Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

After deciding to let Lu Ze stay at his house, Ruan Xishi seemed to have encountered a long-lost happy event, walking briskly on the way home, with an expectant smile on her face from time to time.

Since Lu Ze wants to live in his house until he recovers his memory, even if he is not sure how long the process of recovering his memory will take, Ruan Xishi thinks it will take at least ten days and a half months, or even a few months or a year or two. He hopes that this process will be long One point, then someone will accompany him through this difficult time.

So as a matter of urgency, he should buy some daily necessities for Lu Ze, and he can't let Lu Ze just use his, that would be inconvenient.

Back at the door of the house, Ruan Xishi opened the door and said to Lu Ze: "I'll go in and get some money, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the village to buy some things later."

Hearing the term "supply and marketing cooperative", Lu Ze was stunned for a moment. He felt both familiar and unfamiliar. In his impression, supply and marketing cooperative had become history, and only his grandparents' generation had experienced the era of supply and marketing cooperative.In modern society, supply and marketing cooperatives have long been replaced by various hypermarkets and supermarkets. The younger generation, including himself, have never seen what a supply and marketing cooperative is like.

Thinking about it this way, he was a little curious about what the supply and marketing cooperatives that still exist today are like, so he readily agreed to go shopping with Ruan Xishi.

Teacher Ruan left a lot of money for Ruan Xishi, which was his life savings. He taught in the village, and the villagers paid him a nominal tuition fee every year, a hundred yuan per child, except for buying books and pens for the children. What was left was the labor fee that the villagers insisted on him to accept. Although it was not much, after decades of accumulation, there was still a lot of money.In addition, Mr. Ruan is more diligent, and he also planted some crops while teaching. He is self-sufficient in oil and rice and does not need to spend money to buy them, such as corn, beans, yam, and sweet potatoes. There is a man who grows chili peppers, and he also grows some of the chili peppers on the ground, and asks someone to sell them to buyers. In addition to expenses, he also has savings of thousands of dollars in a year.

Ruan Xishi put the money in the cabinet in his grandfather's room. After his grandfather passed away, no one lived in that room, and the doors and windows were locked, which seemed relatively safe.

Ruan Xishi hadn't entered his grandfather's room for a long time, because he was afraid of touching the scene and making him sad, but today he made an exception and opened the door and walked in, because the air was not circulated, and the air inside smelled a bit stuffy.

This room is much more empty than when grandpa was still alive. Grandpa's clothes, quilts and beds were all moved out and burned, leaving only a table, a cabinet, and a dilapidated suitcase.

That suitcase was the luggage that my grandfather brought along with him when he first arrived in this village. At that time, suitcases were a fashionable thing, so when grandpa first arrived, some people commented that he was a handsome man. It must be something like a family heirloom.

It was only later that people found out embarrassingly that the box contained some books, which were very advanced books at that time, about science and thought, as well as some literature.These books were later used by Mr. Ruan as teaching materials, and he taught the children in the village word by word, explaining the knowledge in the books to them.These books are also Ruan Xishi's enlightenment books. When Ruan Xishi was young, he would pester his grandfather and ask him to teach him to read.

When Ruan Xishi saw the suitcase, she couldn't help but walked over, like touching a fragile treasure, gently patted off the dust on the surface, and then skillfully opened the suitcase. Grandpa's books were neatly stacked on the shelf. in.

These books have been with my grandfather for more than [-] years, the pages have been turned old, and the paper is also fragile. When Ruan Xishi saw these books, he thought of his carefree childhood.

After he learned how to read, he rarely ran wild with the children in the village. He stayed at home every day, either reading these esoteric books, or practicing calligraphy. Holding a book in his hand, he was so engrossed that he burned the rice several times.

Ruan Xishi just touched the book with nostalgia, then closed the box, got up and went to the cabinet to get the money.

