Rebirth Autumn Returns to the Countryside

Leng Yanqiu's brows also furrowed. Now the yard could be rented by her, but she couldn't really perform "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" on the spot. She had to quickly check the condition of the house. If it didn't work out, she would have to cancel the contract.

The lease contract she had drawn up herself did not mention any penalty for breach of contract. Secretary Ma did not care about such a small matter and would not embarrass her.

"Go, lend a hand and find some tools to help weed." Secretary Ma directly arranged for a few villagers who insisted on coming with him, and he led Leng Yanqiu inside.

A path was trampled out, leading to eight tall main rooms.

"His house has an extra back seat, which is used as a kitchen for cooking and eating. It's similar to the buildings people live in in the city." Secretary Ma introduced while struggling with the door lock, "You want to rent three rooms, but we can't arrange it. The Ma family prepared two large rooms for their four sons. You are taking advantage of it!"

I was given the keys to two houses, four rooms and a back house, which was indeed a bargain and could offset the height of the weeds in the yard.

Leng Yanqiu's mood recovered. Looking at Secretary Ma struggling, he reached out and turned the lock. "Kaba", it opened.

Secretary Ma: You must have used too much force when turning the key.

Leng Yanqiu: "Can all the furniture in the room be used freely?"

The Ma family moved to the city and couldn't take the bulky furniture with them, or they just didn't like it anymore. It would be convenient if they could borrow it.

"Just use it, just don't break it." Secretary Ma helped put away the coarse cloth sheet that covered the eight-immortal table to block the dust. "His house was built less than ten years ago, so the furniture is still relatively new."

The wooden eight-immortal table, with a set of bookcases and armchairs, was all old-fashioned, large and heavy. The inner and outer rooms were separated by a row of white composite cabinets, which were probably very fashionable at the time. The door for entering and exiting was inlaid with a large mirror, and when the door was closed, you couldn't see that there was any mechanism inside.

The inner room is the bedroom, with a brick bed on one side and a single bed frame on the other.

The back of the house that Secretary Ma mentioned is exactly the same. Walking back from the living room, there is a lot of space inside. It is as big as a small two-bedroom apartment in the city. The earthen pot has not been removed, and there is a huge iron stove. The flue of the earthen pot goes to the back, but the pipe connected to the iron stove leads to the front - it is a local heating system, and coal can be burned to keep warm in winter.

"Our country house is well ventilated, and it's hard to heat it up by ourselves. Xiaoqiu, you can ask your grandparents to live in the room with the earthen kang, and you can come and squeeze in with them if you feel cold."

Secretary Ma didn't know why, but he felt sorry for what he said smoothly, as if he didn't care whether the little girl was cold in the winter.

Although, I really don't care.

Leng Yanqiu didn't care and just smiled and nodded.

"When the village was connected to tap water, no one from his family came back, so it was not installed. I'll help you see if the motor well can still be used." Secretary Ma was very worried. After giving instructions in the house, he went to the yard to check the motor well.

The yard looks better now. Several villagers have cleared out one-tenth of the weeds, and the weeding work is still ongoing.

The well is located under a jujube tree in front of the main house. The old plastic sheet covering it is removed, and the switch box is nailed to the tree. There is a stone platform and a stone pool, and the water in the pool can flow all the way to the south. A plastic pipe protrudes from the pool, and under the pipe is a deep well, with a stone slab pressing down on the wellhead.

I turned on the power switch and there was some movement, but no water was coming up.

"We need to bring water back." Secretary Ma called out to the villagers who were weeding, "Go to the Liu family in the west and fetch a bucket of water."

He explained to Leng Yanqiu as he was busy: "I guess we need to replace the parts. The plastic tube is also brittle."

Leng Yanqiu really didn’t understand these things before, so he continued to nod.

After pouring in the diverted water, the sound in the well became louder, and then water suddenly gushed out, the "gurgling" sound was more enjoyable than tap water.

Then just use it for now. Secretary Ma said he will come to replace the parts later.

Now that water and electricity were available, Leng Yanqiu charged the electric tricycle and repeatedly expressed his gratitude for seeing Secretary Ma and his entourage off.

She was strong enough and didn't want to trouble the villagers, so she removed the remaining grass herself.

The water from the well continued to flow, and the dry ground made a refreshing swallowing sound.

They really rented a great piece of land. The Ma family's spacious front yard was originally used to grow vegetables. The hardened red bricks were paved to the location of the well, and the rest of the place still had the layout of the vegetable plots. There were also a few fruit trees in the corners of the field, growing crookedly.

The farmers seemed to be unable to see the fruits on the fruit trees. Leng Yanqiu had just noticed the many red dates on the jujube tree, but Secretary Ma turned a blind eye. Now Leng Yanqiu saw the fruits on the tree that were half-eaten by birds, and felt distressed.

She cleaned the vegetable patch panting and found many living seedlings, probably the result of the seeds that had fallen on the ground before sprouting and growing freely.

The land moistened by water is easy to clean, but it will wear out your shoes and there will be swarms of mosquitoes following you.

But it must be admitted that appropriate labor is very stress-relieving. Although Leng Yanqiu is physically tired, he feels more and more comfortable in his heart.

I hope the police officers will have patience and spend more time with my grandparents.

In addition to waiting for the tricycle to be fully charged, Leng Yanqiu had a wonderful idea when she saw the large vegetable garden. She had to tidy up the yard as soon as possible so that when her grandparents came over, they could see a large vegetable garden that could make money directly.

There was a courtyard wall and a gate. After Leng Yanqiu diverted the water to another dry vegetable field, he sat cross-legged on the ridge and tried to summon spiritual energy.

The rustling sound is the shaking of branches and leaves; the splashing sound is the rushing of water; the gurgling sound is the stretching of vegetable seedlings.

The east end of the village was quiet. It was the first time that Leng Yanqiu felt the breath of this world since he came back.

A honeysuckle vine stretched out its body and slightly reached over Leng Yanqiu's shoulder. The white buds were about to bloom, and the air was rich and fragrant.

In the corner of the wall, where dry branches and weeds were piled, a pair of long ears poked out, moving alertly.

The jujube tree above the well was also rustling, its leaves were even greener, and each jujube was as shiny as if coated with wax.

The world is so beautiful, even though more than half of the vegetable fields have not been cultivated.

Leng Yanqiu washed her hands, face and shoes, then drove the electric tricycle back to the hospital in a happy mood. She had decided that she would come back and live there by herself tonight, and then spend another day tidying up so that she could pick up the two elderly people.

There are many things to buy, so let’s buy the necessities first.

When passing by the mobile phone store in town, she restrained herself from making any move.

It is estimated that the case of the You family will take a few more days, and the issue of financial compensation will definitely be a problem. Leng Yanqiu stepped on the foot brake and parked the electric tricycle in the carport of the health center.

"Hey, classmate Leng Yanqiu, you're back!" The young policeman, sweating all over his forehead, ran over and said rapidly, "Without someone in charge at your house, we can't do our work."

"The one in charge?" Leng Yanqiu's eyes widened. "Didn't you call Leng Zhiqiang and ask him to come back and take charge of the matter?"