The mountain I contracted can connect the past and the present

She added, "We don't have much else here, but we have a lot of people."

Lan Ci, "... Is it so hard to find a job here, Miss Yun? I saw Aunt Li found a job for Grandpa Sun before."

He really didn't expect this.

Yun Xinyue held her forehead with her hand, laughing, "With my small body, if I go to sweep the streets, people won't necessarily want me."

"Besides, the salary of street sweepers is relatively low. They can support me, but I have other expenses that cannot be met."

It’s not that she dislikes street sweeping, but the job of street sweeping cannot support her.

Lan Ci knew the prices here, so he did the math and understood, "From this point of view, the salary of a cleaner cannot support Miss Yun."

"It's just that Miss Yun can't keep doing what she's doing now. She still has to find a suitable job to do."

Yun Xinyue had already thought about it, "When I save enough money, I won't have to look for a job, and I won't have to do things like this."

“So, what I have to do now is to try to save money.”

After hearing this, Lan Ci stopped talking about this topic and instead thought about how to help Miss Yun make money.

If he gave Miss Yun money directly, she would definitely not accept it. He would have to let her make money in other ways.

the other side.

After leaving the stilt house, Old Man Sun randomly chose a direction and kept walking.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he saw a village.

After thinking for a while, he found a bush and made himself and his bag dirty before walking towards the village.

As soon as we entered the village, two or three children surrounded Old Man Sun.

"Beggar, old beggar!"

"There is an old beggar here, come and see."

An elderly woman waved her hand and shooed away a few children, "Go away, go play somewhere else. How can you say that to an old lady? Do you have any manners at all?"

A few children made faces and ran away.

The woman looked at Old Man Sun and asked in a good-natured manner, "Old man, where are you from?"

Old Man Sun said timidly, "I came from Gouzi Village. I was driven out by my children and grandchildren. I finally got here. I wanted to find a place to live and have a meal."

The woman was surprised and asked, "Old man, how could you be driven out by your children and grandchildren? We are not close to Gouzi Village. It takes three or four days to get there by ox cart."

When Old Man Sun heard the distance, he felt relieved. He smiled bitterly and said, "I am an old thing, and I am of no use to you anymore."

He wiped away tears and said, "My wife died of illness when I was young, and I devoted myself to my children, working hard to make money and give them the best of everything."

"But when I got old, they couldn't make any profit from me anymore, so they spread bad things about me in the village and joined forces with the villagers to exclude me. I didn't want to die, so I left Gouzi Village."

The woman sighed and said, "There are such unfilial descendants in our village, but we would never do such a thing in our village."

"Old man, if you want to stay in our village, you have to ask our village chief first."

"Shall I take you to see our village chief?"

Old man Sun thanked her again and again and followed the woman to the village chief's house.

The village chief is about the same age as Old Man Sun, but he looks younger and stronger than Old Man Sun, and he looks very majestic.

After he learned about Old Man Sun's experience from the woman, he stared at him for a long time before asking, "What's your name?"

"Everyone calls me Old Man Sun." Old Man Sun quickly replied, "My family is from Gouzi Village. The village chief can go and ask around. I didn't tell a single lie."

"My second son is still working as a carpenter in town. I tried my best to persuade him to learn carpentry. Who would have thought... Alas!"

He had thought before that it was because he had done too many sins in his previous life that he had to suffer such a fate in this life.

But after today, he no longer thinks so. As long as he lives well, his children and grandchildren have nothing to do with him.

The village chief had a certain understanding of the affairs of the surrounding villages, and knew a little about the Sun family's affairs. "Do you want to stay in our village?"

Old Man Sun said quickly, "Yes, yes, I want to stay in the village."

"Don't worry, village chief. I will never do anything that I shouldn't do. I will be honest and do my job. Just give me a house to shelter me from the wind and rain and a meal to eat."

The village chief took a puff of his pipe and said, "It's not impossible for you to stay. I'm worried that your children and grandchildren will come to the village to cause trouble. Our village doesn't want to get involved in such trouble."

Old man Sun was not a fool who did not understand the ways of the world. He glanced at the woman without leaving a trace.

The village chief understood what she meant, and he said to the woman, "Go back first and tell others that you are fleeing to our village. Don't say you are from Gouzi Village, lest Gouzi Village come and cause trouble."

The woman responded and left.

Old man Sun took out a new set of clothes from his bag and placed them in front of the village chief: "Village chief, this is my gift to you. I hope you can keep me in the village."

Compared with food, new clothes are better for the villagers.

The village chief saw that he was so understanding and nodded with satisfaction. "It just so happens that there is an old house at the west end of the village. No one has lived there for a long time. You can live there."

"From now on, you should tell others that you came here to escape the disaster and that all your family members have died. Don't tell them your true story, okay?"

Old Man Sun understood the intention of the village chief and agreed immediately, "Don't worry, village chief. I am just an old widower with no family."

The village chief was more and more satisfied. "I'll find someone to take you to the old house later. You can clean it up yourself. If you need anything, you can exchange it with the villagers. If the village doesn't have it, you can buy it in town."

“Our village is generally pretty good.”

Now, Old Man Sun felt completely relieved.

When he was led to the old house by the village chief's eldest son, he was extremely satisfied.

"Uncle, this old house has been uninhabited for some years. The kitchen and pigpen have collapsed, and the other rooms can barely shelter from wind and rain." said the village's eldest son.

Old Man Sun didn't care. "Such a nice place, it's a bargain for me to live here."

"This house just needs some repairs."

Fortunately, he had money, thanks to the foresight of Miss Yun and Mr. Lan.

From that day on, Old Man Sun settled down in the village. Everyone in the village knew that he was an elderly widower and took good care of him.

……

Zhangjiacun.

Yun Xinyue and Lan Ci came to the village and found the old blacksmith.

The old blacksmith was a short and thin old man who looked very friendly. He was walking around the yard with his hands behind his back.

"Is that Grandpa Li?" Yun Xinyue asked with a smile while standing at the door of the Li family's house.

Blacksmith Li stopped and looked at Yun Xinyue and Lan Ci in confusion, "Who are you two? Is there something wrong?"

Yun Xinyue smiled a little more, "Grandpa Li, we're here to ask you to make something. I heard that you're a very good blacksmith."

"I can't do it." Blacksmith Li raised his right hand. "I accidentally hurt my hand when I was working a few days ago."