Build a new house
The Qin family are all action-oriented people. After finishing their work in the fields, Qin Wenli went to find Qin Wenzhen.
After hearing the purpose of the visit, Qin Wenzheng agreed with the decision: "I heard that the price of bricks is going to increase. Once you have made your decision, hurry up and prepare the materials in the next two days."
Qin Wenli felt a sense of urgency when he heard this. He discussed it with Hu Yufeng, then hurried into the house to call his father-in-law. His brother-in-law bought a Shifeng tricycle a few years ago and specializes in hauling bricks.
Speaking of installing a telephone, it was also for the family business. They are now supplying goods to 11 towns and villages. If there is any problem and they receive a call from there, they have to call people from the store. It's okay once or twice, but if it goes on for a long time, everyone will feel uncomfortable.
Someone joked with Jianshe's wife, saying that this was not her own phone, it was almost becoming the Qin family's dedicated line.
Hu Yufeng and Qin Wenli discussed it and decided to install one at home.
Landline phones are now common in cities, but they are still a luxury in the countryside. Because installing a phone at home requires an initial installation fee of more than 1,000 yuan, and the phone costs 300 yuan. In addition, you have to pay the phone usage fee every month, which is also a considerable expense. Who in the rural area is willing to install this?
After making the decision, Qin Wenli asked his father-in-law again, and sure enough, the fashionable old man also wanted to be decorated. After contacting two families, Qin Wenli went to the post office to negotiate the price, which finally settled on 1,205 yuan.
People are really strange creatures. If you don't have a phone, people will give you a cold shoulder. But if you have one, some people will ask you when they meet you:
"I heard your family called the phone?"
"It's the phone call."
"I told you that you must have made a fortune. Look at all these Western stuff installed." The man did not give up.
Hu Yufeng was speechless. She had told you everything. She asked back: "Your boss's business is also good. When will he ring?"
"We won't ring the phone in our family. We don't want to be taken advantage of."
Hu Yufeng: ...
I really want to tell you to get out!
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Qin Wenli said a few words and hung up the phone gently. He then covered it with the small handkerchief with a tassel. He had spent five dollars to buy this little thing.
He smiled and went out and said to his mother, "Da Li said he will be able to pull bricks with his hands free the day after tomorrow."
Hu Yufeng handed him the money in her hand and said, "Go upstairs and withdraw it tomorrow. Take out 10,000 first!" There are many people coming and going in the family, so it is better not to test people's nature with money.
Qin Wenli took it and asked, "Do you want Xiu'er to come back to build the house?"
When building houses in rural areas, in addition to the work team, relatives and friends of the family will also come to help. The work team’s meals can be outsourced, but relatives and friends who come to help have to eat at home.
Hu Yufeng also scratched her head: Come back, there are a lot of things to do in the shop. If you don't come back, she will be a coward in the kitchen and can't do anything.
"We'll see when the time comes. All my relatives are busy, so they may not be free then."
After hearing this, Qin Wenli stopped talking.
Two days later, Yang Li drove here with his wife Liu Yunxia.
Hu Yufeng walked around the new car and found that it was indeed used for business. Not only was the bed large, but there was also a cover on the front, just like a small truck.
Liu Yunxia greeted with a smile: "Aunt, brother-in-law!"
Hu Yufeng took her hand and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since we last met. Is everything fine at home? Is the child well behaved?"
Liu Yunxia smiled and responded: "Everything is fine at home. The child is ten months old and can learn to walk a few steps..."
During the conversation, Hu Yufeng realized that Liu Yunxia was there to load bricks. She couldn't help but look at Liu Yunxia's arm. Liu Yunxia smiled cheerfully: "Aunt, even though I am not very strong, I still have a lot of strength. Before I got married, I carried a lot of straw bundles..."
Yang Li smiled at his wife and nodded, "When we first got married, we carried grass together, and she could carry it better than me. Now that she heard that we needed to call someone to load the truck, she shouted that she wanted to go."
Hu Yufeng listened with a smile, but still said to Liu Yunxia: "It's been less than a year since you gave birth to your child. You should do less heavy work. If you don't pay attention when you are young, you will get sick when you are old..."
Especially uterine prolapse, she knew that many of her older sisters went to work in the fields after giving birth, and now their uterine prolapse has sagged and cannot be put back in.
Liu Yunxia nodded to show her appreciation.
Qin Wenli also called Yang Li aside and said the same thing: "If you need to spend money to hire someone, spend it. It won't be too late for your wife to get back on track after she gets well."
"I know my brother-in-law. I didn't intend to let her do it. I just saw that she had been confined at home for a long time, so I followed her out to get some fresh air."
Both of them were impatient, so they got up and set off after sitting for a while.
Hu Yufeng chased after him and stuffed some food and drinks into his mouth, then waved goodbye.
"Dali has become more mature after getting married and knows how to live his life now." Hu Yufeng sighed as she watched the car driving away.
"Yes, especially after having a child, my whole life has become gloomy all of a sudden."
"I still remember that one time you accompanied me on a blind date and came back saying that Dali didn't like fatty meat, but you didn't dare to throw it away, so you secretly put it in your pocket and came back to give your mother-in-law a good scolding!"
Qin Wenli smiled when he recalled this incident: "I was still a child at that time, only about 18."
Why is Yang Li so close to Qin Wenli? It’s because he relied on his eldest brother-in-law to accompany him on the blind date. He went on dates no less than ten times, and Qin Wenli accompanied him no less than ten times. By the way, I also accumulated a lot of embarrassing blind date stories of Dali, which brought a lot of joy to the family.
