Chapter 80 Another Gift
When everyone in the Wan family heard the shouting, Boss Wan hurried out of the house.
When he opened the door to the main room, Boss Wan saw a middle-aged man standing outside the fence gate. The man looked like a coachman, and he was stretching his head to look into the yard.
Boss Wan opened the door, walked out, and asked through the fence: "Brother, we are the Wan family who just arrived. Who are you looking for?"
The man laughed heartily and said, "I'm the driver sent by the mayor to deliver something to your house. Big brother, please come out and help me. There are a lot of things."
When Boss Wan heard this, he responded and quickly turned around and ran into the house.
"Mom, please come out quickly. The mayor has sent someone to deliver something to us."
Old Lady Wan was sitting cross-legged on the kang, with a room full of younger generations standing on the floor, all listening to her instructions. At this moment, Old Master Wan came running in from outside, shouting in a hurry. Old Lady Wan gently scolded him, "You are already in your forties, but you are still so unstable. What are you panicking about? It's like the sky is falling."
Mrs. Wan then scratched her head and smiled, "Mom, there's a man outside who said the mayor asked him to deliver something to our family. I'm so happy that I'm a little flustered. How about you go out and take a look?"
When Old Lady Wan heard that it was the mayor, she felt a little panicked. After all, in a place like this border, their highest leader is the mayor, and they must not offend the mayor. Even if it was someone sent by the mayor, they had to receive him well.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly got off the kang and put on her shoes. Mrs. Wan San and Mrs. Wan Er also quickly supported Old Mrs. Wan from both sides, fearing that she would fall.
"Where is the person? Go out and check. Why are you running back, kid? Can't you just shout?"
While saying "Boss Wan", Old Mrs. Wan hurried out.
When I arrived in the yard, I saw a man outside the fence gate looking inside with a puzzled look on his face.
"Why don't you open the door quickly? What are you standing there for? No wonder people call us country bumpkins? You panic over such a small thing? How can you establish your authority in the future?"
Old Mrs. Wan now really wants to hand all these children over to Wan Xingmo for training.
Wan Laoer trotted over first and opened the fence gate.
"Brother, please come in. I am so sorry for the delay. When he heard that you were the mayor's men, he was a little flustered. We are ordinary people who have never seen the world. Please forgive us."
The man didn't care much. He had seen it many times and didn't take it seriously. He just smiled and said, "It's okay. I understand. Please help me. The mayor was entrusted by Mr. Lu to deliver some furniture and daily necessities to your family. We have several vehicles to bring them here. I just came to inform you that the roads in the village are not easy to walk on. Please bring people to help push them."
The conversation between Wan Laoer and the man was clearly heard by Mrs. Wan. Without waiting for Wan Laoer to return, Mrs. Wan quickly told her sons, "Hurry up, don't just stand there, go and help."
Everyone in the Wan family was almost stunned by this sudden surprise. They were all a little dizzy. They had been planning to go to the town to buy things, but they were delivered to them so early in the morning. How could they not be happy?
Old Lady Wan drove away several of her sons and grandsons, and anyone who could help was chased away by her.
Even if Old Lady Wan didn't chase them away, the people at home couldn't stay and wanted to go watch the fun.
At this time, the village entrance was surrounded by villagers basking in the sun.
There were about 10 to 20 mule carts parked on the official road at the entrance of the village. Each mule cart was fully loaded. The mule carts were lined up to enter the village, and the end of the convoy was not visible.
At this time, the first mule cart was stuck in the mud and couldn't get out for a long time.
When the man brought the Wan family's people over, the surrounding villagers were talking about it.
"Who bought all these things? This is really a big deal."
"My God, I've lived in this village all my life and I've never seen such beautiful furniture."
"Yes, this is better than the furniture of the landlord in the neighboring village. Look at the workmanship and the vermilion lacquer. Each one is worth a lot of money."
