Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Hongqi Commune is not far from Chenjia Village, but it is not close either, about ten miles away.

As the two walked back, Chen Dan kept paying attention to the situation on the roadside. He finally saw an edible wild vegetable and immediately went over to pull it out. However, the harvest was very small. He only saw a few on the way back, and most of them had grown again in the past few days.

Although the weather is cold, it is the beginning of spring according to the season, and many wild vegetables are gradually beginning to grow, which seems to give people some hope of life. Compared with the hardships of winter, spring is always better.

"Brother, are you planning to come back and live here now?"

Chen Dan couldn't wait any longer and started looking for topics to talk about.

"No, just came back to check."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Seeing that Chen Xu had little desire to speak, Chen Dan did not say anything else.

The village is still the same, almost the same as when Chen Xu left, except that at that time, there were only a few people in the village, but now there are more people returning.

It was almost noon now, and almost everyone was in the village. When they saw Chen Xu coming back, they all gathered around him.

The village chief is a middle-aged man named Chen Dahai, who is also related to Chen Xu. In fact, this is true for all the people in the same village, as they are all more or less related.

This village chief was elected last year. The old village chief passed away before the New Year, so this one is considered a new official. Unfortunately, even if he is willing, he is powerless to change the current situation in the village.

Looking at Chen Xu, who was also pale and thin, the village chief didn't say much and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's good to be alive...sigh."

Most other people comforted Chen Xu in this way.

After chatting, Chen Xu returned to his home.

The house in his hometown was actually not small, but it had been empty for a long time.

There are three houses with a kitchen, and a yard outside surrounded by mud and branches.

In fact, Chen Xu didn’t have much feeling for this place. After all, he was not his original body. He came back just to see if his hometown was still there. After all, this was also the legacy of his original body. He inherited the other’s body and couldn’t just abandon this place.

When I opened the door, the house was still the same as when I left, just with a little more dust.

There are not many furniture in the house. Apart from the bed, table, chairs and cabinets, there is nothing valuable.

There are many empty houses like his in the village now.

After a casual walk around, Chen Xu put some things that could be used in the courtyard into the space. In fact, it was just a small table. The table in his courtyard was missing a leg, and although it was padded with bricks, it was still a little shaky.

He also planned to take the bedding in the closet away. Since he didn't live here anyway, he might as well throw it in the space. Who knows, he might need it someday.

When you push open the back door of your house, you will see a small river in front of you. The river is crystal clear and even covered with water plants, but there are no fish. You can only occasionally see some small fish and shrimps playing in the water plants.

When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. The ancients were right.

Chen Xu sighed.

But this is a good place to collect water into the space, you can try it at night.

He didn't plan to go to Linjia Village today. It was already afternoon, and if he went there now he probably wouldn't be able to get back at night. Moreover, Linjia Village was on the outskirts of Yanshan Mountain, and he needed to walk through a long section of woods. It was dangerous just thinking about it, so it would be better to go there tomorrow morning.

After a walk around the village, I found that it was similar to what Chen Dan said. Although there were more than a dozen households, there were not many people, only about 20 to 30 people in total. Chenjia Village could be considered to have been dispersed.

Chen Xu, who was standing by the river in a daze, heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Chen Dan not far away, walking towards him.

"Brother, my father asked you to come to our house for dinner tonight."

Chen Dan's eyes were full of innocence, and Chen Xu reached out and rubbed his head.

"Go back and tell your father that I won't go. I brought my own rations."

"But..."

"No buts, just tell your uncle this when you get back."

"Oh..."

Chen Xu didn't go to his third uncle's house after he came back because he was afraid of this. He still had eight steamed buns in his space, which were enough to last for two or three days. There was no need for him to eat the limited food at his third uncle's house.

Moreover, he didn't really want to see these relatives. He was not his original self, and he had no feelings for the so-called Third Uncle. The same was true for Chen Dan in front of him. If it weren't for his original self's memories, he would have been too lazy to come back.

Night arrives.

Chen Xu was sitting in the room reading a book when there was a knock on the door.

Chen Xu frowned. Who would come here at this time?

And it shouldn’t be that kid Chen Dan. Given that kid’s personality, he would have just started shouting.

I stood up and walked out of the room. The low mud wall did not block the other person's figure, and the familiar feeling in my memory came over me.

"Third uncle?"

in the room.

Chen Xu felt a bit of a headache looking at his honest uncle sitting across the table, especially the small cloth bag on the table, which contained a bunch of change, about seven or eight yuan.

"Uncle, I don't need this money. I can support myself in Sijiu City."

Uncle San looked unconvinced.

"Yang boy, don't lie to your uncle. I've been to the city of Sijiu before. Your third brother died early, and your uncle was unable to save you and your son. Just take this money."

His name is Chen Xu, and his nickname is Yang Wazi. This is normal, but he really doesn't want to accept the money.

Although it is only seven or eight yuan, it is already a lot. Nowadays, marrying a wife only costs five or ten yuan. This is probably the last savings of my uncle.

In desperation, Chen Xu could only reveal some information.

"Uncle, I'm working as a temporary worker in a steel mill in Sijiu City. I can still support myself in a month."

"Really?"

Uncle San looked suspicious.

"It's true."

Chen Xu almost patted his chest to make a promise.

"That's good... You should keep the money. You are not young anymore, you can use it to get married..."

Uncle San refused to listen, which gave Chen Xu a headache. Even if he was calculated according to his original body, he was only eighteen years old. How could he marry a wife?

No matter how much he was persuaded, Chen Xu finally refused to accept the money from his uncle.

After sending his troubled uncle away, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

He could feel the love and warmth from his original uncle, but precisely because of this, he could not take away his uncle's savings, as his uncle's family might need the money to save their lives at some point in time.

Moreover, Uncle San came here secretly at this time, and he might have come without telling his wife, so he would not accept the money.

Chen Xu guessed correctly. Aunt San actually noticed when Uncle San went out, but she didn't say anything.

It wasn't until Uncle San came back that Aunt San could no longer bear it.

"Master, you gave the money to Yang Wazi. What if someone in your family needs money?"

Uncle San silently handed the small cloth bag to his wife and fell asleep.

Third Aunt took the cloth bag and felt something was wrong. She opened it and saw that the money was still inside. She counted it and found that not a penny was missing.

She looked at the pillar of the family with a complicated expression, put the small cloth bag away, and wanted to ask about the details, but looking at her husband's expression, she thought he probably didn't want to talk. She sighed and could only go to bed obediently.