Lao Yang calculated it in his mind and gave a number, "Six hundred."

"Okay, our company's house is expected to be completed in four to five months, so please manage your time well."

Old Yang nodded to show that he understood.

The two chatted for a while before Li Xu took Du Hong away.

On the way back, Du Hong said with some distress, "Xiao Xu, there is no need to give the child's room seventy-two legs, right?"

Although both of them are in their thirties, she still calls Li Xu the same way as before.

Li Xu didn't deliberately correct her and continued to call her Xiaohong.

There are three sets of seventy-two legs, one set for Li Xu and his wife, one set for his daughter Li Leyun, and the last set is shared by his two sons Li Wenzhe and Li Shaoyuan.

This is not about favoring girls over boys, but about saving trouble.

The two boys were quite naughty. If they were to live separately, cleaning the rooms would be a chore. So Li Xu and his wife discussed it and decided to let them live in one room before they got married, which would save a lot of trouble.

Du Hong felt that it was already a luxury for a child to have thirty-six legs, and using seventy-two legs was a complete waste. There was no need to spend this money.

Li Xu responded with a smile, "When we move into a new house, we can't let it look too shabby, right?"

Hearing this, Du Hong couldn't help but pinch the soft flesh on Li Xu's waist, "Go out and ask who would put so much furniture in a child's room, and who would feel shabby just because their child's room doesn't have enough furniture?

I don't think anyone else would think this way except you. They say the meat in the buns is not in the folds, but you're the opposite, you even want to use meat to make the bun skins. For example, what kid would use a coffee table?

"Hiss~" The sudden pain made Li Xu take a breath subconsciously. Fortunately, Du Hong loosened it with just one twist.

Then Li Xu whispered, "Our family doesn't need these two dollars. If you feel bad, I'll pay for it."

This sentence made his waist twist again.

Du Hong said unhappily, "It's true that we don't lack it, but we can't waste money."

"It's not unfair. Maybe your grandson can use this set of furniture. If you spread it out evenly, it won't cost much a year."

The main feature of furniture these days is its durability. It can easily be used for decades. Not only Li Xu’s grandson, but even his great-grandson may be able to use it.

"How can you calculate it like that?" Du Hong was a little amused. "According to you, if I keep that furniture for a thousand or two thousand years, wouldn't that mean I'm not spending any money every year?"

"My wife is so smart. She understood what I meant so quickly." Li Xu said shamelessly.

Du Hong: ...

Seeing Li Xu being so shameless, she suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, she finally spoke, "The money for buying furniture will come from home. In the future, you should be more frugal with your money and don't be so extravagant."

In fact, she just couldn't bear to do it for the moment, otherwise she would have spoken to Lao Yang a long time ago.

Seeing that she was no longer bothered about this matter, Li Xu naturally agreed, "No problem, I will spend every penny in half from now on."

Du Hong burst out laughing. "You sound so real. Ever since we got married, I've told you countless times to be frugal with your money, and you always said yes, but I never saw you do it."

"You know I won't do it, why do you keep telling me?"

"I can't help it."

Li Xu looked speechless.

In the evening, after the Li family learned about the furniture made by Li Xu, they also advised him not to spend money so lavishly.

Li Xu kept nodding in response.

Let’s talk about Li Mei. She had been busy at work all day and her face was full of fatigue, but she still insisted on teaching Li Ju and others after dinner.

A few days later.

Li Xu learned from Liu Gang that the county leaders unanimously decided to invest funds to allow teachers of industrial disciplines to conduct technological research and development.

For this purpose, county leaders also arranged several houses in the city for them to live in.

From now on, they will live in the city and no longer have to work in the fields.

All daily necessities, including rice, flour, grain and oil, are provided by the county, and they can also receive a salary of ten yuan per month.

Although the money is not much, it makes these teachers very happy.

For them, as long as they don’t have to work in the fields, they don’t have to be paid.

With Li Xu's consent, Liu Wen announced to the public that this was Li Mei's idea.

In this way, when there are results, Li Mei will have a share of the credit, which is a solid political achievement.

On the day the teachers moved in, Li Xu, Li Mei and Li Ping went to their house to chat with them for a while.

After that, they would take a group of students to shuttle back and forth between various units every day. This scene aroused people's curiosity, and they began to ask people about it.

So it didn't take long before the county leaders' plan spread throughout the city.

The common people didn't have any opinion about this, they just thought Li Mei was quite troublesome.

As for majors with little practical application like economics, the teachers of these majors are still working in the fields. When they heard the news, their eyes were red with envy and they wished they could treat the students like this in person.

For the first time in their lives, they regretted the majors they had chosen.

...

The days passed, and it was mid-July in the blink of an eye.

This morning.

In the supply and marketing cooperative's motorcade, in the shade between two cars, Li Xu and others were wearing short-sleeved shirts, holding palm-leaf fans, sitting on small stools and chatting.

Although everyone was fanning themselves quickly, beads of sweat continued to drip down their faces.

Master Wang wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and said weakly, "This summer is so damn hot. It's already past eight in the morning. This is killing me."

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