Although the old house was a bit dilapidated, it was quiet and spacious.
The main hall is located in front, with a room on the side, a kitchen, a small woodshed, and a large courtyard.
Fang Yan was extremely satisfied with the house. In modern terms, it was a one-bedroom, one-living room house with a yard, and it even had a separate kitchen and bathroom.
In a few decades, with the continuous development of agricultural technology, almost only inorganic vegetables will be available on the market.
As a food blogger with a high pursuit of nutrition and food taste, Fang Yan used to grow her own organic vegetables in her previous life.
So when she saw this big courtyard, she immediately planned in her mind what vegetables to plant in which open space.
"Uncle, is this house yours? Look at the rent..."
Although the house was dilapidated, Fang Yan never intended to take advantage of the situation by not paying rent.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zongde immediately bristled and glared, "What are you talking about rent? If that's what you're talking about, then you can't stay in my house anymore. You can find another one yourself."
"Hehe..." Seeing that the old man was angry, the village chief chuckled and tried to smooth things over. "Third brother's family, this house was built by Uncle De and Aunt De together. If it weren't for the fact that the house is too small to accommodate so many people, Uncle De and Aunt De would definitely not be willing to move out of here. Talking about rent would be too formal."
Anyway, Uncle De and Aunt De live next door. They don't have many hobbies, they just like to eat good food. Whenever you cook something nice, just send some over to them.
Aunt De was Zhang Zongde's wife. The couple had a very good relationship. As people called her by her surname, they stopped calling her by her original surname and started calling her Aunt De.
Upon hearing this, Fang Yan smiled and her eyes narrowed. "Okay, I'm good at this."
Zhang Zongde and the village chief did not believe her. "If you were so capable, how could you raise yourself and your child like this?"
Fortunately, they were both very considerate and didn't expose Fang Yan's words.
With Zhang Jizhou away and her in-laws unreliable, Zhang Zongde, having helped her divide the family property, wouldn't just leave her and her child to fend for themselves. Instead, he took the village chief and inspected the house inside and out, pointing out all the areas that needed repair. Then he instructed the village chief, "Go and get a few people to help out this afternoon and get this work done."
They were just a mother and son, an orphan and a widow, and they were so thin. I wouldn't feel comfortable letting them live there until the house was repaired.
The village chief was Zhang Zongde's nephew and couldn't be more respectful to Zhang Zongde. "Yes, Uncle De."
Knowing that someone would come to help repair the house in the afternoon, Fang Yan thought she would go out and buy some meat or something so that the people who helped with the work could have a good meal in the evening.
In the countryside, if someone is too busy to handle something, their neighbors will lend a helping hand. They don't need to give money; they just cook a nice meal for everyone.
Fang Yan had just moved out, and her house was completely empty, lacking everything she needed. She had to hurry out to buy some things.
This trip was for a big shopping trip, and it was very inconvenient to bring the baby along, so Fang Yan left the child at Aunt Wang's house and asked her to help take care of the child.
Aunt Wang's grandson is about the same age as the baby, and the two children can play together.
"I have winter melon, loofah, and greens all in my garden. You just need to buy some meat. I'll pick the greens and bring them to you in a bit."
Ever since she learned how badly the mother and son from the third son's family had been abused at the Zhang family's house, Aunt Wang felt sorry for them.
Aunt Wang was filled with regret for having cursed her so harshly before, and she became even more determined to help the third son's family.
Fang Yan understood her feelings and accepted the favor with a smile, "Okay, you and Uncle Wang can come over for dinner tonight."
Uncle Wang was one of the people the village chief called upon to help repair the house.
"I won't go," Aunt Wang waved her hand, and, afraid that she would be too polite, quickly pushed her towards the door. "You should go buy your things quickly, otherwise you'll be in a rush tonight."
"Oh, by the way," Aunt Wang suddenly grabbed her again, "can you ride a bicycle?"
There are only oxcarts going to the county town in the mornings, but it's already noon now, so there are definitely no more oxcarts. Walking to the county town would take too much time both ways.
In future generations, shared bicycles will be one of the means of transportation. As a soul from the future, I must know how to ride a bicycle.
"Aunt Wang, can I borrow a bicycle?" Fang Yan's eyes lit up.
"You wait."
A moment later, Aunt Wang pushed a bicycle out of the house. "This is part of my daughter-in-law's dowry when she got married. Try it on and see if you're used to it."
Fang Yan almost jumped up and gave Aunt Wang a big kiss. This was actually a women's bicycle without a crossbar in the front!
You know, the kind of 82-inch bicycle that Zhang Jizhou rode this morning, with a crossbar in front, is tall, big, and heavy. Fang Yan's current thin body probably couldn't handle it.
Unexpectedly, the bicycle that Aunt Wang borrowed was a women's bicycle.
It's clear that Aunt Wang's family cherishes this bicycle very much and probably doesn't ride it often. Her child is already the same age as Bao Bao, but the bicycle is maintained as if it just came out of the factory.
They were willing to lend her something they cherished so much.
Fang Yan was grateful. "Aunt Wang, don't worry, I will ride carefully and make sure I don't bump into anything."
After leaving Aunt Wang's house, Fang Yan hurried to the county town.
At present, although there is no strong support for the development of individual businesses, people who engage in private transactions are not being cracked down on either. As a result, there are many small stalls and vendors selling things all over the county.
The morning market had long since closed, and the butcher stalls had sold out of meat.
Fang Yan could only buy whatever she saw, and in the end she only managed to buy a pig's head, two pig's tails, and four sets of pig offal.
The dinner party was all men, with big appetites, so there was no need to worry about them not being able to finish their food. Fang Yan bought it all for them.
"Ten yuan in total." The butcher saw that she was a big customer and gave her a slight discount.
But when it came time to pay, Fang Yan still felt a pang of pain. It wasn't that she thought the pork was so expensive, but rather that she only had ninety yuan on her, and this was one-ninth of it gone.
Oh my god, she has to find a way to make money right away, otherwise she and her child might go hungry for a month after eating this meal tonight.
After having this idea in mind, Fang Yan began to pay attention to the market demand in the county town when she went shopping.
After she went around and bought a few fish, then went to another shop and bought all sorts of braising spices, filling two large bags, she decided that she needed to do something to make money first.
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