Chapter 13 Chapter 13 The front door is for her, I want the back door...
The captain really thought about it for a moment, then said unhappily, "Don't make trouble here. His house is big, but is it really a big deal for a man and a woman to live together?"
The captain's wife glared at him, "Who is causing the trouble? We don't live in the same room, so what's the big deal? I heard that people in the city still live in high-rise buildings, so they are even closer. I'm really afraid that people will say that it would be better to just build a wall in the middle, which doesn't cost anything."
The captain didn't say anything, but frowned and put the pipe in his mouth.
Seeing that things were promising, the captain's wife continued, "Don't you think about your nephew? He's a young man in his twenties, and he wants to hide in a rat hole when he sees people. If you don't change this habit, what will happen? If Xiao Song lives there, at least he can interact with people. What if he gets used to it?"
Ning Yuan's habit of hiding when he sees people is a real problem for the captain. After hearing what his wife said, he was madly excited but still a little hesitant: "Will this work?"
"You can try it first to see if it works. Look at Xiao Song."
When Song Ruan heard her name, she quickly looked up, revealing a generous, sunny and well-behaved smile, with her big eyes curved into crescents.
It was so sweet that the captain's wife's heart trembled: "Look, a fairy-like child, with a good temper, and educated youth. He turned around and ran away with such a person. Then let's not waste our energy. I think his words are for the King of Hell."
The captain nodded repeatedly at first, but when he heard the last sentence, his eyes widened: "How can you, as an elder, talk like that?"
The captain's wife was not afraid at all: "Besides, he doesn't work in the fields, he only picks a few baskets of pig grass a day. His father used to send some money back to supplement him, and he could also earn some money by writing articles, but now he is controlled by the woman behind his father's money. After that, he only gets the notebook and pen for his articles but no money. If you don't find some subsidies for him, what will he do in the future?"
The main thing is that they are the only relative of Ning Yuan left here. Not to mention the family relationship, if he really can't make it, can they, as his uncle and aunt, not help him? If I really had to watch him starve to death, my spine would have been broken! But who knows when this group will end?
Although their family has a captain, life is not so easy. Her eldest daughter-in-law just gave birth to a pair of twin granddaughters, and her second daughter-in-law is probably pregnant these days. Her youngest son has not yet married, and her youngest daughter is almost old. She wants to prepare more dowry for her daughter so that she can marry in style - money is needed everywhere.
She wouldn't target her nephew's rent, but Ning Yuan would have an extra income, so at least he wouldn't have to make up for it, right?
Thinking of this, she became more determined to make this happen.
The captain became even more shaken.
So the captain's wife gave him the final blow. She glanced at Song Ruan who was sitting obediently on the kang and lowered her voice: "Besides, can you bear to see such a good girl being bullied by that shameless old man? Living in our nephew's house, we are protecting him. He will at least be more restrained."
The captain gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll go ask Xiao Song what he thinks."
Song Ruan, who had taken the health-enhancing pills, actually heard the conversation clearly, but at this moment he still showed a confused and surprised look: "Captain, is there any news about the house?"
The team leader touched his hair heavily and was horrified to find that a lot of it had fallen out. He was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of the village party secretary, so he quickly let go.
He repeated what he had just discussed with his wife, focusing on the courtyard wall: "Build a wall in the middle with stones and bricks, then seal the gate and open a small door for each of you, just like two small courtyards. If there is anything, you can call him and he can help. If he can't handle it, you can come to us."
Although he spoke cryptically, Song Ruan still understood. This meant that he was willing to be her backer - the relationship between the educated youth and the villagers in this area was average, and there was also an old man with ulterior motives. Now that the backer voluntarily came to her, wasn't this a timely relief!
She immediately took advantage of the situation and took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes, which were collected by Song's father, from her pocket, which was actually from the system space, and pushed it to the captain: "That's great, I really want you to waste your time. You are just like my own elder. This is the cigarette my father likes to smoke. Why don't you try it and see if it suits your taste?"
"This kid, isn't this what you should do? Hey, this won't work." The captain was a little embarrassed and tried to push it back, stuttering, "No, no."
But he still felt a little reluctant in his heart - he just took a look and it was Daqianmen, which was the best cigarettes that even the commune cadres rarely smoked.
Song Ruan saw what he meant and smiled as she pushed the cigarette towards him. "I want your nephew to be my neighbor in the future. You are like my half uncle, right? It is only natural for a niece like me to give a pack of cigarettes to my uncle. Besides, I have brought them with me. I don't smoke, and I don't know anyone here except you. If I put the cigarettes in my hands, it will be wasted."
The captain finally couldn't help himself and accepted it with a red face: "Well, you said, then uncle will not be polite, come to uncle if you have any problems in the future."
The captain's wife quickly put away the bag of brown sugar and said, "You can come to see me. It's almost time for dinner. Why don't you stay and try my cooking?"
