Debt repayment in rebirth space

Chapter 75

Life in the village is much more leisurely than that in big cities. Although people who work in the fields eat dinner late, they usually go home for dinner at [-]:[-] or [-]:[-], and usually watch TV after dinner.The roads in the village haven't been repaired yet, and everyone seldom does activities in the village at night. Of course, it's another matter for younger people to drive motorcycles to the town to play.

Probably because she was used to staying in Jiangcheng, Xiao Yan chatted with her grandma for a while, and occasionally stopped for a short time to feel that the surroundings were strangely quiet.

Sitting under the light, Zhao Fen was holding a needle and thread to fasten the loose buttons on her clothes. At this moment, she raised her head and said, "Why is it so quiet?" It was so quiet that I could hear Yanzi turning the pages of the book.

Xiao Yan smiled: "Grandma thinks so too? If you were in Jiangcheng, the restaurants and the like would be bustling now, and the supper just opened, and some students would come out to have dinner at this time."

Zhao Fen nodded: "That's what happened. Usually at this time, I can hear the sound of cars running non-stop on the road two streets away." How is it like now? "

"Yes, it's much more lively than in the village." Xiao Yan felt that grandma was bored, "Grandma, construction will start tomorrow at the cemetery, and it will take half a day to lay it out. After that tablet is carved, we will start to build it." Let someone embed it in and it’s done.”

Zhao Fen neatly passed the thread through the eye of the needle, pulled the thread with her index finger and tied it in a knot: "So fast! Well, grandma can go back to look at the store again!" It's better to look at the store, she sighed, "Go back to the village I feel like I can't do anything when I'm idle, and I feel flustered." Zhao Fen secretly complained to herself, "It's really hard work!"

Xiao Yan put down the magazine, moved to grandma's side with a smile, hugged grandma and rubbed her neck: "Grandma is not busy, grandma is a strong woman! Don't give up to a man, grow old and strong!"

What Zhao Fen said made Zhao Fen happy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up: "...Hey, in fact, when you were asleep today, Zhao Yuncai from the village came to me and said that I would introduce her to work." Zhao Fern habitually helped her granddaughter comb her hair with her hands, combing it back and forth, and massaged her head by the way.

"Grandma, it seems that everyone in our village is surnamed Xiao, Zhao, and Chen, right?" Xiao Yan lay down comfortably.

Zhao Fen held her head and let her rest on his lap and continued to comb: "The main surnames are Zhao and Xiao, and there are also some Chen surnames. The next door village's main surnames are Chen Heshi. Isn't your eldest aunt originally from Shi Xin's village..." Zhao Fen paused, "Widow Li is special, I heard that she is from the city."

Xiao Yan closed her eyes and replied, "Oh, then it's no wonder that Li Feifeng adapted to Jiangcheng quite well, maybe he's from Jiangcheng."

Zhao Fen replied: "No, I heard that I married a businessman, and my life is comfortable now." While talking, Zhao Fen sewed a button, tied the knot and cut the thread.

Xiao Yan pushed aside the thread hanging on the tip of her nose, and scratched her nose: "Hey, it's interesting, who did you listen to grandma? I knew she had a pretty good life, but I never asked her why she was so happy." She Just deliberately not asking.

"You!" Zhao Fen tapped the tip of her granddaughter's nose, "But I didn't ask, isn't Xiaofeng unable to hold back her own words?"

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled.

Waking up the next day, Zhao Fen made pancakes for her granddaughter. As soon as she came home, there was no flour at home, so she went directly to the small market on the road leading to the town to buy the noodles. Half-cooked, chopsticks stirred a few times to pass through the hot water, and immediately scooped it up again. At that time, I was going to find a plate to pack it and send it there for the workers to eat.

Xiao Yan ate pancakes with boiling water, she checked the time and was ready to go out, she said to the grandma who was still washing the dishes: "Grandma, I'll go there first, I have to wait for the workers at Mr. Xu's side first, and then take them there together. "After she finished speaking, she hurriedly opened the door and walked out.

At the entrance of the village, we might not be able to wait for the bus. If the time for waiting for the bus is removed, the time for waiting for the workers is deducted. If the round-trip time is deducted, we might not be able to catch up with the work before dark, so Xiao Yan also quickened her pace.

When Zhao Fen came out of the kitchen wiping her hands, Xiao Yan had already closed the door, and Zhao Fen shouted at the door: "Yanzi, go over first, my noodles are ready, and I'll bring them to you when the time comes!"

She heard a voice from afar: "Hello."

Xiao Yan left to take care of her parents' affairs.

In Jiangcheng, Chen Laidi received a call early in the morning. She glanced at the door of the toilet, and then answered the phone when she walked into the room: "Hello? The third daughter-in-law... Yanzi is gone? Okay, okay! You Take someone there! I guess the old woman is at home right now, don’t be afraid, just go directly, don’t reveal your secrets!”

