Qin Feng was very efficient. The next day, he led a team of ten people into the educated youth compound, found Mu Jin, agreed on a price, and selected a location. The group then began work.
When they renovated Qin Xiaoxiao's house, they almost completely demolished the backyard. The best beams and bricks in the backyard were used in Qin Xiaoxiao's house, but there were still a lot of usable wood and bricks, just not as good as the ones used for Qin Xiaoxiao.
Therefore, Mu Jin didn't spend much money, but it was time-consuming and laborious.
Mu Jin did not choose to build next to Qin Xiaoxiao's house, but instead built it diagonally on the other side, far away from Qin Xiaoxiao's house. This move surprised Qin Xiaoxiao, but she was also very satisfied.
Seeing the broken bricks and wood scattered all over the backyard, Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and ran out of the educated youth compound.
Wan Guihua looked at Qin Xiaoxiao standing at the door and couldn't help but smile with delight. "Come in quickly, Xiaoxiao. What brings you here? Is it about the engagement? You don't need to worry about this. Your aunt and I will discuss it. If you have any opinions, just tell your aunt, and I will definitely help you get it done."
Wan Guihua was extremely satisfied with Qin Xiaoxiao. Although the girl couldn't earn many work points, she knew her own son's incompetence well enough to earn no work points either, so what right did she have to look down on him?
Moreover, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't earn many work points, but she had a good attitude. She worked in the fields with them under the scorching sun every day, and she never seemed to take more than a few days off.
Qin Xiaoxiao stood at the door with a smile and shook her head. "Aunt Wan, I came to see... to see Su Lu, not about the engagement. That matter... that matter is something my aunt and grandma worry about. I don't care about it."
Qin Xiaoxiao's perfectly timed shyness made Wan Guihua's impression of her even better. She smiled and took Qin Xiaoxiao's hand, saying, "Looking for Lao Si?"
Su Lu was the ninth in their branch, but now that they've separated, he's become the fourth.
"The fourth brother just got back, I'll call him for you."
Wan Guihua chuckled and slapped Su Lu's goalkeeper, who then called out.
Upon hearing that Qin Xiaoxiao had come to find him, Su Lu quickly got up, put on his clothes, and was about to leave when he thought for a moment and turned back to rummage through his clothes again.
He changed his clothes three or four times before finally leaving the room wearing a white shirt and black pants.
As soon as he stepped outside, a gust of northeasterly wind blew, making Su Lu sneeze three times in a row, and the goosebumps on his arms were almost impossible to hide.
Qin Xiaoxiao stared in disbelief at Su Lu, who was covered in snot and had his eyes smeared with tears. "Aren't you cold?"
Is this person crazy? Going out in the dead of winter wearing just a shirt, is he afraid of freezing to death?
Seeing the confusion in Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes, Su Lu couldn't help but twitch his lips. Not daring to say that he had changed his clothes specifically to see her, he quickly asked, "What do you want to see me about?"
Hurry up and tell me, so I can go back and get dressed.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at him with a complicated expression, sighed, and said, "Let's talk inside your room. You're like this..."
She was afraid he would freeze to death, and even if he didn't freeze to death, it wouldn't be worth it if he caught a cold!
Su Lu couldn't wait to go inside and say that if he stood there any longer, he would definitely get a fever tonight.
Su Lu turned and ran, not even caring about his girlfriend. His long legs moved incredibly fast, making Wan Guihua, who was peeking through the crack in the door to see how the two were getting along, so angry that she cursed.
"You little brat, if your wife runs away, I'll beat him to death!"
"He's useless at everything. Let's see if he can even marry a wonderful wife like Xiaoxiao with that face of his!"
Su Zhiyuan huddled in the corner, not daring to speak. His wife was angry, and he was all alone in the house. He couldn't find anyone to vent to, and in the end, he would be the one to suffer. It was better for him to stay away, or rather, it was better for him to be discovered still in the house.
Qin Xiaoxiao entered Su Lu's room, glanced at it once inside and out, and then looked away.
There was really nothing to see. The room was sparsely furnished, with only a table and a chest on the kang (a heated brick bed), the paint of which was worn away and the original color was no longer visible.
The kang (heated brick bed) was quite clean, with the mattress and quilt neatly folded. Qin Xiaoxiao sat down on the kang, since there wasn't even a stool in the room, so she had to sit on the kang.
Su Lu went to the kitchen and poured Qin Xiaoxiao a glass of water. "Drink this. I added brown sugar, so it's sweet."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled, took the water glass, took a sip, and her smile became even more radiant. "Delicious."
Su Lu scratched his head sheepishly, then quickly straightened his face and nodded seriously, "Well, if you like it, that's good. From now on... I'll make you brown sugar water every day."
Thank you. I don't want to get diabetes at such a young age.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't have time to argue with Su Lu, so she quickly explained her purpose.
“Mu Zhiqing is going to build a house in the backyard, and she will live in the same courtyard as me. It may be inconvenient for you to come and go in the future.”
Qin Xiaoxiao practically told Su Lu not to go over in the middle of the night anymore, and Su Lu understood perfectly well.
Su Lu thought for a moment.
There are new people living in the backyard, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go there again. He nodded and said, "Okay, I won't go over there at night anymore. I can rest assured that you'll be staying with me."
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't come to talk about this; she just mentioned it briefly to get to the point.
"That's not the point. I'm here for something else."
Back then, a lot of houses in the backyard were demolished. Almost all the houses were demolished. Apart from the ones used to build my house, there were still a lot of good things left. There were still quite a few left after the house was built for Mu Zhiqing.
Didn't you want to build a house? So I was thinking, why don't you talk to the village and buy those bricks and beams for building a house later?
Or... or you could just build the house in the former educated youth compound.
It cost a lot of money to build that house. After I got married, I couldn't live in the educated youth compound anymore. It's a pity to just leave it there, but I can't bear to sell it.
The main concern is that it won't fetch a good price, and no one will have the financial means to buy it.
At first, she hadn't thought that much about it, but after seeing Mu Jin's house construction start today, she started thinking about buying bricks.
Of course, it's also true that she doesn't want to live elsewhere.
Qin Feng and Qin Ye had put a lot of effort into that house in the educated youth compound, using only the best materials. She really couldn't bear to sell it like that.
After listening, Su Lu pondered for a moment and said, "You're right. Those blue bricks are all good stuff. With so many left, we can build at least three more houses. It would be best if we could buy them and use them to build houses in the future."
As for living in the educated youth compound, that's a bit difficult to arrange.
The educated youth housing complex is for educated youth to live in. What's the point of their family living there?
Moreover, the building that was originally the property of a landlord. No one in the village wanted to occupy it, but because so many people wanted to, it was given to the educated youth to live in. If they were to live there, I'm afraid the villagers would not agree.
Su Lu explained why he couldn't stay at the educated youth compound and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao apologetically.
Qin Xiaoxiao knew that it was almost impossible to live in the educated youth compound, but she was just a little unwilling.
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