I want to be a good person

Chapter 99: Relatives’ Thoughts

Listening to the man mumbling inside, waiting for the door to open.

"Auntie, why are you here? It's not a festival now."

have to.

When Zhang Aiguo heard this, he knew that his relatives were far away and had no enthusiasm, so he probably couldn't be counted on.

A rich man living in the mountains has distant relatives, while a poor man living in a busy city has no close neighbors.

The old lady was so sad that she couldn't stop crying.

The man took one look and could only summon.

"Dad, my aunt is here"

"Who?"

"Little Sister"

An old man opened the door and walked out. He was not short and wore a double-breasted jacket with many patches on it.

I saw the old lady crying.

The voice was a little tearful: "Little sister, why are you here? It's been several years since I last saw you. Have you changed so much?"

"Brother, I~"

The old lady was already crying.

Looking at the sick Niu Dali, the maid, the donkey cart, and Zhang Aiguo behind.

"Come inside and talk inside."

"Four, go and help your cousin."

"Hey"

The man helped Niu Dali walk inside.

"Auntie, you came here in a donkey cart. Have you paid the fare? Don't keep people waiting here."

"hiss"

The language is very wrong.

"It's okay, I've already paid for it when I delivered it, you don't need to pay."

"Okay, that's good, that's good."

"Xiao Si, how do you talk?"

"What else can I say? Isn't it just a question?"

"you"

The old man was so angry that he held his breath and started coughing violently.

Zhang Aiguo was waiting outside but did not enter.

The host didn't say anything, as it was inconvenient for him and he was too lazy to care.

"Brother, the person outside is our family's savior, let him come in and have a bowl of water."

"Okay, whoever is driving the car, come in and have a drink of water."

Zhang Aiguo tied up the donkey and walked behind.

When I entered the house, I saw a wooden table, a few small stools, and some untied dishes.

The dish in the middle was a small black dish of pickles.

"Have you eaten?"

The old man asked, and then quickly said, "I guess he hasn't eaten yet, Xiao Si's wife, go make some rice and some corn paste."

Xiao Si's wife took her three children out of the house with a look of worry on her face.

There were knocking sounds in the kitchen and the old man looked embarrassed.

"Brother, your life is hard too"

"Yes, I paid a lot of taxes, so I had a lot of food at night and went to bed early after dinner."

Zhang Aiguo looked at this skinny family and thought that being able to eat corn porridge was a good life.

After a while, a large ceramic bowl was brought up. It was a thin paste with four vegetable holes in it. It didn't smell that good.

"Come, eat first"

The four of them sat down and ate the finely cut pickled cabbage.

Steamed corn bread is made of wild vegetables and bran, with a little sorghum flour and a little corn flour, which is very delicious.

"Brother, Dali is injured and wants to stay here for a few days"

"this?"

The old man was in a difficult situation, and Xiao Si and his wife also looked very unhappy. They wanted to say something but couldn't.

The three children looked at the steamed buns eagerly.

"Sister, look at the situation at home. We are also struggling to make ends meet. It's not that I don't want to take you in, but I just can't bear the burden of having a few more mouths to feed."

"this"

"Uncle, it's not convenient for Dali to recuperate at home. Can you rent a small yard in the village for them to live in and cook for themselves?"

The old man looked at Zhang Aiguo in confusion, then looked at his younger sister.

"Brother, this is our family's benefactor. Dali will follow him in the future. Why don't you find a house for us and we can cook for ourselves."

"Aunt, look at what you said. It's fine for you to live at home, but you can't drive your relatives away."

When she heard that someone was paying, Xiao Si's wife spoke up immediately.

Zhang Aiguo heard it.

The shrewd peasant woman was thinking about the rent and the food for the patient's recovery. If it was a free stay, her face would be as chameleon-like as his.

The old lady looked at Zhang Aiguo. Zhang Aiguo was the only one with the money, so whoever paid the money had the final say.

"There are too many children at home, so it's not convenient for us to rest. Dali's monthly salary is not much, and we can't let him delay farm work. I'd better help rent a house for him."

"This"

"Grandma, let's listen to the master."

"it is good"

"Brother, please help me find a yard. We can live there for two months."

"Uncle, it's not easy for everyone. We all have difficulties, so you can help us."

Zhang Aiguo took out a few copper coins and placed them on the dining table.

The old man saw it, blew his beard and glared, and said loudly: "What are you doing? Can't you afford a meal for my own sister?"

"Uncle, I don't mean that. It's hard enough for you to help me find a house."

"Brother, keep it. I see your family is having a hard time too. Use it to buy some salt or something."

Xiao Si's wife hurried over to clean up the dishes and picked them up.

"Ugh"

"Uncle, before it's too late, please help me walk."

"Row"

The old man stopped smoking the cheap tobacco he was smoking, tapped his feet, and stood up to go out.

There was only a simple kerosene lamp in the room. The flame was not much bigger than a soybean and it was dim.

"Auntie, don't blame us, it's really difficult."

"I know, I know, no wonder"

If relatives don’t visit each other, they will become strangers; if friends don’t keep in touch, they will become distant.

After waiting for half an hour, the old man came in with a middle-aged man. There was mud in the cracks between his fingernails and the cloth shoes on his feet were tied with hemp rope.

"His brother's house is not occupied. He has gone to the army, so he rents it to us."

"Laicai, this is my sister, you can call her aunt"

"Aunt"

"Why"

"The house is not bad, it has all the stuff, and everyone here is an acquaintance, so the price should be a bit higher"

"Laicai, why are you talking like that? Make it cheaper, there won't be any outsiders."

"this"

"Give uncle some face"

"Okay, we're not strangers, rent it for two months, um, give me 1 dollar."

"How many?"

“One dollar?”

"Why don't you want 10 dollars?"

"Uncle, it's really not expensive"

It seemed that the two sides were about to quarrel.

Zhang Aiguo was too lazy to care. The most important thing was to make arrangements as soon as possible and return to Zhangjiakou tomorrow.

"Okay, one dollar is fine, but I have to tell the village about it tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I'll tell the village chief tomorrow."

"Also, Dali needs to buy some food to recover from his injuries. Please help take your aunt to buy some, otherwise the villagers won't sell it to you."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Go, go."

There is a well in the small yard.

"Okay, I'll buy some food tomorrow, please help me bring it."

'Okay, let's go back'

The homeowner took the two people away.

"My benefactor, I am sorry for your expense and worry."

"Nothing, just deduct it from Dali's salary."

"Um"

Niu Dali chuckled.

It was better not to need bedding in the hot weather, so the old lady and Dachun fetched some water, wiped the mat, and simply wiped the table.

On the way back, the three of them walked and chatted.