sjar Chapter 440
Chapter 440
The dozen or so villagers who came from Guangning Prefecture have now completely integrated into the life of Xinghua Village. Those who can enter Zhong Ruyi's workshop have been arranged to enter, and those who cannot have been arranged other things to do by Zhao Ganwei.
Coincidentally, not long after Chen Dongzhi came back, a little girl of three or four years old hugged his thighs and blinked at him.
Chen Miaomiao, who was in his arms, puffed up her cheeks with anger when she saw this scene, and wanted to get out of her father's arms angrily.
"Isn't it good for daddy to hold you? Look, the ground is full of water. The shoes that grandma just changed for you before going out are going to be dirty." After Chen Dongzhi coaxed her for a few words, Miaomiao finally calmed down. She put her chin on his shoulder and looked at the little girl hugging her father's thigh.
After coaxing his daughter, Chen Dongzhi finally diverted his attention to the little girl who was still hugging his thigh and asked softly, "Little girl, do you know me?"
The little girl hugging his thigh looked at him and nodded vigorously, "Silver! Silver! Silver in the buns!"
Chen Dongzhi was confused. He couldn't move away with one girl in his arms and another on his legs. He could only stay where he was and ask the girl's name so that he could send her home.
Passers-by who saw this scene asked curiously, "What happened? Why is Old Man Hong's granddaughter holding you so tightly?"
Chen Dongzhi didn't know why this little girl kept holding on to him and talking about money, and she still didn't want to let go.
The two of them were in a stalemate until a passing villager helped him find Old Man Hong.
"Nannan, why are you holding me? Let go?" The old man Hong's aged voice sounded. Chen Dongzhi felt that the voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.
As soon as the little girl who was hugging her grandfather's thigh saw her grandfather, she immediately let go of his hand and ran to his side, starting shouting, "Silver, silver, silver in the steamed buns."
After hearing what his granddaughter said, Old Man Hong looked at Chen Dongzhi carefully, and surprise suddenly appeared on his wrinkled face. "It's you! You are the kind person who gave me the steamed buns in Jixiang Town!"
When Chen Dongzhi connected the words steamed buns, silver, and Jixiang Town together, he remembered why the sound sounded so familiar.
This old man was the one he stopped in Jixiang Town to ask for directions that day!
At that time, seeing that he was old and had to take care of two grandchildren, I felt soft-hearted and stuffed a piece of silver into a steamed bun and gave it to him. I never expected that we would meet again one day.
"It's me!" Chen Dongzhi smiled and asked him why he was here.
Old Man Hong patted his granddaughter's head and said with a simple smile, "At that time, the three of us happened to meet the officials who came to pick up the refugees, so we followed them. The government assigned us here, and this place is really good!"
The old man's face was full of smiles. The sadness and pain of the disaster were no longer on his weathered face. Now he was more full of hope for a new life:
"The mountains, rivers, and people here are beautiful. My two children like it here!" As he spoke, a little boy of six or seven years old ran over from the other side of the road, holding a basket with a bunch of wild vegetables in it.
Old Man Hong called out to the two children, "Call me uncle! From now on, we are from the same village!"
The two children shouted "Uncle" in unison, causing Chen Miaomiao's eyes to shift back and forth between the two of them.
Seeing that she wanted to play with the two children, Chen Dongzhi put her down and talked to Old Man Hong while paying attention to his daughter's situation.
"Water melons have been planted in the fields now and can be harvested in June." As Chen Dongzhi said this, he saw his daughter grabbing a handful of grass on the ground. He felt helpless. Recently, the flowers and plants at home could not escape Miaomiao's ruthless clutches, and the flowers would be destroyed when they went outside.
Old Man Hong couldn't stop talking about this. He had been in Guangning Prefecture before, where there were many paddy fields. A few years ago, Xinghua Village taught them how to grow water melons for free, but they didn't know and had never eaten water melons.
A few days ago, a villager who had planted melons early in the village gave him one. After eating it, he was amazed by its deliciousness. He wondered how much each melon would be worth if he planted and sold it.
Old Man Hong kept talking until he was thirsty. Then he remembered to invite someone to his home. "It's at the west end of the village. He's Lai Zi's neighbor."
Chen Dongzhi politely declined, saying that he had something to do at home and would go for tea next time when he was free.
Looking at the father and daughter walking away, Old Man Hong suddenly sighed. He turned around and asked the two children who were still playing to go back.
The backs of the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are stretched out. One of them is already full of vicissitudes and weakness, while the other two are still vigorous and energetic young lives.
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Two young girls came to the workshop, the youngest of all.
Zhong Ruyi stood in front of everyone and introduced the two girls to them.
The eldest sister and Aidi lowered their eyes nervously, and rubbed their hands unconsciously on their bodies again and again, trying to wipe the sweat off their palms.
"From now on, we are all family. If you don't understand something, you can ask these sisters-in-law and aunts. They are all easy to talk to and will not refuse to teach you." Zhong Ruyi turned her head to look at the two little girls and gave them an encouraging smile.
After taking a deep breath, the two nervously followed the person assigned by the boss. In the next period of time, two skilled workers will guide them and teach them step by step how to make qualified and delicious canned food.
After work, Zhong Ruyi found the two aunts who were with her eldest sister and Aidi and asked about their situation.
"The eldest sister is pretty good. She is very perceptive. She will learn something after being taught once, and she dares to ask questions when she doesn't understand!" said one of the aunts.
Another aunt made the same comment about Aidi, but added, "She seems to have a younger brother who came to her at noon and asked her for food. Aidi didn't give him anything, so the kid tried to run in and snatch the pork jerky from her hand, but I scolded him and he ran away."
younger brother?
Zhong Ruyi frowned and planned to talk to them after the two of them got used to each other.
But before she could find them, someone came to complain.
There are now six or seven people living in the staff dormitory, all from other villages. Two of them brought their children with them. The three children found Zhong Ruyi on the same day and said that a strange child had run into the dormitory and stolen things in the past few days.
After Zhong Ruyi found out that the strange child mentioned by the three children was the same person, she prepared to take them to identify him. As a result, the older one of the three children said, "He doesn't seem to be from the village. I have never seen him before!"
Not from the village? Zhong Ruyi was puzzled. Why did any relative from the village come to visit with a child recently? She didn't understand what was going on, but Aidi, who knew about it, came over with a pale face and brought her brother.
The three children immediately pointed at her brother and yelled, "It's him! He's the one who stole the things! He even took Miaomiao's candy figurine to eat!"
Zhong Ruyi sent the children away and let Aidi's brother speak and explain the matter clearly.
Aidi opened her mouth to say something, but when she looked at her boss's face, she couldn't utter a word. She was now living in the dormitory, but her brother was stealing other people's things, which made her feel ashamed.
Although the boy was a little scared, he looked confident and said, "I didn't steal it! I just borrowed it from them temporarily. I will return it to them when my sister has money!"