Shared Rent

(The official release has begun.)

Ziyin Village, this is a very common mountain village, but it is different from other developed villages.There are no common cement houses here, and there are no various factories. Almost all the houses are tile-roofed houses, and of course there are occasionally a few tall blue brick and stone houses.Since there are no factories here, the mountains here are very beautiful and the water is very clear.The villagers who grew up in such a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters are not only beautiful, but also kind and simple. They are used to the days when the sun rises and the sun sets, and they seem to have nothing to do with the world.

As the sun sets, the beautiful red and yellow colors reflect the entire mountain village in golden yellow, giving people a dreamlike feeling.White cooking smoke curls up from the chimneys of each house, filling the air with a simple taste.The housewives of various families have already started to call the men chatting and resting in the courtyard and the children chasing the puppies that it is time to go home for dinner.Such a peaceful atmosphere is repeated day after day and year after year in this village, and no one wants to destroy this atmosphere.

A middle-aged man with a simple and honest appearance greeted his friends, hummed a little song, and walked on the road home.Seeing my wife standing in front of the house, my little daughter who will be in the third year of junior high next semester, and the big yellow dog at home that keeps wagging its tail at me, I couldn't help grinning: "I said the child is fucking, I'm an old couple, why are you still welcoming me at the door so warmly?" Hearing the voice of the owner, the big yellow dog came up to him affectionately, barking, so that the middle-aged man had no choice but to stroke the big yellow dog's head first. .

The middle-aged woman looks very similar to the little girl, and they are both very beautiful.Not to mention that it is very difficult to see such beauties in the countryside, even in the metropolis it is very rare.Before the woman could speak, the beautiful little girl pouted her small lips and said, "Father, who is waiting for you? Mother and I are waiting for brother."

The middle-aged man suddenly realized and slapped his head: "I said, how can you be so nice, so you are waiting for my good son. Hahaha, dad will wait with you too." The middle-aged man came to a table by the door. He sat down on the stool, took out his cigarette pouch, picked up some shredded tobacco, and took a piece of cigarette paper to roll it up.

The girl hurried forward, obediently took the match from the middle-aged man, and lit a cigarette for the middle-aged man.The middle-aged man took a puff of cigarette, touched the girl's head affectionately and said, "Hehe, the daughter of my Chen family is the most filial in the whole village."

"Father, look at what you said, how can one's own family praise oneself?" The girl gave his father a coquettish look.

The middle-aged man happily glanced at his wife, the beautiful middle-aged woman smiled kindly, and said softly: "You two are waiting here, I'll take the food back and warm it up." back to the house.After the big yellow dog greeted its owner, it lay down at the middle-aged man's feet and closed its eyes.

The girl squatted on the ground, looking at the dim rural road in the distance, while pulling up a grass to play with boredly, she asked the middle-aged man, "Father, tell me, after my brother went to school to get his graduation certificate..."

Of course, the Chen family knew that this was not what their daughter was worried about, so they said with a smile: "Don't worry, your father and I still have money to pay for you two brothers and sisters to finish high school. You have to know that in this world, you can’t do without knowledge!”

The girl hurriedly grabbed Chen's family's hand and said in disbelief: "Father, I didn't say that, I mean why my brother hasn't come back so late." But looking at her happy face, it can be seen that she is very grateful to her father for promising her to read the book. What a joy to be graduating from high school.

"Hehe, girl, as long as you can study hard, let alone high school, even college, your father and I have the money to let you go to school!" The Chen family said proudly.

The girl was startled when she heard this, and said in a panic, "Father, you..."

Of course, the Chen family knew why their daughter was panicking. He patted his daughter on the head cheerfully and said triumphantly, "Girl, don't you look down on your father and mother? You know the fruit trees and fish ponds that you and your brother helped take care of this summer vacation. Whose is it? It belongs to your father, me and your mother!"

The girl asked in disbelief, "Father, aren't those thousands of fruit trees and several acres of fish ponds shared by the village?"

"Hey, your father and I have already contracted them this year. Hey, I will tell you secretly, don't tell your brother. Your father and I have saved this amount in the bank." The Chen family stretched out their hands mysteriously and shook them.

"Five thousand?" the girl asked in surprise.

"Bah! Five thousand is not enough for those fruit trees. Did your father and mother save so much money after working so hard for so long?" The Chen family said dissatisfied.

"Five...fifty thousand!" The little girl covered her mouth in surprise.

