20 Chapter 20
◎A bunch of noisy ◎
Chapter 20
At this moment, several different voices were arguing in her mind.
The vein on her forehead twitched. If she wasn't afraid of scaring the little old lady next to her, she would probably shout out directly like she did at home before, and make those voices shut up.
But now they are outside, no matter how much she doesn't care about her image, she should still consider the kindness of the old man next to her.
Thinking of this, she suppressed the irritability that was gradually rising in her heart, and supported the little old lady as she walked in the village.
"Your family hasn't been back since you moved out of the village. Your house in the village is already dilapidated, even though someone has been helping to keep it clean and grass and trees off. If you want to come back and live there, I suggest you fix it up before you move in."
Zuzu had no idea what the young man was thinking, nor did she know why the girl in front of her returned to Daxi Village in such a miserable state, still carrying luggage in her hands, as if she was going to stay there permanently.
But the children who can return to the village are all part of Daxi Village, and they are also happy to be able to live in the village for a long time.
What's more, she was happy to see that the house that had previously seemed to be gradually falling into disrepair had its owner living in it again.
The old houses in the village that have not been renovated were all built slowly by her generation. Watching them take shape bit by bit, she would feel sad if they really collapsed, as if she was seeing an old friend leave again.
"Yeah, I know. If it's in the village, is there any elder who can help with the repairs? I might not be able to find a suitable person myself right away."
Chu Xinran nodded and asked Zuzu.
"You don't have to worry about that. If you want to repair it, just find the village chief and ask him to help you find someone. Don't worry, they are all people they know in the surrounding area, so they won't cheat their own people."
As Zuzu said this, he took Chu Xinran to where the village cadres worked.
On weekdays, the village chief walks around the village, checking the harvest and helping the neighbors to resolve their quarrels and fights. But when it comes to work, he spends most of his time in the office.
So Zuzu had a very clear goal in mind when he took the little girl with him, and without any delay, he headed towards his destination.
Ying Huai just watched the two of them walk away, his eyes falling on Chu Xinran and the box of quarreling gadgets she was holding.
"This ability is quite good, lively."
After Ying Huai finished speaking, he was certain that this little girl would not have any other impact on the people in Daxi Village, so he withdrew his gaze.
Anyway, there are already some special people in the village, so it doesn’t matter if there is one more.
The more the person being talked about by Ying Huai walked forward, the more he felt that his brain was about to explode from the noise, and his emotions began to fluctuate and become a little unstable.
"Come, fill in your phone number here. I'll add you on WeChat and join our village's WeChat group. If there's any major village events, I won't have to run around notifying everyone. Just check the announcements in this group when you have time."
As the village chief spoke, he started adding Chu Xinran on WeChat. When he looked up again, he saw that she looked a little unhappy, and he couldn't help but worry.
"You don't look well, and your place hasn't been cleaned up yet. Why don't you stay at my place for the next two days? My second son's and youngest son's rooms are empty anyway, so it won't affect anyone if you move in."
After saying that, the village chief took out a bunch of keys from his waist, took off one and handed it over.
"Let Zuzu show you the room later."
After saying that, he waved his hand, indicating that Chu Xinran could go out.
Recently, the superiors have started to send some documents that even he is confused about. He has been arranging these recently and is very busy now.
Seeing that she had no room to refuse, Chu Xinran could only take the key and go out. As soon as she went out, she saw the little old lady who was peeking in from outside. When she saw her go out, she smiled happily.
"Come on, come on, stay at Grandpa's house for the next few days. Don't worry, your village chief will find someone to renovate the house for you. Once it's finished and habitable, you can move out later."
As Zuzu said this, he pulled the little girl and wanted to go home.
While walking on the road, Chu Xinran heard from her grandmother that there were several children in the other family. She was afraid that if she couldn't control her condition well, she would scare the children, so she wanted to refuse to live in the family's house.
Although the old house looks dilapidated, at least I have a roof over my head.
"Grandpa, when I'm in a bad mood, I can't control myself and might yell. Going to your house might scare the children. I brought a tent, so you can stay in your old house. I can take down the tent after the repairs are done."
As Chu Xinran spoke, she wanted to take out the tent from the luggage next to her and show it to Zuzu so that she could feel at ease.
The reason why she had this idea was because the concern of her grandfather and the village chief was not fake, she could feel it.
Faced with such well-intentioned concern, she felt a little overwhelmed, and didn't want to trouble others, so she could only think about how to prove that she could live a good life.
"Oh, if you make a lot of noise, the little monkeys in our house will probably make even more noise. We are used to it, and they are used to it too. They are all very brave. Don't worry, they won't be scared by you."
