Chapter 84: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 84

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Li Xiulan had lunch at Li Yunxia's place and also called Wang Changgen while she was at it.

She hoped Wang Changgen could send some money back.

After all, the family had no money left now.

If Wang Changgen didn't send money back, the new house couldn't be built.

However, to Li Xiulan's surprise!

Wang Changgen's original phone number actually couldn't be reached anymore!

It had already been suspended for non-payment!

She didn't know yet that after Wang Changgen took Liu Xiaoli to the city to work, he had already changed his phone number.

Li Xiulan didn't have that much money, yet insisted on building such a big house, which put Wang Changgen under immense pressure; he couldn't face this pressure head-on, because he knew that even if he tried his hardest, it was impossible to earn enough money to build that big house in a short time, so he directly chose to escape.

As long as Li Xiulan couldn't find him, he could get a moment of peace.

Li Xiulan was stunned, dumbfounded.

Furious, and also at a complete loss.

She never imagined that one day she would be unable to contact her own husband.

She refused to believe this fact!

And hurriedly dialed this phone number several more times!

Carefully inputting the number, repeatedly confirming the number was accurate without error!

Then dialing again!

Still got the suspended-for-non-payment prompt!

Li Xiulan despaired!

Li Yunxia on the side, seeing Li Xiulan's panicked and flustered appearance, hurriedly comforted her:

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, don't worry too much, Brother Changgen is a grown man outside, he'll be fine; maybe he just changed his phone number, after all it's only two months until Spring Festival, he'll definitely come home for Spring Festival!"

But Li Xiulan had a bad premonition; she already vaguely felt that Wang Changgen was probably deliberately avoiding her, and might not even come back for Spring Festival...

This night, Li Xiulan tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

She thought of many things.

About her mother, about that half-built building, about her children, about her husband...

Does Mother still need to go to the hospital for chemotherapy?

Does the house still need to continue being built?

How to solve the children's schooling problem, Wang Erhai still hasn't got a household registration, next year's tuition will be several hundred...

If Wang Changgen stays out of contact, what should she do?

Li Xiulan's mind was a mess.

So messy she was about to go crazy.

2:30 AM.

The children were all sound asleep.

She quietly climbed out of bed.

Silently walked out of the bedroom, out of the living room, out of the courtyard, out of the village.

Arriving at the deserted fields.

Only then did she dare to cry and shout at the top of her lungs.

At home she was afraid of affecting the three children!

"Heavens! Why are you doing this to me! What did I do wrong! Why make my life so bitter! Ah!!"

Li Xiulan cried and shouted with all her strength, heart-rending.

She was releasing the emotions pent up in the bottom of her heart.

She even thought, might as well just die like this.

But thinking of those three children, she didn't have the courage to die.

If she died, who would take care of her three children?

Early the next morning.

Life still had to continue as usual.

Even though already crushed by hardship until she could barely breathe, life still had to proceed.

Li Xiulan could only try her best to make herself numb.

She fed the chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs like a walking corpse, went to the stream to wash clothes like a walking corpse, went to the vegetable garden to water the vegetables like a walking corpse, made breakfast for the children like a walking corpse.

The construction site wasn't starting work anymore, counted as already stalled.

The family convenience store couldn't sell any goods at all, she couldn't be bothered to restock anymore either.

And the savings had already been spent clean.

Life was tight, making ends meet with difficulty.

She couldn't just idle away like this, she had to find some work to do.

She had to earn money, she had to support the family.

She couldn't hide away in a big city like Wang Zhanggen.

Because she had nowhere to hide.

Li Xiulan sold everything from her half-dead convenience store to Li Yunxia, including the goods, including the shelves, including the freezer.

A total of one thousand yuan was sold.

Then adding the tiny bit of spare money left on her.

Barely settling Lin Dajun and Zhou Hongwei's wages.

She didn't like owing people money; she had promised Lin Dajun and Zhou Hongwei that she would settle their wages upon return, so now she had to smash the pot and sell the iron to fulfill her promise.

"Dajun Shu, Hongwei Ge, really sorry, I delayed you not few money-earning time!"

After paying the wages, Li Xiulan still apologized to Lin Dajun and Zhou Hongwei.