The educated youth Xiao Song went to them to get things for them by offering them brown sugar, cold cream and cigarettes, but in the end she ended up renting their house or giving them money. It would be too bad if she wasn't invited to have a meal with them.
Song Ruan shook her head and stood up resolutely: "No, auntie, I'll go back first."
After chatting for a while, she probably realized that although the couple had their own little thoughts, they were actually honest people. If they owed her a little, like now, they would be more proactive in helping her.
Sure enough, the team leader stood up with a guilty look on his face: "Then don't rush back to the educated youth camp. I'll take you to my nephew's house to tell him. Let's get this done as soon as possible."
"Then I'll trouble you, Captain."
"It's no trouble, it's no trouble. You city people are quite polite when you speak."
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Ning Yuan was picking grass for pigs on the mountain with a basket on his back. He heard the "dang dang dang" bell for the end of work in the distance. He also heard faint noises at the foot of the mountain. In a panic, he put the sickle behind his back and quickly walked home.
This was a house built of blue bricks. He could see from afar that the gate was locked. He had no intention of taking out the key, but went around to the back and entered through the back door.
The big lock on the door was still holding the door, making it look as if the owner of the house was not there.
After locking the back door, the entire yard seemed to have become a closed and isolated little world. Ning Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, took off the backpack from his back, and placed it neatly under the eaves.
The vegetable gardens in the Northeast are in their harvest season in August, and the vegetable patch in front of his door is also full of colorful flowers. He lowered his eyes to look for a while, picked a persimmon and two cucumbers, bent down to take out a handful of wild vegetables from his backpack, and walked towards the kitchen.
Before entering the house, he brushed off the grass clippings on his body and shook off the dirt and grass leaves outside the door.
The firewood in the stove was half light and half dark. His movement of leaning over to look at the fire created a wind, and the ashes on the firewood scattered, revealing dots of red.
The corn grits porridge in the pot has been cooked. The corn grits have been cooked to the point of bursting, and the soup is a bit sticky, but because there are not enough corn grits, it looks sparse. He put the washed wild vegetables in and simmered them for a while, and it became a semi-dry meal.
Just as he was processing the cucumbers, there was a knock on the door.
His movements froze, and he stood up with bated breath.
His silence did not wait for the stranger to leave. After a while, there was another knock on the door. This time it was a little louder, and accompanied by a familiar voice: "Xiaoyuan, Xiaoyuan, uncle knows you are at home, come out quickly, something's wrong."
Ning Yuan slowly relaxed his held breath, walked to the door, and threw a key out.
It became quiet outside, with the sound of locks clicking.
With a creak, the door slowly opened, and the captain's unpleasant voice came out from the crack of the door first: "Xiaoyuan, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but what's wrong with you? You locked the door when you're at home. There must be a tiger outside."
Ning Yuan listened quietly. When he raised his eyes, he saw a strange girl following the captain and took a step back suddenly.
"You look like you've seen a bastard..." Thinking of the current prohibition of feudal superstition, the captain swallowed the word awkwardly, "This is the new educated youth Song, who plans to rent your house."
Ning Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, looking like a cat with its fur standing on end, and the word "no" almost came out of his mouth.
The captain pulled him towards the kitchen, and turned back to comfort Song Ruan: "Little Song Zhiqing, no one lives in the room on the right. When the time comes, the right side will be allocated to you. Go around and see if there is anything to add."
Song Ruan responded with a smile.
The captain dragged Ning Yuan to the kitchen, saw the food on the chopping board, frowned and asked, "Why are you only eating so little?"
Ning Yuan didn't bother to answer. He just stared at him with resistance written all over his face.
The captain rubbed his hands: "That's it..."
He repeated what he had discussed with his wife, with emphasis on the rent.
Ning Yuan's resistance was visible to the naked eye.
The captain thought about it and told the story about the village party secretary, emphasizing how helpless and pitiful the girl was, and that it would be safer for her to live here under their protection.
Ning Yuan pursed his lips and lowered his head without answering.
The captain was like an unscrupulous matchmaker who deceived an ignorant and naive girl. He had no idea what kind of person the man was, but he dared to exaggerate the man and use sweet words to deceive the girl's trust.
"And Xiao Song is a good educated youth. She is pretty, quiet and well-educated. Her personality is as soft as her name. When the time comes, we will build a wall in the middle, and you won't be able to feel that there is someone next to you. Besides, you have to learn to interact with people slowly. Otherwise, what will you do when we die? Your mother in heaven... will your mother be relieved?"
I don't know what touched him, he was silent for a long time, and finally compromised: "This is it."
The captain smiled and said, "Okay, okay, just one."
He quickly added, "The front door is for her, I just want the back door."
Then he let out a sigh of relief, as if he had thrown away a burden.
Captain: ...
This is fucked up.
But he still nodded in agreement.
Then he called out to Song Ruan, who was walking around the yard with his hands behind his back, "Little Song the Educated Youth, Little Song the Educated Youth, come quickly. I've already talked to him."
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