"If you ask me, if the children are filial to you in the future, you should just keep the money. If they can't make ends meet, they will definitely not give us money. Since they gave it, it means they must have some money. Besides, they are young and don't know how to manage money. Once they have some money, they will like to spend it recklessly. It's better for you to keep the money for them. This will save you from pushing the script back and forth. The children will think that you are really not short of money, and then they won't give you any money." Old Mrs. Tian said with some pride.
If you always refuse the kindness of other people's children, then the children will really think that you are not short of money and they will not give you anything. Then when you need money and ask for it from your children, the children may still look for it in their heart.
Tian Lisong and Lin Meiyu were both silent. They thought about how every time Tian Yuan and Tian Tian gave him money in the past two years, they always thought that their children were outside and needed money for many things, while they were in the countryside and didn't have much to spend money on. The only thing they could do was to buy some daily necessities like salt, which cost a few dollars. They said they didn't want any money no matter what, and always asked them to keep it for themselves, saying that they were not short of money.
Now that I think about it, I didn't accept the money, but it seems too strange, just like tearing up a red envelope during Chinese New Year.
Lin Meiyu smiled bitterly, "We didn't lack money before. The money we got from the family division is enough for the two of us to not work for the rest of our lives!"
Mrs. Tian didn't want to say anything after hearing this. "Okay, you two take the money. How about the house? You decide for yourselves. I won't be in charge of it anymore. Anyway, when you have money, don't forget to return my money!"
After saying this, Old Lady Tian stood up, covered herself with the quilt and prepared to go to sleep. Tian Lisong and Lin Meiyu looked at each other, took the money and said something to Old Lady Tian, then went back to their rooms.
Tian Zhuo did not come back tonight. He slept with Tian Mu. They were discussing something in the room and were not afraid of letting the children know.
"Tiantian, I've finished talking to your grandma, you can go back to the house!" When passing by the fire house, Lin Meiyu did not forget to say something to Tian Tian who was sitting in the kitchen washing her feet.
"Okay!" Tian Tian soaked her feet comfortably, looked at Lin Meiyu and Tian Lisong, and hurried back to the house.
After Lin Meiyu and Tian Lisong returned to the house, they said, "Even with the extra money, it's only over 1,300 yuan. We need 20,000 yuan for tiles, and they cost one cent each, so that's 200 yuan. Now the county has hired a construction team, and they say they need 100 yuan a month, so that's 1,100 yuan, and we still have about 200 yuan left!"
After Lin Meiyu finished the calculation, her heart sank. When she divided the family property before, she received so much money and she was happy in her heart, thinking that with so much money in her hands, she wouldn't have to worry about the rest of her life.
Unexpectedly, building this house cost more than 1,100 yuan. Not only was the money I had saved previously gone, but I also owed some money to feed myself.
When had she ever spent so much money in her life? She usually spent only a few cents or dimes to buy something, and the most expensive thing was only one dollar. Now she had to pay more than a thousand dollars. Lin Meiyu was terrified just looking at the amount on the paper.
"I'll calculate carefully when the time comes to see if we can save some more money on bricks and tiles. But I don't think we can save the money on the construction team. We can give them the money all at once, and they can help us with the work. We don't have to worry about their food and accommodation."
"I think this is a good idea. If you give us less money, we will have to provide food and accommodation, which is quite troublesome. We will have to pay for rice, flour, grain and oil ourselves. If we don't eat well and live well, people may blame us. Besides, cooking for so many people is not an easy job. I am also worried that you will be too tired." Tian Lisong said.
There are quite a few construction teams in the county now, mainly because some factories are also building residential buildings for staff. It is indeed more convenient to use a construction team. The only drawback is that the price is relatively expensive. But there is no other way. The people in their team are experienced in building mud houses, but they know nothing about building brick and tile houses.
This house will be lived in for many years, so it must be renovated well. If it is built haphazardly, what if something goes wrong?
Lin Meiyu also knew this, but she still felt a little distressed when she saw how much money was spent.
"Or we can just cook for ourselves. There are so many vegetables in our vegetable garden in the summer anyway. It doesn't matter if we're a little tired. We don't have much work to do in the summer!" She would rather be a little tired than spend more money.
"What are you talking about? How could we be fine at that time? Tiantian was about to have her wedding banquet, and you were still thinking about staying at home and cooking for those people leisurely? Where would you have the time? You had to make a quilt for Tian Tian? You had to make clothes and shoes for Tian Tian. We couldn't afford those expensive dowries, but we couldn't do without everything that Tian Tian deserved." Tian Lisong said.
"There are people who build houses for us, and they come here to make money. If we pay too little, they will be dissatisfied. What if they don't build the house well? We should pay more if we can. After all, we can earn it back in the future. Besides, the money for hiring workers is a small amount compared to the money for building the house. You don't want to spend so much money on a house that still can't be built well, right? Not only will it be uncomfortable to live in, but you will also waste so many bricks and tiles. That's hundreds of dollars!" Tian Lisong said.
When Lin Meiyu heard that the money for bricks and tiles was wasted, she immediately stopped talking. She was mainly upset about spending so much money on bricks and tiles and wanted to save money in other places. But if the money she spent on bricks and tiles was wasted, then she would rather not save the money. That money was the big expense, and she could still tell the difference, right?
"I know you feel bad about the money, but we can't save the money for hiring workers. We can do the math and figure out how to spend as little money as possible on bricks and tiles."
What they want to do is to reduce the number of bricks and tiles as much as possible.
"Since there are more rooms, there is no need to build such a big house. They already have their own rooms to live in, so there is no need to put such a big kang in the room. A smaller room will do." Tian Lisong said.
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