Buy in town.

After Zhou Xiaolei said goodbye, the group went to a state-owned restaurant for a meal, and then went into the house with the key given by Zhou Xiaolei.

After throwing away all the things that needed to be thrown away, Qiao Youfu turned around and found a bricklayer in the town to come over and take a look. He negotiated the price on the spot and decided to have the man come over to refurbish the tiles the next day.

Qiao Youcai went to find two people who were digging wells, and also made an appointment for Tiantian to come and do the work.

Qiao Jiangxin went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought buckets, rags, brooms, dustpans and other necessary cleaning tools and placed them in the house for use.

When the group arrived at Gaoshi Village, it was almost six o'clock in the afternoon.

Chen Wende went to the north of the village several times quietly but didn't meet the person he wanted to see.

Liu Afang and Qin Xue both knew that their husbands and Qiao Jiangxin had gone to the town today to discuss the house and shop matters.

When they saw the three people coming in, they all looked at them expectantly.

"Youfu, how about that?" Qin Xue asked anxiously.

Qiao Youfu showed joy on his face, "It's done."

When Liu Afang heard this, she was also very happy, "Is it really done? The house has been bought? Will we have a house and a shop in the town in the future?"

Qiao Youcai nodded, his tone also full of excitement, "Well, we have a house and a shop now. This afternoon, we have already found a mason and a well digger. We will start the renovation tomorrow. After it is finished, we will order some custom furniture.

Jiang Xin and Gu Zhizhi helped to look at it. We planned to use the first floor for business. We would build up the entire wall facing the road to make it into a gate, and use the upstairs for living.

By then, our whole family will move to the town. The school in the town is close to home. When Jiangmu and the others grow up, they will go to school in the town and there will be enough space for them to stay. When we have time during the holidays, if they want to come and stay for a few days, we will come and stay for two days. ”

Qiao Youfu also smiled and said, "Yes, when Youcai and I make some money, we will buy ourselves an ox cart or a tricycle. Then it will be convenient for transporting goods or going to the village."

After listening to his elder brother, Qiao Youcai continued, "Our shop is in town, so it's convenient for us to get the goods from Liu Meizi. We can get to the shop right after we get off the bus."

Liu Afang and Qin Xue were both very excited. It would be a lie to say that they had much affection for Gaoshi Village. Who would be willing to stay in the village and farm when they could go to the town to do business?

Qin Xue said softly, "Since we have already bought the house, there is no need to rush. We will slowly work on it after we make some money. When the store is ready, you two can run around outside, and Afang and I can help look after the store with the kids."

Although Qin Xue didn't say anything, Qiao Jiangxin knew what Qin Xue meant. She had already asked him to borrow money to buy the house, and the subsequent renovation and custom-made furniture and containers would cost at least a few hundred yuan.

She wanted to take her time at home and didn't want Qiao Jiangxin to put any more money into it.

Qiao Jiangxin smiled, "Aunt, now that we've bought the house, we can't leave it empty. It's only right to renovate it as soon as possible, open the shop as soon as possible, and make money as soon as possible.

Don't worry about the money. I brought enough with me. We are a family, so there is no need to worry about so much.

It's just re-tiling, changing windows and doors, and repainting the walls. It doesn't cost much. For containers and furniture, you can just pay a deposit first and the balance later. Our stores are in the town, so people are not afraid that we will run away. ”

As they were talking, Liao Fuzhen came in and said, "The water is ready. Who will go take a shower?"

Qiao Jiangxin stood up quickly and said, "I, I'll go."

Liao Fuzhen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll pour you some water, and you go find some clothes to change into."

When Qiao Jiangxin was passing by the living room with clothes in her hand, Qin Xue suddenly remembered that Chen Wende had come to see Qiao Jiangxin.

Then he said, "Jiang Xin, that university student Chen came to see you this afternoon. Your grandmother Liao just said that she saw him hanging around us several times in the afternoon."