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Chapter 21

The uncle was speechless by his question, his face turned red and he silently took a step back.

He also felt that this was not done properly.

Most of the other people who thought Qi Yuan had gone too far also avoided Qi Yuan's eyes, thinking that not giving him rations was indeed too much.

"This is something that grows naturally and is not your own." Qi Yuan said, "Whoever picks it first gets it."

"You and your family have food rations. You work every day to earn cents, and yet you still want me to leave you something. Are you crazy?"

Qi Yuan looked at Qian Lili and sneered: "If you don't give me a way to survive, who can I care about? After all, I am the one who is hungry."

He pointed to the west end of the village with a bright smile, "If you want to eat it, go pick it somewhere else. Isn't there one at the west end of the village?"

It was far away from the village, and Qi Yuan hadn't had time to pick it yet.

"If you are too close to the village and want to go somewhere far away, then go to the entrance of the village and there are many money trees less than three miles away from the village."

"If you still feel the distance is too short, go to the mountain behind the village. There are trees all over the mountains and fields, and you can see a dozen trees from a distance."

Qi Yuan smiled evilly, revealing his small white teeth, "Even if I'm greedy to death, I won't give it to you..."

"I'm going to find the branch secretary and drive you out of the village." Qian Lili was sarcastically made mad by him, "We in Banpo Village won't take you in."

She glanced at her man and saw that he was blocking Qi Yuan. He didn't stop her, so she knew that he was tacitly allowing her to act recklessly.

"You ungrateful white-eyed wolf." Qian Lili scolded: "We took you in, but you are making trouble like this. We must drive you away."

"Hey." Qi Yuan sneered and looked at her casually, "It was Party Secretary He who took me in, not you, so what qualifications do you have to call me a white-eyed wolf?"

"Besides, haven't I repaid you in return? No rations or cents earned, you have lost nothing, what else do you want?"

Qi Yuan is not sorry. He remembers He Zhishu's kindness and will repay it if he has the chance, but it has nothing to do with the people of Banpo Village.

Shen Lingyun told him that he could settle down without staying in the village, but it would be a lot more troublesome to find the commune leaders.

The country has a policy to arrange for orphans like him, people who wander around and cannot find their ancestral home.

In the end, it was probably arranged in Banpo Village because he appeared here.

"Let's go find the branch secretary." Qian Lili incited the surrounding villagers, "We can't let him harm our village and take for himself what belongs to us."

"Go, go." Qi Yuan is not afraid at all. Thanks to Shen Lingyun's words and deeds, he knows many things. "My registered residence is in Banpo Village. Let's see who can drive me away."

Not even He Xiangjun can do it now.

"You bully the weak and oppress an orphan." Qi Yuan lowered his eyebrows and put on a pitiful expression, "Let the commune leaders and other people in the brigade see how disgusting you Banpo Village is."

"If you bully me again, I will file a complaint." Qi Yuan looked at the people around him and said, "Let's see if the leaders are upholding justice, or if they are helping others do evil like you."

"We didn't want to drive you away." The villagers backed away one after another, fearing that Qi Yuan would take advantage of them. "It was not our idea not to allow you to work with rations."

They really didn't mean it.

Qian Lili saw that no one was looking for the brigade with her, so she winked at her husband Wu Jianhua anxiously. The Wu family had been looking for this opportunity for a long time.

"Don't be so dishonest here." Wu Jianhua received his wife's wink and stepped forward to grab Qi Yuan's basket, "Hand over the elm money."

The Wu family had long wanted to trouble Qi Yuan, but now that they were busy with spring planting and Qi Yuan didn't show up, they never had the chance.

Qi Yuan was ecstatic: It's here, it's here, he finally got the chance.

He grabbed Wu Jianhua's outstretched hand, lowered his body, dragged his chest with one hand, and lifted the person up at once.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Qian Lili being the closest to him, while everyone else was a certain distance away, and he immediately held Wu Jianhua and spun him around.

Wu Jianhua used Wu Jianhua's flying legs to sweep Qian Lili to the ground.

Then he casually threw Wu Jianhua towards the two people who were blocking him with him, knocking them all down.

"Yo ho!" someone exclaimed.

In just a short moment, Qi Yuan knocked down four people, shocking the surrounding villagers and causing their hearts to beat wildly.

Wu Jianhua was a tall man of 1.8 meters and weighed 170, 80, or 10 pounds. He was picked up and thrown out by Qi Yuan, a skinny kid who barely reached his shoulders.

It almost scared everyone to the point of falling down.

They hurriedly took a few steps back, fearing that they would be affected, and looked at Qi Yuan in fear.

"You want to fight me." Qi Yuan sneered. He went up to hold Wu Jianhua and the other two down and beat them. "I want to see if you have what it takes."

He didn't slap them in the face, he only hit the fleshier parts of his body, and he didn't use too much force, just to make them look embarrassed.

In public, these people in the village watched as they were held down and beaten by a half-grown child, with no power to fight back.

Qian Lili was swept down by Wu Jianhua's legs and lay on the ground for a long time before she recovered. She grimaced in pain.

Seeing Wu Jianhua and others being beaten by Qi Yuan, he didn't bother to get up and hurriedly shouted: "Come on, start a fight, pull this little lunatic away."

It would have been better if she didn't shout. The more she shouted, the more the villagers retreated, as if they were afraid that Qi Yuan would hold them down and beat them too.

In fact, they figured it out.

The reason why Qi Yuan is today is because of the Wu family.

No one wants to be taken advantage of by the Wu family, nor does anyone want to have people point fingers and say that they and the Wu family bully a child.

"Let you steal my things." Qi Yuan muttered, "Let you work together to bully one of my children."

He didn't know that these words made the villagers' eyes twitch. Which family's children were so strong and courageous.

"Someone, come quickly." Qian Lili saw that no one was paying attention to her, let alone helping her up, so she rolled and crawled to her feet, "I beat someone to death."

"Help." Qian Lili shouted, but she didn't dare to step forward and pull Qi Yuan because she was also afraid of being beaten.

At this time, Wu Jianhua was still on top of two people. He was held down by Qi Yuan and could not get up. The other two people were even more unable to move.

Qi Yuan's small fists were fast, and he would punch those who were struggling fiercely first, and after a few punches, they would grin with their teeth.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Qian Lili yelled and shouted, attracting many people, including the captain Liu Jianguo.

Seeing Qi Yuan suppressing her red face and beating three people, she hurriedly shouted: "Stop, who told you to fight?"

When Qi Yuan heard what he said, he stopped and stood up, but stepped on Wu Jianhua, preventing the three of them from getting up.

"Captain." Qi Yuan pointed at the three people angrily and said, "They robbed me. They took my things in broad daylight in front of everyone and sent them to squat on a fence."

"And she." Qi Yuan pointed at Qian Lili again, "They are in the same group, everyone has seen it."

He looked around and said, "You have all seen it. They beat and scolded me and robbed me of my things. They cannot give false evidence. We are going to the Public Security Bureau."

"Yo!"

The commotion was now serious, and the villagers looked at each other in confusion, not knowing whether to speak.

Most of what Qi Yuan said was true, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he hesitated and no one said anything.

"Okay." Liu Jianguo looked at Wu Jianhua and the others with disdain. As long as they were from the Wu family, he had no doubt that they were the ones looking for trouble.

He waved his hand, signaling Qi Yuan to let them go, "You take your feet away first and let them get up and talk."

"Captain." Qian Lili rushed forward, tears streaming down her face, "You have to make the decision for us."

"He is a poor boy, he doesn't even have a shit." Qian Lili cried: "What can we rob him of, and what is worth robbing him? He is making false accusations."

She was no longer afraid now. When she saw so many villagers coming, including the captain, Qian Lili was confident that she would seek justice.

She eloquently recounted Qi Yuan's crimes, then pointed at Wu Jianhua and others and said, "Look at the beatings. They can't even get up."

Qi Yuan had already taken off his feet, but Wu Jianhua and the others were still lying on the ground and did not get up. Anyone with a discerning eye knew what they were going to do.

"Pretend, just pretend." Qi Yuan pointed at himself, "I can beat you as a child, and I am not trying to blackmail me."

He shrugged as if he didn't care, "That's right, I don't have anything anyway."

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Jianguo and said, "Captain, I want to send them to the public security bureau. Robbery is a serious crime and requires squatting on the fence."

"Who robbed you of your things?" Qian Lili panicked and said hurriedly: "These elm money belong to us, from our Banpo Village. We take our own things."

"You can't afford it." Liu Jianguo's face darkened and he scolded: "Wu Jianhua, how long will you continue to be embarrassed? Do you really want to squat on a fence?"

"What kind of fence are we squatting on?" When Wu Jianhua and the others heard this coming from Liu Jianguo's mouth, they stood up regardless of the pain in their bodies while gritting their teeth, "What's wrong with us?"

"You are robbing." Liu Jianguo said coldly: "The elm money does not belong to your family, it belongs to whoever picks it."

He looked at a few bare elm trees, his eyes twitched a few times, and he suppressed a smile and said, "This is a crime. Even if you touch someone else's needle or thread, you will be sentenced."

"We..." Wu Jianhua panicked and looked around, "We are from the same village. You also knew at the time that we only asked him to keep the elm money, and you also had a share."

At this time, he had to involve everyone together. The law does not punish everyone. Even if a child in Qiyuan complained to the public security bureau, no one would pay attention to him.

There are no money problems after all.

"Actually, it's just a few words." When they heard the squatting at the fence, the villagers knew that the matter was serious, so they all spoke up: "You don't have to go to the police station, right? We country folk will handle the quarrels and fights with the brigade."

"No need?" Qi Yuan blinked a pair of clear big eyes, looking a little confused, "But there are always people who want to send me to squat on the fence. How come I don't need it when I come to you?"

"I want to sue him." Qi Yuan pointed at Wu Jianhua, "He ignored the assignment from the team leader and secretly changed jobs, replacing Shen Lingyun's job of carrying corn seeds with carrying manure every day."

"Did he commit a crime?" Qi Yuan asked Liu Jianguo: "Even if he didn't commit a crime and there was robbery, can I still send him to the public security bureau?"

This is his true purpose.

Shen Lingyun's identity meant that he would not be able to do light work, so he was assigned by Liu Jianguo to carry corn seeds.

But he was replaced by Wu Jianhua privately. Everyone was unwilling to do it, and had to take turns to do the dung-picking job.

Qi Yuan came home with a bad smell every day. He was so angry that he couldn't sleep well for several days. This time it was him who deliberately provoked trouble to teach the Wu family.

Because he knew that the people in the village who wanted to cause trouble for him and had the ability to cause trouble for him were the Wu family

Chapter 22

Liu Jianguo was silent for a moment and looked at Wu Jianhua speechlessly.

This is really endless. It's not enough to torment Shen Lingyun, even a child.

This grudge is so deep!

"Shen Lingyun no longer has to carry manure." Liu Jianguo said, "I will continue to carry corn seeds."

He looked at Qi Yuan again, "Although the elm money tree does not belong to any one person, you can't pick them all."

Liu Jianguo paused for a moment and continued: "You are young after all, so this matter is not a big deal, so forget it."

"You guys were beaten unjustly." He looked at Wu Jianhua and others and said, "Robbing other people's things. This has never happened in our village. We must not do it again in the future."

"Let's all go to work." Liu Jianguo waved the villagers away, "Don't you want centimeters?"

"How can that be done?" Qian Lili was unwilling, "How can he get over the matter of him beating someone?"

"Aren't you happy yet?" Qi Yuan looked at her with an unhappy look, "Of course this matter can't just go away like this."

If he just let it go, he would not be angry for nothing.

"Captain Liu." Qi Yuan looked up at Liu Jianguo and said firmly: "I don't agree either, so let's forget it."

He pointed at Wu Jianhua and said: "Such a person is not worthy of being a cadre."

Qi Yuan looked serious and said without hesitation: "If he doesn't get rid of his squad leader, I will go to the Public Security Bureau and the commune to sue him."

"Don't blame me when the time comes. Regardless of the face of the Banpo Village brigade, someone like him is really unworthy."

"Do you think you can really win?" Wu Jianhua sneered, "I just don't want to cause trouble, but you really take yourself seriously."

He moved his sore body, if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't feel hurt, and he didn't want to embarrass himself by spreading the matter.

He wasn't willing to just let it go today.

"Then I will sue you." Qi Yuan said, "I will keep suing until everyone knows about it."

"You are not afraid of being embarrassed, and I am even less afraid." Qi Yuan looked at Liu Jianguo with a smile, and then at the surrounding villagers, "A hungry person is afraid of a full stomach, and a victim is afraid of breaking the law?"

Liu Jianguo originally thought it was not a big deal and would be dealt with simply. After all, Qi Yuan did something wrong.

Unexpectedly, he suppressed Wu Jianhua, but Qi Yuan was unwilling. If he really sued, the entire Banpo Village would become famous.

Do they, the people of Banpo Village, still want this face?

"If you go and file a complaint, they will only lose face." Liu Jianguo said with an ugly face, "You can't squat on the fence."

He told the truth.

Moreover, none of the cadres wanted people from their own brigade to file a complaint. This could be considered a dereliction of duty on their part.

Nowadays, if anything happens to people, the brigade will come out to handle it. If they don't open their mouth, they just go to the Public Security Bureau.

Liu Jianguo wanted to persuade Qi Yuan to calm him down, but Qi Yuan insisted.

"He can't sue him if he makes a mistake." Qi Yuan pointed at Wu Jianhua and said, "Is it fair that he can continue to be the squad leader?"

His eyes were filled with condemnation. If he didn't think Liu Jianguo was a good person, Qi Yuan would have wanted to say something unpleasant.

For Shen Lingyun, he was determined not to back down.

After retreating this time, next time and the next time, both he and Shen Lingyun will continue to be oppressed by the Wu family.

"Unfair." A clear voice came through the crowd, "He is not worthy of being the squad leader and should be removed from his position."

Shen Lingyun carried a load of dung and listened for a long time outside the crowd, and finally realized that Qi Yuan was complaining about him.

His heart was finally touched.

He looked at Qi Yuan with gentle eyes, the innocent smile on his face gradually deepened, and his cold heart gradually warmed.

But he was merciless, and his voice was light and cold, "If the brigade doesn't deal with it, go to the commune. If the commune leaders don't care, go to the county."

Shen Lingyun stood outside the crowd and did not enter Qiyuan. He disliked the stench on his body and did not want to smoke this child who devoted himself to him.

The villagers were so suffocated by the stench on his body that they covered their mouths and noses and stepped aside, with shocked expressions on their faces following his words.

When did this devolved Shen Lingyun become so bold? Don't you usually have a gentle look on your face, say nothing, and work quietly?

But Qi Yuan didn't dislike him. The moment she saw him, her eyes lit up and she ran to him excitedly and raised her face with a bright smile.

"That's right." He nodded happily, "Such a person must be taught a lesson. If he bullies us, we will sue him and beat him."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun smiled slightly and said softly: "What you said is right, what you did is even more right."

He looked at Liu Jianguo. Although his expression did not change much, he still looked gentle, but his words were very tough.

"I am a person who was transferred to the city." Shen Lingyun said: "But now all the people who were transferred to the city have been rehabilitated. Although there is no document allowing me to return to the city..."

He paused for a moment and sneered: "It should be because I am not among the rehabilitated people. I am just an accompanying family member and do not need to issue any documents. According to the policy, I can leave at any time now and my movements do not need to be controlled by anyone."

Shen Lingyun never said anything before because the future was uncertain and he had no intention of leaving here and going back.

But it's different now. Qi Yuan has fought against oppression and needs to be treated fairly. Shen Lingyun can't turn a blind eye.

"If you have any doubts," Shen Lingyun said, "You brigade cadres can report it to the commune to see if what I said is correct."

"This..." Liu Jianguo thought for a long time, nodded and said, "Okay, I will report to Party Secretary He when I get back."

He is an honest man with little education. Although he has a cheerful personality and has no bad intentions, he has never seen much of the world and cannot be sure of Shen Lingyun's words.

But one thing he can be sure of is that Shen Lingyun is not a big talker. Liu Jianguo has a good impression of him and thinks that he is a down-to-earth person who is willing to work hard and is not afraid of hard work.

"Captain Liu has the right to handle the matter at hand." Shen Lingyun said: "There are enough reasons to remove a team leader from his position."

Of course Liu Jianguo has the right. He is the captain of the production team, and removing Wu Jianhua is just a matter of words.

It's just that he doesn't think it's necessary.

Situations like au pairing have always existed, and others have also encountered them, let alone someone with Shen Lingyun's status.

But Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun insisted that there was no need for Liu Jianguo to carry the burden for Wu Jianhua, and they could not really let them sue.

"Wu Jianhua is now removed from his position as squad leader." Liu Jianguo announced decisively, and then said to Wu Jianhua, "Whether you accept it or not, this is the decision."

He is not afraid that Wu Jianhua will fall out with him.

"You, you..." Wu Jianhua's eyes were red with anger when he saw that he had dismissed his squad leader cleanly, but he did not dare to offend Liu Jianguo.

He could only glare at Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun bitterly, and gritted his teeth and said harshly: "Just wait."

He turned around and left, not going to work. He was completely embarrassed today.

Qian Lili was stunned. She didn't know why her male team leader was removed like this?

But seeing Wu Jianhua's dejected face and walking away without looking back, she didn't dare to pester him anymore, fearing that Qi Yuan and the others would deal with her again in the next moment.

She quietly took a few steps back, got into the crowd and ran away secretly.

