Reborn veteran, lying flat since high school

The distance from the provincial capital to Binjiang County is more than 180 kilometers.

There are no expressways, and it's not a smooth national highway either, so the journey takes a long time.

We crossed the Yellow River Bridge a little after six o'clock, and by the time we entered Binjiang County, it was almost 10:30.

"Should we go to the housing authority first, or to the house first?"

Attorney Wang asked Tang Yisheng.

"Shall we check into the county guesthouse first?"

Tang Yisheng felt nauseous from the bumpy ride, his stomach churning.

Attorney Wang Guowei was also feeling unwell; his face was much paler than when he arrived.

"Let's go take a look at the house first, then we'll check in. We'll go to the housing management bureau this afternoon."

"it is good."

Tang Yisheng didn't care.

He was determined not to let his uncle's family take advantage of him, but he also had no intention of settling down in the house they had wrecked.

After all, he was once a wealthy peasant from the city, and he developed a slight obsession with cleanliness.

On this business trip, Master Yao was simply acting as a driver, using his hands and feet but not his mouth or brain.

We'll go wherever we're told.

Tang Yisheng sat up straight, his elbows gripping the driver and passenger seats, and took over the command of the navigation system.

From the only main road in the county town, walk to the department store, turn right, go east for about 500 meters, then turn left and head north along Anshun River Road, which runs north-south through the entire county town.

Turn right at the second bridgehead onto Yuanqian Street.

The former site of the Binjiang County Winery's residential compound is located on the north side of the road.

The street is called Yuanqian Street because the winery's residential compound was the largest residential compound on the street back then.

Later, the winery relocated, and the original site was used to attract investment to build six six-story dormitory buildings.

Tang Yisheng's family moved into apartment 102, unit 4, building 2, because the winery employees were relocated.

Building 2 is on the west side of the first row, Unit 4 is the westernmost corridor, and Unit 02 is also a west-facing unit.

Tang Yisheng's home is located in the very southwest corner of the entire Xingfu Jiayuan residential community.

The northwest belongs to Kun, the Kun in Qiankun, and the Yin in Yin and Yang.

Especially since the residential area is next to the Anshun River, which is a tributary of the Yellow River, and the Mother River is also considered yin...

In short, many quacks who "know feng shui" say that this house is good for the woman but not for the husband.

Tang Yisheng didn't believe in this before.

They scoffed at it.

But now he has been reborn.

Some mystical questions, no matter how stubborn you are, you have to believe in them a little bit.

The ground floor houses in the county town all have courtyards, and in front of them are rows of small two-story houses along the street.

The post office is at the east end, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is at the west end.

The community has no iron fence, making it very convenient.

A concrete road in the middle separates buildings 1, 3, and 5 from buildings 2, 4, and 6.

The Audi A6 rolled over the concrete road, turned left into the innermost part of Building 2, and stopped at the entrance of Unit 4.

After confirming that the two would be coming out again later, Mr. Yao decided not to get out of the car.

Attorney Wang and Tang Yisheng entered the building and knocked on the door.

Tang Yisheng also tried the old key, but the lock had been changed and the security door had changed color, so he couldn't insert it at all.

"Who is it?"

A middle-aged woman's voice could be heard coming from inside the house.

"Auntie? I'm Yisheng."

Tang Yisheng raised his voice to respond.

The footsteps stopped abruptly, then resumed, and they came to the door.

Click.

As soon as the door opened, Tang Yisheng felt an urge to turn around and leave.

Without him.

The smell of rotten vegetable leaves and some kind of fermentation was very strong.

The room was filled with smoke, and people were desperately trying to squeeze out as the door opened.

Even secondhand smoke can't stand it and will run away, let alone Tang Yisheng, who has never even considered smoking in his life.

"Oh, Yisheng, when did you get back? Come in, come in..."

The old lady's enthusiasm made it difficult for Tang Yisheng to refuse her outright.

And he will have to face it eventually.

We also need to explain our purpose so that the aunt and cousin can move out.

only--

Without a thorough, initial cleaning, Tang Yisheng wouldn't even want to move in.

Attorney Wang followed in, also rubbing his nose incessantly.

Tang Yisheng thought that his rubbing of his nose was fake, and that he was actually covering his nose to breathe.

There was no place to stand in the living room.

The sofa where Tang Yisheng used to sit and lie down freely is now so worn that the original color of the sofa cover is completely unrecognizable.

A quick glance at the hem of the skirt along the sofa revealed a few pieces idly dripping rotten vegetable juice onto the tiles.

Good guy!

Is this for fermenting pig feed on-site?

This rancid smell, combined with the smell of secondhand smoke, would probably make even a pig brought here cry and long for its original pigpen.

The house has two bedrooms facing south, and the west-facing bedroom has a balcony that leads to the front yard.

The old lady politely ushered the two into the west bedroom.

Tang Yisheng realized that this might be where the old lady usually received her "guests".

A coffee table piled high with miscellaneous items, but at least it has a teapot set.

"Auntie, where's my uncle? And Brother Yilang isn't here either?"

Tang Yisheng did not take a seat.

He noticed a not-so-soft sock on the sofa.

The socks had beige uppers and brown soles, and the soles had even been hardened.

He went out onto the balcony to look around the yard and get some fresh air.

Every breath taken after entering the house is a testament to the tenacity of life and the challenge of survival.

"The father and son went back to the village. Your grandma wasn't feeling well the other day, and your brother went back to help out after his exams..."

Tang Yisheng saw that the once clean and tidy courtyard had changed drastically.

The entire yard was originally paved with cement, but now there is only a narrow path in the middle, with vegetable plots on both sides. Loofah vines have climbed all over the yard walls, and many have even crossed over to the neighbor's yard.

Eggplants were also planted in the vegetable patch, their branches laden with fruit tied to wooden sticks inserted into the soil to prevent them from falling.

Even though he was standing in a commercial building in the county town, he always felt like he was playing in the mud in the village when he was a child.

If he hadn't had no other choice, Tang Yisheng wouldn't even want this family anymore.

After my uncle's family moves out, they insist on repainting and renovating the house.

All the old furniture was ruined, so Tang Yisheng decided to replace it all, leaving nothing behind.

"Auntie, I've come this time because..."

Tang Yisheng stopped beating around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

"Your dad called a long time ago and gave you a lot of instructions. Tell me, what kind of talk is that? We're all family. You're a grown man coming back to school. How could your uncle and I not care? We've been waiting for you to come back to discuss this matter."

No?

Tang Luyuan gave me countless instructions before I transferred back to school.

He only stayed in China for a few days, and didn't even go back to his hometown.

When you call, they keep telling you to take care of me?

What kind of joke is this?

and--

At first glance, this doesn't seem like much, but the more you think about it, the more something seems off.

What do you mean by waiting for me to come back and discuss it?

Is there anything to discuss?

You can move out with your whole family, and I'll clean up and move in myself.

It's such a simple matter, is there any need to discuss it?

Could it be that you want to live with your cousin?

Tang Yisheng glanced into the room out of the corner of his eye.

It's impossible!

Living in such a dirty and chaotic environment is no different from being in prison.

Rather than tormenting yourself, it's better to make a clean break.

Since family ties are already strained, let's just end it immediately!

"Auntie, when is my uncle coming over? If not, Lawyer Wang and I can go back to see him, and we can also visit my grandma while we're at it."

Tang Yisheng didn't respond to the old woman's words and continued talking to himself.