Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Chapter 40 I'm So Hungry

Lubatou Village is located in a remote place, and the terrain is dangerous. It is indeed not suitable for living. Giving up here is the right choice. Li Yan heard from Uncle Liu that there are still a few old people who are unwilling to leave.

Relying on his memory, he searched for the vaguely visible road. When passing through the village, he met Liu Huaying who came to greet him. Li Yan turned her head and introduced to Zhu Jianping who was following behind, "Zhu Jianping, this is Uncle Liu from the Poverty Alleviation Office."

"Uncle Liu." Knowing him, Zhu Jianping said in his heart that this is too bad, this is Yanzi's backer.

Liu Huaying frowned and looked at Zhu Jianping, why did he keep pestering him up the mountain, and opened his mouth to educate him, "Zhu Jianping..."

"Uncle Liu, I'm here to see if I can help you by persuading the three old men in Lubatou village to go down the mountain." Li Yan said before speaking.

Liu Huaying's eyes lit up. Could this clever girl have some good ideas, "There are two left, and the two of them only said that they would be buried in the village to watch the village."

"I'll give it a try and do my best." Li Yan was actually somewhat sure, but he didn't dare to say too much.

The three of them arrived at the east end of the village. Several staff members of the Poverty Alleviation Office, the head of Xiaoguangnan who managed Lubatou Village, and the village party secretary were all there.

The old man was an old man, he was lying on the door panel in the middle of the main room, and two old men with gray hair and pale faces were sitting on the long bench next to him.

Li Yan and Zhu Jianping kowtowed to him according to the rules, stood aside after getting up.

No one in the room spoke, and the atmosphere was very oppressive. Zhu Jianping endured for a while and asked Li Yan quietly, "What do you mean by waiting here?"

"I will be buried at an auspicious time." Liu Huaying heard it, and answered him, looked at Li Yan, and coughed twice.

Li Yan knew what Uncle Liu meant, but she didn't expect that there would be so many people at the scene, so she felt a little embarrassed and couldn't speak for a long time.

Seeing her blushing slightly, Zhu Jianping still knew her somewhat, and whispered to Liu Huaying, "She is thin-skinned, I guess there are many people..."

Although it was whispered, everyone in the room heard it and walked out silently. In the end, only Liu Huaying and Zhu Jianping were left.

"Grandpa, I'm so hungry." Li Yan walked to them, and what he said made Liu Huaying and Zhu Jianping's eyes widen in surprise.

The three old people stayed with each other, and one left. It was a sad time, and there was a mood to cook for you. Liu Huaying and others ate the instant noodles they brought from yesterday to today.

"I'm hungry, so I'll cook for you. What would you like to eat?" An old man in his seventies with a mole on his face raised his head and asked.

Li Yan smiled, "Grandpa, I want to eat noodles."

"Okay." After he agreed, he turned to the old man beside him, "Zou Erhou, you make a fire to boil water, and I will mix the noodles and make a bowl of noodles for the girl."

The old man named Erhou answered and stood up, and the two old men went to the kitchen.

Liu Huaying gave Li Yan a thumbs up, and heard from the village cadres that the two old people have been very sad since the old man named Sun Xiao left, and have not eaten anything. This is already the third day.

Li Yan smiled and followed the two old men to the kitchen.

"Grandpa, what's your name?"

"Zheng Lin." The old man with a mole on his face opened the noodle jar to look at her, "What's your name?"

"My name is Yanzi." Li Yan rolled up her sleeves, "Grandpa Zheng, let me knead the dough."

"Son, don't waste your time, I won't move away." Zheng Lin ignored her, just scooped the flour into the basin with a ladle.

(End of this chapter)