Hu Guilan was somewhat helpless. "We thought about renting a house, but the rent is a bit higher now, and no one can guarantee whether it will continue to rise in the future. Besides, my dad doesn't plan to build a big house. As long as it can fit a bed and a cabinet, it will be fine. Even if it's a little ugly, it's not a big deal. The key is that this is our own house. As long as we spend some money, we don't have to spend any more later."
"The rent has increased?" Li Xu asked in surprise.
"Well, they say that there are a lot of people getting married now, and they're all renting houses, so the street office has raised the rent a bit."
Li Xu suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu.
The only difference is that what increased in my memory was the unit price of the house, while this one is the rent.
But the people who are most affected are those who want to get married...
Thinking of this, he fell silent for a moment, and after a long while he said, "If you want to rent a house, just tell me. Fu Qing works at the street office, maybe I can get a cheaper price."
The Hu family will definitely need to rent a house, so any savings are welcome.
There's no other way. Hu Yitong has several younger brothers. If we build a house for each of them, even if we fill up the Hu family's yard, it still won't be enough...
Hearing this, Hu Guilan nodded and said thank you with gratitude on her face.
While the two were chatting, an unexpected person came to the door.
When Li Xu saw Fu Qing at the door, he thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes several times, and after making sure he was not mistaken, he asked in surprise, "Why are you here at this time?"
Fu Qing waved his hand and said unhappily, "Go get me a glass of water first. I'll take a breath first."
Then he walked straight into the yard, greeted Hu Guilan, sat down on a stool in the yard, and kept breathing heavily.
Seeing him like this, Li Xu hurried into the house and poured him a cup of tea. "Drink it. This is cold water from the morning."
Fu Qing took the cup and drank it in big gulps. After finishing it, he burped loudly and showed a satisfied expression. "That's much better now. Lao Li, go pour me another glass."
In order to find out what happened, Li Xu had to go into the house again and pour him a glass of water.
This time, Fu Qing only drank half of the drink before putting the cup down.
Li Xu asked quickly, "Tell me quickly, why did you come back so soon? Did something happen?"
"Nothing happened. It was the Ye family who asked me to come back."
"Huh?" Li Xu was stunned. "Didn't you just leave? Why are you asked to come back out of nowhere?"
"Yes, you are engaged to a girl from the Ye family. Logically, you are the son-in-law of the Ye family and should stay there until the coffin is buried. How can we let you leave now?" Hu Guilan echoed.
"The family found a fortune teller, and he said today is the best time to bury the body. Otherwise, they would have to wait until five days later. So the Ye family couldn't wait any longer and wanted to bury the body now."
The body couldn't be kept for two days in this weather, let alone five, so it made sense to bury it today.
But what does this have to do with your coming back?
Hearing the question, Fu Qing continued to explain, "That gentleman also said that we should avoid people with different zodiac signs. I am one of them, so the Ye family didn't let me go."
There has always been a belief in Tang County that people should avoid zodiac signs. People should avoid them when picking up the bride, in order to avoid conflicts with the zodiac signs of the newlyweds and affecting their happiness. They should also avoid them when burying the deceased, in order to prevent harm to the living.
But few people talk about this in recent years.
There is no other way. It is good enough to find someone to help bury the bodies during the disaster. How can we care about this?
As for marriage, people don't avoid it much, because people think that getting married is a happy event. Besides, those who go to pick up the bride are all relatives and friends, so it would be embarrassing to ask any of them not to go.
In other words, some wealthy families still adhere to this tradition.
Hu Guilan was surprised. "That's not right. Didn't they say you should only avoid funerals? Why aren't you allowed to attend even funerals?"
"The Ye family didn't even send anyone to the funeral. They said they wanted to bury the body directly."
Li Xu and Hu Guilan: ...
Good job.
If you say the Ye family is particular, then they are indeed particular.
Not only did they consult a fortune teller to choose the date, but they also had to avoid the zodiac signs.
But it’s really not polite. Even the funeral was cancelled.
Li Xu was speechless. "Okay, you came here to treat me to dinner?"
"Yeah." Fu Qing responded, and then said, "Sister-in-law, you two will go with us at noon."
"I appreciate your kindness, but I won't be going." Hu Guilan waved her hands repeatedly, "Look, my belly is so big, it's inconvenient for me to go anywhere. I can just eat something at home."
After trying twice more to persuade her, Hu Guilan still refused, so Fu Qing gave up the idea and took out two yuan from his pocket and handed it to Li Xu, "Here, this is the money to buy chicken this morning."
"No, save this money to buy wine at noon." Then Li Xu asked, "What are you going to do with your two little hens?"
"How dare you say that? How much is the wine in there? How much did you pay? Hurry up and give me the remaining change." Fu Qing said unhappily and threw the money at Li Xu. "Since the person is dead, there is no need to send the two chickens over. Keep them for laying eggs at home."
Li Xu shoved the money into his pocket with amusement, "If you don't want it, I won't give you change."
Fu Qing acted nonchalant and replied nonchalantly, "If you don't want change, then don't. It's just a few cents, much cheaper than the wine."
Li Xu smiled and changed the topic.
At lunch at a high-end restaurant, Li Xu paid for half a pound of wine and drinks out of his own pocket. "So, your brother is being nice to you, isn't he?"
"terrific."
"If you're so kind, why do you tell others that I'm your brother?"
Hearing this, Fu Qing broke out in a cold sweat and said with a smile on his face, "Brother, I was just joking, don't take it seriously."
"real?"
"Really, really." Fu Qing said repeatedly.
Li Xu nodded and said, "I believe you this time. If I hear it again next time, don't blame me."
"Don't worry, I promise there won't be a next time."
"When are you going to tell me about Ye Hongmei?"
As soon as these words came out, Fu Qing's face instantly turned ugly. "Now that her mother has passed away, we have to wait for some time before we can talk about it."
"Just keep it in mind."
Li Xu said no more and the two of them started eating.
A few days later, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Since it was the first important festival after the disaster, the superiors approved an additional three pounds of pastry tickets for each household to buy mooncakes.
As soon as the news came out, everyone became excited, and some people in the supply and marketing cooperative even wanted to perform a show to celebrate.
Finally, the director decided that each department should perform a show.
So the big men in the car team were in trouble...
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