Just after hanging up the phone, Xiao Zhicheng came out with his trousers up, and asked, "Who called you just now?" His daughter-in-law seemed to be speaking the local dialect?But she couldn't hear it in a low voice.

Chen Laidi's eyes dodged, and she suddenly became irritable and shouted: "What's the matter with just making an ordinary phone call? It's been so long since you've been shitting, you don't have to go to work?!"

"Crazy! I swallowed gunpowder early in the morning!" Xiao Zhicheng ignored his daughter-in-law and went to change clothes to go to work, and Chen Laidi breathed a sigh of relief.

In the village, Zhao Fen was full of joy thinking that if things go well, she can go back to Jiangcheng early and open the shop in advance. After all, one more day of visiting the shop will make a little more money, and she can pay back the money quickly. Live this worrying day.

She knew that although her granddaughter didn't say it, she was thinking about it all day and all night in her head.She was old and couldn't help her, and she was anxious but didn't dare to show it to embarrass her granddaughter, so she had to do something else and support her behind her.

She remembered that Yanzi said that there were three workers today. After thinking about it, she made three large portions of noodles.Sprinkle a little sesame oil onion and garlic, and sauté the meat slices with soy sauce and chili flakes until fragrant. Put them aside first, then pack them up and take them with you, and spread them when you eat.

There was no plastic lunch box like Jiangcheng's at home, so she found it from the cabinet. The big pot where pickles were placed during the Chinese New Year was the only one with a cover. It was like a small washbasin and it was convenient to put all the noodles in at once. .As for the sliced ​​meat, just put it in the small stew pot, that's all.She thought for a while that she was not thoughtful in doing things. If she knew this, she would have ordered some plastic lunch boxes in advance, and now she was too rushed.

She originally wanted to put it in a plastic bag, but she didn't think much of it before, but now she thinks it's unhygienic and inconvenient to eat.After finishing this, she took a few bowls and put the prepared marinade into a thermos kettle.

After packing everything, she put it into Yanzi's luggage bag, and it didn't feel heavy when she carried it in her hand, and she felt miraculous in her heart.

If she focused on the premise, it would be a little difficult for her to carry the porcelain basin and bowl inside now, which is fine.She didn't think too much about it, and felt that after going to Jiangcheng, she felt better, became more energetic, and had more strength to do things.

Zhao Fen was walking back and forth in the yard with the luggage bag when the door was pushed open, and a loud voice reached her ear first: "Yo! Granny Fen, what are you doing?"

Zhao Fen looked up and greeted her with a smile: "The third daughter-in-law? Come in quickly. Yanzi just hired workers to help her parents tidy up the cemetery. Am I going to bring things to the workers? They are all for food." It turned out to be the daughter-in-law of Chen San at the entrance of the village.

The third daughter-in-law smiled and went up to take Zhao Fen's luggage bag: "Grandma Fen, I'll carry it for you... I have a distant relative who came here to play, so I'll show her around. I heard that you and Yanzi just When I came back, I just passed by and came in to take a look. I didn't expect you to be here... Oops! This bag is heavy..." The third daughter-in-law suddenly dropped her hand and her shoulder hurt, "Such a heavy bag... ..." She looked at Zhao Fen hesitantly, why did she look like she was carrying nothing in it just now?But she was so tired from carrying it that her fingers hurt a little.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Fen took the bag over: "I'll take it, hurry up and sit inside. Come in, I don't have anything else, am I thirsty? I have water here."

The third daughter-in-law stared wide-eyed at Zhao Fen, walking with a bag in her hand without slowing down, and entered the hall like a gust of wind.The third daughter-in-law's face turned pale. With such a heavy bag, at Granny Fen's age, could it be that she went to Jiangcheng to practice Qigong?

The third daughter-in-law was still feeling miraculous, when a timid voice behind her said, "Sister-in-law, can I go in?"

Only then did the third daughter-in-law regain her senses, and quickly opened the door: "Come in, come in, come in and have a seat."

A dark-faced woman with two braids stuck her head in and looked around as soon as she entered.

The third daughter-in-law was annoyed when she saw her dark face, and she felt that she was a born black mouse, so she pulled her in: "What are you aiming at! If you want to see it, just come in and look openly!" The family with this face can Make a fortune, pick up the treasure!
The third daughter-in-law glanced at the black face with hatred in her heart, her heart was blocked, why didn't she have such luck!

Zhao Fen put away the luggage bag and looked back to see that the two of them hadn't come in yet. She was wondering. As soon as she walked to the entrance of the hall, she heard the third daughter-in-law admonishing others. Although she knew the carefree character of the third wife, but her family It's not like a zoo in a scenic area, so why do you ask people to come and see it openly?This sounds extremely awkward!

