the original village chief. He is not as kind as the old village chief... You'd better be mentally prepared!"
The man's words were put euphemistically, but the Lin family still got the key information from them. The acting village chief was probably not as simple as "unkind".
Mrs. Lin also didn't expect that when she first came to Lianhua Village, the old village chief passed away and the new official took office. The matter of settling in Lianhua Village might not be as smooth as they thought.
After bidding farewell to the farmers, the Lin family followed the direction and finally stopped under a leafy banyan tree.
Unexpectedly, the acting village head was not at home. The one who entertained them was the former village head's daughter-in-law, an aunt with half-white hair and a black gauze on her arm, named Ge.
Hearing that the Lin family came to settle in the village, Aunt Ge was very kind and said that her son had gone to harvest rice fields and asked them to come back during dinner time.
Mrs. Lin nodded hurriedly and left with her children and grandchildren first, walking around the village for a while to get familiar with the new village.
Lianhua Village is surrounded by green mountains. On one side of the village is a mountain forest, which is covered with dense bamboos. When the wind blows, the shadows of the trees are dancing. On the other side is a plain, with hundreds of acres of fertile fields and wheat waves rolling, and the golden color is extremely bright.
There is a quiet river flowing in the center of the village, passing through the gates of each courtyard. The water is clear, and fish can be vaguely seen swimming in the water. There are also a large number of maple trees growing on both sides of the river bank, half green and half red, heralding the end of summer and autumn. Come.
The Lin family looked at the scene in front of them with smiles on their faces. Indeed, as Li Zheng said, Lianhua Village is a good place surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Along the way, Mrs. Lin also asked her family to pay attention to whether there were any empty houses around that had been unoccupied for a long time. Not surprisingly, such empty houses would be allocated by the village to newly settled villagers.
Boss Lin and others immediately looked around, and sure enough, they found a badly damaged yard at the foot of a remote mountain forest.
"Mom, there is a room here. Unfortunately, the outer wall is almost peeled off. It needs to be repaired, otherwise there is a risk of collapse. Look at it, it has been abandoned for at least seven or eight years!"
Old Mrs. Lin nodded: "It occupies a large area, enough for our family to live in. It doesn't matter the wall. It will be renovated when the time comes. Go inside and see if the ground piles are strong enough. After all, it is an old house..."
Boss Lin and Lin Silang responded and walked in. The door had not been used for a long time, and the lock was just a decoration. It opened with a slight push. Just as they walked in, they suddenly heard a sound of clothes rubbing together. , followed by two panicked footsteps.
Boss Lin froze on the spot and took his foot back again.
"What's the noise? Is a wild animal coming in?"
Lin Silang's movements were faster than his brain. He had walked into the yard in three or two steps when he saw a man's figure quickly climbing up the backyard wall. The red belt around his waist was still flying in the wind, and he was struggling to get it off. pants, with half of the butt exposed, and ran away...
Between the two door panels in the room, a pair of eyes were exposed, with slanted eyebrows, red lips and pink face. She was obviously a woman. When she saw someone outside the door, she quickly dodged into the house.
No matter how ignorant Lin Silang was, he knew that they had bumped into a wild mandarin duck in a secret meeting, and his face suddenly turned red.
He didn't know where to put his hands and feet, but it was Boss Lin who grabbed him by the collar and dragged him to the door before he regained consciousness.
When Zhang saw Lin Silang lowering his head and even his neck was pink, he thought there was pollen in the yard.
"Fourth brother, your neck is very red. Is there pollen in the yard? Are you suffering from allergies again?"
"No...yes, yes, I'm allergic. We can't live in this yard. Mom, sister-in-law, let's leave quickly!"
There is also a female mandarin duck in the house. If they don't leave, that person won't dare to come out.
He has been familiar with the books of sages since he was a child, and his family is also an honest and upright family. Lin Silang has never seen any obscenity in broad daylight. At this moment, he just thinks that he must not let his family see this scene.
The nephews are still young, the sisters-in-law are girls and thin-skinned, and Po, who is still in his infancy, cannot let these dirty things stain his eyes!
