I don’t know what weddings are like in the city, but in their village, setting up two or three tables to entertain relatives and friends is already pretty good.
Many people whose families are not well off just bring the guests home. It is impossible to treat them to a meal. They don’t even get a piece of candy. After all, it is difficult for people in rural areas to buy candy because they don’t have candy coupons.
Da Shuang was in high spirits, and it was obvious that this person was celebrating a happy occasion. "Well, the current situation doesn't allow for a grand banquet, so we can just have a meal with those of us who are familiar with Meilan's relatives."
"There's no one at home to take care of it, so I'm thinking of going to a state-owned restaurant and setting up two tables."
If he were to have a dinner party at home, Ye Zi and the others would have to help out. There was no need to make his family so tired, and he didn't lack the money for two tables of food.
"That's fine. Is the house tidy?" She had to see if anyone had bought a sewing machine. If someone else had one and she bought one, wouldn't that be crazy?
"Come in and take a look. It's a good opportunity to help me see if I'm missing anything." Da Shuang saw that these people brought so much food and knew that they had to sort it out properly.
His yard is not big, and it was quite spacious for him to live in before. Later, his wife and younger brother came over, and the three of them lived there all of a sudden. The house was full in an instant, and it looked crowded.
Chen Ye didn't need anyone to call him, he just followed into the house like a tail.
There are only two rooms on Da Shuang's side. It looks like just one room from the outside. The living room is not big when you go inside. A dining table and a few chairs almost take up all the space.
Fortunately, the dining table is foldable. When not in use, it can be stood up and put aside, making the living room look more spacious. There is a room on each side of the living room, one of which is slightly larger, and will be used by a couple to live there in the future.
The furnishings in the room were simple, with an old wardrobe, a double iron bed, a desk and a chair. The room was already very full, and if more than three people came in at the same time, it would be difficult for them to turn around.
The bedding on the bed is clearly half-new, not even the quilt is new? Is this just too much of a shrewd way of living?
The only new thing in this room is the radio above the desk. The rest of the things are probably used before.
We went to the room on the other side. This room was smaller and had the same iron bed, but it was a single bed.
There was a smaller desk with some junior high school textbooks on it. She had never seen Feng Meilan's younger brother before, but judging from the looks of it, he should be a junior high school student.
There was also a single-door wardrobe, which was even older than the one in the main room. The bedding on the bed was similar to the one in the main room. Chen Ye had the nerve to open the door of the other person's wardrobe and take a look. He just felt that this house was even simpler than his own.
She went back to the living room and took a look. There was a gap behind the dining table on the inner side. If she tidied it up, she could easily fit a sewing machine in it.
The wash basins on the washstand at the door were all used. Chen Ye quickly called out to the outside: "Fourth brother, buy us a new wash basin and bring it in."
"Hey, I'm coming."
After Cen Zixiang came in, he took a quick look around the rooms and asked, "Isn't this too simple?"
Ershuang interrupted with a smile: "Isn't this how ordinary families live nowadays?" It was obvious that Cen Zixiang's family conditions were particularly good, and the things in his eldest brother's room were quite complete.
Chen Ye opened the bag and placed the two brand new bright red washbasins with carp patterns on the washstand. There was also a full set of towels, soap, toothbrushes, tooth mugs, etc. in the bag, which she replaced one by one.
"Fourth brother, Ershuang is right. Nowadays, nothing that can be used in daily life can be easily replaced. Which of these things does not require a ticket? There are so many things to buy in daily life. How can we replace everything with new ones?"
"Second Shuang, why didn't you think of making a kang? How cold will this bed be in winter?"
"Who knows? But there are very few people with kangs in this part of the city. Maybe the people here are more resistant to cold?"
Chen Ye rolled his eyes and said, "Look at what you said. Do you believe it?"
"Haha, it's not that firewood is hard to get. Coal is also rationed. It's good enough if every family can have a fire wall to keep warm while cooking. Do you think it's like in the village, where you can just go to the mountains to collect firewood if you want?"
"The yard is so small, there's not enough space to store firewood. Besides, the house is not big, so a kang would take up too much space."
"I used to see Dashuang living alone in a small yard, and it seemed quite spacious. But now it seems this yard is too small. Will it be able to accommodate children in the future?"
"There's nothing that can't be accommodated. My eldest sister-in-law's younger brother isn't young anymore. When he grows up and gets married, he'll have to move back home. They have a house, so there'll be plenty of room."
"You're right. What about Dashuang's current home?"
There is no such thing as an empty house at this time. If you dare to leave it empty, someone will cry and make a fuss and move in. Can you just sit there and watch the empty house all day?
"I heard from my brother that we should rent out the house first and then take it back when my sister-in-law's brother gets married. That way we can collect some rent to make up for the loss."
"Oh, is the house rented out?"
"What kind of house? Where is it?"
"How is the surrounding environment? Are the neighbors easy to get along with?" Cen Zixiang spit out a string of questions.
Ershuang was stunned: "No, why are you asking this? Didn't you say that you had settled down in the countryside?" Otherwise, with his family conditions, this guy would have found a way to get a job and come to live in the city long ago.
"Don't worry about it. Tell me what the house is like first."
"I don't know. If you want to ask that, you should ask my brother. I only come here a few times a year, so I don't know much more about the city than you do."
"Brother, brother, come and ask you something."
Chen Ye stared at Cen Zixiang. Why was this guy asking about houses in the city? Could it be that he didn't plan to stay in the village anymore?
That’s not right. Isn’t there a protection mission? How can we protect those elderly people if we leave the village?
Cen Zixiang felt uncomfortable all over when Chen Ye stared at him, but the matter had not been concluded yet, so it was not easy to say it now. He would call his third uncle later to ask how things were going.
Chen Ye was looking at Gao Fei. This guy acted as if nothing had happened and didn't show any surprise at all that Cen Zixiang asked about the house. She had an idea in her mind, but she would ask about it later.
"What's the matter? What's the matter?" Dashuang came in, brushing off the dust on his body.
"Isn't it that Zixiang is planning to ask about the old house of his sister-in-law's family? Has it been rented out?"
"Not yet. There are a lot of people who want to rent it, but I just can't find a suitable tenant. I'm afraid I'll run into a difficult tenant. Then it will be difficult to take the house back."
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