Xu Dong bought a house and moved in the next day.
Lu Yuan and his brothers Lu Jiefang and Lu Yuanchao came to help.
The group looked around the two rooms. The rooms were indeed small, but they were small yet complete.
It's said to be two rooms, but it's actually four small rooms.
The kitchen was behind the main room, and next to it was a large partitioned room with two smaller rooms, one for Xu Dong and one for his grandmother.
Lu Yuan noticed that some of the fence paint inside the house was peeling off, and asked, "Dongzi, do you want to re-paint the walls, or maybe use some newspaper to cover them up?"
Xu Dong had been able to live in the old thatched hut, so he thought this mud-brick house was already quite good. He hadn't considered renovating it.
Lu Yuan felt that if dust settled on the walls, the kang (heated brick bed) would easily get dirty. He scratched the wall and continued to persuade him.
"You're looking at the wall...wait?"
Staring at the piece of wall that had been pried off, Lu Yuan exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
The other three people joined in.
Lu Yuan pointed to the piece that he had pried off.
"Look here, why isn't the fence yellow, but red?"
Lu Jiefang also reached out and touched and pressed, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Is this made of bricks?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao also reached out and started to pull.
After removing another large section, Xu Dong exclaimed in surprise, "It really is a brick!"
Lu Yuanchao asked, "This whole wall isn't made of bricks, is it?"
Lu Yuan carefully examined the room, pressing here and knocking there, and finally came to a conclusion.
"I'm afraid it's not just this wall; the whole house is probably made of bricks. The outside is made of adobe, and the inside is reinforced with bricks and covered with a layer of yellow mud, so it looks like an adobe house."
Upon hearing this, the group took a closer look.
Hey! That's really true.
Lu Yuanchao clapped his hands excitedly, "Wow, Dongzi really made a profit! Thirty yuan for a brick house is a great deal!"
It's definitely worth it. If I were to build these two brick houses myself, it would cost at least 200 yuan.
Previously, everyone thought this was just a bare-bones house with tiled roof, hence the price of 30 yuan.
Otherwise, you wouldn't even need 30.
Who would have thought that the house held a hidden treasure, allowing Xu Dong to snag a bargain.
Xu Dong grinned excitedly. He knew that listening to his brother Yuan was definitely the right thing to do!
At that moment, he had no idea that listening to his brother Yuan meant more than just that. An even bigger surprise awaited him at this house.
"Brother Yuan, your new house is all finished. When are you moving in?" Xu Dong asked.
"In a few more days," Lu Yuan said casually.
"We'll go and help then."
The group thought that since the house had just been built, it needed to be left to air out for a couple of days.
I didn't know that they actually had other things to take care of.
Thinking about other things, Lu Yuan declined Xu Dong's invitation to stay for dinner and went home early.
"Wife, let's go to the new house tonight."
That day at the health center, when Grandpa Liu heard that they were going to take care of him in his old age and even let him live in a new house, he decided to give them the treasure he had kept for more than 20 years.
Upon hearing this, Wen Moxue's eyes lit up instantly, knowing what this guy was going to do. Forgetting about his usual form of address, she hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"If we find Grandpa Liu's things tonight, we'll clean up that old house tomorrow."
The new house was already built, and the extra room added for Grandpa Liu was also finished. Originally, we planned to demolish the old house, but then we thought better of it. It can be used to store odds and ends or firewood in the future, so there's no need to raze it to the ground.
"The furniture is all finished. Go to Sun Maodou's house later and pick it up for the new house. I only paid a ten-yuan deposit back then, so remember to bring the money with you."
Lu Yuan agreed to everything, a smile playing on his lips.
The way she was nagging and arranging things really resembled a wife giving instructions to her husband.
"I'll go to the commune tomorrow to see if I can buy a big iron pot and some other things I need."
Lu Yuandao said, "I'll go with you."
Wen Moxue quickly waved her hand, "No need, I'll go. You stay home and move the furniture and tidy up the old house. Once we're done, we'll move as soon as possible."
If he goes with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy the things I want.
Seeing her resistance, Lu Yuan didn't force her.
"Alright."
After dinner, the two waited until it was completely dark before carrying their hoes to their new house.
These past few days, people have been helping them repair their house during the day and guarding the bricks and tiles at night; there's always someone around. So the two of them couldn't very well rummage through Grandpa Liu's house.
Today, there's finally no one to guard this place, and there are no neighbors nearby, so the two of them can come over without worry.
Wen Moxue prepared two flashlights.
"When did you buy another flashlight?"
“I bought it at the commune last time. I was thinking that it would be more convenient for you to have a flashlight when we move to the new house.”
Lu Yuan understood what she meant. After they moved, they slept in separate rooms, so she prepared one for him as well.
In the countryside, everyone who has a flashlight treasures it like an electrical appliance; I never expected her to buy one for herself.
This thing requires an industrial permit, which isn't easy to obtain, so Lu Yuan was somewhat touched.
"Thanks."
The sudden, earnest thank you caught Wen Moxue completely off guard.
When did this guy become so polite? He's usually just taking advantage of her, it's rare to see him being this polite.
"Don't be so polite. Hurry up and find a place to dig. If you do find something, remember to share half with me."
Dele, I was touched, but not much.
"Don't forget, you're just a fake wife to me. You still want half of my property?"
Wen Moxue snorted, "And don't forget, Grandpa Liu said the things were for the two of us."
"That's because Grandpa Liu thought you were my real wife. There are real wives, but no fake wives. Do you want to be the real one?"
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