Chapter 46: Better to do it all at once
After hearing this, Tan Chen quickly reached into his trouser pocket and pulled out a handful of change.
"And these are leftovers from buying clothes for you and grandma yesterday."
Although Shang Ruoting didn't know how much the two pieces of clothing cost exactly, she knew they were made of thick material, so they probably wouldn't be too cheap.
She didn't have the habit of asking people for prices, so she simply sorted out the money given by Tan Chen and put it back into the envelope.
"What are your plans for the money?"
Tan Chen seemed to have already planned it out, and answered without a second thought: "Leave some for us to build the house, and you can use the rest as you wish."
Speaking of building a house, Shang Ruoting has been busy these two days and has not had time to think about it.
Now that Tan Chen mentioned it, she also thought about it.
“I wonder how much it costs to build a brick house?”
Nowadays, except for a few families living in brick houses, most of the houses in the village are adobe houses.
However, Shang Ruoting still wanted to own a brick house in her heart.
"Do you want to build a brick house?" asked Tan Chen.
Shang Ruoting expressed her thoughts: "Brick and tile houses are sturdy and keep warm in winter. We have to rebuild the house anyway, so we might as well do it all at once. I just don't know if we have enough money."
Tan Chen calculated quickly in his mind: "If I build four brick houses, it will probably cost yuan."
"So cheap?" Shang Ruoting was obviously a little surprised.
Her behavior shows that she doesn't have a good understanding of the prices of goods in this era.
Tan Chen was amused by her words: "Do you think it's cheap?"
"A house where a family has lived for decades is certainly not expensive." Shang Ruoting said this from her heart.
Tan Chen also thought what she said made sense: "Well, then let's build four brick houses in the west yard."
Seeing that Tan Chen agreed, Shang Ruoting began to look forward to their future new house.
"Okay, let's get started in the next few days."
Tan Chen leaned against the headboard and said, "Don't worry about this. You, a woman, can't handle building a house. Wait until my eyes are better, and I'll take care of it."
Shang Ruoting couldn't understand what was said. Although the probability of recovery for someone like Tan Chen, who was blind due to a blood clot in his brain, was very high, it would still take some time. If he didn't recover within one or two years, would they have to wait several years before they could build their house?
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Tan Chen continued to explain: "I guess my eyes will be healed soon."
"How do you know?" Shang Ruoting asked.
Tan Chen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "Since this morning, I can feel some light in front of my eyes, but I can't see it."
"The doctor said that as long as my eyes can sense light again, I will be close to recovery."
When Shang Ruoting heard that Tan Chen's eyes were about to recover, she was truly happy for him.
"That's great. I heard that in your case, you need to rest more to promote faster absorption of the blood clot. Try to move less in the future so that your eyes can heal sooner."
Tan Chen could tell that Shang Ruoting's words were for his own good, but how could she, a girl who grew up in the countryside, know so much?
Moreover, ever since he started to get in touch with Shang Ruoting, this woman gave him a different feeling.
It's hard to describe the feeling. First of all, Shang Ruoting is not at all like what the villagers say, that she is overambitious, lazy, timid, and has no ideas.
She behaved in exactly the opposite way to these rumors.
What does this mean?
This means this woman has a secret.
Since it was a secret, she naturally wouldn't tell it, so he buried all the doubts in his heart. Unless she told him on her own initiative, he planned to never ask.
"It's getting late. You've been busy all day. Go to bed early!"
After being reminded by Tan Chen, Shang Ruoting really felt a little tired.
She put all the money into the space, which was the safest place.
When she had packed everything and was ready to go to bed, Shang Ruoting was stunned.
The small bed in front of her was only about one meter wide. Moreover, the two quilts she and Tan Chen had used when they got married had been taken down, leaving only the quilt prepared for them by Old Lady Shang.
How can I sleep like this?
Did she want to share a blanket with Tan Chen, with their bodies pressed tightly together?
Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Tan Chen asked, "Aren't you going to rest yet?"
Shang Ruoting's answer was somewhat incoherent. She didn't know how to express her disgust for the bed and quilt.
"ah?"
"Rest, rest, I'll be right there."
"It's just that this bed is too small. There's no room for both of us to lie down, right?"
Tan Chen had already noticed that the bed was very small, and before Shang Ruoting came up, his body was pressed tightly against the wall inside.
"It's okay, I'll sleep on my side against the wall to give you more room."
Shang Ruoting...
Tan Chen has already done this much, if she says there is only one quilt, it would be too hypocritical.
So she gritted her teeth, blew out the oil lamp, and carefully lay down outside the bed.
Tan Chen considerately covered her with the quilt: "Cover yourself with the quilt, it's cold at night."
Shang Ruoting could feel that the entire quilt was covering her, making the patient Tan Chen cold, and she felt a little guilty.
So, she pushed the quilt further into the bed and said, "Cover yourself with some too!"
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