"You are such a country bumpkin, so ignorant. You think these junks are worth a lot of money? You are such a country bumpkin."
A woman was wearing a headscarf and a patched cotton coat. She had her hands tucked into her sleeves and her sallow, rough face was full of contempt.
Everyone turned to look at the woman, with mockery in their eyes: "Oh, we are bumpkins? That's better than exiles. You, an exile, what qualifications do you have to say that? Your current status is not even as high as ours! What qualifications do you have to laugh at us? Don't you see that you don't even have a decent piece of furniture in your own home? You are wearing other people's clothes. What right do you have to say that we are bumpkins?"
"If you look down on us again, we will strip you of your clothes and leave you with nothing to cover your body."
The woman's face changed when she heard this. This dress was given to her as alms when she first came to this village. She didn't have any thick clothes on her. If she really took it back, she would really freeze to death. The woman shut up angrily and left the crowd in embarrassment.
Without the woman's sarcastic sarcasm, the onlookers looked towards the mule cart at the entrance of the village.
At this time, they saw the Wan family who had just come to Shizi Village yesterday hurried over and pushed the cart. Only then did they realize that these were bought by the Wan family. The crowd began to speculate, who is the origin of this new exile?
These people were treated completely differently from the prisoners who were exiled before. They didn't look like prisoners, but more like rich people who came to the countryside to experience life. The clothes they wore were all brand new. This contrast made the villagers even more curious about the origins of these Wan family members.
Wan Xingmo also came with Wan Xingchen to help. After being fed by Old Lady Wan in the morning, they were about to see if there was any dry firewood nearby to get some back. Just then they saw the man coming to the Wan family's door and heard the conversation.
Wan Xingmo went back and told Zhao about it, then took Wan Xingchen out.
With the help of the Wan family, the mule cart was quickly driven out of the mud. The mule cart was filled with vermilion lacquered furniture of various styles, all of which were the latest models.
From cabinets, tables and chairs to sewing boxes, everything is fully equipped.
There were eight trucks carrying furniture alone, and three of the trucks were covered with oilcloth. The onlookers couldn't see clearly what was inside.
The next car right behind was filled with pots, pans, and utensils, and the next few cars after that were all filled with firewood.
The convoy slowly moved towards the Wan family. When the front car arrived at the door of Old Mrs. Wan's house, the last car was still parked on the official road outside.
Such a big scene had already alarmed the entire village. Adults, children and the elderly all came out, blocking all the roads in the village.
The situation outside the yard of Old Lady Wan's house was even more outrageous. There were three layers of people inside and three layers outside, with adults carrying children on their shoulders, and the children were excitedly dancing and telling stories to the adults.
After the first truckload of furniture arrived, the village chief was also carried by Jinniu and stood in the yard of Old Lady Wan's house. He was dumbfounded at this moment. This scene was even more impressive than the furniture purchased by the big landlord in the neighboring village. The village chief remembered that when the big landlord came here to build a house, he only used five or six mule carts, which was less than one-third of the Wan family's. No one within a hundred miles could surpass the Wan family's scene.
Seeing so many people watching, the man at the beginning remembered what the mayor had told him before he left. He stood on the mule cart, pretending to pass down furniture, and said loudly: "Brother Wan, the mayor said that these things are gifts from Mr. Lu. If you encounter any problems in the village in the future, you can go to the town to ask the mayor for help. Don't be polite."
After the man's explanation, the villagers in Shizi Village suddenly realized, "So these things were not bought by this family themselves? I was wondering when did this exile become so rich?"
"You are wrong. This exile is indeed different from the others. His family has the support of the mayor himself. We must make friends with this newcomer. I don't even know the name of this family yet. I have to go back and prepare some small gifts so that I can visit them."
Someone in the crowd said this, and the other villagers hurried away, each going back to prepare some gifts. The entrance of the Wan family, which was originally crowded, was soon mostly empty. Some people looked at the Wan family with jealousy. These people were the real exiles.
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