During the off-farm days, the villagers did not have a rich spiritual life. At night, they would sit on a small bamboo chair in the yard, or sit on a stone roller next to the wheat straw pile, and watch the stars and the moon.

This is an old man. Young men don't like to see it. They get into bed and toss with their own mother-in-law.

Old Monster Yang has been at home these days. Needless to say, Zhang Guoquan was afraid of bumping into his father-in-law during the day, so he chose to pass by the intersection intentionally or unintentionally at night.

But every time I glanced over, I would see my father-in-law sitting on the stone pillar under the two big poplar trees, smoking a pot, and from time to time raising his withered head to look at the dark night sky.

The smoke pot that emits red light dances up and down in the dark night with the raised arm, and he looks at the night sky intently, as if he is thinking about something.

Several times, Zhang Guoquan wanted to go up and have a good chat with his father-in-law, but finally gave up. Instead of talking to himself, it would be better for his eldest sister to talk to him and make him listen to his heart.

Another time when he was passing by an intersection, he caught the eye of his father-in-law, and the two of them just said hello casually.

Tonight was different. It was empty under the two big poplar trees. After wandering for a while, I saw my father-in-law coming from the south in one step.

I must have drunk a lot of wine, so I leaned forward and entered the yard. After drinking, I fell asleep, so I had the opportunity to meet my eldest sister and talk about building a school.

After waiting for my father-in-law to enter the courtyard for a long time, I guessed that it was time to close the courtyard door. Normally, it would be either my eldest sister or my brother-in-law Wang Yonggui.

Even if I see my brother-in-law, I can still call my eldest sister out.

So I walked around at the door, waiting for someone to close the door. I was thinking about going in, but I was afraid that my father-in-law was not asleep. After hesitating for a while, I decided to wait at the door. Anyway, someone would always come to close the door.

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After about ten minutes or so, footsteps finally sounded at the door of the courtyard. It was very light. It was probably the eldest sister.

This is good, as it saves my brother-in-law from having to shout again.

When the footsteps approached, Zhang Guoquan shouted softly: "Is it the eldest sister?"

It was very quiet everywhere. You could hear someone coughing slightly behind the courtyard door. It was definitely the eldest sister's voice.

"It's Guoquan, right?" Yang Yulan opened the half-closed courtyard door. She hadn't seen her brother-in-law for a long time.

How long has it been? She touched her slightly bulging belly.

Zhang Guoquan didn't notice the subtle changes in his eldest sister's movements. Even if he did, he couldn't see clearly in the dark night.

"Sister, I want to tell you something about..."

Before Zhang Guoquan finished speaking, Yang Yulan greeted him and said, "Come in first."

"Sister, there's no need to go in. Just say it at the door. I'm afraid our dad will hear it... So let's say it here. I'll leave after I finish speaking."

Yang Yulan still insisted: "Just come in first, our father asked you to go in."

"Dad, let me in?" Zhang Guoquan was confused. Could it be that his father-in-law is not asleep yet? It seems that he already knows that he is at the door.

"Yes, our father said that you have been wandering around here these past few days. I saw you just now. You were sitting in the main room after drinking some wine. He asked me to call you in."

The eldest sister, Yang Yulan, had already entered the yard first. Her walking posture was a bit strange, as if she had a stomachache, and she was exerting a little effort to move forward.

Following the eldest sister into the yard, Zhang Guoquan unconsciously looked at the west room. This room had just arrived at the place where his father-in-law and Bai Ge lived. Later, they separated and moved to the east, and the west room was also vacant.

Now, the west room has become a small miscellaneous room, filled with various farm tools and some daily necessities that are not used temporarily, nothing more than broken pots and old basins.

Old Monster Yang had already walked out of the main room, and the only thing that remained unchanged was the long smoking pot that never left his hand. Zhang Guoquan thought that if his father-in-law passed away in a hundred years, it must be because of smoking.

Old Monster Yang took a puff of cigarette, and when he exhaled it, he coughed a few times with his bent chest. It took him a while to get used to it, and he said to Zhang Guoquan: "Guoquan kid, I see you have been hanging around here these days.

