Chapter 17 It’s OK, I’ll Do It
Liu Mei was stunned.
She thought of living in the village cowshed or squeezing into the youth cadre’s residence, but of course she couldn’t live there for free, she had to give them some of their food rations and help them with the housework.
They could also make a bed in Xu Yao's shabby living room, but her girlfriend had a stubborn personality, so maybe after staying there for two days, they would just look at each other and see that their noses were not noses and eyes were not eyes.
After much thought, the cowshed is better. Although it smells bad, at least some food can be preserved.
But she never expected that Xu Yao would move to the county town.
Liu Mei hesitated, carrying a small bag on her back. "Your father didn't let us live with him before he got into trouble. Now that he's in trouble, how can the landlord let us live with him..."
Xu Yao smiled, "The rental contract signed by Dad and the landlord hasn't expired yet, right? Since it hasn't expired, the landlord should either return the money to us or continue to rent the house to us."
"The police station just called me and said they have checked my dad's case and it's clear that he's fine. I think he'll be released soon."
Renting a house in those days was not as convenient as it is in later times. You could rent it for three months or monthly. The minimum rent here was one year. Xu Weidong had lived there for more than ten years.
When Liu Mei heard that Xu Weidong could be released, a lot of the burden on her shoulders was suddenly lifted. But I couldn't help feeling uneasy about Xu Yao's decision to move to the county.
Previously, Xu Weidong took the family of three to live in the county town. Later, Xu Weidong said that the burden of supporting three people who had to eat for free was too heavy, so he sent them back to the countryside.
If Xu Weidong really sold her daughter, she would dig him to death with a hoe, but Xu Weidong didn't, so she felt embarrassed to drag Xu Weidong down.
After all, drinking tap water in the county town costs money, and the expenses for them, a mother and her two grandchildren, are not small.
Liu Mei was used to being submissive. When Xu Weidong was at home, she listened to Xu Weidong, and when he was not at home, she listened to Sun Yanfang. Now that Xu Yao had an idea, although she disagreed, she went along with Xu Yao's arrangement.
There are two buses a day from the town to the county seat. If you miss the morning bus, you will have to wait until three in the afternoon. Xu Yao and Liu Mei are fast walkers, so they walked back to the village in about twenty minutes.
When I got home, I found the door was locked.
On the ground in front of the door, there were several symbols carved with branches. Liu Mei didn't pay attention to her feet. She glanced at Xu Yao and frowned slightly, "I don't know where Jia'an went to play."
Xu Yao looked at the pinyin under her feet.
Put it together and it becomes a sentence, "Mom, I'm going to go play with Da Jun. I'll be back soon. Don't worry about me."
Xu Jiaan taught her a lesson in pinyin yesterday, and she didn't even think of using this to leave a note. Knowing that Xu Jiaan was only playing in the village, Xu Yao felt relieved.
She patted Liu Mei on the shoulder and read out what Xu Jiaan had left.
Liu Mei's face was filled with satisfaction and pride. "Jia An is really smart. It's up to you! It's a good thing that he is willing to make friends. If he hasn't come back by noon, go and ask him to have dinner."
Xu Yao didn't agree with this statement. She only had a strong filter for Liu Mei's biological mother, and thought that the original body was smart. The original body barely passed the junior high school entrance examination, and several times she couldn't distinguish between good and bad and used people as guns...
It was still early in the morning, so there was no rush to make lunch. The mother and daughter chatted while packing their moving items. Xu Yao has lived in the shabby house for several years. The things she uses are not in good condition, but they are relatively complete. Liu Mei doesn't want to leave them here and let them gather dust, so she wants to take them all with her.
"Why bother? If Dad doesn't agree, we'll have to move back."
It is impossible to move. If Xu Weidong dares to drive them away, she will fight to the death and make Xu Weidong lose his job completely.
Isn't it the family's responsibility to share the good and the bad? Why does Xu Weidong keep the sweetness for himself and his next-door relatives, and leave the bitterness for his wife and children! That doesn't make sense.
If Xu Yao can't enjoy it, then don't enjoy it at all.
She really despised the junk in the house and was exhausted from moving things around, so she only took some washbasins, teacups, towels, toothbrushes, bedding, clothes, etc. for her personal use. Xu Yao also packed up the tattered clothes in case they were needed in case of emergency. She left behind things like kitchen knives, chopping boards, rice jars, mallets, and broken tables and chairs.
