Chapter 0089: Building Roads, Recognizing Relatives (Sharing the Era with Interstellar People)
The villagers chatted with each other and soon brought the topic over.
The surveyor didn't say much. He marked the location where the poles needed to be installed as required and left.
When the villagers saw them leave, they gathered around Yi Zhongxiang and Yi Zhongju.
"Two seniors, what does the higher-ups mean by this?"
Some people couldn't help but ask, "Why are they suddenly going to install electric lights in our village without charging a penny?"
Yi Zhongxiang and Yi Zhongju looked at each other and saw the smiles in each other's eyes.
They knew last night that there would be such an arrangement, so they naturally didn't find it strange.
But the villagers don’t know.
Seeing that the two were silent, the young man didn't dare to ask more questions. Instead, several brothers urged him: "Why don't you tell me quickly? Why are the higher-ups suddenly so nice to us?"
Yi Zhongxiang cleared his throat and then spoke: "The higher-ups saw that our village was in dire straits, so they sent people to install electric lights for us."
"real?"
When the villagers heard this, they were all surprised and said, "That's great! We don't have to light kerosene lamps anymore."
"Yes, the light is much brighter and saves fuel."
Someone echoed, "Now our village has kept up with the times."
The villagers were talking about it, all with joy on their faces.
There are also some more sober people who remind everyone: "You are stupid! There are so many places in the country with difficult conditions. Why is it here?"
"You're just smart, right? How come you didn't get into college if you're so smart?"
"That's right, you know a lot, so why are the higher-ups so kind to us?"
The villagers were discussing with each other. Yi Zhongxiang's family and Yi Zhongju were unwilling to say more, so they didn't dare to ask too much.
Our ancestors must have had it so hard, they still used kerosene lamps at home.
[Oh, just thinking about that dim light makes me shudder. I can't see anything clearly.]
[It seems the technical information submitted by the anchor has worked. The higher-ups are giving him some benefits.]
[Look at the ancestors, they are so happy that they can't stop smiling.]
Our ancestors were so easily satisfied. With just this little bit of benefit, they were all beaming with joy.
[Of course, you think you are like us interstellar people, who are never satisfied.]
[Tsk, as if there are no people in our galaxy who are easily satisfied.]
The discussions among the audience in the Star Live broadcast room have no impact on the daily life of the Yi family.
Yi Zhongxiang saw his wife standing in the crowd holding their little girl's hand. He smiled and walked over to her, bending down to pick her up and saying, "Little sister, why don't you put down your schoolbag first when you get home from school?"
"I'm not tired."
Yi Rongkun laughed, "Dad, are we really going to install electric lights everywhere here?"
"Yes, today an electrician came to measure and select the location for burying the electric pole. He also checked the conditions of our homes and reminded us to clean up our homes."
Yi Zhongxiang smiled and told his daughter what the electrician did after coming down today.
I feel so indescribably happy.
As a result, before the villagers could finish being happy about the good news of installing electric lights the day before, someone else came the next day and said that a road was going to be built.
These people are here to choose the right road direction.
Of course, the authorities will provide the best compensation for the occupied land and will definitely not let the villagers suffer any loss.
My God, how lucky they are! Tongxing Village is such a remote place, but the higher-ups actually thought of building such a road.
I heard that it’s not the kind of dirt road in the commune, but an asphalt road found only in the city.
Suddenly I felt that they are so lucky and luxurious here.
What virtue and ability have they gained to deserve such great benefits to this place!
Listening to the villagers' discussions, Yi Zhongxiang and his wife smiled at each other and looked lovingly at their daughter who was following them.
Yi Rongkun felt a little embarrassed by his parents' stares and scratched his head: "Dad, Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"
Liu Guoxiang reached out and touched her daughter's head: "It's okay, mom and dad are just happy."
"Yes, my daughter, mom and dad are just happy and cherish our youngest child."
Yi Zhongxiang praised in a low voice, "All this is thanks to you. Now it's more convenient for people in our village to travel."
"Not only can we use electric lights, but we can also have such a wide road. You are a great hero."
"Hehe, what Dad said makes me feel embarrassed."
Yi Rongkun felt a little embarrassed by the compliment and laughed, "It's better to praise less. It will be hard to explain if others hear it."
Just then, Ran Qiaojun came in from outside.
"Xiao Ran, why are you back again?"
