Ruan Yue sat on Yue Haofeng's lap and said in a vague way imitating Ruan Xi's tone: "Thank you, Third Aunt Jiqi!"
The voice went straight to the heart, and the family laughed again after hearing it.
Ruan Xi reached out and gently pinched her chubby cheeks: "Little cousin can even imitate people's speech."
Ruan Yue is the daughter of Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng. Because she was born a girl, they later changed "Yue" to "Yue" when registering her household registration, thinking that this is more suitable for girls.
The laughter and noise from the side room spread to the main room next door. It was unclear what was being said, but it was just a buzz. Sun Xiaohui said, holding her chopsticks, "I don't know what they are talking about. Look how happy they are. They are so excited that they are about to blow the roof off."
Ruan Changgui could not hear the buzz everywhere. Did he need her to say it again?
In the past two years, he has been getting more and more angry. Seeing that his parents, brothers, sisters and daughter ignored him, he slowly began to blame Sun Xiaohui. If she hadn't been clamoring to separate the family, they wouldn't be living like this now.
In short, he felt uncomfortable. Even on this New Year's Day, he didn't have a good face.
Sun Xiaohui's words made him feel even more uncomfortable, and his face became even uglier.
But he didn't say much, so as not to cause the couple to quarrel and make things uneasy.
After Ruan Xi and her friends finished their meal, the family of ten from three generations gathered together to celebrate the New Year. They sat around the fire pot and ate peanuts, melon seeds, and rice candy, chatting and talking about the past year.
Because going to Beijing was the most important thing at the moment, they naturally talked a lot. They talked about details and small things. Ruan Changsheng, Qian Chuan, and Ruan Cuizhi each had their own perspectives and ideas on the issues, and asked different questions.
When they were almost done, Ruan Xi said to Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua, "Grandpa and grandma, Why don't you two go together?"
Hearing this, Ruan Zhigao shook his head without thinking, "No, we can't go." Ruan Xi looked at him and said, "What's the matter? We can't afford to support the two of you with so many people?" Ruan Zhigao knocked the tobacco pot next to the brazier, "It's not a question of whether we can afford to support you. We are still strong and don't need you to support us now. The land at home has just been divided, and the whole family has left. Don't you want the land we divided? It's not easy to have my own land, I can't bear to give it up, I have to plant it. What's more, what can we do if we go? We don't know anyone, and we are just staring at each other and holding you back?" Farmers have been digging for food in the fields all their lives. They have a different feeling for the land. Having their own land is the happiest thing. He didn't want to throw away the land he had just received and before he could plant it. It was normal for young people to go to the city to explore. They had the energy and ability, and they were also ambitious. The two old people who followed him couldn't help at all, and they also lost their land. This was not a good plan. Liu Xinghua naturally had the same idea, and said, "If we don't go now, you haven't started working here, so go and work first. We don't know what will happen yet. If we can't work, we'll pack up and come back. We still have these acres of land at home, so we won't starve to death. If we work, we can talk about going later." Ruan Zhigao nodded and continued, "Except for Xiaoxi and Xiaojie, even if you go to the city now, you can't move your household registration. You can't even get a grain book there. Without a grain book and grain coupons, where can you buy food? We have crops here, so we won't lack food. After the harvest, we can go to the grain station to exchange them for grain coupons and send them to you." Ruan Xi looked at Ruan Cuizhi, and Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan looked at each other. After a while, Ruan Changsheng looked at Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua and said, "Then we will go over and do it first. We will take you over as soon as we are done. You can take care of these acres of land at home, but don't tire yourself out. Do the work you can do, and ask others to help you if you can't. Don't force yourself to do it." Ruan Zhigao finished knocking on the tobacco stove and put it away. "Don't worry about these, we are not stupid. The villagers have lived together for generations, and I have been the brigade secretary for decades. I can find someone to help. It's just a matter of shouting, there won't be any difficulties. But you, you are unfamiliar with the big city, there are many difficulties, you just need to take care of yourselves, don't worry about us. " Liu Xinghua: "Yes, you don't need to worry about us, just take care of yourself outside. Do you think it's easy to go out? That's someone else's place, it's much more difficult than at home, but you are all together, we are still relieved." This topic was talked about for a while, and in the end, of course, everyone listened to Ruan Zhigao's arrangements. After the New Year, Ruan Changsheng and Yue Haofeng carried the extra food in the family to the grain station and exchanged it for grain coupons. Then they took the grain coupons, packed the necessary luggage, and went to Beijing with Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie. Now that all the children, grandchildren and granddaughters were gone, Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua couldn't help feeling lonely. But in order to let Ruan Changsheng and his friends go out and have fun, they didn't show anything and sent them away. Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui didn't know the reason, they were just curious: "What's the matter?" Two days later, they heard that Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng's families had all gone to Beijing. Sun Xiaohui was so angry that she came back to find Ruan Changgui and complained to him: "What do you mean? What's the matter? They all left at once and left us in this broken mountain? Why didn't they take us? Why didn't they take us!" Ruan Changgui said impatiently: "Because you separated from them, we are not a family anymore!" Because they carried a lot of luggage and two children, Ruan Xi and his friends walked slowly out of the mountain this time, and it took them two and a half days to reach the town. Because there were so many people, they didn't bother going to Qian's house, and had lunch directly at the noodle stall. After eating, they went to Qian's house together, just to visit relatives and talk, but not to eat. After playing at Qian's house for a while, they went to the store together to buy things, intending to eat on the train. The luggage had been put in the guesthouse a long time ago. The two children were taken care of by their father. Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, Ruan Cuizhi and Qian Chuan just went shopping, looking here and there, and buying something they liked. After walking a few steps out of the store, they suddenly bumped into an old acquaintance. Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie were subconsciously stunned for a moment, and Liu Xiong, who was standing opposite, was also stunned. Then Liu Xiong suddenly laughed, and said loudly with weird enthusiasm: "Hey, isn't this Cuizhi?" Ruan Cuizhi rolled her eyes at him, not wanting to pay any more attention to him. Seeing him again after so many years, she felt only annoyance and disgust in her heart and eyes, and even suspected that she was blind when she was young, how could she fall in love with such a rotten man like him. However, Liu Xiong was not embarrassed, and directly pulled the middle-aged woman next to him and said: "Come on, let me introduce you, this is my ex-wife Ruan Cuizhi, I haven't seen her for some years." Then he looked at Ruan Cuizhi again, still speaking to an acquaintance, and said "enthusiastically": "This is my wife. Cuizhi, are you married now?" She also went out shopping with her two nieces, so she should not be married. I've said it before, how can you marry into a good family in the mountains?
She abandoned her husband and children, was cruel and restless, and dressed up like this all day long. She didn't look like a decent woman who lived a good life. Who would be willing to marry her?
Ruan Cuizhi didn't say anything, just cleared her throat.
At this time, Yue Haofeng followed behind with Ruan Yue in his arms. He stood beside Ruan Cuizhi and looked at Liu Xiong, saying, "Hello, I am Cuizhi's husband. What can I do for you?"
Liu Xiong was stunned when he heard this, and the smile on his face suddenly became a little uncomfortable.
Ruan Cuizhi put her hand on Yue Haofeng's arm, looked at him and said, "Thank you for your concern. I'm married. The man I married is younger than you, more educated, more caring, and more responsible. Our family of three is going to Beijing now and will stay there in the future. What else do you have to worry about?"
Liu Xiong's expression was completely upset. This man was not only young but also handsome. When he stood in front of him, he looked like an old man. Hearing that he would not come back from Beijing, he was naturally more irritated.
His expression fell, and after a long while he said, "Ruan Cuizhi, you are an old cow eating young grass!"
Ruan Cuizhi laughed, "You want to eat, but can you eat it?"
After that, she looked at Liu Xiong's wife, "Why did you marry him? Even if it's a second marriage, even if your conditions are not very good, you shouldn't have to settle for such a man. If you can run away, you should run away earlier."
After hearing these words, Liu Xiong's wife's face instantly turned red, and she didn't say anything to refute Ruan Cuizhi's words. Liu Xiong's old face was red in the dark, and he stared at Ruan Cuizhi angrily and shouted, "Ruan Cuizhi, what do you mean?!"
As a result, just after he finished shouting, a marble hit him in the face, and he subconsciously closed his eyes and dodged.
The marble was thrown by Yue Haofeng holding his daughter's hand. He looked at Liu Xiong, showing a cold expression that he had never shown at home, and his tone was also very cold, "This is my wife, you should be polite when you talk to her!"
Liu Xiong lost his momentum in an instant, and immediately showed a look of fear, but after a moment he looked at Yue Haofeng and said, "Do you know what kind of person she is? She abandoned her husband and children, and gave birth to four children without caring about them. How dare you marry her..."
Another marble hit him in the face and shut him up.
Yue Haofeng said, "If you are a bad person, don't blame others for disliking and abandoning you. Take care of yourself and don't meddle in other people's affairs."
Liu Xiong didn't dare to say anything at all, mainly because he saw Ruan Changsheng also coming over with the child. The memory of being beaten by Ruan Changsheng was engraved in his bones. After all these years, he would still feel pain subconsciously when he saw Ruan Changsheng.
Ruan Cuizhi felt that it was really annoying to look at him more, so she was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore. She grabbed Yue Haofeng's arm and turned around and left.
Ruan Changsheng deliberately picked up his son and said loudly: "Let's go, let your third uncle buy us some delicious food."
Ruan Xi followed and said: "Third uncle, I want to drink malted milk."
Ruan Jie: "I want it too, I want milk candy!"
Qian Chuan followed and said, "Third brother-in-law, buy me some delicious food too."
Yue Haofeng turned around and smiled and said: "All, all."
Liu Xiong stood there and watched them walk away, gritting his teeth for a moment.
His wife said beside him: "Is this your ex-wife? Is this rich now?"
Liu Xiong rolled his eyes at her, turned his face dark and walked away.
