"Zhiyi, I heard from Ayan that you want to move out and build a house in the village, right?"
Grandma Dong was fanning herself slowly with a palm-leaf fan.
"Yes, Grandma Dong, I asked Pei Yan to ask the village chief to see if it's possible."
Xu Zhiyi picked up another fan placed aside and fanned Fang Yingzi.
"It's just that building a house will cost some money. If you need help, just call Ayan. He went to see the village chief early this morning and didn't even have breakfast."
Grandma Dong betrayed Pei Yan in just a few words.
"I'll let him ask. I'm not in a hurry." Xu Zhiyi felt a little embarrassed in front of his elders.
She felt that Grandma Dong must have noticed something.
"He's anxious, of course he is. I think he's quite anxious." Grandma Dong said that her grandson was anxious, and looked at Xu Zhiyi.
Fang Yingzi covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
Xu Zhiyi felt a little embarrassed when the little girl laughed at him.
"Okay, Fang Yingzi, I was even fanning you, and you were still laughing at me."
As he said that, he reached out to tickle Fang Yingzi's itchy spot.
The two of them got into a fight.
Grandma Dong watched them playing happily.
Fang Hai, who was lighting a fire in the stuffy kitchen, wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Hey, in other families, women cook, but here, it's the other way around."
Pei Yan glanced at him.
"Forget it, forget it. No one can afford to offend me."
Fang Hai still had some self-awareness and threw another piece of firewood into the stove.
"The fire is too big!" Pei Yan's voice rang out.
Fang Hai hurriedly pulled out the newly lit firewood.
After a busy period, it was getting late when we finished our meal.
"Ayan, go and see Zhiyi off." Grandma Dong said.
"Grandma Dong, I'm leaving first. I'll come to see you another day." Xu Zhiyi said hello to Grandma Dong.
The two people walked out one after the other.
As the sky gradually darkened, the moon had quietly risen.
"I've asked the village chief, and he says buying the land is impossible, but we can rent it. We just need to sign an agreement when the time comes."
Pei Yan's voice seemed a lot gentler under the moonlight.
"The village chief said that a new group of educated youth will come to the village soon. If you move out, it will make room for them."
"That's no problem, but I haven't decided where to build the house yet."
Xu Zhiyi felt inexplicably distressed.
"Pei Yan, where do you think I should build a house?"
Xu Zhiyi suddenly faced him, looked into his eyes and asked this question.
Pei Yan's face looked unchanged in the night.
“…”
"It would be best if it's one with fewer people, a little further away from the village, and backed by the mountains..." Xu Zhiyi stated his requirements.
Pei Yan listened to her words, thinking about where to go.
The more I listened, the more familiar the place she wanted to choose seemed.
Suddenly, my heart beat faster.
"Next to my house."
"What?" Xu Zhiyi pretended not to understand.
"It's good to be next to my house. It's far from the village, but backed by a mountain with spring water flowing down. If you live next to me, you can come to my house and eat. I can cook all kinds of dishes. As long as you want to eat it, I can learn to make it."
Pei Yan said a lot in one breath.
The two people suddenly became quiet.
Xu Zhiyi looked at him with sparkling eyes.
"Hearing what you say, it's indeed nice to be your neighbor. Let's make it so."
Xu Zhiyi agreed decisively.
She heard the answer she wanted, so why hesitate?
As for the rest, someone seems to have not realized it yet.
Then let's wait until he understands.
Xu Zhiyi agreed without hesitation. Pei Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his palms sweating.
Pei Yan didn't know why he was so nervous that his palms were sweaty.
In that quiet moment, he could even hear his own heart pounding very loudly.
When he heard Xu Zhiyi agree, the joy that spread in his heart made him smile unconsciously.
It was too dark, and I didn't know whose face was smiling.
"Pei Yan, I'd like to trouble you to help me build the house. Please go back quickly."
Xu Zhiyi stood at the entrance of the educated youth center and waved at him.
Pei Yan murmured, "Okay."
After he walked about ten meters away, he turned around and found Xu Zhiyi still standing at the door.
She is looking at me.
Pei Yan thought to himself.
This realization made Pei Yan feel like a seed had broken out of his heart, taking root and sprouting.
......
Xu Zhiyi planned to wait a little longer. After this work was done, the village would really start to become quiet.
Under the arrangement of the village chief, Xu Zhiyi signed a land lease agreement, which temporarily stated that the lease was for ten years.
If the ten-year contract expires, Xu Zhiyi can renew the lease with priority.
If Xu Zhiyi decides not to rent the house, the house she built will belong to the village.
Xu Zhiyi built this house with the intention of living there for a long time.
She likes Xiangyang Village very much. Firstly, most of the villagers are simple and honest, and there is a fair village chief who is dedicated to his work.
Second, this place is close to the mountains and forests, and she likes staying in the mountains.
"Village chief, if I want to build a wooden house, can I go up the mountain to cut trees?" Xu Zhiyi planned to build an entire wooden house.
"Sure, just spend some money to buy it and add it to the village income. That way, there won't be any excuse for criticism."
The village chief was thoughtful, so Xu Zhiyi naturally had no objection.
They chose a rest time, and the village chief helped find Uncle Yang Liu, who was good at building houses in the village, and brought seven or eight men to build the house.
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