Xia Ning overheard their conversation and a thought struck her!
Xia Ning had a good impression of Yang Xiaohong and Li Jing, especially Li Jing.
Although everyone says she's reckless, Xia Ning thinks she's insightful, reasonable, and doesn't get bullied, which is rare!
She also wants to move out, and she has the money to build a house. It's just that it's not safe for her to live alone. If she lives with these two people, then she won't be afraid of anything!
Xia Ning leaned close to Li Jing and whispered:
"I also want to move out. I have money. Let's go find a secluded place and discuss it?"
Li Jing's eyes lit up, and she immediately got down from the ground:
"Come on, come on, come on, let's discuss this between the three of us!"
The three of them left the educated youth compound one after the other. As soon as they came out, Li Jing couldn't wait to say:
"Xia, you also want to move out. How much money can you contribute to build a house?"
Xia Ning thought for a moment and said:
How much exactly is needed?
Li Jing analyzed in detail:
"It depends on how big it is. If the three of us are building it together, I think we should just build two small rooms with a small kitchen!"
"Just like the other families on the farm, we can use corn stalks to make a tent, which can also serve as a yard wall."
"If you buy mud bricks, it will cost around 100 yuan. If you make mud bricks yourself, 60 yuan will be enough!"
“If you’re willing to contribute the majority, we’ll do the work. You give us 40 yuan, and we’ll each give 10 yuan. Once we’ve borrowed all the mud bricks, we’ll break them down and return them!”
"As for the rooms, it'll be one for you and one for the two of us, how does that sound?"
Xia Ning frowned. It wasn't that she thought the division was unreasonable; on the contrary, Li Jing's explanation was quite reasonable.
She occupies a room by herself, while the two of them share a room and the kitchen, so it's reasonable that she has 30 more than the other two!
She felt unsafe in this tent. Xia Ning thought for a moment and said:
"What if we build a mud-brick wall like the one in Master Zhong's house?"
Li Jing calculated and said:
"If we move the plot of land outside the wall, an extra 20 yuan should be enough. If we move it inside, it will cost 40 yuan!"
"But that includes the cost of buying the mud bricks. If we break the mud bricks ourselves and only pay for the labor, then it will only cost an extra 10 yuan to build the wall around the yard!"
Xia Ning nodded and said:
“I’ll pay the 10 yuan. Let’s build the courtyard wall with mud bricks. After all, the three of us are women, so it’s safer this way!”
Li Jing had no objection. Didn't she know that the courtyard wall of the corn tent was unsafe?
She definitely knew, but what could she do when she didn't have any money?
She was afraid Xia Ning wouldn't agree to pay 40 yuan, so she tried to calculate the amount as low as possible!
It got cold this year, and the mud froze right after we finished making it, so we couldn't build houses. Otherwise, they would have been able to move into their own homes soon!
Li Jing sighed:
"What a pity, it's too late now, otherwise we could find someone to build a house right now and move out soon!"
Xia Ning also said with melancholy:
"Yes, I was thinking of renting a house on the farm and moving out, but after looking around, there weren't many suitable ones!"
"The only place I feel is Grandma Bai's house, and I don't like being disturbed by strangers!"
"Grandma Bai?" Li Jing asked, puzzled. "I've been here for a year and haven't heard of a Bai family on the farm."
"Grandma Bai's family? Besides Bai Yueyao, are there other families with the surname Bai on our farm?"
Xia Ning affirmed:
"Yes, Grandma Bai's house is closest to Master Zhong and his siblings. You'll see it if you go that way!"
"There are quite a few houses, about four or five rooms, and the yard is high up. That must be Grandma Bai's house!"
Li Jing was very interested and urged Xia Ning to speak:
"Tell me the specifics of her family situation quickly!"
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