Ye Huaiye also said to Zhao Shichu in a deep voice: "You saved my father's life. This little money is nothing compared to my father's life. If you don't accept it, we will be uneasy. And this Some money is what I carry with me now, but it doesn’t mean it’s all my money. You don’t have to worry about my and my father’s life.”
"That's right! Little girl, you have not only saved my life in the past two years, but you have also helped me with food rations from time to time. Now I just want to repay you a little bit. This is still within my ability. Just accept the money. Let's make peace!" Ye Song quickly persuaded.
Neither Zhao Shichu nor Zhao Shijian wanted to accept their money tickets. After all, they did not lack these things now. However, Ye Huaiye was very insistent and pushed and pushed, and finally Zhao Shichu had to accept it.
"If you two come to the capital and need help, you can come here to find me and my father. We have no excuses." Ye Huaiye took out his notebook and wrote down an address, then tore off the piece of paper and handed it to Zhao Shichu, "This belongs to my family. address."
"Okay, I'll accept it, thank you." Zhao Shichu did not refuse. She suddenly remembered that she still kept the watch that Ye Song gave her before, so she quickly said to Ye Song, "Old man, your wife's watch is still there." It’s here with me, I’ll give it back to you now.”
As she said that, she hurriedly walked to her room, opened the bedside drawer, found the watch, and walked out quickly.
"I've never worn it before. It's fine." Zhao Shichu handed the women's watch to Ye Song.
Ye Song's eyes suddenly turned red when he saw the familiar watch. He did not reject it and quickly took it, holding it in his hand and staring at it with a nostalgic expression, his eyes were gentle and sad.
When Ye Huaiye heard Zhao Shichu's words, he couldn't help but look at the watch, his expression suddenly became a little sad, and said, "Is this mother's watch?"
"Yeah, you forgot, I gave this to your mother back then. She liked it very much and wore it for more than ten years... I was bitten by a poisonous snake before and was saved by this kid. After I recovered, I thought I would never be able to live forever. Maybe I will die here of old age when I go back, so I gave your mother this watch, thinking that it would have a good place to go..." Ye Song said to his son sadly.
He raised his eyes to look at Zhao Shichu, sighed and said: "Good boy, I didn't expect that I would be able to go back alive, so this watch is not suitable for you. I will give you a brand new good watch after I go back. I hope you can Don’t blame me for giving you the watch and then taking it back.”
"No, this is your wife's favorite thing. It should not have been given to me in the first place. Why would I care about you taking it back? As for the new watch, it is no longer necessary. I have no use for it." Zhao Shichu waved his hand and said.
"Yes, I'm very grateful to you for helping me keep my wife's belongings for two years, and for being willing to give it back. I said I wanted to give you a watch. I can't break your promise," Ye Song insisted.
Ye Huaiye also helped persuade, and in the end it was Zhao Shichu who compromised.
After expressing his gratitude to Zhao Shichu and telling her to contact him after going to the capital, Ye Song followed his son and left the village the next day.
This incident naturally set off all kinds of rumors in the village. Everyone spread the rumors about Ye Song's life background as very mysterious and powerful. There were endless speculations about him and his son. They all regretted not realizing that Ye Song was hiding something before. The elder was envious and jealous of Zhao Shichu, the person who had helped Ye Song - after all, everyone knew that Ye Song and Ye Huaiye went out of their way to express their gratitude to her before leaving the village.
"Hey, Zhao Niu'er, how did Old Man Ye and his son thank you? Did they give you a lot of money? Do you have one or two hundred?" A woman with her eyelids rolled up asked Zhao Shichu in a sour tone.
"I just came to say a few words to me. Who said they gave me money? Aunt Zhang, don't talk nonsense." How could Zhao Shichu not know what these people were thinking? Naturally, he will not admit that he got the money.
"Didn't you save Old Man Ye's life? Don't they give you some money in return for saving your life? No way? Old Man Ye's son drove such a magnificent car to pick him up. Could he be so stingy?" Aunt Zhang questioned. She said, she would be jealous if someone gave her money; if someone didn't give her money, she would accuse them of being stingy.
"Zhao Niu'er, we are all fellow villagers. Just tell the truth how much money you get. I don't believe that Old Man Ye's son will be a stingy person with his imposing manner! You're not hiding it and won't tell us, are you?" Another aunt said in disbelief.
Wen Yishu huddled in the crowd, her eyes fixed on Zhao Shichu, her mind churning. She missed the good opportunity to rescue Ye Song, and no matter how she tried to please him afterwards, it was of no avail. Instead, she aroused his vigilance and was guarded against him in every possible way. , so instead of gaining his favor, it actually made him feel disgusted, and he had to stop trying to get close to him and take advantage of him and his son.
But when she learned yesterday that Ye Song and Ye Huaiye went to Zhao's house to thank Zhao Shichu, the jealousy in her heart could not be suppressed. Ye Huaiye was a person who had a clear distinction between love and hate, and he must repay both hatred and kindness. In his previous life, Ye Song died here, so he vented his anger on the entire village, and later hindered the development of the village. Now that Ye Song was rescued by Zhao Shichu, he would definitely repay Zhao Shichu with all his heart.
Wen Yishu once again regretted the missed opportunity, and at the same time regretted that she had not thought of a good way to please Ye Song, and missed the opportunity to be Ye Huaiye's benefactor.
She didn't believe at all that the Ye family and his son only went to talk to Zhao Shichu without giving any money in return. Zhao Shichu must have concealed it.
So she deliberately said: "Zhao Niu'er, are you afraid that the villagers will find out that you have money and ask you to borrow money? That's why you say that Ye Song and the others didn't give you money, right? We are all fellow villagers, even if you really If you have money, why should you hide it from everyone? You don’t have to treat everyone so lightly..."
"That's right! Zhao Niu'er, what's wrong with this? I think you are very thoughtful..." The aunt yelled, "Tell us how much money they gave you without missing a piece of meat. You need it." So hiding it?"
Zhao Shichu laughed angrily, glanced at Wen Yishu, who was arrogant in the crowd, and then looked at the people around him with curiosity, jealousy, greed, etc. in their eyes, and said, "Actually, Uncle Ye and his son are indeed He said he would repay me..."
"How to repay?" Aunt Zhang asked hurriedly while holding her breath.
"They said that if my eldest brother and I were admitted to a university in the capital, they would be able to help us a lot. After all, they are locals." Zhao Shichu was confused.
"Then you have to get admitted to a university in the capital first? Is this really... can you and your eldest brother get admitted?"
"It seems that there is no sincerity in this thank you? Could it be that you are coaxing Zhao Niu'er? Otherwise, you would have to go to the capital first to repay your kindness?"