The two chatted and laughed, then went back to their own business.
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Hu Yufeng asked Zhao Yinyang for a good day, March 12. All the bricks and cement for building the house were in place, and Dali started laying tiles in the next two days.
Qin Wenzhen's team was still responsible for building the house this time, and cooking was still done by Li Lanhua.
When the auspicious day arrives, work still starts with a string of firecrackers. The workers in the work team were all from surrounding villages. They were hardworking and did their job well. Hu Yufeng watched them for a while and then went home with peace of mind.
Before noon, several waves of relatives came to help the house: Wang Mancang, Qi Xiaoping and a person no one expected.
"Brother? What are you doing here?" Hu Yufeng was incredulous at first, then she rushed forward and looked her brother up and down:
"What happened at home?" Or is he hiding from debt?
Seeing the increasingly strange look in his elder sister's eyes, Hu Deyang quickly said, "I heard from Xizi that your family was building a new house, so I came to help. What's wrong with you? Don't you welcome me?"
In the first month of this year, the family rented a small room in Sancha. Xizi was not happy at first, but when he heard that the net profit was split 30% and 70%, and that he would get dozens of dollars more a month than he does now, the child no longer had any objections. Huizi accompanied Xizi for half a month, but withdrew when she saw that Xizi was capable of doing the job. Now Xizi is left to take on the responsibility alone. The shop is right next to Lao Zhao's store. There are many acquaintances in Sancha, so he can take care of it on weekdays.
Hu Yufeng looked suspicious: "Are you really here to help?"
Hu Deyang was angry and threw his sleeves: "I'm afraid that you'll offend all your relatives with your mouth, and it will be embarrassing if no one comes to help you. But you, my kindness has been taken for granted. I'm going back!"
Hu Yufeng quickly pulled him back: "Hey, hey, why are you leaving? Let's go in and eat first!"
"After eating, let's go to the construction site first!"
Hu Yufeng was skeptical: "Did he really eat it?" Brother always came here hungry, so why did she not believe him when he said he had eaten it?
"You idiot, I was planning to come here to eat, but it happened that Yufang's meal was ready!" Hu Deyang said with an embarrassed look on his face.
Oh, that makes sense.
Qin Wenzhen came up to greet the three people when they arrived at the construction site. Since they were all relatives, he greeted them one by one with a smile.
The two older nephews went to move bricks on their own initiative without any instructions, but Hu Deyang and Qin Wenzhen were somewhat unsure of their purpose.
Hu Yufeng said directly: "See if there is any work for your uncle."
Qin Wenzheng thought for a moment. Passing bricks or holding bricks requires constant bending, which is obviously not suitable for the elderly. "Just mix the cement. Uncle, come here and I'll tell you..."
Hu Deyang followed Qin Wenzhen with great interest.
When Qin Wenli got home in the afternoon, he discussed with Hu Yufeng whether to replace Yang Xiu back.
While Hu Yufeng was still thinking, Huizi spoke directly: "Let my sister-in-law stay in town. She is familiar with shipping and other things. I will cook for you these few days."
Then he hugged Hu Yufeng's arm and said, "Godmother, I am so shameless to bring my child to eat at my mother's house!"
Hu Yufeng patted her hands affectionately: "Eat, you and the child are eating freely, your godmother, my legs are thick!"
After a few jokes, they decided that Huizi would cook at home.
When relatives came and needed accommodation, Hu Yufeng simply gave up the big kang to her male comrades, and she, Huizi, Niuniu, and Qin Shu lived in Yang Xiu's room.
The female compatriots had a peaceful night in the room, but the atmosphere in the male compatriots' room was awkward.
The two old men, Hu Deyang and Qin Shengtian, have been at odds with each other for a long time. Just because Hu Deyang snores, Qin Shengtian starts to act sarcastic. Hu Deyang is not a forgiving person either. If you are sarcastic, I will just fire at you. The two newbies kept pecking at each other. Qin Wenli and Qi Xiaoping refused to listen to anyone's advice and were stuck in the middle, feeling miserable.
Huizi got up early and prepared breakfast. The two of them were glaring at each other at the table, you ate one bowl and I ate two bowls, just like elementary school students fighting. Hu Yufeng couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she slammed the table, and only then did the two of them eat properly.
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After the family had breakfast, Qin Wenzhen also led his people to work.
This went on for several days. That day, Qin Wenzhen greeted Hu Deyang as usual. Hu Deyang responded by swinging his arms and smiling, but his steps were a little slow.
All of his land has been contracted out, and the most he does at home is cooking, washing clothes, and visiting friends and relatives. The high-intensity labor these days has caused him to have sore waist and legs, and he was a little scared when he saw the construction site today. But when he thought about the words Qin Shengtian had used to provoke him, he decided to give up. He had to fight for his reputation. He couldn't let this old brother-in-law look down on him.
Building a house is a laborious and boring task. At the end of the day, Hu Deyang said he couldn't stand it anymore and didn't care about his face. What's the point of trying to save face? When he thought about how he was sweating profusely here, but the person who moved in was Qin Shengtian who came to supervise him, he suddenly felt that it was not worth it.
Qin Shengtian gave him a look of disdain: You are such a weakling, yet you dare to talk to him!
Hu Yufeng was a little surprised. She thought her brother would quit after working for two days, but he actually persisted for several days.
Then don't do it. My brother is already in his sixties. If he gets hurt, it will be her fault. Why not just go feed the cows and sheep, or just herd the sheep!
Qin Shengtian was so scared that he held the whip tightly: No, no one can compete with him for herding sheep.
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