After Han Chen came back after delivering the things to Liu's father and mother, the two of them made the bed in the new house together. First, they laid out the straw mat that Liu's father had woven this year, and then put down the new mattress and new sheets. Xuemei then sewed a quilt cover on the new quilt, and finally placed two pillow cores made of buckwheat husks at the head of the bed, and used the pair of pillowcases that Xinyan brought over.
Xuemei thought that it would be difficult to make the newly made bed without the quilts and mattresses prepared by Liu's mother. Anyway, the New Year was coming soon, so it was time for a new beginning!
After making the bed, Han Chen put the clothes he took from the educated youth institute into the closet.
Xuemei folded the quilt and mattress that Han Chen had been using to sleep in another room these days and put them in a wooden box. She did not remove the quilt cover. Xuemei planned to wait until May or June next year when she would take out the quilt to wash it when she dried it to dry. The weather was too cold now. It was below zero degrees last night. When she woke up in the morning, there was still some ice on the leaves of the trees, but it melted before noon.
After everything was tidied up, Han Chen took a broom and dustpan to clean the floor of the new house, and moved the furniture to the wrong place.
The current layout of the new house is: as soon as you open the door, there is a wooden window with a length and width of one meter opposite. The wooden window frame is divided into grids with two or three centimeters of wood horizontally and vertically, and transparent window paper is installed.
There is a window log inside the window, that is, inside the room, which can be closed from the inside when sleeping or changing clothes at night. This window log is slightly smaller than the length and width of the window. In this way, after all the window logs are closed, there will be a 1-2 cm wide gap on all four sides of the window for ventilation, so you don’t have to worry about feeling stuffy when sitting by the fire in the house in winter.
Looking out the window, there is an 1.8-meter-high mud wall more than one meter away. When Xuemei sleeps, if she is not cold, she can leave the window open, or just close the upper half. Most people cannot see into the room from the outside through the wall.
Under the window is an old-fashioned desk that is 80 cm long, 40 cm wide and 75 cm high. There are two drawers about 15 cm deep under the desktop, which can be used to store books or some small items such as letters, needles and thread, scissors, etc.
A wooden crossbeam is added in the middle of the four bottom corners of the desk, five centimeters above the ground, which can be used to maintain balance and place feet.
There are two chairs in front of the desk, and two wooden boxes are placed on the right side of the desk, opposite the foot of the bed. The bed is placed against the wall on the right side of the entrance, and the two wooden boxes are also placed against the wall. Xuemei looked at the two wooden boxes and had to use a few wooden boards to make a simple small shelf to put the wooden boxes on it. There is a lot of moisture in the south, and she is afraid of the moisture coming back when the south wind blows. There are no legs under the wooden boxes, so they are now placed on the floor, although the floor is about ten centimeters off the ground.
The one-piece wardrobe was placed on the left side of the entrance, which was the left side of the desk. When you got off the bed, you were facing the one-piece wardrobe. The remaining two chairs were put away in the room where Han Chen had slept before. These newly made furniture were not painted, retaining the original wood color, and only applied two layers of oil. Wang Weimin applied oil once, and after Han Chen and Liu's father pulled it back, they applied another layer of oil to be on the safe side.
After cleaning the room, it was almost six o'clock. Liu's mother sent Ruirui to call Xuemei and the others to eat. They had steamed some sweet potatoes tonight, and there were still a few pieces of braised pork and some bone and radish soup left over from lunch.
After dinner, Xuemei pulled Liu's mother into her room.
Mother Liu looked at Xuemei with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's the matter that can't be said outside?"
"Mom, please sit down first. I want to give you something!" After Xuemei said that, she took out two hundred yuan from the space and gave it to Liu's mother.
"Why are you giving me so much money? It can't be because of yesterday..." asked Liu's mother.
Before Liu's mother finished speaking, Xuemei explained, "This isn't because of the money you gave me yesterday. This is something I thought about before Han Chen and I got married. This is part of the money I saved before we got married, and I wanted to leave it for you and Mom and Dad! Of course, we can also use it together as a family."
Mother Liu took it, counted it, and said in surprise, "This is too much, two hundred yuan. Take it back quickly. Didn't you discuss this with Xiaochen?"
Liu's mother anxiously put the money away and stuffed it into Xuemei's pocket. Xuemei quickly explained, "Mom, I didn't tell Han Chen about this money. I left it specially for you. The reason I gave it to you today was because I was afraid that if I gave it to you earlier, you and Dad would have to subsidize me with your dowry. So, just keep it well!"
"Don't do this again in the future. Han Chen has left all the family assets to you!" Liu's mother advised.
"Mom, I know. Apart from these two hundred yuan and the gold and silver jewelry in my space, which I can't tell Han Chen about now, I told him all the money I had left. I also told him my salary details.
I plan to wait until I can take these gold and silver things out before telling him. Now, the fewer people who know about it, the less danger there is and the more protection there is.
As for the two hundred yuan, I didn't intend to tell him from the beginning. I was afraid he'd know what I was thinking, so it would be better for him not to know. Mom, this money is my filial piety to you and Dad. Now that I'm married, I will definitely put my own little family first. I can't give you and Dad a large sum of money all at once.
Besides, if you don't accept it, if Han Cheng knows about the money, won't there be a conflict between us? So, for the sake of both of us, you should accept it! Mother! Xuemei explained
Liu's mother understood Xuemei's intentions. She was worried that if the family needed a large sum of money in the future, she and Liu's father would be embarrassed to ask her. Xuemei was also worried that she would not be able to take care of it at the moment, after all, Xuemei had her own family. Liu's mother wanted to keep it for herself and give it to Xuemei and her husband when they needed it. If not, she could keep it for herself and Liu's father, but not use it to subsidize the other children. This was Xuemei's gift to them.
Liu's mother was moved and said, "Since you have made such a great point, I won't argue with you. Then I will accept it. From now on, you and Xiaochen should discuss and make decisions together, and avoid misunderstandings. If there are any difficulties, face them together and support each other. If you can't solve them, come to me, your parents. I will always be there for you!"
Xuemei was so moved that she hugged Liu's mother and said, "Mom, you and Dad are so good! I'm so happy to be your daughter!"
The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and Xuemei took out another ten yuan from her pocket and handed it to Liu's mother, saying, "Mom, this is the hard work fee for you and Dad after Han Chen and I discussed it. You and Dad have worked hard these past two days!"
Mother Liu returned the money and said, "Your father and I don't need this. We're very happy to be able to help you. Han Chen didn't accept our red envelope today. Take this back and tell Xiaochen, and consider it our wedding gift to you!"
Xuemei thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, Han Chen and I will take over! Thank you, Mom and Dad. Mom, I'll be out first."
"Okay, don't forget what I told you last night! If you feel uncomfortable..." Liu's mother reminded.
Xuemei quickly interrupted, "Mom, stop talking. I get it!"
After Xuemei finished speaking, she hurriedly opened the door and walked out. Xuemei was also full of nervousness and curiosity about the upcoming wedding night.
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