Grandpa’s money was saved up bit by bit, so almost all of them were banknotes of one, five, and ten yuan, a thick stack. Grandpa’s lifetime savings was only 3 yuan, which is quite a lot in this village. .Ruan Xishi couldn't bear to let his grandfather leave in such a miserable state. When the village chief came to discuss with him about the funeral, he took out thousands of dollars from his grandfather's savings to buy the best coffin and invite the best Taoist priests. Come to a table of wine and food to thank the neighbors who came to help, and let his grandfather be buried in a grand manner.

He doesn't think it's a waste to spend so much money. The money was originally saved by his grandfather with hard work, and it is the pension fund of his grandfather. Spend it on his grandfather.

Ruan Xishi originally didn't intend to use his grandfather's money. He had already promised the village chief that he would go to the village school after the beginning of spring and take over his grandfather's teaching burden. The grain and oil at home was enough for him for half a year. Where money is needed, he plans to use grandpa's money to pay homage to grandpa during festivals and festivals, so it is well spent.

But now there is a little change, when Ruan Xishi counted the money, he whispered what to do with the money, just like when he was greedy when he was a child, he asked his grandpa for pocket money to buy candy, and explained the purpose of the money to his grandpa. .

He took out five ten-dollar bills, and when he was about to put the money bag back, he thought about it. He felt that Lu Ze was different from the people in their village, and he must be more careful about the cost. Even though Lu Ze didn't show it, but Since he decided to take Lu Ze in, he shouldn't wrong him.

Thinking of this, he took another 50 yuan, and it would be more convenient for Lu Ze to buy something at that time.

With 100 yuan in his pocket, Ruan Xishi felt a little nervous and excited. This 100 yuan is considered a huge sum of money in the village. It is almost half a month’s daily expenses for the family. Ruan Xishi has never taken so much money to go out, even if it is When playing in the town, I only take ten or eight yuan.

When he went out and saw Lu Ze waiting outside, his heart still beat fast. He felt that he had done a bold and impulsive thing, but he didn't feel regretful.He smiled apologetically at Lu Ze and said, "I kept you waiting."

Lu Ze also smiled back at him, expressing that it was okay.

Ruan Xishi closed the door of the house, took Lu Ze to the center of the village, and introduced things in the village to Lu Ze while walking.

Lu Ze looked around while listening. This village is not very big. According to visual inspection, there are at most a hundred households. The economy should not be developed. The houses are all brick bungalows, and some are mud brick houses. Old houses that look crumbling. , there were traces of people living inside, which made Lu Ze feel embarrassed.

Everyone in this store is either in the field or at home, and there are few people on the road. The two of them soon arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative in the center of the village.

The Supply and Marketing Cooperative is a big tile-roofed house. It looks like it has been a few years old. The outer walls are all peeled off. There are some broken tiles under the eaves, which should have fallen from the roof. The paint on the gate is also faded. It cannot be seen. Find out what color it was originally.

Lu Ze followed Ruan Xishi into the store, there was no open window in the store, the outside light could not come in, it was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers, and there was a pungent smell.

It's like the smell of chemical fertilizer acetic acid mixed with some food.

Ruan Xishi walked to the counter, saw no one, knocked on the cabinet, and shouted: "Uncle He, I'm here to buy something."

At this time, a man's voice came from the room: "Here, come, what do you want to buy?"

A short and dark man came in response, he was honest, he didn't look like a businessman, when he saw Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze, he asked, "Shizai, what do you want to buy?"

Ruan Xishi glanced at Lu Ze, made a rough calculation, and said to the owner of the supply and marketing cooperative, "I want a bucket, a basin, two cups, and two towels."

After finishing speaking, he turned back and asked Lu Ze: "Is there anything else I need, I can't think of it for now."

Lu Ze also couldn't think of what he should buy for a while, so he could only shake his head at Ruan Xishi.

Ruan Xishi said: "Then let's buy so much for one night for now, and I'll take you to the town to have a look around tomorrow."

Uncle He listened to both of them, and while taking the things Ruan Xishi asked for, he secretly looked at the man next to Ruan Xishi. At first glance, this man was not from their village, he looked like an actor on TV, it must have been yesterday It was the stranger Ruan Xishi found in the mountains that spread the word.

