In order to rent a house, for two consecutive days, Sister Hong and I traveled alleys across the streets and alleys of the county. In recent years, people with some skills in the county have secretly built private houses, so there are many houses for rent. However, for us, these houses are either too expensive or not suitable for living with children.

In the end, there was no way, so I found Mr. Cai’s father, Master Cai. After hearing about our situation, he quickly asked several of his friends and finally said that he found a suitable family for us in a village next to the county town.

The next afternoon, Sister Hong and I left the living area and followed Renmin Road to the east. From a distance, we saw Master Cai pushing Senior Brother Xiao Cai’s “big eternal” and waiting for us under the pony sculpture at the intersection. Master Cai took us north out of the city area. We walked all the way and wondered. When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we couldn’t help but feel excited. How could it be here in Xizhangzhuang? We entered the village and came to the house where we rented a house. Standing under the raised foundation, Sister Hong and I couldn’t help but look at each other, and suddenly, we felt an indescribable warmth in our hearts.

"Oh, why are you two so coincidental?" Old Carpenter Liu came out and took two steps, holding my hand and said in surprise.

"Uncle, I'm here to trouble you." My hands were pinched a little painful. I felt a lot of emotion when I thought about buying a big wardrobe for Sister Hong a few years ago.

"What's that? We are happy if you can come to live here." The old man shook my hand sincerely.

It turned out that Carpenter Liu was not only a good carpenter, but also a martial artist with good martial arts skills. When he was young, he traveled around the world and made many friends. After paying homage to Brae, there were several groups of brothers, and Master Cai was one of them.

When the old lady heard the sound outside, she followed her in a few steps. She excitedly held Sister Hong's hand, looked at her, and then looked at me: "That year, when you two came to buy a big wardrobe, I could tell that it was a young couple. I asked you two, but I was embarrassed to admit it. Look, now you have children, right?"

The old lady said that made me blush, and Sister Hong lowered her head shyly. When Master Cai saw that we were acquaintances, he smiled and said hello to the senior brother, preparing to ride on the "Big Permanent" and leave first. The old man anxiously grabbed my junior brother and insisted on keeping him for a drink at night. Master Cai looked at the old lady and joked, "Your blood pressure is so high, and my sister-in-law saw me drinking with you, and it was time to scold me again. After Master Cai left, the old couple hurriedly welcomed us into the main hall.

"Uncle, auntie, we are taking a child, won't quarrel with you, right?" Sister Hong asked a little nervously as she thought that the old couple was used to being quiet.

"What's the noise? We're just too quiet. We want to have a child and a sound." Before Carpenter Liu could speak, the old lady rushed to speak.

"That's right, this man likes the fun of the old man. Your aunt can not only cook for you at night, but also take care of the children." Carpenter Liu quickly took over the aunt's words.

It can be seen that the old couple was so happy that they came to rent a house. They had no children themselves and they really liked them.

"Uncle, if that's the case, we'll settle down." Sister Hong turned her face to look at me, then turned her face back, and said to the old couple a little shyly, "We have poor financial conditions, and we may not be able to give you the rent that is too high."

"Don't mention rent? We rent a house for money, but we just want to make our family more popular. Some people used to come to rent a house, but when I saw them, I didn't want to rent it anymore. You couple are so nice, kind and handsome, and they look so happy." The old lady giggled.

Sister Hong and I were a little disgusted, so we thought to give as much rent as possible, but the old couple refused to ask for more. The old man said that it was not easy for you to leave home and come to the county town to take over the work. He had traveled around the world and had a personal understanding of the hardships outside. The old lady quickly followed and agreed. Seeing that the old couple was so kind, we were naturally grateful. It was a road that was boundless.

We were going to move the next day. As soon as we returned to the guesthouse in the afternoon, Sister Hong and I quickly packed up our things. Xiaozhuang obviously didn't know what life was going to change. She stared at us with a pair of black eyes, staring at us curiously.

"Why do you think it's such a coincidence? We met this old couple again." Sister Hong's face had been missing for many days, and finally she felt a little joy.

"This is the old saying: A good man is also a kind person." I responded happily.

"Is the rent we give to others too little?" Sister Hong was still a little worried about this.

"It's a little bit too little, but we only have this condition. In the future, we will live there and do more work for the elderly. When they are older, they will be our relatives." I enlightened Sister Hong.

