C121 There's More to It
C121 There's More to It
He sighed in his heart and smiled, changing the topic. "Oh right. I just heard from Aunt and the others that you didn't study anymore. "
Yan Qingqing nodded slightly and said with a self-deprecating smile: " Anyway, I'm not good at studying. I've never been qualified for language and mathematics. "
She smiled and looked at Zhou Hao. "Auntie said that your grades in school are very good. Xiao Hao, you have to work hard. In the future, if you get into a good university, your future will be even better. "
She knew that only by working hard would you have a good future, but she was not studying anymore.
In fact, Zhou Hao knew that Yan Qingqing was a kind of clever girl. If she could settle down and study seriously, her grades would not be worse than his.
However, on one hand, Yan Munan's family was not very well-off. Even if he worked hard for a year, he could only barely maintain his family's life. He also had to support his parents with Yan Mudong.
If he paid Yan Qingqing's tuition fees, then it would be difficult for him to take a step forward. Yan Qingqing, on the other hand, had to do housework and farm work for her family since she was young. The time she could use to study was very limited.
Therefore, Yan Qingqing was not stupid. Instead, she was objectively unable to learn at the same time.
Actually, she did not want to go to high school because she did not want to increase the burden on her family anymore.
"Cousin Qingqing, if there is a chance, will you go to school again?" Zhou Hao asked.
Yan Qingqing paused, then shook her head and smiled. "Forget it. I don't have such talent, so I don't need to waste my time. "
"What about work, cousin, do you want to work in the city?" Zhou Hao asked her.
"Work?" Yan Qing Qing's heart moved.
Zhou Hao smiled and said, "Yes. Didn't my mom open a shop? You can come and help. After all, we're a family. It's very convenient to take care of them. "
"Can I really?" After hearing Zhou Hao's words, Yan Qingqing was very moved. But after thinking for a while, her expression dimmed again.
"Still, there's no need. I want to stay here. I can't leave this place. "
When she said this, there was a flash of pain and helplessness in her eyes. It was as if there was a reason why she had to stay here.
"Why? I think Uncle and the others won't object either. " Zhou Hao said.
Yan Qingqing shook her head stubbornly. "No need, Xiao Hao. There really is no need.
I'm fine here. I don't need to go to the city anymore. Besides, you can also ask other people for help. I'm a village girl. It's not like I can't do it without me. "
Zhou Hao was very puzzled by Yan Qingqing's change in attitude. When he asked her to come to the city to help, she clearly showed a look of interest on her face.
But suddenly changing her attitude, it was obvious that she had some difficulties.
However, Zhou Hao also knew that although Yan Qingqing was gentle and kind, she was also very stubborn sometimes. If she did not want to say it, he would not ask her how to say it.
So he deliberately said, "Then forget it. I won't force you. "
"Yes. " Yan Qing nodded slightly, but her eyes were filled with deep disappointment and helplessness.
"Oh right, Cousin Qingqing, I brought you a present this time. " Zhou Hao said with a smile.
Yan Qingqing smiled again. "Really? What gift is it?"
Zhou Hao took out a kinship knot from his pocket and handed it to Yan Qingqing. " Didn't you often say that you could have a heart knot like the female lead on television? I brought it for you. "
Yan Qing Qing was stunned when she saw the red heart knot. Then, two streams of sparkling tears flowed out of her eyes. She covered her mouth and cried out involuntarily.
Zhou Hao was shocked by Yan Qing Qing's reaction and hurriedly said, "Cousin Qing Qing, what's wrong? You, why are you crying? Did I do something wrong? Cousin Qingqing, don't cry. "
Yan Qingqing shook her head and sobbed, "No, you didn't do anything wrong. It was me. I was too happy. "
She took the heart knot and said to Zhou Hao, "Xiao Hao, I was too happy. I really like this gift of yours. I really like it. "
As she spoke, her tears flowed out again.
However, Zhou Hao felt that other than being happy, there was also a strange sadness between Yan Qingqing's brows.
Yan Qingqing looked deeply at the heart knot Zhou Hao gave her. She covered her chest with it again and finally carefully put it into the bag of clothes.
She wiped her tears and smiled at Zhou Hao. "Xiao Hao, thank you. I really like this gift. I really like it. "
"It's good that you like it. We have been out for a long time. Let's go back. " Zhou Hao said, then held Yan Qingqing's hand and went down the mountain.
Being held by Zhou Hao, Yan Qingqing's face had two faint red clouds.
Looking at Zhou Hao's mature figure that had grown up, her eyes suddenly became a little blurred, and also a little hazy with sadness.
Zhou Hao, who was holding Yan Qingqing, also had a strange feeling in his heart, especially the warmth and slight moisture that came from Yan Qingqing's palm, as if it was seeping into Zhou Hao's heart a little bit at a time.
