When you open the brand new iron door, the faint fragrance of osmanthus hits your nose.
The yard of Gao Mingcheng's new home is not small. He did not choose to grow vegetables or raise chickens, but instead built a flower bed and planted common local flowers such as osmanthus, camellia, and roses.
It is the time when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom. Although they are small, their fragrance is refreshing and refreshing.
And the most peculiar thing is that if you pick the osmanthus flowers and smell them closely, the fragrance you smell is actually quite light.
Only when you smell it inadvertently, you will know that the osmanthus flowers are blooming and the fragrance is reaching.
Gao Mingcheng continued to climb the stairs and opened the door of his new home. It was spacious and bright inside, and everything was decorated in the most popular style of the time. Even people in the capital would give a thumbs up and praise such a house.
He has made a lot of money over the years, but he has also spent a lot of money. Buying land, building houses, and decorating them all cost a lot of money.
But the effort is worth it, and soon, he and his family will be able to live in an environment that is ahead of most people in the country!
Gao Mingcheng checked every floor and confirmed that there was no pungent smell inside and that the conditions for living were completely met. Then he went out and headed towards the police station.
He planned to have some emotional exchanges with Gao Guobing and ask Gao Guobing to help him choose a good day to move into the house.
Moving into a new house is also called moving into a new house, moving into a new house, etc., but people in later generations often use the term "moving into a new house."
When he arrived at the police station, Gao Mingcheng naturally greeted the staff, then asked Gao Guobing if he was free. After learning that he was free, he went to Gao Guobing's office.
"Uncle, are you busy?" Gao Mingcheng knocked on the door, then pushed it open and greeted him with a smile.
Gao Guobing put down the materials in his hand and asked Gao Mingcheng to come and sit down.
"I heard from Dazhi that he was able to solve the missing baby case in Nongmin Street so quickly because of you." Gao Guobing said with a smile, feeling that Gao Mingcheng was truly his lucky star.
The last tomb robber case made him a big celebrity in the city. This year, the bureau’s funding is more than in previous years.
Nowadays, everyone in the bureau is equipped with new guns, and the old box guns have become history.
Weapons and equipment have been upgraded, and we also want to upgrade our transportation vehicles, but unfortunately they have not been approved yet. If we are lucky, they may be approved next year.
Gao Mingcheng said modestly: "I just happened to hear those few words, so I asked Maozi to run. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."
Gao Guobing nodded in agreement. Sometimes when investigating a case, as long as there are clues, you have to follow them up. Even if you don't find anything in the end, the process of investigation is very important.
After the two chatted about their recent situation, Gao Mingcheng asked Gao Guobing to help choose an auspicious day for the housewarming.
This requires looking at the lunar calendar. The lunar calendar will have corresponding auspicious and inauspicious days, and then you can choose a suitable day from them.
The uncle and nephew got together to choose an auspicious day, and finally found that the 10th was a good day, but there were only three days left until November 10th.
Gao Guobing felt that this date was a bit rushed, so he asked, "Mingcheng, are you ready for your new home? Do you want to move in right away, or do you want to have a ceremony?"
Since the Breaking of the Four Olds, many superstitious beliefs and rituals have gradually faded from people's lives, and later, the new generation of young people pay even less attention to them.
Gao Mingcheng had already thought about this in advance and was naturally preparing for a whole ceremony, but there was no need to make it too complicated. For example, there was no need to move into the house in the middle of the night. After all, the couple had a baby who was less than a year old, and it would be inconvenient to do that in the middle of the night.
However, it is still necessary to choose an auspicious day, set up the bed, and have a good start. In addition, you will need to entertain relatives and friends at noon on the second day after moving into the new house.
Speaking of entertaining relatives and friends, Gao Guobing said, "Since your new house was built, your parents haven't come yet, right? Even if you have separated, you are still father and son, so you should still invite them."
"By the way, little Xuxu will be one year old in a few days. Are you planning to hold a banquet?"
Gao Xu was born on November 19th, and it’s only ten days away.
Gao Mingcheng had thought about this, so he said, "I'm going to hold a one-year-old party, but not in my new home. I'm going to hold it in a hotel."
His new house is beautifully decorated, with pianos, guitars and other musical instruments. It will be inconvenient for people to come and go.
Besides, it was cold at that time, and it would be quite cold to have a banquet outdoors.
Gao Guobing still holds the old idea and thinks it would be better to hold the wedding banquet at home, which would be more festive.
