Chapter 94 Moving
Shi Youqin stroked the bunk bed, whose paint had peeled off to reveal its original color, and whose color had become darker over the years, to the point where it had almost lost its original appearance. She missed it very much.
"That was part of the dowry your grandmother brought me when she married me." An Shunhe said softly to the children:
"Your grandmother's family wasn't rich before."
"But her father loves his children."
"When their brothers and sisters were born, they planted trees."
“No matter how difficult the family situation was, we never moved.”
"When the children reach marriageable age, we cut down the tree, and then we look for a suitable family and prepare the furniture for the dowry."
"When I married your grandmother, our family was very poor. Apart from the furniture your grandmother brought as a dowry, there was nothing else in the house."
"Even for a long time afterwards, there were only those furniture in the house."
"Later, life got better and better, and we had more and more things at home."
"But your grandmother's dowry is becoming less and less."
"Now, this bed is all that's left."
And this time, the last bed has to be discarded.
"Or... let Dad and the others send this bed to the reservoir?" An Songyu secretly pushed An Songlin and asked softly.
An Songlin hesitated slightly.
It’s not that it’s troublesome to move an old bed.
But this old bed that has been used for a long time, I don’t know if it can be disassembled completely.
Fortunately, Anshun and the other two were very reasonable.
Although I felt particularly sad in my heart, I did not force it.
Soon, with the help of An Songyu and his siblings, their luggage was packed.
The two people's luggage was divided into three parts.
Some of them were sent to a good place, and they would have to live with their three sons for quite some time.
Some of them will be taken away later and will stay at An Songyu's house temporarily.
But these two parts of luggage only accounted for a small part of their total belongings.
Most of the luggage actually consisted of old things that the two elders had been reluctant to throw away or sell.
An Songyu was holding a glass bottle that he had found in the utility room. The cork on it had rotted away.
But it was tidied very well.
She asked curiously, "Grandpa, Grandma, how old is this glass bottle?"
"Why are you guys still cleaning up?"
Shi Youqin looked back and couldn't help laughing when she saw the thing: "Hey, this thing is still here!"
"This thing?" The two sisters were confused. Isn't this just an ordinary glass bottle?
"Of course you won't think this thing is rare now." Shi Youqin took the bottle and looked at her husband, as if time had gone back to when she was a girl.
An Jianguo came over, pulling his hair, and just saw what the old mother was holding. He said directly:
"Isn't that the bottle of saline that my mother used to cover my feet when I was little?"
"Salt water bottle?"
"Yes, it's the kind of bottle used for infusion in hospitals." After An Jianguo's explanation, An Songyu also had an impression of it.
She just didn't think about it that way just now.
But why would grandparents keep a bottle like this?
"That was brought back for me after I got married. Your grandfather saw that my feet were cold in winter, so he found it for me."
"This thing used to be extremely rare."
"So from me to the youngest one, they are still using it!" An Jianguo also laughed.
This salt water bottle can really be considered a family heirloom.
But this time when moving, it seems that there is really no need to bring it with me.
Seeing Shi Youqin putting it among the things to be thrown away with regret, An Songyu thought about it and picked it up again.
The others who were packing up looked at her.
An Songyu smiled and said, "Grandpa and grandma, I'll take it back and put it in my brother's room and arrange the flowers for you."
"That's great!" Shi Youqin's eyes lit up and she said happily, "There's no need to buy flowers."
"I just saw some old sweaters. If I take out the yarn, I can crochet them into flowers."
An Songyu was slightly stunned and was about to stop Shi Youqin's actions.
I saw that she had already taken back some of the things that she was originally going to throw away.
An Songyu put down his hand helplessly.
She guessed that she really wanted to make woolen flowers.
But it is true that I can't bear to part with these old things that are full of memories.
This time, they moved away not only the traces of their growth for most of their lives.
And my hometown is about to disappear.
Thinking of this, An Songyu couldn't bear to continue refusing the two old people.
By the afternoon, the first truck that was moving to the good land left.
The furniture that was pulled in was to be placed in a rental house in a good location.
This is almost a selection of the best.
But after adding up the several families, there were still a lot of good furniture left.
After all, it's just a rental house, with limited rooms and limited furniture needed.
But not all furniture that cannot be moved away will be disposed of.
Seeing this situation of the two elderly people.
After the brothers discussed it seriously.
Some still-new furniture, as well as old items that people were reluctant to throw away, were all taken to the reservoir.
The original foundation on the reservoir side was not narrow.
The reservoir covers an area of 800 acres, and usually there is not just one person living there to manage it.
In addition, I would occasionally invite friends to go fishing together.
Not only does the house occupy a large area, but it is also surrounded by vegetable fields and fruit trees!
Even drinking water is spring water brought down from the mountains.
An Jianping took into consideration the large size of their family.
The area near the reservoir is large, and if we live there together occasionally, we'll need an even larger area.
So when building the house, we found a lot of workers to work together.
Single-story brick houses are built exceptionally quickly.
The tiles used on the roof are not traditional tiles, but asbestos tiles that are often used to build sheds in the village.
Nowadays, the house is not only built, but also almost ready to dry.
The vehicles heading to the reservoir set off even faster.
An Songyu saw several families stuffing things into the gaps in the car more than once.
As the saying goes, a poor family is worth a fortune.
When it comes to living at home, it’s not a question of how much money you have.
But the things are complete enough and easy to use.
An Songyu understood this mentality and didn't say much.
Anyway, as time goes by, you will slowly get used to the new changes.
At that time, it doesn't matter whether they are living in the rental house or moving to the new house.
There are always new habits being formed.
When you look back at these things that you are reluctant to part with, they may no longer be important.
Wait until most of the things in the house have been moved.
An Songyu and his group got on the bus with their last luggage.
Many people in Jiangcun rushed over after hearing the news.
Looking at the old furniture that had been taken away by the car, and the completely empty yard and house.
Everyone's mood was somewhat complicated.
"What's with everyone's expressions? It's not like we're not going back to the village!" An Jianguo couldn't help but say as he looked at everyone's expressions.
Not to mention anything else, the third brother’s silkworm house hasn’t even been moved yet!
Today they will go back to the rental house to pack up.
I have to go back to the village to move the silkworm house tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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