Chapter 9: Building a House is Put on the Agenda
Chu Xuan's eyes reddened. In those days, everyone was living in poverty, but Grandma Gao's family always helped her selflessly.
He quickly counted out fifty yuan from the two hundred and stuffed it back into Gao Meijuan's hand. "Grandma Gao, the Spanish mackerel tail was given to you a long time ago. It belongs to your family. You deserve these fifty yuan. You must accept them, otherwise I will return all the pots, pans, food, lard, etc. that you gave me. Over the years, your family has helped me and my younger brother with more than just this."
Gao Meijuan's eyes were filled with pity. "It's not easy for you and your brother to depend on each other. My family will always remember your mother's kindness in saving my little daughter. No matter how many times we help you, it's not too much! I won't take this fifty yuan! When you get married and your life becomes easier in the future, just come back to see me and your Grandpa Wang more often. By the way, your Grandpa Wang will take care of the household registration."
Wang Depin walked into the main room and expressed his firm refusal.
Chu Xuan couldn't persuade them, so she had to give up giving the money, but she was thinking in her heart that she would be filial to them in the future.
Wang Depin took the opportunity to convey to her what Tian Xiaoyun said on the phone.
After a moment of silence, she asked Wang Depin for Tian Xiaoyun's contact information.
Wang Depin looked relieved, knowing that the day when the mother and daughter would resolve their misunderstandings was not far away.
More than twenty minutes later, Chu Xuan and her brother returned to their residence.
Chu Feng locked the gate and bolted it, looking worried. "Sister, after daybreak, will Grandpa and Grandma and Second Uncle take revenge on us?"
Chu Xuan couldn't help but sigh. His younger brother was raised to be cowardly by Feng Chunhua. He didn't dare to say a word in front of the Chu family just now. It seems that he really needs to be educated well in the future.
"Xiao Feng, do you know what it means to use someone else's strength to counterattack them? Do you know what it means to unite all forces?"
Teach patiently and step by step.
Chu Feng was reminded of this and immediately understood something. "Sister, I understand! If my grandparents and second uncle come knocking on my door, I can forcefully bring out the village chief and the debt we owe to One-Eyed Dragon."
Chu Xuan nodded with satisfaction. "You're a teachable kid! Alright! Wash up and get some sleep. After you wake up, I'll take you to the county town to buy supplies. Come back before 5:30 pm to continue fishing. Then, tell everyone that the 100 yuan debt for this month has been paid off."
Chu Feng happily turned around three times, "It's great to be able to go to the county town! By the way, the remittance you mentioned before..."
"Grandpa Wang told me that it will definitely arrive in the next two days." Chu Xuan gently rubbed Chu Feng's head, "You are a little short. From now on, you will eat meat every day to nourish your body. In the future, you will grow to be 1.8 meters tall!"
Chu Feng clenched his fists, "Yes! I will definitely grow taller, then I won't be afraid of Chu Zhi anymore, and I can protect you!"
At half past nine in the morning, Chu Xuan woke up.
He checked his pocket and found the money was still there, then he got up and washed.
I made some mixed noodle pancakes and cooked some vegetable and noodle soup.
Call my little brother to get up and eat.
The first thing Chu Feng said when he saw Chu Xuan was, "Sister, I need to pay you back..."
Before he could finish, Chu Xuan smiled and responded, "I'm here. Don't worry!"
I specifically checked my brother's face and the swelling has gone down.
After dinner, they were just about to go out when Gao Meijuan knocked on the door.
He hurriedly handed the household registration book to Chu Xuan, and before Chu Xuan had time to say thank you, he left in a hurry.
After watching Grandma Gao leave, Chu Xuan patted the household registration book and said, "This household registration comes at the perfect time! I'll take a carriage to the post office in town later. Who knows, maybe Mom's remittance slip has arrived by now."
Chu Feng looked disgusted and said, "Even if Tian Xiaoyun sends us money, I will not forgive her!"