Lin Dajun sighed; although he had complaints in his heart, he couldn't say anything further.

"No matter, you also have your difficulties, we don't blame you!"

Lin Dajun spoke thus.

He knew Li Xiulan spent all her savings to treat her mother's illness.

"Dajun Shu, do you still need small workers on your side? Can I go work with you?"

Li Xiulan suddenly raised such a request.

She had to find work; under Wang Zhanggen's out-of-contact situation, farming alone couldn't support her three children; she couldn't pin hopes on Wang Zhanggen sending money back proactively; Wang Zhanggen was simply an irresponsible heartless man.

So she thought of coming to work with Lin Dajun.

Her tone was very humble, seeming to beg Lin Dajun's alms.

Lin Dajun looked at her with complex eyes, didn't immediately agree, but asked:

"Is your waist injury healed? If not, then heal the injury first before talking!"

Very obvious he wasn't too willing to take Li Xiulan, because Li Xiulan's waist injury was a hidden danger, couldn't do heavy work.

"Already completely healed, not a bit painful! Carrying a hundred catties heavy things is no problem!"

Li Xiulan patted her own waist, spoke thus.

But actually her waist injury hadn't completely healed at all.

These few nights still faintly ached.

"Dajun Shu, I have three children to raise at home, really need to earn money, please let me work with you! Count as me begging you!"

Li Xiulan begged again.

Zhou Hongwei seeing her so pitiable, also chimed in:

"Dajun Shu, why not take her then!"

Lin Dajun's heart softened, nodded agreeing:

"Then okay, then you come early tomorrow to town, eight o'clock at my niece's convenience store entrance gather, tomorrow I'll take you to construction site!"

Li Xiulan asked: "Tomorrow can start work?"

Lin Dajun nodded saying: "Yes, that construction site I took on recently, originally planned to start after half year, but because your side not doing it, I went and spoke with owner, he let me go do it now, so started early!"

Li Xiulan immediately showed joy, hurriedly saying:

"Good good, tomorrow I'll definitely arrive before eight! Many thanks Dajun Shu!"

Next day, Li Xiulan dawn-dimly-bright rose early-rise.

Finished home work early, then went to town.

Because today not market day, no small four-wheeler came to carry passengers to town, so she could only ask village's Zhu Rou Rong to give her a ride to town.

Zhu Rou Rong killed pig in village, sold pork to villagers, every day around seven o'clock, must go a trip to town, because town has two restaurants, ordered pork from him, he must deliver ten-odd catties pork to those two restaurants every day.

Zhu Rou Rong heard Li Xiulan say want him convenient-route carry her, very readily agreed.

He this person don't look five-big-three-coarse, but actually kind-hearted.

He sells pork to fellow villagers, never short-weight, and villagers have anything need him help, just shout him once, he'll immediately go help, never refused.

Only regret is, his wife ten-plus years ago gave him a daughter then massive-hemorrhage died, he till now hasn't remarried.

"Xiulan, today not market day, you early morning go town do what?"

On road, Zhu Rou Rong driving motorcycle, chatted with Li Xiulan.

Li Xiulan both hands grabbed motorcycle rearmost iron frame, body slightly leaned back, kept distance from Zhu Rou Rong, avoid mountain road bumpy times, have too much physical contact with Zhu Rou Rong.

"I go work, do masonry small worker..." Li Xiulan truthfully spoke, then asked: "Rong Ge, you every day must go town?"

Zhu Rou Rong truthfully said: "Yeah!"

"Then you afterwards can not every day take me go town? I can give you bus fare..." Li Xiulan tone carrying humble.

She wouldn't drive motorcycle, also didn't have motorcycle, and vehicles from Mountain Gully Village to town, also not every day have, every day how go town is a big problem, she must solve this problem, otherwise delay attendance time, Lin Dajun certainly would resent her.

"Can ah!" Zhu Rou Rong readily agreed, also said: "Bus fare just waive it, all fellow villagers one scene, no need give money, and I even if not carry you, every morning still same must go town deliver goods!"

Li Xiulan couldn't help moved:

"That too thank you Rong Ge!"

Her life very gray-dark, but always able in gray-dark see a thread light.

And now, helpful Zhu Rou Rong undoubtedly is she gray-dark life middle that thread light.