Taoyuan Xianzhuang

Chapter 254 Do You Have Enmity With Yang Xiao's Family?

Zhao San bid farewell to everyone, returned home quickly, and rolled out his rusty bicycle that he hadn't ridden for three or four years. When the seat was blown, dust was everywhere, and he was so choked that he couldn't open his eyes.

"Third son, is it the third son?"

As soon as Zhao San pushed the cart out, he heard an old man's inquiry from the side.

Zhao San turned his head to look, and found that his neighbor Hu Lujin was sitting at the entrance of the alley, with his only eye open, trying to look this way, trying to distinguish who the person in front of him was.

"It's me, Grandpa Hu, it's getting dark, why don't you go back?"

A strange laugh came from Hulujin's throat, as if he was stuck in a conversation, gurgling, a little scary.

Zhao San was clearly in front of Hu Lujin, but Hu Lujin looked to the right. His eyesight was not good, and he could only see things with the corner of his eyes, so that he could barely see clearly.

"You kid, you've grown up, you've become sensible, and you know you're called Grandpa. Okay, okay, okay, you haven't been out in vain these past few years."

Zhao San patted the car seat and showed a shameful smile. He and Hu Lujin are neighbors, there is a house in the middle, but he has never been polite to the villagers since he grew up. He used to pass by the door every day and saw Hu Lujin didn't even say hello, he was very arrogant.

"I was ignorant before, Grandpa Hu, don't take it to heart, can you go back? How about I help you into the house?"

"Hey, okay, help me in."

Hu Lujin agreed, Zhao San set up the legs of the cart, and after getting close to Hu Lujin, he smelled a sour smell, which immediately made him frown.

This Hu Lujin has no children, and he is almost unable to take care of himself. The current living environment is not an exaggeration to describe it as dirty and messy, and it is understandable that there is a pungent smell on his body.

Zhao San helped Hu Lujin into the room, the room was very messy, chairs, teacups, and kettles were all down on the ground, Zhao San was just a polite remark, who would have thought that Hu Lujin really took it seriously, it was already very rare for him to be able to help Hu Lujin in, It was impossible to clean up Hu Lujin's room, and Hu Lujin's room smelled so bad that he didn't want to stay for a moment longer.

"Grandpa Hu, rest, I'm leaving!" Zhao San frowned and turned to leave, but unexpectedly Hu Lujin held him back.

"Third son, third son."

"Hey, Grandpa Hu, I'm here, what else do you want?"

Hu Lujin groped for a while with half of his eyes open, took Zhao San's hand, and said, "You can do grandpa a favor."

"What's the matter? Grandpa Hu, I still have something to do. I have to go to Xiafang Village quickly."

Hu Lujin said: "It's okay, you can do it whenever you are free."

Zhao San thought for a while and asked, "What do you mean, let me see if I can do it."

"It's very simple. It doesn't take much effort for you." Hu Lujin pointed in the direction of Taiqing Mountain, and said: "Taiqing Mountain, halfway up the mountain, there is a grave, which belongs to Grandpa Xiaoxiao."

Zhao San was puzzled and said: "Grandpa Hu, what are you doing with someone's grave?"

"Listen to me. Sanzi, when are you free these days? Go to the grave and have a look. There is a morning glory growing on the semi-slope behind the grave. It's very small. Niuhua, probably...it’s only about the length of one finger, very inconspicuous, you can help grandpa look for it, see if there is any more, come back and tell grandpa if there is any." Hu Lujin clenched Zhao San's hand , exhorted.

Zhao San looked puzzled, "Grandpa Hu, you have no enmity with Yang Xiao's family, right? Why are you looking at other people's graves?"

"Third son, help grandpa with this!" Hu Lujin groped for his crutches and got up, rummaged through the room for a while, and found a tightly wrapped cloth ball. The cloth ball was shiny and dirty. Also slightly yellowed.

Didn't you piss?
Hu Lujin put the cloth ball into Zhao San's hands, and said: "Grandpa knows that you don't have much money, and grandpa doesn't have much. There should be more than 670 yuan in it. You can spend it all. You will have to work hard in the future. Listen Have you arrived yet? You can’t mess around anymore, huh? Be obedient.”

Zhao San has no money on his body now, and he can't even turn his body out before eating. Seeing the crumpled and dirty cloth ball in Hu Lujin's hand, coupled with Hu Lujin's aged appearance, Zhao San really couldn't bear it. If it was placed in the past few years, let alone Hu Lujin gave it to him, he would have to steal it even if he stole it, and there was no pressure!

But now, he is indeed a little bit reluctant!
But he has to survive!

Hu Lujin opened the cloth ball, and there were indeed some worn-out 100 yuan bills inside, and they were still old-fashioned bills, the gray-blue ones, which were similar in color to the current ten-yuan bills.

"Grandpa Hu, this money can't be used anymore. Now I use the new one hundred, the red one. Your money is no longer in circulation."

"Nonsense, money will always be money and will never become obsolete." Hu Lujin said.

Zhao San breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out two one-hundred-dollar bills, wrapped the rest of the money in a cloth ball and put it back in Hu Lujin's hand, saying, "How about this, Grandpa, I'll take two out and try it out first, let's see." Can it be used?"

"You child, is there any time when the money can't be used? You take it all, and you can use it!"

"You keep it for now, I'll try it, and if it works, I'll come back and ask you for it! Alright, Grandpa, I'm leaving first, and I'll check it out for you later."

"Hey, okay, sure, you must show me."

Zhao San left Hu Lujin's house, shaking his head incomprehensibly, "This old man, it's okay to look at the morning glory behind his grave, what do you think!? There's something wrong."

Holding the two 100-yuan bills in his hand, Zhao San was in a very complicated mood. He put the 100-yuan bills in his pocket, then rode on his bicycle, and creaked towards Xiafang Village.

In the courtyard.

Holding the wooden stick in his hand, Hu Lujin stood up, his gaze was facing the direction of Mount Taiqing, his eyes that had been closed all the time opened a little bit, revealing the cloudy whites, and the expression in the other eye was full of worry.

After a long time, Hu Lujin sighed, turned and entered the room.

Xiafang Village.

From a distance, I saw a group of people gathered at the north entrance of the village. It was dark and dense, as if they were about to fight.

"Come here, people from Qinghegou are here."

"Yo, there are quite a few here."

"Who takes the lead? I didn't see that old man Sun Jinjin."

"Never mind him, anyway, don't even think about leaving today if you don't give me money. Uncle Daxi, you can't be cowardly later, be tougher."

A middle-aged uncle with a beard around his mouth snorted and said contemptuously: "Oh, can I be afraid of these grandchildren? They didn't say hello to me when they passed through our village. It's because they didn't let me go at all." In my eyes! Even if the old boy Sun Jinjin came here in person today, don’t even try to get it cheap! You guys also put up a posture for me later, don’t follow the dead one.”

(End of this chapter)