Hearing the low laughter from the villagers all the way, Qian Lili's face burned, as if she had been slapped hard several times.

"Go to work, all go to work." Liu Jianguo began to chase people away again, "Don't just talk about the rich and the poor. There is nothing to discuss."

As the villagers dispersed, they looked at Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun with complicated eyes. They didn't expect both of them to be so tough.

In particular, for a trivial matter like a chicken flying around, you should go to the commune to file a complaint, and even go to the public security bureau, which is taboo to everyone.

All this surprised and frightened them.

Liu Jianguo chased them away, looked at Shen Lingyun with a complicated expression, and turned to leave.

He didn't understand that since Shen Lingyun knew there was a chance to leave, why didn't he fight for it?

What are the benefits of staying here?

Even if he had no choice but to leave Banpo Village, he still had to resolve the identity issue.

At least they can get the same treatment as the villagers.

"You go back first." Shen Lingyun saw that everyone else had left, leaving only him and Qi Yuan, and said, "No one will change jobs halfway today, and I have to continue to pick up the manure."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan was unhappy, frowning and twitching his face, "I forgot to tell Captain Liu to arrange for someone to take over for you."

"Don't make things difficult for Captain Liu." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "It's good to have this result. We must be satisfied."

The things he taught Qi Yuan were miscellaneous, and Qi Yuan didn't understand some things, except that he could remove team leader Wu Jianhua.

Others, like going to the police station, are simply not feasible.

"I'll cook for you when I go back." Qi Yuan said, "Wash yourself well at night, and you won't be picky anymore."

"Okay." Shen Lingyun wanted to raise his hand to rub his little head, but considering the unpleasant smell on his body, "Go back quickly."

But what he didn't expect was that when he went back at night, Qi Yuan took out his books to study for the first time.

Sit quietly across from him and ask him to teach quickly, "Teach me more and I can learn faster."

Qi Yuan completed the first and second grade courses in three months, and now Shen Lingyun has just started teaching the third grade textbooks.

"I want to take you away as soon as possible to the city you mentioned." He said seriously: "You can fool them, but you can't fool me."

"If you could leave and go back to your home." Qi Yuan said, "Why would you stay here? You can't even leave the village after being bullied."

After he finished speaking, he nodded heavily, indicating that what he said was right and absolutely not wrong.

Qi Yuan's face was serious, as if the well-behaved child had grown up overnight, trying hard to spread his immature wings to protect the person he wanted to protect.

It's like the lively, naughty, impulsive and brave child hidden under the well-behaved skin has disappeared, and has turned into a person who strives to be calm and can be relied on.

Seeing his appearance, Shen Lingyun felt dumbfounded, moved and helpless.

Complex thoughts.

"Don't worry." Shen Lingyun said, "If you don't like it here, I can find a way to make you leave. But are you ready?"

Is it possible to adapt to other places? This is just a small village.

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Chapter 23

"I don't want to leave."

Qi Yuan's eyes widened and he looked at Shen Lingyun in surprise, "Why did you send me away?"

His face was tight, and he said to Shen Lingyun like a warning: "I don't want to go anywhere. If you don't leave, I won't leave either."

Qi Yuan wanted to see the outside world described to him by Shen Lingyun, but only if Shen Lingyun accompanied him.

This time he was trying so hard to leave Banshan Village, mainly for Shen Lingyun, why did he leave on his own?

"We'll talk about it later when we have a chance." Shen Lingyun looked at him with complicated eyes, "It's too early to say this now."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan realized that it would take many years before he could leave until he was admitted to college, "Let's study."

He thought about it, but still felt uneasy, and told Shen Lingyun, "If you want to leave, let's go together. I won't leave you behind."

Even if he is admitted to college, he will not leave Shen Lingyun if he cannot take her away.

"I know." Shen Lingyun chuckled, his brows less calm and more smoky, "It's still early."

He picked up the book and taught Qi Yuan homework, and after finishing the lecture, he asked him to study by himself. Shen Lingyun picked up the pen and wrote a letter.

He had mixed emotions. After eight years here, the first letter he wrote was not to his family, but to someone else.

Over the years, many days and nights, he wanted to write a letter, but he could control himself.

Because I don't want to be disappointed.

Even though he was already deeply disappointed, he still tried hard not to touch the little bit of love deep inside his heart.

After Shen Lingyun finished writing the letter, he looked at the letter that had not been folded for a long time, hoping that this last bit of hope would not be disappointed.

Although we have shared weal and woe and have a deep friendship, the human heart is the most unpredictable. Who knows what will be left after leaving here?

Perhaps what you desire most is to forget, forget those unbearable people or things in the past!

"Alas!" Shen Lingyun sighed unconsciously, touching Qi Yuan's gaze, and his mood suddenly improved a lot, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

"You go to bed early." Qi Yuan stood up to spread the quilt for Shen Lingyun, "I will study for a while."

"I'll do it myself." Shen Lingyun held his shoulder, "You should also go to bed early and don't study too late."

"I know." Qi Yuan said nonchalantly, "I will finish these math problems quickly."

He should hurry up and learn more, and he should also shorten his study time during the day so that he can go out and do more things.

"Your progress has been very fast." After Shen Lingyun lay down, he saw Qi Yuan still sitting firmly at the Kang table, "From now on, I will study for two hours in the afternoon."

"No more studying in the morning?" Qi Yuan looked at him puzzled. Shen Lingyun was very tight on him studying, why did he suddenly relax?

"No need." Shen Lingyun said seemingly casually: "Reading too much at night hurts your eyes, and also wastes lamp oil and candles."

Qi Yuan looked at the oil lamp on his left, then at the candle on his right, and his heart suddenly ached, "No, this is all money!"

He hurriedly packed his things and prepared to write during the day. He muttered, "I said just light an oil lamp, but you insist on lighting a candle if you don't want it to light."

Shen Lingyun turned his face to one side, with his back to Qi Yuan, and curled up the corners of his mouth to smile silently.

"After the spring planting in a few days, you won't be so busy." Shen Lingyun said, "Come back at noon, I will teach you your homework for a while, and you can study less for a while in the evening."

I got up too early in the morning!

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Time passed little by little and it came to the end of June.

Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun had a quarrel in Banpo Village, which was taboo to the Wu family, and no one came out to make trouble again.

Their life went smoothly and they were happy every day.

It was a little after two o'clock in the morning, and the sky was still dark without any light, so Qi Yuan got dressed lightly.

After washing up in the yard and working in the kitchen for a while, I picked up my backpack and went out.

After leaving the courtyard gate, I ran wildly and soon came to the wasteland, where people from Banpo Village were hunting pigs, weeds and digging wild vegetables.

At this time, there was just a little light in the sky. Qi Yuan quickly cut the pig grass and would go back to cook for Shen Lingyun later.

Although Shen Lingyun didn't want him to get up so early, he couldn't bear Qi Yuan's insistence and had no choice but to follow Qi Yuan's decision in everything.

At this time, the advantage of Qi Yuan's strength was revealed. Not only did he cut a basket full of pigweed, he also tied two more bundles.

Just pick up the carrying pole and pick it up, and you have enough to feed the pigs in one day.

"Back." Shen Lingyun had already gotten up and was cleaning the yard.

"Yeah." Qi Yuan put down the pig grass and looked at the time, it was only four o'clock, "I'm going to cook."

The weather is hot now, Shen Lingyun has to go to work at five o'clock in the morning, and Qi Yuan does not allow him to leave hungry.

Be sure to eat something.

"I'm going to cook pig food." Shen Lingyun said and walked to the backyard.

If he works more, Qi Yuan will be less tired.

"It will be time to eat soon." Qi Yuan said without turning his head, "Just leave it for a while and I will feed you."

When he entered the house, he took the corn paste that had been stirred in advance, spread the pancakes in the pan, and soon the thin pancakes came out of the pan one by one.

With the fragrance of corn.

"It's time to eat." Seeing that Shen Lingyun didn't come back, Qi Yuan pulled his neck and shouted at the door, "Hurry up, it's time."

"Here we come." Shen Lingyun had just cut the pigweed, put it in the pot to cook, and then came to the front yard.

"Come and eat." Qi Yuan picked up a piece of pancake, "We still have enough time, eat more."

There was a hint of cunning in his eyes. He didn't want Shen Lingyun to be more tired than him every day, "I'm full and I won't be tired from work."

Qi Yuan quickly put green onions, coriander and cabbage on the pancakes, poured some sauce on them, rolled up the pancakes and handed them to Shen Lingyun.

She scolded him, "You said you don't have time to feed the chickens and pigs. You just don't have enough time in the morning."

Shen Lingyun just smiled and let his little mouth keep talking, but he rolled the pancakes for himself one by one in his hands.

After rolling six pancakes in a row, Qi Yuan stood up and brought him the polenta he had left to dry.

At this time, he didn't have time to eat. He had to go to the backyard to feed the chickens, watch the pigs, and feed the money-making ones.

Only then can Qi Yuan eat with peace of mind.

"Eat a pancake." Shen Lingyun put a rolled pancake into Qi Yuan's hand and told him, "Eat while walking."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan's mouth curled up, he happily took a bite of the pancake and walked to the backyard.

Every day, Shen Lingyun put some food in his hand and told him to eat while walking. He happily accepted this kindness every day.

"If you're not full, take something to eat on the way." Qi Yuan continued as usual. When he walked to the door, he turned around and said, "Don't forget to bring water."

"I know." Shen Lingyun responded.

By the time Qi Yuan finished feeding the chickens and pigs, cleaned up, and came back from the backyard, Shen Lingyun had already left.

He looked at Shen Lingyun's watch and saw that it was after five o'clock.

Qi Yuan hurried to eat. He had to go out for a while and bring back some more pig grass to dry and save for the pigs to eat in the winter.

There are now more than 20 households raising pigs in the village, and every household needs to prepare food for the pigs in winter. He must hurry up and save more.

Qi Yuan rolled some pancakes for himself, brought a bowl of polenta, and sat on a small bench at the door to eat.

Qi Yuan really likes this kind of life, busy and comfortable, with only him and Shen Lingyun at home.

Simple happiness.

...

When we arrived at the wasteland, there were already many figures here, most of them children aged six or seven.

There are very few adults.

Qi Yuan looked for a piece of deserted land without squinting and used a sickle to cut the pig grass, and did not go to crowded places.

But he might as well have good ears and hear the low chatter of those children: He may have done it. Every time he shot a lot of pigweed, we couldn't shoot so much in a day, let alone carry it back.

Others said: "He is older than us. When we grow up, we will be able to do so."

"Stop bragging." Some children are self-aware. "My dad said that he doesn't even have the energy to fight. If we start a fight, he will definitely push him to the ground and beat him."

Qi Yuan's eyes were smug and he grinned quietly, knowing that he shouldn't mess with him.

He had just tied two large bundles of pigweed when he heard someone shouting: "Qi Yuan, it's going to rain, go home."

Qi Yuan looked up at the sky, and sure enough it was covered with dark clouds that looked like it was going to rain. "I know, let's go now."

He quickly picked up the pigweed and ran towards home, quickly catching up with the child who called him.

"I'm here to help you." Qi Yuan bent down and picked up the child, "I can run faster than you."

"Hey." Before the child could say anything, Qi Yuan was already running.

"Whose child do you have?" Qi Yuan asked, "Do you know me?"

"My father's name is Wang Dali." The child's eyes were bright and full of excitement. "My name is Xiao Shanzi. I am seven years old this year."

"You're so awesome!" Xiao Shanzi envyed, "You can still hold me and run."

"It's nothing." Qi Yuan didn't care. A load of pigweed plus a child only weighed about 200 pounds. "I can run faster."

He ran home like a gust of wind. He met Wang Dali halfway and waved to him with a smile on his face.

"It's a good time to meet you." Wang Dali held up the letter in his hand and said, "There is a letter from Shen Lingyun. Please take it back. I won't go to the fields to look for him."

"Letter?" Qi Yuan was startled, took the letter and read it.

"This should be a letter from Shen Lingyun's family." Wang Dali said happily: "This is the first letter in so many years. He must be happy when it arrives."

Shen Lingyun should leave Banpo Village soon.

Wang Dali was happy for him, but looked at Qi Yuan and worried that this child would be the only one left in the future.

"If you have anything to do in the future, please come see me." Wang Dali said, "I will try my best to help you if I can."

"Oh." Qi Yuan looked at him inexplicably, "Thank you, Captain Wang, it's going to rain, I'll go back first."

"Okay, let's go." After Wang Dali finished speaking, he looked at his son and then remembered that Qi Yuan had just hugged him and ran away, "What happened to you, did you fall?"

"No." Xiao Shanzi said, "It's going to rain. I can't run fast. Qi Yuan can help me."

"What a good boy." Wang Dali sighed.

No matter what he was thinking, Qi Yuan had already run away.

When he got home, he didn't care about anything else. He picked up his raincoat and turned around to go out. Qi Yuan wanted to send it to Shen Lingyun.

"Shen Lingyun." Qi Yuan saw his figure and waved to him happily, "I've brought you a raincoat."

very nice! The raindrops had just begun to fall sporadically, but Shen Lingyun was not caught in the rain.

Chapter 24

"Put it on quickly."

Qi Yuan handed the coir raincoat to Shen Lingyun and quickly put on the coir raincoat himself, "There are also straw sandals."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun changed things one by one, "I'll go back if it rains. Why are you even here?"

"I got sick after getting caught in the rain." Qi Yuan said to him unhappily, "You have to know how to take care of yourself."

From the corner of his eye, he saw many people looking towards them, their eyes full of envy.

"Hmph." Qi Yuan hummed. Seeing Shen Lingyun dressed, he smiled and said, "We will live better and better, let others look at us with envy."

The smile on Shen Lingyun's face deepened. Qi Yuan was right, he had gotten better and better since he came.

It was a feeling of comfort that I had never felt before, and a warmth that I had not felt in many years.

"Call it, call it a day." Liu Jianguo shouted from afar: "It's raining, everyone hurry back."

It's not too busy now, as long as it rains, I will call it a day and go home, but I can't stop other people's envious eyes.

After all, no one in their family came to give them raincoats. What made most people even more worried was that even if they had one or two raincoats at home, it would not be their turn.

What's more, there are more people who don't have it.

"Okay." Liu Jianguo saw Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun walking side by side, with undisguised envy in his eyes, "One for each, I haven't even gotten into the coir raincoat yet!"

"How is that possible?" Qi Yuan couldn't believe it, "You can just make one up yourself."

Thatch, straw... these things can be seen everywhere, why don't you make them up?

"No way." Liu Jianguo smiled slyly and winked at Qi Yuan, "Did you make this up?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan said, "I can knit everything I use at home. I like knitting things from corn husks. Do you have any at home?"

Shen Lingyun didn't have much corn husks, so he only made a thick kang mat, which was very comfortable to sleep on in the summer.

Much better than bamboo mats and straw mats.

"Yes, there are many." Liu Jianguo smiled and said, "Do you want to help weave coir raincoats?"

"Give me all your corn husks." Qi Yuan immediately made a deal with him, "You can get some straw or any other grass you like, and I will braid one for you."

"Deal." Liu Jianguo agreed cheerfully, "I'll send it to you when the rain stops."

Shen Lingyun walked aside silently, not participating in their transaction, but with a smile on his face.

Qi Yuan is a treasure. There is nothing he can't do at home or outside the house. In terms of living, he is even better than Shen Lingyun himself.

Liu Jianguo reached his destination and continued chatting with them despite the rain. He said, "I'm going to leave first. You can go slowly."

Seeing Liu Jianguo striding towards home, Qi Yuan asked Shen Lingyun with doubtful eyes, "Does he really have no raincoat?"

"Maybe." Shen Lingyun didn't pay much attention to these things, "But there are not many people in the village with coir raincoats, so maybe there are not many people here who can weave."

"I don't think there is any." Qi Yuan curled his lips, "If there is, it can't be so lacking."

He said with a proud look on his face, "If you want me to edit it, just ask me, and you have to pay for it."

Liu Jianguo was the net he cast, and Qi Yuan firmly believed that he could bring him a group of people, or at least make some money for himself.

Many villagers ran quickly to their homes in the light rain. When they passed by, their eyes fell on the raincoats.

It's all naked, naked, naked envy.

Qi Yuan felt extremely satisfied and raised her head high. When someone looked at her, she even deliberately said to Shen Lingyun, "The raincoat is great. It keeps you warm even if you don't get wet in the rain."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun showed a clear smile on his face and said cooperatively: "It's better than the rain gear in the city. After all, we have to work in the fields, and those rain gear are not suitable."

Although the raincoat is light, it is not warm, so it is still suitable for raincoats when going to the ground.

The rain wasn't heavy. Qi Yuan and the others walked home while talking. The first thing they did when they got home was.

Qi Yuan took out the letter and showed it to Shen Lingyun, but he did not hand it to Shen Lingyun. He just frowned thoughtfully and asked, "Is this a letter from your family?"

"Are you leaving?" Qi Yuan said.

He copied Wang Dali's words to Shen Lingyun and finally asked, "When are you leaving?"

"Where am I going?" Shen Lingyun looked helplessly, looking at his alert and anxious eyes, "Didn't you tell me to leave together?"

"Do you remember?" Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked Shen Lingyun up and down for a while, "Well, remember it firmly. Don't forget it when you are happy."

"I won't forget it." Shen Lingyun was not in a hurry to ask for the letter. Instead, he took off his shoes and got on the kang without caring. "You can remind me at any time."

He didn't know if this letter was the letter he was waiting for, but he said it was a letter from his home.

