Harvest Village
Chen Ye jumped down from the roof, which made Old Man Feng's heart jump. This girl climbed up the ladders all day long, and he was scared every time he saw her.
"Careful, girl! Don't fall! You're such a fool! We could have asked someone to come over and take a look, but you insisted on going up there yourself."
Chen Ye jumped down directly from the roof and stood firmly: "What's the big deal? The roofs here are low, no one can fall. I can just watch it directly, why bother to trouble others."
"I'll show you later if there's anything missing from the house, and I'll make it for you then."
One-Eye pretended to be unhappy: "Why do you need a little girl like you to do this? I taught you that skill."
Chen Ye smiled foolishly and scratched his head: "Hey, I was so happy that I forgot. Is there anything else that hasn't been moved? I'll go over there."
"No, everything has been moved. Once the cowshed is ready, I can stay there from time to time."
Anyway, he and One-Eye are both old bachelors, so it's good for them to live together. Otherwise, I'm really afraid that one day someone will die and no one will know.
"Ah! You still want to live in the cowshed? Isn't that where those people live?" No matter how well the cowshed is built, it's not as comfortable as living in a proper house, right?
"We don't know when those people will come. I'm worried about the old cow living there alone. You know, our old cow is much more valuable than me."
That's true. The villagers were reluctant to let the old ox carry anything too heavy. "I wonder when we'll have a tractor here?"
"Who knows? I heard that thing is very expensive. Our brigade is so poor, when can we save enough money to buy a tractor? It also consumes a lot of oil, which is a waste of money."
"Don't even think about it. It's troublesome to raise one more cow, and you're still thinking about those fancy things. Look around, which village nearby can afford them?" The one-eyed man poured a bucket of cold water on the two of them.
At the beginning of spring, the team leader came to mark out the territory and said that he planned to build a new cowshed here.
Chen Ye didn't understand at first. There was only one cow in the village, so why build a new cowshed?
Later, I heard from my grandfather that several people would be sent down to the village in a while. There were too many people living near the old cowshed, and it was not suitable for these people to live there. This place was just right because it was quiet and sparsely populated.
She also understood the implicit meaning of the little grandfather's words. These people were either old friends that the little grandfather knew, or people who were entrusted by others to the little grandfather for help in taking care of them.
Since it was uncertain whether this place would be home to the demobilized people in the future, the Zhang family, who lived not far from the grandfather's house, hurriedly arranged to move out and move out, saying that they would never live with bad elements.
To put it bluntly, it's because they are afraid of bringing trouble to their own family. It just so happens that the two small courtyards of One-Eyed Grandpa and Grandpa Feng were exchanged with the Zhang family for the big courtyard. From now on, if Chen Ye wants to see the two old men, he doesn't have to cross the bridge or walk a long way.
As for whether he would be implicated, Chen Ye had never thought about it. Although those who were sent down were not necessarily good people, there were still many good people. As long as he did not contact them blatantly, no one could frame him.
Chen Ye brushed off the dust on his body. The yard of Old Zhang's house was in good condition. Only two or three tiles on the roof were in poor condition.
"Okay, there's nothing to do here. Lao Feng and I don't have much stuff, so you can just pack the rest yourself."
"You should go back quickly. I haven't seen you rest all day. So take your time with your work. You are still young. You should take your time. There is no rush."
Chen Ye glanced around the yard and it seemed like there was really nothing to do: "By the way, do you two want to dig a well in the yard?" Chen Ye really liked digging wells, and he felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw water coming out.
The Zhang family didn't have a well before, so they had to go to the village to fetch water. How could these two old men carry that much? It would be so much more convenient to have a well in the yard.
"No need. We can just go to your house or Lao Chen's to fetch water. How much water can we use just for the two of us?"
Chen Ye nodded: "Okay, let's do this for now. I'll try to find a way to bring the water here."
"Okay, stop thinking about this all day long. Be careful not to grow if you think too much." Old man Feng smiled and shook his head. This girl is destined to be a worry.
Chen Ye took a look at the pants she had just made two months ago. They were obviously too short now. She was not really worried about not growing taller.
Even if she stops growing from now on, her height is enough. She is not obsessed with height and she is quite satisfied as long as she is healthy.
"Hey, alright then. I'll be back first. If you need any work, just give me a shout. I can hear you from home."
Old man Feng walked to the gate and looked outside: "Ye Zi, come over when it's getting dark and go with me to get some books." His treasures had not been moved in yet.
"Okay, but can you just leave it at home?" Many of Grandpa Feng's books are not allowed to be read now. If someone saw them, the old man would just move to another place to live.
"That's definitely not possible. I'll put it at your house and I'll go there whenever I want to watch it."
With Ye Zi's personality, there is always a place at home where she hides things. This child is almost as good as the rabbit in digging holes and hiding things.
"Oh, okay. I'll call you guys when I'm having dinner. We can't light a fire here today. I'll call Grandpa Luo later and tell him to come home for dinner tonight."
"Okay, it's settled. You can go back soon." This girl has been busy all day. They all look exhausted from helping out. How can there be such a hardworking child?
After Chen Ye left, Old Man Feng turned around and walked into the yard. "Don't say it's good here. There are fewer people. I don't have to look around to see if there's anyone around when I say something. I don't even dare to open the window to eat anything. I just say that Old Man Chen is so smart."
The one-eyed man didn't want to pay any attention to this person: "What are you talking about? When Lao Chen came back, we lived there. Why didn't you think of building the house directly here?"
Needless to say, it was so unsafe at that time. It was definitely safer to live where there were many people. But he was just a weak scholar.
"Hurry up and clean up. I checked the kitchen and it's all good. Tomorrow we'll cook for ourselves. We can't always let the kids take care of us. But let's make a deal. We'll each cook for one day, and there's no cheating."
One-Eye went straight into the house where he lived. This guy was narrow-minded and wanted to tell everything in advance. If he didn't want to live closer to Ye Zi so that he could teach her the craft, he would never have lived with this slow-paced person.
"Hey, hey, you're not even finished talking, why did you go into the house?"
Old man Feng went back to his room, shaking his head. Now he didn't have to go far to get books to read anymore.
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