Chapter 58 Shattered All Romance
But she didn't know what he was thinking. Was he trying to be ambiguous, or was he simply trying to take advantage of her?
Having suffered a great loss when she got married in her previous life, she naturally had to be careful and prudent in this life. No one should think of tricking her back home with just a few tricks.
After walking through the village for a few minutes, they came to the back of the village. The wider world seemed even darker. Although Huo Beixi turned on the flashlight, he did not let go of Hua Xiali's hand.
The fields on both sides were filled with the chirping of insects and the croaking of frogs, as if playing a moving melody.
The ripe rice in the fields exudes the fragrance of harvest. Some families have started to harvest the rice in the past two days. Hua Xiali does not plan to do it herself this year. In the past few years, the four of them, mother and daughter, planted the fields and harvested, and they were really exhausted. So this year she waited until others had finished harvesting and then paid two people to do it.
It has not rained this year, so there is no need to worry about the rain affecting the rice.
"Xia Li." Huo Beixi suddenly stood in front of Hua Xia Li and looked at her with deep eyes. "You don't have to rush to pay back the money I lent you before. I don't have such a big expense on a daily basis."
"Okay." Hua Xiali raised her lips and smiled. When she borrowed the money, she had agreed to pay him back before the Chinese New Year. It wasn't September yet, and there were still six months until the Chinese New Year in mid-February. If her and Zhang Yongfeng's business was stable, even if they could only make five thousand a month, they would still be able to make tens of thousands. Even if they were short of money to the bank, they could pay back most of it, not to mention the fifteen hundred they owed him.
But as for the money she owed to the bank, she only had to pay back one thousand yuan every month, so she would definitely return the money to Huo Beixi before the New Year.
"I still have some money. If you need anything else, you can tell me." Huo Beixi continued.
"Okay, thank you. If there's anything I need, I won't be polite to you." Hua Xiali smiled brilliantly.
In her previous life, she had seen a sentence on the Internet, which said that if you want to know whether a person truly likes you, just ask for money and you will find out.
Therefore, a person who is willing to lend her money and help her has already surpassed many people in this world in terms of character.
Hua Xiali raised her head and looked at Huo Beixi's handsome features in the dim moonlight. Suddenly, her arm felt itchy. She quickly reached out and slapped it. With a "pop", all the romance was shattered.
Then, a warm coat was put on her shoulders. "There are too many mosquitoes at night. Let's go back!"
Hua Xiali complained while scratching her groan, "Why do mosquitoes only bite me and not you?"
"Because I covered myself tightly before going out." Huo Beixi said in a gentle tone.
Hua Xiali looked him over from head to toe, and it was true. He was wearing the same yellow shoes that everyone wore when working in the fields, black trousers on his legs, and even a coat over his large vest. Only now the coat was draped over her shoulders.
Unlike her, who ran out as soon as she got out of bed without realizing that she was wearing pajamas. Fortunately, they were ordinary short-sleeved shirts and cropped pants, not a nightgown or some sexier pajamas. Otherwise, she would have been so embarrassed to go out like this!
Watching Hua Xiali open the small door and go in, Huo Beixi stood there and waited for a while before turning around and leaving.
The next day, the construction team arrived.
Hua Xiali has a total of 300 square meters of residential land. At her request, the construction team measured out 200 square meters because she planned to build a 400-square-meter large house downstairs. The remaining 100 square meters of yard will be reserved for digging a well, and the rest of the land will be used to grow fruits and vegetables.
This way you don’t have to spend money on eating fruits and vegetables.
After the building materials were all in place, Hua Xiali began to build his house. He asked his third and fourth uncles to be in charge of the construction. He had to have his own people on the construction site, otherwise what if they cheated him? After all, Hua Xiali was going to live in this house for 20 years, until it was demolished.
The three families just had to wait until the very end to harvest the rice and simply hire a few people in the village to harvest it.
It's all odd jobs anyway, whether you go out or do odd jobs in the village, there are many people willing to do it.
Hua Qiuli is now on summer vacation. Hua Xiali asked her to read and study in the morning, and then help her mother and others deal with brine in the afternoon. The salary is also three yuan a day, paid daily.
As for Hua Chunli, she went to the town with Zhang Yongfeng to set up a stall to sell spicy potatoes. By working together, they could sell more spicy potatoes and earn more money.
Yu Qingxin and Yan Yishen went door to door in the village for two days to investigate the matter of Hua Chunli's ID being stolen, but there was no progress. They also knew that the other party probably wanted to wait for people to forget about it and then come out to handle it, but Yu Qingxin and Yan Yishen informed other colleagues about this matter and asked everyone to help keep an eye on it, so even if the other party applied for it the day before school started, he would not be able to succeed.
That morning, Hua Xiali had just arrived at the construction site. Before he had time to say a word to the leader of the construction team, he heard the village radio calling out, "Hua Xiali, come to the village office to answer the phone, Hua Xiali, come to the village office to answer the phone..."
So Hua Xiali hurriedly turned around and ran towards the brigade headquarters, running there as fast as she could. After arriving at the brigade headquarters panting, she adjusted herself at the door for a while before going in.
When I picked up the phone and heard the voice, I realized it was Zhang Yongfeng.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong?" Zhang Yongfeng has never called Hua Xiali since he set up the stall, but he actually called today, which means something happened.
"Xia Li, when I came to the landlord's house today and was moving things to set up the stall, I found that the oil bottle had been moved. I clearly tightened the bottle cap yesterday, but now it is loose." Zhang Yongfeng said anxiously.
When Hua Xiali heard this, her heart sank immediately. She knew that if her business was doing well, people would be jealous and would imitate her.
But I never thought that someone would use such a vile and vicious method to add things that should not be added into their cooking oil, causing others to have diarrhea, which is a minor condition. What if it kills someone?
Could it be that in their eyes, human life can be treated so lightly?
"Brother-in-law, don't bother with the gas can now. Just lock the door and report to the police. Then ask them to do a fingerprint test. It doesn't matter how much it costs, but you must find out who that person is and ruin his reputation so that he can't do business in the future and can't harm others. When you're done, you can come back with your stuff. Come back first, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Because Huo Beixi was sitting in the brigade headquarters, Hua Xiali didn't want him to know too many secrets about himself, so when he spoke to Zhang Yongfeng, he deliberately lowered his voice so that Huo Beixi wouldn't hear.