When they walked into the dining room, the Zhou family members in the dining room also congratulated Mr. Xiao and Xiao Xiaoxiao.
The old man laughed and responded.
Xiao Xiaoxiao sat with Zhou Xiang. She had a lot of words of gratitude to say to Zhou Xiang, but she didn't know where to start.
Zhou Xiang patted her hand and said, "Don't be too grateful to me. I said, I'm just a medium for guidance. Did Doctor Cao tell you anything to pay attention to?"
"Yes, yes, yes, there are a lot of them. Especially in recent years, we should pay attention to protecting our heads."
"What about the medicine? Are you still taking it?"
"Drink it! Drink it for another week, and continue the acupuncture for three more days."
"Well! Then you should learn to be more steady and avoid strenuous exercise."
"Yes, I have to learn to be a lady." After saying this, she laughed. She had been drowsy like a wild girl in the past few years, causing her grandfather and mother to worry about her. She should be obedient.
Zhou Xiang picked up some food for her and said, "Eat quickly!"
"Um!"
Old Master Xiao drank too much and Zhou Xiang did not stop him. Over the years, Old Master Xiao had been under a lot of pressure. Now that he had finally fulfilled his wish, he needed to vent his excitement.
Mr. Xiao, who was being carried upstairs, was still singing Peking Opera. His loud voice made everyone quickly disperse the dinner party, and Lu Jin helped to clear the table.
Zuo Zhen and Luo Shaoying accompanied Xiao Xiaoxiao to the side to talk. Luo Shaoqiang looked at Xiao Xiaoxiao in a daze. Can changes in memory and brain really change a person's character and temperament?
The three people who were chatting happily simply went to the bedroom upstairs. Luo Shaoqiang walked out of the Zhou family yard dejectedly, and the sister Xiao who was happily shouting that she would take her brother to play disappeared.
Ling Ran gestured to Zhou Xiang, who waved his hand, "Boys in adolescence are just as moody. Let him figure it out!"
The master who restored the ancient building arrived. His surname was Zheng. Zhou wanted to arrange for him to stay in the single dormitory in the front yard. Xia Fei filled the dormitory with bedding, buckets, basins and other daily necessities.
Master Zheng is an easy-going person and is not particular about where he lives. When they are repairing larger buildings, they sometimes even sleep on the floor.
Xia Fei led him to Zhou's house. When they passed by the park, he praised the small place for its wonderful ideas.
Xia Fei was very proud. "This was done by our sister-in-law. She spent a lot of money just for the sake of beauty."
Master Zheng chuckled. The young man's tone was full of admiration. This sister-in-law must be his customer.
Master Zheng was surprised to see Zhou Xiang, just a little girl.
After sitting down and chatting, Master Zheng admired Zhou Xiang's plan in his heart. Zhou Xiang was really far-sighted. She even thought of preserving the dilapidated adobe houses and slogans on the exterior walls that had been passed down for generations. She had an extraordinary vision!
Master Zheng suggested going to see the house. Only after that could he come up with a plan and ask his apprentice to order materials.
Ling Ran took him to the north end. When Master Zheng saw the row of 12 semi-adobe houses, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were well maintained and the overall building was still in good condition.
I looked inside again, and hmm! With a few pillars to support it, the main structure of the house would be fine.
Walking out of the house and looking at the slogan on the outer wall, Master Zheng asked if it wanted to be restored?
Ling Ran shook his head. "It won't be restored. It will be fixed like this. It's more unique in this incomplete state."
Master Zheng nodded and said that there was no need for restoration. The job was not difficult, it would just require a little more glue.
While inspecting the surroundings outside the wall, Ling Ran pointed to the two houses at the intersection and said, "These two houses need to be demolished. Although they don't share a wall, the walls on both sides are still touching. When we demolish them, please come and watch and guide us. The exposed west wall should be relatively new, but you made it look old. There's a narrow alley only 30 centimeters wide between the neighbor's house and the east side. I wonder if it's wide enough for you to work with?"
As they were talking, the two of them walked to the narrow alley in the east.
The owner of the house on the east side came out to see what was happening. Seeing Ling Ran pointing at the narrow alley, he asked Ling Ran if he wanted to buy his house.
Ling Ran shook his head. Did he really think that he could buy any shabby house just because he had so much money?
The man laughed, "Ling Ran, this narrow alley is shared by two families. If you don't buy my house, you can only use half of this alley."
Ling Ran narrowed his eyes, "Are you threatening me?"
The man was startled and quickly shook his head, saying, "I'm not threatening you. I'm just reminding you that if you buy my house, it's only 40,000 yuan. The alley between my house and the one to the east is even wider, a full 50 centimeters. It's all mine, and has nothing to do with the one to the east."
Ling Ran asked Master Zheng to walk around slowly. He looked to the east and saw that there were more than a dozen houses to the east. Every house shared the same wall and roof, but this one was special. It seemed that his ancestors could not live in peace with their neighbors. It would be better to buy it over to avoid trouble every day in the future.
"Your words don't count. Find the family from the east and I'll ask them."
Seeing Ling Ran relax, the man immediately ran to find someone, "Wait, I'll be back soon."
Ling Ran: Haha, I'll wait.
Soon the man called the neighbor over. The neighbor looked unhappy and just nodded faintly when he saw Ling Ran.
Ling Ran asked, "This man said that the 50-centimeter-wide alleyway between your house and his is entirely his, and your family doesn't occupy a single centimeter."
The neighbor nodded. "Yes! They belong to him. He kept them for himself and said he didn't want us to have anything to do with them."
"Then, please sign it to prove it."
"What's it for?"
Ling Ran pointed at the man and said, "He wants to sell the house to me."
The neighbor's expression softened when he heard this. He was eager for the family to move out! "Okay! I'll sign."
After solving this problem, Ling Ran turned around and said to the man, "For 30,000 yuan, I'll buy these two shabby houses of yours. If it weren't for that tiny distance, why would I buy your house? Oh! I might as well just buy the 15 centimeters of distance from your house. Why would I buy your house for that?"
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