Xu Dahai had a look of admiration on his face. "You are indeed the people's soldiers. Your mindset is different from ours! By the way, sister-in-law, it's almost the New Year. Even if you don't come to our place, I have to go to your place. Why did you make a special trip? Oh! And you brought so many things! You must be worried that we won't have enough to eat!"
Lin Qin rolled her eyes at Xu Dahai and got on the tricycle quickly. "This is my New Year gift! I gave it to you specially. If you don't understand, don't say anything! You're taking advantage of me!"
Xu Dahai was scolded, and hurriedly left with a wry smile, changing the subject, "We will set up a stall nearby. This year we will buy land and build a house in the town. It is almost finished. I will take you over to have a look this time."
Lin Qin didn't comment. The tricycle turned two corners and arrived at where Lin Ying was setting up his stall.
It was almost noon now, and there were still many people buying things at her stall, but Xu Xinyi was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is the child?" Lin Qin asked.
Xu Dahai pointed to a nursery not far away and said, "There's one in our town. The child is just old enough, so we'll send him there."
The town is not like the city. There are only one or two nurseries here, and they don't want children who can't take care of themselves.
Lin Qin nodded secretly, "It will be much easier for you if you send her to a nursery."
"That's right! Otherwise, we have to be busy setting up the stall and building the house. It's not possible to take her with us all the time. Besides, building a house is very dangerous. If she gets hit by a small stone, it's no joke."
Because Lin Ying was still busy and there were a lot of things on the tricycle, Lin Qin asked Xu Dahai to take the things back first, and she walked towards the stall carrying some fruits.
Lin Ying saw her from a distance and waved at her, "Why are you here at this time? Aren't you busy?"
"I came to see you. I have never been here before! I want to discuss with you about your child's studies."
Lin Qin said this, and Lin Ying immediately took it to heart, "Wait a minute, when Dahai comes over, I'll take you to the new house and we'll talk about it in detail."
Lin Qin agreed and helped Lin Ying entertain the guests first.
The two sisters were so busy that they didn't pay attention to the time. It was not until Xu Dahai came over that Lin Ying took Lin Qin away.
Along the way, Lin Qin kept looking around the town.
In a few years, a road will be built here, and gradually more buildings will appear, making it more and more prosperous.
Today, this area is still a dirt road. Although it is spacious, it is muddy when it rains and dusty on sunny days. It is in no shape at all. The houses around it are also not large in scale and most of them are old and dilapidated.
Seeing her curiosity, Lin Ying said, "This is the market in town. Before 10 o'clock, there are stalls everywhere. It's very long and lively from beginning to end. After 10 o'clock, the stalls are closed and only these few are left. My new house is built in front, also on the side of the main road. Following your advice, I built a storefront in the front and a yard in the back.
As Xinyi is still young, I separated the front and back of the house, leaving a door. Once the door is closed, I don’t have to worry about the child running into the street.
Seeing how much Lin Ying cared about the child, Lin Qin couldn't help but smile and said, "It's a blessing for her to have this child with you."
"Hey! Since we have decided to adopt her, she is my own daughter. Let me tell you, no one in the town knows that we adopted her. The villagers do know, but the child is still young and can't remember things. Dahai and I plan to move to the town after the house is built here. We won't live in the village anymore, and the child won't be teased all the time. When she is old enough, I will let her go to school in the city."
Lin Ying spoke seriously about his plan.
Lin Qin smiled and said, "You have planned it so carefully, there will definitely be no problem."
As they were talking, the two arrived at Lin Ying's new house.
Lin Qin thought it was just one store, but when she arrived she found out that it was actually two connected stores. From the front it looked like a three-story building with a height of about three meters, but the floor space was not enough.
The house has just been built and is still being renovated, with only one door opened.
Lin Ying explained, "One side has been renovated. The rest can be done slowly. We are not in a hurry. There are only two craftsmen working now. Come on! I will show you the renovated side."
Lin Ying opened the shop at the edge.
It was about 100 square meters, the floor was painted with special cement paint, the walls were all painted white, and there was a door at the end. It was empty and there was nothing.
Lin Ying walked in and opened the small door. Behind the door was a living room, a kitchen and a toilet.
Together, it is estimated to be about 100 square meters.
Next to the living room is the staircase leading to the second floor.
Lin Ying said: "The total area is 210 square meters. The layout of the second floor is similar to your home, with a living room for watching TV, a public bathroom and five rooms. There is no living room on the third floor, only four rooms, a public bathroom, and a balcony of about 80 square meters.
The balcony is inside, so you don’t have to worry about dust from the main road blowing in when you dry things. There’s also a large courtyard over here.”
As she spoke, Lin Ying opened the back door. It was called a back door, but in fact it was more like a front door because it could be opened from both sides.
As the door opened, a 60-square-meter courtyard with concrete poured appeared in front of Lin Qin.
Lin Qin nodded repeatedly after seeing it. "Not bad, not bad. This yard is almost 300 square meters. Are you planning to let Ajian and Akang live together in the future?"
Lin Ying smiled from ear to ear and nodded continuously.
"I didn't think too much about it. I just thought that if they don't have a good life outside in the future, I will let them come back and open a small shop to make a living. If they can make a living outside, I will help them rent out the shop in their hometown. Anyway, this shop is separate from the house behind. When the time comes, we can lock both ends or directly block the door. It won't affect our own living, right?"
Lin Qin gave a thumbs up and said, "Sister, your idea is great. If this house is built well, you won't have to worry about finding a wife in the future."
Lin Ying took a deep breath, her face full of emotion, "Life was so difficult before, I never thought there would be such a day. I have agreed with your brother-in-law that after these two houses are fully renovated, we will start to build the land next to them. In the future, the two of us will live there ourselves, and when we are gone, the house will be given to Xinyi. That place is right next to it, I'll take you to have a look."
Lin Qin nodded and followed Lin Ying over there. Before they arrived, they ran into an acquaintance.
"Teacher Su!" Lin Qin looked at her former head teacher in shock.
Su Yonghuai didn't expect to meet his student in this place. He was also shocked. "Lin Qin! Why are you here?"
Lin Qin quickly looked at Lin Ying beside her, "This is my sister, my eldest sister. She married and moved to Pingxi Town. Why is the teacher here?"
Su Yonghuai looked as if he understood everything, and said warmly, "This is my hometown. We just happened to meet here. Come in and have a seat."
Unable to refuse the kindness, Lin Qin and Lin Ying stepped into this ordinary farmyard together. (End of this chapter)
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