Chapter 293 290. Unreliable Father

Zhang Xiaoru's home is in Foping, but not in the county town.

Instead, it is more than one kilometer to the north, in a place called Chengzigou.

The name sounds like a ravine.

In fact, it is also a ravine.

Moreover, the mountain valley here is much worse than Ping'an Valley where Luo Yihang's family lives.

Foping has entered the heart of the Qinling Mountains, where it is either mountains or valleys, with very little flat land.

To settle down in the mountains, you have to find those scattered pieces of flat land.

There is very little flat land, so the houses are very far apart.

This is the case with Zhang Xiaoru's family.

On a small piece of flat land in the valley, I built two houses and opened a few vegetable plots, and that was considered my home.

At most, it's just a little more than one acre.

There is a mountain behind the house.

The nearest neighbor is 800 meters away.

The road is not easy to walk either.

Luo Yihang remembered that the road he came here on a few years ago was a dirt road, but it was much better this time, paved with gravel, and the car made a creaking sound when driving on it.

Luo Yihang went to pick up Zhang Xiaoru when she got off the plane yesterday.

After taking him back home and staying overnight, Luo Yihang brought Luo Ma and some gifts early this morning.

I drove Zhang Xiaoru home and also went to see my uncle.

The entire journey was nearly 160 kilometers and it took almost three hours to get there.

The road is too roundabout.

I parked the car under Zhang Xiaoru's house.

Zhang Xiaoru was the first to jump out of the car, shouting "Dad, Dad, I'm back~~", and climbed up the stairs. She pushed the door but it didn't open, so she took out her key and opened it.

So it means parking under the house, because there are several steps from the road to the house.

The house, vegetable garden, and road are just a few small pieces, and they are not on the same plane.

Luo Yihang carried the things and went into the house with the old queen.

Zhang Xiaoru's house is not big, a red brick house of more than 70 square meters. There are two bedrooms and a living room in the house. The kitchen and toilet are outside, and they are separate adobe houses.

As soon as she entered the room, the old lady frowned. The room was a little messy.

"You knew my daughter was coming back today, but you didn't even bother to clean up."

Zhang Xiaoru giggled and helped the old lady sit down. "It must have been cleaned up before. You don't know how much trouble a man can cause at home. When my dad video calls me, the house is a mess. There are days of dishes piled on the table without being washed, and the quilt has never been folded..."

She is really a daughter. She says a lot of bad things about her father behind his back.

The old queen smiled and sighed, "Ah, how could I not know that your father has been sloppy since he was a child."

"That's what you said."

"Yes, I did." The old queen agreed very calmly, and then changed her words, "It's not easy for your father to be alone."

Zhang Xiaoru goes to school in another city.

Zhang Xiaoru's mother usually works outside and cooks at the Xixiang County Fire Department. It's far away and she only comes back once every two weeks.

Usually his dad is the only one at home.

A grown man, with his wife and children not at home, is free and untidy.

"By the way, where's your dad?"

I've been here for such a long time, why haven't I seen anyone?

"I don't know." Zhang Xiaoru spread her hands, "You take a rest first, I'll go to the pigpen in the back to check."

"Let your brother go with you." The old queen instructed her son to follow.

After the two of them left, he picked up a rag from the table and said, "Oh, this is dirty."
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Zhang Xiaoru's family's pigpen is on the hill behind.

There is still a short distance to go.

It's quite difficult to get up.

From a distance, you can hear the pigs grunting.

The cement pigpen was quite clean. It must have been cleaned this morning. The water marks in the corners had not faded yet and the smell was not strong.

But there were only two pigs inside.

One head is black, the other head is white.

Seeing the person coming, the black pig stood up by the edge of the pigsty and grunted.

The white pig didn't move at all, just lay on the ground and grunted.

"Hey, my uncle has started raising white pigs too." Luo Yihang asked curiously as he looked at the big white pig lying on the ground.