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He was obviously pretending to be casual, but he didn't expect to be discovered by his sharp-eyed father-in-law. Wasn't he looking at the stars and the moon? Maybe he had eyes on his back.

"Yes, Dad, I came to see my eldest sister to get some clothes that Huzi wore when he was a child for the little guy to wear. I'm afraid Dad won't agree, so..."

Old Monster Yang waved his cigarette pot: "You kid, you've never lied before. If you tell a lie now, your face will turn red. Everyone can tell."

Indeed, this lie can be seen at a glance. If you want to get the clothes, just come and get them. Why hang around for a few days? The relationship between the family is whether it is Old Monster Yang who refuses to give it, or Yang Yulan who refuses to give it.

I'm willing to give it.

Old Monster Yang seemed to have guessed the second son-in-law's thoughts: "Don't think that I don't know why you are hanging around here. It must be about building a school. If you tell me, you think I won't agree, so you are preparing

Let the big girl come and tell me."

As expected of an old man who had lived for decades, he could see through Zhang Guoquan's purpose at a glance.

Since everything has been brought out in the open, there is no need to hide it.

Zhang Guoquan looked at Mr. Yang, who had a drunken look on his face: "Dad, when a person dies, he is just a pile of withered bones. To put it bluntly, there is no use for a person after death. It just leaves a memory for future generations."

When Old Monster Yang heard this, his color began to turn ugly. The second son-in-law's words were simply disobedient and unfilial. It was just a comment at home, but if the villagers listened to it, they would be drooling over him.

Kill him.

Zhang Guoquan saw his father-in-law's face and quickly explained: "Dad, I don't mean to disrespect our ancestors. What I mean is that when we encounter something, especially something that benefits our descendants, even if we ask our ancestors to give way,

I think I am willing to leave the place where my broken body is buried."

For fear that his father-in-law would overthink it, Zhang Guoquan even said specifically: "Even if I, Zhang Guoquan, are buried there, if one day my descendants need to move me away, or directly cover me underneath, I, Zhang Guoquan, will definitely have no complaints."

Yang Yulan on the side quickly took over: "Guoquan, actually dad these days..."

Old Monster Yang stopped him directly: "What's the matter with your girl? Go back to the house and rest."

The words of the second son-in-law made Mr. Yang feel very uncomfortable. He had let him take over all the good people and all the noble ones. That was not okay.

After thinking for a moment, he held up the smoking pot with one hand and said: "Don't think that your father and I just accept death. After all, I have also been the village party secretary, so I still have the most basic consciousness."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guoquan suddenly became happy. With his father-in-law's nod, he could finally save his eight acres of land.

"I have been thinking about this these past few days. Looking at the stars in the sky is like looking at the children in the village. Thinking about having to travel so far to go to school when it is windy and rainy, my heart is...

It just makes me feel bad."

Zhang Guoquan couldn't guess whether it was really uncomfortable. Anyway, his father-in-law's words had already indicated that he was regressing.

"I see, this school still needs to be built, for the sake of the children in the village. The future generations will also be grateful to us, the older generation. That's the truth."

Zhang Guoquan knew that his father-in-law was showing off and boasting, and if he didn't let him show off, he would not be satisfied even if he did a good deed.

"Who am I grateful to? Then whoever has contributed the most will definitely be grateful to whom. My old man agreed to bury his ancestors under the school. Who has a higher consciousness than me? He has also been the village party secretary, so he can't be petty..."

Old Monster Yang would rather bury his ancestors under the school than give up a piece of crop land and move his ancestors to a new grave. On the contrary, he calls this grandeur and enlightenment.

Of course, I don’t know how many generations of ancestors the ancestors are. I guess I haven’t even met my father-in-law’s grandfather. Under such circumstances, my father-in-law can directly bury the ancestors underneath. With my father-in-law’s

Temperament, understandable.

At least Zhang Guoquan couldn't say anything.

"I did all this so that the children in the village would no longer suffer from going to school, and for our Yangjiazhuang..."

"Dad, two days ago you said it was for Hu Zi." Yang Yulan was on the sidelines, exposing Old Monster Yang's tricks without any scruples.
Chapter completed!