Seeing his wife leave, Lian Jianpeng quickly followed her out.
"Qingfeng, look at their attitude! How can I stay in this house any longer?" Gao Shuzhen complained to Lian Qingfeng.
"Alright, I'll go talk to them later. Housing prices are too high now, and it's hard to rent a house. Staying in a hotel every day is too expensive, and they're so reluctant to go to low-rent housing. What should we do now? Maybe we should ask my brother-in-law for help again."
“You two shouldn’t embarrass yourselves anymore. I think the low-rent housing is fine. If you think the house is too small, you can rent separate rooms. Anyway, your household registrations aren’t together yet.” Gao Dongxing initially didn’t approve of going to his adoptive brother. “If you go to them, the worst they’ll do is arrange for you to go to the countryside. I’m not used to that kind of place.”
Looking at her youngest son, who seemed oblivious to the cost of daily necessities, Gao Shuzhen was also at her wits' end. Most of the family's assets were in real estate, which was currently impossible to sell, let alone generate any rent. If things hadn't become so difficult, she would never have gone home to find her good-for-nothing older brother and her ungrateful son.
“What do you know? Although your older brother lives in the countryside, I’ve heard that his wife owns a large duplex in the city center, with great amenities. It’s so much better than living in that cheap rental.” Gao Shuzhen said, revealing her calculations. “Besides, if I go to live there, as her daughter-in-law, would she charge me rent?”
"You never cared about my older brother before, so why is he paying attention to you now?" Gao Dongxing looked at his mother with great suspicion.
“A mother and son shouldn’t hold grudges overnight. When we meet, Shuzhen, you need to control your temper. After all, we need their help right now.” The couple then discussed moving to a spacious house. Seeing that they ignored him, Gao Dongxing turned and went back to his room. To him, staying in a hotel was no different from staying in a cheap apartment, as long as he could play games, he was fine with not losing his allowance.
Si Cheng was unaware that his adoptive mother's family had plotted against him, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. The house had been lent to Big Bear and Monkey more than a month ago.
When Monkey asked him to help find a house, Si Cheng and Yun Qi had already considered the house that would be vacant for a long time, so they offered to let Monkey and Yun Qi look at it for them, without charging any rent. At first, Monkey disagreed, because he knew how sought-after houses were these days, and that a large house like theirs wouldn't have trouble finding tenants. But in the end, Yun Qi and Yun Qi persuaded him with various reasons.
That day, Sicheng received a call from Monkey. "Lion, I just received a notice that seems to encourage everyone to go to the countryside to build houses. It is said that land will be allocated and some building materials will be provided. Everyone is discussing it. Have you received the notice over there? If I can go to your area, I would like to settle down there."
"I'll go inquire now; they probably haven't received any notification yet. You should also find out more over there and see if you can choose to come." After saying goodbye to Aunt Yun and the others, she went to her second grandfather's house.
"Second Grandfather, they're registering people in the city now. They say a group of people will be assigned to the village to build houses and get land. Have we received any notification here?"
"I don't know. I'll go ask your Uncle Wu later. Ever since Zhixin went on a mission, he's received very little news from the outside world. I'll call my old friend and ask him later." The second grandfather was also startled by this news.
After inquiring, village chief Yun Mingwu also learned that he had not received any news. Now that he had heard about this, he hurriedly made a phone call to find out more.
It was my second grandfather who found out the accurate information first. According to the new policy, everyone is encouraged to go to the countryside, and each village will be required to allocate a portion of land according to the situation. The document has not yet been issued, but it should be soon.
"You should discuss this with them later. If you're going to give them land, which plot should you give them? And when they build houses, should I put them next to each other, or should we allocate a separate area for them? Your village committee needs to discuss these things in advance, and also find out who these people are. Don't let things get messy later." After saying these words to Yun Mingwu, the second grandfather went out to discuss the matter with a few old friends.
The news was like water poured into a frying pan; the whole village was in an uproar. Nobody wanted a large group of strangers coming to their territory; the mix of people would cause a lot of trouble. Moreover, these people wanted to claim their land, and everyone was already reluctant to let them in before they even arrived.
"This is something no one can avoid. The only thing we can do now is to find suitable people to settle down here. If you have trustworthy people with good character, try your best to persuade them to come to our village. If you have relatives from other places, you can also persuade them. Everyone knows each other well, so it will be easier for you to get along in the future." Yun Mingwu used a megaphone to encourage everyone.
Yes, that way the wife's family would be closer, and they could take care of each other, some people thought. Others disagreed, saying that they were living comfortably in the city, and who would want to come back to be a peasant? After the tsunami subsided, everything would return to normal.
After communicating with Monkey and the others, Si Cheng went to the village office and told them about Monkey's situation, hoping to be among the first to settle down there. Upon hearing that he was a retired soldier, they readily agreed, as being in the first batch should be relatively easy to manage.
Monkey and Bear are not married yet, but their families have more than a dozen members. Monkey's real name is Hou Yunhai. He has parents, grandparents, and a younger brother named Hou Yunyang.
Da Xiong's real name is Ouyang Long. He has parents and grandmother, and a younger sister named Ouyang Feng.
Both families were fishermen, generations of them having spent most of their lives at sea. While their lives were relatively peaceful, they longed for a life with mountains and land. Experienced people have their own rules of survival, and judging from all indications, settling in the countryside might indeed be the best choice. After learning about the situation in Pinghe Village, the elders immediately decided to settle there.
In less than two days, the settlement was completed. Because we were among the first to respond, we received many benefits, including land allocation, delivery of building materials, and completion of the formalities, all within two days.
The houses were built a kilometer away from Yunqi's house. That other plot of land was abandoned because it was next to Jinwu Mountain and had a lot of mosquitoes in the summer. Now that the two families have chosen that place, no one has any objections. As for the new residents who will move in later, they can only choose a place near the bamboo forest at the east end of the village. That place is more open, but because it is close to the bamboo forest, there are more poisonous snakes.
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