Cicadas chirp in the June breeze.
A few days after moving into the courtyard, Chen Wang's family quickly became familiar with this new home.
The house I rented before was not bad to live in, but it was someone else’s house after all, and the feeling was completely different.
The Chinese people's obsession with houses is deeply engraved in their bones.
This is also why, decades later, many families are willing to spend the savings of two or even three generations just to buy a house in a big city.
There are many people who have been busy for decades, suffering hardships outside, and are reluctant to spend money, but still want to return to their hometown to build a magnificent house.
Fallen leaves return to their roots.
No matter where you go, the house in your hometown will always be your spiritual home.
When Chen Wang traveled to this era, he was already prepared to live in the countryside for the rest of his life, and he also liked this place.
But his sister and his descendants must leave the mountains and pursue their own happiness.
All he could do was to provide them with support and make this courtyard house in his hometown their permanent retreat.
Whenever they feel tired or want to lie down, they can return to this home.
Therefore, the completion of this courtyard house is only the first step, and Chen Wang is destined to devote a lot of effort to it.
Chen Wang had already discussed with his wife the re-planning of the vegetable garden behind the yard, and he was tidying it up bit by bit in his spare time.
He also bought two peach saplings from the city and planted them in the yard.
He had also prepared the fish pond in the yard and filled it with water.
However, I don’t raise any ornamental fish for the time being. I just threw in a few crucian carp and carp I got from Old Man Lu. I can catch fish whenever I want to eat them.
As for when he wants to raise ornamental fish, it depends on when he has the leisure time to do so.
In addition, Chen Wang also discussed with his family to carefully plan and decorate the environment in the yard.
Where to plant flowers and plants, where to pave a gravel road, where to place some furniture, etc.
Of course, these things can be done slowly.
Chen Wang was not in a hurry. As long as there was no heavy rain affecting the road conditions, he would still get up early every day and work diligently to go to the market with Chen Dazhuang and Uncle Zhao to sell crayfish.
After all, in the short term, this is still an excellent way to make money. It is faster and more stable than going into the mountains to hunt.
Besides, this season is not suitable for hunting in the mountains.
They were really lucky to encounter a flock of sheep when they entered the mountains.
However, as time went on, the number of crayfish that could be purchased became less and less, and finally stabilized at about four to five hundred kilograms per day.
There were also people in the city who followed suit and sold crayfish, forcing Chen Wang and his partner to lower the price appropriately, from 3 yuan to 2.5 yuan, and then to 2 yuan per catty.
Fortunately, there is still a good profit, which is worth getting up early every day and running back and forth to the city.
In terms of life, with the caring care of my mother-in-law, the family lives a very comfortable life.
Lin Xiuqin's figure became more and more plump, and the increasingly strong maternal glow in her every frown and smile made her look more gentle and charming.
This kind of ordinary and happy life makes the days seem to pass by much faster.
Summer ends and autumn arrives.
Two months passed.
Lin Xiuqin's due date is mid-September, and her belly is already very big.
Medical care was limited these days, and most women gave birth at home, or at the home of an experienced midwife or doctor in the village.
Chen Wang has already made an agreement with his wife and mother-in-law that he will take his wife to the city hospital to give birth about a week in advance.
Since the family is not short of money and has the conditions, Chen Wang would certainly not let his wife take any risks.
Since ancient times, giving birth has been the most difficult and dangerous stage in a woman's life.
Before that, there is one more important thing.
That is the little girl’s admission to school.
At this time, the state stipulated that children had to be at least 7 years old to enter the first grade of elementary school.
Children under the age of 7 can only attend preschool.
Chen Wang has already registered the little girl for the preschool class at Guangming Primary School on September 1st.
This Guangming Primary School is located in Yanjia Village and is the only primary school in several nearby villages.
The little girl was not resistant to going to school. Instead, she was looking forward to it. She felt that there were many friends of the same age in school and going to school would be a very fun thing.
Many children have similar feelings before starting school.
Once you actually go to school, your mindset will change soon and you will feel that it is happier to just stay at home and play.
It's 6 o'clock this morning.
Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang were sitting behind the tractor, and the little girl was sleeping soundly on his legs.
Today we are going to the city to sell crayfish again. The reason why the little girl follows us is that we are going to the department store to buy school bags and stationery.
Originally, Chen Wang promised to buy them all for her, but the little girl refused, saying that she didn't like what he bought and insisted on choosing by herself.
I was quite excited before getting on the bus, but after a while I fell asleep.
"Awang, when will you bring your wife to the city hospital?"
Chen Dazhuang asked with a smile.
"Maybe in a few days. It's still too early now."
Chen Wang replied with a smile.
"The baby is about to be born. How do you feel now?"
"It's not time yet!"
"What do you think? If we both have sons, we can become brothers. If it's a boy and a girl, we can arrange a marriage for them."
Chen Dazhuang made the suggestion out of the blue.
That’s right, his wife is also pregnant, and has been for more than a month.
"Get lost!"
Chen Wang glared at him angrily and said with a dark face: "What era is this? You still do this? In the future, we should pursue free love, understand? Why arrange a marriage?"
"I'm just assuming this, why are you so angry?"
Chen Dazhuang rolled his eyes and muttered, "Maybe your wife will give birth to a son, and mine will give birth to a daughter?"
"Is that so... That's not impossible!"
Chen Wang performed a series of lightning-fast face changes.
As a time traveler, he knew very well that it would become increasingly difficult to find a wife in the future.
If what Chen Dazhuang said is true, then it seems that it is not a bad idea to arrange a marriage for the children.
"hehe."
Chen Dazhuang had a look of disgust on his face.
Chen Wang felt a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Whether it is a boy or a girl, given the relationship between our two families, there is no need to do this. Respect the child's own ideas and let nature take its course."
"That's true."
Chen Dazhuang nodded.
"By the way, have you thought of a name for your child?"
Chen Wang suddenly asked.
He has been thinking about this matter since his mother-in-law mentioned it two days ago.
Logically speaking, it is not difficult to come up with a name with the surname Chen, but after discussing several names with my wife, we still couldn't decide on one.
"It's still early for me. What's the matter? How about I help you think about it first?"
Chen Dazhuang grinned.
"Come on!"
Chen Wang decisively refused, thinking that your name is already quite rustic.
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