Chapter 378 Buying a House
Small pieces of raw coal are more durable, so they are more expensive, costing seven cents per pound.
If there is no coal supply certificate, the price of both types of coal will be raised by two cents.
Even in this day and age, there is a certain difference in prices between locals and outsiders.
The Lu family had a coal supply certificate, but there was a lot of coal piled under the eaves in the yard, so Tang Mei didn't give it to Fu Jingyou.
Fu Jingyou didn't know about this thing before, and of course he didn't think of wanting it.
With an industrial voucher and three dollars, Fu Jingyou bought a stove and took it home.
When Lu Miao got up in the evening, the stove was already lit in the room on the second floor.
The coal stove doesn't heat up as quickly as the chimney stove, but the temperature in the house is noticeably lower.
Lu Miao originally huddled under the quilt, not wanting to show his face. He placed his arms outside the quilt and didn't feel cold at all.
Fu Jingyou took a book from the small study and read it by the window.
He sat hunched over the table with a small desk lamp on. The superposition of light and shadow made his broad shoulders and narrow waist more obvious.
Just looking at her back makes me feel very charming.
Lu Miao lay on his side, supporting his chin and asked him, "Where's the child?"
Fu Jingyou closed the book and turned around. "Awake?"
"Um."
He walked to the bed, handed her clothes, and kissed her again.
"My aunt hasn't seen the two children for a long time and misses them very much. Dad also likes them. Since they didn't make a fuss, I thought I'd just let them stay downstairs."
Lu Miao nodded and hugged his neck, acting coquettishly.
"I used to be always busy around the kitchen stove, but now with my aunt helping me, I can finally free up some time to do what I want to do."
Fu Jingyou was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he took a coat and put it on her.
"We have money in our hands, so we should pay our due respects, such as food expenses and care expenses."
The Lu family only has Lu Miao as its daughter. A hundred years later, everything in the Lu family will definitely still belong to Lu Miao.
But that was a hundred years later.
Now that both elders are still young, they, as their juniors, should still have the proper attitude.
"knew."
Lu Miao nodded and put his legs on his thighs like a lazy snake.
"I'll talk to them about buying a house while we eat later."
Fu Jingyou grabbed her white and tender feet and put on socks, then he tickled the soles of her feet:
"Can you agree?"
Fu Jingyou was very uncertain.
Especially after seeing that the Lu family specially vacated the second floor for the young couple to live in.
If it's just a temporary stay, why would it be so troublesome?
This obviously means that they want to stay permanently.
Lu Miao pouted and asked him:
"Do you enjoy living here?"
Fu Jingyou was slightly startled, and quickly replied:
"As long as the family is together, it doesn't matter where we live."
With a sigh, Lu Miao gave him an expression that said, "I knew you would say that."
"They have to agree even if they don't agree. This area belongs to the South Second Ring Road. Our two schools are both on the West Second Ring Road, which is far away."
Lu Miao explained to him carefully.
The main means of transportation nowadays, besides bicycles, is buses.
The roads are not the same as they will be in the future. Many sections are still overgrown with weeds and covered with small courtyards.
A round trip takes at least two hours.
The earliest bus every day is at 6:30, and the school’s normal morning class is at 7:00, so you can’t catch it even if you rush.
Fu Jingyou nodded and gradually understood.
I have saved a lot of money in the past two years. In addition to selling pigs and chickens before the New Year, and the 500 yuan Lu Miao award, after deducting daily expenses, the total amount is about 1,800 yuan.
Fu Jingyou and Lu Miao counted together during the New Year's Eve.
Buying a house should be affordable.
I just don’t know what the housing prices are like in the city, and how much I’ll have left after buying the house.
This is related to whether your finances will be tight in the future.
I have to study for three years at university, and I don't know if I'll have time to work and earn some extra money...
Fu Jingyou had some concerns in his mind, but besides that, he had something more to worry about.
"If we really move to the school, will my aunt be willing to go with us?"
Lu Miao chuckled, put on his clothes and got out of bed.
"She, I'm afraid you won't let her go."
The two of them went downstairs one after another. There were already large bowls of food on the table on the first floor.
In the afternoon, someone came to the alley to sell tofu. Tang Mei bought two pieces and cut them into pieces in the evening. She stewed them with cabbage and bacon in a large bowl.
"I just saw a light on in the crack of the upstairs window in the yard, and I knew you two were up."
Tang Mei wiped her hands cheerfully and asked again:
"Xiaobao, you didn't bring many clothes this time? Besides the few pieces in the drying rack, Dabao and Erbao don't have any clothes to change into?"
"It's hard to get it on the road with the kids, so I sent it back by mail. It was sent on the afternoon of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and it should be here in the next few days."
"Oh, alright then. You and Xiao Fu should wake up and sit down to eat first! Don't wait any longer. It's cold out and it will get cold soon."
"knew."
Lu Miao felt no pressure at all. He sat at the table, scooped some tofu soup, and began to eat slowly.
On the sofa and small table diagonally opposite, the eldest and second children have become familiar with their grandfather.
Lu Yuanzheng sat there with the two of them, and the two little ones acted like funny kids, going into battle one after another.
While Lu Miao was looking at him, Erbao had already handed over the enamel pot:
"Grandpa, Grandpa, drink some water!"
"Oh, oh, okay, Grandpa, drink some water."
Lu Yuanzheng took the teacup and rubbed Erbao on the head.
Erbao tilted his head back, staring at him with his dark eyes. Seeing that he was not agreeing, Erbao urged him in a baby voice:
"Grandpa, drink some water, drink some water!"
Lu Yuanzheng had already drunk a bellyful of water, and being stared at by the little baby, he had no choice but to bring the teacup to his mouth again and take a sip politely.
Lu Yuanzheng relaxed his expression and wanted to praise Erbao for being so sensible.
Before he could open his mouth to say anything, Dabao came around from the other side of the rattan table and lay on his lap.
"Oh my! Grandpa, Grandpa drinks water so well!"
Dabao tilted his chubby little face up, using all the "lifelong learning" he had learned since he was two years old to give a hardcore reverse praise.
Lu Yuanzheng frowned and hissed softly.
It feels like "Dabao, are you serious?"
Lu Miao smiled, but the vermicelli choked his throat and he almost passed out from a coughing fit.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough—"
"Eat slowly."
Fu Jingyou frowned and patted her lightly to calm her down, looking a little unhappy.
Lu Miao recovered and gently pushed him, blinking and acting coquettishly, and his expression looked better.
Tang Mei brought a bowl and said she wanted to feed Dabao and Erbao.
Lu Miao said, "Ignore them for now. Just serve them some and let them eat by themselves."
He is already very good at using the two small spoons, but he always likes to play while eating, and rice grains will be everywhere.
But it doesn’t matter, just clean it up if it spills, the important thing is to exercise.
Children only have a little food in their bowls, so they can’t waste much.
Tang Mei nodded and used small bowls to serve some cabbage and tofu to Dabao and Erbao respectively.
I brought some stools and let them sit at the small rattan table to eat.
(End of this chapter)
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