We originally thought there were not many things, but if we packed it up, there would be quite a lot of pieces. By the time we were basically done, it was time for the moon to come on the third day. Sister Hong was busy starting to cook, and I carried Xiaozhuang out. We came to the small yard, sat on the stone steps beside the water platform, looked at the full moon above our heads, thinking that we would leave this familiarity tomorrow, and we were used to living there, and felt that it was the place of home, and we couldn't help feeling very sad.

The newly cute ginkgo leaves on my head made a rustling sound. I raised my head and saw a pale cheek. The female ghost who had not seen her for many days was sitting on the tree fork, looking at us with a sad face. Xiaozhuang probably saw that the little child was not afraid, but his pure heart could feel the kindness of human nature.

"You are leaving, why?" the female ghost asked silently.

"Because we cannot control our own destiny." I answered in my heart.

"It's going to be lonely again." The female ghost sighed silently.

"Thank you for your blessing and company to us over the past few years." I lowered my head, looked at Xiaozhuang in my arms, and said gratefully from the bottom of my heart.

A sigh came from above my head, followed by a slight sound. I didn't hear the echo of the female ghost again. When I raised my head in confusion, she had long disappeared.

Sister Hong prepared dinner and could come downstairs. She saw me staring blankly at the old ginkgo tree under the moonlight, and quietly snuggling to my side.

"It's all we have implicated you and made you unable to live here." Sister Hong's tactful voice was choked.

"Why are you? I shouldn't have lived here either." I leaned over Sister Hong's soft shoulder and comforted her softly.

"No matter what, this is your home." A crystal clear tears appeared in Sister Hong's eyes.

"Where are you and Xiaozhuang, there is my home." I hugged Sister Hong tightly and said fiercely.

The next day, I went to the factory to take a half-day leave, borrowed a tricycle to pull equipment in the machine repair workshop, and left the guesthouse with my luggage and Sister Hong and his son. When I left the gate of the living area, I happened to meet Xiao Meihua and a group of female workers. They looked at us in surprise, and Xiao Meihua's thick lips turned into a big O-character. Sister Hong and I didn't talk, but just smiled friendly.

Since then, we settled down in the northwest of the county town, called "Xizhangzhuang". The old couple Liu and Carpenter rented us two east houses in five main houses. On the night when they moved here, the old man saw that we were very tired and insisted on taking Xiaozhuang to their house to sleep, saying that we were letting us have some rest.

Xiaozhuang refused to admit his child and was very friendly to the two kind old men. He was so happy that the old couple who had never had their own children in their lifetime smiled. Sister Hong was a little worried at first, but I was afraid that the elderly would be disappointed, so I persuaded Sister Hong a little, and followed their wishes.

The moonlight outside the window was like water. After washing up, Sister Hong and I snuggled up to each other and lay on the bed. After experiencing the twists and turmoils during this period, we finally had the peace of reality. We all had an indescribable feeling in our hearts. Suddenly, a sentence in the book rang out. If there are thousands of kinds of misfortunes, then there seems to be only one kind of happiness, and we hug and kiss the person we love in the dark night without anyone disturbing.

Sister Hong glanced at me with her clear eyes, and her soft cheeks were shy: "Brother Wu Ping, you said that after we have passed this hurdle, will our lives be better in the future?"

"It must be better." I put my hands behind my head, feeling the warmth of Sister Hong's skin, and couldn't help but start looking forward to the future. "We want Xiaozhuang to study hard, get into college in the future, and then..."

"I will be a high-ranking official in the future, so that we can live with pride." Sister Hong interrupted me and kissed me lightly.

"Yes, be a high-ranking official." I echoed, but after a change of thought, I felt a little nervous, "We have no power, no money, no background, we are just a small worker. Can our children become high-ranking officials? Or...be a doctor, a good doctor, a real doctor, so that we don't have to worry when we get old."

"Yes, be a doctor, be a good doctor." Sister Hong bent down, and the orchid-like fragrance floated in front of me.

Outside the window, the dark green sky was covered with sparkling starlight. The Milky Way was like shattered quicksand, lying on the lonely sky. The earth was already asleep. Apart from the occasional barking of a dog, it seemed to add to the silent tranquility of the spring night.
Chapter completed!