Seeing that she was afraid of causing trouble to others, Zuzu clapped her hands and wanted her to let go of all these thoughts. She had been judging people for most of her life and could still see what kind of character this girl had.
If the person had a bad temper, she wouldn't even bother with him, let alone accompany him to see the village chief.
"Okay... okay."
Chu Xinran saw Zuzu's expression after hearing what she said, and although she was still a little worried, she followed him.
No matter what she said now, others probably wouldn't believe her unless they had seen her angry face. It would be better for her to let them see it firsthand so that they wouldn't stay with her anymore and wouldn't even want to bother with her.
Just like the people on her father's side, now they all call her a lunatic.
With such negative thoughts, she still followed Zuzu.
Only halfway through her walk, she couldn't stand the constant commotion in her head anymore and had to stop. Seeing the puzzled look from her grandfather, she shook her head apologetically.
"Grandpa, please go ahead. I'm feeling a little unwell right now and need to take some medicine."
As she spoke, she squatted down, took out the medicine she usually took from the bag she was carrying, and swallowed a few of them dryly.
"Oh, it must be painful for you to eat like this. I'll get you some water."
Zuzu was walking in front, but when she heard her words, she quickly turned around and looked at her. Seeing her like this, she felt a little distressed.
This is still a little girl. She finds the medicine bitter and has to drink water to swallow it. But this little girl seems to feel nothing and pours the medicine directly into her mouth. It can be seen how much she eats on a daily basis to be in her current condition.
"It's okay, Zuzu. I've eaten it now and I feel much better."
Seeing that the little old lady was about to turn around to get her some water, Chu Xinran quickly stood up and stopped her.
"Why don't we go to your house quickly? We all need to drink water anyway, and we can drink more if we go to your house."
Seeing that others were anxious, she finally came up with this compromise.
Anyway, she has already swallowed the medicine, so what happens next is none of her business.
She was also uncomfortable with this at first, but when she was feeling the most uncomfortable, she felt very unwilling to accept the fact that she was the only one who was enduring it while her father's family was still living in harmony.
She couldn't accept that she had become like this, half-human, half-ghost, because of those bad people. She wanted to live a good life, living up to the expectations of her grandmother and mother.
Finally, she struggled back and returned to the village that her grandmother described as very good and peaceful.
She wanted to stay away from those people for a while, so that she could recover and get rid of those emotions temporarily before going back to settle the score with that family.
No matter what, she had to save herself from those emotions, stand up again, and then step on those who hurt her family.
This was her original intention to return to the village.
Seeing that Chu Xinran really didn't want her to leave halfway to find someone to get water, the old lady gave up her previous thoughts, stood up and continued walking home with her people.
"You're too skinny, little girl. You'll have to eat with us for the next few days. Don't worry, this is all grown in our own fields. It won't be a big deal to give you an extra bite of food..."
Zuzu and Chu Xinran were talking along the way, and they were almost home.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a loud noise.
"No, don't!!! Uwaa ...
The sound of a child's crying could be heard from the room. It seemed that the two youngest twins were crying.
"What's going on?"
Zuzu listened, feeling a little worried, and before he could even enter, he called out towards the inside.
"Grandma, we just cleaned up Shushu and Manman after they came back when they woke up. They got themselves dirty again when no one was paying attention, and now they don't want us to wash them."
Xiao Ling'er was helping to wipe the child inside. When she heard her grandpa's voice, she quickly stuck her head out to answer.
"Is that so? Then you guys continue."
When Zuzu heard this was the reason, he smiled and shook his head without saying anything else.
"Let's go. They're busy now. When they're done, I'll introduce you to them. These kids, although young, know a lot."
Zuzu said this and led Chu Xinran inside.
She stopped only when she reached a locked room.
"This is the house of my second grandson. It is usually locked. Only your village chief grandfather and the second grandson have the key. You can live here without worry. When you go out, just close the door and no children will enter your room."
Although Zuzu knew that none of his children were the kind of people who would enter other people's rooms and rummage around.
She mentioned this just in case. She wasn't worried about the older children, but she was afraid that the two younger ones didn't know anything yet and might go in out of curiosity. That was hard to say.
"OK."
Chu Xinran nodded, took out the key given to her by the village chief, and opened the door.
"Then you go and clean up. I'll go see how those kids are doing with their dirty sister."
Zuzu said this, turning happily to look at the two little girls.
After seeing Zuzu leave, Chu Xinran entered the room and unpacked her luggage.
As soon as I opened the luggage, I saw a bunch of small things making a lot of noise on the inside of the box.
