Those who were not particular or were in a hurry to move in would move in on the same day, and those who were late would move in the next day. There were also people like Qiu Yuling who went through the same trouble, but not many.
Qiu Yuling immediately spread the news of her assigned room by sending letters to all her brothers.
Unexpectedly, the first person to respond was Qiu Dashan.
The day after he received the letter, he asked for leave from the factory and planned to come and help his sister arrange the move.
Huang Duoer thought for a moment and took out a brightly patterned woolen blanket from the kangqin cabinet. "Take this with you. My younger sister is moving to a new house, and we don't have anything to give her. This is a small token of our appreciation."
Qiu Dashan hesitated, "Isn't this given to you by your mother-in-law?"
Huang Duoer pushed the things towards the people and said, "Take them. My little sister lives in an apartment building and she's very clean. She can spread them on the floor or on the kang. They're also the best treasures in our house. Look at these naughty guys. How can we ever use them?"
Qiu Dashan did not refuse after hearing this. The two of them worked together to roll it into a long scroll, carried it on their shoulders and set off.
Qiu Yuling has been going to the city almost every day recently. Today, she skipped work early on the pretext of reporting work, and found Qiu Dashan waiting for her under the shade of a tree not far from the Municipal Bureau.
"Brother? Why are you here? How long have you been here?"
Qiu Dashan stood up from the stone he had just been sitting on, brushed the dust off his butt, and smiled innocently, "Not long ago, I thought I'd take a break and go to your workplace to ask about the location of your new house. I don't know if you are in the old dormitory or the new building now."
Qiu Yuling was touched but also felt distressed. "You haven't eaten yet, right? Come on, I'll take you to a restaurant to eat something first."
Qiu Dashan couldn't resist, so he picked up the long scroll on the ground and followed.
Qiu Yuling was puzzled, "Brother, what are you carrying?"
Qiu Dashan immediately perked up. "The woolen blanket your sister-in-law's family gave you can also be used as a floor mat. She originally said she would keep it for your makeup, but now that you're moving into a new building, she wanted you to use it early..."
Qiu Yuling looked at the piece from above and said in surprise, "It's still handmade!"
Qiu Yuling felt that it was too precious. Besides, it was a token of love from her sister-in-law's mother for her daughter. How could she accept it calmly?
Qiu Dashan looked at his little sister who had grown up, and he could no longer rub her head like he did when she was little. "Take it. Your sister-in-law also has this skill. Now when she has nothing to do after work, she dyes and sews her own felt.
They said they were going to slowly prepare a dowry for you and the girls at home."
Qiu Yuling didn't know what to say, so she could only dryly ask her eldest brother to pass on the message, "Don't let your sister-in-law hold on to that thing too tightly. I'll give it to you now, and only then will the other girls, the youngest Qingdou, leave. It's still another 10 to 20 years before she can be of use.
She has been doing that for a long time and it has hurt her cervical spine and eyes."
Qiu Dashan responded very happily, "I'll go back and tell your sister-in-law, she'll listen to you."
After dinner, Qiu Yuling took her brother upstairs. When they entered, the carpenter was collecting sawdust. "Xiao Qiu, you're just in time. Everything is almost done. Take a look. If there's anything out of place, I'll take a look and make some adjustments."
Qiu Dashan followed behind Qiu Yuling, his mouth already as wide as a shoe hole, "Wow, this is too good to be true."
On the side of the door, there is also a floor-to-ceiling cabinet with a groove for hanging clothes and a stool below for sitting.
Qiu Dashan pointed at the stool and said, "Someone came to the door and asked him to sit at the door to rest. It's too clean inside and it's not convenient to go in."
Qiu Yuling was stunned. That wasn't what she meant.
Qiu Dashan pushed the first door on the left in the corridor again and asked, "Is this the toilet? Is someone here to collect the night incense?"
Qiu Yuling went in and pulled the rope, and a stream of water gushed out. "It can wash away the filth in this trough."
Qiu Dashan was dumbfounded.
Pushing open the door at the end of the corridor, he asked, "Is this the kitchen? Don't you want to set up a stove?"
The kitchen is six square meters in size, enough for everything.
Qiu Yuling said this was her intention. "Other families use coal stoves, so I think it's necessary to have a stove."
Qiu Dashan rubbed his hands and said, "Then leave it to Big Brother. I know how to do it. Just tell me where to get it."
There was no rush to clean the stove. Qiu Yuling led her eldest brother out of the kitchen and turned into the room next door. This room was divided into two rooms by floor-to-ceiling cabinets.
The inner room is used as a guest room and the outer room is used as a living room.
Slightly staggered, at the end of the L-shaped corridor, there is also a large rectangular room.
Qiu Dashan measured it with his feet. "This room has the largest space so far. It must be about fifteen or sixteen square meters, right?"
Qiu Yuling nodded and then shook her head. "The largest one is the one next to the kitchen. There are about 22 people there, but it's divided into two rooms."
The old master accompanied him for a long time. Qiu Yuling had no complaints. After inspecting the goods, she sent them out. When no one was around, she stuffed a roll of money into the old man's pocket and said, "Uncle, this is for the train ticket and the lumber money you shared."
Of course, the most valuable thing is the craftsmanship, but it cannot be said openly.
The old master knew that there were many people outside and it was all very confusing. He held the money in his hand and told her to go up quickly. "Xiaobao and I are together. We can walk back soon. You have guests upstairs. Don't worry about us."
Qiu Yuling called Xiaobao over and took out another dollar and handed it to him. "This money is for the ticket. You are not allowed to walk back. Do you understand? Master is old. If he returns to the county from here, his legs will be broken. You have to be sensible, understand?"
The young disciple nodded vigorously, "I know, don't worry, Sister Qiu."
Qiu Yuling watched the two of them walk away before turning around and going upstairs. Qiu Dashan was still standing in the room that Qiu Yuling used as her living room.
Seeing him busy with his back to her, Qiu Yuling patted the servant and said, "Brother, what are you doing?"
"Didn't you say we needed a sofa or something here? I was thinking of measuring the space for you and seeing what we could do."
Qiu Yuling persuaded him, "Brother, don't worry about it. I've already asked someone to do it and send it back later. In the afternoon, you can help me move the things in the original bungalow dormitory.
By the way, can you find a way to move the cabinets in the bungalow back? My new house is not the right size for the one over there, so I asked the carpenter to remake them, so I can’t use the old ones anymore.”
Qiu Dashan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and contact the tractor at the farm. I'll come over this Sunday. I'll give you a stove while I'm here. You don't have to worry about what ingredients to use. The farm has everything."
Qiu Yuling nodded, "Okay then, thank you for troubling me, big brother."
"You're being polite to your eldest brother. What's the big deal? Your parents are not around, and your second and third brothers are far away. If you don't rely on your eldest brother, who else can you rely on?
Let's go and pick up our things over there."
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