Chu Xuan slapped him on the shoulder, "That's our biological mother! Don't call her by her name! She must have had some unavoidable reasons for leaving. You can't spend her money and then criticize her."
Chu Feng was a little unconvinced.
Chu Xuan was too lazy to explain further.
I went to the village entrance to wait for the carriage. The journey was smooth. When I arrived at the town post office, there was indeed a remittance slip from my mother for three hundred yuan.
After Chu Xuan took out her household registration booklet and collected it, she called her mother.
Tian Xiaoyun's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hello..."
Chu Xuan's nose felt sore, "Mom, it's me."
This long-lost cry of "Mom" made Tian Xiaoyun very excited, "Hey! Good boy!"
"Mom, thank you for sending money to Xiaofeng and me. I've earned some money and would like to borrow your name to use it to build a new house..."
Chu Xuan expressed his thoughts, and Tian Xiaoyun repeatedly said that it was no problem. He also said that he would go back to see them when he had time and explain to them in person why he left.
During this period, Chu Feng said nothing.
After hanging up the phone, they took a bus to the county town.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Xuan and her brother returned to the village with a lot of bags.
On the way home, I attracted a lot of attention.
People who like gossip asked, "Chu Xuan, have you become rich?"
Chu Xuan said directly, "My mother sent me some money. Not only can I pay off this month's debt, but I can also renovate the old house and build a new one."
The news spread quickly in the village.
When I got home, I sorted the things I bought.
There were bamboo baskets, large wooden basins, cloth, pork fat, pork bones, malted milk, new shoes, mats, iron buckets, iron tongs, iron pots, white flour, cornmeal, sweet potato flour, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine...
The low tide today is around 5:30, which is still more than an hour away.
When they were in the county town, they had some steamed buns with meat and wontons, so they weren't hungry yet.
Chu Xuan put a three-pound piece of pork belly in a bamboo basket, covered the basket with a lid, and went straight to Gao Meijuan's house. She wanted to renovate the old house and exchange land to build a new house. Reporting to Grandma Gao first would definitely make things more efficient.
Chu Feng didn't go with them, but stayed at home to make a fire and cook the pork bones...
Gao Meijuan heard clearly what Xuan was here for and took the job without saying a word.
Chu Xuan took out a stack of money and put two thousand and two hundred yuan into Gao Meijuan's hand. "Grandma Gao, this money was sent by my mother. Please keep it for me. The old house is dilapidated and can't stop thieves."
Gao Meijuan immediately took on the responsibility of managing the money. "With this money, it will be no problem to build two spacious brick houses and renovate the old house. When your Grandpa Wang comes back tonight, I'll have him contact the construction team."
Chu Xuan hugged Gao Meijuan with gratitude, "Thank you, Grandma Gao!"
Being hugged by Chu Xuan like this, Gao Meijuan couldn't help crying, "You kid, you made me cry with joy."
The two chatted for a while and Chu Xuan prepared to leave.
The steamed buns were just coming out of the pot, so Gao Meijuan left the pork belly and took back six large steamed buns.
I plan to send the cheese meat patties to Chu Xuan tomorrow.
Chu Xuan returned home and the fragrant bone soup was ready.
The siblings each had three large steamed buns and a bowl of pork rib soup. It was a life they had never dared to imagine before.
One carried an iron bucket, the other carried a wooden bucket, and they took other tools for fishing and went out.
When they reached the beach, Chu Feng went straight to the place where the king mackerel appeared yesterday, and several people also ran over.
Chu Xuan did not follow, but went in another direction.
Whether you can pick up good stuff today depends entirely on luck.
Wherever the tide recedes, she follows.
Suddenly I saw a fish weighing about five or six pounds.
It has a long head, a short, blunt snout, a large mouth, small teeth, small eyes, two pairs of nostrils, a gray-black body color, and irregular black patches on each side of the body.
It can live not only in rivers, but also in the sea.
Although the fish was stranded, it could survive a day or two out of water, and its tail would move from time to time.
Chu Xuan caught a glimpse of a woman running towards him. Was she trying to steal the fish?
(End of this chapter)
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