"oh?"
Mr. Chu's probing eyes made the two of them a little embarrassed, and Chu Yanhong hid directly back in the room, preparing to sleep again.
"Xiao Ran, come here." The old man looked at Xiao Ran who was about to run away and waved.
"What's wrong?"
Having no other choice, Xiao Ran walked towards the old man.
"How are you getting along lately?"
Even though she promised Xiao Ran to let him go in the future, she still hoped that the two of them could get along together, and it would be best for him to have another grandchild.
"Very good, very good." Xiao Ran said casually.
"Okay, I won't embarrass you anymore. I'll go out with you later." The old man looked at Xiao Ran with admiration.
"go out?"
Xiao Ran was a little puzzled. Could it be that the old man still wanted to climb the mountain with only his bones?
"Yeah, meet a friend."
It turned out that one of the old man’s former friends was also a villager in this village.
"How do you know the people here?"
After all, Mr. Chu's identity is here, so he should not be able to contact these people, and he is even regarded as a friend by Mr. Chu.
"It's a coincidence. When I got here yesterday, I happened to see it."
"When I first started making textiles, I could never buy suitable raw materials. When I visited this village, one of the villagers was very enthusiastic."
“Without his introduction, I probably wouldn’t have been able to do this first business.”
Hearing what the old man said, Xiao Ran understood instantly.
Later, Mr. Chu often came to thank him, but this man was also a man of integrity and never accepted the old man's gift of thanks. As time went by, he stopped visiting again.
But during holidays, I still find people to greet me.
For a long time, there was no news.
The old man thought that the other party had moved away and never been here, but he didn't expect that he was still here.
"Okay, I'll go take a look with you later."
After hearing this, Xiao Ran also felt strange that since the person was still in the village, why there was no news from him.
Presumably the old man has also come to find out what is going on.
After simply tidying up, Xiao Ran followed the old man out.
"Long time no see, I'm still a little nervous." The old man smiled.
"It's okay. I just went to get some gifts. Let's go take a look." Xiao Ran shook the things in his hand.
The old man felt relieved and followed Xiao Ran outside.
The old man showed the way, and the two quickly arrived in front of a house.
Looking at the front door of this house, it is obviously different from the two next door. It is built with blue tiles and bricks.
Presumably the old man helped this family secretly, otherwise he wouldn't have lived such a good life.
Looking at the closed door, Xiao Ran looked at the time. At this time, the other two families had already gotten up to work.
Knocked on the door, no response.
On the contrary, there happened to be a lady from a house next door who came out to work, holding a hoe, and looked at the two of them with some gossip.
"Who are you? Their family didn't wake up so early!"
Xiao Ran was a little confused: "When does it usually take?"
Are you still awake at this point?
That's really outrageous.
"Don't worry, it will probably take another hour."
After saying that, he hurried to work. The two families formed a sharp contrast.
"How could this happen?" The old man was a little confused.
"In my impression, this person is enthusiastic, honest, and hardworking. It's impossible that he hasn't gotten up to work at this time."
Now, the old man began to doubt whether he had misjudged the person back then.
Xiao Ran didn't believe in evil, so he went up and knocked on the door again. He didn't believe it anymore. Can't this wake up the family?
Bang bang bang!
The knocking on the door is getting louder and louder!
Suddenly, an impatient voice came from the house.
"Who!"
"You don't let people sleep in the early morning, right?"
The old man froze, a little in disbelief.
Crunch!
The door slowly opened and a man came out. The old man was relieved. It was not that man.
"Who are you?" The man looked at the clothes of the two of them. They were either rich or expensive, and he suddenly became wary.
"Let's come find Li Tieniu." The old man said with a smile.
But when he heard this name, the man felt a little unhappy: "Why are you looking for him?"
"We are here to visit." Xiao Ran raised the gift in his hand.
The man's eyes were obviously brightened, but he was a little hesitant.
"Just a moment."
After saying that, without waiting for the two of them to speak, they directly closed the door with a bang.
After a while, I heard a discussion in the house and a woman's voice, and soon there was the sound of footsteps.
Crunch!
The door opened, and a middle-aged woman opened the door with a smile, and then said: "Two distinguished guests, please come in?"
Xiao Ran nodded and helped the old man into the house.
After entering, I couldn't help but frown. The weeds in this yard were almost up to a person's knees. Didn't they take care of them?
When they arrived at the lobby, it was also in chaos. If the woman hadn't brought two stools, neither of them would have known where to stop.
"Are you here to see Tieniu? It's not convenient for Tieniu to meet guests, so are you?" The woman brought two cups of tea.
Seeing how dirty it was, Xiao Ran silently put it on the table aside and didn't dare to drink. The woman didn't care and stared directly at the two of them.
"I am Chu Tianyun, Li Tieniu should know me."
When she heard the surname Chu, the woman suddenly became excited.
"Mr. Chu!" The woman was stunned for half a second and knelt down almost instantly.
"Old man! You are finally here!"
The old man was shocked: "What are you doing?"
"Listen to me, our Lao Li family can no longer hold on anymore, you must help us!" the woman cried loudly.
The old man quickly stepped forward and helped the woman up, but the woman still couldn't stop crying.
"Stop crying now. Tell us what's going on so we can help you." Xiao Ran was a little impatient.
I just feel that this woman does not look that simple.
The woman rolled her eyes, wiped her eyes, and said sadly: "It's like this. Tieniu suffered a serious illness a few years ago. His health has been good and bad, and he has often been in coma for a long time."
"No, no one is taking care of the house, that's why it's such a mess."
"Tie Niu is sick? What's the situation?" Mr. Chu was stunned, and he felt even more melancholy.
"Then who are you?"
In addition to this woman, there is also the man just now, why are the two of them here?
"We? After Tieniu fell ill, his wife ran away. As his sister-in-law, we naturally had to take care of him, so his brother and I moved here."
"Oh?" Xiao Ran was a little suspicious: "If that's the case, why don't you take care of it?"
"Xiao Ran! Don't be rude!" Mr. Chu thought that Xiao Ran had gone too far, so he asked this question in front of others.
"We also have our own things to do, and we have a lot of things to do at home..."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran naturally didn't believe it.
If they were really so busy, their neighbors wouldn't say anything about them. It's obvious that they only get up after taking three strokes a day.