Shen Lingyun didn't have that extravagant hope.

"I'm tired, let's lie down for a while." Shen Lingyun pulled a pillow and half leaned on it, "You come up and have a rest too, it's rare to have a day off today."

"That's right." Qi Yuan forgot his worries in a blink of an eye and climbed onto the kang happily, "Let's all take a nap."

Shen Lingyun hardly had any time to rest.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun felt relieved and looked at the rain outside the window, "I don't know how long it will rain."

"I think this rain might last all day." Qi Yuan stood up and sat next to the window at his feet, and said happily: "It would be best if it rains for a few more days, so that you can rest and go up the mountain to pick mushrooms."

He seemed to see a large field of mushrooms, clenching his fists with excitement on his face, "There were too few mushrooms on the mountain last time, there will definitely be more this time."

Shen Lingyun just smiled and said nothing, and did not mention reading the letter.

He knew that Qi Yuan was easy to coax at his young age, but was very sensitive. Shen Lingyun felt pity for him.

Waiting for Qi Yuan to take the initiative to show him the letter.

Qi Yuan turned his face sideways, as if he had been looking out the window, and kept talking with his small mouth, but he kept paying attention to Shen Lingyun from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that he had his eyes closed and never mentioned the letter, he felt relieved after mentioning it.

"That's right." Qi Yuan slapped his forehead, his eyes filled with annoyance, "I'm so happy that I forgot to give you the letter."

Seeing that Shen Lingyun didn't move, he couldn't help but took the letter and pushed it down and said, "Read the letter first, don't delay it if you have anything urgent to do."

"Is there anything urgent?" Shen Lingyun opened his eyes and said nonchalantly, "I'm asking someone for something. I don't know if it will work out."

Deep in his heart, he had a feeling for some reason that this must not be a letter from home.

"Ah!" Qi Yuan suddenly remembered, "The letter you asked me to mail last month, it's been a month since I replied to you."

He had long forgotten about it.

"Yes." Shen Lingyun already had the letter in his hand, which said Ha Shi, "This is a reply to me."

When he opened the letter, the first thing he saw were some colorful tickets and a postage note.

Shen Lingyun picked up the letter and read it. The letter expressed surprise that he was still in Banshan Village and asked him to try his best to contact his family to find out what the problem was.

In the end, the other party agreed to what Shen Lingyun asked him to do and told Shen Lingyun that he had been reinstated.

He is still the director of the Textile Bureau.

"I asked someone to help me buy some defective cloth." Shen Lingyun felt relieved after reading it, "I can make some money."

Seeing Qi Yuan sitting aside obediently, eagerly waiting for him to read the letter and tell him the situation, Shen Lingyun's eyes softened a little.

"Last time we sold defective cloth, we made a lot of money." Shen Lingyun explained: "I know a person who used to be the director of the Harbin Textile Bureau."

Facing Qi Yuan, a ignorant white guy, Shen Lingyun explained it to him.

Most decentralized personnel who are rehabilitated will be reinstated to their original posts.

The last time Shen Lingyun wrote a letter, she just wanted to ask him about the situation and ask him to buy some defective cloth.

"There will be more places to use money in the future." Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan, "I hope I can make more money by taking advantage of the defective cloth."

He did not have the opportunity to go to school. He hoped that Qi Yuan could go to school and have a bright future for himself.

All this requires money.

"Yes." Qi Yuan agreed, clenching his fist and waving, "We will definitely make a lot of money, and we will have such tickets."

He pointed at the food stamps and meat stamps. This was the first time he had seen these things.

But Shen Lingyun told him that the use was greater than money.

"This uncle is very kind to you." Qi Yuan said happily: "I promised to do things for you and gave you so many tickets."

"Right." Shen Lingyun smiled, avoided talking, and said instead: "We will mail the cloth money back after it is sold out."

"Let's go pick up the package." Qi Yuan said happily, "Captain Liu didn't ask me to go to him if we had something to do, so we asked him to help us borrow a car."

Qi Yuan felt that borrowing an oxcart was not a big problem, and he even agreed to help Liu Jianguo knit his raincoat.

"No need." Shen Lingyun said, "It's better not to let the villagers know."

"Okay." Qi Yuan thought about it, and it was right. There was a Wu family member who always stared at them, which made him upset just thinking about it.

They are speculating now, and it would be a big deal if they were caught.

...

Qi Yuan walked on the muddy dirt road. Although the journey was difficult, he felt happy, as if there was a lot of money waving to him in front of him.

There were smiles all the way.

But when I saw the post office, I thought about the problem of speculation and the seriousness of being caught.

Qi Yuan was a little nervous, looking around cautiously, and followed Shen Lingyun closely.

The people at the post office saw them wearing raincoats, and they were disgusted and despised, "What should we do quickly? I see you brought in rainwater."

Qi Yuan wanted to refute, but felt inexplicably guilty and pursed her lips to prevent herself from opening her mouth.

"Comrade." Shen Lingyun took out the mailing list, "Let's pick up the package."

"We can't find a good day to pick up parcels." The post office worker complained, muttering, "You could just take off your raincoat when you come in. You'll see all the water on the ground."

"Are you done yet?" Qi Yuan said, young and energetic, "If your eyes don't work well, go and see a doctor."

"We were outside shaking off the water from our raincoats before we came in. Open your eyes and see, where is there any water on the ground?"

"I said yes." The staff member glared. He had not met anyone who dared to talk back to him. "If you don't pay for the package today, come back another day."

He threw the mailbox out with a snap, and made up his mind to embarrass them several times. If they were not convinced, he would not give them any good words.

"Comrade." Shen Lingyun's expression did not change and she looked at him calmly, "I want to see your leader. If not, I will go to the county seat."

Chapter 24

"Put it on quickly."

Qi Yuan handed the coir raincoat to Shen Lingyun and quickly put on the coir raincoat himself, "There are also straw sandals."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun changed things one by one, "I'll go back if it rains. Why are you even here?"

"I got sick after getting caught in the rain." Qi Yuan said to him unhappily, "You have to know how to take care of yourself."

From the corner of his eye, he saw many people looking towards them, their eyes full of envy.

"Hmph." Qi Yuan hummed. Seeing Shen Lingyun dressed, he smiled and said, "We will live better and better, let others look at us with envy."

The smile on Shen Lingyun's face deepened. Qi Yuan was right, he had gotten better and better since he came.

It was a feeling of comfort that I had never felt before, and a warmth that I had not felt in many years.

"Call it, call it a day." Liu Jianguo shouted from afar: "It's raining, everyone hurry back."

It's not too busy now, as long as it rains, I will call it a day and go home, but I can't stop other people's envious eyes.

After all, no one in their family came to give them raincoats. What made most people even more worried was that even if they had one or two raincoats at home, it would not be their turn.

What's more, there are more people who don't have it.

"Okay." Liu Jianguo saw Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun walking side by side, with undisguised envy in his eyes, "One for each, I haven't even gotten into the coir raincoat yet!"

"How is that possible?" Qi Yuan couldn't believe it, "You can just make one up yourself."

Thatch, straw... these things can be seen everywhere, why don't you make them up?

"No way." Liu Jianguo smiled slyly and winked at Qi Yuan, "Did you make this up?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan said, "I can knit everything I use at home. I like knitting things from corn husks. Do you have any at home?"

Shen Lingyun didn't have much corn husks, so he only made a thick kang mat, which was very comfortable to sleep on in the summer.

Much better than bamboo mats and straw mats.

"Yes, there are many." Liu Jianguo smiled and said, "Do you want to help weave coir raincoats?"

"Give me all your corn husks." Qi Yuan immediately made a deal with him, "You can get some straw or any other grass you like, and I will braid one for you."

"Deal." Liu Jianguo agreed cheerfully, "I'll send it to you when the rain stops."

Shen Lingyun walked aside silently, not participating in their transaction, but with a smile on his face.

Qi Yuan is a treasure. There is nothing he can't do at home or outside the house. In terms of living, he is even better than Shen Lingyun himself.

Liu Jianguo reached his destination and continued chatting with them despite the rain. He said, "I'm going to leave first. You can go slowly."

Seeing Liu Jianguo striding towards home, Qi Yuan asked Shen Lingyun with doubtful eyes, "Does he really have no raincoat?"

"Maybe." Shen Lingyun didn't pay much attention to these things, "But there are not many people in the village with coir raincoats, so maybe there are not many people here who can weave."

"I don't think there is any." Qi Yuan curled his lips, "If there is, it can't be so lacking."

He said with a proud look on his face, "If you want me to edit it, just ask me, and you have to pay for it."

Liu Jianguo was the net he cast, and Qi Yuan firmly believed that he could bring him a group of people, or at least make some money for himself.

Many villagers ran quickly to their homes in the light rain. When they passed by, their eyes fell on the raincoats.

It's all naked, naked, naked envy.

Qi Yuan felt extremely satisfied and raised her head high. When someone looked at her, she even deliberately said to Shen Lingyun, "The raincoat is great. It keeps you warm even if you don't get wet in the rain."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun showed a clear smile on his face and said cooperatively: "It's better than the rain gear in the city. After all, we have to work in the fields, and those rain gear are not suitable."

Although the raincoat is light, it is not warm, so it is still suitable for raincoats when going to the ground.

The rain wasn't heavy. Qi Yuan and the others walked home while talking. The first thing they did when they got home was.

Qi Yuan took out the letter and showed it to Shen Lingyun, but he did not hand it to Shen Lingyun. He just frowned thoughtfully and asked, "Is this a letter from your family?"

"Are you leaving?" Qi Yuan said.

He copied Wang Dali's words to Shen Lingyun and finally asked, "When are you leaving?"

"Where am I going?" Shen Lingyun looked helplessly, looking at his alert and anxious eyes, "Didn't you tell me to leave together?"

"Do you remember?" Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked Shen Lingyun up and down for a while, "Well, remember it firmly. Don't forget it when you are happy."

"I won't forget it." Shen Lingyun was not in a hurry to ask for the letter. Instead, he took off his shoes and got on the kang without caring. "You can remind me at any time."

He didn't know if this letter was the letter he was waiting for, but he said it was a letter from his home.

Shen Lingyun didn't have that extravagant hope.

"I'm tired, let's lie down for a while." Shen Lingyun pulled a pillow and half leaned on it, "You come up and have a rest too, it's rare to have a day off today."

"That's right." Qi Yuan forgot his worries in a blink of an eye and climbed onto the kang happily, "Let's all take a nap."

Shen Lingyun hardly had any time to rest.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun felt relieved and looked at the rain outside the window, "I don't know how long it will rain."

"I think this rain might last all day." Qi Yuan stood up and sat next to the window at his feet, and said happily: "It would be best if it rains for a few more days, so that you can rest and go up the mountain to pick mushrooms."

He seemed to see a large field of mushrooms, clenching his fists with excitement on his face, "There were too few mushrooms on the mountain last time, there will definitely be more this time."

Shen Lingyun just smiled and said nothing, and did not mention reading the letter.

He knew that Qi Yuan was easy to coax at his young age, but was very sensitive. Shen Lingyun felt pity for him.

Waiting for Qi Yuan to take the initiative to show him the letter.

Qi Yuan turned his face sideways, as if he had been looking out the window, and kept talking with his small mouth, but he kept paying attention to Shen Lingyun from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that he had his eyes closed and never mentioned the letter, he felt relieved after mentioning it.

"That's right." Qi Yuan slapped his forehead, his eyes filled with annoyance, "I'm so happy that I forgot to give you the letter."

Seeing that Shen Lingyun didn't move, he couldn't help but took the letter and pushed it down and said, "Read the letter first, don't delay it if you have anything urgent to do."

"Is there anything urgent?" Shen Lingyun opened his eyes and said nonchalantly, "I'm asking someone for something. I don't know if it will work out."

Deep in his heart, he had a feeling for some reason that this must not be a letter from home.

"Ah!" Qi Yuan suddenly remembered, "The letter you asked me to mail last month, it's been a month since I replied to you."

He had long forgotten about it.

"Yes." Shen Lingyun already had the letter in his hand, which said Ha Shi, "This is a reply to me."

When he opened the letter, the first thing he saw were some colorful tickets and a postage note.

Shen Lingyun picked up the letter and read it. The letter expressed surprise that he was still in Banshan Village and asked him to try his best to contact his family to find out what the problem was.

In the end, the other party agreed to what Shen Lingyun asked him to do and told Shen Lingyun that he had been reinstated.

He is still the director of the Textile Bureau.

"I asked someone to help me buy some defective cloth." Shen Lingyun felt relieved after reading it, "I can make some money."

Seeing Qi Yuan sitting aside obediently, eagerly waiting for him to read the letter and tell him the situation, Shen Lingyun's eyes softened a little.

"Last time we sold defective cloth, we made a lot of money." Shen Lingyun explained: "I know a person who used to be the director of the Harbin Textile Bureau."

Facing Qi Yuan, a ignorant white guy, Shen Lingyun explained it to him.

Most decentralized personnel who are rehabilitated will be reinstated to their original posts.

The last time Shen Lingyun wrote a letter, she just wanted to ask him about the situation and ask him to buy some defective cloth.

"There will be more places to use money in the future." Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan, "I hope I can make more money by taking advantage of the defective cloth."

He did not have the opportunity to go to school. He hoped that Qi Yuan could go to school and have a bright future for himself.

All this requires money.

"Yes." Qi Yuan agreed, clenching his fist and waving, "We will definitely make a lot of money, and we will have such tickets."

He pointed at the food stamps and meat stamps. This was the first time he had seen these things.

But Shen Lingyun told him that the use was greater than money.

"This uncle is very kind to you." Qi Yuan said happily: "I promised to do things for you and gave you so many tickets."

"Right." Shen Lingyun smiled, avoided talking, and said instead: "We will mail the cloth money back after it is sold out."

"Let's go pick up the package." Qi Yuan said happily, "Captain Liu didn't ask me to go to him if we had something to do, so we asked him to help us borrow a car."

Qi Yuan felt that borrowing an oxcart was not a big problem, and he even agreed to help Liu Jianguo knit his raincoat.

"No need." Shen Lingyun said, "It's better not to let the villagers know."

"Okay." Qi Yuan thought about it, and it was right. There was a Wu family member who always stared at them, which made him upset just thinking about it.

They are speculating now, and it would be a big deal if they were caught.

...

Qi Yuan walked on the muddy dirt road. Although the journey was difficult, he felt happy, as if there was a lot of money waving to him in front of him.

There were smiles all the way.

But when I saw the post office, I thought about the problem of speculation and the seriousness of being caught.

Qi Yuan was a little nervous, looking around cautiously, and followed Shen Lingyun closely.

The people at the post office saw them wearing raincoats, and they were disgusted and despised, "What should we do quickly? I see you brought in rainwater."

Qi Yuan wanted to refute, but felt inexplicably guilty and pursed her lips to prevent herself from opening her mouth.

"Comrade." Shen Lingyun took out the mailing list, "Let's pick up the package."

"We can't find a good day to pick up parcels." The post office worker complained, muttering, "You could just take off your raincoat when you come in. You'll see all the water on the ground."

"Are you done yet?" Qi Yuan said, young and energetic, "If your eyes don't work well, go and see a doctor."

"We were outside shaking off the water from our raincoats before we came in. Open your eyes and see, where is there any water on the ground?"

"I said yes." The staff member glared. He had not met anyone who dared to talk back to him. "If you don't pay for the package today, come back another day."

He threw the mailbox out with a snap, and made up his mind to embarrass them several times. If they were not convinced, he would not give them any good words.

"Comrade." Shen Lingyun's expression did not change and she looked at him calmly, "I want to see your leader. If not, I will go to the county seat."

Chapter 25

"Meet the leader?"

The staff member sneered and turned to look at a woman in her thirties not far away, "Our leader doesn't have time."

After he finished speaking, he arrogantly asked the woman, "Director, do you have time to meet them?"

The woman was a little embarrassed. She looked at Shen Lingyun and then at the arrogant staff member. She glanced around and said after a long while, "I'm busy with work."

The staff member sneered arrogantly, "Let me tell you, my uncle is the head of the post office, and I won't deliver the packages I say I won't deliver."

He pointed at Shen Lingyun and said arrogantly: "Aren't you going to sue me? I'm telling you, my name is Wang Jun, and my uncle is the director of the county post office. Go ahead and sue me."

In front of Shen Lingyun and Qi Yuan, Wang Jun said to another staff member: "Return the package and say no one claims it."

"If you dare to mess with me again, I will throw the package away and say it's lost. Let's see what you can do."

Qi Yuan clenched his fists in anger and wanted to grab him by the collar and punch him a few times, but Shen Lingyun kept holding his arm and refused to let go.

He knew he couldn't fight.

Qi Yuan's chest heaved with anger, his eyes blazed with fire, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We're just going to watch him act so arrogantly?"

Shen Lingyun: "..."

He saw that Qi Yuan's eyes were red with anger. Children with tempers cannot stand provocation, and if he didn't say anything, he might cry out of anger.

Shen Lingyun: "It's up to you."

He glanced at Wang Jun indifferently, his eyes were calm and his brows were gentle, and his tone of voice was understated, as if Wang Jun's words were not directed at him.

They had no quarrels.

Not only Qi Yuan was stunned, but also Wang Jun and several other staff members in the post office, as well as the female director who dared not speak.

They all looked at him in disbelief.

Is this man crazy? That's his package.

But then Shen Lingyun's words made them shudder, "Look at the place where the package was mailed, where did it come from?"

