Yao Yongbo thought that someone might be willing to adopt the child, but he never expected that the person who came to ask for the child was Old Man Jin.
The surname Jin of Old Man is also very special. It is said that his ancestors were once famous figures and were once prominent. Unfortunately, all of that is history that can no longer be found.
Old Man Jin used to have a wife and children, but later there was an outbreak of disease in several villages, and his two sons and wife all died of the illness, leaving Old Man Jin alone.
He didn't remarry, but built a wooden house halfway up the mountain and lived there.
Although Old Man Jin doesn't have any special skills, he is a good carpenter.
Not only Huaihe Village, but even some faraway villages came to him when they wanted to make boxes or coffee tables and chairs.
Of course, we can't let him work for free. Most of the time, we give him some eggs, rice, flour, grain, oil, etc.
It's just that Old Man Jin has a very strange temper. He won't take any work from people he doesn't like. Anyway, he is just an old widower now and he has enough food and drink.
Yao Yongbo didn't expect that Old Man Jin would come to him on his own initiative.
"You... your life isn't easy either. Raising a child is no small matter..."
Yao Yongbo looked at Old Man Jin with some hesitation.
He really felt that Old Man Jin was not the right person to raise a child. How could he raise such a young child by himself?
This is a child, not a wooden stake.
Old man Jin had a scruffy beard and messy hair. He scratched his head when he heard this, and his hair suddenly looked like a messy chicken coop.
"Why are you having so much trouble talking to me, kid? Didn't you say in your loudspeaker that as long as you can support the child, it will be fine? What? Do you think that an old man like me can't afford it?" Old man Jin's tone sounded a little bad.
Yao Yongbo quickly waved his hands: "You misunderstood, of course that's not what I meant... It's a good thing that you want to raise a child, but this child is too young, I'm afraid you can't handle it..."
"My two sons are gone, but I took care of them when they were young. How come I can't handle it now?" Old Man Jin said stubbornly, "Anyway, I came here first, so this child must be mine!"
Yao Yongbo felt helpless.
This person really doesn't listen to advice.
"Uncle Jin..."
Old Man Jin slammed his rough palm on the table, his brows furrowed coldly, "Stop talking nonsense, how can a grown man be so hesitant? I can raise this child and I can afford it. I guarantee that he will be fat and healthy. If you don't believe me, then come with me to my house and see if I can really raise him well!"
Yao Yongbo knew that Old Man Jin should have some money and skills, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to support himself and a child.
But he was worried. After all, Old Man Jin was not young anymore. He was already in his fifties and almost sixty. Raising a child all of a sudden...
Alas, but looking at how energetic and vigorous Old Man Jin is, it seems... the problem should... probably not be too big... right?
Yao Yongbo felt like there was a real struggle between his conscience and his desires in his mind.
At this moment, Jiang Yunlan came out of the house and said with a smile, "Uncle Jin, the child is still young. Even if you want to raise him, you don't have to rush for a day or two. Besides, the loudspeaker announcement has been made. If there are other people who want to raise him, you should give the child a chance to choose!"
After hearing Jiang Yunlan's words, Old Man Jin slightly restrained the impatient expression on his face.
"But I'm the first..."
"Look at what you're saying. We're raising a child, not having children in order," Jiang Yunlan said. "How about this, see if there's anyone else who wants to raise the child today. If there is, you can compete with them. If not... then you can take the child away. That should be fine, right?"
Seeing Jiang Yunlan, a female comrade, Old Man Jin's strange temper subsided a lot. He hesitated for a few words and said, "Okay, okay, let's do it this way. I'll wait for half a day."
Old man Jin stamped his feet, stood up, and then left the Yao family.
Yao Yongbo rubbed his forehead, feeling extremely sore and swollen.
"Tell me why this old man suddenly wants to raise a child..."
Old Man Jin's son and daughter-in-law have been gone for many years, and Yao Yongbo's predecessor as village chief once wanted to arrange for Old Man Jin to find another wife.
After all, Old Man Jin was not that old at that time, only in his forties, but Old Man Jin was very stubborn and refused to give in no matter what you said.
Since you are not going to get married, it would be a good idea to adopt a child to take care of you in your old age.
Unfortunately, Old Man Jin still didn't give in.
After a long time, no one wanted to bother with his business, and it was not a pleasant feeling to be ignored.
But now Old Man Jin has changed his personality.
Jiang Yunlan said, "No matter what his reason is, you've already made the promise, and you can't go back on your word. If there's someone else who wants to raise the child, that's fine. But if there's no one else, you can only give the child to Old Man Jin. Otherwise... send him to the police station."
There is nothing else.
Yao Yongbo scratched his head and said helplessly, "Let's see. If all else fails, we'll just give the child to Old Man Jin to raise. I don't think Old Man Jin will let the child go hungry."
Old man Jin came out of the village committee shaking his head, and instead of going back to his own home he went to the Ling family.
At this moment, the twins of the Ling family were digging a hole in the yard, preparing to roast two sweet potatoes.
That stove is too small, and the roasted sweet potatoes will never taste as good as those made in this specially dug fire pit.
Mainly because I'm free.
At this moment, Xiao Linglong and Xiao Wu were both sleeping soundly. Ling Hancheng and Chu Yuefang did not allow these children to stay by their sister's side while she was sleeping. They did not want to go out, so they could only think of something to do.
Fortunately, there are a lot of sweet potatoes at home, so I can just dig a hole in the yard and roast them.
This is also very simple. Find an open space and dig a hole in the ground. Put some small firewood in it and then cover it with a layer of dry leaves.
First light the leaves, wait for the leaves to ignite the small firewood, and when it is almost hot enough, just throw the sweet potatoes in.
When the sweet potato is half baked, the aroma has already spread, and the smell is very tempting.
Old Man Jin walked in with a laugh:
"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. We have to share this sweet potato in half when we meet!"
The children were a little surprised to see Old Man Jin, but they quickly surrounded him.
"Grandpa Jin!"
"Why did Grandpa Jin come down the mountain?"
"Is something wrong?"
The Ling brothers all liked to go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables and pick up some firewood. They often met Old Man Jin, and their relationship became better and better over time.
Old man Jin doesn't often come down from the mountain, so the children surrounded him impatiently.
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