The Chen family was very satisfied with their daughter's expression, and nodded triumphantly: "Yes, it's [-]. This [-] is a fund specially reserved for your two brothers and sisters to study. So you can go to study with confidence, and it's best to study for a doctoral student for me." Come back! By the way, don't tell your brother about this."

The little girl nodded at first, but immediately asked suspiciously: "Father, why can't you tell my brother? My brother is very economical at school. He wears school uniforms, and I heard that he also delivers newspapers for others." To earn change."

"Oh? Delivering newspapers to earn change?" Chen's family showed a delighted smile.

"Yeah, brother, he is worried that it will be difficult for him to study at home. Didn't he ask you for money except for tuition?" The little girl was a little bit unworthy of her brother.Although [-] is not a lot, it can be said to be a rich man in this mountain village.

For the first time, the Chen family felt heartache. He never knew that his son worked so hard outside. He thought that the money given every semester, in addition to paying tuition fees, would be enough until the end of the semester.The son has never complained to the family for so long, and the daughter may only dare to tell herself this after knowing the family situation.No wonder my two children seldom ask the family for money. It seems that my daughter has learned from her brother's example.

Seeing her father in a daze, the little girl couldn't help but touch him, and called out nervously.The Chen family came to their senses, and suddenly raised their heads and burst out laughing. After a while, they said to their daughter who was looking at him in panic, "Very well, this is the descendant of my Chen family. Girl, I didn't mean to be a father to embarrass your brother on purpose." , people in our Chen family have had this family motto of surviving in difficulties since ancient times. When I was young, wasn’t your grandfather restricted the economy, and if I want to survive, I have to rely on my own hands.” Said At this point, the Chen family looked at the half-set sunset and sighed.

The little girl stared blankly at her father. It wasn't until this day that she realized that her father was not a farmer as he appeared on the outside.Because do peasants have such family training?Can a peasant have such speech?The little girl shook her head, she didn't want to think so much, anyway, as long as she knew that this person was her father.

She stomped her feet in dissatisfaction and said, "Father, you are biased!"

The Chen family pointed to his nose in surprise and said, "I'm eccentric? Where am I eccentric?"

"Hmph! You said you were not partial. You treat my brother this way and you treat me that way. What is not partiality? I want you to treat me like you are to my brother!" The little girl said angrily.

The Chen family comforted the little girl's head and smiled, "Okay, my little girl has finally grown up." Speaking of this, the Chen family sighed again: "Oh, your brother, everything is fine, but he is too weak , not a man at all."

"Hmph, brother is not weak. I don't know how strong brother is. Brother is the best." The little girl pouted.

"Hehe, of course I know that his heart is very strong, but I'm talking about his appearance now. Not to mention his appearance is weak, and he is not very willing to talk. If he is not still studying now, I would have kicked him out Go outside and let him hone it. Otherwise, how can he be qualified to be the heir of my Chen family?"

The little girl couldn't recall these words, so she had no choice but to look at the distant country road in silence, and suddenly she cheered in surprise: "Brother is back!"

The Chen family looked up, and under the cover of the setting sun, a thin figure was slowly walking towards this side.The big yellow dog at the feet of Chen's family immediately stood up, barked happily and rushed towards the figure.Of course, the little girl was not slow, and even ran ahead.

The Chen family rolled up a cigarette again, lit it and took a puff, then slowly stood up and looked at the figure that was getting closer.This is a boy with a height of only 1 meters. His upper body is a white shirt with a yellowish color, and his lower body is a pair of black trousers with a slightly white color. From the clothes, it can be seen that his body is very weak.He couldn't see clearly, because he was lowering his head and stroking the head of the big yellow dog who warmly greeted him by his side.

"Brother." The little girl's voice made him raise his head, and the eyes of those who saw him immediately lit up. This is a young man with unusually fine features.If it weren't for the simple and honest features unique to country people on his face, and the shy expression between his eyebrows, he could already be regarded as a beautiful underage girl.Don't you see the little girl standing together holding his hand, like a pair of beautiful sisters?

Seeing his son's weak demeanor, the Chen family couldn't help sighing, turned their heads to look at his wife with her apron folded and smiled, and shook her head with a wry smile.

The beautiful woman glared at him with a smile, and said softly: "Aren't you going to pick up your son?" The Chen family nodded, and took a step forward, biting the grass, the young man had already seen the Chen family and the beautiful woman.Busily dragged his sister to walk two steps quickly, came to the front of Chen's house, lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Dad, I'm back."