He chuckled, patted Qi Yuan's arm soothingly, and said to Wang Jun in a gentle tone: "Hashi, you should know where it is. I want to see if you dare not give me the package."

"Let me remind you again," Shen Lingyun said, "A county leader is no more powerful than a city leader, and certainly not in a position to rank before a provincial leader."

He suddenly raised his eyebrows, his eyes became sharp and cold as he said, "I will go to my relatives in Harbin and ask them to report the situation."

Wang Jun: "..."

"Xiao Wang." The female director came over hurriedly, smiled awkwardly at Shen Lingyun and the others, and then said to Wang Jun: "Give the package to them. It's not easy for them to come here on a rainy day."

Wang Jun was dumbfounded.

He stared at Shen Lingyun in a daze. He didn't expect that this person knew so much. Wasn't he just a poor guy from the country?

"Give me the list, give me the list." Wang Jun was pulled by the female director. He suddenly reacted when he received the director's twitching eyelids.

He took the mailing list handed to him by Shen Lingyun with trepidation and looked carefully at the mailing address, which was indeed Harbin.

Wang Jun's face turned pale, and his hands holding the mailing list trembled. This was the provincial capital, how could people from their small town dare to mess with it?

Even his uncle is not qualified, he is just a deputy director.

"Have you seen it clearly?" Shen Lingyun asked, "Can I give you the package?"

"I see it clearly, I see it clearly." Wang Jun no longer dared to be arrogant. He trembled all over and did not dare to look up at Shen Lingyun. "Director, you pay them."

He was too embarrassed to stay here.

"I'll do it, I'll do it." The director took the mailing list, "Xiao Wang, you can go do something else."

This time she did not pretend to be deaf and dumb. Her eyes fell on the mailing slip and she glanced at the address casually.

My eyelids twitched and I felt even more panicked.

If things really get out of hand, let the people in Harbin report the situation directly to the provincial leaders.

All these people in the post office will be punished, no one can escape.

"Comrades, please wait a moment." She smiled warmly at Shen Lingyun and Qi Yuan, as if what happened just now had not happened.

Seeing that Wang Jun next to him had already left, he called for others to come over and help, "Hurry up, pay for the package on the mailing list."

Qi Yuan was surprised to see these people's faces change. Wang Jun even ran away. He didn't understand what was going on for a moment.

Shen Lingyun looked at his confused eyes, smiled and said, "A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death."

He explained to Qi Yuan in front of the post office staff the relationship involved and how the county was nothing compared to the provincial level.

What's more, he directly asked someone to report the situation in person, which is obviously different from reporting by letter, and the process will be handled faster.

"What's more." Shen Lingyun glanced at the people in the post office and said, "The person who mailed us the things was the director of the Provincial Textile Bureau."

The female director's face turned pale, and she could no longer stand, so she hurried to the warehouse behind, "Hurry up, hurry up, take out the package."

"Hahaha." Even if Qi Yuan didn't understand, he knew that they were scared.

He quietly took advantage of no one's attention, got close to Shen Lingyun and whispered, "You are so amazing! You scared them all."

Shen Lingyun just smiled and said nothing.

He never expected that one day he would also be able to use the tiger's skin and wave the banner.

Soon, several people came over carrying a package.

"We've got the package." They all had smiles on their faces, as enthusiastic as if they were meeting a long-lost relative. "There's another package, we'll get it right away."

Shen Lingyun took a look and saw the size of the package, which should contain two pieces of cloth.

After receiving the two packages, Qi Yuan and his team covered the packages with oilcloth, but there was one piece missing.

"It can't be covered." Qi Yuan looked at the rain outside, which was still drizzling, "Won't we get wet when we go back?"

Shen Lingyun frowned. He didn't expect that this oilcloth was not enough.

He took off his straw raincoat and covered the missing part with it. "Cover it with the straw raincoat and tie it up with a rope."

"No." Qi Yuan shook his head and handed the raincoat back to Shen Lingyun. "I'll go back first and come back to pick you up."

He took away one package and wrapped another one in oilcloth without saying a word, but how could Shen Lingyun let him go back alone?

Even if he left Qi Yuan waiting at the post office, he would still feel uneasy.

Just when Shen Lingyun was in a dilemma, a deep and deep voice came over, "I have some plastic sheeting here, I'll lend it to you."

Qi Yuan and the others looked in the direction of the sound and were all shocked: the black market boss Chen and the big guy who sold butchery under him.

"Take it." Chen Xudong threw a piece of plastic sheet to Qi Yuan without waiting for them to speak, "Return it to me after you use it."

"Thank you." Shen Lingyun nodded in thanks, but when he saw Boss Chen and the others turned around and left, he followed them.

"Wait for me." Shen Lingyun said to Qi Yuan, "I'll be back soon."

Qi Yuan nodded happily, feeling lucky to have met Boss Chen today, and even happier that he was a nice person who could help two strangers.

"Wait a minute." Shen Lingyun stopped Boss Chen at the door of the post office and whispered, "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Okay." Boss Chen didn't know why this person was looking for him. He glanced at Shen Lingyun and nodded.

Looking around, there were few pedestrians on the road in the rain. He raised his chin towards the open space opposite the post office, indicating that Shen Lingyun could go there.

Shen Lingyun nodded and walked straight to the opposite side.

He San scratched his head, wondering why this person followed him.

But seeing Shen Lingyun's gentle manner, kind eyes and gentle eyebrows, and a faint smile on his face, I had a feeling that this person was not a bad person.

"Boss." He San approached Boss Chen and whispered, "Is he asking for our address so he can send the plastic sheet back?"

He felt sorry for the piece of plastic sheet, but he knew that when his boss said he was borrowing it, he was actually giving it to him as a gift.

Otherwise why don't you tell the other party the address.

"Use your brain and stop thinking about eating all the time." Boss Chen glanced at him and scolded him mercilessly.

He San: "..."

This poor old man can barely take care of himself, yet he is so generous.

"Thank you for today's help." Shen Lingyun smiled when he saw Boss Chen coming over.

"It's a small matter." Boss Chen waved his hand nonchalantly, without any intention of chatting, "What's the matter?"

The rain was getting heavier and he was in no mood to chat.

Shen Lingyun looked at him carefully for a few times. Although Boss Chen looked cold and bandit-like, the integrity and honesty in his eyes could not deceive anyone.

At the same time, Boss Chen was also looking at him. Shen Lingyun had a gentle temperament and seemed easy to talk to, but he had a feeling that this person was not someone you would want to mess with.

Just by being in the post office, those people who usually look down on others with an arrogant attitude can easily become submissive and put on a flattering look.

How could Shen Lingyun be as simple as he appears?

At the very least, you need to have a certain level of insight to calmly ask those people to retract their sharp fangs and claws and not dare to act arrogantly anymore.

"My relatives mailed me some defective cloth." Shen Lingyun didn't delay. He looked at the other party for a few seconds and said directly: "I want to thank Boss Chen for his righteousness. Do you need it?"

"Hmm?" Boss Chen raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect the other party to know him. After being surprised, he immediately opened his mouth and said, "Yes."

Since the other party knows me, he must also know what I do. There is no need to hide.

"Talk quickly." Shen Lingyun praised, "I'll go get the package, you find a place to stay."

After Shen Lingyun finished speaking, he left and went to the post office to pick up Qi Yuan.

"Cloth, cloth..." He San opened his mouth in surprise and looked at Boss Chen in disbelief, "He, he has cloth?"

Boss Chen looked deep in his eyes and took a long time to answer: "If you are deaf, go to the hospital."

He felt complicated, because although he was now considered big, he was still limited to this small town.

It's still a small workshop.

Due to funding and connection issues, Boss Chen has never gotten any cloth, and the things he can deal in are really limited.

Limited to food, drink, and daily necessities, these are the scarce items that everyone is scrambling for.

It's not even his turn here.

"We can sell cloth now!" Boss Chen was excited. He raised his hand and touched his chin, and sighed, "Finally, we have taken another step forward."

He was excited after realizing it, but was defeated by He San in an instant, "Boss, do we still have money?"

They just imported a lot of goods and the money must have been spent.

Boss Chen's heart skipped a beat. He looked at He San angrily and scolded him, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

"I, I shut up." He San took two steps back in fright and covered his mouth to indicate that he would not speak anymore.

Seeing Shen Lingyun and the others coming out of the post office, Boss Chen lowered his chin and said, "Go and lend a hand."

"Hey, let me do it, let me do it." He San enthusiastically stepped forward to take the package from Qi Yuan's hand, but Qi Yuan vigilantly dodged him.

He San was so embarrassed that he stood there frozen with his hands stretched out.

"Give it to him." Shen Lingyun said, "Let's go to Boss Chen and talk to him about something."

There were many people and gossips in the post office, so Shen Lingyun did not tell Qi Yuan that he wanted to sell cloth to Boss Chen.

"Give him yours." Qi Yuan looked at Chen Lao Da and He San suspiciously, "Take mine yourself."

"Carry it." Boss Chen stepped forward. "It's not convenient for you to carry it in your straw raincoats, and it's not easy to walk if you hold it in your arms."

As he spoke, he reached out to help Shen Lingyun carry the package, and motioned He San to help Qi Yuan carry it as well, "We're not far away, we'll be there soon."

"I'll lead the way." He San said enthusiastically.

Seeing that Qi Yuan did not object, he took the large package from his arms and said, "Let me carry it."

Qi Yuan received a signal from Shen Lingyun's eyes and let go of the package to He San. He vaguely guessed something in his heart.

But there was no way to ask in front of Boss Chen and the others, so he could only follow Shen Lingyun silently, his eyes fixed on He San in front of him.

Be careful that he doesn't run away with the package.

"Don't be nervous." Shen Lingyun comforted him.

Qi Yuan nodded. He was not nervous and was confident that he could catch He San.

Shen Lingyun raised the corners of his mouth and smiled silently.

Qi Yuan looked like he thought He San was a thief.

At this time, Boss Chen's mind was not on them, but on his own pocket, and he didn't pay attention to their expressions and the lawsuit.

He San led the way, walked past the Post Office Street, turned left at the intersection, and stopped after passing three alleys.

"We're here." He San said, "Go to the right side of the alley. My home is at the fifth door."

He said happily, "It's close, only about ten minutes away."

He San is the only one among Boss Chen's men who lives in the town, and this is also what he is most proud of.

Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun looked around the alley. All the houses were made of bricks and tiles, and they had an old feel, indicating that they were very old.

"Come in." He San stood at the door of his house. He opened the door and invited Qi Yuan and others to come in.

After entering the door, there is a long and narrow path that can only accommodate two people walking side by side.

There are houses on both sides of the narrow path, one side is another family's home, and the other side has a door in the middle of the narrow path.

This was the room He San led them into.

After the narrow road, there is a small courtyard several meters long, with two rooms at the end of the courtyard.

It was obvious that He San had no intention of letting them pass.

"This is my gatehouse." He San put down the package in his hand and said with a smile: "It's not too big, I live here by myself."

Qi Yuan looked at the room and it was indeed not very big.

There is a small outside area at the entrance. If you want to cook, you can only turn around by yourself and there is no room for a second person.

The inner room is larger and has a kang that can accommodate three people, with a one-meter-long space on the ground for their feet.

Boss Chen seemed to be familiar with the place and was not shy. He took off his shoes and got on the kang.

"The place is too small." Boss Chen said, "Please sit down for a while."

"It's okay." Shen Lingyun took off his straw hat and raincoat, "Leave it outside. It's all wet."

"Give it to me. I'll hang it in the corridor for you." He San took their raincoats and hung them outside to control the water.

"Sit down." Boss Chen patted the kang, "You are a guest as soon as you enter the door, don't be so polite."

"Thank you." Shen Lingyun said.

Qi Yuan sat down with Shen Lingyun, next to him, wanting to see what he was going to do.

Is it what you guessed?

"Boss Chen, please take a look at the cloth first." Shen Lingyun did not wait for the other party to speak, and took the initiative to say: "If you like it, keep some."

"Okay." Boss Chen was just thinking about how to bring this up, and he nodded in agreement, "Open it and take a look."

Shen Lingyun and He San worked together to open two large long packages, each containing two rolls of brand new cloth.

One grey, one blue, and one floral.

But none of them can compare to the most popular military green.

"Wow!" He San's eyes were glued to it, and his hands were touching it, unwilling to let go, "Yes, yes, I must."

"I'm going to go." Boss Chen pushed him away and looked at the pieces of cloth carefully. "Not bad, there are very few flaws. It won't affect the production of the clothes."

There was nothing wrong with just a few pieces of cloth, just one or two missed threads, which was not a problem at all in their eyes.

If you don't hold it in your hand and examine it carefully, it looks like fine cloth.

"This is cloth produced in Harbin." Shen Lingyun said, "The quality requirements there are high. If it were a factory in a small place, they would sell this as good cloth."

After reading it, he was very satisfied.

I never minded those ambiguous words in the letter, and now I take them even less seriously.

"Price?" Boss Chen asked after a moment's silence.

There was no expression on his face, but he sighed in his heart: It's a pity that I can't get such good cloth.

If he had enough money in his pocket, Boss Chen would have discussed with Shen Lingyun and the others to give him more even if it meant risking his reputation.

"Six corners per foot." Shen Lingyun said calmly, "These cloths are the same price."

Boss Chen was stunned for a moment: "..."

He San opened his mouth wide: "..."

Qi Yuan reacted quickly and hurriedly pulled Shen Lingyun's sleeve. Before he could say anything, Shen Lingyun said, "The military green one is also priced the same."

Qi Yuan: "..."

He felt disappointed: the price was too cheap.

The cloth they sold last time was one yuan per foot, and the quality was much worse than this. How can they sell it so cheaply?

Shen Lingyun smiled at him and said softly, "We don't know each other, but Boss Chen is so enthusiastic to help you. It shows that he is a very good person."

Qi Yuan pursed his lips and said nothing. He lowered his head dejectedly, looking as if he had lost all desire to live.

But he didn't say anything to stop Shen Lingyun.

"Ahem." Boss Chen coughed lightly, not being overwhelmed by Shen Lingyun's praise. "Thank you very much. I wonder how much you can give us?"

"All the cloth is here." Shen Lingyun said, "We don't lack cloth at home, but our relatives are always thinking about us, so they mail some to us when they have the chance."

"Ah! You are so lucky!" He San said with envy, "You actually have such relatives."

He shook his head, not knowing what he was thinking about, and looked at Boss Chen, "Boss, did he say he would sell them all to us?"

"Do you have money?" He San looked at his boss anxiously, "Such a good opportunity, but we can't afford it."

He was full of annoyance, but it made Boss Chen so angry that he slapped him on the head and said, "Shut up."

Boss Chen felt that he was thick-skinned, and was a little embarrassed when his secrets were exposed by his men.

Fortunately, he has strong self-control and was able to manage his emotions after just a slightly awkward moment.

"I've bought a lot of goods recently." Boss Chen said with a relaxed look, "Money is a bit tight, so I may not need much."

The funds are really limited and it is difficult to turn around, and I have to support several people under me.

"It doesn't matter." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "We can exchange things. It won't cost much."

"Forget it." Qi Yuan finally caught the chance and stopped him openly, "We can't force people to buy our things."

His eyes were clear, and he blinked his big eyes, constantly winking at Shen Lingyun to hint.

"They can take as much as they want." Qi Yuan reached out and pulled Shen Lingyun's sleeve, looking up at him nervously, "It doesn't matter even if they don't want it."

The shortfall in money is too huge. Qi Yuan hopes that Boss Chen and the others won't take any of it, and he also hopes that Shen Lingyun will stop being so kind.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun nodded decisively and smiled, "I'll do as you say."

"Hmm." Qi Yuan almost cheered out loud, his eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. He covered his lips with both hands to suppress his excitement.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want it." Qi Yuan showed an understanding smile and said to Boss Chen and the others, "You don't have to worry about us."

"It doesn't matter whether we sell these cloths or not." Qi Yuan straightened up and said seriously, "We are not short of money, but we think so much cloth takes up too much space."

He looked at the pieces of cloth with pride, but said disdainfully, "They take up too much space, and we have to keep them in good condition. It's really too difficult!"

"Oh my god!" He San was shocked. "Is your family so rich?"

He looked at what Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun were wearing. Their clothes and pants were washed white and had patches on them.

Isn't it as awesome as he says?

Qi Yuan: "..."

It's impossible to exaggerate. Their family is indeed not poor, and Qi Yuan does not feel guilty at all.

"Have you ever seen people working in the fields wearing new clothes?" Qi Yuan looked at He San with dark eyes, "All farmers are dressed like this. You thought they were going out for fun."

"Do you know what it means to be low-key?" Qi Yuan clenched his fists and smiled at He San with ill intentions, "Have you ever been to school? Can you read? Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." He San nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice. "I've only graduated from elementary school, how could I not understand?"

He chuckled and reached out to pat Qi Yuan on the shoulder, but Qi Yuan pushed his hand away.

He San laughed dryly twice, not caring about Qi Yuan's actions at all. "I know that if you have money, you should hide it and not let others know."

It has a similar meaning to Qi Yuan's low-key life.

Unexpectedly, when He San said that he had graduated from elementary school, Qi Yuan suddenly widened his eyes and looked at He San in shock.

"No wonder, no wonder." Qi Yuan was excited, looking at Shen Lingyun and murmured: "You must make me study and go to school."

Even He San, a big guy, looks rude at first glance, without any cultured air about him.

You can also graduate from elementary school.

Qi Yuan was so shocked that he didn't know how to express his feelings.

