klisemfg Chapter 639 Staying at Sister Yuejuan's House
Chapter 639 Staying at Sister Yuejuan's House
Lu Yao then nodded:
"make a deal."
Park Erpangzi breathed a sigh of relief and took out a cloth bag from his pocket.
Untie it, and inside are stacks of money, ten-yuan bills.
All transactions here are in RMB; they don't accept any other currencies.
He counted out one hundred and handed them to Lu Yao.
Then he turned around and called his two brothers to start pooling money.
He never expected to find so much to collect this time; he hadn't brought that much money with him.
The two brothers scraped together another two hundred yuan in change.
Lu Yao took it, counted it twice, and put it in his pocket.
Park Erpangzi pulled Lu Yao aside again and said very affectionately:
"Brother, if you ever have any good stuff in the future, just have someone send a message and I'll come and buy it. I'll definitely offer the highest price, no tricks!"
Lu Yao nodded and smiled.
Only then was Park Erpangzi completely relieved:
"Haha, my brother laughed! A laugh makes things easier!"
I felt relieved.
Park Erpangzi had his two brothers put the hides, snakes, bear paws, and bear gallbladders into bags and carry them out.
Er Mangzi had several commune members help him by using a handcart to carry the cart to the riverbank.
They also have horse-drawn carriages to pick them up.
Once these people had left, Er Mangzi quickly closed the door, and the room became quiet.
Er Mangzi let out a long sigh, slapped his thigh, and said:
"Damn, Brother Lu, you're really something! You scared that fatso Park to death. I've been collecting hides here for twenty years, and this is the first time I've ever seen him like this."
Uncle Guo laughed too, pulling at the wound on the corner of his mouth, and grinning.
Zuo Xiaoying ran over, tugged at Lu Yao's sleeve, her eyes sparkling:
"Brother Wa, so much money! I've never seen so much money before."
Lu Yao patted her head and smiled:
"When we get back to Liaochun, I'll treat you to a big meal!"
After lunch, everyone lay down to rest for a while.
Uncle Guo is in much better spirits today.
The old man didn't want Huang Yuejuan to serve him here.
So Huang Yuejuan wanted to leave with Lu Yao.
At 2 p.m., Lu Yao was leaving, and almost all the villagers and commune members came out to see them off.
It was a reluctant farewell, filled with lingering reluctance!
Huang Yuejuan was also impressed by Lu Yao.
I've been here for so many days, providing free medical care to the members, but they've never been this warm towards me.
Lu Yao had been there for less than a day, yet he seemed to have become their savior.
I helped them clear away the clouds and see the moon.
They were all reluctant to let Lu Yao go.
The three people got into the car and drove quite a distance, but Uncle Guo and the other members of the commune were still waving goodbye.
Huang Yuejuan asked Lu Yao with some concern:
"You killed someone last night... Won't you be in trouble?"
Lu Yao smiled and said, "This is a remote and impoverished area where villagers often fight amongst themselves; we can't manage it all."
Lu Yao understood the nature of people at this time, so he wasn't worried.
If the people do not report it, the officials will not investigate.
If you kill bandits who have smuggled themselves in to rob, no one will report it to the authorities.
Because if the matter is reported to the authorities, it will cause trouble for both villages, and everyone involved will be implicated.
Since the angry villagers of Liudaogou killed the Jin family members, it was even more impossible to report it to the authorities.
By the time the car reached Liaochun, it was already dark.
Today is the 23rd day of the first lunar month.
There's still time to get back.
Therefore, Lu Yao planned to spend the night in Liaochun.
I had intended to go to a hotel, but then I remembered that Huang Yuejuan's father was sick and hospitalized, and I couldn't leave without visiting him.
So they bought some fruit and went to the hospital with Huang Yuejuan to visit Huang's parents.
Mr. Huang is much better now.
Lu Yao took his pulse and felt that all he needed was some recuperation.
He should be able to be discharged after a few days of IV drips.
Huang Yuejuan said she was going to attend Lu Yao's wedding, so she planned to go back with Lu Yao.
Huang's parents were very understanding.
I was very happy to hear that Huang Yuejuan's grandfather's condition had improved and that Lu Yao had resolved the dispute with Liudaogou.
Lu Yao said he wanted to check into a hotel, and Huang's mother immediately took out the key:
"Why stay in a hotel? Everyone should go home. Xiaoying and Yuejuan are in one room. Xiaolu, you'll have your own room." (Chapter update reminder: Chapter 639 Staying at Sister Yuejuan's house, reading address.)
Lu Yao quickly expressed his gratitude.
