It would take several days just to clean this place, and I don't know how long it would take to make it look worthy of the owner.
This really pushed her bottom line again.
It’s okay if you don’t come to help with the work, she can just find someone to be a witness.
These will come in handy when the family splits up in the future.
Hu Xiaoyi and Li Aihua went to the stream to fetch water, while Hu Lin went to the cowshed and pigpen.
These things are very valuable now, and the village should have someone specially watching over them. She will find this person to be a witness today.
Walking around the cowshed, Hu Lin saw an old man in the pigpen.
The old man heard some noise behind him and looked back. He saw a little kid and asked in surprise, "Why did you come here to play?"
He hasn't seen a little baby in this place for many years.
"I came here with my parents. They were fetching water over there." Hu Lin pointed in the direction of the house.
The man in front of me didn't look like a northerner. He had a small and compact appearance, a thin frame, and was not tall.
The old man who was shoveling manure in the pig pen heard it and took two steps forward curiously, "Why are you here to fetch water?"
"I don't know." Hu Lin pretended to speak like a five-year-old, "Do you want to go with me to take a look?"
The old man walked out of the pigsty and said, "Come on, take me to see it."
Normally, no one comes here except the people who are responsible for delivering pig grass, cow grass and collecting manure for fertilizer.
Occasionally I saw someone going to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.
Another thing is that it becomes more lively here after the autumn harvest.
At this time, someone came here to draw water, which aroused his curiosity.
Hu Lin took the old man to the house.
Hu Xiaoyi and Li Aihua were wiping the dust off the door panel and didn't notice someone coming.
"What are you doing?" The old man looked at their actions in shock.
The two heard someone talking and looked towards the old man. Hu Lin walked towards Li Aihua.
Hu Xiaoyi explained, "Cleaning."
"I know you are cleaning. I remember no one has been to this house. Is this yours? Are you going to live here?"
The old man has been here for more than ten years. He used to look after cattle. A few years ago, the village started raising pigs, so he was allowed to raise them too.
When Li Aihua heard what the old man said next, she also glanced at Hu Xiaoyi.
Hu Lin kept staring at Li Aihua and saw that she did not show any emotion, as if it was the same for her wherever she lived. He knew that she did not have any twisted feelings towards the Hu family.
This saves a lot of trouble.
"Yes, we will live here from now on."
"Is this house still habitable? I noticed some holes in the back wall a few years ago." The old man couldn't believe it.
"Just fix it."
After hearing this, the old man stopped talking about the house.
"Whose family are you from?"
There were many people in the village, and he was alone, and had to take care of the cows and pigs, so he seldom went out into the village.
Except for some people he often comes into contact with and those who live nearby, he doesn't know anyone else.
He needed to be identified.
He had seen the man before, but he didn't know where he came from and he had never spoken to him.
The woman looked familiar to him and she would go up the mountain from time to time.
"The Hu family, the one in the front village, near the river. My name is Hu Xiaoyi, and I am the eldest in the family."
"Oh." The old man nodded.
In fact, the old man didn’t know which family Hu Xiaoyi was talking about, but he would feel relieved as long as they were from the village.
Otherwise, if anything happened to his cows and pigs, he would have no way to explain.
"Grandpa, what's your name?" Hu Lin asked hurriedly when he saw the old man's expression as if he wanted to leave.
This is a witness and also a future neighbor, so maintaining a good relationship with him is the most important thing.
"My last name is Zheng. They all call me Lao Zheng. You can call me that too." After saying that, the old man turned and left.
After the person left, Hu Xiaoyi did not ask why Hu Lin brought someone here, and continued to wipe the door panel.
The dust on the door panel was so thick that the rag got dirty as soon as it was touched, and a bucket of water would make it muddy after two or three rubs.
Hu Lin took a look and felt anxious. "How long are you going to keep wiping like this? Can't you just pour water on it and rinse it a few times?"
Li Aihua is a brainless person, and Hu Xiaoyi is also a brainless person. When these two are combined together, they are really a workaholic.
Hu Xiaoyi and Li Aihua paused, thought about it, and both felt that what Hu Lin said made sense.
Hu Xiaoyi looked back at the small Hu Lin and put the rag aside. "Then rinse it a few times first."
It seems that without the old couple, Hu Xiaoyi still looks like a normal person.
Hu Lin and Li Aihua stood far away, watching Hu Xiaoyi lock the door again and pick up the bucket of water to pour on the door.
After being splashed with water several times, the door panel revealed its original dead yellow color like dead wood.
Hu Xiaoyi fetched water again, and Hu Lin and Li Aihua went forward to clean the rag and wipe the areas that were not rinsed clean.
Hu Xiaoyi took another bucket and fetched water to clean the house.
The floor of the house was all mud, and they were going to move in soon, so they couldn't use the door-washing method and could only wipe it honestly.
Hu Xiaoyi was mainly responsible for fetching water, and Li Aihua went there occasionally.
As it was getting close to noon, Hu Xiaoyi asked them to go back and cook.
Li Aihua did not dare to delay on the way, and hurried back with Hu Lin.
After the meal was ready, Hu Xiaoyi and the Hu family members who went to work came back at almost the same time.
Everyone was washing their hands in the yard. Hu Chunsheng asked Hu Xiaoyi, "How is the cleaning going?"
"It has been uninhabited for many years. There is too much dust. It will probably take a few days to clean it up." Hu Xiaoyi answered respectfully.
"Don't be in a hurry, clean it slowly. You can't be careless in a place where people live."
"knew."
At the dinner table, the second wife also expressed her concern.
"Brother, you guys came here because of the pillars. Tomorrow the three of us won't be working. We'll help you clean up first."
After Hu Guangjie finished speaking, he exchanged glances with Sun Fangfen.
Sun Fangfen immediately responded, "We have to help you move all your things over, otherwise we will always feel guilty."
The couple in the fourth room were confused by what they heard.
Gao Ruqiong asked: "Second brother and second sister-in-law, what are you talking about?"
"It's like this, Zhuzi is getting married, and the family doesn't have enough money to build a new house, so your eldest brother and his family decided to move out."
When asked, Cao Zhaodi gave an explanation.
Gao Ruqiong and Hu Jirui looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
How could the family be so poor that they don’t even have money to build a house? If that were the case, my mother-in-law would have stopped the children from going to school long ago.
Brother, I hope you haven't been cheated again.
The couple in the fourth room were silent when they heard such explosive information.
Cao Zhaodi looked at the couple in the second room again and said, "It's ridiculous that all three of them don't go to work.
Your elder brother's matter will be delayed for a few more days. If you delay it for a few more days as well, your family will just have to wait for the northwest wind."
"Mom, don't we just want to share the burden with our elder brother and sister-in-law?" Hu Guangjie retorted in a low voice.
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