But he also has one advantage, which is that he will not impose his ideas on others. This is true for his two sons, and even more so for his nephew Gao Mingcheng.
So he nodded, agreeing with Gao Mingcheng's approach.
Gao Mingcheng added, "We will definitely have to bring my parents and grandma over to celebrate the move to the new house. We should also bring my grandmother and Gao Zhuang over as well, so that we can all have fun together."
After deciding on the date for moving and the date for the wedding banquet with Gao Guobing, Gao Mingcheng did not delay any longer. When he saw someone wanting to talk to Gao Guobing about work, he greeted them and left.
After leaving the office, I found Huang Dazhi again and told him about moving to a new house. I also asked him and Luo Li to come over for dinner.
Huang Dazhi smiled and nodded repeatedly, thinking about what gift to give.
This gift is easy to choose, any daily necessities will do, as long as they come in pairs.
Gao Mingcheng returned to the clothing store and told his family about the incident. Xuanyuemei said, "I have already prepared the bedding for the new home. I can go over and set up the bed anytime."
When setting up a bed in a new home, people often choose red bedding, pillows and quilt covers to symbolize good luck and happiness. Therefore, many beauties buy red bedding early, wash and dry them in advance, and put them in the closet.
When Gao Shufang and others heard the news, they were happy for the second brother, but also a little reluctant.
We used to live together and it was lively and bustling, but now after my second brother and his wife moved out, it feels a lot quieter.
Gao Mingcheng saw what she was thinking and said, "Even if your second sister-in-law and I moved over there, the store is still here, and we have to come here every day! Besides, it's only about ten minutes away from each other, so it's very fast."
When Gao Shufang heard this, she grinned.
Gao Mingcheng also smiled and touched her head.
Next, we have to get busy. Although the new house looks clean and bright, it has been vacant for so long that there must be dust, so we have to clean it. After it is thoroughly clean, we can set up the bed.
After the bed is set up, it’s a good start.
The so-called "opening red" is to hang a red banner at the door to express the family's joy and liveliness. The banner for opening red usually has auspicious words such as "good luck", "peace and happiness" written on it to pray for a better future for the family.
Originally, Gao Mingcheng planned to buy red paper and write the banner himself, but Gao Guobing said that there was a retired leader in the county committee who had excellent calligraphy, and that his family's first good luck was written by this leader, so he decided to ask that leader for calligraphy on Gao Mingcheng's behalf.
After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed.
Although his handwriting is not ugly, it is not very artistic.
After everything was ready, the auspicious day arrived.
Gao Mingcheng did not plan to move in the middle of the night, and he didn't even need help from Gao Shufang and others. He just put the things in the tractor's bed, and with one round trip, he had moved everything!
On the day of entertaining relatives and friends, Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingwan drove back to the village early in the morning to pick up people.
There were quite a lot of people to pick up, so Gao Mingcheng asked Gao Mingwan to go back together. Gao Mingwan drove the pickup truck of the transportation company and drove on the bumpy road with Gao Mingcheng's tractor.
After entering the village, Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Mingwan: "If you pick up someone, you can go back to the county first. I still have to get two chickens and some vegetables."
"Okay." Gao Mingwan agreed without hesitation. He was responsible for picking up and dropping off his parents, grandmother, and eldest brother's family, while Gao Mingcheng was responsible for picking up and dropping off Xuanyu's family and grandmother's family.
Xuanyuemei has three older sisters. As for the other two sisters, they will not be called this time. However, the second sister Xuanyueyu from the same village must be called, otherwise people will talk about it.
Gao Mingcheng continued driving the tractor all the way towards Niuweiling.
Communication tools are not well developed nowadays, but a while ago, Gao Shouwang installed a telephone in the garment workshop. It was the first private telephone in Gaojia Village... no, it was the first private telephone in the entire brigade!
After choosing an auspicious day, Gao Mingcheng called Gao Shouwang and asked him to inform his parents. He also agreed with Chen Dasong to slaughter two chickens in advance and prepare seasonal vegetables from the fields so that they could be taken away directly when he returned.
With the telephone notification, Gao Mingcheng saved a lot of trouble.
When he returned to Niuweiling, Chen Dasong said, "Mingcheng, the chickens have been killed. We chose two old chickens that lay few eggs! The eggs and vegetables have also been packed. Oh, I think the oranges are almost ripe, so I picked some for you as a treat."
Gao Mingcheng looked at the small basket of oranges and smiled with satisfaction. He picked up one, peeled it, and ate it in half. It was juicy, sweet and sour.
