After coming out of the agency, Du Yunkai urged Xu Qingsong to ask Tao Huayu. Xu Qingsong was so pressed that he had no choice but to call Tao Huayu.
"Rent a house? In the village?" Tao Huayu thought it was just a joke yesterday. He confirmed again and again, "Are you sure? Mr. Du is serious?"
"Seriously," Xu Qingsong emphasized the first three words, and said, "I think I want a place with a larger living area, preferably with a yard. See if there is anything suitable."
Tao Huayu thought for a moment and said, "I'm really not sure about this. I'll have to ask my parents. They should know more about it."
"Okay." Xu Qingsong glanced at Du Yunkai and felt that if he said tomorrow, he would definitely not be willing, so he asked, "Are you home now? I'll be there in a while."
Tao Huayu said, "No, I sent Xiaoyu home this morning and she is in the furniture store now. I'll call my mom and tell her, you can go and ask her directly."
"Okay." Xu Qingsong hung up the phone and said to the two, "Let's go to Tao Huayu's house."
Du Yunkai was happy and walked towards the supermarket on the opposite side of the road: "It's not good to ask someone to do something for you. I'll go buy something."
"Boss, let me help you!" Jin Zhaofei followed happily.
Xu Qingsong did not move, but just sat on the electric car and waited for them. After a while, the two came back with a lot of bags and bags.
He took a quick look and saw that they were probably the most expensive items in the supermarket: "Is that exaggerated?"
"Where's that exaggerated?" Du Yunkai hung the gift box's strap on the handlebars. "I've always done things this way. Don't talk nonsense with your eyes open. It's already very difficult to pick it out."
Jin Zhaofei carried a lot of fruits and supplements, got on the back seat of Xu Qingsong's car, and muttered softly: "Didn't you see the boss's disgusted look..."
When the three of them arrived at Tao's house, the brother-in-law was killing fish at the gate of the yard.
There was a large basin of lively little crucian carps. My brother-in-law grabbed one at a time, pressed it on the cement floor, scraped off the scales in a few strokes, cut it with a knife to take out the internal organs, and threw it into another basin. His technique was very skillful.
Seeing them coming, my brother-in-law put down his knife, stood up and greeted them: "Looking for Huayu? He's not here. He went back to the city."
Xu Qingsong parked the car and said, "No, I came to see my uncle and aunt. I need their help with something."
"Mom and Dad, Qingsong and Boss Du are here." My brother-in-law called inside, then said with a smile, "Well, my hands are pretty dirty, you guys go in first."
Tao's father, mother and sister all came out.
Du Yunkai came forward carrying something: "Uncle and aunt, I'm sorry to bother you."
The three of them welcomed them in warmly, and Tao's mother even said angrily: "You're here, why do you need to buy anything?"
"That's right," Tao's father blamed Xu Qingsong, "You didn't even say anything. This is too polite."
Xu Qingsong spread his hands and said with a smile: "His legs are longer than mine, and I can't stop him."
Everyone sat down in the living room. Sister poured tea for them and asked Xu Qingsong, "Who is this? He wasn't here last time."
Jin Zhaofei put his arm around Xu Qingsong's shoulders and introduced himself: "I am my master's apprentice. You can just call me Xiao Jin."
Dad Tao gave each of them a handful of peanuts: "We grew them at home. We just dug them out a few days ago. Huayu's brother-in-law fried them. Try them."
"Hey, thank you uncle!" Jin Zhaofei took it and started peeling it and eating it. His eyes lit up as he started eating and he couldn't stop.
Dad Tao saw that he was eating with relish and smiling happily.
Tao's mother said: "Qingsong is good enough, he has become a master."
"I'm just shouting for fun." Xu Qingsong was drinking tea from the cup.
After chatting for a while, they got down to business. Dad Tao asked Du Yunkai, "What kind of house are you looking for, Mr. Du?"
Du Yunkai briefly stated his requirements, the core of which was that the area had to be large and he should be allowed to remodel the interior.
After hearing this, Tao's parents felt a little embarrassed. Who would be willing to rent out a well-built house and let others renovate it?
Xu Qingsong explained: "It's not about random changes or renovations. For example, in your house, the non-load-bearing walls on the first floor may be demolished and turned into a large office, and a few more beds may be placed in the bedroom upstairs, and a few more rooms should be built in the yard outside."
Dad Tao rubbed a handful of peanuts and ate them slowly. After listening to this, he said, "That's not a big deal. It's just that the houses in our village may not be that big."
Tao's mother suddenly thought of a family and asked Tao's father, "How are Jianye's family in the east of the village? I ran into his wife when I went to the market a few days ago. She said she asked someone to find a job in the city.
They and their brother-in-law and his family will be leaving in a few days, leaving only their mother to help take care of the children. They have emptied their family savings to build this house. If you can rent it, it will be an additional source of income for their family.”
Tao's mother added: "They are all honest people and easy to get along with."
Dad Tao nodded.
Du Yunkai asked: "When is it convenient for us to go and take a look?"
Tao's mother threw the unshelled peanuts into the bag, clapped her hands, stood up and walked out: "I'll go over and ask for you now."
"Ah?" Du Yunkai also stood up and followed, "Auntie, I'll go with you."
Tao's father asked Xu Qingsong to pull him back and said, "Sit down. Let your aunt go ask first. It's not appropriate for you to go with her."
Du Yunkai didn't quite understand. Xu Qingsong gave him a look and told him to go back and talk about it.
It’s not certain whether the other party is willing to rent it out, so we have to let Tao Ma go and test the waters first.
Several people sat in the living room for a while. My brother-in-law had already processed and cleaned a large basin of small crucian carp and brought it to the kitchen.
He cut some ginger slices and green onion segments and put them in, sprinkled some salt, dried peppercorns and pepper powder, then poured in cooking wine and mixed evenly, covered it with the wok beater made of sorghum stalks, and marinated it first.
After finishing, she washed her hands with soap, lifted her apron, and walked into the living room while wiping them: "You came at the right time. I got some small crucian carp and will fry them in a pan later. How about we have dinner here?"
Dad Tao also asked the three of them to stay: "After you left last time, your aunt kept complaining that the house hasn't been so lively for a long time."
Xu Qingsong asked his brother-in-law: "Brother-in-law, where did you buy the fish?" He hadn't eaten fried crucian carp for a long time, and he suddenly felt a little craving for it.
My sister handed my brother-in-law a cup of tea, and he drank it with a smile: "No, I went down to the river to catch it myself. Hua Xin wanted to eat fried fish, so I went to the river to try my luck. I didn't expect to catch a lot."
"Wild?" Jin Zhaofei's eyes lit up. "Wild ones are better, the meat is firmer and tastes better!"
Du Yunkai kicked him.
Jin Zhaofei didn't dodge. Instead, he patted his pants, looking confused.
Xu Qingsong then hit him on the head and said, "Have some shame and don't fight with pregnant women for food."
Jin Zhaofei was embarrassed and felt wronged, but he didn't know it. Besides, he just praised and yearned for a moment.
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