Unexpectedly, Grandma Qiao said, "Yuzhu, thank you for not telling everyone that I was the original owner of the house."
Tian Yuzhu smiled warmly: "I heard from Sister Jinju that grandma is not very satisfied with this house, so..."
"It's not that I'm dissatisfied with the house, it's that I hate the people who used to live here, and as a result, I even hate the innocent house."
Grandma Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "You don't understand how much suffering I've endured since I was born in this house. When I was a child, this house looked gloomy and eerie, not like a place for people to live, but more like a cemetery."
"So when I heard Jinju say you wanted to buy the house, I told her to make sure you think carefully about what you were going to do with it. But now I understand. The house is dead. It's because it didn't wait for the right person."
"Now it's waiting for you. You've revitalized it, given it life and a touch of homeliness. Furthermore, your husband is a soldier, and you're a soldier's wife. You both have integrity. Even the gloomiest house will become brighter when you live in it."
"Grandma, you are really good at praising people." Tian Yuzhu felt embarrassed.
In fact, she has always been worried that Grandma Qiao would regret selling the house to her.
Now it seems that even if she is willing to return it, the old lady will not want it.
Grandma Qiao then told Tian Yuzhu why Jin Mo was able to find the small backyard.
It turned out that many years ago, a major natural disaster occurred in the area of Shuochi Town.
At that time, Grandma Qiao's husband was away in the army and had not returned, so Grandma Qiao lived alone with Jin Mo.
Natural disasters caused large areas of crops to be harvested, and many people chose to leave their homes and beg for food elsewhere.
Grandma Qiao had no other choice but to take her son to beg for food all the way to the county town. There were passers-by in the county town, so it was a little easier to beg for food than in the village, so she stayed in the old house for a while.
Jin Mo was only seven or eight years old at that time. He was not as smart as he is now, but was as naughty and smart as other children.
When the weather was hot, Jin Mo's favorite place was the small backyard, where there was sweet well water and a large apricot tree to provide shade from the sun.
It can be seen that Jin Mo's actions today are still in line with his childhood memories and he went to the small backyard.
"That's right."
Grandma Qiao suddenly stopped and said, "Yuzhu, I know you signed a contract with Jinju when you bought this house. It said that in ten years, you would have to compensate her for the house price or something like that."
"It's the grandma who has the contract." After all, such a big house was bought for only a few hundred dollars. After ten or twenty years, its price will increase many times over.
Because of her special status, Tian Yuzhu was able to predict the future and take advantage of everything.
If this house belonged to someone else, she wouldn't care, but Grandma Qiao and her family of three were so nice, she felt bad.
Hearing her admitting to the contract, Grandma Qiao immediately said seriously, "I'm telling you, you're not allowed to give Jinju a penny from now on. I know the world is always changing."
"As the world gets better and better, the house will definitely become more and more expensive. But no matter how expensive it is in the future, it will belong to you and will no longer have anything to do with our Jin family. If Jin Ju dares to ask you for this money, she would be being dishonest."
Tian Yuzhu knew that the old lady was a principled person, and she felt touched but also mixed emotions.
But she would not argue with her now. There was still a long way to go in the future. If Jinju needed anything in the future, she would help her in other ways.
In order not to make the old lady uncomfortable, she could only nod and agree temporarily: "Okay, grandma, I'll listen to you. Don't think about this anymore. Let's live a good life. By the way, I heard from Jinju that you want to make tofu to sell. How are your preparations going now?"
When talking about selling tofu, Grandma Qiao immediately smiled.
"Jinju has been buying tools for making tofu over the past few days. The next step is to find the right beans, and then we can start making it."
"Then I wish grandma a prosperous business!" Tian Yuzhu said happily.
"Thank you for your good wishes." Grandma Qiao was also happy.
Ever since Jinju started helping to make clothes, the grandmother and granddaughter also took over the job of sewing buttons.
Grandma Qiao would place orders when she had nothing to do during the day, and also when she had nothing to do at night. After a few months, she made a lot of money, which was more than what she would have earned by working hard in the fields for two years.
Now Grandma Qiao and Jinju are full of energy. Their goal is to make as much money as possible by adjusting the time of making tofu and sewing buttons.
When they returned to the dining table in the front yard while chatting, Ding Weiwei was singing a toast song.
She was singing a local folk song, which Jinju also knew, so she stood up cheerfully and sang along with her.
During this period, Tian Yuzhu saw a complex emotion in Gu Dagang's eyes when he looked at Jinju.
He still cared about her, but it was a pity that the two of them could not be together in this life.
It's not known whether Jin Ju did this intentionally, but after singing, she generously introduced to everyone: "Today is a good day for Yuzhu and Captain Shi's family to move into their new house. Yuzhu doesn't know yet, but we have two friends who have come from afar. They should have arrived in the county by now."
Who is it?
Everyone is very curious.
Tian Yuzhu asked in confusion, "Sister Jinju, who is that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Weiguo and the fat boss walked into the courtyard holding gifts.
"Sister Yuzhu, Captain Shi, congratulations on your new home."
"Congratulations."
Tian Yuzhu was immediately surprised: "Brother, you are here, please come in."
Shi Zhentang knew Hu Weiguo, but he had never met the fat boss. However, he had heard a lot about him from his wife.
He was also very happy at this time, and hurriedly stood up to take the gifts and introduce them to everyone.
Hu Weiguo had been a soldier, so when he saw a military leader, he would definitely salute him quickly.
The fat boss is a big shot in the community. No matter who the other person is, he can start chatting with them within three minutes.
So soon, laughter and joy returned to the yard.
Jinju was busy going to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks, while Tian Yuzhu was looking for a wine glass.
Only after they had poured them both some wine and settled down did the two return to the table.
Gu Dagang at the other table lowered his head and drank silently. He could see that Jin Ju was particularly enthusiastic about the veteran named Hu Weiguo.
But even so, he didn't even deserve to be jealous.
He could only think silently in his heart that the other person was indeed better than him, and Jinju was right not to continue with him.
Grandma Qiao also noticed something was going on, so she asked quietly, "Aju, you're not usually so proactive in getting dishes and chopsticks for others. Tell me, are you and that Hu Weiguo in a relationship?"
"Grandma, don't talk nonsense." Jinju's face turned red. She didn't expect that her grandma, who usually said her eyes were blurry, could see very clearly now.
The old lady smiled and said, "Look at you. There's nothing to be shy about. If you really open your heart to love, grandma will be so happy for you."
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