This day was enough to make him upset for half his life!
Ruan Xi and his friends stayed in the town for one night. After breakfast the next morning, they asked Qian Chuan's father to drive them to the train station on a tractor. The family boarded the train and left their hometown, heading for the beautiful big city they longed for.
Because it was their first time to take a train for a long journey, Ruan Changsheng and Ruan Cuizhi were quite excited. They didn't want to rest at all. Even Ruan Changsheng's sons Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue were excited and kept leaning on the window to look out. They
worked until noon the next day when they arrived at the yard that Ruan Xi had bought.
Although the house was old and it could be seen that no one had taken care of it for a long time, it had a table for eating, a clay stove, and a bed for sleeping. After cleaning it up and buying some daily necessities, there would be no problem.
So we had a quick lunch at noon, and spent the rest of the afternoon working together, cleaning and going out to the town to buy things.
We set up the iron pot, put out the bowls and chopsticks, made the bed, stocked up on rice and flour, and bought some oil, salt and seasonings. In the evening, we kneaded and rolled the dough, put the noodles in the pot, covered them with meat sauce and added some chili oil, and the family had a hot and delicious dinner.
Yue Haofeng said while eating noodles: "I have bought all the vegetable seeds. When the weather gets warmer, I will tidy up the vegetable garden outside and plant some radishes, green vegetables, cucumbers, etc., so I don't have to spend money to buy them."
Ruan Cuizhi nodded beside him, "I think this land is not small, and I can plant a lot of things."
These are all small things. Ruan Xi talked to them about opening a small workshop. "Before school starts, I will go to the city to buy a few second-hand sewing machines and other tools. Uncle and aunt, you can get familiar with each other and try to get some people over, preferably those nearby, so that we don't have to worry about food. Live. Find girls who are 18 or 19 years old, who have neither been to school nor have a job. Tell them that the training is free, and then they will be paid by piecework. The more they do, the more they earn. "
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan nodded, "Okay, no problem."
Ruan Xi looked at Yue Haofeng, "Uncle, please wait a moment and see what happens with this cloth coupon. I'll tell you when I have news. Then I'll take you to select fabrics and order fabrics for purchase, as well as buttons, zippers, and thread balls. These are easy to handle. I've been selling these things for the past year. You can just purchase them after I've selected them."
Yue Haofeng Nodding, "Okay, I'll wait for your arrangement."
Finally, Ruan Cuizhi was left. Ruan Xi looked at her and said with a smile, "Third aunt, you just wait at home. Wait for me to buy the sewing machine and move it over, and the fifth uncle and fifth aunt will bring the workers over. You may be the busiest one."
Ruan Cuizhi nodded naturally, "Okay, then we will do other things first, take care of the children, do housework, and take care of the house and vegetable garden. Fifth brother and sister-in-law, you go out and do your work first, and we will take care of Dabaozi at home."
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan nodded and said, "Okay."
Ruan Jie, who was ignored at the side, suddenly asked, "Then... ...What about me?"
Ruan Xi looked at her and smiled, "You should go to school and study for me when school starts. Studying is the most important thing."
Although Ruan Jie wanted to participate, she also obeyed the arrangement, "Okay."
Things are more or less like this. Ruan Xi thought for a while and said, "I will take care of the money for the time being. If you need money, you can pay it from me. We will keep a record of every penny spent, okay?"
They had no objection to this and all nodded and said, "All up to you."
There were enough rooms to live in. Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie also had a room. Because school had not started yet, they naturally stayed here at night. After arranging the general things, Ruan Xi went to the city to get busy the next day.
As for finding a second-hand sewing machine, she naturally went to ask Xie Dongyang for help.
She didn't find Xie Dongyang at the auto repair shop, so she went to Dazhalan again.
Even though she told Xie Dongyang before the New Year that he couldn't set up a stall for the rest of his life, she didn't say that he wouldn't set up a stall after the New Year. Everything has a process, so she still went to the street to find him, thinking that he would still set up a stall.
After all, he was addicted to making money, and she didn't expect that he wouldn't stay idle at home before doing other things.
Ruan Xi went to Dazhalan, and before she entered the street, she found that the street was full of small stalls. As she expected before the New Year, after the ten thousand yuan households came out, these small stalls selling all kinds of groceries popped up like bamboo shoots after rain.
With more stalls, the street became busier and more people came and went.
Ruan Xi followed the crowd into the street, scanning the stalls beside her, trying to find Xie Dongyang. She scanned the stalls quickly, then suddenly realized something, and turned her head to scan a stall again.
The stall owner was not Xie Dongyang, but he was also an old acquaintance.
After staring at the old acquaintance who was packing things behind the stall for a while, Ruan Xi took two steps back.
She stood in front of the stall for a while, and the old acquaintance who was packing things raised his head to look at her. The two looked at each other
for three seconds, and Ruan Xi laughed and said, "Huh? Stinky stall owner? Do your parents know that you are doing this?"
"..."
Ye Qiuwen frowned and held her breath -
Ruan! Xi! !
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