Thinking that the old house must be dirty and messy, Li Miaomiao found a set of dark old clothes and put on a hat to cover herself from the dust.
After the family split up, each family made their own breakfast.
Li Miaomiao was too lazy to make breakfast at first, but when she thought that everyone was there to help her, she was about to prepare breakfast when Mrs. Pei had already made arrangements.
"We'll spend the next two days renovating the old house. The government should have paid for it, so I'll take care of the food. You just need to clean up the old house as soon as possible." Old Mrs. Pei said to Li Miaomiao.
"Thank you, Mom. I won't be polite to you then."
"Why are you being so polite? Since you're willing to call me mom and live a good life with Xiaofan, how can I not help you with this little favor? Now that we've split up, even if you want to give me something, as long as I'm happy with it, no one can say anything."
As Mrs. Pei said this, she glanced at Zhou Fang intentionally. Zhou Fang was so angry.
This damned old woman is so partial. Last night, when her family left so late, she didn't even bother to stay. Not to mention others, even her parents, at their age, couldn't they stay the night? It was just a squeeze, but the old woman wouldn't bother to care, and she didn't care about her family. She was very concerned about the second son's wife and her son, getting up early to get busy.
She is just waiting for the old woman to get old in the future, so don't point fingers at her then.
Zhou Fang walked away with a bad look on her face, but Chen Xuexiang not only went to the old house to help herself, but also asked Daya and Erya to help Old Lady Pei here.
Li Miaomiao remembered her mother-in-law's protection and Chen Xuexiang's help, and felt a warm feeling in her heart. After breakfast, she took her tools and went to the old house with everyone. Naturally, the little guy followed.
Originally, Li Miaomiao thought that the environment at the old house must not be very good, and didn't want to let the little guy go with her. However, with the little guy's worrying nature, how could he not go? Li Miaomiao just let him go.
In fact, the old house was even more desolate and dirty than Li Miaomiao had imagined. None of the roofs were in good condition, especially the kitchen. More than half of the tiles on it were missing, and there was a large hole, revealing the sunlight that penetrated through.
Looking at this situation, I can't regret it.
Although Li Miaomiao had never been to the old house, she had heard about what it looked like. It was a little worse than she expected, so she decided to fix it slowly.
It's not that she doesn't mind the old house being dilapidated, nor does she like to tinker with it, but she is actually preparing for a rainy day.
The system's nature meant there would definitely be a lot of trouble in the future. Living under the same roof, everything was under everyone's eyes. It would be better for me to live farther away with my son. Besides, there was a benefit to this old house that others didn't know about...
"Mom, I've already told you, the old house is very run-down."
Pei Yifan looked at the big hole in the roof above the kitchen, his tone was very melancholy and helpless.
He looked at the surprised expression on his mother's face. He probably didn't expect the old house to be so dilapidated. It was quiet and spacious, but looking at the abandoned vegetable garden, it was overgrown with weeds, the grass was taller than a person, and it was full of thorns. There might even be a lot of snakes, insects, rats and ants.
Pei Guotai looked at the house on the other side of the old house, with a hint of gloating in his eyes. The second son's wife was a troublemaker. She did whatever she wanted and now she has brought trouble upon herself.
Old man Pei looked at the dilapidated old house. It wasn't so dilapidated before, but now it is so dilapidated that even if it is repaired, it is barely habitable.
"Second daughter-in-law, do you really want to live in the old house?"
Seeing Li Miaomiao standing there in a daze, not knowing where to start, Old Man Pei asked uncertainly:
"Dad, the division of the family property has been decided, the houses have been divided up, and you said there's no going back on your word!"
Before Li Miaomiao could speak, Pei Guotai said hurriedly
Originally, he was still very resentful, but when he looked at the house next to the old house, he felt that he was still getting a good deal. He had one more room than before, so it was naturally impossible for Li Miaomiao to go back on her word and ask for back the benefits he had obtained.
Old man Pei was interrupted by his son, and his face darkened, but it was true, so he didn't say anything.
"Sister-in-law, we can't go back on our word after we split up the family business. Why don't you take Xiaofan and live in our house? We don't come back often anyway, so we can leave this house here for now. When Xiaofan grows up, we can tear this one down and rebuild it."
Li Miaomiao looked at Pei Guotai with disdain in her eyes. After hearing what Pei Guoqiang said, she shook her head and looked at Old Man Pei: "Dad, although the house here is a little run-down, it will look much better after some repairs. The only problem is that the tiles on the roof need to be re-repaired, otherwise it will leak when it rains."
Old man Pei nodded: "Yes, I have to pick it up again."
"Dad, is there a bricklayer in the village? I want to hire a master to help pick up the tiles, and I will pay the wages myself."
"There's no need to hire a bricklayer. The third brother knows how to do this job. We just need to go to the next village and ask around. We need to buy some tiles. Looking at the condition of the old house, we'll need a lot of them. Do you have any ready-made ones?"
Old man Pei was thinking about this and was about to go to the neighboring village to ask, when he heard his youngest son take the initiative to speak.
"Dad, we can't put this off. Leave it to me. I'll go to Uncle Degen's house and borrow a bicycle. If there are any tiles available, I'll ask someone to help bring them back."
Since Li Miaomiao has made up her mind to live in the old house, Pei Guoqiang has to help them get things done.
Since Pei Guoqiang asked to go, Old Man Pei would naturally not object.
"Okay, then you go and take a look, and let your mother bring the money to you."
Old Man Pei instructed that Old Lady Pei had already set aside half of the cost for renovating the old house and building the third house, but this amount was limited. The house on the old side was more dilapidated than expected, and this money might not be enough.
Well, if it’s not enough, the old couple can just add some themselves. The second wife’s share of money and grain was not much to begin with, so don’t let the house issue add more burden to them and their son.
"Hurry up and go, we are waiting for you here."
Pei Guoqiang nodded and left. He was very efficient and came back in just over an hour with a smile on his face.
"Second sister-in-law, you're lucky. I went to the next village and happened to have some ready-made tiles. I ordered them and they'll be delivered to you later."
Li Miaomiao was delighted to hear that things were going smoothly. "That's great! I'm in urgent need of tiles. If the roof isn't fixed, I can't do anything else, and the house won't be cleaned either. I need a lot of these tiles, though. I wonder if we'll have enough?"
"It's enough. When Brother Zhao heard that you needed tiles, he agreed without hesitation. He also said that if it's not enough, he can get some from somewhere else. He will eventually let you repair the house, and the price is the lowest."
Li Miaomiao blinked when she heard this, with a puzzled look on her face: "Brother Zhao?"
Listening to Pei Guoqiang's familiar tone and the meaning behind his words, it was clear that this Brother Zhao was deliberately taking care of him.
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