Chapter 65 The Moon Arrives

Now the company has fired both Wang Weiguo and Li Mingyue.

The Wang family's house has been occupied by Wang's older brother and his wife, and no one else is willing to rent the courtyard they live in anymore.

They wanted to find a new place to live, but no one was willing to rent to them.

They were like plague carriers; I avoided them from afar and ignored them.

Li Mingyue was completely distraught, so she had no choice but to bring her child to the countryside. She didn't want her family to worry, so she came to find Bai Xiaoyue.

Bai Xiaoyue felt very sad after hearing this, and patted her friend's back, asking:

"Where's my brother-in-law? Why didn't he come along?"

Li Mingyue was completely flustered: "I don't know where he went. The two children are with him, and I can't leave to look for him."

Bai Xiaoyue comforted her:

"Mingyue, don't panic. Stay here with me for now, and we'll think of a solution later."

I asked Yan Ci to go find my brother-in-law. Once he arrives, we'll discuss it together. Don't worry.

Like a frightened bird that has finally found its family, Li Mingyue cried uncontrollably.

Yan Ci felt that Bai Wenyi was more familiar with the city, so he asked him to go with him to find Wang Weiguo.

As a result, the two encountered a weary-looking Wang Weiguo on their way.

Upon seeing Yan Ci, Wang Weiguo anxiously asked, "Yan Ci, has Mingyue come looking for Xiaoyue? She and the child are missing."

Yan Ci nodded: "She's looking for you too."

When Li Mingyue saw Wang Weiguo, she rushed over and hugged him. The couple embraced and wept bitterly.

Knowing that the two had a lot to talk about, Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci went to prepare the meal, leaving them some space.

The meal was ready, and the couple had calmed down enough, so everyone ate together.

Let Chang Le play with the children so that the four of them can have time to sit down and discuss things.

Bai Xiaoyue asked Wang Weiguo, "Brother-in-law, what are you thinking?"

Wang Weiguo shook his head, his brow furrowed in worry:

"Now, we have nothing left, and we don't know what to do."

Bai Xiaoyue: "Brother-in-law, don't be discouraged. You still have Mingyue, Ping'er, and An'an."

As long as the family is together, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome.

Yan Ci said, "Since you don't have any jobs right now, why don't you come back to the village to live? It'll be tough, but it'll be safe and comfortable."

Wang Weiguo's eyes lit up:

"I'm not afraid of hardship, but I don't know if the production brigade will allow us to come."

Li Mingyue nodded vigorously:

“I’m willing to come back; the city is just too terrible.”

Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci exchanged a glance.

She said to Wang Weiguo, "Brother-in-law, I'll take you to see my uncle and see what he has to say."

The roads outside were slippery, and Yan Ci, worried about his wife, went along with her.

Li Mingyue stayed home to look after the child, while the three of them hurriedly went to Uncle Bai's house.

As soon as they entered, they saw Bai Xiaomei and Uncle Bai sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Bai Xiaomei's eyes were red and swollen, and Uncle Bai remained silent, as if they had had a disagreement.

When Bai Xiaomei saw Bai Xiaoyue and the others arrive, she turned and left.

Seeing her uncle's furrowed brow, Bai Xiaoyue asked:

"Uncle, what's wrong?"

Uncle Bai sighed deeply:

"It's all because of those messy things in the city. Lin Hua's family was also implicated, so Xiao Mei brought the child back."

Bai Xiaoyue comforted him, "Uncle, the world outside is in chaos right now. It's good that Xiaomei is back."

Uncle Bai waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about her. What brings you here? Isn't this Wei Guo from Mingyue's family?"

Wang Weiguo quickly stepped forward and offered Uncle Bai a cigarette:

"It's me, it's me! You have such good eyesight!"

Bai Xiaoyue said directly, "Uncle, there's something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Uncle Bai asked, "What's wrong? Tell me."

With tears in his eyes, Wang Weiguo recounted the events surrounding the Wang family.

Finally, I request Uncle Bai:

“Mingyue and I can’t live in the city right now. We want to come back to the village and settle down. We need your help, Uncle.”

Uncle Bai thought for a while before saying:

“In the past, it was always rural residents transferring their household registration to the city. Now, you are transferring from the city to the countryside. The village has never done this before.”

"I can't make this decision alone; I need to discuss it with Captain Ye Jianguo."

Uncle Bai was also thinking that if they could make it happen, he could bring Lin Hua to the village as well, and Xiao Mei wouldn't have to cry all the time.

Thinking of this, he immediately stood up and said to the three of them, "We can go find Jianguo now and ask for his opinion."

Ye Jianguo immediately convened a meeting of all the village cadres.

Li Mingyue was originally from the village, and since the village party secretary and the brigade leader agreed, the other cadres did not object.

Wang Weiguo went back to the street office to get a certificate, and after several twists and turns, he finally managed to transfer his household registration back to the village.

Li Mingyue was unwilling to go back to her parents' home and live with her sister-in-law, fearing that conflicts would arise over time.

So he asked the village for a plot of land for building a house, not far from Bai Xiaoyue's house.

Because construction could only begin next spring, Li Mingyue's family stayed at Bai Xiaoyue's house.

The whole family slept in Chang Le's room, but Chang Le ran to her maternal grandmother's place and slept in Bai Wen'an's room.

Li Mingyue was always depressed, which made Bai Xiaoyue feel very sad. Her friend was originally a straightforward and cheerful person, but now she was always frowning.

That day, after dinner, Bai Xiaoyue asked her:

"Mingyue, why do you always seem unhappy? Are you not used to living in the countryside?"

Li Mingyue said with a worried look:

"Xiaoyue, I'm used to it! I'm just anxious because I'm penniless now, I don't have a single penny left."

"Our whole family is struggling to find food and drink."

Bai Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief:

"Mingyue, you scared me to death! This is nothing serious. I'm here for you. You won't go hungry."

Li Mingyue said, "We had saved some money in previous years. When my father-in-law first had the accident, Weiguo spent some of it running around, and the rest was used up when we transferred the household registration."

Bai Xiaoyue patted her friend on the shoulder:

"Mingyue, money is just an external thing. As long as you are safe and sound, that's all that matters."

Li Mingyue sighed: "I still don't know how all of this happened."

I lost my job, my in-laws, my home, and all my money.

Bai Xiaoyue can only give her friend one hug:

"Mingyue, things will get better. With your brother-in-law and children here, your home is still here."

We can work together to earn work points, and then we can share the grain after the autumn harvest.

I still have some money. When spring comes, you can start building the houses. I also have food, so you definitely won't go hungry.

"Mingyue, things will get better. You still have two children, you have to hang in there."

After Bai Xiaoyue finished speaking, she took out 200 yuan and gave it to Li Mingyue:

"Take this money. If it's not enough, just tell me."

Li Mingyue was so moved that tears almost welled up in her eyes: "Xiaoyue, thank goodness I have you."

She felt relieved, her mood brightened, and she was cheerful all day long.

Bai Xiaoyue was very happy to see that her friend had finally regained her former temperament.

Chang Le took care of Xiao Bai, and Ping'er took care of An An. The four children played together all day long and didn't need anyone to worry about them.

Yan Ci and Wang Weiguo were present at three meals a day.

Bai Xiaoyue taught Li Mingyue to embroider. Although she was only so-so at it, Li Mingyue didn't know how to embroider, so Bai Xiaoyue got to experience being a teacher.

She felt that such peaceful and quiet days were good enough.

But before one wave subsided, another arose.