After several days of hard work, the Huang family's new gate was finally completed.

The door pillars and door frames are made of red bricks, topped by a beautiful green tile roof and double-leaf wooden doors painted with vermilion, making it look both grand and festive.

"When I have some spare money next year, I will build the courtyard wall." Huang Kailin looked at the gate and said with a smile.

Huang Jianjun took over the conversation, "Now that the courtyard wall is built, the next step is to renovate our dilapidated house."

Huang Kailin looked at the old house where he had lived for most of his life, feeling a little emotional.

When he first built this house, he was only in his early 20s. At that time, he only built three mud houses, and the roofs were made of wheat straw.

After the house was built, his wife Yang Xinghua married in.

Later, the eldest, second and third children were born one after another, and the three houses were not enough, so he built two more on each side.

When the eldest son got married, the house was no longer big enough, so a second floor was added on top of the original three rooms.

In the blink of an eye, several decades have passed. When the next new house is built, it will probably be time for my eldest grandson Huang Yu to get married.

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In the evening, the Huang family was sitting in the yard discussing the manpower, materials and tools needed to renovate the school's factory building, when Chen Bin suddenly showed up.

Although they would meet each other from time to time when they were out, they were not from the same village after all. Chen Bin and the Huang family were just nodding friends, and they had not yet reached the stage of visiting each other.

"Chen Bin, you are a rare guest."

Being stared at by five pairs of eyes from the Huang family, Chen Bin was not afraid of the situation. He found a stool and sat down with a smile.

"Uncle Huang, I heard from Brother Huang that you guys are going to open a bamboo weaving factory?"

Although the Huang family acted low-key, they could not resist the presence of Peng Fang, who was like a loudspeaker, to spread the news. Now that the bamboo weaving factory has not been established yet, people in the entire Lower Village and even the Upper Village next door know about it and have been talking a lot about it behind their backs.

However, Chen Bin knew that the Huang family's bamboo weaving factory had nothing to do with Peng Fang, but he heard it from Huang Jianjun two days ago.

Huang Kailin looked at Chen Bin and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Chen Bin replied with a smile: "I'm just thinking about whether I can make some money together."

"You are running well, so you should be able to make a lot of money every year, right?"

"I don't make much, but it's better than farming."

Chen Bin was being modest when he said this. In Shili Township, motorcycle taxi drivers like Chen Bin are very popular, and it is not a problem for them to earn a thousand or eight hundred yuan a year.

Chen Bin's parents died early, and his elder brother and sister-in-law were not at home to take care of him, but he himself was not in a hurry, so he is still a bachelor at his current age.

"Uncle Huang, I came here with all my heart. To be honest, I did make some money from motorcycling in the past few years. I paid off the debt I borrowed to buy a motorcycle, and I still have some money left.

I am not used to being controlled by others, otherwise I would have followed my elder brother and sister-in-law to work outside a few years ago.

I was originally thinking about finding a way to make a living with the money I had, and it just so happened that a few days ago I heard Brother Huang say that he wanted to start a bamboo weaving factory, and I have been thinking about this for the past two days.

Mr. Huang, I trust you. What you want to do must be good, so I came to ask you. If it works, I can do it with you. "

Huang Kailin set up this bamboo weaving factory in order to leave something for the Huang family's descendants. He never thought that Chen Bin, an outsider who had nothing to do with the family at all, would pop up.

To be honest, Chen Bin seems to be a good guy, and he is a down-to-earth and hardworking person.

For a moment, Huang Kailin couldn't make up his mind and hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"Chen Bin, please let us discuss this matter and I will give you an answer in a few days."

Chen Bin came quickly and left quickly, leaving the Huang family looking at each other in shock.

Huang Jianjun was the first to speak up, "Wow, Chen Bin is a real man who keeps his true colors to himself. He has quietly accumulated such a rich fortune."

"He feeds his family and feeds them all. He works in the town all day long and doesn't hang out with people who play cards or drink. It's not surprising that he can save so much money."

Liu Zhi subconsciously glanced at his sister-in-law Huang Zhiqiu.

Huang Zhiqiu's face was calm and expressionless, and no emotion could be seen.

Liu Zhi admired his sister-in-law from the bottom of his heart. She was noble and kind to everyone, but deep down she was indifferent to money.

When my sister-in-law was still young, there were men with good conditions who came to matchmakers to propose marriage, but my sister-in-law didn't even look at them.

As a woman, even she could feel Chen Bin's feelings for Huang Zhiqiu, so it was impossible for Huang Zhiqiu not to feel it.

But when Chen Bin said that he had 3,000 yuan in savings, the sister-in-law didn't even raise an eyebrow.

In the evening, Liu Zhi and Yang Xinghua went to the kitchen to cook dinner, while Huang Kailin, Huang Zhiqiu and Huang Jianjun continued to talk about Chen Bin in the main room.

"Boss, tell me what you think first."

Being called by his father, Huang Jianjun had no choice but to speak.

"I think that since the bamboo weaving factory has invested so much, it would be good to have one more person join in. After all, we know Chen Bin well, and he has a motorcycle, so it will be convenient for him to go out and do things in the future."

Huang Kailin looked at his daughter again, "Zhiqiu, what do you think?"

"For this matter, let's wait for Momo to come back and ask for her opinion."

Huang Kailin nodded, "Okay."

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Early in the morning, Xie Xia and Zeng Fang arrived at the courtyard almost at the same time.

Neither of them came empty-handed. Xie Xia brought two large boxes of snacks from Ronghua, while Zeng Min brought two large bags of Jiang City's specialties.

Yun Mo picked out some of the gifts the two had given her and left them for Ling Jiang and Ling Chunhua, father and daughter, to celebrate the New Year. She took the rest back to her room and packed them up.

She brought too many things with her this time. She and Ling Chuan had two large suitcases alone, plus the return gifts Ling Chuan bought for her. Even if they had an extra pair of hands, they wouldn't be able to carry all the luggage.

She really wanted to put everything into the space, but Xie Xia and Zeng Fang were going to the train station with her, and she couldn't explain why she had nothing in her hands.

The train ticket was for 4:30 p.m. and would take two days and nights. By the time we arrived in Anshi, it was just after 6 a.m.

After lunch, Ling Chuan took Ling Jiang to the warehouse office to discuss family and business matters. Yun Mo, Zeng Fang, Xie Xia, and Ling Chunhua sat in the yard and chatted.

Ling Chunhua snuggled up to Yun Mo, her big round eyes filled with reluctance.

"Aunt, how long will it take for you and uncle to come back?"

Yun Mo pinched the tip of the other's pink nose and said with a smile: "I won't be back until after the Spring Festival. I'll bring you something delicious then."

"oh."

Ling Chunhua looked listless. Obviously, compared with Yun Mo who had been away from home for so long, the delicious food was not very tempting.

(End of this chapter)