It's not that he looked down on He San, but in the era when he lived in, there were few literate people in the village.

"Do you know the importance of studying?" Shen Lingyun smiled and stroked Qi Yuan's hair. "Everyone here can read and go to school."

Although there is a lot of water in it, Shen Lingyun said so.

"Okay, I understand." Qi Yuan nodded in agreement.

For someone as smart as him who knows so many words, he is not even as good as He San.

I have never been to school.

"How is it?" Shen Lingyun looked at Boss Chen, who had been silent and thoughtful, "Have you thought about it?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't want it." Qi Yuan said hurriedly: "We don't need to sell it, but we just want to express our gratitude for helping us."

"Yes." Boss Chen nodded, looked at Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun, and said seriously: "I thank you too, so I want all these cloths."

Qi Yuan leaned back suddenly and fell onto the kang.

Eyes closed, dizzy?

The author has something to say: Pre-collected articles are requested for collection: "The Young Boy in the Period Literature"

Bai Lele is timid and cowardly. He accidentally heard his stepmother plotting against him. He asked his relatives for help, but they plotted against him too. Finally, he was forced to go to the countryside.

It was a desolate place, with no food to eat and endless work to do. After a few days, Bai Lele secretly hid away and cried.

He didn't expect that someone who looked down on him everywhere would actually help him.

That person: Judging from your strength, you are not much stronger than a cat.

That person: Look at your ability. You don't even dare to talk back when being bullied.

That person: Look at your appetite, even mice eat more than you.

Bai Lele: ...

All right! As long as you help me work and fight for me, you can dislike me if I dislike you.

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

Chapter 26

"What's wrong?"

Qi Yuan startled several people and they hurriedly gathered around to look at him.

Shen Lingyun was the one who reacted the fastest. He called out to Qi Yuan twice but there was no response, so he quickly put his finger under his nose.

His eyes were tightly closed, his body was tense and his nose was lifeless, which was even more serious than fainting.

Shen Lingyun looked helpless, feeling both amused and distressed as he faced the questions from Boss Chen and the others.

He answered in a hurried and panicked voice: "He fainted. He might have had an acute illness."

"Go to the hospital." Boss Chen spoke quickly and ordered He San, "Hurry up and carry the man."

Before He □□ could respond, Shen Lingyun continued, "Alas! It's almost noon, and the piglets at home will soon be crying out of hunger."

Qi Yuan opened his eyes with a swish, looked at the people surrounding him expressionlessly, and sat up unwillingly, "I'm just tired, I want to lie down for a while."

He glanced at Shen Lingyun and saw the concern in his eyes. His heart warmed and the little resentment disappeared.

Qi Yuan turned his face away to avoid his sight, but sat on the edge of the kang obediently, and whispered: "Hurry up, the piglets at home are getting hungry."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun rubbed his head and said softly, "It will be over soon. We will go home soon."

He San looked at Qi Yuan blankly, and asked cautiously, "Are you really okay? Don't you need to go to the hospital?"

"No need." Qi Yuan glanced at him and said with a stern face, "It's cold on rainy days, you might be frozen."

"Oh." He San looked at Qi Yuan, then at his boss, obviously not knowing what to do.

"Maybe the weather is bad and I feel a little uncomfortable." Shen Lingyun followed Qi Yuan's words and explained: "I am young and I have been tired all the way."

He stretched out his feet and showed them the straw sandals on his feet. "Water has seeped in. They are a little wet and the soles of my feet are cold."

Then he said to Boss Chen, "Let's hurry up. We still have poultry at home that we need to feed. Let him go back and rest early."

"Okay." Boss Chen seemed to be thinking about something, but he couldn't figure out what was going on. "He San, pour some hot water for the little brothers to warm up."

He then hit He San on the head again and scolded him, "If I don't tell you, you won't do anything. You're like a wooden man."

"My fault, my fault." He San hastily admitted his fault, and said to Qi Yuan and the others with a sincere and apologetic attitude, "I was so busy looking at the cloth that I forgot to entertain you."

He turned around and went to work somewhere else, leaving the boss and the others to talk about business.

"Let's calculate how much it costs." said Boss Chen.

The price has been set, the quantity has been determined, and there is nothing else to do except settle the bill and pay.

"This is one bolt of cloth, thirty meters long." Shen Lingyun said, "Four bolts of cloth is one hundred and twenty meters long."

"Sixty cents a foot, one meter is one yuan and eighty cents."

Shen Lingyun paused, looked at the army green cloth, and said to Boss Chen: "I will keep ten meters of this cloth."

"Okay." Boss Chen nodded and said with a smile, "Everyone likes this color. It will be sold out as soon as it is taken out."

This color is not available in their town at all, and it is not common even in the county town. It is bought secretly.

He also liked it and knew that it would be sought after and could be sold at a high price, but Boss Chen knew that one should not be greedy.

"I'll give you eight cents and one foot for this piece of cloth." Boss Chen thought about it and said, "That's it. I'll take advantage of you."

"No need." Shen Lingyun reached out and held Qi Yuan's wrist, squeezing it soothingly. "If you say hexagon, it means hexagon."

"However, I want to buy something from you." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "Do you have any stock?"

Qi Yuan lowered his head and looked at Shen Lingyun's hand holding his wrist, which was big, warm, slender and beautiful.

Can completely cover your hands.

He pricked up his ears to listen to what Shen Lingyun wanted to buy. He thought he wouldn't lose so much money and then lose money again.

"What do you want to buy?" Boss Chen sat up straight and said seriously, "Since you brothers are so loyal, I can sell you anything I have. There is no limit on the quantity."

"Buy some food." Shen Lingyun didn't hesitate and said directly: "I want 200 kilograms of cornmeal and 100 kilograms of fine grains, either rice or flour."

"You don't have to give it all to me at once." Shen Lingyun said with understanding: "You can collect it slowly and give it to me when it's convenient, but no later than winter."

"Sure." Boss Chen agreed without blinking, "I can give you 50 kilograms of cornmeal, 10 kilograms of flour and 10 kilograms of rice right now."

"I'll get the rest for you as soon as possible," Boss Chen promised, "by the autumn harvest at the latest."

"Okay." Shen Lingyun admired his straightforwardness and his selfless spirit. "We'll talk about the rest later."

"Yeah." Boss Chen thought about it and said, "Come over anytime if you need anything in the future. I'll try my best to help you. Come here during the day and go to where the goods are sold at night."

After a few words they agreed, and Shen Lingyun continued to settle the accounts.

"One hundred and ten meters of cloth, one hundred and ninety-eight yuan." Shen Lingyun said: "Corn flour..."

Before he could finish, Chen Laoda said, "Corn flour is 35 cents, and white flour and rice are 60 cents."

He did not hide anything and did not feel ashamed. He told Shen Lingyun and Qi Yuan that his purchase price was high and the profit he made was very little.

We can only give them these discounts, which is basically not making any money.

"My business is just a small workshop." Boss Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a rogue look on his face, "It's only a little bit better than those people hiding in the streets and alleys."

He used to be a member of the black market. It has only been two years since he set up this small workshop. He doesn't have much supply and his earnings are limited.

"Thank you, Boss Chen." Shen Lingyun nodded with satisfaction.

Knowing that he was telling the truth, if he didn't know what kind of person Boss Chen was, he would never have sold the cloth to him so casually.

They used to travel through the streets of the black market, just one buyer and one seller.

But Shen Lingyun always wore a mask and never showed his face, so Boss Chen didn't recognize him and thought that Shen Lingyun didn't know about his past.

"How can this be so embarrassing?" Qi Yuan smiled when he heard that Boss Chen was giving him a bargain. "We have a give-and-take relationship, so let's be friends."

Thinking of the price of grain he bought from Boss Chen last time, Qi Yuan felt much better.

He came back to life, no longer looking hopeless. He sat there dejectedly like a good child, not saying a word.

Qi Yuan unconsciously leaned closer to Shen Lingyun, smiling from ear to ear with joy on his face. It seemed as if the ends of his hair were radiating joy.

That's what he said! Why would Shen Lingyun give such a big discount? It turns out he wants to make another deal.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan despised this place again. He wanted to buy something but couldn't even if he had money.

Seeing that he was lively again, Shen Lingyun smiled softly and said, "In the future, when you come to buy things from Boss Chen, he will give us some even if it is in short supply."

"Of course." Boss Chen said forcefully, "Even if I don't eat or use it myself, I will give some to you."

We both know that friends should interact with each other, and before becoming friends, we should know when to stop.

Don't just think about taking advantage.

"Coming, coming." He San was doing something outside and it took him a long time to come in with a few bowls.

"We don't have that many teacups at home." He San smiled apologetically, "I made some ginger and brown sugar water, everyone can drink some to cool down."

"Come, come." He poured a bowl for Qi Yuan first, "Drink it quickly, little brother. If you still feel uncomfortable, go back and boil some brown sugar and ginger in water. Drink it a few times and you will be fine."

"Thank you for the expense." Qi Yuan took it embarrassedly, and was sulking, which made He San give him brown sugar and ginger.

"You're welcome." He San, a rough and straightforward man, said, "We will be brothers from now on."

After Shen Lingyun and Boss Chen drank the water, He Sancai picked up a bowl himself, but he heard Boss Chen's voice in his ears.

"Hurry up and finish your drink." Chen Lao said, "Go find a tractor and send them back."

"Ahem." At this point, Boss Chen looked at Qi Yuan and said with concern, "This little brother is still young. I have some nutritional supplements here. They are rare goods that arrived today. If you need them, I can give some to the little brother to replenish his body."

"No need." Qi Yuan just opened his mouth when he was stopped by Shen Lingyun, "Don't reject the kindness yet."

He said to Qi Yuan, "Let me ask first to see if it's the things I've always wanted to buy for you. If so, I'll buy them today."

"What are you going to buy for me?" Qi Yuan was delighted, her mouth was wide open with joy, her smile was silly, but she remained reserved and said, "Don't spend money recklessly."

"I know." Shen Lingyun said.

As soon as he looked at Boss Chen, Boss Chen listed the items, "Maltese, milk powder, vanishing cream."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

Is vanishing cream a nutritional supplement?

Boss Chen seemed to see his confusion and said with a straight face, "Children have delicate skin. They need to take care of their skin like girls. Just think about how much damage the sun and wind would do to their faces in the hot summer."

"Take a look and decide." Boss Chen opened the package he picked up at the post office and took out a few bottles of vanishing cream and handed them to Qi Yuan. "Little brother, smell it and see if it smells good. It's especially good for the face. It's one of the most important nutritional supplements. Not to mention our small town, we don't even see it sold in the county."

"Yes, yes, yes." He San hurriedly supported the boss, "This is the goods we picked up from the post office today. It was sent back by a friend from another city. It cost a lot of money."

He looked distressed when talking about money. "The man in our village is really asking for too much. The price he asked is too high."

"Don't talk so much nonsense." Boss Chen said unhappily, "It's not reasonable for anyone to help you for nothing."

"It smells really good." Qi Yuan opened the cap of the vanishing cream, his eyes lit up, and he twitched his little nose to smell the fragrance, "Is this perfume? It smells really good."

"Smell it." He held it carefully in both hands and placed it in front of Shen Lingyun, "Smell it, this ointment is good, very fragrant."

"Hmm, it smells good." Shen Lingyun smiled and lowered his head to sniff it. "It smells really good."

Qi Yuan smiled and looked at the vanishing cream for a long time before he closed the bottle and asked, "How much?"

"Well..." Boss Chen was speechless for a moment, and then he said, "Five yuan."

He really felt bad about the price, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed to ask for a high price.

He originally bought it as a gift, and spent four yuan for one bottle.

"Too, too, too..." He San's tongue was tied. He was glared back by Boss Chen and almost choked on his own saliva.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun picked up the vanishing cream and looked at the production date on it, and said calmly: "I want two bottles."

"That's too much." Qi Yuan hurriedly stopped him, not caring about wanting to save face for Shen Lingyun, "One bottle is enough."

But Shen Lingyun smiled at him gently and whispered in his ear: "Listen to me and buy two bottles."

He blinked at Qi Yuan, signaling him not to speak.

Qi Yuan understood immediately, shut up and tightly grasped the cold cream in his hand, then took the bottle that Shen Lingyun had just picked up and held it in his arms.

"Just two bottles." Qi Yuan said, "We are not short of money anyway, keep them for the two of us."

These words were like a knife, stabbing into Boss Chen's heart. He felt like vomiting blood, but he still had to keep a smile on his face.

"How much are malted milk and milk powder?" Shen Lingyun asked again: "We can buy some of both."

"Maltese is 25 yuan." Boss Chen didn't care about morality, he couldn't afford to lose too much money, "A bag of milk powder is 6 yuan."

"Okay." Just as Shen Lingyun was about to say the quantity, Boss Chen spoke again, "You'll get one can of malted milk and two bags of milk powder."

He pushed the small package he had given to him forward, letting Shen Lingyun and the others take a look. "These are all things I just got. I'm not using them to make money, but to give them as gifts. I can't give too much to you."

"According to the quantity you said." Shen Lingyun didn't say anything, just nodded.

He took out a can of malted milk and two bags of milk powder from Boss Chen's package and handed them to Qi Yuan, saying with a smile, "This is what I want to buy for you."

"I told you before." Shen Lingyun said, "Have you forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten." Qi Yuan said hurriedly.

He remembered Shen Lingyun saying that these were good things, nutritious and delicious, and he had wanted to try them for a long time.

But they don't have tickets. Having money is useless because they can't buy them.

"That's it for now." Boss Chen asked He San to find a car and bring back food for Shen Lingyun and the others.

"Yes." He San immediately put down the bowl in his hand, "I'll go right away and be back soon."

"I have a friend who drives a tractor." Boss Chen seemed to be explaining, but he also said casually, "The road is hard to travel on this rainy day. Let him take you there. You decide where to go."

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. A tractor! He had never ridden one before.

He had seen them in Banpo Village, things that he didn't have there, like electric lights, bicycles, and watches.

But he didn't speak immediately. He turned to look at Shen Lingyun, wanting to hear what he had to say. If he disagreed, he would rather not sit down.

"Thank you." Shen Lingyun nodded. If it wasn't for the sake of reducing trouble, he really shouldn't have come here today. "We trust Boss Chen and won't think too much about it."

However, if a tractor entered the village even on a rainy day, people might know about it, so he said that it would be fine to just deliver it to the vicinity of Banpo Village.

"Okay." When Chen Laoda heard him mention Banpo Village, his smile became more sincere. "Just tell the tractor driver where to get off."

He put on his shoes and went downstairs, moving the army green cloth onto the kang. "Let's cut the cloth."

Shen Lingyun stood up to help and didn't let Qi Yuan do it. "Drink more. It's good for your health."

"I know." Qi Yuan nodded obediently, holding the bowl with both hands and drinking the brown sugar ginger water, with a smile on his face and feeling happy.

Thinking of malted milk and milk powder, he didn't know which one tasted better, and he couldn't wait to leave.

Shen Lingyun and Boss Chen cut ten meters of army green cloth together, and the two of them did the math.

In the end, Boss Chen took out all the money in his pocket, not even a few cents, and finally paid for the cloth.

Boss Chen breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he was smart enough to cut half of the gifts and sell them to them.

Otherwise, the little money in my pocket is far from enough!

"Put it away." Shen Lingyun handed more than 120 yuan to Qi Yuan.

"Okay." Qi Yuan took it, her little mouth turned up to reveal the shape of a gold ingot, she was extremely happy.

Now he is in charge of all the money in the family.

He counted out seventy-two yuan and put it in his outer pocket, and happily turned his back and put the rest into his underwear pocket.

"It's safe." Qi Yuan patted his pocket and smiled at Shen Lingyun, "We'll send the money back later."

"Well, we'll go there in a moment." Shen Lingyun said.

He was extremely satisfied with Qi Yuan. He was such a considerate little guy and didn't want to take advantage of others at all.

The other party said that he didn't want the money for the cloth and that it was a gift for him, but Qi Yuan seemed to know that he was going to give it.

He took the initiative to offer to remit the cost of the cloth.

"We can earn money later after we spend it." Shen Lingyun comforted Qi Yuan, "We don't lack money now."

Even though Qi Yuan loves money a little, he still has a pure heart and does things in a proper way to make money.

...

When they got home, Qi Yuan was still rubbing his buttocks.

The tractor made him dizzy, but fortunately he was strong, otherwise Qi Yuan felt that he would not be able to return home.

"Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Shen Lingyun asked him, "Do you feel nauseous? Do you want to vomit?"

"I don't want to vomit, it's just..." Qi Yuan wanted to say that his butt and butt hurt, but he couldn't say it, so he could only say: "My head hurts from the shaking."

"Lie down for a while." Shen Lingyun helped him get a pillow and pulled the quilt over him. "It's not easy to walk on the dirt road. Once you get used to sitting, you will get better."

It was Qi Yuan's first time riding a tractor and his reactions were normal.

Fortunately, he was not carsick, which made Shen Lingyun feel relieved.

He touched Qi Yuan's forehead again, fearing that he had caught a cold today. "If you feel sleepy, take a nap. I'll make you some ginger soup and brown sugar water."

"No need." Qi Yuan waved his hand, "I'm much better now. I'll get up and cook in a while."

"No need to do it." Shen Lingyun said, "It's almost time. Let's boil a few eggs for lunch and do it in the evening."

"Okay." Qi Yuan agreed, "Go feed the pigs and □□ first. They must be starving."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun coaxed him, "Don't worry about these, I will make sure to feed them. You lie down for a while, and get up when you are no longer uncomfortable."