Huang's mother also said:
"No need to thank me. Yuejuan is in Jiapigou, and she'll need your help."
A mother naturally worries when her daughter goes so far away to work and can't come back.
Knowing that Lu Yao was the militia company commander, Huang's mother was somewhat obsequious, hoping that her daughter could receive Lu Yao's care in Jiapigou.
While Huang's mother was taking care of her husband at the hospital, Huang Yuejuan took Lu Yao and Zuo Xiaoying home.
Huang Yuejuan lives in Dadong District, Liaochun City.
A three-story red brick building with an external staircase and rusted iron railings.
The hallway was dark, and the light bulbs had been broken for who knows how long, with no one fixing them.
Huang Yuejuan, holding a flashlight, led Lu Yao and Zuo Xiaoying up to the second floor and took out her key to open the door on the left.
The door opened, and a faint scent of books mixed with the smell of mothballs wafted out.
Huang Yuejuan turned on the light, turned around and said:
"Come in, it's small, please don't mind."
There are two rooms. The outer room is about ten square meters, with a row of bookshelves against the wall, filled with books, hardcovers, softcovers, thick and thin books crammed together.
A calligraphy scroll hangs on the wall.
Zuo Xiaoying didn't recognize him, so she asked Lu Yao.
Lu Yao told her the Chinese character "宁静致远" (Ning Jing Zhi Yuan).
He also said: "Without tranquility, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals; without detachment, one cannot clarify one's ambitions." This is a quote from "Admonition to My Son," written by Zhuge Liang.
Huang Yuejuan immediately looked at Lu Yao with new respect.
I knew he hadn't had much schooling, but I was surprised by how much knowledge he actually possessed.
Little did they know that Lu Yao had written these words countless times in the later period.
Many celebrities and friends have asked Lu Yao for his calligraphy.
These are also characters that Lu Yao really likes to write.
The door to the inner room was open, revealing a double bed covered with faded blue checkered sheets.
In the outer room, there was a writing desk by the window, with a glass tabletop and several photos underneath.
Zuo Xiaoying leaned closer to take a look. It was Huang Yuejuan when she was little, with two little braids, standing in the snow and smiling brightly.
My parents live in this house.
Huang Yuejuan pointed to the inner room, then to a folding bed against the wall in the outer room:
"I usually sleep here, the bed is right there when you open the door. Tonight, the two of us..." She looked at Zuo Xiaoying, "...squeeze in and let Xiao Lu sleep in the big bed in the inner room."
Lu Yao waved his hand: "No, I'll sleep here. The folding bed is big enough for me."
Huang Yuejuan glared at him:
"Just sleep in the big bed, no need to be so polite. My parents aren't home, so the bed's just sitting there empty anyway."
He then laughed and said, "I won't let you sleep in my bed."
Lu Yao smiled, thinking to himself that he had perfectly portrayed the hypocrite.
It must have been tough on her.
Huang Yuejuan took the bedding out of the cupboard and walked into the inner room.
Zuo Xiaoying followed them inside to help. Lu Yao stood in the outer room, looking around the house.
The books on the bookshelf.
His works include "The Complete Works of Lu Xun", "Song of Youth", and "Tracks in the Snowy Forest".
Of course, the most numerous are Mao Zedong's Selected Works.
Huang Yuejuan finished making the bed and came out. Seeing Lu Yao standing in front of the bookshelf, she couldn't help but smile and explain:
"My dad's only hobby is collecting books. Some of them are his school textbooks, and he can't bear to throw them away."
Zuo Xiaoying peeked her head out from the inner room:
"Sister Yuejuan, this quilt is so soft and smells nice."
Huang Yuejuan laughed: "That was dried by my mom. She loves to air out the blankets, saying that the sun smells the best."
She then took two towels from the cabinet and handed them to Lu Yao and Zuo Xiaoying:
"Wash your face, the water's on the stove, pour it yourself. The toilet's at the end of the hallway, go out, turn left and walk to the end."
These conditions can't compare to those in later periods, but in this era, it's still a mansion that Zuo Xiaoying has never seen before.
Everything about it is novel and exciting.
Zuo Xiaoying went to the restroom.
Even if you don't need to poop, you still have to go and pee to experience the city's toilets.
Huang Yuejuan took this opportunity to look at Lu Yao and smile:
"Do you know why I gave you a big bed to sleep in?"
Lu Yao laughed and said, "You feel sorry for me?"
"I'll come over tonight. The big bed is sturdy and there's no noise."
"..."
Lu Yao's tendons twitched.
Sister Yuejuan is truly amazing; she's incredibly reserved yet incredibly charming.