Zhang Xiaoru glanced at them and said leisurely, "We started raising them the year before last. White pigs eat less, grow faster, and are easier to raise. We don't have to run around all over the mountains. They're not as fragrant as black pigs, but they make more money. It's a good thing to have someone at home who can spend money, don't you think?"

Luo Yihang understood as soon as he heard it, "You chose me, right? Or you can work for me during the winter vacation?" "Okay, then I'll go to the mushroom shop." Zhang Xiaoru had already made up her mind.

"Didn't I open a mushroom shop for you?"

"We had a holiday right after we opened. I want to work hard after school starts. I have to accumulate some experience."

He said mysteriously, "Brother, let me tell you secretly, I made this much money in the first three days of opening."

He stretched out his index finger and thumb and made the number eight.

"Eighty thousand? Sure!" Luo Yihang pretended to be very surprised.

Zhang Xiaoru was devastated at the time. "What are you thinking? I can earn 80,000 yuan in three days. 12,800 yuan."

This time Luo Yihang was really shocked, "Your family uses gestures to indicate the third digit!"

"This number is too big, I'm not convinced!"

"I admit it, but it's not much. More than 10,000 is the turnover, and you haven't deducted the cost. Materials, freight, labor, rent, water and electricity are all deducted. In the end, hey, it's a loss."

"You just can't stand me being good, right? I won't be with you anymore!"

"That's great~~"

"Ah~~ I'll kill you!"

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Arguing all the way, Luo Yihang and Zhang Xiaoru searched around the pigpen.

Still no one.

Zhang Xiaoru spread her hands and said, "It seems that the pigs have been sold. My great saint has money now and is going to send warmth again. Let's make a phone call."

This is so weird.

No wonder Zhang Xiaoru felt uncomfortable.

A girl of this age travels thousands of kilometers away to study and only comes back once every six months.

We agreed to be home today, so normally the whole family should be together. Not to mention going out to greet her, but at least they should ask about her well-being and set a large table of dishes, all of which are her favorites.

As a result, now, when she gets home, she opens the door herself, and if no one is home, she has to call.

More than half an hour passed.

Luo Yihang, Zhang Guiqin and Zhang Xiaoru tidied the house again together.

Then a small electric scooter came creaking along the gravel road.

Zhang Xiaoru's father is back.

Zhang Xiaoru's father, Luo Yihang's uncle, is named Zhang Feng.

He is 42 years old this year, one year younger than Luo Yihang's third uncle Luo Xiang.

She is not very tall, less than 1.7 meters. Zhang Xiaoru inherited her height from her father, and she is even taller than him.

He is a little thin and a little dark.

But his mental state is very good. He is a natural optimist, always has a smile on his face and is very energetic.

Luo Yihang likes this uncle very much.

He stood up and was about to call for help.

After being glared at by the old empress dowager, Luo Yihang quickly sat down obediently.

And his uncle Zhang Feng, who had just entered the room and was about to call "big sister", was also glared at by the old queen.

"Just stand there."

Zhang Feng didn't dare to move immediately.

Next, the old queen pointed at his nose and scolded him.

"Do you still want this family?"

"Your daughter, do you know when you come back today..."

"You are already a grown-up, and your child is already this grown-up. What on earth are you thinking about..."

Whenever the old lady cursed, Zhang Xiaoru would imitate her expressions. With that expression on her face, it seemed like someone finally stood up for her.

Zhang Xiaoru's father stood in the corner with his neck shrunk and listened obediently, not daring to refute a word.

An elder sister is like a mother, and this was fully demonstrated at this moment.

And it's particularly appropriate.

Luo Yihang's grandparents passed away early, and the brother and sister are ten years apart in age. It can be said that Zhang Feng was raised by his eldest sister Zhang Guiqin.

Because of him, I even delayed starting a family.

It was not until my younger brother grew up that he married Luo's father.

so.

When the elder sister scolded him, he had to listen obediently...

(End of this chapter)