When Yi Zhongxiang saw her, he greeted her quickly.
Ran Qiaojun smiled sheepishly: "Oh, brother-in-law, you see, I remembered it wrongly. Actually, I came to your house to recognize my relatives."
"Recognize relatives?"
Because she didn't lower her voice when she said this, everyone in the yard looked at her curiously and doubtfully.
Yi Zhongxiang and Liu Guoxiang exchanged a knowing glance. The latter coughed lightly and asked, "Xiao Ran, what's the matter with your recognition of your relatives?"
"Sister, I'm your cousin."
Ran Qiaojun gave a reason for recognizing her relatives according to what Captain Pei Mengchen had agreed with her.
The young people suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Liu Guoxiang: "So she is a relative of Yao Niang's biological father's side."
"Youngest's, is this true?"
Fan Yadi looked at Liu Guoxiang worriedly, "I've never heard you mention your biological father before, and now you're suddenly saying he's a relative of your biological father's..."
She didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but everyone present could hear that Fan Yadi was really worried that there might be some problem.
Ran Qiaojun: "Auntie, don't worry. I am really my sister's cousin. I came all the way here because my cousin and I are the only ones left at home."
Both Pei Mengchen and Ran Qiaojun knew very well that it was not easy to recognize one's relatives.
Even if Yi Zhongxiang and his wife knew what was going on, the other branches of the Yi family would inevitably worry about the youngest family.
"Fuck you, is there really anyone else in your father's family?"
Xie Xingfang was more direct and asked Liu Guoxiang, "You must ask clearly and don't be deceived."
"Yeah, you just picked up a random person and said they were your father's relatives. Can your family take in so many people?"
Ou Guiying also reminded, "Sometimes people who look harmless don't necessarily mean they are good."
"sister?……"
Ran Qiaojun was suspected by everyone, and with red eyes she called out to Liu Guoxiang, "I know you won't believe me if I show up suddenly, but I brought a token left by my father."
"I know you are the only child in my uncle's family. Although my aunt later married you, my father and aunt have always been concerned about you."
As she spoke, she took out a palm-sized copper lock from her bag and solemnly handed it to Liu Guoxiang: "Sister, Dad said that he and uncle would each get one of these."
"Do you recognize him?"
Liu Guoxiang's eyes couldn't help but tear up when she looked at the almost identical sign that she had specially taken out to show Pei Mengchen the night before.
“This…this, this, this…”
The old man's acting was quite good, "It really is..."
Then he turned around and ran into the room.
Soon, he had an identical copper lock plate in his hand and showed it to everyone: "Look, this is indeed what my mother gave me."
"He said it was something my biological father left for me before he died, and asked me to keep it well."
“I didn’t expect…I didn’t expect…”
At this point, Liu Guoxiang's voice choked up, and she looked at Ran Qiaoqun with a little more intimacy in her eyes, "Sister, how...how did you find this place?"
"You...you just said you have a sister?"
"Yes, sis."
Ran Qiaojun saw that the matter of 'recognizing relatives' had been decided, sniffed and replied, "My sister is the little girl of our aunt's family, a few years older than me."
"Then your parents and aunt..."
Liu Guoxiang vividly portrays the image of an old man who suddenly learns news about his blood relative but dares not ask more questions.
Seeing this, the sisters-in-law around her couldn't help but sigh.
"My aunt, uncle, and my parents passed away when we were very young, and we were raised by our parents' comrades-in-arms."
Ran Qiaojun's eyes became even redder, tears welled up in them, and her speech was intermittent. She was extremely excited.
"My sister and I went all the way from the north to find you, following the address our father left us. We finally found any news about you."
"That day, my cousin and I went our separate ways to find out. We found out your house was in this direction, on the way to Lion City. But when we got there, we didn't recognize each other."
"I went back to my temporary residence from your house yesterday and discussed it with my cousin. I realized I had actually found a place."
“That’s why I came back today.”
At this point, Ran Qiaojun added, "My cousin has some other things to do, so she asked me to come over first with the token. When she finishes her work, she will come to meet you."
"Sister, I finally found you. Do you know that there is no one else in our Ran family except us? Wuwuwu..."
As she spoke, she burst into tears and threw herself into Liu Guoxiang's arms.
Liu Guoxiang: “…” How come this is getting more and more real?
If she didn't know the truth, she would have been fooled by this girl.
Seeing her body stiff, the onlookers understood.
