PFC Chapter 805 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 42
Chapter 805 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 42
They were completely bewildered. After listening to the other person's stammering explanation, they almost fainted. They immediately called the local educated youth office and learned the whole story.
They also learned that their child was hospitalized. They wanted to come over, but the comrades from the educated youth office persuaded them not to, saying that their son had just caught a cold and it was nothing serious. They also promised that their son would call them back in a couple of days to explain the situation.
Later, "Li Guangyuan" gave another round of persuasion, assuring everyone that he was in great health and had received special care from the commune. He also mentioned that he had already received a reward for the clues about the pumpkins, and that he had talked about his relationship with Xiao Huandi and had sent them a lot of things back home.
Actually, they wanted to give their son a good talking-to back then. Why didn't he take the opportunity to retire due to illness and go back to the city? But it wasn't convenient to talk on the phone. There were people from the educated youth office next to their son, and people from the factory next to them. It was really hard to say.
If I were to say it out loud, I would be labeled as having a problem with my thinking and would be criticized, so I could only keep it to myself.
However, they did mention it in a later letter, but their son was unwilling, determined to settle down in the countryside and find a rural wife, so they couldn't do anything about it.
Moreover, he would send back wild game and mountain delicacies from time to time, and even sent back photos of the two of them together. Although the photos didn't show them as lively as in person, you could still tell that their features were quite good, and I gradually let go of the resentment.
This time, I actually liked this daughter-in-law even more after meeting her. She has a charm that makes people want to get close to her, especially when she smiles. She's the kind of person who's very popular.
They had only prepared two red envelopes, but now they're actually discussing building a house for the young couple in the village.
They even went to ask the brigade leader if they could apply for a homestead. The brigade leader said yes, Xiao Huandi was a local resident, and Li Guangyuan's grain rations were also here, so they could apply for a homestead, but they wouldn't have a private plot.
They didn't care about that. They wanted to build their own house for two reasons: first, they wanted the young couple to live better and more comfortably; second, they thought they couldn't keep living at the wife's parents' house, as that would be almost like marrying into the family.
The Xiao family didn't think much of their idea after they learned about it. They believed that the man should provide the house when getting married, and even animals know to build a nest before choosing a mate.
Moreover, even though they didn't mention it, "Li Guangyuan" said he would prepare a house, but not one he would build himself; he would buy an existing one.
An elderly widow surnamed Ye from the east passed away last winter, so the village committee is planning to sell the courtyard so that everyone can get more money at the end of the year.
Qin Yuanfeng and Huandi went to see it. Apart from the small courtyard and only three rooms, everything else was fine. The location wasn't the most prominent, but there were neighbors all around.
The neighbors were all nice; they had taken good care of Old Lady Ye before, helping her with chores from time to time and keeping an eye on her.
This time, the neighbors noticed that she hadn't come out for two days and that there hadn't been any smoke coming out of the chimney all day, so they went in to check and found her lying on the ground, probably having slipped on the ice.
Unfortunately, even though Huang Jinzhong was called immediately, the person couldn't be saved, and everyone helped with the funeral arrangements.
If it weren't for "Li Guangyuan's" need, her courtyard would actually be difficult to manage. Although everyone sympathized with Old Woman Ye and wanted to take care of her, it didn't stop them from thinking that she was unlucky and consequently felt that the feng shui of that courtyard was bad.
Old Mrs. Ye married three times in her life. The first man she married was her childhood betrothed to. Before the wedding, he fell into the water while fishing on the ice in winter and became sickly. He died less than half a year after Old Mrs. Ye got married.
Her husband's family were old friends, so they treated her well. They not only didn't stop her from remarrying, but also prepared a dowry for her, since she was still young and they couldn't hold her back.
Then she married a cart driver from another village. He made a living by hauling goods or people. But somehow, the mule pulling the cart suddenly got scared. Instead of pulling from behind, the man ran in front to block the way. The mule pulled the cart and ran right over him, killing him instantly.
