Li Mei is a kindergarten teacher, and Xie Zhili is a primary school teacher. Now it is the end of the month, and it seems that they are both on vacation.
Xie Zhili saw Xie Lin'an with a blank face, looking puzzled.
"Lin An, come here, come in quickly."
Xie Linan said calmly: "No, I just came to talk to Uncle San for a few words and then left."
"Ah? Is there any misunderstanding? Why are you speaking so harshly?"
"Huh, I'm so aggressive when I speak. Uncle, let me ask you, did Auntie take Xiaowen home a few days ago?"
Xie Zhili was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I'll ask her to go back and ask her father if the wheat is ripe. When it is ripe, we'll go back and help."
"Hey, can you guys help?"
Xie Linan sneered.
Did they think he didn't know? They hurried back just after the harvest to pretend that they were doing it, and then packed up the food they had worked so hard to grow and took it away in a few bags.
Their family of four relied on the food they gathered at home and could not buy even a few kilograms of rice throughout the year.
"Yes, come in quickly. This is Xiaozhen, she's pretty, come in, everyone. It's so hot and you must have been traveling so fast, come in and sit for a while, your aunt is going to buy some watermelon, she'll be back soon, and you can eat some watermelon to cool off."
Xie Zhili saw that his expression was not right, so he did not dare to say much. He just picked out nice words and warmly invited them into the house.
After all, this nephew is tall and strong with a bad temper, and it will not end well if you quarrel with him.
When Xie Linan heard that there would be watermelon to eat soon, he pulled Ye Xiaozhen in.
Uncle San and Aunt San took advantage of the family a lot, and now that I finally had the chance to eat them, of course I had to eat them.
Not only did he want to eat it, he also wanted to eat it all, making these two "decent" people very angry.
After the two of them entered, they sat down in the small living room, and Xie Zhili hurriedly poured them some water.
"You must be thirsty after walking so far in this hot weather. Come, drink some water."
That old-fashioned enamel cup with the school's logo on it should be distributed for free by the school.
Xie Linan didn't hesitate and took a few sips, and half a glass of water was gone.
I followed him all the way on the bike, and of course I was tired and thirsty.
Ye Xiaozhen took a sip and tasted a strong alkaline taste.
They lived in a tube-shaped building near the school, an old-fashioned one with stairs on both sides and a corridor in the front connecting each household.
Most households in their house have only one room, sometimes one bedroom and one living room.
Xie Zhili was considered to be quite lucky. After he got the housing ticket that year, he drew a lottery for a one-bedroom, one-living room apartment with no kitchen but with a toilet.
A kitchen can be built in the corridor, and every household does this.
There are independent toilets, so you don't have to crowd into collective toilets.
Xie Zhili and his wife lived in a small bedroom inside. The outer room was a larger living room with a large wooden board as a table near the window. At the innermost part was a double-layered iron bed for the two children to sleep.
They all lived in the same village, and Ye Xiaozhen knew their family situation. They had an older son who was the same age as Xie Linjiao and Xie Linqi and was in junior high school.
They should still be in class now, the junior high school hasn't had a holiday.
"Uncle San, Aunt San went back to the village the day before yesterday just to ask about the wheat harvest, right?"
Xie Zhili probably guessed why. He looked at Ye Xiaozhen awkwardly and said, "Not really. I heard that you got married. Your third aunt should go back and take a look."
"Oh, you're a fool for abandoning my wife?"
Xie Zhili: “…”
Not to mention, he was not afraid of even his father and elder brother in his life, but he was a little afraid of this eldest nephew.
I feel like as an elder I am afraid that my nephew will embarrass others, but he is really afraid.
You can't blame him. Who in the surrounding villages wouldn't be afraid?
A few years ago, when the village distributed land, because my sister-in-law ran away, the villagers were unwilling to give her her share.
My father also agreed, after all, there was no such person in the family.
But the eldest nephew was unwilling, and insisted that since it was said that the property would be divided according to household registration, his mother's household registration was still there, so why not divide it?
How old was he then? He was only a dozen years old. A group of farmers came to beat him up, but he beat seven or eight of them alone, until they fell into the mud of the paddy field and couldn't get up. He threatened that whoever dared to argue would be the one to cause trouble every day.
After a round of questioning, who said they couldn't tell the difference? No one said a word.
There are so many people in a village, and even if we divide the land among them, we won't get a piece of land big enough for ourselves. It's not worth it to confront him over this matter.
From then on, he became famous and got the land.
"What did your third aunt say? Don't listen to her nonsense. You can't trust her words as she is a woman."
Ye Xiaozhen: “…”Hmm?
What do these two mean?
Xie Wen didn't sound like he was lying. They must have had an argument about that at home and Xie Wen must have heard it, which is why he said that.
Now that the Third Uncle flatly denied it, could it be that they were just arguing behind closed doors, and were actually reluctant to break off the relationship?
It's okay. If you break off the relationship, how can you go home and get the wool from the sheep?
Wow, this is really interesting.
As they were talking, they heard the voices of Xie Linan's aunt Li Mei greeting their neighbors in the corridor.
Are you buying watermelon here?
Xie Zhili stood up and said, "Your third aunt is back."
After saying this, he hurried away.
Huh? You're already at the door and you're still not answering.
"Zhili, what's wrong?"
Li Mei looked at him with a strange look.
Xie Zhili took the watermelon and whispered, "Lin An brought his wife here."
"Ah? Then this watermelon..."
"Hey, we're going home in a few days to get some wheat, so be careful with what you say. This kid is so naughty that even my dad can't control him. If we piss him off, he'll dump the wheat into the river instead of giving it to us."
Only after hearing about going home to get wheat did Li Mei endure it.
After entering the house, Li Mei greeted them warmly, and while washing the watermelon, she thanked Lin An for chatting and saying hello.
"Lin An, I heard from Dad that you helped build the dike. It was hard work and you didn't get paid much."
Xie Linan, look carefully, not only is he buying watermelons, he's also buying meat.
He said calmly: "It's not much money."
"Hey, you, why didn't you study hard? If you study hard, you can become a teacher like your uncle after graduation. You will have a house to live in, your salary will increase every year, you will be able to move to the city, do clean work, be respected, and keep your feet on the ground.
Anyway, it's better than you doing the job of using your anger, right? Even if you can get a few more bucks for using your anger, the key is that it's not much money. "
Xie Linan sneered, "How could I not know that studying is good? But I am not as lucky as my third uncle. When my third uncle was studying, my father supported him. But when it was my turn to study, my father was gone.
I don’t have an older brother like my third uncle. I am the oldest brother in my family. What can I do? If I study, does my third uncle have to support me financially? "
Li Mei's smile froze on her face.
Xie Zhili's face turned red with embarrassment.
Xie Wen was still young and ignorant. She lay on the table and watched her mother cutting watermelon. She followed up with a sentence, "Yeah, big brother, why didn't you let my dad pay for your education?"
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