"Eldest son, second son, eldest son's wife, second son's wife, come to Xiu'er's room now. Your mother and I have something to tell you. Mingzheng, take good care of your younger brothers and sisters." Grandpa Liu said after dinner.
"Dad, what's the matter? I also have good news to tell you, and I specially waited for Xiu'er to come home to tell you."
"Okay, then you go first, boss."
"Father Liu took out a few pages of paper from his arms and handed them to Liu Xiu, saying, 'I'll show you something good.'"
"It's the household registration book, mine, Dahua, Xiaohua and theirs."
"Yes, from now on, you and Xiu'er's household registration will be in our village. This is what my second brother and I did last time."
"Big brother, second brother, thank you."
"Xiu'er, look carefully above, there is a surprise." Liu Guanghui said to Liu Xiu.
"Liu Shengnan, Liu Yanan, are these the names of Dahua and Xiaohua?"
"Yes, don't call them Dahua and Xiaohua anymore. They sound so rustic. From now on, they will be the daughters of our Liu family."
"What do you mean by unsophisticated? Your daughter's name is Juhua." Wang Shuihua slapped Liu Guanghui on the back.
"Haha, wife, that's not what I meant. I'm not good at speaking. What I meant is that our Liu family's name is better." Liu Guanghui sneered.
"Well done, changed. Now our Liu family will have two more granddaughters."
"By the way, Xiu'er, the money we found last time from Widow Yi was a total of one hundred and twenty-three yuan and fifty cents. Keep it for yourself." Father Liu handed the money to Liu Xiu.
"Xiu'er, I still have some money left over from the medical expenses, thirty-five yuan, seventy-eight cents." Liu Guanghui also handed the money to Liu Xiu.
"Xiu'er, besides what your eldest and second brothers took, Dad also has some here. It was brought back from the Li family by your second brother. The total is one hundred and eleven yuan and sixty-five cents. Xiu'er, you must remember the kindness of your two brothers in the future. This time, it's all thanks to your two brothers and your two sisters-in-law."
"Dad, I know. Big brother, second brother, big sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, I owe you all this time. Xiu'er will always remember it in her heart, and will also let Shengnan and Yanan remember it. If you need anything from Xiu'er and my two nieces in the future, just tell me."
"Xiu'er, the most important thing for you now is to take good care of your health. Your eldest brother's family will cause you a lot of trouble in the future."
"Sister-in-law is right. Xiu'er, you should take care of your health first." Wang Shuihua also said.
"Brother, I'm still worried about one thing. I don't plan to get married in the future, and I can't always live in your house and bother your family. Will the village be willing to take me in?"
"Little sister, don't worry. When the village held a villagers' meeting yesterday, my brother specifically told the villagers about your problem. You can repair your own house in the village in the future." Li Guanghui said.
"Really? Big brother." Liu Xiu looked at Liu Guangda with hope.
"Xiu'er, it's true. But there are some conditions. You have to pay for the land. The area is 10 yuan for 200 square meters or less, and 10 yuan more for each additional 100 square meters. If you remarry in the future, your house and land will belong to your brothers. But if you don't marry, and if Shengnan or Ruonan finds a son-in-law in the family, and if all your descendants have the surname Liu, then the house and land will belong to you forever."
"Really? Big brother, I'm afraid the village won't let the three of us, mother and daughter, stay here. I was originally planning not to marry again and let Shengnan or Ruonan find a husband at home. I just asked Shengnan, and she said she's willing to stay home and find a husband. That way I'll have someone to rely on for the rest of my life."
"Xiu'er, the child is still young..." Liu's mother pulled Liu's father's hand. Liu's father knew that Liu's mother didn't want him to talk about this matter anymore.
"Well, Xiu'er, there's no rush to find a son-in-law. I've shown you two locations for a house. One is a relatively flat area about five or six meters to the right of my house, about five mu of land. The other is an eight mu of land fifteen meters to the left of my house, also suitable for building a house. But I suggest you choose the first one. One reason is that the village might object if you choose the eight mu of land. The other reason is that the five mu of land is farther from the village entrance and closer to us, so it's better for you, a woman with two children."
"Brother, then choose the land worth five points!"
"Okay, I'll apply for you tomorrow. But there's one problem. We don't have the materials to build a house right now. If you want to build a house, you'll have to go after the autumn harvest at the earliest. And you can only build a wooden house. Although you have enough money to build two large blue brick houses now, for the sake of you and your two children so that you can live a quiet life in the future, it's better to keep a low profile."
"Brother, Xiu'er, I have saved up enough wood for two more rooms...um...ah..." When Wang Shuihua heard her husband mention giving away the wood, she tugged at the sleeve of Liu Guanghui's clothes, but Li Guanghui didn't listen. Wang Shuihua was so angry that she twisted Liu Guanghui's waist a few times.
"Well, your sister-in-law and I were planning to add two more houses on the two-acre vacant lot next to the old house this year, but you're more anxious now. Why don't you use the wood I saved to build a house first? Now that spring plowing hasn't started, everyone will have time to help."
Father Liu looked at Wang Shuihua's expression and then at everyone's reaction.
"Second brother, if you lend the wood to Xiu'er first, you may not be able to repair the house this year. If you don't have it, I will help you ask if there are any blue bricks. If not, we can wait until after the autumn harvest to combine the trees that the three families can cut this year and borrow some wood. It should be enough. At the latest, we can repair it after the autumn harvest next year."
Wang Shuihua's expression relaxed when she heard Liu's father say this.
"Okay, big brother, then Xiu'er will use mine first."
Xiu'er was relieved when she saw that Wang Shuihua had no objection.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, thank you very much. I'll just use the money to buy your wood. If you really want to buy blue bricks to repair the house, it will cost a lot of money. I've already delayed you from repairing the house, so I can't delay you for the rest of your work."
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