Jiang Xueying's idea of renting a house in town cannot be realized for the time being, but the three of them cannot remain without a place to live forever.
After much thought, she decided to find a place to stay temporarily in the village. The person who could help her find a house was naturally the village chief.
Seeing Jiang Xueying coming uninvited, the village chief couldn't help but feel a little confused. An ugly and faceless woman is not likable to begin with, and a vicious stepmother who abuses children makes her even more disgusting.
"What's the matter with you coming to see me so early?"
Jiang Xueying naturally did not hold back and said with a smile, "Village Chief, I want to rent a house in the village!"
The village chief had known about the burning of the Ye family's house for a long time. Jiang Xueying had been making trouble ever since she got married, and being a stepmother was the height of viciousness. The village chief originally didn't want to pay any attention to it, but when he thought about how pitiful it would be for two such young children to follow her, he couldn't help but sigh.
"You rent a house but you live with two children?"
Jiang Xueying instantly understood what the village chief meant and couldn't help laughing, "Of course!"
She knew that the image of herself as a vicious stepmother was already deeply rooted in everyone's eyes, and it would not be changed by just a few words.
"I hope the village chief can help me. The price is negotiable!"
The village chief looked at Jiang Xueying in a daze. He had not had much contact with her before, but every time he spoke to her, she spoke in a loud and gruff voice, as if someone owed her money. How could she be so kind and friendly?
Thinking of the two skinny children who had to live with her in the open air and who didn't know how they were doing in the past few days, the village chief couldn't help but feel sympathy. He remembered that he still had an old house that no one lived in, so he could let them live there for a while until the children's father came back.
"It just so happens that I have an old house at home that has been uninhabited for a long time. It can be lived in after cleaning it up. You..."
“That’s great!”
Jiang Xueying didn't expect that the village chief would be so easy to talk to. She took the gift immediately and handed some eggs she bought to the village chief. She understood the principle of giving gifts to get things done.
The village chief couldn't help but frown, and his face seemed a little unhappy.
"Take these things back!"
Wow, I didn’t expect he was an honest official!
Jiang Xueying couldn't help but sigh that the village chief was such a good man. It seemed that they were lucky.
Jiang Xueying naturally didn't want to owe anyone a favor since she had received help for nothing. After much persuasion, she agreed on a certain amount of rent with the village chief.
The village chief's old house is on the side of the mountain. The surroundings look a bit messy, and it must be rarely taken care of. There is only a small path leading to it, but it looks pretty good.
The three of them didn't have much stuff, so they arrived at the destination easily.
When we arrived, the village chief was already waiting there. He smiled kindly when he saw the two children.
"Grandpa Village Chief!"
When the two siblings came to the village with their father, they were received by the village chief. The village chief was also very kind to the family on weekdays, and the two children liked him very much.
After exchanging a few words with the village chief, he left.
The family of three pushed open the door and looked around their new home.
You can tell that this place has been simply cleaned, and the main room is even cleaner.
"There are three rooms here in total, one for each of us."
The two siblings looked at each other and nodded. They never expected that a fire not only burned the vicious stepmother, but also brought about earth-shaking changes in their lives.
They all knew that Jiang Xueying was no longer the same person as before, but a killer. Although they were still a little afraid, they also knew clearly that Jiang Xueying would not hurt them.
After letting the two siblings tidy up the room, Jiang Xueying took this opportunity to look around.
This old house is surrounded by walls on all sides, and there is a small garden at the back. It is now overgrown with weeds. It would be good if the garden could be used to grow some vegetables, at least to meet daily needs.
After about a quarter of an hour, everyone had packed up.
It was still bright outside. Jiang Xueying thought about it and then called the two children.
"It's still early, why don't you go out for a walk?"
When going to an unfamiliar place, one naturally has to familiarize oneself with the surrounding environment first. Although she still has some money on her, it is not a long-term solution after all, and she has to find other sources of income.
When the two children heard what Jiang Xueying was thinking, they felt that there was some truth in it. Now that they had moved into the new house and had their own rooms, they had slowly begun to accept her.
The three of them simply packed up and went out. After walking about a hundred meters, they saw a house with a young girl standing at the door.
"Are you the stepmother of the Ye family?"
The woman looked Jiang Xueying up and down with contempt in her eyes. She subconsciously took a step back, as if she was afraid of being contaminated by something dirty.
After looking at Jiang Xueying, her eyes fell on Ye Xiaojin and Ye Xiaoyu, the two siblings, and she said sarcastically, "It seems that the rumors are true. Look at these two children, they are so thin that they are just skin and bones. I don't know what the village chief means. Why did he let you live here? It's really..."
Jiang Xueying's eyes flashed, and she suppressed the urge to go up and slap her twice, but finally she held back. She didn't want to cause trouble when she first arrived, so she had to give the village chief some face.
Thinking of this, she simply turned a deaf ear and walked around.
The two children listened silently to Jiang Xueying's complaints. Knowing that Jiang Xueying had endured it, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and quickly followed.
The woman was directly ignored by Jiang Xueying, and she was so angry that she almost rushed up to Jiang Xueying and said a few more words to her, but in the end she just stomped her feet to vent her anger and turned to walk through the door.
After walking around to determine the direction, Jiang Xueying brought the two siblings to a house.
This made the two of them even more surprised. This was the home of Doctor Zhang in the village. They had been here when they were sick. Why did Jiang Xueying bring them here?
Ye Xiaoyu couldn't help but think of bad things, and subconsciously grabbed Ye Xiaojin's hand. Was this woman trying to harm them again?
Jiang Xueying turned around and saw Ye Xiaoyu pulling Ye Xiaojin and looking at her warily. She couldn't help but be speechless. It seemed that she couldn't get rid of her image as a vicious stepmother!
The two siblings wondered what this character meant.
Before Jiang Xueying could speak, a man walked out of the house. He looked to be about forty years old. When he saw the three of them, he was stunned at first, then frowned, glared at Jiang Xueying fiercely before looking at the two siblings.
"Xiaoyu, Xiaojin, why are you here? Did she beat you again?"
Jiang Xueying was given another cold stare for no reason and felt helpless. She knew that her image as the vicious stepmother was deeply rooted in this village and could only sigh.
"Doctor Li, I'm sorry to bother you. I came here today to ask you to help check the health of these two children!"
She had already inquired about it. There was only one doctor in the village. His medical skills were quite good and he should be able to help take care of the two children.
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