"I'll make you some malted milk when I get back." Shen Lingyun saw that Qi Yuan was getting more and more excited the more he spoke, and his eyes widened. "But you have to be obedient. If you don't feel comfortable, you won't be able to taste anything."

"I know, I know." Qi Yuan lay obediently in the bed, her beautiful eyes full of smiles, "We bought a lot of things today, even without tickets."

"Yeah, I'm very happy." Shen Lingyun's eyebrows softened, and the corners of his mouth curled up to reveal a faint smile, "It's really a memorable day."

He coaxed Qi Yuan a few more words before turning around and leaving.

The piglets in the backyard have grown up and are now half-grown pigs, crying out of hunger.

Shen Lingyun had to feed them first before he could have time to do other things.

Qi Yuan obeyed obediently, lying quietly in bed, looking at the things on the table.

I secretly wondered what malted milk tasted like, and it made Shen Lingyun sound as if it was so hard to come by.

When Shen Lingyun came back, he saw that Qi Yuan had not gotten up to work, and nodded with satisfaction, "Sure enough, he is obedient."

"The eggs are ready. I'll go get them." Shen Lingyun said, "I'll make you some malted milk."

"I'll get up now." Qi Yuan turned over and sat up, waiting eagerly to drink the malted milk.

"Drink it." Shen Lingyun came in quickly and handed a bowl of steaming and fragrant malted milk to Qi Yuan. "If one bowl is not enough, make another one. Don't be too stingy."

"Hmmmm." Qi Yuan swallowed quietly a few times when he smelled the unique and mellow aroma of malted milk.

He didn't care about the heat, he blew on it twice, then drank a little tentatively, "It tastes good, really good."

"Hurry up and drink." He urged Shen Lingyun, and then he lowered his head and took a sip. His eyes narrowed in satisfaction, and he looked like he was enjoying it. "This is my first time drinking it. It's so delicious!"

"If you like it, drink more." Seeing that he liked it, Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "I bought it especially for you."

He didn't drink the malted milk, but peeled an egg and handed it to Qi Yuan, "Are you hungry? Drink it with the egg."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan took it and urged him, "Don't worry about me, drink it first."

He didn't even have time to eat the eggs before he sighed, "It's just too expensive! Even if we have money, we can't spend it like this."

How much cornmeal can you buy with 25 yuan? Even white flour and rice can be bought quite a bit.

Shen Lingyun took a few sips of malted milk. The long-lost taste entered his mouth, stirring up his past memories.

"Maltese is only about 10 yuan a can." Shen Lingyun said, "You just need a ticket, and even if you have a ticket you may not be able to buy it."

"Even with a ticket?" Qi Yuan's voice trembled. What kind of place is this?

"This is a hot commodity." Shen Lingyun said, "If Boss Chen didn't say it was for a gift, I would buy it no matter how much it cost."

He knew the prices of goods in the past: a bottle of vanishing cream cost more than two yuan, and milk powder cost one yuan and eighty cents. Even if the prices have increased now, they are not much higher.

Seeing He San's expression, Boss Chen's friend raised the price a lot, which was why Shen Lingyun let Boss Chen make the decision without saying a word.

"Then let's make more money." Qi Yuan said, "If we have the chance in the future, we'll buy more."

He thought about the money he brought back today, it seemed like he could buy two cans, frowned and said worriedly: "Should we go to your uncle to buy some cloth in a few days?"

Qi Yuan wanted to earn some more money.

Qi Yuan was still a little upset about what happened today. "Why did you sell it at such a low price? It's too cheap."

He was so angry that he lay down and pretended to be dead, but failed to stop Shen Lingyun.

"Don't think about it." Shen Lingyun said calmly: "I have used up all my favors. I will think of other ways."

Chapter 27

"Thank you for your care."

Qi Yuan was holding a letter and reading it stutteringly. He had to guess at the words he didn't recognize, and sometimes even needed Shen Lingyun to teach him.

I just finished reading a letter with great effort.

This letter was sent from Harbin to Shen Lingyun.

After reading it, Qi Yuan finally understood that this person owed Shen Lingyun a favor, and this was both a way of repaying the favor and also a way of breaking off all ties.

The tone was cordial and warm, but the words were tactful and polite, especially the last few sentences.

The cloth that was mailed and the tickets enclosed in the letter were expressions of gratitude to Shen Lingyun for his help in the past.

"Why!"

Qi Yuan sighed: He thought they were really good friends!

"Normal." Shen Lingyun said, "No one wants to remember how miserable we were here before."

I don't even want to witness the existence of these people.

He also sighed in his heart: For so many years, everyone got along like a family. Although there were doubts and suspicions, he still sighed when the time came.

"Did you spend all your money on them?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun's eyes flashed with reminiscence, "They came earlier than me and were almost penniless. The money I had on me supported them in the following years."

He smiled and said, "Actually, this situation is imaginable. I don't have much hope. I just hope to learn about the situation outside through him."

The goal has been achieved.

Shen Lingyun relaxed his brows and looked like he didn't mind. He said to Qi Yuan in a relaxed manner: "Look, you are still a gentleman. You know how to return the money you spent on me."

"Are those tickets enough for you to spend on him?" Qi Yuan asked with a frown.

He doesn't want to take advantage of others, but he also doesn't want others to owe him anything, especially those who would demolish their bridges after crossing them.

"That's about right." Shen Lingyun thought for a moment and said, "No need to calculate so carefully, as long as we understand each other."

In fact, he saved the other person's life.

Each of the five people in the bullpen can be said to owe Shen Lingyun a life.

Food and drink are nothing. The money needed for a serious illness and the energy required to secretly run out to buy medicine.

It can be said that Shen Lingyun saved them many times.

"He definitely owes you that much." Qi Yuan said with certainty, "He's not stupid enough to give you that much."

"Yes, he owes me." Seeing his angry look, Shen Lingyun stretched out a finger and poked him in the face, "But I also want him to know that I don't care. I received the receipt and remitted the money for the fabric to him to tell him that we are even. I don't expect him to repay me."

"Why bother?" Qi Yuan blocked his hand and said with a look of resentment, "Wouldn't it be better to calculate it clearly so that you don't suffer any loss?"

"Yes, you are right." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "I will pay attention next time and make sure to get back everything you owe me."

In fact, it is not as simple as Qi Yuan thinks.

It is possible that the other party turns a blind eye and does not reply at all, and in this case he is also considered to be grateful.

Qi Yuan yawned. It was easy to feel sleepy on rainy days, but he didn't want to sleep because he was worried about how to make money in the future.

"We have plenty of food this year," Qi Yuan calculated. "But we still have more than a hundred yuan at home. Even if we come across good things in the future, we can't just buy them casually."

He also wanted to drink malted milk.

Shen Lingyun looked at him licking the corners of his mouth and knew what he was thinking. He put on his shoes and went downstairs to make him another bowl of tea.

"It's cold today, so go out and drink something warm." Shen Lingyun said, "If you get sick, you'll spend more than the money on malted milk."

"Really?" Qi Yuan's eyes were bright and clear, "If you drink malted milk, you won't get sick?"

He had originally put his hands behind his back and wasn't planning on drinking anymore, but after hearing these words he found an excuse to be greedy.

"Of course." Shen Lingyun said affirmatively: "It is easiest to get sick on rainy days. You must drink more hot and nutritious food to prevent getting sick."

"Drink it quickly." He handed the bowl forward again and said, "If there is no malted milk, I will make ginger tea and brown sugar water for you."

"Okay." Qi Yuan took it and said reluctantly, "That's it for this time. Next time, just boil ginger water. Sugar is expensive, so use it sparingly."

You need a ticket, and if you don't have a ticket you have to pay a lot more.

Qi Yuan felt distressed.

"Yes." Shen Lingyun agreed.

Fortunately, Qi Yuan didn't know how much money was considered a lot here, and the only thing he had to compare was food, so he accepted what Shen Lingyun said well.

Qi Yuan held the bowl and drank the malted milk in small sips, as if he was afraid that he would lose the flavor if he drank it too fast.

There was a constant smile in his eyes. He leaned on the fire wall behind him, which warmed his back and made him feel very comfortable all over.

After a while, he could hardly open his eyes and had to force himself to stay half open and half closed.

"Drink it quickly." Shen Lingyun felt a little distressed when he saw his appearance. "I'll give it to you when you wake up. We're all tired today, let's sleep for a while."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan responded softly and stuffed the bowl into Shen Lingyun's hand, "I can't drink it anymore."

He fell to the ground and began to snore softly, as if he was in a deep sleep and could not be woken up even if you called him.

"It tastes good." Shen Lingyun silently took the bowl and drank the remaining half bowl of malted milk, as if talking to himself, "It would be a waste to throw it away. I have to finish it."

Qi Yuan's snoring stopped suddenly, his tightly closed eyes opened a little and he smiled silently.

This is how he has to be treated, otherwise he won't be willing to put anything in his mouth.

...

The rain lasted for five or six days and continued uninterrupted.

Qi Yuan is not a person who seeks enjoyment. He always has endless things to do every day. Even Shen Lingyun is motivated by him.

Follow him and learn how to weave straw raincoats.

"Don't worry." Shen Lingyun saw him looking out the window frequently and said, "You can't go out if the rain doesn't stop."

Qi Yuan wanted to go up the mountain to see how the mushrooms were growing, but was detained at home by Shen Lingyun.

"I just want to make money." Qi Yuan curled his lips, finding it too difficult to make money here. Not being able to trade always made him feel uneasy. "Even if we can't make money, we can keep it for food."

"I don't want something that doesn't cost money." Qi Yuan said, his hands moving non-stop, "It's nothing more than a little effort, it's not that delicate."

Shen Lingyun looked up at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he sighed inwardly and reminded him, "No matter how capable a person is, how much can he do? You think too much."

Qi Yuan was silent: He can't think much? He is not alone here, if Shen Lingyun really leaves one day, he can't stop him.

All good things must come to an end.

Qi Yuan understood this. Even his parents couldn't always be with him, so he felt uneasy about relying on Shen Lingyun.

It is still more important to rely on yourself and accumulate more things or money.

"Why aren't you talking?" Shen Lingyun saw that he was silent. He was a little uncomfortable with the pause of his chattering. "Are you angry?"

"No." Qi Yuan shook his head. He stopped and stretched his neck. "Food is like money. No one will complain about having too much."

He turned to look at Shen Lingyun, "If you don't pick it, it will fall into the hands of others. Who do you think will keep it for you?"

Shen Lingyun: "..."

Why did he feel that Qi Yuan's tone was wrong? His eyes looked innocent and kind, but why did they still carry a hint of disdain?

Sure enough, Qi Yuan's next sentence confirmed his guess, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be able to eat a little elm money now."

When the people in Banpo Village finish their spring planting, they will rush to pick the fruits. However, Shen Lingyun is not one of them.

He's drinking the northwest wind. Even God is too lazy to blow for him.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun had to admit that Qi Yuan was right, "Thanks to you, I can eat so much."

Every year when elm seeds grow, Shen Lingyun can't eat much. He can only satisfy his craving for food, but he can't do it at all.

He is busy at work every day and doesn't go to pick the fruits in the village. Even if he goes to pick the fruits in the mountains for a while in the evening, he can't pick much.

"I'm young and well-behaved." Qi Yuan pursed his lips, looking helpless, "If you don't care about anything anymore, how can we live in this family?"

Shen Lingyun: "..."

Qi Yuan seemed to open up his conversation and continued, "You can't say this isn't your home and you could leave at any time, and you don't care about anything."

"No matter how many things there are at home, how can you be missing out?" Qi Yuan glanced at him, clearly angry at him for not fighting for it. "Why don't you want something that's so easy to get? You don't have to spend money or put in too much thought. It's yours whenever you get it."

He almost said directly: I will give you a share, and you won't lose any benefits.

Shen Lingyun: "..."

His gentle and handsome face could hardly remain calm, and he had to force himself not to collapse.

Qi Yuan continued to speak.

He pulled his small stool towards Shen Lingyun, very close to Shen Lingyun, as if he wanted to have a long talk with him.

He rested his elbows on his knees, supported his chin with his hands, and blinked his beautiful almond-shaped eyes, like a child who was ignorant of the world and simple and harmless.

There is no scheming at all.

"Even if you leave here, you still have to make a living." Qi Yuan said, "You have to spend money on food and drink wherever you go. I have to prepare some money for you. You can't go home empty-handed."

Shen Lingyun quickly grasped the key point. It turned out that Qi Yuan thought that he would leave sooner or later and might leave him alone.

I work so hard. I take home everything I see. All I think about every day is money and food.

"Oh!" Shen Lingyun sighed: How unreliable he is that makes Qi Yuan feel so insecure.

With his strength and a little cleverness, he was able to shamelessly lie with his eyes open and still allow me to get rid of him.

"I'm not saying you're lazy." Qi Yuan talked for a long time, and seeing Shen Lingyun lowering his head and looking listless, he changed the subject: "It's just that you're too depressed."

In his opinion, Shen Lingyun is young and has no desires or demands, just like Buddha.

How can this be possible?

Qi Yuan earnestly instilled his own ideas into Shen Lingyun, no matter when or where.

You must live a positive life, work hard to earn money, eat and drink well, and be happy every day.

You are angry, who can comfort you?

When you are hungry, thirsty, crying or laughing, or are sick or in trouble, who can accompany you, care for you and help you through the difficulties?

Qi Yuan felt sad as he spoke. His parents had passed away and he had come to this strange place again.

You have to rely on yourself in everything and must be strong.

His eyes gradually turned red, and he didn't understand Shen Lingyun even more. With so many relatives waiting for him, why couldn't he just work harder?

But he still comforted Shen Lingyun, "Of course, I just said that. You are different from me. You still have many family members and friends."

Qi Yuan rubbed his eyes, looked at Shen Lingyun seriously, and said, "Even if you have nothing, I won't despise you."

"If you have any difficulties, I will always be with you and help you. I won't care so much like others."

He forced himself to look honest on his young face.

Patting Shen Lingyun's shoulder generously, "Don't worry, I will always be by your side as long as you need me. As long as I have something to eat, you won't be hungry."

Qi Yuan always remembered how good Shen Lingyun was to him, saving him and taking him in.

I am very willing and have always hoped that I can do something for Shen Lingyun.

"Ahem." Shen Lingyun finally moved. He handed the straw raincoat he had been weaving for a few days to Qi Yuan. "It's done. Take a look at it."

This is considered as his positive attitude.

"Not bad." Qi Yuan took it and looked at it, and praised it kindly, "This is the first time you have done such a good job. You can become my apprentice now."

Although the weaving is not very smooth and the tightness varies in some places, it is still able to keep out wind and rain.

At least it is very strong and will not fall apart at the slightest touch. It is horrible to see with all the big holes and small holes on it.

"I'll make money by editing in the future." Shen Lingyun said seriously, "It can be considered a skill."

He was frightened by Qi Yuan's preaching and was almost brainwashed by Qi Yuan. Shen Lingyun shut up for him.

Decide to be positive.

"Okay." Qi Yuan nodded happily, "If anyone wants to weave straw raincoats, you can join in."

Qi Yuan was still worried about leaving him alone because his skills were too poor.

He smiled with satisfaction. Qi Yuan was very satisfied with his positive attitude.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Shen Lingyun was full of teachable talent, and he was worthy of his hard work and consideration for him.

"It's almost noon." Shen Lingyun said, "I'm going to cook pig food."

He turned his head silently, avoiding his scorching gaze, not wanting to argue with a naive child who was ignorant of the world.

"Eat." Qi Yuan clapped his hands and stood up. "I'll roll some noodles for you."

He glanced out the window. The dark drizzle outside continued to fall without stopping, as if it knew no tire.

It was wet everywhere, the air was damp and filled with a sense of decadence, and the ground was either muddy or full of puddles.

At times like this, I have no energy to do anything and just want to lie lazily on the kang and take a nap.

Qi Yuan suddenly understood Shen Lingyun a little.

"You have finished weaving this raincoat." Qi Yuan stopped Shen Lingyun who was about to go out, "You don't have to be busy this afternoon, you can lie on the kang and take a nap."

"Not weaving anymore?" Shen Lingyun was surprised. Qi Yuan wanted to finish weaving all the straw at home, so why wasn't he in a hurry anymore?

"Yes." Qi Yuan nodded affirmatively. "Once I finish this one, I will have three. I don't know if anyone will come and ask for them."

Shen Lingyun didn't say anything, turned around and left to go to the backyard to feed the pigs. He felt amused in his heart: It turned out that he himself was unsure.

He had just walked out of the house and before he could even walk to the backyard, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Shen Lingyun went to open the door and saw Wang Dali standing outside with a silly smile on his face. He asked in surprise, "Captain Wang, what are you so happy about?"

"Come in quickly." He did not wait for Wang Dali to answer and stepped aside to make way for the door. "Your clothes are all wet. Come in and warm yourself by the fire."

"Who is it?" Qi Yuan heard someone talking outside and poked his head out of the door. "Hey! Captain Wang, why aren't you wearing a straw raincoat?"

He hurriedly opened the door and invited Wang Dali in, greeting him with a smile, "It's so cold, don't catch a cold."

Qi Yuan thought he came to ask for a raincoat, but the next sentence made him stunned and his heart sank.

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Chapter 28

"Shen Lingyun, you have been rehabilitated, you have been rehabilitated a long time ago."

