Ning Xiyue opened it suspiciously and saw the number on it. Her eyes widened in shock. She pulled Yunmu and whispered in a low voice, "Mom, you are too rich. Fifty thousand yuan."
Yun Xiulan covered her daughter's mouth, closed the door, and whispered in her ear: "Don't make any noise. This is the dowry your grandparents gave me. It also includes your future dowry."
"Mom, tell me secretly, what kind of big business did our grandparents run in the past? They are really good at saving."
Ning Xiyue was shocked.
There are not many people who can save 50,000 yuan in this era. Her mother had already become a 10,000 yuan household before the reform and opening up.
Her mother is indeed the richest one in the family. Not counting the system points, she doesn't have that much cash available now. In her mother's eyes, she doesn't have that much money.
I sigh again, no wonder my mother thinks her money is small change.
Thanks to their grandfather, can their whole family be considered a wealthy second generation?
Ning Xiyue couldn't help laughing when she thought about it.
Yun Xiulan held the deposit slip, looking a little distant, and began to talk about the money in detail.
"When your grandfather was young, he worked as a clerk in a wealthy family's pharmacy. He was good at collecting herbs and making medicine. After marrying your grandmother, he returned to his hometown. He lived off the land and was lucky enough to collect a lot of fine herbs like ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum and sold them to wealthy families."
Yun Xiulan recalled her childhood and smiled.
"After having enough funds, your grandfather took the whole family to the city to open a herbal medicine store. They accumulated a lot of money, but later, seeing that the city was too chaotic, he sold the store and returned to his hometown to become a barefoot doctor in the village."
Yun Xiulan pointed at the money in the passbook and said:
“This money was basically what I saved in the city at that time.
Although our family wasn't short of money, it was a chaotic time. To avoid being noticed in the village, we pretended to have been fired by a wealthy family and returned home in disgrace. We kept a low profile and that's how we managed to keep our money and get through those years in peace. A few years ago, your grandparents passed away one after another and left all the family money to me.
Yun Xiulan felt quite sad when she said this.
She is the only daughter in the family. Her mother was injured when giving birth to her and has always been in poor health. Fortunately, her father knew some medical skills and took good care of her. He passed away five years ago. Her father was deeply shocked and soon became ill and listless.
She was about to cry to death, but the old man smiled at her when he left, leaving her alone with some money.
When Ning Xiyue saw Yunmu crying, she knew she was thinking about her grandparents again. She hugged her and comforted her: "Mom, you still have us."
Yun Xiulan wiped her tears, looked at her and said:
"You might as well buy both houses. Your grandfather always said that acquiring property is a good thing, and you should do it when you have the opportunity and the ability. Now that the world is getting better and better, the situation like before probably won't happen again."
She stuffed the deposit slip into Ning Xiyue's hand.
"I'll give you the dowry first. Your opportunity to study in Beijing has come. It's not bad to buy a house now. Xiao Ji's family is a wealthy family. It would be good for you to have a few more houses of your own. You won't be afraid of being wronged by others. You are confident and can go back to your own home."
Ning Xiyue was very touched, but she only wanted to use her own money to buy the two houses.
"No, Mom, I don't need this money to buy these two houses. I still have money now. Didn't I tell you before that the government pays me a salary every month, and there are also extra bonuses?
I haven't spent much money in the country these past two years. I've saved all the money I earned. The two houses together cost 4,700 yuan, which I still have in my pocket. I can afford them. I'll buy them with my own money first. It will give me a greater sense of accomplishment, and I'll be even happier when I bring Mom to live with me later."
"Okay, then Mom will wait to enjoy the blessing of her daughter."
Yun Xiulan felt very relieved and warm in her heart.
"But in addition to buying our house, this money still needs to be used to buy a house for each of you three siblings. Didn't you ask Xiao Ji to keep an eye out for houses? When you find a suitable one, buy it."
Ning Xiyue stuffed the deposit certificate back.
"You still have to hold the money, Mom. It's too big and I'm afraid. Once we've finalized the big house and looked at other houses, I'll tell you and you can pay for it then. I'm really scared to hold it now, Mom!"
Ning Xiyue looked at Yunmu timidly, with a look of fear on her face.
"You kid, look at your lack of ability. You have so much money but you are afraid of burning it in your hands." Yun Xiulan tapped Ning Xiyue's eyebrows with amusement.
She took the passbook back and said, "Okay, I'll keep it. If you see a house, tell me or take me to see it. I'll give you the money to buy it after I see it. But don't tell your brothers about this first. Let them work hard and buy it themselves. It doesn't make sense for a sister to buy it herself but her brother has to ask the family to buy it."
"Okay, Chief." Ning Xiyue stood up and saluted, happily accepting the offer and suggesting, "Well, when Mom comes back from the movie today, let's pack up our things. We have an appointment for a meeting on the sixth day of the new year, so let's go take over that courtyard house."
"Of course, we must get it." Yun Xiulan nodded domineeringly.
After the mother and daughter finished talking, they walked out happily hand in hand.
Outside, Ning's father had already distributed the candies and showed off. He came back a while later with his hands behind his back, looking very satisfied. He had already put on an apron and went into the kitchen to cook.
After cooking a dish, I came out just in time to see the mother and daughter walking out, looking as close as one person. I smiled and waved them, saying, "The goose is almost cooked. You wash your hands. Xiao Ji and I will cook another dish and then we'll have dinner. The eldest will clear the table and the second will get the dishes and chopsticks."
As soon as Ning Hai finished speaking, everyone started to move.
Today's dishes were prepared by Ning's father and Comrade Ji. The dishes they cooked were very popular, and the main dish in the middle of the table, the stewed goose, was widely praised by the whole family. Once they started eating, they couldn't stop.
This stewed goose is really delicious, and what’s even better is the slightly sour soup, which is extremely fresh and fragrant, and especially appetizing. After drinking a bowl of soup, you can eat several bowls of rice.
Ning Xiyue was considering raising a few geese in the space so that she could take one out to eat whenever she felt hungry.
Thinking of the seven-seal iron pot that she took away from the space, Ning Xiyue felt that it was necessary to keep it. She could not waste the pot to stew the big goose.
The family didn't say a word the whole time, they just focused on eating. Everyone was full, and after cleaning up the kitchen, they went out to watch a movie to help digest the food.
When she came back in the evening, Yun Xiulan held a small family meeting to discuss matters related to the trip to Beijing.
The next day, Ning Hai invited a few good friends and relatives with whom he had a close relationship. Yun Xiulan also invited her good friends, including Aunt Lin, the former director of the Youth League Office, to come to her house for dinner.
The first was to celebrate that all the children in the family had been admitted to college, the second was to inform them that they would follow their children to the north soon, and the third was to treat everyone to the New Year's Eve dinner in advance.
Once things were settled here, the whole family packed up their things, sending what needed to be sent and giving what needed to be given away to friends.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Yanming, a half-Beijing native, took the Ning family on a train to Beijing.
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