Chapter 21 Exchange Conditions
Seeing the old man and the young man looking puzzled, Song Liyun pursed her lips and smiled: "Village head, big brother, please listen to me..."
The conversation between the three continued until the village head's wife called for dinner.
Song Lizheng was full of worries.
Song Zhenping's eyes sparkled with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, and he hesitated to speak.
If he hadn't been accustomed to forbearance, he might have said it out loud.
In order to take care of the Song Zhenping brothers, the headman's family made noodle soup with eggs and minced meat.
Song Liyun originally wanted to leave. She had enough food and also needed to go back quickly to calm Song Laoer down.
But when the wife of the village head stopped him, he could no longer move. His eyes were fixed on the food tray brought into the room, and he sat down directly at the table.
This is pure natural wheat flour. Before she even started eating it, the aroma of the flour penetrated her nose, making her mouth salivate.
The green bok choy, the golden egg drops, and the small pieces of meat in the bowl are all so tempting.
Without waiting for the headwoman to call her again, Song Liyun couldn't help but pick up the bowl and take a sip.
The noodles are chewy, and there are diced radish and meat in the soup. It is soft and smooth in the mouth, with a hint of salt and garlic.
Song Liyun had eaten chicken at noon, but it was just boiled in salt water. She had never tasted such a rich flavor.
She only felt that her taste buds, which had been dead for many years, had all come back to life, and even a small hook emerged from her stomach and scratched her throat.
Why!
If a home-cooked meal made by an ordinary village woman is so delicious, how much more delicious would it be if it were cooked in a professional restaurant!
Song Liyun tried her best to suppress the urge to store the noodle soup in her space: It would be better to become independent as soon as possible so that she can eat freely.
The noodle soup was so hot that Song Liyun had to breathe heavily while eating it: "Delicious, delicious! So hot!"
The little grandson at the same table saw her in such a mess and giggled, covering his face.
The village head's wife, Huang, looked at her like this. She had originally looked sympathetic and uncomfortable, but now she smiled and scolded her, "Look at you, you're so impatient. Be careful not to burn your mouth."
The one who cooked was Song Lizheng's second daughter-in-law, a shy and timid village woman.
Seeing Song Liyun eating like this, she guessed that she was very hungry and whispered, "Mom, I'm afraid Second Sister Yun hasn't eaten anything today. Why don't you grab a few more bowls of noodle soup."
Song Liyun felt burned, and the greed in her heart subsided. She quickly shook her head: "Second Aunt, don't bother. I have a small appetite, so this bowl is enough for me."
Although Song Lizheng lived a good life, he did not dare to eat white flour casually. In addition to a bowl of noodle soup for each person, there was also a wooden basin on the table with a few multi-grain cakes in it.
After having dinner at the headman's house, the original plan was for Song Zhenping and Li Yun to go home, leaving Xiao An at the headman's house to rest.
But Xiao An was quite frightened today and held on to Song Zhenping tightly.
Helplessly, the two brothers had to stay at the village head's house for one night, and Song Lizheng would accompany Song Liyun back.
This trip took another hour, and Song Lizheng finally came back with a new bloody streak on his neck, looking relieved.
Seeing that he was injured again, the wife of the village head suddenly became angry and anxious. Before she could lose her temper, Song Lizheng said calmly: "Don't be angry, just wait a few days, and you will have a chance to smile."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back, turned around and went into his room.
The village head's wife stamped her feet in anger, but she couldn't follow him into the house to ask for details. She could only comfort the worried Song Zhenping, "Don't worry, Daping, your village head must have made sure Yun girl was settled before he came back."
Based on her decades of understanding of the old man, this problem should have a solution.
Just thinking about the blood groove on her old man's neck made the village head's wife feel so angry that her teeth were itching. It must be Mrs. Gu who did it. After this moment, she would definitely go and scold her back.
The Song Zhangping brothers did not go home. Song Liyun lived alone in a small ear room. As soon as the head of the village left and the door was closed, she immediately took out the eavesdropping device and plugged it into the wall.
Mrs. Gu's voice soon came from the eavesdropping device: "Second brother, why did you agree to let the ungrateful and the unlucky go to perform labor service? Aren't you afraid that they will run away and never come back?"
Song Lao Er was a little annoyed: "Mom, do you think that when you travel outside, you can have a place to live and food to eat like at home?
How could this be possible? According to the imperial court regulations, one needs a travel permit to travel and money to stay in a hotel.
The two little guys are penniless and have no pass. They can't escape even if they run, and they will be beaten if they are caught. I won't pay money to redeem them.
Besides, the village head also said that this time we can only go in person, not pay."
He knew that this time, when she beat Song Zhenping in front of everyone, she scratched Li Zheng's face, which made him angry.
Even a clay man has a temper. After all, Song Laohei is the village head. If he wants to deal with someone, he can just say a word.
Having been soft for so many years, he is determined to punish himself by taking advantage of this arrangement to perform corvée labor.
But just now, I heard that someone was needed to go to work and that Gintoki was not wanted as a substitute, so I went to bother the village head, leaving the situation beyond redemption and forcing me to send someone else.
"What if..." Mrs. Gu was worried. She was not used to the fact that the person she had controlled for ten years was suddenly leaving her control.
"What if? If he doesn't go, do I really have to go too? Besides, I have that bitch in my hands. How dare they not come back?
Mother, if you really love your son, you shouldn't be so angry.
Now that things have gotten out of hand, you're saying this and that."
Song Laoer slammed the table. He remembered that bitch Song Liyun kicked him in the crotch, which made him lose face. He was furious that he couldn't do anything to her.
Mrs. Gu cried, "You are my son, I am doing this for your own good..."
"Okay, okay, you're doing this for my own good. Please stop making such a fuss every day. This family will be torn apart sooner or later.
What's wrong with giving you one more steamed bun every day? You can use it to feed pigs, but you wouldn't give it to those two bastards.
If this continues, people will be dragged to death and who will go to work in the fields?
"Gu Ying, where have you been again? Why don't you bring me water to wash my feet?" Song Lao Er yelled and started scolding little Gu again.
When Song Liyun heard this, she took back the receiver, her lips slightly curved, and a smile appeared on her face: As long as Song Lao Er agrees to let the two brothers go, it will be fine.
Because Song Liyun broke the lock in the afternoon, she was locked in the room at this time, and the door buckle was tied tightly with a hemp rope to prevent her from running out.
This was also the condition for Song Lao Er to stop pursuing Song Zhenping's unfilial behavior, that is, Song Liyun had to promise in front of the village head to "marry" the Xue family honestly.
Song Liyun also honestly "agreed".
No words were spoken that night.
Early in the morning, Song Liyun woke up to the sounds of roosters crowing and birds singing on the branches.
Being locked in the room, most people would have cried all night, but Song Liyun slept well.
This is a really great place. She feels more comfortable here than in the main city of the apocalypse.
The inner ring of the main city has a solar-powered constant temperature system, wide and clean streets, and even high-end communities just like before the apocalypse.
But the ordinary base still belongs to most survivors.
People eat convenience foods produced on assembly lines, live in simple houses, and struggle to make ends meet.
Even when sleeping, he had to keep one eye open, to be on guard against mutant rats and cockroaches that might appear at any time and cause him to lose his life in his dreams.
Song Lao Er left home before dawn. He was going to the Xue family to discuss "marriage".
Song Lizheng also went to the town early and handed in the list of people serving labor service in Xiaoshi Village to the town office, with Song Zhenping's name written in the last row.
(End of this chapter)
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