Chapter 50 Goodwill
After Wang Yuanchao finished his dinner and rested for a while, he began to stand in a posture.
After standing there for a while, there was a knock on the door of the educated youth site.
Wang Yuanchao had no choice but to stop, walk to the front door and open it. He saw the team leader, Captain Liu, with Lin Laoer and his wife, and their three daughters standing at the door. "Wang Zhiqing, have you eaten?"
Seeing this, Wang Yuanchao did not pretend to be stupid and asked a question knowing the answer. Instead, he stepped aside and said with a smile:
"Captain, Captain Liu, I've already had dinner. Come on in if you have anything to say."
The captain was very satisfied with Wang Yuanchao's understanding, and said with a gentle smile on his face:
"Wang Zhiqing, this is Comrade Lin Jiahao from our brigade. He has been serving in the army in the south. Now something happened at home, so he needs to stay at the Zhiqing camp for a few days."
When the Lin family was splitting up, Wang Yuanchao knew that the village cadres had noticed him, so he said with a smile:
"That's great. It's a big yard, and I live alone. It's quiet, but also pretty boring.
If Comrade Lin and his family can move in, the courtyard of our educated youth site will become more lively.
Comrade Lin, come here, let me introduce it to you. The courtyard of our educated youth camp is in the middle, as designated by the team leader. The left side is the room for male educated youths. I live there alone now.
On the right is the room for the female educated youth, which is currently unoccupied.
The room is very big, and more than ten people can sleep on the kang without feeling crowded. If you are a family, you can just live in the room on the right."
Lin Jiahao saw that Wang Yuanchao was quite enthusiastic. His face was not as gloomy as it was when they had a split. His whole temperament was much softer.
"Thank you, Wang Zhiqing. My family has applied for a homestead and will move out once the house is built. You may need to stay here for a few days. I am sorry to trouble you during these few days."
"Haha, it's no trouble. What's the trouble?
Didn’t I say it just now? With you moving in, the yard has become lively. You can chat with each other and kill time.
Come, I'll show you the room."
Wang Yuanchao led the way. This time, Lin Laoer's family was really leaving the house with nothing. The family took only two bags of clothes.
There was only a musty quilt and a mat.
Lin Laoer's wife, Wang Hua, on the other hand, had a delighted look on her face. It was obvious that for her, as long as she left the cannibalistic Lin family, she could accept having nothing.
After arriving at the room, Wang Hua quickly spread the cool mat on the kang, put the quilt on the cool mat, and placed two packages of clothes next to the cool mat. That was it, the room was settled.
Seeing this desolate scene, Wang Yuanchao felt a lump in his throat. It was really too tragic.
So Wang Yuanchao said, "Comrade Lin Jiahao, I see that you and your family left home without taking anything with you.
I guess you haven't eaten yet. There is a stove, firewood, and an iron pot in the kitchen. I also put some sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn kernels and other coarse grains there. If you are hungry, you can use them to make a meal and return them to me later."
When Lin Laoer and Wang Hua heard Wang Yuanchao's words, they looked at him with a moved look on their faces. After a busy day, Lin Laoer's family had experienced the indifference of their relatives and the criticism of their fellow villagers.
Lin Laoer's family was already exhausted. Moreover, they had been fighting with the Lin family for half the afternoon and hadn't had a sip of water in the family. Everyone, young and old, was starving and kept swallowing their saliva.
Suddenly receiving kindness from a stranger, Lin Laoer's eyes became wet even though he had been on the battlefield and experienced life and death.
"Wang Zhiqing, I just severed ties with my family in the village this afternoon. Don't you think we are heartless people? How can you still be willing to help us?"
Wang Yuanchao actually didn't care about this matter. He smiled generously and said, "Don't advise others to be kind without experiencing their suffering. Although I was there and saw the whole thing, I was not involved and didn't experience the environment you were in, so I have reservations about my opinion on this matter.
And I trust my own judgment. If life had not pushed you to a dead end, I believe your family would not have thrown everything into vain and left no way out.
So I don’t think that all the faults and responsibilities should be borne by your family.
Regarding your current situation, I may not be able to help you in any major way, but I am willing to help you even if it is just a small effort. "
When Lin Laoer and Wang Hua heard what Wang Yuanchao said, they felt that they had finally met a confidant and benefactor in their good life. They looked at Wang Yuanchao with gratitude and said, "Thank you for your help, Wang Zhiqing. It may be a piece of cake for you, but it is a life-saving grace for our family. My wife and daughter are really hungry now. If I don't give them something to eat, I really don't know if they can survive. So if you refuse, I won't say anything.
But I will remember your kindness in saving my life. I will return the food I ate to you as soon as possible."
Wang Yuanchao sighed in his heart, this is the reason why adding icing on the cake is far inferior to helping people in need. When people are in trouble, all you need to do is say kind words and give a little bit of something, and you may get a favor that they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Moreover, Lin Laoer is still serving in the army. Based on the character Wang Yuanchao has seen today, Wang Yuanchao believes that as long as Lin Laoer does not die on the battlefield, he will always come to the fore.
By then, the little favor I give you today may bring you huge benefits and help.
Wang Yuanchao is very willing to lend a helping hand to those in need, show some small favors, cast a wide net and catch more fish, like today. He only helps in emergencies but not in times of distress. Wang Yuanchao is not the kind of person who would necessarily expect others to repay his kindness just because he has helped them.
Instead, it is a way of dealing with people that Wang Yuanchao summed up in his previous life. Make good connections and get good results. Life is so long. In the future, if he helps more people, there will always be people who will become successful and who will be willing to lend a hand to Wang Yuanchao because of their past friendship.
So no matter how you look at it, Wang Yuanchao is not at a loss.
"It's okay. Look at your wife and daughter. They are almost as thin as sticks of firewood. The wind will blow them away.
I really need to take good care of their health in the future.
Come, I will take you to where the food is stored."
"Thank you, Wang Zhiqing. I will always remember your kindness and I will definitely repay you in the future."
"Hey, it's really just a small favor, please don't be so polite.
Here, this bag is potatoes, this bag is sweet potatoes, and this bag is corn kernels . I haven't had time to grind the corn kernels into powder yet, so it may be too late to eat them tonight. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are delicious when cooked.
I have some chili sauce here. If you like spicy food, you can cook more potatoes. Mashed potatoes mixed with chili sauce are delicious.”
Wang Hua followed Lin Laoer's body, listened to Wang Yuanchao's introduction, and shed tears silently. Usually, he and his daughter could only get one wild vegetable dumpling a day, but after leaving the Lin family, they should be able to have a full meal today.
(End of this chapter)
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