Chapter 99: The Long Winter
"Okay, if you don't want to plant, then don't plant. If you're hungry after work, come over to my house and I'll always give you something hot to eat!" Su Er said with a big smile, "Wait until my fields have harvested the crops. I can't say I'll give you enough rice, but I'll definitely give you a taste!"
The corner of Changdong's mouth twitched. "Try it?"
"What? You still want to eat your fill? Don't worry, you're just a bachelor, and if you eat well, your whole family won't be hungry. I have more than a dozen mouths to feed at home!"
“…”
Su Da laughed quietly beside him, and after he finished laughing, he patted Chang Dong on the shoulder and said, "I was just kidding. If you come over to my house, there will definitely be something to eat for you."
"It's not easy to survive in an exile area. Every family has their own problems. It's normal." Chang Dong lowered his head and said softly, "You don't need to give it to me. Don't feel sorry for me. I didn't do anything."
"Tsk, that's outrageous."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Da spoke out, "Speaking of which, our family has always felt embarrassed towards you. Well, you were also working as a handyman. Back then, my brother and I asked you for help, and you actually brought back a big bag of cotton.
Let's be frank. You're honest, and so are we. Besides, our two families are right across from each other. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor, right? We might have to keep fighting for decades to come, hahaha! Take care of each other, take care of each other!
As for Changdong, who had actually brought back a bag of cotton, only to be punched and robbed, Su Da didn't dare ask whether the shop owner had fined Changdong. It was inevitable that someone working for someone wouldn't be bullied. Anyone with a brain could figure it out.
Otherwise, he and the second brother wouldn't feel so guilty.
Changdong is a little timid, but he is a very honest person.
After that incident, there was no rift between them and they were still polite to each other when they met.
He is an honest and decent person.
Before they knew it, they arrived at the doorstep and said goodbye to each other.
Su Da and Su Er pushed the gate open and walked in, revealing the scene and voices inside.
An old woman with her hair neatly tied into a bun was picking dried vegetables in the daylight.
The ground was swept clean, and the home-grown vegetables were neatly arranged on the ground. They must have been exposed to the sun for a day or two, and they looked wilted and unsightly, but they were easy to preserve.
The little baby with pigtails and a red jacket squatted there, looking like a tiny ball, helping the old woman put the dried vegetables into the bag. "Grandma, I'll do it, you take a rest."
Just one sentence made the old woman's face burst into smiles.
Three boys were waiting nearby, grunting and shoving their way over with brooms in their arms. "Grandma, Tianbao, put away the dried vegetables and we'll help you sweep the floor! We men should do this kind of heavy work!"
Under the eaves, Du Buqin shared half a pot of good wine with Old Man Su. He took a sip and smacked his lips, saying leisurely, "If you want to be men, you three have to grow up for another ten years. Hey! It's too early now!"
Old Man Su said nothing, his narrowed eyes full of satisfaction.
The children are sensible and filial, which makes us happier than anything else.
A woman's voice came from the kitchen, "Dad, Mom, Du Lao, it's time for dinner!"
"Dad, wash your hands before coming in!"
"Guys, call your Uncle Broken Blade!"
As the gate closed, the scene inside the courtyard disappeared, leaving only lively and cheerful laughter coming through the wall.
"Changdong" lowered his eyes to hide the sneer in his eyes, turned and walked towards the opposite yard.
When I opened the gate, I saw the same winter sun setting and the same warm light filling the yard, but it was particularly cold and lonely because there were fewer people.
Chang Dong immediately lost interest in going in, and his disgust overflowed from his mask, "What a shabby yard."
He regretted it, why did he remove the spyliner?
It's a pity that he has to come to a place like this in person.
"Changdong? Changdong! I actually found you!"
Just as "Changdong" was about to turn around and leave, a series of ruffian laughter and very casual words were heard from behind.
"Changdong" turned around and saw two thin men coming into his sight, one wearing a blue shirt and the other a gray shirt, both in their twenties or twenties.
Don’t know.
He said nothing, hunched his shoulders, leaned against the door and lowered his head.
He looked timid and cowering, but his lowered eyes were calm and cold.
"Changdong! Is this your home? Did you really build a house here? Hahaha! That brother came at the right time, it wasn't a wasted trip!" The man walked over, walked straight past the man who was holding the door, and rushed into the yard without hesitation. He inspected the main room inside and out, "It's okay, just passable, but it's a little small and too shabby. But the location is good, so it can be made do."
Being in the house, Changdong was too lazy to pretend. Without even raising his head, he opened his hands from his pockets and brushed off the invisible dust on his sleeves with his fingers. "Make do? What do you mean?"
"That's the Su family across the street, right?" The man in the blue shirt rolled his eyes and lowered his voice. "They're working with Tu Beishan to open up wasteland near the Qing River and prepare for farming. Word has spread throughout Fengyun City, and now many people want to move in and take advantage of the Su family's fame and farm alongside them!"
As he said this, he moved closer to "Changdong" and stretched out his hand to pat his shoulder, but was dodged.
The man in blue didn't care. "Changdong, you're all alone, and the money you earn working in the garment industry is barely enough to feed yourself. But it's different for me. I have a family to support, with elderly and young children to take care of. It's not easy. So I thought I'd come over and take advantage of your business, so I'll stay in your yard for now! Do you... have any objections?"
The man asked this question very casually, and the man in gray shirt also walked over at this time. They were not tall, a head shorter than "Changdong", but when standing in front of "Changdong", they acted like masters.
It is obvious that Changdong is often bullied.
Chang Dong raised his eyelids and raised the corner of his lips slightly, "Then where do I live?"
"Tsk! You can live wherever you want after leaving this compound. You don't need to ask me for that, right? Or do you think that just because I'm a little polite to you, you can get ahead of me?"
An almost inaudible chuckle escaped from the corner of Chang Dong's mouth. He smiled, raised his head, and opened his thin lips slightly, "You came at the perfect time."
A moment.
Screams were heard from Changdong's yard.
When the Su family heard the screams and ran out in a hurry, they just saw two figures flying out from the door of the opposite yard, and then fell heavily to the ground. They struggled for a long time but were unable to get up.
"What the hell is going on?!" Old Lady Su stuttered in shock, and immediately called out to the eldest and second Su, "Quick, go check on Changdong! Don't tell me he's been bullied!"
There was no need for Su Da and Su Er to be ordered, they were already rushing over there in two steps.
At the same time, a figure shrank and shrank out from behind the broken wooden door opposite. The tall man huddled up in fear, his whole body shaking like a sieve, and stuttering even louder than Old Lady Su, "I'm so scared, so scared, so scared, I'm so scared...!"
Su Da and Su Er, "..."
The two looked at the two men lying on the ground with their limbs twitching and their eyes bulging in pain, unable to speak, and then looked at Changdong, who was not covered in a speck of dust.
I really don't know who is scaring whom.
"Changdong, what's going on?" Su Er spoke with some difficulty.
Chang Dong looked up at the two of them in fear. "I, I don't know either. They came to rob my house and wanted to beat me up, and then suddenly they flew away. This is what happened..."
Then, Changdong's cry of fear turned into surprise, "Ah! I know! It was the Su family's master who protected me, it must be!"
The little baby who was squatting at the gate of his house with his bowl of rice, eating his meal and watching the fun, suddenly stopped moving his mouth and looked at the coward opposite with blank eyes.
No, she didn't do anything just now.
It wasn't her who did it!
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