The old lady and his aunt were afraid of angering him.

The young man was so angry and afraid of something happening that he didn't dare to pry open his door.

"What's the matter with back pain? I'm old and I do so much work, so my back hurts." The old woman shouted for help in a hurry.

As a result, He Mingliang had already pulled his mother into the room and slammed the door.

There are only two bedrooms in the house. His grandmother, his aunt and their three children have turned the larger one into a garbage dump. He and his mother can only live in his room for now. They will move in as soon as they find a house.

The old woman was still scolding He Mingliang: "I am your grandmother, but you didn't even ask me when you saw me. Your mother doesn't even know how to serve me..."

Her little daughter-in-law, who was like an ancestor, complained about the stink and shouted impatiently: "Mom, go wash the diaper quickly, you want to stink me to death."

The old woman had no choice but to go to the toilet to wash herself.

In another clean and tidy room, Hao Cailing thought about what her son had just said and wiped away a bitter tear: "Mingliang, you are right. We sold it to them at such a low price that they thought they got a bargain. We can buy a better one and there is no need to keep it here."

He Mingliang nodded: "Okay, Mom, don't worry about what happens next. I will talk to my uncle about this tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to school tomorrow?" Hao Cailing asked in surprise.

He Mingliang frowned and said, "Mom, what we learned in vocational high school is all from books. When we enter the factory in the future, we still have to learn from the masters there."

These are what he asked his seniors who joined the factory last year and went home for the New Year. Some of the things in the books are outdated because the machines have been eliminated and they don't know what the point of learning them is.

The mother and son went to look for a house early the next morning.

I didn’t find the house, but I got a basic understanding of the current housing prices in Kaiyuan County.

Most of the newly built houses are collectively owned by the units and are not allowed to be sold privately. The price is more than 40,000 yuan. The price of second-hand houses is around 27,000 or 28,000 yuan.

There are also some old houses, like the one they live in now, which cost around 18,000 yuan.

The 10,000 yuan compensation given to his grandmother must have been taken away by his uncle. He made a profit by selling it to him for 10,000 yuan, and he knew it well.

But, what should they do.

After paying for the goods and adding their usual expenses, they had about twelve thousand yuan left.

The two men walked out of a dilapidated housing compound. The windows of the corridor were covered with dust and cobwebs. There were many miscellaneous items in the corridor, and there was almost no place to stand.

He Mingliang was not satisfied at all.

Hao Cailing thought of her pitiful savings and asked, "How about we buy another house like this?"

He Mingliang shook his head: "Mom, after seeing so many houses with good layouts, can you still be interested in an old house like ours? The living room is just the corridor, the floor is cement, and the windows are small."

"We have no money." Hao Cailing sighed.

He Mingliang calculated: "There is still a shortfall of four thousand."

There was a house they liked, a three-bedroom, one-living-room house with north-south ventilation and good light all day long. It was a second-hand property and the asking price was 28,000 yuan. The lowest price they could bargain down to was a little over 27,000 yuan.

My uncle gave 10,000 yuan, and they had 12,000 yuan, so they still had a shortfall of 4,000 yuan.

"Where will the money come from? After buying a house, we still have to live, and I still have to pay your tuition." Hao Cailing sighed.

"Mom, at worst I just won't go." He Mingliang said.

Hao Cailing was confused. Not going to go?

"How can this be possible?"

"It's okay. I'm 18 years old now, so I don't need that half a year. I'll ask my senior brothers to introduce me to the factory." He Mingliang comforted his mother: "We have hands and feet, so we can definitely earn enough to eat."

The mother and son walked out of the alley and onto the main road.

He Mingliang was suddenly stunned, because Chen Li Restaurant was just across the road.

There was a notice posted in the store of Li Yutong's family: Recruiting a dishwasher, salary to be negotiated.

I hadn't seen it when I came to eat a few days ago.

Chen Xiaoying had just recently learned some Chinese characters from her third granddaughter Li Yujie. She looked at the recruitment notice herself and recognized all the characters.

Just about to go back to the store.

Someone behind me asked, "Do you need more help?"

Hao Cailing asked timidly. Working in a restaurant, at least the meals were provided, so she could save on food expenses every day.

Chen Xiaoying looked back at her and saw the young man standing next to her. Wasn't he the one who led three or four young people to eat in the store last time? He was someone her granddaughter knew.

She smiled and said, "If you need someone, come in, let's sit down and talk."

The people my granddaughter is willing to interact with must be good families.

Hao Cailing is introverted and doesn't like to interact with people. Encouraged by her son, she mustered up the courage to ask. It turned out that the boss she met had a very good attitude, which made her feel more at ease.

Sitting in the store, Chen Xiaoying asked her third daughter-in-law Zhao Xueyan to pour her some water.

"This job starts at 6 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. The first month's salary is 180 yuan, including two meals. What do you think? If you do a good job and work for a long time, your salary can increase."

He Mingliang did some calculations and said to his mother, "Eight hours, one hundred and eighty, that's fine."

The main thing is that the people in this store can rest assured and not be afraid of being bullied.

Hao Cailing looked around the store and thought that washing dishes was not difficult. The main thing was that she didn't have to deal with people and she could make money.

"Okay, I'll try it."

"So when do you plan to come? You can come tomorrow." Chen Xiaoying asked.

The girl who used to wash dishes has to go back to take care of her daughter-in-law after she gives birth in two months. Her daughter-in-law has a formal job, so she will have to take care of the child full-time in the future and will not come again.

"This." Hao Cailing hesitated: "I'm still looking for a house these days."

He Mingliang said, "Can you wait for seven or eight days? My mother will come again after the matter is settled."

Seeing that he was a filial son, Chen Xiaoying couldn't help but envy him: "It's okay, it's okay, finding a house is a big deal, you guys go ahead, I'll leave this job to you."

He Mingliang breathed a sigh of relief. Li Yutong's grandmother was also a kind-hearted person.

After the trip, Hao Cailing felt better as she had a clear idea of ​​the house and found a job.

The house was still in a mess. He Mingliang pulled his mother Hao Cailing and pretended not to see anything and went back to their room.

Early the next morning, we continued looking for a house.

This went on for several days.

Until this day, Li Yutong also had a holiday, and she met them at the intersection: "We have a house in the teachers' family compound, do you want it? The price is 26,000, negotiable."

She learned about He Mingliang's house-hunting from her grandmother.

"The teachers' family compound?" He Mingliang asked.

"The one north of Jiefang Road." said Li Yutong.

"Okay, let's go." He Mingliang rode with his mother Hao Cailing, and Li Yutong led the way.

The county town is not big, and after more than ten minutes, we arrived at the family compound.

There were only two buildings with cement exterior walls, but the yard was not messy or dirty, and there was a guard at the door. Li Yutong took them directly to a building on the right and went up to the fifth floor: "The floor is a bit high, so if you like it, the price can be negotiated."