Chapter 13 Concern on a Rainy Night

When the rainstorm began, many families in the village woke up.

Some families had leaking roofs, so they used basins to catch the water. The

Lu family stayed up late because of the money issue, and Lu Mingfeng promised his mother that he would get the money back soon.

Listening to the crackling sound of rain outside, Lu Mingfeng was a little worried about Shen Jiale.

The roof of the Youth House needed to be repaired. I wonder if Jiang Haoran did a good job. What if there were any leaks?

I was worried and couldn't sleep. After thinking about it, I decided to go to the Youth House to check it out.

There was no flashlight at home, so I could only go out in the dark with an umbrella.

The rain was too heavy, and the umbrella didn't work. Lu Mingfeng put away the umbrella and walked in the rainstorm.

After walking for a while and adapting to the darkness, they soon arrived at the Youth Hostel.

It was pitch black.

In such a heavy rain, were they sleeping so soundly?

When he reached the door, Lu Mingfeng knocked.

The oil lamp in the house had gone out long ago after the roof fell down. Tang Xiaotian was so scared that she hugged Shen Jiale tightly: "Are there bad guys coming?"

Shen Jiale comforted her: "Don't be afraid."

Li Mei's voice came from the kitchen: "Who is it?"

Lu Mingfeng asked: "It's me, why are you in the kitchen?"

"The roof collapsed, and we can only squeeze into the kitchen to avoid the rain."

"Are you all in the kitchen?"

"The kitchen is too small, and it can't hold too many people. There are still a few people in the house."

"Where are the Youth Hostel members Shen?"

"Inside the house."

Lu Mingfeng was very angry: "How can you let a girl stay in a room without a roof."

Wang Yanhong shouted: "What can we do? Who asked her to run slowly? The kitchen is so small. She wanted to go in."

Thinking that Shen Zhiqing must be very scared now, Lu Mingfeng felt distressed and leaned on the crack of the door and shouted: "Shen Zhiqing!"

Shen Jiale heard Lu Mingfeng's voice and replied: "I'm fine, it's raining heavily, you should go back quickly."

"The roof has collapsed, you can't stay in there."

"We'll stay in a place where it doesn't leak, it's okay."

"You can live in my house, in my sister's room."

Tang Xiaotian was overjoyed when she heard this, and excitedly shook Shen Jiale's arm: "We have a place to shelter from the rain."

Unexpectedly, Shen Jiale said: "It's not convenient. It's late at night. If two girls follow a man home, tomorrow, the spit will drown us."

"He asked us to live in his sister's room."

"That won't work either. Others don't know. But if you really want to go, go ahead and I'll stay." If

Tang Xiaotian really wanted to leave, it would be good. Then she could go into the space to take a hot bath and have a good sleep.

Tang Xiaotian didn't know that she was the

one who was holding back. "I won't leave you alone. If you don't leave, I won't leave either."

Jiang Haoran heard Lu Mingfeng asking Shen Jiale to go home with him. He was afraid that Shen Jiale would agree, so he tilted his ears to listen to the movement outside.

There was no sound of the door opening.

But, why did Lu Mingfeng not leave? What was he planning?

After

a long while, Shen Jiale thought that Lu Mingfeng should leave, so he asked tentatively.

"Are you leaving?"

Lu Mingfeng replied, "I'm outside. Call me if you need anything."

Shen Jiale didn't want Lu Mingfeng to wait outside the door, so he stood up and went behind the door and asked, "Is your money coming back?"

"No, I listened to you and didn't act impulsively."

"Very good, then you go back first. If you want to get the money earlier, come to me tomorrow morning. I have something to tell you."

"Are you really not going to get wet in the house?"

"I have a big umbrella, so you won't get wet. You still have a lot of things to do tomorrow, and you need energy. Go back and rest quickly."

Lu Mingfeng walked around the house. The wall didn't collapse. As long as the door was locked, it would not be easy for outsiders to get in.

Shen Zhiqing didn't go home with him, and standing at the door was really useless, so he went back.

...