He put the things Ruan Xishi wanted on the counter for Ruan Xishi to choose. Ruan Xishi called out to Lu Ze and asked what she wanted, but Lu Ze casually let him make the decision. After all, it was Ruan Xishi who would pay for it later. Now penniless, I really have no right to speak.

Ruan Xishi saw that he had to make his own decision, so she turned around and compared them attentively. Lu Ze saw that he was serious about choosing and he had nothing to do, so he simply wandered around in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Then he discovered that the supply and marketing cooperative sold everything from daily necessities to snacks to grain, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, clothes and quilts, and even pesticides and fertilizers. No wonder the smell was so strange when he came in.

He still thought it was quite fresh, so he looked here and there.

Supporting the counter, Uncle He secretly looked at the man, and when he approached Ruan Xi, he asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with that man, do you want to keep him in your house?"

Ruan Xishi replied: "He can't remember who he is or where his home is for the time being, so I will let him live in my house for a while, and leave after he recovers his memory."

Uncle He sighed, worried for him and said: "But you have no relatives and no reason with him, and we don't know what his background is, so you can rest assured that he lives with you?"

Ruan Xishi gave Uncle He a comforting smile, and said, "Others are easy to get along with, so you don't have to worry about me."

Uncle He: "Even if others are good, but you are still a child, and you have no life to rely on. It is difficult to support yourself. You have to support one more person. You can bear the pressure of two people!"

Ruan Xishi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just one more person to eat, and I will definitely have to work to make money in the spring, as long as I work hard, I can always live on. When my grandfather first came, no Is that the case too?"

Mentioning Teacher Ruan, Uncle He couldn't help sighing, patted Ruan Xishi on the shoulder and said regretfully, "Poor Teacher Ruan left early, Shizi, you must take good care of yourself by yourself. Uncle said, Uncle He’s family has some spare money, so it’s okay to help you.”

Ruan Xishi smiled and nodded: "Then I will accept your kindness, Uncle He."

While speaking, Ruan Xishi had already picked out the things he wanted to buy, and he asked Uncle He, "How much is the total?"

Uncle He took the abacus and dialed it casually, put away the change, and said to Ruan Xishi, "30 yuan."

Ruan Xishi was surprised and said, "So cheap?"

Uncle He said with a smile: "I'm an old acquaintance, how dare I earn your money, it's not easy for you alone."

Ruan Xishi said gratefully, "Then thank you, Uncle He."

Seeing that Ruan Xishi had already bought something, Lu Ze consciously went over to help get some. After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Lu Ze said, "I must have spent a lot of money buying so many things, right?"

Ruan Xishi was afraid that he would be under pressure, so she quickly shook her head and said, "It didn't cost much. The things in the village are cheap, but the quality may not be that good. I might feel wronged for you."

Lu Ze smiled and said, "It's too late for me to thank you. Why would I feel wronged? If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know what to do now. It's just that I'm penniless now, and it costs you money to live in your house." Money, I’m very sorry, when I recover my memory one day, I will double the money and return it to you.”

Ruan Xishi responded nonchalantly: "These money are trivial things, you can earn it again if you lose it, it's not worth mentioning compared to you."

Lu Ze laughed and said, "Then if there is anything I can help with in the future, just call me around and it will be considered a part-time job for you."

Ruan Xishi said quickly after hearing the words: "No, no, I can only provide you with board and lodging. It's too much of an advantage for you to ask you to work part-time. You can live in my house with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about other things."

Seeing his sincerity, Lu Ze's mood became brighter bit by bit, he laughed heartily, and said to Ruan Xishi: "Then let's help each other during this time, you don't have to treat me like a guest , Just treat me as a relative who has come to rely on you, if you need anything, just talk to me."

Hearing the word "relative", Ruan Xishi's heart moved slightly, and then she nodded heavily: "Okay, for the next time, we two will depend on each other for life."