Zhiping has been sitting in Qi Xuemei's arms. It was the first time for him to see so many houses connected together.
The child found it strange, "Mom, there are many children here?"
He wanted to play with Lian Tang, but his mother wouldn't let him. I wonder if he could play with his children here?
Qi Xuemei nodded, "Yes, there should be a lot of children. Now Zhiping has company."
Zhao Tian finally spoke. He asked the carriage to go directly to the brigade headquarters. He knew that Yang Hongwen was dead.
After arriving at the brigade headquarters, the current village chief Meng Xiangtian came out.
"Zhao Tian? Are you Zhao Tian?"
Zhao Tian saw Meng Xiangtian and said, "Xiangzi, it's me, I'm back." Zhao Tian was really excited. He finally came back and finally met an acquaintance.
Both of them were very excited, and Zhao Qingjie also called him "uncle."
"Second brother Qingjie?"
"it's me."
"Great. Now that you're back, you won't be leaving, right?"
Zhao Tian nodded, "Yes, I won't leave when I come back."
Xiangzi, if Brother Hongwen is gone, who will be the village chief?"
Meng Xiangtian sighed, "Brother Hongwen has been gone for two years, and now I am the village chief."
"Did Brother Hongwen have any disease? He is in such good health."
"I don't know, I just suddenly stopped working in the middle of the night.
Zhao Tian, where is your wife? Why didn’t the boss come back together?"
Zhao Tian sighed. "My wife is gone too. The boss still stays on the farm."
"Look at me talking so patronizingly, come in quickly and take a break to have a sip of hot water."
The Zhao family's house still exists, but it has collapsed and there is no way to live in it now. Meng Xiangtian wonders where their family will live? I wonder if Su Liangliang's previous house can be sold?
The driver is also in a hurry. Don't delay and go back. The road is not good at night.
Zhao Qingjie already knew that Meng Xiangtian was the village chief. "Uncle, can we still live in our house?"
Meng Xiangtian shook his head, "No, it's been ten years, and it collapsed the year before last."
"Uncle, look at the many things we have, can we put them at the brigade headquarters first? We also need to find a place to live."
Meng Xiangtian sighed. "Qingjie, let's put it here first. You have seen that there are only a few rooms, so put it in the one on the side."
Zhao Qingjie has no objection. You have to arrange things first, and people who drive carriages have to go home, and then we can think about things about the house.
Qi Xuemei asked Zhiping to let him be honest, and the couple unloaded the car together.
Zhao Tian still stood aside holding the jar and watching.
Meng Xiangtian looked at this situation and guessed that the Zhao family was not in harmony either. The daughter-in-law didn't even look at her husband. There was no other way, so he helped unload the car together.
Qi Xuemei just called her "uncle" to express her gratitude to Meng Xiangtian.
After unloading the truck, the driver left. The family followed Meng Xiangtian into the office.
Zhao Tian also understood. Now that Meng Xiangtian is the village chief, he has to go to him if anything happens.
"Zhao Tian, your house is uninhabitable now, and it's still winter. Have you figured out what to do?"
Zhao Tian was also worried, "Xiangzi, we haven't been back for ten years. It's not okay to go home without a place to live now."
Meng Xiangtian thought to himself, what does it have to do with me whether you have a place to live? Hearing this, it was as if he owed him.
"You came back at the wrong time. If you can build a house when you come back in spring, there will be nothing you can do in this winter."
Zhao Qingjie also hates his father talking like this. "Uncle, is there a house in the village that can be rented to us? We are going to build a new house in the spring. Please think about it. After all, we haven't been back for more than ten years and we don't know the situation in the village."
Meng Xiangtian thought that the second child of the Zhao family was okay. He didn't have much contact with him before. After all, he left at a young age and only came back now.
"Life in the village is not easy, that is, Su Liangliang's family has an empty house on the first floor.
Second brother, come with me and pretend to ask about his wife. He works in the city and sometimes only comes back once a month.
Another family, Yang Zhiqiang’s family, also has a house there. They both work in the county town and they also have a house in the county town.”
Zhao Qingjie knew about the relationship between Su Yuanyuan and the Su family. "Uncle, why don't you ask Yang Zhiqiang first?"
Meng Xiangtian stood up and said, "That's alright. Brother, you come with me. It's not just a day or two that you want to live in. It's right to rent a house."
Zhao Qingjie followed him out of the brigade headquarters, "Let's go to Yang's house first and ask. They probably won't be willing.
What your dad is holding in his arms is your mother’s ashes, right? How could someone agree to take the ashes to someone else?”
"Uncle, I understand. If it doesn't work, just leave my mother at home."
"That's okay. Second brother, it's not easy to come back, isn't it?"
"Yes, the farms generally don't let people go. Yuanyuan went back a while ago to arrange it. She also arranged a job for me in the cement factory."
Zhao Qingxiang said this for a purpose. He wanted to tell the villagers that they had a good relationship with Su Yuanyuan.
Although she is not popular in the village, she has skills, so no one will look down on them.
Meng Xiangtian knew that their return must be related to Su Yuanyuan.
"Yuanyuan went to the farm a while ago?"
"Yes, their whole family went. They lived on the farm for a while and then left."
"How come Yuanyuan has time to live on the farm?"
"Both Xiao Tan and the others resigned."
"I mean, they came back for a day this summer."
As they talked, the two arrived at Yang Minggang's home.
Hu Haihua was drying sweet potatoes, "Sister-in-law."
"Xiangzi, why are you here? Is this Qingjie, the second son of the Zhao Tian family?"
"Aunt, I am Zhao Qingjie."
"Hurry up and sit in the room." Yuanyuan went to the farm. This must have been done for them. She also understood what happened from home.
Hu Haihua poured hot water for them, "Qingjie, who is back?"
"Auntie, we are a family of three including my dad."
Hu Haihua knew that An Lixia was gone and sighed, "Yuanyuan told me that your mother was gone when she came back in the summer. Are you coming back to bury your mother?"
Zhao Qingjie shook his head, "Auntie, we will live here from now on.
Yuanyuan also went to the farm. My father told her that he would come back, and she made arrangements, so I came back from the farm."
Hu Haihua sighed, "What is your mother's fate?"
By the way, when did you come back?"
"Auntie, we just got home and our house collapsed. It's such a winter and it's not practical to build a house. I'm thinking of asking Auntie if I can stay at my brother Zhiqiang's house for a few months. We can rent it."
Hu Haihua sighed, "Qingjie, tell me whether to rent it or not. The main reason is that this is Zhiqiang's house, and also if your mother puts it in my house, it won't work."
Zhao Qingjie smiled bitterly, "I know, aunt. In this way, we will put my mother in my home. After settling down in the past few days, my mother must be laid to rest."
