When they arrived at the captain's house, they were warmly welcomed by the captain's wife. Gu Qingmeng and the others placed the gifts they brought on the table. The brown sugar was wrapped in kraft paper, and nothing could be seen from the outside.
Zhou Yu and the others also wrapped the things they brought in brown paper. The four of them looked at each other, wondering if they all tacitly chose brown sugar!
"You're here, what are you bringing? Take it back and use it for yourself. Auntie doesn't want anything from you little kids!"
The team leader's wife smiled and said that she was a cheerful person. Every time the educated youth came, they would have their first meal at her house. It was the first time someone brought a gift to her door, and she was very happy. However, she didn't intend to accept the gift. It was not easy for these children to be away from home, so how could she accept anything from them? Wouldn't that be blinding her heart?
"It's just a little brown sugar. You can't refuse, auntie, otherwise we won't be ashamed to eat here." Gu Qingmeng replied with a smile.
The team leader and his wife were nice people, so she felt relieved. Peijiagou was a good place, and her grandfather would suffer less when he came here in the future.
"That won't do. Brown sugar is so expensive. Take it back and replenish your body."
When she heard it was brown sugar, the team leader's wife refused to accept it. She thought it was all brought by her family for nourishment, so how could she accept it? The old man had just told her that the educated youth who came this time were very sensible and had even given him food on the way.
"My brother and I brought sugar. If Auntie doesn't accept it, we won't eat here." Guan Beibei said.
"That's right, please accept it, auntie! Just look at what we are wearing and you'll know we have enough food." Su Xue said.
But what she said was somewhat unbelievable because she looked malnourished.
"Mom, just accept it! You can use the White Rabbit milk candies my sister bought as a return gift later." Pei Xinghe grabbed his mother and whispered.
It’s just right to give the candy to Gu Qingmeng as a snack, and then drag his mother to serve the dishes. After dinner, we still have to look at the house?
Pei Xinghe knew that his father planned to take Gu Qingmeng to see his second grandfather's house. His second grandfather's house was the best in the village. Half a month ago, their family went to join the army, and they planned to sell the house in the village. However, it was not cheap, so if there was no other choice, he would buy the house first and then rent it to Gu Qingmeng.
He still has some money, enough to buy a house.
Pei Xinghe was deeply regretting not going to the black market more often. Now that he had someone he wanted to support, he would have to go to the black market more often.
Su Xue didn't know what Pei Xinghe was thinking? Otherwise, she would definitely scratch his face and call him shameless.
Gu Qingmeng thought they would wait for the Pei family to come back and have dinner together, but she didn't expect that there were only four of them eating. The captain's family didn't eat, which was a bit awkward. They each ate a cornmeal bun and then put down their chopsticks.
Zhou Yu and his family were in a hurry to pack up the house as they were going to move tonight.
Gu Qingmeng and the others were anxious to look at houses and try to move in tonight.
"Eat more. How can you be full with just one steamed bun? If it's not enough, I'll make more for you."
The captain's wife frowned, wondering if she had not prepared the meal well.
Gu Qingmeng explained that they were indeed full and had something else to do, and only then did her brows relax. She argued with them on the way out until they accepted the White Rabbit milk candies and she didn't leave the yard.
"Zhou Yu, take Beibei back to pack up! We can go and look at the house by ourselves. It will be dark soon." Gu Qingmeng took the initiative to say.
Zhou Yu nodded in agreement. He was indeed anxious to clean up the house. There was nothing on the kang, and he still had to buy a mat.
"Dad, I bought my second grandfather's house." Pei Xinghe whispered in Pei Dazhuang's ear.
"Where do you get so much money?"
Pei Dazhuang was shocked. His second uncle's house cost 350 yuan. When did his son become so rich?
"You think I'm you, without any private money." Pei Xinghe said with a pout.
Pei Dazhuang felt his fist harden and wanted to hit his son.
Listen, is this how a son talks to his father?
"A bottle of Moutai. You can't tell my mother."
"Two bottles."
"make a deal."
Pei Xinghe paid the price of two bottles of Moutai to get his father to keep the secret for him.
The paths in the village were bumpy and full of stones. When I walked to the middle of the village, I saw a river. The river was seven or eight meters wide, and the water didn't look deep. The deepest part was only up to the knees.
"This is the river in the village. People wash clothes here in the summer. It's very convenient. The yard by the river is the house I want to show you."
Pei Xinghe mustered up his courage before stepping forward to introduce the village to Gu Qingmeng. He never stopped talking until his father opened the door with the key.
"This is my second grandfather's house. They left to join the army last month, so the house is empty. This is the best house in Peijiagou. It was only built a year ago, so you can live here without worry."
Gu Qingmeng's eyes lit up when she heard this. She saw the courtyard from the bridge. It was the only large blue brick and tile house in the village. It had three main rooms and two side rooms, all made of blue bricks. There was also a well in the courtyard. The wall was made of stone and looked very solid.
"Is this house for sale, uncle?"
Gu Qingmeng didn't ask Pei Xinghe, but turned around and asked Pei Dazhuang.
"For sale...for sale. Gu girl, do you want to buy a house? This house is not cheap. In fact, it is more cost-effective to rent a house. You will return to the city sooner or later. There is no need to buy a house in Peijiagou."
Pei Dazhuang sincerely advised that it was a waste to spend a few hundred dollars on a house, and that with an additional hundred dollars he could buy a job, a stable job at that.
"Uncle, now that we're here, let's not think about going back to the city. I really like this yard. How much is the seller planning to sell it for?"
Gu Qingmeng didn't beat around the bush. They could move in today after buying the house. She had just checked it out and it wasn't far from the cowshed. There were no neighbors around, and once the wall was raised, no one would notice that her grandfather was living here.
"Since you want to buy it, I'll tell you the real price. This house belongs to my cousin. He wants 350 yuan, and the lowest is 320 yuan. If you want to buy it, you have to give 320 yuan." Pei Dazhuang said after thinking for a while.
In fact, he wanted to buy this house and planned to use it for Pei Xinghe to marry a wife in the future. His son had a bad reputation, and if he wanted to marry a good wife, he could only make up for it with external conditions.
"Okay, I'll buy it for three hundred and twenty. Thank you, uncle!"
She originally wanted to build a house, and now she bought a ready-made one. It’s like someone gave her a pillow when she was dozing off. How can she be so lucky?
"Okay, I'll go back and ask your aunt to help you clean up. There are all kinds of vegetables in the yard, and the firewood piled at the door will be enough for you to use for a while. This well is also very good, and the water is sweet!"
After saying that, Pei Dazhuang made a "two" gesture to his son, giving him two bottles of Moutai, otherwise he would tell on him.
Pei Xinghe laughed out of anger. He failed to buy the house, his private money was exposed, and he lost two bottles of sealed Moutai for nothing.
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