"Why do you always stay next to me? I told you a long time ago that I don't like cacti!"
A small cactus was placed in a glass cover. Although it had been bumpy along the way, it looked like it had not lost any of its current state and was still lively.
"You despise me, but I despise you too. You're short and stout, and even if I kick you, you'll prick my feet. What use are you to me?"
The cactus in another glass cover was arguing fiercely with this cactus.
Beside them, a small aloe vera plant looked a little helpless and tried to persuade them to stop quarreling, but its voice was louder than the combined voices of the two quarreling plants next to it.
"Why are you interfering in our quarrel? Go away, you're making so much noise!"
As they were arguing, the cactus and the succulent plant started shouting at the aloe vera next to them.
"I just don't want you to continue arguing."
Aloe Vera's grievance can be seen in her tone, but her voice is still loud and clear.
Chu Xinran's ears were numb from the shock.
There are some small plants watching the fun on the side, chatting with the one next to them from time to time, they look so happy.
All these voices gathered together to form the chaotic and noisy scene in Chu Xinran's mind that never stopped.
Seeing that these decorative plants were about to continue quarreling, she quickly reached out and picked them up, placing them one by one on the table next to her to temporarily interrupt their quarreling output.
But even if they stopped quarreling, the sound of their chatting in her mind made Chu Xinran very distressed.
After putting all these little things out, she turned her attention to the small boxes below that were wrapped and protected by clothes and other things.
Placed here are all the jewelry and toys that her grandmother and mother bought for her since she was a child.
As soon as one of them was taken out, the little thing inside seemed to feel the bump and started crying.
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? I just felt it stop. Is that it?"
Hearing the originally quiet box start to call out, Chu Xinran remained calm and took out the remaining ones and placed them on the table.
Then her brain would explode.
"Could you please stop arguing..."
She shouted speechlessly, as if she wanted to stop the noise in this way, but it seemed to be of no use. The noise of the small things on the table only stopped briefly, and then it continued with an overwhelming sound.
"Why? I think I speak very nicely!"
"No, Ranran, mom said I am your favorite Abebei. I will accompany you for the rest of my life and never let you be alone!"
"Yes, yes, when Ranran was watching the computer, I was eating something you didn't like next to her. I am also your favorite plant!"
“…”
Buzz buzz buzz...
"ah!!!!!"
Chu Xinran felt that her bipolar disorder had worsened, and the medicine she had just taken was of no use at all.
She felt dizzy and wanted to find an outlet. She was being yelled at, but there was nowhere to vent her emotions. She could only yell helplessly.
Outside, Zuzu and the children, who were watching a group of half-grown children frantically taking care of the two little girls, shuddered when they heard the sound and turned to look at the source of the sound.
"Grandpa, who's that over there? I remember my parents weren't home yet."
When Momo heard the voice, he turned around and looked in the direction. The first thing he thought about was the phone calls he had received in the past two days to see if his parents had said they would be back in the next few days.
After thinking about it carefully, I was sure that there was no such thing. I was sure that they didn't cry out because they found out that they had made their sister dirty.
If they are not their parents, then who else could it be?
"That sister just now?"
It was Xiao Ling'er who had just seen Zuzu come in with a sister. However, she was busy explaining the situation to Zuzu and didn't pay attention to others. Now that she heard the noise, she contacted him immediately.
"Well, huh? She doesn't seem well. She might be feeling unwell. There's nothing we can do about it."
Zuzu frowned and turned to look in the direction of Chu Xinran with some worry.
"Is it similar to Brother Rufeng? It seems that Brother Rufeng can't control his emotions either."
Gangduan took a handkerchief and wiped his sister's neck despite her objection, removing a piece of mud. He began to think about what Zuzu meant by the inability to control emotions.
Unexpectedly, he thought of Brother Rufeng's current situation.
The adults all said that he just couldn't control his emotions and always did bad things uncontrollably, so now, neither Grandma Tang nor the other two went out much.
"Well, I think so. I'll go ask. Just be good~"
Zuzu said this and was about to go out.
"Grandpa, why don't we not go? When Brother Rufeng isn't feeling well, as long as he doesn't hurt himself, he'd rather be alone."
When Xiao Ling'er saw that Zuzu was going to see the older sister, she was afraid that the older sister would be too emotional and hurt Zuzu, so she quickly spoke up and grabbed Zuzu.
"Is this true?"
Zuzu stopped and hesitated.
To be honest, she didn't know much about the mental illnesses that had been brought into the village by outsiders in recent years, but she also knew that these illnesses were different from physical ones. They were all mental illnesses, and mental illnesses needed to be treated with mental medicine. She didn't understand anything, and if she said something inappropriate, it would only add fuel to the fire.
