Dinner was fried bacon with cabbage, shredded potatoes and steamed buns made by Jia Dongsheng.
However, even such simple ingredients become delicious after being processed by Jia Dongsheng.
It’s just that the steamed corn bread of this era is different from that of later generations.
In later generations, the corn flour used to make steamed corn tou would have the skin removed, which could be considered a fine preparation of coarse grains. However, the corn flour of this era did not undergo this step, which resulted in the steamed corn tou making the throat hurt when eaten.
But this is the characteristic of this era, there is nothing we can do about it.
After dinner, Banggeng was doing his homework, Qin Huairu was cleaning up the dishes, and Jia Zhangshi took Jia Dongsheng aside and continued to talk about their experiences over the past ten years.
The conversation lasted until late at night.
There was no entertainment at all in the 1960s. People went to bed at dusk, got up at dawn, and then worked, day after day.
Of course, it’s not that there are no entertainment activities at all. Married people can still have children.
The Northwest Hammer King once said something that makes a lot of sense: "If there is anything that can be compared to having a full meal, it is making a baby."
Unfortunately, although the old Chinese doctor was very good to Jia Dongsheng, he had been teaching him knowledge over the years and had never found him a wife. When he traveled through time, he couldn't find a ready-made wife.
So without any entertainment options, Jia Dongsheng had no choice but to sleep and rest once it got dark.
Even if Jia Dongsheng doesn't use his phone, doesn't watch TV shows, and doesn't read books, he still feels uncomfortable with the life. But no matter how uncomfortable he is, there is nothing he can do. This is the era without these things, and he has to get used to it no matter how uncomfortable he is.
Reality will force you to get used to it.
"Son, just take a rest tonight. I'll clean up the house next door tomorrow and you can move in then."
When it was time to go to bed, Jia Zhang also felt that it was not right for Jia Dongsheng to sleep on the same kang with Qin Huairu, so she told Jia Dongsheng about it in advance.
But Jia Dongsheng was stunned when he heard this: "House? Isn't there only one house at home? Where does the other house come from?"
Did the drama mention that the Jia family had two branches? I don't remember.
"Mom, our house is just one house. Is the house next door also ours?" Jia Dongsheng asked the question in his mind.
"Hey, the house next door is unoccupied, so I'll change the locks. You can just move in then."
Jia Zhang said nonchalantly.
"Can this seizure of private homes be taken for granted?"
Jia Dongsheng quickly asked, "Mom, who owns this house? Do we have the title deed? Did you buy it?"
"There's no title deed. The two rooms next to ours were just recently vacated."
Jia Zhang smiled and said, "This is to support the Third Front construction. The neighbor next door went to support it, and the house was vacated."
"When I saw this, I changed the locks while no one was around. Now this house is ours."
These words were said so easily, there was even a hint of pride on Jia Zhang's face, as if she was showing off to Jia Dongsheng, "Your mother is still very capable and can easily get two rooms."
But is this how the account is calculated?
"Mom, do you know that if you move in without a title deed, it's considered occupying someone else's house. If someone pursues the matter, you'll go to jail." Jia Dongsheng slapped his forehead and looked at Jia Zhang with a depressed look on his face.
"ah?"
"Jail?"
"Why am I in jail? Of course, whoever occupies this house owns it. Why are you holding me responsible?"
Jia Zhang was still trying to be stubborn, but a guilty look appeared on her face.
Jia Zhang is also a country person. Although her mentality has changed a lot after living in the city for so many years, her vision is not very high. She still thinks that it is the same as the countryside today, and she can just occupy an empty house and live there.
But now when I heard that I was going to jail, I was instantly scared.
Qin Huairu, who was standing by, was also listening to their conversation. When she heard that they were going to go to jail, she became very scared.
"Dongsheng, is this true?"
Qin Huairu said nervously, "Then this house didn't belong to the neighbors before. They just moved away and no one continued to live there. My mom and I thought we had taken it and it was ours."
"Sister-in-law, it's not that simple."
Jia Dongsheng gave a wry smile: "Houses all have deeds. Doesn't ours have a deed?"
"Yes, I'm keeping it." When Jia Zhang responded, she understood what was going on and her face darkened. She originally thought she had done something great, but who knew that it would lead to her going to jail.
"That's right. This house belongs to us only if we have the title deed. A house without a title deed doesn't belong to us personally, but to the country."
Jia Dongsheng explained the law to the two of them: "So, if you really want to live in the two houses next door, it's not impossible. Just ask the street office who owns the houses now and see if you can buy them."
"Besides me, our family will have many more houses to live in. When Banggeng, Xiaodanger, and my sister-in-law's baby are born, we'll need them. It's worth buying them."
“Do I have to spend money to buy it?”
When she heard that she had to spend money, Jia Zhang immediately covered her stomach. Although there was no money there, she already felt distressed.
"Mom, don't worry about this. I'll figure out the house. I've been studying with my master these years, and he's been paying me a salary. I'll just buy it when the time comes."
"Do you have enough money? If not, can I give you some more?" Jia Zhang asked cautiously.
When it comes to money, Jia Zhang's inherent stinginess is revealed. In this respect, she is comparable to the third uncle Yan Fugui in the courtyard.
"No need. My master pays me quite a bit, so buying two rooms shouldn't be a problem."
Jia Dongsheng said, "Over the years, I have been eating and living at my master's house. I have saved all the salary he gave me. It is more than enough to buy two houses."
In fact, the most abundant thing Jia Dongsheng has is money.
The old Chinese doctor earned a fortune throughout his life. In addition to houses and antiques, he also saved a lot of cash, large yellow croakers, small yellow croakers, and gold ingots. He is a good doctor who earned a fortune throughout his life and has no children. You can imagine how rich his family is.
And such a huge fortune was left to Jia Dongsheng.
Not to mention buying just two houses, buying twenty courtyard houses is easy.
It’s not because of anything else, it’s just because houses in this era are really cheap.
As for the houses in the courtyard, the wing rooms generally cost only 200 yuan each. Of course, this price is very cheap compared to later generations. In that era, it was almost a person's half-year salary.
In the 1960s, the average worker's salary was only 30 yuan.
But as for a house, I would be willing to buy it to improve my life if I have the chance.
Four hundred yuan for two rooms is a drop in the bucket for Jia Dongsheng.
After chatting for a while, several people lay down to sleep one after another.
Qin Huairu was pregnant and lived at the head of the kang, while Jia Dongsheng slept at the end of the kang to avoid suspicion. Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, and Xiaodanger slept in the middle, farther away from them than the Yellow River.
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