This time, however, she was left with a child. The man died when his son was only two years old. The man's parents had long since passed away. A woman with a toddler who had just learned to walk couldn't possibly survive in that war-torn era. So, with the help of her family, she remarried and returned to Baijiatun.
This time, she married a widower who had lost his wife. The two of them were just living together out of convenience. The widower couldn't have children, so he thought he would raise this child so that someone would be there to carry the funeral banner and visit the grave.
Unexpectedly, when the Japanese invaded, everyone fled into the mountains to escape the war. Everyone else was fine, but the father and son died. They fell into a bear trap and were killed by the barbs inside.
Some say the child fell in first, and he slipped and fell in while rushing to save him; others say he fell in first, and the child fell in while trying to save him. Anyway, there are many different opinions, but the third husband and child all died on the mountain.
Old Mrs. Ye also wanted to go with him, but she felt hopeless. It was only after everyone persuaded her that she stopped trying to kill herself, because if she died, her husband and child would have no one to visit their grave.
And so, Old Lady Ye never remarried, and lived alone, spending her days visiting the graves of the men and children and burning paper money during the four festivals and four holidays each year, and working in the fields.
Of course, even if she wanted to get married, no one would dare to marry her, but no one would bully her because of this, since this is also her maternal home.
Of course, crickets were always a secret, but Old Lady Ye didn't care about that, otherwise she wouldn't have lived to be over 70.
However, they are not allowed to publicize this now, so no one has told Li's parents about it. They only say that it is a courtyard left by an elderly person living alone.
Qin Yuanfeng knew this, but it didn't bother him. He could easily turn it into a feng shui treasure land with a little tinkering.
Since they had already chosen a place, Li's parents felt that it was easier to build something from scratch than to build one themselves. They decided to take advantage of the time when the couple went back to their hometown for the wedding to prepare the place, so they could move in when they returned.
Li's parents insisted on paying for the house renovation, and Qin Yuanfeng didn't refuse. He was certain he would take care of his parents in the future, which was also one of Li Guangyuan's wishes, so he felt quite at ease spending his parents' money.
He thought he would send them more things back home in the future, and he even carved a wooden pendant for each of his parents with auspicious patterns on it. Of course, Xiao Huandi also received one.
Wearing gold, silver, or jade is definitely prohibited now, but no one cares about wooden pendants. These are carved into the shapes of three zodiac animals and are not very big, so they are easy to hide.
Besides ensuring their safety, this can also protect them from a near-death experience, because all three of them, including Huandi, still face a major calamity.
Li Guangyuan died young in his previous life and did not know what happened to his parents. However, after Qin Yuanfeng saw the faces of his parents, he determined that they would encounter a life-or-death calamity in the next few years.
Needless to say, Xiao Huandi died young in both her previous lives, and she hasn't even gotten over the ordeal in this life yet.
Although her facial features have changed somewhat after marrying Qin Yuanfeng, the calamities on her face have not disappeared, indicating that she will still encounter them, which can only be addressed through human intervention.
The wedding still didn't have a banquet; instead, everyone took vows in front of the statue of the elderly, sang revolutionary songs, and then distributed cigarettes and candy to the villagers who came to help.
Of course, the relatives who came home had to eat, such as my great-aunts, sisters and brothers-in-law. There were quite a few of them, enough to fill four large tables, even without the children sitting at the table.
Just as Xiao Yun was bowing, she saw Zheng Pandi in the crowd. Zheng Pandi was also looking at her at that time. There was no malice in her eyes, and she no longer had the arrogance she had when she was first reborn. Now she was full of envy.
It seems that although this person still subconsciously compares themselves to someone with the same name, they have never really intended to harm her.
Anyway, the task of keeping her in the village has been accomplished. If she marries someone from the same village later, Xiao Yun won't interfere, since there is no real grudge between them.
To Xiao Yun's surprise, Lu Jinzhi actually took the initiative to approach Hu Xuan.
Because Xiao Yun hadn't been paying attention to him, she wouldn't have known if Hu Xuan hadn't come back and mentioned it to her.