After packing up all the things, there were only two packages, which looked very shabby. Whenever the young lady went on a trip in the past, didn’t she start with at least 5 suitcases? Alas, the past is too painful to recall.
There were quite a few vegetables left from the fields yesterday. Liu Mei washed, picked and cooked the vegetables, while Xu Yao helped to light the fire. She couldn't cook well, but her fire-making skills were first-rate. No matter how much you weighed, you would come out with only 10 or 20 kilograms of bones.
"Ouch, the fire is too big, the rice is burnt." Liu Mei glared at Xu Yao, "Hurry up and ask Jia An to go home for dinner, I can take care of it here."
Feeling disliked, Xu Yao touched her nose and just as she was about to walk out, Xu Jiaan came in with clothes in his pocket. His clothes were a little dirty and stained with dirt.
Xu Yao stared at Xu Jiaan's pocket curiously, "What did you play with the kids? What's in your pocket?"
Xu Jiaan didn't keep anyone in suspense. He walked to the stool and shook out the things in his pocket.
Corn, dried sweet potatoes, peanuts, nougat...
Xu Yao was dumbfounded. Could it be that the villain's son was going to rob someone? ?
Xu Jiaan swallowed saliva frantically, staring at those things intently, waved his little hand, and raised his little mouth in a proud arc.
"I won all these by playing tic-tac-toe with others. I didn't eat a single bite. Mom, I'll leave them all for you."
Those kids were dishonest and wanted to refuse to pay after losing. How could Xu Jiaan let them succeed?
Use your fists to defeat them one by one and let everyone know that they, mother and son, are not to be trifled with.
"Son, you are awesome! I'll give you the nougat and cook the corn now. I'll save the rest for you."
There is a saying that goes, if you steal... when you are young, you will win needles, and if you grow up, you will win gold. With this IQ, the villain's son will succeed in everything he does.
Xu Yao wanted to set off fireworks to celebrate.
There's nothing she can do about it, her life is just so good, in that world she relies on her parents for support, and in this world she relies on her children for support.
Xu Jiaan raised his little face, his dark eyes were dark and shining with expectation. Liu Mei's voice came from the room. Xu Yao ignored her son, responded, and hurriedly took the things to the kitchen at the back.
"Oh." Xu Jiaan sighed slightly.
He hasn't even gotten a kiss yet. If the person inside isn't his loving grandmother, he'll do whatever it takes to get her.
Xu Jiaan put his hands behind his back with a solemn expression.
A relatively soft nougat made a crunching sound when he bit it in his mouth.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were waiting for the bus at the town station.
The team leader favored the more promising Xu Xianglan family, but did not go too far. When he learned that Xu Yao's family was going to the county town to inquire about the situation, he readily approved a long vacation for them.
Strictly speaking, Liu Mei and Xu Yao were no longer considered people of Xiahe Village. Xu Weidong could register his household registration at their textile factory and become a real city dweller. However, they all thought that Xu Weidong was finished, but they didn't expect this to happen.
After arriving at the county town, the three of them walked for about ten minutes. When they arrived at Xu Weidong's residence, Liu Mei realized that they didn't have the key. She licked her dry lips and started to discuss.
"Yaoyao, Jia'an and I are waiting at the door. Can you go to the police station and ask him for the key?"
Xu Yao did not answer and knocked on the neighbor's door. The couple who lived next door were from the machinery factory. When she said she was Xu Weidong's daughter, Aunt Wu slapped her head and immediately remembered her. She went back to the house and got an axe to chop the lock for Xu Yao, speaking with sympathy.
"Old Xu doesn't seem confused. How could he do such a stupid thing as leaving the key to his niece instead of his wife and daughter? Just chop it up and I'll call the locksmith to change it."
Xu Yao thanked him with a smile, and in front of Liu Mei's doubtful gaze, she called on Xu Jia'an to let go of his arms and chop the lock.
Didn’t Xu Weidong refuse to give them the keys? It doesn't matter, she can split the lock.
Isn’t Xu Weidong partial to Xu Lanxiang? It doesn't matter, she will change the locks and neither of them will be able to get into the house.
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