Gu Lingguo drove into the yard and successfully parked the car in the parking space. He pushed open the door and got out. He went to the inner yard to look for Yan Rushan and others. After walking through two yards, he found them in the third and last yard.
"Is the car parked?"
Yan Rushan turned around and saw someone, and asked casually.
Gu Lingguo nodded. "Yes, Comrade Yan, Comrade Zhong, the house is quite clean! Walking along, I only saw scattered fallen leaves on the road. The main hall at the first and second entrances is not dusty at all."
"Someone cleans it regularly." Zhong Yuxiu continued.
Yan Rushan nodded in agreement. "The Yang family is thoughtful and thinks ahead of everything. Let's go, divide the work and clean the house."
The house is made of blue bricks and tiles and has three courtyards. Anyone who sees it can tell at a glance that it was the house of a wealthy landlord in the past.
"Okay." Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong searched everywhere in the yard and found a well in a small yard that looked like a kitchen. The water in the well was clean and clear. They wanted to buy the house and renovate it at the same time.
After finding the well, the two searched everywhere in the house, front and back, but couldn't find a bucket.
It's very......
fan!
"Comrade Yan, Comrade Zhong, there are no buckets here; let's go to the village and see if we can borrow some." Gu Lingguo had no choice but to find the two and explain his purpose.
Yan Rushan understood that no matter how careful Comrade Yang was, he was not careful enough to prepare everything.
"It's okay to go. If you can't borrow one, you can drive to the provincial capital to buy one. It's not far from here, and it won't take long to go back and forth."
"Okay, Comrade Yan, you and Comrade Zhong should find a place to rest for a while." After Gu Lingguo finished speaking, he pulled Fang Guozhong and left quickly.
The two walked out of the yard and faced the village across the street. Fang Guozhong asked, "Where can we borrow it? We don't know anyone in the village."
"First find the nearest family."
The two of them went out together and went to the first house they entered the village. It was a stone and tiled house with stone walls and tiles on top. There were several other houses like this in the village, and even more were thatched houses.
Although this village is close to the provincial capital, its economic development is not strong; being close only makes it more convenient, but it cannot bring about economic improvement.
"I'll go knock on the door."
Fang Guozhong walked to the front of the compound and knocked on the door. "Knock knock knock, is anyone home?"
"Who is it?" A rough voice came, and it was obvious that it was a man's voice.
"We are a new family in the village and have encountered some troubles. We would like to borrow a bucket from your family." Fang Guozhong answered truthfully.
But after a moment, hurried footsteps were heard from inside; followed by the sound of a door opening with a creak, and a seven-foot-tall, sturdy man stood at the door looking at them.
"We haven't heard of any newcomers in our village. Who are you?"
Gu Lingguo said, "Hello, comrade. We just came here. We haven't cleaned the house yet, so we haven't visited the village chief yet."
"Is that so?" The man looked at them for a few breaths and suddenly asked, "Are you the buyer of the large house in the back?"
“.......Yes and no.” He lived in the big house at the back, but he was not the buyer.
The man was not satisfied with the ambiguous answer, but he did not ask any further questions. "Wait a minute, I'll get you a bucket."
"Okay, thank you." As soon as Gu Lingguo finished speaking, the man turned and went into the yard. After a while, he took out two buckets and said, "You can use them first. I only have two buckets at home."
"Thank you very much. I'll send it back after I've finished cleaning the house. My last name is Gu and his last name is Fang. If you need a bucket urgently, you can come to the backyard to find us."
The man nodded and watched them go away. He did not go back into the house. Instead, he turned and walked towards the center of the village. He knocked on the door of a house in the center of the village that also had a stone and tile house. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged fat woman with dark skin and bright eyes.
"Mrs. Lin, is the village chief home?"
"Yes, come in." The fat woman stepped aside, her face calm.
The man walked into the yard, and the male owner of the house also came out; he was a man of about 180 cm, with dark skin and regular facial features.
"Xiong Er, why are you here? The autumn harvest is almost here. Is your mother feeling better? Don't delay the harvest."
"My mother is much better now. I have to thank the village chief for lending me the money. Otherwise, my mother would be gone. I will pay you back the money I owe you as soon as possible. I can sell some grain after the autumn harvest this year, and I will pay you back part of it first." Xiong Er smiled.
The village chief was indifferent. "That's fine. My family doesn't need the money urgently. You should take care of your mother first. What brings you here now?"
"Village chief, two strangers just came to my house to borrow a bucket. I heard they're new to the village. I don't think anyone has moved here, right?" Xiong Er came just for this reason. "They're wearing nice clothes. The material looks almost new. They live in that big house behind my house, on the hillside."
"Someone's coming to the house next to the mountain?"
"Yes, that's what they said. They borrowed the bucket and left."
The village chief seemed to be lost in thought. After a few breaths, he said, "You go back first. I'll go take a look at the mansion. If the owner of the mansion really comes, I'll gather the villagers together. Then we can recognize him. Our village is not rich, but we are not a village that bullies strangers."
Their village is very inclusive and will not easily exclude others. In the past few years, many people came to join the team, and their village did not treat them unfairly. Some of them even came back to express their gratitude.
"Shall I go with you?"
"That's fine." The village chief thought for a moment and agreed, "Let's go now. Wife, you stay home and keep an eye on the eldest and youngest grandsons. Don't let them go to the river. Wait for me to come back."
Mrs. Lin then smiled and sent them out the door without closing it. She went to the room where her grandchildren lived and saw them doing their homework. It was summer vacation and they were on vacation. They had a lot of homework and it took them one or two hours every day to do it.
"Grandma, I'm hungry." The little grandson, who looked about seven or eight years old, looked up and said.
"Are you hungry? You can't have breakfast until your grandfather comes back. You should do your homework first. Don't be lazy. If your grandfather comes back and sees you being lazy, he will probably beat you up." The smile on Mrs. Lin's face was relaxed and came from the heart.
She couldn't help but feel displeased and unhappy towards those who came to her to ask for favors; she was not an unreasonable person, but it would always become annoying if it happened too often.
The Xiong family lives a relatively good life in the village, but every time someone comes to ask for help, they never bring anything.
Mrs. Lin’s idea is very common nowadays and there is nothing wrong with it.
The village chief led Xiong Er to the outside of Yan's yard. Seeing that the gate was wide open, he knew what was going on; it seemed that the owner of the house had really arrived.
"Village chief, should we go in?" asked Xiong Er.
"Just shout at the door. City people are very particular and shouldn't enter other people's homes casually." After the village chief finished speaking, he walked to the door and shouted loudly: "Is anyone there? Is anyone there? I am the village chief."
Xiong Er stood behind the village chief without saying a word, waiting for them to come out.
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