After all, if you have never met someone before, no matter how close you are by blood, you can't act extremely close to them right away, right?
Fortunately, Liu Guoxiang is also a good actor. After a brief stiffness, he patted the girl's back with his backhand: "Okay, don't cry. Now you have found me, right?"
"You haven't had lunch yet, right? Let's go home and I'll make you a bowl of noodles."
Ran Qiaojun withdrew from Liu Guoxiang's arms, wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sister."
"It's okay, it's okay, we are a family."
Liu Guoxiang also smiled, and took Ran Qiaojun's hand and walked into the house, "Come on, let's go home and sit for the party. Let's eat first. If there is anything, we can talk after dinner."
Yi Zhongxiang saw this and quickly said to the onlookers: "Everyone, please disperse. We have guests at home today, so we won't be entertaining you."
Upon hearing this, the villagers dispersed, but they were still talking about Ran Qiaojun's recognition of her relatives.
"I didn't expect Uncle Yi Yao to have such a relative."
"Yeah, this girl is pretty and looks quite similar to my uncle's daughter."
"His family is now very lively, with a new relative."
…
Yi Zhongxiang ignored what others were saying and looked at his brothers and sisters-in-law who were living under the same roof: "Do you want to go and accompany my guests?"
"Forget it. It's rare for Guoxiang to see her blood relatives. Let the sisters get close first. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk later."
Fan Yadi smiled and waved her hand, then turned to Ou Guiying and said, "Fourth Brother, shall we go sit in your main hall?"
"Let's go."
Ou Guiying has a strong personality, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand the ways of the world.
After watching his brothers and sisters-in-law go to his fourth brother's house, Yi Zhongxiang smiled and turned back to the house.
In the house, Liu Guoxiang had already washed the pot, added water, lit the firewood and started to cook noodles for Ran Qiaojun.
Star Live Room Audience: [No way, is this such a coincidence? ]
【Why do I feel like this recognition is a bit of a joke? 】
"Just a bronze medal, is it considered a keepsake? Why does this seem a little strange to me?"
[Hey, since they've already accepted the relationship, why should we care so much?]
"I think there's something we're not aware of. Didn't you notice how calmly both Zhongxiang and Liu Guoxiang reacted throughout this whole process?"
At the same time, people from the other four families gathered in the main hall of Yi Zhongqi's house, and they were all silent for a while.
After an unknown amount of time, Yi Zhongyuan spoke first: "Do you think that girl is really a relative of the youngest's biological father?"
"It's hard to say."
Yi Zhongqi has always been cautious in his words, and he stammered as he continued, "Since the youngest family has already accepted it, let's just wait and see what happens."
He looked at Yi Zhongju and said, "Third brother, why are you so quiet today?"
Yi Zhongju: "I was also wondering about the background of this relative from the youngest family."
Xie Xingfang continued, "Looking at the style, it seems like it's not that simple."
"How could it be so easy to find this place from the north?"
Fan Yadi chuckled, "If she really came here to look for someone, why didn't she make it clear the day before yesterday?"
"Besides, since she's here to look for her cousin, she should have an idea of the family's surname, right?"
"She was brought back by me and the youngest family. When we told her we were from the Yi family, she didn't react at all."
After she said this, everyone present looked at each other, and a bad feeling arose in their hearts.
Fortunately, Yi Zhongju knew that the girl had come for the youngest family, so he took the initiative to change the subject: "Hey, the youngest family is not stupid either."
"If there really is something wrong here and she can't find it, the youngest one is not a fool, so how can she let her do whatever she wants?"
"I don't know when this road will be repaired. Will people like us be allowed to participate in its construction?"
Speaking of this, the brothers and sisters-in-law suddenly became excited and started discussing it: "Yeah, I didn't expect that we can build a road here."
"I wonder if he'll pass through right in front of us or right next to us?"
"Does this road go from here to Lion City or does it connect to the road that goes to Ride the Dragon?"
"We should go to Lion City."
Yi Zhongqi guessed, "If you want to go to Qilong easily, it's not far from here to the commune. There's no need to connect the road here."
The main room of the fourth room was suddenly bustling with activity.
No matter how weird the audience in the live broadcast room felt.
No matter how the other branches of the Yi family speculated that this matter was unreasonable, Ran Qiaojun finally moved into Yi Zhongxiang's house smoothly and openly.
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