Chapter 31

The First Day in the Countryside: Encountering a Bizarre Story

The next day at noon.

Tie Lanyan boarded the train to the countryside smoothly.

Perhaps it wasn’t a holiday or a peak season for going down to the countryside, it wasn’t as crowded as she had imagined.

Moreover, the seats were shuffled, and her carriage was a mixed bag of people, all sorts of people.

Sitting next to Tie Lanyan were a few aunties who loved to gossip.

These few people chatted about gossip all the way, excitedly waving their hands.

As a fan of gossip, Tie Lanyan naturally chose to join them.

“Here, aunties, have some melon seeds to munch on.”

“Oh, young lady, you’re so polite, come, come, gossip with us!”

A handful of melon seeds successfully integrated Tie Lanyan into the aunties’ gossip circle.

She also heard many bizarre stories.

Like a husband passing away, and his younger brother hooking up with his sister-in-law, and being chased away by the whole family, a tragic story.

There was also a couple who had been married for many years, and the mother-in-law wanted to sleep in the same bed with her son and daughter-in-law, and the mother-in-law would scold her daughter-in-law every day for not laying eggs.

Tie Lanyan was speechless, how could they have a baby if they didn’t sleep together, would they have it with their mouths?

Tie Lanyan: ……

Such a good family, and it was ruined like this, it’s so ridiculous.

There were also mother-in-laws who forced their pregnant daughters-in-law to eat dirt, which led to a massive hemorrhage and the baby dying in the womb…

It was all gossip about family affairs, it could be written into a family drama.

Tie Lanyan kept eating melon seeds all the way, she was having a great time.

She also felt lucky.

She didn’t encounter the kind of domineering old woman who brought her fat grandson with her like in period novels, nor did she encounter a smiling but scheming old woman who was a human trafficker.

In short, the three-day and three-night journey, except for the sore butt and back from not getting enough rest, there were no other discomforts.

Tie Lanyan got off the train before these aunties.

Just as the train arrived at the station, one of the aunties told another explosive piece of gossip.

She said it happened in their neighboring village two years ago.

A son discovered that his 5-year-old child looked completely different from himself, and a blood test at the hospital showed that they had different blood types.

Just as he was about to strangle the child in anger, the father next to him quickly jumped out and stopped him, saying that the child was his.

The daughter-in-law covered her mouth and cried in guilt.

The mother was also shocked, but she was also a little nervous, she stole a glance at the uncle next to her.

The son was furious, he picked up a knife and was about to kill his father.

The grandmother jumped out again and stopped him, saying that it was not

“Don’t chop, chop me instead, I won’t live either.”

The grandfather snorted: “They’re all bastards, they should all die.”

The grandfather’s nephew in the crowd looked away and ran away.

So, who are the father, son, and child’s children? And what is their relationship?

Tie Lanyan was completely confused.

She still hadn’t figured it out until the train arrived at the station.

(Does anyone know? Tell me secretly, and I’ll tell Little Lanyan)

The key is that this gossip has a follow-up.

Tie Lanyan got off the train before she heard the end.

What a pity!

……

The exit of the county train station.

Tie Lanyan was carrying a big net bag in one hand and a briefcase in the other.

After walking for a while, she saw a young male comrade holding a sign and shouting:

“Comrades going down to the countryside, come this way, I’m from the Yunshui County Intellectual Youth Office, follow me!”

Hundreds of young people in their prime, carrying luggage, rushed towards him from the crowd.

Tie Lanyan quickly followed.

After gathering, the male comrade who came to pick them up said a few things to pay attention to, and then took them to rest.

It was almost dark now, and the bus to the town was gone, so everyone was arranged to stay at the guest house or other people’s homes.

Yunshui County had about 20 towns, and each town had more than 10 villages.

There were three other people going down to the countryside to the same village as Tie Lanyan, two men and one woman.

Tie Lanyan and the female comrade named He Ailing shared a room.

Seeing Tie Lanyan’s simple attire and her silent and taciturn appearance.

He Ailing always spoke with a sense of superiority.

As soon as she put down her luggage, she started ordering Tie Lanyan around.

“Comrade Tie Lanyan, you’ll fetch hot water later to wash up, and fetch a pot of hot water for me too, I’m too lazy to move.”

The guest house in a small county town was different from those in big cities, they had to take their own kettles to fetch hot water.

Tie Lanyan was bending over to pack her luggage, and she didn’t even raise her head when she heard this:

“If you want hot water, fetch it yourself, I won’t help you.”

If the other person had asked nicely, she might have helped.

But He Ailing had a commanding tone, and Tie Lanyan wouldn’t tolerate it.

He Ailing was actually angry when she heard this:

“You’re so boring, it’s just a simple thing, you don’t have any spirit of helping others.”

Tie Lanyan smiled: “You’re the only one with spirit, why don’t you help fetch hot water for all the comrades in the guest house?

If you can do that, I’ll give you a thumbs up!”

He Ailing stomped her

her foot: “You’re being unreasonable! I’ll tell Zhang San and the others that you bullied me!”

Zhang San and Li Si were the names of the two male comrades next door.

He Ailing had been on the train with them, so she was naturally more familiar with them.

Tie Lanyan raised an eyebrow.

This was only the first day in the countryside, and she had already encountered a weirdo.

If it wasn’t for the faded floral shirt He Ailing was wearing, she would have thought she was a pampered young lady.

So, why did she think that Tie Lanyan was easy to bully?

“You’re not saying anything, are you scared? Hmph!”

He Ailing crossed her arms and looked her up and down with a smug look:

“Comrade Tie Lanyan, you’re so ordinary looking, no one will help you in the countryside, you still have time to curry favor with me.

I’m close to Zhang San and Li Si, I can ask them to help you with chores, otherwise, you won’t be able to survive on your own.”

Oh, so she was underestimated because she was dressed too low-key.

She wanted Tie Lanyan to be her errand girl, and she even came up with such a plausible reason, it was ridiculous.

“He Ailing, where did you get your confidence? With that shoe-shaped face of yours, you really think you’re a celestial being?”

Tie Lanyan retorted mercilessly.

Tie Lanyan shrugged: “Okay, I’ll wait!”

He Ailing was just a small fry, she could crush her with one hand.

It seemed that life in the countryside wouldn’t be too boring after all.