Chapter 137: Sentence to Mining Coal

Chapter 137: Sentence to Mining Coal

The sky had been gloomy for two days, and it began to drizzle. Hoofs stepped on the road, making a "clacking" sound.

A small number of people followed the staff to Qingshui No. 3 Community to see the rented yard together. Confirm whether there are any problems in the house. When the rent is returned, the staff will check it. If there is excessive damage caused by human factors, the cost will be compensated.

Lin Zisu was the only one who could drive the RV, so she followed the group back to the temporary residence to move the luggage. As soon as they entered the temporary residence, they saw Old Man Li and Mrs. Zhang pulling Lin Benshu and yelling at him.

Lin Benshui helped his father Lin Lizheng get off the ox cart, and hurried over to ask, "Brother, what happened?"

Lin Benshu said angrily, "I just got back from applying for temporary residence registration, and these two people kept pestering me! I heard that Li Tiedan sold his daughter and was arrested by the government and taken to the coal mine to dig coal."

Old man Li said hurriedly: "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. How can it be regarded as selling daughters?"

Mrs. Zhang slapped her thigh and said, "My daughter has grown up, it's time for her to get married! She fell into the river by accident, how can you blame her father!!"

Lin Benshu: "Why are you telling me this! It's not me who arrested Li Tiedan! Go tell the officials!!! I'm busy moving my luggage and don't have time to argue with you!"

Lin Lizheng was walking over and after hearing these words, he roughly understood what had happened. Just as he was about to speak, Old Man Li and Mrs. Zhang left Lin Benshu and walked towards him, crying.

Lin Lizheng frowned as he looked at the two of them and said, "We tried to persuade you with kind words, but you didn't listen. Now that something bad has happened, what's the point of looking for me?"

Lin Benshu: "I've said it so many times. We are a bunch of refugees from other places. What can we do when we come to someone else's territory? Even in the past during the Dahuan Dynasty, if the government ordered the people to die, then we had to die. If the government wants the people to live, then we can live."

Lin Youcai: "Let's go, let's go, it's none of our business, hurry up and move your luggage to the community."

"The rain is getting heavier, let's hurry up!" Shen Xianglan urged, and she was the first to go into the wooden house to make the bed.

Half an hour later, the Lin family's luggage was packed and put into the car. Old Man Lin said hello to Lin Lizheng, and the RV, ox cart, and mule cart headed towards the gate of the temporary residence.

Everyone knows where Qingshui No. 3 Community is outside the city. People who have packed their luggage are rushing out of the city to the community. We just moved, and there are so many things to do! I have to go to school tomorrow morning and work in the afternoon, so I don't have time to waste.

There was a mule cart in front of the RV, and the front of the RV was tied to the mule cart with a rope. Although they had "fellow countrymen" with the state-owned enterprises and there were large ships and speedboats on the Yangtze River, they had just arrived here, so it was better to keep a low profile.

In the small courtyard, Lin Xianwen was sitting on the threshold of the main hall holding a bunch of keys, waiting for them boredly. The mule walked into the yard, the RV parked in the yard, and the rope connecting the two vehicles was untied. Old Lady Wang and the others got off the RV, and everyone followed the mule cart out of the yard.

Lin Youcai drove the mule cart out of the yard, and Lin Youfu was waiting on the road driving the ox cart. When he saw them come out, he walked slowly forward.

Shen Xianglan closed the gate to the yard and said, "Brother and sister, stop sitting here and get to work!"

Lin Zisu stood in the yard and looked around. "I'll sleep in the RV."

Lin Xianwen: "Mom, is the middle room used as a living room? There are two rooms on the left and right, so you and Dad can have one, and I can have one, and my sister can sleep in her RV."

"It's up to you two. Get moving, sweep the floor, wipe the table, and tidy up. Stop playing with the big black tail, it's almost dark."

Lin Zisu glanced at the mechanical watch on her hand, "It's a little after 15 p.m., and there are still a few hours before dark."

Lin Youcai: "I looked around the yard and the room, they were empty, there was nothing there."

Shen Xianglan pushed open the door of the main room and said, "A square table and four long benches, aren't they things? Don't you want to sweep the floor?" She pushed open the doors of the two rooms. On the wooden floor were a wooden bed, a wardrobe, a small wooden table, and small wooden chairs. They were all modern, simple and practical furniture.

Shen Xianglan looked at the two siblings and said, "You're going to use these furniture without cleaning them? People have lived in these courtyards before, so even if they look clean, they should be cleaned before they are used! You two clean the two rooms and the main hall, and I'll go clean the kitchen."

Shen Xianglan got in the car and picked out an old summer coat of Lin Youcai, and cut it into several pieces with scissors. The two siblings each took a piece of the old clothes and a folding bucket.

Shen Xianglan looked inside the RV and said, "You can clean the RV first. We will take care of the sanitation of the room ourselves."

Lin Zisu: "I want to wait for the weather to clear up and give it a thorough wash inside and out! The outside of this RV hasn't been washed for more than half a year, and it's all covered in mud."

Shen Xianglan: "There are so many people in the car all the time, you should give it a rough scrub first, so you can sleep more comfortably at night. Wait until the weather is clear, then give it a thorough cleaning!"

“Knock, knock, knock!” There was a sound at the courtyard door. Shen Xianglan walked over to open the door. “It should be your father who is back.”

The gate was opened, Shen Xianglan stepped aside, and Lin Youcai drove in in a mule cart.

Shen Xianglan: "It's just right that you're back, hurry up, let's clean up together."

The family of four rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

The same thing happened in the other courtyards. Old Lady Wang directed everyone to clean the house, put away the luggage, and tidy up the house.

Lu wiped her hands and said, "Mom, there are not enough bedding!"

In the past, sleeping on a heated kang in my hometown was enough with a bed, a quilt and a straw mat. On the road of escape, people slept together. Those who lacked bedding in temporary housing rented bedding, or used a thin quilt as a cushion and a cover, and slept wrapped up like a cicada pupa.

There is a wooden bed in this room, and the bed is made of wooden boards. If you want a mattress and a cover for every room, you have to buy them.

Old Lady Wang sighed and said, "As our ancestors said, a poor family is worth a fortune! They lack everything and need money to buy everything! Alas!"

"After school tomorrow, I'll go out for a walk. What else can I do?" Old man Lin was playing with his old pipe, the tobacco leaves were long gone.

Everyone was busy packing their luggage and cleaning, with joy on their faces. Although it was a rented house and their residence was temporary, they were all very happy and satisfied. It was worth it to come here after going through so many hardships. Most people were living in such a nice yard for the first time.

Some are happy, some are sad. Among so many happy people, Old Man Li and his family of three are not included.

Lin Lizheng sighed, and ordered his eldest son Lin Benshu, Old Man Li, and Mrs. Zhang to go to the government office to take a look.

Lin Benshu had no expression on his face and could only go with the two of them. Originally, the temporary household registration was completed today and I moved to a new place, so I was in a good mood! It was really a bad apple that ruined my mood.

Li Tiedan squatted in the cell, regretting his decision. He shouldn't have done what he did in Qingshui City. He should have sold the damn girl in Dazhao City. The damn girl actually dared to jump into the river and caused him to be arrested. What a money-loser!

Li Tiedan cursed in his heart and looked outside from time to time, hoping that his parents would come and rescue him.