No more having to do things secretly.
By the way, there are still three laying hens. After the chicks are replaced in the spring, she will feed the three laying hens. She has been wanting to change her taste for a long time.
She found a rope to tie the money into bundles, found a needle and thread, and separated the money and sewed it into her clothes and pants. Since she had no proper place to live, she felt safe keeping the money on her body.
Chen Ye got up early in the morning, washed his face, folded the quilt and mattress, and tied them tightly. He also stuffed a few clothes and a basin into the quilt, and tied the claws of the three laying hens in the backyard.
He put the luggage roll on his back, carried three laying hens in his hands, opened the door and walked out of the house, heading towards the other side of the river without any reluctance.
Everyone in the village gets up early, and every house still has wooden sticks, so you can see outside clearly by standing in the yard.
"Ye Zi, where are you going? Why are you still carrying luggage?"
"Grandma Zhang? I'm moving. I'm going to stay at my grandfather's house for a while."
The old lady opened the door and came out immediately. "Moving? What are you moving? Why don't you just live here? Doesn't your uncle want you to live in this house anymore?"
Everyone in the village knew what kind of person Chen Laoer was. He was a selfish man who always put everything into his own pocket.
Chen Ye grinned, a smile tinged with bitterness. "Well, my second uncle sold his house to an educated youth from the village yesterday. They were desperate for a place to live, so my grandfather asked me to move in with him temporarily."
When the old lady heard this, she was so angry that she said, "What's the point of having a half-grown child living next to you? You don't even leave the child a broken house and let the child go out to beg for food?"
The old lady took Chen Ye's hand and said, "Why don't you just live at Grandma Zhang's house and share a room with Yue'er and her sister." Yue'er is Grandma Zhang's eldest granddaughter.
"No, no, there's an empty room at my little grandfather's house. I'll go live there first. When the weather gets better, I'll get some adobe bricks and build a small house that will be big enough for me to live in."
"It just so happens that there's a lot of vacant land over at my grandfather's place, so we don't have to occupy everyone else's homestead."
"It's so dangerous over there, can you live there alone? I think you can just stay at my house. That way you can have a ready meal when you come back from work."
"Really, no need. I can handle it on my own, but I can't add burden to your family. It's safe over there with little grandpa."
"Grandma Zhang, I still have a pile of things here. I won't chat with you for now. I'll move the things over first."
The old lady let go of her hand and said, "Okay, if you have nowhere to go in the future, just come and live at Grandma Zhang's house. Don't worry, Yue'er and the others will definitely agree to let you come and live here."
The old lady's house was not spacious either. At that time, there were very few elderly people who had received orders to separate their families. A large family of more than ten or twenty people lived together, and no matter how many rooms there were, they would not be enough.
Grandma Zhang's house is like this. Four grandsons live in one room, and three granddaughters live in another room. It's very crowded.
"Oh, I remember that. I'll be leaving first, Grandma Zhang."
Chen Ye quickly walked to the other side of the stream. When the neighbor came out, all he saw was Chen Ye's back.
"Is that a leaf? Why is it carrying a luggage roll?"
Grandma Zhang sighed, "This Chen Lao Er is such a bad person. He sold the house to the educated youth just after the two old people were buried yesterday. The educated youth has already spent money and must be anxious to get the house back. So Ye Zi has to be kicked out."
"Tell me what the Chen family is thinking. Why can't they tolerate a little girl? If this child isn't good, it's understandable, but we watched Ye Zi grow up. She's such a good child, and she's very capable. Why do they look down on her?"
That's what Old Lady Zhang really thought. Even though Ye Zi was just a half-grown child, the work points he earned were almost the same as those of the strong laborers in the family. If a family had such a capable child, wouldn't they favor him a little?
"Who knows? Ye Zi was just unlucky to be born into Old Chen's family. If she were to be born into another family, her life would definitely be easier."
"How pitiful! Dad doesn't care about the child, and mom hasn't even come to see the child since she remarried. How can they be so cruel? If you didn't want to take care of the child, you shouldn't have given birth to the child in the first place."
"That's not the way it works. If you can give birth, you can raise the child. Otherwise, why would you give birth to a child? Wouldn't you just let the child suffer? In the end, it's all Chen Dasheng's fault. He left and never came back. His parents don't care about him, so how can they care for a girl?"
"I heard that Chen Dasheng later married a daughter from a leader's family. After all these years, they must have had a child. Who would still remember that there was a girl like Ye Zi in the village?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, what a beast! Even an old sow knows to protect her cubs, but this man is worse than that beast."
Chen Ye knew that the villagers would talk about her behavior, but she wanted to make sure that the Chen family was not behaved properly so that everyone would know what was going on. Don't think that she would just enjoy herself after her grandparents passed away. She had to let the villagers know that she had no choice.
Chen Ye had a sad look on his face all the way, but when he arrived at his grandfather's house, he smiled broadly.
"Girl, why don't you say anything? I'll go over and help you. Let's push the wheelbarrow and go for a walk."
Chen Ye chuckled, "Why are you leaving? I only have this little stuff, and I can move it here in one trip. Could you please take a look and find a room for me to stay in?"
Chen Shengli smiled and nodded Chen Ye's head: "You can choose any of the empty rooms. They were all cleaned out when you left yesterday. You can live in whichever one you like."
"Hey, how come I'm so good at tying up my brother?"
The tied up little black face turned red, and he giggled: "Sister Ye, pick a room and I will help you clean it."
"Okay, I'll live in the house near the main gate."
Chen Ye didn't have much stuff, so he just rolled up his luggage and put it on the kang. He put those tattered clothes aside for the time being. He had to bring a change of clothes with him when he went out.
"Ye Zi, the captain came over yesterday and asked me about your departure. I said I agreed, and he asked you to come over today when you have some free time to get a letter of introduction."
Ye Zi nodded in understanding. Although the little grandfather had severed ties with his grandfather, he was still Ye Zi's only blood relative in the village, so it was normal for the team leader to come and ask.
After all, she is still a child. If anything really happens, the captain will have some responsibility.
"Got it. I'll go now."
"I heard that Chen Lao Er, that jerk, sold his house yesterday?"
Chen Ye shook off the quilt. She had no intention of removing the worn back just yet. "Well, when I left your place yesterday, two educated youth came to my house and asked me when I could move out. That's when I found out the house had been sold."
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