Chapter 48 first quarter

Yanfu Village is indeed a large and densely populated village.Following Cai Yuan's instructions, I walked from Cai's house at the entrance of the village to the village on foot. I was confused by the criss-crossing streets several times. It took more than forty minutes on the road! It was a very dilapidated courtyard, with only two low houses built with thatched grass, and the courtyard was also messy, as if it had been abandoned for a long time. I stood at the gate and yelled loudly several times: "Is there anyone at home?" But after a long time, I didn't hear anyone answer, let alone come out.

After hesitating for a moment, I gently pushed open the half-closed chaimen and walked in cautiously.The yard was so full of poultry droppings that there was almost no place to put a foot in.While shaking my head secretly, I thought about Cai Yuan's expression when he heard the person I inquired about in the morning. "What do you ask her for?" Cai Yuan showed a surprised expression on his face, "She is a piece of rubbish, she is extremely lazy, she can't do any work in the field, and she dresses poorly all day long. She is in her sixties. She even puts on paint and makeup, and dresses up like a monster, if she didn't know how to deliver babies, we would have kicked her out a long time ago!"

I smiled and didn't answer the old man's words, but continued to ask: "Where does she live?" "Follow the street at the entrance, go straight in, and the last one will be there!" The old man's words are not wrong at all, just from the messy and dirty scene in the yard, it can be seen what kind of person this woman is. The door of the room was ajar, I leaned over gently, slapped it twice, and then shouted: "Is Yu Po at home?" The room was still silent and there was no response at all. I put my eyes close to the gap in the half-hidden door and glanced inside.

The scene inside the house is not much better than outside.The stools are crooked to one side, the bowls and chopsticks on the table are arranged in a random manner, the leftovers of the soup are still in the bowls, and many flies are "buzzing" to enjoy these big meals. The horns drooped to the ground. Apart from these, there was nothing in the room, not even the simplest furniture.If I didn't smell a special smell, I really thought I went to the wrong door. It was a pungent smell mixed with various strange smells such as poor-quality rouge, rancid food and foot odor, and even a vaguely rotten smell.That's right, in such a poor house with four walls, I'm afraid even the mice will be starved to death!

The smell was very pungent. I only glanced at the dark room through the crack of the door, then quickly retracted my head, and took a few steps before I dared to breathe heavily.I really don't understand, how can a person live in such an environment?It seems that people's ability to adapt is really strong. Isn't there a saying: There is no suffering that people can't bear, but there are blessings that they can't enjoy!Maybe let Po Yu live in the presidential suite once, and she won't be able to sleep! As I walked out, I thought about where Yu Po might go—it was the slack season, and everyone in the village was at home. Even if she went to visit any house, I couldn’t find it, let alone where I didn’t know where she would go.

I went out of the gate and gently closed the door, when a middle-aged man walked over from the opposite side and looked at me in surprise! "I'm here to find my mother-in-law, but she doesn't seem to be at home!" I quickly explained. The middle-aged man looked at me and grinned: "I recognize you, are you the mountain goods dealer? Actually, you don't need to explain, the thief wouldn't be so worthless... Yu Po is reading fortunes under the tree in front of me!" As he spoke, he pointed to the side. I thought about what he said and laughed to myself, yes, if a thief would really target this poor house, it would be really bad luck!