When they returned to the front door of the Yan Family, Zhou Hao and Yan Qingqing saw a group of villagers surrounding and watching at the door, and there was also a burst of quarreling coming from inside.
Zhou Hao was startled. He quickly led Yan Qingqing through the crowd and walked in.
When they passed through the crowd, Zhou Hao heard someone say, "Eh? Isn't that the wife of Old Wei's family? Why did she bring a man back?"
Other than Zhou Hao, Yan Qingqing also heard this, but she didn't say anything. She just lowered her head and followed behind Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao had no time to bother with these villagers. He and Yan Qing Qing walked into the Yan Family.
When they arrived at the courtyard, Zhou Hao saw two dogs lying there bloody. Their stomachs had been cut open, and their intestines and internal organs were flowing out. They looked very terrifying.
Yan Mudong, Yan Munan, and Yan Tong were both in the courtyard. When they saw Zhou Hao and Yan Qingqing coming back, Yan Munan hurried over.
He said nervously, "You guys are back. How is it? Did anything happen outside?"
Zhou Hao shook his head and asked Yan Munan, "Second uncle, what is going on? Why did these two dogs die in our yard? "
Yan Mudong, the eldest uncle, walked to the door and waved at the surrounding villagers. "Alright, alright. Everyone, let's go back.
It was just two dogs that died. There was nothing to see. All of you can go back. " After saying that, he closed the door of the courtyard.
Yan Tong looked at the two dogs and said, " These should not be the dogs in our house. "
Yan Munan shook his head and said, "No. "
"But who threw them into our yard?" Yan Tong covered her mouth and said.
At this time, she saw Yan Qingqing's face was very ugly. She looked at the two terrifying dead dogs on the ground and muttered to herself. "It must have been done by Wei Kuanji. "
Although her voice was small, Zhou Hao's hearing ability was better than others. He could clearly hear what she said.
This was also the first time Zhou Hao heard "Wei Kuanji" from Yan Qingqing's mouth. Thinking about his uncle and aunt's abnormal behavior just now, Zhou Hao immediately guessed that it must have something to do with Wei Kuanji.
"Let's not talk about it for now. Let's deal with these two dogs. " Yan Mudong said. He and Yan Munan carried the two dogs' corpses out of the yard and covered the bloodstains on the ground with sand.
Back in the house, Zhou Hao asked first, "First uncle, second uncle, what happened? Those two dogs were clearly a threat.
Uncle, uncle, we are family. If there is anything, just tell us. We will definitely help. "
Yan Tong also said," That's right, Eldest Brother, Second Brother. Xiao Hao is right. Quickly tell us what exactly happened. "
Yan Mudong and Yan Munan sighed deeply. Yan Munan said, "Didn't we always keep fish?
Two years ago, we contracted four fish ponds and brought the fish we raised to the nearby county to buy. The business was not bad. Our life is also a little better.
But half a year ago, with the addition of our original three fish ponds, a total of seven fish ponds were all dead. We don't know why.
Besides, we owe them a few thousand yuan when we bought the fish seedlings. If we can't sell the fish, we won't be able to pay them back. "
"Just when we have no other choice, Old Wei said that he can lend us the money first. "
Yan Mudong said, "We borrowed five thousand from Old Wei's family. We quickly bought the fish seedlings and reassembled them. However, no matter how careful we were, those fish seedlings still died. It turns out that the people who sold the fish seedlings to us also came to collect the debt. "
Hearing the words of his two uncles, Zhou Hao tightly furrowed his brows. He then heard Yan Munan say," How can we have the money to pay them back? That person said that if we don't pay them back, they will take away our house.
At that time, Old Wei's family lent us another five thousand yuan to pay the debt. But this way, we owe Old Wei ten thousand yuan. "
Yan Mudong said, "We don't dare to keep fish anymore. If we think about returning the debt slowly, we will owe Old Wei ten thousand yuan. In three or four years, we will be able to pay it back. Old Wei's ten thousand yuan was paid back.
However, just when our fields were about to harvest last fall, the rice in the fields all died for some reason.
Without these rice grains, not only would we not have any income this year, even our food and clothing would be a problem. "
At this time, Zhou Hao spoke, "Then, that Wei Family took the initiative to lend you money?"
Yan Mudong Yan Munan looked at Zhou Hao in surprise, "Xiao Hao, how did you know?"
Yan Munan said, "After those rice grains died, the old Wei family saw that we were in trouble, so they lent us another 5,000 yuan. "
Second Uncle Lu Guifang sighed, "We owe Old Wei a total of 15,000 yuan, but Old Wei and the others did not rush us.
However, later on, Old Wei's son, Ah Ji, came to us to propose marriage.
He told us that as long as we lightly marry her, we don't need to return the 15,000 yuan. In addition, their family will also give us 10,000 yuan as a betrothal gift. "
"But we know about that Ah Ji. " Yan Munan said, "Although that kid is young, he is good at gambling, drinking, and having sex. He is not a good man. "