Chapter 121 Breaking This Tradition
Anyway, people say all kinds of things behind your back.
But as long as the person involved doesn't care, it doesn't matter what outsiders say.
The Xia family celebrated a happy New Year in a lively manner, and didn't care at all about what others said.
Uncle Xia and his family also had a good New Year, immersed in expectations for the future.
The New Year is not complete until after New Year’s Eve. It was not until after midnight, when firecrackers were set off, that Xia Keqing and her two siblings climbed into bed.
There are three siblings in the Xia family, and they live in a small courtyard and a two-story detached house, so there are plenty of rooms, but the Xia Keqing sister has been a good friend since childhood.
Xia Kexin directly picked up her own quilt and climbed onto her sister's bed.
"I was so scared, I almost thought I couldn't celebrate the New Year in peace this year!"
Xia Keqing was puzzled, "Why do you say that?"
Xia Kexin curled her lips, "It's all because of that family."
"Sister, you don't know how many times Mom and Dad got angry with that family!"
Xia Keqing nodded.
She knew this, even though she was away at college and no longer lived at home.
But even if the two families don't visit each other, they live in the same village and have very close blood ties. How could there not be some friction?
This is how brothers are, even if their bones are broken, they are still connected by tendons.
No matter how bad the relationship between the two families appears to the outside world, they are always brothers in the eyes of outsiders.
From small necessities such as food, oil and salt to big things such as farmland and housing plots, everything is close to each other.
It's pretty bad anyway.
Xia Keqing couldn't help but think, wouldn't it be nice to buy a few houses in the county town and let my parents collect the rent?
If your parents like farming, you can pay them to contract some land to run a farm, orchard, or fish pond, which is also a good idea.
She traveled through the book and caught up with the trend of the times, so why not seize the opportunity?
The next morning, Xia Keqing mentioned this matter to her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Xia were stunned.
The couple were both honest farmers in the countryside. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, their daughter said she wanted to buy a house for the family in the county town. This statement was like a bolt of thunder out of the blue, and the couple were stunned.
The two looked at each other and even wondered if they had heard it wrong because they were too old.
But people in this era get married early and have children mostly in their early twenties.
Xia Keqing, as the eldest daughter, is only in her early twenties, and the couple are at most in their early forties, so they are still young!
So Mother Xia's eyes widened. Before she could ask, Xia Kexin exclaimed, "Sister!"
"My dear sister! Do you know what you are talking about?"
Xia Keqing: ...
She could only talk about how she didn't have to spend any money at school, and received various subsidies, and Shen Jichuan also subsidized part of it. She saved the money and made money using her expertise.
In the 1980s, many people didn’t even dare to brag if they had a net worth of less than $100,000.
Of course, she was still a little reserved and didn't directly say how much money she had.
But these words also scared the family members.
Xia Kexin's eyes were as bright as a 100-watt light bulb. "So, sister, not only have you made a lot of money now, but you also own a store of your own?"
So it’s so amazing to be able to go to university?
Xia Kexin's grades were average originally, although her sister's admission to university caused a great shock to the villagers.
This is similar to what it meant when someone in the family passed the imperial examination in ancient times.
It is said that being assigned a job after graduating from university means that your second half of life will be stable.
Not only will you be able to stabilize yourself, but you will also be able to help your family in the future.
But this matter only caused a stir in the village for a while. Soon, after my sister went to college, the villagers stopped talking about it.
For the Xia family, although this was a very impressive event, after the excitement, life would remain the same. Besides, Xia Keqing was still in college and did not bring any practical changes to the Xia family.
Xia Kexin thought, her sister was admitted to university, but what about herself? My grades seem to be average, and I might not even pass the exam.
If I fail the exam, I can just go out to work like other girls in the village. That’s also good.
Don't laugh at Xia Kexin's mentality. This is what most people think in this era.
In fact, when we are young, not many people can truly understand what they need and in which direction to work towards.
But now, Xia Kexin's thoughts have completely changed.
It turns out that going to college can really change a person’s life!
Can I buy a house in the county town after working outside with my fellow villagers for two years?
Can you own a store of your own?
This is almost impossible!
After the New Year, Xia Kexin will be seventeen years old. She is only in the second year of high school, so she still has a chance to make a breakthrough! She must go to university like her sister!
Xia Keqing didn't know that her story was so inspiring and could motivate her sister to make progress.
But even if she knew, Xia Keqing would only say, sister, I’m rooting for you! come on!
Xia Keqing nodded, and Xia Kexin exclaimed, "The hottest residential area in the county right now is Jasmine Garden, and it costs more than 300 yuan per square meter!"
Xia Keqing thought, only three hundred? Wouldn’t that 100-square-meter apartment only cost 30,000 yuan?
Cheap!
Her savings can buy several sets!
Father and Mother Xia were frightened, "Qingqing, you can't spend money carelessly even if you have it. Your father and I are fine at home, and we have land at home!"
Father Xia also said: "Yes, land is the root of farmers, how can we just throw it away?"
"If you are willing, help your brothers and sisters more in the future. Your mother and I will be fine with anything."
Mother Xia also said, "Yes, your father and I are used to living in the village. What can we do in the city? Are we going to be two useless people and ask you for living expenses every day?"
Xia Keqing disagreed with this statement, "There are many development opportunities in the city now."
"If you don't want to go to the county town, you can come with me to the provincial capital. We can buy a house and a shop there, and you and my dad can do business!"
The two little ones were very excited.
But Xia's father and mother still refused.
He refused nervously, "How can your father and I do business?"
Mr. and Mrs. Xia, who had spent half their lives farming in the countryside, were terrified.
Chinese people always feel attached to their homeland, especially when faced with major events like this, which really makes people feel uneasy.
The parents’ reaction is understandable.
Xia Keqing changed her words again, "It's OK if you don't want to go to the city. Then we can either renovate the house or just tear it down and rebuild it!"
She brought another bolt of thunder to the family.
"I heard that the Shen family plans to buy a few plots of land for the brothers to divide up. Why don't we buy some too?"
Father and Mother Xia were stunned. "Your brother is the only one in our family. Why should we buy a foundation?"
There was no obvious change on Xia Kexin's face.
Xia Keqing frowned slightly.
She knew that the original text was also written based on reality. In that era, the management of land was not very standardized, so as long as you had money, the number and size of the house could be negotiated.
But in later times, there were more restrictions.
Who could complain that they live too comfortably?
Even if you don't need it in the future, you can sell it.
In any case, houses will retain their value for a long time to come.
So Xia Keqing also planned to buy a foundation and renovate her old house at the same time.
But this might put your budget a little tight.
It turns out that you can never have too much money!
Also, due to historical issues, in rural areas, only males can be called heirs of the family.
It’s not that the original owner’s parents didn’t love her and her sister Xia Kexin. It’s just that this has been the tradition since ancient times. If the old house in the family is not given to the son, can it be given to the daughter?
Unless there is only a daughter in the family, when the daughter marries a man into the family, the children born to her will still take her own surname.
It’s not that they don’t love their two daughters.
That's just the traditional idea.
Xia Kexin is going to break this tradition, at least in the Xia family, this cannot be done.
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