Siheyuan: Qin Huairu relies on me

The next day.

early morning.

When Zhao Xiyan got up, Yan Qing was already sweeping the snow in the yard.

"Good morning."

"Morning... good morning."

Yan Qing blushed and greeted Zhao Xiyan like he did.

"Don't be so reserved. Since we live here, we are family." Zhao Xiyan chuckled, "You can go out for a walk if you have nothing to do. You don't have to stay at home all day."

"Eh."

Yan Qing responded and whispered, "Village Chief, are you hungry? I'll make you breakfast."

"it is good."

Zhao Xiyan nodded with a smile.

Yan Qing immediately dropped the broom, went into the kitchen, and came out with a basin of hot water.

Zhao Xiyan didn't say anything, he just squatted under the eaves and started brushing his teeth and washing his face.

Yan Qing was surprised to see his mouth full of foam.

“It’s called toothpaste.”

Zhao Xiyan smiled and said, "I still have a few. I'll give you one later..."

"No, no, I can just use salt." Yan Qing waved his hands hurriedly.

Zhao Xiyan didn't say much to her. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he went back to the house.

Yan Qing hurriedly poured out the water and went to the kitchen to start making breakfast.

When she brought breakfast to the table, Zhao Xiyan was already sitting there.

"Village Chief, isn't the clerk up yet?"

"She's not feeling well today, don't worry about her."

Zhao Xiyan put the toothbrush and toothpaste on the table. "Here, take them and use them. Tell me when you're done and I'll give you some."

"This……"

Yan Qing hesitated for a moment, but still whispered, "Thank you, Village Chief."

"You're welcome."

Zhao Xiyan joked, "Don't call me village chief. You can call me Zhao Xiyan or Xiao Zhao... I'll call you Sister Qing, otherwise we will be too unfamiliar living under the same roof."

"Eh."

Yan Qing responded and sat beside him.

After all, two bowls of noodles were cooked. If she didn't eat them, they would become lumps of noodles soon.

Zhao Xiyan finished his noodles in a few bites and lit a cigarette.

"Don't take Li Baohong and the others' words to heart. After a few days, I will sort out the affairs of the village... Then I will find a good family for you."

"No."

Yan Qing trembled all over and her face turned pale.

"Well, what's wrong?" Zhao Xiyan asked curiously.

"Village chief, I don't want to get married... I just want to follow you and wash your clothes and cook for you, okay?" Yan Qing pleaded.

"What happened?" Zhao Xiyan frowned slightly.

"If you marry someone, you will die."

Yan Qing wiped her tears and said, "There was a sister in the village before... She was of the same status as me, and married Li Laojiu, but was later beaten to death by him."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Xiyan asked in surprise.

"Seven or eight years ago, when I was still a kid."

Yan Qing sobbed, "When my sister was beaten to death, no one in the village said anything... Later I had to pick up some firewood and burn her, otherwise she would have been thrown directly into the cemetery outside the village."

"Hey."

Zhao Xiyan sighed, "Life will be better in the future. In the old society, there was chaos and war... It was normal that no one cared about these things. It's different now. This is the New China."

"Village chief, I won't get married. I don't want to get married in my life." Yan Qing cried, "I will follow you, and you can treat me like a cat or a dog... I don't eat much."

Zhao Xiyan was silent for a while before he sighed and said, "Let's talk about these things later. If you don't want to go out, just stay at home. No one will say anything to you."

"Eh."

Yan Qing quickly wiped away her tears and continued to eat noodles with her head down.

Zhao Xiyan hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and patted her shoulder, then walked out the door.

Yan Qing looked at his back carefully and breathed a sigh of relief.

If possible, she never wants to leave this door in her life.

The construction site next to the hot spring.

Everyone was working enthusiastically, and Li Jiewen was supervising them.

Li Baohong and others were talking and laughing on the side. When they saw Zhao Xiyan, they immediately came forward to greet him.

"village head……"

"Ah."

Zhao Xiyan took out a cigarette and walked around, then chuckled and asked, "Where's that kid Li Ze?"

"He went to supervise the construction of the breeding farm." Li Baohong said happily, "The breeding farm is built on the other side of the river beach. Although we won't have a big flood here, the livestock are too close to this side, and there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants."

"It's quite thoughtful."

Zhao Xiyan nodded with a smile, looking at the copper pipes on the construction site and jokingly said, "Master Li... build a bathhouse on the hillside above the paper mill, bring in hot springs, and let the villagers take a bath there in the future."

"Hey, that's a good idea."

Li Baohong said happily, "The bathhouse has running water. From now on, we don't have to boil water to take a bath."

"Village chief, we don't have enough manpower." Li Jiewen said with a bitter face, "Now we are building the paper mill, and the old women in the family are all working... If we also want to build the bathhouse, we will have to wait."

"madness."

Zhao Xiyan laughed and scolded, "No one in Shanghe Village? No one in Xiahe Village? We just pay them for their work and ask them to come and help with the work... and build a greenhouse for me at the same time."

"what?"

Everyone was slightly stunned.

"Village chief, the people in our village are strong, let them do it slowly." Li Baohong said with a licked face, "Everyone has work to do and money to earn... This is the only way to have a good life."

"Do you want to interfere with my decision?" Zhao Xiyan said with a squint.

"No, I dare not."

Li Baohong's face changed drastically, and he shouted angrily, "Li Gang and Li Yun, go call Wei Laoer and Zhang Laogou over to me... The village party committee is having a meeting."

"Yes."

The two of them responded at the same time and ran in two directions.

"I think...it's time for the village to buy a few bicycles." Zhao Xiyan said angrily, "You rely on others to run, how fucking tiring it is."

"bike?"

Li Yun and Li Gang, who had just run a long way, turned back.

"No...Village Chief, we have money but no tickets." Li Baohong said embarrassedly.

"You are such a pig-head."

Zhao Xiyan sighed, "My own village paid for the village cadres to buy bicycles, and I don't even need a ticket. I can just go to the county party committee and ask for it... If he doesn't give it to me, you won't leave."

"Yes."

Li Baohong agreed loudly, and then smiled charmingly, "Village Chief, how many bicycles do you think we should buy?"

"Except for me, every village cadre should have one."

Zhao Xiyan took out a cigarette and smoked it around.

"Village head, this is inappropriate." Li Gang said righteously, "You are the backbone of our village... If you don't want a car, who would dare to want one?"

"You mean, you need me to run errands for you when something happens?" Zhao Xiyan sneered.

clap clap!

Li Baohong and Li Yun slapped Li Gang at the same time.

"If you can't fucking flatter me, just keep quiet, okay?"

"That's right. You just do what the village chief says. You're the only one who's talking too much."

"I was wrong."

Li Gang quickly lowered his head.

It is too difficult to flatter someone. Every time you open your mouth, you will be beaten.

How can I bear this?