But she also knew that the third daughter-in-law was used to her mouth, so she didn't ask any questions, but said, "What's the girl's name? Come in and have a glass of water. It's still cold outside. Come and drink a glass of hot water. Freshly cooked."

The black-faced woman just came in, she was still looking around, she kept nodding while looking around, and after nodding, she asked, "How big is this yard?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the third daughter-in-law slapped her hand: "It's too big! Why are you asking this?" Then she kept winking.

The black-faced woman withdrew her appreciative gaze, and then said, "Hello, Mrs. Fen."

Zhao Fen felt that these two people were weird, so she thought about her verbal response: "Okay, come on, let's drink some water." She wondered if the two of them wanted to come and do something?She didn't seem to be dropping by, so she said, "I have to deliver their lunch later, isn't it the end of the meal? I'm really sorry, I can't sit with you for long."

The third daughter-in-law waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, just sit for a while and leave. I'm going to take her to other places in the village."

The black-faced woman said nonuo: "Yes, yes."

Zhao Fen took them to the living room to sit down and drink water, but the black-faced woman kept looking into her room, Zhao Fen became more and more surprised, why did this man keep staring at other people's houses!
The third daughter-in-law probably noticed it too, and quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Grandma Fen, I'm sorry, her village is much poorer than ours, and I've never seen such a big house! I'm just curious."

Zhao Fen was even more certain in her heart that these two people came to see her house on purpose. As for why they came to see the house, she didn't know why. , her face was still the same, smiling: "What are you talking about? Your family is a small business, and the house is huge! What am I? This house is the poorest in the village."

The third daughter-in-law's eyes widened when she heard this: "Mother Fen, you are wrong to speak like this. Who doesn't know that Yanzi is doing well now! Our small shop is not in your eyes. Your Yanzi opened a big shop in Jiangcheng, and everyone I am so impressed!" The third daughter-in-law rolled her eyes, "Everyone also said that Granny Fen will not come back to live in our village in the future, and go to enjoy life in Jiangcheng!"

Zhao Fen began to panic in her heart, and laughed twice: "What's the matter? This person still has to remember where his roots are. When I get married, my roots are here. Who said that? No. thing!"

At this time, the black-faced woman who had been silent by the side suddenly froze and said, "Then you plan to live here all the time?"

Originally, Zhao Fen had a bad impression of women with black faces. As soon as she entered the door, she kept staring at her house. The beams and pillars were all staring at the hole. At this time, she suddenly said this, and she said directly: "This Where can I live if I don’t live here?” Her land and the house she built, even though they are not pretty, are always their own!
The third daughter-in-law saw that this was really a shameless one, and even offended him, so she hurriedly said, "Grandma Fen, don't pay attention to her, she is young and ignorant!"

The black-faced woman continued: "Didn't you say she doesn't live here? You told me what your name is?"

The third daughter-in-law kept giving her winks, but she continued to speak anxiously.

Zhao Fen couldn't hold back anymore and said directly: "This is still young, she can be a mother to a baby, who told you that I don't live here anymore?!"

The third daughter-in-law knew that Granny Fen was really angry when she heard this, she quickly pulled the black-faced woman away and kept saying apologetic words: "Grandma Fen is so sorry, I'm so ignorant to take you away. , don’t worry, I’m leaving right now, you’re busy!”

Zhao Fen always felt that something was going to happen, so she wanted to set off to find Yanzi now, and tell Yanzi about it quickly!Thinking of her carrying the luggage bag on her back without stopping, closing the door of the inner room and closing all the doors in the house, and confirming it again and again when she locked the door when she went out.

She thought for a while, and went to Chen Shi's house again.

Seeing that Zhao Fen was carrying a heavy bag, Chen Shi reached out to help her carry it: "Where is Granny Fen going?" He stretched his hand towards her shoulder.

Thinking that I already have something to bother someone, and I can't let someone carry the bag for me, Zhao Fen shrank her shoulders to the side: "Don't worry, don't worry, I will mention it myself, I just want to ask you to help me with something!"

As soon as Chen Shi heard it, he immediately said: "What's the matter? Tell me, I will help you if you can."

Chen Shi is famous for his enthusiasm. If anyone in the village asks him for help, he will go there without saying a word. He refuses to take fruit when they give him a gift. Everyone in the village likes him. He really rushes to help with anything. he.

Zhao Fen taught him how the third daughter-in-law brought someone here today, and then said: "I'm going to deliver noodles to someone now, please help me keep an eye on the house, I'll leave you the key, or else You can go to my house and sit, okay? I’m afraid that people will come in and steal things.”

When Chen Shi heard this, it was serious. The third daughter-in-law was notoriously cunning, so she immediately said, "Mrs. Fen, let me put on some clothes. After locking the door, I will go to your house and sit down. Don't worry, go and deliver the noodles!"

Zhao Fen quickly said thank you, and then hurried out of the village.

(End of this chapter)