nucmednet Chapter 265 Arrival at Sunjia Village
Chapter 265 Arrival at Sunjia Village
"Dad, what's going on? What happened?"
Lin Xi walked over to Lin Dayong, the village chief and others, looked at the people sitting on the ground in silence, and asked.
Before Lin Dayong could say anything, Goudan's mother could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Lin Xi, the people in Sunjia Village are not kind! Their bricks have been there for a long time and they can't be sold. I kindly recruited everyone to go to Sunjia Village to buy bricks. First, I thought it would solve the problem of our village's urgent need for bricks. Second, I also wanted to help my mother's village. After all, I grew up in Sunjia Village. Seeing the elders who watched me grow up not having enough food and warm clothes, and worrying about those bricks all day long, I felt bad. But who would have thought..."
Goudan's mother was so sad that she couldn't continue. She sobbed twice, calmed down and continued, "Who would have thought that several wealthy families in the village would raise the price when they saw that our village was in a hurry to use bricks. It would be fine if they added a few coins or ten coins for a cart of bricks, but they actually asked for a lot of money, one or two taels of silver for a cart of bricks!"
Goudan's mother was getting angrier and angrier as she spoke. Cao was afraid that she would get hurt, so she went to the shed and poured a bowl of water. She handed it to her and said, "Sister, don't get angry yet. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by getting angry. Drink some water first and take a breath."
Goudan heard his mother crying just now, so he ran to her side and sat next to her. He took the water handed over by Cao and persuaded his mother, "Mom, don't be angry first. At worst, we can buy bricks from somewhere else. Sunjia Village is not the only village that sells bricks."
Goudan's mother felt comforted when she saw her son handing her water and wiping her tears.
She gulped down a bowl of water, wiped her mouth, and said angrily: "I said this when I quarreled with them this afternoon, I took the villagers to Sunjia Village to buy bricks mainly to help them. If they don't know what's good for them, then just keep the bricks and let them have children. I want to see when they can sell the bricks! Do they think other villages are like our Linshan Village, with Lin Xi leading the way to make money? Don't they think, in this world, who has money to buy bricks to build a house!"
Goudan’s mother spat on the ground and said hatefully.
After hearing what Goudan's mother said, Lin Xi was not angry. She had seen a lot of such things in her previous life.
She pointed at the bricks that the villagers had pushed back and asked in confusion, "What are these bricks about?"
The village chief, who was smoking a pipe nearby, put out his cigarette, glanced at the bricks and said, "Lin Xi girl, these bricks were sold to us by Goudan's grandparents and uncles. They felt bad for causing such a mess, so they gave us a discount. This is only a part of it. There are still many more. It should be enough for your family and the village to build a workshop."
"Grandpa Goudan wants us to transport the remaining bricks back overnight to avoid those families causing trouble!"
Lin Dayong rubbed his hands and said to Lin Xi.
"Well, let's push all the carts in the village and go pull bricks together with everyone else!"
Lin Xi said without thinking, if what she guessed was correct, those families must be planning something bad and would not let them take the bricks back so easily.
The team members had unloaded the bricks and came to the village chief and others. When they heard Lin Xi's words, they all agreed and said that they wanted to follow their father to transport bricks. With more people and more vehicles, everyone could make fewer trips.
The village chief and the villagers looked at each other and nodded. These kids were more capable than them, and they might be of great help if they followed them.
After this was decided, everyone pushed all the carts in the village out and headed towards Sunjia Village in a mighty procession.
Before leaving, Lin Xi asked Cao to go to Chen Yan's house, and the four little ones also stayed with Cao. With the four of them around, the women would not be afraid even if most of the men in the village were not at home.
Lin Xi and the village chief originally wanted Goudan's mother to wait at home, and did not want her to make another troublesome trip, but Goudan's mother refused, saying that she would not feel at ease until she saw everyone pull the bricks back. She could not sit still and wait at home, so she might as well go with everyone.
Seeing this, everyone just let her do what she wanted.
Goudan's father felt sorry for his wife, so after walking for a while, he insisted that Goudan's mother sit on the cart while he pushed her. Goudan's mother did not hesitate and climbed onto the cart swiftly.
She thought to herself that she had to conserve her strength in case someone came to cause trouble when she got to her mother's house, so that she could have enough energy to fight them!
Everyone walked quickly, and in less than half an hour, they arrived at the entrance of Sunjia Village. From afar, they saw two figures craning their necks to look over here.
"It's my eldest and second brother!"
Goudan's mother recognized the two men at a glance, jumped off the cart nimbly, and ran towards her two brothers.
"Little sister, run slower, be careful not to fall. Didn't I tell you not to come here today? Why are you following me again? Aren't you tired?"
Seeing that the two men looked honest and loyal, Lin Xi felt pity for Goudan's mother in his eyes. He had a good first impression of the two men.
"Uncle, uncle!"
Goudan ran up to the two men and greeted them.
One of the men picked up Goudan, kissed his little face, and said, "Goudan, why are you here?"
Seeing that his friends were all looking at him and laughing, Goudan embarrassedly broke free from the man's arms and said with a red face, "Uncle, I'll help you move the bricks!"
"How much work can a little guy like you do? You are not needed. Be careful not to do such heavy work. You will get tired and not grow taller!"
Goudan’s second uncle pinched Goudan’s nose and said with a smile.
Goudan protested repeatedly, saying that he was very strong and could do a lot of work.
The two men didn't take his words to heart. When they saw the village chief and others approaching, they hurried over and said, "Village Chief Chen, fellow villagers, I'm so sorry. You were trying to help us, but we made you angry instead!"
"Brother Sun, what are you talking about? We are helping each other. We are in urgent need of bricks!"
The village chief said with a smile.
"Village Chief Chen, we know in our hearts that everyone is here to support our business for my little sister's sake. Sunjia Village is not the only village that sells bricks. Folks can buy them elsewhere. But those fools just can't figure it out!"
Goudan’s uncle looked at Lin Xi and the others sincerely and said.
"Humph! Let's not talk about those irritating beasts. Big brother, second brother, hurry up and take the villagers to move bricks. We have to run several times today!"
Goudan's mother tugged at the sleeves of the two men and urged them.
So the two of them stopped talking nonsense and took Lin Xi and others to the place where they put the bricks. But when they got here, the scene in front of them almost made everyone explode with anger!