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“Lin, you’re from Si Jiu Cheng...”
Zhang Lao San, who was leading the way, suddenly turned around and asked Lin Fan.
“Yes...”
Although he didn't know what Zhang Lao San meant, Lin Fan didn't hide anything and simply nodded to him.
Then, before Zhang Lao San could speak again, Lin Fan continued, “To be honest, San Shu, I am an orphan now...”
“This time, I volunteered to go to the countryside...”
“When I left Si Jiu Cheng, I also took care of my parents' work positions and their house...”
Swoosh
Hearing Lin Fan's words, Zhang Lao San, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped.
He looked at Lin Fan for a moment before asking, “You kid, are you not planning to go back...”
“Go back... who knows when I can go back...”
“All this time, have you heard of any intellectuals going back to the city from here, San Shu...”
“I don’t know if I can go back. I just want to survive...”
Hearing this, Zhang Lao San secretly opened his mouth to say something.
But when the words reached his lips, Zhang Lao San smiled and couldn't help but look at Lin Fan with admiration before sighing, “You're young, but you're quite clear-headed...”
Zhang Lao San knew very well how difficult it was for intellectuals who went to the countryside.
These intellectuals who went to the countryside either had a problem with their background, or they were young people without jobs.
These people were either arrogant or unruly.
Young people like Lin Fan were rare!
At least in their Koushan Tun, they couldn't find anyone like Lin Fan, who actively applied to go to the countryside.
“San Shu, you have no idea how many people in our Si He Yuan are eyeing our house and work positions...”
“Rather than giving it to these people, playing games with them, I might as well go to the countryside...”
While sighing, Lin Fan couldn't help but tell Zhang Lao San about the situation in his courtyard.
Although he only mentioned it briefly, after hearing it, Zhang Lao San couldn't help but clench his fist and said, “Lin, you did well...”
“But this is only in the city. If someone did something like this in Koushan Tun, they would have been beaten to death...”
What Zhang Lao San said was true. In this era, especially in a mountain village like Koushan Tun.
If one or two people died, it wouldn't cause any waves!
Whether to report it or not, how to report it, it all depended on the village head or the clan leader's word.
“You're a good kid. Live well here with us...”
“We’re here...”
As he spoke, Zhang Lao San patted Lin Fan on the shoulder and then led him to a house built entirely of stones.
Lin Fan looked around and saw that besides a few stone houses, there was a courtyard built of stones.
Looking at the traces of the stones, this small courtyard was obviously built in recent years!
As Lin Fan was looking at the courtyard, Zhang Lao San stood outside the courtyard and shouted, “Yan’er...”
“Yan’er, are you there? Your San Shu has something to talk to you about...”
“Coming, coming...”
Hearing Zhang Lao San's call, a voice responded from inside the house, and then a figure appeared.
When this figure came out of the somewhat dark room and appeared in Lin Fan's field of vision.
When he saw the person's appearance, Lin Fan couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
He opened his mouth to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
“San Shu, what are your instructions? Come, come in and talk first...”
While Lin Fan was in a daze, the person opened the courtyard door and directly invited them in.
At this moment, Zhang Lao San looked at Lin Fan and saw his reaction at this moment, and couldn't help but show a smile on his face.
Then, he coughed a few times and said, “Cough, cough... Lin, you should snap out of it...”
Swoosh...
Hearing Zhang Lao San's call, Lin Fan finally snapped out of it.
At that moment, he first showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and his eyes unconsciously shifted elsewhere.
At the same time, seeing Lin Fan's reaction, the girl named Yan’er couldn't help but smile.
She looked at Lin Fan carefully, a blush appearing on her face.
As if feeling Lin Fan's awkwardness, Zhang Lao San didn’t say anything more. He pulled Lin Fan into the courtyard and said, “Lin, let’s go in and talk...”
Lin Fan was pulled into the courtyard by Zhang Lao San. He sat down on the stone bench by the stone table. Before he could speak, Zhang Lao San said again, “Lin, let me introduce you...”
“This is my niece, Zhang Yan. She’s the only one left now. She has four rooms here. You can choose any room you like to live in...”
“Yan’er, this is Lin Fan, an intellectual who just came to our Koushan Tun. This kid is a good person. You can rent him a room here in the future...”
“The rent is twenty yuan a year. Do you have any questions...”
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