"Yeah, Zuzu, you stay here, I'll go take a look, I won't say anything, then my sister wants to be quiet I'll come back and not disturb her, Zuzu, you continue to watch them wash their sister, they don't even know how to wash themselves, I'm afraid they can't wash clean without anyone watching."
Xiao Ling'er smiled and gave her grandma some advice.
The meaning is very clear. Find something for Zuzu to do so that she won't think about running around.
Xiao Ling'er didn't try to hide these little thoughts. Zuzu had just focused his attention on Chu Xinran. Now that he came back to his senses and looked at Xiao Ling'er, he knew what she meant and nodded with a smile.
"Okay, then be careful."
Seeing that her grandmother was willing to let her go, Xiao Ling'er also smiled, put down the handkerchief in her hand, and went out to see her sister who was still calling her.
As soon as she arrived at the room where her parents lived, she saw that the door was not closed. At this time, the elder sister looked at the things on the table nervously, covering her ears and screaming loudly.
It looked like they were competing with something to see who could shut the other up first.
Seeing such a scene, Xiao Ling'er was not afraid at all. She knocked on the door and saw that the person inside was still calling to himself and didn't seem to notice her at all. She stepped straight in and walked in front of Chu Xinran.
I turned around to look at the sister in front of me, then looked down at the little things on the table.
There was a suitcase on the ground, and judging by the scattered items inside, the sister must have been packing her things when suddenly this happened.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Do you need help?"
Xiao Ling'er didn't plan to waste time. Seeing that Chu Xinran didn't notice her and was still screaming, she pushed her away and asked.
When they heard Xiao Ling'er's voice, the little things on the table immediately shut up for some reason. Chu Xinran used all her strength to call out twice more, and only stopped after she found that the little things on the table were silent.
He breathed a sigh of relief in a daze.
"Sister? Do you need help now?"
Seeing Chu Xinran stopped in a daze, as if she hadn't reacted yet, Xiao Ling'er pushed again and asked another question.
"Hello... Hello, I might need to take some medicine..."
Chu Xinran came back to her senses a little. Although she didn't understand why the little things on the table shut up after she shouted for a while, she still decided to take an extra dose of medicine to calm her nerves.
"Okay, wait a moment, sister. I'll go out and get you some water. Can you get your medicine first?"
When Xiao Ling'er heard Chu Xinran's reply, the frown that had just been caused by being disturbed relaxed, and she made arrangements calmly.
"Yes, sure."
Chu Xinran looked at the quiet and gentle little girl in front of her, and felt inexplicably frightened, and nodded obediently.
"That's good. Sister, please wait a moment."
After Xiao Ling'er finished speaking, she turned around and went out to pour water for Chu Xinran.
Seeing her disappear at the door, Chu Xinran was still a little confused. She didn't quite understand why she listened so much to this little girl.
"Wow, she's finally out."
"Yes, yes, she feels so scary..."
Just when Chu Xinran was puzzled, the small ornaments on the table started talking again.
In order to avoid the same scene from happening again, Chu Xinran hurriedly took out her medicine. She wanted to swallow it directly, but when she thought of the little girl's frown, she put the pill down again and looked towards the door expectantly, waiting for someone to come back with water.
The sounds of the little ornaments were still ringing in her ears, but the difference was that before they were either quarreling or talking to her, but this time they were all chirping quietly at the same time.
Even though they knew Xiao Ling'er couldn't hear their voices, they seemed to be extremely afraid of Xiao Ling'er's scent, and even the crickets dared only make low sounds.
Compared with the previous sounds, this sound was already very good. At least it did not cause any harm to Chu Xinran.
Xiao Ling'er came back with a glass of water. As soon as she entered the door, she saw her elder sister sitting obediently at the table with a pile of pills on the table. She was looking at her expectantly. She looked much more obedient than her two dirty sisters.
Xiao Ling'er's eyes fell on the pile of medicine on the table again. She had a bad impression of her because of her noisy behavior. If it wasn't for her grandma wanting to come, she wouldn't want to bother with Chu Xinran. But now, her eyes softened a little.
Looking at this pile of medicine, it’s obvious that the person must be really sick, which is why they are making such a fuss. Let’s be more tolerant this time.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ling'er put down the cup.
"Sister, take the medicine with water."
As he spoke, he turned his eyes to the small ornaments on the table.
For some reason, she felt that it would be okay if she didn't look at them. But now that she looked at them closely, she had the illusion that these little ornaments were shaking.
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