This orange tree has been carefully cultivated for more than two years. It is fertilized twice in spring and autumn, with a mixture of farmyard manure and chemical fertilizer. Therefore, the tree grows well and bears good fruit.
"Not bad, the taste is good and can be sold at a good price!" This time, there are at least a thousand kilograms of oranges, which is the first large-scale fruit-bearing crop in Xiaofushan.
Although peaches, bayberries and other fruits had produced fruit before, the number of fruits was not large.
When Chen Dasong heard that he could sell it for a good price, his face was full of smiles.
In addition to taking care of the chickens in the chicken coop every day, he also takes care of the fruit trees in the mountains. Fortunately, the chickens only need to be fed a meal of chopped vegetables mixed with bran in the morning and given fresh water, while the fruit trees only need to be busy with fertilizing and fruiting.
"Uncle, there are a lot of things to do at home and outside, and we really can't do without people. I won't invite you this time. I'll wait for Xiao Xuxu's first birthday party and then invite you to the county to have a drink." Gao Mingcheng said politely.
"Okay, okay. Mingcheng, I'll take care of the housework. If you're too busy, I can ask Duofu and Duoxi to help. Don't worry." Chen Dasong said with a smile.
He didn't feel uncomfortable because Gao Mingcheng didn't invite him.
The venue was originally a banquet for relatives and friends, so what was he going there for?
Things went smoothly. Gao Mingcheng loaded the things onto the tractor's bed, picked up the Yu family, and then headed towards the old village.
Gao Mingwan’s pickup truck was no longer visible by the pond at the entrance of the village. It was obvious that he had left.
Gao Mingcheng stopped the car and walked towards the old village: "Grandma, Gao Zhuang, have you packed up?"
Before reaching the gate of his grandmother's house, Gao Mingcheng shouted.
"Hey, it's done." This was the voice of the thin grandmother, and then she said to Gao Zhuang: "Zhuangzhuang, quickly lock the door."
"Yeah." Gao Zhuang responded, closed the gate and locked it.
After picking up my grandmother and her family, I can go back to the county town.
The round trip takes two hours, but there is still an hour or so before lunch, so there is still enough time!
Gao Mingcheng didn't have time to entertain them, so he just let them help themselves and then moved the bamboo basket containing chicken and vegetables into the kitchen.
The kitchen of the new house uses a small pot and a small stove, and burns coal briquettes because burning firewood would produce too much smoke.
But yesterday, Gao Mingcheng built a stove in the backyard and moved the big iron pot from the clothing store.
At this time, the big iron pot was steaming and exuding a rich meaty aroma.
The small pot and stove will not be idle either, they can be used to cook.
In the kitchen, Gao Shufang, Zhang Jinling and Hu Yinchen all rolled up their sleeves and worked so busy that sweat broke out on the tips of their noses.
As for the pregnant woman Luo Li and Xuanmei who needed to take care of the baby, they stayed at the clothing store and closed the door after noon before coming over to eat.
This is how business people are, they won’t close for a break easily.
Gao Mingcheng had just brought the dishes over and was about to help wash and chop the chicken when he heard Gao Shufang say, "Second brother, we don't need you here, you should go and entertain the guests!"
The hostess is in charge of the store, so the host must entertain the guests!
Besides, Wang Xiuxiu can also help pick vegetables, and He Xiuman can even cook.
Seeing that there was really no need for him to help, Gao Mingcheng went out to entertain the guests.
They had to go to work today, so Gao Guobing, Zhao Dongmei and Gao Mingli had not arrived yet. However, Gao Guobing's rice cooker was contributed in advance. At this time, three rice cookers were cooking together in the kitchen.
Gao Mingcheng came to the living room and introduced his house to his parents.
Even the city people thought Gao Mingcheng's new house was perfect in every way, not to mention the villagers. Gao Yuanjian and others had already been dazzled by it.
Under the guidance of Gao Mingcheng, they visited the entire house. Although the second and third floors had been renovated, there was no soft furnishings and it looked empty. They planned to buy them when they needed them.
But things are changing with each passing day, and if you buy later, you can buy something more suitable.
After the visit, it was almost time.
Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Mingwan, "You help entertain my parents. I'll go to the store to pick up Duomei and Xiaoxuxu."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy!" Gao Mingwan agreed immediately and took on the important task. He took out a deck of cards and planned to let everyone play cards for fun.
However, he was stopped by Gao Yuanjian.
What's the point of playing cards? It's better to look at this house a few more times! (End of this chapter)
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