The clothes on both of them were soaked. After Lu Mingfeng left, Shen Jiale and Tang Xiaotian took out dry clothes to change into.

Wrapped in a quilt and leaned against the wall, with an umbrella in front of him, ready to take a nap, he heard a knock on the door.

Shen Jiale thought it was Lu Mingfeng, and asked, "Didn't you leave? Why are you back?"

"Shen Jiale, it's me." It was Li Mei's voice. "

Is there something wrong?" Shen Jiale asked.

"Open the door, I want to go in."

Tang Xiaotian walked along the wall, opened the door, and asked, "Did they squeeze you out too?"

"No, I think there are too many people and it's too crowded. Anyway, it's not cold in this season, and it's still spacious inside." Li Mei sat against the wall next to the two of them, holding her luggage.

She was lucky to have found a place to shelter from the rain, but just now, someone touched her butt.

She didn't dare to say anything and could only endure it silently.

Seeing that she didn't dare to say anything, the man took advantage of it and put his hand into her clothes.

At that moment, she was so scared that she would rather be drenched in the rain than be crowded with them.

...

The next morning, the rain became lighter, but it didn't stop.

Shen Jiale knew that the rain would continue for four or five days.

She opened the door and stretched her waist, and saw that the people in the kitchen were crowded together and hadn't woken up yet.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face outside, Lu Mingfeng came with an umbrella.

He handed Shen Jiale an egg, which was still warm.

Shen Jiale peeled the egg and ate it, then asked him what happened at Uncle Lu's house yesterday and the situation of everyone in their family.

After listening to Lu Mingfeng's story, Shen Jiale analyzed it carefully.

"Your uncle has a very good reputation in the village, and he cherishes his reputation very much. He didn't return the money even though your aunt made such a fuss. First, it shows that he really can't come up with the money now, and second, the money was used on things that are more important than his reputation. If you want to get the money back as soon as possible, it's best to start with

this matter." "What important things could your uncle have? His children are all married, my cousin is still working in town, and the youngest cousin is already engaged. I can't think of why his family needs such a large sum of money."

"Then start with his children. While it's raining these few days, find out everything about his children."

Lu Mingfeng wanted to ask Shen Jiale if he had a good rest last night, but Shen Jiale urged him to hurry up. The sooner he found out, the sooner he could get his money. He didn't even have time to ask her to live in his house.

...

After the educated youth got up, they looked at the house with worry.

Not only did the roof of the old house collapse, but after a night of heavy rain, the walls also had cracks. The weather forecast said that the rain would continue for a few more days. When the rain stopped, they didn't know whether the walls of the house would still be there.

The village chief came to see the situation. The most urgent thing at the moment was to arrange accommodation for the educated youth. He called on the villagers to vacate the spare rooms for the educated youth to stay temporarily.

Yaoshui Village is the poorest village in the town. Many families can't even get enough food, so where can they find extra rooms for others to live in.

There are two families who are willing to give up their rooms.

Chen Daya from the village took the initiative to say that she was willing to give up one room in her house for the educated youth to live in, but only male educated youth were allowed to live in.

The purpose was very obvious, and it immediately extinguished the joy of the educated youth.

The Chen family had two daughters who were of marriageable age and planned to recruit a son-in-law.

But the daughters were tall, dark and fat, and their mother, Chen Daya, was the most aggressive woman in the village. No one wanted to marry into the family after knowing her family.

Originally, the male educated youth just needed a place to live, but when they thought about being raped by the daughters of the Chen family, they might not have the strength to resist.

Wang Yanhong proposed that she wanted to stay at the Chen family, but was scolded by Chen Daya.

"Are you deaf? Are you a man?"

Chen Daya got angry when she looked at these female educated youth.

They all look so cute, which makes the two daughters look even bigger and stronger. They also want to live in her house.

No way!

Another person who is willing to give up the room is the Zhou family, which has two brothers and a widowed mother.

Zhou Da and his younger brother Zhou Er are both unmarried. If the female educated youth live in his house, they can just help with cleaning.

The conditions seem simple, but anyone with a discerning eye knows what the Zhou family is thinking.