Chapter 66 A Newcomer
"Mom, why are there still several empty rooms in the front yard with no one living in them?"
Lin Xiaotong was on vacation today. After eating and drinking, she snuggled up next to Gao Xiulan and asked.
"The Zhao family and Jin Qiaofeng's family live in the front yard now. There's a room between them."
There is a small room on the right side of the front gate of the slum, where the third uncle lives, but he is not at home at the moment.
"That family moved out this summer, and no one's moved in yet. I don't think it'll be empty for much longer."
Gao Xiulan was unraveling the wool on the chair. This was the sweater she made for Xie Yi last year.
In the letter Xie Yi sent yesterday, he said that the winter in their southern region is not cold at all.
So today Gao Xiulan had nothing to do so she dug out some of Xie Yi's previous sweaters, took apart the extra pieces and made some woolen pants for him.
It was a cold day, and Old Xie's legs were frozen as he sat in a wheelchair. She had to think about it.
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In the front yard, Jin Qiaofeng was sweeping the floor with a broom under the eaves. There were only two people in her family, but they occupied three rooms, making their living space more spacious than Old Xie's.
On the left side of the front yard gate is a row of back houses with six rooms.
When Jin Qiaofeng's husband Chang Dafa was alive, he worked very hard and earned three rooms for the family. He hoped that they would live a better life after he left.
Not long after Chang Dafa left, the family lost its source of income. Jin Qiaofeng gritted her teeth and went to the street office to take a job making paper boxes.
Later, she helped people find partners to earn some money, and she was able to support herself as a woman.
No matter how difficult life was at home, Jin Qiaofeng never thought of selling the house.
Now Ernengzi has grown up and works in the security department of the steel rolling mill, and life at home has become better.
"This house is unoccupied, and it's just sitting there for nothing. I'm dying of greed."
Jin Qiaofeng muttered softly while sweeping the floor.
She naturally knew that it was impossible for her to occupy the middle room of her own house.
That’s right, this house is right in front of her, who wouldn’t be tempted?
She knew that she was not the only one in the yard who wanted this house. Anyone who saw Diao Yulian's eyes could tell what she was thinking.
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The night before yesterday, Diao Yulian in the backyard was still in bed discussing with Wu Shengli whether they could ask the street office to allocate a room in the house to their family.
"Old Wu, you said our baby is growing up and this house is almost too full to live in."
Diao Yulian and Wu Shengli's house consists of two parts, the larger west wing is next to Zhang Dazui's house.
The house was divided into two smaller bedrooms, one of which was previously occupied by Wu Chunyan.
Now that she has gone to college, Diao Yulian packed up her belongings and moved in with Wu Jiabao.
There is another bedroom for Wu Shengli and Diao Yulian, who used to sleep with Wu Jiabao.
The Wu family also has two slightly smaller west-wing rooms, which are used as kitchens and storage rooms.
In the middle is an L-shaped narrow space. Diao Yulian built a shed on top of this open space, which is filled with miscellaneous items.
"You go and talk about this. As a grown man, I say it's inappropriate."
Wu Shengli was afraid of dealing with the people in the street office. He didn't want to flatter others, so he didn't want to go.
"Okay, if you don't go, I'll go and ask for it for our family."
Diao Yulian rolled her eyes at Wu Shengli. She knew that this family still depended on her.
She did what she said. After lunch, Diao Yulian went straight to the street office with a smile on her face, twisting her waist.
“Knock knock—”
Diao Yulian knocked on the door twice symbolically and pushed it open.
"Is Director Ma here?"
Before the door was opened, Diao Yulian pinched her throat and called out to Ma Baoguo.
"Hey, Director Ma, are you having tea?"
This fat guy hides in the office and sleeps every day, how can he not die of sleep?
"Ahem, what's wrong?"
Ma Baoguo was lying on his office chair with his back facing up and his eyes closed, and was about to fall asleep when he was woken up by Diao Yulian.
When he heard the strange voice, he shuddered, pretended to clear his throat, and looked at Diao Yulian who walked in.
This woman is causing trouble again!
"Director Ma, I'm here to ask if I can borrow the room at the front of our compound to store my things."
Listen, I’m here to borrow a house.
Ma Baoguo: "Is your house still habitable in this situation?"
Since the house became vacant, several groups of people have come to talk to him.
Jin Qiaofeng from the main compound also came, and people from the neighboring compound also came to inquire.
Having an extra house these days is a big deal.
"Director, what are you talking about? How can there be room for two grown men in my family?"
"If no one lives in that house, you can lend it to me first. I will definitely take good care of it and make sure not to damage a single brick or tile."
Humph, once you move in, the bird’s nest on the eaves will probably become yours!
Ma Baoguo was complaining madly in his heart, with a look of regret on his face and a look of wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"Director Ma, what's with that expression?"
Looking at Ma Baoguo like this, Diao Yulian suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
really!
"We are aware of your family's situation and were originally discussing whether we could allow families in real need to move in."
"But I just received the arrangement from above today. Someone is living in that house."
"A new family is moving into your compound. I guess someone will move in in the next few days."
Ma Baoguo was confused when he received the call today.
But now that someone has moved in, these difficult women probably won't come looking for him anymore.
The hot potato was finally passed on.
"What? The house was divided up? Why didn't anyone inform our compound?"
After hearing this, Diao Yulian's face changed and she rushed out and rushed back.
This is a big deal, she has to go back and tell them.
"Hey, hey, hey, go slowly."
"Xiao Hu, Xiao Hu, come here and close the door for me."
He stayed up too late with his wife last night, and his waist is still hurting now!
What a “happy” trouble!
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"Something big has happened!"
Diao Yulian ran back in one breath, rushed into the front yard, held the hanging flower gate and shouted breathlessly.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Jin Qiaofeng had just finished sweeping the floor and was shaking her feet as she tied a clothesline to the apricot tree.
There was a piece of open space in front of her house with an apricot tree planted in the middle.
She usually hangs clothes to dry by pulling a rope from a tree and connecting it to the pillar on the eaves.
One rope was not enough, so Jin Qiaofeng pulled another one from the tree and tied it there.
She finally tied one and tested the rope firmly by shaking her feet.
"There's a new person coming to this empty house!"
"What! Is this true?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the backyard rushed over.
"Diao Yulian, who told you that?"
Zhang Dazui asked first with a loud voice.
"I just heard from Ma Baoguo from the Subdistrict Office that it has been divided up."
Diao Yulian's face turned red with anxiety. She almost vomited to death because she had lost the house she had just got.
"Who's coming? How many people are there?"
Gao Xiulan brought Lin Xiaotong inside as well. Lin Xiaotong listened while looking at the house in the front yard.
This house is sandwiched between Zhao Dahei's house and Jin Qiaofeng's house, and looks gray.
No one lives there and no one cleans the house. Birds have built their nests under the eaves, and the floor and the broken door are covered in bird droppings, making it look extremely dirty.
"Ma Baoguo didn't say anything, he just said that the house had been arranged and someone would be moving in in the next two days."
Jin Qiaofeng was also unhappy when she heard this: "I want to see who is coming?"
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