Lan Shan didn't even use euphemistic words, and said directly, "No."

"Why can't it work?" Hou Acai frowned, "You two are so nice, it's just a matter of chance, if you open your mouth, will she still refuse?"

"I don't know how to say that." At this time, the family was sitting by the fire eating, and Lan Shan put down the bowl when she heard the words, and said calmly, "You taught me to do my own things when I was young, and taught me to be down-to-earth and not to occupy Other people’s home is cheaper. Mulin has feet and can walk by itself, so why do you need others to pick you up?”

"What's this called? You also have feet. Didn't you ask people to pick you up every week? Everyone in the village is watching. Who knows what you are doing!" Hou Acai's voice was a little sharp, "You don't want to enjoy your own happiness. Thinking of your brother, you can just watch him walk hard every day? How did I give birth to such a selfish thing like you!"

"What are we doing? What can we do?" Lan Shan threw her chopsticks on the table, stood up, and glared at Hou A Cai.

Fortunately, Chen Youran is a girl, if this is a man, I don't know how dirty he would think.This is her biological mother, and she said nothing about such a trivial matter, which shows how dirty she thinks about Lan Shan's daughter in her heart.

"Nonsense, is this what you should say as a mother?" Lan Dacheng is always a peacemaker. Seeing Lan Shan slapping the table, he quickly stood up and pulled people away. He first reprimanded Hou Acai, and then persuaded Lan Shan. "By the way, as a favor, that's all. You can just mention it casually, and if she doesn't agree, forget it."

"I won't say it, but you should say it yourself, and see if she will agree." Lan Shan lost her appetite for dinner, so she directly opened the door of the main room and went to the other side.

When the door was closed, I heard Hou Acai's voice deliberately raised, and said meaningfully, "What else do you say? I think she is ambitious, and she doesn't think about this family at all! Read, I said at the beginning, what does a girl read? The girls in our family, who are as old as her, don’t help out at home? They are promising after studying, so why do they still think of us now! "

There was a mocking smile on the corner of Lan Shan's mouth.She silently climbed the stairs to the attic in the dark, and touched under the pillow, and sure enough, the change she put there last week was gone.

When she started saving money by herself, Lan Shan had no experience, so she just put the money under her pillow.

But when I came back the next week, the money was gone. When I asked Hou A Cai, she was confident, "I will change the bed sheet for you. Who knows where you put the money, so I will put it away for you. How can this house not cost money?" You two still need to study, and I will spend the money on you in the end." What followed was the endless complaints that I was used to.

Later, Lan Shan got used to it, and would put a few dollars under the pillow every once in a while.And the money will inevitably disappear when they come back next week.

She didn't ask again, and Hou Acai didn't explain.

The tuition fee of Wuzhen Middle School is 100 yuan a semester, and [-] yuan for accommodation and canteen steamed rice, a total of [-] yuan.She has been in junior high school for the past two years. Outsiders seem to be supported by her family, but in fact she spent her own money.

Hou Acai can tolerate her "wasting time" reading, which accounts for a large part.

Lan Shan arranged the pillows casually and lay down on the bed.From this angle, you can see the small hole in the wall.It's just that the past few days have been cloudy and rainy, and there are no stars in the sky at night, and it is also a deep night outside.

She sighed softly, somewhat regretting her overreaction today.

In fact, they were just saying these words in front of her, as long as they listened silently and did not refute, nothing would happen.As for whether to talk to Chen Youran, is it up to her?But I don't know why, but I suddenly feel unbearable.

But after repenting, the more feeling is refreshing.It's good that I don't have to maintain that false peace at last.

Lan Shan was surprised to find that the reason why she has been able to bear it until now is not because she can bear it, nor is it because she is normal-hearted, but because she knows very well that she is not yet qualified to leave this house and has to bear it.

what about now?Why can't I bear it all of a sudden?

Because of Chen Youran's appearance, not only made her more clear about her future path, but also helped her earn a lot of money, giving her the ability and confidence to turn against her family.Even if she slams the door and leaves now, Lan Shan believes that Chen Youran won't mind taking her in for a while.

What's more, if they just want to plot against themselves, no matter what, the kindness of bearing is there, it is her Lan Shan's debt, and she should bear it.But Chen Youran owed nothing to anyone, she aroused the greed of these people because of her friendship with her.This is not something she should bear, so Lan Shan is not even willing to perfunctory.

She hoped that her friendship with Chen Youran would be clean, pure and free from any external influence.

So she would not really ask Chen Youran for help.

I don't know when it started to rain again, and amidst the sound of the rain, Lan Shan gradually fell into sleep.But in the middle of the night, she was awakened by a damp chill, opened her eyes, raised her hand to touch, and found that the quilt and mattress had been wet a lot.

