In front of the courtyard gate, Ling Ran and the cart driver were already moving honeycomb coal into the yard. Zhou Xiang unloaded everything, paid the fare, and carried the broken basket into the yard. "Da Huang, this is your new home."
After placing Da Huang in the pot room, Zhou Xiang came out and took his eldest brother into the main east room. "Brother, you will live here from now on. Don't be afraid. I will bring my third brother here tomorrow so you can have company."
"Okay." Zhou Niao, who was a little reserved, felt more at ease when he heard that his younger brother would also come.
Zhou Xiang took a rag, pumped some well water, and wiped the dust with his elder brother. He also asked his elder brother to put all the clothes in the closet.
She took the opportunity to make the bed for her eldest brother. The mattress she bought was not thick enough, so she smuggled an old quilt from the space, put it on the bottom, put a new mattress on it, and then covered the new cotton with the old quilt cover. She found the newly bought needle and thread, nailed the quilt cover and cotton together, and then put on the new quilt cover.
The only way to buy these is to use the name of Grandpa Ling. Otherwise, the salesperson will directly tell you, looking at the quilts on the counter and the back shelf: Not for sale, these are samples.
Looking at his elder brother who was tidying up and touching his clothes curiously, Zhou Xiang dug out a men's short down jacket and said, "Brother, take off your cotton coat and put on this."
"What's this?"
"It's, uh, called a ski jacket."
"Ski jacket?" Zhou Niao smiled delightedly. "Where did you get it? I didn't see you buy it. This is really expensive."
"Ling Ran's family's old clothes are worthless. You can put on new outer clothes to cover them up, so others won't know you are wearing someone else's old clothes."
"good."
Zhou Niao took off his stiff and unwarm cotton coat, put on his down jacket, and smiled, "It's so warm."
Looking at the chilblains on his brother's hands, Zhou Xiang's eyes turned red. "I won't feel cold anymore."
I directly took out the sweatpants and new pants for my brother and said, "Put them on."
"Yeah." Zhou Niao was well-behaved and obedient. It was always right to listen to her sister.
After putting on new clothes, Zhou Niao's handsome appearance was highlighted, "My big brother is so handsome!"
"Really?" Zhou Niao was a little shy.
"Yes, you see I am so beautiful, so of course my elder brother is handsome."
Zhou Niao sincerely praised her dark and thin sister, "Yes, my sister is beautiful."
Ling Ran finished outside and came in to see his brother-in-law, who had changed drastically. "Think about it, Liu Dagang will be here tonight."
"Oh! I didn't buy clothes for Liu Dagang. I'll go buy some now, and buy some for my third brother too. You take my eldest brother to the bathhouse for a bath, and call the town and ask your dad to tell my dad that I'll definitely be back before the 15th."
Ling Ran could only follow orders, pack up his shampoo and soap, smuggle out his clothes, and go out with Zhou Xiang, who had been fed with rhubarb fruit.
"Should I ask Ma Gua to come over?"
"Hurry! There are still two toilets missing. This time, we'll pour two septic tanks ourselves with cement."
“What should I do with the house?”
"Find a carpenter to do it. You already have the manpower, right? Give him the blueprints and ask him to find someone."
Halfway through the journey, when the three of them separated, Zhou wanted to comfort his eldest brother, "Brother, go take a shower with Ling Ran. He's the son of the director of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau in Xu Town. He won't sell you out. I can find his parents."
"I'm not afraid," Zhou Niao raised his fist, "I'm bigger than him, he can't beat me."
"Yeah!" Zhou Xiang's tears fell. Her elder brother always used his size to boost his courage.
She came to buy things again. The salespersons at the department store all recognized this dark and thin girl. "How many people are there in your family? Why do they always ask you to come buy things?"
"The adults are busy, I am more capable."
The salesperson was amused by this and offered unprecedented service with great patience. Based on Zhou Xiang's description, he took out suitable clothes and said, "Is that enough? You'll grow taller. I've already got you two sizes too big."
"Okay! I'll come back to buy summer clothes when they're ready."
"Yes, that's right. Spring goes by quickly." Zhou Xiang was obedient, which made the salesperson even happier. She issued a receipt and tied it up with a cloth strip when Zhou Xiang went to pay.
"Thank you, sister."
"You're welcome."
After leaving the department store, it was getting dark. Zhou didn't want to cook, so he went to the state-owned restaurant to get some food.
He brought in two empty enamel basins and brought out two full ones. He walked into the alley next to the state-owned restaurant, collected all the things, and returned to the Water Conservancy Bureau empty-handed.
When the gate was opened, Dahuang came to greet him with wagging tail. Zhou Xiang fed it some well water. After drinking it, Dahuang bit the broken bowl and went to the kitchen to feed the cubs.
Zhou wanted to move all his things to the west room and start tidying them up. Liu Dagang would live in the west room, and his third and eldest brothers would live in the east room.
There are two beds in the west room and only one bed in the east room. She and Ling Ran discussed that the treasure bed would be given to the third brother to sleep on, and the treasures in the bed legs would be placed in the open. This would require waiting for the third brother to come and then for the eldest brother to wake up so that they could unpack the treasures together.
Now, when Zhou wanted to put the beds out and put the bedding on the three beds, it was already dark.
Ling Ran returned with his eldest brother. Seeing that the beds were already made in both rooms, he felt distressed and asked, "Why didn't you wait for me?"
"It's very convenient to use it." Zhou Xiang would not waste his energy foolishly! There was not enough time. "You go to light the stove, brother, go to grind the big iron pot on the stove. Are Liu Dagang and that person coming to have dinner?"
"Come on." Ling Ran also became anxious. "Let's light the stove later. Big brother and I will polish the pot first."
"Whatever!"
The big iron pot was rubbed again and again with small bricks until it was smooth and then scrubbed clean. There was no lard but there was braised pork. A few pieces of fat braised pork were picked out from the enamel basin, cut in half, and slowly rubbed the iron pot.
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