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The only advantage of this barren land is that it is very large. No matter how poor people are, they can have a piece of land in their homes. Unfortunately, the soil here is extremely soft and rotten, which is not suitable for growing crops.Every house here is very far away, Ji Yan went to one of them and knocked on the door, it took a long time for an old lady to come out, still very vigilant, Ji Yan followed the identity that Zu Tianyang had just arranged randomly, saying that he was The villagers sent condolences to register the difficulties of each family and chat with the elderly.

The old man said that there are very few young people in this remote place, and those who can go out have gone out to work, and the people who live here are old, weak, sick, or extremely poor.Because of poverty, this place is also very chaotic, petty theft is common, and some fugitives even come here to avoid the limelight.

Ji Yan said: "All the wanted criminals come to avoid the limelight? Is there no one here?"

The old man said: "No one is in charge here. A few days ago, someone lost something here and went to the police. The police said that this is a land of no control and can't control it."

Ji Yan frowned: "Is there such a thing?"

The old man said: "Hey, I have an old bone and are poor, so I can just make do in this kind of place."

Ji Yan said: "I think there are not only old people living here, but also young people living here. The Zhao family over there, the two young men live here?"

The old man said: "Oh, oh, I know, their family owed debts and paid for the house, and dragged an old mother along."

Ji Yan said, "Don't they go out to work?"

The old man said: "How do you get out, old and young, their old lady is blind and can't see. My brother has a problem with his legs and feet. How can I ask for it? That big guy seems to drive a tractor and can earn money. A little money can feed the whole family."

Ji Yan said: "The old lady can't see things? Was it like this when you moved here?"

The old man wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "Yes."

Ji Yan asked: "Then do you know why she can't see?"

The old lady said: "Then I don't know. After their family moved in, they seldom talked to people."

Ji Yan asked again: "Have the two brothers married yet?"

The old lady said: "I guess they got married, and the eldest has a girl by his side."

Ji Yan was stunned for a moment: "You mean that Zhao Chuangye has a child?"

The old lady said: "Yes, not very old, looks like a few years old."

Ji Yan asked again: "Then have you seen the child's mother?"

The old lady said, "No, I've never seen it before."

Ji Yan nodded: "Then aunt, have you ever seen a woman come to their house? Two girls, young."

The old lady said: "This is a poor country, where would young women come? When you say this, I seem to remember that a woman came here not long ago, and she said it was a woman from their family, and she was already married."

Ji Yan said: "What is that woman like? Have you seen her?"

The old lady said: "I haven't seen anyone, but she is a very hardworking woman. She washes clothes and cooks when she comes back. The yard is full of clothes to dry. She is really capable, drying quilts and mattresses. When she is old, she still has to rely on women ah."

Ji Yan was here to understand the situation, while Zu Tianyang was squatting behind a nearby tree shivering from the cold.It’s almost the New Year’s Eve, but this barren place doesn’t have a little New Year’s atmosphere. It’s probably because of poverty. You can’t even see a stray cat or a dog on the side of the road. Only one or two crows fly by occasionally, staring at their small yellow eyes. After searching here for a while, I couldn't see any grain, and I flapped my wings and flew away again.

He stood guard at the door for a while, and suddenly heard someone talking, Zu Tianyang immediately cheered up, poked his head out slightly, and saw two men coming around from behind the house, he watched for a while, The two men were both tall and burly, and looked like they were in their thirties, but one seemed to be a little sloppy and walked very slowly, while the other walked a few steps faster, standing at the door waiting for him, and casually took out a cigarette Smoked at the door.

Because the distance is not very close, and the vision is not very good, Zu Tianyang thought about it, got up from behind the haystack, walked forward: "Hello."

The two brothers squinted their eyes and looked Zu Tianyang up and down: "Who are you?"

Zu Tianyang said with a slight smile: "I live in the county, Zhao Weidong is your relative, I'm going to do something around here, he said it's almost Chinese New Year, he asked me to bring you something."

Zhao Chuangye and his younger brother looked at each other, and looked at Zu Tianyang hesitantly. Zu Tianyang picked up two bags of noodles and a bag of fruit bought from the town: "It's so cold, in order to run here, I It's an extra turn. I'll move things for you?"

Zhao Chuangye pinched his cigarette and said, "Did I make a mistake? Zhao Weidong asked you to give it to us?"

Zu Tianyang said: "That's right, he said he gave it to his brother's two nephews. He knew that I was coming here, so he specially gave me the address. He said that it was not easy for the two brothers in the family to bring my old lady. Let me Sent here. What? You are not from the Zhao family? Then I will ask you, where is this entrepreneur Zhao?"

Zhao Chuangye looked at Zu Tianyang: "Ah, yes, there is no mistake, I am Zhao Chuangye. That works, then you let it go. Thank you."

Zu Tianyang said: "It's done, the good or bad things have been delivered." He turned around and took a step back, then turned his head and said angrily: "Brother, is there any water at home? My hands and feet are cold because of the cold all the way. In such a place, I can’t even drink hot water.”

Zhao Chuangye looked Zu Tianyang up and down and said: "There is no ready-made water at home, otherwise, why don't you go to the neighbor and ask for a bowl?"

Zu Tianyang said: "I went there, but people didn't open the door. If you want to say that this dilapidated place is really not as good as our county town, the defense against people is like guarding against thieves. The people here are not sure that the house is cleaner than a thief's pocket. Guard against that."

After speaking, Zhao Qifa had already followed, Zu Tianyang nodded at him, and looked at his legs and feet without any trace.

The two brothers are not very clean, as if they just came back from the field, but people in this place don't dress well, and the mud on them may not have been put on it today, and the weather is so cold, their faces are not completely clean. Dong Hong, it seems that the journey is not very far, Zu Tianyang guards the east, but they come out from the west, unfortunately the ground is covered with dust, and the wind is blowing, the footprints are difficult to use to judge the direction.

This Zhao Qifa's legs and feet seem to be really lame, and he has a little difficulty walking, Zu Tianyang's eyes turned from him and returned to Zhao Chuangye's side: "This day is so cold that my nose is coming out. "

Zhao Qifa looked at Zu Tianyang suspiciously, and Zu Tianyang smiled at him: "This is Brother Zhao, right? I'm from the county town, and I happen to be doing business nearby. My Uncle Zhao asked me to bring you something. Isn't this Is it almost New Years? He said that he hasn't moved around for so many years, so he is afraid that he won't kiss him."

Zhao Qifa said: "No, no. The money owed to him cannot be less."

Before Zu Tianyang could speak, Zhao Chuangye quickly interrupted and said, "Second brother, can you go home and see if there is hot water?"

Zhao Qifa said: "Didn't you use up all the hot water at home? Where is there any more? It's just for Niang and Juanzi to drink."

Zhao Chuangye said: "Then you burn some water."

Zu Tianyang said: "If it's inconvenient, forget it. For this trouble, I'll carry your things into the house for you and I'll leave." Without any explanation, he half squatted down, picked up the things, and walked in the direction of their house.