Lan Shan froze for a moment before realizing that the roof was leaking.

The thatched roof is so unreliable and cannot withstand the erosion of wind and rain.The roof, which had just been rebuilt last year, still didn't withstand the continuous rain.

Naturally, she couldn't sleep anymore, Lan Shan got up, rolled up the bedding and put it in a place where there was no rain, then took out her bag in the dark, took out all the important things in the cabinet, took two sets of clothes, and then He went downstairs quietly.

She first put the bag in an inconspicuous pile of sundries to cover up, then turned on the light casually, and sure enough, the power went out.The electricity brought to the countryside is unstable and stops at every turn, let alone such heavy rain?It is very likely that a utility pole was knocked down somewhere, and the wire was broken.

After thinking about it, Lan Shan took out all the pots and pans and even the pots and bowls at home in the dark, looking for places where the rain leaked and connected them.

The rain dripped directly on the ground, and the sound merged with the sound of rain outside, making it almost indistinguishable.But the sound of dripping in the container is much louder.Lan Dacheng and Hou Acai had lived in thatched huts all their lives. They had rich experience and were awakened almost immediately.

When I came out with a flashlight, I saw Lan Shan placing the containers one by one.

Four small rooms, more than a dozen leaking places, pots and pans are arranged so that there is almost no room to walk.

Whenever this happens, Lan Shan feels surprised in her heart, wondering how these people can endure such a life for decades.It was like this decades ago, and decades later, there is still no progress.

So she would rather play tricks with Hou Acai than let go of the chance to study and get rid of this fate.Even if she knew that if she really wanted to jump out from here, it would not be that easy, there would be countless tangible and invisible constraints binding her hands and feet, making it difficult for her to move forward.

In the past, Lan Shan could only secretly and cautiously accumulate strength little by little, and get ready, but even she couldn't see the direction.

But it's different now.

At this time, Mu Lin was also awakened, and called her mother in a vague voice, and Hou Acai hurried back to the house.Chen Youran guessed wrong. In fact, one of the three rooms had a stove, and the other was the main room where the ancestral tablets were enshrined, so the Lan family only had one bedroom.Although Lan Mulin is a ten-year-old boy, he still shares the same bed with his parents.

Lan Dacheng hesitated for a moment, then looked at Lan Shan and said, "Let's make do with it first, and then fix the roof after the rain stops."

Lan Shan shook her head, "I'm going to live with my aunt for a few days."

The fear on Lan Dacheng's face disappeared in a flash, and he nodded numbly, "Then... okay, be careful on the road. Shall I give you the flashlight?"

"No need." Lan Shan took out the umbrella from the sundries, "You can see it from the outside."

Lan Dacheng stood at the door, quietly watched her put on the bucket shoes that reached her calves, and opened her umbrella to leave before turning back to the room.

After he left, Lan Shan packed her bag and walked into the rain with an umbrella.

……

Afraid that Chen Youran would come to pick him up and he would not find anyone, Lan Shan ran to the gate of the village early on Sunday morning to wait.Sure enough, Chen Youran came early in the morning.Because of the rain, a canopy was added to her motorcycle, and she came rushing through the rain.Lan Shan stood on the ridge of the field and looked at her. The rain in front of her was still falling, but her mood gradually cleared up.

"Why are you here?" Seeing her, Chen Youran stopped the car, took off his helmet and asked.

"My house is leaking, and I'm staying in someone else's house for the time being, in case you can't find it." Lan Shan said.

Chen Youran didn't expect such a thing to happen, so she was taken aback for a moment before she realized it.She let Lan Shan get into the car first, and then asked, "Then...do your family live in someone else's house?" How will you live this day?Chen Youran was very surprised.

"No, I'm the only one who borrows." Lan Shan said.

Chen Youran immediately thought that Lan Shan lived in the attic, so the house at home was barely fit, and her room was not good enough either.She was a little worried, and kept asking, "When did the house leak? Did you move out all your things? Didn't it get damaged by the rain?"

"All the important things have been taken away." Lan Shan said lightly, then said, "Let's go, I'll show you the way."

The overall location of Qingshan Village is halfway up the mountain, and Lan Shan's aunt lives on the top of the mountain, some distance away from the village.Because the path that they usually walk is narrow and rugged, motorcycles cannot pass it, so the two walked through the entire village and walked in a big circle.

Seeing this lonely bluestone tile house, Chen Youran couldn't help being a little surprised, "Why does your relative live here?"

Lan Shan leaned close to her ear and whispered mysteriously, "Because she is a witch."

The rain, the wilderness, a brand new house and the witch living in it are all a spooky start.After watching too much, Chen You, who is very good at brainstorming, felt a cold back, and got goosebumps all over his body.

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