Huo Junshan had just drunk two large cups of spiritual spring water at Yun Ningyan's place, so he wasn't tired at all. He told his mother and father that they would go to the back courtyard together to take a look and repair the house.

The Huo family was stunned by the explosive news brought by Huo Junshan, especially Huo's sister-in-law Wang Cuihong, whose jealousy and envy were clearly visible on her face.

Huo Changgen didn't expect that it was Yun Yatou who bought the house. Wouldn't that make his son a live-in son-in-law?

His face was very unpleasant. "Third brother, you didn't contribute a single penny to this house? Does that mean you're a live-in son-in-law?"

Li Xiangyun was initially excited, but after the old man said those words, her face turned ugly.

Huo Junshan said, "I'm just short of money! Besides, Yanyan said it doesn't matter who pays, the house is in our village anyway, we can't take it away. It's not like I'm marrying into the family, and even if I were, it wouldn't matter."

Huo Changgen...

He immediately said to his wife, "Go and get two hundred yuan for the girl for our third son. We can't take advantage of them. We're marrying off a daughter-in-law, not selling our son! Also, we'll pay for the house repairs! We can't let the neighbors say we're wrong."

Li Xiangyun nodded and took out two hundred yuan from the house to give to Huo Junshan.

Huo Junshan didn't want it at first, but his parents kept saying he was marrying into the family. Although he didn't think it was a big deal, his parents cared a lot, so he accepted it and planned to give it to them later.

Sister-in-law Huo was very excited. The house was so big that the two of them couldn't fit in it. When Xiaohuzi grew up, he could move in too. Their family had paid for it.

Huo Junshan's face turned cold. The house had just been bought, and his sister-in-law was already eyeing it. He said coldly, "This house was bought by Ningning, and this two hundred yuan is for house repairs. Ningning took the lion's share. If anyone in our family dares to cause trouble for Ningning, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Sister-in-law Huo rolled her eyes. "Father and Mother, since we paid for it, we can move in too. That house is so comfortable. It's warm in winter and cool in summer, and it's a brick and tile house. Our old house is either leaky or drafty. It's not as comfortable as that house."

"Shut up! It's only right that our parents give our third son 200 yuan to build a house for his wedding. Our parents also contributed money to build a house for our wedding. What nonsense are you spouting? This is our sister-in-law's and our third son's house. Don't even think about it!"

After being scolded by Huo Jianguo, Wang Cuihong shut up.

Huo Junshan went to call Yun Ningyan and the others to go to the back of the house to look at it.

Yun Ningyan looked up and saw that the front door of the house was made of solid wood. It had rotted over the years, and the edges and corners were starting to crumble. Huo Junshan pushed the door open and went in. The whole courtyard was very large, about two or three times the size of the Huo family's house.

The entire courtyard is paved with blue bricks, and there are two ginkgo trees in the courtyard. The leaves of the ginkgo trees are golden and they grow very tall in this courtyard.

The ground was covered with fallen leaves, which crunched as you walked over them.

The windows of several rooms were so badly broken that the hanging ornaments swayed precariously in the wind, looking as if they were about to fall out.

The door to the main room is much better than the main gate, and you can clearly see its original appearance.

Huo Junshan opened the door. The room was empty except for a few tables, chairs, benches, and boxes. There was a large wardrobe in the bedroom and a large canopy bed.

Yun Ningyan wiped the dust off the table and chairs with a handkerchief, revealing that they were made of Phoebe zhennan wood!

I didn't overpay for this house; I didn't expect there to be so many good things inside.

Li Xiangyun was startled when she saw the canopy bed. "How come there's a bed like this here? Third brother, we can't keep this. We have to dismantle it and use it for firewood."

Huo Junshan nodded.

The brothers picked up the brooms with only a few bristles left in the yard and swept the yard thoroughly, soon tidying up the fallen leaves in one place.

Huo Changgen took out a match and set it on fire.

Smoke was billowing out, and people who had finished work and were coming home for dinner came over to see what was going on. Seeing that the gate to the courtyard was open, they all came in to see what was happening.

Everyone in Huo Changgen's neighborhood knew that Yun Zhiqing had bought the house and was planning to live there after marrying Huo Junshan.

They were all incredibly envious. Looking at their own daughters-in-law and sons, they shook their heads and sighed, wondering why they weren't so lucky as to marry a daughter-in-law from the city!

Huo Junshan looked around and already had a repair plan in mind, but it would still take a lot of work.

Huo Changgen gave his sons an order: "Once you've planted the wheat, you should follow the third son and fix up the house."

Huo Jiandang's house is already built, and he can move in once he gets married. He and his wife will also take some time to visit the neighboring brigade to see when their in-laws will marry their daughter to them.

The group left the courtyard, and Yun Ningyan took out a lock and gave it to Huo Junshan to lock the gate. "I bought it at the commune a couple of days ago."

Huo Junshan disappeared for two days, and finally went to work in the afternoon.

Meng Zhenzhen hadn't seen Huo Junshan for the past few days, but when she went to work in the afternoon, she spotted him leading an old ox.

Overjoyed, she grabbed two pieces of sponge cake and went to find Huo Junshan. "Huo Junshan, I've finally found you! Where have you been these past two days? I came here to the countryside just to find you."

Her family was from the county. After graduating, she couldn't find a job. The educated youth office had made a strict rule that all those without jobs would be sent to the countryside. She didn't want to just marry anyone. After meeting Huo Junshan, she kept asking her father to use his connections to get her a job here.

Fortunately, things went smoothly, and she finally found Huo Junshan.

Marrying Huo Junshan would be the best thing.

Huo Junshan looked down at the ground beneath his feet, not even glancing at her. "I have to work. I don't know you."

Meng Zhenzhen...

"We met just a few days ago, haven't you forgotten? We were high school classmates! I came here specifically to see you, here's a sponge cake for you!"

Huo Junshan was very annoyed. Wang Cuilian left, and then Meng Zhenzhen came along.

He glanced at her, his eyes icy cold, devoid of any warmth. "Get out!"

Meng Zhenzhen was startled, but she wasn't one to give up easily. She laughed and said, "Are you afraid of that woman? Don't worry, she didn't come today!"

Huo Junshan had never seen such a shameless person. His uncle was even watching the spectacle from the sidelines. How boring!

She glared at the brigade leader, who understood and scolded, "Meng Zhenzhen, you've only just arrived and you're already trying to cause trouble! Get back to work! Without work points, no one in the team will give you food!"

Meng Zhenzhen then went to work.

The brigade leader, puffing on his pipe, was very gossipy. "Third brother, you really attract girls. When I was young, I had a bunch of girls chasing after me, but in the end, I don't know why I ended up with your aunt."

Huo Junshan's lips twitched a few times; his uncle was really narcissistic.

"Huo Changlin, what did you say? You dare bring up things from your youth! I'll tear you apart."

A furious shout rang out, startling the captain; it was his wife's voice.

Oh no!

Did his wife hear what he just said?

Zhang Guihua chased after him for a long time, even throwing away his pipe. Everyone working knew that the brigade leader was afraid of his wife, and the women all laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight.

If there weren't so many people around, she would have definitely settled accounts with Huo Changlin!

At such an old age, aren't you ashamed to bring up those things from your youth?