Wang Dali didn't even bother to sit down. He walked into the room and shouted, "You can leave now. You don't have to suffer here anymore."

He was really happy for the young man.

Qi Yuan: "..."

His smile froze on his face, his heart sank, and his mind was filled with the thought that Shen Lingyun was leaving.

The whole person stood there in a daze.

"Thank you, Captain Wang." Shen Lingyun extended his hand to invite him to sit down, and then pulled Qi Yuan, "Let's sit down and talk."

"Yes, yes." Qi Yuan reacted, grabbed Wang Dali and pressed him to sit on the edge of the kang, "Who told you? How did you know? Don't let anyone fool you?"

Qi Yuan's palms were sweating from nervousness, his throat felt dry, and his eyes were fixed on Wang Dali.

See if he has a fever and is talking nonsense.

"This is not a trivial matter." Qi Yuan said expressionlessly, "We can't let Shen Lingyun be happy for nothing."

His expression was serious and his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was interrogating someone. "Is the news reliable? How come he was suddenly vindicated? Can he leave now?"

"Hey!" Wang Dali was stunned for a while after being questioned by him. Then he came to his senses and said with a smile: "Of course it is reliable. The commune leader called and told me that."

He looked at Shen Lingyun and said happily, "You should also thank Captain Liu. It was he who persuaded Secretary He for several days before he reported your situation to the commune."

It turned out that when Qi Yuan caused trouble, Liu Jianguo took Shen Lingyun's words to heart and wanted to help him.

Please ask Secretary He to report the situation to the higher authorities.

After more than a month, they all thought there was no hope, but who would have thought that a phone call would come today.

It was said that it had been found out that Shen Lingyun's father had been rehabilitated several years ago.

And told Shen Lingyun that he could leave at any time and regain his freedom.

"Alas!" Wang Dali sighed, "What's wrong with your family? They haven't come to pick you up for several years, nor have they sent you a letter?"

If Shen Lingyun had known about this situation, he would have stayed in Banpo Village and would not have suffered so much.

There is no freedom to be despised and shunned.

Qi Yuan turned woodenly and looked at Shen Lingyun, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"Huh?" Qi Yuan was suddenly startled and found that Shen Lingyun was as calm as usual, without any joy or excitement.

He blinked, as if he couldn't believe it, and waved his hand in front of Shen Lingyun's eyes, "Are you happy and stupid?"

"No." Shen Lingyun pulled Qi Yuan's hand down and said with a smile, "It's a very common thing. There's nothing to be happy about."

"Are you unhappy?" Qi Yuan looked at him suspiciously, raised his hand to test the temperature on Shen Lingyun's forehead, "No fever, no confusion."

"I'm normal." Shen Lingyun said helplessly: "This is expected, it's just a matter of time."

He coughed lightly, glanced at Qi Yuan, and said lightly: "Besides, I have nowhere to go now, and I have to stay in Banpo Village."

"What?" Qi Yuan exclaimed, eyes full of joy, "You're not leaving?"

"Why don't you leave?" Wang Dali was also surprised. Who would be willing to stay in this countryside?

"My parents are divorced." Shen Lingyun said calmly: "If my dad doesn't come back, I have nowhere to go."

Although he did not show any happiness, he was relieved. It was much better than trying to find out the news on his own.

In this way, you will have a clear path between the commune and the brigade, and you will be able to move freely in the future.

"I'm going to stay here for a while." Shen Lingyun patted Qi Yuan's shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm going to stay at your house for a while."

"Don't worry." Qi Yuan smiled happily, holding his arm and said, "It's no problem to live here for the rest of your life."

He finally felt relieved.

"Captain Wang, he's not leaving now." Qi Yuan asked worriedly, "Is it okay for him to stay here?"

He was afraid that Banpo Village would not be retained, which would be disastrous.

"Of course." Wang Dali said, "He's registered there."

"That's good." Qi Yuan's eyes and eyebrows were full of joy. He turned to Shen Lingyun and said, "Don't think too much. If no one picks you up, you don't have to go back. It's good here too."

"Although there are no lights, TVs, washing machines..." Qi Yuan counted the things Shen Lingyun mentioned that he had never seen and that were not here, and said happily: "But there is me."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun smiled slightly and nodded in agreement, "With you, I have a home."

"Yes, yes, yes." Qi Yuan clapped his hands and laughed. This was exactly what he wanted to say. "We all have families."

Wang Dali: "..."

Why did it sound more and more wrong to him?

"Don't you have any other relatives?" Wang Dali asked, "Even if they're divorced, isn't your mother still your mother?"

"I guess not." Shen Lingyun said calmly: "The world is unpredictable, let's wait for my dad to come."

"Yes." Qi Yuan strongly supported it and patted Shen Lingyun on the shoulder. "If you don't answer it, then don't reply. We must have backbone."

He patted his chest proudly and said, "If you want to go to the city, I will take you there in the future. We can go wherever we want."

As long as you have enough money, you can go anywhere.

"You have great ambition." Wang Dali praised him. He was particularly envious of Qi Yuan's strength, which was even greater than that of an adult. "Where you want to go in the future, just give him a letter of introduction."

"Oh, right." Qi Yuan picked up a straw raincoat and said, "Thank you, Captain Wang, for coming to report the news. This is a thank you gift."

He gave him the not-so-good straw raincoat woven by Shen Lingyun and urged Wang Dali to try it on to see if it fit him.

"That's embarrassing." Wang Dali declined. "It takes a lot of effort to make a straw raincoat. I can't accept it."

"Take it, take it." Qi Yuan's enthusiasm was not to be rejected, and he insisted that Wang Dali put it on. "Go try it outside. It's rainproof and coldproof."

"Okay, I'll try it." Wang Dali was also envious, "Thank you very much."

"You're welcome." Qi Yuan opened the door and smiled sincerely at Wang Dali, "I'll take you out."

As he walked, he said, "It's just a straw raincoat. Captain Wang, you don't have to be so polite. We will visit each other often in the future."

"If you need anything, just come to me." Wang Dali was a little embarrassed. He always said this but never helped at all. "If you can use it, just let me know."

"Okay, I'll make a note of that." Qi Yuan walked him to the gate. "Captain Wang, come and sit down when you have time."

"Okay, okay." Wang Dali kept waving his hands, "Go in quickly, no need to see me off."

Finally, the person was sent away, and Qi Yuan felt relieved.

This Captain Wang is really tactless. He didn't notice that he was forcing a smile and just sat there and refused to leave.

The most important thing is that he always encouraged Shen Lingyun to leave Banpo Village, which was unbearable but he couldn't turn against him.

Qi Yuan sighed: What an honest and kind person.

"Ah!" Qi Yuan closed the door and saw Shen Lingyun standing behind him. He was startled. "Why did you come out?"

"Go in quickly, it's still raining." Qi Yuan pulled Shen Lingyun and trotted into the house and closed the door in one go.

"Huh." Qi Yuan patted his chest. "Captain Wang is such a good man. He came to report on a rainy day."

"What's wrong?" Shen Lingyun touched his head with amusement, "Fortunately, your hair is not wet."

"This kind of rain doesn't hurt anyone." Qi Yuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It's just annoying."

He avoided the previous sentence and did not answer.

"Alas!" Qi Yuan sat on the kang by the window, looked out and said, "This kind of weather is the most exhausting."

The continuous drizzle affects my mood.

As soon as he went out, a gust of damp air hit him in the face, making him feel uncomfortable all over. He was in a bad mood and simply couldn't stand it.

"It's not very popular." Shen Lingyun said with a smile: "I'll go feed the pigs first, so they won't cry out of hunger later."

"I thought so." Qi Yuan slapped his head in annoyance, "I forgot to cook."

I was hungry just now, but now my stomach is not feeling anything at all. Maybe I'm too hungry?

Qi Yuan was puzzled, so he went downstairs to put on his shoes and go out to cook.

Shen Lingyun looked at him silently without saying anything, just waited for him to go out and followed him.

When he saw Wang Dali saying that he was rehabilitated, Qi Yuan's smile froze on his face, and he was panic-stricken for a moment.

It made his heart ache suddenly.

"Wait until we finish our meal." Shen Lingyun said, "I'll tell you about the situation at home and why I'm in such a hurry to go back."

He then added: "Actually, I think it's pretty good here. The feeling of staying here now is different from before."

"That's right." Qi Yuan understood, "Now is not the time for anyone to bully you."

He urged Shen Lingyun to feed the pigs. At this moment Qi Yuan felt a little guilty and felt that he was a little selfish.

She was actually ecstatic that Shen Lingyun didn't leave, but also worried.

"Oh!" Qi Yuan sighed.

He used only white flour today, without adding any cornmeal, as a celebration for Shen Lingyun.

This news is too friendly to Shen Lingyun.

Qi Yuan was truly happy for him.

He went out in the rain, stood on the gravel road in the yard, and stretched out his arms to reach the cabbage.

Shen Lingyun came back just in time to see this scene. The young boy had a sad face and was bending over, stretching his arms hard to reach the cabbage.

He looked like he was filled with deep hatred and resentment.

"Let me do it."

"Ouch!" Qi Yuan was so frightened by his sudden shout that he almost fell down in the vegetable garden.

Fortunately, Shen Lingyun reacted quickly and grabbed him, "What are you thinking about? I didn't even hear you when I came over."

Shen Lingyun asked him to come in, "Don't stand here in the rain, go inside and wait."

"Oh." Qi Yuan smiled awkwardly and touched his nose embarrassedly, "I'll go see if the water is boiling so I can cook the noodles."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun responded.

When he brought the cabbage into the house, Qi Yuan was cooking noodles, so he took a basin to wash the vegetables.

As Shen Lingyun washed, he said, "When we go to the city in the future, we won't be able to eat freshly picked cabbage anymore."

"I can't eat it?" Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up and asked, "How is that possible?"

"We live in a building, so we don't have a place to grow vegetables." Shen Lingyun said, "You will also live in a building by then, so you won't have a place to grow vegetables either."

"Ah!" Qi Yuan was delighted, and the sadness on his face disappeared a lot. "You live in a building, that's great."

"But." Qi Yuan just smiled, then thought about it and said, "That's your house, how can I go there?"

Go and have a look. It's okay to stay for a day or two, but not longer than that.

Shen Lingyun is not the boss.

This is what makes Qi Yuan sad.

"Why can't I go?" Shen Lingyun raised his eyebrows and looked at Qi Yuan in surprise. "I can live in your house, so why can't I live in mine?"

"This..." Qi Yuan's face wrinkled into a ball, "I have the final say in my house, of course you can live here."

He felt that what Shen Lingyun said made sense, but Qi Yuan still felt that he could not justify going to live there.

Although he really wanted to.

"I have no say in my family." Shen Lingyun said, "Can't I find a place where you can live where I have the final say?"

"And I don't want to let others have the final say." Shen Lingyun said with a faint look in his eyes: "At worst, I can find a place where I can make the decision, just like your house."

"Yes." Qi Yuan clapped his hands happily and almost jumped up with excitement. "We can buy a house, who can control us?"

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Chapter 29

"Drink some hot water."

Qi Yuan attentively poured a enamel pot of hot water for Shen Lingyun, "No hurry, let's talk slowly."

"What do you want to say?" Shen Lingyun sat at the table on the kang and asked calmly, "Isn't it time to study now?"

He pointed to the books on the table.

"It doesn't matter for a moment." Qi Yuan waved his hand generously, "I'm all ears and won't disturb you."

In order not to affect his mood during the meal, Qi Yuan did not say a word when Shen Lingyun asked him to talk about the situation at home.

He had been scratching his head and waiting to listen.

Qi Yuan neatly put the books away and placed them under the table, as if Shen Lingyun had forgotten about asking him to study because he couldn't see them.

He brought out another plate of melon seeds and gave Shen Lingyun a handful. "They're freshly fried and still hot."

While eating melon seeds, Qi Yuan signaled with his eyes that he was ready and Shen Lingyun could start talking.

Shen Lingyun: "..."

Did you learn this from those people in the village?

Why do you act like you're talking nonsense and gossiping about other people's private affairs?

Qi Yuan looked at him in silence and was confused for a moment.

"You didn't forget, did you?" Qi Yuan suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Shen Lingyun in disbelief. "A gentleman should honor his promise and not become a villain."

His surprised and reminding expression almost made Shen Lingyun laugh.

"Oh." Shen Lingyun didn't want to tease him anymore. He said innocently, as if he had just remembered, "It's about my family."

Qi Yuan stared with a pair of big round almond-shaped eyes, and his expectant gaze was like jumping little stars, blinking and shaking the heartstrings.

The fire of gossip is burning in my eyes.

"You should be more careful." Qi Yuan's face flushed with excitement. He finally knew the situation of his family. "Don't take your relatives lightly. Filial piety can kill you."

He couldn't stop talking once he started talking, and even put on an obedient look, sitting cross-legged opposite Shen Lingyun, looking up at his fair little face.

Her eyes are lively, showing intelligence and cuteness.

"You are the eldest son," Qi Yuan said, "you should shoulder the responsibility of a family, discipline your younger siblings and share the worries of your parents."

"Of course you also have great rights. The family property belongs to you. You must use it carefully and not give others the opportunity to compete for the family property."

"You have to figure out how much your parents should get when they divorce, and you have to take control of the family property in advance, otherwise you will be left with nothing if something unexpected happens."

Qi Yuan had a sad face, his delicate eyebrows slightly frowned, as if he saw Shen Lingyun's future, his eyes were full of worry.

"If there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather." Qi Yuan covered his chest and said with a painful face: "On the contrary, if there is a stepfather, there must be a stepmother. You will be a burden wherever you go."

"Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. If you have money, you are the big brother. If you don't have money, you can only bow your head and be the grandson."

"You must show the spirit of the eldest son. Whether in front of your parents or brothers, you must let them know that you cannot be bullied or abandoned."

Qi Yuan covered his mouth in horror and accidentally said what was in his heart.

He relied on his own intelligence and the experience he had heard in the past.

It is certain that Shen Lingyun has been abandoned by his family.

"What I mean is," Qi Yuan hastily tried to make amends, "you can only bully them, but you can't let them bully you."

"No." Qi Yuan's words became worse and worse. "You are too easy to bully. I have to be tough. I have experience."

Qi Yuan raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and smiled at Shen Lingyun in a flattering manner, "I raise my hands to prove that my heart is with you."

Shen Lingyun was stunned.

His calm and gentle face finally cracked as a child of ten or fourteen years old told him that he had experience and taught him how to fight for property.

"Where do you get this experience?" Shen Lingyun asked in a deep voice with a complicated look in his eyes.

"I've seen and heard a lot." Qi Yuan said, "I understand all these things. There are many stepfathers and stepmothers in our village, and every household is in chaos."

"I'm the only one who's different." He looked up proudly, unable to suppress the smile on his face, "I have my own parents, and I'm the only child in the family."

"Others say that my mother is the apple of my father's eye, and my father is a slave to his wife and worships her as an ancestor."

"But in my case, my father becomes a man of integrity. My mother is useless. My father will never agree to anything I am not happy about."

Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows, his eyes arrogant and arrogant, "I am number one in the family, my mother is number two, and number three..."

The corners of his mouth curled up in a half-smile, as if nothing needed to be said.

"Oh." Shen Lingyun was relieved, thinking that Qi Yuan had experienced all this, and joked: "A seedling in a vast field, amazing."

He could see that Qi Yuan was naive and ignorant of the ways of the world, and occasionally had a bad temper, which was caused by being too well protected and cared for by his family.

Shen Lingyun could understand what Qi Yuan said.

People and things are very different, which is why Qi Yuan can speak so openly and confidently.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say that this place was different from Qi Yuan's, but then he thought about it and closed his mouth so as not to upset the child.

Finally, Shen Lingyun said, "A good son does not eat the food of a divided family, and a good daughter does not fight for dowry clothes. Have you heard of this?"

"I haven't heard of it." Qi Yuan shook his head, not very interested in this. "I only listen to words that are useful to me. It doesn't matter if I don't listen to these."

"So you understand." Shen Lingyun couldn't help laughing, "You are both right and wrong."

"Everything I said is right." Unexpectedly, Qi Yuan actually looked at Shen Lingyun seriously this time, "You must remember, I did this for you."

He almost pointed at Shen Lingyun's nose and said: You don't know what is good and what is bad.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and apologized, "It's my fault."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan accepted the apology.

He looked at Shen Lingyun, "You are just too honest. Tell me, I can help you."

Qi Yuan was full of expectation and said in a coaxing tone: "Only when you know the situation can you win every battle. Let's work together to find a solution."

"There's nothing to argue about." Shen Lingyun shook his head. "My dad was reported and investigated, and when there was no result, he decided to divorce my mom, and all the family property belongs to us."

He looked calm, as if talking about someone else's business. "It's just that he had just discussed it with me and hadn't told my mom yet, but my mom filed for divorce first, saying that she wanted to protect her brothers and sisters and to draw a clear line with my dad."

Qi Yuan keenly grasped the key point, "Didn't I protect you?"

Shen Lingyun picked up the enamel pot and drank some water. He was silent for a while before saying, "My mother said she was worried about my father being alone, so she asked me to stay with him and take better care of him."

"Weren't you only thirteen at that time?" Qi Yuan asked in surprise.

"Yes." Shen Lingyun nodded, "Like you said, I am the eldest son and I belong to my father, so I naturally have to take responsibility."

He looked out the window, his eyes cold and resolute, "So, the only person who has a relationship with me is my dad."

Shen Lingyun thought about how he heard his mother first propose a divorce and then reject his father's proposal to let him stay with her.

