Chapter 8 Village Chief

"Lai Fu, why are you here so late?" Liu Changquan was quite surprised to see Liu Lai Fu and his daughter coming to his house.

"Village chief." Liu Laifu said with a sullen face, "It's embarrassing to say that my daughter wants to find a place to stay. I thought there is an empty house at the end of the village. I wonder if she can live there?"

These words made him feel uncomfortable. The house belonged to the collective, and Liu Laifu wanted to save face. If it weren't for his daughter, he really wouldn't have asked for this.

Liu Yinyin became a "widow" just a few months after getting married. This incident caused quite a stir in the village some time ago.

Liu Changquan naturally knew about Liu Yinyin's situation, but...

He looked at Liu Yinyin and said, "Laifu, Yinyin is still young and will be able to find a good family in the future."

It’s not that he was reluctant to give the house to Liu Yinyin, but if Liu Yinyin remarried, there would be no need for her to live out alone.

Liu Lai Fu said nothing when he heard this, but his face looked a little unhappy.

Seeing his heavy face, Liu Yinyin took the initiative to say, "Village Chief, I don't plan to get married again in the future."

She had never considered getting married in the first place, and now that she had a child, it was even more impossible for her to get married again.

"What?" Liu Changquan was really surprised. He glanced at Liu Laifu and saw that he still had no reaction. He said, "You are still so young. You can't live alone for the rest of your life. Even if you remarry, no one will gossip about you."

He just thought that Liu Yinyin was young and shy, and was afraid that people would talk about her second marriage.

Liu Yinyin pursed her lips and said vaguely, "Village Chief, to be honest with you, if I were alone, I wouldn't want to cause trouble for the village. But... I'm already two months pregnant, and it won't be good for me to live in my mother's house with the child."

Liu Changquan was shocked: "You...you are pregnant?"

He had never heard anyone say that Liu Yinyin was pregnant. He guessed that she hadn't told anyone yet, otherwise there would be no way that there was no news in the village.

"Yeah." Liu Yinyin nodded and said, "If I wasn't pregnant, I wouldn't be too embarrassed to ask you this."

At this moment, Liu Yinyin also understood that the house no longer had an owner and it belonged to the collective. If she wanted to live there alone, even if Liu Changquan agreed, no one else in the village would agree.

Pregnancy is something that cannot be lied to, so Liu Changquan did not doubt her words. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Okay, if that's the case, the house over there is yours to live in."

Liu Yinyin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, suppressed her excitement, and pretended to be calm: "That's great, Village Chief, I'll rent the house, or... I'll pay one yuan a month?"

The house belongs to a collective, and Liu Yinyin thought it would be difficult for Liu Changquan to let her live in the house.

She doesn't like to cause trouble to others, so she'd better spend some money to rent a house.

The rent paid goes to the team and is considered collective money.

"You are quite polite, girl." Liu Changquan smiled and said, "But we are all from the same village, so there is really no need to pay rent. I remember that your household registration has not been transferred out yet, right? I will go to the village when I have time. The house at the end of the village and the private plot next to it will be divided up with you."

These words stunned Liu Laifu and his daughter, and Liu Yinyin was very excited.

Liu Laifu couldn't believe it: "This... Will other people in the village have any opinions?"

Liu Changquan said after careful consideration: "Don't worry, I can still make the decision on this small matter. If anyone has any opinions, I will explain them to him."

Upon hearing this, Liu Laifu said with gratitude, "Then I'll trouble you, Village Chief."

If the daughter of a noble family could really get a share of the house and land, she would have hope for the future.

Liu Yinyin was also very grateful for Liu Changquan's care for her and silently kept this favor in her heart.

Liu Changquan was silent for a moment, then added: "It's just that the house has been abandoned for two years and is now quite dilapidated. You have to repair the doors and the roof. You can go and see for yourself. If you don't repair it, it can't be lived in."

Liu Laifu quickly responded: "Okay, we can repair the house ourselves."

He was not worried about this. There were many strong people in the family, so repairing the house would not be a difficult task.

After Liu Laifu and his daughter left, Liu Changquan's wife Li Chunfen came out of the kitchen and asked casually, "Master, why did you just give the house to Liu Laifu's daughter?"

Li Chunfang also heard roughly what the few people said just now in the kitchen.

Liu Changquan glanced at her and said unhappily, "You know her situation. She's pregnant. What's wrong with letting her live in the house?"

"Oh, I didn't mean anything else." Li Chunfang said with a twinkle in her eyes. "I was thinking that so many people in the village wanted that house, but you never said anything. Now, you suddenly gave the house to Liu Yinyin. What's your reason? Those people will surely frame you!"

These days, life is not easy for anyone. Not only do people lack food and clothing, but living conditions are also not very good.

How many people live in the village, and why do all families live in one house? As for houses, everyone wants them.

Liu Changquan sneered and said in a hoarse voice: "On what basis? Just because her husband sacrificed his life for the country and the people, and is a "martyr". Do you think it is justified to let the wife and children of a martyr have no food to eat and no place to live in the future?

If anyone has any opinions, please let them come to me. If they can become a martyr's family member, I will grant them a house and land in the village in the future!"

"Well, I was just saying it casually. Look at you... why are you still talking about it?" Li Chunfang knew that she was in the wrong and said with a lack of confidence, "Okay, if you don't want to hear it, I won't say it."

This damn man is very stubborn. Once he makes up his mind, nothing can change his mind. He doesn't know how to adapt at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been just a small village chief for so many years.

Liu Changquan snorted and sighed, "Mrs. Liu Laifu is a good person. In her situation, she still insisted on keeping the child. It's really rare. You..."

After a pause, Liu Changquan cleared his throat and continued, "You should take care of her in the future, and don't let her be bullied by those women in the village who always like to make up stories about others."

Those women are really good at talking. They can even make the dead come alive and their spit can drown a person. What they say does make sense.

Li Chunfang glanced at him and whispered, "You always talk about us women, as if you men don't like to gossip!"

Seeing Liu Changquan glaring at her, Li Chunfang immediately smiled and changed her tone, "Okay, I get it. I'll have a good talk with those old ladies later and tell them not to make up stories about the martyrs' families."