No. 22 Wutong Street.
With a creak, the web that the spider had painstakingly spun in the middle of the night came to an end.
Shen Fenghua didn't care about these small details. She even thought about getting a nearly worn-out feather duster to clean up all the spider webs and such.
"How is it?"
Li Yanran rushed to finish her work yesterday and has now taken a day off with Shen Fenghua to help pack.
The layout of the courtyard is almost identical to the one Li Yanran lives in now.
They are all single-story bungalows with a large courtyard that is not small in size.
It looks quite dilapidated and overgrown with weeds because no one lives there.
However, Shen Fenghua's courtyard had an extra locust tree compared to the Li family's, and it grew incredibly lush and verdant. By May of the following year, anyone sitting in the courtyard could enjoy the sweet fragrance of locust blossoms.
Li Yanran frowned. "This tree is probably not clean."
Shen Fenghua laughed, "Sister, are you confused? How is the locust tree unclean? It's a famous tree that brings good fortune to the house. You're not allowed to mess with it."
She liked it more and more as she looked at it, and circled the tree several times. "I estimate it must be twenty or thirty years old. Look, I can't even wrap my arms around it by myself."
Facing this locust tree, Shen Fenghua began to indulge in his boundless imagination.
You could get a simple stone table and benches and place them under the locust tree. It would be nice to sit there in the summer, enjoying the cool air, drinking tea, and watching the children play. You could also make a rattan chair for Grandma. She's worked hard her whole life; in her old age, she deserves to relax and enjoy the company of her younger generation.
"Fine, whatever you want." Since it wasn't her own yard, Shen Fenghua could do whatever she wanted with it.
Regardless of whether locust trees are considered evil or not, having a lush tree in the yard is quite nice, at least providing shade in the summer.
Shen Fenghua chuckled, "Then, shall I go to your house and dig up a few more clumps of mint later?"
There's a yard in front of the house, so we'll definitely need to grow something there, whether it's chili peppers or bok choy. Growing something like that will save us some money. Besides, Grandma's still here, so it's not good for her to be idle all the time.
Having some land and something to do will at least prevent things from getting too boring.
Mosquitoes and flies are quite annoying. If you have a yard, plants, or puddles, it's hard to avoid them.
This easily breeds mosquitoes and flies. Peppermint repels mosquitoes, and although the effect is not particularly significant, it's better than nothing.
Then sprinkle some lime powder, and with both methods combined, there will definitely be some effect.
"Dig as much as you want," mint isn't worth much, and besides, it's incredibly good at propagating. In spring, one clump can lead to a whole patch.
Carefully emerging from around the locust tree, Shen Fenghua looked back and felt a little frightened.
The reason is simple: a yard that no one cleans is always overgrown with weeds.
The grass near the wall has grown to be half a person's height.
Shen Fenghua looked at the grass and suddenly felt that it was full of unknown things. She asked tremblingly, "Sister Yanran, do you think there might be snakes in this thing?"
You should know that Shen Fenghua is a very brave person. In this life, there are only two things she is afraid of: one is a mollusk without legs, and the other is something with many legs.
Examples of these include snakes crawling in the shadows of grass and leeches living in lakes.
Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps all over.
"I don't think so," Li Yanran said, unsure. "Oh, it's alright. I'll have your brother He come over around noon, and he'll make sure the little courtyard is perfectly tidy for you."
"That's too kind of you," Shen Fenghua said hastily. "Sister, you're too kind. Brother He is a man of great importance; how can we ask him to do such work? Weeding is very simple. I'll get some melon seeds and candy later; there are plenty of aunties who are willing to help with the work."
This can be considered a win-win situation.
"That's fine too." Li Yanran also felt sorry for her man. Since he didn't need to do things like weeding, she would let him do some more technical work later.
The courtyard is quite large; it can comfortably accommodate not only this small family but also three to five other people.
There wasn't much to see in the yard anymore, and Shen Fenghua was figuring out how to tidy it up.
The two strolled into the small house, and from the front door to the main room, they walked along a winding bluestone path.
Shen Fenghua also said that she would build a chicken coop with red bricks next to the outer wall of the kitchen. She has the space to raise three chickens for the family now, and it would be a waste not to.
The main room is directly opposite the gate. Pushing the door open, dust flies everywhere, and the air suddenly feels much colder.
Shen Fenghua got goosebumps and quickly hid behind Li Yanran. "Sister, I feel a little chilly."
Li Yanran: "..."
She explained with a hint of helplessness, "That's how houses that haven't been lived in for a long time are; they just don't feel alive. They'll be fine once people come and live around."
In the center of the main hall, from left to right, are three empty rooms.
After looking around, Shen Fenghua made a plan: the leftmost room would be used as a storage room to store seasonal items, such as large pieces of firewood or coal in winter, or various farm tools for tidying up the yard.
Of the two rooms on the right, one is connected to the main room, while the other is separate.
The elderly person is getting old and sleeps lightly, so they definitely need to live in a separate room and have a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed) built so they won't get cold in the winter.
The two children live with them in the larger room. Shen Fenghua has already gone in and checked it out. It's the larger room, with a partition in the middle, which is just right.
The child is still young, so living nearby makes it easier to take care of him. Once he gets a little older, we can move him out.
Shen Fenghua's abacus clicked away. It was like a corner that could easily fit another large wardrobe. She wanted the most fashionable style right now, the kind with a full-length mirror embedded in it.
She also had to buy new pots and pans; she didn't want the ones the Shen family had used, which was why she insisted on bringing them along...
She'd rather break it and throw it in the trash than give it to those ungrateful wretches.
However, this also means that I will have to stay at the He family's house for a while longer.
Thinking of this, Shen Fenghua felt a little embarrassed, "Sister, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to let me stay for a couple more days~"
“This is no small matter,” Li Yanran said, not taking it seriously. “I’m overjoyed that you’re staying there.”
Shen Fenghua smiled and assured her, "Sister, don't worry, I'll take care of all the dishes and utensils at home, and I promise I'll clean them up perfectly."
Interpersonal relationships are not a one-sided affair; they require mutual give and take. Regardless of the type of relationship, only through dedicated effort can they last.
"Meow~"
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