At that time he was confused and sad.

In fact, he had already decided to stay with his father and not let him suffer alone, but he still couldn't accept the fate pushed out by his own mother.

"I accompanied my father all the way to the countryside," Shen Lingyun said. "I was terrified but full of hope. I thought that as long as I was with my father, I would not be afraid of any hardship or difficulty."

"But when we got to the city," Shen Lingyun recalled, his tone uncertain, "someone caught up with us and took my dad away, but not me."

He still remembered that no matter how much his father begged, those people refused to take him with them, and finally compromised and let his father send a telegram to their family.

Ask someone to come and pick you up.

Shen Lingyun: "My dad asked me to wait in Banpo Village where I was sent down, saying that my mom would come to pick me up, but it's been eight years and I'm still waiting here."

"Where's your dad?" Qi Yuan leaned forward, wanting to pat Shen Lingyun's shoulder to comfort him, but he couldn't reach him, so he could only grab his hand, patting him with a look of heartache and saying, "It's okay, aren't you waiting for me?"

He guessed that no one wanted Shen Lingyun.

"Yes." Shen Lingyun held Qi Yuan's hand, patted it gently and let go, smiling gently: "The moment I saw you, I kept praying that you were not someone else's unwanted child. Fortunately, you are not."

There are thousands of kinds of sadness, but fortunately this is not the most painful one.

"No." Qi Yuan shook his head and puffed out his chest proudly, "No one would abandon me. Everyone likes me."

Qi Yuan said: "I am smart and capable. I can go to the fields to farm, and I can wash clothes, cook and clean the house when I get home. No one is willing to look down on me."

He originally wanted to say that he could make money, but he glanced at Shen Lingyun secretly, fearing that this would discourage him from keeping this important point to himself.

"Indeed." Shen Lingyun smiled bitterly and said affirmatively: "I am really not as good as you."

He was a young boy back then, ignorant of the ways of the world, elegant and quiet, full of youthful vigor but powerless.

In Banpo Village, apart from being good-looking and having gone to school, she has nothing else to offer.

He doesn't even have basic self-care abilities.

"That's not right." Qi Yuan frowned and thought about it, thinking that he had overlooked something. "You should have other family members?"

His eyes were full of doubts, and he asked hesitantly: "You didn't ask others for help?"

"My grandpa's family has nothing to do with me." Shen Lingyun said calmly, "My grandpa's family has severed ties with me."

"Why?" Qi Yuan asked, digging deeper and asking, "Severing a relationship is a big deal. Is your father unfilial?"

"I don't know." Shen Lingyun was speechless.

Seeing Qi Yuan's persistent gaze, he knew he couldn't escape if he didn't say anything, so he shook his head and said, "I wasn't born at that time."

"Oh." Qi Yuan didn't give up and asked tentatively: "You haven't asked around, aren't you curious at all?"

"Not curious." Shen Lingyun said helplessly: "I'm never curious about people I don't know."

"It's completely severed!" Qi Yuan slammed the table and sighed, "In our place, even if it's severed, the ancestors will dig it up for generations. Even a matter as small as a needle tip can't be avoided. You are too careless!"

Shen Lingyun: "..."

How did he hear Qi Yuan's sighs and groans that you were useless?

Shen Lingyun frowned and lowered his head, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them without relish, afraid that Qi Yuan would continue asking questions.

There are some things that are not convenient to tell him for the time being.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Qi Yuan also grabbed some melon seeds and ate them while thinking, "You're right. The situation is complicated and we are isolated and helpless."

Qi Yuan didn't know whether he should be happy or sad at this moment.

Happy Shen Lingyun had nowhere to go and had to stay here.

I felt sad for Shen Lingyun. No one cared about him and left him here alone to suffer.

Thinking about it, he felt a little angry.

Qi Yuan gritted his teeth, and tried to make a fierce look on his pretty fair face.

He said viciously: "If you want to break off the relationship, then break off the relationship. Who is afraid of who?"

He felt guilty but also thought he was not wrong, so he asked Shen Lingyun cautiously, "Will you ignore them from now on?"

"Ignore it." Shen Lingyun said without hesitation, "We are unrelated people, why force ourselves to be together?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan said confidently, "A forced melon is not sweet, and we don't want to force them."

Shen Lingyun chuckled and looked up at Qi Yuan, "We have melons in our yard, why would we bother to pick other people's?"

"Just your dad?" Qi Yuan said halfway and regretted it. He paused and said, "Don't you want to know what happened? Where is he?"

"I asked someone to find out." Shen Lingyun did not hide it from Qi Yuan, "but there has been no news."

He waited for almost three years.

Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly hinted and explicitly told He Xiangjun and others that he should be free.

I just want to see if I can get some information from them.

"It's suitable to wait now." Shen Lingyun said: "Whether to leave or not is not that important now."

The important thing is that if he goes back he will have nowhere to stay and no source of income.

"I won't leave for now." Shen Lingyun said solemnly, and as if to make his attitude clear, he said: "Even if I leave, I will definitely take you with me."

He smiled and said, "You may be my only relative."

Shen Lingyun teased him: "You must be prepared at all times, we may set off at any time."

Shen Lingyun has always regarded Qi Yuan as his younger brother, and naturally considers him as a relative in his heart.

It's not that he lacks or desires family affection, but he feels that Qi Yuan needs him now.

"How is that possible?" Qi Yuan was dissatisfied, blinking his eyes, and said seriously: "He is the only person closest to you. Anyone will leave you and betray you, but I won't."

He wanted to say: Shen Lingyun was his savior, but he felt it was inappropriate.

"We depend on each other for survival." Qi Yuan thought about it and said, "Who has a deeper relationship than us? We are friends for life."

He put the melon seeds in his hand back on the plate, thinking that he should express something, after all, Shen Lingyun had said so much to him.

Qi Yuan's eyes were thoughtful, and his tone was full of certainty as he said, "If we leave, we must bring more money with us."

Seeing Shen Lingyun's surprised look, he smiled complacently, "You must prepare enough money for the journey, or for the round trip."

"My mother said that people's hearts are fickle." Qi Yuan said, "Be careful in everything you do and be sure to protect yourself."

"My father said..." Qi Yuan said ostentatiously, "Money is in the spotlight, so you must be very careful. It's okay to just cry poor."

"We need enough money to leave Banpo Village." Qi Yuan said without a doubt: "We are poor outside but rich inside. We have a lot of money in our pockets but we don't have money to talk about."

He said earnestly: "Just listen to me, you won't go wrong."

Qi Yuan looked serious and looked at Shen Lingyun, wanting to get his answer.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Shen Lingyun saw that he was being childish again and smiled, "I only care about making money, and you have the final say on everything else."

"Deal." Qi Yuan reached out his hand and high-fived Shen Lingyun, saying with great enthusiasm: "You won't leave until your dad comes to pick you up. I will take you away when I grow up."

Shen Lingyun frowned: I always feel that the news I want will be available soon.

Then the day of leaving will not be too far away.

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Chapter 30

"It's sunny."

Qi Yuan yelled, waving his hands happily and jumping a few times, "That's great."

Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan in the yard. His smiling face was full of vitality, and his whole body was filled with the youthful aura unique to teenagers.

He walked to Qi Yuan and felt his joy. "The sky cleared up after the rain and the sun was shining brightly. This is a good sign."

"Let's go up the mountain." Qi Yuan was enthusiastic. "We must pick a lot of mushrooms."

"Okay, let's go now." Shen Lingyun nodded.

It has been cloudy and rainy for seven or eight days, but now it is a sunny day.

The sun was shining brightly, and I smelled the fresh air after the rain, and my mood suddenly became much better.

Qi Yuan acted quickly, went to the utility room, found a few baskets and put them together, "Let's take a few more, there must be a lot of mushrooms on the mountain."

"It has rained for so many days, so a lot of grass will grow." Shen Lingyun said, "But we can't bring it back in one trip, so four baskets will be enough."

"Have you forgotten who I am?" Qi Yuan held his head high and said, "I am Qi Yuan, a smart and capable boy."

With a look of disdain in his eyes, he said proudly, "I picked out four baskets myself."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

He had forgotten how strong Qi Yuan was.

He just looked at Qi Yuan, sized him up and down, and chuckled, "Are you sure you can lift it?"

He stretched out his hand to measure Qi Yuan's height, and suddenly found that Qi Yuan was as tall as his shoulders, "You have grown taller."

"Really?" Qi Yuan stood next to him in surprise, measured with his hand, and said happily: "He has grown taller, really taller."

When he first arrived, he was not even as tall as Shen Lingyun's shoulders, but now he is taller than her. Qi Yuan was overjoyed, "I'm growing up quickly."

"It's pretty fast." Shen Lingyun chuckled, "Time flies, and you've been here for almost half a year."

He looked at Qi Yuan's figure again and said, "You are almost 1.6 meters tall now. You should be able to catch up with me in a few years."

Shen Lingyun measured his height last year and found that he was 1.82 meters tall. He compared it with Qi Yuan and found that he was less than 1.6 meters tall.

"It's okay if I can't catch up." Qi Yuan didn't care. The boy was not as tall as the man, so he didn't care about that. "You are enough."

He glanced at Shen Lingyun, an innocent smile appeared on his face, and he blinked his eyes and said, "Why don't you just pick up four baskets?"

By this time, Qi Yuan had already realized what Shen Lingyun meant, saying that he was too short to carry four baskets.

"Ahem." Shen Lingyun coughed lightly to hide the smile on his face. "Six may not be enough. You can definitely choose four."

"Okay." Seeing that he had given in, Qi Yuan did not pursue the matter and kept putting the baskets together. "Eight, we each pick four."

He just said pointedly: "My mother said that if a man is disobedient, it means he hasn't worked hard enough. If he is too tired to say a word, then the world will be peaceful."

Qi Yuan had a helpless expression, but his eyes were full of gloating, "If I were taller, I could carry six baskets. Now I have to let you down."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

So, is he just being nosy and looking for something to pick on?

"A basket of mushrooms doesn't weigh that much." Shen Lingyun teased him deliberately, "Four baskets only weigh a little over a hundred pounds. I can still carry them."

His eyes were gentle and his smile remained unchanged, but his words told Qi Yuan that this weight was not enough to tire him.

"Okay." Qi Yuan curled his lips, frowning slightly with some displeasure, "If you can't do it, just say so. There's no need to be stubborn."

He just wanted to hear Shen Lingyun say a few nice words, beg him, and save his face.

I didn't expect Shen Lingyun to be so stubborn.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun responded.

Seeing that he was unhappy, Shen Lingyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll ask you for help."

"Okay." Qi Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Don't forget, you must ask me for it."

"Please." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "I beg you."

"Okay, okay, I agree." Qi Yuan smiled, "Let's go. There will be more people on the mountain in the afternoon."

It has rained for a few days and the ground is too wet to do farm work, so Shen Lingyun can still rest for another day or two.

The people in Banpo Village are all taking a rest now, waiting for the sun to dry the road a little.

Everyone goes up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

"These rain boots are really nice." Qi Yuan looked down at the rain boots on his feet as he walked. "They are not afraid of mud puddles or slipping. They are perfect for going out now."

Shen Lingyun: "I have to thank Boss Chen for this."

If it weren't for this great gift from him, I wouldn't have rain boots to wear.

But before they had walked far, Wang Dali caught up with them, panting, and called out to them, "Wait, Shen Lingyun, there's a call for you."

"Phone?" Shen Lingyun turned his head sharply and took a few quick steps to meet Wang Dali. "Who's calling?"

His heart was beating uncontrollably, his body became stiff and his face was solemn. Shen Lingyun clenched his fists as if in preparation.

"Your dad." Wang Dali's face was as bright as a flower. "Your dad is calling. Go answer it."

Shen Lingyun breathed a sigh of relief, slowly relaxed his body, his eyes moist: I'm still alive, that's good.

"Go quickly." Qi Yuan pushed Shen Lingyun, "You're always thinking about your dad."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun responded solemnly, "Let's go together and go up the mountain when we come back."

"You go by yourself." Qi Yuan said with a smile, "I will go up the mountain by myself."

He waved his hand, turned around and walked away carrying the basket.

Qi Yuan knew that they must have a lot to talk about, so he decided not to join in the fun.

He was happy in his heart and kept saying: It's great that Shen Lingyun's father is still alive!

...

"Qi Yuan."

Shen Lingyun walked up the mountain with a relaxed look on his face. He saw Qi Yuan from afar and shouted, "I'm here."

"So fast?" Qi Yuan was surprised: "I thought it would take a long time."

"Some things are not easy to say in front of others." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "I just said a few simple words."

"Is your dad okay?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Not bad." Shen Lingyun squatted down and picked mushrooms with Qi Yuan. "He was taken away because he was needed for a research project."

He sighed and said, "I just came back from the base. When they found out that I didn't go back, they asked someone to check if I was still here. Today, they called me as soon as they got the accurate information."

Shen Lingyun said it lightly, but his eyes were full of confusion, as if there was something he didn't understand.

He chuckled, "No matter what, as long as everyone comes back safely."

"Why didn't those people take you with them?" Qi Yuan didn't understand. "It's not like you were arrested for making a mistake. Aren't you going to work?"

Although Shen Lingyun didn't say it, Qi Yuan could feel that he was worried about his father's safety.

"My dad is a scientific researcher." Shen Lingyun explained: "Some research is secret and no one can reveal it. Just like he left for eight years and there was no news at all."

Qi Yuan: "..."

He didn't understand, he couldn't understand what Shen Lingyun said.

"I should know why my dad was secretly taken away." Shen Lingyun said: "Secrecy is one thing, and another is that they are afraid that he won't cooperate."

He told Qi Yuan something.

His father is an outstanding scientific research talent and is highly respected at a young age, but his mother is always making a fuss and complains that he is never at home.

So I left the research institute and went to work in an electrical appliance factory.

This is also the main reason why his father was demoted.

Shen Lingyun: "My father was sent down to the countryside for reform. The first criterion was that he had serious ideological problems and refused to contribute to the country and the people."

He chuckled and said indifferently, "The second is to use your power to arrange jobs for your relatives. You are not worthy of your position."

Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan and said in a gentle voice: "The third point is that money corrupts people's lives and makes them extravagant, which is contrary to the nature of the working people."

Qi Yuan was confused, his eyes were dazed, and he stared at Shen Lingyun blankly.

Seeing him like this, Shen Lingyun reached out and rubbed his head, and finally there was warmth in his eyes, "You don't understand, right?"

"Yeah." Qi Yuan nodded blankly, "What the hell are you talking about?"

He scratched his head. Shen Lingyun said so much, but Qi Yuan only understood one thing.

His father made a mistake.

"These are the questions." Shen Lingyun thought about it and said, "You don't need to understand them."

"I didn't understand it before, but now I do," he said.

These things are all because of his mother, but his father also has some responsibility, so it's not too unfair to demote him.

Although he didn't do many things, the responsibility cannot be shifted to those who should be held responsible.

"Yeah." Qi Yuan didn't want to understand, he nodded obediently, "When will your dad come to pick you up?"

"We have to wait for a while." Shen Lingyun said, "I have a lot of things to do and I can't get away for the time being. It seems that I have to go on a business trip and it will take quite a while."

Even if his father didn't say it on the phone, Shen Lingyun knew that his father had to solve the problem of work and housing.

These are not things that can be put in place quickly.

It was also his own suggestion that he stay here first and wait until everything is settled with his father before going back.

"Oh." Qi Yuan got the information he wanted to know, and stopped asking questions he didn't understand. "We've run out of harvest here. Let's go over there."

Qi Yuan pointed in a direction, which was the environment where mushrooms liked to grow.

"It rained for a long time this time." Qi Yuan said happily, "There are a lot of mushrooms growing on the mountain. You can find a large area if you look for them."

"The mushrooms are plentiful and big." Shen Lingyun said, "The rain has been heavy, so we will have a good harvest of mushrooms and grains as well."

"Yes." Qi Yuan said, "If it hadn't rained these few days, we would have to carry water to irrigate the fields. This would save us a lot of trouble."

I have to say that the mountains are rich in resources. Mushrooms are easy to find all over the mountains, and once you find them, you'll see a large area of ​​them.

The two of them did not waste time. They picked mushrooms whenever they found them. When they had picked all the mushrooms, they moved to another place. Soon, the baskets they brought were full.

"It's a good harvest." Shen Lingyun looked at the baskets that were already full and said with a smile, "We haven't even reached the halfway point of the mountain yet, and we've already harvested so much."

Qi Yuan looked at the distance down the mountain and said, "It's not even halfway up the mountain."

He rolled up Shen Lingyun's wrist, looked at the time and said, "It's past eleven o'clock."

"Let's go back." Shen Lingyun said, "It's very humid here, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

He looked at Qi Yuan's clothes and said, "Your clothes are all wet. Go back and change them quickly."

Qi Yuan nodded, "Well, we'll come back in the afternoon."

He put two baskets together, tied them up with a rope, and carried two in the front and two in the back.

The same is true for Shen Lingyun.

Just as he was about to take a step, he saw Qi Yuan looking at him eagerly, "Can you provoke me? Don't be stubborn."

"How about I help you carry a basket?" Qi Yuan asked.

"No need." Shen Lingyun didn't expect that he still remembered this, and couldn't help but smile: "Let me try first, and then ask you for help if I can't lift it."

"I'm not asking you to beg me." Qi Yuan felt a little embarrassed when he said that, and her face turned red. "I'm just worried that you'll get tired."

"I know." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "I was just kidding you."