"Aunt Yang, it really is you, waaaaah~"
Yang Yufen was startled by the sudden sound. When the person got closer and started crying, Yang Yufen recognized that it was Xiao Zhang.
"What's wrong, you big boy? Why are you crying like this?"
Yang Yufen looked at Xiao Zhang, who had lost weight and looked quite disheveled. The last time she saw him, she had tried to comfort him. Could he really have believed in the idea of a free lunch? That would be terrible, and he wasn't worth pitying.
“Auntie, my parents are gone, and my home is gone too. I listened to you back then, but my dad was incited to take all the money in the house behind my back and even borrowed money from relatives. When the truth couldn’t be hidden anymore, they… they couldn’t think straight and took poison.”
Xiao Zhang really couldn't resist. He was initially relieved and even gave some money to his cousin, thinking he wouldn't offend anyone.
However, he always chose the thinnest and shortest part of the rope. His father was in poor health, but his mother took care of him on a daily basis. He was also able to earn money, so the family lived a fairly good life.
Unfortunately, because his marriage plans kept falling through, he suppressed his desire to make a lot of money. However, his parents listened to others and secretly invested all the savings they had painstakingly accumulated.
The elderly couple went crazy when they realized they couldn't get the money back. Relatives came knocking on their door one after another, and the main problem was that his fiancée's family broke off the engagement.
The elderly couple, feeling guilty for being a burden and a hindrance to their family, took poison while their son, Xiao Zhang, was away from home. They both collapsed on the ground. When Xiao Zhang returned home, they were gone. By the time he found them, they were already dead.
"Waaaaah, my home is gone, I lost my house, and now I'm sleeping under a bridge, trying to find temporary work, but everyone around here knows about my family situation, so I can't find any work at all."
Xiao Zhang was truly despondent. If it weren't for the pile of debts he still had to pay, he would only have a town household registration, and his family wouldn't even own any land, making him worse off than his cousin's family.
The hailstorm this year had already ruined the sweet potato business, and even the car I bought to sell them was taken away.
Xiao Zhang was crying so hard that his stomach was rumbling. Xianglian couldn't bear to hear it, so she cooked a bowl of noodles and brought it to him.
"Why don't you eat something first?"
Xianglian's voice was soft.
"Yes, fill your stomach first. The world is vast, and you are still young. You have to look forward to life."
Yang Yufen offered words of comfort.
Xiao Zhang wanted to refuse, but his stomach rumbled again, and the aroma of noodles lingered in his nose.
"Thank you, ma'am, thank you all."
Xiao Zhang picked up his chopsticks, picked up a noodle, and after the noodles entered his mouth, his body honestly sped up the process, and before he knew it, he had finished the whole bowl of noodles, including the soup.
"Auntie, I'll pay you back for the noodles once I find a job."
Xiao Zhang felt energetic again; there are still many good people in this world.
"You're looking for work? I have a job here. It's hard work, but you get paid daily and a meal is included. If you don't mind, we can set up a shed first, there'll be room."
Yang Yufen spoke.
"Go for it, I'm not afraid of hard work."
Xiao Zhang immediately became excited.
"Well, you're living under the overpass now. It's fine when it doesn't rain, but when it rains, it's easy to get sick when it gets cold. I'll find you a place to stay for a few days."
"No need, no need, ma'am. If there's work, I can stay at my cousin's house for a few days. Just tell me when you can start working, and I'll come over as soon as possible."
Xiao Zhang couldn't possibly trouble Yang Yufen any further.
“There will definitely be work in five days. It pays ten yuan a day. The main problem is that I’m not free these days. Otherwise, I could take you there directly. This work will take quite a while. It involves clearing land and planting fruit trees. There will be work for at least six months.”
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